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Provincial-local spending per person: Canadian provinces ranked (2024)

Measure: Provincial-local government spending per resident ($, derived). All 13 provinces and territories with data in Provincial and local government spending by function, Canada, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2024.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Table 10-10-0005-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Data last updated
2026-11-10
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National value: 18,408 (Canada).

British Columbia: 18,134Alberta: 17,349Saskatchewan: 20,530Manitoba: 18,751Ontario: 17,006Quebec: 20,869New Brunswick: 17,637Yukon: 38,819Nunavut: 74,317Newfoundland and Labrador: 19,704Nova Scotia: 17,930Northwest Territories: 63,679Prince Edward Island: 17,862
  • Lowest: 17,006 to 17,637 $
  • Group 2: 17,637 to 18,134 $
  • Group 3: 18,134 to 19,704 $
  • Group 4: 19,704 to 38,819 $
  • Highest: 38,819 to 74,317 $
The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. The ranked value is itself derived; see the source table for the method. Values are as published in the source table.

1Nunavut74,317
2Northwest Territories63,679
3Yukon38,819
4Quebec20,869
5Saskatchewan20,530
6Newfoundland and Labrador19,704
7Manitoba18,751
8British Columbia18,134
9Nova Scotia17,930
10Prince Edward Island17,862
11New Brunswick17,637
12Alberta17,349
13Ontario17,006

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 10-10-0005-01: Canadian Classification of Functions of Government (CCOFOG) by consolidated government component
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0005-01: Population estimates on July 1, by age and gender. Reference period: 2024.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by provincial-local government spending per resident ($, derived) (2024). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 10-10-0005-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-10. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-provincial-local-government-spending-per-resident/

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