Why are we conducting this survey?

This survey is conducted by Statistics Canada in order to collect the necessary information to support the Integrated Business Statistics Program (IBSP). This program combines various survey and administrative data to develop comprehensive measures of the Canadian economy.

The statistical information from the IBSP serves many purposes, including:

calculating each province and territory's fair share of federal-provincial transfer payments for health, education and social programs
establishing government programs to assist businesses
assisting the business community in negotiating contracts and collective agreements
supporting the government in making informed decisions about fiscal, monetary and foreign exchange policies
indexing social benefit programs and determining tax brackets
enabling academics and economists to analyze the economic performance of Canadian industries and to better understand rapidly evolving business environments.

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

Your participation in this survey is required under the authority of the Statistics Act.

Other important information

Authorization to collect this information

Data are collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19.

Confidentiality

By law, Statistics Canada is prohibited from releasing any information it collects that could identify any person, business, or organization, unless consent has been given by the respondent, or as permitted by the Statistics Act. Statistics Canada will use the information from this survey for statistical purposes only.

Record linkages

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

Data-sharing agreements

To reduce respondent burden, Statistics Canada has entered into data-sharing agreements with provincial and territorial statistical agencies and other government organizations, which have agreed to keep the data confidential and use them only for statistical purposes. Statistics Canada will only share data from this survey with those organizations that have demonstrated a requirement to use the data.

Section 11 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with provincial and territorial statistical agencies that meet certain conditions. These agencies must have the legislative authority to collect the same information, on a mandatory basis, and the legislation must provide substantially the same provisions for confidentiality and penalties for disclosure of confidential information as the Statistics Act. Because these agencies have the legal authority to compel businesses to provide the same information, consent is not requested and businesses may not object to the sharing of the data.

For this survey, there are Section 11 agreements with the provincial and territorial statistical agencies of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Québec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and the Yukon. The shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.

Section 12 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with federal, provincial or territorial government organizations.

Under Section 12, you may refuse to share your information with any of these organizations by writing a letter of objection to the Chief Statistician, specifying the organizations with which you do not want Statistics Canada to share your data and mailing it to the following address:

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

You may also contact us by email at statcan.esd-helpdesk-dse-bureaudedepannage.statcan@canada.ca or by fax at 613-951-6583.

For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

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

Business or organization and contact information

1. Verify or provide the business or organization's legal and operating name and correct where needed.

Note: Legal name modifications should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.

Legal Name

The legal name is one recognized by law, thus it is the name liable for pursuit or for debts incurred by the business or organization. In the case of a corporation, it is the legal name as fixed by its charter or the statute by which the corporation was created.

Modifications to the legal name should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.

To indicate a legal name of another legal entity you should instead indicate it in question 3 by selecting 'Not currently operational' and then choosing the applicable reason and providing the legal name of this other entity along with any other requested information.

Operating Name

The operating name is a name the business or organization is commonly known as if different from its legal name. The operating name is synonymous with trade name.

Legal name

Operating name (if applicable)

2. Verify or provide the contact information of the designated business or organization contact person for this questionnaire and correct where needed.

Note: The designated contact person is the person who should receive this questionnaire. The designated contact person may not always be the one who actually completes the questionnaire.

First name
Last name
Title
Preferred language of communication
- English
- French
Mailing address (number and street)
City
Province, territory or state
Postal code or ZIP code
Country
- Canada
- United States
Email address
Telephone number (including area code)
Extension number (if applicable)
The maximum number of characters is 10.
Fax number (including area code)

3. Verify or provide the current operational status of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.

Operational
Not currently operational
Why is this business or organization not currently operational?
- Seasonal operations
  - When did this business or organization close for the season?
    - Date
  - When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
    - Date
- 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.

Please note that any modifications to the main activity through your response to this question might not necessarily be reflected prior to the transmitting of subsequent questionnaires and as a result they may not contain this updated information.

The following is the detailed description including any applicable examples or exclusions for the classification currently associated with this business or organization.

Description and examples

This is the current main activity
This is not the current main activity
Provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's main activity
e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development

Main activity

5. You indicated that is not the current main activity. Was this business or organization's main activity ever classified as: ?

Yes
When did the main activity change?
Date:
No

6. Search and select the industry classification code that best corresponds to this business or organization's main activity.

Select this business or organization's activity sector (optional)

Farming or logging operation
Construction company or general contractor
Manufacturer
Wholesaler
Retailer
Provider of passenger or freight transportation
Provider of investment, savings or insurance products
Real estate agency, real estate brokerage or leasing company
Provider of professional, scientific or technical services
Provider of health care or social services
Restaurant, bar, hotel, motel or other lodging establishment
Other sector

7. You have indicated that the current main activity of this business or organization is: Main activity. Are there any other activities that contribute significantly (at least 10%) to this business or organization's revenue?

Yes, there are other activities
Provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's secondary activity
e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development
No, that is the only significant activity

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

When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimates.

Revenue generated by each of the following activities
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	Percentage of revenue
Main activity
Secondary activity
All other activities
Total percentage

Reporting period information

1. What are the start and end dates of this business's or organization's most recently completed fiscal year?

For this survey, the end date should fall between April 1, 2021 and March 31, 2022.

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

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

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

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

2. What is the reason the reporting period does not cover a full year?

Select all that apply.

Seasonal operations
New business
Change of ownership
Temporarily inactive
Change of fiscal year
Ceased operations
Other
- Specify reason the reporting period does not cover a full year:

Additional reporting instructions

1. Throughout this questionnaire, please report financial information in thousands of Canadian dollars.

For example, an amount of $763,880.25 should be reported as:

CAN$ '000 : $764,000

I will report in the format above

Revenue

1. For the reporting period YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what was this business's revenue from each of the following sources?

Notes:

a detailed breakdown may be requested in other sections
these questions are asked of many different industries. Some questions may not apply to this business

Report dollar amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Revenue

a. Sales of goods and services ( e.g., fees, commissions, services revenue)

Report net of returns and allowances.

Sales of goods and services are defined as amounts derived from the sale of goods and services (cash or credit), falling within a business's ordinary activities. Sales should be reported net of trade discount, value added tax and other taxes based on sales.

Include:

sales from Canadian locations (domestic and export sales)
transfers to other business units or a head office of your firm.

Exclude:

transfers into inventory and consignment sales
federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes and excise duties and taxes
intercompany sales in consolidated financial statements.

b. Rental and leasing

Include rental or leasing of apartments, commercial buildings, land, office space, residential housing, investments in co-tenancies and co-ownerships, hotel or motel rooms, long and short term vehicle leasing, machinery or equipment, storage lockers, etc.

c. Commissions

Include commissions earned on the sale of products or services by businesses such as advertising agencies, brokers, insurance agents, lottery ticket sales, sales representatives and travel agencies - compensation could also be reported under this item (for example, compensation for collecting sales tax).

d. Subsidies (including grants, donations, fundraising and sponsorships)

Include:

non-repayable grants, contributions and subsidies from all levels of government
revenue from private sector (corporate and individual) sponsorships, donations and fundraising.

e. Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees

A royalty is defined as a payment received by the holder of a copyright, trademark or patent.

Include revenue received from the sale or use of all intellectual property rights of copyrighted materials such as musical, literary, artistic or dramatic works, sound recordings or the broadcasting of communication signals.

f. Dividends

Include:

dividend income
dividends from Canadian sources
dividends from foreign sources
patronage dividends.

Exclude equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates.

g. Interest

Include:

investment revenue
interest from foreign sources
interest from Canadian bonds and debentures
interest from Canadian mortgage loans
interest from other Canadian sources.

Exclude equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates.

h. All other revenue (Include intracompany transfers)

Include amounts not included in questions a. to g.

Total revenue

The sum of sub-questions a. to h.

All other revenue including intracompany transfers
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	CAN$ '000
a. Sales of goods and services
b. Rental and leasing
c. Commissions
d. Subsidies
e. Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees
f. Dividends
g. Interest
h. Other
Total revenue

E-commerce

The following questions are about e-commerce activities.

E-commerce revenue: Sales of goods and services conducted over the Internet with or without online payment.

Include all revenue for which an order is received and commitment to purchase is made via the Internet, although payment can be made by other means, such as orders made on web pages, an extranet, mobile devices or Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).

Exclude orders made by telephone, facsimile or email.

Sales from automated kiosks located within the business's establishments are excluded from E-commerce sales.

1. For the reporting period YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what was this business's total revenue?

Include:

sales of goods and services
rental, leasing and property management
commissions
subsidies, grants, donations, fundraising and sponsorships
royalties
rights
licensing and franchise fees
dividends, interest and other revenue.

Report dollar amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Total revenue in CAN$ '000

2. For the reporting period YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, did this business have any e-commerce revenue?

E-commerce revenue: Sales of goods and services conducted over the Internet with or without online payment.

Exclude orders made by telephone, facsimile or email.

3. Of the [amount] reported in total revenue, what was the total e-commerce revenue?

When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimates.

Report dollar amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Total e-commerce revenue in CAN$ '000

4. For the reporting period YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, did this business make sales over the Internet through any of the following methods?

Select all that apply.

Mobile app

Include sales through any app, or application, that is downloaded and designed to run on a handheld device such as a smartphone or tablet (for example, places where a user may download these apps, including Apple's App Store, Google Play or Blackberry App World).

Company website

Include sales through a browser-based website where your organization maintains control of the content.

Third-party website

Include sales through a browser-based website where a third-party maintains the structure of the website and control of the look and feel while your company only provides the product to be sold (for example, Amazon, Expedia or Etsy).

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

A standard format for exchanging business data. EDI is based on the use of message standards, ensuring that all participants use a common language.

Via a mobile app
Via your company website
Via a third-party website
Via Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Other
- Specify the other methods

5. Does this business have any full-time staff dedicated solely to activities related to e-commerce?

6. Why did this business not make sales over the Internet?

Select all that apply.

Goods and services do not lend themselves to online sales
Prefer to maintain current business model
Lack of skilled workers to implement and maintain e-commerce infrastructure
Cost of development is too high
Security concerns
Other
- Specify the other reasons

Expenses

1. For the reporting period YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what were this business's expenses for the following items?

Notes:

a detailed breakdown may be requested in other sections
these questions are asked of many different industries. Some questions may not apply to this business

Report dollar amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Expenses

a. Cost of goods sold

Many business units distinguish their costs of materials from their other business expenses (selling, general and administrative). This item is included to allow you to easily record your costs/expenses according to your normal accounting practices.

Include:

cost of raw materials and/or goods purchased for resale - net of discounts earned on purchases
freight in and duty.

Exclude all costs associated with salaries, wages, benefits, commissions and subcontracts (report at Employment costs and expenses, and Subcontracts).

b. Employment costs and expenses

b1. Salaries, wages and commissions

Please report all salaries and wages (including taxable allowances and employment commissions as defined on the T4 - Statement of Remuneration Paid) before deductions for this reporting period.

Include:

vacation pay
bonuses (including profit sharing)
employee commissions
taxable allowances ( e.g., room and board, vehicle allowances, gifts such as airline tickets for holidays)
severance pay.

Exclude all payments and expenses associated with casual labour and outside contract workers (report at Subcontracts).

b2. Employee benefits

Include contributions to:

health plans
insurance plans
employment insurance
pension plans
workers' compensation
association dues
contributions to any other employee benefits such as child care and supplementary unemployment benefit (SUB) plans
contributions to provincial and territorial health and education payroll taxes.

c. Subcontracts

Subcontract expense refers to the purchasing of services from outside of the company rather than providing them in-house.

Include:

hired casual labour and outside contract workers
custom work and contract work
subcontract and outside labour
hired labour.

d. Research and development fees

Expenses from activities conducted with the intention of making a discovery that could either lead to the development of new products or procedures, or to the improvement of existing products or procedures.

e. Professional and business fees

Include:

legal services
accounting and auditing fees
consulting fees
education and training fees
appraisal fees
management and administration fees
property management fees
information technology (IT) consulting and service fees (purchased)
architectural fees
engineering fees
scientific and technical service fees
other consulting fees (management, technical and scientific)
veterinary fees
fees for human health services
payroll preparation fees
all other professional and business service fees.

Exclude service fees paid to Head Office (report at All other costs and expenses).

f. Utilities

Utility expenses related to operating your business unit such as water, electricity, gas and heating.

Include:

diesel, fuel wood, natural gas, oil and propane
sewage.

Exclude:

energy expenses covered in your rental and leasing contracts
telephone, Internet and other telecommunications
vehicle fuel (report at All other costs and expenses).

g. Office and computer related expenses

Include:

office stationery and supplies, paper and other supplies for photocopiers, printers and fax machines
postage and courier (used in the day to day office business activity)
computer and peripherals upgrade expenses
data processing.

Exclude telephone, Internet and other telecommunication expenses (report at Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication).

h. Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication

Include:

internet
telephone and telecommunications
cellular telephone
fax machine
pager.

i. Business taxes, licenses and permits

Include:

property taxes paid directly and property transfer taxes
vehicle license fees
beverage taxes and business taxes
trade license fees
membership fees and professional license fees
provincial capital tax.

j. Royalties, franchise fees and memberships

Include:

amounts paid to holders of patents, copyrights, performing rights and trademarks
gross overriding royalty expenses and direct royalty costs
resident and non-resident royalty expenses
franchise fees.

Exclude Crown royalties

k. Crown charges

Federal or Provincial royalty, tax, lease or rental payments made in relation to the acquisition, development or ownership of Canadian resource properties.

Include:

Crown royalties
Crown leases and rentals
oil sand leases
stumpage fees.

l. Rental and leasing

Include:

lease rental expenses, real estate rental expenses, condominium fees and equipment rental expenses
motor vehicle rental and leasing expenses
studio lighting and scaffolding
machinery and equipment rental expenses
storage expenses
road and construction equipment rental
fuel and other utility costs covered in your rental and leasing contracts.

m. Repair and maintenance

Include:

buildings and structures
machinery and equipment
security equipment
vehicles
costs related to materials, parts and external labour associated with these expenses
janitorial and cleaning services and garbage removal.

n. Amortization and depreciation

Include:

direct cost depreciation of tangible assets and amortization of leasehold improvements
amortization of intangible assets ( e.g. , amortization of goodwill, patents, franchises, copyrights, trademarks, deferred charges, organizational costs).

o. Insurance

Insurance recovery income should be deducted from insurance expenses.

Include:

professional and other liability insurance
motor vehicle and property insurance
executive life insurance
bonding, business interruption insurance and fire insurance.

p. Advertising, marketing, promotion, meals and entertainment

Include:

newspaper advertising and media expenses
catalogues, presentations and displays
tickets for theatre, concerts and sporting events for business promotion
fundraising expenses
meals, entertainment and hospitality purchases for clients.

q. Travel, meetings and conventions

Include:

travel expenses
meeting and convention expenses, seminars
passenger transportation ( e.g., airfare, bus, train)
accommodations
travel allowance and meals while travelling
other travel expenses.

r. Financial services

Include:

explicit service charges for financial services
credit and debit card commissions and charges
collection expenses and transfer fees
registrar and transfer agent fees
security and exchange commission fees
other financial service fees.

Exclude interest expenses (report at Interest expense).

s. Interest expense

Report the cost of servicing your company's debt.

Include:

interest
bank charges
finance charges
interest payments on capital leases
amortization of bond discounts
interest on short-term and long-term debt, mortgages, bonds and debentures.

t. Other non-production-related costs and expenses

Include:

charitable donations and political contributions
bad debt expense
loan losses
provisions for loan losses (minus bad debt recoveries)
inventory adjustments.

u. All other costs and expenses (including intracompany expenses)

Include:

production costs
pipeline operations, drilling, site restoration
gross overriding royalty
other producing property rentals
well operating, fuel and equipment
other lease rentals
other direct costs
equipment hire and operation
log yard expense, forestry costs, logging road costs
freight in and duty
overhead expenses allocated to cost of sales
other expenses
cash over/short (negative expense)
reimbursement of parent company expense
warranty expense
recruiting expenses
general and administrative expenses
interdivisional expenses
interfund transfer (minus expense recoveries)
exploration and development (including prospect/geological, well abandonment and dry holes, exploration expenses, development expenses)
amounts not included in sub-questions a. to t. above.

Total expenses

The sum of sub-questions a. to u.

The sum of all expenses a to u
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	CAN$ '000
a. Cost of goods sold
Opening inventories
Purchases
Closing inventories
Cost of goods sold
b. Employment costs and expenses
Salaries, wages and commissions
Employee benefits
c. Subcontracts
d. Research and development fees
e. Professional and business fees
f. Utilities
g. Office and computer related expenses
h. Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication
i. Business taxes, licenses and permits
j. Royalties, franchise fees and memberships
k. Crown charges
l. Rental and leasing
m. Repair and maintenance
n. Amortization and depreciation
o. Insurance
p. Advertising, marketing, promotion, meals and entertainment
q. Travel, meetings and conventions
r. Financial services
s. Interest expense
t. Other non-production-related costs and expenses
u. All other costs and expenses
Total expenses

Industry characteristics

1. What were this business's total gross billings to clients?

Include all fees for your services and cost of media purchases made on behalf of your client.

CAN$ '000

2. What was the value of media purchases made on behalf of this business's clients?

Please report the cost of the media purchases made on behalf of your clients. This value should not be included in the total revenue, the total expense values or cost of goods sold. Any commissions and fees from the sale of this media must be reported in question 3c.

CAN$ '000

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

Report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report net sales only

Total sales is the sum of net sales reported in questions 3a. through 3l. For advertising agencies, media buyers and media representatives, this will also be equal to question 1 minus question 2.

Sales for the following goods and services
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Full service advertising campaigns
By commissions on placement of ads
By fees
Creative advertisement or production services, provided separately
Commissions and fees from resale of media time and/or space
Public relations services
Rental and/or leasing of billboards, signs and displays
Advertising specialty services
Direct mail services
Distribution of advertising materials direct to consumers other than by mail
Product or merchandise demonstrations
Lettering services
Sales of merchandise
Other
Total sales of goods and services

Sales by type of client

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

Sales by type of client

This section is designed to measure which sector of the economy purchases your services.

Please provide a percentage breakdown of your sales by type of client.

Please ensure that the sum of percentages reported in this section equals 100%.

a. to c. Clients in Canada

a. Individuals and households

Please report the percentage of sales to individuals and households who do not represent the business or government sector.

b. Businesses

Percentage of sales sold to the business sector should be reported here.

Include sales to Crown corporations.

c. Governments, not-for-profit organizations and public institutions ( e.g. , hospitals, schools)

Percentage of sales to federal, provincial, territorial and municipal governments should be reported here.

Include: sales to hospitals, schools, universities and public utilities.

d. Clients outside Canada

Please report the percentage of total sales to customers or clients located outside Canada including foreign businesses, foreign individuals, foreign institutions and/or governments.

Include sales to foreign subsidiaries and affiliates.

Percentage of total sales to customers or clients located outside Canada
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	Percentage
Clients in Canada — individuals and households
Clients in Canada — businesses
Clients in Canada — governments, not-for-profit organizations and public institutions
Clients outside Canada
Total percentage

International transactions - revenue received from exports

1. During the reporting period YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, did this business receive revenue from clients outside Canada for the sale of products, services, royalties, rights, licensing or franchise fees?

This section is intended to measure the value of international transactions on goods, services, royalties and licensing fees. It covers imported services and goods purchased outside Canada as well as the value of exported services and goods to clients/customers outside Canada. Please report also royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees paid to and/or received from outside Canada. Services cover a variety of industrial, professional, trade and business services.

2. What was the revenue received from clients outside Canada?

Revenue received ( CAN$ '000 )

3. What was the percentage breakdown of revenue received from clients outside Canada by goods, services and royalties?

Percentage breakdown of revenue received from clients outside Canada by goods, services and royalties
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	Percentage
Goods
Services
Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees
Total percentage

4. What was the percentage breakdown of revenue received from clients outside Canada by country?

Percentage breakdown of revenue received from clients outside Canada by country
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	Percentage
United States
Mexico
Provide the percentage of revenue received from any other countries - top 4 clients only
Other country 1
Other country 2
Other country 3
Other country 4
Total percentage

International transactions - purchases from outside Canada (imports)

5. During the reporting period YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, did this business make payments to suppliers outside Canada for the purchase of products, services, royalties, rights, licensing or franchise fees?

6. What were the payments made to suppliers outside Canada?

Payments made ( CAN$ '000 )

7. What was the percentage breakdown of payments made to suppliers outside Canada by goods, services and royalties?

Percentage breakdown of payments made to suppliers outside Canada by goods, services and royalties
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	Percentage
Goods
Services
Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees
Total percentage

8. What was the percentage breakdown of payments made to suppliers outside Canada by country?

Percentage breakdown of payments made to suppliers outside Canada by country
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	Percentage
United States
Mexico
Provide the percentage of payments made to any other countries - top 4 suppliers only
Other country 1
Other country 2
Other country 3
Other country 4
Total percentage

COVID-19

1. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2021 did this business experience additional expenses to comply with public health and safety guidelines or corporate guidelines to be allowed to operate?

Additional expenses could include: purchases of cleaning supplies, sanitation measures, protective equipment for employees or customers and costs to retrofit business operations (e.g., Plexiglass barriers, new equipment that facilitates physical distancing, additional labour costs).
Public health and safety guidelines refer to guidelines from a federal, provincial or municipal health agency.

Yes

What were the total additional expenses in fiscal year 2021?
Report in thousands of dollars. For expenses less than $500, enter "0".
When precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

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

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Creating Compelling Data Visualizations

By: Alden Chen, Statistics Canada

Introduction

Data visualization is a key component in many data science projects. For some stakeholders, especially subject matter experts and executives who may not be technical experts, it is the primary avenue by which they see, understand and interact with data projects. Consequently, it is important that visualizations communicate insights as clearly as possible. But too often, visualizations are hindered by some common flaws that make them difficult to interpret, or worse yet, are misleading. This article will review three common visualization pitfalls that both data communicators and data consumers should understand, as well as some practical suggestions for getting around them.

Distortion and perception

The most important quality of an effective visualization is that it accurately represents the underlying data. Distortion occurs when the data being presented are not perceived accurately. The degree of distortion in the visualization is directly related to how readily the information presented is perceived. When designing visualizations, it's important to remember that different visual encodings are perceived differently, which can lead to distorted, misinterpreted results.

In 1957, psychophysicist Stanley Smith Stevens' On the psychophysical law showed an empirical, generally nonlinear relationship between the physical and perceived magnitude of some stimulus. He derived a relationship of the form $ψ (I) = k I^{a}$ , where $I$ represents the physical intensity of the stimulus and $ψ (I)$ represents the perceived sensation (Stevens, 1957). The most important variable here is $a$ , the exponent that relates perception of the stimulus to the actual physical magnitude of the stimulus ( $k$ is a proportionality constant to adjust for units.) Our perception varies depending on how the data are encoded. When experiencing an encoding with $a$ less than one, the magnitude of the stimulus tends to be underestimated. When experiencing an encoding with $a$ greater than one, the magnitude of the stimulus tends to be overestimated.

Figure 1: Steven’s Power Law — Description - Figure 1

A plot illustrating Stevens' Power Law (1957). The graph shows how six different encodings are perceived with physical intensity along the x-axis and perceived sensation along the y-axis. The varying shapes of the curves illustrate how different encodings are perceived. Length is the most accurate encoding and is plotted along the 45 degree line. Curves representing electric shock and colour saturation, encodings that tend to exaggerate effects in the data, sit mostly above the 45 degree line. The remaining three encodings shown—area, depth and brightness—tend to understate the true effect and appear below the 45 degree line.

Today, this relationship is known as Stevens' Power Law, which is one of the best-known results from psychophysics and important to understand for data visualization. Figure 1 demonstrates some of the visual encodings that Stevens tested, as well as electric shock for reference. Some encodings, such as colour saturation, lead to overestimating the effect, while other encodings, such as area, lead to underestimating the true effect. When using these encodings to represent data, the inability to perceive the true data or effect leads to distortion. Notice that while the ability to perceive most encodings is nonlinear, the ability to perceive length is linear.

Consider the following example, which encodes the same data using area and length. Notice that it is much more difficult to discern how much greater 96 is compared to 32 when looking at the circles in Figure 2 than it is when looking at the bar chart in Figure 3. Moreover, it is almost indiscernible that the area of the 100 circle is larger than the area the 96 circle, whereas it is clear that 100 is greater than 96 when looking at the length of the bars. The difference between 100 and 96 is distorted when encoding the information using area.

Figure 2: Circle Graph — Description - Figure 2

An example of a graph showing three circles. A small circle with the number 32, a larger circle with the number 96 and a slightly larger circle with the number 100.

Figure 3: Bar Graph — Description - Figure 3

An example of a graph showing three bars that decrease in length: 100, 96 and 32.

Two graphs encoding the same data. The first graph uses the area of each circle to encode the data, whereas the second graph uses the length of each bar. Two of the circles are almost indiscernible in area, while it is clear that the two corresponding bars are of different length.

Data visualizations often use encodings that distort data, such as heatmaps (colour saturation, $a = 1.7$ ) and pie charts (area, $a = 0.7$ ). It's important to recognize distortion and to review the actual numbers underlying the visualization before rushing to judgements. When making visualizations and choosing visual encodings, some understanding of visual perception theory helps. It's often the simplest visuals that are the most effective. Consider the ranking of visual encodings in Table 1 as a starting point (Mackinlay, 1986). Mackinlay made recommendations about encodings for different types of data: quantitative, ordinal and nominal data. The effectiveness of encodings depends on the type of data. For example, colour is not an effective encoding for quantitative data; however, for nominal data it is highly effective. It's a good idea to encode the most important information using the most effective, least distorted encoding.

Table 1: Mackinlay's ranking of visual encodings for different types of data, ranked from most to least effective.

Table 1: Mackinlay's ranking of visual encodings for different types of data, ranked from most to least effective.
Quantitative	Ordinal	Nominal
Position	Position	Position
Length	Density	Colour Hue
Angle	Colour Saturation	Texture
Slope	Colour Hue	Connection
Area	Texture	Containment
Volume	Connection	Density
Density	Containment	Colour Saturation
Colour Saturation	Length	Shape
Colour Hue	Angle	Length
Texture	Slope	Angle
Connection	Area	Slope
Containment	Volume	Area
Shape	Shape	Volume

Occlusion and overplotting

Occlusion in data visualization occurs when two data points overlap, either partly or completely. For example, two points could be directly on top of each other, making it unclear to the reader that there are actually multiple data points. As a result, it becomes difficult to see the full scope of the data being presented and the effect of the occluded points cannot be seen.

Overplotting, that is displaying too much data, is a common cause of occlusion. This can occur in an effort to display as much data as possible in an attempt to give viewers a full picture. Consider figures 4 to 7, which demonstrate occlusion caused by overplotting and present some potential solutions. Each of these plots visualizes the same set of 10,000 points. In Figure 4, the distribution of the points cannot really be seen because of occlusion. There are so many points overlapped that all you can see is a large mass of points spanning almost the entire bottom left quadrant of the graph. The subsequent plots show some possible options to help reduce occlusion.

The points in Figure 5 are slightly smaller and more transparent. By adjusting the transparency (often denoted $α$ ) viewers are better able to see the distribution and the occluded points, though there are still many points that are occluded near the origin.

In Figure 6, there are no points shown at all. Instead, there is a contour plot showing the distribution of points, where the points are highly concentrated around a small region near the origin. Often when dealing with large datasets, such as those generated by simulations, the specific points are not particularly of interest; rather, it is the general pattern that is important, which is captured clearly by the contour plot.

Figure 4: Scatterplot 1 — Description - Figure 4

An example of a scatterplot of 10,000 points with a large mass of points in the bottom left quadrant of the graph. Many points are overlapping with one another, making it difficult to see the distribution.

Figure 5: Scatterplot 2 — Description - Figure 5

An example of a scatterplot of the same 10,000 points with smaller and more transparent points to reduce occlusion. There is still a mass of points in the bottom left quadrant, but it is clearer that the points are more concentrated around the origin.

Figure 6: Contour plot — Description - Figure 6

An example of a contour plot showing that many data points are concentrated near the origin, in the bottom left quadrant.

Figure 7: 3-D histogram — Description - Figure 7

An example of a 3-D histogram of the same set of points. Taller bars near the origin show the distribution somewhat more clearly; however, the taller bars occlude the shorter bars.

Figure 7 shows a three-dimensional histogram. Creators of visualizations who want to display a lot of data may be tempted to add another axis to create a 3D visualization; however, 3D graphics rarely make the visualization clearer because they cause occlusion themselves. In Figure 7, the three-dimensional nature of the plot means that the taller bars are occluding the shorter bars and the bars in front are occluding the bars in the back. So while the use of 3D may reduce overplotting, it still doesn't solve the occlusion problem and viewers still cannot see the full scope of the data. 3D graphics almost always result in occlusion, and occlusion management in 3D visualization is a somewhat active area of research in computer graphics. (See Trapp et al., 2019; Wang et al., 2019).

In summary, while it is generally a good idea to show readers the actual data, overplotting is counterproductive. The occlusion caused by overplotting can sometimes hide the main trend in the data. Adjusting certain visual components such as the size and transparency of the marks can help, but it's also important to consider if plotting all the individual data points is necessary for the analysis being presented.

Redundancy and clutter

To better delineate differences in the data, you may choose to encode some values redundantly using multiple features; this practice is called redundant encoding. For example, you may choose to distinguish between two classes using both colour and shape, say orange triangles and blue squares, in a scatterplot. Redundant encodings are widely used and thought to improve the clarity of visualizations. In fact, several software packages use redundant encodings as the default for certain visuals; however, empirical support for this practice is mixed (Nothelfer et al., 2017; Chun, 2017).

It is important to remember that redundant encodings do carry some costs, namely clutter, and do not always help. Consider figures 8 and 9. Figure 8 presents a bar chart with the same information (32, 96, 100) encoded four different ways. The labels along the x-axis (Low, Medium, High), already encode the data, albeit crudely. Then there's the length of the bars themselves, which are also accompanied by text labels that explicitly show the value. And lastly, there's a discretized colour scale where the colour of the bars also represents the value. There are four distinct visual cues that all encode the same information. This bar chart is a very low-noise environment; it's a simple graph with only three bars. In low-noise environments redundancy usually amounts to clutter. Compare to Figure 9, which loses the discretized colour encoding. It could be argued that the visualization is made more effective by removing an unnecessary encoding that may have distracted readers from the actual data.

Description - Figure 8

An example of a bar plot with a discretized colour scale. Three bars are labelled High, Medium and Low. The height of the bars represents the data, the bars are labelled with the data value, and the bars are coloured according to the value of the bar using a discretized colour scale.

Description - Figure 9

An example of a graph showing the same three bars as Figure 8, but without the colour encoding and without the labels (High, Medium, Low).

Now compare figures 8 and 9 with noisier environments as shown in figures 10 to 12, which display some data with three categories that are not clearly separated. In cases like this, there's some empirical evidence that redundant encodings help to better segment the data, that is to say distinguish between the classes (Nothelfer et al., 2017). In Figure 10 the category is encoded only by shape, in Figure 11 the category is encoded only by colour and in Figure 12 the category is encoded redundantly using both shape and colour. Looking at the shape alone (Figure 10), it's more difficult to segment the categories. In figures 11 and 12, it's easier to tell that a category has a lower variance than the other categories, is closely grouped near the origin, and that the third category is more spread out. In a high-noise display such as this one, using redundancy rather than introducing clutter as in the previous example, can actually help cut through the noise to better delineate between the categories. However, the different categories are already fairly clearly segmented using colour. This is likely because colour is more effective encoding than shape for distinguishing between groups. The redundant encoding may not add much in this case, making it more of an aesthetic choice.

Description - Figure 10

An example of a scatterplot with three categories in a noisy display encoded by shape only (circle, triangle, square).

Description - Figure 11

An example of a scatterplot with three categories in a noisy display encoded by colour only (green, orange, blue).

Description - Figure 12

An example of a scatterplot with three categories in a noisy display encoded redundantly by both colour and shape (green circle, orange triangle, blue square).

It is important to consider the difference between redundancy and clutter when designing visualizations. In simple visuals, it's unlikely that redundant encodings will make the visual clearer and will just amount to clutter. In a noisier display, there is some empirical evidence to suggest that redundant encodings can help; however, choosing a single highly effective encoding can also work well. Redundancy in a noisy display probably doesn't hurt and becomes more of a stylistic choice.

Conclusion

Good visuals are critical to telling the story of data as effectively as possible, and an effective visualization can make the data more easily understood to a wider audience. For a visualization to be effective, it needs to faithfully represent the underlying data. There are some problems that frequently occur in data visualization that can lead to misinterpretation. Some understanding of visual perception theory can help data scientists minimize distortion and provide better designs that improve the interpretability of their data visualizations. Showing too much data can also be misleading as it can result in occlusion. Consider simple adjustments, such as size and transparency, to help reduce occlusion and consider if plotting all the data is necessary for the purpose of the visualization. And finally, choose cleanliness over redundancy when possible. Redundant encodings often don't add much value, and the clutter they create can take away from the story.

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Statistics Canada to hold a news conference to present highlights of first 2021 Census release

Media advisory

January 13, 2022, Ottawa, ON

On February 9, 2022, Statistics Canada will release the first results from the 2021 Census. The release on population and dwelling counts will explore how population growth and international and internal migration patterns have changed the fabric of Canada’s provinces and territories, as well as its cities, towns and rural areas. This release will show their evolution since 2016 and particularly since the onset of the pandemic.

The release will be published in Statistics Canada's Daily at 8:30 a.m. eastern time on February 9, 2022. Information about subsequent releases throughout 2022 is available here.

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Supplement to Statistics Canada's Generic Privacy Impact Assessment related to the Longitudinal Immigration Database

Date: August 2021

Program manager: Director of Diversity and Sociocultural Statistics
Director General of Health, Justice, Diversity and Populations Branch

Reference to Personal Information Bank (PIB):

Statistics Canada's institutional personal information bank "Longitudinal Immigration Database" (StatCan PPU 135 Longitudinal Immigration Database - Privacy impact assessment) has been updated and is being submitted for review and re-registration. See Appendix 1.

Description of statistical activity:

The Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB) was implemented in 1997, and integrates immigration and citizenship data provided by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) with tax information provided by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)^{Footnote 1}. It is used for statistical research on the socioeconomic performance of non-permanent residents and immigrants in Canada, and supports public policy development on population migration, cultural diversity and the challenges of immigrant integration. The IMDB is supported by an Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)-led consortium that includes representatives from all provincial governments. Statistics Canada created and updates the database under the authority of the Statistics Act.^{Footnote 2} Personal information in the IMDB includes sex, date of birth and death, country of birth, citizenship date, date of admission to Canada, immigration category, education, work history and income. Dates in the IMDB microdata files include only month and year. One exception is for non-permanent resident permits, where the start and end dates of permits are included to allow the calculation of permit durations.

A Privacy Impact Assessment for the IMDB was developed and approved in May 2012. It is now covered by Statistics Canada's Generic Privacy Impact Assessment approved in January 2016.

The IMDB originally only included permanent resident data for immigrants admitted since 1980, and did not include information on non-permanent residents. With this update to the IMDB, coverage has been expanded to include immigrants admitted since 1952, and non-permanent residents. The original IRCC source files of the IMDB include the Permanent Resident Permit File, Express Entry Data, Study Permit File, Employment Permit File, Temporary Resident Permits File, the Refugee Claimant File, the Settlement Services Files, the Newcomers Outcome Survey, Sponsorship files, and a Citizenship File. They also include selection stream data from provinces about immigrants selected under the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), which contains data describing the detailed immigration categories of individuals admitted through the PNP. This information is linked to T1 Family Files (T1FF) and T4 supplemental files from the CRA. New source files include settlement services data (e.g.: language training, employment-related services) from IRCC and the provinces, as well as mortality records (date of death), and information on salaries and wages from CRA T4 supplemental files. The PNP selection stream file will also be added to the IMDB. Record of Employment (ROE) information from Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) will be used to add the reason for employment termination and date of employment to the IMDB.

Statistics Canada only releases anonymized, aggregated statistical information on immigrants and non-permanent residents. Individuals will not be identifiable in any product disseminated to the public.

For the consortium members, non-confidential aggregate statistical tables on income distribution, interprovincial mobility, industry of employment, and provincial indicators are produced and distributed via the secure E-file Transfer System.

Statistics Canada worked with IRCC and the provinces to determine the policy-driven research priorities, and these discussions have been used to inform which variables are included and which are not required in the development and expansion of the IMDB. Statistics Canada and IRCC are continually working on transparency in the use of administrative data for development of the IMDB, and will continue to ensure the effectiveness of the communications materials, including the annual IMDB technical report, the summary of the IMDB data sources, and approved IMDB-based research projects.^{Footnote 3}

Reason for supplement:

While the Generic Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) addresses most of the privacy and security risks related to statistical activities conducted by Statistics Canada, this supplement addresses any privacy risks associated with the expansion of the IMDB to include immigrants admitted since 1952, and to non-permanent residents. 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.

Necessity and Proportionality

The collection and use of personal information for the IMDB can be justified against Statistics Canada's Necessity and Proportionality Framework:

Necessity:
In 1995, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and Citizenship and Immigration Canada (now Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)) entered into a partnership to support research and public policy development on population migration, cultural diversity and the challenges of immigrant integration.

The Social Data Linkage Environment (SDLE)^{Footnote 4}. is used to produce the Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB). While names and dates of birth are used for the record linkage and are accessible by a limited number of employees who require access for data processing purposes, no personal identifiers are retained in the analytical files; these variables, as well as IRCC client numbers, are removed from the files before internal dissemination. In addition, through data integration, several statistical programs (e.g.: Canadian Community Health Survey, General Social Survey and the Canadian Housing Statistics program) use IMDB data for data replacement, statistical analyses, indicators and tables to help address a range of policy questions related to the well-being of immigrants and non-permanent residents.

Immigration is a driver for demographic and economic growth, and as such, the IMDB informs Canadians on key societal issues, and provides indicators of success and areas of improvement for policy planning. The IMDB, by its longitudinal nature, is essential for analysis of immigrants' and non-permanent residents' socioeconomic outcomes in Canada over time. Policy makers use the IMDB to shape immigration policies and allocate budgets to programs, while immigrant service providers and researchers access the IMDB or its statistical products to evaluate and help respond to needs for programs and services^{Footnote 5} . These data enable thorough analyses that support the implementation of better policies to improve immigrant outcomes in Canada.

Non-permanent resident (e.g. international student and foreign worker) data were added to the IMDB as they are often excluded from survey samples, and in recent years, more individuals have been granted non-permanent residency and an increasing proportion of them have been transitioning to permanent residency. Several programs to encourage this transition have been put in place, and there is a need to examine the permanent residency transition rates, the profile of those transitioning, and how the outcome of immigrants with pre-admission experience in Canada differs from immigrants without pre-admission experience.

Wages and salaries from T4 supplemental files were added to improve the coverage and timeliness of the IMDB, as some foreign workers do not produce T1 records and, as a result, their economic outcomes were not previously included in the IMDB. T4 records are issued for all workers, while T1 records are available for most, but not all individuals with T4 records; some foreign workers with shorter stays do not file a T1. Additionally, it is possible for the CRA to release wage information via the T4 supplemental files one year earlier than is possible with T1FF records.

Record of Employment (ROE) data provide the reason for termination of employment, which was not previously included in the IMDB. As these data are released one year earlier than the T1FF records, Policymakers will be able to be more responsive regarding employment services for immigrants. These data will also facilitate the evaluation of the COVID-19 pandemic on immigrants' employment.

Express Entry data contains information for economic immigrants on the management of their invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residency since 2015. These data will enable analysis of short- and long-term socioeconomic outcomes of immigrants selected through the Express Entry system, and allow policy makers to assess the efficiency of the system and respond accordingly.

Provincial settlement services data will further contribute to the federal settlement services data recently added to the IMDB, and will allow for a better assessment of services provided to newcomers. The evaluation of newcomers' outcomes in Canada in relation to the services they receive will allow service providers and policy makers to improve the services provided to newcomers upon admission to Canada.

Sponsorship data for refugee and family sponsored immigrants will provide information about the sponsors. By adding data from the Sponsorship program, policies around family reunification can be evaluated and improved. This will enable assessments of the successes and shortcomings of the program in order to provide policy solutions.

IRCC's Newcomer Outcomes survey and other settlement-related IRCC survey data will provide information not available through administrative data. For example, these data will enable an assessment of perception and social outcome in relation to economic outcome.
Effectiveness - Working assumptions:
The Longitudinal Immigration Database's purpose is to offer more accurate information than could be obtained from surveys, owing to the size and geographical distribution of the population of interest and the technical nature of some of the key variables. For example, immigration categories and detailed sources of income are both potential sources of error in survey data because individuals might not accurately recall the information. Further, the use of administrative data reduces the burden on Canadian immigrants. For instance, the Longitudinal Administrative Databank (LAD)^{Footnote 6} uses IMDB data to include immigration characteristics in its program, which allows for comparative analysis of immigrant and non-immigrant socioeconomic outcomes. Additionally, through data integration with the IMDB, the Census is able to add information variables such as immigration category, applicant type, type of pre-admission experience and intended destination province to their final datasets without needing to add specific questions to the Census, which would further burden respondents by asking for the same information again.

The IMDB was designed to provide detailed and reliable data on the performance and impact of immigration programs. Being a longitudinal database of immigrants and non-permanent residents (both taxfilers and non-taxfilers alike), the IMDB can be used in both broad and specific research. Its major strength is that it allows for the analysis of socioeconomic outcomes over a period of time long enough to assess the impacts of immigrant characteristics on admission. This includes admission category, education, and knowledge of French or English. Further, in recent years, several immigration programs aimed at attracting immigrants to smaller regions and the Atlantic Provinces have been put in place, demonstrating that there is a need to assess the outcomes of immigrants settling in these regions. Moreover, annual information on place of residence allows for the investigation of secondary migration (immigrants' subsequent relocation within Canada). Using the IMDB, these detailed longitudinal analyses can be effectively performed at sub-provincial levels.

The analytical dataset available to approved researchers (as 'deemed employees'^{Footnote 7}) through the Statistics Canada Research Data Centers^{Footnote 8} expands access and research opportunities for this rich information, and further enables new research projects among stakeholders and beyond. To further demonstrate effectiveness, the IMDB has a technical report, accessible online^{Footnote 9}, which includes details about the coverage, linkage rates and data quality, and includes additional similar reports for each module (e.g.: Wages and salaries; Settlement services). The IMDB program also demonstrates effectiveness through the public dissemination of data tables, analytical articles, and interactive applications on several topics related to immigrants and their socioeconomic outcomes.
Proportionality:
Proportionality has also been considered based on data sensitivity and ethics.

Any use of personal information implies some level of perceived intrusion and requires careful management. As illustrated below under Mitigation Factors, the methods and practices behind the IMDB have been designed to ensure protection of privacy and personal information, while filling data gaps.

In addition to filling data gaps, the development of the IMDB allows for additional research opportunities, using the core dataset to enrich and expand analytical opportunities to better inform public policy and research.

In most cases, the most privacy intrusive data are baseline information (e.g. date of claim, country of birth, postal code) for refugee claimants, as there are risks associated with being identified (especially if they live in a sparsely populated postal code). For example, refugee claimants are often fleeing persecution or seeking protection, and their identity and location (in addition to financial details) may jeopardize their safety. However, this baseline information is also the most important information for the IMDB, as it is necessary to perform robust longitudinal data integration. After the application of Statistics Canada's dissemination rules, this privacy intrusion and risk of reidentification is deemed minimal, and will lead to the provision of better services to all immigrants (including refugees) and the creation of policies that improve the settlement process, ultimately benefitting all of Canadian society. Policy makers access the analytical and statistical products from the IMDB to shape new policies and programs. Likewise, immigrant service providers access the data to determine the services required to help immigrants settle in Canada successfully.

Additionally, tax microdata provides detailed industry of employment information and immigration data that identify source countries and year of immigration. In some cases, postal code from tax microdata (the lowest level of geography on the database) can be a low enough level of geography to identify immigrants with unique characteristics. However, sub-provincial data are often required to respond to the needs of immigrants at their place of residence (to more effectively guide local policy & support services), and any dissemination is subject to Statistics Canada suppression rules which minimize the chance of such reidentification. Moreover, immigrant outcomes vary depending on the place of residence, time since admission, and pre-admission characteristics, so the use of this personal information is considered proportional to the public good resulting from its use.
Alternatives:
No other data source allows for the same level of detailed analysis. The Longitudinal Immigration Database offers more accurate information than could be obtained from surveys, owing to the size and geographical distribution of the population of interest and the technical nature of some of the key variables (e.g., immigration categories, detailed sources of income), which can be potential sources of error in survey data. For example, individuals might not recall many of the details of their admission to Canada, which are critical to some analysis. Detailed immigration categories might not be known, year of admission can be mixed with year of arrival, and these are only some examples of key analytical components that are better served by administrative data. Statistics Canada also has longstanding evidence that response rates to longitudinal surveys decline considerably over time, introducing bias, substantially reducing quality and accuracy, and increasing costs. For these reasons, most longitudinal surveys have been discontinued.

This use of administrative data provides a level of detail and accuracy that cannot be collected via surveys. Moreover, the respondents' burden is minimal as the data come from administrative sources.

Mitigation factors:

The overall risk of harm to the individuals whose information resides in the IMDB has been deemed manageable with existing Statistics Canada safeguards that are described in Statistics Canada's Generic Privacy Impact Assessment. These include, but are not limited to:

Collection

The information is transmitted electronically to Statistics Canada using a secure electronic file transfer protocol.

Storage & Processing

Information is safeguarded with access restricted to employees who demonstrate a valid requirement to access the data. Identity and roles-based access management controls are in place throughout in support of least-privilege and need-to-know principles. Furthermore, all access permissions are only applicable for a set duration of time and must be regularly renewed with justification and re-approval. Cloud-based data is fully encrypted at rest and in transit as required by GC policy, and encryption keys are managed by the Government of Canada to ensure that only authorized users can decrypt the data. Statistics Canada's cloud implementation aligns with Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) cloud services direction including risk-management for cloud-based services and recommended controls for cloud-based services.

After initial processing, a statistical identifier is generated by Statistics Canada to facilitate data integration. As per standard practice, following linkages with other sources of information, data is stripped of direct identifiers such as name and address, to help protect privacy and confidentiality.

Access

Access to any confidential data held by Statistics Canada is closely monitored. For information with personal identifiers, only a limited number of employees with a work-related need-to-know are allowed access.

Analytical IMDB files used within the agency do not include direct identifiers such as names or immigrants' confidential client number from IRCC; these variables are removed from the files before internal dissemination.

The analytical dataset is available to approved researchers (as 'deemed employees') through the Statistics Canada Research Data Centers. This access is only granted after a successful security screening and on a need-to-know basis.

Dissemination

The Statistics Act^{Footnote 10}. provides the legal basis for maintaining the confidentiality of personal information that Statistics Canada collects. Statistics Canada will not disclose confidential information to any third party, other than with the permission of the original data provider and the authorization from the Chief Statistician, as required by the Statistics Act.

Statistics Canada will publish only aggregated statistical information or anonymized public use microdata files as part of its general dissemination strategy.

Openness:

This supplement to Statistics Canada's Generic PIA will be publicly available on the Statistics Canada website.

Conclusion:

This assessment concludes that, with the existing Statistics Canada safeguards 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 Social, Health and Labour Statistics.

Pierre Desrochers
Chief Privacy Officer

Eric Rancourt
Director General
Modern Statistical Methods and Data Science

Lynn Barr-Telford
Assistant Chief Statistician,
Social, Health and Labour Statistics

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.

Anil Arora
Chief Statistician of Canada

Appendix 1 – Updated Personal Information Bank

Longitudinal Immigration Database

Description: This bank describes information acquired from administrative immigration and tax files that are used for statistical research on the economic performance of immigrants and non-permanent residents in Canada. Source files include the landing file, temporary resident file, refugee claimant file and settlement services files from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and information from the Government of Quebec on immigrants to selected by that province. This information is linked to T1 Family Files and T4 Files based on taxation information from the Canada Revenue Agency. Personal information may include name, demographic information such as sex, date of birth and death, country of birth, citizenship, date of arrival in Canada, immigrant class, education, work history and income.

Class of Individuals: Non-permanent residents and immigrants and their families.

Purpose: The Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB) is a comprehensive source of data on the economic behaviour of the immigrants and non-permanent residents in Canada and provides insight on their economic performance of immigrants and interprovincial mobility since 1982 and the impact of immigration policy. The IMDB is managed by Statistics Canada on behalf of a federal-provincial consortium led by IRCC. The personal information is used to produce aggregate, non-identifiable data on the immigration population over time. Personal information is collected pursuant to the Statistics Act (Sections 3, 13, 24).

Consistent Uses: The information from the IMDB files may be combined with other administrative data records and with survey responses, including but not limited to are added to the records of immigrant taxfilers on the Longitudinal Administrative Databank (StatCan PPU 112), the General Social Survey (StatCan PPU 155) and the Registered Apprenticeship Information System (StatCan PPU 083) in order to reduce response burden and enhance data.

IMDB tax records are derived from the T1 Family File (StatCan PPU 111) of immigrants and non-permanent residents.

Retention and Disposal Standards: Information is retained until it is no longer required for statistical purposes and then it is destroyed.

RDA Number: 2007/001
Related Record Number: StatCan HFS 723
TBS Registration: 003726
Bank Number: StatCan PPU 135

The previous version of this Personal Information Bank is available prior to 2021 on Statistics Canada's Information about Programs and Information Holdings website.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Section 12 of the Statistics Act allows for the sharing of information among government departments, while Section 24 makes specific reference to Statistics Canada having access to Returns under the Income Tax Act and Excise Tax Act.

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Footnote 2

Section 3 of the Statistics Act mandates Statistics Canada to collect, compile, analyse, abstract and publish statistical information relating to the commercial, industrial, financial, social, economic and general activities and condition of the people.

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Footnote 3

This information is updated annually. The most recent is available at the following links:

Annual IMDB technical report: Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB) Technical Report, 2019
summary of the IMDB data sources: Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB)
approved IMDB-based research projects: List of all RDC projects within the last 12 months

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Footnote 4

A PIA was developed for the SDLE (see: Social Data Linkage Environment (SDLE), and is now covered by Statistics Canada's Generic Privacy Impact Assessment (see: Section 1: Overview - 1.6.1 GSBPM 5.0 - Phase 5. Process Phase - Phase 5.1. Integrate data; Section 3: Analysis of the Personal Information Elements for the Program – Identifiers - A – Direct personal identifiers; Section 5: rivacy Compliance Analysis - Principle 2: Purpose - Principle 3: Consent - Principle 4: Limiting Collection - Principle 5: Limiting Use, Disclosure and Retention - Principle 8: Openness). See: Social Data Linkage Environment (SDLE) (Social Data Linkage Environment (SDLE).

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Footnote 5

Note: These are not administrative decisions about individuals; they are statistical and research functions related to groups of people based on aggregate, anonymized data.

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Footnote 6

The Longitudinal Administrative Databank (LAD) is a longitudinal file designed as a research tool on income and demographics. See: Longitudinal Administrative Databank (LAD).

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Footnote 7

Sections 5 & 10 of the Statistics Act discusses deemed employees.

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Footnote 8

For information on RDCs and approved statistical research projects, see: Research Data Centres.

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Footnote 9

For information about 2019 Longitudinal Immigration Database, see: Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB) Technical Report, 2019.

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Footnote 10

Sub Section 17(1) addresses the Secrecy requirements of information obtained under the authority of the Statistics Act.

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Why are we conducting this survey?

The statistical information from the IBSP serves many purposes, including:

Obtaining information on the supply of and/or demand for energy in Canada
Enabling governmental agencies to fulfill their regulatory responsibilities in regards to public utilities
Enabling all levels of government to establish informed policies in the energy area
Assisting the business community in the corporate decision-making process.

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

Your participation in this survey is required under the authority of the Statistics Act.

Other important information

Authorization to collect this information

Data are collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19.

Confidentiality

Record linkages

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

Data-sharing agreements

Section 11 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with provincial and territorial statistical agencies that meet certain conditions. These agencies must have the legislative authority to collect the same information, on a mandatory basis, and the legislation must provide substantially the same provisions for confidentiality and penalties for disclosure of confidential information as the Statistics Act. Because these agencies have the legal authority to compel businesses to provide the same information, consent is not requested and businesses may not object to the sharing of the data.

For this survey, there are Section 11 agreements with the provincial and territorial statistical agencies of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Québec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and the Yukon. The shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.

Section 12 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with federal, provincial or territorial government organizations. Under Section 12, you may refuse to share your information with any of these organizations by writing a letter of objection to the Chief Statistician, specifying the organizations with which you do not want Statistics Canada to share your data and mailing it to the following address:

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

You may also contact us by email at statcan.esd-helpdesk-dse-bureaudedepannage.statcan@canada.ca or by fax at 613-951-6583.

For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut as well as with the Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Natural Resources, the New Brunswick Department of Environment and Local Government, the Ministère de l'énergie et des ressources naturelles du Québec, Transition énergétique Québec, the Ontario Ministry of Energy, the Manitoba Department of Growth, Enterprise and Trade, the Saskatchewan Ministry of the Economy, Alberta Energy, Alberta Energy Regulator, the British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, the Canada Energy Regulator, Natural Resources Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada.

Note that there is no right of refusal with respect to sharing the data with the Saskatchewan Ministry of the Economy for businesses also required to report under The Oil and Gas Conservation Act and Regulations (Saskatchewan) and The Mineral Resources Act (Saskatchewan).

The Saskatchewan Ministry of the Economy will use the information obtained from these businesses in accordance with the provisions of its respective Acts and Regulations.

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.

Operating Name
The operating name is a name the business or organization is commonly known as if different from its legal name. The operating name is synonymous with trade name.

Legal name
Operating name (if applicable)

2. Verify or provide the contact information of the designated business or organization contact person for this questionnaire and correct where needed.

Note: The designated contact person is the person who should receive this questionnaire. The designated contact person may not always be the one who actually completes the questionnaire.

First name
Last name
Title
Preferred language of communication
- English
- French
Mailing address (number and street)
City
Province, territory or state
Postal code or ZIP code
Country
- Canada
- United States
Email address
Telephone number (including area code)
Extension number (if applicable)
The maximum number of characters is 10.
Fax number (including area code)

3. Verify or provide the current operational status of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.

Operational
Not currently operational
Why is this business or organization not currently operational?
- Seasonal operations
  - When did this business or organization close for the season?
    - Date
  - When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
    - Date
- Ceased operations
  - When did this business or organization cease operations?
    - Date
  - Why did this business or organization cease operations?
    - Bankruptcy
    - Liquidation
    - Dissolution
    - Other - Specify the other reasons why the operations ceased
- Sold operations
  - When was this business or organization sold?
    - Date
  - What is the legal name of the buyer?
- Amalgamated with other businesses or organizations
  - When did this business or organization amalgamate?
    - Date
  - What is the legal name of the resulting or continuing business or organization?
  - What are the legal names of the other amalgamated businesses or organizations?
- Temporarily inactive but will re-open
  - When did this business or organization become temporarily inactive?
    - Date
  - When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
    - Date
  - Why is this business or organization temporarily inactive?
- No longer operating due to other reasons
  - When did this business or organization cease operations?
    - Date
  - Why did this business or organization cease operations?

4. Verify or provide the current main activity of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.

Note: The described activity was assigned using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

This question verifies the business or organization's current main activity as classified by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is an industry classification system developed by the statistical agencies of Canada, Mexico and the United States. Created against the background of the North American Free Trade Agreement, it is designed to provide common definitions of the industrial structure of the three countries and a common statistical framework to facilitate the analysis of the three economies. NAICS is based on supply-side or production-oriented principles, to ensure that industrial data, classified to NAICS, are suitable for the analysis of production-related issues such as industrial performance.

The target entity for which NAICS is designed are businesses and other organizations engaged in the production of goods and services. They include farms, incorporated and unincorporated businesses and government business enterprises. They also include government institutions and agencies engaged in the production of marketed and non-marketed services, as well as organizations such as professional associations, unions, 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 outlined 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 following is the detailed description including any applicable examples or exclusions for the classification currently associated with this business or organization.

Description and examples

This is the current main activity
This is not the current main activity

Provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's main activity

e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development

Main activity

5. You indicated that is not the current main activity.

Was this business or organization's main activity ever classified as: ?

Yes
- When did the main activity change?
  Date
No

6. Search and select the industry classification code that best corresponds to this business or organization's main activity.

Select this business or organization's activity sector (optional)

Farming or logging operation
Construction company or general contractor
Manufacturer
Wholesaler
Retailer
Provider of passenger or freight transportation
Provider of investment, savings or insurance products
Real estate agency, real estate brokerage or leasing company
Provider of professional, scientific or technical services
Provider of health care or social services
Restaurant, bar, hotel, motel or other lodging establishment
Other sector

Unit of measure

1. What unit of measure will this business use to report natural gas quantities?

Amounts: Report amounts (1000 x m³ or Gigajoules) of natural gas received and delivered during the month under review.

Thousands of cubic metres (10³m³)
Gigajoules (GJ)

Supply of natural gas - Imports

2. Did this transmission pipeline physically import natural gas from the United States to Canada?

3. What were the ports of entry for imported natural gas?

Select all that apply.

Aden - Alberta
Cardston (Carway) - Alberta
Coutts (Sierra) - Alberta
Universal (Reagan Field) - Alberta
Huntingdon - British Columbia
Kingsgate - British Columbia
Emerson - Manitoba
Sprague - Manitoba
Brunswick - New Brunswick
St. Stephen - New Brunswick
Chippawa - Ontario
Cornwall - Ontario
Corunna - Ontario
Courtright - Ontario
Fort Frances - Ontario
Iroquois - Ontario
Niagara Falls - Ontario
Ojibway (Windsor) - Ontario
Rainy River - Ontario
Sarnia - Ontario
Sarnia/Blue Water - Ontario
Sault Ste. Marie - Ontario
St. Clair - Ontario
East Hereford - Quebec
Highwater (Napierville) - Quebec
Phillipsburg - Quebec
Loomis - Saskatchewan
Monchy - Saskatchewan
North Portal (Williston Basin) - Saskatchewan
Regway (Elmore) - Saskatchewan

4. What was the quantity of natural gas this transmission pipeline imported at the following ports?

Imports
Report total quantity of natural gas this transmission pipeline physically imported to Canada from the United States, by port of entry.
Include quantities of gas moving in-transit, that is, gas that will leave the United States for Canada and then re-enter the United States.
Exclude receipts from liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals.

What was the quantity of natural gas this transmission pipeline imported at the following ports?
	Unit of measure
a. Aden - Alberta
b. Cardston (Carway) - Alberta
c. Coutts (Sierra) - Alberta
d. Universal (Reagan Field) - Alberta
e. Huntingdon - British Columbia
f. Kingsgate - British Columbia
g. Emerson - Manitoba
h. Sprague - Manitoba
i. Brunswick - New Brunswick
j. St. Stephen - New Brunswick
k. Chippawa - Ontario
l. Cornwall - Ontario
m. Corunna - Ontario
n. Courtright - Ontario
o. Fort Frances - Ontario
p. Iroquois - Ontario
q. Niagara Falls - Ontario
r. Ojibway (Windsor) - Ontario
s. Rainy River - Ontario
t. Sarnia - Ontario
u. Sarnia/Blue Water - Ontario
v. Sault Ste. Marie - Ontario
w. St. Clair - Ontario
x. East Hereford - Quebec
y. Highwater (Napierville) - Quebec
z. Phillipsburg - Quebec
aa. Loomis - Saskatchewan
ab. Monchy - Saskatchewan
ac. North Portal (Williston Basin) - Saskatchewan
ad. Regway (Elmore) - Saskatchewan
Total quantity of imported natural gas

Supply of natural gas - Receipts from Canadian sources

5. Did this pipeline receive natural gas from any of the following Canadian sources?

Select all that apply.

Receipts from domestic sources
Report volumes of gas received from sources such as:

Fields
Report amounts of gas received from fields connected directly to your company's transmission system. Field flared and waste and re-injection should be deducted from this amount.

Gas plants
Report amounts of gas received at the processing or re-processing plant gate after the deduction of shrinkage, plant uses and losses.

Exclude:

natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants
mainline straddle plants

Gas gathering systems
Report amounts of gas received from gas gathering systems connected directly to your company's transmission system.

Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
Exclude field gas plants.

Other transmission pipelines
Report amounts of gas received from other transmission pipelines (NAICS 486210) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
Transmission pipelines are establishments primarily engaged in the pipeline transportation of natural gas from gas fields or processing plants to local distribution systems.

Storage facilities
Report amounts of gas received from storage facilities (NAICS 493190) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
Storage facilities include natural gas storage caverns and liquefied natural gas storage, but exclude establishments primarily engaged liquefaction and regasification of natural gas for purposes of transport (NAICS 488990).

Distributors (utility distribution systems)
Report amounts of gas received from gas distributors (NAICS 221210) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
Gas distributors are establishments primarily engaged in the distribution of natural or synthetic gas to the ultimate consumers through a system of mains.

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals
Report amounts of gas received from LNG marine terminals (NAICS 488990) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
LNG marine terminals are establishments primarily engaged liquefaction and regasification of natural gas for purposes of transport.

Yes
From which of the following Canadian sources did this pipeline receive natural gas?

Select all that apply.
- Fields, gas gathering systems and/or gas plants
- Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
- Other transmission pipelines
- Internal to the province or territory of operations
- Storage facilities
- Distributors
- Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals
No - imports only

6. In which provinces or territories was natural gas received?

Select all that apply.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut

7. What was the quantity of natural gas received in each province from the following sources?

Receipts from domestic sources

Report volumes of gas received from sources such as:

Fields, gas gathering systems and/or gas plants

Fields
Report amounts of gas received from fields connected directly to your company's transmission system. Field flared and waste and re-injection should be deducted from this amount.

Gas plants
Report amounts of gas received at the processing or re-processing plant gate after the deduction of shrinkage, plant uses and losses.

Exclude:

natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants
mainline straddle plants

Gas gathering systems
Report amounts of gas received from gas gathering systems connected directly to your company's transmission system.

Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
Exclude field gas plants.

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals
Report amounts of gas received from LNG marine terminals (NAICS 488990) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
LNG marine terminals are establishments primarily engaged with the liquefaction and regasification of natural gas for purposes of transport.

What was the quantity of natural gas received in each province from the following sources?
	Unit of measure
Newfoundland and Labrador
a. Fields, gas gathering systems and/or gas plants
b. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
c. Other transmission pipelines
d. Storage facilities
e. Distributors
f. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals
Subtotal for Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
a. Fields, gas gathering systems and/or gas plants
b. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
c. Other transmission pipelines
d. Storage facilities
e. Distributors
f. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals
Subtotal for Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
a. Fields, gas gathering systems and/or gas plants
b. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
c. Other transmission pipelines
d. Storage facilities
e. Distributors
f. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals
Subtotal for Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
a. Fields, gas gathering systems and/or gas plants
b. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
c. Other transmission pipelines
d. Storage facilities
e. Distributors
f. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals
Subtotal for New Brunswick
Quebec
a. Fields, gas gathering systems and/or gas plants
b. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
c. Other transmission pipelines
d. Storage facilities
e. Distributors
f. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals
Subtotal for Quebec
Ontario
a. Fields, gas gathering systems and/or gas plants
b. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
c. Other transmission pipelines
d. Storage facilities
e. Distributors
f. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals
Subtotal for Ontario
Manitoba
a. Fields, gas gathering systems and/or gas plants
b. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
c. Other transmission pipelines
d. Storage facilities
e. Distributors
f. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals
Subtotal for Manitoba
Saskatchewan
a. Fields, gas gathering systems and/or gas plants
b. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
c. Other transmission pipelines
d. Storage facilities
e. Distributors
f. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals
Subtotal for Saskatchewan
Alberta
a. Fields, gas gathering systems and/or gas plants
b. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
c. Other transmission pipelines
d. Storage facilities
e. Distributors
f. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals
Subtotal for Alberta
British Columbia
a. Fields, gas gathering systems and/or gas plants
b. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
c. Other transmission pipelines
d. Storage facilities
e. Distributors
f. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals
Subtotal for British Columbia
Yukon
a. Fields, gas gathering systems and/or gas plants
b. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
c. Other transmission pipelines
d. Storage facilities
e. Distributors
f. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals
Subtotal for Yukon
Northwest Territories
a. Fields, gas gathering systems and/or gas plants
b. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
c. Other transmission pipelines
d. Storage facilities
e. Distributors
f. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals
Subtotal for Northwest Territories
Nunavut
a. Fields, gas gathering systems and/or gas plants
b. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
c. Other transmission pipelines
d. Storage facilities
e. Distributors
f. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals
Subtotal for Nunavut
Total quantity of natural gas received

Summary of supply of natural gas from Canadian sources

8. This is a summary of supply of natural gas from Canadian sources.

This is a summary of supply of natural gas from Canadian sources.
	Unit of measure
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline received from fields, gas gathering systems and/or gas plants
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline received from natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline received from other transmission pipelines
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline received from storage facilities
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline received from distributors
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline received from liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals
Total supply of natural gas from Canadian sources

Summary of total supply of natural gas

9. This is a summary of the total supply of natural gas.

This is a summary of the total supply of natural gas.
	Unit of measure
Total quantity of imported natural gas
Total supply of natural gas from Canadian sources
Total supply of natural gas

Heating value of natural gas supply

10. What was the average heating value of the supply of natural gas, in gigajoules per thousand cubic metres?

Average heating value in gigajoules per thousand cubic metres
Report average heat content of your natural gas receipts for the reported reference month.

Heating value in GJ per 10³m³:

Disposition of natural gas - Exports

11. Did this transmission pipeline physically export natural gas from Canada to the United States?

12. What were the ports of exit for exported natural gas?

Select all that apply.

Aden - Alberta
Cardston (Carway) - Alberta
Coutts (Sierra) - Alberta
Universal (Reagan Field) - Alberta
Huntingdon - British Columbia
Kingsgate - British Columbia
Emerson - Manitoba
Sprague - Manitoba
Brunswick - New Brunswick
St. Stephen - New Brunswick
Chippawa - Ontario
Cornwall - Ontario
Corunna - Ontario
Courtright - Ontario
Fort Frances - Ontario
Iroquois - Ontario
Niagara Falls - Ontario
Ojibway (Windsor) - Ontario
Rainy River - Ontario
Sarnia - Ontario
Sarnia/Blue Water - Ontario
Sault Ste. Marie - Ontario
St. Clair - Ontario
East Hereford - Quebec
Highwater (Napierville) - Quebec
Phillipsburg - Quebec
Loomis - Saskatchewan
Monchy - Saskatchewan
North Portal (Williston Basin) - Saskatchewan
Regway (Elmore) - Saskatchewan

13. What was the quantity of natural gas this transmission pipeline exported at the following ports?

Exports, specify port of exit
Report total amount of natural gas this transmission pipeline physically exported from Canada to the United States, by port of exit.
Include amounts of gas moving ex-transit, that is, gas that will leave Canada for the United States and then re-enter Canada
Exclude deliveries to liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals.

What was the quantity of natural gas this transmission pipeline exported at the following ports?
	Unit of measure
a. Aden - Alberta
b. Cardston (Carway) - Alberta
c. Coutts (Sierra) - Alberta
d. Universal (Reagan Field) - Alberta
e. Huntingdon - British Columbia
f. Kingsgate - British Columbia
g. Emerson - Manitoba
h. Sprague - Manitoba
i. Brunswick - New Brunswick
j. St. Stephen - New Brunswick
k. Chippawa - Ontario
l. Cornwall - Ontario
m. Corunna - Ontario
n. Courtright - Ontario
o. Fort Frances - Ontario
p. Iroquois - Ontario
q. Niagara Falls - Ontario
r. Ojibway (Windsor) - Ontario
s. Rainy River - Ontario
t. Sarnia - Ontario
u. Sarnia/Blue Water - Ontario
v. Sault Ste. Marie - Ontario
w. St. Clair - Ontario
x. East Hereford - Quebec
y. Highwater (Napierville) - Quebec
z. Phillipsburg - Quebec
aa. Loomis - Saskatchewan
ab. Monchy - Saskatchewan
ac. North Portal (Williston Basin) - Saskatchewan
ad. Regway (Elmore) - Saskatchewan
Total quantity of exported natural gas

Disposition of natural gas - Deliveries in Canada

14. Did this pipeline deliver natural gas to any of the following facilities, pipelines or consumers in Canada?

Domestic deliveries
Report amount of natural gas delivered to facilities and pipelines such as:

Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
Exclude field gas plants.

Other transmission pipelines
Report amounts of gas delivered to other transmission pipelines (NAICS 486210) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
Transmission pipelines are establishments primarily engaged in the pipeline transportation of natural gas from gas fields or processing plants to local distribution systems.

Storage facilities
Report amounts of gas delivered to storage facilities (NAICS 493190) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
Storage facilities include natural gas storage caverns and liquefied natural gas storage, but exclude establishments primarily engaged with the liquefaction and regasification of natural gas for purposes of transport (NAICS 488990).

Distributors (utility distribution systems)
Report amounts of gas delivered to gas distributors (NAICS 221210) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
Gas distributors are establishments primarily engaged in the distribution of natural or synthetic gas to the ultimate consumers through a system of mains.

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Marine Terminals
Report amounts of gas delivered to LNG marine terminals (NAICS 488990) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
LNG marine terminals are establishments primarily engaged with the liquefaction and regasification of natural gas for purposes of transport.

Industrial power generation plants
Report gas delivered to electric power generation plants (NAICS 2211) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the generation of bulk electric power by natural gas.

Other industrial consumers
Deliveries to other industrial consumers.
Report gas delivered to industrial establishments other than power generation plants.

Include:

agriculture and forestry
mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction
construction
manufacturing.

Exclude:

electric power generation
wholesale and retail trade
transportation and warehousing
other commercial buildings (for example, public institutions)
natural gas transmission pipelines
natural gas storage facilities
natural gas distributors

Commercial and institutional consumers
Report gas delivered to commercial and institutional establishments.

Include:

wholesale and retail trade
transportation and warehousing
other commercial buildings (for example, public institutions).
Value (cost to customer): dollar values exclude provincial taxes (if applicable), goods and services tax (GST) and harmonized sales tax (HST). Further, rebates paid to the customer should be deducted in order to arrive at 'value'.

Yes
To which of these Canadian facilities, transmission pipelines and/or distributors did this pipeline deliver natural gas? Select all that apply.
- Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
- Other transmission pipelines
- Storage facilities
- Distributors
- Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals
To which of these power generation plants and/or consumers did this pipeline deliver natural gas? Select all that apply.
- Industrial power generation plants
- Other industrial consumers
- Commercial and institutional consumers
No - exports only

15. In which provinces or territories was natural gas delivered?

Select all that apply.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut

Disposition of natural gas - Deliveries to Canadian facilities, transmission pipelines and/or distributors

16. In each province and territory, what was the quantity of natural gas delivered to facilities, transmission pipelines and/or distributors?

Domestic deliveries
Report amount of natural gas delivered to facilities and pipelines such as:

Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
Exclude field gas plants.

Storage facilities
Report amounts of gas delivered to storage facilities (NAICS 493190) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
Storage facilities include natural gas storage caverns and liquefied natural gas storage, but exclude establishments primarily engaged liquefaction and regasification of natural gas for purposes of transport (NAICS 488990).

In each province and territory, what was the quantity of natural gas delivered to facilities, transmission pipelines and/or distributors?
	Unit of measure
Newfoundland and Labrador
a. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
b. Other transmission pipelines
c. Storage facilities
d. Distributors
e. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminal
Subtotal for Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
a. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
b. Other transmission pipelines
c. Storage facilities
d. Distributors
e. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminal
Subtotal for Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
a. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
b. Other transmission pipelines
c. Storage facilities
d. Distributors
e. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminal
Subtotal for Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
a. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
b. Other transmission pipelines
c. Storage facilities
d. Distributors
e. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminal
Subtotal for New Brunswick
Quebec
a. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
b. Other transmission pipelines
c. Storage facilities
d. Distributors
e. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminal
Subtotal for Quebec
Ontario
a. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
b. Other transmission pipelines
c. Storage facilities
d. Distributors
e. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminal
Subtotal for Ontario
Manitoba
a. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
b. Other transmission pipelines
c. Storage facilities
d. Distributors
e. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminal
Subtotal for Manitoba
Saskatchewan
a. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
b. Other transmission pipelines
c. Storage facilities
d. Distributors
e. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminal
Subtotal for Saskatchewan
Alberta
a. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
b. Other transmission pipelines
c. Storage facilities
d. Distributors
e. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminal
Subtotal for Alberta
British Columbia
a. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
b. Other transmission pipelines
c. Storage facilities
d. Distributors
e. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminal
Subtotal for British Columbia
Yukon
a. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
b. Other transmission pipelines
c. Storage facilities
d. Distributors
e. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminal
Subtotal for Yukon
Northwest Territories
a. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
b. Other transmission pipelines
c. Storage facilities
d. Distributors
e. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminal
Subtotal for Northwest Territories
Nunavut
a. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
b. Other transmission pipelines
c. Storage facilities
d. Distributors
e. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminal
Subtotal for Nunavut
Total quantity of natural gas delivered to facilities, transmission pipelines and/or distributors

Disposition of natural gas - Deliveries to power generation plants and/or consumers

17. What was the quantity and value of natural gas delivered to power generation plants and/or consumers?

If you do not know the value of the gas delivered, please provide your best estimate.

Other industrial consumers
Deliveries to other industrial consumers.
Report gas delivered to industrial establishments other than power generation plants.

Include:

agriculture and forestry
mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction
construction
manufacturing

Exclude:

electric power generation
wholesale and retail trade
transportation and warehousing
other commercial buildings (for example public institutions)
natural gas transmission pipelines
natural gas storage facilities
natural gas distributors

Commercial and institutional consumers
Report gas delivered to commercial and institutional establishments.

Include:

wholesale and retail trade
transportation and warehousing
other commercial buildings (for example public institutions)

Value (cost to customer): dollar values exclude provincial taxes (if applicable), goods and services tax (GST) and harmonized sales tax (HST). Further, rebates paid to the customer should be deducted in order to arrive at 'value'.

What was the quantity and value of natural gas delivered to power generation plants and/or consumers?
	Unit of measure	CAN$ '000	Number of customers
Newfoundland and Labrador
a. Industrial power generation plants
b. Other industrial consumers
c. Commercial and institutional consumers
Subtotal for Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
a. Industrial power generation plants
b. Other industrial consumers
c. Commercial and institutional consumers
Subtotal for Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
a. Industrial power generation plants
b. Other industrial consumers
c. Commercial and institutional consumers
Subtotal for Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
a. Industrial power generation plants
b. Other industrial consumers
c. Commercial and institutional consumers
Subtotal for New Brunswick
Quebec
a. Industrial power generation plants
b. Other industrial consumers
c. Commercial and institutional consumers
Subtotal for Quebec
Ontario
a. Industrial power generation plants
b. Other industrial consumers
c. Commercial and institutional consumers
Subtotal for Ontario
Manitoba
a. Industrial power generation plants
b. Other industrial consumers
c. Commercial and institutional consumers
Subtotal for Manitoba
Saskatchewan
a. Industrial power generation plants
b. Other industrial consumers
c. Commercial and institutional consumers
Subtotal for Saskatchewan
Alberta
a. Industrial power generation plants
b. Other industrial consumers
c. Commercial and institutional consumers
Subtotal for Alberta
British Columbia
a. Industrial power generation plants
b. Other industrial consumers
c. Commercial and institutional consumers
Subtotal for British Columbia
Yukon
a. Industrial power generation plants
b. Other industrial consumers
c. Commercial and institutional consumers
Subtotal for Yukon
Northwest Territories
a. Industrial power generation plants
b. Other industrial consumers
c. Commercial and institutional consumers
Subtotal for Northwest Territories
Nunavut
a. Industrial power generation plants
b. Other industrial consumers
c. Commercial and institutional consumers
Subtotal for Nunavut
Total quantity and value of natural gas delivered to power generation plants and/or consumers and the total number of customers

Consumed own fuel

18. Did this pipeline consume natural gas to fuel its transmission system?

Consumed own fuel
Report amount of gas consumed to fuel this transmission system.

19. What was the quantity of natural gas consumed by this pipeline to fuel its transmission system?

Report amount of gas consumed to fuel this transmission system.

Note: If you are unable to break down the quantity by province, please enter the total quantity in the total line.

Consumed own fuel
Report amount of gas consumed to fuel this transmission system.

What was the quantity of natural gas consumed by this pipeline to fuel its transmission system?
	Unit of measure
a. Newfoundland and Labrador
b. Prince Edward Island
c. Nova Scotia
d. New Brunswick
e. Quebec
f. Ontario
g. Manitoba
h. Saskatchewan
i. Alberta
j. British Columbia
k. Yukon
l. Northwest Territories
m. Nunavut
Total quantity of natural gas consumed by this pipeline

Line pack fluctuation

20. Did this pipeline's line pack fluctuate?

Line pack fluctuation
Report the change in line pack between the first and last day of the reference month.

21. What was the quantity of natural gas attributed to line pack fluctuation?

Report the change in line pack between the first and last day of the reference month.

Note: If you are unable to break down the quantity by province, please enter the total quantity in the total line.

Line pack fluctuation
Report the change in line pack between the first and last day of the reference month.

What was the quantity of natural gas attributed to line pack fluctuation?
	Unit of measure
a. Newfoundland and Labrador
b. Prince Edward Island
c. Nova Scotia
d. New Brunswick
e. Quebec
f. Ontario
g. Manitoba
h. Saskatchewan
i. Alberta
j. British Columbia
k. Yukon
l. Northwest Territories
m. Nunavut
Total quantity of natural gas attributed to line pack fluctuation

Metering differences, line losses and other adjustments

22. Were there metering differences, line losses and/or other adjustments to report on this pipeline?

Metering differences, line loss and other adjustments
Report the difference between the total supply and total disposition. This difference includes leakage or other losses, discrepancies due to metering inaccuracies and other variants, particularly billing lag.

23. What was the quantity of natural gas attributed to metering differences, line losses and other adjustments?

Report the difference between the total supply and total disposition. This difference includes leakage or other losses, discrepancies due to metering inaccuracies and other variants, particularly billing lag.

Note: If you are unable to break down the quantity by province, please enter the total quantity in the total line.

What was the quantity of natural gas attributed to metering differences, line losses and other adjustments?
	Unit of measure
a. Newfoundland and Labrador
b. Prince Edward Island
c. Nova Scotia
d. New Brunswick
e. Quebec
f. Ontario
g. Manitoba
h. Saskatchewan
i. Alberta
j. British Columbia
k. Yukon
l. Northwest Territories
m. Nunavut
Total quantity of natural gas attributed to metering differences, line losses and other adjustments

Summary of disposition of natural gas

24. This is a summary of this pipeline's disposition of natural gas.

This is a summary of this pipeline's disposition of natural gas.
	Unit of measure
Total quantity of exported natural gas
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline delivered to natural gas liquid (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline delivered to other transmission pipelines
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline delivered to storage facilities
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline delivered to distributors
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline delivered to industrial power generation plants
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline delivered to other industrial consumers
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline delivered to commercial and institutional consumers
Total quantity of natural gas consumed by this pipeline
Total quantity of natural gas delivered to liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals
Total quantity of natural gas attributed to line pack fluctuation
Total quantity of natural gas attributed to metering differences, line losses and other adjustments
Total disposition of natural gas

Heating value of delivered natural gas

25. What was the average heating value of the delivered natural gas, in gigajoules per thousand cubic metres?

Heating value in GJ per 10³m³:

In-transit shipments of natural gas

26. Did this pipeline receive natural gas from the U.S. into Canada with the intention of exporting it back to the United States?

27. Of the imported natural gas reported in Question 2, what were the quantities received into Canada with the intention of exporting it back to the United States?

Note: These quantities are referred to as in-transit shipments. Report the quantity in the province where the natural gas entered Canada


	Unit of measure
a. Newfoundland and Labrador
b. Prince Edward Island
c. Nova Scotia
d. New Brunswick
e. Quebec
f. Ontario
g. Manitoba
h. Saskatchewan
i. Alberta
j. British Columbia
k. Yukon
l. Northwest Territories
m. Nunavut
Total in-transit shipments of natural gas

Ex-transit shipment of natural gas

28. Did this pipeline deliver natural gas into the United States with the intention of importing it back into Canada?

29. What was the quantity of natural gas this pipeline delivered into the United States with the intention of importing it back to Canada?

Note: These quantities are referred to as ex-transit shipments. Report the quantities in the province where the natural gas left Canada

What was the quantity of natural gas this pipeline delivered into the United States with the intention of importing it back to Canada?
	Unit of measure
a. Newfoundland and Labrador
b. Prince Edward Island
c. Nova Scotia
d. New Brunswick
e. Quebec
f. Ontario
g. Manitoba
h. Saskatchewan
i. Alberta
j. British Columbia
k. Yukon
l. Northwest Territories
m. Nunavut
Total ex-transit shipments of natural gas

Cubic metre kilometres

30. What was the total number of cubic metre kilometres, in thousands, of natural gas for this pipeline?

Commodity cubic metre kilometres are defined as the volume of natural gas transported multiplied by the distance (in km) each shipment has traveled.

Thousands of cubic metre kilometres (10³m³km)

Please report the volume of natural gas transmitted (in 10³m³) multiplied by the distance (in km) each shipment has travelled.

Example:
Step 1) 2000 cubic metres transported over 5 km is equal to 10 000 cubic metre kilometres.
Step 2) To report in 10³m³km, divide 10 000 cubic metre kilometres by 1000, which equals 10.

What was the total number of cubic metre kilometres, in thousands, of natural gas for this pipeline?
	Unit of measure
a. Newfoundland and Labrador
b. Prince Edward Island
c. Nova Scotia
d. New Brunswick
e. Quebec
f. Ontario
g. Manitoba
h. Saskatchewan
i. Alberta
j. British Columbia
k. Yukon
l. Northwest Territories
m. Nunavut
Total number of cubic metre kilometres of natural gas for this pipeline

Summary of total supply and disposition of natural gas

31. This is a summary of this pipeline's supply and disposition of natural gas.

This is a summary of this pipeline's supply and disposition of natural gas.
	Unit of measure
Supply
Total quantity of imported natural gas
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline received from field, gas gathering systems and/or gas plants
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline received from natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline received from other transmission pipelines
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline received from storage facilities
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline received from distributors
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline received from liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals
Total supply of natural gas
Disposition
Total quantity of exported natural gas
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline delivered to natural gas liquid (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline delivered to other transmission pipelines
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline delivered to storage facilities
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline delivered to distributors
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline delivered to industrial power generation plants
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline delivered to other industrial consumers
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline delivered to commercial and institutional consumers
Total quantity of natural gas delivered to liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals
Total quantity of natural gas consumed by this pipeline
Total quantity of natural gas attributed to line pack fluctuation
Total quantity of natural gas attributed to metering differences, line losses and other adjustments
Total disposition of natural gas

Changes or events

1. Indicate any changes or events that affected the reported values for this business or organization compared with the last reporting period.

Select all that apply.

Strike or lock-out
Exchange rate impact
Price changes in goods or services sold
Contracting out
Organizational change
Price changes in labour or raw materials
Natural disaster
Recession
Change in product line
Sold business or business units
Expansion
New or lost contract
Plant closures
Acquisition of business or business units
Other — specify the other changes or events:
No changes or events

Contact person

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

Is Provided Given Names, Provided Family Name the best person to contact?

Who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?

First name
Last name
Title
Email address
Telephone number (including area code)
Extension number (if applicable) The maximum number of characters is 5.
Fax number (including area code)

Feedback

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

Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.

Hours
Minutes

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The statistical information from the IBSP serves many purposes, including:

Obtaining information on the supply of and/or demand for energy in Canada
Enabling governmental agencies to fulfill their regulatory responsibilities in regards to public utilities
Enabling all levels of government to establish informed policies in the energy area
Assisting the business community in the corporate decision-making process.

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

Your participation in this survey is required under the authority of the Statistics Act.

Other important information

Authorization to collect this information

Data are collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19.

Confidentiality

Record linkages

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Data-sharing agreements

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Business or organization and contact information

1. Verify or provide the business or organization's legal and operating name and correct where needed.

Note: Legal name modifications should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.

Legal Name

Modifications to the legal name should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.

Operating Name

The operating name is a name the business or organization is commonly known as if different from its legal name. The operating name is synonymous with trade name.

Legal name
Operating name (if applicable)

2. Verify or provide the contact information of the designated business or organization contact person for this questionnaire and correct where needed.

Note: The designated contact person is the person who should receive this questionnaire. The designated contact person may not always be the one who actually completes the questionnaire.

First name
Last name
Title
Preferred language of communication
- English
- French
Mailing address (number and street)
City
Province, territory or state
Postal code or ZIP code
Country
- Canada
- United States
Email address
Telephone number (including area code)
Extension number (if applicable)
The maximum number of characters is 10.
Fax number (including area code)

3. Verify or provide the current operational status of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.

Operational
Not currently operational (e.g., temporarily or permanently closed, change of ownership)
Why is this business or organization not currently operational?
- Seasonal operations
  - When did this business or organization close for the season?
    - Date
  - When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
    - Date
- Ceased operations
  - When did this business or organization cease operations?
    - Date
  - Why did this business or organization cease operations?
    - Bankruptcy
    - Liquidation
    - Dissolution
    - Other - Specify the other reasons why the operations ceased
- Sold operations
  - When was this business or organization sold?
    - Date
  - What is the legal name of the buyer?
- Amalgamated with other businesses or organizations
  - When did this business or organization amalgamate?
    - Date
  - What is the legal name of the resulting or continuing business or organization?
  - What are the legal names of the other amalgamated businesses or organizations?
- Temporarily inactive but will re-open
  - When did this business or organization become temporarily inactive?
    - Date
  - When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
    - Date
  - Why is this business or organization temporarily inactive?
- No longer operating due to other reasons
  - When did this business or organization cease operations?
    - Date
  - Why did this business or organization cease operations?

4. Verify or provide the current main activity of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.

Note: The described activity was assigned using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

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, unions, 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 described 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 following is the detailed description including any applicable examples or exclusions for the classification currently associated with this business or organization.

Description and examples

This is the current main activity
This is not the current main activity

Provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's main activity

e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development

Main activity

5. You indicated that is not the current main activity. Was this business or organization's main activity ever classified as: ?

Yes
- When did the main activity change?
  Date
No

6. Search and select the industry classification code that best corresponds to this business or organization's main activity.

Select this business or organization's activity sector (optional)

Farming or logging operation
Construction company or general contractor
Manufacturer
Wholesaler
Retailer
Provider of passenger or freight transportation
Provider of investment, savings or insurance products
Real estate agency, real estate brokerage or leasing company
Provider of professional, scientific or technical services
Provider of health care or social services
Restaurant, bar, hotel, motel or other lodging establishment
Other sector

Method of collection

1. Indicate whether you will be answering the remaining questions or attaching files with the required information.

Answering the remaining questions
Attaching files

Inventory of natural gas

1. For the reference month, what were the opening inventories in gigajoules (GJ) of cushion gas and working gas stored at your Canadian facilities?

Report all natural gas stored at your Canadian facilities, whether owned by this business or by a third party. Do not include natural gas that is stored elsewhere, but owned by this business.

For your convenience, last month's closing inventory is being used as this month's opening inventory. Please correct if necessary and provide any missing values.

Opening inventory of natural gas

Opening inventory of base or cushion gas

Report total amount of base or cushion gas held by the establishment on the first day of the month under review. This should equal the closing inventory of the previous month.

Base gas, also referred to as cushion gas, is the amount of gas that must be present in storage at all times to maintain a storage facility's pressure.

Opening inventory of working gas

Report total amount of working gas held by the establishment on the first day of the month under review. This should equal the closing inventory of the previous month.

Working gas is the amount of gas that can be withdrawn from storage while maintaining a storage facility's minimum operating pressure.

Total opening inventory of natural gas

Report total amount of natural gas held by the establishment on the first day of the month under review. This should equal the sum of the base/cushion gas and working gas.

For the reference month, what were the opening inventories in gigajoules (GJ) of cushion gas and working gas stored at your Canadian facilities?
	Quantity in GJ
Base or cushion gas
Working gas
Total opening inventory of natural gas

2. For the reference month, what were the closing inventories in gigajoules (GJ) of cushion gas and working gas stored at your Canadian facilities?

Report all natural gas stored at your Canadian facilities, whether owned by this business or by a third party. Do not include natural gas that is stored elsewhere, but owned by this business.

Closing inventory of natural gas

Closing inventory of base or cushion gas

Report total amount of base or cushion gas held by the establishment on the last day of the month under review.

Base gas, also referred to as cushion gas, is the amount of gas that must be present in storage at all times to maintain a storage facility's pressure.

Closing inventory of working gas

Report total amount of working gas held by the establishment on the last day of the month under review.

Working gas is the amount of gas that can be withdrawn from storage while maintaining a storage facility's minimum operating pressure.

Total closing inventory of natural gas

Report total amount of natural gas held by the establishment on the last day of the month under review. This should equal the sum of the base/cushion gas and working gas.

For the reference month, what were the closing inventories in gigajoules (GJ) of cushion gas and working gas stored at your Canadian facilities?
	Quantity in GJ
Base or cushion gas
Working gas
Total closing inventory of natural gas

Heating value of stored natural gas

3. At the end of the reference month, what was the heating value of stored natural gas in gigajoules per thousand cubic metres (equivalent to megajoules per cubic metre)?

Heat value of stored natural gas

Heating value of stored natural gas in gigajoules per thousand cubic metres.

Report heat content of your natural gas held in storage for the month under review.

Heating value on last day of month ( GJ per thousand cubic metres)

Injections, withdrawals and inventory adjustments for natural gas storage

4. For the reference month, what were the following quantities in gigajoules (GJ) of natural gas?

Injections, withdrawals and other adjustments for natural gas storage

Injected into storage

Report total amount of natural gas received by the establishment for month under review.

Withdrawn from storage

Report total amount of natural gas delivered by the establishment for month under review.

Other adjustments

This calculated amount is the difference between (1) opening and closing inventories and (2) injections and withdrawals. This difference includes discrepancies due to meter inaccuracies and/or leakage or other losses. Inventory adjustments can be a positive or negative value.

Inventory adjustments = (closing - opening inventories) - (injections - withdrawals)

Net change in inventory

The net change in inventory is calculated as: injections - withdrawals + other adjustments.

The net change in inventory should be equal to closing inventory minus opening inventory.

For the reference month, what were the following quantities in gigajoules (GJ) of natural gas?
	Quantity in GJ
Injected into storage
Withdrawn from storage
Other adjustments
Net change in inventory

Natural gas held in the United States

5. Does this business hold natural gas in storage facilities in the United States for eventual use in Canada?

Natural gas held in the United States

Natural gas in storage facilities in the United States

Report total amount of natural gas held by the establishment in storage facilities located in the United States for eventual use in Canada.

6. At the start of the reference month, what was the quantity in gigajoules (GJ) of natural gas held in storage facilities in the United States for eventual use in Canada?

Quantity in GJ

7. At the end of the reference month, what was the quantity in gigajoules (GJ) of natural gas held in storage facilities in the United States for eventual use in Canada?

Quantity in GJ

Changes or events

1. Indicate any changes or events that affected the reported values for this business or organization, compared with the last reporting period.

Select all that apply.

Strike or lock-out
Exchange rate impact
Price changes in goods or services sold
Contracting out
Organizational change
Price changes in labour or raw materials
Natural disaster
Recession
Change in product line
Sold business or business units
Expansion
New or lost contract
Plant closures
Acquisition of business or business units
Other
Specify the other changes or events:
No changes or events

Contact person

1. Statistics Canada may need to contact the person who completed this questionnaire for further information. Is the provided given names and the provided family name the best person to contact?

Who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?

First name:
Last name:
Title:
Email address:
Telephone number (including area code):
Extension number (if applicable):
The maximum number of characters is 5.
Fax number (including area code):

Feedback

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

Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.

Hours:
Minutes:

2. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?

Monthly Survey of Manufacturing: National Level CVs by Characteristic – November 2021

National Level CVs by Characteristic
Table summary
This table displays the results of Monthly Survey of Manufacturing: National Level CVs by Characteristic. The information is grouped by Month from September 2020 to September 2021 (appearing as row headers), and Sales of goods manufactured, Raw materials and components inventories, Goods / work in process inventories, Finished goods manufactured inventories and Unfilled Orders, calculated in percentage (appearing as column headers).
Month	Sales of goods manufactured	Raw materials and components inventories	Goods / work in process inventories	Finished goods manufactured inventories	Unfilled Orders
Month	%
November 2020	0.68	1.05	1.21	1.48	1.16
December 2020	0.69	1.02	1.20	1.46	1.30
January 2021	0.80	1.00	1.24	1.59	1.42
February 2021	0.75	0.99	1.50	1.67	1.30
March 2021	0.71	1.01	1.45	1.69	1.35
April 2021	0.78	1.04	1.56	1.74	1.53
May 2021	0.79	1.04	1.48	1.58	1.45
June 2021	0.73	1.02	1.44	1.69	1.36
July 2021	0.78	1.05	1.48	1.67	1.37
August 2021	0.74	1.06	1.53	1.83	1.45
September 2021	0.78	1.07	1.56	1.86	1.35
October 2021	0.76	1.04	1.57	1.71	1.38
November 2021	0.74	1.02	1.52	1.56	1.30

Future-Oriented Statement of Operations
March 31, 2023

Future-Oriented Statement of Operations (unaudited)
for the year ending March 31
(in thousands of dollars)
Expenses
	Forecast results 2021-22	Planned results 2022-23
Statistical information	1,030,272	741,729
Internal services	115,588	88,890
Total expenses	1,145,860	830,619
Revenues
Special statistical services	150,597	144,300
Other revenues	43	43
Revenues earned on behalf of the Government of Canada	-22,099	-24,343
Total revenues	128,541	120,000
Net cost of operations before government funding and transfers	1,017,319	710,619

The accompanying notes form an integral part of the Future-Oriented Statement of Operations

Notes to the Future-Oriented Statement of Operations (unaudited) for the year ending March 31

1. Methodology and significant assumptions

The Future-Oriented Statement of Operations has been prepared on the basis of government priorities and the plans of Statistics Canada (the agency) as described in the 2022-23 Departmental Plan.

The information in the forecasted results for fiscal year 2021-22 is based on actual results as at October 31, 2021 and on forecasts for the remainder of the fiscal year. Forecasts have been made for the planned results for fiscal year 2022-23.

The main assumptions underlying the forecasts are as follows:

The agency's activities will remain substantially the same as the previous year.
Expenses and revenues, including the determination of amounts internal and external to the government, are based on historical trends and known cyclical changes.

These assumptions are made as at November 30, 2021.

2. Variations and changes to the forecast financial information

Although every attempt has been made to forecast final results for the remainder of 2021-22 and for 2022-23, actual results achieved for both years are likely to differ from the forecasted information presented, and this variation could be material.

In preparing this Future-Oriented Statement of Operations, the agency established estimates and assumptions about the future. These estimates and assumptions may differ from the subsequent actual results. Estimates and assumptions are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, and are continually evaluated.

Factors that could lead to material differences between the Future-Oriented Statement of Operations and the historical financial statements include:

the timing and the amount of acquisitions and disposals of property which may affect gains, losses and amortization expense;
the implementation of new collective agreements;
economic conditions, which may affect both the amount of revenue earned and the collectability of receivables; and
other changes to the operating budget, such as new initiatives or technical adjustments made later in the fiscal year.

After the Departmental Plan is tabled in Parliament, the agency will not be updating the forecasts for any changes in financial resources made in ensuing supplementary estimates. Variances will be explained in the Departmental Results Report.

3. Summary of significant accounting policies

The Future-Oriented Statement of Operations has been prepared using the Government of Canada's accounting policies in effect for fiscal year 2021-22, and is based on Canadian public sector accounting standards. The presentation and results using the stated accounting policies do not result in any significant differences from Canadian public sector accounting standards.

Significant accounting policies are as follows:

(a) Expenses

Transfer payments are recorded as an expense in the year the transfer is authorized, and all eligibility criteria have been met by the recipient.

Other expenses are generally recorded when goods are received or services are rendered and include expenses related to personnel, professional and special services, repair and maintenance, utilities, materials and supplies, as well as amortization of tangible capital assets. Provisions to reflect changes in the value of assets or liabilities, such as provisions for bad debts, advances and inventory obsolescence, as well as utilization of inventories and prepaid expenses, and other are also included in other expenses.

(b) Revenues

Revenues received for special statistical services are recorded as deferred revenue upon receipt. These amounts are recognized as revenue in the period in which the services are rendered and related expenses are incurred.

Deferred revenue consists of amounts received in advance of the delivery of goods and rendering of services that will be recognized as revenue in a subsequent fiscal year as it is earned.

Other revenues are recognized in the period the event giving rise to the revenues occurred.

Revenues that are non-respendable are not available to discharge the agency's liabilities. While the Chief Statistician is expected to maintain accounting control, he has no authority over the disposition of non-respendable revenues. As a result, non-respendable revenues are considered to be earned on behalf of the Government of Canada and are therefore presented as a reduction of the agency's gross revenues.

4. Parliamentary authorities

The agency is financed in part by the Government of Canada through parliamentary authorities. Financial reporting of authorities provided to the agency differs from financial reporting according to generally accepted accounting principles because authorities are based mainly on cash flow requirements. Items recognized in the Future-Oriented Statement of Operations in one year may be funded through parliamentary authorities in prior, current or future years. Accordingly, the agency has a different net cost of operations for the year on a government funding basis than on an accrual accounting basis. The differences are reconciled in the following tables:

(a) Reconciliation of net cost of operations to requested authorities (in thousands of dollars)

Reconciliation of net cost of operations to requested authorities (in thousands of dollars)
Adjustments for items affecting net cost of operations but not affecting authorities:
	Forecast results 2021-22	Planned results 2022-23
Net cost of operations before government funding and transfers	1,017,319	710,619
Amortization of tangible capital assets	-26,725	-21,735
Loss on disposal of tangible capital assets	-21	0
Services provided without charge by other federal government departments	-117,762	-95,862
Increase in vacation pay and compensatory leave	-9,577	-738
Increase in employee future benefits	-1,735	-2,115
Refunds of previous years expenditures	751	751
Consumption of prepaid expenses	-12,942	-9,059
Bad debt expense	-2	0
Increase in accrued salary receivables	194	0
Total items affecting net cost of operations but not affecting authorities	-167,819	-128,758
Adjustments for items not affecting net cost of operations but affecting authorities:
Acquisitions of tangible capital assets	31,774	30,698
Acquisition of prepaid expenses	10,069	10,233
Payments for pay equity settlement	104	104
Total items not affecting net cost of operations but affecting authorities	41,947	41,035
Requested authorities forecasted to be used	891,447	622,896

(b) Authorities requested (in thousands of dollars)

Authorities requested (in thousands of dollars)
Authorities requested
	Forecast results 2021-22	Planned results 2022-23
Vote 1: operating expenditures	854,928	541,072
Statutory amounts	91,963	81,824
Total authorities requested	946,891	622,896
Less: Estimated unused authorities and other adjustments	-55,444	0
Requested authorities forecasted to be used	891,447	622,896

Monthly Survey of Manufacturing: National Weighted Rates by Source and Characteristic - November 2021

National Weighted Rates by Source and Characteristic, November 2021
Table summary
The information is grouped by Sales of goods manufactured, Raw materials and components, Goods / work in process, Finished goods manufactured, Unfilled Orders, Capacity utilization rates (appearing as row headers), and Data source as the first row of column headers, then Response or edited, and Imputed as the second row of column headers, calculated by percentage.
	Response or edited	Imputed
	Data source
	%
Sales of goods manufactured	85.9	14.1
Raw materials and components	73.2	26.8
Goods / work in process	79.2	20.8
Finished goods manufactured	72.1	27.9
Unfilled Orders	47.3	52.7
Capacity utilization rates	68.2	31.8

Why are we conducting this survey?

The statistical information from the IBSP serves many purposes, including:

calculating each province and territory's fair share of federal-provincial transfer payments for health, education and social programs
establishing government programs to assist businesses
assisting the business community in negotiating contracts and collective agreements
supporting the government in making informed decisions about fiscal, monetary and foreign exchange policies
indexing social benefit programs and determining tax brackets
enabling academics and economists to analyze the economic performance of Canadian industries and to better understand rapidly evolving business environments.

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

Your participation in this survey is required under the authority of the Statistics Act.

Other important information

Authorization to collect this information

Data are collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19.

Confidentiality

By law, Statistics Canada is prohibited from releasing any information it collects that could identify any person, business, or organization, unless consent has been given by the respondent, or as permitted by the Statistics Act. Statistics Canada will use the information from this survey for statistical purposes only.

Record linkages

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

Data-sharing agreements

Section 11 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with provincial and territorial statistical agencies that meet certain conditions. These agencies must have the legislative authority to collect the same information, on a mandatory basis, and the legislation must provide substantially the same provisions for confidentiality and penalties for disclosure of confidential information as the Statistics Act. Because these agencies have the legal authority to compel businesses to provide the same information, consent is not requested and businesses may not object to the sharing of the data.

Section 12 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with federal, provincial or territorial government organizations.

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

You may also contact us by email at statcan.esd-helpdesk-dse-bureaudedepannage.statcan@canada.ca or by fax at 613-951-6583.

For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

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

Modifications to the legal name should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.

Operating Name

The operating name is a name the business or organization is commonly known as if different from its legal name. The operating name is synonymous with trade name.

Legal name
Operating name (if applicable)

2. Verify or provide the contact information of the designated business or organization contact person for this questionnaire and correct where needed.

Note: The designated contact person is the person who should receive this questionnaire. The designated contact person may not always be the one who actually completes the questionnaire.

First name
Last name
Title
Preferred language of communication
- English
- French
Mailing address (number and street)
City
Province, territory or state
Postal code or ZIP code
Country
- Canada
- United States
Email address
Telephone number (including area code)
Extension number (if applicable)
The maximum number of characters is 10.
Fax number (including area code)

3. Verify or provide the current operational status of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.

Operational
Not currently operational
Why is this business or organization not currently operational?
- Seasonal operations
  - When did this business or organization close for the season?
    - Date
  - When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
    - Date
- Ceased operations
  - When did this business or organization cease operations?
    - Date
  - Why did this business or organization cease operations?
    - Bankruptcy
    - Liquidation
    - Dissolution
    - Other - Specify the other reasons why the operations ceased
- Sold operations
  - When was this business or organization sold?
    - Date
  - What is the legal name of the buyer?
- Amalgamated with other businesses or organizations
  - When did this business or organization amalgamate?
    - Date
  - What is the legal name of the resulting or continuing business or organization?
  - What are the legal names of the other amalgamated businesses or organizations?
- Temporarily inactive but will re-open
  - When did this business or organization become temporarily inactive?
    - Date
  - When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
    - Date
  - Why is this business or organization temporarily inactive?
- No longer operating due to other reasons
  - When did this business or organization cease operations?
    - Date
  - Why did this business or organization cease operations?

4. Verify or provide the current main activity of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.

Note: The described activity was assigned using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

This question verifies the business or organization's current main activity as classified by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is an industry classification system developed by the statistical agencies of Canada, Mexico and the United States. Created against the background of the North American Free Trade Agreement, it is designed to provide common definitions of the industrial structure of the three countries and a common statistical framework to facilitate the analysis of the three economies. NAICS is based on supply-side or production-oriented principles, to ensure that industrial data, classified to NAICS, are suitable for the analysis of production-related issues such as industrial performance.

The following is the detailed description including any applicable examples or exclusions for the classification currently associated with this business or organization.

Description and examples

This is the current main activity
- Provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's main activity
- e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development
This is not the current main activity

Main activity

5. You indicated that is not the current main activity.

Was this business or organization's main activity ever classified as: ?

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

6. Search and select the industry classification code that best corresponds to this business or organization's main activity.

Select this business or organization's activity sector (optional)

Farming or logging operation
Construction company or general contractor
Manufacturer
Wholesaler
Retailer
Provider of passenger or freight transportation
Provider of investment, savings or insurance products
Real estate agency, real estate brokerage or leasing company
Provider of professional, scientific or technical services
Provider of health care or social services
Restaurant, bar, hotel, motel or other lodging establishment
Other sector

7. You have indicated that the current main activity of this business or organization is:

Main activity

Are there any other activities that contribute significantly (at least 10%) to this business or organization's revenue?

Yes, there are other activities
- Provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's secondary activity
- e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development
No, that is the only significant activity

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

When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimates.

Approximately what percentage of this business or organization's revenue is generated by each of the following activities?
Table summary
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	Percentage of revenue
Main activity
Secondary activity
All other activities
Total percentage

Reporting period information

1. What are the start and end dates of this business's or organization's most recently completed fiscal year?

Note: For the survey, the end date should fall between April 1, 2021 and March 31, 2022.

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

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

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

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

Fiscal Year Start date
Fiscal Year-End date

2. What is the reason the reporting period does not cover a full year?

Select all that apply.

Seasonal operations
New business
Change of ownership
Temporarily inactive
Change of fiscal year
Ceased operations
Other
- Specify reason the reporting period does not cover a full year

Additional reporting instructions

1. Throughout this questionnaire, please report financial information in thousands of Canadian dollars.

For example, an amount of $763,880.25 should be reported as:

CAN$ '000

I will report in the format above

Revenue

1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what was this business's revenue from each of the following sources?

Notes:

a detailed breakdown may be requested in other sections
these questions are asked of many different industries. Some questions may not apply to this business

Report dollar amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Revenue

a. Sales of goods and services (e.g., fees, commissions, services revenue)

Report net of returns and allowances.

Include:

sales from Canadian locations (domestic and export sales)
transfers to other business units or a head office of your firm.

Exclude:

transfers into inventory and consignment sales
federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes and excise duties and taxes
intercompany sales in consolidated financial statements.

b. Rental and leasing

c. Commissions

d. Subsidies (including grants, donations, fundraising and sponsorships)

Include:

non-repayable grants, contributions and subsidies from all levels of government
revenue from private sector (corporate and individual) sponsorships, donations and fundraising.

e. Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees

A royalty is defined as a payment received by the holder of a copyright, trademark or patent.

f. Dividends

Include:

dividend income
dividends from Canadian sources
dividends from foreign sources
patronage dividends.

Exclude equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates.

g. Interest

Include:

investment revenue
interest from foreign sources
interest from Canadian bonds and debentures
interest from Canadian mortgage loans
interest from other Canadian sources.

Exclude equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates.

h. All other revenue (Include intracompany transfers)

Include amounts not included in questions a. to g.

Total revenue

The sum of sub-questions a. to h.

Throughout this questionnaire, please report financial information in thousands of Canadian dollars.
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
	CAN$ '000
Sales of goods and services
Rental and leasing
Commissions
Subsidies
Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees
Dividends
Interest
Other
Total revenue

Expenses

1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what were this business's expenses for the following items?

Notes:

a detailed breakdown may be requested in other sections
these questions are asked of many different industries. Some questions may not apply to this business

Report dollar amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Expenses

a. Cost of goods sold

Include:

cost of raw materials and/or goods purchased for resale - net of discounts earned on purchases
freight in and duty.

Exclude all costs associated with salaries, wages, benefits, commissions and subcontracts (report at Employment costs and expenses, and Subcontracts).

b. Employment costs and expenses

b1. Salaries, wages and commissions

Please report all salaries and wages (including taxable allowances and employment commissions as defined on the T4 - Statement of Remuneration Paid) before deductions for this reporting period.

Include:

vacation pay
bonuses (including profit sharing)
employee commissions
taxable allowances (e.g., room and board, vehicle allowances, gifts such as airline tickets for holidays)
severance pay.

Exclude all payments and expenses associated with casual labour and outside contract workers (report at Subcontracts).

b2. Employee benefits

Include contributions to:

health plans
insurance plans
employment insurance
pension plans
workers' compensation
association dues
contributions to any other employee benefits such as child care and supplementary unemployment benefit (SUB) plans
contributions to provincial and territorial health and education payroll taxes.

c. Subcontracts

Subcontract expense refers to the purchasing of services from outside of the company rather than providing them in-house.

Include:

hired casual labour and outside contract workers
custom work and contract work
subcontract and outside labour
hired labour.

d. Research and development fees

e. Professional and business fees

Include:

legal services
accounting and auditing fees
consulting fees
education and training fees
appraisal fees
management and administration fees
property management fees
information technology (IT) consulting and service fees (purchased)
architectural fees
engineering fees
scientific and technical service fees
other consulting fees (management, technical and scientific)
veterinary fees
fees for human health services
payroll preparation fees
all other professional and business service fees.

Exclude service fees paid to Head Office (report at All other costs and expenses).

f. Utilities

Utility expenses related to operating your business unit such as water, electricity, gas and heating.

Include:

diesel, fuel wood, natural gas, oil and propane
sewage.

Exclude:

energy expenses covered in your rental and leasing contracts
telephone, Internet and other telecommunications
vehicle fuel (report at All other costs and expenses).

g. Office and computer related expenses

Include:

office stationery and supplies, paper and other supplies for photocopiers, printers and fax machines
postage and courier (used in the day to day office business activity)
computer and peripherals upgrade expenses
data processing.

Exclude telephone, Internet and other telecommunication expenses (report at Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication).

h. Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication

Include:

internet
telephone and telecommunications
cellular telephone
fax machine
pager.

i. Business taxes, licenses and permits

Include:

property taxes paid directly and property transfer taxes
vehicle license fees
beverage taxes and business taxes
trade license fees
membership fees and professional license fees
provincial capital tax.

j. Royalties, franchise fees and memberships

Include:

amounts paid to holders of patents, copyrights, performing rights and trademarks
gross overriding royalty expenses and direct royalty costs
resident and non-resident royalty expenses
franchise fees.

Exclude Crown royalties

k. Crown charges

Federal or Provincial royalty, tax, lease or rental payments made in relation to the acquisition, development or ownership of Canadian resource properties.

Include:

Crown royalties
Crown leases and rentals
oil sand leases
stumpage fees.

l. Rental and leasing

Include:

lease rental expenses, real estate rental expenses, condominium fees and equipment rental expenses
motor vehicle rental and leasing expenses
studio lighting and scaffolding
machinery and equipment rental expenses
storage expenses
road and construction equipment rental
fuel and other utility costs covered in your rental and leasing contracts.

m. Repair and maintenance

Include:

buildings and structures
machinery and equipment
security equipment
vehicles
costs related to materials, parts and external labour associated with these expenses
janitorial and cleaning services and garbage removal.

n. Amortization and depreciation

Include:

direct cost depreciation of tangible assets and amortization of leasehold improvements
amortization of intangible assets (e.g., amortization of goodwill, patents, franchises, copyrights, trademarks, deferred charges, organizational costs).

o. Insurance

Insurance recovery income should be deducted from insurance expenses.

Include:

professional and other liability insurance
motor vehicle and property insurance
executive life insurance
bonding, business interruption insurance and fire insurance.

p. Advertising, marketing, promotion, meals and entertainment

Include:

newspaper advertising and media expenses
catalogues, presentations and displays
tickets for theatre, concerts and sporting events for business promotion
fundraising expenses
meals, entertainment and hospitality purchases for clients.

q. Travel, meetings and conventions

Include:

travel expenses
meeting and convention expenses, seminars
passenger transportation (e.g., airfare, bus, train)
accommodations
travel allowance and meals while travelling
other travel expenses.

r. Financial services

Include:

explicit service charges for financial services
credit and debit card commissions and charges
collection expenses and transfer fees
registrar and transfer agent fees
security and exchange commission fees
other financial service fees.

Exclude interest expenses (report at Interest expense).

s. Interest expense

Report the cost of servicing your company's debt.

Include:

interest
bank charges
finance charges
interest payments on capital leases
amortization of bond discounts
interest on short-term and long-term debt, mortgages, bonds and debentures.

t. Other non-production-related costs and expenses

Include:

charitable donations and political contributions
bad debt expense
loan losses
provisions for loan losses (minus bad debt recoveries)
inventory adjustments.

u. All other costs and expenses (including intracompany expenses)

Include:

production costs
pipeline operations, drilling, site restoration
gross overriding royalty
other producing property rentals
well operating, fuel and equipment
other lease rentals
other direct costs
equipment hire and operation
log yard expense, forestry costs, logging road costs
freight in and duty
overhead expenses allocated to cost of sales
other expenses
cash over/short (negative expense)
reimbursement of parent company expense
warranty expense
recruiting expenses
general and administrative expenses
interdivisional expenses
interfund transfer (minus expense recoveries)
exploration and development (including prospect/geological, well abandonment and dry holes, exploration expenses, development expenses)
amounts not included in sub-questions a. to t. above.

Total expenses

The sum of sub-questions a. to u.

For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what were this business's expenses for the following items?
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	CAN$ '000
Cost of goods sold
Opening inventories
Purchases
Closing inventories
Cost of goods sold
Employment costs and expenses
Salaries, wages and commissions
Employee benefits
Subcontracts
Research and development fees
Professional and business fees
Utilities
Office and computer related expenses
Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication
Business taxes, licenses and permits
Royalties, franchise fees and memberships
Crown charges
Rental and leasing
Repair and maintenance
Amortization and depreciation
Insurance
Advertising, marketing, promotion, meals and entertainment
Travel, meetings and conventions
Financial services
Interest expense
Other non-production-related costs and expenses
All other costs and expenses
Total expenses

Industry Characteristics

Sales

The following describes the types of periodicals for which you are requested to provide your sales revenue.

Consumer periodicals: periodicals covering topics of general or special interest aimed at a general consumer audience. Include arts, culture, leisure and entertainment, home and lifestyle, women's general interest, general business, religious and news.

Business-to-business, trade, and professional periodicals: periodicals dealing with industries, occupations and professions and scholarly publications aimed at professional audiences interested in keeping up-to-date with news, research and developments in a profession or a trade. Include business, farming and professional.

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

Include both print and digital revenue sources.

For questions 1a. to 1f, report revenue for your publishing business.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Consumer periodicals: Periodicals covering topics of general or special interest aimed at a consumer audience. Examples include arts, culture, leisure and entertainment, home and lifestyles, women's general interest, general business and news.

Business-to-business, trade, and professional periodicals: Periodicals dealing with industries, occupations and professions and scholarly publications aimed at professional audiences interested in keeping up-to-date with news, research and developments in a profession or a trade. Include business, farming, and professional.

Custom publishing revenue: Periodicals created by publishers, media companies or agencies exclusively for third parties that are not primarily in the periodical publishing industry. Examples may include in-flight or other periodicals designed to foster a direct relationship between a company or brand, and its customers.

What were this business's print and digital sales for each of the following goods and services?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
	CAN$ '000
Advertising revenue
Consumer periodicals
Business-to-business, trade, and professional periodicals
Total advertising revenue
Circulation revenue
Consumer periodicals
Business-to-business, trade, and professional periodicals
Total circulation revenue
Custom publishing revenue
Consumer periodicals
Business-to-business, trade, and professional periodicals
Total custom publishing revenue
Custom printing revenue
Events, conferences and trade-show revenue
Other
Total sales of goods and services

2. Of the $ [amount] reported as advertising revenue, what percentage was attributed to online or digital-only sources?

Percentage

3. Of the $ [amount] reported as circulation revenue, what percentage was attributed to digital products such as digital-only editions and online access?

Percentage

4. Of the $ [amount] reported as custom publishing revenue, what percentage was attributed to digital products such as digital-only editions and online access?

Percentage

5. What were this business's revenues from the following sources?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

What were this business's revenues from the following sources?
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	CAN$ '000
Federal, provincial/territorial, municipal grants and subsidies
Other support

Selected expenses

6. What were this business's expenses for sub-contract printing?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Expenses (CAN$ '000)

7. What was this business's annual editorial content expenses (for Print and Digital editions) in each of the following categories?

Editorial content: Text, photographs, graphics, illustrations and audio-visual content in a periodical and its associated digital extension (e.g., website, app, etc.).

Exclude expenses incurred for marketing, sales, advertising, management, accounting and other non-editorial functions.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Note: In the event that an employee (or employees) spend only a portion of their time producing editorial content, please provide the estimated portion of the salary that is directly related to the production of the editorial content.

What was this business's annual editorial content expenses (for Print and Digital editions) in each of the following categories?
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	Consumer periodicals (CAN$ '000)	Business to business, trade, and professional periodicals (CAN$ '000)	Total (CAN$ '000)
Salaries
Freelance expenses
Purchasing content
Total editorial content expenses

8. From the total editorial content expenses reported in question 7, please provide the estimated percentage breakdown of those expenses incurred by the company for work completed by Canadians, permanent residents or other Canadian sources.

Percentage

9. What were this business's expenses for developing and maintaining its digital infrastructure?

Include employees who are directly involved with developing or maintaining your digital infrastructure, not in content creation.

e.g., hosting, infographics, software, hardware, other miscellaneous IT costs, employees

Expenses (CAN$ '000)

Titles published

10. How many titles did this business publish in each of the following categories?

Exclude newsletters.

Note: Do not provide the number of copies or copies circulated.

Titles published in print only: limited to no editorial content published digitally.

Titles published digitally only: limited to no editorial content published in print.

Titles published in both mediums: editorial content published in print and digitally.

How many titles did this business publish in each of the following categories?
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	Print-only	Digital-only	Print and digital (both mediums)
Consumer periodicals
Business-to-business, trade, and professional periodicals
Total titles by medium

Circulation

11. What was this business's annual print circulation net of return?

Include print circulation only.

Exclude newsletters.

Provide the total number of copies sold through the various channels of distribution listed.

a. Subscription: Copies of a periodical sold to a customer for a fixed period of time, generally one year or more.

If you sell subscriptions to 10 different publications that include both a print version and a digital version, and both versions are part of a package deal, then you should not classify the digital version as free. Therefore, please enter 20 as the answer to question 11a. Paid subscription, for an overall total of 20.

b. Newsstand or single copy: Copies of a periodical sold at newsstands or other retail outlets.

c. Other copies sold: Copies sold, other than through subscription or newsstand, e.g., back issues or one-off special interest publications.

d. Controlled or request circulation:

Controlled circulation: Free copies that are individually addressed to recipients who have directly requested the periodical from a publishing firm.

Requested circulation: Copies distributed free of charge on a regular basis to consumers selected by the publisher.

e. Other free, complimentary or promotional copies: Other copies distributed free of charge, e.g., to advertisers or agencies who have purchased advertising in the periodical or for promotional or marketing purposes.

What was this business's annual print circulation net of return?
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	Consumer periodicals	Business to business, trade, and professional periodicals	Total number
Paid subscriptions
Newsstand or single copy
Other copies sold
Controlled or request circulation
Other free, complimentary or promotional copies
Total

Language

12. Indicate the number of titles you publish by language.

Exclude newsletters.

Note: Do not provide the number of copies circulated.

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Personnel

13. What was this business's number of employees and freelancers producing editorial content in the following categories?

Include paid or unpaid writers, photographers, graphic designers, translators and other editorial personnel that produce content for your periodical.

Exclude employees and subcontracts in marketing, sales, advertising, management, accounting and other non-editorial functions.

Note: Individuals working in both periodical domains does not represent a total, however it represents the number of employees and/or freelancers that work in both domains; the Consumer periodicals and Business to business, trade, and professional periodicals.

What was this business's number of employees and freelancers producing editorial content in the following categories?
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	Dedicated to Consumer periodicals	Dedicated to Business to business, trade, and professional periodicals	Working in both periodical domains
Employees
Freelancers (paid and unpaid)
Total editorial employees and freelancers

14. For the editorial content employees and freelancers reported in question 13, please provide the percentage breakdown that are Canadian or permanent residents.

For the editorial content employees and freelancers reported in question 13, please provide the percentage breakdown that are Canadian or permanent residents.
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	Dedicated to Consumer periodicals	Dedicated to Business to business, trade, and professional periodicals	Working in both periodical domains
Employees
Freelancers (paid and unpaid)

**15. What were this business's personnel in each of the following categories?**
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	Number	Percentage
Average number of paid employees during the reporting period
Percentage of paid employees who worked full time
Number of contract workers for whom you did not issue a T4

COVID-19

1. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, did this business experience additional expenses in 2021 to comply with public health and safety guidelines or corporate guidelines to be allowed to operate?

Yes

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

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

2. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2021 which of the following ways did this business change operating methods?

Include both temporary and ongoing changes.

Select all that apply.

Adopt or expand upon a contact-less business model (e.g., e-commerce sales, drive-through, delivery, curbside pickup, offer virtual services )
Retrofit the workspace
Invest in e-commerce platforms
Use business intelligence technologies (e.g., cloud-based computing systems and big data analytic tools)
Develop new supply chains
Ask some or all employees to work from home
Introduce or accelerate the introduction of new goods and services
Increase prices charged to customers of certain goods and services as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic
Decrease prices charged to customers of certain goods and services as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic
Change marketing strategy (Include re-allocating marketing budget)
Increase marketing budget
Decrease marketing budget
Expand to new markets
Substitute capital for labour (e.g., automation, robots for use in producing goods and services)
Provided extra staff training (e.g., job specific training, managerial training, training in new technology, training in new business practices, digital skills training, data literacy skills, other training and development)
Downsize business activities (e.g., reduce goods and services offered)
Reduce labour costs (e.g., lay off employees, furlough employees, request employees take vacation, reduce hours of employees, offer early retirement package, outsource work)
Reduce costs other than labour costs
Take other actions
Specify the additional actions taken
OR
No changes to operating methods in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

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

Yes
How much did your business obtain through these means?
Financial relief received (CAN$ '000)
$ ,000

Notification of intent to extract web data

1. Does this business have a website?

Yes
Specify the business website address
e.g., www.example.ca
No

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

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Changes or events

1. Indicate any changes or events that affected the reported values for this business or organization, compared with the last reporting period.

Select all that apply.

Strike or lock-out
Exchange rate impact
Price changes in goods or services sold
Contracting out
Organizational change
Price changes in labour or raw materials
Natural disaster
Recession
Change in product line
Sold business or business units
Expansion
New or lost contract
Plant closures
Acquisition of business or business units
Other
- Specify the other changes or events:
No changes or events

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