December 20XX Farm Survey

Quebec and Ontario

GENERAL INFORMATION

This information is collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19.

COMPLETION OF THIS QUESTIONNAIRE IS A LEGAL REQUIREMENT UNDER THIS ACT.

Survey purpose
The purpose of this survey is to obtain information on stored grains. Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.

Confidentiality
Your answers are confidential.
The Statistics Act protects the confidentiality of information collected by Statistics Canada. 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.

Record linkages
To enhance the data from this survey, Statistics Canada may combine it 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 thelegal 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 statistical agencies of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
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 Manitoba Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives and the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture.

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.

Fax or e-mail transmission disclosure
Statistics Canada advises you that there could be a risk of disclosure during the transmission of information by facsimile or e-mail. However, upon receipt, Statistics Canada will provide the guaranteed level of protection afforded all information collected under the authority of the Statistics Act.

MAIN RESPONDENT

Given name and initial(s)
Family name
Telephone number
Fax number
Other telephone number
Number and street name
Post office (name of city, town or village where mail is received)
Province
Postal code
E-mail address (if applicable)

ALTERNATE RESPONDENT

Given name and initial(s)
Family name
Telephone number
Fax number
Other telephone number
Number and street name
Post office (name of city, town or village where mail is received)
Province
Postal code
E-mail address (if applicable)

ALTERNATE RESPONDENT

Given name and initial(s)
Family name
Telephone number
Fax number
Other telephone number
Number and street name
Post office (name of city, town or village where mail is received)
Province
Postal code
E-mail address (if applicable)

SECTION A GRAINS IN STORAGE

The following questions refer to grains in storage on your farm on December 31, 20XX.

Include:
- grains harvested in or prior to 20XX;
- grains owned by someone else but stored on your farm;
- grains purchased for animal feed or seed.

Exclude:
- brand name feeds that were purchased (feed rations);
- grains that you own but are stored off your farm (e.g. elevator, another farm, storage ticket, condominium storage).

IMPORTANT: Any crops harvested as forage or green silage should not be included as "grains in storage".

Units of measure
Bushels (BU)
Metric tonnes (MT)
Imperial tons (IT)
Kilograms (KG)
Pounds (LB)
Hundredweight (CWT)

1. Did you have any grains in storage on your farm on December 31, 20XX?

  1. Yes
  2. No

2. In the table below, indicate the quantity in storage on your farm on December 31, 20XX. Please indicate unit of measure.

Barley
Canola
Corn for Grain (include seed corn but exclude sweet corn)
Dry Beans, Coloured, total
Dry Beans, White Pea (Navy)
Mixed Grains (two or more grains sown together)
Oats
Rye (Spring and Fall)
Soybeans
Wheat Spring
Wheat Winter

3. What is the percent moisture content of the Corn for Grain in storage?

4. What percentage of your Corn for Grain in storage is intended for the commercial market?

5. What percentage of your Spring Wheat in storage is intended for human consumption?

6. What percentage of your Winter Wheat in storage is intended for human consumption?

SECTION B FARM GRAIN STORAGE CAPACITY

1. As of December 31, 20XX, what is the total fixed permanent grain storage capacity on your farm?
(Indicate quantity and unit of measure)

2. As of December 31, 20XX, what percentage of total grain stored on your farm is stored using temporary storage methods (e.g. silo bags, under tarp. etc.)?

COMMENTS

Thank you for your cooperation