Program directory · Accessibility Standards Canada
Outreach and Knowledge Application
- Department
- Accessibility Standards Canada
- Program code
- BXZ02 (CASDO)
- Core responsibility
- Accessibility Standards
- In Departmental Plans
- 2020-21 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
This program engages stakeholders and the public to participate in activities that raise knowledge about accessibility standards, such as: taking part in the public consultation process on draft accessibility standards; collaborating on best practices; or attending events.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outreach and Knowledge Application | This program | 2019-20 – 2028-29 | $48.8M |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | Spending $6.9M, against $217K in 2019-20 (+3073%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2025-26 | Indicators added: Number of activities organized to engage stakeholders | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2025-26 | Indicators dropped: The percentage of participants in organization-led activities and events that reported having increased their knowledge in the area of accessibility standards.; The percentage of products available online that communicate or synthesize research findings, new knowledge, expertise, and/or best practices for partners and the Canadian public. | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 75% – 85% | 2023 | 85% | Met |
| 2023-24 | 75% – 85% | 2023 | 0% No data was collected and this target result is not being used to measure performance. The organization has eliminated this performance indicator. | Not met |
| 2024-25 | 75% – 85% | 2023 | 0% This indicator is currently under review. | Not met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 95% – 100% | 2023 | 100% | Met |
| 2023-24 | 95% – 100% | 2023 | 0% This performance indicator has been eliminated and will be replaced by a new performance indicator. The organization launched a Centre of Expertise to share with the public, knowledge and information about accessibility standards, including best practices in developing standards. This information is freely available and the fact that over 60k people accessed our website in 2023-2024means that mor… | Not met |
| 2024-25 | 95% – 100% | 2023 | 100% | Met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 5 activities annually | 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 | — | $217K |
| 2020-21 | $2.2M | $6.9M |
| 2021-22 | $10.4M | $9.7M |
| 2022-23 | $3.3M | $10.5M |
| 2023-24 | $3.5M | $11M |
| 2024-25 | $3.5M | $10.4M |
| 2025-26 | $12.1M | — |
| 2026-27 | $12.1M | — |
| 2027-28 | $12.1M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $12.1M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | — | 2 |
| 2020-21 | 13 | 12 |
| 2021-22 | 21 | 16 |
| 2022-23 | 16 | 15 |
| 2023-24 | 18 | 18 |
| 2024-25 | 18 | 16 |
| 2025-26 | 18 | — |
| 2026-27 | 20 | — |
| 2027-28 | 20* | — |
| 2028-29 | 20* | — |
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 | $2,185,435 | $2,769,570 | $2,942,840 | ||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $10,375,338 | $10,554,230 | $10,450,004 | ||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $3,320,706 | $3,494,575 | $3,507,971 | ||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $3,515,254 | $3,515,216 | $3,515,216 | ||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $3,528,230 | $3,546,162 | $3,546,162 | ||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $12,050,476 | $12,050,476 | $12,050,476 | ||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $12,070,580 | $12,070,580 | $12,070,580 | ||||||
| Actual | $6,885,342 | $9,747,420 | $10,535,816 | $10,956,619 | $10,413,954 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
