20 under-the-radar highlights from the latest federal budget

Author Brennan Doherty
Monday’s federal budget is a treasure trove of investments in Canadian communities, as well as the social impact sector itself.

Why It Matters

You may have heard about childcare, climate, and other big themes that made the Budget 2021 headlines, but plenty of other proposals within its pages will create conditions for emerging opportunities and challenges.

var TRINITY_TTS_WP_CONFIG = {"cleanText":"20 under-the-radar highlights from the latest federal budget. Whenever a federal budget is tabled in the House of Commons, there are always programs or initiatives that don\u2019t get any airtime on the nightly news.\u00a0 A long-awaited national childcare program, renewed support programs for struggling small businesses, and investments in green economic development ate up most of the commentary on the April 19 federal budget. But planned investments in disaggregated data for racialized communities, changes to the asset disbursement quota, and a recovery fund for Canada\u2019s arts and sports sectors \u2014\u00a0and much more \u2014 never made the front page.\u00a0 After the tumult of Monday\u2019s coverage died down, Future of Good\u2019s editorial team

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