Canadian Governments Spending Billions in Taxpayer Dollars on Business Subsidies: Study

Canada’s three levels of government doled out $52 billion in 2022 to prop up businesses across the country, according to a new report. Mark Blinch/Reuters

Canada’s three levels of government doled out $52 billion in 2022 to prop up businesses across the country, according to a recently released report.

Government spending on business subsidies more than doubled from $24.5 billion in 2007 to $52 billion in 2022, the Fraser Institute report found.