Where the money goes
In 2025‑2026, Québec's consolidated expenditure reached $165.9B. Health and social services account for 39.7% of it.
Two views of spending coexist and must never be added together: consolidated expenditure (Public Accounts, Volume 1), which includes the health and education networks, and the General Fund (Volume 2), which covers government departments.
Consolidated expenditure by portfolio, 2025‑2026
Actual spending for the fiscal year. “Other portfolios” groups the smaller portfolios.
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| Portfolio | Actual | Per capita | Budget | Difference from budget | Previous year actual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santé et Services sociaux | $65.9B | $7,286 | $65.5B | +0.6% | $64.2B |
| Éducation | $23.5B | $2,601 | $23.7B | −0.5% | $23.4B |
| Enseignement supérieur | $11.2B | $1,236 | $11.3B | −1.1% | $11.4B |
| Famille | $9.6B | $1,064 | $9.3B | +3.5% | $9.0B |
| Transports et Mobilité durable | $9.2B | $1,014 | $7.3B | +25.6% | $7.7B |
| Emploi et Solidarité sociale | $5.8B | $642 | $5.9B | −0.9% | $5.7B |
| Affaires municipales et Habitation | $5.3B | $580 | $5.6B | −6.6% | $5.0B |
| Économie, Innovation et Énergie | $4.4B | $482 | $4.5B | −3.5% | $4.8B |
| Environnement, Lutte contre les changements climatiques, Faune et Parcs | $1.8B | $199 | $2.4B | −26.0% | $2.2B |
| Other portfolios (16) | $19.1B | $2,107 | $20.5B | −7.2% | $18.0B |
| Debt service | $10.1B | $1,121 | $9.7B | +4.9% | $10.0B |
Sources: Ministère des Finances du Québec, Public Accounts 2025-2026, vol. 1, p. 88 (budget and actual by portfolio), published 17 July 2026; Statistics Canada, Population estimates (17-10-0005-01) and Consumer Price Index (18-10-0005-01), dataset updated 23 September 2026.
Budget versus actual, General Fund, 2025‑2026
Difference between actual spending and the expenditure budget, by portfolio. The Conseil du trésor contingency fund ($17.0B) is removed from the budget because it is redistributed to departments during the year.
Expenditure budget without the contingency fund: $120.9B. Actual spending: $137.7B. Contingency fund: $17.0B.
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| Portfolio | Budget | Actual | Difference | Difference (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santé et Services sociaux | $57.0B | $61.5B | $4.4B | +7.8% |
| Éducation | $19.8B | $22.9B | $3.1B | +15.7% |
| Transports et Mobilité durable | $3.0B | $5.0B | $2.0B | +67.9% |
| Affaires municipales et Habitation | $3.7B | $4.9B | $1.2B | +33.7% |
| Enseignement supérieur | $8.9B | $9.9B | $1.0B | +11.7% |
| Conseil du trésor et Administration gouvernementale | $1.2B | $2.1B | $873.0M | +71.2% |
| Famille | $4.1B | $4.7B | $672.9M | +16.5% |
| Sécurité publique | $2.1B | $2.8B | $664.8M | +31.0% |
| Culture et Communications | $818.1M | $1.5B | $662.3M | +81.0% |
| Économie, Innovation et Énergie | $1.5B | $2.1B | $584.8M | +39.1% |
| Justice | $1.9B | $2.3B | $485.6M | +26.2% |
| Tourisme | $123.9M | $461.4M | $337.5M | +272.5% |
| Finances | $7.1B | $7.3B | $258.4M | +3.7% |
| Emploi et Solidarité sociale | $5.2B | $5.4B | $225.7M | +4.3% |
| Immigration, Francisation et Intégration | $800.7M | $585.5M | −$215.1M | −26.9% |
| Ressources naturelles et Forêts | $483.6M | $692.1M | $208.5M | +43.1% |
| Environnement, Lutte contre les changements climatiques, Faune et Parcs | $503.0M | $568.5M | $65.5M | +13.0% |
| Conseil exécutif | $566.9M | $615.7M | $48.8M | +8.6% |
| Cybersécurité et Numérique | $252.9M | $291.0M | $38.1M | +15.1% |
| Agriculture, Pêcheries et Alimentation | $1.3B | $1.3B | $20.6M | +1.6% |
| Relations internationales et Francophonie | $160.3M | $177.4M | $17.1M | +10.7% |
| Assemblée nationale | $190.0M | $196.2M | $6.2M | +3.3% |
| Travail | $35.4M | $40.3M | $4.9M | +13.8% |
| Personnes désignées par l'Assemblée nationale | $167.2M | $165.0M | −$2.2M | −1.3% |
| Langue française | $80.2M | $82.2M | $2.0M | +2.5% |
Sources: Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor, Expenditure Budget: budgets and appropriations of departments and bodies, dataset updated 24 March 2026; Ministère des Finances du Québec, Public Accounts 2025-2026, vol. 2, p. 18-19, portfolio expenditures by supercategory, published 17 July 2026.
General Fund by department, 2025‑2026
Spending of the 25 General Fund portfolios, $137.7B in total. The one-year change appears on the right.
The other 13 portfolios appear in the data table.
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| Portfolio | Total | Per capita | One-year change | Remuneration | Operating | Transfers | Allocations to special funds | Debt service | Remuneration share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santé et Services sociaux | $61.5B | $6,792 | +1.2% | $119.8M | $124.6M | $61.2B | $0 | $0 | 0.2% |
| Éducation | $22.9B | $2,534 | −2.5% | $141.4M | $235.3M | $22.5B | $85.4M | $0 | 0.6% |
| Enseignement supérieur | $9.9B | $1,099 | −4.1% | $63.7M | $71.3M | $9.7B | $25.0M | $0 | 0.6% |
| Finances | $7.3B | $808 | +2.4% | $66.3M | $44.8M | $47.1M | $300,000 | $7.2B | 0.9% |
| Emploi et Solidarité sociale | $5.4B | $600 | +0.2% | $202.5M | $67.3M | $3.7B | $1.3B | $0 | 3.7% |
| Transports et Mobilité durable | $5.0B | $554 | +32.6% | $160.1M | $595.1M | $594.8M | $3.7B | $0 | 3.2% |
| Affaires municipales et Habitation | $4.9B | $543 | +24.6% | $98.4M | $28.8M | $4.5B | $268.2M | $0 | 2.0% |
| Famille | $4.7B | $524 | +12.5% | $147.3M | $113.3M | $112.2M | $4.4B | $0 | 3.1% |
| Sécurité publique | $2.8B | $310 | +10.5% | $1.2B | $878.6M | $307.5M | $452.7M | $0 | 41.6% |
| Justice | $2.3B | $258 | +7.9% | $685.8M | $859.8M | $735.1M | $46.2M | $0 | 29.3% |
| Conseil du trésor et Administration gouvernementale | $2.1B | $232 | −8.3% | $1.7B | $178.2M | $190.6M | $38.3M | $0 | 80.6% |
| Économie, Innovation et Énergie | $2.1B | $230 | −12.0% | $67.2M | $28.0M | $927.4M | $950.1M | $0 | 3.2% |
| Culture et Communications | $1.5B | $164 | +12.2% | $47.4M | $31.2M | $1.4B | $26.3M | $3.4M | 3.2% |
| Agriculture, Pêcheries et Alimentation | $1.3B | $141 | −1.0% | $152.8M | $79.8M | $1.0B | $0 | $0 | 12.0% |
| Ressources naturelles et Forêts | $692.1M | $76 | −4.3% | $103.7M | $50.3M | $71.5M | $467.2M | $0 | 15.0% |
| Conseil exécutif | $615.7M | $68 | −14.0% | $152.3M | $22.5M | $441.0M | $0 | $0 | 24.7% |
| Immigration, Francisation et Intégration | $585.5M | $65 | −7.4% | $223.7M | $127.3M | $234.5M | $0 | $0 | 38.2% |
| Environnement, Lutte contre les changements climatiques, Faune et Parcs | $568.5M | $63 | +1.3% | $268.0M | $149.8M | $111.8M | $38.8M | $0 | 47.1% |
| Tourisme | $461.4M | $51 | −13.3% | $0 | $0 | $352.5M | $108.9M | $0 | 0.0% |
| Cybersécurité et Numérique | $291.0M | $32 | +41.6% | $54.6M | $34.8M | $43.9M | $157.7M | $0 | 18.8% |
| Assemblée nationale | $196.2M | $22 | +3.3% | $146.7M | $49.5M | $26,000 | $0 | $0 | 74.8% |
| Relations internationales et Francophonie | $177.4M | $20 | −1.4% | $97.9M | $29.4M | $46.8M | $3.2M | $0 | 55.2% |
| Personnes désignées par l'Assemblée nationale | $165.0M | $18 | +9.7% | $115.7M | $34.9M | $14.3M | $0 | $0 | 70.1% |
| Langue française | $82.2M | $9 | +4.9% | $50.2M | $16.0M | $16.0M | $0 | $0 | 61.1% |
| Travail | $40.3M | $4 | −18.1% | $10.9M | $8.6M | $15.2M | $5.6M | $0 | 27.1% |
Sources: Ministère des Finances du Québec, Public Accounts 2025-2026, vol. 2, p. 18-19, portfolio expenditures by supercategory, published 17 July 2026; Statistics Canada, Population estimates (17-10-0005-01) and Consumer Price Index (18-10-0005-01), dataset updated 23 September 2026.
Federal government expenses, 2024‑2025
All of Canada, $547.3B. Categories from the Annual Financial Report of the Government of Canada.
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| Category | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Major transfers to individuals (seniors, Employment Insurance, children) | $131.6B | 24.0% |
| Transfers to other levels of government (including equalization) | $105.1B | 19.2% |
| Other transfer payments | $107.1B | 19.6% |
| Operating expenses (including defence) | $130.5B | 23.8% |
| Public debt charges | $53.4B | 9.8% |
| Net actuarial losses | $4.0B | 0.7% |
| Return of proceeds from the pollution pricing framework | $15.6B | 2.9% |
Source: Department of Finance Canada, Annual Financial Report of the Government of Canada 2024-2025, table 5, Expenses, published 7 November 2025.
Federal transfers to Québec (equalization, health) appear here among Ottawa's expenses and, on the Revenue page, among Québec's revenue. These amounts do not add up.