The amount of provincial/territorial government spending per capita in Canada is highly dependent on territory or region. It was forecasted that in 2024, Nunavut would have the highest government health expenditures per capita among all territories and provinces with some ****** Canadian dollars being spent on health care per capita. Ontario, on the other hand, had one of the lowest government health expenditures per capita forecasted for 2024 with just ***** Canadian dollars being spent per person, less than a third of Nunavut. Health spending in Canada Canada is one of the countries with the highest health expenditures globally. Other countries include the U.S., Germany, and France. Health care spending in Canada, much like the rest of the world, has been increasing. Recent data suggests that hospitals, drugs, and physicians account for the largest proportions of health care spending in Canada. Canadian medication costs Despite being one of the top health expenses in Canada, the expenditures on drugs as a percentage of the total health spending in Canada has actually decreased over time. There are several drug classes that have exceeded others in terms of spending. Tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitors, antivirals for hepatitis C, and anti-neovascularization agents were the drug classes that accounted for the largest proportions of total public drug program spending in 2022. Alongside the increased spending in prescription drugs in Canada, non-prescription drug spending has also increased in Canada.

Canada has a system of health care that is financed through taxation and public funding. As of 2024, the total per capita expenditure in Canada for health care was estimated to be about ******* Canadian dollars. This is an increase from the previous years and a significant increase from the *****, just prior to the implementation of the 1984 Canadian Health Act. The Canadian health system Canada has one of the highest health expenditures as a percentage of GDP among developed countries. The Canadian health care system is funded and administered by the provinces and territories. There are several principles that the system is founded on: public administration of the system is non-profit, plans must be comprehensive, all residents must be able to access the public health care system, health care should be accessible to anyone anywhere in Canada, and there should be few barriers to accessing healthcare. Despite the attempts at making the system equal across Canada, there are still major differences. For example, Nunavut has some of the highest per capita provincial/territorial governmental health care spending in all of Canada. Health financing in Canada Between the public and private sectors of Canada’s health system, the public sector is responsible for a majority of the health expenditures. Provincial governments are responsible for most of the health care funding, followed by direct federal funds. Drug expenditures, however, are primarily financed through private sector resources.

This table contains 1288 series, with data for years 1997 - 2009 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (14 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island; Nova Scotia; ...); Household spending, health care (23 items: Total health care; Direct health care costs to household; Health care supplies (for example, first aid kits, wheelchairs); Medicinal and pharmaceutical products; ...); Statistics (4 items: Average expenditure; Percent of households reporting; Estimated number of households reporting; Median expenditure per household reporting).

In 2024, it was expected that hospital expenditures in Ontario would average ******* Canadian dollars per person. This statistic depicts a forecast of the hospital expenditure per capita in Canada's provinces for 2024.

Revenue, expenditure and budgetary balance of provincial and territorial administration, education, health and social services sub-sectors.

For 2024, health expenditures per capita in the country were expected to increase by 3.2 percent in comparison to the previous year. Per capita health expenditures tend to differ among provinces partially due to differences in age distribution. This statistic displays the annual percent change in total health expenditure per capita in Canada from 1976 to 2021 with a forecast for the years 2022 and 2023.

In 2024, public sector health expenditures in Canada were estimated to increase by *** percent in comparison to 2023. While the private sector health spending is estimated to increase by *** percent in 2024 compared to the previous year. This statistic displays the annual percent change in private and public sector health expenditures in Canada from 1976 to 2022 and forecasts for the years 2023 and 2024. Public and private health expenditure in CanadaCanada’s health care system is publicly funded, however, many of its services are offered through private companies. Both private and public health expenditure in Canada have increased over the last decades. In 2021, public and private expenditures increased by *** and five percent, respectively. In Canada, physician and hospital costs are usually covered by the provincial governments; however, patients often have to pay for such services and goods like prescription drugs, dental care, and eye care by private means. There are also many private facilities offering services such as imaging, diagnostic tests, and lower-risk surgeries. In 2023, provincial governments spent an estimated *** billion Canadian dollars on health care. The Canadian Health Act was passed in 1984 by the federal government stating that all citizens would have an universally accessible and comprehensive health care. While public per capita health expenditure in Canada wasn't the highest compared to other OECD countries, its private per capita health spending was the second highest in the American continent after the United States in 2022. Around ** percent of health expenditures are considered public, and the rest is considered private in Canada.

For 2024, it was expected that physician expenditures in Ontario would account for **** percent of the province's total health expenditures. The variation between the figures for the states in this year was large. This statistic displays a forecast of the physician expenditures as a percentage of total health expenditures in each Canadian province and territory in 2024.

This table contains 1288 series, with data for years 1997 - 2009 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (14 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island; Nova Scotia; ...); Household spending, health care (23 items: Total health care; Direct health care costs to household; Health care supplies (for example, first aid kits, wheelchairs); Medicinal and pharmaceutical products; ...); Statistics (4 items: Average expenditure; Percent of households reporting; Estimated number of households reporting; Median expenditure per household reporting).

Canada Federal Government Expenditure: PE: TP: OG: FT: Health Agreements with Provinces/Territories data was reported at -15.000 CAD mn in Sep 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of -10.000 CAD mn for Aug 2025. Canada Federal Government Expenditure: PE: TP: OG: FT: Health Agreements with Provinces/Territories data is updated monthly, averaging -15.000 CAD mn from Jan 2023 (Median) to Sep 2025, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.000 CAD mn in Jul 2025 and a record low of -3,244.000 CAD mn in Mar 2024. Canada Federal Government Expenditure: PE: TP: OG: FT: Health Agreements with Provinces/Territories data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Finance Canada. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.F: Government Revenue and Expenditure.

In 2024, health expenditure in Canada funded by the public sector was estimated to be around *** billion Canadian dollars, of which the largest share was funded by the provincial government, which amounted to *** billion Canadian dollars.

Health and social service institutions revenue and expenditures, by province and territory

This table provides statistics on the Ten Highest Prescription Drug Expenditures by Net Payment and Coverage Category for Non-Group Supplementary Plans. Non-Group supplementary health plans provide coverage for prescribed drugs and selected health services. Supplementary health plans are funded by Alberta Health and administered by Alberta Blue Cross. This table is an Excel version of a table in the "Alberta Health Care Insurance Statistical Supplement" report published annually by Alberta Health.

This table contains 250 series, with data for years 1961 - 2012 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2012-10-01. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), Seasonal adjustment (2 items: Unadjusted; Seasonally adjusted at annual rates ...), Sub-sector accounts (3 items: Provincial; Provincial education; Provincial health and social services ...), Estimates (91 items: Income; Direct taxes from persons; Provincially collected income taxes; Federally collected income taxes ...).

This table provides statistics on the Top 20 Fee for Services Codes by Expenditure under the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan (AHCIP). These reports include payment and service information for services provided by Alberta physicians to people registered with the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan (AHCIP). Payments and Services provided to Albertans while they are out of country or out of province are excluded from these reports.

In 2024, it was forecasted that hospital expenditures in Canada would average ***** Canadian dollars per person, which represents over a quarter of the total expenditure in healthcare per capita. Per capita health expenditures tend to differ among provinces partially due to differences in age distribution. This statistic displays a forecast of the total health expenditures per capita in Canada, by use of funds, in 2024.

Government spending in Canada represents total expenditure by federal, provincial, and municipal governments, measured in billions of Canadian dollars. This includes spending on healthcare, education, social services, infrastructure, public administration, defense and debt servicing. Data captures both operational expenditure and capital investments across all three levels of government. Data is presented in chained 2017 dollars and is sourced from Statistics Canada.

Canada’s nursing care facilities have been defined by a sustained surge in demand, driven by the country’s aging population. Seniors now account for nearly one in five Canadians and almost half of all provincial health spending, placing considerable pressure to expand long-term care facilities. Longer life expectancies, alongside the increasing prevalence of chronic conditions that come with age, have prompted an expansion of new beds across the country. With government at the federal and provincial levels steadily increasing funding for nursing care, industry revenue is expected to climb at a CAGR of 2.6% to reach $10.6 billion in 2025, with revenue growing 2.8% in 2025 alone. The steady increase in government spending on expanding nursing care has been most prevalent in Ontario, where provincial authorities have committed $6.4 billion to build and upgrade 58,000 beds by 2028. Ontario has prioritized large-scale investment, channelling a significant share of public funds to for-profit chains. Initiatives like this have prompted significant consolidation across the industry, as large operators have leveraged public funding to acquire assets, expand their geographic reach and streamline operations. The economies of scale achieved by for-profit chains via consolidation have prompted a rise in profitability across the industry, with profit forecast to reach 12.2% of revenue in 2025. Looking ahead, the continued aging of the population will drive a persistent need for long-term care, worsening the labour shortages already faced by the industry. The Canadian government will remain a major driver of long-term care expansion through multi-year investments, including initiatives to stem the workforce gap. The federal government has already responded with targeted investments, including programs to help internationally educated health professionals enter the workforce. In the coming years, technology adoption is poised to become increasingly central to helping facilities bridge gaps in staff capacity. Given ongoing demographic shifts, the industry is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 2.8%, reaching $12.2 billion by 2030.

Data may not add to the total due to rounding. End of fiscal year closest to December 31st. For 2007 only stocks for balance sheet statement are available, they represent the opening stocks for 2008, the start of the observed period. Consolidation is a method of presenting statistics for a set of units as if they constituted a single unit. In this table, the data is presented for consolidated governments. Consolidation involves the elimination of all transactions and debtor-creditor relationships that occur among the units being consolidated. In other words, a transaction of one unit is paired with the same transaction as recorded for the second unit and both transactions are eliminated. For example, if one provincial and territorial government unit owns a bond issued by a second provincial and territorial government unit located in a different province and data for the two units are being consolidated, then the stocks of bonds held as assets and liabilities are reported as if the bond did not exist. Includes federal government, provincial and territorial governments, health and social service institutions, universities and colleges, municipalities and other local public administrations and, school boards. Does not include the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Quebec Pension Plan (QPP). Only the Canada geography dimension is available. Includes provincial and territorial governments, health and social service institutions, universities and colleges, municipalities and other local public administrations and, school boards. The Canada and provincial geography dimension are available. Balance sheet data can be displayed as flows or stocks. Flows are monetary expressions of economic actions that occur within the accounting period. Stocks refer to holdings of assets and liabilities at a specific time - the end of the accounting period. Gross operating balance equals total revenues less expense other than consumption of fixed capital. The net operating balance is a summary measure of the ongoing sustainability of the government operations. Net operating balance equals total revenues less total expenses. Includes the part of the profits of fiscal monopolies transferred to the government. Fiscal monopolies are government business enterprises that exercise the taxing power of government by the use of monopoly powers over the production or distribution of a particular kind of good or service. Typical commodities subject to fiscal monopolies are alcoholic beverages, lotteries and games of chance. Includes racetrack betting taxes, other amusement taxes, taxes on meals and hotels, taxes on insurance premiums, and taxes on specific services not elsewhere classified. Rent should not be confused with the rental of produced assets, which is treated as sales of goods and services. The difference in treatment arises because lessors of produced assets are engaged in a production process whereby they provide services (maintaining inventories, repairing and maintaining the leased assets). In the case of rent, general government units that own land or subsoil assets merely place these assets at the disposal of other units and are not considered to be engaged in productive activity. Mineral royalties for Newfoundland and Labrador include both mining taxes and mineral royalties. Includes other natural resource royalties, natural resource exploration fees and licences, leases of land, rent and property income not elsewhere classified. Miscellaneous revenue includes auto insurance premiums, drug plan premiums and revenue not elsewhere classified. It may also include the consolidation statistical discrepancy. This discrepancy reflects differences between paired transactions (e.g. grant revenue and grant expense) and must be recorded in the statement of operation in order to preserve the operating balances (gross or net). While in theory, the paired transactions to be consolidated should be of the same value, in practice, they are not always aligned as a result of multiple cause (availability of economic and counterparty classification details, time of recording, different fiscal year end, deferrals, etc.). When paired transactions are eliminated, there must be no impact on the operating balance, therefore a consolidation statistical discrepancy is recorded in revenue or expense, depending on the situation. Canadian Government Finance Statistics (CGFS) estimates for compensation of employees and use of goods and services are adjusted to account for the capitalisation of research and development expenses using data from the Canadian System of Macroeconomic Accounts (CSMA). This memorandum item provides the amounts capitalised for research and development to facilitate comparison with the Public Accounts. Within the Canadian Government Finance Statistics system (CGFS), the value of nonfinancial assets and related consumption of fixed capital is estimated using the Canadian System of Macroeconomic Accounts (CSMA) perpetual inventory method (PIM). The results of the PIM model can differ substantially from the values found in the public accounting sources of a specific level of government. In order to better understand these differences, the value of nonfinancial assets and related consumption of fixed capital found in the Public Accounts are presented in the memorandum items consumption of fixed capital according to public sector accounts" and "Nonfinancial assets according to public sector accounts". For more information on the PIM model please consult additional information on the survey or statistical program in the CANSIM related information tab." Other miscellaneous current expenses include expenses of insurers and miscellaneous other current expenses not elsewhere classified. They may also include the consolidation statistical discrepancy. This discrepancy reflects differences between paired transactions (e.g. grant revenue and grant expense) and must be recorded in the statement of operation in order to preserve the operating balances (gross or net). While in theory, the paired transactions to be consolidated should be of the same value, in practice, they are not always aligned as a result of multiple cause (availability of economic and counterparty classification details, time of recording, different fiscal year end, deferrals, etc.). When paired transactions are eliminated, there must be no impact on the operating balance, therefore a consolidation statistical discrepancy is recorded in revenue or expense, depending on the situation. Memorandum items provide supplemental information or alternative presentation of related items, but the memorandum items amounts are not included in Canadian Government Finance Statistics (CGFS) structure and totals. Total expenditures equals expense plus the net acquisition of nonfinancial assets less consumption of fixed capital. The current CANSIM table does not include total expenditures as integration work is underway. The balance sheet records the stocks of assets, liabilities, and the net worth for each accounting period. Net worth is defined as the total assets less total liabilities and is an important measure for assessing the sustainability of fiscal activities. The balance sheet components include domestic and foreign counterparts. The net financial worth position equals total stock of financial assets minus liabilities. Includes the following assets: securities repurchase agreement (repo), financial derivatives, taxes receivable, interest receivable, other accounts receivable, deposits, prepaid expenses, other financial assets not elsewhere classified and related allowances. Includes the following liabilities: securities repurchase agreement (repo), financial derivatives, taxes payable, interest payable, other payable, deposits due, deferred revenue and contributions, discounts and premiums on outstanding debt, other liabilities not elsewhere classified and related allowances. In the Canadian Government Finance Statistics system (CGFS), liabilities are valued at current market prices, but this memorandum item provides the alternate nominal value. The nominal valuation only differs from the current market prices in the case of debt securities. The nominal value is the amount that the debtor owes to the creditor at any moment. It reflects the value of the instrument at creation and subsequent economic flows, such as transactions, valuation changes (excluding market price changes), and other changes, such as debt forgiveness. Conceptually, the nominal value is equal to the required future payments of principal and interest discounted at the existing contractual interest rate. Nominal value is not necessarily face value, which is the undiscounted amount of principal to be repaid. The Quebec Abatement consists of a reduction of 16.5 percentage points of federal personal income tax for all tax filers in Quebec. This Abatement is the sum of the Alternative Payments for Standing Programs and the Youth Allowances Recovery. The Government of Canada reduced, or “abated”, personal income tax while Quebec increased its personal income taxes by an equivalent amount. In the Canadian government finance statistics framework, Quebec receive the value of these extra tax points through its own income tax system under the “Taxes on income, profits and capital gains payable by individuals” category, while other provinces receive the corresponding amounts in cash under the “Grants from general government units” category. This memorandum item presents the Abatement as calculated by the Ministère des finances du Québec and facilitate comparisons, between provinces, of tax revenue and Grants. An extensive review of subsidies classification in the Canadian System of Macroeconomic Accounts has determined that several entries in source data should be reclassified as subsidies on production, from subsidies on products. The reclassification is based on the interpretation of subsidies as per the 2008 System of

Total societal cost of chronic pain for Alberta.