-$12 billion for a Canadian Secured Credit Facility to support financing to buy or lease vehicles and equipment.
-Buy an additional $50 billion under the Insured Mortgage Purchase Program in the first half of the 2009-10 financial year, on top of the $75 billion already purchased.
-Increase the maximum eligible loan amount small businesses can access under the Canadian Small Business Financing Program for loans after March 31 to $350,000 from $250,000, and to $500,000 for loans for acquiring real property.
-$5 billion for the new Business Credit Availability Program.
* Video: 50 per cent approve of federal budget
-Introduce Federal Securities Act for Canada this year with a transition office to deliver an administrative plan within 12 months.
-Create the Canadian Life Insurers Assurance Facility to provide insurance on the wholesale term borrowing of life insurance companies.
-Increased flexibility for the Canadian Deposit Insurance Corp., including the ability to own shares in member institutions.
-Extension of the 50 per cent straight line accelerated capital cost allowance rate for investment in manufacturing equipment in 2010 and 2011.
-Temporary 100 per cent capital cost allowance rate for computers bought before Feb 1, 2011.
-Increase the amount of income eligible for the small-business tax rate to $500,000 from $400,000.
-Extend the Mineral Exploration Tax Credit, which was set to expire in 2009, by one year.
-$10 million for the Canadian Youth Business Foundation.
-$30 million over two years for the Canadian Business Network.
