Program directory · Library and Archives Canada
Acquisition and processing of published heritage
- Department
- Library and Archives Canada
- Program code
- BSI02 (LAC)
- Core responsibility
- Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
In accordance with the Library and Archives of Canada Act and the Legal Deposit of Publications Regulations, this program acquires materials produced by Canadian publishers regardless of medium or format. Canadian materials published before 1953 or not subject to legal deposit are acquired by purchase or gift. All publications acquired are described and made discoverable for the use of Canadians, thereby building a national collection that serves as a cornerstone of Canada's cultural heritage and diverse identity.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acquisition and processing of published heritage | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $78.3M |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | Indicators added: Number of publications described | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2019-20 | Indicators dropped: Number of publications catalogued | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Indicators added: Number of publications described and catalogued in OCLC | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Indicators dropped: Number of publications described | 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
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | ≥ 25,000 | 2020 | 18,192 LAC was still transitioning to the new library management system which impacted it’s ability to reach its target. | Not met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 25,000 | 2021 | 14,876 Physical access to analog publications was an issue for employees this year, given the restricted access to worksites because of the COVID-19 pandemic. From April to August, work on descriptions of digital titles continued. Starting in mid-August, a limited number of staff returned to the worksites and resumed working on descriptions of analog titles. In addition, a small number of staff particip… | Not met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 25,000 | 2022 | 20,598 Although the target was not met in 2021–22, the total number of new descriptions increased by 38% over the previous year. | Not met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 18,000 | 2023 | 24,248 | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 18,000 | 2024 | 25,157 | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 20,000 | 2025 | 25,817 | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≥ 25,000 | 2019 | 17,700 In 2018-19, due to the transition to the new library management system, LAC experienced a slowdown in its processing activities. | Not met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 20,000 | 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 | $10.8M | $12M |
| 2019-20 | $10M | $12M |
| 2020-21 | $10.2M | $11.7M |
| 2021-22 | $10.6M | $10.6M |
| 2022-23 | $10.6M | $9.5M |
| 2023-24 | $9.5M | $11M |
| 2024-25 | $10.3M | $11.6M |
| 2025-26 | $10.5M | — |
| 2026-27 | $10.2M | — |
| 2027-28 | $10.2M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $9.7M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 131 | 114 |
| 2019-20 | 116 | 118 |
| 2020-21 | 114 | 111 |
| 2021-22 | 114 | 104 |
| 2022-23 | 101 | 92 |
| 2023-24 | 97 | 94 |
| 2024-25 | 97 | 102 |
| 2025-26 | 96 | — |
| 2026-27 | 91 | — |
| 2027-28 | 92* | — |
| 2028-29 | 88* | — |
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 | $10,762,575 | $10,762,098 | $10,768,016 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $9,953,360 | $9,958,543 | $9,976,148 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $10,213,653 | $10,300,757 | $10,316,576 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $10,557,175 | $10,572,851 | $10,572,851 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $10,591,270 | $10,591,271 | $10,591,271 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $9,549,010 | $9,549,010 | $9,549,010 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $10,341,698 | $10,322,914 | $10,160,817 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $10,480,057 | $10,317,660 | $10,317,660 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $10,197,457 | $10,196,202 | $9,745,286 | ||||||||
| Actual | $12,016,277 | $11,950,602 | $11,668,974 | $10,578,495 | $9,515,359 | $11,007,905 | $11,602,070 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
