Chapter 3 · 3.1 Delivering a boost today
Strengthening support for workers earning low wages
Tax measure
$2.06B net impact on the budgetary balance over five years, 2026-27 to 2030-31.
The cost line
| Line | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strengthening support for workers earning low wages | … | 515 | 515 | 515 | 515 | 2,060 |
… 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
“To better target the benefit to workers who need help most: Budget 2026 proposes to introduce the Build Canada Workers Benefit, building on and enhancing the existing Canada Workers Benefit.”
Budget 2026, p. 191 (PDF p. 205)
Also in this section
- Providing more help with groceries and everyday essentials$4.67BTax measureHouseholds
- Phasing out of advance payments−$3.08BSavings or revenue
- Making the Canada Caregiver Credit refundable$845MTax measureHouseholds
- Lowering costs for Canadians at the pump$2.87BTax measureHouseholds
- $2 billion investment, retrofitting 1 million homes to save Canadians $1 billion per year$1.34BProgram spendingHouseholdsHousingTrades
- Securing the future of a Canada-wide early learning and child care system$5.42BProgram spendingHouseholds
- Realignment of existing funding$0MProgram spending