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Parliament Hill and Surroundings

Program code
BVX03 (GSC)
Core responsibility
Property and Infrastructure
In Departmental Plans
2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan

What it does

The Program is delivered by the Science and Parliamentary Infrastructure Branch (SPIB) and provides essential office and special use accommodations space that supports the delivery of the programs and property management services to Parliament Hill and its surroundings. The accommodations space is defined as the buildings occupied in majority by the Senate, House of Commons, Library of Parliament, Parliamentary Protective Service and the related premises and grounds. This includes notably all the buildings and land on Parliament Hill and those north of Sparks Street, between Elgin and Bank Streets as a single, inclusive campus to facilitate more effective planning, development and support efficient Parliamentary operations. The “Parliament Hill and Surroundings” program acknowledges the portfolio’s unique historical importance and heritage value while dealing with the distinct space needs of clients who, in large part, are not public servants but rather from the legislative arm of government.

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).

2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-272027-282028-29Parliament Hill and Surroundings 2018-19: $652MParliament Hill and Surroundings 2019-20: $526MParliament Hill and Surroundings 2020-21: $486MParliament Hill and Surroundings 2021-22: $506MParliament Hill and Surroundings 2022-23: $498MParliament Hill and Surroundings 2023-24: $666MParliament Hill and Surroundings 2024-25: $744MParliament Hill and Surroundings 2025-26: $803MParliament Hill and Surroundings 2026-27: $838MParliament Hill and Surroundings 2027-28: $689MParliament Hill and Surroundings 2028-29: $852MParliament Hill and Surroundings
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.
ProgramRelationYears with dataActual spending over those years
Parliament Hill and SurroundingsThis program2018-19 – 2028-29$4.08B

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 Parliamentary Precinct heritage assets with completed conservation documentation.Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase)
2020-21Indicators dropped: Number of hours per annum that essential property management services are not provided for the ongoing operation of ParliamentDepartmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase)
2023-24Spending $666M, against $498M in 2022-23 (+34%).Actual spending (GC InfoBase)
2026-27Indicators added: Percentage of time buildings used by Parliament are available for parliamentary businessDepartmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase)
2026-27Indicators dropped: Percentage of major projects that are delivered OTOBOS (on time, on budget, and on scope).; Percentage of Parliamentary Precinct heritage assets with completed conservation documentation.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

Percentage of major projects that are delivered OTOBOS (on time, on budget, and on scope).
Expected result: Partners are provided with safe, functional, modernized and accessible accommodations that meet their operational needs.
100%2018-19✓ met100%2019-20✓ met100%2020-21✓ met100%2021-22✓ met90%2022-23– no result90%2023-24– no result100%2024-25✓ met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2018-19≥ 90%2019100%Met
2019-20≥ 90%2020100%Met
2020-21≥ 90%2021100%Met
2021-22≥ 90%2022100%Met
2022-23≥ 90%2023—
No major capital projects over $1M were delivered in fiscal year 2022 to 2023
No result reported
2023-24≥ 90%2024—
No major capital projects were completed (nor planned to be completed) in fiscal year 2023 to 2024.
No result reported
2024-25≥ 90%2025100%Met
Percentage of Parliamentary Precinct heritage assets with completed conservation documentation.
Expected result: Partners are provided with safe, functional, modernized and accessible accommodations that meet their operational needs.
80%2020-21✓ met80%2021-22✓ met91%2022-23✓ met92%2023-24✓ met87%2024-25✓ met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2020-21≥ 80%202180%Met
2021-22≥ 80%202280%
Result is on target and may be exceeded in future years as additional service providers such as the Canadian Conservation Institute may be relied on to complete Heritage Conservation documentation.
Met
2022-23≥ 80%202391%Met
2023-24≥ 80%202492%Met
2024-25≥ 80%202587%Met
Number of hours per annum that essential property management services are not provided for the ongoing operation of Parliament
Expected result: Partners are provided with safe, functional, modernized and accessible accommodations that meet their operational needs
43.752018-19✓ met02019-20✓ met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2018-19≤ 48201943.75Met
2019-20≤ 220200Met

Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets

Percentage of time buildings used by Parliament are available for parliamentary business
Expected result: Parliament is provided with safe, functional, modernized and accessible accommodations that meet its operational needs
97%2026-27

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2026-27≥ 97%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: $577M2018-19: $652M2018-192019-20: $631M2019-20: $526M2019-202020-21: $422M2020-21: $486M2020-212021-22: $429M2021-22: $506M2021-222022-23: $364M2022-23: $498M2022-232023-24: $340M2023-24: $666M2023-242024-25: $394M2024-25: $744M2024-252025-26: $803M2025-262026-27: $838M2026-272027-28: $689M2027-282028-29: $852M2028-29
Outlined bar: planned in that year's Departmental Plan (dashed: the latest plan, for years not yet reported). Filled bar: actual.
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Fiscal yearPlannedActual
2018-19$577M$652M
2019-20$631M$526M
2020-21$422M$486M
2021-22$429M$506M
2022-23$364M$498M
2023-24$340M$666M
2024-25$394M$744M
2025-26$803M—
2026-27$838M—
2027-28$689M*—
2028-29$852M*—

Employees (FTEs)

2018-19: 322018-19: 1052018-192019-20: 1072019-20: 982019-202020-21: 1102020-21: 1082020-212021-22: 1322021-22: 912021-222022-23: 1262022-23: 822022-232023-24: 862023-24: 722023-242024-25: 752024-25: 842024-252025-26: 862025-262026-27: 702026-272027-28: 692027-282028-29: 692028-29
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
2018-1932105
2019-2010798
2020-21110108
2021-2213291
2022-2312682
2023-248672
2024-257584
2025-2686—
2026-2770—
2027-2869*—
2028-2969*—

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.