2018 Annual Environmental Protection Expenditures Survey

Why do we conduct this survey?

The purpose of this survey is to obtain information on the expenditures made by industry to protect the environment in Canada. This information serves as an important indicator of Canadian investment in environmental protection.

Data from this survey are used by all levels of government in establishing informed environmental policies. The private sector also uses this information in the corporate decision-making process.

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 the reporting burden, Statistics Canada may combine the acquired data 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 and territorial statistical agencies of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and the Yukon. The shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.

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, specifying the organizations with which you do not want Statistics Canada to share your data and mailing it to the following address:

Chief Statistician of Canada
Statistics Canada
Attention of Director, Enterprise Statistics Division
150 Tunney's Pasture Driveway
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0T6

You may also contact us by email at statcan.esdhelpdesk-dsebureaudedepannage.statcan@statcan.gc.ca or by fax at 613-951-6583.

For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with Natural Resources Canada; Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada; and the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

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.

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

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 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
Country
- Canada
- United States
Email address
Telephone number (including area code)
Extension number (if applicable)
The maximum number of characters is 10.
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
- 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
- Sold operations
  - When was this business or organization sold?
    - Date
  - What is the legal name of the buyer?
- 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?
- 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?
- No longer operating due to other reasons
  - When did this business or organization cease operations?
    - Date
  - 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 above.

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

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.

Description and examples

This is the current main activity
This is not the current 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

Main activity

5. You indicated that is not the current main activity.

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

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.

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

Solid waste management

1. Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses for non-hazardous and hazardous solid waste management during the 2018 fiscal year.

Include expenditures related to:

non-hazardous and hazardous solid waste collection, transport, treatment, storage, disposal, recycling, and composting
on-site preparation of materials for recycling at an off-site facility done by your establishment's employees and services provided by a private contractor or a federal, provincial or local government body
assessments and audits
activities related to measurement, control, laboratories
municipal services
both own-account expenses (e.g., employee wages and salaries) and purchased goods and services.

Exclude expenditures on:

on-site recycling
sewage or wastewater management (to be reported in question 4)
treatment of high-level radioactive waste (to be reported in question 23).

To report operating expenses:

Include all expenses related to environmental protection incurred for labour, materials and supplies, maintenance and repair, and purchased services (include fuel and electricity expenses for machinery and equipment whose sole purpose is to protect the environment).

Exclude depreciation on machinery and equipment.

To report capital expenditures:

Include all relevant outlays for machinery and equipment and their installation and repair that have been capitalized, as well as for the construction of non-residential facilities (contractors or own employees). For construction, include all costs associated with demolition, planning and design (such as engineering and consulting fees), any materials supplied to construction contractors for installation and any costs associated with the purchase of land that are neither amortized nor depreciated.

Exclude any provisions for future environmental liability.

If the expenditure is zero or if not applicable, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Note: This survey requires all environmental protection expenditures to be reported, whether or not they are in response to current or anticipated Canadian or international regulations, conventions or voluntary agreements.

Solid waste management:

Activities related to the collection, treatment, storage, disposal, and recycling of all domestic, industrial, non-hazardous and hazardous waste (including low-level radioactive waste). Include monitoring and regulation activities, related environmental assessments and audits, costs for regular garbage collection and other related expenditures. Exclude radioactive waste requiring shielding during handling and transportation (to be reported under 'protection against radiation'.)

Waste:

Any material that is unwanted by its producer. The unwanted material may be a by-product of an extraction or production process, or products that have been consumed or lost their original inherent value from the perspective of the current holder (e.g., an empty package, an apple core, or an old newspaper). Once it enters into the waste stream (e.g., is picked up for collection by a waste service provider), materials that hold value to someone else may be diverted for further use (e.g., the apple core could be composted, the old newspaper could be used as an input at a pulp and paper plant). Include both nonhazardous and hazardous wastes, including low-level radioactive waste. Exclude other radioactive waste (to be reported under protection against radiation).

Hazardous waste:

All materials that may be hazardous to human health or the environment, due to their nature or quantity, and which require special handling techniques as specified by the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (2001), the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (1999), The Basel Convention (1989), or the Export and Import of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations (2005). For the purposes of this definition, hazardous waste includes low-level radioactive waste, but excludes other radioactive waste (to be reported under protection against radiation).

Low-level radioactive waste:

Waste that contains or is contaminated with radionuclides at a concentration or radioactivity level that is low enough that shielding is not required during normal handling and transportation.

Radioactive waste:

Any material that contains or is contaminated with radionuclides at concentration or radioactivity levels greater than the "exempt quantities" established by the competent authorities, and for which no use is foreseen. This includes wastes produced at nuclear power plants and associated nuclear fuel cycle facilities as well as through other uses of radioactive material (e.g., the use of radionuclides in hospitals and research establishments). Other important wastes are those from mining and milling of uranium and from the reprocessing of spent fuel.

For mining activities:

Do not report any expenditures that are related to the handling and treatment of mine tailings under this category (to be reported under 'wastewater management').

Examples of related technologies:

Collection-related goods and technologies

Collection vehicles for waste, recycling and organics
Containers for collection of waste, recycling and organics
Other recycling equipment used in collection

Separating and sorting-related goods and technologies

Air classifiers, magnetic separators, eddy current separators, etc.

Compaction-related goods and technologies

Balers, densifiers, compactors, shredders, granulators, etc.

Centralized biological reprocessing technologies

Centralized composters, etc.

Disposal-related goods and technologies

Equipment for landfill leachate collection and containment
Equipment for landfill gas management
Equipment for thermal treatment (e.g., rotary kiln incinerator, mass burning, starved air incinerator, fluidized bed)

To report operating expenses:

Exclude depreciation on machinery and equipment.

To report capital expenditures:

Exclude any provisions for future environmental liability.

Environmental protection expenditures:

All operating expenses and capital and repair expenditures whose primary purpose is the prevention, reduction or elimination of pollution and/or other forms of degradation of the environment as well as measures taken to restore the environment from a degraded state. This includes expenditures that this specific establishment incurred for pollution prevention, abatement and control; solid waste management; wastewater management; protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water; protection and restoration of biodiversity and habitat; environmental monitoring; environmental assessments and audits; relevant training and administrative costs, etc.

Exclude expenditures made to improve employee health, workplace safety, and site beautification. Expenses incurred to produce pollution prevention or abatement and control equipment for sale are also excluded as they would appear twice in the expenditure data produced by Statistics Canada. Expenditures for environment-related research and development are also excluded since they are collected elsewhere in Statistics Canada.

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	CAN$
Capital expenditures
Operating expenses
Total expenditures

2. Of the (Total expenditures reported in question 1), report the proportion spent on purchased goods, technologies and services.

Purchased goods, technologies and services are goods, technologies and services provided by an outside company or service provider. They exclude in-house or own-account expenditures, such as employee wages and salaries.

When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Percentage spent

3. Which of the following goods and technologies related to solid waste management were purchased by this establishment during the 2018 fiscal year?

Select all that apply.

Collection vehicles for waste, recycling and organics
Containers for collection of waste, recycling and organics
Other recycling equipment used in collection
Separating and sorting-related goods and technologies - e.g., air classifiers, magnetic separators, eddy current separators
Compaction-related goods and technologies - e.g., balers, densifiers, compactors, shredders, granulators
Centralized biological reprocessing technologies - e.g., centralized composters
Equipment for landfill leachate collection and containment
Equipment for landfill gas management
Equipment for thermal treatment - e.g., rotary kiln incinerator, mass burning, starved air incinerator, fluidized bed
Other solid waste management goods or technologies - Specify other solid waste management goods or technologies
None of the above

Wastewater management

4. Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses for wastewater management during the 2018 fiscal year.

Include expenditures related to:

prevention of wastewater through in-process modifications
wastewater treatment, including pollution abatement and control (end-of-pipe) processes
management of substances released to surface waters, municipal sewer systems, soil, or underground
treatment of cooling water for disposal
the installation of sewage infrastructure and expenditures related to the use, collection, treatment and disposal of sewage, including septic tanks
sewage services provided by a federal, provincial or local government body (e.g., municipal services)
handling and treatment of mine tailings
assessments and audits
activities related to measurement, control, laboratories
both own-account expenses (e.g., employee wages and salaries) and purchased goods and services.

Exclude expenditures on the protection of groundwater from pollutant infiltration and the cleaning up of soil and water bodies after pollution (to be reported in question 16).

If the expenditure is zero or if not applicable, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Wastewater management:

Activities aimed at the abatement or prevention of pollution through the abatement of pollutants or reduction of the release of wastewater. For example, report on measures aimed at reducing pollutants before discharge, and at reducing the release of wastewater, fees paid to municipalities for municipal sewage services, costs associated with septic tanks, treatment of cooling water, handling and treatment of mine tailings, etc.

Wastewater:

Water that is of no further immediate value for the purpose for which it was used or in the pursuit of which it was produced, because of quality, quantity or time of its occurrence.

Sewage:

Wastewater discharged from residences, commercial and industrial establishments and conveyed in a plumbing collection system.

For mining activities:

Use this question to report any expenditures that are related to the handling and treatment of mine tailings to protect the environment, including those required by environmental regulation. Include all expenditures related to environmental protection, even when some of these activities are now considered to be "standard practice."

Examples of related technologies:

Physical or chemical treatment of industrial wastewater

Tanks and related components for dilution or equalization, neutralization, sedimentation, chemical precipitation
Oil separators, skimmers
Ion exchange beds
Air stripping tanks or columns
Liquid extraction columns
Micro-porous membrane adsorbers
Equipment for advanced chemical oxidation or UV radiation
Pre-treatment filters
Chemicals used in industrial wastewater treatment

Centralized physical or chemical and biological treatment of sewage

Intake screens
Air sparging grit chambers
Oil separators, skimmers
Tanks and related components for sedimentation, chemical precipitation or flocculation, aerobic biological treatment, aeration, clarification, disinfection
Membrane bioreactors
Trickling filters
Anaerobic digesters
Chemicals used in sewage treatment

To report operating expenses:

Exclude depreciation on machinery and equipment.

To report capital expenditures:

Exclude any provisions for future environmental liability.

Environmental protection expenditures:

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	CAN$
Capital expenditures
Operating expenses
Total expenditures

5. Of the (Total expenditures reported in question 4), report the proportion spent on purchased goods, technologies and services.

When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Percentage spent

Wastewater pollution abatement and control (end-of-pipe processes) is any method, technique, or process designed to manage and treat pollution after it is generated during the production process.

For example:

biological and chemical systems to treat water (such as water treatment plants)
filtration systems
cyclones
septic tanks, portable toilets
other barrier systems
treatment of cooling water before release.

Wastewater pollution prevention (integrated processes) is any method, technique, or process that reduces or eliminates the amount of pollution generated during the production process i.e., before pollution is created. Pollution prevention activities can include equipment and technology modifications.

For example:

product design or reformulation to be less toxic upon use, release or disposal
equipment or process modifications (integrated processes)
recirculation, on-site recycling or reuse or recovery of polluting substances
materials or feedstock substitution, solvent reduction, elimination or substitution
improved inventory management or purchasing techniques
prevention of leaks and spills of polluting substances
improved operating practices or pollution prevention training.

6. Of the reported for capital expenditures for wastewater management (question 4a), what proportion was spent on each of the following?

If the proportion is zero, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

For both categories of wastewater management, exclude expenditures on the protection of groundwater from pollution infiltration and the cleaning up of soil and water bodies after pollution (to be reported under 'Protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water').

Wastewater pollution abatement and control expenditures (end-of-pipe processes):

The purchase, operating and maintenance of equipment and processes that manage or treat wastewater after it has been created. End-of-pipe processes are not an integral part of production; their sole purpose is to abate or to control undesirable substances resulting from normal production. For example, the purchase or operation of:

Tanks and related components for dilution or equalization, neutralization, sedimentation, chemical precipitation
Oil separators, skimmers
Ion exchange beds
Air stripping tanks or columns
Micro-porous membrane adsorbers
Equipment for advanced chemical oxidation or UV radiation
Pre-treatment filters
Chemicals used in industrial wastewater treatment
All equipment used for the physical or chemical and biological treatment of sewage
Fees paid to municipalities or other organization for wastewater or sewage treatment

Wastewater pollution prevention expenditures (integrated processes):

The purchase, operation and maintenance of equipment and processes that reduce or eliminate wastewater pollution at the source, in other words, before pollution is created as opposed to an end-of-pipe process.

Examples of pollution prevention activities:

Product design or reformulation, such as changing product specifications to reduce or eliminate the use of toxic substances; modifying product design or composition to make them more environmentally friendly.
Equipment or process modifications (integrated process), such as instituting recycling within a process; switching from the use of solvents to mechanical paint-stripping devices; modifying or installing rinse systems; improving rinse equipment design; improving rinse equipment operation; modifying equipment, layout or piping; use of a different process catalyst.
Recirculation, on-site recycling or reuse or recovery of materials or substances, such as using a small distillation unit to reclaim solvents on-site; recovery of sludge; water recirculation; reuse of water for refrigeration condenser operation. Excludes materials transferred or recycled off-site.
Materials or feedstock substitution, solvent reduction, elimination or substitution, such as the use of aqueous-based rather than solvent-based cleaners; increased purity of raw materials.
Improved inventory management or purchasing techniques, such as avoiding the unnecessary generation of wastewater by ensuring that materials do not stay in inventory beyond shelf life; eliminating shelf-life requirements for stable materials; instituting better labelling procedures; instituting a clearinghouse to exchange materials that would otherwise be discarded as wastewater.
Prevention of leaks and spills, such as taking measures to prevent releases such as installing splash guards and drip trays around equipment; modifying containment procedures for cleaning units; improving draining procedures; improving storage or stacking procedures; improving procedures for loading, unloading and transfer operations; installing overflow alarms or automatic shut-off valves; implementing an inspection or monitoring program for potential spill or leak sources.
Good operating practices or pollution prevention training, such as changing production schedules to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers; improving maintenance scheduling, record keeping or procedures; training staff to recognize and implement pollution prevention opportunities.

To report capital expenditures:

Exclude any provisions for future environmental liability.

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	Percentage
Pollution abatement and control for wastewater released to surface waters, municipal sewer systems or soil, or injected underground (end-of-pipe)
Pollution prevention for wastewater released to surface waters, municipal sewer systems or soil, or injected underground (integrated processes)
Total percentage

7. Of the reported for operating expenses for wastewater management (question 4b), what proportion was spent on each of the following?

If the proportion is zero, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Wastewater pollution abatement and control expenditures (end-of-pipe processes):

Tanks and related components for dilution or equalization, neutralization, sedimentation, chemical precipitation
Oil separators, skimmers
Ion exchange beds
Air stripping tanks or columns
Micro-porous membrane adsorbers
Equipment for advanced chemical oxidation or UV radiation
Pre-treatment filters
Chemicals used in industrial wastewater treatment
All equipment used for the physical or chemical and biological treatment of sewage
Fees paid to municipalities or other organization for wastewater or sewage treatment

Wastewater pollution prevention expenditures (integrated processes):

The purchase, operation and maintenance of equipment and processes that reduce or eliminate wastewater pollution at the source in other words, before pollution is created as opposed to an end-of-pipe process.

Examples of pollution prevention activities:

Product design or reformulation, such as changing product specifications to reduce or eliminate the use of toxic substances; modifying product design or composition to make them more environmentally friendly.
Equipment or process modifications (integrated process), such as instituting recycling within a process; switching from the use of solvents to mechanical paint-stripping devices; modifying or installing rinse systems; improving rinse equipment design; improving rinse equipment operation; modifying equipment, layout or piping; use of a different process catalyst.
Recirculation, on-site recycling or reuse or recovery of materials or substances, such as using a small distillation unit to reclaim solvents on-site; recovery of sludge; water recirculation; reuse of water for refrigeration condenser operation. Excludes materials transferred or recycled off-site.
Materials or feedstock substitution, solvent reduction, elimination or substitution, such as the use of aqueous-based rather than solvent-based cleaners; increased purity of raw materials.
Improved inventory management or purchasing techniques, such as avoiding the unnecessary generation of wastewater by ensuring that materials do not stay in inventory beyond shelf life; eliminating shelf-life requirements for stable materials; instituting better labelling procedures; instituting a clearinghouse to exchange materials that would otherwise be discarded as wastewater.
Prevention of leaks and spills, such as taking measures to prevent releases such as installing splash guards and drip trays around equipment; modifying containment procedures for cleaning units; improving draining procedures; improving storage or stacking procedures; improving procedures for loading, unloading and transfer operations; installing overflow alarms or automatic shut-off valves; implementing an inspection or monitoring program for potential spill or leak sources.
Good operating practices or pollution prevention training, such as changing production schedules to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers; improving maintenance scheduling, record keeping or procedures; training staff to recognize and implement pollution prevention opportunities.

To report operating expenses:

Exclude depreciation on machinery and equipment.

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	Percentage
Pollution abatement and control for wastewater released to surface waters, municipal sewer systems or soil, or injected underground (end-of-pipe)
Pollution prevention for wastewater released to surface waters, municipal sewer systems or soil, or injected underground (integrated processes)
Total percentage

8. Which of the following goods and technologies related to wastewater management were purchased by this establishment during the 2018 fiscal year?

Select all that apply.

Tanks and related components for dilution or equalization, neutralization, sedimentation, chemical precipitation
Oil separators, skimmers used in industrial wastewater
Oil separators, skimmers in sewage treatment
Ion exchange beds
Air stripping tanks or columns
Liquid extraction columns
Micro-porous membrane adsorbers
Equipment for advanced chemical oxidation or UV radiation
Pre-treatment filters
Chemicals used in industrial wastewater treatment
Chemicals used in sewage treatment
Intake screens
Air sparging grit chambers
Tanks and related components for sedimentation, chemical precipitation or flocculation, aerobic biological treatment, aeration, clarification, disinfection
Membrane bioreactors
Trickling filters
Anaerobic digesters
Other goods and technologies related to wastewater management - Specify other goods and technologies related to wastewater management
None of the above

Environmental protection

9. During the 2018 fiscal year, did this establishment have environmental protection expenditures in any of the following categories?

Include capital expenditures and operating expenses.

Report both own-account expenses (e.g., employee wages and salaries) and purchased goods and services.

Please select either "Yes" or "No" for each type of expenditure. Please do not leave any question blank.

Environmental protection expenditures:

To report operating expenses:

Exclude depreciation on machinery and equipment.

To report capital expenditures:

Exclude any provisions for future environmental liability.

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	Yes	No
Air pollution management
Protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water
Protection of biodiversity and habitat
Noise and vibration abatement
Protection against radiation
Environmental charges
Other environmental protection activities

Air pollution management

10. Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses for air pollution management during the 2018 fiscal year.

Include expenditures related to:

the management of pollutant emissions to the atmosphere, including greenhouse gases
both pollution prevention (integrated processes) and pollution abatement and control (end-of-pipe processes)
assessments and audits
activities related to measurement, control, laboratories
both own-account expenses (e.g., employee wages and salaries) and purchased goods and services.

Exclude expenditures related to:

workers' health and safety (e.g., maintenance of indoor air quality)
measures undertaken for cost-saving reasons, such as heat or energy savings (to be reported in question 28a)
the purchase of electric or hybrid vehicles (to be reported in question 28b)
the production of renewable or clean energy (to be reported in questions 28c and 28e)
the purchase of biofuels (to be reported in question 28d)
the purchase of renewable energy (not included in this survey).

If the expenditure is zero, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Air pollution management:

Activities aimed at reducing the emissions of pollutants (including greenhouse gases) to the atmosphere, including pollution abatement and control (i.e., end-of-pipe processes) and pollution prevention (i.e., integrated processes), as well as related assessments, audits, measurement, control, laboratories and the like.

Examples of related technologies:

Physical or chemical treatment technologies

Filters and cyclones
Electrostatic precipitators
Scrubbers
Waste gas absorbers and waste gas flare or incinerators
Industrial catalytic converters
Pollutant recovery condensers
Adsorbers

Greenhouse gas control technologies

Clean coal processing technologies
Carbon capture and sequestration technologies and storage
Air and off-gas treatments

Air quality and air pollution technologies

Low emitting burners

Monitoring and compliance technologies

Leak detection technologies
Environmental measurement apparatus

Examples of related services:

Greenhouse gas management services

Services for carbon credit trading, generation of compliance units, surplus allowances, emissions performance credits, and offset credits
Preparation of emissions reports and verification services
Allowance auctioning and exchange platform services
Market monitoring services
Offset protocol development and validation services

Services for the development of compliance systems and electronic emissions reporting systems

Air pollution management services
Measuring and monitoring services
Modelling and mapping services
Risk assessment and management services
Services for the development of compliance and electronic emissions reporting systems

To report operating expenses:

Exclude depreciation on machinery and equipment.

To report capital expenditures:

Exclude any provisions for future environmental liability.

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	CAN$
Capital expenditures
Operating expenses
Total expenditures

11. Of the (Total expenditures reported in question 10), report the proportion spent on purchased goods, technologies and services.

When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Percentage spent

Air pollution abatement and control (end-of-pipe processes) is any method, technique, or process designed to manage and treat pollution after it is generated during the production process.

For example:

scrubbers at the end of emission stacks
filtration systems
cyclones
other barrier systems.

Air pollution prevention (integrated processes) is any method, technique, or process that reduces or eliminates the amount of pollution generated during the production process i.e., before pollution is created. Pollution prevention activities can include equipment and technology modifications.

For example:

product design or reformulation to be less toxic upon use, release or disposal
equipment or process modifications (integrated processes)
recirculation, on-site recycling or reuse/recovery of air polluting substances
materials or feedstock substitution, solvent reduction, elimination or substitution
prevention of leaks of polluting substances
improved operating practices or pollution prevention training.

12. Of the reported for capital expenditures for air pollution management (question 10a), what proportion was spent on each of the following?

If the proportion is zero, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Air pollution abatement and control expenditures (end-of-pipe processes):

The purchase, operation and maintenance of equipment and processes that manage or treat air pollution after it has been created. End-of-pipe processes are not an integral part of production; their sole purpose is to abate or control undesirable substances resulting from normal production.

Examples of related equipment:

Filters and cyclones (e.g., membrane, baghouse, granular beds)
Electrostatic precipitators
Scrubbers (e.g., venturi, spray tower, mechanical, plate tower, packed tower)
Waste gas absorbers and waste gas flare or incinerators
Industrial catalytic converters
Adsorbers
Carbon capture and sequestration technologies and storage
Air emissions and off-gas treatments for greenhouse gases (e.g., oxidation, scrubbing, vapour phase carbon adsorption)

Air pollution prevention expenditures (integrated processes):

The purchase, operation and maintenance of equipment and processes that reduce or eliminate air pollution at the sourcein other words, before pollution is created as opposed to an end-of-pipe process.

Examples include:

Product design or reformulation, such as changing product specifications to reduce or eliminate the use of toxic or polluting substances or modifying product design or composition to make them more environmentally friendly.
Equipment or process modifications (integrated process), such as instituting recycling within a process in order to reduce air emissions.
Recirculation, on-site recycling or reuse or recovery of materials or substances, such as vapour recovery. Excludes materials transferred or recycled off-site.
Materials or feedstock substitution, solvent reduction, elimination or substitution, such as substituting materials or feedstocks in order to reduce emissions.
Improved inventory management or purchasing techniques, such as avoiding the unnecessary generation of waste related to air emissions by ensuring that materials do not stay in inventory beyond shelf life; eliminating shelf-life requirements for stable materials; instituting better labelling procedures; or instituting a clearinghouse to exchange polluting materials that would otherwise be discarded.
Prevention of leaks and spills, such as taking measures to prevent air polluting releases; automatic shut-off valves; installed vapour recovery systems; implemented inspection or monitoring program of potential spill or leak sources.
Improved operating practices, such as changing production schedules to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers; improved maintenance scheduling, record keeping or procedures; training staff to recognize and implement air pollution prevention opportunities.

Examples of related technologies:

Low emitting burners (e.g., low NOx)

Exclusions:

For both categories of air pollution management, exclude costs associated with the maintenance of indoor air quality (e.g., for health reasons), measures undertaken for cost-saving reasons (e.g., energy savings), the purchase of electric or hybrid vehicles, the purchase of renewable energy products or biofuels, and costs associated with the production of renewable energy (to be reported elsewhere).

To report capital expenditures:

Exclude any provisions for future environmental liability.

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	Percentage
Air pollution abatement and control (end-of-pipe)
Air pollution prevention (integrated processes)
Total percentage

13. Of the reported for operating expenses for air pollution management (question 10b), what proportion was spent on each of the following?

If the proportion is zero, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Air pollution abatement and control expenditures (end-of-pipe processes):

Filters and cyclones (e.g., membrane, baghouse, granular beds)
Electrostatic precipitators
Scrubbers (e.g., venturi, spray tower, mechanical, plate tower, packed tower)
Waste gas absorbers and waste gas flare or incinerators
Industrial catalytic converters
Adsorbers
Carbon capture and sequestration technologies and storage
Air emissions and off-gas treatments for greenhouse gases (e.g., oxidation, scrubbing, vapour phase carbon adsorption)

Air pollution prevention expenditures (integrated processes):

The purchase, operation and maintenance of equipment and processes that reduce or eliminate air pollution at the source in other words, before pollution is created as opposed to an end-of-pipe process. Examples include:

Product design or reformulation, such as changing product specifications to reduce or eliminate the use of toxic or polluting substances or modifying product design or composition to make them more environmentally friendly.
Equipment or process modifications (integrated process), such as instituting recycling within a process in order to reduce air emissions.
Recirculation, on-site recycling or reuse or recovery of materials or substances, such as vapour recovery. Excludes materials transferred or recycled off-site.
Materials or feedstock substitution, solvent reduction, elimination or substitution, such as substituting materials or feedstocks in order to reduce emissions.
Improved inventory management or purchasing techniques, such as avoiding the unnecessary generation of waste related to air emissions by ensuring that materials do not stay in inventory beyond shelf life; eliminating shelf-life requirements for stable materials; instituting better labelling procedures; or instituting a clearinghouse to exchange polluting materials that would otherwise be discarded.
Prevention of leaks and spills, such as taking measures to prevent air polluting releases; automatic shut-off valves; installed vapour recovery systems; implemented inspection or monitoring program of potential spill or leak sources.
Improved operating practices, such as changing production schedules to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers; improved maintenance scheduling, record keeping or procedures; training staff to recognize and implement air pollution prevention opportunities.

Examples of related technologies:

Low emitting burners (e.g., low NOx)

Exclusions:

To report operating expenses:

Exclude depreciation on machinery and equipment.

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	Percentage
Air pollution abatement and control (end-of-pipe)
Air pollution prevention (integrated processes)
Total percentage

14. Which of the following goods and technologies related to air pollution management were purchased by this establishment during the 2018 fiscal year?

Select all that apply.

Physical or chemical treatment technologies

Filters and cyclones e.g., membrane, baghouse, granular bed
Electrostatic precipitators
Scrubbers e.g., venturi, spray tower, mechanical, plate tower, packed tower
Waste gas absorbers and waste gas flare or incinerators
Industrial catalytic converters
Pollutant recovery condensers
Adsorbers
Other physical or chemical treatment technologies - Specify other physical or chemical treatment technologies
None of the above

Greenhouse gas control technologies

Clean coal processing technologies
Carbon capture and sequestration technologies and storage
Air and off-gas treatments e.g., oxidation, scrubbing, vapour phase carbon adsorption
Other greenhouse gas control technologies - Specify other greenhouse gas control technologies
None of the above

Air quality and air pollution technologies

Low emitting burners e.g., low NOx, low SOx
Other air quality and air pollution technologies -Specify other air quality and air pollution technologies
None of the above

Monitoring and compliance technologies

Leak detection technologies
Environmental measurement apparatus
Other monitoring and compliance technologies - Specify other monitoring and compliance technologies
None of the above

15. Which of the following services related to air pollution management were purchased by this establishment during the 2018 fiscal year?

Select all that apply.

Greenhouse gas management services

Services for carbon credit trading, generation of compliance units, surplus allowances, emissions performance credits, and offset credits
Preparation of emissions reports and verification services
Allowance auctioning and exchange platform services
Market monitoring services
Offset protocol development and validation services
Services for the development of compliance systems and electronic emissions reporting systems
Other greenhouse gas management services - Specify other greenhouse gas management services
None of the above

Air pollution management services

Measuring and monitoring services
Modelling and mapping services
Risk assessment and management services
Services for the development of compliance and electronic emissions reporting systems
Other air pollution management services - Specify other air pollution management services
None of the above

Protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water

16. Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses for the protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water during the 2018 fiscal year.

Include expenditures related to:

prevention of pollutant infiltration
remediation or cleaning up of soil and water bodies
site reclamation and decommissioning (include decommissioning costs incurred in the 2018 fiscal year, even if the site was closed before this period)
protection of soil from erosion and other physical degradation
prevention and remediation of soil salinity
assessments and audits
activities related to measurement, control, laboratories
both own-account expenses (e.g., employee wages and salaries) and purchased goods and services.

Exclude expenditures related to:

wastewater management activities (to be reported in question 4)
protection of biodiversity and habitat (to be reported in question 19).

If the expenditure is zero, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water: Activities aimed at the prevention of pollution infiltration: remediation or cleaning up of soils and water bodies; protection of soil from erosion, salinization and physical degradation; site reclamation and decommissioning; and related assessments and audits, monitoring, control, laboratories and the like. For example, include expenditures for in situ and ex situ biological, physical, chemical, thermal treatments, containment, etc.

Exclude wastewater management expenditures for wastewater released to surface waters, municipal sewer systems or soil, or injected underground (to be reported under 'wastewater management'); expenditures for the protection of biodiversity and habitat (to be reported under 'protection of biodiversity and habitat').

Decommissioning:

The permanent closure of all or part of an industrial facility followed by removal of process equipment, buildings and other structures, and the decontamination of the surface and subsurface.

Soil or water remediation:

Activities aimed at returning disturbed soil or water to a stable, biologically-productive state.

Examples of related activities:

In situ biological treatments

Enhanced bioremediation
Phytoremediation
Bioventing

Ex situ biological treatments

Bioreaction
Biopiles
Landfarming
Slurry phase biological treatment

In situ physical and chemical treatments (Including the purchase of chemicals used for remediation):

Biochar
Chemical oxidation
Fracturing
Soil flushing
Soil vapour extraction
Solidification
Stabilization
Air sparging
Bioslurping
Chemical oxidation
Directional wells
Dual phase extraction
Thermal treatment
Hydrofracturing enhancements
In-well air stripping
Passive and reactive treatment walls

Ex situ physical and chemical treatments (Include the purchase of chemicals used for remediation):

Chemical extraction
Chemical reduction and oxidation
Dehalogenation
Separation
Soil washing
Solidification
Stabilization
Adsorption and absorption
Advanced oxidation
Air stripping
Ion exchange
Precipitation
Flocculation
Coagulation
Separation
Sprinkler irrigation

In situ thermal treatments

Hot air injection
Electrical resistance

Ex situ thermal treatments

Incineration
Pyrolysis
Thermal desorption

Containment

To report operating expenses:

Exclude depreciation on machinery and equipment.

To report capital expenditures:

Exclude any provisions for future environmental liability.

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	CAN$
Capital expenditures
Operating expenses
Total expenditures

17. Of the (Total expenditures reported in question 16), report the proportion spent on purchased goods, technologies and services.

When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Percentage spent

18. Which of the following goods and technologies related to protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water were purchased by this establishment during the 2018 fiscal year?

Include machinery, equipment, products, and technologies.

Select all that apply.

In situ biological treatments e.g., enhanced bioremediation, phytoremediation, bioventing
Ex situ biological treatments e.g., bioreaction, biopiles, landfarming, slurry phase biological treatment
In situ physical and chemical treatments
Include the purchase of chemicals for remediation of soil, sediment, sludge, ground water, surface water or leachate. e.g., biochar, chemical oxidation, fracturing, soil flushing, soil vapour extraction, solidification, stabilization, air sparging, bioslurping, chemical oxidation, directional wells, dual phase extraction, thermal treatment, hydrofracturing enhancements, in-well air stripping, passive and reactive treatment walls
Ex situ physical and chemical treatmentsInclude the purchase of chemicals for remediation of soil, sediment, sludge, ground water, surface water and leachate. e.g., chemical extraction, chemical reduction and oxidation, dehalogenation, separation, soil washing, solidification, stabilization, adsorption and absorption, advanced oxidation, air stripping, ion exchange, precipitation, flocculation, coagulation, separation, sprinkler irrigationIn situ thermal treatments e.g., hot air injection, electrical resistance
Ex situ thermal treatments e.g., incineration, pyrolysis, thermal desorption
Containment
Other goods or technologies related to the protection and the remediation of soil, groundwater, surface water and leachate technologies - Specify other goods or technologies related to the protection and remediation of soil, groundwater, surface water and leachate technologies
None of the above

Protection of biodiversity and habitat

19. Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses for the protection of biodiversity and habitat during the 2018 fiscal year.

Include expenditures related to:

the protection, restoration and rehabilitation of wildlife and habitat
purchase of land for protection of species and habitat
assessments and audits
activities related to measurement, control, laboratories
both own-account expenses (e.g., employee wages and salaries) and purchased goods and services.

Exclude expenditures related to:

site reclamation and decommissioning (to be reported in question 16)
landscaping for decorative purposes, the rehabilitation of predominantly build-up landscapes, or other activities undertaken for predominantly aesthetic reasons
weed control, maintenance of game or timber stocks, or other activities undertaken for predominantly economic reasons
protection and rehabilitation of historic monuments or predominantly built-up or urban landscapes (unless the purpose is the protection of biodiversity and habitat)
foregone revenues resulting from regulations or conventions that reduce the allowable harvest (e.g., for logging activities).

If the expenditure is zero, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Protection of biodiversity and habitat:

Expenditures related to protecting wildlife and habitat from the effects of economic activity and to restoring wildlife or habitat that has been adversely affected by such activity, including related environmental assessments and audits, measurements, monitoring, control, laboratories and the like.

To report operating expenses:

Exclude depreciation on machinery and equipment.

To report capital expenditures:

Exclude any provisions for future environmental liability.

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Capital expenditures
Operating expenses
Total expenditures

20. Of the (Total expenditures reported in question 19), report the proportion spent on purchased goods, technologies and services.

When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Percentage spent

Noise and vibration abatement

21. Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses for noise and vibration abatement during the 2018 fiscal year.

Include expenditures related to:

the control, reduction and abatement of noise and vibration, including preventive in-process modifications at the source, the construction of anti-noise or anti-vibration facilities, or any other related activities
assessments and audits
activities related to measurement, control, laboratories
both own-account expenses (e.g., employee wages and salaries) and purchased goods and services.

Exclude expenditures related to workers' health and safety.

If the expenditure is zero, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Noise and vibration abatement:

Activities aimed at the control, reduction and abatement of industrial and transport noise and vibration related to the activities of this establishment to protect the environment, including preventive in-process modifications at the source; construction of anti-noise/vibration facilities; related assessments and audits, measurement, control, laboratories and the like.

To report operating expenses:

Exclude depreciation on machinery and equipment.

To report capital expenditures:

Exclude any provisions for future environmental liability.

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	CAN$
Capital expenditures
Operating expenses
Total expenditures

22. Of the (Total expenditures reported in question 21), report the proportion spent on purchased goods, technologies and services.

When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Percentage spent

Protection against radiation

23. Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses for the protection against radiation during the 2018 fiscal year.

Include expenditures related to:

protection of ambient media
the transport and treatment of high-level radioactive waste
assessments and audits
activities related to measurement, control, laboratories
both own-account expenses (e.g., employee wages and salaries) and purchased goods and services.

Exclude expenditures related to:

the prevention of technological hazards (e.g., external safety of nuclear power plants)
workers' health and safety
management of low-level radioactive waste (reported in question 1).

If the expenditure is zero, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Protection against radiation:

Activities aimed at the prevention, reduction or elimination of the negative consequences of radiation on the environment. This includes all handling, transportation and treatment of radioactive waste (i.e., waste that requires shielding during normal handling and transportation because of its high radionuclide content); the protection of ambient media; related assessments and audits, measurement, control, laboratories and the like; as well as any other activities related to the containment of radioactive waste.

Excluded are activities and measures related to low-level radioactive waste (to be reported under 'solid waste management'); the prevention of technological hazards (e.g., external safety of nuclear power plants); and measures taken to protect workers.

Radioactive waste:

Radioactive waste is any material that contains or is contaminated with radionuclides at concentration or radioactivity levels greater than the "exempt quantities" established by the competent authorities, and for which no use is foreseen. These include wastes produced at nuclear power plants and associated nuclear fuel cycle facilities as well as through other uses of radioactive material (e.g., the use of radionuclides in hospitals and research establishments). Other important wastes are those from mining and milling of uranium and from the reprocessing of spent fuel.

Low-level radioactive waste:

Waste that contains or is contaminated with radionuclides at a concentration or radioactivity level that is low enough that shielding is not required during normal handling and transportation.

To report operating expenses:

Exclude depreciation on machinery and equipment.

To report capital expenditures:

Exclude any provisions for future environmental liability.

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Capital expenditures
Operating expenses
Total expenditures

24. Of the (Total expenditures reported in question 23), report the proportion spent on purchased goods, technologies and services.

Percentage spent

Environmental charges

25. Report the amount this establishment paid in environmental charges during the 2018 fiscal year.

Exclude expenditures on environmental charges already reported in another question. If the expenditure is zero, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

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Permits, approvals, fees, levies, special assessments and related fees
Carbon offset credits
Fines, penalties or damage awards paid to government agencies or individuals, or other charges paid to regulating bodies in order to allow operations to take place at this establishment
All other environmental charges - Specify all other environmental charges
Total environmental charges

Other environmental protection activities

26. Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses for environmental protection during the 2018 fiscal year that were not already reported.

Include expenditures related to:

the general administration of your environmental program
environmental training and information programs not already reported
assessments or audits not already reported
any other environmental protection expenditures not already reported
both own-account expenses (e.g., employee wages and salaries) and purchased goods and services.

Exclude expenditures related to:

research and development (not covered in this survey)
heat or energy savings and management (to be reported in question 28a)
fuel efficient vehicles and transportation goods or technologies (to be reported in question 28b)
the production of renewable or clean energy (to be reported in questions 28c and 28e)
the purchase of biofuels, biochemicals or biomaterials (to be reported in question 28d).

If the expenditure is zero, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Use this question to report expenditures for any environmental protection activities not already reported in the previous categories.

Include general administration of environmental programs; environmental training that could not be separated into the other categories; multifaceted environmental assessments and audits; etc. Also use this question to report imputed interest on funds held in trust against future environmental liabilities.

To report operating expenses:

Exclude depreciation on machinery and equipment.

To report capital expenditures:

For construction, include all costs associated with demolition, planning and design (such as engineering and consulting fees), any materials supplied to construction contractors for installation and any costs associated with the purchase of land that are neither amortized nor depreciated.

Exclude any provisions for future environmental liability.

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	CAN$
Capital expenditures
Operating expenses
Total expenditures

27. Of the (Total expenditures reported in question 26), report the proportion spent on purchased goods, technologies and services.

When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Percentage spent

Environmental technologies and processes

28. During the 2018 fiscal year, did this establishment have expenditures in any of the following categories?

Include both operating and capital expenditures.

To report operating expenses:

Exclude depreciation on machinery and equipment.

To report capital expenditures:

Exclude any provisions for future environmental liability.

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	Yes	No
Heat or energy savings and management
Fuel efficient vehicles and transportation goods or technologies
Production of energy from renewable sources, whether for sale or own use
Purchase of biofuels, biochemicals or biomaterials
Production of nuclear energy

Heat or energy savings and management

29. Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses related to the management of energy resources through heat or energy savings and management during the 2018 fiscal year.

Include expenditures related to:

energy savings through in-process modifications
purchase of efficient industrial or commercial equipment, demand management technologies, or energy storage technologies
purchase of energy efficiency services or smart grid services
building and fleet energy audits
thermal insulation activities
energy recovery activities
assessments and audits
activities related to measurement, control, laboratories
more efficient furnace
lighting upgrades
both own-account expenses (e.g., employee wages and salaries) and purchased goods, technologies and services.

Exclude expenditures related to:

pollution abatement and control or prevention for air pollution (to be reported in question 10)
the purchase of energy-efficient vehicles (to be reported in question 34)
renewable/clean energy production (to be reported in questions 36 and 40)
the purchase of biofuels (to be reported in question 38).

If the expenditure is zero, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate. Please report all expenditures incurred for heat or energy savings and management, whether or not they are in response to current or anticipated Canadian or international regulations, conventions or voluntary agreements.

Heat or energy savings and management:

Activities aiming at the minimization of the intake of energy through in-process modifications as well as the minimization of heat and energy losses. This includes insulation activities; energy recovery; related assessments and audits; measurement, control, laboratories and the like.

Energy savings through in-process modifications:

Replacement or adjustment of production processes, including energy production processes designed to reduce the use of energy for producing a certain output (combined heat and power). This also includes heat and electricity co-generation, improvement of energy efficiency, etc.

Insulation activities:

Activities aimed at reducing the use of energy for heating and cooling buildings.

Energy recovery:

The recovery of energy from non-renewable energy sources (e.g., non-biodegradable waste).

Measurement, control, laboratories and the like:

Activities designed to measure, control and monitor the use of energy. For example, energy audits, production of energy performance certificates, and assessments of potential energy savings.

Examples of related goods and technologies:

Efficient industrial or commercial equipment
High efficiency burners and boilers (Energy Star)
High efficiency pumps (Energy Star) and motors (NEMA PremiumTM)
High efficiency industrial or commercial HVAC (Energy Star)
Combined heat and power generation (CHP/cogeneration)
High efficiency industrial or commercial lighting systems (Energy Star)
Automation and control technologies
Energy efficient filters and processes
Advanced insulation (e.g., super insulating materials (SIMs); vacuum insulation panels (VIP), gas-filled panels (GFP); and aerogel-based products (ABP))
Predictive maintenance technologies (e.g., twinning, sensors, related software)

Demand management technologies

Smart inverters
Smart meters and devices
Phasor measurement units
Management systems (software)

Energy storage technologies

Flywheels
Equipment for pumped hydro systems
Equipment for compressed air systems
Advanced batteries (e.g., NiCd, NiMH, Li-ion, NaS, NaNiCl, hybrid flow, redox flow, hydrogen storage, synthetic natural gas)
Fuel cells
Thermal storage systems
Double-layer capacitors (DLC)
Superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES)

Examples of related services:

Energy efficiency services
Green building certification services
Building or fleet energy audit and air leakage testing services
Energy management system services
Energy monitoring services
Energy demand control services
Data analysis and modelling services
Process integration services
Services for advanced insulation activities
Energy efficiency consulting
Predictive maintenance services

Smart Grid Services

Energy storage solutions
Microgrid solutions
Cyber security services
Data management and communications solutions
Demand management services (e.g., peak load management and load following)
Monitoring solutions services (e.g., self-healing grids)

To report operating expenses:

Exclude depreciation on machinery and equipment.

To report capital expenditures:

Exclude any provisions for future environmental liability.

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	CAN$
Capital expenditures
Operating expenses
Total expenditures

30. Of the (Total expenditures reported in question 29), report the proportion spent on purchased goods, technologies and services.

When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Percentage spent

31. Which of the following goods and technologies related to heat or energy savings and management were purchased by this establishment during the 2018 fiscal year?

Include machinery, equipment, products, and technologies.

Select all that apply.

Efficient industrial or commercial equipment

High efficiency burners and boilers e.g., Energy Star
High efficiency pumps and motors e.g., Energy Star, NEMA PremiumTM
High efficiency industrial or commercial HVAC e.g., Energy Star
Combined heat and power generation (CHP/cogeneration)
High efficiency industrial or commercial lighting systems e.g., Energy Star
Automation and control technologies
Energy efficient filters and processes
Advanced insulation e.g., super insulating materials (SIMs), vacuum insulation panels (VIP), gas-filled panels (GFP), and aerogel-based products (ABP)
Predictive maintenance technologies e.g., twinning, sensors, related software
Other efficient industrial or commercial equipment - Specify other efficient industrial or commercial equipment
None of the above

Demand management technologies

Smart inverters
Smart meters and devices
Phasor measurement units
Management systems e.g., software
Other demand management technologies - Specify other demand management technologies
None of the above

Energy storage technologies

Flywheels
Equipment for pumped hydro systems
Equipment for compressed air systems
Advanced batteries e.g., NiCd, NiMH, Li-ion, NaS, NaNiCl, hybrid flow, redox flow, hydrogen storage, synthetic natural gas
Fuel cells
Thermal storage systems
Double-layer capacitors (DLC)
Superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES)
Other energy storage technologies - Specify other energy storage technologies
None of the above

32. Which of the following services related to heat or energy savings and management were purchased by this establishment during the 2018 fiscal year?

Select all that apply.

Energy efficiency services

Green building certification services
Building or fleet energy audit and air leakage testing services
Energy management system services
Energy monitoring services
Energy demand control services
Data analysis and modelling services
Process integration services
Services for advanced insulation activities
Energy efficiency consulting
Predictive maintenance services
Other energy efficiency services - Specify other energy efficiency services
None of the above

Smart grid services

Energy storage solutions
Microgrid solutions
Cyber security services
Data management and communications solutions
Demand management services e.g., peak load management and load following
Monitoring solutions services e.g., self-healing grids
Other smart grid services - Specify other smart grid services
None of the above

33. Report this establishment's expenditures for goods, technologies and services related to the management of energy resources through heat or energy savings and management during the 2018 fiscal year in each of the following categories.

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	CAN$
Efficient industrial or commercial equipment
Demand management technologies
Energy storage technologies
Other heat or energy savings goods or technologies
Energy efficiency services
Smart grid services
Other heat or energy savings services
Total

Clean vehicles and transportation technologies

34. Report the amount this establishment spent on the purchase of clean vehicles and transportation goods or technologies during the 2018 fiscal year.

Include the purchase of:

electric, hybrid, and fuel cell vehicles (all-types)
fuel efficient aircraft
electric vehicle infrastructure
alternative fuel and refuelling infrastructure
low rolling resistance tires
vehicle emissions monitoring technologies
alternative fuel retrofit technologies
equipment or software for vehicle fleet management and logistics.

Exclude:

operating and maintenance costs for running clean vehicles
expenses for fleet energy audits (to be reported in question 29)
any equipment or vehicles for sale.

If the expenditure is zero, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Total expenditures

35. Which of the following clean vehicles and fuel efficient transportation equipment were purchased by this establishment during the 2018 fiscal year?

Select all that apply.

Fuel efficient vehicles

Electric vehicles - Include all vehicle-types.
Hybrid vehicles - Include all vehicle-types.
Fuel cell vehicles - Include all vehicle-types.
Fuel efficient aircraft
Other fuel efficient vehicles - Specify other fuel efficient vehicles
None of the above

Fuel efficient transportation equipment

Electric vehicle infrastructure - Include charging stations.
Alternative fuel and refuelling infrastructure - Include hydrogen and natural gas.
Low rolling resistance tires
Vehicle emission monitoring
Alternative fuel retrofit technologies
Equipment or software for vehicle fleet management and logistics
Other fuel efficient transportation equipment - Specify other fuel efficient transportation equipment
None of the above

Production of energy from renewable sources

36. Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses related to the production of energy from renewable sources during the 2018 fiscal year, including both electricity and heat.

Report also the proportion of energy produced from renewable sources for own use.

Include expenditures related to:

the production of energy from renewable sources, whether for sale or own use
the installation, operation, and maintenance of equipment, including infrastructure to support the production of renewable energy (e.g., costs for approvals and planning, transmission and distribution lines and other infrastructure)
the operating and maintenance expenses of existing equipment.

Exclude expenditures related to:

the purchase of the feedstock used to produce energy, such as biofuels (to be reported in question 38)
the production of nuclear energy (to be reported in question 40)
electricity purchased from the grid.

When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

For this question, please report expenditures related to the production of energy from renewable sources, whether for sale or own use.

Renewable energy:

Energy obtained from resources that can be naturally replenished or renewed within a human lifespan, that is, the resource is a sustainable source of energy. This includes: wind, solar, aero-thermal, geothermal, hydrothermal, from wave, tidal and ocean thermal energy, hydropower, biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas and biogases.

Wind energy systems or equipment:

Horizontal and vertical axis turbines; towers and other types of equipment used to generate energy and electricity.

Geothermal:

Hot water or steam extracted from the Earth's interior and used for geothermal heat pumps, water heating or electricity generation.

Small, mini or micro-hydroelectric facility:

Micro-hydro = less than 100 kW; Mini-hydro = 100 kW to 1 000 kW (1MW); Small hydro = 1 MW to 25 MW (or 50 MW in British Columbia).

Larger hydroelectricity facility:

Hydroelectric facilities larger than 25 MW (or 50 MW in British Columbia).

Solar energy systems or equipment:

Active and passive solar systems; photovoltaics; solar thermal generators; solar water and space heating systems.

Bioenergy (Biomass energy):

Systems and equipment (turbines, boilers, process equipment) that use organic matter such as forest and agricultural residues to produce electricity, steam, or heat.

Waste to energy:

Use of a non-biomass waste product to produce electricity, steam, or heat.

Other renewable energy systems or equipment:

Please specify your renewable energy systems and equipment if they are not listed in the preceding categories (for example, systems and equipment for energy production from wave, tidal, and ocean thermal energy conversion systems).

To report operating expenses:

Exclude depreciation on machinery and equipment.

To report capital expenditures:

Exclude any provisions for future environmental liability.

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	Capital expenditures CAN$	Operating expenses CAN$	Percentage of energy production for OWN use
Wind
Geothermal
Small, mini-hydroelectricity and micro-hydroelectricity
Large hydroelectricity
Solar
Bioenergy production
Waste to energy
Other energy production from renewable resources 1
Other energy production from renewable resources 2
Other energy production from renewable resources 3
Total expenditures for the production of renewable energy

37. Which of the following goods or technologies used for the production of renewable energy were purchased by this establishment during the 2018 fiscal year?

Select all that apply.

Wind

Wind turbine equipment, nacelle, blades, towers
Switchgear, transformers
Other wind technologies - Specify other wind technologies
None of the above

Geothermal

Heat pumps
Other equipment used in geothermal energy systems - Specify other equipment used in geothermal energy systems
None of the above

Small, mini-hydroelectric and micro-hydroelectric facilities

Turbines and related components - Exclude wave and tidal energy.
Turbines and related components for wave or tidal energy
Generators, valves, gates, transformers, switchgear
Include components.
Other technologies related to small, mini-hydro and micro-hydro facilities - Specify other technologies related to small, mini-hydro and micro-hydro facilities
None of the above

Large hydroelectric facilities

Turbines and related components - Exclude wave and tidal energy.
Turbines and related components for wave or tidal energy
Generators, valves, gates, transformers, switchgear - Include components.
Other technologies related to large hydroelectric facilities - Specify other technologies related to large hydroelectric facilities
None of the above

Solar energy

Active solar heating equipment - e.g., glazed flat plate collectors, glazed evacuated tubes and collectors, unglazed panels and collectors for heating pools, perforated cladding for solar air heating
Active solar-power generation equipment - e.g., concentrating mirrors, receivers
Photovoltaic energy equipment - e.g., photovoltaic cells, modules, panels and arrays, inverters for solar photovoltaic systems
Other solar technologies - Specify other solar technologies
None of the above

Waste to energy

Liquid organic waste to energy equipment
Solid organic waste to energy equipment
Other waste to energy technologies - Specify other waste to energy technologies
None of the above

Production of bioenergy

Mixers and centrifuges
Filtration systems
Biofuel reactors - e.g., distillation towers, pyrolizers, catalyst beds, gasifiers, heat digesters
Washers
Dryers
Heaters
Storage systems related to bioenergy production
Shredders and chippers
Combined heat and power bioenergy systems
Domestic woodstoves
Biomass-fired industrial boilers
Anaerobic digesters
Other bioenergy production technologies - Exclude purchased biofuels. - Specify other bioenergy production technologies - Exclude purchased biofuels.
None of the above

Purchase of biofuels, biochemicals and biomaterials

38. Which of the following biofuels, biochemicals and biomaterials were purchased by this establishment during the 2018 fiscal year?

Select all that apply.

Biofuels

Pellets, chips, cubes, briquettes
Black pellets
Energy logs
Biocoal
Biochar
Ethanol, cellulosic ethanol
Biodiesel
Renewable diesel
Pyrolysis oil
Synthetic fuels e.g., DME, Fisher Tropsch fuels, Biojet fuels
Bio-oil, pyrolytic oil, biomethanol
Biobutanol
Biogas
Renewable natural gas e.g., biomethane
Syngas
Biohydrogen
Other bioenergy and biofuels - Specify other bioenergy and biofuels
None of the above

Biochemicals

Aromatics, amino and organic acids, phenols, polyols
Cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin
Biochar
Bio-oils, lubricants
Solvents, adhesives, paints, coatings
Biopolymers and resins
Biopesticides
Biostimulants
Additives and catalysts e.g., sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, enzymes
Other biochemicals - Specify other biochemicals
None of the above

Biomaterials

Mats, cellulose products
Bio-based auto parts, building materials, panels, cross laminated timber
Plastics, films, foams, hydrogels
Nanomaterials and nanocomposites
Nanocrystalline cellulose
Other biomaterials - Specify other biomaterials
None of the above

39. During the 2018 fiscal year, how much did this establishment spend on purchases in each of the following categories of biofuels, biochemicals and biomaterials?

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	CAN$
Biofuels
Biochemicals
Biomaterials
Total purchases of biofuels, biochemicals and biomaterials

Production of nuclear energy

40. Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses related to the production of nuclear energy during the 2018 fiscal year.

Exclude the costs of any feedstock used to produce energy such as uranium.

If the expenditure is zero, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

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	CAN$
Capital expenditures
Operating expenses
Total expenditures

41. Which of the following goods and technologies related to the production of nuclear energy were purchased during the 2018 fiscal year?

Select all that apply.

Nuclear reactors or nuclear island components
Nuclear fuel handling, processing, and fabrication equipment
Other nuclear energy technologies - Specify other nuclear technologies
None of the above

Drivers and obstacles

42. Which of the following were drivers to the adoption of new or significantly improved clean technologies, systems or equipment for this establishment during the 2018 fiscal year?

Select all that apply.

Sufficient return on investment - i.e., sufficient business case
Regulations
Government incentives
Carbon pricing
Voluntary agreement
Public image
Corporate policy
Part of regular capital turnover
Other drivers - Specify other drivers
There were no drivers during the 2018 fiscal year

43. Which of the following were obstacles to the adoption of new or significantly improved clean technologies, systems or equipment for this establishment during the 2018 fiscal year?

Select all that apply.

Lack of regulations
Changing regulations
Insufficient return on investment - i.e., no business case
Difficulty in obtaining financing - e.g., internal, private or government
Lack of information or knowledge related to systems or equipment (new or significantly improved)
Lack of available systems or equipment (new or significantly improved)
Lack of technical skills required to support this type of investment
Lack of technical support or services - e.g., from consultants or vendors
Regulatory or policy barriers
Organizational structure too inflexible
Decisions made by parent, affiliate or subsidiary businesses
Difficulty in integrating new technologies with existing infrastructure, systems, standards and processes
Other obstacles - Specify other obstacles
There were no obstacles during the 2018 fiscal year

Environmental management practices

44. Did this establishment use an environmental management system during the 2018 fiscal year?

Environmental management system:

A management structure that allows an establishment to assess and control the environmental impact of its activities.

Yes
No
Don't know

45. Did this establishment develop and/or follow a pollution prevention plan during the 2018 fiscal year?

Pollution prevention plan:

A plan that meets or exceeds compliance and improves the efficiency and environmental performance of an establishment or a specific operation, by the purchase, operation and maintenance of equipment and processes that reduce or eliminate pollution at the source (before pollution is created).

Yes
No
Don't know

46. Did this establishment use Life Cycle Management, Life Cycle Assessment, Design for Environment (DfE) or Ecodesign principles for decision-making during the 2018 fiscal year?

Life Cycle Management, Life Cycle Assessment:

Tools that identify and measure direct and indirect environmental, energy and resource impacts associated with a product, process or service through its design, production, usage and final disposal.

Design for Environment:

The integration of environmental considerations into the design, production, distribution, use and end-of-life of products.

Ecodesign:

The incorporation of specific design elements into a product in order to reduce the overall environmental impact of that product over its lifecycle.

Yes
No
Don't know

47. Was this establishment certified under the ISO 14000 family of environmental management standards during the 2018 fiscal year?

ISO 14000 family:

An internationally recognized set of environmental management standards and guidelines that are primarily concerned with environmental management systems developed by the International Organization for Standardization.

Yes
No
Don't know

48. Did this establishment participate in any environmental voluntary agreements or voluntary environmental programs during the 2018 fiscal year?

e.g., Environmental Performance Agreements (EPAs), Canadian GHG Reductions Registry, Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation (CIPEC), Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC), etc.

Voluntary actions or participation in voluntary environmental programs:

Any non-mandated action undertaken at this establishment in order to protect or restore the natural environment. This can include participation in various established codes of environmental practice, following guidelines, working towards emission and waste reduction targets, voluntary agreements with governments, etc.

Environmental Performance Agreement (EPA):

An agreement with core design criteria negotiated among parties to achieve specified environmental results. Performance agreements are voluntary, non-statutory instruments that allow parties with common objectives to address a particular environmental issue.

The GHG CleanProducts® Registry:

A web-based registry that lists and delists greenhouse gas projects and resulting verified emission reductions and removals.

The Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation:

A partnership between private industry and the federal Government that aims to promote and improve Canada's industrial energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from energy use in the industrial sector.

Forestry Stewardship Council:

A certification and labeling program operated by a non-profit multi-stakeholder organization in order to promote responsible forest management (i.e., protecting habitats, indigenous peoples' rights, worker's rights, and areas of significant environmental or cultural importance).

Eco-labelling programs:

Programs that are designed to encourage manufacturers and suppliers to develop environmentally preferable products and services. The use of the eco-label is meant to help consumers identify products and services that are less harmful to the environment. e.g., Environmental Choice (operated by TerraChoice Environmental Services Inc. for Environment Canada).

Yes
No
Don't know

Specify the programs, accords or agreements:

49. Did this establishment have a 'green' procurement policy or guidelines during the 2018 fiscal year?

Green procurement policy:

A policy that encourages the procurement of goods and services with reduced environmental impacts. When making purchasing decisions, the environmental performance of a product is considered over its entire life cycle (e.g., manufacturing, transportation, storage, handling, operation, and disposal).

Yes
No
Don't know

50. Did this establishment have an environmental supply chain management policy during the 2018 fiscal year?

Environmental supply chain management refers to the inclusion of environmental standards in the planning and management of activities involved in sourcing and procurement, conversion, and all logistics management activities. It also includes the coordination and collaboration with channel partners, which can be suppliers, intermediaries, third-party service providers, and customers. Environmental supply chain management integrates supply and demand environmental management within and across companies.

Yes
No
Don't know

51. Did this establishment implement any new or improved environmental processes and practices in response to an environmental supply chain management policy in place at a supplier or client business during the 2018 fiscal year?

Environmental processes:

Technologies, activities or practices put in place to manage, treat, reduce or eliminate pollution.

For example:

Installing a new system for wastewater management
Getting ISO 14000 certification
Implementing new activities related to measurement, control, laboratories

Yes
No
Don't know

52. Did this establishment take advantage of any Canadian federal, provincial/territorial, or local government environmental incentive programs, grants, loans, or tax credits during the 2018 fiscal year?

e.g., ecoENERGY Initiatives, Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP), SD Tech Fund, or Accelerated Capital Cost Allowance or Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) for energy efficiency and renewable energy sources

Environmental incentive programs, grants, loans, or tax credits:

Selected examples include:

EcoENERGY Initiative: a set of focused measures to help Canadians use energy more efficiently, boost renewable energy supplies and develop cleaner energy technologies.

As well, certain capital costs of systems that produce energy by using renewable energy sources or fuels from waste, or conserve energy by using fuel more efficiently, are eligible for accelerated capital cost allowance.

The Sustainable Development Technology Fund: federal funding to cover up to 33% of the costs involved in developing and testing a technology that is created to deal with climate change issues, clean air, or clean water or soil quality. Eligible products or processes are those that produce and distribute energy, create electricity, or remove pollutants in certain industry sectors.

Yes
No
Don't know

Specify the incentive programs, grants or loans:

53. Did this establishment perform a greenhouse gas emissions inventory during the 2018 fiscal year?

Greenhouse gas emissions inventory:

A record of the amount of greenhouse gas produced by the establishment over a given unit of time.

Yes
No
Don't know

54. Did this establishment participate in any form of carbon-trading, either by purchasing or selling carbon offset credits in the 2018 fiscal year?

Carbon-trading by purchasing or selling carbon-offset credits:

A market-based system in which an establishment that produced less than their allowable carbon emissions can trade or sell the unused portion of their allowance to another establishment.

Yes, purchased carbon offset credits only OR purchased more than sold
Yes, sold carbon offset credits only OR sold more than purchased
No, did not participate in any of the above
Don't know

55. Did this establishment participate in any other environmental management practices during the 2018 fiscal year?

Other environmental management practices:

Use this question to report any environmental management practices not included in the questions 44 to 54.

Yes
No
Don't know

Specify the other environmental management practices:

Changes or events

1. 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
Organizational change
Price changes in labour or raw materials
Natural disaster
Recession
Change in product line
Sold business or business units
Expansion
New or lost contract
Plant closures
Acquisition of business or business units
Other - Specify the other changes or events:
No changes or events

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