Program directory · Natural Resources Canada
Innovative Forestry Solutions
- Department
- Natural Resources Canada
- Program code
- BTM05 (NR)
- Core responsibility
- Innovative and Sustainable Natural Resources Development
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
This program is developing innovative tools and practices for next-generation forest management, including transformative and innovative solutions to enhance forest resilience and integrity, and to strengthen the expanding bioeconomy. The Advanced Technologies stream develops tools to assess forest biomass using big data, remote sensing, and AI. It promotes traceability, optimizes the forest value chain, and drives forest sector competitiveness. The Enhanced Practices stream supports future fibre supply and climate resilience through adaptive silviculture, advanced genetic tools, forest restoration, and long-term sustainability planning.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Innovative Forestry Solutions | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $108M |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Renamed from “Fibre Solutions” to “Innovative Forestry Solutions”. | GC InfoBase program names by year |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | ≥ 7 | 2020 | 7 | Met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 7 | 2021 | 7 | Met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 7 | 2022 | 7 | Met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 7 | 2023 | 13 | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 7 | 2024 | 75 | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 7 | 2025 | 169 The fibre-related knowledge products include Data Set, Database, Decision Support Tools, Fibre Connect e-Bulletin, Fibre Facts, FI-X Information Report, Infographic, Magazine Article, Model, Newsletter Article, Operational or Field Guide, Other Fact Sheet, Other Information Report, Peer Reviewed Article, Poster, Presentation, Professional Article, Protocol or Methodology, Script and Video. | Met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 7 | 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 | $11.7M | $14M |
| 2019-20 | $11.8M | $13.5M |
| 2020-21 | $7.4M | $13.7M |
| 2021-22 | $13M | $13.7M |
| 2022-23 | $12.7M | $16.4M |
| 2023-24 | $7.7M | $18.5M |
| 2024-25 | $14.1M | $17.7M |
| 2025-26 | $14.8M | — |
| 2026-27 | $15.3M | — |
| 2027-28 | $15.5M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $15.3M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 79 | 89 |
| 2019-20 | 85 | 87 |
| 2020-21 | 76 | 86 |
| 2021-22 | 90 | 89 |
| 2022-23 | 100 | 99 |
| 2023-24 | 62 | 98 |
| 2024-25 | 87 | 106 |
| 2025-26 | 99 | — |
| 2026-27 | 99 | — |
| 2027-28 | 100* | — |
| 2028-29 | 98* | — |
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 | $11,717,311 | $11,811,139 | $7,275,039 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $11,819,870 | $7,275,325 | $7,270,135 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $7,391,623 | $7,473,349 | $7,514,907 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $13,032,148 | $13,063,377 | $7,966,627 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $12,726,908 | $7,670,580 | $7,677,053 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $7,716,021 | $7,722,494 | $7,722,494 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $14,123,462 | $14,344,264 | $8,204,056 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $14,833,917 | $8,583,970 | $8,400,016 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $15,293,158 | $15,541,032 | $15,315,439 | ||||||||
| Actual | $13,975,040 | $13,529,887 | $13,729,711 | $13,720,460 | $16,410,731 | $18,467,039 | $17,716,052 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
