Program directory · Prairies Economic Development Canada
Community Initiatives
- Department
- Prairies Economic Development Canada
- Program code
- BNW04 (WDO)
- Core responsibility
- Economic development in western Canada
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2021-22 · Appeared and later dropped
What it does
The Community Initiatives program provides targeted funding to support economic development activities in communities across Western Canada. Programming in this area is often through dedicated, temporary supplementary funding from the Government of Canada or through the department's own special allocations in response to the specific challenges that affect western Canadian communities. It also provides community funding in Western Canada to build and renew infrastructure in rural and urban municipalities across Canada, allowing them to compete in the regional, national and global economy.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Initiatives | This program | 2018-19 – 2023-24 | $714M |
| Community Initiatives | Later program (name match, high confidence) | 2022-23 – 2028-29 | $479M |
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 $41.2M, against $72.1M in 2018-19 (−43%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2020-21 | Spending $418M, against $41.2M in 2019-20 (+915%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2021-22 | Spending $183M, against $418M in 2020-21 (−56%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2022-23 | Appears to be replaced by Community Initiatives | Canada Spends name match across plans (an inference) |
| 2022-23 | Planned spending $29.1M, against $183M in 2021-22 (−84%). | 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 | Sans objet | 2019 | Not applicable | Met |
| 2019-20 | ≥ 5 | 2020 | 325 The variance for this indicator, number of businesses created, maintained, or expanded, is attributed to higher than expected results achieved for projects completed under the Canadian Experiences Fund. | Met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 300 | 2021 | 16,186 The variance for this indicator, number of businesses created, maintained, or expanded, is attributed to results achieved under the RRRF. | Met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 10,034 | 2022 | 31,648 | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | Sans objet | 2019 | 48 Results from restoring the Hudson Bay rail line and reopening of the Port of Churchill. Federal Budget 2018 provided additional funding for this initiative. | Met |
| 2019-20 | ≥ 48 | 2020 | 87 | Met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 2 | 2021 | 41 | Met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 11 | 2022 | 3 The variance for this indicator, number of communities benefitting from infrastructure projects, is attributed to several multi-year projects for which results were realised or reported earlier than anticipated. | Not 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 | $1.8M | $72.1M |
| 2019-20 | $32.2M | $41.2M |
| 2020-21 | $54.4M | $418M |
| 2021-22 | $114M | $183M |
| 2022-23 | $29.1M* | — |
| 2023-24 | $23.7M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 13 | 20 |
| 2019-20 | 18 | 23 |
| 2020-21 | 22 | 34 |
| 2021-22 | 35 | 38 |
| 2022-23 | 23* | — |
| 2023-24 | 23* | — |
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 | $1,818,211 | $1,426,485 | $1,327,191 | |||
| 2019-20 plan | $32,201,679 | $11,131,067 | $9,344,579 | |||
| 2020-21 plan | $54,395,257 | $40,703,311 | $9,887,966 | |||
| 2021-22 plan | $113,960,202 | $29,128,240 | $23,652,083 | |||
| Actual | $72,095,260 | $41,150,503 | $417,846,882 | $182,836,065 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
