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Table 8
Total expenditures on policing, 2006

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  2006 Population1 Expenditures Per capita cost3 Federal4 Total5
Municipal2 Provincial2 Total
thousands thousands of dollars dollars thousands of dollars
Newfoundland and Labrador6 509.7 ... 84,175 84,175 165 20,299 104,474
Prince Edward Island 138.5 9,974 10,675 20,649 149 4,845 25,494
Nova Scotia 934.4 103,347 74,029 177,376 190 33,729 211,105
New Brunswick 749.2 70,466 57,197 127,663 170 26,262 153,925
Quebec 7,651.50 1,123,036 756,638 1,879,674 246 ... 1,879,674
Ontario7 12,687.0 2,756,869 649,410 3,406,279 268 ... 3,406,279
Manitoba 1,177.80 188,365 72,760 261,125 222 37,322 298,447
Saskatchewan8 985.4 124,302 105,076 229,378 233 47,926 277,304
Alberta 3,375.80 567,430 152,215 719,645 213 81,087 800,732
British Columbia 4,310.50 645,658 268,671 914,329 212 159,517 1,073,846
Yukon 31.2 ... 12,263 12,263 393 5,256 17,519
Northwest Territories 41.9 ... 25,743 25,743 615 11,033 36,776
Nunavut 30.8 ... 20,879 20,879 678 8,948 29,827
Provincial/territorial total 32,623.50 5,589,447 2,289,731 7,879,178 242 436,223 8,315,401
Other RCMP expenditures9 ... ... ... ... ... 1,561,670 1,561,670
Canada total10 32,623.50 5,589,447 2,289,731 7,879,178 303 1,997,893 9,877,071
... not applicable
  1. Updated postcensal estimates for 2006. Statistics Canada, Demography Division.
  2. Figures include the amount billed to the province, territory or municipality for RCMP contract policing and not the total cost of the contract. In some provinces, provincial policing is paid for by the municipalities.
  3. Per capita cost calculation for provinces and territories excludes the federal portion of RCMP expenditures as these are not paid for by the municipality or the province/territory. The per capita cost for Canada includes municipal, provincial/territorial and federal expenditures.
  4. Federal expenditures include all other RCMP contract expenditures which are not paid for by the municipality or the province/territory for those provinces and territories with contracts with the RCMP (see footnote 9).
  5. Includes municipal, provincial/territorial, federal and other RCMP expenditures (see footnote 9).
  6. Provincial policing figures include both the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary and the RCMP.
  7. Excludes RCMP Headquarters.
  8. Excludes RCMP Training Academy.
  9. Includes headquarters and divisional administration and costs associated with providing national police services such as: forensic laboratory services; the Canadian Police College; informatics support for management and operation of the Canadian Police Information Centre, an automated national computer information system that is available to all police services; telecommunications services for data and radio transmissions to ensure all detachments receive current information; criminal intelligence and participation in United Nations peacekeeping services.
  10. Per capita costs are based on total expenditures for Canada, including federal policing.
Notes: Totals may not add up due to rounding. Expenditure figures represent gross operating expenditures and include costs that are paid from police department budgets and benefits paid from other sources. Revenues, recoveries and capital expenditures are excluded.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Police Administration Survey.
Date Modified: 2009-08-21

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