Mr. Yves Giroux at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On March 18th, 2024. See this statement in context.

March 18th, 2024 / 11:50 a.m.

Parliamentary Budget Officer, Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer

Yes. In fact, there's been a very sharp increase over time in spending for Indigenous Services.

If memory serves me well—it's usually not a very good indicator—it went from about $18 billion in 2021-22 and reached $47.5 billion in the current fiscal year of 2023-24. It's a significant increase in spending for Indigenous Services.

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