Program directory · Global Affairs Canada
International Platform
- Department
- Global Affairs Canada
- Program code
- BZB02 (EA)
- Core responsibility
- Assisting Canadians abroad and supporting Canada’s overseas presence
- In Departmental Plans
- 2026-27 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
The program manages the delivery of common services abroad and delivers efficient global logistics, material management, diplomatic transportation, mission procurement, Duty of Care and real property procurement services. It manages relationships between the department and all partners, co-locators, and foreign governments present in Government of Canada diplomatic and consular missions abroad. It works to meet the evolving needs of the department's missions abroad by leading real property project management and delivery, facilities management and maintenance services, architectural and engineering services and interior design advisory services and curatorial expertise for fine art at missions abroad. The program also delivers IM/IT services across Canada’s network of missions abroad. As part of the Global Security Framework, and founded on mission threat and vulnerability assessments, the program establishes annual priorities and measures to keep mission personnel, information and assets secure; provides security and emergency management awareness training and exercises and mission physical security analysis; and deploys military security specialists and Readiness Program Resources. This program also supports on-site mission security inspections, vulnerability assessments and safety audits.
Source: the department's Program Inventory, via GC InfoBase.
History and lineage
First appears in the Departmental Plans in 2026-27. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Security | Earlier program (name match, low confidence) | 2025-26 – 2027-28 | — |
| International Platform | Earlier program (name match, high confidence) | 2025-26 – 2027-28 | — |
| International Platform | This program | 2026-27 – 2028-29 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Appears to combine earlier programs: International Security; International Platform | 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
No results reported yet.
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 85% | 2027 | — | Planned |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 75% | 2027 | — | Planned |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 75% | 2027 | — | Planned |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | $1.07B | — |
| 2027-28 | $987M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $896M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 4,280 | — |
| 2027-28 | 4,120* | — |
| 2028-29 | 3,938* | — |
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 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 plan | $1,072,172,429 | $987,470,634 | $896,208,499 |
| Actual |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
