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
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
Indigenous Reconciliation Program
FY 2025-2026
Canada

This project will support RaceRocks 3D's participation in Canada’s defence, marine, and aerospace sectors.

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

This grant supports a one-day conference in Ottawa to reflect upon and examine how Canada can better balance the CAF level of ambition under Strong, Secure, Engaged and the available resources in rela...

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

This project will work with the 1st Canadian Ranger Patrol Group to develop more formal, substantive measures to evaluate the contributions, successes, and shortcomings of the Canadian Rangers as a co...

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

The applicant is requesting funding for a conference in Québec City on May 7 and 8, 2020. The conference would explore US allies' responses to the rise of China and Russia, including Canada, Australia...

Branka Marijan $24,200.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)
FY 2020-2021
Canada

Funding will support research on emerging trends in the adoption of artificial intelligence in weapons and other systems, as well as examine the policies and best practices of Canadian allies and like...

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

This DEP grant is for a major one-day conference in Ottawa to reflect upon and provide a status report on Canada’s defence policy, Strong, Secure, Engaged. The conference will discuss ways DND and the...

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

Funding will support a study on the state of civilian-military relations in Canada, drawing on an analytical approach centred around “second order” indicators including culture, recruitment, procureme...

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

Funding will support an annual conference that encourages exchanges between universities, military and members of civil society on issues related to national security. This year’s theme is “Cold or Ho...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Indigenous Reconciliation Program
FY 2023-2024
Canada

To support the Première Nation des Innus de Nutashkuan's ongoing engagement and consultation with CFB Goose Bay.

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

One-day conference which will bring together academics, students, security practitioners, and civil society with the aim of identifying and discussing pertinent security and defence issues. The confer...

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

The Ottawa Defence and Security Conference consists of a series of presentations, keynote speeches and panel discussions that involve notable security and defence experts, military and defence officia...

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

Funding will support a two-day workshop in 2022 with participants from Canada, the United States, and Denmark, to identify common North American Arctic defence and security concerns and develop recomm...

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

Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Challenge: Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Sandbox 2024. Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) is see...

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

Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Challenge: Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Sandbox 2024. Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) is see...

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

Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Challenge: Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Sandbox 2024. Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) is see...

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

Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Challenge: Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Sandbox 2024. Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) is see...

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

Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Challenge: Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Sandbox 2024. Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) is see...

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

Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Challenge: Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Sandbox 2024. Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) is see...

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

Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Challenge: Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Sandbox 2024. Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) is see...

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

Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Challenge: Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Sandbox 2024. Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) is see...

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

Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Challenge: Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Sandbox 2024. Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) is see...

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

Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Challenge: Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Sandbox 2024. Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) is see...