The Public Health Agency of Canada's 2023-24 Departmental results report: at a glance
A departmental results report provides an account of actual accomplishments against plans, priorities and expected results set out in the associated 2023–24 Departmental Plan.
- Vision, mission, raison d'être and operating context
- Minister of Health's mandate letter
- Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health's mandate letter
- Minister of Sport and Physical Activity's mandate letter
Key priorities
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) key priorities for 2023–24 were as follows:
- 9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline to provide free services across Canada
- Strengthening public health data to assess risks and inform decision-making
- Responding to concurrent and cumulative public health events
- Strengthening PHAC's core commitments to public health, and providing transparency and accountability to Canadians by detecting, monitoring and responding to public health risks
- Overseeing science excellence, science-policy integration and science promotion
- Applying lessons learned from COVID-19 pandemic
- Advancing the pan-Canadian Health Data Strategy to respond to the needs of public health in the digital age
- Enhancing biosecurity and safety of biomanufacturing
- Overseeing the construction of Moderna's domestic vaccine manufacturing facility
- Building a healthy, diverse, and inclusive workforce
Highlights
In 2023–24, total actual spending (including internal services) for PHAC was $4,428,531,363 and total full time-equivalent staff (including internal services) was 4,191.
For complete information on PHAC's total spending and human resources for each core responsibility, see the Spending and human resources section of the full report.
The following provides a summary of the department's achievements in 2023–24 according to its approved Departmental Results Framework. A Departmental Results Framework consists of a department's core responsibilities, the results it plans to achieve and the performance indicators that measure progress towards these results.
Core responsibility 1: Health promotion and chronic disease prevention
Actual spending: $448,472,690
Actual human resources: 675
Results: What we achieved:
- Result 1.1: Canadians have improved physical and mental health
- Result 1.2: Canadians have improved health behaviours
- Result 1.3: Chronic diseases are prevented
More information about Health promotion and chronic disease prevention can be found in the Results achieved section for core responsibility 1 of the full departmental results report.
Core responsibility 2: Infectious disease prevention and control
Actual spending: $3,399,916,165
Actual human resources: 2,096
Results: What we achieved:
- Result 2.1: Infectious diseases are prevented and controlled
- Result 2.2: Infectious disease outbreaks are prepared for and responded to effectively
More information on Infection disease prevention and control can be found in the Results achieved section of core responsibility 2 of the full departmental results report.
Core responsibility 3: Health Security
Actual spending: $346,451,222
Actual human resources: 804
Results: What we achieved:
- Result 3.1: Public health events and emergencies are prepared for and responded to effectively
- Result 3.2: Public health risks are associated with the use of pathogens and toxins are reduced
- Result 3.3: Public health risks associated with travel are reduced
More information about Health security can be found in the Results achieved section for core responsibility 3 of the full departmental results report.