Program directory · National Defence
Ready Joint and Combined Forces
- Department
- National Defence
- Program code
- BUO08 (ND)
- Core responsibility
- Ready Forces
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
The Ready Joint and Combined Forces program prepares force elements that can operate jointly across all environments and domains and, in some cases, combined and interoperable with allies and/or domestic organizations.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ready Joint and Combined Forces | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $1.08B |
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 | Spending $130M, against $191M in 2018-19 (−32%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2020-21 | Spending $184M, against $130M in 2019-20 (+41%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2021-22 | Spending $126M, against $184M in 2020-21 (−31%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Spending $187M, against $132M in 2022-23 (+42%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2024-25 | Spending $135M, against $187M in 2023-24 (−28%). | Actual spending (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 | 77% 27 of 35 (77%) exercises to enable the delivery of the Joint Managed Readiness Programme (JMRP) were conducted as planned. Of the 8 not conducted, 4 were cancelled by foreign sponsors. The other 4 were either cancelled or postponed due to higher resource priorities (e.g. G7 summit preparation). | Not met |
| 2019-20 | 90% – 100% | 2020 | 94% | Met |
| 2020-21 | 90% – 100% | 2021 | 48% Due to impact of COVID-19, there was a reduction in both number and scale of Joint Exercises during FY 2020-21. The Joint Managed Readiness Programme included 21 Canadian Joint Operations Command-led funded planning or execution type of events. Many activities were reduced in scope or conducted virtually and 11 were either cancelled or postponed. 48% (10 out of 21) of CAF-led exercises were condu… | Not met |
| 2021-22 | 90% – 100% | 2022 | 67% Many planned exercises were reduced or cancelled due to COVID-19 travel and gathering restrictions, as well as host-nation cancellations. Nevertheless, the four Operation NANOOK series of exercises were all successfully executed, maintaining the CAF's Arctic operational capabilities and enhancing cooperation with domestic government agencies at all levels and international allies. Exercise ARCTIC… | Not met |
| 2022-23 | 90% – 100% | 2023 | 62% As with other years, elements were not able to participate in or conduct all exercises planned on the Strategic Exercise and Training Plan (SXTP) due to a variety of factors including the start of the war in Ukraine, competing priorities, funding shortfalls and changing exercise training objectives. Nevertheless, the four Op NANOOK series of exercises were all successfully executed, maintaining t… | Not met |
| 2023-24 | 90% – 100% | 2024 | 62% In FY 2023-24, as with other years, elements were not able to participate in or conduct all exercises on the Strategic Exercise and Training Plan. This was due to a variety of factors including competing priorities, funding shortfalls, and cancellations by host countries. Canada’s participation in the first stages of NATO’s largest exercise in decades, STEADFAST DEFENDER, was successfully complet… | Not met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 90% | 2025 | 85% The target was not met due to competing priorities, funding shortfalls, and cancellations by host nations. While some exercises were impacted, Canada successfully participated in the first stages of NATO’s largest exercise in decades, Exercise STEADFAST DEFENDER, as well as Exercise Rim of the Pacific and other signature exercises. | Not 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 | $171M | $191M |
| 2019-20 | $164M | $130M |
| 2020-21 | $191M | $184M |
| 2021-22 | $128M | $126M |
| 2022-23 | $128M | $132M |
| 2023-24 | $140M | $187M |
| 2024-25 | $138M | $135M |
| 2025-26 | $134M | — |
| 2026-27 | $142M | — |
| 2027-28 | $143M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $146M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 1,117 | 1,010 |
| 2019-20 | 1,057 | 1,042 |
| 2020-21 | 1,575 | 1,003 |
| 2021-22 | 1,155 | 964 |
| 2022-23 | 972 | 1,009 |
| 2023-24 | 970 | 956 |
| 2024-25 | 929 | 980 |
| 2025-26 | 948 | — |
| 2026-27 | 1,007 | — |
| 2027-28 | 1,030* | — |
| 2028-29 | 1,047* | — |
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 | $171,486,120 | $172,982,206 | $174,897,135 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $163,630,683 | $166,456,327 | $171,499,518 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $191,375,069 | $191,412,159 | $196,959,672 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $127,861,590 | $127,028,869 | $129,245,077 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $128,351,452 | $124,800,340 | $125,115,701 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $140,063,857 | $137,573,846 | $139,766,786 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $137,838,803 | $134,064,197 | $134,572,976 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $134,390,513 | $134,178,999 | $135,497,112 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $142,017,699 | $142,977,243 | $145,589,798 | ||||||||
| Actual | $190,566,704 | $130,486,558 | $183,695,575 | $126,361,091 | $131,819,916 | $186,562,589 | $134,553,641 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
