Table 1 
Consolidated per capita spending by selected Canadian Classification of Functions of Government, 2022 

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Consolidated per capita spending by selected Canadian Classification of Functions of Government, 2022
  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 3,759 3,024 1,999 3,231 2,247 1,886 2,207 3,475
Executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs and external affairs 535 308 280 494 221 362 352 433
Foreign economic aid 165 165 0 0 0 0 0 0
General services 887 380 533 1,428 1,112 545 924 920
Basic research 7 72 2 0 0 14 0 5
Public debt transactions 1,923 815 1,111 1,303 896 727 904 1,940
General public services n.e.c.2 242 1,284 73 6 23 237 25 177
Defence 534 543 0 0 0 0 0 0
Military defence 482 491 0 0 0 0 0 0
Civil defence 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0
Foreign military aid 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defence n.e.c.2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Public order and safety 1,179 459 821 634 559 591 835 675
Police services 572 251 372 267 204 221 437 316
Fire protection services 138 0 139 88 58 104 125 92
Law courts 162 31 131 108 99 139 28 160
Prisons 140 66 75 82 105 51 57 45
Public order and safety n.e.c.2 168 110 105 88 87 75 190 61
Economic affairs 2,276 716 1,790 2,439 1,775 1,097 1,563 1,838
General economic, commercial and labour affairs 499 347 273 817 582 316 377 281
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 325 116 237 125 378 127 195 222
Fuel and energy 300 16 296 800 12 89 12 6
Mining, manufacturing and construction 12 0 12 17 12 0 0 34
Transport 874 136 801 625 600 476 837 898
Economic affairs n.e.c.2 267 101 172 56 192 90 140 397
Environmental protection 636 305 336 213 378 328 218 323
Waste management 117 17 102 127 163 141 64 96
Waste water management 99 0 101 32 6 29 83 73
Pollution abatement 263 210 54 6 186 26 8 104
Protection of biodiversity and landscape 57 23 35 19 12 49 19 15
Environmental protection n.e.c.2 99 56 45 32 12 84 42 34
Housing and community amenities 370 132 241 196 146 324 208 177
Housing and community development 123 44 80 35 12 52 98 45
Water supply 209 81 129 121 105 99 75 80
Street lighting 15 0 15 28 12 40 34 12
Housing and community amenities n.e.c.2 23 6 17 9 12 131 1 41
Health 5,937 1,376 5,682 7,080 5,239 6,851 6,727 6,049
Medical products, appliances and equipment 408 9 398 356 233 301 398 495
Outpatient services 907 43 897 826 739 779 1,010 859
Hospital services 3,815 6 3,811 4,852 3,562 4,775 4,728 4,390
Public health services 377 28 350 276 140 586 317 124
Health n.e.c.2 431 1,290 227 770 559 410 275 180
Recreation, culture and religion 540 159 388 257 198 392 202 450
Recreational and sporting services 170 20 151 138 140 124 110 157
Cultural services 189 75 117 76 58 59 68 203
Broadcasting and publishing services 120 61 59 0 0 0 0 9
Recreation, culture, and religion n.e.c.2 62 3 60 43 6 210 24 81
Education 3,068 279 2,821 2,818 3,172 3,035 3,069 2,631
Primary and secondary education 1,813 18 1,797 1,771 1,991 1,660 1,944 1,779
College education 386 45 342 246 396 294 271 364
University education 696 44 652 742 728 1,059 725 459
Education n.e.c.2 173 172 31 58 52 22 129 29
Social protection 5,926 3,741 2,424 1,384 2,020 1,576 1,063 3,178
Sickness and disability 959 202 760 431 902 600 325 508
Old age 1,881 1,806 76 2 6 7 38 7
Family and children 1,585 989 735 354 704 320 246 1,560
Unemployment 386 351 35 0 0 0 0 36
Housing 246 90 232 196 297 266 135 153
Social exclusion n.e.c.2 747 297 466 367 76 384 192 886
Social protection n.e.c.2 122 7 121 32 29 0 127 28
  Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut
  dollarsdollarsdollarsdollarsdollarsdollarsdollarsdollars
General public services 1,443 2,370 1,799 1,323 1,435 4,373 8,841 10,845
Executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs and external affairs 97 325 280 286 425 1,839 3,917 2,940
Foreign economic aid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
General services 309 558 596 427 372 2,310 3,827 5,064
Basic research 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Public debt transactions 1,010 1,460 911 580 575 179 962 346
General public services n.e.c.2 28 28 12 29 63 22 134 2,470
Defence 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Military defence 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Civil defence 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 842 930 1,028 783 966 2,803 3,536 3,607
Police services 397 376 441 360 398 807 1,321 1,408
Fire protection services 152 104 111 180 169 830 201 0
Law courts 116 93 138 119 153 426 582 741
Prisons 75 259 174 65 52 359 806 963
Public order and safety n.e.c.2 103 98 163 58 193 381 604 469
Economic affairs 1,663 1,206 2,941 2,416 1,383 9,104 7,655 9,511
General economic, commercial and labour affairs 189 280 121 255 433 605 1,030 1,877
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 42 404 1,836 447 269 224 1,186 395
Fuel and energy 399 33 147 956 16 269 1,074 4,644
Mining, manufacturing and construction 3 6 12 0 8 583 179 0
Transport 907 376 645 692 581 6,032 3,850 2,421
Economic affairs n.e.c.2 123 106 181 65 77 1,390 358 198
Environmental protection 309 242 301 319 475 3,453 1,992 494
Waste management 101 33 76 110 123 90 157 49
Waste water management 127 68 104 51 147 135 67 25
Pollution abatement 5 16 5 96 96 1,816 134 0
Protection of biodiversity and landscape 59 33 20 8 16 897 425 148
Environmental protection n.e.c.2 16 93 97 54 92 516 1,186 272
Housing and community amenities 219 272 365 277 304 1,211 2,149 1,877
Housing and community development 82 81 94 89 109 1,009 1,074 395
Water supply 123 155 232 154 173 179 1,052 1,457
Street lighting 12 17 23 19 19 22 0 25
Housing and community amenities n.e.c.2 3 19 16 15 3 0 22 0
Health 5,270 6,185 5,729 5,378 5,741 9,642 17,279 17,737
Medical products, appliances and equipment 456 274 391 187 325 135 291 124
Outpatient services 833 1,928 646 674 1,062 1,166 3,268 7,707
Hospital services 3,259 3,360 3,793 3,990 3,913 5,628 8,931 8,325
Public health services 453 412 556 353 330 224 381 667
Health n.e.c.2 270 212 342 173 111 2,467 4,409 914
Recreation, culture and religion 320 236 416 375 548 830 1,410 1,507
Recreational and sporting services 135 60 197 206 159 426 806 543
Cultural services 93 136 159 94 74 359 224 593
Broadcasting and publishing services 70 35 0 1 208 0 45 25
Recreation, culture, and religion n.e.c.2 22 6 60 73 108 45 336 346
Education 2,927 2,808 3,443 2,926 2,433 4,754 7,319 7,411
Primary and secondary education 1,845 1,958 2,203 1,974 1,359 2,332 4,857 4,447
College education 390 219 318 280 269 179 1,522 1,680
University education 672 619 880 635 788 1,099 134 173
Education n.e.c.2 21 12 41 37 18 1,166 783 1,112
Social protection 2,054 2,367 3,307 2,154 2,680 3,453 8,572 9,511
Sickness and disability 782 747 2,047 1,126 629 583 2,596 222
Old age 143 0 1 131 13 224 157 74
Family and children 465 843 594 524 526 1,188 1,321 1,433
Unemployment 15 93 2 144 6 0 179 124
Housing 186 179 163 134 543 897 2,261 6,373
Social exclusion n.e.c.2 287 168 42 64 876 538 761 1,186
Social protection n.e.c.2 176 338 456 32 87 22 1,276 99
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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