C-30Spring 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, introduced in the House of Commons on April 29, 2026
- Status
- Became law on June 18, 2026 · S.C. 2026, c. 22
What it does
Implements spring economic update measures on taxes, fuel excise, employment insurance, pensions, and several regulatory rules.
What it does
- Modifies the Labour Mobility Deduction for eligible tradespeople by raising the annual deductible expense limit and lowering the distance test.
- Makes the employee ownership trust capital gains tax exemption permanent, extends the Home Buyers’ Plan repayment grace period, and adds temporary immediate expensing for eligible greenhouse buildings.
- Sets excise tax on gasoline, aviation gasoline, diesel fuel, and aviation fuel at $0.00 from April 20, 2026 to September 7, 2026.
- Extends the 2% cap on alcohol excise duty inflation increases and the 50% excise duty reduction for the first 15,000 hectolitres of Canadian beer for two more years.
- Extends extra employment insurance weeks for certain seasonal workers until October 7, 2028, moves regional eligibility rules into regulations, and repeals one EI paragraph on November 7, 2027.
- Reduces Canada Pension Plan contribution rates for employees, employers, and self-employed people for 2027 and later years, and changes rules for foreign banks, the Bank of Canada, Canadian Payments Association liability, transport information sharing, CFIA powers, and pest control product registrations.
Who it affects
- Tradespeople
- Home buyers
- Employee ownership trusts and worker co-operatives
- Greenhouse operators
- Fuel suppliers and airlines
- Seasonal workers
- Employees, employers and self-employed people
- Foreign banks
Background
Implements certain measures from the spring economic update tabled on April 28, 2026.
Where it is
House of Commons
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Completed.
Committee
Completed.
Report stage
Completed.
Third reading
Completed.
Senate
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Completed.
Committee
Completed.
Third reading
Completed.
Senate pre study
Completed.
Royal assent
Royal assent
Completed.
Introduced by a cabinet minister on behalf of the government. Government bills get set time for debate, so they are the most likely to become law. How a bill becomes law
How the House voted
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-30, An Act to implement certain provisions of the spring economic update tabled in Parliament on April 28, 2026
Vote 173,
Passed
166 yeato159 nay · 12 paired
Party breakdown for vote 173 Party Position Yea Nay Did not vote Liberal Yea 166 0 8 Conservative Nay 0 132 8 Bloc Nay 0 20 2 NDP Nay 0 5 0 Green Nay 0 1 0 Independent Nay 0 1 0 Total 166 159 2nd reading of Bill C-30, An Act to implement certain provisions of the spring economic update tabled in Parliament on April 28, 2026
Vote 125,
Passed
170 yeato164 nay · 6 paired
Party breakdown for vote 125 Party Position Yea Nay Did not vote Liberal Yea 170 0 4 Conservative Nay 0 137 3 Bloc Nay 0 20 2 NDP Nay 0 5 0 Green Nay 0 1 0 Independent Nay 0 1 0 Total 170 164 2nd reading of Bill C-30, An Act to implement certain provisions of the spring economic update tabled in Parliament on April 28, 2026 (reasoned amendment)
Vote 124,
Failed
137 yeato197 nay · 6 paired
Party breakdown for vote 124 Party Position Yea Nay Did not vote Liberal Nay 0 170 4 Conservative Yea 137 0 3 Bloc Nay 0 20 2 NDP Nay 0 5 0 Green Nay 0 1 0 Independent Nay 0 1 0 Total 137 197 Time allocation for Bill C-30, An Act to implement certain provisions of the spring economic update tabled in Parliament on April 28, 2026
Vote 120,
Passed
171 yeato167 nay · 2 paired
Party breakdown for vote 120 Party Position Yea Nay Did not vote Liberal Yea 171 0 3 Conservative Nay 0 140 0 Bloc Nay 0 21 1 NDP Nay 0 4 1 Green Nay 0 1 0 Independent Nay 0 1 0 Total 171 167
What MPs said
Each party’s first speech on this bill in the House, from Hansard. Excerpts are the speaker’s opening sentences, unedited.
LiberalRyan Turnbull· May 1, 2026
“As Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance and National Revenue, I have the honour and privilege of beginning debate on Bill C-30, an act to implement certain provisions of the spring economic update tabled in Parliament on April 28, 2026.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caConservativePat Kelly· May 1, 2026
“Let us make no mistake, this is another Liberal costly credit card budget. This budget has record debt, record debt service charges and record spending.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caBlocYves Perron· May 1, 2026
“In that case, I will be sharing my time with this wonderful colleague, which means I will have to step up my game. After all, there needs to be some balance in these 10-minute speeches.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caNDPJenny Kwan· May 25, 2026
“I am sharing my time with the member for Trois-Rivières. Let me start with a quote that says, for all my life, I have been a Liberal who believed in rights, equity and an independent foreign policy.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caGreenElizabeth May· June 18, 2026
“We are told that this bill is absolutely necessary to implement the spring economic update.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.ca
Read the source
LEGISinfo status: Royal assent received. Bill data from LEGISinfo, votes from openparliament.ca and the House of Commons. Last updated October 13, 2026.