Program directory · Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Trade and Market Expansion
- Department
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
- Program code
- BWN01 (AGR)
- Core responsibility
- Domestic and International Markets
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
The goal of the Trade and Market Expansion service is to increase agriculture and agri-food trade by maintaining, re-opening and expanding market access, advancing agricultural interests internationally, and helping the industry take advantage of market opportunities. Through the AgriMarketing program, funding is provided to industry to support industry-led market development activities that help leverage Canada’s reputation for high quality and safe food.
Source: the department's Program Inventory, via GC InfoBase.
History and lineage
First appears in GC InfoBase's actual spending by program in 2018-19. The data does not record when a program was created; it may be older than its first appearance here, which is limited by the sources (program spending starts in 2010-11, Departmental Plans in 2018-19).
| Program | Relation | Years with data | Actual spending over those years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trade and Market Expansion | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $377M |
No earlier or later program in the same department has a similar name.
Significant changes in scope and budget
Detected from the data: renames between plans, programs it appears to replace, merge with or split into (matched by name), year-over-year changes in spending of at least 25% and $5M, or in employees of at least 20% and 25 FTEs, linked budget measures, and results indicators added or dropped.
| Year | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Planned spending $71.9M, against $56.1M in 2025-26 (+28%). | Latest Departmental Plan |
| 2028-29 | Planned spending $29.4M, against $68.8M in 2027-28 (−57%). | Latest Departmental Plan |
Success criteria
The program's indicators from its department's Departmental Results Framework: the target set in each year's plan, and the result reported the following year. Source: GC InfoBase.
Historical: targets against results
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≥ 80% | 2019 | 85% | Met |
| 2019-20 | ≥ 80% | 2020 | 84% The profitability and potential for growth in the Canadian agriculture and agri-food sector lies in its ability to maintain and expand markets abroad. In 2019–20, departmental efforts were focused on enhancing Canada’s market presence, including by working to maintain, re-open, and expand market access for Canadian products; negotiating and implementing trade agreements with key international par… | Met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 80% | 2021 | 85% | Met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 80% | 2022 | 80% Although this indicator (80%) has met the target to “maintain a score above 80%”, the 2021–22 result is much lower than in previous years due to market access challenges including protectionism and shifting trade policies. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic limited the ability for the Department to advance or develop relationships in support of increasing trade – in-person meetings were not possi… | Met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 80% | 2023 | 84% | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 80% | 2024 | 87% | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 80% | 2025 | 87% | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≥ 80% | 2019 | 87% | Met |
| 2019-20 | ≥ 80% | 2020 | 87% AAFC continued to advance agricultural interests in trade negotiations (e.g., CUSMA, MERCOSUR) and advocate for trade facilitive policies and regulations in various multilateral fora (e.g., FAO, IICA, G20). Working with government partners, the Department advocates for an open and rules-based international trading system and supports ongoing Government of Canada efforts to modernize the rules of… | Met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 80% | 2021 | 90% | Met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 80% | 2022 | 90% | Met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 80% | 2023 | 90% | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 80% | 2024 | 90% | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 80% | 2025 | 90% | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | ≥ 75 | 2025 | 82.3 | Met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 80% | 2027 | — | Planned |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 80% | 2027 | — | Planned |
Future goals: targets due after 2026-27
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 110 | 2028 | — | Planned |
Spending and employees: planned against actual
Spending
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | $53.1M | $52.4M |
| 2019-20 | $53.1M | $58.8M |
| 2020-21 | $54.7M | $49.1M |
| 2021-22 | $55.8M | $47.2M |
| 2022-23 | $55.4M | $56.1M |
| 2023-24 | $12.3M | $56.1M |
| 2024-25 | $55.4M | $57.2M |
| 2025-26 | $56.1M | — |
| 2026-27 | $71.9M | — |
| 2027-28 | $68.8M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $29.4M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 171 | 183 |
| 2019-20 | 185 | 191 |
| 2020-21 | 190 | 190 |
| 2021-22 | 197 | 181 |
| 2022-23 | 187 | 183 |
| 2023-24 | 180 | 189 |
| 2024-25 | 193 | 180 |
| 2025-26 | 178 | — |
| 2026-27 | 189 | — |
| 2027-28 | 188* | — |
| 2028-29 | 188* | — |
Planned spending, plan by plan
Each row is one year's Departmental Plan and its forecast for the next three fiscal years; read a column down to see how the forecast for one year changed. The last row is what was actually spent. Click an amount for its source. Biggest changes in federal spending plans
| Plan | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 plan | $53,105,701 | $53,014,508 | $53,014,508 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $53,119,534 | $53,070,065 | $53,058,438 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $54,744,520 | $54,961,384 | $55,173,362 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $55,755,296 | $55,467,270 | $14,554,512 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $55,411,617 | $14,478,107 | $14,478,107 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $12,269,315 | $12,269,315 | $12,429,315 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $55,423,192 | $55,731,994 | $55,537,114 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $56,084,358 | $55,891,337 | $55,191,337 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $71,880,841 | $68,782,467 | $29,412,286 | ||||||||
| Actual | $52,360,724 | $58,764,608 | $49,132,118 | $47,150,140 | $56,134,845 | $56,104,860 | $57,202,004 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
