Minister of Finance and National Revenue François-Philippe Champagne waves at the end of a photo op with Prime Minister Mark Carney, not shown, before delivering the spring economic update on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on April 28, 2026. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press
Budgets typically go beyond pure fiscal measures and the spring economic update tabled this week is no exception, with some new consequential measures introduced with the bill that will be tabled in Parliament.