The Royal Conservatory of Music and the Harbourfront Centre are among the groups that would benefit from a federal budget that will likely be used as the base of the Conservative party's election platform.

Millions of dollars in targeted stimulus for the two Toronto institutions were included in Ottawa's $279-billion spending plan, released on Tuesday.

But with all three opposition parties voicing displeasure with the $279-billion spending plan, such promises are more likely to appear on the campaign trail before anything else.

Without the support of at least one of the Liberals, Bloc Quebecois or NDP, the Tory budget will fail and launch an election. All parties appeared ready for that likelihood on Wednesday.

Minister of International Trade Peter Van Loan visited Toronto on Wednesday to outline how the budget would affect local residents and businesses.

Van Loan highlighted nearly a dozen points, from job creation to investments in innovation and education, as well as a tax credit for caregivers who care for infirm relatives.

"Our government is focused on the economy, on supporting hard-working Canadians and their families and on completing and securing the economic recovery," Van Loan said in a statement. "Our plan will keep taxes low for Ontario families, invest in jobs and growth, and control government spending to eliminate the deficit."

Under the proposed budget Toronto's Royal Conservatory, Canada's preeminent music school, would receive a one-time $7.5 million investment to help launch a national examination system partnership with Carnegie Hall. Prime Minister Stephen Harper studied piano at the Royal Conservatory as a child.

"It was a wonderful surprise and we were very pleased to receive the show of support from the government," said Jeff Embleton, Manager of Publicity at RCM. "It's a real validation of both the history of success with the examination program and the strength of our partnership with Carnegie Hall."

The government would also renew a Harbourfront Centre funding program, promising $25 million over the next fine years for the not-for-profit arts organization.

The development of a passenger rail line between Peterborough and Toronto would also proceed under the proposed budget, using money set aside by the provincial and federal governments under the Building Canada Fund.

The mayor's office issued a short statement following the budget's, but did not say whether Rob Ford was satisfied with what the city was offered.

"We have had a good working relationship with the federal government. The City of Toronto looks forward to further details on the long-term infrastructure funding and how it will help Toronto residents," the statement read.

The Harper government's budget, titled "A Low-Tax Plan for Jobs and Growth," included a number of small measures that would provide tax relief for Canadian families, including a children's arts credit, tax relief for volunteer firefighters and benefits for low-income seniors.

See a full list of budget highlights here.

Ontario's government, however, was less than impressed with the offering outlined by federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty. Flaherty's provincial counterpart, Dwight Duncan, said there was nothing in the budget to boost job creation.

He added that Ontario was being shortchanged on unemployment benefits, skills retraining and on immigration settlement policies. Duncan said the budget appeared focused on provoking a federal election.

All three federal opposition parties said on Tuesday that they would not support the budget as it is currently written, and the Conservatives have said they will not make amendments to the document.

Ontario already has a provincial election scheduled for Oct. 6.