National Defence
How National Defence spent its budget in fiscal year 2021-22, on a Volume II appropriations basis.
Department Spending
In FY 2021-22,
$25.29B
was spent by National Defence
In FY 2021-22,
5.1%
of federal spending was by National Defence
How did National Defence spend its budget in 2021-22?
Spending by entity, FY 2021-22
Department of National Defence
Communications Security Establishment
Military Grievances External Review Committee
Military Police Complaints Commission
$24.46B
$816.1M
$7M
$4.8M
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 | $18,696,811,381 | $17,359,667,951 | $1,337,143,430 |
| Vote 5 | Capital expenditures | $5,797,367,581 | $4,641,317,354 | $1,156,050,227 |
| Statutory amounts | Statutory amounts | $1,645,786,274 | $1,628,064,634 | $17,721,640 |
| Vote 1 | Program expenditures | $826,366,595 | $762,798,274 | $63,568,321 |
| Vote 15 | Payments in respect of the long-term disability and life insurance plan for members of the Canadian Forces | $532,281,864 | $517,142,045 | $15,139,819 |
| Vote 10 | Grants and contributions | $344,013,167 | $313,285,109 | $30,728,058 |
| Statutory amounts | Statutory amounts | $53,375,427 | $53,299,702 | $75,725 |
| Vote 1 | Program expenditures | $6,711,875 | $6,282,615 | $429,260 |
| Vote 1 | Program expenditures | $4,625,078 | $4,336,250 | $288,828 |
| Statutory amounts | Statutory amounts | $742,446 | $742,446 | $0 |
| Statutory amounts | Statutory amounts | $438,645 | $438,567 | $78 |
11 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.
