Program directory · Public Safety Canada
Border Policy
- Department
- Public Safety Canada
- Program code
- BVT04 (PSEP)
- Core responsibility
- Community Safety
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
This program provides federal policy coordination and coherence on a variety of border issues, such as customs, immigration, refugees and citizenship, border integrity and cross-border law enforcement, including policy support to contraband tobacco, cyber-crime and Missing Persons Index, in order to assure security objectives are achieved in a manner that facilitates the flow of legitimate trade and travel, and reduces security risks. The intent of this program is to promote the safety and economic well-being of Canadians through strengthened border integrity and the efficient management of the border. In order to achieve this result, the Program develops and supports a focused border integrity and management agenda and coordinates an ongoing dialogue between Canada and the United States on strategic and operational border policy issues. The Program implements agreements aimed at expediting legitimate trade and travel while maintaining border security. Finally, it provides policy advice and horizontal coordination to Public Safety Canada Portfolio agencies and other federal departments on border issues.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Border Policy | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $55.9M |
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 | Spending $5.4M, against $13.5M in 2019-20 (−60%). | Actual spending (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≥ 65% | 2019 | 75% | Met |
| 2019-20 | ≥ 100% | 2020 | 96% Four out of five respondents measured the Division’s reliability of providing high-quality information to decision-makers in a timely manner at 100%. Whereas one respondent graded the Division at 80%. Given that some routing and distribution issues are beyond the control of the Division responsible for this work, the average result is quantified at 96%. | Not met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 100% | 2021 | 92.5% Two of four respondents measured the Division’s reliability in providing high-quality information to decision makers in a timely manner at 100%, whereas one respondent measured the Division at 90% and another at 80%. The average result is quantified at 92.5%. The Division fell short of its target of 100% because of factors beyond the Division’s control such as the transition to remote working due… | Not met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 100% | 2022 | 92% Three of five respondents measured the Division’s reliability in providing high-quality information to decision makers in a timely manner at 95%, whereas one respondent measured the Division at 90%, and another at 85%. The average result is quantified at 92%. Results may have been impacted by the transition of the Division to a new branch within Public Safety Canada and the resulting adjustments… | Not met |
| 2022-23 | 100% – 100% | 2023 | 93.3% Public Safety Canada received three responses to its Stakeholder Survey which respectively measured the Division’s its reliability in providing high-quality information to decision makers in a timely manner at 95%, 100% and 85%, for an average of 93.3%. | Not met |
| 2023-24 | 100% – 100% | 2024 | 61.7% In FY 2023-24, Senior Management perceived that the immigration and border-related advice were not always provided in a timely manner, which affected the overall score for this indicator. Challenges in providing timely recommendations were mostly due to understaffing issues and the need for PS to collaborate and consult with various partners, including the PS Portfolio, in order to provide well-i… | Not met |
| 2024-25 | 100% – 100% | 2025 | 77.5% In FY 2024-25, the Border Policy Division’s performance was impacted by a situation of high staff turnover in a context of numerous emerging high-urgency initiatives related to Border safety. | Not met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 100% – 100% | 2027 | — | Planned |
Future goals: targets due after 2026-27
No targets with a later due date.
Spending and employees: planned against actual
Spending
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | $2.8M | $11.5M |
| 2019-20 | $14M | $13.5M |
| 2020-21 | $6.9M | $5.4M |
| 2021-22 | $6M | $5.9M |
| 2022-23 | $5.9M | $6.9M |
| 2023-24 | $6.4M | $6.4M |
| 2024-25 | $6.5M | $6.3M |
| 2025-26 | $7.4M | — |
| 2026-27 | $6.5M | — |
| 2027-28 | $6.5M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $6.1M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 33 | 27 |
| 2019-20 | 25 | 27 |
| 2020-21 | 23 | 25 |
| 2021-22 | 25 | 25 |
| 2022-23 | 24 | 25 |
| 2023-24 | 30 | 25 |
| 2024-25 | 27 | 25 |
| 2025-26 | 33 | — |
| 2026-27 | 28 | — |
| 2027-28 | 28* | — |
| 2028-29 | 25* | — |
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 | $2,840,319 | $2,833,552 | $2,833,552 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $13,982,932 | $13,992,563 | $14,789,644 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $6,893,486 | $7,718,175 | $7,726,708 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $6,044,801 | $6,048,447 | $5,907,107 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $5,857,288 | $5,724,654 | $5,724,716 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $6,365,884 | $6,365,343 | $6,368,325 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $6,509,369 | $6,548,653 | $6,556,544 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $7,368,362 | $6,711,316 | $6,711,480 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $6,480,771 | $6,476,225 | $6,078,922 | ||||||||
| Actual | $11,511,603 | $13,523,915 | $5,438,897 | $5,856,354 | $6,884,773 | $6,409,835 | $6,321,654 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
