Public Safety
How Public Safety spent its budget in fiscal year 2015-16, shown as net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II.
Department Spending
In FY 2015-16,
$12.05B
was spent by Public Safety
In FY 2015-16,
4.1%
of federal spending was by Public Safety
On the consolidated accrual basis (Volume I), this portfolio’s expenses were $10.59B in FY 2015-16 — see the overview and methodology.
How did Public Safety spend its budget in 2015-16?
Spending by entity, FY 2015-16
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Correctional Service of Canada
Canada Border Services Agency
Canadian Security Intelligence Service
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Parole Board of Canada
Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Office of the Correctional Investigator of Canada
Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee
$6.65B
$2.55B
$1.84B
$536.6M
$410.3M
$54.7M
$9.7M
$4.6M
$1.5M
Public Safety’s share of federal spending
Percentage of federal spending, 1995–2025
Line items
Every transfer-payment (grant and contribution) program, in dollars. These are the named programs behind the transfer-payments object in the chart above. Search, sort, and download the full table.
| Category | Description | Amount ▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Grants | To compensate members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for injuries received in the performance of duty | $167,435,603 |
| Contributions | Contributions to the provinces for assistance related to natural disasters | $139,348,326 |
| Contributions | Payments to the provinces, territories, municipalities, Indian band councils and recognized authorities representing Indians on reserve, Indian communities on Crown land and Inuit communities, for the First Nations Policing Program | $81,281,859 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of the Safer Communities Initiative | $26,093,038 |
| Contributions | Contributions to the provinces and territories and to aboriginal and/or other communities and organizations (not for profit) | $14,230,446 |
| Grants | Pensions under the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pension Continuation Act | $10,391,783 |
| Contributions | Biology Casework Analysis Contribution Program | $6,900,000 |
| Contributions | Correctional services of Canada's national infrastructure contribution program | $5,630,805 |
| Contributions | Search and rescue new initiatives fund | $4,808,820 |
| Contributions | Contribution Program to Combat Child Sexual Exploitation and Human Trafficking | $2,629,650 |
| Grants | RCMP Survivor Income Plan | $2,062,976 |
| Contributions | Contribution in support of the Nation's Capital Extraordinary Policing Costs Program | $2,000,000 |
| Contributions | Contribution program to Combat Serious and Organized Crime | $1,950,345 |
| Grants | Other National Voluntary Organizations active in the criminal justice sector | $1,796,143 |
| Contributions | Kanishka Project Research Initiative | $1,482,766 |
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Public Safety figures are net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II, and will not match the Volume I consolidated headline totals. See the methodology for details.
