warre & vavasourBudget 2026 Explorer

Chapter 4 · Additional investments - A strong and united Canada

Supporting participation in negotiations to advance Section 35 rights

Program spending

$119M net impact on the budgetary balance over five years, 2026-27 to 2030-31.

Net impact by year, CAD millions (accrual)
—2026-27$40M2027-28$40M2028-29$40M2029-30—2030-31

The cost line

Chapter 4 cost table, millions of dollars, accrual basis. Budget 2026, p. 251 (PDF p. 267).
Line2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31Total
Measure…404040–119

… 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

“Funding proposed for CIRNAC to support Indigenous and federal participation in the negotiation of modern treaties, self-government agreements, and other constructive arrangements that advance predictability in the exercise of section 35 rights.”

Budget 2026, p. 251 (PDF p. 267)

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