Program directory · National Defence
Military History and Heritage
- Department
- National Defence
- Program code
- BUP07 (ND)
- Core responsibility
- Defence Team
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
The Military History and Heritage Program aims to instill in the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian public a sense of pride by sharing Canada’s military history and traditions, and showcasing Canadian military expertise and values.
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 History and Heritage | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $77.8M |
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) 24, against 62 in 2018-19 (−61%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2019-20 | Indicators added: Number of visitors to Canadian Armed Forces museums | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2019-20 | Indicators dropped: # of visitors to CAF museums | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2020-21 | Spending $14.8M, against $9.3M in 2019-20 (+58%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2022-23 | Spending $6.8M, against $14M in 2021-22 (−51%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2024-25 | Spending $15.9M, against $8.4M in 2023-24 (+88%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2025-26 | Planned spending $9M, against $15.9M in 2024-25 (−44%). | Latest Departmental Plan |
| 2026-27 | Planned spending $17M, against $9M in 2025-26 (+90%). | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | ≥ 1,250,000 | 2020 | 661,504 Due to the COVID-19 closures and confinement, every CAF museum closed their doors. Unfortunately, due to this closure, it was not possible to get the figures from all 71 museums on time for this report, resulting in an undercounting of visitors. | Not met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 1,250,000 | 2021 | — As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic most of the CAF Museums were closed or received a very limited number of visitors due to provincial imposed restrictions and reliable data collection was not possible. | No result reported |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 1,250,000 | 2022 | — Reliable data collection was not possible because Canadian Forces museums had to close or limit the number of visitors during the evaluation period to comply with public health measures. | No result reported |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 1,250,000 | 2023 | 2,174,758 | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 1,250,000 | 2024 | 720,000 The decrease in visits from the previous year is attributed to changes in the method used to calculate the number of visits and the absence of financial support from the Museum Development Fund (MDF). Without this funding, museums were unable to develop new exhibits or attractions, which likely contributed to the reduced number of visitors. | Not met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 1,250,000 | 2025 | 741,331 The target was not met due to a lack of data from ten museums that did not respond and six museums that were temporarily closed for renovations, restructuring, or operational issues, resulting in no recorded visitors. | Not met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≥ 1,250,000 | 2019 | 776,557 Due to competing priorities, no new exhibits were built and no outreach activities were conducted for CAF museums. This presented a challenge in attracting visitors. | Not met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 1,250,000 | 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 | $10.8M | $8.5M |
| 2019-20 | $10.6M | $9.3M |
| 2020-21 | $4.7M | $14.8M |
| 2021-22 | $10.1M | $14M |
| 2022-23 | $16.1M | $6.8M |
| 2023-24 | $16M | $8.4M |
| 2024-25 | $7.7M | $15.9M |
| 2025-26 | $9M | — |
| 2026-27 | $17M | — |
| 2027-28 | $17.5M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $17.7M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 83 | 62 |
| 2019-20 | 83 | 24 |
| 2020-21 | 45 | 32 |
| 2021-22 | 32 | 32 |
| 2022-23 | 31 | 34 |
| 2023-24 | 34 | 38 |
| 2024-25 | 38 | 39 |
| 2025-26 | 43 | — |
| 2026-27 | 43 | — |
| 2027-28 | 43* | — |
| 2028-29 | 43* | — |
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 | $10,820,965 | $10,902,212 | $10,979,349 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $10,581,442 | $10,840,581 | $11,078,992 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $4,693,635 | $4,698,438 | $4,840,361 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $10,060,767 | $10,313,670 | $10,616,399 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $16,129,456 | $16,821,096 | $17,255,453 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $15,996,962 | $15,992,696 | $16,399,117 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $7,748,960 | $7,687,430 | $7,760,978 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $8,950,494 | $8,828,407 | $8,931,657 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $17,006,993 | $17,484,087 | $17,733,437 | ||||||||
| Actual | $8,549,581 | $9,322,829 | $14,769,991 | $13,982,941 | $6,809,453 | $8,442,520 | $15,891,634 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
