National Defence
How National Defence spent its budget in fiscal year 2022-23, on a Volume II appropriations basis.
Department Spending
In FY 2022-23,
$28.24B
was spent by National Defence
In FY 2022-23,
6.0%
of federal spending was by National Defence
How did National Defence spend its budget in 2022-23?
Spending by entity, FY 2022-23
Department of National Defence
Communications Security Establishment
Military Grievances External Review Committee
Military Police Complaints Commission
$27.28B
$947.9M
$7.1M
$4.7M
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 | $19,381,301,045 | $18,856,631,522 | $524,669,523 |
| Vote 5 | Capital expenditures | $5,944,136,090 | $4,921,497,717 | $1,022,638,373 |
| Statutory amounts | Statutory amounts | $1,763,885,969 | $1,732,085,528 | $31,800,441 |
| Vote 10 | Grants and contributions | $1,326,255,113 | $1,324,102,829 | $2,152,284 |
| Vote 1 | Program expenditures | $908,037,774 | $896,287,061 | $11,750,713 |
| Vote 15 | Payments in respect of the long-term disability and life insurance plan for members of the Canadian Forces | $446,727,532 | $446,691,634 | $35,898 |
| Statutory amounts | Statutory amounts | $51,747,889 | $51,660,406 | $87,483 |
| Vote 1 | Program expenditures | $6,883,125 | $6,321,398 | $561,727 |
| Vote 1 | Program expenditures | $4,771,411 | $4,223,825 | $547,586 |
| Statutory amounts | Statutory amounts | $767,802 | $767,802 | $0 |
| Statutory amounts | Statutory amounts | $434,668 | $434,668 | $0 |
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.
