This month, Canadian MPs will return to the House of Commons to resume their regular “sittings,” i.e., the specific days when the House of Commons or Senate meets to conduct business. This move follows the lawmakers’ summer recess. One of the highlights of the Fall Sitting will be the annual federal budget. This will be the second federal budget delivered in the fall since Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government announced a permanent shift from the traditional late-winter or early-spring budget schedule to releasing the budget in the 4th quarter of the year.

This change has significant implications for stakeholders ...