Program directory · Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Business Policy and Analysis
- Program code
- BNP03 (ISC)
- Core responsibility
- Companies, Investment and Growth
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2020-21 · Appeared and later dropped
What it does
The Business Policy and Analysis program supports the creation of a business environment that is conducive to innovation and growth. It provides intelligence, analysis and advice on the challenges and opportunities facing Canadian industry as it seeks to be competitive in global markets. Industry-specific analysis is used to inform stakeholders on key issues and policies that are relevant to the competitiveness of targeted industries and their positions within globalized markets and value chains. In collaboration with stakeholders, notably through the Economic Strategy Tables, and also with industry associations and other government departments, the program develops and disseminates studies, research papers and statistical reports to create an evidence base for informed decision making on sector growth strategies. Targeted outreach assists industry in better understanding government policy and programs. This program also promotes the adoption and adaptation of new and emerging technologies and skills for business processes, and promotes strategic research and development, marketing, investment and international business development activities. This program supports the departmental result “Canadian companies are globally competitive and achieve high growth” and “Canada is a location of choice for investment, growth and tourism” under the Companies, Investment and Growth core responsibility and includes the following transfer payment: Internal Trade Secretariat.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Policy and Analysis | This program | 2018-19 – 2022-23 | $83.2M |
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 | ≥ 18 | 2019 | 19 | Met |
| 2019-20 | ≥ 9 | 2020 | 32 Variance is primarily due to the production of policy papers produced through an executive retreat for industry executives to analyse challenges and opportunities in the lead up to the Fall 2019 election. | Met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 16 | 2021 | 21 Prior year result is higher primarily due to the production of policy papers through an executive retreat in lead up to the Fall 2019 election. | 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 | $28.3M | $26.9M |
| 2019-20 | $25.2M | $25.8M |
| 2020-21 | $25.8M | $30.6M |
| 2021-22 | $24.9M* | — |
| 2022-23 | $24.3M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 177 | 160 |
| 2019-20 | 163 | 161 |
| 2020-21 | 159 | 178 |
| 2021-22 | 149* | — |
| 2022-23 | 149* | — |
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 | $28,250,079 | $27,189,501 | $27,189,501 | ||
| 2019-20 plan | $25,202,314 | $25,202,314 | $25,202,314 | ||
| 2020-21 plan | $25,771,104 | $24,887,790 | $24,282,688 | ||
| Actual | $26,873,599 | $25,770,537 | $30,561,540 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
