Program directory · Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Economics and Statistics
- Department
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- Program code
- BTF12 (FO)
- Core responsibility
- Fisheries
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
The Economics and Statistics Program ensures that economic analysis, research, advice and information is available to support evidence-based decision-making in the delivery of DFO’s mandate . The program promotes decision making that maximizes net benefits to Canadians, while evaluating potential economic impacts, distributional outcomes, and international competitiveness issues. The program adheres to widely accepted and state-of-the-art economic analytical and statistical methods and standards, and adopts the framework and guidance on the regulatory process developed by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economics and Statistics | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $78.4M |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | Employees (FTEs) 105, against 74 in 2020-21 (+42%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2021-22 | Indicators added: % of milestones in the approved economic and statistical research plan that are met on time | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2021-22 | Indicators dropped: % of socio-economic analyses and reports completed on the socio-economic effects of maritime sectors and fisheries, with particular emphasis on analyses from the perspective of policy makers | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2021-22 | Renamed from “Fisheries Economics and Statistics” to “Economics and Statistics”. | GC InfoBase program names by year |
| 2024-25 | Employees (FTEs) 152, against 108 in 2023-24 (+41%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2025-26 | Planned employees (FTEs) 208, against 152 in 2024-25 (+37%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Planned employees (FTEs) 121, against 208 in 2025-26 (−42%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Indicators added: % of research, analysis and advice identified in priority areas that was provided (on time) | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Indicators dropped: % of milestones in the approved economic and statistical research plan that are met on time | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | ≥ 80% | 2022 | 96% | Met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 80% | 2023 | 83% | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 80% | 2024 | 81% | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 80% | 2025 | 96% | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 100% – 100% | 2019 | 100% | Met |
| 2019-20 | ≥ 100% | 2020 | 100% | Met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 100% | 2021 | 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 | $4.2M | $2.6M |
| 2019-20 | $4.1M | $6.6M |
| 2020-21 | $6.6M | $8.8M |
| 2021-22 | $8.7M | $11.3M |
| 2022-23 | $11.8M | $14.4M |
| 2023-24 | $11.8M | $15M |
| 2024-25 | $11.6M | $19.7M |
| 2025-26 | $18M | — |
| 2026-27 | $15.7M | — |
| 2027-28 | $15.4M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $13.3M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 61 | 57 |
| 2019-20 | 61 | 59 |
| 2020-21 | 60 | 74 |
| 2021-22 | 83 | 105 |
| 2022-23 | 95 | 127 |
| 2023-24 | 99 | 108 |
| 2024-25 | 87 | 152 |
| 2025-26 | 208 | — |
| 2026-27 | 121 | — |
| 2027-28 | 120* | — |
| 2028-29 | 107* | — |
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 | $4,157,157 | $4,157,404 | $4,157,245 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $4,146,516 | $4,146,357 | $4,146,237 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $6,601,537 | $6,992,445 | $6,959,140 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $8,734,595 | $8,616,481 | $7,980,135 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $11,843,907 | $11,369,306 | $10,091,697 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $11,806,597 | $10,538,888 | $10,355,192 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $11,618,725 | $10,652,227 | $6,780,636 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $18,022,555 | $12,136,140 | $11,894,732 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $15,677,919 | $15,434,909 | $13,288,124 | ||||||||
| Actual | $2,622,813 | $6,553,113 | $8,762,403 | $11,342,007 | $14,363,257 | $14,986,629 | $19,721,094 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
