2010 budgets |
Federal
Federal Finance Minister James M. Flaherty presented the 2010 budget on March 4, 2010.
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New Brunswick
New Brunswick Finance Minister Greg Bryne presented the 2010-2011 budget on December 1, 2009.
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Northwest Territories
On January 28, 2010, Finance Minister J. Michael Miltenberger presented the 2010-2011 budget to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories. In recognition of the fact that economic recovery will be slow, the budget included no new taxes. However, effective April 1, 2010, there will be policies in place to make adjustments to property tax rates, tobacco tax rates and liquor mark-ups to reflect inflation. For more information on the Northwest Territories budget, please refer to the Budget Address.
Alberta
Alberta’s Minister of Finance and Enterprise, Ted Morton, presented the province’s 2010 budget on February 9, 2010. No new tax initiatives were announced in the budget. Personal credits have been indexed for inflation – as previously announced on December 22, 2009, for 2010, credit amounts will increase 0.3%. As well, concerns about aggressive tax planning were noted: “Alberta Finance and Enterprise is working diligently with other provincial and federal jurisdictions to identify and pursue tax avoidance schemes”. For more information on the Alberta budget, please see the Ministry of Finance web site.
British Columbia
British Columbia Finance Minister Colin Hansen presented the 2010 budget on March 2, 2010.
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Nunavut
Nunavut’s Finance Minister, Mr. Keith Peterson, tabled the budget in the Legislative Assembly on March 8, 2010. The budget included no new tax measures. For more information, please refer to the Department of Finance’s website.
Manitoba
Manitoba Minister of Finance Rosann Wowchuk presented the 2010 provincial budget on March 23, 2010.
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Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Finance Minister Rod Gantefoer presented the 2010 budget on March 24, 2010.
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Ontario
Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan presented the 2010 budget on March 25, 2010.
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Yukon
Yukon Premier Dennis Fentie presented the 2010 territorial budget on March 25, 2010. The budget did not introduce any new tax measures or tax rate changes.
For more information, please visit the Department of Finance website.
Newfoundland and Labrador
Finance Minister Tom Marshall presented the 2010 budget on March 29, 2010.
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Quebec
Quebec Minister of Finance, Raymond Bachand presented the 2010-2011 budget in the National Assembly on Tuesday, March 30, 2010.
Quebec budget – changes affecting financial institutions.
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Quebec budget – R&D developments.
Nova Scotia
Finance Minister Graham Steele presented the government's 2010-11 budget in the House of Assembly on Tuesday, April 6, 2010.
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Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island’s Minister of Finance, Wesley Sheridan, presented the 2010 budget on April 23, 2010.
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