Program directory · National Defence
Military Member and Family Support
- Department
- National Defence
- Program code
- BUP06 (ND)
- Core responsibility
- Defence Team
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
The Military Member and Family Support Program helps military personnel and their families meet the unique stresses and demands of the military lifestyle support their well-being, and honour their service and sacrifice.
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 Member and Family Support | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $1.3B |
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) 56, against 98 in 2018-19 (−43%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2020-21 | Indicators added: % of Canadian Armed Forces families who feel they meet the challenges of military life | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2020-21 | Indicators dropped: % of families who feel they meet the challenges of military life | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2022-23 | Indicators added: % of Canadian Armed Forces members who are satisfied with the overall support their family receives from the Canadian Armed Forces; % of military personnel who feel that the Canadian Armed Forces provides a reasonable quality of life for service members and their families | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2024-25 | Spending $327M, against $176M in 2023-24 (+86%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2025-26 | Planned spending $177M, against $327M in 2024-25 (−46%). | 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
% of Canadian Armed Forces families who feel they meet the challenges of military life
Expected result: Families meet the challenges of military life
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | ≥ 85% | 2021 | 87.6% As the Quality of Life Survey (for CAF families) is only administered every three years, this is the result from the 2018 survey. The next survey is planned for administration in 2021, with results available in 2022. | Met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 85% | 2022 | — Due to a low response rate, sufficient data from the 2022 Quality of Life Survey is not available to provide a reliable result for this reporting cycle. However, it is anticipated that sufficient data will be available to provide a result for next year’s reporting cycle. | No result reported |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 85% | 2023 | 81.7% As the QOL Survey is being administered every 3-4 years, the data reflects the 2021-22 results for the survey administered Spring 2022 to Fall 2022. The next QOL Survey is not expected until 2026. The baseline cannot be calculated until we have the 3rd data point after the 2026 Survey. | Not met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 85% | 2024 | 81.7% Same result as previous year as it comes from the 2022-23 QOL Survey which historically was only conducted every 3 years (and moving forward will only be administered every 4 years). | Not met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 85% | 2025 | 81.7% This result remains unchanged from previous years as Quality Of Life Survey is only administered every three years. The next survey is scheduled for 2027. CFMWS continues to enhance the well-being and resilience of military families at home and abroad by providing a wide variety of in-person and virtual services through the Military Family Services Program, such as relocation support, spousal emp… | Not met |
% of Canadian Armed Forces members who are satisfied with the overall support their family receives from the Canadian Armed Forces
Expected result: Families meet the challenges of military life
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | ≥ 85% | 2023 | 0% For FY 2022-23 the data source is 2023 Defence Ethics Survey. However the result will not be available until the Fall 2023 as the survey is still being administered. As the response rate is low, there is a concern with the self-selection (that fewer people who have responded are not representative of the CAF population), thus data collection is ongoing. In the future this will be assessed using t… | Not met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 85% | 2024 | 57.7% Explanation not available. This indicator is informed by a subjective survey. Disaggregated survey results are as follows; Regular Force: 54.2% and Primary Reserve: 68.3%. | Not met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 85% | 2025 | 65.4% Overall, 65.6% of Regular Force and 64.9% of Primary Reserve reported that they felt satisfied with the overall support of their family by the CAF, which may be influenced by factors such as postings, relocations, absences and operational tempo. The Defence Team has continued its efforts in investigating what factors most greatly impact military families and continue to invest in programs to supp… | Not met |
% of military personnel who feel that the Canadian Armed Forces provides a reasonable quality of life for service members and their families
Expected result: CAF members and their families’ well-being is supported
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | ≥ 85% | 2023 | 0% For FY 2022-23 the data source is 2023 Defence Ethics Survey. However the result will not be available until the Fall 2023 as the survey is still being administered. As the response rate is low, there is a concern with the self-selection (that fewer people who have responded are not representative of the CAF population), thus data collection is ongoing. In the future this will be assessed using t… | Not met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 85% | 2024 | 30.4% Explanation Not Available. This indicator is informed by subjective survey respondents and has not been analyzed for further results. Disaggregated population results are as follows: Regular Force: 29.2% and Primary Reserve: 33.2%. | Not met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 85% | 2025 | 39.4% Overall, 39.7% of Regular Force and 38.7% of Primary Reserve reported that they felt satisfied with the overall support of their family by the CAF, which may be influenced by factors such as postings, relocations, and operational tempo. The Defence Team aims to provide a reasonable quality of life for service members and their families through programs which support health, well-being, fitness, r… | Not met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
% of Canadian Armed Forces families who feel they meet the challenges of military life
Expected result: Families meet the challenges of military life
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 85% | 2027 | — | Planned |
Future goals: targets due after 2026-27
% of Canadian Armed Forces members who are satisfied with the overall support their family receives from the Canadian Armed Forces
Expected result: Families meet the challenges of military life
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 85% | 2028 | — | Planned |
% of military personnel who feel that the Canadian Armed Forces provides a reasonable quality of life for service members and their families
Expected result: CAF members and their families’ well-being is supported
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 85% | 2028 | — | Planned |
Spending and employees: planned against actual
Spending
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | $136M | $148M |
| 2019-20 | $598M | $157M |
| 2020-21 | $582M | $176M |
| 2021-22 | $157M | $157M |
| 2022-23 | $200M | $164M |
| 2023-24 | $182M | $176M |
| 2024-25 | $172M | $327M |
| 2025-26 | $177M | — |
| 2026-27 | $183M | — |
| 2027-28 | $191M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $196M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 67 | 98 |
| 2019-20 | 68 | 56 |
| 2020-21 | 1,305 | 40 |
| 2021-22 | 66 | 35 |
| 2022-23 | 40 | 46 |
| 2023-24 | 36 | 48 |
| 2024-25 | 41 | 51 |
| 2025-26 | 40 | — |
| 2026-27 | 61 | — |
| 2027-28 | 59* | — |
| 2028-29 | 60* | — |
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 | $136,311,987 | $137,947,927 | $140,605,046 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $597,792,619 | $595,636,203 | $607,116,328 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $581,966,879 | $585,867,503 | $594,548,355 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $157,135,442 | $165,280,471 | $174,874,406 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $200,252,459 | $214,455,023 | $222,486,356 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $182,327,309 | $182,753,952 | $189,052,765 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $172,218,097 | $178,364,682 | $184,536,316 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $176,734,624 | $176,731,452 | $183,926,305 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $183,097,071 | $190,943,756 | $195,786,703 | ||||||||
| Actual | $147,611,440 | $156,733,407 | $175,511,459 | $157,229,161 | $163,725,141 | $175,868,934 | $326,594,182 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
