Investin g in the Middle Class

Investing in the Middle Class

BUDGET 2019

Tabled in the House of Commons by the Honourable

William Francis Morneau, P.C., M.P. Minister of Finance March 19, 2019

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Table of Contents

Introduction........................................................................................................ 9

Facing an Uncertain Future ........................................................................................ 10 Results for the Middle Class ........................................................................................ 11 A Long-Term Plan for Canadians ............................................................................... 13 Investing in the Middle Class...................................................................................... 13 Conclusion ................................................................................................................... 14

Overview .......................................................................................................... 15

Canadian Economic Context .................................................................................... 15 Budget 2019 Investments ............................................................................................ 17 Maintaining Canada's Low-Debt Advantage .......................................................... 19

Chapter 1 ? Investing in the Middle Class.................................................... 21

Part 1: An Affordable Place to Call Home................................................................. 22 Improving Affordability Today: Support for First-Time Home Buyers....................... 22

Introducing the First-Time Home Buyer Incentive .................................................... 23 How the First-Time Home Buyer Incentive Would Work............................... 23

Modernizing the Home Buyers' Plan ...................................................................... 25 Working Together: Increasing Housing Supply Through Partnerships and Targeted Investments .................................................................... 27

Expanding the Rental Construction Financing Initiative .................................... 27 Encouraging Innovation With the Housing Supply Challenge .......................... 28 Launching an Expert Panel on the Future of Housing Supply and Affordability ................................................................................................................ 29 Delivering on Canada's First National Housing Strategy.................................... 29 Increasing Fairness: Strengthening Rules and Compliance in Canada's Housing Market...................................................................................... 31 Taking Action to Enhance Tax Compliance in the Real Estate Sector............ 31 Deterring Financial Crime in Real Estate .................................................................. 32 Monitoring Purchases of Canadian Real Estate .................................................. 32 Part 2: A New Approach to Helping Middle Class Canadians Find and Keep Good Jobs...................................................................... 33 Horizontal Skills Review.............................................................................................. 35 Introducing the Canada Training Benefit ............................................................. 37

How the Canada Training Benefit Will Work ................................................. 38 How the Canada Training Benefit Will Help Workers and Employers ....... 40 Using the Canada Training Benefit ................................................................. 41 Preparing Young Canadians for Good Jobs........................................................ 43 Affordable and Accessible Education ............................................................. 43 Helping With the High Cost of Post-Secondary Education ........................ 43 Making Canada Student Loans More Affordable....................................... 44

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Making Canada Student Loans More Accessible....................................... 45 Enhancing Supports for Apprenticeship ........................................................ 46 Paid Parental Leave for Student Researchers .............................................. 47 Supporting Graduate Students Through Research Scholarships............... 48 Supporting Indigenous Post-Secondary Education..................................... 48 Skills for Canada and the World................................................................................. 50 Expanding the Canada Service Corps ................................................................. 50 Giving Young Canadians Digital Skills ............................................................ 51 Modernizing the Youth Employment Strategy.............................................. 52 Canada's New International Education Strategy ....................................... 52 On-the-Job Learning and Work Experience......................................................... 53 Expanding the Student Work Placement Program ..................................... 54 Part 3: Moving Forward on Implementing National Pharmacare ........................... 57 Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare ................ 58 Introducing the Canadian Drug Agency ............................................................. 60 Making High-Cost Drugs for Rare Diseases More Accessible ............................ 61 Part 4: A Secure Retirement ........................................................................................ 62 A Better Quality of Life for Canada's Seniors ....................................................... 63 Improving the Economic Security of Low-Income Seniors ......................... 63 Making Sure Everyone Who Is Eligible Receives Canada Pension Plan Benefits ........................................................................ 66 Protecting Canadians' Pensions ..................................................................... 66 Empowering Seniors in Their Communities .................................................... 67 The Canada Pension Plan: Retirement Security for Today and Tomorrow..... 68 Further Investments Benefitting the Quality of Life of Seniors ............................ 70

Chapter 2 ? Building a Better Canada.......................................................... 73

Part 1: Building Strong Communities .......................................................................... 74 The Investing in Canada Plan: An Update ........................................................... 74 Projects Approved and Underway................................................................. 75 Creating Jobs Through the Investing in Canada Plan ................................ 79 New Infrastructure Funding for Local Communities Through a Municipal Top-Up ................................................................................... 80

Part 2: Affordable Electricity Bills and a Clean Economy ....................................... 81 Investing in the Future of Transportation ............................................................... 81 Making Zero-Emission Vehicles More Affordable ................................................ 81 Supporting Business Investment in Zero-Emission Vehicles ................................ 82 Reducing Energy Costs Through Greater Energy Efficiency.............................. 84 More Connectivity = More Affordable Electricity................................................ 85 Fighting Climate Change With a Price on Pollution............................................ 86 A Just Transition for Canadian Coal Power Workers and Communities.......... 88 Improving Canadian Energy Information ............................................................. 90 Fulfilling Canada's G20 Commitment ................................................................... 90

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Part 3: Connecting Canadians ................................................................................... 92 Access to High-Speed Internet for All Canadians............................................... 92 Bringing High-Speed Internet to Rural, Remote and Northern Communities ............................................................................. 92 How We Will Achieve a Fully Connected Canada ..................................... 95

Part 4: Building a Better Future for Canada's North .................................................. 98 Strong Arctic and Northern Communities............................................................. 98 Investing in Regional Priorities................................................................................ 104 Protecting Water and Soil in the Prairies...................................................... 104 Investing in Eastern Canada Ferry Services ................................................ 104 Improving Crossings in Canada's Capital Region ..................................... 105

Part 5: Building a Nation of Innovators .................................................................... 106 Canada's Innovation and Skills Plan.................................................................... 106 Promoting the Development of World-Class Canadian Businesses............... 107 Establishing a Permanent Global Talent Stream ................................................... 108 Improving Support for Small, Growing Companies.....................................................110 Supporting the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs......................................................110 Helping Canada's Forest Sector Innovate and Grow................................................111 Supporting Innovation in the Oil and Gas Sector Through Collaboration ........................................................................................................112 Investing in a Diverse and Growing Western Economy.............................................113 Launching a Federal Strategy on Jobs and Tourism ..................................................113 Bringing Innovation to Regulations ...................................................................... 116 Introducing Regulatory Roadmaps .............................................................. 117 Harmonizing Regulations ................................................................................ 119 Modernizing Regulations ................................................................................ 120

Part 6: Building Research Excellence in Canada................................................... 121 Support for Science, Research and Technology Organizations..................... 121 Strengthening Canada's World-Class Physics Research.................................. 123 Taking a New Approach With the Strategic Science Fund............................. 123

Chapter 3 ? Advancing Reconciliation ...................................................... 127

Part 1: Redressing Past Wrongs and Advancing Self-Determination ................... 128 Advancing Reconciliation by Settling Specific Claims .................................... 129 Forgiving and Reimbursing Loans for Comprehensive Claim Negotiations . 129

Part 2: Strengthening Governance Tools................................................................. 130 Supporting Strong and Successful Self-Governing Indigenous Communities ....................................................................................... 130 Better Information for Better Services .................................................................. 131 Core Governance Support for First Nations........................................................ 131

Part 3: Closing the Gap ............................................................................................. 133 Part 4: Better Services for First Nations and Inuit Children...................................... 136

Continuing Implementation of Jordan's Principle ............................................ 136 Supporting Inuit Children........................................................................................ 137

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