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Government consultants and professional services spending

The province's own accounts put spending on outside expertise, such as consultants, in one line called Professional Services. In 2024-25 it came to $630 million1Source 1 .

"Professional Services" is broader than consulting. In health it is mostly doctors paid fee-for-service under the Medical Care Plan, and it includes legal, engineering and other outside services, so read the program name before reading the figure. This account gives totals by program, not individual contracts; contract awards that mention consulting are in the search.

By year

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Fiscal yearRelative amountProfessional services
2019-20$499 million
2020-21$504 million
2021-22$513 million
2022-23$564 million
2023-24$602 million
2024-25$630 million

By department, 2024-25

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DepartmentProfessional servicesSource
Health and Community Services$457 millionp. 164
Justice and Public Safety$120 millionp. 170
Consolidated Fund Services$16.7 millionp. 22
Transportation and Infrastructure$13.4 millionp. 62
Executive Council$10 millionp. 37
Environment and Climate Change$4.3 millionp. 89
Industry, Energy and Technology$2.4 millionp. 122
Education$1.9 millionp. 152
Public Service Commission$1 millionp. 57
Immigration, Population Growth and Skills$979,206p. 116
Legislature$779,666p. 78
Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture$549,007p. 97
Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation$186,808p. 138
Digital Government and Service Newfoundland and Labrador$117,855p. 28
Municipal and Provincial Affairs$55,030p. 189

Largest programs, 2024-25

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ProgramDepartmentProfessional servicesSource
Physician ServicesHealth and Community Services$442,038,331p. 165
Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceJustice and Public Safety$110,593,468p. 179
Discounts and CommissionsConsolidated Fund Services$16,325,375p. 23
Dental ServicesHealth and Community Services$8,811,835p. 165
Design and DeliveryExecutive Council$7,855,857p. 44
Building InfrastructureTransportation and Infrastructure$7,063,980p. 72
Provincial Drug ProgramsHealth and Community Services$3,864,000p. 164
Water Resources ManagementEnvironment and Climate Change$3,231,557p. 89
Civil LawJustice and Public Safety$3,136,803p. 172
Improvements - Provincial RoadsTransportation and Infrastructure$2,273,463p. 70
Federal - Provincial Cost - Shared AgreementsTransportation and Infrastructure$2,167,998p. 70
NL 911Justice and Public Safety$2,081,865p. 183
Other InquiriesJustice and Public Safety$2,036,255p. 174
Geological SurveyIndustry, Energy and Technology$1,898,333p. 124
Departmental OperationsHealth and Community Services$1,330,020p. 164

Federal payments for professional and special services

Published annual payments over $100,000 selected by the payee’s reported NL location, from the Public Accounts of Canada. An address does not establish where work, benefits or spending occurred. This series is separate from provincial professional-services actuals and may overlap federal commitments.

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Fiscal yearPaymentsPaid
2021-2290$192 million
2022-23103$193 million
2023-2485$176 million
2024-2579$123 million

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Notes

  1. Report on the Program Expenditures and Revenues of the Consolidated Revenue Fund 2024-25, object "Professional Services", all programs. Open the source

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