| Issue | BQ | Conservative | Green | Liberal | NDP | PPC |
| Business | Eliminate subsidies for fossil fuel businesses. | Eliminate subsidies for fossil fuel businesses. Eliminate subsidies for private media companies. For every new regulation imposed, eliminate two existing regulations. | Eliminate subsidies for fossil fuel businesses. | Eliminate subsidies for fossil fuel businesses. | Eliminate subsidies for fossil fuel businesses. | Eliminate all subsidies for businesses. Eliminate funding for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). |
| Crown corporations | | Privatize the Trans Mountain pipeline. | Increase funding for the CBC. | | Increase funding for the CBC. | Privatize the Trans Mountain pipeline. Privatize Canada Post. Privatize the CBC. |
| Deficit | | Balance the budget in five years. | Balance the budget in five years. | Balance the budget in twenty-one years. | Oppose the use of any austerity measures in pursuit of a balanced budget. | Balance the budget in two years. |
| Education | | Increase federal RESP contributions from 20% to 30%. | Fully fund the cost of university tuition. Forgive federal student debts. | | Remove interest from federal student loans. | |
| Elections | | | Replace Canada's electoral system with proportional representation. Lower the voting age from 18 to 16. | | Replace Canada's electoral system with proportional representation. | |
| Energy | Oppose all pipeline construction. | Support the construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion Support the construction of the Northern Gateway pipeline. Repeal Impact Assessment Act and Canadian Energy Regulator Act. Repeal Oil Tanker Moratorium Act. | Oppose all pipeline construction. Ban fracking. Stop all new fossil fuel projects. | Support the construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Oppose the construction of the Northern Gateway pipeline. | Oppose all pipeline construction. | Repeal Impact Assessment Act and Canadian Energy Regulator Act. Repeal Oil Tanker Moratorium Act. Invoke section 92(10) of the constitution to declare pipelines in the national interest. |
| Environment | Ban neonicotinoid pesticides. | Cut corporate income taxes from 15% to 5% for green technology businesses. Ban the dumping of raw sewage into waterways. Require heavy emitters to invest in clean technology. Create a green-technology patent tax credit. | Ban neonicotinoid pesticides. Protect 30% of Canada's land and water by 2030. Ban non-renewable electricity sources by 2030. | Cut corporate income taxes from 15% to 7.5% for businesses selling zero-emission products. Protect 25% of Canada's land and water by 2025. Plant two billion trees by 2029. Ban some single use plastics. | Protect 30% of Canada's land and water by 2030. Ban some single use plastics. Ban non-renewable electricity sources by 2030. | Eliminate subsidies for green technology. Increase funding for climate change adaptation. |
| Firearms | Ban individuals with firearm licenses from owning handguns. | Classify firearms through legislation based on mechanical features and remove the RCMP's power to reclassify firearms. Repeal Bill C-71. Extend background checks on firearm licenses from five years to life. | Ban individuals with firearm licenses from owning semi-automatic firearms. Ban individuals with firearm licenses from owning handguns. | Allow municipalities to ban individuals with firearm licenses from owning handguns. Ban individuals with firearm licenses from owning AR-15s. | Allow municipalities to ban individuals with firearm licenses from owning handguns. | Classify firearms through legislation based on mechanical features and remove the RCMP's power to reclassify firearms. Make firearm licenses permanent. |
| Foreign | End ties to the British monarchy. | Withdraw from the United Nations Compact on Migration. Recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. End the practice of using foreign aid money to fund abortions. Ban Huawei from participating in Canada's 5G networks. Withdraw Canada's $250 million contributions to China's Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. Stop sending foreign aid to countries with a Human Development Index over 0.6, which will reduce the foreign aid budget by 25%. Classify the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization. | Stop selling weapons to Saudi Arabia. Increase foreign aid spending to 0.7% of gross national income. Sign and ratify The Treaty to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. Re-establish the Canadian International Development Agency. Increase funding to the Green Climate Fund and Global Environmental Facility to $4 billion per year. | Increase foreign aid spending to 0.7% of gross national income. Increase funding for the United Nations. | Stop selling weapons to Saudi Arabia. Increase foreign aid spending to 0.7 per cent of gross national income. | Withdraw from the United Nations Compact on Migration. Withdraw from the United Nations Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Stop pursuing a seat on the UN Security Council. Reduce annual foreign aid spending by $5 billion. |
| Health | | Increase healthcare funding by at least 3% per year. | Introduce government funding for prescription medications. Introduce government funding for dental care for low-income individuals. | Increase healthcare funding by at least 3% per year. | Introduce government funding for prescription medications. Introduce government funding for dental care. | |
| Housing | Increase funding for social housing in Quebec. | Increase the amortization period for insured mortgages to 30 years for first-time buyers. | Appoint a Minister of Housing. Eliminate the first-time home buyer incentive. | Increase the amount first-time homebuyers are allowed to withdraw from their RRSPs from $25,000 to $35,000. | Build 500,000 social housing units. Fund up to $5,000 in rental subsidies for 500,000 low-income households. | |
| Labour | Ban government workers in positions of authority from wearing visible religious symbols while working. | | Raise the federal minimum wage to $15. Ban non-credit unpaid internships. | Raise the federal minimum wage to $15. | Raise the federal minimum wage to $15. Ban non-credit unpaid internships. | |
| Legal | | Increase funding for the Youth Gang Prevention Fund by 25%. Impose a mandatory prison sentence of five years for possession of a smuggled firearm. Impose a prison sentence of up to fourteen years for diverting firearms into the hands of criminals. Require individuals on parole to cut ties with gangs. List crime and gang organizations in the Criminal Code. Impose a mandatory prison sentence of five-year sentence for ordering or participating in violent criminal activity. Impose a mandatory prison sentence for directing gang crime. Start a judicial inquiry into the SNC-Lavalin scandal. Enable the RCMP to seek access information protected by cabinet confidence by making an application to the Supreme Court of Canada. | Decriminalize all drug possession. Eliminate mandatory minimum sentences. End solitary confinement in prisons. Ban consensual sexuality conversion therapy. Legalize prostitution. | Provide free legal aid to survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. Only appoint bilingual Supreme Court judges. Establish an independent Criminal Case Review Commission to review wrongfully convicted applications. Require all judges to undertake mandatory training on sexual assault law. Require judges to take training about unconscious bias and cultural competency for all judges. Make drug treatment court the default sentence for first-time offenders charged exclusively with drug possession. Ban consensual sexuality conversion therapy. | Expunge the criminal records of people guilty of minor cannabis possession. Implement a national ban on carding. Only appoint bilingual Supreme Court judges. Appoint Supreme Court judges to represent Quebec. Ban consensual sexuality conversion therapy for minors. | |
| Immigration | Eliminate the Safe Third Country agreement to allow Americans to apply for refugee status in Canada. Give Quebec control over its immigration policies. Exempt Quebec from the Multiculturalism Act. | Prevent American residents from applying for asylum or refugee status in Canada. | Eliminate the Safe Third Country agreement to allow Americans to apply for refugee status in Canada. Eliminate the Temporary Foreign Workers Program and replace it with more permanent immigrants. | Increase the number of new immigrants from 310,000 per year to 350,000 per year by 2021. | Eliminate the Safe Third Country agreement to allow Americans to apply for refugee status in Canada. Eliminate the cap on sponsoring parents and grandparents. | Reduce the number of new immigrants from 310,000 per year to 150,000 per year. Increase the proportion of economic immigrants. End reliance on UN for refugee selection. Repeal the Multiculturalism Act. End all funding to promote multiculturalism. Require new immigrants to pass a test about Canadian values. Declare the whole border an official port of entry to end exemptions for illegal border crossers. Ban birth tourism. |
| Indigenous | Implement UNDRIP. | Appoint a minister for "consulting Indigenous rights holders." | Implement UNDRIP. Repeal and replace the Indian Act. | Implement UNDRIP. | Implement UNDRIP. | Repeal and replace the Indian Act. |
| Military | | Seek to join the U.S. ballistic missile defence system. | Do not use autonomous weapons. | | Reinstate the veteran disability pension as previously provided by the Pension Act. | |
| Provinces and Territories | Seek sovereignty for Quebec. Merge Quebec's federal and provincial tax returns into one tax return. | Appoint a Minister of Internal Trade. Eliminate interprovincial trade restrictions. Merge Quebec's federal and provincial tax returns into one tax return. | | | Allow unions to initiate trade disputes. | Appoint a Minister of Internal Trade. Reduce equalization payments. Eliminate federal funding for areas under provincial jurisdiction. Use section 91(2) of the constitution to eliminate interprovincial trade restrictions. |
| Senate | | Appoint senators who are members of the Conservative Party of Canada. | | Appoint independent senators. | Abolish the Senate. | |
| Speech | | Withhold grants from universities that refuse to allow free speech on campus. | | | | Withhold grants from universities that refuse to allow free speech on campus. Repeal M-103. Repeal C-16. |
| Taxation (Business) | Implement a 3% tax on revenue from online services. | Expand the small business tax rate to businesses with more than $50,000 in annual passive income. Exempt spouses from taxes on split income. Implement a 3% tax on revenue from online services of businesses that have one billion dollars of revenue worldwide and $50 million of revenue in Canada. | Increase the corporate income tax from 15% to 21%. Increase the corporate income tax for banks from 15% to 26%. Implement a robot tax. Implement a 3% tax on revenue from online services of businesses that have one billion dollars of revenue worldwide and $40 million of revenue in Canada. | Implement a 3% tax on revenue from online services of businesses that have one billion dollars of revenue worldwide and $40 million of revenue in Canada. | Increase the corporate income tax from 15% to 18%. | Reduce the corporate income tax rate from 15% to 10%. Extend the Accelerated Capital Cost Allowance to all sectors. |
| Taxation (Personal) | Implement a tax credit for recent graduates or immigrants who move to rural areas and work there. | Eliminate the carbon tax. Reduce the 15% income tax bracket to 13.75%. Make EI benefits for new parents non taxable. Implement a 15% public transit pass tax credit. Implement a children's fitness and arts tax credit. Eliminate GST from residential energy bills. Lower the number of hours required for the volunteer firefighter supplies tax credit from 200 to 150. Increase the adoption expense tax credit to $20,000 and make it fully refundable. | Remove exemptions from the carbon tax. Apply the entire carbon tax to all industries. Implement a wealth tax. Implement a tax on sugary drinks. Implement a 0.2% tax on financial transactions. Exempt medicinal cannabis from sales tax. Exempt zero-emission vehicles from sales tax. | Raise the carbon tax by $10/tonne every year until it reaches $50/tonne. Raise the basic personal income tax deduction to $15,000. Implement a speculation tax on houses bought by non-residents. Implement a 10% tax on personal vehicles valued at $100,000 or more. | Remove exemptions from the carbon tax. Apply the entire carbon tax to all industries. Raise the capital gains inclusion from 50% to 75%. Raise the 33% income tax bracket to 35%. Implement a 1% wealth tax on wealth over $20,000,000. Implement a 15% tax on houses purchased by foreign buyers. Implement a 12% tax on personal vehicles valued at $100,000 or more. | Eliminate the carbon tax. Abolish the capital gains tax. Raise personal federal exemption to $15,000 Replace the current income tax brackets with two tax brackets. Tax income between $15,001 and $100,000 at 15% and income over $100,000 at 25%. Eliminate the federal sales tax. |
| Trade | | Ban the import of crude oil from Saudi Arabia. | Remove the Investor-State Dispute Settlement provisions from trade agreements. | Attempt to negotiate a free trade agreement with China. | | Eliminate supply management for dairy, poultry and eggs. |
