User Fees and Regulatory Charges (User Fees Act)

  1. User fee: Statistics Canada publications.
  2. Fee type: Other goods and services—fee for post-manuscript products.
  3. Fee-setting authority: Ministerial authority to enter into contract.
  4. Year last modified: 1996.
  5. Performance standards: Release dates for the next year for all 27 major economic indicators are announced each year at the end of November. The dates range from 20 to 60 days from the end of the reference month or quarter. Release dates for the next month for all data outputs are announced at the end of each month. Release dates for annual and occasional data outputs normally range from 6 to 18 months, depending on the nature of the data-collection process.
  6. Performance results: The Agency published 221 releases of the 27 major economic indicators, all as scheduled. As well, all other data outputs were released as per the dates announced at the end of each month.
Table – User Fees and Regulatory Charges – Statistics Canada publications
This table displays, in thousands of dollars, the forecase revenue, actual revenue and full cost for 2012/2013. It also shows, in thousands of dollars, the forecast revenue and estimated full cost for planning fiscal years 2013/2014, 2014/2015 and 2015/2016.
2012/2013
($ thousands)		 Planning years
($ thousands)
Forecast revenue Actual revenue Full cost Fiscal year Forecast revenue Estimated full cost
225.0 80.4 80.4 2013/2014 0.0 0.0
2014/2015 0.0 0.0
2015/2016 0.0 0.0

Other information: As of April 2013, Statistics Canada no longer produces print publications for sale. All of the Agency’s publications are available free of charge on Statistics Canada’s website.

  1. User fee: Access to Information Act (ATIA) fees charged for the processing of access requests filed under the ATIA.
  2. Fee type: Other goods and services—application fee.
  3. Fee-setting authority: Section 11 of the ATIA.
  4. Year last modified: 1992.
  5. Performance standards: Response provided within 30 days of receipt of request; the response time may be extended pursuant to Section 9 of the ATIA. Notice of extension to be sent within 30 days of receipt of request.  The ATIA provides fuller details.
  6. Performance results: Continue to meet statutory requirements of access to information legislation.
Table – User Fees and Regulatory Charges – Access to Information Act
2012/2013
($ thousands)		 Planning years
($ thousands)
Forecast revenue Actual revenue Full cost Fiscal year Forecast revenue Estimated full cost
0.5 0.5 418.5 2013/2014 0.5 500.0
2014/2015 0.5 500.0
2015/2016 0.5 500.0
Table – User Fees and Regulatory Charges – User Fee Totals
This table displays, in thousands of dollars, the forecase revenue, actual revenue and full cost for 2012/2013 for the regulatory subtotal, the “other products and services” subtotal and the total. It also shows, in thousands of dollars, the forecast revenue and estimated full cost for planning fiscal years 2013/2014, 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 for 2012/2013 for the regulatory subtotal, the “other products and services” subtotal and the total.
  2012/2013
($ thousands)		 Planning years
($ thousands)
Forecast revenue Actual revenue Full cost Fiscal year Forecast revenue Estimated full cost
Subtotal regulatory 0.0 0.0 0.0 2013/2014 0.0 0.0
2014/2015 0.0 0.0
2015/2016 0.0 0.0
Subtotal other products and services 225.5 80.9 498.9 2013/2014 0.5 500.0
2014/2015 0.5 500.0
2015/2016 0.5 500.0
Total 225.5 80.9 498.9 2013/2014 0.5 500.0
2014/2015 0.5 500.0
2015/2016 0.5 500.0