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
Capital Assistance Program
FY 2020-2021
Canada

The Capital Regional District (CRD) will construct the Water distribution System to provincial standards to a design meeting the requirements of both CRD and DND.

National Defence | Défense nationale
Capital Assistance Program
FY 2023-2024
Canada

The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) will construct the Sewer Water Collection System to provincial standards to a design meeting the requirements of both CVRD and DND.

Town of Oromocto $5,409,216.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Capital Assistance Program
FY 2025-2026
Canada

The Town of Oromocto will develop and design a new wastewater treatment plant to service both CFB Gagetown and the Town of Oromocto.

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

The Hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk will implement the project to reconstruct Dew Line Road in order to access DND's radar site.

National Defence | Défense nationale
Capital Assistance Program
FY 2026-2027
Canada

The Government of Nunavut will develop and design the infrastructure upgrades to the Resolute Bay Airport to support the expansion of the Resolute Bay Forward Operating Location.

National Defence | Défense nationale
Capital Assistance Program
FY 2026-2027
Canada

The Government of Nunavut will develop and design the infrastructure upgrades to the Rankin Inlet Airport to support the expansion of the Rankin Inlet Forward Operating Location.

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

The purpose of this contribution is to construct the upgrades to the Nansivik Road for access to the new naval port in Nanisivik, Nunavut.

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

Funding will support research development to enable and augment the ability of the defence and security personnel to: •detect, recognize, and identify persons or objects of interest in a physical en...

Town of Oromocto $3,694,378.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Capital Assistance Program
FY 2025-2026
Canada

The Town of Oromocto will develop and design a new water treatment plant to service both CFB Gagetown and the Town of Oromocto.

National Defence | Défense nationale
Preservation of HMCS Sackville
FY 2017-2018
Canada

The purpose of this contribution is to support the preservation of the HMCS Sackville.

National Defence | Défense nationale
Capital Assistance Program
FY 2026-2027
Canada

The Government of Nunavut will develop and design the infrastructure upgrades to the Cambridge Bay Airport to support the expansion of the Cambridge Bay Forward Operating Location.

National Defence | Défense nationale
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Innovation Networks
FY 2021-2022
Canada

The “Pop up City” Contest is a multi-phased contest for innovators to propose and develop reliable, energy efficient, integrated and scalable energy, water and waste management systems for Relocatable...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Innovation Networks
FY 2021-2022
Canada

The “Pop up City” Contest is a multi-phased contest for innovators to propose and develop reliable, energy efficient, integrated and scalable energy, water and waste management systems for Relocatable...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program
FY 2023-2024
Canada

Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Challenge: Preparing for a quantum world: defence applications of quantum technologies. Defence Research and D...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program
FY 2023-2024
Canada

Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Challenge: Preparing for a quantum world: defence applications of quantum technologies. Defence Research and D...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Innovation Networks
FY 2023-2024
Canada

Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Challenge: Preparing for a quantum world: defence applications of quantum technologies. Defence Research and...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program
FY 2023-2024
Canada

Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Challenge: Preparing for a quantum world: defence applications of quantum technologies. Defence Research and...

SNC-Lavalin Inc. $2,999,874.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Innovation Networks
FY 2021-2022
Canada

The “Pop up City” Contest is a multi-phased contest for innovators to propose and develop reliable, energy efficient, integrated and scalable energy, water and waste management systems for Relocatable...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program
FY 2023-2024
Canada

Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Challenge: Preparing for a quantum world: defence applications of quantum technologies. Defence Research and D...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program
FY 2023-2024
Canada

Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Challenge: Preparing for a quantum world: defence applications of quantum technologies. Defence Research and D...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program
FY 2023-2024
Canada

Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Challenge: Preparing for a quantum world: defence applications of quantum technologies. Defence Research and D...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Capital Assistance Program
FY 2018-2019
Canada

The City will construct the Storm Water infrastructure to municipal standards to a design agreed apon by both the City and DND.