This diagram is a horizontal flow chart that depicts a step by step process, flowing from left to right, illustrating how ACOA and other federal and provincial departmental activities ultimately lead to economic prosperity.

The diagram itself consists of six boxes. The first set of two boxes, linked by an arrow, starts at the top left hand part of the page. The second set of two boxes, also linked by an arrow, starts at the bottom left hand part of the page. Both these sets of boxes converge, with an arrow, into the last two boxes, which are linked by an arrow as well. In this last set of two boxes, the first box states “competitiveness”, and the second box states “prosperity”.

On the left side of the page, the two top boxes depict how ACOA's activities lead to prosperity, while the two bottom boxes show how other federal and provincial departmental activities lead to prosperity.

The first of the top left boxes of the diagram shows ACOA's three program activities – these are Enterprise Development; Community Development; and Policy, Advocacy and Coordination. This box feeds into the second upper box, which identifies three key areas:
1. Productivity (which includes innovation, acquisition of technology and equipment, business skills development, and access to capital for firms and communities);
2. Infrastructure support; and
3. Access to international trade.
These three key areas converge into competitiveness, which flows into prosperity.

The first of the bottom left boxes of the diagram indicate other federal and provincial government departments. This box feeds into the second bottom box, which indicates business climate, regulatory environment, exchange rates and fiscal policy. These flow into competitiveness, which flows into prosperity.

With prosperity, ACOA achieves its mandate of increased earned incomes and employment opportunities.