Reporting instructions
Purpose
To obtain information on the supply and demand of energy in Canada. This information serves as an important indicator of Canadian economic performance, is used by all levels of government in establishing informed policies in the energy area. The private sector likewise uses this information in the corporate decision-making process.
Who must submit
To be completed by the operators of all ethanol and biodiesel establishments located in Canada.
When to submit
The questionnaire must be received by Statistics Canada 10 calendar days following the month in review.
How to submit
An email invitation is sent to respondents to download and complete an Excel questionnaire and provide access to a secure portal to upload the data to Statistics Canada.
- Login to the survey link.
- Download, complete, and save the questionnaire.
- Return to the survey link and follow the instructions to attach the completed questionnaire.
General instructions
Operations
Quantities: Report using the following criteria.
Report all Feedstocks and Co-products quantities to the nearest whole number in Metric Tonnes.
Report all Renewable Fuel quantities to the nearest whole number in Cubic Metres.
All values should be positive except for Losses and Adjustments, which can be negative.
Product rows should balance: Stocks Beginning of Month + Receipts + Production = Inputs + Shipments + Losses and Adjustments + Stocks End of Month.
Only report data for those rows which are applicable to your operation.
Stocks (Beginning and End of Month)
Beginning stocks are quantities held on the 1st day of the reporting month (start of day).
Ending stocks are quantities held on the last day of the reporting month (end of day).
Include all stocks held at the establishment regardless of ownership. Reported stock quantities should represent actual measured stocks.
Exclude stocks held in tanks at facilities not operated by your company. These stocks will be reported by the companies operating those facilities.
Report all domestic and foreign stocks held at the facility.
Receipts During the Month
Report all receipts after the products are physically received at the plant.
Inputs During Month
Report the volume of feedstocks used in the production of products.
Production During the Month
Report gross production for each product listed on the questionnaire.
Shipments During the Month
Report all shipments, including intracompany shipments after the products physically leave the plant.
Losses and Adjustments During Month
Report all non-processing losses (e.g., spills, fire losses, contamination, etc.) by product.
Exclude processing gains and losses as well as stock discrepancies caused by gauging problems.
Provisions regarding confidentiality of information and data sharing
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 study for 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 study with those organizations that have demonstrated a requirement to use the data.
Product Definitions
Agricultural Biomass Residues. Agricultural biomass includes living and recently dead biological materials from plant or animal.
Biodiesel Fuel (FAME). It is a liquid fuel that is comprised of at least one mono-alkyl ester produced from one or more renewable fuel feedstocks in reaction with an alcohol reactant and is suitable for use in a diesel engine. It is also known as fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) and is made from renewable fuel feedstocks.
Cereal Grains. Cereal Grains are wheat, corn, rye, barley, oats, and triticale.
Dried Distillers Grains (DDGS). They are nutrient and protein rich co-products from dry-milled ethanol production andcontain primarily unfermented grain residues (protein, fibre, fat) that has been dried to 10-12% moisture.
Forestry Biomass Residues. Forest biomass residues are used or can be used for energy production. These include firewood, forest residues from thinning and felling, debris accumulated from clearing the forest floor to prevent forest fires, and any other by-products of the lumber industry.
Fuel Ethanol (denatured). An anhydrous alcohol (ethanol with less than 1% water) intended for gasoline blending that is produced from one or more renewable fuel feedstocks.
Glycerol/Glycerine. The glycerol backbone is found in many lipids which are known as glycerides and is a by-product of the biodiesel/FAME manufacturing process.
Industrial Ethanol (including Food Grade). Ethanol that is produced for use in the food industry and other non-food industrial applications.
Other Biomass Residues Feedstocks. By-products, residues or waste streams from other industrial processes not found within agriculture or forestry.
Renewable Diesel Fuel (HDRD/HVO). Hydrogenation-derived renewable diesel (HDRD) or hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) is a diesel substitute that can be derived from renewable fuel feedstocks.
Wet Distillers Grains with Solubles (WDGS). Nutrient and protein rich co-products from the fermentation of corn starch to ethanolwhichcontain primarily unfermented grain residues (protein, fibre, fat) and up to 70% moisture.
Distiller's corn oil. Distiller's corn oil is a co-product of the ethanol production process. It is used as feedstock for biodiesel production."
Other co-products. Co-products are desirable secondary goods that are generated during the manufacturing process and can be sold or reused profitably. They might also be products that are usually manufactured together or sequentially because of product or process similarities.
Methanol. The simplest form of alcohol. A light, colorless liquid similar to ethanol however, methanol is much more toxic. It is frequently used as a denaturant additive for ethanol manufactured for industrial purposes.
Municipal solid waste. Municipal Solid Waste refers to recyclables and compostable materials, as well as garbage from homes, businesses, institutions, and construction and demolition sites. It consists of everyday items we use and then throw away, such as product packaging, grass clippings, furniture, clothing, bottles, food scraps, newspapers, appliances, paint, and batteries.