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
Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)
FY 2024-2025
Canada

The project will consist of a two-day workshop with Canadian diplomats, Canadian Armed Forces Officers, and Canadian public servants to discuss the conflict in the Middle East and its implications for...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Indigenous Reconciliation Program
FY 2025-2026
Canada

This project aims to deepen engagement and collaboration between Indigenous communities and the Department of National Defence through collaborative policy development, cultural exchanges, and joint...

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

The collaborative project will facilitate conversations in Inuvik and surrounding communities in the Mackenzie Delta region of the Northwest Territories on Arctic defence, security and reconciliation.

Casey Babb $46,720.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)
FY 2020-2021
Canada

Funding will support research on how China and Russia may be dividing the international order through cooperation and mutual support, and the implications for Canadian defence and security interests.

National Defence | Défense nationale
Indigenous Reconciliation Program
FY 2025-2026
Canada

This project supports outreach and engagement with CAF representatives and Indigenous communities by bridging understanding and healing through immersive, land-based experiences.

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

Funding will support research on pathways to arms control and military restraint in outer space. The research process will include workshops and consultations with Department of National Defence & Can...

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

The project seeks to host a conference to address the emerging challenges in human security through innovative research and technology. It aims to leverage emerging technologies to enhance human secur...

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

The funding will support a two-day graduate student conference, research competition and career fair to be held in Toronto, Ontario, May 30-31, 2023 at the Royal Canadian Military Institute. The confe...

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

Funding will support a roundtable workshop exploring the feasibility of enhancing defense market integration with the US, aligning with Canada's defence policy initiative goals, and considering impli...

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

Funding will support a study of the emergence of conspiracy theories related to COVID-19 on social media in Canada, in order to better understand the development, dissemination and adherence to conspi...

James Morton $44,622.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)
FY 2020-2021
United States

Funding will support a study on the Special Operational Forces’ current ability to address the emerging security needs, challenges, and threats to, and in, the North American Arctic.

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

Funding will support research on the security of cyberspace and networked technologies including those used and relied upon by National Defence, with a particular focus on the policy considerations an...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Indigenous Reconciliation Program
FY 2025-2026
Canada

This project will support participation within Canada’s defence and aerospace sectors.

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

Funding will support a two-day hybrid conference in Ottawa, to develop guidance and best practices for the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces to address the nexus of climate,...

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

Funding will support research on former extremists that served in Canadian, U.S., German, and Swedish armed forces’ perspectives, to identify potential factors between military experiences and radical...

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

Funding will support a study on how unit-level dynamics and initiatives affect recruitment and retention in Ontario Primary Reserve Units with a particular focus on local community demographics and th...

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

This project will offer culturally-based healing experiences in collaboration with another organization, Greene Stone Centre for Recovery. Twice per year, Indigenous people affected by sexual miscondu...

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

Funding will support a conference on the implementation of Canada’s National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (WPS). The event will study how the WPS Agenda and gender considerations are integ...

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

Funding will support a conference on the link between climate change and issues related to security and defence. During the conference, participants will identify and debate the security and defence c...

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

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

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

Funding will support a conference on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and produce a report on AI research and researchers, with a particular focus on dual-use technologies. The project aims toward establi...

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

Funding will support a project aimed at examining the evolution of Russia-China relations in the Arctic over the next 10-15 years, with a focus on the Canadian Arctic and an in-depth study of Sino-Rus...

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

Funding would support a two-day workshop and interviews examining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in the context of US-China rivalry, in particular how NATO has approached the security c...

Malahat Nation $42,200.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Indigenous Reconcilation Program
FY 2026-2027
Canada

Funding will support establishing a relationship between Malahat Nation and the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces DND CAF through targeted participation in defence events, s...

Yuko Uchida $42,169.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Targeted Engagement Grant Program
FY 2019-2020
Canada

Funding will support a conference on the emerging approach to Asia-Pacific relations, known as “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” (FOIP). It will include panels on economics, governance, and security, and d...