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Net financial debt of provincial and territorial general governments at March 31, 2006¹
Province or territory
Net financial debt
Change in net financial debt over 2005
Per capita
Population at April 1²
$ millions % $ thousands
Newfoundland and Labrador
9,600 -4.1 18,787 511
Prince Edward Island
1,287 2.9 9,326 138
Nova Scotia
11,775 2.2 12,594 935
New Brunswick
5,706 0.3 7,608 750
Quebec
103,434 3.6 13,549 7,634
Ontario
112,408 1.7 8,880 12,658
Manitoba
11,858 3.8 10,083 1,176
Saskatchewan
8,558 -7.3 8,671 987
Alberta
-27,609 ... 3 -8,246 3,348
British Columbia
16,221 -15.5 3,770 4,303
Yukon
-336 ... 3 -10,839 31
Northwest Territories
-96 ... 3 -2,286 42
Nunavut
243 -21.9 8,100 30
... not applicable
1. This table is derived using the Financial Management System.
2. From CANSIM table 051-0005, Estimates of population, Canada, provinces and territories, quarterly.
3. The province has a negative net financial debt (net financial wealth).
Provincial and territorial general governments net financial debt at March 31¹
Net financial debt
Net financial debt as a % of GDP
Per capita net financial debt
GDP first quarter²
Population at April 1
$ millions % $ $ millions thousands
1986
76,065 15.1 2,923 503,852 26,020
1987
89,532 16.6 3,398 538,112 26,348
1988
97,494 16.4 3,654 595,656 26,682
1989
101,510 15.8 3,739 643,120 27,152
1990
112,015 16.6 4,062 676,764 27,573
1991
116,652 17.2 4,176 678,172 27,936
1992
143,065 20.6 5,062 692,940 28,265
1993
173,691 24.3 6,074 714,776 28,597
1994
202,446 27.0 7,004 750,696 28,905
1995
224,041 27.9 7,670 801,904 29,211
1996
235,896 28.8 7,992 819,976 29,515
1997
241,746 27.9 8,107 867,828 29,819
1998
245,223 27.0 8,152 906,904 30,082
1999
258,271 27.2 8,519 949,136 30,317
2000
256,166 24.6 8,372 1,042,100 30,597
2001
241,813 21.7 7,822 1,115,212 30,913
2002
249,431 22.3 7,978 1,119,204 31,266
2003
255,881 21.2 8,103 1,208,584 31,578
2004
259,988 20.7 8,151 1,253,040 31,895
2005
259,014 19.4 8,042 1,334,424 32,206
2006
253,049 17.7 7,776 1,431,364 32,543
1. This table is derived using the Financial Management System.
2. From CANSIM table 380-0002, Gross domestic product (GDP), expenditure-based, quarterly.
