¶¶ÒùÊÓÆµ’s 2025-26 Departmental plan: At a glance
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A departmental plan describes a department’s priorities, plans, and associated costs for the upcoming three fiscal years.
Key priorities
¶¶ÒùÊÓÆµ’s top priorities for 2025-26 are as follows:
- To promote Canada’s economy by supporting Canadian access to key markets, promoting fair competition and improving the resiliency of Canada’s critical supply chains
- To protect the security and prosperity of Canada and Canadians by addressing international security threats which have direct implications on national and economic security, in close cooperation with allies
- To contribute to international efforts to address global challenges such as poverty, conflict and climate change and to promote democracy and human rights, with a focus on those elements that most impact the security and prosperity of Canadians at home and abroad
While ¶¶ÒùÊÓÆµ will pursue these priorities broadly with partners across Canada’s mission network and at home, Canada’s G7 presidency and relationship with the United States will be key focus areas of Canadian international engagement in 2025-26.
Highlights
In 2025-26, total planned spending (including internal services) for ¶¶ÒùÊÓÆµ is $8,437,090,075 and total planned full-time equivalent staff (including internal services) is 13,235. For complete information on ¶¶ÒùÊÓÆµ’s total planned spending and human resources, read the Planned spending and human resources section of the full plan.
The following provides a summary of the department’s planned achievements for 2025-26 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 toward these results.
Core responsibility 1: International Advocacy and Diplomacy
Planned spending: $1,167,720,957
Planned human resources: 2,806
Departmental results:
- Canada’s global influence is expanded and strengthened
- Canada builds and maintains constructive relationships that advance Canada’s interests
- Canada’s leadership on global issues contributes to a just and inclusive world
- Canada helps build strong international institutions and respect for international law
¶¶ÒùÊÓÆµ will work to redefine Canada’s relationship with the US and strengthen collaboration with reliable partners and allies around the world. The department will contribute to effectively promoting and protecting the interests of Canada by engaging with its partners to address issues such as global and regional security, foreign interference, human rights, health and the environment, threats to economic security, cybersecurity and emerging technologies
More information about International Advocacy and Diplomacy can be found in the full plan.
Core responsibility 2: Trade and Investment
Planned spending: $375,424,770
Planned human resources: 2,064
Departmental results:
- Canada helps to build and safeguard an open and inclusive rules-based global trading system
- Canadian exporters and innovators are successful in their international business development efforts
- Foreign direct investment is facilitated, expanded or retained
¶¶ÒùÊÓÆµ will support Canadian interests through the facilitation of trade diversification, strengthening the rules-based trading system, and continuing Canada’s clean energy and digital transitions. Canada will engage in multilateral forums, especially through the G7 presidency, to foster strong, fair and climate-aware global economic growth.
More information about Trade and Investment can be found in the full plan.
Core responsibility 3: Development, Peace and Security Programming
Planned spending: $4,979,923,384
Planned human resources: 1,201
Departmental results:
- Reduced suffering and increased human dignity in communities experiencing humanitarian crises
- Improved peace and security in countries and regions where Canada engages
- Improved physical, social and economic well-being for the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly for women and girls, in countries where Canada engages
- Enhanced empowerment and rights for women and girls in countries where Canada engages
- Canada’s international assistance is made more effective by leveraging diverse partnerships, innovation, and experimentation
¶¶ÒùÊÓÆµ will continue to support poverty reduction in developing countries through health, education, economic growth, gender equality and food security initiatives and will contribute to international efforts to address other global challenges such as declining democracy and human rights, and climate change. The department will also support efforts to address violations of international human rights and humanitarian law, international conflict and security threats, irregular migration, and issues impacting stability and development in fragile states.
More information about Development, Peace and Security Programming can be found in the full plan.
Core responsibility 4: Help for Canadians Abroad
Planned spending: $91,259,259
Planned human resources: 489
Departmental results:
- Canadians have timely access to information and services that keeps them safer abroad
- Canadians abroad receive timely and appropriate government services
¶¶ÒùÊÓÆµ will work to strengthen consular and emergency management support as well as communication in times of crisis and growing consular demand, to bolster the safety of Canadians abroad.
More information about Help for Canadians Abroad can be found in the full plan.
Core responsibility 5: Support for Canada’s Presence Abroad
Planned spending: $1,401,936,266
Planned human resources: 4,719
Departmental results:
- Sound management and delivery of resources, infrastructure, and services enables Canada’s presence abroad
- Personnel are safe, missions are more secure and government and partner assets and information are protected
¶¶ÒùÊÓÆµ will protect the security and prosperity of Canadians abroad with plans to improve global infrastructure and services, to demonstrate sustainable results in greening international operations, and to ensure access to health care and other support for Canadian public servants and locally engaged staff working abroad.
More information about Support for Canada’s Presence Abroad can be found in the full plan.
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