Pharmaceutical and Other Medicinal Products
Federal spending by Public Health Agency of Canada
15,631 records totalling $21,202,127,202.39 CAD, from official Government of Canada open data.
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Where the money flows
Contracting
$16,950.0M
across 10,033 contracts over $10k
60.9%
of contract dollars awarded without competition (5,265 contracts)
93.2%
of contracts with known bid counts received one bid or fewer (5,131 reported)
"Without competition" counts solicitation codes TN (non-competitive) and AC (Advance Contract Award Notice). Non-competitive awards are legal and sometimes required; the rate is context, not a judgment.
Planned vs. actual spending
What Parliament authorised this organization to spend versus what it actually spent, across all its votes. Source: Public Accounts of Canada (via GC InfoBase). This covers the organization's entire budget, not just the grants and contracts listed below.
| Fiscal year | Authorised | Spent | Used |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-2025 | $2,199,717,527 | $1,534,914,270 | 69.8% |
| 2023-2024 | $5,534,931,135 | $4,428,531,363 | 80.0% |
| 2022-2023 | $11,952,305,429 | $5,785,777,716 | 48.4% |
| 2021-2022 | $16,445,098,261 | $8,705,432,498 | 52.9% |
| 2020-2021 | $21,045,909,320 | $8,757,759,632 | 41.6% |
| 2019-2020 | $903,597,208 | $892,605,607 | 98.8% |
| 2018-2019 | $697,654,290 | $675,351,991 | 96.8% |
| 2017-2018 | $626,787,004 | $607,102,554 | 96.9% |
| 2016-2017 | $593,040,837 | $559,217,028 | 94.3% |
| 2015-2016 | $593,958,706 | $573,080,141 | 96.5% |
Did it deliver? (2024-2025 results report)
Every department sets measurable performance targets and reports against them. Source: Departmental Results Reports via GC InfoBase — the department's own self-reported scorecard.
11
of 46 targets met
9
targets not met
26
not yet measurable or unavailable
See missed targets
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% increase in years lived in good health by seniors
Target: At least 4% (HALE at age 65 = 17.0 years. The baseline value for the % increase in years lived in good health by seniors is 14.9 years.) · Actual: 1.0
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Age-standardized rate per 1000 of new diabetes cases (types combined, excluding gestational diabetes) among Canadians age 1 year and older
Target: — · Actual: 6.9
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% increase in average minutes per day of physical activity among adults
Target: At least 20% above baseline (with a baseline of 25 min/day, a 20% increase represents 30 min/day) · Actual: 13.8
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% increase in average minutes per day of physical activity among children and youth
Target: At least 10% above baseline (with a baseline of 58 min/day, a 10% increase represents 64 min/day) · Actual: 0.9
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% increase in average minutes per day of physical activity among children and youth
Target: At least 10% above baseline (with a baseline of 58 min/day, a 10% increase represents 64 min/day) · Actual: 0.9
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Temporary Help Services Acquired For General Help
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Health Science Consultants
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Laboratory Supplies
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