# Canadian military direct spending could top $163B by 2035: budget watchdog

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- CBC News, 2026-10-06 15:54 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/pbo-canada-military-spending-9.7371055?cmp=rss

> Direct spending on Canada’s military could reach $163.6 billion by 2035 under the Liberal government’s proposal to meet NATO’s benchmark of spending five per cent of GDP, the Parliamentary Budget Office said in a new report Tuesday.

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