Table 11: Total Government Regulatory Expenditure
and Cost to the Canadian Economy (1987-88)

 

Nominal $

1993-94 $

Provincial Government Expenditures

$1,262,717,000

$1,568,794

Municipal Government Expenditures

182,956,000

227,315,000

Less Specific Transfers

13,765,000

17,102,000

Consolidated Prov./Mun. Expenditures

1,431,908,000

1,778,996,000

Federal Government Expenditures

2,203,447,000

2,737,552,000

Less Specific Transfers

9,649,000

11,988,000

Consolidated Federal Expenditures

2,193,798,000

2,725,565,000

Total Consolidated Expenditures

3,625,706,000

4,504,561,000

Cost of Regulatory Compliance for the Canadian Economy

$63,000,000,000

$78,750,000,000

Source: Data prepared on a public accounts basis by Dr. Paul Reed, Senior Social Scientist, Statistics Canada, 1996; and calculations by Joel Emes, Research Economist, The Fraser Institute.