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Health and Community Services

Reported under this name in 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 and in the 2026-27 estimates.

$4.6 billionspent in 2024-25¹

$8,460for every person in the province

71,062 yearsof work at the median full-time wage

Spending by year

Fiscal year		Spent
2019-20		$3.2 billion
2020-21		$3.1 billion
2021-22		$3.4 billion
2022-23		$3.6 billion
2023-24		$3.8 billion
2024-25		$4.6 billion

Programs, 2024-25
Program	Spent	Amended	Original estimate	Source
Minister's Office1.1.01 · current	$432,406	$437,820	$326,800	p. 163
Executive Support1.2.01 · current	$2,137,062	$2,139,850	$2,130,500	p. 163
Departmental Operations1.2.02 · current	$20,093,656	$20,557,000	$19,432,400	p. 164
Provincial Drug Programs2.1.01 · current	$210,584,439	$210,633,700	$200,955,800	p. 164
Physician Services2.2.01 · current	$580,645,821	$581,166,115	$553,889,000	p. 165
Dental Services2.2.02 · current	$8,887,023	$8,911,870	$11,279,500	p. 165
Memorial University Faculty of Medicine2.3.01 · current	$76,374,900	$76,374,900	$76,374,900	p. 165
Provincial Health Authority and Related Services3.1.01 · current	$3,562,122,818	$3,572,984,414	$3,494,599,100	p. 166
Support to Community Agencies3.1.02 · current	$2,360,973	$2,624,300	$2,624,300	p. 166
Low Carbon Economy3.2.01 · current	$100,000	$100,001	$100,000	p. 167
Low Carbon Economy3.2.02 · capital	$3,375,982	$3,643,290	$4,736,500	p. 167
Building Improvements, Furnishings and Equipment3.2.03 · capital	$144,493,740	$144,493,840	$176,238,500	p. 167
Gross spending	$4,611,608,820	$4,624,067,100	$4,542,687,300

Budget estimates, 2026-27
Program	Estimate 2026-27	Revised, year before	Budget, year before	Source
Minister's Office1.1.01	$509,200	$509,200	$509,200	p. 205
Executive Support1.2.01	$1,857,100	$2,209,600	$2,008,600	p. 205
Departmental Operations1.2.02	$20,451,600	$20,616,300	$20,077,000	p. 206
Provincial Drug Programs2.1.01	$244,082,100	$227,369,200	$221,392,200	p. 207
Physician Services2.2.01	$693,022,300	$701,345,600	$560,109,000	p. 207
Dental Services2.2.02	$11,279,500	$7,229,500	$11,279,500	p. 208
Memorial University Faculty of Medicine2.3.01	$82,745,900	$78,007,900	$78,007,900	p. 208
Provincial Health Authority and Related Services3.1.01	$4,434,621,300	$3,764,846,300	$3,639,398,500	p. 209
Support to Community Agencies3.1.02	$2,766,800	$2,624,300	$2,624,300	p. 209
Low Carbon Economy3.2.01	$0	$1,075,000	$1,075,000	p. 210
Building Improvements, Furnishings, and Equipment3.2.02	$127,485,300	$192,211,600	$192,211,600	p. 210
Gross	$5,618,821,100	$4,998,044,500	$4,728,692,800

Professional services

Outside expertise paid from this department's programs in 2024-25.

Program	Professional services	Source
Physician Services	$442,038,331	p. 165
Dental Services	$8,811,835	p. 165
Provincial Drug Programs	$3,864,000	p. 164
Departmental Operations	$1,330,020	p. 164
Provincial Health Authority and Related Services	$1,140,188	p. 166

Contracts awarded

12 awards in the Public Procurement Agency reports since 2021, $1.9 million in all; 6 of them ($1.5 million) without an open competition. Open-call awards by departments are posted on MERX instead and are not in these reports.

Supplier and description	Date	Amount	Source
Thinkwell Research Incorporated Review of the Community Care Home SectorLimited call	Aug. 13, 2025	$66,700	detail p. 2
Nova Scotia Dept of Health & Wellness Insured Services NL's Contribution to ACOR Services from April 2024-March 2025Limited call	March 10, 2025	$90,000	detail p. 1
Intrinsik Corp. Climate Change and Health Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment for Newfoundland andLimited call	Feb. 7, 2025	$129,655	detail p. 1
Quadient Canada Ltd PostageSole source	Oct. 11, 2024	$200,000Flagged: Awarded without competition; Same supplier, sole-sourced again and again; Descriptions that say almost nothing	detail p. 3
Quadient Canada PostageSole source	April 16, 2024	$200,000Flagged: Awarded without competition; Same supplier, sole-sourced again and again; Descriptions that say almost nothing	detail p. 2
Memorial University of Newfoundland Continuing Drug Info Services by MUN School of PharmacyLimited call	Aug. 31, 2023	$12,000	detail p. 1
PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA NL Contribution to ACDR Services (April 2023 - March 2024)Limited call	June 9, 2023	$77,959	detail p. 1
Quadient Canada Ltd Postage for Neopost MachineSole source	May 29, 2023	$228,000Flagged: Awarded without competition; Same supplier, sole-sourced again and again	detail p. 3
Innomar Pharmacy Inc. FABRY Drug Products/ServicesSole source	April 30, 2023	$344,448Flagged: Awarded without competition	detail p. 2
Memorial University of NL Continued Drug Info Services by MunLimited call	March 31, 2023	$12,000	detail p. 1
Innomar Pharmacy Inc. FABRY Drug Products/ServicesSole source	May 12, 2022	$516,672Flagged: Awarded without competition	detail p. 1
Safety First - SFC Traffic control for point of entry screening at Port aux Basques marine ferry terminalEmergency	Oct. 20, 2021	as printedFlagged: Awarded without competition; Emergency awards	detail p. 2

Notes

Report on the Program Expenditures and Revenues of the Consolidated Revenue Fund 2024-25, Statement of Expenditure and Related Revenue by Department. Open the source