Program directory · National Defence
Cadets and Junior Canadian Rangers (Youth Program)
- Department
- National Defence
- Program code
- BUP10 (ND)
- Core responsibility
- Defence Team
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
The Cadets and Junior Canadian Rangers (Youth) program provides youth aged between 12-18 years with positive youth development opportunities and unique Canadian Armed Forces familiarization and engagement experiences that enable their successful transition to adulthood.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadets and Junior Canadian Rangers (Youth Program) | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $1.51B |
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) 319, against 246 in 2018-19 (+30%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2020-21 | Employees (FTEs) 218, against 319 in 2019-20 (−32%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2020-21 | Spending $180M, against $254M in 2019-20 (−29%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2022-23 | Indicators added: % of Canadian communities with a Cadet Corps/ Squadron, or Junior Canadian Ranger Patrol | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Planned employees (FTEs) 253, against 205 in 2025-26 (+23%). | 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 | ≥ 70% | 2023 | 77.6% | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 70% | 2024 | 77.5% | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 70% | 2025 | 77.9% | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | ≥ 2% | 2020 | 2.1% | Met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 2% | 2021 | 2% | Met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 2% | 2022 | 1.7% The performance result was affected by the challenges associated with the COVID 19 pandemic. The CAF has been limited in its ability to deliver in-person training to youth since March 2020 which affects both attraction (new registrations) and retention (limited program delivery). The CAF’s ability to pivot to providing virtual experiences for its youth participants to compensate for the inability… | Not met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 2% | 2023 | 1.6% Administrative validation to internal Cadet membership databases following the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to decline in results. Re-growth following the pandemic commenced in fall 2022 with considerable increase to Cadet population each month. Expect to see increase in POI % during FY23-24 results. | Not met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 2% | 2024 | 1.7% This percentage has been steadily increasing, rising from 1.45% in 2021/22 to 1.58% in 2022/23, as the Cadet and JCR programs continue to recover and grow following the COVID-19 pandemic. | Not met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 2% | 2025 | 1.9% This result has been trending upwards, reflecting continued growth in youth engagement following a decline during the COVID-19 pandemic. | Not met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 70% | 2027 | — | Planned |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 2% | 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 | $257M | $240M |
| 2019-20 | $275M | $254M |
| 2020-21 | $302M | $180M |
| 2021-22 | $295M | $166M |
| 2022-23 | $213M | $202M |
| 2023-24 | $204M | $237M |
| 2024-25 | $215M | $230M |
| 2025-26 | $254M | — |
| 2026-27 | $288M | — |
| 2027-28 | $288M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $292M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 242 | 246 |
| 2019-20 | 260 | 319 |
| 2020-21 | 197 | 218 |
| 2021-22 | 296 | 229 |
| 2022-23 | 230 | 263 |
| 2023-24 | 221 | 256 |
| 2024-25 | 229 | 244 |
| 2025-26 | 205 | — |
| 2026-27 | 253 | — |
| 2027-28 | 254* | — |
| 2028-29 | 255* | — |
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 | $257,179,091 | $258,315,313 | $260,442,623 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $275,415,920 | $283,827,487 | $291,518,678 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $302,262,523 | $300,018,108 | $306,803,329 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $294,911,494 | $295,562,595 | $301,997,916 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $213,078,262 | $208,085,259 | $208,986,502 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $203,521,995 | $197,723,972 | $199,149,004 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $214,769,629 | $205,982,684 | $201,683,731 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $253,885,687 | $245,097,026 | $247,809,224 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $288,246,135 | $288,323,963 | $291,815,296 | ||||||||
| Actual | $240,137,484 | $254,354,088 | $179,960,692 | $165,877,518 | $201,775,159 | $237,447,941 | $230,309,347 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
