Program directory · Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Expenditure Data, Analysis, Results, and Reviews
- Department
- Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
- Program code
- BXA02 (TBC)
- Core responsibility
- Spending Oversight
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
The Expenditure Data, Analysis, Results and Reviews Program has three core activities to support Parliament, namely: implementation of the Policy on Results; presentation of the government’s spending plan (expected and actual) through Estimates documents and GC InfoBase; and, ensuring that compensation decisions are informed by relevant analyses. Through these activities the Program exercises an oversight and challenge role to ensure that government spending is effective in achieving tangible results and of good value for Canadians. It also provides leadership to make data on spending and performance easier to discover and use, both for accountability purposes and to instill a results-based decision-making culture. The program works in partnership with financial, performance measurement, and evaluation communities in other government organizations.
Source: the department's Program Inventory, via GC InfoBase.
History and lineage
First appears in GC InfoBase's actual spending by program in 2017-18. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expenditure Data, Analysis, Results, and Reviews | This program | 2017-18 – 2028-29 | $134M |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | Employees (FTEs) 126, against 77 in 2018-19 (+64%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2019-20 | Indicators added: Percentage of items within evaluation Management Response and Action Plans (MRAPs) that are implemented, as scheduled.; Degree to which GC InfoBase users found the tool easy to navigate; Percentage of departmental results indicators for which targets are achieved; Percentage of departmental results indicators that have trend data; Percentage of evaluation reports that identify that inadequate performance measurement data had a significant impact on the evaluation.; Percentage of results appendices in Treasury Board submissions (final draft) that are designated as being at least at the ‘good’ level quality | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2019-20 | Renamed from “Expenditure Data, Analysis, and Reviews” to “Expenditure Data, Analysis, Results, and Reviews”. | GC InfoBase program names by year |
| 2019-20 | Spending $17.1M, against $9.9M in 2018-19 (+72%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2020-21 | Indicators added: Average number of business days elapsed between the tabling of spending and results documents in Parliament and publishing the corresponding data on GC InfoBase; Percentage of programs that have economic microdata available on recipients of innovation-related programing; Percentage of stakeholders that regard Central Performance and Impact Assessment (CPIA) team outputs as informative for decision making | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2020-21 | Indicators dropped: Degree to which GC InfoBase users found the spending information useful (on a scale of 1 to 5); Degree to which GC InfoBase users found the tool easy to navigate; Degree to which visitors to online departmental planning and reporting documents found the information useful (on a scale of 1 to 5); Number of GC InfoBase page views per year; Percentage of Budget initiatives included in the next available Estimates; Percentage of departmental results indicators for which targets are achieved; Percentage of departmental results indicators that have trend data; Percentage of evaluation reports that identify that inadequate performance measurement data had a significant impact on the evaluation.; Percentage of results appendices in Treasury Board submissions (final draft) that are designated as being at least at the ‘good’ level quality | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2021-22 | Indicators dropped: Percentage of programs that have economic microdata available on recipients of innovation-related programing; Percentage of stakeholders that regard Central Performance and Impact Assessment (CPIA) team outputs as informative for decision making | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2025-26 | Indicators added: Government of Canada’s score on the Index of Indicator Targets and Results Availability (IITRA) | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2025-26 | Planned spending $5.39B, against $20.6M in 2024-25 (+26025%). | Latest Departmental Plan |
| 2026-27 | Indicators dropped: Government of Canada’s score on the Index of Indicator Targets and Results Availability (IITRA) | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2028-29 | Planned employees (FTEs) 88, against 127 in 2027-28 (−31%). | FTEs (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
Average number of business days elapsed between the tabling of spending and results documents in Parliament and publishing the corresponding data on GC InfoBase
Expected result: Parliamentarians and the public can understand what government achieves and the resources used
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | ≤ 10 | 2021 | 0.2 | Met |
| 2021-22 | ≤ 5 | 2022 | 0.13 | Met |
| 2022-23 | At most 5 days | 2023 | 1.1 | Met |
| 2023-24 | At most 3 days | 2024 | 0.98 Target Met | Met |
| 2024-25 | At most 3 | 2025 | 0.83 | Met |
Percentage of items within evaluation Management Response and Action Plans (MRAPs) that are implemented, as scheduled.
Expected result: Government organizations use results and expenditure information to improve programs and allocate resources
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | ≥ 70% | 2020 | 59% Departments are responsible for identifying and implementing actions in response to evaluation recommendations. This result suggests that more attention should be given to managing these activities within departments. TBS will release these results to all departments to encourage them to take steps to improve their performance in. MRAPs that were not implement this year will be implemented in 202… | Not met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 70% | 2021 | 58% Results from the 2020–21 Capacity Survey, which captures the MRAPs, information were not available at the time of publication. The results will be included in the next cycle. | Not met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 70% | 2022 | 62% The result for this indicator will be based on the 2021-22 Capacity Survey on Results function, with a result available for reporting later in 2022-23. | Not met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 70% | 2023 | 54% The data for 2022-23 was not available at the time of reporting. | Not met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 70% | 2024 | 67% This result is below the target, but it is higher than the results in recent years. Factors that might be delaying departments in implementing their plans include limited resources, changes in strategy and responsibilities, and IT infrastructure issues. In 2024–25, TBS will continue to monitor the result for this indicator and engage with departments to better understand and address the challenge… | Not met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 70% | 2025 | 67% The result continues to be slightly below the target however it represents the highest result since 2018-19. Factors affecting departmental management action plan implementation include limited resources, changes in strategy and responsibilities, and IT infrastructure issues. | Not met |
Percentage of programs that have economic microdata available on recipients of innovation-related programing
Expected result: Government organizations measure and evaluate their programs’ performance
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | ≥ 90% | 2021 | 97% | Met |
Percentage of stakeholders that regard Central Performance and Impact Assessment (CPIA) team outputs as informative for decision making
Expected result: Parliamentarians and the public can understand what government achieves and the resources used
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | ≥ 75% | 2021 | — Because of delays and changing priorities resulting from the COVID 19 pandemic, no significant products were released in 2020–21. TBS has started releasing products in 2021–22 and will be reporting data on this indicator going forward. | No result reported |
Degree to which GC InfoBase users found the spending information useful (on a scale of 1 to 5)
Expected result: GC InfoBase makes it easy to find the latest information on all government finances, people and results.
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 4% – 5% | 2019 | 3.2% Average rating: 3.2 out of 5. To improve this result, TBS will: - do user testing to find ways to make GC InfoBase more user-friendly so that users can find what they need more easily - explore ways to add datasets in areas where users have expressed interest (for example, services, horizontal initiatives, transfer payments, people management) | Not met |
| 2019-20 | ≥ 80% | 2020 | 61% The average rating for GC InfoBase was 61% (61% of respondents selected a rating of 3 to 5 on a scale of 1 to 5), below the target of 80%. TBS will continue to improve the functionality of GC InfoBase, implement recommendations from user testing, and add new options for viewing data and datasets in 2020–21 and beyond. | Not met |
Degree to which GC InfoBase users found the tool easy to navigate
Expected result: GC InfoBase makes it easy to find the latest information on all government finances, people and results.
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | ≥ 80% | 2020 | 60% This result is based on 72 measurable survey responses where 43 users indicated that GC InfoBase was easy to navigate at a rate of 4 or more and below the target (80%). Improved functionality and the implementation of the recommendations from user testing will be used to improve this result going forward. | Not met |
Degree to which visitors to online departmental planning and reporting documents found the information useful (on a scale of 1 to 5)
Expected result: Reporting on government results and spending is clear
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 4 – 5 | 2019 | 3.3 Average rating: 3.3 out of 5. To improve this rating, TBS has worked with departments to address survey participants’ comments and to find ways to make the documents more useful to readers (for example, by using simpler language, by setting clearer targets, and by providing clearer links to program information in GC InfoBase). TBS’s guides and templates for the 2020–21 Departmental Plans incorpor… | Not met |
| 2019-20 | ≥ 4 | 2020 | 3.8 The average rating for the online versions of Departmental Plans and Departmental Results Reports was 3.8 out of 5, slightly below the target of 4 but a modest improvement from 3.3 in the previous year. TBS will continue working to make Departmental Plans and Departmental Results Reports clearer and more accessible by, for example, incorporating feedback received through the survey into the guide… | Not met |
Number of GC InfoBase page views per year
Expected result: GC InfoBase makes it easy to find the latest information on all government finances, people and results.
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≥ 55,000 | 2019 | 88,905 | Met |
| 2019-20 | ≥ 165,000 | 2020 | 228,552 | Met |
Percentage of Budget initiatives included in the next available Estimates
Expected result: The Government’s Estimates documents reflect Budget priorities
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 100% – 100% | 2019 | 100% | Met |
Percentage of departmental results indicators for which targets are achieved
Expected result: The government-wide state of results and expenditure management is more integrated.
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 70% – 80% | 2020 | 71% | Met |
Percentage of departmental results indicators that have trend data
Expected result: The government-wide state of results and expenditure management is more integrated.
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | ≥ 65% | 2020 | 65% | Met |
Percentage of evaluation reports that identify that inadequate performance measurement data had a significant impact on the evaluation.
Expected result: Government organizations have the capacities and skills to engage in the practice of performance measurement and evaluation.
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | ≤ 30% | 2020 | 29% | Met |
Percentage of results appendices in Treasury Board submissions (final draft) that are designated as being at least at the ‘good’ level quality
Expected result: Challenge functions ensure that the Policy on Results is applied in all expenditure decisions.
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | ≥ 80% | 2020 | — Results will be published pending a review. TBS will engage with departments on the quality of Treasury Board submission results appendices through feedback on individual submissions. A new assessment tool will be implemented to reflect the new Treasury Board Submission measurement requirements which will facilitate feedback to departments on each submission. All departments also now have access… | No result reported |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Average number of business days elapsed between the tabling of spending and results documents in Parliament and publishing the corresponding data on GC InfoBase
Expected result: Parliamentarians and the public can understand what government achieves and the resources used
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | At most 3 | 2027 | — | Planned |
Percentage of items within evaluation Management Response and Action Plans (MRAPs) that are implemented, as scheduled.
Expected result: Government organizations use results and expenditure information to improve programs and allocate resources
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 70% | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | — | $11.4M |
| 2018-19 | $11.6M | $9.9M |
| 2019-20 | $16.9M | $17.1M |
| 2020-21 | $17.7M | $16.5M |
| 2021-22 | $18M | $16.7M |
| 2022-23 | $18.1M | $19.7M |
| 2023-24 | $5.19B | $21.7M |
| 2024-25 | $5.14B | $20.6M |
| 2025-26 | $5.39B | — |
| 2026-27 | $6.4B | — |
| 2027-28 | $6.37B* | — |
| 2028-29 | $5.37B* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 80 | 84 |
| 2018-19 | 91 | 77 |
| 2019-20 | 126 | 126 |
| 2020-21 | 133 | 124 |
| 2021-22 | 132 | 122 |
| 2022-23 | 132 | 131 |
| 2023-24 | 132 | 134 |
| 2024-25 | 130 | 134 |
| 2025-26 | 127 | — |
| 2026-27 | 126 | — |
| 2027-28 | 127* | — |
| 2028-29 | 88* | — |
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 | $11,582,447 | $11,579,977 | $11,579,977 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $16,869,054 | $16,821,257 | $16,838,597 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $17,718,272 | $17,849,238 | $17,896,377 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $18,026,562 | $18,075,303 | $18,075,610 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $18,088,213 | $18,088,520 | $17,877,121 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $5,189,472,173 | $5,139,832,688 | $5,126,464,118 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $5,137,886,914 | $5,124,757,212 | $5,119,338,446 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $5,390,801,269 | $5,369,568,110 | $5,369,568,110 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $6,402,237,702 | $6,369,615,942 | $5,371,026,516 | ||||||||
| Actual | $9,923,251 | $17,091,958 | $16,521,637 | $16,718,557 | $19,677,465 | $21,723,562 | $20,634,294 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
