Canadian Economic News, December 2023 Edition

This module provides a concise summary of selected Canadian economic events, as well as international and financial market developments by calendar month. It is intended to provide contextual information only to support users of the economic data published by Statistics Canada. In identifying major events or developments, Statistics Canada is not suggesting that these have a material impact on the published economic data in a particular reference month.

All information presented here is obtained from publicly available news and information sources, and does not reflect any protected information provided to Statistics Canada by survey respondents.

Resources

  • Calgary-based Suncor Energy Inc. announced that the Terra Nova Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading vessel southeast of Newfoundland and Labrador had safely restarted following the completion of the Terra Nova Asset Life Extension project. Suncor said production is expected to ramp up over the coming months.
  • The Governments of Canada and Nova Scotia jointly announced that they had notified the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board of their shared decision to veto the fundamental decision to issue Exploration Licence 2437, which would have provided United Kingdom-based Inceptio Limited the exclusive right to explore in a shallow water parcel on the Sable Bank of the Scotian Shelf. The Governments said they are actively pursuing the establishment of a joint regulatory regime for offshore renewable energy by amending the Atlantic Accord Acts to expand the board's mandate so that it can regulate and enable the development of an offshore wind sector in Nova Scotia.
  • Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. announced it had entered into a definitive agreement to sell its 50.0% interest in Alliance Pipeline and its 42.7% interest in Aux Sable to Pembina Pipeline Corporation, also of Calgary, for $3.1 billion. Enbridge said closing is expected to occur in the first half of 2024, subject to the receipt of regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.
  • Vancouver-based First Quantum Minerals Ltd. noted comments made by the President of Panama that on publishing of the Supreme Court of Panama's ruling of Law 406 as unconstitutional, there will be a transition process for the closure of the Cobre Panama mine. First quantum said that it and Panama had agreed to a new Concession Agreement contract in March 2023 which was approved by contract law 406 by the National Assembly on October 20, 2023.
  • The Government of Nova Scotia announced on December 27th that the stop work order for the Donkin coal mine had been lifted and the company can resume production if it chooses to do so. The Government said the stop work order had been in place since July 15th after a significant roof fall in Tunnel 2.

Manufacturing

  • Michigan-based Dow Chemical Company announced it had declared Final Investment Decision on its USD $6.5 billion Fort Saskatchewan Path2Zero investment to build its net-zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions integrated ethylene cracker and derivatives facility in Alberta. Dow said the approval enables the company to begin construction in 2024, with the first phase starting up in 2027 and the second phase starting up in 2029.
  • Vancouver-based Rogers Sugar Inc. announced on November 24th it had applied to the British Columbia Labour Relations Board for mediation to reach a collective agreement with the Public and Private Workers of Canada (PPWC) Local 8 representing workers at the Company's Vancouver refinery, and that the union had accepted. On December 14th, Rogers Sugar announced that the PPWC Local 8 had rejected the latest global proposal by the Company.

Financial

  • The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) announced that it will maintain the Domestic Stability Buffer at 3.5% of total risk-weighted assets, a level announced in June 2023 and in effect since November 1, 2023. OSFI said it expects all systemically important banks to target a Common Equity Tier 1 ratio of at least 11.5% of risk-weighted assets.
  • OSFI later announced that the minimum qualifying rate for uninsured residential mortgages will remain the greater of 5.25% or the mortgage contract rate plus 2%.

Quebec strikes

  • On December 1st, the Fédération Autonome de l'Enseignement (FAE) announced it had received a new offer from the Quebec Government on November 28th and had judged that the proposal was insufficient to suspend the unlimited general strike, which the FAE said began on November 23rd.
  • On December 8th, the Alliance du personnel professionnel et techninique de la santé et des services sociaux (APTS) announced that the Front commun representing 420,000 workers in health and social services, schools, and CEGEPS would be on strike from December 8th to the 14th inclusively. On December 28th, the APTS said that the Front commun had reached a proposed tentative deal for 420,000 Front commun workers.

Other news

  • The Bank of Canada held its target for the overnight rate at 5.0%. The last change in the target for the overnight rate was a 25 basis points increase in July 2023. The bank said it is also continuing its policy of quantitative tightening.
  • The Government of Canada introduced its draft framework to cap pollution from the oil and gas sector. The Government said the proposed Regulatory Framework for an Oil and Gas Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cap proposes to cap 2030 emissions at 35% to 38% below 2019 levels.
  • The Government of Canada announced the details of the upcoming roll-out of the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP). The Government said the CDCP will be rolled out using a phased approach over the coming months, starting with seniors.
  • The Government of Saskatchewan released its 2023-24 Mid-year Report on November 27th. The Government forecasts a $250.5 million deficit in 2023-2024 and real GDP growth of 1.6% in 2023 and 1.3% in 2024.
  • The Government of British Columbia released its 2023/24 Financial Update, Economic Outlook and Six Month Financial Results on November 28th. The Government forecasts a $5.6 billion deficit in 2023-2024 and real GDP growth of 1.0% in 2023 and 0.7% in 2024.
  • The Government of British Columbia announced on December 7th that regulations and policy manuals had been issued to further support local governments as they work with homebuilders to deliver more homes, including details and technical resources to support the implementation of Bill 35 (Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act), Bill 44 (Housing Statutes (Residential Development) Amendment Act), and Bill 47 (Housing Statutes (Transit-Oriented Areas) Amendment Act).
  • The Government of Alberta released its 2023-24 Mid-year Fiscal Update and Economic Statement on November 30th. The Government forecasts a $5.5 billion surplus in 2023-2024 and real GDP growth of 2.8% in 2023 and 2.6% in 2024.
  • The Government of Prince Edward Island released its fiscal and economic update on December 6th. The Government forecasts a $98.6 million deficit in 2023-2024 and real GDP growth in the range of 3.0% in 2023 and 3.5% in 2024.
  • The Government of Nova Scotia released its second Budget 2023-24 Update on December 18th. The Government forecasts a $264.3 million deficit for 2023-24 and real GDP growth of 1.2% in 2023 and 1.1% in 2024.
  • The Government of Saskatchewan announced that starting January 1, 2024, both SaskEnergy and SaskPower will remove the federal carbon tax from home heating. The Government said this will save the average Saskatchewan family approximately $400 in 2024.
  • CBC/Radio-Canada announced it will be implementing program and job cuts over the next year. CBC said that the corporation expects to cut about 600 union and non-union positions across the entire organization and that it has identified about 200 currently vacant positions across the Corporation that will be eliminated.
  • Waterloo-based OpenText announced it had reached a definitive agreement to divest its AMC business to Rocket Software, Inc. of Massachusetts for USD $2.275 billion in cash. OpenText said the transaction is expected to close in the company's fourth fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2024, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.
  • Mississauga-based Walmart Canada announced it is investing nearly $1 billion this fiscal year, including unveiling a future flagship location in Mississauga and over $300 million in store remodels and renovations. Walmart said these investments mark the midpoint in the five-year timeframe of the retailer's $3.5 billion investment in store infrastructure and customer experience transformation, first announced in July 2020.
  • Toronto-based Rogers Communications Inc. announced the sale of all of its shares of Cogeco to Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec in a private transaction for $829 million.
  • Toronto-based TMX Group Limited announced it had agreed to acquire the remaining approximately 78% of the common units of VettaFi Holdings LLC of New York, an indexing, digital distribution, analytics and thought leadership company, for USD $848 million. TMX Group said completion of the transaction is expected in January 2024, subject to customary closing conditions.
  • Montreal-based TFI International Inc. announced it had agreed to acquire Daseke, Inc. of Texas for a total enterprise value of approximately USD $1.1 billion. TFI said the transaction is expected to close during the second quarter of 2024, subject to customary closing conditions, including Daseke shareholder and other regulatory approvals.

United States and other international news

  • The U.S. Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) maintained the target range for the federal funds rate at 5.25% to 5.50%. The last change in the target range was a 25 basis points increase in July 2023. The Committee also said it will continue reducing its holdings of Treasury securities and agency debt and agency mortgage-backed securities.
  • The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left the cash rate target unchanged at 4.35%. The last change in the cash rate target was a 25 basis points increase in November 2023.
  • The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) left the Official Cash Rate (OCR), its main policy rate, unchanged at 5.50%. The last change in the OCR was a 25 basis points increase in May 2023.
  • The Bank of Japan (BoJ) announced it will apply a negative interest rate of -0.1% to the Policy-Rate Balances in current accounts held by financial institutions at the BoJ and that it will purchase a necessary amount of Japanese government bonds (JGBs) without setting an upper limit so that 10-year JGB yields will remain at around zero percent.
  • OPEC+ announced additional voluntary cuts by several OPEC+ countries, including Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and the United Arab Emirates, to the total of 2.2 million barrels per day, starting January 1, 2024 until the end of March 2024.
  • Texas-based Occidental Petroleum Corporation announced it had entered into a purchase agreement to acquire oil and gas producer CrownRock L.P. for approximately USD $12.0 billion, including debt. Occidental said the transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2024, subject to customary closing conditions and the receipt of regulatory approvals.
  • New York-based Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies, Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc., Toronto-based Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, and funds affiliated with Rialto Capital of Florida announced they had entered into a newly formed joint venture with the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and acquired a 20% equity stake for USD $1.2 billion in the venture which holds a $16.8 billion senior mortgage loan portfolio retained in receivership following the failure of Signature Bank.
  • Colorado-based Energy Fuels Inc., a U.S. producer of uranium, announced that, in response to strong uranium market conditions, it had commenced uranium production at three of its permitted and developed uranium mines located in Arizona and Utah. The company said that in addition, it is preparing two additional mines in Colorado and Wyoming for expected production within one year and advancing permitting on several other large-scale U.S. mine projects in order to increase uranium production in the coming years.

Financial market news

  • West Texas Intermediate crude oil closed at USD $71.65 per barrel on December 29th, down from a closing value of USD $75.96 at the end of November. Western Canadian Select crude oil traded in the USD $49 to $55 per barrel range throughout December. The Canadian dollar closed at 75.61 cents U.S. on December 29th, up from 73.63 cents U.S. at the end of November. The S&P/TSX composite index closed at 20,958.44 on December 29th, up from 20,236.29 at the end of November.

Brochure - Survey on Health Care Access and Experiences - Primary and Specialist Care

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This new survey collects important information on the experiences of Canadians with the health care system and on whether their needs are being met.

You will be asked questions such as:

  • Do you have a regular health care provider?
  • Have you accessed health care services in the last 12 months?
  • How did you feel about the care you received?
  • Did you face any barriers?

Your participation will provide valuable insight into the use of health care services. All levels of government and health care planners across the country may use the survey results to make informed decisions about the delivery of health care services and to develop and improve health care programs and policies that better serve all Canadians.

Health services and perceived health, by province
  British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island Newfoundland and Labrador
Has a regular health care provider 83% 87% 85% 86% 89% 78% 90% 86% 81% 87%
Of those with a regular health care provider, the usual wait time for an appointment with their provider or another provider from the same office for a minor health problem is three days or less 55% 66% 61% 61% 65% 47% 37% 31% 51% 43%
Perceived health (good, very good or excellent) 87% 88% 87% 88% 87% 91% 84% 85% 86% 86%
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, 2021 (respondents 18 years and older)

Note: The term "Canadians" refers to residents of Canada, regardless of citizenship status.

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Monthly Natural Gas Storage Survey - 2024

Why are we conducting this survey?

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:

  • Obtaining information on the supply of and/or demand for energy in Canada
  • Enabling governmental agencies to fulfill their regulatory responsibilities in regards to public utilities
  • Enabling all levels of government to establish informed policies in the energy area
  • Assisting the business community in the corporate decision-making process.

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

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

Other important information

Authorization to collect this information

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

Confidentiality

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

Record linkages

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

Data-sharing agreements

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

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

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

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

Chief Statistician of Canada
Statistics Canada
Attention of Director, Enterprise Statistics Division
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Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0T6

You may also contact us by email at Statistics Canada Help Desk or by fax at 613-951-6583.

For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut as well as with the provincial and territorial government ministries responsible for the energy sector, the Canada Energy Regulator, Natural Resources Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada.

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

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

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

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

This question verifies the business or organization's current main activity as classified by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). The 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, unions, 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 described 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 classes; the associated classification might be applicable for this business or organization even if it is not exactly how you would describe this business or organization's main activity.

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

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

Description and examples

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

Main activity

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

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

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

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

How to search:

  • If desired, you can filter the search results by first selecting the business or organization’s activity sector.
  • Enter keywords or a brief description that best describe the business or organization’s main activity.
  • Press the Search button to search the database for an industry activity classification that best matches the keywords or description you provided.
  • Select an industry activity classification from the list.

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

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

Method of collection

1. Indicate whether you will be answering the remaining questions or attaching files with the required information.

  • Answering the remaining questions
  • Attaching files

Inventory of natural gas

1. For the reference month, what were the opening inventories in gigajoules (GJ) of cushion gas and working gas stored at your Canadian facilities?

Report all natural gas stored at your Canadian facilities, whether owned by this business or by a third party. Do not include natural gas that is stored elsewhere, but owned by this business.

For your convenience, last month's closing inventory is being used as this month's opening inventory. Please correct if necessary and provide any missing values.

Opening inventory of natural gas

Opening inventory of base or cushion gas

Report total amount of base or cushion gas held by the establishment on the first day of the month under review. This should equal the closing inventory of the previous month.

Base gas, also referred to as cushion gas, is the amount of gas that must be present in storage at all times to maintain a storage facility's pressure.

Opening inventory of working gas

Report total amount of working gas held by the establishment on the first day of the month under review. This should equal the closing inventory of the previous month.

Working gas is the amount of gas that can be withdrawn from storage while maintaining a storage facility's minimum operating pressure.

Total opening inventory of natural gas

Report total amount of natural gas held by the establishment on the first day of the month under review. This should equal the sum of the base/cushion gas and working gas.

For the reference month, what were the opening inventories in gigajoules (GJ) of cushion gas and working gas stored at your Canadian facilities?
For the reference month, what were the opening inventories in gigajoules (GJ) of cushion gas and working gas stored at your Canadian facilities? Unit of measure
Base or cushion gas  
Working gas  
Total opening inventory of natural gas  

2. For the reference month, what were the closing inventories in gigajoules (GJ) of cushion gas and working gas stored at your Canadian facilities?

Report all natural gas stored at your Canadian facilities, whether owned by this business or by a third party. Do not include natural gas that is stored elsewhere, but owned by this business.

Closing inventory of natural gas

Closing inventory of base or cushion gas

Report total amount of base or cushion gas held by the establishment on the last day of the month under review.

Base gas, also referred to as cushion gas, is the amount of gas that must be present in storage at all times to maintain a storage facility's pressure.

Closing inventory of working gas

Report total amount of working gas held by the establishment on the last day of the month under review.

Working gas is the amount of gas that can be withdrawn from storage while maintaining a storage facility's minimum operating pressure.

Total closing inventory of natural gas

Report total amount of natural gas held by the establishment on the last day of the month under review. This should equal the sum of the base/cushion gas and working gas.

For the reference month, what were the closing inventories in gigajoules (GJ) of cushion gas and working gas stored at your Canadian facilities?
For the reference month, what were the closing inventories in gigajoules (GJ) of cushion gas and working gas stored at your Canadian facilities? Unit of measure
Base or cushion gas  
Working gas  
Total closing inventory of natural gas  

Heating value of stored natural gas

3. At the end of the reference month, what was the heating value of stored natural gas in gigajoules per thousand cubic metres (equivalent to megajoules per cubic metre)?

Heat value of stored natural gas

Heating value of stored natural gas in gigajoules per thousand cubic metres.

Report heat content of your natural gas held in storage for the month under review.

Heating value on last day of month (GJ per thousand cubic metres)

Injections, withdrawals and inventory adjustments for natural gas storage

4. For the reference month, what were the following quantities in gigajoules (GJ) of natural gas?

Injections, withdrawals and other adjustments for natural gas storage

Injected into storage

Report total amount of natural gas received by the establishment for month under review.

Withdrawn from storage

Report total amount of natural gas delivered by the establishment for month under review.

Other adjustments

This calculated amount is the difference between (1) opening and closing inventories and (2) injections and withdrawals. This difference includes discrepancies due to meter inaccuracies and/or leakage or other losses. Inventory adjustments can be a positive or negative value.

Inventory adjustments = (closing - opening inventories) - (injections - withdrawals)

Net change in inventory

The net change in inventory is calculated as: injections - withdrawals + other adjustments.

The net change in inventory should be equal to closing inventory minus opening inventory.

For the reference month, what were the following quantities in gigajoules (GJ) of natural gas?
For the reference month, what were the following quantities in gigajoules (GJ) of natural gas? Quantity in GJ
Injected into storage  
Withdrawn from storage  
Other adjustments  
Net change in inventory  

Natural gas held in the United States

5. Does this business hold natural gas in storage facilities in the United States for eventual use in Canada?

Natural gas held in the United States

Natural gas in storage facilities in the United States

Report total amount of natural gas held by the establishment in storage facilities located in the United States for eventual use in Canada.

  • Yes
  • No

6. At the start of the reference month, what was the quantity in gigajoules (GJ) of natural gas held in storage facilities in the United States for eventual use in Canada?

Quantity in GJ

7. At the end of the reference month, what was the quantity in gigajoules (GJ) of natural gas held in storage facilities in the United States for eventual use in Canada?

Quantity in GJ

Changes or events

8. 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

9. 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?

  • 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

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

Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.

  • Hours:
  • Minutes:

11. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?

Reporting Guide – Monthly Natural Gas Storage Survey 2024

Centre for Energy and Transportation Statistics 
Energy Section

This guide is designed to assist you as you complete the
2024 Monthly Natural Gas Storage Survey.

Help Line: 1-877-604-7828

Storage facilities include natural gas storage caverns such as: depleted oil and gas reservoirs, aquifer reservoirs, salt cover reservoirs. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) storage facilities are out of scope for this survey.

Units: Report Gigajoules (GJ) of natural gas stored during the month under review.

Confidentiality

Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from releasing any information it collects which 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.

Table of contents

A - General information

Purpose of survey

The purpose of this survey is to obtain information on the supply of, and demand for, energy in Canada. This information serves as an important indicator of Canadian economic performance, and is used by all levels of government in establishing informed policies in the energy area. In the case of public utilities, it is used by governmental agencies to fulfill their regulatory responsibilities. The private sector also uses this information in the corporate decision-making process. Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.

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, Quebec, 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 and returning it with the completed questionnaire. Please specify the organizations with which you do not want to share your data.

For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut as well as with the Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Natural Resources, the New Brunswick Department of Environment and Local Government, the Ministère de l'énergie et des ressources naturelles du Québec, the Manitoba Department of Growth, Enterprise and Trade, the British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, the Canada Energy Regulator, Natural Resources Canada, and Environment and Climate Change Canada.

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

Data linkage

To enhance the data from this survey, Statistics Canada may combine it with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.

B - Reporting Instructions

Please report information for a specific reference month 2024.

Please complete all sections as applicable.

If the information requested is unknown, please provide your best estimate.

This guide is designed to assist you as you complete the Monthly Natural Gas Storage Survey. If you need more information, please call 1-877-604-7828.

C - Reporting Instructions and Natural Gas Definitions

Question 1: Opening inventory

1a: Opening inventory of base or cushion gas

Report total amount of base or cushion gas held by the establishment on the first day of the month under review. This should equal the closing inventory of the previous month.

Definition:

Base gas, also referred to as cushion gas, is the amount of gas that must be present in storage at all times to maintain a storage facility's pressure.

1b: Opening inventory of working gas

Report total amount of working gas held by the establishment on the first day of the month under review. This should equal the closing inventory of the previous month.

Definition:

Working gas is the amount of gas that can be withdrawn from storage while maintaining a storage facility's minimum operating pressure.

Total opening inventory of natural gas

Report total amount of natural gas held by the establishment on the first day of the month under review. This should equal the sum of the base/cushion gas and working gas.

Question 2: Closing inventory

2a: Closing inventory of base or cushion gas

Report total amount of base or cushion gas held by the establishment on the last day of the month under review.

Definition:

Base gas, also referred to as cushion gas, is the amount of gas that must be present in storage at all times to maintain a storage facility's pressure.

2b: Closing inventory of working gas

Report total amount of working gas held by the establishment on the last day of the month under review.

Definition:

Working gas is the amount of gas that can be withdrawn from storage while maintaining a storage facility's minimum operating pressure.

Total closing inventory of natural gas

Report total amount of natural gas held by the establishment on the last day of the month under review. This should equal the sum of the base/cushion gas and working gas.

Question 3: Heating value of stored natural gas

3: End of the month heating value of stored natural gas in gigajoules per thousand cubic metres

Report the heat content of your natural gas held in storage for the last day of the month under review.

Question 4: Injected, withdrawn, and inventory adjustments of natural gas storage

4a: Injected in to storage

Report total amount of natural gas received by the establishment for month under review.

4b: Withdrawn from storage

Report total amount of natural gas delivered by the establishment for month under review.

4c: Other adjustments

This calculated amount is the difference between (1) opening and closing inventories and (2) injections and withdrawals. This difference includes discrepancies due to meter inaccuracies and/or leakage or other losses. Inventory adjustments can be a positive or negative value.

Inventory adjustments = (closing – opening inventories) – (withdrawals – injections)

Net withdrawals of natural gas from inventories

This calculated amount is the difference between (1) withdrawals and (2) the sum of injections and inventory adjustments. Net withdrawals can be a positive or negative value.

Net withdrawals = (injections - withdrawals + inventory adjustments)

Question 5: Natural gas held in the United States

5: Natural gas in storage facilities in the United States

Report total amount of natural gas held by the establishment in storage facilities located in the United States for eventual use in Canada.

Thank you for your participation.

Centre for Energy and Transportation Statistics
Energy Section

This guide is designed to assist you as you complete the
Monthly Electricity Supply and Disposition Survey 2024.

Help Line: 1-877-604-7828 (TTY: 1-866-753-7083)

Confidentiality

Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from releasing any information it collects which 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.

Table of contents

A – Reporting Instructions

Please report information for the month indicated on the front of the questionnaire, and return it within 10 days of receipt.

Please complete all sections as applicable.

If the information requested is unknown, please provide your best estimate.

This guide is designed to assist you as you complete the Monthly Electricity Supply and Disposition Survey. If you need more information, please call 1-877-604-7828.

B – Electricity Generation Method

Combustible fuels: see section C

Nuclear: Electricity generated at an electric power plant whose turbines are driven by steam generated in a reactor by heat from the fission of nuclear fuel.

Hydro: Electric power generated from a plant in which the turbine generators are driven by flowing water.

Tidal: Electric power generated from a plant in which turbine generators are driven from tidal movements.

Wind: A power plant in which the prime mover is a wind turbine. Electric power is generated by the conversion of wind power into mechanical energy.

Solar: Electricity created using Photovoltaic (PV) technology which converts sunlight into electricity or electricity created using solar thermal technology where sunlight heats a liquid or gas to drive a turbine or engine.

Wave: Electricity generated from mechanical energy derived from wave motion.

Geothermal: Electricity generated from heat emitted from within the earth's crust, usually in the form of hot water or steam.

Other non-combustible sources: This includes fuels such as waste heat, steam, and steam purchased from another company. 

C – Combustible fuels

Coal: A readily combustible, black or brownish-black rock-like substance, whose composition, including inherent moisture, consists of more than 50% by weight and 70% by volume of carbonaceous material. It is formed from plant remains that have been compacted, hardened, chemically altered and metamorphosed by heat and pressure over geologic time without access to air.

Natural gas: A mixture of hydrocarbons (principally methane) and small quantities of various hydrocarbons existing in the gaseous phase or in solution with crude oil in underground reservoirs.

Petroleum: This covers both naturally occurring unprocessed crude oil and petroleum products that are made up of refined crude oil and used as a fuel source (i.e., crude oil, synthetic crude oil, natural gas liquids, naphtha, kerosene, jet fuel, gasoline, diesel, and fuel oil; excludes Petroleum coke, bitumen and other oil products not specified).

Other non-renewable combustible fuels: This includes fuels such as propane, orimulsion, petroleum coke, coke oven gas, ethanol and any other type of non-renewable combustible fuels not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. 

Wood and wood waste: Wood and wood energy used as fuel, including round wood (cord wood), lignin, wood scraps from furniture and window frame manufacturing, wood chips, bark, sawdust, shavings, lumber rejects, forest residues, charcoal and pulp waste from the operation of pulp mills, sawmills and plywood mills.

Spent pulping liquor (Black liquor): A recycled by-product formed during the pulping of wood in the paper-making process. It is primarily made up of lignin and other wood constituents, and chemicals that are by-products of the manufacture of chemical pulp. It is burned as fuel or in a recovery boiler which produces steam which can be used to produce electricity.

Biogas: Landfill gas, or gas from anaerobic digestors using organic matter like manure, crop waste, food waste, sewage, etc.

Municipal and other waste: Wastes (liquids or solids) produced by households, industry, hospitals and others (examples: paper, cardboard, rubber, leather, natural textiles, wood, brush, grass clippings, kitchen waste and sewage sludge).

Other type of Biomass: Any other type of biomass not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. This includes fuels such as food waste, used diapers etc.

D – Receipts of electricity from the U.S.A.

If applicable, please report the total quantity of electricity (MWh) and Canadian dollar value (thousands of dollars) this business imported/purchased from the United States.

E – Receipts of electricity from within Canada

If applicable, please report the total quantities of electricity (MWh) and total dollar value (thousands of dollars) purchased or received from within and/or other provinces (e.g., other utilities/producers, transmitters, distributors).

F – Total Supply

This is the sum of Total Generation, Total Receipts from United States, Total Receipts from other Provinces and Total Receipts from Within Province. The Total Supply number must equal the Total Disposition number.

G – Deliveries of electricity to the U.S.A.

If applicable, please report the total quantity of electricity (MWh) and Canadian dollar value (thousands of dollars) this business exported/sold to the United States.

H – Deliveries of electricity within Canada

If applicable, please report the total quantity of electricity (MWh) and total dollar value (thousands of dollars) your company sold to other domestic companies, by province or territory.

I – Unallocated and/or losses

Include

  • transmission losses
  • adjustments
  • "unaccounted for" amounts which are subject to variation because of cyclical billing
  • losses in the main generator transformers and the electrical energy absorbed by the generating auxiliaries

Thank you for your participation.

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

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

Labour Market Indicators

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

LEA_Q01 / EQ 2 - In the next 12 months, [are/is] [you/respondent’s name/this person] planning on leaving [your/his/her/their] main job or business?

  1. Yes
  2. No

LEA_Q02 / EQ 3 - What is the main reason why [you/respondent’s name/this person] [are/is] planning on leaving [your/his/her/their] main job or business?

  1. To change careers
  2. To retire
  3. To go back to school
  4. Pay is too low
  5. Workload is too heavy
  6. Lack of flexibility to work from home
  7. Other
    • Specify

Reporting Guide – Monthly Natural Gas Transmission Survey 2024

Centre for Energy and Transportation Statistics
Energy Section

This guide is designed to assist you as you complete the
2024 Monthly Natural Gas Transmission Survey.

Help Line: 1-877-604-7828

Transmission pipelines are establishments primarily engaged in the pipeline transportation of natural gas from gas fields or processing plants to local distribution systems.

Value (cost to customer): dollar values exclude provincial taxes (if applicable), goods and services tax (GST) and harmonized sales tax (HST). Further, rebates paid to the customer should be deducted in order to arrive at "value".

Confidentiality

Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from releasing any information it collects which 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.

Table of contents

A – General information

Purpose of survey

The purpose of this survey is to obtain information on the supply of, and demand for, energy in Canada. This information serves as an important indicator of Canadian economic performance, and is used by all levels of government in establishing informed policies in the energy area. In the case of public utilities, it is used by governmental agencies to fulfill their regulatory responsibilities. The private sector also uses this information in the corporate decision-making process. Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.

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, Quebec, 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 and returning it with the completed questionnaire. Please specify the organizations with which you do not want to share your data.

For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut as well as with the provincial and territorial government ministries responsible for the energy sector, the Canada Energy Regulator, Natural Resources Canada, and Environment and Climate Change Canada.

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

Data linkage

To enhance the data from this survey, Statistics Canada may combine it with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.

B – Reporting Instructions

Please report information for a specific reference month 2024.

Please complete all sections as applicable.

If the information requested is unknown, please provide your best estimate.

This guide is designed to assist you as you complete the Monthly Natural Gas Transmission Survey. If you need more information, please call 1-877-604-7828.

Supply

C – Supply of Natural Gas Unit of Measure

Amounts: report amounts (1000m3 or Gigajoules) of natural gas received and delivered during the month under review.

D – Imports

Report total amount of natural gas carried into Canada, by port of entry.

Inclusion: amounts of gas moving in transit (E.g.: from the U.S., through Canada, and back into the U.S.)

Exclusion: Receipts from Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) marine terminals

E – Receipts from Domestic Sources

Report volumes of gas received from sources such as:

Fields

Report amounts of gas received from fields connected directly to your company's transmission system. Field flared and waste and re-injection should be deducted from this amount.

Field plants  

Report amounts of gas received at the processing or re-processing plant gate after the deduction of shrinkage, plant uses and losses.

Exclusions:

  • Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) fractionation plants
  • Mainline straddle plants;

 Gas gathering systems

Report amounts of gas received from gas gathering systems connected directly to your company's transmission system.

Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants

Exclusion:

  • Field gas plants

Other transmission pipelines

Report amounts of gas received from other transmission pipelines (NAICS 486210) connected directly to your company's transmission system.

Transmission pipelines are establishments primarily engaged in the pipeline transportation of natural gas from gas fields or processing plants to local distribution systems.

Storage facilities

Report amounts of gas received from storage facilities (NAICS 493190) connected directly to your company's transmission system.

Storage facilities include natural gas storage caverns and liquefied natural gas storage, but exclude establishments primarily engaged liquefaction and regasification of natural gas for purposes of transport (NAICS 488990).

Distributors (utility distribution systems)

Report amounts of gas received from gas distributors (NAICS 221210) connected directly to your company's transmission system.

Gas distributors are establishments primarily engaged in the distribution of natural or synthetic gas to the ultimate consumers through a system of mains.

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) marine terminals

Report amounts of gas received from LNG marine terminals (NAICS 488990) connected directly to your company's transmission system.

LNG marine terminals are establishments primarily engaged with the liquefaction and regasification of natural gas for purposes of transport.

F – Average Heating Value in Gigajoules/ Thousand Cubic Meters

Report average heat content of your natural gas receipts for the reported reference month.

Disposition

G – Exports, Specify Port of Exit

Report total amount of natural gas this transmission pipeline physically exported from Canada to the United States, by port of exit.

Inclusion: amounts of gas moving (E.g.: from Canada, through the U.S., and back into Canada)

Exclusion: Deliveries to Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) marine terminals

H – Domestic Deliveries

Report amount of natural gas delivered to facilities and pipelines such as:

Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants

Exclusion:

  • Field gas plants
  • Other transmission pipelines

Report amounts of gas delivered to other transmission pipelines (NAICS 486210) connected directly to your company's transmission system.

Transmission pipelines are establishments primarily engaged in the pipeline transportation of natural gas from gas fields or processing plants to local distribution systems.

Storage facilities

Report amounts of gas delivered to storage facilities (NAICS 493190) connected directly to your company's transmission system.

Storage facilities include natural gas storage caverns and liquefied natural gas storage but exclude establishments primarily engaged liquefaction and regasification of natural gas for purposes of transport (NAICS 488990).

Distributors (utility distribution systems)

Report amounts of gas delivered to gas distributors (NAICS 221210) connected directly to your company's transmission system.

Gas distributors are establishments primarily engaged in the distribution of natural or synthetic gas to the ultimate consumers through a system of mains.

I – Report Amounts of Gas Delivered to Consumers and report the number of customers

Industrial power generation plants

Report gas delivered to electric power generation plants (NAICS 2211) connected directly to your company's transmission system.

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the generation of bulk electric power by natural gas.

Other industrial

Deliveries to Other Industrial Consumers

Report gas delivered to industrial establishments other than power generation plants.

Inclusions:

  • Agriculture and forestry
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
  • Construction
  • Manufacturing

Exclusions:

  • Electric power generation
  • Wholesale and retail trade
  • Transportation and warehousing
  • Other commercial buildings (e.g., public institutions)
  • Natural gas transmission pipelines
  • Natural gas storage facilities
  • Natural gas distributors

Commercial and institutional

Report gas delivered to commercial and institutional establishments.

Inclusions:

  • Wholesale and retail trade
  • Transportation and warehousing
  • Other commercial buildings (e.g., public institutions)

Value (cost to customer): dollar values exclude provincial taxes (if applicable), goods and services tax (GST) and harmonized sales tax (HST). Further, rebates paid to the customer should be deducted in order to arrive at "value".

J – Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Marine Terminals

Report amounts of gas delivered to LNG marine terminals (NAICS 488990) connected directly to your company's transmission system.

LNG marine terminals are establishments primarily engaged liquefaction and regasification of natural gas for purposes of transport.

K – Consumed Own Fuel

Report amount of gas consumed to fuel this transmission system.

L – Line Pack Fluctuation

Report the change in line pack between the first and last day of the reference month.

M – Metering Differences, Line Loss, Other Unaccounted Adjustments

Report the difference between the total supply and total disposition. This difference includes leakage or other losses, discrepancies due to metering inaccuracies and other variants, particularly billing lag.

N – In-transit Shipments of Natural Gas

Report total amount of natural gas received into Canada with the intention of exporting it back to the United States. (Re-Export)

O – Ex-transit Shipments

Report total amount of natural gas delivered to the United States with the intention of importing it back to Canada. (Re-Import)

P – Thousands of Cubic Metre Kilometres (103m3km)

Please report the volume of natural gas transmitted (in 103m3) multiplied by the distance (in km) each shipment has travelled.

Example:

  • Step 1) 2 000 cubic metres transported over 5 km is equal to 10 000 cubic metre km.
  • Step 2) To report in 103m3km, divide 10 000 cubic metre km by 1 000, which equals 10 cubic metre km.

Thank you for your participation.

Why are we conducting this survey?

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:

  • Obtaining information on the supply of and/or demand for energy in Canada
  • Enabling governmental agencies to fulfill their regulatory responsibilities in regards to public utilities
  • Enabling all levels of government to establish informed policies in the energy area
  • Assisting the business community in the corporate decision-making process.

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

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

Other important information

Authorization to collect this information

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

Confidentiality

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

Record linkages

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

Data-sharing agreements

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

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

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

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

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

You may also contact us by email at Statistics Canada Help Desk or by fax at 613-951-6583.

For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut as well as with the provincial and territorial government ministries responsible for the energy sector, the Canada Energy Regulator, Natural Resources Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada.

For a complete list of the provincial and territorial government ministries responsible for the energy sector, you can visit the following link: Information for survey participants

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.

Note that there is no right of refusal with respect to sharing the data with the Saskatchewan Ministry of the Energy and Resources for businesses also required to report under The Oil and Gas Conservation Act and Regulations (Saskatchewan) and The Mineral Resources Act (Saskatchewan).

The Saskatchewan Ministry of the Energy and Resources will use the information obtained from these businesses in accordance with the provisions of its respective Acts and Regulations.

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 why the operations ceased
    • Sold operations
      • When was this business or organization sold?
        • Date
      • What is the legal name of the buyer?
    • Amalgamated with other businesses or organizations
      • When did this business or organization amalgamate?
        • Date
      • What is the legal name of the resulting or continuing business or organization?
      • What are the legal names of the other amalgamated businesses or organizations?
    • Temporarily inactive but will re-open
      • When did this business or organization become temporarily inactive?
        • Date
      • When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
        • Date
      • Why is this business or organization temporarily inactive?
    • No longer operating due to other reasons
      • When did this business or organization cease operations?
        • Date
      • Why did this business or organization cease operations?

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

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

This question verifies the business or organization's current main activity as classified by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). The 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, unions, 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 outlined 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 classes; 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 classification that best corresponds to this business or organization's main activity.

How to search:

  • If desired, you can filter the search results by first selecting the business or organization’s activity sector.
  • Enter keywords or a brief description that best describe the business or organization’s main activity.
  • Press the Search button to search the database for an industry activity classification that best matches the keywords or description you provided.
  • Select an industry activity classification from the list.

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

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

Unit of measure

1. What unit of measure will this business use to report natural gas quantities?

Amounts: Report amounts (1000 x m3 or Gigajoules) of natural gas received and delivered during the month under review.

  • Thousands of cubic metres (10³m³)
  • Gigajoules (GJ)

Supply of natural gas - Imports

2. Did this transmission pipeline physically import natural gas from the United States to Canada?

  • Yes
  • No

3. What were the ports of entry for imported natural gas?

Select all that apply.

  • Aden - Alberta
  • Cardston (Carway) - Alberta
  • Coutts (Sierra) - Alberta
  • Universal (Reagan Field) - Alberta
  • Huntingdon - British Columbia
  • Kingsgate - British Columbia
  • Emerson - Manitoba
  • Sprague - Manitoba
  • Brunswick - New Brunswick
  • St. Stephen - New Brunswick
  • Chippawa - Ontario
  • Cornwall - Ontario
  • Corunna - Ontario
  • Courtright - Ontario
  • Fort Frances - Ontario
  • Iroquois - Ontario
  • Niagara Falls - Ontario
  • Ojibway (Windsor) - Ontario
  • Rainy River - Ontario
  • Sarnia - Ontario
  • Sarnia/Blue Water - Ontario
  • Sault Ste. Marie - Ontario
  • St. Clair - Ontario
  • East Hereford - Quebec
  • Highwater (Napierville) - Quebec
  • Phillipsburg - Quebec
  • Loomis - Saskatchewan
  • Monchy - Saskatchewan
  • North Portal (Williston Basin) - Saskatchewan
  • Regway (Elmore) - Saskatchewan

4. What was the quantity of natural gas this transmission pipeline imported at the following ports?

Imports
Report total quantity of natural gas this transmission pipeline physically imported to Canada from the United States, by port of entry.
Include quantities of gas moving in-transit, that is, gas that will leave the United States for Canada and then re-enter the United States.
Exclude receipts from liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals.

What was the quantity of natural gas this transmission pipeline imported at the following ports?
  Unit of measure
a. Aden - Alberta  
b. Cardston (Carway) - Alberta  
c. Coutts (Sierra) - Alberta  
d. Universal (Reagan Field) - Alberta  
e. Huntingdon - British Columbia  
f. Kingsgate - British Columbia  
g. Emerson - Manitoba  
h. Sprague - Manitoba  
i. Brunswick - New Brunswick  
j. St. Stephen - New Brunswick  
k. Chippawa - Ontario  
l. Cornwall - Ontario  
m. Corunna - Ontario  
n. Courtright - Ontario  
o. Fort Frances - Ontario  
p. Iroquois - Ontario  
q. Niagara Falls - Ontario  
r. Ojibway (Windsor) - Ontario  
s. Rainy River - Ontario  
t. Sarnia - Ontario  
u. Sarnia/Blue Water - Ontario  
v. Sault Ste. Marie - Ontario  
w. St. Clair - Ontario  
x. East Hereford - Quebec  
y. Highwater (Napierville) - Quebec  
z. Phillipsburg - Quebec  
aa. Loomis - Saskatchewan  
ab. Monchy - Saskatchewan  
ac. North Portal (Williston Basin) - Saskatchewan  
ad. Regway (Elmore) - Saskatchewan  
Total quantity of imported natural gas  

Supply of natural gas - Receipts from Canadian sources

5. Did this pipeline receive natural gas from any of the following Canadian sources?

Select all that apply.

Receipts from domestic sources
Report volumes of gas received from sources such as:

Fields
Report amounts of gas received from fields connected directly to your company's transmission system. Field flared and waste and re-injection should be deducted from this amount.

Gas plants
Report amounts of gas received at the processing or re-processing plant gate after the deduction of shrinkage, plant uses and losses.

Exclude:

  • natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants
  • mainline straddle plants

Gas gathering systems
Report amounts of gas received from gas gathering systems connected directly to your company's transmission system.

Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
Exclude field gas plants.

Other transmission pipelines
Report amounts of gas received from other transmission pipelines (NAICS 486210) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
Transmission pipelines are establishments primarily engaged in the pipeline transportation of natural gas from gas fields or processing plants to local distribution systems.

Storage facilities
Report amounts of gas received from storage facilities (NAICS 493190) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
Storage facilities include natural gas storage caverns and liquefied natural gas storage, but exclude establishments primarily engaged liquefaction and regasification of natural gas for purposes of transport (NAICS 488990).

Distributors (utility distribution systems)
Report amounts of gas received from gas distributors (NAICS 221210) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
Gas distributors are establishments primarily engaged in the distribution of natural or synthetic gas to the ultimate consumers through a system of mains.

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals
Report amounts of gas received from LNG marine terminals (NAICS 488990) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
LNG marine terminals are establishments primarily engaged liquefaction and regasification of natural gas for purposes of transport.

  • Yes

    From which of the following Canadian sources did this pipeline receive natural gas?

    Select all that apply.

    • Fields, gas gathering systems and/or gas plants
    • Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
    • Other transmission pipelines
    • Internal to the province or territory of operations
    • Storage facilities
    • Distributors
    • Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals
  • No - imports only

6. In which provinces or territories was natural gas received?

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

7. What was the quantity of natural gas received in each province from the following sources?

Receipts from domestic sources

Report volumes of gas received from sources such as:

Fields, gas gathering systems and/or gas plants

Fields
Report amounts of gas received from fields connected directly to your company's transmission system. Field flared and waste and re-injection should be deducted from this amount.

Gas plants
Report amounts of gas received at the processing or re-processing plant gate after the deduction of shrinkage, plant uses and losses.

Exclude:

  • natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants
  • mainline straddle plants

Gas gathering systems
Report amounts of gas received from gas gathering systems connected directly to your company's transmission system.

Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
Exclude field gas plants.

Other transmission pipelines
Report amounts of gas received from other transmission pipelines (NAICS 486210) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
Transmission pipelines are establishments primarily engaged in the pipeline transportation of natural gas from gas fields or processing plants to local distribution systems.

Storage facilities
Report amounts of gas received from storage facilities (NAICS 493190) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
Storage facilities include natural gas storage caverns and liquefied natural gas storage, but exclude establishments primarily engaged liquefaction and regasification of natural gas for purposes of transport (NAICS 488990).

Distributors (utility distribution systems)
Report amounts of gas received from gas distributors (NAICS 221210) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
Gas distributors are establishments primarily engaged in the distribution of natural or synthetic gas to the ultimate consumers through a system of mains.

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals
Report amounts of gas received from LNG marine terminals (NAICS 488990) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
LNG marine terminals are establishments primarily engaged with the liquefaction and regasification of natural gas for purposes of transport.

What was the quantity of natural gas received in each province from the following sources?
  Unit of measure
Newfoundland and Labrador  
a. Fields, gas gathering systems and/or gas plants  
b. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants  
c. Other transmission pipelines  
d. Storage facilities  
e. Distributors  
f. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals  
Subtotal for Newfoundland and Labrador  
Prince Edward Island  
a. Fields, gas gathering systems and/or gas plants  
b. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants  
c. Other transmission pipelines  
d. Storage facilities  
e. Distributors  
f. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals  
Subtotal for Prince Edward Island  
Nova Scotia  
a. Fields, gas gathering systems and/or gas plants  
b. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants  
c. Other transmission pipelines  
d. Storage facilities  
e. Distributors  
f. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals  
Subtotal for Nova Scotia  
New Brunswick  
a. Fields, gas gathering systems and/or gas plants  
b. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants  
c. Other transmission pipelines  
d. Storage facilities  
e. Distributors  
f. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals  
Subtotal for New Brunswick  
Quebec  
a. Fields, gas gathering systems and/or gas plants  
b. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants  
c. Other transmission pipelines  
d. Storage facilities  
e. Distributors  
f. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals  
Subtotal for Quebec  
Ontario  
a. Fields, gas gathering systems and/or gas plants  
b. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants  
c. Other transmission pipelines  
d. Storage facilities  
e. Distributors  
f. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals  
Subtotal for Ontario  
Manitoba  
a. Fields, gas gathering systems and/or gas plants  
b. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants  
c. Other transmission pipelines  
d. Storage facilities  
e. Distributors  
f. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals  
Subtotal for Manitoba  
Saskatchewan  
a. Fields, gas gathering systems and/or gas plants  
b. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants  
c. Other transmission pipelines  
d. Storage facilities  
e. Distributors  
f. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals  
Subtotal for Saskatchewan  
Alberta  
a. Fields, gas gathering systems and/or gas plants  
b. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants  
c. Other transmission pipelines  
d. Storage facilities  
e. Distributors  
f. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals  
Subtotal for Alberta  
British Columbia  
a. Fields, gas gathering systems and/or gas plants  
b. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants  
c. Other transmission pipelines  
d. Storage facilities  
e. Distributors  
f. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals  
Subtotal for British Columbia  
Yukon  
a. Fields, gas gathering systems and/or gas plants  
b. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants  
c. Other transmission pipelines  
d. Storage facilities  
e. Distributors  
f. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals  
Subtotal for Yukon  
Northwest Territories  
a. Fields, gas gathering systems and/or gas plants  
b. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants  
c. Other transmission pipelines  
d. Storage facilities  
e. Distributors  
f. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals  
Subtotal for Northwest Territories  
Nunavut  
a. Fields, gas gathering systems and/or gas plants  
b. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants  
c. Other transmission pipelines  
d. Storage facilities  
e. Distributors  
f. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals  
Subtotal for Nunavut  
Total quantity of natural gas received  

Summary of supply of natural gas from Canadian sources

8. This is a summary of supply of natural gas from Canadian sources.

This is a summary of supply of natural gas from Canadian sources.
  Unit of measure
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline received from fields, gas gathering systems and/or gas plants  
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline received from natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants  
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline received from other transmission pipelines  
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline received from storage facilities  
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline received from distributors  
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline received from liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals  
Total supply of natural gas from Canadian sources  

Summary of total supply of natural gas

9. This is a summary of the total supply of natural gas.

This is a summary of the total supply of natural gas.
  Unit of measure
Total quantity of imported natural gas  
Total supply of natural gas from Canadian sources  

Total supply of natural gas

  

Note: In the following sections, you will be asked for data that will sum up to the total disposition of natural gas. This total value is expected to balance within +/- 5% of the total supply of natural gas indicated above.

Heating value of natural gas supply

10. What was the average heating value of the supply of natural gas, in gigajoules per thousand cubic metres?

Average heating value in gigajoules per thousand cubic metres
Report average heat content of your natural gas receipts for the reported reference month.

Heating value in GJ per 103m3:

Disposition of natural gas - Exports

11. Did this transmission pipeline physically export natural gas from Canada to the United States?

  • Yes
  • No

12. What were the ports of exit for exported natural gas?

Select all that apply.

  • Aden - Alberta
  • Cardston (Carway) - Alberta
  • Coutts (Sierra) - Alberta
  • Universal (Reagan Field) - Alberta
  • Huntingdon - British Columbia
  • Kingsgate - British Columbia
  • Emerson - Manitoba
  • Sprague - Manitoba
  • Brunswick - New Brunswick
  • St. Stephen - New Brunswick
  • Chippawa - Ontario
  • Cornwall - Ontario
  • Corunna - Ontario
  • Courtright - Ontario
  • Fort Frances - Ontario
  • Iroquois - Ontario
  • Niagara Falls - Ontario
  • Ojibway (Windsor) - Ontario
  • Rainy River - Ontario
  • Sarnia - Ontario
  • Sarnia/Blue Water - Ontario
  • Sault Ste. Marie - Ontario
  • St. Clair - Ontario
  • East Hereford - Quebec
  • Highwater (Napierville) - Quebec
  • Phillipsburg - Quebec
  • Loomis - Saskatchewan
  • Monchy - Saskatchewan
  • North Portal (Williston Basin) - Saskatchewan
  • Regway (Elmore) - Saskatchewan

13. What was the quantity of natural gas this transmission pipeline exported at the following ports?

Exports, specify port of exit
Report total amount of natural gas this transmission pipeline physically exported from Canada to the United States, by port of exit.
Include amounts of gas moving ex-transit, that is, gas that will leave Canada for the United States and then re-enter Canada
Exclude deliveries to liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals.

What was the quantity of natural gas this transmission pipeline exported at the following ports?
  Unit of measure
a. Aden - Alberta  
b. Cardston (Carway) - Alberta  
c. Coutts (Sierra) - Alberta  
d. Universal (Reagan Field) - Alberta  
e. Huntingdon - British Columbia  
f. Kingsgate - British Columbia  
g. Emerson - Manitoba  
h. Sprague - Manitoba  
i. Brunswick - New Brunswick  
j. St. Stephen - New Brunswick  
k. Chippawa - Ontario  
l. Cornwall - Ontario  
m. Corunna - Ontario  
n. Courtright - Ontario  
o. Fort Frances - Ontario  
p. Iroquois - Ontario  
q. Niagara Falls - Ontario  
r. Ojibway (Windsor) - Ontario  
s. Rainy River - Ontario  
t. Sarnia - Ontario  
u. Sarnia/Blue Water - Ontario  
v. Sault Ste. Marie - Ontario  
w. St. Clair - Ontario  
x. East Hereford - Quebec  
y. Highwater (Napierville) - Quebec  
z. Phillipsburg - Quebec  
aa. Loomis - Saskatchewan  
ab. Monchy - Saskatchewan  
ac. North Portal (Williston Basin) - Saskatchewan  
ad. Regway (Elmore) - Saskatchewan  
Total quantity of exported natural gas  

Disposition of natural gas - Deliveries in Canada

14. Did this pipeline deliver natural gas to any of the following facilities, pipelines or consumers in Canada?

Domestic deliveries
Report amount of natural gas delivered to facilities and pipelines such as:

Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
Exclude field gas plants.

Other transmission pipelines
Report amounts of gas delivered to other transmission pipelines (NAICS 486210) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
Transmission pipelines are establishments primarily engaged in the pipeline transportation of natural gas from gas fields or processing plants to local distribution systems.

Storage facilities
Report amounts of gas delivered to storage facilities (NAICS 493190) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
Storage facilities include natural gas storage caverns and liquefied natural gas storage, but exclude establishments primarily engaged with the liquefaction and regasification of natural gas for purposes of transport (NAICS 488990).

Distributors (utility distribution systems)
Report amounts of gas delivered to gas distributors (NAICS 221210) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
Gas distributors are establishments primarily engaged in the distribution of natural or synthetic gas to the ultimate consumers through a system of mains.

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Marine Terminals
Report amounts of gas delivered to LNG marine terminals (NAICS 488990) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
LNG marine terminals are establishments primarily engaged with the liquefaction and regasification of natural gas for purposes of transport.

Industrial power generation plants
Report gas delivered to electric power generation plants (NAICS 2211) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the generation of bulk electric power by natural gas.

Other industrial consumers
Deliveries to other industrial consumers.
Report gas delivered to industrial establishments other than power generation plants.

Include:

  • agriculture and forestry
  • mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction
  • construction
  • manufacturing.

Exclude:

  • electric power generation
  • wholesale and retail trade
  • transportation and warehousing
  • other commercial buildings (for example, public institutions)
  • natural gas transmission pipelines
  • natural gas storage facilities
  • natural gas distributors

Commercial and institutional consumers
Report gas delivered to commercial and institutional establishments.

Include:

  • wholesale and retail trade
  • transportation and warehousing
  • other commercial buildings (for example, public institutions).
  • Value (cost to customer): dollar values exclude provincial taxes (if applicable), goods and services tax (GST) and harmonized sales tax (HST). Further, rebates paid to the customer should be deducted in order to arrive at 'value'.
  • Yes

    To which of these Canadian facilities, transmission pipelines and/or distributors did this pipeline deliver natural gas? Select all that apply.

    • Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
    • Other transmission pipelines
    • Storage facilities
    • Distributors
    • Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals

    To which of these power generation plants and/or consumers did this pipeline deliver natural gas? Select all that apply.

    • Industrial power generation plants
    • Other industrial consumers
    • Commercial and institutional consumers
  • No - exports only

15. In which provinces or territories was natural gas delivered?

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

Disposition of natural gas - Deliveries to Canadian facilities, transmission pipelines and/or distributors

16. In each province and territory, what was the quantity of natural gas delivered to facilities, transmission pipelines and/or distributors?

Domestic deliveries
Report amount of natural gas delivered to facilities and pipelines such as:

Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
Exclude field gas plants.

Other transmission pipelines
Report amounts of gas delivered to other transmission pipelines (NAICS 486210) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
Transmission pipelines are establishments primarily engaged in the pipeline transportation of natural gas from gas fields or processing plants to local distribution systems.

Storage facilities
Report amounts of gas delivered to storage facilities (NAICS 493190) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
Storage facilities include natural gas storage caverns and liquefied natural gas storage, but exclude establishments primarily engaged liquefaction and regasification of natural gas for purposes of transport (NAICS 488990).

Distributors (utility distribution systems)
Report amounts of gas delivered to gas distributors (NAICS 221210) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
Gas distributors are establishments primarily engaged in the distribution of natural or synthetic gas to the ultimate consumers through a system of mains.

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Marine Terminals
Report amounts of gas delivered to LNG marine terminals (NAICS 488990) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
LNG marine terminals are establishments primarily engaged with the liquefaction and regasification of natural gas for purposes of transport.

In each province and territory, what was the quantity of natural gas delivered to facilities, transmission pipelines and/or distributors?
  Unit of measure
Newfoundland and Labrador  
a. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants  
b. Other transmission pipelines  
c. Storage facilities  
d. Distributors  
e. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminal  
Subtotal for Newfoundland and Labrador  
Prince Edward Island  
a. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants  
b. Other transmission pipelines  
c. Storage facilities  
d. Distributors  
e. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminal  
Subtotal for Prince Edward Island  
Nova Scotia  
a. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants  
b. Other transmission pipelines  
c. Storage facilities  
d. Distributors  
e. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminal  
Subtotal for Nova Scotia  
New Brunswick  
a. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants  
b. Other transmission pipelines  
c. Storage facilities  
d. Distributors  
e. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminal  
Subtotal for New Brunswick  
Quebec  
a. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants  
b. Other transmission pipelines  
c. Storage facilities  
d. Distributors  
e. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminal  
Subtotal for Quebec  
Ontario  
a. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants  
b. Other transmission pipelines  
c. Storage facilities  
d. Distributors  
e. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminal  
Subtotal for Ontario  
Manitoba  
a. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants  
b. Other transmission pipelines  
c. Storage facilities  
d. Distributors  
e. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminal  
Subtotal for Manitoba  
Saskatchewan  
a. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants  
b. Other transmission pipelines  
c. Storage facilities  
d. Distributors  
e. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminal  
Subtotal for Saskatchewan  
Alberta  
a. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants  
b. Other transmission pipelines  
c. Storage facilities  
d. Distributors  
e. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminal  
Subtotal for Alberta  
British Columbia  
a. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants  
b. Other transmission pipelines  
c. Storage facilities  
d. Distributors  
e. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminal  
Subtotal for British Columbia  
Yukon  
a. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants  
b. Other transmission pipelines  
c. Storage facilities  
d. Distributors  
e. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminal  
Subtotal for Yukon  
Northwest Territories  
a. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants  
b. Other transmission pipelines  
c. Storage facilities  
d. Distributors  
e. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminal  
Subtotal for Northwest Territories  
Nunavut  
a. Natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants  
b. Other transmission pipelines  
c. Storage facilities  
d. Distributors  
e. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminal  
Subtotal for Nunavut  
Total quantity of natural gas delivered to facilities, transmission pipelines and/or distributors  

Disposition of natural gas - Deliveries to power generation plants and/or consumers

17. What was the quantity and value of natural gas delivered to power generation plants and/or consumers?

If you do not know the value of the gas delivered, please provide your best estimate.

Industrial power generation plants
Report gas delivered to electric power generation plants (NAICS 2211) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the generation of bulk electric power by natural gas.

Other industrial consumers
Deliveries to other industrial consumers.
Report gas delivered to industrial establishments other than power generation plants.

Include:

  • agriculture and forestry
  • mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction
  • construction
  • manufacturing

Exclude:

  • electric power generation
  • wholesale and retail trade
  • transportation and warehousing
  • other commercial buildings (for example public institutions)
  • natural gas transmission pipelines
  • natural gas storage facilities
  • natural gas distributors

Commercial and institutional consumers
Report gas delivered to commercial and institutional establishments.

Include:

  • wholesale and retail trade
  • transportation and warehousing
  • other commercial buildings (for example public institutions)

Value (cost to customer): dollar values exclude provincial taxes (if applicable), goods and services tax (GST) and harmonized sales tax (HST). Further, rebates paid to the customer should be deducted in order to arrive at 'value'.

What was the quantity and value of natural gas delivered to power generation plants and/or consumers?
  Unit of measure CAN$ '000 Number of customers
Newfoundland and Labrador      
a. Industrial power generation plants      
b. Other industrial consumers      
c. Commercial and institutional consumers      
Subtotal for Newfoundland and Labrador      
Prince Edward Island      
a. Industrial power generation plants      
b. Other industrial consumers      
c. Commercial and institutional consumers      
Subtotal for Prince Edward Island      
Nova Scotia      
a. Industrial power generation plants      
b. Other industrial consumers      
c. Commercial and institutional consumers      
Subtotal for Nova Scotia      
New Brunswick      
a. Industrial power generation plants      
b. Other industrial consumers      
c. Commercial and institutional consumers      
Subtotal for New Brunswick      
Quebec      
a. Industrial power generation plants      
b. Other industrial consumers      
c. Commercial and institutional consumers      
Subtotal for Quebec      
Ontario      
a. Industrial power generation plants      
b. Other industrial consumers      
c. Commercial and institutional consumers      
Subtotal for Ontario      
Manitoba      
a. Industrial power generation plants      
b. Other industrial consumers      
c. Commercial and institutional consumers      
Subtotal for Manitoba      
Saskatchewan      
a. Industrial power generation plants      
b. Other industrial consumers      
c. Commercial and institutional consumers      
Subtotal for Saskatchewan      
Alberta      
a. Industrial power generation plants      
b. Other industrial consumers      
c. Commercial and institutional consumers      
Subtotal for Alberta      
British Columbia      
a. Industrial power generation plants      
b. Other industrial consumers      
c. Commercial and institutional consumers      
Subtotal for British Columbia      
Yukon      
a. Industrial power generation plants      
b. Other industrial consumers      
c. Commercial and institutional consumers      
Subtotal for Yukon      
Northwest Territories      
a. Industrial power generation plants      
b. Other industrial consumers      
c. Commercial and institutional consumers      
Subtotal for Northwest Territories      
Nunavut      
a. Industrial power generation plants      
b. Other industrial consumers      
c. Commercial and institutional consumers      
Subtotal for Nunavut      
Total quantity and value of natural gas delivered to power generation plants and/or consumers and the total number of customers      

Consumed own fuel

18. Did this pipeline consume natural gas to fuel its transmission system?

Consumed own fuel
Report amount of gas consumed to fuel this transmission system.

  • Yes
  • No

19. What was the quantity of natural gas consumed by this pipeline to fuel its transmission system?

Report amount of gas consumed to fuel this transmission system.

Note: If you are unable to break down the quantity by province, please enter the total quantity in the total line.

Consumed own fuel
Report amount of gas consumed to fuel this transmission system.

What was the quantity of natural gas consumed by this pipeline to fuel its transmission system?
  Unit of measure
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 quantity of natural gas consumed by this pipeline  

Line pack fluctuation

20. Did this pipeline's line pack fluctuate?

Line pack fluctuation
Report the change in line pack between the first and last day of the reference month.

  • Yes
  • No

21. What was the quantity of natural gas attributed to line pack fluctuation?

Report the change in line pack between the first and last day of the reference month.

Note: If you are unable to break down the quantity by province, please enter the total quantity in the total line.

Line pack fluctuation
Report the change in line pack between the first and last day of the reference month.

What was the quantity of natural gas attributed to line pack fluctuation?
  Unit of measure
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 quantity of natural gas attributed to line pack fluctuation  

Metering differences, line losses and other adjustments

22. Were there metering differences, line losses and/or other adjustments to report on this pipeline?

Metering differences, line loss and other adjustments
Report the difference between the total supply and total disposition. This difference includes leakage or other losses, discrepancies due to metering inaccuracies and other variants, particularly billing lag.

  • Yes
  • No

23. What was the quantity of natural gas attributed to metering differences, line losses and other adjustments?

Report the difference between the total supply and total disposition. This difference includes leakage or other losses, discrepancies due to metering inaccuracies and other variants, particularly billing lag.

Note: If you are unable to break down the quantity by province, please enter the total quantity in the total line.

Metering differences, line loss and other adjustments
Report the difference between the total supply and total disposition. This difference includes leakage or other losses, discrepancies due to metering inaccuracies and other variants, particularly billing lag.

What was the quantity of natural gas attributed to metering differences, line losses and other adjustments?
  Unit of measure
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 quantity of natural gas attributed to metering differences, line losses and other adjustments  

Summary of disposition of natural gas

24. This is a summary of this pipeline's disposition of natural gas.

This is a summary of this pipeline's disposition of natural gas.
  Unit of measure
Total quantity of exported natural gas  
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline delivered to natural gas liquid (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants  
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline delivered to other transmission pipelines  
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline delivered to storage facilities  
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline delivered to distributors  
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline delivered to industrial power generation plants  
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline delivered to other industrial consumers  
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline delivered to commercial and institutional consumers  
Total quantity of natural gas consumed by this pipeline  
Total quantity of natural gas delivered to liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals  
Total quantity of natural gas attributed to line pack fluctuation  
Total quantity of natural gas attributed to metering differences, line losses and other adjustments  
Total disposition of natural gas  

Reason for variance

25. The total supply of natural gas x is disproportionate to the total disposition of natural gas x by greater than 5%.

Please provide a justification in the box below or navigate backwards and correct your entries where necessary.

Provide your comments:

Heating value of delivered natural gas

26. What was the average heating value of the delivered natural gas, in gigajoules per thousand cubic metres?

Heating value in GJ per 103m3:

In-transit shipments of natural gas

27. Did this pipeline receive natural gas from the U.S. into Canada with the intention of exporting it back to the United States?

  • Yes
  • No

28. Of the imported natural gas reported in Question 2, what were the quantities received into Canada with the intention of exporting it back to the United States?

Note: These quantities are referred to as in-transit shipments. Report the quantity in the province where the natural gas entered Canada

 
  Unit of measure
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-transit shipments of natural gas  

Ex-transit shipment of natural gas

29. Did this pipeline deliver natural gas into the United States with the intention of importing it back into Canada?

  • Yes
  • No

30. What was the quantity of natural gas this pipeline delivered into the United States with the intention of importing it back to Canada?

Note: These quantities are referred to as ex-transit shipments. Report the quantities in the province where the natural gas left Canada

What was the quantity of natural gas this pipeline delivered into the United States with the intention of importing it back to Canada?
  Unit of measure
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 ex-transit shipments of natural gas  

Cubic metre kilometres

31. What was the total number of cubic metre kilometres, in thousands, of natural gas for this pipeline?

Commodity cubic metre kilometres are defined as the volume of natural gas transported multiplied by the distance (in km) each shipment has traveled.

Thousands of cubic metre kilometres (103m3km)

Please report the volume of natural gas transmitted (in 10³m³) multiplied by the distance (in km) each shipment has travelled.

Example:
Step 1) 2000 cubic metres transported over 5 km is equal to 10 000 cubic metre kilometres.
Step 2) To report in 10³m³km, divide 10 000 cubic metre kilometres by 1000, which equals 10.

What was the total number of cubic metre kilometres, in thousands, of natural gas for this pipeline?
  Unit of measure
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 number of cubic metre kilometres of natural gas for this pipeline  

Summary of total supply and disposition of natural gas

32. This is a summary of this pipeline's supply and disposition of natural gas.

This is a summary of this pipeline's supply and disposition of natural gas.
  Unit of measure
Supply  
Total quantity of imported natural gas  
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline received from field, gas gathering systems and/or gas plants  
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline received from natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants  
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline received from other transmission pipelines  
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline received from storage facilities  
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline received from distributors  
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline received from liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals  
Total supply of natural gas  
Disposition  
Total quantity of exported natural gas  
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline delivered to natural gas liquid (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants  
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline delivered to other transmission pipelines  
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline delivered to storage facilities  
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline delivered to distributors  
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline delivered to industrial power generation plants  
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline delivered to other industrial consumers  
Total quantity of natural gas this pipeline delivered to commercial and institutional consumers  
Total quantity of natural gas delivered to liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminals  
Total quantity of natural gas consumed by this pipeline  
Total quantity of natural gas attributed to line pack fluctuation  
Total quantity of natural gas attributed to metering differences, line losses and other adjustments  
Total disposition of natural gas  

Changes or events

33. 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

34. 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)

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  • Minutes

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