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Information Services

Program code
BVY02 (GSC)
Core responsibility
Government-Wide Support
In Departmental Plans
2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan

What it does

The Information Services program provides advisory services and technical advice on Government of Canada advertising to federal departments; a right of access to electronic news sources and capacity building activities; advisory services, technical advice and capacity building activities on public opinion research in the Government of Canada; centralized access to and assistance in locating Government of Canada publications; and, produces and publishes the Canada Gazette, the official newspaper of the Government of Canada since 1841.

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).

2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-272027-282028-29Information Services 2018-19: $15.9MInformation Services 2019-20: $17.2MInformation Services 2020-21: $16.3MInformation Services 2021-22: $15MInformation Services 2022-23: $15.8MInformation Services 2023-24: $17.5MInformation Services 2024-25: $16.7MInformation Services 2025-26: $17.3MInformation Services 2026-27: $20.4MInformation Services 2027-28: $14.2MInformation Services 2028-29: $14.2MInformation ServicesCommunication ServicesInformation Services
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
Information ServicesThis program2018-19 – 2028-29$114M

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
2023-24Renamed from “Communication Services” to “Information Services”.GC InfoBase program names by year
2027-28Planned spending $14.2M, against $20.4M 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

Percentage of information services meeting established performance targets
Expected result: Federal organizations have the support services and tools they need to deliver their programs to Canadians
100%2018-19✓ met100%2019-20✓ met100%2020-21✓ met100%2021-22✓ met100%2022-23✓ met100%2023-24✓ met100%2024-25✓ met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2018-19≥ 80%2019100%Met
2019-20≥ 80%2020100%Met
2020-21≥ 80%2021100%Met
2021-22≥ 80%2022100%Met
2022-23≥ 80%2023100%Met
2023-24≥ 80%2024100%Met
2024-25≥ 80%2025100%Met

Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets

Percentage of information services meeting established performance targets
Expected result: Federal organizations have the support services and tools they need to deliver their programs to Canadians
80%2026-27

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2026-27≥ 80%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: $14.5M2018-19: $15.9M2018-192019-20: $17.5M2019-20: $17.2M2019-202020-21: $15M2020-21: $16.3M2020-212021-22: $15.6M2021-22: $15M2021-222022-23: $16.2M2022-23: $15.8M2022-232023-24: $16.3M2023-24: $17.5M2023-242024-25: $17.2M2024-25: $16.7M2024-252025-26: $17.3M2025-262026-27: $20.4M2026-272027-28: $14.2M2027-282028-29: $14.2M2028-29
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$14.5M$15.9M
2019-20$17.5M$17.2M
2020-21$15M$16.3M
2021-22$15.6M$15M
2022-23$16.2M$15.8M
2023-24$16.3M$17.5M
2024-25$17.2M$16.7M
2025-26$17.3M—
2026-27$20.4M—
2027-28$14.2M*—
2028-29$14.2M*—

Employees (FTEs)

2018-19: 1282018-19: 872018-192019-20: 912019-20: 902019-202020-21: 972020-21: 902020-212021-22: 982021-22: 952021-222022-23: 1002022-23: 972022-232023-24: 1072023-24: 962023-242024-25: 1042024-25: 972024-252025-26: 992025-262026-27: 792026-272027-28: 802027-282028-29: 782028-29
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
2018-1912887
2019-209190
2020-219790
2021-229895
2022-2310097
2023-2410796
2024-2510497
2025-2699—
2026-2779—
2027-2880*—
2028-2978*—

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.