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Asia Pacific Trade

Program code
BVC07 (EA)
Core responsibility
Trade and Investment
In Departmental Plans
2018-19 – 2024-25 · Appeared and later dropped

What it does

This program contributes to the promotion of Canada’s trade and investment opportunities in the region. It delivers commercial services and advice to Canadian businesses and supports their pursuit of international business opportunities. To this end, the network of Trade Commissioner Service organizes sector-specific events, targets trade missions to priority markets, helps Canadian businesses access global value chains, and supports the facilitation, expansion or retention of foreign direct investment, international innovation, and science and technology partnerships. The program also works to reduce market access barriers for Canadian industry by negotiating trade, investment and air transportation agreements, addressing trade policy issues through diplomacy and international dispute settlement mechanisms. The program is responsible for oversight of the Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada and Canada’s membership and participation in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).

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).

2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-27Asia Pacific Trade 2018-19: $42.2MAsia Pacific Trade 2019-20: $45.1MAsia Pacific Trade 2020-21: $43.1MAsia Pacific Trade 2021-22: $44.7MAsia Pacific Trade 2022-23: $48.4MAsia Pacific Trade 2023-24: $51.5MAsia Pacific Trade 2024-25: $45MAsia Pacific Trade 2025-26: $40.8MAsia Pacific Trade 2026-27: $40.9MAsia Pacific Trade
Bars: spending by fiscal year (dark: actual; light: actual restated on the 2017-18 program structure; outlined: the latest plan's forecast; grey: related programs). Bands: each program in the lineage over the years it has data.
ProgramRelationYears with dataActual spending over those years
Asia Pacific TradeThis program2018-19 – 2026-27$320M

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

Percentage of clients indicating satisfaction with the quality of services delivered by the Trade Commissioner Service.
Expected result: Canadian exporters and innovators are successful in their international business development efforts.
93%2018-19✓ met92%2019-20✓ met94%2020-21✓ met93%2021-22✓ met92%2022-23✓ met93%2023-24✓ met94%2024-25✓ met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2018-19≥ 85%201993%Met
2019-20≥ 85%202092%Met
2020-21≥ 85%202194%Met
2021-22≥ 85%202293%Met
2022-23≥ 85%202392%Met
2023-24≥ 90%202493%Met
2024-25≥ 90%202594%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

2018-19: $34.8M2018-19: $42.2M2018-192019-20: $39.6M2019-20: $45.1M2019-202020-21: $40.8M2020-21: $43.1M2020-212021-22: $42.4M2021-22: $44.7M2021-222022-23: $44.8M2022-23: $48.4M2022-232023-24: $39.6M2023-24: $51.5M2023-242024-25: $42.2M2024-25: $45M2024-252025-26: $40.8M2025-262026-27: $40.9M2026-27
Outlined bar: planned in that year's Departmental Plan (dashed: the latest plan, for years not yet reported). Filled bar: actual.
Show the numbers
Fiscal yearPlannedActual
2018-19$34.8M$42.2M
2019-20$39.6M$45.1M
2020-21$40.8M$43.1M
2021-22$42.4M$44.7M
2022-23$44.8M$48.4M
2023-24$39.6M$51.5M
2024-25$42.2M$45M
2025-26$40.8M*—
2026-27$40.9M*—

Employees (FTEs)

2018-19: 3232018-19: 3462018-192019-20: 3992019-20: 3942019-202020-21: 4112020-21: 4072020-212021-22: 4052021-22: 4042021-222022-23: 4232022-23: 4202022-232023-24: 4632023-24: 4392023-242024-25: 4542024-25: 4242024-252025-26: 4542025-262026-27: 4542026-27
Outlined bar: planned in that year's Departmental Plan (dashed: the latest plan, for years not yet reported). Filled bar: actual.
Show the numbers
Fiscal yearPlannedActual
2018-19323346
2019-20399394
2020-21411407
2021-22405404
2022-23423420
2023-24463439
2024-25454424
2025-26454*—
2026-27454*—

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

Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.