Program directory · National Defence
Military Transition
- Department
- National Defence
- Program code
- BUP05 (ND)
- Core responsibility
- Defence Team
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
The Military Transition program provides support for all members to seamlessly transition to post military life.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Military Transition | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $1.66B |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | Indicators added: % of transitioning personnel who have received education and/or training concerning transition support services | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2020-21 | Indicators dropped: % of new positions filled | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2020-21 | Spending $243M, against $172M in 2019-20 (+41%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2021-22 | Spending $172M, against $243M in 2020-21 (−29%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2022-23 | Employees (FTEs) 2,013, against 1,411 in 2021-22 (+43%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2022-23 | Spending $219M, against $172M in 2021-22 (+27%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Employees (FTEs) 2,646, against 2,013 in 2022-23 (+31%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Spending $448M, against $219M in 2022-23 (+105%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2024-25 | Spending $195M, against $448M in 2023-24 (−57%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2025-26 | Planned spending $330M, against $195M in 2024-25 (+69%). | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | — | 2023 | 29% This is a new indicator for FY 2020-21 and target will be shared in FY 2023-24. | No result reported |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 90% | 2024 | 42.1% The percentage of releasing members who have received education and/or training on transition support services has increased year over year with the introduction of My Transition 101 in Aug 2023. CAF TG assumed responsibility for My Transition (formerly SCAN) seminars and Career Transition Workshops (CTW), which will be included in education and training on transition support services which is ex… | Not met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 90% | 2025 | 10% The target was not met due to incomplete data collection during transition training sessions, as service numbers were not consistently recorded. Work is underway to establish standardized data collection practices to ensure accurate and complete reporting in future years. | Not met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≥ 100% | 2019 | 96.1% 38 of 40 new Civilian positions; 52 of 54 new Regular Force positions; 8 of 8 new Reserve Force positions. | Not met |
| 2019-20 | ≥ 100% | 2020 | 19.4% New positions were in the process of being staffed when COVID-19 prompted the implementation of business continuity plans and hiring was temporarily stalled. This accounts for 40 positions that should have been filled during FY 2019-20 and will be dealt with in priority once staffing activities resume. | 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 | $168M | $215M |
| 2019-20 | $228M | $172M |
| 2020-21 | $212M | $243M |
| 2021-22 | $165M | $172M |
| 2022-23 | $178M | $219M |
| 2023-24 | $196M | $448M |
| 2024-25 | $335M | $195M |
| 2025-26 | $330M | — |
| 2026-27 | $247M | — |
| 2027-28 | $249M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $253M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 1,611 | 1,806 |
| 2019-20 | 1,961 | 1,458 |
| 2020-21 | 428 | 1,283 |
| 2021-22 | 1,669 | 1,411 |
| 2022-23 | 1,458 | 2,013 |
| 2023-24 | 1,807 | 2,646 |
| 2024-25 | 2,430 | 2,472 |
| 2025-26 | 2,444 | — |
| 2026-27 | 2,527 | — |
| 2027-28 | 2,573* | — |
| 2028-29 | 2,614* | — |
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 | $167,598,185 | $168,793,968 | $169,931,449 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $228,446,259 | $228,850,620 | $232,403,583 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $212,485,387 | $208,762,909 | $211,020,923 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $164,576,973 | $162,940,935 | $165,008,405 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $177,807,224 | $173,338,471 | $174,143,482 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $196,206,990 | $193,932,860 | $196,603,867 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $335,114,021 | $324,908,891 | $325,188,238 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $329,849,338 | $330,264,004 | $332,490,544 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $247,493,983 | $248,683,490 | $252,922,977 | ||||||||
| Actual | $214,742,669 | $171,741,728 | $242,621,198 | $171,594,524 | $218,762,451 | $448,395,572 | $194,959,874 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
