Agriculture Division
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 produce monthly statistics on production and stocks of various dairy products.
The information is grouped with others to provide valuable statistics for milk marketing agencies, farmers and processor associations, and government departments.
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.
For this survey, there are Section 11 agreements with the provincial statistical agencies of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.
The shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province.
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 statistical agency of Prince Edward Island, as well as with the Department of Natural Resources Forestry and Agrifoods Agency of Newfoundland and Labrador, the British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture and the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture.
For agreements with provincial government organizations, the shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province.
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.
Please return the completed questionnaire to Statistics Canada at the latest, the 10th day of the monthby mail using the return envelope.
You can also fax it to us at 1-888-883-7999.
Lost the return envelope or need help? Call us at 1-800-565-1685 or mail to:Statistics Canada, Operations and Integration Division, Distribution Center – SC-0505150 Tunney’s Pasture Driveway, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0T6
Instructions
Include production for the entire calendar month. Do not include reworked butter and manufacturing milk and cream.
Stocks on hand are to be counted and recorded at the end of business on the last day of each month.
Include all manufacturer's stocks owned whether they are stored in your storage room, shelves or presses, in a rented room, a public warehouse, a cheese grading station or ready for shipment.
Do not include stocks held on Canadian Dairy Commission accounts.
NOTE: Terminology obtained from "Terminology Series, Dairy Industry", Terminology Directorate Translation Bureau, Secretary of State, March 1995, 2nd Edition and from the National Dairy Council.
Production (for the entire month) and Stocks (at the last day of the month) in Kg
Butter, butter oil
Butter Include salted, unsalted, whipped, light, cultured, sweet, calorie reduced butter and dairy spread. Reworked butter and manufacturing cream must NOT be considered as butter.
Whey Butter
Butter Oil and Ghee
Cheddar cheese
TOTAL cheddar
Include all sizes: block, stirred curd, curd and Cheddar cheese used to make Processed cheese.
Of the total, how much is:
Mild Cheddar (stocks only)
Include stocks of Cheddar cheese matured for less than 3 months or processed, sold and labelled as "Mild Cheddar cheese".
Medium Cheddar (stocks only)
Include stocks of Cheddar cheese matured for 3 to 9 months or processed, sold and labelled as "Medium Cheddar cheese".
Old Cheddar (stocks only)
Include stocks of Cheddar cheese matured for more than 9 months or processed, sold and labelled as "Old/Strong/Extra-old Cheddar cheese".
Mozzarella cheese
Mozzarella American Full Fat (27-28% B.F.)
Mozzarella American Low Fat (17-20% B.F.)
Mozzarella Italian Full Fat (22-24% B.F.)
Mozzarella Italian Low Fat (15% B.F.)
All Other Mozzarella Cheese
Cheeses other than Cheddar and Mozzarella
Total all other varieties
Bakers
Bocconcini
Brie
Brick
Caciocavallo
Camembert
Casata
Colby
Cream Cheese
Edam
Emmental
Farmer's
Feta
Friulano
Gouda
Havarti
Marble
Monterey Jack
Parmesan
Pizza
Include cheeses other than Mozzarella cheese that are used as topping for pizza.
Provolone
Ricotta
Romano
Skim Milk
Swiss
Curd Cheese
Include cheese curd other than Cheddar curd.
Other (specify):
Other Products
Processed Cheese
Include Processed cheese, Processed cheese food, Processed cheese spread made from Cheddar cheese or other cheeses.
Cottage Cheese (curds and creamed
Yogurt
Please include both spoonable AND drinkable yogurt. DO NOT INCLUDE volumes of fruits and/or additives.
Yogurt
Please include both spoonable AND drinkable yogurt. DO NOT INCLUDE volumes of fruits and/or additives.
Sour Cream (regular and light)
Concentrated Products
Concentrated Milk
(evaporated whole milk)
Sweetened Concentrated Milk
(condensed whole milk)
Concentrated Skim Milk
(Evaporated Skim Milk)
Sweetened Concentrated Skim Milk
(Condensed Skim Milk)
Concentrated Partly Skimmed Milk (2 %) (Evaporated Partly Skimmed Milk (2 %))
Skim Milk Powder (instantized included)
Whole Milk Powder
Buttermilk Powder
Whey Powder
Other (specify):
Frozen Products
Soft Ice Cream (over 5% B.F.)
Hard Ice Cream (over 5% B.F.)
Total Ice Cream Mix
Soft Frozen Yogurt Mix
Hard Frozen Yogurt Mix
Ice Milk Mix (less than 5% B.F.)
Milkshake Mix
Sherbet
Water Ices
Other (specify):
Name
Telephone number
Date