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The average monthly mortgage payment across Canada reached $1,839 in the third quarter of 2025. Average monthly mortgage payments have been rising steadily since 2019, climbing 43.5% between the first quarter of 2019 and the third quarter of 2025.

In 2023, the average Canadian household spent $752 on pet expenses, which includes food and the cost of pet care (veterinary visits). Among provinces, average household pet expenses were highest in Nova Scotia at $996 and lowest in Quebec at $532.

Canada has committed to expanding its electric vehicle charging network. Since 2016, it has spent $1.2 billion to build out a network of more than 14,000 charging stations with 38,000-plus charging ports. It plans to scale this up over the next few years by adding more than 8,000 new charging locations. See how the network has grown since 2016.

How and what countries spend money on provides insight into their priorities. In 2023, total health care spending in Canada represented 11.18% of its GDP, placing it sixth overall among OECD countries in overall health care spending as a percentage of GDP and puts it in a group of higher health care spending countries alongside France, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. See where other countries rank.