Program directory · Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada
Community Initiatives
- Program code
- BYK04 (PCAN)
- Core responsibility
- Economic Development in British Columbia
- In Departmental Plans
- 2022-23 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
The Community Initiatives program provides targeted funding to support economic development activities in communities across British Columbia. Programming in this area is often through dedicated, temporary supplementary funding from the Government of Canada or through the department's own special allocations in response to the specific challenges that affect British Columbian communities. It also provides community funding in British Columbia to build and renew infrastructure in rural and urban municipalities across Canada, allowing them to compete in the regional, national and global economy.
Source: the department's Program Inventory, via GC InfoBase.
History and lineage
First appears in GC InfoBase's actual spending by program in 2021-22. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Initiatives | This program | 2021-22 – 2028-29 | $226M |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Spending $102M, against $69.1M in 2021-22 (+48%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Spending $37.9M, against $102M in 2022-23 (−63%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2024-25 | Indicators added: Number of jobs maintained from Community Initiatives projects; Number of SMEs assisted through Community Initiatives projects | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2024-25 | Indicators dropped: Number of businesses created, maintained or expanded; Number of communities benefitting from infrastructure projects; Number of jobs created or maintained | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2024-25 | Spending $16.8M, against $37.9M in 2023-24 (−56%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Planned spending $22.3M, against $14.5M in 2025-26 (+54%). | 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 | ≥ 1,201 | 2025 | 3,527 The variance reflects stronger performance in certain projects in 2024-25. | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | ≥ 149 | 2025 | 1,664 The variance reflects stronger performance in certain projects and the introduction of new projects in 2024-25. | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | ≥ 522 | 2023 | 556 | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 964 | 2024 | 2,560 | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | ≥ 0 | 2023 | 0 | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 0 | 2024 | 0 | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | ≥ 900 | 2023 | 4,132 | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 4,445 | 2024 | 7,645 | Met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 10 | 2027 | — | Planned |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 120 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | — | $69.1M |
| 2022-23 | $48.5M | $102M |
| 2023-24 | $12.7M | $37.9M |
| 2024-25 | $13.9M | $16.8M |
| 2025-26 | $14.5M | — |
| 2026-27 | $22.3M | — |
| 2027-28 | $18.8M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $17.4M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 10 | 30 |
| 2023-24 | 7 | 42 |
| 2024-25 | 31 | 36 |
| 2025-26 | 30 | — |
| 2026-27 | 26 | — |
| 2027-28 | 26* | — |
| 2028-29 | 26* | — |
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 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 plan | $48,539,085 | $6,917,558 | $4,711,568 | ||||
| 2023-24 plan | $12,670,983 | $5,390,315 | $4,739,361 | ||||
| 2024-25 plan | $13,928,356 | $14,472,223 | $11,649,508 | ||||
| 2025-26 plan | $14,490,816 | $11,402,430 | $7,011,961 | ||||
| 2026-27 plan | $22,266,862 | $18,836,005 | $17,404,543 | ||||
| Actual | $102,444,510 | $37,875,399 | $16,782,652 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
