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Raison d’être

On behalf of the people of Canada, the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and the Department of National Defence (DND) stand ready to support a vision in which Canada is:

Strong at home, its sovereignty well defended by a CAF also ready to assist in times of natural disaster, other emergencies and search and rescue;
Secure in North America, active in a renewed defence partnership in North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and with the United States; and
Engaged in the world, with the Canadian Armed Forces doing its part in Canada’s contributions to a more stable, peaceful world, including through peace support operations and peacekeeping.

The National Defence Act establishes DND and the CAF as separate entities, operating within an integrated National Defence Headquarters, as they pursue their primary responsibility of providing defence for Canada and Canadians.

The Minister of National Defence is responsible for DND.

Additional information can be found in the Organization’s Departmental Plan.

Organizational Estimates

Budgetary		2022–23 Expenditures	2023–24		2024–25 Main Estimates
Budgetary		2022–23 Expenditures	Main Estimates	Estimates to Date	2024–25 Main Estimates
Voted		(dollars)
1	Operating expenditures	18,505,782,387	17,912,761,663	19,462,690,578	20,236,301,508
5	Capital expenditures	4,921,497,717	6,076,583,477	7,193,556,356	7,216,407,948
10	Grants and contributions	1,324,102,829	319,808,513	1,198,825,718	893,526,093
15	Payments in respect of the long-term disability and life insurance plan for members of the Canadian Forces	446,691,634	446,727,532	446,727,532	446,727,532
Total Voted		25,198,074,567	24,755,881,185	28,301,800,184	28,792,963,081
Total Statutory		1,732,085,528	1,733,243,058	1,964,361,048	1,791,840,873
Total Budgetary		26,930,160,095	26,489,124,243	30,266,161,232	30,584,803,954
Non-budgetary
Voted
Working capital advance account		(1,248,125)	-	-	-
Total Voted		(1,248,125)	-	-	-
Total non-budgetary		(1,248,125)	-	-	-

2024–25 Main Estimates by Purpose

Budgetary	Operating	Capital	Transfer Payments	Revenues and other reductions	Total
Ready Forces	11,088,276,054	293,941,824	2,000,000	(79,631,987)	11,304,585,891
Procurement of Capabilities	904,547,014	5,340,788,712	-	(131,907)	6,245,203,819
Sustainable Bases, Information Technology Systems and Infrastructure	3,503,979,519	1,090,429,341	69,933,008	(174,278,704)	4,490,063,164
Defence Team	4,254,023,299	24,978,687	3,747,090	(69,963,388)	4,212,785,688
Operations	1,309,185,728	185,111,171	786,168,282	(60,861)	2,280,404,320
Future Force Design	584,544,448	249,103,412	32,287,713	(207,964)	865,727,609
Internal Services	1,168,345,961	32,054,801	-	(14,367,299)	1,186,033,463
Total	22,812,902,023	7,216,407,948	894,136,093	(338,642,110)	30,584,803,954

Listing of the 2024–25 Transfer Payments

-	2022–23 Expenditures	2023–24 Main Estimates	2024–25 Main Estimates
-	(dollars)
Grants
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program	125,000	5,000,000	3,000,000
Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security Grant program	2,629,911	3,209,005	2,891,582
Grants in support of the Compensation for Employers of Reservists Program	75,705	2,450,000	2,000,000
Community Support for Sexual Misconduct Survivors Program	1,982,657	2,000,000	1,637,090
Grants in support of the Indigenous Reconciliation Program	-	1,050,000	1,050,000
Grant Program to the National Offices of the Cadet Leagues of Canada: Navy League of Canada	500,000	500,000	500,000
Grant Program to the National Offices of the Cadet Leagues of Canada: Army Cadet League of Canada	500,000	500,000	500,000
Grant Program to the National Offices of the Cadet Leagues of Canada: Air Cadet League of Canada	500,000	500,000	500,000
Contributions
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Contribution Program: NATO Military Budget (NATO Programs)	157,980,308	163,324,729	327,824,729
Contributions in Support of the Military Training and Cooperation Program	7,323,509	11,389,000	322,189,000
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Contribution Program: NATO Security Investment Program (NATO Programs)	69,375,292	56,649,679	127,149,679
Contributions in support of the Capital Assistance Program	32,550,910	35,538,667	38,650,000
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program	17,670,819	19,000,000	24,000,000
Remediation of the North Bay Jack Garland Airport Site	1,681,159	1,358,000	16,068,050
Temporary water treatment units for the City of Saguenay	-	-	6,951,814
Contributions for the remediation of former Mid-Canada Line radar sites in Quebec	-	6,970,462	6,763,144
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Contribution Program: NATO Other Activities	3,404,340	4,200,000	5,004,874
Contribution to the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association	3,100,000	3,100,000	4,000,000
Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security Contribution Program	2,250,000	2,250,000	2,250,000
Contributions in support of the Indigenous Reconciliation Program	-	450,000	450,000
Contribution to the Biological and Chemical Defence Review Committee	141,844	143,971	146,131
Total Statutory	647,487	670,000	610,000

Listing of Statutory Authorities

-	2022–23 Expenditures	2023–24 Estimates to Date	2024–25 Main Estimates
-	(dollars)
Budgetary
Contributions to employee benefit plans – Members of the military	1,359,980,598	1,622,003,987	1,427,471,426
Contributions to employee benefit plans	318,536,613	341,592,361	363,660,847
Payments under the Supplementary Retirement Benefits Act	540,608	550,000	500,000
Payments under Parts I-IV of the Defence Services Pension Continuation Act (R.S.C., 1970, c. D-3)	106,879	120,000	110,000
Minister of National Defence – Salary and motor car allowance (Salaries Act and Parliament of Canada Act)	92,400	94,700	98,600

Items for inclusion in the Proposed Schedules to the Appropriation Bill

(for the financial year ending March 31, 2025)

Unless specifically identified under the Changes in 2024–25 Main Estimates section, all vote wordings have been provided in earlier appropriation acts

Vote No.	Items	Amount ($)	Total ($)
1	— Operating expenditures Authority for total commitments, subject to allotment by the Treasury Board, of $74,200,898,576 for the purposes of Votes 1, 5 and 10 of the Department regardless of the year in which the payment of those commitments comes due (of which it is estimated that $45,516,020,917 will come due for payment in future years) Authority, subject to the direction of the Treasury Board, to make recoverable expenditures or advances in respect of materials supplied to, or services performed on behalf of, individuals, corporations, outside agencies, other federal departments and agencies and other governments Payments in respect of pension, insurance and social security programs or other arrangements for employees locally engaged outside of Canada; and in respect of the administration of such programs or arrangements, including premiums, contributions, benefit payments, fees and other expenditures made in respect of such employees and for any other persons that the Treasury Board determines Authority, as referred to in paragraph 29.1(2)(a) of the Financial Administration Act, to expend in the fiscal year — in order to offset related expenditures that it incurs in that fiscal year — revenues that it receives in that fiscal year, including from the provision of internal support services under section 29.2 of that Act The payment to each member of the King’s Privy Council for Canada who is a minister without portfolio, or a minister of State who does not preside over a ministry of State, of a salary — paid annually or pro rata for any period less than a year — that does not exceed the salary paid under the Salaries Act, rounded down to the nearest hundred dollars under section 67 of the Parliament of Canada Act, to ministers of State who preside over ministries of State	20,236,301,508	-
5	– Capital expenditures	7,216,407,948
10	The grants listed in any of the Estimates for the fiscal year and contributions, which grants and contributions may include monetary payments or, in lieu of payment made to a recipient, the provision of goods or services, or the provision of the use of facilities; and the contributions that may be approved by the Governor in Council in accordance with section 3 of The Defence Appropriation Act, 1950 for the provision or transfer of defence equipment, for the provision of services for defence purposes, or for the provision or transfer of supplies or facilities for defence purposes	893,526,093	-
15	— Payments in respect of insurance and benefit programs or other arrangements for members of the Regular Force and the Reserve Force of the Canadian Forces; and in respect of the administration of such programs or arrangements, including premiums, contributions, benefit payments, fees and other expenditures made in respect of such members and for any other persons that the Treasury Board determines	446,727,532	-
-	-	-	28,792,963,081
-	-	-	28,792,963,081

Budgetary Expenditures by Standard Object

This table shows the forecast of total expenditures by Standard Object, which includes the types of goods or services to be acquired, or the transfer payments to be made and the revenues to be credited to the vote.

Definitions of standard objects available.

Interest payments relating to capital leases are included under "Public debt charges". These payments are voted expenditures and are not included under the "Public Debt" heading on the Composition of Estimates and Expenditures table.

-	Personnel	Transportation and communications	Information	Professional and special services	Rentals	Purchased repair and maintenance	Utilities, materials and supplies	Acquisition of land, buildings and works	Acquisition of machinery and equipment	Transfer payments	Public debt charges	Other subsidies and payments	Less: Revenues and other reduction	Total
-	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	-	-
Department of National Defence	12,425,940,799	750,526,969	32,872,684	5,680,774,806	790,352,775	2,204,164,123	1,386,504,362	828,887,026	5,504,225,430	894,136,093	3,555,001	421,505,996	338,642,110	30,584,803,954
Total	12,425,940,799	750,526,969	32,872,684	5,680,774,806	790,352,775	2,204,164,123	1,386,504,362	828,887,026	5,504,225,430	894,136,093	3,555,001	421,505,996	338,642,110	30,584,803,954

Statutory Forecasts

-	2022–23 Expenditures	2023–24 Estimates to Date	2024–25 Main Estimates
-	(dollars)
Budgetary
Department of National Defence
Contributions to employee benefit plans – Members of the military	1,359,980,598	1,622,003,987	1,427,471,426
Contributions to employee benefit plans	318,536,613	341,592,361	363,660,847
Payments under the Supplementary Retirement Benefits Act	540,608	550,000	500,000
Payments under Parts I-IV of the Defence Services Pension Continuation Act (R.S.C., 1970, c. D-3)	106,879	120,000	110,000
Minister of National Defence – Salary and motor car allowance (Salaries Act and Parliament of Canada Act)	92,400	94,700	98,600
Other Statutory items listed in the Public Accounts of Canada	52,828,430	-	-
Total budgetary	1,732,085,528	1,964,361,048	1,791,840,873

Expenditures by Purpose

Budgetary

-	2022–23 Expenditures	2023–24 Main Estimates	2024–25 Main Estimates
-	-	-	Operating	Capital	Transfer Payments	Revenues and other reductions	Total
-	-	(dollars)
Department of National Defence
Ready Forces	10,796,359,609	10,775,809,423	11,088,276,054	293,941,824	2,000,000	(79,631,987)	11,304,585,891
Procurement of Capabilities	3,860,260,423	4,750,783,217	904,547,014	5,340,788,712	-	(131,907)	6,245,203,819
Sustainable Bases, Information Technology Systems and Infrastructure	4,097,255,100	4,530,903,413	3,503,979,519	1,090,429,341	69,933,008	(174,278,704)	4,490,063,164
Defence Team	3,914,692,450	3,814,885,600	4,254,023,299	24,978,687	3,747,090	(69,963,388)	4,212,785,688
Operations	2,019,743,879	824,979,602	1,309,185,728	185,111,171	786,168,282	(60,861)	2,280,404,320
Future Force Design	835,360,142	887,051,786	584,544,448	249,103,412	32,287,713	(207,964)	865,727,609
Internal Services	1,406,488,492	904,711,202	1,168,345,961	32,054,801	-	(14,367,299)	1,186,033,463
Total	26,930,160,095	26,489,124,243	22,812,902,023	7,216,407,948	894,136,093	(338,642,110)	30,584,803,954

Expenditures by Purpose

Non-Budgetary

-	2022-23 Expenditures	2023-24 Main Estimates	2024-25 Main Estimates
Operations	(632,616)	-	-
Ready Forces	(3,475,854)	-	-
Defence Team	(1,078,620)	-	-
Sustainable Bases, Information Technology Systems and Infrastructure	3,887,954	-	-
Internal Services	51,011	-	-
Total	(1,248,125)	-	-

Interim Supply Requirements

Department of National Defence

Approved and Pending Items (dollars) (triage items included)

Vote No.	Vote wording and explanation(s) of Additional Twelfths	Total Main Estimates	Amount Granted
1	Operating expenditures Authority for total commitments, subject to allotment by the Treasury Board, of $74,200,898,576 for the purposes of Votes 1, 5 and 10 of the Department regardless of the year in which the payment of those commitments comes due (of which it is estimated that $45,516,020,917 will come due for payment in future years) Authority, subject to the direction of the Treasury Board, to make recoverable expenditures or advances in respect of materials supplied to, or services performed on behalf of, individuals, corporations, outside agencies, other federal departments and agencies and other governments Payments (a) in respect of pension, insurance and social security programs or other arrangements for employees locally engaged outside of Canada; and (b) in respect of the administration of such programs or arrangements, including premiums, contributions, benefit payments, fees and other expenditures made in respect of such employees and for any other persons that the Treasury Board determines Authority, as referred to in paragraph 29.1(2)(a) of the Financial Administration Act, to expend in the fiscal year — in order to offset related expenditures that it incurs in that fiscal year — revenues that it receives in that fiscal year, including from the provision of internal support services under section 29.2 of that Act The payment to each member of the King’s Privy Council for Canada who is a minister without portfolio, or a minister of State who does not preside over a ministry of State, of a salary — paid annually or pro rata for any period less than a year — that does not exceed the salary paid under the Salaries Act, rounded down to the nearest hundred dollars under section 67 of the Parliament of Canada Act, to ministers of State who preside over ministries of State No additional twelfths beyond the normal three-twelfths	20,236,301,508	5,059,075,377
5	Capital expenditures No additional twelfths beyond the normal three-twelfths	7,216,407,948	1,804,101,987
10	– The grants listed in any of the Estimates for the fiscal year and contributions, which grants and contributions may include monetary payments or, in lieu of payment made to a recipient, the provision of goods or services, or the provision of the use of facilities; and the contributions that may be approved by the Governor in Council in accordance with section 3 of The Defence Appropriation Act, 1950 for the provision or transfer of defence equipment, for the provision of services for defence purposes, or for the provision or transfer of supplies or facilities for defence purposes No additional twelfths beyond the normal three-twelfths	893,526,093	223,381,524
15	— Payments in respect of insurance and benefit programs or other arrangements for members of the Regular Force and the Reserve Force of the Canadian Forces; and in respect of the administration of such programs or arrangements, including premiums, contributions, benefit payments, fees and other expenditures made in respect of such members and for any other persons that the Treasury Board determines No additional twelfths beyond the normal three-twelfths	446,727,532	111,681,883

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