Program directory · Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Pest Management
- Department
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
- Program code
- BWP08 (AGR)
- Core responsibility
- Sector Risk
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
Under Pest Management, the Department aims to enhance sustainable and robust management of pests and to assist Canadian producers of minor crops to compete internationally by improving access to new and reduced-risk pest management solutions for Canadian agricultural and ornamental crops. It consists of two components: Pesticide Risk Reduction and Minor Use Pesticide that both work with growers, the provinces, and manufacturers to establish and prioritize grower-selected crop/pest needs, and match them with potential solutions. Solutions from these two components include chemical and biological pest control products, forecasting and decision-making tools for pest management choices, farm management approaches, classical biological control agents, and mechanical control tools—all of which can contribute to integrated and sustainable agricultural crop pest management.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pest Management | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $78.5M |
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 dropped: Number of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and provincial minor use submissions reviewed by Health Canada – Pest Management Regulatory Agency | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2024 | Budget 2024 measure “Sustainable Pesticide Management”: $39M in total over its years (linked to this program by name, a best-effort match). | Budget 2024, PDF page 275 |
| 2028-29 | Planned spending $2.6M, against $12.2M in 2027-28 (−79%). | 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 | ≥ 40 | 2019 | 84 | Met |
| 2019-20 | ≥ 40 | 2020 | 60 | Met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 40 | 2021 | 43 | Met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 40 | 2022 | 33 This result fell under its annual target in 2021-22 as expected due to capacity issues. The cumulative 5-year target for the Canadian Agricultural Partnership policy framework is still expected to be met with additional staffing in 2022-2023. The target that was established in 2003 will need to be adjusted to reflect inflation, modern project complexity and available human resources. | Not met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 40 | 2023 | 46 | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 40 | 2024 | 33 The current target on GC InfoBase is based on previous framework, Canadian Agricultural Partnership that ended in 2023. The actual result is above the target of 30 which is the new target set under the new Sustainable Canadian Agriculture Partnership (2023-24 to 2027-28). This new target was not available when the 2023-24 Departmental Plan was published. The new target will be reflected in future… | Not met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 40 | 2025 | 38 "The current target on GC InfoBase is based on previous framework, Canadian Agricultural Partnership that ended in 2023. The actual result is above the target of 30 which is the new target set under the new Sustainable Canadian Agriculture Partnership (2023-24 to 2027-28). This new target was not available when the 2024-25 Departmental Plan was published. The new target will be reflected in 2025-… | Not met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≥ 50 | 2019 | 77 | Met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 30 | 2027 | — | Planned |
Future goals: targets due after 2026-27
No targets with a later due date.
Spending and employees: planned against actual
Spending
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | $12M | $10.5M |
| 2019-20 | $12M | $10.2M |
| 2020-21 | $12.3M | $9.3M |
| 2021-22 | $12.5M | $9.8M |
| 2022-23 | $15.5M | $12.2M |
| 2023-24 | $5.4M | $13.4M |
| 2024-25 | $11.9M | $13M |
| 2025-26 | $15.3M | — |
| 2026-27 | $12.2M | — |
| 2027-28 | $12.2M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $2.6M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 57 | 58 |
| 2019-20 | 60 | 58 |
| 2020-21 | 57 | 57 |
| 2021-22 | 58 | 56 |
| 2022-23 | 58 | 55 |
| 2023-24 | 54 | 57 |
| 2024-25 | 53 | 58 |
| 2025-26 | 58 | — |
| 2026-27 | 60 | — |
| 2027-28 | 60* | — |
| 2028-29 | 60* | — |
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 | $12,040,395 | $12,021,212 | $12,021,212 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $11,979,709 | $12,035,404 | $12,035,404 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $12,284,790 | $12,358,718 | $12,395,917 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $12,453,613 | $12,490,811 | $2,961,278 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $15,452,135 | $5,912,910 | $2,945,679 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $5,402,855 | $2,435,623 | $2,435,623 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $11,880,838 | $11,880,838 | $11,880,838 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $15,276,636 | $12,072,653 | $12,072,653 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $12,200,955 | $12,200,393 | $2,619,425 | ||||||||
| Actual | $10,530,722 | $10,244,694 | $9,328,111 | $9,812,894 | $12,166,700 | $13,397,177 | $13,033,535 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
