Budget 2026 · Lens
Health in Budget 2026
Mental health and home care agreements, the Emergency Treatment Fund, medication research, health infrastructure for addictions and mental health facilities, and GST/HST health measures.
$16.6BProgram spending 10 measures
$199MTax measure 1 measure
0measures involve loans, equity or financing
Totals are five-year net impacts on the budgetary balance, kept separate by money type. A measure can appear under several lenses, so lens totals overlap and should not be added together.
Program spending
New or extended spending, shown as the yearly impact on the budgetary balance.
- Pillar 1: Putting Canada on a path to end homelessness in 10 years$11.2BCh. 3Program spendingHousingTradesPublic workHealth
- Strengthening health and safety in Indigenous communities$4BCh. 4Program spendingIndigenous communitiesHealth
- Improving access to mental health and home and community care$1.2BCh. 3Program spendingHealth
- Faster services for veterans$110MCh. 4Program spendingHealth
- The Public Service Occupational Health Program$38MCh. 6Program spendingHealth
- Extending support for the Vaccine Impact Assistance Program$18MCh. 3Program spendingHealth
- Improving access to medications$10MCh. 3Program spendingHouseholdsHealth
- Supporting veterans' well-being$9MCh. 4Program spendingDefence & securityHealth
- Supporting Kids Help Phone$8MCh. 4Program spendingHealth
- Supporting the Autism Framework and Strategy$6MCh. 3Program spendingHealth
Tax measure
Forgone (or raised) revenue from a tax change, not a cheque from a program.
- GST/HST health measures$199MCh. 6Tax measureHealth
Related tax changes
From the tax measures annex. Positive amounts are revenue the government gives up.
- Medical Expense Tax Credit and Disability Supports Deduction$7MPersonal income tax
- GST/HST Health Measures$199MSales and excise tax