Retail Trade Price Report (B)

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Collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S19. Completion of this questionnaire is a legal requirement under this Act.

Purpose of this survey

This survey is being conducted to collect prices representative of retail product and service transactions. The prices you report are essential to the production of indexes measuring the movement of prices for important industries in the Canadian economy, as well as for international comparability of productivity, inflation and trade. The resulting indexes are used in developing estimates for output of retail trade. In order to enhance the information you provide in this survey, Statistics Canada plans to combine the responses relating to your organization with the information you previously reported on this survey.

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Retail Activities for this Business

Definition:
Retail establishments are primarily engaged in retailing merchandise in small quantities to the general public, generally without transformation. Retailers also render services incidental to the sale of the merchandise, including; delivery, repairs and installation, product demonstration and alterations.
The retailing process is the final step in the distribution of merchandise to the general public.

Question 1. Previously, you identified the items listed below as the main products/services sold by your business.

Product/Service 1:
Product/Service 2:
Product/Service 3:
Product/Service 4:
Product/Service 5:
Product/Service 6:
Product/Service 7:
Product/Service 8:
Product/Service 9:
Product/Service 10:
Product/Service 11:
Product/Service 12:

Question 2. Have any of these products/services changed since your last report?
If yes, please enter the necessary changes above.

Yes
No

Question 3. Which retailing activities does this business perform for the product(s)/service identified in Question 1? Please mark all that apply.

handling of warranty claims
in-store or co-op promotions
inventory management
marketing services
product training
repair and maintenance
other activity (please specify)

The next questions ask for price information for the past three months for the main products/services identified in question 1 and sold by your business.

Question 4. Price Information for Product/Service 1:

If any of the specifications for Product/Service 1 have changed since your last report, update the information on the appropriate line below (refer to Question 4 of Section E in the Guide).

Description of Product:
Manufactured By:
Product Code:
Type of Customer:
Size/Weight:
Unit of Measure:
Adjustment to Vendor Price:
Adjustment to Retail Price:
Vendor Price
Retail Price

Please report the average vendor price and the average retail price per unit for the following months.

Month Average Vendor Price $CAN Exclude: GST  and HST , and any vendor discounts or rebates MAIN reason for any Vendor Price change (if applicable). Please Mark ONE ONLY. Average Retail Price $CAN Exclude: GST , HST , PST , TVQ and freight
MAIN reason for any Retail Price change (if applicable). Please Mark ONE ONLY.
  $ Change in supplier $ Change in service
  Change in product   Change in supplier
  Inflation   Inflation
  Exchange rate   Exchange rate
  Other (specify)   Other (specify)
  $ Change in supplier $ Change in service
  Change in product   Change in supplier
  Inflation   Inflation
  Exchange rate   Exchange rate
  Other (specify)   Other (specify)
  $ Change in supplier $ Change in service
  Change in product   Change in supplier
  Inflation   Inflation
  Exchange rate   Exchange rate
  Other (specify)   Other (specify)

The next questions ask for price information for the past three months for the main products/services identified in question 1 and sold by your business.

Question 4. Price Information for Product/Service 2: 

If any of the specifications for Product/Service 2 have changed since your last report, update the information on the appropriate line below (refer to Question 4 of Section E in the Guide).

Description of Product:
Manufactured By:
Product Code:
Type of Customer:
Size/Weight:
Unit of Measure:
Adjustment to Vendor Price:
Adjustment to Retail Price:
Vendor Price
Retail Price

Please report the average vendor price and the average retail price per unit for the following months.

Month Average Vendor Price $CAN Exclude: GST  and HST , and any vendor discounts or rebates MAIN reason for any Vendor Price change (if applicable). Please Mark ONE ONLY. Average Retail Price $CAN Exclude: GST , HST , PST , TVQ and freight
MAIN reason for any Retail Price change (if applicable). Please Mark ONE ONLY.
  $ Change in supplier $ Change in service
  Change in product   Change in supplier
  Inflation   Inflation
  Exchange rate   Exchange rate
  Other (specify)   Other (specify)
  $ Change in supplier $ Change in service
  Change in product   Change in supplier
  Inflation   Inflation
  Exchange rate   Exchange rate
  Other (specify)   Other (specify)
  $ Change in supplier $ Change in service
  Change in product   Change in supplier
  Inflation   Inflation
  Exchange rate   Exchange rate
  Other (specify)   Other (specify)

The next questions ask for price information for the past three months for the main products/services identified in question 1 and sold by your business.

Question 4. Price Information for Product/Service 3:

If any of the specifications for Product/Service 3 have changed since your last report, update the information on the appropriate line below (refer to Question 4 of Section E in the Guide).

Description of Product:
Manufactured By:
Product Code:
Type of Customer:
Size/Weight:
Unit of Measure:
Adjustment to Vendor Price:
Adjustment to Retail Price:
Vendor Price
Retail Price

Please report the average vendor price and the average retail price per unit for the following months.

Month Average Vendor Price $CAN Exclude: GST  and HST , and any vendor discounts or rebates MAIN reason for any Vendor Price change (if applicable). Please Mark ONE ONLY. Average Retail Price $CAN Exclude: GST , HST , PST , TVQ and freight
MAIN reason for any Retail Price change (if applicable). Please Mark ONE ONLY.
  $ Change in supplier $ Change in service
  Change in product   Change in supplier
  Inflation   Inflation
  Exchange rate   Exchange rate
  Other (specify)   Other (specify)
  $ Change in supplier $ Change in service
  Change in product   Change in supplier
  Inflation   Inflation
  Exchange rate   Exchange rate
  Other (specify)   Other (specify)
  $ Change in supplier $ Change in service
  Change in product   Change in supplier
  Inflation   Inflation
  Exchange rate   Exchange rate
  Other (specify)   Other (specify)

The next questions ask for price information for the past three months for the main products/services identified in question 1 and sold by your business.

Question 4. Price Information for Product/Service 4:

If any of the specifications for Product/Service 4 have changed since your last report, update the information on the appropriate line below (refer to Question 4 of Section E in the Guide).

Description of Product:
Manufactured By:
Product Code:
Type of Customer:
Size/Weight:
Unit of Measure:
Adjustment to Vendor Price:
Adjustment to Retail Price:
Vendor Price
Retail Price

Please report the average vendor price and the average retail price per unit for the following months.

Month Average Vendor Price $CAN Exclude: GST  and HST , and any vendor discounts or rebates MAIN reason for any Vendor Price change (if applicable). Please Mark ONE ONLY. Average Retail Price $CAN Exclude: GST , HST , PST , TVQ and freight
MAIN reason for any Retail Price change (if applicable). Please Mark ONE ONLY.
  $ Change in supplier $ Change in service
  Change in product   Change in supplier
  Inflation   Inflation
  Exchange rate   Exchange rate
  Other (specify)   Other (specify)
  $ Change in supplier $ Change in service
  Change in product   Change in supplier
  Inflation   Inflation
  Exchange rate   Exchange rate
  Other (specify)   Other (specify)
  $ Change in supplier $ Change in service
  Change in product   Change in supplier
  Inflation   Inflation
  Exchange rate   Exchange rate
  Other (specify)   Other (specify)

The next questions ask for price information for the past three months for the main products/services identified in question 1 and sold by your business.

Question 4. Price Information for Product/Service 5:

If any of the specifications for Product/Service 5 have changed since your last report, update the information on the appropriate line below (refer to Question 4 of Section E in the Guide).

Description of Product:
Manufactured By:
Product Code:
Type of Customer:
Size/Weight:
Unit of Measure:
Adjustment to Vendor Price:
Adjustment to Retail Price:
Vendor Price
Retail Price

Please report the average vendor price and the average retail price per unit for the following months.

Month Average Vendor Price $CAN Exclude: GST  and HST , and any vendor discounts or rebates MAIN reason for any Vendor Price change (if applicable). Please Mark ONE ONLY. Average Retail Price $CAN Exclude: GST , HST , PST , TVQ and freight
MAIN reason for any Retail Price change (if applicable). Please Mark ONE ONLY.
  $ Change in supplier $ Change in service
  Change in product   Change in supplier
  Inflation   Inflation
  Exchange rate   Exchange rate
  Other (specify)   Other (specify)
  $ Change in supplier $ Change in service
  Change in product   Change in supplier
  Inflation   Inflation
  Exchange rate   Exchange rate
  Other (specify)   Other (specify)
  $ Change in supplier $ Change in service
  Change in product   Change in supplier
  Inflation   Inflation
  Exchange rate   Exchange rate
  Other (specify)   Other (specify)

The next questions ask for price information for the past three months for the main products/services identified in question 1 and sold by your business.

Question 4. Price Information for Product/Service 6:

If any of the specifications for Product/Service 6 have changed since your last report, update the information on the appropriate line below (refer to Question 4 of Section E in the Guide).

Description of Product:
Manufactured By:
Product Code:
Type of Customer:
Size/Weight:
Unit of Measure:
Adjustment to Vendor Price:
Adjustment to Retail Price:
Vendor Price
Retail Price

Please report the average vendor price and the average retail price per unit for the following months.

Month Average Vendor Price $CAN Exclude: GST  and HST , and any vendor discounts or rebates MAIN reason for any Vendor Price change (if applicable). Please Mark ONE ONLY. Average Retail Price $CAN Exclude: GST , HST , PST , TVQ and freight
MAIN reason for any Retail Price change (if applicable). Please Mark ONE ONLY.
  $ Change in supplier $ Change in service
  Change in product   Change in supplier
  Inflation   Inflation
  Exchange rate   Exchange rate
  Other (specify)   Other (specify)
  $ Change in supplier $ Change in service
  Change in product   Change in supplier
  Inflation   Inflation
  Exchange rate   Exchange rate
  Other (specify)   Other (specify)
  $ Change in supplier $ Change in service
  Change in product   Change in supplier
  Inflation   Inflation
  Exchange rate   Exchange rate
  Other (specify)   Other (specify)

The next questions ask for price information for the past three months for the main products/services identified in question 1 and sold by your business.

Question 4. Price Information for Product/Service 7:

If any of the specifications for Product/Service 7 have changed since your last report, update the information on the appropriate line below (refer to Question 4 of Section E in the Guide).

Description of Product:
Manufactured By:
Product Code:
Type of Customer:
Size/Weight:
Unit of Measure:
Adjustment to Vendor Price:
Adjustment to Retail Price:
Vendor Price
Retail Price

Please report the average vendor price and the average retail price per unit for the following months.

Month Average Vendor Price $CAN Exclude: GST  and HST , and any vendor discounts or rebates MAIN reason for any Vendor Price change (if applicable). Please Mark ONE ONLY. Average Retail Price $CAN Exclude: GST , HST , PST , TVQ and freight
MAIN reason for any Retail Price change (if applicable). Please Mark ONE ONLY.
  $ Change in supplier $ Change in service
  Change in product   Change in supplier
  Inflation   Inflation
  Exchange rate   Exchange rate
  Other (specify)   Other (specify)
  $ Change in supplier $ Change in service
  Change in product   Change in supplier
  Inflation   Inflation
  Exchange rate   Exchange rate
  Other (specify)   Other (specify)
  $ Change in supplier $ Change in service
  Change in product   Change in supplier
  Inflation   Inflation
  Exchange rate   Exchange rate
  Other (specify)   Other (specify)

The next questions ask for price information for the past three months for the main products/services identified in question 1 and sold by your business.

Question 4. Price Information for Product/Service 8:

If any of the specifications for Product/Service 8 have changed since your last report, update the information on the appropriate line below (refer to Question 4 of Section E in the Guide).

Description of Product:
Manufactured By:
Product Code:
Type of Customer:
Size/Weight:
Unit of Measure:
Adjustment to Vendor Price:
Adjustment to Retail Price:
Vendor Price
Retail Price

Please report the average vendor price and the average retail price per unit for the following months.

Month Average Vendor Price $CAN Exclude: GST  and HST , and any vendor discounts or rebates MAIN reason for any Vendor Price change (if applicable). Please Mark ONE ONLY. Average Retail Price $CAN Exclude: GST , HST , PST , TVQ and freight
MAIN reason for any Retail Price change (if applicable). Please Mark ONE ONLY.
  $ Change in supplier $ Change in service
  Change in product   Change in supplier
  Inflation   Inflation
  Exchange rate   Exchange rate
  Other (specify)   Other (specify)
  $ Change in supplier $ Change in service
  Change in product   Change in supplier
  Inflation   Inflation
  Exchange rate   Exchange rate
  Other (specify)   Other (specify)
  $ Change in supplier $ Change in service
  Change in product   Change in supplier
  Inflation   Inflation
  Exchange rate   Exchange rate
  Other (specify)   Other (specify)

The next questions ask for price information for the past three months for the main products/services identified in question 1 and sold by your business.

Question 4. Price Information for Product/Service 9:

If any of the specifications for Product/Service 9 have changed since your last report, update the information on the appropriate line below (refer to Question 4 of Section E in the Guide).

Description of Product:
Manufactured By:
Product Code:
Type of Customer:
Size/Weight:
Unit of Measure:
Adjustment to Vendor Price:
Adjustment to Retail Price:
Vendor Price
Retail Price

Please report the average vendor price and the average retail price per unit for the following months.

Month Average Vendor Price $CAN Exclude: GST  and HST , and any vendor discounts or rebates MAIN reason for any Vendor Price change (if applicable). Please Mark ONE ONLY. Average Retail Price $CAN Exclude: GST , HST , PST , TVQ and freight
MAIN reason for any Retail Price change (if applicable). Please Mark ONE ONLY.
  $ Change in supplier $ Change in service
  Change in product   Change in supplier
  Inflation   Inflation
  Exchange rate   Exchange rate
  Other (specify)   Other (specify)
  $ Change in supplier $ Change in service
  Change in product   Change in supplier
  Inflation   Inflation
  Exchange rate   Exchange rate
  Other (specify)   Other (specify)
  $ Change in supplier $ Change in service
  Change in product   Change in supplier
  Inflation   Inflation
  Exchange rate   Exchange rate
  Other (specify)   Other (specify)

The next questions ask for price information for the past three months for the main products/services identified in question 1 and sold by your business.

Question 4. Price Information for Product/Service 10:

If any of the specifications for Product/Service 10 have changed since your last report, update the information on the appropriate line below (refer to Question 4 of Section E in the Guide).

Description of Product:
Manufactured By:
Product Code:
Type of Customer:
Size/Weight:
Unit of Measure:
Adjustment to Vendor Price:
Adjustment to Retail Price:
Vendor Price
Retail Price

Please report the average vendor price and the average retail price per unit for the following months.

Month Average Vendor Price $CAN Exclude: GST  and HST , and any vendor discounts or rebates MAIN reason for any Vendor Price change (if applicable). Please Mark ONE ONLY. Average Retail Price $CAN Exclude: GST , HST , PST , TVQ and freight
MAIN reason for any Retail Price change (if applicable). Please Mark ONE ONLY.
  $ Change in supplier $ Change in service
  Change in product   Change in supplier
  Inflation   Inflation
  Exchange rate   Exchange rate
  Other (specify)   Other (specify)
  $ Change in supplier $ Change in service
  Change in product   Change in supplier
  Inflation   Inflation
  Exchange rate   Exchange rate
  Other (specify)   Other (specify)
  $ Change in supplier $ Change in service
  Change in product   Change in supplier
  Inflation   Inflation
  Exchange rate   Exchange rate
  Other (specify)   Other (specify)

The next questions ask for price information for the past three months for the main products/services identified in question 1 and sold by your business.

Question 4. Price Information for Product/Service 11:

If any of the specifications for Product/Service 11 have changed since your last report, update the information on the appropriate line below (refer to Question 4 of Section E in the Guide).

Description of Product:
Manufactured By:
Product Code:
Type of Customer:
Size/Weight:
Unit of Measure:
Adjustment to Vendor Price:
Adjustment to Retail Price:
Vendor Price
Retail Price

Please report the average vendor price and the average retail price per unit for the following months.

Month Average Vendor Price $CAN Exclude: GST  and HST , and any vendor discounts or rebates MAIN reason for any Vendor Price change (if applicable). Please Mark ONE ONLY. Average Retail Price $CAN Exclude: GST , HST , PST , TVQ and freight
MAIN reason for any Retail Price change (if applicable). Please Mark ONE ONLY.
  $ Change in supplier $ Change in service
  Change in product   Change in supplier
  Inflation   Inflation
  Exchange rate   Exchange rate
  Other (specify)   Other (specify)
  $ Change in supplier $ Change in service
  Change in product   Change in supplier
  Inflation   Inflation
  Exchange rate   Exchange rate
  Other (specify)   Other (specify)
  $ Change in supplier $ Change in service
  Change in product   Change in supplier
  Inflation   Inflation
  Exchange rate   Exchange rate
  Other (specify)   Other (specify)

The next questions ask for price information for the past three months for the main products/services identified in question 1 and sold by your business.

Question 4. Price Information for Product/Service 12:

If any of the specifications for Product/Service 12 have changed since your last report, update the information on the appropriate line below (refer to Question 4 of Section E in the Guide).

Description of Product:
Manufactured By:
Product Code:
Type of Customer:
Size/Weight:
Unit of Measure:
Adjustment to Vendor Price:
Adjustment to Retail Price:
Vendor Price
Retail Price

Please report the average vendor price and the average retail price per unit for the following months.

Month Average Vendor Price $CAN Exclude: GST  and HST , and any vendor discounts or rebates MAIN reason for any Vendor Price change (if applicable). Please Mark ONE ONLY. Average Retail Price $CAN Exclude: GST , HST , PST , TVQ and freight
MAIN reason for any Retail Price change (if applicable). Please Mark ONE ONLY.
  $ Change in supplier $ Change in service
  Change in product   Change in supplier
  Inflation   Inflation
  Exchange rate   Exchange rate
  Other (specify)   Other (specify)
  $ Change in supplier $ Change in service
  Change in product   Change in supplier
  Inflation   Inflation
  Exchange rate   Exchange rate
  Other (specify)   Other (specify)
  $ Change in supplier $ Change in service
  Change in product   Change in supplier
  Inflation   Inflation
  Exchange rate   Exchange rate
  Other (specify)   Other (specify)

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Table 1: Number of Young Persons Commencing Correctional Services by Status at Initial Entry1 2008-2009 (For each of the following categories: Secure Custody, Open Custody)

  • Jurisdiction
  • Total
  • Pre-Trial Detention
  • Total Secure Custody
  • Custody & Supervision
  • Custody & Supervision (Murder)
  • Custody & Supervision (Presumptive)
  • Intensive Rehabilitative Custody & Supervision
  • Young Offenders Act (YOA)
  • Total Open Custody
  • Custody & Supervision
  • Custody & Supervision (Murder)
  • Custody & Supervision (Other Presumptive)
  • Intensive Rehabilitative Custody & Supervision
  • YOA
  • Intensive Support and Supervision
  • Non-Residential Program
  • Deferred Custody & Supervision
  • Supervised Probation
  • Other2
  1. Initial Entry: The status representing the first point at which a youth commences uninterrupted supervision within the youth corrections system.

  2. Other: This category includes the number of youth who have commenced their period of supervision with sentences other than custody, probation, deferred custody and supervision or intensive support and supervision programs, specifically, fine options, orders for restitution, compensation or other community or personal services, and other sentences deemed appropriate by the youth justice court, not including extrajudicial sanctions (EJS).

Comments:

Table 2: Admissions to Custody, 2008-2009 (For each of the following categories: Remand, Secure Custody, Open Custody)

  • Jurisdiction
  • Total
  • Pre-trial Detention
  • Provincial Director Remand
  • Total Secure Custody
  • Custody & Supervision
  • Custody & Supervision (Murder)
  • Custody & Supervision (Other Presumptive)
  • Intensive Rehabilitative Custody & Supervision
  • YOA
  • Total Open Custody
  • Custody & Supervision
  • Custody & Supervision (Murder)
  • Custody & Supervision (Other Presumptive)
  • Intensive Rehabilitative Custody & Supervision
  • YOA

Note: Totals for secure and open custody include YCJA/YOA-based admissions.

Comments:

Table 3: Admissions to Community Supervision, 2008-2009

  • Jurisdiction
  • Total
  • Custody & Supervision
  • Custody & Supervision (Murder)
  • Custody & Supervision (Other Presumptive)
  • Intensive Rehabilitative Custody & Supervision
  • Intensive Support and Supervision
  • Non-Residential Program
  • Deferred Custody and Supervision
  • Probation
  • Other

Note: Total for probation includes YOA-based admissions

Comments:

Table 4: Releases from Custody, 2008-2009 (For each of the following categories: Remand, Secure Custody, Open Custody)

  • Jurisdiction
  • Total
  • Pre-trial Detention
  • Provincial Director Remand
  • Total Secure Custody
  • Custody & Supervision
  • Custody & Supervision (Murder)
  • Custody & Supervision (Other Presumptive)
  • Intensive Rehabilitative Custody & Supervision
  • YOA
  • Total Open Custody
  • Custody & Supervision
  • Custody & Supervision (Murder)
  • Custody & Supervision (Other Presumptive)
  • Intensive Rehabilitative Custody & Supervision
  • YOA

Note: Totals for secure and open custody include YOA-based releases.

Comments:

Table 5: Releases from Community Supervision, 2008-2009

  • Jurisdiction
  • Total
  • Custody & Supervision
  • Custody & Supervision (Murder)
  • Custody & Supervision (Other Presumptive)
  • Intensive Rehabilitative Custody & Supervision
  • Intensive Support and Supervision
  • Non-Residential Program
  • Deferred Custody and Supervision
  • Probation
  • Other

Note: Total for probation includes YOA-based releases.

Comments:

Table 6: Admissions to Pre-Trial Detention by Most Serious Offence, 2008-2009 (For each of the following categories: Violent offences, Property offences, Other CC, Other offences)

  • Jurisdiction
  • Total
  • Total violent offences
  • Assault Level 2
  • Common assault
  • Sexual assault
  • Robbery
  • Other violent
  • Total property offences
  • B & E
  • Theft $5,000 & under
  • Theft over $5,000
  • Possession stolen goods
  • Mischief
  • Other property
  • Total other
  • Drug related
  • YCJA / YOA1
  • Other Federal
  • Provincial/Municipal
  • Unknown
  1. Youth Criminal Justice Act and Young Offender Act

Comments:

Table 7: Admissions to Pre-Trial Detention and Provincial Director Remand by Age and Sex, 2008-2009 (For each of the following categories: Pre-Trial Detention: Total, Male, Female, Unknown; Provincial Director Remand: Total, Male, Female, Unknown)

  • Jurisdiction
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18+
  • Unknown

Comments:

Table 8: Admissions to Pre-Trial Detention and Provincial Director Remand by Aboriginal Status and Sex, 2008-2009 (For each of the following categories: Pre-Trial Detention: Total, Male, Female, Unknown; Provincial Director Remand: Total, Male, Female, Unknown)

  • Jurisdiction
  • Sex
  • Total
  • Aboriginal
  • Non-Aboriginal
  • Unknown

Comments:

Table 9: Releases from Pre-Trial Detention by Time Served and Sex, 2008-2009 (Pre-Trial Detention, for each of the following categories: Total, Male, Female, Unknown)

  • Jurisdiction
  • Sex
  • Total
  • 1 Week or less
  • 1 week to 1 month
  • >1 to 6 months
  • >6 months to 1 year
  • >1 to 2 years
  • More than 2 years
  • Unknown
  • Mean (days)
  • Median (days)

Comments:

Table 10: Admissions to Secure Custody by Most Serious Offence, 2008-2009 (please specify the Custody Status: Total, Custody & Supervision, Custody & Supervision (Murder), Custody & Supervision (Other Presumptive), Intensive Rehabilitative Custody & Supervision ( From Deferred Custody, From Provincial Director Remand), YOA) ; for each of the following categories: Violent offences, Property offences, Other CC, Other offences)

  • Jurisdiction
  • Total
  • Total violent offences
  • Assault Level 2
  • Common assault
  • Sexual assault
  • Robbery
  • Other violent
  • Total property offences
  • B & E
  • Theft $5,000 & under
  • Theft over $5,000
  • Possession stolen goods
  • Mischief
  • Other property
  • Total other
  • Drug related
  • YCJA / YOA1
  • Other Federal
  • Provincial/Municipal
  • Unknown
  1. Youth Criminal Justice Act and Young Offender Act

Note: For Tables 10, 11, 12 and 13:

  • Total includes [Custody & Supervision + Custody & Supervision (Murder) + Custody & Supervision (Other Presumptive) + Intensive Rehabilitative Custody & Supervision + YOA].

  • "From Deferred Custody" and "From Provincial Director Remand" are subsets of Custody and Supervision orders.

  • From Deferred Custody: "From Deferred Custody" refers to those admissions where a breach of condition has resulted in an admission to custody (secure or open).

  • From Provincial Director Remand: "From Provincial Director Remand" refers to those admissions resulting from a breach of condition of a supervision order.

Comments:

Table 11: Admissions to Secure Custody by Age and Sex, 2008-2009 (please specify gender: Total, Male, Female, Unknown for each of the following Custody status: Total, Custody & Supervision, Custody & Supervision (Murder), Custody & Supervision (Other Presumptive), Intensive Rehabilitative Custody & Supervision, From Deferred Custody, From Provincial Director Remand, YOA)

  • Jurisdiction
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18+
  • Unknown

Note: For Tables 10, 11, 12 and 13:

  • Total includes [Custody & Supervision + Custody & Supervision (Murder) + Custody & Supervision (Other Presumptive) + Intensive Rehabilitative Custody & Supervision + YOA].

  • "From Deferred Custody" and "From Provincial Director Remand" are subsets of Custody and Supervision orders.

  • From Deferred Custody: "From Deferred Custody" refers to those admissions where a breach of condition has resulted in an admission to custody (secure or open).

  • From Provincial Director Remand: "From Provincial Director Remand" refers to those admissions resulting from a breach of condition of a supervision order.

Comments:

Table 12: Admissions to Secure Custody by Aboriginal Status and Sex, 2008-2009 (please specify gender: Total, Male, Female, Unknown for each of the following Custody status: Total, Custody & Supervision, Custody & Supervision (Murder), Custody & Supervision (Other Presumptive), Intensive Rehabilitative Custody & Supervision, From Deferred Custody, From Provincial Director Remand, YOA)

  • Jurisdiction
  • Sex
  • Total
  • Aboriginal
  • Non-Aboriginal
  • Unknown

Note: For Tables 10, 11, 12 and 13:

  • Total includes [Custody & Supervision + Custody & Supervision (Murder) + Custody & Supervision (Other Presumptive) + Intensive Rehabilitative Custody & Supervision + YOA].

  • "From Deferred Custody" and "From Provincial Director Remand" are subsets of Custody and Supervision orders.

  • From Deferred Custody: "From Deferred Custody" refers to those admissions where a breach of condition has resulted in an admission to custody (secure or open).

  • From Provincial Director Remand: "From Provincial Director Remand" refers to those admissions resulting from a breach of condition of a supervision order.

Comments:

Table 13: Admissions to Secure Custody by Aggregate Sentence Length ordered and Sex, 2008-2009 (please specify gender: Total, Male, Female, Unknown for each of the following Custody status: Total, Custody & Supervision, Custody & Supervision (Murder), Custody & Supervision (Other Presumptive), Intensive Rehabilitative Custody & Supervision, From Deferred Custody, From Provincial Director Remand, YOA)

  • Jurisdiction
  • Sex
  • Total
  • 1 month or less
  • >1 to 6 months
  • >6 months to 1 year
  • >1 to 2 years
  • More than 2 years
  • Unknown
  • Mean (days)
  • Median (days)

Note: For Tables 10, 11, 12 and 13:

  • Total includes [Custody & Supervision + Custody & Supervision (Murder) + Custody & Supervision (Other Presumptive) + Intensive Rehabilitative Custody & Supervision + YOA].

  • "From Deferred Custody" and "From Provincial Director Remand" are subsets of Custody and Supervision orders.

  • From Deferred Custody: "From Deferred Custody" refers to those admissions where a breach of condition has resulted in an admission to custody (secure or open).

  • From Provincial Director Remand: "From Provincial Director Remand" refers to those admissions resulting from a breach of condition of a supervision order.

Comments:

Table 14: Releases from Secure Custody by Time Served and Sex, 2008-2009 (please specify gender: Total, Male, Female, Unknown for each of the following Custody status: Total, Custody & Supervision, Custody & Supervision (Murder), Custody & Supervision (Other Presumptive), Intensive Rehabilitative Custody & Supervision, YOA)

  • Jurisdiction
  • Sex
  • Total
  • 1 month or less
  • >1 to 6 months
  • >6 months to 1 year
  • >1 to 2 years
  • More than 2 years
  • Unknown
  • Mean (days)
  • Median (days)

Comments:

Table 15: Admissions to Open Custody by Most Serious Offence, 2008-2009 (For each of the following categories: Violent offences, Property offences, Other CC, Other offences ; Please specify Custody Status: Total , Custody & Supervision, Custody & Supervision (Murder), Custody & Supervision (Other Presumptive), Intensive Rehabilitative Custody & Supervision(From Deferred Custody, From Provincial Director Remand), YOA)

  • Jurisdiction
  • Total
  • Total violent offences
  • Assault Level 2
  • Common assault
  • Sexual assault
  • Robbery
  • Other violent
  • Total property offences
  • B & E
  • Theft $5,000 & under
  • Theft over $5,000
  • Possession stolen goods
  • Mischief
  • Other property
  • Total other
  • Drug related
  • YCJA / YOA1
  • Other Federal
  • Provincial/Municipal
  • Unknown
  1. Youth Criminal Justice Act and Young Offender Act

Note: For Tables 15, 16, 17 and 18:

  • Total includes [Custody & Supervision + Custody & Supervision (Murder) + Custody & Supervision (Other Presumptive) + Intensive Rehabilitative Custody & Supervision + YOA].

  • "From Deferred Custody" and "From Provincial Director Remand" are subsets of Custody and Supervision orders.

  • From Deferred Custody: "From Deferred Custody" refers to those admissions where a breach of condition has resulted in an admission to custody (secure or open).

  • From Provincial Director Remand: "From Provincial Director Remand" refers to those admissions resulting from a breach of condition of a supervision order.

Comments:

Table 16: Admissions to Open Custody by Age and Sex, 2008-2009 (please specify gender: Total, Male, Female, Unknown for each of the following Custody status: Total, Custody & Supervision, Custody & Supervision (Murder), Custody & Supervision (Other Presumptive), Intensive Rehabilitative Custody & Supervision (From Deferred Custody, From Provincial Director Remand), YOA)

  • Jurisdiction
  • Sex
  • Total
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18+
  • Unknown

Note: For Tables 15, 16, 17 and 18:

  • Total includes [Custody & Supervision + Custody & Supervision (Murder) + Custody & Supervision (Other Presumptive) + Intensive Rehabilitative Custody & Supervision + YOA].

  • "From Deferred Custody" and "From Provincial Director Remand" are subsets of Custody and Supervision orders.

  • From Deferred Custody: "From Deferred Custody" refers to those admissions where a breach of condition has resulted in an admission to custody (secure or open).

  • From Provincial Director Remand: "From Provincial Director Remand" refers to those admissions resulting from a breach of condition of a supervision order.

Comments:

Table 17: Admissions to Open Custody by Aboriginal Status and Sex, 2008-2009 (please specify gender: Total, Male, Female, Unknown for each of the following Custody status: Total, Custody & Supervision, Custody & Supervision (Murder), Custody & Supervision (Other Presumptive), Intensive Rehabilitative Custody & Supervision (From Deferred Custody, From Provincial Director Remand), YOA)

  • Jurisdiction
  • Sex
  • Total
  • Aboriginal
  • Non-Aboriginal
  • Unknown

Note: For Tables 15, 16, 17 and 18:

  • Total includes [Custody & Supervision + Custody & Supervision (Murder) + Custody & Supervision (Other Presumptive) + Intensive Rehabilitative Custody & Supervision + YOA].

  • "From Deferred Custody" and "From Provincial Director Remand" are subsets of Custody and Supervision orders.

  • From Deferred Custody: "From Deferred Custody" refers to those admissions where a breach of condition has resulted in an admission to custody (secure or open).

  • From Provincial Director Remand: "From Provincial Director Remand" refers to those admissions resulting from a breach of condition of a supervision order.

Comments:

Table 18: Admissions to Open Custody by Sentence Length ordered and Sex, 2008-2009 (please specify gender: Total, Male, Female, Unknown for each of the following Custody status: Total, Custody & Supervision, Custody & Supervision (Murder), Custody & Supervision (Other Presumptive), Intensive Rehabilitative Custody & Supervision, From Deferred Custody, From Provincial Director Remand, YOA)

  • Jurisdiction
  • Sex
  • Total
  • 1 month or less
  • >1 to 6 months
  • >6 months to 1 year
  • >1 to 2 years
  • More than 2 years
  • Unknown
  • Mean (days)
  • Median (days)

Note: For Tables 15, 16, 17 and 18:

  • Total includes [Custody & Supervision + Custody & Supervision (Murder) + Custody & Supervision (Other Presumptive) + Intensive Rehabilitative Custody & Supervision + YOA].

  • "From Deferred Custody" and "From Provincial Director Remand" are subsets of Custody and Supervision orders.

  • From Deferred Custody: "From Deferred Custody" refers to those admissions where a breach of condition has resulted in an admission to custody (secure or open).

  • From Provincial Director Remand: "From Provincial Director Remand" refers to those admissions resulting from a breach of condition of a supervision order.

Comments:

Table 19: Releases from Open Custody by Time Served and Sex, 2008-2009 (please specify gender: Total, Male, Female, Unknown for each of the following Custody status: Total, Custody & Supervision, Custody & Supervision (Murder), Custody & Supervision (Other Presumptive), Intensive Rehabilitative Custody & Supervision, YOA)

  • Jurisdiction
  • Sex
  • Total
  • 1 month or less
  • >1 to 6 months
  • >6 months to 1 year
  • >1 to 2 years
  • More than 2 years
  • Unknown
  • Mean (days)
  • Median (days)

Comments:

Table 20: Admissions to Community Corrections by Most Serious Offence, 2008-2009 (For each of the following categories: Violent offences, Property offences, Other CC, Other offences, Unknown; Please specify type of Community Status: Total, Custody and Supervision, Custody and Supervision (Murder), Custody and Supervision (Other Presumptive), Intensive Rehabilitative Custody & Supervision,Intensive Support & Supervision, Non-Residential Program, Deferred Custody & Supervision, Probation, Other2)

  • Jurisdiction
  • Total
  • Total violent offences
  • Assault Level 2
  • Common assault
  • Sexual assault
  • Robbery
  • Other violent
  • Total property offences
  • B & E
  • Theft $5,000 & under
  • Theft over $5,000
  • Possession stolen goods
  • Mischief
  • Other property
  • Total other
  • Drug related
  • YCJA /YOA1
  • Other Federal
  • Provincial/Municipal
  • Unknown
  1. Youth Criminal Justice Act and Young Offender Act

  2. Other: Includes any other community sentence managed by community corrections, for example: community service disposition as per S.42(i) or restitution as per S. 42(f).

Comments:

Table 21: Admissions to Community Corrections by Age and Sex, 2008-2009 (Please specify gender: Total, Male, Female, Unknown for each of the following Community Status: Total, Custody and Supervision, Custody and Supervision (Murder), Custody and Supervision (Other Presumptive), Intensive Rehabilitative Custody & Supervision, Intensive Support & Supervision, Non-Residential Program, Deferred Custody & Supervision, Probation, Other1)

  • Jurisdiction
  • Sex
  • Total
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18+
  • Unknown
  1. Other: Includes any other community sentence managed by community corrections, for example: community service disposition as per S.42 (i) or restitution as per S. 42(f).

Comments:

Table 22: Admissions to Community Corrections by Aboriginal Status and Sex, 2008-2009 (Please specify gender: Total, Male, Female, Unknown for each of the following Community Status: Total, Custody and Supervision, Custody and Supervision (Murder), Custody and Supervision (Other Presumptive), Intensive Rehabilitative Custody & Supervision, Intensive Support & Supervision, Non-Residential Program, Deferred Custody & Supervision, Probation, Other1)

  • Jurisdiction
  • Sex
  • Total
  • Aboriginal
  • Non-Aboriginal
  • Unknown
  1. Other: Includes any other community sentence managed by community corrections, for example: community service disposition as per S.42 (i) or restitution as per S. 42(f).

Comments:

Table 23: Admissions to Community Corrections by Sentence Length and Sex, 2008-2009 (Please specify gender: Total, Male, Female, Unknown for each of the following Community Status: Total, Custody and Supervision, Custody and Supervision (Murder), Custody and Supervision (Other Presumptive), Intensive Rehabilitative Custody & Supervision, Intensive Support & Supervision, Non-Residential Program, Deferred Custody & Supervision, Probation, Other1)

  • Jurisdiction
  • Sex
  • Total
  • 3 months or less
  • >3 to 6 months
  • >6 months to 1 year
  • >1 to 2 years
  • More than 2 years
  • Unknown
  • Mean (days)
  • Median (days)
  1. Other: Includes any other community sentence managed by community corrections, for example: community service disposition as per S.42 (i) or restitution as per S. 42(f).

Comments:

Table 24: Releases from Community Corrections by Time Served and Sex, 2008-2009 (Please specify gender: Total, Male, Female, Unknown for each of the following Community Status: Total, Custody and Supervision, Custody and Supervision (Murder), Custody and Supervision (Other Presumptive), Intensive Rehabilitative Custody & Supervision, Intensive Support & Supervision, Non-Residential Program, Deferred Custody & Supervision, Probation, Other1)

  • Jurisdiction
  • Sex
  • Total
  • 1 month or less
  • >1 to 6 months
  • >6 months to 1 year
  • >1 to 2 years
  • More than 2 years
  • Unknown
  • Mean (days)
  • Median (days)
  1. Other: Includes any other community sentence managed by community corrections, for example: community service disposition as per S.42 (i) or restitution as per S. 42(f).

Comments:

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Section I – Descriptive information

1. Department or agency

2. Program/activity/sub-activity

3. Administered by

4. Purpose

5. Authority

6. Time Frame

7. Financing and Operation

8. Contact Name

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Section II – Statistical data

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Fiscal Year:

  • from
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Federal Government Expenditures in Support of Education
Type of Recipient1 Expenditure Item1 Type of Expenditure1 Level of Education1 N.L. P.E.I. N.S. N.B. Que. Ont. Man. Sask. Alta. B.C. Y.T. N.W.T. Nvt. Undistributed Foreign TOTAL
        thousands of dollars2
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

Section III – Comments

Section IV – Coding structure guidelines
Variable Name
Coding Description
Code
Type of Recipient  
Governments  
municipal 211
provincial 212
federal – internal expenditures 214
foreign 215
Educational Institutions  
public 221
private 222
Private Enterprises 230
Individuals  
students 241
parents 242
staff of educational institutions 243
other 245
Associations, Groups 250
Expenditure Item  
Bursary 321
Scholarship 322
Fellowship 323
Tuition Fees 325
Allowance 326
Cost of Loan 331
Value of Loan 332
Administration 350
Federal Schools  
teachers' salaries 361
other salaries and wages 362
fringe benefits 363
other 364
recoveries – local school boards 365
recoveries – provincial 366
recoveries – other 367
Grant (excluding research) 371
Contribution (excluding research) 372
Type of Expenditure  
Operating 401
Capital 402
Level of Education  
Elementary – Secondary 501
Post-secondary/Non-University 502
Post-secondary/University 503
Vocational 505

 

( NAICS 22111 – Electric Power Generation)

This guide is designed to assist you as you complete the 2010 Electric Power Thermal Generating Station Fuel Consumption Annual Survey.

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Table of contents

A – General information: Purpose of survey, Data-sharing agreements and Data linkage
B – Reporting Instructions
C – Cogeneration
D – Solid fuels used to generate electricity
E – Liquid fuels used to generate electricity
F – Gaseous fuels used to generate electricity
G – Other fuels used to generate electricity
H – Units of measure
I – Reporting categories

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.

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B – Reporting Instructions

This schedule is to be completed for the station or stations indicated on the affixed label to the questionnaire. Please report for the requested period: January to December 2010.

Report only the amount of fuel used for the generation of electricity.

Reported value ($) should be the total cost at the station gate.

If there are any stations on standby, please report them in the notes section.

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

Part 1

C – Cogeneration

Cogeneration: A highly efficient means of generating heat and electric power at the same time from the same energy source. Cogeneration makes use of the excess heat, usually in the form of relatively low-temperature steam exhausted from the power generation turbines towards another purpose.

Type : Primary Purpose

Electricity Internal: electricity which is used only for internal purposes.

Electricity External: electricity which is sold / supplied to another company.

Industry Internal: Fuels and processes used towards internal purposes that do not contribute towards the generation of electricity. ( i.e. steam for drying paper)

Industry External: Fuels and processes used towards the generation of electricity.

Sub-Types

Combined Cycle: burns fuel in a gas turbine or engine to generate electricity. The exhaust from the turbine or engine can provide usable heat or go to a heat recovery system to generate steam which then may drive a secondary steam turbine.

Steam Turbine: burns fuel to produce steam, which generates power through a steam turbine. Exhaust (left over steam) can be used as low-pressure steam to heat water.

Combustion engine diesel: rely solely on heat and pressure created by the engine in its compression process for ignition. The compression that occurs is usually twice or more higher than a gasoline engine. Diesel engines will take in air only, and shortly before peak compression, a small quantity of diesel fuel is sprayed into the cylinder via a fuel injector that allows the fuel to instantly ignite.

Natural Gas Combustion Turbine: involves a natural gas fired turbine, which runs a generator to produce electricity. The exhaust gas flows through a heat recovery boiler, which can convert the exhaust energy into steam or usable heat.

Part 2

D – Solid fuel types used to generate electricity

Any energy form consumed not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Bituminous Coal : A dense, black coal, often with well-defined bands of bright and dull material with a moisture content usually less than 20%. Used primarily for generating electricity, making coke and space heating.

Sub-bituminous coal : A black coal used primarily for thermal generation, with moisture content between 15% and 30%. (Canadian/Foreign) - It is important to distinguish between Canadian versus imported sub-bituminous as each carries a different content, depending on the location of the coal mine.

Lignite : A brownish-black coal of low rank containing 30% to 40% moisture and volatile matter. Used almost exclusively for electric power generation.

Wood (Report for “Dry” method) : 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, forest residues, charcoal and pulp waste.

Petroleum coke : (often abbreviated petcoke) is a barbonaceous solid derived from oil refinery coker units or other cracking processes. Other coke has traditionally been derived from coal.

Agriculture biomass : includes animal manure, cellulosic crop residue, fruit and vegetable culls and food-processing effluent. Potential energy crops include high-yielding, high-carboydrate crops such as switchgrass and vegetable-oil crops such as canola and sunflower, and hydrocarbon plants such as milkweed and gumweed.

Other biomass : (food processing) can include residues that are produced during the processing of a product, such as cheese whey, canning factory residues, fruit pits, apple pomice and coffee grounds.

Other biomass : (type unknown) any other type of biomass not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Municipal and other waste : can include residues that are produced during the processing of a product, such as paper, cardboard, rubber, leather, natural textiles, wood, brush, grass clippings, kitchen wastes and sewage sludge.

E – Liquid fuel types used to generate electricity

Any energy form consumed not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Biodiesel : refers to a non-petroleum-based diesel fuel consisting of short chain alkyl (methyl or ethyl) esters, made by transesterification of vegetable oil or animal fat (tallow), which can be used (alone, or blended with conventional petrodiesel) in unmodified diesel-engine vehicles.

Ethanol : (ethanol fuel) the same type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages. It can be used as a fuel, mainly as a biofuel alternative to gasoline. It can be made from very common crops such as sugar cane and corn, it is an increasingly common alternative to gasoline in some parts of the world.

Other Biofuel : any other type of biofuel not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Light fuel oil (LFO) : all distillate type fuels for power burners, fuel oil no. 1, fuel oil no. 2 (heating oil no. 2), fuel oil no. 3 (heating oil no. 3), furnace fuel oil, gas oils and light industrial fuel.

Heavy fuel oil (HFO) : all grades of residual type fuels including low sulphur. Usually used for steam and electric power generation and diesel motors. Includes fuel oil nos. 4, 5 and 6. (Canadian/Foreign) – it is important to distinguish between Canadian versus imported Heavy Fuel Oil as each carries a different energy content, and is used to validate the integrity of Canada’s Energy Balances.

Propane : is a three-carbon alkane, normally a gas, but compressible to a transportable liquid. It is derived from other petroleum products during oil or natural gas processing. It is commonly used as a fuel for engines, barbeques and home heating systems.

Diesel : all grades of distillate fuel used for diesel engines including low sulphur content (lower than 0.05%). Does not include diesel used for transportation off the plant site.

Spent pulping liquor : A by-product in the paper making process, containing carbohydrate and lignin decomposition products. Also known as black liquor.

Orimulsion : is a registered trademark name for a bitumen-based fuel that was developed for industrial use. Bitumen is a mixture of organic liquids that are highly viscous, black, sticky, entirely soluble in carbon disulfide and composed primarily of highly condensed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Currently orimulsion is used as a commercial boiler fuel in power plants worldwide.

F – Gaseous fuel types used to generate electricity

Any energy form consumed not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Waste gasification : the process of waste gasification involves converting the organic material within the waste into synthetic natural gas (syngas), which is a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen gas. The syngas is used to produce electricity in the same way that natural gas is combusted for energy production-in combined-cycle mode.

Gasification : uses high temperatures in the presence of oxygen to convert solid biomass into gas (known as producer gas) to fuel a turbine to generate electricity.

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.

Coke oven gas : is obtained as a by-product of the manufacture of coke oven coke for the production of iron and steel.

Methane : is a chemical compound with the molecular formula CH4. It is the simplest alkane, and the principal component of natural gas. Burning methane in the presence of oxygen produces carbon dioxide and water.

Refinery fuel gas : a gaseous mixture of methane, light hydrocarbons, hydrogen, and other miscellaneous species (nitrogen, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulphide, etc ) that is produced in the refining of crude oil and/or petrochemical processes and that is separated for use as a fuel in boilers and process heaters throughout the refinery.

G – Other fuel types used to generate electricity

Nuclear : is any nuclear technology designed to extract usable energy from atomic nuclei via controlled nuclear reactions. The most common method today is through nuclear fission, though other methods include nuclear fusion and radioactive decay.

Steam from waste heat : The amount of electricity generated when waste heat is recaptured to run a steam generator.

H – Units of measure

Kilojoules per kilograms (kj/kg)

Kilojoules per litres (kj/l)

Kilojoules per cubic meter (kj/m3)

Metric tonnes (t)

Kilolitres (kl)

Thousands of cubic metres (103m3)

Kilograms (kg)

Canadian dollars ($)

Megawatts per hour (MW.h)

I – Reporting categories

Average heat content
The energy content one can expect to obtain from burning various raw materials.

Quantity
Please indicate the amount or volume of fuel used to generate electricity.

Total Cost
Please indicate the fuel cost in Canadian dollars.

Generation
Shaded grey area is reserved for Statistics Canada use only.
Please complete the total combined electricity generation in the “Net MW.h ” box.

Electricity Generation
Indicate the total (combined) amount of electricity generated by all fuel types used.

Note : If your company is reporting for more than one generator (steam, combustion turbine, etc ), please indicate separately the electricity generated by generator type on a separate questionnaire.

Thank you for your participation.

(Industrial Generation)

This guide is designed to assist you as you complete the 2010 Electric Power Thermal Generating Station Fuel Consumption Annual Survey.

Help Line: (613) 951-3087

Your answers are confidential.

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. The confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act are not affected by either the Access to Information Act or any other legislation. Therefore, for example, the Canada Revenue Agency cannot access identifiable survey records from Statistics Canada. Information from this survey will be used for statistical purposes only and will be published in an aggregate form only.

Table of contents

A – General information: Purpose of survey, Data-sharing agreements and Data linkage
B – Reporting Instructions
C – Definitions
D – Solid fuels used to generate electricity
E – Liquid fuels used to generate electricity
F – Gaseous fuels used to generate electricity
G – Other fuels used to generate electricity
H – Units of measure
I – Reporting categories

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.

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 must 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 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 Alberta Ministry of Energy, the British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, the National Energy Board, Natural Resources Canada and Environment 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

This schedule is to be completed for the station or stations indicated on the affixed label to the questionnaire. Please report for the requested period: January to December 2010.

Report only the amount of fuel used for the generation of electricity.

Reported value ($) should be the total cost at the service load.

Estimate if necessary.

If there are any stations on standby, please report them in the notes section.

If the reported fuels are consumed for electricity generation ONLY, please complete part 2 (except the efficiency column).

If the reported fuels are consumed for electricity generation and towards other purposes, please complete part 1 & 2. (Report the total amount of fuel(s) used in the boiler).

Should you require assistance (or additional questionnaires); please contact the telephone number indicated on the front page of your questionnaire.

Part 1

C – Definitions

Electrical Generator Efficiency: The efficiency of an entity (a device, component or system) defined as useful power output divided by the total electrical power consumed.

Portion of Steam used to Produce Electricity: In the process of generating electricity, utilities may use steam completely towards the production of electricity, however an industry may use the steam for other purposes in their manufacturing and generate electricity as a side product.

Actual turbine efficiency: The engine efficiency is the ratio of the real output of the turbine to the ideal output (ability to convert energy from one to the other).

Cogeneration: A highly efficient means of generating heat and electric power at the same time from the same energy source. Cogeneration makes use of the excess heat, usually in the form of relatively low-temperature steam exhausted from the power generation turbines towards another purpose.

Type : Primary Purpose

Electricity Internal: electricity which is used only for internal purposes.

Electricity External: electricity which is sold / supplied to another company.

Industry Internal: Fuels and processes used towards internal purposes that do not contribute towards the generation of electricity. ( i.e. steam for drying paper)

Industry External: Fuels and processes used towards the generation of electricity.

Sub-Types

Combined Cycle: burns fuel in a gas turbine or engine to generate electricity. The exhaust from the turbine or engine can provide usable heat or go to a heat recovery system to generate steam which then may drive a secondary steam turbine.

Steam Turbine: burns fuel to produce steam, which generates power through a steam turbine. Exhaust (left over steam) can be used as low-pressure steam to heat water.

Combustion engine diesel: rely solely on heat and pressure created by the engine in its compression process for ignition. The compression that occurs is usually twice or more higher than a gasoline engine. Diesel engines will take in air only, and shortly before peak compression, a small quantity of diesel fuel is sprayed into the cylinder via a fuel injector that allows the fuel to instantly ignite.

Natural Gas Combustion Turbine: involves a natural gas fired turbine, which runs a generator to produce electricity. The exhaust gas flows through a heat recovery boiler, which can convert the exhaust energy into steam or usable heat.

Other, specify: Please indicate any sub-type not identified above.

Part 2

D – Solid fuels used to generate electricity

Any energy form consumed not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Bituminous Coal : A dense, black coal, often with well-defined bands of bright and dull material with a moisture content usually less than 20%. Used primarily for generating electricity, making coke and space heating.

Sub-bituminous coal : A black coal used primarily for thermal generation, with moisture content between 15% and 30%. (Canadian/Foreign) - It is important to distinguish between Canadian versus imported sub-bituminous as each carries a different content, depending on the location of the coal mine.

Lignite : A brownish-black coal of low rank containing 30% to 40% moisture and volatile matter. Used almost exclusively for electric power generation.

Wood (Report for “Dry” method) : 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, forest residues, charcoal and pulp waste.

Petroleum coke : (often abbreviated petcoke) is a barbonaceous solid derived from oil refinery coker units or other cracking processes. Other coke has traditionally been derived from coal.

Agriculture biomass : includes animal manure, cellulosic crop residue, fruit and vegetable culls and food-processing effluent. Potential energy crops include high-yielding, high-carboydrate crops such as switchgrass and vegetable-oil crops such as canola and sunflower, and hydrocarbon plants such as milkweed and gumweed.

Other biomass : (food processing) can include residues that are produced during the processing of a product, such as cheese whey, canning factory residues, fruit pits, apple pomice, coffee grounds.

Other biomass : (type unknown) any other type of biomass not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Municipal and other waste : can include residues that are produced during the processing of a product, such as paper, cardboard, rubber, leather, natural textiles, wood, brush, grass clippings, kitchen wastes and sewage sludge.

E – Liquid fuel types used to generate electricity

Any energy form consumed not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Biodiesel : refers to a non-petroleum-based diesel fuel consisting of short chain alkyl (methyl or ethyl) esters, made by transesterification of vegetable oil or animal fat (tallow), which can be used (alone, or blended with conventional petrodiesel) in unmodified diesel-engine vehicles.

Ethanol : (ethanol fuel) the same type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages. It can be used as a fuel, mainly as a biofuel alternative to gasoline. It can be made from very common crops such as sugar cane and corn, it is an increasingly common alternative to gasoline in some parts of the world.

Other Biofuel : any other type of biofuel not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Light fuel oil (LFO) : all distillate type fuels for power burners, fuel oil no. 1, fuel oil no. 2 (heating oil no. 2), fuel oil no. 3 (heating oil no. 3), furnace fuel oil, gas oils and light industrial fuel.

Heavy fuel oil (HFO) : all grades of residual type fuels including low sulphur. Usually used for steam and electric power generation and diesel motors. Includes fuel oil nos. 4, 5 and 6. (Canadian/Foreign) – it is important to distinguish between Canadian versus imported Heavy Fuel Oil as each carries a different energy content, and is used to validate the integrity of Canada’s Energy Balances.

Propane : is a three-carbon alkane, normally a gas, but compressible to a transportable liquid. It is derived from other petroleum products during oil or natural gas processing. It is commonly used as a fuel for engines, barbeques and home heating systems.

Diesel : all grades of distillate fuel used for diesel engines including low sulphur content (lower than 0.05%). Does not include diesel used for transportation off the plant site.

Spent pulping liquor : A by-product in the paper making process, containing carbohydrate and lignin decomposition products. Also known as black liquor.

Orimulsion : is a registered trademark name for a bitumen-based fuel that was developed for industrial use. Bitumen is a mixture of organic liquids that are highly viscous, black, sticky, entirely soluble in carbon disulfide and composed primarily of highly condensed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Currently orimulsion is used as a commercial boiler fuel in power plants worldwide.

F – Gaseous fuel types used to generate electricity

Any energy form consumed not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Waste gasification : the process of waste gasification involves converting the organic material within the waste into synthetic natural gas (syngas), which is a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen gas. The syngas is used to produce electricity in the same way that natural gas is combusted for energy production-in combined-cycle mode.

Gasification : uses high temperatures in the presence of oxygen to convert solid biomass into gas (known as producer gas) to fuel a turbine to generate electricity.

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.

Coke oven gas : is obtained as a by-product of the manufacture of coke oven coke for the production of iron and steel.

Methane : is a chemical compound with the molecular formula CH4. It is the simplest alkane, and the principal component of natural gas. Burning methane in the presence of oxygen produces carbon dioxide and water.

Refinery fuel gas : a gaseous mixture of methane, light hydrocarbons, hydrogen, and other miscellaneous species (nitrogen, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulphide, etc ) that is produced in the refining of crude oil and/or petrochemical processes and that is separated for use as a fuel in boilers and process heaters throughout the refinery.

G – Other fuel types used to generate electricity

Nuclear : is any nuclear technology designed to extract usable energy from atomic nuclei via controlled nuclear reactions. The most common method today is through nuclear fission, though other methods include nuclear fusion and radioactive decay.

Steam from waste heat : The amount of electricity generated when waste heat is recaptured to run a steam generator.

H – Units of measure

Kilojoules per kilograms (kj/kg)

Kilojoules per litres (kj/l)

Kilojoules per cubic meter (kj/m3)

Metric tonnes (t)

Kilolitres (kl)

Thousands of cubic metres (103m3)

Kilograms (kg)

Canadian dollars ($)

Megawatts per hour (MW.h)

I – Reporting categories

Average heat content
The energy content one can expect to obtain from burning various raw materials.

Quantity
Please indicate the amount or volume of fuel used to generate electricity.

Total Cost
Please indicate the fuel cost in Canadian dollars.

Generation
Shaded grey area is reserved for Statistics Canada use only.
Please complete the total combined electricity generation in the “Net MW.h ” box.

Electricity Generation
Indicate the total (combined) amount of electricity generated by all fuel types used.

Note : If your company is reporting for more than one generator (steam, combustion turbine, etc ), please indicate separately the electricity generated by generator type on a separate questionnaire.

Thank you for your participation.

This guide is designed to assist you as you complete the 2010 Electricity Annual Survey.

Help Line: (613) 951-3087

Your answers are confidential.

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. The confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act are not affected by either the Access to Information Act or any other legislation. Therefore, for example, the Canada Revenue Agency cannot access identifiable survey records from Statistics Canada. Information from this survey will be used for statistical purposes only and will be published in an aggregate form only.

Table of contents

B – General information: Purpose of Survey, Data-sharing Agreements, Data Linkage
C – Reporting Instructions
D – Section 1: Electricity Generated
E – Section 2: Gross Receipts of Electricity
F – Section 3: Total Supply
G – Section 4: Gross Deliveries of Electricity
H – Section 5: Electricity Used
I – Section 6: Transmission, Distribution and Other Losses
J – Section 7: Total Disposal

B – 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.

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 must 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 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 Alberta Ministry of Energy, the British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, the National Energy Board, Natural Resources Canada and Environment 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.

C – Reporting Instructions

Please report information for the period of January to December, 2010.

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 2010 Electricity Annual Survey. If you need more information, please call Statistics Canada at (613) 951-3087.

D – Section 1: Electricity Generated

Please report the total production of generation of electricity by source and amount of MW.h (megawatt-hours)

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

Steam: A plant in which the prime mover is a steam turbine. The steam used to drive the turbine is produced in a boiler where fossil fuels or other combustible materials are burned.

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.

Internal Combustion: A power plant in which the prime mover is an internal combustion engine. Electric power is generated by the rapid burning of a fuel-air mixture into mechanical energy.

Combustion Turbine: A power plant in which the prime mover is a combustion turbine. Electric power is generated by the burning of a fuel into mechanical energy.

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

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 by using Photovoltaic (PV) technology by converting solar energy into solar electricity from sunlight. .

E – Section 2: Gross Receipts of Electricity

If applicable, indicate the name of the company, the Canadian dollar value (thousands of dollars) and the amount of electricity MW.h (megawatt-hours) your company purchased from within the province, from other provinces or from the U.S.A.

Please report each company separately.

F – Section 3: Total Supply

This is the sum of Total Generation and Total Gross Receipts of Electricity (section 2).

The Total Supply number must equal the Total Disposal number in Section 7

G – Section 4: Gross Deliveries of Electricity

If applicable, indicate the name of the company, the Canadian dollar value (thousands of dollars) and the amount of electricity ( MW.h ) your company sold within the province, in other provinces and in the U.S.A.

Please report each company separately.

H – Section 5: Electricity Used

Report all electricity consumed (self-generated or purchased) i.e. used for own operation or given as compensation.

Report separately the company name and type of compensation or arrangement.

I – Section 6: Transmission, Distribution and Other Losses

Include:

  • transmission losses
  • adjustments
  • “unaccounted for” amounts which are subject to variation because of cyclical billing

Exclude

  • Generating station use output as measured at the generating station gate.

J – Section 7: Total Disposal

This is the sum of Total Gross Deliveries of Electricity (section 4), Total Electricity Used and Transmission, Distribution and Other Losses.

The Total Disposal number must equal the Total Supply number in Section 3.

Thank you for your participation.

This guide is designed to assist you as you complete the 2010 Electricity Supply Disposition Annual Survey.

Help Line: (613) 951-3087

Your answers are confidential.

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. The confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act are not affected by either the Access to Information Act or any other legislation. Therefore, for example, the Canada Revenue Agency cannot access identifiable survey records from Statistics Canada.

Information from this survey will be used for statistical purposes only and will be published in an aggregate form only.

Table of contents

A – General Information: Purpose of Survey Data-sharing Agreements, Data Linkage
B – Reporting Instructions
C – Definitions
D – Section 1 : Electricity Generated
E – Section 2 : Gross Receipts of Electricity from the U.S.A.
F – Section 3 : Gross Receipts of Electricity from Other Provinces
G – Section 4 : Gross Receipts of Electricity from Within Province
H – Section 5 : Total Supply
I – Section 6 : Gross Deliveries of Electricity to the U.S.A.
J – Section 7 : Gross Deliveries of Electricity to Other Provinces
K – Section 8 : Gross Deliveries of Electricity Within Province
L – Section 9 : Electricity Used
M – Section 10 : Deliveries to Ultimate Consumers
N – Section 11 : Transmission, Distribution and Other Losses
O – Section 12 : Total Disposal

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.

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 must 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 Yukon.

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

Section 12of 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 Alberta Ministry of Energy, the British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, the National Energy Board, Natural Resources Canada and Environment 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 the period of January to December, 2010.

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 2010 Electricity Supply Disposition Survey. If you need more information, please call Statistics Canada at (613) 951-3087.

C – Definitions

Please indicate in the box preceding the dollar value, if the electricity purchased from (imported) or sold (exported) to the U.S.A. , is the following: (1) = Firm, (2) = Interruptible or (3) = Non-Revenue.

Firm Energy or Power
Electrical energy or power intended to be available at all times during the period of the agreement of its sale ( i.e. , contract).

Interruptible Energy or Power
Energy or power made available under an agreement that permits curtailment or interruption of delivery at the option of the supplier (can change based on supply/quantity).

Non-revenue
Electricity used as a form of compensation (service for right of way).

Station Service
The electricity used for own operations ( i.e. , in plant use).

D – Section 1 : Electricity Generated

Please report the total production of generation of electricity by source and amount of MW.h

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

Steam: A plant in which the prime mover is a steam turbine. The steam used to drive the turbine is produced in a boiler where fossil fuels or other combustible materials are burned.

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.

Internal Combustion: A power plant in which the prime mover is an internal combustion engine. Electric power is generated by the rapid burning of a fuel-air mixture into mechanical energy.

Combustion Turbine: A power plant in which the prime mover is a combustion turbine. Electric power is generated by the burning of a fuel into mechanical energy.

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

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 by using Photovoltaic (PV) technology by converting solar energy into solar electricity from sunlight.

E – Section 2 : Gross Receipts of Electricity from the U.S.A.

If applicable, indicate the Canadian dollar value (thousands of dollars) and the amount of electricity ( MW.h ) your company purchased from the U.S.A.

F – Section 3 : Gross Receipts of Electricity from Other Provinces

If applicable, indicate the name of the company, the dollar value (thousands of dollars) and the amount of electricity ( MW.h ) purchased from other provinces.

For each company please report if electricity received is firm, interruptible or non-revenue.

G – Section 4 : Gross Receipts of Electricity from within Province

If applicable, indicate the name of the company, the dollar value (thousands of dollars) and the amount of electricity ( MW.h ) purchased from within your province.

For each company please report if electricity received is firm, interruptible or non-revenue.

H – Section 5 : Total Supply

This is the sum of Total Generation, Total Receipts from U.S.A. , Total Receipts from Other Provinces and Total Receipts from Within Province.

The Total Supply number must equal the Total Disposal number in Section 12.

I – Section 6 : Gross Deliveries of Electricity to the U.S.A.

If applicable, indicate the Canadian dollar value (thousands of dollars) and the amount of electricity ( MW.h ) your company sold to the U.S.A.

J – Section 7 : Gross Deliveries of Electricity to Other Provinces

If applicable, indicate the name of the company, the dollar value (thousands of dollars) and the amount of electricity ( MW.h ) your company sold to other provinces.

For each company please report if electricity delivered is firm, interruptible or non-revenue.

K – Section 8 : Gross Deliveries of Electricity Within Province

If applicable, indicate the name of the company, the dollar value (thousands of dollars) and the amount of electricity ( MW.h ) your company sold within your province.

For each company please report if electricity delivered is firm, interruptible or non-revenue.

L – Section 9 : Electricity Used

Report all electricity consumed (self-generated or purchased) i.e. used for own operation or given as compensation.

Please do not duplicate in Section 10.

M – Section 10 : Deliveries to Ultimate Consumers (Billed plus or minus adjustments)

The customer categories requested in this questionnaire have been revised according to the 1997 North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS).

(a) The number of consumers is required. In the case of bulk metered apartments, the number of individual suites should be included.
Exclude the number of seasonal customers.

Include the amount of electricity consumed by seasonal customers.

(b) Revenue from sales of electricity, distribution, transmission and any other regulated charges.

Exclude GST / PST / HST .

Single residential meter service

Include all sales destined to be used in a single residential meter service. ( i.e. single family dwelling).

Bulk residential metering service

Include all sales destined to be used in a bulk residential metering service. ( i.e. apartments, condominiums, etc. )

Family farms (at farm rates)

Include all sales to agricultural establishments with permanent dwellings.

Corporate farms (at commercial/industrial farm rates)

Include all sales to agricultural establishments and support activities for crop and animal production ( NAICS code 111, 112, 1151 and 1152) with no residential component involved.
Exclude any operations primarily engaged in food processing or farm machinery manufacture and repair.

Irrigation (at irrigation rates only)

Include all sales to agricultural establishments for irrigation purposes.

Total agriculture

Report the sum of lines Family farms (at farm rates), Corporate farms (at commercial/industrial farm rates) and Irrigation (at irrigation rates only)

Total residential and agriculture

Report the sum of lines Single residential meter service, Bulk residential metering service and Total agriculture

Iron ore mining

Include all sales to establishments primarily engaged in mining, beneficiating or otherwise preparing iron ores. NAICS code 21221.

Oil and gas extraction and support activities

Include all sales to establishments primarily engaged in the exploration for and/or production of crude oil and natural gas, whether by conventional or non conventional methods. Also include establishments primarily engaged in contract drilling operations for crude oil and natural gas as well as services incidental to oil and gas extraction. NAICS codes 211 and 213 (exclude 213119).

Other mining and support activities

Include all sales to establishments primarily engaged in mining activities other than iron mines, crude oil and natural gas extraction and crude oil and natural gas support activities. This category includes metal mines, non metal mines, stone quarries and sand and gravel pits. NAICS codes 212 and 213119 (exclude 21221).

Food manufacturing

Include all sales to establishments primarily engaged in producing food for human or animal consumption. NAICS code 311.
Exclude establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing beverages and tobacco - NAICS code 312.

Paper manufacturing

Include all sales to establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing pulp, paper and paper products. NAICS code 322.

Iron and steel manufacturing

Include all sales to establishments primarily engaged in operating blast furnaces used in smelting iron ore and steel scrap, casting mills, rolling mills or coke oven operated in association with blast furnaces including ferrous metal foundries for the production of ferro-alloys. NAICS codes 3311, 3312 and 33151.

Aluminium and non-ferrous metal manufacturing

Include all sales to establishments primarily engaged in extracting alumina from bauxite ore, producing aluminum from alumina, refining aluminum by any process and establishments primarily engaged in other non-ferrous metal smelting and refining, including non-ferrous metal foundries. NAICS codes 3313, 3314 and 33152.

Cement manufacturing

Include all sales to establishments primarily engaged in the manufacturing of cement (hydraulic, masonry and Portland cements), NAICS code 32731.
Exclude ready mix concrete operations. These should be reported in “other manufacturing”.


Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

Include all sales to establishments primarily engaged in the transforming of crude petroleum and coal into intermediate and end products including fuels, blended oils and greases. The dominant process is petroleum refining, which separates crude petroleum into components or fractions through such techniques as cracking and distillation. NAICS code 324.

Chemical, pesticide and fertilizer manufacturing

Include all sales to establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing chemicals and chemical preparations, from organic and inorganic raw materials. Also included are establishments primarily engaged in the manufacturing of agricultural chemicals, including nitrogenous and phosphoric fertilizer materials; mixed fertilizers; and agricultural and household pest control chemicals. NAICS codes 3251 and 3253.

Other manufacturing

Include all sales to manufacturing establishments not covered above. This category comprises establishments which are primarily engaged in the following manufacturing activities:

Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing ( NAICS code 312)
Textile Mills ( NAICS code 313)
Textile Product Mills ( NAICS code 314)
Clothing Manufacturing ( NAICS code 315)
Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing ( NAICS code 316)
Wood Product Manufacturing ( NAICS code 321)
Printing and Related Support Activities ( NAICS code 323)
Resin, Synthetic Rubber and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing ( NAICS code 3252)
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing ( NAICS code 3254)
Paint, Coating and Adhesive Manufacturing ( NAICS code 3255)
Soap, Cleansing Compound and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing ( NAICS code 3256)
Other Chemical Product Manufacturing ( NAICS code 3259
Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing ( NAICS code 326)
Non-Metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing - (excluding Cement Manufacturing - 32731) ( NAICS code 327)
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing ( NAICS code 332)
Machinery Manufacturing ( NAICS code 33)
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing ( NAICS code 334)
Electrical Equipment, Appliance and Component Manufacturing ( NAICS code 335)
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing ( NAICS code 336)
Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing ( NAICS code 337)
Miscellaneous Manufacturing ( NAICS code 339)

Urban transit systems

Include all sales to establishments primarily engaged in operating local and suburban mass passenger transit systems. NAICS code 4851.

Pipeline transportation and natural gas distribution

Include all sales to establishments primarily engaged in operating pipelines for the transport of natural gas, crude oil and refined petroleum products. Also included are establishments engaged in the distribution of natural gas through a system of mains. NAICS codes 486 and 2212.

Public administration

Include all sales to establishments of federal, provincial and municipal governments primarily engaged in activities associated with public administration. This includes such establishments as the Federal Public Service, the Department of National Defence, Royal Canadian Mounted Police and provincial and local administrations. This category covers NAICS code 91.
Exclude sales to municipalities to operate street lights.

Street lighting

Include all sales to municipalities to operate street lights.

Commercial and other institutional

Include:
Sales to establishments not covered above which are primarily engaged in retailing, wholesaling, finance, insurance, electrical power transmission and distribution (sold to electric utility), warehousing and storage, telecommunication and broadcasting, education, health care and social assistance.

Electricity used for heating and cooling buildings and offices.

Sales to establishments not covered above which are primarily engaged in other services activities not previously specified.

Forestry and logging, fishing, hunting and trapping, and support activities for forestry ( NAICS codes 113, 114 and 1153)
Water, sewage and other systems ( NAICS code 2213)
Construction ( NAICS code 23)
Wholesale trade ( NAICS code 41)
Retail trade ( NAICS codes 44 and 45)
Transportation (excluding urban transit systems and pipeline transport) NAICS code 48 (excluding 4851 and 486)
Postal service ( NAICS code 491)
Couriers and messengers ( NAICS code 492)
Warehousing and storage ( NAICS code 493)
Information and cultural industries ( NAICS code 51)
Finance and insurance ( NAICS code 52)
Real estate and rental and leasing ( NAICS code 53)
Professional, scientific and technical services ( NAICS code 54)
Management of companies and enterprises ( NAICS code 55)
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services ( NAICS code 56)
Educational services ( NAICS code 61)
Health care and social assistance ( NAICS code 62)
Arts, entertainment and recreation ( NAICS code 71)
Accommodation and food services ( NAICS code 72)
Other services (except public administration) ( NAICS code 81)

Grand total

This is the sum of Total Residential and Agriculture, Total Mining and Manufacturing and Total Other.

N – Section 11 : Transmission, Distribution and Other Losses

Include

  • transmission losses
  • adjustments
  • “unaccounted for” amounts which are subject to variation because of cyclical billing

Exclude

  • Generating station use output as measured at the generating station gate.

O – Section 12 : Total Disposal

This is the sum of Total Deliveries to U.S.A. , Total Deliveries to Other Provinces, Total Deliveries Within Province, Total Electricity Used, Grand Total of Deliveries to Ultimate Customers and Transmission, Distribution and Other Losses.

The Total Disposal number must equal the Total Supply number in Section 5.

Thank you for your participation.

Data accuracy measures, Canada

Data accuracy measures, Canada
  2009 2009 2009 2009 2010 2010
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
Total operating revenue 1.4% 1.7% 1.3% 1.3% 1.7% 1.5%
CV from 0.01% to 4.99% is excellent
CV from 5.00% to 9.99% is very good
CV from 10.00% to 14.99% is good
CV from 15.00% to 24.99% is acceptable
CV from 25.00% to 34.99% should be used with caution
CV is 35.00% or higher is unreliable

 

Response rates, Canada
  2009 2009 2009 2009 2010 2010
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
Weighted response rate 74% 81% 79% 74% 73% 73%

Data accuracy measures by type of shipment, Canada

Data accuracy measures by type of shipment, Canada
  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
All shipments a a a a a a
Domestic shipments a a a a a a
Transborder shipments b b b b b b
Local shipments b b b b b b
Long distance shipments a a a a a a
The data accuracy measures are for the "weight" variable.
"a" is excellent; CV from 0.01% to 4.99%
"b" is very good; CV from 5.00% to 9.99%
"c" is good; CV from 10.00% to 14.99%
"d" is acceptable; CV from 15.00% to 24.99%
"e" is use with caution; CV from 25.00% to 49.99%
"f" is unreliable; CV is 50.00% or higher

 

Response Rate
  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Unweighted response rate 93% 93% 92% 91% 92% 87%

Monthly Retail Trade Survey (MRTS) Data Quality Statement

Objectives, uses and users
Concepts, variables and classifications
Coverage and frames
Sampling
Questionnaire design
Response and nonresponse
Data collection and capture operations
Editing
Imputation
Estimation
Revisions and seasonal adjustment
Data quality evaluation
Disclosure control

1. Objectives, uses and users

1.1. Objective

The Monthly Retail Trade Survey (MRTS) provides information on the performance of the retail trade sector on a monthly basis, and when combined with other statistics, represents an important indicator of the state of the Canadian economy.

1.2. Uses

The estimates provide a measure of the health and performance of the retail trade sector. Information collected is used to estimate level and monthly trend for retail sales. At the end of each year, the estimates provide a preliminary look at annual retail sales and performance.

1.3. Users

A variety of organizations, sector associations, and levels of government make use of the information. Retailers rely on the survey results to compare their performance against similar types of businesses, as well as for marketing purposes. Retail associations are able to monitor industry performance and promote their retail industries. Investors can monitor industry growth, which can result in better access to investment capital by retailers. Governments are able to understand the role of retailers in the economy, which aids in the development of policies and tax incentives. As an important industry in the Canadian economy, governments are able to better determine the overall health of the economy through the use of the estimates in the calculation of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

2. Concepts, variables and classifications

2.1. Concepts

The retail trade sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing merchandise, generally without transformation, and rendering services incidental to the sale of merchandise.

The retailing process is the final step in the distribution of merchandise; retailers are therefore organized to sell merchandise in small quantities to the general public. This sector comprises two main types of retailers, that is, store and non-store retailers. The MRTS covers only store retailers. Their main characteristics are described below. Store retailers operate fixed point-of-sale locations, located and designed to attract a high volume of walk-in customers. In general, retail stores have extensive displays of merchandise and use mass-media advertising to attract customers. They typically sell merchandise to the general public for personal or household consumption, but some also serve business and institutional clients. These include establishments such as office supplies stores, computer and software stores, gasoline stations, building material dealers, plumbing supplies stores and electrical supplies stores.

In addition to selling merchandise, some types of store retailers are also engaged in the provision of after-sales services, such as repair and installation. For example, new automobile dealers, electronic and appliance stores and musical instrument and supplies stores often provide repair services, while floor covering stores and window treatment stores often provide installation services. As a general rule, establishments engaged in retailing merchandise and providing after sales services are classified in this sector. Catalogue sales showrooms, gasoline service stations, and mobile home dealers are treated as store retailers.

2.2. Variables

Sales are defined as the sales of all goods purchased for resale, net of returns and discounts. This includes commission revenue and fees earned from selling goods and services on account of others, such as selling lottery tickets, bus tickets, and phone cards. It also includes parts and labour revenue from repair and maintenance; revenue from rental and leasing of goods and equipment; revenues from services, including food services; sales of goods manufactured as a secondary activity; and the proprietor’s withdrawals, at retail, of goods for personal use. Other revenue from rental of real estate, placement fees, operating subsidies, grants, royalties and franchise fees are excluded.

Trading Location is the physical location(s) in which business activity is conducted in each province and territory, and for which sales are credited or recognized in the financial records of the company. For retailers, this would normally be a store.

Constant Dollars: The value of retail trade is measured in two ways; including the effects of price change on sales and net of the effects of price change. The first measure is referred to as retail trade in current dollars and the latter as retail trade in constant dollars. The method of calculating the current dollar estimate is to aggregate the weighted value of sales for all retail outlets. The method of calculating the constant dollar estimate is to first adjust the sales values to a base year, using the Consumer Price Index, and then sum up the resulting values.

2.3. Classification

The Monthly Retail Trade Survey is based on the definition of retail trade under the NAICS (North American Industry Classification System). NAICS is the agreed upon common framework for the production of comparable statistics by the statistical agencies of Canada, Mexico and the United States. The agreement defines the boundaries of twenty sectors. NAICS is based on a production-oriented, or supply based conceptual framework in that establishments are groups into industries according to similarity in production processes used to produce goods and services.

Estimates appear for 21 industries based on special aggregations of the 2007 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) industries. The 21 industries are further aggregated to 11 sub-sectors.

Geographically, sales estimates are produced for Canada and each province and territory.

3. Coverage and frames

Statistics Canada’s Business Register ( BR) provides the frame for the Monthly Retail Trade Survey. The BR is a structured list of businesses engaged in the production of goods and services in Canada. It is a centrally maintained database containing detailed descriptions of most business entities operating within Canada. The BR includes all incorporated businesses, with or without employees. For unincorporated businesses, the BR includes all employers with businesses, and businesses with no employees with annual sales that have a Goods and Services Tax (GST) or annual revenue that declares individual taxes.  annual sales greater than $30,000 that have a Goods and Services Tax (GST) account (the BR does not include unincorporated businesses with no employees and with annual sales less than $30,000).

The businesses on the BR are represented by a hierarchical structure with four levels, with the statistical enterprise at the top, followed by the statistical company, the statistical establishment and the statistical location. An enterprise can be linked to one or more statistical companies, a statistical company can be linked to one or more statistical establishments, and a statistical establishment to one or more statistical locations.

The target population for the MRTS consists of all statistical establishments on the BR that are classified to the retail sector using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (approximately 200,000 establishments). The NAICS code range for the retail sector is 441100 to 453999. A statistical establishment is the production entity or the smallest grouping of production entities which: produces a homogeneous set of goods or services; does not cross provincial boundaries; and provides data on the value of output, together with the cost of principal intermediate inputs used, along with the cost and quantity of labour used to produce the output. The production entity is the physical unit where the business operations are carried out. It must have a civic address and dedicated labour.

The exclusions to the target population are ancillary establishments (producers of services in support of the activity of producing goods and services for the market of more than one establishment within the enterprise, and serves as a cost centre or a discretionary expense centre for which data on all its costs including labour and depreciation can be reported by the business), future establishments, establishments with a missing or a zero gross business income (GBI) value on the BR and establishments in the following non-covered NAICS:

  • 4541 (electronic shopping and mail-order houses)
  • 4542 (vending machine operators)
  • 45431 (fuel dealers)
  • 45439 (other direct selling establishments)

4. Sampling

The MRTS sample consists of 10,000 groups of establishments (clusters) classified to the Retail Trade sector selected from the Statistics Canada Business Register. A cluster of establishments is defined as all establishments belonging to a statistical enterprise that are in the same industrial group and geographical region. The MRTS uses a stratified design with simple random sample selection in each stratum. The stratification is done by industry groups (the mainly, but not only four digit level NAICS), and the geographical regions consisting of the provinces and territories, as well as three provincial sub-regions. We further stratify the population by size.

The size measure is created using a combination of independent survey data and three administrative variables: the annual profiled revenue, the GST sales expressed on an annual basis, and the declared tax revenue (T1 or T2). The size strata consist of one take-all (census), at most, two take-some (partially sampled) strata, and one take-none (non-sampled) stratum. Take-none strata serve to reduce respondent burden by excluding the smaller businesses from the surveyed population. These businesses should represent at most ten percent of total sales. Instead of sending questionnaires to these businesses, the estimates are produced through the use of administrative data.

The sample was allocated optimally in order to reach target coefficients of variation at the national, provincial/territorial, industrial, and industrial groups by province/territory levels. The sample was also inflated to compensate for dead, non-responding, and misclassified units.

MRTS is a repeated survey with maximisation of monthly sample overlap. The sample is kept month after month, and every month new units are added (births) to the sample.  MRTS births, i.e., new clusters of establishment(s), are identified every month via the BR’s latest universe. They are stratified according to the same criteria as the initial population. A sample of these births is selected according to the sampling fraction of the stratum to which they belong and is added to the monthly sample. Deaths occur on a monthly basis. A death can be a cluster of establishment(s) that have ceased their activities (out-of-business) or whose major activities are no longer in retail trade (out-of-scope). The status of these businesses is updated on the BR using administrative sources and survey feedback, including feedback from the MRTS. Methods to treat dead units and misclassified units are part of the sample and population update procedures.

5. Questionnaire design

The Monthly Retail Trade Survey incorporates the following sub-surveys:

Monthly Retail Trade Survey - R8

Monthly Retail Trade Survey (with inventories) – R8

Survey of Sales and Inventories of Alcoholic Beverages

The questionnaires collect monthly data on retail sales and the number of trading locations by province or territory and inventories of goods owned and intended for resale from a sample of retailers. The items on the questionnaires have remained unchanged for several years. For the 2004 redesign, the general questionnaires were subject to cosmetic changes only. The questionnaire for Sales and Inventories of Alcoholic Beverages underwent more extensive changes. The modifications were discussed with stakeholders and the respondents were given an opportunity to comment before the new questionnaire was finalized. If further changes are needed to any of the questionnaires, proposed changes would go through a review committee and a field test with respondents and data users to ensure its relevancy.

6. Response and nonresponse

6.1. Response and non-response

Despite the best efforts of survey managers and operations staff to maximize response in the MRTS, some non-response will occur. For statistical establishments to be classified as responding, the degree of partial response (where an accurate response is obtained for only some of the questions asked a respondent) must meet a minimum threshold level below which the response would be rejected and considered a unit nonresponse.  In such an instance, the business is classified as not having responded at all.

Non-response has two effects on data: first it introduces bias in estimates when nonrespondents differ from respondents in the characteristics measured; and second, it contributes to an increase in the sampling variance of estimates because the effective sample size is reduced from that originally sought.

The degree to which efforts are made to get a response from a non-respondent is based on budget and time constraints, its impact on the overall quality and the risk of nonresponse bias.

The main method to reduce the impact of non-response at sampling is to inflate the sample size through the use of over-sampling rates that have been determined from similar surveys.

Besides the methods to reduce the impact of non-response at sampling and collection, the non-responses to the survey that do occur are treated through imputation. In order to measure the amount of non-response that occurs each month, various response rates are calculated. For a given reference month, the estimation process is run at least twice (a preliminary and a revised run). Between each run, respondent data can be identified as unusable and imputed values can be corrected through respondent data. As a consequence, response rates are computed following each run of the estimation process.

For the MRTS, two types of rates are calculated (un-weighted and weighted). In order to assess the efficiency of the collection process, un-weighted response rates are calculated. Weighted rates, using the estimation weight and the value for the variable of interest, assess the quality of estimation. Within each of these types of rates, there are distinct rates for units that are surveyed and for units that are only modeled from administrative data that has been extracted from GST files.

To get a better picture of the success of the collection process, two un-weighted rates called the ‘collection results rate’ and the ‘extraction results rate’ are computed. They are computed by dividing the number of respondents by the number of units that we tried to contact or tried to receive extracted data for them. Non-monthly reporters (respondents with special reporting arrangements where they do not report every month but for whom actual data is available in subsequent revisions) are excluded from both the numerator and denominator for the months where no contact is performed.

In summary, the various response rates are calculated as follows:

Weighted rates:

Survey Response rate (estimation) =
Sum of weighted sales of units with response status i / Sum of survey weighted sales

where i = units that have either reported data that will be used in estimation or are converted refusals, or have reported data that has not yet been resolved for estimation.

Admin Response rate (estimation) =
Sum of weighted sales of units with response status ii / Sum of administrative weighted sales

where ii = units that have data that was extracted from administrative files and are usable for estimation.

Total Response rate (estimation) =
Sum of weighted sales of units with response status i or response status ii / Sum of all weighted sales

Un-weighted rates:

Survey Response rate (collection) =
Number of questionnaires with response status iii/ Number of questionnaires with response status iv

where iii = units that have either reported data (unresolved, used or not used for estimation) or are converted refusals.

where iv = all of the above plus units that have refused to respond, units that were not contacted and other types of non-respondent units.

Admin Response rate (extraction) =
Number of questionnaires with response status vi/ Number of questionnaires with response status vii

where vi = in-scope units that have data (either usable or non-usable) that was extracted from administrative files

where vii = all of the above plus units that have refused to report to the administrative data source, units that were not contacted and other types of non-respondent units.

(% of questionnaire collected over all in-scope questionnaires)

Collection Results Rate =
Number of questionnaires with response status iii / Number of questionnaires with response status viii

where iii = same as iii defined above

where viii = same as iv except for the exclusion of units that were contacted because their response is unavailable for a particular month since they are non-monthly reporters.

Extraction Results Rate =
Number of questionnaires with response status ix / Number of questionnaires with response status vii

where ix = same as vi with the addition of extracted units that have been imputed or were out of scope

where vii = same as vii defined above

(% of questionnaires collected over all questionnaire in-scope we tried to collect)

All the above weighted and un-weighted rates are provided at the industrial group, geography and size group level or for any combination of these levels.

Use of Administrative Data

Managing response burden is an ongoing challenge for Statistics Canada. In an attempt to alleviate response burden and survey costs, especially for smaller businesses, the MRTS has reduced the number of simple establishments in the sample that are surveyed directly and instead derives sales data for these establishments from Goods and Service Tax (GST) files using a statistical model. The model accounts for differences between sales and revenue (reported for GST purposes) as well as for the time lag between the survey reference period and the reference period of the GST file.

For more information on the methodology used for modeling sales from administrative data sources, refer to ‘Monthly Retail Trade Survey: Use of Administrative Data’ under ‘Documentation’ of the IMDB.

Table 1 contains the weighted response rates for all industry groups as well as for total retail trade for each province and territory. For more detailed weighted response rates, please contact the Marketing and Dissemination Section at (613) 951-3549, toll free: 1-877-421-3067 or by e-mail at retailinfo@statcan.

6.2. Methods used to reduce non-response at collection

Significant effort is spent trying to minimize non-response during collection. Methods used, among others, are interviewer techniques such as probing and persuasion, repeated re-scheduling and call-backs to obtain the information, and procedures dealing with how to handle non-compliant (refusal) respondents.

If data are unavailable at the time of collection, a respondent's best estimates are also accepted, and are subsequently revised once the actual data become available.

To minimize total non-response for all variables, partial responses are accepted. In addition, questionnaires are customized for the collection of certain variables, such as inventory, so that collection is timed for those months when the data are available.

Finally, to build trust and rapport between the interviewers and respondents, cases are generally assigned to the same interviewer each month. This action establishes a personal relationship between interviewer and respondent, and builds respondent trust.

7. Data collection and capture operations

Collection of the data is performed by Statistics Canada’s Regional Offices.

 

Table 1
Weighted response rates by NAICS, for all provinces/territories: December 2010
  Weighted Response Rates
Total Survey Administrative
NAICS - Canada
Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 95 96.1 52.4
Automobile Dealers 97.6 98.1 48
New Car Dealers 98.8 98.8  
Used Car Dealers 77.7 84.1 48
Other Motor Vehicle Dealers 73.7 77.4 57.8
Automotive Parts, Accessories and Tire Stores 77.6 80.5 51.1
Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores 81.8 86.7 31.7
Furniture Stores 86.9 89.7 33.2
Home Furnishings Stores 73.7 81.4 30.9
Electronics and Appliance Stores 92 92.8 69.9
Building Material and Garden Equipment Dealers 87.2 90.6 57.6
Food and Beverage Stores 85.8 92.2 14.2
Grocery Stores 85.9 93.3 12.3
Grocery (except Convenience) Stores 87.8 94.9 10.9
Convenience Stores 61.4 69.8 21.2
Specialty Food Stores 71.9 81.5 29.5
Beer, Wine and Liquor Stores 88.5 90.8 12.1
Health and Personal Care Stores 88.7 91.2 64.9
Gasoline Stations 82.9 85.5 40.3
Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores 87.1 89 35.9
Clothing Stores 87.2 89 32.5
Shoe Stores 91.4 92.7 29.3
Jewellery, Luggage and Leather Goods Stores 83.7 86.8 44.5
Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book and Music Stores 90.6 94.7 44.2
General Merchandise Stores 99.1 99.5 3.5
Miscellaneous Store Retailers 80.5 87.8 28.6
Total 89.8 92.9 35.9
Regions
Newfoundland and Labrador 89.6 90.5 53
Prince Edward Island 86.4 87.6 15.4
Nova Scotia 91.5 93.7 32.1
New Brunswick 84.2 87.1 42.8
Québec 88.8 94 29.4
Ontario 91.6 94.3 37.1
Manitoba 91.6 92.8 50.7
Saskatchewan 84.8 86.7 29.2
Alberta 87.7 90.1 46.2
British Columbia 90.3 93.3 34.9
Yukon Territory 90.3 90.3  
Northwest Territories 86 86  
Nunavut 88.3 88.3  
1. There are no administrative records used in new car dealers.

Weighted Response Rates

Respondents are sent a questionnaire or are contacted by telephone to obtain their sales and inventory values, as well as to confirm the opening or closing of business trading locations. Collection of the data begins approximately 7 working days after the end of the reference month and continues for the duration of that month.

New entrants to the survey are introduced to the survey via an introductory letter that informs the respondent that a representative of Statistics Canada will be calling. This call is to introduce the respondent to the survey, confirm the respondent's business activity, establish and begin data collection, as well as to answer any questions that the respondent may have.

8. Editing

Data editing is the application of checks to detect missing, invalid or inconsistent entries or to point to data records that are potentially in error. In the survey process for the MRTS, data editing is done at two different time periods.

First of all, editing is done during data collection. Once data are collected via the telephone, or via the receipt of completed mail-in questionnaires, the data are captured using customized data capture applications. All data are subjected to data editing. Edits during data collection are referred to as field edits and generally consist of validity and some simple consistency edits. They are used to detect mistakes made during the interview by the respondent or the interviewer and to identify missing information during collection in order to reduce the need for follow-up later on. Another purpose of the field edits is to clean up responses. In the MRTS, the current month’s responses are edited against the respondent’s previous month’s responses and/or the previous year’s responses for the current month. Field edits are also used to identify problems with data collection procedures and the design of the questionnaire, as well as the need for more interviewer training.

Follow-up with respondents occurs to validate potential erroneous data following any failed preliminary edit check of the data. Once validated, the collected data is regularly transmitted to the head office in Ottawa.

Secondly, editing known as statistical editing is also done after data collection and this is more empirical in nature. Statistical editing is run prior to imputation in order to identify the data that will be used as a basis to impute non-respondents. Large outliers that could disrupt a monthly trend are excluded from trend calculations by the statistical edits. It should be noted that adjustments are not made at this stage to correct the reported outliers.

The first step in the statistical editing is to identify which responses will be subjected to the statistical edit rules. Reported data for the current reference month will go through various edit checks.

The first set of edit checks is based on the Hidiriglou-Berthelot method whereby a ratio of the respondent’s current month data over historical (last month, same month last year) or auxiliary data is analyzed. When the respondent’s ratio differs significantly from ratios of respondents who are similar in terms of industry and/or geography group, the response is deemed an outlier.

The second set of edits consists of an edit known as the share of market edit. With this method, one is able to edit all respondents, even those where historical and auxiliary data is unavailable. The method relies on current month data only. Therefore, within a group of respondents, that are similar in terms of industrial group and/or geography, if the weighted contribution of a respondent to the group’s total is too large, it will be flagged as an outlier.

For edit checks based on the Hidiriglou-Berthelot method, data that are flagged as an outlier will not be included in the imputation models (those based on ratios). Also, data that are flagged as outliers in the share of market edit will not be included in the imputation models where means and medians are calculated to impute for responses that have no historical responses.

In conjunction with the statistical editing after data collection of reported data, there is also error detection done on the extracted GST data. Modeled data based on the GST are also subject to an extensive series of processing steps which thoroughly verify each record that is the basis for the model as well as the record being modeled. Edits are performed at a more aggregate level (industry by geography level) to detect records which deviate from the expected range, either by exhibiting large month-to-month change, or differing significantly from the remaining units. All data which fail these edits are subject to manual inspection and possible corrective action.

9. Imputation

Imputation in the MRTS is the process used to assign replacement values for missing data. This is done by assigning values when they are missing on the record being edited to ensure that estimates are of high quality and that a plausible, internal consistency is created. Due to concerns of response burden, cost and timeliness, it is generally impossible to do all follow-ups with the respondents in order to resolve missing responses. Since it is desirable to produce a complete and consistent microdata file, imputation is used to handle the remaining missing cases.

In the MRTS, imputation is based on historical data or administrative data (GST sales). The appropriate method is selected according to a strategy that is based on whether historical data is available, auxiliary data is available and/or which reference month is being processed.

There are three types of historical imputation methods. The first type is a general trend that uses one historical data source (previous month, data from next month or data from same month previous year). The second type is a regression model where data from previous month and same month previous year are used simultaneously. The third type uses the historical data as a direct replacement value for a non-respondent. Depending upon the particular reference month, there is an order of preference that exists so that top quality imputation can result. The historical imputation method that was labelled as the third type above is always the last option in the order for each reference month.

The imputation methods using administrative data are automatically selected when historical information is unavailable for a non-respondent. The administrative data source (annual GST sales) is the basis of these methods. The annual GST sales are used for two types of methods. One is a general trend that will be used for simple structure, e.g. enterprises with only one establishment, and a second type is called median-average that is used for units with a more complex structure.

10. Estimation

Estimation is a process that approximates unknown population parameters using only part of the population that is included in a sample. Inferences about these unknown parameters are then made, using the sample data and associated survey design. This stage uses Statistics Canada's Generalized Estimation System (GES).

For retail sales, the population is divided into a survey portion (take-all and take-some strata) and a non-survey portion (take-none stratum). From the sample that is drawn from the survey portion, an estimate for the population is determined through the use of a Horvitz-Thompson estimator where responses for sales are weighted by using the inverses of the inclusion probabilities of the sampled units. Such weights (called sampling weights) can be interpreted as the number of times that each sampled unit should be replicated to represent the entire population. The calculated weighted sales values are summed by domain, to produce the total sales estimates by each industrial group / geographic area combination. A domain is defined as the most recent classification values available from the BR for the unit and the survey reference period. These domains may differ from the original sampling strata because units may have changed size, industry or location. Changes in classification are reflected immediately in the estimates and do not accumulate over time. For the non-survey portion, the sales are estimated with statistical models using monthly GST sales.

For more information on the methodology for modeling sales from administrative data sources which also contributes to the estimates of the survey portion, refer to ‘Monthly Retail Survey: Use of Administrative Data’ under ‘Documentation’ of the IMDB.

The measure of precision used for the MRTS to evaluate the quality of a population parameter estimate and to obtain valid inferences is the variance. The variance from the survey portion is derived directly from a stratified simple random sample without replacement.

Sample estimates may differ from the expected value of the estimates. However, since the estimate is based on a probability sample, the variability of the sample estimate with respect to its expected value can be measured. The variance of an estimate is a measure of the precision of the sample estimate and is defined as the average, over all possible samples, of the squared difference of the estimate from its expected value.

11. Revisions and seasonal adjustment

Revisions in the raw data are required to correct known non-sampling errors. These normally include replacing imputed data with reported data, corrections to previously reported data, and estimates for new births that were not known at the time of the original estimates. Raw data are revised, on a monthly basis, for the month immediately prior to the current reference month being published. That is, when data for December are being published for the first time, there will also be revisions, if necessary, to the raw data for November. In addition, revisions are made once a year, with the initial release of the February data, for all months in the previous year. The purpose is to correct any significant problems that have been found that apply for an extended period. The actual period of revision depends on the nature of the problem identified, but rarely exceeds three years. Time series contain the elements essential to the description, explanation and forecasting of the behaviour of an economic phenomenon: "They are statistical records of the evolution of economic processes through time."1 Economic time series such as the Monthly Retail Trade Survey can be broken down into five main components: the trend-cycle, seasonality, the trading-day effect, the Easter holiday effect and the irregular component.

The trend represents the long-term change in the series, whereas the cycle represents a smooth, quasi-periodical movement about the trend, showing a succession of growth and decline phases (e.g., the business cycle). These two components—the trend and the cycle—are estimated together, and the trend-cycle reflects the fundamental evolution of the series. The other components reflect short-term transient movements.

The seasonal component represents sub-annual, monthly or quarterly fluctuations that recur more or less regularly from one year to the next. Seasonal variations are caused by the direct and indirect effects of the climatic seasons and institutional factors (attributable to social conventions or administrative rules; e.g., Christmas).

The trading-day component originates from the fact that the relative importance of the days varies systematically within the week and that the number of each day of the week in a given month varies from year to year. This effect is present when activity varies with the day of the week. For instance, Sunday is typically less active than the other days, and the number of Sundays, Mondays, etc., in a given month changes from year to year.

The Easter holiday effect is the variation due to the shift of part of April’s activity to March when Easter falls in March rather than April.

Lastly, the irregular component includes all other more or less erratic fluctuations not taken into account in the preceding components. It is a residual that includes errors of measurement on the 1. A Note on the Seasonal adjustment of Economic Time Series», Canadian Statistical Review, August 1974.  A variable itself as well as unusual events (e.g., strikes, drought, floods, major power blackout or other unexpected events causing variations in respondents’ activities).

Thus, the latter four components—seasonal, irregular, trading-day and Easter holiday effect—all conceal the fundamental trend-cycle component of the series. Seasonal adjustment (correction of seasonal variation) consists in removing the seasonal, trading-day and Easter holiday effect components from the series, and it thus helps reveal the trend-cycle. While seasonal adjustment permits a better understanding of the underlying trend-cycle of a series, the seasonally adjusted series still contains an irregular component. Slight month-to-month variations in the seasonally adjusted series may be simple irregular movements. To get a better idea of the underlying trend, users should examine several months of the seasonally adjusted series.

Since April 2008, Monthly Retail Trade Survey data are seasonally adjusted using the X-12- ARIMA2 software. The technique that is used essentially consists of first correcting the initial series for all sorts of undesirable effects, such as the trading-day and the Easter holiday effects, by a module called regARIMA. These effects are estimated using regression models with ARIMA errors (auto-regressive integrated moving average models). The series can also be extrapolated for at least one year by using the model. Subsequently, the raw series—pre-adjusted and extrapolated if applicable— is seasonally adjusted by the X-11 method.

The X-11 method is used for analysing monthly and quarterly series. It is based on an iterative principle applied in estimating the different components, with estimation being done at each stage using adequate moving averages3. The moving averages used to estimate the main components—the trend and seasonality—are primarily smoothing tools designed to eliminate an undesirable component from the series. Since moving averages react poorly to the presence of atypical values, the X-11 method includes a tool for detecting and correcting atypical points. This tool is used to clean up the series during the seasonal adjustment. Outlying data points can also be detected and corrected in advance, within the regARIMA module.

Lastly, the annual totals of the seasonally adjusted series are forced to the annual totals of the original series.

Unfortunately, seasonal adjustment removes the sub-annual additivity of a system of series; small discrepancies can be observed between the sum of seasonally adjusted series and the direct seasonal adjustment of their total. To insure or restore additivity in a system of series, a reconciliation process is applied or indirect seasonal adjustment is used, i.e. the seasonal adjustment of a total is derived by the summation of the individually seasonally adjusted series.

12. Data quality evaluation

The methodology of this survey has been designed to control errors and to reduce their potential effects on estimates. However, the survey results remain subject to errors, of which sampling error is only one component of the total survey error. Sampling error results when observations are made only on a sample and not on the entire population. All other errors arising from the various phases of a survey are referred to as nonsampling errors. For example, these types of errors can occur when a respondent provides incorrect information or does not answer certain questions; when a unit in the target population is omitted or covered more than once; when GST data for records being modeled for a particular month are not representative of the actual record for various reasons; when a unit that is out of scope for the survey is included by mistake or when errors occur in data processing, such as coding or capture errors.

Prior to publication, combined survey results are analyzed for comparability; in general, this includes a detailed review of individual responses (especially for large businesses), general economic conditions and historical trends.

A common measure of data quality for surveys is the coefficient of variation (CV). The coefficient of variation, defined as the standard error divided by the sample estimate, is a measure of precision in relative terms. Since the coefficient of variation is calculated from responses of individual units, it also measures some non-sampling errors.

The formula used to calculate coefficients of variation (CV) as percentages is:

CV (X) = S(X) * 100% / X
where X denotes the estimate and S(X) denotes the standard error of X.

Confidence intervals can be constructed around the estimates using the estimate and the CV. Thus, for our sample, it is possible to state with a given level of confidence that the expected value will fall within the confidence interval constructed around the estimate. For example, if an estimate of $12,000,000 has a CV of 2%, the standard error will be $240,000 (the estimate multiplied by the CV). It can be stated with 68% confidence that the expected values will fall within the interval whose length equals the standard deviation about the estimate, i.e. between $11,760,000 and $12,240,000.

Alternatively, it can be stated with 95% confidence that the expected value will fall within the interval whose length equals two standard deviations about the estimate, i.e. between $11,520,000 and $12,480,000.

Finally, due to the small contribution of the non-survey portion to the total estimates, bias in the non-survey portion has a negligible impact on the CVs. Therefore, the CV from the survey portion is used for the total estimate that is the summation of estimates from the surveyed and non-surveyed portions.

13. Disclosure control

Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from releasing any data which would divulge information obtained under the Statistics Act that relates to any identifiable person, business or organization without the prior knowledge or the consent in writing of that person, business or organization. Various confidentiality rules are applied to all data that are released or published to prevent the publication or disclosure of any information deemed confidential. If necessary, data are suppressed to prevent direct or residual disclosure of identifiable data.

Confidentiality analysis includes the detection of possible "direct disclosure", which occurs when the value in a tabulation cell is composed of a few respondents or when the cell is dominated by a few companies.