Spending program
Medical Assistance in Dying
Department of Health · Health
In fiscal year 2022–23, Department of Health spent $2.1 million on Medical Assistance in Dying, up from $1.4 million in 2021–22. That is $0.07 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2022–23
$2.1M
0.0% of Health spending in 2022–23.
Up $761K from $1.4M in 2021–22.
$0.07per tax filer$0.05per person
Per tax filer uses 28,934,120 tax filers (2022); per person uses a population of 38,945,628 (2022). An allocation of cost, not a tax bill.
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| Fiscal year | Spending |
|---|---|
| 2018–19 | $243K |
| 2019–20 | $856K |
| 2020–21 | $901K |
| 2021–22 | $1.4M |
| 2022–23 | $2.1M |
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.