Spending program
New Horizons for Seniors Program
Department of Employment and Social Development · Seniors
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Employment and Social Development spent $113 million on New Horizons for Seniors Program, down from $114 million in 2023–24. That is $3.79 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$113M
0.1% of Seniors spending in 2024–25.
Down $448K from $114M in 2023–24.
$3.79per tax filer$2.76per person
Per tax filer uses 29,965,100 tax filers (2023, the latest count published); per person uses a population of 41,162,593 (2024). An allocation of cost, not a tax bill.
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| Fiscal year | Spending |
|---|---|
| 2018–19 | $48.9M |
| 2019–20 | $77.1M |
| 2020–21 | $101M |
| 2021–22 | $82.9M |
| 2022–23 | $84.6M |
| 2023–24 | $114M |
| 2024–25 | $113M |
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.