Program directory · Canadian Heritage
Learning About Canadian History
- Department
- Canadian Heritage
- Program code
- BSE04 (CH)
- Core responsibility
- Heritage and Celebration
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
The Canada History Fund encourages Canadians to learn about Canada’s history, civic life, and public policy. The Fund provides funding through agreements in support of the development and/or enhancement of learning materials, the organization of learning and developmental experiences, and the establishment and maintenance of networks. Through various partnerships within government and through key national history and civics sector organizations and post-secondary educational institutions, the Fund gives Canadians opportunities to enhance their understanding of Canada, thus building an informed and engaged citizenry.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learning About Canadian History | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $56.1M |
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 | Spending $9.2M, against $15M in 2018-19 (−39%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2025-26 | Planned spending $14.3M, against $4.7M in 2024-25 (+203%). | Latest Departmental Plan |
| 2026-27 | Indicators added: Number of people in Canada accessing learning materials. | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Indicators dropped: Number of Canadians accessing learning materials. | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Planned spending $4.1M, against $14.3M in 2025-26 (−71%). | 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 | ≥ 10,000,000 | 2019 | 12,254,198 Annual reporting for 2018-19 from funding recipients shows actuals of over 12.3M Canadians. | Met |
| 2019-20 | ≥ 7,500,000 | 2020 | 12,265,215 | Met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 7,500,000 | 2021 | 12,580,980 | Met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 11,600,000 | 2022 | 13,114,807 The statistics provided are the most recent data available. Results for 2021-22 are based on projects from the 2020-21 fiscal year. | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 13,100,000 | 2024 | 15,218,993 | Met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 13,500,000 | 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 | $5M | $15M |
| 2019-20 | $8.4M | $9.2M |
| 2020-21 | $5M | $5.1M |
| 2021-22 | $4.2M | $6.2M |
| 2022-23 | $5.2M | $10.3M |
| 2023-24 | $4.3M | $5.6M |
| 2024-25 | $4.3M | $4.7M |
| 2025-26 | $14.3M | — |
| 2026-27 | $4.1M | — |
| 2027-28 | $4.1M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $4.1M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 6 | 7 |
| 2019-20 | 8 | 7 |
| 2020-21 | 6 | 6 |
| 2021-22 | 6 | 6 |
| 2022-23 | 6 | 7 |
| 2023-24 | 8 | 5 |
| 2024-25 | 5 | 5 |
| 2025-26 | 5 | — |
| 2026-27 | 4 | — |
| 2027-28 | 4* | — |
| 2028-29 | 4* | — |
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 | $5,035,533 | $4,960,417 | $4,860,417 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $8,405,573 | $4,714,507 | $4,714,507 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $5,013,719 | $4,976,588 | $4,976,520 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $4,228,776 | $5,013,967 | $4,748,501 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $5,187,675 | $4,437,790 | $4,371,726 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $4,342,051 | $4,207,583 | $4,209,192 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $4,331,781 | $4,360,466 | $4,259,558 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $14,315,091 | $4,214,227 | $4,214,227 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $4,113,863 | $4,113,863 | $4,113,863 | ||||||||
| Actual | $14,993,735 | $9,190,872 | $5,080,587 | $6,212,623 | $10,267,087 | $5,613,784 | $4,722,260 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
