Her Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled “An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act and to authorize certain payments to be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund”.

This enactment amends the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act to authorize additional payments to the provinces and territories. It also authorizes payments to be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the purpose of addressing transit shortfalls and needs and improving housing supply and affordability.

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

Total payment of $2 billion

24.‍73 The Minister may pay an additional cash payment equal to

• (a) for Ontario, $775,500,000;

• (b) for Quebec, $450,006,000;

• (c) for Nova Scotia, $51,800,000;

• (d) for New Brunswick, $41,238,000;

• (e) for Manitoba, $72,437,000;

• (f) for British Columbia, $272,434,000;

• (g) for Prince Edward Island, $8,574,000;

• (h) for Saskatchewan, $61,759,000;

• (i) for Alberta, $232,332,000;

• (j) for Newfoundland and Labrador, $27,227,000;

• (k) for Yukon, $2,244,000;

• (l) for the Northwest Territories, $2,387,000; and

• (m) for Nunavut, $2,062,000.

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