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AI-Assisted Asset Code Classification for Capital Expenditure

Accountable
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Functional Modes
Deciding (Analytical AI)
Human decides
Purpose
Planning & Decision-making
Input Dataset
Operational data Anonymized data
Algorithm or Model
Classification & Prediction
Output Dataset
A recommendation or prediction Anonymized data

This tool recommends asset codes for written descriptions of capital expenditure items submitted by survey respondents. It is used internally by Statistics Canada analysts to reduce the time spent manually coding asset descriptions. The system does not process personal information, and analysts review recommendations before finalizing classifications.

Sources for this disclosure

This disclosure was drafted with AI assistance.

Schema: ai@2026-05-06-beta

Government of Canada – DTPR AI Register