Table:
province and territory
2016 population
municipal police services
provincial police services
royal canadian mounted police
total policing

total expenditures
percentage change from previous year
total expenditures
percentage change from previous year
contract policing expenditures
federal and international policing expenditures
operational support and services expenditures
total expenditures
percentage change from previous year
total expenditures
percentage change from previous year

number
thousands of dollars
percent
thousands of dollars
percent
thousands of dollars
percent
thousands of dollars
percent

newfoundland and labrador
528,817
..
..
59,318
2.8
84,763
10,717
8,809
104,289
8.0
163,607
6.1

prince edward island
152,021
13,486
2.1
..
..
16,460
2,908
2,103
21,471
2.6
34,957
2.4

nova scotia
953,869
135,165
0.9
..
..
130,686
16,464
13,654
160,804
-0.2
295,969
0.3

new brunswick
759,655
70,823
3.9
..
..
110,230
18,568
22,578
151,377
0.1
222,200
1.3

quebec
8,394,034
1,618,640
0.1
953,274
1.4
..
116,227
42,121
158,348
-0.2
2,730,262
0.5

ontario
14,193,384
3,883,298
1.9
1,151,119
-3.0
144
255,753
56,707
312,604
0.4
5,347,021
0.7

manitoba
1,338,109
310,860
8.2
..
..
166,882
11,922
29,650
208,454
-0.2
519,314
4.7

saskatchewan
1,163,925
207,600
10.3
..
..
204,007
13,616
19,867
237,490
0.2
445,090
4.7

alberta
4,286,134
964,007
6.2
..
..
480,021
39,202
34,579
553,802
8.1
1,517,809
6.9

british columbia
4,817,160
531,755
2.9
..
..
901,320
101,373
73,933
1,076,626
3.0
1,608,381
2.9

yukon
38,459
..
..
..
..
30,215
1,895
3,481
35,590
-1.5
35,590
-1.5

northwest territories
44,520
..
..
..
..
54,301
2,281
3,060
59,643
2.0
59,643
2.0

nunavut
37,996
..
..
..
..
51,466
2,319
3,259
57,044
6.5
57,044
6.5

provincial and territorial total
36,708,083
7,735,634
2.6
2,163,711
-1.0
2,230,495
593,245
313,801
3,137,542
2.8
13,036,887
2.0

royal canadian mounted police headquarters and training academy
..
..
..
..
..
449,602
254,328
928,595
1,632,525
14.2
1,632,525
14.2

canada
36,708,083
7,735,634
2.6
2,163,711
-1.0
2,680,097
847,573
1,242,396
4,770,067
6.4
14,669,412
3.2

Statement: of the total operating expenditures for canada in current dollars, 53% were associated with stand-alone municipal police services in 2016/2017.
Question: of the total operating expenditures for canada in current dollars, what was the percentage of expenditures associated with stand-alone municipal police services in 2016/2017?
Answer: [0.527331]