Canadian Government Budgets

The March 2012 federal budget sets an economic agenda to bring Canada back to balanced budgets in the medium term and propserity in the long term.

The February 2012 Alberta budget is a pre-election budget which invests in families, communities and support for the vulnerable. There are no tax increases, but record spending and the fifth consecutive provinical deficit.

The February 2011 British Columbia budget focuses new spending on health care and social services and provides some fiscal flexibility for the new premier and cabinet.

The April 2011 Manitoba budget gives municipalities a share of the provincial sales tax, increases the basic personal income tax exemption, invests in education and health care, and promises to eliminate the deficit by 2014.

The New Brunswick March 2011 budget cuts the forecast provincial deficit in half. Reductions in government spending, cancellation of a tax rate cut for high earners, and increases in taxes on cigarettes and gas are featured.

The Newfoundland and Labrador April 2011 budget projects a surplus and inlcudes tax relief, investment in health care, new measures to assist families and children, infrastructure, innovation and social programming.

The February 2011 budget for the Northwest Territories contains $16.9 million in new spending. The finance minister said that although the NWT is making some progress in terms of economic recovery, the economic situation remains very fragile.

With a four-year deficit-cutting plan, the April 2010 Nova Scotia budget raises the provincial portion of the HST to 15 percent from 13 percent, eliminates full indexing of public service pensions, and cuts the public service by 10 percent through attrition.

Nunavut's March 2011 budget puts the emphasis on investments in education, social assistance and health. Documentas are in PDF.

The Ontario March 2011 budget focuses on reducing the deficit while maintaining core spending in health care and education.

The PEI April 2010 Budget has a plan to eliminate the deficit by 2013-14, includes spending on health and education, including a boost to early childhood education, and counts on economic growth. Most documents in PDF.

The Quebec March 2011 Budget expects to eliminate the deficit by 2013-14. It raises university tuition fees, raises Quebec Pension Plan contribution rates, adds a penalty for those who retire early but offers a tax credit for workers who retire after 65.

The Saskatchewan March 2011 Budget is a surplus budget. It lowers taxes for individuals, families and businesses and improves public services. Health spending will go up about 6.2 percent.

The Yukon February 2011 Budget is a surplus budget. Yukon has the lowest unemployment rate in Canada and a growing population. The budget includes investments in health care, green energy, resource and land development, housing, education, and public and social infrastructure.