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Asset Disposal

Program code
BVY05 (GSC)
Core responsibility
Government-Wide Support
In Departmental Plans
2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan

What it does

The Asset Disposal Program provides federal organizations, law enforcement and Crown prosecutors with efficient and innovative seized & surplus asset management solutions, related advice and timely disposal services. Assets are often disposed of through public sales to Canadians.

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).

2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-272027-282028-29Asset Disposal 2018-19: $1.7MAsset Disposal 2019-20: $3.2MAsset Disposal 2020-21: $4.7MAsset Disposal 2021-22: $3.5MAsset Disposal 2022-23: $3.3MAsset Disposal 2023-24: $6.2MAsset Disposal 2024-25: $7.6MAsset Disposal 2025-26: $7.3MAsset Disposal 2026-27: $7.4MAsset Disposal 2027-28: $2.6MAsset Disposal 2028-29: $2.6MAsset Disposal
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
Asset DisposalThis program2018-19 – 2028-29$30.3M

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.

No significant changes detected.

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 overall client satisfaction with support services and tools
Expected result: Federal organizations have the support services and tools they need to divest surplus assets
72%2018-19✗ not met85%2019-20– no result78%2020-21✗ not met90%2021-22✓ met87%2022-23✓ met89%2023-24✓ met91%2024-25✓ met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2018-19≥ 85%201972%
GCSurplus did not conduct the Public Opinion Research (POR) to meet the service standards indicated below. We do not have official service standards in regards to client satisfaction. The POR is not a regular means to collecting data for the program. These results are essentially for information only.
Not met
2019-20≥ 85%2020—
This indicator is no longer being evaluated. As such, it is not possible to provide a result for 2019–20.
No result reported
2020-21≥ 85%202178%
An email survey was sent to client departments in June 2021 and the results indicated that 78% of respondents were either Very Satisfied, or Satisfied. The COVID-19 pandemic affected the availability of GCSurplus programs and services during the 2020 to 2021 reporting period. Consequently, this result is lower than the target of 85%.
Not met
2021-22≥ 85%202290%Met
2022-23≥ 85%202387%Met
2023-24≥ 85%202489%Met
2024-25≥ 85%202591%Met

Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets

Percentage of overall client satisfaction with support services and tools
Expected result: Federal organizations have the support services and tools they need to divest surplus assets
85%2026-27

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2026-27≥ 85%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: $2.5M2018-19: $1.7M2018-192019-20: $2M2019-20: $3.2M2019-202020-21: $3.6M2020-21: $4.7M2020-212021-22: $4M2021-22: $3.5M2021-222022-23: $3.5M2022-23: $3.3M2022-232023-24: $3.1M2023-24: $6.2M2023-242024-25: $2.9M2024-25: $7.6M2024-252025-26: $7.3M2025-262026-27: $7.4M2026-272027-28: $2.6M2027-282028-29: $2.6M2028-29
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$2.5M$1.7M
2019-20$2M$3.2M
2020-21$3.6M$4.7M
2021-22$4M$3.5M
2022-23$3.5M$3.3M
2023-24$3.1M$6.2M
2024-25$2.9M$7.6M
2025-26$7.3M—
2026-27$7.4M—
2027-28$2.6M*—
2028-29$2.6M*—

Employees (FTEs)

2018-19: 1322018-19: 1342018-192019-20: 1372019-20: 1282019-202020-21: 1382020-21: 1262020-212021-22: 1382021-22: 1352021-222022-23: 1432022-23: 1292022-232023-24: 1482023-24: 1402023-242024-25: 1422024-25: 1452024-252025-26: 1442025-262026-27: 1432026-272027-28: 1432027-282028-29: 1432028-29
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
2018-19132134
2019-20137128
2020-21138126
2021-22138135
2022-23143129
2023-24148140
2024-25142145
2025-26144—
2026-27143—
2027-28143*—
2028-29143*—

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.