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Federal support through major transfers to provincial and territorial governments.: YN5-202/2020E-PDF

"The Canada Health Transfer (CHT) and the Canada Social Transfer (CST) were designed to support provincial and territorial expenses in specific areas. Enshrined in the Constitution, Equalization payments are made to provincial governments to address disparities in their fiscal capacities. … This report examines the relationship between federal CHT and CST transfers, and the provincial-territorial programs for which these transfers were designed, or targeted, to support. In the case of Equalization, this report identifies the federal contribution to equalizing fiscal capacities across provinces, determining whether the program is over- or under-equalizing capacities"--Summary, page 3.

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Department/Agency
  • Canada. Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, issuing body.
TitleFederal support through major transfers to provincial and territorial governments.
Publication typeMonograph
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Issued also in French under title: Soutien fédéral : principaux transferts aux gouvernements provinciaux et territoriaux.
  • "September 03, 2020."
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Publishing information
  • [Ottawa] : Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer = Bureau du Directeur parlementaire du budget, 2020.
Description1 online resource (29 pages) : colour illustrations
Catalogue number
  • YN5-202/2020E-PDF
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