Economic Update

• Liberals have set April date for spring economic update, Champagne says

  The Liberals last year switched the scheduling for tabling the annual federal budget and the mid-year economic update, which in prior years had been presented in the fall.

  Politics

  Apr 14
  
• Nova Scotia’s robust economy and growing population help boost government revenue

  For the second time in three months, Nova Scotia's finance minister has reported $1.3 billion in additional provincial revenue, thanks mainly to a surging economy.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2022
  
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• Freeland touts affordability programs, but no new spending, to combat inflation

  Chrystia Freeland reaffirmed her faith in the Bank of Canada to get rampant inflation under control while outlining a series of existing government commitments Thursday.

  Economy

  Jun 16, 2022
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• Highlights from Ontario’s economic update: Health spending, roads and ‘staycations’

  Here's a look at some of the highlights of Ontario's fall economic update released Thursday.

  Politics

  Nov 4, 2021
• National child care coming in 2021 budget, Liberals pledge

  The Liberal government is proposing a massive down payment on a planned national child-care system they say will be outlined in next spring's budget.

  Canada

  Nov 30, 2020
• What the fiscal update does and doesn’t tell us about the coronavirus vaccine roll-out

  When it comes to the details on how the government plans to move coronavirus vaccines from factory to the pharmacy, the fiscal update is short on specifics.

  Canada

  Nov 30, 2020
• Canada hints at ‘major’ coronavirus recovery plan but still no brakes on spending

  Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland pledges Canada will have a "feminist and intersectional" recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

  Canada

  Nov 30, 2020
• Opposition parties put forward demands ahead of federal economic update

  Wednesday's fiscal snapshot will be the first public assessment of the country's economic and financial situation since the pandemic started in earnest in March.

  Canada

  Jul 5, 2020
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• Liberals not cutting corporate tax, instead reveal $16B plan to boost competitiveness with U.S.

  The federal Liberals have come up with a $16-billion answer to Canada's competitiveness concerns.

  Economy

  Nov 21, 2018
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• Key interest rate will likely rise again in April: PBO

  There was a mixture of good and bad news on Tuesday morning from Canada's parliamentary fiscal watchdog.

  Canada

  Jan 23, 2018