Program directory · National Defence
Naval Force Development
- Department
- National Defence
- Program code
- BUQ02 (ND)
- Core responsibility
- Future Force Design
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
The Naval Force Development program develops and manages the execution of activities that conceive, design, build and introduce new or modified capabilities in order to achieve desired effects during Defence operations, activities or services.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naval Force Development | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $332M |
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) 109, against 84 in 2018-19 (+30%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2020-21 | Spending $71.6M, against $53M in 2019-20 (+35%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2021-22 | Spending $34.1M, against $71.6M in 2020-21 (−52%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2022-23 | Employees (FTEs) 157, against 123 in 2021-22 (+28%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Planned employees (FTEs) 172, against 134 in 2025-26 (+28%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Planned spending $58.9M, against $42.1M in 2025-26 (+40%). | 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 | ≥ 75% | 2020 | 67% The schedule variance in FY 2019-20 is due to two factors. First, the low number of projects being reported on and second, one of the projects—Victoria Class Modernization—was delayed into FY 2020-21 based on the current baseline schedule. The baseline approval date for Victoria Class Modernization will be changed to FY 2020-21 once the new departmental investment plan is approved. | Not met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 75% | 2021 | 50% The schedule variance in FY 2020-21 was due to COVID-19 causing various delays to the progression of projects. The Naval Force Development team was able to keep the RCN Capital Programme on track and progress towards major governance milestones for projects in Identification and Options Analysis. Most projects in definition were unable to progress to implementation as per the baseline schedule. T… | Not met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 75% | 2022 | 50% The performance result was affected by the operational challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic causing various delays to the progression of projects. In FY 2021 22, the Naval Force Development team continued to progress the Royal Canadian Navy Capital Programme towards major governance milestones for projects in Identification and Options Analysis. Projects in Definition also experienced… | Not met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 75% | 2023 | 72% There was substantial improvement in FY22-23 compared to the previous FY due to additional human resources being sought during Identification and Options Analysis phases to ensure projects were well prepared to enter Definition and maintain schedule throughout Definition and Implementation. | Not met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 75% | 2024 | 82.3% | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 75% | 2025 | 83% | Met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 75% | 2027 | — | Planned |
Future goals: targets due after 2026-27
No targets with a later due date.
Spending and employees: planned against actual
Spending
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | $36.5M | $45M |
| 2019-20 | $45.6M | $53M |
| 2020-21 | $51.1M | $71.6M |
| 2021-22 | $51.3M | $34.1M |
| 2022-23 | $65.4M | $40.1M |
| 2023-24 | $42M | $46.8M |
| 2024-25 | $39.8M | $41M |
| 2025-26 | $42.1M | — |
| 2026-27 | $58.9M | — |
| 2027-28 | $58.2M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $49.4M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 119 | 84 |
| 2019-20 | 88 | 109 |
| 2020-21 | 137 | 124 |
| 2021-22 | 163 | 123 |
| 2022-23 | 116 | 157 |
| 2023-24 | 128 | 160 |
| 2024-25 | 126 | 155 |
| 2025-26 | 134 | — |
| 2026-27 | 172 | — |
| 2027-28 | 175* | — |
| 2028-29 | 177* | — |
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 | $36,462,295 | $36,557,010 | $36,964,327 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $45,642,719 | $46,645,716 | $48,012,863 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $51,060,967 | $51,145,056 | $52,602,666 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $51,307,521 | $51,962,515 | $53,378,783 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $65,438,238 | $66,581,423 | $67,292,740 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $41,950,795 | $41,768,584 | $42,624,775 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $39,797,961 | $40,008,377 | $40,669,823 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $42,061,411 | $42,289,507 | $43,376,747 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $58,887,922 | $58,231,394 | $49,405,262 | ||||||||
| Actual | $45,008,856 | $52,988,231 | $71,567,041 | $34,148,979 | $40,098,649 | $46,817,248 | $40,969,880 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
