Why do we conduct this survey?

The purpose of this survey is to collect information for producing national and provincial level estimates of potato production.

These estimates will be used to assess the economic health of the industry. Agricultural producers and industry analysts will work with this information to make production and marketing decisions, and government analysts will use it to develop agricultural policies in Canada.

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 the response 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 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. 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, ON
K1A 0T6

You may also contact us by email at infostats or by fax at 1-514-496-4879.

For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the statistical agency of Prince Edward Island, as well as with the Manitoba Department of Agriculture.

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

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.

Note: Press the help button (?) for additional information.

Legal Name

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

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

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

Operating Name

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

Legal name

Operating name (if applicable)

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

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

First name

Last name

Title

Preferred language of communication

• 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)

Example: 123-123-1212

Extension number (if applicable)

Fax number (including area code)

Example: 123-123-1212

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).

Note: Press the help button (?) for additional information, including a detailed description of this activity complete with example activities and any applicable exclusions.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Description and examples

• 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.

How to search:

• if desired, you can filter the search results by first selecting this business or organization's activity sector
• enter keywords or a brief description that best describes this business or organization main activity
• press the Search button to search the database for an activity that best matches the keywords or description you provided
• then select an activity from the list.

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

Enter keywords or a brief description, then press the Search button

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

Main activity

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

• Yes, there are other activities
  Provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's secondary activity
• No, that is the only significant activity

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

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

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

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

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

Area planted and harvested

1. What was the total area of potatoes planted in (current year)

Report for the entire operation.

Report the area of potatoes planted on land owned or rented by all partners in the operation.

Planted area refers to an area of land that potatoes were planted on during the spring of the reference year.

Total area planted

Unit of measure

• Acres
• Hectares

2. What was the total area of potatoes harvested in (current year)

Report for the entire operation.

Report the area of potatoes harvested on land owned or rented by all partners in the operation.

Total area harvested

Unit of measure

• Acres
• Hectares

Yield or production

3. For the potatoes harvested in (current year) would you prefer to report the average yield or total production?

Yield is the measure of a crop produced from single unit of land area.

To calculate: yield = production / harvested area of land

For example, if you produced 2,500 hundredweight (cwt) of potatoes on 10 acres of land, yield is 250 cwt per acre.

Production is the amount of crop produced from all harvested land area.

To calculate: production = yield * harvested area of land

For example, if you produced 250 cwt per acre of potatoes and harvested 10 acres, production would be 2,500 cwt.

• Average yield
• Total production

Average field run yield

4. What was the average field run yield of harvested potatoes?

Report yield based on the harvested area only.

Include all harvested potatoes, not just the marketable yield.

Average yield

Unit of measure per

• Metric tonnes
• Hundredweight (cwt)
• Imperial tons
• Barrels (165 pounds)
• Pounds

Total field run production

5. What was the total field run production of harvested potatoes?

Report the total production for the operation.

Include all harvested potatoes, not just the marketable production.

Total production

Unit of measure

• Metric tonnes
• Hundredweight (cwt)
• Imperial tons
• Barrels (165 pounds)
• Pounds
• 10 pound bag
• 25 pound bag
• 50 pound bag
• 75 pound bag
• Kilograms

Agricultural production

6. Which of the following agricultural products are currently being produced on this operation?

Select all that apply.

• Field crops
• Hay
• Summerfallow
• Potatoes
• Fruit, berries and nuts
• Vegetables
• Sod
• Nursery products
• Greenhouse products
• Cattle or 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

7. 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
List of unit measures Acres Hectares Arpents

Greenhouse area

8. 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)

9. 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.

Include all animals kept by this operation, regardless of ownership, that are pastured on a community pasture, grazing co-op or public land.

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

10. 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.

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

	Number
Hens and chickens
Turkeys

Maple taps

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

Total number of taps

Honey bees

12. 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

13. 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

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

Select all that apply.

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

Contact person

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

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

• Yes
• No

Who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?

First name:

Last name:

Title:

Email address:

Telephone number (including area code):

Extension number (if applicable):

Fax number (including area code):

Feedback

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

Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.

Hours:

Minutes:

2. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?

In October 2024, questions measuring the Labour Market Indicators were added to the Labour Force Survey as a supplement.

Questionnaire flow within the collection application is controlled dynamically based on responses provided throughout the survey. Therefore, some respondents will not receive all questions, and there is a small chance that some households will not receive any questions at all. This is based on their answers to certain LFS questions.

Labour Market Indicators

ENTRY_Q01 / EQ 1 - From the following list, please select the household member that will be completing this questionnaire on behalf of the entire household.

SAT_Q01 / EQ 2 - Using a scale of 0 to 10, where 0 means "Very dissatisfied" and 10 means "Very satisfied", in general, how satisfied [are/is] [you/Respondent name/this person] with [your/his/her/their] main job or business?

0. Very dissatisfied
1.  
2.  
3.  
4.  
5.  
6.  
7.  
8.  
9.  
10. Very satisfied

ACL_Q01 / EQ 3 - At [your/Respondent's name/this person’s] main job, [do/does] [you/he/she/they] have access to additional leave specifically dedicated to care responsibilities for children or adults in [your/his/her/their] family?

1. Yes
2. No

ACL_Q02 / EQ 4 - Is this leave paid?

1. Yes
2. No

CHS_Q01 / EQ 5 - Over the last month, that is since [September] 15 to today, how difficult or easy was it for your household to meet its financial needs in terms of transportation, housing, food, clothing and other necessary expenses?

Would you say:

1. Very difficult
2. Difficult
3. Neither difficult nor easy
4. Easy
5. Very easy

From October-December 2024, the following questions measuring the Labour Market and Socio-economic Indicators were added to the Labour Force Survey as a supplement.

The purpose of this survey is to identify changing dynamics within the Canadian labour market, and measure important socio-economic indicators by gathering data on topics such as type of employment, quality of employment, support payments and unmet health care needs.

Questionnaire flow within the collection application is controlled dynamically based on responses provided throughout the survey. Therefore, some respondents will not receive all questions, and there is a small chance that some households will not receive any questions at all. This is based on their answers to certain LFS questions.

Labour Market and Socio-economic Indicators

ENTRY_Q01 / EQ 1 - From the following list, please select the household member that will be completing this questionnaire on behalf of the entire household.

Employee block

The following questions test a new way of measuring temporary employment. Some questions address topics that were previously covered by the Labour Force Survey, but in a slightly different way.

LMI_Q01 / EQ 2 - What type of contract or agreement, [do/does] [you/Respondent name/this person] have in [your/his/her/their] main job?

Is it:

1. Permanent or until retirement
2. Ongoing with no specified end date
   Exclude temporary or seasonal contracts that are regularly renewed.
3. For a specific duration
   e.g., seasonal, term Include temporary or seasonal contracts that are regularly renewed.
4. Until a task or project is completed

LMI_Q02 / EQ 3 - Which of the following applies to [your/Respondent's name/this person's] main job?

1. It is a seasonal job
   e.g., [you/Respondent name/this person] only work[s]during a specific season
2. It covers a period of training
   e.g., apprentice, trainee, etc.

OR

3. None of the above

LMI_Q03 / EQ 4 - In [your/his/her/their] main job, [are/is] [you/Respondent's name/this person] paid by a private employment or placement agency that is different from the company or organization [you/he/she/this person] work[s] for?

1. Yes, paid by a private placement agency
2. No

LMI_Q04 / EQ 5 - What is the total duration of [your/Respondent's name/this person's] contract or agreement in [your/his/her/their] main job?

1. Less than 3 months
2. From 3 months to less than 6 months
3. From 6 months to less than 12 months
4. 12 months or longer

OR

5. Casual job with no specific end date

LMI_Q05 / EQ 6 - In [your/Respondent's name/this person's] main job, [do/does] [you/he/she/they] have a specific number of hours [you/he/she/they] [are/is] supposed to work?

1. Yes
2. No

HRS_Q01 / EQ 7 - [Are/Is] [you/Respondent name/this person] at least guaranteed that [you/he/she/they] will get some work or hours in [your/his/her/their] main job?

Would you say:

1. Yes
2. No minimum number of hours guaranteed, contacted when needed

LMI_Q06 / EQ 8 - What would you say best describes [your/Respondent's name/this person's] current situation in [your/his/her/their] main job?

[you/Respondent name/this person]:

1. Work[s] based on a series of successive contracts with the same employer
   e.g., [your/his/her/their] employer renews [your/his/her/their] contract Include situations with short breaks between contracts
2. [Have/Has] a casual job with an employer that lets [your/his/her/their] choose when [you/he/she/they] work[s]
   e.g., can decide which days or shifts [you/he/she/this person] work[s].
3. Only work[s] when called-in or assigned a shift by [your/his/her/their] employer
4. Work[s] based on a series of successive contracts with different employers
   Include situations with short breaks between contracts
5. Work[s] as a day labourer
   e.g., hired and paid by the day or for a single shift
6. [Have/Has] received a permanent job offer
7. Will return to school or do something else at the end of [your/his/her/their] contract
8. [Are/Is] uncertain about [your/his/her/their] future contract situation
9. None of these

REAT_Q01 / EQ 9 - [Do/Does] [you/Respondent name/this person] want a permanent job at this time?

1. Yes
2. No

REAT_Q02 / EQ 10 - What is the main reason why [you/Respondent name/this person] [do/does] not want a permanent job?

Would you say:

1. To combine employment with education
2. To combine employment with a pension
3. To combine employment with caring for children
4. To combine employment with other family or care responsibilities
5. Other reason

Self-employed block

You mentioned earlier that [you/Respondent name/this person] [are/is] self-employed in [your/his/her/their] [main/other] job. The following section of the survey will refer to this as [your/ respondent name's/this person's] [main/other] business.

LMI_Q07 / EQ 11 - What is the main reason why [you/Respondent name/this person] [are/is] self-employed in [your/his/her/their] [main/other] job?

Is it:

1. To have autonomy and control over work hours, wage rate or location
2. Unable to find work as an employee
3. [To earn more money than [you/Respondent name/this person] would as an employee]/ To earn extra money]
4. To engage in work that [you/he/she/this person] [are/is] passionate about
5. Lost job as an employee
6. To practice or master a new skill
7. To work in [your/his/her/their] field of expertise
8. To join or take over a family business
9. To achieve a better work-life balance
10. To experience less stress or for health reasons
11. Other

LMI_Q08 / EQ 12 - [Do/Does] [you/Respondent name/this person] have any partners or co-owners in [your/his/her/their] [main/side] business?

1. Yes
2. No

LMI_Q09 / EQ 13 - [Do/Does] [you/Respondent name/this person] [or your partners/or your company/, your partners or company/your company] own or lease a building or space dedicated to [your/his/her/their] [main/side] business?

1. Yes
2. No

LMI_Q10 / EQ 14 - In [your/Respondent's name/this person's] [main/side] business, [are/is] [you/he/she/they] required to belong to a professional association or regulatory college to do [your/his/her/their] job?

1. Yes
2. No

LMI_Q11 / EQ 15 - Does [your/Respondent's name/this person's] [main/side] business operate…?

1. All year round
2. During most of the year
3. During a specific season
4. Intermittently

EMP_Q01 / EQ 16 - How many employees in total work at [your/Respondent's name/this person's] business?

1. 5 or less
2. 6 to 20
3. 20 to 99
4. 100 to 500
5. Over 500

LMI_Q12 / EQ 17 - What is the current mix of clients in [your/Respondent's name/this person's] main business?

Is [your/Respondent's name/this person's] main business:

1. Mostly based on getting new clients
2. Based on an equal mix of new and returning clients
3. Mostly based on returning clients
4. Based on a single client

OR

5. [Your/Respondent's name/This person's] main business has not had any clients yet

LMI_Q13 / EQ 18 - Would [you/Respondent name/this person] be able to continue operating [your/his/her/their] main business for the next five years based on returning or existing clients alone?

1. Yes
2. No

LMI_Q14 / EQ 19 - To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement? In normal times, it is easy for [you/Respondent name/this person] to find new clients in [your/his/her/their] main business.

1. Strongly agree
2. Agree
3. Neither agree nor disagree
4. Disagree
5. Strongly disagree

CLI_Q01 / EQ 20 - [Do/Does] [you/Respondent name/this person] currently have contracts with any of the following types of clients in [your/his/her/their] main business?

	Yes	No
Private businesses
Non-profit organizations or charities
Government agencies or departments
Private individuals

LMI_Q16 / EQ 21 – Thinking of [your/Respondent's name/this person's] largest contract, what is the total duration of that contract?

Is it:

1. Less than 3 months
2. From 3 months to less than 6 months
3. From 6 months to less than 12 months
4. 12 months or longer

LMI_Q17 / EQ 22 - During the last 12 months, did [you/Respondent name/this person] have any full days with no clients or work in [your/his/her/their] main business even though [you/he/she/they] wanted to work?

1. Yes
2. No

LMI_Q18 / EQ 23 - What would you say is [your/Respondent's name/this person's] main business over the next 12 months?

[Do/Does] [you/Respondent name/this person] plan to:

1. Expand and hire [more] employees
2. Expand without hiring [more] employees
3. Keep things about the same
4. Scale-down the business
5. Stop working or close the business

LMI_Q19 / EQ 24 - What is the main reason why [you/Respondent's name/this person] expect[s] to stop working or close [your/his/her/their] main business?

1. Low sales
2. Clients pay late or do not pay
3. Excess debt
4. Issues with suppliers
5. Lack of access to financing
6. Other business reasons
7. To accept a job with more income
8. To accept a job with more benefits
9. Attending school
10. Family responsibilities
11. Retirement
12. Health
13. Other personal reasons
14. Other

LFI_CHECK1 / EQ 25 - Last week, did [you/he/she/this person] work at a job or business?

1. Yes
2. No

LFI_CHECK2 / EQ 26 - Last week, did [you/he/she/this person] have a job or business from which [you/he/she/this person] [was/were] absent?

1. Yes
2. No

LFI_CHECK3 / EQ 27 - Did [you/he/she/this person] have more than one job or business last week?

1. Yes
2. No

LFI_CHECK4 / EQ 28 - Was this because [you/he/she/this person] changed employers?

1. Yes
2. No

LFI_CHECK5 / EQ 29 - [Has/Have] [you/Respondent's name/this person] ever worked at a job or business?

1. Yes
2. No

LFI_CHECK6 / EQ 30 - When did [you/Respondent's name/this person] last work?

Year:
Month:

LMI_Q20 / EQ 31 - [Excluding [your/his/her/their] main job or business, [has/have]/Have/Has] [you/Respondent's name/this person]] earned any money by freelancing, doing a paid gig, or completing a short-term job or task during the last 12 months?

1. Yes
2. No

LMI_Q21 / EQ 32 - [Was/Were] this freelancing, paid gig, or short-term task or job one of the jobs [you/Respondent name/this person] had last week, or something else entirely?

1. Yes, one of the jobs or businesses [you/Respondent name/this person] had last week
2. No, it was something else

EMP_Q02 / EQ 33 - [Was/Were] [you/Respondent name/this person] paid as an employee when [you/he/she/this person] freelanced, did a paid gig, or got paid to do a short-term task or job in the last 12 months?

1. Yes, only as an employee
2. Yes, both as an employee and as a self-employed worker
3. No, only as a self-employed worker

LMI_Q24 / EQ 34 - When was the last time [you/Respondent name/this person] freelanced, did a paid gig, or got paid to do a short-term task or job?

1. Last week or after
2. In the last 3 months, but before last week
3. In the last 3 to 6 months
4. In the last 6 to 12 months

SCC1_Q05 / EQ 35 - In the last 12 months, did [you/respondent name] receive support payments from a former spouse or partner?

1. Yes
2. No

SCC1_Q10 / EQ 36 - What is your best estimate of the amount of support payments [you/he/she/this person] received in the last 12 months?

SCC2_Q05 / EQ 37 - In the last 12 months, did [you/respondent name] make support payments to a former spouse or partner?

1. Yes
2. No

SCC2_Q10 / EQ 38 - What is your best estimate of the total amount [you/he/she/this person] paid in support payments in the last 12 months?

SCC3_Q05 / EQ 39 - In the last 12 months, did [you/respondent name] pay for child care, so that [you/he/she/they] could work at a paid job?

1. Yes
2. No

SCC3_Q10 / EQ 40 - What is your best estimate, of the total amount [you/he/she/this person] paid for child care in the last 12 months?

DSQ_Q01 / EQ 41 - [Do/Does] [you/respondent name] have any difficulty seeing?

Would you say:

1. No
2. Sometimes
3. Often
4. Always
5. Don't know

DSQ_Q02 / EQ 42 - [Do/Does] [you/he/she/this person] wear glasses or contact lenses to improve [your/his/her/their] vision?

Would you say:

1. Yes
2. No
3. Don't know

DSQ_Q03 / EQ 43 - [With [your/his/her/their] glasses or contact lenses, which/Which] of the following best describes [your/respondent's name] ability to see?

Would you say:

1. No difficulty seeing
2. Some difficulty seeing
3. A lot of difficulty seeing
4. [You/He/She/They] [are/is] legally blind
5. [You/He/She/They] [are/is] blind
6. Don't know

DSQ_Q04 / EQ 44 - How often does this [difficulty seeing/seeing condition] limit [your/his/her/their] daily activities?

Would you say:

1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
6. Don't know

DSQ_Q05 / EQ 45 - [Do/Does] [you/respondent's name] have any difficulty hearing?

Would you say:

1. No
2. Sometimes
3. Often
4. Always
5. Don't know

DSQ_Q06 / EQ 46 - [Do/Does] [you/he/she/this person] use a hearing aid or cochlear implant?

Would you say:

1. Yes
2. No
3. Don't know

DSQ_Q07 / EQ 47 - [With [your/Respondent's name/this person's] hearing aid or cochlear implant which/Which] of the following best describes [your/respondent's name] ability to hear?

Would you say:

1. No difficulty hearing
2. Some difficulty hearing
3. A lot of difficulty hearing
4. [You/He/She/They] cannot hear at all
5. [You/He/She/They] [are/is] Deaf
6. Don't know

DSQ_Q08 / EQ 48 - How often does this [difficulty hearing/hearing condition] limit [your/his/her/their] daily activities?

Would you say:

1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
6. Don't know

DSQ_Q09 / EQ 49 - [Do/Does] [you/respondent's name] have any difficulty walking, using stairs, using [your/his/her/their] hands or fingers or doing other physical activities?

Would you say:

1. No
2. Sometimes
3. Often
4. Always
5. Don't know

DSQ_Q10 / EQ 50 - How much difficulty [do/does] [you/he/she/this person] have walking on a flat surface for 15 minutes without resting?

Would you say:

1. No difficulty
2. Some difficulty
3. A lot of difficulty
4. [You/He/She/They] cannot do at all
5. Don't know

DSQ_Q11 / EQ 51 - How much difficulty [do/does] [you/he/she/this person] have walking up or down a flight of stairs, about 12 steps without resting?

Would you say:

1. No difficulty
2. Some difficulty
3. A lot of difficulty
4. [You/He/She/They] cannot do at all
5. Don't know

DSQ_Q12 / EQ 52 - How often [does this difficulty walking/does this difficulty using stairs/do these difficulties] limit [your/his/her/their] daily activities?

Would you say:

1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
6. Don't know

DSQ_Q13 / EQ 53 - How much difficulty [do/does] [you/respondent's name] have bending down and picking up an object from the floor?

Would you say:

1. No difficulty
2. Some difficulty
3. A lot of difficulty
4. [You/He/She/They] cannot do at all
5. Don't know

DSQ_Q14 / EQ 54 - How much difficulty [do/does] [you/he/she/this person] have reaching in any direction, for example, above [your/his/her/their] head?

Would you say:

1. No difficulty
2. Some difficulty
3. A lot of difficulty
4. [You/He/She/They] cannot do at all
5. Don't know

DSQ_Q15 / EQ 55 - How often [does this difficulty bending down and picking up an object/does this difficulty reaching/do these difficulties] limit [your/his/her/their] daily activities?

Would you say:

1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
6. Don't know

DSQ_Q16 / EQ 56 - How much difficulty [do/does] [you/respondent's name] have using [your/his/her/their] fingers to grasp small objects like a pencil or scissors?

Would you say:

1. No difficulty
2. Some difficulty
3. A lot of difficulty
4. [You/He/She/They] cannot do at all
5. Don't know

DSQ_Q17 / EQ 57 - How often does this difficulty using [your/his/her/their] fingers limit [your/his/her/their] daily activities?

Would you say:

1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
6. Don't know

DSQ_Q18 / EQ 58 - [Do/Does] [you/respondent's name] have pain that is always present?

Would you say:

1. Yes
2. No
3. Don't know

DSQ_Q19 / EQ 59 - [Do/Does] [you/he/she/this person] [also] have periods of pain that reoccur from time to time?

Would you say:

1. Yes
2. No
3. Don't know

DSQ_Q20 / EQ 60 - How often does this pain limit [your/his/her/their] daily activities?

Would you say:

1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
6. Don't know

DSQ_Q21 / EQ 61 - When [you/respondent's name] [are/is] experiencing this pain, how much difficulty [do/does] [you/he/she/they] have with [your/his/her/their] daily activities?

Would you say:

1. No difficulty
2. Some difficulty
3. A lot of difficulty
4. [You/He/She/They] cannot do at all
5. Don't know

DSQ_Q22 / EQ 62 - [Do/Does] [you/respondent's name] have any difficulty learning, remembering or concentrating?

Would you say:

1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
6. Don't know

DSQ_Q23 / EQ 63 - Do you think [you/respondent's name] [have/has] a condition that makes it difficult in general for [you/him/her/them] to learn? This may include learning disabilities such as dyslexia, hyperactivity, attention problems, etc.

Would you say:

1. Yes
2. No
3. Don't know

DSQ_Q24 / EQ 64 - Has a teacher, doctor or other health care professional ever said that [you/respondent's name] had a learning disability?

Would you say:

1. Yes
2. No
3. Don't know

DSQ_Q25 / EQ 65 - How often are [your/his/her/their] daily activities limited by this condition?

Would you say:

1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
6. Don't know

DSQ_Q26 / EQ 66 - How much difficulty [do/does] [you/respondent's name] have with [your/his/her/their] daily activities because of this condition?

Would you say:

1. No difficulty
2. Some difficulty
3. A lot of difficulty
4. [You/He/She/They] cannot do most activities
5. Don't know

DSQ_Q27 / EQ 67 - Has a doctor, psychologist or other health care professional ever said that [you/respondent's name] had a developmental disability or disorder? This may include Down syndrome, autism, Asperger syndrome, mental impairment due to lack of oxygen at birth, etc.

Would you say:

1. Yes
2. No
3. Don't know

DSQ_Q28 / EQ 68 - How often are [your/respondent's name] daily activities limited by this condition?

Would you say:

1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
6. Don't know

DSQ_Q29 / EQ 69 - How much difficulty [do/does] [you/respondent's name] have with [your/his/her/their] daily activities because of this condition?

Would you say:

1. No difficulty
2. Some difficulty
3. A lot of difficulty
4. [You/He/She/They] cannot do most activities
5. Don't know

DSQ_Q30 / EQ 70 - [Do/Does] [you/he/she/this person] have any ongoing memory problems or periods of confusion?

Would you say:

1. Yes
2. No
3. Don't know

DSQ_Q31 / EQ 71 - How often are [your/his/her/their] daily activities limited by this problem?

Would you say:

1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
6. Don't know

DSQ_Q32 / EQ 72 - How much difficulty [do/does] [you/respondent's name] have with [your/his/her/their] daily activities because of this problem?

Would you say:

1. No difficulty
2. Some difficulty
3. A lot of difficulty
4. [You/He/She/They] cannot do most activities
5. Don't know

DSQ_Q33 / EQ 73 - [Do/Does] [you/respondent's name] have any emotional, psychological or mental health conditions?

Would you say:

1. No
2. Sometimes
3. Often
4. Always
5. Don't know

DSQ_Q34 / EQ 74 - How often are [your/his/her/their] daily activities limited by this condition?

Would you say:

1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
6. Don't know

DSQ_Q35 / EQ 75 - When [you/respondent's name] [are/is] experiencing this condition, how much difficulty [do/does] [you/he/she/they] have with [your/his/her/their] daily activities?

Would you say:

1. No difficulty
2. Some difficulty
3. A lot of difficulty
4. [You/He/She/They] cannot do most activities
5. Don't know

DSQ_Q36 / EQ 76 - [Do/Does] [you/respondent's name] have any other health problem or long-term condition that has lasted or is expected to last for six months or more?

Would you say:

1. Yes
2. No
3. Don't know

DSQ_Q37 / EQ 77 - How often does this health problem or long-term condition limit [your/his/her/their] daily activities?

Would you say:

1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
6. Don't know

DSQ_Q38 / EQ 78 - [Do/Does] [you/respondent's name] have pain that is always present?

Would you say:

1. Yes
2. No
3. Don't know

DSQ_Q39 / EQ 79 - [Do/Does] [you/he/she/this person] [also] have periods of pain that reoccur from time to time?

Would you say:

1. Yes
2. No
3. Don't know

DSQ_Q40 / EQ 80 - How often does this pain limit [your/his/her/their] daily activities?

Would you say:

1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
6. Don't know

DSQ_Q41 / EQ 81 - When [you/respondent's name] [are/is] experiencing this pain, how much difficulty [do/does] [you/he/she/they] have with [your/his/her/their] daily activities?

Would you say:

1. No difficulty
2. Some difficulty
3. A lot of difficulty
4. [You/He/She/They] cannot do most activities
5. Don't know

UCN_Q005 / EQ 82 - During the past 12 months, was there ever a time when [you/respondent's name] felt that [you/he/she/they] needed health care, other than homecare services, but [you/he/she/they] did not receive it?

Would you say:

1. Yes
2. No

UCN_Q010 / EQ 83 - Thinking of the most recent time [you/respondent's name] felt this way, why didn't [you/he/she/they] get care?

Would you say:

1. Care not available in the area
2. Care not available at time required (e.g. doctor busy, away from office or no longer at that practice, inconvenient hours)
3. Do not have a regular health care provider
4. Waiting time too long
5. Appointment was cancelled
6. Felt would receive inadequate care
7. Cost
8. Decided not to seek care
9. Doctor didn't think it was necessary
10. Transportation issue
11. Other

UCN_Q015 / EQ 84 - Again, thinking of the most recent time, what was the type of care that was needed?

Would you say:

1. Treatment of a chronic physical health condition diagnosed by a health professional
2. Treatment of a chronic mental health condition diagnosed by a health professional
3. Treatment of an acute infectious disease (e.g. cold, flu and stomach flu)
4. Treatment of an acute physical condition (non-infectious)
5. Treatment of an acute mental health condition (e.g. acute stress reaction)
6. A regular check-up (including pre-natal care)
7. Care of an injury
8. Dental care
9. Medication / Prescription refill
10. Other

UCN_Q020 / EQ 85 - Did [you/he/she/this person] actively try to obtain the health care that was needed?

Would you say:

1. Yes
2. No

UCN_Q025 / EQ 86 - Where did [you/he/she/this person] try to get the service [you/he/she/they] [were/was] seeking?

Would you say:

1. A doctor's office
2. A hospital outpatient clinic
3. A community health centre
4. A walk-in clinic
5. An emergency department or emergency room
6. Other

Resources

• Vancouver-based Canfor Corporation announced the closure of its Plateau and Fort St. John operations in northern British Columbia. Canfor said the closures will impact approximately 500 employees and will remove 670 million board feet of annual production from the B.C. operations. Canfor also said that the wind down of operations is expected to be complete by the end of the year.
• In a separate statement, Canfor announced it will indefinitely curtail one shift at its Darlington facility in South Carolina, reduce operating hours at its Estill, South Carolina and Moultrie, Georgia locations, and implement curtailments across other southern U.S. operations. Canfor said these changes will reduce production by approximately 215 million board feet on an annualized basis.
• The Government of Canada announced it will challenge, under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), the U.S. Department of Commerce's decision to increase softwood lumber duties.
• Vancouver-based First Majestic Silver Corp. and Gatos Silver, Inc. announced they had entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which First Majestic will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Gatos for a total implied equity value of approximately USD $970 million. First Majestic said the transaction is expected to close in early 2025, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including shareholder approval, clearance under Mexican anti-trust laws, and approval of the listing of the First Majestic common shares to be issued under the transaction on both the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange.
• Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia-based Conuma Resources announced that mining operations at its Quintette coal mine had resumed after 24 years of care and maintenance.
• The Government of Ontario announced that it and Wataynikaneyap (Watay) Power were advancing the second phase of the Watay Power Transmission Project. The Government said that approximately 1,800 kilometres of transmission line are being built by Watay Power Transmission Project through a government loan of up to $1.34 billion for the project's construction costs and that once built, the Watay transmission line will connect more than 18,000 people in 16 remote communities.

Manufacturing

• Vancouver-based Methanex Corporation announced it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Netherlands-based OCI Global's international methanol business, including OCI's interest in two methanol facilities in Texas and a currently idled methanol facility in the Netherlands, for USD $2.05 billion. Methanex said the transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2025, subject to Regulatory and shareholder approval and other closing conditions including TSX approval for the issuance of Methanex shares to OCI.

Other news

• The Bank of Canada reduced its target for the overnight rate by 25 basis points to 4.25%. The last change in the target for the overnight rate was a 25 basis points cut in July 2024. The Bank also said it is continuing its policy of balance sheet normalization.
• The Government of Canada announced a suite of reforms to mortgage rules, including increasing the $1 million price cap for insured mortgages to $1.5 million and expanding eligibility for 30 year mortgage amortizations to all first-time homebuyers and to all buyers of new builds. The Government said both are effective December 15, 2024.
• The Government of Canada announced additional measures to manage the volume of temporary resident arrivals, including:
  • Announcing a further reduction in the intake cap on international student study permits for 2025;
  • Updating the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program this fall;
  • Limiting work permit eligibility, later this year, to spouses of master's degree students to only those whose program is at least 16 months in duration; and
  • Limiting work permit eligibility later this year to spouses of foreign workers in management or professional occupations or in sectors with labour shortages.
• The Northwest Territories' minimum wage increased from $16.05 to $16.70 per hour on September 1st.
• Montreal-based BCE Inc. announced it had reached an agreement to sell its ownership stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. (MLSE) to Rogers Communications Inc. of Toronto for $4.7 billion. BCE said the transaction is expected to close in mid-2025, subject to relevant sports league and other customary approvals.
• On September 30th, the Port of Montreal announced that a partial strike affecting the Viau and Maisonneuve terminals had begun at 7:00 a.m. and would continue until October 3rd, at 6:59 a.m.

United States and other international news

• On September 28th, United States President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that major disasters exist in the States of Florida and North Carolina and ordered Federal aid to supplement State, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Helene beginning on September 23rd and continuing.
• The U.S. Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) lowered the target range for the federal funds rate by 50 basis points to 4.75% to 5.00%. The last change in the target range was a 25 basis points increase in July 2023. The Committee also said it will continue reducing its holdings of Treasury securities and agency debt and agency mortgage-backed securities.
• The European Central Bank (ECB) lowered the deposit facility by 25 basis points to 3.50%. The ECB also set the spread between the interest rate on the main refinancing operations and the deposit facility rate at 15 basis points and left the spread between the rate on the marginal lending facility and the rate on the main refinancing operations unchanged at 25 basis points. Accordingly, the interest rates on the main refinancing operations and the marginal lending facility were lowered to 3.65% and 3.90% respectively.
• The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted to maintain the Bank Rate at 5.00%. The last change in the Bank Rate was a 25 basis points cut in August 2024.
• The Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Committee of Norway's Norges Bank left the policy rate unchanged at 4.5%. The last change in the policy rate was a 25 basis points increase in December 2023.
• The Bank of Japan announced it will encourage the uncollateralized overnight call rate to remain at around 0.25%.
• The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left the cash rate target unchanged at 4.35%. The last change in the cash rate target was a 25 basis points increase in November 2023.
• The Executive Board of Sweden's Riksbank lowered the repo rate by 25 basis points to 3.25%. The last change in the repo rate was a 25 basis points reduction in August 2024.
• Funds managed by New York-based Blackstone Real Estate Partners, Blackstone Infrastructure Partners, Blackstone Tactical Opportunities, and Blackstone's private equity strategy for individual investors, along with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board announced they had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire AirTrunk of Australia, a data center platform, from Macquarie Asset Management and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board, for an implied enterprise value of over AUD $24 billion. Blackstone said the transaction is subject to approval from the Australian Foreign Investment Review Board.
• OPEC announced that eight participating countries which had previously announced additional voluntary production cuts, including Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, agreed to extend their additional voluntary production cuts of 2.2 million barrels per day for two months until the end of November 2024, after which these cuts will be gradually phased out on a monthly basis starting December 1, 2024.
• New York-based Verizon Communications Inc. and Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. of Texas announced they had entered into a definitive agreement for Verizon to acquire Frontier in an all-cash transaction valued at USD $20 billion. The companies said the transaction is expected to close in approximately 18 months, subject to approval by Frontier shareholders, receipt of certain regulatory approvals, and other customary closing conditions.
• Maryland-based Constellation Energy Corporation announced the signing of a 20-year power purchase agreement with Microsoft that will pave the way for the launch of the Crane Clean Energy Center (CCEC) and restart of Three Mile Island Unit 1 in Pennsylvania. Constellation said it expects the CCEC to be online in 2028.
• Sweden-based Northvolt AB, a battery developer and manufacturer, announced that measures related to its strategic review were expected to result in the redundancy of approximately 1,600 Northvolt employees in Sweden. Northvolt said this was a workforce reduction of approximately 20% at a global level and 25% in Sweden.

Financial market news

• West Texas Intermediate crude oil closed at USD $68.17 per barrel on September 30th, down from a closing value of USD $73.55 at the end of August. Western Canadian Select crude oil traded in the USD $51 to $60 per barrel range throughout September. The Canadian dollar closed at 74.08 cents U.S. on September 27th, down from 74.12 cents U.S. at the end of August. The S&P/TSX composite index closed at 24,000.37 on September 30th, up from 23,346.18 at the end of August.