warre & vavasourBudget 2026 Explorer

Chapter 1 · 1.1 Making Canada the best place to invest

Unleashing billions for Canadian businesses with the Canada Investment Summit

Program spending

$181M net impact on the budgetary balance over five years, 2026-27 to 2030-31.

Net impact by year, CAD millions (accrual)
—2026-27$50M2027-28$40M2028-29$50M2029-30$40M2030-31

The cost line

Chapter 1 cost table, millions of dollars, accrual basis. Budget 2026, p. 151 (PDF p. 161).
Line2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31Total
Measure…50405040181

… 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 help Invest in Canada deliver on this ambition: Budget 2026 proposes to provide $181.4 million over four years, starting in 2027-28, $50.4 million in future years, and $40.4 million ongoing to expand Invest in Canada to add specialised financial sector expertise and establish its”

Budget 2026, p. 119 (PDF p. 129)

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.

  • $100 trillion
  • $500 billion
  • $325 billion
  • $100 billion
  • $14 billion
  • $52.5 billion
  • $1 trillion
  • $181.4 million over four years, starting in 2027-28

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