Program directory · Public Health Agency of Canada
Mental Health, Suicide, Substance Use, and Safe Relationships
- Department
- Public Health Agency of Canada
- Program code
- BVP04 (PHAC)
- Core responsibility
- Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention
- In Departmental Plans
- 2026-27 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
This Program aims to promote mental wellness, prevent suicide, reduce substance-related harms, and foster safe relationships. Grounded in a population health approach and informed by trauma- and violence-informed practice, the program supports mental health promotion and prevention strategies that address the social determinants of mental health, improve protective factors, reduce risk factors, enhance community resilience and reduce stigma. This program emphasizes culturally safe, inclusive, and community-driven interventions, particularly for populations disproportionately impacted by mental health challenges, substance use, and violence—including Indigenous Peoples, 2SLGBTQI+ communities, racialized populations, and youth. The program achieves results through partnerships, public education, capacity building, and evidence-based programming.
Source: the department's Program Inventory, via GC InfoBase.
History and lineage
First appears in the Departmental Plans in 2026-27. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mental Health, Suicide, Substance Use, and Safe Relationships | This program | 2026-27 – 2028-29 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2028-29 | Planned spending $27.3M, against $87.8M in 2027-28 (−69%). | 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
No results reported yet.
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 82% | 2026 | — | Planned |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≤ 12.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | $91.2M | — |
| 2027-28 | $87.8M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $27.3M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 27 | — |
| 2027-28 | 28* | — |
| 2028-29 | 16* | — |
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 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 plan | $91,154,485 | $87,791,971 | $27,279,495 |
| Actual |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
