Government Business Enterprises

Government business enterprises are also referred to as public corporations. They operate in the market place, often in competition with privately owned organizations. Since they are profit-oriented entities, they must be included in the sectors that reflect their primary economic activity. Therefore, government business enterprises are classified to either the non-financial corporations sector or the financial corporations sector depending on the nature of their activities.

Additionally, in the CGFS products they are presented according to the level of the controlling government as:
Federal Government business enterprises
Provincial and territorial Government business enterprises
Local Government business enterprises

To obtain the list of institutional units included in this subsector, consult the Public Sector Universe.