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Spending program

Information Technology Services

Department of Citizenship and Immigration · Immigration, refugees and citizenship

In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Citizenship and Immigration spent $233 million on Information Technology Services, up from $210 million in 2023–24. That is $7.78 per tax filer.

Headline figures

Fiscal year 2024–25

$233M

3.4% of Immigration, refugees and citizenship spending in 2024–25.

Up $23.2M from $210M in 2023–24.

$7.78per tax filer$5.66per 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.

Information Technology Services, by fiscal year. Latest year highlighted.
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Information Technology Services, by fiscal year
Fiscal yearSpending
2018–19$93.5M
2019–20$108M
2020–21$127M
2021–22$163M
2022–23$184M
2023–24$210M
2024–25$233M

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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