Public Safety
How Public Safety 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,
$10.46B
was spent by Public Safety
In FY 2020-21,
1.6%
of federal spending was by Public Safety
On the consolidated accrual basis (Volume I), this portfolio’s expenses were $13.4B in FY 2020-21 — see the overview and methodology.
How did Public Safety spend its budget in 2020-21?
Spending by entity, FY 2020-21
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Correctional Service of Canada
Canada Border Services Agency
Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Canadian Security Intelligence Service
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
$3.83B
$2.93B
$2.17B
$777.4M
$676.9M
$57.7M
$11.4M
$5.8M
$3.2M
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 (R.S.C., 1985, c. R-11) | $370,020,252 |
| Contributions | Contributions to the provinces for assistance related to natural disasters | $205,000,000 |
| 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 | $125,254,244 |
| Contributions | Contributions for supporting the Canadian Red Cross's urgent relief efforts related to COVID-19, floods and wildfires | $59,885,206 |
| Contributions | Gun and Gang Violence Action Fund | $44,553,273 |
| Contributions | Contributions for supporting the Readiness of the Canadian Red Cross for Urgent Relief Efforts Related to COVID-19 | $39,459,600 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of the Safer Communities Initiative | $37,747,548 |
| Grants | Memorial Grant Program for First Responders | $21,600,000 |
| Contributions | Contribution Program to Combat Serious and Organized Crime | $14,849,301 |
| Contributions | Contributions to the provinces and territories and to aboriginal and/or other communities and organizations (not for profit) | $14,344,730 |
| Contributions | Funding for First Nation and Inuit policing facilities | $11,923,152 |
| Contributions | Biology Casework Analysis Contribution Program | $6,900,000 |
| Contributions | Community Resilience Fund | $5,661,382 |
| Grants | Pensions under the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pension Continuation Act (R.S.C., 1970, c. R-10) | $4,996,555 |
| Contributions | Payments to the provinces, territories, and public and private bodies in support of activities complementary to those of the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness | $4,916,843 |
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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.
