Program directory · Global Affairs Canada
Partnerships for Development Innovation
- Department
- Global Affairs Canada
- Program code
- BVD03 (EA)
- Core responsibility
- Development, Peace and Security Programming
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2024-25 · Appeared and later dropped
What it does
The Partnerships and Development Innovation Program contributes to enhance human dignity through poverty reduction, including peace and security and in accordance with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly for the poorest and most vulnerable including women and girls, in countries eligible for Canadian official development assistance. Specifically, the Program: 1) partners with Canadian civil society organizations, private sector, colleges, universities, research entities, provincial and regional councils and foundations to leverage their expertise, knowledge, networks and resources and those of their local partners in order to advance Canada’s integrated policy and programming objectives and maximize international assistance results; 2) provides opportunities for Canadians to engage in international assistance, such as volunteer programming for Canadians and international internship opportunities for Canadian youth, including Aboriginal youth; and 3) spearheads development innovation in the department by pursuing smart investments, by engaging international stakeholders, and by facilitating knowledge exchange across Global Affairs Canada, with civil society and other partners, to advance solutions that can significantly improve the lives of the poorest and most vulnerable.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partnerships for Development Innovation | This program | 2018-19 – 2026-27 | $2.89B |
| International Business Development, Investment Attraction and Innovation Support | 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 | Indicators added: Number of projects employing innovative solultions in the delivery of international assistance. | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2019-20 | Indicators dropped: Number of projects employing innovative approaches in the delivery of international assistance, including experimentation with new partnerships, technologies and/or business models. | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2019-20 | Spending $427M, against $340M in 2018-19 (+26%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2021-22 | Indicators added: Percentage of initiatives implementing innovative solutions in the delivery of international assistance. | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2021-22 | Indicators dropped: Number of projects employing innovative solultions in the delivery of international assistance. | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2021-22 | Renamed from “Partnerships and Development Innovation” to “Partnerships for Development Innovation”. | GC InfoBase program names by year |
| 2021-22 | Spending $294M, against $523M in 2020-21 (−44%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Employees (FTEs) 198, against 134 in 2022-23 (+48%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Spending $500M, against $353M in 2022-23 (+42%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2025-26 | Planned employees (FTEs) 115, against 195 in 2024-25 (−41%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2025-26 | Appears to be replaced by International Business Development, Investment Attraction and Innovation Support | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | ≥ 100% | 2022 | 15% In 2021-22, the department continued to apply strict criteria (introduced in 2020-21) to measure successful innovation. This impacted the number of projects reported as having employed innovative solutions. To facilitate reporting on innovation in 2022-23, the indicator and target were revised, and guidance for partner organizations will be published by the department. | Not met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 13.8% | 2023 | 6.8% The department continued to apply strict criteria to measure successful innovation. Further, the collection of information by partners and the achievement of positive results has taken longer than anticipated. | Not met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 13.8% | 2024 | 1% The result declined in 2023-24 because it was challenging for projects to be considered innovative under the current criteria. To qualify, projects had to show that they: 1) were put into action; 2) led to better results; and 3) provided a new or improved solution in their context. As a result, projects that were too new to show progress were left out, therefore allowing for a limited picture of… | Not met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 13.8% | 2025 | 9.5% The target was not met due to an insufficient number of projects that met the innovation criteria. | Not met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | — | 2020 | — The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced delays in some international assistance data collection and reporting. Results for this indicator will be available in the Global Affairs Canada 2021-22 Department Plan, published in Spring/Summer 2021. New target has been determined for the 2020-21 reporting period. | No result reported |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 200 | 2021 | 23 Fewer project innovations reported data aligned with Global Affairs Canada’s definition of innovation, compared to when the target was first established. | 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 | $250M | $340M |
| 2019-20 | $381M | $427M |
| 2020-21 | $515M | $523M |
| 2021-22 | $318M | $294M |
| 2022-23 | $408M | $353M |
| 2023-24 | $426M | $500M |
| 2024-25 | $435M | $454M |
| 2025-26 | $432M* | — |
| 2026-27 | $356M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 120 | 115 |
| 2019-20 | 139 | 134 |
| 2020-21 | 154 | 142 |
| 2021-22 | 146 | 133 |
| 2022-23 | 154 | 134 |
| 2023-24 | 134 | 198 |
| 2024-25 | 117 | 195 |
| 2025-26 | 115* | — |
| 2026-27 | 114* | — |
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 | $249,631,847 | $249,748,013 | $248,994,422 | ||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $381,284,606 | $318,345,988 | $404,838,012 | ||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $515,314,404 | $317,778,291 | $326,855,278 | ||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $318,047,564 | $327,125,388 | $345,908,061 | ||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $407,611,383 | $426,388,097 | $426,427,380 | ||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $426,493,199 | $426,528,390 | $421,551,548 | ||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $435,415,052 | $431,693,586 | $356,401,813 | ||||||
| Actual | $339,530,864 | $427,361,333 | $523,189,752 | $293,514,076 | $353,221,500 | $499,951,445 | $454,327,013 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
