2020-21 Departmental Plan
Spending and human resources
This section provides an overview of the department’s planned spending and human resources for the next three fiscal years, and compares planned spending for the upcoming year with the current and previous years’ actual spending.
Planned spending
Departmental spending 2017-18 to 2022-23
The following graph presents planned (voted and statutory) spending over time.
Departmental spending trend: long description
This trend graph illustrates ACOA’s planned spending over 6 fiscal years, 2017-2018 through 2022-2023, indicating voted and statutory spending.
In 2017-2018, voted spending was $351 million and statutory spending was $8 million. Total $359 million.
In 2018-2019, voted spending was $342 million and statutory spending was $8 million. Total $350 million.
In 2019-2020, voted spending was $343 million and statutory spending was $9 million. Total $352 million.
In 2020-2021, voted spending will be $292 million and statutory spending will be $9 million. Total $301 million.
In 2021-2022, voted spending will be $286 million and statutory spending will be $8 million. Total $294 million.
In 2022-2023, voted spending will be $293 million and statutory spending will be $9 million. Total $302 million.
Actual spending: 2017-18, 2018-19. Planned spending: 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, and 2022-23.
Planned spending for 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 does not include excess amounts related to the collection of repayable contributions because decisions on the excess amount of collections that can be re-invested by the Agency are made later in the fiscal cycle.
Budgetary planning summary for core responsibilities and Internal Services (dollars)
The following table shows actual, forecast and planned spending for each of ACOA’s core responsibilities and to Internal Services for the years relevant to the current planning year.
| Core responsibilities and Internal Services |
2017-18 expenditures |
2018-19 expenditures |
2019-20 forecast spending |
2020-21 budgetary spending (as indicated in Main Estimates) |
2020-21 planned spending |
2021-22 planned spending |
2022-23 planned spending |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Development in Atlantic Canada |
332,744,431 | 323,354,426 | 325,011,474 | 274,054,608 | 274,054,608 | 267,832,948 | 275,416,363 |
| Subtotal | 332,744,431 | 323,354,426 | 325,011,474 | 274,054,608 | 274,054,608 | 267,832,948 | 275,416,363 |
| Internal Services | 26,241,166 | 26,243,126 | 26,823,604 | 26,961,156 | 26,961,156 | 26,265,143 | 26,345,015 |
| Total | 358,985,597 | 349,597,552 | 351,835,078 | 301,015,764 | 301,015,764 | 294,098,091 | 301,761,378 |
In the 2020-21 Main Estimates, the Agency’s available funding is $301.0 million. This represents a decrease of $50.8 million from 2019-20 forecast spending of $351.8 million. The variance is explained as follows:
- a total decrease of $53.4 million due to:
- $27.5 million related to the collection of repayable contributions. This is an adjustment required annually to account for collections in excess of the base amount included in ACOA’s reference levels;
- $12.5 million related to a reprofile of funds as a result of project/contracting delays;
- $6.8 million due to the expiration of temporary funding in support of the REGI Program – Supporting Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Users of Steel and Aluminum Initiative;
- $3.1 million related to the amount transferred from the Department of National Defence in support of the Halifax International Security Forum;
- $2.5 million in funding announced in Budget 2018 (resulting in a transfer of funds to Natural Resources Canada) related to Protecting Jobs in Eastern Canada’s Forestry Sector;
- $0.8 million due to the expiration of temporary funding announced in Budget 2018 for the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy;
- $0.1 million for the Enhancing Rural Innovation project carried out by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; and,
- $0.1 million for the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy Ecosystem Fund National Stream.
- The decrease is offset by a total increase of $2.6 million related to temporary funding announced in Budget 2019 related to launching a federal strategy on jobs and tourism.
In 2021-22, planned spending is $294.1 million, a decrease of $6.9 million from the $301.0 million in the 2020-21 Main Estimates, due to:
- $4.8 million due to the expiration of temporary funding announced in Budget 2019 related to launching a federal strategy on jobs and tourism;
- $0.9 million in compensation allocations resulting from revised collective agreements;
- $0.8 million in funding announced in Budget 2018 (resulting in a transfer of funds to Natural Resources Canada) related to Protecting Jobs in Eastern Canada’s Forestry Sector; and
- $0.4 million in various adjustments.
In 2022-23, planned spending is $301.8 million, an increase of $7.7 million from the $294.1 million in 2021-22 planned spending, due to:
- $7.4 million resulting from the conclusion of funding announced in Budget 2018 (because of a transfer of funds to Natural Resources Canada) related to Protecting Jobs in Eastern Canada’s Forestry Sector;
- $0.2 million related to the support of the North American Platform Program for international business development (led by Global Affairs Canada); and
- $0.1 million in compensation allocations resulting from revised collective agreements.
Planned human resources
The following table shows actual, forecast and planned full-time equivalents (FTEs) for each core responsibility in ACOA’s departmental results framework and to Internal Services for the years relevant to the current planning year.
Human resources planning summary for core responsibilities and Internal Services
| Core responsibilities and Internal Services |
2017-18 actual full-time equivalents |
2018-19 actual full-time equivalents |
2019-20 forecast full-time equivalents |
2020-21 planned full-time equivalents |
2021-22 planned full-time equivalents |
2022-23 planned full-time equivalents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Development in Atlantic Canada |
376 | 378 | 378 | 381 | 381 | 381 |
| Subtotal | 376 | 378 | 378 | 381 | 381 | 381 |
| Internal Services | 195 | 194 | 199 | 196 | 196 | 196 |
| Total | 571 | 572 | 577 | 577 | 577 | 577 |
Human resource levels at ACOA remain stable. The minor fluctuations that occur reflect the realignment of human resources to support priorities and projects. The Agency will continue to achieve its results by allocating its human resources to best support its priorities and programs.
Estimates by vote
Information on ACOA’s organizational appropriations is available in the 2020-21 Main Estimates.
Condensed future-oriented statement of operations
The condensed future-oriented statement of operations provides an overview of ACOA’s operations for 2019-20 to 2020-21.
The amounts for forecast and planned results in this statement of operations were prepared on an accrual basis. The amounts for forecast and planned spending presented in other sections of the Departmental Plan were prepared on an expenditure basis. Amounts may therefore differ.
A more detailed future-oriented statement of operations and associated notes, including a reconciliation of the net cost of operations to the requested authorities, are available on ACOA’s website.
Condensed future-oriented statement of operations for the year ending March 31, 2021 (dollars)
| Financial information | 2019-20 forecast results | 2020-21 planned results | Difference (2020-21 planned results minus 2019-20 forecast results) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total expenses | 252,412,678 | 245,390,294 | (7,022,383) |
| Total revenues | 28,909 | 17,058 | (11,851) |
| Net cost of operations before government funding and transfers |
252,383,769 | 245,373,236 | (7,010,532) |
Planned total expenses for fiscal year 2020-21 are $245.4 million, a decrease of $7.0 million compared to the 2019-20 forecast results. The planned expenses do not include unconditionally repayable contributions transfer payments, which are estimated to be $84.1 million. These are classified as assets.
Total revenues represent the gain on disposal of tangible capital assets.
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