Program directory · Statistics Canada

Economic and Environmental Statistics

Department

Statistics Canada

Program code

BNV01 (SC)

Core responsibility

Statistical Information

In Departmental Plans

2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan

What it does

Through the Economic and Environmental Statistics program, Statistics Canada produces a comprehensive range of statistical information covering Canada’s economy. Topics covered include: national and international accounts, manufacturing, wholesale, retail, research and development, price indices, finance, tourism, transportation, agriculture, and the environment. Outputs include data derived from administrative and survey sources, as well as data derived through data integration. This information is used by all levels of government, non-government organizations, businesses and academia as the primary source of information for developing the country's fiscal and monetary policies; for studying the economic evolution of Canadian industries and regions; and for guiding business decision making. Program statistics help fulfill various statutory requirements, including the Federal–Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Regulations (e.g. equalization payments), the Bretton Woods and Related Agreements Act, and land claim settlement agreements. The program also provides key information and analysis on the Gross Domestic Product to measure economic growth, as well as the Consumer Price Index to measure the rate of inflation.

Source: the department's Program Inventory, via GC InfoBase.

History and lineage

First appears in GC InfoBase's actual spending by program in 2018-19. The data does not record when a program was created; it may be older than its first appearance here, which is limited by the sources (program spending starts in 2010-11, Departmental Plans in 2018-19).

No earlier or later program in the same department has a similar name.

Significant changes in scope and budget

Success criteria

The program's indicators from its department's Departmental Results Framework: the target set in each year's plan, and the result reported the following year. Source: GC InfoBase.

Spending and employees: planned against actual

Spending

Employees (FTEs)

Planned spending, plan by plan

Each row is one year's Departmental Plan and its forecast for the next three fiscal years; read a column down to see how the forecast for one year changed. The last row is what was actually spent. Click an amount for its source. Biggest changes in federal spending plans

Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.