The purpose of the Freight Trucking Statistics (FTS) is to measures commodity movements done by Canadian road carriers.
Information from this program is used for transportation activity analysis, economic studies, as well as industry performance measures. The survey data are used by federal and provincial governments, trucking associations, members of the industry, universities, and research institutions
Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.
During the initial call, the respondent will be informed that they will be receiving an email from Statistics Canada aiming at providing them with instructions on how to access a dedicated E-File Transfer (EFT) Vault. Once they access their EFT vault, it will be asked to upload their data for every reporting period. When needed, a Statistics Canada interviewer will visit the business to inform the respondent on how to report their data using the EFT Vault.
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Confidentiality
Data are collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19.
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.
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Data sharing agreements and record linkage
Data sharing agreements
To reduce respondent burden, Statistics Canada has entered into a data sharing agreement under Section 12 of the Statistics Act, whereby the information collected will be provided to Transport Canada, pursuant to the Canada Transportation Act and the Transportation Information Regulations. Since Transport Canada has 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.
Statistics Canada has also entered into an agreement under Section 12 of the Statistics Act, whereby the information collected will be provided to the Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Alberta Ministry of Transportation. Under the terms of the agreement, Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Alberta Ministry of Transportation have agreed to keep the data confidential and use them only for statistical purposes.
Under Section 12, you may refuse to share your information with the Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Alberta Ministry of Transportation by writing to the Chief Statistician of Canada at the following address:
Chief Statistician of Canada
R.H. Coats Building, 26th floor
100 Tunney's Pasture Driveway
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0T6Record linkage
To enhance the data from this survey and reduce response burden, Statistics Canada may combine the information you provide with data from other surveys or administrative sources.
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Topics covered in the survey
The survey asks questions about
- transportation
- transportation by road
- goods transportation.
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Published data
Statistics Canada publishes the results of its surveys in many formats. To find all the documents related to this survey, follow the links below and type the name of the survey in the search engine located at the left of your screen to filter the results.
Data: You will find tables, profiles of a community or region, thematic maps, public use microdata files, and data visualization tools.
Analysis: You will have direct access to Stats in brief (e.g., releases from The Daily, fact sheets), articles and reports, and journals and periodicals.
- For more information about this survey (questionnaires, definitions, data sources and methods used): survey number 2741