National Revenue
How National Revenue spent its budget in fiscal year 2024-25, on a Volume II appropriations basis.
Department Spending
In FY 2024-25,
$22.67B
was spent by National Revenue
In FY 2024-25,
4.2%
of federal spending was by National Revenue
The Canada Revenue Agency administers federal tax laws, collects income and other taxes on behalf of the federal government and most provinces and territories, and delivers a range of benefit and credit payments to individuals and families. It also administers relief and rebate programs tied to federal statutes, and provides services to registered charities and other organizations under the Income Tax Act.
National Revenue spent $22.67B in the 2024–25 fiscal year, representing 4.2% of total federal spending.
Nearly all of this spending is administered directly by the Canada Revenue Agency. Its largest transfer payments are the distribution of fuel charge proceeds under the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, delivered as rebates to individuals and small businesses, along with a smaller distribution to farming businesses and to provinces and territories. The agency also delivers Children's Special Allowance payments under the Children's Special Allowance Act.
How did National Revenue spend its budget in 2024-25?
Spending by entity, FY 2024-25
Canada Revenue Agency
$22.67B
National Revenue’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statutory amounts | Statutory amounts | $16,970,597,604 | $16,970,597,604 | $0 |
| Vote 1 | Operating expenditures, contributions and recoverable expenditures in relation to the application of the Canada Pension Plan and the Employment Insurance Act | $5,895,307,845 | $5,618,395,319 | $276,912,526 |
| Vote 5 | Capital expenditures and recoverable expenditures in relation to the application of the Canada Pension Plan and the Employment Insurance Act | $143,422,994 | $76,030,232 | $67,392,762 |
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National Revenue figures are on a Volume II appropriations basis and will not match the Volume I consolidated headline totals. See the methodology for details.
