Program directory · Prairies Economic Development Canada
Business Growth
- Department
- Prairies Economic Development Canada
- Program code
- BNW02 (WDO)
- Core responsibility
- Economic development in western Canada
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2021-22 · Appeared and later dropped
What it does
The Business Growth Program has two domains which support western Canadian businesses, industry and research organizations to enhance their productivity, participation in global markets, and competitiveness. The Trade, Investment and Market Access domain increases Western Canada's participation in global markets, increasing awareness of Western Canada's technology capabilities abroad and attracting foreign investment to the region. The Business Productivity domain supports western Canadian businesses, not for profit organizations and industry in initiatives to enhance productivity, competitiveness and the growth of western Canadian businesses.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Growth | This program | 2018-19 – 2023-24 | $311M |
| Business Growth | Later program (name match, high confidence) | 2022-23 – 2028-29 | $248M |
| Business Services | Later program (name match, low confidence) | 2022-23 – 2028-29 | $96.9M |
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 | Spending $97.6M, against $32.5M in 2018-19 (+200%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2022-23 | Appears to be split across: Business Growth; Business Services | Canada Spends name match across plans (an inference) |
| 2023-24 | Planned spending $50.9M, against $70.2M in 2022-23 (−28%). | 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
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≥ $94M | 2019 | $781M The variance for this indicator, export sales growth, is attributed to several multi-year projects for which results were realised or reported earlier than anticipated. | Met |
| 2019-20 | ≥ $10M | 2020 | $206M The variance for this indicator, export sales growth, is attributed to several multi-year projects for which results were realised or reported earlier than anticipated. | Met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ $530M | 2021 | $197M The variance for this indicator, export sales growth, is attributed to several multi-year projects for which results were realised or reported earlier than anticipated. | Not met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ $521M | 2022 | $1B | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≥ 1,295 | 2019 | 2,489 The variance for this indicator, number of jobs created, is attributable to WD projects being multi-year in nature and results are sometimes realised or reported earlier than anticipated. | Met |
| 2019-20 | ≥ 1,202 | 2020 | 2,680 | Met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 2,649 | 2021 | 2,870 | Met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 2,469 | 2022 | 8,585 | 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
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | $48.2M | $32.5M |
| 2019-20 | $34.1M | $97.6M |
| 2020-21 | $72.8M | $98.6M |
| 2021-22 | $80.3M | $82.1M |
| 2022-23 | $70.2M* | — |
| 2023-24 | $50.9M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 83 | 63 |
| 2019-20 | 63 | 67 |
| 2020-21 | 64 | 77 |
| 2021-22 | 70 | 76 |
| 2022-23 | 70* | — |
| 2023-24 | 70* | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 plan | $48,240,116 | $54,158,645 | $54,502,652 | |||
| 2019-20 plan | $34,108,965 | $26,556,326 | $26,558,846 | |||
| 2020-21 plan | $72,771,122 | $62,266,103 | $23,960,732 | |||
| 2021-22 plan | $80,259,340 | $70,246,060 | $50,897,294 | |||
| Actual | $32,490,190 | $97,595,024 | $98,611,399 | $82,099,858 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
