{"id":1303,"date":"2025-12-15T18:05:53","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T18:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leyton.majjane.agency\/ca\/white-papers\/federal-budget-2025-what-business-leaders-need-to-know-free-guide\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T17:04:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T15:04:17","slug":"federal-budget-2025-what-business-leaders-need-to-know-free-guide","status":"publish","type":"whitepaper","link":"https:\/\/leyton.com\/ca\/en\/insights\/white-papers\/federal-budget-2025-what-business-leaders-need-to-know-free-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Budget 2025: What Business Leaders Need to Know &#8211; Free Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis: 100%;\">\n<h2><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\">Executive Summary<\/mark><\/h2>\n<p>The 2025 Federal Budget marks a turning point, positioning investment as the engine of national productivity, competitiveness, and long-term prosperity. This budget unlocks major incentives for capital investment, research, digital transformation, and infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Get our concise, executive summary of the most relevant federal budget 2025 measures for <strong>companies, innovators, and investors<\/strong> to understand how to align your business strategy with the government&#8217;s new economic direction.<\/p>\n<div class=\"col\">\n<h3><strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\">Who should read this guide? <\/mark><\/strong><br \/>\n<mark class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\">Essential Reading for Key Decision-Makers<\/mark><\/h3>\n<p>\u25cf <strong>CEOs and General Managers:<\/strong> To guide business strategy toward investment-led growth.<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf <strong>CFOs and Financial Directors:<\/strong> To capitalize on the new Productivity Super-Deduction and Capital Budgeting Framework.<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf <strong>R&amp;D and Innovation Leaders:<\/strong> To implement the modernized SR&amp;ED framework and prepare for the National AI Infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf <strong>Operations and Procurement Teams: <\/strong>To evaluate new opportunities under the Buy Canadian Policy.<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf <strong>Investors and Foreign-Owned Property Holders:<\/strong> To understand the elimination of the Underused Housing Tax (UHT).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col\">\n<h3><strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\">Why read this guide?<\/mark><\/strong><br \/>\n<mark class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\">What business owners need to know<\/mark><\/h3>\n<p>\u25cf<strong> Reduce Your Costs: <\/strong>Learn how the new &#8220;Productivity Super-Deduction&#8221; immediately lowers the cost of investing in essential equipment and technology.<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf <strong>Maximize Innovation Funding:<\/strong> Discover the first major SR&amp;ED program enhancements in over a decade, which can significantly increase your refundable credits.<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf <strong>Unlock New Contracts:<\/strong> Position your products and services to benefit from priority access to federal contracts under the new Buy Canadian Policy.<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf <strong>Simplify Talent Acquisition:<\/strong> Improve access to skilled talent and navigate new labour mobility rules easily.<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf <strong>Align Your Strategy:<\/strong> Understand the government&#8217;s $1 trillion investment plan across AI and infrastructure to future-proof your growth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\">What\u2019s inside the guide?<\/mark><\/h2>\n<p>The Federal Budget 2025 provides clear incentives for businesses ready to modernize and scale. In this guide, you will learn:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul class=\"is-style-num-list\">\n<li><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\"><strong>Capital Investment:<\/strong> <\/mark>Details on the new Productivity Super-Deduction and the New Capital Budgeting Framework.<\/li>\n<li><strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\">SR&amp;ED Modernization:<\/mark><\/strong> A breakdown of the enhanced credit limit, eligibility expansion, and reintroduction of capital expenditures.<\/li>\n<li><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\"><strong>Artificial Intelligence:<\/strong> <\/mark>Key investments to build sovereign public AI compute capacity and national cloud infrastructure.<\/li>\n<li><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\"><strong>Procurement &amp; Supply Chains:<\/strong> <\/mark>An analysis of the &#8220;Buy Canadian Policy&#8221; and the Small and Medium Business Procurement Program.<\/li>\n<li><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\"><strong>Nation-Building Projects:<\/strong> <\/mark>Information on the Major Projects Office (MPO) to accelerate large infrastructure and energy project approvals.<\/li>\n<li><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\"><strong>Workforce &amp; Compliance:<\/strong> <\/mark>Updates on recognizing foreign credentials, restricting non-compete clauses, and the elimination of the Underused Housing Tax (UHT).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-color has-secondary-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-large-font-size\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color\"><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">Don&#8217;t Wait to Realign Your Strategy<\/mark>!<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p>Can&#8217;t find the answer you&#8217;re after?<a href=\"https:\/\/leyton.com\/ca\/contact-us\/\">Please contact our team<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Executive Summary The 2025 Federal Budget marks a turning point, positioning investment as the engine of national productivity, competitiveness, and long-term prosperity. 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