For Reference - History: Cost-Sharing Formula Adjustment

Formula effective January 1, 2023

Effective January 1, 2023, under the adjusted formula, the rate of federal assistance to provincial and territorial governments increases as the amount of expenditures increase, rising from 50% of costs over the initial $3.61 per capita up to 90% for costs exceeding $18.09 per capita.

Table 10 - Cost-sharing formula for January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023

Eligible provincial expenses (per capita of population)

Government of Canada share (percentage)

First $3.61

0

Next $7.24

50

Next $7.24

75

Remainder

90

Formula effective January 1, 2022

Effective January 1, 2022, under the adjusted formula, the rate of federal assistance to provincial and territorial governments increases as the amount of expenditures increase, rising from 50% of costs over the initial $3.38 per capita up to 90% for costs exceeding $16.94 per capita.

Table 9 - Cost-sharing formula for January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022

Eligible provincial expenses (per capita of population)

Government of Canada share (percentage)

First $3.38

0

Next $6.78

50

Next $6.78

75

Remainder

90

Formula effective January 1, 2021

Effective January 1, 2021, under the adjusted formula, the rate of federal assistance to provincial and territorial governments increases as the amount of expenditures increase, rising from 50% of costs over the initial $3.27 per capita up to 90% for costs exceeding $16.39 per capita.

Table 8 - Cost-sharing formula for January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021
Eligible provincial expenses (per capita of population) Government of Canada share (percentage)
First $3.27 0
Next $6.56 50
Next $6.56 75
Remainder 90

Formula effective January 1, 2020

Effective January 1, 2020, under the adjusted formula, the rate of federal assistance to provincial and territorial governments increases as the amount of expenditures increase, rising from 50% of costs over the initial $3.25 per capita up to 90% for costs exceeding $16.27 per capita.

Table 7 - Cost-sharing formula for January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020
Eligible provincial expenses (per capita of population) Government of Canada share (percentage)
First $3.25 0
Next $6.51 50
Next $6.51 75
Remainder 90

Formula effective January 1, 2019

Effective January 1, 2019, under the adjusted formula, the rate of federal assistance to provincial and territorial governments increases as the amount of expenditures increase, rising from 50% of costs over the initial $3.19 per capita up to 90% for costs exceeding $15.97 per capita.

Table 6 - Cost-sharing formula for January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019
Eligible provincial expenses (per capita of population) Government of Canada share (percentage)
First $3.19 0
Next $6.39 50
Next $6.39 75
Remainder 90

Formula effective January 1, 2018

Effective January 1, 2018, under the adjusted formula, the rate of federal assistance to provincial and territorial governments increases as the amount of expenditures increase, rising from 50% of costs over the initial $3.12 per capita up to 90% for costs exceeding $15.62 per capita.

Table 5 - Cost-sharing formula for January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018
Eligible provincial expenses (per capita of population) Government of Canada share (percentage)
First $3.12 0
Next $6.25 50
Next $6.25 75
Remainder 90

Formula effective January 1, 2017

Effective January 1, 2017, under the adjusted formula, the rate of federal assistance to provincial and territorial governments increases as the amount of expenditures increase, rising from 50% of costs over the initial $3.07 per capita up to 90% for costs exceeding $15.37 per capita.

Table 4 - Cost-sharing formula for January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
Eligible provincial expenses (per capita of population) Government of Canada share (percentage)
First $3.07 0
Next $6.15 50
Next $6.15 75
Remainder 90

Formula effective January 1, 2016

Effective January 1, 2016, under the adjusted formula, the rate of federal assistance to provincial and territorial governments increases as the amount of expenditures increase, rising from 50% of costs over the initial $3.03 per capita up to 90% for costs exceeding $15.17 per capita.

Table 3 - Cost-sharing formula for January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016
Eligible provincial expenses (per capita of population) Government of Canada share (percentage)
First $3.03 0
Next $6.07 50
Next $6.07 75
Remainder 90

Formula effective February 1, 2015

Effective January 1, 2015, under the adjusted formula, the rate of federal assistance to provincial and territorial governments increases as the amount of expenditures increase, rising from 50% of costs over the initial $3 per capita up to 90% for costs exceeding $15 per capita.

Table 2 - Cost-sharing formula as of February 1, 2015
Eligible provincial expenses (per capita of population) Government of Canada share (percentage)
First $3 0
Next $6 50
Next $6 75
Remainder 90

Formula effective up to January 31, 2015

For all events up to January 31, 2015, the rate of federal assistance to provincial and territorial governments increases as the amount of expenditures increase, rising from 50% of costs over the initial $1 per capita up to 90% for costs exceeding $5 per capita.

Table 1 - Cost-sharing formula up to January 31, 2015
Eligible provincial expenses (per capita of population) Government of Canada share (percentage)
First $1 0
Next $2 50
Next $2 75
Remainder 90
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