Spending program
Payments Instead of Property Taxes to Local Governments
Department of Public Works and Government Services · Government operations and internal services
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Public Works and Government Services spent $16.5 million on Payments Instead of Property Taxes to Local Governments, down from $58.4 million in 2023–24. That is $0.55 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$16.5M
0.1% of Government operations and internal services spending in 2024–25.
Down $41.9M from $58.4M in 2023–24.
$0.55per tax filer$0.40per person
Per tax filer uses 29,965,100 tax filers (2023, the latest count published); per person uses a population of 41,162,593 (2024). An allocation of cost, not a tax bill.
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| Fiscal year | Spending |
|---|---|
| 2018–19 | $2.2M |
| 2019–20 | $6.2M |
| 2020–21 | $41.7M |
| 2021–22 | $8.6M |
| 2022–23 | -$48.5M |
| 2023–24 | $58.4M |
| 2024–25 | $16.5M |
Source and basis
- GC InfoBase - Open Datasets, retrieved 2026-11-03. Open Government Licence - Canada.
- Actual spending reported by the department for this program, reconciled to Public Accounts expenditures by vote. Includes operating costs, capital and payments to others.
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