Spring Economic Update 2026 Implementation Act

Bill C-30, Spring Economic Update 2026 Implementation Act · Third 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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2 statements

Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault, Madawaska—Restigouche

Liberal
“Unions support our plan to recruit up to 100,000 skilled workers and help apprentices get certified. I want to know if the NDP will support our efforts to help Canadian workers.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, after the economic update was released, several unions praised our initiative to develop the team Canada strong initiative to recruit up to 100,000 new skilled workers. We implemented a series of measures to help these people, particularly apprentices, on their journey to certification. I want to ask my NDP colleague whether she will support our efforts to help Canadian workers.

Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault, Madawaska—Restigouche

Liberal
“Our plan gives 4.1 billion dollars to support French-speaking communities outside Quebec. I want the member to tell us what she thinks about this money and the importance of official languages.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, I would like to hear what my colleague has to say about the fact that, through the economic update, we are continuing to implement our action plan for official languages, with $4.1 billion to support the vitality of francophone communities everywhere outside Quebec. There are also various other investments that contribute to the vitality of our francophone communities. I would like to hear what she has to say about the importance of our official languages and the investments we are making to support the vitality of francophone communities.

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