Spending program
Ready Cyber and Joint Communication Information Systems (CIS) Forces
Department of National Defence · Defence
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of National Defence spent $267 million on Ready Cyber and Joint Communication Information Systems (CIS) Forces, up from $185 million in 2023–24. That is $8.90 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$267M
0.8% of Defence spending in 2024–25.
Up $81.6M from $185M in 2023–24.
$8.90per tax filer$6.48per person
Per tax filer uses 29,965,100 tax filers (2023, the latest count published); per person uses a population of 41,162,593 (2024). An allocation of cost, not a tax bill.
Show these figures as a table
| Fiscal year | Spending |
|---|---|
| 2018–19 | $88.4M |
| 2019–20 | $127M |
| 2020–21 | $143M |
| 2021–22 | $115M |
| 2022–23 | $132M |
| 2023–24 | $185M |
| 2024–25 | $267M |
Source and basis
- GC InfoBase - Open Datasets, retrieved 2026-11-03. Open Government Licence - Canada.
- Actual spending reported by the department for this program, reconciled to Public Accounts expenditures by vote. Includes operating costs, capital and payments to others.