Table 1 
Consolidated per capita spending by selected Canadian Classification of Functions of Government, 2023 

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Consolidated per capita spending by selected Canadian Classification of Functions of Government, 2023
  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 3,910 3,134 2,103 3,557 2,307 1,747 2,062 3,786
Executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs and external affairs 524 245 288 611 231 217 286 447
Foreign economic aid 136 136 0 0 0 0 0 0
General services 903 393 537 1,337 1,060 630 894 923
Basic research 6 72 1 0 0 14 0 3
Public debt transactions 2,287 1,074 1,216 1,605 981 798 871 2,248
General public services n.e.c.2 55 1,214 61 6 28 90 9 166
Defence 544 553 0 0 0 0 0 0
Military defence 493 502 0 0 0 0 0 0
Civil defence 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0
Foreign military aid 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defence n.e.c.2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Public order and safety 1,259 457 876 771 711 815 793 767
Police services 566 231 391 296 197 392 370 330
Fire protection services 138 0 139 88 56 105 55 92
Law courts 220 80 148 122 96 142 27 180
Prisons 147 70 78 81 113 50 65 48
Public order and safety n.e.c.2 188 75 121 184 254 127 276 117
Economic affairs 2,665 992 1,866 2,073 2,301 1,168 1,665 1,883
General economic, commercial and labour affairs 782 627 276 633 699 304 304 294
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 390 126 300 144 457 125 192 210
Fuel and energy 274 20 269 400 0 116 18 9
Mining, manufacturing and construction 23 0 23 15 11 0 0 36
Transport 907 110 813 814 908 477 999 827
Economic affairs n.e.c.2 290 109 186 68 237 147 153 506
Environmental protection 745 407 346 254 643 385 207 332
Waste management 116 16 101 138 158 126 59 102
Waste water management 104 0 105 33 28 46 58 73
Pollution abatement 357 310 50 6 423 38 7 100
Protection of biodiversity and landscape 58 24 36 18 17 59 21 14
Environmental protection n.e.c.2 110 57 55 61 17 116 61 44
Housing and community amenities 371 106 268 215 107 990 167 174
Housing and community development 95 10 86 42 11 67 48 50
Water supply 140 5 136 134 73 91 92 81
Street lighting 14 0 14 29 11 35 25 11
Housing and community amenities n.e.c.2 123 91 33 9 11 796 1 33
Health 6,170 1,573 5,912 7,823 5,634 6,783 6,366 6,299
Medical products, appliances and equipment 501 89 415 359 254 326 346 496
Outpatient services 989 43 949 797 818 590 749 940
Hospital services 4,001 10 3,994 4,756 3,807 4,623 4,732 4,612
Public health services 341 25 317 195 209 477 245 134
Health n.e.c.2 338 1,406 238 1,718 553 767 293 118
Recreation, culture and religion 570 158 419 285 152 356 208 516
Recreational and sporting services 187 20 169 147 90 105 86 166
Cultural services 202 79 127 94 62 75 54 254
Broadcasting and publishing services 114 56 58 0 0 0 0 10
Recreation, culture, and religion n.e.c.2 67 2 65 44 6 175 68 86
Education 3,196 272 2,959 2,876 3,356 3,293 3,114 2,934
Primary and secondary education 1,933 96 1,842 1,725 2,058 1,711 2,111 1,960
College education 419 47 372 265 423 293 279 374
University education 751 53 699 801 835 1,075 654 555
Education n.e.c.2 94 77 46 85 39 213 71 44
Social protection 6,979 4,727 2,544 1,480 1,669 1,213 1,237 2,994
Sickness and disability 1,019 230 792 504 931 521 359 535
Old age 1,981 1,905 76 4 0 9 46 7
Family and children 1,426 864 692 388 214 156 245 1,252
Unemployment 393 341 52 0 0 309 0 65
Housing 241 126 238 210 254 158 163 164
Social exclusion n.e.c.2 1,749 1,196 578 363 85 61 293 935
Social protection n.e.c.2 171 65 117 13 186 0 131 36
  Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut
  dollarsdollarsdollarsdollarsdollarsdollarsdollarsdollars
General public services 1,490 2,341 1,738 1,467 1,508 4,142 11,010 10,330
Executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs and external affairs 133 212 331 297 399 1,596 5,058 2,252
Foreign economic aid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
General services 311 526 444 495 383 1,985 4,610 5,312
Basic research 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Public debt transactions 1,023 1,590 934 645 691 259 1,164 416
General public services n.e.c.2 23 13 29 29 35 302 179 2,350
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 860 1,167 1,102 809 1,003 3,258 3,894 3,623
Police services 406 482 529 376 399 885 1,432 1,567
Fire protection services 155 107 96 172 174 1,079 224 24
Law courts 119 199 145 133 188 388 828 906
Prisons 75 287 182 64 58 345 828 979
Public order and safety n.e.c.2 104 92 152 64 184 561 582 147
Economic affairs 1,764 1,230 3,156 2,594 1,321 9,104 10,674 12,191
General economic, commercial and labour affairs 211 316 123 308 348 431 1,052 1,934
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 55 349 2,112 781 351 259 3,357 465
Fuel and energy 407 32 139 711 8 324 1,298 6,977
Mining, manufacturing and construction 22 6 15 0 36 561 179 0
Transport 986 433 581 722 480 5,178 4,498 2,595
Economic affairs n.e.c.2 83 94 186 72 97 2,352 269 220
Environmental protection 324 227 348 269 509 2,503 1,611 563
Waste management 92 38 53 118 131 86 224 49
Waste water management 131 69 162 56 152 129 90 24
Pollution abatement 6 3 5 56 104 755 157 0
Protection of biodiversity and landscape 64 6 15 4 15 971 425 196
Environmental protection n.e.c.2 31 112 114 35 107 582 738 294
Housing and community amenities 229 278 424 298 318 1,122 2,171 2,448
Housing and community development 86 91 154 82 123 841 1,074 930
Water supply 131 157 242 180 172 237 1,052 1,493
Street lighting 10 17 22 19 18 22 0 24
Housing and community amenities n.e.c.2 3 13 6 18 5 0 22 0
Health 5,357 6,573 6,220 5,556 6,396 9,902 17,791 19,265
Medical products, appliances and equipment 476 302 378 228 352 173 313 171
Outpatient services 867 2,000 705 885 1,084 777 3,245 8,837
Hospital services 3,423 3,439 4,255 4,007 4,342 4,897 8,907 8,519
Public health services 386 382 480 269 395 129 358 588
Health n.e.c.2 205 450 401 167 223 3,926 4,968 1,175
Recreation, culture and religion 352 236 392 406 562 885 1,566 1,689
Recreational and sporting services 163 77 200 233 169 453 918 710
Cultural services 92 127 161 95 66 367 224 612
Broadcasting and publishing services 72 25 0 1 192 0 45 24
Recreation, culture, and religion n.e.c.2 26 7 31 77 135 65 358 367
Education 2,984 3,063 3,576 2,959 2,584 4,789 7,385 8,788
Primary and secondary education 1,807 2,136 2,258 1,927 1,455 2,114 4,878 4,847
College education 449 232 327 294 285 173 1,611 1,763
University education 706 674 942 667 813 1,079 157 245
Education n.e.c.2 22 20 49 70 29 1,424 738 1,934
Social protection 2,437 2,684 3,116 2,299 2,629 3,279 9,108 12,974
Sickness and disability 815 824 2,144 1,195 616 906 2,305 294
Old age 144 0 2 128 13 194 157 73
Family and children 475 954 637 572 657 906 1,432 1,665
Unemployment 16 94 2 161 6 0 179 147
Housing 196 241 165 129 526 841 2,372 8,764
Social exclusion n.e.c.2 625 190 52 76 691 410 627 1,763
Social protection n.e.c.2 166 382 114 37 120 0 2,059 269
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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