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Program directory · The National Battlefields Commission

Maintenance of infrastructure and security

Program code
BFO01 (NBC)
Core responsibility
Conservation
In Departmental Plans
2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan

What it does

Ensure the conservation and protection of the natural, cultural and heritage asssets of the National Battlefields Park through the maintenance and upkeep of the grounds and infrastructure. Ensure safe public access to the Park.

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).

2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-272027-282028-29Maintenance of infrastructure and security 2018-19: $2.6MMaintenance of infrastructure and security 2019-20: $2.6MMaintenance of infrastructure and security 2020-21: $2.4MMaintenance of infrastructure and security 2021-22: $2.7MMaintenance of infrastructure and security 2022-23: $3MMaintenance of infrastructure and security 2023-24: $10MMaintenance of infrastructure and security 2024-25: $8.9MMaintenance of infrastructure and security 2025-26: $13.4MMaintenance of infrastructure and security 2026-27: $12.4MMaintenance of infrastructure and security 2027-28: $3.8MMaintenance of infrastructure and security 2028-29: $3.7MMaintenance of infrastructure and security
Bars: spending by fiscal year (dark: actual; light: actual restated on the 2017-18 program structure; outlined: the latest plan's forecast; grey: related programs). Bands: each program in the lineage over the years it has data.
ProgramRelationYears with dataActual spending over those years
Maintenance of infrastructure and securityThis program2018-19 – 2028-29$32.1M

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.

YearWhat changedSource
2023-24Spending $10M, against $3M in 2022-23 (+235%).Actual spending (GC InfoBase)
2027-28Planned spending $3.8M, against $12.4M in 2026-27 (−70%).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

Percentage of visitors that are ‘’satisfied” with the park’s condition
Expected result: The National Battlefields Park is a well-maintained and safe site
88%2018-19✓ met97.6%2019-20✓ met80%2020-21– no result80%2021-22– no result80%2022-23– no result80%2023-24– no result80%2024-25– no result

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2018-1980% – 95%201988%Met
2019-2080% – 100%202097.6%Met
2020-2180% – 100%2021—
Actual result is not available because in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, data collection could not be done in 2020-21.
No result reported
2021-2280% – 100%2022—
Not available. Actual result is not available because in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, data collection could not be done in 2021-22.
No result reported
2022-2380% – 100%2023—
The actual result is not available in 2022-2023, as no data has been collected.
No result reported
2023-2480% – 100%2024—
The actual result is not available, as no data has been collected.
No result reported
2024-2580% – 100%2025—
The actual result is not available as no data has been collected.
No result reported
Percentage of visitors who say they feel safe in the Park
Expected result: The National Battlefields Park is a well-maintained and safe site
92%2018-19✓ met97%2019-20✓ met80%2020-21– no result80%2021-22– no result80%2022-23– no result80%2023-24– no result80%2024-25– no result

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2018-1980% – 95%201992%Met
2019-2080% – 100%202097%Met
2020-2180% – 100%2021—
Actual result is not available because in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, data collection could not be done in 2020-21.
No result reported
2021-2280% – 100%2022—
Not available. Actual result is not available because in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, data collection could not be done in 2021-22.
No result reported
2022-2380% – 100%2023—
The actual result is not available in 2022-2023, as no data has been collected.
No result reported
2023-2480% – 100%2024—
The actual result is not available, as no data has been collected.
No result reported
2024-2580% – 100%2025—
The actual result is not available as no data has been collected.
No result reported

Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets

Percentage of visitors that are ‘’satisfied” with the park’s condition
Expected result: The National Battlefields Park is a well-maintained and safe site
80%2026-27

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2026-2780% – 100%2027—Planned
Percentage of visitors who say they feel safe in the Park
Expected result: The National Battlefields Park is a well-maintained and safe site
80%2026-27

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2026-2780% – 100%2027—Planned

Future goals: targets due after 2026-27

No targets with a later due date.

Spending and employees: planned against actual

Spending

2018-19: $2.5M2018-19: $2.6M2018-192019-20: $2.6M2019-20: $2.6M2019-202020-21: $2.6M2020-21: $2.4M2020-212021-22: $2.7M2021-22: $2.7M2021-222022-23: $3.3M2022-23: $3M2022-232023-24: $7M2023-24: $10M2023-242024-25: $14.2M2024-25: $8.9M2024-252025-26: $13.4M2025-262026-27: $12.4M2026-272027-28: $3.8M2027-282028-29: $3.7M2028-29
Outlined bar: planned in that year's Departmental Plan (dashed: the latest plan, for years not yet reported). Filled bar: actual.
Show the numbers
Fiscal yearPlannedActual
2018-19$2.5M$2.6M
2019-20$2.6M$2.6M
2020-21$2.6M$2.4M
2021-22$2.7M$2.7M
2022-23$3.3M$3M
2023-24$7M$10M
2024-25$14.2M$8.9M
2025-26$13.4M—
2026-27$12.4M—
2027-28$3.8M*—
2028-29$3.7M*—

Employees (FTEs)

2018-19: 222018-19: 242018-192019-20: 222019-20: 222019-202020-21: 222020-21: 192020-212021-22: 222021-22: 222021-222022-23: 222022-23: 232022-232023-24: 222023-24: 212023-242024-25: 222024-25: 222024-252025-26: 222025-262026-27: 202026-272027-28: 202027-282028-29: 192028-29
Outlined bar: planned in that year's Departmental Plan (dashed: the latest plan, for years not yet reported). Filled bar: actual.
Show the numbers
Fiscal yearPlannedActual
2018-192224
2019-202222
2020-212219
2021-222222
2022-232223
2023-242221
2024-252222
2025-2622—
2026-2720—
2027-2820*—
2028-2919*—

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

Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.