Program directory · National Defence
Land Bases
- Department
- National Defence
- Program code
- BUS09 (ND)
- Core responsibility
- Sustainable Bases, Information Technology Systems and Infrastructure
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
The Land Bases program provides and hosts a variety of support services to its assigned dependencies which, depending on the specific base, includes Army, Navy, and Air Force Regular and Reserve formations and units.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land Bases | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $3.93B |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Indicators added: % of deviation of average daily meal cost from the standard allowance at Land Bases; % of single quarters accommodations that can be used at Land Bases | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2022-23 | Indicators dropped: Status of Services at Land Bases | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Spending $676M, against $506M in 2022-23 (+34%). | 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
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | ≤ 15% | 2023 | 34.1% The performance was above the target of 15% as the percentage of deviation between Basic Food Cost (BFC) and the Actual Food Cost (AFC) was 34,1%. The BFC is set on 1 August of each year, and therefore, the implementation of new and more varied CAF menu in January 2023, combined with high inflation and increased food prices impacted the BFC recovery rate for the second half of FY 22-23. | Not met |
| 2023-24 | ≤ 15% | 2024 | 35.8% The Canadian Army continues to battle with higher costs of both raw materials and wages. Moreover, a modernized menu was launched last year which saw a general focus on more nutritious and whole foods, further driving up costs. | Not met |
| 2024-25 | ≤ 15% | 2025 | 21.7% Several factors contributed to not meeting this target, such as the inflationary pressure on food costs, the availability challenges with products on local procurement, and data gaps with Training Establishments to support planning. This will reduce waste and lower costs and is being tracked as part of a formation solution. | Not met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | ≥ 90% | 2023 | 93.8% | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 90% | 2024 | 94.3% It is important to note that the usability of existing accommodations does not necessarily indicate their overall sufficiency. | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 90% | 2025 | 93% | Met |
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | Green | 2019 | Results Not Available The FY 2018-19 actual result is not available for this performance indicator due to the absence of a methodology/relevant data. To correct this deficiency, a working group was established to identify common service areas that enable military operations and defence activities as a basis for improving the performance indicator. Further, an evaluation was completed and will serve as a reference to a… | No result reported |
| 2019-20 | Green | 2020 | — The Canadian Army (CA), with 21 bases and training establishments across Canada, has initiated four specific studies on different services provided on its Land Bases. The results will be implemented as part of a larger multi-year approach with the study on feeding services as well as temporary accommodation services that started during summer 2019. | No result reported |
| 2020-21 | Green | 2021 | Results not available The actual result is not available for this performance indicator due to the absence of a methodology/relevant data. To correct this deficiency, new performance indicators with associated data are proposed for FY 2022-23. | No result reported |
| 2021-22 | Green | 2022 | Result not available. The FY 2021-22 actual result is not available for this performance indicator due to the absence of a robust methodology and relevant data. To correct this deficiency, a working group was established to identify common service areas that enable military operations and defence activities as a basis for improving the performance indicator. Two indicators have been trialed for the past 2 years, one f… | No result reported |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≤ 15% | 2027 | — | Planned |
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
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | $466M | $461M |
| 2019-20 | $487M | $576M |
| 2020-21 | $521M | $640M |
| 2021-22 | $621M | $545M |
| 2022-23 | $578M | $506M |
| 2023-24 | $520M | $676M |
| 2024-25 | $553M | $522M |
| 2025-26 | $598M | — |
| 2026-27 | $593M | — |
| 2027-28 | $603M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $616M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 4,383 | 4,279 |
| 2019-20 | 4,323 | 4,735 |
| 2020-21 | 4,459 | 4,245 |
| 2021-22 | 4,328 | 4,057 |
| 2022-23 | 4,029 | 3,888 |
| 2023-24 | 3,728 | 3,908 |
| 2024-25 | 3,900 | 4,121 |
| 2025-26 | 4,116 | — |
| 2026-27 | 4,246 | — |
| 2027-28 | 4,275* | — |
| 2028-29 | 4,299* | — |
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 | $466,066,058 | $470,166,857 | $473,787,756 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $487,113,710 | $495,654,563 | $507,477,814 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $520,780,707 | $518,562,987 | $527,735,399 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $620,558,709 | $624,545,793 | $636,265,419 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $578,448,181 | $578,657,325 | $583,556,650 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $520,058,062 | $521,291,227 | $525,586,968 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $552,737,036 | $552,174,363 | $553,514,729 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $597,555,160 | $604,193,600 | $608,610,803 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $593,104,374 | $602,863,700 | $615,552,803 | ||||||||
| Actual | $461,138,039 | $576,142,364 | $640,139,610 | $545,490,656 | $505,514,840 | $676,193,591 | $522,242,906 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
