Program directory · Global Affairs Canada
Platform Corporate Services
- Department
- Global Affairs Canada
- Program code
- BVF01 (EA)
- Core responsibility
- Support for Canada's Presence Abroad
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2024-25 · Appeared and later dropped
What it does
The Platform Corporate Services Program is responsible for partnering with programs to plan, develop, and deliver efficient global logistics, material management, diplomatic transportation, mission procurement, Duty of Care and real property procurement services, as well as directing strategic planning and reporting, management and socio-economic and financial analysis and reporting for the Branch.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platform Corporate Services | This program | 2018-19 – 2026-27 | $194M |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | Indicators added: Percentage of low emission vehicles in the departmental domestic fleet. | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2020-21 | Indicators dropped: Percentage of partner organizations, indicating the resources, infrastructure, and services provided abroad met their needs. | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2021-22 | Spending $28.4M, against $21.8M in 2020-21 (+30%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2024-25 | Employees (FTEs) 149, against 106 in 2023-24 (+41%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2025-26 | Planned employees (FTEs) 115, against 149 in 2024-25 (−23%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2025-26 | Planned spending $18.4M, against $37.3M in 2024-25 (−51%). | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | ≥ 65% | 2021 | 83% | Met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 65% | 2022 | 71% | Met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 100% | 2023 | 100% | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 100% | 2024 | 100% | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 100% | 2025 | 100% | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | — | 2020 | 79% New target has been determined for the 2020-21 reporting period. | No result reported |
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 | $16.8M | $15.5M |
| 2019-20 | $15.2M | $18.8M |
| 2020-21 | $17.7M | $21.8M |
| 2021-22 | $17.8M | $28.4M |
| 2022-23 | $18M | $35.4M |
| 2023-24 | $26.7M | $36.4M |
| 2024-25 | $18.4M | $37.3M |
| 2025-26 | $18.4M* | — |
| 2026-27 | $18.4M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 124 | 96 |
| 2019-20 | 110 | 109 |
| 2020-21 | 132 | 120 |
| 2021-22 | 137 | 125 |
| 2022-23 | 136 | 114 |
| 2023-24 | 129 | 106 |
| 2024-25 | 115 | 149 |
| 2025-26 | 115* | — |
| 2026-27 | 115* | — |
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 | $16,757,518 | $17,583,586 | $18,440,594 | ||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $15,229,628 | $15,205,925 | $14,414,055 | ||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $17,747,720 | $17,027,744 | $17,036,931 | ||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $17,754,597 | $17,758,177 | $18,640,641 | ||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $17,978,948 | $18,792,543 | $18,792,522 | ||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $26,671,492 | $26,547,491 | $26,551,157 | ||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $18,375,566 | $18,433,542 | $18,447,727 | ||||||
| Actual | $15,522,849 | $18,805,494 | $21,786,706 | $28,368,321 | $35,393,942 | $36,375,608 | $37,285,177 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
