Program directory · Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Marketplace Protection and Promotion
- Program code
- BNP18 (ISC)
- Core responsibility
- Companies, Investment and Growth
- In Departmental Plans
- 2021-22 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
The Marketplace Protection and Promotion program regulates and provides oversight over a number of aspects of the Canadian marketplace, including trade measurement, foreign investment review, insolvency, corporate governance including federal incorporation, market access and consumer affairs. The program benefits Canadian businesses and consumers by ensuring the integrity of the marketplace and providing certainty and a competitive environment that contributes to Canada's innovation performance. The program contributes to the Departmental Result that, “Businesses, investors and consumers have confidence in the Canadian marketplace”. The program includes the following transfer payment program: Contribution Program for Non-profit Consumer and Voluntary Organizations.
Source: the department's Program Inventory, via GC InfoBase.
History and lineage
First appears in GC InfoBase's actual spending by program in 2021-22. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marketplace Protection and Promotion | This program | 2021-22 – 2028-29 | $270M |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | Indicators added: Percentage of complaints / disputes investigated (by Measurement Canada); Percentage of device approvals issued on average in accordance with service standards; Percentage of insolvencies that are registered by the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy’s (OSB) official receiver within 2 days to secure the protection offered by the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA) for the benefit of debtors and creditors; Percentage of transactions that meet performance service standards | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Indicators dropped: Canada’s competitiveness ranking relative to the OECD average; Level of concern about privacy and data protection; Number of visitors accessing information products on websites managed by the Office of Consumer Affairs; Percentage of devices in compliance with mandatory recertification requirements in the retail food, retail petroleum, fishing, dairy, forestry, downstream petroleum, grain and field crops and mining sectors; Ranking, among OECD nations, on the "Starting a Business" component of the World Bank's annual Ease of Doing Business survey; Strength of the insolvency framework | 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
Median time required to certify notifications
Expected result: Services and regulatory authorizations are provided in a timely manner
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | ≤ 5 | 2022 | 22 The number of filings received this fiscal year once again hit historic highs. This significant volume, coupled with continued work-from-home posture, and numerous incomplete filings resulted in unexpected delays in completing the certification process for certain filings. | Not met |
| 2022-23 | ≤ 5 | 2023 | 13 Although the filing volume for 2022-23 was lower than 2021-22, it was significant enough to put pressure on the certification unit. Several deficient filings (when information is missing from investors to certify as complete) extended delays and pushed the average up. | Not met |
| 2023-24 | ≤ 15 | 2024 | 7 Benefited from a fully staffed certification unit (i.e. two certification officers, a certification coordinator, and an individual fulfilling a supervisory position): Able to work as a team in order to completely eliminate the approx.4-6 week backlog of filings; and once caught up, this allowed the officers to complete their initial review of a notification within 1-3 days of its initial receipt… | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≤ 10 | 2025 | 10 | Met |
Median time required to process applications
Expected result: Services and regulatory authorizations are provided in a timely manner
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | ≤ 70 | 2022 | 88 A number of the net benefit reviews conducted this fiscal year were complex and required extensions, with the consent of the investor to complete the review. This resulted in a higher than anticipated median length of review. | Not met |
| 2022-23 | ≤ 70 | 2023 | 93 A number of the net benefit reviews conducted this fiscal year were complex and required extensions, with the consent of the investor to complete the review. This resulted in a higher than anticipated median length of review. | Not met |
| 2023-24 | ≤ 70 | 2024 | 70 The investment cases reviewed for net benefit during FY 2023-24 were less complex than in previous years; most of them didn't require extensions past the 75 day deadline permitted by the Act. | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≤ 75 | 2025 | 82 The investment cases reviewed for net benefit during FY 2024-25 were more complex than in previous years; some of them required extensions with consent of the investor past the 75 day deadline permitted by the Act. | Not met |
Percentage of complaints / disputes investigated (by Measurement Canada)
Expected result: Compliance with marketplace frameworks is promoted and enforced
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | ≥ 80% | 2024 | 82% | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 80% | 2025 | 86% | Met |
Percentage of device approvals issued on average in accordance with service standards
Expected result: Services and regulatory authorizations are provided in a timely manner
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | ≥ 100% | 2024 | 91% | Not met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 95% | 2025 | 89% Due to high staff turnover throughout the year, the need for training and onboarding of new employees has led to longer queue times, and time for testing as junior employees learn legal metrology. This has had an impact on overall service standards. Queue times were impacted by the limited availability of space for testing prototypes. | Not met |
Percentage of insolvencies that are registered by the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy’s (OSB) official receiver within 2 days to secure the protection offered by the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA) for the benefit of debtors and creditors
Expected result: Services and regulatory authorizations are provided in a timely manner
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | ≥ 99% | 2024 | 99.4% | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 99% | 2025 | 99.4% | Met |
Percentage of Licensed Insolvency Trustees (LITs) who are compliant with the regulatory framework
Expected result: Compliance with marketplace frameworks is promoted and enforced
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | ≥ 90% | 2022 | 96% | Met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 90% | 2023 | 96.7% | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 90% | 2024 | 94% | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 90% | 2025 | 93% | Met |
Percentage of transactions that meet performance service standards
Expected result: Services and regulatory authorizations are provided in a timely manner
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | ≥ 90% | 2024 | 92% | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 90% | 2025 | 91% | Met |
Canada’s competitiveness ranking relative to the OECD average
Expected result: Canada's marketplace frameworks help promote innovation, competitive markets and instill consumer confidence
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | Higher than the OECD average. | 2022 | Actual result not reported. The Global Competitiveness Report has moved to the Institute of Management and Development (IMD) and is called the World Competitiveness Rankings. Note, the report only contains absolute rankings and does not use “OECD average” as a comparator. Canada’s overall ranking is 14. | No result reported |
| 2022-23 | Higher than the OECD average. | 2023 | — The Index has not been updated since 2020. This indicator was removed during the 2022 DRF amendment cycle and will not be reported in future years (i.e. no longer reported as of 2023-24). | No result reported |
Level of concern about privacy and data protection
Expected result: Trust and confidence in the marketplace frameworks
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | ≤ 40% | 2022 | — Data for 2021–22 is expected to be available in 2023. | No result reported |
| 2022-23 | ≤ 40% | 2023 | 32% | Met |
Number of visitors accessing information products on websites managed by the Office of Consumer Affairs
Expected result: Consumers are informed and aware of risks, how to protect themselves and their rights
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | ≥ 500,000 | 2022 | 532,008 | Met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 500,000 | 2023 | 562,555 | Met |
Percentage of devices in compliance with mandatory recertification requirements in the retail food, retail petroleum, fishing, dairy, forestry, downstream petroleum, grain and field crops and mining sectors
Expected result: Measuring devices used in trade measurement transactions comply with legislative requirements for accuracy, performance and use
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | ≥ 95% | 2022 | 93% In March 2020, Measurement Canada temporarily suspended compliance improvement and enforcement actions for businesses with devices overdue for recertification due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the difficulties businesses were experiencing due to associated public health measures. Measurement Canada recently restarted notifications to businesses encouraging them to have their devices inspected. | Not met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 85% | 2023 | 80% In March 2020, Measurement Canada temporarily suspended enforcement actions for devices overdue for recertification due to the difficulties businesses were experiencing as a result of COVID-19 and associated public health measures. Measurement Canada encouraged businesses to have their devices recertified as soon as possible. The agency recently restarted notifications to businesses with overdue… | Not met |
Ranking, among OECD nations, on the "Starting a Business" component of the World Bank's annual Ease of Doing Business survey
Expected result: Barriers to starting a business and maintaining an incorporated entity are low
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | ≤ 3 | 2021 | 3 | Met |
| 2022-23 | ≤ 3 | 2023 | — Rationale for why there is no data: The data is not available because the World Bank stopped doing the Ease of Doing Business report in 2020. This indicator collects data annually, therefore, the Titan system expects a result each other. However, due to the fact that there are no reported results for 2022-23, the system generates a response of 'actual result not reported' in GC InfoBase. | No result reported |
Strength of the insolvency framework
Expected result: Trust and confidence in the marketplace frameworks
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | ≥ 11 | 2022 | — This information is no longer available. The 2020 ranking on insolvency is from the World Bank’s Doing Business Report. This report was discontinued last year. The World Competitiveness Rankings do not include “strength of insolvency framework” or any metrics related to insolvency frameworks in the ranking methodology. | No result reported |
| 2022-23 | ≤ 11 | 2023 | — The Doing Business report has been discontinued since 2021. This indicator will be removed and no longer reported on in future years (i.e. no longer reported as of 2023-24). | No result reported |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Median time required to certify notifications
Expected result: Services and regulatory authorizations are provided in a timely manner
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≤ 10 | 2027 | — | Planned |
Median time required to process applications
Expected result: Services and regulatory authorizations are provided in a timely manner
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≤ 75 | 2027 | — | Planned |
Percentage of complaints / disputes investigated (by Measurement Canada)
Expected result: Compliance with marketplace frameworks is promoted and enforced
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 80% | 2027 | — | Planned |
Percentage of device approvals issued on average in accordance with service standards
Expected result: Services and regulatory authorizations are provided in a timely manner
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 90% | 2027 | — | Planned |
Percentage of insolvencies that are registered by the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy’s (OSB) official receiver within 2 days to secure the protection offered by the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA) for the benefit of debtors and creditors
Expected result: Services and regulatory authorizations are provided in a timely manner
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 99% | 2027 | — | Planned |
Percentage of Licensed Insolvency Trustees (LITs) who are compliant with the regulatory framework
Expected result: Compliance with marketplace frameworks is promoted and enforced
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 90% | 2027 | — | Planned |
Percentage of transactions that meet performance service standards
Expected result: Services and regulatory authorizations are provided in a timely manner
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 90% | 2027 | — | Planned |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | $46.7M | $55.7M |
| 2022-23 | $70M | $65.1M |
| 2023-24 | $78.5M | $70.2M |
| 2024-25 | $90.7M | $79.4M |
| 2025-26 | $83.9M | — |
| 2026-27 | $84.4M | — |
| 2027-28 | $77.8M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $71.6M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 813 | 831 |
| 2022-23 | 888 | 862 |
| 2023-24 | 860 | 869 |
| 2024-25 | 855 | 947 |
| 2025-26 | 868 | — |
| 2026-27 | 906 | — |
| 2027-28 | 880* | — |
| 2028-29 | 861* | — |
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 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 plan | $46,743,276 | $46,588,719 | $46,588,719 | |||||
| 2022-23 plan | $69,994,236 | $71,421,086 | $69,981,369 | |||||
| 2023-24 plan | $78,461,025 | $73,841,321 | $74,080,105 | |||||
| 2024-25 plan | $90,652,927 | $83,389,758 | $57,629,629 | |||||
| 2025-26 plan | $83,945,902 | $60,614,034 | $59,618,480 | |||||
| 2026-27 plan | $84,430,704 | $77,751,538 | $71,593,482 | |||||
| Actual | $55,713,155 | $65,115,009 | $70,158,115 | $79,409,428 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
