Commitments
Renew the Canada Strong Pass for Winter 2025-2026 and Summer 2026
Provides funding to extend the Canada Strong Pass discount program for youth and families through the winter of 2025-2026 and summer of 2026.
Social ProgramsTransition Canadian Heritage interpretation services to digital products
The Department of Canadian Heritage will transition its interpretation services to focus on digital products capable of supporting a wide variety of languages, including Indigenous languages.
Government ReformProvide $150 Million in 2025-26 for CBC/Radio-Canada
The government will provide $150 million in the 2025-26 fiscal year to CBC/Radio-Canada to strengthen its public service mandate and programming.
Social ProgramsRemove duplicative official languages provision from the Broadcasting Act
A technical amendment to the Broadcasting Act will remove a duplicative provision concerning official languages to streamline the legislation.
Amend the Broadcasting Act to restore privacy rights and remove duplicative provisions
Amends the Broadcasting Act to restore individual privacy rights within its interpretation provisions and cleans up the legislation by removing a duplicative clause regarding official languages.
Social ProgramsCreate an Artist's Resale Right in Canada
Amends the Copyright Act to create an Artist's Resale Right in Canada, allowing visual artists to benefit from future sales of their work.
Economy and TradeImplement a modern digital platform for Canadian Heritage transfer payments
Modernizes the Department of Canadian Heritage's transfer payment delivery model by replacing fragmented systems with a unified digital platform to standardize processes.
Government ReformDeploy artificial intelligence in the CRTC Spam Reporting Centre
The CRTC will integrate artificial intelligence into its Spam Reporting Centre to improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of managing and mitigating unsolicited commercial communications.
Government ReformRefocus the Canada Periodical Fund to exclusively incentivize original Canadian editorial content
The government will eliminate funding for paid subscriptions and single-copy sales under the Canada Periodical Fund, redirecting support exclusively toward the production of original Canadian editorial and journalistic content.
Social ProgramsRefocus the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund exclusively on specialized equipment
The Department of Canadian Heritage will reduce the overall funding envelope for the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund and restrict its eligibility criteria to exclusively cover the procurement of specialized cultural equipment.
Social ProgramsInvest $100 million to support hosting the FIFA Men's World Cup 2026
Allocates $100 million over two years to multiple federal agencies (including PCH, RCMP, CBSA, IRCC) to bolster activities supporting the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup in Toronto and Vancouver.
Social ProgramsProvide $4 million to the Royal Canadian Geographical Society
Allocates $4 million over four years, starting in 2026-27, and $1 million ongoing to support the educational and geographic programs of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.
Education and ResearchExplore Canadian participation in Eurovision
Works alongside CBC/Radio-Canada to evaluate and pursue potential Canadian participation in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Social ProgramsInvest $6 million in the Canada Council for the Arts
Allocates $6 million over three years, starting in 2026-27, to the Canada Council for the Arts to support professional artists and arts organizations.
Social ProgramsInvest $38.4 million to support small and community news outlets
Provides $38.4 million over three years, starting in 2026-27, for the Special Measures for Journalism component of the Canada Periodical Fund to support small and community news outlets.
Social ProgramsRequire Accessible Copies of All E-books by 2030
Enact regulations requiring all Canadian publishers to provide an accessible format copy for all e-books produced or released in Canada by the year 2030.
Social ProgramsProvide an initial $150 million boost in annual funding to CBC/Radio-Canada
Provide an immediate $150 million increase to CBC/Radio-Canada's annual operating budget, contingent on the development of a strategic plan aligned with its updated mandate.
Social ProgramsMandate CBC/Radio-Canada to transmit life-saving emergency information
Formally expand CBC/Radio-Canada's mandate to require the transmission of life-saving information during national or regional emergencies.
Social ProgramsIncrease funding to federal arts and cultural agencies
Increase financial allocations to core cultural agencies, specifically the Canada Council for the Arts, Telefilm, the Canada Media Fund, and the National Film Board.
Social ProgramsInclude Indigenous perspectives in CBC/Radio-Canada's mandate
Amend CBC/Radio-Canada's mandate to explicitly include the representation and promotion of Indigenous perspectives.
Indigenous AffairsExplore modernizing the CBC/Radio-Canada mandate
Initiates a process to explore modernizing the mandate of the national broadcaster to strengthen its independence.
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