Table 16: Real Average Annual Growth Rate of Federal and Provincial Government Spending on the Administration of Regulation:
1973-74 to 1995-96

Level of Government

Regulatory Costs

Provincial Government Expenditures

4.7%

Federal Government Expenditures

1.1%

Total Consolidated Expenditures

2.1%

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.