Where My Taxes Go

CalculatorCanadaTax year 2026

Where do my taxes go? Canada

Enter your income (or the tax you paid) to see how it is shared across Canada government spending, based on official 2024-25 figures.

Tax rules: 2026. Spending: fiscal year 2024-25 (April to March). Nothing you type leaves your browser.

Your estimated tax

$8,243

Federal income tax $8,243 ยท 11.8% of income

Per month $687Per day $22.58

Where it goes

Block size is each function's share of Canada government spending, 2024-25. Hover or tap a block; the full list is below.

Your tax, function by function

Spending functionShareYour taxGovernment total
Social protection (seniors, EI, child benefits)
Breakdown
  • Old age: $1,314 (15.94%)
  • Family and children: $694 (8.42%)
  • Social exclusion: $444 (5.38%)
  • Unemployment: $251 (3.04%)
  • Sickness and disability: $179 (2.17%)
  • Housing: $80 (0.97%)
  • Social protection not elsewhere classified: $7 (0.08%)
36.0%$2,967$187.1 billion
General public services (incl. public debt interest)
Breakdown
  • General public services not elsewhere classified: $805 (9.77%)
  • Public debt transactions: $795 (9.64%)
  • General services: $278 (3.37%)
  • Executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs and external affairs: $150 (1.82%)
  • Foreign economic aid: $102 (1.24%)
  • Basic Research: $68 (0.83%)
26.7%$2,198$138.6 billion
Health
Breakdown
  • Health not elsewhere classified: $957 (11.61%)
  • Outpatient services: $31 (0.37%)
  • Medical products, appliances, and equipment: $23 (0.28%)
  • Public health services: $18 (0.22%)
  • Hospital services: $6 (0.07%)
12.5%$1,034$65.2 billion
Economic affairs
Breakdown
  • General economic, commercial, and labor affairs: $255 (3.10%)
  • Economic affairs not elsewhere classified: $102 (1.23%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting: $86 (1.04%)
  • Transport: $75 (0.91%)
  • Fuel and energy: $18 (0.21%)
6.5%$535$33.7 billion
Defence
Breakdown
  • Military defence: $409 (4.96%)
  • Foreign military aid: $22 (0.26%)
  • Civil defence: $10 (0.12%)
  • Defence not elsewhere classified: $5 (0.06%)
5.4%$446$28.1 billion
Environmental protection
Breakdown
  • Pollution abatement: $310 (3.76%)
  • Environmental protection not elsewhere classified: $37 (0.45%)
  • Protection of biodiversity and landscape: $20 (0.25%)
  • Waste management: $12 (0.15%)
4.6%$380$24.0 billion
Public order and safety
Breakdown
  • Police services: $175 (2.13%)
  • Public order and safety not elsewhere classified: $56 (0.68%)
  • Prisons: $47 (0.57%)
  • Law courts: $31 (0.38%)
3.8%$310$19.6 billion
Education
Breakdown
  • Primary and secondary education: $66 (0.81%)
  • University education: $36 (0.44%)
  • Education not elsewhere classified: $34 (0.41%)
  • College education: $32 (0.39%)
2.0%$169$10.6 billion
Recreation, culture and religion
Breakdown
  • Cultural services: $53 (0.64%)
  • Broadcasting and publishing services: $38 (0.46%)
  • Recreational and sporting services: $14 (0.16%)
  • Recreation, culture, and religion not elsewhere classified: $2 (0.02%)
1.3%$106$6.7 billion
Housing and community amenities
Breakdown
  • Housing and community amenities not elsewhere classified: $88 (1.07%)
  • Housing and community development: $6 (0.08%)
  • Water supply: $3 (0.04%)
1.2%$98$6.2 billion

How this calculator works

This calculator estimates your 2026 federal income tax and shows how it splits across federal government spending by function, using the latest year Statistics Canada has classified, 2024-25. Its figures are compiled from the Public Accounts of Canada.

How the tax is estimated: the 2026 federal brackets (14% up to $58,523, then 20.5%, 26%, 29% and 33%), less the basic personal amount credit ($16,452, falling to $14,829 for higher incomes) at 14%. Provincial and territorial income tax is not included because it funds provincial budgets. CPP and EI contributions, other credits, and GST are also not included.

Worked example: taxable income of $70,000 gives about $8,243 in federal income tax. Social protection took 36.0% of federal expense, which is $2,967 of that. General public services include interest on the public debt.

The spending figures: federal government expense by function (CCOFOG), excluding capital acquisitions came to $519.7 billion in fiscal year 2024-25 (April to March), in 10 functions. The five largest took 87.1% of the total, and the smallest, housing and community amenities, took 1.18%. Every share in the table is that function's amount divided by the total, and the amounts are CAD as published in the source below.

Questions and answers

What does federal income tax pay for in Canada?
In 2024-25 the largest functions were social protection (36.0%), general public services (26.7%), health (12.5%), economic affairs (6.5%).
Is provincial tax included?
No. Provincial income tax funds provincial spending and is not part of this federal breakdown.
How much goes to interest on the debt?
Public debt transactions were 9.6% of federal expense.

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Sources and notes

  1. Spending data: Statistics Canada, Table 10-10-0024-01, federal government component (compiled from the Public Accounts of Canada). Federal government expense by function (CCOFOG), excluding capital acquisitions, fiscal year 2024-25 (April to March). Licence: Statistics Canada Open Licence. Published 2025-11-27.
  2. Tax rules: Canada Revenue Agency, 2026 federal tax rates and indexed amounts.
  3. Shares are each function's part of the positive spending lines (total $519.7 billion). Your tax is spread in proportion. Method. Page built 2026-10-07.