Federal Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Program

Detailed information for -

The survey provides information to the Federal Department of Finance for the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Program.

Data release - -

• Description
• Data sources and methodology
• Data accuracy

Description

The survey provides information to the Federal Department of Finance for the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Program.

Subjects

• Government

Data sources and methodology

Sampling

This is a sample survey with a cross-sectional design.

Quality evaluation

Tax sources are classified into thirty-three categories. Tax bases are grouped into thirty-four categories with sub-components given in each category. The data cover a twenty-four month period after which no revision is made.

Disclosure control

Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from releasing any information it collects that could identify any person, business, or organization, unless consent has been given by the respondent or as permitted by the Statistics Act. Various confidentiality rules are applied to all data that are released or published to prevent the publication or disclosure of any information deemed confidential. If necessary, data are suppressed to prevent direct or residual disclosure of identifiable data.

Data accuracy

Data are of very high quality with excellent comparability between provinces.