Program directory · National Defence
Individual Training and Professional Military Education
- Department
- National Defence
- Program code
- BUP02 (ND)
- Core responsibility
- Defence Team
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
The Individual Training & Professional Military Education program ensures Canadian Armed Forces members possess a systematic and specialized body of military knowledge and skills acquired through education and training. This program also includes Civilian Learning and Professional Development to provide civilian personnel with the requisite qualifications for their positions.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Training and Professional Military Education | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $4.34B |
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) 4,387, against 13,053 in 2018-19 (−66%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2019-20 | Spending $501M, against $863M in 2018-19 (−42%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2022-23 | Employees (FTEs) 4,010, against 3,337 in 2021-22 (+20%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Spending $786M, against $537M in 2022-23 (+46%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2024-25 | Spending $574M, against $786M in 2023-24 (−27%). | 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 | ≥ 95% | 2019 | — Once the One-CAF Establishment model is fully implemented it will be possible to introduce a Trained Effective Establishment for the Primary Reserve, and thereby report the degree to which that establishment is filled. | No result reported |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 95% | 2024 | 74.8% The PRes does not currently have a rationalized establishment. Where the Reg Force has a BTL for unqualified personnel, the PRes does not so all our unqualified soldiers are counted against unit positions for qualified personnel. The New Vision for the Reserve Force seeks to rectify this issue. Conceptually, the key stakeholders are on board to make the required changes to the PRes establishment… | Not met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 95% | 2025 | 71.8% Progress against the established target is very difficult to measure given that the Primary Reserve does not have a rationalized establishment. Unlike the Regular Force, which has a Basic Training List to track unqualified personnel separately, all unqualified PRes members are counted against unit positions intended for qualified personnel. The New Vision for the Reserve Force aims to address thi… | Not met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≥ 95% | 2019 | 98.2% | Met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 95% | 2023 | 85% The CAF's ability to attract, recruit and train personnel has been negatively impacted by the emergence of a CAF applicant crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic and as such the progress in growing the CAF has been hindered. COVID-19 imposed restrictions in CAF individual training have steadily been reduced – though not eliminated – and as a result, production output has greatly increased. Continued ad… | Not met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 95% | 2023 | 83.4% During Q1 of FY 2023-24, the CAF’s efforts to attract, recruit, and train personnel were adversely affected as the organization was beginning to recover from the applicant crisis of FY 2022-23. Despite the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School’s high production capacity and the implementation of various measures to optimize the yearly training calendar, CAF readiness continues to be chall… | Not met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 80% | 2027 | — | Planned |
Future goals: targets due after 2026-27
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 95% | 2032 | — | Planned |
Spending and employees: planned against actual
Spending
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | $970M | $863M |
| 2019-20 | $851M | $501M |
| 2020-21 | $475M | $609M |
| 2021-22 | $467M | $469M |
| 2022-23 | $454M | $537M |
| 2023-24 | $654M | $786M |
| 2024-25 | $623M | $574M |
| 2025-26 | $628M | — |
| 2026-27 | $717M | — |
| 2027-28 | $728M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $745M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 11,543 | 13,053 |
| 2019-20 | 13,143 | 4,387 |
| 2020-21 | 3,400 | 3,802 |
| 2021-22 | 3,685 | 3,337 |
| 2022-23 | 3,496 | 4,010 |
| 2023-24 | 4,631 | 3,982 |
| 2024-25 | 4,655 | 3,973 |
| 2025-26 | 4,690 | — |
| 2026-27 | 4,290 | — |
| 2027-28 | 4,354* | — |
| 2028-29 | 4,415* | — |
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 | $969,576,496 | $977,354,442 | $985,434,735 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $850,574,799 | $857,028,045 | $875,772,692 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $475,237,061 | $472,495,678 | $481,863,401 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $467,403,046 | $469,224,453 | $479,836,432 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $454,304,650 | $451,370,089 | $455,689,433 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $653,843,376 | $648,659,926 | $659,871,871 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $622,628,758 | $615,353,587 | $619,077,639 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $628,329,191 | $631,112,304 | $638,002,843 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $716,825,005 | $728,183,009 | $745,029,602 | ||||||||
| Actual | $863,116,399 | $500,824,048 | $609,479,552 | $469,209,774 | $536,554,879 | $785,550,744 | $574,188,758 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
