Health
How Health spent its budget in fiscal year 2024-25, shown as net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II.
Health Canada is responsible for helping Canadians maintain and improve their health, working with provinces, territories, and partner organizations on health promotion, disease prevention, and the regulation of food, drugs, and other health products. The portfolio also includes the Public Health Agency of Canada, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board.
Health spent $12.76B in the 2024–25 fiscal year, representing 2.3% of total federal spending. Most of that spending was recorded under the Department of Health, with further amounts attributed to the Public Health Agency of Canada, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board.
The portfolio's transfer payments were led by contributions to provinces and territories for shared health priorities, followed by payments to provinces and territories for home care and mental health, funding for dental benefits under the Canadian Dental Care Plan, grants for research projects and personnel support, and contributions under the National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases Program.
Department Spending
In FY 2024-25,
$12.76B
was spent by Health
In FY 2024-25,
2.3%
of federal spending was by Health
On the consolidated accrual basis (Volume I), this portfolio’s expenses were $14.06B in FY 2024-25 — see the overview and methodology.
How did Health spend its budget in 2024-25?
Spending by entity, FY 2024-25
Department of Health
Public Health Agency of Canada
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board
$8.75B
$1.53B
$1.42B
$1.04B
$13.7M
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 | Contributions to Provinces and Territories for Shared Health Priorities | $2,550,192,350 |
| Other transfer payments | Payments to provinces and territories for the Purpose of Home Care and Mental Health | $1,800,312,300 |
| Other transfer payments | Dental benefits in relation to the Canadian Dental Care Plan | $1,647,931,186 |
| Grants | Grants for research projects and personnel support | $1,182,762,488 |
| Contributions | National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases Program | $468,774,452 |
| 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 | $170,559,315 |
| Contributions | Substance Use and Addictions Program | $123,002,642 |
| Contributions | Contribution to the Canadian Institute for Health Information | $118,358,979 |
| Contributions | Contribution to Canada Health Infoway | $82,292,496 |
| 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 | $81,701,413 |
| Contributions | Health Care Policy and Strategies Program | $76,947,747 |
| Other transfer payments | Payments for proof of vaccination pursuant to the Economic and Fiscal Update Implementation Act, 2021 | $75,901,265 |
| Contributions | Compensation payments in accordance with requirements established by Regulations under the Health of Animals Act and the Plant Protection Act, and authorized pursuant to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act (S.C., 1997, c. 6) | $72,976,676 |
| 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 | $66,813,373 |
| Grants | Canada First Research Excellence Fund | $58,407,137 |
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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.
