Federal government to unveil budget on Nov. 5, says finance minister

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced the budget date during Question Period in the House of Commons Tuesday.

The federal government will table its 2026 budget on Nov. 5, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced during Question Period on Tuesday.

This will be the second budget under Prime Minister Mark Carney, and the second consecutive budget that will be delivered in the fall after the Liberals moved to a fall budgetary cycle last year.

The spring economic update, which was tabled in April, projected a $65.3 billion deficit for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.

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