Program directory · National Research Council Canada
Design & Fabrication Services (Enabling)
- Department
- National Research Council Canada
- Program code
- BNQ19 (NRC)
- Core responsibility
- Science and Innovation
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
Design and Fabrication Services (DFS) delivers a comprehensive and national set of services to all NRC programs and their Science and Technology (S&T) initiatives in custom and innovative computer-aided design, high-precision mechanical engineering, expert fabrication and advice on quality. These services directly enable the creation of experimental and client deliverable prototypes (both virtual and physical), highly precise and calibrated test instrumentation and new national facility designs using the practice of professional engineering to assure performance, quality and the reduction of risks in health and safety and environmental stewardship for NRC. The outputs of DFS directly contribute to the success of research, technology development and the advancement of knowledge for NRC. Furthermore, efficiencies are generated through a managed work environment across thirteen DFS locations to maximize utilization of its people and resources.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design & Fabrication Services (Enabling) | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $87.3M |
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 | Indicators added: Percentage internal client satisfaction with services delivered | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2019-20 | Indicators dropped: Utilization of specialized design and fabrication services | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
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 | ≥ 92% | 2020 | 94% | Met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 92% | 2021 | 97% | Met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 90% | 2022 | 100% | Met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 95% | 2023 | 100% | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 95% | 2024 | 100% | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 95% | 2025 | 97% | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≥ 65% | 2019 | 60.1% Utilization for all Design & Fabrication Services (DFS) increased year over year from 55% to 60.11% for the 2018-19 fiscal year. Target was not attained due to transition in software and application used in both design and fabrication and resulting downtime and learning required for employees to attain steady state. | Not met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 95% | 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 | $13.3M | $13.3M |
| 2019-20 | $12.1M | $11.8M |
| 2020-21 | $12.6M | $10.9M |
| 2021-22 | $12.2M | $11.7M |
| 2022-23 | $12.2M | $12M |
| 2023-24 | $13.2M | $13.2M |
| 2024-25 | $14M | $14.4M |
| 2025-26 | $14.5M | — |
| 2026-27 | $13.6M | — |
| 2027-28 | $13.6M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $13.4M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 98 | 97 |
| 2019-20 | 98 | 94 |
| 2020-21 | 93 | 97 |
| 2021-22 | 97 | 96 |
| 2022-23 | 95 | 92 |
| 2023-24 | 92 | 88 |
| 2024-25 | 88 | 88 |
| 2025-26 | 84 | — |
| 2026-27 | 87 | — |
| 2027-28 | 86* | — |
| 2028-29 | 85* | — |
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 | $13,257,556 | $13,257,747 | $13,287,011 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $12,105,480 | $12,134,721 | $12,134,621 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $12,618,931 | $12,725,747 | $12,755,645 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $12,225,747 | $12,255,645 | $12,255,645 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $12,203,692 | $12,204,510 | $12,231,213 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $13,155,309 | $14,098,829 | $14,535,209 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $13,960,822 | $14,369,684 | $14,557,213 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $14,506,091 | $14,692,708 | $14,700,176 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $13,623,203 | $13,569,105 | $13,441,452 | ||||||||
| Actual | $13,319,386 | $11,804,560 | $10,910,870 | $11,721,423 | $11,991,381 | $13,155,092 | $14,352,166 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
