warre & vavasourBudget 2026 Explorer

Chapter 6 · Additional investments - A more efficient government

Registered pension plans

Savings or revenue

−$148M net impact on the budgetary balance over five years, 2026-27 to 2030-31.

Net impact by year, CAD millions (accrual)
—2026-27—2027-28−$50M2028-29−$50M2029-30−$48M2030-31

The cost line

Chapter 6 cost table, millions of dollars, accrual basis. Budget 2026, p. 311 (PDF p. 329).
Line2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31Total
Registered pension plans……−50−50−48−148

… no change to existing funding or no fiscal implication · – a further extension will be considered later · 0* less than $0.5 million. Positive numbers cost the budget (spending or forgone revenue); negative numbers improve it.

What the budget says

“This measure introduces specific and clear tax consequences where the CRA revokes the registration of a registered pension plan that does not comply with registration conditions. In addition, it strengthens the integrity rules that apply to individual pension plans.”

Budget 2026, p. 311 (PDF p. 329)

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