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Table B.2.1
Public expenditure1 on education, health, social services, and non-social programs, Canada, 1989/19902 to 2006/20072 (in 2001 constant dollars3)

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  Elementary secondary education Postsecondary education     Other education   Total, education   Health   Social services4 Non-social programs5 Total expenditure
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.