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Federal Pension Administration

Program code
BVW02 (GSC)
Core responsibility
Payments and Accounting
In Departmental Plans
2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan

What it does

This program administers federal public sector pension plans and benefits for the Government of Canada. Pension administration includes the provision of payments and services to over one (1) million beneficiaries, as well as the development and delivery of services, processes and systems. This permits PSPC to administer pensions in accordance with applicable legislation and policies.

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).

2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-272027-282028-29Federal Pension Administration 2018-19: $21.4MFederal Pension Administration 2019-20: $22.2MFederal Pension Administration 2020-21: $28.1MFederal Pension Administration 2021-22: $24MFederal Pension Administration 2022-23: $29.8MFederal Pension Administration 2023-24: $23.5MFederal Pension Administration 2024-25: $22.1MFederal Pension Administration 2025-26: $19.1MFederal Pension Administration 2026-27: $18.4MFederal Pension Administration 2027-28: $18.7MFederal Pension Administration 2028-29: $18.9MFederal Pension AdministrationFederal pension AdministrationFederal Pensi…
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
Federal Pension AdministrationThis program2018-19 – 2028-29$171M

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
2020-21Spending $28.1M, against $22.2M in 2019-20 (+27%).Actual spending (GC InfoBase)
2026-27Indicators added: Percentage of pension payments processed within service standardsDepartmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase)
2026-27Indicators dropped: Percentage of pension payments processed that are accurate and on time.Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase)
2026-27Renamed from “Federal pension Administration” to “Federal Pension Administration”.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 pension payments processed that are accurate and on time.
Expected result: Members of federal pension plans receive timely and accurate pension payments, benefits and support services to which they are entitled.
98%2018-19✓ met98%2019-20✓ met99%2020-21✓ met98%2021-22✓ met98%2022-23✓ met98%2023-24✓ met98%2024-25✓ met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2018-19≥ 95%201998%Met
2019-20≥ 95%202098%Met
2020-21≥ 95%202199%Met
2021-22≥ 95%202298%Met
2022-23≥ 95%202398%Met
2023-24≥ 95%202498%Met
2024-25≥ 95%202598%Met

Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets

Percentage of pension payments processed within service standards
Expected result: Members of federal pension plans receive timely and accurate pension payments, benefits and support services to which they are entitled
95%2026-27

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2026-27≥ 95%2027—Planned

Future goals: targets due after 2026-27

No targets with a later due date.

Spending and employees: planned against actual

Spending

2018-19: $10.4M2018-19: $21.4M2018-192019-20: $11.7M2019-20: $22.2M2019-202020-21: $15.2M2020-21: $28.1M2020-212021-22: $22.4M2021-22: $24M2021-222022-23: $23.3M2022-23: $29.8M2022-232023-24: $18.3M2023-24: $23.5M2023-242024-25: $14.6M2024-25: $22.1M2024-252025-26: $19.1M2025-262026-27: $18.4M2026-272027-28: $18.7M2027-282028-29: $18.9M2028-29
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$10.4M$21.4M
2019-20$11.7M$22.2M
2020-21$15.2M$28.1M
2021-22$22.4M$24M
2022-23$23.3M$29.8M
2023-24$18.3M$23.5M
2024-25$14.6M$22.1M
2025-26$19.1M—
2026-27$18.4M—
2027-28$18.7M*—
2028-29$18.9M*—

Employees (FTEs)

2018-19: 1,1472018-19: 1,1532018-192019-20: 1,1352019-20: 1,1952019-202020-21: 1,3072020-21: 1,2702020-212021-22: 1,3232021-22: 1,2822021-222022-23: 1,3172022-23: 1,2752022-232023-24: 1,2952023-24: 1,2482023-242024-25: 1,3162024-25: 1,2472024-252025-26: 1,2682025-262026-27: 1,3502026-272027-28: 1,3632027-282028-29: 1,2352028-29
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
2018-191,1471,153
2019-201,1351,195
2020-211,3071,270
2021-221,3231,282
2022-231,3171,275
2023-241,2951,248
2024-251,3161,247
2025-261,268—
2026-271,350—
2027-281,363*—
2028-291,235*—

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.