VANCOUVER—Of 34 federal government departments, programs and agencies, just five—covering Indigenous affairs, child benefits, seniors’ benefits, Canada Health Transfer and defence—account for nearly two-thirds of the total increase in spending since 2015, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank.
“Understanding where the federal government has increased spending is an important step in developing a plan back to sustainable finances,” said Jason Clemens, executive vice-president of the Fraser Institute and co-author of Explaining the Growth in Federal Program Spending since 2015.
