Certain problems in the implementation of the international System of National Accounts 1993 - A case study of Canada

The international System of National Accounts 1993 (1993 SNA) was implement ed in Canada in November 1997, but with some modifications. Our occasional departures from the 1993 SNA affect the overall GDP only marginally and are primarily in the sector details. This paper provides a brief description o f some of the most important differences still remaining between the 1997 C anadian; System of National Accounts and the 1993 SNA. It will be very usef ul to know if other countries have faced or are facing similar problems in their implementation of the 1993 SNA. A collection of such reports from man y countries will provide us very useful and rich source material for possib le changes in the future version of the international SNA.