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

Deep Breathe Inc. $169,000.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Funding for Canadian Innovators and Accelerators of DIANA (FCIA-DIANA)
FY 2025-2026
Canada

Funding under the Innovator Stream will support continued research and development of solutions under National Defence’s Funding for Canadian Innovators and Accelerators of DIANA (FCIA-DIANA) program.

Exonetik Inc. $169,000.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Funding for Canadian Innovators and Accelerators of DIANA (FCIA-DIANA)
FY 2025-2026
Canada

Funding under the Innovator Stream will support continued research and development of solutions under National Defence’s Funding for Canadian Innovators and Accelerators of DIANA (FCIA-DIANA) program.

FireSwarm Solutions Inc. $169,000.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Funding for Canadian Innovators and Accelerators of DIANA (FCIA-DIANA)
FY 2025-2026
Canada

Funding under the Innovator Stream will support continued research and development of solutions under National Defence’s Funding for Canadian Innovators and Accelerators of DIANA (FCIA-DIANA) program.

GBatteries Energy Canada Inc. $169,000.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Funding for Canadian Innovators and Accelerators of DIANA (FCIA-DIANA)
FY 2025-2026
Canada

Funding under the Innovator Stream will support continued research and development of solutions under National Defence’s Funding for Canadian Innovators and Accelerators of DIANA (FCIA-DIANA) program.

GlobVision Inc. $169,000.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Funding for Canadian Innovators and Accelerators of DIANA (FCIA-DIANA)
FY 2025-2026
Canada

Funding under the Innovator Stream will support continued research and development of solutions under National Defence’s Funding for Canadian Innovators and Accelerators of DIANA (FCIA-DIANA) program.

Grengine Inc. $169,000.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Funding for Canadian Innovators and Accelerators of DIANA (FCIA-DIANA)
FY 2025-2026
Canada

Funding under the Innovator Stream will support continued research and development of solutions under National Defence’s Funding for Canadian Innovators and Accelerators of DIANA (FCIA-DIANA) program.

Hydrogen In Motion Inc. $169,000.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Funding for Canadian Innovators and Accelerators of DIANA (FCIA-DIANA)
FY 2025-2026
Canada

Funding under the Innovator Stream will support continued research and development of solutions under National Defence’s Funding for Canadian Innovators and Accelerators of DIANA (FCIA-DIANA) program.

Incendia Canada Inc. $169,000.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Funding for Canadian Innovators and Accelerators of DIANA (FCIA-DIANA)
FY 2025-2026
Canada

Funding under the Innovator Stream will support continued research and development of solutions under National Defence’s Funding for Canadian Innovators and Accelerators of DIANA (FCIA-DIANA) program.

Lux Bio Inc. $169,000.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Funding for Canadian Innovators and Accelerators of DIANA (FCIA-DIANA)
FY 2025-2026
Canada

Funding under the Innovator Stream will support continued research and development of solutions under National Defence’s Funding for Canadian Innovators and Accelerators of DIANA (FCIA-DIANA) program.

Neverfrost Inc. $169,000.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Funding for Canadian Innovators and Accelerators of DIANA (FCIA-DIANA)
FY 2025-2026
Canada

Funding under the Innovator Stream will support continued research and development of solutions under National Defence’s Funding for Canadian Innovators and Accelerators of DIANA (FCIA-DIANA) program.

Niricson Software Inc. $169,000.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Funding for Canadian Innovators and Accelerators of DIANA (FCIA-DIANA)
FY 2025-2026
Canada

Funding under the Innovator Stream will support continued research and development of solutions under National Defence’s Funding for Canadian Innovators and Accelerators of DIANA (FCIA-DIANA) program.

NorthStar Earth & Space Inc. $169,000.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Funding for Canadian Innovators and Accelerators of DIANA (FCIA-DIANA)
FY 2025-2026
Canada

Funding under the Innovator Stream will support continued research and development of solutions under National Defence’s Funding for Canadian Innovators and Accelerators of DIANA (FCIA-DIANA) program.

Qoherent Inc. $169,000.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Funding for Canadian Innovators and Accelerators of DIANA (FCIA-DIANA)
FY 2025-2026
Canada

Funding under the Innovator Stream will support continued research and development of solutions under National Defence’s Funding for Canadian Innovators and Accelerators of DIANA (FCIA-DIANA) program.

SDQ Solutions Canada $169,000.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Funding for Canadian Innovators and Accelerators of DIANA (FCIA-DIANA)
FY 2025-2026
Canada

Funding under the Innovator Stream will support continued research and development of solutions under National Defence’s Funding for Canadian Innovators and Accelerators of DIANA (FCIA-DIANA) program.

SolarSteam Inc. $169,000.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Funding for Canadian Innovators and Accelerators of DIANA (FCIA-DIANA)
FY 2025-2026
Canada

Funding under the Innovator Stream will support continued research and development of solutions under National Defence’s Funding for Canadian Innovators and Accelerators of DIANA (FCIA-DIANA) program.

Tightbeam Photonics Inc. $169,000.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Funding for Canadian Innovators and Accelerators of DIANA (FCIA-DIANA)
FY 2025-2026
Canada

Funding under the Innovator Stream will support continued research and development of solutions under National Defence’s Funding for Canadian Innovators and Accelerators of DIANA (FCIA-DIANA) program.

Volta Space Technologies Inc. $169,000.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Funding for Canadian Innovators and Accelerators of DIANA (FCIA-DIANA)
FY 2025-2026
Canada

Funding under the Innovator Stream will support continued research and development of solutions under National Defence’s Funding for Canadian Innovators and Accelerators of DIANA (FCIA-DIANA) program.

Family Service Regina Inc $167,500.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Community Support for Sexual Misconduct Survivors Grant Program
FY 2023-2024
Canada

This organization will offer a victim centered, trauma-informed survivor initiative within their Gender Based Violence Prevention Unit while also maintaining an ongoing partnership with the Moose Jaw...

Saskatoon Sexual Assault and Information Centre Inc $167,500.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Community Support for Sexual Misconduct Survivors Grant Program
FY 2023-2024
Canada

This organization will offer continued services such as counselling and education to those affected by sexual misconduct in the wider Defense community. Services are provided in English, both virtuall...

Klinic Inc $167,500.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Community Support for Sexual Misconduct Survivors Grant Program
FY 2023-2024
Canada

This organization will offer an online training portal to be accessible for DND/CAF practitioners, and those affected sexual misconduct. Services provided will include free public education, trauma-in...

Kátł’odeeche First Nation $167,000.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Canadian Coast Guard Marine Operations and Response Transfer Payment Program
FY 2025-2026
Canada

The purpose of this program is to support enhancements in marine safety and marine environmental protection in Canadian waters, while embracing the concepts of codevelopment and sustainable economic d...

Queen's University $165,313.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Innovation for Defence Excellence and and Security
FY 2020-2021
Canada

Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Scrubbing your scrubs: Finding ways to re-use COVID-19 protective gear Challenge. Defence Research and Develop...

Sexual Assault Support Centre of Ottawa $165,000.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Contributions in support of various Sexual Assault Centres in Canada Program
FY 2019-2020
Canada

This project proposes to engage the military community in the National Capital Region about military sexual violence through outreach (workshops & presentations, connections through events, social med...

Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business $160,413.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Indigenous Reconciliation Program
FY 2023-2024
Canada

Canadian Counsel for Aboriginal Business will source out a total of 10 Indigenous businesses and organizations who are all registered within the Government of Canada’s Indigenous Business Directory to...

Hydro One Networks Inc. $160,256.06
National Defence | Défense nationale
Capital Assistance Program
FY 2025-2026
Canada

Hydro One will develop and design the new hydro infrastructure required to support the Artic-Over the Horizon Radar - Clearview.