Highlights From Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s Fall Economic Statement

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland speaks virtually at a press conference about the 2021 Economic and Fiscal Update during a lockup session in Ottawa on December 14, 2021. The Canadian Press/ Patrick Doyle

OTTAWA—Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland released a fall economic statement today that outlined a better-than-expected economic rebound, but also billions more in spending, including on the response to the Omicron variant of COVID-19.

Here are some other measures outlined in the fiscal update.