Program directory · Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Sector Engagement and Development
- Department
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
- Program code
- BWN02 (AGR)
- Core responsibility
- Domestic and International Markets
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
Sector Engagement and Development service helps improve sector competitiveness, growth and adaptability by providing core industry services, such as timely market information and sector expertise , advancing regulatory modernization, and facilitating industry-government dialogue through Sector Engagement Tables and regional engagement activities, including in emergency situations. Through these activities SED informs program and policy development in support of sectoral development and competitiveness. AgriCompetitiveness helps the sector build on existing capacity, adapt to changing commercial and regulatory environments, share best practices, and provide mentorship opportunities. AgriDiversity helps diverse groups take a greater leadership role, build entrepreneurial capacity and business skills of under-represented groups (indigenous communities, youth, women and persons with disabilities) and facilitate sharing of best practices and knowledge. Youth Employment and Skills helps agricultural related organizations offer agricultural, career-related work experience and skills opportunities to youth in Canada. The Wine Sector Support provides short-term financial support to help licensed Canadian wineries transition and adapt to ongoing and emerging challenges that impact their financial resiliency and competitiveness.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector Engagement and Development | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $520M |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | Indicators added: Number of participants (AgriCompetitiveness, AgriDiversity, Career Focus) | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2019-20 | Indicators dropped: Number of participants (AgriCompetitiveness, AgriDiversity, Career Focus, Agricultural Youth Green Jobs Initiative, Youth Employment and Skills Program) | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2020-21 | Indicators added: Number of participants (AgriCompetitiveness, AgriDiversity, Career Focus, Agricultural Youth Green Jobs Initiative, Youth Employment and Skills Program) | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2020-21 | Indicators dropped: Number of participants (AgriCompetitiveness, AgriDiversity, Career Focus) | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2021-22 | Spending $59.8M, against $41.5M in 2020-21 (+44%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2022-23 | Spending $120M, against $59.8M in 2021-22 (+100%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Indicators added: Number of participants/clients (AgriCompetitiveness, AgriDiversity, Youth Employment and Skills Program); Percentage of licensed Canadian wineries participating in the Program. | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Indicators dropped: Number of participants (AgriCompetitiveness, AgriDiversity, Career Focus, Agricultural Youth Green Jobs Initiative, Youth Employment and Skills Program) | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2024 | Budget 2024 measure “Extending the Wine Sector Support Program”: $177M in total over its years (linked to this program by name, a best-effort match). | Budget 2024, PDF page 405 |
| 2027-28 | Planned spending $52.6M, against $112M in 2026-27 (−53%). | Latest Departmental Plan |
| 2028-29 | Planned spending $25.8M, against $52.6M in 2027-28 (−51%). | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | ≥ 135,000 | 2024 | — Final calculations for the number of participants/clients reached through the capacity building activities supported will be released in the winter of 2025 once all project performance data is available. | No result reported |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 135,000 | 2025 | — Final calculations for the number of participants/clients reached through the capacity building activities supported will be released in the fall of 2025 once all project performance data is available. | No result reported |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | — | 2021 | 7,778 The result is lower than expected due to the fact that at the start of the pandemic, engagement with stakeholders was mostly done through Deputy Minister-led daily engagement calls with the sector. Since Regional Operations Directorate (ROD) referred stakeholders to these calls, the ability for ROD to have stakeholder interaction decreased. However, this was off-set by Sector Development and Anal… | No result reported |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 8,700 | 2023 | 9,604 Sector Development and Analysis Directorate: 7008; Regional Operations Directorate: 2596; Total - 9604 | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 8,700 | 2024 | 10,104 | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 8,700 | 2025 | 9,420 | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | ≥ 4.5% | 2020 | 2.8% This performance indicator is to be achieved at a later date. Yet, the percentage change in agri-food products sold is not on track to achieve its target. A complex interaction of risk factors have contributed to this indicator not reaching its ambitious target for 2019, these include: labour shortages; foreign market access issues; transportation infrastructure disruptions; low technology invest… | Not met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 4.5% | 2021 | 3.3% Target is cumulative to 2025. A complex interaction of risk factors have contributed to this indicator not following its trajectory in the past years, such as: labour shortages; foreign market access issues; transportation infrastructure disruptions; low capital investment and regulatory challenges. However, this indicator saw an increase in 2020, driven in part by preferential market access secu… | Not met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | ≥ 2% | 2020 | 2.5% This performance indicator is to be achieved at a later date. Yet, the percentage change in the economic performance of the agriculture and agri-food sector is on track to achieve its target. The Export Diversification Strategy aims to prepare Canadian companies to realize the opportunities created by new trade agreements. Specifically by offering additional support to: better engage with Interna… | Met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 2.5% | 2021 | 3.6% | Met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 2.5% | 2025 | 0.5% For 2021–22, this indicator has fallen below its target as the Canadian agriculture and agri-food sector faced a number of challenges in 2021, notably the COVID-19 pandemic and extreme weather conditions that disproportionately affected crop production, which ultimately put downward pressure on the sector’s economic performance. Data collected and calculations are as of June 2022. Statistics Cana… | Not met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | ≥ 90% | 2024 | 53% Demand for the program can vary year-over-year depending on numerous factors, and the program received less applicants than originally forecast. Baselines and targets will be revised for the 2025/26 reporting period. | Not met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 90% | 2025 | 53% Not all federally licensed wineries are eligible to participate in the program. For example, small producers (gross sales less than $50,000 annually from wine they packaged) and wine products made from 100% Canadian apples or honey, receive an excise duty exemption, and are therefore ineligible for support through the program. In 2024-25, participation increased by 6% from the previous year, from… | Not met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | ≥ 135,000 | 2022 | 179,415 | Met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 135,000 | 2023 | 193,255 | Met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 135,000 | 2027 | — | Planned |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 12,000 | 2027 | — | Planned |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 55% | 2027 | — | Planned |
Future goals: targets due after 2026-27
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 4.5% | 2028 | — | Planned |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 2.5% | 2028 | — | Planned |
Spending and employees: planned against actual
Spending
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | $33.3M | $34.2M |
| 2019-20 | $30.5M | $35.1M |
| 2020-21 | $30M | $41.5M |
| 2021-22 | $33.7M | $59.8M |
| 2022-23 | $36.2M | $120M |
| 2023-24 | $115M | $127M |
| 2024-25 | $51.6M | $103M |
| 2025-26 | $109M | — |
| 2026-27 | $112M | — |
| 2027-28 | $52.6M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $25.8M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 179 | 184 |
| 2019-20 | 185 | 181 |
| 2020-21 | 179 | 191 |
| 2021-22 | 218 | 218 |
| 2022-23 | 217 | 207 |
| 2023-24 | 207 | 198 |
| 2024-25 | 201 | 204 |
| 2025-26 | 202 | — |
| 2026-27 | 201 | — |
| 2027-28 | 172* | — |
| 2028-29 | 165* | — |
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 | $33,331,249 | $30,455,570 | $30,455,570 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $30,487,876 | $30,433,433 | $30,420,664 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $29,962,762 | $29,984,780 | $30,007,195 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $33,735,630 | $33,768,669 | $23,736,023 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $36,179,842 | $23,644,993 | $25,450,224 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $115,315,859 | $36,322,923 | $24,517,008 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $51,621,242 | $39,616,694 | $39,425,257 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $108,956,539 | $96,956,838 | $39,801,595 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $111,751,480 | $52,636,245 | $25,754,207 | ||||||||
| Actual | $34,247,457 | $35,121,301 | $41,521,154 | $59,817,641 | $119,706,408 | $126,740,101 | $103,178,223 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
