Under the authority of the Statistics Act, Statistics Canada is hereby requesting the following information, which will be used solely for statistical and research purposes and will be protected in accordance with the provisions of the Statistics Act and any other applicable law. This is a mandatory request for data.
Air Transportation
Canadian Air Transport Security Authority Screened Passenger Counts
What information is being requested?
Statistics Canada is requesting the number of air passengers screened by the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority. Variables being requested include: date, airport code, sector (domestic, transborder, international), and the total count of screened passengers.
What personal information is included in this request?
This request does not contain any personal information.
What years of data will be requested?
Monthly data beginning with January 2019 (ongoing)
From whom will the information be requested?
This information is being requested from the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority; a Crown corporation responsible for securing specific elements of the air transportation system – from passenger and baggage screening to screening airport workers.
Why is this information being requested?
Statistics Canada requires this information to create and publish statistics on outbound air passenger traffic in Canada. These statistics can help improve the coverage and timeliness of air passenger data and can be used by policy makers, researchers, and industry stakeholders to make informed decisions based on the movement of people by air.
Statistics Canada may also use the information for other statistical and research purposes.
Why were these organizations selected as data providers?
The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority was selected as a data provider because the corporation collects information on screened passengers in order to manage security of the air transportation system.
When will this information be requested?
February 2022 and onward (monthly)
What Statistics Canada programs will primarily use these data?
When was this request published?
February 15, 2022
NAV CANADA Flight Data
What information is being requested?
Statistics Canada is requesting NAV Canada flight data. The purpose of this amendment is to expand the data currently collected to include more flights from over 1600 Canadian airports. The aviation program has collected aircraft flight data for 100 major Canadian airports from NAV CANADA since the not-for-profit corporation was founded.
Variables being requested include: Flight ID, departure date and time, flight number, aircraft registration, aircraft type, air carrier code, aerodrome code, latitude of the point in which the flight entered/exited Canadian controlled airspace, and longitude of the point in which the flight entered/exited Canadian controlled airspace.
What personal information is included in this request?
This request does not contain any personal information.
What years of data will be requested?
Monthly data beginning with January 2020 (ongoing)
From whom will the information be requested?
This information is being requested from NAV CANADA; a not-for-profit corporation responsible for air traffic services that help ensure the safe movement of aircraft in Canada.
Why is this information being requested?
Statistics Canada requires this information to create and publish statistics on flight data in Canada. These statistics will help expand our current coverage of aircraft activity data from NAV CANADA and can be used by policy makers, researchers and industry stakeholders to make informed decisions based on access to timely flight data from more airports across the regions, provinces, territories.
Statistics Canada may also use the information for other statistical and research purposes.
Why were these organizations selected as data providers?
NAV CANADA was selected as a data provider because the corporation collects information on flight data and aircraft movements in order to manage air traffic services.
When will this information be requested?
January 2020 and onward (monthly)
What Statistics Canada programs will primarily use these data?
The aviation statistics program will use this data primarily under the following statistical program: 2715— Aircraft Movement Statistics
When was this request published?
November 19, 2021
Road Transportation
Global Positioning System (GPS) data from trucks
What information is being requested?
Information on latitude–longitude coordinates from the itineraries travelled by commercial trucks in North America for the general delivery of goods is being requested.
What personal information is included in this request?
This request does not include personal information.
What years of data will be requested?
Monthly data beginning in July 2019 (ongoing).
From whom will the information be requested?
This information is being requested from Transport Canada.
Why is this information being requested?
Statistics Canada is requesting this administrative information to better fulfil the objective of its Freight Trucking Statistics Program, which is to measure the commodity movements and the outputs of the Canadian trucking industry. The survey data are then used by federal and provincial governments, trucking associations, members of the industry, universities and research institutions to assess the industry's growth rate and contribution to the Canadian economy, and to measure the volume of provincial and inter-provincial trade transported by trucking companies. The statistics are also used by planning boards to help determine the volume of traffic on highways and by trucking companies that are investigating expansion opportunities. Adding this GPS administrative data to survey data already being collected will improve coverage, and lead to better-quality statistics overall. In addition, these data are likely to reduce response burden for survey respondents and industry stakeholders, and lower data collection costs for the government as a whole.
Statistics Canada may also use the information for other statistical and research purposes.
Why were these organizations selected as data providers?
Transport Canada is responsible for developing policies and conducting research on different modes of transportation in Canada. These data will help Statistics Canada produce aggregate statistics for the benefit of all Canadians and the industry.
When will this information be requested?
From February 2021 on (monthly).
What Statistics Canada programs will primarily use these data?
When was this request published?
February 4, 2021
Vehicle Registration data
What information is being requested?
Information on vehicle registration data including the full, six-digit postal code, the Odometer reading, date of registration and the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) is being requested.
These data will be added to the vehicle registration information currently provided to Statistics Canada.
What personal information is included in this request?
The vehicle registration information currently provided to Statistics Canada contains personal information, including name, address, date of birth, driver's license number and phone number. This request does not include additional personal information.
What years of data will be requested?
Monthly data as of November 2020 (ongoing).
From whom will the information be requested?
This information is being requested from all provincial and territorial transportation ministries/authorities.
Why is this information being requested?
Many data gaps still exist for the new motor vehicle industry, including: how far are Canadians driving? Do these patterns differ by fuel type, vehicle type, geographic location, and month? Statistics Canada is requesting this information in order to fill these data gaps. Data will be used by policy makers, researchers, and industry stakeholders to measure the growth of zero-emission vehicles in Canada.
Statistics Canada may also use the information for other statistical and research purposes.
Why were these organizations selected as data providers?
Canada's provincial and territorial transportation authorities are currently providing vehicle registration data to Statistics Canada on a quarterly basis.
When will this information be requested?
November 2020 and onward (monthly)
What Statistics Canada programs will primarily use these data?
When was this request published?
October 26, 2020