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A by-the-numbers look at federal funding for health care and social programs

Dec 18, 2016 | 12:00 PM

OTTAWA — Every year before federal, provincial and territorial finance ministers meet, Ottawa releases details of how much money it plans to dole out in the coming fiscal year. Here is a breakdown of the spending figures the federal Finance Department released Sunday.

 

Canada Health Transfer

Newfoundland and Labrador: $539 million

Prince Edward Island: $152 million

Nova Scotia: $967 million

New Brunswick: $768 million

Quebec: $8.49 billion

Ontario: $14.3 billion

Manitoba: $1.35 billion

Saskatchewan: $1.18 billion

Alberta: $4.38 billion

British Columbia: $4.86 billion

Yukon: $38 million

Northwest Territories: $45 million

Nunavut: $38 million

Total: $37.15 billion

 

Canada Social Transfer

Newfoundland and Labrador: $199 million

Prince Edward Island: $56 million

Nova Scotia: $358 million

New Brunswick: $284 million

Quebec: $3.14 billion

Ontario: $5.3 billion

Manitoba: $502 million

Saskatchewan: $438 million

Alberta: $1.62 billion

British Columbia: $1.8 billion

Yukon: $14 million

Northwest Territories: $17 million

Nunavut: $14 million

Total: $13.75 billion

 

Total funding, including equalization and territorial funding

Newfoundland and Labrador: $738 million

Prince Edward Island: $599 million

Nova Scotia: $3.1 billion

New Brunswick: $2.8 billion

Quebec: $22.7 billion

Ontario: $21.1 billion

Manitoba: $3.68 billion

Saskatchewan: $1.62 billion

Alberta: $6 billion

British Columbia: $6.67 billion

Yukon: $972 million

Northwest Territories: $1.3 billion

Nunavut: $1.58 billion

Total: $72.83 billion

The Canadian Press