Spending program
Mental Health
Department of Health · Health
In fiscal year 2022–23, Department of Health spent $678 million on Mental Health, down from $680 million in 2021–22. That is $23.43 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2022–23
$678M
1.2% of Health spending in 2022–23.
Down $2.2M from $680M in 2021–22.
$23.43per tax filer$17.41per 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 | $265M |
| 2019–20 | $465M |
| 2020–21 | $675M |
| 2021–22 | $680M |
| 2022–23 | $678M |
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.