Program directory · National Defence
Military Law Services/Military Justice Superintendence
- Department
- National Defence
- Program code
- BUP08 (ND)
- Core responsibility
- Defence Team
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
The Military Law Services/Military Justice Superintendence program provides client-focused, timely, options oriented and operationally driven legal advice and services in support of Government of Canada and Defence Priorities and objectives, in accordance with its statutory mandate and responsibilities under the National Defence Act.
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 Law Services/Military Justice Superintendence | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $351M |
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 | Spending $60.7M, against $44.5M in 2019-20 (+36%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2021-22 | Spending $41.3M, against $60.7M in 2020-21 (−32%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2022-23 | Employees (FTEs) 366, against 265 in 2021-22 (+38%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2022-23 | Indicators added: Extent to which, on a scale of 1 to 5, clients agree legal services are effective; Extent to which, on a scale of 1 to 5, clients agree legal services were timely | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2022-23 | Indicators dropped: Legal services provided | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Spending $64.4M, against $49.5M in 2022-23 (+30%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Planned employees (FTEs) 384, against 286 in 2025-26 (+34%). | FTEs (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | ≥ 4 | 2023 | 4 | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 4 | 2024 | 4 | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 4 | 2025 | 4.44 | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | ≥ 4 | 2023 | 4 | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 4 | 2024 | 4 | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 4 | 2025 | 4.43 | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | ≥ 80% | 2020 | — Results are not available due to requested changes to the program and associated indicators. | No result reported |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 80% | 2021 | — While data is not yet available, the Office of the Judge Advocate General is requesting amendments to its program which if approved will include new performance indicators to capture client satisfaction on timeliness and effectiveness of legal services and provided performance metrics on the administration of the military justice system's time standards. | No result reported |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 80% | 2022 | — The Office of the Judge Advocate General requested amendments to its program which were approved in FY 2021-22 and will come into effect in FY 2022-23. The new performance indicators will capture client satisfaction on timeliness and effectiveness of legal services via a client feedback form. The results for three years will be reported in FY 2022 23. | No result reported |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 4 | 2027 | — | Planned |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 4 | 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 | $49.8M | $38.8M |
| 2019-20 | $40.3M | $44.5M |
| 2020-21 | $44.2M | $60.7M |
| 2021-22 | $45.4M | $41.3M |
| 2022-23 | $41.2M | $49.5M |
| 2023-24 | $52.8M | $64.4M |
| 2024-25 | $50.9M | $51.6M |
| 2025-26 | $51.7M | — |
| 2026-27 | $56.1M | — |
| 2027-28 | $56.4M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $57.3M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 319 | 231 |
| 2019-20 | 229 | 250 |
| 2020-21 | 204 | 260 |
| 2021-22 | 403 | 265 |
| 2022-23 | 264 | 366 |
| 2023-24 | 271 | 350 |
| 2024-25 | 278 | 357 |
| 2025-26 | 286 | — |
| 2026-27 | 384 | — |
| 2027-28 | 391* | — |
| 2028-29 | 396* | — |
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 | $49,767,060 | $50,150,214 | $50,519,768 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $40,308,146 | $40,574,950 | $41,394,180 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $44,191,993 | $43,606,107 | $44,101,684 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $45,405,984 | $45,160,123 | $45,803,743 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $41,195,146 | $40,168,749 | $40,350,885 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $52,845,327 | $52,259,099 | $53,180,798 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $50,948,076 | $50,110,624 | $50,210,808 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $51,732,430 | $51,941,692 | $52,347,919 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $56,127,852 | $56,411,768 | $57,348,235 | ||||||||
| Actual | $38,825,963 | $44,471,151 | $60,661,563 | $41,341,773 | $49,493,046 | $64,417,214 | $51,623,195 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
