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Where do the Liberals, Conservatives and NDP stand on major issues? Here is a breakdown of their positions on the issues of taxes, the economy, energy, climate change, infrastructure, child care and skills training.

Note: The Green Party of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ has not yet released its full 2021 election platform. We’ll update this file when it is released.

Taxes

Liberals

• Luxury tax on new cars and private aircraft worth at least $100,000

• Tax vacation properties of non-residents

• 3% digital service tax

• Strengthen CRA to combat tax avoidance

Conservatives

• Make foreign tech companies pay digital services tax representing 3% of their gross revenue if they don’t pay corporate income tax here

• Provide 25% tax credit on amounts of up to $100,000 invested in a small business over the next two years

• Appoint expert panel to review tax system

NDP

• 1% tax on wealth over $20 million

• Excess profit tax on pandemic profits of large corporations

Economy

Liberals

• Expand EI sick benefits to 26 weeks

• $250 million, three-year aerospace pandemic recovery bailout

• Allow firms to expense up to $1.5 million in eligible investments in each of next three years

• $15 federal minimum wage

Conservatives

• Pay up to 50% of the salary of new hires for six months following the end of CEWS

• Provide 5% investment tax credit for any capital investment made in 2022 and 2023

• Loans of up to $200,000 to help small and medium-sized businesses in hospitality, retail, and tourism, with up to 25% forgiven

NDP

• Create one million jobs by investing in infrastructure, public transit, homes, retrofitting and transitioning to a carbon neutral economy

• Increase federal minimum wage

• Provide 10 paid sick days for workers in federally regulated industries

Energy

Liberals

• $1 billion over five years for large clean energy technology projects

• $35 million to create the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy

Conservatives

• Introduce renewable natural gas mandate

• Implement LNG export strategy

• Tax credit for carbon capture, use and storage technology

NDP

• Create 300,000 jobs in the green economy

Climate change

Liberals

• $5 billion over seven years for the Net Zero Accelerator to help companies reduce emissions

• Reduce corporate income tax rate by 50% for zero-emission technology manufacturers

• $200 million for a Natural Infrastructure Fund; $5 billion in green bonds to fund conservation and green infrastructure

Conservatives

• Implement Personal Low Carbon Savings Account

• Price carbon starting at $20/tonne and tie carbon price to the U.S. and European Union

• Introduce zero-emission vehicle mandate; $1 billion for electric-vehicle manufacturing; $1 billion for hydrogen technology; $3 billion investment by 2030 in natural climate solutions

NDP

• Modernize and expand public transit with the goal of electrification by 2030

• Establish Canadian Climate Bank to boost investment in renewable energy and low-carbon technologies

• Set up a climate emergency cabinet to focus on reducing emissions 50% by 2030

Infrastructure

Liberals

• Build dedicated passenger rail tracks in the Toronto-to-Quebec City corridor for high-frequency trains

• $1 billion universal broadband fund

• $1.9 billion for upgrades to transportation routes

Conservatives

• Eliminate and replace the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Infrastructure Bank

• Provide the funding needed to complete the extension of the Surrey-Langley SkyTrain

NDP

• Infrastructure products to use Canadian inputs including steel and aluminum

Child care

Liberals

• $30 billion over five years for child-care system, to be $10 a day in five years

Conservatives

• Replace Liberals’ child-care program with refundable tax credit for up to 75% of cost for low-income Canadians

NDP

• National child-care program

Skills training

Liberals

• $470 million for new apprenticeship program

• $240 million to increase the wage subsidy in the Student Work Placement Program

Conservatives

• Double the Apprenticeship Job Creation Tax Credit for the next three years

• Invest $250 million over two years to create the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Job Training Fund

• Create the Working Canadian Training Loan to provide low interest loans of up to $10,000 to people who want to upgrade their skills

NDP

• Create a hiring bonus where the government covers the employer’s share of EI and CPP premiums for new hires or rehired laid-off employees