Finance Minister François Philippe Champagne says moving the federal budget to the fall will <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;\u201cmodernize\u201d&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2025/10/government-of-canada-modernizes-its-budgeting-approach-to-deliver-generational-investments.html&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2025/10/government-of-canada-modernizes-its-budgeting-approach-to-deliver-generational-investments.html">“modernize”</a> Ottawa’s fiscal cycle. Translation: starting this year, the main budget will land in November, with a shorter spring update replacing the former fall economic statement. Champagne claims this will increase budgeting predictability for the provinces, align with the construction season, and enable faster project starts.

Splitting budget into operating and capital will only confuse the true level of debt{ai:summary}Champagne says moving the budget to fall modernizes Ottawa’s fiscal cycle: main budget in November, spring update replaces fall economic statement.He argues it boosts provincial budgeting predictability, lines up construction season, and speeds up project starts. #economy

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