Report

Research and Comparative Analysis of Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Aug 16, 2022

This report presents the PBO’s response to a request by the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans to conduct research and a comparative analysis on the Estimates of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO).

Highlights

A review of departmental reports from 2011-2012 to 2022-2023 shows planned funding and human resources allocated to Fisheries and Oceans Canada increasing since 2014-2015.
Planned total annual spending for the department overall were significantly missed twice (out of possible 10 times). Underlying this result, planned spending targets for each core responsibility are more likely to be missed.
Missed targets are due to additional incremental funding from Supplementary Estimates and funding carry forward from the previous year.
The number of departmental result indicators (DRIs) has remained consistent. However, the percentage of active DRIs achieved has declined since 2018-2019 likely due to an outcome-based approach to DRI monitoring coupled with newly created DRIs having insufficient time to mature.