Program directory · National Defence
Command, Control and Sustainment of Operations
- Department
- National Defence
- Program code
- BUN06 (ND)
- Core responsibility
- Operations
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
The Command, Control and Sustainment of Operations program is made up of components which enable the Commander Canadian Joint Operations Command to lead, coordinate, plan, organize, direct and control the activities of joint forces across multiple domains.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Command, Control and Sustainment of Operations | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $1.38B |
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) 921, against 1,770 in 2018-19 (−48%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2019-20 | Spending $175M, against $243M in 2018-19 (−28%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2020-21 | Spending $226M, against $175M in 2019-20 (+30%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2021-22 | Spending $155M, against $226M in 2020-21 (−31%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2022-23 | Employees (FTEs) 1,157, against 877 in 2021-22 (+32%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Spending $233M, against $154M in 2022-23 (+51%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Planned employees (FTEs) 1,287, against 982 in 2025-26 (+31%). | FTEs (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≥ 100% | 2019 | 95% This indicator encompasses overarching control functions, engaging with operational-level partners and other stakeholders to ensure unity of action and rules are established to control each operation. DND/CAF continued to progress projects to address capability deficiencies and liaison officers to mitigate communications interoperability challenges. | Not met |
| 2019-20 | 90% – 100% | 2020 | 97% | Met |
| 2020-21 | 90% – 100% | 2021 | 94% Overarching control functions: (40% of total performance metric) - 92%; Engaging with operational-level partners and other stakeholders to ensure unity of action (20% of total performance metric) - 87%; Indicator # 3 - Rules and constraints established to control each operation: (40% of total performance metric) - 100% | Met |
| 2021-22 | 90% – 100% | 2022 | 88% The Command, Control and Sustainment of Operations performance index comprises a set of performance indicators to review overarching control functions for operations; and, the ability to engage with operational-level partners and other stakeholders to ensure unity of action. Main issues relate to personnel shortages to maintain control functions; and, that significant challenges remain to achieve… | Not met |
| 2022-23 | 90% – 100% | 2023 | 85% Indicator # 1 - Overarching control functions: (40 % of total performance metric) - 93% Indicator # 2 - Engaging with operational-level partners and other stakeholders to ensure unity of action (20% of total performance metric) - 82% Indicator # 3 - Rules and constraints established to control each operation: (40% of total performance metric) - 78%. | Not met |
| 2023-24 | 90% – 100% | 2024 | 93% | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 90% | 2025 | 95% | Met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
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
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | $125M | $243M |
| 2019-20 | $249M | $175M |
| 2020-21 | $176M | $226M |
| 2021-22 | $161M | $155M |
| 2022-23 | $150M | $154M |
| 2023-24 | $185M | $233M |
| 2024-25 | $180M | $194M |
| 2025-26 | $182M | — |
| 2026-27 | $192M | — |
| 2027-28 | $193M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $197M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 770 | 1,770 |
| 2019-20 | 1,757 | 921 |
| 2020-21 | 1,377 | 890 |
| 2021-22 | 1,303 | 877 |
| 2022-23 | 887 | 1,157 |
| 2023-24 | 929 | 1,174 |
| 2024-25 | 933 | 1,167 |
| 2025-26 | 982 | — |
| 2026-27 | 1,287 | — |
| 2027-28 | 1,315* | — |
| 2028-29 | 1,337* | — |
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 | $125,268,205 | $126,195,830 | $127,221,964 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $248,552,485 | $249,859,237 | $254,733,604 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $176,216,682 | $173,975,400 | $176,488,838 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $161,378,549 | $160,629,691 | $163,497,733 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $150,143,743 | $146,813,761 | $147,380,184 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $184,975,393 | $182,315,841 | $185,204,789 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $179,808,734 | $175,869,488 | $176,656,321 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $181,743,667 | $181,795,136 | $183,605,966 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $191,517,327 | $192,910,364 | $196,501,783 | ||||||||
| Actual | $243,468,681 | $174,697,115 | $226,312,314 | $155,156,522 | $153,793,116 | $232,780,852 | $194,121,286 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
