Program directory · Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
Targeted or temporary support
- Program code
- BLL03 (FORDQ)
- Core responsibility
- Economic Development in Quebec
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
CED supports Quebec communities, when necessary, to deal with an economic shock, such as those caused by a natural or human disaster, or in addressing major economic issues or seizing specific development opportunities. CED achieves this through dedicated additional funding from the Government of Canada. Its intervention is mainly with businesses, cities and municipalities or through non-profit economic organizations. CED also delivers targeted priority initiatives for the Government of Canada in Quebec.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Targeted or temporary support | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $1.02B |
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 | Renamed from “Targeted transition support” to “Targeted or temporary support”. | GC InfoBase program names by year |
| 2019-20 | Spending $48.9M, against $12M in 2018-19 (+309%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2020-21 | Spending $259M, against $48.9M in 2019-20 (+430%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2021-22 | Spending $142M, against $259M in 2020-21 (−45%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2022-23 | Employees (FTEs) 54, against 18 in 2021-22 (+200%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2022-23 | Spending $273M, against $142M in 2021-22 (+92%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Employees (FTEs) 14, against 54 in 2022-23 (−74%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2024-25 | Spending $26.8M, against $260M in 2023-24 (−90%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Indicators added: Percentage of businesses and organizations that are majority-owned by underrepresented groups supported by the initiatives | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Indicators dropped: Percentage of SMEs that are majority-owned by women in Quebec | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Planned spending $111M, against $27.6M in 2025-26 (+301%). | Latest Departmental Plan |
| 2028-29 | Planned spending $8.3M, against $101M in 2027-28 (−92%). | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≥ $14M | 2019 | $55.9M The target was exceeded. CED implemented targeted national initiatives, which were not provided for during the initial planning and establishment of targets, particularly for the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy. | Met |
| 2019-20 | ≥ $60M | 2020 | $74.6M La cible a été dépassée car en plus de l'initiative de relance économique de Lac-Mégantic et de l'initiative canadienne de diversification économique des collectivités tributaires du chrysotile, deux autres initiatives se sont ajoutées depuis l'établissement de la cible, soit le Fonds pour les expériences canadiennes et l'initiative pour l'acier et aluminium. | Met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ $60M | 2021 | $97.3M The target was exceeded. Additional investments were generated notably due to CED's two new initiatives, the Regional Relief and Recovery Fund and the Canadian Seafood Stabilization Fund. These two funds allowed the assistance to SMEs and organisations to remain operational, counter the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and position itself for relaunch. | Met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ $60M | 2022 | $145M The target was surpassed. Supplementary investments were generated namely due to the implementation by CED of many new initiatives in support of industries most hard-hit by the economic crisis and of many economic recovery initiatives, in order to overcome the pandemic's consequences on businesses and communities. | Met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ $80M | 2023 | $305M | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ $80M | 2024 | $571M The result exceeds forecasts. | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ $120M | 2024 | $298M The result exceeds expectations. | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≥ 16.5% | 2019 | 16.2% The result fall within Statistics Canada's potential margin of error. It is therefore difficult to establish a trend related to growth in the ownership of businesses among this target group. CED put in place various measures during the year in support of women and is continuing its efforts with this target group. | Not met |
| 2019-20 | ≥ 17% | 2020 | — Aucune nouvelle donnée disponible pour 2019-2020. | No result reported |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 17% | 2021 | — No new data available for 2020-2021. | No result reported |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 0% | 2022 | 16% At the moment when CED established this target, Quebec was experiencing the backlash of the world economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, as a result, CED could establish a target for the indicator in a rigorous manner. The data recently published by Statistics Canada demonstrate a reduction in the SME ownership by women. | Met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 16.5% | 2023 | — No new data avaliable from Statistics Canada for 2022-2023 | No result reported |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 16% | 2024 | — Not available - No new data available from Statistics Canada for 2023-2024, the latest data dating from 2020. | No result reported |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 16% | 2025 | 15.6% The result, based on the scale of Quebec, is slightly below target. However, in support of the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), CED believes it has maintained its commitment to promoting inclusive economic participation in 2024–2025. Of all the projects approved during this period, 262 (43%) had a promoter from at least one underrepresented group, including women. In addition… | Not met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 39% | 2027 | — | Planned |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ $70M | 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 | $14.7M | $12M |
| 2019-20 | $37M | $48.9M |
| 2020-21 | $12.9M | $259M |
| 2021-22 | $71.4M | $142M |
| 2022-23 | $337M | $273M |
| 2023-24 | $203M | $260M |
| 2024-25 | $25.7M | $26.8M |
| 2025-26 | $27.6M | — |
| 2026-27 | $111M | — |
| 2027-28 | $101M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $8.3M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019-20 | 11 | 10 |
| 2020-21 | 5 | 17 |
| 2021-22 | 17 | 18 |
| 2022-23 | 52 | 54 |
| 2023-24 | 13 | 14 |
| 2024-25 | 7 | 6 |
| 2025-26 | 9 | — |
| 2026-27 | 28 | — |
| 2027-28 | 24* | — |
| 2028-29 | 1* | — |
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 | $14,668,377 | $6,907,681 | $0 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $36,953,733 | $5,124,832 | $5,124,832 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $12,938,059 | $5,114,801 | $4,889,801 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $71,404,012 | $22,248,541 | $3,939,683 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $337,246,252 | $84,696,060 | $9,401,796 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $202,671,532 | $12,089,464 | $2,680,450 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $25,727,559 | $22,249,952 | $9,312,634 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $27,584,520 | $20,177,672 | $17,162,672 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $110,645,568 | $101,299,739 | $8,255,692 | ||||||||
| Actual | $11,962,806 | $48,892,693 | $259,063,942 | $142,196,476 | $272,619,924 | $260,263,233 | $26,811,004 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
