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

Lee Windsor $27,400.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Targeted Engagement Grant Program
FY 2019-2020
Canada

In partnership with the Tactics School at the Canadian Army Combat Training Centre, funding will support research, design and trial evidenced-based case studies of peer-to-peer high-intensity combat....

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

The project will support a conference in Ottawa to discuss NATO's eastern flank's importance in the Ukraine conflict, highlighting the need for strengthened Euro-Atlantic security.

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

To organize the first engagement event of the innovation ecosystem in Artificial Intelligence (AI) by offering a one day session. During the session, the three areas of focus are: AI for Cybersecurit...

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

Funding would support an international symposium on the dynamics of border areas and their fortifications. The objective is to setup a unique research network to contribute to the production of knowle...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Defence Engagement Program
FY 2018-2019
Canada

This project seeks to investigate two significant, inter-related sources of regional and global instability emanating from Southeast Asia and to consider possible responses, including responses by Can...

Maribel Pabico $25,820.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)
FY 2020-2021
Canada

Funding will support research and program development on work-place training provided by external experts. While similar to the Prior Learning Assessment Review (PLAR) system, it will go beyond the fo...

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

Funding will support a two-day, in-person Youth Climate Security Summit in Ottawa. The summit serves to bring together student leaders from across Canada and connect them with academics, practitioners...

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

Funding will support the organization of the St-Laurent Forum on International Security, an annual event for dissemination of French-speaking expertise on security issues.

National Defence | Défense nationale
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Innovation Networks
FY 2022-2023
Canada

Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Contest, Robot Round-up, calls for Canadian innovators to demonstrate to DND/CAF how advancements in robotic p...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Innovation Networks
FY 2022-2023
Canada

Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Contest, Robot Round-up, calls for Canadian innovators to demonstrate to DND/CAF how advancements in robotic p...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Innovation Networks
FY 2022-2023
Canada

Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Contest, Robot Round-up, calls for Canadian innovators to demonstrate to DND/CAF how advancements in robotic p...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Innovation Networks
FY 2022-2023
Canada

Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Contest, Robot Round-up, calls for Canadian innovators to demonstrate to DND/CAF how advancements in robotic p...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Innovation Networks
FY 2022-2023
Canada

Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Contest, Robot Round-up, calls for Canadian innovators to demonstrate to DND/CAF how advancements in robotic p...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Innovation Networks
FY 2022-2023
Canada

Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Contest, Robot Round-up, calls for Canadian innovators to demonstrate to DND/CAF how advancements in robotic p...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Innovation Networks
FY 2022-2023
Canada

Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Contest, Robot Round-up, calls for Canadian innovators to demonstrate to DND/CAF how advancements in robotic p...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Innovation Networks
FY 2022-2023
Canada

Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Contest, Robot Round-up, calls for Canadian innovators to demonstrate to DND/CAF how advancements in robotic p...

Youri Cormier $25,000.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)
FY 2022-2023
Canada

Funding will support a project that will convene representatives from the Red Cross, the Reserve Forces, the Cadets, and provincial municipal authorities for a roundtable to discuss the creation of a...

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

Funding will support research, including a workshop, that will explore the concept of borders in international conflicts, especially regarding the intangibility of boarders (Ukraine, Indo-Pacific: Ta...

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

Funding will support research to National Defence's Fast Forward: Forecasting global emerging threats Challenge. The Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) are seekin...

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

Funding will support research to National Defence's Fast Forward: Forecasting global emerging threats Challenge. The Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) are seekin...

Mindlab Inc. $25,000.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Concept Development
FY 2024-2025
Canada

Funding will support research to National Defence's Fast Forward: Forecasting global emerging threats Challenge. The Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) are seekin...

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

Funding will support research to National Defence's Fast Forward: Forecasting global emerging threats Challenge. The Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) are seekin...

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

Funding will support research to National Defence's Fast Forward: Forecasting global emerging threats Challenge. The Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) are seekin...

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

Funding will support research to National Defence's Fast Forward: Forecasting global emerging threats Challenge. The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces (DND/CAF) are seeking...

Erode AI $25,000.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Concept Development
FY 2024-2025
Canada

Funding will support research to National Defence's Fast Forward: Forecasting global emerging threats Challenge. The Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) are seekin...