Program directory · Parks Canada
Heritage Places Establishment
- Department
- Parks Canada
- Program code
- BGW01 (PCA)
- Core responsibility
- Protecting and Presenting Canada's Natural and Cultural Heritage
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2025-26 · Appeared and later dropped
What it does
This program aims to establish heritage places in order to conserve Canada’s natural and cultural heritage for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations. This process results in national parks, national marine conservation areas, national historic sites, persons and events, and other designated heritage places, including world heritage sites. Establishment or designation is achieved through feasibility assessments, public nominations, research, consultation and engagement with Indigenous Peoples, stakeholders and the general public, negotiations with other governments and Indigenous organizations, and recommendations from advisory bodies, where required. The Program also supports the Government of Canada’s outcome of “A vibrant Canadian culture and heritage” and Canada’s international biodiversity goals (Canada Target 1).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Places Establishment | This program | 2018-19 – 2027-28 | $432M |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | Indicators added: Number of unrepresented regions with demonstrable progress towards establishing national marine conservation areas | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2020-21 | Spending $27.9M, against $44.1M in 2019-20 (−37%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2021-22 | Spending $67.9M, against $27.9M in 2020-21 (+144%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Employees (FTEs) 133, against 99 in 2022-23 (+34%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2025-26 | Planned employees (FTEs) 176, against 134 in 2024-25 (+31%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2025-26 | Planned spending $58.2M, against $82.1M in 2024-25 (−29%). | Latest Departmental Plan |
| 2026-27 | Planned employees (FTEs) 129, against 176 in 2025-26 (−27%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Planned spending $41.1M, against $58.2M in 2025-26 (−29%). | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | ≥ 3 | 2025 | 4 | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≥ 2 | 2019 | 2 | Met |
| 2019-20 | ≥ 2 | 2020 | 2 | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 1 | 2025 | 3 | 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
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | $27.1M | $39.5M |
| 2019-20 | $15.3M | $44.1M |
| 2020-21 | $24.2M | $27.9M |
| 2021-22 | $63.2M | $67.9M |
| 2022-23 | $84.3M | $78.9M |
| 2023-24 | $100M | $91.7M |
| 2024-25 | $90.8M | $82.1M |
| 2025-26 | $58.2M | — |
| 2026-27 | $41.1M* | — |
| 2027-28 | $45.5M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 57 | 65 |
| 2019-20 | 59 | 68 |
| 2020-21 | 75 | 66 |
| 2021-22 | 196 | 75 |
| 2022-23 | 145 | 99 |
| 2023-24 | 158 | 133 |
| 2024-25 | 199 | 134 |
| 2025-26 | 176 | — |
| 2026-27 | 129* | — |
| 2027-28 | 134* | — |
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 | $27,146,888 | $17,126,715 | $15,443,777 | |||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $15,258,166 | $11,663,949 | $14,174,855 | |||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $24,150,508 | $34,283,339 | $25,055,151 | |||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $63,213,879 | $47,983,019 | $50,367,060 | |||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $84,332,273 | $85,188,512 | $74,019,983 | |||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $100,340,138 | $90,411,732 | $53,500,423 | |||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $90,798,044 | $60,765,842 | $22,887,777 | |||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $58,171,643 | $41,053,197 | $45,543,482 | |||||||
| Actual | $39,549,173 | $44,078,017 | $27,878,362 | $67,941,117 | $78,902,713 | $91,740,072 | $82,074,207 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
