Summary#

Bill C-7, titled the Appropriation Act No. 2, 2025–26, would authorize spending from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the 2025–26 fiscal year. It does not amend another Act in the supplied text. Its stated goal is to pay federal public administration expenses not otherwise provided for. The supplied material does not establish whether the bill has passed or is in force; the provisions described here are proposed.

• It would authorize payments of up to $8,580,271,678 for the items in the 2025–26 Supplementary Estimates (A).
• Each amount could be used only for the purpose, and under the terms and conditions, listed for that item in the schedule.
• The schedule’s items would be treated as effective from April 1, 2025, if the bill becomes law.
• Appropriations could be charged to the fiscal year’s accounts after year-end, before the Public Accounts are tabled, only to make accounting adjustments that do not require payments from the Consolidated Revenue Fund.

What it means for you#

• Federal departments and other recipients named in the missing schedule: The bill would provide spending authority for listed items, subject to each item’s stated purpose and conditions. The supplied text does not identify the recipients or allocations.
• Taxpayers: The bill would permit up to $8.58 billion to be paid from the Consolidated Revenue Fund. It does not require the full amount to be spent.
• General public: The supplied text does not directly change taxes, fees, benefits, or individual rights.

Money#

The bill would authorize up to $8,580,271,678 in payments for the 2025–26 fiscal year; it does not state how much will actually be spent.

• The total is tied to the items in Supplementary Estimates (A), but the schedule listing those items was not supplied.
• No separate cost estimate for administering the bill is provided.

What is unclear#

• Which departments, organizations, or activities would receive money, and how much each item would provide.
• What terms or conditions would apply to each item.
• Whether any authorized amount will go unspent.
• Whether the bill has passed or is in force; no status information was supplied.
• The text does not set out reporting or oversight requirements beyond limiting each payment to its listed purpose and conditions.

Case for#

• The bill appears intended to provide spending authority for federal expenses in 2025–26 that are not covered by other appropriations.
• Linking each payment to a specific item’s purpose and conditions could limit how the money is used.
• The accounting provision allows certain year-end adjustments without authorizing additional payments from the Consolidated Revenue Fund under that provision.

Case against#

• Without the schedule, readers cannot assess which activities would receive the money or whether the allocations and conditions are justified.
• The bill sets a large spending ceiling, but the supplied text does not explain the individual needs behind it.
• Treating items as effective from April 1, 2025, could apply the authority to an earlier part of the fiscal year if the bill becomes law; the text does not explain how that timing would affect individual payments.