Image Description: Ontario Government Program Spending
This line chart shows the share of Ontario’s total program spending by sector for the period from 1980–81 to 2015–16. The share for health care in total program spending rose from 31.8 per cent in 1980–81 to 41.7 per cent of total program spending. The remaining sectors of total program spending include education and training which rose from 24.8 per cent in 1980–81 to 26.7 per cent in 2015–16; children’s and social services, which rose from 9.9 to 12.7 per cent; and other government expenditures, which fell from 33.5 to 18.9 per cent, respectively. Note: Beginning in 1993–94, Education includes Education Property Tax, which was earlier excluded.

Source: Ontario Ministry of Finance (2017). “Ontario’s Long-Term Report on the Economy”. Retrieved from https://www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/economy/ltr/2017/ch4.html