Government Spending by Function, 2020/2021

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Release date: November 26, 2021
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Per capita spending by federal, provincial, territorial and local governments combined,Note 1Note 2 2019/2020 and 2020/2021
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 1 2019/2020, 2020/2021 and Change (appearing as column headers).
2019/2020 2020/2021 Change
Economic affairs $2,045 $4,260 +108.30%
Social protection $5,038 $8,527 +69.30%
Defence $479 $614 +28.20%
Health $4,958 $5,787 +16.70%
Housing and community amenities $284 $300 +5.80%
General public services $3,367 $3,496 +3.80%
Recreation, culture and religion $524 $543 +3.80%
Education $2,908 $2,989 +2.80%
Environmental protection $426 $431 +1.20%
Public order and safety $1,067 $1,072 +0.50%
Total $21,095 $28,019 +32.80%

Per capita spending on health by provincial, territorial and local governments combined,Note 1Note 2 2020/2021
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 2 2020/2021 (appearing as column headers).
2020/2021
Alberta $5,557
British Columbia $5,372
Manitoba $5,676
New Brunswick $5,982
Newfoundland and Labrador $6,589
Northwest Territories $15,779
Nova Scotia $5,835
Nunavut $15,762
Ontario $5,400
Prince Edward Island $4,877
Quebec $5,758
Saskatchewan $5,547
Yukon $8,829

Sources: Statistics Canada, tables 17-10-0009-01, 10-10-0024-01 and 10-10-0005-01.

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