National Defence
How National Defence spent its budget in fiscal year 2020-21, on a Volume II appropriations basis.
Department Spending
In FY 2020-21,
$28B
was spent by National Defence
In FY 2020-21,
4.5%
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
$27.19B
$793.4M
$7.2M
$4.9M
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 | $17,580,906,302 | $17,206,510,607 | $374,395,695 |
| Vote 5 | Capital expenditures | $5,808,835,114 | $4,953,763,025 | $855,072,089 |
| Statutory amounts | Statutory amounts | $4,353,552,728 | $4,353,110,032 | $442,696 |
| Vote 1 | Program expenditures | $764,195,987 | $747,476,795 | $16,719,192 |
| Vote 15 | Payments in respect of the long-term disability and life insurance plan for members of the Canadian Forces | $423,388,673 | $417,577,865 | $5,810,808 |
| Vote 10 | Grants and contributions | $279,590,903 | $263,295,574 | $16,295,329 |
| Statutory amounts | Statutory amounts | $45,907,987 | $45,897,687 | $10,300 |
| Vote 1 | Program expenditures | $6,848,341 | $6,392,704 | $455,637 |
| Vote 1 | Program expenditures | $4,669,696 | $4,479,351 | $190,345 |
| Statutory amounts | Statutory amounts | $802,516 | $802,516 | $0 |
| Statutory amounts | Statutory amounts | $467,402 | $467,324 | $78 |
| Vote 20 | Debt write-off | $17,188 | $0 | $17,188 |
| Vote 25 | Debt forgiveness | $16,686 | $0 | $16,686 |
13 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.
