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'''Ongoing:''' activities can happen multiple times per stakeholder, on a recurring basis at some specific frequency throughout the analytical period. These impacts are assumed to occur at the end of each period. An example of an ongoing activity is stakeholders submitting a report to the government 3 times per year (and 3 times per year over 10 years means this activity would happen 30 times).
'''Ongoing:''' activities can happen multiple times per stakeholder, on a recurring basis at some specific frequency throughout the analytical period. These impacts are assumed to occur at the end of each period. An example of an ongoing activity is stakeholders submitting a report to the government 3 times per year (and 3 times per year over 10 years means this activity would happen 30 times).
The assumption that ongoing activities occur at the end of each period may be different than your typical approach in a CBA. This assumption affects how many stakeholders incur the cost and how the cost is discounted. For example if you have an ongoing cost in Year 1, it is assumed that it is incurred at the end of the year (i.e., December 31). This means that the annual growth rate is applied to the stakeholder count from the beginning of the year, and the discount rate is applied.
====== '''Start Year''' ======
====== '''Start Year''' ======
The start year for an activity can be selected from a dropdown list, which is based on the information entered in the Initiative Details tab. The start year must be on or after the Year of Registration.
The start year for an activity can be selected from a dropdown list, which is based on the information entered in the Initiative Details tab. The start year must be on or after the Year of Registration. You can manually select the specific year, or choose the more general "Start of Analytical Period". A benefit of the latter approach is that if the year of registration is delayed for whatever reason, you don't have to manually update the year in the Activities input table.
====== End Year ======
====== End Year ======
The end year can be selected from a dropdown list and must be on or after the start year. The maximum possible value for the end year is determined by the ''Length of Analytical Period (Years)'' entered in the Initiative Details tab (but the actual value could depend on the regulatory requirement).
The end year can be selected from a dropdown list and must be on or after the start year. The maximum possible value for the end year is determined by the ''Length of Analytical Period (Years)'' entered in the Initiative Details tab (but the actual value could depend on the regulatory requirement).
Unlike previous versions of the Calculator, the end year is inclusive (the start year was inclusive in earlier versions and it is still inclusive now). This means impacts are calculated from the beginning of the selected start year to the end of the selected end year. Therefore, the number of years in the Analytical Period may appear one year less than a simple subtraction might indicate. For example a Proposal that registered in 2025 and has a ''Length of Analytical Period (Years)'' of 10 years, would have a ''Start Year'' of 2025 and and ''End Year'' of 2034.
Unlike previous versions of the Calculator, the end year is inclusive (n.b. the start year was inclusive in earlier versions and it is still inclusive now). This means impacts are calculated from the beginning of the selected start year to the end of the selected end year. Therefore, the number of years in the Analytical Period may appear one year less than a simple subtraction might indicate. For example a Proposal that is registered in 2025 and has a ''Length of Analytical Period (Years)'' of 10 years, would have a ''Start Year'' of 2025 and ''End Year'' of 2034.
For activities occurring in a single year, the start and end year will be the same.
For activities occurring in a single year, the start and end year will be the same.