Table 13: Total Government Regulatory Expenditure
and Cost to the Canadian Economy (1995-96)

Nominal $

1993-94$

Provincial Government Expenditures

$1,786,175

$1,723,413

Municipal Government Expenditures

$ 301,809

$ 291,204

Less Specific Transfers

$ 268,049

$ 258,630

Consolidated Prov./Mun. Expenditures

$1,819,935

$1,755,987

Federal Government Expenditures

$2,639,894

$2,547,134

Less Specific Transfers

$ 133,032

$ 128,358

Consolidated Federal Expenditures

$2,506,862

$2,418,777

Total Consolidated Expenditures

$4,326,797

$4,174,763

Cost of Regulatory Compliance for the Canadian Economy

$86,535,940

$83,495,266

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.