Canada announces automatic federal benefits for 5.5 million low -income citizens, making school food program permanent

Prior to the start of the holiday season in Canada, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced automatic federal benefits for 5.5 million citizens with low revenue and made the national school food program permanent. He also announced that Canadian government has started Canada’s strong pace for the holiday season and next summer in Canada. With the emphasis that the new measures will lower the costs, Mark Carney said: “The new government of Canada is focused on lowering your costs. Today we announce the launch of automatic federal benefits for up to 5.5 million Canadians with low income, and we make our national school food program permanent, and we bring back the Canada’s strong pace and next summer.” What Canada has announced: Key measures that start automatic federal benefits for the 2026 tax year that will be at the tax year 2028 to 5.5 million Canadians. The CRA will automatically submit these individuals’ taxes to ensure that they receive government benefits for which they qualify, such as the GST/HST credit, the Canada child benefit, the Canada disability advantage, and more -including benefits that this Canadian may not be aware of. The National School Food program makes permanent to provide meals for up to 400,000 children. This program ensures that children are fed healthy meals at school and that their families with two children save $ 800 a year on groceries. By making it permanent, we will work with provinces, areas and indigenous partners to extend the program to more schools in Canada. The renewal of the Canada strength fits for the holidays and for the summer 2026, so that children and young families can discover Canada with lower costs. It is renewed from December 12, 2025 to January 15, 2026, and then again for the summer 2026. It also helps students travel home for the holidays with a 25% discount for young adults from 18 to 24 years. With the punishment Pass of Canada, Canadian National, Provincial and Territorial Museums, Historic Places, Parks and Travel can visit by train for free or at a reduced cost. The Canadian Prime Minister also said that Budget will spend less on government operations and reduce waste of waste 2025, “so that we can invest more to grow our economy and protect the programs that make life more affordable.”