Bill C-30 · 45th Parliament · Mark Carney
Spring Economic Update 2026 Implementation Act
An Act to implement certain provisions of the spring economic update tabled in Parliament on April 28, 2026
Government bill. Became law.
- IntroducedApril 29, 2026
- Debated in principleMay 26, 2026
- Studied by a committeeDone
- Passed its first chamberJune 18, 2026
- Passed the second chamberJune 18, 2026
- Became lawJune 18, 2026
Leading supporters
Ranked by the part each played: who is responsible for the bill, who carried it, and who spoke for it most.
- Mark CarneyPrime Minister
Who carries this bill
Arrows run from the person responsible to those who answer to them on this bill. The critic leads the Senate’s scrutiny and answers to no one on it.
What it set out to do
On 29 April 2026, the Minister of Finance and National Revenue introduced Bill C-30, An Act to implement certain provisions of the spring economic update tabled in Parliament on April 28, 2026 (Spring Economic Update 2026 Implementation Act) in the House of Commons and it was given first reading. Bill C-30 Part 1 implements certain measures in respect of the Income Tax Act and the Income Tax Regulations by (a) modifying the Labour Mobility Deduction for eligible tradespeople by increasing the annual limit on expenses that can be deducted and by reducing the distance threshold for eligibility; (b) making permanent the capital gains tax exemption for the sale of a business to an employee ownership trust or a worker co-operative; (c) extending the repayment grace period under the Home Buyers’ Plan; (d) providing temporary immediate expensing for eligible greenhouse buildings; and (e) improving the interaction of the Electric Vehicle Affordability Program with existing tax rules. Part 2 amends the Excise Tax Act to temporarily set the excise tax rate on gasoline and aviation gasoline to $0.00 and on diesel fuel and aviation fuel to $0.00 for the period beginning on April 20, 2026 and e…
Summary by the Library of Parliament.
Where members stand
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-30 · 2026-06-18 · Passed
- Voted for: 166
- Voted against: 159
- Paired: 12
- Did not vote: 6
For it 165
Voted for it, or spoke in support
and 125 more
Challenging it 20
Support only with changes, or serious objections raised in debate
Against it 140
Voted against it and argued against it
and 100 more
How it changed on the way
21% of the text as introduced was changed or removed by the time it became law (10,661 words introduced, 10,691 passed). A committee amended it.
moderate changeintent mostly kept
The bill passed with technical refinements that corrected cross-references to other statutes and expanded one excise-tax clause to cover an additional fuel type. Core measures on income-tax changes, the temporary fuel-tax holiday, and alcohol-duty caps remained intact.
- Expanded the temporary zero-rate excise tax to cover leaded aviation gasoline.
Before: “unleaded gasoline, unleaded aviation gasoline, diesel fuel or aviation fuel”
After: “unleaded gasoline, unleaded aviation gasoline, leaded aviation gasoline, diesel fuel or aviation fuel”
- Added a missing cross-reference to paragraph 9(b) in the excise-tax relief rule.
After: “(b) the reference to "$0.11" in paragraph 9(b) is to be read as a reference to "$0.00";”
How precisely it is written
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Did it work?
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Who lobbied on it
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