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Why are we conducting this survey?

This survey collects the financial and operating data needed to develop national and regional economic policies and programs.

Data from this survey are used by the business community, manufacturing associations, federal and provincial departments, and international organizations to:

profile the manufacturing and logging industries
undertake market studies
forecast demand
develop trade tariff policies.

In addition, businesses use the data to track their performance against industry averages, evaluate expansion plans, and prepare business plans for investors.

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

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

Other important information

Authorization to collect this information

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

Confidentiality

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

Record linkages

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

Data-sharing agreements

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

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

For this survey, there are Section 11 agreements with the provincial and territorial statistical agencies of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Québec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and the Yukon.

The shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.

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

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

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

For all manufacturing industries - there are Section 12 agreements with the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, as well as with the New Brunswick Department of Environment and Local Government, the Quebec Forest Industry Council, the ministère de l'Énergie et des Ressources naturelles du Québec, the ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs du Québec, the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Manitoba Department of Sustainable Development, Manitoba Agriculture, the Saskatchewan Ministry of the Economy, the Alberta Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Natural Resources Canada and the Canada Energy Regulator.

For establishments in non-ferrous metal (and aluminum) smelting and refining, clay building material and refractory manufacturing, cement manufacturing and lime manufacturing - there are Section 12 agreements with the Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Natural Resources, the Manitoba Department of Mineral Resources, the British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines and the British Columbia Ministry of Natural Gas Development.

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.

Section 17 of the federal Statistics Act allows for the disclosure of a list of individual establishments, firms or businesses showing information including the establishments' names and locations (province, territory and municipality) and North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes. The disclosure of these lists may be authorized in order to aid analysts in the interpretation of data from the Annual Survey of Manufacturing and Logging Industries.

Business or organization and contact information

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

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

Legal Name

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

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

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

Operating Name

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

Legal name
Operating name (if applicable)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The target entity for which NAICS is designed are businesses and other organizations engaged in the production of goods and services. They include farms, incorporated and unincorporated businesses and government business enterprises. They also include government institutions and agencies engaged in the production of marketed and non-marketed services, as well as organizations such as professional associations and unions and charitable or non-profit organizations and the employees of households.

The associated NAICS should reflect those activities conducted by the business or organizational units targeted by this questionnaire only, as identified in the 'Answering this questionnaire' section and which can be identified by the specified legal and operating name. The main activity is the activity which most defines the targeted business or organization's main purpose or reason for existence. For a business or organization that is for-profit, it is normally the activity that generates the majority of the revenue for the entity.

The NAICS classification contains a limited number of activity classifications; the associated classification might be applicable for this business or organization even if it is not exactly how you would describe this business or organization's main activity.

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

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

Description and examples

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

Main activity

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Main activity

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

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

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

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

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

Reporting period information

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

For this survey, the end date should fall between April 1, 2020 and March 31, 2021.

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

May 1, 2019 to April 30, 2020
June 1, 2019 to May 31, 2020
July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020
August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2020
September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2020
October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020
November 1, 2019 to October 31, 2020
December 1, 2019 to November 30, 2020
January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020
February 1, 2020 to January 31, 2021
March 1, 2020 to February 28, 2021
April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021.

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

September 18, 2019 to September 15, 2020 (e.g., floating year-end)
June 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 (e.g., a newly opened business).

Fiscal year start date
Fiscal year-end date

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

Select all that apply.

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

Additional reporting instructions

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

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

CAN$ '000: $764,000

I will report in the format above

Revenue

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

Notes:

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

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

a. Sales of goods and services

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.

For Manufacturing and Logging Industries Report all sales (domestic and exports) of goods and services from Canadian locations at final selling price. Sales should be reported 'Free On Board' (FOB) factory gate: net of excise and provincial or territorial sales taxes, HST/GST, trade discounts, returns and allowances, and charges for outward transportation by common or contract carriers. (Note: FOB factory gate means truck gate if manufacturer is using own truck and driver).

Sales denominated in foreign currency should be converted into Canadian dollars at the exchange rate on the day of transaction.

Note: Goods reported as sold should not be included in inventory and goods held on consignment should be reported as inventory until actually sold. If you are classified as a contract logger, the sales of logs and wood residue that result from logging services performed for another business unit that owns the stumpage rights should not be reported by you but by the business unit that owns the stumpage rights. You should only report the revenues from the logging service provided.

Include:

sales of goods manufactured from own materials whether at this business unit or at any other subcontracted manufacturing plants located within Canada
sales out of warehouses at locations other than your business unit if storage warehouses are owned or rented by your business unit
sales of logs and wood residue, regardless of the source of these materials (for logging operations only)
sales of goods purchased for resale, as is (purchased from another company or another business unit of your firm not covered by this questionnaire)
amounts received from progress billings
revenue from repair work (labour costs only as materials and products are owned by client)
revenue from manufacturing or logging service fees and/or custom work (labour costs only as materials and products are owned by client)
charges for installation of manufactured goods where installation is part of sales
book value of goods sold for rental
revenue from stumpage sales
transfers to other business units or a head office of your firm. Note that these should be reported at the value shown on your books of account (e.g., book transfer value).

Exclude:

transfers into inventory and consignment sales
federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes
shipping charges by common carrier or contract carriers
discounts and returns.

b. Rental and leasing Rental and leasing revenue from assets owned by your business unit should be reported here.

This revenue should be reported before deduction of expenses such as property taxes and repairs and maintenance, excluding the goods and services tax (GST). Rental expenses should not be subtracted from rental revenues.

Include:

revenue from rental or leasing of manufactured products made by your business unit
revenue from long and short term rental or leasing of vehicles, machinery and equipment owned by your business unit (including operating leases)
revenue from rental or leasing of apartments, commercial buildings, land, office space, residential housing, investments in co-tenancies and co-ownerships.

Exclude:

finance charges from financing and sales leases
revenue from intellectual property (for example, patents, trademarks, copyrights).

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 (e.g., compensation for collecting sales tax).

d. Subsidies (including grants, donations and fundraising)

Include:

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

e. Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees

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

Royalties paid by your business unit should not be subtracted from royalty revenues.

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 (e.g., motion pictures, computer programs, etc.)
revenues from franchise fees
revenues from licensing agreements.

f. Dividends

Dividend expenses should not be subtracted from dividend revenues.

Include:

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

Exclude dividends from capital investment from affiliates.

g. Interest Interest expenses should not be subtracted from interest revenues.

Include:

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

Exclude equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates.

h. Other revenue - specify Include amounts not included in questions a. to g. above such as:

revenue from warranties
placement fees for displaying items on websites, store windows, catalogues
revenue from shipping and handling charges that are not included in the price of the merchandise
deposit service income, credit service income and card service income
lodging and boarding revenue in the logging industry
revenue from secondary activities (e.g., cafeterias and lunch counters)
revenue from outside installation or construction work not related to your own products.

Total revenue The sum of sub-questions a. to h.

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

Expenses

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

Notes:

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

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

a. Purchases

For Manufacturing and Logging Industries Please report the laid-down cost ('Free on Board' (FOB) factory gate, but excluding GST), for purchases/cost of materials.

Include:

purchases of raw materials and components for manufacturing
purchases of non-returnable containers and other shipping and packaging materials (boxes, cartons, barrels, kegs, bottles, pallets)
purchases of goods purchased for resale in the same condition as purchased (without further manufacturing or processing)
shipping charges by common carrier or contract carriers
freight in and duty
fuel purchased to be used as an input into the manufacturing process as a feedstock or processing material (e.g., crude oil processed into gasoline).

Exclude:

federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes
change in inventories.

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) for this reporting period. Amounts reported should be gross, before any deductions at source.

Include:

Indirect labour costs (e.g., food service staff, repair staff)
overtime payments
vacation pay
payments to casual labour
directors' pay
bonuses (including profit sharing)
commissions paid to regular employees such as your manufacturer's agents
taxable allowances (e.g., room and board, gifts such as air tickets for holidays)
retroactive wage payments
stock options awarded to employees (the amount for which you have entered a 'code 38' on the employees' T4 and which is included in box 14 - value according to CRA rules)
any other allowance forming part of the employee's earnings
payments to individuals working on their own premises using equipment and materials provided by your business unit since such persons should be treated as employees
severance pay.

Exclude:

deferred stock options awarded to employees that meet relevant CRA rules (the amount for which you have entered a 'code 53' on the employee's T4 and which is excluded from box 14)
amounts paid out to other business units for employment costs only
monies withdrawn by working owners and partners of unincorporated business units
directors' fees or distribution of profits to shareholders of incorporated business units
Cost/expenses for outside subcontracted employees (report at Subcontracts)
cost/expenses for temporary workers paid through an agency, as well as charges for personnel search services (report at Other).

b2. Employee benefits Report expenses related to the employer portion of employee benefits.

Include:

payments for employee life and extended health care insurance plans (e.g., medical, dental, drug and vision care plans)
employer portion of Canada Pension Plan/Québec Pension Plan (CPP/QPP) contributions
employer pension contributions
contributions to provincial and territorial health and education payroll taxes (applicable to your business unit)
workers' compensation (provincial or territorial) applicable to your business unit
employer portion of employment insurance premiums (EI)
association dues paid by the employer
all other employee benefits such as childcare and supplementary unemployment benefit (SUB) plans.

Exclude employee portions of employee benefits (i.e., deductions from pay).

c. Subcontracts

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

In such cases, business units provide materials to other business units or individuals for the production of outputs on a so-called 'custom basis'. Subcontract expense only refers to work hired out for production towards the company's outputs.

Include:

commissions paid to non-employees
any amount you pay to any other business units, firms, or individuals for work done on materials you own
custom work and contract work
subcontract and outside labour
hired labour.

Exclude:

research and development subcontracts (report at Research and development fees)
salaries and wages paid to employees
payments to individuals working on their own premises using machinery, equipment and materials provided by your firm (such persons should be treated as employees)
cost of materials
cost/expenses for temporary workers paid through an agency, as well as charges for personnel search services (report at Other)
repairs and maintenance services (report at Repair and maintenance).

d. Research and development fees

Paid activities (purchased or subcontracted) 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.

Exclude own labour costs (included in Salaries, wages and commissions).

e. Professional and business fees

Please report only the total cost of purchased professional or business service fees here (a detailed breakdown may be required in a subsequent section).

Include:

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

Exclude:

service fees paid to Head Office and other business units not included in this questionnaire (report at Other)
the cost of in-house activities undertaken by your own staff.

f. Energy and water expenses

Report the cost/expense of purchased utilities attributed to operations in the current reporting period such as water, electricity, gas and heating.

Include:

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

Exclude:

energy expenses covered in your rental and leasing contracts
telephone, Internet and other telecommunication
vehicle fuel (report at Other)
raw materials, i.e., any fuel purchased as input to the manufacturing process as a feed stock or processing material (e.g., crude oil to be refined into gasoline) or for any other non-energy purpose (report at Purchases).

g. Office and computer related expenses

Please report all office supplies purchased and used by your business unit for both manufacturing and non-manufacturing operations.

Include:

office stationery and supplies, paper and other supplies for photocopiers, printers and fax machines
postage and courier fees (used in the day-to-day office business activity)
memory storage devices and computer upgrade expenses
data processing expense (equipment, software and software licenses).

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

h. Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication

Include:

telephone, fax, cellular phone, or pager services for transmission of voice, data or image
Internet access charges
purchased cable and satellite transmission of television, radio and music programs
wired telecommunication services
wireless telecommunication services
satellite telecommunication services
large bandwidth services to send/receive digital works
online access services
online information provision services.

i. Business taxes, licences and permits

This item comprises the cost of various licences and permits, and some indirect taxes (taxes levied on your business unit that are not corporate income or logging taxes, sales or excise taxes, or insurance premium taxes).

Include:

property taxes paid directly and land transfer taxes
business taxes
vehicle licence and/or registration fees
beverage licence fees
trade licence fees
professional licence fees
all other licence fees
lot levies
building permits and development charges
other property/business licences or permits not specified above.

Exclude:

property taxes covered in your rental and leasing expenses
corporate income taxes
stumpage fees (report at Crown charges).

j. Royalties (other than Crown royalties), franchise fees and memberships

Include:

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

Exclude stumpage fees (report at Crown charges).

k. Crown charges (for logging, mining and energy industries only)

Include:

Crown royalties, Crown leases and rentals, oil sand leases and stumpage fees
federal or provincial royalty, tax, lease or rental payments made in relation to the acquisition, development or ownership of Canadian resource properties.

l. Rental and leasing (land, buildings, equipment, vehicles, etc.)

Include:

lease/rental expenses, real estate rental expenses, condominium fees and equipment rental expenses
only operating leases (as opposed to leases that can be capitalized)
motor vehicle rental and leasing expenses (without driver)
furniture and fixtures
computer, machinery and equipment rental expenses (without operator)
storage expense
studio lighting and scaffolding
road and construction equipment rental
fuel and other utility costs covered in your rental and leasing contracts.

Exclude rental and leasing of vehicles (with driver), machinery and equipment (with driver or operator) (report at Other).

m. Repair and maintenance

This item comprises repair and maintenance costs related to the replacement of parts or other restoration of plant and machinery to keep your properties in efficient working condition.

Include:

waste removal services, hazardous and non-hazardous
janitorial and cleaning services
sweeping and snow removal services
costs related to materials, parts and external labour associated with the following expenses: buildings and structures, machinery and equipment, motor vehicles, security equipment and other goods (except fabricated metal products or furniture repair services).

Exclude:

salaries (report at Employment costs and expenses)
property management fees (report at Professional and business fees)
repair and maintenance expenses that are included in any payment to a head office.

n. Amortization and depreciation

Report the amortization/depreciation (the systematic allocation of the cost of assets to current operations over their useful life) related only to the current reporting period.

Include:

direct cost depreciation of tangible assets and amortization of leasehold improvements
amortization of rental equipment (for operating leases: by lessor; for capital leases: by lessee)
amortization of intangible assets (e.g., amortization of goodwill, patents, franchises, copyrights, trademarks, deferred charges, deferred gains and losses on investments, organizational costs).

o. Insurance

Insurance recovery income should be deducted from insurance expenses.

Include:

accident and health insurance services
life insurance and individual pension services
asset insurance services, including property and motor vehicle
general liability insurance services
executive life insurance
bonding, business interruption insurance and fire insurance
all other insurance services not elsewhere specified.

Exclude:

payments on behalf of employees which are considered to be taxable benefits (report at Employee benefits)
premiums paid directly to your head office (report at Other).

p. Advertising, marketing, promotion, meals and entertainment

Include:

advertising planning and creating services
newspaper advertising and media expenses
catalogues, presentations and displays
trade fairs and exhibition organization services
tickets for theatre, concerts and sporting events for business promotion
fundraising expenses
meals, entertainment and hospitality purchases for clients
other advertising services.

q. Travel, meetings and conventions

Include:

travel expenses
rental services of passenger cars, buses and coaches with operator
meeting and convention expenses, seminars
passenger transportation (airfare, bus, train, etc.)
accommodations (hotel and motel lodging)
travel allowance and meals while travelling
travel agency services
taxi services
meal and beverage services for consumption on the premises
other travel expenses.

r. Financial service fees (bank charges, transaction fees, etc.)

Include:

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

Exclude interest expenses (report at Interest expense).

s. Interest expense

Please report the cost of servicing your company's debt such as interest and bank charges, finance charges, interest payments on capital leases and amortization of bond discounts.

Include (interest on):

short-term and long-term debt
bonds and debentures
mortgages.

Exclude:

dividends paid to term and retractable preferred shares
debt issue expenses, including their amortization.

t. Bad debt, loan losses, donations, political contributions and inventory writedown

Include:

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

u. Other (including intracompany expenses)

Include:

production costs
vehicle fuel expenses
pipeline operations, drilling, site restoration costs
gross overriding royalty
other producing property rental costs
well operating, fuel and equipment costs
other lease rental costs
other direct costs
equipment hire and operation costs
log yard expense, forestry costs, logging road costs
overhead expenses allocated to costs of sales
cash over/short (negative expense)
reimbursement of parent company expenses
warranty expenses
recruiting expenses
general and administrative expenses
interdivisional expenses
interfund transfers (minus expense recoveries)
exploration and development costs (include: geological prospecting, well abandonment and dry holes, exploration expenses, development expenses)
safety supplies
cafeteria supplies
materials, components and supplies for installation and construction that is not related to own product
all other supplies, material and components not elsewhere specified
variance
all other expenses not reported elsewhere.

Exclude items related to expenditures in prior periods.

For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-JJ to YYYY-MM-JJ , what were this business's expenses for the following items?
	CAN$ '000
Purchases
Employment costs and expenses
Salaries, wages and commissions
Employee benefits
Subcontracts
Research and development fees
Professional and business fees
Energy and water expenses
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 service fees
Interest expense
Bad debt, loan losses, donations, political contributions and inventory writedown
Other
Total expenses

**2. Of the [amount] reported in Subcontracts, please provide the percentage breakdown for the following.**
	Percentage
From Canadian sources
From sources in other countries
Total breakdown

Industry characteristics

1. Is this business a cost centre?

A cost centre is a subdivision of an organization with which costs are identified for purposes of managerial control.

Cost Center A cost center is a department or section of a company where managers are directly responsible for costs. For example, consider a company that has a manufacturing department, a research and development department, and a payroll department. Each department could be a cost center. Cost centers do not directly report revenues as these are reported by another part of the company such as a head office.

2. Are the goods valued at:

Valuation of sales

Please indicate whether you will report at final selling price or any alternate valuation.

If you are a single business unit firm, sales must be reported at your final selling price;
If you are part of a multi-business unit firm:
1. sales to your firm's non-manufacturing or non-logging business units must be reported at your final selling price;
2. sales to your firm's manufacturing or logging business units, sales branches, selling warehouses or head offices should be reported at the value shown on your books of account (i.e., book transfer value).
Final selling price
Transfer price
Other

Specify other basis of valuation

3. What were this business's sales for the following items?

Report the sales net of shipping charges, discounts, sales allowances, returned sales, sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report all sales (domestic and exports) of goods and services from Canadian locations at final selling price. Sales should be reported 'Free On Board' (FOB) factory gate: net of excise and provincial or territorial sales taxes, HST/GST, trade discounts, returns and allowances, and charges for outward transportation by common or contract carriers. (Note: 'Free On Board' (FOB) factory gate means truck gate if manufacturer or logger is using own truck and driver).

Sales denominated in foreign currency should be converted into Canadian dollars at the exchange rate on the day of transaction.

Please note that the questionnaires for the manufacturing industries and the logging industries are slightly different. Depending on which one you have received, the questions might be worded slightly differently and some categories of revenue might not be part of your questionnaire.

a. Sales of goods manufactured

Include:

sales of goods manufactured from own materials whether at this business unit or at any other sub-contracted manufacturing plants located within Canada
sales of logs and wood residue harvested by your own employees or by contractors on behalf of your business unit should all be reported here
sales out of warehouses at locations other than your business unit if storage warehouses are owned or rented by your business unit
amounts received from progress billings
charges for installation of manufactured goods where installation is part of sales
book value of goods sold for rental
transfers to other business units or a head office of your firm. Note that these should be reported at the value shown on your books of account (i.e., book transfer value).

Exclude:

transfers into inventory and consignment sales
shipping charges by common or contract carriers
discounts and returns
federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes
sales of goods purchased for resale, as is
revenue from repair work
revenue from manufacturing or logging service fees and/or custom work
revenue from stumpage sales (for logging operations only; report these amounts in question (b) Revenue from stumpage sales).

b. Sales of goods purchased for resale, as is

Report sales of goods that have not been processed or altered in your business unit and that have been purchased and resold in the same condition.

Include sales of products transferred to you from other business units of your firm and sold in the same condition as transferred.

Exclude:

transfers into inventory and consignment sales
shipping charges by common or contract carriers
discounts and returns
federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes
logging operations must not report sales of logs and wood residue here, regardless of who harvests (report at question a).

c. Revenue from repair work

Repair work comprises fixing/repairing products that have already been installed or delivered to a client (or other business unit). This work could be done at the client's facilities or at your business unit (where the products were uninstalled and shipped for repair). Repair work also includes warranty repairs where your business unit charges a fee to either an external business or another business unit within your firm. In all of these cases, your business unit has only provided labour to a client but this client owns the product(s) and materials involved.

Exclude:

shipping charges by common or contract carriers
discounts
federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes.

d. Revenue from manufacturing service fees and/or custom work

Custom work, manufacturing or logging service, comprises manufacturing or logging work undertaken to the specifications of a client (or other business unit of your firm) prior to installation or initial delivery. Your business unit has only provided labour to a client but this client owns the product(s) and materials involved (e.g., contract logging).

Exclude:

shipping charges by common or contract carriers
discounts
federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes.

e. Other

Include sales of goods and services not specified elsewhere.

Exclude:

revenue from rental and leasing
commissions
revenue from royalties, franchise and licensing fees
revenue from interest and dividends
subsidies/grants.

What were this business's sales for the following items?
	CAN$ '000
Revenue from stumpage sales
Sales of goods purchased for resale, as is
Revenue from repair work
Revenue from manufacturing service fees and/or custom work
Other
Total sales of goods and services

**4. Of the [amount] reported in Revenue from manufacturing service fees and/or custom work, please provide the percentage breakdown for the following.**
	Percentage
From Canadian clients
From clients in other countries
Total breakdown

5. What were this business's expenses for the following items?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Selected expense information

a. Purchases of raw materials and components

Report the laid-down cost ( 'Free On Board' (FOB) factory gate, but excluding GST) for all raw materials and components purchased for your manufacturing or logging process.

Include:

shipping charges by common carrier or contract carriers
freight in and duty
fuel purchased to be used as an input into the manufacturing process as a feedstock or processing material (e.g., crude oil processed into gasoline).

Exclude:

federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes
purchases of goods purchased for resale in the same condition as purchased (without further manufacturing or processing)
purchases of non-returnable containers and other shipping and packaging materials (boxes, cartons, barrels, kegs, bottles, pallets, etc.)
change in inventories.

b. Purchases of non-returnable containers and other shipping and packaging materials

Report the laid-down cost for all shipping and packaging materials purchased ( 'Free On Board' (FOB) factory gate, but excluding GST).

Include:

boxes, cartons, barrels, kegs, bottles, pallets, etc.
shipping charges by common carrier or contract carriers
freight in and duty.

Exclude federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes.

c. Purchases of goods for resale, as is

Report the laid-down cost of goods purchased for resale in the same condition as purchased ( 'Free On Board' (FOB) factory gate, but excluding GST), i.e., without further manufacturing or processing.

Include:

shipping charges by common carrier or contract carriers
freight in and duty.

Exclude:

federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes
change in inventories.

d. Vehicle fuel expense Report any vehicle fuel expenses incurred during your manufacturing or logging process.

Include:

purchases of gasoline, diesel fuel, propane, natural gas and other fuel used to operate any type of vehicle at the location or otherwise, such as sales representatives' cars, delivery trucks, lift trucks, etc.

Exclude any fuel purchased for power/heat generation.

What were this business's expenses for the following items?
	CAN$ '000
Purchases of raw materials and components
Stumpage fees
Purchases of non-returnable containers and other shipping and packaging materials
Purchases of goods for resale, as is
Vehicle fuel expense

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

Yes
No
Don't know

Provide comments if desired.

7. During the reporting period, what were this business's expenses for salaries, wages and commissions?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Salaries, wages and commissions

This section requests a breakdown of total salaries, wages and commissions for this business unit. Amounts reported for salaries and wages should be gross, before any deductions from employees for income tax and employee contributions to health, accident, pension, insurance, or other benefits, all of which should be included. Please do this calculation separately for direct and indirect labour at each location. Do not include benefit contributions by the employer.

To calculate the average number employed, add the number of employees in the last pay period of each month of the reporting period and divide this sum by the number of months (usually 12). Please do this calculation separately for direct and indirect labour.

The section is designed to account for all personnel on the payroll of your business unit.

a. Direct labour (manufacturing or logging)

Please report gross salaries and average number of workers.

Include employees engaged in:

manufacturing (processing and/or assembling)
logging and forestry support
packing, handling, warehousing
repair and maintenance, janitorial
watchmen
foremen doing work similar to their employees
erection/installation by own business unit when an extension of your manufacturing operations.

b. Indirect labour (administrative and selling/operating)

Please report gross salaries and average number of workers. Do not include workers that are not on your payroll.

Include:

executives, administrators and office staff
sales staff
food service staff
building construction and major renovation staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts)
machinery and equipment repair staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts).

During the reporting period, what were this business's expenses for salaries, wages and commissions?
	CAN$ '000
Direct labour (manufacturing or logging)
Indirect labour (administrative and selling/operating)

8. For the reporting period, what was the average number of people employed?

Salaries, wages and commissions

The section is designed to account for all personnel on the payroll of your business unit.

a. Direct labour (manufacturing or logging)

Please report gross salaries and average number of workers.

Include employees engaged in:

manufacturing (processing and/or assembling)
logging and forestry support
packing, handling, warehousing
repair and maintenance, janitorial
watchmen
foremen doing work similar to their employees
erection/installation by own business unit when an extension of your manufacturing operations.

b. Indirect labour (administrative and selling/operating)

Please report gross salaries and average number of workers. Do not include workers that are not on your payroll.

Include:

executives, administrators and office staff
sales staff
food service staff
building construction and major renovation staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts)
machinery and equipment repair staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts).

For the reporting period, what was the average number of people employed?
	Number
Direct labour (manufacturing or logging)
Indirect labour (administrative and selling/operating)

9. What was the value of this business's inventory at the beginning and the end of the reporting period?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Opening and closing inventories

Inventories are to be reported at the value maintained in your accounting records (book value). If your accounting records do not distinguish between goods of own manufacturing or logging process and goods purchased for resale, please provide your best estimate of the distribution between the two inventory types.

Include:

inventory at the manufacturing plant, logging processing location or at any warehouse or selling outlet which is treated as part of this business unit
inventory in transit in Canada
inventory held on consignment in Canada.

Exclude:

goods owned and held in inventory abroad
any goods held on consignment for others.

a. Raw materials and components

Include:

materials and components to be used in the manufacturing or logging process
fuel purchased to be used as an input into the manufacturing or logging process as a feedstock or processing material (e.g., crude oil processed into gasoline)
non-returnable containers and other shipping and packaging materials.

Exclude any raw material intended for resale in the same condition as purchased.

b. Goods and work in process

Include:

partially completed goods
the value of work done on goods accounted for under progress billing for which no payment has been received.

c. Finished goods manufactured

Include:

goods of own manufacture from your business unit
logs, wood residues and manufactured products.

d. Goods purchased for resale, as is

Include all goods which are purchased for resale without further processing by your business unit.

Exclude components manufactured by another business unit/firm that are purchased or transferred by this business and used as inputs for the assembly and manufacturing system (report at question a.).

e. Other inventories - specify:

Include all other inventory of materials used in your manufacturing or logging process but not included in the above categories.

What was the value of this business's inventory at the beginning and the end of the reporting period?
	Opening CAN$ '000	Closing CAN$ '000
Raw materials and components
Goods and work in process
Finished goods manufactured
Goods purchased for resale, as is
Other - Specify all other inventories
Total inventories

10. On the last day of the fiscal year, did this business hold inventories abroad, including inventories in transit to Canada?

Include raw materials, work in process, and finished goods recorded in this business's accounting books, but physically located outside of Canada. Also include goods purchased abroad for resale "as-is" in foreign markets.

Yes
No
Don't know

Provide comments if desired.

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

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Value of inventories in CAN$ '000

12. Is the value reported above included in the [amount] closing inventories previously reported in question 9 from the inventory section?

Sales by consumer location

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:

shipping destination
client's billing address
location of this business's retail customers
location of this business's warehouse/distribution centres.

What was the percentage breakdown of this business's sales by consumer location?
	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

Advanced Manufacturing

1. Does your business unit use or produce any products or processes in the following list?

Select all that apply.

Polymer and composites

High-volume, high performance composites Include fibre reinforced thermoplastic and thermoset systems with superior properties; reduction of cycle times for stamping of thermoplastic composites, infusion and resin transfer moulding-based manufacturing technologies; process mapping, manufacturing guidelines, process modeling, part integration / complex parts and efficient multi-material assembly.
Bio-refineries and sustainable manufacturing Include transformation of non-food grade biomass (wood, straw, industrial vegetable oils, etc.) into raw materials for the production of bioresins, biofibres and bioadditives; formulation, efficient processing and performance evaluation of bioplastics and biocomposites; recycling of plastics and composites to minimize environmental impact.
Advanced composites manufacturing efficiency Include thermoplastic composites with ease of processing and good recyclability; composite performance evaluation, durability testing and prediction; nano-reinforced polymer composites and adhesives; multifunctional materials and coatings; out-of-autoclave processes, automation and part integration; formulation of resins and optimization of processing to maximize composite performance and quality.
Value-added processing and polymer products Include lightweighting (plastic glazing, structural foams, compounds, nanocomposites); environmentally-friendly processes and materials (low-toxicity components, solvent-less processes, recyclability, thermosets replacement); part/component integration (overmoulding processes, combining thermoplastic composites with high-strength polymers, polymer 3D printing).

Metal manufacturing

High-performance, high integrity product forming Include reduce(d) weight with new alloys; hot superplastic forming, thin and variable wall extrusion, casting of hollow-core components, etc.; die-less sheet forming, rapid/low-cost die manufacturing; hybrid manufacturing (extrusions, forgings, castings); intelligent tooling to improve efficiency and life of tooling.
Assembling of complex multi-material products Include joining solutions for specific/complex applications; advanced joining techniques for high-integrity application; multi-material joining using adhesive bonding, friction stir welding and laser welding.
Innovating machining, polishing and surface-finishing technologies Include increasing material removal rates; reduced lead time for new and existing parts; zero-scrap generation; improved quality and increased tool life; reduced waste produced by processes.
Advanced surface engineering and corrosion protection Include complex alloy microstructures and relation to corrosion; corrosion-assisted fatigue of multi-materials structures; coatings to improve harsh environment durability; control of corrosion on multi-material assembly; design best practices and standards improvement.

Production systems

Flexible manufacturing cells and adaptive manufacturing Include autonomous and semi-autonomous robots; collaborative and human-assisted robots; mobile and reconfigurable manufacturing systems.
Metrology and sensing Include sensing technologies and sensing systems; in-line measurement; non-destructive testing; quality assurance; advanced sensing, measurement, and process control.
Robotics and mechatronic systems Include future robotic platforms for assembly, finishing and joining; future robotic platforms for part manufacturing; adaptive robots.
Additive manufacturing Include cold spray; electron beam deposition system; laser deposition system; material characterization; formulation of high-performance polymers and composites for additive manufacturing.

Digital manufacturing

Design to manufacture and performance evaluation Include crash worthiness; manufacturing data object; computer-aided design; computer-aided manufacturing; computer-aided engineering; finite element analysis; computational fluid dynamics; product life-cycle management; bills of materials.
Digital manufacturing and Internet of things Include smart factories; industry 4.0; industrial Internet of things; artificial intelligence; sensor integration; high-performance material formulations, nanocomposites.
Machine vision Include processing and analysis software; geometric modeling and dimensional inspection; big data analytics; 3D vision systems; imaging sensors.
Modelling and process simulation Include blow and injection moulding; forming; machining; additive and surface treatment; composites manufacturing; assembly processes.

Photonics manufacturing

Canadian photonics fabrication centre Include tier 3 and 4 capability enabling higher value-added tier 1, 2 and original equipment manufacturer activity; telecommunications; data centres; defence; aerospace; clean energy.
Component fabrication Include full product life cycle management from technology readiness level 3 to 9; light generation, delivery and detection; lasers; sensors; multi-spectral imaging; photonic integrated circuits.
Advanced materials Include materials for environmental sensing; materials for multi-spectral imaging (machine vision); advanced material growth for communications; enabling supply and growth of commercial volumes for compound semiconductors.
Design test verification Include modeling of next-generation photonic platform technologies; simulation of complex photonic machines; integrated design for manufacturing; industrial engagement for the deployment of enabling photonic technologies.

Life sciences manufacturing

Bio-manufacturing - innovative products Include therapeutics and vaccine generation; bio-manufacturing; advanced analytics and characterization for biologics and vaccines; proprietary cell line development; preclinical development.
Bio-manufacturing - process improvement Include industrial process development for upstream and downstream optimization; advanced analytical; de-risked tech transfer to industrial partners.
Medical device - innovative products Include medical photonics, radio frequency and microwave antennas; computer simulations; novel material architectures for implantable devices; microfluidics and biosensors.
Pilot plant of the future - next generation Include improved productivity and speed; reduced safety concerns and cross contamination; state-of-the-art equipment in-line with industry standards.

Key enabling platform technologies

Artificial intelligence Include computer vision and image understanding; adaptive robots; future robotic platforms for part manufacturing; understanding human emotions from language; speech recognition; next generation information extraction using deep learning; artificial intelligence to optimize talent management for human resources.
Big data analytics Include predictive equipment maintenance; energy management; artificial intelligence for optimizing energy storage and distribution; understanding and tracking of hazardous chemical elements; process and design optimization.
Nanomaterials Include nanoelectronics; nanosensing; smart materials; nanocomposites; self-assembled nanostructures; nanoimprint; nanoplasmonic; nanoclay; nanocoating.
Printed electrics for Internet of things Include inks and materials; printing technologies; large area, flexible, stretchable, printed electronics components; applications: sensors for Internet of things, wearables, antenna, radio-frequency identification tags, smart surfaces, packaging, security, signage.

Other

Specify other product or process
Don't know

2. We invite your comments pertaining to the advanced manufacturing question.

Comment box

Sales of goods manufactured, logs and wood residue

This section asks for a breakdown, by product, of this business's sales of goods manufactured, logs and wood residue. For each product, report sales net of shipping charges by common or contract carriers, discounts, sales allowances, returned sales, sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes.

Note: if your only activity is contract logging, and your business unit only provides a labour service, this section does not apply to your business.

1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-JJ to YYYY-MM-JJ , did this business sell the following manufactured goods, logs or wood residue?

The total net sales for all products should equal the amount reported for the sales of goods manufactured, logs and wood residue in question 3a. of the Industry characteristics section

Sales of goods manufactured

This section represents a breakdown by product for the total reported at 'sales of goods manufactured' in the Industry characteristics section question 3a. Please report the value of sales (in thousands of Canadian dollars) for each product produced by your manufacturing operations for the products listed in this section.

For each product, report sales net of:

shipping charges by common or contract carriers
discounts
sales allowances
return sales
sales taxes
excise duties and taxes

Note: If you are classified as a contract logger, the sales of logs and wood residue that result from logging services performed for another business unit that owns the stumpage rights should not be reported by you but by the business unit that owns the stumpage rights. You should only report the revenues from the logging service provided (in question 3e.).

Exclude shipping charges by contract or common carrier if possible for each product class. If your accounting records do not allow you to provide sales of your reported commodities net of shipping charges, you will be prompted to report your total shipping charges at a later time.

If you manufacture products that are not listed in this section, please enter the product description and relevant amounts after answering "Yes" when asked "During the reporting period, did this business manufacture and sell any other products?"

Product # reported - Sale Commodity Description English

Was this product sold during this reporting period?

Yes
- Quantity sold
- Value of sales (CAN$ '000)
No

2. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-JJ to YYYY-MM-JJ , did this business manufacture and sell any other products?

This question is about the different products sold by this business. For example: If, in addition to the products listed in the previous screens, this business also sold motor vehicle steering components, motor vehicle transmission components and motor vehicle brake systems, report 3 additional products.

Yes
- How many types of products?
- Number of products
No

3. Please provide a description of the additional products sold, as well as the value of sales.

Product # reported

Description of product # reported

Value of sales (CAN$ '000)

4. Does this value include shipping charges by common or contract carriers, discounts, sales allowances, returned sales, sales taxes, or excise duties and taxes?

Yes
- What is the amount of shipping charges, discounts, sales allowances, returned sales, sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes?
- Value of shipping charges (CAN$ '000)
No

From this section, the calculated sum of the net sales of goods manufactured (including logs and wood residue) is [amount] , whereas the value entered in question 3a. in the Industry characteristics section is not [amount]. These two values should be equal.

Please verify and correct one of these answers, if required. To navigate within the questionnaire, use the Previous or Next button at the bottom of this page or Start of questionnaire at the top.

Purchases of raw materials and components to be used in the manufacturing or logging process

This section asks for a breakdown of this business's purchases of raw materials and components. The total cost of purchases for all raw materials and components should match the amount reported in question 5a. of the Industry characteristics section.

Note: if your only activity is contract logging and your business unit only provides a labour service, this section does not apply to your business.

1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-JJ to YYYY-MM-JJ , did this business purchase the following raw materials and components to be used in the manufacturing or logging process?

Purchases of raw materials and components to be used in the manufacturing process

This section requests a breakdown, by product, of the total reported at question 5a. Purchases of raw materials and components of the Industry characteristics section. Please report the cost of raw materials for each individual product used in manufacturing operations.

In reporting the cost of the various items purchased, give the laid down value at your business unit, (i.e., the amounts after discounts actually paid or payable).

Where quantity information is requested, please provide this information from your records or, if not recorded, provide your best estimate.

Note: If you are involved in contract logging, manufacturing services or custom work, the raw materials and components used in these processes that are owned by the business to which you are providing a service should not be reported here.

Include:

semi-processed goods, if you are part of a multi-business unit firm and receive semi-processed goods as transfers from the other business units of your firm for further processing. The cost of such goods should be equivalent to the transfer value reported by the shipping unit plus any transportation and handling charges paid by your business unit to common or contract carriers
any fuel purchased as an input into the manufacturing process, as a feedstock or processing material (e.g., crude oil processed into gasoline), or for any other non-energy purpose.

Exclude: Fuel used for energy purposes (e.g., for office or plant heating). These energy items should be reported in the "Detailed information on energy and water costs or expenses" section.

If you purchased raw materials that are not displayed in this section, please enter the raw material name and relevant amounts, when asked, 'During the reporting period, did this business purchase any other raw materials or components to be used in the manufacturing or logging process?'.

Raw material or component # reported -

Was this raw material or component purchased this reporting period?

Yes
- Quantity purchased
- Cost of purchase (CAN$ '000)
No

2. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-JJ to YYYY-MM-JJ , did this business purchase any other raw materials or components to be used in the manufacturing or logging process?

This question is about the different raw materials or components used in the logging or manufacturing process by this business. For example: If, in addition to the products listed in the previous screens, this business also used iron ore, copper ore, and fibrous glass materials, report 3 additional products.

Yes
- How many types of raw materials and components?
- Number of raw materials and components
No

3. Please provide a description of the additional material or components, as well as the cost of purchase.

Raw material or component # reported

Description of raw material or component # reported

Cost of purchase (CAN$ '000)

From this section, the calculated sum of the cost of purchases of raw materials and components used in the manufacturing process is [amount] , whereas the value entered in question 5a. in the Industry characteristics section is [amount]. These two values should be equal.

Please verify and correct one of these answers, if required. To navigate within the questionnaire, use the Previous or Next button at the bottom of this page or Start of questionnaire at the top.

Operations - Location details

Details on this business's locations - location # reported

1. Please verify and correct this location's address if needed.

Details on this business's locations

General guidelines

This section requests a breakdown of total operating revenues, salaries, wages and commissions for all locations included in this survey. Please report separately for each location (covered by your business unit).

The section is designed to account for all personnel on the payroll of your business unit, including those working in ancillary units which form part of your business unit. Ancillary units are those not directly engaged in the manufacturing process but that offer support activities to your business unit (e.g., warehouses, sales offices). Please indicate if any locations are no longer part of your business unit and should be deleted from the list. If there are any locations not listed, please provide information on these in the next section.

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

2. What was this location's total operating revenue?

Operating revenues represent the revenue generated from the course of normal business operations (e.g., sales and commissions).

Total operating revenue (CAN$ '000)

3. What were this location's labour expenses?

Exclude benefits.

Labour expenses

Amounts reported for salaries and wages should be gross, before any deductions from employees for income tax and employee contributions to health, accident, pension, insurance, or other benefits, all of which should be included. Please do this calculation separately for direct and indirect labour at each location. Do not include benefit contributions by the employer.

Direct labour (manufacturing or logging)

Please report gross salaries. Include wages for employees engaged in:

manufacturing (processing and/or assembling)
logging and forestry support
packing, handling, warehousing
repair and maintenance, janitorial
watchmen
foremen doing work similar to their employees
erection/installation by own business unit when an extension of your manufacturing operations.

Indirect labour (administrative and selling/operating)

Please report gross salaries. Do not include workers that are not on your payroll.

Include salaries for:

executives, administrators and office staff
sales staff
food service staff
building construction and major renovation staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts)
machinery and equipment repair staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts).

Please indicate whether each specific location operated for the full reporting period or part of it. If a location did not operate for the full year, please provide an explanation in the space provided (e.g., seasonal operations, strike, plant closure, etc.)

Direct labour (CAN$ '000)

For manufacturing or logging only

Indirect labour (CAN$ '000)

For administrative, and selling or operating only

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

Yes, full-year operation
No, part-year operation

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

Feedback

6. What were this location's operational start and end dates?

Part Year Operation Start Date
Part Year Operation End Date

7. What were the reason(s) for part-year operation?

Select all that apply.

Seasonal operation
Ceased operations
New location
Temporarily inactive
Change of fiscal year
Moved
Change of ownership
Other
Specify other reason

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

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

In this section, please indicate whether there are any additional locations attached to your business unit that were not listed in the previous section. Include any additional ancillary units, such as warehouses and sales offices, that are not directly engaged in manufacturing activities.

Yes
- How many locations?
- Number of locations
No

Details on this business's additional location # reported

9. Please provide the requested details for each additional location.

Details on this business's locations

General guidelines

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

10. What was this location's total operating revenue?

Operating revenues represent the revenue generated from the course of normal business operations (e.g., sales and commissions).

Total operating revenue (CAN$ '000)

11. What were this location's labour expenses?

Exclude benefits.

Labour expenses

Direct labour (manufacturing or logging)

Please report gross salaries.

Include wages for employees engaged in:

manufacturing (processing and/or assembling)
logging and forestry support
packing, handling, warehousing
repair and maintenance, janitorial
watchmen
foremen doing work similar to their employees
erection/installation by own business unit when an extension of your manufacturing operations.

Indirect Labor (administrative and selling/operating)

Please report gross salaries. Do not include workers that are not on your payroll.

Include salaries for:

executives, administrators and office staff
sales staff
food service staff
building construction and major renovation staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts)
machinery and equipment repair staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts).

Direct labour (CAN$ '000)

For manufacturing or logging only

Indirect labour (CAN$ '000)

For administrative, and selling or operating only

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

Yes, full-year operation
No, part-year operation

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

Feedback

14. What were this location's operational start and end dates?

Part Year Operation Start Date
Part Year Operation End Date

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

Select all that apply.

Seasonal operation
Ceased operations
New location
Temporarily inactive
Change of fiscal year
Moved
Change of ownership
Other
Specify other reason

Detailed information on energy and water costs or expenses

1. What were this business's energy and water expenses for the following items?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Detailed information on energy and water costs or expenses

Please report information on all purchased energy, water utility expenses and electricity purchased by your business unit for energy purposes only. Answers to the detailed questions should cover amounts used by your business unit in all plant and office operations and any support units which are part of your business unit. Do not report fuel consumed as fuel purchased unless the amounts are substantially the same (or unless you can only report consumption).

Include transportation costs, duties, etc., which form part of the laid-down cost at your business unit.

Exclude any fuel purchased to be used as an input into the manufacturing process as a feedstock or processing material or for any other non-energy purposes (e.g., a raw material for products such as chemicals, synthetic rubber and a variety of plastics).

a. Electricity

Please report the delivered cost of purchased electricity.

b. Gasoline

The cost of purchased gasoline includes that used for all plant operations.

Exclude fuel for motor vehicle use.

c. Light fuel oil

Please report the total value of purchased light fuel oil for this reporting period.

Include:

all distillate type fuels for power burners
fuel oil no. 2 (heating oil no. 2)
fuel oil no. 3 (heating oil no. 3)
furnace fuel oil
gas oils
light industrial fuel.

d. Heavy fuel oil

Please report the total value of purchased heavy fuel oil for this reporting period.

Include:

all grades of residual type fuels for steam or diesel engines (non-vehicle use)
bunker B and bunker C
fuel oils no. 4, 5 and 6
residual fuel oil.

e. Diesel fuel

Please report the total value of purchased diesel fuel for the current reporting period.

Exclude fuel for motor vehicle use.

f. Liquefied petroleum gas (e.g., propane, butane)

Please report the total value of purchased liquefied petroleum gases (LPG) for this reporting period. LPG's comprise normally gaseous paraffinic compounds extracted from refinery gases.

Exclude fuel for motor vehicle use.

g. Natural gas

Please report the total value of purchased natural gas, which comprises a mix of hydrocarbon compounds and small quantities of various non-hydrocarbons existing in a gaseous phase.

Exclude fuel for motor vehicle use.

h. Coal

Please report the total value of purchased coal for this reporting period.

i. Water Utilities

Please report the total value of water utility costs. Note that in some municipalities, water utilities are included in the municipal tax bill. If this case applies to you, please enter the amount if it is itemized on your tax bill.

j. Other energy and water expenses - specify:

Please report the total value of all other purchased energy types not specified elsewhere (e.g., steam, oxygen or hydrogen).

What were this business's energy and water expenses for the following items?
	CAN$ '000
Electricity
Gasoline
Light fuel oil
Heavy fuel oil
Diesel fuel
Liquefied petroleum gas
Natural gas
Coal
Water utilities
Other
Total energy and water expenses

2. Does this business pay rent?

3. Are any additional electricity, water or heat expenses, not already reported in question 1, included in the rent?

4. Which utility is included in the rent?

Select all that apply.

Electricity
Water
Heat

5. Did this business generate any energy used as a replacement for purchased energy?

6. Which type of energy was generated?

Select all that apply.

Heat
Electricity
Steam
Other
Specify other reason

COVID-19

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

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

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

Yes
- What were the total additional expenses in fiscal year 2020?
  - Report in thousands of dollars. For expenses less than $500, enter "0".
  - When precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.
- Additional labour costs, if applicable (CAN$ '000)
- Other additional expenses (CAN$ '000)
- As a result of the additional expenses or business conditions, did this business delay plans to expand operating capacity or undertake investments?
  - Yes
  - No
No

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

Include both temporary and ongoing changes.

Select all that apply.

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

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

Yes
- How much did your business obtain through these means?
- Financial relief received (CAN$ '000)
No

Notification of intent to web scrape

1. Does this business have a website?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Changes or events

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

Select all that apply.

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

Contact person

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

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

Who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?

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

Feedback

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

Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.

Hours:
Minutes:

4. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?

Annual Survey of Manufacturing Industries - Short Questionnaire - 2020

Why are we conducting this survey?

This survey collects the financial and operating data needed to develop national and regional economic policies and programs.

Data from this survey are used by the business community, manufacturing associations, federal and provincial departments, and international organizations to:

profile the manufacturing and logging industries
undertake market studies
forecast demand
develop trade tariff policies.

In addition, businesses use the data to track their performance against industry averages, evaluate expansion plans, and prepare business plans for investors.

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

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

Other important information

Authorization to collect this information

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

Confidentiality

Record linkages

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

Data-sharing agreements

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.

Business or organization and contact information

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

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

Legal Name

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

Operating Name

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

Legal name
Operating name (if applicable)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Description and examples

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

Main activity

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Main activity

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

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

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

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

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

Reporting period information

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

For this survey, the end date should fall between April 1, 2020 and March 31, 2021 .

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

May 1, 2019 to April 30, 2020
June 1, 2019 to May 31, 2020
July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020
August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2020
September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2020
October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020
November 1, 2019 to October 31, 2020
December 1, 2019 to November 30, 2020
January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020
February 1, 2020 to January 31, 2021
March 1, 2020 to February 28, 2021
April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021 .

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

September 18, 2019 to September 15, 2020 (e.g., floating year-end)
June 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 (e.g., a newly opened business).

Fiscal year start date
Fiscal year-end date

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

Select all that apply.

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

Additional reporting instructions

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

For example, an amount of $763,880. 25 should be reported as:

CAN$ '000: $764,000

I will report in the format above

Industry characteristics

1. Is this business a cost centre?

A cost centre is a subdivision of an organization with which costs are identified for purposes of managerial control.

2. Are the goods valued at:

Valuation of sales

Please indicate whether you will report at final selling price or any alternate valuation.

If you are a single business unit firm, sales must be reported at your final selling price;
If you are part of a multi-business unit firm:
- sales to your firm's non-manufacturing or non-logging business units must be reported at your final selling price;
- sales to your firm's manufacturing or logging business units, sales branches, selling warehouses or head offices should be reported at the value shown on your books of account (i.e., book transfer value).

Final selling price
Transfer price
Other
- Specify other basis of valuation

3. What were this business's sales for the following items?

Report the sales net of shipping charges, discounts, sales allowances, returned sales, sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Sales denominated in foreign currency should be converted into Canadian dollars at the exchange rate on the day of transaction.

a. Sales of goods manufactured

Include:

sales of goods manufactured from own materials whether at this business unit or at any other sub-contracted manufacturing plants located within Canada
sales of logs and wood residue harvested by your own employees or by contractors on behalf of your business unit should all be reported here
sales out of warehouses at locations other than your business unit if storage warehouses are owned or rented by your business unit
amounts received from progress billings
charges for installation of manufactured goods where installation is part of sales
book value of goods sold for rental
transfers to other business units or a head office of your firm. Note that these should be reported at the value shown on your books of account (i.e., book transfer value).

Exclude:

transfers into inventory and consignment sales
shipping charges by common or contract carriers
discounts and returns
federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes
sales of goods purchased for resale, as is
revenue from repair work
revenue from manufacturing or logging service fees and/or custom work
revenue from stumpage sales (for logging operations only; report these amounts in question (b) Revenue from stumpage sales).

b. Sales of goods purchased for resale, as is

Report sales of goods that have not been processed or altered in your business unit and that have been purchased and resold in the same condition.

Include sales of products transferred to you from other business units of your firm and sold in the same condition as transferred.

Exclude:

transfers into inventory and consignment sales
shipping charges by common or contract carriers
discounts and returns
federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes
logging operations must not report sales of logs and wood residue here, regardless of who harvests (report at question a).

c. Revenue from repair work

Exclude:

shipping charges by common or contract carriers
discounts
federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes.

d. Revenue from manufacturing service fees and/or custom work

Exclude:

shipping charges by common or contract carriers
discounts
federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes.

e. Other

Include sales of goods and services not specified elsewhere.

Exclude:

revenue from rental and leasing
commissions
revenue from royalties, franchise and licensing fees
revenue from interest and dividends
subsidies/grants.

What were this business's sales for the following items?
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	CAN$ '000
Revenue from stumpage sales
Sales of goods purchased for resale, as is
Revenue from repair work
Revenue from manufacturing service fees and/or custom work
Other
Total sales of goods and services

4. Of the [amount] reported in Revenue from manufacturing service fees and/or custom work, please provide the percentage breakdown for the following.
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	Percentage
Fom Canadian clients
Fom clients in other countries
Total breakdown

5. What were this business's expenses for the following items?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Selected expense information

a. Purchases of raw materials and components

Report the laid-down cost ( 'Free On Board' (FOB) factory gate, but excluding GST) for all raw materials and components purchased for your manufacturing or logging process.

Include:

shipping charges by common carrier or contract carriers
freight in and duty
fuel purchased to be used as an input into the manufacturing process as a feedstock or processing material (e.g., crude oil processed into gasoline).

Exclude:

federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes
purchases of goods purchased for resale in the same condition as purchased (without further manufacturing or processing)
purchases of non-returnable containers and other shipping and packaging materials (boxes, cartons, barrels, kegs, bottles, pallets, etc.)
change in inventories.

b. Purchases of non-returnable containers and other shipping and packaging materials

Report the laid-down cost for all shipping and packaging materials purchased ( 'Free On Board' (FOB) factory gate, but excluding GST).

Include:

boxes, cartons, barrels, kegs, bottles, pallets, etc.
shipping charges by common carrier or contract carriers
freight in and duty.

Exclude federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes.

c. Purchases of goods for resale, as is

Report the laid-down cost of goods purchased for resale in the same condition as purchased ( 'Free On Board' (FOB) factory gate, but excluding GST), i.e., without further manufacturing or processing.

Include:

shipping charges by common carrier or contract carriers
freight in and duty.

Exclude:

federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes
change in inventories.

d. Vehicle fuel expense Report any vehicle fuel expenses incurred during your manufacturing or logging process.

Include:

Purchases of gasoline, diesel fuel, propane, natural gas and other fuel used to operate any type of vehicle at the location or otherwise, such as sales representatives' cars, delivery trucks, lift trucks, etc.

Exclude any fuel purchased for power/heat generation.

What were this business's expenses for the following items?
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	CAN$ '000
Purchases of raw materials and components
Purchases of non-returnable containers and other shipping and packaging materials
Purchases of goods for resale, as is
Vehicle fuel expense

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

Yes
No
Don't know

Provide comments if desired.

7. During the reporting period, what were this business's expenses for salaries, wages and commissions?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Salaries, wages and commissions

The section is designed to account for all personnel on the payroll of your business unit.

a. Direct labour (manufacturing or logging)

Please report gross salaries and average number of workers.

Include employees engaged in:

manufacturing (processing and/or assembling)
logging and forestry support
packing, handling, warehousing
repair and maintenance, janitorial
watchmen
foremen doing work similar to their employees
erection/installation by own business unit when an extension of your manufacturing operations.

b. Indirect labour (administrative and selling/operating)

Please report gross salaries and average number of workers. Do not include workers that are not on your payroll.

Include:

executives, administrators and office staff
sales staff
food service staff
building construction and major renovation staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts)
machinery and equipment repair staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts).

During the reporting period, what were this business's expenses for salaries, wages and commissions?
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	CAN$ '000
Direct labour (manufacturing or logging)
Indirect labour (administrative and selling/operating)

8. For the reporting period, what was the average number of people employed?

Salaries, wages and commissions

The section is designed to account for all personnel on the payroll of your business unit.

a. Direct labour (manufacturing or logging)

Please report gross salaries and average number of workers.

Include employees engaged in:

manufacturing (processing and/or assembling)
logging and forestry support
packing, handling, warehousing
repair and maintenance, janitorial
watchmen
foremen doing work similar to their employees
erection/installation by own business unit when an extension of your manufacturing operations.

b. Indirect labour (administrative and selling/operating)

Please report gross salaries and average number of workers. Do not include workers that are not on your payroll.

Include:

executives, administrators and office staff
sales staff
food service staff
building construction and major renovation staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts)
machinery and equipment repair staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts).

For the reporting period, what was the average number of people employed?
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	Number
Direct labour (manufacturing or logging)
Indirect labour (administrative and selling/operating)

9. What was the value of this business's inventory at the beginning and the end of the reporting period?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Opening and closing inventories

Include:

inventory at the manufacturing plant, logging processing location or at any warehouse or selling outlet which is treated as part of this business unit
inventory in transit in Canada
inventory held on consignment in Canada.

Exclude:

goods owned and held in inventory abroad
any goods held on consignment for others.

a. Raw materials and components

Include:

materials and components to be used in the manufacturing or logging process
fuel purchased to be used as an input into the manufacturing or logging process as a feedstock or processing material (e.g., crude oil processed into gasoline)
non-returnable containers and other shipping and packaging materials.

Exclude any raw material intended for resale in the same condition as purchased.

b. Goods and work in process

Include:

partially completed goods
the value of work done on goods accounted for under progress billing for which no payment has been received.

c. Finished goods manufactured

Include:

goods of own manufacture from your business unit
logs, wood residues and manufactured products.

d. Goods purchased for resale, as is

Include all goods which are purchased for resale without further processing by your business unit.

Exclude components manufactured by another business unit/firm that are purchased or transferred by this business and used as inputs for the assembly and manufacturing system (report at question a.).

e. Other inventories

Specify:

Include all other inventory of materials used in your manufacturing or logging process but not included in the above categories.

What was the value of this business's inventory at the beginning and the end of the reporting period?
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	Opening CAN$ '000	Closing CAN$ '000
Raw materials and components
Goods and work in process
Finished goods manufactured
Goods purchased for resale, as is
Other - Specify all other inventories
Total inventories

10. On the last day of the fiscal year, did this business hold inventories abroad, including inventories in transit to Canada?

Yes
No
Don't know

Provide comments if desired.

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

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Value of inventories in CAN$ '000

12. Is the value reported above included in the [amount] closing inventories previously reported in question 9 from the inventory section?

Sales by consumer location

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:

shipping destination
client's billing address
location of this business's retail customers
location of this business's warehouse/distribution centres.

What was the percentage breakdown of this business's sales by consumer location?
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	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

Advanced Manufacturing

1. Does your business unit use or produce any products or processes in the following list?

Select all that apply.

Polymer and composites

High-volume, high performance composites Include fibre reinforced thermoplastic and thermoset systems with superior properties; reduction of cycle times for stamping of thermoplastic composites, infusion and resin transfer moulding-based manufacturing technologies; process mapping, manufacturing guidelines, process modeling, part integration / complex parts and efficient multi-material assembly.
Bio-refineries and sustainable manufacturing Include transformation of non-food grade biomass (wood, straw, industrial vegetable oils, etc.) into raw materials for the production of bioresins, biofibres and bioadditives; formulation, efficient processing and performance evaluation of bioplastics and biocomposites; recycling of plastics and composites to minimize environmental impact.
Advanced composites manufacturing efficiency Include thermoplastic composites with ease of processing and good recyclability; composite performance evaluation, durability testing and prediction; nano-reinforced polymer composites and adhesives; multifunctional materials and coatings; out-of-autoclave processes, automation and part integration; formulation of resins and optimization of processing to maximize composite performance and quality.
Value-added processing and polymer products Include lightweighting (plastic glazing, structural foams, compounds, nanocomposites); environmentally-friendly processes and materials (low-toxicity components, solvent-less processes, recyclability, thermosets replacement); part/component integration (overmoulding processes, combining thermoplastic composites with high-strength polymers, polymer 3D printing).

Metal manufacturing

High-performance, high integrity product forming Include reduce(d) weight with new alloys; hot superplastic forming, thin and variable wall extrusion, casting of hollow-core components, etc.; die-less sheet forming, rapid/low-cost die manufacturing; hybrid manufacturing (extrusions, forgings, castings); intelligent tooling to improve efficiency and life of tooling.
Assembling of complex multi-material products Include joining solutions for specific/complex applications; advanced joining techniques for high-integrity application; multi-material joining using adhesive bonding, friction stir welding and laser welding.
Innovating machining, polishing and surface-finishing technologies Include increasing material removal rates; reduced lead time for new and existing parts; zero-scrap generation; improved quality and increased tool life; reduced waste produced by processes.
Advanced surface engineering and corrosion protection Include complex alloy microstructures and relation to corrosion; corrosion-assisted fatigue of multi-materials structures; coatings to improve harsh environment durability; control of corrosion on multi-material assembly; design best practices and standards improvement.

Production systems

Flexible manufacturing cells and adaptive manufacturing Include autonomous and semi-autonomous robots; collaborative and human-assisted robots; mobile and reconfigurable manufacturing systems.
Metrology and sensing Include sensing technologies and sensing systems; in-line measurement; non-destructive testing; quality assurance; advanced sensing, measurement, and process control.
Robotics and mechatronic systems Include future robotic platforms for assembly, finishing and joining; future robotic platforms for part manufacturing; adaptive robots.
Additive manufacturing Include cold spray; electron beam deposition system; laser deposition system; material characterization; formulation of high-performance polymers and composites for additive manufacturing.

Digital manufacturing

Design to manufacture and performance evaluation Include crash worthiness; manufacturing data object; computer-aided design; computer-aided manufacturing; computer-aided engineering; finite element analysis; computational fluid dynamics; product life-cycle management; bills of materials.
Digital manufacturing and Internet of things Include smart factories; industry 4. 0; industrial Internet of things; artificial intelligence; sensor integration; high-performance material formulations, nanocomposites.
Machine vision Include processing and analysis software; geometric modeling and dimensional inspection; big data analytics; 3D vision systems; imaging sensors.
Modelling and process simulation Include blow and injection moulding; forming; machining; additive and surface treatment; composites manufacturing; assembly processes.

Photonics manufacturing

Canadian photonics fabrication centre Include tier 3 and 4 capability enabling higher value-added tier 1, 2 and original equipment manufacturer activity; telecommunications; data centres; defence; aerospace; clean energy.
Component fabrication Include full product life cycle management from technology readiness level 3 to 9; light generation, delivery and detection; lasers; sensors; multi-spectral imaging; photonic integrated circuits.
Advanced materials Include materials for environmental sensing; materials for multi-spectral imaging (machine vision); advanced material growth for communications; enabling supply and growth of commercial volumes for compound semiconductors.
Design test verification Include modeling of next-generation photonic platform technologies; simulation of complex photonic machines; integrated design for manufacturing; industrial engagement for the deployment of enabling photonic technologies.

Life sciences manufacturing

Bio-manufacturing - innovative products Include therapeutics and vaccine generation; bio-manufacturing; advanced analytics and characterization for biologics and vaccines; proprietary cell line development; preclinical development.
Bio-manufacturing - process improvement Include industrial process development for upstream and downstream optimization; advanced analytical; de-risked tech transfer to industrial partners.
Medical device - innovative products Include medical photonics, radio frequency and microwave antennas; computer simulations; novel material architectures for implantable devices; microfluidics and biosensors.
Pilot plant of the future - next generation Include improved productivity and speed; reduced safety concerns and cross contamination; state-of-the-art equipment in-line with industry standards.

Key enabling platform technologies

Artificial intelligence Include computer vision and image understanding; adaptive robots; future robotic platforms for part manufacturing; understanding human emotions from language; speech recognition; next generation information extraction using deep learning; artificial intelligence to optimize talent management for human resources.
Big data analytics Include predictive equipment maintenance; energy management; artificial intelligence for optimizing energy storage and distribution; understanding and tracking of hazardous chemical elements; process and design optimization.
Nanomaterials Include nanoelectronics; nanosensing; smart materials; nanocomposites; self-assembled nanostructures; nanoimprint; nanoplasmonic; nanoclay; nanocoating.
Printed electrics for Internet of things Include inks and materials; printing technologies; large area, flexible, stretchable, printed electronics components; applications: sensors for Internet of things, wearables, antenna, radio-frequency identification tags, smart surfaces, packaging, security, signage.

Other

Specify other product or process

Don't know

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Sales of goods manufactured, logs and wood residue

This section asks for a breakdown, by product, of this business's sales of goods manufactured, logs and wood residue. For each product, report sales net of shipping charges by common or contract carriers, discounts, sales allowances, returned sales, sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes.

Note: if your only activity is contract logging, and your business unit only provides a labour service, this section does not apply to your business.

1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-JJ to YYYY-MM-JJ , did this business sell the following manufactured goods, logs or wood residue?

The total net sales for all products should equal the amount reported for the sales of goods manufactured, logs and wood residue in question 3a. of the Industry characteristics section

Sales of goods manufactured

For each product, report sales net of:

shipping charges by common or contract carriers
discounts
sales allowances
return sales
sales taxes
excise duties and taxes

Product # reported - Sale Commodity Description English

Was this product sold during this reporting period?

Yes
- Quantity sold
- Value of sales (CAN$ '000)
No

2. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-JJ to YYYY-MM-JJ , did this business manufacture and sell any other products?

Yes
- How many types of products?
- Number of products
No

3. Please provide a description of the additional products sold, as well as the value of sales.

Product # reported
Description of product # reported
Value of sales (CAN$ '000)

4. Does this value include shipping charges by common or contract carriers, discounts, sales allowances, returned sales, sales taxes, or excise duties and taxes?

Yes
- What is the amount of shipping charges, discounts, sales allowances, returned sales, sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes?
- Value of shipping charges (CAN$ '000)
No

Please verify and correct one of these answers, if required. To navigate within the questionnaire, use the Previous or Next button at the bottom of this page or Start of questionnaire at the top.

Purchases of raw materials and components to be used in the manufacturing or logging process

Note: if your only activity is contract logging and your business unit only provides a labour service, this section does not apply to your business.

1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-JJ to YYYY-MM-JJ , did this business purchase the following raw materials and components to be used in the manufacturing or logging process?

Purchases of raw materials and components to be used in the manufacturing process

In reporting the cost of the various items purchased, give the laid down value at your business unit, (i.e., the amounts after discounts actually paid or payable).

Where quantity information is requested, please provide this information from your records or, if not recorded, provide your best estimate.

Include:

semi-processed goods, if you are part of a multi-business unit firm and receive semi-processed goods as transfers from the other business units of your firm for further processing. The cost of such goods should be equivalent to the transfer value reported by the shipping unit plus any transportation and handling charges paid by your business unit to common or contract carriers
any fuel purchased as an input into the manufacturing process, as a feedstock or processing material (e.g., crude oil processed into gasoline), or for any other non-energy purpose.

Exclude: Fuel used for energy purposes (e.g., for office or plant heating). These energy items should be reported in the "Detailed information on energy and water costs or expenses" section.

Raw material or component # reported -

Was this raw material or component purchased this reporting period?

Yes
- Quantity purchased
- Cost of purchase (CAN$ '000)
No

2. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-JJ to YYYY-MM-JJ , did this business purchase any other raw materials or components to be used in the manufacturing or logging process?

Yes
- How many types of raw materials and components?
- Number of raw materials and components
No

3. Please provide a description of the additional material or components, as well as the cost of purchase.

Raw material or component # reported
Description of raw material or component # reported
Cost of purchase (CAN$ '000)

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Operations - Location details

Details on this business's locations - location # reported

1. Please verify and correct this location's address if needed.

Details on this business's locations

General guidelines

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

2. What was this location's total operating revenue?

Operating revenues represent the revenue generated from the course of normal business operations (e.g., sales and commissions).

Total operating revenue (CAN$ '000)

3. What were this location's labour expenses?

Exclude benefits.

Labour expenses

Direct labour (manufacturing or logging)

Please report gross salaries. Include wages for employees engaged in:

manufacturing (processing and/or assembling)
logging and forestry support
packing, handling, warehousing
repair and maintenance, janitorial
watchmen
foremen doing work similar to their employees
erection/installation by own business unit when an extension of your manufacturing operations.

Indirect labour (administrative and selling/operating)

Please report gross salaries. Do not include workers that are not on your payroll.

Include salaries for:

executives, administrators and office staff
sales staff
food service staff
building construction and major renovation staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts)
machinery and equipment repair staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts).

Direct labour (CAN$ '000)
For manufacturing or logging only
Indirect labour (CAN$ '000)

For administrative, and selling or operating only

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

Yes, full-year operation
No, part-year operation

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

Feedback

6. What were this location's operational start and end dates?

Part Year Operation Start Date
Part Year Operation End Date

7. What were the reason(s) for part-year operation?

Select all that apply.

Seasonal operation
Ceased operations
New location
Temporarily inactive
Change of fiscal year
Moved
Change of ownership
Other
- Specify other reason

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

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

Yes
- How many locations?
- Number of locations
No

Details on this business's additional location # reported

9. Please provide the requested details for each additional location.

Details on this business's locations

General guidelines

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

10. What was this location's total operating revenue?

Operating revenues represent the revenue generated from the course of normal business operations (e.g., sales and commissions).

Total operating revenue (CAN$ '000)

11. What were this location's labour expenses?

Exclude benefits.

Labour expenses

Direct labour (manufacturing or logging)

Please report gross salaries.

Include wages for employees engaged in:

manufacturing (processing and/or assembling)
logging and forestry support
packing, handling, warehousing
repair and maintenance, janitorial
watchmen
foremen doing work similar to their employees
erection/installation by own business unit when an extension of your manufacturing operations.

Indirect Labor (administrative and selling/operating)

Please report gross salaries. Do not include workers that are not on your payroll.

Include salaries for:

executives, administrators and office staff
sales staff
food service staff
building construction and major renovation staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts)
machinery and equipment repair staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts).

Direct labour (CAN$ '000)
For manufacturing or logging only
Indirect labour (CAN$ '000)

For administrative, and selling or operating only

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

Yes, full-year operation
No, part-year operation

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

Feedback

14. What were this location's operational start and end dates?

Part Year Operation Start Date
Part Year Operation End Date

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

Select all that apply.

Seasonal operation
Ceased operations
New location
Temporarily inactive
Change of fiscal year
Moved
Change of ownership
Other
- Specify other reason

Detailed information on energy and water costs or expenses

1. What were this business's energy and water expenses for the following items?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Detailed information on energy and water costs or expenses

Include transportation costs, duties, etc., which form part of the laid-down cost at your business unit.

a. Electricity

Please report the delivered cost of purchased electricity.

b. Gasoline

The cost of purchased gasoline includes that used for all plant operations.

Exclude fuel for motor vehicle use.

c. Light fuel oil

Please report the total value of purchased light fuel oil for this reporting period.

Include:

all distillate type fuels for power burners
fuel oil no. 2 (heating oil no. 2)
fuel oil no. 3 (heating oil no. 3)
furnace fuel oil
gas oils
light industrial fuel.

d. Heavy fuel oil

Please report the total value of purchased heavy fuel oil for this reporting period.

Include:

all grades of residual type fuels for steam or diesel engines (non-vehicle use)
bunker B and bunker C
fuel oils no. 4, 5 and 6
residual fuel oil.

e. Diesel fuel

Please report the total value of purchased diesel fuel for the current reporting period.

Exclude fuel for motor vehicle use.

f. Liquefied petroleum gas (e.g., propane, butane)

Please report the total value of purchased liquefied petroleum gases (LPG) for this reporting period. LPG's comprise normally gaseous paraffinic compounds extracted from refinery gases.

Exclude fuel for motor vehicle use.

g. Natural gas

Please report the total value of purchased natural gas, which comprises a mix of hydrocarbon compounds and small quantities of various non-hydrocarbons existing in a gaseous phase.

Exclude fuel for motor vehicle use.

h. Coal

Please report the total value of purchased coal for this reporting period.

i. Water Utilities

j. Other energy and water expenses - specify:

Please report the total value of all other purchased energy types not specified elsewhere (e.g., steam, oxygen or hydrogen).

What were this business's energy and water expenses for the following items?
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This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
	CAN$ '000
Electricity
Gasoline
Light fuel oil
Heavy fuel oil
Diesel fuel
Liquefied petroleum gas
Natural gas
Coal
Water utilities
Other
Total energy and water expenses

2. Does this business pay rent?

3. Are any additional electricity, water or heat expenses, not already reported in question 1, included in the rent?

4. Which utility is included in the rent?

Select all that apply.

Electricity
Water
Heat

5. Did this business generate any energy used as a replacement for purchased energy?

6. Which type of energy was generated?

Select all that apply.

Heat
Electricity
Steam
Other
- Specify other reason

COVID-19

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

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 2020?
  - Report in thousands of dollars. For expenses less than $500, enter "0".
  - When precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.
- Additional labour costs, if applicable (CAN$ '000)
- Other additional expenses (CAN$ '000)
- As a result of the additional expenses or business conditions, did this business delay plans to expand operating capacity or undertake investments?
  - Yes
  - No
No

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

Include both temporary and ongoing changes.

Select all that apply.

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

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

Yes
- How much did your business obtain through these means?
- Financial relief received (CAN$ '000)
No

Notification of intent to web scrape

1. Does this business have a website?

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

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Changes or events

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

Select all that apply.

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

Contact person

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

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

Who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?

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

Feedback

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

Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.

Hours:
Minutes:

4. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?

Why are we conducting this survey?

This survey collects up-to-date information on the production and value of greenhouse plants and vegetables, and on the production of nursery stock and sod in Canada.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, producer associations, and provincial agriculture departments use the data to perform market trend analysis and to study domestic production and imports. The data are also used to calculate farm cash receipts.

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

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

Other important information

Authorization to collect this information

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

Confidentiality

Web scraping

We may also visit your website to search for additional information using automated methods; being careful not to impede the functionality of your website.

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

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

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

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You may also contact us by email at statcan.esdhelpdesk-dsebureaudedepannage.statcan@statcan.gc.ca or by fax at 613-951-6583.

For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the Prince Edward Island statistical agency as well as with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and The Prince Edward Island Department of Agriculture and Land.

Business or organization and contact information

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

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

Legal Name

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

Operating Name

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

Legal name
Operating name (if applicable)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Description and examples

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

Provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's main activity
e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development

Main activity

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

Yes
When did the main activity change?
Date
No

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Type of production

1. Which of the following products did you grow for sale in 2020?

Please report Canadian production only.

Select all that apply.

Greenhouse products

Seedlings, potted plants, bedding plants, cuttings and other propagating material, vegetables and fruit grown for sale in a permanent, artificially heated enclosed structure made of plastic, plexiglass, poly-film or glass.

Any plants that you start cultivating in a greenhouse but are finished before sales in a nursery should be considered a nursery product.

Nursery products

A diverse range of non-edible, living plant material grown 'in field' or in containers outdoors and sold with their root system intact. Plants range from tree seedlings to full-grown trees.

Include annual and perennial plants.

Exclude field-grown cut flowers from this category.

Field-grown cut flowers should be reported in its own category only, not in the 'nursery products' category. Cut flowers produced in, and sold from, a greenhouse should be reported in the 'greenhouse products' category.

Christmas trees

Include only the Christmas trees that were cut during the year.

Exclude Christmas trees that were grown in a container with their root systems intact.

Sod

Grass or turf, which has its roots intact. Sod is grown 'in field' and sold as a single product.

Greenhouse products

Include vegetables, fruits, flowers and plants grown in heated structures.

Exclude:

vegetables and fruit grown outdoors or in non-heated covering tunnels or cold frames
all cannabis production.

Christmas trees

Field-grown cut flowers

Nursery products
e.g. , trees, shrubs and plants

Sod

Did not grow any products for sale in 2020.

Greenhouse area - unit of measure

2. What unit of measure will be used to report your greenhouse area?

Square feet
Square metres
Acres
Hectares

Greenhouse area

3. What was your greenhouse area under the following materials in 2020?

Exclude non-heated covering tunnels, cold frames or any area surrounding a greenhouse.

What was your greenhouse area under the following materials in 2020?
	Unit of measure
Under glass
Poly-film
Rigid plastic, fibreglass or other enclosed area
Total greenhouse area

Greenhouse products - number of months in operation

4. How many months was your greenhouse in operation in 2020?

Report the number of months this operation was growing plants in a greenhouse.

Months

Greenhouse products

5. Which of the following greenhouse products were grown for sale in 2020?

Select all that apply.

For this survey, we are only interested in flowers, plants, vegetables, fruits, tree seedlings and bedding plants grown in, and sold from, the greenhouse. Production of vegetables and fruits covered by cold frames or covering tunnels should not be included in the greenhouse section of the survey.

Potted herbs

Plants that will be maintained in a pot by the consumer after purchase should be reported inside the 'potted plants' section. Herb plants sold in a package ready to be consumed should be reported inside the vegetable section.

Cut flowers

Include only cut flowers produced in, and sold from, a greenhouse.

Exclude field-grown cut flowers and dried cut flowers.

Fruit and Vegetables

Include products grown to completion in a greenhouse and sold from the greenhouse.

Exclude greenhouse vegetables and/or fruit that are transplanted for field crops. Bedding plants (transplants) grown in a greenhouse that will be planted in your own fields so that they can be sold as fully grown harvested vegetables at a later date should be excluded; they are reported in Statistics Canada's annual Fruit and Vegetable Survey.

Potted Plants - indoor and outdoor

Any plants grown and sold in a pot from the greenhouse.

Exclude Christmas trees sold in pots. Pots take many forms and sizes, such as baskets (wicker), peat pots, moss pots and plastic pots or ceramic pots.

Cuttings and tree seedlings

Plants (or sections of a plant) capable of developing into a greater number of plants or spreading out and affecting a greater area. Examples include Chrysanthemums, Poinsettias, Begonias, Petunias and shrubs.

Exclude tree seedlings for reforestation.

Bedding plants, also known as transplants

Young plants that are bought and then transplanted into a garden, field, container or basket by the purchaser. These include ornamental bedding plants and vegetable bedding plants. For this survey, the term "ornamental" refers to flowers or plants cultivated for their beauty rather than use.

Fruits and vegetables

Potted plants — indoor or outdoor

Include any prefinished or finished plants grown and sold in a pot.

Cuttings and tree seedlings

Exclude tree seedlings for reforestation.

Bedding plants, transplants or plugs — ornamental or vegetable

Include plants sold in cell packs or trays that are ready for transplanting by the purchaser.

Cut flowers

Exclude dried cut flowers.

Greenhouse products

6. What was your greenhouse area for the following products in 2020?

What was your greenhouse area under the following materials in 2020?
	Unit of measure
Fruits and vegetables For any multiple planting of the same fruit or vegetable, count the area only once.
Potted plants – indoor or outdoor
Cuttings and tree seedlings
Bedding plants, transplants or plugs
Cut flowers
Total greenhouse area used to grow greenhouse products

7. What area of your greenhouse was used to produce the following fruits and vegetables in 2020?

For any multiple plantings of the same fruit or vegetable, count the area only once.

Greenhouse vegetables and fruits are edible and ready to eat at the time of sale. They were grown into sellable products in a greenhouse, not in a field; and sold from the greenhouse by the producer. Field vegetable and fruit farmers should report their production in the Fruit and Vegetable Survey.

Exclude tobacco, ginseng, asparagus, mushrooms, ornamental and vegetable bedding plants (young plants that are bought and transplanted into a garden, field, container or basket by the purchaser; also known as transplants).

A number of greenhouses are expanding to the United States. For this survey, report Canadian production only.

If you produced a multiple crop of the same greenhouse vegetable or fruit in the same greenhouse space, report the area only once. For example, if 1,000 square feet were used for the first tomato crop planting and then the same space was later used for the second tomato crop planting, you would report 1,000 square feet (not 2,000 square feet).

If you produced two or more different types of vegetables or fruit in the same greenhouse space, you would count that area for each type of crop produced.

For example, if you used 2,000 square feet to grow tomatoes for your first crop planting, and then switched to growing cucumbers in that same space half-way through the summer, you would report a total area of 4,000 square feet (2,000 square feet for growing tomatoes, plus 2,000 square feet for growing cucumbers).

What area of your greenhouse was used to produce the following fruits and vegetables in 2020?
	Unit of measure
Greenhouse tomatoes
Beefsteak tomatoes
Large tomatoes on the vine
Cherry and grape tomatoes
Other tomatoes
Specify other tomatoes
Total greenhouse tomatoes
Greenhouse cucumbers
English cucumbers
Mini cucumbers
Other cucumbers
Specify other cucumbers
Total greenhouse cucumbers
Other greenhouse fruits and vegetables
Greenhouse eggplants
Greenhouse Chinese vegetables
Greenhouse herbs Exclude sprouts and microgreens.
Sprouts grown in a controlled environment Include vegetables, legumes, pulse and herb sprouts.
Greenhouse microgreens and shoots Include all microgreens, vegetables and herbs.
Greenhouse peppers
Greenhouse lettuce
Greenhouse beans (green and wax)
Greenhouse strawberry
Other greenhouse fruit or vegetable 1
Specify other greenhouse fruit or vegetable 1
Other greenhouse fruit or vegetable 2
Specify other greenhouse fruit or vegetable 2
Other greenhouse fruit or vegetable 3
Specify other greenhouse fruit or vegetable 3
Total area of fruits and vegetables

8. For the following fruits and vegetables, what were the quantity sold ( i.e. , marketed production) and sales in 2020?

For the following fruits and vegetables, what were the quantity sold (i.e., marketed production) and sales in 2020?
	Quantity sold	Unit of measure	Total Sales
Greenhouse tomatoes
Beefsteak tomatoes
Large tomatoes on the vine
Cherry and grape tomatoes
Total greenhouse tomatoes
Greenhouse cucumbers
English cucumbers
Mini cucumbers
Total greenhouse cucumbers
Other greenhouse fruits and vegetables
Greenhouse eggplants
Greenhouse Chinese vegetables
Greenhouse herbs Exclude sprouts and microgreens.
Sprouts grown in a controlled environment Include vegetables, legumes, pulse and herb sprouts.
Greenhouse microgreens and shoots Include all microgreens, vegetables and herbs.
Greenhouse peppers
Greenhouse lettuce
Greenhouse beans (green and wax)
Greenhouse strawberry
Total gross sales of fruits and vegetables

9. Of the total gross sales reported at question 8, please provide the percentage breakdown of your greenhouse fruits and vegetables sales across the following distribution channels.

Sales distribution of greenhouse vegetables and fruit (total gross sales)

The sales of greenhouse vegetables and fruit that the operation produced and sold.

Please report the value of greenhouse fruite and vegetable sales in a percentage (%). The sum of different markets should be equal to 100% of the value reported in in question 7.

Wholesaler

The organization primarily engaged as the intermediary in the distribution of merchandise. Meaning that a wholesaler is a reseller of manufactured goods in whole (without transformation, and rendering services incidental to the sale of merchandise).

A wholesaler provides the warehousing and trade abilities the manufacturer does not want to provide. It also prefers to sell batches, truckloads, pallets, etc. of goods. Often offers discounts as quantity increases. As a result, many wholesalers are therefore organized to sell merchandise in large quantities to retailers, and business and institutional clients.

In addition, wholesalers may frequently perform one of the following related functions; breaking bulk, providing delivery services to customers, or operating warehouse facilities for storage of goods they sell, or marketing and support services such as packaging and labelling, inventory management, shipping, handling of warranty claims, in-store or co-op promotions and training.

Of the total gross sales reported at question 8, please provide the percentage breakdown of your greenhouse fruits and vegetables sales across the following distribution channels.
	Percentage of total sales
Sales to domestic wholesalers
Sales to mass market chain stores
Sales to other greenhouses
Sales of exports directly from your operation
Sales to the public from your greenhouse, roadside stand or other outlets
Sales through all other distribution channels e.g., restaurants, food chains, co-operatives
Total sales of fruits and vegetables

Greenhouse products - indoor and outdoor potted plants

10. For the following indoor and outdoor potted plants, how many pots did this greenhouse produce and sell in 2020?

Include only prefinished and finished potted plants grown and sold by this greenhouse operation.

Exclude:

bedding plants or plugs sold in cell packs, flats or trays for transplanting
nursery-grown stock, such as potted shrubs or fall mums
Christmas trees sold in pots
plants purchased or imported by this operation for immediate resale.

Include all ornamental potted plants (annuals, biennials and perennials) and all potted vegetable, fruit and herb plants that were produced and sold from your greenhouse in Canada.

Plants grown in containers outdoors should be reported in the 'nursery products' category.

Exclude anything produced outside Canada.

Exclude Christmas trees sold in pots; bedding plants or plugs sold in cell packs, flats or trays; and other nursery stock (non-edible, living plant material grown outdoors 'in field' or in containers outdoors and sold with their root system intact).

Any plant grown in a pot from the greenhouse with the intention of selling to the final consumer can be classified as a finished potted plant (including hanging potted plants, such as baskets (wicker), peat pots, moss pots and plastic pots or ceramic pots). Any plant sold in a pot before it has fully matured or is intended to be grown to maturity at another facility can be classified as a prefinished potted plant.

For the following indoor and outdoor potted plants, how many pots did this greenhouse produce and sell in 2020?
Indoor Potted Plants	Number of pots produced and sold
Azaleas
Lilies
Poinsettias
African Violets
Tropical foilage and green plants Include ferns. Exclude hanging pots.
Gerberas
Miniature Roses
Orchids
Kalanchoes
Chrysanthemums or Potted Mums
Primulas
Cyclamens
Tulips
Indoor hanging pots
Other indoor potted plants
Outdoor potted plants
Begonias
Chrysanthemums, garden
Geraniums, in pots only
New Guinea Impatiens / Hawkeri
Petunias
Herbaceous perennials
Argyranthemums
Outdoor hanging pots
Calibrachoas
Dahlias
Pansies
Rudbeckias
Heliopsis
Verbenas
Zinnias
Potted herb plants
Potted vegetable plants
Other outdoor potted plants e.g., daisies, gardenias.
Total number of pots, indoor and outdoor, produced and sold

11. What were the total gross sales of prefinished and finished potted plants in 2020?

Total gross sales

Greenhouse products - cuttings and tree seedlings

12. For the following cuttings, what was the total number of cuttings produced and sold in 2020?

Include only cuttings produced by this greenhouse operation.

Cuttings are sections of a plant stem capable of developing into a whole plant. Examples of species that may be sold as cuttings include murrayas, grevilleas, fuchsias, and gardenias.

Exclude ornamental and vegetable bedding plants, also known as transplants, which are young plants that are bought and then transplanted into a garden, field, container or basket by the purchaser.

For the following cuttings, what was the total number of cuttings produced and sold in 2020?
	Total number of cuttings produced and sold
Chrysanthemum
Poinsettia
Geranium
Impatiens Include only double and New Guinea.
Other cuttings not listed
Total number of cuttings produced and sold

13. What were the total gross sales of cuttings in 2020?

Total gross sales

14. What was the total number of tree seedlings produced and sold in 2020?

Include only tree seedlings produced by this greenhouse operation.

Exclude:

nursery products grown in a cold-frame or non-heated tunnel
tree seedlings for reforestation.

A tree seedling is a young tree grown from a seed in a nursery or greenhouse for transplanting typically at one or two years of age.

Include tree seedlings produced only inside a greenhouse. Do not report tree seedlings produced in cold frames or covering tunnels.

Number of seedlings

15. What were the total gross sales of tree seedlings in 2020?

Total gross sales

Greenhouse products - bedding plants/transplants - vegetable and/or ornamental

16. What were the number and total gross sales of bedding plants, transplants or plugs produced and sold in 2020?

Include plants ready for transplanting by the purchaser into gardens, fields, containers and baskets.

Report the number of individual plants. If the number is unknown, please estimate it by multiplying the number of trays by the average number of plants per tray.

Bedding plants, also known as transplants, are young plants that are bought and then transplanted into a garden, field, container or basket by the purchaser. Ornamental bedding plants are cultivated for their flowers and beauty, rather than their use. Vegetable bedding plants are not yet edible at the time of sale from your greenhouse.

Bedding plants may be sold in various containers, including plugs, cell packs, flats or trays. Report the number of individual plants. If this number is unknown, please estimate it by multiplying the number of trays by the average number of plants per tray.

Exclude vegetable and herb plants not sold directly from the greenhouse (for example, plants being transplanted from the greenhouse to the field by the producer).

What were the number and total gross sales of bedding plants, transplants or plugs produced and sold in 2020?
	Number of plants	Total gross sales
Ornamental bedding plants
Vegetable bedding plants

Greenhouse products - cut flowers

17. For the following cut flowers, what was the total number of stems produced and sold in 2020?

Exclude:

dried cut flowers
field-grown flowers (these will be reported in question 22)
flowers grown by another operation.

Include only cut flowers that were produced in, and sold from, a greenhouse in Canada.

Exclude cut flowers that were initially cultivated in a greenhouse but then grown into sellable products in a field; these should be reported in the 'field-grown cut flowers' section, which is its own category in this survey. Some operators may start seeds in their greenhouse but transplant the flowers in the field in May or June and cut and dry them in August.

Exclude any cut flowers you purchased from other growers to re-sell from your own operation within a short period of time with minimal maintenance work (watering).

For the following cut flowers, what was the total number of stems produced and sold in 2020?
	Number of stems produced and sold
Alstroemerias
Chrysanthemums Include standard and sprays.
Daffodils
Freesias
Gerberas
Irises
Lilies
Roses
Snapdragons
Tulips
Lisianthus
Other cut flowers not listed
Total number of stems produced and sold

18. What were the total gross sales of cut flowers grown by this greenhouse operation in 2020?

Total gross sales

Greenhouse products - flowers and plants

19. What were your total gross sales of flowers and plants purchased from other greenhouses for immediate resale in 2020?

Total gross sales

Did not purchase and re-sell any flowers or plants

Summary - flowers and plants

20. This is a summary of your total gross sales of greenhouse flowers and plants in 2020?

This is a summary of your total gross sales of greenhouse flowers and plants in 2020?
	Sales
Total gross sales of potted plants
Total gross sales of cuttings
Total gross sales of tree seedlings
Total gross sales of ornamental bedding plants, transplants or plugs
Total gross sales of vegetable bedding plants, transplants or plugs
Total gross sales of cut flowers
Total sales of flowers and plants produced in your greenhouse
Total gross sales of flowers and plants purchased from other greenhouses for immediate resale
Total gross sales of greenhouse flowers and plants

Greenhouse products - flowers and plants

21. Of your total gross sales [amount]$ reported, please provide the percentage breakdown of greenhouse flowers and plants sales across the following distribution channels.

Sales distribution of greenhouse flowers and plants (total gross sales)

The sales of greenhouse flowers and plants that the operation produced and purchased for immediate resales.

Please report the value of greenhouse flower and plant sales in percentage (%). The sum of different markets should be equal to 100%.

Wholesaler: the organization primarily engaged as the intermediary in the distribution of merchandise. Meaning that a wholesaler is a reseller of manufactured goods in whole (without transformation, and rendering services incidental to the sale of merchandise).

Of your total gross sales [amount]$ reported, please provide the percentage breakdown of greenhouse flowers and plants sales across the following distribution channels.
	Percentage of total sales
Sales to retail florists e.g., flower shops, garden centres
Sales to domestic wholesalers Include Dutch Auction Clock System.
Sales to mass market chain stores
Sales to other greenhouses
Export sales made directly by your firm
Sales made directly to the public from your greenhouse or roadside stands
Sales to the government and other public institutions
Other methods of sales not listed
Total sales of flowers and plants

Christmas trees

22. Please enter the total area used to grow Christmas trees, the number of trees produced and cut, and the total gross sales of trees in 2020?

Include only the Christmas trees that were cut during the year.

Exclude Christmas trees that were grown in a container with their root systems intact.

When reporting the area, include the total area used to grow Christmas trees, regardless of whether the trees were cut or not. Include naturally established or planted areas, regardless of stage of growth, that are pruned or managed with the use of fertilizer or pesticides.

When reporting the number of cut trees, exclude any Christmas trees that were grown in a container with their root systems intact.

Conversions

1 arpent = 0.9986 acres
1 acre = 1.0014 arpent
1 acre = 0.41 hectares
1 hectare = 2.47 acres

Total area

Unit of measure

acres
hectares
arpents

Number of cut trees

Total gross sales

Field-grown cut flowers

23. Please report the total area used to grow field-grown flowers, the number of cut stems produced and sold, and the total gross sales of field-grown cut flowers in 2020?

Include field-grown fresh and dried flowers, and any plant part used for floral or decorative purposes, such as seed heads, stalks and woody cuts.

Exclude cut flowers grown in a greenhouse from start to finish.

Total area

Unit of measure

acres
hectares
arpents

Number of cut stems

Total gross sales

Nursery products - nursery area

24. What was the total nursery area used for growing nursery stock in 2020?

What was the total nursery area used for growing nursery stock in 2020?
	Nursery area	Unit of measure (Acres, Hectares or Arpents)
Field area used for growing nursery stock
Container area used for growing nursery stock
Total nursery area

Nursery products - nursery stock

25. How many field-grown and container-grown plants did this operation produce and sell in 2020?

Exclude:

stock purchased for immediate resale
Christmas trees without the root system intact
heated greenhouse production and unsold inventory.

A tree seedling is a young tree grown from a seed in a nursery for transplanting typically at one or two years of age.

Include only tree seedlings produced in a nursery.

Exclude tree seedlings produced in and sold from a greenhouse.

Exclude tree seedlings for reforestation.

Note: tree seedlings may be reported as nursery products if they were conditioned outside for part of the production cycle, after having been cared for inside the greenhouse first.

How many field-grown and container-grown plants did this operation produce and sell in 2020?
	Number of field-grown plants produced and sold	Number of container-grown plants produced and sold
Trees — conifer
Trees — fruit
Trees — shade or ornamental
Shrubs — evergreen and conifer
Shrubs — evergreen and broadleaf
Shrubs — deciduous Include roses.
Vines
Perennials and annuals
Small fruit bushes e.g., raspberry bush
Tree seedlings Exclude tree seedlings for reforestation.
Other type of plants
Total number of field and container grown nursery stock

26. What were the total gross sales of field-grown and container-grown nursery stock in 2020?

Exclude sales of stock purchased for immediate resale and revenue from landscaping activities.

Exclude:

any nursery stock that was purchased for immediate resale
Christmas trees without the root system intact
any greenhouse production
unsold inventory
value received for landscaping services.

Field-grown includes all bailed and burlapped, bare root field potted stock.

Container-grown includes all containers sizes of less than one gallon; one gallon; two gallons; and greater than two gallons.

Balled and burlapped is a method of transplanting that minimizes root disturbance. The tree is dug with a ball of soil around it and wrapped in burlap (method generally used for evergreens and deciduous plants in leaf).

Bare root describes plants dug up, with the soil shaken off (method generally used for deciduous plants in a dormant condition).

Field-potted describes stock which is grown in the field and placed into a pot when dug up for sale. Please report stock that was potted up from the field for a maximum of one full growing season; if potted up for more than one growing season, report under container.

Container-grown is nursery stock grown in a container for a minimum of one growing season before time of sale.

What were the total gross sales of field-grown and container-grown nursery stock in 2020?
	Total Gross Sales
Total gross sales of field-grown stock
Total gross sales of container-grown stock
Total gross sales of stock grown by this nursery operation

27. What were the total gross sales of nursery stock purchased for immediate resale in 2020?

Nursery stock for immediate resale is any nursery stock you purchased from other growers to re-sell from your own operation within a short period of time with minimal maintenance e.g. , watering. Please enter your total sales of the nursery stock you purchased from other operations.

Examples of stock that may be ready for immediate resale:
Plants, flowers, bulbs, trees, shrubs, etc.

Total gross sales

Did not purchase and re-sell any nursery stock.

28. This is a summary of your total gross sales of nursery stock in 2020.

This is a summary of your total gross sales of nursery stock in 2020.
	Sales
Total gross sales of stock grown by this nursery operation
Total gross sales of stock purchased for resale
Total sales of nursery stock

29. Of the total gross sales [amount]$ reported, please provide the percentage breakdown of nursery stock sales across the following distribution channels.

Sales distribution of nursery stocks (total gross sales)

The sales of nursery stocks that the operation produced and purchased for immediate resales.

Please report the value of nursery stock sales in percentage (%). The sum of different markets should be equal to 100%.

Of the total gross sales [amount]$ reported, please provide the percentage breakdown of nursery stock sales across the following distribution channels.
	Percentage of total sales
Sales to the public
Sales to fruit growers
Sales to landscape contractors
Sales to garden centres
Sales to mass merchandisers e.g., chain stores
Sales to other growers
Export sales made directly by your operation
Sales to public agencies
Sales through other channels e.g., wholesalers, brokers, forestry firms
Total sales of nursery products

Labour

30. How many seasonal and permanent workers, paid or unpaid, were employed by your operation in 2020?

Include all workers involved in growing, maintaining and harvesting on your operation, including the owners, family workers and foreign and seasonal workers. There must be at least one employee reported.

Exclude labour for retail and clerical help, and contract work, e.g. , truck driver or landscaper.

How many seasonal and permanent workers, paid or unpaid, were employed by your operation in 2020?
	Greenhouse employees	Nursery employees	Total employees
Seasonal employees — employed for less than 8 months
Full-time and part-time permanent employees — employed for 8 months or more
Total number of employees

31. Are any of the employees on your payroll?

Yes
No, only unpaid family labour is involved

Operating expenses

32. In 2020, what were your operating expenses?

Growing on is a term used by operators when stock is cultivated in the greenhouse or the nursery for the purpose of growing it to greater proportions. The operators will plant a seed or seedling in their greenhouse and care for it, by maintaining it (transplanting, fertilizing, etc. ) until it becomes a sellable product.

Exclude any plant materials you may have purchased from other growers for immediate resale from your own operation (please report these purchases in row c).

In 2020, what were your operating expenses?
	Greenhouse expenses	Nursery expenses	Total expenses
Plant material
Purchases of plant material for growing on
Include flowers, cuttings, seedlings, seeds, bulbs, bedding plants, your trees or nursery stock etc.
Percentage of a. purchased from within your province
Purchases of plant material for immediate resale
Total plant material purchases
Payroll
Payroll Include: payroll of employees, owners and family members paid benefits, such as medical insurance, workers’ compensation, employment insurance and pension plans. Exclude wages and benefits paid to employees who provide retail or clerical help, and contract work, e.g., truck driving or landscaping.
Fuel expenses
Natural gas
Heating oil
Other types of heating fuel e.g., coal or wood chips
Total fuel expenses
Other expenses
Electricity expenses Include lighting, airflow fans and heating.
Other crop expenses Include fertilizer, pesticides, pollination, irrigation, containers, packaging, bioprograms, and growing mediums such as soil, peat moss, vermiculite, perlite, sand, styrofoam and sawdust.
Other operating expenses e.g., Interest, land taxes, insurance, advertising, repairs to farm buildings, machinery, agricultural equipment and vehicles, contract work, and telephone and telecommunications services.
Total operating expenses

Sod operations - area and sales

33. What was the total sod area grown in 2020.

Conversions

1 arpent = 0.9986 acres
1 acre = 1.0014 arpent
1 acre = 0.41 hectares
1 hectare = 2.47 acres

Sod is grass or turf, which has its roots intact at the time of sale. Sod is grown in field and sold as a single product.

Report all the area of land used for growing and maintaining sod.

Include any sod grown that was not intended for sale within the survey year (the past calendar year).

Area

Unit of measure

acres
hectares
arpents

34. Of the total sod area, how much was grown for sale in 2020?

Report the area of sod intended to be sold within the survey year (the past calendar year).

The area of sod grown for sale may be less than or equal to the total area of sod reported in the previous question.

Area

35. What were the total gross sales of sod grown on your operation in 2020?

Exclude revenue from laying sod or reselling sod purchased from others.

Total gross sales

36. What were the total gross sales of sod purchased for immediate resale?

Total gross sales

Did not purchase and re-sell any sod.

Summary - total sales of sod

37. This is a summary of the total sales of sod in 2020.

This is a summary of the total sales of sod in 2020.
	Sales
Total gross sales of sod grown on your operation
Total gross sales of sod purchased for immediate resale
Total sales of sod

Sod operations - labour

38. How many seasonal and permanent workers, paid or unpaid, were employed by your operation in 2020?

Include all workers in this operation involved in growing, maintaining and harvesting sod on your operation, including the owners, family workers and foreign and seasonal workers. There must be at least one employee reported.

Exclude all labour for retail and clerical help; laying sod; and contract work, e.g. , truck driver or landscaper.

How many seasonal and permanent workers, paid or unpaid, were employed by your operation in 2020?
	Number of employees
Seasonal employees — employed for less than 8 months
Full-time and part-time permanent employees — employed for 8 months or more
Total number of employees

39. Are any of the employees reported in question 37 on your payroll?

Yes
No, only unpaid family labour is involved

Sod operations - expenses

40. Please provide your sod operating expenses in 2020.

Please provide your sod operating expenses in 2020.
	Sod operating expenses
Purchases of sod for immediate resale
Percentage of a. purchased from within your province
Payroll Include: payroll of employees, owners and family members paid benefits, such as medical insurance, workers’ compensation, employment insurance and pension plans. Exclude wages and benefits paid to employees who provide retail or clerical help, and contract work, e.g., truck driving, landscaping or laying sod.
Other sod operating expenses Include fertilizer, pesticides, land taxes, interest, insurance, advertising, repairs, fuel, electricity, irrigation expenses, and telephone and other telecommunication services.
Total sod operating expenses in 2020

Agricultural production

41.

Field crops
Hay
Summerfallow
Potatoes
Fruit, berries and nuts
Vegetables
Sod
Nursery products
Greenhouse products
Cattle and calves
Include beef or dairy.
Pigs
Sheep and lambs
Mink
Fox
Hens and chickens
Turkeys
Maple taps
Honey bees
Mushrooms
Other
Specify agricultural products
Not producing agricultural products

Area in crops

42. What area of this operation is used for the following crops?

Report the areas only once, even if used for more than one crop type.

Exclude land used by others.

What area of this operation is used for the following crops?
	Area	Unit of measure
Field crops
Hay
Summerfallow
Potatoes
Fruit, berries and nuts
Vegetables
Sod
Nursery products

Greenhouse area

43. What is the total area under glass, plastic or other protection used for growing plants?

Total area

Unit of measure

square feet
square metres

Livestock (excluding birds)

44. How many of the following animals are on this operation?

Report all animals on this operation, regardless of ownership, including those that are boarded, custom-fed or fed under contract.

Exclude animals owned but kept on a farm, ranch or feedlot operated by someone else.

How many of the following animals are on this operation?
	Number
Cattle and calves
Pigs
Sheep and lambs
Mink
Fox

Birds

45. How many of the following birds are on this operation?

Report all poultry on this operation, regardless of ownership, including those grown under contract.

Include poultry for sale and poultry for personal use.

Exclude poultry owned but kept on an operation operated by someone else.

How many of the following birds are on this operation?
	Number
Hens and chickens
Turkeys

Maple taps

46. What was the total number of taps made on maple trees last spring?

Total number of taps

Honey bees

47. How many live colonies of honey bees (used for honey production or pollination) are owned by this operation?

Include bees owned, regardless of location.

Number of colonies

Mushrooms

48. What is the total mushroom growing area (standing footage) on this operation?

Include mushrooms grown using beds, trays, tunnels or logs.

Total area

Unit of measure

square feet
square metres

Changes or events

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Select all that apply.

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

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General information
Guidelines
Introduction
Revenue
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Industry Characteristics
Sales of goods manufactured
Purchases of raw materials and components to be used in manufacturing process
Details on business locations
Detailed information on energy and water costs or expenses
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General information

What is the Annual Survey of Logging Industries and why is it important?

The Annual Survey of Logging Industries is conducted every year by Statistics Canada to obtain important information on the manufacturing sector (including logging operations) of the Canadian economy. Manufacturing establishments in Canada are required to provide information on such aspects of their operations as sales, costs/expenses, salaries and wages. Results from the Annual Survey of Logging Industries help Statistics Canada in compiling key data on the Canadian economy, such as the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The total value of sales is used along with inventories to calculate production statistics. Total sales of individual products, and external trade data, are used to estimate the size of the Canadian market for particular goods.

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Why was I chosen to receive the Annual Survey of Logging Industries?

For most surveys, businesses are selected through random sampling to represent other businesses of the same type in their regions, with similar revenue or number of employees. Some businesses must be included every year as they contribute substantially to their particular industry or region. Smaller businesses must also be sampled if an industry only includes a limited number of businesses in a province or territory, to provide an accurate picture of an industry.

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General remarks

This guide provides details to help you complete the survey with more exact responses in the following sections.

introduction
revenue
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sales of goods manufactured
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details on business locations
detailed information on energy and water costs or expenses

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Introduction

Coverage

Please report the data for your establishment (referred to as a business unit) in this questionnaire. Each of the locations included in your business unit should be pre-printed in Details on this business's locations section. If you have acquired or disposed of a location, please indicate this change in the space provided.

Note: A business unit is the smallest operating unit in your business that can report the following items:

the value of sales
the cost of materials and supplies purchased
the cost of energy and water utility purchased
the opening and closing inventories
the number of employees and their salaries and wages.

Generally a business unit corresponds to a plant, mill or factory. However, it may comprise more than one plant or location when your accounting records do not permit separate reporting of the items listed above. A business unit may also include ancillary or support units, such as sales offices or warehouses.

If your business has more than one business unit, a separate questionnaire should be completed for each unit. Each questionnaire should cover all the activities of the relevant business unit.

If your firm has a separate administrative unit or head office located in a municipality other than the one in which the plant is located, then you should also fill out a separate questionnaire for the Head Office Survey. The activities of ancillary or support units which serve more than one of your business units should also be reported on a head office questionnaire (even if there is no separate head office as such).

If you are in doubt about the best way to report, or you are not sure what questionnaires are being completed by other units of your firm, please call 1-800-858-7921 for assistance. Please quote the reference number on the front page of the questionnaire in all communications.

Reporting instructions

When precise figures are not available please provide your best estimates. Report all monetary values in Canadian funds, rounded to the nearest thousand dollars (e.g., $55,417.40 should be reported as 55). Percentages should be rounded (e.g., report 37.3% as 37 and 75.8% as 76).

Contact person section asks for the name of contact as well as the person primarily responsible for completing this questionnaire. Sometimes this is not the same person. Please answer both questions accurately.

Business or organization and contact information

This section verifies or requests basic identifying information of the business or organization such as legal name, operating name (if applicable), contact information of the designated contact person, current operational status, and main activity(ies).

1. Legal name and Operating name

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

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

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

2. Designated contact person

Verify or provide the requested contact information of the designated business or organization contact person. 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. If different than the designated contact person, the contact information of the person completing the questionnaire can be indicated later in the questionnaire.

3. Current operational status

Verify or provide the current operational status of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name in question 1. If indicating the operational status of the business or organization is 'Not currently operational' then indicate an applicable reason and provide the requested information.

4. Main activity

The associated NAICS should reflect those activities conducted by the business or organizational unit(s) 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.

If the current NAICS associated with this business or organizations is not correct, please provide a brief description of the main activity and provide any additional information as requested.

Reporting period information

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

May 1, 2019 to April 30, 2020
June 1, 2019 to May 31, 2020
July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020
August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2020
September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2020
October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020
November 1, 2019 to October 31, 2020
December 1, 2019 to November 30, 2020
January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020
February 1, 2020 to January 31, 2021
March 1, 2020 to February 28, 2021
April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021.

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

September 18, 2019 to September 15, 2020 (e.g., floating year-end)
June 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 (e.g., a newly opened business).

Revenue

1. Sales of goods and services

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.

Report all sales (domestic and exports) of goods and services from Canadian locations at final selling price. Sales should be reported 'Free On Board' (FOB) factory gate: net of excise and provincial or territorial sales taxes, HST/GST, trade discounts, returns and allowances, and charges for outward transportation by common or contract carriers. (Note: FOB factory gate means truck gate if manufacturer is using own truck and driver).

Sales denominated in foreign currency should be converted into Canadian dollars at the exchange rate on the day of transaction.

Note: Goods reported as sold should not be included in inventory and goods held on consignment should be reported as inventory until actually sold. If you are classified as a contract logger, the sales of logs and wood residue that result from logging services performed for another business unit that owns the stumpage rights should not be reported by you but by the business unit that owns the stumpage rights. You should only report the revenues from the logging service provided.

Include:

sales of goods manufactured from own materials whether at this business unit or at any other subcontracted manufacturing plants located within Canada
sales out of warehouses at locations other than your business unit if storage warehouses are owned or rented by your business unit
sales of logs and wood residue, regardless of the source of these materials (for logging operations only)
sales of goods purchased for resale, as is (purchased from another company or another business unit of your firm not covered by this questionnaire)
amounts received from progress billings
revenue from repair work (labour costs only as materials and products are owned by client)
revenue from logging service fees and/or custom work (labour costs only as materials and products are owned by client)
charges for installation of manufactured goods where installation is part of sales
book value of goods sold for rental
revenue from stumpage sales
transfers to other business units or a head office of your firm. Note that these should be reported at the value shown on your books of account (e.g., book transfer value).

Exclude:

transfers into inventory and consignment sales
federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes
shipping charges by common carrier or contract carriers
discounts and returns.

2. Rental and leasing

Rental and leasing revenue from assets owned by your business unit should be reported here. This revenue should be reported before deduction of expenses such as property taxes and repairs and maintenance excluding the goods and services tax (GST). Rental expenses should not be subtracted from rental revenues.

Include:

revenue from rental or leasing of manufactured products made by your business unit
revenue from long and short term rental or leasing of vehicles, machinery and equipment owned by your business unit (including operating leases)
revenue from rental or leasing of apartments, commercial buildings, land, office space, residential housing, investments in co-tenancies and co-ownerships.

Exclude:

finance charges from financing and sales leases
revenue from intellectual property (e.g., patents, trademarks, copyrights).

3. 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 (e.g., compensation for collecting sales tax).

4. Subsidies (including grants, donations and fundraising)

Include:

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

5. Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees

A royalty is defined as a payment received by the holder of a copyright, trademark or patent. Royalties paid by your business unit should not be subtracted from royalty revenues.

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. Examples are: motion pictures, computer programs, etc
revenues from franchise fees
revenues from licensing agreements.

6. Dividends

Dividend expenses should not be subtracted from dividend revenues.

Include:

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

Exclude dividend from capital investment from affiliates.

7. Interest

Interest expenses should not be subtracted from interest revenues.

Include:

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

Exclude equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates.

8. Other revenue - please specify

Include all amounts not included in questions 1 to 7 above such as:

revenue from warranties
placement fees for displaying items on websites, store windows, catalogues
revenue from shipping and handling charges that are not included in the price of the merchandise
deposit service income, credit service income and card service income
lodging and boarding revenue in the logging industry
revenue from secondary activities (e.g. cafeterias and lunch counters
revenue from outside installation or construction work not related to your own products.

9. Total Revenue

(sum of lines 1 to 8)

Expenses

1. Purchases

Please report the laid-down cost ('Free On Board' (FOB), factory gate, but excluding HST/GST), for purchases/cost of materials.

Include:

purchases of raw materials and components for manufacturing
purchases of non-returnable containers and other shipping and packaging materials (boxes, cartons, barrels, kegs, bottles, pallets)
purchases of goods purchased for resale in the same condition as purchased (without further manufacturing or processing)
shipping charges by common carrier or contract carriers
freight in and duty
fuel purchased to be used as an input into the manufacturing process as a feedstock or processing material (e.g., crude oil processed into gasoline).

Exclude:

federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes
change in inventories

2. Employment costs and expenses

a. 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) for this reporting period. Amounts reported should be gross, before any deductions at source.

Include:

indirect labour costs (e.g., food service staff, repair staff)
overtime payments
vacation pay
payments to casual labour
directors' pay
bonuses (including profit sharing)
commissions paid to regular employees such as your manufacturer's agents
taxable allowances (e.g., room and board, gifts such as air tickets for holidays)
retroactive wage payments
stock options awarded to employees (the amount for which you have entered a "code 38" on the employees' T4 and which is included in box 14 – value according to CRA rules)
any other allowance forming part of the employee's earnings
payments to individuals working on their own premises using equipment and materials provided by your business unit since such persons should be treated as employees
severance pay.

Exclude:

deferred stock options awarded to employees that meet relevant CRA rules (the amount for which you have entered a "code 53" on the employee's T4 and which is excluded from box 14)
amounts paid out to other business units for employment costs only
monies withdrawn by working owners and partners of unincorporated business units
director's fees or distribution of profits to shareholders of incorporated business units
cost/expenses for outside subcontracted employees (report the amount at question 3-Subcontracts)
cost/expenses for temporary workers paid through an agency, as well as charges for personnel search services (report these amounts at question 21 – All other costs and expenses).

b. Employee benefits

Report expenses related to the employer portion of employee benefits.

Include:

payments for employee life and extended health care insurance plans (e.g., medical, dental, drug and vision care plans)
employer portion of Canada Pension Plan/Quebec Pension Plan (CPP/QPP) contributions
employer pension contributions
contributions to provincial and territorial health and education payroll taxes (applicable to your business unit)
workers' compensation (provincial or territorial) applicable to your business unit
employer portion of employment insurance premiums (EI)
association dues paid by the employer
all other employee benefits such as childcare and supplementary unemployment benefit (SUB) plans.

Exclude employee portions of employee benefits (i.e., deductions from pay).

3. Subcontracts

Subcontract expense refers to the purchasing of services from outside of the company rather than providing them in-house. In such cases, business units provide materials to other business units or individuals for the production of outputs on a so-called 'custom basis.' Subcontract expense only refers to work hired out for production towards the company's outputs.

Include:

commissions paid to non-employees
any amount you pay to any other business units, firms, or individuals for work done on materials you own
custom work and contract work
subcontract and outside labour
hired labour.

Exclude:

research and development subcontracts (report these amounts at question 4 – Research and development fees)
salaries and wages paid to employees
payments to individuals working on their own premises using machinery, equipment and materials provided by your firm (such persons should be treated as employees)
cost of materials
cost/expenses for temporary workers paid through an agency, as well as charges for personnel search services (report these amounts at question 21 – All other costs and expenses)
repairs and maintenance services (report these amounts at question 13 - Repair and maintenance).

4. Research and development fees

Exclude own labour costs (included at line 2. a. - Salaries, wages and commissions)

5. Professional and business fees

Please report only the total cost of purchased professional or business service fees here (a detailed breakdown may be required in a subsequent section).

Include:

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

Exclude:

service fees paid to Head Office and other business units not included in this questionnaire (report these at question 21- All other costs and expenses)
the cost of in-house activities undertaken by your own staff.

6. Energy and water expenses

Report the cost/expense of purchased utilities attributed to operations in the current reporting period such as water, electricity, gas and heating.

Include:

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

Exclude:

energy expenses covered in your rental and leasing contracts
telephone, Internet and other telecommunications
vehicle fuel (report these at question 21- All other costs and expenses)
raw materials i.e. any fuel purchased as input to the manufacturing process as a feed stock or processing material (e.g. crude oil to be refined into gasoline) or for any other non-energy purpose (report these at question 1 - Purchases).

7. Office and computer related expenses

Please report all office supplies purchased and used by your business unit for both manufacturing and non-manufacturing operations.

Include:

office stationery and supplies, paper and other supplies for photocopiers, printers and fax machines
postage and courier fees (used in the day-to-day office business activity)
memory storage devices and computer upgrade expenses
data processing expense (equipment, software and software licenses).

Exclude telephone, Internet and other telecommunication expenses (report this amount at question 8 -Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication).

8. Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication

Include:

telephone, fax, cellular phone, or pager services for transmission of voice, data or image
internet access charges
purchased cable and satellite transmission of television, radio and music programs
wired telecommunication services
wireless telecommunication services
satellite telecommunication services
large bandwidth services to send/receive digital works
online access services
online information provision services.

9. Business taxes, licenses and permits

This item comprises the cost of various licenses and permits, and some indirect taxes (taxes levied on your business unit that are not corporate income or logging taxes, sales or excise taxes, or insurance premium taxes).

Include:

property taxes paid directly and land transfer taxes
business taxes
vehicle license and/or registration fees
beverage license fees
trade license fees
professional license fees
all other license fees
lot levies
building permits and development charges
other property/business licenses or permits not specified above.

Exclude:

property taxes covered in your rental and leasing expenses
corporate income taxes
stumpage fees (report these at 11 – Crown charges).

10. Royalties (other than Crown royalties), franchise fees and memberships

Include:

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

Exclude stumpage fees (report these at 11 – Crown charges).

11. Crown charges (for logging, mining and energy industries only)

Include:

crown royalties, Crown leases and rentals, oil sand leases and stumpage fees
federal or provincial royalty, tax, lease or rental payments made in relation to the acquisition, development or ownership of Canadian resource properties.

12. Rental and leasing (land, buildings, equipment, vehicles, etc.)

Include:

lease/rental expenses, real estate rental expenses, condominium fees and equipment rental expenses
only operating leases (as opposed to leases that can be capitalized)
motor vehicle rental and leasing expenses (without driver)
furniture and fixtures
computer, machinery and equipment rental expenses (without operator)
storage expense
studio lighting and scaffolding
road and construction equipment rental
fuel and other utility costs covered in your rental and leasing contracts.

Exclude rental and leasing of vehicles (with driver), machinery and equipment (with driver or operator) (report these costs at question 21 - All other costs and expenses).

13. Repair and maintenance

This item comprises repair and maintenance costs related to the replacement of parts or other restoration of plant and machinery to keep your properties in efficient working condition.

Include:

waste removal services, hazardous and non-hazardous
janitorial and cleaning services
sweeping and snow removal services
costs related to materials, parts and external labour associated with the following expenses: buildings and structures, machinery and equipment, motor vehicles, security equipment and other goods (except fabricated metal products or furniture repair services).

Exclude:

salaries (report at question 2 – Employment costs and expenses
property management fees (report these at question 5 - Professional and business fees)
repair and maintenance expenses that are included in any payment to a head office.

14. Amortization and depreciation

Report the amortization/depreciation (the systematic allocation of the cost of assets to current operations over their useful life) related only to the current reporting period.

Include:

direct cost depreciation of tangible assets and amortization of leasehold improvements
amortization of rental equipment (for operating leases: by lessor; for capital leases: by lessee)
amortization of intangible assets (e.g., amortization of goodwill, patents, franchises, copyrights, trademarks, deferred charges, deferred gains and losses on investments, organizational costs).

15. Insurance

Insurance recovery income should be deducted from insurance expenses.

Include:

accident and health insurance services
life insurance and individual pension services
asset insurance services, including property and motor vehicle
general liability insurance services
executive life insurance
bonding, business interruption insurance and fire insurance
all other insurance services not elsewhere specified.

Exclude:

payments on behalf of employees which are considered to be taxable benefits (report these at question 2(b) – Employee benefits)
premiums paid directly to your head office (report these at question 21 – All other costs and expenses).

16. Advertising, marketing, promotion, meals and entertainment

Include:

advertising planning and creating services
newspaper advertising and media expenses
catalogues, presentations and displays
trade fairs and exhibition organization services
tickets for theatre, concerts and sporting events for business promotion
fundraising expenses
meals, entertainment and hospitality purchases for clients
other advertising services.

17. Travel, meetings and conventions

Include:

travel expenses
rental services of passenger cars, buses and coaches with operator
meeting and convention expenses, seminars
passenger transportation (airfare, bus, train, etc.)
accommodations (hotel and motel lodging)
travel allowance and meals while travelling
travel agency services
taxi services
meal and beverage services for consumption on the premises
other travel expenses.

18. Financial services (bank charges, transaction fees, etc.)

Include:

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

Exclude interest expenses (report these at question 19 – Interest expense).

19. Interest expense

Please report the cost of servicing your company's debt such as interest and bank charges, finance charges, interest payments on capital leases, amortization of bond discounts.

Include (interest on):

short-term and long-term debt
bonds and debentures
mortgages.

Exclude:

dividends paid to term and retractable preferred shares
debt issue expenses, including their amortization.

20. Bad dept, loan losses, donations, political contributions and inventory writedown

Include:

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

21. All other costs and expenses – please specify

Include intracompany expenses.

Include:

production costs
vehicle fuel expenses
pipeline operations, drilling, site restoration costs
gross overriding royalty
other producing property rental costs
well operating, fuel and equipment costs
other lease rental costs
other direct costs
equipment hire and operation costs
overhead expenses allocated to costs of sales
cash over/short (negative expense)
reimbursement of parent company expenses
warranty expenses
recruiting expenses
general and administrative expenses
interdivisional expenses
interfund transfers (minus expense recoveries)
exploration and development costs (include: geological prospecting, well abandonment and dry holes, exploration expenses, development expenses)
safety supplies
cafeteria supplies
materials, components and supplies for installation and construction that is not related to own product
all other supplies, material and components not elsewhere specified
variance
all other expenses not reported elsewhere.

Exclude items related to expenditures in prior periods.

22. Total expenses

(sum of lines 1 to 21)

Industry Characteristics

Sales

1. Cost Center

A cost center is a department or section of a company where managers are directly responsible for costs. For example, consider a company that has a manufacturing department, a research and development department, and a payroll department. Each department could be a cost center. Cost centers do not directly report revenues as these are reported by another part of the company such as a head office.

2. Valuation of sales

Please indicate whether you will report at final selling price or any alternate valuation.

If you are a single business unit firm, sales must be reported at your final selling price.
If you are part of a multi-business unit firm:
1. sales to your firm's non-logging or non-manufacturing business units must be reported at your final selling price.
2. sales to your firm's logging or manufacturing business units, sales branches, selling warehouses or head offices should be reported at the value shown on your books of account (i.e., book transfer value)

Report all sales (domestic and exports) of goods and services from Canadian locations at final selling price. Sales should be reported 'Free On Board' (FOB) factory gate: net of excise and provincial or territorial sales taxes, HST/GST, trade discounts, returns and allowances, and charges for outward transportation by common or contract carriers. (Note: FOB factory gate means truck gate if manufacturer or logger is using own truck and driver.)

Sales denominated in foreign currency should be converted into Canadian dollars at the exchange rate on the day of transaction.

Note 1: Goods reported as sold should not be included in inventory and goods held on consignment should be reported as inventory until actually sold.

Note 2: If you are classified as a contract logger, the sales of logs and wood residue that result from logging services performed for another business unit that owns the timber rights should not be reported by you but by the business unit that owns the stumpage rights. You should only report the revenues from the logging service provided in question 3e.

Note 3: Please note that the questionnaires for the manufacturing industries and the logging industries are slightly different. Depending on which one you have received, the questions might be worded slightly differently and some categories of revenue might not be part of your questionnaire.

3. a. sales of logs, wood residue and manufacturing products

Include:

sales of goods manufactured from own materials whether at this business unit or at any other subcontracted manufacturing plants located within Canada
sales of logs and wood residue harvested by your own employees or by contractors on behalf of your business unit should all be reported here
sales out of warehouses at locations other than your business unit if storage warehouses are owned or rented by your business unit
amounts received from progress billings
charges for installation of manufactured goods where installation is part of sales
book value of goods sold for rental
revenue from sales of timber (for non-logging operations only; logging operations should report these in question 3b – revenue from stumpage sales)
transfers to other business units or a head office of your firm. Note that these should be reported at the value shown on your books of account (i.e., book transfer value).

Exclude:

transfers into inventory and consignment sales
shipping charges by common or contract carriers
discounts and returns
federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes and excise duties and taxes
revenues from contract logging when only the labour services are provided. (Report these at line 3e – revenues from logging service fees and/or custom work).
sales of goods purchased for resale, as is
revenue from repair work
revenue from manufacturing and logging service fees and/or custom work
revenue from timber rights (for logging operations only; report these amounts in question 3b – revenue from stumpage sales).

b. Revenue from stumpage sales

Please report any revenue earned from stumpage sales during the reporting period.

c. sales of goods purchased for resale, as is

Report sales of goods that have not been processed or altered in your business unit and that have been purchased and resold in the same condition.

Include sales of products transferred to you from other business units of your firm and sold in the same condition as transferred.

For the logging industry, include logs purchased and disposed of as logs with no further processing (for example processing includes: drying scaling, grading, etc.).

Exclude:

the Logging operations should not report at this line the sales of logs and wood residue, regardless of the business that harvested it (please report the amounts at question 1 – Sales of logs, wood residue and manufactured products)
transfers into inventory and consignment sales
shipping charges by common or contract carriers
discounts and returns
federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes and excise duties and taxes
logging operations must not report at this line, sales of logs and wood residue harvested by contract loggers on behalf of your business unit (report at question 3a).

d. revenue from repair work

Exclude:

shipping charges by common or contract carriers
discounts
federal provincial and territorial sales taxes and excise duties and taxes.

e. Revenue from logging service fees or manufacturing and/or custom work

Exclude:

shipping charges by common or contract carriers
discounts
federal provincial and territorial sales taxes and excise duties and taxes.

f. other sales – specify

Include sales of goods and services not specified elsewhere (i.e log hauling).

Exclude:

revenue from rental and leasing
commissions
revenue from royalties, franchise and licensing fees
revenue from interest and dividends
subsidies /grants.

Total sales of goods and services

(sum of questions a. to f.)

Selected expense information

4. a. surchases of raw materials and components

Report the laid-down cost 'Free On Board' (FOB) factory gate, but excluding HST/GST for all raw materials and components purchased for your manufacturing or logging process.

Include:

shipping charges by common carrier or contract carriers
freight in and duty
fuel purchased to be used as an input into the manufacturing process as a feedstock or processing material (e.g., crude oil processed into gasoline).

Exclude:

federal provincial and territorial sales taxes and excise duties and taxes
purchases of goods purchased for resale in the same condition as purchased (without further manufacturing or processing)
purchases of non-returnable containers and other shipping and packaging materials (boxes, cartons, barrels, kegs, bottles, pallets, etc.)
change in inventories.

b. stumpage fees

Business units undertaking logging operations on Crown land must pay "stumpage fees" for harvested logs. If logging activity is applicable to your business unit, please report the total of all stumpage fees paid during this reporting period.

c. purchases of non-returnable containers and other shipping and packaging materials

Report the laid-down cost for all shipping and packaging materials purchased ('Free On Board' (FOB) factory gate, but excluding HST/GST).

Include:

boxes, cartons, barrels, kegs, bottles, pallets, etc.
shipping charges by common carrier or contract carriers
freight in and duty.

Exclude federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes and excise duties and taxes.

d. purchases of goods for resale, as is

Report the laid-down cost of goods purchased for resale in the same condition as purchased ('Free On Board' (FOB) factory gate, but excluding HST/GST), i.e., without further manufacturing or processing.

Include:

shipping charges by common carrier or contract carriers
freight in and duty.

Exclude:

federal provincial and territorial sales taxes and excise duties and taxes
change in inventories.

e. vehicle fuel expense

Report any vehicle fuel expenses incurred during your logging or manufacturing process.

Include purchases of gasoline, diesel fuel, propane, natural gas and other fuel used to operate any type of vehicle at the location or otherwise, such as sales representatives' cars, delivery trucks, lift trucks, etc.

Exclude any fuel purchased for power/heat generation.

Salaries, wages and commissions

Details on salaries, wages and commissions

This section requests a breakdown of total salaries, wages and commissions for this business unit. Amounts reported for salaries and wages should be gross, before any deductions from employees for income tax and employee contributions to health, accident, pension, insurance, or other benefits, all of which should be included. Please do this calculation separately for direct and indirect labour. Do not include benefit contributions by the employer.

Details on average number of people employed

The section is designed to account for all personnel on the payroll of your business unit.

Direct labour (manufacturing or logging)

Please report gross salaries and average number of workers.

Include employees engaged in:

manufacturing (processing and/or assembling)
logging and forestry support
packing, handling, warehousing
repair and maintenance, janitorial
watchmen
foremen doing work similar to their employees
erection/installation by own business unit when an extension of your manufacturing operations.

Indirect labour (administrative and selling/operating)

Please report gross salaries and average number of workers. Do not include workers that are not on your payroll.

Include:

executives, administrators and office staff
sales staff
food service staff
building construction and major renovation staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts)
machinery and equipment repair staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts).

Opening and closing inventories

Inventories are to be reported at the value maintained in your accounting records (book value). If your accounting records do not distinguish between goods of own logging or manufacturing process and goods purchased for resale, please provide your best estimate of the distribution between the two inventory types.

Include:

inventory at the logging processing location, manufacturing plant or at any warehouse or selling outlet which is treated as part of this business unit
inventory in transit in Canada
inventory held on consignment in Canada.

Exclude:

goods owned and held in inventory abroad
any goods held on consignment for others.

a. raw materials and components

Include:

materials and components to be used in the logging or manufacturing process
fuel purchased to be used as an input into the logging or manufacturing process as a feedstock or processing material (e.g., crude oil processed into gasoline)
non-returnable containers and other shipping and packaging materials.

Exclude any raw material intended for resale in the same condition as purchased

b. Goods and work in process

Include:

partially completed goods
the value of work done on goods accounted for under progress billing for which no payment has been received.

c. Finished goods manufactured

Include:

logs, wood residues and manufactured products
goods of own manufacture from your business unit.

d. Goods purchased for resale, as is

Include all goods which are purchased for resale without further processing by your business unit.

Exclude components manufactured by another business unit/firm that are purchased or transferred by this business and used as inputs for the assembly and manufacturing system (report these at question 15 – Raw material and components).

e. Other inventories – specify

Include all other inventory of materials used in your logging or manufacturing process but not included in the above categories.

Total inventories

(sum of questions a. to e.)

Sales of logs, wood residue and goods manufactured

This section represents a breakdown by product for the total reported at 'sales of logs, wood residue and manufactured products' in the Industry characteristics section question 3a. Please report the value of sales (in thousands of Canadian dollars) for each product produced by your operations for the products listed in this section.

For each product, report sales net of:

shipping charges by common or contract carriers
discounts
sales allowances
return sales
sales taxes
excise duties and taxes

Note: If you are classified as a contract logger, the sales of logs and wood residue that result from logging services performed for another business unit that owns the stumpage rights should not be reported by you but by the business unit that owns the stumpage rights. You should only report the revenues from the logging service provided (in question 3e).

Exclude shipping charges by contract or common carrier if possible for each product class. If your accounting records do not allow you to provide sales of your reported commodities net of shipping charges, you will be prompted to report your total shipping charges at a later time.

If you manufacture products that are not listed in this section, please enter the product description and relevant amounts at question 2 – All other products from logs, wood residue and own manufactured goods sold – please specify below. This question is about the different products sold by this business. For example: If, in addition to the products listed in the previous screens, this business also sold motor vehicle steering components, motor vehicle transmission components and motor vehicle brake systems, report 3 additional products.

Purchases of raw materials and components to be used in the logging or manufacturing process

This section requests a breakdown, by product, of the total reported at 4a. 'Purchases of raw materials and components' of the Industry characteristics section. Please report the cost of raw materials for each individual product used in manufacturing operations.

In reporting the cost of the various items purchased, give the laid-down value at your business unit, (i.e., the amounts after discounts actually paid or payable).

Where quantity information is requested, please provide this information from your records or, if not recorded, provide your best estimate.

Note: If you are involved in contract logging, manufacturing services or custom work, the raw materials and components used in these processes that are owned by the business to which you are providing a service should not be reported here.

Include:

semi-processed goods, if you are part of a multi-business unit firm and receive semi-processed goods as transfers from the other business units of your firm for further processing. The cost of such goods should be equivalent to the transfer value reported by the shipping unit plus any transportation and handling charges paid by your business unit to common or contract carriers
any fuel purchased as an input into the manufacturing process, as a feedstock or processing material (e.g., crude oil processed into gasoline), or for any other non-energy purpose.

Exclude fuel used for energy purposes (e.g., for office or plant heating) – These energy items should be reported in the "Detailed information on energy and water costs or expenses" section.

If you purchased raw materials that are not displayed in this section, please enter the raw material name and relevant amounts at question 2 – All other raw materials and components purchased – please specify below. This question is about the different raw materials or components used in the manufacturing or logging process by this business. For example: If, in addition to the products listed in the previous screens, this business also used iron ore, copper ore, and fibrous glass materials, report 3 additional products.

Details on this business's locations

General guidelines

This section requests a breakdown of total operating revenues, salaries, wages and commissions for all locations included in this survey. Please report separately for each location (covered by your business unit).

The section is designed to account for all personnel on the payroll of your business unit, including those working in ancillary units which form part of your business unit. Ancillary units are those not directly engaged in the manufacturing process but that offer support activities to your business unit (e.g., warehouses, sales offices).

Please indicate if any locations are no longer part of your business unit and should be deleted from the list.

If there are any locations not listed, please provide information on these. Include any additional ancillary units, such as warehouses and sales offices, that are not directly engaged in manufacturing activities.

Operating revenues represent the revenue generated from the course of normal business operations (e.g., sales and commissions).

Labour expenses

Direct labour (manufacturing or logging)

Please report gross salaries. Include wages for employees engaged in:

manufacturing (processing and/or assembling)
logging and forestry support
packing, handling, warehousing
repair and maintenance, janitorial
watchmen
foremen doing work similar to their employees
erection/installation by own business unit when an extension of your manufacturing operations.

Indirect labour (administrative and selling/operating)

Please report gross salaries. Do not include workers that are not on your payroll.

Include salaries for:

executives, administrators and office staff
sales staff
food service staff
building construction and major renovation staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts)
machinery and equipment repair staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts).

Detailed information on energy and water costs or expenses

Include transportation costs, duties, etc. which form part of the laid-down cost at your business unit.

Exclude any fuel purchased to be used as an input into the manufacturing process as a feedstock or processing material or for any other non-energy purposes (e.g., a raw material for products such as chemicals, synthetic rubber and a variety of plastics).

1. Electricity

Please report the delivered cost of purchased electricity.

2. Gasoline

The cost of purchased gasoline includes that used for all plant operations.

Exclude fuel for motor vehicle use

3. Light fuel oil

Please report the total value of purchased light fuel oil for this reporting period.

Include:

all distillate type fuels for power burners
fuel oil no.2 (heating oil no. 2)
fuel oil no.3 (heating oil no. 3)
furnace fuel oil
gas oils
light industrial fuel.

4. Heavy fuel oil

Please report the total value of purchased heavy fuel oil for this reporting period.

Include:

all grades of residual type fuels for steam or diesel engines (non-vehicle use)
bunker B and Bunker C
fuel oils no. 4, 5 and 6
residual fuel oil.

5. Diesel fuel

Please report the total value of purchased diesel fuel for the current reporting period

Exclude fuel for motor vehicle use.

6. Liquefied petroleum gas (e.g., propane, butane)

Please report the total value of purchased liquefied petroleum gases (LPG) for this reporting period. LPG's comprise normally gaseous paraffinic compounds extracted from refinery gases.

Exclude fuel for motor vehicle use

7. Natural gas

Please report the total value of purchased natural gas, which comprises a mix of hydrocarbon compounds and small quantities of various non-hydrocarbons existing in a gaseous phase.

Exclude fuel for motor vehicle use

8. Coal

Please report the total value of purchased coal for this reporting period.

9. Water Utilities

10. Other energy and water expenses - specify

Please report the total value of all other purchased energy types not specified elsewhere (e.g., steam, oxygen or hydrogen).

11. Total energy and water expenses

(sum of lines 1 to 10)

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General information
Guidelines
Introduction
Revenue
Expenses
Industry Characteristics
Salaries, wages and commissions
Inventories
Sales of goods manufactured
Purchases of raw materials and components to be used in manufacturing process
Details on business locations
Detailed information on energy and water costs or expenses
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General information

What is the Annual Survey of Manufacturing Industries and why is it important?

The Annual Survey of Manufacturing Industries is conducted every year by Statistics Canada to obtain important information on the manufacturing sector (including logging operations) of the Canadian economy. Manufacturing establishments in Canada are required to provide information on such aspects of their operations as sales, costs/expenses, salaries and wages. Results from the Annual Survey of Manufacturing Industries help Statistics Canada in compiling key data on the Canadian economy, such as the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The total value of sales is used along with inventories to calculate production statistics. Total sales of individual products, and external trade data, are used to estimate the size of the Canadian market for particular goods.

The data are also published and are used by the business community, trade associations, municipal, provincial/territorial, and federal governments, international organizations and private citizens.

Businesses and governments depend on official statistics to make vital economic decisions. For example:

the Bank of Canada relies on the GDP to make decisions that influence interest and exchange rates, which in turn affect the costs of doing business
businesses and associations use the survey results to:
- track their performance against industry averages
- evaluate expansion plans
- prepare business plans for investors
- adjust inflation-indexed contracts
- plan marketing strategies.

Why was I chosen to receive the Annual Survey of Manufacturing Industries?

To protect the confidentiality of data provided by respondents, only data in aggregate form are available for use.

Guidelines

General remarks

This guide provides details to help you complete the survey with more exact responses in the following sections.

introduction
revenue
expenses
sales of goods manufactured
purchases of raw materials and components to be used in manufacturing process
details on business locations
detailed information on energy and water costs or expenses

The data requested can generally be obtained from:

the accounting records and financial statements (for profit centers) for your business unit
your production and cost reports (for cost centers)
your employment and payroll records
other sources (e.g., your plant or production manager).

Introduction

Coverage

Note: A business unit is the smallest operating unit in your business that can report the following items:

the value of sales
the cost of materials and supplies purchased
the cost of energy and water utility purchased
the opening and closing inventories
the number of employees and their salaries and wages.

If your business has more than one business unit, a separate questionnaire should be completed for each unit. Each questionnaire should cover all the activities of the relevant business unit.

Reporting instructions

The contact person sections (one at the beginning of the questionnaire and one at the end) ask for the name of the designated business or organization contact as well as the person who was primarily responsible for completing this questionnaire. Sometimes this is not the same person. Please answer both questions accurately.

Business or organization and contact information

1. Legal name and Operating name

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

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

2. Designated contact person

3. Current operational status

4. Main activity

If the current NAICS associated with this business or organizations is not correct, please provide a brief description of the main activity and provide any additional information as requested.

Reporting period information

May 1, 2019 to April 30, 2020
June 1, 2019 to May 31, 2020
July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020
August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2020
September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2020
October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020
November 1, 2019 to October 31, 2020
December 1, 2019 to November 30, 2020
January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020
February 1, 2020 to January 31, 2021
March 1, 2020 to February 28, 2021
April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021

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

September 18, 2019 to September 15, 2020 (e.g., floating year-end)
June 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 (e.g., a newly opened business)

Revenue

1. Sales of goods and services

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.

For Manufacturing and Logging Industries

Report all sales (domestic and exports) of goods and services from Canadian locations at final selling price. Sales should be reported 'Free On Board' (FOB) factory gate: net of excise and provincial or territorial sales taxes, HST/GST, trade discounts, returns and allowances, and charges for outward transportation by common or contract carriers. (Note: FOB factory gate means truck gate if manufacturer is using own truck and driver).

Sales denominated in foreign currency should be converted into Canadian dollars at the exchange rate on the day of transaction.

Note: Goods reported as sold should not be included in inventory and goods held on consignment should be reported as inventory until actually sold.

Include:

sales of goods manufactured from own materials whether at this business unit or at any other subcontracted manufacturing plants located within Canada
sales out of warehouses at locations other than your business unit if storage warehouses are owned or rented by your business unit
sales of logs and wood residue, regardless of the source of these materials (for logging operations only)
sales of goods purchased for resale, as is (purchased from another company or another business unit of your firm not covered by this questionnaire)
amounts received from progress billings
revenue from repair work (labour costs only as materials and products are owned by client)
charges for installation of manufactured goods where installation is part of sales
book value of goods sold for rental
transfers to other business units or a head office of your firm. Note that these should be reported at the value shown on your books of account (i.e. book transfer value).

Exclude:

transfers into inventory and consignment sales
federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes
shipping charges by common carrier or contract carriers
discounts and returns.

2. Rental and leasing

Include:

revenue from rental or leasing of manufactured products made by your business unit
revenue from long and short term rental or leasing of vehicles, machinery and equipment owned by your business unit (including operating leases)
revenue from rental or leasing of apartments, commercial buildings, land, office space, residential housing, investments in co-tenancies and co-ownerships.

Exclude:

finance charges from financing and sales leases
revenue from intellectual property (e.g., patents, trademarks, copyrights).

3. Commissions

4. Subsidies (including grants, donations and fundraising)

Include:

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

5. Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees

A royalty is defined as a payment received by the holder of a copyright, trademark or patent. Royalties paid by your business unit should not be subtracted from royalty revenues.

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. Examples are: motion pictures, computer programs, etc
revenues from franchise fees
revenues from licensing agreements.

6. Dividends

Dividend expenses should not be subtracted from dividend revenues.

Include:

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

Exclude:

dividend from capital investment from affiliates

7. Interest

Interest expenses should not be subtracted from interest revenues.

Include:

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

Exclude equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates.

8. Other revenue (please specify)

Include all amounts not included in questions 1 to 7 above such as:

revenue from warranties
placement fees for displaying items on websites, store windows, catalogues
revenue from shipping and handling charges that are not included in the price of the merchandise
deposit service income, credit service income and card service income
lodging and boarding revenue in the logging industry
revenue from secondary activities (e.g. cafeterias and lunch counters
revenue from outside installation or construction work not related to your own products.

9. Total Revenue

(sum of lines 1 to 8)

Expenses

1. Purchases

For Manufacturing and Logging Industries

Please report the laid-down cost FOB, plant gate, but excluding HST/GST, for purchases / cost of materials.

Include:

purchases of raw materials and components for manufacturing
purchases of non-returnable containers and other shipping and packaging materials (boxes, cartons, barrels, kegs, bottles, pallets)
purchases of goods purchased for resale in the same condition as purchased (without further manufacturing or processing)
shipping charges by common carrier or contract carriers
freight in and duty
fuel purchased to be used as an input into the manufacturing process as a feedstock or processing material (e.g., crude oil processed into gasoline).

Exclude:

federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes
change in inventories

2. Employment costs and expenses

a. salaries, wages and commissions

Include:

indirect labour costs (e.g., food service staff, repair staff)
overtime payments
vacation pay
payments to casual labour
directors' pay
bonuses (including profit sharing)
commissions paid to regular employees such as your manufacturer's agents
taxable allowances (e.g., room and board, gifts such as air tickets for holidays)
retroactive wage payments
stock options awarded to employees (the amount for which you have entered a "code 38" on the employees' T4 and which is included in box 14 – value according to CRA rules)
any other allowance forming part of the employee's earnings
payments to individuals working on their own premises using equipment and materials provided by your business unit since such persons should be treated as employees
severance pay.

Exclude:

deferred stock options awarded to employees that meet relevant CRA rules (the amount for which you have entered a "code 53" on the employee's T4 and which is excluded from box 14)
amounts paid out to other business units for employment costs only
monies withdrawn by working owners and partners of unincorporated business units
director's fees or distribution of profits to shareholders of incorporated business units
cost/expenses for outside subcontracted employees (report the amount at question 3-Subcontracts)
cost/expenses for temporary workers paid through an agency, as well as charges for personnel search services (report these amounts at question 21 - All other costs and expenses)

b. employee benefits

Report expenses related to the employer portion of employee benefits.

Include:

payments for employee life and extended health care insurance plans (e.g., medical, dental, drug and vision care plans)
employer portion of Canada Pension Plan/Québec Pension Plan contributions
employer pension contributions
contributions to provincial and territorial health and education payroll taxes (applicable to your business unit)
workers' compensation (provincial or territorial) applicable to your business unit
employer portion of EI premiums
association dues paid by the employer
all other employee benefits such as childcare and supplementary unemployment benefit (SUB) plans.

Exclude employee portions of employee benefits (i.e., deductions from pay).

3. Subcontracts

Subcontract expense refers to the purchasing of services from outside of the company rather than providing them in-house. In such cases, business units provide materials to other business units or individuals for the production of outputs on a so-called "custom basis". Subcontract expense only refers to work hired out for production towards the company's outputs.

Include:

commissions paid to non-employees
any amount you pay to any other business units, firms, or individuals for work done on materials you own
custom work and contract work
subcontract and outside labour
hired labour.

Exclude:

research and development subcontracts (report these amounts at question 4 - Research and development fees)
salaries and wages paid to employees
payments to individuals working on their own premises using machinery, equipment and materials provided by your firm (such persons should be treated as employees)
cost of materials
cost/expenses for temporary workers paid through an agency, as well as charges for personnel search services (report these amounts at question 21 – All other costs and expenses)
repairs and maintenance services (report these amounts at question 13 - Repair and maintenance).

4. Research and development fees

Exclude own labour costs (included at line 2. a. - Salaries, wages and commissions)

5. Professional and business fees

Please report only the total cost of purchased professional or business service fees here (a detailed breakdown may be required in a subsequent section).

Include:

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

Exclude:

service fees paid to Head Office and other business units not included in this questionnaire (report these at question 21 - All other costs and expenses)
the cost of in-house activities undertaken by your own staff.

6. Energy and water expenses

Report the cost/expense of purchased utilities attributed to operations in the current reporting period such as water, electricity, gas and heating.

Include:

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

Exclude:

energy expenses covered in your rental and leasing contracts
telephone, Internet and other telecommunications
vehicle fuel (report these at question 21 - All other costs and expenses)
raw materials i.e. any fuel purchased as input to the manufacturing process as a feed stock or processing material (e.g. crude oil to be refined into gasoline) or for any other non-energy purpose (report these at question 1 - Purchases).

7. Office and computer related expenses

Please report all office supplies purchased and used by your business unit for both manufacturing and non-manufacturing operations.

Include:

office stationery and supplies, paper and other supplies for photocopiers, printers and fax machines
postage and courier fees (used in the day-to-day office business activity)
memory storage devices and computer upgrade expenses
data processing expense (equipment, software and software licenses).

Exclude telephone, Internet and other telecommunication expenses (report this amount at question 8 - Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication).

8. Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication

Include:

telephone, fax, cellular phone, or pager services for transmission of voice, data or image
internet access charges
purchased cable and satellite transmission of television, radio and music programs
wired telecommunication services
wireless telecommunication services
satellite telecommunication services
large bandwidth services to send/receive digital works
online access services
online information provision services.

9. Business taxes, licenses and permits

Include:

property taxes paid directly and land transfer taxes
business taxes
vehicle license and/or registration fees
beverage license fees
trade license fees
professional license fees
all other license fees
lot levies
building permits and development charges
other property/business licenses or permits not specified above.

Exclude:

property taxes covered in your rental and leasing expenses
corporate income taxes
stumpage fees (report these amounts at question 11 –Crown charges).

10. Royalties (other than Crown royalties), franchise fees and memberships

Include:

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

Exclude stumpage fees (report these amounts at question 11 – Crown charges).

11. Crown charges (for logging, mining and energy industries only)

Include:

crown royalties, Crown leases and rentals, oil sand leases and stumpage fees
federal or provincial royalty, tax, lease or rental payments made in relation to the acquisition, development or ownership of Canadian resource properties.

12. Rental and leasing (land, buildings, equipment, vehicles, etc.)

Include:

lease/rental expenses, real estate rental expenses, condominium fees and equipment rental expenses
only operating leases (as opposed to leases that can be capitalized)
motor vehicle rental and leasing expenses (without driver)
furniture and fixtures
computer, machinery and equipment rental expenses (without operator)
storage expense
studio lighting and scaffolding; Road and construction equipment rental
road and construction equipment rental
fuel and other utility costs covered in your rental and leasing contracts.

Exclude rental and leasing of vehicles (with driver), machinery and equipment (with driver or operator) (report these costs at question 21 - All other costs and expenses).

13. Repair and maintenance

This item comprises repair and maintenance costs related to the replacement of parts or other restoration of plant and machinery to keep your properties in efficient working condition.

Include:

waste removal services, hazardous and non-hazardous
janitorial and cleaning services
sweeping and snow removal services
costs related to materials, parts and external labour associated with the following expenses: buildings and structures, machinery and equipment, motor vehicles, security equipment and other goods (except fabricated metal products or furniture repair services).

Exclude:

salaries (report at question 2 – Employment costs and expenses
property management fees (report these at question 5 – Professional and business fees)
repair and maintenance expenses that are included in any payment to a head office.

14. Amortization and depreciation

Report the amortization/depreciation (the systematic allocation of the cost of assets to current operations over their useful life) related only to the current reporting period.

Include:

direct cost depreciation of tangible assets and amortization of leasehold improvements
amortization of rental equipment (for operating leases: by lessor; for capital leases: by lessee)
amortization of intangible assets (e.g., amortization of goodwill, patents, franchises, copyrights, trademarks, deferred charges, deferred gains and losses on investments, organizational costs).

15. Insurance

Insurance recovery income should be deducted from insurance expenses.

Include:

accident and health insurance services
life insurance and individual pension services
asset insurance services, including property and motor vehicle
general liability insurance services
executive life insurance
bonding, business interruption insurance and fire insurance
all other insurance services not elsewhere specified.

Exclude:

payments on behalf of employees which are considered to be taxable benefits (report these at question 2(b) – Employee benefits)
premiums paid directly to your head office (report these at question 21).

16. Advertising, marketing, promotion, meals and entertainment

Include:

advertising planning and creating services
newspaper advertising and media expenses
catalogues, presentations and displays
trade fairs and exhibition organization services
tickets for theatre, concerts and sporting events for business promotion
fundraising expenses
meals, entertainment and hospitality purchases for clients
other advertising services.

17. Travel, meetings and conventions

Include:

travel expenses
rental services of passenger cars, buses and coaches with operator
meeting and convention expenses, seminars
passenger transportation (airfare, bus, train, etc.)
accommodations (hotel and motel lodging)
travel allowance and meals while travelling
travel agency services
taxi services
meal and beverage services for consumption on the premises
other travel expenses.

18. Financial services (bank charges, transaction fees, etc.)

Include:

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

Exclude interest expenses (report these at question 19 - Interest expense).

19. Interest expense

Please report the cost of servicing your company's debt such as interest and bank charges, finance charges, interest payments on capital leases, amortization of bond discounts.

Include (interest on):

short-term and long-term debt
bonds and debentures
mortgages.

Exclude:

dividends paid to term and retractable preferred shares
debt issue expenses, including their amortization.

20. Bad debt, loan losses, donations, political contributions and inventory writedown

Include:

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

21. All other expenses (please specify)

Include intracompany expenses.

Include:

log yard expense, forestry costs, logging road costs
production costs
vehicle fuel expenses
pipeline operations, drilling, site restoration costs
gross overriding royalty
other producing property rental costs
well operating, fuel and equipment costs
other lease rental costs
other direct costs
equipment hire and operation costs
overhead expenses allocated to costs of sales
cash over/short (negative expense)
reimbursement of parent company expenses
warranty expenses
recruiting expenses
general and administrative expenses
interdivisional expenses
interfund transfers (minus expense recoveries)
exploration and development costs (include: geological prospecting, well abandonment and dry holes, exploration expenses, development expenses)
safety supplies
cafeteria supplies
materials, components and supplies for installation and construction that is not related to own product
all other supplies, material and components not elsewhere specified
variance
all other expenses not reported elsewhere.

Exclude items related to expenditures in prior periods.

22. Total expenses

(sum of lines 1 to 21)

Industry Characteristics

Sales

1. Cost Center

2. Valuation of sales

Please indicate whether you will report at final selling price or any alternate valuation.

if you are a single business unit firm, sales must be reported at your final selling price.
if you are part of a multi-business unit firm:
a) sales to your firm's non-logging or non-manufacturing business units must be reported at your final selling price.
b) sales to your firm's logging or manufacturing business units, sales branches, selling warehouses or head offices should be reported at the value shown on your books of account (i.e., book transfer value)

Report all sales (domestic and exports) goods and services from Canadian locations at final selling price. Sales should be reported FOB factory gate: net of excise and provincial or territorial sales taxes, HST/GST, trade discounts, returns and allowances, and charges for outward transportation by common or contract carriers. (Note: FOB factory gate means truck gate if manufacturer is using own truck and driver).

Sales denominated in foreign currency should be converted into Canadian dollars at the exchange rate on the day of transaction.

Note: Goods reported as sold should not be included in inventory and goods held on consignment should be reported as inventory until actually sold.

Sales for selected items

3. a. Sales of goods manufactured

Include:

sales of goods manufactured from own materials whether at this business unit or at any other subcontracted manufacturing plants located within Canada
sales out of warehouses at locations other than your business unit if storage warehouses are owned or rented by your business unit
amounts received from progress billings
charges for installation of manufactured goods where installation is part of sales
book value of goods sold for rental
transfers to other business units or a head office of your firm. Note that these should be reported at the value shown on your books of account (i.e., book transfer value).

Exclude:

transfers into inventory and consignment sales
shipping charges by common or contract carriers
discounts and returns
federal provincial and territorial sales taxes and excise duties and taxes
sales of goods purchased for resale, as is
revenue from repair work
revenue from manufacturing and logging service fees and/or custom work.

b. sales of goods purchased for resale, as is

Report sales of goods that have not been processed or altered in your business unit and that have been purchased and resold in the same condition.

Include sales of products transferred to you from other business units of your firm and sold in the same condition as transferred.

Exclude:

transfers into inventory and consignment sales
shipping charges by common or contract carriers
discounts and returns
federal provincial and territorial sales taxes and excise duties and taxes.

c. revenue from repair work

Exclude:

shipping charges by common or contract carriers
discounts
federal provincial and territorial sales taxes and excise duties and taxes.

d. revenue from manufacturing service fees or and/or custom work

Custom work, manufacturing service, comprise manufacturing work undertaken to the specifications of a client (or other business unit of your firm) prior to installation or initial delivery. Your business unit has only provided labour to a client but this client owns the product(s) and materials involved.

Exclude:

shipping charges by common or contract carriers
discounts
federal provincial and territorial sales taxes and excise duties and taxes.

f. other sales - specify:

Include sales of goods and services not specified elsewhere.

Exclude:

revenue from rental and leasing
commissions
revenue from royalties, franchise and licensing fees
revenue from interest and dividends
subsidies /grants.

Total sales of goods and services

(sum of lines a. to f.)

Selected expense information

4. a. purchases of raw materials and components

Report the laid-down cost 'Free On Board' (FOB) factory gate, but excluding HST/GST for all raw materials and components purchased for your manufacturing or logging process.

Include:

shipping charges by common carrier or contract carriers
freight in and duty
fuel purchased to be used as an input into the manufacturing process as a feedstock or processing material (e.g., crude oil processed into gasoline).

Exclude:

federal provincial and territorial sales taxes and excise duties and taxes
purchases of goods purchased for resale in the same condition as purchased (without further manufacturing or processing)
purchases of non-returnable containers and other shipping and packaging materials (boxes, cartons, barrels, kegs, bottles, pallets, etc.)
change in inventories.

b. purchases of non-returnable containers and other shipping and packaging materials

Report the laid-down cost for all shipping and packaging materials purchased ('Free On Board' (FOB) factory gate, but excluding HST/GST).

Include:

boxes, cartons, barrels, kegs, bottles, pallets, etc.
shipping charges by common carrier or contract carriers
freight in and duty.

Exclude:

federal provincial and territorial sales taxes and excise duties and taxes.

c. purchases of goods for resale, as is

Include:

shipping charges by common carrier or contract carriers
freight in and duty.

Exclude:

federal provincial and territorial sales taxes and excise duties and taxes
change in inventories.

d. vehicle fuel expense

Report any vehicle fuel expenses incurred during your manufacturing or logging process.

Exclude any fuel purchased for power/heat generation.

Salaries, wages and commissions

Details on salaries, wages and commissions

This section requests a breakdown of total salaries, wages and commissions for this business unit. Amounts reported for salaries and wages should be gross, before any deductions from employees for income tax and employee contributions to health, accident, pension, insurance, or other benefits, all of which should be included. Please do this calculation separately for direct and indirect labour. Do not include benefit contributions by the employer.

Details on average number of people employed

The section is designed to account for all personnel on the payroll of your business unit.

Direct labour (manufacturing or logging)

Please report gross salaries and average number of workers.

Include employees engaged in:

manufacturing (processing and/or assembling)
logging and forestry support
packing, handling, warehousing
repair and maintenance, janitorial
watchmen
foremen doing work similar to their employees
erection/installation by own business unit when an extension of your manufacturing operations.

Indirect labour (administrative and selling/operating)

Please report gross salaries and average number of workers. Do not include workers that are not on your payroll.

Include:

executives, administrators and office staff
sales staff
food service staff
building construction and major renovation staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts)
machinery and equipment repair staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts).

Opening and closing inventories

Include:

inventory at the manufacturing plant or at any warehouse or selling outlet which is treated as part of this business unit
inventory in transit in Canada
inventory held on consignment for Canada.

Exclude:

goods owned and held in inventory abroad
any goods held on consignment from others.

a. raw materials and components

Include:

materials and components to be used in the manufacturing process
fuel purchased to be used as an input into the manufacturing process as a feedstock or processing material (e.g., crude oil processed into gasoline)
non-returnable containers and other shipping and packaging materials.

Exclude any raw material intended for resale in the same condition as purchased.

b. goods and work in process

Include:

partially completed goods
the value of work done on goods accounted for under progress billing for which no payment has been received.

c. finished goods manufactured

Include:

goods of own manufacture from your business unit
logs, wood residues and manufactured products.

d. goods purchased for resale, as is

Include all goods which are purchased for resale without further processing by your business unit.

e. other inventories - specify

Include all other inventory of materials used in your logging or manufacturing process but not included in the above categories.

Total inventories

(sum of lines a. to e.)

Sales of goods manufactured

This section represents a breakdown, by product for the total reported at question 3.a. Sales of goods manufactured in the Industry characteristics section. Please report the value of sales (in thousands of Canadian dollars) for each product produced by your manufacturing operations for the products listed in this section.

For each product, report sales net of:

shipping charges by common or contract carriers
discounts
sales allowances
return sales
sales taxes
excise duties and taxes.

If you manufacture products that are not listed in this section, please enter the product description and relevant amounts at question 2 – All other products of own manufacture sold – please specify below. This question is about the different products sold by this business. For example: If, in addition to the products listed in the previous screens, this business also sold motor vehicle steering components, motor vehicle transmission components and motor vehicle brake systems, report 3 additional products.

Purchases of raw materials and components to be used in the manufacturing process

In reporting the cost of the various items purchased, give the laid-down value at your business unit, (i.e., the amounts after discounts actually paid or payable).

Where quantity information is requested, please provide this information from your records or, if not recorded, provide your best estimate.

Include:

semi-processed goods, if you are part of a multi-business unit firm and receive semi-processed goods as transfers from the other business units of your firm for further processing. The cost of such goods should be equivalent to the transfer value reported by the shipping unit plus any transportation and handling charges paid by your business unit to common or contract carriers
any fuel purchased as an input into the manufacturing process, as a feedstock or processing material (e.g., crude oil processed into gasoline), or for any other non-energy purpose.

Exclude fuel used for energy purposes (e.g., for office or plant heating) – These energy items should be reported in the "Detailed information on energy and water costs or expenses" section.

Details on this business's locations

General guidelines

Please indicate if any locations are no longer part of your business unit and should be deleted from the list.

Operating revenues represent the revenue generated from the course of normal business operations (e.g., sales and commissions).

Labour expenses

Amounts reported for salaries and wages should be gross, before any deductions from employees for income tax and employee contributions to health, accident, pension, insurance, or other benefits, all of which should be included. Please do this calculation separately for direct and indirect labour at each location. Do not include benefit contributions by the employer.

Direct labour (manufacturing or logging)

Please report gross salaries. Include wages for employees engaged in:

manufacturing (processing and/or assembling)
logging and forestry support
packing, handling, warehousing
repair and maintenance, janitorial
watchmen
foremen doing work similar to their employees
erection/installation by own business unit when an extension of your manufacturing operations.

Indirect labour (administrative and selling/operating)

Please report gross salaries. Do not include workers that are not on your payroll.

Include salaries for:

executives, administrators and office staff
sales staff
food service staff
building construction and major renovation staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts)
machinery and equipment repair staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts).

Detailed information on energy and water costs or expenses

Include transportation costs, duties, etc. which form part of the laid-down cost at your business unit.

1. Electricity

Please report the delivered cost of purchased electricity.

2. Gasoline

The cost of purchased gasoline includes that used for all plant operations.

Exclude fuel for motor vehicle use

3. Light fuel oil

Please report the total value of purchased light fuel oil for this reporting period.

Include:

light fuel oil includes all distillate type fuels for power burners
fuel oil no.2 (heating oil no. 2)
fuel oil no.3 (heating oil no. 3)
furnace fuel oil
gas oils
light industrial fuel.

4. Heavy fuel oil

Please report the total value of purchased heavy fuel oil for this reporting period.

Include:

all grades of residual type fuels for steam or diesel engines (non-vehicle use)
bunker B and Bunker C
fuel oils no. 4, 5 and 6
residual fuel oil.

5. Diesel fuel

Please report the total value of purchased diesel fuel for the current reporting period

Exclude fuel for motor vehicle use.

6. Liquefied petroleum gas (e.g., propane, butane)

Please report the total value of purchased liquefied petroleum gases (LPG) for this reporting period. LPG's comprise normally gaseous paraffinic compounds extracted from refinery gases.

Exclude fuel for motor vehicle use

7. Natural gas

Please report the total value of purchased natural gas, which comprises a mix of hydrocarbon compounds and small quantities of various non-hydrocarbons existing in a gaseous phase.

Exclude fuel for motor vehicle use

8. Coal

Please report the total value of purchased coal for this reporting period.

9. Water Utilities

10. Other energy and water expenses - specify:

Please report the total value of all other purchased energy types not specified elsewhere (e.g., steam, oxygen or hydrogen).

11. Total energy and water expenses

(sum of lines 1 to 10)

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Canadian Economic News, January 2021 edition

This module provides a concise summary of selected Canadian economic events, as well as international and financial market developments by calendar month. It is intended to provide contextual information only to support users of the economic data published by Statistics Canada. In identifying major events or developments, Statistics Canada is not suggesting that these have a material impact on the published economic data in a particular reference month.

All information presented here is obtained from publicly available news and information sources, and does not reflect any protected information provided to Statistics Canada by survey respondents.

COVID-19 timeline

The Government of Manitoba announced on January 4th it was extending the provincewide state of emergency for a period of 30 days.
The Government of British Columbia announced on January 5th it had formally extended the provincial state of emergency until January 19th. On January 19th, the Government extended the state of emergency until February 2nd.
The Government of the Northwest Territories announced on January 5th it had extended the territory-wide Public Health Emergency until January 19th. The Government announced on January 14th it had extended the State of Emergency in the City of Yellowknife until January 28th. On January 19th, the Government extended the territory-wide Public Health Emergency until February 2nd, and on January 28th, it extended the State of Emergency in the City of Yellowknife until February 11th.
The Government of Nunavut announced on January 7th it had extended the territory's public health emergency until January 21st. The Government on January 21st then extended the public health emergency until February 4th.
The Government of Nova Scotia announced on January 8th it was renewing the state of emergency until January 24th. On January 22nd, the Government said it was renewing the state of emergency until February 7th.
The Government of Ontario announced on January 12th it was declaring a second provincial emergency under s 7.0.1 (1) of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act and issued a stay-at-home order. On January 16th, the Government announced it was extending most orders currently in force under the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020, until February 19th.

Selected COVID-19 responses

The Government of Prince Edward Island announced on January 5th the further easing of public health measures within the province, including:
- Organized gatherings can continue to operate with a total of 50 people but can now have up to two additional groups of 50 people with an approved operational plan;
- Organized recreational and team sports may resume subject to the organized gathering limit of 50 people, but can now have up to two additional groups of 50 people with an approved operational plan; and
- Restaurants and licensed premises can continue to offer in-room dining service with a closing time of 11 p.m. and a maximum table size of 10 people.
On January 22nd, the Government announced the further easing of public health measures, including:
- Organized gatherings can now have up to three additional groups of 50 people (up to 200 total);
- Gyms/fitness facilities, museums, and libraries may now operate at capacity;
- Retail stores, markets and craft fairs may operate at capacity;
- Restaurants and licensed premises can continue to offer in-room dining service with a later closing time of midnight and a maximum table size of 10 people.
The Government of Quebec announced on January 6th the implementation of additional measures, applicable until February 8th, to break the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, including:
- a curfew will be in effect between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m.;
- all business and office towers, restaurants, gyms, theatres, cinemas, and hair salons will be closed;
- pharmacies and gas stations will remain open; and
- primary schools will open on January 11th, secondary schools will open on January 18th.
The Government of Ontario announced on January 7th it was extending online teacher-led learning until January 25th for elementary school students in the 27 Southern Ontario public health unit regions and extending the shutdown in Northern Ontario for another 14 days, aligning with the shutdown period in Southern Ontario. On January 12th, the Government announced additional public health measures, including:
- Outdoor organized public gatherings and social gatherings are further restricted to a limit of five people;
- All non-essential retail stores, including those offering curbside pickup or delivery, must open no earlier than 7 a.m. and close no later than 8 p.m.; and
- Non-essential construction is further restricted.
The Government also said that schools in Windsor-Essex, Peel Region, Toronto, York, and Hamilton will not return to in-person instruction until February 10th.
The Government of Nova Scotia announced on December 31st that as of January 4th, restaurants and licensed establishments in areas of Halifax Regional Municipality and Hants County can reopen for dine-in service. The Government said that they must follow the provincewide restrictions, including ending service by 10 p.m. and closing by 11 p.m., and can continue takeout and delivery service with no restrictions. The Government also said that due to the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia was tightening border controls, including a new self-isolation requirement for people coming to Nova Scotia from New Brunswick. On January 22nd, the Government said that most public health restrictions would be extended until February 7th and that some restrictions for sports and arts and culture organizations would be eased starting January 25th.
The Government of Manitoba announced on January 8th that the existing Critical (red) level restrictions had been extended until January 22nd. On January 21st, the Government announced it was in a position to cautiously reduce some restrictions and that the following changes would be in effect for Winnipeg (except for Churchill), Southern Health – Santé Sud, Interlake-Eastern and Prairie Mountain Health regions:
- visit a household under a new 'rule of two', outdoor visits of up to five people;
- stores can open for the sale of products provided they maintain occupancy limits of 25%;
- operation of basic services that promote physical and mental health for Manitobans; and
- barber shops and hair stylists to reopen at 25% capacity.
On January 26th, the Government announced it was amending public health orders to put formal restrictions on interprovincial travel and that anyone entering Manitoba from anywhere in Canada will be required to self-isolate for 14 days. The Government said the restrictions will last for three weeks.
The Government of New Brunswick announced on January 22nd that zone 4 (Edmundston region) would go into a full lockdown on January 23rd, under the province's mandatory order.
The Government of Canada announced on January 29th that it and Canada's airlines had agreed to suspend all flights to and from Mexico and Caribbean countries until April 30th, effective as of January 31st. The Government also said that effective midnight February 3rd, in addition to proof of a negative pre-departure test, the Government will expand the existing international flight restrictions which funnel scheduled international commercial passenger flights into four Canadian airports: Montréal-Trudeau International Airport, Toronto Pearson International Airport, Calgary International Airport, and Vancouver International Airport and that the new restrictions will include scheduled commercial passenger flights arriving from the United States, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America, which were exempted from the previous restriction.
The Government of Alberta announced on January 29th the easing of certain health measures as of February 8th, including:
- Children's sport and performance activities are permitted if they are related to school activities;
- Only one-on-one training is permitted for indoor fitness activities; and
- Up to a maximum of six people per table in restaurants, cafes, and pubs, with liquor service ending at 10 p.m. and in-person dining closing by 11 p.m.

Resources

On January 20th, U.S. President Joe Biden announced he had revoked the Presidential permit, issued on March 29, 2019, that had been granted to TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. to construct, connect, operate, and maintain pipeline facilities at the international border of the United States and Canada. Calgary-based TC Energy Corporation announced that, as a result of the revocation of the Presidential permit, advancement of the project will be suspended.
New Brunswick-based Irving Oil Ltd. announced it had reduced its workforce at its Saint John refinery by approximately 60 employees. The company also said it had earlier decided to reduce its contractor workforce at the Saint John refinery to 225 from a typical 1,000-person workforce in the first quarter.
Calgary-based Enerplus Corporation announced it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the shares of Bruin E&P HoldCo, LLC, for total cash consideration of USD $465 million. The company said the acquisition is expected to close in early March 2021, subject to customary closing conditions.
Vancouver-based Trevali Mining Corporation announced the planned restart of operations at its Caribou mine near Bathurst, New Brunswick. The company said the mine has been on a care and maintenance program since March 2020, and that it expects to return to mining in early February.

Manufacturing

Oshawa-based General Motors of Canada Company announced that, subject to ratification of a tentative 2021 agreement reached with Unifor and confirmation of government support, General Motors plans to bring production of its recently announced BrightDrop electric light commercial vehicle, the EV600, to its CAMI manufacturing plant in Ingersoll, Ontario. GM said the investment is approximately $1 billion and that work will begin immediately to transform the CAMI plant to support electric vehicle production.

Transportation

Calgary-based WestJet Airlines Ltd. announced it will eliminate more than 230 weekly departures, including 160 domestic, and remove approximately 30% of its currently planned February and March capacity from the schedule as frequently evolving advisories, travel restrictions, and guidance continue to negatively impact demand trends. WestJet said that as a result, the equivalent of 1,000 employees across the WestJet Group of Companies will be impacted through a combination of furloughs, temporary layoffs, unpaid leaves, and reduced hours.
Montreal-based Air Canada announced it was adjusting its network under its COVID-19 Mitigation and Recovery Plan by further reducing first quarter system capacity by an additional 25%. Air Canada said that as a result, there will be a workforce reduction of approximately 1,700 employees, in addition to the over 200 impacted employees at its Express carriers.
The Atlantic Canada Airports Association announced it had been advised by Air Canada that effective January 23rd, Air Canada would be suspending all service until further notice in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador; Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador; and Fredericton, New Brunswick. The Government of the Northwest Territories announced it had received notice that Air Canada was suspending all passenger operations to the Yellowknife Airport until further notice, effective January 23rd.
Toronto-based Porter Airlines announced it was establishing March 29th as a revised tentative date for restarting flights based on the continuing surge in COVID-19 cases and corresponding public health measures.
The Government of Canada announced it was lifting the existing Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) which prohibits the commercial operation of the Boeing 737 MAX in Canadian airspace on January 20, 2021, and that this will allow for the return to service of the aircraft in Canada.
Edmonton-based Flair Airlines announced it was expanding with the addition of 13 new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. The company said it will lease the initial 13 aircraft from one of its financiers, 777 Partners, and that it will begin accepting delivery of the new aircraft in early 2021.
Montreal-based Transat A.T. Inc. announced on January 29th the complete suspension of all scheduled Air Transat flights until April 30th following the Canadian government's request not to travel to Mexico and the Caribbean and the imposition of new quarantine and COVID-19 screening measures.
Montreal-based TFI International Inc. announced it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire UPS Freight, the less-than-truckload (LTL) and dedicated truckload (TL) divisions of United Parcel Service, Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia, for USD $800 million. TFI International said the transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2021, subject to customary closing conditions including regulatory approvals.

Other news

The Bank of Canada announced it was maintaining its target for the overnight rate at the effective lower bound of 0.25%. The target for the overnight rate was reduced by 150 basis points in March 2020. The Bank also said it was maintaining its forward guidance, reinforced and supplemented by its quantitative easing (QE) program, which continues at its current pace of at least $4 billion per week.
Washington State-based Amazon.com, Inc. announced it had opened its first sortation centre in Quebec, in Longueil, in 2020, and is opening another sortation centre in Coteau-du-Lac in 2021. The company said both centres will create more than 1,000 jobs. Amazon also said it is opening two new delivery stations in Quebec in 2021 and a third in Quebec in 2022.

United States and other international news

U.S. President Joe Biden announced on January 25th he had signed an executive order that the United States Government should, consistent with applicable law, use terms and conditions of Federal financial assistance awards and Federal procurements to maximize the use of goods, products, and materials produced in, and services offered in the United States.
The U.S. Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) maintained the target range for the federal funds rate at 0.00% to 0.25%. The last change in the target range was a 100 basis points decrease announced in March 2020. The FOMC also said the Federal Reserve would continue to increase its holdings of Treasury securities by at least $80 billion per month and of agency mortgage-backed securities by at least $40 billion per month until substantial further progress has been made toward the Committee's maximum employment and price stability goals.
The European Central Bank (ECB) announced the interest rate on the main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility will remain unchanged at 0.00%, 0.25% and -0.50%, respectively; the purchases under the pandemic emergency purchase programme (PEPP) will continue with a total envelope of €1,850 billion until at least the end of March 2022; and net purchases under the asset purchase programme (APP) will continue at a monthly pace of €20 billion.
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) announced it will apply a negative interest rate of -0.1% to the Policy-Rate Balances in current accounts held by financial institutions at the BoJ and that it will purchase a necessary amount of Japanese government bonds (JGBs) without setting an upper limit so that 10-year JGB yields will remain at around zero percent.
The Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Committee of Norway's Norges Bank decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 0.0%. The last change in the policy rate was a 25 basis points reduction in May 2020.
The U.K. Government announced on January 4th a national lockdown and said restrictions are expected to last until the middle of February. Restrictions include the closure of all schools; non-essential retail, hospitality and personal care services; entertainment venues; and indoor and outdoor sports facilities. Restaurants can continue delivery, takeaway or click-and-collect of food.

Financial market news

West Texas Intermediate crude oil closed at USD $52.20 per barrel on January 29th, up from a closing value of USD $48.52 at the end of December. Western Canadian Select crude oil traded in the USD $32 to $45 per barrel range throughout January. The Canadian dollar closed at 78.25 cents U.S. on January 29th, down from 78.54 cents U.S. at the end of December. The S&P/TSX composite index closed at 17,337.07 on January 29th, down from 17,433.36 at the end of December.

Gender and sexual diversity statistical metadata standards

Opened: February 2, 2021
Closed: March 12, 2021
Results posted: August 16, 2023

Consultation objectives

In recent years, there has been an increase in public awareness and sensitivity in Canada towards the 2SLGBTQI+ population. However, existing statistical data and information on this population have remained limited.

To address these information gaps, Statistics Canada has developed statistical metadata standards to better respond to the data needs on gender and sexual diversity in Canada. Throughout this process, Statistics Canada has engaged with stakeholders and partners, including civil society organizations, as well as researchers in the field of gender and sexual diversity and gender studies.

Among engagement activities, Statistics Canada launched a public consultation in 2021 on the proposed updated gender and new sexual orientation and LGBTQ2+^{Footnote 1} standards, inviting members of the Canadian public and international partners to review them and provide feedback to ensure their relevance.

Consultation methodology

This consultative engagement initiative is now closed.

The public consultation on gender and sexual diversity statistical metadata standards was conducted electronically. It was publicized through public announcements that described the proposed updates to the standard for gender of person, which was first released in April, 2018. The announcements also proposed new standards for sexual orientation of person and LGBTQ2+ status of person and listed the types of inputs sought.

Announcements were disseminated through the Statistics Canada's website and social media. Moreover, stakeholders and partners, civil society organizations and researchers were invited by email to participate and to share the consultation invitation with others within their network.

In addition to the public consultation, virtual meetings were organized in both official languages with partners and researchers to gather their feedback.

How participants got involved

Overall, Statistics Canada received 205 responses by email in both official languages from a range of individuals and organizations, including academics and research groups, civil society organizations, government departments and agencies at the federal, provincial and territorial level in Canada and overseas, academics and researchers, and the general public.

The consultation also included several follow up discussions in both official languages with academics and subject-matter experts.

Results

Statistics Canada has completed the review process for the updated gender standard and the new sexual orientation standard. The updated gender standard was released on October 1, 2021. All comments received during this consultation and other engagements activities were taken into account, and many are reflected in the updated standard.

The new sexual orientation standard was released on August 16, 2023. The public consultation was one of four phases that informed the development of the sexual orientation standard. In addition to the public consultation, Statistics Canada undertook a targeted expert consultation, focus groups, and a testing phase which consisted of one-on-one interviews.

Statistics Canada thanks members of the Canadian public and international partners for their involvement in this consultative engagement initiative.

The report is available in HTML and PDF formats: 2021 Public onsultation on Gender and Sexual Diversity Statistical Metadata Standards - What We Heard Report

Plans at a glance

As the national statistical office, Statistics Canada provides Canadians with key information on Canada's economy, society and environment. The agency's data and insights help individuals, businesses and governments make informed decisions. For example, Statistics Canada data help Canadians understand how changes in the inflation rate can affect their pocketbooks. The data also enable Canadian companies to make key business decisions. They provide government officials with vital evidence to promote economic growth, plan roads and cities, adjust pensions, and develop employment and social programs that benefit Canadians.

Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated Statistics Canada's mission to find innovative ways to bring new data and insights to Canadians, whenever and wherever they are needed. Never have data-driven insights been more important in enabling Canadians to see challenges and opportunities sooner, and act on them faster. Statistics Canada has leveraged its multi-year modernization effort to respond to Canadians' evolving data needs during the pandemic in agile, adaptive and innovative ways.

The agency also recognizes that the need for trusted, high-quality data—and responsible stewardship of those data—has never been greater, as people and institutions navigate a digital, data-driven world where more and more data are coming from a wider variety of sources. To that end, Statistics Canada's major focus over the coming year will be the 2021 Census of Population and Census of Agriculture. The census, conducted every five years, is the most authoritative snapshot of the people of Canada and the most important source of disaggregated data. The 2021 Census will take place during the pandemic and will therefore require adaptations to ensure it is conducted safely and provides comprehensive information on the impacts of COVID-19.

Statistics Canada's ongoing modernization efforts will be embedded within these priorities. As a result, Statistics Canada will also focus on the following actions in 2021–22.

Strengthening the statistical system

Despite the pandemic and the rapid pace of change, one thing has remained constant at Statistics Canada—to continue being an independent and trusted source of official statistics, ensuring confidentiality and trust through every stage of data dissemination.

Building an agile workforce and culture

As part of a whole-of-government initiative, and working with partners such as Shared Services Canada, Statistics Canada continues to adopt new technologies that enable its employees to work remotely, securely and safely during the pandemic. The agency is also equipping employees with the skills, technology and continuous-improvement mindset to adapt to rapidly evolving data needs. These initiatives include

new secure digital platforms that enable staff to collaborate virtually
strengthened and integrated protocols to meet the highest security requirements so that Canadians' data are strictly protected
training and skills upgrading for employees to encourage lifelong learning and ensure they are equipped to use next-generation data analytics tools.

Delivering user-friendly services

Statistics Canada is actively developing technology-based solutions to increase Canadians' access to timely, high-quality data in user-friendly formats, on demand. In response to the pandemic, the agency is accelerating its shift from collecting and storing fixed, static data stocks to sharing dynamic data flows.

The goal is to use data as they should be used in the digital age: as rapidly moving knowledge flows that can be turned into timely and meaningful insights on demand. These can be used by more Canadians to guide their decision-making, especially during critical situations such as the pandemic response.
The agency will continue to find fresh ways to present and share data so that they are easier for anyone to find and use, including

modernizing the look and feel of web and social media content
developing on-demand data subscription services
launching online data hubs organized by topic
adding more data visualization products that provide a user-friendly approach to understanding the data
striving to make communications clear and accessible to all Canadians.

Using leading-edge methods

Statistics Canada's activities have always been driven by sound data strategies. The agency will continue to explore new methods of collecting data that move beyond the survey-first approach. These include using innovative data collection approaches, such as web panels, and integrating more administrative data (existing non-survey-based information from a variety of sources) with data science approaches, while strictly preserving the confidentiality and security of those data.

Given the uncertainty created by COVID-19, the agency will continue to provide more targeted, timely and detailed data on emerging issues that affect Canada's economy and society. These will be released both during the pandemic and over the longer term as the country recovers.

In particular, Statistics Canada will continue to place an urgent priority on disaggregating more datasets, where feasible. This will better identify the economic and social inequalities experienced by vulnerable populations, such as women, Indigenous people, Canadians living with disabilities, groups designated as visible minorities and the LGBTQ+ community. To better understand the unequal impacts of the economic downturn caused by COVID-19, the agency will continue to explore how to address data gaps in several statistical programs, including its flagship Labour Force Survey.

Collaborating and engaging with more Canadians

Collaborating with public and private sector partners, Statistics Canada will continue to identify new ways to collect and share data, while maintaining the high standard of trust that Canadians have come to expect. To ensure that more data are integrated from a variety of sources and that more end users have the information they need to make evidence-based decisions, the agency has already identified more opportunities to collaborate with new and existing partners. These partnerships will continue to grow as the country moves beyond pandemic response towards recovery.

Building statistical capacity and fostering data literacy

Statistics Canada will continue to be a national data literacy leader through its data strategy signature initiatives and the newly created Office of the Chief Data Officer. The agency will maintain a proactive and coordinated approach to drive the use of data as a strategic asset throughout the Government of Canada and will provide support to other federal organizations.

Through partnerships with Indigenous people, organizations and communities, Statistics Canada will work alongside them to enhance their capacity to build and maintain their own statistical programs, grounded in their needs and based on recognition of rights, respect and collaboration.

The agency, whose expertise is recognized globally, will continue to play a leadership role on the world stage. In partnership with the United Nations, the Organisation for Economic Development and Co-operation, and other national statistical offices, Statistics Canada will continue to provide technical assistance to strengthen the capacity of developing countries so that they can build and maintain their own statistical programs.

Collaborating effectively in the international community enables Statistics Canada to lead by example and build upon its reputation; this kind of engagement promotes the development and use of strong statistics. Thoughtful and effective international partnerships also expand Canada's influence in trade, global governance and the promotion of equality.

For more information on Statistics Canada's plans, priorities and planned results, see the "Core responsibilities: planned results and resources, and key risks" section of this report.

Chief Statistician's message

I am pleased to present Statistics Canada's 2021-22 Departmental Plan.

This report outlines how the agency is fulfilling its mandate over the coming year to provide Canadians with timely, high-quality data for decisions that impact all of us.

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated Statistics Canada's multi-year modernization efforts, and fundamentally transformed the way we operate. And thanks to this modernization and to our dedicated staff, we were well prepared. Almost overnight, we were able to quickly pivot operations to focus on mission-critical programs, and move some 7,500 employees to telework. Faced with an unprecedented need for data, they stepped up to the plate, enabling the agency to deliver data-driven insights to Canadians at a time when they were needed most.

At no time has the role of data – and Statistics Canada's role as a trusted data steward – been more important in helping Canadians not only survive this crisis, but also thrive once we move past it.

Our effort to modernize our operations is based on five pillars:

Fostering a modern and flexible workplace based on an agile workforce and culture.
Delivering user-centric products and services to focus resources on what clients want and need today, and to make Statistics Canada data easier for anyone to find and use.
Using leading-edge methods. We do this by identifying new methods of collecting data that move beyond the survey-first approach, finding new ways to integrate data from a variety of sources, and using high-throughput tools to analyze and visualize data.
Collaborating and engaging with partners, sharing expertise, and increasing access to data.
Building statistical capacity with partners and fostering data literacy among Canadians so that more end-users – whether they are businesses, governments or citizens – can make evidence-based decisions from data.

To that end, Statistics Canada will deliver results over the coming year based on the following priorities:

Strengthening the Statistical System. The Canadian Statistics Advisory Council (CSAC) released, in October 2020, the first annual report which provides a detailed assessment of Canada’s statistical system and advice on how it could be strengthened. Statistics Canada will work closely with partners within and outside the federal government to make tangible progress in the areas recommended in the report.
Launch the 2021 Census of the Population and Census of Agriculture. Every five years, the censuses provide a detailed portrait of Canadians and their communities. In 2021, census data collection will take place against the backdrop of a pandemic, which will require Statistics Canada employees to adapt to public-health measures, such as physical distancing, during the collection of census data. The data collected for this census will also capture the sheer scale of the social and economic impacts that Canadians continue to face as a result of COVID-19.
Enhance coverage of emerging social and economic concerns. Statistics Canada will continue to produce more data on important issues, such as housing affordability, health outcomes, household debt and Canadians' quality of life. Given the economic uncertainty created by COVID-19, we will also identify timely and accurate indicators to track the sharp changes in employment levels and business activity during an economic shock. Another urgent priority is to disaggregate datasets to better identify the economic and social impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable populations, such as women, Indigenous people, people living with disabilities, the LGBTQ+ community, and groups designated as visible minorities.
Seek out data from alternative sources. Canadians often wonder why they are asked to provide the same data multiple times to government institutions. That's why we will engage with Canadians and collaborate with both public- and private-sector partners on ways to collect, store and share administrative data – information not based on surveys that are already held by other organizations. The objective is to make Statistics Canada more responsive to the data needs of Canadians, without adding extra demands on them to provide the same information to us multiple times. This commitment is part of the Government of Canada's vision of offering services focused on the needs of end users. Better data integration from various sources means the federal government has a better sense of the needs of Canadians. Better data integration holds great potential for making Canadians' interactions with the Government of Canada easier, providing them with a more seamless experience when they seek a service or benefit. It can make government more efficient, better at coordinating public services and better equipped to make evidence-based decisions that can improve the lives of all Canadians, particularly those who may not have benefitted equally in the past. And as we seek to integrate more data to better serve Canadians, we will continue to strictly protect their privacy.
Build statistical capacity and foster data literacy. Through newly established partnerships with Indigenous communities, we will share our globally recognized expertise in using data for public accountability, social impact and innovation. We will also continue to collaborate with other federal departments as well as our provincial and territorial counterparts to use data as a strategic asset to better serve Canadians.
Modernize our operations. To better meet Canada's evolving data needs, especially during a public-health crisis, we are actively developing new technology-based solutions to provide Canadians with increased access to timely, high-quality data. We are investing in secure digital infrastructure to protect the data assets that Canadians have entrusted to us. We are also launching new on-demand digital tools and services – part of our commitment to improve our services to Canadians by identifying fresh ways to model and present data to them.

Over the past century, Statistics Canada has evolved from being the nation's collector and keeper of fixed stocks of data, to being a dynamic service provider that shares ever-moving flows of data, wherever and whenever they are needed. These data can be used by many more Canadians, who are looking for accurate, authoritative information tailored to their unique needs to make important decisions.

We will continue to strictly protect the information Canadians have entrusted to Statistics Canada and be transparent about the methods that we use to ensure that their information is both secure and kept strictly confidential. I invite Canadians to visit Statistics Canada's Trust Centre to see how we are introducing world-leading privacy-protection methods and how our dedicated employees work to bring Canadians the data and insights that they have counted on for more than 100 years.

Anil Arora
Chief Statistician of Canada

From the Minister

The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, P.C., M.P.

The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry

Statistics Canada and Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) are working to position Canada as an innovation leader on the global stage by fostering a diverse, growing, competitive and sustainable economy that benefits all Canadians.

While our government's priority continues to be fighting COVID-19 and protecting Canadians' health and safety, we are committed to fostering conditions for investment, enhancing Canadian innovation, and driving growth in key sectors. Together, we will strengthen the Canadian economy and restore consumer confidence through strategic actions, including investing in training for workers, and supporting Canadian businesses as they adapt and grow in a knowledge-based economy.

Statistics Canada, as the country's national statistical office, will continue to support key government priorities by advancing efforts in the following areas; gender equality, diversity and inclusion, public health data management, energy, environment and sustainable development. The agency will work to build statistical capacity in Indigenous organizations, and meet the increasing need for data to help fuel our economy and labour market. And, thanks to the participation of thousands of Canadians, Statistics Canada will deliver the 2021 Census that provides a detailed and comprehensive statistical portrait of Canada that is vital to our country.

Statistics Canada's ambitious modernization agenda has positioned the agency to be responsive to the COVID-19 crisis. As we navigate a path to recovery, Statistics Canada will continue to deliver meaningful insights. More than ever, Canadians need timely, granular and integrated data to shed light on the impacts of the pandemic on Canadian society and our economy.

Finally, in tackling some of today's most pressing challenges, such as climate change, we will continue to invest in science and research. We will also ensure that federal research is fully available to the public; that researchers can freely share their work; and that evidence-based approaches are utilized when making decisions. In doing so, we will facilitate the kind of new discoveries made by Canada's leading researchers and academics.

Together with Canadians of all backgrounds, regions and generations, we are building a strong culture of innovation to position Canada as a leader in the global economy. For more information, it is our pleasure to present the 2021-22 Departmental Plan for Statistics Canada.

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Date modified:: 2025-04-11