Funding will support a project to provide DND/CAF with a detailed cybersecurity framework focusing on cybersecurity risks, threat preparedness, and specific steps to improve the security of connected...
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
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% deviation of average daily meal cost from the standard allowance
Target: — · Actual: 15.3
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% of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction relative to a 2005 baseline
Target: — · Actual: 39.1
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% of Canadian Armed Forces families who feel they meet the challenges of military life
Target: — · Actual: 81.7
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% of goods and services contracts that are awarded within established performance targets
Target: — · Actual: 93.9
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% of the target Canadian youth population that participates in Cadets and Junior Canadian Rangers
Target: — · Actual: 1.89
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Funding will support a project to evaluate the Believe, Empower, Support, Together (B.E.S.T) trauma-informed sexual misconduct training for CAF leaders.
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Funding will support a two-day conference in South Korea in April 2023 to map the Asian cybersecurity landscape for the purpose of informing the implementation of Canada's Indo-Pacific strategy.
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Funding will support a workshop with foresight experts and CAF/DND to support the development a handbook of 10 adapted foresight tools for use in defence and security contexts.
Funding will support a project that will crowdsource the development of wargaming systems and mechanics to aid security organizations in anticipating and adapting to climate change and the evolving do...
Funding will support a one day conference in Ottawa that will examine procurement/acquisition aspect of implementing the updated Defence Policy.
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Funding will support the Middle East Strategy Forum, a two-day conference hosted in a hybrid format in Ottawa to provide insights to policy-makers on Canada's defence strategy in the region.
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The funding will support an exploration of generational differences in Canada's defense policy through a survey to determine how generational identities shape Canada's defense outlook, including how C...
Funding will support a project to host a two-day hybrid conference in Yellowknife to explore gendered dimensions of security in the Canadian Arctic North and the circumpolar world.
The funding will support the development of a moral harm assessment tool for sexual minorities using a large online dataset from veterans and civilian participants to provide the Department of Defense...
Funding will support the publication of three volumes of Le Rubicon academic journal to provide DND/CAF with policy recommendations on deterrence strategies in the Arctic, Asia, and Europe.
Funding will support virtual workshops and meetings as well as two in-person conferences (Paris, Ottawa / greater Montréal) that will help establish a network of emerging experts from Canada and Franc...
Funding will support the second annual Montréal Climate Security Summit which will foster discussions on the intersection of climate change and Canadian national security.
Funding will support the third annual East Asia Strategy Forum which will focus on geopolitical developments and Canada’s defence posture in the Indo-Pacific.
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