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Les governments, ensemble ou un à un.

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Which governments regarder ?

Municipal Population: 1,306,784 residents · denominator for municipal per-capita amounts

The words on this page: 13 definitions, including 4 acronyms, no jargon

City: On this site, "city" means ALL the governments that serve a person who lives there: national, regional and municipal together. When we write "Montreal", that set is what we mean.
Municipality: The city hall alone, and nothing else. Its revenue, its spending, its debt. That is a small part of what a resident carries: the rest comes from the other two governments.
Tier: One of the governments that administer you. Here there are up to three: national, regional (province, state, Land…) and municipal. Each collects its own taxes and pays its own services.
Per capita: The total amount divided by the number of people. Note: each government is divided by the Population of ITS territory: the national one by the whole country, the city by its residents only.
Resident public footprint: Our way of adding the three governments to give an order of magnitude. This is not an official account: these are three calculations on three different populations, placed end to end.
Scope: What is counted and what is not. "MUNICIPAL ONLY" counts only the municipality; "all governments" adds the province and the federal tier. Two very different amounts can both be right.
Vintage: The financial year of the figure: the fiscal year the report covers. It is not always the same from one government to another, and the page writes it each time.
Own revenue: Money a government collects itself: taxes, levies, fees, fines. What it receives from another government is excluded, otherwise the same tax would be counted twice.
Transfer: Money one government pays to another: for example Ottawa paying Quebec for health. This is not a new tax: it is a tax already collected, moved.
RPC: Canada Pension Plan: the public pension scheme, outside Quebec
RRQ: Quebec Pension Plan: Quebec's counterpart to the CPP
GFSM: Government Funds Statistics Manual: the IMF standard that defines how to consolidate public accounts
S13: the European code for all of a country's general government, every layer together

GOVERNMENT STACK

Calgary Government Stack

The public administrations around Calgary residents.

Canada: federal activity in Alberta · Alberta: province, health, education and other municipalities · Calgary

Government StackCity only

Les public finances autour of a resident de Calgary.

Indicateur du Stack, construit à partir des moyennes par habitant (Canada: activité fédérale en Alberta ÷ 4.89M, Alberta: province, HEALTH, éducation et autres municipalités ÷ 4.89M, Calgary ÷ 1,306,784). Ce n'est pas la dépense mesurée dans Calgary, ni une consolidation GFSM, ni une facture fiscale personnelle.

Spending: 35,026 CAD per capita

Own revenue: 36,810 CAD per capita

Named ledger residual: -1,090 CAD per capita (row visible, pas absorbée).

Couverture du Stack: 2,596 $/hab de paliers non displayed (gouvernements autochtones, RPC/RRQ, selon le registre); 3,886 $/hab d'impôts fédéraux perçus ici et dépensés ailleurs au Canada (solde hors province nommé); résidu nommé du registre: -1,090 $/hab.

Understand the spending Follow the money

CALCULATIONS AND EVIDENCEFinancial analysis, calculations and evidenceOpen calculations and evidenceReplier

Sous ce bouton: le contrôle de plafond, ce qui ressort des comptes, le solde de chaque palier, le bilan par palier et la qualité de la fiche. Each figure porte son scope (city, pile des paliers, province, aire urbaine ou pays), son exercice et son unité. D'où vient chaque montant est écrit plus haut, au source ledger.

Reconciliation ledger (ceiling)

Spending footprint shown: 35,026 CAD/res.
Ceiling (provincial public sector, city denominator): 32,230 CAD/res.
Tiers non displayed (autochtones, RPC/RRQ, according to registre): 2,596 CAD/res.
Federal balance outside the province (taxes collected here, spent elsewhere): 3,886 CAD/res.
Named ledger residual: 1,090 CAD/res. (row visible, jamais forcée à zéro)

Lecture: empreinte 35,026 + paliers non displayed 2,596 ± hors province 3,886 ± résidu 1,090 ↔ plafond 32,230 CAD/hab.

L’gap is named, jamais absorbé dans le total affiché.

How to read this check

Le plafond est la dépense consolidée de TOUTES les administrations dans la province (StatCan 36-10-0450), recalculée au dénominateur de la ville: le secteur hors ville sur la population provinciale, la ville sur la sienne. L'empreinte affichée peut le dépasser parce qu'une part des impôts fédéraux perçus ici est dépensée ailleurs au Canada: cette part est affichée comme cause, pas cachée. Elle peut aussi rester dessous: les gouvernements autochtones et le RPC/RRQ ne sont pas des paliers displayed.

Who governs here: 4 institution(s) · 1 non additionnable(s)

The list of the governments qui s'appliquent à un résident, qu'on ait leurs chiffres ou non. An institution does not disappear because its data is missing.

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Government of Canada

ordre FEDERAL · fiscal data on the site · additionnable

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Alberta: province, health, education and other municipalities

intermediate tier · fiscal data on the site · additionnable

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Calgary

municipalité locale · fiscal data on the site · additionnable

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Régime de pensions of Canada (RPC)

régime public de pensions (hors Québec) · fiscal data on the site · NON additionnable: budget distinct, not connected

Balance Sheet: per capita, By tier

Balance Sheet par habitant et par palier: recettes, spending, balance, fiscal year, statut, source et calcul
Tier	Revenue/res.	Spending/res.	Balance/res.	Fiscal year	Status	Source	Calcul
Canada (federal)	CAD 12,376	CAD 13,255	−CAD 879	2024-25	AUDITED Value from audited financial statements or a final official accounting return.	API	revenue 511,000 mn · spending 547,300 mn · balance -36,300 mn ÷ 41,288,599 hab
Alberta (province)	CAD 16,869	CAD 15,167	CAD 1,702	2024-25	AUDITED Value from audited financial statements or a final official accounting return.	API	revenue 82,469 mn · spending 74,149 mn · balance 8,320 mn ÷ 4,888,723 hab
Calgary	CAD 4,660	CAD 3,815	CAD 846	2024	AUDITED Value from audited financial statements or a final official accounting return.	document	revenue 6,090 mn · spending 4,985 mn · balance 1,105 mn ÷ 1,306,784 hab
Resident public footprint (Spending by category)	CAD 36,810	CAD 35,026	CAD 1,784	by tier	not published	footprint GovXRay	La même formule que Dépenses par catégorie (G = T + D, module consolide): all-purpose spending G 35,026 − own-source revenue T 36,810 = -1,784 CAD/res.. NE PAS additionner avec les lignes par palier: chacune divise par SA population et porte SON fiscal year; their sum is not the resident's deficit.

Chaque ligne = une entité des comptes officiels (contrôles passés); le calcul de chaque cellule est dans la cellule elle-même quand publié. « Ensemble des administrations (S13) » est l'agrégat du FMI: les lignes « dont » et la municipalité sont DEDANS, ne pas additionner; Σ des « dont » dépasse le S13 (transferts counted deux fois avant élimination). La ligne « Empreinte publique du résident » est la même formule que Dépenses par catégorie (G = T + D): ce n'est PAS une consolidation au sens GFSM, et elle ne se déduit pas des lignes du dessus: dénominateurs et exercices différents. Monnaies locales: conversion USD On the Side-by-side comparison.

Why these rows do not add up

Each tier is counted per capita of its own territory: le fédéral par habitant du pays, la province par habitant de la province, la ville par résident. Additionner trois dénominateurs différents ne donne aucun chiffre réel: c'est pourquoi la somme des soldes ci-dessus (CAD 1,668) is not the resident's balance (CAD 1,784). This gap breaks down exactly into four lines: See the calculation, row by row ↑

What "receiving" means: 55% of this spending is services delivered or transfers; the rest is an accounting share

Une dépense nationale divisée par la population du pays n'est pas un service received, même quand le montant par habitant est juste. Chaque cause est classée selon ce qu'elle est RÉELLEMENT pour un résident: la classification dépend de la cause ET du palier qui paie.

34%Non attribuablethere is no basis for determining who benefits

33%Individual servicea service consumed individually: actually received, but not equally

11%National shareune dépense du pays divisée par sa population: une part comptable, PAS un service received

11%Versement directmoney paid to households; the amount received depends on eligibility

7%Service localdelivered on the city's territory

3%Regional servicedelivered at the intermediate-tier level

Fact receipt

Claim Stack: aggregate_with_named_residual

Named residual: -1,090 CAD/res.

Public expenditure per capita (indicateur du Stack): 35,026 CAD/hab · Stack: Canada: federal activity in Alberta · Alberta: province, health, education and other municipalities · Calgary
Recettes propres par habitant (indicateur du Stack): 36,810 CAD/hab · Stack: Canada: federal activity in Alberta · Alberta: province, health, education and other municipalities · Calgary
Tiers non displayed (registre): 2,596 CAD/res. · hors Stack affiché

Téléchargement machine: stack.json · stack.csv

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Les tables displayed ci-dessus, tels qu'ils sont displayed, column source comprise. L'en-tête du fichier porte l'adresse de la page, sa date de publication et la devise active au moment du clic: un tableau exporté sans its provenance becomes an unsourced figure the next time it is opened.

COLOURSfamily « Public finances » la même teinte désigne cette fonction publique partout: onglets, flow diagram, Spending by category, figure cards.intensity = position pale = bottom of the range of countries with figures, full = top. This is a position marker, NOT a score: "high" does not mean "good."light stroke the median of countries with figures, on the position bar.green / amber / grey on the counter tous les indicateurs de la section sont chiffrés / une partie seulement / aucun. The counter is the number of rows with figures on this page.gris no datum. Grey is reserved for a gap and never paints a value: a grey cell is an empty cell, clearly disclosed.

Generated from official accounts at each publication, mandatory checks: no figure typed by hand; sections with no connected source are greyed and named, never filled. coverage & holds

WHERE THE FIGURES COME FROMOpen the official receipt, tier by tier

Each tier is a menu: closed, you read its name, vintage and Population; open, its line items. Each row is one line from the official accounts of un tier: tax, levy, contribution or deficit: divided by the Population of ce tier. Federal tax ÷ 41 million Canadians is not what a Montrealer pays; property tax ÷ 1.8 million Montrealers is closer. Native currency first. Transfers change height because the payer and the recipient do not share a Population: same money, two denominators.

Phone: the line, its kind, the calculation. The source note is on the calculation hover.

Canada: federal activity in Alberta6 line items in this tier

2024-25 ·

AUDITED

Value from audited financial statements or a final official accounting return.

· ÷ 4.89 M Canadiens

Reçu official · Canada: federal activity in Alberta: poste, nature, calcul official ÷ Population, provenance
What it is	Nature	Official ÷ Population = /res.	Where the amount comes from
Income taxes (personal and corporate)	revenue	53.8 G$ ÷ 4.89 M = 10,997	53.8 G$ collected in Alberta (StatCan 36-10-0450, 2024). collected in Alberta (StatCan 36-10-0450, 2024)
Taxes on production and imports	revenue	13.3 G$ ÷ 4.89 M = 2,714	13.3 G$ collected in Alberta (StatCan 36-10-0450, 2024). collected in Alberta (StatCan 36-10-0450, 2024)
Contributions (assurance-emploi)	revenue	3.8 G$ ÷ 4.89 M = 780	3.8 G$ collected in Alberta (StatCan 36-10-0450, 2024). collected in Alberta (StatCan 36-10-0450, 2024)
Investment income	revenue	1.3 G$ ÷ 4.89 M = 275	1.3 G$ collected in Alberta (StatCan 36-10-0450, 2024). collected in Alberta (StatCan 36-10-0450, 2024)
Sales of goods and services	revenue	1.0 G$ ÷ 4.89 M = 207	1.0 G$ collected in Alberta (StatCan 36-10-0450, 2024). collected in Alberta (StatCan 36-10-0450, 2024)
Other revenue	revenue	159 M$ ÷ 4.89 M = 33	159 M$: transfers from households and non-residents, capital transfers. transfers from households and non-residents, capital transfers

Alberta: province, health, education and other municipalities7 line items in this tier

2024-25 ·

AUDITED

Value from audited financial statements or a final official accounting return.

· ÷ 4.89 M residents of the province

Reçu official · Alberta: province, health, education and other municipalities: poste, nature, calcul official ÷ Population, provenance
What it is	Nature	Official ÷ Population = /res.	Where the amount comes from
Income taxes (personal and corporate)	revenue	22.8 G$ ÷ 4.89 M = 4,674	22.8 G$: province and Local sector, Alberta (StatCan 36-10-0450, 2024). Dedans: particuliers 15.7 G$, sociétés 7.1 G$. province and Local sector, Alberta (StatCan 36-10-0450, 2024). Dedans: particuliers 15.7 G$, sociétés 7.1 G$
Property and other taxes (no sales tax)	revenue	20.4 G$ ÷ 4.89 M = 3,703	20.4 G$: province and Local sector, Alberta (StatCan 36-10-0450, 2024), moins 2.3 G$ de Calgary displayed au palier du bas. Dedans, avant ce retrait: taxe foncière (municipale et scolaire) 11.7 G$, accises on carburant, tabac, alcool et cannabis 2.8 G$, other taxes on production and products 5.9 G$. General sales tax: 0 $, Alberta and its municipalities levy none. province and Local sector, Alberta (StatCan 36-10-0450, 2024), moins 2.3 G$ de Calgary displayed au palier du bas. Dedans, avant ce retrait: taxe foncière (municipale et scolaire) 11.7 G$, accises on carburant, tabac, alcool et cannabis 2.8 G$, other taxes on production and products 5.9 G$. General sales tax: 0 $, Alberta and its municipalities levy none
Social contributions	revenue	1.6 G$ ÷ 4.89 M = 319	1.6 G$: province and Local sector, Alberta (StatCan 36-10-0450, 2024). province and Local sector, Alberta (StatCan 36-10-0450, 2024)
Fees and sales of services	revenue	11.7 G$ ÷ 4.89 M = 2,137	11.7 G$: province and Local sector, Alberta (StatCan 36-10-0450, 2024), moins 1.2 G$ de Calgary displayed au palier du bas. province and Local sector, Alberta (StatCan 36-10-0450, 2024), moins 1.2 G$ de Calgary displayed au palier du bas
Investment income	revenue	30.6 G$ ÷ 4.89 M = 6,252	30.6 G$: province and Local sector, Alberta (StatCan 36-10-0450, 2024). province and Local sector, Alberta (StatCan 36-10-0450, 2024)
Permits, fees and other household payments	revenue	1.5 G$ ÷ 4.89 M = 313	1.5 G$: province and Local sector, Alberta (StatCan 36-10-0450, 2024). province and Local sector, Alberta (StatCan 36-10-0450, 2024)
Payments from NPOs	revenue	487 M$ ÷ 4.89 M = 100	487 M$: province and Local sector, Alberta (StatCan 36-10-0450, 2024). province and Local sector, Alberta (StatCan 36-10-0450, 2024)

Calgary3 line items in this tier

2024 ·

AUDITED

Value from audited financial statements or a final official accounting return.

· ÷ 1,306,784 residents of the city

Reçu official · Calgary: poste, nature, calcul official ÷ Population, provenance
What it is	Nature	Official ÷ Population = /res.	Where the amount comes from
Property taxes (+ grants in lieu)	revenue	2325 M$ ÷ 1,306,784 = 1,779	2325 M$ (MFS annexe K, fiscal year 2024, audited). MFS annexe K, fiscal year 2024, audited
Sales, fees and user charges	revenue	1244 M$ ÷ 1,306,784 = 952	1244 M$ (MFS schedule E1: water, transit, waste…). MFS schedule E1: water, transit, waste…
Other revenue (franchises, fines, investments…)	revenue	2058 M$ ÷ 1,306,784 = 1,575	2058 M$: named residual: annex C total minus taxes (K), sales (E1) and transfers (E2). named residual: annex C total minus taxes (K), sales (E1) and transfers (E2)

Transfers between tiers2 line items in this tier

same money, two populations: per-capita changes, the dollar does not

Reçu official · Transfers between tiers: poste, nature, calcul official ÷ Population, provenance
What it is	Nature	Official ÷ Population = /res.	Where the amount comes from
Canada: federal activity in Alberta → Alberta: province, health, education and other municipalities	intergovernmental transfer	13.2 G$ · 2,727 → 2,727 /res.	4.89 M → 4.89 M · Canada → Alberta: 13.2 G$ to the province + 102 M$ directly to municipalities. Each flow is reported at the same amount by payer and recipient (StatCan 36-10-0450, 2024). Counting these dollars also as federal spending would count them twice: they reappear on the lower tiers.
Alberta: province, health, education and other municipalities → Calgary	intergovernmental transfer	463 M$ · 95 → 355 /res.	4.89 M → 1,306,784 · Alberta → Calgary: 463 M$ of transfers (Alberta Municipal Financial and Statistical Data, fiscal year 2024). 355 $/résident.

Vintage: all tiers in 2024. Federal and provincial: StatCan 36-10-0450, measured in Alberta, not allocated from a national total. Functions: StatCan 10-10-0005 (consolidated CCOFOG). City: Alberta MFS. Annex E2 does not separate federal transfers from provincial ones: the top ribbon carries them whole. Sales tax: Alberta and its municipalities levy none ($0 of general sales tax in 36-10-0450, 2024). The provincial tier's tax row is therefore mostly property (municipal and school), then fuel, tobacco, cannabis, alcohol and gaming. Personal income tax does exist in Alberta: it has its own row. Direct federal spending on goods and services is not split by function at provincial scale by StatCan. Population Calgary: 1,306,784 (2021 census).