Table 1 
Consolidated per capita spending by selected Canadian Classification of Functions of Government, 2020 

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Consolidated per capita spending by selected Canadian Classification of Functions of Government, 2020
  Canadian general government Federal government1 Provincial-territorial and local governments Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec
  $$$$$$$$
General public services 3,496 2,904 1,939 3,623 1,913 1,906 2,354 3,326
Executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs and external affairs 633 353 284 768 240 323 288 482
Foreign economic aid 189 189 0 0 0 0 0 0
General services 899 392 537 1,399 824 552 1,047 956
Basic research 3 84 1 0 0 15 0 3
Public debt transactions 1,599 558 1,045 1,441 836 931 1,019 1,736
General public services n.e.c.2 173 1,328 72 17 18 84 0 148
Defence 614 625 0 0 0 0 0 0
Military defense 562 573 0 0 0 0 0 0
Civil defense 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0
Foreign military aid 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defence n.e.c.2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Public order and safety 1,072 383 758 654 529 734 802 571
Police services 493 194 346 273 191 345 405 258
Fire protection services 139 0 140 85 62 121 89 89
Law courts 149 29 121 123 98 158 27 139
Prisons 145 77 71 85 111 56 74 42
Public order and safety n.e.c.2 146 83 81 89 68 55 207 43
Economic affairs 4,260 2,778 1,692 1,407 1,851 1,268 1,449 1,761
General economic, commercial and labour affairs 2,549 2,429 280 446 554 525 314 306
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 302 151 184 162 492 135 164 205
Fuel and energy 339 10 335 58 18 81 10 15
Mining, manufacturing and construction 10 0 10 17 12 0 0 27
Transport 818 82 740 683 572 472 808 879
Economic affairs n.e.c.2 241 105 144 42 203 56 153 330
Environmental protection 431 149 303 190 437 267 195 256
Waste management 121 18 104 125 160 140 76 82
Waste water management 96 0 97 21 25 17 73 75
Pollution abatement 66 43 30 6 228 42 10 53
Protection of biodiversity and landscape 51 19 34 13 12 31 20 19
Environmental protection n.e.c.2 97 69 38 25 12 38 15 28
Housing and community amenities 300 90 237 216 111 275 201 149
Housing and community development 117 34 84 42 31 58 65 49
Water supply 150 25 126 133 55 123 102 78
Street lighting 15 0 15 27 12 41 33 12
Housing and community amenities n.e.c.2 19 31 12 12 12 55 1 9
Health 5,787 1,836 5,562 6,589 4,877 5,835 5,982 5,758
Medical products, appliances and equipment 380 0 379 333 246 273 325 493
Outpatient services 890 51 874 670 652 594 646 831
Hospital services 3,719 4 3,717 4,691 3,161 4,266 4,566 3,908
Public health services 402 137 268 187 123 448 103 129
Health n.e.c.2 397 1,644 324 710 695 254 341 396
Recreation, culture and religion 543 170 393 225 178 280 247 452
Recreational and sporting services 198 20 180 110 92 115 141 163
Cultural services 195 87 125 73 86 61 87 200
Broadcasting and publishing services 96 61 35 0 0 0 0 7
Recreation, culture, and religion n.e.c.2 54 2 52 42 6 104 19 83
Education 2,989 262 2,746 2,969 2,989 2,894 2,683 2,496
Primary and secondary education 1,791 16 1,776 1,868 1,765 1,731 1,634 1,645
College education 380 53 328 248 406 235 235 424
University education 642 53 591 777 756 903 624 307
Education n.e.c.2 175 140 52 75 62 25 190 119
Social protection 8,527 6,483 2,156 1,387 1,341 1,314 1,267 2,452
Sickness and disability 874 193 685 398 886 501 564 501
Old age 1,711 1,644 67 2 0 3 48 4
Family and children 1,682 1,076 627 339 154 223 210 1,040
Unemployment 3,131 3,107 24 0 0 0 0 29
Housing 215 89 204 196 209 156 140 144
Social exclusion n.e.c.2 772 375 408 441 68 430 215 705
Social protection n.e.c.2 142 0 140 13 18 0 92 29
  Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut
  $$$$$$$$
General public services 1,345 1,993 1,958 1,483 1,351 4,203 8,876 9,304
Executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs and external affairs 113 113 245 317 364 1,245 3,419 2,313
Foreign economic aid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
General services 276 430 790 539 302 2,747 4,602 4,017
Basic research 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Public debt transactions 922 1,440 875 544 619 211 679 381
General public services n.e.c.2 33 10 47 81 66 23 175 2,593
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 799 948 981 796 780 2,066 3,024 3,635
Police services 382 371 411 371 338 728 789 1,297
Fire protection services 154 166 126 189 153 258 219 76
Law courts 106 94 140 103 144 376 723 814
Prisons 70 237 165 62 44 376 789 1,068
Public order and safety n.e.c.2 87 80 139 71 100 352 504 407
Economic affairs 1,670 953 1,428 2,558 1,129 7,843 7,890 10,347
General economic, commercial and labour affairs 296 329 158 168 201 587 1,096 2,186
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 37 202 613 454 224 1,198 964 381
Fuel and energy 460 8 161 1,172 4 751 1,140 5,389
Mining, manufacturing and construction 3 7 14 0 9 587 153 0
Transport 785 325 303 684 622 3,757 4,208 2,135
Economic affairs n.e.c.2 90 82 180 80 68 986 329 229
Environmental protection 319 358 298 326 308 1,409 1,731 483
Waste management 110 38 76 137 114 94 241 51
Waste water management 128 69 120 43 120 141 263 25
Pollution abatement 7 0 6 71 30 0 88 0
Protection of biodiversity and landscape 55 44 19 15 11 704 373 178
Environmental protection n.e.c.2 18 207 76 59 32 470 745 229
Housing and community amenities 225 276 398 288 269 2,865 2,060 3,356
Housing and community development 86 82 89 94 96 2,207 1,118 2,034
Water supply 120 155 253 146 157 611 855 1,271
Street lighting 13 17 11 19 15 23 66 51
Housing and community amenities n.e.c.2 6 22 45 28 1 0 22 0
Health 5,400 5,676 5,547 5,557 5,372 8,829 15,779 15,762
Medical products, appliances and equipment 415 230 389 224 303 117 351 178
Outpatient services 859 1,623 638 695 1,055 1,057 2,718 6,635
Hospital services 3,451 3,077 3,477 4,157 3,618 5,800 8,065 7,932
Public health services 394 357 422 194 141 211 329 610
Health n.e.c.2 281 390 622 287 255 1,644 4,339 432
Recreation, culture and religion 307 236 401 459 563 892 1,600 1,830
Recreational and sporting services 174 59 208 269 191 493 811 686
Cultural services 107 157 138 119 67 352 394 636
Broadcasting and publishing services 17 14 0 2 193 0 44 0
Recreation, culture, and religion n.e.c.2 10 6 54 69 112 47 351 508
Education 2,869 2,643 3,366 3,061 2,287 4,696 6,904 7,474
Primary and secondary education 1,877 1,873 2,187 2,053 1,311 2,583 4,975 4,449
College education 315 222 297 318 257 1,362 1,315 1,957
University education 653 536 842 665 702 47 131 178
Education n.e.c.2 24 12 41 26 17 704 482 890
Social protection 2,052 1,814 2,632 1,766 2,576 3,499 7,254 8,084
Sickness and disability 710 618 1,848 942 514 963 2,323 280
Old age 128 0 3 81 42 258 131 51
Family and children 557 906 375 435 465 798 1,140 1,373
Unemployment 16 10 24 82 3 0 175 76
Housing 194 140 149 110 409 798 2,038 4,779
Social exclusion n.e.c.2 302 129 135 57 678 611 504 1,474
Social protection n.e.c.2 146 10 98 59 464 70 920 51
Source(s):
Tables 17-10-0009-01, 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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