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Health spending per person varies among the provinces and territories, and it is highest in the territories.

Among the provinces in 2019, total health spending per person is forecast to range, for example, from $8,190 in Newfoundland and Labrador to $6,953 in Ontario and $6,548 in British Columbia.

Here are the 2019 forecasts for per-person spending and the corresponding growth rates for Canada as a whole and for each province and territory:

Canada: $7,068 per person; 2.9% increase

Newfoundland and Labrador: $8,190 per person; 1.6% increase

Prince Edward Island: $7,447 per person; 2.3% increase

Nova Scotia: $7,381 per person; 2.5% increase

New Brunswick: $7,187 per person; 2.8% increase

Quebec: $6,935 per person; 5.5% increase

Ontario: $6,953 per person; 2.6% increase

Manitoba: $7,404 per person; 1.2% increase

Saskatchewan: $7,249 per person; 1.7% increase

Alberta: $7,658 per person; 0.3% increase

British Columbia: $6,548 per person; 3.4% increase

Yukon: $11,733 per person; 0.5% increase

Northwest Territories: $17,475 per person; 1.5% increase

Nunavut: $19,061 per person; 6.2% increase

Source

National Health Expenditure Database, Canadian Institute for Health Information

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