Today, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, announced that the annual limit for Canada Mortgage Bonds is being increased from $40 billion to up to $60 billion. This change is the next step in the government’s plan to build more homes, faster, and will unlock low-cost financing for multi-unit rental construction. This new measure will help to build up to 30,000 more rental apartments per year.
Today, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, introduced Bill C-56, the Affordable Housing and Groceries Act, the first piece of government legislation introduced in the fall parliamentary sitting.
The government’s new tax-free First Home Savings Account is now available and will help put homeownership back within reach for Canadians across the country.
The Government of Canada is today moving forward with consultations to advance key budget priorities to grow the clean economy and ensure tax fairness for Canadians and Canadian businesses.
Starting tomorrow, millions of low- and modest-income Canadian workers will receive their first automatic advance payments of the newly enhanced Canada Workers Benefit, announced the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Chrystia Freeland.
Next week, from July 16 to 18, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, will attend meetings of the G7 and G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in Gandhinagar, India.
Today in Vancouver, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, highlighted how the new Early Learning and Child Care Infrastructure Fund, first announced by the Prime Minister on June 28, 2023, will help public and not-for-profit child care providers deliver affordable child care for families by funding the cost of building more child care spaces.
Today, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, announced that 11 million low- and modest-income Canadians and families will begin receiving their new, one-time Grocery Rebate today.
Today, the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance announced that 11 million low- and modest-income Canadians and families will begin receiving their new, one-time Grocery Rebate.
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, today confirmed that the Government of Canada has delivered to provinces and territories an additional $2 billion Canada Health Transfer top-up.
