Public Safety
How Public Safety spent its budget in fiscal year 2024-25, on a Volume II appropriations basis.
Department Spending
In FY 2024-25,
$17.01B
was spent by Public Safety
In FY 2024-25,
3.1%
of federal spending was by Public Safety
Public Safety Canada is responsible for coordinating national security and public safety policy, including emergency management, crime prevention, and border integrity. The portfolio brings together the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Correctional Service of Canada, the Canada Border Services Agency, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, and the Parole Board of Canada, among other agencies.
Public Safety spent $17.01B in the 2024–25 fiscal year, representing 3.1% of total federal spending. The largest share was recorded under the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, followed by the Correctional Service of Canada, the Canada Border Services Agency, the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service.
The portfolio's largest transfer program provided contributions to the provinces for assistance related to natural disasters. Other major transfer payments supported the First Nations and Inuit Policing Program, the Building Safer Communities Fund, the Gun and Gang Violence Action Fund, and the Safer Communities Initiative.
How did Public Safety spend its budget in 2024-25?
Spending by entity, FY 2024-25
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Correctional Service of Canada
Canada Border Services Agency
Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Canadian Security Intelligence Service
Parole Board of Canada
Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages
Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Office of the Correctional Investigator of Canada
Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee
$8.07B
$3.61B
$3.05B
$1.34B
$813M
$77M
$26.1M
$16.2M
$6.9M
$6.7M
Public Safety’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 | $6,153,276,539 | $6,096,170,826 | $57,105,713 |
| Vote 1 | Operating expenditures, grants and contributions | $3,318,900,588 | $3,089,977,439 | $228,923,149 |
| Vote 1 | Operating expenditures | $2,715,141,869 | $2,604,014,251 | $111,127,618 |
| Vote 5 | Grants and contributions | $2,123,386,653 | $1,046,877,971 | $1,076,508,682 |
| Vote 15 | Payments in respect of disability and health benefits for members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police | $959,292,565 | $947,245,331 | $12,047,234 |
| Vote 1 | Program expenditures | $765,167,746 | $748,322,493 | $16,845,253 |
| Statutory amounts | Statutory amounts | $650,266,160 | $648,853,855 | $1,412,305 |
| Vote 5 | Capital expenditures | $484,667,560 | $358,463,364 | $126,204,196 |
| Statutory amounts | Statutory amounts | $309,646,752 | $309,338,076 | $308,676 |
| Statutory amounts | Statutory amounts | $293,202,602 | $269,718,706 | $23,483,896 |
| Vote 1 | Operating expenditures | $306,390,599 | $269,006,198 | $37,384,401 |
| Vote 5 | Capital expenditures | $289,463,629 | $246,251,581 | $43,212,048 |
| Vote 5 | Capital expenditures | $267,592,360 | $133,280,831 | $134,311,529 |
| Vote 1 | Program expenditures | $71,169,066 | $68,615,384 | $2,553,682 |
| Statutory amounts | Statutory amounts | $66,154,762 | $64,694,921 | $1,459,841 |
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Public Safety figures are on a Volume II appropriations basis and will not match the Volume I consolidated headline totals. See the methodology for details.
