OTTAWA — The federal authorities posted a budgetary deficit of $25.5 billion for the April-to-February interval of its 2025-26 fiscal yr.
In its month-to-month fiscal monitor, the Finance Division says the end result in contrast with a deficit of $19.3 billion for a similar interval of 2024-25.
The end result got here as income totalled $453.2 billion for the 11-month interval, up 0.8 per cent from $449.8 billion a yr earlier.
In the meantime, program bills excluding web actuarial losses amounted to $424.9 billion, up 2.1 per cent from $416.1 billion for a similar interval within the earlier yr.
Public debt fees totalled $49.3 billion, roughly the identical as yr earlier.
Internet actuarial losses had been $4.6 billion, in contrast with $3.7 billion a yr in the past.
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed April 24, 2026.
The Canadian Press