Program directory · Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
Policy and Advocacy
- Program code
- BNL03 (CNEDA)
- Core responsibility
- Economic Development in the Territories
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
Informs departmental decision-making by providing a solid base of knowledge and understanding to develop effective programs and federal initiatives, to support the development of the Agency's strategic priorities, to provide input to national programs and policies, and to establish strategic partnerships with governments and stakeholders from the private and not-for-profit sectors.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Policy and Advocacy | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $18.5M |
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
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | Positive assessment | 2019 | Positive assessment, with areas for improvements noted by the two program evaluations finalized in fiscal year 2018-19. In 2018-19, the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency finalized two evaluations: one for the Strategic Investments in Northern Economic Development (SINED) program and one for the Northern Aboriginal Economic Opportunities Program (NAEOP). For both evaluations, the overall assessment led to positive observations related to the relevance and effectiveness of each program, while also noting… | Met |
| 2019-20 | Positive Assessment | 2020 | Positive assessment, with areas for improvement noted in the one program evaluation finalized in fiscal year 2019-2020. In 2019-2020, the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency finalized one evaluation for the Northern Projects Management Office (NPMO). For this evaluation, the overall assessment led to positive observation on NPMO’s alignment to federal government and CanNor priorities on the development of major projects in the North, grounded in robust impact assessment processes. The positive observatio… | Met |
| 2020-21 | Positive Assessment | 2021 | In 2020-21, CanNor underwent 1 program evaluation of the Northern Adult Basic Education Program (NABEP) from 2015-2016 to 2019-2020. The evaluation is expected to be completed by the end of Summer 2021. | Met |
| 2021-22 | Positive Assessment | 2022 | Positive Assessment. The evaluation concludes that there is a continued and ongoing need for Adult Basic Education (ABE) services in the North, and the NABEP fills that gap. While skills development can be a component of ABE, it should not replace ABE, which is at the core of needs and NABEP. Literacy should be the core outcome of the Program. There are differences across the three territories, and changes in socio-e… | Met |
| 2022-23 | Positive Assessment | 2023 | S/O The evaluation of the Northern Indigenous Economic Opportunities Program (NIEOP) was not completed in 2022-23. CanNor will report on it in FY 2023-24. | No result reported |
| 2023-24 | Positive Assessment | 2024 | Positive Assessment In 2023/24, CanNor conducted detailed evaluations for the following programs: NAEOP, REGI, WES, IDEANorth, NBRF and NICI. These evaluations gathered both qualitative and quantitative data and were conducted by external evaluators. All of these program evaluations found that they were mostly effective, efficient and relevant. Complete reports can be found on CanNor’s evaluation webpage: https://ww… | Met |
| 2024-25 | Positive Assessment | 2025 | Two evaluations were underway, but none were completed in 2024-25. | No result reported |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Positive Assessment | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | $2.1M | $1.7M |
| 2019-20 | $2M | $2M |
| 2020-21 | $1.9M | $2.3M |
| 2021-22 | $2.4M | $2.7M |
| 2022-23 | $2.6M | $2.8M |
| 2023-24 | $3M | $3.5M |
| 2024-25 | $1.9M | $3.6M |
| 2025-26 | $2.4M | — |
| 2026-27 | $2.5M | — |
| 2027-28 | $2.9M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $2.9M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 13 | 14 |
| 2019-20 | 14 | 17 |
| 2020-21 | 16 | 17 |
| 2021-22 | 19 | 18 |
| 2022-23 | 21 | 19 |
| 2023-24 | 20 | 19 |
| 2024-25 | 3 | 21 |
| 2025-26 | 3 | — |
| 2026-27 | 24 | — |
| 2027-28 | 24* | — |
| 2028-29 | 24* | — |
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 | $2,129,948 | $2,129,948 | $2,129,948 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $1,969,582 | $1,059,782 | $1,059,782 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $1,889,057 | $1,993,647 | $2,150,962 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $2,378,703 | $2,432,238 | $2,427,458 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $2,619,475 | $2,524,588 | $1,711,491 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $2,978,469 | $2,540,259 | $2,540,259 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $1,942,064 | $1,804,224 | $1,667,257 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $2,378,069 | $2,378,069 | $2,477,242 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $2,481,150 | $2,863,526 | $2,863,526 | ||||||||
| Actual | $1,675,617 | $2,024,570 | $2,331,867 | $2,682,077 | $2,783,380 | $3,481,885 | $3,558,109 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
