Annual Miller's Survey - 2018-2019

Introduction

Survey purpose

This survey collects information on grains milled, production of flour and offal as well as stocks. Data collected are part of the supply-disposition statistics of major grains and allow the calculation of the domestic disappearance of grains for human use. These data are used by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, provincial governments and industry associations.

Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.

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Confidentiality

The Statistics Act protects the confidentiality of information collected by Statistics Canada.

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.

Reporting instructions

Please print in ink.

Business or organization and contact information

1. Verify or provide the business or organization's legal and operating name and correct where needed.

Note: Legal name modifications should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.

  • Legal name
  • Operating name (if applicable)

2. Verify or provide the contact information of the designated business or organization contact person for this questionnaire and correct where needed.

Note: The designated contact person is the person who should receive this questionnaire. The designated contact person may not always be the one who actually completes the questionnaire.

  • First name
  • Last name
  • Title
  • Preferred language of communication
    • English
    • French
  • Mailing address (number and street)
  • City
  • Province, territory or state
  • Postal code or ZIP code
    Example: A9A 9A9 or 12345-1234
  • Country
  • Email address
    Example: user@example.gov.ca
  • Telephone number (including area code)
    Example: 123-123-1234
  • Extension number
    (if applicable)
  • Fax number (including area code)
    Example: 123-123-1234

3. Verify or provide the current operational status of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.

  1. Operational - Go to question 4
  2. Not currently operational
    e.g., temporarily or permanently closed, change of ownership

Why is this business or organization not currently operational?

  • Seasonal operations - Go to question 3a.
  • Ceased operations - Go to question 3b.
  • Sold operations - Go to question 3c.
  • Amalgamated with other businesses or organizations - Go to question 3d.
  • Temporarily inactive but will re-open - Go to question 3e.
  • No longer operating due to other reasons - Go to question 3f.
  • 3a. Seasonal operations
    • When did this business or organization close for the season?
      Date - YYYY/MM/DD
    • When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
      Date - YYYY/MM/DD
    • Go to question 4
  • 3b. Ceased operations
    • When did this business or organization cease operations?
      Date - YYYY/MM/DD
    • Why did this business or organization cease operations?
      • Bankruptcy
      • Liquidation
      • Dissolution
      • Other - Specify the other reasons why the operations ceased
    • Go to question 4
  • 3c. Sold operations
    • When was this business or organization sold?
      Date - YYYY/MM/DD
    • What is the legal name of the buyer?
    • Go to question 4
  • 3d. Amalgamated with other businesses or organizations
    • When did this business or organization amalgamate?
      Date - YYYY/MM/DD
    • What is the legal name of the resulting or continuing business or organization?
    • What are the legal names of the other amalgamated businesses or organizations?
    • Go to question 4
  • 3e. Temporarily inactive but will re-open
    • When did this business or organization become temporarily inactive?
      Date - YYYY/MM/DD
    • When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
      Date - YYYY/MM/DD
    • Why is this business or organization temporarily inactive?
    • Go to question 4
  • 3f. No longer operating due to other reasons
    • When did this business or organization cease operations?
      Date - YYYY/MM/DD
    • Why did this business or organization cease operations?

4. Verify or provide the current main activity of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name.

Note: The described activity was assigned using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

  1. This is the current main activity. - Go to next section
  2. This is not the current main activity.
    • Please provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's main activity.
      e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development

5. Was this business or organization's main activity ever classified as:

  1. Yes
  2. No - Go to next section

6. When did the main activity change?

Date - YYYY/MM/DD

Operational capacity

1. How many days was this facility in operation in the reference period?

Number of days

2. Please indicate in metric tonnes, the maximum milling capacity of this facility for a typical production day.

Metric tonnes

Wheat milled for the production of flour and other wheat products

3. For the reference period, was wheat milled for the production of flour at this facility?

  1. Yes
  2. No

4. For the reference period, was wheat milled for the production of other wheat products?

  1. Yes
  2. No

Wheat milled for the production of flour

5. For the reference period, what were the quantities of wheat milled for the production of flour at this facility and the year-end wheat stocks?

Include only wheat stocks in bins and storage not licensed with the Canadian Grain Commission.

Exclude wheat stocks owned by your company in elevators licensed by the Canadian Grain Commission.

  1. Canadian Western Red Spring (CWRS) - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  2. Canadian Western Red Winter (CWRW) - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  3. Canadian Western Soft White Spring (CWSWS) - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  4. Canadian Western Amber Durum (CWAD) - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  5. Canadian Prairie Spring (Red or White) - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  6. Canadian Western Hard White Spring (CWHWS) - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  7. Ontario Winter Wheat - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  8. Ontario Spring Wheat - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  9. Quebec Winter Wheat - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  10. Quebec Spring Wheat - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  11. All other wheat — specify all other wheat - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  12. Imports — wheat excluding durum - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  13. Imports — durum wheat - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
    Total — wheat – Excluding imports - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  1. Canadian Western Red Spring (CWRS) - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  2. Canadian Western Red Winter (CWRW) - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  3. Canadian Western Soft White Spring (CWSWS) - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  4. Canadian Western Amber Durum (CWAD) - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  5. Canadian Prairie Spring (Red or White) - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  6. Canadian Western Hard White Spring (CWHWS) - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  7. Ontario Winter Wheat - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  8. Ontario Spring Wheat - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  9. Quebec Winter Wheat - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  10. Quebec Spring Wheat - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  11. All other wheat — specify all other wheat - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  12. Imports — wheat excluding durum - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  13. Imports — durum wheat - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
    Total — wheat – Excluding imports - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)

Wheat flour production and year-end stocks

6. For the reference period, what were the quantities of flour produced at this facility and the year-end stocks?

Grade of flour

  1. Spring No. 1 or top patent - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  2. Spring No. 2 patent - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  3. Spring No. 3 patent - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  4. Whole wheat - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  5. Graham flour - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  6. Soft wheat flour - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  7. Durum semolina and flour - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  8. Lower grades of flour - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  9. All other grades of flour — specify all other grades of flour - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
    Total — flour - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  1. Spring No. 1 or top patent - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  2. Spring No. 2 patent - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  3. Spring No. 3 patent - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  4. Whole wheat - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  5. Graham flour - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  6. Soft wheat flour - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  7. Durum semolina and flour - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  8. Lower grades of flour - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  9. All other grades of flour — specify all other grades of flour - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
    Total — flour - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)

Wheat millfeeds produced

7. For the reference period, what was the quantity of wheat millfeeds produced at this facility and the year-end millfeeds stocks?

  1. Quantity produced (metric tonnes)
  2. Stocks at year-end (metric tonnes)

Grains and non-grains milled

8. For the reference period, what were the quantities of grains and non-grains milled at this facility?

Report grindings for human consumption only.

Oats – grains

  1. Eastern grown - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  2. Western grown - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  3. Imported - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
    Total - oats milled - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)

Barley – grains

  1. Eastern grown - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  2. Western grown - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  3. Imported - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
    Total - barley milled - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)

Rye – grains

  1. Eastern grown - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  2. Western grown - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  3. Imported - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
    Total - rye milled - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)

Corn – grains

  1. Eastern grown - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  2. Western grown - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  3. Imported - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
    Total - corn milled - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)

Triticale – grains

  1. Eastern grown - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  2. Western grown - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  3. Imported - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
    Total - triticale milled - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)

Millet – grains

  1. Eastern grown - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  2. Western grown - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  3. Imported - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
    Total - millet milled - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)

Quinoa – grains

  1. Eastern grown - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  2. Western grown - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  3. Imported - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
    Total - quinoa milled - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)

Buckwheat – grains

  1. Eastern grown - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  2. Western grown - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  3. Imported - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
    Total - buckwheat milled - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)

Kamut (i.e., Khorasan wheat) – grains

  1. Eastern grown - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  2. Western grown - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  3. Imported - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
    Total - kamut milled - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)

Spelt – grains

  1. Eastern grown - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  2. Western grown - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  3. Imported - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
    Total - spelt milled - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)

Sorghum – grains

  1. Eastern grown - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  2. Western grown - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  3. Imported - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
    Total - sorghum milled - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)

Other grain - specify other grain

  1. Eastern grown - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  2. Western grown - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  3. Imported - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
    Total - other grain milled - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)

Chickpeas - non-grains

  1. Eastern grown - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  2. Western grown - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  3. Imported - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
    Total - chickpeas milled - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)

Lentils (all varieties) - non-grains

  1. Eastern grown - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  2. Western grown - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  3. Imported - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
    Total - lentils (all varieties) milled - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)

Dry beans (all varieties) - non-grains

  1. Eastern grown - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  2. Western grown - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  3. Imported - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
    Total - dry beans (all varieties) milled - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)

Dry peas (all varieties) - non-grains

  1. Eastern grown - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  2. Western grown - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  3. Imported - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
    Total - dry peas (all varieties) milled - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)

Flax - non-grains

  1. Eastern grown - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  2. Western grown - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  3. Imported - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
    Total - flax milled - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)

Mustard - non-grains

  1. Eastern grown - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  2. Western grown - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  3. Imported - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
    Total - mustard milled - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)

Other non-grain - specify other non-grain

  1. Eastern grown - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  2. Western grown - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
  3. Imported - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)
    Total - other non-grain milled - (Quantity milled)(metric tonnes)

Grains and non-grains year-end stocks

9. For the reference period, what were the year-end stocks of grains and non-grains?

Exclude grain owned by your company in elevators licensed by the Canadian Grain Commission.

Grains

  1. Oats - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  2. Barley - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  3. Rye - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  4. Corn - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  5. Triticale - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  6. Millet - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  7. Quinoa - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  8. Buckwheat - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  9. Kamut (i.e., Khorasan wheat) - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  10. Spelt - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  11. Sorghum - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  12. Other grain (reported in question 8) - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)

Non-grains

  1. Chickpeas - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  2. Lentils (all varieties) - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  3. Dry beans (all varieties) - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  4. Dry peas (all varieties) - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  5. Flax - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  6. Mustard - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  7. Other non-grain (reported in question 8) - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)

Grain and non-grain products

10. For the reference period, what were the quantities of grain and non-grain products produced at this facility and the year-end stocks?

Oats - grains

  1. Oat flour - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  2. Oat meal - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  3. Rolled oats - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  4. Oat groats - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  1. Oat flour - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  2. Oat meal - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  3. Rolled oats - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  4. Oat groats - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)

Barley - grains

  1. Barley flour - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  2. Barley meal - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  3. Pot and pearl barley - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  1. Barley flour - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  2. Barley meal - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  3. Pot and pearl barley - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)

Rye - grains

  1. Rye flour - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  2. Rye meal - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  1. Rye flour - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  2. Rye meal - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)

Corn - grains

  1. Corn flour - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  2. Corn meal - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  3. Corn grits (all varieties) - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  4. Corn Hominy - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  1. Corn flour - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  2. Corn meal - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  3. Corn grits (all varieties) - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  4. Corn Hominy - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)

Triticale - grains

  1. Triticale flour - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  2. All other triticale products - specify all other triticale products - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  1. Triticale flour - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  2. All other triticale products - specify all other triticale products - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)

Millet - grains

  1. Millet flour - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  2. All other millet products - specify all other millet products - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  1. Millet flour - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  2. All other millet products - specify all other millet products - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)

Quinoa - grains

  1. Quinoa flour - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  2. All other quinoa products - specify all other quinoa products - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  1. Quinoa flour - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  2. All other quinoa products - specify all other quinoa products - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)

Buckwheat - grains

  1. Buckwheat flour - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  2. All other buckwheat products - specify all other buckwheat products - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  1. Buckwheat flour - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  2. All other buckwheat products - specify all other buckwheat products - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)

Kamut (i.e., Khorasan wheat) - grains

  1. Kamut flour - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  2. All other kamut products - specify all other kamut products - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  1. Kamut flour - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  2. All other kamut products - specify all other kamut products - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)

Spelt - grains

  1. Spelt flour - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  2. All other spelt products - specify all other spelt products - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  1. Spelt flour - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  2. All other spelt products - specify all other spelt products - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)

Sorghum - grains

  1. Sorghum flour - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  2. All other sorghum products - specify all other sorghum products - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  1. Sorghum flour - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  2. All other sorghum products - specify all other sorghum products - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)

Other grain (reported in question 8)

  1. Other grain flour - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  2. Other grain products - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  1. Other grain flour - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  2. Other grain products - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)

Chickpeas - non-grains

  1. Chickpea flour - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  2. All other chickpea products - specify all other chickpea products - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  1. Chickpea flour - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  2. All other chickpea products - specify all other chickpea products - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)

Lentils (all varieties) - non-grains

  1. Lentil (all varieties) flour - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  2. All other lentil (all varieties) products - specify all other lentil (all varieties) products - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)

Dry beans (all varieties) - non-grains

  1. Dry bean (all varieties) flour - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  2. All other dry bean (all varieties) products - specify all other dry bean (all varieties) products - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)

Dry peas (all varieties) - non-grains

  1. Dry pea (all varieties) flour - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  2. All other dry pea (all varieties) products - specify all other dry pea (all varieties) products - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  1. Dry pea (all varieties) flour - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  2. All other dry pea (all varieties) products - specify all other dry pea (all varieties) products - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)

Flax - non-grains

  1. Flax flour - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  2. All other flax products - specify all other flax products - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  1. Flax flour - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  2. All other flax products - specify all other flax products - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)

Mustard - non-grains

  1. Mustard flour - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  2. All other mustard products - specify all other mustard products - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  1. Mustard flour - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  2. All other mustard products - specify all other mustard products - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)

Other non-grain (reported in question 8)

  1. Other non-grain flour - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  2. Other non-grain products - (Quantity produced)(metric tonnes)
  1. Other non-grain flour - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)
  2. Other non-grain products - (Stocks at year-end)(metric tonnes)

Offal production and year-end stocks

11. For the reference period, what was the quantity of offal produced (bran, hulls, etc.) and the year-end offal stocks?

  1. Quantity produced (metric tonnes)
  2. Stocks at year-end (metric tonnes)

Changes or events

12. Indicate any changes or events that affected the reported values for this business or organization compared with the last reporting period.

Mark all that apply.

  1. Strike or lockout
  2. Exchange rate impact
  3. Price changes in goods or services sold
  4. Contracting out
  5. Organizational change
  6. Price changes in labour or raw materials
  7. Natural disaster
  8. Recession
  9. Change in product line
  10. Sold business units
  11. Expansion
  12. New or lost contract
  13. Plant closures
  14. Acquisition of business or business units
  15. Other changes or events – specify the other changes or events:
  16. No changes or events

Contact person

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If the contact person is the same as on the cover page, please check and go to "Feedback"

Otherwise, who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?

  • First name
  • Last name
  • Title
  • Email address (example: user@example.gov.ca)
  • Telephone number (including area code)
    Example: 123-123-1234
  • Extension number (if applicable)
  • Fax number (including area code)
    Example: 123-123-1234

Feedback

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Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.

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General information

Confidentiality

Your answers are confidential. 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.

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 statistical agencies of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, 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.

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For this survey, there is a Section 12 agreement with the Prince Edward Island statistical agency.

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.

Record linkages

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