Program directory · National Defence
Maritime Equipment Acquisition
- Department
- National Defence
- Program code
- BUR01 (ND)
- Core responsibility
- Procurement of Capabilities
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
The Maritime Equipment Acquisition program acquires through the definition and implementation of approved capital equipment projects, new or modernized equipment required by the Canadian Armed Forces in response to evolving Defence requirements.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maritime Equipment Acquisition | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $13.4B |
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 $1.95B, against $1.24B in 2019-20 (+57%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2022-23 | Employees (FTEs) 451, against 373 in 2021-22 (+21%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2022-23 | Indicators added: % of Maritime capital equipment projects that remain in approved scope; % of Maritime capital equipment projects that remain on most recent approved schedule | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Planned employees (FTEs) 554, against 456 in 2025-26 (+21%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Planned spending $3.81B, against $2.52B in 2025-26 (+51%). | Latest Departmental Plan |
| 2027-28 | Planned spending $5.48B, against $3.81B in 2026-27 (+44%). | 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
% of Maritime capital equipment projects that remain in approved scope
Expected result: Maritime equipment projects remain in approved scope, schedule and expenditure authority
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | ≥ 100% | 2023 | 100% | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 100% | 2024 | 100% | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 90% | 2025 | 97% | Met |
% of Maritime capital equipment projects that remain on most recent approved schedule
Expected result: Maritime equipment projects remain in approved scope, schedule and expenditure authority
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | ≥ 100% | 2023 | 75% The Victoria Class Modernization project experienced schedule delays due to a shift of the estimated Implementation date for the Galley Improvement Project. This delay does not currently impact the timeline to achieve Initial Operational Capability. | Not met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 100% | 2024 | 75% The target was not achieved due to challenges encountered in the Victoria-Class Modernization (VCM) project. The estimated Project Approval for Implementation for the Flank Array Modernization and Periscope Modernization Projects has been delayed. However, this delay does not currently affect the Initial Operational Capability, and there may be opportunities to recover the schedule during the app… | Not met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 90% | 2025 | 50% The target was not met due to changes in project scope, limited labour availability, and unexpected production delays. These factors contributed to lower adherence to the approved schedule. | Not met |
% of Maritime capital equipment projects that remain within the most recent approved expenditure authority
Expected result: Maritime equipment projects remain in approved scope, schedule and expenditure authority
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≥ 100% | 2019 | 77.8% The 3 most complex Major Maritime Capital Equipment projects remained in approved scope and expenditure authority. However, project schedules for maritime projects are highly dependent upon the progress of the National Shipbuilding Strategy, and as such, 2 out of the 3 projects have a 10%-20% slippage in schedule. | Not met |
| 2019-20 | ≥ 100% | 2020 | 100% An error in data transfer produced an inaccurate formula of record. The formula for this indicator should be “(# of Major Capital Projects with Scope Status GREEN or YELLOW / Total # of Major Capital Projects) *100". | Met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 100% | 2021 | 100% | Met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 100% | 2022 | 87.5% While construction of the Joint Support Ships at the Vancouver Shipyard continued in FY 2021-22, several positive cases of COVID-19 occurred in the shipyard. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the project’s schedule and budget, due to effects on the supply chain and production efficiency. Requirements for self-isolation and travel restrictions have added challenges for some suppliers as well as p… | Not met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 100% | 2023 | 75% While construction of both Joint Support Ships (JSS) continues to progress, the project has faced challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as those related to building a first-of-class ship. Budget risk remains red given the current forecast for spending, which indicates the project will exceed Expenditure Authority including approved contingency funds. | Not met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 100% | 2024 | 75% Target was not met due to challenges encountered with the Joint Support Ship (JSS) project. Although construction of both JSS vessels is ongoing, the project has been affected by difficulties related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the complexities of building a first-of-class ship. | Not met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 90% | 2025 | 66% The target was not met due to ongoing budgetary pressures and schedule risks across key maritime projects. One third of Maritime Equipment Program projects are expected to use over 50% of approved contingency funds. High-cost projects such as The River Class Destroyer project and the Joint Support Ship Project are undergoing further assessment due to project scope, schedule changes, and changes i… | Not met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
% of Maritime capital equipment projects that remain in approved scope
Expected result: Maritime equipment projects remain in approved scope, schedule and expenditure authority
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 90% | 2027 | — | Planned |
% of Maritime capital equipment projects that remain on most recent approved schedule
Expected result: Maritime equipment projects remain in approved scope, schedule and expenditure authority
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 90% | 2027 | — | Planned |
% of Maritime capital equipment projects that remain within the most recent approved expenditure authority
Expected result: Maritime equipment projects remain in approved scope, schedule and expenditure authority
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 90% | 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 | $609M | $1.18B |
| 2019-20 | $1.08B | $1.24B |
| 2020-21 | $1.51B | $1.95B |
| 2021-22 | $2.12B | $1.89B |
| 2022-23 | $2.71B | $2.04B |
| 2023-24 | $2.55B | $2.3B |
| 2024-25 | $2.53B | $2.84B |
| 2025-26 | $2.52B | — |
| 2026-27 | $3.81B | — |
| 2027-28 | $5.48B* | — |
| 2028-29 | $5.34B* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 373 | 412 |
| 2019-20 | 428 | 363 |
| 2020-21 | 382 | 372 |
| 2021-22 | 466 | 373 |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 451 |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 493 |
| 2024-25 | 428 | 525 |
| 2025-26 | 456 | — |
| 2026-27 | 554 | — |
| 2027-28 | 559* | — |
| 2028-29 | 563* | — |
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 | $609,343,425 | $1,536,778,015 | $1,122,808,717 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $1,075,751,432 | $1,298,272,853 | $975,531,649 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $1,509,623,146 | $1,509,817,585 | $1,003,113,359 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $2,117,308,415 | $1,457,036,105 | $1,257,513,778 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $2,710,493,212 | $2,467,733,905 | $2,256,032,886 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $2,546,341,517 | $1,886,495,752 | $1,571,076,859 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $2,526,016,711 | $2,219,880,492 | $2,480,973,161 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $2,522,749,508 | $2,810,068,072 | $1,767,182,691 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $3,809,639,899 | $5,480,072,812 | $5,341,598,332 | ||||||||
| Actual | $1,181,344,329 | $1,240,556,818 | $1,947,003,539 | $1,885,408,381 | $2,035,645,949 | $2,304,762,129 | $2,836,127,001 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
