Figure 1
Public Sector Universe

The hierarchy of the public sector along with its subcomponents.

Public sector:

• General governments
  • Federal general government
    • Government
      • Ministries and departments, non-autonomous funds and organizations
      • Autonomous funds and organizations
    • Federal non-autonomous pension plans
  • Social Security Funds^{Footnote 1}
    • Canada Pension Plan
    • Quebec Pension Plan
  • Provincial and territorial general government
    • Government
      • Ministries and departments, non-autonomous funds and organizations
      • Autonomous funds and organizations
    • Provincial non-autonomous pension plans
    • Universities and colleges
      • Universities^{Footnote 2}
      • Colleges, vocational and trade institutions^{Footnote 2}
    • Health and social service institutions
      • Health boards^{Footnote 2}
      • Social service organizations and community boards^{Footnote 2}
      • Other health and social service organizations^{Footnote 2}
  • Local general government
    • Government
      • Municipalities and quasi-municipalities, non-autonomous funds and organizations
      • Autonomous funds and organizations
    • School boards^{Footnote 2,Footnote 3}
  • Aboriginal general government
    • Government
      • Aboriginal governments
• Government business enterprises
  • Federal government business enterprises
  • Provincial and territorial government business enterprises
  • Local government business enterprises

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