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
Indigenous Reconcilation Program
FY 2025-2026
Canada

The pilot is an Indigenous led inclusive joint effort that is inviting national, regional, and local Indigenous organizations, government and private industry partners to support the organization of b...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)
FY 2025-2026
Canada

This project consists of the third iteration of the Montreal International Security Summit. The event seeks to strengthen Canada's ties with NATO allies and Indo-Pacific partners in response to rising...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)
FY 2021-2022
United Kingdom

Funding will support the use of foresight scenarios to forecast challenges to a stable and peaceful Arctic posed by competition over strategic resources and sea routes made accessible by climate chang...

Francis Fortin $49,463.57
National Defence | Défense nationale
Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS) - Targeted Engagement Grant Program
FY 2019-2020
Canada

A project to identify current and future challenges in deterring, detecting, allocating and responding to social media information operations. It proposes to draw on the experiences and practices of o...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)
FY 2021-2022
Canada

Funding will support the organization and hosting of the 19th Canada-Korea Forum, assembling experts and practitioners from Canada and the Republic of Korea to discuss pressing policy challenges facin...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)
FY 2021-2022
Canada

Funding will support survey of existing dual-use technologies in the Canadian defence sector that could be leveraged as part of capacity building activities to improve partner forces’ effectiveness in...

Youri Cormier $49,396.43
National Defence | Défense nationale
Targeted Engagement Grant Program
FY 2019-2020
Canada

Funding will support an assessment of Canadians perception of DND/CAF, in order to inform the development or amendment of the CAF’s current recruitment strategies. Preliminary results will be shared a...

Kyle Matthews $49,365.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)
FY 2022-2023
Canada

Funding will support the Montréal International Security Summit that will address questions regarding the war in Ukraine, lessons from the conflict, implications for the global stability and for NATO...

National Defence | Défense nationale
The Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS) program
FY 2020-2021
Canada

Funding will support a six-month research project examining the last 20 years of Canadian defence capacity building abroad. The project focuses on “mapping” these initiatives and seeks to provide reco...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)
FY 2023-2024
Canada

Funding will support a comparative analysis of DND/CAF's Quantum Science and Technology Strategy and the Canadian Armed Forces Quantum National Strategy alongside peer strategies from allied Five Eyes...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)
FY 2024-2025
United Kingdom

The project explores CAF's Arctic operational strategies and approaches, drawing lessons from Canadian and NATO experiences. It examines Joint Task Force North and 440 Squadron operations, identifying...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)
FY 2025-2026
Canada

This project consists of a threat analysis and a workshop with a simulation to develop policy recommendations on the intersection of national security and environment in grey zone conflicts as well as...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)
FY 2025-2026
Canada

This project consists of a two-day conference in Kingston aimed at providing a situation report from military, academic, and industry leaders on the state of Canada’s quantum readiness.

National Defence | Défense nationale
Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)
FY 2022-2023
Canada

Funding will support research on the implementation of the Humanitarian-Peace-Development Nexus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Outreach activities to contribute to Canadian understanding of...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)
FY 2021-2022
United Kingdom

Funding will support a study of the impact of climate change on Arctic underwater warfare requirements to inform the Royal Canadian Navy’s efforts to replace the Victoria-class submarine fleet.

National Defence | Défense nationale
Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)
FY 2021-2022
Canada

Funding will support research into methods of preventing hateful behavior and radicalization with the goal of equipping the Canadian Armed Forces, to succeed.

National Defence | Défense nationale
Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)
FY 2020-2021
United States

Funding will support research on novel security challenges, specifically: weapons technology; a new global order; human rights, human security, and governance; and, the information ecosystem.

Chris Spedding $49,008.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)
FY 2022-2023
United Kingdom

Funding will support a project that will develop a visual framework for assessing the potential evolution of relevant technology for nuclear weapons and their delivery systems and platforms over the c...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS) - Targeted Engagement Grant Program
FY 2019-2020
Canada

The project proposes to leverage the expertise of three independent senior executives from defence industry to produce a white paper on how to improve the defence procurement process. The paper will d...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)
FY 2024-2025
Canada

The project will consist of a workshop focused on the impact of non-traditional security threats in the Indo-Pacific (such as climate change, human rights, and transnational crimes), Canada's strategi...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)
FY 2024-2025
Canada

The project aims to tackle climate change and the strategic importance of minerals in great power competition by analyzing Canada and African countries' challenges, focusing on supply chain governance...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Targeted Engagement Grant Program
FY 2019-2020
Canada

Funding will support research on CAF recruitment activities targeted at women, including national advertisement campaigns, and official communications. The research will investigate whether past and c...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)
FY 2022-2023
Canada

Funding will support two workshops, a final report with recommendations, and a documentary film exploring the topics of xeno-racism and white supremacy in relation to the Canadian Armed Forces.

National Defence | Défense nationale
Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)
FY 2025-2026
Canada

This project consists of a survey of 7,500 Canadians from across the country to determine readiness to absorb the cost of a more independent Canadian defence posture, including by joining the CAF and...