Program directory · National Defence
Intelligence Force Development
- Department
- National Defence
- Program code
- BUQ07 (ND)
- Core responsibility
- Future Force Design
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
The Intelligence Force Development program is responsible for investing in the development of future defence intelligence activities across the Department, including organizations, personnel, policies, doctrine, processes, technology, equipment, and networks, providing support to DND capability development, and providing a DND/CAF defence intelligence enterprise.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence Force Development | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $555M |
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) 74, against 118 in 2018-19 (−37%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2019-20 | Spending $63.6M, against $30.6M in 2018-19 (+108%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2020-21 | Employees (FTEs) 13, against 74 in 2019-20 (−82%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2021-22 | Spending $82.4M, against $60.7M in 2020-21 (+36%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2022-23 | Spending $132M, against $82.4M in 2021-22 (+60%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Indicators added: % of capability requirement proposals that Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI) / CFINTCOM identifies and validates for the development of new strategic defence intelligence capabilities | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Indicators dropped: Joint Force effectiveness in providing near real time support to operations and senior decision makers | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Spending $88.9M, against $132M in 2022-23 (−33%). | Actual spending (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
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | To be determined | 2024 | No Results Available This information is classified. | No result reported |
| 2024-25 | To be determined | 2025 | No Result Available No results are available for FY 2024-25, as data collection had not yet commenced. CFINTCOM began collecting data in April 2025 and will report progress in the FY 2025-26 results. | No result reported |
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | — | — | — There is no result for this indicator as the PM/PI are invalid and new ones are under development. | No result reported |
| 2021-22 | — | — | — This indicator has been identified for further review under the Defence Intelligence Enterprise Renewal. Over the two years the Intelligence Enterprise renewal has undertaken a number of intiaitves however identifying performance measure to adequately and substantially measure the ongoing results of these intitiatives is proving problematic especially since some of the changes are immediate in na… | No result reported |
| 2022-23 | — | — | No result available. This POI cannot be reported on and is currently under review and is expected to be replaced in the upcoming amendment cycle. | No result reported |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | To be determined | 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 | $19.5M | $30.6M |
| 2019-20 | $41M | $63.6M |
| 2020-21 | $25.8M | $60.7M |
| 2021-22 | $57.6M | $82.4M |
| 2022-23 | $61.9M | $132M |
| 2023-24 | $89.3M | $88.9M |
| 2024-25 | $133M | $97.1M |
| 2025-26 | $85.5M | — |
| 2026-27 | $98.1M | — |
| 2027-28 | $102M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $105M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 51 | 118 |
| 2019-20 | 120 | 74 |
| 2020-21 | 77 | 13 |
| 2021-22 | 38 | 15 |
| 2022-23 | 17 | 15 |
| 2023-24 | 17 | 15 |
| 2024-25 | 15 | 19 |
| 2025-26 | 20 | — |
| 2026-27 | 20 | — |
| 2027-28 | 20* | — |
| 2028-29 | 20* | — |
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 | $19,536,062 | $19,343,917 | $19,485,292 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $41,047,281 | $41,374,569 | $42,009,927 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $25,832,489 | $25,859,337 | $26,424,743 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $57,604,484 | $56,840,058 | $57,039,352 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $61,869,394 | $61,043,567 | $59,557,789 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $89,330,292 | $82,527,171 | $79,938,775 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $133,191,465 | $133,270,848 | $131,132,901 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $85,491,020 | $85,497,467 | $84,937,699 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $98,115,366 | $102,344,599 | $105,052,008 | ||||||||
| Actual | $30,593,996 | $63,595,622 | $60,675,051 | $82,388,412 | $132,200,162 | $88,879,996 | $97,081,661 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
