Federal, provincial and local governments spent more than $352 billion subsidizing firms from 2007 to 2019.
corporate subsidies
May 3, 2023
12:30PM
Government should help foster a pro-growth environment that gives all businesses the opportunity to thrive.
May 3, 2023
8:41AM
The federal government plans to spend an estimated $13 billion on subsidies for Volkswagen’s Ontario battery plant.
March 31, 2023
3:36PM
By 2027/28, the forecasted annual cost of federal debt interest will exceed $50 billion—or more than $1,200 per Canadian.
March 16, 2023
8:45AM
The costs included agricultural subsidies and tax credits for natural gas drilling.
March 15, 2023
8:28AM
Roughly half of all business income tax revenue collected by the province was sent back to select firms and industries.
March 9, 2022
9:27AM
The province plans to give $500 million in loans and grants to a steel manufacturer in Hamilton.
August 4, 2021
8:59AM
The Trudeau government recently announced a federal grant of up $420 million to Algoma Steel.
March 26, 2020
10:38AM
The $3.8 billion program will provide up to $25,000 in subsidies per employer.