By-the-numbers: How federal and provincial health funding stack up
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