In Ontario, public investment in education trails health care spending
Source: Source: Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity analysis based on data from Statistics Canada, Consolidated Government Revenue and Expenditures (CANSIM Table 385-0001); US Census Bureau, State and Local Government Finances; Office of Management and Budget, Historical Tables; National Academy of Social Insurance, Workers' Compensation: Benefits, Coverage, and Costs, 2008.
Notes: US health spending includes workers' compensation, medical benefit outlays and excludes administrative and other costs; Canada health spending includes all workers' compensation. Values deflated using appropriate deflators. US dollars converted to Canadian dollars at 2009 PPP.
Notes: US health spending includes workers' compensation, medical benefit outlays and excludes administrative and other costs; Canada health spending includes all workers' compensation. Values deflated using appropriate deflators. US dollars converted to Canadian dollars at 2009 PPP.
Quick Fact
In Ontario, public investment in education trails health care spending
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In 1992 in Ontario, all levels of government spent $2,400 per capita on education (in 2009 dollars) - 6.8% more than we spent on health care. However, ongoing federal and provincial deficits since 1971 changed the course of our public spending patterns and by 1998, governments in Ontario were spending more on healthcare than education.
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