Program directory · National Defence
Joint, Common and International Bases
- Department
- National Defence
- Program code
- BUS11 (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 Joint, Common and International Bases program provides and hosts a variety of support services to its assigned dependencies which, depending on the specific base, includes Navy, Army 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joint, Common and International Bases | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $1.37B |
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 | Spending $156M, against $116M in 2018-19 (+34%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2020-21 | Employees (FTEs) 1,384, against 1,128 in 2019-20 (+23%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2020-21 | Spending $226M, against $156M in 2019-20 (+45%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2022-23 | Indicators added: % of deviation of average daily meal cost from the standard allowance at base Borden; % of deviation of average daily meal cost from the standard allowance at Connaught Range and Primary Training Centre; % of single quarters accommodations that can be used at base Borden | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2022-23 | Indicators dropped: Status of Services provided by Joint, Common and International Bases | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Spending $271M, against $192M in 2022-23 (+41%). | 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
% of deviation of average daily meal cost from the standard allowance at base Borden
Expected result: Joint, Common and International Bases provide services to integral units, lodger units and dependencies
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | ≤ 15% | 2023 | 40.3% Performance standards are 5.2% above the 15% benchmark however this is due to the increasing costs of food. A new CAF menu was introduced Jan/23 that required many items to be procured locally or special orders from suppliers that had increased costs associated . Recovery rates for Foods Services are updated annually 01 Aug based on the units’ food costs. | Not met |
| 2023-24 | ≤ 15% | 2024 | 29% Food services have been significantly affected by food cost inflation. The basic food cost recovery rate for FY 23-24 failed to keep pace with market food prices, which have increased by 30% since 2019. Meanwhile, the basic food cost recovery rate is capped at 2.8% inflation rate. Additionally, challenges in accurate dining room forecasting have further hindered the ability to maintain the varian… | Not met |
| 2024-25 | ≤ 15% | 2025 | 26.6% 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 |
% of deviation of average daily meal cost from the standard allowance at Connaught Range and Primary Training Centre
Expected result: Joint, Common and International Bases provide services to integral units, lodger units and dependencies
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | ≤ 15% | 2023 | 32.3% The Basic Food Cost (BFC) is establish once a year using cost of food in November month and effective in August, therefore the inflation on cost of food that we are presently facing is not taken into consideration in the current BFC that will only change in August 2022 thus why kitchens or out of the 15% target. Many food items that are used by the CAF base kitchens had to be substituted by items… | Not met |
| 2023-24 | ≤ 15% | 2024 | 19.5% Food services have been significantly affected by food cost inflation. The basic food cost recovery rate for FY 23-24 failed to keep pace with market food prices, which have increased by 30% since 2019. Meanwhile, the basic food cost recovery rate is capped at 2.8% inflation rate. Additionally, challenges in accurate dining room forecasting have further hindered the ability to maintain the varian… | Not met |
| 2024-25 | ≤ 15% | 2025 | 25.9% 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 |
% of single quarters accommodations that can be used at base Borden
Expected result: Joint, Common and International Bases provide services to integral units, lodger units and dependencies
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | ≥ 90% | 2023 | 86% 14% of the bed spaces remained unavailable due to maintenance and COVID restrictions. | Not met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 90% | 2024 | 81% 3,958 Bedspaces were available for use and 745 bedspaces offline (622 due to maintenance issues and 123 bedspaces offline and reserved for members requiring single rooms). Note: two buildings (A-152 and A-150) were unavailable. | Not met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 90% | 2025 | 84.6% The target was not met due to various maintenance issues. | Not met |
Status of Services provided by Joint, Common and International Bases
Expected result: Joint, Common and International Bases provide services to integral units, lodger units and dependencies
| 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 | — Key Performance Indicators have been drafted and will be tested in FY 2020-21 for validity to ensure the captured data can be used to accurately reflect how effective service provision is to integral units, lodger units and dependencies. | No result reported |
| 2020-21 | Green | 2021 | Results not available Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) were drafted and were to be tested in FY 2020-21 but, due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, as well as a change in senior management, the department had to adapt new processes and procedures for the front line in-person customer services provided by the Formation. KPIs are being developed for the FY 2023-24 Departmental Plan with a re-alignment of resources and pr… | No result reported |
| 2021-22 | Green | 2022 | Result not available Key Performance Indicators were drafted and were to be tested in FY 2020-21 but, due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, as well as a change in senior management, the department had to adapt new processes and procedures for the front line in-person customer services provided by the Formation. Key Performance Indicators are being developed for the FY 2023-24 Departmental Plan with a re-alignment of r… | No result reported |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
% of deviation of average daily meal cost from the standard allowance at base Borden
Expected result: Joint, Common and International Bases provide services to integral units, lodger units and dependencies
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≤ 15% | 2027 | — | Planned |
% of deviation of average daily meal cost from the standard allowance at Connaught Range and Primary Training Centre
Expected result: Joint, Common and International Bases provide services to integral units, lodger units and dependencies
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≤ 15% | 2027 | — | Planned |
% of single quarters accommodations that can be used at base Borden
Expected result: Joint, Common and International Bases provide services to integral units, lodger units and dependencies
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 | $106M | $116M |
| 2019-20 | $127M | $156M |
| 2020-21 | $140M | $226M |
| 2021-22 | $202M | $176M |
| 2022-23 | $184M | $192M |
| 2023-24 | $209M | $271M |
| 2024-25 | $209M | $229M |
| 2025-26 | $222M | — |
| 2026-27 | $236M | — |
| 2027-28 | $238M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $240M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 779 | 1,004 |
| 2019-20 | 1,046 | 1,128 |
| 2020-21 | 799 | 1,384 |
| 2021-22 | 1,579 | 1,258 |
| 2022-23 | 1,280 | 1,385 |
| 2023-24 | 1,272 | 1,508 |
| 2024-25 | 1,431 | 1,552 |
| 2025-26 | 1,430 | — |
| 2026-27 | 1,658 | — |
| 2027-28 | 1,679* | — |
| 2028-29 | 1,698* | — |
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 | $106,012,901 | $106,715,290 | $107,483,487 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $126,783,588 | $129,255,630 | $132,707,318 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $139,817,301 | $139,301,891 | $141,710,217 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $202,167,344 | $201,394,637 | $205,031,429 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $184,469,320 | $183,841,565 | $185,195,253 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $208,519,284 | $207,796,178 | $210,596,320 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $209,481,756 | $207,726,017 | $208,549,204 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $221,890,939 | $223,589,696 | $225,906,413 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $235,969,654 | $237,600,348 | $240,475,616 | ||||||||
| Actual | $116,014,870 | $155,691,965 | $226,031,355 | $175,768,490 | $192,380,018 | $270,966,441 | $229,040,438 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
