The 2025-26 main estimates outline 19 organizations requesting a big budgetary hike of 25 per cent or more compared to the previous fiscal year’s document.

This year’s estimates set out $486.9-billion in federal spending, representing an 8.4 per cent jump over last year’s spending document, and includes $73.4-billion in special warrants issued while Parliament was prorogued.

Canada Post took the top spot, seeking almost $1.06-billion through this year’s mains, almost five times the $22.2-million it sought last year. Next, the High Speed Rail project is requesting funding of $597-million set compared to just $45-million the year before. Elections Canada has the third-biggest requested bump—going from $259-million in 2024-25 to $691-million in 2025-26.

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Riddhi Kachhela is a news reporter covering all things politics for The Hill Times' daily subscriber newsletter, Politics This Morning. She studied journalism at Goldsmiths University of London, U.K., and worked as a reporter for local papers in London before moving to Canada. She has also previously dabbled in screenwriting and film production, and is a qualified chartered accountant. See all stories BY RIDDHI KACHHELA