Program directory · Global Affairs Canada
Asia Pacific Policy & Diplomacy
- Department
- Global Affairs Canada
- Program code
- BVB08 (EA)
- Core responsibility
- International Advocacy and Diplomacy
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2024-25 · Appeared and later dropped
What it does
This Program coordinates the work of diplomats in missions throughout the region. Initiatives by these diplomats advance Canada’s values and interests, and implement departmental priorities with respect to the host country. Activities include representing Canada at diplomatic events, gathering and disseminating related information; preparing policy recommendations; building networks of interest with government, civil society and other target audiences; engaging in advocacy and digital outreach; cultural diplomacy; and coherent support for Canada’s trade, international assistance, security, consular and other interests. The Program ensures that all missions meet all corporate planning and reporting requirements and ensures that financial and human resources are aligned to serve Canada’s interests in a strategic, efficient and effective manner.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific Policy & Diplomacy | This program | 2018-19 – 2026-27 | $355M |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Spending $89M, against $59.8M in 2023-24 (+49%). | Actual spending (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | — | 2020 | 80% As of 2019-20, the methodology for this indicator was revised to include data from a new IM/IT platform and campaign-specific key performance indicators. There were delays in reporting of relevant initiatives on the new platform, and one campaign (Gender Pledges) had a reduced number of shares on social media than in previous years. | No result reported |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 75% | 2021 | 75% | Met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 75% | 2022 | 80% | Met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 75% | 2023 | 80% | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 75% | 2024 | 80% | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 75% | 2025 | 100% | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | — | 2020 | 73% New target has been determined for the 2020-21 reporting period. | No result reported |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 75% | 2021 | 70% The COVID-19 pandemic prevented diplomatic activities from engaging with all of their targeted audiences. | Not met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 75% | 2022 | 71% Many of the branch's diplomatic activities have had difficulties this year due to the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the coup d’état in Myanmar, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. | Not met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 72% | 2023 | 80% | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 72% | 2024 | 75% | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 72% | 2025 | 82% | Met |
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 | $36.2M | $40.5M |
| 2019-20 | $39.2M | $38.2M |
| 2020-21 | $36.4M | $39.5M |
| 2021-22 | $36.5M | $39.8M |
| 2022-23 | $36.2M | $48.2M |
| 2023-24 | $50.5M | $59.8M |
| 2024-25 | $91.7M | $89M |
| 2025-26 | $92.6M* | — |
| 2026-27 | $73.2M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 335 | 365 |
| 2019-20 | 362 | 351 |
| 2020-21 | 360 | 365 |
| 2021-22 | 370 | 365 |
| 2022-23 | 348 | 346 |
| 2023-24 | 338 | 353 |
| 2024-25 | 454 | 380 |
| 2025-26 | 444* | — |
| 2026-27 | 433* | — |
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 | $36,158,530 | $35,873,922 | $35,877,523 | ||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $39,191,377 | $39,057,442 | $39,377,891 | ||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $36,371,835 | $37,042,964 | $37,079,422 | ||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $36,548,132 | $36,582,782 | $34,967,791 | ||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $36,179,014 | $34,568,761 | $34,571,761 | ||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $50,487,551 | $59,843,004 | $56,377,305 | ||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $91,657,599 | $92,632,703 | $73,233,320 | ||||||
| Actual | $40,478,974 | $38,172,872 | $39,451,154 | $39,825,073 | $48,187,820 | $59,834,988 | $88,956,990 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
