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Net debt is projected to rise to $398 billion in 2020–21. The Debt-to-GDP ratio for 2019–2020 was 39.7%, and is projected to rise to 47.1% in 2020–21. [6] Interest on the debt in 2019–20 was CDN$12.5 billion, representing 8.0% of Ontario's revenue and its fourth-largest spending area. [3] [7]
The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) World Economic Outlook reports that for 2021 Canada's net debt-to-GDP ratio was 32% and the gross debt-to-GDP ratio was 113%. [51] According to the IMF, for the last 15 years, Canada had the lowest net debt-to-GDP ratio, at around 33%, among G7 countries. [52]
A table listing total GDP (expenditure-based), share of Canadian GDP, population, and per capita GDP in 2023. For illustrative purposes, market income (total income less government transfers) [1] per capita from tax returns is included.
Rank Name Level of government Total expenditure Per-capita expenditure Fiscal year Source 1 Canada: Federal 338,500,000,000 2018-19 [1]2 Ontario: Provincial
Following the budget, Parliament (the Canadian Parliament) will pass an Appropriation Act (called the 'Interim Supply') which will allow individual departments to spend 3/12th of their annual budget. (The Government of Canada Fiscal Year runs from April 1 to March 31.)
The First Charge, established by Section 103 of the Constitution Act, 1867, is the cost of the actual maintenance of the Consolidated Revenue Fund itself. In accordance with the Act, the costs of collection, management and receipt of the fund are to be the first charge made to the account. [citation needed]
Both the federal and provincial governments have imposed income taxes on individuals, and these are the most significant sources of revenue for those levels of government accounting for over 45% of tax revenue. The federal government charges the bulk of income taxes with the provinces charging a somewhat lower percentage, except in Quebec.
The program has faced criticism; the Ontario NDP questioned the provincial government's decision to enter into a taxpayer-funded sole-source contract with an American-owned corporation to deliver government services. [6] Taxpayer money is being used to fund the construction of the in-store locations, at an estimated cost of $1.75 million. [9]