1. Authority and objectives

Statistics Canada (the agency) was established in 1918, pursuant to the Statistics Act. The agency received full departmental status by order-in-council in 1965.

The agency is a division of the public service named in Schedule I.1 of the Financial Administration Act. The minister responsible for Statistics Canada is the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, who represents the agency in Parliament and in Cabinet.

The agency's mandate derives primarily from the Statistics Act. The act requires the agency — under the direction of the minister — to collect, compile, analyze, and publish statistical information on the economic, social, and general conditions of the country and its citizens. Statistics Canada has a mandate to coordinate and manage the country's statistical system.

The agency's mandate has two primary objectives:

• Provide statistical information and analysis of the economic and social structure and functioning of Canadian society as a basis for the development, operation and evaluation of public policies and programs. This information is used for public and private decision-making, and for the general benefit of all Canadians.
• Promote the quality, coherence, and international comparability of Canada's statistics through collaboration with other federal departments and agencies, with the provinces and territories, and in accordance with sound scientific standards and practices.

The agency reports on the two core responsibilities described below.

Statistical information - The agency has a responsibility to produce objective high-quality statistical information for the whole of Canada. The statistical information produced relates to the commercial, industrial, financial, social, economic, environmental, and general activities and conditions of the people of Canada.

Internal services - Internal services are groups of related activities and resources that are administered to support the needs of programs and other corporate obligations of an organization.

2. Summary of significant accounting policies

These financial statements are prepared using the agency's accounting policies stated below, which are based on Canadian public sector accounting standards. The presentation and results using the stated accounting policies do not result in any significant differences from Canadian public sector accounting standards.

The significant accounting policies are as follows:

(a) Parliamentary authorities

The agency is financed by the Government of Canada through Parliamentary authorities. Financial reporting of authorities provided to the agency do not parallel financial reporting according to generally accepted accounting principles since authorities are primarily based on cash flow requirements. Consequently, items recognized in the Statement of Operations and Departmental Net Financial Position and in the Statement of Financial Position are not necessarily the same as those provided through authorities from Parliament. Note 3 provides a reconciliation between the bases of reporting. The planned results amounts in the "Expenses" and "Revenues" sections of the Statement of Operations and Departmental Net Financial Position are the amounts reported in the Future-oriented Statement of Operations included in the 2025-26 Departmental Plan. Planned results are not presented in the "Government funding and transfers" section of the Statement of Operations and Departmental Net Financial Position and in the Statement of Change in Departmental Net Debt because these amounts were not included in the 2025-26 Departmental Plan.

(b) Net cash provided by Government

The agency operates within the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF), which is administered by the Receiver General for Canada. All cash received by the agency is deposited into the CRF, and all cash disbursements made by the agency are paid from the CRF. The net cash provided by the Government is the difference between all cash receipts and all cash disbursements, including transactions between departments of the Government.

(c) Amounts due from or to the CRF

Amounts due from or to the CRF are the result of timing differences at year-end between when a transaction affects authorities and when it is processed through the CRF. Amounts due from the CRF represent the net amount of cash that the agency is entitled to draw from the CRF without further authorities to discharge its liabilities.

(d) Revenues and deferred revenues

Revenues are comprised of revenues earned from non-tax sources. They include exchange transactions where goods or services are provided for consideration where a performance obligation exists, and non-exchange transactions where no performance obligations exist to provide a good or service. These transactions can be recurring or non-recurring in nature. Recurring transactions are viewed as ongoing, routine activities that form part of the normal course of operations and can be used to indicate if they can be reasonably expected to be earned again in future years.

Deferred revenue consists of amounts received in advance of the delivery of goods and rendering of services that will be recognized as revenue in a subsequent fiscal year as it is earned. Other revenues are recognized in the period the event giving rise to the revenues occurred.

Revenues that are non-respendable are not available to discharge the department's liabilities. While the chief statistician is expected to maintain accounting control, he or she has no authority regarding the disposition of non-respendable revenues. As a result, non-respendable revenues are earned on behalf of the Government of Canada and are therefore presented as a reduction of the entity's gross revenues. Revenues earned on behalf of Government consist of the sale of services and gains on the sale of assets. These are recognized when earned.

(e) Expenses

• Transfer payments are recorded as an expense in the year the transfer is authorized, and all eligibility criteria have been met by the recipient.
• Vacation pay and compensatory leave are accrued as the benefits are earned by employees under their respective terms of employment.
• Services provided without charge by other government departments for accommodation, employer contributions to the health and dental insurance plans, and workers' compensation are recorded as operating expenses at their carrying value.

(f) Employee future benefits

1. Pension benefits — Eligible employees participate in the Public Service Pension Plan, a multi-employer pension plan administered by the Government. The agency's contributions to the Plan are charged to expenses in the year incurred and represent the total departmental obligation to the Plan. The agency's responsibility with regard to the Plan is limited to its contributions. Actuarial surpluses or deficiencies are recognized in the financial statements of the Government of Canada, as the Plan's sponsor.
2. Severance benefits — The accumulation of severance benefits for voluntary departures ceased for applicable employee groups. The remaining obligation for employees who did not withdraw benefits is calculated using information derived from the results of the actuarially determined liability for employee severance benefits for the Government as a whole.

(g) Financial Instruments

A contract establishing a financial instrument creates, at its inception, rights, and obligations to receive or deliver economic benefits. The financial assets and financial liabilities portray these rights and obligations in the financial statements. The Department recognizes a financial instrument when it becomes a party to a financial instrument contract.

Financial instruments consist of accounts receivable, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities. All financial assets and liabilities are recorded at cost. Any associated transaction costs are added to the carrying value upon initial recognition. When necessary, an allowance for valuation is recorded to reduce the carrying value of accounts receivable to amounts that approximate their net recoverable value.

(h) Non-financial assets

• The costs of acquiring land, buildings, equipment, and other capital property are capitalized as tangible capital assets and, except for land, are amortized to expense over the estimated useful lives of the assets, as described in Note 9. All tangible capital assets and leasehold improvements having an initial cost of $10,000 or more are recorded at their acquisition cost. Tangible capital assets do not include immovable assets located on reserves as defined in the Indian Act, works of art, museum collection and Crown land to which no acquisition cost is attributable, and intangible assets.
• Purchased intangibles are identifiable non-monetary economic resources without physical substance that are acquired in exchange transactions from arm's length third parties. Purchased intangibles exclude software, which is included in tangible capital assets. Commencing April 1, 2023, the cost of a purchased intangible is capitalized as an asset when the department controls the intangible and the intangible contributes to the capacity of the government to deliver services and products, generate future cash inflows or reduce cash outflows. Purchased intangible assets are amortized to expense over the estimated useful life of the assets. Prior to April 1, 2023, purchased intangibles were expensed as incurred.
• Consumable supplies include items held for future program delivery and are not intended for resale. These supplies are recorded at the acquisition cost. If there is no longer a service potential, the supplies are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value.

(i) Contingent liabilities

Contingent liabilities are potential liabilities which may become actual liabilities when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. If the future event is likely to occur or fail to occur, and a reasonable estimate of the loss can be made, a provision is accrued, and an expense recorded to other expenses. If the likelihood is not determinable or an amount cannot be reasonably estimated, the contingency is disclosed in the notes to the financial statements.

(j) Contingent assets

Contingent assets are possible assets which may become actual assets when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. If the future event is likely to occur or fail to occur, the contingent asset is disclosed in the notes to the financial statements.

(k) Transactions involving foreign currencies

Transactions involving foreign currencies are translated into Canadian dollar equivalents using rates of exchange in effect at the time of those transactions. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into Canadian dollars using the rate of exchange in effect at March 31. The Government has elected to recognize gains and losses resulting from foreign currency translation, including those arising prior to settlement or derecognition of the financial instrument, directly on the Statement of Operations and Departmental Net Financial Position according to the activities to which they relate.

(l) Measurement uncertainty

The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported and disclosed amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes at March 31. The estimates are based on facts and circumstances, historical experience, general economic conditions and reflect the Government's best estimate of the related amount at the end of the reporting period. The most significant items where estimates are used are the liability for employee future benefits and the useful life of tangible capital assets. Actual results could significantly differ from those estimated. Management's estimates are reviewed periodically and, as adjustments become necessary, they are recorded in the financial statements in the year they become known.

(m) Related party transactions

Related party transactions, other than inter-entity transactions, are recorded at the exchange amount. Inter-entity transactions are transactions between commonly controlled entities. Inter-entity transactions, other than restructuring transactions, are recorded on a gross basis and are measured at the carrying amount, except for the following:

1. Services provided on a recovery basis are recognized as revenues and expenses on a gross basis and measured at the exchange amount.
2. Certain services received on a without charge basis are recorded for departmental financial statement purposes at the carrying amount.

3. Parliamentary authorities

The agency receives most of its funding through annual parliamentary authorities. Items recognized in the Statement of Operations and Departmental Net Financial Position and the Statement of Financial Position in one year may be funded through parliamentary authorities in prior, current, or future years. Accordingly, the agency has different net results of operations for the year on a government funding basis than on an accrual accounting basis. The differences are reconciled in the following tables:

(a) Reconciliation of net cost of operations to current year authorities used

(b) Authorities provided and used

4. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

The following table presents details of the agency's accounts payable and accrued liabilities:

5. Revenues

The department has the following major types of revenues: special statistical services, services to other government departments, miscellaneous revenues, and revenues earned on behalf of the Government. Miscellaneous revenues include gains on sales of assets, other gains on foreign exchange valuations and other fees and charges. These are recorded when performance obligations are satisfied.

(a) Disaggregated revenues

6. Deferred revenue

The agency has the authority to expend revenue received during the fiscal year. Deferred revenue represents the balance at year-end of unearned revenues stemming from amounts received from external parties, which are restricted for specific statistical services. Revenue is recognized in the period in which these expenditures are incurred or in which the service is performed. Details of the transactions related to this account are as follows:

7. Employee future benefits

(a) Pension benefits

The agency's employees participate in the Public Service Pension Plan ("the Plan"), which is sponsored and administered by the Government of Canada. Pension benefits accrue up to a maximum period of 35 years at a rate of 2 percent per year of pensionable service, times the average of the best five consecutive years of earnings. The benefits are integrated with Canada/Québec Pension Plan benefits and they are indexed to inflation.

Both the employees and the agency contribute to the cost of the Plan. Due to the amendment of the Public Service Superannuation Act following the implementation of provisions related to Economic Action Plan 2012, employee contributors have been divided into two groups – Group 1 relates to existing plan members as of December 31, 2012, and Group 2 relates to members who joined the Plan as of January 1, 2013.  Each group has a distinct contribution rate.

The 2025-26 expense amounts to $65,034 thousand ($61,726 thousand in 2024-25).  For Group 1 members, the expense represents approximately 1.01 times (1.02 times in 2024-25) the employee contributions and, for Group 2 members, approximately 1.00 times (1.00 times in 2024-25) the employee contributions.

The agency's responsibility with regard to the Plan is limited to its contributions. Actuarial surpluses or deficiencies are recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Government of Canada, as the Plan's sponsor.

(b) Severance benefits

Severance benefits provided to the agency's employees were previously based on an employee's eligibility, years of service and salary at termination of employment. However, since 2011 the accumulation of severance benefits for voluntary departures progressively ceased for substantially all employees. Employees subject to these changes were given the option to be paid the full or partial value of benefits earned to date or collect the full or remaining value of benefits upon departure from the public service. By March 31, 2018, substantially all settlements for immediate cash out were completed. Severance benefits are unfunded and, consequently, the outstanding obligation will be paid from future authorities.

The changes in the obligations during the year were as follows:

8. Accounts receivable and advances

The following table presents details of the agency's accounts receivable and advances balances:

The following table provides an aging analysis of accounts receivable from external parties and the associated valuation allowances used to reflect their net recoverable value:

9. Tangible capital assets

Amortization of tangible capital assets is done on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the asset as follows:

Assets under construction and software assets under development are recorded in the applicable asset class in the year that they become available for use and are not amortized until they are available for use.

10. Contractual obligations and contractual rights

(a) Contractual obligations

The nature of the agency's activities may result in some large multi-year contracts and obligations whereby the agency will be obligated to make future payments when the services/goods are received. Significant contractual obligations that can be reasonably estimated are summarized as follows:

(b) Contractual rights

The activities of the agency sometimes involve the negotiation of contracts or agreements with outside parties that result in the agency having rights to both assets and revenues in the future. They involve sales of goods and services. The agency does not have significant contractual rights to disclose as of March 31, 2026.

11. Related party transactions

The agency is related as a result of common ownership to all government departments, agencies, and Crown corporations. Related parties also include individuals who are members of key management personnel or close family members of those individuals, and entities controlled by, or under shared control of, a member of key management personnel or a close family member of that individual.

The agency enters into transactions with these entities in the normal course of business and on normal trade terms.

(a) Common services provided without charge by other federal government departments

During the year, the agency received services without charge from certain common service organizations related to accommodation, the employer's contribution to the health and dental insurance plans and workers' compensation coverage. These services provided without charge have been recorded at the carrying value in the agency's Statement of Operations and Departmental Net Financial Position as follows:

The Government has centralized some of its administrative activities for efficiency, cost-effectiveness purposes and economic delivery of programs to the public. As a result, the Government uses central agencies and common service organizations so that one department performs services for all other departments and agencies without charge. The costs of these services, such as the payroll and cheque issuance services provided by Public Services and Procurement Canada and audit services provided by the Office of the Auditor General are not included in the agency's Statement of Operations and Departmental Net Financial Position.

(b) Other transactions with other federal government departments and agencies

Expenses and revenues disclosed in (b) exclude common services provided without charge, which are already disclosed in (a).

12. Segmented information

Presentation by segment is based on the agency's core responsibilities. The presentation by segment is based on the same accounting policies as described in the Summary of significant accounting policies in note 2. The following table presents the expenses incurred and revenues generated for the main core responsibilities, by major object of expense and by major type of revenue. The segment results for the period are as follows:

1. Introduction

This document is attached to Statistics Canada's (StatCan) Statement of Management Responsibility Including Internal Control over Financial Reporting for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. This annex provides summary information on the measures taken by StatCan to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting (ICFR), as well as information on internal control management, assessment results and related action plans.

Detailed information on the agency's authority, mandate and core responsibilities can be found in the Statistics Canada's 2026-27 Departmental Plan, Statistics Canada's 2025-26 Departmental Plan and the Statistics Canada's 2024-25 Departmental results report.

2. Departmental system of internal control over financial reporting

2.1 Internal control management

StatCan has a well-established governance and accountability structure to support departmental assessment efforts and oversight of its overall system of internal control. A departmental internal control management framework, approved by the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), is in place and comprises:

• organizational accountability structures as they relate to internal control management to support sound financial management, including roles and responsibilities of senior managers for control management in their areas of responsibility;
• values and ethics;
• ongoing communication and training on the legislative and policy requirements for sound financial management and control; and
• monitoring and regular updates on internal control management, as well as provision of related assessment results and action plans to the Chief Statistician and senior departmental management and, as applicable, to the Departmental Audit Committee (DAC).

The DAC provides advice to the Chief Statistician on the adequacy and effectiveness of the agency's risk management, control and governance frameworks and processes.

2.2 Service arrangements relevant to financial statements

StatCan relies on other organizations for processing certain transactions that are recorded in its financial statements, as follows:

2.2.1 Common service arrangements

• Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) administers the payment of salaries, the procurement of certain goods and services, and provides accommodation services;
• Shared Services Canada (SSC) provides information technology (IT) infrastructure services;
• The Department of Justice Canada provides legal services; and
• The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) provides information on public service insurance and centrally administers payment of the employer's share of contribution toward statutory employee benefit plans.

2.2.2 Specific arrangements

• PSPC provides StatCan with the Common Departmental Financial System platform to capture and report financial and material management transactions, as well as procurement information. 

Readers of this annex may refer to the annexes of the above-noted departments for a greater understanding of the systems of internal control over financial reporting (ICFR) related to these specific services.

3. StatCan assessment results for the 2025-2026 fiscal year

StatCan adopted an ongoing, rotational, risk-based monitoring approach to support testing of internal control over financial reporting. In 2024, StatCan updated its Internal Control over Financial Management (ICFM) Ongoing Monitoring Framework, which replaced its previous version from 2020. According to the new strategy, the ongoing monitoring cycle was extended to a five-year period, and the plan is adjusted through an annual environmental scan process.

The following table summarizes the status of the ongoing monitoring activities according to the previous fiscal year's rotational plan under ICFR and ICFM.

Progress during the 2025-2026 fiscal year

New or significantly amended key controls are summarized in section 3.1. The areas of the departmental system of internal controls that were reviewed this fiscal year are summarized in section 3.2.

3.1 New or significantly amended key controls

In the current fiscal year, there were no significantly amended key controls in existing processes that required a reassessment.

In fiscal year 2025-2026, Statistics Canada completed the design effectiveness testing for newly implemented controls related to the Forecasting, Payroll and Benefits, and Operating Expenditures processes. These controls will require reassessment as part of ongoing monitoring activities. These controls were established to strengthen processes and ensure the availability of funds prior to approval. As part of this initiative, complementary oversight controls were introduced to enhance senior management's awareness of material disbursements before Section 32 authorization is granted.

3.2 Ongoing monitoring program

As part of its rotational ongoing monitoring plan, the agency completed its reassessment of IT General Controls (ITGCs) under medium risk, Cloud and Customer Relationship Management System (CRMS) and the financial controls within the business processes of:

• Revenues
• Capital Assets
• Entity Level Controls
• CFO Attestation of Cabinet and TB Submissions
• Forecasting (Design Effectiveness of new controls)

Management action plans addressing the recommendations were developed by the business process owners.

4. Statistics Canada action plan for the next fiscal year (2026-2027) and subsequent fiscal years

Statistics Canada's rotational ongoing monitoring plan over the next three years is shown in the following table. The ongoing monitoring plan is based on:

• an annual validation of high-risk processes and controls; and
• related adjustments to the ongoing monitoring plan as required.

An annual risk assessment is conducted to validate the high-risk controls and to adjust the ongoing monitoring plan as required. Action plans from previous years will be followed up on to ensure that remedial actions have been taken.

Rotational ongoing monitoring plan

Stage of monitoring

Program name: Socio-economic Statistics

Core responsibility

Statistical information

Program goals

The Socio-economic Statistics program provides integrated information and relevant analysis on the demographic and socio-economic characteristics of individuals, families and households and the factors that affect their well-being. Many of the statistical products produced allow for GBA Plus analyses of key population groups.

Target population

All Canadians

Distribution of benefits

Specific demographic groups to be monitored

• Directly impacted groups: All Canadians, with a focus on capturing diverse experiences and outcomes through disaggregated data and analysis across a range of sociodemographic characteristics.
• Indirectly impacted groups: Stakeholders such as governments, businesses, academic institutions and other organizations that rely on statistical data and analysis to inform policies and programs.
• Groups facing barriers: Populations that have historically experienced barriers to data representation or access, with targeted efforts to improve inclusion and visibility through disaggregated data collection and analysis.

Key program impacts on gender and diversity

In 2025–26, the Socio-economic Statistics program expanded its GBA Plus-related data products and improved access to disaggregated population information. It also incorporated feedback from communities and government partners to strengthen survey content, tools and dissemination products. In line with agency-wide requirements, all applicable Statistics Canada programs maintained data collection plans to report on gender and diversity impacts.

Key program impact statistics

Other key program impacts

The program's emphasis on GBA Plus resulted in:

• expanded availability of disaggregated data to better understand socio-economic differences among population groups;
• more inclusive policy development informed by stakeholder consultations and outreach activities;
• improved access to gender, diversity and inclusion-related data through the GDIS Hub.

Supplementary information sources

The GDIS Hub is Statistics Canada's primary platform for accessing gender, diversity and inclusion-related data, including disaggregated data, analytical products and insights. The hub also provides access to selected outputs from cost-recovered statistical services.

Statistics Canada released analytical products that provided disaggregated and intersectional analysis on the characteristics, experiences and outcomes of diverse population groups.

Key releases included

• Women's History Month… By the numbers
• Progress and challenges in the Canadian justice system
• The gender wage gap persists
• Fact Sheet: Satisfaction with Time Use
• Satisfaction with time use, 2022
• Socioeconomic outcomes of transgender and non-binary people in Canada
• Labour market outcomes of the Black populations in Canada, 2020 to 2025
• Portrait of the Arab Populations in Canada: Diversity and Socioeconomic Outcomes
• Portrait of the South Asian Populations in Canada: Diversity and Socioeconomic Outcomes
• Portrait of the Chinese Populations in Canada: Diversity and Socioeconomic Outcomes
• Black History Month… By the numbers.

Examples of GBA Plus-related work included strengthening data collection, expanding equity-focused analysis and developing linked analytical resources. The second iteration of the Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces included oversampling of Indigenous populations, various gender identity populations, including non-binary and transgender people, and youth aged 15 to 24. This design supported the production of disaggregated and intersectional analysis on gender-based violence.

Justice-related data products expanded understanding of outcomes across population groups. The study Disparities in decision and sentencing outcomes between Indigenous accused and White accused in adult criminal court, 2016/2017 to 2020/2021, examined differences in adult criminal court outcomes by Indigenous group, age, gender and province or region. The release, Trends in reconvictions among adults sentenced to provincial custody or community supervision, 2015/2016 to 2020/2021, included data tables on annual reconviction rates for Nova Scotia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, with breakdowns by age, gender, Indigenous identity and racialized group.

Statistics Canada also released a national birth cohort file in the research data centres. The file integrates criminal justice system, economic and sociodemographic data up to 2021—including gender, racialized group and Indigenous identity—for individuals born in 1997. This new resource supports analysis of juvenile and early adult contact with the criminal justice system.

GBA Plus data collection plan

In 2025–26, data requirements to measure gender and diversity impacts remained in place. Investments in the Disaggregated Data Action Plan supported improvements to data collection and analysis, including through the Labour Force Survey, the General Social Survey and the Canadian Community Health Survey. These efforts strengthened Statistics Canada's ability to capture and analyze the experiences of diverse population groups, including by addressing data gaps and improving the availability of disaggregated information. For example, these strengthened data capabilities supported analytical products such as the report Labour market characteristics of persons with and without disabilities, 2024, which provided analysis of labour market outcomes for persons with and without disabilities. Statistics Canada continued to identify data gaps and opportunities to improve data collection for diverse populations.

Program name: Censuses

Core responsibility

Statistical information

Program goals

The Censuses program provides comprehensive information on Canada's population and agricultural sector to support policy and program development. The Census of Population provides a socioeconomic portrait of people in Canada, while the Census of Agriculture provides essential information on Canada's farming sector. Linking census data enables disaggregated analysis across population groups, industries and geographic areas.

Target population

All Canadians

Distribution of benefits

Key program impacts on gender and diversity

This initiative produces statistics that provide a detailed and comprehensive statistical portrait of people in Canada, including small population groups and those living in small geographic areas, which supports GBA Plus and evidence-based decision making.

Census information is central to planning, administration, policy development and evaluation activities at all levels of government. It is also used by the private sector, civil society organizations and other data users in their planning and decision-making processes. Therefore, all people in Canada directly benefit from the censuses.

Key program impact statistics

GBA Plus data collection plan

In 2025–26, Statistics Canada reviewed its data requirements to identify gaps and opportunities to strengthen the measurement of gender and diversity. Following consultation, testing and evaluation, the content for the 2026 Census of Population was finalized and published in the Canada Gazette on July 5, 2025. Changes from the previous cycle included the addition of a question on sexual orientation to enhance the availability of data for GBA Plus and equity-related analysis. Statistics Canada also published The road to the 2026 Census, a series of fact sheets and technical reports explaining the content changes.

Program name: Centres of Expertise

Core responsibility

Statistical information

Program goals

The Centres of Expertise provide data and analytical insights through research, data linkages and innovative methods. In 2025–26, they continued to integrate GBA Plus perspectives into published research and advanced inclusive approaches to data collection, analysis, integration and dissemination.

Target population

All Canadians

Distribution of benefits

Specific demographic groups to be monitored

• Directly impacted groups: All Canadians, with a focus on producing disaggregated data and analysis that reflect the diverse experiences and outcomes of different population groups.
• Indirectly impacted groups: Governments, businesses, academic institutions and other organizations that use Statistics Canada's data and analysis to inform decision-making, policies and programs.
• Groups facing barriers: Populations that have historically been underrepresented in statistical data or experienced barriers to participation, with ongoing efforts to improve inclusion, representation and visibility through enhanced data collection and analysis.

Key program impacts on gender and diversity

The Centres of Expertise integrated GBA Plus considerations into data development frameworks and analysis to strengthen the evidence base on gender and diversity. Key releases included:

• Gender moderates the relationship between child maltreatment and mental health disorders in the Canadian population
• Who is reaching out for help? Examining access to mental health and substance use health supports among girls and young women in Canada
• Characteristics of Child Care Workers Who Claimed the Canada Emergency Response Benefit in 2020
• Adapting to Change: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Self-employment Transitions in Canada
• Estimates of gross domestic product by gender: An update to the 2022 report
• Skill underutilization among immigrant women with a nursing education
• Immigrant nurses in Canada: Alignment between intentions and employment outcomes
• Characteristics of home-based child care serving children aged 0 to 5 years in Canada, 2021 to 2022.

Key program impact statistics 

Other key program impacts

The Centres of Expertise continued to strengthen analysis of intersectional issues by integrating GBA Plus considerations into statistical products, improving understanding of differences across population groups.

Supplementary information sources

Health Reports, Insights on Canadian Society, and Economic and Social Reports are Statistics Canada's primary platforms for disseminating analytical reports produced by the Centres of Expertise. The Centres also publish the Business Ownership Diversity Dashboard. The products present gender-, diversity- and inclusion-related data and analysis where population sizes permit disaggregation. The Canadian Employer–Employee Dynamics Database is a key data linkage system supporting GBA Plus analysis.

GBA Plus data collection plan

The Centres of Expertise continued to leverage data from across Statistics Canada to produce disaggregated data and expand analytical insights on gender and diversity.

Program name: Cost-recovered Statistical Services

Core responsibility

Statistical information

Program goals

Through the Cost-recovered Statistical Services program, Statistics Canada conducts special surveys, produces statistics not available through existing data holdings and undertakes analytical projects to meet specific client needs. The program integrates GBA Plus by considering diverse demographic factors in data collection and analysis.

Target population

The program serves all Canadians, with a focus on collecting data that reflect diverse gender identities, cultural backgrounds and socio-economic circumstances. This supports the production of inclusive, intersectional and representative statistical information to inform evidence-based decision making.

Distribution of benefits

Specific demographic groups to be monitored

• Directly impacted groups: All Canadians, with a focus on producing disaggregated data and analysis that reflect the diverse experiences and outcomes of different population groups.
• Indirectly impacted groups: Governments, businesses, academic institutions and other organizations that use Statistics Canada's products to inform decision-making, policies and programs.
• Groups facing barriers: Populations that have historically been underrepresented in statistical data or faced barriers to participation, with ongoing efforts to improve inclusion and visibility through enhanced data collection and analysis.

Key program impacts on gender and diversity

Statistics Canada provided partners with statistical programs, custom surveys, data integration, analytical products and methodological expertise to support GBA Plus and address specific policy and program needs. These services generated evidence on differences in outcomes across population groups to inform policies, programs and services.

In support of GBA Plus, Statistics Canada also released statistical products that provided disaggregated data and intersectional analysis on the characteristics, experiences and outcomes of different population groups.

Key releases included:

• Factors associated with unmet needs for disability supports, 2022
• Changes in the population and employment rates of persons with disabilities, 2017 to 2022
• Racialized persons with disabilities, 2022
• Dynamic disabilities, 2022
• Employment and labour characteristics of persons with disabilities, 2017 and 2022: Interactive dashboard
• 2024 Canadian Veteran Health Survey: Findings on the service to civilian transition
• Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB) Interactive Application: Mobility.

Other key program impacts

These statistical products are developed through cost-recovered statistical services that support the design and delivery of surveys, including:

• Canadian Survey on Disability
  The Canadian Survey on Disability provides information on the lived experiences and socio-economic outcomes of persons with disabilities in Canada. The survey supports analysis of how disability intersects with gender, age, employment, income, education, geography and other characteristics, helping identify barriers, measure disparities and inform policies and programs that promote accessibility and inclusion.
• Canadian Veteran Health Survey
  The Canadian Veteran Health Survey provides information on Veterans' health, well-being, transition to civilian life, chronic conditions, labour force participation and use of supports. These data support analysis of differences in needs and outcomes across Veteran populations by gender, age, disability status and other intersecting characteristics, informing programs and services.
• Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB)
  The Longitudinal Immigration Database provides information on the socio-economic outcomes of immigrants following admission, including employment income and mobility. It links these outcomes with admission characteristics, such as immigration category, source country and knowledge of official languages, supporting disaggregated analysis of immigrant experiences.
• Canada's Anti-Racism Strategy
  Statistics Canada's analytical work—as published in the Ethnicity, Language and Immigration Thematic Series—supporting Canada's Anti-Racism Strategy improves the availability and use of disaggregated data on racialized groups, Indigenous Peoples and ethnocultural communities. These data support analysis of systemic racism and discrimination, including how they intersect with gender, disability, age, immigrant status, income and geography, informing evidence-based policies and programs.

Key program impact statistics

1 2025–26 or most recent

Supplementary information sources

The GDIS Hub is Statistics Canada's primary platform for accessing gender-, diversity- and inclusion-related data. It provides streamlined access to disaggregated and intersectional data, analytical products and insights. The GDIS Hub also includes publicly available outputs from cost-recovered statistical services, broadening access to specialized analyses that support equity-informed decision making.

GBA Plus data collection plan

In 2025–26, Statistics Canada continued to assess data requirements for measuring gender and diversity impacts, identifying data gaps and opportunities to improve the relevance, inclusiveness and quality of data collection.

Program name: Economic and Environmental Statistics

Core responsibility

Statistical information

Program goals

The Economic and Environmental Statistics program produces economic and environmental statistics that support analysis and decision-making in areas such as the national accounts, business activity, prices, trade, agriculture and the environment.

Target population

All Canadians

Distribution of benefits

Key program impact statistics

Core responsibilities and internal services

• Core responsibility: Statistical information
• Internal services

Core responsibility: Statistical information

Description

Internal services are the activities and resources that support a department in meeting its corporate obligations and delivering its programs. The 10 categories of internal services are:

• acquisition management services
• communications services
• financial management services
• human resources management services
• information management services
• information technology services
• legal services
• material management services
• management and oversight services
• real property management services

Progress on results

This section presents details on how the department performed to achieve results and meet targets for internal services.

Statistics Canada continues to strengthen its internal services to support a high-performing, inclusive and secure organization. These efforts focus on building a healthy, diverse and skilled workforce, strengthening digital capacity and maintaining strong governance and security practices. Collectively, they enable the agency to deliver trusted, high-quality statistical information efficiently, ensuring Canadians continue to have access to timely and reliable data to support decisions that affect their daily lives.

Strengthening workforce, inclusion and organizational culture

Statistics Canada is committed to fostering a healthy, diverse and inclusive workplace grounded in integrity and respect. In 2025–26, the agency updated and promoted its Code of Conduct and reinforced workplace processes to support a safe and respectful environment.

With the support of surveying and engagement activities, the agency continued to advance accessibility, reconciliation and inclusion through initiatives that support a barrier-free workplace. This includes implementing its Road to Accessibility plan and expanding opportunities for Indigenous language learning. The agency also continued to strengthen understanding of employee experiences through engagement and initiatives supporting equity-deserving groups.

Statistics Canada supported employee development and career growth through sponsorship and leadership programs that connect employees with senior leaders and strengthen advancement opportunities. Ongoing focus on employee well-being and engagement contributed to external recognition as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers in 2026.

Expanding learning and workforce capacity

Statistics Canada continued to strengthen employee skills and organizational capacity through a new structured learning framework focused on data, digital and analytical skills. This includes training in emerging areas, such as data analysis, digital tools and the responsible use of new technologies, such as AI.

The agency also supported leadership development and required Government of Canada training to ensure employees have the skills needed to support high-quality statistical operations. This contributes to a skilled and adaptable workforce capable of responding to evolving operational needs.

Advancing digital transformation and security

Statistics Canada is advancing its digital transformation to support efficient, secure and modern statistical operations. The agency developed an enterprise architecture framework to guide the evolution of its digital systems and launched new tools to streamline statistical processes, as well as internal processes, such as staffing, planning and budgeting.

In parallel, Statistics Canada strengthened its cyber security posture through ongoing improvements in risk management, system resilience and security awareness. These efforts help protect sensitive data and ensure the continuity of statistical operations.

Resources required to achieve results

Table 5 provides a summary of the planned and actual spending and full-time equivalents required to achieve results.

The Finances section of the Infographic for Statistics Canada on GC Infobase and the People section of the Infographic for Statistics Canada on GC Infobase provide complete financial and human resources information related to its program inventory.

Risk and compliance process

The Risk and Compliance Process (RCP) is a self-assessment designed to help deputy heads verify that they have controls and practices in place to meet their accountabilities under legislation and Treasury Board policy, and to effectively manage risks in their organizations.

In 2025–26, Statistics Canada completed the RCP self-assessment. The results show that the agency demonstrated appropriate practices and controls in all areas.

Contracts awarded to Indigenous businesses

Government of Canada departments are required to award at least 5% of the total value of contracts to Indigenous businesses every year.

As shown in Table 6, Statistics Canada awarded 6.61% of the total value of all contracts to Indigenous businesses for the fiscal year.

Statistics Canada's deputy head has approved exclusions for certain commodities in the calculation of the Indigenous procurement results. These include an exclusion of $41 million for cloud services in 2025–2026 because the cloud services framework did not include an Indigenous-owned supplier and a one-time exclusion of $13 million related to the advertising campaign for the 2026 Census of Population, for which the Government of Canada's agency of record is not Indigenous owned. An exclusion was also applied to software licensing, since specific proprietary solutions are required to support business objectives, including the Census of Population, and are constrained by intellectual property and interoperability requirements. Collectively, these commodities represented a substantial monetary value and contributed to meeting the overall target. 

Statistics Canada has exceeded its established targets and remains committed to fostering Indigenous participation in federal contracting. The agency will continue to promote inclusion by inviting Indigenous-owned businesses to participate in competitive processes, including the use of conditional set-aside opportunities. Additionally, teams across the organization will collaborate to share challenges, successes and best practices, further strengthening efforts to enhance Indigenous representation in procurement activities.

In its 2026–27 Departmental Plan, Statistics Canada estimated that it would award 5.71% of the total value of its contracts to Indigenous businesses by the end of 2025–26. Statistics Canada exceeded it planned targets because of a combination of strategic and operational factors. These included more frequent invitation of suppliers identified through the Indigenous Business Directory and supported by procurement planning and engagement with program managers.

Spending

This section presents an overview of the department's actual and planned expenditures from 2023–24 to 2028–29.

Budgetary performance summary

Table 7 shows the money that Statistics Canada spent in each of the past three years on its core responsibilities and on internal services.

The Finances section of the Infographic for Statistics Canada on GC Infobase provides more financial information from previous years.

Planned spending for next three years

Table 8 shows Statistics Canada's planned spending for each of the next three years on its core responsibilities and on internal services.

The Finances section of the Infographic for Statistics Canada on GC Infobase provides more detailed financial information related to future years.

Budgetary actual gross spending

Table 9 reconciles gross planned spending with net spending for 2025–26.

The Finances section of the Infographic for Statistics Canada on GC Infobase provides information on the alignment of Statistics Canada's spending with Government of Canada's spending and activities.

Funding

This section provides an overview of the department's voted and statutory funding for its core responsibilities and for internal services.

Graph 1 summarizes the department's approved voted and statutory funding from 2023–24 to 2028–29.

Consult the Public Accounts of Canada for further information on Statistics Canada's departmental voted and statutory expenditures.

Financial statement highlights

This section presents Statistics Canada's Financial statements (Unaudited) for the year ended March 31, 2026.

Table 10 summarizes the expenses and revenues for 2025–26, which net to the cost of operations before government funding and transfers.

For more information on the distribution of expenses by program and type, please see the two charts below.

Total expenses, including services provided without charge by federal government departments, were $1,024.4 million in 2025-26. These expenses comprised $921.1 million (89.9%) for Statistical Information and $103.3 million (10.1%) for internal services.

Statistics Canada spent $1,024.4 million in 2025-26. These expenses mainly comprised $829 million (80.9%) for salaries and employee benefits; $47.7 million (4.7%) for rentals; $42.3 million (4.1%) for accommodations; $33.7 million (3.3%) for professional and special services; $33.4 million (3.3%) for transportation, communication and postage; and $27.4 million (2.7%) for amortization. Other operating expenditures comprised $10.9 million (1%) for information, repairs and maintenance, materials and supplies.

The 2025–26 planned results information is provided in Statistics Canada's Future-Oriented Statement of Operations and Notes 2025–26.

Table 11 summarizes actual expenses and revenues and shows the net cost of operations before government funding and transfers.

Table 12 provides a brief snapshot of the amounts the department owes or must spend (liabilities) and its available resources (assets), which helps to indicate its ability to carry out programs and services.

For more information on the distribution of the balances in the statements of financial position, please see the two charts below.

Total assets, including financial and non-financial assets, were $229.2 million at the end of 2025-26. Tangible capital assets represented the largest portion of assets, at $111.9 million (48.8%). They consisted of informatics software ($69.6 million), software under development ($25.9 million), leasehold improvements ($11.1 million) and other assets ($5.3 million). The remaining portion comprised $105.8 million (46.2%) for amounts due from the Consolidated Revenue Fund, $6 million (2.6%) for accounts receivable and advances, $3.9 million (1.7%) for prepaid expenses, and $1.6 million (0.7%) for consumable supplies.

Total liabilities were $164.1 million at the end of 2025-26. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities made up the largest portion of liabilities, at $109.3 million (66.6%). They consisted of accrued salaries and wages ($72.2 million), accounts payable to external parties ($32.8 million), and accounts payable to other federal government departments and agencies ($4.3 million). The next largest portion was vacation pay and compensatory leave, at $41.5 million (25.3%). Employee future benefits made up $12.9 million (7.8%). The remaining portion was composed of deferred revenue, at $0.4 million (0.3%).

Human resources

This section presents an overview of the department's actual and planned human resources from 2023–24 to 2028–29.

Table 13 shows a summary in full-time equivalents of human resources for Statistics Canada's core responsibilities and for its internal services for the previous three fiscal years.

Table 14 shows the planned full-time equivalents for each of Statistics Canada's core responsibilities and for its internal services for the next three years. Human resources for the current fiscal year are forecast based on year to date.