That's probably a fair statement; however, I would say that when you compare provinces with the federal government, there are a lot of organizations at the federal level, but there are also quite a lot of organizations at the provincial level—school boards, health care organizations—that can be decentralized in many jurisdictions.
It's true that the overall amounts at stake are much lower in most provinces, but to say that this necessarily means that the financial affairs of a province are simpler is probably a stretch that I'm not willing to make. I would rely more on accountants who have worked in both areas to make that determination more clearly or with a higher level of assurance.