Program directory · Employment and Social Development Canada
International Labour Affairs
- Department
- Employment and Social Development Canada
- Program code
- BGP07 (HRSD)
- Core responsibility
- Working Conditions and Workplace Relations
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
This program protects Canadian workers and employers from unfair competition by encouraging other countries to improve labour standards and enforce labour laws. The program negotiates international labour standards that reflect Canadian values and oversees Canada’s participation in international labour fora. This program also promotes fundamental labour rights domestically and internationally, negotiates and implements the labour provisions of free trade agreements (LPFTAs), and provides technical assistance to partner countries.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Labour Affairs | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $96M |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | Spending $14.2M, against $6.6M in 2020-21 (+115%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Spending $22.9M, against $15.4M in 2022-23 (+48%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2025-26 | Planned spending $12.6M, against $24.5M in 2024-25 (−49%). | 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 | ≥ 8 | 2019 | 14 The target of 8 for 2018-19 reflects the actual result for 2017-18. The nature of IILA activities (negotiations, exploratory talks, conclusion of trade talks, etc.) makes it difficult to accurately set yearly targets. While the Labour Program actively participates in these activities, it does not control the progression of the various activities or how they unfold. | Met |
| 2019-20 | ≥ 8 | 2020 | 10 | Met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 18 | 2021 | 18 Although the COVID-19 pandemic required several activities to be adapted, most of the planned work was conducted virtually, which allowed the 2020-21 target to be met. | Met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 18 | 2022 | 18 | Met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 18 | 2023 | 18 | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 24 | 2024 | 26 | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 21 | 2025 | 42 | Met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 25 | 2027 | — | Planned |
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 | $5.9M | $6.1M |
| 2019-20 | $5.9M | $6.4M |
| 2020-21 | $6.5M | $6.6M |
| 2021-22 | $13.1M | $14.2M |
| 2022-23 | $12.9M | $15.4M |
| 2023-24 | $13M | $22.9M |
| 2024-25 | $18.4M | $24.5M |
| 2025-26 | $12.6M | — |
| 2026-27 | $11.8M | — |
| 2027-28 | $11.8M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $6.9M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 34 | 31 |
| 2019-20 | 34 | 29 |
| 2020-21 | 34 | 34 |
| 2021-22 | 40 | 45 |
| 2022-23 | 44 | 52 |
| 2023-24 | 44 | 51 |
| 2024-25 | 46 | 55 |
| 2025-26 | 42 | — |
| 2026-27 | 40 | — |
| 2027-28 | 40* | — |
| 2028-29 | 38* | — |
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 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 plan | $5,882,080 | $5,882,080 | $5,882,080 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $5,884,986 | $5,884,986 | $5,884,986 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $6,470,455 | $6,470,455 | $6,470,455 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $13,054,783 | $13,115,863 | $13,175,323 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $12,931,078 | $12,990,518 | $13,055,902 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $13,009,702 | $13,075,086 | $6,498,574 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $18,447,956 | $11,953,427 | $11,350,571 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $12,586,420 | $11,983,559 | $11,983,559 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $11,806,616 | $11,797,494 | $6,871,427 | ||||||||
| Actual | $6,072,612 | $6,353,585 | $6,606,121 | $14,173,969 | $15,406,756 | $22,873,853 | $24,478,500 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
