Idea 6of 23Builds onBand councils collect tax too
Each government pays for its own jobs
Which government pays for hospitals, fire trucks or the army?
Today you'll discover
- what the federal government pays for
- what Ontario pays for
- what a town pays for
Think firstHospitals, fire halls and the army
Which government pays most of the cost of Ontario's hospitals?
Decide first, then press Next. Match each job to a row of the table.
The table of governments with its right-hand column filled: federal pays for national defence, passports and the coast guard; provincial for hospitals, schools and provincial highways; municipal for fire, police, local roads, parks and garbage pickup; band council for local roads, parks and garbage pickup. Rows light up one at a time.
See the whole ideathe big idea and the key word, in one place
The big idea
Each government uses its revenue for its own jobs: the country, the province, or the town.
Who pays for whatCanada: defence, passports, the coast guard. Ontario: hospitals, schools, highways. Your town: fire, police, local roads, parks, garbage pickup.
Easy to get wrongSome jobs are shared. Towns pay for local roads and Ontario for highways, and the federal government helps pay for some big roads and bridges.
Key word
- public service
- a service paid for with taxes and open to everyone, like a fire service or a public school
Ready to use it?
- Match a service to the government that pays for it.
- Explain why a service belongs to that level.