Spending program
Supplementary Health Benefits
Department of Indigenous Services · Indigenous services and reconciliation
In fiscal year 2022–23, Department of Indigenous Services spent $2.0 billion on Supplementary Health Benefits, up from $1.8 billion in 2021–22. That is $67.52 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2022–23
$2.0B
6.1% of Indigenous services and reconciliation spending in 2022–23.
Up $198M from $1.8B in 2021–22.
$67.52per tax filer$50.16per 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.
Show these figures as a table
| Fiscal year | Spending |
|---|---|
| 2019–20 | $1.6B |
| 2020–21 | $1.6B |
| 2021–22 | $1.8B |
| 2022–23 | $2.0B |
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.
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