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Results and programs. GC InfoBase reports 4 programs of this department, in its Departmental Plans or its actual spending; 4 are current (in the latest plan or, for a program in no plan, with actual spending in the latest year).

Actual spending, 2024-25
$32.7M
Planned, 2025-26 (latest plan)
$32.8M
Core responsibilities with indicators
1

Spending and employees

Totals of the department's programs: actual spending where reported, then the latest plan.

Spending

2017-18: $2M2017-182018-19: $10.7M2018-192019-20: $26.1M2019-202020-21: $29.6M2020-212021-22: $34.5M2021-222022-23: $33M2022-232023-24: $34.3M2023-242024-25: $32.7M2024-252025-26: $32.8M2025-262026-27: $29.9M2026-272027-28: $29.1M2027-282028-29: $28.2M2028-29
Outlined bar: planned in that year's Departmental Plan (dashed: the latest plan, for years not yet reported). Filled bar: actual.
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Fiscal yearPlannedActual
2017-18—$2M
2018-19—$10.7M
2019-20—$26.1M
2020-21—$29.6M
2021-22—$34.5M
2022-23—$33M
2023-24—$34.3M
2024-25—$32.7M
2025-26$32.8M*—
2026-27$29.9M*—
2027-28$29.1M*—
2028-29$28.2M*—

Employees (FTEs)

2018-19: 362018-192019-20: 562019-202020-21: 672020-212021-22: 672021-222022-23: 672022-232023-24: 672023-242024-25: 672024-252025-26: 672025-262026-27: 662026-272027-28: 652027-282028-29: 582028-29
Outlined bar: planned in that year's Departmental Plan (dashed: the latest plan, for years not yet reported). Filled bar: actual.
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Fiscal yearPlannedActual
2018-19—36
2019-20—56
2020-21—67
2021-22—67
2022-23—67
2023-24—67
2024-25—67
2025-2667*—
2026-2766*—
2027-2865*—
2028-2958*—

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

Report yearMetNot metNo result reportedNot yet dueShare met (of met and not met)
2020-21531063%
2021-22710188%
2022-23610086%
2023-247000100%
2024-257000100%

Program indicators

Report yearMetNot metNo result reportedNot yet dueShare met (of met and not met)
2019-202010100%
2020-21120033%
2021-22210067%
2022-23610086%
2023-247000100%
2024-257000100%

Results by core responsibility

Foreign Direct Investment Attraction (16 indicators)

Historical: targets against results

Net Promoter Score
-0.62022-23✗ not met12.962023-24✓ met0.82024-25✓ met
2024-25Target: ≥ 0 (2025)Result: 0.8Met
Number of Federal, Provincial and City partners accessing data and information on the IIC InfoZone partner portal to support investment promotion activities
6142022-23✓ met7532023-24✓ met1,1572024-25✓ met
2024-25Target: ≥ 570 (2025)Result: 1,157Met
Number of investors receiving IIC services
1482022-23✓ met1292023-24✓ met2382024-25✓ met
2024-25Target: ≥ 125 (2025)Result: 238Met
Number of new investments or expansions supported by IIC
272022-23✓ met302023-24✓ met272024-25✓ met
2024-25Target: ≥ 25 (2025)Result: 27Met
Number of products (Sector Fact Sheet, Reports, Data sets, etc) developed and shared with partners
3522022-23✓ met6612023-24✓ met6392024-25✓ met
2024-25Target: ≥ 320 (2025)Result: 639Met
Number of target audience individuals exposed to IIC’s promotional activities (content and events combined)
2,100,0002022-23✓ met4,389,0002023-24✓ met3,800,0002024-25✓ met
2024-25Target: ≥ 1,000,000 (2025)Result: 3,800,000Met
Number of unique reach of promotional campaigns
33,200,0002022-23✓ met33,900,0002023-24✓ met32,500,0002024-25✓ met
2024-25Target: ≥ 20,000,000 (2025)Result: 32,500,000Met
Improved score in global foreign direct investment attractiveness index
-0.12020-21✗ not met-0.032021-22✗ not met
2021-22Target: ≥ 0.03 (2022)Result: -0.03Not met
Increase in FDI investments from key sectors
2302020-21✓ met2392021-22✓ met
2021-22Target: ≥ 170 (2022)Result: 239Met
Increase in FDI stock from key target markets
-5.5%2020-21✗ not met2.9%2021-22✓ met
2021-22Target: ≥ 2% (2021)Result: 2.9%Met
Increased awareness/recognition of the Invest in Canada brand
2021-22Target: Target: 2 percentage points above average. (2021)Result: 34.1% (6 percentage points above average)Met
Number of investment leads facilitated with partners
1662020-21✓ met2462021-22✓ met
2021-22Target: ≥ 150 (2022)Result: 246Met
Number of investors/decision makers using the independent Cost Comparative Analysis Tool for FDI decisions
6002020-21– no result3,4872021-22✓ met
2021-22Target: ≥ 600 (2022)Result: 3,487Met
Number of partners collaborating to access, build and format data sets to be highly available to potential investors
352020-21✓ met512021-22✓ met
2021-22Target: ≥ 20 (2022)Result: 51Met
Percentage increase in “my opinion of Canada as a prominent global leader for foreign investment”
2020-21Target: 0% – 69% (2021)Result: 67.1%Met
Percentage increase of Canada’s FDI stock
2.7%2020-21✗ not met7.8%2021-22✓ met
2021-22Target: ≥ 1.3% (2021)Result: 7.8%Met

Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets

Net Promoter Score
2026-27Target: ≥ 0 (2027)Result: —Planned
Number of Federal, Provincial and City partners accessing data and information on the IIC InfoZone partner portal to support investment promotion activities
2026-27Target: ≥ 1,000 (2027)Result: —Planned
Number of investors receiving IIC services
2026-27Target: ≥ 200 (2027)Result: —Planned
Number of new investments or expansions supported by IIC
2026-27Target: ≥ 20 (2027)Result: —Planned
Number of products (Sector Fact Sheet, Reports, Data sets, etc) developed and shared with partners
2026-27Target: ≥ 600 (2027)Result: —Planned
Number of target audience individuals exposed to IIC’s promotional activities (content and events combined)
2026-27Target: ≥ 1,000,000 (2027)Result: —Planned
Number of unique reach of promotional campaigns
2026-27Target: ≥ 15,500,000 (2027)Result: —Planned

Future goals: targets due after 2026-27

No targets with a later due date.

Programs

ProgramCore responsibilityStatusLatest plan, first yearLast actualIndicators
Marketing · BCZ02Foreign Direct Investment AttractionNew since an earlier plan$16M
2026-27
$18.5M
2024-25
4
Internal Services · ISS00—New since an earlier plan$6.4M
2026-27
$7.2M
2024-25
0
Data Partnerships and Pan-Canadian Collaboration · BCZ01Foreign Direct Investment AttractionNew since an earlier plan$4M
2026-27
$4M
2024-25
4
Investor Services · BCZ03Foreign Direct Investment AttractionNew since an earlier plan$3.4M
2026-27
$3M
2024-25
3