OTTAWA - The federal government posted a deficit of $55.28 billion for its 2025-26 fiscal year compared with a $43.15-billion deficit a year earlier, according to the Finance Department’s monthly fiscal monitor report.

The department cautioned the figures were not the final result for the 2025-26 fiscal year, which will include additional end-of-year adjustments and be published in the public accounts for the year.

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