Finance Department Says Ottawa Posted $11.1B Deficit for April-to-August Period (Canada)

Finance Department says Ottawa posted $11.1B deficit for April-to-August period (Canada)

The federal government posted a deficit of $11.1 billion for the April-to-August period of its 2025-26 fiscal year. In its monthly fiscal monitor report, the Finance Department says the result compared with a deficit of $9.8 billion for the same period a year earlier. Revenue for the five-month peri...

Finance Department Says Ottawa Posted $11.1B Deficit for April-to-August Period

The federal government posted a deficit of $11.1 billion for the April-to-August period of its 2025-26 fiscal year. In its monthly fiscal monitor report, the Finance Department says the result compared with a deficit of $9.8 billion for the same period a year earlier. Revenue for the five-month period totalled $201.2 billion compared with $196.3 billion for the same stretch a year earlier, helped by higher corporate and personal income tax reven…

Ottawa posts $11.1-billion deficit for April-to-August period of fiscal year

Finance Department’s fiscal monitor shows the deficit is up from $9.8-billion a year earlier

Finance Department says Ottawa posted $11.1B deficit for April-to-August period

OTTAWA — The federal government posted a deficit of $11.1 billion for the April-to-August period of its 2025-26 fiscal year. In its monthly fiscal monitor report, the Finance Department says the result compared with a deficit of $9.8 billion for the same period a year earlier. Revenue for the five-month period totalled $201.2 billion compared […]

Canada’s Deficit Grows As Spending Outpaces Rising Revenues

The country’s budget shortfall widened in August as expenses climbed faster than government income, setting the stage for the upcoming federal budget update.