Program directory · Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Research Training and Talent Development
- Program code
- BNT02 (SSHRC)
- Core responsibility
- Funding social sciences and humanities research and training
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
This program attracts and retains the best and brightest by recognizing and providing support to social sciences and humanities research talent at various stages of their careers, including funding for graduate and postgraduate level research and recognition of achievements through awards and prizes.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research Training and Talent Development | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $998M |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Spending $191M, against $137M in 2023-24 (+39%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Indicators dropped: Percentage of SSHRC awardees indicating social outcomes by type | Departmental Results Framework (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 | — | 2019 | 89% The first baseline information became available in the course of 2018-19. As a target was not set, there is no result status available for 2018-19. | No result reported |
| 2019-20 | ≥ 85% | 2020 | 92% | Met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 85% | 2021 | 91% | Met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 85% | 2022 | 90% | Met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 85% | 2023 | 89% | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 85% | 2024 | 89% | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 85% | 2025 | 90% | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | To be determined | 2019 | 74% The first baseline information became available in the course of 2018-19. As a target was not set, there is no result status available for 2018-19. | No result reported |
| 2019-20 | ≥ 65% | 2020 | 76% | Met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 70% | 2021 | 76% | Met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 70% | 2022 | 76% | Met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 70% | 2023 | 75% | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 70% | 2024 | 78% | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 70% | 2025 | 79% | Met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 85% | 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 | $119M | $119M |
| 2019-20 | $122M | $131M |
| 2020-21 | $131M | $147M |
| 2021-22 | $134M | $137M |
| 2022-23 | $136M | $136M |
| 2023-24 | $135M | $137M |
| 2024-25 | $128M | $191M |
| 2025-26 | $192M | — |
| 2026-27 | $218M | — |
| 2027-28 | $222M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $213M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 39 | 37 |
| 2019-20 | 40 | 37 |
| 2020-21 | 40 | 39 |
| 2021-22 | 38 | 38 |
| 2022-23 | 41 | 39 |
| 2023-24 | 40 | 44 |
| 2024-25 | 43 | 51 |
| 2025-26 | 49 | — |
| 2026-27 | 53 | — |
| 2027-28 | 49* | — |
| 2028-29 | 49* | — |
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 | $119,320,663 | $119,008,232 | $119,074,978 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $122,154,684 | $122,221,016 | $121,995,871 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $130,682,052 | $133,354,181 | $133,621,740 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $134,411,779 | $139,387,053 | $137,633,936 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $135,899,968 | $130,630,820 | $125,017,459 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $134,854,979 | $129,156,299 | $128,810,954 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $127,723,061 | $127,523,101 | $126,398,725 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $192,459,239 | $198,169,657 | $201,941,374 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $218,319,795 | $221,758,221 | $212,785,653 | ||||||||
| Actual | $118,920,710 | $130,523,398 | $146,554,181 | $137,431,639 | $136,133,066 | $137,465,955 | $191,224,581 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
