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Program directory · Canadian Food Inspection Agency

International Regulatory Cooperation and Science Collaboration

Program code
BUH14 (CFIA)
Core responsibility
Safe food and healthy plants and animals
In Departmental Plans
2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan

What it does

The program directs and coordinates the CFIA's international relations and engagements, promotes regulatory alignment, facilitates technical assistance or advice to trade partners, and ensures that Canada implements international trade measures.

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).

2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-272027-282028-29International Regulatory Cooperation and Science Collaboration 2018-19: $7MInternational Regulatory Cooperation and Science Collaboration 2019-20: $5MInternational Regulatory Cooperation and Science Collaboration 2020-21: $4.4MInternational Regulatory Cooperation and Science Collaboration 2021-22: $4.5MInternational Regulatory Cooperation and Science Collaboration 2022-23: $4.6MInternational Regulatory Cooperation and Science Collaboration 2023-24: $5MInternational Regulatory Cooperation and Science Collaboration 2024-25: $5MInternational Regulatory Cooperation and Science Collaboration 2025-26: $4.5MInternational Regulatory Cooperation and Science Collaboration 2026-27: $4.6MInternational Regulatory Cooperation and Science Collaboration 2027-28: $4.6MInternational Regulatory Cooperation and Science Collaboration 2028-29: $4.6MInternational Regulatory Cooperation and Science Collaboration
Bars: spending by fiscal year (dark: actual; light: actual restated on the 2017-18 program structure; outlined: the latest plan's forecast; grey: related programs). Bands: each program in the lineage over the years it has data.
ProgramRelationYears with dataActual spending over those years
International Regulatory Cooperation and Science CollaborationThis program2018-19 – 2028-29$35.5M

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.

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

New or updated international arrangements that reflect Canadian interests
Expected result: Regulatory Co-operation that encourages alignment
12%2018-19– no result100%2019-20✓ met100%2020-21✓ met100%2021-22✓ met100%2022-23✓ met100%2023-24✓ met100%2024-25✓ met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2018-19—201912%
New target is 80% of anticipated agreements.
No result reported
2019-20≥ 80%2020100%
The CFIA surpassed its target.
Met
2020-21≥ 80%2021100%
The CFIA surpassed its target.
Met
2021-22≥ 80%2022100%Met
2022-23≥ 80%2023100%Met
2023-24≥ 85%2024100%Met
2024-25≥ 85%2025100%Met

Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets

New or updated international arrangements that reflect Canadian interests
Expected result: Regulatory Co-operation that encourages alignment
85%2026-27

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
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

2018-19: $4.7M2018-19: $7M2018-192019-20: $6.4M2019-20: $5M2019-202020-21: $6.8M2020-21: $4.4M2020-212021-22: $3.2M2021-22: $4.5M2021-222022-23: $4.5M2022-23: $4.6M2022-232023-24: $3.5M2023-24: $5M2023-242024-25: $4.4M2024-25: $5M2024-252025-26: $4.5M2025-262026-27: $4.6M2026-272027-28: $4.6M2027-282028-29: $4.6M2028-29
Outlined bar: planned in that year's Departmental Plan (dashed: the latest plan, for years not yet reported). Filled bar: actual.
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Fiscal yearPlannedActual
2018-19$4.7M$7M
2019-20$6.4M$5M
2020-21$6.8M$4.4M
2021-22$3.2M$4.5M
2022-23$4.5M$4.6M
2023-24$3.5M$5M
2024-25$4.4M$5M
2025-26$4.5M—
2026-27$4.6M—
2027-28$4.6M*—
2028-29$4.6M*—

Employees (FTEs)

2018-19: 442018-19: 532018-192019-20: 552019-20: 352019-202020-21: 582020-21: 332020-212021-22: 242021-22: 332021-222022-23: 312022-23: 342022-232023-24: 252023-24: 362023-242024-25: 312024-25: 352024-252025-26: 312025-262026-27: 342026-272027-28: 342027-282028-29: 342028-29
Outlined bar: planned in that year's Departmental Plan (dashed: the latest plan, for years not yet reported). Filled bar: actual.
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Fiscal yearPlannedActual
2018-194453
2019-205535
2020-215833
2021-222433
2022-233134
2023-242536
2024-253135
2025-2631—
2026-2734—
2027-2834*—
2028-2934*—

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

Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.