The Liberals will make passage of the legislation a confidence vote, meaning the minority government could fall and trigger an election if it doesn't garner the necessary support.

The federal government had planned to table its 2020 budget in March, but postponed its release as it responded to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Canada.

The figures released this morning show that the Liberals' projected deficit of $19.8 billion for the 12-month period that ends in March is now slated to actually be $26.6 billion.