Liberal
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Recapitalise the Venture Capital Catalyst Initiative by $1B
"Invest in our homegrown startups by recapitalizing the Venture Capital Catalyst Initiative (VCCI) by $1 billion. Combined with Mark Carney’s previously announced reversal of the capital gains hike, this will encourage Canadian capital funds to take risks and invest in promising companies. It’s about fueling our startup ecosystem, commercializing Canadian science, and betting on our own companies. This will include a defence-specific stream to catalyze our early-stage defence companies." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23
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Allow flow-through shares, where companies issue new shares that allow investors to deduct eligible R&D expenses directly from their taxable income
"Incentivize investment in innovation, especially in Canada’s startups, to help them grow and scale by introducing flow-through shares to our Canadian startup ecosystem, supporting companies in AI, quantum computing, biotech, and advanced manufacturing to raise money faster. This works by allowing companies to issue new shares that allow investors to deduct eligible R&D expenses directly from their taxable income, lowering the risk of investing in innovative Canadian companies. This builds off the successful model that has drawn investment into Canada’s world-leading mining sector and will help our startups to scale up and be the best in the world." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23
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Create a Canada Patent Box to reward builders who locate or stay in Canada
"Bring IP back to Canada and attract talent by creating a Canada Patent Box that will reward builders who locate or stay in Canada. This will encourage more businesses to grow at home and create jobs here. This will reverse the flow of made-in-Canada ideas to the U.S., ending the trend of subsidizing the U.S. economy with Canadian-grown ideas." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23
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Make the Black Entrepreneurship Program permanent, and provide ongoing funding to support Black-owned businesses
"Make the Black Entrepreneurship Program permanent and provide ongoing funding to support Black-owned businesses. The more entrepreneurs with good ideas that are supported, the more resilient and sustainable our growth will be. Supporting Canadian businesses from every community is how we build Canada strong." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23
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Provide an extra $100M for the Women's Economic and Leadership Opportunities Fund over three years
"Unlock new economic opportunities for women by increasing support for the Women’s Economic and Leadership Opportunities Fund. This fund invests in projects that promote women’s economic security and prosperity. A strong economy must be one where women can access high paying jobs, get equal pay for equal work, and achieve success without systemic barriers holding them back [more]." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-22