Overview of the census

• The census is conducted every five years.
• The 2021 Census was Canada’s 23rd national census.
• The year 2021 marked the 355th anniversary of the first census.
• The short-form questionnaire (2A): 75% of Canadian households received the short-form questionnaire, covering the following topics: age, sex at birth, gender, relationships of household members, marital status, language and Canadian military service.
• The long-form questionnaire (2A-L): 25% of Canadian households received the long-form questionnaire, covering the above-mentioned topics, as well as activities of daily living, sociocultural information, mobility, education and labour market activity.

Participating in the census

• As in previous years, the 2021 Census was mandatory. All residents of Canada were legally required to complete a census questionnaire, in accordance with the provisions of the Statistics Act.

Major releases from the 2021 Census

• There will be seven major “themed” releases highlighted from the 2021 Census of Population. These releases are published in The Daily, Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin, and offer data, analytical and reference products.

• Release schedule:
  • February 9
    • Canada's growing population and where they are living
  • April 27
    • Canada's shifting demographic profile
  • July 13
    • Portrait of Canada's families and households
    • Canadian Military Experience
    • Income profile of Canadians
  • August 17
    • Linguistic diversity and use of English and French in Canada
  • September 21
    • First Nations people, Métis and Inuit in Canada
    • Canada’s housing portrait
  • October 26
    • Portrait of citizenship and immigration in Canada
    • Ethnocultural and religious composition of the population
    • Mobility and migration
  • November 30
    • Education in Canada
    • The changing dynamics of the Canadian labour force and how people get to work
    • Instruction in the official minority language

Why do we conduct the census?

• The census paints a portrait of people in Canada and the places where they live.
• The census provides high-quality information that is used by all levels of government, businesses, and various community and social services organizations.
• Census data are used to administer government programs and plan daycare centres, schools, hospitals, housing, skills training for employment, public transportation and emergency services.
• The census is also conducted to meet statutory requirements. The population counts from the census are used to adjust the population estimates, which—in turn—are used to determine representation in Parliament, calculate transfer payments between different levels of government and support various government programs across the country.
• Census data are key during the pandemic since they are used for emergency response and preparedness purposes. Local-level census population, age, income and housing data are required by all levels of government to determine who is most vulnerable to the health and economic crisis underway. Furthermore, vaccine allocations have been conducted on a per capita basis, using census data.
• Census data will help us better understand the impacts of the pandemic on different groups and communities, as well as their evolution since the last census in 2016. Moreover, data collected in the 2021 Census will inform many of the economic and health-related policy decisions that must be made by all levels of government in the coming months and years as the aftermath of the pandemic continues to affect Canadians.

How did we conduct the census?

• Statistics Canada adapted to the reality of the pandemic to conduct a safe census that enabled Canadians to tell their story and provide vital information about their country and communities.
• Collection procedures for the census were redesigned to ensure respondents and census employees were safe by limiting the amount of contact needed to participate in this important exercise.
• All households were encouraged to complete the questionnaire online to adhere to a contact-free approach of census data collection.
• No census employees from Statistics Canada were permitted to visit or enter institutional collective dwellings (e.g., seniors’ homes, long-term care facilities).

Languages and alternate formats

• The 2021 Census questions were available in 25 languages (13 Indigenous languages and 12 immigrant languages), in addition to English and French. The census questionnaire was available in only English and French, however, and had to be completed in either English or French.
• Materials such as large-print questionnaires, and braille, video and audio versions of the questions were available upon request by contacting the Census Help Line.

Content in the census

• Statistics Canada undertook a rigorous consultation, testing, review and approval process to ensure that the questions in the 2021 Census reflect demands for key information.
• The content proposed by Statistics Canada was submitted to Cabinet, and the questions asked in the 2021 Census were prescribed by an order in council, as is required by the Statistics Act.
• The 2021 Census of Population short-form questionnaire (2A) asked up to 17 questions on topics such as age, sex at birth, gender, relationships of household members, marital status, language and Canadian military service.
• The 2021 Census of Population long-form questionnaire (2A-L) contained the same questions as the short-form questionnaire, but also featured some new and modified questions on ethnic or cultural origins; religion; citizenship and immigration; First Nations people, Métis and Inuit; labour; and housing. Changes to questions are outlined in topic-specific fact sheets available on the Statistics Canada website.

Response rates

The national collection response rates for the Census of Population were as follows:

• 2006: 97.0%^{Footnote 1}
• 2011: 98.1%
• 2016: 98.4%^{Footnote 1}
• 2021: 98.0%^{Footnote 1} (during a pandemic)

The national collection response rates by Internet for the Census of Population were as follows:

• 2006: 18.5%^{Footnote 1}
• 2011: 54.4%
• 2016: 68.3%^{Footnote 1}
• 2021: 84.1%^{Footnote 1} (during a pandemic)

Please visit the agency website for a detailed breakdown (by geography and type) of the 2021 Census of Population collection response rates.

Why are we conducting this survey?

The Agricultural Water Survey is conducted to gather information on water use, irrigation methods and practices, and sources and quality of water used for agricultural purposes. This survey is part of the Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI) program. The data collected will be used in CESI's reporting activities and to inform water use policy and development of programs for Canadian irrigators. Statistics Canada will also use the survey results to report on total water use by sector in Canada.

Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.

Although voluntary, your participation is important so that the information collected is as accurate and complete as possible.

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.

Contact us if you have any questions or concerns about record linkage:

Email: infostats@statcan.gc.ca

Telephone: 1-877-949-9492

Mail:
Chief Statistician of Canada
Statistics Canada
Attention of Director, Enterprise Statistics Division
150 Tunney's Pasture Driveway
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0T6

Data-sharing agreements

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 the Statistics Canada Help Desk- this link will open in a new window by email statcan.esdhelpdesk-dsebureaudedepannage.statcan@statcan.gc.ca or by fax at 613-951-6583.

For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, the Institut de la statistique du Québec, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, and Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development.

For agreements with provincial government organizations, the shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province.

Reporting instructions

• When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimates.
• Percentages should be rounded to whole numbers
• Enter '0' if there is no value to report

Who should complete this questionnaire?

This questionnaire should be completed by the person that has good knowledge of the irrigation activities practiced on this farm.

Deadline for completing this questionnaire

Please complete this questionnaire and submit it within 14 days of receipt.

Printing your completed questionnaire

You can print this questionnaire once you have completed and submitted it.

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.

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 5.
• Fax number (including area code)

3. Please 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 for ceased operations
  • 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.

Description and examples

• This is the current main activity.
• This is not the current main activity.
  Please 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: {specified activity}?

• Yes
• No
  When did the main activity change?
  Date

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

Crops

1. Which of the following crops did this operation produce or grow during the 20XX season?

Exclude:

• land rented or leased to others
• summerfallow
• Christmas trees
• greenhouses, nurseries and sod operations.

Select all that apply.

• Forage crops
  • Include hay, improved pasture and silage
• Field crops
  • Include potatoes
• Fruit crops
  • Include all berries
• Vegetable crops
  • Exclude potatoes

OR

• Did not produce or grow any of the above crops during the 20XX season

Irrigated Crops

2. Did this operation irrigate forage crops during the 20XX season?

Irrigation is defined as applying water to the soil to assist the growing of crops in dry areas during periods of inadequate rainfall, to prevent soil compaction or erosion, or to protect plants against frost.

Include hay, improved pasture and silage.

Exclude land rented or leased to others

• Yes
• No

3. Did this operation irrigate field crops during the 20XX season?

Irrigation is defined as applying water to the soil to assist the growing of crops in dry areas during periods of inadequate rainfall, to prevent soil compaction or erosion, or to protect plants against frost.

Include potatoes.

Exclude land rented or leased to others

• Yes
• No

4. Did this operation irrigate fruit crops during the 20XX season?

Irrigation is defined as applying water to the soil to assist the growing of crops in dry areas during periods of inadequate rainfall, to prevent soil compaction or erosion, or to protect plants against frost.

Include all berries.

Exclude land rented or leased to others

• Yes
• No

5. Did this operation irrigate vegetable crops during the 20XX season?

Irrigation is defined as applying water to the soil to assist the growing of crops in dry areas during periods of inadequate rainfall, to prevent soil compaction or erosion, or to protect plants against frost.

Exclude

• land rented or leased to others
• potatoes

• Yes
• No

6. During the 20XX season, what were the reasons this operation was unable to irrigate?

Exclude land rented or leased to others

Select all that apply.

• Shortage of on-farm surface water
  • Include lakes, rivers, creeks or streams, ponds or dugouts.
• Shortage of on-farm underground water or well water
  • Include shallow wells and deep wells.
• Poor water quality
• High cost of obtaining water
  • E.g., cost of deliver, cost of fuel to operate pumps, cost of installing irrigation system
• Irrigation ban
• Equipment breakdown
• Lack or personnel
• Other
  • Specify other reason

OR

• Nothing prevented this operation from irrigating

Units of measure

7. What are the units of measure that will be used to report the land areas and quantity of water used for irrigation throughout the questionnaire?

Land areas

• Acres
• Hectares
• Arpents

Quantity of water used for irrigation

• Inches per acre
• Millimeters (mm)
• Imperial gallons (imp. gal.)
• U.S. gallons (U.S. gal)
• Litres (L)
• Cubic metres (m³)
• Total acre-feet
• Acres_feet per acre
• Imperial gallons per acre
• U.S. gallons per acre

Forage crops

8. What area of land was irrigation applied to for forage crops during the 20XX season?

Report the areas only once, even if more than one forage crop will be grown in the same area.

Include hay, improved pasture and silage.

Exclude land rented or leased to others.

When exact figures are not available, please provide your best estimate

Total irrigated land area for forage crops:

9. How many acres of forage crops was irrigation applied to for the following months?

Specify the total irrigated area for forage crops that received irrigation during the 20XX season.

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

10. What irrigation methods were used to irrigate forage crops during the 20XX season?

Select all that apply.

• Sprinkler irrigation
  • Include hand move; solid or permanent set; side roll; wheel line, wheel move or wheel roll; traveller, volume gun, travelling gunwalker, overhead or circular; linear move; and centre pivot.
• Micro-irrigation
  • Include surface drip, sub-surface drip, micro-sprinklers, bubblers, micro jets and hand watering.
• Surface irrigation
  • Include down rows, furrows, corrugations, border dyke, level basins, uncontrolled flooding and back flooding. Exclude surface drip irrigation.

Field crops

11. What area of land was irrigation applied to for field crops during the 20XX season?

Report the areas only once, even if more than one forage crop will be grown in the same area.

Include potatoes.

Exclude land rented or leased to others.

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

Total irrigated land area for field crops:

12. How many acres of field crops was irrigation applied to for the following months?

Specify the total irrigated area for field crops that received irrigation during the 20XX season.

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

13. What irrigation methods were used to irrigate field crops during the 20XX season?

Select all that apply.

• Sprinkler irrigation
  • Include hand move; solid or permanent set; side roll; wheel line, wheel move or wheel roll; traveller, volume gun, travelling gun, walker, overhead or circular; linear move; and centre pivot.
• Micro-irrigation
  • Include surface drip, sub-surface drip, micro-sprinklers, bubblers, micro jets and hand watering.
• Surface irrigation
  • Include down rows, furrows, corrugations, border dyke, level basins, uncontrolled flooding and back flooding. Exclude surface drip irrigation.

Fruit crops

14. What area of land was irrigation applied to for fruit crops during the 20XX season?

Report the areas only once, even if more than one field crop will be grown in the same area.

Include all berries.

Exclude land rented or leased to others.

When exact figures are not available, please provide your best estimate

Total irrigated land area for field crops:

15. How many acres of fruit crops was irrigation applied to for the following months?

Specify the total irrigated area for fruit crops that received irrigation during the 20XX season.

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

16. What irrigation methods were used to irrigate fruit crops during the 20XX season?

Select all that apply.

• Sprinkler irrigation
  • Include hand move; solid or permanent set; side roll; wheel line, wheel move or wheel roll; traveller, volume gun, travelling gun, walker, overhead or circular; linear move; and centre pivot.
• Micro-irrigation
  • Include surface drip, sub-surface drip, micro-sprinklers, bubblers, micro jets and hand watering.
• Surface irrigation
  • Include down rows, furrows, corrugations, border dyke, level basins, uncontrolled flooding and back flooding. Exclude surface drip irrigation.

Vegetable crops

17. What area of land was irrigation applied to for vegetable crops during the 20XX season?

Report the areas only once, even if more than one vegetable crop will be grown in the same area.

Exclude

• land rented or leased to others.
• Potatoes.

When exact figures are not available, please provide your best estimate

Total irrigated land area for vegetable crops:

18. How many acres of vegetable crops was irrigation applied to for the following months?

Specify the total irrigated area for vegetable crops that received irrigation during the 20XX season.

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

19. What irrigation methods were used to irrigate forage crops during the 20XX season?
Select all that apply.

• Sprinkler irrigation
  • Include hand move; solid or permanent set; side roll; wheel line, wheel move or wheel roll; traveller, volume gun, travelling gun, walker, overhead or circular; linear move; and centre pivot.
• Micro-irrigation
  • Include surface drip, sub-surface drip, micro-sprinklers, bubblers, micro jets and hand watering.
• Surface irrigation
  • Include down rows, furrows, corrugations, border dyke, level basins, uncontrolled flooding and back flooding. Exclude surface drip irrigation.

Summary

20. This is a summary of this operation's total irrigated area and quantity of water used during the 20XX season.

Irrigation practices and water sources

21. Of all the water used for irrigation during the 20XX season, what percentage came from each of the following?

Off-farm water transported to the farm

22. Of all the off-farmwater used for irrigation during the 20XX season, what percentage came from each of the following?

23. Why did this operation need to obtain water from an off-farm source during the 20XX season?

Select all that apply

• No water or not enough water available on the farm for irrigation
• Poor quality of on-farm water for irrigation
• Equipment breakdown
• Other
  • Specify other reason

Water and energy conservation practices

24. Which of the following practices were used during the 20XX season to conserve water or energy?

Select all that apply

• Wind breaks
  • e.g., fences, tree lines, hedges
• Leaving stubble on fields
  • E.g., minimum tillage, direct seeding
• Watering at night or in the morning
• Pressure reduction
• Water or energy saving nozzles
• Incorporating compost or other material into soil to increase soil water retention
• Other
  • Specify other practice

OR

• No water or energy saving practices were used during the 20XX season

Crops

25. Did this operation ever produce or grow forage, field, fruit or vegetable crops in previous seasons?

• Yes
• No

Irrigated crops

26. Did this operation apply irrigation to any of its crops in previous seasons?

Irrigation is defined as applying water to the soil to assist the growing of crops in dry areas during periods of inadequate rainfall, to prevent soil compaction or erosion, or to protect plants against frost.

• Yes
• No

Changes or events

27. Indicate any changes or evens that affected the reported values for this operation compared with the last reporting period.

Select all that apply

• Strike or lock-out
• Natural disaster
• Acquisition of business or business units
• Other
  • Specify the other changes or events

OR

• No changes or events

Contact person

28. Statistics Canada may need to contact the person who completed this questionnaire for further information.

Is the respondent given names and respondent family names 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)
• Fax number (including area code)

Feedback

29. How long did it take to complete this questionnaire?

Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.

• Hours
• Minutes

30. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?

Introduction

Purpose

The purpose of this survey is to collect and compile data to measure the monthly change in the movement of the price of retail services. These prices are combined and chained to form a price index. The estimates are produced on a quarterly basis.

Additional Information

The Retail Price Report collects prices of product transactions to create the Retail Services Price Index (RSPI). This index measures the price movements of services provided by retailers and is used to answer questions related to real output, productivity and valuation of imports for the retail sector. Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes. The RSPI can also be used by businesses to measure their performance against industry trends, as well as for international comparisons of productivity, inflation and trade.

Confidentiality

Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from releasing any information it collects which 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.

Record Linkage

To enhance the data from this survey and to minimize the reporting burden, Statistics Canada may combine it with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.

Security of Emails and Faxes

Statistics Canada advises you that there could be a risk of disclosure during the transmission of information by facsimile or e-mail. However, upon receipt, Statistics Canada will provide the guaranteed level of protection afforded all information collected under the authority of the Statistics Act. Note: There is no risk of disclosure if you are completing a web-based questionnaire online.

Return Procedures

Please return the questionnaire within 15 days. If unable to complete within 15 days OR if you need help, call us at 1-877-949-9492. Statistics Canada, Operations and Integration Division, 150 Tunney's Pasture Driveway, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6. Visit our website at www.statcan.gc.ca

Reporting Instructions

The products reported for this survey should be:

• Representative of the retail activity for this business
• Selected based on contribution to annual sales
• Sold regularly throughout the year

If a product no longer satisfies the above criteria, you will be asked to report for another product. Whenever possible, please report all currency amounts in Canadian dollars (CAN$). If precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimates.

Product

1. Was the following product available for sale by this business between month 1 and month 3?

• Yes, Is this product still a key contributor to the annual revenues for this business?
  • Yes, Please verify the specifications in the "Product Information". Make any necessary corrections
  • No, Go to question 2

• No, Why was this product not available for sale between month 1 and month 3?
  • Seasonal item. Go to next product
  • Temporarily out-of-stock or Backordered. Go to next product
  • Discontinued or no longer sold
  • Other reason - specify

2. Did this business have a similar product available for sale during that period?

• Yes, Please modify the following information for a similar product to replace.

• No, Please provide the following information for a product to replace. You should choose a product that is:
  • Representative of the retail activity for this business
  • Selected based on contribution to annual sales
  • Sold regularly throughout the year

Product Information

Please indicate the code used by your business to identify this product.

What is the unit of measure for the purchase of this product?

• Each
• In a box (e.g., 12 cases per box, 24 packages per case, 12 cartons per case, 144 units per carton) Number (if applicable)
• In bulk (e.g., per kilogram, litre, metre)
• Other quantity - specify:

What is the unit of measure for the sale of this product?

• Each
• In a box (e.g., 12 cases per box, 24 packages per case, 12 cartons per case, 144 units per carton) Number (if applicable)
• In bulk (e.g., per kilogram, litre, metre)
• Other quantity - specify:

Pricing

3. In what currency will you report the average monthly purchase prices for this product?

• Canadian Dollars
• US Dollars
• Euro
• Japanese Yen
• Chinese Yuan
• Mexican Pesos
• Other - specify:

4. In what currency will you report the average monthly selling prices for this product?

• Canadian Dollars
• US Dollars
• Euro
• Japanese Yen
• Chinese Yuan
• Mexican Pesos
• Other - specify:

5. Please report monthly average prices for this product for the months listed below.

• State the selling and purchase price for historical month 1, 2, 3, 4
• State the selling and purchase price for the current quarter month 1, 2, 3

6. For any month where the purchase price or the selling price is not reported, please select the reason why the price is not reported.

• Seasonal item
• Temporarily out-of-stock or Backordered
• No purchases or sales
• Other reason - specify:

7. For any month where there was a change in the purchase price or the selling price, please select the main reason for the change:

Replacement Product

8. Please provide the following information for a replacement product.

• Product Name
• Product Description
• Manufacturer (if available)

Please indicate the code used by your business to identify this product.

What is the unit of measure for the purchase of this product?

• Each
• In a box (e.g., 12 cases per box, 24 packages per case, 12 cartons per case, 144 units per carton) Number (if applicable)
• In bulk (e.g., per kilogram, litre, metre)
• Other quantity - specify:

What is the unit of measure for the sale of this product?

• Each
• In a box (e.g., 12 cases per box, 24 packages per case, 12 cartons per case, 144 units per carton) Number (if applicable)
• In bulk (e.g., per kilogram, litre, metre)
• Other quantity - specify:

9. In what currency will you report the average monthly purchase prices for this product?

• Canadian Dollars
• US Dollars
• Euro
• Japanese Yen
• Chinese Yuan
• Mexican Pesos
• Other - specify:

10. In what currency will you report the average monthly selling prices for this product?

• Canadian Dollars
• US Dollars
• Euro
• Japanese Yen
• Chinese Yuan
• Mexican Pesos
• Other - specify:

11. Please report monthly average prices for this product for the months listed below.

• State the selling and purchase price for historical month 1, 2, 3, 4
• State the selling and purchase price for the current quarter month 1, 2, 3

12. For any month where the purchase price or the selling price is not reported, please select the reason why the price is not reported.

• Seasonal item
• Temporarily out-of-stock or Backordered
• No purchases or sales
• Other reason - specify:

13. For any month where there was a change in the purchase price or the selling price, please select the main reason for the change:

Consent to Pre-fill Information

14. Do you authorize us to send you a pre-filled questionnaire containing the information you provided this quarter?

• Yes, please send a pre-filled questionnaire.
• No, please send a blank questionnaire.

Contact Person

15. Person to contact about this questionnaire:

• Last name
• First name
• Title
• Telephone number
• Extension number
• Fax number
• Email address
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Pilot project to monitor the hiring progress of 5,000 net new Persons with Disabilities (PWD) in the Public Service

Date: May 2022

Program manager: Director, Human Resources Business Intelligence and Wellness

Director General, Workforce and Workplace Branch

Reference to Personal Information Bank (PIB)

Personal information collected trough the Data Hub pilot project is described in the Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) Staffing Personal Information Bank (PSE 902) and the Employment Equity and Diversity Personal Information Bank (PSE 918).

The two Personal Information Banks are published on the Statistics Canada website under the latest Information about Programs and Information Holdings chapter.

Description of statistical activity

As part of the Accessibility Strategy for the Public Service of Canada^{Footnote 1}, the President of the Treasury Board has been mandated^{Footnote 2} with ensuring that progress is made to fulfill the Government's commitment to hire 5,000 new public servants with disabilities by 2025. The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's Office of Public Service Accessibility (OPSA) is currently monitoring the progress of this hiring objective on an annual basis. The progress reports however have a lag of almost one year due to the fact that each department must process their data and generate their own reports prior to sending them to TBS. While TBS requires data on a more timely basis, reporting more than once annually would impose an undue burden on departments.

In light of Statistics Canada's particular expertise and mandate in the field of data gathering, processing and analysis, the OPSA reached out to the agency to discuss whether an approach could be developed to monitor progress in near real-time. To this end, Statistics Canada has entered into an agreement with the OPSA and is developing, under the authority of the Statistics Act^{Footnote 3}, a disability data hub with the purpose of leveraging the agency's expertise. Statistics Canada will receive the microdata from agencies and departments in a secure environment ensuring that common standards and definitions are used across the public service, and hence ensure data quality. Agencies and departments will only be required to transmit standard databases instead of completed reports, therefore reducing burden. The data will be processed by Statistics Canada to generate reports. This will allow the production of more timely quarterly reports and ensure coherence in the processing rules. (See Appendix 1 – Disability Data Hub).

The Disability Data Hub will reside in Statistics Canada's secured cloud environment^{Footnote 4} and is divided into four independent secure environments that each have specific security measures and access controls (See Appendix 2 – Data Flow Chart, and Appendix 3 – Process/Data Flow Sequence).

The environments will allow for the reception, processing, production and transmission of aggregate reports based on four files received from departments (see Appendix 4 for the Record Layout):

1. Concordance table (employee Personal Record Identifier (PRI) and employee pseudo-identifier)
2. Hire data (department code, employee pseudo-identifier, hire date, hire type & the end date for determinate positions)
3. Departure date (department code, employee pseudo-identifier, departure date, departure reason & the hire date)
4. Disability Self-ID (department code, employee pseudo-identifier, self-id date, disability type (general category)^{Footnote 5}, self-identification version)

• The first environment is Statistics Canada's Electronic File Transfer Services (EFTS)^{Footnote 6}. Departments will have access to two independent secure EFTS channels to transmit their data files to Statistics Canada. The first EFT secure channel will be used to send the concordance table (file #1), which is the only file that includes a direct identifier (the employee PRI). The second EFT secure channel will be used for the transmission of the three other tables (files #2, #3 and #4), which include only anonymized Human Resources (HR) transactional data for hires, departures, disability self-identification information, and pseudo-identifier. During the file exchange process, the concordance table and the other three sets of files will be transmitted through two independent channels to reduce the risk of potentially re-identifying the information. The concordance tables, that are shared via the first EFT secure channel, will be accessible to fewer than five Statistics Canada methodologists that have a need-to-know, and the other three data files, that are shared via the second EFT secure channel, will be accessible to Statistics Canada's Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange (STC SDMX) team (fewer than five).
• The second environment, which is only accessible by the fewer than five Statistics Canada methodologists, is the secure data processing environment, and is the most critical with regard to data security. The data received in the EFTS environment will be transitioned to this processing environment by way of Statistics Canada's secured internal network to Cloud transfer services. Within this secure environment, the methodologists will re-identify the three data files (#2, 3 & 4 listed above) with the employee PRIs using the concordance tables in order to recreate the professional time line of each hire. This will allow for interdepartmental comparability required to eliminate double counting and ensure data quality. This is done at the initial phase of processing and once completed, the re-identified data sets and the concordance tables will be securely disposed of as they will no longer be needed. Once this is stage is completed, the information transitioning from one environment to another will not include any identifiable information.
• The third environment is a secure internal Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange (SDMX) platform^{Footnote 7} that will ingest the second set of files, which contain de-identified HR transactional (micro) data for hires, departures and self-IDs. Only the fewer than five Statistics Canada's methodologists and the Statistics Canada SDMX team (also fewer than five) will have access to these data files. This environment will also contain the staging area for the summary statistical reports which will be vetted for confidentiality prior to being released to agencies and departments who will have access only to the summary statistics of their own organisation. The confidentiality vetting seeks to ensure the information cannot be re-identified; for example, aggregate values representing fewer than five employees will not be included in the reports.
• The fourth and final environment is a secure external SDMX platform that will contain the official summary statistical reports which present only aggregate results that will have been vetted for confidentiality to ensure individuals cannot be directly or indirectly identified (see Appendix 1). Each department will have access only to their own anonymized statistical reports, and the OPSA, who is responsible for the reporting of that information, will have access to all anonymized statistical reports. Departments could opt to share their anonymized statistical reports with other departments.

Access to the environments is controlled by file permissions through Statistics Canada's Corporate Access Request System (CARS)^{Footnote 8} and is granted strictly on a need-to-know basis. For the secure data processing environment, which is only accessible by fewer than five Statistics Canada methodologists, access requests will be sent for approval to the Director General, Modern Statistical Methods and Data Science, or as delegated to the Director, International Cooperation and Methodology Innovation Center. All Statistics Canada employees involved in the production of statistics are aware of their obligation to protect confidentiality and of the legal penalties for wrongful disclosure.

A data hub does not require that all departments use the same Human Resources system to record their data, but it does require that they create files that use a common set of standards and definitions. Given the number of different HR systems that exist within the federal government, a proof of concept will be conducted to assess effort and feasibility of using such an approach.

The proof of concept will be conducted in two phases. The first phase will use Statistics Canada's information only, and will report on the organisation's two different employment workforces (the agency and its Statistical Survey Operations interviewer workforce). Phase two of the proof of concept will test the approach with a limited number of departments and agencies of varying sizes —Public Service Commission (PSC), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED), and Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)— to assess their ability to provide the data on a quarterly basis using the uniform standards and definitions proposed by the OPSA.

If the proof of concept is successful, the plan is to implement the approach across all departments to monitor progress until March 31, 2025. As stated above, the concordance tables (file #1) and the re-identified data sets created and contained in the processing environment will be securely disposed of once the secure data processing is completed. The information received through the second independent EFT secure channel (files #2, #3 and #4) would be retained in Statistics Canada's secured cloud environment until December 31, 2027, to ensure the availability of the data for quality control purposes.

Reason for supplement

While the Generic Privacy Impact Assessment ^{Footnote 9} (PIA) addresses most of the privacy and security risks related to statistical activities conducted by Statistics Canada, this supplementary PIA assesses whether this initiative involving particularly sensitive information presents any additional risks, and ensures adequate mitigation measures are in place to protect the privacy of individual information. As is the case with all PIAs, Statistics Canada's privacy framework ensures that elements of privacy protection and privacy controls are documented and applied.

Throughout the development of this Supplementary PIA, Statistics Canada consulted with the OPSA, and an overview of the PIA was presented to the OPSA and partnering organisations (CRA, ISED, PSC and CED).

Necessity and Proportionality

The use of personal information for the Data Hub is justified against Statistics Canada's Necessity and Proportionality Framework:

• Necessity:
  The Disability Data Hub will allow the measurement in near real-time of the Government's progress towards its goal of hiring 5,000 net new Persons With Disabilities (PWD) in the Public Service, thus informing departments on their efforts towards:
  • maximizing available talent and skills
  • reflecting a national workforce that better represents and better understands the Canadian population; and,
  • supporting the achievement of broader commitments towards a more inclusive and representative government.
  Only the minimum information required to monitor the progress in terms of the hiring of net new PWD will be transmitted to the Disability Data Hub by organizations.
  1. Concordance table (employee Personal Record Identifier (PRI) and employee pseudo-identifier)
  2. Hire data (department code, employee pseudo-identifier, hire date, hire type & the end date for determinate positions)
  3. Departure data (department code, employee pseudo-identifier, departure date, departure reason & the hire date)
  4. Disability Self-ID (department code, employee pseudo-identifier, self-id date, disability type (generic categories), self-identification version)
  Persons with disability will be identified through the information they have themselves provided in their departmental HR self-identification form.
  The pseudo-identifier, while randomly generated by departments, will be consistent across data files within each department. During the processing phase, in the second environment, Statistics Canada will undertake a validation process to ensure this is the case. Because the measurement of net new hires requires that hirings and separations from outside the public service be tracked, an additional processing step ensures that an individual who moves to another department is not counted twice. Given that the PRI is a unique identifier that follows an individual as they move between organisations, a concordance table, transmitted separately through a unique secure EFT channel, is required to link the pseudo-identifier in the data files to the PRI. This file is encrypted when it is sent through the EFTS, ensuring double encryption. The information will be used only for producing statistics. It will not be used for any administrative purposes and will be disposed of as soon as the data processing phase is completed.
• Effectiveness:
  Following a request from the OPSA, information from the departments who participate in the proof of concept will be transmitted to the data hub for the period between April 1, 2020, and October 31, 2022. Individual records will then be transmitted on a quarterly basis using standard definitions and concepts. This will allow for consistent processing and derivation of the indicators. If the proof of concept is successful, individual records form all departments will then be transmitted on a quarterly basis.
• Proportionality:
  Data on staffing and self-identification are sensitive. As such, careful consideration was made to ensure that only the minimum information required to generate reports is collected. For example, details on the classification of the position (group and level) are not asked. All the variables required as part of the data hub are obtained from administrative systems to avoid imposing response burden on employees. The record layout of the files is provided in Appendix 4.
  Statistics Canada has strict rules to safeguard all its data holdings, and these rules adhere to or exceed the requirements of the Statistics Act, the Privacy Act and relevant federal policies and directives. For example, only aggregates will be presented and counts of fewer than five will be supressed to ensure no possibility of identification or reidentification of individuals.
  The benefits of the findings (more accurate and timely reporting of the progress made) will support the desired intent to have a more inclusive workplace in the federal public service and is believed to be proportional to the potential risks to privacy.
• Alternatives:
  One alternative would be to use the data hub approach, but to receive macro/aggregated data from partnering organizations, hence avoiding the transmission of any sensitive information by the organizations to the data hub. While feasible and allowing for the publication of results, this would require that departments process the data themselves, which could lead to processing inconsistencies and ensuing data quality and integrity issues. A second alternative would be the status quo, but it has shown to result in a lack of a measurable activity and potential insufficiencies in meeting the Government of Canada employment equity objectives.

Mitigation factors

Some information contained in the data hub can be considered sensitive as it relates to disability self-identification. However, the overall risk of harm has been deemed manageable with existing Statistics Canada safeguards that are described in Statistics Canada's Generic Privacy Impact Assessment. These include the encryption of the files transmitted to the data hub through a secured environment, restricted access to the data hub environments based on a permission protocol, and limited access on a need-to-know basis for the processing and validation processes.

Conclusion

This assessment concludes that, with the existing Statistics Canada safeguards and mitigation factors listed above, any remaining risks are such that Statistics Canada is prepared to accept and manage the risk.

Formal approval

This Supplementary Privacy Impact Assessment has been reviewed and recommended for approval by Statistics Canada's Chief Privacy Officer, Director General for Modern Statistical Methods and Data Science, and Assistant Chief Statistician for Corporate Services and Management field.

The Chief Statistician of Canada has the authority for section 10 of the Privacy Act for Statistics Canada, and is responsible for the Agency's operations, including the program area mentioned in this Supplementary Privacy Impact Assessment.

This Privacy Impact Assessment has been approved by the Chief Statistician of Canada.

Appendix 1 – Disability Data Hub

Page 1 (Welcome Page):

Page 2 (Aggregate Statistical Reports):

Appendix 2 – Data Flow Chart

Appendix 3 - Process / Data Flow Sequence

• Step 1: Setup 2 different EFTS environments per participating department (EFT-1 & EFT-2).
• Step 2: The clients will generate 2 sets for files, the linkage file (set 1) and data files (set 2).
• Step 3: The clients will logon to the EFTS Web Portal and will submit the linkage file (set 1) to the EFTS-1 environment.
• Step 4: The clients will logon to the EFT Web Portal and will submit the data files (set 2) to the EFTS-2 environment.
• Step 5: The EFTS-2 data files will be validated and loaded onto the secure internal SDMX platform on the cloud main environment. The validation results will be sent back to the clients using the EFTS-2 environment. If the data files contain validation errors, the clients will need to fix the errors, re-generate the data files and re-submit the data files.
• Step 6: Our methodologists will copy the EFTS-1 linkage file to a secure folder, this process should be automated.
• Step 7: Our methodologists will extract the data files from the secure internal SDMX platform and copy them to a secure folder.
• Step 8: Our methodologists will process the data and upload the summary statistics in a secure internal SDMX platform (staging area).
• Step 9: The data will be vetted for release and copied to the secure external SDMX platform using the .STAT Data Lifecycle Manager (DLM).
• Step 10: The PowerBI dashboard will be refreshed against the external SDMX platform and made available to the participating departments.

Appendix 4 - Record Layout

PRI Linkage file

The PRI Linkage file will support the employee record linkage (data matching) task of finding records in the various data sets, it is necessary when joining HR data for employees that have worked in multiple departments.

Example

CSV example
DEPT_AGEN, PRI, GEN_ID
STC, 88 987 789, z32i6t0
STC, 95 998 782, jwt66sa
STC, 25 985 125, lvn49sa
STC, 35 678 985, sv472fe
STC, 44 566 974, etw52ed

Data Columns
DEPT_AGEN: A reference indicating the reporting department or agency for this dataset.
PRI: A number assigned to uniquely associate a person with their personal records in the federal Public Service. The acronym is PRI. The last digit is a modulus-11 check digit. The PRI is 8 digits long, but is stored in the field previously occupied by the (9 digit) Social Insurance Number.
GEN_ID: A de-identified number assigned to uniquely associate a person. The GEN_ID is generated for every PRI numbers in scope for monitoring the hiring of 5000 persons with disabilities by 2025. The use of the GEN_ID must be comparable between various data files such as hires, departures and self-identification of disabilities.

Validation Rules

• The fields PRI & GEN_ID are mandatory fields and must contain valid values in the files.
• The field PRI must be unique in this data table.
• The field GEN_ID must be unique in this data table.

Naming convention
The file should be named using the following format: NNH-PWD_Linkage_DEPT_YYYY-QQ.csv, where DEPT is replaced by the department the file is originating from, YYYY is replaced by the first four digits of the current fiscal year (for example, fiscal year 2022-2023 would be 2022), and QQ is replaced by latest quarterly information contained in the cumulative file. For example, for Statistics Canada showing the latest information up to the last quarter (Q4) of 2021-22, we would have: NNH-PWD_Linkage_STC_2021-Q4.csv

Hire Data file

CSV example
DATAFLOW,FREQ,DEPT_AGEN,GEN_ID,HIRE_TYPE,TIME_PERIOD,OBS_VALUE,END_DATE,NOTE
STC_HR:DF_HIRE(1.1),D,STC, z32i6t0,TERM_NEW,2021-01-04,1,2021-07-02,
STC_HR:DF_HIRE(1.1),D,STC, jwt66sa,S,2020-08-29,1,2020-12-31,
STC_HR:DF_HIRE(1.1),D,STC, lvn49sa,C,2021-05-3,1,2021-08-27,
STC_HR:DF_HIRE(1.1),D,STC, sv472fe,IND_NEW,2020-12-03,1, ,
STC_HR:DF_HIRE(1.1),D,STC, etw52ed,IND_EXT,2022-01-07,1, ,
STC_HR:DF_HIRE(1.1),D,STC, tw583gf,TERM_EXT,2021-05-27,1,2021-07-31,

Data Columns
DATAFLOW: A reference to the dataflow describing the data that needs to be represented. In this case the value "STC_HR:DF_HIRE(1.1)" must be captured within the DATAFLOW column for the dataset representing hires data.
FREQ: A reference indicating the "frequency" of the events in the dataset. It indirectly implies the type of "time reference" and is used to identify the hire event with respect to time. In this case the value "D" for daily must be captured within the FREQ column for this type of data.
DEPT_AGEN: A reference indicating the reporting department or agency for this dataset.
GEN_ID: A de-identified number assigned to uniquely associate a person. The GEN_ID is generated for every PRI numbers in scope for monitoring the hiring of 5000 persons with disabilities by 2025. The use of the GEN_ID must be comparable between various data files such as hires, departures and self-identification of disabilities.
HIRE_TYPE: A reference indicating the type of hire. The value must be coded to the following list of valid codes;

• IND_NEW: New indeterminate
• IND_TERM: Term to indeterminate
• IND_EXT: Indeterminate from other organization
• TERM_NEW: New term
• TERM_EXT: Term from other organization
• C: Casual
• S: Student
• _U: Unknown

TIME_PERIOD: The date for which the employee was hired. The value must comply to the YYYY-MM-DD date format. Has to be the contract hire date.
OBS_VALUE: The value for this field must be "1", the OBS_VALUE must be included to comply with SDMX framework.
END_DATE: This field is optional for indeterminate hires (IND_NEW, IND_TERM, IND_EXT), it represents the end date for determinate hires.
NOTE: This field is optional, comments or notes can be provided to provide contextual information on the hiring event.

Validation Rules

1. The fields DATAFLOW,FREQ,DEPT_AGEN,GEN_ID,HIRE_TYPE,TIME_PERIOD,OBS_VALUE are mandatory fields and must contain valid values in the files.
2. The DEPT_AGEN, GEN_ID, HIRE_TYPE and TIME_PERIOD fields are the essential characteristics of this table, each row in this table has to have a unique combination of values for those characteristics.

Naming convention
The file should be named using the following format: NNH-PWD_Hires_DEPT_YYYY-QQ.csv, where DEPT is replaced by the department the file is originating from, YYYY is replaced by the first four digits of the current fiscal year (for example, fiscal year 2022-2023 would be 2022), and QQ is replaced by latest quarterly information contained in the cumulative file. For example, for Statistics Canada showing the latest information up to the last quarter (Q4) of 2021-22, we would have: NNH-PWD_Hires_STC_2021-Q4.csv

Departure Data file

CSV example
DATAFLOW,FREQ,DEPT_AGEN,GEN_ID,DEPARTURE_TYPE,TIME_PERIOD,OBS_VALUE,HIRE_DATE,NOTE
STC_HR:DF_DEPARTURE(1.1),D,STC, z32i6t0,RET,2022-01-25,1,1991-05-27,
STC_HR:DF_DEPARTURE(1.1),D,STC, jwt66sa,END_TERM,2021-08-20,1,2021-01-04,
STC_HR:DF_DEPARTURE(1.1),D,STC, lvn49sa,END_TERM,2021-04-30,1,2021-01-11,
STC_HR:DF_DEPARTURE(1.1),D,STC, sv472fe,RES,2021-06-13,1,2020-12-03,
STC_HR:DF_DEPARTURE(1.1),D,STC, etw52ed,_O,2021-07-07,1,1991-10-08,
STC_HR:DF_DEPARTURE(1.1),D,STC, tw583gf,RET,2020-10-07,1,1999-12-13,

Data Columns
DATAFLOW: A reference to the dataflow describing the data that needs to be represented. In this case the value "STC_HR:DF_DEPARTURE(1.1)" must be captured within the DATAFLOW column for the dataset representing departures data.
FREQ: A reference indicating the "frequency" of the events in the dataset. It indirectly implies the type of "time reference" and is used to identify the hire event with respect to time. In this case the value "D" for daily must be captured within the FREQ column for this type of data.
DEPT_AGEN: A reference indicating the reporting department or agency for this dataset.
GEN_ID: A de-identified number assigned to uniquely associate a person. The GEN_ID is generated for every PRI numbers in scope for monitoring the hiring of 5000 persons with disabilities by 2025. The use of the GEN_ID must be comparable between various data files such as hires, departures and self-identification of disabilities.
DEPARTURE_TYPE: A reference indicating the type of departure. The value must be coded to the following list of valid codes;

• EXT: Departure to another organization
• END_TERM: End of term
• RES: Resignation
• RET: Retirement
• _O: Other separation from public service
• _U: Unknown

TIME_PERIOD: The date for which the employee has departed. The value must comply to the YYYY-MM-DD date format.
OBS_VALUE: The value for this field must be "1", the OBS_VALUE must be included to comply with SDMX framework.
HIRE_DATE: This field is optional, when available, it represents the start date for which the employee was hired.
NOTE: This field is optional, comments or notes can be provided to provide contextual information on the departure event.

Validation Rules

1. The fields DATAFLOW,FREQ,DEPT_AGEN,GEN_ID,DEPARTURE_TYPE,TIME_PERIOD,OBS_VALUE are mandatory fields and must contain valid values in the files.
2. The DEPT_AGEN, GEN_ID, DEPARTURE_TYPE and TIME_PERIOD fields are the essential characteristics of this table, each row in this table has to have a unique combination of values for those characteristics.

Naming convention
The file should be named using the following format: NNPWD_Departures_DEPT_YYYY-QQ.csv, where DEPT is replaced by the department the file is originating from, YYYY is replaced by the first four digits of the current fiscal year (for example, fiscal year 2022-2023 would be 2022), and QQ is replaced by latest quarterly information contained in the cumulative file. For example, for Statistics Canada showing the latest information up to the last quarter (Q4) of 2021-22, we would have: NNPWD_Departures_STATCAN_2021-Q4.csv

Disability Self-ID Data file

CSV example
DATAFLOW,FREQ,DEPT_AGEN,GEN_ID,DISABILITY_TYPE,TIME_PERIOD,OBS_VALUE,SELF_ID_VERSION,NOTE
STC_HR:DF_SELF_ID(1.1),D,STC, z32i6t0,99,2022-01-25,1,1,
STC_HR:DF_SELF_ID(1.1),D,STC, jwt66sa,16,2022-01-26,1,1,
STC_HR:DF_SELF_ID(1.1),D,STC, lvn49sa,12,2005-11-15,1,1,
STC_HR:DF_SELF_ID(1.1),D,STC, sv472fe,19,2022-02-15,1,1,
STC_HR:DF_SELF_ID(1.1),D,STC, etw52ed,99,2022-01-26,1,1,
STC_HR:DF_SELF_ID(1.1),D,STC, tw583gf,99,2018-07-30,1,1,

Data Columns
DATAFLOW: A reference to the dataflow describing the data that needs to be represented. In this case the value "STC_HR:DF_SELF_ID(1.1)" must be captured within the DATAFLOW column for the dataset representing disability data.
FREQ: A reference indicating the "frequency" of the events in the dataset. It indirectly implies the type of "time reference" and is used to identify the hire event with respect to time. In this case the value "D" for daily must be captured within the FREQ column for this type of data.
DEPT_AGEN: A reference indicating the reporting department or agency for this dataset.
GEN_ID: A de-identified number assigned to uniquely associate a person. The GEN_ID is generated for every PRI numbers in scope for monitoring the hiring of 5000 persons with disabilities by 2025. The use of the GEN_ID must be comparable between various data files such as hires, departures and self-identification of disabilities.
DISABILITY_TYPE: A reference indicating the type of disability. The value must be coded to the following list of valid codes;

• 16: Seeing disability
• 19: Hearing disability
• 13: Speech disability
• 12: Mobility disability
• 11: Challenges with flexibility or dexterity
• 23: Other (version 1)
• 31: Mental health disability
• 32: Sensory or environmental disability
• 33: Chronic health condition or pain
• 34: Cognitive disability
• 35: Intellectual disability
• 99: Other disability (version 2)
• _N: Prefer not to specify

TIME_PERIOD: The date for which the employee has self identified. The value must comply to the YYYY-MM-DD date format.
OBS_VALUE: The value for this field must be "1", the OBS_VALUE must be included to comply with SDMX framework.
SELF_ID_VERSION: This field is optional, when available, it represents the version of the disability questionnaire.
NOTE: This field is optional, comments or notes can be provided to provide contextual information on the self-id event.

Validation Rules

1. The fields DATAFLOW,FREQ,DEPT_AGEN,GEN_ID,DISABILITY_TYPE,TIME_PERIOD,OBS_VALUE are mandatory fields and must contain valid values in the files.
2. The DEPT_AGEN, GEN_ID, DISABILITY_TYPE and TIME_PERIOD fields are the essential characteristics of this table, each row in this table has to have a unique combination of values for those characteristics.

Naming convention
The file should be named using the following format: NNPWD_SelfID_DEPT_YYYY-QQ.csv, where DEPT is replaced by the department the file is originating from, YYYY is replaced by the first four digits of the current fiscal year (for example, fiscal year 2022-2023 would be 2022), and QQ is replaced by latest quarterly information contained in the cumulative file. For example, for Statistics Canada showing the latest information up to the last quarter (Q4) of 2021-22, we would have: NNPWD_ SelfID_STATCAN_2021-Q4.csv

Section A

A2_Q01a - I would like to start with some general questions. Can you please tell me in which year you were born?

• Year:
  (MIN: 1956)
  (MAX: 2007)
• Don't know
• Refusal

A2_Q01b - And in which month were you born?

• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October
• November
• December
• Don't know
• Refusal

A2_Q01bCAX2 - Which of the following age groups are you in?

• Less than 16 years
• 16-24
• 25-34
• 35-44
• 45-54
• 55-65
• 66 and over
• Don't know
• Refusal

A2_I01bCAX3 - Thank you for your time. Unfortunately, this survey focuses on people between 16 and 65 years of age.

A2_N02 - Is the respondent male or female?

• Male
• Female
• Don't know
• Refusal

A2_Q03a - Were you born in Canada?

• Yes
• No
• Don't know
• Refusal

A2_Q03bCA - In what country were you born?

• India
• China
• Philippines
• Hong Kong
• Pakistan
• Iran
• United States
• Syria
• United Kingdom
• France
• Other - specify
• Don't know
• Refusal

A2_S03b - What country was that?

• Don't know
• Refusal

A2_Q03CAX1 - Are you now, or have you ever been a landed immigrant in Canada?

• Yes
• No
• Don't know
• Refusal

A2_Q03CAX2 - In what year did you first become a landed immigrant in Canada?

• Year
  (MIN: 1956)
  (MAX: 2023)
• Don't know
• Refusal

A2_Q03c - How old were you when you first came to Canada to live or in which year did you come? You may have first come to live in Canada on a work or study permit or as a refugee claimant (asylum seeker).

• Age
  (MIN: 0)
  (MAX: 66)
• Don't know
• Refusal

• Year
  (MIN: 1956)
  (MAX: 2023)
• Don't know
• Refusal

A2_Q03d - Was your mother born in Canada?

• Yes
• No
• Don't know
• Refusal

A2_Q03e - Was your father born in Canada?

• Yes
• No
• Don't know
• Refusal

A2_Q04a1CA - What is the language that you first learned at home in childhood And Still Understand?

• English
• French
• Mandarin
• Cantonese
• Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)
• Spanish
• Punjabi
• Arabic
• Italian
• German
• Persian (Farsi)
• Portuguese
• Other - specify
• Don't know
• Refusal

A2_S04a1 - What language was that?

• Don't know
• Refusal

A2_N04a2 - Did the respondent mention more than 1 language?

• Yes
• No
• Don't know
• Refusal

A2_Q04a2CA - What is the second language that you first learned at home in childhood And Still Understand?

• English
• French
• Mandarin
• Cantonese
• Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)
• Spanish
• Punjabi
• Arabic
• Italian
• German
• Persian (Farsi)
• Portuguese
• Other - specify
• Don't know
• Refusal

A2_S04a2 - What language was that?

• Don't know
• Refusal

A2_Q04bCA - What language do you speak most often at home?

• English
• French
• Mandarin
• Cantonese
• Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)
• Spanish
• Punjabi
• Arabic
• Italian
• German
• Persian (Farsi)
• Portuguese
• Other - specify
• Don't know
• Refusal

A2_S04b - What language is that?

• Don't know
• Refusal

A2_Q04bCAX1 - How would you rate your current reading skills in English/French? Are they …

• Cannot read in English/French
• poor
• fair
• good
• very good
• Don't know
• Refusal

A2_Q04bCAX2 - How would you rate your current writing skills in English/French? Are they …

• Cannot write in English/French
• poor
• fair
• good
• very good
• Don't know
• Refusal

A2_Q04bCAX3 - How would you rate your current ability to speak in English/French? Is it…

• Cannot speak in English/French
• poor
• fair
• good
• very good
• Don't know
• Refusal

A2_Q04bCAX4 - How would you rate your current reading skills in French/English? Are they …

• Cannot read in French/English
• poor
• fair
• good
• very good
• Don't know
• Refusal

A2_Q04bCAX5 - How would you rate your current writing skills in French/English? Are they …

• Cannot write in French/English
• poor
• fair
• good
• very good
• Don't know
• Refusal

A2_Q04bCAX6 - Are you First Nations, Métis or Inuk (Inuit)? First Nations (North American Indian) include Status and Non-Status Indians. If "Yes", select the responses that best describes you now.

• No, not First Nations, Métis or Inuk (Inuit)
• Yes, First Nations (North American Indian)
• Yes, Métis
• Yes, Inuk (Inuit)
• Don't know
• Refusal

A2_Q04bCAX7 - Are you a Status Indian (Registered or Treaty as defined by the Indian Act of Canada)?

• Yes, Status Indian (Registered or Treaty)
• No
• Don't know
• Refusal

A2_Q04bCAX8 - Are you a member of a First Nation or Indian band? e.g., Soowahlie Indian Band, Sturgeon Lake First Nation, Atikamekw of Manawan

• Yes, member of a First Nation or Indian band
• No
• Don't know
• Refusal

A2_Q04bCAX9 - Please specify the name of First Nation or Indian band.

• Don't know
• Refusal

Section B

B2_I01a - I would now like to ask you some questions about your education.

B2_Q01CA1 - Have you graduated from high school (secondary school) including high school equivalency?

• Yes
• No
• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_Q01CA2 - What is the highest grade of elementary, junior high or high school that you have ever completed?

• Less than Grade 6
• Grade 6
• Grade 7-8 (Secondary 1 or 2 in QUE)
• Grade 9 (Secondary 3 in QUE or Senior 1 in MAN)
• Grade 10 - 13 (Secondary 4 or 5 in QUE, Senior 2, 3 or 4 in MAN, Level I, II or III in NFLD, OAC in ONT)
• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_Q01CA3 - In what province or territory were you last in high school or junior high school?

• Newfoundland and Labrador
• Prince Edward Island
• Nova Scotia
• New Brunswick
• Quebec
• Ontario
• Manitoba
• Saskatchewan
• Alberta
• British Columbia
• Yukon
• Northwest Territories
• Nunavut
• U.S.A.
• Outside Canada/U.S.A.
• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_Q01CA4 - Was the high school or secondary school diploma you received a vocational diploma, such as a diploma of vocational studies (DEP) or an attestation of vocational specialization (AVS)?

• Yes
• No
• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_Q01CA5 - The response categories for the next question are on card #1a. After I read the question to you, please indicate your response choice from the list of options.

What is the highest certificate, diploma or degree you have obtained on this card?

• No formal education
• Less than high school diploma
• High school diploma or equivalency certificate
• Certificate of Apprenticeship, Certificate of Qualification (Journeyperson's designation), or other trades certificate or diploma
• CEGEP certificate or diploma
• Non-university certificate or diploma from a college, school of nursing, technical institute
• University certificate or diploma below the bachelor's degree
• Bachelor's degree (e.g., B.A., B.A. (Hons.), B.Sc., B.Ed.)
• University certificate or diploma above the bachelor's degree
• First professional degree (degree in law (LL.B.), medicine (M.D.), dentistry (D.D.S., D.M.D), veterinary medicine (D.V.M.), optometry (O.D.), divinity)
• Master's degree (e.g., M.A., M.Sc., M.Ed., M.B.A., Post-Master's certificate)
• Earned doctorate (e.g., Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Ed.)
• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_Q01CA6 - What type of Certificate of Apprenticeship, Certificate of Qualification (Journeyperson's designation), or other trades certificate or diploma did you obtain? Was it...?

• Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification (Journeyperson's designation)
• DEP/DVS, offered in Quebec
• ASP/AVS, offered in Quebec
• Other trades certificate or diploma
• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_Q01CA7 - What type of CEGEP diploma or certificate did you obtain? Was it...?

• A pre-university college diploma
• A technical or career college diploma
• An Attestation of Collegial Studies (A.C.S.)
• Other
• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_Q01CA8 - What is the normal length of time required to complete this certificate or diploma when taken full-time?

• Less than 6 months
• 6 months to less than 12 months
• One year
• Greater than one year but less than two years
• Two years
• Greater than two years but less than three years
• Three years or more
• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_Q02bCA1 - Which other certificates, diplomas or degrees on this card did you obtain before your highest level of education? Please start at the top and name all that apply.

• Certificate of Apprenticeship, Certificate of Qualification (Journeyperson's designation), or other trades certificate or diploma
• CEGEP certificate or diploma
• Non-university certificate or diploma from a college, school of nursing, technical institute, from a program of less than 2 years
• Non-university certificate or diploma from a college, school of nursing, technical institute, from a program of 2 years or more
• University certificate or diploma below the bachelor's degree
• Bachelor's degree (e.g., B.A., B.A. (Hons.), B.Sc., B.Ed.)
• University certificate or diploma above the bachelor's degree
• First professional degree (degree in law (LL.B.), medicine (M.D.), dentistry (D.D.S., D.M.D), veterinary medicine (D.V.M.), optometry (O.D.), divinity)
• Master's degree (e.g., M.A., M.Sc., M.Ed., M.B.A., Post-Master's certificate)
• Earned doctorate (e.g., Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Ed.)
• None of the above
• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_Q02bCA2 - What type of Certificate of Apprenticeship, Certificate of Qualification (Journeyperson's designation), or other trades certificate or diploma did you obtain? Was it...?

• Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification (Journeyperson's designation)
• DEP/DVS, offered in Quebec
• ASP/AVS, offered in Quebec
• Other trades certificate or diploma, from a program of less than 2 years
• Other trades certificate or diploma, from a program of 2 years or more
• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_Q02bCA3 - What type of CEGEP diploma or certificate did you obtain? Was it...?

• A pre-university college diploma
• A technical or career college diploma
• An Attestation of Collegial Studies (A.C.S.)
• Other
• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_I03 - I would now like to ask you some questions about your highest certificate, diploma or degree.

B2_Q03a - Did you obtain this education in Canada?

• Yes
• No
• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_Q03bCA - In which country did you obtain your highest certificate, diploma or degree?

• India
• China
• Philippines
• Hong Kong
• Pakistan
• Iran
• United States
• Syria
• United Kingdom
• France
• Other - specify
• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_S03b - What country was that?

• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_Q04a - Which of the following categories would best represent the field of study of this highest certificate, diploma or degree?

• Economics, Business and Administration
  (e.g., retail, commerce, finance, office administration, marketing, accounting, insurance)
• Law
  (e.g., labour law, paralegal training)
• Health
  (e.g., medicine, nursing, paramedical, pharmacy, dental studies, veterinary, psychiatry)
• Welfare
  (e.g., social work, youth work, elderly care, child care)
• Social and Behavioral Sciences
  (e.g., political science, psychology, cultural studies)
• Journalism and Information
  (e.g., communication science, library studies, museum studies)
• Information and Communications Technologies (ICT)
  (e.g., computer programming, software development, network design, database administration, informatics, computer science)
• Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics
  (e.g., biology, earth sciences, chemical lab technology)
• Engineering and Manufacturing
  (e.g., electronics, car mechanics, tool making, mining, civil engineering)
• Construction
  (e.g., architecture, masonry, plumbing)
• Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Environmental Studies
  (e.g., farming, horticulture, animal care, environmental protection)
• Personal and Community Services
  (e.g., hairdressing, hotel management, sports, tourism, cooking, waste management, cleaning, sewing, occupational health and safety)
• Security and Transport
  (e.g., police, army training, air traffic control, crane and truck driving, railway operations)
• Education and Teacher Training
  (e.g., special education, teaching assistant, elementary teacher education, didactics)
• Humanities, Languages and Arts
  (e.g., history, translation, music, graphic design, printing, handicrafts)
• No main area of study or emphasis, it was a general education program
  (e.g., general studies)
• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_Q04aCAX - More specifically, or in your own words, what was the main field of study or specialization of this highest certificate, diploma or degree?

• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_Q04b - How old were you or what year was it when you obtained your highest certificate, diploma or degree?

• Age
  (MIN: 6)
  (MAX: 66)
• Don't know
• Refusal

• Year
  (MIN: 1961)
  (MAX: 2023)
• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_Q04c - And in which month was that?

• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October
• November
• December
• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_Q04cCAX1 - What is the highest level of education you attained outside of Canada?

• I have done all my schooling in Canada.
• Some elementary school or elementary school
• Some high school
• High school diploma or equivalency certificate
• Some trade/vocational, college, or university (no certificate/diploma or degree)
• Certificate of Apprenticeship, Certificate of Qualification (Journeyperson's designation), or other trades certificate or diploma
• Non-university certificate or diploma from a college, school of nursing, technical institute
• University certificate or diploma below the bachelor's degree
• Bachelor's degree (e.g., B.A., B.A. (Hons.), B.Sc., B.Ed.)
• University certificate or diploma above the bachelor's degree
• First professional degree (degree in law (LL.B.), medicine (M.D.), dentistry (D.D.S., D.M.D), veterinary medicine (D.V.M.), optometry (O.D.), divinity)
• Master's degree (e.g., M.A., M.Sc., M.Ed., M.B.A., Post-Master's certificate)
• Earned doctorate (e.g., Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Ed.)
• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_Q04cCAX2 - In what country did you attain this level of education?

• India
• China
• Philippines
• Hong Kong
• Pakistan
• Iran
• United States
• Syria
• United Kingdom
• France
• Other - specify
• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_S04cCAX2 - What country was that?

• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_Q05a - Are you currently enrolled in a program of study? By program of study we mean a series of courses taken towards a diploma, certificate, degree or license, which normally takes more than 3 months to complete.

• Yes
• No
• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_Q05bCA - Which certificate, diploma or degree are you currently studying for?

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate
• DEP/DVS, offered in Quebec
• Certificate of Apprenticeship, Certificate of Qualification (Journeyperson's designation), or other trades certificate or diploma
• CEGEP certificate or diploma - A pre-university college diploma
• CEGEP certificate or diploma - A technical or career college diploma
• CEGEP certificate or diploma - An Attestation of Collegial Studies (A.C.S.)
• Non-university certificate or diploma from a college, school of nursing, technical institute, from a program of less than 2 years
• Non-university certificate or diploma from a college, school of nursing, technical institute, from a program of 2 years or more
• University certificate or diploma below the bachelor's degree
• Bachelor's degree (e.g., B.A., B.A. (Hons.), B.Sc., B.Ed.)
• University certificate or diploma above the bachelor's degree
• First professional degree (degree in law (LL.B.), medicine (M.D.), dentistry (D.D.S., D.M.D), veterinary medicine (D.V.M.), optometry (O.D.), divinity)
• Master's degree (e.g., M.A., M.Sc., M.Ed., M.B.A., Post-Master's certificate)
• Earned doctorate (e.g., Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Ed.)
• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_Q05c - Which of the following categories would best represent the field of study of this certificate, diploma or degree?

• Economics, Business and Administration
  (e.g., retail, commerce, finance, office administration, marketing, accounting, insurance)
• Law
  (e.g., labour law, paralegal training)
• Health
  (e.g., medicine, nursing, paramedical, pharmacy, dental studies, veterinary, psychiatry)
• Welfare
  (e.g., social work, youth work, elderly care, child care)
• Social and Behavioral Sciences
  (e.g., political science, psychology, cultural studies)
• Journalism and Information
  (e.g., communication science, library studies, museum studies)
• Information and Communications Technologies (ICT)
  (e.g., computer programming, software development, network design, database administration, informatics, computer science)
• Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics
  (e.g., biology, earth sciences, chemical lab technology)
• Engineering and Manufacturing
  (e.g., electronics, car mechanics, tool making, mining, civil engineering)
• Construction
  (e.g., architecture, masonry, plumbing)
• Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Environmental Studies
  (e.g., farming, horticulture, animal care, environmental protection)
• Personal and Community Services
  (e.g., hairdressing, hotel management, sports, tourism, cooking, waste management, cleaning, sewing, occupational health and safety)
• Security and Transport
  (e.g., police, army training, air traffic control, crane and truck driving, railway operations)
• Education and Teacher Training
  (e.g., special education, teaching assistant, elementary teacher education, didactics)
• Humanities, Languages and Arts
  (e.g., history, translation, music, graphic design, printing, handicrafts)
• No main area of study or emphasis, it was a general education program
  (e.g., general studies)
• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_Q06a - Did you ever start studying for any kind of certificate, diploma or degree but leave before completing it?

• Yes
• No
• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_Q06bCA - What was the certificate, diploma or degree you started studying for? If there was more than one, please report the last one.

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate
• DEP/DVS, offered in Quebec
• Certificate of Apprenticeship, Certificate of Qualification (Journeyperson's designation), or other trades certificate or diploma
• CEGEP certificate or diploma - A pre-university college diploma
• CEGEP certificate or diploma - A technical or career college diploma
• CEGEP certificate or diploma - An Attestation of Collegial Studies (A.C.S.)
• Non-university certificate or diploma from a college, school of nursing, technical institute, from a program of less than 2 years
• Non-university certificate or diploma from a college, school of nursing, technical institute, from a program of 2 years or more
• University certificate or diploma below the bachelor's degree
• Bachelor's degree (e.g., B.A., B.A. (Hons.), B.Sc., B.Ed.)
• University certificate or diploma above the bachelor's degree
• First professional degree (degree in law (LL.B.), medicine (M.D.), dentistry (D.D.S., D.M.D), veterinary medicine (D.V.M.), optometry (O.D.), divinity)
• Master's degree (e.g., M.A., M.Sc., M.Ed., M.B.A., Post-Master's certificate)
• Earned doctorate (e.g., Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Ed.)
• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_Q06c - When you stopped studying for this certificate, diploma or degree, how old were you, or what year was it?

• Age
  (MIN: 6)
  (MAX: 66)
• Don't know
• Refusal

• Year
  (MIN: 1961)
  (MAX: 2023)
• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_Q06d - And in which month was that?

• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October
• November
• December
• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_I07 - In the previous questions, we have talked about your certificates, diplomas or degrees. I would now like to turn to a DIFFERENT kind of organized learning activity, namely training activities, such as courses, webinars, workshops, lectures or private lessons. These activities can be job-related or for your personal interest. Please look at card #4, which provides examples.

B2_Q08a - During the last 12 months, that is since MonthYear, have you participated in any training activity? Include any training activity, even if it lasted for only one hour. Please also include training activities that are still ongoing.

• Yes
• No
• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_Q08b - During the last 12 months, that is since MonthYear, in how many training activities have you participated? Include any training activity, even if it lasted for only one hour. Please also include training activities that are still ongoing.

• Number of training activities:
  (MIN: 1)
  (MAX: 99)
• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_Q09 - Have you participated in any training activity at ANY point in your life?

• Yes, within the last 5 years
• Yes, more than 5 years ago
• No
• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_I10 - I am now going to ask some questions about this training activity. / I am now going to ask some questions about the last training activity you participated in. If you are currently participating in a training activity, the following questions refer to this training activity.

B2_Q10 - What was the MAIN focus of this training activity? Please name only one.

• Computer or software skills
• Operating machinery or equipment
• Project management or organizational skills, e.g., time management
• Teamwork or leadership skills, e.g., conflict resolution
• Handling customers, clients, patients or students
• Communication and presentation skills
• Security, e.g., work safety or first aid
• Foreign language
• Reading and writing skills
• Skills involving numbers or calculations
• Sports
• Creative or musical skills, e.g., crafts
• Other focus
• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_Q11 - Was this training activity mainly job-related? "Job-related" can refer to your specific job, but also to improving career and employment chances in general.

• Yes
• No
• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_Q12 - Could you please specify your main reason for participating in this training activity?

• To improve my job or career opportunities
• To improve my knowledge or skills on a subject that interests me
• To better carry out my regular work tasks
• To better deal with new or changing work tasks
• To obtain or to renew a certificate
• I was obliged to participate.
• Other reason
• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_Q13a - How was this training activity organized?

• As in-person training, meaning an instructor conducted the training face-to-face
• As distance education, for example, an online course
• As a combination of in-person training and distance education
• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_Q13d - Did this training activity involve recurring sessions over several weeks or months, or did it take place on one day or several consecutive days?

• Recurring sessions over several weeks or months
• On one day or several consecutive days
• None of the above - there were no specified course times
• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_Q15 - When you participated in this training activity, what was your employment status?

• Full-time employed
• Part-time employed
• Self-employed or working for a family business
• Unemployed
• Other
• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_Q16a - Did this training activity take place in your normal work environment?

• Yes
• No
• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_Q16b - When did this training activity take place?

• Only during your paid working hours
• Mostly during your paid working hours
• Mostly outside your paid working hours
• Only outside your paid working hours
• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_Q16c - In this training activity, did you learn how to better carry out your work tasks by using computerized equipment or digitally supported processes?

• Yes
• No
• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_Q17 - How useful was this training activity for your job? Was it not useful at all, somewhat useful, moderately useful or very useful?

• Not useful at all
• Somewhat useful
• Moderately useful
• Very useful
• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_Q18 - Did you receive a certificate for participating in this training activity?

• Yes
• No
• Not applicable, I am still participating.
• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_Q20 - There can be different costs associated with participating in a training activity, for example, tuition fees, expenses for books or travel costs. Who paid for this training activity? Please name all that apply.

• You personally
• Your employer
• Public employment agency
• Other public sources (e.g., trade unions or associations)
• Other private sources (e.g., family members)
• Others
• There were no such costs
• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_Q21 - In total, how many hours did this training activity approximately last? Exclude time spent on homework or travel. For example, if you participated in a 10-week course consisting of 2 hours per week, please count this as 20 hours.

• Hours:
  (MIN: 1)
  (MAX: 999)
• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_Q22 - In the last 12 months, were there any training activities you wanted to participate in but did not?

• Yes
• No
• Don't know
• Refusal

B2_Q23 - Which of the following reasons prevented you from participating in these training activities? Please indicate the most important reason.

• I did not find any suitable training activity
• I had no time due to family responsibilities
• I had no time due to work-related reasons
• I did not have the prerequisites
• Lack of employer's support
• Training activity would have been too expensive
• Training activity took place at an inconvenient time or location
• Training activity was cancelled or postponed
• Something unexpected came up that prevented me from participating
• Other reason
• Don't know
• Refusal

Section C

C2_I01 - I would now like to ask some questions about your activities last week, that is, the 7 days ending last Sunday.

C2_Q01a - In the last week, did you do any PAID work for at least one hour, either as an employee or through self-employment?

• Yes
• No
• Don't know
• Refusal

C2_Q01b - Last week, were you away from a job or business that you plan to return to?

• Yes
• No
• Don't know
• Refusal

C2_Q01c - Last week, did you do any UNPAID work for at least one hour for a business that you own or a relative owns?

• Yes
• No
• Don't know
• Refusal

C2_Q02a - In the 4 weeks ending last Sunday, were you ACTIVELY looking for paid work at any time? For example, by contacting employers or agencies by placing or answering job ads. This activity could have been done online, in person, by telephone, etc.

• Yes
• No
• Don't know
• Refusal

C2_Q02b - In these 4 weeks, were you waiting to start a job for which you had already been hired?

• Yes
• No
• Don't know
• Refusal

C2_Q03 - In the last 4 weeks, for which of the following reasons did you not look for work?

• I was waiting for the results of an application for a job or was being assessed by a training agent
• I was a student
• I was looking after the family or home
• I was temporarily sick or injured
• I have a long-term illness or disability
• I did not believe any jobs were available
• I did not get around to looking yet
• I did not need employment
• I retired from paid work
• Other reason
• Don't know
• Refusal

C2_Q04 - How many months in total have you been looking for paid work?

• Months:
  (MIN: 0)
  (MAX: 99)
• Don't know
• Refusal

C2_Q05 - If a job had been available in the week ending last Sunday, would you have been able to start within 2 weeks?

• Yes
• No
• Don't know
• Refusal

C2_Q06 - In the last week, did you have one job or one business or was there more than one? Please only consider paid work.

• One job or business
• More than one job or business
• Don't know
• Refusal

C2_Q07CA - Please look at this card and tell me which ONE of the statements best describes your current situation. If more than one statement applies to you, please indicate the statement that best describes how you see yourself.

• Full-time employed (self-employed, employee)
• Part-time employed (self-employed, employee)
• Unemployed
• Pupil, student
• Apprentice, intern
• In retirement or early retirement
• Permanently disabled
• In compulsory community service
• Fulfilling domestic tasks or looking after children/family
• Other
• Don't know
• Refusal

C2_Q08a - In the last 5 years, have you ever been out of work for a continuous period of 3 months or longer? Do not include paid leave like parental leave or sick leave, or time during which you were studying full time.

• Yes
• No
• Don't know
• Refusal

C2_Q08b - In the last 5 years, what is the total amount of time you have been out of work?

• 3 to 6 months
• 7 to 11 months
• 1 to 2 years
• 3 to 5 years
• Don't know
• Refusal

C2_Q09a - Have you ever had paid work? Please include self-employment.

• Yes
• No
• Don't know
• Refusal

C2_Q09b - During the last 12 months, that is since MonthYear, did you have any paid work? Please include self-employment.

• Yes
• No
• Don't know
• Refusal

C2_Q09bCAX - Have you ever worked at a job or business in Canada?

• Yes
• No
• Don't know
• Refusal

C2_Q09c - When you stopped working in your last paid job, how old were you or what year was it?

• Age
  (MIN: 6)
  (MAX: 66)
• Don't know
• Refusal

• Year
  (MIN: 1961)
  (MAX: 2023)
• Don't know
• Refusal

C2_Q10 - In total, for approximately how many years have you had paid work? Only include those years where 6 months or more was spent in either full-time or part-time work.

• Approximate number of years:
  (MIN: 0)
  (MAX: 55)
• Don't know
• Refusal

C2_Q10CAX1 - In total, for approximately how many years have you had paid work in Canada? Only include those years where 6 months or more was spent in either full-time or part-time work.

• Years:
  (MIN: 0)
  MAX: 65)
• Don't know
• Refusal

C2_Q11 - In the last 12 months, that is since MonthYear, did you receive Employment Insurance benefits, disability benefits, social assistance and provincial supplements, income from other government sources, Canada Pension Plan, Quebec Pension Plan, Old Age Security, Guaranteed Income Supplement or Allowance for people aged 60 to 64?

• Yes
• No
• Don't know
• Refusal

C2_Q12 - In the last 5 years, for how many different firms or organizations did you work? Include your own business or businesses in the case of self-employment.

• Number of firms or organizations:
  (MIN: 1)
  (MAX: 90)
• Don't know
• Refusal

Section D

D2_I01a - The next questions are about the job or business where you worked THE MOST HOURS in the last week. If you had two jobs or businesses where you worked the same amount of time, choose the job or business where you earned most. We will refer to this as 'your current job' or 'your current business'. / The next questions are about the job or business where you worked during the last week. We will refer to this as 'your current job' or 'your current business'.

D2_Q01a - What is your job title? (Give full description or occupational title, e.g., office clerk, machine operator or computer programmer.)

• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_Q01b - What are your most important responsibilities? (Give full description, e.g., filing documents, drying vegetables or examining forests.)

• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_Q02aCAX - For whom do you work? (Give name of business, government department or agency, or person.)

• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_Q02a - What kind of business, industry or service is this? (Give full description, e.g., fish canning plant, automobile manufacturing plant or municipal government.)

• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_Q02b - What does this business or industry mainly make or do? Give a full description.

• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_Q03 - In which sector of the economy do you work? Is it ...

• The private sector (for example a company)
• The public sector (for example the local government or a public school)
• A non-profit organization (for example a charity, professional association or religious organization)
• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_Q04 - Are you working as an employee or are you self-employed?

• Employee
• Self-employed
• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_Q05a - At what age or in which year did you start working for your current employer?

• Age
  (MIN: 6)
  (MAX: 66)
• Don't know
• Refusal

• Year
  (MIN: 1961)
  (MAX: 2023)
• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_Q05a3 - And in which month was that?

• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October
• November
• December
• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_Q05b - At what age or in which year did you start working in your current business?

• Age
  (MIN: 6)
  (MAX: 66)
• Don't know
• Refusal

• Year
  (MIN: 1961)
  (MAX: 2023)
• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_Q05b3 - And in which month was that?

• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October
• November
• December
• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_Q06a - Since you started working for your current employer, have you moved to a different position?

• I now have a higher level position than when I started
• I now have a lower level position than when I started
• The level of my position has not changed since I started
• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_Q06b - Since you started working for your current employer, have your tasks and responsibilities changed in a substantial way?

• Yes
• No
• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_Q06c - Since you started working for your current employer, have you moved to a different unit or department?

• Yes
• No
• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_Q07a - How many people work for your employer at the place where you work? Would that be …

• 1 to 10 people
• 11 to 49 people
• 50 to 249 people
• 250 to 499 people
• 500 to 999 people
• 1,000 and more people
• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_Q07b - Over the last 12 months, has the number of people working at the place where you work ...

• Increased
• Decreased
• Stayed more or less the same
• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_Q07c - Is the place where you work part of a larger firm or organization?

• Yes
• No
• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_Q08a - Do you have employees working for you? Please include family members working paid or unpaid in the business.

• Yes
• No
• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_Q08b - How many people do you employ? Would that be …

• 1 to 10 people
• 11 to 49 people
• 50 to 249 people
• 250 to 499 people
• 500 to 999 people
• 1,000 and more people
• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_Q09a - Do you manage or supervise other employees?

• Yes
• No
• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_Q09b - How many employees do you supervise or manage directly or indirectly? Would that be …

• 1 to 5 people
• 6 to 10 people
• 11 to 24 people
• 25 to 99 people
• 100 or more people
• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_Q10CA - What kind of employment contract do you have?

• An indefinite contract (permanent)
• A fixed term contract, including seasonal contract
• A temporary contract (casual employment)
• A freelance, contractor and/or consultant contract
• An apprenticeship contract or other training scheme
• No contract
• Other - specify
• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_S10 - Could you please specify what kind of contract you have?

• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_Q11 - How many hours do you usually work per week in this job? Include any usual paid or unpaid overtime, but exclude lunch breaks or other breaks.

• Hours per week:
  (MIN: 1)
  (MAX: 125)
• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_Q12aCA - Still talking about your current job: If applying today, what would be the usual level of education, if any, that someone would need to GET this type of job?

• No formal education or below grade 6
• Grade 6
• Less than high school diploma
• High school diploma or equivalency certificate
• DEP/DVS, offered in Quebec
• Certificate of Apprenticeship, Certificate of Qualification (Journeyperson's designation), or other trades certificate or diploma
• CEGEP certificate or diploma - A pre-university college diploma
• CEGEP certificate or diploma - A technical or career college diploma
• CEGEP certificate or diploma - An Attestation of Collegial Studies (A.C.S.)
• Non-university certificate or diploma from a college, school of nursing, technical institute, from a program of less than 2 years
• Non-university certificate or diploma from a college, school of nursing, technical institute, from a program of 2 years or more
• University certificate or diploma below the bachelor's degree
• Bachelor's degree (e.g., B.A., B.A. (Hons.), B.Sc., B.Ed.)
• University certificate or diploma above the bachelor's degree
• First professional degree (degree in law (LL.B.), medicine (M.D.), dentistry (D.D.S., D.M.D), veterinary medicine (D.V.M.), optometry (O.D.), divinity)
• Master's degree (e.g., M.A., M.Sc., M.Ed., M.B.A., Post-Master's certificate)
• Earned doctorate (e.g., Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Ed.)
• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_Q12d - Supposing that someone with a sufficient level of education was applying today, how much related work experience would they need to GET this type of job?

• None
• Less than 1 month
• 1 to 6 months
• 7 to 11 months
• 1 or 2 years
• 3 years or more
• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_Q13 - All things considered, how satisfied are you with your current work? Would you say you are …

• Extremely satisfied
• Satisfied
• Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
• Dissatisfied
• Extremely dissatisfied
• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_Q14a - What is the easiest way to report your usual gross wage or salary for your current job? Would it be …

• Per hour
• Per day
• Per week
• Per two weeks
• Per month
• Per year
• Piece rate
• I get no salary or wage at all
• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_S14a - Could you please specify how many hours on average it takes to produce one piece?

• Hours:
  (MIN: 0)
  (MAX: 9999)
• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_Q14b - What is your usual gross pay per hour? Please give as good an approximation as you can. By gross, we mean before deductions for tax, social assistance contributions, and the like. Please include any regular overtime pay, regular bonuses, tips and commissions. Don't include annual bonuses such as 13th month or holiday pay. / What is your usual gross pay per day? Please give as good an approximation as you can. By gross, we mean before deductions for tax, social assistance contributions, and the like. Please include any regular overtime pay, regular bonuses, tips and commissions. Don't include annual bonuses such as 13th month or holiday pay. / What is your usual gross pay per week? Please give as good an approximation as you can. By gross, we mean before deductions for tax, social assistance contributions, and the like. Please include any regular overtime pay, regular bonuses, tips and commissions. Don't include annual bonuses such as 13th month or holiday pay. / What is your usual gross pay per two weeks? Please give as good an approximation as you can. By gross, we mean before deductions for tax, social assistance contributions, and the like. Please include any regular overtime pay, regular bonuses, tips and commissions. Don't include annual bonuses such as 13th month or holiday pay. / What is your usual gross pay per month? Please give as good an approximation as you can. By gross, we mean before deductions for tax, social assistance contributions, and the like. Please include any regular overtime pay, regular bonuses, tips and commissions. Don't include annual bonuses such as 13th month or holiday pay. / What is your usual gross pay per year? Please give as good an approximation as you can. By gross, we mean before deductions for tax, social assistance contributions, and the like. Please include any regular overtime pay, regular bonuses, tips and commissions. Don't include annual bonuses such as 13th month or holiday pay. / What is your usual gross pay per piece? Please give as good an approximation as you can. By gross, we mean before deductions for tax, social assistance contributions, and the like. Please include any regular overtime pay, regular bonuses, tips and commissions. Don't include annual bonuses such as 13th month or holiday pay. / What is your usual gross pay? Please give as good an approximation as you can. By gross, we mean before deductions for tax, social assistance contributions, and the like. Please include any regular overtime pay, regular bonuses, tips and commissions. Don't include annual bonuses such as 13th month or holiday pay.

• Approximate amount of Canadian Dollars:
  (MIN: 0)
  (MAX: 50000000)
• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_Q14c - Would you be prepared to answer this question if we ask it in broad categories?

• Yes
• No
• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_Q14d1 - How much would you estimate your usual gross pay per hour is?

• Less than $14
• $14 to less than $17
• $17 to less than $25
• $25 to less than $35
• $35 to less than $45
• $45 or more
• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_Q14d2 - How much would you estimate your usual gross pay per day is?

• Less than $110
• $110 to less than $135
• $135 to less than $200
• $200 to less than $275
• $275 to less than $350
• $350 or more
• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_Q14d3 - How much would you estimate your usual gross pay per week is?

• Less than $300
• $300 to less than $600
• $600 to less than $900
• $900 to less than $1,350
• $1,350 to less than $1,800
• $1,800 or more
• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_Q14d4 - How much would you estimate your usual gross pay per two weeks is?

• Less than $600
• $600 to less than $1,200
• $1,200 to less than $1,800
• $1,800 to less than $2,700
• $2,700 to less than $3,600
• $3,600 or more
• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_Q14d5 - How much would you estimate your usual gross pay per month is?

• Less than $1,400
• $1,400 to less than $2,500
• $2,500 to less than $3,800
• $3,800 to less than $5,800
• $5,800 to less than $7,800
• $7,800 or more
• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_Q14d6 - How much would you estimate your usual gross pay per year is?

• Less than $5,000
• $5,000 to less than $16,000
• $16,000 to less than $38,000
• $38,000 to less than $65,000
• $65,000 to less than $97,000
• $97,000 or more
• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_Q15a - In addition to your usual pay, do you receive any other payments related to this job, such as annual bonuses, e.g. a 13th month or holiday pay?

• Yes
• No
• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_Q15b - In total, how much were these additional payments last year? Please think in terms of gross payments.

• Approximate amount of Canadian Dollars:
  (MIN: 1)
  (MAX: 1000000)
• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_Q15c - Would you be prepared to answer this question if we ask it in broad categories?

• Yes
• No
• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_Q15d - How much would you estimate these additional payments were last year? Please think in terms of gross payments. Were they …

• Less than $1,900
• $1,900 to less than $3,800
• $3,800 or more
• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_Q16a - What were your total earnings last month from your current business after deducting all business expenses, but before deducting income taxes, social assistance contributions, and the like? / What were your total earnings last year from your current business after deducting all business expenses, but before deducting income taxes, social assistance contributions, and the like?

• Approximate amount of Canadian Dollars:
  (MIN: 0)
  (MAX: 25000000)
• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_Q16b - Would you be prepared to answer this question if we ask it in broad categories?

• Yes
• No
• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_Q16c1 - How much would you estimate your earnings last month were?

• Less than $1,400
• $1,400 to less than $2,500
• $2,500 to less than $3,800
• $3,800 to less than $5,800
• $5,800 to less than $7,800
• $7,800 or more
• Don't know
• Refusal

D2_Q16c2 - How much would you estimate your earnings last year were?

• Less than $5,000
• $5,000 to less than $16,000
• $16,000 to less than $38,000
• $38,000 to less than $65,000
• $65,000 to less than $97,000
• $97,000 or more
• Don't know
• Refusal

Section E

E2_I01a - The next questions are about the last job or business you had. This is the job or business you had in the last 12 months. / The next questions are about the last job or business you had. This is the job or business you had before you last stopped working. / The next questions are about the last job or business you had. This is the job or business you had in C2_Q09c2.

E2_Q01a - What was your job title? (Give full description or occupational title, e.g., office clerk, machine operator or computer programmer.)

• Don't know
• Refusal

E2_Q01b - What were your most important responsibilities? (Give full description, e.g., filing documents, drying vegetables or examining forests.)

• Don't know
• Refusal

E2_Q02aCAX - For whom did you work? (Give name of business, government department or agency, or person.)

• Don't know
• Refusal

E2_Q02a - What kind of business, industry or service was this? (Give full description, e.g. fish canning plant, automobile manufacturing plant or municipal government.)

• Don't know
• Refusal

E2_Q02b - What did this business or industry mainly make or do? Give a full description.

• Don't know
• Refusal

E2_Q03 - In which sector of the economy did you work? Was it …

• The private sector (for example a company)
• The public sector (for example the local government or a public school)
• A non-profit organization (for example a charity, professional association or religious organization)
• Don't know
• Refusal

E2_Q04 - In this job, were you working as an employee or were you self-employed?

• Employee
• Self-employed
• Don't know
• Refusal

E2_Q05a - Still talking about your last job: At what age or in which year did you start working for your former employer?

• Age
  (MIN: 6)
  (MAX: 66)
• Don't know
• Refusal

• Year
  (MIN: 1961)
  (MAX: 2023)
• Don't know
• Refusal

E2_Q05b - Still talking about your last business: At what age or in which year did you start working in your former business?

• Age
  (MIN: 6)
  (MAX: 66)
• Don't know
• Refusal

• Year
  (MIN: 1961)
  (MAX: 2023)
• Don't know
• Refusal

E2_Q06 - How many people worked for your employer at the place where you worked? Would that be …

• 1 to 10 people
• 11 to 49 people
• 50 to 249 people
• 250 to 499 people
• 500 to 999 people
• 1,000 and more people
• Don't know
• Refusal

E2_Q07a - Did you have employees working for you? Please include family members who worked paid or unpaid in the business.

• Yes
• No
• Don't know
• Refusal

E2_Q07b - How many people did you employ at the place where you worked? Would that be …

• 1 to 10 people
• 11 to 49 people
• 50 to 249 people
• 250 to 499 people
• 500 to 999 people
• 1,000 and more people
• Don't know
• Refusal

E2_Q08CA - What kind of employment contract did you have?

• An indefinite contract (permanent)
• A fixed term contract, including seasonal contract
• A temporary contract (casual employment)
• A freelance, contractor and/or consultant contract
• An apprenticeship contract or other training scheme
• No contract
• Other - specify
• Don't know
• Refusal

E2_S08 - Could you please specify what kind of contract you had?

• Don't know
• Refusal

E2_Q09 - How many hours did you usually work per week in this job? Include any usual paid or unpaid overtime, but exclude lunch breaks or other breaks.

• Hours per week:
  (MIN: 1)
  (MAX: 125)
• Don't know
• Refusal

E2_Q10aCA - Still talking about your last job: If applying today, what would be the usual level of education, if any, that someone would need to GET this type of job?

• No formal education or below grade 6
• Grade 6
• Less than high school diploma
• High school diploma or equivalency certificate
• DEP/DVS, offered in Quebec
• Certificate of Apprenticeship, Certificate of Qualification (Journeyperson's designation), or other trades certificate or diploma
• CEGEP certificate or diploma - A pre-university college diploma
• CEGEP certificate or diploma - A technical or career college diploma
• CEGEP certificate or diploma - An Attestation of Collegial Studies (A.C.S.)
• Non-university certificate or diploma from a college, school of nursing, technical institute, from a program of less than 2 years
• Non-university certificate or diploma from a college, school of nursing, technical institute, from a program of 2 years or more
• University certificate or diploma below the bachelor's degree
• Bachelor's degree (e.g., B.A., B.A. (Hons.), B.Sc., B.Ed.)
• University certificate or diploma above the bachelor's degree
• First professional degree (degree in law (LL.B.), medicine (M.D.), dentistry (D.D.S., D.M.D), veterinary medicine (D.V.M.), optometry (O.D.), divinity)
• Master's degree (e.g., M.A., M.Sc., M.Ed., M.B.A., Post-Master's certificate)
• Earned doctorate (e.g., Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Ed.)
• Don't know
• Refusal

E2_Q10d - Supposing that someone with a sufficient level of education was applying today, how much related work experience would they need to GET this type of job?

• None
• Less than 1 month
• 1 to 6 months
• 7 to 11 months
• 1 or 2 years
• 3 years or more
• Don't know
• Refusal

E2_Q11a - In your last job did you stop working voluntarily or involuntarily?

• Voluntarily
• Involuntarily
• Don't know
• Refusal

E2_Q11b - Could you tell me the main reason you stopped working in your last job?

• It was a temporary job that came to an end
• The job did not match my skills
• Reorganization, mass lay-offs or plant closure
• Health reasons
• Family reasons
• Study reasons
• Early retirement/retirement
• Other reason
• Don't know
• Refusal

Section F

F2_I01 - The following questions are about reading activities that you undertake as part of your current job. Please only report reading that is part of your current job, not reading you do in your non-work time. Include all forms of reading, including any reading you might do on computer screens, tablets or other electronic displays. / The following questions are about reading activities that you undertook as part of your last job. Please only report reading that was part of your last job, not reading you did in your non-work time. Include all forms of reading, including any reading you did on computer screens, tablets or other electronic displays.

F2_Q01 - In your current job, how often do you usually … / In your last job, how often did you usually …
read directions or instructions?
read letters, memos or emails?
read articles in newspapers, magazines or newsletters?
read books, scholarly publications or articles in professional journals?
read manuals or reference materials?
read bills, invoices, bank statements or other financial statements?

• Never
• Less than once a month
• Less than once a week but at least once a month
• At least once a week but not every day
• Every day
• Don't know
• Refusal

F2_I02 - The following questions are about writing activities that you undertake as part of your current job. Include any writing you might do on computers, tablets or other electronic devices. / The following questions are about writing activities that you undertook as part of your last job. Include any writing you did on computers, tablets or other electronic devices.

F2_Q02 - In your current job, how often do you usually … / In your last job, how often did you usually …

write letters, memos or emails?
write reports or articles?
fill in forms?

• Never
• Less than once a month
• Less than once a week but at least once a month
• At least once a week but not every day
• Every day
• Don't know
• Refusal

F2_I03 - The following questions are about activities that you undertake as part of your current job and that involve numbers, quantities, numerical information, statistics or mathematics. / The following questions are about activities that you undertook as part of your last job and that involved numbers, quantities, numerical information, statistics or mathematics.

F2_Q03 - In your current job, how often do you usually … / In your last job, how often did you usually …

make calculations, such as calculating prices, costs or quantities?
use maps, plans or GPS for finding directions and locations?
take measurements, such as lengths, weights, temperatures, dosages, areas or volumes?
read and prepare charts, graphs or tables?
use advanced mathematics or statistics?
Examples of advanced mathematics or statistics include calculus, complex algebra, trigonometry or use of regression techniques.

• Never
• Less than once a month
• Less than once a week but at least once a month
• At least once a week but not every day
• Every day
• Don't know
• Refusal

F2_Q04 - Do you use a computer in your current job? This includes smartphones, tablets and other hand-held electronic devices that are used to connect to the Internet, check emails, etc. / Did you use a computer in your last job? This includes smartphones, tablets and other hand-held electronic devices that are used to connect to the Internet, check emails, etc.

• Yes
• No
• Don't know
• Refusal

F2_I05 - The following questions are about the use of a computer or digital device such as a tablet or smartphone as part of your current job. They do not refer to the use of computers or digital devices in any jobs you may have held prior to your current job. / The following questions are about the use of a computer or digital device such as a tablet or smartphone as part of your last job. They do not refer to the use of computers or digital devices in any jobs you may have held prior to your last job.

F2_Q05 - In your current job, how often do you usually use a computer or digital device such as a tablet or smartphone for the following purposes? / In your last job, how often did you usually use a computer or digital device such as a tablet or smartphone for the following purposes?

To communicate with others (e.g., via email, social networking sites or Internet calls). Exclude normal phone calls using a mobile phone.
To access information (e.g., to use a search engine, find information or read documents).
To create or edit electronic documents, spreadsheets or presentations (e.g., using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or similar software).
To use specialized software (e.g., for computer-aided design, the processing or analysis of data, sound and images, or quality control).
To use a programming language to program software (e.g., applications) or websites.

• Never
• Less than once a month
• Less than once a week but at least once a month
• At least once a week but not every day
• Every day
• Don't know
• Refusal

Section G

G2_I01 - Until now we talked about your activities at work. I would now like to talk about your reading activities outside work. Include all forms of reading, including any reading you might do on computer screens, tablets or other electronic displays. / Until now we talked about your activities at work. I would now like to talk about your reading activities outside work, including any reading you do as part of your studies. Include all forms of reading, including any reading you might do on computer screens, tablets or other electronic displays. / Until now we talked about your activities in your last job. I would now like to talk about your reading activities in everyday life. Exclude any reading you did as part of your last job. Include all forms of reading, including any reading you might do on computer screens, tablets or other electronic displays. / Until now we talked about your activities in your last job. I would now like to talk about your reading activities in everyday life including any reading you do as part of your studies. Exclude any reading you did as part of your last job. Include all forms of reading, including any reading you might do on computer screens, tablets or other electronic displays. / I would now like to talk about your reading activities in everyday life, including any reading you do as part of your studies. Include all forms of reading, including any reading you might do on computer screens, tablets or other electronic displays. / I would now like to talk about your reading activities in everyday life. Include all forms of reading, including any reading you might do on computer screens, tablets or other electronic displays.

G2_Q01 - Outside your work, how often do you usually ... / In everyday life, how often do you usually ...

read directions or instructions?
read letters, memos or emails?
read articles in newspapers, magazines or newsletters?
read books, fiction or non-fiction?
read manuals or reference materials?
read bills, invoices, bank statements or other financial statements?

• Never
• Less than once a month
• Less than once a week but at least once a month
• At least once a week but not every day
• Every day
• Don't know
• Refusal

G2_I02 - The following questions are about your writing activities outside work. Include any writing you might do on computers, tablets or other electronic devices. / The following questions are about your writing activities outside work, including any writing you do as part of your studies. Include any writing you might do on computers, tablets or other electronic devices. / The following questions are about your writing activities in everyday life. Exclude any writing you did as part of your last job. Include any writing you might do on computers, tablets or other electronic devices. / The following questions are about your writing activities that you do in everyday life, including any writing you do as part of your studies. Exclude any writing you did as part of your last job. Include any writing you might do on computers, tablets or other electronic devices. / The following questions are about your writing activities that you do in everyday life, including any writing you do as part of your studies. Include any writing you might do on computers, tablets or other electronic devices. / The following questions are about your writing activities in everyday life. Include any writing you might do on computers, tablets or other electronic devices.

G2_Q02 - Outside your work, how often do you usually ... / In everyday life, how often do you usually ...

write letters, memos or emails?
write reports or articles?
fill in forms?

• Never
• Less than once a month
• Less than once a week but at least once a month
• At least once a week but not every day
• Every day
• Don't know
• Refusal

G2_I03 - The following questions are about activities that you undertake outside work that involve numbers, quantities, numerical information, statistics or mathematics. / The following questions are about activities that you undertake outside work that involve numbers, quantities, numerical information, statistics or mathematics, including any such activities you undertake as part of your studies. / The following questions are about activities that you undertake in everyday life that involve numbers, quantities, numerical information, statistics or mathematics. Exclude any such activities you undertook as part of your last job. / The following questions are about activities that you undertake in everyday life that involve numbers, quantities, numerical information, statistics or mathematics. Exclude any such activities you undertook as part of your last job, but include any such activities you undertake as part of your studies. / The following questions are about activities that you undertake in everyday life that involve numbers, quantities, numerical information, statistics or mathematics. Include any such activities you undertake as part of your studies. / The following questions are about activities that you undertake in everyday life that involve numbers, quantities, numerical information, statistics or mathematics.

G2_Q03 - Outside your work, how often do you usually ... / In everyday life, how often do you usually ...

make calculations, such as calculating prices, costs or quantities?
use information to make financial decisions (e.g., household budgets, insurance or loans)?
take measurements (e.g., when you cook, garden, make clothes or make repairs)?
read and prepare charts, graphs or tables?
use mathematics, such as formulas or mathematical rules?

• Never
• Less than once a month
• Less than once a week but at least once a month
• At least once a week but not every day
• Every day
• Don't know
• Refusal

G2_Q04 - Have you ever used a smartphone, tablet, laptop or desktop computer?

• Yes
• No
• Don't know
• Refusal

G2_Q05 - In everyday life, how often do you usually use the following digital devices outside work? / In everyday life, how often do you usually use the following digital devices outside work, including any digital devices you use as part of your studies? / In everyday life, how often do you usually use the following digital devices, excluding any use you undertook as part of your last job? / In everyday life, how often do you usually use the following digital devices, excluding any use you undertook as part of your last job, but including any such activities you undertake as part of your studies? / In everyday life, how often do you usually use the following digital devices, including any digital devices you use as part of your studies? / In everyday life, how often do you usually use the following digital devices?

A smartphone
A tablet
A laptop or desktop computer

• Never
• Less than once a month
• Less than once a week but at least once a month
• At least once a week but not every day
• Every day
• Don't know
• Refusal

G2_I06 - The following questions are about the use of a computer or digital device such as a tablet or smartphone outside work. This could be at home or in other places that offer Internet services, like Internet cafes or libraries. / The following questions are about the use of a computer or digital device such as a tablet or smartphone outside work, including any such activities you undertake as part of your studies. This could be at home or in other places that offer Internet services, like Internet cafes or libraries. / The following questions are about the use of a computer or digital device such as a tablet or smartphone in everyday life. Exclude any such activities you undertook as part of your last job. This could be at home or in other places that offer Internet services, like Internet cafes or libraries. / The following questions are about the use of a computer or digital device such as a tablet or smartphone in everyday life. Exclude any such activities you undertook as part of your last job, but include any such activities you undertake as part of your studies. This could be at home or in other places that offer Internet services, like Internet cafes or libraries. / The following questions are about the use of a computer or digital device such as a tablet or smartphone in everyday life, including any such activities you undertake as part of your studies. This could be at home or in other places that offer Internet services, like Internet cafes or libraries. / The following questions are about the use of a computer or digital device such as a tablet or smartphone. This could be at home or in other places that offer Internet services, like Internet cafes or libraries.

G2_Q06 - Outside work, how often do you usually use a computer or digital device such as a tablet or smartphone for the following purposes? / In your everyday life, how often do you usually use a computer or digital device such as a tablet or smartphone for the following purposes?

To communicate with others (e.g., via email, social networking sites or Internet calls). Exclude normal phone calls using a mobile phone.

To access information (e.g., to use a search engine, find information or read documents).
For entertainment or leisure (e.g., to play video games, listen to music, or watch or edit videos or photos).
For online banking or e-commerce (e.g., to buy or sell goods or services).
To manage your personal life (e.g., to track your health information, manage your household budget or navigate via GPS).

• Never
• Less than once a month
• Less than once a week but at least once a month
• At least once a week but not every day
• Every day
• Don't know
• Refusal

Section H

H2_I01 - I am now going to ask you about activities in your current job. / I am now going to ask you about activities in your last job.

H2_Q01 - In your current job, what proportion of your time do you usually spend cooperating or collaborating with co-workers? / In your last job, what proportion of your time did you usually spend cooperating or collaborating with co-workers?

• None of the time
• Up to a quarter of the time
• Up to half of the time
• More than half of the time
• All the time
• Don't know
• Refusal

H2_Q03 - How often does your current job usually involve … / How often did your last job usually involve …

sharing work-related information with co-workers?
instructing, training or teaching people individually or in groups?
making speeches or giving presentations in front of five or more people?
dealing directly with people who are not employees at your workplace, such as customers, passengers, students or patients?

• Never
• Less than once a month
• Less than once a week but at least once a month
• At least once a week but not every day
• Every day
• Don't know
• Refusal

H2_Q04 - How often does your current job usually involve … / How often did your last job usually involve …

planning your own activities?
organizing your own time?

• Never
• Less than once a month
• Less than once a week but at least once a month
• At least once a week but not every day
• Every day
• Don't know
• Refusal

H2_Q05 - How often does your current job usually involve … / How often did your last job usually involve …

persuading or influencing people?
negotiating with people either inside or outside your firm or organization?

• Never
• Less than once a month
• Less than once a week but at least once a month
• At least once a week but not every day
• Every day
• Don't know
• Refusal

H2_Q06a - The next question is about "problem solving" tasks you do in your current job. Think of "problem solving" as what happens when you are faced with a new or difficult situation which requires you to think for a while about what to do next. How often are you usually faced with relatively simple problems that take no more than 5 minutes to find a good solution? / The next question is about "problem solving" tasks you did in your last job. Think of "problem solving" as what happens when you are faced with a new or difficult situation which requires you to think for a while about what to do next. How often were you usually faced with relatively simple problems that took no more than 5 minutes to find a good solution?

• Never
• Less than once a month
• Less than once a week but at least once a month
• At least once a week but not every day
• Every day
• Don't know
• Refusal

H2_Q06b - And how often are you usually confronted with more complex problems that take at least 30 minutes to find a good solution? The 30 minutes only refers to the time needed to THINK of a solution, not the time needed to carry it out. / And how often were you usually confronted with more complex problems that took at least 30 minutes to find a good solution? The 30 minutes only refers to the time needed to THINK of a solution, not the time needed to carry it out.

• Never
• Less than once a month
• Less than once a week but at least once a month
• At least once a week but not every day
• Every day
• Don't know
• Refusal

H2_Q07 - How often does your current job usually involve … / How often did your last job usually involve …

working physically for a long period?
using your hands or fingers for precision work?

• Never
• Less than once a month
• Less than once a week but at least once a month
• At least once a week but not every day
• Every day
• Don't know
• Refusal

H2_I08 - The next few questions are about the amount of flexibility you have in deciding how you do your current job. / The next few questions are about the amount of flexibility you had in deciding how you did your last job.

H2_Q08 - To what extent can you choose or change ... / To what extent could you choose or change ...

the sequence of your tasks?
how you do your work?
the speed or rate at which you work?
your working hours?

• Not at all
• Very little
• To some extent
• To a high extent
• To a very high extent
• Don't know
• Refusal

H2_Q09a - How often does your current job involve learning new things? / How often did your last job involve learning new things?

• Never
• Less than once a month
• Less than once a week but at least once a month
• At least once a week but not every day
• Every day
• Don't know
• Refusal

H2_Q09b - How often does your current job involve learning-by-doing from the tasks you perform? / How often did your last job involve learning-by-doing from the tasks you performed?

• Never
• Less than once a month
• Less than once a week but at least once a month
• At least once a week but not every day
• Every day
• Don't know
• Refusal

H2_Q09c - How often does your current job involve keeping up to date with new products or services? / How often did your last job involve keeping up to date with new products or services?

• Never
• Less than once a month
• Less than once a week but at least once a month
• At least once a week but not every day
• Every day
• Don't know
• Refusal

H2_Q12 - How often does your current job usually involve working with tight deadlines or at very high speed? / How often did your last job usually involve working with tight deadlines or at very high speed?

• None of the time
• Up to a quarter of the time
• Up to half of the time
• More than half of the time
• All the time
• Don't know
• Refusal

H2_Q17 - Does your current job involve short, repetitive tasks of less than 1 minute? / Did your last job involve short, repetitive tasks of less than 1 minute?

• Yes
• No
• Don't know
• Refusal

H2_Q18a - In the last three years, has your working environment significantly changed in any of the following areas? / Since you started your current job, has your working environment significantly changed in any of the following areas?

• Machinery
• Information and communications technologies
• Working methods and practices
• Outsourcing and relocation practices
• Products or services
• The amount of contact you have with clients or customers
• None of the above changes
• Don't know
• Refusal

H2_Q18b - Were any of these changes supported by training activities paid for by your employer?

• I received training for all of the changes
• I received training for some of the changes
• I did not receive any training
• Don't know
• Refusal

H2_Q19a - Overall, which of the following statements best describes your skills in relation to what is required to do your job?

• My skills are higher than what is required by my job
• My skills match what is required by my job
• Some of my skills are lower than what is required by my job and need to be further developed
• Don't know
• Refusal

H2_Q19b - Which skills were you thinking of when you answered this question? Please name all that apply.

• Computer or software skills
• Skills in operating machinery/equipment
• Project management or organizational skills
• Teamwork or leadership skills
• Skills in handling customers/clients, patients or students
• Communication and presentation skills
• Foreign language skills
• Reading and writing skills
• Skills involving numbers or calculations
• Other skills
• Don't know
• Refusal

Section I

I2_Q01a - I am now going to ask you some more general questions.

How much would you say the political system in Canada allows people like you to have a say in what the government does? Please answer using this card, where 0 means "Not at all" and 10 means "Completely".

• (0) Not at all
• (1)
• (2)
• (3)
• (4)
• (5)
• (6)
• (7)
• (8)
• (9)
• (10) Completely
• Don't know
• Refusal

I2_Q01b - Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted, or that you can't be too careful in dealing with people? Please answer using this card, where 0 means "You can't be too careful" and 10 means "Most people can be trusted".

• (0) You can't be too careful
• (1)
• (2)
• (3)
• (4)
• (5)
• (6)
• (7)
• (8)
• (9)
• (10) Most people can be trusted
• Don't know
• Refusal

I2_Q02 - In the last 12 months, how often, if at all, did you do voluntary work, including unpaid work for a charity, political party, trade union or other non-profit organization?

• Never
• Less than once a month
• Less than once a week but at least once a month
• At least once a week but not every day
• Every day
• Don't know
• Refusal