
Prime Minister Mark Carney makes an announcement at an RCMP detachment in Etobicoke, Ont., on Oct. 16, 2025. The Canadian Press/Laura Proctor
Leading up to the introduction of the federal budget next month, which ministers have said will carry a “substantial” deficit and “generational investments,” Ottawa has started announcing some of the new measures it will contain.
So far there’s been a heavy focus on bolstering security, whether through allocating more funds to hire 2,000 additional law enforcement personnel or to beef up security programs.