Table 1 
Consolidated per capita spending by selected Canadian Classification of Functions of Government (CCOFOG), 2018 

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Consolidated per capita spending by selected Canadian Classification of Functions of Government (CCOFOG), 2018
  Canadian general government Federal government1 Provincial-territorial and local governments Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec
  dollarsdollarsdollarsdollarsdollarsdollarsdollarsdollars
General public services 3,192 2,574 1,784 3,254 1,805 2,087 1,942 2,803
Executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs and external affairs 444 197 253 646 218 191 249 348
Foreign economic aid 131 131 0 0 0 0 0 0
General services 788 399 418 1,486 642 580 616 571
Basic research 24 85 0 0 0 0 0 0
Public debt transactions 1,648 621 1,030 1,104 932 987 1,066 1,752
General public services n.e.c.2 157 1,141 83 15 6 330 10 131
Defence 461 470 0 0 0 0 0 0
Military defense 412 420 0 0 0 0 0 0
Civil defense 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0
Foreign military aid 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defence n.e.c.2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Public order and safety 972 312 739 710 508 730 731 603
Police services 470 183 334 296 193 376 372 282
Fire protection services 136 0 136 82 58 119 92 99
Law courts 170 48 123 172 90 154 67 133
Prisons 106 68 67 86 103 57 68 40
Public order and safety n.e.c.2 90 13 79 73 71 24 133 49
Economic affairs 1,827 507 1,488 1,532 1,786 1,115 1,482 1,708
General economic, commercial and labour affairs 332 237 199 484 636 408 327 208
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 225 95 160 143 392 149 173 166
Fuel and energy 307 50 269 113 19 76 10 16
Mining, manufacturing and construction 10 0 10 19 6 0 0 25
Transport 784 76 713 710 533 389 886 1,005
Economic affairs n.e.c.2 170 49 136 61 193 95 87 289
Environmental protection 421 118 311 191 238 316 181 268
Waste management 113 18 97 124 161 137 57 85
Waste water management 103 0 103 19 26 18 70 78
Pollution abatement 54 23 38 10 19 40 13 78
Protection of biodiversity and landscape 45 9 36 15 13 24 25 7
Environmental protection n.e.c.2 105 68 37 25 13 98 18 20
Housing and community amenities 261 80 214 208 154 222 176 134
Housing and community development 75 6 70 42 58 58 53 36
Water supply 142 22 121 126 71 116 87 77
Street lighting 17 0 17 25 13 38 35 12
Housing and community amenities n.e.c.2 27 52 6 15 13 11 1 9
Health 4,778 1,155 4,645 6,234 4,651 5,333 5,390 4,510
Medical products, appliances and equipment 355 0 355 321 238 270 305 447
Outpatient services 701 46 664 585 610 607 491 532
Hospital services 3,138 0 3,155 4,801 3,187 3,835 4,240 3,346
Public health services 236 7 231 172 328 435 97 97
Health n.e.c.2 348 1,102 239 356 289 184 257 88
Recreation, culture and religion 515 156 382 233 186 307 236 368
Recreational and sporting services 184 19 165 101 90 114 133 143
Cultural services 165 78 108 96 90 100 85 136
Broadcasting and publishing services 106 57 50 0 0 0 0 9
Recreation, culture, and religion n.e.c.2 61 2 59 38 6 93 18 81
Education 2,784 179 2,624 2,888 2,724 2,543 2,542 2,250
Primary and secondary education 1,708 47 1,666 1,834 1,606 1,374 1,562 1,528
College education 388 65 324 268 392 247 231 411
University education 671 64 609 744 649 884 583 302
Education n.e.c.2 16 4 25 42 77 36 164 9
Social protection 4,938 3,134 1,913 1,450 1,079 1,369 1,624 2,246
Sickness and disability 881 184 701 377 752 514 713 465
Old age 1,515 1,459 56 2 0 3 22 3
Family and children 1,346 858 505 413 141 236 425 909
Unemployment 355 350 26 0 0 0 0 23
Housing 214 80 177 205 109 166 146 122
Social exclusion n.e.c.2 557 165 399 436 71 450 255 696
Social protection n.e.c.2 70 37 50 19 6 0 63 27
  Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut
  dollarsdollarsdollarsdollarsdollarsdollarsdollarsdollars
General public services 1,344 2,189 1,858 1,299 1,285 4,212 6,881 8,379
Executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs and external affairs 143 207 297 294 305 1,182 2,628 2,509
Foreign economic aid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
General services 229 459 778 499 282 2,808 3,674 4,060
Basic research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Public debt transactions 907 1,450 751 434 659 197 445 155
General public services n.e.c.2 66 73 33 73 40 0 134 1,655
Defence 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Military defense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Civil defense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Foreign military aid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defence n.e.c.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Public order and safety 772 904 926 721 759 2,094 3,028 3,155
Police services 365 338 379 292 336 690 980 1,138
Fire protection services 145 147 151 183 144 271 178 78
Law courts 115 113 127 112 128 369 668 621
Prisons 63 232 155 64 42 394 779 983
Public order and safety n.e.c.2 84 75 113 71 109 345 445 336
Economic affairs 1,384 739 1,251 2,309 872 6,108 6,903 9,957
General economic, commercial and labour affairs 178 85 149 196 182 345 935 233
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 42 229 600 271 253 788 1,136 440
Fuel and energy 362 0 22 973 5 197 957 5,302
Mining, manufacturing and construction 3 7 11 0 8 616 200 0
Transport 691 337 340 794 379 3,005 3,518 3,776
Economic affairs n.e.c.2 108 81 127 75 44 1,158 178 207
Environmental protection 319 268 309 410 300 1,798 1,447 491
Waste management 93 30 74 129 115 74 200 52
Waste water management 114 59 167 120 129 148 245 26
Pollution abatement 26 3 5 45 21 320 111 0
Protection of biodiversity and landscape 55 24 18 70 9 862 289 155
Environmental protection n.e.c.2 31 151 44 46 27 394 601 259
Housing and community amenities 207 293 317 249 247 1,527 1,915 3,362
Housing and community development 77 111 79 42 94 936 1,069 2,017
Water supply 114 147 202 168 135 542 779 1,293
Street lighting 14 21 32 20 16 49 67 52
Housing and community amenities n.e.c.2 2 15 3 19 1 0 22 0
Health 4,284 5,397 4,943 5,104 4,649 7,758 13,561 14,173
Medical products, appliances and equipment 386 275 338 205 305 123 379 129
Outpatient services 698 835 604 528 859 1,675 2,115 5,509
Hospital services 2,613 3,605 3,431 3,754 3,127 5,443 8,684 6,828
Public health services 326 286 383 190 148 246 334 621
Health n.e.c.2 261 397 185 427 209 271 2,071 1,086
Recreation, culture and religion 326 231 307 477 575 1,010 1,247 1,785
Recreational and sporting services 163 78 150 281 149 591 668 672
Cultural services 101 133 99 119 65 369 223 647
Broadcasting and publishing services 52 15 0 10 190 0 45 0
Recreation, culture, and religion n.e.c.2 9 5 56 68 171 49 312 466
Education 2,772 2,633 3,299 3,094 2,169 5,246 5,812 7,474
Primary and secondary education 1,726 1,865 2,106 2,046 1,243 3,128 3,919 4,345
College education 313 228 284 321 249 1,379 1,314 2,276
University education 710 522 873 701 662 49 134 26
Education n.e.c.2 23 19 37 25 14 690 445 828
Social protection 1,850 1,819 2,462 1,863 1,611 3,251 6,257 7,112
Sickness and disability 811 716 1,532 919 449 862 2,004 284
Old age 110 0 0 94 5 123 89 52
Family and children 353 699 383 445 365 837 957 1,138
Unemployment 21 23 62 84 0 0 0 78
Housing 187 177 165 106 261 665 1,915 4,319
Social exclusion n.e.c.2 296 172 222 194 473 690 1,269 1,241
Social protection n.e.c.2 72 32 98 21 57 25 0 26
Source(s):
Tables 17-10-0005-01, 10-10-0024-01 and 10-10-0005-01.

Table note 1

Federal government data are not consolidated.

Table note 2

n.e.c. = not elsewhere classified.
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