| Geography | CVs for operating revenue |
|---|---|
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | |
| percent | |
| Canada | 0.78 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 0.61 |
| Prince Edward Island | 0.00 |
| Nova Scotia | 0.66 |
| New Brunswick | 0.58 |
| Quebec | 1.69 |
| Ontario | 1.31 |
| Manitoba | 0.81 |
| Saskatchewan | 1.34 |
| Alberta | 1.22 |
| British Columbia | 0.95 |
| Yukon | 0.00 |
| Northwest Territories | 0.00 |
| Nunavut | 0.00 |
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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.
Note: Press the help button (?) for additional information.
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
Mailing address (number and street)
City
Province, territory or state
Postal code or ZIP code
Country
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.
Why is this business or organization not currently operational?
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).
Note: Press the help button (?) for additional information, including a detailed description of this activity complete with example activities and any applicable exclusions.
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
Provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's main activity
e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development
5. You indicated that is not the current main activity.
Was this business or organization's main activity ever classified as: ?
6. Search and select the industry classification code that best corresponds to this business or organization's main activity.
How to search:
Select this business or organization's activity sector (optional)
Enter keywords or a brief description, then press the Search button
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?
Provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's secondary activity
e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development
8. Approximately what percentage of this business or organization's revenue is generated by each of the following activities?
When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimates.
| Percentage of revenue | |
|---|---|
| Main activity | |
| Secondary activity | |
| All other activities | |
| Total percentage |
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.
Note: Press the help button (?) for additional information, including examples of reporting periods.
Here are twelve common fiscal periods that fall within the targeted dates:
Here are other examples of fiscal periods that fall within the required dates:
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.
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
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:
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:
Exclude:
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:
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:
Exclude equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates.
g. Interest
Include:
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 |
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:
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.
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.
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.
1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what were this business's expenses for the following items?
Notes:
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:
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:
Exclude all payments and expenses associated with casual labour and outside contract workers (report at Subcontracts).
-b2. Employee benefits
Include contributions to:
c. Subcontracts
Subcontract expense refers to the purchasing of services from outside of the company rather than providing them in-house.
Include:
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:
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:
Exclude:
g. Office and computer related expenses
Include:
Exclude telephone, Internet and other telecommunication expenses (report at Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication).
h. Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication
Include:
i. Business taxes, licenses and permits
Include:
j. Royalties, franchise fees and memberships
Include:
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:
l. Rental and leasing
Include:
m. Repair and maintenance
Include:
n. Amortization and depreciation
Include:
o. Insurance
Insurance recovery income should be deducted from insurance expenses.
Include:
p. Advertising, marketing, promotion, meals and entertainment
Include:
q. Travel, meetings and conventions
Include:
r. Financial services
Include:
Exclude interest expenses (report at Interest expense).
s. Interest expense
Report the cost of servicing your company's debt.
Include:
t. Other non-production-related costs and expenses
Include:
u. All other costs and expenses (including intracompany expenses)
Include:
Total expenses
The sum of sub-questions a. to u.
| CAN$ '000 | |
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| a Cost of goods sold | |
| a1. Opening inventories | |
| a2. Purchases | |
| a3. Closing inventories | |
| a4. Cost of goods sold | |
| b. Employment costs and expenses | |
| b1. Salaries, wages and commissions | |
| b2. 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 |
1. What were this business's sales for each of the following goods and services?
Report dollar amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.
a. Information technology (IT) technical consulting services
The provision of advice or expert opinion on technical matters related to the use of information technology. Include advice on matters such as hardware and software requirements and procurement, systems integration and systems security. The provision of expert testimony on IT-related issues are also included here.
b. Custom software design and development services
b1. Website design and development services
This service consists of designing the structure and content of a web page and/or writing the computer code necessary to create and implement a web page.
b2. Database design and development services
This service consists of designing the structure and content of a database and/or of writing the computer code necessary to create and implement a database (data warehouse). Exclude contracts where the design and development of a database is bundled with the on-going management of the data holdings and are classified in the data management services sub category.
b3. Customization and integration of packaged software
This service consists of adapting (modifying, configuring, etc.) and installing an existing application so that it is functional within the clients' information system environment.
b4. Video game design and development services
b5. Other custom software development services
This service consists of adapting (modifying, configuring, etc.) and installing an existing application so that it is functional within the client's information system environment or creating software to meet the specific needs of the clients.
c. Computer systems and network design and development services
c1. Network design and development services (include network security design)
This service consists of designing, developing and implementing customer networks such as Intranets, Extranets and Virtual Private Networks.
c2. Computer systems design, development and integration services
This service consists of assessing an organization's computer requirements, advising on hardware and software acquisitions, developing system specifications and either putting the new system in place or providing the client with the necessary specifications to put the new system in place.
d. Hosting and information technology (IT) infrastructure provisioning services (e.g., Website hosting, application service provisioning, business process management services, collocation, data storage and management)
Website hosting services
The service of providing the infrastructure to host a customer's website and related files in a location that provides fast, reliable connection to the Internet.
Application service provisioning (ASP)
The provision of leased software applications from a centralized, hosted, and managed computing environment.
Business process management services
A bundled service package that combines information-technology-intensive services with labour (manual or professional depending on the solution), machinery and facilities to support, host and manage a business process for a client.
Collocation
The provision of rack space within a secured facility for the placement of servers and enterprise platforms. The service includes the space for the client's hardware and software, connection to the Internet or other communication networks and routine monitoring of servers. Clients are responsible for the management of the operating system, hardware and software.
Data storage
The service of administering storage and back-up management of data such as remote back-up services, storage or hierarchical storage management (migration).
Data management
The ongoing management and administration of data as an organizational resource. Services may include performing data modelling, data mobilization, data mapping/rationalization, data mining and system architecture.
e. IT infrastructure and network management services
e1. Network management services
The service of managing and monitoring communication networks and connected hardware to diagnose networking problems and gather capacity and usage statistics for the administration and fine-tuning of network traffic. These services also remotely manage security systems or provide security-related services.
e2. Computer systems management services
Providing day-to-day management and operation of a client's computer system.
f. Information and document transformation services (e.g., imaging, data conversion and migration)
The service of converting paper documents into digital or other machine-readable formats. The service generally involves the following components: 1) document preparation; 2) scanning, optical character recognition and other data capture activities; 3) delivery or output of the information captured into a database or a physical medium.
g. IT technical support services (for hardware or software; include disaster recovery services)
The provision of technical expertise to solve problems for the client in using software, hardware or entire computer system.
The provision of customer support in using or troubleshooting software and include upgrade services and the provision of patches and updates.
The provision of customer support in using or troubleshooting the computer hardware and software. It includes testing and cleaning on a routine basis and repair of IT equipment. Includes technical assistance in moving a client's computer system to a new location.
The provision of technical expertise to solve specialized problems for the client using a computer system. These specialized services include computer auditing and assessment, data recovery and disaster recovery.
Services of auditing or assessing computer operations without providing advice or other follow-up action. Includes auditing, assessing and documenting a server, network or process for components, capabilities, performance or security.
Retrieving a client's data from a damaged or unstable hard drive or other storage medium.
Providing standby computer equipment and duplicate software in a separate location to enable a client to relocate regular staff to resume and maintain routine computerized operations in the event of a disaster such as a fire or flood.
h. Software publishing
h1. System software (include programming languages)
Publication of low-level software required to manage computer resources and support the production or execution of application programs but which is not specific to any particular application.
Operating system software
Software that controls a computer and its peripherals. Modern operating systems such as Linux, Macintosh OSX and Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and 10 handle many of a computer's basic functions.
Network software
Software that monitors an active communications network in order to diagnose problems and gather statistics for administration and fine-tuning.
Database management software
A program that manages all facets of a database. Primary services of database management software include storage, modification and extraction of data. Database management software also regulates user access and protects data against damage.
Development tools and programming languages software
Software used to assist in the development and/or authoring of computer programs. Software products that support the professional developer in the design, development and implementation of a variety of software systems and solutions (includes all program development tools and programming languages software).
h2. Application software
Any self-contained program that performs a specific function directly for the end user.
General business productivity and home use applications
Software used for general business purposes to improve productivity, or in the home for entertainment, reference or educational purposes (include office suite applications such as word processors, spreadsheets, simple databases, graphics applications, project management software, computer-based training software, games, references, home education, etc.).
Cross-industry applications
Software that is designed to perform and/or manage a specific business function or process that is not unique to a particular industry (include professional accounting software, human resource management, customer relations management software, geographic information system software, web page/site design software, etc.).
Vertical market applications
Software that performs a wide range of business functions for a specific industry such as manufacturing, retail, healthcare, engineering, restaurants, etc.
Utilities software
A small computer program that performs a very specific task. Utilities differ from other software applications in terms of size, cost and complexity (examples Include: compression programs, anti-virus, search engines, font, file viewers and voice recognition software. Software that monitors an active communications network in order to diagnose problems and gather statistics for administration and fine-tuning).
| CAN$ '000 | |
|---|---|
| Information technology (IT) technical consulting services | |
| Custom software design and development services | |
| Website design and development services | |
| Database design and development services | |
| Customization and integration of packaged software | |
| Video game design and development services | |
| Other custom software development services | |
| Computer systems and network design and development services | |
| Network design and development services | |
| Computer systems design, development and integration services | |
| Hosting and IT infrastructure provisioning services | |
| IT infrastructure and network management services | |
| Network management services | |
| Computer systems management services | |
| Information and document transformation services | |
| IT technical support services for hardware or software | |
| Software publishing | |
| System software | |
| Application software | |
| Video gaming software | |
| Re-sale of computer hardware and software (retail and wholesale) | |
| Computer hardware | |
| Software | |
| IT related training services | |
| Other | |
| Total sales of goods and services |
2. Approximately what percentage (%) of this business's total revenue was generated by new or substantially improved products or services introduced by this business during the three-year period 2017-2020?
Percentage
3. Approximately what percentage of this business's total expenses was related to product research and development?
Percentage
4. Approximately what percentage of this business's total revenue was from developing or publishing gaming software products?
Percentage
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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
1. What was the percentage breakdown of this business's sales by consumer location?
Consumer location is the location where the goods or services will ultimately be used.
If ultimate consumer location is not known, the following are acceptable substitutes:
| Percentage | |
|---|---|
| Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| Prince Edward Island | |
| Nova Scotia | |
| New Brunswick | |
| Quebec | |
| Ontario | |
| Manitoba | |
| Saskatchewan | |
| Alberta | |
| British Columbia | |
| Yukon | |
| Northwest Territories | |
| Nunavut | |
| United States | |
| All other countries | |
| Total percentage |
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.
2. What was the revenue received from clients outside Canada?
This section is intended to measure the value of international transactions on goods, services, royalties and 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.
| 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.
| Percentage | |
|---|---|
| a. United States | |
| b. Mexico | |
| c. Provide the percentage of revenue received from any other countries - top 4 clients only | |
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| c2. Other country 2 Begin entering the name of the other country by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer Specify other country 2: |
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| c3. Other country 3 Begin entering the name of the other country by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer Specify other country 3: |
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| c4. Other country 4 Begin entering the name of the other country by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer Specify other country 4: |
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| Total percentage | |
List of countries
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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.
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?
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.
| 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.
| Percentage | |
|---|---|
| a. United States | |
| b. Mexico | |
| c. Provide the percentage of revenue received from any other countries - top 4 clients only | |
| c1. Other country 1 Begin entering the name of the other country by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer Specify other country 1: |
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| c2. Other country 2 Begin entering the name of the other country by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer Specify other country 2: |
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| c3. Other country 3 Begin entering the name of the other country by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer Specify other country 3: |
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| c4. Other country 4 Begin entering the name of the other country by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer Specify other country 4: |
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List of countries
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1. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, did this business experience in 2021 additional expenses to comply with public health and safety guidelines or corporate guidelines to be allowed to operate?
Additional expenses could include: purchases of cleaning supplies, sanitation measures, protective equipment for employees or customers and costs to retrofit business operations (e.g., Plexiglass barriers, new equipment that facilitates physical distancing, additional labour costs).
Public health and safety guidelines refer to guidelines from a federal, provincial or municipal health agency.
Yes
What were the total additional expenses in fiscal year 2021?
Report in thousands of dollars. For expenses less than $500, enter "0".
When precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.
Additional labour costs, if applicable (CAN$ '000)
$ ,000
Other additional expenses (CAN$ '000)
$ ,000
As a result of the additional expenses or business conditions, did this business delay plans to expand operating capacity or undertake investments?
Yes
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.
OR
3. Due to COVID-19, did this business receive public financial relief to avoid layoffs through the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy or Temporary 10% Wage Subsidy programs?
Yes
How much did your business obtain through these means?
Financial relief received (CAN$ '000)
$ ,000
No
1. Does this business have a website?
Statistics Canada is piloting a web data extraction initiative, also known as web scraping, which uses software to search and compile publicly available data from business websites. As a result, we may visit the website for this business to search for, and compile, additional information. This initiative should allow us to reduce the reporting burden on businesses, as well as produce additional statistical indicators to ensure that our data remain accurate and relevant.
We will do our utmost to ensure the data are collected in a manner that will not affect the functionality of the website. Any data collected will be used by Statistics Canada for statistical and research purposes only, in accordance with the agency's mandate.
Please visit Statistics Canada's web scraping initiative page for more information.
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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.
5. 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.
6. 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):
7. How long did it take to complete this questionnaire?
Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.
Hours:
Minutes:
8. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?
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:
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.
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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.
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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.
1. Verify or provide the business or organization's legal and operating name and correct where needed.
Note: Legal name modifications should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.
Legal Name
The legal name is one recognized by law, thus it is the name liable for pursuit or for debts incurred by the business or organization. In the case of a corporation, it is the legal name as fixed by its charter or the statute by which the corporation was created.
Modifications to the legal name should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.
To indicate a legal name of another legal entity you should instead indicate it in question 3 by selecting 'Not currently operational' and then choosing the applicable reason and providing the legal name of this other entity along with any other requested information.
Operating Name
The operating name is a name the business or organization is commonly known as if different from its legal name. The operating name is synonymous with trade name.
2. Verify or provide the contact information of the designated business or organization contact person for this questionnaire and correct where needed.
Note: The designated contact person is the person who should receive this questionnaire. The designated contact person may not always be the one who actually completes the questionnaire.
3. Verify or provide the current operational status of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.
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
5. You indicated that is not the current main activity.
Was this business or organization's main activity ever classified as:?
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)
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?
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 | |
|---|---|
| Main activity | |
| Secondary activity | |
| All other activities | |
| Total percentage |
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:
Here are other examples of fiscal periods that fall within the required dates:
2. What is the reason the reporting period does not cover a full year?
Select all that apply.
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
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:
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:
Exclude:
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:
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:
Exclude equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates.
g. Interest
Include:
Exclude equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates.
h. Other revenue - please specify
Include amounts not included in questions a. to g.
Total revenue
The sum of sub-questions a. to h.
| CAN$ '000 | |
|---|---|
| Sales of goods and services | |
| Rental and leasing | |
| Commissions | |
| Subsidies | |
| Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees | |
| Dividends | |
| Interest | |
| Other | |
| Total revenue |
1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what were this business's expenses for the following items?
Notes:
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:
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:
Exclude all payments and expenses associated with casual labour and outside contract workers (report at Subcontracts).
b2. Employee benefits
Include contributions to:
c. Subcontracts
Subcontract expense refers to the purchasing of services from outside of the company rather than providing them in-house.
Include:
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:
Exclude service fees paid to Head Office (report at All other costs and expenses).
f. Utilities
Utility expenses related to operating your business unit such as water, electricity, gas, heating and hydro.
Include:
Exclude:
g. Office and computer related expenses
Include:
Exclude telephone, Internet and other telecommunication expenses (report at Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication).
h. Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication
Include:
i. Business taxes, licenses and permits
Include:
j. Royalties, franchise fees and memberships
Include:
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:
l. Rental and leasing
Include:
m. Repair and maintenance
Include:
n. Amortization and depreciation
Include:
o. Insurance
Insurance recovery income should be deducted from insurance expenses.
Include:
p. Advertising, marketing, promotion, meals and entertainment
Include:
q. Travel, meetings and conventions
Include:
r. Financial services
Include:
Exclude interest expenses (report at Interest expense).
s. Interest expense
Report the cost of servicing your company's debt.
Include:
t. Other non-production-related costs and expenses
Include:
u. All other costs and expenses (including intracompany expenses)
Include:
Total expenses
The sum of sub-questions a. to u.
| 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 | |
| Other | |
| Total expenses |
Please thoroughly read through question one and its sections prior to answering. Not all sections may apply to your company's line of business; only report the sales which pertain to your company's line of business.
1. What were this business's sales for each of the following goods and services?
Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.
| CAN$ '000 | |
|---|---|
| Sound recording sales from masters owned or licensed | |
| Digital downloads - albums | |
| Digital downloads - singles | |
| Compact discs | |
| Other formats | |
| Total sound recordings sales from masters owned or licensed | |
| Streaming sales from masters owned or licensed | |
| Subscription supported streaming | |
| Advertising supported streaming | |
| Other streaming | |
| Total streaming sales from masters owned or licensed | |
| Studio and live recording services for clients | |
| Administration of copyrights for others | |
| Concert revenues | |
| Other sales | |
| Total sales of goods and services |
2. Of the $40,000 total sound recording sales and streaming sales reported in question 1 a. through g., what were the sales for Canadian artists?
Of the $40,000 total sound recording sales and streaming sales reported in question 1 a. through g., what were the sales for Canadian artists?
Sound recording and streaming sales for Canadian artists
$,000
3. Did this business earn any revenues from royalties or rights to use musical works or sound recordings?
Please thoroughly read through question four and its sections prior to answering. Not all sections may apply to your company's line of business; only report the sales which pertain to your company's line of business.
4. What were this business's revenues from royalties and rights?
Include royalties from foreign sources
Please report in thousands of Canadian dollars.
| CAN$ '000 | |
|---|---|
| Licensing rights and royalty revenues to use musical works | |
| Performing rights | |
| Public Performance | |
| Radio | |
| Online music services | |
| Audiovisual (broadcast and online video) | |
| Other | |
| Total performing rights | |
| Reproduction rights | |
| Synchronization rights | |
| Radio | |
| Online music services | |
| Physical sales | |
| Digital download sales | |
| Other | |
| Total reproduction rights | |
| Print licensing rights | |
| Physical | |
| Digital | |
| Total print licensing rights | |
| Other | |
| Total licensing rights and royalty revenues to use musical works |
Please thoroughly read through question five and its sections prior to answering. Not all sections may apply to your company's line of business; only report the sales which pertain to your company's line of business.
5. What were this business's revenues from royalties and rights?
Include royalties from foreign sources.
Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.
| CAN$ '000 | |
|---|---|
| Licensing rights and royalty revenues to use sound recordings | |
| Performing rights | |
| Radio | |
| Public performance | |
| Online music services | |
| Other | |
| Total performing rights | |
| Reproduction and making available rights | |
| Synchronization rights | |
| Radio | |
| Online music services | |
| Physical sales | |
| Digital download sales | |
| Other | |
| Total reproduction and making available rights | |
| Other | |
| Total licensing rights and royalty revenues to use sound recording |
6. Of the total royalties and rights, what was the percentage of the following?
7. How many recordings have you commercially released by language of recording in 2021?
Please place albums with multiple languages in the language of the majority of tracks. Singles are sound recordings that have not been released on an album.
Exclude all music videos, recordings distributed for another organization, and finished products purchased for resale.
Note: Please report the number of recordings released in 2019 only, regardless of support.
| Singles - number | Album - number | |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian artists ─ number of recordings released in 2019 | ||
| English | ||
| French | ||
| Other languages or instrumentals ─ no lyrics | ||
| Total number of recordings released in 2019 by Canadian artists | ||
| Other artists ─ number of recordings released in 2019 | ||
| English | ||
| French | ||
| Other languages or instrumentals ─ no lyrics | ||
| Total number of recordings released in 2019 by other artists |
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 | |
|---|---|
| Clients in Canada — individuals and households | |
| Clients in Canada — businesses | |
| Clients in Canada — governments, not-for-profit organizations and public institutions | |
| Clients outside of Canada | |
| Total percentage |
1. What was the percentage breakdown of this business's sales by consumer location?
Consumer location is the location where the goods or services will ultimately be used.
If ultimate consumer location is not known, the following are acceptable substitutes:
| Percentage | |
|---|---|
| Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| Prince Edward Island | |
| Nova Scotia | |
| New Brunswick | |
| Quebec | |
| Ontario | |
| Manitoba | |
| Saskatchewan | |
| Alberta | |
| British Columbia | |
| Yukon | |
| Northwest Territories | |
| Nunavut | |
| United States | |
| All other countries | |
| Total percentage |
1. During the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, did this business receive revenue from clients outside Canada for the sale of products, services, royalties, rights, licensing or franchise fees?
This section is intended to measure the value of international transactions on goods, services, royalties and licenses fees. It covers imported services and goods purchased outside Canada as well as the value of exported services and goods to clients/customers outside Canada. Please report also royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees paid to and/or received from outside Canada. Services cover a variety of industrial, professional, trade and business services.
2. What was the revenue received from clients outside Canada?
This section is intended to measure the value of international transactions on goods, services, royalties and licenses fees. It covers imported services and goods purchased outside Canada as well as the value of exported services and goods to clients/customers outside Canada. Please report also royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees paid to and/or received from outside Canada. Services cover a variety of industrial, professional, trade and business services.
Revenue received ( CAN$ '000 )
3. What was the percentage breakdown of revenue received from clients outside Canada by goods, services and royalties?
This section is intended to measure the value of international transactions on goods, services, royalties and licenses fees. It covers imported services and goods purchased outside Canada as well as the value of exported services and goods to clients/customers outside Canada. Please report also royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees paid to and/or received from outside Canada. Services cover a variety of industrial, professional, trade and business services.
| Percentage | |
|---|---|
| Goods | |
| Services | |
| Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees | |
| Total percentage |
4. What was the percentage breakdown of revenue received from clients outside Canada by country?
This section is intended to measure the value of international transactions on goods, services, royalties and licenses fees. It covers imported services and goods purchased outside Canada as well as the value of exported services and goods to clients/customers outside Canada. Please report also royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees paid to and/or received from outside Canada. Services cover a variety of industrial, professional, trade and business services.
| Percentage | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Mexico | |
| Provide the percentage of revenue received from any other countries - top 4 clients only | |
| Other | |
| Other | |
| Other | |
| Other | |
| Total percentage |
5. During the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, did this business make payments to suppliers outside Canada for the purchase of products, services, royalties, rights, licensing or franchise fees?
This section is intended to measure the value of international transactions on goods, services, royalties and licenses fees. It covers imported services and goods purchased outside Canada as well as the value of exported services and goods to clients/customers outside Canada. Please report also royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees paid to and/or received from outside Canada. Services cover a variety of industrial, professional, trade and business services.
6. What were the payments made to suppliers outside Canada?
This section is intended to measure the value of international transactions on goods, services, royalties and licenses fees. It covers imported services and goods purchased outside Canada as well as the value of exported services and goods to clients/customers outside Canada. Please report also royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees paid to and/or received from outside Canada. Services cover a variety of industrial, professional, trade and business services.
Payments made ( CAN$ '000 )
7. What was the percentage breakdown of payments made to suppliers outside Canada by goods, services and royalties?
This section is intended to measure the value of international transactions on goods, services, royalties and licenses fees. It covers imported services and goods purchased outside Canada as well as the value of exported services and goods to clients/customers outside Canada. Please report also royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees paid to and/or received from outside Canada. Services cover a variety of industrial, professional, trade and business services.
| Percentage | |
|---|---|
| Goods | |
| Services | |
| Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees | |
| Total percentage |
8. What was the percentage breakdown of payments made to suppliers outside Canada by country?
This section is intended to measure the value of international transactions on goods, services, royalties and licenses fees. It covers imported services and goods purchased outside Canada as well as the value of exported services and goods to clients/customers outside Canada. Please report also royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees paid to and/or received from outside Canada. Services cover a variety of industrial, professional, trade and business services.
| Percentage | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Mexico | |
| Provide the percentage of payments made to any other countries - top 4 clients only | |
| Other | |
| Other | |
| Other | |
| Other | |
| Total percentage |
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)
$ ,000
Other additional expenses (CAN$ '000)
$ ,000
As a result of the additional expenses or business conditions, did this business delay plans to expand operating capacity or undertake investments?
Yes
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)
$ ,000
No
1. Does this business have a website?
7. 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.
8. 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?
9. How long did it take to complete this questionnaire?
Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.
10. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?
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:
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.
Authorization to collect this information
Data are collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19.
Confidentiality
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Record linkages
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Data-sharing agreements
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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.
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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.
1. Verify or provide the business or organization's legal and operating name and correct where needed.
Note: Legal name modifications should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.
Legal Name
The legal name is one recognized by law, thus it is the name liable for pursuit or for debts incurred by the business or organization. In the case of a corporation, it is the legal name as fixed by its charter or the statute by which the corporation was created.
Modifications to the legal name should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.
To indicate a legal name of another legal entity you should instead indicate it in question 3 by selecting 'Not currently operational' and then choosing the applicable reason and providing the legal name of this other entity along with any other requested information.
Operating Name
The operating name is a name the business or organization is commonly known as if different from its legal name. The operating name is synonymous with trade name.
2. Verify or provide the contact information of the designated business or organization contact person for this questionnaire and correct where needed.
Note: The designated contact person is the person who should receive this questionnaire. The designated contact person may not always be the one who actually completes the questionnaire.
3. Verify or provide the current operational status of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.
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
5. You indicated that is not the current main activity.
Was this business or organization's main activity ever classified as: ?
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)
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?
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 | |
|---|---|
| Main activity | |
| Secondary activity | |
| All other activities | |
| Total percentage |
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:
Here are other examples of fiscal periods that fall within the required dates:
2. What is the reason the reporting period does not cover a full year?
Select all that apply.
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
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. 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:
Exclude:
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:
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:
Exclude equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates.
g. Interest
Include:
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 |
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:
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.
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.
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.
1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what were this business's expenses for the following items?
Notes:
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:
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:
Exclude all payments and expenses associated with casual labour and outside contract workers (report at Subcontracts).
b2. Employee benefits
Include contributions to:
c. Subcontracts
Subcontract expense refers to the purchasing of services from outside of the company rather than providing them in-house.
Include:
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:
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:
Exclude:
g. Office and computer related expenses
Include:
Exclude telephone, Internet and other telecommunication expenses (report at Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication).
h. Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication
Include:
i. Business taxes, licenses and permits
Include:
j. Royalties, franchise fees and memberships
Include:
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:
l. Rental and leasing
Include:
m. Repair and maintenance
Include:
n. Amortization and depreciation
Include:
o. Insurance
Insurance recovery income should be deducted from insurance expenses.
Include:
p. Advertising, marketing, promotion, meals and entertainment
Include:
q. Travel, meetings and conventions
Include:
r. Financial services
Include:
Exclude interest expenses (report at Interest expense).
s. Interest expense
Report the cost of servicing your company's debt.
Include:
t. Other non-production-related costs and expenses
Include:
u. All other costs and expenses (including intracompany expenses)
Include:
Total expenses
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 | |
| o. 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 |
1. What were this business's sales for each of the following goods and services?
Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.
Note: If a breakdown cannot be provided for questions a1. and a2. (geophysical data acquisition, processing and interpreting geophysical data), please report the combined amount at question a3., Integrated geophysical services.
a. Geophysical surveying and mapping services If a breakdown cannot be provided for questions a1. and a2. (geophysical data acquisition, processing and interpreting geophysical data), please report the combined amount at question a3., Integrated geophysical services.
a1. Geophysical data acquisition by seismic or non-seismic methods
The collection of geophysical data by seismic or non-seismic methods for the purpose of characterizing subsurface conditions.
Exclude the collection of borehole geophysical data.
a2. Processing and interpreting geophysical data acquired by seismic or non-seismic methods
The processing of geophysical data in order to facilitate interpretation. The service may include reprocessing data or the integration of other sets of data collected by the same method. Interpretation involves the analysis of geophysical data acquired by seismic or non-seismic methods that are processed to generate models and predictions about the properties and structures of the subsurface. May include integration of geophysical data collected by other methods, or additional data including non-geophysical data.
Exclude processing and analysis of borehole geophysical data.
a3. Integrated geophysical services
Services which include two or more phases (collection, processing and analysis) of the process used to carry out geophysical surveys.
a4. Geophysical borehole logging surveys
Services which include two or more phases (collection, processing and analysis) of the process used to carry out geophysical surveys.
Include borehole geophysical surveys.
a5. Geophysical data sales
The sale of geophysical data and the brokerage of data. May include data that are available on a licence basis.
b. Non-geophysical surveying and mapping services
Geospatial photo and image acquisition and processing, and geospatial data interpretation.
b1. Geospatial airborne and spaceborne photo and image acquisition
Information about the earth's surface acquired from aircraft or spaceborne platforms, in which aerial cameras, radar, infra-red detectors, GPS receivers or other equipment aboard are the primary means of data collection. Products may be geospatially referenced, and in the case of aerial photography, there may have been additional processing.
b2. Geospatial photo and image processing (e.g., orthophoto and image processing, elevation and terrain modeling, aerotriangulation, photomosaics and photogrammetric mosaics)
b3. Geospatial data interpretation
Analysis of the nature of objects whose images appear on a photograph or other imagery and the description of those objects; the characterization of the earth's surface, natural or man-made features covering the earth's surface.
c. Other non-geophysical surveying and mapping services
c1. Topographic and planimetric surveying and mapping services
Surveying for the purpose of determining the shape (relief) of the surface of the land or the location of natural and man-made features on the surface and the preparation or revision of a map indicating the elevation of the surface (relative to a datum point) and slope.
c2. Hydrographic and bathymetric surveying and mapping services
Surveying for the purpose of determining the geometric and dynamic characteristics of bodies of water, including:
c3. Boundary, property line and cadastral surveying and mapping services
Surveying for the purpose of establishing or re-establishing a boundary or property line on the ground, or for preparation of a map or plan showing a boundary or property line(s), including surveying for legal or cadastral purposes.
c4. Subdivision layout and design
Dividing a piece of land into smaller pieces such as:
c5. Construction surveying
Surveying prior to and during construction to control elevation, horizontal location and dimensions, and configuration; to determine if the construction was adequately completed; and to obtain dimensions essential for calculating quantities used in paying for construction.
c6. Geodetic surveying and ground control support
Surveying for the purpose of determining the precise horizontal or vertical position of points or monumented locations to provide a reference framework for further surveys.
Include ground control support.
c7. Thematic and orthophoto mapping and aeronautical and nautical charting
d. Geographic information system (GIS) development and customization
Design, development, modification and customization of a geospatially-referenced information system.
e. Other sales
Include:
| CAN$ '000 | |
|---|---|
| Geophysical surveying and mapping services | |
| Geophysical data acquisition by seismic or non-seismic methods | |
| Processing and interpreting geophysical data | |
| Integrated geophysical services | |
| Geophysical borehole logging surveys | |
| Geophysical data sales | |
| Non-geophysical surveying and mapping services | |
| Geospatial airborne and spaceborne photo and image acquisition | |
| Geospatial photo and image processing | |
| Geospatial data interpretation | |
| Other non-geophysical surveying and mapping services | |
| Topographic and planimetric surveying and mapping services | |
| Hydrographic and bathymetric surveying and mapping services | |
| Boundary, property line and cadastral surveying and mapping services | |
| Subdivision layout and design | |
| Construction surveying | |
| Geodetic surveying and ground control support | |
| Thematic and orthophoto mapping and aeronautical and nautical charting | |
| Geographic information system (GIS) development and customization | |
| Other | |
| Total sales of goods and services |
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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
1. What was the percentage breakdown of this business's sales by consumer location?
Consumer location is the location where the goods or services will ultimately be used.
If ultimate consumer location is not known, the following are acceptable substitutes:
| Percentage | |
|---|---|
| Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| Prince Edward Island | |
| Nova Scotia | |
| New Brunswick | |
| Quebec | |
| Ontario | |
| Manitoba | |
| Saskatchewan | |
| Alberta | |
| British Columbia | |
| Yukon | |
| Northwest Territories | |
| Nunavut | |
| United States | |
| All other countries | |
| Total percentage |
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.
2. What was the revenue received from clients outside Canada?
This section is intended to measure the value of international transactions on goods, services, royalties and 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.
| 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.
| 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 |
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.
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?
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.
| 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.
| 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 |
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)
$ ,000
Other additional expenses (CAN$ '000)
$ ,000
As a result of the additional expenses or business conditions, did this business delay plans to expand operating capacity or undertake investments?
Yes
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)
$ ,000
No
1. Does this business have a website?
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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.
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Your participation in this survey is required under the authority of the Statistics Act.
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.
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.
3. Verify or provide the current operational status of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.
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
5. You indicated that is not the current main activity. Was this business or organization's main activity ever classified as: ?
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)
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?
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 | |
|---|---|
| Main activity | |
| Secondary activity | |
| All other activities | |
| Total percentage |
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:
Here are other examples of fiscal periods that fall within the required dates:
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.
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
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:
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:
Exclude:
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:
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:
Exclude equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates.
g. Interest
Include:
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 |
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:
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.
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.
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.
1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what were this business's expenses for the following items?
Notes:
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:
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:
Exclude all payments and expenses associated with casual labour and outside contract workers (report at Subcontracts).
b2. Employee benefits
Include contributions to:
c. Subcontracts
Subcontract expense refers to the purchasing of services from outside of the company rather than providing them in-house.
Include:
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:
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:
Exclude:
g. Office and computer related expenses
Include:
Exclude telephone, Internet and other telecommunication expenses (report at Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication).
h. Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication
Include:
i. Business taxes, licenses and permits
Include:
j. Royalties, franchise fees and memberships
Include:
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:
l. Rental and leasing
Include:
m. Repair and maintenance
Include:
n. Amortization and depreciation
Include:
o. Insurance
Insurance recovery income should be deducted from insurance expenses.
Include:
p. Advertising, marketing, promotion, meals and entertainment
Include:
q. Travel, meetings and conventions
Include:
r. Financial services
Include:
Exclude interest expenses (report at Interest expense).
s. Interest expense
Report the cost of servicing your company's debt.
Include:
t. Other non-production-related costs and expenses
Include:
u. All other costs and expenses (including intracompany expenses)
Include:
Total expenses
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 |
1. What were this business's sales for each of the following goods and services?
Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.
a. Architectural services
a1. Single-family residential projects
Architectural services provided for single-family residential building projects.
Include:
Exclude historical restoration projects.
a2. Multi-family residential projects
Architectural services provided for multi-family residential building projects.
Include the design of apartment blocks.
Exclude:
a3. Office building projects
Architectural services for all types of office buildings, including those for public and institutional clients.
Include office parks.
Exclude historical restoration projects.
a4. Retail and restaurant projects
Architectural services for stores, restaurants and similar buildings.
Include:
Exclude historical restoration projects.
a5. Hotel and convention centre projects
Architectural services for buildings providing temporary overnight accommodations.
Include:
Exclude historical restoration projects.
a6. Health care projects ( e.g., hospitals, nursing homes and similar projects)
Architectural services for buildings which provide health care.
Include:
Exclude historical restoration projects.
a7. Entertainment, recreational, and cultural building projects
Architectural services for entertainment, recreational and cultural building projects.
Include:
Exclude historical restoration projects.
a8. Educational building projects ( e.g., schools, colleges, universities)
Architectural services for educational buildings.
Include:
Exclude historical restoration projects.
a9. Industrial building projects
Architectural services for industrial buildings.
Include:
Exclude:
a10. Transportation and distribution facility projects
Architectural services for transportation and distribution facility projects, ( e.g., buildings involved in the movement of goods and people and the storage of goods).
Include:
Exclude historical restoration projects.
a11. Other non-residential building projects ( e.g., churches, prisons)
Other specialized non-residential public building projects.
Include:
Exclude historical restoration projects.
a12. Historical restoration projects
Architectural services that incorporate legal requirements to preserve or restore the historic character of a building.
a13. Architectural advisory services
The provision of advice, studies and reports on architectural matters, except when the advice relates to a specific project. Advice, studies and reports provided in conjunction with a project are classified based on the project type.
b. Landscape architectural services
Landscape architectural services are concerned with the design of built landscape.
Include:
Exclude:
c. Urban planning services
Urban planning services develop plans for the use of land to achieve a community's objectives for a built and natural environment that is aesthetically pleasing, efficient and functional. Urban plans express public policies related to land use and development as outlined by municipalities or other levels of governments. They provide a framework within which the plans for actual projects can be developed.
Exclude the design of site master plans for actual construction projects.
d. Project site master planning services
Services that provide plans for a construction site with the proposed location of buildings, roads, parking lots and other features.
Exclude urban planning services.
e. Interior design services
Business activities related to the planning, designing and administering of projects in interior spaces to meet the physical and aesthetic needs of people, taking into consideration building codes, health and safety regulations, traffic patterns and floor planning, mechanical and electrical needs, and interior fittings and furniture.
Exclude retail or wholesale locations that also provide interior design or decorating as a service.
f. Engineering services
The application of physical laws and principles in the design, development, and utilization of machines, materials, instruments, structures, processes, and systems.
Include:
g. Other sales of goods and services - specify
All other architectural and landscape architectural services not defined above.
| CAN$ '000 | |
|---|---|
| Architectural services | |
| Single-family residential projects | |
| Multi-family residential projects | |
| Office building projects | |
| Retail and restaurant projects | |
| Hotel and convention centre projects | |
| Health care projects | |
| Entertainment, recreational and cultural building projects | |
| Educational building projects | |
| Industrial building projects | |
| Transportation and distribution facility projects | |
| Other non-residential building projects | |
| Historical restoration projects | |
| Architectural advisory services | |
| Landscape architectural services | |
| Urban planning services | |
| Project site master planning services | |
| Interior design services | |
| Engineering services | |
| Other | |
| Total sales of goods and services |
2. What were this business's sales by the following types of revenue?
a. Fee income
Revenues collected by the company for professional service fees rendered.
Exclude:
b. Subcontracts
Please report the value of the subcontracts awarded by you to other firms/consultants.
c. Reimbursables
Include the cost of all contract-related materials used in a project that are billed to the client.
Exclude subcontract fees.
| CAN$ '000 | |
|---|---|
| Fee income | |
| Subcontracts | |
| Architectural consulting | |
| Other consulting | |
| Reimbursables | |
| Other | |
| Total sales |
3. During this reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, how many non-salaried partners and proprietors did this business have?
For unincorporated businesses, please report the number of partners and proprietors for whom earnings will be the net income of the partnership or proprietorship.
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Number of partners and proprietors, non-salaried, during this reporting period |
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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
1. What was the percentage breakdown of this business's sales by consumer location?
Consumer location is the location where the goods or services will ultimately be used.
If ultimate consumer location is not known, the following are acceptable substitutes:
| Percentage | |
|---|---|
| Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| Prince Edward Island | |
| Nova Scotia | |
| New Brunswick | |
| Quebec | |
| Ontario | |
| Manitoba | |
| Saskatchewan | |
| Alberta | |
| British Columbia | |
| Yukon | |
| Northwest Territories | |
| Nunavut | |
| United States | |
| All other countries | |
| Total percentage |
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.
2. What was the revenue received from clients outside Canada?
This section is intended to measure the value of international transactions on goods, services, royalties and 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.
| 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.
| 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 |
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.
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?
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.
| 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.
| 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 |
1. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, did this business experience in 2021 additional expenses to comply with public health and safety guidelines or corporate guidelines to be allowed to operate?
Additional expenses could include: purchases of cleaning supplies, sanitation measures, protective equipment for employees or customers and costs to retrofit business operations (e.g., Plexiglass barriers, new equipment that facilitates physical distancing, additional labour costs).
Public health and safety guidelines refer to guidelines from a federal, provincial or municipal health agency.
Yes
What were the total additional expenses in fiscal year 2021?
Report in thousands of dollars. For expenses less than $500, enter "0".
When precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.
Additional labour costs, if applicable (CAN$ '000)
$ ,000
Other additional expenses (CAN$ '000)
$ ,000
As a result of the additional expenses or business conditions, did this business delay plans to expand operating capacity or undertake investments?
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.
OR
3. Due to COVID-19, did this business receive public financial relief to avoid layoffs through the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy or Temporary 10% Wage Subsidy programs?
Yes
How much did your business obtain through these means?
Financial relief received (CAN$ '000)
$ ,000
No
1. Does this business have a website?
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We will do our utmost to ensure the data are collected in a manner that will not affect the functionality of the website. Any data collected will be used by Statistics Canada for statistical and research purposes only, in accordance with the agency's mandate.
Please visit Statistics Canada's web scraping initiative page for more information.
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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.
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.
2. Statistics Canada may need to contact the person who completed this questionnaire for further information.
Is the provided given names and the provided family name the best person to contact?
Who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?
3. How long did it take to complete this questionnaire?
Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.
4. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?
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:
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.
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.
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, New Brunswick Department of Environment and Local Government, the ministère des Finances du Québec, the ministère de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques du Québec, the ministère de l' Énergie et des Ressources naturelles du Québec, Transition énergétique Québec, the Manitoba Department of Growth, Enterprise and Trade, Alberta Energy, the British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, the Canada Energy Regulator, Natural Resources Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada.
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.
1. Verify or provide the business or organization's legal and operating name and correct where needed.
Note: Legal name modifications should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.
Legal Name
The legal name is one recognized by law, thus it is the name liable for pursuit or for debts incurred by the business or organization. In the case of a corporation, it is the legal name as fixed by its charter or the statute by which the corporation was created.
Modifications to the legal name should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.
To indicate a legal name of another legal entity you should instead indicate it in question 3 by selecting 'Not currently operational' and then choosing the applicable reason and providing the legal name of this other entity along with any other requested information.
Operating Name
The operating name is a name the business or organization is commonly known as if different from its legal name. The operating name is synonymous with trade name.
2. Verify or provide the contact information of the designated business or organization contact person for this questionnaire and correct where needed.
Note: The designated contact person is the person who should receive this questionnaire. The designated contact person may not always be the one who actually completes the questionnaire.
3. Verify or provide the current operational status of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.
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
Provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's main activity
e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development
5. You indicated that is not the current main activity. Was this business or organization's main activity ever classified as: ?
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)
1. Indicate whether you will be answering the remaining questions or attaching files with the required information.
1. Does this business generate electricity?
Electricity may be generated for internal use and/or for sale.
2. How will the quantity of electricity generated by this business be reported?
If both Net and Gross generation can be provided, please report the Net electricity generation.
3. What method is employed to generate electricity?
Select all that apply.
Nuclear: Electricity generated at an electric power plant whose turbines are driven by steam generated in a reactor by heat from the fission of nuclear fuel.
Hydro: Electric power generated from a plant in which the turbine generators are driven by flowing water.
Tidal: Electric power generated from a plant in which turbine generators are driven from tidal movements.
Wind: A power plant in which the prime mover is a wind turbine. Electric power is generated by the conversion of wind power into mechanical energy.
Solar: Electricity created using Photovoltaic (PV) technology which converts sunlight into electricity OR electricity created using solar thermal technology where sunlight heats a liquid or gas to drive a turbine or engine.
Wave: Electricity generated from mechanical energy derived from wave motion.
Geothermal: Electricity generated from heat emitted from within the earth's crust, usually in the form of hot water or steam.
4. Which types of combustible fuel were used for this business's thermal generation of electricity?
Select all that apply.
Coal: A readily combustible, black or brownish-black rock-like substance, whose composition, including inherent moisture, consists of more than 50% by weight and 70% by volume of carbonaceous material. It is formed from plant remains that have been compacted, hardened, chemically altered and metamorphosed by heat and pressure over geologic time without access to air.
Natural gas: A mixture of hydrocarbons (principally methane) and small quantities of various hydrocarbons existing in the gaseous phase or in solution with crude oil in underground reservoirs.
Wood (Report for "Dry" method): Wood and wood energy used as fuel, including round wood (cord wood), lignin, wood scraps from furniture and window frame manufacturing, wood chips, bark, sawdust, forest residues, charcoal and pulp waste.
Spent pulping liquor (black liquor): A by-product in the paper making process, containing carbohydrate and lignin decomposition products.
Landfill gas: A biogas composed principally of methane and carbon dioxide produced by anaerobic digestion of landfill waste.
Municipal and other waste: Wastes (liquids or solids) produced by households, industry, hospitals and others (examples: paper, cardboard, rubber, leather, natural textiles, wood, brush, grass clippings, kitchen waste and sewage sludge).
Other biomass (food processing): Can include residues produced during the processing of a product, such as cheese whey, canning factory residues, fruit pits, apple pomace and coffee grounds.
Other biomass (type unknown): Any other type of biomass not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.
Petroleum: This covers both naturally occurring unprocessed crude oil and petroleum products that are made up of refined crude oil and used as a fuel source ( i.e. crude oil, synthetic crude oil, natural gas liquids, naphtha, kerosene, jet fuel, gasoline, diesel, and fuel oil; excludes Petroleum coke, bitumen and other oil products not specified).
For 'Other' combustible fuels - Thermal: This includes fuels such as propane, orimulsion, petroleum coke, coke oven gas, ethanol and any other type of thermal combustible fuel source not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.
5. What was the quantity in megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity generated from the following?
| Quantity in MWh |
|
|---|---|
| Thermal | |
| Coal | |
| Natural gas | |
| Petroleum | |
| Total megawatt-hours generated from thermal electricity production | |
| Biomass | |
| Wood | |
| Spent pulping liquor | |
| Methane (landfill gas) | |
| Municipal and other waste | |
| Total megawatt-hours generated from biomass | |
| Total electricity production from combustible fuels | |
| Nuclear | |
| Hydro | |
| Tidal | |
| Wind | |
| Solar | |
| Wave | |
| Geothermal | |
| Total production of electricity |
6. Did this business import electricity from the United States?
7. What was the quantity in megawatt-hours (MWh) and value of imported electricity from the United States?
If applicable, please report the total amount of electricity (MWh) and Canadian dollar value (thousands of dollars) this business imported/purchased from the United States.
Quantity in MWh
CAN$ '000
8. Did this business receive electricity from other sources in Canada?
Include:
9. From which province or territory was electricity purchased or withdrawn by this business?
Select all that apply.
10. What was the quantity in megawatt-hours (MWh) and the value of electricity received by this business?
Include:
If applicable, please report the total quantities of electricity ( MWh ) and total dollar value (thousands of dollars) purchased or received from within and/or other provinces ( e.g., other utilities/producers, transmitters, distributors).
| Quantity in MWh |
CAN$ '000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Newfoundland and Labrador | ||
| Prince Edward Island | ||
| Nova Scotia | ||
| New Brunswick | ||
| Quebec | ||
| Ontario | ||
| Manitoba | ||
| Saskatchewan | ||
| Alberta | ||
| British Columbia | ||
| Yukon | ||
| Northwest Territories | ||
| Nunavut | ||
| Total quantity and value of electricity, purchased or withdrawn from other domestic companies |
11. This is a summary of your total supply of electricity from foreign and domestic suppliers.
This is the sum of Total Generation, Total Receipts from United States, Total Receipts from Other Provinces and Total Receipts from Within Province. The Total Supply number must equal the Total Disposal number.
| Quantity in MWh |
|
|---|---|
| Total generation of electricity | |
| Total quantity of electricity imported from the United States | |
| Total quantity purchased or withdrawn from other companies in Canada | |
| Total supply of electricity |
12. This is a summary of your total cost of purchased electricity from foreign and domestic suppliers.
| CAN$ '000 | |
|---|---|
| Total cost of electricity imported from the United States | |
| Total cost of electricity purchased or withdrawn from other companies in Canada | |
| Total cost of purchased electricity from foreign and domestic suppliers |
13. Did this business consume electricity for its own use, excluding electricity that is purchased?
Own use consumption (also known as Producer consumption or Station service) refers to consumption of self-generated electricity (excludes imported or purchased electricity) for the direct support of the plant or business itself during the reporting period.
Own use consumption= Gross electricity - Net electricity generation
(Net electricity generation is the amount of electricity generated by the power plant that is delivered to the electricity grid during the reporting period. Gross electricity generation is the total amount of electricity generated by the power plant during the reporting period).
14. What was the quantity in megawatt-hours (MWh) of the electricity consumed by this business for its own use?
Own use consumption (also known as Producer consumption or Station service) refers to consumption of self-generated electricity (excludes imported or purchased electricity) for the direct support of the plant or business itself during the reporting period.
Own use consumption = Gross electricity - Net electricity generation
(Net electricity generation is the amount of electricity generated by the power plant that is delivered to the electricity grid during the reporting period. Gross electricity generation is the total amount of electricity generated by the power plant during the reporting period).
Quantity in MWh
15. Did this business export electricity to the United States?
16. What was the quantity in megawatt-hours (MWh) and value of exported electricity to the United States?
If applicable, please report the amount of electricity (MWh) and Canadian dollar value (thousands of dollars) this business sold/exported to the United States.
Quantity in MWh
CAN$ '000
17. Did this business deliver electricity to other companies in Canada such as utilities, system operators (the grid), producers, transmitters and/or distributors for the purpose of resale?
e.g., utilities or distributors
18. Which province or territory was electricity delivered to?
Select all that apply.
19. What was the quantity in megawatt-hours (MWh) and value of electricity delivered to other companies in Canada such as utilities, system operators (the grid), producers, transmitters and/or distributors for the purpose of resale?
If applicable, please report the amount of electricity ( MWh ) and total dollar value your company sold to other domestic companies, by province or territory.
| Quantity in MWh |
CAN$ '000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Newfoundland and Labrador | ||
| Prince Edward Island | ||
| Nova Scotia | ||
| New Brunswick | ||
| Quebec | ||
| Ontario | ||
| Manitoba | ||
| Saskatchewan | ||
| Alberta | ||
| British Columbia | ||
| Yukon | ||
| Northwest Territories | ||
| Nunavut | ||
| Total quantity and value of delivered electricity to other domestic businesses |
20. Did this business deliver electricity to consumers enrolled with retailers such as Direct Energy?
A retailer does not own any distribution lines, it operates as a middleman and relies on utility companies to deliver to their clients the electricity it has purchased on the markets.
Retailers only operate in Alberta and Ontario where the electricity markets have been deregulated, and where, by law, the generation, transmission and distribution activities must be performed by different companies.
21. What was the quantity in megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity delivered to the following types of consumers enrolled with retailers?
Exclude electricity delivered to other utilities or distributors.
| Quantity in MWh |
|
|---|---|
| Residential and agricultural consumers | |
| Residential - single meter | |
| Residential - bulk meter | |
| Family farms (at farm rates or an estimate) | |
| Corporate farms and support activities | |
| Irrigation (at irrigation rates only) | |
| Total quantity of electricity delivered to residential and agricultural consumers enrolled with retailers | |
| Mining and manufacturing consumers | |
| Iron ore mining | |
| Oil and gas extraction and support activities | |
| Other mining and support activities | |
| Food manufacturing | |
| Paper manufacturing | |
| Iron and steel manufacturing | |
| Aluminum and non-ferrous metal manufacturing | |
| Cement manufacturing | |
| Petroleum and coal products manufacturing | |
| Chemical, pesticide and fertilizer manufacturing | |
| Other manufacturing (not listed above) | |
| Total quantity of electricity delivered to mining and manufacturing consumers enrolled with retailers | |
| Other consumers | |
| Urban transit systems | |
| Pipeline transportation and natural gas distribution | |
| Public administration | |
| Street lighting (estimate if necessary) | |
| Commercial and other Institutional (not listed above) | |
| Total quantity of electricity delivered to other types of consumers enrolled with retailers | |
| Total quantity of electricity delivered to consumers enrolled with retailers |
22. What was the total number of customers for electricity delivered to the following types of consumers enrolled with retailers?
Exclude electricity delivered to other utilities or distributors.
| Number of customers | |
|---|---|
| Residential and agricultural consumers | |
| Residential - Single meter | |
| Residential - Bulk meter | |
| Family farms (at farm rates or an estimate) | |
| Corporate farms and support activities | |
| Irrigation (at irrigation rates only) | |
| Total number of customers for electricity delivered to residential and agricultural consumers enrolled with retailers | |
| Mining and manufacturing industries | |
| All other types of consumers enrolled with retailers | |
| Total number of customers for electricity delivered to consumers enrolled with retailers |
23. This is a summary of your total quantity (MWh) and number of customers for electricity delivered for consumers enrolled with retailers.
| Quantity in MWh | Number of customers | |
|---|---|---|
| Total quantity of electricity delivered to consumers enrolled with retailers | ||
| Total number of customers for electricity delivered to consumers enrolled with retailers |
24. Does this business deliver electricity to 'end use' consumers?
25. What was the quantity in megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity delivered to the following types of 'end use' consumers?
Exclude electricity delivered to other utilities or distributors.
| Quantity in MWh |
|
|---|---|
| Residential and agricultural consumers | |
| Residential - single meter | |
| Residential - bulk meter | |
| Family farms (at farm rates or an estimate) | |
| Corporate farms and support activities | |
| Irrigation (at irrigation rates only) | |
| Total quantity of electricity delivered to the residential and agricultural 'end use' consumers | |
| Mining and manufacturing consumers | |
| Iron ore mining | |
| Oil and gas extraction and support activities | |
| Other mining and support activities | |
| Food manufacturing | |
| Paper manufacturing | |
| Iron and steel manufacturing | |
| Aluminum and non-ferrous metal manufacturing | |
| Cement manufacturing | |
| Petroleum and coal products manufacturing | |
| Chemical, pesticide and fertilizer manufacturing | |
| Other manufacturing (not listed above) | |
| Total quantity of electricity delivered to mining and manufacturing 'end use' consumers | |
| Other consumers | |
| Urban transit systems | |
| Pipeline transportation and natural gas distribution | |
| Public administration | |
| Street lighting (estimate if necessary) | |
| Commercial and other Institutional (not listed above) | |
| Total quantity of electricity delivered to other types of 'end use' consumers | |
| Total quantity of electricity delivered to 'end use' consumers |
26. What was the value of electricity delivered to the following types of 'end use' consumers?
| CAN$ '000 | |
|---|---|
| Residential and agricultural consumers | |
| Residential - Single meter | |
| Residential - Bulk meter | |
| Family farms (at farm rates or an estimate) | |
| Corporate farms and support activities | |
| Irrigation (at irrigation rates only) | |
| Total value of electricity delivered to the residential and agricultural 'end use' consumers | |
| Mining and manufacturing industries | |
| All other types of 'end use' consumers | |
| Total value of electricity delivered to 'end use' consumers |
27. What was the total number of customers for electricity delivered to the following types of 'end use' consumers?
| Number of customers | |
|---|---|
| Residential and agricultural consumers | |
| Residential - Single meter | |
| Residential - Bulk meter | |
| Family farms (at farm rates or an estimate) | |
| Corporate farms and support activities | |
| Irrigation (at irrigation rates only) | |
| Total number of customers, delivered to the residential and agricultural 'end use' consumers | |
| Mining and manufacturing industries | |
| All other types of 'end use' consumers | |
| Total number of customers for electricity delivered to 'end use' consumers |
28. This is a summary of your total quantity (MWh), total value and number of customers for electricity delivered to 'end use' consumers.
| Quantity in MWh |
Number of customers | CAN$ '000 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total quantity of electricity delivered to 'end use' consumers | |||
| Total number of customers for electricity delivered to 'end use' consumers | |||
| Total value of electricity delivered to 'end-use' consumers |
29. This is a summary of your balancing electricity supply and disposition. Transmission, distribution, and other losses was automatically calculated as the difference between your reported total supply of electricity and total disposition of electricity.
Transmission, distribution and other losses
Include:
Exclude generating station use output as measured at the generating station gate.
| Quantity in MWh | |
|---|---|
| Supply | |
| Production of electricity | |
| Imported electricity from the United States | |
| Withdrawal or purchased electricity from the grid | |
| Total supply of electricity | |
| Disposition | |
| Consumed, generated or purchased electricity | |
| Exported electricity to United States | |
| Delivered electricity to other domestic businesses | |
| Delivered electricity to consumers enrolled with retailers | |
| Delivered electricity to 'end use' consumers | |
| Total disposition of electricity | |
| Transmission, distribution and other losses | |
| Total supply of electricity | |
| Total disposition of electricity | |
| Transmission, distribution and other losses |
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.
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?
1. How long did it take to complete this questionnaire?
Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.
2. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?
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:
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.
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 as well as with the Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Natural Resources, New Brunswick Department of Environment and Local Government, the ministère des Finances du Québec, the ministère de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques du Québec, the Ministère de l'énergie et des ressources naturelles du Québec, Transition énergétique Québec, the Manitoba Department of Growth, Enterprise and Trade, Alberta Energy, the British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, the Canada Energy Regulator, Natural Resources Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada.
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.
1. Verify or provide the business or organization's legal and operating name and correct where needed.
Note: Legal name modifications should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.
Legal Name
The legal name is one recognized by law, thus it is the name liable for pursuit or for debts incurred by the business or organization. In the case of a corporation, it is the legal name as fixed by its charter or the statute by which the corporation was created.
Modifications to the legal name should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.
To indicate a legal name of another legal entity you should instead indicate it in question 3 by selecting 'Not currently operational' and then choosing the applicable reason and providing the legal name of this other entity along with any other requested information.
Operating Name
The operating name is a name the business or organization is commonly known as if different from its legal name. The operating name is synonymous with trade name.
2. Verify or provide the contact information of the designated business or organization contact person for this questionnaire and correct where needed.
Note: The designated contact person is the person who should receive this questionnaire. The designated contact person may not always be the one who actually completes the questionnaire.
3. Verify or provide the current operational status of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.
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
5. You indicated that is not the current main activity.
Was this business or organization's main activity ever classified as: ?
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)
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?
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 | |
|---|---|
| Main activity | |
| Secondary activity | |
| All other activities | |
| Total percentage |
1. Indicate whether you will be answering the remaining questions or attaching files with the required information.
2. Please attach the files that will provide the information required for the Annual Survey of Electric Power Thermal Generating Station Fuel Consumption (EPTG).
To attach files
Note:
1. Does this business produce electricity, for own use and/or for sale?
2. Are the reported fuels consumed for the purpose of electricity generation only?
3. What is the percentage of the actual electrical generator efficiency?
4. What percentage of the portion of steam is used to produce electricity?
Enter '0' if steam was not used to produce electricity.
Do not report negative values.
5. What is the percentage of the actual turbine efficiency?
6. Does this business generate both heat and electricity simultaneously from the same energy source at this location?
7. What is the primary purpose of the cogeneration?
8. How much heat was generated from the cogeneration process?
Heat energy (primary product) is defined as a product generated for the purpose of this business’s own use or for sale. It does not include heat by-products, such as waste heat or steam.
Quantity in Gigajoules (GJ)
9. How much heat was generated from the cogeneration process?
Quantity in Gigajoules (GJ)
10. What is the primary purpose for generating electricity?
Primary purpose
Sub-type for electricity generation
11. What sub-type method was used to generate electricity?
Select all that apply.
Sub-type for electricity generation
12. Which of the following sub-type methods were used for the cogeneration process?
Select all that apply.
Fuel used by generation method — Combined cycle
13. This business indicated that Combined cycle was used to generate electricity.
Which types of fuels were used to generate this electricity?
Select all that apply.
Fuel selection breakdown — Combined cycle
14. This business indicated that Combined cycle was used to generate electricity.
Which types of Solid fuels were used to generate this electricity?
Select all that apply.
15. This business indicated that Combined cycle was used to generate electricity.
Which types of Liquids were used to generate this electricity?
Select all that apply.
16. This business indicated that Combined cycle was used to generate electricity.
Which types of Gaseous fuels were used to generate this electricity?
Select all that apply.
17. This business indicated that Combined cycle was used to generate electricity.
What Other fuels were used to generate this electricity?
If you are reporting for electricity generated using Waste heat, do not complete boiler efficiency, average heat content, quantity, or total cost.
Fuel used by generation method — Steam turbine
18. This business indicated that Steam turbine was used to generate electricity.
Which types of fuels were used to generate this electricity?
Select all that apply.
Fuel selection breakdown — Steam turbine
19. This business indicated that Steam turbine was used to generate electricity.
Which types of Solid fuels were used to generate this electricity?
Select all that apply.
20. This business indicated that Steam turbine was used to generate electricity.
Which types of Liquids were used to generate this electricity?
Select all that apply.
21. This business indicated that Steam turbine was used to generate electricity.
Which types of Gaseous fuels were used to generate this electricity?
Select all that apply.
22. This business indicated that Steam turbine was used to generate electricity.
What Other fuels were used to generate this electricity?
If you are reporting for electricity generated using Waste heat, do not complete boiler efficiency, average heat content, quantity, or total cost.
Fuel used by generation method — Combustion engine
23. This business indicated that Combustion engine was used to generate electricity.
Which types of fuels were used to generate this electricity?
Select all that apply.
Fuel selection breakdown — Combustion engine
24. This business indicated that Combustion engine was used to generate electricity.
Which types of Solid fuels were used to generate this electricity?
Select all that apply.
25. This business indicated that Combustion engine was used to generate electricity.
Which types of Liquids were used to generate this electricity?
Select all that apply.
26. This business indicated that Combustion engine was used to generate electricity.
Which types of Gaseous fuels were used to generate this electricity?
Select all that apply.
27. This business indicated that Combustion engine was used to generate electricity.
What Other fuels were used to generate this electricity?
If you are reporting for electricity generated using Waste heat, do not complete boiler efficiency, average heat content, quantity, or total cost.
Fuel used by generation method — Combustion turbine
28. This business indicated that Combustion turbine was used to generate electricity.
Which types of fuels were used to generate this electricity?
Select all that apply.
Fuel selection breakdown — Combustion turbine
29. This business indicated that Combustion turbine was used to generate electricity.
Which types of Solid fuels were used to generate this electricity?
Select all that apply.
30. This business indicated that Combustion turbine was used to generate electricity.
Which types of Liquids were used to generate this electricity?
Select all that apply.
31. This business indicated that Combustion turbine was used to generate electricity.
Which types of Gaseous fuels were used to generate this electricity?
32. This business indicated that Combustion turbine was used to generate electricity.
What Other fuels were used to generate this electricity?
If you are reporting for electricity generated using Waste heat, do not complete boiler efficiency, average heat content, quantity, or total cost.
Fuel used by generation method — Other sub-type
33. This business indicated that [other sub-type method] was used to generate electricity.
Which types of fuels were used to generate this electricity?
Select all that apply.
Fuel selection breakdown — Other sub-type
34. This business indicated that [other sub-type method] was used to generate electricity.
Which types of Solid fuels were used to generate this electricity?
Select all that apply.
35. This business indicated that [other sub-type method] was used to generate electricity.
Which types of Liquid fuels were used to generate this electricity?
Select all that apply.
36. This business indicated that [other sub-type method] was used to generate electricity.
Which types of Gaseous fuels were used to generate this electricity?
Select all that apply.
37. This business indicated that [other sub-type method] was used to generate electricity.
What Other fuels were used to generate this electricity?
If you are reporting for electricity generated using Waste heat, do not complete boiler efficiency, average heat content, quantity, or total cost.
Questions for selected fuel types — Combined cycle
38. This business indicated that Combined cycle was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:
What percentage was the efficiency of the boiler?
Heat output (kJ)/Total Energy Content of the Fuel (kJ).
The proportion of useful heat produced to the total potential energy available by burning the fuel.
| Percentage (%) | |
|---|---|
| a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies | |
| b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries | |
| c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies | |
| d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries | |
| e. Lignite | |
| f. Wood | |
| g. Petroleum coke | |
| h. Agriculture biomass | |
| i. Other biomass | |
| j. Other biomass - type unknown | |
| k. Municipal and other waste | |
| l. [Other solid fuel] | |
| m. Biodiesel | |
| n. Ethanol | |
| o. Other biofuel | |
| p. Light fuel oil | |
| q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies | |
| r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries | |
| s. Propane | |
| t. Diesel | |
| u. Orimulsion | |
| v. Spent pulping liquor | |
| w. [Other liquid fuel] | |
| x. Natural gas | |
| y. Coke oven gas | |
| z. Methane (land fill) | |
| aa. Refined fuel gas | |
| ab. [Other gaseous fuel] | |
| ac. [Other type of fuel] |
39. This business indicated that Combined cycle was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:
What was the average heat content?
| Average heat content | |
|---|---|
| a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies | |
| b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries | |
| c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies | |
| d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries | |
| e. Lignite | |
| f. Wood | |
| g. Petroleum coke | |
| h. Agriculture biomass | |
| i. Other biomass | |
| j. Other biomass - type unknown | |
| k. Municipal and other waste | |
| l. [Other solid fuel] | |
| m. Biodiesel | |
| n. Ethanol | |
| o. Other biofuel | |
| p. Light fuel oil | |
| q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies | |
| r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries | |
| s. Propane | |
| t. Diesel | |
| u. Orimulsion | |
| v. Spent pulping liquor | |
| w. [Other liquid fuel] | |
| x. Natural gas | |
| y. Coke oven gas | |
| z. Methane (land fill) | |
| aa. Refined fuel gas | |
| ab. [Other gaseous fuel] | |
| ac. [Other type of fuel] |
40. This business indicated that Combined cycle was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:
| Unit of measure | Quantity/volume used | CAN$ '000 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies | |||
| b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries | |||
| c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies | |||
| d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries | |||
| e. Lignite | |||
| f. Wood | |||
| g. Petroleum coke | |||
| h. Agriculture biomass | |||
| i. Other biomass | |||
| j. Other biomass — type unknown | |||
| k. Municipal and other waste | |||
| l. [Other solid fuel] | |||
| m. Biodiesel | |||
| n. Ethanol | |||
| o. Other biofuel | |||
| p. Light fuel oil | |||
| q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies | |||
| r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries | |||
| s. Propane | |||
| t. Diesel | |||
| u. Orimulsion | |||
| v. Spent pulping liquor | |||
| w. [Other liquid fuel] | |||
| x. Natural gas | |||
| y. Coke oven gas | |||
| z. Methane (land fill) | |||
| aa. Refined fuel gas | |||
| ab. [Other gaseous fuel] | |||
| ac. [Other type of fuel] |
41. This business indicated that Combined cycle was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:
| Quantity in MWh | |
|---|---|
| a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies | |
| b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries | |
| c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies | |
| d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries | |
| e. Lignite | |
| f. Wood | |
| g. Petroleum coke | |
| h. Agriculture biomass | |
| i. Other biomass | |
| j. Other biomass - type unknown | |
| k. Municipal and other waste | |
| l. [Other solid fuel] | |
| m. Biodiesel | |
| n. Ethanol | |
| o. Other biofuel | |
| p. Light fuel oil | |
| q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies | |
| r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries | |
| s. Propane | |
| t. Diesel | |
| u. Orimulsion | |
| v. Spent pulping liquor | |
| w. [Other liquid fuel] | |
| x. Natural gas | |
| y. Coke oven gas | |
| z. Methane (land fill) | |
| aa. Refined fuel gas | |
| ab. [Other gaseous fuel] | |
| ac. [Other type of fuel] |
| Quantity in MWh | |
|---|---|
| Total net generation of electricity using Combined cycle |
Questions for selected fuel types — Steam turbine
43. This business indicated that Steam turbine was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:
What percentage was the efficiency of the boiler?
Heat output (kJ)/Total Energy Content of the Fuel (kJ).
The proportion of useful heat produced to the total potential energy available by burning the fuel.
| Percentage (%) | |
|---|---|
| a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies | |
| b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries | |
| c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies | |
| d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries | |
| e. Lignite | |
| f. Wood | |
| g. Petroleum coke | |
| h. Agriculture biomass | |
| i. Other biomass | |
| j. Other biomass - type unknown | |
| k. Municipal and other waste | |
| l. [Other solid fuel] | |
| m. Biodiesel | |
| n. Ethanol | |
| o. Other biofuel | |
| p. Light fuel oil | |
| q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies | |
| r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries | |
| s. Propane | |
| t. Diesel | |
| u. Orimulsion | |
| v. Spent pulping liquor | |
| w. [Other liquid fuel] | |
| x. Natural gas | |
| y. Coke oven gas | |
| z. Methane (land fill) | |
| aa. Refined fuel gas | |
| ab. [Other gaseous fuel] | |
| ac. [Other type of fuel] |
44. This business indicated that Steam turbine was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:
What was the average heat content?
| Average heat content | |
|---|---|
| a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies | |
| b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries | |
| c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies | |
| d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries | |
| e. Lignite | |
| f. Wood | |
| g. Petroleum coke | |
| h. Agriculture biomass | |
| i. Other biomass | |
| j. Other biomass - type unknown | |
| k. Municipal and other waste | |
| l. [Other solid fuel] | |
| m. Biodiesel | |
| n. Ethanol | |
| o. Other biofuel | |
| p. Light fuel oil | |
| q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies | |
| r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries | |
| s. Propane | |
| t. Diesel | |
| u. Orimulsion | |
| v. Spent pulping liquor | |
| w. [Other liquid fuel] | |
| x. Natural gas | |
| y. Coke oven gas | |
| z. Methane (land fill) | |
| aa. Refined fuel gas | |
| ab. [Other gaseous fuel] | |
| ac. [Other type of fuel] |
45. This business indicated that Steam turbine was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:
| Unit of measure | Quantity/volume used | CAN$ '000 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies | |||
| b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries | |||
| c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies | |||
| d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries | |||
| e. Lignite | |||
| f. Wood | |||
| g. Petroleum coke | |||
| h. Agriculture biomass | |||
| i. Other biomass | |||
| j. Other biomass - type unknown | |||
| k. Municipal and other waste | |||
| l. [Other solid fuel] | |||
| m. Biodiesel | |||
| n. Ethanol | |||
| o. Other biofuel | |||
| p. Light fuel oil | |||
| q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies | |||
| r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries | |||
| s. Propane | |||
| t. Diesel | |||
| u. Orimulsion | |||
| v. Spent pulping liquor | |||
| w. [Other liquid fuel] | |||
| x. Natural gas | |||
| y. Coke oven gas | |||
| z. Methane (land fill) | |||
| aa. Refined fuel gas | |||
| ab. [Other gaseous fuel] | |||
| ac. [Other type of fuel] |
46. This business indicated that Steam turbine was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:
| Quantity in MWh | |
|---|---|
| a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies | |
| b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries | |
| c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies | |
| d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries | |
| e. Lignite | |
| f. Wood | |
| g. Petroleum coke | |
| h. Agriculture biomass | |
| i. Other biomass | |
| j. Other biomass - type unknown | |
| k. Municipal and other waste | |
| l. [Other solid fuel] | |
| m. Biodiesel | |
| n. Ethanol | |
| o. Other biofuel | |
| p. Light fuel oil | |
| q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies | |
| r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries | |
| s. Propane | |
| t. Diesel | |
| u. Orimulsion | |
| v. Spent pulping liquor | |
| w. [Other liquid fuel] | |
| x. Natural gas | |
| y. Coke oven gas | |
| z. Methane (land fill) | |
| aa. Refined fuel gas | |
| ab. [Other gaseous fuel] | |
| ac. [Other type of fuel] |
47. For Steam turbine, the total net generation of electricity is:
| Quantity in MWh | |
|---|---|
| Total net generation of electricity using Steam turbine |
Questions for selected fuel types — Combustion engine
48. This business indicated that Combustion engine was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:
What percentage was the efficiency of the boiler?
Heat output (kJ)/Total Energy Content of the Fuel (kJ).
The proportion of useful heat produced to the total potential energy available by burning the fuel.
| Percentage (%) | |
|---|---|
| a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies | |
| b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries | |
| c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies | |
| d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries | |
| e. Lignite | |
| f. Wood | |
| g. Petroleum coke | |
| h. Agriculture biomass | |
| i. Other biomass | |
| j. Other biomass - type unknown | |
| k. Municipal and other waste | |
| l. [Other solid fuel] | |
| m. Biodiesel | |
| n. Ethanol | |
| o. Other biofuel | |
| p. Light fuel oil | |
| q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies | |
| r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries | |
| s. Propane | |
| t. Diesel | |
| u. Orimulsion | |
| v. Spent pulping liquor | |
| w. [Other liquid fuel] | |
| x. Natural gas | |
| y. Coke oven gas | |
| z. Methane (land fill) | |
| aa. Refined fuel gas | |
| ab. [Other gaseous fuel] | |
| ac. [Other type of fuel] |
49. This business indicated that Combustion engine was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:
What was the average heat content?
| Average heat content | |
|---|---|
| a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies | |
| b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries | |
| c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies | |
| d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries | |
| e. Lignite | |
| f. Wood | |
| g. Petroleum coke | |
| h. Agriculture biomass | |
| i. Other biomass | |
| j. Other biomass - type unknown | |
| k. Municipal and other waste | |
| l. [Other solid fuel] | |
| m. Biodiesel | |
| n. Ethanol | |
| o. Other biofuel | |
| p. Light fuel oil | |
| q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies | |
| r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries | |
| s. Propane | |
| t. Diesel | |
| u. Orimulsion | |
| v. Spent pulping liquor | |
| w. [Other liquid fuel] | |
| x. Natural gas | |
| y. Coke oven gas | |
| z. Methane (land fill) | |
| aa. Refined fuel gas | |
| ab. [Other gaseous fuel] | |
| ac. [Other type of fuel] |
50. This business indicated that Combustion engine was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:
| Unit of measure | Quantity/volume used | CAN$ '000 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies | |||
| b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries | |||
| c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies | |||
| d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries | |||
| e. Lignite | |||
| f. Wood | |||
| g. Petroleum coke | |||
| h. Agriculture biomass | |||
| i. Other biomass | |||
| j. Other biomass — type unknown | |||
| k. Municipal and other waste | |||
| l. [Other solid fuel] | |||
| m. Biodiesel | |||
| n. Ethanol | |||
| o. Other biofuel | |||
| p. Light fuel oil | |||
| q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies | |||
| r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries | |||
| s. Propane | |||
| t. Diesel | |||
| u. Orimulsion | |||
| v. Spent pulping liquor | |||
| w. [Other liquid fuel] | |||
| x. Natural gas | |||
| y. Coke oven gas | |||
| z. Methane (land fill) | |||
| aa. Refined fuel gas | |||
| ab. [Other gaseous fuel] | |||
| ac. [Other type of fuel] |
51. This business indicated that Combustion engine was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:
| Quantity in MWh | |
|---|---|
| a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies | |
| b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries | |
| c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies | |
| d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries | |
| e. Lignite | |
| f. Wood | |
| g. Petroleum coke | |
| h. Agriculture biomass | |
| i. Other biomass | |
| j. Other biomass - type unknown | |
| k. Municipal and other waste | |
| l. [Other solid fuel] | |
| m. Biodiesel | |
| n. Ethanol | |
| o. Other biofuel | |
| p. Light fuel oil | |
| q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies | |
| r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries | |
| s. Propane | |
| t. Diesel | |
| u. Orimulsion | |
| v. Spent pulping liquor | |
| w. [Other liquid fuel] | |
| x. Natural gas | |
| y. Coke oven gas | |
| z. Methane (land fill) | |
| aa. Refined fuel gas | |
| ab. [Other gaseous fuel] | |
| ac. [Other type of fuel] |
52. For Combustion engine, the total net generation of electricity is:
| Quantity in MWh | |
|---|---|
| Total net generation of electricity using Combustion engine |
Questions for selected fuel types — Combustion turbine
53. This business indicated that Combustion turbine was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:
What percentage was the efficiency of the boiler?
Heat output (kJ)/Total Energy Content of the Fuel (kJ).
The proportion of useful heat produced to the total potential energy available by burning the fuel.
| Percentage (%) | |
|---|---|
| a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies | |
| b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries | |
| c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies | |
| d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries | |
| e. Lignite | |
| f. Wood | |
| g. Petroleum coke | |
| h. Agriculture biomass | |
| i. Other biomass | |
| j. Other biomass - type unknown | |
| k. Municipal and other waste | |
| l. [Other solid fuel] | |
| m. Biodiesel | |
| n. Ethanol | |
| o. Other biofuel | |
| p. Light fuel oil | |
| q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies | |
| r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries | |
| s. Propane | |
| t. Diesel | |
| u. Orimulsion | |
| v. Spent pulping liquor | |
| w. [Other liquid fuel] | |
| x. Natural gas | |
| y. Coke oven gas | |
| z. Methane (land fill) | |
| aa. Refined fuel gas | |
| ab. [Other gaseous fuel] | |
| ac. [Other type of fuel] |
54. This business indicated that Combustion turbine was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:
What was the average heat content?
| Average heat content | |
|---|---|
| a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies | |
| b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries | |
| c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies | |
| d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries | |
| e. Lignite | |
| f. Wood | |
| g. Petroleum coke | |
| h. Agriculture biomass | |
| i. Other biomass | |
| j. Other biomass - type unknown | |
| k. Municipal and other waste | |
| l. [Other solid fuel] | |
| m. Biodiesel | |
| n. Ethanol | |
| o. Other biofuel | |
| p. Light fuel oil | |
| q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies | |
| r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries | |
| s. Propane | |
| t. Diesel | |
| u. Orimulsion | |
| v. Spent pulping liquor | |
| w. [Other liquid fuel] | |
| x. Natural gas | |
| y. Coke oven gas | |
| z. Methane (land fill) | |
| aa. Refined fuel gas | |
| ab. [Other gaseous fuel] | |
| ac. [Other type of fuel] |
55. This business indicated that Combustion turbine was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:
| Unit of measure | Quantity/volume used | CAN$ '000 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies | |||
| b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries | |||
| c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies | |||
| d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries | |||
| e. Lignite | |||
| f. Wood | |||
| g. Petroleum coke | |||
| h. Agriculture biomass | |||
| i. Other biomass | |||
| j. Other biomass — type unknown | |||
| k. Municipal and other waste | |||
| l. [Other solid fuel] | |||
| m. Biodiesel | |||
| n. Ethanol | |||
| o. Other biofuel | |||
| p. Light fuel oil | |||
| q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies | |||
| r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries | |||
| s. Propane | |||
| t. Diesel | |||
| u. Orimulsion | |||
| v. Spent pulping liquor | |||
| w. [Other liquid fuel] | |||
| x. Natural gas | |||
| y. Coke oven gas | |||
| z. Methane (land fill) | |||
| aa. Refined fuel gas | |||
| ab. [Other gaseous fuel] | |||
| ac. [Other type of fuel] |
56. This business indicated that Combustion turbine was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:
| Quantity in MWh | |
|---|---|
| a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies | |
| b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries | |
| c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies | |
| d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries | |
| e. Lignite | |
| f. Wood | |
| g. Petroleum coke | |
| h. Agriculture biomass | |
| i. Other biomass | |
| j. Other biomass - type unknown | |
| k. Municipal and other waste | |
| l. [Other solid fuel] | |
| m. Biodiesel | |
| n. Ethanol | |
| o. Other biofuel | |
| p. Light fuel oil | |
| q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies | |
| r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries | |
| s. Propane | |
| t. Diesel | |
| u. Orimulsion | |
| v. Spent pulping liquor | |
| w. [Other liquid fuel] | |
| x. Natural gas | |
| y. Coke oven gas | |
| z. Methane (land fill) | |
| aa. Refined fuel gas | |
| ab. [Other gaseous fuel] | |
| ac. [Other type of fuel] |
57. For Combustion turbine, the total net generation of electricity is:
| Quantity in MWh | |
|---|---|
| Total net generation of electricity using Combustion turbine |
Questions for selected fuel types — Other sub-type
58. This business indicated that [other sub-type method] was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:
What percentage was the efficiency of the boiler?
Heat output (kJ)/Total Energy Content of the Fuel (kJ).
The proportion of useful heat produced to the total potential energy available by burning the fuel.
| Percentage (%) | |
|---|---|
| a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies | |
| b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries | |
| c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies | |
| d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries | |
| e. Lignite | |
| f. Wood | |
| g. Petroleum coke | |
| h. Agriculture biomass | |
| i. Other biomass | |
| j. Other biomass - type unknown | |
| k. Municipal and other waste | |
| l. [Other solid fuel] | |
| m. Biodiesel | |
| n. Ethanol | |
| o. Other biofuel | |
| p. Light fuel oil | |
| q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies | |
| r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries | |
| s. Propane | |
| t. Diesel | |
| u. Orimulsion | |
| v. Spent pulping liquor | |
| w. [Other liquid fuel] | |
| x. Natural gas | |
| y. Coke oven gas | |
| z. Methane (land fill) | |
| aa. Refined fuel gas | |
| ab. [Other gaseous fuel] | |
| ac. [Other type of fuel] |
59. This business indicated that [other sub-type method] was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:
What was the average heat content?
| Average heat content | |
|---|---|
| a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies | |
| b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries | |
| c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies | |
| d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries | |
| e. Lignite | |
| f. Wood | |
| g. Petroleum coke | |
| h. Agriculture biomass | |
| i. Other biomass | |
| j. Other biomass - type unknown | |
| k. Municipal and other waste | |
| l. [Other solid fuel] | |
| m. Biodiesel | |
| n. Ethanol | |
| o. Other biofuel | |
| p. Light fuel oil | |
| q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies | |
| r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries | |
| s. Propane | |
| t. Diesel | |
| u. Orimulsion | |
| v. Spent pulping liquor | |
| w. [Other liquid fuel] | |
| x. Natural gas | |
| y. Coke oven gas | |
| z. Methane (land fill) | |
| aa. Refined fuel gas | |
| ab. [Other gaseous fuel] | |
| ac. [Other type of fuel] |
60. This business indicated that [other sub-type method] was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:
| Unit of measure | Quantity/volume used | CAN$ '000 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies | |||
| b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries | |||
| c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies | |||
| d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries | |||
| e. Lignite | |||
| f. Wood | |||
| g. Petroleum coke | |||
| h. Agriculture biomass | |||
| i. Other biomass | |||
| j. Other biomass - type unknown | |||
| k. Municipal and other waste | |||
| l. [Other solid fuel] | |||
| m. Biodiesel | |||
| n. Ethanol | |||
| o. Other biofuel | |||
| p. Light fuel oil | |||
| q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies | |||
| r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries | |||
| s. Propane | |||
| t. Diesel | |||
| u. Orimulsion | |||
| v. Spent pulping liquor | |||
| w. [Other liquid fuel] | |||
| x. Natural gas | |||
| y. Coke oven gas | |||
| z. Methane (land fill) | |||
| aa. Refined fuel gas | |||
| ab. [Other gaseous fuel] | |||
| ac. [Other type of fuel] |
61. This business indicated that [other sub-type method] was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:
| Quantity in MWh | |
|---|---|
| a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies | |
| b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries | |
| c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies | |
| d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries | |
| e. Lignite | |
| f. Wood | |
| g. Petroleum coke | |
| h. Agriculture biomass | |
| i. Other biomass | |
| j. Other biomass - type unknown | |
| k. Municipal and other waste | |
| l. [Other solid fuel] | |
| m. Biodiesel | |
| n. Ethanol | |
| o. Other biofuel | |
| p. Light fuel oil | |
| q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies | |
| r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries | |
| s. Propane | |
| t. Diesel | |
| u. Orimulsion | |
| v. Spent pulping liquor | |
| w. [Other liquid fuel] | |
| x. Natural gas | |
| y. Coke oven gas | |
| z. Methane (land fill) | |
| aa. Refined fuel gas | |
| ab. [Other gaseous fuel] | |
| ac. [Other type of fuel] |
62. For [other sub-type method] , the total net generation of electricity is:
| Quantity in MWh | |
|---|---|
| Total net generation of electricity using [other sub-type method] |
Useful thermal energy — Combined cycle
63. This business indicated that it uses Combined cycle cogeneration process.
What was the useful thermal energy produced from this business for own use and sale?
Useful thermal energy produced: The amount of energy in the form of heat that is produced as a by-product of the generation of electricity and that is used for another application in a productive manner (e.g., the heating of industrial, commercial or residential space; steam used in an industrial process; etc.).
Own use consumption (also known as Producer consumption or Station service) refers to consumption of self-generate electricity (excludes imported or purchased electricity) for the direct support of the plant or business itself during the reporting period.
Own use consumption = Gross electricity - Net electricity generation
(Net electricity generation is the amount of electricity generated by the power plant that is delivered to the electricity grid during the reporting period. Gross electricity generation is the total amount of electricity generated by the power plant during the reporting period).
Useful thermal energy — Steam turbine
64. This business indicated that it uses Steam turbine cogeneration process.
What was the useful thermal energy produced from this business for own use and sale?
Useful thermal energy produced: The amount of energy in the form of heat that is produced as a by-product of the generation of electricity and that is used for another application in a productive manner (e.g., the heating of industrial, commercial or residential space; steam used in an industrial process; etc.).
Own use consumption (also known as Producer consumption or Station service) refers to consumption of self-generate electricity (excludes imported or purchased electricity) for the direct support of the plant or business itself during the reporting period.
Own use consumption = Gross electricity - Net electricity generation
(Net electricity generation is the amount of electricity generated by the power plant that is delivered to the electricity grid during the reporting period. Gross electricity generation is the total amount of electricity generated by the power plant during the reporting period).
Useful thermal energy — Combustion engine
65. This business indicated that it uses Combustion engine cogeneration process.
What was the useful thermal energy produced from this business for own use and sale?
Useful thermal energy produced: The amount of energy in the form of heat that is produced as a by-product of the generation of electricity and that is used for another application in a productive manner (e.g., the heating of industrial, commercial or residential space; steam used in an industrial process; etc.).
Own use consumption (also known as Producer consumption or Station service) refers to consumption of self-generate electricity (excludes imported or purchased electricity) for the direct support of the plant or business itself during the reporting period.
Own use consumption = Gross electricity - Net electricity generation
(Net electricity generation is the amount of electricity generated by the power plant that is delivered to the electricity grid during the reporting period. Gross electricity generation is the total amount of electricity generated by the power plant during the reporting period).
Useful thermal energy — Combustion turbine
66. This business indicated that it uses Combustion turbine cogeneration process.
What was the useful thermal energy produced from this business for own use and sale?
Useful thermal energy produced: The amount of energy in the form of heat that is produced as a by-product of the generation of electricity and that is used for another application in a productive manner (e.g., the heating of industrial, commercial or residential space; steam used in an industrial process; etc.).
Own use consumption (also known as Producer consumption or Station service) refers to consumption of self-generate electricity (excludes imported or purchased electricity) for the direct support of the plant or business itself during the reporting period.
Own use consumption = Gross electricity - Net electricity generation
(Net electricity generation is the amount of electricity generated by the power plant that is delivered to the electricity grid during the reporting period. Gross electricity generation is the total amount of electricity generated by the power plant during the reporting period).
Useful thermal energy — Other sub-type
67. This business indicated that it uses [other sub-type method] cogeneration process.
What was the useful thermal energy produced from this business for own use and sale?
Useful thermal energy produced: The amount of energy in the form of heat that is produced as a by-product of the generation of electricity and that is used for another application in a productive manner (e.g., the heating of industrial, commercial or residential space; steam used in an industrial process; etc.).
Own use consumption (also known as Producer consumption or Station service) refers to consumption of self-generate electricity (excludes imported or purchased electricity) for the direct support of the plant or business itself during the reporting period.
Own use consumption = Gross electricity - Net electricity generation
(Net electricity generation is the amount of electricity generated by the power plant that is delivered to the electricity grid during the reporting period. Gross electricity generation is the total amount of electricity generated by the power plant during the reporting period).
Uranium
68. What was the average heat content in gigajoules per metric tonne (Gj/MT) of Uranium?
Gigajoules per metric tonne (Gj/MT)
69. What quantity of Uranium was used and the total cost?
Unit of measure
Quantity
Total cost
70. What was the total net quantity of electricity generated in megawatt-hours (MWh)?
Net electricity generation is the amount of electricity generated by the power plant that is delivered to the electricity grid during the reporting period.
Net electricity generation = Gross electricity generation - Own use consumption.
MWh
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.
Contact person
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By: Claudia Mokbel and Kathleen Carson, Statistics Canada
The Data Science Network (DSN) was established more than a year ago to create a dynamic space for data scientists and enthusiasts alike to collaborate in the field of all things data science. The quote "Alone we're smart, but together we're brilliant." by educator Steven Anderson exactly describes the foundation of the DSN as it recognizes the need for collaboration within the data science community to push beyond existing limits.
With this goal in mind, the DSN organized the Chatbot Workshop and invited participants to discuss all angles of chatbot implementation, even those who were just thinking about implementing one but didn't know where to start. The workshop helped to break down the process of chatbot implementation and allowed participants to form contacts for when they're ready to begin their chatbot journey.
"Data science is a team sport and I like to think of the Data Science Network as the stadium for people to share their experiences creating business tools that solve your organization's concrete problems," said Eric Rancourt, Director General of the Modern Statistical Methods and Data Science Branch at Statistics Canada. "As trusted data science leaders, Statistics Canada is proud to facilitate these events in order to leverage our collective knowledge on emerging and innovative data science initiatives."
"This is one of the primary objectives of the Data Science Network – to create a dynamic space that allows us to network and collaborate amongst peers." added Sevgui Erman, Director of the Data Science Division at Statistics Canada. "So that together we can learn and develop knowledge and skills that help us grow as a community. The Chatbot Workshop was an excellent way to continue building toward this objective."
The Chatbot Workshop was held on December 6, 2021, and featured various projects surrounding advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) technology to help users interact with web services or applications. A total of 255 people attended the event and brought participants from the private sector, public sector and academia with some attendees tuning in from as far as Europe.
The workshop began with a welcome from Sevgui Erman and Eric Rancourt. The event's Master of Ceremony was Jeremy Solomon, Chief of the Data Science Network and Strategy at Statistics Canada, who is also responsible for the Data Science Network's Bits and Bytes monthly newsletter.
You can find the chatbot presentations from all six different federal departments in both official languages on the GCWiki Chatbot Workshop Presentations page.
For the first presentation, John Nephin from Shared Services Canada (SSC), provided a demonstration of the SSC Azure chatbot services and its architecture. He also described the framework and the services related to bot logic, user experience, cognition, data ingestion, and more.
The second presentation was given by Dr. Charith Gunasekara, PhD, P. Eng, from the Department of National Defense. The focus of this presentation was on building a question-answering AI chatbot using open-source technologies.
Mary Griffin and Fraydon Karimi from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada showcased their department's Virtual Assistant technology. They explained the background and purpose of it's implementation and also provided an overview of their chatbot's architecture.
After a short break, the fourth presentation by Alexandre Istrate from Statistics Canada's Data Science Division, demonstrated the progress being made on a robust chatbot solution they're in the process of developing in time for the 2024 Census Behavioural Test, which will also help Statistics Canada prepare for the 2026 Census.
Following this, Dr. Alexei Lapouchnian, manager of Natural Resources Canada's Digital Accelerator, illustrated the introduction of AI systems into enterprise ideas around intelligent assistants. This project was based on the research conducted at the University of Toronto in partnership with a large technology company. The project aimed to discover how to inject AI enterprise business processes (BPs) and augment decisions made as part of BPs with AI. The presentation describes the current problems that the adoption of AI in enterprises currently faces and provides possible solutions.
The final presentation was given by Gias Uddin from the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions. The topic focused on the design of natural language processing toolkits in the industry and research domains, including lessons learned and takeaway messages.
The DSN has grown over the past year to become a central hub for data science practitioners, managers and anyone interested in the field – whether they're from the private sector, public sector, academia or beyond. The plan is to continue build the network based on the needs of its members. Check out The Data Science Network Turns One article for more information.
With the good feedback received about the Chatbot Workshop, the DSN is already working on bring you more events like this one. Currently, the team is working to put together a workshop on Data Hubs that is expected to be held in early March. If you would like to present at this workshop, please contact us: statcan.dsnfps-rsdfpf.statcan@statcan.gc.ca.
As a trusted data science leader, Statistics Canada will continue to contribute to the development of a strong data science ecosystem, through events and workshops to connect with other data science practitioners and managers; the DSN will continue to keep you informed on future collaborations, projects and workshops.
The Tuition and Living Accommodation Costs (TLAC) survey collects data for full-time students in degree programs at Canadian public postsecondary institutions. The survey was developed to provide an overview of tuition and additional compulsory fees, and living accommodation costs that students can expect to pay for an academic year.
TLAC survey data:
2022/2023 academic year (September to April)
The target population is all publicly funded degree-granting institutions (universities and colleges) in Canada.
The survey target population includes institutions that have degree-granting status for the academic year 2022/2023. Institutions that do not have degree-granting status are excluded even if they provide portions of programs that lead to a degree granted by another institution. The survey is limited to institutions whose operations are primarily funded by provincial governments. Institutions that do not receive grants from Education ministries or departments, and institutions that receive grants only from Health ministries and departments are excluded.
The field of study classification for both undergraduate and graduate programs are adapted from the 2016 Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP), Statistics Canada's standard for field of study classification. The CIP's structure comprises several groupings developed jointly by Statistics Canada and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) in the USA. It is based on work undertaken as part of the creation of the North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) by Canada, the United States and Mexico.
TLAC CIP groupings for Undergraduate programs:
TLAC CIP groupings for Graduate programs:
Includes all of the undergraduate program groupings with the exception of Medicine and the addition of:
Refer to Appendix A: CIP
Note: Dental, Medical and Veterinary Residency Programs offered in teaching hospitals and similar locations that may lead to advanced professional certification are excluded.
The completed questionnaire must be returned by June 10, 2022 by uploading the file back in the Secure Internet Site (E-File transfer Service).
If you require further information or assistance with completing the questionnaire, please contact: statcan.education-education.statcan@canada.ca.
Tuition fee tables disseminated by Statistics Canada are based on an academic year for full-time students with a full course load in degree programs, regardless of the number of credits.
Tuition should be reported based on the academic year (8 months, September to April) or semester (4 months) regardless of the number of credits. If it is not possible to provide tuition data for a semester or academic year, tuition should be reported per credit.
Final fees should be reported. If they have not yet been determined, report an estimate and check the box on the questionnaire to state that these are estimated fees for 2022/2023.
How to Report Tuition Fees:
How to Report Additional Compulsory Fees:
In part B of the questionnaire, report additional compulsory fees for full-time Canadian students in the first row of the table where these fees do not vary according to their field of study for all full-time undergraduate students (page 4) and graduate students (page 5).
Important note: Health Plan and Dental Plan fees that students can opt out of with proof of comparable coverage should not be included. However, this information should be noted in the comments section of the questionnaire.
Accommodation costs should be reported wherever possible for full-time students living in residence. If it is not possible to separate the room and the meal plan costs for single students only a total should be reported.
Tuition Fees
Tuition that is charged to a full-time student with a full course load, regardless of the number of credits.
Additional Compulsory fees
Additional compulsory fees collected by the TLAC survey are those that all students must pay regardless of the field of study (TLAC grouping).
These fees cover services that vary from institution to institution, year to year, faculty to faculty, or school to school within the same institution.
Additional compulsory fees may include: general fees (admission, registration, examination, internship, etc.), technology fees, student services fees, student association fees, contributions to student activities, copyright fees, premiums for compulsory insurance plans, fees for athletics and recreational facilities/activities, and other fees such as transcript, degree, laboratory, uniform, u-pass, etc.
Athletics fees
Mandatory fees that support intercollegiate athletics, they cover athletics facilities and campus recreational activities (intramurals, fitness and recreation courses, etc.)
Health Services fees
Mandatory fees support the on-campus clinic facilities providing services of doctors and nurses. Health and dental plan fees: if students can opt out of these plans with proof of comparable coverage, these fees should be excluded from the survey.
Student Association fee
Mandatory fees support the general operating expenses of the association.
Other fees
If compulsory fees are reported in "Other please specify" you must provide further details on the types of fees reported. For example, u-pass, transcript, laboratory, technology fee, etc.
Statistics Canada would welcome any suggestions for changes in the survey which you may wish to propose.
statcan.education-education.statcan@canada.ca
