The federal net debt may rise from $812.9 billion in 2019-20 to more than $1.4 trillion by 2025-26.
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November 23, 2020
4:46PM
Federal net debt for 2020-21 will likely exceed $1.1 trillion.
November 5, 2020
9:52AM
Since the 1970s, Canada’s spending-to-GDP ratio has always been larger than the ideal range to maximize economic growth.
September 23, 2020
3:02PM
Ottawa plans to create a national childcare system and introduce more “green” spending initiatives.
September 3, 2020
3:21PM
Debt interest will cost Ottawa an estimated $19.5 billion this year.
August 19, 2020
3:44PM
The federal budget deficit in 2020-21 will be the largest in Canadian history.
July 29, 2020
4:00PM
Ontario entered this recession with an already elevated government debt burden.
July 22, 2020
11:19AM
Indigenous and Northern Affairs represented the largest share of federal program spending growth.
July 10, 2020
8:59AM
Policy uncertainty is at an all-time 35-year high in Canada.
July 8, 2020
1:37PM
This year's federal budget deficit will be an estimated $343.2 billion.