Maintain support for Fierté Canada Pride in administering funding for security needs at Pride festivals
"Protect the safety of 2SLGBTQI+ people by maintaining support for Fierté Canada Pride in administering funding for security needs at Pride festivals across the country." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-21
Make funding permanent for the 2SLGBTQI+ Community Capacity Fund
"Make funding permanent for the 2SLGBTQI+ Community Capacity Fund to support community organizations and networks that protect rights and advance equality across Canada." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-22
We don't have any NDP policies on 2SLGBTQI+ rights and safety.
Expand the Court Challenges Program, which provides funding for people to bring court cases of national significance related to the constitution, quasi-constitutional laws, or human rights
"Enable Canadians to take more action to affirm their rights by expanding the Court Challenges Program." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-22
We don't have any NDP policies on Charter rights and the Supreme Court.
Set up an independent citizens assembly to advice on how best to put in place a Mixed-Member Proportional Representation system in time for the next federal election
"We will fix Canada’s broken voting system and make every vote count. For too long, our electoral system has distorted results and denied millions of Canadians real representation. In 2025, New Democrats will make sure it’s the last election held under this outdated, unfair system—ten years after the Liberals promised change and failed to act.
Unlike the Liberals, we will actually deliver. We will establish an independent citizens assembly to advise on how best to put in place a Mixed-Member proportional system in time for the next federal election. This will ensure that the next Parliament truly reflects the choices of voters."
"We will change the voting age to allow 16 and 17-year olds to vote. Young people should have a stronger say in choosing their government and addressing the issues that affect them and their futures. Bringing more voices into politics will ensure that better decisions are made, and will ultimately result in a stronger democracy." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Ensure Indigenous languages are on election ballots in Indigenous territories
"We will make voting more accessible to people living in Inuit, First Nations or Métis communities by ensuring that Indigenous languages are on election ballots in Indigenous territories. This is a concrete step we can take towards meaningful reconciliation, and it will boost participation in democracy as well as contributing towards the revitalization of Indigenous languages." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Guarantee a 3-day voting period for each election, in addition to advance voting polls
Strengthen Elections Canada's Vote on Campus programming
"[...] and strengthening Election Canada's Vote on Campus programming to ensure elections are accessible to university and college students." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Implement recommendations from the Foreign Interference Commission to ensure communication, coordination, and transparency from security agencies
Support digital literacy
Address online hate and discrimination
Hold those who spread false and harmful content accountable
Implement a foreign agent registry
"Finally, we are committed to seeing a foreign agent registry put in place to help protect people and our democratic institutions." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Set a 12% target for Francophone immigration outside Quebec by 2029
"Establish a 12% target for Francophone immigration outside of Quebec by 2029, a 20% increase from current targets. Only a Liberal government has and will defend the rights and freedom, as well as prosperity, of Francophone communities outside of Quebec [more]." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-22
Facilitate access to Francophone and bilingual workers for entrepreneurs in official language minority communities
"Support entrepreneurs in Official Language Minority Communities looking to scale their businesses, notably by facilitating access to Francophone and bilingual workers." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-22
Invest in community spaces for English-speaking minorities in Quebec and French speaking minorities across the country
Work with provinces and territories to invest in education and community spaces that serve official language minority communities
"Promote French-language educational pursuits across Canada by collaborating with provinces and territories to invest in educational and community spaces, such as early learning and child care that serve official language minority communities; creating a scholarship for Francophone students who continue their post-secondary studies in French in a minority context." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-22
Create a scholarship for Francophone students who continue their post-secondary studies in French in a minority context
We don't have any NDP policies on French language and Québec culture.
Reject cuts to the public sector and social programmes in order to balance the budget
"New Democrats are rejecting calls for cuts to the public sector and to social programs – cuts which would be made to reach a budgetary balance in the short-term, despite the costs and the consequences for people. Instead, we are proposing increased investments in both infrastructure and in people." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Set aside an additional 10% of the budget each year as a contingency fund to hedge against risks like external shocks
"In the context of significant uncertainty, and in an abundance of caution, our fiscal plan will set aside an additional amount each year as a contingency fund. This will help hedge against risks, including further external shocks or events that could reduce government revenue and increase expenditures more than anticipated." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Begin decreasing the debt-to-GDP ratio within four years
"The NDP’s fiscal target over a four-year mandate is a falling debt-GDP ratio by the fourth year at the latest. After accounting for the impact of revenue and expense measures on the economy via the fiscal multiplier, this is achieved even under the more dire scenario considered by the BoC." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Strengthen the role of Commons standing committees in reviewing and approving government estimates
"We are also committed to bringing greater transparency and accountability to the federal budget-making process. This includes strengthening the role of House of Commons standing committees in reviewing and approving government estimates. Canadians deserve to know not just where their money is going—but whether it’s actually delivering results." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Create a task force to streamline tax rules, and task it to close offshore tax haven loopholes
"Poilievre has already announced that he will appoint a Bring It Home Tax Task Force to make tax rules fairer, simpler and easier to administer. The same task force will also ensure that we close all the loopholes that allow companies like Brookfield to stash their money in offshore tax havens to avoid paying their fair share here in Canada." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17
Redirect CRA resources from auditing small businesses and charities to target offshore tax havens
"Redirect CRA resources away from auditing and harassing small business owners and charities towards cracking down on offshore tax havens — collecting at least $1 billion more every year from those who try to hide their wealth overseas." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17
Create a website to name-and-shame wealthy multinational corporations dodging taxes
"Create a name-and-shame website to expose all the wealthy multinational corporations that are dodging taxes and refusing to pay their fair share." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17
Give people who blow the whistle on illegal offshore tax schemes 20% of recovered funds
"Expand the Offshore Tax Informant Program, giving whistleblowers up to 20% of recovered funds when they help expose illegal tax schemes." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17
We don't have any Green policies on Tax fairness.
We don't have any Liberal policies on Tax fairness.
Maintain the capital gains inclusion rate changes the current government introduced
"We will maintain the capital gains inclusion rate changes which the Liberal government flip flopped on, and was opposed all along by the Conservatives. As the Minister of Finance said at the time, “only 0.13 per cent of Canadians—with an average annual income of $1.4 million—will be affected by this change in any given year. But millions more, especially younger Canadians, will benefit from it.”" — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Tax income from flipping stocks at the same rate as income from wages
"Income from flipping stocks should not be taxed at a lower rate than the wages earned by a nurse, a carpenter, a pipefitter, or a teacher. We will rebalance the tax system to ensure it values work as much as wealth." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Set a graduated wealth tax of 1% for wealth between $10M and $50M, 2% from $50M to $100M, and 3% for households with net worth over $100M
"For those at the very top, super-rich multi-millionaires with over $10 million in wealth holdings, we will put in place a graduated wealth tax of 1% for wealth between $10 million and $50 million, 2% from $50 million to $100 million, and 3% for households with net worth over $100 million." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Set a 2% surtax on corporations earning over $500M in profits
"We will put in place a 2% surtax on the most profitable corporations – those earning over $500 million in profits." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Set a 15% minimum tax on corporate book profits
End tax agreements with known tax havens
Require corporations to prove a genuine business reason for offshore accounts
Increase funding for the Canada Revenue Agency by $200M to help enforce laws against corporate tax avoidance
"We will take additional measures to tackle corporate tax avoidance, including instituting a 15% minimum tax on corporate book profits, ending tax agreements with known tax havens, requiring corporations to prove a genuine business reason for offshore accounts, and providing additional resources to the Canada Revenue Agency to step up enforcement." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Provide an extra $100M for the Women's Economic and Leadership Opportunities Fund over three years
"Unlock new economic opportunities for women by increasing support for the Women’s Economic and Leadership Opportunities Fund. This fund invests in projects that promote women’s economic security and prosperity. A strong economy must be one where women can access high paying jobs, get equal pay for equal work, and achieve success without systemic barriers holding them back [more]." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-22
