C-4Making Life More Affordable for Canadians Act
An Act respecting certain affordability measures for Canadians and another measure
Government bill, introduced in the House of Commons on June 5, 2025
- Status
- Became law on March 12, 2026 · S.C. 2026, c. 2
What it does
Reduces the lowest personal income tax rate, adds a temporary GST new housing rebate for first-time buyers, removes the federal fuel charge, and changes some election privacy rules.
What it does
- Lowers the marginal personal income tax rate on the lowest tax bracket to 14.5% for the 2025 tax year and 14% for 2026 and later tax years.
- Creates a temporary GST new housing rebate for first-time home buyers under the Excise Tax Act and related regulations.
- Repeals Part 1 of the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act and the Fuel Charge Regulations.
- Changes the Canada Elections Act rules for political parties’ policies on protecting personal information.
Who it affects
- Personal income taxpayers
- First-time home buyers
- Political parties
- Canadians subject to the fuel charge
Background
Bill C-4 was introduced in the House of Commons on 5 June 2025. It has four parts that change tax, housing, fuel charge, and election rules.
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.
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
2nd reading of Bill C-4, An Act respecting certain affordability measures for Canadians and another measure
Vote 8,
Passed
335 yeato0 nay · 6 paired
Party breakdown for vote 8 Party Position Yea Nay Did not vote Liberal Yea 164 0 5 Conservative Yea 142 0 2 Bloc Yea 21 0 1 NDP Yea 7 0 0 Green Yea 1 0 0 Total 335 0
What MPs said
Each party’s first speech on this bill in the House, from Hansard. Excerpts are the speaker’s opening sentences, unedited.
LiberalFrançois-Philippe Champagne· June 6, 2025
“It is my privilege to rise and take part in today's debate as we begin the very important second reading of Bill C-4, the making life more affordable for Canadians act. I would note that the House has voted unanimously for the ways and means motion.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caConservativeGarnett Genuis· June 6, 2025
“In the context of this overall economic situation, we have Bill C-4 before Parliament. This is a piece of legislation that purports to be about affordability measures for Canadians.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caBlocMarilène Gill· June 6, 2025
“With that, I will segue to another aspect of the bill, which is the partial elimination of the carbon tax. Once again, during the election campaign, the Prime Minister promised a cheque to all Canadians, except for people in Quebec and British Columbia, after he abolished the carbon tax.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caNDPDon Davies· June 11, 2025
“That brings me to Bill C-4, the making life more affordable for Canadians act. While it is not perfect, New Democrats will support this bill at second reading, because it contains measures that provide immediate relief to Canadians who are struggling.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caGreenElizabeth May· June 11, 2025
“I appreciate the chance to speak to Bill C-4. First of all, I want to make a couple of observations about the legislation we are seeing in this place under the new government.”
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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.