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Program directory · National Defence

Land Equipment Acquisition

Program code
BUR02 (ND)
Core responsibility
Procurement of Capabilities
In Departmental Plans
2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan

What it does

The Land 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).

2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-272027-282028-29Land Equipment Acquisition 2018-19: $901MLand Equipment Acquisition 2019-20: $980MLand Equipment Acquisition 2020-21: $716MLand Equipment Acquisition 2021-22: $711MLand Equipment Acquisition 2022-23: $513MLand Equipment Acquisition 2023-24: $474MLand Equipment Acquisition 2024-25: $820MLand Equipment Acquisition 2025-26: $955MLand Equipment Acquisition 2026-27: $1.01BLand Equipment Acquisition 2027-28: $2.36BLand Equipment Acquisition 2028-29: $3.01BLand Equipment Acquisition
Bars: spending by fiscal year (dark: actual; light: actual restated on the 2017-18 program structure; outlined: the latest plan's forecast; grey: related programs). Bands: each program in the lineage over the years it has data.
ProgramRelationYears with dataActual spending over those years
Land Equipment AcquisitionThis program2018-19 – 2028-29$5.12B

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.

YearWhat changedSource
2020-21Spending $716M, against $980M in 2019-20 (−27%).Actual spending (GC InfoBase)
2022-23Indicators added: % of Land capital equipment projects that remain on most recent approved schedule; % of Land capital equipment projects that remain within the most recent approved expenditure authorityDepartmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase)
2022-23Spending $513M, against $711M in 2021-22 (−28%).Actual spending (GC InfoBase)
2023-24Employees (FTEs) 730, against 552 in 2022-23 (+32%).FTEs (GC InfoBase)
2024-25Spending $820M, against $474M in 2023-24 (+73%).Actual spending (GC InfoBase)
2027-28Planned spending $2.36B, against $1.01B in 2026-27 (+133%).Latest Departmental Plan
2028-29Planned spending $3.01B, against $2.36B in 2027-28 (+28%).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 Land capital equipment projects that remain in approved scope
Expected result: Land equipment projects remain in approved scope, schedule and expenditure authority
100%2018-19✓ met100%2019-20✓ met100%2020-21✓ met100%2021-22✓ met100%2022-23✓ met100%2023-24✓ met94%2024-25✓ met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2018-19≥ 100%2019100%Met
2019-20≥ 100%2020100%Met
2020-21≥ 100%2021100%Met
2021-22≥ 100%2022100%Met
2022-23≥ 100%2023100%Met
2023-24≥ 100%2024100%Met
2024-25≥ 90%202594%Met
% of Land capital equipment projects that remain on most recent approved schedule
Expected result: Land equipment projects remain in approved scope, schedule and expenditure authority
67%2022-23✗ not met100%2023-24✓ met19%2024-25✗ not met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2022-23≥ 100%202367%
There are several outstanding technical issues in qualification testing and software design that have delayed the delivery of the first Light Armoured Vehicle Reconnaissance Surveillance System (LRSS) vehicle, and may cause further delays until resolved.
Not met
2023-24≥ 100%2024100%Met
2024-25≥ 90%202519%
The target was not met due to several factors including: aggressive schedule baselines, reprioritization of central resources, staff shortages and reassignment to other projects, procurement timelines and contracting legal issues, technical and qualification issues, interdependencies, and costing challenges.
Not met
% of Land capital equipment projects that remain within the most recent approved expenditure authority
Expected result: Land equipment projects remain in approved scope, schedule and expenditure authority
100%2022-23✓ met100%2023-24✓ met78%2024-25✗ not met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2022-23≥ 100%2023100%Met
2023-24≥ 100%2024100%Met
2024-25≥ 90%202578%
The target was not met due to several factors including: aggressive schedule baselines, reprioritization of central resources, staff shortages and reassignment to other projects, procurement timelines and contracting legal issues, technical and qualification issues, interdependencies, and costing challenges.
Not met

Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets

% of Land capital equipment projects that remain in approved scope
Expected result: Land equipment projects remain in approved scope, schedule and expenditure authority
90%2026-27

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2026-27≥ 90%2027—Planned
% of Land capital equipment projects that remain on most recent approved schedule
Expected result: Land equipment projects remain in approved scope, schedule and expenditure authority
90%2026-27

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2026-27≥ 90%2027—Planned
% of Land capital equipment projects that remain within the most recent approved expenditure authority
Expected result: Land equipment projects remain in approved scope, schedule and expenditure authority
90%2026-27

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
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

2018-19: $1.17B2018-19: $901M2018-192019-20: $906M2019-20: $980M2019-202020-21: $1.01B2020-21: $716M2020-212021-22: $1.15B2021-22: $711M2021-222022-23: $929M2022-23: $513M2022-232023-24: $778M2023-24: $474M2023-242024-25: $699M2024-25: $820M2024-252025-26: $955M2025-262026-27: $1.01B2026-272027-28: $2.36B2027-282028-29: $3.01B2028-29
Outlined bar: planned in that year's Departmental Plan (dashed: the latest plan, for years not yet reported). Filled bar: actual.
Show the numbers
Fiscal yearPlannedActual
2018-19$1.17B$901M
2019-20$906M$980M
2020-21$1.01B$716M
2021-22$1.15B$711M
2022-23$929M$513M
2023-24$778M$474M
2024-25$699M$820M
2025-26$955M—
2026-27$1.01B—
2027-28$2.36B*—
2028-29$3.01B*—

Employees (FTEs)

2018-19: 4772018-19: 5162018-192019-20: 5892019-20: 5722019-202020-21: 3962020-21: 5792020-212021-22: 6902021-22: 6052021-222022-23: 6072022-23: 5522022-232023-24: 6542023-24: 7302023-242024-25: 6802024-25: 7842024-252025-26: 7242025-262026-27: 8382026-272027-28: 8492027-282028-29: 8512028-29
Outlined bar: planned in that year's Departmental Plan (dashed: the latest plan, for years not yet reported). Filled bar: actual.
Show the numbers
Fiscal yearPlannedActual
2018-19477516
2019-20589572
2020-21396579
2021-22690605
2022-23607552
2023-24654730
2024-25680784
2025-26724—
2026-27838—
2027-28849*—
2028-29851*—

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

Plan2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-272027-282028-29
2018-19 plan$1,168,399,033$1,211,616,850$645,346,823
2019-20 plan$905,984,484$1,042,518,427$664,471,876
2020-21 plan$1,008,970,340$1,429,344,166$1,090,260,220
2021-22 plan$1,149,046,243$1,419,158,937$1,174,353,547
2022-23 plan$929,188,374$1,514,227,902$797,648,932
2023-24 plan$778,492,722$1,144,401,877$1,191,456,372
2024-25 plan$699,483,019$1,359,502,914$1,004,184,127
2025-26 plan$955,313,335$1,683,975,264$1,512,991,946
2026-27 plan$1,010,066,715$2,357,272,861$3,014,737,301
Actual$901,123,644$979,598,894$716,479,748$711,471,055$513,297,277$474,058,311$819,747,783

Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.