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Budget

2019

HIGHLIGHTS

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overview.

Canada is spending $335.6 bn in 2019-20

Canada will make

$338.8 bn in 2019-20

Canada's GDP will grow by 1.9%

education, jobs & housing.

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Student loan interest rate is reduced to prime

Loans have a 6 month interest-free period

First time home buyers can withdraw upto $35,000 from their RRSP

Shared equity mortgages for households making <$120k

$1.7 bn over 5 years for a new Canada Training Benefit

health.

$1 bn over 2 years from 2022 to create the Canadian Drug Agency

Additional $30.5 mn over 5 years towards the Opioid Crisis

$25 mn over 5 years for a national suicide prevention service

sustainability & innovation.

A Federal incentive of upto $5000 for buying a clean vehicle that costs <$45,000

Upto $6 bn over 10 years to bring high speed internet to rural Canada

$100 mn over 3 years for to increase Western Economic Diversification programming

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$150 mn over 5 years to support SMEs develop technology for lunar orbit and the moon's surface

reconciliation.

sustainability & innovation.

$4.5 bn over 5 years to close the gap of living conditions for Indigenous communities

$1.2 bn over 3 years to support access to government services for First Nations children

$824 mn over 10 years to support Indigenous access to post-secondary education

$739 mn over 5 years to eliminate and prevent long-term drinking water advisories

defence & foreign affairs.

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$135 mn over 6 years for post-service life  transition for Veterans

$1.39 bn over 2 years to renew the Middle East Strategy including diplomatic, military, and intelligence activities

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$105.6 mn over 3 to renew Operation UNIFIER in Ukraine

justice & public safety.

The information we've provided only contains highlights that we've identified most people would find generally useful. There are a host of other spending initiatives carried out by the Government of Canada that affect the daily lives of Canadians.

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$144.9 mn over 5 years for Canada's cyber-security infrastructure

$1.18 bn over 5 years for border security and asylum claim processing

$151.23 mn over 5 years to improve emergency management 

$22.24 mn over 3 years to combat child sexual exploitation

Additional $2 mn per year to protect community gathering places from hate crimes

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