Program directory · Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Support to External Advisors
- Program code
- BNO04 (ISC)
- Core responsibility
- Science, Technology, Research and Commercialization
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2020-21 · Appeared and later dropped
What it does
This program provides support for two key external advisors to the government: the Chief Science Advisor (CSA) and the Council for Science and Innovation (CSI). Through the Office of the Chief Science Advisor (OCSA) and the Council for Science and Innovation Secretariat (CSIS), the Department provides research, analytical and administrative support to the CSA and CSI, respectively, to underpin their efforts to deliver advice on science and innovation issues. This strengthens the government’s access to independent, evidence-based, strategic advice to inform decision-making on science and innovation issues, thereby contributing to the departmental results “Canadian businesses invest more in research and development” and “Canada has a strong knowledge foundation” under the Science, Technology, Research and Commercialization 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Support to External Advisors | This program | 2018-19 – 2022-23 | $7.9M |
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
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≥ 50 | 2019 | 59 | Met |
| 2019-20 | ≥ 50 | 2020 | 52 | Met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 50 | 2021 | 59 | Met |
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
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | $4M | $2.3M |
| 2019-20 | $4M | $2.8M |
| 2020-21 | $3.5M | $2.8M |
| 2021-22 | $3.5M* | — |
| 2022-23 | $3.6M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 1 | 14 |
| 2019-20 | 15 | 18 |
| 2020-21 | 15 | 18 |
| 2021-22 | 15* | — |
| 2022-23 | 15* | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 plan | $3,999,220 | $4,035,370 | $4,157,375 | ||
| 2019-20 plan | $4,049,296 | $4,049,296 | $4,049,296 | ||
| 2020-21 plan | $3,529,882 | $3,547,414 | $3,551,461 | ||
| Actual | $2,317,070 | $2,785,835 | $2,800,615 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
