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Social Security Statistics Canada and Provinces 1978-79 to 2002-03

Scope

This report presents beneficiary and expenditure data for 25 years for a broad range of federal, provincial and territorial social security programs.

For the purpose of this report, a broad concept of social security has been adopted. Social security is defined as consisting of four major elements: income security, social services, health services, and education. Income security includes programs which maintain the income of individuals or families faced with loss of earnings (e.g., due to retirement, unemployment, or work injury) and those which provide income assistance to those unable to earn an adequate income. Social services include a variety of supportive and developmental personal services.

Organization

Data in this report are presented for 25 years in tables containing information for specific programs, e.g., Old Age Security, or a portion of this period if a program began after 1978-79 or ended before 2002-03. Expenditures are generally those for the fiscal year ending March 31. The number of beneficiaries is tabulated, where possible, as the average of the number of beneficiaries reported each month during the fiscal year. Refer to individual table footnotes for exceptions to the above statements. Program information is presented by the level of government (federal, provincial, territorial or municipal) that provides the program funding.

Tables in this report have been organized into two parts. Part I presents three Overview Tables which illustrate the trends in social security expenditures by all levels of government for Canada. Part II comprises Component Tables which provide data on beneficiaries and expenditures for individual programs.

New Tables

Table 526, Provincial and Territorial Children's Benefits and Earned Income Supplements, Expenditures for Fiscal years 1978-79 to 2002-03.

Removed Tables

- The following tables were removed as data were no longer available: Workers' Compensation Tables 242, 244, 245, 246 and 248; refer to Table 250 for these data.
- The following tables, which ended in 1981, were removed from this report and can be found in previous versions of the publication; Table 331 & 332, Blind Persons' Allowances, Table 341 & 342, Disabled Persons' Allowances and Table 352, Unemployed Assistance, Total Federal-Provincial Cost-Shared Payments.

Updated Tables

The Component Tables for those programs currently providing benefits have been updated to 2002-03.

Exception:

Table 524, Provincial Welfare Programs Expenditures, to 2001-02; data for 2002-03 was not available at time of publication.

List of Tables

Part I - Overview Tables:

Table 1
Total Social Security Expenditures in Canada, 1978-79 to 2002-03
Table 2
Social Security Expenditures by Welfare Program and Total Health and Education Expenditures, Canada, 1978-79 to 2002-03
Table 3
Expenditure Analyses of Social Security Programs, Canada, 1978-79 to 2002-03

Part II - Component Tables:

Tables 105 to 911 - Beneficiaries and Expenditures by Program and Level of Government for Canada and the Provinces, 1978-79 to 2002-03 (unless otherwise stated)

These tables present expenditures and beneficiaries where possible for each of the income security and social services programs contained in this report.

Child Tax Benefit, 1993-94 to 2002-03

Table 105
Monthly Average Number of Children Receiving Benefits
Table 106
Total Number of Families Receiving Benefits
Table 107
Total Benefits Paid

Family Allowances, 1978-79 to 1992-93

Table 111
Monthly Average Number of Children Receiving Allowances
Table 112
Monthly Average Number of Families Receiving Allowances
Table 113
Net Federal Payments

Federal Child Tax Credit, Taxation Years 1978 to 1992

Table 116
Number of Families Receiving the Credit
Table 117
Number of Children Eligible for Benefits Under the Program
Table 118
Total Amount of Credits

Total Old Age Security Programs

Table 120
Total Net Federal Payments

Old Age Security

Table 121
Monthly Average Number of Beneficiaries
Table 122
Net Federal Payments

Guaranteed Income Supplement

Table 123
Monthly Average Number of Beneficiaries
Table 124
Net Federal Payments

Spouse's Allowance/The Allowance

Table 125
Monthly Average Number of Beneficiaries
Table 126
Net Federal Payments

Federal Training and Employment Programs

Table 131
National Training Program, Institutional Training, Number of Trainees Started, 1978-79 to 1984-85
Table 132
National Training Program, Institutional Training, Federal Payments, 1978-79 to 1984-85
Table 133
National Training Program, Industrial Training, Number of Trainees Started, 1978-79 to 1984-85
Table 134
National Training Program, Industrial Training, Federal Payments, 1978-79 to 1984-85
Table 135
Canadian Jobs Strategy, Total Number of Participants, 1985-86 to 1991-92
Table 136
Canadian Jobs Strategy, Total Expenditures, 1985-86 to 1991-92
Table 137
Federal Employment Programs and Services, Total Number of Participants, 1992-93 to 1995-96
Table 138
Federal Employment Programs and Services, Total Expenditures, 1992-93 to 1995-96
Table 140
Human Resources Investment Programs and Initiatives, Total Expenditures, 1996-97 to 2002-03

Social Assistance and Social Services for Registered Indians on Crown Lands, on and off Reserves

Table 141
Federal Expenditures for Social Assistance
Table 142
Federal Expenditures for Social Services

War Veterans' and Civilian War Allowances

Table 151
Number of Beneficiaries as of March 31
Table 152
Federal Payments

Veterans' and Civilians' Disability Pensions

Table 153
Number of Beneficiaries as of March 31
Table 154
Federal Payments

Federal Goods and Services Tax Credit, Calendar Years 1994 to 2002

Table 160
Total Amount Paid
Table 161
Number of Households

Canada and Quebec Pension Plans

Table 210
Total Payments (All Benefits)
Table 211
Monthly Average Number of Retirement Pension Beneficiaries
Table 212
Payments to Retirement Pension Beneficiaries
Table 213
Monthly Average Number of Survivor's Pension Beneficiaries
Table 214
Payments to Survivor's Pension Beneficiaries
Table 215
Monthly Average Number of Disability Pension Beneficiaries
Table 216
Payments to Disability Pension Beneficiaries
Table 217
Monthly Average Number of Children Receiving Orphan's or Disabled Contributor's Child Benefits
Table 218
Payments to Children Receiving Orphan's or Disabled Contributor's Child Benefits

Employment/Unemployment Insurance

Table 221
Monthly Average Number of Beneficiaries
Table 222
Amount Paid (All Benefits)
Table 223
Monthly Average Number of Regular Beneficiaries
Table 224
Amount Paid for Regular Benefits
Table 225
Monthly Average Number of Beneficiaries Receiving Sickness Benefits
Table 226
Amount Paid for Sickness Benefits
Table 227
Monthly Average Number of Beneficiaries Receiving Family Related Benefits
Table 228
Amount Paid for Family Related Benefits
Table 229
Monthly Average Number of Beneficiaries Receiving Retirement Benefits, 1978-79 to 1990-91
Table 230
Amount Paid for Retirement Benefits, 1978-79 to 1990-91
Table 231
Monthly Average Number of Beneficiaries Receiving Fishing Benefits
Table 232
Amount Paid for Fishing Benefits
Table 233
Monthly Average Number of Beneficiaries Receiving Training Benefits, 1978-79 to 1996-97
Table 234
Amount Paid for Training Benefits, 1978-79 to 1995-96
Table 235
Monthly Average Number of Work Sharing Program Beneficiaries, 1982-83 to 2002-03
Table 236
Gross Amount Paid for Work Sharing Benefits, 1981-82 to 2002-03
Table 237
Monthly Average Number of Job Creation Program and Self-Employment Assistance Beneficiaries, 1983-84 to 1996-97
Table 238
Gross Amount Paid for Job Creation and Self-Employment Assistance Benefits, 1982-83 to 1995-96
Table 240
Gross Amount Paid for Employment Benefit and Support Measures, 1996-97 to 2002-03

Workers' Compensation,
Calendar Years 1978 to 2002

Table 241
Total Number of Compensated Cases for Time-Loss and Fatal Injuries
Table 250
Total Payments

Canada Assistance Plan (CAP)

Table 360
Total Federal-Provincial Cost-Shared Program Expenditures, 1978-79 to 1999-2000
Table 361
Number of Beneficiaries (including dependants) of General Assistance, as of March 31, 1979 to 1996
Table 362
Total Federal-Provincial Cost-Shared Expenditures for General Assistance, 1978-79 to 1995-96
Table 363
Total Federal-Provincial Cost-Shared Expenditures for General Assistance, Applied to the Year of Provincial Expenditure, 1980-81 to 1995-96
Table 411
Number of Beds in Homes for Special Care for Adults, as of March 31, 1979 to 1996
Table 412
Total Federal-Provincial Cost-Shared Expenditures for Homes for Special Care for Adults, 1978-79 to 1995-96
Table 413
Total Federal-Provincial Cost-Shared Expenditures for Homes for Special Care for Adults, Applied to the Year of Provincial Expenditure, 1980-81 to 1995-96
Table 414
Number of Beds in Homes for Special Care for Children, as of March 31, 1979 to 1996
Table 415
Total Federal-Provincial Cost-Shared Expenditures for Homes for Special Care for Children, 1978-79 to 1995-96
Table 416
Total Federal-Provincial Cost-Shared Expenditures for Homes for Special Care for Children, Applied to the Year of Provincial Expenditure, 1980-81 to 1995-96
Table 421
Number of Children in Care Under Cost-Sharing Arrangements for Child Welfare, as of March 31, 1979 to 1996
Table 422
Total Federal-Provincial Cost-Shared Expenditures for Child Welfare, 1978-79 to 1995-96
Table 423
Total Federal-Provincial Cost-Shared Expenditures for Child Welfare, Applied to the Year of Provincial Expenditure, 1980-81 to 1995-96
Table 424
Total Federal-Provincial Cost-Shared Expenditures for Health Care, 1978-79 to 1995-96
Table 425
Total Federal-Provincial Cost-Shared Expenditures for Health Care, Applied to the Year of Provincial Expenditure, 1980-81 to 1995-96
Table 431
Total Federal-Provincial Cost-Shared Expenditures for Other Welfare Services and Work Activity, 1978-79 to 1995-96
Table 432
Total Federal-Provincial Cost-Shared Expenditures for Other Welfare Services and Work Activity, Applied to the Year of Provincial Expenditure, 1980-81 to 1995-96
Table 434
Total Federal Payments, 1978-79 to 1999-2000

Provincial Social Assistance and Child Welfare Programs, 1997 to 2003
Table 435
Number of Beneficiaries (including dependants) of Provincial and Municipal Social Assistance, as of March 31
Table 437
Number of Children in Care of Provincial and Territorial Child Welfare Authorities, as of March 31

Provincial and Municipal Social Assistance Program Expenditures, 1980-81 to 2002-03

Table 438
Expenditures

Canada Health and Social Transfer (CHST), 1996-97 to 2002-03

Table 440
Federal Transfer

Vocational Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons (VRDP), 1978-79 to 1997-98

Table 442
Total Federal-Provincial Cost-Shared Payments

Employability Assistance for Persons with Disabilities (EAPD), 1998-99 to 2002-03

Table 444
Total Federal-Provincial Cost-Shared Payments

Provincial Tax Credit/Rebate Programs, 1978-79 to 2002-03

Table 521
Payments

Provincial Welfare Programs

Table 522
Payments for Programs Not Cost-Shared with the Federal Government, 1978-79 to 1995-96
Table 524
Expenditures, 1996-97 to 2001-02
Table 526
Children's Benefits and Earned Income Supplements, Expenditures, 1978-79 to 2002-03

Municipal Welfare, Calendar Years 1978 to 2002

Table 911
Net Expenditures

List of Figures

Figure 1
Social Security Expenditures and Welfare Expenditures, Canada, 2002-2003
Figure 2
Total Social Security, Welfare, Health and Education Expenditures as a Percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 1978-1979 to 2002-2003

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