Why are we conducting this survey?
The survey will collect information to measure the month-to-month trends of payroll employment, paid hours and earnings of employees; including working owners of incorporated businesses. Your participation is critical to ensure an accurate reflection of your industry, region and business size.
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 response burden, Statistics Canada may combine the acquired data with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.
Data-sharing agreements
To reduce the response 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, Centre for Labour Market Information
150 Tunney's Pasture Driveway
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0T6
You may also contact us by email at Statistics Canada Help Desk 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.
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 information if needed.
2. Verify or provide the contact information for the designated contact person for the business or organization, and correct information if needed.
3. Verify or provide the current operational status of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.
4. Verify or provide the current main activity of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.
All employees and working owners of incorporated businesses for the survey reference month
1. What was the total number of employees in the last pay period of the survey reference month? Include: any person receiving pay for an employer paid absence, and for whom the employer is required to complete a Canada Revenue Agency T4 slip. These persons may work on a full-time, part-time, casual or temporary basis.
2. Which category of employees are you reporting for the last pay period of the survey reference month?
3. Did you have more than 1 payroll for any category of employees for the last pay period of the survey reference month? Multiple payroll: when you pay at different pay frequencies or if you have multiple pay periods with different start and end dates.
4. How many payrolls for the following categories of employees did you have for the last pay period of the survey reference month?
- Number of payrolls for non-teaching staff.
- Number of payrolls for teaching staff. Exclude supply or substitute teachers.
- Number of payrolls for working owners of incorporated businesses.
- Number of payrolls for supply or substitute teachers. Teachers who are called in to teach whenever their services are needed
Non-teaching staff during the last pay period of the survey reference month
The following questions are about non-teaching staff. Include the president, vice-president, librarian, registrar, bursar, accountant, guidance counsellor, laboratory technicians, personnel officers, and other services such as janitors, caretakers and bus drivers. Exclude teachers and academic staff.
5. For payroll x of the non-teaching staff, how many received pay for work performed or an employer paid absence for the last pay period of the survey reference month? Employer paid absence could be statutory holidays, vacation days, sick days etc.
6. For payroll x of the non-teaching staff, what were the start and end dates of the last pay period of the survey reference month?
7. For payroll x of the non-teaching staff, what is the pay frequency?
8a. For payroll x of the non-teaching staff, what was the regular gross pay payable including overtime, for the last pay period?
8b. For payroll x of the non-teaching staff, what was the overtime pay payable included in question 8a? Enter "0", if no overtime was paid.
10. For payroll x of the non-teaching staff, what was the average number of scheduled working hours in a week? Report the number of hours in exact hours and decimal e.g., 37.25.
11. This is a summary of your reported data for all your non-teaching staff.
Special payments paid to non-teaching staff during the month of the survey reference month
13. At any time during the survey reference month, were there any special payments paid to non-teaching staff? Include all special payments subject to appear in Box 14 of the T4 slips. Exclude all remuneration recorded as regular wages and salaries, as well as non-taxable allowances and benefits.
14. At any time during the survey reference month, how many special payments were paid to non-teaching staff? Do not report the number of employees who received these payments.
15. At any time during the survey reference month, what special payments were paid to non-teaching staff? Include all special payments subject to appear in Box 14 of the T4 slips.
What period does the payment cover?
What amount was paid?
Teaching staff during the last pay period of the survey reference month
The following questions are about teaching staff. Include those classified as teachers, instructors or academics in the payroll records, whether they teach during the day or evening, such as the principal, vice-principal, professors, associate professors, assistant professors, deans, heads of departments, masters, associate masters, assistant masters and teachers. Exclude supply or substitute teachers.
16. For payroll x of the teaching staff, how many received pay for work performed or an employer paid absence for the last pay period of the survey reference month? Exclude supply or substitute teachers. Employer paid absence could be statutory holidays, vacation days, sick days etc.
17. For payroll x of the teaching staff, what were the start and end dates of the last pay period of the survey reference month?
18. For payroll x of the teaching staff, what is the pay frequency?
20. For payroll x of the teaching staff, what was the regular gross pay payable including overtime pay, for the last pay period?
21. For payroll x of the teaching staff, what was the average number of scheduled working hours in a week? Report the number of hours in exact hours and decimal e.g., 37.25.
22. This is a summary of your reported data for all your teaching staff.
Special payments paid to teaching staff during the month of the survey reference month
24. At any time during the survey reference month, were there any special payments paid to teaching staff? Include all special payments subject to appear in Box 14 of the T4 slips. Exclude all remuneration recorded as regular wages and salaries, as well as non-taxable allowances and benefits.
25. At any time during the survey reference month, how many special payments were paid to teaching staff? Do not report the number of employees who received these payments.
26. At any time during the survey reference month, what special payments were paid to teaching staff? Include all special payments subject to appear in Box 14 of the T4 slips.
What period does the payment cover?
What amount was paid?
Working owners of incorporated businesses during the last pay period of the survey reference month
The following questions are about working owners of incorporated business. Include working directors, working owners, partners and other officers of incorporated businesses for whom the employer is required to complete a Canada Revenue Agency T4 slip.
27. For payroll x of the working owners, how many received pay for work performed or an employer paid absence for the last pay period of the survey reference month? Employer paid absence could be statutory holidays, vacation days, sick days etc.
28. For payroll x of the working owners, what were the start and end dates of the last pay period of the survey reference month?
29. For payroll x of the working owners, what is the pay frequency?
30. For payroll x of the working owners, what was the regular gross pay payable including overtime pay, for the last pay period?
31. This is a summary of your reported data for all your working owners.
Special payments paid to working owners of incorporated businesses during the month of the survey reference month
33. At any time during the survey reference month, were there any special payments paid to working owners? Include all special payments subject to appear in Box 14 of the T4 slips. Exclude all remuneration recorded as regular wages and salaries, as well as non-taxable allowances and benefits.
34. At any time during the survey reference month, how many special payments were paid to working owners? Do not report the number of employees who received these payments.
35. At any time during the survey reference month, what special payments were paid to working owners? Include all special payments subject to appear in Box 14 of the T4 slips.
What period does the payment cover?
What amount was paid?
Supply or substitute teachers during the last pay period of the survey reference month
The following questions are about supply or substitute teachers. Include all the teachers who are called in to teach whenever their services are needed, either to augment existing staff or as short-term replacements for full or part-time teachers.
36. For payroll x of the supply or substitute teachers, how many received pay for work performed or an employer paid absence for the last pay period of the survey reference month? Employer paid absence could be statutory holidays, vacation days, sick days etc.
37. For payroll x of the supply or substitute teachers, what were the start and end dates of the last pay period of the survey reference month?
38. For payroll x of the supply or substitute teachers, what is the pay frequency?
39. For payroll x of the supply or substitute teachers, what was the regular gross pay payable including overtime pay, for the last pay period?
40. This is a summary of your reported data for all your supply or substitute teachers.
Special payments paid to supply or substitute teachers during the month of the survey reference month
42. At any time during the survey reference month, were there any special payments paid to supply or substitute teachers? Include all special payments subject to appear in Box 14 of the T4 slips. Exclude all remuneration recorded as regular wages and salaries, as well as non-taxable allowances and benefits.
43. At any time during the survey reference month, how many special payments were paid to supply or substitute teachers? Do not report the number of employees who received these payments.
44. At any time during the survey reference month, what special payments were paid to supply or substitute teachers? Include all special payments subject to appear in Box 14 of the T4 slips.
What period does the payment cover?
What amount was paid?
Contact person
45. Statistics Canada may need to contact the person who completed this questionnaire for further information. Is xxxx xxxxx the best person to contact?
Feedback
46. How long did it take to complete this questionnaire? Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.
47. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?