Subhead:The Liberal government intends to balance operational expenses within three years, fulfilling their election pledge to classify all spending as either operational or capital. These three announcements are operational expenses.#
Ahead of November’s federal budget, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced updates on benefit programs, including automatic tax filing and benefits for low-income Canadians.
On October 10, the prime minister announced automatic tax filing for low-income Canadians, a permanent national school food program, and an extended Canada Strong Pass.
Carney announced the three new measures at an Ottawa press conference, stating they will be in the federal budget on November 4.
Canada’s new government is starting Automatic Federal Benefits. We’re going to pre-file taxes for up to 5.5 million low-income Canadians, so they get the benefits they are entitled to — money that would otherwise be left unclaimed.
— Mark Carney (@MarkJCarney) October 10, 2025
Starting in the 2026 tax year, low-income Canadians will automatically receive federal benefits, including the GST/HST credit, Canada Disability Benefit, and Canada Child Benefit, as the Canada Revenue Agency will automatically file their taxes.
The prime minister noted millions of Canadians don’t file taxes, “either because they don’t have the resources to do so, or because they think that their income is too low for it to matter.” This causes them to miss out on entitled benefits.
