Program directory · Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Fisheries Science
- Department
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- Program code
- BTF11 (FO)
- Core responsibility
- Fisheries
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
Scientific research and monitoring activities will be conducted to protect the health of fish stocks and support sustainable aquaculture and fisheries through the provision of scientific evidence for decision-making.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisheries Science | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $1.09B |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | Indicators added: % of scheduled Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) processes for peer-reviewed science advice on fisheries completed each year | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Indicators dropped: % of scheduled fisheries science advisory processes that were completed | Departmental Results Framework (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | ≥ 90% | 2024 | 95% | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 90% | 2025 | 100% | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≥ 90% | 2019 | 100% | Met |
| 2019-20 | ≥ 90% | 2020 | 75% Due to COVID-19 restrictions and challenges, some scheduled fisheries science advisory processes were deferred, some at the request of the client. | Not met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 90% | 2021 | 79% Some of the planned advisory processes were deferred due to COVID-19 restrictions and other challenges or were withdrawn. | Not met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 90% | 2022 | 69% Additional advice was provided early in 2022–23 and some planned processes were deferred based on consultations with clients and operational challenges. | Not met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 90% | 2023 | 82% Some planned processes were deferred based on consultations with clients and operational challenges. | Not 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 | $158M | $118M |
| 2019-20 | $144M | $136M |
| 2020-21 | $142M | $142M |
| 2021-22 | $187M | $159M |
| 2022-23 | $168M | $173M |
| 2023-24 | $162M | $186M |
| 2024-25 | $156M | $173M |
| 2025-26 | $169M | — |
| 2026-27 | $175M | — |
| 2027-28 | $179M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $165M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 428 | 784 |
| 2019-20 | 736 | 844 |
| 2020-21 | 815 | 890 |
| 2021-22 | 930 | 1,011 |
| 2022-23 | 901 | 1,025 |
| 2023-24 | 949 | 1,022 |
| 2024-25 | 853 | 993 |
| 2025-26 | 997 | — |
| 2026-27 | 980 | — |
| 2027-28 | 988* | — |
| 2028-29 | 920* | — |
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 | $158,128,875 | $146,516,881 | $146,568,361 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $144,315,078 | $144,836,709 | $144,668,358 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $142,224,030 | $182,055,094 | $163,638,095 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $186,920,172 | $165,299,275 | $164,928,367 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $167,973,875 | $176,993,876 | $173,949,979 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $161,811,220 | $158,763,035 | $159,493,594 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $155,935,309 | $161,015,780 | $147,149,595 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $168,993,295 | $155,176,374 | $155,176,372 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $175,456,936 | $178,915,722 | $165,126,878 | ||||||||
| Actual | $117,619,453 | $135,662,036 | $142,226,680 | $158,731,390 | $173,015,843 | $185,770,680 | $173,154,412 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
