Spending program
Substance Use and Addictions
Department of Health · Health
In fiscal year 2020–21, Department of Health spent $77.2 million on Substance Use and Addictions, up from $52.4 million in 2019–20. That is $2.77 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2020–21
$77.2M
0.1% of Health spending in 2020–21.
Up $24.8M from $52.4M in 2019–20.
$2.77per tax filer$2.03per person
Per tax filer uses 27,855,050 tax filers (2020); per person uses a population of 38,028,638 (2020). An allocation of cost, not a tax bill.
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| Fiscal year | Spending |
|---|---|
| 2018–19 | $28.0M |
| 2019–20 | $52.4M |
| 2020–21 | $77.2M |
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.