OTTAWA - A look at provincial health spending and federal health transfers between 2005 and 2023. The figures have not been adjusted for inflation.
Total provincial spending on health care: 2004-05: $86.2 billion 2022-23: $221.9 billion
Total federal health transfers (share of total spending): 2004-05: $15.1 billion (17.5 per cent) 2022-23: $47.1 billion (21.2 per cent)
Average annual increase in provincial health spending, 2005 to 2023: 5 per cent
Average annual increase in federal health transfers, 2005 to 2023: 7 per cent
Federal health transfer per capita: 2004-05: $427.23 2022-23: $1,115.31
Provincial health spending per capita, by province, 2005, 2023:
Alberta: $2,829.57, $5,358.25
British Columbia: $2,747.35, $5,432.95
Manitoba: $3,041.96, $5,167.05
New Brunswick: $2,444.77, $4,625.11
Newfoundland and Labrador: $3,529.91, $6,890.85
Nova Scotia: $2,811.15, $4,794.03
Ontario: $2,547.63, $4,967.17
Prince Edward Island: $3,180.42, $5,155.44
Quebec: $2,773.90, $6,638.62
Saskatchewan: $2,786.78, $5,750.82
This report by ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø was first published Sept. 2, 2024.
