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• From 1990 to 2005, Canada's public social expenditure fell from 18.1% to 16.5% of gross domestic product (GDP). Private social expenditure rose from 3.3% to 5.5% of GDP.
• In 2005, pensions (6.5%) and health (6.4%) were the biggest categories of social transfer payments among Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. In Canada, 3.7% of GDP was dedicated to pension spending and 7.0% to health spending.

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