What does 2% of GDP for defence mean for Canada?
Compared to most NATO partners, Canada does not calculate its defence spending accurately, since it fails to include some defence-related components.
For instance, the RCMP budget along with the Canadian Coast Guard should be considered defence expenses and be included in the 2% calculations. Most NATO nations include police and coast guard expenses in their calculations of defence spending.
This is interesting Canada is not taking advantage of common NATO member budget expenditures in calculating the 2% spend requirement.
