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Public order and safety spending per resident

Measure: Public order and safety spending per resident ($, derived). All 13 provinces and territories with data in Police, courts, prisons and fire spending by province, 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: 943 (Canada).

British Columbia: 1,025Alberta: 877Saskatchewan: 1,369Manitoba: 1,116Ontario: 912Quebec: 879New Brunswick: 881Yukon: 3,418Nunavut: 4,078Newfoundland and Labrador: 818Nova Scotia: 902Northwest Territories: 3,843Prince Edward Island: 609
  • Lowest: 609 to 877 $
  • Group 2: 877 to 902 $
  • Group 3: 902 to 1,025 $
  • Group 4: 1,025 to 3,418 $
  • Highest: 3,418 to 4,078 $
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.

1Nunavut4,078
2Northwest Territories3,843
3Yukon3,418
4Saskatchewan1,369
5Manitoba1,116
6British Columbia1,025
7Ontario912
8Nova Scotia902
9New Brunswick881
10Quebec879
11Alberta877
12Newfoundland and Labrador818
13Prince Edward Island609

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 public order and safety 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-public-order-and-safety-spending-per-resident/

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