Canadians are working hard to build a good life for themselves and their families. But for too many, the rising cost of everyday essentials, from groceries and energy to housing and caring for a loved one, continues to put pressure on household budgets.
Budget 2026: Masters of our destiny takes action to help Canadians with costs today, while tackling the long-term pressures that make life less affordable.
Canada enters this moment from a position of strength. With strong public finances and a clear plan for growth, the government is able to invest in Canadians while maintaining fiscal discipline. Budget 2026 keeps Canada on track to meet both of its fiscal anchors: balancing day-to-day operating spending with revenues by 2027-28, a full year ahead of schedule, and keeping the deficit-to-GDP ratio on a declining path.
Today, the Ryan Turnbull, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance and National Revenue and to the Secretary of State (Canada Revenue Agency and Financial Institutions), visited the Milton Community Resource Centre to highlight Budget 2026 measures that will lower costs, make housing more affordable, and help Canadians keep more money in their pockets.
Budget 2026 delivers new support for Canadians facing affordability pressures, while investing in the lasting solutions needed to bring down costs over the long term.
Budget 2026 makes life more affordable:
- Helping with the cost of groceries and essentials by enhancing the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit with a 2027 Supplement, while expanding Nutrition North Canada to help lower food costs.
- Strengthening support for workers earning low wages through the new Build Canada Workers Benefit, which would increase benefits for about 1.9 million workers, including 180,000 new recipients.
- Supporting caregivers by making the Canada Caregiver Credit fully refundable, helping more Canadians who care for loved ones.
- Helping homeowners get a better deal on their mortgage and supporting 1 million energy-efficient home retrofits to help lower monthly energy bills.
- Building more homes and improving housing affordability, while taking action to strengthen competition and address the long-term pressures driving up costs.
- Putting Canada on a path to end homelessness within 10 years, working in partnership with municipalities, provinces, territories, Indigenous partners, and community organizations.
- Making health care more accessible by extending federal funding for mental health and addictions services and home and community care, and renewing the Emergency Treatment Fund.
These measures are part of Budget 2026’s broader plan to turn Canada’s economic strength into a better standard of living for Canadians, with stronger communities, greater opportunity, and more money left in people’s pockets.
“Budget 2026 delivers the right measures to help hard-working Canadians keep more money in their pockets. Through the budget, the Government of Canada is taking decisive action to provide support on groceries, housing, energy and other everyday costs while making more homes available, cutting taxes and fostering competition. Because being masters of our own destiny means ensuring the people who make Canada work can get ahead.”
– Ryan Turnbull, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance and National Revenue and to the Secretary of State (Canada Revenue Agency and Financial Institutions)
“With Milton’s growing and young population, affordability is especially important for young adults, new families, and those looking to establish their future in the community. Budget 2026 aims to support residents across Burlington North–Milton West through measures that help lower grocery and energy costs, expand access to affordable housing, and maintain affordable childcare, providing greater opportunities for young people and families to build a secure future in Halton Region.”
– The Honourable Adam van Koeverden, P.C. Member of Parliament / Député , Burlington North—Milton West
“For families in Milton, Georgetown, and across Halton Region, affordability means being able to put food on the table, keep the lights on, find an affordable place to call home, and give children the best possible start in life. Budget 2026 takes practical steps to address these pressures, with additional support for groceries, investments in affordable housing, lower home energy costs, and continued support for affordable child care. It is about putting more money in people’s pockets today while building a more affordable future for Canadian families.”
– Kristina Tesser Derksen, Member of Parliament for Milton East—Halton Hills South
