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Real Property Planning and Stewardship

Program code
BVF05 (EA)
Core responsibility
Support for Canada's Presence Abroad
In Departmental Plans
2018-19 – 2024-25 · Appeared and later dropped

What it does

The Real Property Planning and Stewardship Program is responsible for real property investment planning; strategic portfolio management and corporate real estate services; administration of rent and lease agreements; budget planning; and corporate reporting.

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).

2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-27Real Property Planning and Stewardship 2018-19: $301MReal Property Planning and Stewardship 2019-20: $290MReal Property Planning and Stewardship 2020-21: $252MReal Property Planning and Stewardship 2021-22: $290MReal Property Planning and Stewardship 2022-23: $292MReal Property Planning and Stewardship 2023-24: $293MReal Property Planning and Stewardship 2024-25: $328MReal Property Planning and Stewardship 2025-26: $368MReal Property Planning and Stewardship 2026-27: $364MReal Property Planning and Stewardship
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
Real Property Planning and StewardshipThis program2018-19 – 2026-27$2.04B

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 Crown-owned properties abroad that were rated in good and fair condition based on the condition categories in the Directory of Federal Real Property.
Expected result: Sound management and delivery of resources, infrastructure and services enables Canada’s presence abroad.
90%2019-20– no result86%2020-21✓ met90%2021-22✓ met85%2022-23✓ met82%2023-24✗ not met58%2024-25✗ not met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2019-20—202090%
New target has been determined for the 2020-21 reporting period.
No result reported
2020-21≥ 85%202186%Met
2021-22≥ 85%202290%Met
2022-23≥ 85%202385%Met
2023-24≥ 85%202482%
The target was not met due to a shift from using the Structural Condition Index to determine asset condition, to the Facility Condition Index, which includes more information from Building Condition Reports.
Not met
2024-25≥ 85%202558%
The target was not met due to a transition to the more robust Facility Condition Index, replacing the Structural Conditions Index. Additionally, since 2017–18, portfolio growth, rising building values and static budgets—combined with low reinvestment rates—have led to fewer assets rated as "good" or "fair".
Not met
Percentage of the replacement value of the department’s real property portfolio spent on repairs, maintenance, and recapitalization.
Expected result: Sound management and delivery of resources, infrastructure and services enables Canada’s presence abroad.
1.6%2019-20✗ not met1.2%2020-21✗ not met2.5%2021-22✓ met1.6%2022-23✗ not met1%2023-24✗ not met1.6%2024-25✗ not met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2019-20≥ 2%20201.6%
The 2% target is no longer mandated by TB and departments are now responsible to develop their own target. New target will be defined in 2020-21 report.
Not met
2020-21≥ 2%20211.2%
The number of projects and resulting spending on repairs, maintenance, and recapitalization in 2021 was reduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Not met
2021-22≥ 2%20222.5%Met
2022-23≥ 2%20231.6%
The 2% target is no longer mandated by Treasury Board and departments are now responsible for developing their own target. The target is currently being examined and any changes will be reflected in future reporting cycles.
Not met
2023-24≥ 2%20241%
The new replacement cost of the Crown-owned portfolio and target reinvestment rate are currently under review.
Not met
2024-25≥ 2%20251.6%
The target was not met due to insufficient resources to complete required maintenance activities.
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

2018-19: $195M2018-19: $301M2018-192019-20: $337M2019-20: $290M2019-202020-21: $343M2020-21: $252M2020-212021-22: $326M2021-22: $290M2021-222022-23: $324M2022-23: $292M2022-232023-24: $364M2023-24: $293M2023-242024-25: $362M2024-25: $328M2024-252025-26: $368M2025-262026-27: $364M2026-27
Outlined bar: planned in that year's Departmental Plan (dashed: the latest plan, for years not yet reported). Filled bar: actual.
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Fiscal yearPlannedActual
2018-19$195M$301M
2019-20$337M$290M
2020-21$343M$252M
2021-22$326M$290M
2022-23$324M$292M
2023-24$364M$293M
2024-25$362M$328M
2025-26$368M*—
2026-27$364M*—

Employees (FTEs)

2018-19: 792018-19: 682018-192019-20: 942019-20: 872019-202020-21: 942020-21: 1032020-212021-22: 902021-22: 1002021-222022-23: 952022-23: 1002022-232023-24: 1092023-24: 912023-242024-25: 822024-25: 872024-252025-26: 822025-262026-27: 822026-27
Outlined bar: planned in that year's Departmental Plan (dashed: the latest plan, for years not yet reported). Filled bar: actual.
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Fiscal yearPlannedActual
2018-197968
2019-209487
2020-2194103
2021-2290100
2022-2395100
2023-2410991
2024-258287
2025-2682*—
2026-2782*—

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.