Program directory · Canada Border Services Agency
Criminal Investigations
- Department
- Canada Border Services Agency
- Program code
- BUG05 (CBSA)
- Core responsibility
- Border Enforcement
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
The CBSA Criminal Investigations (CI) Program contributes to public safety and to Canada’s economic security and prosperity by investigating and pursuing the prosecution of travellers, importers, exporters or other persons who commit criminal offences against Canada’s border-related legislation. All investigations and prosecutions are carried out in accordance with established criminal law standards and in compliance with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Criminal violations of border legislation erode the integrity of Canada’s customs and immigration programs and create a strain on social and economic resources. The investigation and prosecution of these offences allow the Government to apply the most appropriate enforcement response to serious and deliberate violations of Canada’s border legislation to deter further criminal activity.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Investigations | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $316M |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Indicators added: Referrals for prosecution accepted by the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) as a percentage of all referrals made to PPSC | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Indicators added: Percentage of cases closed with charges laid that result in a finding of guilt; Referrals for prosecution accepted by the Crown as a percentage of all referrals made | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Indicators dropped: Percentage of prosecutions concluded that result in a conviction; Referrals for prosecution accepted by the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) as a percentage of all referrals made to PPSC | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≥ 85% | 2019 | 92% | Met |
| 2019-20 | ≥ 80% | 2020 | 90% | Met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 80% | 2021 | 85% | Met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 80% | 2022 | 84% | Met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 80% | 2023 | 82% | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 80% | 2024 | 75% Although the result is below the target, it is not indicative of systemic issues to be resolved as very few non-conviction outcomes were the result of acquittals at trial. Most non-conviction outcomes were due to prosecution decisions of an administrative nature, such as clean-up of the criminal warrant inventory and the staying of charges on old files. | Not met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 80% | 2025 | 66% Although the result is below the target, it is not indicative of systemic issues to be resolved as very few non-conviction outcomes were the result of acquittals at trial. Most non-conviction outcomes were due to prosecution decisions of an administrative nature, such as clean-up of the criminal warrant inventory and the staying of charges on old files. | Not met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | ≥ 85% | 2023 | 94% | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 85% | 2024 | 90% | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 85% | 2025 | 94% | Met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 80% | 2027 | — | Planned |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 85% | 2027 | — | Planned |
Future goals: targets due after 2026-27
No targets with a later due date.
Spending and employees: planned against actual
Spending
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | $39.1M | $41.8M |
| 2019-20 | $34.3M | $37.9M |
| 2020-21 | $41.4M | $40.8M |
| 2021-22 | $36.4M | $45.9M |
| 2022-23 | $45M | $47.5M |
| 2023-24 | $49.9M | $46.1M |
| 2024-25 | $48.8M | $55.9M |
| 2025-26 | $47.6M | — |
| 2026-27 | $47.6M | — |
| 2027-28 | $49.7M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $49.7M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 381 | 303 |
| 2019-20 | 323 | 314 |
| 2020-21 | 377 | 308 |
| 2021-22 | 361 | 319 |
| 2022-23 | 380 | 331 |
| 2023-24 | 429 | 339 |
| 2024-25 | 429 | 341 |
| 2025-26 | 364 | — |
| 2026-27 | 401 | — |
| 2027-28 | 414* | — |
| 2028-29 | 414* | — |
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 | $39,140,805 | $38,609,479 | $38,075,522 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $34,329,564 | $34,163,490 | $42,566,215 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $41,444,625 | $40,003,008 | $42,215,994 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $36,445,304 | $39,507,116 | $39,787,147 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $44,963,145 | $45,395,990 | $46,815,444 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $49,861,935 | $51,025,881 | $51,582,239 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $48,793,222 | $48,327,610 | $46,483,192 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $47,598,242 | $46,560,712 | $46,575,410 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $47,557,261 | $49,678,909 | $49,666,483 | ||||||||
| Actual | $41,750,124 | $37,876,761 | $40,789,890 | $45,924,766 | $47,477,139 | $46,091,885 | $55,890,635 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
