Budget News

• Students hope for permanent changes after Budget 2023 expands loans, grants for this year

  Those changes are part of a set of affordability measures in the budget and build on the Liberals' move to permanently remove interest charges on federal student loans.

  Canada

  Apr 10, 2023
  
• Budget 2023: Battle looming between defence officials and lawmakers, experts say

  Experts say last week's budget and the delays in a planned update to the defence policy are signs of this pending conflict, with ramifications for Canada's military.

  Canada

  Apr 4, 2023
  
• Advertisement
• Liberals set to table 2023 budget. What will be in it?

  The budget will also extend the temporary boost to the GST rebate for low-income Canadians, but will frame the payment as help with the rising cost of groceries.

  Canada

  Mar 28, 2023
• Advertisement
• Fall economic statement does not show fiscal restraint: parliamentary budget officer

  Yves Giroux told MPs at a House of Commons finance committee that the federal government is spending a significant portion of the new fiscal room it has this year.

  Economy

  Nov 28, 2022
• Ottawa’s revenues up $32.8B for first 6 fiscal months compared to last year

  Compared to the same period in the previous fiscal year, government revenues were up $32.8 billion, or 18.6 per cent, as revenue streams continue to improve.

  Canada

  Nov 25, 2022
• Small businesses plea for more debt help amid 6th COVID-19 wave

  Small business owners have made a plea to the federal finance minister to consider more help paying off their pandemic-related debts amid COVID-19's sixth wave.

  Canada

  Apr 15, 2022