Title: Productivity, Competitiveness and the ACOA Mandate
This horizontal flow chart depicts a step-by-step process, flowing from left to right, indicating how ACOA’s activities and those of other federal and provincial departments ultimately contribute to economic prosperity.
The upper boxes on the left depict how ACOA’s activities lead to competitiveness and prosperity, while the lower boxes show how other federal and provincial government departmental activities lead to competitiveness and prosperity.
In the upper left, the first box shows three of ACOA’s program activities: Enterprise Development; Community Development; and Policy, Advocacy and Coordination.
This box flows into the next upper box, which identifies three key areas:
This box flows into the next box, “competitiveness,” which flows into the final box, “prosperity.”
In the lower left, the first box represents the activities of other federal
and provincial government departments.
This box flows into the next lower box, representing the factors of business
climate, regulatory environment, exchange rates and fiscal policy.
This box flows into the next box, “competitiveness,” which flows into the final
box, “prosperity.”
In the final box, “prosperity,” ACOA achieves its mandate of increased earned incomes and employment opportunities.