Program directory · Transport Canada
Navigation Protection Program
- Department
- Transport Canada
- Program code
- BTW12 (TC)
- Core responsibility
- Safe and Secure Transportation System
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2020-21 · Appeared and later dropped
What it does
Our Program is tasked with administering and enforcing the Navigation Protection Act, including: authorizing ‘works’ (i.e., any human-made structure, device or thing) on Canada’s navigable waterways; and managing obstructions and enforcing prohibitions (i.e., depositing, throwing and dewatering (the removal of water)). Our Program also administers and enforces parts of the Canada Shipping Act, 2001, including: receiver of Wreck Program as a custodian of a wreck; and Private Buoy Regulations for privately owned floating information markers (e.g., for speed limits). We also have responsibilities under the Ferry Cable Regulations, Navigable Waters Bridges Regulations and the Navigable Waters Works Regulations. Our Program serves many different clients, such as: Canada’s industrial (e.g., mining), tourism and recreation sectors; the general public, including private property owners; and provincial, territorial and municipal governments and other federal government departments.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navigation Protection Program | This program | 2018-19 – 2022-23 | $31M |
| Navigation Protection Program | Later program (name match, high confidence) | 2021-22 – 2028-29 | $46M |
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 | Indicators added: The percentage of works (e.g. dams and bridges) for which a decision has been taken within the established service standards, excluding time for Environmental Assessments and Aboriginal Consultations. | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2020-21 | Indicators dropped: The percentage of works (works are water related stuctures such as marinas, bridges, and dams) authorized within xx (TBD) days under normal circumstances (excludes time for Environmental Assessments and Aboriginal Consultations). | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2021-22 | Appears to be replaced by Navigation Protection Program | Canada Spends name match across plans (an inference) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | ≥ 80% | 2021 | 77% A change to the methodology was submitted but will not be reflected in the 2020-2021 results. The percentage is slightly lower than the minimum target because, in the new IT systems, the new functionality to 'pause' a submission when it is out for consultation or awaiting proponent's action was only introduced in December 2020. As a result, for many submissions, the clock didn't stop when NPP was… | Not met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | ≥ 80% | 2020 | 100% | Met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
No indicators in the 2026-27 plan.
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 | $5.3M | $8.9M |
| 2019-20 | $11.3M | $9.7M |
| 2020-21 | $11.9M | $12.3M |
| 2021-22 | $12M* | — |
| 2022-23 | $13.5M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 42 | 55 |
| 2019-20 | 83 | 75 |
| 2020-21 | 78 | 84 |
| 2021-22 | 78* | — |
| 2022-23 | 91* | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 plan | $5,277,567 | $5,111,997 | $4,220,685 | ||
| 2019-20 plan | $11,330,031 | $12,034,445 | $12,049,008 | ||
| 2020-21 plan | $11,922,896 | $12,013,444 | $13,474,813 | ||
| Actual | $8,919,969 | $9,749,938 | $12,329,109 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
