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

Sturgeon County $1,851,991.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Capital Assistance Program
FY 2019-2020
Canada

Sturgeon County will design and construct an extension to their potable water system to service county residences and businesses previously serviced by DND.

MJMG Holdings Inc $1,776,553.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Innovation Networks
FY 2020-2021
Canada

This project is to develop and qualify a rapid Point-of-Care diagnostic test for the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid-19. The test will be run on a portable reader that will be capable of operating...

MJMG Holdings Inc. $1,624,553.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Innovation Networks
FY 2020-2021
Canada

The objective of this Project is to develop and test a point of care (POC) diagnostic test for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The tester will be usable in clinics, retirement homes, and will also be field port...

TensorOne Inc. $1,579,439.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program
FY 2025-2026
Canada

Funding will support concept development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Challenge: Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Concept (CUAS) Development 2024. Defence Research and Development Canada...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Canadian Coast Guard Marine Operations and Response Transfer Payment Program
FY 2025-2026
Canada

The purpose of this program is to support enhancements in marine safety and marine environmental protection in Canadian waters, while embracing the concepts of codevelopment and sustainable economic d...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program
FY 2019-2020
Canada

The strategy adopted by the Micro-Network consists in the rational design of the fibre, from selecting the polymer, to the loads, to the implementation methods. This approach will allow the proposed t...

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

Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Challenge: Lighting the path with AI: Advanced analytics and decision support for first responders. Defence Re...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Funding for Canadian Innovators and Accelerators of DIANA (FCIA-DIANA)
FY 2025-2026
Canada

The Accelerator Funding Stream offers funding to DIANA-approved, Canada-based accelerators under National Defence’s Funding for Canadian Innovators and Accelerators of DIANA (FCIA-DIANA) program.

National Defence | Défense nationale
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security
FY 2019-2020
Canada

The project aims to increase dismounted soldier protection from both kinetic and non-kinetic threats in complex urban environments, while simultaneously decreasing overall soldier discomfort. Investi...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security
FY 2019-2020
Canada

The project aims to address barriers limiting the development of highly relevant optoelectronic-based group-IV technologies and TXz-to-MIR technologies. The proposed THz-to-MIR compact photonic platfo...

Carleton University $1,500,000.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security
FY 2019-2020
Canada

The project aims to mimic the camouflaging abilities of an octopus using artificial means and apply this technology in a defence and security context to conceal personnel and military platforms behind...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security
FY 2019-2020
Canada

The strategy adopted by the Micro-Network consists in the rational design of the fibre, from selecting the polymer, to the loads, to the implementation methods. This approach will allow the proposed t...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Innovation Netowrks
FY 2019-2020
Canada

The Micro-net brings together a multidisciplinary team of research experts to implement tunable compact photonic platform on emerging group IV SiGeSn semiconductors to address current challenges facin...

Carleton University $1,500,000.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Innovation Netowrks
FY 2019-2020
Canada

A novel technology for detection avoidance of military personal and platforms is proposed by taking inspiration from octopus camouflaging strategy, where they tune their spectral signature to that of...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Innovation Networks
FY 2019-2020
Canada

The Project aims to increase dismounted soldier protection from both kinetic and non-kinetic threats in complex urban environments, while simultaneously decreasing overall soldier discomfort.

National Defence | Défense nationale
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Innovation Networks
FY 2021-2022
Canada

The ARCS integrated solution has two components that are designed to utilize proximity resources for energy generation as well as an integrated suite of waste treatment and clean water production tech...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Innovation Networks
FY 2021-2022
Canada

The Project deliverable is an integrated utility system intended to reduce the diesel fuel and potable water hauled in, and solid and liquid waste hauled out, of a simulated relocatable temporary camp...

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 Challenge: Faster, Stronger, More Secure: Advancing 5G capabilities and concepts for defence and security. Def...

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

Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Challenge: Faster, Stronger, More Secure: Advancing 5G capabilities and concepts for defence and security. The...

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 Challenge: Faster, Stronger, More Secure: Advancing 5G capabilities and concepts for defence and security. Def...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security
FY 2019-2020
Canada

The project aims to strengthen research on advanced materials for detection avoidance and physical protection by focusing on electronic and photonic materials for application in flexible and stretchab...

National Defence | Défense nationale
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Innovation Netowrks
FY 2019-2020
Canada

The objective of this Micro-net is to develop innovative advanced materials, disruptive technologies and devices for military applications and provide a fundamental insight of the underlying processes...

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

Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Challenge: Faster, Stronger, More Secure: Advancing 5G capabilities and concepts for defence and security. The...

York University $1,499,578.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security
FY 2019-2020
Canada

The Micro-net aims to develop Intelligent Adaptive Automation (IAA) aids for navigation and control of Autonomous Unmanned Vehicles Systems (AUVS). IAA aids will be used to perform tasks automatically...

York University $1,499,578.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Innovation Netowrks
FY 2019-2020
Canada

The project is focusing on collaborative research efforts to develop an operator-vehicle trust management system as a central component of a conceptual architecture for Intelligent Adaptive Systems.