Average Canadian Family Will Pay More Than $15,000 for Health Care This Year

As inflation continues upward, many Canadians worry about the increasing cost of living and their household finances. However, there’s a crucial expense line missing—the amount we pay for public health care. Most of us intuitively know that health care isn’t free. At some level, we all understand that the money in the government’s coffers for health care comes from our pockets. However, many Canadians, through no fault of their own, might not know exactly what that amount is because our public health-care system is funded through general government revenues instead of a dedicated tax. Basically, revenues from income taxes, sales taxes, business taxes, and more get poured into a fiscal brew, from which a certain amount is ladled out for health care.