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Budget 2026 Consultations Are Open — Here's What Canadians Should Ask For

July 7, 2026 Ottawa wants your input on Budget 2026 before September 8. Here's what the consultation actually is, why it matters to your wallet, and what to say if you take part. The bottom line: On July 6, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne launched pre-budget consultations for this fall's federal budget. Canadians can submit input online until September 8, 2026 at Canada.ca/yourbudget. It's a rare, direct window to flag what's actually squeezing your household before the government finalizes tax, benefit, and spending decisions for next year. What Just Happened The Department of Finance officially opened the pre-budget consultation process for Budget 2026, which will be tabled this fall. The stated priorities are broad — boosting investment and competition, strengthening economic sovereignty, and addressing the "most pressing economic challenges facing Canadians today." Over the summer, Champagne, along with Secretary of State Wayne Long and Parl...
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Canadian Housing Starts Plunge 22% in November as Higher Rates Bite



Canadian housing starts fell by 22% in November from the previous month, missing estimates by a wide margin, as higher borrowing costs hurt groundbreaking on multiple unit and single-family detached urban homes, data from the national housing agency showed on Friday.

The seasonally adjusted annualized rate of housing starts fell to 212,624 units from a downwardly revised 272,264 units in October, the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) said. Economists polled by Reuters expected starts to decrease to 257,100 in November.

As the more difficult borrowing conditions and labour shortages now seem to be showing in the starts numbers, we can expect to see continued slower starts rates in the coming months, according to CMHC’s deputy chief economist Kevin Hughes.


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