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
Targeted Engagement Grant Program
FY 2019-2020
Canada

Funding will support a workshop on cyber security (incl. quantum, mathematics and engineering) with both technical experts and experts in social sciences, including in the areas of political science,...

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

Funding will support research on the relationship between African sea-power, regional prosperity and security, and great power competition.

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
Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)
FY 2022-2023
Canada

Funding will support a one-day workshop and a series of policy publications on the implications of AUKUS.

LaFlesche Inc. $13,838.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Indigenous Reconciliation Program
FY 2024-2025
Canada

The purpose of this project is to support the delivery of the Working Toward Reconciliation: Empowering Indigenous Attendance at CANSEC 2024.

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

The purpose of this project is for KFN to be able to fully understand the methodology and outcomes of Public Service and Procurement Canada's contracted approach to the Market Analysis for Goose Spit...

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

A one day presentation series, held at the Canadian Defence College, bringing together the best presentations from various events organized by the Canadian Defence and Security Network, and its partne...

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

Funding will support a study of the effects of climate change on Canadian Armed Forces operations in the Arctic, including an examination of the physical impacts on the Arctic and the organizational s...

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

This grant supports a workshop that responds directly to the diversity and well-being priorities of the Canadian Armed Forces, including how Canada can improve the support given to CAF members as they...

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

This proposal hopes to support the third iteration of the “Gender Dimension of Veteran Transition Workshop” that has been previously supported by the DEP grants over the last two years. The workshop c...

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

The proposed project is a systematic examination of changing gender relations within the CAF by focusing on the different phases of the military career cycle, to assess policy initiatives that have be...

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

By studying current programming in Canada, Australia, and the U.K., the study intends to develop an improved understanding of what approaches to CVE are effective, and better understand how we can eva...

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

Over the last several decades, the swift development of the Internet of Things has led to an eruption of cyber war incidents. These incidents these often fall into the category of “covert action” cond...

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

This research project, based on current events, proposes to analyse the effectiveness of economic sanctions by comparing the cases of Iran and North Korea. Through reports, writings, and interviews, t...

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

The purpose of this research project is to formulate a formal mathematical model to study which mechanisms could influence a State's decision to finance a foreign rebel group and to what extent it wil...

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

Using the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti, this research establishes the degree to which sexual exploitation describes romantic relationships between female civilians and peacekeepers.

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

The applicant proposes developing an enhanced online communications opportunity for students and scholars with interest in defence and security via the Queens University Servicewomen's Salute Portal P...

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

Funding will support workshops and conferences on hybrid warfare and use of technology in the grey-zone. The goal is to forge greater discussion and engagement between young academics and members of t...

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

A prize for submitting a successful proposal to the Pop-up City Contest under the energy domain for deployed camps.

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

A prize for submitting a successful proposal to the Pop-up City Contest under the energy domain for deployed camps.

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

A prize for submitting a successful proposal to the Pop-up City Contest under the energy domain for deployed camps.

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

A prize for submitting a successful proposal to the Pop-up City Contest under the energy domain for deployed camps.

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

A prize for submitting a successful proposal to the Pop-up City Contest under the energy domain for deployed camps.

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

A prize for submitting a successful proposal to the Pop-up City Contest under the energy domain for deployed camps.

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

A prize for submitting a successful proposal to the Pop-up City Contest under the energy domain for deployed camps.