Program directory · Statistics Canada

Censuses

Department

Statistics Canada

Program code

BNV03 (SC)

Core responsibility

Statistical Information

In Departmental Plans

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

What it does

Through the Censuses program, Statistics Canada provides statistical information and analyses that measure changes in the Canadian population and its demographic characteristics, and in the agricultural sector. This information is used to support government priorities and serves as a basis for public and private decision making, and for research and analysis in areas of concern to Canadians. The program includes the Census of Population and the Census of Agriculture. It meets constitutionally specified statistical requirements, statutory requirements and the requirements of regulatory instruments. Both the Census of Population and the Census of Agriculture are mandated by the Statistics Act; the Census of Population is also mandated by the Constitution Act. The Census of Population provides detailed information on population subgroups for small geographic areas, which is required to assess the effects of specifically targeted policy initiatives. It also serves as a foundation for other statistical surveys. The Census of Agriculture produces a comprehensive picture of the agriculture sector at the national, provincial and subprovincial levels. These data are used to benchmark the Agriculture Statistics Program, which feeds into the Canadian System of Macroeconomic Accounts to form the agriculture component of the gross domestic product.

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.