Program directory · Accessibility Standards Canada
Standards Development
- Department
- Accessibility Standards Canada
- Program code
- BXZ01 (CASDO)
- Core responsibility
- Accessibility Standards
- In Departmental Plans
- 2020-21 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
The Standards Development program works to identify, remove, and prevent barriers to accessibility by developing and revising accessibility standards in priority areas defined in section 5 of the Accessible Canada Act.
Source: the department's Program Inventory, via GC InfoBase.
History and lineage
First appears in GC InfoBase's actual spending by program in 2019-20. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standards Development | This program | 2019-20 – 2028-29 | $19.7M |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | Indicators added: The number of new or revised standards in priority areas. These are standards that the organization: - developed; - collaborated in; or - funded. | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2021-22 | Indicators dropped: Number of new or revised accessibility standards in priority areas that CASDO developed, collaborated in or funded. | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2025-26 | Indicators added: The number of standards developed or revised in priority areas | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2025-26 | Indicators dropped: The number of collaborative activities with: - people with disabilities; - representatives of disability organizations; - provincial/territorial governments; - national/international bodies; - other standard development organizations; or - industry.; The number of new or revised standards in priority areas. These are standards that the organization: - developed; - collaborated in; or - funded.; The percentage of funding invested by the organization in research and development (R&D) projects. These are projects that influence accessibility standards. These are also projects that influence standards development priority setting. | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 10 – 15 | 2025 | 21 ASC has exceeded the target. | Not met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1 – 3 | 2025 | 3 | Met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 2 standards every 2 years | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | — | $1.6M |
| 2020-21 | $8.8M | $1.6M |
| 2021-22 | $3.8M | $1.7M |
| 2022-23 | $11.8M | $3.9M |
| 2023-24 | $12M | $5.6M |
| 2024-25 | $12M | $5.4M |
| 2025-26 | $3.6M | — |
| 2026-27 | $3.6M | — |
| 2027-28 | $3.6M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $3.6M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | — | 1 |
| 2020-21 | 18 | 13 |
| 2021-22 | 17 | 18 |
| 2022-23 | 22 | 20 |
| 2023-24 | 22 | 21 |
| 2024-25 | 22 | 23 |
| 2025-26 | 22 | — |
| 2026-27 | 25 | — |
| 2027-28 | 25* | — |
| 2028-29 | 25* | — |
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 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 plan | $8,803,357 | $12,681,565 | $13,430,955 | ||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $3,793,387 | $4,581,172 | $5,005,257 | ||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $11,820,706 | $11,994,575 | $12,007,970 | ||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $12,015,255 | $12,015,255 | $12,015,255 | ||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $12,028,231 | $12,046,162 | $12,046,162 | ||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $3,550,476 | $3,550,476 | $3,550,476 | ||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $3,570,581 | $3,570,581 | $3,570,581 | ||||||
| Actual | $1,555,715 | $1,655,122 | $3,868,184 | $5,595,407 | $5,396,367 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
