Spending program
Gas Tax Fund - Permanent Funding for Municipalities
Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities · Housing, infrastructure and transport
In fiscal year 2020–21, Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities spent $2.2 billion on Gas Tax Fund - Permanent Funding for Municipalities, down from $4.3 billion in 2019–20. That is $77.95 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2020–21
$2.2B
14.8% of Housing, infrastructure and transport spending in 2020–21.
Down $2.2B from $4.3B in 2019–20.
$77.95per tax filer$57.10per 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 | $2.2B |
| 2019–20 | $4.3B |
| 2020–21 | $2.2B |
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.
← All housing, infrastructure and transport spendingHow the figures are calculated