Grant and contribution program
(S) Payments related to Canada health transfer (Section 24.72 - Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act)
Department of Finance · Health
In fiscal year 2023–24, Department of Finance paid out $2.0 billion under (S) Payments related to Canada health transfer (Section 24.72 - Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act). That is $66.74 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2023–24
$2.0B
$66.74per tax filer$49.97per person
Per tax filer uses 29,965,100 tax filers (2023); per person uses a population of 40,022,704 (2023). An allocation of cost, not a tax bill.
Largest recipients
The largest named recipients of payments reported under this program in 2023–24. Location is the recipient's address, which is not always where the money is spent. Recipient payments can differ slightly from the program total above because the Public Accounts report them separately.
| Recipient | Location | Paid | Per tax filer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Province of Ontario | Toronto, Ontario | $776M | $25.91 |
| Province of Quebec | Québec, Quebec | $447M | $14.92 |
| Province of British Columbia | Victoria, British Columbia | $273M | $9.12 |
| Province of Alberta | Edmonton, Alberta | $233M | $7.78 |
| Province of Manitoba | Winnipeg, Manitoba | $72.5M | $2.42 |
| Province of Saskatchewan | Regina, Saskatchewan | $61.4M | $2.05 |
| Province of Nova Scotia | Halifax, Nova Scotia | $52.3M | $1.75 |
| Province of New Brunswick | Fredericton, New Brunswick | $41.7M | $1.39 |
| Province of Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | $27.1M | $0.90 |
| Province of Prince Edward Island | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island | $8.8M | $0.29 |
Source and basis
- Detailed information on Transfer Payments, as per the Public Accounts of Canada, retrieved 2026-11-03. Open Government Licence - Canada.
- Recipients: Detailed information on Transfer Payments, as per the Public Accounts of Canada.
- Net expenditures of this transfer payment program in the Public Accounts. It overlaps with program spending, so do not add the two.