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Federal-provincial fiscal relations

22 December, 2015 - 14:23

The federal government transfers revenue to the provinces using three main programs: Equalization, the Canada Social Transfer and the Canada Health Transfer. Each of these has a different objective. Equalization aims to reduce fiscal disparities among the provinces; The Canada Social Transfer (CST) is for educational and Social Assistance (‘welfare’) expenditures; The Canada Health Transfer (CHT) performs the same function for health.