National Defence
How National Defence spent its budget in fiscal year 2020-21, shown as net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II.
Department Spending
In FY 2020-21,
$27.62B
was spent by National Defence
In FY 2020-21,
4.3%
of federal spending was by National Defence
How did National Defence spend its budget in 2020-21?
Spending by entity, FY 2020-21
Department of National Defence
Communications Security Establishment
Military Grievances External Review Committee
Military Police Complaints Commission
$26.83B
$779.7M
$7.2M
$4.9M
National Defence’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 ▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions | NATO Military Budget (NATO Programs) | $140,000,486 |
| Contributions | NATO Security Investment Program (NATO Programs) | $60,178,023 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of the Capital Assistance Program | $35,450,000 |
| Contributions | Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program | $12,143,490 |
| Contributions | NATO Other Activities | $4,142,885 |
| Contributions | Contributions in Support of the Military Training and Cooperation Program | $2,451,480 |
| Contributions | Contribution to the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association | $2,300,124 |
| Grants | Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security Grant program | $2,045,961 |
| Contributions | Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security Contribution Program | $1,500,000 |
| Contributions | Payments under the Supplementary Retirement Benefits Act | $789,862 |
| Grants | Grants in support of the Compensation for Employers of Reservists Program | $646,731 |
| Grants | Air Cadet League of Canada | $500,000 |
| Grants | Army Cadet League of Canada | $500,000 |
| Grants | Navy League of Canada | $500,000 |
| Grants | Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program | $320,000 |
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National Defence 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.
