Ontario Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy tabled the province’s 2025 budget on Thursday, May 15, 2025. Summary/Political Context This year’s $232.5-billion budget — titled A Plan to Protect Ontario — aims to protect workers, businesses, and communities from the economic uncertainty caused by United States (U.S.) tariffs. The budget is designed to help build a...Read More
On April 10, Prince Edward Island Minister (PEI) of Finance Jill Burridge tabled Budget 2025: Securing our Future in the legislature. Summary/Political Context On Thursday, Finance Minister Jill Burridge tabled a $3.5-billion budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year, with a record projected deficit of nearly $184 million. The budget includes $294.6 million in new spending,...Read More
The Honourable Siobhan Coady, Deputy Premier, Minister of Finance, and President of the Treasury Board, tabled Newfoundland and Labrador’s 2025 budget on April 9, 2025. Summary/Political Context On Wednesday, April 9, Finance Minister Siobhan Coady tabled Budget 2025: Smarter, Stronger Better which focuses on helping Newfoundlanders and Labradorians with affordability, improving access to housing, education,...Read More
Quebec Minister of Finance Eric Girard tabled the province’s 2025 budget on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, entitled Pour un Québec fort, (For a Strong Quebec). This $165-billion budget focused on investments in infrastructure to help Quebecers build a strong economy, including measures to help businesses focus on their ability to innovate through an updated tax assistance...Read More
Summary/Political Context Finance Minister Adrien Sala presented the 2025 provincial budget which predominantly focused on one key theme, “One Manitoba” and “Building One Manitoba”. With this focus in mind, the budget introduces a new One Manitoba Growth Revenue Fund, which allocates four per cent of gas tax revenue to municipalities for building community infrastructure such...Read More
Summary/Political Context As the new Minister of Finance (appointed November, 2024), Jim Reiter delivered his first budget on Wednesday – kicking off the spring sitting of the provincial legislature. Reiter reported that this year’s budget was difficult to project due to the “erratic and unpredictable” threats of tariffs. Themes Tariffs This budget reflects themes frequently...Read More
Summary/Political Context New Brunswick (N.B.) Finance and Treasury Board Minister René Legacy tabled the province’s $1.26 billion capital budget for 2025-26 on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. This year’s budget, titled Driving Change, Delivering Progress, is focused on investments in healthcare, education, housing, and economic resilience. This is the first budget after the election of Premier Susan Holt’s...Read More
On March 4, 2025, the re-elected Government of David Eby presented the 2025 Budget for the Province of British Columbia (BC). Summary/Political Context Brenda Bailey presented her first Budget as the new Minister of Finance (appointed November, 2024) and like several other provincial budgets that will be presented this spring, it is heavy in spending...Read More
Yesterday the Alberta Government released its 2025 Budget. Summary/Political Context Nate Horner tabled his second budget as Finance Minister and unlike last year’s budget which had a $367 million surplus, this budget includes a $5.2 billion deficit. It is another budget that focuses on restraint which paradoxically comes with a tax cut and increased spending...Read More
On February 18, Finance and Treasury Board Minister John Lohr tabled Budget 2025-26: Unlocking Our Potential. Summary/Political Context On Tuesday, John Lohr tabled his first budget as finance minister — and his party’s first since winning last November’s election —projecting revenues of $16.5 billion, expenses of $17.6 billion and a deficit of $698 million. As...Read More
