Table 1 
Consolidated per capita spending by selected Canadian Classification of Functions of Government, 2024 

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Consolidated per capita spending by selected Canadian Classification of Functions of Government, 2024
  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 4,143 3,331 2,158 3,562 2,328 1,893 2,181 3,654
Executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs and external affairs 535 227 310 579 254 218 313 501
Foreign economic aid 155 155 0 0 0 0 0 0
General services 900 421 510 1,156 1,015 768 964 783
Basic research 31 103 1 0 0 12 0 3
Public debt transactions 2,466 1,204 1,266 1,798 1,032 749 888 2,185
General public services n.e.c.2 55 1,220 71 31 28 145 15 182
Defence 665 676 0 0 0 0 0 0
Military defence 609 620 0 0 0 0 0 0
Civil defence 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0
Foreign military aid 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defence n.e.c.2 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
Public order and safety 1,319 470 933 812 601 893 871 873
Police services 630 266 424 335 215 369 394 365
Fire protection services 150 0 150 98 55 103 96 114
Law courts 200 48 161 118 110 159 28 223
Prisons 150 72 80 91 116 51 68 52
Public order and safety n.e.c.2 189 85 118 171 105 211 285 119
Economic affairs 2,590 811 1,965 1,647 2,361 1,404 1,690 2,119
General economic, commercial and labour affairs 547 387 262 466 734 285 275 304
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 350 130 268 144 557 107 218 266
Fuel and energy 296 27 290 204 0 284 29 9
Mining, manufacturing and construction 24 0 24 24 11 0 0 37
Transport 1,009 114 905 755 822 623 982 969
Economic affairs n.e.c.2 363 154 216 55 232 104 186 534
Environmental protection 946 576 383 280 623 392 210 465
Waste management 133 18 116 140 165 74 111 143
Waste water management 112 0 113 38 22 129 44 87
Pollution abatement 517 470 50 7 419 35 9 167
Protection of biodiversity and landscape 69 31 40 18 6 53 17 14
Environmental protection n.e.c.2 116 56 63 76 11 101 30 54
Housing and community amenities 425 148 281 222 248 986 313 187
Housing and community development 102 10 93 45 182 53 172 59
Water supply 145 4 142 135 55 71 114 98
Street lighting 16 0 16 33 11 35 27 13
Housing and community amenities n.e.c.2 162 134 30 9 0 828 1 18
Health 6,468 1,568 6,223 8,026 6,150 7,252 7,036 6,512
Medical products, appliances and equipment 462 34 430 420 270 335 356 494
Outpatient services 1,055 47 1,012 1,026 1,076 665 799 994
Hospital services 4,193 9 4,186 5,161 3,773 4,874 5,330 4,727
Public health services 343 27 316 459 243 458 226 143
Health n.e.c.2 416 1,450 279 957 783 918 323 155
Recreation, culture and religion 601 160 446 304 177 379 243 546
Recreational and sporting services 205 21 187 147 88 180 95 199
Cultural services 203 80 126 107 66 68 61 220
Broadcasting and publishing services 115 57 59 0 0 0 0 13
Recreation, culture, and religion n.e.c.2 77 3 75 49 22 132 88 113
Education 3,370 256 3,142 3,272 3,343 3,257 3,268 3,085
Primary and secondary education 2,049 101 1,952 1,824 1,964 1,786 2,236 2,058
College education 441 49 392 278 458 249 302 419
University education 807 55 753 903 888 1,111 655 569
Education n.e.c.2 73 51 46 268 33 111 75 39
Social protection 6,805 4,497 2,681 1,421 1,793 1,298 1,625 3,291
Sickness and disability 1,073 271 805 391 1,059 453 579 581
Old age 2,065 1,991 75 2 22 19 46 8
Family and children 1,654 1,051 786 415 171 175 220 1,394
Unemployment 433 380 53 0 0 320 0 49
Housing 260 122 259 242 392 257 224 228
Social exclusion n.e.c.2 1,109 673 504 359 88 75 499 992
Social protection n.e.c.2 210 10 200 13 66 0 58 40
  Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut
  dollarsdollarsdollarsdollarsdollarsdollarsdollarsdollars
General public services 1,598 2,465 1,683 1,661 1,614 4,180 8,741 11,627
Executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs and external affairs 180 239 305 352 291 1,643 3,793 3,517
Foreign economic aid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
General services 279 545 313 601 413 1,976 3,531 6,053
Basic research 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Public debt transactions 1,099 1,678 1,023 678 875 250 1,199 383
General public services n.e.c.2 39 3 41 27 35 333 196 1,699
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 903 1,101 1,348 858 1,017 3,390 3,793 4,043
Police services 443 489 609 397 438 957 1,373 1,651
Fire protection services 162 107 96 181 190 1,123 240 24
Law courts 136 132 160 143 167 395 741 909
Prisons 76 270 201 70 59 395 785 1,101
Public order and safety n.e.c.2 86 103 283 67 164 541 632 359
Economic affairs 1,953 1,184 2,477 2,334 1,500 6,925 10,812 13,733
General economic, commercial and labour affairs 245 164 139 159 334 374 1,395 1,770
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 52 406 1,496 590 315 208 2,659 526
Fuel and energy 427 36 55 776 26 291 1,962 7,584
Mining, manufacturing and construction 27 6 14 0 32 146 174 0
Transport 1,061 416 565 752 689 3,556 4,403 3,660
Economic affairs n.e.c.2 142 154 207 57 105 2,371 240 215
Environmental protection 338 286 379 280 484 2,641 2,747 502
Waste management 102 34 72 126 139 83 174 48
Waste water management 139 69 101 57 164 125 87 24
Pollution abatement 6 16 5 39 19 561 22 0
Protection of biodiversity and landscape 69 7 15 22 24 1,206 0 167
Environmental protection n.e.c.2 23 160 186 36 137 665 2,463 239
Housing and community amenities 230 294 387 320 337 1,601 1,918 2,656
Housing and community development 87 103 145 91 127 1,352 698 957
Water supply 129 158 213 191 184 229 1,177 1,675
Street lighting 12 17 25 20 22 21 22 24
Housing and community amenities n.e.c.2 3 16 5 19 5 0 44 0
Health 5,679 6,951 6,556 5,669 6,900 10,252 18,877 22,489
Medical products, appliances and equipment 496 333 404 245 374 166 305 191
Outpatient services 922 2,156 731 746 1,312 728 3,008 10,383
Hospital services 3,561 3,780 4,508 4,150 4,712 5,448 10,071 9,666
Public health services 373 444 503 220 409 166 480 646
Health n.e.c.2 328 239 410 309 93 3,722 4,992 1,627
Recreation, culture and religion 385 211 424 430 590 853 1,482 1,794
Recreational and sporting services 181 60 206 243 175 457 785 790
Cultural services 105 109 158 106 72 354 218 598
Broadcasting and publishing services 71 36 0 1 191 0 65 24
Recreation, culture, and religion n.e.c.2 28 6 60 80 152 62 392 407
Education 3,243 3,129 3,593 3,095 2,755 4,845 6,409 8,398
Primary and secondary education 1,964 2,198 2,281 2,023 1,509 1,996 4,054 5,024
College education 453 253 356 325 312 187 1,635 1,770
University education 802 648 916 678 894 1,206 196 263
Education n.e.c.2 24 31 40 70 40 1,476 545 1,364
Social protection 2,503 2,879 3,370 2,327 2,808 3,805 8,065 8,445
Sickness and disability 833 777 2,320 1,180 548 1,185 2,202 284
Old age 146 0 3 103 12 146 131 96
Family and children 556 1,299 692 595 774 853 1,373 1,938
Unemployment 16 84 1 196 6 0 153 144
Housing 197 233 170 138 566 1,165 2,354 4,115
Social exclusion n.e.c.2 347 184 51 92 821 457 1,112 1,699
Social protection n.e.c.2 408 302 132 23 82 21 741 167
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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