Program directory · Global Affairs Canada
Weapons Threat Reduction
- Department
- Global Affairs Canada
- Program code
- BVD07 (EA)
- Core responsibility
- Development, Peace and Security Programming
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2024-25 · Appeared and later dropped
What it does
The Weapons Threat Reduction Program (WTRP) is Canada’s flagship contribution to the G7-led Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction. As Global Affairs Canada’s longest standing security program ($1.5 billion+ since 2002), it has annual funding levels of $73 million, primarily used to support partner states and organizations to prevent terrorists (or those that harbour them) and states of proliferation concern from gaining access to weapons and materials of mass destruction. The WTRP also provides support for the universalization and implementation of conventional arms control regimes, such as the Arms Trade Treaty and the Anti Personnel Mine Ban Convention.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weapons Threat Reduction | This program | 2018-19 – 2026-27 | $537M |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | Employees (FTEs) 27, against 0 in 2018-19 (—). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2019-20 | Indicators added: Number of Canadian supported interventions taken by partners to prevent, detect and/or respond to the proliferation of weapons, including weapons of mass destruction and related materials. | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2019-20 | Indicators dropped: Number of Canadian supported actions taken by countries and international organizations to prevent, detect and/or respond to crime, terrorism, and the proliferation of weapons and materials of mass destruction. | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2019-20 | Renamed from “WMD Threat Reduction” to “Weapons Threat Reduction”. | GC InfoBase program names by year |
| 2020-21 | Indicators added: Number of Canadian supported actions taken by countries and international organizations to prevent, detect and/or respond to crime, terrorism, and the proliferation of weapons and materials of mass destruction. | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2020-21 | Indicators dropped: Number of Canadian supported interventions taken by partners to prevent, detect and/or respond to the proliferation of weapons, including weapons of mass destruction and related materials. | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2021-22 | Indicators added: Number of Canadian supported interventions taken by partners to prevent, detect and/or respond to the proliferation of weapons, including weapons of mass destruction and related materials. | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2021-22 | Indicators dropped: Number of Canadian supported actions taken by countries and international organizations to prevent, detect and/or respond to crime, terrorism, and the proliferation of weapons and materials of mass destruction. | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2021-22 | Spending $87.7M, against $68.9M in 2020-21 (+27%). | 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
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | — | 2020 | 115 New target has been determined for the 2020-21 reporting period. | No result reported |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 229 | 2022 | 145 Target met. The target for this program indicator for 2021-22 is 110 (the cumulative target for the DRF indicator is 229). This will be corrected as of 2023-24. | Not met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 80 | 2023 | 150 | Met |
| 2023-24 | Sans objet | 2024 | 730 There was a significant increase in 2023-24 due to a change methodology that better reflects the wording and intent of the indicator. | No result reported |
| 2024-25 | Sans objet | 2025 | 4,323 | No result reported |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | ≥ 240 | 2021 | 101 The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the ability to put new projects into place and make progress on active projects in 2020-21. | 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
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | $0 | $79.8M |
| 2019-20 | $71.4M | $70.5M |
| 2020-21 | $71.8M | $68.9M |
| 2021-22 | $72.1M | $87.7M |
| 2022-23 | $71.3M | $77.3M |
| 2023-24 | $71.2M | $78M |
| 2024-25 | $76M | $75M |
| 2025-26 | $76.1M* | — |
| 2026-27 | $76.1M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 26 | 27 |
| 2020-21 | 24 | 25 |
| 2021-22 | 25 | 25 |
| 2022-23 | 24 | 25 |
| 2023-24 | 25 | 26 |
| 2024-25 | 24 | 24 |
| 2025-26 | 24* | — |
| 2026-27 | 24* | — |
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 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $71,425,112 | $71,736,800 | $71,838,024 | ||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $71,757,319 | $71,870,947 | $71,877,611 | ||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $72,087,709 | $72,094,642 | $72,094,561 | ||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $71,302,853 | $71,396,344 | $71,398,999 | ||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $71,218,289 | $71,220,106 | $71,226,021 | ||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $76,041,022 | $76,092,696 | $76,112,406 | ||||||
| Actual | $79,791,723 | $70,538,889 | $68,914,026 | $87,655,155 | $77,267,588 | $77,997,133 | $75,003,088 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
