Figure 1, Components of the Program Activity Architecture

Figure 1 describes Statistics Canada's three program activities and breaks them into their constituent subactivities and sub-subactivities.

Program activity 1, Economic Statistics
Description: These statistics provide information on the structure, state and evolution of Canada's economy.
Subactivities: System of National Accounts; Industry Statistics; Economy-wide Statistics; Agriculture, Technology and Transportation Statistics; and Analytical Studies.
Sub-subactivities:

• The System of National Accounts subactivity has the following sub‑subactivities: Income and Expenditure Accounts; Environment Accounts and Statistics; Balance of Payments; Public Institution Statistics; and Industry Accounts.
• The Industry Statistics subactivity has the following sub‑subactivities: Manufacturing and Energy Statistics; Distributive Trades Statistics; and Service Industries Statistics.
• The Economy-wide Statistics subactivity has the following sub‑subactivities: Prices Statistics; International Trade Statistics; Investment and Capital Stock Statistics; and Industrial Organization and Finance Statistics.
• The Agriculture, Technology and Transportation Statistics subactivity has the following sub‑subactivities: Agriculture Statistics; Small Business and Special Surveys; Science, Innovation and Electronic Information Statistics; and Transportation Statistics.
• The Analytical Studies subactivity has no sub‑subactivities.

Program activity 2, Social Statistics
Description: These statistics provide information on social and economic conditions of individuals, families and households in Canada.
Subactivities: Institutions and Social Statistics; Labour and Household Statistics; Health Statistics; General Social Statistics; and Socio-economic Analysis.
Sub-subactivities:

• The Institutions and Social Statistics subactivity has the following sub‑subactivities: Justice Statistics; Culture Statistics; Tourism Statistics; and Education Statistics.
• The Labour and Household Statistics subactivity has the following sub‑subactivities: Special Surveys; Income Statistics; Labour and Household Surveys Analysis; and Labour Statistics.
• The Health Statistics, General Social Statistics, and Socio-economic Analysis subactivities have no sub‑subactivities.

Program activity 3, Census, Demography and Aboriginal Statistics
Description: These statistics provide information on population counts and characteristics, and on agriculture.
Subactivities: Census of Population; Demography; Aboriginal Statistics; and Census of Agriculture.
Sub-subactivities: There are no sub‑subactivities listed for program activity 3.