Prime Minister Mark Carney this week announced a boost in the GST tax credit to help Canadians with affordability. With its name being changed to the “Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit,” the ...
Prime Minister Mark Carney makes a point as he answers a question from media during an event at a grocery store in Ottawa on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld Proposed changes to ...
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s boost to the GST credit is the latest in a litany of federal and provincial temporary measures deployed in recent years to combat high living costs. But compared with ...
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Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled a new affordability measure targeting low- and medium-income households to kick off the winter session of Parliament. The Canadian Press' Craig Lord explains how ...
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced an increase to the GST credit as part of a larger suite of measures known as the “Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit." Over the next five years, ...
The government’s proposed 50% GST credit top-up for this year will give couples an estimated $326 more on average, according to the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO). The PBO estimates that there ...
The chief executive of one of Canada’s largest grocers says a proposed tax credit increase, designed to help lower-income Canadians cope with an affordability crisis and the rising cost of food, “is a ...
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford shake hands after a signing ceremony on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick In ...
Millions of Canadians will see a boost in their bank accounts, as early as this spring and in July, as Ottawa fast-tracks an increase to the GST credit and a one-time top-up payment The GST credit has ...
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Vowing to put “more money back in Canadians’ pockets,” Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a new GST rebate in Ottawa on Monday. Formerly known as the Goods and Services Tax (GST) credit, here’s what ...
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney kicked off the winter session of Parliament on Monday by unveiling a new plank in the Liberals’ affordability agenda. Making the announcement from an Ottawa grocery ...
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