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The Canadian federal budget for the fiscal years of 2023–24 was presented to the House of Commons by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on 28 March 2023. [2] The budget was meant to reflect Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's stated policy objective to "make life more affordable for Canadians" [3] while also reducing government expenditures.
Canada's fiscal deficit for the year ended March came in at C$61.9 billion ($43.45 billion) - about 50% more than what was projected and missing one of the three key fiscal objectives Finance ...
As of March 2022, Canada's DBRS AAA credit rating was maintained in response to expectations of the decline in the federal fiscal deficit 14.6% of GDP in FY 2020–2021 to 2.2% in FY 2022–2023. [ 8 ]
The COVID-19 pandemic had forced the Justin Trudeau government to introduce a large number of federal aid programs to deal with the economic impact of the crisis.As a result, Canada's debt-to-GDP ratio increased in 2020 and 2021.
Canada recorded a slightly lower C$14.50 billion ($10.09 billion) budget deficit for the first seven months of the 2024/25 fiscal year compared to the previous year as revenues grew faster than ...
Canada's budget deficit for the first six months of the 2024-25 fiscal year jumped by more than a half to C$13.01 billion ($9.28 billion) as program expenses and debt payment costs rose faster ...
April 5 – 2023 Canada ice storm: Two people are killed and over a million people are without power after an ice storm strikes Ontario and Quebec. [29] April 9 – The 2023 Canadian Ringette Championships are held in Regina, Saskatchewan. National champions are decided in U16, U19, and National Ringette League divisions. [citation needed]
In a fiscal update, the finance ministry forecast the deficit would be C$144.5 billion in fiscal 2021/22, down 6.6% from the C$154.7 billion forecast in April, as tax revenues increased and less ...