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Election Commitment Tracker

Stay updated on the latest from the federal election campaign trail

We know that as a business owner, you are busy and keeping track of policy announcements from all the parties can be overwhelming. During the campaign period, we’re sifting through party commitments relevant to Calgary's business community, so you can stay updated on the latest from the federal election campaign trail – without the heavy lifting.  

Updates from the campaign trail

Click through the drop down lists below to see what each major party has announced in the campaign so far.

Announced: March 30 - April 5

  • Will introduce a private members bill forcing the federal government to pass the preliminary texts of any free trade agreements through the House of Commons prior to ratification.
  • Will introduce a primate members bill to send a Quebec delegation - nominated by the Province - to any international trade negotiations.
  • Take advantage of cuts impacting American federal employees by recruiting 'American scientific minds'.
  • Reduce 'flipping' in the real estate market by forcing property owners to maintain possession of their property for two-years prior to relisting for sale.

Announced: pre-writ drop – March 29

  • No announcements

Announced: March 30 - April 5

  • Create a "Canada First" National Energy Corridor to fast-track approvals for transmissions lines, railways, pipelines, and other critical infrastructure projects across Canada in a pre-approved transport corridor entirely within Canada.
  • Introduce a reinvestment tax cut, under which no capital gains tax would be applied on the sale of assets if the proceeds from the sale were reinvested in Canada. (Pilot program to run 2025 - 2026).
  • Expand the tax write off that trades workers can claim for work related travel.

Announced: pre-writ drop – March 29

  • Introduce a budgetary "pay-as-you-go" system, where any new government expenditure would need to be offset by equivalent savings elsewhere, to prevent escalating deficits and debt 
  • Repeal Bill C-69, the Impact Assessment Act 
  • Increase domestic energy production by supporting projects like the Energy East pipeline and reducing regulatory barriers to develop Canada's natural resources. 
  • Repeal the entire carbon pricing law for consumers and big industry; expand eligibility” for the clean technology and clean manufacturing tax credits; and “reward” businesses that made products with emissions lower than the world average. 
  • Create “shovel-ready zones” with pre-approved permits for major resource or energy projects. 
  • Prioritize an agreement on one standard set of trucking rules to get goods moving east-west  
  • Create a Blue Seal Professional Licensing Standard recognized in each province 
  • Double the size of the 1st Patrol Group of the Canadian Rangers, from 2,000 to 4,000 Rangers 
  • Acquire two additional polar icebreakers for the Royal Canadian Navy 
  • Build at least one permanent Arctic military base within two years 
  • Expand training halls and provide direct grants and faster access to employment insurance for apprentices in licensed trades 
  • Repeal Bills C-75 and C-5 to ensure that repeat violent offenders face appropriate jail time. 
  • Hire more front-line officers and expanding police training 
  • End hard drug programs and ban hard drugs and government-funded drug consumption sites located near families and schools, aiming to reduce community harm and disorder 
  • Enhance the Security Infrastructure Program by doubling its funding, simplifying the application process, and broadening eligible expenses to protect communities at risk 
  • Create an Anti-Hate Crime Task Force to coordinate the protection of faith communities and prosecute offenders committing hate crimes 
  • Cut the GST on new homes up to $1.3 million 
  • Incentivize municipalities to free up land, speed up permits and cut development charges to build 15% more homes each year 
  • Cut income tax by 15%, dropping the tax rate on the lowest income tax bracket from 15% to 12.75% 
  • Increase the annual TFSA contribution rate by $5000.00, so long as investments are made in Canada

Announced: pre-writ drop – March 29

  • Restore the federal corporate income tax-rate to 28% and eliminate two-thirds of targeted federal corporate subsidies
  • Raise the Basic Personal Amount from $15,705 to $40,000

Announced: pre-writ drop – March 29

  • Announced a first mile-fund, support for critical industries to get product to existing trade infrastructure 
  • Announced a one window approval process to harmonize across provincial and federal regulatory approval processes 
  • Will create a $5-billion "Trade Diversification Fund", used to build new infrastructure such as ports, rail roads and airports used to sell Canadian goods to countries other than the United States.
  • Expand the Canadian Armed Forces’ presence in the Arctic and turn to Australia’s over-the-horizon radar tech to monitor threats from adversaries 
  • Provide $253 million in new funding for Indigenous reconciliation initiatives in the North 
  • Maintain capital gains inclusion rate at one-half 
  • Double the Indigenous Loan Guarantee Program and make it available beyond resource sector 
  • Deploy a $2-billion "Strategic Response Fund" which will be used to protect the jobs of workers impact by tariffs and "fortify the entire Canadian Auto Supply Chain" 
  • Eliminate GST for first-time homebuyers on homes sold at or under $1 million
  • To address the impacts of tariffs, allow Canadian businesses to defer income tax and GST & HST payments to boost their liquidity 
  • Waive the one-week waiting period for employment insurance for those who lose their jobs as a result of U.S. tariffs

Announced: March 30 - April 5

  • Provide a mechanism by which the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation can provide low-interest, public backed mortgages.

Announced: pre-writ drop – March 29

  • Cancel Canada’s F-35 contracts and build jets in Canada 
  • Train 100,000 more people including newcomers and workers displaced by trade war in skilled trades and improve working conditions 
  • Use project Labour Agreements, or Community Benefits Agreements to support good jobs and improve the impacts for communities 
  • Set aside 100% of suitable federal crown land to build over 100,000 rent-controlled homes by 2035 
  • Redesign and double the Public Land Acquisition Fund, investing $1 billion over 5 years into acquiring more public land to build more rent-controlled homes 
  • Finance new construction – with a new Community Housing Bank to partner with non-profit developers, co-ops, and Indigenous communities 
  • Speed up approvals on lands owned by the federal government to build homes faster 
  • Remove GST on essentials such as children's clothes and diapers 
  • Raise the Guaranteed Income Supplement for seniors 
  • Double the Canada Disability Benefit for low-income individuals
  • Ban 'corporate landlords' from buying existing affordable housing rental buildings and cease providing these landlords with low-interest federal loans and mortgage loan insurance.
  • Increase the rental protection fund.  
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