Overview of Government Spending by Function, 2022/2023

Release date: November 28, 2023
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Description: Overview of Government Spending by Function, 2022/2023


Per capita spending by federal, provincial, territorial and local governments combined,Note 1 Note 2 2021/2022 and 2022/2023
Table summary
This table displays the results of Per capita spending by federal. The information is grouped by  Function (appearing as row headers), 2021/2022, 2022/2023 and Change (appearing as column headers).
 Function 2021/2022 2022/2023 Change
Housing and community amenities $309 $370 19.7%
Environmental protection $554 $636 14.8%
General public services $3,382 $3,759 11.1%
Defence $518 $534 3.1%
Public order and safety $1,149 $1,179 2.6%
Recreation, culture and religion $534 $540 1.1%
Education $3,038 $3,068 1.0%
Health $5,919 $5,937 0.3%
Social protection $6,630 $5,926 -10.6%
Economic affairs $3,035 $2,276 -25.0%
Total $25,068 $24,225 -3.4%

Per capita spending on health by provincial/territorial and local governments combined,Note 1 Note 2 2022/2023
Table summary
This table displays the results of Per capita spending on health by provincial/territorial and local governments combined 2022/2023 (appearing as column headers).
2022/2023
Alberta $5,378
British Columbia $5,741
Manitoba $6,185
New Brunswick $6,727
Newfoundland and Labrador $7,080
Northwest Territories $17,279
Nova Scotia $6,851
Nunavut $17,737
Ontario $5,270
Prince Edward Island $5,239
Quebec $6,049
Saskatchewan $5,729
Yukon $9,642

Sources: Statistics Canada, tables 17-10-0009-01, 10-10-0024-01 and 10-10-0005-01.

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