Government & Public Finances

The Canada Observatory leaf in the Government & Public Finances colour

What governments owe and spend, who works for them, and how Canada’s public finances compare with a broad group of OECD peers. Four views:

Government Finances

Debt, deficits, revenue, the tax mix, interest costs, and defence: Canada’s general-government finances against 16 OECD peers.

Provincial Finances

What each province raises, spends, and owes, compared on a common basis: net debt, government size, and balances by province.

Government Employment

Who works for government: employment by level, the whole public-sector workforce, the federal public service, and an OECD peer comparison.

Federal Spending

Federal revenue and spending back to 1961: by economic type, standard object, department, and function.