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Statistics Canada is investing in its environmental statistics program. Environmental statistics need to be comprehensive, coherent and incorporated into the national statistical system in a manner that permits analysis in relationship to such dimensions as economic activity, well being, and health. Statistics Canada has played, and continues to play, a significant role in the development of the United Nations' System of Environmental and Economic Accounts, which seek to develop environmental accounts which parallel and can draw on the national accounts. In order to develop its environmental statistics program, the Agency has drafted a conceptual framework for the program in consultation with stakeholders and data users. This work will be validated and finalized in 2013-14. Once complete, the framework will be used to identify and prioritize data gaps in environmental statistics. This prioritization will be used to guide Statistics Canada's developmental efforts in this area.
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