Program directory · Global Affairs Canada
Sub-Saharan Africa Policy & Diplomacy
- Department
- Global Affairs Canada
- Program code
- BVB09 (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 and, as appropriate, regional organizations. 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 outreach, including traditional and digital; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-Saharan Africa Policy & Diplomacy | This program | 2018-19 – 2026-27 | $111M |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Planned spending $11.6M, against $19M in 2024-25 (−39%). | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | — | 2020 | 80% New target has been determined for the 2020-21 reporting period. | 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 | 100% | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 75% | 2025 | 100% | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | — | 2020 | 70% New target has been determined for the 2020-21 reporting period. | No result reported |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 75% | 2021 | 77% | Met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 75% | 2022 | 67% In addition to the 67% of activities that met the target, an additional 22% of activities partially met the target, bringing to the combined total to 89%. | Not met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 72% | 2023 | 70% The target was almost met at 70%, with a further 20% of activities 'partially met'. | Not met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 72% | 2024 | 79% | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 72% | 2025 | 67% Target was partially met due to complex political environments affecting coordination and visibility of events. | Not 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 | $10.5M | $13.6M |
| 2019-20 | $10.2M | $14.4M |
| 2020-21 | $11.4M | $13.2M |
| 2021-22 | $11.3M | $15.3M |
| 2022-23 | $9.7M | $16.9M |
| 2023-24 | $10.6M | $18.5M |
| 2024-25 | $11.5M | $19M |
| 2025-26 | $11.6M* | — |
| 2026-27 | $11.7M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 88 | 84 |
| 2019-20 | 93 | 92 |
| 2020-21 | 94 | 94 |
| 2021-22 | 97 | 97 |
| 2022-23 | 89 | 93 |
| 2023-24 | 94 | 94 |
| 2024-25 | 99 | 102 |
| 2025-26 | 99* | — |
| 2026-27 | 99* | — |
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 | $10,517,718 | $10,709,250 | $10,708,988 | ||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $10,198,928 | $10,199,544 | $10,125,966 | ||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $11,394,379 | $11,217,196 | $10,856,386 | ||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $11,265,049 | $10,895,555 | $10,946,639 | ||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $9,743,461 | $9,983,921 | $10,131,086 | ||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $10,604,322 | $10,752,631 | $10,761,574 | ||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $11,542,590 | $11,644,857 | $11,668,783 | ||||||
| Actual | $13,550,193 | $14,402,882 | $13,217,529 | $15,279,234 | $16,866,455 | $18,460,253 | $19,046,719 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
