Program directory · Environment and Climate Change Canada
Pollution Enforcement
- Department
- Environment and Climate Change Canada
- Program code
- BGS08 (EC)
- Core responsibility
- Preventing and Managing Pollution
- In Departmental Plans
- 2026-27 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
The Pollution Enforcement Program exists to protect Canada’s environment by preventing and managing pollution through the enforcement of environmental laws and regulations. Using a risk-based approach, the Program detects and addresses non-compliance with laws and regulations administered by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). Activities include inspections, intelligence gathering, and enforcement actions tailored to the nature and severity of the violation.
The Program serves a broad range of regulated parties, including individuals, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and large businesses that are subject to federal environmental legislation.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compliance Promotion and Enforcement - Pollution | Earlier program (name match, medium confidence) | 2018-19 – 2027-28 | $328M |
| Pollution Enforcement | 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 replace Compliance Promotion and Enforcement - Pollution | 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 | ≥ 70% | 2027 | — | Planned |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 60% | 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 | $37.5M | — |
| 2027-28 | $35.5M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $34.9M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 254 | — |
| 2027-28 | 245* | — |
| 2028-29 | 241* | — |
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 | $37,544,150 | $35,491,509 | $34,898,269 |
| Actual |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
