Between 2013 and 2022, the quarterly expenses of the Canadian government increased overall. The sector that registered the highest expenses throughout the period considered was the provincial and territorial government, with the notable exception of the second and third quarter of 2020. In these two quarters, in fact, federal government expenses boomed. In the fourth quarter of 2020, this sector accounted for over 124.7 billion Canadian dollars in spending. The provincial and territorial government's expenses, on the other hand, amounted to almost 138.3 billion Canadian dollars.
Canadian government quarterly expenses by government sector from Q1 2013 to Q4 2022
(in million Canadian dollars)
Characteristic
Federal government
Provincial and territorial government
Local government
Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Quebec Pension Plan (QPP)
Q4 2022
109,953
158,197
57,454
19,730
Q3 2022
108,723
148,849
52,659
19,951
Q2 2022
98,671
146,836
54,962
19,192
Q1 2022
124,277
165,714
54,666
19,651
Q4 2021
105,033
147,529
53,842
18,688
Q3 2021
114,626
141,133
49,619
18,682
Q2 2021
126,589
140,090
51,617
18,414
Q1 2021
149,541
155,959
51,155
18,949
Q4 2020
122,706
139,948
51,168
18,213
Q3 2020
155,106
134,449
46,682
18,366
Q2 2020
178,156
131,730
47,136
17,798
Q1 2020
106,277
137,916
48,999
17,815
Q4 2019
86,182
129,694
49,156
17,229
Q3 2019
84,673
125,705
45,832
17,152
Q2 2019
84,213
123,386
48,566
16,849
Q1 2019
95,759
133,756
46,895
16,830
Q4 2018
81,330
126,227
47,000
16,446
Q3 2018
80,604
120,325
44,067
16,185
Q2 2018
77,254
119,156
47,290
16,208
Q1 2018
87,908
129,309
45,395
16,222
Q4 2017
77,401
117,041
45,357
15,640
Q3 2017
76,843
114,560
41,743
15,483
Q2 2017
75,338
114,785
44,598
15,384
Q1 2017
85,318
119,753
42,978
15,487
Q4 2016
74,418
113,787
42,887
14,851
Q3 2016
72,918
110,572
40,164
14,800
Q2 2016
70,530
110,416
42,933
14,526
Q1 2016
77,804
115,918
41,547
14,593
Q4 2015
69,461
110,284
41,019
14,176
Q3 2015
70,401
107,651
38,466
14,335
Q2 2015
67,701
105,863
41,436
13,959
Q1 2015
75,271
114,055
40,297
14,261
Q4 2014
67,114
107,079
39,828
13,448
Q3 2014
66,708
103,576
37,291
13,378
Q2 2014
66,644
103,858
39,741
13,046
Q1 2014
73,628
110,508
38,497
13,238
Q4 2013
66,742
104,879
38,735
13,168
Q3 2013
66,913
102,141
36,183
12,754
Q2 2013
66,260
100,032
38,440
12,735
Q1 2013
73,587
108,800
36,935
12,838
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StatCan. (March 23, 2023). Canadian government quarterly expenses by government sector from Q1 2013 to Q4 2022 (in million Canadian dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/484797/canadian-government-expenses-by-sector-and-quarter/
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