November 2023
Project number: 80590-133

Table of contents

• Executive summary
• Conformance with professional standards
• Introduction
  • Background
  • Audit objective
  • Scope
  • Approach and methodology
  • Authority
• Findings, recommendations and management response
  • Governance and oversight
  • Risk assessment and ongoing monitoring plan
  • Control testing
  • Communicating results
  • Internal and external reporting
• Appendices
  • Appendix A: Audit criteria
  • Appendix B: Acronyms
  • Appendix C: 2020/2021 to 2023/2024 internal control over financial management work plan

Executive summary

In 2017, the Treasury Board of Canada (TB) established the Policy on Financial Management, which provides key responsibilities for deputy heads, chief financial officers (CFOs) and senior departmental managers in exercising effective financial management. The policy aims to ensure that the financial resources of the Government of Canada are well managed and safeguarded through balanced controls that allow for flexibility and manage risk. As per the policy, departments and agencies must establish, monitor and maintain a risk-based system of internal control over financial management (ICFM) and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR), which is a subset of ICFM. ICFM is a set of measures and activities that provide reasonable assurance of the effectiveness and efficiency of the financial management activities of the department. ICFR is a set of measures and activities that ensure the validity, accuracy and completeness of financial reporting, such as departmental financial statements. To support departments and agencies in developing and implementing key internal control frameworks and measures, and with the ongoing monitoring of internal controls and the maintenance of an effective system of ICFM, the TB released the Guide to Internal Control Over Financial Management and the Guide to Ongoing Monitoring of Internal Controls Over Financial Management in 2019.

A system of ICFM is structured around three categories of controls: business process controls, information technology general controls (ITGCs) and entity-level controls (ELCs). Business process controls are activities carried out during the initiation, recording, processing and reporting of financial information, as well as control activities related to financial management processes. They are designed to operate at a level of precision that will prevent or detect and correct errors related to ICFM. ITGCs help ensure the reliability of financial data generated by information technology systems and support the assertion that systems operate as intended and that output is reliable. ELCs address the "tone at the top," including an organization's corporate culture and commitment to integrity and ethical values. They establish guidelines for an organization's governance, financial analysis and integrity, and adherence to applicable laws and professional standards.

Within Statistics Canada, there are currently 12 key business processes, consisting of 5 financial management business processes, 6 financial reporting business processes, and 1 business process that pertains to both financial management and reporting (see Appendix C). With respect to ITGCs, the agency has identified 13 systems that have either a direct or an indirect impact on financial transactions or information required for annual reporting. The agency has established a control matrix to conduct monitoring of its ELCs based on the industry standard Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) framework.^{Footnote 1} The ELC control matrix identifies 79 individual control activities.

The internal controls team within the Procurement, Financial Systems and Internal Controls Division, Corporate Strategy and Management Field, is responsible for supporting the deputy CFO in implementing the Policy on Financial Management. Business process owners (BPOs) are directors and managers for whom a key business process falls under their program responsibility. They are responsible for overseeing the controls associated with a particular business process or an ITGC process.

Why is this important?

Statistics Canada experienced a period of unprecedented growth over the last several years, as demand for its data grew at a rapid pace during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022/2023, the agency faced unprecedented financial pressures, and mitigation strategies were implemented to curtail a material deficit that had been forecasted in the mid-year financial situation report.

Consequently, financial stewardship and adherence to established processes are priorities for senior management. A well-established and effective system of ICFM is expected to provide reasonable assurance that public resources are used prudently and economically; that financial management processes are effective and efficient; and that relevant legislation, regulations and financial management policy instruments are being complied with.

Further, systems and practices have been in place for the documentation and assessment of ICFR since 2009.^{Footnote 2} The requirement to document, assess and monitor risks and controls for ICFM business processes was introduced in 2017 through the TB Policy on Financial Management. Since 2019, work has continued to reach the ongoing monitoring stage for all ICFM business processes. Therefore, there is value in providing reasonable assurance that the broader ICFM program is adequate and effective.

Overall conclusion

Statistics Canada has an adequate and effective framework and processes in place to assess, monitor and report on the system of ICFM. The agency was found to be compliant with the TB policy and guidelines in relation to ICFM. Some minor opportunities for improvement were noted in the areas of risk assessments and reporting, which will strengthen and mature the program to meet the agency's needs and risk profile going forward.

Key findings

Governance and oversight

The agency has an appropriate governance structure in place for the system of ICFM, with clear roles, responsibilities and accountabilities for all stakeholders.

Risk assessment and ongoing monitoring plan

An adequate ongoing monitoring plan has been documented and implemented, supported by an annual risk assessment process, which provides the agency with sufficient monitoring, commensurate with the risks of key ICFM business processes.

Control testing

Testing methodologies and activities for control assessments were effective and consistently applied during the period under review. A documented ICFM testing strategy that is aligned with TB guidance and industry best practices is in place. The agency would benefit from mapping all controls being monitored to related risks. This would help identify areas of over-control and areas where risks may not be sufficiently covered by existing controls, indicating where new controls might need to be implemented.

Communicating results

Results of key control testing are documented and communicated to BPOs in a timely and effective manner. Management action plans are obtained with minimal delay, and the action plan tracking and monitoring system was found to be accurate and complete.

Internal and external reporting

The Annex to the Statement of Management Responsibility is compliant with the format prescribed by the TB, and the information contained in the annex, as well as the reports to the Departmental Audit Committee, was found to be accurate. However, the planned regular reporting to the Strategic Management Committee did not occur.

Conformance with professional standards

The audit was conducted in accordance with the Mandatory Procedures for Internal Auditing in the Government of Canada, which include the Institute of Internal Auditors' International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing.

Sufficient and appropriate audit procedures have been conducted, and evidence has been gathered to support the accuracy of the findings and conclusions in this report and to provide an audit level of assurance. The findings and conclusions are based on a comparison of the conditions, as they existed at the time, against pre-established audit criteria. The findings and conclusions are applicable to the entity examined and for the scope and period covered by the audit.

Steven McRoberts
Chief Audit and Evaluation Executive

Introduction

Background

In 2017, the Treasury Board of Canada (TB) established the Policy on Financial Management (the policy), which provides key responsibilities for deputy heads, chief financial officers (CFOs) and senior departmental managers in exercising effective financial management. The policy aims to ensure that the financial resources of the Government of Canada are well managed and safeguarded through balanced controls that allow for flexibility and manage risk. As per the policy, departments and agencies must establish, monitor and maintain a risk-based system of internal control over financial management (ICFM) and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR), which is a subset of ICFM. ICFM is a set of measures and activities that provide reasonable assurance of the effectiveness and efficiency of the financial management activities of the department. ICFR is a set of measures and activities that ensure the validity, accuracy and completeness of financial reporting, such as departmental financial statements. To support departments and agencies in developing and implementing key internal control frameworks and measures, and with the ongoing monitoring of internal controls and the maintenance of an effective system of ICFM, the TB released the Guide to Internal Control Over Financial Management and the Guide to Ongoing Monitoring of Internal Controls Over Financial Management in 2019.

A system of ICFM is structured around three categories of controls: business process controls, information technology general controls (ITGCs) and entity-level controls (ELCs). Business process controls are activities carried out during the initiation, recording, processing and reporting of financial information, as well as control activities related to financial management processes. They are designed to operate at a level of precision that will prevent or detect and correct errors related to ICFM. ITGCs help ensure the reliability of financial data generated by information technology systems and support the assertion that systems operate as intended and that output is reliable. ELCs address the "tone at the top," including an organization's corporate culture and commitment to integrity and ethical values. They establish guidelines for an organization's governance, financial analysis and integrity, and adherence to applicable laws and professional standards.

Within Statistics Canada, there are currently 12 key business processes, consisting of 5 financial management business processes, 6 financial reporting business processes, and 1 business process that pertains to both financial management and reporting (see Appendix C). With respect to ITGCs, the agency has identified 13 systems that have either a direct or an indirect impact on financial transactions or information required for annual reporting. The agency has established a control matrix to conduct monitoring of its ELCs based on the industry standard Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) framework.^{Footnote 3} The ELC control matrix identifies 79 individual control activities.

The internal controls team within the Procurement, Financial Systems and Internal Controls Division, Corporate Strategy and Management Field, is responsible for supporting the deputy CFO in implementing the policy. This includes

• maintaining internal control documentation
• coordinating annual testing activities
• ensuring adequate follow-up on identified control weaknesses
• supporting the preparation of reports and updates for senior management.

Business process owners (BPOs) are directors and managers for whom a key business process falls under their program responsibility. They are responsible for overseeing the controls associated with a particular business process or an ITGC process. Their responsibilities include

• validating risk assessments and control documentation
• providing documentation and assisting with assessments conducted in their area of responsibility
• carrying out remediation action plans for identified control weaknesses.

A full risk assessment of the agency's system of ICFM was last conducted in 2019/2020, and the next risk assessment is scheduled for 2023/2024.^{Footnote 4}

Audit objective

The objective of the audit was to provide reasonable assurance on the adequacy and effectiveness of the framework and processes in place to support compliance with the TB policy and guidelines in relation to ICFM.

Scope

The audit scope included an assessment of relevant processes and activities used to document, assess, monitor and report on the agency's system of ICFM, including ICFR, for fiscal years 2020/2021 to 2022/2023. This included a review of various internal control assessments within this timeframe that were completed to test the design and operating effectiveness of business process controls, ITGCs and ELCs. In addition, the risk assessment of ICFM from 2019/2020 was included within the audit scope because it is the most recent full risk assessment. The audit also assessed the governance framework in place to oversee the agency's system of ICFM.

The audit team did not assess the accuracy of the agency's financial statements or the design and operating effectiveness of individual business process controls, ITGCs or ELCs. Further, audit work did not include the reperformance of control testing activities. The accuracy of the agency's financial statements is outside the mandate of the internal audit, and assurance on specific business processes may be assessed through future audit or advisory engagements.

Approach and methodology

This audit was conducted in accordance with the Mandatory Procedures for Internal Auditing in the Government of Canada, which include the Institute of Internal Auditors' International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing.

The audit work consisted of

• examination and analysis of relevant internal documentation
• file testing of a selection of internal control assessments
• interviews and walk-throughs with key management and staff.

Authority

The audit was conducted under the authority of the approved Statistics Canada Integrated Risk-based Audit and Evaluation Plan 2023/2024 to 2027/2028.

Findings, recommendations and management response

Governance and oversight

The agency has an appropriate governance structure in place for the system of ICFM, with clear roles, responsibilities and accountabilities for all stakeholders.

A governance structure is in place for the system of ICFM.

According to the Financial Administration Act and the Policy on Financial Management, the chief statistician (CS), CFO and assistant chief statisticians (ACSs) have roles and responsibilities with regard to implementing, maintaining, assessing and ensuring a risk-based system of ICFM. ACSs should be informed that they are accountable for the system of ICFM within their area of responsibility. In addition, departments and agencies should also report to their Departmental Audit Committee (DAC) on the system of ICFM at least annually and include key risks that impact the system of ICFM, the ongoing monitoring plan and the results of assessments. The DAC provides objective advice and recommendations to the CS about the sufficiency, adequacy, functioning and quality of the agency's management, control and governance of risk frameworks and processes.

The audit team examined the agency's ICFM framework and determined that it was aligned with the current TB policy and the accompanying guides. The audit also observed that ACSs are informed of their ICFM roles, responsibilities and accountabilities annually by including financial management responsibilities in their performance management agreements, as well as requiring them to sign an annual attestation on their field's adherence to the system of internal control.

The primary oversight body for the system of ICFM is the DAC, which receives updates on the status of the ICFM plans and results tri-annually. The agency's DAC charter outlines that the DAC is expected to review and advise the CS on the agency's internal control arrangements. A review of the meeting minutes for the DAC during the period under review indicated evidence of engagement by the DAC members with respect to ICFM, including a challenge function and advice on higher-risk items. The CFO and CS attend the DAC meetings as well.

The Internal Controls Steering Committee, formerly tasked with reviewing periodic updates on internal control activities as outlined in the agency's ICFM monitoring strategy, was discontinued in 2021. According to the 2021/2022 annual work plan of the ICFM monitoring strategy, semi-annual internal control updates were planned to be provided to the Strategic Management Committee (SMC). The CFO and CS, along with the ACSs, are members of the SMC. This inclusive involvement ensures that all key stakeholders are consistently kept informed about the status of the system of ICFM and facilitates prompt communication of any actions that are needed. However, the implementation of these updates for the SMC did not occur.

The DAC's role in reviewing the system of internal controls and advising the CS on it is outlined in the DAC charter, but the SMC's terms of reference (ToR) did not contain any reference to its ICFM responsibilities. In the upcoming update cycle, consideration should be given to incorporating the change in reporting on internal control activities to senior management into the agency's ICFM monitoring strategy, and including the ICFM responsibilities in the SMC's ToR to be in line with the agency's ICFM framework and the TB policy.

Adequate oversight, including clear roles and responsibilities for all key stakeholders and governance bodies, is an essential component of the system of ICFM to support the accountabilities of the CS as the accounting officer of the agency, as described in the Financial Administration Act and the Policy on Financial Management. Given the benefits of SMC involvement, management should consider updating the SMC's ToR to ensure its continued involvement in the ICFM oversight structure.

Recommendation

See Recommendation 2 under the "Internal and external reporting" section.

Risk assessment and ongoing monitoring plan

An adequate ongoing monitoring plan has been documented and implemented, supported by an annual risk assessment process, which provides the agency with sufficient monitoring, commensurate with the risks of key ICFM business processes.

An adequate ongoing monitoring plan is in place, supported by an annual risk assessment process, which provides the agency with sufficient monitoring, commensurate with the risks of key ICFM business processes.

Pursuant to the TB Guide to Ongoing Monitoring of Internal Controls Over Financial Management, departments and agencies should use a risk-based approach to determine how often processes and controls need to be monitored to ensure that the system of ICFM is effective. A full risk assessment of ICFM is required once every three to five years (Statistics Canada has selected a four-year cycle). Environmental scans should be conducted during the intervening years to determine whether the ongoing monitoring plan requires adjustments based on any significant changes to the personnel, process or systems.

The ongoing monitoring plan is the basis for detailed future ICFM assessment work plans. The plan should be approved by the CFO and presented to the CS, the ACSs and the DAC. The agency's ICFM monitoring strategy for the period of 2020/2021 to 2023/2024 was approved by the CS and the CFO in January 2020. Over the four-year cycle, the plan included testing of 12 key business processes, ITGCs for 13 systems, and ELCs (see Appendix C). The agency's 2020/2021 to 2023/2024 ongoing monitoring plan was effectively implemented during the period. All key business processes were tested during the cycle (including those planned and underway for 2023/2024 at the time of the audit), with only minor deviations and delays from the original testing plan.

The audit team examined the 2019/2020 full risk assessment of ICFM, as well as the environmental scans for each year up to 2022/2023, and determined that the process is appropriate and complete. The internal controls team has a written high-level methodology for conducting its ICFM risk assessments and environmental scans within its monitoring plan. For continuous improvement, the detailed approach and process within the agency could be documented. In particular, the current methodology could be enhanced by specifying which key agency documents should be examined for data gathering (e.g., annual reports, Management Accountability Framework, Corporate Risk Profile, changes to TB policies and relevant reports issued by the Office of the Auditor General of Canada), as well as how key stakeholders, such as BPOs and senior management, will be consulted for the risk assessment process. Both of these would inform the ICFM process of organizational changes, strategic considerations, new priorities, new programs and emerging risks.

In addition, the audit identified some opportunities for improvement in the areas of ITGC and ELC for management's consideration in the future.

• ITGC: As part of the 2019/2020 full risk assessment of ICFM, a specific risk assessment for ITGC was conducted, but annual updates to the ITGC risk rankings during the environmental scan were not performed. While there is an indirect method of capturing system changes by annually surveying financial BPOs (i.e., users of the system), including ITGC system owners in the annual environmental scan process may identify emerging changes and risks related to key systems, as well as strengthen stakeholder relations and awareness of the ICFM program outside of the CFO field.
• ELC: A risk assessment for ELCs was not conducted during the four-year cycle covered by the audit. Although ELC has been deemed low risk for the purposes of ICFM, the internal controls team should periodically review this component of the risk assessment with key stakeholders to ensure that the agency's "tone at the top" continues to support key financial controls.

Ensuring that the risk assessment process is complete and consistent year over year would result in a more effective monitoring plan. This would allow additional risks to financial management and new or emerging non-financial risks to be identified and mitigated in a timely manner.

Control testing

Testing methodologies and activities for control assessments were effective and consistently applied during the period under review. A documented ICFM testing strategy that is aligned with TB guidance and industry best practices is in place.

The agency would benefit from mapping all controls being monitored to related risks. This would help identify areas of over-control and areas where risks are not sufficiently covered by existing controls, indicating where new controls might need to be implemented.

The testing methodologies and activities for the agency's system of ICFM are effective and consistently applied, but additional mapping of controls to related risks would strengthen the ICFM program.

The ongoing monitoring of the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls is a critical aspect of maintaining a sound system of ICFM. The objective of design effectiveness testing is to determine whether the control continues to adequately mitigate the risk. Design effectiveness testing should be conducted before operating effectiveness testing to confirm that the control is working as intended. Testing operating effectiveness involves assessing the control over a certain period, usually one year. Operating effectiveness testing assesses whether controls are operating as designed. Departments and agencies are expected to develop effective and consistent methodologies to test the system of ICFM across key business processes, ITGC processes and ELC.

The audit team reviewed the detailed control testing results and documentation for a judgmental sample of eight control assessments conducted from 2020/2021 to 2022/2023 and determined that the testing methodologies and activities for the agency's system of ICFM are effective and consistently applied. The required documentation for each process, including control matrices and narratives, is kept up to date and is validated with BPOs prior to conducting assessments. Also, when conducting operating effectiveness testing, the internal controls team uses a sampling strategy that is aligned with industry best practices, and the testing conclusions made by the internal controls team are supported by documented evidence.

Design effectiveness relates to assessing the risks associated with a specific business process and ensuring that controls are designed to address the risks. The audit team found that control activities for ICFR business processes are mapped to financial assertions, which include reporting risks such as validity, accuracy and completeness. While the design effectiveness of controls was tested for all processes in the sample, no mapping of related risks was documented for ICFM business processes (i.e., financial management processes that are not directly linked to the financial statements), ITGC and ELC. This risk-mapping exercise would help identify areas where risks are not sufficiently covered by existing controls, indicating where new controls might need to be implemented. It may also help identify areas of over-control and help visualize the risk landscape and how risks are being addressed.  

As the agency's monitoring of ICFM processes continues to mature, additional risk factors should be addressed, such as overspending authorities, lapsing funds or making poor resource allocation decisions, to ensure that appropriate control activities are in place. When controls are not mapped to risks, the system of ICFM may not be able to identify gaps in the design of the agency's internal controls, and some risks may not be sufficiently covered by existing controls.

Recommendation 1

It is recommended that the ACS, Corporate Strategy and Management Field, ensure that a process for identifying risk at the control level and mapping all control activities being monitored to related risks in the control matrices is implemented. Risks should be periodically reviewed for completeness and continued relevance.

Management response

Management agrees with the recommendation.

Statistics Canada's annual internal control plan is adjusted each year to incorporate new risks identified in the annual environmental scan (risk assessment). Going forward, a dedicated section on risk mapping and links to ICFM processes will be added in the annual ICFM plan.

Deliverables and timeline

The director, Procurement, Financial Systems and Internal Controls Division, will ensure that the next annual ICFM plan will include the proper linkage and mapping between the identified risks and the plan to address them by June 1, 2024.

Communicating results

Results of key control testing are documented and communicated to BPOs in a timely and effective manner. Management action plans (MAPs) are obtained with minimal delay, and the MAP tracking and monitoring system was found to be accurate and complete.

The results of internal control assessments are effectively captured and communicated to appropriate internal stakeholders, and action plans are developed, monitored and implemented in a timely manner.

Following the internal control assessments for each business process, the internal controls team is expected to share the results with the BPOs and request that they prepare a MAP to address any gaps or weaknesses in internal controls. The remediation action plan should include milestones and expected completion dates for the action items. The internal controls team should work with the BPOs to review the implementation progress and status of remediation periodically. The frequency of the review is up to the agency, and Statistics Canada conducts this review tri-annually for the DAC reporting. Both the observations identified during ICFM testing and the completed MAPs should be communicated in a timely manner to ensure that they are relevant and that any control weaknesses are addressed as soon as possible.

The audit found that the results of key control testing are documented and communicated to BPOs in a timely and effective manner. Also, MAPs are obtained from the BPOs and monitored by the internal controls team with minimal delay, and the MAP tracking system was found to be accurate and complete. The follow-up process on the implementation of action plans is performed several times a year, and corrective actions are generally implemented by BPOs in a timely manner. Interviews with BPOs indicated that the findings and recommendations were clear and appropriate and that the internal controls team provided guidance and feedback for preparing the MAP where necessary. The audit observed that the current reporting format mainly contains recommendations and areas where deficiencies were noted. To foster ongoing improvement, a balanced reporting approach to the BPOs could be considered, including a summary of controls that were deemed effective to provide an overall view of the area under assessment.

While the process for communicating results was determined to be effective, some instances of repeat deficiencies were observed in the March 2023 DAC report. The report highlighted five instances of control deficiencies from the "Payroll & Benefits" and "Financial Close and Reporting" business processes that had previously been identified as deficiencies in the 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 assessments, respectively. The audit determined that corrective actions had been reported as "completed" during the prior follow-up cycle in four of the five instances. In one of the five instances, the original recommendation was categorized as "no action required" because of its low risk. The internal controls team only reports follow-up on recommendations that are high and medium risk, so some low-risk recommendations may not be implemented. Some BPOs expressed concern that these MAPs from a prior control assessment had not been fully implemented and that they were not aware until they received the recent assessment results.

When corrective actions are not implemented in a sustainable manner to address identified deficiencies, key financial reporting and financial management risks may not be mitigated in the period between control assessments. BPOs are responsible for implementing the corrective actions and should ensure that these actions are sustainable in the event of staff turnover or a change in the business process.

Internal and external reporting

The Annex to the Statement of Management Responsibility is compliant with the format prescribed by the TB, and the information contained in the annex, as well as the reports to the DAC, was found to be accurate. However, the planned regular reporting to the SMC did not occur.

The information contained in internal and external ICFM reporting is accurate and complete.

Pursuant to the TB policy, departments and agencies must report on their annual assessment of ICFR in the Annex to the Statement of Management Responsibility. The annex provides users of financial statements with summary information that demonstrates how the departmental system of ICFR is being managed through annual assessments, associated action plans and future assessment plans. Departments and agencies should also report to their DAC on the system of ICFM at least annually and include key risks that impact the system of ICFM, the ongoing monitoring plan and the results of assessments.

The audit found that the internal controls team is reporting ICFM results to the DAC tri-annually, exceeding the minimum requirement of annual reporting. The reports to the DAC were found to be accurate, complete and comprehensive. As mentioned in the section above, "Governance and oversight," semi-annual internal control updates were planned to be provided to the SMC. The CFO and CS attend all DAC meetings and, along with the ACSs, are members of the SMC; therefore, all key stakeholders are kept informed of the status of the system of ICFM, as well as any actions that are needed. But regular reporting to the SMC did not occur as planned.

The information contained in the annex was found to be accurate. Going forward, if management intends to augment the transparency of external reporting, the annex could include more comprehensive information, such as completed assessments of key controls, deviations from the previous year's plan, and how new and emerging risks were considered for the plan. A benchmark study of the annex of three comparable departments indicated that all three provide noticeably more details of their ICFR and ICFM program than Statistics Canada regarding findings of control deficiencies, actions being taken and results of the risk assessment.

The Statement of Management Responsibility is a key accountability document for the agency and provides an opportunity for departments and agencies to highlight the effectiveness of their management of ICFR and ICFM. Providing additional details would increase the transparency of the assurance that an effective system of ICFR and ICFM is in place at the agency.

Recommendation 2

It is recommended that the ACS, Corporate Strategy and Management Field, ensure that the planned regular reporting to senior management is executed to contribute to effective governance.

Management response

Management agrees with the recommendation.

To improve effective oversight and communication of necessary actions, the ICFM status reports will be circulated to senior management on a timely basis.

Deliverables and timeline

The director, Procurement, Financial Systems and Internal Controls Division, will ensure that the ICFM status report presentation is circulated to SMC members for comments ahead of DAC meetings by November 22, 2023.

Appendices

Appendix A: Audit criteria

Audit criteria

Control objectives	Core controls and criteria	Policy instruments and sources
1. Provide reasonable assurance on the adequacy and effectiveness of the framework and processes in place to support compliance with the TB policy and guidelines in relation to ICFM.	1.1 An appropriate governance structure for the agency's system of ICFM has been established, and stakeholder roles, responsibilities and accountabilities are clearly defined and communicated. 1.2 The agency's system of ICFM is supported by an adequate risk assessment and ongoing monitoring plan that has been implemented as planned. 1.3 The testing methodologies and activities for the agency's system of ICFM are effective and consistently applied. 1.4 The results of internal control assessments are effectively captured and communicated to appropriate internal stakeholders, and action plans are developed, monitored and implemented in a timely manner. 1.5 The status of the agency's system of ICFM and actions needed to address gaps or weaknesses are effectively communicated to appropriate stakeholders through internal and external reporting.	TB Policy on Financial Management, Guide to Internal Control Over Financial Management and Guide to Ongoing Monitoring of Internal Controls Over Financial Management ToR, meeting minutes, records of decision and reporting material for relevant committees, as applicable ICFM program documentation, including risk assessments, environmental scans, ongoing monitoring plans, business process information, internal control testing sheets, reports and action plans, etc. Other internal Statistics Canada documents, as applicable

Appendix B: Acronyms

ACS

Assistant chief statistician

BPO

Business process owner

CFO

Chief financial officer

COSO

Committee of Sponsoring Organizations

CS

Chief statistician

DAC

Departmental Audit Committee

ELC

Entity-level control

ICFM

Internal control over financial management

ICFR

Internal control over financial reporting

ITGC

Information technology general control

MAP

Management action plan

SMC

Strategic Management Committee

TB

Treasury Board of Canada

ToR

Terms of reference

Appendix C: 2020/2021 to 2023/2024 internal control over financial management work plan

2020/2021 to 2023/2024 internal control over financial management work plan

Process or system	Risk ranking	Last tested	2020/2021	2021/2022	2022/2023	2023/2024
Internal control over financial management (ICFM) business processes
Forecasting	High	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Budgeting	Medium	N/A	Yes	Yes		Yes
Investment planning	Medium	N/A	Yes	Yes
Costing	Medium	N/A		Yes	Yes
Chief financial officer attestation	Low	N/A		Yes	Yes
Internal control over financial reporting (ICFR) business processes
Financial close and reporting	High	2019/2020	Yes		Yes
Payroll and benefits (ICFM/ICFR)	High	2019/2020	Yes		Yes
Interviewer pay	Medium	2019/2020			Yes
Revenues	Medium	2019/2020		Yes
Census payroll	Medium	2019/2020	As required
Operating expenditures	Low	2018/2019				Yes
Capital assets	Low	2019/2020				Yes
Information technology general controls
Common Departmental Financial System	High	2019/2020		Yes		Yes
Collection Management Portal	High	2019/2020	As required and aligned with census payroll
HR Galaxy	High	2019/2020		Yes		Yes
Time Management System	High	2019/2020		Yes		Yes
Time Management System Web	High	N/A		Yes		Yes
Budget and Revenue Management System	Medium	2018/2019			Yes
Electronic Request Approval	Medium	2018/2019			Yes
Field Operations Pay System	Medium	2019/2020	As required and aligned with census payroll
Non-Salary Information Management System	Medium	2019/2020			Yes
Salary Information Management System	Medium	2018/2019			Yes
Delegation of Financial Signature Authority	Low	2018/2019				Yes
Financial Reporting System	Low	2018/2019				Yes
Reference Table Management System	Low	2019/2020				Yes
Entity-level controls
Entity-level controls	Low	2017/2018	Yes
Source: Adapted from Statistics Canada Internal Control over Financial Management Risk-Based Monitoring Strategy 2020/2021 to 2023/202

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

For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. The shared data will be limited to information on in-house research and development expenditures (Question 18) and in-house research and development personnel (Question 26) pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.

Business or organization and contact information

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Description and examples

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

Main activity

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

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

• Yes
• When did the main activity change?
  • Date:
• No

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

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

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

Reporting period

1. What is the end date of this organization's fiscal year?

Note: For this survey, this organization's fiscal year end date should fall on or before March 31, 2024.

Here are some examples of fiscal periods that fall within the targeted dates:

• May 1, 2022 to April 30, 2023
• July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023
• October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023
• January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023
• February 1, 2023 to January 31, 2024
• April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024

This fiscal year will be referred to as 2023 throughout the questionnaire.

Fiscal Year-End date:

Organization status

2. What is this organization's business number (e.g., GST number or charitable registration number)?

Business number (9-digit number):

3. Is this organization affiliated with a hospital, a university or a government agency or department?

• Yes
• No

4. In 2023, what were this organization's total expenditures within Canada?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

If precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

Total expenditures represent the total budget for all operations of this organization in the fiscal period. If 'total expenditures' cannot be calculated, total funds (from members, government programs and all other sources of funds) or total revenues can be provided.

CAN$ '000:

5. In 2023, what were this organization's total wages and salaries within Canada?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

If precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

CAN$ '000:

6. In 2023, what was the average number of employees in full-time equivalents (FTE) within Canada for this organization?

If precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimate in full-time equivalents (FTE).

Number of employees

The organization's personnel is composed of full-time and part-time employees.

Full-time equivalent (FTE) = Number of persons who work full-time for the organization + part-time workers.

Example calculation: If out of four employees, one works full-time for the organization and the remaining three devote only one quarter of their working time to the organization, then: FTE = 1 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 = 1.75 employees.

In-house research and development ( R&D ) expenditures

Before you begin

For this survey

"In-house R&D" refers to:

Expenditures within Canada for R&D performed within this organization by:

• employees (permanent, temporary or casual)
• self-employed individuals or contractors who are working on-site on this organization's R&D projects.

"Payments for R&D performed by other organizations" refers to:

Payments made within or outside Canada to other organizations, individuals or companies to fund R&D performance:

• grants
• fellowships
• contracts.

In-house research and development ( R&D ) expenditures

7. In 2023, did this organization have expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada?

Exclude payments for R&D performed by others (e.g., funding, grants or contracted out R&D expenditures), which should be reported in question 13.

In-house refers to R&D which is performed on-site or within the organization's establishment. Exclude R&D expenses performed by other companies or organizations. A later question will collect these data.

Research and experimental development ( R&D ) comprise creative and systematic work undertaken in order to increase the stock of knowledge - including knowledge of humankind, culture and society - and to devise new applications of available knowledge.

R&D is performed in the natural sciences, engineering, social sciences and humanities. There are three types of R&D activities: basic research, applied research and experimental development.

Research work in the social sciences

Include if projects are employing new or significantly different modelling techniques or developing new formulae, analyzing data not previously available or applying new research techniques, development of community strategies for disease prevention or health education.

Exclude:

• routine analytical projects using standard techniques and existing data
• routine market research
• routine statistical analysis intended for on-going monitoring of an activity.

• Yes
• No

8. In 2023, what were this organization's expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada?

Exclude payments for R&D performed by others (e.g., funding, grants or contracted out R&D expenditures), which should be reported in question 13.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

In-house R&D expenditures are composed of current in-house R&D expenditures and capital in-house R&D expenditures.

Current in-house R&D expenditures

Include:

• wages, salaries, benefits and fringe benefits, materials and supplies
• services to support R&D, including on-site R&D consultants and contractors
• necessary background literature
• minor scientific equipment
• associated administrative overhead costs.

a. Wages, salaries of permanent, temporary and casual R&D employees

Include benefits and fringe benefits of employees engaged in R&D activities. Benefits and fringe benefits include bonus payments, holiday or vacation pay, pension fund contributions, other social security payments, payroll taxes, etc.

b. Services to support R&D

Include:

• payments to on-site R&D consultants and contractors working under the direct control of your organization
• other services including indirect services purchased to support in-house R&D such as security, storage, repair, maintenance and use of buildings and equipment
• computer services, software licensing fees and dissemination of R&D findings.

c. R&D materials

Include:

• water, fuel, gas and electricity
• materials for creation of prototypes
• reference materials (books, journals, etc.)
• subscriptions to libraries and data bases, memberships to scientific societies, etc.
• cost of outsourced (contracted out or granted) small R&D prototypes or R&D models
• materials for laboratories (chemicals, animal, etc.)
• all other R&D-related materials.

d. All other current R&D costs including overhead

Include administrative and overhead costs (e.g., office, post and telecommunications, internet, insurance), prorated if necessary to allow for non- R&D activities within the business.

Exclude:

• interest charges
• value-added taxes (goods and services tax (GST) or harmonized sales tax (HST)).

Capital in-house expenditures are the annual gross amount paid for the acquisition of fixed assets that are used repeatedly, or continuously in the performance of R&D for more than one year. Report capital in-house expenditures in full for the period when they occurred.

Include costs for software, land, buildings and structures, equipment, machinery and other capital costs.

Exclude capital depreciation.

e. Software

Include applications and systems software (original, customized and off-the-shelf software), supporting documentation and other software-related acquisitions.

f. Land acquired for R&D including testing grounds, sites for laboratories and pilot plants.

g. Buildings and structures that are constructed or purchased for R&D activities or that have undergone major improvements, modifications, renovations and repairs for R&D activities.

h. Equipment, machinery and all other capital

Include major equipment, machinery and instruments, including embedded software, acquired for R&D activities.

In 2023, what were this organization's expenditures for R&D performed in-house
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	CAN$ '000
2023 - Current in-house R&D expenditures within Canada
a. Wages, salaries of permanent, temporary and casual R&D employees Include fringe benefits.
b. Services to support R&D Include services of self-employed individuals or contractors who are working on-site on this business's R&D projects. Exclude contracted out or granted expenditures to other organizations to perform R&D (report in question 9).
c. R&D materials
d. All other current R&D costs Include overhead costs.
2023 - Total current in-house R&D expenditures within Canada
2023 - Capital in-house R&D expenditures within Canada
e. Software Exclude capital depreciation.
f. Land Exclude capital depreciation.
g. Buildings and structures Exclude capital depreciation.
h. Equipment, machinery and all other capital Exclude capital depreciation.
2023 - Total capital in-house R&D expenditures within Canada
2023 - Total in-house R&D expenditures within Canada

9. In 2024 and 2025, does this organization plan to make expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada?

Exclude payments for R&D performed by others (e.g., funding, grants or contracted out R&D expenditures), which should be reported in question 15.

Select all that apply.

Help text:

In-house R&D expenditures are composed of current in-house R&D expenditures and capital in-house R&D expenditures.

Research and experimental development (R&D) comprise creative and systematic work undertaken in order to increase the stock of knowledge - including knowledge of humankind, culture and society - and to devise new applications of available knowledge.

Inclusions

Prototypes

Include design, construction and operation of prototypes, provided that the primary objective is to make further improvements or to undertake technical testing.

Exclude if the prototype is for commercial purposes.

Pilot plants

Include construction and operation of pilot plants, provided that the primary objective is to make further improvements or to undertake technical testing.

Exclude if the pilot plant is intended to be operated for commercial purposes.

New computer software or significant improvements/modifications to existing computer software

Includes technological or scientific advances in theoretical computer sciences; operating systems e.g., improvement in interface management, developing new operating system of converting an existing operating system to a significantly different hardware environment; programming languages; and applications if a significant technological change occurs.

Contracts

Include all contracts which require R&D. For contracts which include other work, report only the R&D costs.

Research work in the social sciences

Include if projects are employing new or significantly different modelling techniques or developing new formulae, analyzing data not previously available or applying new research techniques.

Exclusions

Routine analysis in the social sciences including policy-related studies, management studies and efficiency studies

Exclude analytical projects of a routine nature, with established methodologies, principles and models of the related social sciences to bear on a particular problem (e.g., commentary on the probable economic effects of a change in the tax structure, using existing economic data; use of standard techniques in applied psychology to select and classify industrial and military personnel, students, etc., and to test children with reading or other disabilities).

Consumer surveys, advertising, market research

Exclude projects of a routine nature, with established methodologies intended for commercialization of the results of R&D.

Routine quality control and testing

Exclude projects of a routine nature, with established methodologies not intended to create new knowledge, even if carried out by personnel normally engaged in R&D.

Pre-production activities such as demonstration of commercial viability, tooling up, trial production, trouble shooting

Although R&D may be required as a result of these steps, these activities are excluded.

Prospecting, exploratory drilling, development of mines, oil or gas wells

Include only if for R&D projects concerned with new equipment or techniques in these activities, such as in-situ and tertiary recovery research.

Engineering

Exclude engineering unless it is in direct support of R&D.

Design and drawing

Exclude design and drawing unless it is in direct support of R&D.

Patent and licence work

Exclude all administrative and legal work connected with patents and licences.

Cosmetic modifications or style changes to existing products

Exclude if no significant technical improvement or modification to the existing products has occurred.

General purpose or routine data collection

Exclude projects of a routine nature, with established methodologies intended for on-going monitoring of an activity.

Routine computer programming, systems maintenance or software application

Exclude projects of a routine nature, with established methodologies intended to support on-going operations.

Routine mathematical or statistical analysis or operations analysis

Exclude projects of a routine nature, with established methodologies intended for on-going monitoring of an activity.

Activities associated with standards compliance

Exclude projects of a routine nature, with established methodologies intended to support standards compliance.

Specialized routine medical care such as routine pathology services

Exclude projects of a routine nature, with established methodologies intended for on-going monitoring of an activity.

Response text:

• In 2024
• In 2025
• No planned in-house R&D expenditures

10. In 2024, what are this organization's planned expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada?

Exclude payments for R&D performed by others (e.g., funding, grants or contracted out R&D expenditures), which should be reported in question 15.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

If precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

In 2024, what are this organization's planned expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada?
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	CAN$ '000
a. 2024 - Total current in-house R&D expenditures within Canada
b. 2024 - Total capital in-house R&D expenditures within Canada

11. In 2025, what are this organization's planned expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada?

Exclude payments for R&D performed by others (e.g., funding, grants or contracted out R&D expenditures), which should be reported in question 15.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

If precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

In 2025, what are this organization's planned expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada?
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	CAN$ '000
a. 2025 - Total current in-house R&D expenditures within Canada
b. 2025 - Total capital in-house R&D expenditures within Canada

Payments for R&D performed by other organizations

12. In 2023, did this organization make payments to other organizations to perform R&D within Canada or outside Canada?

Include:

• funding or grants provided to other organizations to perform R&D
• contracted out expenditures for R&D.

Exclude services of self-employed individuals or contractors who are working on-site on this organization's R&D projects, which should be reported in question 8.

Select all that apply.

• Within Canada
• Outside Canada
• No payment made to others to perform R&D

13. In 2023, what were this organization's R&D payments to other organizations within Canada or outside Canada?

Include:

• funding or grants provided to other organizations to perform R&D
• contracted out expenditures for R&D.

Exclude services of self-employed individuals or contractors who are working on-site on this organization's R&D projects, which should be reported in question 8.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Include payments made through contracts, grants, donations and fellowships to another company, organization or individual to purchase or fund R&D activities.

Exclude expenditures for on-site R&D contractors.

Companies include all incorporated for-profit businesses and government business enterprises providing products in the market at market rates.

Private non-profit organizations include voluntary health organizations, private philanthropic foundations, associations and societies and research institutes. They are not-for-profit organizations that serve the public interest by supporting activities related to public welfare (such as health, education, the environment).

Industrial research institutes or associations include all non-profit organizations that serve the business sector, with industrial associations frequently consisting of their membership.

Federal government includes all federal government departments and agencies. It excludes federal government business enterprises providing products in the market.

Provincial or territorial governments include all provincial or territorial government ministries, departments and agencies. It excludes provincial or territorial government business enterprises providing products in the market.

Provincial or territorial research organizations are organizations created under provincial or territorial law which conduct or facilitate research on behalf of the province or territory.

Other organizations - individuals, non-university educational institutions, foreign governments including ministries, departments and agencies of foreign governments.

In 2023, what were this organization's outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures within Canada or outside Canada?
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	Within Canada CAN$ '000	Outside Canada CAN$ '000
a. Companies
b. Private non-profit organizations
c. Industrial research institutes or associations
d. Hospitals
e. Universities
f. Federal government departments and agencies
g. Provincial or territorial government departments, ministries and agencies
h. Provincial or territorial research organizations
i. Other organizations e.g., individuals, non-university educational institutions, foreign governments
2023 - Total outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures

14. In 2024 and 2025, does this organization plan to make payments to other organizations to perform R&D?

Include:

• funding or grants provided to other organizations to perform R&D
• contracted out expenditures for R&D.

Exclude services of self-employed individuals or contractors who are working on-site on this organization's R&D projects, which should be reported in questions 10 and 11.

Select all that apply.

• In 2024
• In 2025
• No planned payments to others to perform R&D

15. In 2024 and 2025, what are this organization's planned payments to other organizations to perform R&D within Canada or outside Canada?

Include:

• funding or grants provided to other organizations to perform R&D
• contracted out expenditures for R&D.

Exclude services of self-employed individuals or contractors who are working on-site on this organization's R&D projects, which should be reported in questions 10 and 11.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Include payments made through contracts, grants, donations and fellowships to another company, organization or individual to purchase or fund R&D activities.

Exclude services of self-employed individuals or contractors who are working on-site on this organisation's R&D projects, which should have been reported earlier in the section "In-house research and development (R&D) expenditures".

In 2024 and 2025, what are this organization's planned outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures within Canada or outside Canada?
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	Within Canada CAN$ '000	Outside Canada CAN$ '000
a. 2024
b. 2025

Summary of R&D expenditures from 2023 to 2025

16. In-house and Outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures from 2023 to 2025

16. Summary of total R&D expenditures from 2022 to 2024
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	2023 CAN$ '000	2024 CAN$ '000	2025 CAN$ '000
Total current in-house R&D expenditures within Canada
Total capital in-house R&D expenditures within Canada
Total in-house R&D expenditures within Canada
Total outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures
Total R&D expenditures

Geographic distribution of in-house R&D expenditures within Canada in 2023

17. In 2023, in which provinces or territories did this organization have expenditures for R&D performed in-house?

Exclude:

• payments for R&D performed by others (e.g., funding, grants or contracted out R&D expenditures), which should be reported in question 13
• capital depreciation.

Select all that apply.

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

18. In 2023, how were this organization's total expenditures for R&D performed in-house distributed by province or territory?

Exclude:

• payments for R&D performed by others (e.g., funding, grants or contracted out R&D expenditures), which should be reported in question 13
• capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

For in-house R&D activities on federal lands, please include in the closest province or territory.

In 2023, how were this organization's total expenditures for R&D performed in-house distributed by province or territory?
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	Current in-house R&D expenditures CAN$ '000	Capital in-house R&D expenditures CAN$ '000
a. Newfoundland and Labrador
b. Prince Edward Island
c. Nova Scotia
d. New Brunswick
e. Quebec
f. Ontario
g. Manitoba
h. Saskatchewan
i. Alberta
j. British Columbia
k. Yukon
l. Northwest Territories
m. Nunavut
2023 - Total current and capital in-house R&D expenditures
2023 - Total current and capital in-house R&D expenditures previously reported from question 4

Sources of funds for in-house R&D expenditures in 2023

19. In 2023, what were the sources of funds for this organization's total expenditures for R&D performed in-house?

Include Canadian and foreign sources.

Exclude:

• payments for R&D performed by others (e.g., funding, grants or contracted out R&D expenditures), which should be reported in question 13
• capital depreciation.

Select all that apply.

Help text:

Funds from this organization

Amount contributed by this organization to R&D performed within Canada (include interest payments and other income).

Federal government grants or funding

Funds from the federal government in support of R&D activities not connected to a specific contractual deliverable.

Federal government contracts

Funds from the federal government in support of R&D activities connected to a specific contractual deliverable.

Provincial or territorial government grants or funding

Funds from the provincial or territorial government in support of R&D activities not connected to a specific contractual deliverable.

Provincial or territorial government contracts

Funds from the provincial or territorial government in support of R&D activities connected to a specific contractual deliverable.

R&D contract work for private non-profit organizations

Funds received from non-profit organizations to perform R&D on their behalf.

Other sources

Funds received from all other sources not previously classified.

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Funds from this organization

Include interest payments, fundraising and other income.

Companies

Federal government grants or funding

Include R&D grants or funding or R&D portion only of other grants or funding.

Federal government contracts

Include R&D contracts or R&D portion only of other contracts.

Provincial or territorial government grants or funding

From which province or territory did this organization receive provincial or territorial government R&D grants or funding?

Select all that apply.

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

Provincial or territorial government contracts

From which province or territory did this organization receive provincial or territorial government R&D contracts?

Select all that apply.

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

Private non-profit organizations

Other sources

e.g., universities, foreign governments, individuals

20. In 2023, what were the sources of funds for this organization's total expenditures of [amount] for R&D performed in-house?

Exclude:

• payments for R&D performed by others (e.g., funding grants or contracted out R&D expenditures), which should be reported in question 13
• capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Funds from this organization

Amount contributed by this unit to R&D performed within Canada (include interest payments and other income).

Federal government grants or funding

Funds from the federal government in support of R&D activities not connected to a specific contractual deliverable.

Federal government contracts

Funds from the federal government in support of R&D activities connected to a specific contractual deliverable.

Provincial or territorial government grants or funding

Funds from the provincial or territorial government in support of R&D activities not connected to a specific contractual deliverable.

Provincial or territorial government contracts

Funds from the provincial or territorial government in support of R&D activities connected to a specific contractual deliverable.

R&D contract work for private non-profit organizations

Funds received from non-profit organizations to perform R&D on their behalf.

Other sources

Funds received from all other sources not previously classified.

In 2023, what were the sources of funds for this organization's total expenditures of [amount] for R&D performed in-house?
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	From within Canada CAN$ '000	From outside Canada CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization Include interest payments, fundraising and other income.
b. Companies
c. Federal government grants or funding Include R&D grants or funding or R&D portion only of other grants or funding.
d. Federal government contracts Include R&D contracts or R&D portion only of other contracts.
Provincial or territorial government grants or funding
e. Newfoundland and Labrador
f. Prince Edward Island
g. Nova Scotia
h. New Brunswick
i. Quebec
j. Ontario
k. Manitoba
l. Saskatchewan
m. Alberta
n. British Columbia
o. Yukon
p. Northwest Territories
q. Nunavut
Provincial or territorial government contracts
r. Newfoundland and Labrador
s. Prince Edward Island
t. Nova Scotia
u. New Brunswick
v. Quebec
w. Ontario
x. Manitoba
y. Saskatchewan
z. Alberta
aa. British Columbia
ab. Yukon
ac. Northwest Territories
ad. Nunavut
Private non-profit organizations
ae. Organization 1 GST number (9-digit business number (BN) or charitable registration number): Organization name:
af. Organization 2 GST number (9-digit business number (BN) or charitable registration number): Organization name:
ag. Organization 3 GST number (9-digit business number (BN) or charitable registration number): Organization name:
ah. Other sources e.g., universities, foreign governments, individuals
2023 - Total in-house R&D expenditures by sources of funds by origin
2023 - Total in-house R&D expenditures (Canadian and foreign sources)
Total in-house R&D expenditures previously reported from question 8

Fields of research and development for in-house R&D expenditures within Canada in 2023

21. In 2023, how were this organization's total expenditures of [amount] for R&D performed in-house within Canada distributed by fields of research and development?

Exclude:

• payments for R&D performed by others (e.g., funding, grants or contracted out R&D expenditures), which should be reported in question 13
• capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Fields of research and development

Medical and health sciences

Basic medicine

Anatomy and morphology (plant science under Biological science), human genetics, immunology, neurosciences, pharmacology and pharmacy and medicinal chemistry, toxicology, physiology and cytology, pathology.

Clinical medicine

Andrology, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics, cardiac and cardiovascular systems, haematology, anaesthesiology, orthopaedics, radiology and nuclear medicine, dentistry, oral surgery and medicine, dermatology, venereal diseases and allergy, rheumatology, endocrinology and metabolism and gastroenterology, urology and nephrology and oncology.

Health sciences

Health care sciences and nursing, nutrition and dietetics, infectious diseases and epidemiology, parasitology and occupational health.

Medical biotechnology

Health-related biotechnology, technologies involving the manipulation of cells, tissues, organs or the whole organism, technologies involving identifying the functioning of DNA, proteins and enzymes, pharmacogenomics, gene-based therapeutics, biomaterials (related to medical implants, devices, sensors).

Other medical sciences

Forensic science and other medical sciences.

Natural and formal sciences

mathematics

• physical sciences
• chemical sciences
• earth and related environmental sciences
• biological sciences
• other natural sciences.

Engineering and technology

• civil engineering
• electrical engineering, electronic engineering and communications technology
• mechanical engineering
• chemical engineering
• materials engineering
• medical engineering
• environmental engineering
• environmental biotechnology
• industrial biotechnology
• nanotechnology
• other engineering and technologies.

Software-related sciences and technologies

• software engineering and technology
• computer sciences
• information technology and bioinformatics.

Agricultural sciences

• agriculture, forestry and fisheries sciences
• animal and dairy sciences
• veterinary sciences
• agricultural biotechnology
• other agricultural sciences.

Social sciences and humanities

• psychology
• educational sciences
• economics and business
• other social sciences
• humanities.

In 2023, how were this organization's total expenditures of [amount] for R&D performed in-house within Canada distributed by fields of research and development?
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	CAN$ '000
Medical and health sciences
a. Basic medicine
b. Clinical medicine
c. Health sciences
d. Medical biotechnology
e. Other medical sciences
Total medical and health sciences
Other fields of research and development
f. Natural and formal sciences
g. Engineering and technology
h. Software-related sciences and technologies
i. Agricultural sciences
j. Social sciences and humanities
2023 - Total in-house R&D expenditures within Canada by field of research and development
Total in-house R&D expenditures previously reported from question 8

Nature of R&D for in-house R&D expenditures within Canada in 2023

22. In 2023, how were this organization's total expenditures of [amount] for R&D performed in-house within Canada distributed by nature of R&D?

Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view.

Applied research is original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific, practical aim or objective.

Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and practical experience and producing additional knowledge, which is directed to producing new products or processes or to improving existing products or processes.

(OECD. Frascati Manual: Proposed Standard for Surveys on Research and Experimental Development, 2015)

In 2023, how were this organization's total expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada of $ [Amount] distributed by nature of R&D?
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	Percentage of total in-house R&D expenditures
a. Basic research
b. Applied research
c. Experimental development
Total percentage Total should equal 100%

Results of R&D expenditures from 2021 to 2023

23. During the three (3) years 2021, 2022 and 2023, did this organization's total expenditures for R&D performed in-house and payments for R&D made within Canada or outside Canada lead to new or significant improvements to the following?

Goods

Goods developed through new knowledge from research discoveries include determination of effectiveness of existing treatment protocols, establishment of new treatment protocols (including diagnostic procedures, tests and protocols), and creation of new service delivery models and reference tools (including electronic applications).

During the three (3) years 2021, 2022 and 2023, did this organization's total expenditures for R&D performed in-house and outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada or outside Canada lead to new or significant improvements to the following?
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	Yes	No
a. Goods Include goods developed through new knowledge from research discoveries
b. Services Include on-going knowledge transfer to physicians, first responders, patients and the general public.
c. Methods of manufacturing or producing goods and services
d. Logistics, delivery or distribution methods for this organization's inputs, goods or services
e. Supporting activities for this organization's processes, such as maintenance systems or operations for purchasing, accounting or computing

In-house R&D personnel in 2023

24. In 2023, how many in-house R&D personnel within Canada did this organization have in the following R&D occupations?

If this organization is unable to provide a gender breakdown of FTEs, please leave the associated fields empty and report only the totals.

Full-time equivalent (FTE)

R&D may be carried out by persons who work solely on R&D projects or by persons who devote only part of their time to R&D, and the balance to other activities such as testing, quality control and production engineering. To arrive at the total effort devoted to R&D in terms of personnel, it is necessary to estimate the full-time equivalent of these persons working only part-time in R&D.

Full-time equivalent (FTE) = Number of persons who work solely on R&D projects + the time of persons working only part of their time on R&D.

Example calculation: If out of four scientists engaged in R&D work, one works solely on R&D projects and the remaining three devote only one quarter of their working time to R&D, then: FTE = 1 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 = 1.75 scientists.

R&D personnel

Include:

• permanent, temporary and casual R&D employees
• independent on-site R&D consultants and contractors working in your organization's offices, laboratories, or other facilities
• employees engaged in R&D -related support activities.

Researchers and research managers are composed of:

• Scientists, social scientists, engineers and researchers are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge. They conduct research and improve or develop concepts, theories, models, techniques instrumentation, software or operational methods. They may be certified by provincial or territorial educational authorities, provincial, territorial or national scientific or engineering associations.
• Senior research managers plan or manage R&D projects and programs. They may be certified by provincial or territorial educational authorities, provincial, territorial or national scientific or engineering associations.
• R&D technical, administrative and support staff are composed of:
• Technicians and technologists and research assistants are persons whose main tasks require technical knowledge and experience in one or more fields of engineering, the physical and life sciences, or the social sciences, humanities and the arts. They participate in R&D by performing scientific and technical tasks involving the application of concepts, operational methods and the use of research equipment, normally under the supervision of researchers. They may be certified by provincial or territorial educational authorities, provincial, territorial or national scientific or engineering associations.
• Other R&D technical, administrative support staff include skilled and unskilled craftsmen, and administrative, secretarial and clerical staff participating in R&D projects or directly associated with such projects.

On-site R&D consultants and contractors are individuals hired 1) to perform project-based work or to provide goods at a fixed or ascertained price or within a certain time or 2) to provide advice or services in a specialized field for a fee and, in both cases, work at the location specified and controlled by the contracting company or organization.

In 2023, how many in-house R&D personnel within Canada did this organization have in the following R&D occupations?
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	Male (FTEs)	Female (FTEs)	Another Gender (FTEs)	Total (FTEs)
Researchers and research managers
a. Scientists, social scientists, engineers and researchers Include software developers and programmers.
b. Senior research managers
Total researchers and research managers
R&D technical, administrative and support staff
d. Technicians, technologists and research assistants Include software technicians.
d. Other R&D technical, administrative and support staff
Total R&D technical, administrative and support staff
Other R&D occupations
e. On-site R&D consultants and contractors
Total in-house R&D personnel within Canada

25. Of this organization's total in-house R&D personnel reported above, what percentage performed software-related activities?

Software-related sciences and technologies

• Software engineering and technology: computer software engineering, computer software technology and other related computer software engineering and technologies.
• Computer sciences: computer science, artificial intelligence, cryptography and other related computer sciences.
• Information technology and bioinformatics: information technology, informatics, bioinformatics, biomathematics and other related information technologies.

Percentage of software-related activities:

26. In 2023, how were the [amount] total in-house R&D personnel distributed by province or territory?

Please report in full-time equivalents (FTE).

R&D personnel

Include:

• permanent, temporary and casual R&D employees
• independent on-site R&D consultants and contractors working in your organization's offices, laboratories, or other facilities
• employees engaged in R&D-related support activities.

Researchers and research managers are composed of:

• Scientists, social scientists, engineers and researchers are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge. They conduct research and improve or develop concepts, theories, models, techniques instrumentation, software or operational methods. They may be certified by provincial or territorial educational authorities, provincial, territorial or national scientific or engineering associations.
• Senior research managers plan or manage R&D projects and programs. They may be certified by provincial or territorial educational authorities, provincial, territorial or national scientific or engineering associations.

R&D technical, administrative and support staff are composed of:

• Technicians and technologists and research assistants are persons whose main tasks require technical knowledge and experience in one or more fields of engineering, the physical and life sciences, or the social sciences, humanities and the arts. They participate in R&D by performing scientific and technical tasks involving the application of concepts, operational methods and the use of research equipment, normally under the supervision of researchers. They may be certified by provincial educational authorities, provincial or national scientific or engineering associations.
• Other R&D technical, administrative support staff include skilled and unskilled craftsmen, and administrative, secretarial and clerical staff participating in R&D projects or directly associated with such projects.

On-site R&D consultants and contractors are individuals hired 1) to perform project-based work or to provide goods at a fixed or ascertained price or within a certain time or 2) to provide advice or services in a specialized field for a fee and, in both cases, work at the location specified and controlled by the contracting company or organization.

Full-time equivalent (FTE)

R&D may be carried out by persons who work solely on R&D projects or by persons who devote only part of their time to R&D, and the balance to other activities such as testing, quality control and production engineering. To arrive at the total effort devoted to R&D in terms of personnel, it is necessary to estimate the full-time equivalent of these persons working only part-time in R&D.

FTE (full-time equivalent) = Number of persons who work solely on R&D projects + the time of persons working only part of their time on R&D.

Example calculation: If out of four scientists engaged in R&D work, one works solely on R&D projects and the remaining three devote only one quarter of their working time to R&D, then: FTE = 1 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 = 1.75 scientists.

In 2023, how were the [Amount] total in-house R&D personnel distributed by province or territory?
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	Number of researchers and research managers	Number of R&D technical, administrative and support staff	Number of on-site R&D consultants and contractors
a. Newfoundland and Labrador
b. Prince Edward Island
c. Nova Scotia
d. New Brunswick
e. Quebec
f. Ontario
g. Manitoba
h. Saskatchewan
i. Alberta
j. British Columbia
k. Yukon
l. Northwest Territories
m. Nunavut
Total in-house R&D personnel within Canada
Total R&D personnel previously reported from question 24

Technology and technical assistance payments in 2023

27. In 2023, did this organization make or receive payments inside or outside Canada for the following technology and technical assistance?

Technology and technical assistance payments

Definitions (equivalent to the Canadian Intellectual Property Office - opens in a new browser window)

a. Patent

Government grant giving the right to exclude others from making, using or selling an invention.

b. Copyright

Legal protection for literary, artistic, dramatic or musical works, computer programs, performer's performances, sound recordings, and communication signals.

c. Trademark

A word, symbol or design, or combination of these, used to distinguish goods or services of one person or organization from those of others in the marketplace.

d. Industrial design

Legal protection against imitation of the shape, pattern, or ornamentation of an object.

e. Integrated circuit topography

Three-dimensional configurations of the elements and interconnections embodied in an integrated circuit product.

f. Original software

Computer programs and descriptive materials for both systems and applications. Original software can be created in-house or outsourced and includes packaged software with customization.

g. Packaged or off-the-shelf software

Packaged software purchased for organizational use and excludes software with customization.

h. Databases

Data files organized to permit effective access and use of the data.

In 2023, did this organization make or receive payments inside or outside Canada for the following technology and technical assistance?
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	Made Payments	Received Payments	Both made and received payments	Not applicable
a. Patents
b. Copyrights
c. Trademarks
d. Industrial designs
e. Integrated circuit topography
f. Original software
g. Packaged or off-the-shelf software
h. Databases Useful life exceeding one year.
i. Other technology and technical assistance Include technical assistance, industrial processes and know-how.

28. In 2023, how much did this organization pay to other organizations for technology and technical assistance?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '1' for payments made between $1 and $999.

Technology and technical assistance payments

Definitions (equivalent to the Canadian Intellectual Property Office - opens in a new browser window)

a. Patent

Government grant giving the right to exclude others from making, using or selling an invention.

b. Copyright

Legal protection for literary, artistic, dramatic or musical works, computer programs, performer's performances, sound recordings, and communication signals.

c. Trademark

A word, symbol or design, or combination of these, used to distinguish goods or services of one person or organization from those of others in the marketplace.

d. Industrial design

Legal protection against imitation of the shape, pattern, or ornamentation of an object.

e. Integrated circuit topography

Three-dimensional configurations of the elements and interconnections embodied in an integrated circuit product.

f. Original software

Computer programs and descriptive materials for both systems and applications. Original software can be created in-house or outsourced and includes packaged software with customization.

g. Packaged or off-the-shelf software

Packaged software purchased for organizational use and excludes software with customization.

h. Databases

Data files organized to permit effective access and use of the data.

In 2022, how much did this organization pay to other organizations for technology and technical assistance?
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	Payments made within Canada CAN$ '000	Payments made outside Canada CAN$ '000
Payments made to affiliated organizations
a. Patents
b. Copyrights
c. Trademarks
d. Industrial designs
e. Integrated circuit topography
f. Original software
g. Packaged or off-the-shelf software
h. Databases Useful life exceeding one year.
i. Other technology and technical assistance Include technical assistance, industrial processes and know-how.
Total payments made to members, affiliated companies or organizations
Payments made to other organizations, companies or individuals
j. Patents
k. Copyrights
l. Trademarks
m. Industrial designs
n. Integrated circuit topography
o. Original software
p. Packaged or off-the-shelf software
q. Databases Useful life exceeding one year.
r. Other technology and technical assistance Include technical assistance, industrial processes and know-how.
Total payments made to other organizations, companies or individuals
Total payments made to other organizations for technology and technical assistance

29. In 2023, how much did this organization receive from other organizations for technology and technical assistance?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '1' for payments received between $1 and $999.

Technology and technical assistance payments

Definitions (equivalent to the Canadian Intellectual Property Office - opens in a new browser window)

a. Patent

Government grant giving the right to Exclude others from making, using or selling an invention.

b. Copyright

Legal protection for literary, artistic, dramatic or musical works, computer programs, performer's performances, sound recordings, and communication signals.

c. Trademark

A word, symbol or design, or combination of these, used to distinguish goods or services of one person or organization from those of others in the marketplace.

d. Industrial design

Legal protection against imitation of the shape, pattern, or ornamentation of an object.

e. Integrated circuit topography

Three-dimensional configurations of the elements and interconnections embodied in an integrated circuit product.

f. Original software

Computer programs and descriptive materials for both systems and applications. Original software can be created in-house or outsourced and includes packaged software with customization.

g. Packaged or off-the-shelf software

Packaged software purchased for organizational use and excludes software with customization.

h. Databases

Data files organized to permit effective access and use of the data.

In 2023, how much did this organization pay to other organizations for technology and technical assistance?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.

	Payments made within Canada CAN$ '000	Payments made outside Canada CAN$ '000
Payments received from affiliated organizations
a. Patents
b. Copyrights
c. Trademarks
d. Industrial designs
e. Integrated circuit topography
f. Original software
g. Packaged or off-the-shelf software
h. Databases Useful life exceeding one year.
i. Other technology and technical assistance Include technical assistance, industrial processes and know-how.
Total payments made to members, affiliated companies or organizations
Payments made to other organizations, companies or individuals
j. Patents
k. Copyrights
l. Trademarks
m. Industrial designs
n. Integrated circuit topography
o. Original software
p. Packaged or off-the-shelf software
q. Databases Useful life exceeding one year.
r. Other technology and technical assistance Include technical assistance, industrial processes and know-how.
Total payments made to other organizations, companies or individuals
Total payments made to other organizations for technology and technical assistance

Notification of intent to extract web data

30. Does this organization have a website?

• Yes
  Specify the organization website address 1:
  • e.g., www.example.gc.ca
  Specify the organization website address 2:
  • e.g., www.example.gc.ca
  Specify the organization website address 3:
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• No

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We will strive to ensure that the data collection does not interfere with 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 privacy and confidentiality mandate. All information collected by Statistics Canada is strictly protected.

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Changes or events

31. 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.

• Outsourcing of R&D project(s)
• Initiation of new R&D project(s)
• Completion of existing R&D project(s)
• Major change in funding of R&D project(s) (loss of funding)
• Major change in funding of R&D project(s) (increase in funding)
• Organizational change that affected R&D activities (expansion, reduction, restructuring)
• Economic change that affected R&D activities
• Lack of availability of qualified R&D personnel
• Other reason
  • Specify the other changes or events:
• No changes or events

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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:
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• Title:
• Email address:
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The purpose of this survey is to collect up-to-date information on the number of livestock on your agricultural operation. The data are used by agricultural industry analysts and producers to make production and marketing decisions, and by government analysts to monitor the livestock industry and develop agricultural policies in Canada.

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Record linkages

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Data-sharing agreements

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

Business or organization and contact information

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

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

Legal Name

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

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

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

Operating Name

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

• Legal name:
• Operating name (if applicable):

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This question verifies the business or organization's current main activity as classified by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). The 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 [NAICS code] is not the current main activity. Was this business or organization's main activity ever classified as[NAICS description]?

• Yes
  When did the main activity change?
  Date:
• No

6. Search and select the industry activity classification 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

Cattle and calves

1. On YYYY-MM-DD do you expect to have any cattle or calves on this operation?

Report all cattle and calves regardless of ownership.

Include:

• those that are boarded, custom-fed or fed under contract
• those that are pastured on a community pasture, grazing co-op or Crown land.

Exclude all cattle and calves kept on a farm, ranch, or feedlot operated by someone else.

Inclusions and exclusions

When answering the livestock questions, please include:

• all livestock on your operation as of YYYY-MM-DD, regardless of ownership, including livestock pastured, custom fed or fed under contract for others
• all livestock owned by the operator and held on Crown land, community pastures and grazing projects.

Exclude livestock which are owned by you but kept on a farm, ranch, or feedlot operated by someone else.

Community pastures, grazing associations, Crown land: a community pasture or grazing reserve can be a federal, provincial or municipal land operated by a manager and rented to livestock producers for pasturing animals at a fixed fee per head. A co-operative grazing association is a group of people who usually incorporate and rent or lease land for a common grazing area.

Note: forest reserves fall under the category of grazing reserve. Crown land is land owned by the government (municipal, provincial or federal) and generally managed by the government. Crown land does not necessarily have to be used for the purpose of grazing livestock, although grazing does take place on Crown land, particularly in British Columbia.

Fed under contract / custom feeding: livestock are fed under a pre-arranged agreement with a company (for example, feed mill) or another producer to feed the cattle or hogs to market weight. Usually the "feed" operator owns the buildings and supplies the labour but does not own the livestock.

Feedlot (cattle): feedlots are operations where livestock are fattened for market. A feedlot operation may own the animals, or may feed them for other operators for a fee, or both.

Note: feedlots are more applicable to cattle.

Feeding and finishing operations (pigs): feeding and finishing operations are applicable to pigs. Hog feeding and finishing operations are operations in which hogs are fed to market weight. Usually there are no breeding sows or boars in these operations other than those culled from a breeding herd, being fattened for slaughter.

Slaughtered for own consumption: if there are any livestock (cattle, hogs, or sheep) which will be slaughtered for personal consumption, include that livestock in inventory counts. For example, if a dairy operator has one pig which will be slaughtered for personal consumption, include this pig in inventory counts.

• Yes
• No

Cattle and calves - inventory

2. How many of the following do you expect to have on this operation on YYYY-MM-DD?

Include all cattle and calves on this operation, regardless of ownership.

Exclude all cattle and calves kept on a farm, ranch, or feedlot operated by someone else.

Cattle and calves

Bulls: male cattle which have not been castrated, 1 year and over, which are or will be kept for breeding purposes or for slaughter.

Steers: castrated male cattle, 1 year and over, being fed for slaughter 

Heifers: female cattle over 1 year old which have never calved, used (or to be used) for breeding or fed for slaughter 

Cow: female cattle which have calved at least once, being used for the production of dairy or for the reproduction of beef calves. Include "first calf heifers".

Calves: cattle of either sex, under 1 year old.

Calving: a term used when referring to cattle, meaning to give birth.

CAPTION

	Number
a. Bulls, one year and over
b. Dairy cows
c. Beef cows
d. Calves, under one year
e. Heifers, one year and over for dairy replacement heifers
f. Heifers, one year and over for beef replacement heifers
g. Heifers, one year and over for slaughter or feeder heifers
h. Steers, one year and over
Total inventory of cattle and calves

Cattle and calves - production

3. How many calves were born alive on this operation in the last six months, between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD?

Cattle and calves

Bulls: male cattle which have not been castrated, 1 year and over, which are or will be kept for breeding purposes or for slaughter.

Steers: castrated male cattle, 1 year and over, being fed for slaughter.

Heifers: female cattle over 1 year old which have never calved, used (or to be used) for breeding or fed for slaughter.

Cow: female cattle which have calved at least once, being used for the production of dairy or for the reproduction of beef calves. Include "first calf heifers".

Calves: cattle of either sex, under 1 year old.

Calving: a term used when referring to cattle, meaning to give birth.

Number of calves:

4. How many cows and heifers do you expect to calve on this operation in the next six months, between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD?

Cattle and calves

Bulls: male cattle which have not been castrated, 1 year and over, which are or will be kept for breeding purposes or for slaughter.

Steers: castrated male cattle, 1 year and over, being fed for slaughter.

Heifers: female cattle over 1 year old which have never calved, used (or to be used) for breeding or fed for slaughter.

Cow: female cattle which have calved at least once, being used for the production of dairy or for the reproduction of beef calves. Include "first calf heifers".

Calves: cattle of either sex, under 1 year old.

Calving: a term used when referring to cattle, meaning to give birth.

Number of cows and heifers:

Pigs

5. On YYYY-MM-DD do you expect to have any pigs on this operation?

Report all pigs regardless of ownership.

Include:

• those that are boarded, custom-fed or fed under contract
• those that are pastured on a community pasture, grazing co-op or Crown land.

Exclude all pigs kept on a farm, ranch, or feedlot operated by someone else.

Inclusions and exclusions

When answering the livestock questions, please include:

• all livestock on your operation as of YYYY-MM-DD, regardless of ownership, including livestock pastured, custom fed or fed under contract for others
• all livestock owned by the operator and held on Crown land, community pastures and grazing projects.

Exclude livestock which are owned by you but kept on a farm, ranch, or feedlot operated by someone else.

Community pastures, grazing associations, Crown land: a community pasture or grazing reserve can be a federal, provincial or municipal land operated by a manager and rented to livestock producers for pasturing animals at a fixed fee per head. A co-operative grazing association is a group of people who usually incorporate and rent or lease land for a common grazing area.

Note: forest reserves fall under the category of grazing reserve. Crown land is land owned by the government (municipal, provincial or federal) and generally managed by the government. Crown land does not necessarily have to be used for the purpose of grazing livestock, although grazing does take place on Crown land, particularly in British Columbia.

Fed under contract / custom feeding: livestock are fed under a pre-arranged agreement with a company (for example, feed mill) or another producer to feed the cattle or hogs to market weight. Usually the "feed" operator owns the buildings and supplies the labour but does not own the livestock.

Feedlot (cattle): feedlots are operations where livestock are fattened for market. A feedlot operation may own the animals, or may feed them for other operators for a fee, or both.

Note: feedlots are more applicable to cattle.

Feeding and finishing operations (pigs): feeding and finishing operations are applicable to pigs. Hog feeding and finishing operations are operations in which hogs are fed to market weight. Usually there are no breeding sows or boars in these operations other than those culled from a breeding herd, being fattened for slaughter.

Slaughtered for own consumption: if there are any livestock (cattle, hogs, or sheep) which will be slaughtered for personal consumption, include that livestock in inventory counts. For example, if a dairy operator has one pig which will be slaughtered for personal consumption, include this pig in inventory counts.

• Yes
• No
  Were there any pigs on this operation during the last six months, between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD?

• Yes
• No

Pigs - inventory

6. How many of the following do you expect to have on this operation on YYYY-MM-DD?

Include all pigs on this operation, regardless of ownership.

Exclude all pigs kept on a farm, ranch, or feedlot operated by someone else.

Pigs

Boars: non-castrated male pigs, 6 months and older, used or to be used (or sold) for breeding purposes.

Bred gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed but which have been bred; they are intended for breeding purposes.

Farrowing: term used when referring to pigs, meaning "to give birth".

Feeders: market pigs that are 50 to 119 pounds (23 to 53 kilograms) or 120 to 179 pounds (54 to 81 kilograms).

Note: sometimes referred to as grower pigs.

Finishers: market pigs over 179 pounds (81 kilograms) which are being fed for slaughter.

Gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed and are intended for breeding. Gilts intended for breeding may or may not be bred.

Note: gilts are younger than bred gilts.

Hog: a general term used to describe any type of pig.

Market pigs: consists of "feeders (growers)" and "finishers" which are over 50 pounds (23 kilograms). The general term 'market pigs' is to differentiate from pigs for breeding.

Piglet: a general term used to describe a new born pig.

Slaughter hogs: pigs which are approximately 220 to 240 pounds (100 to 110 kilograms) and are ready to be sold or slaughtered.

Sows: female pigs which have farrowed at least once.

Stillborn: born dead.

Suckling pigs: young pigs under 15 pounds (7 kilograms), which have not been weaned.

Weaners, Weanling, Nursery or Starter: pigs of either sex, 15 to 49 pounds (7 to 22 kilograms), which have recently been weaned.

Weaning: switching a young animal from mother's milk to another source of food.

CAPTION

	Number
Breeding stock, six months and over
a. Sows and gilts kept for breeding
b. Boars kept for breeding
All other pigs
c. Suckling pigs, less than 15 lb (7 kg)
d. Weanling, nursery, or starter pigs, 15 to 49 lb (7 to 22 kg)
e. Market pigs, 50 lb and over (23 kg and over)
Total inventory of pigs

Pigs - inventory

7. How many of the [number] market pigs are in each of the following categories?

Pigs

Boars: non-castrated male pigs, 6 months and older, used or to be used (or sold) for breeding purposes.

Bred gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed but which have been bred; they are intended for breeding purposes.

Farrowing: term used when referring to pigs, meaning "to give birth".

Feeders: market pigs that are 50 to 119 pounds (23 to 53 kilograms) or 120 to 179 pounds (54 to 81 kilograms).

Note: sometimes referred to as grower pigs.

Finishers: market pigs over 179 pounds (81 kilograms) which are being fed for slaughter.

Gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed and are intended for breeding. Gilts intended for breeding may or may not be bred.

Note: gilts are younger than bred gilts.

Hog: a general term used to describe any type of pig.

Market pigs: consists of "feeders (growers)" and "finishers" which are over 50 pounds (23 kilograms). The general term 'market pigs' is to differentiate from pigs for breeding.

Piglet: a general term used to describe a new born pig.

Slaughter hogs: pigs which are approximately 220 to 240 pounds (100 to 110 kilograms) and are ready to be sold or slaughtered.

Sows: female pigs which have farrowed at least once.

Stillborn: born dead.

Suckling pigs: young pigs under 15 pounds (7 kilograms), which have not been weaned.

Weaners, Weanling, Nursery or Starter: pigs of either sex, 15 to 49 pounds (7 to 22 kilograms), which have recently been weaned.

Weaning: switching a young animal from mother's milk to another source of food.

CAPTION

	Number
a. Over 179 lb (81 kg)
b. Between 120 to 179 lb (54 to 81 kg)
c. Between 50 and 120 lb (23 to 54 kg) Exclude weanling, nursery, or starter pigs.
Total inventory of pigs

Pigs - farrowings

8. Please provide the total number of farrowings, the average number of piglets per litter and the total piglets born in the last six months between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD.

Include pigs born alive and stillborn.

Total number of farrowings: this question is asking to report the total number of farrowings in the last 6 months. If a sow farrowed two times in the last 6 months this would be reported as two farrowings.

Average number of piglets born per litter: this question is asking to report the average number of piglets born per litter during the last 6 months. Some respondents interpret this to mean how many total piglets were born during the last six months. The data we are looking for is the average number of piglets born per sow. For example: If a respondent has 100 sows and each sow has 10 piglets born per litter. The correct response would be on average 10 piglets born per litter. Include piglets born alive and stillborn.

Total piglets born: this question is asking to report the total number of piglets born in the last 6 months. This question is autofilled if the total number of farrowings and the average number of piglets born per litter are reported. Total number of farrowings in the last 6 months multiplied by average number of piglets born per litter equals the total piglets born in the last 6 months. If the respondent is not able to report the total number of farrowings or average number of piglets born, the respondent should manually enter the total number of piglets born in the last 6 months. Include piglets born alive and stillborn.

CAPTION

	Number
a. Total number of farrowings in last six months
b. Average number of piglets born per litter
Total piglets born in last six months Total number of farrowings X average number of piglets per litter

9. Compared with the last six months, do you expect the number of farrowings to increase, decrease, or stay the same in the next six months, between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD?

Pigs

Boars: non-castrated male pigs, 6 months and older, used or to be used (or sold) for breeding purposes.

Bred gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed but which have been bred; they are intended for breeding purposes.

Farrowing: term used when referring to pigs, meaning "to give birth".

Feeders: market pigs that are 50 to 119 pounds (23 to 53 kilograms) or 120 to 179 pounds (54 to 81 kilograms).

Note: sometimes referred to as grower pigs.

Finishers: market pigs over 179 pounds (81 kilograms) which are being fed for slaughter.

Gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed and are intended for breeding. Gilts intended for breeding may or may not be bred.

Note: gilts are younger than bred gilts.

Hog: a general term used to describe any type of pig.

Market pigs: consists of "feeders (growers)" and "finishers" which are over 50 pounds (23 kilograms). The general term 'market pigs' is to differentiate from pigs for breeding.

Piglet: a general term used to describe a new born pig.

Slaughter hogs: pigs which are approximately 220 to 240 pounds (100 to 110 kilograms) and are ready to be sold or slaughtered.

Sows: female pigs which have farrowed at least once.

Stillborn: born dead.

Suckling pigs: young pigs under 15 pounds (7 kilograms), which have not been weaned.

Weaners, Weanling, Nursery or Starter: pigs of either sex, 15 to 49 pounds (7 to 22 kilograms), which have recently been weaned.

Weaning: switching a young animal from mother's milk to another source of food.

• Increase
  What is the expected percentage increase?
• Decrease
  What is the expected percentage decrease?
• Stay the same

10. Of the [number] piglets born during the last six months, between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD, what percentage were stillborn, died or were destroyed before weaning?

Pigs

Boars: non-castrated male pigs, 6 months and older, used or to be used (or sold) for breeding purposes.

Bred gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed but which have been bred; they are intended for breeding purposes.

Farrowing: term used when referring to pigs, meaning "to give birth".

Feeders: market pigs that are 50 to 119 pounds (23 to 53 kilograms) or 120 to 179 pounds (54 to 81 kilograms).

Note: sometimes referred to as grower pigs.

Finishers: market pigs over 179 pounds (81 kilograms) which are being fed for slaughter.

Gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed and are intended for breeding. Gilts intended for breeding may or may not be bred.

Note: gilts are younger than bred gilts.

Hog: a general term used to describe any type of pig.

Market pigs: consists of "feeders (growers)" and "finishers" which are over 50 pounds (23 kilograms). The general term 'market pigs' is to differentiate from pigs for breeding.

Piglet: a general term used to describe a new born pig.

Slaughter hogs: pigs which are approximately 220 to 240 pounds (100 to 110 kilograms) and are ready to be sold or slaughtered.

Sows: female pigs which have farrowed at least once.

Stillborn: born dead.

Suckling pigs: young pigs under 15 pounds (7 kilograms), which have not been weaned.

Weaners, Weanling, Nursery or Starter: pigs of either sex, 15 to 49 pounds (7 to 22 kilograms), which have recently been weaned.

Weaning: switching a young animal from mother's milk to another source of food.

Percentage:

Sheep and lambs

11. On YYYY-MM-DD do you expect to have any sheep or lambs on this operation?

Report all sheep or lambs regardless of ownership.

Include:

• those that are boarded, custom-fed or fed under contract
• those that are pastured on a community pasture, grazing co-op or Crown land.

Exclude all sheep and lambs kept on a farm, ranch, or feedlot operated by someone else.

Inclusions and exclusions

When answering the livestock questions, please include:

• all livestock on your operation as of YYYY-MM-DD, regardless of ownership, including livestock pastured, custom fed or fed under contract for others
• all livestock owned by the operator and held on Crown land, community pastures and grazing projects.

Exclude livestock which are owned by you but kept on a farm, ranch, or feedlot operated by someone else.

Community pastures, grazing associations, Crown land: a community pasture or grazing reserve can be a federal, provincial or municipal land operated by a manager and rented to livestock producers for pasturing animals at a fixed fee per head. A co-operative grazing association is a group of people who usually incorporate and rent or lease land for a common grazing area.

Note: forest reserves fall under the category of grazing reserve. Crown land is land owned by the government (municipal, provincial or federal) and generally managed by the government. Crown land does not necessarily have to be used for the purpose of grazing livestock, although grazing does take place on Crown land, particularly in British Columbia.

Fed under contract / custom feeding: livestock are fed under a pre-arranged agreement with a company (for example, feed mill) or another producer to feed the cattle or hogs to market weight. Usually the "feed" operator owns the buildings and supplies the labour but does not own the livestock.

Feedlot (cattle): feedlots are operations where livestock are fattened for market. A feedlot operation may own the animals, or may feed them for other operators for a fee, or both.

Note: feedlots are more applicable to cattle.

Feeding and finishing operations (pigs): feeding and finishing operations are applicable to pigs. Hog feeding and finishing operations are operations in which hogs are fed to market weight. Usually there are no breeding sows or boars in these operations other than those culled from a breeding herd, being fattened for slaughter.

Slaughtered for own consumption: if there are any livestock (cattle, hogs, or sheep) which will be slaughtered for personal consumption, include that livestock in inventory counts. For example, if a dairy operator has one pig which will be slaughtered for personal consumption, include this pig in inventory counts.

• Yes
• No
  Were there any sheep or lambs kept on this operation in the last six months, between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD?

• Yes
• No

Sheep and lambs - Inventory

12. How many of the following do you expect to have on this operation on YYYY-MM-DD?

Include all sheep or lambs on this operation, regardless of ownership.

Exclude all sheep and lambs kept on a farm, ranch, or feedlot operated by someone else.

Sheep and lambs

Rams: non-castrated male sheep kept for breeding.

Ewes: female sheep kept for breeding.

Replacement lambs: replacement lambs are lambs that are being kept for breeding purposes. Include lambs born on the operation and lambs purchased from other sources. Also include lambs born and still located on the operation that will eventually be sold to other farms for breeding purposes.

Market lambs: market lambs are male or female lambs that are raised with the intent for slaughter.

CAPTION

	Number
a. Rams, one year and over
b. Ewes
c. Replacement lambs
d. Market lambs
Total inventory of sheep and lambs

Sheep and lambs - production

13. How many lambs were born on this operation in the last six months, between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD?

Include lambs born alive and stillborn.

Sheep and lambs

Rams: non-castrated male sheep kept for breeding.

Ewes: female sheep kept for breeding.

Replacement lambs: replacement lambs are lambs that are being kept for breeding purposes. Include lambs born on the operation and lambs purchased from other sources. Also include lambs born and still located on the operation that will eventually be sold to other farms for breeding purposes.

Market lambs: market lambs are male or female lambs that are raised with the intent for slaughter.

Number of lambs:

14. How many sheep and lambs died on this operation, including those killed by disease or predators, in the last six months, between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD?

Exclude those slaughtered for meat.

Sheep and lambs

Rams: non-castrated male sheep kept for breeding.

Ewes: female sheep kept for breeding.

Replacement lambs: replacement lambs are lambs that are being kept for breeding purposes. Include lambs born on the operation and lambs purchased from other sources. Also include lambs born and still located on the operation that will eventually be sold to other farms for breeding purposes.

Market lambs: market lambs are male or female lambs that are raised with the intent for slaughter.

Number of sheep and lambs:

15. How many lambs do you expect to be born on this operation in the next six months, between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD?

Sheep and lambs

Rams: non-castrated male sheep kept for breeding.

Ewes: female sheep kept for breeding.

Replacement lambs: replacement lambs are lambs that are being kept for breeding purposes. Include lambs born on the operation and lambs purchased from other sources. Also include lambs born and still located on the operation that will eventually be sold to other farms for breeding purposes.

Market lambs: market lambs are male or female lambs that are raised with the intent for slaughter.

Number of lambs:

Agricultural production

16. 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 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

17. 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.

CAPTION

	Area	Unit of measure
a. Field crops
b. Hay
c. Summerfallow
d. Potatoes
e. Fruit, berries and nuts
f. Vegetables
g. Sod
h. Nursery products

Greenhouse area

18. 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)

19. 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.

CAPTION

	Number
a. Cattle and calves
b. Pigs
c. Sheep and lambs
d. Mink
e. Fox

Birds

20. 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.

CAPTION

	Number
a. Hens and chickens
b. Turkeys

Maple taps

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

Total number of taps:

Honey bees

22. 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

23. 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):
  The maximum number of characters is 5.
• Fax number (including area code):

Feedback

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

Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.

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• Minutes:

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