Why do we conduct this survey?
This survey collects data to provide estimates of production and value of maple products in Canada. The data are used by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, other government departments and provincial governments as well as producer's organizations. This information assists in the administration of agricultural policies, production and price analysis as well as economic research.
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 respondent burden, 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 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.
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.
Note: Press the help button (?) for additional information.
Legal Name
The legal name is one recognized by law, thus it is the name liable for pursuit or for debts incurred by the business or organization. In the case of a corporation, it is the legal name as fixed by its charter or the statute by which the corporation was created.
Modifications to the legal name should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.
To indicate a legal name of another legal entity you should instead indicate it in question 3 by selecting 'Not currently operational' and then choosing the applicable reason and providing the legal name of this other entity along with any other requested information.
Operating Name
The operating name is a name the business or organization is commonly known as if different from its legal name. The operating name is synonymous with trade name.
- Legal name
- Operating name (if applicable)
2. Verify or provide the contact informationof 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
- Country:
- Canada
- United States
- Email address
- Telephone number (including area code)
- Extension number (if applicable)
The maximum number of characters is 5. - Fax number (including area code)
3. Verify or provide the current operational status of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.
- Operational
- Not currently operational
Why is this business or organization not currently operational?- Seasonal operations
- When did this business or organization close for the season?
- Date
- When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
- Date
- When did this business or organization close for the season?
- Ceased operations
- When did this business or organization cease operations?
- Date
- Why did this business or organization cease operations?
- Bankruptcy
- Liquidation
- Dissolution
- Other - Specify the other reasons for ceased operations
- When did this business or organization cease operations?
- Sold operations
- When was this business or organization sold?
- Date
- What is the legal name of the buyer?
- When was this business or organization sold?
- Amalgamated with other businesses or organizations
- When did this business or organization amalgamate?
- Date
- 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?
- When did this business or organization amalgamate?
- Temporarily inactive but will re-open
- When did this business or organization become temporarily inactive?
- Date
- When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
- Date
- Why is this business or organization temporarily inactive?
- When did this business or organization become temporarily inactive?
- No longer operating due to other reasons
- When did this business or organization cease operations?
- Date
- Why did this business or organization cease operations?
- When did this business or organization cease operations?
- Seasonal operations
4. Verify or provide the current main activity of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.
Note: The described activity was assigned using the North American Industry Classification System(NAICS).
Note: Press the help button (?) for additional information, including a detailed description of this activity complete with example activities and any applicable exclusions.
This question verifies the business or organization's current main activity as classified by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is an industry classification system developed by the statistical agencies of Canada, Mexico and the United States. Created against the background of the North American Free Trade Agreement, it is designed to provide common definitions of the industrial structure of the three countries and a common statistical framework to facilitate the analysis of the three economies. NAICS is based on supply-side or production-oriented principles, to ensure that industrial data, classified to NAICS, are suitable for the analysis of production-related issues such as industrial performance.
The target entity for which NAICS is designed are businesses and other organizations engaged in the production of goods and services. They include farms, incorporated and unincorporated businesses and government business enterprises. They also include government institutions and agencies engaged in the production of marketed and non-marketed services, as well as organizations such as professional associations and unions and charitable or non-profit organizations and the employees of households.
The associated NAICS should reflect those activities conducted by the business or organizational units targeted by this questionnaire only, as identified in the 'Answering this questionnaire' section and which can be identified by the specified legal and operating name. The main activity is the activity which most defines the targeted business or organization's main purpose or reason for existence. For a business or organization that is for-profit, it is normally the activity that generates the majority of the revenue for the entity.
The NAICS classification contains a limited number of activity classifications; the associated classification might be applicable for this business or organization even if it is not exactly how you would describe this business or organization's main activity.
Please note that any modifications to the main activity through your response to this question might not necessarily be reflected prior to the transmitting of subsequent questionnaires and as a result they may not contain this updated information.
The following is the detailed description including any applicable examples or exclusions for the classification currently associated with this business or organization.
Examples:
- growing maple trees for the harvest of maple sap
- operation of maple sugar bush
- producing maple products in plants
- production of maple sugars and syrups in a separate central facility
Exclusions:
- manufacturing artificially flavoured maple syrup products (See 311990-All other food manufacturing)
Main activity
Provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization’s main activity e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development
5. You indicated that maple syrup and products production is not the current main activity. Was this business or organization's main activity ever classified as: Maple syrup and products production?
- Yes
When did the main activity change?- Date
- No
6. Search and select the industry classification code that best corresponds to this business or organization's main activity.
How to search:
- if desired, you can filter the search results by first selecting this business or organization's activity sector
- enter keywords or a brief description that best describes this business or organization main activity
- press the Search button to search the database for an activity that best matches the keywords or description you provided
- then select an activity from the list.
Select this business or organization's activity sector (optional)
- Farming or logging operation
- Construction company or general contractor
- Manufacturer
- Wholesaler
- Retailer
- Provider of passenger or freight transportation
- Provider of investment, savings or insurance products
- Real estate agency, real estate brokerage or leasing company
- Provider of professional, scientific or technical services
- Provider of health care or social services
- Restaurant, bar, hotel, motel or other lodging establishment
- Other sector
7. You have indicated that the current main activity of this business or organization is: Main activity. Are there any other activities that contribute significantly (at least 10%) to this business or organization's revenue?
- Yes, there are other activities.
- Please provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's secondary activity.
e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development
- Please provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's secondary activity.
- No, that is the only significant activity.
8. Approximately what percentage of this business or organization's revenue is generated by each of the following activities?
When precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimates.
| Percentage of revenue | |
|---|---|
| Main activity | |
| Secondary activity | |
| All other activities | |
| Total percentage |
Maple taps 2023
1. Were there any maple trees tapped in 2023?
- Yes
- No
Why are you not currently tapping?- We did no tappings in 2023, but it is possible that we may tap in 2024.
- We have permanently ceased to tap our maple bush.
2. What was the number of trees tapped and the number of tappings in 2023?
- Number of trees tapped
- Number of tappings
Production of maple syrup in 2023
3. In 2023, what was this operation's total production of the following maple products?
Exclude any maple products purchased from others for resale.
| Quantity | Unit of measure | |
|---|---|---|
| Maple Syrup Exclude syrup that will be processed by this operation into butter or sugar. |
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| a. Syrup sold (or to be sold) to processors | ||
| b. All other syrup sold (or to be sold) Exclude sales to processors. |
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| c. Syrup consumed (or to be consumed) at home | ||
| Maple Sugar made from this operation's syrup | ||
| d. Sugar sold (or to be sold) | ||
| e. Sugar consumed (or to be consumed) at home | ||
| Maple Butter made from this operation's syrup | ||
| f. Butter sold (or to be sold) | ||
| g. Butter consumed (or to be consumed) at home | ||
Average sales price obtained in 2023
4. What was the average sales price obtained in 2023 from the following maple products?
| Average sales price | |
|---|---|
| a. Syrup sold to processors - price per unit of measure | |
| b. All other syrup sold - price per unit of measure | |
| c. Sugar sold - price per unit of measure | |
| d. Butter sold - price per unit of measure |
Agricultural production
5. According to our records, this operation produces the selected agricultural products, listed below.
Please verify the agricultural products currently produced on this operation.
Please make any necessary corrections or updates.
Select all that apply.
- Field crops
- Hay
- Summerfallow
- Potatoes
- Fruit, berries and nuts
- Vegetables
- Sod
- Nursery products
- Greenhouse products
- Cattle and calves
- Include beef or dairy.
- Pigs
- Sheep and lambs
- Mink
- Fox
- Hens and chickens
- Turkeys
- Maple taps
- Honey bees
- Mushrooms
- Other
- Specify agricultural products
- OR
Not producing agricultural products
Area in crops
6. What area of this operation is used for the following crops?
Report the areas only once, even if used for more than one crop type.
Exclude land used by others.
| Area | Unit of measure | |
|---|---|---|
| a. Field crops | ||
| b. Hay | ||
| c. Summerfallow | ||
| d. Potatoes | ||
| e. Fruit, berries and nuts | ||
| f. Vegetables | ||
| g. Sod | ||
| h. Nursery products |
Greenhouse area
7. What is the total area under glass, plastic or other protection used for growing plants?
Total area
Unit of measure
- square feet
- square metres
Livestock (excluding birds)
8. How many of the following animals are on this operation?
Report all animals on this operation, regardless of ownership, including those that are boarded, custom-fed or fed under contract.
Include all animals kept by this operation, regardless of ownership, that are pastured on a community pasture, grazing co-op or public land.
Exclude animals owned but kept on a farm, ranch or feedlot operated by someone else.
| Number | |
|---|---|
| a. Cattle and calves | |
| b. Pigs | |
| c. Sheep and lambs | |
| d. Mink | |
| e. Fox |
Birds
9. How many of the following birds are on this operation?
Report all poultry on this operation, regardless of ownership, including those grown under contract
Include poultry for sale and poultry for personal use.
Exclude poultry owned but kept on an operation operated by someone else.
| Number | |
|---|---|
| a. Hens and chickens | |
| b. Turkeys |
Maple taps
10. What was the total number of taps made on maple trees last spring?
Total number of taps
Honey bees
11. How many live colonies of honey bees(used for honey production or pollination) are owned by this operation?
Include bees owned, regardless of location.
Number of colonies
Mushrooms
12. What is the total mushroom growing area (standing footage)on this operation?
Include mushrooms grown using beds, trays, tunnels or logs.
Total area
Unit of measure
- square feet
- square metres
Changes or events
13. Indicate any changes or events that affected the reported values for this business or organization, compared with the last reporting period.
Select all that apply.
- Strike or lock-out
- Exchange rate impact
- Price changes in goods or services sold
- Contracting out
- Organisational change
- Price changes in labour or raw materials
- Natural disaster
- Recession
- Change in product line
- Sold business units
- Expansion
- New/lost contract
- Plant closures
- Acquisition of business units
- Other
- Specify the other changes or events
- OR
No changes or events
Contact person
14. Statistics Canada may need to contact the person who completed this questionnaire for further information.
Is Provided Given Names Provided Family Name the best person to contact?
- Yes
- No
Who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?- First name
- Last name
- Title
- Email address
- Telephone number (including area code)
- Extension number (if applicable)
- The maximum number of characters is 5.
- Fax number (including area code)
Feedback
15. How long did it take to complete this questionnaire?
Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.
- Hours
- Minutes
16. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?
Enter your comments