2024–25 Departmental Results Report

Core responsibility 1: Develop Quebec’s economy

• In this section

  • Description
  • Quality of life impacts
  • Progress on results
  • Details on results
  • Key risks
  • Resources required to achieve results
  • Related government priorities
  • Program inventory

Description

Support economic growth and prosperity and job creation in Quebec by means of inclusive clean growth; help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) grow through trade and innovation; and leverage competitive regional strengths.

Quality of life impacts

CED’s core responsibility mainly contributes to the “Prosperity” domain of the Quality of Life Framework for Canada, and in particular to the following indicators: firm dynamism, employment, productivity, GDP per capita, and investment in in-house research and development. The benefits generated by CED’s activities over the past year fostered sustainable economic growth in all regions of Quebec and helped improve the prosperity of Canadians.

CED’s core responsibility also contributes, to a certain degree, to the “Environment” domain since CED supports the enhancement of the environmental performance of businesses and communities from a sustainable economic development perspective. Finally, CED is contributing to the cross-cutting “equity and inclusion” perspective by pursuing its efforts to create an inclusive economy and increase the participation of various under-represented groups.

Progress on results

This section details the department’s performance against its targets for each departmental result under Core responsibility 1: Develop Quebec’s economy.

In addition to the information presented in the above-mentioned Departmental Results Framework, CED monitors and evaluates various program performance indicators for each of the projects it supports, while aiming to continuously improve its performance measurement practices in order to support evidence-based decision-making and promote results-based management.

The Results section of the Infographic for CED on GC Infobase page provides additional information on results and performance related to its program inventory.

Details on results

The following section describes the results for Develop Quebec’s economy in 2024–25 compared with the planned results set out in CED’s departmental plan for the year.In measuring progress toward fulfilling its core responsibility, CED seeks to contribute to, and influence, the three departmental results below. Achievement of these objectives depends on a number of factors and CED’s intervention contributes to their achievement within the limits of the organization’s budgets. The results achieved in 2024–25 demonstrate CED’s continued commitment to innovation, sustainable and inclusive growth, and economic diversification and resilience in all regions of Quebec.

• Departmental result 1: Quebec businesses are innovative and growing

  Through the Regional Economic Growth through Innovation (REGI) program and its associated temporary initiatives, CED supported growth and innovation among Quebec businesses by helping them become more productive and competitive and reach new markets. This support translates into $178.65M invested in 606 projects carried out both by SMEs and non-profit organizations (NPOs) that provide business support services. Through this program, CED supported the acceleration of efforts by businesses to go digital and adopt cutting-edge technologies to foster the robotization and automation of their production activities, particularly in the manufacturing sector. By doing so, CED was able to help address structural issues such as the labour shortage and lagging business productivity in certain sectors, in a context in which Quebec businesses continued to be impacted by the uncertainty of the national and international economic situation and persistently high borrowing rates.

  • Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative (RAII): $1.7M invested in 22 projects.
    By fostering innovation and supporting the development and commercialization of artificial intelligence (AI)–based technologies and solutions, CED has helped strengthen Canada’s leadership in this field. Since responsible AI is a Government of Canada priority, CED also pursued its awareness activities among businesses aimed at encouraging an ethical and inclusive adoption of AI that respects human rights and democratic values, notably by means of tools available free of charge on the website.
  • Regional Homebuilding Innovation Initiative (RHII): $3.1M invested in 6 projects.
    CED supported manufacturing SMEs and NPOs that develop innovative solutions for the multi unit residential construction sector and its supply chain. By doing so, CED contributed to Canada’s Housing Plan, the goal of which is to address the housing crisis by facilitating access to housing for Canadians.
  • Business incubators and accelerators: $2.7M invested in 12 projects.
    Business incubators and accelerators play a key role in the creation and growth of innovative start-ups in Quebec. They support start-ups at all stages of their development and act as levers for innovation, thus enabling them to generate tangible economic benefits all across Quebec. To maximize the impact of its interventions and improve access to the expertise of regional incubators and accelerators, CED has renewed its funding approach and launched a call for proposals.
  • Environmental transition of businesses: $58.2M invested in 170 projects.
    CED supported projects targeting the development and adoption of clean technologies, and changes to business practices, from a sustainable growth perspective. In addition to having a positive impact on the economic development of the regions involved, these projects also helped reduce greenhouse gases, while contributing to the production of cleaner products; the development of bioenergy, alternative energies and electric vehicles; and improved energy efficiency. These projects were funded through the REGI program, as well as through temporary initiatives implemented under the terms and conditions of the REGI program.

  Examples of Projects Under Departmental Result 1

  Project Funded Through the RAII

  Where: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures; served by the Québec‒Chaudière-Appalaches Business Office (BO)

  Who: Lime Health Inc., a company specializing in the development of life sciences software solutions

  What: The $300,000 repayable contribution supports the commercialization of their AI-powered platform to support healthcare institutions in their decision-making and the development of personalized care for their patients.

  Project Funded Through the RHII

  Where: Belœil; served by the Greater Montréal BO

  Who: Les Industries Bonneville ltée, a manufacturer of modular prefabricated buildings

  What: The $1.5M repayable contribution supports the acceleration of housing construction in Quebec by helping the business increase its productivity and production capacity through the acquisition of equipment.

  Environmental Transition Project Funded Through the REGI

  Where: All Quebec; served by the Inter-Regional Initiatives Directorate

  Who: Fonds d’action québécois pour le développement durable

  What: The $7.5M non-repayable contribution will allow Quebec SMEs to benefit from coaching and consulting services regarding the implementation of their sustainable development action plans and, specifically, the improvement of their environmental performance.

  Incubator or Accelerator Project

  Where: All Quebec; served by the Inter-Regional Initiatives Directorate

  Who: Québec Tech, an organization whose mission is to support and propel the international growth of Quebec technology start-ups with high export potential

  What: The $800,000 non-repayable contribution will be used for coaching activities aimed at facilitating the commercialization of emerging technologies.

  CED also made extensive efforts to showcase Quebec’s expertise among major contractors in order to increase business opportunities arising from the Industrial and Technological Benefits (ITB) Policy in Quebec. CED assisted multiple SMEs at various defence and security industry events to help them better understand the business opportunities and potential economic benefits associated with this sector. At CANSEC, Canada’s largest defence trade show, CED organized a networking evening attended by almost 200 people. This event provided an opportunity for Quebec businesses and research centres to directly interact with major defence sector contractors in order to promote their expertise and capabilities. CED also organized a number of networking meetings involving Quebec SMEs and major contractors with a view to maximizing economic benefits for Quebec.

• Departmental result 2: Quebec communities are economically diversified

  Through the Quebec Economic Development Program (QEDP) and its associated temporary initiatives, CED invested $68.9M in 237 projects aimed at helping communities pursue promising economic development and diversification opportunities. CED focused particularly on those local and regional businesses that play a central role in communities that are less economically diversified. CED’s support targeted local business projects; the development of regional tourism; the national and international marketing of tourist attractions to encourage spending by tourists from outside Quebec; and efforts to attract foreign investment.

  • Tourism Growth Program – Quebec (TGP): $7.8M invested in 31 projects that help strengthen the capacity of local attractions in all regions of Quebec to build and consolidate a tourism offer with a high potential to attract visitors from outside the province. This temporary initiative aims to develop and improve regional tourism destinations in order to boost the competitiveness of Quebec’s regions among international tourist destinations.
  • East Montréal Economic Development Initiative (EMEDI): $4.7M invested in 42 projects, including 20 social innovation projects totalling almost $1M. By doing so, CED helped foster the revitalization, attractiveness and sustainable reindustrialization of east-end Montréal, an area that has been grappling with major socio-economic challenges for many years.
  • Support for economic-sector NPOs – QEDP and related initiatives: some 7,000 clients received various services through 54 projects. Each year, CED provides NPOs with funding to create, develop and/or maintain regional economic development ecosystems that meet the needs of businesses and foster an entrepreneurial environment conducive to the development and economic diversification of Quebec’s regions.
  • Environmental transition of businesses – QEDP: $7.1M invested in 13 projects. CED pursued its commitment to foster the environmental transition of Quebec businesses, specifically by helping businesses fund their green transition and acquire the necessary expertise to carry it out, thus contributing to sustainable community development.
  • Hurricane Fiona Recovery Fund (HFRF): $2M invested in 2 projects. This initiative helps SMEs and communities in eastern Quebec (Gaspésie and Îles-de-la-Madeleine regions) get back on their feet, and supports their economic recovery efforts.

  Examples of Projects Under Departmental Result 2

  Project Funded Through the Through the TGP

  Where: Anticosti Island; served by the Côte-Nord BO

  Who: 9517-9008 Québec inc., a business specializing in adventure tourism

  What: The $80,000 repayable contribution will allow the business to develop its tourism offer by adding a marine cruise activity for observing the coastline of Anticosti Island and its marine wildlife.

  Project Funded Through the Through the EMEDI

  Where: East-end Montréal; served by the Greater Montréal BO

  Who: Vestechpro, a technology transfer centre affiliated with Cégep Marie-Victorin

  What: The $215,485 non-repayable contribution targets the acquisition of equipment to help SMEs in the textile and clothing sector contribute to the circularity and reuse of clothing.

  NPO Project Funded Through the QEDP

  Where: Val d’Or; served by the Abitibi-Témiscamingue–Nord-du-Québec BO

  Who: Secretariat for the Cree Nation – Abitibi-Témiscamingue Economic Alliance

  What: The purpose of the $300,000 non-repayable contribution is to fund activities that facilitate networking between Indigenous and non-Indigenous businesses operating in an English-speaking environment.

  Project Funded Through the HFRF

  Where: Îles-de-la-Madeleine; served by the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine BO

  Who: Les moules de culture des Iles inc.

  What: The $162,700 non-repayable contribution allowed the business to replace production equipment and relocate some of its operations to restore economic activity and reduce its vulnerability to extreme weather events.

  Environmental Transition Project Funded Through the QEDP

  Where: Havre-Saint-Pierre; served by the Côte-Nord BO

  Who: Port of Havre-Saint-Pierre

  What: The $279,694 non-repayable contribution was used for a feasibility study on the expansion and improvement of the port facilities, including the addition of shore electrical terminals for cruise ships and the installation of a system to treat wastewater discharged from ships.

  Through the Community Futures Program (CFP), CED supports the operations of the Community Futures Development Corporations (CFDCs) and Business Development Centres (BDCs), which offer financing and technical assistance to small businesses, and support various local economic development initiatives. The annual investment of $34.9M allowed these organizations to support local projects and pursue their mission of supporting the economic development of SMEs and communities in the rural regions of Quebec. Over the course of the year, the CFDCs and BDCs provided $86M in the form of loans and $2M for technical assistance to support 1,664 businesses in the regions of Quebec. In addition, 788 local economic development projects were created this year as a result of the commitment of the CFDCs and BDCs to the vitality of the communities they serve. These projects represent a total investment of $5M.

  Inclusive Economy

  In 2024–25, CED continued to implement the following targeted initiatives aimed at fostering an inclusive economy in all regions of Quebec:

  • Economic Development Initiative – Official Languages (EDI-OL): $1.8 M$ invested in 14 projects aimed at fostering the economic development of official language minority communities (OLMCs) through various activities, such as innovation, entrepreneurship, partnerships and economic diversification.
  • Black Entrepreneurship Program (BEP) – Ecosystem Fund: $6.4M invested in 10 projects involving business associations led by Black community members to enable them to develop new services or expand existing ones, such as mentoring, networking, financial planning and business management coaching for Black entrepreneurs.
  • Northern Isolated Community Initiatives (NICI) Fund: $97,608 invested in a project to support existing and new food initiatives, thereby helping to strengthen and diversify economic activity in Nunavik.
  • Tourism Growth Program – Quebec (TGP) – Fund for Indigenous Tourism projects: $1.6M invested in a project to strengthen Indigenous tourism attractions in Quebec (more than 15% of all CED spending under the TGP).
  • Quebec Green Initiative (QGI): 16 projects jointly administered by CED and Indigenous Services Canada (ISC). The two organizations work together to help Indigenous communities seize economic opportunities related to green energy and participate in Quebec’s energy transition. This collaboration involves identifying, analysing and recommending projects that create jobs, foster business creation and increase community revenues.

  Inclusive Economy – Indigenous Communities

  In addition to the temporary initiatives mentioned above, CED continued to support Indigenous communities, taking into account the specific realities of First Nations, Inuit and Métis in its programs and services. The aim of this approach is to promote the growing participation of these communities in Quebec’s economy, in keeping with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. With this in mind, CED continued to relax some of the criteria for its regular programs in order to step up its interventions targeting these communities, tailor its actions to their specific context and ensure that they have adequate access to funding.

  CED pursued the implementation of the Inuit Nunangat Policy, in effect since April 2022, to promote intervention based on an understanding of the specific needs and circumstances of the Inuit in its services, programs and initiatives. CED introduced various measures in this regard, such as the rollout of communication tools in Inuktitut, including on its website.

  Finally, CED has played a growing role in the Government of Canada’s efforts to advance reconciliation and the inclusion of Indigenous peoples in the Canadian economy. This is reflected in the Agency’s participation in the federal government’s reflections on the Framework for Economic Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, with a particular focus on issues specific to Quebec.

  The Gender-based Analysis Plus section of this report, along with the Supplementary Information Table on this topic, include additional information on CED’s intervention to promote the economic participation of under-represented groups in the regions of Quebec.

• Departmental result 3: Businesses invest in the development and commercialization of innovative technologies in Quebec

  In 2024–25, CED provided $29M in funding for 49 innovation development and technology transfer projects, and $162M for 125 innovation commercialization and export projects, in order to help businesses improve their capacity to identify market opportunities, access potential clients, manage business relationships, penetrate domestic and international markets (in compliance with applicable international agreements), integrate global value chains and access public markets and ITBs. CED also pursued its commitment to the green transition and supported projects involving the development and commercialization of new sustainable technologies with a view to fostering the green shift in Quebec’s regional economies, in accordance with its green transition acceleration action plan.

  • Support for economic-sector NPOs – REGI and related initiatives: $60.8M invested in 119 projects. CED provided a number of NPOs with funding to create, strengthen or maintain regional economic development ecosystems. These projects—led by NPOs that provide services for businesses in support of their business projects—involve the development, adoption, adaptation and commercialization of various technologies. In 2024–25, under the REGI and related initiatives, these NPOs provided services for nearly 9,800 clients in response to businesses’ need for support, while promoting an entrepreneurial environment conducive to innovation, growth and competitiveness.
  • Regional Quantum Innovation (RQI): $7.8M invested in 14 projects. In accordance with the commercialization pillar of the National Quantum Strategy (NQS), CED’s support has helped Quebec businesses expand and commercialize quantum technologies through the main regional centres of quantum expertise. Quantum technologies have the potential to transform key sectors of our economy such as information technology, communications, cybersecurity, sensing technology, imaging and the development of innovative materials.

  Finally, CED also helped SMEs build their capacity to market innovative products through the Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative (RAII) and the Regional Homebuilding Innovation Initiative (RHII), the results of which are cited above. CED thus contributed to the development of innovative products, the adoption and scaling-up of new methods and technologies and the commercialization of innovative technologies.

  Examples of Projects Under Departmental Result 3

  Innovation Commercialization Project Funded

  Where: Montréal; served by the Greater Montréal BO

  Who: CarbiCrete Inc., a company that has developed a patented, carbon-neutral process for producing precast concrete without cement by utilizing industrial by-products and captured CO2

  What: The $500,000 repayable contribution will be used to set up a technology showcase for this new process in a concrete block manufacturing plant.

  NPO Project Funded Through the REGI

  Where: Rimouski; served by the Bas-Saint-Laurent BO

  Who: Innovation maritime (IMAR), an applied research centre dedicated to the development of SMEs through innovation

  What: The $124,500 non-repayable contribution will fund the acquisition of equipment to allow SMEs in the marine industry to develop innovative market development products.

  Project Funded Through the RQI

  Where: Sherbrooke; served by the of Eastern Townships BO

  Who: Nord Quantique Inc., a start-up SME specializing in quantum error correction that is developing and manufacturing its first reliable quantum computer

  What: The $1.8M repayable contribution will support the SME in the acquisition of equipment for the production and marketing of its innovation.

  Project Funded Through the RAII

  Where: East-end Montréal; served by the Greater Montréal BO

  Who: ARA Robotics Inc., an innovative manufacturer of automated drones and a high-technology integrator

  What: The aim of the $350,000 repayable contribution is to support the commercialization activities of this business, which integrates AI into its turnkey aerial robotics solutions used in aerial inspection and mapping for the commercial and defence sectors.

  Project Funded Through the RHII

  Where: Gaspésie; served by the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine BO

  Who: Les Habitations Mont Carleton Inc., an innovative manufacturing SME specializing in the manufacture of modular housing for the single-family, multi-unit and commercial sectors

  What: The $1.5M repayable contribution targets the acquisition of digital equipment that will enable the company to increase its production capacity and productivity.

Key risks

In 2024–25, Quebec businesses continued to operate in an uncertain economic context marked by geopolitical and trade tensions and persistently high interest rates—although the latter did start to fall by the end of the year. In this context, the needs and expectations of SMEs in terms of investment support to help them adapt, grow and build their resilience were particularly high. To mitigate the risk that its offer would not be fully adapted to the rapidly changing needs of SMEs, and to ensure strategic and sustainable support for business projects, CED put various measures in place.

The Agency continued to tailor its programs to better meet emerging and priority needs, while taking into account the various regional realities and government priorities. It developed, implemented and shared regional response plans with local stakeholders. It also modernized its client feedback process, and the pilot implementation of the Client Space, with its new transactional portal, helped improve services and enhance the client experience.

Through its 12 regional business offices and its integrated approach to information, assistance and investment, CED continued to support SMEs and NPOs in the development and diversification of the economies of Quebec’s regions.

Resources used to achieve results

The Finances section of the Infographic for CED on GC Infobase page and the People section of the Infographic for CED on GC Infobase page provide complete financial and human resources information related to its program inventory.

Related government priorities

• Gender-based Analysis Plus

  CED pursued the implementation of its Gender-based Analysis Plus (GBA PLUS) policy and governance framework to better integrate gender and diversity considerations into the development of policies, programs, internal practices and client services.

  To this end, CED proactively updated GBA PLUS for its two main programs, the REGI program and the QEDP. This aim of this initiative is to measure progress in terms of supporting the full participation of under-represented groups, while ensuring that these programs do not contain any new barriers or negative impacts that could affect these groups. The findings will support the ongoing management of CED programs with a view to promoting the full participation of members of under-represented groups in all regions of Quebec.

  CED also pursued the implementation of its equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) approach that applies to all its clients and programs, and which is based on the 2018 GBA PLUS findings:

  • EDI appendix to the funding application, to educate CED clients about the importance of EDI and to provide an estimate of its integration: Of the 609 SME and NPO projects that were approved in 2024–25, 262 (43%) indicated that their organizational practices included an EDI component, and 465 (76%) indicated that they intended to start or continue EDI efforts.
  • Client resources: The tools available to CED clients to raise awareness of the competitive advantages of EDI are among the most visited pages on the Agency’s website.

  GBA PLUS: Highlights of our investments in 2024–25

  CED primarily bases its reports on funding for under-represented groups on the data collected in the voluntary self-identification form, in which clients applying for funding are asked to indicate whether they belong to one or more of the target groups. Consequently, although indicative, this data may be incomplete. Since the form is completed on a voluntary basis, there may be gaps due to incomplete, inaccurate or insufficient information.

  Funding for SMEs: $24.8M invested in 143 SME projects whose majority owners self-identified as belonging to under-represented groups; these 143 projects accounted for 21% of the overall funding and 28% of the total number of SME projects.

  Funding for NPOs: $66.5M invested in 205 NPO projects that were led or majority led by members who self-identified as belonging to under-represented groups; these 205 projects accounted for 40% of the overall funding and 51% of the total number of NPO projects.

  The following is a breakdown of 2024–25 funding broken down by the nine categories of under represented groups identified by CED. Definitions can be found on the CED website. The amounts below should not be added up, since clients may self-identify as belonging to more than one group:

  • 2SLGBTQI+: 26 projects ($8.3M)
  • Indigenous peoples: 47 projects ($11.5M)
  • Women: 227 projects ($63.9M)
  • Youth: 106 projects ($25.9M)
  • Racialized communities: 34 projects ($7M)
  • Black communities: 26 projects ($11M)
  • OLMC: 47 projects ($13.7M)
  • Newcomers to Canada and immigrants: 37 projects ($11.6M)
  • Persons with disabilities: 5 projects ($2.4M)

  
  

  For more information on CED’s intervention with respect to GBA PLUS and under-represented groups, please refer to the GBA PLUS Supplementary Information Table

• United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals

  CED adheres to an economic development approach that contributes to the advancement of Quebec’s economy while respecting the environment and promoting inclusive, sustainable economic growth. Four of the goals of the 2022–26 Federal Sustainable Development Strategy, which is framed by the UN Sustainable Development Goals, apply to CED:

  • Goal 8: Encourage inclusive and sustainable economic growth in Canada
  • Goal 10: Advance reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples and take action to reduce inequality
  • Goal 12: Reduce waste and switch to zero-emission vehicles
  • Goal 13: Take action on climate change and its impacts

  
  

  CED also contributes to certain goals through some of its temporary initiatives, notably:

  • Goal 9: Foster innovation and green infrastructure in Canada
  • Goal 11: Improve access to affordable housing, clean air, transportation, parks, and green spaces, as well as cultural heritage in Canada

  
  

  More information on CED’s contributions to Canada’s Federal Implementation Plan on the 2030 Agenda and the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy can be found in our Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy.

Program inventory

• Program: Regional Innovation
• Program: Community Vitality
• Program: Targeted or Temporary Support

Additional information related to the program inventory for Develop Quebec’s economy is available on the Results page on GC InfoBase.

Spending and human resources

• In this section

  • Spending
  • Funding
  • Financial statement highlights
  • Human resources

Funding

This section provides an overview of the department’s voted and statutory funding for its core responsibility and for internal services. Consult the Government of Canada budgets and expenditures for further information on funding authorities.

Graph 1: Approved funding (statutory and voted) over a six-year period

Text version: Approved voted and statutory funding from 2022–23 to 2027–28

Table 7: Condensed Statement of Operations (unaudited or audited) for the year ended March 31, 2024 (dollars)

Fiscal year	Statutory	Voted	Total
2022–23	5,596 577	538,518,143	544,114,720
2023–24	6,196,772	556,986,030	563,182,802
2024–25	6,068,106	331,562,334	337,630,440
2025–26	6,133,162	325,096,161	331,229,323
2026–27	5,476,370	218,866,760	224,343,130
2027–28	5,476,370	215,843,835	221,320,205

• Analysis of statutory and voted funding over a six-year period

  CED’s spending varies over time and largely depends on the temporary and targeted funding received to support specific initiatives in response to the economic situation or to events that have a significant impact on Quebec businesses or communities. For more details on spending fluctuations over the six fiscal years in question, see the preceding sections.

  Voted appropriations correspond to funding approved by parliamentary vote each year as part of the budget bill. These appropriations are allocated to finance the Department’s programs and activities, whether regular or temporary.

  Statutory items, on the other hand, refer to funding that has been previously established by existing legislation and does not require annual parliamentary approval. At CED, statutory funding refers primarily to the employee benefit plan. Consult the Public Accounts of Canada for further information CED’s departmental voted and statutory expenditures.

Supplementary information tables

The following supplementary information tables are available on the CED website:

• Details on transfer payment programs
• Gender-based analysis plus
• Response to Parliamentary committees and external audits

Federal tax expenditure

The tax system can be used to achieve public policy objectives through the application of special measures such as low tax rates, exemptions, deductions, deferrals and credits. The Department of Finance Canada publishes cost estimates and projections for these measures each year in the Report on Federal Tax Expenditures. This report also provides detailed background information on tax expenditures, including descriptions, objectives, historical information and references to related federal spending programs as well as evaluations and GBA Plus of tax expenditures.

Corporate information

Definitions

• Definitions

  appropriation (crédit)

  Any authority of Parliament to pay money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund.

  budgetary expenditures (dépenses budgétaires)

  Operating and capital expenditures; transfer payments to other levels of government, departments or individuals; and payments to Crown corporations.

  core responsibility (responsabilité essentielle)

  An enduring function or role of a department. The departmental results listed for a core responsibility reflect the outcomes that the department seeks to influence or achieve.

  Departmental Plan (plan ministériel)

  A report that outlines the anticipated activities and expected performance of an appropriated department over a 3-year period. Departmental Plans are usually tabled in Parliament in spring.

  departmental priority (priorité)

  A plan, project or activity that a department focuses and reports on during a specific planning period. Priorities represent the most important things to be done or those to be addressed first to help achieve the desired departmental results.

  departmental result (résultat ministériel)

  A high-level outcome related to the core responsibilities of a department.

  departmental result indicator (indicateur de résultat ministériel)

  A quantitative or qualitative measure that assesses progress toward a departmental result.

  departmental results framework (cadre ministériel des résultats)

  A framework that connects the department’s core responsibilities to its departmental results and departmental result indicators.

  Departmental Results Report (rapport sur les résultats ministériels)

  A report outlining a department’s accomplishments against the plans, priorities and expected results set out in the corresponding Departmental Plan.

  Full-time equivalent (équivalent temps plein)

  Measures the person years in a departmental budget. An employee's scheduled hours per week divided by the employer's hours for a full-time workweek calculates a full-time equivalent. For example, an employee who works 20 hours in a 40-hour standard workweek represents a 0.5 full-time equivalent.

  gender-based analysis plus (GBA Plus) (analyse comparative entre les sexes plus [ACS Plus])

  An analytical tool that helps to understand the ways diverse individuals experience policies, programs and other initiatives. Applying GBA Plus to policies, programs and other initiatives helps to identify the different needs of the people affected, the ways to be more responsive and inclusive, and the methods to anticipate and mitigate potential barriers to accessing or benefitting from the initiative. GBA Plus goes beyond biological (sex) and socio-cultural (gender) differences to consider other factors, such as age, disability, education, ethnicity, economic status, geography (including rurality), language, race, religion, and sexual orientation.

  government priorities (priorités pangouvernementales)

  For the purpose of the 2024–25 Departmental Results Report, government priorities are the high-level themes outlining the government’s agenda as announced in the 2021 Speech from the Throne.

  horizontal initiative (initiative horizontale)

  A program, project or other initiative where two or more federal departments receive funding to work collaboratively on a shared outcome usually linked to a government priority, and where the ministers involved agree to designate it as horizontal. Specific reporting requirements apply, including that the lead department must report on combined expenditures and results.

  Indigenous business (entreprise autochtones)

  For the purposes of a Departmental Result Report, this includes any entity that meets the Indigenous Services Canada’s criteria of being owned and operated by Elders, band and tribal councils, registered in the Indigenous Business Directory or registered on a modern treaty beneficiary business list.

  non-budgetary expenditures (dépenses non budgétaires)

  Net outlays and receipts related to loans, investments and advances, which change the composition of the financial assets of the Government of Canada.

  performance (rendement)

  What a department did with its resources to achieve its results, how well those results compare to what the department intended to achieve, and how well lessons learned have been identified.

  performance indicator (indicateur de rendement)

  A qualitative or quantitative measure that assesses progress toward a departmental-level or program-level result, or the expected outputs or outcomes of a program, policy or initiative.

  plan (plan)

  The articulation of strategic choices, which provides information on how a department intends to achieve its priorities and associated results. Generally, a plan will explain the logic behind the strategies chosen and tend to focus on actions that lead to the expected result.

  planned spending (dépenses prévues)

  For Departmental Plans and Departmental Results Reports, planned spending refers to the amounts presented in Main Estimates. Departments must determine their planned spending and be able to defend the financial numbers presented in their Departmental Plans and Departmental Results Reports.

  program (programme)

  An Individual, group, or combination of services and activities managed together within a department and focused on a specific set of outputs, outcomes or service levels.

  program inventory (répertoire des programmes)

  A listing that identifies all the department’s programs and the resources that contribute to delivering on the department’s core responsibilities and achieving its results.

  result (résultat)

  An outcome or output related to the activities of a department, policy, program or initiative.

  statutory expenditures (dépenses législatives)

  Spending approved through legislation passed in Parliament, other than appropriation acts. The legislation sets out the purpose and the terms and conditions of the expenditures.

  target (cible)

  A quantitative or qualitative, measurable goal that a department, program or initiative plans to achieve within a specified time period.

  voted expenditures (dépenses votées)

  Spending approved annually through an appropriation act passed in Parliament. The vote also outlines the conditions that govern the spending.