# How did provincial, territorial and local government spending on health change in Canada? > Provincial, territorial and local government spending on health increased in Canada. Provincial, territorial and local government spending on health rose from $120.475B to $258.893B between 2008 and 2024—an increase of $138.418B, or 114.9%. ## Answer scope - Geography: Canada (CA) - Period: 2008 to 2024 - Frequency: Annual - Source updated: 2025-11-27 - Government component: Consolidated provincial-territorial and local governments - Service area: Health - Data status: 2023 is revised; 2024 is preliminary. ## Key figures - Start · 2008: $120.475B - Latest · 2024: $258.893B - Overall change: +$138.418B (114.9% increase) ## Exact observations | Period | Series | Source display value | Value as charted | Chart unit | | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | | 2008 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on health | $120.475B | 120475 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2009 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on health | $127.787B | 127787 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2010 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on health | $133.771B | 133771 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2011 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on health | $140.519B | 140519 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2012 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on health | $143.994B | 143994 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2013 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on health | $148.962B | 148962 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2014 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on health | $154.141B | 154141 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2015 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on health | $159.764B | 159764 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2016 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on health | $164.465B | 164465 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2017 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on health | $169.742B | 169742 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2018 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on health | $175.332B | 175332 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2019 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on health | $182.812B | 182812 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2020 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on health | $204.869B | 204869 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2021 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on health | $215.925B | 215925 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2022 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on health | $227.36B | 227360 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2023 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on health | $241.858B | 241858 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2024 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on health | $258.893B | 258893 | Millions of Canadian dollars | ## How to read this measure Includes provincial and territorial governments, health and social service institutions, universities and colleges, municipalities and other local public administrations and, school boards. ## How this answer was calculated The headline compares the first and last observations shown. Absolute change is the last source value minus the first; relative change is (last ÷ first − 1) × 100. Intermediate observations remain visible in the chart and exact values. This is descriptive and does not identify causes. ## Source and provenance - Official source: [Statistics Canada table 10-10-0005-01]() - Table title: Canadian Classification of Functions of Government (CCOFOG) by consolidated government component - Dataset identifier: 10100005 - Canonical human-readable answer: - Province and territory comparison: - Interpretation policy: this answer describes the selected observations; it does not infer causation. - Source acknowledgement: Adapted from Statistics Canada, Canadian Classification of Functions of Government (CCOFOG) by consolidated government component, 2025-11-27. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. ## Evidence version - Snapshot generated: 2026-08-30 - Snapshot SHA-256: `0e4c0c4aa4a18362e2d93bff9e378b9d9f059bfb6b1883a2146092543caca061` - Evidence changelog: - This answer URL represents the latest deployed evidence. Record the digest when reproducibility matters. ## Suggested citation Canada in Data. “How did provincial, territorial and local government spending on health change in Canada?” Canada. Source updated 2025-11-27. Canada in Data is an independent public-interest project and is not Statistics Canada. Verify consequential uses against the linked official table.