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Table B.2.1
Public expenditure1 on education, health, social services, and non-social programs, Canada, 1989/1990 to 2006/20072 (in 2001 constant dollars3)

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  Elementary-secondary education Postsecondary education Other education Total, education Health4 Social services4,5 Non-social programs6 Total expenditure
expenditure in millions of 2001 constant dollars
1989/1990 33,629 19,401 2,548 55,576 53,726 96,711 192,243 398,257
1990/1991 35,328 20,080 2,635 58,043 55,856 101,592 196,837 412,328
1991/1992 37,084 20,554 2,860 60,496 57,927 109,537 193,174 421,134
1992/1993 38,592 20,997 3,413 63,002 59,239 113,883 189,127 425,251
1993/1994 38,002 20,766 3,283 62,051 58,997 115,606 184,983 421,638
1994/1995 38,963 20,684 3,853 63,500 59,059 111,064 192,903 426,526
1995/1996 37,586 20,948 3,578 62,112 59,323 108,597 195,753 425,785
1996/1997 36,709 20,073 2,868 59,650 58,724 108,148 182,025 408,546
1997/1998 36,219 20,563 3,136 59,919 61,403 107,453 174,401 403,176
1998/1999 36,247 22,005 3,882 62,134 63,642 109,763 179,727 415,265
1999/2000 36,145 23,071 4,468 63,685 67,751 110,653 180,870 422,959
2000/2001 36,664 24,169 4,311 65,145 72,265 112,959 185,035 435,405
2001/2002 37,006 25,248 4,305 66,559 76,935 114,753 179,321 437,568
2002/2003 37,753 26,658 4,582 68,992 81,495 114,463 180,541 445,491
2003/2004 38,209 27,913 4,542 70,664 85,162 115,218 180,766 451,811
2004/2005 38,645r 29,018r 4,402r 72,063r 88,278r 117,121r 177,829r 455,291r
2005/2006 41,113r 30,086r 4,407r 75,605r 90,638r 120,280r 183,426r 469,950r
2006/2007 41,106r 32,071r 4,635r 77,812r 95,807r 124,718r 188,715r 487,053r
percentage distribution of expenditures by program
1989/1990 8.4 4.9 0.6 14.0 13.5 24.3 48.3 100.0
1990/1991 8.6 4.9 0.6 14.1 13.5 24.6 47.7 100.0
1991/1992 8.8 4.9 0.7 14.4 13.8 26.0 45.9 100.0
1992/1993 9.1 4.9 0.8 14.8 13.9 26.8 44.5 100.0
1993/1994 9.0 4.9 0.8 14.7 14.0 27.4 43.9 100.0
1994/1995 9.1 4.8 0.9 14.9 13.8 26.0 45.2 100.0
1995/1996 8.8 4.9 0.8 14.6 13.9 25.5 46.0 100.0
1996/1997 9.0 4.9 0.7 14.6 14.4 26.5 44.6 100.0
1997/1998 9.0 5.1 0.8 14.9 15.2 26.7 43.3 100.0
1998/1999 8.7 5.3 0.9 15.0 15.3 26.4 43.3 100.0
1999/2000 8.5 5.5 1.1 15.1 16.0 26.2 42.8 100.0
2000/2001 8.4 5.6 1.0 15.0 16.6 25.9 42.5 100.0
2001/2002 8.5 5.8 1.0 15.2 17.6 26.2 41.0 100.0
2002/2003 8.5 6.0 1.0 15.5 18.3 25.7 40.5 100.0
2003/2004 8.5 6.2 1.0 15.6 18.8 25.5 40.0 100.0
2004/2005 8.5r 6.4r 1.0r 15.8r 19.4r 25.7r 39.1r 100.0
2005/2006 8.7r 6.4r 0.9r 16.1r 19.3r 25.6r 39.0r 100.0
2006/2007 8.4r 6.6r 1.0r 16.0r 19.7r 25.6r 38.7r 100.0
1. Includes expenditure by federal, provincial/territorial and local levels of government.
2. Fiscal year ending March 31 for federal, provincial/territorial governments and calendar year for local governments. For example, 2003/2004 data refer to federal and provincial/territorial government expenditure for the period between April 1, 2003 and March 31, 2004 and local government expenditure for the period between January 1 and December 31, 2003.
3. Constant dollar conversion performed using Consumer Price Index (CPI) CANSIM table 326-0002 by Culture, Tourism and the Centre for Education Statistics Division, Statistics Canada.
4. Because of changes in methodology, data from 1989/1990 through 1997/1998 are not directly comparable with data after that period for the categories of Health, Social Services.
5. Social assistance; Workers' Compensation benefits; employee pension plan benefits and changes in equity; veterans' benefits; motor vehicle accident compensation; and other social services.
6. General government services; protection of persons and property; transportation and communication; resource conservation and industrial development; environment; recreation and culture; labour, employment and immigration; housing; foreign affairs and international assistance; regional planning and development; research establishments; general purpose transfers to other government subsectors; debt charges; and other expenditures.
Note: Data in this table cannot be directly compared with other tables in the B2 series because of differences in methodology.
Data source: Adapted from the Statistics Canada CANSIM database CANSIM Table 385-0001 (current dollars). Version updated June 24, 2008.
Table source: Statistics Canada and Council of Ministers of Education, Canada. 2007. Education indicators in Canada: Report of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program. Catalogue no. 81-582-XIE. Ottawa.
Updated December 16, 2008.
Date Modified: 2008-12-16

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