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Canada’s military involvement in Iraq is expected to cost taxpayers more than $1 billion by the end of March, according to figures compiled by the Defence department.

Around $650 million was spent on the mission between the start of the operation in the fall of 2014 and March 2018.

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The specific costs since 2018 of what is known as Operation Impact haven’t been tabled yet in Parliament. But that figure is estimated to be around $424 million, according to newly released information from the Department of National Defence.

That spending does not include salaries of military personnel, as that money would have been spent regardless, according to the DND.

U.S President Donald Trump has called on NATO nations to play more of role in the region. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday he pointed out to the president that Canada has a leading role in the mission to train Iraq forces. The U.S. did not request additional Canadian troops, Trudeau added.