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Elementary secondary education | Postsecondary education | Other education | Total, education | Health | Social services4 | Non-social programs5 | Total expenditure | |
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expenditure in millions of 2001 constant dollars | ||||||||
1989/1990 | 33,629r | 19,401r | 2,548r | 55,576r | 53,726r | 96,711r | 192,243r | 398,257r |
1990/1991 | 35,328r | 20,080r | 2,635r | 58,043r | 55,856r | 101,592r | 196,837r | 412,328r |
1991/1992 | 37,084r | 20,554r | 2,860r | 60,496r | 57,927r | 109,537r | 193,174r | 421,134r |
1992/1993 | 38,592r | 20,997r | 3,413r | 63,002r | 59,239r | 113,883r | 189,127r | 425,251r |
1993/1994 | 38,002r | 20,766r | 3,283r | 62,051r | 58,997r | 115,606r | 184,983r | 421,638r |
1994/1995 | 38,963r | 20,684r | 3,853r | 63,500r | 59,059r | 111,064r | 192,903r | 426,526r |
1995/1996 | 37,586r | 20,948r | 3,578r | 62,112r | 59,323r | 108,597r | 195,753r | 425,785r |
1996/1997 | 36,709r | 20,073r | 2,868r | 59,650r | 58,724r | 108,148r | 182,025r | 408,546r |
1997/1998 | 36,219r | 20,563r | 3,136r | 59,919r | 61,403r | 107,453r | 174,401r | 403,176r |
1998/1999 | 36,247r | 22,005r | 3,882r | 62,134r | 63,642r | 109,763r | 179,727r | 415,265r |
1999/2000 | 36,145r | 23,071r | 4,468r | 63,685r | 67,751r | 110,653r | 180,870r | 422,959r |
2000/2001 | 36,664r | 24,169r | 4,311r | 65,145r | 72,265r | 112,959r | 185,035r | 435,405r |
2001/2002 | 37,006r | 25,248r | 4,305r | 66,559r | 76,935r | 114,753r | 179,321r | 437,568r |
2002/2003 | 37,753r | 26,658r | 4,582r | 68,992r | 81,495r | 114,463r | 180,541r | 445,491r |
2003/2004 | 38,209r | 27,913r | 4,542r | 70,664r | 85,162r | 115,218r | 180,766r | 451,811r |
2004/2005 | 38,730r | 29,031r | 4,382r | 72,143r | 88,342r | 117,068r | 177,914r | 455,466r |
2005/2006 | 41,700r | 29,859r | 4,630r | 76,189r | 90,539r | 120,868r | 185,053r | 472,649r |
2006/2007 | 41,272 | 32,373 | 4,963 | 78,609 | 95,745 | 123,487 | 186,339 | 484,180 |
percentage distribution of expenditures by program | ||||||||
1989/1990 | 8.4 | 4.9r | 0.6 | 14.0r | 13.5 | 24.3 | 48.3r | 100.0 |
1990/1991 | 8.6 | 4.9r | 0.6 | 14.1r | 13.5 | 24.6 | 47.7r | 100.0 |
1991/1992 | 8.8 | 4.9r | 0.7 | 14.4r | 13.8 | 26.0 | 45.9r | 100.0 |
1992/1993 | 9.1 | 4.9r | 0.8 | 14.8r | 13.9 | 26.8 | 44.5r | 100.0 |
1993/1994 | 9.0 | 4.9r | 0.8 | 14.7r | 14.0 | 27.4 | 43.9r | 100.0 |
1994/1995 | 9.1 | 4.8r | 0.9 | 14.9r | 13.8 | 26.0 | 45.2r | 100.0 |
1995/1996 | 8.8 | 4.9r | 0.8 | 14.6r | 13.9 | 25.5 | 46.0r | 100.0 |
1996/1997 | 9.0 | 4.9r | 0.7 | 14.6r | 14.4 | 26.5 | 44.6r | 100.0 |
1997/1998 | 9.0 | 5.1r | 0.8 | 14.9r | 15.2 | 26.7 | 43.3r | 100.0 |
1998/1999 | 8.7 | 5.3r | 0.9 | 15.0r | 15.3 | 26.4 | 43.3r | 100.0 |
1999/2000 | 8.5r | 5.5r | 1.1r | 15.1r | 16.0r | 26.2r | 42.8r | 100.0 |
2000/2001 | 8.4 | 5.6r | 1.0 | 15.0r | 16.6r | 25.9r | 42.5r | 100.0 |
2001/2002 | 8.5r | 5.8r | 1.0r | 15.2r | 17.6r | 26.2r | 41.0r | 100.0 |
2002/2003 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 15.5 | 18.3r | 25.7r | 40.5 | 100.0 |
2003/2004 | 8.5 | 6.2r | 1.0 | 15.6r | 18.8r | 25.5r | 40.0 | 100.0 |
2004/2005 | 8.5r | 6.4 | 1.0 | 15.8r | 19.4r | 25.7r | 39.1r | 100.0 |
2005/2006 | 8.8r | 6.3r | 1.0 | 16.1 | 19.2r | 25.6r | 39.2r | 100.0 |
2006/2007 | 8.5 | 6.7 | 1.0 | 16.2 | 19.8 | 25.5 | 38.5 | 100.0 |
r revised 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. 2001 constant dollar calculation based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) CANSIM table 326-0002, Statistics Canada. 4. Social assistance; Workers' Compensation benefits; employee pension plan benefits and changes in equity; veterans' benefits; motor vehicle accident compensation; and other social services. 5. 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 allow comparisons across government programs, but are not directly comparable with the data on public expenditure in education presented in other tables. Data source: Current dollar figures extracted from CANSIM Table 385-0001, Public Institutions Division, Statistics Canada. Constant dollar conversion performed by Culture, Tourism and the Centre for Education Statistics Division, Statistics Canada. 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. |