Program directory · Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Foundational Science and Research
- Department
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
- Program code
- BWO01 (AGR)
- Core responsibility
- Science and Innovation
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
Under Foundational Science and Research, the Department conducts long-term core research that enhances agricultural productivity and efficiency, prevents diseases or pests, increases market access, enhances environmental performance, and improves risk mitigation. A network of research centres with world-class scientific expertise is maintained across Canada to support scientific activities and collaboration with industry, academia, non-governmental organizations, and other government departments.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundational Science and Research | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $2.74B |
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.
No significant changes detected.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | ≥ 500 | 2023 | 473 AAFC completed 473 innovations out of the estimated 500 accumulative target for the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (2018-2023). The number of innovations is still being ramped up as the organization moves away from the impacts of COVID on its research operations and results. | Not met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 500 | 2024 | 61 The current target on GC InfoBase is based on previous framework, Canadian Agricultural Partnership that ended in 2023. Target is cumulative over the the life of the Sustainable Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP 2023-2028). An average of 100 innovations per year is the annual target. AAFC had 61 innovations available for transfer to the sector in the first year of SCAP 2023-34. The number… | Not met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 500 | 2025 | — A new target will be included in the 2026-27 Departmental Plan to reflect the recent LFIF-7, 8 and 9 streams of the Program. | No result reported |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
No indicators in the 2026-27 plan.
Future goals: targets due after 2026-27
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 500 | 2028 | — | Planned |
Spending and employees: planned against actual
Spending
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | $342M | $364M |
| 2019-20 | $338M | $366M |
| 2020-21 | $344M | $379M |
| 2021-22 | $366M | $383M |
| 2022-23 | $342M | $388M |
| 2023-24 | $294M | $434M |
| 2024-25 | $373M | $427M |
| 2025-26 | $391M | — |
| 2026-27 | $376M | — |
| 2027-28 | $365M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $278M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 2,370 | 2,404 |
| 2019-20 | 2,495 | 2,408 |
| 2020-21 | 2,404 | 2,360 |
| 2021-22 | 2,408 | 2,336 |
| 2022-23 | 2,324 | 2,326 |
| 2023-24 | 2,329 | 2,327 |
| 2024-25 | 2,281 | 2,335 |
| 2025-26 | 2,346 | — |
| 2026-27 | 2,201 | — |
| 2027-28 | 2,196* | — |
| 2028-29 | 1,946* | — |
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 | $342,344,234 | $317,108,329 | $316,853,610 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $338,014,587 | $336,804,384 | $333,608,884 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $344,143,503 | $344,045,445 | $328,743,655 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $366,079,089 | $340,404,758 | $290,009,028 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $341,871,737 | $285,455,696 | $285,166,585 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $293,691,939 | $292,525,451 | $292,391,458 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $373,074,790 | $370,656,473 | $368,136,849 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $391,087,940 | $379,833,098 | $371,997,640 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $376,422,415 | $365,355,781 | $278,264,793 | ||||||||
| Actual | $363,968,494 | $366,089,882 | $378,573,407 | $382,798,012 | $387,711,631 | $434,105,284 | $426,761,719 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
