Pre-Budget Submission to the Department of Finance
The NIA has released its latest pre-budget submission to the Department of Finance in advance of Budget 2026.
The submission outlines seven recommendations to help ensure Canada’s policies and programs better support the needs of our ageing population. The NIA recommends the federal government:
- Modernize the Canadian Pension Plan to include a Pension Delay Guarantee.
- Increase the Guaranteed Income Supplement earnings exemption to $10,000 per year and index it to inflation.
- Reform the Disability Tax Credit eligibility process to ensure timely and equitable access to federal support.
- Transform the Canada Caregiver Credit (CCC) into a refundable benefit.
- Engage in a consultative process to strengthen the New Horizons for Seniors Program.
- Adopt a risk‑based approach to AI regulation that ensures essential systems are safe, transparent, accessible, and free from age‑related bias.
- Uphold the human rights of older adults by fully participating in and supporting the proposed United Nations Convention on the Rights of Older Persons.
Together, these recommendations address financial security, disability supports, caregiving, community-based services, responsible AI and the human rights of older adults.
