National Defence
How National Defence spent its budget in fiscal year 2018-19, on a Volume II appropriations basis.
Department Spending
In FY 2018-19,
$22.7B
was spent by National Defence
In FY 2018-19,
6.7%
of federal spending was by National Defence
How did National Defence spend its budget in 2018-19?
Spending by entity, FY 2018-19
Department of National Defence
Communications Security Establishment
Military Grievances External Review Committee
Military Police Complaints Commission
Office of the Communications Security Establishment Commissioner
$22B
$693.3M
$6.3M
$4.8M
$2.1M
National Defence’s share of federal spending
Percentage of federal spending, 1995–2025
Line items
Complete appropriation (vote/allotment) and transfer-payment lines, in dollars. Search, sort, and download the full table.
| Vote | Description | Total available | Used ▼ | Lapsed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote 1 | Operating expenditures | $16,474,762,330 | $16,120,356,234 | $354,406,096 |
| Vote 5 | Capital expenditures | $4,211,741,312 | $4,072,188,982 | $139,552,330 |
| Statutory amounts | Statutory amounts | $1,612,519,428 | $1,596,143,119 | $16,376,309 |
| Vote 1 | Program expenditures | $688,456,813 | $654,800,650 | $33,656,163 |
| Vote 10 | Grants and contributions | $210,302,431 | $207,705,310 | $2,597,121 |
| Statutory amounts | Statutory amounts | $38,468,359 | $38,450,870 | $17,489 |
| Vote 1 | Program expenditures | $6,547,882 | $5,709,819 | $838,063 |
| Vote 1 | Program expenditures | $4,585,790 | $4,373,110 | $212,680 |
| Vote 1 | Program expenditures | $2,103,870 | $1,955,931 | $147,939 |
| Statutory amounts | Statutory amounts | $600,070 | $600,070 | $0 |
| Statutory amounts | Statutory amounts | $402,510 | $402,395 | $115 |
| Statutory amounts | Statutory amounts | $167,465 | $167,465 | $0 |
| Vote 15 | Debt write-off | $15,381 | $0 | $15,381 |
| Vote 20 | Debt forgiveness | $174 | $0 | $174 |
14 line items · all figures in dollars
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National Defence figures are on a Volume II appropriations basis and will not match the Volume I consolidated headline totals. See the methodology for details.
