Canada Budget 2026 highlights investment and clean energy

The Government of Canada, through Minister Rebecca Chartrand, has highlighted key investments in Budget 2026 to support affordability, investment, clean energy, and northern development.

• The budget proposes measures including the Canada Growth Incentive, the Productivity Mega Deduction, and the Canada Strong Fund to mobilise private capital and improve competitiveness.
• It includes funding for the Canada Electricity Strategy to double grid capacity by 2050, investments in nuclear energy and critical minerals, and $1.5 billion to expand, retrofit, and rehabilitate ice rinks and recreational facilities across Canada; it also cites more than $50 billion in Indigenous-related investments.