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
  • % of Veterans Affairs Canada clients who are satisfied with the quality of Veterans Affairs Canada’s programs and services offered

    Target: — · Actual: 78.0

  • % 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

  • % of Veterans Affairs Canada clients who are satisfied with the quality of service delivery they receive from Veterans Affairs Canada.

    Target: — · Actual: 77.0

  • % 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

  • % of Veterans who have high level of mastery of their life skills.

    Target: — · Actual: 27.0

Veterans Affairs Canada | Anciens Combattants Canada
FY 2021-2022
Canada

The Assembly of First Nations is a national advocacy organization representing 630 First Nations communities across Canada. Funding from the Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund will allow the Assembly...

Veterans Affairs Canada | Anciens Combattants Canada
FY 2021-2022
Canada

Clinemetrica's primary goal is to help people attain their best possible physical and mental health throughout their lives. With funding from the Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund, Clinemetrica will...

Respect Forum $500,000.00
Veterans Affairs Canada | Anciens Combattants Canada
FY 2021-2022
Canada

The Respect Campaign, based in Montreal, QC, will use funding from the Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund for its Respect Forum: From Networking to Effectiveness, a national networking initiative desi...

Veterans Affairs Canada | Anciens Combattants Canada
FY 2021-2022
Canada

Veteran Emergency Transition Services Canada is a federally registered non-profit charity that works within Canadian communities to identify homeless Veterans, provide them with emergency support, and...

Veterans Affairs Canada | Anciens Combattants Canada
Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund
FY 2023-2024
Canada

The project will engage First Nations Veterans to inform the development of culturally relevant programming and services in southern Manitoba. First Nations Veterans are an underserved group who will...

Veterans Affairs Canada | Anciens Combattants Canada
Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund
FY 2023-2024
Canada

Sunnybrook’s Harquail Centre for Neuromodulation’s clinical work enables us to build awareness of neuromodulation therapies and advocate for their use. This three-year project aims to expand neuromodu...

Veterans Affairs Canada | Anciens Combattants Canada
Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund
FY 2023-2024
Canada

The project will provide free emergency management education to transitioning Veterans through instruction on the Incident Command System. This includes planning, coordination, and implementation of I...

Veterans Affairs Canada | Anciens Combattants Canada
Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund
FY 2023-2024
Canada

The project will provide walk-in urgent mental health services for all Veterans and families in PEI and serve as an outreach centre for transition support, education, and referral programs.

Veterans Affairs Canada | Anciens Combattants Canada
Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund
FY 2023-2024
Canada

The project harnesses Veterans' propensity to serve and addresses the loss of purpose and connection that can occur after leaving the military. The project will design a National Action Plan on Vetera...

Veterans Affairs Canada | Anciens Combattants Canada
Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund
FY 2023-2024
Canada

The project will provide immediate support to Veterans who are homeless, at risk of becoming homeless or otherwise in crisis. The intention is to alleviate or even eliminate any barriers to Veterans l...

Veterans Affairs Canada | Anciens Combattants Canada
Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund
FY 2023-2024
Canada

The project will provide Veterans suffering from PTSD a five-day counselling, psychoeducation, structured reflection, life review method, group discussion facilitated by two clinicians, Life Experienc...

Veterans Affairs Canada | Anciens Combattants Canada
FY 2021-2022
Canada

Building on the success of its “Chatting to Wellness” (CTW), the Mood Disorders Society of Canada will offer a similar program for Veterans. Funding from the Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund will al...

The Gregg Centre $486,000.00
Veterans Affairs Canada | Anciens Combattants Canada
FY 2020-2021
Canada

In Service of Canada: The Canadian Armed Forces Around the World since 1949

Can Praxis $479,250.00
Veterans Affairs Canada | Anciens Combattants Canada
Veteran and Family Well-being Fund
FY 2025-2026
Canada

The Family Program provides children of Veterans with an operational stress injury (OSI) with the tools to understand their parent’s injury. They can then safely engage with their parent on a bad day...

Can Praxis $479,250.00
Veterans Affairs Canada | Anciens Combattants Canada
Veteran and Family Well-being Fund
FY 2025-2026
Canada

The Family Program provides children of Veterans with an operational stress injury (OSI) with the tools to understand their parent’s injury. They can then safely engage with their parent on a bad day...

Le Sentier $468,539.00
Veterans Affairs Canada | Anciens Combattants Canada
Veteran and Family Well-being Fund
FY 2024-2025
Canada

This project is designed to develop one additional service centre, hire additional workers, organize themed workshops and support Veterans and their families to improve their well-being and transition...

Le Sentier $468,539.00
Veterans Affairs Canada | Anciens Combattants Canada
Veteran and Family Well-being Fund
FY 2024-2025
Canada

This project is designed to develop one additional service centre, hire additional workers, organize themed workshops and support Veterans and their families to improve their well-being and transition...

Can Praxis $460,000.00
Veterans Affairs Canada | Anciens Combattants Canada
FY 2021-2022
Canada

The funding received from the Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund will support their project “Breaking the Cycle: The Family Program”. This program will provide children of Veterans with an OSI with ed...