Program directory · Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Aquaculture Science
- Department
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- Program code
- BTF10 (FO)
- Core responsibility
- Fisheries
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
The objectives of the Aquaculture Science Program are to provide a strong science base to underpin regulatory, policy, and program decision-making, thereby supporting sustainable management of aquaculture.
Science for decision-making contributes to transparency and public confidence. The key activities to achieve these objectives will include: (1) providing peer-reviewed science advice for related to finfish and shellfish aquaculture, including fish health; (2) conducting scientific research in areas such as fish pest and pathogen interactions, cumulative effects, ecosystem management and interactions with wild populations; (3) supporting external research to enhance understanding of interactions between aquaculture activities and the aquatic environment; and (4) conducting long-term far-field environmental monitoring of aquaculture impacts.
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).
| Program | Relation | Years with data | Actual spending over those years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aquaculture Science | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $100M |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | Spending $16.4M, against $11.4M in 2018-19 (+44%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
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
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 100% – 100% | 2019 | 100% | Met |
| 2019-20 | ≥ 90% | 2020 | 96% | Met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 90% | 2021 | 92% | Met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 100% | 2022 | 84% Some mechanisms typically relied on to communicate information have been delayed due to COVID-19. | Not met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 100% | 2023 | 79% This metric includes all projects underway. Aquaculture research projects often take several years to complete and in most instances advice for decision makers is only available at end of the project. | Not met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 90% | 2024 | 100% | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 90% | 2025 | 100% | Met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 90% | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | $10.5M | $11.4M |
| 2019-20 | $15.6M | $16.4M |
| 2020-21 | $10.2M | $16.6M |
| 2021-22 | $16.1M | $15.8M |
| 2022-23 | $16.2M | $13.8M |
| 2023-24 | $15.8M | $13.8M |
| 2024-25 | $15.2M | $12.5M |
| 2025-26 | $15.7M | — |
| 2026-27 | $15.9M | — |
| 2027-28 | $16M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $13.7M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 98 | 114 |
| 2019-20 | 123 | 110 |
| 2020-21 | 111 | 106 |
| 2021-22 | 98 | 105 |
| 2022-23 | 96 | 89 |
| 2023-24 | 94 | 86 |
| 2024-25 | 88 | 74 |
| 2025-26 | 76 | — |
| 2026-27 | 88 | — |
| 2027-28 | 88* | — |
| 2028-29 | 76* | — |
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 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 plan | $10,530,828 | $10,176,697 | $10,176,697 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $15,645,941 | $10,136,762 | $10,136,762 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $10,174,909 | $10,268,945 | $10,317,464 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $16,122,904 | $16,170,867 | $16,170,870 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $16,203,119 | $16,203,121 | $16,203,121 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $15,754,576 | $15,754,576 | $15,754,576 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $15,167,251 | $14,032,046 | $13,596,820 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $15,682,555 | $15,713,595 | $15,713,594 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $15,937,288 | $15,994,964 | $13,653,948 | ||||||||
| Actual | $11,433,748 | $16,443,817 | $16,574,928 | $15,795,954 | $13,799,386 | $13,818,922 | $12,451,196 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
