During an interview on CNN International Tuesday, the prime minister said that the government will need to boost military spending by roughly $50 billion to hit the new 3.5 per cent benchmark.

Canada has never hit the two per cent NATO-mandated defence spending target since it was established in 2014, though Prime Minister Mark Carney recently announced his government would reach the mark ...

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Prime Minister says NATO leaders will likely agree to 10-year timeline, and Canada should get credit for some already planned infrastructure spending ...

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Canada commits to new NATO defence spending target of 5% of GDP The new target was the product of significant pressure by U.S. President Donald Trump By Christopher Nardi Published Jun 25, 2025 ...

Canada has long lagged behind the previous two per cent NATO target. According to NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte’s annual report released in April, Canada’s defence spending likely hit 1.45 ...

To help shift the country away from its dependence on the United States, Canada’s prime minister plans to spend billions to revitalize its military and meet a NATO spending goal.

The leaders reaffirmed their “ironclad commitment” to NATO’s collective defense clause, Article 5. In recent years, Trump had ...