Program directory · National Film Board
Audiovisual programming and production
- Department
- National Film Board
- Program code
- BSM01 (NFB)
- Core responsibility
- Audiovisual programming and production
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2025-26 · Appeared and later dropped
What it does
The program enables the production and co-production of documentaries, animation, interactive and immersive works that are innovative in form and content. It provides quality content in both official languages that explores Canadian stories, cultures and perspectives by fostering intercultural reconciliation and understanding. The program works closely with filmmakers and multimedia creators from every region in Canada as well as with partners from around the world. It creates an environment conducive to excellence and innovation in which industry talent can explore new storytelling approaches and formats, building on artistic and technological advances. The program also contributes to the professional development of emerging Canadian independent filmmakers and producers. Furthermore, it fosters the development of co-productions and partnerships at the national and international levels, through which are created bold, original works that would not be possible without the National Film Board’s participation.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audiovisual programming and production | This program | 2018-19 – 2027-28 | $264M |
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
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≥ 100 | 2019 | 181 | Met |
| 2019-20 | ≥ 100 | 2020 | 159 | Met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 125 | 2021 | 126 | Met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 100 | 2022 | 107 | Met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 100 | 2023 | 105 | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 100 | 2024 | 166 | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 60 | 2025 | 83 | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≥ 25% | 2019 | 31% | Met |
| 2019-20 | ≥ 25% | 2020 | 51% | Met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 25% | 2021 | 45% | Met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 25% | 2022 | 35% | Met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 25% | 2023 | 65% | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 25% | 2024 | 61% | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 25% | 2025 | 41% | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≥ 20% | 2019 | 24.3% | Met |
| 2019-20 | ≥ 20% | 2020 | 24.4% | Met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 20% | 2021 | 24.7% | Met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 20% | 2022 | 26% | Met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 20% | 2023 | 23% | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 20% | 2024 | 18% The result for this indicator is 2 percentage points below the established target of 20%. It is important to mention that the data for this indicator is taken from the voluntary self-declaration questionnaire implemented by the NFB at the beginning of the fiscal year, and that a number of filmmakers did not complete it. The 2023–2024 results were calculated based on projects for which the NFB has… | Not met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 20% | 2025 | 14% Regarding this indicator, it’s important to mention that the data is taken from the voluntary self-declaration questionnaire that the NFB has used since 2023–2024, and that a number of filmmakers did not complete it. The 2024–2025 results are calculated based on projects for which the NFB has data, and not on the total number of ongoing projects during the year. | Not met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≥ 15% | 2019 | 15% | Met |
| 2019-20 | ≥ 15% | 2020 | 15% | Met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 15% | 2021 | 14% The result for this indicator is 1% less than the target of 15%. This can be attributed to production delays caused by the pandemic. | Not met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 15% | 2022 | 16% | Met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 15% | 2023 | 14% The result for this indicator is 1% below the established target of 15%. It is important to note that this indicator does not take into account funding allocated to mixed teams of Indigenous and non-Indigenous directors and creators, who received 4% of production budgets in 2022–2023. | Not met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 15% | 2024 | 28% It is important to mention that the data for this indicator is taken from the voluntary self-declaration questionnaire implemented by the NFB at the beginning of the fiscal year, and that a number of filmmakers did not complete it. The 2023–2024 results were calculated based on projects for which the NFB has data, and not on the total number of ongoing projects during the year. | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 15% | 2025 | 25% | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≥ 50% | 2019 | 44% Parity means equal representation of men and women, hence the figure of 50%. It is important to realize that the target is not exactly 50%, but that parity is achieved between men and women in terms of percentage of allocated production spending. There are works completed by women, by men, and by mixed teams. In 2018–2019, 44% of production spending was allocated to works created by women, 35% to… | Not met |
| 2019-20 | ≥ 50% | 2020 | 44% Parity means equal representation of men and women, hence the figure of 50%. It is important to realize that the target is not exactly 50%, but that parity is achieved between men and women in terms of percentage of allocated production spending. There are works completed by women, by men, and by mixed teams. In 2019-2020, 44% of production spending was allocated to works created by women, 42% to… | Not met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 50% | 2021 | 42% This indicator seeks to ensure an equal amount of production spending is allocated to projects by women and to projects by men, hence the target of 50%, but at the NFB, works are completed by women, by men and by mixed teams. In 2020-2021, 42% of production spending was allocated to works created by women, 39% to works created by men and 19% to mixed teams. According to these results, therefore,… | Not met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 50% | 2022 | 67% | Met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 50% | 2023 | 66% | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 50% | 2024 | 55% It is important to mention that the data for this indicator is taken from the voluntary self-declaration questionnaire implemented by the NFB at the beginning of the fiscal year, and that a number of filmmakers did not complete it. The 2023–2024 results were calculated based on projects for which the NFB has data, and not on the total number of ongoing projects during the year. | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 40% | 2025 | 51% | Met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
No indicators in the 2026-27 plan.
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 | $40M | $36.5M |
| 2019-20 | $36.2M | $38.4M |
| 2020-21 | $34.2M | $38.6M |
| 2021-22 | $35M | $36.7M |
| 2022-23 | $36.6M | $38.4M |
| 2023-24 | $36.8M | $36.4M |
| 2024-25 | $37.1M | $38.4M |
| 2025-26 | $37.9M | — |
| 2026-27 | $38M* | — |
| 2027-28 | $38M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 164 | 154 |
| 2019-20 | 154 | 156 |
| 2020-21 | 154 | 158 |
| 2021-22 | 152 | 157 |
| 2022-23 | 154 | 151 |
| 2023-24 | 158 | 147 |
| 2024-25 | 158 | 118 |
| 2025-26 | 125 | — |
| 2026-27 | 125* | — |
| 2027-28 | 125* | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 plan | $40,034,195 | $32,549,131 | $32,548,940 | |||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $36,180,493 | $32,845,795 | $32,845,795 | |||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $34,215,056 | $34,418,163 | $34,485,097 | |||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $35,025,096 | $35,096,499 | $35,096,499 | |||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $36,619,524 | $36,319,873 | $36,154,363 | |||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $36,765,308 | $36,656,308 | $36,132,308 | |||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $37,079,225 | $35,478,420 | $35,606,751 | |||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $37,920,032 | $38,005,560 | $38,005,560 | |||||||
| Actual | $36,538,078 | $38,415,240 | $38,623,060 | $36,712,602 | $38,377,652 | $36,406,329 | $38,433,621 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
