Program directory · Statistics Canada

Centres of Expertise

Department

Statistics Canada

Program code

BNV05 (SC)

Core responsibility

Statistical Information

In Departmental Plans

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

What it does

The Centres of Expertise support all other Statistics Canada programs to ensure that Canadian citizens, businesses, governments, universities and other institutions have access to the most detailed, timely and accurate information at the lowest cost possible—both in terms of dollars and response burden—while protecting the privacy of their information. Statistics Canada is a leader in data stewardship. It provides data management excellence to ensure that information is protected, easily findable and accessible only by those who should have access—with the goal of providing high-quality data to Canadians. The centres facilitate trade and exchanges with other countries by promoting similar statistical systems around the world through standardized concepts, methods and classification systems and through international cooperation. By undertaking innovative research, analysis and data development activities, the centres continually seek new data sources, leading-edge methods and systems, cost-effective operations, and new statistical products to address the current and future information needs of Canadians.

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.