캐나다 국민이 연방정부에 낸 일인당 연평균 $6,000($299 billion total)의 세금이 쓰이는 곳 10군데를 살펴보면:

1. Public safety and emergency preparedness
Your contribution: $186.57
Percentage of total tax bill: 3.10 per cent
Total spending: $8.1 billion

2. Old Age Security (65세 이상의 국민에게 지급되는 혜택)
Your contribution: $601.39
Percentage of total tax bill: 9.99 per cent
Total spending: $26.3 billion

3. Equalization payments (부자인 주가 가난한 주를 지원하는 개념)
Your contribution: $307.42
Percentage of total tax bill: 5.11 per cent
Total spending: $13.4 billion

4. Foreign Affairs and international trade
Your contribution: $317.30
Percentage of total tax bill: 5.27 per cent
Total spending: $13.9 billion

5. National Defence
Your contribution: $450.52
Percentage of total tax bill: 7.49 per cent
Total spending: $19.7 billion

6. Crown corporations (연방정부 운영기관 Canada Post, Via Rail, the Bank of Canada, Royal Canadian Mint, Atomic Energy of Canada, various federal museums and a host of other federally funded agencies)
Your contribution: $502.38
Percentage of total tax bill: 8.36 per cent
Total spending: $94.68 billion

7. Public debt charges
Your contribution: $615.35
Percentage of total tax bill: 10.23 per cent
Total spending: $27.0 billion

8. Health and health & social transfers
Your contribution: $942.84
Percentage of total tax bill: 15.67 per cent
Total spending: $41.29 billion

9. HR & Skills Development Canada
Your contribution: $1,069.97
Percentage of total tax bill: 17.78 per cent
Total government spending: $46.9 billion

10. The rest of your tax bill
The CBC(국영방송) gets $25.97 of your tax bill while the Status of Women agency gets 72 cents. The Canada Space Agency receives $7.85, the Supreme Court gets 66 cents and Parliament grabs $9.75 of your taxable earnings. The RCMP gets its funding through your $75.47 contribution and employment insurance accounts for $491.89.