Five Years ending March 31

1998*

1997

1996

1995

1994

(Millions of dollars)

Provincial Direct Debt:

Payable in Canadian Dollars

2,065.0

2,070.0

2,010.7

1,884.1

1,888.3

Due Government of Canada

673.3

711.1

762.5

796.9

828.0

Payable in U.S. Dollars

1,649.5

1,624.6

1,730.8

1,781.8

1,729.4

Payable in Japanese Yen

76.8

78.1

227.0

289.6

242.5

Payable in Swiss Francs

544.5

690.6

822.2

892.7

712.0

Total Direct Debenture Debt

5,009.1

5,174.4

5,553.2

5,645.1

5,400.2

Treasury Bills

390.0

390.0

390.0

390.0

286.0

Total Provincial Direct Debt

5,399.1

5,564.4

5,943.2

6,035.1

5,686.2

Crown Corporation and Other Debt:

Utility

1,215.8

1,438.8

1,441.9

1,362.1

1,335.6

Housing

137.9

153.2

166.3

165.5

163.6

Municipal

618.7

664.2

705.4

735.1

738.4

Other

120.5

154.2

93.3

121.8

99.3

Total Crown Corporation and Other Debt

2,092.9

2,410.4

2,406.9

2,384.5

2,336.9

Deduct Sinking Funds held for
Redemption of Debt:

Direct Debt

1,050.7

1,029.3

1,013.4

1,087.7

994.2

Guaranteed Debt

459.0

559.5

481.0

441.0

421.6

Total Sinking Funds

1,509.7

1,588.8

1,494.4

1,528.7

1,415.8

Total Public Sector Debt (Note 1)

5,982.3

6,386.0

6,855.7

6,890.9

6,607.3

* Forecast

Note 1:   

For 1994-97, debt payable in foreign currencies is shown at the Canadian dollar equivalent using exchange rates in effect on March 31 of each year. For the 1998 Forecast, foreign currency debt is converted to the Canadian dollar equivalent using exchange rates in effect on March 13, 1998.