deficit | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/deficit/ Canada's news source for financial professionals Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:33:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png deficit | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/deficit/ 32 32 P.E.I. government tables budget with record $410M deficit https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/p-e-i-government-tables-budget-with-record-410m-deficit/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:55:04 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536338 That's more than double the $184M deficit the government tabled last spring

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]]> Liberals to table spring economic statement on April 28 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/liberals-to-table-spring-economic-statement-on-april-28/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:02:43 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536308 The update will factor in promises made since the fall, including a boost to the GST benefit

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]]> Ottawa’s fiscal year shaping up better than budget forecasts https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/ottawas-fiscal-year-shaping-up-better-than-budget-forecasts/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:43:26 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=535323 BMO economist expects annual deficit will come in at under $78.3B

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]]> Ontario delays path to balance, pumps billions into research and innovation in budget https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/ontario-delays-path-to-balance-pumps-billions-into-research-and-innovation-in-budget/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:17:18 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=534858 The province is delaying a surplus for the third year in a row

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]]> Manitoba budget expands tax exemption on food items, aims to cut deficit https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/manitoba-budget-expands-tax-exemption-on-food-items-aims-to-cut-deficit/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:37:40 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=534747 The budget forecasts a deficit of $498M on total spending of $27.3B

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]]> Saskatchewan introduces budget with spending hikes but also $819M deficit https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/saskatchewan-introduces-budget-with-spending-hikes-but-also-819m-deficit/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 21:46:02 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=534248 The province is not raising taxes or cutting services as part of the budget

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]]> Quebec budget projects $8.6B deficit, focuses on core services https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/quebec-budget-projects-8-6b-deficit-focuses-on-core-services/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 20:59:15 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=534231 Province’s GDP expected to grow by 1.1% in 2026, if U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods are stable

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]]> Nova Scotia premier apologizes, reverses some budget cuts amid outcry https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/nova-scotia-premier-apologizes-reverses-some-budget-cuts-amid-outcry/ Tue, 10 Mar 2026 21:03:20 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=533572 The reversal comes just over two weeks after Houston's government tabled its budget

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]]> Multibillion-dollar budget deficit on tap as Alberta introduces its 2026 budget https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/multibillion-dollar-budget-deficit-on-tap-as-alberta-introduces-its-2026-budget/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 14:35:57 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=532651 The NDP says rather than take responsibility for the budget, Smith prefers to blame immigrants, oil

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]]> U.S. needs tariffs to placate bond market: NBF https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/u-s-needs-tariffs-to-placate-bond-market-nbf/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:23:41 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=532500 Import levies needed to fill fiscal void, amid soaring deficits

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