Health
How Health spent its budget in fiscal year 2020-21, shown as net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II.
Department Spending
In FY 2020-21,
$14.2B
was spent by Health
In FY 2020-21,
2.2%
of federal spending was by Health
On the consolidated accrual basis (Volume I), this portfolio’s expenses were $9.07B in FY 2020-21 — see the overview and methodology.
How did Health spend its budget in 2020-21?
Spending by entity, FY 2020-21
Public Health Agency of Canada
Department of Health
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board
$8.76B
$3.12B
$1.5B
$809.6M
$15.3M
Health’s share of federal spending
Percentage of federal spending, 1995–2025
Line items
Every transfer-payment (grant and contribution) program, in dollars. These are the named programs behind the transfer-payments object in the chart above. Search, sort, and download the full table.
| Category | Description | Amount ▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Other transfer payments | Strengthening Canada's Home and Community Care and Mental Health and Addiction Initiative and Virtual Care Services Initiative | $1,346,991,846 |
| Grants | Grants for research projects and personnel support | $1,102,655,980 |
| Grants | Payments for a pandemic response and health emergencies research plan pursuant to the Public Health Events of National Concern Payments Act | $112,129,212 |
| Contributions | Contribution to the Canadian Institute for Health Information | $99,593,979 |
| Contributions | Contributions to individuals and organizations to support health promotion projects in the areas of building community capacity, stimulating knowledge development and dissemination, and partnership building/intersectoral collaboration | $96,878,580 |
| Contributions | Contribution to Canada Health Infoway | $84,380,788 |
| Grants | Payments to support students and youth impacted by COVID-19 pursuant to the Public Health Events of National Concern Payments Act | $83,299,783 |
| Contributions | Contributions to non-profit organizations to support, on a long-term basis, the development and provision of preventative and early intervention services aimed at addressing the health and developmental problems experienced by young children at risk in Canada | $81,214,320 |
| Contributions | Substance Use and Addictions Program | $74,569,386 |
| Contributions | Contribution to the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer | $50,943,947 |
| Grants | Grants to individuals and organizations in support of public health infrastructure | $45,876,512 |
| Contributions | Contributions to incorporated local or regional non-profit Aboriginal organizations and institutions for the purpose of developing early intervention programs for Aboriginal pre-school children and their families | $43,825,624 |
| Grants | Canada First Research Excellence Fund | $43,803,272 |
| Contributions | Contributions to individuals and organizations in support of public health infrastructure | $40,266,030 |
| Contributions | Official Languages Health Contribution Program | $37,374,999 |
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Health figures are net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II, and will not match the Volume I consolidated headline totals. See the methodology for details.
