Peter Wright, Chair of the Organizing Committee
Email: peter.wright@statcan.gc.ca
Keven Bosa, Chair of the Scientific Committee
Email: keven.bosa@statcan.gc.ca
Martin Provost, Chair of the Logistics Committee
Email: martin.provost@statcan.gc.ca
Statistics Canada is pleased to announce that its 2024 International Methodology Symposium will take place in Ottawa at the offices of Statistics Canada (with a virtual option) from October 29 to November 1, 2024, including workshops on the first day.
The theme of the 2024 international Methodology Symposium is "The Future of Official Statistics".
The future of official statistics will be shaped by our methods. Statistical agencies are increasingly adopting or investigating the new tools that researchers throughout the scientific community are using, whether they be programming languages, machine learning or artificial intelligence methods.
It will be shaped by our data. Intensified data integration will lead to higher quality statistical frames, more efficient data collection and more informative official statistics.
It will be shaped by ethics. Increased demand for granular data, particularly in social statistics, has led to meaningful and more robust measures of ethnicity and other sociodemographic indicators. At the same time, statistical agencies continue to seek a balance between providing granular estimates based on solid statistical framework with upholding the privacy of individuals and the confidentiality of their responses.
Importantly, it will be shaped ultimately by our community of professionals. Statistical training and professional development remain top priorities to produce official statistics. It is even more relevant considering the pace by which new methods and tools are developed.
The 2024 International Methodology Symposium brings together statisticians and data scientists, researchers and students to discuss the evolution of official statistics.
We invite contributed papers that examine methodological challenges related to the production of official statistics in a modern era. Topics may include the following:
The deadline to submit a proposal for the Symposium, May 3, 2024, has now passed. We thank all those who submitted a proposal!
For all accepted proposals, the presentation (in English or French) is due by September 6, 2024. Conference proceedings will be published online. A final paper must be submitted by January 10, 2025 for inclusion in the proceedings.
Please visit the website below periodically as further information will be provided on an ongoing basis: 2024 International Methodology Symposium
Sincerely,
The 2024 International Methodology Symposium Organizing Committee
2024 Statistics Canada's International Methodology Symposium
statcan.symposium2024-symposium2024.statcan@statcan.gc.ca
Statistics Canada's 2024 International Methodology Symposium "The Future of Official Statistics" will take place in Ottawa at the offices of Statistics Canada (with a virtual option) from October 29 to November 1, 2024 inclusively.
Symposium highlights include:
General information about the Symposium.
Contact information of program chairs.
Registration information for both participants and contributors.
A list of the workshops with abstracts and contributor biographies.
Program and list of the Symposium events for each day.
Table of key event dates and deadlines.
Code of conduct.
Information on presentation formatting and submissions. Including proceedings manuscripts.
Information on the conference location: directions, parking, simultaneous interpretation, and more.
Instructions for preparing your manuscript for the Symposium Proceedings
Canadians have been asking for more detailed data to address gender gaps, racism and other systemic barriers.
To provide this detailed data, Statistics Canada continues to explore new ways to get the most out of the data collected, for example, by combining census and administrative data held by other organizations. This process is called data linkage. Data linkages create an opportunity to access more accurate information and conduct comprehensive analyses. It also reduces the number of surveys Canadians are asked to complete.
Between October to December 2022, Statistics Canada undertook qualitative research to understand more about Canadians' perspective on the use of data linkages. A total of 45 participants were recruited from different demographic profiles and backgrounds with varying levels of trust in government and public institutions. After learning about the subject, together they developed a set of 14 overarching consensus statements reflecting the group's positions.
Deliberative research is a qualitative technique increasingly used within the social sciences and is distinguished from other forms of qualitative research in two ways: (1) participants are provided appropriate information on which they base their opinions and provide meaningful input, and (2) a set of final consensus statements are developed and voted on under the premise that, while members of society may have differences in values, opinions, and interests, they need to strive for common rules and practices that all can live with.
Participants generally accepted that data linkages can and should be used at Statistics Canada to produce powerful new insights, as long as high-quality data are being analyzed in a protected environment.Participants don't necessarily perceive a boundary or limit on the use of data linkages for statistical programs
This research not only informs the conditions under which Canadians find the use of person-based linked administrative data socially acceptable but emphasize the fact that the use of administrative data must be situated within the greater context of the role and activities of the national statistical agency.
To learn more about this deliberative research, click here to read the report: Statistics Canada’s Deliberative Public Engagement Research Project - Executive Report 2023/2024
This survey is conducted by Statistics Canada in order to collect the necessary information to support the Integrated Business Statistics Program (IBSP). This program combines various survey and administrative data to develop comprehensive measures of the Canadian economy.
The statistical information from the IBSP serves many purposes, including:
Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.
Your participation in this survey is required under the authority of the Statistics Act.
Authorization to collect this information
Data are collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19.
Confidentiality
By law, Statistics Canada is prohibited from releasing any information it collects that could identify any person, business, or organization, unless consent has been given by the respondent, or as permitted by the Statistics Act. Statistics Canada will use the information from this survey for statistical purposes only.
Record linkages
To enhance the data from this survey and to reduce the reporting burden, Statistics Canada may combine the acquired data with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.
Data-sharing agreements
To reduce respondent burden, Statistics Canada has entered into data-sharing agreements with provincial and territorial statistical agencies and other government organizations, which have agreed to keep the data confidential and use them only for statistical purposes. Statistics Canada will only share data from this survey with those organizations that have demonstrated a requirement to use the data.
Section 11 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with provincial and territorial statistical agencies that meet certain conditions. These agencies must have the legislative authority to collect the same information, on a mandatory basis, and the legislation must provide substantially the same provisions for confidentiality and penalties for disclosure of confidential information as the Statistics Act. Because these agencies have the legal authority to compel businesses to provide the same information, consent is not requested and businesses may not object to the sharing of the data.
For this survey, there are Section 11 agreements with the provincial and territorial statistical agencies of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Québec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and the Yukon. The shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.
Section 12 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with federal, provincial or territorial government organizations. Under Section 12, you may refuse to share your information with any of these organizations by writing a letter of objection to the Chief Statistician, specifying the organizations with which you do not want Statistics Canada to share your data and mailing it to the following address:
Chief Statistician of Canada Statistics Canada
Attention of Director, Enterprise Statistics Division
150 Tunney's Pasture Driveway
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0T6
You may also contact us by email at statcan.esdhelpdesk-dsebureaudedepannage.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.
For agreements with provincial and territorial government organizations, the shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.
1. Verify or provide the business or organization's legal and operating name and correct where needed.
Note: Legal name modifications should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.
Legal Name
The legal name is one recognized by law, thus it is the name liable for pursuit or for debts incurred by the business or organization. In the case of a corporation, it is the legal name as fixed by its charter or the statute by which the corporation was created.
Modifications to the legal name should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.
To indicate a legal name of another legal entity you should instead indicate it in question 3 by selecting 'Not currently operational' and then choosing the applicable reason and providing the legal name of this other entity along with any other requested information.
Operating Name
The operating name is a name the business or organization is commonly known as if different from its legal name. The operating name is synonymous with trade name.
2. Verify or provide the contact information of the designated business or organization contact person for this questionnaire and correct where needed.
Note: The designated contact person is the person who should receive this questionnaire. The designated contact person may not always be the one who actually completes the questionnaire.
3. Verify or provide the current operational status of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.
4. Verify or provide the current main activity of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.
Note: The described activity was assigned using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
This question verifies the business or organization's current main activity as classified by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is an industry classification system developed by the statistical agencies of Canada, Mexico and the United States. Created against the background of the North American Free Trade Agreement, it is designed to provide common definitions of the industrial structure of the three countries and a common statistical framework to facilitate the analysis of the three economies. NAICS is based on supply-side or production-oriented principles, to ensure that industrial data, classified to NAICS, are suitable for the analysis of production-related issues such as industrial performance.
The target entity for which NAICS is designed are businesses and other organizations engaged in the production of goods and services. They include farms, incorporated and unincorporated businesses and government business enterprises. They also include government institutions and agencies engaged in the production of marketed and non-marketed services, as well as organizations such as professional associations and unions and charitable or non-profit organizations and the employees of households.
The associated NAICS should reflect those activities conducted by the business or organizational units targeted by this questionnaire only, as identified in the 'Answering this questionnaire' section and which can be identified by the specified legal and operating name. The main activity is the activity which most defines the targeted business or organization's main purpose or reason for existence. For a business or organization that is for-profit, it is normally the activity that generates the majority of the revenue for the entity.
The NAICS classification contains a limited number of activity classifications; the associated classification might be applicable for this business or organization even if it is not exactly how you would describe this business or organization's main activity.
Please note that any modifications to the main activity through your response to this question might not necessarily be reflected prior to the transmitting of subsequent questionnaires and as a result they may not contain this updated information.
The following is the detailed description including any applicable examples or exclusions for the classification currently associated with this business or organization.
Description and examples
5. You indicated that is not the current main activity.
Was this business or organization's main activity ever classified as: ?
6. Search and select the industry classification code that best corresponds to this business or organization's main activity.
Select this business or organization's activity sector (optional)
7. You have indicated that the current main activity of this business or organization is:
Main activity
Are there any other activities that contribute significantly (at least 10%) to this business or organization's revenue?
8. Approximately what percentage of this business or organization's revenue is generated by each of the following activities?
When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimates.
| Percentage of revenue | |
|---|---|
| Main activity | |
| Secondary activity | |
| All other activities | |
| Total percentage |
1. What are the start and end dates of this business's or organization's most recently completed fiscal year?
For this survey, the end date should fall between April 1, 2023 and March 31, 2024
Here are twelve common fiscal periods that fall within the targeted dates:
Here are other examples of fiscal periods that fall within the required dates:
2. What is the reason the reporting period does not cover a full year?
Select all that apply.
1. Throughout this questionnaire, please report financial information in thousands of Canadian dollars.
For example, an amount of $763,880.25 should be reported as:
CAN$ '000 $764,000
I will report in the format above
1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what was this business's revenue from each of the following sources?
Notes:
Report dollar amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.
Revenue
a. Sales of goods and services (e.g., fees, admissions, services revenue)
Report net of returns and allowances.
Sales of goods and services are defined as amounts derived from the sale of products and services (cash or credit), falling within a business's ordinary activities. Sales should be reported net of trade discount, value added tax and other taxes based on sales.
Include:
Exclude:
b. Rental and leasing
Include rental or leasing of apartments, commercial buildings, land, office space, residential housing, investments in co-tenancies and co-ownerships, hotel or motel rooms, long and short term vehicle leasing, machinery or equipment, storage lockers, etc.
c. Commissions
Include commissions earned on the sale of products or services by businesses such as advertising agencies, brokers, insurance agents, lottery ticket sales, sales representatives, and travel agencies - compensation could also be reported under this item (e.g., compensation for collecting sales tax).
d. Subsidies (including grants, donations, fundraising and sponsorships)
Include:
e. Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees
A royalty is defined as a payment received by the holder of a copyright, trademark or patent.
Include revenue received from the sale or use of all intellectual property rights of copyrighted materials such as musical, literary, artistic or dramatic works, sound recordings or the broadcasting of communication signals.
f. Dividends
Include:
Exclude equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates.
g. Interest
Include:
Exclude equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates.
h. All other revenue (Include intracompany transfers)
Include amounts not included in questions a. to g.
Total revenue
The sum of questions a. to h.
| CAN$ '000 | |
|---|---|
| a. Sales of goods and services | |
| b. Rental and leasing | |
| c. Commissions | |
| d. Subsidies | |
| e. Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees | |
| f. Dividends | |
| g. Interest | |
| h. All other revenue | |
| Total revenue |
1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what were this business's expenses for the following items?
Notes:
Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.
Expenses
a. Cost of goods sold
Many business units distinguish their costs of materials from their other business expenses (selling, general and administrative). This item is included to allow you to easily record your costs/expenses according to your normal accounting practices.
Include:
Exclude all costs associated with salaries, wages, benefits, commissions and subcontracts (report at Employment costs and expenses, and Subcontracts).
b. Employment costs and expenses
b1. Salaries, wages and commissions
Please report all salaries and wages (including taxable allowances and employment commissions as defined on the T4 - Statement of Remuneration Paid) before deductions for this reporting period.
Include:
Exclude all payments and expenses associated with casual labour and outside contract workers (report at Subcontracts).
b2. Employee benefits
Include contributions to:
c. Subcontracts
Subcontract expense refers to the purchasing of services from outside of the company rather than providing them in-house.
Include:
d. Research and development fees
Expenses from activities conducted with the intention of making a discovery that could either lead to the development of new products or procedures, or to the improvement of existing products or procedures.
e. Professional and business fees
Include:
Exclude service fees paid to Head Office (report at All other costs and expenses).
f. Utilities
Utility expenses related to operating your business unit such as water, electricity, gas, and heating.
Include:
Exclude:
g. Office and computer related expenses
Include:
Exclude telephone, Internet and other telecommunication expenses (report at Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication).
h. Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication
Include:
i. Business taxes, licenses and permits
Include:
j. Royalties, franchise fees and memberships
Include:
Exclude Crown royalties
k. Crown charges
Federal or Provincial royalty, tax, lease or rental payments made in relation to the acquisition, development or ownership of Canadian resource properties.
Include:
l. Rental and leasing
Include:
m. Repair and maintenance
Include:
n. Amortization and depreciation
Include:
o. Insurance
Insurance recovery income should be deducted from insurance expenses.
Include:
p. Advertising, marketing, promotion, meals and entertainment
Include:
q. Travel, meetings and conventions
Include:
r. Financial services
Include:
Exclude interest expenses (report at Interest expense).
s. Interest expense
Report the cost of servicing your company's debt.
Include:
t. Other non-production-related costs and expenses
Include:
u. All other costs and expenses (including intracompany expenses)
Include:
Total expenses
The sum of sub-questions a. to u.
| CAN$ '000 | |
|---|---|
| a. Cost of goods sold | |
| Opening inventories | |
| Purchases | |
| Closing inventories | |
| Cost of goods sold | |
| b. Employment costs and expenses | |
| Salaries, wages and commissions | |
| Employee benefits | |
| c. Subcontracts | |
| d. Research and development fees | |
| e. Professional and business fees | |
| f. Utilities | |
| g. Office and computer related expenses | |
| h. Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication | |
| i. Business taxes, licenses and permits | |
| j. Royalties, franchise fees and memberships | |
| k. Crown charges | |
| l. Rental and leasing | |
| m. Repair and maintenance | |
| n. Amortization and depreciation | |
| o. Insurance | |
| p. Advertising, marketing, promotion, meals and entertainment | |
| q. Travel, meetings and conventions | |
| r. Financial services | |
| s. Interest expense | |
| t. Other non-production-related costs and expenses | |
| u. All other costs and expenses | |
| Total expenses |
1. What were this business's sales for each of the following goods and services?
Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.
All revenue reported should exclude sales taxes (GST/HST, PST and QST) and be net of returns, discounts, sales allowances, and charges for outward transportation by common or contract carriers. Do not deduct the value of trade-ins.
a. Sales of all goods purchased for resale, net of returns and discounts
Include:
Do not deduct the value of trade-ins.
Exclude:
b. Sales of goods manufactured as a secondary activity by this retailing business unit
Report revenue from sales of goods of own manufacture.
c. Labour revenue from repair and maintenance
Include:
d. Revenue from rental and leasing of goods and equipment
Include:
e. Revenue from rental of real estate
Include revenue received from renting out or leasing property owned by this business unit.
f. Revenue from shipping and handling charges that is not embedded in the price of the merchandise
Include revenue received from shipping and handling charges that is not embedded in the price of the merchandise and was charged by this business unit.
| CAN$ '000 | |
|---|---|
| a. Sales of all goods purchased for resale, net of returns, rebates and discounts | |
| b. Sales of goods manufactured as a secondary activity by this retailing business unit | |
| c. Labour revenue from repair and maintenance | |
| d. Revenue from rental and leasing of goods and equipment | |
| e. Revenue from rental of real estate | |
| f. Revenue from shipping and handling charges that is not embedded in the price of the merchandise |
1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what was the breakdown of the operating revenue by method of sale?
a. In-store sales
Please report total operating revenue of goods and services which are purchased in a fixed point-of-sale location accessible to the public.
Include sales at pumps for gasoline stations.
b. E-commerce revenue: sale of goods and services conducted over the Internet with or without online payment.
Include all revenue where the order is received and the commitment to purchase is made via the Internet, although payment can be made by other means, orders made in web pages, extranet, mobile devices or Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).
Exclude orders made by telephone calls, facsimile or e-mail.
c. Catalogue and mail-order or telephone
Please report total operating revenue of goods and services generated from customers ordering their goods from catalogues and mail order flyers.
Include sales purchased via telephone and fax.
d. All other methods
Please report total operating revenue of goods and services generated from all other methods.
Include sales at trade shows, special events, in-home sales and card lock.
| Percentage | |
|---|---|
| a. In-store sales | |
| b. E-commerce | |
| c. Catalogue and mail-order or telephone | |
| d. Other | |
| Total percentage |
1. What was this business's breakdown of sales by the following types of client?
Sales by type of client
This section is designed to measure which sector of the economy purchases your services.
Please provide a percentage breakdown of your sales by type of client.
Please ensure that the sum of percentages reported in this section equals 100%.
a. to c. Clients in Canada
a. Individuals and households
Please report the percentage of sales to individuals and households who do not represent the business or government sector.
b. Businesses
Percentage of sales sold to the business sector should be reported here.
Include sales to Crown corporations.
c. Governments, not-for-profit organizations and public institutions (e.g., hospitals, schools)
Percentage of sales to federal, provincial, territorial and municipal governments should be reported here.
Include: sales to hospitals, schools, universities and public utilities.
d. Clients outside Canada
Please report the percentage of total sales to customers or clients located outside Canada including foreign businesses, foreign individuals, foreign institutions and/or governments.
Include sales to foreign subsidiaries and affiliates.
| Percentage | |
|---|---|
| Clients in Canada - individuals and households | |
| Clients in Canada - businesses | |
| Clients in Canada - governments, not-for-profit organizations and public institutions | |
| Clients outside Canada | |
| Total percentage |
1. What was the percentage breakdown of this business's sales by consumer location?
Please provide the percentage breakdown of this business's sales by consumer location for all sales other than in-store sales.
Consumer location is the location where the goods or services will ultimately be used.
If ultimate consumer location is not known, the following are acceptable substitutes:
| Percentage | |
|---|---|
| Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| Prince Edward Island | |
| Nova Scotia | |
| New Brunswick | |
| Quebec | |
| Ontario | |
| Manitoba | |
| Saskatchewan | |
| Alberta | |
| British Columbia | |
| Yukon | |
| Northwest Territories | |
| Nunavut | |
| United States | |
| All other countries | |
| Total percentage |
1. Does this business have a website?
Statistics Canada engages in web-data extraction, also known as web scraping, which is a process by which information is gathered and copied from the Web using automated scripts or robots, for retrieval and analysis. As a result, we may visit the website for this business to search for and compile additional information. The use of web scraping is part of a broader effort to reduce the response burden on businesses, as well as produce additional statistical indicators to ensure that our data remain accurate and relevant.
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.
More information regarding Statistics Canada's web scraping initiative.
Learn more about Statistics Canada's transparency and accountability.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Statistics Canada Client Services, toll-free at 1-877-949-9492 [Teletypewriter or Telecommunication device for the deaf/teletype machine (TTY): 1-800-363-7629] or by email at infostats@statcan.gc.ca. Additional information about this survey can be found by selecting the following link: 2023 Annual Retail Trade Survey.
1. Indicate any changes or events that affected the reported values for this business or organization, compared with the last reporting period.
Select all that apply.
2. Statistics Canada may need to contact the person who completed this questionnaire for further information.
Is the provided given names and the provided family name the best person to contact?
Who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?
3. How long did it take to complete this questionnaire?
Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.
4. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?
This survey is conducted by Statistics Canada in order to collect the necessary information to support the Integrated Business Statistics Program (IBSP). This program combines various survey and administrative data to develop comprehensive measures of the Canadian economy.
The statistical information from the IBSP serves many purposes, including:
Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.
Your participation in this survey is required under the authority of the Statistics Act.
Authorization to collect this information
Data are collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19.
Confidentiality
By law, Statistics Canada is prohibited from releasing any information it collects that could identify any person, business, or organization, unless consent has been given by the respondent, or as permitted by the Statistics Act. Statistics Canada will use the information from this survey for statistical purposes only.
Record linkages
To enhance the data from this survey and to reduce the reporting burden, Statistics Canada may combine the acquired data with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.
Data-sharing agreements
To reduce respondent burden, Statistics Canada has entered into data-sharing agreements with provincial and territorial statistical agencies and other government organizations, which have agreed to keep the data confidential and use them only for statistical purposes. Statistics Canada will only share data from this survey with those organizations that have demonstrated a requirement to use the data.
Section 11 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with provincial and territorial statistical agencies that meet certain conditions. These agencies must have the legislative authority to collect the same information, on a mandatory basis, and the legislation must provide substantially the same provisions for confidentiality and penalties for disclosure of confidential information as the Statistics Act. Because these agencies have the legal authority to compel businesses to provide the same information, consent is not requested and businesses may not object to the sharing of the data.
For this survey, there are Section 11 agreements with the provincial and territorial statistical agencies of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Québec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and the Yukon.
The shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.
Section 12 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with federal, provincial or territorial government organizations.
Under Section 12, you may refuse to share your information with any of these organizations by writing a letter of objection to the Chief Statistician, specifying the organizations with which you do not want Statistics Canada to share your data and mailing it to the following address:
Chief Statistician of Canada
Statistics Canada
Attention of Director, Enterprise Statistics Division
150 Tunney's Pasture Driveway
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0T6
You may also contact us by email at statcan.esdhelpdesk-dsebureaudedepannage.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.
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.
You can print this questionnaire once you have completed and submitted it.
1. Verify or provide the business or organization's legal and operating name and correct where needed.
Note: Legal name modifications should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.
Legal Name
The legal name is one recognized by law, thus it is the name liable for pursuit or for debts incurred by the business or organization. In the case of a corporation, it is the legal name as fixed by its charter or the statute by which the corporation was created.
Modifications to the legal name should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.
To indicate a legal name of another legal entity you should instead indicate it in question 3 by selecting 'Not currently operational' and then choosing the applicable reason and providing the legal name of this other entity along with any other requested information.
Operating Name
The operating name is a name the business or organization is commonly known as if different from its legal name. The operating name is synonymous with trade name.
2. Verify or provide the contact information of the designated business or organization contact person for this questionnaire and correct where needed.
Note: The designated contact person is the person who should receive this questionnaire. The designated contact person may not always be the one who actually completes the questionnaire.
3. Verify or provide the current operational status of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.
4. Verify or provide the current main activity of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.
Note: The described activity was assigned using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
This question verifies the business or organization's current main activity as classified by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is an industry classification system developed by the statistical agencies of Canada, Mexico and the United States. Created against the background of the North American Free Trade Agreement, it is designed to provide common definitions of the industrial structure of the three countries and a common statistical framework to facilitate the analysis of the three economies. NAICS is based on supply-side or production-oriented principles, to ensure that industrial data, classified to NAICS, are suitable for the analysis of production-related issues such as industrial performance.
The target entity for which NAICS is designed are businesses and other organizations engaged in the production of goods and services. They include farms, incorporated and unincorporated businesses and government business enterprises. They also include government institutions and agencies engaged in the production of marketed and non-marketed services, as well as organizations such as professional associations and unions and charitable or non-profit organizations and the employees of households.
The associated NAICS should reflect those activities conducted by the business or organizational units targeted by this questionnaire only, as identified in the 'Answering this questionnaire' section and which can be identified by the specified legal and operating name. The main activity is the activity which most defines the targeted business or organization's main purpose or reason for existence. For a business or organization that is for-profit, it is normally the activity that generates the majority of the revenue for the entity.
The NAICS classification contains a limited number of activity classifications; the associated classification might be applicable for this business or organization even if it is not exactly how you would describe this business or organization's main activity.
Please note that any modifications to the main activity through your response to this question might not necessarily be reflected prior to the transmitting of subsequent questionnaires and as a result they may not contain this updated information.
The following is the detailed description including any applicable examples or exclusions for the classification currently associated with this business or organization.
Description and examples
5. You indicated that is not the current main activity. Was this business or organization's main activity ever classified as: ?
6. Search and select the industry classification code that best corresponds to this business or organization's main activity.
Select this business or organization's activity sector (optional)
7. You have indicated that the current main activity of this business or organization is: Main activity. Are there any other activities that contribute significantly (at least 10%) to this business or organization's revenue?
8. Approximately what percentage of this business or organization's revenue is generated by each of the following activities?
When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimates.
| Percentage of revenue | |
|---|---|
| Main activity | |
| Secondary activity | |
| All other activities | |
| Total percentage |
1. What are the start and end dates of this business's or organization's most recently completed fiscal year?
For this survey, the end date should fall between April 1, 2023 and March 31, 2024.
Here are twelve common fiscal periods that fall within the targeted dates:
Here are other examples of fiscal periods that fall within the required dates:
Fiscal year start date
Fiscal year-end date
2. What is the reason the reporting period does not cover a full year?
Select all that apply.
1. Throughout this questionnaire, please report financial information in thousands of Canadian dollars.
For example, an amount of $763,880.25 should be reported as:
CAN$ '000: $764,000
I will report in the format above
1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what was this business's revenue from each of the following sources?
Notes:
Report dollar amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.
Revenue
a. Sales of goods and services (e.g., fees, admissions, services revenue)
Report net returns and allowances.
Sales of goods and services are defined as amounts derived from the sale of goods and services (cash or credit), falling within a business's ordinary activities. Sales should be reported net of trade discount, value added tax and other taxes based on sales.
Include:
Exclude:
b. Rental and leasing
Include rental or leasing of apartments, commercial buildings, land, office space, residential housing, investments in co-tenancies and co-ownerships, hotel or motel rooms, long and short term vehicle leasing, machinery or equipment, storage lockers, etc.
c. Commissions
Include commissions earned on the sale of products or services by businesses such as advertising agencies, brokers, insurance agents, lottery ticket sales, sales representatives, and travel agencies - compensation could also be reported under this item (e.g., compensation for collecting sales tax).
d. Subsidies (including grants, donations, fundraising and sponsorships)
Include:
e. Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees
A royalty is defined as a payment received by the holder of a copyright, trademark or patent.
Include revenue received from the sale or use of all intellectual property rights of copyrighted materials such as musical, literary, artistic or dramatic works, sound recordings or the broadcasting of communication signals.
f. Dividends
Include:
Exclude equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates.
g. Interest
Include:
Exclude equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates.
h. All other revenue (Include intracompany transfers)
Include amounts not included in questions a. to g.
Total revenue
The sum of sub-questions a. to h.
| CAN$ '000 | |
|---|---|
| a Sales of goods and services | |
| b Rental and leasing | |
| c Commissions | |
| d Subsidies | |
| e Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees | |
| f Dividends | |
| g Interest | |
| h All other revenue | |
| Total revenue |
1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what were this business's expenses for the following items?
Notes:
Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.
Expenses
a. Cost of goods sold
Many business units distinguish their costs of materials from their other business expenses (selling, general and administrative). This item is included to allow you to easily record your costs/expenses according to your normal accounting practices.
Include:
Exclude all costs associated with salaries, wages, benefits, commissions and subcontracts (report at Employment costs and expenses, and Subcontracts).
b. Employment costs and expenses
b1. Salaries, wages and commissions
Please report all salaries and wages (including taxable allowances and employment commissions as defined on the T4 - Statement of Remuneration Paid) before deductions for this reporting period.
Include:
Exclude all payments and expenses associated with casual labour and outside contract workers (report at Subcontracts).
b2. Employee benefits
Include contributions to:
c. Subcontracts
Subcontract expense refers to the purchasing of services from outside of the company rather than providing them in-house.
Include:
d. Research and development fees
Expenses from activities conducted with the intention of making a discovery that could either lead to the development of new products or procedures, or to the improvement of existing products or procedures.
e. Professional and business fees
Include:
Exclude service fees paid to Head Office (report at All other costs and expenses).
f. Utilities
Utility expenses related to operating your business unit such as water, electricity, gas, and heating.
Include:
Exclude:
g. Office and computer related expenses
Include:
Exclude telephone, Internet and other telecommunication expenses (report at question h.).
h. Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication
Include:
i. Business taxes, licenses and permits
Include:
j. Royalties, franchise fees and memberships
Include:
Exclude Crown royalties
k. Crown charges
Federal or Provincial royalty, tax, lease or rental payments made in relation to the acquisition, development or ownership of Canadian resource properties.
Include:
l. Rental and leasing
Include:
m. Repair and maintenance
Include:
n. Amortization and depreciation
Include:
o. Insurance
Insurance recovery income should be deducted from insurance expenses.
Include:
p. Advertising, marketing, promotion, meals and entertainment
Include:
q. Travel, meetings and conventions
Include:
r. Financial services
Include:
Exclude interest expenses (report at Interest expense).
s. Interest expense
Report the cost of servicing your company's debt.
Include:
t. Other non-production-related costs and expenses
Include:
u. All other costs and expenses (including intracompany expenses)
Include:
Total expenses
The sum of sub-questions a. to u.
| CAN$ '000 | |
|---|---|
| a Cost of goods sold | |
| a1. Opening inventories | |
| a2. Purchases | |
| a3. Closing inventories | |
| Cost of goods sold | |
| b Employment costs and expenses | |
| b1. Salaries, wages and commissions | |
| b2. Employee benefits | |
| c Subcontracts | |
| d Research and development fees | |
| e Professional and business fees | |
| f Utilities | |
| g Office and computer related expenses | |
| h Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication | |
| i Business taxes, licenses and permits | |
| j Royalties, franchise fees and memberships | |
| k Crown charges | |
| l Rental and leasing | |
| m Repair and maintenance | |
| n Amortization and depreciation | |
| o Insurance | |
| p Advertising, marketing, promotion, meals and entertainment | |
| q Travel, meetings and conventions | |
| r Financial services | |
| s Interest expense | |
| t Other non-production-related costs and expenses | |
| u All other costs and expenses | |
| Total expenses |
1. What were this business's sales for each of the following products and services?
Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.
All revenue reported should exclude sales taxes (GST/HST, PST and QST) and be net of returns, discounts, sales allowances, and charges for outward transportation by common or contract carriers.
a. All products purchased for resale
Include:
Do not deduct the value of trade-ins.
Exclude taxes collected directly from customers and paid directly by this operating unit to provincial and federal tax agencies.
b. Products manufactured as a secondary activity by this business Report revenue from sales of products of own manufacture.
c. Repair and maintenance services
Include:
d. Rental and leasing of real estate
Include rental and leasing of office space and other real estate.
e. Rental and leasing of products and equipment
Include rental and leasing of products and equipment whether or not they have been produced by this business.
| CAN$ '000 | |
|---|---|
| a. All products purchased for resale | |
| b. Products manufactured as a secondary activity by this business | |
| c. Repair and maintenance services | |
| d. Rental and leasing of real estate | |
| e. Rental and leasing of products and equipment |
2. What was the value of products where commissions and fees were earned by this business acting as an agent or broker?
Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.
Value of products
Report sale value of those products upon which this business has reported earning a commission or fee in the Revenue section question 1 c.
| CAN$ '000 | |
|---|---|
| Value of products |
3. Did this business purchase goods (raw materials, semi-finished, or finished goods) "off the shelf" outside of Canada and sell them "as-is" in foreign markets (including the U.S.) without altering the goods, and without the goods entering Canada before the sale?
Provide comments if desired.
4. On YYYY-MM-DD, last day of the fiscal year, did this business hold inventories abroad, including inventories in transit to Canada?
Include:
Provide comments if desired.
5. What was the approximate value of inventories held abroad at the end of the reporting period?
Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.
Value of inventories
6. Is the value reported above included in the closing inventories previously reported in question 1. to 3. from the expenses section?
1. What was this business's breakdown of sales by the following types of client?
This section is designed to measure which sector of the economy purchases your services.
Please provide a percentage breakdown of your sales by type of client.
Please ensure that the sum of percentages reported in this section equals 100%.
a. to c. Clients in Canada
a. Individuals and households
Please report the percentage of sales to individuals and households who do not represent the business or government sector.
b. Businesses
Percentage of sales sold to the business sector should be reported here.
Include sales to Crown corporations.
c. Governments, not-for-profit organizations and public institutions (e.g., hospitals, schools)
Percentage of sales to federal, provincial, territorial and municipal governments should be reported here.
Include: sales to hospitals, schools, universities and public utilities.
d. Clients outside Canada
Please report the percentage of total sales to customers or clients located outside Canada including foreign businesses, foreign individuals, foreign institutions and/or governments.
Include sales to foreign subsidiaries and affiliates.
| Percentage | |
|---|---|
| a Clients in Canada — individuals and households | |
| b Clients in Canada — businesses | |
| c Clients in Canada — governments, not-for-profit organizations and public institutions | |
| d Clients outside Canada | |
| Total percentage |
1. According to our records, this business sells the following products.
Please review the list of products, and for each one, indicate whether it was sold during the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD.
Product # reported: NAPCS English Description
Was this product sold during this reporting period?
2. Did this business sell any other products during the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD?
3. For each additional product sold, please provide a brief description.
Description of Additional Product # reported
Product description
The goal of this section is to understand the supply chain for your products. We will ask for the percentage breakdown for each product sold according to the origin of the products purchased and the destination of products sold.
4. For Product Description, what was the cost of goods sold?
When precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.
Cost of goods sold
Report the total cost of goods for this product. In the following question, you will be asked to provide the percentage breakdown of the total cost of goods according to the origin of the products (i.e., the province, territory or country outside Canada where the products were originally manufactured).
| Cost of goods sold | |
|---|---|
| Product Description |
5. For Product Description, what was the percentage breakdown of the cost of goods sold by origin (province, territory or country outside Canada)?
The origin is, to the best of your knowledge, where the products were originally produced or manufactured (i.e., which province, territory or country outside Canada). If the origin is not known, an acceptable substitute is the location of this business's supplier.
Note: exclude intermediate shipping points between your supplier and you.
The total for the origin should be equal to 100%.
| % Purchased from origin | |
|---|---|
| Canada | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| Prince Edward Island | |
| Nova Scotia | |
| New Brunswick | |
| Quebec | |
| Ontario | |
| Manitoba | |
| Saskatchewan | |
| Alberta | |
| British Columbia | |
| Yukon | |
| Northwest Territories | |
| Nunavut | |
| Outside Canada | |
| United States | |
| China | |
| Other | |
| Total percentage |
6. What were the sales of Product Description?
When precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.
Sales of Goods
Report the total sales for this product. In the following question, you will be asked to provide a percentage breakdown of the total sales of this product according to the destination (i.e., the province, territory or country outside Canada where the products will ultimately be used).
| Sales of goods | |
|---|---|
| Product Description |
7. For Product Description, what was the percentage breakdown of sales by destination (i.e., province, territory or country outside Canada)?
Note: The destination is where the products will ultimately be used.
For the product listed, please provide the percentage breakdown of the sales according to the destination.
The destination is, to the best of your knowledge, where the products will ultimately be used (i.e., which province, territory or country outside Canada).
Acceptable substitutes are:
The percentages should sum to 100%.
| % Sold to destination | |
|---|---|
| Canada | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| Prince Edward Island | |
| Nova Scotia | |
| New Brunswick | |
| Quebec | |
| Ontario | |
| Manitoba | |
| Saskatchewan | |
| Alberta | |
| British Columbia | |
| Yukon | |
| Northwest Territories | |
| Nunavut | |
| Outside Canada | |
| United States | |
| China | |
| Other | |
| Total percentage |
1. Does this business have a website?
Statistics Canada engages in web-data extraction, also known as web scraping, which is a process by which information is gathered and copied from the Web using automated scripts or robots, for retrieval and analysis. As a result, we may visit the website for this business to search for and compile additional information. The use of web scraping is part of a broader effort to reduce the response burden on businesses, as well as produce additional statistical indicators to ensure that our data remain accurate and relevant.
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.
More information regarding Statistics Canada's web scraping initiative.
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1. Indicate any changes or events that affected the reported values for this business or organization, compared with the last reporting period.
Select all that apply.
2. Statistics Canada may need to contact the person who completed this questionnaire for further information. Is the provided given names and the provided family name the best person to contact?
Who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?
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Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.
4. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?
| Geography | Automotive repair and maintenance | Electronic, commercial and industrial machinery and equipment repair and maintenance |
|---|---|---|
| percent | ||
| Canada | 1.54 | 12.61 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 2.65 | 2.36 |
| Prince Edward Island | 3.97 | 7.31 |
| Nova Scotia | 3.94 | 3.49 |
| New Brunswick | 2.91 | 5.82 |
| Quebec | 4.05 | 39.65 |
| Ontario | 2.80 | 5.14 |
| Manitoba | 3.10 | 9.07 |
| Saskatchewan | 3.51 | 4.53 |
| Alberta | 4.14 | 31.84 |
| British Columbia | 3.02 | 4.97 |
| Yukon | 1.72 | 2.81 |
| Northwest Territories | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Nunavut | 0.00 | 0.00 |
