Federal Budget 2016

• Despite gender valued budget, new parental leave still favours men over women: experts

  The federal budget might have been sold on its female-friendly features, but business experts say it still falls short in solving the wage gap

  Canada

  Feb 28, 2018
  
• Canada expected to run bigger deficit than Trudeau budgeted: TD Bank

  Canada's federal deficit could come in roughly $5 billion higher than the Liberal government budgeted for in March, thanks to weak economic growth, according to a new report from Toronto Dominion Bank.

  Canada

  Oct 13, 2016
  
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• Ottawa commits an extra $30M in annual funding for legal aid programs

  Ottawa plans to give the provinces more money for legal aid programs to help improve access to the justice system.

  Politics

  Jun 8, 2016
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• Feds double length of time employees can benefit from work-sharing program

  As a way to help employees get through the tough economic times, the federal government is encouraging Canadian employers to take advantage of extended work-sharing benefits announced in the 2016 budget.

  Economy

  Apr 27, 2016
• Lobbyists, interest groups question where $2B for university campus upgrades coming from

  How did a big-ticket upgrade to university campuses elbow its way into the fiscal plan in only a few months?

  Canada

  Apr 7, 2016
• Panama Papers: Why doesn’t Canada measure the ‘tax gap?’

  The government doesn't measure the gap between the taxes it is owed, and the ones it actually collects. To do so would be too costly and complicated, it argues. But is this true?

  Canada

  Apr 5, 2016
• 5 things to know about changes to employment insurance program

  Here are five key changes coming to the employment insurance program that combined will have a total cost this year of $1.02 billion and almost $1.45 billion next year.

  Canada

  Mar 29, 2016
• Federal budget ‘appropriate to the times’: former Liberal PM Paul Martin

  Former Liberal prime minister Paul Martin says the massive deficits projected in the federal budget are appropriate to the economic circumstances.

  Economy

  Mar 29, 2016
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• Federal Budget 2016: what about health care?

  When it comes to what Canadians care about, one thing keeps topping the list: their health.

  Canada

  Mar 28, 2016
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• Budget could add many more spaces in domestic violence shelters

  The federal budget promised $89.9 million over two years that would allow 3,000 spaces in women's shelters to be renovated or created.

  Canada

  Mar 28, 2016