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Introduction
Survey purpose
This survey collects the financial and operating data needed to develop national and regional economic policies and programs.
Data from this survey are used by the business community, manufacturing associations, federal and provincial departments, and international organizations to:
- profile the manufacturing and logging industries
- undertake market studies
- forecast demand
- develop trade tariff policies.
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Confidentiality
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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.
Information on confidentiality, data-sharing agreements and record linkages can be found on the last page of this questionnaire.
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Context
The Government of Canada is implementing a comprehensive agenda focused on addressing the causes of plastic pollution and waste along the lifecycle of plastics. The agenda is also being supported by efforts from other levels of government, businesses and community partners. Data on plastics and plastic waste management is necessary to enable the Government of Canada and its partners to measure progress towards its commitments. To this end, we require a comprehensive system of plastics data collection and material flow account to characterize the production, use and fate of materials and products containing plastics in Canada.
Specific plastic resins questions
The questions in this annex were added to the Annual Survey of Manufacturing Industries to get relevant information on plastic resins produced and used by the manufacturing sector. They are an extension of the questions that appear in the 2023 Annual Survey of Manufacturing Industries questionnaires, in the sections titled: Sales of goods manufactured, logs and wood residue; and Purchases of raw materials and components to be used in manufacturing or logging process. However, this annex only applies if your business sold, or purchased as a raw material or component, one or more of the following resins.
| Product code | Product description |
|---|---|
| 28112110 | Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resins |
| 28112190 | Other thermoplastic polyester resins |
| 28112210 | Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) resins |
| 28112220 | Linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) resins |
| 28112230 | High-density polyethylene (HDPE) resins |
| 28112290 | Other polyethylene resins |
| 28112310 | Polystyrene (PS) resins |
| 28112910 | Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) resins |
| 28112920 | Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins |
| 28112930 | Polypropylene (PP) resins |
| 28112940 | Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) resins |
| 28112950 | Polyamide (PA, nylon) resins |
| 28112990 | All other thermoplastic resins, n.e.c. |
| 28113110 | Phenolic (PF) resins |
| 28113120 | Urea formaldehyde (UF) resins |
| 28113190 | All other formaldehyde based resins |
| 28113910 | Thermosetting unsaturated polyester (UPR) resins |
| 28113920 | Thermosetting polyurethane (PU) resins |
| 28113990 | Other thermosetting resins, n.e.c. |
The questions in this annex are only for plastic resins. If your business sold products or purchased raw materials or components other than resins, these should still be reported in the 2023 Annual Survey of Manufacturing Industries.
If you sell or use a plastic resin that is not mentioned in the list above, you can search which category it belongs to by using this link.
Working your way down from the suggested categories to the different subcategories that match the list above, consult the list of 'All examples' using the links available at the bottom.
Sales of goods manufactured, logs and wood residue
Please answer the next question for each of the resins mentioned on the previous page. If you sold many of these products, you might need to print this page multiple times.
1. Please provide your sales of goods manufactured, logs and wood residue by product in thousands of Canadian dollars.
For each product, report sales net of shipping charges by common or contract carriers, discounts, sales allowances, returned sales, sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes. The total net sales for all products should equal the amount reported in question 3a. of the Industry characteristics section.
Product description:
Product code:
Was this product sold during this reporting period?
- Yes
- Quantity sold (in kilograms)
- Value of sales (CAN$ '000)
- No
Please answer the next questions for each of the resins listed below. If you purchased multiple resins, you might need to print the next questions many times.
| Product code | Product description |
|---|---|
| 28112110 | Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resins |
| 28112210 | Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) resins |
| 28112220 | Linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) resins |
| 28112230 | High-density polyethylene (HDPE) resins |
| 28112310 | Polystyrene (PS) resins |
| 28112910 | Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) resins |
| 28112920 | Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins |
| 28112930 | Polypropylene (PP) resins |
| 28112940 | Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) resins |
| 28112950 | Polyamide (PA, nylon) resins |
| 28113110 | Phenolic (PF) resins |
| 28113120 | Urea formaldehyde (UF) resins |
| 28113910 | Thermosetting unsaturated polyester (UPR) resins |
| 28113920 | Thermosetting polyurethane (PU) resins |
Purchases of raw materials and components to be used in manufacturing or logging process
This section asks for a breakdown of this business's purchases of raw materials and components. The total cost of purchases for all raw materials and components should match the amount reported in question 5a. of the Industry characteristics section.
Note : If your only activity is contract logging and your business unit only provides a labour service, this section does not apply to your business.
Product description:
Product code:
1. Was this raw material or component purchased this reporting period?
- Yes
- Quantity purchased (in kilograms)
- Cost of purchase (CAN$ '000)
- No
2. Of the total kilograms reported in the previous question, what were the quantities purchased from the following sources?
When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimates.
Virgin resin
Resin produced from nonrenewable fossil fuels, e.g., petroleum or natural gas sources.
- Virgin resin ... Quantity purchased (in kilograms)
Pre-consumer (post-production) recycled resin
Pre-consumer recycled resin consists of material resulting from a manufacturing process that is diverted from the waste stream. It is the reutilization of materials such as rework, regrind, or scrap generated in a process. It can be reused within the same process that initially generated it or waste material originating (purchased or given) from another facility.
- Resin recycled within the same process that initially generated it ... Quantity reused or given (in kilograms)
- Pre-consumer recycled resin originating from another facility ... Quantity purchased (in kilograms)
Post-consumer recycled resin
Post-consumer recycled resin comes from plastic that was used by the end-consumer, and recycled by a recycling facility. If this post-consumer recycled material is a blend of resins, report it in this section only if the resins identified in the Product description are the main component of the blend. The entire amount of the blended post-consumer resins should be reported here (i.e., not just the amount of resins in the Product description.)
- Post-consumer recycled resin – mechanical recycling source
Mechanical recycling refers to recovering plastics wastes via mechanical processes (i.e., grinding, washing, separating, drying, regranulating and compounding).. . Quantity purchased (in kilograms) - Post-consumer recycled resin – chemical recycling source
Chemical recycling changes the chemical structure of a polymeric material using processing methods such as high heat, high pressure, solvents and catalysts. The chemical recycling processes includes, but may not be limited to, purification, depolymerisation and decomposition ... Quantity purchased (in kilograms) - Post-consumer recycled resin – unknown source ... Quantity purchased (in kilograms)
Bio-based resin
These are resins produced from renewable biomass sources, such as vegetable fats and oils, corn starch, straw, woodchips, sawdust, recycled food waste, etc.
- Bio-based resin…………………………………………………………Quantity purchased (in kilograms)
Total:
Quantity purchased (in kilograms)
Quantity reused or given (in kilograms)
3. Please provide comments if you have difficulties responding to the previous question or if you would like to provide additional information regarding the product.
Comment box:
Please answer the next questions for each of the resins listed below. If you purchased multiple resins, you might need to print the next questions many times.
| Product code | Product description |
|---|---|
| 28112190 | Other thermoplastic polyester resins |
| 28112290 | Other polyethylene resins |
| 28112990 | All other thermoplastic resins, n.e.c. |
| 28113190 | All other formaldehyde based resins |
| 28113990 | Other thermosetting resins, n.e.c. |
Purchases of raw materials and components to be used in manufacturing or logging process
This section asks for a breakdown of this business's purchases of raw materials and components. The total cost of purchases for all raw materials and components should match the amount reported in question 5a. of the Industry characteristics section.
Note: If your only activity is contract logging and your business unit only provides a labour service, this section does not apply to your business.
Product description:
Product code:
1. Was this raw material or component purchased this reporting period?
- Yes
- Quantity purchased (in kilograms)
- Cost of purchase (CAN$ '000)
- No
Confidentiality
By law, Statistics Canada is prohibited from releasing any information it collects that could identify any person, business, or organization, unless consent has been given by the respondent, or as permitted by the Statistics Act. Statistics Canada will use the information from this survey for statistical purposes only.
Record linkages
To enhance the data from this survey and to reduce the reporting burden, Statistics Canada may combine the acquired data with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.
Data-sharing agreements
To reduce respondent burden, Statistics Canada has entered into data-sharing agreements with provincial and territorial statistical agencies and other government organizations, which have agreed to keep the data confidential and use them only for statistical purposes. Statistics Canada will only share data from this survey with those organizations that have demonstrated a requirement to use the data.
Section 11 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with provincial and territorial statistical agencies that meet certain conditions. These agencies must have the legislative authority to collect the same information, on a mandatory basis, and the legislation must provide substantially the same provisions for confidentiality and penalties for disclosure of confidential information as the Statistics Act. Because these agencies have the legal authority to compel businesses to provide the same information, consent is not requested and businesses may not object to the sharing of the data.
For this survey, there are Section 11 agreements with the provincial and territorial statistical agencies of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Québec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and the Yukon.
The shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.
Section 12 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with federal, provincial or territorial government organizations.
Under Section 12, you may refuse to share your information with any of these organizations by writing a letter of objection to the Chief Statistician, specifying the organizations with which you do not want Statistics Canada to share your data and mailing it to the following address:
Chief Statistician of Canada
Statistics Canada
Attention of Director, Enterprise Statistics Division
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Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0T6
You may also contact us by email at statcan.esdhelpdesk-dsebureaudedepannage@statcan.gc.ca or by fax at 613-951-6583.
For all manufacturing industries - there are Section 12 agreements with the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, as well as with the New Brunswick Department of Environment and Local Government, the Quebec Forest Industry Council, the ministère de l'Énergie et des Ressources naturelles du Québec, the ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs du Québec, the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry, Manitoba Agriculture, the Manitoba Department of Natural Resources and Northern Development, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources, the British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Natural Resources Canada and the Canada Energy Regulator.
For establishments in non-ferrous metal (and aluminum) smelting and refining, clay building material and refractory manufacturing, cement manufacturing and lime manufacturing - there are Section 12 agreements with the Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Industry, Energy and Technology, the Manitoba Department of Economic Development, Investment and Trade, the British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation.
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.
Section 17 of the federal Statistics Act allows for the disclosure of a list of individual establishments, firms or businesses showing information including the establishments' names and locations (province, territory and municipality) and North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes. The disclosure of these lists may be authorized in order to aid analysts in the interpretation of data from the Annual Survey of Manufacturing and Logging Industries.