Ottawa expects the federal deficit to reach $381.6 billion in 2020/21.
federal debt
December 7, 2020
1:06PM
The federal net debt may rise from $812.9 billion in 2019-20 to more than $1.4 trillion by 2025-26.
December 3, 2020
3:49PM
Eliminating the entire equalization program this year would reduce the federal deficit by only 5.4 per cent.
December 2, 2020
10:43AM
Up to $22.3 billion of income stabilization spending was likely wasted or poorly targeted.
November 30, 2020
5:38PM
Per-person federal government program spending will reach an estimated $16,350 in 2020.
November 23, 2020
4:46PM
Federal net debt for 2020-21 will likely exceed $1.1 trillion.
October 23, 2020
11:45AM
The federal debt will reach nearly 70 per cent of GDP by 2050.
August 20, 2020
4:27PM
In the 1990s, federal debt-interest costs routinely eclipsed 30 per cent of revenues.