Highway of Heroes
Federal spending by Veterans Affairs Canada
2,282 records totalling $30,810,432,234.30 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 | $7,787,161,807 | $7,630,043,185 | 98.0% |
| 2023-2024 | $6,104,533,351 | $6,053,066,202 | 99.2% |
| 2022-2023 | $5,693,979,309 | $5,422,344,598 | 95.2% |
| 2021-2022 | $6,327,387,481 | $5,406,391,796 | 85.4% |
| 2020-2021 | $5,471,167,584 | $4,836,633,503 | 88.4% |
| 2019-2020 | $5,288,765,735 | $4,832,374,356 | 91.4% |
| 2018-2019 | $4,795,897,822 | $4,690,462,953 | 97.8% |
| 2017-2018 | $4,922,536,867 | $4,773,891,081 | 97.0% |
| 2016-2017 | $3,914,430,576 | $3,770,808,741 | 96.3% |
| 2015-2016 | $3,675,963,783 | $3,595,034,204 | 97.8% |
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.
8
of 47 targets met
13
targets not met
26
not yet measurable or unavailable
See missed targets
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% of Veterans Affairs Canada clients who are satisfied with the quality of Veterans Affairs Canada’s programs and services offered
Target: — · Actual: 78.0
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% of Veteran clients of Veterans Affairs Canada 65 years and older living in their own homes who report satisfaction with their housing.
Target: — · Actual: 95.0
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% of Veterans Affairs Canada clients who are satisfied with the quality of service delivery they receive from Veterans Affairs Canada.
Target: — · Actual: 77.0
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% of Veterans Affairs Canada clients who are satisfied with the way Veterans Affairs Canada's commemorative initiatives honour Veterans and those who died in service
Target: — · Actual: 74.0
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% of Veterans who have high level of mastery of their life skills.
Target: — · Actual: 27.0
Critical Injury Benefit
Canadian Forces Income Support
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
War Veterans Allowances and Civilian War Allowances
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Canadian Forces Income Support
Canadian Forces Income Support
Disability Awards
Canadian Forces Income Support
War Veterans Allowances and Civilian War Allowances
Disability Awards
Veterans Emergency Funds
Veterans Emergency Funds
Veterans Emergency Funds
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Retirement Income Security Benefit
Canadian Forces Income Support
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Critical Injury Benefit