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

Carleton University $8,750.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)
FY 2025-2026
Canada

The project consists of an expert panel, including a keynote on AI-driven mapping of defence supply chains in the UK, at the 20th annual Canadian Defence and Security Economics Workshop. The objective...

Sarah Clifford $8,500.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Targeted Engagement Grant Program
FY 2019-2020
Canada

Funding will support on China’s use of grey-zone technology, as well as Canada and China’s military deterrence strategies for hybrid threats, through a critical gender analysis. The study is also expe...

LaFleshe Inc. $7,808.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Indigenous Reconciliation Program
FY 2023-2024
Canada

This projects aims to work toward reconciliation and improve relationship between the Department of National Defense and Indigenous communities, by showcasing new, local, world-class Indigenous Indust...

Jennifer Ramos $7,390.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
The Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS) program
FY 2020-2021
Canada

Funding will support a study on the development of preparedness plans for natural disasters, as well as an examination of how Artificial Intelligence can be used to collect data on past natural disast...

The NATO Association of Canada $7,165.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)
FY 2021-2022
Canada

Funding will support a host a one-day conference in August, 2021 on the Indo-Pacific. Seven high profile speakers, including the Minister of National Defence, would be brought in to discuss the variou...

Meghan Fitzpatrick - Conference of Defence Associations Institute $6,525.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Targeted Engagement Grant Program
FY 2018-2019
Canada

Funding from the Defence Engagement Program will support the research design consisting of focus groups to probe women’s decision-making process and experiences during operations, as well as a half-da...

Katerina Sviderskaya $6,488.78
National Defence | Défense nationale
Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)
FY 2021-2022
Canada

Funding will support an analysis of Russia’s motivations for conducting cyber attacks in the context of the hybrid war unfolding in Ukraine, exploring avenues for international and domestic prevention...

Vinh Nguyen $4,150.00
National Defence | Défense nationale
Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)
FY 2020-2021
Czechia

Funding will support research on Chinese intellectual property theft in Canada and its national security implications.

Miriam Gauthier-Bouamrane $4,008.60
National Defence | Défense nationale
Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)
FY 2020-2021
Canada

Funding will support research on the Canadian domestic and international politics of capacity building/training military operations, using Canada’s participation in NATO’s training mission in Iraq as...