Chapter 1 · 1.1 Making Canada the best place to invest
Unleashing billions for Canadian businesses with the Canada Investment Summit
$181M 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure | … | 50 | 40 | 50 | 40 | 181 |
… 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
Also in this section
- Kickstarting Canada's Investment Supercycle with the Productivity Mega Deduction$36.1BTax measureBusinessesTradesInvestment
- Backing Canada's next generation of entrepreneurs$715MTax measureBusinessesInvestment
- Helping Canadian innovators scale at home$94MProgram spendingLoans, equity or financingBusinessesInvestment
- Boosting innovation and commercialisation$936MTax measureBusinessesInvestment
- Mobilising private investment to modernise Canada's airports$42MProgram spendingInvestmentInfrastructure & transportPublic work
- Rewarding innovation by helping Canadian ideas and talent succeedno cost lineNo cost line