Child-benefit payments will start rising with the cost of living two years earlier than initially promised
The Working Income Tax Benefit will also likely be increased
The money could be used to pay down the deficit, or to fund new spending
The fiscal update comes as the Canadian economy is on a roll
Throughout the heated discussion of tax changes for small businesses, little attention has been paid to C-27, a new bill to restructure federal pensions
The federal government could devote between $23 billion and $39 billion to either new spending, or tax relief, and still meet its debt targets for 2017
Most provinces face bigger fiscal woes, says a report from the federal budget watchdog
The federal government is honing in on a date for its fall economic update
The federal government could have released its proposals to reform the taxation of small corporations with more finesse
Government revenues were up $3.5 billion or 4.9%, compared with the same three-month period last year