2020-21 Departmental Results Report
Analysis of trends in spending and human resources

Actual expenditures

Departmental spending trend graph

Text description of Figure

Actuals

Actuals

Actuals

Planned Spending

Planned Spending

Planned Spending

Fiscal year

2018–19

2019–20

2020–21

2021–22

2022–23

2023–24

Statutory

2,178

4,410

2,181

2,280

2,279

2,378

Voted

3,476

4,539

3,312

4,561

4,860

5,648

Total

5,654

8,949

5,492

6,841

7,139

8,026

This graph presents planned (voted and statutory spending) over time.

Fiscal years 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 represent actual expenditures as reported in the Public Accounts.

In 2020-21 Infrastructure Canada's total spending was $5.5  billion, a decrease of approximately $3.5 billion from the previous year.

Voted spending decreases are largely due to more infrastructure projects being completed, or reaching construction milestones that triggered payments from Infrastructure Canada in 2019-20, including a large milestone payment for the SDCBC

Statutory funding from the federal Canada Community-Building Fund received a top-up in the amount of $2.1 billion in 2019-20, bringing the total to $4.3 billion for this program. 

Budgetary performance summary for Core Responsibilities and Internal Services (dollars)

Core responsibilities and Internal Services

2020–21
Main Estimates

2020–21
Planned spending

2021–22
Planned spending

2022–23
Planned spending

2020–21
Total authorities available for use

2018–19 Actual spending (authorities used)

2019–20 Actual spending (authorities used)

2020–21 Actual spending (authorities used)

Public Infrastructure

7,802,585,286

7,802,585,286

Not applicable

Not applicable

7,977,426,505

5,592,897,292

8,891,374,387

5,431,853,479

1. Public Infrastructure, Communities and Rural Economic Development Policy

Not applicableFootnote 21

Not applicable

27,590,754

26,975,720

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

2. Public Infrastructure and Communities Investments

Not applicable

Not applicable

15,330,043

15,330,043

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

3. Public Infrastructure and Communities Investment Oversight and Delivery

Not applicable

Not applicable

6,755,898,794

6,755,898,794

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Subtotal

7,802,585,286

7,802,585,286

6,798,819,591

6,798,204,557

7,977,426,505

5,592,897,292

8,891,374,387

5,431,853,479

Internal Services

57,971,907

57,971,907

41,993,815

41,070,343

63,251,992

61,354,440

57,493,166

60,534,414

Total

7,860,557,193

7,860,557,193

6,840,813,406

6,839,274,900

8,040,678,497

5,654,251,732

8,948,867,553

5,492,387,893

Total authorities available for use in 2020-21 ($8.0 billion) were greater than the actual spending in 2020-21 ($5.5 billion). The variance of $2.5 billion is mainly due to the emergence of COVID-19 having a direct impact on ultimate recipients’ operations and delays in project submissions to INFC, therefore resulting in lower approvals compared to the levels originally planned.

Actual human resources

Human resources summary for core responsibilities and Internal Services

Core responsibilities and Internal Services

2018–19 Actual full-time equivalents

2019–20 Actual full-time equivalents

2020–21
Planned full-time equivalents

2020–21 Actual full-time equivalents

2021–22 Planned full-time equivalents

2022–23 Planned full-time equivalents

Public Infrastructure

266

275

256

258

Not applicable

Not applicable

1. Public Infrastructure, Communities and Rural Economic Development Policy

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

137

132

2. Public Infrastructure and Communities Investments

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

132

127

3. Public Infrastructure and Communities Investment Oversight and Delivery

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

205

199

Subtotal

266

275

256

258

474

458

Internal Services

261

365

267

444

272

264

Total

527

640

523

702

746

722

Actual full-time equivalents were 34% above planned full time equivalents in 2020-21. This variance is due to an increase in funding and associated full-time equivalents received in 2020-21 to strengthen stewardship of Canadian infrastructure as well as INFC risk-managed positions to support key areas where capacity was insufficient to manage workload and improve effectiveness through stronger tools and business processes as well as to position the department for success in delivering an unprecedented influx of new programming to respond to the pandemic.

Expenditures by vote

For information on Infrastructure Canada’s organizational voted and statutory expenditures, consult the Public Accounts of Canada 2020–2021.Endnote ii

Government of Canada spending and activities

Information on the alignment of Infrastructure Canada’s spending with the Government of Canada’s spending and activities is available in GC InfoBase.Endnote iii

Financial statements and financial statements highlights

Financial statements

Infrastructure Canada’s financial statements (unaudited) for the year ended March 31, 2021, are available on the departmental website.

Financial statement highlights

Condensed Statement of Operations (unaudited) for the year ended March 31, 2021 (dollars)

Financial information

2020–21
Planned results

2020–21
Actual results

2019–20
Actual results

Difference (2020–21 Actual results minus
2020–21 Planned results)

Difference (2020–21 Actual results minus
2019–20 Actual results)

Total expenses

7,879,732,686

7,687,389,978

5,537,118,546

(192,342,708)

2,150,271,432

Total revenues

0

0

0

0

0

Net cost of operations before government funding and transfers

7,879,732,686

7,687,378,287

5,537,118,546

(192,342,708)

2,150,271,432

Condensed Statement of Financial Position (unaudited) as of March 31, 2021 (dollars)

Financial information

2020–21

2019–20

Difference
(2020–21 minus
2019–20)

Total net liabilities

4,060,571,481

2,024,468,698

2,036,102,783

Total net financial assets

1,102,610,946

1,132,965,352

(30,354,406)

Departmental net debt

2,957,960,535

891,503,346

2,066,457,189

Total non-financial assets

2,738,161,569

2,887,430,667

(149,269,098)

Departmental net financial position

(219,798,966)

1,995,927,321

(2,215,726,287)