Figure 3:  Program Activity Architecture (PAA) Structure

Tier 1:
Strategic Outcomes

Strategic Outcome 1: 
Provinces, territories and municipalities have federal financial support for their infrastructure priorities.

Strategic Outcome 2:
Funding for quality, cost-effective public infrastructure that meets the needs of Canadians in a competitive economy, a clean environment and liveable communities is provided.

Strategic Outcome 3:
Construction-ready infrastructure projects are provided with federal funding support.

Tier 2:
Program Activities:

Program Activities under Strategic Outcome 1:
Program Activity 1: Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Fund
Program Activity 2:  Gas Tax Fund

Program Activities under Strategic Outcome 2:
Program Activity 1:  Building Canada Fund-Major Infrastructure Component
Program Activity 2:  Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund
Program Activity 3:  Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund
Program Activity 4:  Economic Analysis and Research
Program Activity 5:  Building Canada Fund-Communities Component
Program Activity 6:  Green Infrastructure Fund
Program Activity 7:  Border Infrastructure Fund

Program Activities under Strategic Outcome 3:
Program Activity 1:  Infrastructure Stimulus Fund
Program Activity 2:  Building Canada Fund-Communities Component Top-Up

Note:    Activities associated with internal services, such as IM/IT or corporate finance, are discussed in detail in Section II of this report, and are not reflected in this chart.  The above figure contains only the department�™s active program activities.  Of note, the program activities for National Trail Coalition and the G8 Legacy Fund, which do not have funding for 2011-2012 and beyond, are no longer shown, but are still program activities in the department�™s Program Activity Architecture (PAA) structure.

Acronyms:
BCF-CC: Building Canada Fund-Communities Component
BCF-CC Top-Up: Building Canada Fund-Communities Component Top-Up
BCF-MIC: Building Canada Fund-Major Infrastructure Component
BIF: Border Infrastructure Fund
CSIF: Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund
EAR: Economic Analysis and Research
GIF: Green Infrastructure Fund
GTF: Gas Tax Fund
ISF: Infrastructure Stimulus Fund
MRIF: Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund
PT Base Fund: Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Base Fund