Where Your Tax Dollars Go
Enter a salary to see the tax on it, then follow the federal portion into the programs it funds, from seniors’ benefits to health transfers to debt interest.
Federal tax
$10,567
ON provincial tax
$5,393
CPP (incl. CPP2)
$4,430
EI
$1,077
Take-home pay
$63,532
Where your $10,567 in federal income tax goes
Split across federal programs in the same proportions Ottawa spends overall.
Old Age Security and the Guaranteed Income Supplement, the single largest federal expense.
The Canada Health Transfer and Canada Social Transfer that help fund provincial health care and services.
The Canada Child Benefit plus EI benefits for workers between jobs, on parental or sickness leave.
Servicing money the federal government has already borrowed, rising as interest rates climbed.
The Canadian Armed Forces, the RCMP, border services and correctional services.
Equalization, territorial funding and infrastructure money sent to other levels of government.
Health, education, water, housing and settlement funding for First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities.
Everything else Ottawa runs: the CRA, Parks, science and environment agencies, courts, foreign affairs and more.
Illustration only. Income tax isn’t earmarked. It flows into general revenue alongside GST, corporate tax and other sources. The percentages show how total federal program spending is distributed, applied to the income tax on your salary. Your $5,393 in Ontario provincial tax separately funds provincial services such as hospitals, K-12 schools and highways.
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Spending shares are approximate and rounded, based on the Government of Canada’s Your Tax Dollar report and the Public Accounts of Canada . Explore the full federal budget at canadaspends.com .
Tax figures use verified 2025 federal and provincial rates (CRA), including CPP2, and are cross-checked against Wealthsimple’s calculator. Estimate for a single filer with the basic personal amount. General information only, not tax advice.