Table 15: Government Expenditures (in thousands of 1993-94 dollars) on Regulation
(1973-74 to 1995-96)

Province

1973-74

1980-81

1987-88

1993-94

1995-96

PEI

3,665

5,837

7,043

7,222

6,471

NF

10,548

23,477

20,541

23,455

31,022

NS

23,228

36,208

44,134

48,777

49,879

NB

21,146

30,521

44,857

47,887

50,165

PQ

241,575

391,849

446,770

465,334

464,553

ON

273,369

452,679

593,751

720,368

611,161

MB

43,209

53,499

55,190

66,826

55,208

SK

31,528

48,013

63,478

70,863

76,687

AB

90,464

158,725

128,301

153,490

134,217

BC

77,546

151,469

148,035

202,821

228,707

All Provinces

826,464

1,375,171

1,568,794

1,826,004

1,708,071

Federal

2,013,849

2,593,109

2,737,552

2,799,299

2,547,134

Total

2,840,313

3,968,280

4,306,346

4,625,303

4,255,206

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.