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Making Life More Affordable for Canadians Act

An Act respecting certain affordability measures for Canadians and another measure

Hon. François-Philippe Champagne
Current stage: Royal Assent
Introduced 406 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

  1. House First Reading

    Jun 5, 2025House

  2. Second reading and referral to committee

    Jun 12, 2025House

  3. House Second Reading

    Jun 12, 2025House

  4. Committee report presented with amendments

    Oct 29, 2025House

  5. House Third Reading

    Dec 11, 2025House

  6. Senate First Reading

    Dec 11, 2025Senate

  7. Senate Second Reading

    Feb 5, 2026Senate

  8. Referral to committee

    Feb 5, 2026Senate

  9. Committee report presented without amendment

    Feb 24, 2026Senate

  10. Senate Third Reading

    Feb 26, 2026Senate

  11. Royal Assent

    Mar 12, 2026RoyalAssent

Recorded Divisions · 1

  1. 2nd reading of Bill C-4, An Act respecting certain affordability measures for Canadians and another measure

    Agreed To
    335 yea · 0 nay · 6 pairedJun 12, 202545-1 · vote 8100% yea
    ConservativeLiberalBlocNDPGreen

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C-4 touches 5 statutes

Regulatory Activity

Income Tax Act · 5 entries

DatePartTypeTitleInstrument
Sep 19, 2025IIRegulationIncome Tax Regulations (Motor Vehicle Expenses and Benefits 2024–2025) — Regulations Amending theSOR/2025-193
Sep 19, 2025IIRegulationIncome Tax Regulations (2023–2024 Livestock Deferral) — Regulations Amending theSOR/2025-194
Mar 6, 2025IIRegulationIncome Tax Regulations (Prescribed Arrangement — Air Canada) — Regulations Amending theSOR/2025-75
Mar 12, 2025IIRegulationIncome Tax Regulations (Northern Residents Deductions) — Regulations Amending theSOR/2025-97
Nov 22, 2024IIRegulationIncome Tax Regulations (Technical Amendments) — Regulations Amending theSOR/2024-231

Canada Gazette activity is tracked from January 2025 onward — regulations made before 2025 are not shown.

Immigration and Refugee Protection Act · 25 entries

DatePartTypeTitleInstrument
Jun 12, 2026IIRegulationImmigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Seizure and Facilities for Holding and Examination — Miscellaneous Program) — Regulations Amending theSOR/2026-128
Jun 22, 2026IIRegulationImmigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Transit Between International Flights) — Regulations Amending theSOR/2026-149
Jun 20, 2026IProposedRegulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Asylum System Reform)—
Jun 20, 2026IProposedRules Amending the Refugee Protection Division Rules—
Jun 2, 2026IIRegulationImmigration and Refugee Protection Regulations — Regulations Amending theSOR/2026-101
May 20, 2026IIRegulationImmigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Electronic Travel Authorization) — Regulations Amending theSOR/2026-87
Mar 30, 2026IIRegulationImmigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Provincial Nominee Program) — Regulations Amending theSOR/2026-63
Feb 26, 2026IIRegulationImmigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Miscellaneous Program) — Regulations Amending theSOR/2026-40
Jan 30, 2026IIRegulationImmigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Miscellaneous Program) — Regulations Amending theSOR/2026-13
Dec 12, 2025IIRegulationCitizenship Regulations (Miscellaneous Program) — Regulations Amending theSOR/2025-276
Nov 21, 2025IIRegulationImmigration and Refugee Protection Regulations — Regulations Amending theSOR/2025-234
Nov 21, 2025IIRegulationFederal Courts Rules and the Federal Courts Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection Rules — Rules Amending theSOR/2025-232
Nov 29, 2025IProposedRegulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Transit Between International Flights)—
Oct 30, 2025IIRegulationImmigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Exempting Protected Persons in Canada from Medical Examinations when Applying for Permanent Residence) — Regulations Amending theSOR/2025-223
Feb 22, 2025IProposedRegulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Provincial Nominee Program)—
Jan 31, 2025IIRegulationImmigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Cancellation of Immigration Documents) — Regulations Amending theSOR/2025-11
Dec 16, 2024IIRegulationImmigration and Refugee Protection Regulations — Regulations Amending theSOR/2024-284
Dec 21, 2024IProposedRegulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Administrative Penalties and Consequences)—
Dec 9, 2024IIRegulationImmigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Information Sharing) — Regulations Amending theSOR/2024-257
Nov 29, 2024IIRegulationImmigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (International Experience Canada) — Regulations Amending theSOR/2024-240
Dec 9, 2024IIRegulationImmigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Ports of Entry) — Regulations Amending theSOR/2024-258
Nov 8, 2024IIRegulationImmigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Designated Learning Institutions) — Regulations Amending theSOR/2024-219
Jun 29, 2024IProposedRegulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Designated Learning Institutions)—
Jun 10, 2024IIRegulationImmigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Immigration Loans Program) — Regulations Amending theSOR/2024-127
Jun 10, 2024IIRegulationImmigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Transborder Criminality) — Regulations Amending theSOR/2024-128

Canada Gazette activity is tracked from January 2025 onward — regulations made before 2025 are not shown.

Excise Tax Act · 6 entries

DatePartTypeTitleInstrument
Jun 12, 2026IIRegulationNew Harmonized Value-added Tax System Regulations, No. 2 (Ontario) — Regulations Amending theSOR/2026-130
May 29, 2026IIRegulationNew Harmonized Value-added Tax System Regulations, No. 2 and the Real Property (GST/HST) Regulations — Regulations Amending theSOR/2026-94
Mar 6, 2025IIRegulationGST/HST Regulations, No. 14 (Nova Scotia) — Regulations Amending VariousSOR/2025-77
Mar 6, 2025IIRegulationReal Property (GST/HST) Regulations — Regulations Amending theSOR/2025-76
Jun 27, 2024IIRegulationReal Property (GST/HST) RegulationsSOR/2024-157
Jun 21, 2024IIRegulationGST/HST Regulations, No. 13 — Regulations Amending VariousSOR/2024-151

Canada Gazette activity is tracked from January 2025 onward — regulations made before 2025 are not shown.

Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act · 4 entries

DatePartTypeTitleInstrument
Mar 15, 2025IIRegulationGreenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act and the Fuel Charge Regulations — Regulations Amending Schedule 2 to theSOR/2025-107
Mar 15, 2025IIRegulationOutput-Based Pricing System Regulations — Regulations Amending theSOR/2025-108
Dec 16, 2024IIRegulationFuel Charge Regulations, No. 2 — Regulations Amending theSOR/2024-282
Nov 9, 2024IProposedRegulations Amending the Output-Based Pricing System Regulations—

Canada Gazette activity is tracked from January 2025 onward — regulations made before 2025 are not shown.

Canada Elections Act · 3 entries

DatePartTypeTitleInstrument
Mar 24, 2025IIOrderProclamation Issuing Election WritsSI/2025-58
Mar 26, 2025IIOrderLeader of the Government in the House of Commons for the Purposes of the Canada Elections Act — Order Designating theSI/2025-53
Feb 26, 2025IIOrderMinister of State (Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario) as the Minister for the Purposes of the Canada Elections Act — Order Designating theSI/2025-16

Canada Gazette activity is tracked from January 2025 onward — regulations made before 2025 are not shown.