Bill C-4

Making Life More Affordable for Canadians Act

An Act respecting certain affordability measures for Canadians and another measure

Sponsor

François-Philippe Champagne  Liberal

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is, or will soon become, law.

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament has also written a full legislative summary of the bill.

Part 1 amends the Income Tax Act to reduce the marginal personal income tax rate on the lowest tax bracket to 14.5% for the 2025 taxation year and to 14% for the 2026 and subsequent taxation years.
Part 2 amends the Excise Tax Act and other related Regulations to implement a temporary GST new housing rebate for first-time home buyers.
Part 3 repeals Part 1 of the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act and the Fuel Charge Regulations .
Part 4 amends the Canada Elections Act to make changes to the requirements relating to political parties’ policies for the protection of personal information.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-4s:

C-4 (2021) Law An Act to amend the Criminal Code (conversion therapy)
C-4 (2020) Law COVID-19 Response Measures Act
C-4 (2020) Law Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement Implementation Act
C-4 (2016) Law An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code, the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act, the Public Service Labour Relations Act and the Income Tax Act

Votes

June 12, 2025 Passed 2nd reading of Bill C-4, An Act respecting certain affordability measures for Canadians and another measure

Finance Committee, on Oct. 1, 2025

  • Lane, Executive Director, Legislative Governance, Department of the Environment
  • Meltzer, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Environmental Protection Branch, Department of the Environment
  • Rizzo, Director General, GST/HST Rulings Directorate, Canada Revenue Agency
  • Riddell, Director, Real Property and Financial Institutions, Sales Tax Division, Department of Finance
  • Coulombe, Director General, Legislation, Sales Tax Division, Department of Finance
  • Gormanns, Director, Excise Policy, Sales Tax Division, Department of Finance
  • Bartucci, Director, Strategic Projects, Personal Income Tax Division, Department of Finance
  • Gwyer, Director General, Legislation, Tax Legislation Division, Tax Policy Branch, Department of Finance
  • Hawara, Assistant Secretary to Cabinet, Democratic Institutions and Machinery of Government, Privy Council Office
  • Brault, Director General, Legislative Policy Directorate, Legislative Policy and Regulatory Affairs Branch, Canada Revenue Agency
  • G. C. Moody, Fellow Chartered Professional Accountant, As an Individual
  • Demers, Vice-President, Strategic Development, Public Affairs and Innovation, Association des professionnels de la construction et de l'habitation du Québec
  • Moffatt, Founding Director, Missing Middle Initiative

Finance Committee, on Oct. 6, 2025

  • François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance and National Revenue
  • Keesmaat, President and Chief Executive Officer, Collecdev-Markee, As an Individual
  • Cape, Chief Executive Officer, Assembly Corp.
  • Lyall, President, Residential Construction Council of Ontario

Finance Committee, on Oct. 8, 2025

  • Lavoie, National Senior Director, Public Policy, Habitat for Humanity Canada
  • Carr, Chief Executive Officer, Inclusion Canada
  • Lee, Associate Professor, Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, As an Individual
  • Whitzman, Senior Housing Researcher, University of Toronto School of Cities, As an Individual
  • MacKenzie, National Director, Public Affairs, Advocacy, and Strategic Communications, March of Dimes Canada

Finance Committee, on Oct. 20, 2025

Finance Committee, on Oct. 22, 2025

  • Leblanc, Director General, Personal Income Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch, Department of Finance
  • Bartucci, Director, Strategic Projects, Personal Income Tax Division, Department of Finance

Finance Committee, on Oct. 27, 2025

  • Coulombe, Director General, Legislation, Sales Tax Division, Department of Finance