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
    • Ceased operations
    • Sold operations
    • Amalgamated with other businesses or organizations
    • Temporarily inactive but will re-open
    • No longer operating due to other reasons
  • When did this business or organization close for the season?
    • Date
  • When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
    • Date
  • When did this business or organization cease operations?
    • Date
  • Why did this business or organization cease operations?
    • Bankruptcy
    • Liquidation
    • Dissolution
    • Other
  • Specify the other reasons why the operations ceased
    • When was this business or organization sold?
      • Date
    • What is the legal name of the buyer?
    • When did this business or organization amalgamate?
      • Date
    • What is the legal name of the resulting or continuing business or organization?
    • What are the legal names of the other amalgamated businesses or organizations?
    • When did this business or organization become temporarily inactive?
      • Date
    • When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
      • Date
    • Why is this business or organization temporarily inactive?
    • When did this business or organization 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
  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.

Percentage of revenue

	Percentage of revenue
Main activity
Secondary activity
All other activities
Total percentage

Reporting period information

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

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

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

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

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

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

• Fiscal year start date
• Fiscal year-end date

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

Select all that apply.

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

Additional reporting instructions

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

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

CAN$ '000: $764,000

I will report in the format above

Revenue

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

Notes:

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

Report dollar amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Revenue

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

Report net of returns and allowances.

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

Include:

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

Exclude:

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

b. Rental and leasing

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

c. Commissions

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

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

Include:

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

e. Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees

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

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

f. Dividends

Include:

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

Exclude equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates.

g. Interest

Include:

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

Exclude equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates.

h. All other revenue (Include intracompany transfers)

Include amounts not included in questions a. to g.

Total revenue

The sum of sub-questions a. to h.

	CAN$ '000
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 of 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 of 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.

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.

• Yes
• No

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 of 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?

• Yes
• No

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 of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what were this business's expenses for the following items?

Notes:

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

Report dollar amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Expenses

a. Cost of goods sold

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

Include:

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

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

b. Employment costs and expenses

b1. Salaries, wages and commissions

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

Include:

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

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

b2. Employee benefits

Include contributions to:

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

c. Subcontracts

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

Include:

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

d. Research and development fees

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

e. Professional and business fees

Include:

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

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

f. Utilities

Utility expenses related to operating your business unit such as water, electricity, gas 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 sub-questions a. to u.

	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 sales for each of the following goods and services?

Exclude subsidies, royalties, dividend and interest revenue.

Report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Please provide a breakdown of your sales and services revenue, where applicable. Amounts should be reported net of trade discount, value added tax and other taxes based on sales.

Include sales from Canadian locations.

Exclude:

• grants and subsidies
• donations and fundraising
• royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees
• investment income.

a. Admissions to live performances and events presented by this business

Include:

• admissions through sale of general public tickets and seasonal subscriptions
• bundled admission packages that include food and beverage service, backstage passes, etc.
• personal seat licenses and box leases
• admissions to live performances in which the admission takes the form of a cover charge
• membership fees paid primarily for the right of admission to performances.

Exclude:

• payments received for events and performances owned, produced or presented by other establishments using your facilities (report at question 1b.)
• contract production (report at question 1d.).

b. Facility rental revenue

Report your share of box office receipts for events or performances that were owned, produced or presented by others using or renting your facilities.

d. Contract production

Fees earned by individuals, companies or teams for the production of live performances, sports or racing events under contract to promoters, venue owners or others. The contracts will specify the type of payment received by the performers, artists, companies, athletes or teams, for example a flat rate or a percentage of admission revenues. Contracts may also specify the disposition of any intellectual property rights arising from the performance.

Exclude:

• contract production of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works, sound recordings and communication signals (report at question 1m.)
• licensing of copyrights relating to a live performance (report at question 2a.)
• technical (non-performance) services (report at question 1g.).

e. Professional fees and commission for career management and representation services for artists, athletes, entertainers and others

Acting on behalf of artists, athletes, entertainers and other public figures in a wide range of activities that enhance the client's career.

Include negotiating contracts and bookings performances and public appearances.

f. Event management services

Planning, organizing, marketing and managing a live sports or performing arts event on behalf of others including venue owners, performers, etc.

g. Technical artistic services

Providing artistic technical support services, such as backstage services and post-production services.

Include:

• lighting, key grip and set placement and removal
• editing, visual effects, copying, captioning, adding music and foreign language dubbing.

i. Advertising revenue

Revenue obtained by providing services that attract attention to a product, business, cause, etc.

Include:

• the provision of display space on various surfaces such as billboards
• agent services involved in buying and selling space or time for advertising messages
• the sale of venue naming rights, sponsorship rights, endorsement services and exclusivity rights.

j. Sales of food and non-alcoholic beverages

Include:

• prepared meals
• packaged food
• vending machine sales.

l. Sales of merchandise

Revenue obtained from parts and materials charged in repair work as well as from the sales of all items other than food or beverages.

Include:

• recreational and sports equipment and accessories
• oil and gasoline
• clothing
• arts and crafts
• magazines.

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

	CAN$ '000
Admissions to live performances and events presented by this business
For live performing arts performances, festivals and fairs
For live sports and racing events
For other events
Total
Facility rental revenue
For live performing arts performances, festivals and fairs
For live sports and racing events
For other events
Total
Rental revenue from traveller accommodations
Contract production
Professional fees and commissions for career management and representation services for artists, athletes, entertainers and others
Event management services
Technical artistic services
Receipts from gambling
Advertising revenue
Sales of food and non-alcoholic beverages
Sales of alcoholic beverages
Sales of merchandise
All other goods and services
Total sales of goods and services

2. What was this business's revenue from the following royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees?

Revenues from royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees

a. Licensing of rights to use copyrighted works and trademarks

Licensing the rights to use copyrighted intellectual property and trademarks, such as logos.

Licenses authorize the licensee to exploit the copyrighted work, for example: to reproduce or perform a literary or musical piece of work by making a sound or video recording of the piece, to rent a computer program to make a recording of a particular performance. A license may authorize some or all of these rights.

Include licenses to use:

• literary works such as book manuscripts and computer programs
• dramatic works such as films, videos, plays, screenplays and scripts
• musical works
• artistic works such as paintings and photographs
• actor's or singer's performances
• broadcast communication signals
• sound recordings.

b. Broadcast and other media rights

Granting the right of access (on a fee, royalty, or other basis) to a sporting event, facility or activity for the purpose of commercially exploiting sounds, images and other information of the event, facility or activity. The contracts define the type of exploitation permitted and may specify the ownership of intellectual property rights relating to the sounds, images and other information.

Revenues from royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees

	CAN$ '000
Licensing of rights to use copyrighted works and trademarks
Broadcast and other media rights
All other royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees
Total royalties, rights, licenses and franchise fees

3. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what was the attendance for the following performances and events?

If a particular category does not apply to this business, leave the field blank. If records are not kept, please provide your best estimate.

Attendance

Live sports and racing events and Live performing arts performances, festivals and fairs

a. and c. Presented by this business

Please report attendance numbers for presentations that are produced/owned by your establishment.

b. and d. Presented by others using this business's facilities (such as rentals)

Please report attendance numbers for presentations that are produced/owned by another establishment.

For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD , what was the attendance for the following performances and events?

	Number of spectators
Live sports and racing events
Presented by this business
Presented by others using this business's facilities
Live performing arts performances, festivals and fairs
Presented by this business
Presented by others using this business's facilities

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.

Sales by type of client

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

This section is intended to measure the value of international transactions on goods, services, royalties and 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.

• Yes
• No

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

International transactions

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.

Revenue received (CAN$ '000)

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

This section is intended to measure the value of international transactions on goods, services, royalties and 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.

International transactions

	Percentage
Goods
Services
Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees
Total percentage

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

This section is intended to measure the value of international transactions on goods, services, royalties and 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.

International transactions

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

This section is intended to measure the value of international transactions on goods, services, royalties and 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.

• Yes
• No

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

This section is intended to measure the value of international transactions on goods, services, royalties and 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.

Payments made (CAN$ '000)

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

International transactions

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.

International transactions

	Percentage
Goods
Services
Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees
Total percentage

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

This section is intended to measure the value of international transactions on goods, services, royalties and 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.

International transactions

	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, did this business experience additional expenses in 2021 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)
    • Other additional expenses (CAN$ '000)
  • As a result of the additional expenses or business conditions, did this business delay plans to expand operating capacity or undertake investments? 
    • Yes
    • No
• No

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)
• No

Notification of intent to web scrape

1. Does this business have a website?

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

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

We will do our utmost to ensure the data are collected in a manner that will not affect the functionality of the website. Any data collected will be used by Statistics Canada for statistical and research purposes only, in accordance with the agency's mandate.

Please visit Statistics Canada's web scraping initiative page- this link will open in a new window for more information.

Please visit Statistics Canada's transparency and accountability page- this link will open in a new window to learn more.

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

Changes or events

4. 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

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

Is the provided given names and the provided family name the best person to contact?

• Yes
• No

Who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?

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

Feedback

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

Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.

• Hours:
• Minutes:

7. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?

 Statement outlining results, risks and significant changes in operations, personnel and program

A) Introduction

Statistics Canada's mandate

Statistics Canada ("the agency") is a member of the Innovation, Science and Industry portfolio.

Statistics Canada's role is to ensure that Canadians have access to a trusted source of statistics on Canada that meets their highest priority needs.

The agency's mandate derives primarily from the Statistics Act. The Act requires that the agency collects, compiles, analyzes and publishes statistical information on the economic, social, and general conditions of the country and its people. It also requires that Statistics Canada conduct the census of population and the census of agriculture every fifth year, and protects the confidentiality of the information with which it is entrusted.

Statistics Canada also has a mandate to co-ordinate and lead the national statistical system. The agency is considered a leader, among statistical agencies around the world, in co–ordinating statistical activities to reduce duplication and reporting burden.

More information on Statistics Canada's mandate, roles, responsibilities and programs can be found in the 2021–2022 Main Estimates and in the Statistics Canada 2021–2022 Departmental Plan.

The Quarterly Financial Report:

• should be read in conjunction with the 2021–2022 Main Estimates;
• has been prepared by management, as required by Section 65.1 of the Financial Administration Act, and in the form and manner prescribed by Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat;
• has not been subject to an external audit or review.

Statistics Canada has the authority to collect and spend revenue from other federal government departments and agencies, as well as from external clients, for statistical services and products.

Basis of presentation

This quarterly report has been prepared by management using an expenditure basis of accounting. The accompanying Statement of Authorities includes the agency's spending authorities granted by Parliament and those used by the agency consistent with the Main Estimates for the 2021–2022 fiscal year. This quarterly report has been prepared using a special purpose financial reporting framework designed to meet financial information needs with respect to the use of spending authorities.

The authority of Parliament is required before moneys can be spent by the Government. Approvals are given in the form of annually approved limits through appropriation acts or through legislation in the form of statutory spending authority for specific purposes.

The agency uses the full accrual method of accounting to prepare and present its annual departmental financial statements that are part of the departmental results reporting process. However, the spending authorities voted by Parliament remain on an expenditure basis.

B) Highlights of fiscal quarter and fiscal year-to-date results

This section highlights the significant items that contributed to the net increase in resources available for the year, as well as actual expenditures for the quarter ended December 31.

Chart 1 outlines the gross budgetary authorities, which represent the resources available for use for the year as of December 31.

Significant changes to authorities

Total authorities available for 2021–2022 increased by $259.1 million, or 34.3%, from the previous year, from $756.2 million to $1,015.4 million (Chart 1). The net increase is mostly the result of the following:

• An increase of $222.5 million for the 2021 Census of Population and Census of Agriculture programs for new cyclical funding received to cover operational activities;
• An increase of $24.3 million for collective bargaining and other compensation adjustments negotiated by the unions;
• An increase of $15.7 million in response to financial pressures on cost-recovery activities during the pandemic;
• A decrease of $11.0 million for various initiatives including Workload Migration, Enabling Vision for Data-Drive Economy and Society and the New Anti-Racism Strategy.

In addition to the appropriations allocated to the agency through the Main Estimates, Statistics Canada also has vote net authority within Vote 1, which entitles the agency to spend revenues collected from other federal government departments, agencies, and external clients to provide statistical services. The vote netting authority is stable at $120 million when comparing the third quarter of fiscal years 2020–2021 and 2021-2022.

Significant changes to expenditures

Year-to-date net expenditures recorded to the end of the third quarter increased by $275.3 million, or 60.8% from the previous year, from $452.7 million to $728.0 million (see Table A: Variation in Departmental Expenditures by Standard Object).

Statistics Canada spent approximately 81.3% of its authorities by the end of the third quarter, compared with 71.2% in the same quarter of 2020–2021.

Table A: Variation in Departmental Expenditures by Standard Object (unaudited)
This table displays the variance of departmental expenditures by standard object between fiscal 2020-2021 and 2021-2022. The variance is calculated for year to date expenditures as at the end of the third quarter. The row headers provide information by standard object. The column headers provide information in thousands of dollars and percentage variance for the year to date variation.

Departmental Expenditures Variation by Standard Object:	Q3 year-to-date variation between fiscal year 2020–2021 and 2021–2022
	$'000	%
(01) Personnel	80,010	17.7
(02) Transportation and communications	55,742	1,840.3
(03) Information	16,733	318.7
(04) Professional and special services	129,591	764.3
(05) Rentals	598	3.0
(06) Repair and maintenance	774	266.0
(07) Utilities, materials and supplies	-195	-20.4
(08) Acquisition of land, buildings and works	-247	-91.8
(09) Acquisition of machinery and equipment	1,412	38.3
(10) Transfer payments	-	N/A
(12) Other subsidies and payments	359	76.2
Total gross budgetary expenditures	284,777	56.5
Less revenues netted against expenditures:
Revenues	9,478	18.5
Total net budgetary expenditures	275,299	60.8
Note: Explanations are provided for variances of more than $1 million.

Personnel: There is an overall increase in the agency’s activities due to the 2021 Census operations. The increase is also attributable to additional workload required for efforts related to supporting the response to the pandemic and the migration to the cloud. Furthermore, it reflects recently ratified collective agreements, as well as additional compensation secured in response to settlements negotiated for issues related to the Phoenix payroll system.

Transportation and communications: The increase is mainly due to postage costs for the mailing of Census questionnaires and related materials, as well as travel expenditures for enumerators for 2021 Census collection activity occurring this fiscal year.

Information: The increase is mainly due to advertisement cost for the 2021 Census operations and to printing costs for the 2021 Census materials such as questionnaires, envelopes, and letters.

Professional and special services: The increase is mainly due to the remuneration of Statistics Act employees hired to conduct the 2021 Census.

Acquisition of machinery and equipment: The increase is mainly due to the purchase of informatics equipment as per the Capital Plan.

Revenues: The increase is mainly due to the closing of regional offices and a delay in recording cost recovery activities related to Census during the beginning of the pandemic last fiscal year.

C) Risks and uncertainties

Statistics Canada is currently focusing effort on modernizing its business processes and tools, in order to maintain its relevance and maximize the value it provides to Canadians. As a foundation piece for some of these efforts, the agency is working in collaboration with Shared Services Canada and Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Office of the Chief Information Officer, to ensure the agency has access to adequate information technology services and support to attain its modernization objectives and successfully transition its infrastructure and applications to the cloud. Activities and related costs are projected based on various assumptions that can change, depending on the nature and degree of work required to accomplish the initiatives. Risks and uncertainties are being mitigated by the agency's strong financial planning management practices and integrated strategic planning framework.

D) Significant changes to operations, personnel and programs

The agency is managing changes in operations and program activities with financial implications including:

• The Census program is in its advanced implementation stage for the 2021 Census. As such, expenditures for this program increased as planned. Statistics Canada is undertaking major activities this fiscal year that are critical to the success of the 2021 Census of Population. These activities include hiring field staff, collecting data, follow-up with respondents, processing of returns, developing and testing dissemination systems and processes, and starting data quality and evaluation studies. These activities culminate in the first of the Census data releases, the Population and Dwelling Counts, in February 2022;
• Continued effort and collaboration to provide data and insights related to the impact of the pandemic on the society and economy;
• Budget 2021 announced funding for new initiatives including Disaggregated Data Action Plan, Justice Data Modernization, Quality of Life Framework for Canada, and the Health Care Access, Experiences and Related Outcomes Statistical Program, as well as Census of Environment.

Approval by senior officials

Approved by:

Anil Arora, Chief Statistician
Ziad Shadid, Acting Chief Financial Officer
Ottawa, Ontario
Signed on: February 18, 2022

Appendix

Statement of Authorities (unaudited)
This table displays the departmental authorities for fiscal years 2020-2021 and 2021-2022. The row headers provide information by type of authority, Vote 105 – Net operating expenditures, Statutory authority and Total Budgetary authorities. The column headers provide information in thousands of dollars for Total available for use for the year ending March 31; used during the quarter ended December 31; and year to date used at quarter-end of both fiscal years.

	Fiscal year 2021–2022			Fiscal year 2020–2021
	Total available for use for the year ending March 31, 2022Tablenote 1	Used during the quarter ended December 31, 2021	Year-to-date used at quarter-end	Total available for use for the year ending March 31, 2021Tablenote 1	Used during the quarter ended December 31, 2020	Year-to-date used at quarter-end
	in thousands of dollars
Vote 1 — Net operating expenditures	808,940	146,904	667,199	560,162	113,147	395,671
Statutory authority — Contribution to employee benefit plans	86,434	20,277	60,831	76,079	19,020	57,060
Total budgetary authorities	895,374	167,181	728,030	636,241	132,167	452,731
Tablenote 1 Includes only Authorities available for use and granted by Parliament at quarter-end. Return to tablenote 1 referrer

Departmental expenditures by Standard Object (unaudited)
Table summary: This table displays the departmental expenditures by standard object for fiscal years 2020-2021 and 2021-2022. The row headers provide information by standard object for expenditures and revenues. The column headers provide information in thousands of dollars for planned expenditures for the year ending March 31; expended during the quarter ended December 31; and year to date used at quarter-end of both fiscal years.

	Fiscal year 2021–2022			Fiscal year 2020–2021
	Planned expenditures for the year ending March 31, 2022	Expended during the quarter ended December 31, 2021	Year-to-date used at quarter-end	Planned expenditures for the year ending March 31, 2021	Expended during the quarter ended December 31, 2020	Year-to-date used at quarter-end
	in thousands of dollars
Expenditures:
(01) Personnel	678,110	169,408	533,296	601,596	159,160	453,286
(02) Transportation and communications	72,692	5,352	58,771	24,811	1,465	3,029
(03) Information	27,901	5,939	21,984	27,521	1,955	5,251
(04) Professional and special services	205,167	8,443	146,547	62,999	4,934	16,956
(05) Rentals	18,503	2,442	20,483	14,755	2,095	19,885
(06) Repair and maintenance	779	242	1,065	973	-385	291
(07) Utilities, materials and supplies	1,924	162	759	2,341	709	954
(08) Acquisition of land, buildings and works	756	22	22	741	176	269
(09) Acquisition of machinery and equipment	9,485	2,399	5,101	20,359	760	3,689
(10) Transfer payments	-	-	-	100	-	-
(12) Other subsidies and payments	57	262	830	45	-79	471
Total gross budgetary expenditures	1,015,374	194,671	788,858	756,241	170,790	504,081
Less revenues netted against expenditures:
Revenues	120,000	27,490	60,828	120,000	38,623	51,350
Total revenues netted against expenditures	120,000	27,490	60,828	120,000	38,623	51,350
Total net budgetary expenditures	895,374	167,181	728,030	636,241	132,167	452,731