Federal spending down 21.6 per cent in 2021-22 after COVID-fuelled high

After topping the list in 2020-21, Employment, Workforce Development, and Disability Inclusion was the second-highest spending federal department, thanks to a 43 per cent decrease in expenditures, leaving Finance Canada with the top spot.

Treasury Board President Mona Fortier tabled the 2022 Public Accounts in the House of Commons on Oct. 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

November 9, 2022

Federal spending dropped 21.6 per cent between the 2020-21 and 2021-22—largely thanks to the ending of a range of COVID-related supports, including the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy—but it’s up 35.9 per cent compared to the last pre-COVID fiscal year, as shown in...

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