Program directory · National Defence
Maritime Security
- Department
- National Defence
- Program code
- BYY03 (ND)
- Core responsibility
- Marine Operations and Response
- In Departmental Plans
- 2026-27 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
The Canadian Coast Guard’s Maritime Security Program supports Canada’s national security efforts through proactive leadership to initiate, manage and maintain interdepartmental and interagency relationships in support of security operations. Coast Guard involvement in maritime security is derived from its obligation under the National Security Policy, which established the Maritime Security Operations’ Centres, as well as the Oceans Act to provide ships, aircraft and other maritime services in support of federal maritime security departments including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Canadian Forces, the Canada Border Services Agency, Public Safety Canada, and Transport Canada. The Maritime Security Program is responsible for executing Coast Guard’s national maritime security program, which includes leveraging Coast Guard capabilities and expertise to: support the collection, analysis and dissemination of maritime information and intelligence (specifically in the Maritime Security Operation Centres); conducting security contingency planning for major events; and providing maritime safety and security capacity building to developing nations, in support of international peace and security.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maritime Security | 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 | ≥ 75% | 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 | $188M | — |
| 2027-28 | $176M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $152M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 31 | — |
| 2027-28 | 32* | — |
| 2028-29 | 33* | — |
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 | $188,378,599 | $176,126,971 | $151,928,112 |
| Actual |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
