Confidential when completed. This survey is conducted under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, c. S-19. Completion of this questionnaire is a legal requirement under the Statistics Act.
The purpose of this survey is to collect information on the hog industry. The statistics produced from the survey enable those active in the agricultural sector to observe and assess changes in the industry, measure performance and keep the agricultural community and general public informed of developments.
Statistics Canada is collecting information concerning the farm described on the label. If the operators of this holding manage any other farm(s) entirely separate from this farm (i.e., separate accounting books are kept), please do not include any data for the other farm(s) on this questionnaire.
Instructions
When answering the questions:
Include all pigs on all sites (or barns) on your operation as of October 1, 2010, regardless of ownership, including pigs custom fed or fed under contract for others.
Do not include pigs which are owned by you but kept on a farm or feedlot operated by someone else.
Section A - Inventory
1a. On October 1, 2010 do you expect to have any pigs (on this operation)?
- Yes
- No (Go to Question 1b.)
1b. Were there any pigs on this operation during the past quarter (July, August and September 2010)?
- Yes Go to Section B, questions 6
- No Go to Section D
2. How many of the following do you expect to have on this operation on October 1, 2010?
- i) Sows and gilts kept for breeding
- ii) Boars kept for breeding
- iii) Suckling pigs
- iv) Weanling, nursery, or starter pigs
- v) Market pigs, 50 pounds and over (23 kg and over)
3. What will be the total pig inventory on October 1, 2010 on this operation?
4. Of the sows and gilts kept for breeding reported in question 2, box 606, what percent would have farrowed at least once?
5. Of the market pigs reported in question 2, box 653, what number or percent are in the following three categories? Please report as a number or %i) over 179 pounds (81 kg)
ii) between 120 to 179 pounds (54 to 81 kg)
iii) under 120 pounds (54 kg)?
(Exclude weanling, nursery, or starter pigs)
Section B - Farrowings
6. During the last quarter (July, August and September 2010) how many sows and bred gilts farrowed?
Quarterly
Monthly
Bi-Weekly
Weekly
If none, go to question 10
7. Compared with the last quarter, what is the expected percent change to farrowings in:
i) October, November and December 2010?
Increase
Decrease
No change
ii) January, February and March 2011?
Increase
Decrease
No change
8. On average, how many pigs were born per litter during the last quarter (July, August and September 2010)?
9. Of the pigs born last quarter (July, August and September 2010), what percentage died or were destroyed before weaning?
Section C - Shipments
10. In the last quarter (July, August and September 2010), how many market pigs will this operation have shipped to a slaughter facility?
If none, go to question 12
11. Of those market pigs shipped to slaughter, what number or percent will be shipped to a facility in:
Please report as a number or %
- i) the United States
- ii) another province
- iii) within province
12. In the last quarter (July, August and September 2010), how many weanling, nursery, or starter pigs will this operation have shipped to another operation for feeding purposes?
If none, go to Section D
13. Of those weanling, nursery, or starter pigs shipped for feeding purposes, what number or percent will be shipped to another operation in:
Please report as a number or %
- i) the United States
- ii) another province
- iii) within province
Comments:
Section D - General Information
Confidentiality
Your answers are confidential.
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. The confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act are not affected by either the Access to Information Act or any other legislation. Therefore, for example, the Canada Revenue Agency cannot access identifiable survey records from Statistics Canada.
Information from this survey will be used for statistical purposes only and will be published in aggregate form only.
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 avoid duplication of enquiry, Statistics Canada has entered into data-sharing agreements with provincial statistical agencies, which must 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 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 farm operations may not object to the sharing of their data.
For this survey, there are Section 11 agreements with the provincial statistical agencies of Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.
The shared data will be limited to information pertaining to farm operations located within the jurisdiction of the respective province.
Section 12 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with federal and provincial 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 at the address below. Please specify the name of the survey and the organizations with which you do not want to share your data.
- Statistics Canada
- Chief Statistician
- R. H. Coats Building, 26th Floor, Section A
- 100 Tunney's Pasture Driveway
- Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6
For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the Manitoba Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture and the British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture and Lands.
For agreements with provincial government organizations, the shared data will be limited to information pertaining to farm operations located within the jurisdiction of the respective province.