COVID-19 timeline

• The Government of the Northwest Territories announced on March 1st it had extended the territory-wide Public Health Emergency until March 15th. On March 15th, the Public Health Emergency was extended until March 29th. On March 31st, the Government announced the Public Health Emergency and associated public health orders would be lifted on April 1st.
• The Government of Nunavut announced on March 3rd it had extended the territory's public health emergency until March 17th. On March 17th, the public health emergency was extended until March 31st. On March 31st, the Government extended the public health emergency until April 14th.
• The Government of Nova Scotia announced on March 4th it was renewing the state of emergency, effective March 6th, and that the state of emergency would end on March 20th.
• The Government of the Yukon announced on March 16th it was ending the State of Emergency in response to COVID-19 effective March 18th.

Selected COVID-19 responses

• The Government of Ontario announced that the following changes to public health and workplace safety measures are in effect as of March 1st:
  • Capacity limits have been lifted in all indoor public settings;
  • Proof of vaccination requirements have been lifted;
    • Businesses and organizations may choose to require proof of vaccination upon entry; and
  • Other protective measures, such as mask/face covering requirements and passive screening of patrons remain in place.
• On March 9th, the Government announced it would remove the mandatory masking requirement for most settings on March 21st.
• On March 1st, the Government of Alberta announced that step two of reopening was now in effect and that:
  • Capacity limits are lifted for all venues;
  • Limits on social gatherings are removed;
  • Restrictions on interactive activities, liquor service and operating hours are lifted;
  • Remaining provincial school requirements are removed;
  • Mandatory work-from-home requirement is removed; and
  • The provincial mask mandate is lifted in most settings.
• On March 1st, the Government of Manitoba reminded residents that new public health orders had come into effect that remove all remaining proof of vaccination requirements for public places.
• On March 10th, the Government announced that public health orders requiring masks in public places ends on March 15th.
• On March 14th, the Government announced that the province would be lifting its remaining public health orders and restrictions effective March 15th. The Government also said that public health would no longer require people who test positive for COVID-19 to isolate.
• On March 2nd, the Government of the Yukon announced that effective March 4th there will no longer be limits on the size of gatherings, events, or capacity at venues. The Government also said that bars and restaurants will be able to return to normal operations.
• On March 18th, the Government announced it was lifting the requirement to wear a mask in public spaces and the requirement to show proof of vaccination to access designated settings for people who are 19 years of age or older.
• On March 2nd, the Government of Quebec announced that the easing of measures scheduled for March 14th would now come into effect on March 12th, including:
  • 100% capacity in all public places;
  • Return to normal business hours for restaurants, bars, taverns, and casinos;
  • No restriction on the number of participants for activities of a social nature in a rented room.
• The Government also said that in addition, it will no longer be necessary to present the vaccination passport to access places that were covered by this measure.
• On March 4th, the Government of Nova Scotia announced that Phase two of the province's reopening plan would begin and that effective March 7th:
  • Personal services (like hair salons, barber shops, spas, nail salons, and body art establishments) can operate at 100% capacity;
  • Restaurants and liquor licensed establishments can operate at 75% capacity;
  • Retail stores can operate at maximum capacity;
  • Festivals, special events, and arts and culture events can have 75% of the venue's capacity (indoor and outdoor);
  • Informal gatherings with household members and close social contacts can have up to 25 people indoors and up to 50 people outdoors;
  • Businesses and organizations offering indoor recreation and leisure activities (like climbing facilities, dance classes, escape rooms, indoor arcades, indoor play spaces, and music lessons) can operate at 75% of the venue's capacity (indoor and outdoor);
  • Fitness establishments (like gyms and yoga studios) and sport and recreation facilities (like pools, arenas, tennis courts, and large multipurpose recreation facilities) can operate at 75% of the venue's capacity;
  • Movie theatres can operate at 75% of the theatre's capacity; and
  • Museums, libraries, and the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia can operate at maximum capacity.
• On March 18th, the Government announced that Phase three would begin and that effective March 21st:
  • There will be no gathering limits or capacity limits;
  • Physical distance will no longer be required between individuals and groups;
  • Masks will no longer be required;
  • Businesses and organizations across all sectors can resume full operations with no mandatory public health restrictions; and
  • Special events including festivals, sports, performances, meetings, training, and faith ceremonies can resume in full.
• The Government also said that masking would remain mandatory for a few more weeks in public schools.
• On March 7th, the Government of Canada announced it was putting a public health framework in place to restart cruise ship activity in Canada in April.
• On March 17th, the Government announced that effective April 1st, fully vaccinated travellers will no longer need to provide a pre-entry COVID-19 test result to enter Canada unless selected for mandatory random testing.
• On March 8th, the Government of Prince Edward Island announced that step 2 of the Moving On Plan would begin on March 17th with the following changes in place:
  • Personal gatherings of 20 people indoors and 50 people outdoors;
  • Organized gatherings of up to 75% capacity;
  • Fitness facilities, retail, museums, casinos, and libraries up to 75% capacity;
  • Organized sport and recreation activities with a maximum of 100 participants interacting over the course of a day; and
  • Universal screening at the points of entry will continue and will transition to random testing of people entering PEI.
• On March 9th, the Government of Nunavut announced the first phase of its plan towards lifting the Public Health Emergency by April 11th, and that effective March 14th, Public Health Measures in Gjoa Haven, Kugaaruk Igloolik, and Taloyoak will be as follows:
  • Outdoor gatherings increase to 50 people;
  • Indoor gatherings increase to 10 people plus household members;
  • Restaurants and licensed facilities may open at 25 people or 25% capacity, whichever is less;
  • Public indoor gatherings increase to 25 people or 50% capacity, whichever is less;
  • Gym capacity is 25 people or 50%, whichever is less;
  • Libraries, museums, and galleries capacity increases to 25 people or 50%, whichever is less;
  • Arena capacity may increase to 50 people or 50% capacity, whichever is less;
  • Team sports are permitted; and
  • Masks remain mandatory.
• The Government said that in all other communities:
  • Indoor gatherings increase to 15 people plus household members;
  • Public indoor gatherings increase to 50 people or 50% capacity, whichever is less;
  • Group counselling increased to 20 people;
  • Outdoor gatherings increase to 100 people;
  • Restaurants and licensed facilities may open at 50 people or 50% capacity, whichever is less;
  • The Iqaluit theatre may open at 50 people or 50% capacity, whichever is less;
  • Gyms and fitness centres capacity increases to 25 people or 50%, whichever is less;
  • Libraries, museums, and galleries capacity increases to 25 people or 50%, whichever is less;
  • Arena capacity increases to 50 people or 50%, whichever is less;
  • Team sports are allowed;
  • Territorial Park buildings may open;
  • All schools and daycares can open at 100% capacity;
  • Masks remain mandatory.
• On March 25th the Government announced that effective March 28th, public health measures across Nunavut will be as follows:
  • No restrictions on outdoor gatherings;
  • Indoor gatherings increase to 15 people plus household members;
  • Restaurants and licensed facilities may open to 75% capacity;
  • The Iqaluit theatre may open to 100 people or 75%  capacity, whichever is less, per screening room;
  • Public indoor gatherings increase to 100 people or 75% capacity, whichever is less;
  • Gym capacity is 25 people or 50% capacity, whichever is less;
  • Libraries, museums, and galleries capacity is 25 people or 50% capacity, whichever is less;
  • Arena capacity is 50 people or 50% capacity, whichever is less, as well as a maximum of 50 spectators;
  • All parks and park buildings may open.
• On March 10th, the Government of British Columbia announced that effective March 11th, face coverings will be optional for people in all indoor public settings and that mask use is no longer required when Kindergarten to Grade 12 students return from spring break. The Government also said that effective April 8th, showing the BC Vaccine Card proof of vaccination to access non-essential events, services, and businesses will no longer be required.
• On March 10th, the Government of New Brunswick announced it was lifting all remaining COVID-19 measures on March 14th. The Government said that residents will no longer be required to wear masks in public spaces or limit the size of gatherings and that all businesses and organizations will be permitted to operate at full capacity without the requirement for physical distancing.

Selected responses to Russia's attack on Ukraine

• On February 24th, the Government of Canada announced it was imposing new sanctions in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and that the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations and the Special Economic Measures (Ukraine) Regulations prohibit persons in Canada and Canadians outside Canada from engaging in any activity related to any property of listed persons or providing financial or related services to them.
• On February 28th, the Government announced it would ban crude oil imports from Russia.
• On March 1st, the Government announced it was imposing new sanctions on 18 members of the Security Council of the Russian Federation and expanding existing prohibitions imposed on three Russian entities beyond the areas of sovereign debt, as announced on February 24, 2022.
• On March 2nd, the Government announced new sanctions that impose restrictions on 10 individuals from two companies in Russia's energy sector, Rosneft and Gazprom.
• On March 3rd, the Government announced it had issued the Most-Favoured-Nation tariff Withdrawal Order, removing the entitlement of Russia and Belarus to the Most-Favoured-Nation Tariff treatment under the Customs Tariff. The Government said Russia and Belarus will join North Korea as the only countries whose imports are subject to the General Tariff.
• On March 8th, the Government of the United States prohibited the importation into the United States of crude oil; petroleum; petroleum fuels, oils, and products of their distillation; liquefied natural gas; coal; and coal products from Russia.
• On March 8th, the Government of the United Kingdom announced it would phase out the import of Russian oil during the course of the year in response to the invasion of Ukraine.
• United Kingdom-based BP plc announced it will exit its 19.75% shareholding in Russia-based Rosneft Oil Company.
• United Kingdom-based Shell plc announced its intent to withdraw from its involvement in all Russian hydrocarbons, including crude oil, petroleum products, gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) in a phased manner. Shell said that as an immediate first step, it will stop all spot purchases of Russian crude oil and shut its service stations, aviation fuels, and lubricants operations in Russia.
• Texas-based Exxon Mobil Corporation announced that in response to recent events, it was beginning the process to discontinue operations and developing steps to exit the Sakhalin-1 venture and will not invest in new developments in Russia.
• Toronto-based Kinross Gold Corporation announced it was suspending all activities at its Udinsk development project and was in the process of suspending operations at its Kupol mine.
• Montreal-based Bombardier Inc. announced it had suspended all activities with Russian clients, including all forms of technical assistance.
• Aurora, Ontario-based Magna International Inc. announced that given current conditions, it was idling its Russian operations.
• Toronto-based Colliers announced it had discontinued its business in Russia and Belarus after more than 28 years of operations.
• Toronto-based Canadian Tire Corporation announced it will temporarily pause its Helly Hansen operations in Russia, which include its retail stores, eCommerce site, and product shipments.
• Laval-based Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. announced that effective immediately it was suspending operations of its 38 stores in Russia.

Resources

• Calgary-based Pembina Pipeline Corporation and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (KKR) of New York announced they had entered into definitive agreements to combine their respective western Canadian natural gas processing assets into a single, new joint venture entity, including Energy Transfer LP's remaining interest in Energy Transfer Canada, for $11.4 billion. The companies' said closing is expected late in the second quarter or third quarter of 2022, subject to approval under the Competition Act (Canada) and other customary closing conditions.
• Vancouver-based Canfor Corporation announced it will implement reduced operating schedules at its Western Canadian sawmills, effective April 4th, for a minimum of four weeks. Canfor said the reduced operating schedules will impact production capacity by a minimum of 100 million board feet.
• Toronto-based Barrick Gold Corporation announced it had reached an agreement with the governments of Pakistan and Balochistan on a framework that provides for the reconstitution of the Reko Diq project, which was suspended in 2011. Barrick said it will be the operator of the project which will be granted a mining lease, exploration licence, surface rights, and a mineral agreement. Barrick also said that if all went according to plan, Reko Diq could be in production within five to six years.
• Saskatoon-based Nutrien Ltd. announced that in response to the uncertainty of potash supply from Eastern Europe, it plans to increase potash production capability to approximately 15 million tonnes in 2022, an increase of nearly one million tonnes compared to previous expectations. Nutrien said it expects a small increase in its 2022 capital expenditures and will be hiring additional employees across its network of potash mines in Saskatchewan.
• The Government of Canada announced there would be no directed commercial or bait fishing for southern Gulf spring herring and a closure of the Atlantic mackerel commercial and bait fisheries in Atlantic Canada and Quebec to give these fish stocks a chance to recover. The Government said the closures will be revisited following the next stock assessments.

Manufacturing

• Montreal-based Intertape Polymer Group Inc. announced it had entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. of California in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately USD $2.6 billion, including net debt. The company said the transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2022, subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of shareholder, regulatory, and court approvals.
• Alliston, Ontario-based Honda of Canada Mfg. announced it had partnered with both the governments of Canada and Ontario and will invest $1.38 billion over six years to upgrade its Alliston manufacturing plants with new technologies, processes, supply chain, and vehicle research and development programs.
• Netherlands-based Stellantis N.V. and LG Energy Solution of South Korea announced they had established a joint venture company that will invest over $5.0 billion to establish operations, which will include an all-new battery manufacturing plant located in Windsor, Ontario. The companies said plant construction activities are scheduled to begin later this year with production operations planned to launch in the first quarter of 2024. The companies also said the plant will create an estimated 2,500 new jobs in Windsor and the surrounding area.

Transportation

• The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) on March 19th announced a work stoppage at Calgary-based Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd (CP). CP said on March 20th it was executing a shutdown of its train operations across Canada. On March 22nd, CP said it had reached an agreement with the TCRC – Train and Engine Negotiating Committee to enter into binding arbitration and that it would immediately begin working to resume normal train operations across Canada as soon as possible.
• Montreal-based Air Transat A.T. Inc. announced that starting in April, it will gradually restart flights to a total of 25 European destinations and continue to develop its services in the United States in addition to offering flights to the South and within Canada. Air Transat said that at the height of the summer season, it will operate more than 250 direct flights weekly on 69 direct routes.

Other news

• The Government of Alberta announced it will stop the collection of the provincial fuel tax, effective April 1st and provide $150 electricity rebates. The Government said it will review the collection of the fuel tax on a quarterly basis and, if required, consider reinstating collection in stages.
• The Government of the Yukon tabled its 2022-23 Budget on March 3rd, which included investments that build community infrastructure, address the climate emergency, strengthen the territory's health care system, increase affordable housing options, strengthen small businesses, and support industry and mining. The Government projects a $39.5 million surplus in 2022-2023 and real GDP growth of 9.6% in 2022.
• The Government of New Brunswick tabled its 2022-23 budget on March 22nd, which included investments in health care, senior care, education, tourism, and infrastructure as well as increases to the basic-personal amount and Low-Income Tax Reduction threshold, cuts to property taxes, and increases in public sector wages. The Government projects a $35.2 million surplus in 2022-2023 and real GDP growth of 2.2% in 2022.
• The Government of Quebec presented its Quebec Budget Plan – March 2022 on March 22nd, which included investments in health care, education, stimulating growth, pursuing environmental action, and supporting communities. The Government estimates a $6.5 billion deficit in 2022-2023 and real GDP growth of 2.7% in 2022.
• The Government of Saskatchewan tabled its 2022-23 Budget on March 23rd, which included investments in health care, education, infrastructure, and public safety. The Government forecasts a $463 million deficit in 2022-2023 and real GDP growth of 3.7% in 2022.
• The Government of Nova Scotia tabled its 2022-23 Budget on March 29th, which included investments in healthcare and mental health, long-term care, housing, education, and the environment. The Government forecasts a $506.2 million deficit in 2022-2023 and real GDP growth of 2.1% in 2022.
• The Bank of Canada increased its target for the overnight rate by 25 basis points to 0.50%. The last change in the target for the overnight rate was a 150 basis points reduction during March 2020.
• On March 2nd, TD Canada Trust, RBC Royal Bank, Scotiabank, BMO Bank of Montreal, and CIBC announced they had increased their Canadian prime lending rate by 25 basis points from 2.45% to 2.70%, effective March 3rd, 2022.
• Toronto-Based Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) announced it was acquiring Brewin Dolphin Holdings plc of the United Kingdom for approximately $2.6 billion. RBC said the transaction is expected to be completed by the end of the third quarter of 2022, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals and Brewin Dolphin shareholder approval.

United States and other international news

• United States President Joseph R. Biden Jr. announced he was authorizing the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day for the next six months – over 180 million barrels - from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The President also said he was authorizing the use of the Defense Production Act to secure American supply chains for the critical materials that go into batteries for electric vehicles and the storage of renewable energy, including lithium, graphite, nickel, cobalt, and manganese.
• The U.S. Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) raised the target range for the federal funds rate by 25 bps to 0.25% to 0.50% and said it anticipates that ongoing increases in the target range will be appropriate. The last change in the target range was a 150 basis points decrease announced in March 2020.
• The European Central Bank (ECB) announced that (i) the interest rates on the main refinancing operations, the marginal lending facility, and the deposit facility will remain unchanged at 0.00%, 0.25% and -0.50%, respectively; (ii) monthly net purchases under the asset purchase programme (APP) will amount to €40 billion in April, €30 billion in May, and €20 billion in June; and (iii) it will discontinue net asset purchases under the pandemic emergency purchase programme (PEPP) at the end of March 2022.
• The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted to increase the Bank Rate by 25 basis points to 0.75% and said some further modest tightening in monetary policy may be appropriate in the coming months. The last change in the Bank Rate was a 25 basis points increase in February 2022.
• The Bank of Japan (BoJ) announced it will apply a negative interest rate of -0.1% to the Policy-Rate Balances in current accounts held by financial institutions at the BoJ and that it will purchase a necessary amount of Japanese government bonds (JGBs) without setting an upper limit so that 10-year JGB yields will remain at around zero percent.
• The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) maintained the target for the cash rate at 0.10%. The last change in the target for the cash rate was a 15 basis points reduction in November 2020.
• The Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Committee of Norway's Norges Bank decided to raise the policy rate from 0.50% to 0.75%. The last change in the policy rate was a 25 basis points increase in December 2021.
• OPEC and non-OPEC members announced they had decided to adjust upward the monthly overall production by 0.4 mb/d for the month of April 2022.
• Nebraska-based Berkshire Hathaway and Alleghany Corporation of New York announced they had entered into a definitive agreement under which Berkshire Hathaway will acquire all outstanding Alleghany shares for a total equity value of approximately USD $11.6 billion. The companies said the transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2022, subject to customary closing conditions, including shareholder and regulatory approval.

Financial market news

• West Texas Intermediate crude oil closed at USD $100.28 per barrel on March 31st, up from a closing value of USD $95.72 at the end of February. Western Canadian Select crude oil traded in the USD $80 to $110 per barrel range throughout March. The Canadian dollar closed at 80.03 cents U.S. on March 31st, up from 78.75 cents U.S. at the end of February. The S&P/TSX composite index closed at 21,890.16 on March 31st, up from 21,126.36 at the end of February.

2021 Annual Wholesale Trade Survey (PDF, 924.41 KB)

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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.

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Other important information

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Record linkages

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Data-sharing agreements

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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
  • 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 why the operations ceased
  • Sold operations
    • When was this business or organization sold?
      Date
    • What is the legal name of the buyer?
  • 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?
  • 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?
  • No longer operating due to other reasons
    • When did this business or organization cease operations?
      Date
    • Why did this business or organization cease 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. For example: 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
  • Provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's secondary activity
    e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development
• No, that is the only significant activity

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.

Approximately what percentage of this business or organization's revenue is generated by each of the following activities?

	Percentage of revenue
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, 2021 and March 31, 2022.

Here are twelve common fiscal periods that fall within the targeted dates:

• May 1, 2020 to April 30, 2021
• June 1, 2020 to May 31, 2021
• July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021
• August 1, 2020 to July 31, 2021
• September 1, 2020 to August 31, 2021
• October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021
• November 1, 2020 to October 31, 2021
• December 1, 2020 to November 30, 2021
• January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021
• February 1, 2021 to January 31, 2022
• March 1, 2021 to February 28, 2022
• April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022.

Here are other examples of fiscal periods that fall within the required dates:

• September 18, 2020 to September 15, 2021 (e.g., floating year-end)
• June 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 (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

Industry characteristics

1. What were this business's sales for each of the following products and services?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

All revenue reported should exclude sales taxes (GST/HST, PST and QST) and be net of returns, discounts, sales allowances, and charges for outward transportation by common or contract carriers.

a. All products purchased for resale

Include:

• excise taxes (such as those on gasoline, liquor, and tobacco) and other taxes that are levied on the manufacturer/importer and included in the cost of products purchased by this business unit
• sales of all products purchased for resale, please report gross sales of new and used products less returns, discounts and rebates
• parts used in generating repair and maintenance revenue (report the labour portion of repair and maintenance at question c.)
• any sales made to any member company of your enterprise.

Do not deduct the value of trade-ins.

Exclude taxes collected directly from customers and paid directly by this operating unit to provincial and federal tax agencies.

b. Products manufactured as a secondary activity by this business Report revenue from sales of products of own manufacture.

c. Repair and maintenance services

Include:

• labour revenue from installation, repair and maintenance work
• parts used in generating installation, repair and maintenance revenue are to be included at question a.

d. Rental and leasing of real estate.

Include rental and leasing of office space and other real estate.

e. Rental and leasing of products and equipment

Include rental and leasing of products and equipment whether or not they have been produced by this business.

What were this business's sales for each of the following products and services?

	CAN$ '000
a. All products purchased for resale
b. Products manufactured as a secondary activity by this business
c. Repair and maintenance services
d. Rental and leasing of real estate
e. Rental and leasing of products and equipment

2. What was the value of products where commissions and fees were earned by this business acting as an agent or broker?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Value of products

Report sale value of those products upon which this business has reported earning a commission or fee in the Revenue section question 1 c.

What was the value of products where commissions and fees were earned by this business acting as an agent or broker?

	CAN$ '000
Value of products

3. Did this business purchase goods (raw materials, semi-finished, or finished goods) "off the shelf" outside of Canada and sell them "as-is" in foreign markets (including the U.S.) without altering the goods, and without the goods entering Canada before the sale?

• Yes
• No
• Don't know

Provide comments if desired.

4. On YYYY-MM-DD, last day of the fiscal year, did this business hold inventories abroad, including inventories in transit to Canada?

Include:

• raw materials, work in process, and finished goods recorded in this business's accounting books, but physically located outside of Canada
• goods purchased abroad for resale "as-is" in foreign markets.
• Yes
• No
• Don't know

Provide comments if desired.

5. What was the approximate value of inventories held abroad at the end of the reporting period?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Value of inventories

6. Is the value reported above included in the closing inventories previously reported in question 1. to 3. from the expenses section?

• Yes
• No

COVID-19

1. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, did this business experience additional expenses to comply with public health and safety guidelines or corporate guidelines to be allowed to operate?

Additional expenses could include: purchases of cleaning supplies, sanitation measures, protective equipment for employees or customers and costs to retrofit business operations (e.g., Plexiglass barriers, new equipment that facilitates physical distancing, additional labour costs).

Public health and safety guidelines refer to guidelines from a federal, provincial or municipal health agency.

Yes

What were the total additional expenses in fiscal year 2021?

Report in thousands of dollars. For expenses less than $500, enter "0".

When precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

Additional labour costs, if applicable (CAN$ '000)

$ ,000

Other additional expenses (CAN$ '000)

$ ,000

As a result of the additional expenses or business conditions, did this business delay plans to expand operating capacity or undertake investments?

Yes

2. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in which of the following ways did this business change operating methods?

Include both temporary and ongoing changes.

Select all that apply.

Adopt or expand upon a contact-less business model

e.g., e-commerce sales, drive-through, delivery, curbside pickup, offer virtual services

Retrofit the workspace

Invest in e-commerce platforms

Use business intelligence technologies

e.g., cloud-based computing systems and big data analytic tools

Develop new supply chains

Ask some or all employees to work from home

Introduce or accelerate the introduction of new goods and services

Increase prices charged to customers of certain goods and services as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic

Decrease prices charged to customers of certain goods and services as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic

Change marketing strategy

Include re-allocating marketing budget.

Increase marketing budget

Decrease marketing budget

Expand to new markets

Substitute capital for labour

e.g., automation, robots for use in producing goods and services

Provided extra staff training

e.g., job specific training, managerial training, training in new technology, training in new business practices, digital skills training, data literacy skills, other training and development

Downsize business activities

e.g., reduce goods and services offered

Reduce labour costs

e.g., lay off employees, furlough employees, request employees take vacation, reduce hours of employees, offer early retirement package, outsource work

Reduce costs other than labour costs

Take other actions

Specify the additional actions taken

OR

No changes to operating methods in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

3. Due to COVID-19, did this business receive public financial relief to avoid layoffs through the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy or Temporary 10% Wage Subsidy programs?

Yes

How much did your business obtain through these means?

Financial relief received (CAN$ '000)
$ ,000

No

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.

What was this business's breakdown of sales by the following types of client?

	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
d. Clients outside Canada
Total percentage

Province / country of origin and destination of products sold

1. According to our records, this business sells the following products.
Please review the list of products, and for each one, indicate whether it was sold during the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD.

Product # reported: NAPCS English Description

Was this product sold during this reporting period?

• Yes
• No

2. Did this business sell any other products during the reporting period of AAAA-MM-DD to AAAA-MM-DD?

• Yes
  How many other types of products were sold?
• No

3. For each additional product sold, please provide a brief description.

Description of Additional Product # reported

Product description

The goal of this section is to understand the supply chain for your products. We will ask for the percentage breakdown for each product sold according to the origin of the products purchased and the destination of products sold.

4. For Product Description, what was the cost of goods sold?

When precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

Cost of goods sold

Report the total cost of goods for this product. In the following question, you will be asked to provide the percentage breakdown of the total cost of goods according to the origin of the products (i.e., the province, territory or country outside Canada where the products were originally manufactured).

For Product Description, what was the cost of goods sold?

	Cost of goods sold
Product Description

5. For Product Description, what was the percentage breakdown of the cost of goods sold by origin (province, territory or country outside Canada)?

Note: The origin is the physical location where the products were originally produced/manufactured. The location of your supplier is an acceptable substitute.

The origin is, to the best of your knowledge, where the products were originally produced or manufactured (i.e., which province, territory or country outside Canada). If the origin is not known, an acceptable substitute is the location of this business's supplier.

Note: exclude intermediate shipping points between your supplier and you.

The total for the origin should be equal to 100%.

For Product Description, what was the percentage breakdown of the cost of goods sold by origin (province, territory or country outside Canada)?

	% Purchased from origin
Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Outside Canada
United States
China
Other
Total percentage

6. What were the sales of Product Description?

When precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

Sales of Goods

Report the total sales for this product. In the following question, you will be asked to provide a percentage breakdown of the total sales of this product according to the destination (i.e., the province, territory or country outside Canada where the products will ultimately be used).

What were the sales of Product Description?

	Sales of goods
Product Description

7. For Product Description, what was the percentage breakdown of sales by destination (i.e., province, territory or country outside Canada)?

Note: The destination is where the products will ultimately be used.

For the product listed, please provide the percentage breakdown of the sales according to the destination.

The destination is, to the best of your knowledge, where the products will ultimately be used (i.e., which province, territory or country outside Canada).

Acceptable substitutes are:

• shipping destinations
• location of retail customers
• location of warehouses.

The percentages should sum to 100%.

For Product Description, what was the percentage breakdown of sales by destination (i.e., province, territory or country outside Canada)?

	% Sold to destination
Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Outside Canada
United States
China
Other
Total percentage

Details on this business's locations

Details on this business's location # reported

The following questions ask for details on this business's location that was operational during the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD. For this location, please verify and update the address and provide the requested details.

The following questions ask for details on each of this business's # reported locations that were operational during the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD. For each location, please verify and update the address and provide the requested details.

1. Please verify the location address and correct where needed.

• Operating name
• Address (number and street)
• City
• Province, territory
  • Alberta
  • British Columbia
  • Manitoba
  • New Brunswick
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Nova Scotia
  • Northwest Territories
  • Nunavut
  • Ontario
  • Prince Edward Island
  • Quebec
  • Saskatchewan
  • Yukon Territory
• Postal code

Total operating revenue

Report dollar amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars

2. Was this business location operational for the full year?

• Yes, full year operation
• No, part year operation OR non-operational

3. Statistics Canada reviews all feedback. We invite your comments pertaining to this business location.

Comments

4. What were this location's part year start and end dates?

Part Year Operation Start Date

Part Year Operation End Date

5. What was the reason(s) for part year operation?

Select all that apply.

• Seasonal operation
• Ceased operations
• New store
• Temporarily closed
• Change of fiscal year
• Moved
• Change of ownership
• Other
  Specify other reasons

Details on this business's locations

6. Were there any other business locations not listed that were operating during the reporting period?

• Yes
  How many locations?
• No

Details on this business's additional location # reported

7. Please verify the business location address.

• Operating name
• Address (number and street)
• City
• Province, territory
  • Alberta
  • British Columbia
  • Manitoba
  • New Brunswick
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Nova Scotia
  • Northwest Territories
  • Nunavut
  • Ontario
  • Prince Edward Island
  • Quebec
  • Saskatchewan
  • Yukon Territory
• Postal code

Total operating revenue

Report dollar amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars

8. Was this business location operational for the full year?

• Yes, full year operation
• No, part year operation OR non-operational

9. Statistics Canada reviews all feedback. We invite your comments pertaining to this business location.

Comments

10. What were this location's part year start and end dates?

Part Year Operation Start Date

Part Year Operation End Date

11. What was the reason(s) for part year operation?

Select all that apply.

• Seasonal operation
• Ceased operations
• New store
• Temporarily closed
• Change of fiscal year
• Moved
• Change of ownership
• Other
  Specify other reasons

Notification of intent to web scrape

1. Does this business have a website?

Yes

Specify the business website address

e.g., www.example.ca

No

Statistics Canada is piloting a web data extraction initiative, also known as web scraping, which uses software to search and compile publicly available data from business websites. As a result, we may visit the website for this business to search for, and compile, additional information. This initiative should allow us to reduce the reporting burden on businesses, as well as produce additional statistical indicators to ensure that our data remain accurate and relevant.

We will do our utmost to ensure the data are collected in a manner that will not affect 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 mandate.

Please visit Statistics Canada's web scraping initiative page for more information.

Please visit Statistics Canada's transparency and accountability page to learn more.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Statistics Canada Client Services, toll-free at 1-877-949-9492 (TTY: 1-800-363-7629) or by email at infostats@canada.ca.

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 the provided given names and the 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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Media advisory

March 31, 2022, Ottawa, ON

On April 27, 2022, Statistics Canada will release the second set of results from the 2021 Census. This release will explore Canada’s shifting demographic profile, and for the first time ever, will include data about the gender diversity of our population. Additional questions on sex-at-birth and gender were added to the 2021 Census to allow more Canadians to be better represented. Data about age and the various types of dwellings in Canada will also be released.

The release will be published in Statistics Canada's The Daily at 8:30 a.m. eastern time on April 27, 2022. Information about subsequent releases throughout 2022 is available at 2021 Census dissemination planning — Release plans.

Statistics Canada officials will hold a news conference to present high-level national, provincial, and territorial findings for the second release from the 2021 Census. Officials will be available to answer questions from the media following their remarks.

On April 27 and the following days, Statistics Canada will also grant interviews regarding this 2021 Census data release. Members of the media are invited to submit their requests for interviews and/or custom tabulations ahead of the release date to the Media Hot Line.

Date

April 27, 2022

Time

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Location

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