CP NewsAlert: NATO says Canada met 2% spending pledge

By Canadian Press on March 26, 2026.

OTTAWA — NATO says Canada has finally met a key alliance commitment by spending roughly two per cent of its GDP on defence in the last fiscal year, or $63.4 billion.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte’s 2025 annual report confirms Canada has met the spending level for the first time since 1990.

More coming.

Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press