Program directory · Global Affairs Canada
International Policy Coordination
- Department
- Global Affairs Canada
- Program code
- BVB01 (EA)
- Core responsibility
- International Advocacy and Diplomacy
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2024-25 · Appeared and later dropped
What it does
Through this program, Global Affairs Canada prepares coherent, integrated, evidence-based and timely policy and operational analysis and advice, in alignment with government priorities. This analysis and advice contribute to the advancement of global trade and investment opportunities, multilateral, international, regional and bilateral diplomatic initiatives, and international assistance priorities. Analysis and advice are consistent with consular policies governing the provision of services to Canadians abroad, with the policies governing Canada's presence abroad and with Canada's international legal obligations.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Policy Coordination | This program | 2018-19 – 2026-27 | $370M |
| International Platform | Later program (name match, low confidence) | 2025-26 – 2027-28 | — |
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 | Employees (FTEs) 194, against 277 in 2018-19 (−30%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2019-20 | Indicators added: Average number of stakeholders (internal and external) that were formally consulted in the development of significant economic policies, initiatives, and advice. | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2019-20 | Spending $47.9M, against $71.8M in 2018-19 (−33%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2020-21 | Indicators dropped: Average number of stakeholders (internal and external) that were formally consulted in the development of significant economic policies, initiatives, and advice. | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2022-23 | Employees (FTEs) 188, against 156 in 2021-22 (+21%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Spending $52.8M, against $40.2M in 2022-23 (+31%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2024-25 | Employees (FTEs) 315, against 184 in 2023-24 (+71%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2024-25 | Spending $79.9M, against $52.8M in 2023-24 (+51%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2025-26 | Planned employees (FTEs) 242, against 315 in 2024-25 (−23%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2025-26 | Appears to be replaced by International Platform | Canada Spends name match across plans (an inference) |
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 | Research and Knowledge for Development Portal: Target is 150 average per month; Au Courant journal issue: Target: 600 readers per issue | 2019 | Research and Knowledge for Development Portal: 457 views average per month Au Courant journal issue: Learning from Evaluation: 780; Migration: 699 | Met |
| 2019-20 | Research and Knowledge for Development Portal: Target is 150 average per month; Au Courant journal issue: Target: 600 readers per issue | 2020 | Research and Knowledge for Development Portal: 98 views average per month Au Courant journal issue: Gender and Inclusion - 1673 readers; Urbanization - 1048 readers A different approach to knowledge products dissemination introduced in 2019-20 may have decreased traffic to the Research and Knowledge for Development Portal, while increasing the readership of Au Courant issues. | Not met |
| 2020-21 | 2000 (total for all sources) | 2021 | 9997 | No result reported |
| 2021-22 | 3600 (total for all sources) | 2022 | 18004 Result exceeded target | Met |
| 2022-23 | 3600 (total for all sources) | 2023 | 16890 | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 6,940 | 2024 | 15,267 | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 12,830 | 2025 | 16,545 | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | — | 2020 | 204 A target is difficult to set as it is not possible to predict the number or breath of the economic policies, initiatives, and advice for the upcoming year. | No result reported |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
No indicators in the 2026-27 plan.
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 | $79.3M | $71.8M |
| 2019-20 | $37.1M | $47.9M |
| 2020-21 | $41.5M | $40.1M |
| 2021-22 | $41.5M | $37.2M |
| 2022-23 | $37.2M | $40.2M |
| 2023-24 | $36.4M | $52.8M |
| 2024-25 | $65.2M | $79.9M |
| 2025-26 | $61.9M* | — |
| 2026-27 | $50.8M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 324 | 277 |
| 2019-20 | 227 | 194 |
| 2020-21 | 227 | 168 |
| 2021-22 | 193 | 156 |
| 2022-23 | 194 | 188 |
| 2023-24 | 194 | 184 |
| 2024-25 | 242 | 315 |
| 2025-26 | 242* | — |
| 2026-27 | 242* | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 plan | $79,291,606 | $15,451,303 | $15,451,382 | ||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $37,111,131 | $37,051,617 | $36,263,445 | ||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $41,546,092 | $40,475,591 | $40,461,742 | ||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $41,517,405 | $41,503,221 | $41,594,005 | ||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $37,235,765 | $37,365,702 | $37,386,415 | ||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $36,428,921 | $36,445,993 | $36,697,220 | ||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $65,159,553 | $61,942,156 | $50,844,559 | ||||||
| Actual | $71,780,758 | $47,870,031 | $40,069,861 | $37,245,199 | $40,207,048 | $52,841,684 | $79,927,127 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
