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Spending program

International Affairs and National Security

Privy Council Office · Government operations and internal services

In fiscal year 2024–25, Privy Council Office spent $22.5 million on International Affairs and National Security, down from $23.0 million in 2023–24. That is $0.75 per tax filer.

Headline figures

Fiscal year 2024–25

$22.5M

0.1% of Government operations and internal services spending in 2024–25.

Down $536K from $23.0M in 2023–24.

$0.75per tax filer$0.55per 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.

International Affairs and National Security, by fiscal year. Latest year highlighted.
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International Affairs and National Security, by fiscal year
Fiscal yearSpending
2018–19$12.5M
2019–20$12.5M
2020–21$13.0M
2021–22$14.2M
2022–23$19.2M
2023–24$23.0M
2024–25$22.5M

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.

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