Spending program
Consular Assistance and Services for Canadians Abroad
Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development · International affairs and development
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development spent $63.9 million on Consular Assistance and Services for Canadians Abroad, down from $69.6 million in 2023–24. That is $2.13 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$63.9M
0.6% of International affairs and development spending in 2024–25.
Down $5.7M from $69.6M in 2023–24.
$2.13per tax filer$1.55per 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.
Show these figures as a table
| Fiscal year | Spending |
|---|---|
| 2018–19 | $43.8M |
| 2019–20 | $47.3M |
| 2020–21 | $73.8M |
| 2021–22 | $47.7M |
| 2022–23 | $52.4M |
| 2023–24 | $69.6M |
| 2024–25 | $63.9M |
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.
← All international affairs and development spendingHow the figures are calculated