Program directory · Environment and Climate Change Canada
Canada Water Agency
- Department
- Environment and Climate Change Canada
- Program code
- BGS06 (EC)
- Core responsibility
- Preventing and Managing Pollution
- In Departmental Plans
- 2024-25 – 2024-25 · Appeared and later dropped
What it does
The Canada Water Agency Program aims to contribute to improved freshwater management, protection, and restoration of fresh water, including priority ecosystems under the Freshwater Action Plan, for the benefit of all Canadians. This is achieved through the use of integrated and collaborative efforts with provinces, territories, Indigenous Peoples and stakeholders, and the advancement of policy leadership and whole-of-federal government approaches to freshwater challenges and opportunities.
Source: the department's Program Inventory, via GC InfoBase.
History and lineage
First appears in GC InfoBase's actual spending by program in 2024-25. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada Water Agency | This program | 2024-25 – 2026-27 | $12.1M |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Planned employees (FTEs) 222, against 80 in 2024-25 (+178%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2025-26 | Planned spending $83.8M, against $12.1M in 2024-25 (+595%). | 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
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Not Available | 2025 | 1,206,497 This indicator falls under the responsibility of the Canada Water Agency. | Met |
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | A new target with target date is being developed to support the implementation of the Budget 2023 freshwater commitment to support monitoring, assessment, and restoration work in 8 priority waterbodies. | 2025 | S.O. This indicator falls under the responsibility of the Canada Water Agency. Following a review, it will be discontinued after 2024-25 and replaced by a new set of Lake Erie nutrient-related indicators in 2025-26. | No result reported |
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | A new target with target date is being developed to support the implementation of the Budget 2023 freshwater commitment to support monitoring, assessment, and restoration work in 8 priority waterbodies. | 2025 | 1.81 tonnes This indicator falls under the responsibility of the Canada Water Agency. A target of 25 tonnes annually by 2032–33 has been established. | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | $70M | $12.1M |
| 2025-26 | $83.8M* | — |
| 2026-27 | $78.8M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 226 | 80 |
| 2025-26 | 222* | — |
| 2026-27 | 220* | — |
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 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 plan | $70,007,981 | $83,849,562 | $78,805,484 |
| Actual | $12,068,850 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
