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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		2021–22 Expenditures	2022–23		2023–24 Main Estimates
Budgetary		2021–22 Expenditures	Main Estimates	Estimates to Date	2023–24 Main Estimates
Voted		(dollars)
1	Operating expenditures	17,026,335,819	17,574,151,036	18,168,297,605	17,912,761,663
5	Capital expenditures	4,641,317,354	5,956,536,653	5,943,966,796	6,076,583,477
10	Grants and contributions	313,285,109	314,401,113	1,326,255,113	319,808,513
15	Payments in respect of the long-term disability and life insurance plan for members of the Canadian Forces	517,142,045	446,727,532	446,727,532	446,727,532
Total Voted		22,498,080,327	24,291,816,334	25,885,247,046	24,755,881,185
Total Statutory		1,628,064,634	1,658,531,222	1,695,363,469	1,733,243,058
Total Budgetary		24,126,144,961	25,950,347,556	27,580,610,515	26,489,124,243
Non-budgetary
Voted
Working capital advance account		(1,248,045)	-	-	-
Total Voted		(1,248,045)	-	-	-
Total non-budgetary		(1,248,045)	-	-	-

2023–24 Main Estimates by Purpose

Budgetary	Operating	Capital	Transfer Payments	Revenues and other reductions	Total
Ready Forces	10,565,305,724	316,872,281	2,450,000	(108,818,582)	10,775,809,423
Procurement of Capabilities	499,419,279	4,251,372,989	-	(9,051)	4,750,783,217
Sustainable Bases, Information Technology Systems and Infrastructure	3,446,148,771	1,210,367,703	45,367,129	(170,980,190)	4,530,903,413
Defence Team	3,851,882,074	20,387,769	4,395,000	(61,779,243)	3,814,885,600
Future Force Design	634,706,593	223,076,660	29,602,976	(334,443)	887,051,786
Operations	551,228,545	35,307,098	238,663,408	(219,449)	824,979,602
Internal Services	900,012,238	19,198,977	-	(14,500,013)	904,711,202
Total	20,448,703,224	6,076,583,477	320,478,513	(356,640,971)	26,489,124,243

Listing of the 2023–24 Transfer Payments

-	2021–22 Expenditures	2022–23 Main Estimates	2023–24 Main Estimates
-	(dollars)
Grants
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program	25,023	5,000,000	5,000,000
Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security Grant program	1,876,427	2,731,911	3,209,005
Grants in support of the Compensation for Employers of Reservists Program	230,147	2,450,000	2,450,000
Community Support for Sexual Misconduct Survivors Program	-	2,000,000	2,000,000
Grants in support of the Indigenous Reconciliation Program	-	-	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)	135,000,528	157,083,876	163,324,729
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Contribution Program: NATO Security Investment Program (NATO Programs)	68,461,276	62,890,532	56,649,679
Contributions in support of the Capital Assistance Program	31,132,623	35,450,000	35,538,667
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program	16,518,711	22,000,000	19,000,000
Contributions in Support of the Military Training and Cooperation Program	4,842,409	11,389,000	11,389,000
Contributions for the remediation of former Mid-Canada Line radar sites in Quebec	-	-	6,970,462
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Contribution Program: NATO Other Activities	5,311,464	4,200,000	4,200,000
Contribution to the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association	3,100,000	3,100,000	3,100,000
Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security Contribution Program	2,250,000	2,250,000	2,250,000
Remediation of the North Bay Jack Garland Airport Site	237,742	1,488,950	1,358,000
Contributions in support of the Indigenous Reconciliation Program	-	-	450,000
Vancouver Principles Contribution Program	225,000	225,000	225,000
Contribution to the Biological and Chemical Defence Review Committee	139,747	141,844	143,971
Total Statutory	762,242	1,000,000	670,000

Listing of Statutory Authorities

-	2021–22 Expenditures	2022–23 Estimates to Date	2023–24 Main Estimates
-	(dollars)
Budgetary
Contributions to employee benefit plans – Members of the military	1,312,114,523	1,351,417,141	1,402,013,774
Contributions to employee benefit plans	307,511,604	342,853,828	330,464,584
Payments under the Supplementary Retirement Benefits Act	626,966	800,000	550,000
Payments under Parts I-IV of the Defence Services Pension Continuation Act (R.S.C., 1970, c. D-3)	135,276	200,000	120,000
Minister of National Defence – Salary and motor car allowance (Salaries Act and Parliament of Canada Act)	90,700	92,500	94,700

Unless specifically identified under the Changes in 2023–24 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 $43,260,566,476 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 $18,594,771,852 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	17,912,761,663	-
5	– Capital expenditures	6,076,583,477
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	319,808,513	-
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	-
-	-	-	24,755,881,185
-	-	-	24,755,881,185

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 at: 7. Object codes for 2022 to 2023. 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	11,226,026,237	726,447,531	26,837,106	5,007,160,944	679,055,892	1,965,730,829	1,226,005,730	705,756,854	4,614,452,396	320,478,513	3,674,586	352,851,327	356,640,971	26,489,124,243
Total	11,226,026,237	726,447,531	26,837,106	5,007,160,944	679,055,892	1,965,730,829	1,226,005,730	705,756,854	4,614,452,396	320,478,513	3,674,586	352,851,327	356,640,971	26,489,124,243

Statutory Forecasts

-	2021–22 Expenditures	2022–23 Estimates to Date	2023–24 Main Estimates
-	(dollars)
Budgetary
Department of National Defence
Contributions to employee benefit plans – Members of the military	1,312,114,523	1,351,417,141	1,402,013,774
Contributions to employee benefit plans	307,511,604	342,853,828	330,464,584
Payments under the Supplementary Retirement Benefits Act	626,966	800,000	550,000
Payments under Parts I-IV of the Defence Services Pension Continuation Act (R.S.C., 1970, c. D-3)	135,276	200,000	120,000
Minister of National Defence – Salary and motor car allowance (Salaries Act and Parliament of Canada Act)	90,700	92,500	94,700
Payments to dependants of certain members of the Royal Canadian Air Force killed while serving as instructors under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (Appropriation Act No. 4, 1968)	8,820	-	-
Other Statutory items listed in the Public Accounts of Canada	7,576,745	-	-
Total budgetary	1,628,064,634	1,695,363,469	1,733,243,058

Expenditures by Purpose

-	2021–22 Expenditures	2022–23 Main Estimates	2023–24 Main Estimates
-	-	-	Operating	Capital	Transfer Payments	Revenues and other reductions	Total
-	-	(dollars)
Department of National Defence
Ready Forces	9,984,959,562	10,453,990,709	10,565,305,724	316,872,281	2,450,000	(108,818,582)	10,775,809,423
Procurement of Capabilities	3,747,686,232	4,792,013,007	499,419,279	4,251,372,989	-	(9,051)	4,750,783,217
Sustainable Bases, Information Technology Systems and Infrastructure	3,945,280,646	4,129,651,499	3,446,148,771	1,210,367,703	45,367,129	(170,980,190)	4,530,903,413
Defence Team	3,648,870,768	3,738,769,207	3,851,882,074	20,387,769	4,395,000	(61,779,243)	3,814,885,600
Future Force Design	749,733,042	820,654,966	634,706,593	223,076,660	29,602,976	(334,443)	887,051,786
Operations	915,502,440	794,902,544	551,228,545	35,307,098	238,663,408	(219,449)	824,979,602
Internal Services	1,134,112,271	1,220,365,624	900,012,238	19,198,977	-	(14,500,013)	904,711,202
Total	24,126,144,961	25,950,347,556	20,448,703,224	6,076,583,477	320,478,513	(356,640,971)	26,489,124,243

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 $43,260,566,476 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 $18,594,771,852 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	17,912,761,663	4,478,190,416
-	No additional twelfths beyond the normal three-twelfths	-	-
5	– Capital expenditures	6,076,583,477	1,519,145,870
-	No additional twelfths beyond the normal three-twelfths	-	-
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	319,808,513	293,157,804
-	No additional twelfths beyond the normal three-twelfths	-	-
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	111,681,883
-	No additional twelfths beyond the normal three-twelfths	-	-

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Date modified:: 2023-08-31