List of governments in Canada by annual expenditures

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In Canada, governments at the federal, provincial, territorial and municipal levels have the power to spend public funds. This is a list of governments by annual expenditures, in Canadian dollars.

RankNameLevel of governmentTotal expenditurePer-capita expenditureFiscal yearSource
1 Canada Federal338,500,000,000 2018-19 [1]
2 Ontario Provincial158,464,500,0002018-19 [2]
3 Quebec Provincial108,693,000,0002018-19 [3]
4 Alberta Provincial56,181,000,0002018-19 [4]
5 British Columbia Provincial53,600,000,0002018-19 [5]
6 Manitoba Provincial17,423,000,0002018-19 [6]
7 Toronto Municipal16,997,199,0002018-19 [7]
8 Saskatchewan Provincial14,608,800,0002018-19 [8]
9 Nova Scotia Provincial10,862,621,0002018-19 [9]
10 New Brunswick Provincial9,616,000,0002018-19 [10]
11 Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial8,287,156,1002018-19 [11]
12 Montreal Municipal7,804,100,0002018-19 [12]
23 Calgary Municipal5,635,000,0002019-22 [13]
22 Edmonton Municipal4,559,080,0002019-22 [14]
13 Ottawa Municipal4,149,400,0002018-19 [15]
14 Prince Edward Island Provincial1,983,933,0002018-19 [16]
15 Nunavut Territorial1,863,761,0002018-19 [17]
16 Northwest Territories Territorial1,725,931,0002018-19 [18]
20 Vancouver Municipal1,595,600,0001,6102018 [19]
17 Winnipeg Municipal1,204,369,0002010 [20]
18 Yukon Territorial1,340,800,0002018-19 [21]
19 London Municipal994,800,0002,7002013 [22]
21 Mississauga Municipal865,800,0001,2002010 [23]

Notes

  1. ↑ Canadian Ministry of Finance. "2018 Canadian Budget: Equality+Growth A Strong Middle Class" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  2. ↑ Ontario Ministry of Finance. "2018 Ontario Budget: A Plan for Care and Opportunity" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  3. ↑ Gouvernement du Québec. "2018-2019 Budget - The Québec Economic Plan" (PDF). p. 427. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  4. ↑ Government of Alberta. "Budget 2018: A Recovery Built to Last" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  5. ↑ Finance Communications. "Budget 2018 Backgrounder: Working For You" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  6. ↑ "Summary Budget and Fiscal Responsibility Strategy 2018" (PDF). p. 26. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  7. ↑ City of Toronto. "City of Toronto: Budget 2018" . Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  8. ↑ Government of Saskatchewan. "Budget 2018-19 Green Sheet" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  9. ↑ Nova Scotia Finance. "Budget 2018-2019 Stronger Services and Supports" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  10. ↑ "2018-19 Budget Fact Sheet" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  11. ↑ Department of Finance. "ESTIMATES OF THE PROGRAM EXPENDITURE AND REVENUE OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND 2018-19" (PDF). p. vi. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  12. ↑ Ville de Montréal. "2019 Operating budget and 2019-2021 Tree-year capital works program Highlights" (PDF).
  13. ↑ City of Calgary. "Budget Summary" (pdf). p. D-6.
  14. ↑ City of Edmonton. "Overall Numbers for the Approved 2019–2022 Operating Budget" (PDF). p. D-22.
  15. ↑ City of Ottawa. "Budget 2018" . Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  16. ↑ "ESTIMATES 2018-19" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  17. ↑ Department of Finance. "Main Estimates 2018-2019" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  18. ↑ Government of the Northwest Territories (2018-02-26). "Main Estimates 2018-2019" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  19. ↑ City of Vancouver (2018). "City of Vancouver British Columbia Annual Financial Report 2018" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  20. ↑ City of Winnipeg. "2010 Annual Report" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-12-23.
  21. ↑ Yukon Department of Finance. "Budget 2018–19 Supplementary estimates" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  22. ↑ City of London (2013-02-28). "2013 Council Approved Budget Summary" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  23. ↑ City of Mississauga. "Financial Overview" (PDF). p. D-13. Retrieved 2010-06-30.

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