Figure 3:  Program Activity Architecture (PAA) Structure

Tier 1:
Strategic Outcomes

Strategic Outcome 1: 
Provinces, territories and municipalities have federal financial support for their infrastructure priorities.

Strategic Outcome 2:
Funding for quality, cost-effective public infrastructure that meets the needs of Canadians in a competitive economy, a clean environment and liveable communities is provided.

Strategic Outcome 3:
Construction-ready infrastructure projects are provided with federal funding support.

Tier 2:
Program Activities:

Program Activities under Strategic Outcome 1:
Program Activity 1: Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Fund
Program Activity 2:  Gas Tax Fund

Program Activities under Strategic Outcome 2:
Program Activity 1:  Building Canada Fund-Major Infrastructure Component
Program Activity 2:  Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund
Program Activity 3:  Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund
Program Activity 4:  Economic Analysis and Research
Program Activity 5:  Building Canada Fund-Communities Component
Program Activity 6:  Green Infrastructure Fund
Program Activity 7:  Border Infrastructure Fund

Program Activities under Strategic Outcome 3:
Program Activity 1:  Infrastructure Stimulus Fund
Program Activity 2:  Building Canada Fund-Communities Component Top-Up

Note:    Activities associated with internal services, such as IM/IT or corporate finance, are discussed in detail in Section II of this report, and are not reflected in this chart.  The above figure contains only the department’s active program activities.  Of note, the program activities for National Trail Coalition and the G8 Legacy Fund, which do not have funding for 2011-2012 and beyond, are no longer shown, but are still program activities in the department’s Program Activity Architecture (PAA) structure.

Acronyms:
BCF-CC: Building Canada Fund-Communities Component
BCF-CC Top-Up: Building Canada Fund-Communities Component Top-Up
BCF-MIC: Building Canada Fund-Major Infrastructure Component
BIF: Border Infrastructure Fund
CSIF: Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund
EAR: Economic Analysis and Research
GIF: Green Infrastructure Fund
GTF: Gas Tax Fund
ISF: Infrastructure Stimulus Fund
MRIF: Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund
PT Base Fund: Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Base Fund