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Table 16.6 Government transfer payments to individuals, 1995 to 2009
Table summary
This table displays the results of table 16.6 government transfer payments to individuals 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, calculated using $ millions units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
  $ millions
All levels of government 98,512 98,865 100,431 104,558 106,006 110,487 117,633 121,047 124,775 130,153 136,247 145,754 154,609 165,101 176,630
Federal government 48,879 48,752 49,234 50,739 51,575 53,479 57,965 60,857 62,949 65,603 67,903 70,547 76,578 81,119 88,051
Family and youth allowances 38 39 43 58 84 99 116 133 140 157 165 187 205 210 211
Child Tax Benefit or Credit 5,214 5,228 5,310 5,600 5,939 6,577 7,379 7,824 8,051 8,547 9,174 9,470 9,495 9,468 9,716
Pensions (First and Second World Wars) 909 914 921 918 910 973 1,196 1,398 1,463 1,530 1,584 1,693 1,694 1,696 1,686
War veterans' allowances 397 383 387 387 414 404 267 212 223 266 289 331 464 588 639
Grants to Aboriginal people 3,566 3,564 3,730 4,447 4,271 4,511 4,448 4,800 4,951 5,254 5,752 5,823 6,179 7,534 6,532
Goods and Services Tax Credit 2,810 2,866 2,905 2,924 2,943 2,974 3,099 3,140 3,264 3,346 3,472 3,566 3,599 3,692 3,942
Employment Insurance benefits 12,889 11,859 10,874 10,713 10,150 9,615 11,361 12,837 13,361 13,269 12,937 12,498 12,561 13,275 18,755
Old Age Security payments 20,622 21,221 21,798 22,398 22,907 23,790 24,789 25,747 26,931 27,992 29,085 30,468 31,929 33,538 34,973
Scholarships and research grants 687 686 700 519 519 531 560 585 612 734 789 858 883 922 880
Miscellaneous and other transfers 1,747 1,992 2,566 2,775 3,438 4,005 4,750 4,181 3,953 4,508 4,656 4,478 7,118 7,678 8,127
Provincial governments 25,406 25,576 25,945 26,717 27,170 28,574 29,662 29,781 30,066 30,981 33,297 38,570 39,446 42,922 45,030
Social assistance, income maintenance 9,854 9,258 8,723 8,050 7,048 6,538 6,547 6,603 6,641 6,788 6,918 7,123 7,480 7,784 8,232
Social assistance, other 2,308 2,371 2,408 2,241 2,546 2,906 2,966 2,936 3,061 3,167 3,445 3,791 3,989 4,354 4,986
Workers' Compensation benefits 3,992 4,198 4,067 3,886 4,073 4,434 4,840 5,150 5,036 5,083 5,229 5,316 5,500 5,797 5,970
Grants to benevolent associations 5,962 6,123 6,714 7,196 7,322 7,953 8,406 8,500 8,667 9,011 9,581 10,593 11,280 12,153 12,877
Miscellaneous transfers 3,290 3,626 4,033 5,344 6,181 6,743 6,903 6,592 6,661 6,932 8,124 10,917 9,745 11,273 11,316
Local governments 3,738 2,950 2,640 3,523 2,990 3,248 3,641 2,637 2,747 2,940 3,026 2,976 3,305 3,827 4,268
Canada Pension Plan 15,777 16,559 17,327 18,054 18,540 19,183 20,023 21,076 21,986 23,129 24,225 25,417 26,624 28,089 29,611
Quebec Pension Plan 4,712 5,028 5,285 5,525 5,731 6,003 6,342 6,696 7,027 7,500 7,796 8,244 8,656 9,144 9,670
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 384-0009.
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