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Program directory · Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada

Strategic Intelligence, Research and Analytics

Program code
BUX02 (FTRAC)
Core responsibility
Production and Dissemination of Financial Intelligence
In Departmental Plans
2018-19 – 2025-26 · Appeared and later dropped

What it does

The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada’s strategic financial intelligence program provides a wide analytic perspective on the nature, scope and threat posed by money laundering and terrorism financing. Produced for the Canadian security and intelligence community, federal policy and decision-makers, reporting entities across the country, international partners and other stakeholders, the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada’s strategic financial intelligence is focused on strengthening Canada’s ability to prevent, detect, deter and disrupt the methods and techniques used by criminals to launder money or fund terrorist activities.

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).

2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-272027-28Strategic Intelligence, Research and Analytics 2018-19: $1.6MStrategic Intelligence, Research and Analytics 2019-20: $1.5MStrategic Intelligence, Research and Analytics 2020-21: $1.2MStrategic Intelligence, Research and Analytics 2021-22: $1.5MStrategic Intelligence, Research and Analytics 2022-23: $1.9MStrategic Intelligence, Research and Analytics 2023-24: $1.9MStrategic Intelligence, Research and Analytics 2024-25: $101KStrategic Intelligence, Research and Analytics 2025-26: $3.3MStrategic Intelligence, Research and Analytics 2026-27: $3.5MStrategic Intelligence, Research and Analytics 2027-28: $3.3MStrategic Intelligence, Research and AnalyticsStrategic Intelligence and…Strategic Intelligence, Research and Analytics
Bars: spending by fiscal year (dark: actual; light: actual restated on the 2017-18 program structure; outlined: the latest plan's forecast; grey: related programs). Bands: each program in the lineage over the years it has data. The line at the bottom shows this program's names over time.
ProgramRelationYears with dataActual spending over those years
Strategic Intelligence, Research and AnalyticsThis program2018-19 – 2027-28$9.7M

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.

YearWhat changedSource
2020-21Indicators added: Percentage of Regime partners utilizing FINTRAC products to inform activitiesDepartmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase)
2020-21Indicators dropped: Number of strategic financial intelligence products recognised by recipients for making a significant contribution to their understanding of money laundering and terrorism financing issues, trends and risksDepartmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase)
2020-21Renamed from “Strategic Intelligence and Research” to “Strategic Intelligence, Research and Analytics”.GC InfoBase program names by year

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

Percentage of Regime partners utilizing FINTRAC products to inform activities
Expected result: FINTRAC’s strategic financial intelligence informs policy and decision making
70%2020-21✓ met72%2021-22– no result75%2022-23✓ met86%2023-24✓ met100%2024-25✓ met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2020-21—202170%
At the beginning of this fiscal a target of 70% was established and has been met.
Met
2021-22—202272%
A target has not been set as this is the first year of implementation. A target of 70% has been set for the 2022-23 fiscal year.
No result reported
2022-23≥ 70%202375%Met
2023-24≥ 70%202486%Met
2024-25≥ 70%2025100%Met
Number of strategic financial intelligence products recognised by recipients for making a significant contribution to their understanding of money laundering and terrorism financing issues, trends and risks
Expected result: Key Stakeholders are well-informed on issues, trends, and risks in money laundering and terrorism financing
82018-19✓ met62019-20✓ met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2018-19≥ 520198Met
2019-20≥ 520206Met

Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets

No indicators in the 2026-27 plan.

Future goals: targets due after 2026-27

No targets with a later due date.

Spending and employees: planned against actual

Spending

2018-19: $1.4M2018-19: $1.6M2018-192019-20: $1.5M2019-20: $1.5M2019-202020-21: $1.6M2020-21: $1.2M2020-212021-22: $2.2M2021-22: $1.5M2021-222022-23: $2.3M2022-23: $1.9M2022-232023-24: $3.5M2023-24: $1.9M2023-242024-25: $5.2M2024-25: $101K2024-252025-26: $3.3M2025-262026-27: $3.5M2026-272027-28: $3.3M2027-28
Outlined bar: planned in that year's Departmental Plan (dashed: the latest plan, for years not yet reported). Filled bar: actual.
Show the numbers
Fiscal yearPlannedActual
2018-19$1.4M$1.6M
2019-20$1.5M$1.5M
2020-21$1.6M$1.2M
2021-22$2.2M$1.5M
2022-23$2.3M$1.9M
2023-24$3.5M$1.9M
2024-25$5.2M$101K
2025-26$3.3M—
2026-27$3.5M*—
2027-28$3.3M*—

Employees (FTEs)

2018-19: 112018-19: 122018-192019-20: 102019-20: 102019-202020-21: 102020-21: 82020-212021-22: 112021-22: 112021-222022-23: 132022-23: 122022-232023-24: 182023-24: 112023-242024-25: 242024-25: 02024-252025-26: 182025-262026-27: 182026-272027-28: 192027-28
Outlined bar: planned in that year's Departmental Plan (dashed: the latest plan, for years not yet reported). Filled bar: actual.
Show the numbers
Fiscal yearPlannedActual
2018-191112
2019-201010
2020-21108
2021-221111
2022-231312
2023-241811
2024-25240
2025-2618—
2026-2718*—
2027-2819*—

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

Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.