Canada Water Agency
Results and programs. GC InfoBase reports 3 programs of this department, in its Departmental Plans or its actual spending; 3 are current (in the latest plan or, for a program in no plan, with actual spending in the latest year).
- Actual spending, 2024-25
- $43.2M
- Planned, 2025-26 (latest plan)
- $84.8M
- Core responsibilities with indicators
- 1
Spending and employees
Totals of the department's programs: actual spending where reported, then the latest plan.
Spending
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | — | $43.2M |
| 2025-26 | $84.8M* | — |
| 2026-27 | $81M* | — |
| 2027-28 | $84.3M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $80.8M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 223* | — |
| 2026-27 | 217* | — |
| 2027-28 | 213* | — |
| 2028-29 | 208* | — |
Results at a glance
How many indicators met their target each year, as reported in the Departmental Results Reports. Source: GC InfoBase.
Core responsibility indicators
None reported.
Program indicators
This department reports indicators only for its core responsibilities.
Results by core responsibility
Freshwater Stewardship (3 indicators)
Historical: targets against results
No results reported yet.
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
No indicators in the 2026-27 plan.
Future goals: targets due after 2026-27
Percentage of Freshwater Ecosystem Initiatives where freshwater quality and aquatic ecosystem health indicators are reported as good/fair, with a trend of stable or improving.
2026-27Target: 100% – 100% (2033)Result: —Planned
Percentage of partners and stakeholders who indicate their experience engaging on initiatives led by the Canada Water Agency as meaningful (disaggregated by partner).
2026-27Target: 60% – 100% (2028)Result: —Planned
Total annual reduction of phosphorus loads from Canadian sources into priority water bodies.
2026-27Target: ≥ 221 (2033)Result: —Planned
Programs
| Program | Core responsibility | Status | Latest plan, first year | Last actual | Indicators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freshwater Management Program · BYR01 | Freshwater Stewardship | New since an earlier plan | $62.3M 2026-27 | $31.6M 2024-25 | 4 |
| Internal Services · ISS30 | — | New since an earlier plan | $11.9M 2026-27 | $5.7M 2024-25 | 0 |
| Freshwater Policy and Engagement Program · BYR02 | Freshwater Stewardship | New since an earlier plan | $6.8M 2026-27 | $5.9M 2024-25 | 2 |
