Spending commitments to date
September 16, 2015
All indicated spending is in $millions. The date of the commitment follows in
brackets. Only those commitments with net fiscal impact are listed. Numbers will
be updated weekly.
Jobs and Infrastructure

2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20

Cutting small business taxes from 11% to 9%
over two years (August 25, 2015)

375

525

225

0

40

40

40

40

5

10

15

0

Auto Sector Jobs Strategy (Sept 9, 2015)

25

50

50

75

National Aerospace Jobs Plan (Sept 8, 2015)

25

50

50

75

500

0

0

0

10

10

10

10

Restore and reinvest in federal housing agreements
abandoned by Harper (June 16, 2015)

430

500

575

640

Restore the tax credit for labour-sponsored
venture capital funds (June 11, 2015)

110

150

150

150

Microbrewery Tax Credit (July 23, 2015)

2

2

2

2

Restore funding to Joint Emergency Preparedness
Program & Invest in emergency training programs
(August 18, 2015)

9

9

9

9

Better Transit Plan (June 6, 2015) (bracketed
figures are total transit funding and include
funding allocated in Budget 2015)

420

550
(800)

500
(1000)

300
(1300)

Increased transfers for local infrastructure
(June 6, 2015)

420

800

1000

1500

5

5

5

5

2376

2701

2631

2806

Innovation Tax Credit (January 27, 2015)
Increased funding for tourism to support the
Connecting America campaign (August 17, 2015)

Incentives for 10,000 new affordable and market
rental housing units (June 6, 2015)
Boost frontline homelessness supports (June 6, 2015)

Creating apprenticeship spaces in municipal
infrastructure projects (Sept 10, 2015)
TOTAL TO DATE:
Health and Seniors Care

2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20

Improving Access to Family Doctors
(September 14, 2015)

50

150

150

150

225

400

525

650

Mental Health Innovation Fund for Children
and Youth (September 15, 2015)

25

25

25

25

National Alzheimer’s and Dementia strategy
(September 14, 2015)

10

10

10

10

310

585

710

835

Expanding Care for Seniors (September 13, 2015)

TOTAL TO DATE:

1
A balanced fiscal plan with Tom Mulcair —

spending commitments to date

 Helping Families Get Ahead

2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20

1,000,000 Childcare places at no more than $15 a day
(October 14, 2014)

595

1220

1865

2540

Addressing Syrian Refugee Crisis (September 3, 2015)

64

64

64

64

659

1284

1929

2604

TOTAL TO DATE:
Opportunities for Young Canadians

2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20

Youth Job Opportunities (September 10, 2015)

25

25

50

100

Total

25

25

50

100

Safe and Secure Canada

2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20

Hire 2,500 new police officers by re-launching the
Police Officer Recruitment Fund (August 19, 2015)

25

50

75

100

Protect our coasts from spills by re-opening
the Kitsilano Coast Guard Station and Marine
Communication and Traffic Service Centres
(April 18, 2015)

7

7

7

7

Reopen Veterans Offices (December 3, 2014)

6

6

7

7

38

63

89

114

TOTAL TO DATE:
Help where it’s needed most

2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20

Increase the Guaranteed Income Supplement
(August 24, 2015)
Increase the Working Income Tax Benefit
and the National Child Benefit Supplement
National Action Plan to End Violence Against Women
(August 31, 2015)
Restoring the Shelter Enhancement Program
(August 31, 2015)
Helping disadvantaged kids participate
in sports (September 2, 2015)
TOTAL TO DATE:
Stronger Communities, Stronger Democracy

50

100

200

400

500

500

500

500

0

1

2

5

10

10

10

10

4

6

8

10

564

617

720

925

2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20

Make the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) a fully
independent Officer of Parliament (August 14, 2015)

1

1

1

1

Restore Funding to CBC/Radio-Canada
(January 22, 2015)

100

115

115

115

TOTAL TO DATE:

101

116

116

116

Supporting Indigenous Communities

2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20

Public Inquiry into missing and murdered
Indigenous women (August 27, 2014)

10

10

10

20

TOTAL TO DATE:

10

10

10

20

2
A balanced fiscal plan with Tom Mulcair —

spending commitments to date