Program directory · Privy Council Office
Intergovernmental Affairs
- Department
- Privy Council Office
- Program code
- BWW08 (PCO)
- Core responsibility
- Serve the Prime Minister and Cabinet
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
PCO provides advice and support to the Prime Minister as well as to the Minister of Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs and Internal Trade on bilateral and multilateral engagement with provinces and territories and the management of the federation and strengthening of national unity. In support of the development and implementation of the Government’s agenda and priorities, PCO provides an intergovernmental lens on policy and program initiatives. PCO supports effective policy integration across the federal government so that proposals take into account the full range of departmental and Public Service-wide perspectives and issues related to implementation, including intergovernmental relations.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intergovernmental Affairs | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $49.1M |
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.
No significant changes detected.
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
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | As required. | 2019 | PCO supported the Prime Minister in the context of the December 2018 First Ministers' Meeting. | Met |
| 2019-20 | As required | 2020 | PCO has supported the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs in their bilateral and multilateral engagements with provinces and territories, maintaining open and collaborative relationships with every jurisdiction and working with the provinces and territ… | Met |
| 2020-21 | To provide support as required | 2021 | PCO prepared policy advice and briefings on 233 subjects for meetings for the Prime Minister (including meetings with First Ministers), the Deputy Prime Minister, and the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs. PCO also prepared policy advice and briefings to support the Minister's role as the Inter… | Met |
| 2021-22 | To provide support as required | 2022 | During 2021-22, PCO prepared information, policy advice, and briefing materials for 8 First Ministers Meetings and a substantial number of other meetings and teleconferences for the Prime Minister, the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, the Special Representative for the Prairies, and the Quebe… | Met |
| 2022-23 | To provide support as required | 2023 | During 2022-23, PCO prepared information, policy advice, and briefing materials for approximately 100 bilateral meetings and teleconferences between the Prime Minister or the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs or the Quebec Lieutenant with provincial and territorial Premiers or Ministers or Mayo… | Met |
| 2023-24 | To provide support as required | 2024 | During 2023-24, PCO prepared information, policy advice, and briefing materials for approximately 100 bilateral meetings and teleconferences between the Prime Minister or the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs or the Quebec Lieutenant with provincial and territorial Premiers or Ministers or Mayo… | Met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | To provide support as required | 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 | $5.2M | $3.8M |
| 2019-20 | $6.6M | $4.8M |
| 2020-21 | $7M | $5.5M |
| 2021-22 | $9.3M | $6.5M |
| 2022-23 | $9M | $7.9M |
| 2023-24 | $11M | $10.7M |
| 2024-25 | $11.4M | $9.9M |
| 2025-26 | $10.7M | — |
| 2026-27 | $10.2M | — |
| 2027-28 | $8.9M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $7.6M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 30 | 26 |
| 2019-20 | 38 | 32 |
| 2020-21 | 43 | 38 |
| 2021-22 | 39 | 45 |
| 2022-23 | 44 | 48 |
| 2023-24 | 58 | 59 |
| 2024-25 | 60 | — |
| 2025-26 | 57 | — |
| 2026-27 | 46 | — |
| 2027-28 | 32* | — |
| 2028-29 | 31* | — |
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 | $5,173,954 | $5,112,987 | $5,206,497 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $6,633,402 | $6,721,713 | $6,721,713 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $6,997,730 | $7,046,613 | $7,057,108 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $9,292,990 | $9,277,627 | $9,277,627 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $8,969,756 | $8,969,756 | $8,969,756 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $11,014,023 | $11,124,806 | $11,003,605 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $11,360,513 | $11,245,234 | $11,143,507 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $10,720,355 | $11,269,466 | $8,927,286 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $10,202,020 | $8,949,925 | $7,616,166 | ||||||||
| Actual | $3,753,322 | $4,758,492 | $5,451,639 | $6,542,851 | $7,935,811 | $10,742,523 | $9,944,509 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
