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APPENDIX A: BUDGET 2016 ANNOUNCEMENTS

Announcement

Details

Budget 2016 - 2016–2017 Expenditure Estimates in millions

Budget 2016 - 2017–2018 Expenditure Estimates in millions

Affordable and seniors' housing

Increased housing as well as support for renovations and retrofits

875

490

Northern and on-reserve housing

New investments to address urgent housing needs on-reserve

356.2

383

Homelessness

New targeted investments

58

54

Other housing measures

Support for victims of violence and affordable rental housing

74

43

Public transit

Investments

852

1,696

Canada Child Benefit

Total investment - Replaces the Canada Child Tax Benefit, and the Universal Child Care Benefit

17,355

22,875

Early learning and child care for First Nations

New investments targeted to First Nations on-reserve

29.4

100

Early learning and child care

New investments establishing a national framework on early learning and child care

0

400

Measures for lower-income seniors

Increases the Guaranteed Income Supplement top-up benefit by up to $947 annually for the most vulnerable single seniors starting in July 2016

479

672

Employment Insurance measures

New investments: expanding access to benefits, reduced waiting period, extending benefits, expanding work sharing and working on claim, service improvements, system integrity

602

384

Skills training

Enhanced investments in Canada Job Fund and Labour Market Development Agreements

175

0

Aboriginal skills training

New investments in Aboriginal Skills, and Employment Training Strategy

5

10

Measures for young Canadians

New investments in Student Grants and Loans, Work Experience Programs, Youth Employment Strategy

232

21

Source: Budget 2016, Table A2.2 p. 255, Table 1.1 pp.83-84, Table 2.1 p. 98, Table 2.2 p. 129