Integrated Business Statistics Program (IBSP)
Reporting Guide
This guide is designed to assist you as you complete the 2014 Annual End-Use of Natural Gas Survey. If you need more information, please call the Statistics Canada Help Line at the number below.
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Table of contents
Reporting Instructions
Definitions
Electric power generation
Agriculture, hunting and trapping industries
Mining, Oil and Gas Extraction
Forestry, logging and support activities
Construction
Manufacturing
Road transportation
Retail Pump
Pipeline transportation and natural gas distribution
Public administration
Commercial and institutional
Residential
Metric Conversion Factors
General information
Reporting Instructions
Please report information for the period of January to December, 2014.
Please complete all sections as applicable.
If the information requested is unknown, please provide your best estimate.
This guide is designed to assist you as you complete the 2014 Annual End-Use of Natural Gas Survey. If you need more information, please call 1-877-604-7828.
Definitions
Direct Sales
Represents direct, non-utility, sales for consumption, where the utility acts solely as the transporter.
Sales to ultimate industrial consumers for end-use
Gas sold to customers engaged in a process that creates or changes raw or unfinished materials into another form or product. Includes firm, interruptible and buy/sell agreements.
Sales to ultimate commercial consumers
Gas sold to customers engaged in wholesale or retail trade, governments, institutions, office buildings, etc.
Sales to ultimate residential consumers
Gas sold usually for domestic purposes (for example, heating: space, water, cooking, etc.).
Electric power generation
Include all sales to establishments primarily engaged in the generation of bulk electric power, by hydro-electric power, fossil fuel, nuclear or other processes. NAICS code 22111. Exclude establishments primarily engaged in transmitting and/or distributing electric power which should be reported in question 13 - “Commercial and institutional”.
Agriculture, hunting and trapping industries
Include all sales to establishments with land holdings primarily engaged in agricultural, hunting and trapping activities and also establishments primarily engaged in providing support activities. Included are activities such as mushroom growers, greenhouses, nurseries and floriculture production, aquaculture, harvesting of wild animals, game retreats and hunting preserves. NAICS codes 111, 112, 1142, 1151 and 1152.
Mining, Oil and Gas Extraction
Include all sales to establishments primarily engaged in: mining, beneficiating or otherwise preparing iron ores. NAICS code 21221; the exploration for and/or production of crude oil and natural gas, whether by conventional or non conventional methods. NAICS code 211; contract drilling operations for crude oil and natural gas as well as services incidental to oil and gas extraction. NAICS codes 213111, and 213118; mining activities other than iron mines, crude oil and natural gas extraction and crude oil and natural gas support activities. This category includes metal mines, non metal mines, stone quarries and sand and gravel pits. NAICS codes 212, 213117 and 213119 (excl. 21221).
Forestry, logging and support activities
Include all sales to establishments primarily engaged in growing and harvesting timber including those performing particular support activities related to logging and forestry. NAICS codes 113 and 1153.
Construction
Include all sales to establishments primarily engaged in the construction of buildings, highways, dams etc., and those providing services to the construction industry. Also include special trade contractors primarily engaged in construction work in such specialties as plumbing, carpentry, painting, roofing, etc.. NAICS code 23. Exclude any offsite transportation fuel use, which should be included in road transportation.
Manufacturing
Include all sales to establishments primarily engaged in the manufacturing of products. Ex: food, textile, clothing, leather, plastics, rubber, paper, wood, furniture products, iron and steel mills and ferro-alloy, cold-rolled steel shape and steel foundries, alumina and aluminum production and non-ferrous metal smelting and refining, fabricated metal product, machinery, computer and electronic product, electrical equipment, appliance, component and transportation equipment, cement, petroleum and coal products, chemical pesticide and fertilizer, etc.
Road transportation
Include all sales to establishments primarily engaged in the truck transportation of goods, transit and ground passenger transportation (urban transit systems, interurban and rural bus transportation, taxi and limousine services, school and employee bus transportation, charter bus industry, limousine service to airports and stations, shuttle services and special needs transportation), scenic and sightseeing transportation, and support activities for road transportation. Include those establishments primarily providing specialized services to this category, such as freight forwarders, marine shipping agents and customs brokers. NAICS codes 484, 485, 4871, 4879, 4884-4889. Fuels used for heating and cooling buildings and offices should be reported in question 13 - “Commercial and institutional”.
Retail Pump
Include all sales to establishments engaged in retailing motor fuels to the general public by means of retail pumps (including marinas), irrespective of the type of ownership or operation. Establishments that operate gasoline stations on behalf of their owners and receive a commission on the sale of fuels are also included. NAICS code 447. Fuels used for heating and cooling buildings and offices should be reported in question 13 - “Commercial and institutional”.
Pipeline transportation and natural gas distribution
Include all sales to establishments primarily engaged in operating pipelines for the transport of natural gas, crude oil and other products. Also included are establishments engaged in the distribution of natural gas through a system of mains. This category covers codes 486 and 2212. . Fuels used for heating and cooling buildings and offices should be reported in question 13 - “Commercial and institutional”.
Public administration
Include all sales to establishments of federal, provincial and municipal governments primarily engaged in activities associated with public administration. This includes such establishments as the Federal Public Service, the Department of National Defence, Royal Canadian Mounted Police and provincial and local administrations. This category covers NAICS code 91.
Commercial and institutional
Include all sales to establishments which are primarily engaged in other activities not previously specified.
- Water transportation: Include all sales made to establishments primarily engaged in the water transportation of passengers and goods, using equipment designed for those purposes and provided by ships. Commercial fishing is also included. NAICS codes 1141, 483, 4872 and 4883. Fuels used for heating and cooling buildings and offices should be reported in question 13 - “Commercial and institutional”.
- Warehousing and storage: Include all sales to establishments primarily engaged in operating general merchandise, refrigerated and other warehousing and storage facilities. NAICS code 493.
- Wholesale and retail trade: The wholesale sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in wholesaling merchandise and providing related logistics, marketing and support services. The retail sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing merchandise, generally without transformation, and rendering services incidental to the sale of merchandise. NAICS codes 41, 44 and 45.
- Education, health care and social assistance: Educational services comprises all sales to establishments primarily engaged in providing instruction and training in a wide variety of subjects. The health care and social assistance sector comprises all sales to establishments primarily engaged in providing health care by diagnosis and treatment, providing residential care for medical and social reasons and providing social assistance. NAICS codes 61 and 62.
- Accommodation and food services: Include all sales to establishments primarily engaged in operating accommodation facilities, restaurants, take-out food and catering services, taverns, night clubs and bars. NAICS code 72.
- Water, Sewage and Other Systems, NAICS 2213; Postal Service, NAICS 91; Couriers and Messengers, NAICS 92; Information and Cultural Industries, NAICS 51; Finance and Insurance, NAICS 52; Real Estate and Rental and Leasing, NAICS 53; Professional, Scientific and Technical Services, NAICS 54; Management of Companies and Enterprises, NAICS; Administrative and Support, Waste Management and Remediation Services, NAICS 56; Arts, Entertainment and Recreation; NAICS 71, Other Services (except Public Administration), NAICS 81.
- Note: Exclude any offsite transportation fuel use, which should be included in road transport.
Residential
Include all sales destined to be used in a single residential meter service. (i.e. single family dwelling) or bulk residential metering service. (i.e. apartments, condominiums, etc.)
Metric Conversion Factors
| To convert from | ||
|---|---|---|
| Million cubic feet | Million cubic metres | Divide by |
| (106cf) – gas | (106m3) | 35.315 |
General information
Purpose of survey
The purpose of this survey is to obtain information on the supply of, and demand for, energy in Canada. This information serves as an important indicator of Canadian economic performance, and is used by all levels of government in establishing informed policies in the energy area. In the case of public utilities, it is used by governmental agencies to fulfill their regulatory responsibilities. The private sector also uses this information in the corporate decision-making process. Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.
Data-sharing agreements
To reduce respondent burden, Statistics Canada has entered into data-sharing agreements with provincial and territorial statistical agencies and other government organizations, which have agreed to keep the data confidential and use them only for statistical purposes. Statistics Canada will only share data from this survey with those organizations that have demonstrated a requirement to use the data.
Section 11 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with provincial and territorial statistical agencies that meet certain conditions. These agencies must have the legislative authority to collect the same information, on a mandatory basis, and the legislation must provide substantially the same provisions for confidentiality and penalties for disclosure of confidential information as the Statistics Act. Because these agencies have the legal authority to compel businesses to provide the same information, consent is not requested and businesses may not object to the sharing of the data.
For this survey, there are Section 11 agreements with the provincial and territorial statistical agencies of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, and the Yukon.
The shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.
Section 12 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with federal, provincial or territorial government organizations. Under Section 12, you may refuse to share your information with any of these organizations by writing a letter of objection to the Chief Statistician and returning it with the completed questionnaire. Please specify the organizations with which you do not want to share your data.
For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut as well as with the Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Natural Resources, the Ministère de l’énergie et des ressources naturelles du Québec, the Manitoba Department of Mineral Resources, Alberta Energy, the British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines, the British Columbia Ministry of Natural Gas Development, National Energy Board, Natural Resources Canada and Environment Canada.
For agreements with provincial and territorial government organizations, the shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.
Record linkages
To enhance the data from this survey and to minimize the reporting burden, Statistics Canada may combine it with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.