Description of Figure: Defence Planning and Performance Reporting Framework 

This diagram illustrates the alignment of Defence’s Program Activity Architecture, Risks, and Priorities to the Canada First Defence Strategy. It consists of three columns.

The left column of the graphic has the heading “Defence Strategic Outcomes”, the middle column is “Alignment to the Canada First Defence Strategy, Program Activities, and Defence Priorities 2012-2013”, and the right column is “Key Corporate Risks”.

The middle column is a layered structure incorporating the Canada First Defence Strategy (blue), Program Activities (light-grey) and Defence Priorities (red). At the top is a blue triangle representing the roof, with the words “3 Roles: Canada, North America, Abroad”.

Beneath is a light-grey Program Activity rectangle with the words “Program Activities: Defence Team Personnel Support, Canadian Identity, Environmental Protection and Stewardship, and Non-Security Support”. This is aligned to an arrow in the left column, listing the related Defence Strategic Outcome “Care and Support to the Canadian Forces and Contribution to Canadian Society”.

Next, in the middle, is a blue horizontal rectangle with the words “6 Core Missions”.

Below is another light-grey box reading program activities: “Situational Awareness, Canadian Peace, Stability and Security; Continental Peace, Stability and Security; and International Peace, Stability and Security”, which is aligned to an arrow in the left column, listing the related Defence Strategic Outcome “Defence Operations will improve Peace, Stability and Security wherever deployed”.

Next are two red boxes, with the first reading “Defence Priority: Deliver Excellence at Home” and the second reading “Defence Priority: Conduct International Missions”.

Below is another light-grey box reading “Program Activities: Maritime Readiness, Land Readiness, Aerospace Readiness, and Joint and Common Readiness”, which is aligned to an arrow in the left column, listing the related Defence  Strategic Outcome “National Defence is Ready to meet Government Defence Expectations”.

Below these, and in the centre of the graphic, are four blue vertical pillars with labels “Personnel”, “Equipment”, “Readiness”, and “Infrastructure”, respectively.

Next is another light-grey box reading “Program Activities: Defence Science and technology, Recruiting of Personnel and Initial Training, Equipment Acquisition and Disposal, and Real Property and Informatics Infrastructure Acquisition and Disposal”, which is aligned to an arrow in the left column, listing the related Defence Strategic Outcomes “Resources are Acquired to meet Government Defence Expectations”.

Next are two red boxes with the first reading “Defence Priority: Contribute to<Whole-of-Government Priorities” and the second reading “Defence Priority: Enhance Defence Management” which is followed by the last light-grey box, which reads “Program Activity: Internal Services”, and then finally the last red box, which reads: Defence Priority: Strengthen the Defence Team”. 

At the bottom of the graphic is a blue horizontal rectangle with the words “A Modern, First-Class Military for the 21st Century”. 

Finally, in the right column, under the heading “Key Corporate Risks”, the following three corporate risks are listed: “Canadian Forces Reconstitution”, “Investment Plan Flexibility”, and “Defence Team Capacity Issues”. Above these risks is an arrow pointing from the risks to the rest of the structure, and below them is another arrow pointing from the structure to the risks.