warre & vavasourBudget 2026 Explorer

Chapter 5 · 5.2 Keeping Canadians safe at home

Supporting victims of crime and reducing repeat offending

Program spending

$49M net impact on the budgetary balance over five years, 2026-27 to 2030-31.

Net impact by year, CAD millions (accrual)
—2026-27$14M2027-28$18M2028-29$18M2029-30$0M2030-31

The cost line

Chapter 5 cost table, millions of dollars, accrual basis. Budget 2026, p. 283 (PDF p. 299).
Line2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31Total
Supporting victims of crime and reducing repeat offending…141818049

… 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

“We are committed to supporting this work, which is why Budget 2026 proposes to provide: $6 million over three years, starting in 2027-28, to Justice Canada to strengthen the Office of the Federal Ombudsperson for Victims of Crime and support its work reviewing complaints, identifying systemic issues, and advancing victims' rights.”

Budget 2026, p. 274 (PDF p. 290)

Amounts named in the text

Stated amounts can cover different periods, cash or accrual bases, previously announced money and loans. They are not additive with the cost line above.

  • $6 million over three years, starting in 2027-28
  • $30.9 million over three years, starting in 2027-28
  • $12 million over three years, starting in 2027-28

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