Program directory · National Defence
Waterways Management
- Department
- National Defence
- Program code
- BYX03 (ND)
- Core responsibility
- Marine Navigation
- In Departmental Plans
- 2026-27 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
The Waterways Management program provides mariners with services, information and operational awareness that helps ensure safe and accessible waterways in support of economic prosperity by surveying certain commercial channels to identify the bottom conditions, restrictions or hazards to safe navigation and providing mariners with marine safety information, such as available water depth forecasts in the St. Lawrence, Fraser, Detroit and Mackenzie Rivers; providing channel dredging in the Great Lakes U.S./Canada connecting channels; and managing dredging on the St. Lawrence River between Montréal and Cap Gribane on a cost-recovery basis. The Waterways Management program sustains navigable channels, reduces marine navigational risks, and supports environmental protection ensuring safe and accessible navigation. Coast Guard's Fleet Operational Capability, Procurement and Maintenance programs are integral to the delivery of this program. This program is delivered in coordination with the Canadian Hydrographic Service and Real Property Asset Management Services and with Public Services and Procurement Canada. The legal basis for this program is found in the Constitution Act, 13 Provincial & territorial governments, and the Oceans Act.
Source: the department's Program Inventory, via GC InfoBase.
History and lineage
First appears in the Departmental Plans in 2026-27. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterways Management | This program | 2026-27 – 2028-29 | — |
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.
No significant changes detected.
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
No results reported yet.
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 98% | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | $7.7M | — |
| 2027-28 | $7.8M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $7.8M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 44 | — |
| 2027-28 | 45* | — |
| 2028-29 | 46* | — |
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 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 plan | $7,669,775 | $7,760,169 | $7,760,169 |
| Actual |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
