Canada's federal government has asked Parliament to approve $22.1 billion in additional spending for 2026-27, with defence procurement, child care and support for industries hit by tariffs at the top of the list.

Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali tabled the Supplementary Estimates (B) in the House of Commons on Friday, 6 November. The package covers 71 federal organisations and represents the third set of spending estimates for the financial year, after the main estimates in February and the first supplementary estimates in May.

National Defence accounts for the largest single departmental request, at about $5.1 billion. That includes $1.924 billion for the programme to build icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard and $1.563 billion for enhanced military satellite communications in the Arctic. The government says the money will also fund additional defence capabilities and operations more broadly.

Employment and Social Development Canada is seeking $3.2 billion, including $2.4 billion to close short-term funding gaps in the Canada-wide early learning and child care system and $631.6 million for skilled-trades training and recruitment. The remaining requests cover dental care, affordable housing, services for Indigenous communities and support for sectors affected by tariffs.

In total, the estimates show $24.4 billion in incremental budgetary spending: the $22.1 billion that requires a parliamentary vote plus a $2.3 billion increase in forecast spending already authorised by other laws. Together with earlier estimates, planned federal budgetary spending for 2026-27 reaches $538.3 billion. The government says it will introduce a supply bill by 10 December to seek Parliament's approval for the voted spending. The figures are spending authorities, not money already spent.

[Source: canada.ca](https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/news/2026/11/government-of-canada-outlines-additional-investments-in-defence-and-priority-services-through-supplementary-estimates-b-202627.html) | [Source: europesays.com](https://www.europesays.com/canada/283175/)