Health share of provincial spending: Canadian provinces ranked (2024)
Measure: Health share of provincial-local spending (%, 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.
National value: 34.2 (Canada).
- Lowest: 26.6 to 30.5 %
- Group 2: 30.5 to 33.4 %
- Group 3: 33.4 to 34.9 %
- Group 4: 34.9 to 40.4 %
- Highest: 40.4 to 41.1 %
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.
| 1 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 41.1 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Nova Scotia | 40.8 |
| 3 | New Brunswick | 40.4 |
| 4 | British Columbia | 38.3 |
| 5 | Manitoba | 37.6 |
| 6 | Prince Edward Island | 34.9 |
| 7 | Ontario | 33.7 |
| 8 | Alberta | 33.4 |
| 9 | Saskatchewan | 32.4 |
| 10 | Quebec | 31.4 |
| 11 | Nunavut | 30.5 |
| 12 | Northwest Territories | 30 |
| 13 | Yukon | 26.6 |
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.
Cite this ranking
Canadian provinces and territories ranked by health share of provincial-local spending (%, 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-health-share-of-provincial-local-spending/