Table 12: Total Government Regulatory Expenditure
and Cost to the Canadian Economy (1993-94)

Provincial Government Expenditures

$1,826,004,000

Municipal Government Expenditures

284,864,000

Less Specific Transfers

Consolidated Prov./Mun. Expenditures

2,110,868,000

Federal Government Expenditures

2,799,299,000

Less Specific Transfers

Consolidated Federal Expenditures

2,799,299,000

Total Consolidated Expenditures

4,910,167,000

Cost of Regulatory Compliance for the Canadian Economy

$85,750,000,000

Source: Data prepared on a public accounts basis by Dr. Paul Reed, Senior Social Scientist, Statistics Canada, 1998; and calculations by Joel Emes, Research Economist, The Fraser Institute.