Program directory · Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Aquatic Invasive Species
- Department
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- Program code
- BTG02 (FO)
- Core responsibility
- Aquatic Ecosystems
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
Created in 2017, the Aquatic Invasive Species National Core Program’s mission is to implement the Aquatic Invasive Species Regulations that came into force in 2015 under the Fisheries Act, to act on scientific and other advice according to the four aquatic invasive species pillars (prevention, early detection, response, and control and management), and to review and report on aquatic invasive species. The regulations establish species to be prohibited or controlled; provide a suite of regulatory tools, such as powers to prevent new introductions and to manage the spread of aquatic invasive species in Canada; and provide the ability to authorize the deposit of deleterious substances for the purpose of preventing, controlling or eradicating aquatic invasive species. The Aquatic Invasive Species Regulations provide DFO, as well as prescribed provincial and territorial governments, with the authority to take measures to prevent the introduction and spread of, or to control or eradicate, certain aquatic invasive species.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aquatic Invasive Species | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $125M |
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 | Employees (FTEs) 86, against 26 in 2018-19 (+231%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2019-20 | Indicators added: % of approved requests for science advice on aquatic invasive species that are completed | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2019-20 | Indicators dropped: Percentage of AIS detected in Canada assessed for response | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Indicators added: % of approved requests to the Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) for peer-reviewed science advice on aquatic invasive species completed each year | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Indicators dropped: % of approved requests for science advice on aquatic invasive species that are completed | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Spending $20.9M, against $15.2M in 2022-23 (+37%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Indicators added: % of surveyed priority areas without new detections of aquatic invasive species | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Indicators dropped: % of approved requests to the Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) for peer-reviewed science advice on aquatic invasive species completed each year | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2027-28 | Planned spending $14M, against $20.3M in 2026-27 (−31%). | 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
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | ≥ 90% | 2024 | — There were no requests for advice on aquatic invasive species in 2023–24. The program continues to undertake scientific activities and to provide advice in support of departmental decision-making. | No result reported |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 90% | 2025 | 33% Two of the three aquatic invasive species processes approved in 2024-25 are multi-year and are planned for delivery in 2025-26; the program continues to provide scientific activities and advice in support of departmental decision-making. | Not met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | ≥ 90% | 2020 | 67% Target was not met in 2019-20 due to to circumstances surrounding COVID-19 but the results was achieved by June 2020. | Not met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 90% | 2021 | 67% 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 | 50% A number of requests were deferred to 2022–23 and an additional advisory process was undertaken early in 2022–23. | Not met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 90% | 2023 | 100% | Met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
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
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | $8.2M | $18.6M |
| 2019-20 | $17.3M | $14.8M |
| 2020-21 | $15.9M | $15.9M |
| 2021-22 | $15.4M | $16.1M |
| 2022-23 | $15.1M | $15.2M |
| 2023-24 | $27.7M | $20.9M |
| 2024-25 | $21.1M | $23.6M |
| 2025-26 | $19.5M | — |
| 2026-27 | $20.3M | — |
| 2027-28 | $14M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $14M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 82 | 26 |
| 2019-20 | 83 | 86 |
| 2020-21 | 85 | 75 |
| 2021-22 | 79 | 80 |
| 2022-23 | 75 | 91 |
| 2023-24 | 110 | 102 |
| 2024-25 | 109 | 116 |
| 2025-26 | 116 | — |
| 2026-27 | 122 | — |
| 2027-28 | 104* | — |
| 2028-29 | 104* | — |
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 | $8,238,305 | $8,928,355 | $9,451,171 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $17,300,510 | $18,759,396 | $18,759,396 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $15,925,376 | $15,967,002 | $15,988,024 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $15,376,475 | $15,397,163 | $15,397,163 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $15,146,840 | $15,146,840 | $15,146,840 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $27,695,160 | $28,228,060 | $28,510,276 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $21,057,683 | $21,458,888 | $22,059,820 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $19,510,380 | $20,104,958 | $13,863,496 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $20,319,353 | $14,038,436 | $14,039,549 | ||||||||
| Actual | $18,612,342 | $14,844,312 | $15,858,786 | $16,107,723 | $15,238,771 | $20,914,299 | $23,555,004 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
