Transport Canada name:
- ECATS (Electronic Collection of Air Transportation Statistics): Statement 2
- ECATS: Statement 4
- ECATS: Statement 6
The purpose of this business survey is to provide estimates of passengers enplaned and deplaned and cargo loaded and unloaded at Canadian airports.
Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.
Collection period:
Data for ECATS: Statement 2 and ECATS: Statement 6 are collected on a monthly basis and due 30 days after the reference month:
Collection methods:
Survey participation:
Confidentiality
Data are collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19.
By law, Statistics Canada is prohibited from releasing any information it collects that could identify any person, business, or organization, unless consent has been given by the respondent, or as permitted by the Statistics Act. Statistics Canada will use the information from this survey for statistical purposes only.
Data sharing agreements and record linkage
Data sharing agreements
To reduce response burden, Statistics Canada has entered into data sharing agreements under Section 12 of the Statistics Act with Transport Canada and the Canadian Transportation Agency. Statistics Canada will share data from this survey only with those organizations that have demonstrated a requirement to use the data.
Although, under the Section 12 of the Statistics Act, respondents can object to the sharing of information with other organizations, because Transport Canada has authority under the Canada Transportation Act (CTA) and pursuant to the Carriers and Transportation and Grain Handling Undertakings Information Regulations federally-regulated air carriers do not have the right to object to sharing their information with Transport Canada.
All other air carriers not included in the paragraph above may refuse to share their information with the Canadian Transportation Agency by writing a letter of objection to the Chief Statistician and returning it with their data submission. 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, specifying the organizations with which you do not want Statistics Canada to share your data and mailing it to the following address:
Chief Statistician of Canada
Statistics Canada
Attention of Director, Enterprise Statistics Division
150 Tunney's Pasture Driveway
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0T6
You may also contact us by email, at statcan.esdhelpdesk-dsebureaudedepannage.statcan@statcan.gc.ca, or by fax, at 613-951-6583.
The Canadian Transportation Agency has agreed to keep this data confidential and use them only for statistical and research purposes.
Record linkage
To enhance the data from this survey and reduce response burden, Statistics Canada may combine the information you provide with data from other surveys or administrative sources.
Topics covered in the survey
The survey asks questions about
- air passengers enplaned and deplaned
- tons of air cargo loaded and unloaded at Canadian airports.
Published data
Statistics Canada publishes the results of its surveys in many formats. To find all the documents related to this survey, follow the links below and type the name of the survey in the search engine located at the left of your screen to filter the results.
Data: You will find tables, profiles of a community or region, thematic maps, public use microdata files, and data visualization tools.
Analysis: You will have direct access to Stats in brief (e.g., releases from The Daily, fact sheets), articles and reports, and journals and periodicals.