Program directory · Natural Resources Canada
Nòkwewashk
- Department
- Natural Resources Canada
- Program code
- BTO07 (NR)
- Core responsibility
- Globally Competitive Natural Resource Sectors
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2023-24 · Appeared and later dropped
What it does
Nòkwewashk was established in 2020 to strengthening consideration of natural resource projects amongst other objectives. Nòkwewashk strengthens consideration of natural resource projects through three main responsibilities: addressing challenges facing natural resource projects; continuing to carry out Crown consultations for legacy projects; and, continuing to build Indigenous capacity to participate in natural resource infrastructure projects.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nòkwewashk | This program | 2018-19 – 2025-26 | $129M |
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 | Employees (FTEs) 78, against 46 in 2018-19 (+70%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2019-20 | Spending $24.6M, against $9.6M in 2018-19 (+155%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2021-22 | Indicators added: Number of natural resource projects supported by analysis and solutions | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2021-22 | Indicators dropped: Percentage of resource development project decisions on target as per timelines | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2021-22 | Renamed from “Major Projects Management Office Initiative” to “The Resource Partnerships Sector”. | GC InfoBase program names by year |
| 2021-22 | Spending $32M, against $20.5M in 2020-21 (+56%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2022-23 | Spending $13M, against $32M in 2021-22 (−59%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Employees (FTEs) 126, against 45 in 2022-23 (+182%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Renamed from “The Resource Partnerships Sector” to “Nòkwewashk”. | GC InfoBase program names by year |
| 2023-24 | Spending $29.4M, against $13M in 2022-23 (+126%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2024-25 | Planned employees (FTEs) 28, against 126 in 2023-24 (−78%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2024-25 | Planned spending $4.9M, against $29.4M in 2023-24 (−83%). | Latest Departmental Plan |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | ≥ 4 | 2022 | 12 | Met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 5 | 2023 | 5 | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 4 | 2024 | 5 | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 100% – 100% | 2019 | 100% | Met |
| 2019-20 | 100% – 100% | 2020 | 100% | Met |
| 2020-21 | — | 2021 | — Actual results are not available for 2020-21 as the Major Projects Management Office Initiative funding sunset in March 2020. | No result reported |
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
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | $6.1M | $9.6M |
| 2019-20 | $19.1M | $24.6M |
| 2020-21 | $13.7M | $20.5M |
| 2021-22 | $27.4M | $32M |
| 2022-23 | $9.2M | $13M |
| 2023-24 | $12.9M | $29.4M |
| 2024-25 | $4.9M* | — |
| 2025-26 | $1.6M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 30 | 46 |
| 2019-20 | 54 | 78 |
| 2020-21 | 32 | 58 |
| 2021-22 | 49 | 46 |
| 2022-23 | 30 | 45 |
| 2023-24 | 35 | 126 |
| 2024-25 | 28* | — |
| 2025-26 | 8* | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 plan | $6,101,598 | $3,601,407 | $140,692 | |||||
| 2019-20 plan | $19,130,109 | $146,381 | $146,381 | |||||
| 2020-21 plan | $13,694,519 | $15,237,621 | $7,227,991 | |||||
| 2021-22 plan | $27,392,011 | $9,228,302 | $9,292,832 | |||||
| 2022-23 plan | $9,179,140 | $9,243,977 | $2,447,155 | |||||
| 2023-24 plan | $12,878,673 | $4,936,259 | $1,642,978 | |||||
| Actual | $9,643,955 | $24,563,727 | $20,513,604 | $31,993,649 | $13,004,673 | $29,440,773 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
