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Actual spending for the Government of Canada
In 2009-10, a total of 134 federal organizations delivered programs and services that contributed to Economic, Social, International, and Government Affairs. Together, spending on these areas amounted to $219.5 billion.
Total government expenses, as presented in the Public Accounts of Canada 2010, include the following:
- spending on public debt servicing ($29.4 billion),
- consolidated specified purpose accounts (-0.3 billion),
- accrual and other adjustments (15.8 billion), and
- tax credits and repayments (9.8 billion),
This amounts to $274.2 billion which represents an increase of $41.4 billion over total expenses in 2008-09 and an increase of $15.6 million from planned expenses.
The table below provides access to further information on each outcome area. Simply click on the desired outcome area to find out more information.
| Outcome Areas | Planned Spending 2009-10 (in thousands) |
Actual Spending 2009-10 (in thousands) |
|---|---|---|
| Economic Affairs | ||
| Income security and employment for Canadians | 59,943,541 | 61,469,734 |
| Strong economic growth | 17,249,508 | 16,940,139 |
| An innovative and knowledge-based economy | 7,261,076 | 8,098,419 |
| A clean and healthy environment | 3,079,051 | 3,274,350 |
| A fair and secure marketplace | 668,945 | 630,568 |
| Other Expenditures | 26,036,900 | 25,364,704 |
| Total for Economic Affairs | 114,239,021 | 115,777,915 |
| Social Affairs | ||
| Healthy Canadians | 30,109,697 | 31,381,859 |
| A diverse society that promotes linguistic duality and social inclusion | 8,973,042 | 12,150,983 |
| A safe and secure Canada | 10,937,437 | 9,551,561 |
| A vibrant Canadian culture and heritage | 2,761,617 | 3,207,710 |
| Total for Social Affairs | 52,781,793 | 56,292,114 |
| International Affairs | ||
| A safe and secure world through international engagement | 24,061,616 | 22,890,710 |
| Global poverty reduction through international sustainable development | 3,794,951 | 4,318,440 |
| A strong and mutually beneficial North American partnership | 325,756 | 405,230 |
| A prosperous Canada through global commerce | 151,363 | 7,822,456 |
| Total for International Affairs | 28,333,686 | 35,436,835 |
| Government Affairs | ||
| Well-managed and efficient government operations | 8,670,050 | 8,653,841 |
| A transparent, accountable and responsive federal government | 2,930,290 | 2,142,518 |
| Strong and independent democratic institutions | 1,220,031 | 1,240,216 |
| Total for Government Affairs | 12,820,372 | 12,036,575 |
| Spending in all outcome areas | 208,174,871 | 219,543,439 |
