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Real Property Project Delivery, Professional and Technical Services

Program code
BVF06 (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 Project Delivery, Professional and Technical Services Program is responsible for meeting the evolving needs of the department's missions abroad by leading real property project management and delivery, physical security, facilities management and maintenance services, architectural and engineering services and interior design advisory services and curatorial expertise for fine art at missions abroad.

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 Project Delivery, Professional and Technical Services 2018-19: $90.1MReal Property Project Delivery, Professional and Technical Services 2019-20: $88.8MReal Property Project Delivery, Professional and Technical Services 2020-21: $77MReal Property Project Delivery, Professional and Technical Services 2021-22: $71.7MReal Property Project Delivery, Professional and Technical Services 2022-23: $94.8MReal Property Project Delivery, Professional and Technical Services 2023-24: $126MReal Property Project Delivery, Professional and Technical Services 2024-25: $143MReal Property Project Delivery, Professional and Technical Services 2025-26: $136MReal Property Project Delivery, Professional and Technical Services 2026-27: $78.7MReal Property Project Delivery, Professional and Technical Services
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 Project Delivery, Professional and Technical ServicesThis program2018-19 – 2026-27$691M

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.

YearWhat changedSource
2019-20Employees (FTEs) 158, against 125 in 2018-19 (+26%).FTEs (GC InfoBase)
2022-23Spending $94.8M, against $71.7M in 2021-22 (+32%).Actual spending (GC InfoBase)
2023-24Spending $126M, against $94.8M in 2022-23 (+33%).Actual spending (GC InfoBase)
2026-27Planned spending $78.7M, against $136M in 2025-26 (−42%).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

Percentage of all Real Property projects over $1 million that are delivered on budget.
Expected result: Real property project management and reporting capacity is improved.
100%2019-20– no result100%2020-21✓ met100%2021-22✓ met100%2022-23✓ met100%2023-24✓ met100%2024-25✓ met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2019-20—2020100%
New target has been determined for the 2020-21 reporting period.
No result reported
2020-21≥ 80%2021100%Met
2021-22≥ 80%2022100%Met
2022-23≥ 80%2023100%Met
2023-24≥ 80%2024100%Met
2024-25≥ 80%2025100%Met
Percentage of all Real Property projects over $1 million that are delivered on scope.
Expected result: Real property project management and reporting capacity is improved.
88%2019-20– no result100%2020-21✓ met100%2021-22✓ met100%2022-23✓ met100%2023-24✓ met100%2024-25✓ met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2019-20—202088%
New target has been determined for the 2020-21 reporting period.
No result reported
2020-21≥ 80%2021100%Met
2021-22≥ 90%2022100%Met
2022-23≥ 90%2023100%Met
2023-24≥ 90%2024100%Met
2024-25≥ 90%2025100%Met
Percentage of all Real Property projects over $1 million that are delivered on time.
Expected result: Real property project management and reporting capacity is improved.
38%2019-20– no result73%2020-21✓ met80%2021-22✓ met73%2022-23✓ met71%2023-24✓ met57%2024-25✗ not met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2019-20—202038%
New target has been determined for the 2020-21 reporting period.
No result reported
2020-21≥ 50%202173%Met
2021-22≥ 40%202280%Met
2022-23≥ 40%202373%Met
2023-24≥ 60%202471%Met
2024-25≥ 60%202557%
The target was not met due to delays in projects in Islamabad, Hanoi and London, including delays related to the issuance of visas, lease negotiations and obtaining construction permits.
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: $190M2018-19: $90.1M2018-192019-20: $40.1M2019-20: $88.8M2019-202020-21: $59.5M2020-21: $77M2020-212021-22: $52.1M2021-22: $71.7M2021-222022-23: $143M2022-23: $94.8M2022-232023-24: $146M2023-24: $126M2023-242024-25: $174M2024-25: $143M2024-252025-26: $136M2025-262026-27: $78.7M2026-27
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$190M$90.1M
2019-20$40.1M$88.8M
2020-21$59.5M$77M
2021-22$52.1M$71.7M
2022-23$143M$94.8M
2023-24$146M$126M
2024-25$174M$143M
2025-26$136M*—
2026-27$78.7M*—

Employees (FTEs)

2018-19: 1182018-19: 1252018-192019-20: 1582019-20: 1582019-202020-21: 1522020-21: 1552020-212021-22: 1592021-22: 1522021-222022-23: 1572022-23: 1512022-232023-24: 1562023-24: 1792023-242024-25: 1802024-25: 1642024-252025-26: 1802025-262026-27: 1802026-27
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
2018-19118125
2019-20158158
2020-21152155
2021-22159152
2022-23157151
2023-24156179
2024-25180164
2025-26180*—
2026-27180*—

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.