The response came after sharp drops Thursday on North American stock markets
The government is looking to help keep Canada's health-care system healthy
Morneau says the government will increase its risk adjustment provision in the federal budget
Downside risks to the economy outweighed the risk of increasing household debt
There are still many steps to go through before the central bank can issue a digital offering
The agency has made changes to the paper tax booklet to simplify the language
Canadians earning between about $160,000 and $227,500 will, on average, save about $257 a year
Moving the date of implementation up by three months could benefit more than 24,000 people
Two new family caregiver benefits will also kick in
Various estimates suggest so-called impact investors in Canada are sitting on between $2 billion and $5 billion with the potential to grow to $30 billion within a decade