Quarterly Survey of Telecommunications

The information collected by the Quarterly Survey of Telecommunications serves two broad objectives. The first is to measure the financial performance and economic contribution of the telecommunications services subsector. To meet this objective the survey collects information on revenues by type of service. The second broad objective is to measure the deployment and use of the telecommunications infrastructure. To meet this objective the survey collects data on the number of fixed and wireless accesses by type and on telecommunications traffic.

Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes. In addition, information from partially completed or unsaved questionnaires may be retained and used.

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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 response 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 for statistical purposes only. Statistics Canada will share data from this survey only 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 include 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 data shared 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. For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, as well as the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).

  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
  Care of Director, Investment, Science and Technology Division
  150 Tunney's Pasture Driveway
  Ottawa, Ontario
  K1A 0T6

  For agreements with provincial and territorial government organizations, the data shared will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.

  Note that there is no right of refusal with respect to sharing the data with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). The CRTC has the legislative authority to collect this information on a mandatory basis pursuant to the Telecommunications Act and the Broadcasting Act. The CRTC will use the information obtained in accordance with the provisions of its respective Acts.

  Record 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:

  • operating revenues by type of service provided
  • subscribers by type of service/network connection
  • volume of usage by type of service
  • broadband uptake

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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.

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  • Definitions, data sources and methods used
  • Questionnaire(s) and reporting guide(s)