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Bill C-30, Spring Economic Update 2026 Implementation Act · Second reading · now law Where it stands

What the law does

The law implements measures from the spring economic update, temporarily removing the federal excise tax on gasoline, diesel, and aviation fuels from April 20, 2026, to September 7, 2026. It lowers Canada Pension Plan contribution rates starting in 2027 and extends extra Employment Insurance weeks for seasonal workers to October 2028. It also makes other changes to tax rules, alcohol excise duties, transportation data, and federal regulation of banking, food inspection, and pest control products.

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Elizabeth May

Green
“The Green Party votes no.”
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Mr. Speaker, the Green Party agrees to apply the vote and says, “no goddamn way”. Some hon. members: Oh, oh!

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