Federal spending by National Defence

1,110 records totalling $2,527,129,435.07 CAD, from official Government of Canada open data.

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Where the money flows

Planned vs. actual spending

What Parliament authorised this organization to spend versus what it actually spent, across all its votes. Source: Public Accounts of Canada (via GC InfoBase). This covers the organization's entire budget, not just the grants and contracts listed below.

Fiscal year Authorised Spent Used
2024-2025 $34,711,513,470 $33,924,795,250 97.7%
2023-2024 $34,945,077,835 $33,469,476,787 95.8%
2022-2023 $28,501,032,979 $26,930,160,095 94.5%
2021-2022 $26,635,209,189 $24,126,144,961 90.6%
2020-2021 $28,053,562,425 $26,827,037,837 95.6%
2019-2020 $23,776,955,012 $22,839,438,337 96.1%
2018-2019 $22,105,709,253 $21,615,941,912 97.8%
2017-2018 $23,577,936,795 $22,877,086,721 97.0%
2016-2017 $19,470,364,449 $18,606,153,529 95.6%
2015-2016 $19,997,410,380 $18,666,073,243 93.3%

Did it deliver? (2024-2025 results report)

Every department sets measurable performance targets and reports against them. Source: Departmental Results Reports via GC InfoBase — the department's own self-reported scorecard.

81

of 214 targets met

89

targets not met

44

not yet measurable or unavailable

See missed targets
  • % deviation of average daily meal cost from the standard allowance

    Target: — · Actual: 15.3

  • % of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction relative to a 2005 baseline

    Target: — · Actual: 39.1

  • % of Canadian Armed Forces families who feel they meet the challenges of military life

    Target: — · Actual: 81.7

  • % of goods and services contracts that are awarded within established performance targets

    Target: — · Actual: 93.9

  • % of the target Canadian youth population that participates in Cadets and Junior Canadian Rangers

    Target: — · Actual: 1.89

IMT Partnership $305,419,314.21
National Defence | Défense nationale
Canadian Defence Industry Resilience (CDIR) Program
FY 2025-2026
Canada

Establish a modern 155mm M795 Projectile Body Manufacturing capability.

National Defence | Défense nationale
Capital Assistance Program
FY 2020-2021
Canada

The Government of the Northwest Territories will construct the Runway Extension to territorial standards to a design meeting the requirements of both Government of the Northwest Territories and DND.

National Defence | Défense nationale
Contributions in Support of the Remediation at North Bay, Jack Garland Airport and Water Treatment Plant
FY 2021-2022
Canada

Remediation of PFAS at the North Bay Jack Garland Airport.

National Defence | Défense nationale
Remediation of Former Mid-Canada Line Radar Sites in Quebec
FY 2023-2024
Canada

Remediation of former Mid-Canada Line radar sites in Québec

Ville de Saguenay $45,430,596.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Funding of Temporary Water Treatment Units and New Drinking Water Infrastructure for the City of Saguenay
FY 2023-2024
Canada

The installation and operation of temporary treatment units at La Baie's drinking water production facilities.

National Defence | Défense nationale
CASARA Contribution Agreement
FY 2025-2026
Canada

Provide funding to assist CASARA in training volunteers to enable them to support activities related to CAF coordinated SAR response demands.

Hydro Ottawa Ltd $19,518,800.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Capital Assistance Program
FY 2023-2024
Canada

The Hydro Ottawa Limited (HOL) will upgrade its Hydro service and increase supply capacity to Dwyer Hill Campus, to provincial standards, meeting the requirements of both HOL and DND.

National Defence | Défense nationale
Contributions in Support of the Remediation of the North Bay Jack Garland Airport Site
FY 2021-2022
Canada

Remediation of PFAS at the North Bay Jack Garland Airport.

National Defence | Défense nationale
Civil Air Search Rescue Association (CASARA) Contribution Program
FY 2020-2021
Canada

To provide certified pilots, navigators, and spotters, and aircraft to support air and ground based search and rescue in Canada.

Ville de Saguenay $16,290,283.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Funding of Temporary Water Treatment Units and New Drinking Water Infrastructure for the City of Saguenay
FY 2023-2024
Canada

The installation and operation of temporary treatment units at La Baie's drinking water production facilities.

Ville de Saguenay $15,501,155.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Contributions for Funding of Temporary Water Treatment Units for the City of Saguenay Program
FY 2023-2024
Canada

The installation and operation of temporary treatment units at La Baie's drinking water production facilities.

City of Québec $12,217,011.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Capital Assistance Program
FY 2024-2025
Canada

The city of Quebec will construct the water connection system for the supply of clean water.

National Defence | Défense nationale
Capital Assistance Program
FY 2025-2026
Canada

The City of Yellowknife will develop and design the service infrastructure, to provide the water distribution network to the Yellowknife Airport and DND's Forward Operating Location.

Town of Oromocto $8,337,561.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Capital Assistance Program
FY 2025-2026
Canada

The Town of Oromocto will develop and design the in-ground infrastructure upgrades required to provide capacity to satisfy the increased housing units desired at CFB Gagetown.

NordSpace Corp. $8,333,333.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program
FY 2025-2026
Canada

Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Challenge: Launch the North: Accelerating Canada’s sovereign access to space. The Department of National Defen...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program
FY 2025-2026
Canada

Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Challenge: Launch the North: Accelerating Canada’s sovereign access to space. The Department of National Defen...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program
FY 2025-2026
Canada

Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Challenge: Launch the North: Accelerating Canada’s sovereign access to space. The Department of National Defen...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Capital Assistance Program
FY 2025-2026
Canada

The City of Yellowknife will develop and design the service infrastructure, to provide sewer distribution network to the Yellowknife Airport and DND's Forward Operating Location.

National Defence | Défense nationale
Contributions in Support of the Remediation at North Bay, Jack Garland Airport and Water Treatment Plant
FY 2025-2026
Canada

Design of a PFAS treatment facility at the North Bay Water Treatment Plant

National Defence | Défense nationale
Capital Assistance Program
FY 2025-2026
Canada

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) will develop and design the infrastructure upgrades to the Yellowknife Airport to support the expansion of the Yellowknife Forward Operating Location...

Hydro Ottawa Ltd. $5,736,445.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Capital Assistance Program
FY 2024-2025
Canada

The Hydro Ottawa Limited (HOL) will upgrade its Hydro service and increase supply capacity to Uplands Campus, to provincial standards, meeting the requirements of both HOL and DND.