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

National Defence | Défense nationale
CCG Marine Operation & Response TPP-Contributions
FY 2025-2026
Canada

The overarching goal (purpose) is to support enhancements in marine safety and marine environmental protection in Canadian waters, while embracing the concepts of codevelopment and sustainable economi...

National Defence | Défense nationale
CCG Marine Operation & Response TPP-Contributions
FY 2025-2026
Canada

The overarching goal (purpose) is to support enhancements in marine safety and marine environmental protection in Canadian waters, while embracing the concepts of codevelopment and sustainable economi...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Canadian Coast Guard Marine Operations and Response Transfer Payment Program
FY 2024-2025
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...

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...

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...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Community Support for Sexual Misconduct Survivors Grant Program
FY 2022-2023
Canada

This project aims to create a space for those affected by sexual misconduct within the Defence community by providing individual and/or group support, advocacy, system navigation, resources, and to sh...

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...

Evercloak Inc. $147,591.00
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...

Innu Nation Inc. $146,522.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Indigenous Reconciliation Program
FY 2024-2025
Canada

The purpose of this project is to support the Innu Nation Inc.'s ongoing engagement and consultation with 5 Wing Goose Bay.

Innu Nation Inc. $146,522.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Indigenous Reconciliation Program
FY 2024-2025
Canada

This amending agreement will support ongoing engagement and consultation with 5 Wing Goose Bay.

National Defence | Défense nationale
Indigenous Reconciliation Program
FY 2024-2025
Canada

This project supports unexploded ordnance (UXO) liaison to travel locally to conduct UXO related liaison and education work.

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 Super sanitize: Cleaning sensitive equipment and workspaces Challenge. Defence Research and Development Canada...

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...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Capital Assistance Program
FY 2016-2017
Canada

The purpose of this contribution is to provide the re-design of a replacement of the Quadra Sewage line to accommodate CFB Comox HMCS Quadra sewage requirements.

National Defence | Défense nationale
CCG Marine Operation & Response TPP-Contributions
FY 2025-2026
Canada

The overarching goal (purpose) is to support enhancements in marine safety and marine environmental protection in Canadian waters, while embracing the concepts of codevelopment and sustainable economi...

National Defence | Défense nationale
CCG Marine Operation & Response TPP-Contributions
FY 2025-2026
Canada

The overarching goal (purpose) is to support enhancements in marine safety and marine environmental protection in Canadian waters, while embracing the concepts of codevelopment and sustainable economi...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Community Support for Sexual Misconduct Survivors Grant Program
FY 2025-2026
Canada

This project expands access to trauma-informed, non-medical post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) support services for the wider Defence community, including military personnel, veterans, and their fa...

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...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Canadian Coast Guard Marine Operations and Response Transfer Payment Program
FY 2024-2025
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...

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...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Community Support for Sexual Misconduct Survivors Grant Program
FY 2022-2023
Canada

This project will provide a provincial 24/7 telephone line to serve the Defence community by offering support, information and referrals to resources closest to their homes, throughout Québec. This li...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Contributions in support of various Sexual Assault Centres in Canada Program
FY 2020-2021
Canada

Prevention and awareness of sexual assault are unquestionably important. It is through raising awareness, information sharing and training activities that the project will succeed in creating self-re...

W8BANAKI $123,630.60
National Defence | Défense nationale
Canadian Coast Guard Marine Operations and Response Transfer Payment Program
FY 2024-2025
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...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Innovation Networks
FY 2024-2025
Canada

Funding will support concept development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Challenge: Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems (CUAS) Concept Development 2024. Defence Research and Development Canada...