Program directory · Health Canada
Health Care Systems Analysis and Policy
- Department
- Health Canada
- Program code
- BVG01 (H)
- Core responsibility
- Health Care Systems
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2022-23 · Appeared and later dropped
What it does
Health Canada works in close collaboration with the provinces and territories, health professionals, and other key stakeholders to develop strategic policy advice on health care. Our aim is to ensure that health care policy decisions are based on strong evidence and are aligned with the principles of equity, sustainability, and affordability. The Department supports innovative partnerships with Pan-Canadian organizations and other stakeholders to meet current and future health care systems challenges. Health care systems analysis and policy activities address issues related to broader health care systems renewal, such as the implementation of the Health Accord, fiscal transfers, health care financing, governance and accountability, and the roles and interface of the public and private sectors. Our work related to health care systems analysis and policy is supported by the following activities with specific performance measurement strategies: the Health Accord; the Health Care Policy and Strategies Program; and Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement.
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).
| Program | Relation | Years with data | Actual spending over those years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care Systems Analysis and Policy | This program | 2018-19 – 2024-25 | $912M |
| Responsive Health Care Systems | Later program (name match, medium confidence) | 2023-24 – 2028-29 | $9.67B |
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.
| Year | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | Spending $209M, against $51.6M in 2019-20 (+304%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2021-22 | Employees (FTEs) 292, against 115 in 2020-21 (+153%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2021-22 | Spending $315M, against $209M in 2020-21 (+51%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Planned employees (FTEs) 144, against 270 in 2022-23 (−47%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Appears to be replaced by Responsive Health Care Systems | Canada Spends name match across plans (an inference) |
| 2023-24 | Planned spending $117M, against $294M in 2022-23 (−60%). | 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
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 80% – 100% | 2019 | 94% | Met |
| 2019-20 | 80% – 95% | 2020 | 85.4% | Met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 80% | 2021 | 88% | Met |
| 2021-22 | 75% – 95% | 2022 | 91% | Met |
| 2022-23 | — | — | 88% The result of 88% excludes data from the former Contribution to the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement program. | No result reported |
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
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | $57.1M | $42.6M |
| 2019-20 | $58.7M | $51.6M |
| 2020-21 | $57.7M | $209M |
| 2021-22 | $66.1M | $315M |
| 2022-23 | $123M | $294M |
| 2023-24 | $117M* | — |
| 2024-25 | $89.2M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 128 | 110 |
| 2019-20 | 127 | 107 |
| 2020-21 | 138 | 115 |
| 2021-22 | 142 | 292 |
| 2022-23 | 144 | 270 |
| 2023-24 | 144* | — |
| 2024-25 | 139* | — |
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
| Plan | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 plan | $57,079,478 | $56,813,046 | $56,786,550 | ||||
| 2019-20 plan | $58,689,659 | $587,631,663 | $57,592,187 | ||||
| 2020-21 plan | $57,664,001 | $56,563,931 | $56,855,915 | ||||
| 2021-22 plan | $66,055,314 | $75,956,417 | $89,257,773 | ||||
| 2022-23 plan | $123,007,701 | $117,365,859 | $89,202,830 | ||||
| Actual | $42,612,007 | $51,594,679 | $208,521,187 | $315,374,263 | $293,632,757 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
