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Making Life More Affordable for Canadians Act

An Act respecting certain affordability measures for Canadians and another measure

Latest completed stage: Royal Assent

Introduced 496 days ago

45th Parliament, 1st Session

Committee: Finance

Summary

Part 1 amends the Income Tax Act to reduce the marginal personal income tax rate on the lowest tax bracket to 14.5% for the 2025 taxation year and to 14% for the 2026 and subsequent taxation years. Part 2 amends the Excise Tax Act and other related Regulations to implement a temporary GST new housing rebate for first-time home buyers. Part 3 repeals Part 1 of the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act and the Fuel Charge Regulations. Part 4 amends the Canada Elections Act to make changes to the requirements relating to political parties’ policies for the protection of personal information.

Event Timeline

House First Reading
Jun 5, 2025House
Second reading and referral to committee
Jun 12, 2025House
House Second Reading
Jun 12, 2025House
Committee report presented with amendments
Oct 29, 2025

Coming into Force


In 3090 days	Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act; Amendments to the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act and the Fuel Charge RegulationsSections 20–22, 38 · 4 sections	Fixed date	Apr 1, 2035	42
In force	Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act; Related Amendments to the Fuel Charge RegulationsSections 19, 23, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35–37 · 9 sections	Retroactive	Nov 1, 2025	41
In force	Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act; Related Amendments to the Fuel Charge RegulationsSections 16, 18, 24 · 3 sections	Retroactive	Oct 1, 2025	40
In force	Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act; Related Amendments to the Fuel Charge RegulationsSections 14–15, 17, 25–26, 28, 30, 32, 34 · 9 sections	Retroactive	Apr 1, 2025	39
In force	Canada Elections ActSection 47	Retroactive	May 31, 2000	49

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Regulatory Activity

Immigration and Refugee Protection Act · 113 entries

Date	Part	Type	Title	Instrument / Sponsor
Aug 15, 2026	I	Proposed	Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations	Canada Border Services Agency
Jun 12, 2026	II	Regulation

Date	Part	Type	Title	Instrument / Sponsor
Sep 19, 2025	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (2023–2024 Livestock Deferral)	SOR/2025-194
Sep 19, 2025	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (Motor Vehicle Expenses and Benefits 2024–2025)	SOR/2025-193
Mar 12, 2025	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (Northern Residents Deductions)	SOR/2025-97
Mar 6, 2025	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (Prescribed Arrangement — Air Canada)	SOR/2025-75
Nov 22, 2024	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (Technical Amendments)	SOR/2024-231
Feb 2, 2024	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (2018 to 2022 Livestock Deferral)	SOR/2024-10
Feb 2, 2024	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (Battery Assembly and Manufacturing Production Support)	SOR/2024-9
Nov 24, 2023	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (Motor Vehicle Expenses and Benefits 2018–2023)	SOR/2023-246
Mar 28, 2022	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (COVID-19 — Twenty-sixth Qualifying Period)	SOR/2022-68
Mar 4, 2022	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (Enhanced CPP Contributions)	SOR/2022-42
Feb 1, 2022	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (COVID-19 — Twenty-Fourth and Twenty-Fifth Qualifying Periods)	SOR/2022-11
Dec 10, 2021	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (COVID-19 — Twenty-Second Qualifying Period)	SOR/2021-240
Aug 12, 2021	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (COVID-19 — Prior Reference Periods for Wage Subsidy, Rent Subsidy and Hiring Program and Subsidies Extension)	SOR/2021-206
Jun 10, 2021	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (COVID-19 – Relief for Deferred Salary Leave Plans and Pension Plans)	SOR/2021-127
Apr 19, 2021	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (Non-application of Presumption – Declaration of Female Parent)	SOR/2021-82
Apr 19, 2021	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (Non-application of Presumption – Declaration of Female Parent)	SOR/2021-82
Mar 29, 2021	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (COVID-19 — Wage and Rent Subsidies Periods 14 to 16)	SOR/2021-56
Dec 18, 2020	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (COVID-19 — Wage and Rent Subsidies)	SOR/2020-284
Nov 9, 2020	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations, No. 3 (COVID-19 — Wage Subsidy for Furloughed Employees)	SOR/2020-243
Oct 14, 2020	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations, No. 2 (COVID-19 — Wage Subsidy for Furloughed Employees)	SOR/2020-227
Sep 23, 2020	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (COVID-19 — Wage Subsidy for Furloughed Employees)	SOR/2020-207
Jun 30, 2020	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (COVID-19 — June 7 to July 4, 2020 Qualifying Period)	SOR/2020-160
May 14, 2020	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (COVID-19 — Deemed Remittance)	SOR/2020-106
May 14, 2020	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (COVID-19 — Eligible Entities)	SOR/2020-107
Jun 25, 2019	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Income Tax Regulations (2017 Livestock Deferral)	SOR/2019-247
Jul 16, 2018	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Income Tax Regulations (Federal Crown Corporations)	SOR/2018-160
Mar 27, 2018	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Income Tax Regulations (Motor Vehicle Expenses and Benefits 2017)	SOR/2018-56
Feb 2, 2018	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Income Tax Regulations (2014, 2015 and 2016 Livestock Deferrals)	SOR/2018-12
Mar 22, 2017	II	In force	Order Fixing the Day after the Day on which this Order is made as the Day on which Part 1 of An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act and the Income Tax Act Comes into Force	SI/2017-19
Nov 18, 2016	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Income Tax Regulations (Motor Vehicle Expenses and Benefits 2016)	SOR/2016-296
Oct 21, 2016	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Income Tax Regulations (Canadian Oil and Gas Exploration Expense)	SOR/2016-276
Sep 30, 2016	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Income Tax Regulations (Film and Video Productions, 2016)	SOR/2016-262
Feb 26, 2016	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Income Tax Regulations (Withholding of Income Tax on Payments from Registered Disability Savings Plans)	SOR/2016-30

Date	Part	Type	Title	Instrument / Sponsor
Jun 12, 2026	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the New Harmonized Value-added Tax System Regulations, No. 2 (Ontario)	SOR/2026-130
May 29, 2026	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the New Harmonized Value-added Tax System Regulations, No. 2 and the Real Property (GST/HST) Regulations	SOR/2026-94
Mar 6, 2025	II	Regulation	GST/HST Regulations, No. 14 (Nova Scotia) — Regulations Amending Various	SOR/2025-77
Mar 6, 2025	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Real Property (GST/HST) Regulations	SOR/2025-76
Jun 27, 2024	II	Regulation	Real Property (GST/HST) Regulations	SOR/2024-157
Jun 21, 2024	II	Regulation	GST/HST Regulations, No. 13 — Regulations Amending Various	SOR/2024-151
Jul 13, 2023	II	Regulation	GST/HST Regulations, No. 12 — Regulations Amending Various	SOR/2023-161
Mar 26, 2019	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Certain Regulations in Respect of the Taxation of Cannabis Products	SOR/2019-77
Mar 4, 2019	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Various GST/HST Regulations, No. 11	SOR/2019-59
Dec 8, 2017	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Deduction for Provincial Rebate (GST/HST) Regulations	SOR/2017-274
Dec 2, 2016	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Various GST/HST Regulations, No. 10	SOR/2016-306
Jul 8, 2016	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Various GST/HST Regulations, No. 9 (Prince Edward Island)	SOR/2016-212
Jun 3, 2016	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Various GST/HST Regulations, No. 8	SOR/2016-119
Mar 29, 2016	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Artists’ Representatives (GST/HST) Regulations	SOR/2016-60
Jan 26, 2016	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Various GST/HST Regulations, No. 7 (Newfoun dland and Labrador – Rebate for Municipalities)	SOR/2016-4

Date	Part	Type	Title	Instrument / Sponsor
Mar 15, 2025	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Schedule 2 to the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act and the Fuel Charge Regulations	SOR/2025-107
Mar 15, 2025	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Output-Based Pricing System Regulations	SOR/2025-108
Dec 16, 2024	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Fuel Charge Regulations, No. 2	SOR/2024-282
Nov 9, 2024	I	Proposed	Regulations Amending the Output-Based Pricing System Regulations	Environment, Dept. of the
Nov 9, 2023	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Output-Based Pricing System Regulations and the Environmental Violations Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations	SOR/2023-240
Jun 23, 2023	II	Regulation	Order Amending Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act	SOR/2023-148
Jun 19, 2023	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act and the Fuel Charge Regulations	SOR/2023-129
Jun 19, 2023	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act and the Fuel Charge Regulations, No. 2	SOR/2023-130
Mar 27, 2023	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Schedule 2 to the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, Amending the Fuel Charge Regulations and Repealing the Part 1 of the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act Regulations (Alberta)	SOR/2023-62
Oct 29, 2022	I	Proposed	Regulations Amending the Output-Based Pricing System Regulations and the Environmental Violations Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations (New commenting feature)	Environment, Dept. of the
Oct 11, 2022	II	Regulation	Order Amending Schedule 3 to the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act	SOR/2022-210
Oct 11, 2022	II	Regulation	Order Amending Schedule 4 to the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act	SOR/2022-211
May 20, 2022	II	Regulation	Canadian Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System Regulations	SOR/2022-111
Aug 12, 2021	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Output-Based Pricing System Regulations and the Environmental Violations Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations	SOR/2021-197
Aug 12, 2021	II	Regulation	Order Amending Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act	SOR/2021-195
Jun 5, 2021	I	Proposed	Regulations Amending the Output-Based Pricing System Regulations	Environment, Dept. of the
Mar 6, 2021	I	Proposed	Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System Regulations (Canada)	Environment, Dept. of the
Dec 4, 2020	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Part 1 of Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 to the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act and the Fuel Charge Regulations	SOR/2020-261
May 27, 2020	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending the Output-Based Pricing System Regulations	SOR/2020-114
Aug 8, 2019	II	Regulation	Part 1 of the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act Regulations (Alberta)	SOR/2019-294
Jun 28, 2019	II	Regulation	Order Repealing Certain Legislative Instruments	SOR/2019-268
Jun 25, 2019	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Fuel Charge Regulations	SOR/2019-265
Jun 28, 2019	II	Regulation	Output-Based Pricing System Regulations	SOR/2019-266
Mar 26, 2019	II	Regulation	Regulations Amending Part 1 of Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 to the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act	SOR/2019-79
Dec 11, 2018	II	Regulation	Order Amending Greenhouse Gas Emissions Information Production Order	SOR/2018-277
Oct 19, 2018	II	Regulation	Greenhouse Gas Emissions Information Production Order	SOR/2018-214
Oct 19, 2018	II	Regulation	Notice Establishing Criteria Respecting Facilities and Persons and Publishing Measures	SOR/2018-213
Oct 19, 2018	II	Regulation	Greenhouse Gas Emissions Information Production Order	SOR/2018-214
Oct 19, 2018	II	Regulation	Order Amending Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act	SOR/2018-212

Date	Part	Type	Title	Instrument / Sponsor
Mar 24, 2025	II	Order	Proclamation Issuing Election Writs	SI/2025-58
Mar 26, 2025	II	Order	Order Designating the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons for the Purposes of the Canada Elections Act	SI/2025-53
Feb 26, 2025	II	Order	Order Designating the Minister of State (Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario) as the Minister for the Purposes of the Canada Elections Act	SI/2025-16
Aug 16, 2023	II	Order	Order Designating the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness as the Minister for the Purposes of the Canada Elections Act	SI/2023-48
Nov 10, 2021	II	Order	Order Designating the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities to be the Minister for the Purposes of that Act	SI/2021-86
Aug 16, 2021	II	Order	Proclamation Issuing Election Writs	SI/2021-61
Feb 23, 2021	II	Regulation	Federal Elections Fees Tariff	SOR/2021-22
Dec 11, 2019	II	Order	Order Designating President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada to be the Minister for the purposes of that Act	SI/2019-117
Sep 12, 2019	II	Order	Proclamation Issuing Election Writs	SI/2019-99
Aug 8, 2018	II	Order	Order designating Minister of Democratic Institutions, a member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada, as the responsible minister for the purposes of that Act	SI/2018-80

Making Life More Affordable for Canadians Act

Summary

Event Timeline

Coming into Force

Regulatory Activity

Immigration and Refugee Protection Act · 113 entries

Recorded Divisions · 1

Debated in the House · 50 sittings

Statutes Touched by This Bill

Income Tax Act · 33 entries

Excise Tax Act · 15 entries

Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act · 29 entries

Canada Elections Act · 10 entries