2024 Annual Survey of Service Industries: Engineering Services
Why do we conduct this survey?
This survey is conducted by Statistics Canada in order to collect the necessary information to support the Integrated Business Statistics Program (IBSP). This program combines various survey and administrative data to develop comprehensive measures of the Canadian economy.
The statistical information from the IBSP serves many purposes, including:
- calculating each province and territory's fair share of federal-provincial transfer payments for health, education and social programs
- establishing government programs to assist businesses
- assisting the business community in negotiating contracts and collective agreements
- supporting the government in making informed decisions about fiscal, monetary and foreign exchange policies
- indexing social benefit programs and determining tax brackets
- enabling academics and economists to analyze the economic performance of Canadian industries and to better understand rapidly evolving business environments.
Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.
Your participation in this survey is required under the authority of the Statistics Act.
Other important information
Authorization to collect this information
Data are collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19.
Confidentiality
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.
Record linkages
To enhance the data from this survey and to reduce the reporting burden, Statistics Canada may combine the acquired data with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.
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, Québec, 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, 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.
For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
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.
Business or organization and contact information
1. Verify or provide the business or organization's legal and operating name and correct where needed.
Note: Legal name modifications should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.
Legal Name
The legal name is one recognized by law, thus it is the name liable for pursuit or for debts incurred by the business or organization. In the case of a corporation, it is the legal name as fixed by its charter or the statute by which the corporation was created.
Modifications to the legal name should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.
To indicate a legal name of another legal entity you should instead indicate it in question 3 by selecting 'Not currently operational' and then choosing the applicable reason and providing the legal name of this other entity along with any other requested information.
Operating Name
The operating name is a name the business or organization is commonly known as if different from its legal name. The operating name is synonymous with trade name.
- Legal name
- Operating name (if applicable)
2. Verify or provide the contact information of the designated business or organization contact person for this questionnaire and correct where needed.
Note: The designated contact person is the person who should receive this questionnaire. The designated contact person may not always be the one who actually completes the questionnaire.
- First name
- Last name
- Title
- Preferred language of communication
- English
- French
- Mailing address (number and street)
- City
- Province, territory or state
- Postal code or ZIP code
- Country
- Canada
- United States
- Email address
- Telephone number (including area code)
- Extension number (if applicable)
The maximum number of characters is 10. - Fax number (including area code)
3. Verify or provide the current operational status of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.
- Operational
- Not currently operational
Why is this business or organization not currently operational?- Seasonal operations
- When did this business or organization close for the season?
- Date
- When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
- Date
- When did this business or organization close for the season?
- Ceased operations
- When did this business or organization cease operations?
- Date
- Why did this business or organization cease operations?
- Bankruptcy
- Liquidation
- Dissolution
- Other - Specify the other reasons for ceased operations
- When did this business or organization cease operations?
- Sold operations
- When was this business or organization sold?
- Date
- What is the legal name of the buyer?
- When was this business or organization sold?
- Amalgamated with other businesses or organizations
- When did this business or organization amalgamate?
- Date
- What is the legal name of the resulting or continuing business or organization?
- What are the legal names of the other amalgamated businesses or organizations?
- When did this business or organization amalgamate?
- Temporarily inactive but will re-open
- When did this business or organization become temporarily inactive?
- Date
- When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
- Date
- Why is this business or organization temporarily inactive?
- When did this business or organization become temporarily inactive?
- No longer operating due to other reasons
- When did this business or organization cease operations?
- Date
- Why did this business or organization cease operations?
- When did this business or organization cease operations?
- Seasonal operations
4. Verify or provide the current main activity of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.
Note: The described activity was assigned using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
This question verifies the business or organization's current main activity as classified by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is an industry classification system developed by the statistical agencies of Canada, Mexico and the United States. Created against the background of the North American Free Trade Agreement, it is designed to provide common definitions of the industrial structure of the three countries and a common statistical framework to facilitate the analysis of the three economies. NAICS is based on supply-side or production-oriented principles, to ensure that industrial data, classified to NAICS, are suitable for the analysis of production-related issues such as industrial performance.
The target entity for which NAICS is designed are businesses and other organizations engaged in the production of goods and services. They include farms, incorporated and unincorporated businesses and government business enterprises. They also include government institutions and agencies engaged in the production of marketed and non-marketed services, as well as organizations such as professional associations and unions and charitable or non-profit organizations and the employees of households.
The associated NAICS should reflect those activities conducted by the business or organizational units targeted by this questionnaire only, as identified in the 'Answering this questionnaire' section and which can be identified by the specified legal and operating name. The main activity is the activity which most defines the targeted business or organization's main purpose or reason for existence. For a business or organization that is for-profit, it is normally the activity that generates the majority of the revenue for the entity.
The NAICS classification contains a limited number of activity classifications; the associated classification might be applicable for this business or organization even if it is not exactly how you would describe this business or organization's main activity.
Please note that any modifications to the main activity through your response to this question might not necessarily be reflected prior to the transmitting of subsequent questionnaires and as a result they may not contain this updated information.
The following is the detailed description including any applicable examples or exclusions for the classification currently associated with this business or organization.
Description and examples
- This is the current main activity
- This is not the current main activity
Provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's main activity- e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development
Main activity
5. You indicated that is not the current main activity.
Was this business or organization's main activity ever classified as: ?
- Yes
When did the main activity change?- Date
- No
6. Search and select the industry classification code that best corresponds to this business or organization's main activity.
Select this business or organization's activity sector (optional)
- Farming or logging operation
- Construction company or general contractor
- Manufacturer
- Wholesaler
- Retailer
- Provider of passenger or freight transportation
- Provider of investment, savings or insurance products
- Real estate agency, real estate brokerage or leasing company
- Provider of professional, scientific or technical services
- Provider of health care or social services
- Restaurant, bar, hotel, motel or other lodging establishment
- Other sector
7. You have indicated that the current main activity of this business or organization is:
Main activity
Are there any other activities that contribute significantly (at least 10%) to this business or organization's revenue?
- Yes, there are other activities
- No, that is the only significant activity
Provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's secondary activity- e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development
8. Approximately what percentage of this business or organization's revenue is generated by each of the following activities?
When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimates.
| Percentage of revenue | |
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| Main activity | |
| Secondary activity | |
| All other activities | |
| Total percentage |
Reporting period information
1. What are the start and end dates of this business's or organization's most recently completed fiscal year?
For this survey, the end date should fall between April 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025.
Here are twelve common fiscal periods that fall within the targeted dates:
- May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2024
- June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024
- July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024
- August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2024
- September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2024
- October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024
- November 1, 2023 to October 31, 2024
- December 1, 2023 to November 30, 2024
- January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024
- February 1, 2024 to January 31, 2025
- March 1, 2024 to February 28, 2025
- April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025.
Here are other examples of fiscal periods that fall within the required dates:
- September 18, 2023 to September 15, 2024 (e.g., floating year-end)
- June 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 (e.g., a newly opened business).
- Fiscal year start date
- Fiscal year-end date
2. What is the reason the reporting period does not cover a full year?
Select all that apply.
- Seasonal operations
- New business
- Change of ownership
- Temporarily inactive
- Change of fiscal year
- Ceased operations
- Other
Specify reason the reporting period does not cover a full year
Additional reporting instructions
1. Throughout this questionnaire, please report financial information in thousands of Canadian dollars.
For example, an amount of $763,880.25 should be reported as:
CAN$ '000: $764,000
I will report in the format above
Revenue
1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what was this business's revenue from each of the following sources?
Notes:
- a detailed breakdown may be requested in other sections
- these questions are asked of many different industries. Some questions may not apply to this business
Report dollar amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.
Revenue
a. Sales of goods and services (e.g., fees, commissions, services revenue)
Report net of returns and allowances.
Sales of goods and services are defined as amounts derived from the sale of goods and services (cash or credit), falling within a business's ordinary activities. Sales should be reported net of trade discount, value added tax and other taxes based on sales.
Include:
- sales from Canadian locations (domestic and export sales)
- transfers to other business units or a head office of your firm.
Exclude:
- transfers into inventory and consignment sales
- federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes and excise duties and taxes
- intercompany sales in consolidated financial statements.
b. Rental and leasing
Include rental or leasing of apartments, commercial buildings, land, office space, residential housing, investments in co-tenancies and co-ownerships, hotel or motel rooms, long and short term vehicle leasing, machinery or equipment, storage lockers, etc.
c. Commissions
Include commissions earned on the sale of products or services by businesses such as advertising agencies, brokers, insurance agents, lottery ticket sales, sales representatives and travel agencies - compensation could also be reported under this item (for example, compensation for collecting sales tax).
d. Subsidies (including grants, donations, fundraising and sponsorships)
Include:
- non-repayable grants, contributions and subsidies from all levels of government
- revenue from private sector (corporate and individual) sponsorships, donations and fundraising.
e. Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees
A royalty is defined as a payment received by the holder of a copyright, trademark or patent.
Include revenue received from the sale or use of all intellectual property rights of copyrighted materials such as musical, literary, artistic or dramatic works, sound recordings or the broadcasting of communication signals.
f. Dividends
Include:
- dividend income
- dividends from Canadian sources
- dividends from foreign sources
- patronage dividends.
Exclude equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates.
g. Interest
Include:
- investment revenue
- interest from foreign sources
- interest from Canadian bonds and debentures
- interest from Canadian mortgage loans
- interest from other Canadian sources.
Exclude equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates.
h. All other revenue (Include intracompany transfers)
Include amounts not included in questions a. to g.
Total revenue
The sum of sub-questions a. to h.
| CAN$ '000 | |
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| a. Sales of goods and services Include sales, commissions, rental and leasing revenue if they are this business's primary revenue source. |
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| b. Rental and leasing Report only if this is a secondary revenue source. If rental and leasing are your primary revenue source, report at question a. |
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| c. Commissions Report only if this is a secondary revenue source. If commissions are your primary revenue source, report at question a. |
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| d. Subsidies Include grants, donations, fundraising and sponsorships. |
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| e. Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees | |
| f. Dividends | |
| g. Interest | |
| h. Other Include intracompany transfers. Specify all other revenue: |
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| Total revenue |
Expenses
1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what were this business's expenses for the following items?
Notes:
- a detailed breakdown may be requested in other sections
- these questions are asked of many different industries. Some questions may not apply to this business
Report dollar amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.
Expenses
a. Cost of goods sold
Many business units distinguish their costs of materials from their other business expenses (selling, general and administrative). This item is included to allow you to easily record your costs/expenses according to your normal accounting practices.
Include:
- cost of raw materials and/or goods purchased for resale - net of discounts earned on purchases
- freight in and duty.
Exclude all costs associated with salaries, wages, benefits, commissions and subcontracts (report at Employment costs and expenses, and Subcontracts).
b. Employment costs and expenses
b1. Salaries, wages and commissions
Please report all salaries and wages (including taxable allowances and employment commissions as defined on the T4 - Statement of Remuneration Paid) before deductions for this reporting period.
Include:
- vacation pay
- bonuses (including profit sharing)
- employee commissions
- taxable allowances (e.g., room and board, vehicle allowances, gifts such as airline tickets for holidays)
- severance pay.
Exclude all payments and expenses associated with casual labour and outside contract workers (report at Subcontracts).
b2. Employee benefits
Include contributions to:
- health plans
- insurance plans
- employment insurance
- pension plans
- workers' compensation
- association dues
- contributions to any other employee benefits such as child care and supplementary unemployment benefit (SUB) plans
- contributions to provincial and territorial health and education payroll taxes.
c. Subcontracts
Subcontract expense refers to the purchasing of services from outside of the company rather than providing them in-house.
Include:
- hired casual labour and outside contract workers
- custom work and contract work
- subcontract and outside labour
- hired labour.
d. Research and development fees
Expenses from activities conducted with the intention of making a discovery that could either lead to the development of new products or procedures, or to the improvement of existing products or procedures.
e. Professional and business fees
Include:
- legal services
- accounting and auditing fees
- consulting fees
- education and training fees
- appraisal fees
- management and administration fees
- property management fees
- information technology (IT) consulting and service fees (purchased)
- architectural fees
- engineering fees
- scientific and technical service fees
- other consulting fees (management, technical and scientific)
- veterinary fees
- fees for human health services
- payroll preparation fees
- all other professional and business service fees.
Exclude service fees paid to Head Office (report at All other costs and expenses).
f. Utilities
Utility expenses related to operating your business unit such as water, electricity, gas, heating and hydro.
Include:
- diesel, fuel wood, natural gas, oil and propane
- sewage.
Exclude:
- energy expenses covered in your rental and leasing contracts
- telephone, Internet and other telecommunications
- vehicle fuel (report at All other costs and expenses).
g. Office and computer related expenses
Include:
- office stationery and supplies, paper and other supplies for photocopiers, printers and fax machines
- postage and courier (used in the day to day office business activity)
- computer and peripherals upgrade expenses
- data processing.
Exclude telephone, Internet and other telecommunication expenses (report at Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication).
h. Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication
Include:
- internet
- telephone and telecommunications
- cellular telephone
- fax machine
- pager.
i. Business taxes, licenses and permits
Include:
- property taxes paid directly and property transfer taxes
- vehicle license fees
- beverage taxes and business taxes
- trade license fees
- membership fees and professional license fees
- provincial capital tax.
j. Royalties, franchise fees and memberships
Include:
- amounts paid to holders of patents, copyrights, performing rights and trademarks
- gross overriding royalty expenses and direct royalty costs
- resident and non-resident royalty expenses
- franchise fees.
Exclude Crown royalties
k. Crown charges
Federal or Provincial royalty, tax, lease or rental payments made in relation to the acquisition, development or ownership of Canadian resource properties.
Include:
- Crown royalties
- Crown leases and rentals
- oil sand leases
- stumpage fees.
l. Rental and leasing
Include:
- lease rental expenses, real estate rental expenses, condominium fees and equipment rental expenses
- motor vehicle rental and leasing expenses
- studio lighting and scaffolding
- machinery and equipment rental expenses
- storage expenses
- road and construction equipment rental
- fuel and other utility costs covered in your rental and leasing contracts.
m. Repair and maintenance
Include:
- buildings and structures
- machinery and equipment
- security equipment
- vehicles
- costs related to materials, parts and external labour associated with these expenses
- janitorial and cleaning services and garbage removal.
n. Amortization and depreciation
Include:
- direct cost depreciation of tangible assets and amortization of leasehold improvements
- amortization of intangible assets (e.g., amortization of goodwill, patents, franchises, copyrights, trademarks, deferred charges, organizational costs).
o. Insurance
Insurance recovery income should be deducted from insurance expenses.
Include:
- professional and other liability insurance
- motor vehicle and property insurance
- executive life insurance
- bonding, business interruption insurance and fire insurance.
p. Advertising, marketing, promotion, meals and entertainment
Include:
- newspaper advertising and media expenses
- catalogues, presentations and displays
- tickets for theatre, concerts and sporting events for business promotion
- fundraising expenses
- meals, entertainment and hospitality purchases for clients.
q. Travel, meetings and conventions
Include:
- travel expenses
- meeting and convention expenses, seminars
- passenger transportation (e.g., airfare, bus, train)
- accommodations
- travel allowance and meals while travelling
- other travel expenses.
r. Financial services
Include:
- explicit service charges for financial services
- credit and debit card commissions and charges
- collection expenses and transfer fees
- registrar and transfer agent fees
- security and exchange commission fees
- other financial service fees.
Exclude interest expenses (report at Interest expense).
s. Interest expense
Report the cost of servicing your company's debt.
Include:
- interest
- bank charges
- finance charges
- interest payments on capital leases
- amortization of bond discounts
- interest on short-term and long-term debt, mortgages, bonds and debentures.
t. Other non-production-related costs and expenses
Include:
- charitable donations and political contributions
- bad debt expense
- loan losses
- provisions for loan losses (minus bad debt recoveries)
- inventory adjustments.
u. All other costs and expenses (including intracompany expenses)
Include:
- production costs
- pipeline operations, drilling, site restoration
- gross overriding royalty
- other producing property rentals
- well operating, fuel and equipment
- other lease rentals
- other direct costs
- equipment hire and operation
- log yard expense, forestry costs, logging road costs
- freight in and duty
- overhead expenses allocated to cost of sales
- other expenses
- cash over/short (negative expense)
- reimbursement of parent company expense
- warranty expense
- recruiting expenses
- general and administrative expenses
- interdivisional expenses
- interfund transfer (minus expense recoveries)
- exploration and development (including prospect/geological, well abandonment and dry holes, exploration expenses, development expenses)
- amounts not included in sub-questions a. to t. above.
Total expenses
The sum of sub-questions a. to u.
| CAN$ '000 | |
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| a. Cost of goods sold | |
| a1. Opening inventories | |
| a2. Purchases Include raw materials, goods purchased for resale and non-returnable containers. Exclude change in inventories. |
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| a3. Closing inventories | |
| a4. Cost of goods sold Opening inventories plus purchases minus closing inventories. |
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| b. Employment costs and expenses Include all employees who were issued a T4. Exclude commissions to be paid to non-employees, report at sub-question c. |
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| b1. Salaries, wages and commissions | |
| b2. Employee benefits | |
| c. Subcontracts Include commissions to non-employees. Exclude research and development. |
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| d. Research and development fees. Exclude in-house research and development. |
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| e. Professional and business fees e.g., legal, accounting, consulting, scientific and property management fees |
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| f. Utilities e.g., electricity, water, gas |
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| g. Office and computer related expenses e.g., office supplies, postage, computer upgrades |
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| h. Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication | |
| i. Business taxes, licenses and permits e.g., beverage tax, business tax, license fees, property taxes |
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| j. Royalties, franchise fees and memberships Exclude Crown royalties. |
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| k. Crown charges (for logging, mining and energy industries only) |
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| l. Rental and leasing Include land buildings, equipment, vehicles. |
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| m. Repair and maintenance Include buildings, equipment, vehicles. |
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| n. Amortization and depreciation | |
| o. Insurance | |
| p. Advertising, marketing, promotion, meals and entertainment | |
| q. Travel, meetings and conventions | |
| r. Financial services e.g., bank charges, transaction fees |
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| s. Interest expense | |
| t. Other non-production-related costs and expenses Include bad debts, loan losses, donations, political contributions and inventory write-down. |
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| u. All other costs and expenses Include intracompany expenses. Specify all other costs and expenses: |
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| Total expenses |
Industry characteristics
1. What were this business's sales for each of the following goods and services?
Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.
Engineering services
a. Residential building engineering projects
All engineering services related to new and existing homes, row housing, apartments, etc., and mixed-use buildings that are predominantly used for residential housing.
Include:
- The provision of designs, plans and studies related to residential building projects
- Engineering advisory services that are related to a specific residential building project
- Engineering design services for residential building design-build projects that are provided on a subcontract basis.
Exclude:
- Engineering advisory services that are not related to a specific project (report at question 1l)
- Design-build contracts, in which the contracts cover both the engineering design and construction elements (report at question 1o).
b. Commercial, public and institutional building engineering projects
All engineering services related to new and existing commercial, public, and institutional buildings, including mixed-use buildings that are predominantly used for commercial, public, or institutional purposes.
Include:
- Office buildings, shopping centers, hotels, restaurants, service stations, warehouses, bus and truck terminals, hospitals, schools, churches, prisons, stadiums and arenas, libraries and museums
- The provision of designs, plans and studies related to commercial, public and institutional building projects
- Engineering advisory services that are related to a specific commercial, public or institutional building project
- Engineering design services for commercial, public or institutional building design-build projects that are provided on a subcontract basis.
Exclude:
- Engineering advisory services that are not related to a specific project (report at question 1l)
- Design-build contracts, in which the contracts cover both the engineering design and construction elements (report at question 1o).
Industrial and manufacturing engineering projects
c. Mining and metallurgical plant and process engineering projects
All engineering services related to mining and metallurgical facilities and processes.
Include:
- Integrated facility and process engineering projects
- All engineering services related to mining and metallurgical processes, such as mineral extraction, smelting, refining and metal forming.
d. Petroleum and petrochemical plant and process engineering projects
All engineering services related to petroleum and petrochemical facilities and processes, such as oil and gas platforms, refineries, pipelines and petrochemical plants
Include:
- Integrated facility and process engineering projects
- All engineering services related to processes for the production of petroleum and petrochemicals, such as extraction, refining, formulation and mixing.
e. Industrial machinery engineering design projects
All engineering services related to the design of industrial machinery.
Include machinery design for industries such as:
- agriculture
- construction
- mining
- metalworking
- commercial and service industries
- heating, ventilating and air-conditioning
- power transmission machinery.
f. Other industrial and manufacturing engineering projects
All engineering services related to the design of industrial and manufactured products not elsewhere classified.
Other engineering services
g. Transportation engineering projects (e.g., road, rail, air, marine)
All engineering services related to highways, roads, streets, bridges, tunnels, railways, subways, airports, harbours, canals and locks and other transportation infrastructure.
Include:
- The provision of designs, plans and studies related to transportation projects
- Engineering advisory services that are related to a specific transportation project
- Engineering design services for a transportation design-build project that are provided on a subcontract basis.
Exclude:
- Engineering advisory services not related to a specific project (report at question 1l)
- Design-build contracts in which the contracts cover both the engineering design and construction elements (report at question 1o).
h. Municipal utility engineering projects
All engineering services related to municipal utilities.
Include:
- The provision of designs, plans and studies related to municipal utility projects
- Engineering advisory services that are related to a specific municipal utility project
- Engineering design services for a municipal utility design-build project that are provided on a subcontract basis.
Exclude:
- Engineering advisory services that are not related to a specific project (report at question 1l)
- Design-build contracts, in which the contracts cover both the engineering design and construction elements (report at question 1o).
i. Power generation, transmission and distribution engineering projects
All engineering services related to power generating units, power transmission, distribution lines and related infrastructure.
Include:
- The provision of designs, plans and studies related to power projects
- Engineering advisory services that are related to a specific power project
- Engineering design services for a power design-build project that are provided on a subcontract basis.
Exclude:
- Engineering advisory services that are not related to a specific project (report at question 1l)
- Design-build contracts, in which the contracts cover both the engineering design and construction elements (report at question 1o)
j. Telecommunications and broadcasting engineering projects
All engineering services related to systems for the transmission or distribution of voice, data and programming.
Include:
- The provision of designs, plans and studies related to telecommunications and broadcasting projects
- Engineering advisory services that are related to a specific telecommunications or broadcasting project
- Engineering design services for a telecommunications or broadcasting design-build project that are provided on a subcontract basis.
Exclude:
- Engineering advisory services that are not related to a specific project (report at question 1l)
- Design-build contracts, in which the contracts cover both the engineering design and construction elements (report at question 1o).
k. Hazardous and industrial waste engineering projects
All engineering services related to systems for the collection, treatment and disposal of hazardous and industrial waste and the control of pollution.
Include:
- The provision of designs, plans and studies related to hazardous and industrial waste projects
- Engineering advisory services that are related to a specific hazardous or industrial waste project
- Engineering design services for a hazardous or industrial waste design-build project that are provided on a subcontract basis.
Exclude:
- Engineering advisory services that are not related to a specific project (report at question 1l)
- Design-build contracts, in which the contracts cover both the engineering design and construction elements (report at question 1o).
l. Engineering advisory services (e.g., expert witness, forensic investigation, etc.)
The provision of advice, studies and reports on engineering matters, except when the advice relates to a specific project. Advice, studies and reports provided in conjunction with a project are classified based on the project type.
Include:
- policy analysis
- regulatory studies
- audits
- forensic investigations
- expert witness services.
m. Other engineering projects or services
Other projects or services provided by engineering firms that are not classified elsewhere.
Secondary activities
n. Project management services
Planning, supervising and co-ordinating the activities involved in carrying out a project, with regard to time, cost, performance requirements and other constraints. May also include the arrangement of finances for a project, procurement of equipment and subcontractors. Project management services refer only to situations in which project management is offered as a stand-alone service.
o. Construction services (include design-build contracts)
Constructing, repairing, renovating buildings and engineering works, as well as subdividing and developing land, through prime contracts or sub contracts.
Include:
- construction of buildings
- heavy and civil engineering construction
- specialty trade contractors.
Exclude:
- manufacturing and installing building equipment such as power boilers and manufacturing pre-fabricated buildings
- operating highways, streets and bridges
- house moving (transportation only)
- project management services, when it is a primary activity
- maintenance of rights of way for power, communication and pipe lines
- cleaning building exteriors after construction.
p. Environmental consulting services
The provision of objective information, advice and guidance to clients concerning the preservation of air, water and soil quality, natural resource development, waste management, pollution control and other environmental issues.
Include the sale or transfer of technology to a client, which often extends to assisting the client with the organization and monitoring of solution implementation.
Exclude services that involve stand-alone implementation.
q. Other sales of goods and services
All other engineering services not defined above.
Total sales of goods and services
The sum of questions 1a. to 1q. above.
| CAN$ '000 | |
|---|---|
| Engineering services | |
| a. Residential building engineering projects | |
| b. Commercial, public and institutional building engineering projects | |
| Industrial and manufacturing engineering projects | |
| c. Mining and metallurgical plant and process engineering projects | |
| d. Petroleum and petrochemical plant and process engineering projects | |
| e. Industrial machinery engineering design projects | |
| f. Other industrial and manufacturing engineering projects | |
| Other engineering services | |
| g. Transportation engineering projects e.g., road, rail, air, marine |
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| h. Municipal utility engineering projects | |
| i. Power generation, transmission and distribution engineering projects | |
| j. Telecommunications and broadcasting engineering projects | |
| k. Hazardous and industrial waste engineering projects | |
| l. Engineering advisory services e.g., expert witness, forensic investigation |
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| m. Other engineering projects or services | |
| Secondary activities | |
| n. Project management services | |
| o. Construction services Include design-build contracts. |
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| p. Environmental consulting services | |
| q. Other Specify all other sales of goods and services: |
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| Total sales of goods and services |
2. What were this business's sales by each of the following types of revenue?
Sales by type of revenue
a. Fee income
Revenues collected by the company for professional service fees rendered.
Exclude:
- reimbursable expenses
- subcontract fees awarded to other companies.
b. Subcontracts
Please report the value of subcontracts awarded by you to other firms or consultants.
c. Reimbursables
Include the cost of all contract-related materials used in a project that are billed to the client.
Exclude subcontract fees.
d. Other income
Revenues not elsewhere classified.
Total sales
The sum of questions a. to d. above.
| CAN$ '000 | |
|---|---|
| a. Fee income Exclude reimbursable expenses, subcontract fees awarded to other companies. |
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| b. Subcontracts Report the value of jobs you subcontracted out to other companies. |
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| b1. Engineering consulting | |
| b2. Other consulting e.g., architects and contractors |
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| c. Reimbursables i.e., revenue received from clients to cover the cost of contract related materials |
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| d. Other Specify other income: |
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| Total sales |
3. Please report sales of engineering services related to:
Environment-related projects
This section collects data on sales of selected environmental engineering services.
Include sales of related machinery, equipment and products sold as part of a service delivered.
a. Facilities that generate electrical power from the following renewable energy sources: sun, wind, water, biomass or the earth's heat
All engineering services related to facilities that generate electrical power from the following sources of renewable energy: sun, wind, water, biomass or earth's heat.
b. Municipal waste water treatment
All engineering services related to systems for the treatment of municipal waste water.
c. Municipal garbage collection and disposal
All engineering services related to municipal garbage collection and disposal systems, including recycling facilities, composting facilities, transfer stations, resource recovery facilities and landfill sites.
d. Site remediation
All engineering services related to remediation of contaminated site, including remediation of the air, soil, ground and/or surface water (fresh or salt).
e. Industrial air, water and solid waste collection, treatment and disposal projects
All engineering services related to programs for the collection, treatment, recycling and disposal of industrial air, water and solid wastes, generally to a level such that the remaining waste stream can be safely released to the natural environment or ordinary municipal systems.
| CAN$ '000 | |
|---|---|
| a. Facilities that generate electrical power from the following renewable energy sources: sun, wind, water, biomass or the earth's heat | |
| b. Municipal waste water treatment | |
| c. Municipal garbage collection and disposal | |
| d. Site remediation | |
| e. Industrial air, water and solid waste collection, treatment and disposal projects |
4. During the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, how many non-salaried partners and proprietors did this business have?
For unincorporated businesses, please report the number of partners and proprietors for whom earnings will be the net income of the partnership or proprietorship.
Number
Sales by type of client
1. What was this business's breakdown of sales by the following types of client?
Sales by type of client
This section is designed to measure which sector of the economy purchases your services.
Please provide a percentage breakdown of your sales by type of client.
Please ensure that the sum of percentages reported in this section equals 100%.
a. to c. Clients in Canada
a. Individuals and households
Please report the percentage of sales to individuals and households who do not represent the business or government sector.
b. Businesses
Percentage of sales sold to the business sector should be reported here.
Include sales to Crown corporations.
c. Governments, not-for-profit organizations and public institutions (e.g., hospitals, schools)
Percentage of sales to federal, provincial, territorial and municipal governments should be reported here.
Include: sales to hospitals, schools, universities and public utilities.
d. Clients outside Canada
Please report the percentage of total sales to customers or clients located outside Canada including foreign businesses, foreign individuals, foreign institutions and/or governments.
Include sales to foreign subsidiaries and affiliates.
| Percentage | |
|---|---|
| a. Clients in Canada - individuals and households | |
| b. Clients in Canada - businesses | |
| c. Clients in Canada - governments, not-for-profit organizations and public institutions e.g., hospitals and schools |
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| d. Clients outside Canada | |
| Total percentage |
Sales by consumer location
1. What was the percentage breakdown of this business's sales by consumer location?
Consumer location is the location where the goods or services will ultimately be used.
If ultimate consumer location is not known, the following are acceptable substitutes:
- shipping destination
- client's billing address
- location of this business's retail customers
- location of this business's warehouses/distribution centres.
| Percentage | |
|---|---|
| Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| Prince Edward Island | |
| Nova Scotia | |
| New Brunswick | |
| Quebec | |
| Ontario | |
| Manitoba | |
| Saskatchewan | |
| Alberta | |
| British Columbia | |
| Yukon | |
| Northwest Territories | |
| Nunavut | |
| United States | |
| All other countries | |
| Total percentage |
International transactions - revenue received from exports
1. During the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, did this business receive revenue from clients outside Canada for the sale of products, services, royalties, rights, licensing or franchise fees?
This section is intended to measure the value of international transactions on goods, services, royalties and licenses fees. It covers imported services and goods purchased outside Canada as well as the value of exported services and goods to clients/customers outside Canada. Please report also royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees paid to and/or received from outside Canada. Services cover a variety of industrial, professional, trade and business services.
- Yes
- No
2. What was the revenue received from clients outside Canada?
This section is intended to measure the value of international transactions on goods, services, royalties and licenses fees. It covers imported services and goods purchased outside Canada as well as the value of exported services and goods to clients/customers outside Canada. Please report also royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees paid to and/or received from outside Canada. Services cover a variety of industrial, professional, trade and business services.
Revenue received (CAN$ '000)
3. What was the percentage breakdown of revenue received from clients outside Canada by goods, services and royalties?
This section is intended to measure the value of international transactions on goods, services, royalties and licenses fees. It covers imported services and goods purchased outside Canada as well as the value of exported services and goods to clients/customers outside Canada. Please report also royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees paid to and/or received from outside Canada. Services cover a variety of industrial, professional, trade and business services.
| Percentage | |
|---|---|
| Goods | |
| Services | |
| Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees | |
| Total percentage |
4. What was the percentage breakdown of revenue received from clients outside Canada by country?
This section is intended to measure the value of international transactions on goods, services, royalties and licenses fees. It covers imported services and goods purchased outside Canada as well as the value of exported services and goods to clients/customers outside Canada. Please report also royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees paid to and/or received from outside Canada. Services cover a variety of industrial, professional, trade and business services.
| Percentage | |
|---|---|
| a. United States | |
| b. Mexico | |
| c. Provide the percentage of revenue received from any other countries - top 4 clients only | |
| c1. Other country 1 Begin entering the name of the other country by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer Specify other country 1: |
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| c2. Other country 2 Begin entering the name of the other country by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer Specify other country 2: |
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| c3. Other country 3 Begin entering the name of the other country by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer Specify other country 3: |
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| c4. Other country 4 Begin entering the name of the other country by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer Specify other country 4: |
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| Total percentage |
5. During the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, did this business make payments to suppliers outside Canada for the purchase of products, services, royalties, rights, licensing or franchise fees?
This section is intended to measure the value of international transactions on goods, services, royalties and licenses fees. It covers imported services and goods purchased outside Canada as well as the value of exported services and goods to clients/customers outside Canada. Please report also royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees paid to and/or received from outside Canada. Services cover a variety of industrial, professional, trade and business services.
- Yes
- No
6. What were the payments made to suppliers outside Canada?
This section is intended to measure the value of international transactions on goods, services, royalties and licenses fees. It covers imported services and goods purchased outside Canada as well as the value of exported services and goods to clients/customers outside Canada. Please report also royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees paid to and/or received from outside Canada. Services cover a variety of industrial, professional, trade and business services.
Payments made (CAN$ '000)
7. What was the percentage breakdown of payments made to suppliers outside Canada by goods, services and royalties?
This section is intended to measure the value of international transactions on goods, services, royalties and licenses fees. It covers imported services and goods purchased outside Canada as well as the value of exported services and goods to clients/customers outside Canada. Please report also royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees paid to and/or received from outside Canada. Services cover a variety of industrial, professional, trade and business services.
| Percentage | |
|---|---|
| Goods | |
| Services | |
| Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees | |
| Total percentage |
8. What was the percentage breakdown of payments made to suppliers outside Canada by country?
This section is intended to measure the value of international transactions on goods, services, royalties and licenses fees. It covers imported services and goods purchased outside Canada as well as the value of exported services and goods to clients/customers outside Canada. Please report also royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees paid to and/or received from outside Canada. Services cover a variety of industrial, professional, trade and business services.
| Percentage | |
|---|---|
| a. United States | |
| b. Mexico | |
| c. Provide the percentage of revenue received from any other countries - top 4 clients only | |
| c1. Other country 1 Begin entering the name of the other country by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer Specify other country 1: |
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| c2. Other country 2 Begin entering the name of the other country by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer Specify other country 2: |
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| c3. Other country 3 Begin entering the name of the other country by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer Specify other country 3: |
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| c4. Other country 4 Begin entering the name of the other country by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer Specify other country 4: |
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| Total percentage |
Notification of intent to extract web data
1. Does this business have a website?
- Yes
- Specify the business website address 1
- e.g., www.example.gc.ca
- Specify the business website address 2
- e.g., www.example.gc.ca
- Specify the business website address 3
- e.g., www.example.gc.ca
- No
Notification of intent to extract web data
Statistics Canada engages in web-data extraction, also known as web scraping, which is a process by which information is gathered and copied from the Web using automated scripts or robots, for retrieval and analysis. As a result, we may visit the website for this business or organization to search for and compile additional information. The use of web scraping is part of a broader effort to reduce the response burden on businesses or organizations, as well as produce additional statistical indicators to ensure that our data remain accurate and relevant. We will strive to ensure that the data collection does not interfere with the functionality of the website. Any data collected will be used by Statistics Canada for statistical and research purposes only, in accordance with the agency's privacy and confidentiality mandate. All information collected by Statistics Canada is strictly protected.
More information regarding Statistics Canada's web scraping initiative.
Learn more about Statistics Canada's transparency and accountability.
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Changes or events
1. Indicate any changes or events that affected the reported values for this business or organization, compared with the last reporting period.
Select all that apply.
- Strike or lock-out
- Exchange rate impact
- Price changes in goods or services sold
- Contracting out
- Organizational change
- Price changes in labour or raw materials
- Natural disaster
- Recession
- Change in product line
- Sold business or business units
- Expansion
- New or lost contract
- Plant closures
- Acquisition of business or business units
- Other
Specify the other changes or events: - No changes or events
Contact person
2. Statistics Canada may need to contact the person who completed this questionnaire for further information.
Is Provided Given Names, Provided Family Name the best person to contact?
- Yes
- No
Who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?
- First name:
- Last name:
- Title:
- Email address:
- Telephone number (including area code):
- Extension number (if applicable):
The maximum number of characters is 5. - Fax number (including area code):
Feedback
3. How long did it take to complete this questionnaire?
Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.
- Hours:
- Minutes:
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