Program directory · National Defence
Operations in North America
- Department
- National Defence
- Program code
- BUN02 (ND)
- Core responsibility
- Operations
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
The Operations in North America program involves detecting, deterring and defending against threats to or attacks on North America in partnership with the United States, including through North American Aerospace Defense Command and meeting our North American Aerospace Defense Command obligations.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operations in North America | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $165M |
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 | Employees (FTEs) 138, against 485 in 2018-19 (−72%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2019-20 | Spending $14.5M, against $61.5M in 2018-19 (−76%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2020-21 | Spending $20.6M, against $14.5M in 2019-20 (+42%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2021-22 | Spending $14M, against $20.6M in 2020-21 (−32%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2022-23 | Indicators added: % of Canada’s commitments and obligations to the North American Aerospace Defence Command agreement that are met; % of stated objectives met by continental operations; Extent to which the Canadian Armed Forces is effective in continental operations | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Indicators added: % of Operational Effects Achieved by Operations in North America | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Indicators dropped: % of Operational Effects Achieved | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Spending $22.8M, against $13.7M in 2022-23 (+67%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Planned spending $302M, against $16.4M in 2025-26 (+1748%). | 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
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | ≥ 100% | 2023 | 98.1% 100% was not achieved in FY 22/23 due to personnel shortages. | Not met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 100% | 2024 | 92.8% Three contributing components underpin the above-mentioned performance indicator. Firstly, aircraft sortie success rates were negatively impacted by poor weather and maintenance requirements. Secondly, staffing rates at Canadian Element NORAD, Canadian NORAD Region and Canadian Air Defence Sector fell short of its 100% target. The failure of these two components to meet their respective targets l… | Not met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 100% | 2025 | 94.7% The target was not met due to a number of potential factors including, maintenance and weather affecting sortie success rates, as well as staffing levels being below required levels. However, all NORAD inspections resulted in a Mission Ready rating. | Not met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 90% – 100% | 2024 | 100% | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 90% | 2025 | 100% | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | ≥ 100% | 2023 | 100% | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 100% | 2024 | 100% | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 100% | 2025 | 100% | Met |
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | The Canadian Armed Forces is effective in the conduct of continental operations | 2023 | Green. Overall the CAF is effective in its execution of continental operations. Resource and modernization challenges remain extant, further planning, coordination remain a primary focus of CAF in support of NORAD. | No result reported |
| 2023-24 | The Canadian Armed Forces is effective in the conduct of continental operations | 2024 | Target achieved Overall, the CAF continued to be effective in its execution of continental operations. Resource and modernization challenges remain extant, further planning, coordination remain a primary focus of CAF in support of NORAD. | Met |
| 2024-25 | The Canadian Armed Forces is effective in the conduct of continental operations | 2025 | Target Achieved | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≥ 100% | 2019 | 92% The three commands (NORAD, CJOC and USNORTHCOM) progressed the Evolution of North American Defence (EVONAD) study. EVONAD encompasses the analysis of current and future threats to North America across six domains (air, maritime, cyber, space, aerospace and land) to optimize North American defence. The EVONAD analysis is complete with implementation ongoing towards meeting our target of 100%. Deve… | Not met |
| 2019-20 | 90% – 100% | 2020 | 100% | Met |
| 2020-21 | 90% – 100% | 2021 | 100% Operational effectiveness was reflected in CAF ability to enhance the mobility, reach and footprint of Canadian interests in Canada’s north through increased support to operations, exercises, and demonstrating the ability to project and sustain forces in the region. | Met |
| 2021-22 | 90% – 100% | 2022 | 92% Operations in North America achieved their stated results with the exception of one NORAD exercise that could not be executed due to a lack of resources resultant of a competing operational priority. | Met |
| 2022-23 | 90% – 100% | 2023 | 100% | Met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 100% | 2027 | — | Planned |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 90% | 2027 | — | Planned |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 100% | 2027 | — | Planned |
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | The Canadian Armed Forces is effective in the conduct of continental operations | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | $27.6M | $61.5M |
| 2019-20 | $59.6M | $14.5M |
| 2020-21 | $30M | $20.6M |
| 2021-22 | $13.2M | $14M |
| 2022-23 | $13.8M | $13.7M |
| 2023-24 | $31.8M | $22.8M |
| 2024-25 | $58.1M | $17.5M |
| 2025-26 | $16.4M | — |
| 2026-27 | $302M | — |
| 2027-28 | $321M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $332M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 9 | 485 |
| 2019-20 | 481 | 138 |
| 2020-21 | 139 | 128 |
| 2021-22 | 133 | 127 |
| 2022-23 | 129 | 124 |
| 2023-24 | 118 | 118 |
| 2024-25 | 114 | 111 |
| 2025-26 | 122 | — |
| 2026-27 | 130 | — |
| 2027-28 | 132* | — |
| 2028-29 | 135* | — |
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 | $27,606,165 | $27,933,448 | $28,468,348 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $59,552,511 | $60,251,440 | $62,033,667 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $29,955,442 | $30,110,474 | $31,196,983 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $13,217,839 | $13,066,867 | $13,282,292 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $13,805,440 | $13,477,465 | $13,591,668 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $31,757,827 | $29,749,643 | $15,373,900 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $58,106,032 | $32,479,074 | $23,068,408 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $16,368,042 | $16,346,162 | $16,531,578 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $302,417,008 | $321,060,072 | $331,530,933 | ||||||||
| Actual | $61,518,816 | $14,472,636 | $20,607,529 | $13,996,732 | $13,675,987 | $22,830,727 | $17,518,543 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
