Program directory · Health Canada
Cancer Control
- Department
- Health Canada
- Program code
- BVG10 (H)
- Core responsibility
- Health Care Systems
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2022-23 · Appeared and later dropped
What it does
The federal government recognizes the burden of cancer on both personal and societal levels. Health Canada supports cancer control through the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC). Established in 2007, CPAC is an independent, not-for-profit organisation with the mandate of reducing the number of cancer cases in Canada, minimizing the number of cancer-related deaths, and improving patient quality of life. It seeks to accelerate action on cancer control for all Canadians by augmenting, building upon and implementing the multi-tiered Canadian Strategy for Cancer Control (CSCC). CPAC works to ensure that the most reliable and current cancer knowledge reaches governments, cancer professionals, support groups, patients and their families, and individuals in all parts of the country. Budget 2016 confirmed ongoing funding for CPAC at $47.5 million per year. This will allow the organization to continue its work with cancer agencies and stakeholders, while engaging patients, care providers and the general public in promoting innovative approaches to reducing the toll of cancer across Canada. CPAC’s expected outcomes contribute to supporting the Health Care Systems Core Responsibility.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer Control | This program | 2018-19 – 2024-25 | $245M |
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.
| Year | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | Indicators added: Percentage of Canadians screened within guidelines for colorectal cancer | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2020-21 | Indicators dropped: Percentage of Canadians screened within guidelines, by cancer type | 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
No results reported yet.
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 | $44.3M | $43M |
| 2019-20 | $52.2M | $50.8M |
| 2020-21 | $51.3M | $51.2M |
| 2021-22 | $52.7M | $52.6M |
| 2022-23 | $47.7M | $47.6M |
| 2023-24 | $47.7M* | — |
| 2024-25 | $47.7M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 11 | 2 |
| 2019-20 | 11 | 2 |
| 2020-21 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021-22 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022-23 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023-24 | 2* | — |
| 2024-25 | 2* | — |
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 | $44,286,255 | $52,206,712 | $52,210,024 | ||||
| 2019-20 plan | $52,207,576 | $52,210,888 | $53,711,635 | ||||
| 2020-21 plan | $51,347,861 | $52,847,861 | $47,847,861 | ||||
| 2021-22 plan | $52,749,304 | $47,749,304 | $47,749,304 | ||||
| 2022-23 plan | $47,749,700 | $47,749,700 | $47,749,700 | ||||
| Actual | $42,971,939 | $50,835,692 | $51,199,654 | $52,597,299 | $47,577,489 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
