Why do we conduct this survey?

This survey is conducted by Statistics Canada in order to collect the necessary information to support the Integrated Business Statistics Program (IBSP). This program combines various survey and administrative data to develop comprehensive measures of the Canadian economy.

The automotive industry plays a prominent role in the Canadian economy. This survey provides information on the sales of new motor vehicles in Canada by North American and overseas automobile manufacturers. This information serves as a very important indicator of Canadian economic performance and is required by government in establishing informed economic policies. The business community uses this information to analyze market performance and developments.

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

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

Other important information

Authorization to collect this information

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

Confidentiality

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

Record linkages

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

Data-sharing agreements

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

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

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

Section 12 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with federal, provincial or territorial government organizations.

Under Section 12, you may refuse to share your information with any of these organizations by writing a letter of objection to the Chief Statistician, specifying the organizations with which you do not want Statistics Canada to share your data and mailing it to the following address:

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

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

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 Environment and Climate Change Canada.

Please be advised that the information provided in this and future questionnaires, including any data and details related to the new motor vehicle sales survey, will be shared with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC).

This information will be shared for internal purposes only, under the strict understanding that it will be used in accordance with Statistics Canada relevant data privacy policies and regulations.

The recipient(s), ECCC, is expected to maintain the confidentiality of this information, ensuring that it is not disclosed to unauthorized parties. The information should be used solely for the purposes of gaining a deeper understanding of the quantities of refrigerants imported pre-charged into vehicle air-conditioners and for producing reliable, unbiased and accurate information and analysis in support of ECCC mandate.

By accessing this data, the recipient(s) acknowledge(s) their responsibility to protect the confidentiality and integrity of the information, and to comply with all applicable regulations stated in the “Request to enter into data-sharing agreement” form and the “Memorandum of Understanding” between Statistics Canada and ECCC.

Furthermore, if the respondent does not agree with the sharing of their data as outlined above, they are required to notify Statistics Canada in writing within one month from the date of receiving this notice. Upon receipt of such notification, appropriate measures will be taken to address the manufacturer’s concerns.

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

Business or organization and contact information

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

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

Legal Name

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

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

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

Operating Name

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

• Legal name
• Operating name (if applicable)

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

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

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

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

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

Method of collection

1. For [Month], 2021, this survey collects information on the following:

• the type of vehicle sold, i.e., passenger cars, minivans, passenger vans and SUVs, light trucks (e.g.,, classes 1, 2, 3) heavy trucks (e.g., classes 4, 5, 6, 7, 8), and buses and coaches;
• for each type of vehicle sold, the fuel type, i.e., zero-emission and all other fuel types
• for each type of vehicle sold, the number and dollar value sold by province and territory.

You have the option of completing the electronic questionnaire, which involves filling out one worksheet for each type of vehicle sold, or attaching files containing the required information.

Please indicate your preferred method of completion.

• Answering the remaining questions
• Attaching files

Attach files

2. Please attach up to five files that provide the information required for this survey, that is, the total number and dollar value of vehicles sold, broken down by province, fuel type (e.g., zero-emission and all other fuel types) and type of vehicle (e.g., passenger cars, minivans, passenger vans and SUVs, light trucks, heavy trucks and buses/coaches).

To attach files

• Press the Attach files button.
• Choose the file to attach. Multiple files can be attached.

Note:

• Each file must not exceed 5 MB.
• All attachments combined must not exceed 50 MB.
• The name and size of each file attached will be displayed on the page.

Vehicle types

1. Please indicate the type(s) of vehicles sold.

Select all that apply.

Passenger Cars
Include all automobiles sold whose primary function is to carry passengers, such as those used for commercial purposes (i.e., taxis, auto rentals and any other fleets).

Minivans, Passenger Vans and SUVs (including crossovers)
Include all minivans, passenger vans and SUVs (including crossovers) sold regardless of the intended use.

Light Trucks (e.g., classes 1, 2, 3) GVWR ranges from 0-14000lb
Include all light trucks sold regardless of the intended use.

Heavy Trucks (e.g., classes 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) GVWR exceeding 14000lb
Include all heavy trucks and vans sold regardless of the intended use.

Buses and Coaches
Include all buses and coaches sold regardless of the intended use.

Passenger car sales

2. Please report the number and value of passenger cars sold.

Include:

• all automobiles sold for the primary purpose of carrying passengers, including those used for commercial purposes (e.g., taxis, auto rentals and any other fleets)
• demonstrator automobiles sold to the consumers

Please report the number and value of passenger cars sold.

	Number of Zero-Emission Passenger Cars	Dollar Value Can$	Number of all other fuel types Passenger Cars	Dollar Value Can$
Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut

Minivan, passenger van and SUV (including crossovers) sales

3. Please report the number and value of minivans, passenger vans and SUVs (including crossovers) sold.

Please report the number and value of minivans, passenger vans and SUVs (including crossovers) sold.

	Number of Zero-Emission Minivans, Passenger Vans and SUVs (including crossovers)	Dollar Value Can$	Number of all other fuel types Minivans, Passenger Vans and SUVs (including crossovers)	Dollar Value Can$
Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut

Light truck sales

4 . Please report the number and value of light trucks (e.g., classes 1, 2, 3) sold.

Include all light trucks and vans sold regardless of the intended use.

Please report the number and value of light trucks (e.g., classes 1, 2, 3) sold.

	Number of Zero-Emission Light Trucks	Dollar Value Can$	Number of all other fuel types Light Trucks	Dollar Value Can$
Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut

Heavy truck sales

5 . Please report the number and value of heavy trucks (e.g., classes 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) sold.

Include all heavy trucks and vans sold regardless of the intended use.

Please report the number and value of heavy trucks (e.g., classes 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) sold

	Number of Zero-Emission Heavy Trucks	Dollar Value Can$	Number of all other fuel types Heavy Trucks	Dollar Value Can$
Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut

Bus and coach sales

6. Please report the number and value of buses and coaches sold.

Include all buses and coaches sold regardless of the intended use.

Please report the number and value of buses and coaches sold.

	Number of Zero-Emission Buses and coaches	Dollar Value Can$	Number of all other fuel types Buses	Dollar Value Can$
Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut

Contact person

1. Statistics Canada may need to contact the person who completed this questionnaire for further information. Is Provided Given Names, Provided Family Name the best person to contact?

• Yes
• No

Who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?

• First name
• Last name
• Title
• Email address
• Telephone number (including area code)
• Extension number (if applicable)
  The maximum number of characters is 5.
• Fax number (including area code)

Feedback

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

Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.

• Hours
• Minutes

2. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?

The definitions used for the production of statistical tables of Canadian vital statistics data are based on those recommended by the World Health Organization^{Note 1} and the United Nations.^{Note 2}

Age. Age attained at the last birthday preceding death. In the case of infant deaths, the completed number of months (or minutes, hours, or days) since birth.

Cause of death. The cause of death coded and tabulated is the underlying cause of death. This is defined as "(a) the disease or injury which initiated the train of morbid events leading directly to death, or (b) the circumstances of the accident or violence which produced the fatal injury". This underlying cause of death is selected from a number of conditions listed on the medical certificate of cause of death.

Beginning in the year 2000 in Canada, causes of death and stillbirth are coded to the 10th revision of the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10). The previous revision, ICD-9^{Note 3} was used in Canada for the classification of cause of death and stillbirth from 1979 to 1999.

Death. The permanent disappearance of all evidence of life at any time after a live birth has taken place. Stillbirths are excluded from death statistics unless otherwise indicated.

• Early neonatal death: Death of a child under one week of age (0 to 6 days).
• Infant death: Death of a child under one year of age.
• Neonatal death: Death of a child under four weeks of age (0 to 27 days).
• Perinatal death: Death of a child under one week of age (0 to 6 days) or a stillbirth of 28 or more weeks of gestation.
• Post-neonatal death: Death of a child under one year of age but at least 28 days old (28 to 364 days).

Death (mortality) rates

• Age-specific mortality rate: The number of deaths in a particular age group during a given year per 1,000 population (or 100,000 population) in the same age group as of July 1 of the same year.
• Age-standardized mortality rate: Age-standardization removes the effects of differences in the age structure of populations among areas and over time. Age-standardized mortality rates show the number of deaths per 1,000 population (or 100,000 population) that would have occurred in a given area if the age structure of the population of that area was the same as the age structure of a specified standard population. For age-standardized mortality rates using the 1991 estimated population, see tables 13-10-0393-01 and 13-10-0396-01, and for age-standardized mortality rates using the 2011 estimated population, see tables 13-10-0800-01 and 13-10-0801-01. For age-standardized mortality rates using the estimated 2021 population see tables 13-10-0932-01 and 13-10-0933-01.

The formula for an age-standardized mortality rate r is:

$$r=\sum _{i=1}^{20}\left(\frac{d_i}{p_i}\right)w_i \text{where}$$

For age group i:

• d_i is the age-sex-specific death count for a particular cause of death for a given year and geographical area,
• p_i is the age-sex-specific population estimate for July 1 of the same year and geographical area, and
• w_i is the weight for that age group in a standard population. The standard populations and calculated weights are shown in Table 1. Note that the same weights are used for each sex.

To yield a rate per 1,000 population (or 100,000 population), r is multiplied by 1,000 (or 100,000).

Table 1
Standardized-population by age group, Canada, July 1st, 1991, 2011 and 2021 (both sexes)
Table summary
This table displays the results of Standardized-population by age group. The information is grouped by Group i (appearing as row headers), Age in years, 1991 Standard population, 1991 Weight w, 2011 Standard population, 2011 Weight w, 2021 Standard population, and 2021 Weight w (appearing as column headers).

Group i	Age in years	1991 Standard population	1991 Weight w	2011 Standard population	2011 Weight w	2021 Standard population	2021 Weight w
1	under 1	403,061	0.0143	376,321	0.0110	362,725	0.0095
2	1 to 4	1,550,285	0.0551	1,522,743	0.0443	1,540,158	0.0403
3	5 to 9	1,953,045	0.0695	1,810,433	0.0527	2,072,565	0.0542
4	10 to 14	1,913,115	0.0680	1,918,164	0.0559	2,114,016	0.0553
5	15 to 19	1,926,090	0.0685	2,238,952	0.0652	2,059,975	0.0539
6	20 to 24	2,109,452	0.0750	2,354,354	0.0686	2,404,398	0.0629
7	25 to 29	2,529,239	0.0899	2,369,841	0.0690	2,674,655	0.0699
8	30 to 34	2,598,289	0.0924	2,327,955	0.0678	2,704,004	0.0707
9	35 to 39	2,344,872	0.0834	2,273,087	0.0662	2,643,161	0.0691
10	40 to 44	2,138,891	0.0761	2,385,918	0.0695	2,505,252	0.0655
11	45 to 49	1,674,153	0.0595	2,719,909	0.0792	2,381,758	0.0623
12	50 to 54	1,339,902	0.0476	2,691,260	0.0784	2,427,770	0.0635
13	55 to 59	1,238,441	0.0440	2,353,090	0.0685	2,690,509	0.0704
14	60 to 64	1,190,217	0.0423	2,050,443	0.0597	2,612,928	0.0683
15	65 to 69	1,084,588	0.0386	1,532,940	0.0446	2,226,492	0.0582
16	70 to 74	834,024	0.0297	1,153,822	0.0336	1,845,779	0.0483
17	75 to 79	622,221	0.0221	919,338	0.0268	1,272,339	0.0333
18	80 to 84	382,303	0.0136	701,140	0.0204	841,433	0.0220
19	85 to 89	192,410	0.0068	426,739	0.0124	521,396	0.0136
20	90 and over	95,467	0.0034	216,331	0.0063	338,551	0.0089
Total		28,120,065	1	34,342,780	1	38,239,864	1
Note: … not applicable Source: Statistics Canada

• Crude death rate: The number of deaths during a given year per 1,000 population (or 100,000 population) as of July 1 of the same year.
• Early neonatal death rate: The number of early neonatal deaths during a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year.
• Infant mortality rate: The number of infant deaths during a given year per 1,000 live births (or 100,000 live births) in the same year.
• Neonatal death rate: The number of neonatal deaths during a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year.
• Perinatal death rate: The number of perinatal deaths during a given year per 1,000 total births (live births plus stillbirths of 28 or more weeks of gestation) in the same year.
• Post-neonatal death rate: The number of post-neonatal deaths during a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year.

Delivery. A delivery may consist of one or more live born or stillborn fetuses. The number of deliveries in a given period will be equal to or less than the total number of births because a multiple birth (twins, triplets or higher-order multiple births) is counted as a single delivery.

Fetal death (stillbirth). See Stillbirth.

Fetal death (stillbirth) rate. See Stillbirth rate.

Gestational age. The interval, in completed weeks, between the first day of the mother's last menstrual period and the day of delivery (that is, the duration of pregnancy). It can also be an estimate of that interval, based on ultrasound, a physical examination, or other method. Canadian birth registration documents do not specify how the gestational age was calculated. Pre-term refers to a period of gestation under 37 completed weeks; term, 37 through 41 completed weeks; and post-term, 42 or more completed weeks.

ICD-10 codes. The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) codes, 10th Revision, were established by the World Health Organization in 1992. The ICD-10 manual assigns codes to specific diseases, injuries and causes of death.

Leading causes of death. From the approximately 8,000 ICD–10 codes valid for underlying causes of death, aggregated groups of causes of death called "short lists" were developed for use in the summary list of causes of death and to rank the leading causes of death. The short lists of ICD-10 used to rank the leading causes of death and the methodology used to select the rankable causes were developed by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) of the U.S Department of Health and Human Services.^{Note 4}

The number of deaths is used as the ranking criteria because it most accurately reflects the frequency of cause-specific mortality. The 50 rankable causes of death, as shown in Appendix 1, were selected from the short list of 113 selected causes of death developed by NCHS for use with ICD–10. The 71 rankable causes of infant death, as shown in Appendix 2, were selected from the short list of 130 selected causes of infant death developed by NCHS for use with ICD–10.

The ranking of leading causes has limitations; it describes the rank order, by number of deaths, of each cause of death from a selected list of causes. The ranking alone cannot measure the relative risk of death. Further, any comparisons of leading causes by region or by year do not take into account the differences in the population age structure.

Live birth. The complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception, irrespective of the duration of the pregnancy, which, after such separation, breathes or shows any other evidence of life, such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles, whether or not the umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta is attached.

Life expectancy. A statistical measure derived from the life table indicating the average number of years of life remaining for a population at a specific age, if the individuals comprising that population would experience the age-specific mortality rates observed in a given year, throughout their lives.

Marital status. Marital status refers to the legal conjugal status of the deceased at the time of death. Persons in common-law relationships are categorized by their legal marital status (common-law relationships are included in the "unknown marital status" category where the legal status cannot be determined). A single person is one who has never been married, or a person whose marriage has been annulled and who has not remarried. A separated person is legally married but is not living with his or her spouse because the couple no longer wants to live together. A divorced person is one who has obtained a legal divorce and has not remarried. A married person is one who is legally married and not separated. A person whose spouse has died and who has not remarried is widowed.

Population. Persons whose usual place of residence is somewhere in Canada, including Canadian government employees stationed abroad and their families, members of the Canadian Forces stationed abroad and their families, crews of Canadian merchant vessels, and non-permanent residents of Canada.

Mid-year (July 1) population estimates are used to calculate the rates in vital statistics publications (see table footnotes). Population estimates are frequently revised by Statistics Canada's Demography Division.

Provinces and territories. Unless otherwise stated, the geographic distribution of deaths in the tables of this publication is based on the deceased's usual place of residence.

Nunavut came into being officially as a Territory of Canada on April 1, 1999. The name Northwest Territories applies to a Territory with different geographic boundaries before and after April 1, 1999.

Deaths and stillbirths of residents of Nunavut which took place before April 1, 1999 are included with deaths and stillbirths of residents of the Northwest Territories. Deaths and stillbirths which took place on or after April 1, 1999 are tabulated separately for residents of Nunavut.

Rank of leading causes of death. The rank is based on the number of deaths of each leading cause of death. When there is the same number of deaths for more than one leading cause, the ranks assigned will be the same. Consequently, the next rank in line will be incremented by the number of equal ranks. For example, if there are three leading causes of death with 4th rank, the next leading cause will be rank 7_th.

Stillbirth (fetal death). Death prior to the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception, irrespective of the duration of pregnancy; the death is indicated by the fact that after such separation the fetus does not breathe or show any other evidence of life, such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles. Only stillbirths where the product of conception has a birth weight of 500 grams or more or the duration of pregnancy is 20 weeks or longer are registered in Canada.

In Quebec (as well as in Saskatchewan prior to 2001 and in New Brunswick prior to November 1996), only stillbirths (fetal deaths) weighing 500 or more grams must be reported, regardless of the gestation period.

Because of these differences in reporting requirements, stillbirths (fetal deaths) data are presented for two gestation periods: 20 or more weeks of gestation (including fetal deaths or stillbirths with unknown weeks of gestation), and 28 or more weeks of gestation (excluding unknown weeks of gestation).

Stillbirth (fetal death) rate. The number of stillbirths (fetal deaths) per 1,000 live births plus stillbirths (fetal deaths).

Why are we conducting this survey?

This survey is conducted by Statistics Canada in order to collect the necessary information to support the Integrated Business Statistics Program (IBSP). This program combines various survey and administrative data to develop comprehensive measures of the Canadian economy.

The statistical information from the IBSP serves many purposes, including:

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

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

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

Other important information

Authorization to collect this information

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

Confidentiality

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

Record linkages

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

Data-sharing agreements

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

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

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

Section 12 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with federal, provincial or territorial government organizations.

Under Section 12, you may refuse to share your information with any of these organizations by writing a letter of objection to the Chief Statistician, specifying the organizations with which you do not want Statistics Canada to share your data and mailing it to the following address:

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

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

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

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

Business or organization and contact information

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

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

Legal Name

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

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

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

Operating Name

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

• Legal name
• Operating name (if applicable)

2. Verify or provide the contact information for the designated contact person for the business or organization, and correct information if needed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Description and examples

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

Main activity

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

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

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

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

How to search:

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

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

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

Method of collection

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

• Answering the remaining questions
• Attaching files

Unit of measure

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

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

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

Supply of natural gas

2. What was the quantity of natural gas received directly from the following?

Natural gas supply

Transmission pipelines
Report quantities of natural gas received from transmission pipelines (NAICS 486210) connected directly to your company's distribution system.

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

Storage facilities
Report quantities of natural gas received from storage facilities (NAICS 493190) connected directly to your company's distribution system.

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

Other gas distributors (utility distribution systems)
Report quantities of natural gas received from other gas distributors (NAICS 221210) connected directly to your company's distribution system.

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

Total supply of natural gas
Report total quantities of gas received.

What was the quantity of natural gas received directly from the following?

What was the quantity of natural gas received directly from the following?	Unit of measure
a. Transmission pipelines
b. Storage facilities
c. Other gas distributors (utility distribution systems)
Total supply of natural gas

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

Heating value of natural gas supply

3. What was the average heating value in gigajoules (GJ) per thousand cubic meters of natural gas received?

Heat value of natural gas supply

Average heating value in gigajoules per thousand cubic metres: Report average heat content (i.e., calorific value) of your natural gas receipts for the reported reference month.

Heating value in GJ per thousand cubic metres

Disposition of natural gas

4. During the reference month, to which of the following did this business deliver natural gas?

Select all that apply.

Direct deliveries to consumers

• System gas consumers
• Consumers who are enrolled with third party marketers such as Direct Energy
• Consumers who have purchased their own natural gas directly from suppliers

Other deliveries

• Transmission pipelines
• Storage facilities
• Other gas distributors

Disposition of natural gas - system gas consumers

5. For the following types of system gas consumers, what were the quantity and value of the natural gas delivered and the number of customers?

Exclude natural gas delivered to other distributors.

Disposition of natural gas - system gas consumers

Deliveries to system gas consumers
Report deliveries of utility-purchased natural gas to consumers.

Deliveries to power generation plants
Report gas delivered to electric power generation plants (NAICS 2211) connected directly to your company's distribution system (at metered interconnections).

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

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

Include:

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

Exclude:

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

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

Include:

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

Deliveries to residential consumers
Report gas delivered for domestic use (including multi-dwelling apartments).

For the following types of system gas consumers, what were the quantity and value of the natural gas delivered and the number of customers?

For the following types of system gas consumers, what were the quantity and value of the natural gas delivered and the number of customers?	Unit of measure	CAN$ '000	Number of customers
a. Power generation plants
b. Other industrial consumers
Subtotal - deliveries to industrial consumers
c. Commercial and institutional consumers
d. Residential consumers
Total quantity and value of natural gas delivered to system gas consumers and the number of customers

Disposition of natural gas - consumers enrolled with third party marketers

6. For the following types of consumers who are enrolled with third party marketers such as Direct Energy, what were the quantity and value of natural gas delivered and the number of customers?

Exclude natural gas delivered to other distributors.

Disposition of natural gas - consumers enrolled with third party marketers

Deliveries to consumers enrolled with a third party marketer
Report deliveries to consumers who have purchased their natural gas through a gas marketer or broker.

Deliveries to power generation plants
Report gas delivered to electric power generation plants (NAICS 2211) connected directly to your company's distribution system (at metered interconnections).

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

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

Include:

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

Exclude:

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

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

Include:

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

Deliveries to residential consumers
Report gas delivered for domestic use (including multi-dwelling apartments).

For the following types of consumers who are enrolled with third party marketers such as Direct Energy, what were the quantity and value of natural gas delivered and the number of customers?

For the following types of consumers who are enrolled with third party marketers such as Direct Energy, what were the quantity and value of natural gas delivered and the number of customers?	Unit of measure	CAN$ '000	Number of customers
a. Power generation plants
b. Other industrial consumers
Subtotal - deliveries to industrial consumers
c. Commercial and institutional consumers
d. Residential consumers
Total quantity and value of natural gas delivered to consumers enrolled with third party marketers such as Direct Energy and the number of customers

Disposition of natural gas - purchased directly from suppliers

7. For the following types of consumers who have purchased their own natural gas directly from suppliers, what were the quantity of natural gas delivered and the number of customers?

Exclude natural gas delivered to other distributors.

Disposition of natural gas - purchased directly from suppliers

Deliveries to consumers who have purchased directly from suppliers
Report deliveries to consumers who have purchased their natural gas directly from suppliers.

Deliveries to power generation plants
Report gas delivered to electric power generation plants (NAICS 2211) connected directly to your company's distribution system (at metered interconnections).

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

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

Include:

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

Exclude:

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

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

Include:

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

Deliveries to residential consumers
Report gas delivered for domestic use (including multi-dwelling apartments).

For the following types of consumers who have purchased their own natural gas directly from suppliers, what were the quantity of natural gas delivered and the number of customers?

For the following types of consumers who have purchased their own natural gas directly from suppliers, what were the quantity of natural gas delivered and the number of customers?	Unit of measure	Number of customers
a. Power generation plants
b. Other industrial consumers
Subtotal - deliveries to industrial consumers
c. Commercial and institutional consumers
d. Residential consumers
Total quantity of natural gas delivered to consumers who have purchased their own natural gas and the number of customers

Disposition of natural gas - other deliveries

8. What was the quantity of natural gas delivered to the following recipients?

Disposition of natural gas - other deliveries

Deliveries to transmission pipelines
Report quantities of gas delivered to transmission pipelines (NAICS 486210) connected directly to your company's distribution system.

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

Deliveries to storage facilities
Report quantities of gas delivered to storage facilities (NAICS 493190) connected directly to your company's distribution system.

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

Deliveries to other gas distributors
Report quantities of gas deliveries to other gas distributors (NAICS 221210) connected directly to your company's distribution system.

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

What was the quantity of natural gas delivered to the following recipients?

What was the quantity of natural gas delivered to the following recipients?	Unit of measure
a. Transmission pipelines
b. Storage facilities
c. Other gas distributors (utility distribution systems)
Total other deliveries

Disposition of natural gas - other dispositions of natural gas

9. What was the quantity of natural gas consumed by this business for its own use?

Disposition of natural gas - other dispositions of natural gas

Own use: Report quantities of gas consumed in operating your pipeline system.

10. What was the quantity of natural gas attributed to line-pack fluctuations?

Disposition of natural gas - other dispositions of natural gas

Line pack fluctuation: Report the difference in the pipeline system from the beginning to the end of the reference month due to changes of temperature and/or pressure.

11. What was the quantity of natural gas attributed to metering differences, line losses, and other unaccounted-for and cyclical-billing adjustments?

Disposition of natural gas - other dispositions of natural gas

Metering differences, line loss, and other billing adjustments that are cyclical and not accounted for: Report the difference between the total supply and the total disposition. This difference includes leakage or other losses, discrepancies due to meter inaccuracies, and other variants, particularly billing lag.

Heating value of delivered natural gas

12. What was the average heating value in gigajoules (GJ) per thousand cubic metres of delivered natural gas?

Heat value of delivered natural gas

Average heating value in gigajoules per thousand cubic metres: Report average heat content (i.e., calorific value) of your total Disposition of natural gas for the reported reference month.

Heating value in GJ per thousand cubic metres

Summary of total supply and disposition of natural gas

13. This is a summary of the supply and disposition of natural gas.

Please review the values and if needed, press the Previous button at the bottom of the page to navigate to the previous pages to make any modifications.

Thousands of cubic metres (10³m³)

1. Total supply of natural gas
2. Total disposition of natural gas

14. The total supply of natural gas X is disproportionate to the total disposition of natural gas X by greater than 5%. Please provide a justification in the box below or navigate backwards and correct your entries where necessary.

Provide your comments:
200 characters available

Changes or events

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

Select all that apply.

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

Contact person

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

Is John Smith the best person to contact?

• Yes
• No

Who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?

• First name:
• Last name:
• Title:
• Email address:
• Telephone number (including area code):
• Extension number (if applicable):
  The maximum number of characters is 5.
• Fax number (including area code):

Feedback

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

Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.

• Hours:
• Minutes:

18. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?

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Topics

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Payment

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For participants

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Workshop sign-in information and room location will be provided by email in advance of the workshop.

Centre for Energy and Transportation Statistics
Energy Section

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

Amounts: Report amounts in Gigajoules (GJs) of natural gas received and delivered during the month under review.

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

Confidentiality

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

Table of contents

• A – General Information: Purpose of survey, Data-sharing agreements and Data linkage
• B – Reporting Instructions
• C – Supply of Natural Gas Unit of Measure
• D – Receipts from Transmission Pipelines
• E – Receipts from Storage Facilities
• F – Receipts from Other Gas Distributors
• G – Total Supply of Natural Gas
• H – Average Heating Value in Gigajoules/Thousand Cubic Meters
• I – Deliveries to System Gas Consumers
• J – Deliveries to Consumers Enrolled with a Third Party Marketer
• K – Deliveries to Consumers who have Purchased Directly from Suppliers
• L – Deliveries to Power Generation Plants
• M – Deliveries to Other Industrial Consumers
• N – Deliveries to Commercial and Institutional Consumers
• O – Deliveries to Residential Consumers
• P – Deliveries to Transmission Pipelines
• Q – Deliveries to Storage Facilities
• R – Deliveries to Other Gas Distributors
• S – Own Use
• T – Line Pack Fluctuation
• U – Metering Differences, Line Loss, Other Unaccounted for and Cyclical Billing Adjustments
• V – Average Heating Value in Gigajoules/Thousand Cubic Meters
• W – Total Disposition

A - General information

Purpose of survey

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

Data-sharing agreements

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

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

For this survey, there are Section 11 agreements with the provincial and territorial statistical agencies of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, and the Yukon.

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

Section 12 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with federal, provincial or territorial government organizations. Under Section 12, you may refuse to share your information with any of these organizations by writing a letter of objection to the Chief Statistician and returning it with the completed questionnaire. Please specify the organizations with which you do not want to share your data.

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

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

Data linkage

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

B - Reporting Instructions

Please report information for a specific reference month 2025.

Please complete all sections as applicable.

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

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

C - Supply of Natural Gas Unit of Measure

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

D - Receipts from Transmission Pipelines

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

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

E - Receipts from Storage Facilities

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

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

F - Receipts from Other Gas Distributors

Report volumes of gas received from other gas distributors (NAICS 221210) connected directly to your company's distribution system.

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

G - Total Supply of Natural Gas

Report total volumes of gas received.

H - Average Heating Value in Gigajoules/Thousand Cubic Meters

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

Disposition

I - Deliveries to System Gas Consumers

Report deliveries of utility-purchased natural gas to consumers. Report the quantity and value of the natural gas delivered and the number of customers.

J - Deliveries to Consumers Enrolled with a Third Party Marketer

Report deliveries to consumers who have purchased their natural gas through a gas marketer or broker. Report the quantity and value of natural gas delivered and the number of customers.

K - Deliveries to Consumers who have Purchased Directly from Suppliers

Report deliveries to consumers who have purchased their natural gas directly from suppliers. Report the quantity of natural gas delivered and the number of customers.

L - Deliveries to Power Generation Plants

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

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

M - Deliveries to Other Industrial Consumers

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

Inclusions:

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

Exclusions:

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

N - Deliveries to Commercial and Institutional Consumers

Report gas delivered to commercial and institutional establishments.

Inclusions:

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

O - Deliveries to Residential Consumers

Report gas delivered for domestic use (including multi-dwelling apartments).

P - Deliveries to Transmission Pipelines

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

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

Q - Deliveries to Storage Facilities

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

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

R - Deliveries to Other Gas Distributors

Report volumes of gas deliveries to other gas distributors (NAICS 221210) connected directly to your company's distribution system.

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

S - Own Use

Report volumes of gas consumed in operating your pipeline system.

T - Line Pack Fluctuation

Report differences in the pipeline system due to changes of temperature and/or pressure.

U - Metering Differences, Line Loss, Other Unaccounted for and Cyclical Billing Adjustments

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

V - Average Heating Value in Gigajoules/ Thousand Cubic Meters

Report the average heat content of your total natural gas disposition for the reference month.

W - Total Disposition

Report total volumes of gas disposition.

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