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Monthly Coke Supply and Disposition Survey - 2025

Why are we conducting this survey?

This survey is conducted by Statistics Canada in order to collect the necessary information to support the Integrated Business Statistics Program (IBSP). This program combines various survey and administrative data to develop comprehensive measures of the Canadian economy.

The statistical information from the IBSP serves many purposes, including:

Obtaining information on the supply of, and/or demand for, energy in Canada
Enabling governmental agencies to fulfill their regulatory responsibilities in regards to public utilities
Enabling all levels of government to establish informed policies in the energy area
Assisting the business community 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 the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut as well as with the provincial and territorial government ministries responsible for the energy sector, the Ministére des Finances du Québec, the Canada Energy Regulator, Natural Resources Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada.

For a complete list of the provincial and territorial government ministries responsible for the energy sector, you can visit the following link: Information for survey participants

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 5.
Fax number (including area code)

3. Verify or provide the current operational status of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.

Operational
Not currently operational (e.g., temporarily or permanently closed, change of ownership)
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 why the operations ceased
- 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 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 classes; 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.

Please 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.

How to search:

if desired, you can filter the search results by first selecting this business or organization's activity sector
enter keywords or a brief description that best describes this business or organization main activity
press the Search button to search the database for an activity that best matches the keywords or description you provided
then select an activity from the list.

Select this business or organization's activity sector (optional)

Farming or logging operation
Construction company or general contractor
Manufacturer
Wholesaler
Retailer
Provider of passenger or freight transportation
Provider of investment, savings or insurance products
Real estate agency, real estate brokerage or leasing company
Provider of professional, scientific or technical services
Provider of health care or social services
Restaurant, bar, hotel, motel or other lodging establishment
Other sector

Method of collection

1. Indicate whether you will be answering the remaining questions or attaching files with the required information.

Answering the remaining questions
Attaching files

Coal imported from foreign countries

1. Did this business import coal from foreign countries?

2. What was the volume of coal imported from foreign countries?

Please report the volume of all coal imported from foreign countries during the reference month, in metric tonnes.

Metric tonnes

Coal purchased or received from Canadian (domestic) companies

3. Did this business purchase or receive coal from Canadian (domestic) companies?

4. From which provinces or territories did this business purchase or receive coal?

Select all that apply.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut

5. What was the volume of coal purchased or received from the following provinces or territories?

Purchased during the month

Report the amounts of coal purchased or received during the reference month from Canadian (domestic) companies, by province and territory.

What was the volume of coal purchased or received from the following provinces or territories?
	Metric tonnes
a. Newfoundland and Labrador
b. Prince Edward Island
c. Nova Scotia
d. New Brunswick
e. Quebec
f. Ontario
g. Manitoba
h. Saskatchewan
i. Alberta
j. British Columbia
k. Yukon
l. Northwest Territories
m. Nunavut
Total volume of coal purchased or received from all provinces or territories

Opening inventory of coal for the month

6. This opening inventory is last month's closing inventory as provided by this business for coal on site and in transit.

Please review the value and if needed, make any modification.

When opening inventory is blank, please provide the opening inventory.

Opening inventory

Report the total amount of Canadian and imported coal at the beginning of the month. This should equal the stock at the end of the month from the previous month's report.

Metric tonnes

Disposition of coal for business's own use

7. What was the volume of coal used by this business for its own use?

What was the volume of coal used by this business for its own use?
	Metric tonnes
a. Volume of coal charged to coke ovens
b. Volume of pulverized coal injection (PCI) used in blast furnaces
c. All other business fuel uses for coal
Total disposition of coal for business's own use

Summary of total supply of coal for the month of [month]

8. This is a summary of the total supply of coal for the month of [month].

This opening inventory is last month's closing inventory as provided by this business. Correct if needed.

Inventory adjustments

Coal inventory adjustments includes, for example, washer losses, etc.

This is a summary of the total supply of coal for the month of [month].
	Metric tonnes
Opening inventory of coal on site and in transit
Volume of coal imported from foreign countries
Volume of coal purchased or received
Total supply of coal for the month of [month]
Total disposition of coal for business's own use
Closing coal inventories before inventory adjustments
Inventory adjustments
Closing coal inventories after inventory adjustments

Coke production

9. What was the volume of coke produced by this business?

Produced during the month

Report the amount of coke produced in your own plants during the month.

Metric tonnes

Coke imported from foreign countries

10. Did this business import coke from foreign countries?

11. What was the volume of coke imported from foreign countries?

Coke imported

Please report the total amount of coke imported from foreign countries.

Metric tonnes

Coke purchased or received from Canadian (domestic) companies

12. Did this business purchase or receive coke from Canadian (domestic) companies?

13. From which provinces or territories did this business purchase or receive coke?

Select all that apply.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut

14. What was the volume of coke purchased or received from the following provinces or territories?

Please report the total amount of coke received or purchased from Canadian companies by province.

Please report for the mine location indicated at the start of this questionnaire.

What was the volume of coke purchased or received from the following provinces or territories?
	Metric tonnes
a. Newfoundland and Labrador
b. Prince Edward Island
c. Nova Scotia
d. New Brunswick
e. Quebec
f. Ontario
g. Manitoba
h. Saskatchewan
i. Alberta
j. British Columbia
k. Yukon
l. Northwest Territories
m. Nunavut
Total volume of coke purchased or received from all provinces or territories

Opening inventory of coke for the month

15. This opening inventory is last month's closing inventory as provided by this business for coke on site and in transit.

Please review the value and if needed, make any modification.

When opening inventory is blank, please provide the opening inventory.

Opening inventory

Report the total amount of coke in stock at the beginning of the month.

Stock of coke at the beginning of the month should be equal to the closing stock from the previous month.

Metric tonnes

16. What was the average calorific value of the total supply of coke?

Average Calorific Value

Please report the net average calorific value of coke produced in megajoules per metric tonne.

Megajoules per metric tonne

Total disposition of coke consumed for business's own use

17. What was the volume of coke used by this business for its own use?

Used in blast furnaces

Report the amount of coke (produced or purchased) used in blast furnaces during the month for business's own use.

Used in 'associated works'

Report the amount of coke (produced or purchased) used in other 'associated works' during the month for business's own use.

What was the volume of coke used by this business for its own use?
	Metric tonnes
a. Volume of coke used in blast furnaces
b. Volume of coke used in 'associated works'
Total disposition of coke for business's own use

Sales by types of customer

18. Did this business sell or deliver coke to Canadian (domestic) companies?

e.g., other coke plants, mining and oil, wholesalers or distributors.

19. This business sold or delivered coke to which types of customer?

Exclude sales for the purpose of resale.

Select all that apply.

Manufacturers
- e.g., other types of coke plants, associated works
Other coke producers or domestic companies
- e.g., wholesalers or distributors
All other types of customer
Specify all other types of customers
- e.g., mining, oil and gas extraction.

20. This business indicated that coke was sold or delivered to manufacturers. To which provinces or territories did this business sell or deliver coke?

Select all that apply.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut

21. What was the volume of coke sold or delivered to manufacturers for the following provinces or territories?

What was the volume of coke sold or delivered to manufacturers for the following provinces or territories?
	Metric tonnes
a. Newfoundland and Labrador
b. Prince Edward Island
c. Nova Scotia
d. New Brunswick
e. Quebec
f. Ontario
g. Manitoba
h. Saskatchewan
i. Alberta
j. British Columbia
k. Yukon
l. Northwest Territories
m. Nunavut
Total volume of coke sold or delivered to manufacturers

22. This business indicated that coke was sold or delivered to other producers or domestic companies. To which provinces or territories did this business sell or deliver coke?

Select all that apply.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut

23. What was the volume of coke sold or delivered to other producers or domestic companies for the following provinces or territories?

What was the volume of coke sold or delivered to other producers or domestic companies for the following provinces or territories?
	Metric tonnes
a. Newfoundland and Labrador
b. Prince Edward Island
c. Nova Scotia
d. New Brunswick
e. Quebec
f. Ontario
g. Manitoba
h. Saskatchewan
i. Alberta
j. British Columbia
k. Yukon
l. Northwest Territories
m. Nunavut
Total volume of coke sold or delivered to other producers or domestic companies

24. This business indicated that coke was sold or delivered to [other type of customer]. To which provinces or territories did this business sell or deliver coke?

Select all that apply.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut

25. What was the total volume of coke sold or delivered to [other type of customer] for the following provinces or territories?

What was the total volume of coke sold or delivered to [other type of customer] for the following provinces or territories?
	Metric tonnes
a. Newfoundland and Labrador
b. Prince Edward Island
c. Nova Scotia
d. New Brunswick
e. Quebec
f. Ontario
g. Manitoba
h. Saskatchewan
i. Alberta
j. British Columbia
k. Yukon
l. Northwest Territories
m. Nunavut
Total volume of coke sold or delivered to all other types of customer

Export of coke to foreign countries

26. Did this business export coke to foreign countries?

Export of coke to foreign countries

27. What was the volume of coke exported to foreign countries?

Sold for export

Report the total amount of coke sold for export during the month.

Metric tonnes

Sale of coke to other Canadian companies for resale

28. Did this business deliver or sell coke to other Canadian companies for the purpose of resale?

Exclude storage.

29. To which provinces or territories did this business deliver or sell coke for the purpose of resale?

Select all that apply.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut

30. What were the volume and value of coke delivered or sold to other Canadian companies for the purpose of resale from the following provinces or territories?

What were the volume and value of coke delivered or sold to other Canadian companies for the purpose of resale from the following provinces or territories?
	Metric tonnes	CAN$ '000
a. Newfoundland and Labrador
b. Prince Edward Island
c. Nova Scotia
d. New Brunswick
e. Quebec
f. Ontario
g. Manitoba
h. Saskatchewan
i. Alberta
j. British Columbia
k. Yukon
l. Northwest Territories
m. Nunavut
Total volume and value of coke delivered or sold for resale

Summary of total supply of coke for the month of [month]

31. This is a summary of the total supply of coke for the month of [month].

This opening inventory is last month's closing inventory as provided by this business. Correct if needed.

Inventory adjustments

Please report coke inventory adjustments which would include, for example, wasted or scrapped coke.

This is a summary of the total supply of coke for the month of [month].
	Metric tonnes
Opening inventory of coke on site and in transit
Volume of coke produced by this business
Volume of coke imported from foreign countries
Volume of coke purchased or received
Total volume of coke delivered by type of customer
Total supply of coke for the month of [month]
Total disposition of coke for business's own use
Total volume of coke exported
Total volume of coke delivered or sold for resale
Total disposition of coke for the month of [month]
Closing coke inventories before inventory adjustments
Inventory adjustments
Closing coke inventories after inventory adjustments

Changes or events

32. 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 units
Expansion
New/lost contract
Plant closures
Acquisition of business units
Other - specify the other changes or events:
No changes or events

Contact person

33. Statistics Canada may need to contact the person who completed this questionnaire for further information.

Is Provided Given Names, Provided Family Name the best person to contact?

Who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?

First name
Last name
Title
Email address
Telephone number (including area code)
Extension number (if applicable)
The maximum number of characters is 5.
Fax number (including area code)

Feedback

34. How long did it take to complete this questionnaire?

Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.

Hours
Minutes

35. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?

Enter your comments

Monthly Coal Supply and Disposition Survey - 2025

Why are we conducting this survey?

The statistical information from the IBSP serves many purposes, including:

Obtaining information on the supply of and/or demand for energy in Canada
Enabling governmental agencies to fulfill their regulatory responsibilities in regards to public utilities
Enabling all levels of government to establish informed policies in the energy area
Assisting the business community 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

For this survey, there are Section 11 agreements with the provincial and territorial statistical agencies of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Québec, 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.

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.esd-helpdesk-dse-bureaudedepannage.statcan@statcan.gc.ca or by fax at 613-951-6583.

For a complete list of the provincial and territorial government ministries responsible for the energy sector, you can visit the following link: Information for survey participants.

Business or organization and contact information

1. Verify or provide the business or organization's legal and operating name, and correct information if needed.

Note: Legal name modifications should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.

Note: Press the help button (?) for additional information.

Legal Name
The legal name is one recognized by law, thus it is the name liable for pursuit or for debts incurred by the business or organization. In the case of a corporation, it is the legal name as fixed by its charter or the statute by which the corporation was created.

Modifications to the legal name should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.

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 for the designated contact person for the business or organization, and correct information if 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 why the operations ceased
- 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 expected to reopen
  - 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).

Note: Press the help button (?) for additional information, including a detailed description of this activity complete with example activities and any applicable exclusions.

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: ?

When did the main activity change?
Date

6. Search and select the industry classification code that best corresponds to this business or organization's main activity.

How to search:

If desired, you can filter the search results by first selecting the business or organization’s activity sector.
Enter keywords or a brief description that best describe the business or organization’s main activity.
Press the Search button to search the database for an industry activity classification that best matches the keywords or description you provided.
Select an industry activity classification from the list.

Select this business or organization's activity sector (optional)

Farming or logging operation
Construction company or general contractor
Manufacturer
Wholesaler
Retailer
Provider of passenger or freight transportation
Provider of investment, savings or insurance products
Real estate agency, real estate brokerage or leasing company
Provider of professional, scientific or technical services
Provider of health care or social services
Restaurant, bar, hotel, motel or other lodging establishment
Other sector

Method of collection

1. Indicate whether you will be answering the remaining questions or attaching files with the required information.

Answering the remaining questions
Attaching files

Attach files

2. Our records indicate that this business fulfills its reporting obligations using file attachment(s). Please attach the required file(s) containing your monthly coal supply and disposition information for [Month] 2024. You may also attach other files you feel are necessary.

To attach files

Press the Attach files button.
Choose the file to attach. Multiple files can be attached.

Note:

Each file must not exceed 5 MB.
All attachments combined must not exceed 50 MB.
The name and size of each file attached will be displayed on the page.

Production of raw coal from mining operations

1. What was the net production of raw coal in metric tonnes for this business in [month] from the following mining operations?

Underground run-of-mine production
Please report the total amount of coal mined in underground facilities, in metric tonnes.

Surface run-of-mine production
Please report the total amount of coal mined in surface facilities, in metric tonnes.

Sent to discard heap
Please report the total amount of coal discarded as unusable from the total amount mined (underground and surface production), in metric tonnes.

Reclaimed from discard heap, tailing pond etc.
Please report the total amount of coal reclaimed as usable from discard heap or tailing ponds, in metric tonnes.

What was the net production of raw coal in metric tonnes for this business in [month] from the following mining operations?
Mining operation	Metric tonnes
a. Gross underground 'run-of-mine' production
b. Gross surface 'run-of-mine' production
c. Sent to the 'discard heap'
d. Coal reclaimed from 'discard heap' e.g., tailing pond
Total net production of raw coal from mining operations (Total quantity = a + b − c + d)

Coal imported from foreign countries

2. Did this business import raw coal from foreign countries?

Include receipts of coal at ports.

From which foreign countries did this business import raw coal?

Select all that apply.

United States
Colombia
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Venezuela
Norway
Other 1 - Specify the other country
Other 2 - Specify the other country
Other 3 - Specify the other country
Other 4 - Specify the other country
Other 5 - Specify the other country

3. What was the quantity of raw coal imported from the following foreign countries?

Please provide the quantity, in metric tonnes, of raw coal imported internationally - coal that is to be processed at the preparation plant specified.

What was the quantity of raw coal imported from the following foreign countries?
Country	Metric tonnes
a. United States
b. Colombia
c. United Kingdom
d. Netherlands
e. Venezuela
f. Norway
g. [Other 1]
h. [Other 2]
i. [Other 3]
j. [Other 4]
k. [Other 5]
Total quantity of raw coal imported from foreign countries

4. Did this business import metallurgical coal from foreign countries?

Include receipts of coal at ports.

From which foreign countries did this business import metallurgical coal?

Select all that apply.

United States
Colombia
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Venezuela
Norway
Other 1 - Specify the other country
Other 2 - Specify the other country
Other 3 - Specify the other country
Other 4 - Specify the other country
Other 5 - Specify the other country

5. What was the quantity of metallurgical coal imported from the following foreign countries?

Please provide the quantity, in metric tonnes, of metallurgical coal imported internationally - coal that is to be processed at the preparation plant specified.

What was the quantity of metallurgical coal imported from the following foreign countries?
Country	Metric tonnes
a. United States
b. Colombia
c. United Kingdom
d. Netherlands
e. Venezuela
f. Norway
g. [Other 1]
h. [Other 2]
i. [Other 3]
j. [Other 4]
k. [Other 5]
Total quantity of metallurgical coal imported from foreign countries

6. Did this business import thermal coal from foreign countries?

Include receipts of coal at ports.

From which foreign countries did this business import thermal coal?

Select all that apply.

United States
Colombia
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Venezuela
Norway
Other 1 - Specify the other country
Other 2 - Specify the other country
Other 3 - Specify the other country
Other 4 - Specify the other country
Other 5 - Specify the other country

7. What was the quantity of thermal coal imported from the following foreign countries?

Please provide the quantity, in metric tonnes, of thermal coal imported internationally - coal that is to be processed at the preparation plant specified.

What was the quantity of thermal coal imported from the following foreign countries?
Country	Metric tonnes
a. United States
b. Colombia
c. United Kingdom
d. Netherlands
e. Venezuela
f. Norway
g. [Other 1]
h. [Other 2]
i. [Other 3]
j. [Other 4]
k. [Other 5]
Total quantity of thermal coal imported from foreign countries

Coal purchased or received from domestic Canadian companies

8. Did this business purchase or receive raw coal from domestic Canadian companies?

Include receipts of coal at ports.

From which provinces or territories did this business purchase or receive raw coal from domestic Canadian companies?

Select all that apply.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut

9. What was the quantity of raw coal purchased or received from domestic Canadian companies in the following provinces or territories?

Domestic raw coal
Please report the amount of raw coal that was purchased or received from domestic Canadian companies; by province and territory, in metric tonnes.

What was the quantity of raw coal purchased or received from domestic Canadian companies in the following provinces or territories?
Province or territory	Metric tonnes
a. Newfoundland and Labrador
b. Prince Edward Island
c. Nova Scotia
d. New Brunswick
e. Quebec
f. Ontario
g. Manitoba
h. Saskatchewan
i. Alberta
j. British Columbia
k. Yukon
l. Northwest Territories
m. Nunavut
Total quantity of raw coal purchased or received from domestic Canadian companies

10. Did this business purchase or receive metallurgical coal from domestic Canadian companies?

Include receipts of coal at ports.

From which provinces or territories did this business purchase or receive metallurgical coal from domestic Canadian companies?

Select all that apply.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut

11. What was the quantity of metallurgical coal purchased or received from domestic Canadian companies in the following provinces or territories?

Domestic metallurgical coal
Please report the amount of metallurgical coal that was purchased or received from domestic Canadian companies; by province and territory, in metric tonnes.

What was the quantity of metallurgical coal purchased or received from domestic Canadian companies in the following provinces or territories?
Province or territory	Metric tonnes
a. Newfoundland and Labrador
b. Prince Edward Island
c. Nova Scotia
d. New Brunswick
e. Quebec
f. Ontario
g. Manitoba
h. Saskatchewan
i. Alberta
j. British Columbia
k. Yukon
l. Northwest Territories
m. Nunavut
Total quantity of metallurgical coal purchased or received from domestic Canadian companies

12. Did this business purchase or receive thermal coal from domestic Canadian companies?

Include receipts of coal at ports.

From which provinces or territories did this business purchase or receive thermal coal from domestic Canadian companies?

Select all that apply.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut

13. What was the quantity of thermal coal purchased or received from domestic Canadian companies in the following provinces or territories?

Domestic thermal coal
Please report the amount of thermal coal that was purchased or received from domestic Canadian companies; by province and territory, in metric tonnes.

What was the quantity of thermal coal purchased or received from domestic Canadian companies in the following provinces or territories?
Province or territory	Metric tonnes
a. Newfoundland and Labrador
b. Prince Edward Island
c. Nova Scotia
d. New Brunswick
e. Quebec
f. Ontario
g. Manitoba
h. Saskatchewan
i. Alberta
j. British Columbia
k. Yukon
l. Northwest Territories
m. Nunavut
Total quantity of thermal coal purchased or received from domestic Canadian companies

Production of coal

14. What was the output of coal from this business's mining operations?

Raw coal
Please report the amount of raw coal processed at the preparation plants, in metric tonnes.

Metallurgical coal
Please report the amount of metallurgical coal output processed at the preparation plants, in metric tonnes.

Thermal coal
Please report the medium quality coal obtained in preparation plants after removing the moisture and debris from bituminous coal, in metric tonnes. Thermal coal is mostly used for electric power generation.

Plant losses
Please report the amount of raw coal lost during the production process at the plant (moisture, debris, etc.) in metric tonnes.

What was the output of coal from this business's mining operations?
Mining operation	Metric tonnes
a. Raw coal processed at preparation plants
b. Preparation plant output of metallurgical coal
c. Preparation plant output of thermal coal
Preparation plant losses of raw coal during the production process (Total quantity = a - b - c)

Total opening and closing inventories of coal located at the mine

15. What were this business's total opening and closing inventories of raw, metallurgical and thermal coal located at the mine?

Opening inventory is last month's closing inventory as provided by this business. Correct, if needed.

When opening inventory is blank, provide the opening inventory.

Inventories located at the mine

Opening inventory - Raw coal
Please report the inventories of raw/processed coal reported at the end of the previous month, in metric tonnes.

Opening inventory - Metallurgical coal
Please report the inventories of metallurgical coal reported at the end of the previous month, in metric tonnes.

Opening inventory - Thermal coal
Please report the inventories of thermal coal reported at the end of the previous month, in metric tonnes.

Closing inventory - Raw coal
Please report the inventories of raw/processed coal at the end of this reference month, in metric tonnes.

Closing inventory - Metallurgical coal
Please report the inventories of metallurgical coal at the end of this reference month, in metric tonnes.

Closing inventory - Thermal coal
Please report the inventories of thermal coal at the end of this reference month, in metric tonnes.

What were this business's total opening and closing inventories of raw, metallurgical and thermal coal located at the mine?
Inventory	Metric tonnes
Total opening inventories located at the mine
a. Raw coal located at the mine
b. Metallurgical coal located at the mine
c. Thermal coal located at the mine
Total closing inventories located at the mine
d. Raw coal located at the mine
e. Metallurgical coal located at the mine
f. Thermal coal located at the mine

Summary of the total supply of coal

16. This is a summary of the marketable production of all coal types.

Adjustments
If you are reporting an adjusted decrease, use '-' in front of the value. Enter '0' if no adjustment.

This is a summary of the marketable production of all coal types.
Coal type	Metric tonnes
Raw coal
a. Total net production of raw coal from mining operations Previously reported on question 1.
b. Total quantity of raw coal imported from foreign countries Previously reported on question 3.
c. Total quantity of raw coal purchased or received from domestic Canadian companies Previously reported on question 9.
d. Raw coal processed at preparation plants Previously reported on question 14a.
e. Total opening inventory of raw coal located at the mine Previously reported on question 15a.
f. Total closing inventory of raw coal located at the mine Previously reported on question 15d.
g. Adjustments If you are reporting an adjusted decrease, use ‘-’ in front of the value. Enter ‘0’ if no adjustment.
Marketable production of raw coal (Total quantity = a + b + c - d + e - f + g)
Metallurgical coal
h. Total quantity of metallurgical coal imported from foreign countries Previously reported in question 5.
i. Total quantity of metallurgical coal purchased or received from domestic Canadian companies Previously reported in question 11.
j. Preparation plant output of metallurgical coal Previously reported in question 14b.
k. Total opening inventory of metallurgical coal located at the mine Previously reported in question 15b.
l. Total closing inventory of metallurgical coal located at the mine Previously reported in question 15e.
m. Adjustments If you are reporting an adjusted decrease, use ‘-’ in front of the value. Enter ‘0’ if no adjustment.
Marketable production of metallurgical coal (Total quantity = h + i + j + k - l + m)
Thermal coal
n. Total quantity of thermal coal imported from foreign countries Previously reported in question 7.
o. Total quantity of thermal coal purchased or received from domestic Canadian companies Previously reported in question 13.
p. Preparation plant output of thermal coal Previously reported in question 14c.
q. Total opening inventory of thermal coal located at the mine Previously reported in question 15c.
r. Total closing inventory of thermal coal located at the mine Previously reported in question 15f.
s. Adjustments If you are reporting an adjusted decrease, use ‘-’ in front of the value. Enter ‘0’ if no adjustment.
Marketable production of thermal coal (Total quantity = n + o + p + q - r + s)

Average calorific value

17. What was the average calorific value for raw, metallurgical and thermal coal?

Report in megajoules per metric tonne.

Average Calorific Value
Please report the average calorific value of coal produced, by type of coal, in megajoules per metric tonne.

Calorific Value is the energy value of coal or the fuel content and is defined as the amount of potential energy in coal that can be converted into heating ability.

Raw coal, lignite
Non-agglomerating coal with a gross calorific value less than 20,000 kJ/kg and greater than 31% volatile matter on a dry mineral matter free basis.

Raw coal, sub-bituminous
Non-agglomerating coal with a gross calorific value equal to or greater than 20,000 kJ/kg and less than 24,000 kJ/kg containing more than 31% volatile matter on a dry mineral matter free basis.

Metallurgical / Coking coal
Bituminous coal with a quality that allows the production of a coke suitable to support a blast furnace charge. Its gross calorific value is equal to or greater than 24,000 kJ/kg on an ash-free but moist basis.

Thermal / Other bituminous coal
Coal mainly used for steam raising purposes and includes all bituminous coal that is not included under coking coal nor anthracite. It is characterized by higher volatile matter than anthracite (more than 10%) and lower carbon content (less than 90% fixed carbon). Its gross calorific value is equal to or greater than 24,000 kJ/kg on an ash-free but moist basis.

What was the average calorific value for raw, metallurgical and thermal coal?
Calorific value	Megajoules per metric tonne
a. Raw coal
b. Metallurgical coal
c. Thermal coal

Disposition of raw coal - business's own use

18. Did this business use raw coal for its own use?

Include boilers, power generation and cogeneration.

19. What was the quantity and value of raw coal consumed by this business for its own use?

Please report the quantity (in metric tonnes) and value of raw coal consumed for this business's own use.

Metric tonnes

CAN$ '000

Raw coal sales by types of customers

20. In [month], to which of the following types of customers did this business deliver and sell raw coal?

Exclude exports to other countries.

Select all that apply.

Electric power generating plants
Please report the amount of raw coal sold to electric power generating plants by province or territory and their corresponding dollar values; in metric tonnes.
Industrial consumers: coal producers or domestic companies
Please report the amount of raw coal sold to industrial consumers by province or territory and their corresponding dollar values; in metric tonnes.
Coke plants
Please report the amount of raw coal sold to coke plants by province or territory and their corresponding dollar values; in metric tonnes.
Residential consumers
Please report the amount of raw coal sold to residential consumers by province or territory and their corresponding dollar values; in metric tonnes.
Other end users
Please report the amount of raw coal sold to other clients (e.g., farmers) by province or territory and their corresponding dollar values; in metric tonnes.
Electric power generation stations
Industrial consumers — coal producers or domestic companies - e.g., wholesalers or distributors
Coke plants
Residential consumers
Other end users - e.g., steel plants, agriculture and farming, cement manufacturing, pulp and paper plants
This business did not deliver and sell raw coal during the reporting period

21. To which provinces or territories did this business deliver and sell raw coal to electric power generation stations?

Select all that apply.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut

22. What was the quantity and value of raw coal that this business delivered and sold to electric power generation stations?

What was the quantity and value of raw coal that this business delivered and sold to electric power generation stations?
Province or territory	Metric tonnes	CAN$ '000
a. Newfoundland and Labrador
b. Prince Edward Island
c. Nova Scotia
d. New Brunswick
e. Quebec
f. Ontario
g. Manitoba
h. Saskatchewan
i. Alberta
j. British Columbia
k. Yukon
l. Northwest Territories
m. Nunavut
Total quantity and value of raw coal delivered and sold to electric power generation stations

23. To which provinces or territories did this business deliver and sell raw coal to industrial consumers — coal producers or domestic companies?

Select all that apply.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut

24. What was the quantity and value of raw coal that this business delivered and sold to industrial consumers — coal producers or domestic companies?

What was the quantity and value of raw coal that this business delivered and sold to industrial consumers — coal producers or domestic companies?
Province or territory	Metric tonnes	CAN$ '000
a. Newfoundland and Labrador
b. Prince Edward Island
c. Nova Scotia
d. New Brunswick
e. Quebec
f. Ontario
g. Manitoba
h. Saskatchewan
i. Alberta
j. British Columbia
k. Yukon
l. Northwest Territories
m. Nunavut
Total quantity and value of raw coal delivered and sold to industrial consumers

25. To which provinces or territories did this business deliver and sell raw coal to coke plants?

Select all that apply.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut

26. What was the quantity and value of raw coal that this business delivered and sold to coke plants?

What was the quantity and value of raw coal that this business delivered and sold to coke plants?
Province or territory	Metric tonnes	CAN$ '000
a. Newfoundland and Labrador
b. Prince Edward Island
c. Nova Scotia
d. New Brunswick
e. Quebec
f. Ontario
g. Manitoba
h. Saskatchewan
i. Alberta
j. British Columbia
k. Yukon
l. Northwest Territories
m. Nunavut
Total quantity and value of raw coal delivered and sold to coke plants

27. To which provinces or territories did this business deliver and sell raw coal to residential consumers?

Select all that apply.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut

28. What was the quantity and value of raw coal that this business delivered and sold to residential consumers?

What was the quantity and value of raw coal that this business delivered and sold to residential consumers?
Province or territory	Metric tonnes	CAN$ '000
a. Newfoundland and Labrador
b. Prince Edward Island
c. Nova Scotia
d. New Brunswick
e. Quebec
f. Ontario
g. Manitoba
h. Saskatchewan
i. Alberta
j. British Columbia
k. Yukon
l. Northwest Territories
m. Nunavut
Total quantity and value of raw coal delivered and sold to residential consumers

29. To which provinces or territories did this business deliver and sell raw coal to other end users?

Select all that apply.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut

30. What was the quantity and value of raw coal that this business delivered and sold to other end users?

What was the quantity and value of raw coal that this business delivered and sold to other end users?
Province or territory	Metric tonnes	CAN$ '000
a. Newfoundland and Labrador
b. Prince Edward Island
c. Nova Scotia
d. New Brunswick
e. Quebec
f. Ontario
g. Manitoba
h. Saskatchewan
i. Alberta
j. British Columbia
k. Yukon
l. Northwest Territories
m. Nunavut
Total quantity and value of raw coal delivered and sold to other end users

Disposition of metallurgical coal - business's own use

31. Did this business use metallurgical coal for its own use?

Include boilers, power generation and cogeneration.

32. What was the quantity and value of metallurgical coal consumed by this business for its own use?

Please report the quantity (in metric tonnes) and value of metallurgical coal consumed for this business's own use.

Metric tonnes

CAN$ '000

Metallurgical coal sales by types of customers

33. In [month], to which of the following types of customers did this business deliver and sell metallurgical coal?

Exclude exports to other countries.

Select all that apply.

Electric power generating plants
Please report the amount of metallurgical coal sold to electric power generating plants by province or territory and their corresponding dollar values; in metric tonnes.
Industrial consumers: coal producers or domestic companies
Please report the amount of metallurgical coal sold to industrial consumers by province or territory and their corresponding dollar values; in metric tonnes.
Coke plants
Please report the amount of metallurgical coal sold to coke plants by province or territory and their corresponding dollar values; in metric tonnes.
Residential consumers
Please report the amount of metallurgical coal sold to residential consumers by province or territory and their corresponding dollar values; in metric tonnes.
Other end users
Please report the amount of metallurgical coal sold to other clients (e.g., farmers) by province or territory and their corresponding dollar values; in metric tonnes.
Electric power generation stations
Industrial consumers — coal producers or domestic companies - e.g., wholesalers or distributors
Coke plants
Residential consumers
Other end users - e.g., steel plants, agriculture and farming, cement manufacturing, pulp and paper plants
This business did not deliver and sell metallurgical coal during the reporting period

34. To which provinces or territories did this business deliver and sell metallurgical coal to electric power generation stations?

Select all that apply.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut

35. What was the quantity and value of metallurgical coal that this business delivered and sold to electric power generation stations?

What was the quantity and value of metallurgical coal that this business delivered and sold to electric power generation stations?
Province or territory	Metric tonnes	CAN$ '000
a. Newfoundland and Labrador
b. Prince Edward Island
c. Nova Scotia
d. New Brunswick
e. Quebec
f. Ontario
g. Manitoba
h. Saskatchewan
i. Alberta
j. British Columbia
k. Yukon
l. Northwest Territories
m. Nunavut
Total quantity and value of metallurgical coal delivered and sold to electric power generation stations

36. To which provinces or territories did this business deliver and sell metallurgical coal to industrial consumers — coal producers or domestic companies?

Select all that apply.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut

37. What was the quantity and value of metallurgical coal that this business delivered and sold to industrial consumers — coal producers or domestic companies?

What was the quantity and value of metallurgical coal that this business delivered and sold to industrial consumers — coal producers or domestic companies?
Province or territory	Metric tonnes	CAN$ '000
a. Newfoundland and Labrador
b. Prince Edward Island
c. Nova Scotia
d. New Brunswick
e. Quebec
f. Ontario
g. Manitoba
h. Saskatchewan
i. Alberta
j. British Columbia
k. Yukon
l. Northwest Territories
m. Nunavut
Total quantity and value of metallurgical coal delivered and sold to industrial consumers

38. To which provinces or territories did this business deliver and sell metallurgical coal to coke plants?

Select all that apply.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut

39. What was the quantity and value of metallurgical coal that this business delivered and sold to coke plants?

What was the quantity and value of metallurgical coal that this business delivered and sold to coke plants?
Province or territory	Metric tonnes	CAN$ '000
a. Newfoundland and Labrador
b. Prince Edward Island
c. Nova Scotia
d. New Brunswick
e. Quebec
f. Ontario
g. Manitoba
h. Saskatchewan
i. Alberta
j. British Columbia
k. Yukon
l. Northwest Territories
m. Nunavut
Total quantity and value of metallurgical coal delivered and sold to coke plants

40. To which provinces or territories did this business deliver and sell metallurgical coal to residential consumers?

Select all that apply.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut

41. What was the quantity and value of metallurgical coal that this business delivered and sold to residential consumers?

What was the quantity and value of metallurgical coal that this business delivered and sold to residential consumers?
Province or territory	Metric tonnes	CAN$ '000
a. Newfoundland and Labrador
b. Prince Edward Island
c. Nova Scotia
d. New Brunswick
e. Quebec
f. Ontario
g. Manitoba
h. Saskatchewan
i. Alberta
j. British Columbia
k. Yukon
l. Northwest Territories
m. Nunavut
Total quantity and value of metallurgical coal delivered and sold to residential consumers

42. To which provinces or territories did this business deliver and sell metallurgical coal to other end users?

Select all that apply.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut

43. What was the quantity and value of metallurgical coal that this business delivered and sold to other end users?

What was the quantity and value of metallurgical coal that this business delivered and sold to other end users?
Province or territory	Metric tonnes	CAN$ '000
a. Newfoundland and Labrador
b. Prince Edward Island
c. Nova Scotia
d. New Brunswick
e. Quebec
f. Ontario
g. Manitoba
h. Saskatchewan
i. Alberta
j. British Columbia
k. Yukon
l. Northwest Territories
m. Nunavut
Total quantity and value of metallurgical coal delivered and sold to other end users

Disposition of thermal coal - business's own use

44. Did this business use thermal coal for its own use?

Include boilers, power generation and cogeneration.

45. What was the quantity and value of thermal coal consumed by this business for its own use?

Please report the quantity (in metric tonnes) and value of thermal coal consumed for this business's own use.

Metric tonnes

CAN$ '000

Thermal coal sales by types of customers

46. In [month], to which of the following types of customers did this business deliver and sell thermal coal?

Exclude exports to other countries.

Select all that apply.

Electric power generating plants
Please report the amount of thermal coal sold to electric power generating plants by province or territory and their corresponding dollar values; in metric tonnes.
Industrial consumers: coal producers or domestic companies
Please report the amount of thermal coal sold to industrial consumers by province or territory and their corresponding dollar values; in metric tonnes.
Coke plants
Please report the amount of thermal coal sold to coke plants by province or territory and their corresponding dollar values; in metric tonnes.
Residential consumers
Please report the amount of thermal coal sold to residential consumers by province or territory and their corresponding dollar values; in metric tonnes.
Other end users
Please report the amount of thermal coal sold to other clients (e.g., farmers) by province or territory and their corresponding dollar values; in metric tonnes.
Electric power generation stations
Industrial consumers — coal producers or domestic companies
Coke plants
Residential consumers - e.g., steel plants, agriculture and farming, cement manufacturing, pulp and paper plants
Other end users - e.g., wholesalers or distributors
This business did not deliver or sell thermal coal during the reporting period

47. To which provinces or territories did this business deliver and sell thermal coal to electric power generation stations?

Select all that apply.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut

48. What was the quantity and value of thermal coal that this business delivered and sold to electric power generation stations?

What was the quantity and value of thermal coal that this business delivered and sold to electric power generation stations?
Province or territory	Metric tonnes	CAN$ '000
a. Newfoundland and Labrador
b. Prince Edward Island
c. Nova Scotia
d. New Brunswick
e. Quebec
f. Ontario
g. Manitoba
h. Saskatchewan
i. Alberta
j. British Columbia
k. Yukon
l. Northwest Territories
m. Nunavut
Total quantity and value of thermal coal delivered and sold to electric power generation stations

49. To which provinces or territories did this business deliver and sell thermal coal to industrial consumers — coal producers or domestic companies?

Select all that apply.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut

50. What was the quantity and value of thermal coal that this business delivered and sold to industrial consumers — coal producers or domestic companies?

What was the quantity and value of thermal coal that this business delivered and sold to industrial consumers — coal producers or domestic companies?
Province or territory	Metric tonnes	CAN$ '000
a. Newfoundland and Labrador
b. Prince Edward Island
c. Nova Scotia
d. New Brunswick
e. Quebec
f. Ontario
g. Manitoba
h. Saskatchewan
i. Alberta
j. British Columbia
k. Yukon
l. Northwest Territories
m. Nunavut
Total quantity and value of thermal coal delivered and sold to industrial consumers

51. To which provinces or territories did this business deliver and sell thermal coal to coke plants?

Select all that apply.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut

52. What was the quantity and value of thermal coal that this business delivered and sold to coke plants?

What was the quantity and value of thermal coal that this business delivered and sold to coke plants?
Province or territory	Metric tonnes	CAN$ '000
a. Newfoundland and Labrador
b. Prince Edward Island
c. Nova Scotia
d. New Brunswick
e. Quebec
f. Ontario
g. Manitoba
h. Saskatchewan
i. Alberta
j. British Columbia
k. Yukon
l. Northwest Territories
m. Nunavut
Total quantity and value of thermal coal delivered and sold to coke plants

53. To which provinces or territories did this business deliver and sell thermal coal to residential consumers?

Select all that apply.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut

54. What was the quantity and value of thermal coal that this business delivered and sold to residential consumers?

What was the quantity and value of thermal coal that this business delivered and sold to residential consumers?
Province or territory	Metric tonnes	CAN$ '000
a. Newfoundland and Labrador
b. Prince Edward Island
c. Nova Scotia
d. New Brunswick
e. Quebec
f. Ontario
g. Manitoba
h. Saskatchewan
i. Alberta
j. British Columbia
k. Yukon
l. Northwest Territories
m. Nunavut
Total quantity and value of thermal coal delivered and sold to residential consumers

55. To which provinces or territories did this business deliver and sell thermal coal to other end users?

Select all that apply.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut

56. What was the quantity and value of thermal coal that this business delivered and sold to other end users?

What was the quantity and value of thermal coal that this business delivered and sold to other end users?
Province or territory	Metric tonnes	CAN$ '000
a. Newfoundland and Labrador
b. Prince Edward Island
c. Nova Scotia
d. New Brunswick
e. Quebec
f. Ontario
g. Manitoba
h. Saskatchewan
i. Alberta
j. British Columbia
k. Yukon
l. Northwest Territories
m. Nunavut
Total quantity and value of thermal coal delivered and sold to other end users

Domestic shipments from ports

57. Did this business deliver and sell raw coal to domestic Canadian companies from ports?

From ports, to which provinces or territories was raw coal delivered and sold?

Select all that apply.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut

58. What was the quantity and value of raw coal delivered and sold to domestic Canadian companies from ports?

Please provide the quantity and value of raw coal delivered and sold during the reference month; by provinces or territories, in metric tonnes.

What was the quantity and value of raw coal delivered and sold to domestic Canadian companies from ports?
Province or territory	Metric tonnes	CAN$ '000
a. Newfoundland and Labrador
b. Prince Edward Island
c. Nova Scotia
d. New Brunswick
e. Quebec
f. Ontario
g. Manitoba
h. Saskatchewan
i. Alberta
j. British Columbia
k. Yukon
l. Northwest Territories
m. Nunavut
Total quantity and value of raw coal delivered and sold to domestic Canadian companies from ports

59. Did this business deliver and sell metallurgical coal to domestic Canadian companies from ports?

From ports, to which provinces or territories was metallurgical coal delivered and sold?

Select all that apply.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut

60. What was the quantity and value of metallurgical coal delivered and sold to domestic Canadian companies from ports?

Please provide the quantity and value of metallurgical coal delivered and sold during the reference month; by provinces or territories, in metric tonnes.

What was the quantity and value of metallurgical coal delivered and sold to domestic Canadian companies from ports?
Province or territory	Metric tonnes	CAN$ '000
a. Newfoundland and Labrador
b. Prince Edward Island
c. Nova Scotia
d. New Brunswick
e. Quebec
f. Ontario
g. Manitoba
h. Saskatchewan
i. Alberta
j. British Columbia
k. Yukon
l. Northwest Territories
m. Nunavut
Total quantity and value of metallurgical coal delivered and sold to domestic Canadian companies from ports

61. Did this business deliver and sell thermal coal to domestic Canadian companies from ports?

From ports, to which provinces or territories was thermal coal delivered and sold?

Select all that apply.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut

62. What was the quantity and value of thermal coal delivered and sold to domestic Canadian companies from ports?

Please provide the quantity and value of thermal coal delivered and sold during the reference month; by provinces or territories, in metric tonnes.

What was the quantity and value of thermal coal delivered and sold to domestic Canadian companies from ports?
Province or territory	Metric tonnes	CAN$ '000
a. Newfoundland and Labrador
b. Prince Edward Island
c. Nova Scotia
d. New Brunswick
e. Quebec
f. Ontario
g. Manitoba
h. Saskatchewan
i. Alberta
j. British Columbia
k. Yukon
l. Northwest Territories
m. Nunavut
Total quantity and value of thermal coal delivered and sold to domestic Canadian companies from ports

Exports of raw coal to foreign countries

63. Did this business export raw coal to foreign countries from ports?

From ports, to which foreign countries did this business export raw coal?

Select all that apply.

United States
Belgium and Luxembourg
Brazil
Chile
Taiwan
France
Germany
Italy
Japan
South Korea
Mexico
Netherlands
Spain
Turkey
United Kingdom
China
India
Denmark
Finland
Switzerland
Other 1 - Specify the other country
Other 2 - Specify the other country
Other 3 - Specify the other country
Other 4 - Specify the other country
Other 5 - Specify the other country

64. What was the quantity and value of raw coal exported to the following foreign countries from ports?

Please provide the quantity and value of raw coal exported during the reference month; by country, in metric tonnes.

What was the quantity and value of raw coal exported to the following foreign countries from ports?
Country	Metric tonnes	CAN$ '000
a. United States
b. Belgium and Luxembourg
c. Brazil
d. Chile
e. Taiwan
f. France
g. Germany
h. Italy
i. Japan
j. South Korea
k. Mexico
l. Netherlands
m. Spain
n. Turkey
o. United Kingdom
p. China
q. India
r. Denmark
s. Finland
t. Switzerland
u. [Other 1]
v. [Other 2]
w. [Other 3]
x. [Other 4]
y. [Other 5]
Total quantity and value of raw coal exported to foreign countries from ports

Exports of metallurgical coal to foreign countries

65. Did this business export metallurgical coal to foreign countries from ports?

From ports, to which foreign countries did this business export metallurgical coal?

Select all that apply.

United States
Belgium and Luxembourg
Brazil
Chile
Taiwan
France
Germany
Italy
Japan
South Korea
Mexico
Netherlands
Spain
Turkey
United Kingdom
China
India
Denmark
Finland
Switzerland
Other 1 - Specify the other country
Other 2 - Specify the other country
Other 3 - Specify the other country
Other 4 - Specify the other country
Other 5 - Specify the other country

66. What was the quantity and value of metallurgical coal exported to the following foreign countries from ports?

Please provide the quantity and value of metallurgical coal exported during the reference month; by country, in metric tonnes.

What was the quantity and value of metallurgical coal exported to the following foreign countries from ports?
Country	Metric tonnes	CAN$ '000
a. United States
b. Belgium and Luxembourg
c. Brazil
d. Chile
e. Taiwan
f. France
g. Germany
h. Italy
i. Japan
j. South Korea
k. Mexico
l. Netherlands
m. Spain
n. Turkey
o. United Kingdom
p. China
q. India
r. Denmark
s. Finland
t. Switzerland
u. [Other 1]
v. [Other 2]
w. [Other 3]
x. [Other 4]
y. [Other 5]
Total quantity and value of metallurgical coal exported to foreign countries from ports

Exports of thermal coal to foreign countries

67. Did this business export thermal coal to foreign countries from ports?

From ports, to which foreign countries did this business export thermal coal?

Select all that apply.

United States
Belgium and Luxembourg
Brazil
Chile
Taiwan
France
Germany
Italy
Japan
South Korea
Mexico
Netherlands
Spain
Turkey
United Kingdom
China
India
Denmark
Finland
Switzerland
Other 1 - Specify the other country
Other 2 - Specify the other country
Other 3 - Specify the other country
Other 4 - Specify the other country
Other 5 - Specify the other country

68. What was the quantity and value of thermal coal exported to the following foreign countries from ports?

Please provide the quantity and value of thermal coal exported during the reference month; by country, in metric tonnes.

What was the quantity and value of thermal coal exported to the following foreign countries from ports?
Country	Metric tonnes	CAN$ '000
a. United States
b. Belgium and Luxembourg
c. Brazil
d. Chile
e. Taiwan
f. France
g. Germany
h. Italy
i. Japan
j. South Korea
k. Mexico
l. Netherlands
m. Spain
n. Turkey
o. United Kingdom
p. China
q. India
r. Denmark
s. Finland
t. Switzerland
u. [Other 1]
v. [Other 2]
w. [Other 3]
x. [Other 4]
y. [Other 5]
Total quantity and value of thermal coal exported to foreign countries from ports

Shipments of coal in transit

69. What were the quantities and values of raw, metallurgical and thermal coal shipped by road or rail to the United States?

Shipments in transit
Please provide the quantity and value of raw, metallurgical and thermal coal transported to the United States by road or rail.

What were the quantities and values of raw, metallurgical and thermal coal shipped by road or rail to the United States?
Shipment	Metric tonnes	CAN$ '000
a. Shipments of raw coal in transit
b. Shipments of metallurgical coal in transit
c. Shipments of thermal coal in transit

Total opening and closing inventories at ports

70. What were this business's total opening and closing inventories of raw, metallurgical and thermal coal located at ports?

Opening inventory is last month's closing inventory as provided by this business. Correct, if needed.

When opening inventory is blank, provide the opening inventory.

Inventories located at the ports

Sum of all ports includes that of Atlantic, Pacific and Great Lakes

Opening inventory - Raw coal
Please report the inventories of raw/processed coal reported at the end of the previous month, in metric tonnes.

Opening inventory - Metallurgical coal
Please report the inventories of metallurgical coal reported at the end of the previous month, in metric tonnes.

Opening inventory - Thermal coal
Please report the inventories of thermal coal reported at the end of the previous month, in metric tonnes.

Closing inventory - Raw coal
Please report the inventories of raw/processed coal at the end of this reference month, in metric tonnes.

Closing inventory - Metallurgical coal
Please report the inventories of metallurgical coal at the end of this reference month, in metric tonnes.

Closing inventory - Thermal coal
Please report the inventories of thermal coal at the end of this reference month, in metric tonnes.

What were this business's total opening and closing inventories of raw, metallurgical and thermal coal located at ports?
Inventory	Metric tonnes
Total opening inventories located at ports
a. Raw coal located at the ports
b. Metallurgical coal located at the ports
c. Thermal coal located at the ports
Total closing inventories located at ports
d. Raw coal located at the ports
e. Metallurgical coal located at the ports
f. Thermal coal located at the ports

Total disposition of coal

71. This is the summary of the total disposition of coal.

Adjustments
If you are reporting an adjusted decrease, use '-' in front of the value. Enter '0' if no adjustment.

This is the summary of the total disposition of coal.
Disposition of coal	Metric tonnes	CAN$ '000
Raw coal
a. Marketable production of raw coal Previously calculated in question 16.
b. Business's own use Previously reported in question 19.
c. All end users Sum of questions 22, 24, 26, 28 and 30. Include electric power generation stations, industrial consumers, coke plants, residential consumers, other end users.
d. Domestic shipments from ports Previously reported in question 58.
e. Exports from ports Previously reported in question 64.
f. To United States by road or rail Previously reported in question 69a.
g. Opening inventory from ports Previously reported in question 70a.
h. Closing inventory from ports Previously reported in question 70d.
i. Adjustments If you are reporting an adjusted decrease, use ‘-’ in front of the value. Enter ‘0’ if no adjustment.
Total disposition of raw coal (Total quantity = b + c + d + e + f − g + h + i) (Total value = b + c + d + e + f)
Metallurgical coal
j. Marketable production of metallurgical coal Previously calculated in question 16.
k. Business's own use Previously reported in question 32.
l. All end users Sum of questions 35, 37, 39, 41 and 43. Include electric power generation stations, industrial consumers, coke plants, residential consumers, other end users.
m. Domestic shipments from ports Previously reported in question 60.
n. Exports from ports Previously reported in question 66.
o. To United States by road or rail Previously reported in question 69b.
p. Opening inventory from ports Previously reported in question 70b.
q. Closing inventory from ports Previously reported in question 70e.
r. Adjustments If you are reporting an adjusted decrease, use ‘-’ in front of the value. Enter ‘0’ if no adjustment.
Total disposition of metallurgical coal (Total quantity = k + l + m + n + o − p + q + r) (Total value = k + l + m + n + o)
Thermal coal
s. Marketable production of thermal coal Previously calculated in question 16.
t. Business's own use Previously reported in question 45.
u. All end users Sum of questions 48, 50, 52, 54 and 56. Include electric power generation stations, industrial consumers, coke plants, residential consumers, other end users.
v. Domestic shipments from ports Previously reported in question 62.
w. Exports from ports Previously reported in question 68.
w. Exports from ports Previously reported in question 68.
y. Opening inventory from ports Previously reported in question 70c.
y. Opening inventory from ports Previously reported in question 70c.
aa. Adjustments If you are reporting an adjusted decrease, use ‘-’ in front of the value. Enter ‘0’ if no adjustment.
Total disposition of thermal coal (Total quantity = t + u + v + w + x − y + z + aa) (Total value = t + u + v + w + x)

Changes or events

72. 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

Contact person

73. Statistics Canada may need to contact the person who completed this questionnaire for further information.

Is the provided given names and the provided family name the best person to contact?

Who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?

First name:

Last name:

Title:

Email address:

Telephone number (including area code):

Extension number (if applicable):
The maximum number of characters is 5.

Fax number (including area code):

Feedback

74. How long did it take to complete this questionnaire?

Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.

Hours:

Minutes:

75. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?

Real Estate Agents, Brokers, Appraisers and Other Real Estate Activities: CVs for operating revenue - 2023

CVs for operating revenue - Real Estate Agents, Brokers, Appraisers and Other Real Estate Activities, 2023
Geography	CVs for operating revenue
	Offices of real estate agents and brokers
	percent
Canada	0.86
Newfoundland and Labrador	0.00
Prince Edward Island	0.00
Nova Scotia	0.74
New Brunswick	0.40
Quebec	1.84
Ontario	1.47
Manitoba	0.43
Saskatchewan	1.06
Alberta	1.20
British Columbia	1.20
Yukon	0.00
Northwest Territories	0.00
Nunavut	0.00

2024 Annual Survey of Service Industries: Real Estate Rental and Leasing and Property Management

Why are we conducting this survey?

The statistical information from the IBSP serves many purposes, including:

calculating each province and territory's fair share of federal-provincial transfer payments for health, education and social programs
establishing government programs to assist businesses
assisting the business community in negotiating contracts and collective agreements
supporting the government in making informed decisions about fiscal, monetary and foreign exchange policies
indexing social benefit programs and determining tax brackets
enabling academics and economists to analyze the economic performance of Canadian industries and to better understand rapidly evolving business environments.

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

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

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
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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 the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

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

Modifications to the legal name should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.

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)
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
Ceased operations
Sold operations
Amalgamated with other businesses or organizations
Temporarily inactive but will re-open
No longer operating due to other reasons

When did this business or organization close for the season? Date?

When does this business or organization expect to resume operations? Date

When did this business or organization cease operations? Date

Why did this business or organization cease operations?

Bankruptcy
Liquidation
Dissolution
Other

Specify the other reasons why the operations ceased

When was this business or organization sold? Date

What is the legal name of the buyer?

When did this business or organization amalgamate? Date

What is the legal name of the resulting or continuing business or organization?

What are the legal names of the other amalgamated businesses or organizations?

When did this business or organization become temporarily inactive? Date

When does this business or organization expect to resume operations? Date

Why is this business or organization temporarily inactive?

When did this business or organization 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 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.

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: ?

When did the main activity change? Date

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

7. You have indicated that the current main activity of this business or organization is:

Are there any other activities that contribute significantly (at least 10%) to this business or organization's revenue?

Yes, there are other activities
No, that is the only significant activity

Provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's secondary activity
e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development

8. Approximately what percentage of this business or organization's revenue is generated by each of the following activities?

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

Approximate percentage of this business's revenue generated by each of the following activities
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
	Percentage of revenue
Main activity
Secondary activity
All other activities
Total percentage

Reporting period information

1. What are the start and end dates of this business's or organization's most recently completed fiscal year?

For this survey, the end date should fall between April 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025.

Here are twelve common fiscal periods that fall within the targeted dates:

May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2024
June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024
July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024
August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2024
September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2024
October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024
November 1, 2023 to October 31, 2024
December 1, 2023 to November 30, 2024
January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024
February 1, 2024 to January 31, 2025
March 1, 2024 to February 28, 2025
April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025.

Here are other examples of fiscal periods that fall within the required dates:

September 18, 2023 to September 15, 2024 (e.g., floating year-end)
June 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 (e.g., a newly opened business).

Fiscal year start date

Fiscal year-end date

2. What is the reason the reporting period does not cover a full year?

Select all that apply.

Seasonal operations
New business
Change of ownership
Temporarily inactive
Change of fiscal year
Ceased operations
Other - Specify reason the reporting period does not cover a full year

Additional reporting instructions

1. Throughout this questionnaire, please report financial information in thousands of Canadian dollars.

For example, an amount of $763,880.25 should be reported as:

CAN$ '000: $764,000

I will report in the format above

Revenue

1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what was this business's revenue from each of the following sources?

Notes:

a detailed breakdown may be requested in other sections
these questions are asked of many different industries. Some questions may not apply to this business

Report dollar amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Revenue

a. Sales of goods and services (e.g., fees, commissions, services revenue)

Report net of returns and allowances.

Sales of goods and services are defined as amounts derived from the sale of goods and services (cash or credit), falling within a business's ordinary activities. Sales should be reported net of trade discount, value added tax and other taxes based on sales.

Include:

sales from Canadian locations (domestic and export sales)
transfers to other business units or a head office of your firm.

Exclude:

transfers into inventory and consignment sales
federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes and excise duties and taxes
intercompany sales in consolidated financial statements.

b. Rental and leasing
Include rental or leasing of apartments, commercial buildings, land, office space, residential housing, investments in co-tenancies and co-ownerships, hotel or motel rooms, long and short term vehicle leasing, machinery or equipment, storage lockers, etc.

c. Commissions
Include commissions earned on the sale of products or services by businesses such as advertising agencies, brokers, insurance agents, lottery ticket sales, sales representatives and travel agencies - compensation could also be reported under this item (for example, compensation for collecting sales tax).

d. Subsidies (including grants, donations, fundraising and sponsorships)

Include:

non-repayable grants, contributions and subsidies from all levels of government
revenue from private sector (corporate and individual) sponsorships, donations and fundraising.

e. Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees

A royalty is defined as a payment received by the holder of a copyright, trademark or patent.

Include revenue received from the sale or use of all intellectual property rights of copyrighted materials such as musical, literary, artistic or dramatic works, sound recordings or the broadcasting of communication signals.

f. Dividends
Include:

dividend income
dividends from Canadian sources
dividends from foreign sources
patronage dividends.

Exclude equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates.

g. Interest
Include:

investment revenue
interest from foreign sources
interest from Canadian bonds and debentures
interest from Canadian mortgage loans
interest from other Canadian sources.

Exclude equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates.

h. All other revenue (Include intracompany transfers)
Include amounts not included in questions a. to g.

Total revenue
The sum of sub-questions a. to h.

Business's total revenue
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
	CAN$ '000
a. Sales of goods and services
b. Rental and leasing
c. Commissions
d. Subsidies
e. Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees
f. Dividends
g. Interest
h. Other
Total revenue

E-commerce

The following questions are about e-commerce activities.

E-commerce revenue: Sales of goods and services conducted over the Internet with or without online payment.

Include all revenue for which an order is received and commitment to purchase is made via the Internet, although payment can be made by other means, such as orders made on web pages, an extranet, mobile devices or Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).

Exclude orders made by telephone, facsimile or email.

Sales from automated kiosks located within the business's establishments are excluded from E-commerce sales.

1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what was this business's total revenue?

Include:

sales of goods and services
rental, leasing and property management
commissions
subsidies, grants, donations, fundraising and sponsorships
royalties
rights
licensing and franchise fees
dividends, interest and other revenue.

Report dollar amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Total revenue in CAN$ '000

2. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, did this business have any e-commerce revenue?

E-commerce revenue: Sales of goods and services conducted over the Internet with or without online payment.

Exclude orders made by telephone, facsimile or email.

3. Of the amount reported in total revenue, what was the total e-commerce revenue?

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

Report dollar amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Total e-commerce revenue in CAN$ '000

4. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, did this business make sales over the Internet through any of the following methods?

Select all that apply.

Mobile app
Include sales through any app, or application, that is downloaded and designed to run on a handheld device such as a smartphone or tablet (for example, places where a user may download these apps, including Apple's App Store, Google Play or Blackberry App World).

Company website
Include sales through a browser-based website where your organization maintains control of the content.

Third-party website
Include sales through a browser-based website where a third-party maintains the structure of the website and control of the look and feel while your company only provides the product to be sold (for example, Amazon, Expedia or Etsy).

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
A standard format for exchanging business data. EDI is based on the use of message standards, ensuring that all participants use a common language.

Via a mobile app
Via your company website
Via a third-party website
Via Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Other
Specify the other methods

5. Does this business have any full-time staff dedicated solely to activities related to e-commerce?

6. Why did this business not make sales over the Internet?

Select all that apply.

Goods and services do not lend themselves to online sales
Prefer to maintain current business model
Lack of skilled workers to implement and maintain e-commerce infrastructure
Cost of development is too high
Security concerns
Other -Specify the other reasons

Expenses

1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what were this business's expenses for the following items?

Notes:

a detailed breakdown may be requested in other sections
these questions are asked of many different industries. Some questions may not apply to this business

Report dollar amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Expenses

a. Cost of goods sold
Many business units distinguish their costs of materials from their other business expenses (selling, general and administrative). This item is included to allow you to easily record your costs/expenses according to your normal accounting practices.

Include:

cost of raw materials and/or goods purchased for resale - net of discounts earned on purchases
freight in and duty.

Exclude all costs associated with salaries, wages, benefits, commissions and subcontracts (report at Employment costs and expenses, and Subcontracts).

b. Employment costs and expenses

b1. Salaries, wages and commissions
Please report all salaries and wages (including taxable allowances and employment commissions as defined on the T4 - Statement of Remuneration Paid) before deductions for this reporting period.

Include:

vacation pay
bonuses (including profit sharing)
employee commissions
taxable allowances (e.g., room and board, vehicle allowances, gifts such as airline tickets for holidays)
severance pay.

Exclude all payments and expenses associated with casual labour and outside contract workers (report at Subcontracts).

b2. Employee benefits
Include contributions to:

health plans
insurance plans
employment insurance
pension plans
workers' compensation
association dues
contributions to any other employee benefits such as child care and supplementary unemployment benefit (SUB) plans
contributions to provincial and territorial health and education payroll taxes.

c. Subcontracts
Subcontract expense refers to the purchasing of services from outside of the company rather than providing them in-house.

Include:

hired casual labour and outside contract workers
custom work and contract work
subcontract and outside labour
hired labour.

d. Research and development fees
Expenses from activities conducted with the intention of making a discovery that could either lead to the development of new products or procedures, or to the improvement of existing products or procedures.

e. Professional and business fees
Include:

legal services
accounting and auditing fees
consulting fees
education and training fees
appraisal fees
management and administration fees
property management fees
information technology (IT) consulting and service fees (purchased)
architectural fees
engineering fees
scientific and technical service fees
other consulting fees (management, technical and scientific)
veterinary fees
fees for human health services
payroll preparation fees
all other professional and business service fees.

Exclude service fees paid to Head Office (report at All other costs and expenses).

f. Utilities
Utility expenses related to operating your business unit such as water, electricity, gas and heating.

Include:

diesel, fuel wood, natural gas, oil and propane
sewage.

Exclude:

energy expenses covered in your rental and leasing contracts
telephone, Internet and other telecommunications
vehicle fuel (report at All other costs and expenses).

g. Office and computer related expenses
Include:

office stationery and supplies, paper and other supplies for photocopiers, printers and fax machines
postage and courier (used in the day to day office business activity)
computer and peripherals upgrade expenses
data processing.

Exclude telephone, Internet and other telecommunication expenses (report at Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication).

h. Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication
Include:

internet
telephone and telecommunications
cellular telephone
fax machine
pager.

i. Business taxes, licenses and permits
Include:

property taxes paid directly and property transfer taxes
vehicle license fees
beverage taxes and business taxes
trade license fees
membership fees and professional license fees
provincial capital tax.

j. Royalties, franchise fees and memberships
Include:

amounts paid to holders of patents, copyrights, performing rights and trademarks
gross overriding royalty expenses and direct royalty costs
resident and non-resident royalty expenses
franchise fees.

Exclude Crown royalties

k. Crown charges
Federal or Provincial royalty, tax, lease or rental payments made in relation to the acquisition, development or ownership of Canadian resource properties.

Include:

Crown royalties
Crown leases and rentals
oil sand leases
stumpage fees.

l. Rental and leasing
Include:

lease rental expenses, real estate rental expenses, condominium fees and equipment rental expenses
motor vehicle rental and leasing expenses
studio lighting and scaffolding
machinery and equipment rental expenses
storage expenses
road and construction equipment rental
fuel and other utility costs covered in your rental and leasing contracts.

m. Repair and maintenance
Include:

buildings and structures
machinery and equipment
security equipment
vehicles
costs related to materials, parts and external labour associated with these expenses
janitorial and cleaning services and garbage removal.

n. Amortization and depreciation
Include:

direct cost depreciation of tangible assets and amortization of leasehold improvements
amortization of intangible assets (e.g., amortization of goodwill, patents, franchises, copyrights, trademarks, deferred charges, organizational costs).

o. Insurance
Insurance recovery income should be deducted from insurance expenses.

Include:

professional and other liability insurance
motor vehicle and property insurance
executive life insurance
bonding, business interruption insurance and fire insurance.

p. Advertising, marketing, promotion, meals and entertainment
Include:

newspaper advertising and media expenses
catalogues, presentations and displays
tickets for theatre, concerts and sporting events for business promotion
fundraising expenses
meals, entertainment and hospitality purchases for clients.

q. Travel, meetings and conventions
Include:

travel expenses
meeting and convention expenses, seminars
passenger transportation (e.g., airfare, bus, train)
accommodations
travel allowance and meals while travelling
other travel expenses.

r. Financial services
Include:

explicit service charges for financial services
credit and debit card commissions and charges
collection expenses and transfer fees
registrar and transfer agent fees
security and exchange commission fees
other financial service fees.

Exclude interest expenses (report at Interest expense).

s. Interest expense
Report the cost of servicing your company's debt.

Include:

interest
bank charges
finance charges
interest payments on capital leases
amortization of bond discounts
interest on short-term and long-term debt, mortgages, bonds and debentures.

t. Other non-production-related costs and expenses
Include:

charitable donations and political contributions
bad debt expense
loan losses
provisions for loan losses (minus bad debt recoveries)
inventory adjustments.

u. All other costs and expenses (including intracompany expenses)
Include:

production costs
pipeline operations, drilling, site restoration
gross overriding royalty
other producing property rentals
well operating, fuel and equipment
other lease rentals
other direct costs
equipment hire and operation
log yard expense, forestry costs, logging road costs
freight in and duty
overhead expenses allocated to cost of sales
other expenses
cash over/short (negative expense)
reimbursement of parent company expense
warranty expense
recruiting expenses
general and administrative expenses
interdivisional expenses
interfund transfer (minus expense recoveries)
exploration and development (including prospect/geological, well abandonment and dry holes, exploration expenses, development expenses)
amounts not included in sub-questions a. to t. above.

Total expenses
The sum of sub-questions a. to u.

Business's total expenses
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
	CAN$ '000
a. Cost of goods sold
Opening inventories
Purchases
Closing inventories
Cost of goods sold
b. Employment costs and expenses
Salaries, wages and commissions
Employee benefits
c. Subcontracts
d. Research and development fees
e. Professional and business fees
f. Utilities
g. Office and computer related expenses
h. Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication
i. Business taxes, licenses and permits
j. Royalties, franchise fees and memberships
k. Crown charges
l. Rental and leasing
m. Repair and maintenance
n. Amortization and depreciation
o. Insurance
p. Advertising, marketing, promotion, meals and entertainment
q. Travel, meetings and conventions
r. Financial services
s. Interest expense
t. Other non-production-related costs and expenses
u. All other costs and expenses
Total expenses

Industry characteristics

1. What were this business's sales for the following goods and services?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Please exclude federal, provincial or territorial sales tax collected for remittance to a government agency.

a. Rental income - residential properties
Include:

apartments
single family homes
semi-detached or row houses.

a1. Rental or leasing of residential space in houses, for use as the principal residence of a household
Houses are accommodation units in which each housing unit is separated from its neighbours by a ground-to-roof wall with no units either above or below. Includes single detached houses and attached houses such as side by side town houses, row houses and doubles. May include additional facilities, such as parking and recreational amenities.

Exclude:

rental of land
renting space for use as temporary accommodation, such as hotel rooms, cottages and campsites.

a2. Rental or leasing of residential space in apartments and similar housing units, for use as the principal residence of a household
These are units in which each housing unit is not separated from its neighbours by a ground to-roof wall and/or adjoins units constructed above or below, including apartments, duplexes, triplexes. May also include additional facilities, such as parking and recreational amenities.

Exclude:

rental of mobile homes, motor homes, and rooms in boarding houses and dormitories, when used as principal residences
renting space for use as temporary accommodation, such as hotel rooms and campsites.

b. Rental income - commercial / non-residential properties
Include:

shopping centres
plazas
stores
office buildings
factories
warehouses
recreational spaces
convention spaces in hotels
convention centres.

b1. Rental or leasing of buildings or space within buildings or other facilities, for office and professional uses
Exclude:

rental of space for meetings, conventions and similar events
rental of parking spaces.

b2. Renting or leasing of buildings or space within buildings or other facilities, for commercial uses such as stores, restaurants, cinemas, bank branches and beauty salons
Include rental of sites on a 'concession' basis at entertainment, sports and other venues and rental of commercial space in hotel and office building lobbies.

Exclude providing a location for the placement of vending machines.

b3. Rental or leasing of buildings or space within buildings or other facilities, for use in manufacturing, storage, distribution and similar industrial activities
Include rental of space for research activities. Includes rental of space for these uses in industrial, manufacturing and research parks.

c. Rental income - mini-warehouses and self storage units
Include:

rooms
compartments
lockers
containers
outdoor spaces.

d. Other residential real estate rental

d1. Rental or leasing of land for residential uses
Property with buildings or other structures is treated as land if the value of the land is greater than the value of the structures. Include rental of serviced lots in trailer and mobile home parks.

d2. Other rental of residential space (e.g., mobile homes, motor homes, houseboats, rooms in boarding houses and dormitories when used as a principal residence)

e. Other commercial/non-residential real estate rental

e1. Rental or leasing of land for non-residential uses
Property with buildings or other structures is treated as land if the value of the land is greater than the value of the structures. Include rent paid for the right to exploit inland surface waters for recreational or other purposes, including fishing.

Exclude:

rental of non-residential buildings and other facilities, including engineering structures
rent, royalties or other payments paid for the right to explore or exploit deposits of minerals or fossil fuels
providing a location for the placement outdoors of coin-operated machines such as children's mechanical rides
rental of parking spaces.

e2. Other rentals of non-residential/commercial space (for banquets, parties, and social events, business conventions, theatres, sports venues, auditoriums, stadiums etc.).

f. Revenue from property management services
Please report revenue generated by managing real estate properties on behalf of the property owners.

f1. Management of residential buildings, such as houses and apartments, on behalf of property owners
This service may comprise activities such as: negotiation of lease agreements, screening prospective tenants, collection of rental payments, tenant relationship, administration of contracts for property services (e.g., cleaning, maintenance and security), contract renewal or recovery of the building at the end of the renting contract, etc.

f2. Management of non-residential buildings, such as office, retail and industrial space, on behalf of property owners
This service may comprise activities such as: negotiation of lease agreements, screening prospective tenants, collection of rental payments, tenant relationship, administration of contracts for property services (e.g., cleaning, maintenance and security), contract renewal or recovery of the building at the end of the renting contract, etc.

f3. Land property management on behalf of property owners
This service may comprise activities such as: negotiation of lease agreements, screening prospective tenants, collection of rental payments, tenant relationship, administration of contracts for property services (e.g., cleaning, maintenance and security), contract renewal or recovery of the land at the end of the renting contract, etc.

g. Revenue from goods purchased for resale as is (e.g., drinks, food, games)
Include:

soft drinks
food
games
laundry detergent, etc.

h. Other related sales - specify:
Include:

coin-operated laundry services
parking
bad debt recoveries
operating subsidies
any other operating revenue not reported above.

Total sales
The sum of amounts reported at question 1a. to 1h.

Business's total sales
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
	CAN$ '000
a. Rental income - residential properties
b. Rental income - commercial/non-residential properties
c. Rental income - mini-warehouses and self-storage units
d. Other residential real estate rental
e. Other commercial/non-residential real estate rental
f. Revenue from property management services
g. Revenue from goods purchased for resale as is
h. Other
Total sales of goods and services

2. Please provide the percentage of total revenue from real estate investment trusts.

Percentage of total revenue from real estate investment trusts

Please report your percentage of total revenue from real estate investment trusts.

Percentage

3. Please provide selected expenditure information.

Selected expenditure information

Please report expenses excluding the portion of federal, provincial or territorial sales tax refunded by government. If your bookkeeping practices make this impossible, please indicate which refunds are included.

a. Property management fees paid
Please report expenses generated by hiring a property management firm to manage an owner's real estate property.

b. Real estate commissions paid
Please report commissions paid to an agent or middleman for providing the service to the vendor or purchaser of bringing together the two parties to a transaction.

c. Value of inducements to tenants Include:

leasehold improvements
loan interest
free rent
paid moving expenses.

Please only report the amount of expenses you capitalized during the reporting period.

d. Transfer taxes and lot levies paid
Please report expenses related to transfer taxes and lot levies.

e. Property taxes paid
Please report taxes paid on vacant land and buildings.

f. Mortgage interest paid
Please report the interest portion of the mortgage payments.

Exclude interest expenses related to bank loans.

Selected expenditure information
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
	CAN$ '000
a. Property management fees
b. Real estate commissions
c. Value of inducements to tenants
d. Transfer taxes and lot levies
e. Property taxes
f. Mortgage interest

4. Please provide property information.

Property information

a. Number of buildings owned and/or managed at year end
Please report the number of buildings you owned and/or managed at the end of the reporting period.

b. Number of rental units owned and/or managed at year end
Please report the number of units you owned and/or managed at the end of the reporting period.

c. Square feet rented or leased (commercial / non-residential only)
Please report the number of square feet you rented or leased at the end of the reporting period.

Property information
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
	Number of residential properties	Number of commercial/non-residential properties
a. Number of buildings owned and/or managed at year end
b. Number of rental units owned and/or managed at year end
c. Square feet rented or leased

Notification of intent to extract web data

1. Does this business have a website?

Yes
- Specify the business website address 1
- e.g., www.example.gc.ca
- Specify the business website address 2
- e.g., www.example.gc.ca
- Specify the business website address 3
- e.g., www.example.gc.ca
No

Notification of intent to extract web data

Statistics Canada engages in web-data extraction, also known as web scraping, which is a process by which information is gathered and copied from the Web using automated scripts or robots, for retrieval and analysis. As a result, we may visit the website for this business or organization to search for and compile additional information. The use of web scraping is part of a broader effort to reduce the response burden on businesses or organizations, as well as produce additional statistical indicators to ensure that our data remain accurate and relevant.

We will strive to ensure that the data collection does not interfere with the functionality of the website. Any data collected will be used by Statistics Canada for statistical and research purposes only, in accordance with the agency's privacy and confidentiality mandate. All information collected by Statistics Canada is strictly protected.

More information regarding Statistics Canada's web scraping initiative.

Learn more about Statistics Canada's transparency and accountability.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Statistics Canada Client Services, toll-free at 1-877-949-9492 (TTY: 1-800-363-7629) or by email at infostats@statcan.gc.ca- this link will open in a new window. Additional information about this survey can be found by selecting the following link: Information for survey participants (ISP).

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

Contact person

2. Statistics Canada may need to contact the person who completed this questionnaire for further information.

Is the provided given names and the provided family name the best person to contact?

Who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?

First name:

Last name:

Title:

Email address:

Telephone number (including area code):

Extension number (if applicable):

Fax number (including area code):

Feedback

3. How long did it take to complete this questionnaire?

Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.

Hours:

Minutes:

4. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?

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Why do we conduct this survey?

The statistical information from the IBSP serves many purposes, including:

calculating each province and territory's fair share of federal-provincial transfer payments for health, education and social programs
establishing government programs to assist businesses
assisting the business community in negotiating contracts and collective agreements
supporting the government in making informed decisions about fiscal, monetary and foreign exchange policies
indexing social benefit programs and determining tax brackets
enabling academics and economists to analyze the economic performance of Canadian industries and to better understand rapidly evolving business environments.

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

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 the 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 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
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Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0T6

You may also contact us by email at infostats@statcan.gc.ca or by fax at 1-514-496-4879.

For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

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

Modifications to the legal name should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.

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):
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 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

7. You have indicated that the current main activity of this business or organization is:

Main activity

Are there any other activities that contribute significantly (at least 10%) to this business or organization's revenue?

Yes, there are other activities
Provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's secondary activity:
- e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development
No, that is the only significant activity

8. Approximately what percentage of this business or organization's revenue is generated by each of the following activities?

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

Approximately what percentage of this business or organization's revenue is generated by each of the following activities?
	Percentage of revenue
Main activity
Secondary activity
All other activities
Total percentage

Reporting period information

1. What are the start and end dates of this business's or organization's most recently completed fiscal year?

For this survey, the end date should fall between April 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025.

Here are twelve common fiscal periods that fall within the targeted dates:

May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2024
June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024
July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024
August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2024
September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2024
October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024
November 1, 2023 to October 31, 2024
December 1, 2023 to November 30, 2024
January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024
February 1, 2024 to January 31, 2025
March 1, 2024 to February 28, 2025
April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025.

Here are other examples of fiscal periods that fall within the required dates:

September 18, 2023 to September 15, 2024 ( e.g., floating year-end)
June 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 ( e.g., a newly opened business).

Fiscal year start date:
Fiscal year-end date:

2. What is the reason the reporting period does not cover a full year?

Select all that apply.

Seasonal operations
New business
Change of ownership
Temporarily inactive
Change of fiscal year
Ceased operations
Other
Specify reason the reporting period does not cover a full year:

Additional reporting instructions

1. Throughout this questionnaire, please report financial information in thousands of Canadian dollars.

For example, an amount of $763,880.25 should be reported as:

CAN$ '000 : $764,000

I will report in the format above

Revenue

1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what was this business's revenue from each of the following sources?

Notes:

a detailed breakdown may be requested in other sections
these questions are asked of many different industries. Some questions may not apply to this business.

Report dollar amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

a. Sales of goods and services ( e.g., fees, commissions, services revenue)

Report net of returns and allowances.

Include:

sales from Canadian locations (domestic and export sales)
transfers to other business units or a head office of your firm.

Exclude:

transfers into inventory and consignment sales
federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes and excise duties and taxes
intercompany sales in consolidated financial statements.

b. Rental and leasing

Include rental or leasing of apartments, commercial buildings, land, office space, residential housing, investments in co-tenancies and co-ownerships, hotel or motel rooms, long and short term vehicle leasing, machinery or equipment, storage lockers, etc.

c. Commissions

Include commissions earned on the sale of products or services by businesses such as advertising agencies, brokers, insurance agents, lottery ticket sales, sales representatives and travel agencies - compensation could also be reported under this item (for example, compensation for collecting sales tax).

d. Subsidies (including grants, donations, fundraising and sponsorships)

Include:

non-repayable grants, contributions and subsidies from all levels of government
revenue from private sector (corporate and individual) sponsorships, donations and fundraising.

e. Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees

A royalty is defined as a payment received by the holder of a copyright, trademark or patent.

f. Dividends

Include:

dividend income
dividends from Canadian sources
dividends from foreign sources
patronage dividends.

Exclude equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates.

g. Interest

Include:

investment revenue
interest from foreign sources
interest from Canadian bonds and debentures
interest from Canadian mortgage loans
interest from other Canadian sources.

Exclude equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates.

h. All other revenue (Include intracompany transfers)

Include amounts not included in questions a. to g.

Total revenue

The sum of sub-questions a. to h.

For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what was this business's revenue from each of the following sources?
	CAN$ '000
a. Sales of goods and services Include sales, commissions, rental and leasing revenue if they are this business's primary revenue source.
b. Rental and leasing Report only if this is a secondary revenue source. If rental and leasing are your primary revenue source, report at question a.
c. Commissions Report only if this is a secondary revenue source. If commissions are your primary revenue source, report at question a.
d. Subsidies Include grants, donations, fundraising and sponsorships.
e. Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees
f. Dividends
g. Interest
h. Other Include intracompany transfers. Specify all other revenue:
Total revenue

Expenses

1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what were this business's expenses for the following items?

Notes:

a detailed breakdown may be requested in other sections
these questions are asked of many different industries. Some questions may not apply to this business.

Report dollar amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Expenses

a. Cost of goods sold

Many business units distinguish their costs of materials from their other business expenses (selling, general and administrative). This item is included to allow you to easily record your costs/expenses according to your normal accounting practices.

Include:

cost of raw materials and/or goods purchased for resale - net of discounts earned on purchases
freight in and duty.

Exclude all costs associated with salaries, wages, benefits, commissions and subcontracts (report at Employment costs and expenses, and Subcontracts).

b. Employment costs and expenses

b1. Salaries, wages and commissions

Please report all salaries and wages (including taxable allowances and employment commissions as defined on the T4 - Statement of Remuneration Paid) before deductions for this reporting period.

Include:

vacation pay
bonuses (including profit sharing)
employee commissions
taxable allowances ( e.g., room and board, vehicle allowances, gifts such as airline tickets for holidays)
severance pay.

Exclude all payments and expenses associated with casual labour and outside contract workers (report at Subcontracts).

b2. Employee benefits

Include contributions to:

health plans
insurance plans
employment insurance
pension plans
workers' compensation
association dues
contributions to any other employee benefits such as child care and supplementary unemployment benefit (SUB) plans
contributions to provincial and territorial health and education payroll taxes.

c. Subcontracts

Subcontract expense refers to the purchasing of services from outside of the company rather than providing them in-house.

Include:

hired casual labour and outside contract workers
custom work and contract work
subcontract and outside labour
hired labour.

d. Research and development fees

Expenses from activities conducted with the intention of making a discovery that could either lead to the development of new products or procedures, or to the improvement of existing products or procedures.

e. Professional and business fees

Include:

legal services
accounting and auditing fees
consulting fees
education and training fees
appraisal fees
management and administration fees
property management fees
information technology (IT) consulting and service fees (purchased)
architectural fees
engineering fees
scientific and technical service fees
other consulting fees (management, technical and scientific)
veterinary fees
fees for human health services
payroll preparation fees
all other professional and business service fees.

Exclude service fees paid to Head Office (report at All other costs and expenses).

f. Utilities

Utility expenses related to operating your business unit such as water, electricity, gas, heating and hydro.

Include:

diesel, fuel wood, natural gas, oil and propane
sewage.

Exclude:

energy expenses covered in your rental and leasing contracts
telephone, Internet and other telecommunications
vehicle fuel (report at All other costs and expenses).

g. Office and computer related expenses

Include:

office stationery and supplies, paper and other supplies for photocopiers, printers and fax machines
postage and courier (used in the day to day office business activity)
computer and peripherals upgrade expenses
data processing.

Exclude telephone, Internet and other telecommunication expenses (report at Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication).

h. Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication

Include:

internet
telephone and telecommunications
cellular telephone
fax machine
pager.

i. Business taxes, licenses and permits

Include:

property taxes paid directly and property transfer taxes
vehicle license fees
beverage taxes and business taxes
trade license fees
membership fees and professional license fees
provincial capital tax.

j. Royalties, franchise fees and memberships

Include:

amounts paid to holders of patents, copyrights, performing rights and trademarks
gross overriding royalty expenses and direct royalty costs
resident and non-resident royalty expenses
franchise fees.

Exclude Crown royalties

k. Crown charges

Federal or Provincial royalty, tax, lease or rental payments made in relation to the acquisition, development or ownership of Canadian resource properties.

Include:

Crown royalties
Crown leases and rentals
oil sand leases
stumpage fees.

l. Rental and leasing

Include:

lease rental expenses, real estate rental expenses, condominium fees and equipment rental expenses
motor vehicle rental and leasing expenses
studio lighting and scaffolding
machinery and equipment rental expenses
storage expenses
road and construction equipment rental
fuel and other utility costs covered in your rental and leasing contracts.

m. Repair and maintenance

Include:

buildings and structures
machinery and equipment
security equipment
vehicles
costs related to materials, parts and external labour associated with these expenses
janitorial and cleaning services and garbage removal.

n. Amortization and depreciation

Include:

direct cost depreciation of tangible assets and amortization of leasehold improvements
amortization of intangible assets ( e.g., amortization of goodwill, patents, franchises, copyrights, trademarks, deferred charges, organizational costs).

o. Insurance

Insurance recovery income should be deducted from insurance expenses.

Include:

professional and other liability insurance
motor vehicle and property insurance
executive life insurance
bonding, business interruption insurance and fire insurance.

p. Advertising, marketing, promotion, meals and entertainment

Include:

newspaper advertising and media expenses
catalogues, presentations and displays
tickets for theatre, concerts and sporting events for business promotion
fundraising expenses
meals, entertainment and hospitality purchases for clients.

q. Travel, meetings and conventions

Include:

travel expenses
meeting and convention expenses, seminars
passenger transportation ( e.g., airfare, bus, train)
accommodations
travel allowance and meals while travelling
other travel expenses.

r. Financial services

Include:

explicit service charges for financial services
credit and debit card commissions and charges
collection expenses and transfer fees
registrar and transfer agent fees
security and exchange commission fees
other financial service fees.

Exclude interest expenses (report at Interest expense).

s. Interest expense

Report the cost of servicing your company's debt.

Include:

interest
bank charges
finance charges
interest payments on capital leases
amortization of bond discounts
interest on short-term and long-term debt, mortgages, bonds and debentures.

t. Other non-production-related costs and expenses

Include:

charitable donations and political contributions
bad debt expense
loan losses
provisions for loan losses (minus bad debt recoveries)
inventory adjustments.

u. All other costs and expenses (including intracompany expenses)

Include:

production costs
pipeline operations, drilling, site restoration
gross overriding royalty
other producing property rentals
well operating, fuel and equipment
other lease rentals
other direct costs
equipment hire and operation
log yard expense, forestry costs, logging road costs
freight in and duty
overhead expenses allocated to cost of sales
other expenses
cash over/short (negative expense)
reimbursement of parent company expense
warranty expense
recruiting expenses
general and administrative expenses
interdivisional expenses
interfund transfer (minus expense recoveries)
exploration and development (including prospect/geological, well abandonment and dry holes, exploration expenses, development expenses)
amounts not included in sub-questions a. to t. above.

Total expenses

The sum of sub-questions a. to u.

**For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what were this business's expenses for the following items?**
	CAN$ '000
a. Cost of goods sold
a1. Opening inventories
a2. Purchases Include raw materials, goods purchased for resale and non-returnable containers. Exclude change in inventories.
a3. Closing inventories
a4. Cost of goods sold Opening inventories plus purchases minus closing inventories.
b. Employment costs and expenses Include all employees who were issued a T4. Exclude commissions to be paid to non-employees, report at sub-question c.
b1. Salaries, wages and commissions
b2. Employee benefits
c. Subcontracts Include commisions to non-employees. Exclude research and development.
d. Research and development fees. Exclude in-house research and development.
e. Professional and business fees e.g., legal, accounting, consulting, scientific and property management fees
f. Utilities e.g., electricity, water, gas
g. Office and computer related expenses e.g., office supplies, postage, computer upgrades
h. Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication
i. Business taxes, licenses and permits e.g., beverage tax, business tax, license fees, property taxes
j. Royalties, franchise fees and memberships Exclude Crown royalties.
k. Crown charges (for logging, mining and energy industries only)
l. Rental and leasing Include land buildings, equipment, vehicles.
m. Repair and maintenance Include buildings, equipment, vehicles.
n. Amortization and depreciation
o. Insurance
p. Advertising, marketing, promotion, meals and entertainment
q. Travel, meetings and conventions
r. Financial services e.g., bank charges, transaction fees
s. Interest expense
t. Other non-production-related costs and expenses Include bad debts, loan losses, donations, political contributions and inventory write-down.
u. All other costs and expenses Include intracompany expenses. Specify all other costs and expenses:
Total expenses

Industry characteristics

1. What were this business's circulation sales for each of the following newspaper types?

Daily newspapers are issued four or more times a week and contain general news content.

General community newspapers are issued less than four times a week and contain general news content for a wide audience.

Specialized community newspapers are issued less than four times a week and are only for an ethnic, religious, aboriginal, official language minority or LGBTQ audience.

Digital sales include electronic versions via internet websites and mobile devices such as tablets and phones.

Exclude flyers, inserts, magazines, periodicals and consumer guides.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

What were this business's circulation sales for each of the following newspaper types?
	Print newsstand/single copy sales CAN$ '000	Print subscription sales CAN$ '000	Digital CAN$ '000	Total circulation sales CAN$ '000
a. Daily newspapers
b. General community newspapers
c. Specialized community newspapers
Total circulation sales

2. What were this business's advertising space sales for each of the following newspaper types?

What were this business's advertising space sales for each of the following newspaper types?
	Print CAN$ '000	Digital CAN$ '000	Total advertising space sales CAN$ '000
a. Daily newspapers
b. General community newspapers
c. Specialized community newspapers
Total advertising space sales

3. Please provide a percentage breakdown of this business's [amount] print advertising space sales for daily newspapers by type of advertising.

Please provide a percentage breakdown of this business's [amount] print advertising space sales for daily newspapers by type of advertising.
	Percentage of print advertising space sales
a. National advertising
b. Local advertising
c. Classified advertising Should equal 100%
Total print advertising space sales in daily newspapers

4. Please provide a percentage breakdown of this business's [amount] print advertising space sales for general community newspapers by type of advertising.

Please provide a percentage breakdown of this business's [amount] print advertising space sales for general community newspapers by type of advertising.
	Percentage of print advertising space sales
a. National advertising
b. Local advertising
c. Classified advertising
Total print advertising space sales in general community newspapers

5. Please provide a percentage breakdown of this business's [amount] print advertising space sales for specialized community newspapers by type of advertising.

Please provide a percentage breakdown of this business's [amount] print advertising space sales for specialized community newspapers by type of advertising.
	Percentage of print advertising space sales
a. National advertising
b. Local advertising
c. Classified advertising
Total print advertising space sales in specialized community newspapers

6. What was this business's distribution services revenue?

e.g., flyer insertion and distribution.

CAN$ '000 :

7. Please provide a percentage breakdown of this business's distribution revenues by the following categories.

Please provide a percentage breakdown of this business's distribution revenues by the following categories.
	Percentage
a. Daily newspapers
b. General community newspapers
c. Specialized community newspapers
Total percentage

8. What was this business's revenue for each of the following services?

What was this business's revenue for each of the following services?
	CAN$ '000
a. Contract or custom printing revenue Include the printing of any material for another company whether a contract was signed or not. e.g., periodicals, newspaper or flyers.
b. All other revenue Include: advertising, circulation from other publications, graphic design services, other publishing services. Specify all other revenue:
Total printing and other revenues

9. Please provide a breakdown of this business's total operating expenses by the following categories.

Exclude write-offs, capital losses, extraordinary losses, interest on borrowing and other non-recurring items.

Total operating expenses are expenses incurred through normal business operations.

cost of goods sold
salaries, wages, commissions and benefits
subcontracts
research and development fees
professional and business fees
utilities
office and computer related expenses
telephone, Internet and other telecommunication
business taxes, licenses and permits
royalties, franchise fees and memberships
crown charges
rental and leasing
repair and maintenance
amortization and depreciation
insurance
advertising, marketing, promotions, meals and entertainment
travel, meetings and conventions
financial services
other non-production-related costs and expenses
all other costs and expenses

Please provide a breakdown of this business's total operating expenses by the following categories.
	Total operating expenses CAN$ '000
a. Daily newspapers
b. General community newspapers
c. Specialized community newspapers

10. Of the [amount] total operating expenses for daily newspapers, what percentage was attritubed to digital activities only?

e.g., digital content creation, digital publishing, website development, digital advertising, salaries for digital activities.

Percentage:

11. Of the [amount] total operating expenses for general community newspapers, what percentage was attributed to digital activities only?

e.g., digital content creation, digital publishing, website development, digital advertising, salaries for digital activities.

Percentage:

12. Of the [amount] total operating expenses for specialized community newspapers, what percentage was attributed to digital activities only?

e.g., digital content creation, digital publishing, website development, digital advertising, salaries for digital activities.

Percentage:

13. What were this business's expenses for each of the following services?

What were this business's expenses for each of the following services?
	CAN$ '000
a. Contract or custom printing
b. Newsprint
c. Distribution

14. During the fiscal year, how many persons worked as journalists in each of the following categories?

Number of journalists

Full-time
Persons who usually work 30 hours or more per week at this job.
Part-time
Persons who usually work less than 30 hours per week at this job.
Freelance journalists for whom you did not issue a T4
Journalists paid per article or on a commission or contract basis, and for whom you did not issue a T4.

Total number of journalists who worked at any time during the fiscal year

Details on Purchased Services

1. For the reporting period YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, this business reported expenses for the following items.

Please provide the requested details related to these expenses.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.

1. For the reporting period YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, this business reported expenses for the following items.
	CAN$ '000
Professional and business fees
Legal services
Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services
Management, scientific and technical consulting services
Office administrative services
Freight transportation arrangements and customs brokering services
Brokerage and other insurance related services
Security brokerage and securities dealing services
Other purchased professional services
Total expenses for professional and business fees
Office and computer related expenses
Data processing, hosting, and related services
Business support services
Other office and computer related purchased services
Total expenses for office and computer related expenses
Royalties, franchise fees and memberships
Rights to non-financial intangible assets
Membership fees or services
Other royalties, franchise fees and memberships
Total expenses for royalties, franchise fees and memberships
Rental and leasing
Non-residential real estate rental
Motor vehicle rental and leasing
Computer equipment rental and leasing
Office machinery and equipment rental and leasing services
Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment renting and leasing services, without operator
Other rental services
Total expenses for rental and leasing
Repair and maintenance
Security services and investigation
Waste management and remediation services
Motor vehicle repair and maintenance services
Other repair and maintenance services
Total expenses for repair and maintenance

Notification of intent to extract web data

1. Does this business have a website?

Yes
- Specify the business website address 1
- e.g., www.example.ca
- Specify the business website address 2
- e.g., www.example.ca
- Specify the business website address 3
- e.g.,www.example.ca
No

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More information regarding Statistics Canada’s web scraping initiative.

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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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Who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?

First name:
Last name:
Title:
Email address:
Telephone number (including area code):
Extension number (if applicable):
Fax number (including area code):

Feedback

3. How long did it take to complete this questionnaire?

Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.

Hours:
Minutes:

4. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?

2024 Annual Survey of Service Industries: Consumer Goods Rental

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calculating each province and territory's fair share of federal-provincial transfer payments for health, education and social programs
establishing government programs to assist businesses
assisting the business community in negotiating contracts and collective agreements
supporting the government in making informed decisions about fiscal, monetary and foreign exchange policies
indexing social benefit programs and determining tax brackets
enabling academics and economists to analyze the economic performance of Canadian industries and to better understand rapidly evolving business environments.

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

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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

Modifications to the legal name should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.

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).

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
Provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's main activity
e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development
This is not the current main activity

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

Reporting period information

1. What are the start and end dates of this business's or organization's most recently completed fiscal year?

Note: For the survey, the end date should fall between April 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025.

Here are twelve common fiscal periods that fall within the targeted dates:

May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2024
June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024
July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024
August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2024
September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2024
October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024
November 1, 2023 to October 31, 2024
December 1, 2023 to November 30, 2024
January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024
February 1, 2024 to January 31, 2025
March 1, 2024 to February 28, 2025
April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025.

Here are other examples of fiscal periods that fall within the required dates:

September 18, 2023 to September 15, 2024 (e.g., floating year-end)
June 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 (e.g., a newly opened business)

Fiscal year start date

Fiscal year-end date

2. What is the reason the reporting period does not cover a full year?

Select all that apply.

Seasonal operations
New business
Change of ownership
Temporarily inactive
Change of fiscal year
Ceased operations
Other
Specify reason the reporting period does not cover a full year

Additional reporting instructions

1. Throughout this questionnaire, please report financial information in thousands of Canadian dollars.

For example, an amount of $763,880.25 should be reported as:

CAN$ '000: $764,000

I will report in the format above

Revenue

1.For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what was this business's revenue from each of the following sources?

Notes:

a detailed breakdown may be requested in other sections
these questions are asked of many different industries. Some questions may not apply to this business

Report dollar amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Revenue

a. Sales of goods and services (e.g., fees, commissions, services revenue)

Report net of returns and allowances

Include:

sales from Canadian locations (domestic and export sales)
transfers to other business units or a head office of your firm.

Exclude:

transfers into inventory and consignment sales
federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes and excise duties and taxes
intercompany sales in consolidated financial statements.

b. Rental and leasing

c. Commissions

d. Subsidies (including grants, donations, fundraising and sponsorships)

Include:

non-repayable grants, contributions and subsidies from all levels of government
revenue from private sector (corporate and individual) sponsorships, donations and fundraising.

e. Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees

A royalty is defined as a payment received by the holder of a copyright, trademark or patent.

Include revenue received from the sale or use of all intellectual property rights of copyrighted materials such as musical, literary, artistic or dramatic works, sound recordings or the broadcasting of communication signals.

f. Dividends

Include:

dividend income
dividends from Canadian sources
dividends from foreign sources
patronage dividends.

Exclude equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates.

g. Interest

Include:

investment revenue
interest from foreign sources
interest from Canadian bonds and debentures
interest from Canadian mortgage loans
interest from other Canadian sources.

Exclude equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates.

h. All other revenue (Include intracompany transfers)

Include amounts not included in questions a. to g.

Total revenue

The sum of sub-questions a. to h.

For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what was this business's revenue from each of the following sources?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
	CAN$ '000
a. Sales of goods and services Include sales, commissions, rental and leasing revenue if they are this business's primary revenue source.
b. Rental and leasing Report only if this is a secondary revenue source. If rental and leasing are your primary revenue source, report at question a.
c. Commissions Report only if this is a secondary revenue source. If commissions are your primary revenue source, report at question a.
d. Subsidies Include grants, donations, fundraising and sponsorships.
e. Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees
f. Dividends
g. Interest
h. Other Include intracompany transfers. Specify all other revenue:
Total revenue

Expenses

1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what were this business's expenses for the following items?

Notes:

a detailed breakdown may be requested in other sections
these questions are asked of many different industries. Some questions may not apply to this business

Report dollar amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Expenses

a. Cost of goods sold

Include:

cost of raw materials and/or goods purchased for resale - net of discounts earned on purchases
freight in and duty.

Exclude all costs associated with salaries, wages, benefits, commissions and subcontracts (report at Employment costs and expenses, and Subcontracts).

b. Employment costs and expenses

b1. Salaries, wages and commissions

Please report all salaries and wages (including taxable allowances and employment commissions as defined on the T4 - Statement of Remuneration Paid) before deductions for this reporting period.

Include:

vacation pay
bonuses (including profit sharing)
employee commissions
taxable allowances (e.g., room and board, vehicle allowances, gifts such as airline tickets for holidays)
severance pay.

Exclude all payments and expenses associated with casual labour and outside contract workers (report at Subcontracts). b2. Employee benefits Include contributions to:

health plans
insurance plans
employment insurance
pension plans
workers' compensation
association dues
contributions to any other employee benefits such as child care and supplementary unemployment benefit (SUB) plans
contributions to provincial and territorial health and education payroll taxes.

c. Subcontracts

Subcontract expense refers to the purchasing of services from outside of the company rather than providing them in-house. Include:

hired casual labour and outside contract workers
custom work and contract work
subcontract and outside labour
hired labour.

d. Research and development fees

legal services
accounting and auditing fees
consulting fees
education and training fees
appraisal fees
management and administration fees
property management fees
information technology (IT) consulting and service fees (purchased)
architectural fees
engineering fees
scientific and technical service fees
other consulting fees (management, technical and scientific)
veterinary fees
fees for human health services
payroll preparation fees
all other professional and business service fees.

Exclude service fees paid to Head Office (report at All other costs and expenses).

f. Utilities Utility expenses related to operating your business unit such as water, electricity, gas and heating.

Include:

diesel, fuel wood, natural gas, oil and propane
sewage.

Exclude:

energy expenses covered in your rental and leasing contracts
telephone, Internet and other telecommunications
vehicle fuel (report at All other costs and expenses).

g. Office and computer related expenses

Include:

office stationery and supplies, paper and other supplies for photocopiers, printers and fax machines
postage and courier (used in the day to day office business activity)
computer and peripherals upgrade expenses
data processing.

Exclude telephone, Internet and other telecommunication expenses (report at Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication). h. Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication

Include:

Internet
telephone and telecommunications
cellular telephone
fax machine
pager.

i. Business taxes, licenses and permits

Include:

property taxes paid directly and property transfer taxes
vehicle license fees
beverage taxes and business taxes
trade license fees
membership fees and professional license fees
provincial capital tax.

j. Royalties, franchise fees and memberships

Include:

amounts paid to holders of patents, copyrights, performing rights and trademarks
gross overriding royalty expenses and direct royalty costs
resident and non-resident royalty expenses
franchise fees.

Exclude Crown royalties

k. Crown charges Federal or Provincial royalty, tax, lease or rental payments made in relation to the acquisition, development or ownership of Canadian resource properties.

Include:

Crown royalties
Crown leases and rentals
oil sand leases
stumpage fees.

l. Rental and leasing

Include:

lease rental expenses, real estate rental expenses, condominium fees and equipment rental expenses
motor vehicle rental and leasing expenses
studio lighting and scaffolding
machinery and equipment rental expenses
storage expenses
road and construction equipment rental
fuel and other utility costs covered in your rental and leasing contracts.

m. Repair and maintenance

Include:

buildings and structures
machinery and equipment
security equipment
vehicles
costs related to materials, parts and external labour associated with these expenses
janitorial and cleaning services and garbage removal.

n. Amortization and depreciation

Include:

direct cost depreciation of tangible assets and amortization of leasehold improvements
amortization of intangible assets (e.g., amortization of goodwill, patents, franchises, copyrights, trademarks, deferred charges, organizational costs).

o. Insurance

Insurance recovery income should be deducted from insurance expenses.

Include:

professional and other liability insurance
motor vehicle and property insurance
executive life insurance
bonding, business interruption insurance and fire insurance.

p. Advertising, marketing, promotion, meals and entertainment

Include:

newspaper advertising and media expenses
catalogues, presentations and displays
tickets for theatre, concerts and sporting events for business promotion
fundraising expenses
meals, entertainment and hospitality purchases for clients.

q. Travel, meetings and conventions

Include:

travel expenses
meeting and convention expenses, seminars
passenger transportation (e.g., airfare, bus, train)
accommodations
travel allowance and meals while travelling
other travel expenses.

r. Financial services

Include:

explicit service charges for financial services
credit and debit card commissions and charges
collection expenses and transfer fees
registrar and transfer agent fees
security and exchange commission fees
other financial service fees.

Exclude interest expenses (report at Interest expense).

s. Interest expense

Report the cost of servicing your company's debt.

Include:

interest
bank charges
finance charges
interest payments on capital leases
amortization of bond discounts
interest on short-term and long-term debt, mortgages, bonds and debentures.

t. Other non-production-related costs and expenses

Include:

charitable donations and political contributions
bad debt expense
loan losses
provisions for loan losses (minus bad debt recoveries)
inventory adjustments.

u. All other costs and expenses (including intracompany expenses)

Include:

production costs
pipeline operations, drilling, site restoration
gross overriding royalty
other producing property rentals
well operating, fuel and equipment
other lease rentals
other direct costs
equipment hire and operation
log yard expense, forestry costs, logging road costs
freight in and duty
overhead expenses allocated to cost of sales
other expenses
cash over/short (negative expense)
reimbursement of parent company expense
warranty expense
recruiting expenses
general and administrative expenses
interdivisional expenses
interfund transfer (minus expense recoveries)
exploration and development (including prospect/geological, well abandonment and dry holes, exploration expenses, development expenses)
amounts not included in sub-questions a. to t. above.

Total expenses

The sum of sub-questions a. to u.

For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what were this business's expenses for the following items?
Table summary
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	CAN$ '000
a. Cost of goods sold
a1. Opening inventories
a2. Purchases Include raw materials, goods purchased for resale and non-returnable containers. Exclude change in inventories.
a3. Closing inventories
a4. Cost of goods sold Opening inventories plus purchases minus closing inventories.
b. Employment costs and expenses Include all employees who were issued a T4. Exclude commissions to be paid to non-employees, report at sub-question c.
b1. Salaries, wages and commissions
b2. Employee benefits
c. Subcontracts Include commissions to non-employees. Exclude research and development.
d. Research and development fees Exclude in-house research and development.
e. Professional and business fees e.g., legal, accounting, consulting, scientific and property management fees
f. Utilities e.g., electricity, water, gas
g. Office and computer related expenses e.g., office supplies, postage, computer upgrades
h. Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication
i. Business taxes, licenses and permits e.g., beverage tax, business tax, license fees, property taxes
j. Royalties, franchise fees and memberships Exclude Crown royalties.
k. Crown charges (for logging, mining and energy industries only)
l. Rental and leasing Include land buildings, equipment, vehicles.
m. Repair and maintenance Include buildings, equipment, vehicles.
n. Amortization and depreciation
o. Insurance
p. Advertising, marketing, promotion, meals and entertainment
q. Travel, meetings and conventions
r. Financial services e.g., bank charges, transaction fees
s. Interest expense
t. Other non-production-related costs and expenses Include bad debts, loan losses, donations, political contributions and inventory write-down.
u. All other costs and expenses Include intracompany expenses. Specify all other costs and expenses:
Total expenses

Industry characteristics

1. What were this business's sales for each of the following goods and services?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

What were this business's sales for each of the following goods and services?
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	CAN$ '000
a. Consumer goods rental
a1. Consumer electronics and appliances
a2. Formal wear, costumes and accessories
a3. Video tapes and discs
a4. Other consumer goods
a5. General rental centres
b. Other machinery and equipment rentals
b1. Automobiles, trucks and other road transportation vehicles, motor homes, travel trailers and campers (without operator)
b2. Office machinery, furniture and equipment Exclude computers.
b3. Computers
b4. Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment, other than office equipment (without operator)
c. Labour charged to customers for repair and maintenance services Exclude parts and materials charged to customers (report at question d.).
d. Sales of merchandise and other items Include materials and parts charged to customers, food and beverages and other non-rental items.
e. Net gains or losses from disposal of previously rented and/or leased equipment
f. Gross proceeds from disposal of previously rented and/or leased equipment
g. Commissions revenue Include commissions earned from the sale of insurance.
h. Other Include revenue from rental of real estate and miscellaneous service revenue. Specify all other sales:
Total sales of goods and services (sum of questions a. to h.; do not include question f.)

Details on Purchased Services

1. For the reporting period YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, this business reported expenses for the following items.

Please provide the requested details related to these expenses.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.

1. For the reporting period YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, this business reported expenses for the following items.
	CAN$ '000
Professional and business fees
Legal services
Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services
Management, scientific and technical consulting services
Office administrative services
Freight transportation arrangements and customs brokering services
Brokerage and other insurance related services
Security brokerage and securities dealing services
Other purchased professional services
Total expenses for professional and business fees
Office and computer related expenses
Data processing, hosting, and related services
Business support services
Other office and computer related purchased services
Total expenses for office and computer related expenses
Royalties, franchise fees and memberships
Rights to non-financial intangible assets
Membership fees or services
Other royalties, franchise fees and memberships
Total expenses for royalties, franchise fees and memberships
Rental and leasing
Non-residential real estate rental
Motor vehicle rental and leasing
Computer equipment rental and leasing
Office machinery and equipment rental and leasing services
Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment renting and leasing services, without operator
Other rental services
Total expenses for rental and leasing
Repair and maintenance
Security services and investigation
Waste management and remediation services
Motor vehicle repair and maintenance services
Other repair and maintenance services
Total expenses for repair and maintenance

Sales by type of client

1.What was this business's breakdown of sales by the following types of client?

Sales by type of client

This section is designed to measure which sector of the economy purchases your services.

Please provide a percentage breakdown of your sales by type of client.

Please ensure that the sum of percentages reported in this section equals 100%.

a. to c. Clients in Canada

a. Individuals and households

Please report the percentage of sales to individuals and households who do not represent the business or government sector.

b. Businesses

Percentage of sales sold to the business sector should be reported here.

Include sales to Crown corporations.

c. Governments, not-for-profit organizations and public institutions (e.g., hospitals, schools)

Percentage of sales to federal, provincial, territorial and municipal governments should be reported here.

Include: sales to hospitals, schools, universities and public utilities.

d. Clients outside Canada

Please report the percentage of total sales to customers or clients located outside Canada including foreign businesses, foreign individuals, foreign institutions and/or governments.

Include sales to foreign subsidiaries and affiliates.

What was this business's breakdown of sales by the following types of client?
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	Percentage
a. Clients in Canada - individuals and households
b. Clients in Canada - businesses
c. Clients in Canada - governments, not-for-profit organizations and public institutions e.g., hospitals and schools
d. Clients outside Canada
Total percentage

Sales by consumer location

1.What was the percentage breakdown of this business's sales by consumer location?

Consumer location is the location where the goods or services will ultimately be used.

If ultimate consumer location is not known, the following are acceptable substitutes:

shipping destination
client's billing address
location of this business's retail customers
location of this business's warehouse/distribution centres.

What was the percentage breakdown of this business's sales by consumer location?
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	Percentage
Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
United States
All other countries
Total percentage

Notification of intent to extract web data

1. Does this business have a website?

Yes
- Specify the business website address 1
- e.g., www.example.gc.ca
- Specify the business website address 2
- e.g., www.example.gc.ca
- Specify the business website address 3
- e.g., www.example.gc.ca
No

Notification of intent to extract web data

More information regarding Statistics Canada's web scraping initiative.

Learn more about Statistics Canada's transparency and accountability.

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

Contact person

2. Statistics Canada may need to contact the person who completed this questionnaire for further information. Is the provided given names and the provided family name the best person to contact?

Who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?

First name:
Last name:
Title:
Email address:
Telephone number (including area code):
Extension number (if applicable):
Fax number (including area code):

Feedback

3. How long did it take to complete this questionnaire?

Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.

Hours:
Minutes:

4. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?

2024 Survey of Service Industries: Employment Services

Why are we conducting this survey?

The statistical information from the IBSP serves many purposes, including:

calculating each province and territory's fair share of federal-provincial transfer payments for health, education and social programs
establishing government programs to assist businesses
assisting the business community in negotiating contracts and collective agreements
supporting the government in making informed decisions about fiscal, monetary and foreign exchange policies
indexing social benefit programs and determining tax brackets
enabling academics and economists to analyze the economic performance of Canadian industries and to better understand rapidly evolving business environments.

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

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

For this survey, there are Section 11 agreements with the provincial and territorial statistical agencies of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Québec, 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 infostats@statcan.gc.ca or by fax at 1-514-496-4879.

For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

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

Modifications to the legal name should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.

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 ZIPcode:
Country:
- Canada
- United States
Email address:
Telephone number (including area code):
Extension number (if applicable):
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).

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

7. You have indicated that the current main activity of this business or organization is: Main activity. Are there any other activities that contribute significantly (at least 10%) to this business or organization's revenue?

Yes, there are other activities
Provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's secondary activity
e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development
No, that is the only significant activity

8. Approximately what percentage of this business or organization's revenue is generated by each of the following activities?

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

Table 8. Approximately what percentage of this business or organization's revenue is generated by each of the following activities?
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	Percentage of revenue
Main activity
Secondary activity
All other activities
Total percentage

Reporting period information

1. What are the start and end dates of this business's or organization's most recently completed fiscal year?

For this survey, the end date should fall between April 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025.

Here are twelve common fiscal periods that fall within the targeted dates:

May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2024
June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024
July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024
August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2024
September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2024
October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024
November 1, 2023 to October 31, 2024
December 1, 2023 to November 30, 2024
January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024
February 1, 2024 to January 31, 2025
March 1, 2024 to February 28, 2025
April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025.

Here are other examples of fiscal periods that fall within the required dates:

September 18, 2023 to September 15, 2024 (e.g., floating year-end)
June 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 (e.g., a newly opened business).

Fiscal year start date:

Fiscal year-end date:

2. What is the reason the reporting period does not cover a full year?

Select all that apply.

Seasonal operations
New business
Change of ownership
Temporarily inactive
Change of fiscal year
Ceased operations
Other - Specify reason the reporting period does not cover a full year:

Additional reporting instructions

1. Throughout this questionnaire, please report financial information in thousands of Canadian dollars.

For example, an amount of $763,880.25 should be reported as:

CAN$ '000: $764,000

I will report in the format above

Revenue

1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what was this business's revenue from each of the following sources?

Notes:

a detailed breakdown may be requested in other sections
these questions are asked of many different industries. Some questions may not apply to this business

Report dollar amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Revenue

a. Sales of goods and services (e.g., fees, commissions, services revenue)

Report net of returns and allowances.

Include:

sales from Canadian locations (domestic and export sales)
transfers to other business units or a head office of your firm.

Exclude:

transfers into inventory and consignment sales
federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes and excise duties and taxes
intercompany sales in consolidated financial statements.

b. Rental and leasing

c. Commissions

d. Subsidies (including grants, donations, fundraising and sponsorships)

Include:

non-repayable grants, contributions and subsidies from all levels of government
revenue from private sector (corporate and individual) sponsorships, donations and fundraising.

e. Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees

A royalty is defined as a payment received by the holder of a copyright, trademark or patent.

f. Dividends

Include:

dividend income
dividends from Canadian sources
dividends from foreign sources
patronage dividends.

Exclude equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates.

g. Interest

Include:

investment revenue
interest from foreign sources
interest from Canadian bonds and debentures
interest from Canadian mortgage loans
interest from other Canadian sources.

Exclude equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates.

h. All other revenue (Include intracompany transfers)

Include amounts not included in questions a. to g.

Total revenue

The sum of sub-questions a. to h.

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	CAN$ '000
a. Sales of goods and services
b. Rental and leasing
c. Commissions
d. Subsidies
e. Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees
f. Dividends
g. Interest
h. Other
Total revenue

E-commerce

The following questions are about e-commerce activities.

E-commerce revenue: Sales of goods and services conducted over the Internet with or without online payment.

Exclude orders made by telephone, facsimile or email.

Sales from automated kiosks located within the business's establishments are excluded from E-commerce sales.

1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what was this business's total revenue?

Include:

sales of goods and services
rental, leasing and property management
commissions
subsidies, grants, donations, fundraising and sponsorships
royalties
rights
licensing and franchise fees
dividends, interest and other revenue.

Report dollar amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Total revenue in CAN$ '000

2. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, did this business have any e-commerce revenue?

E-commerce revenue: Sales of goods and services conducted over the Internet with or without online payment.

Exclude orders made by telephone, facsimile or email.

3. Of the $ [amount] reported in total revenue, what was the total e-commerce revenue?

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

Report dollar amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Total e-commerce revenue in CAN$ '000

4. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, did this business make sales over the Internet through any of the following methods?

Select all that apply.

Mobile app
Include sales through any app, or application, that is downloaded and designed to run on a handheld device such as a smartphone or tablet (for example, places where a user may download these apps, including Apple's App Store, Google Play or Blackberry App World).
Company website
Include sales through a browser-based website where your organization maintains control of the content.
Third-party website
Include sales through a browser-based website where a third-party maintains the structure of the website and control of the look and feel while your company only provides the product to be sold (for example, Amazon, Expedia or Etsy).
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
A standard format for exchanging business data. EDI is based on the use of message standards, ensuring that all participants use a common language.
Via a mobile app
Via your company website
Via a third-party website
Via Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Other - Specify the other methods

5. Does this business have any full-time staff dedicated solely to activities related to e-commerce?

6. Why did this business not make sales over the Internet?

Select all that apply.

Goods and services do not lend themselves to online sales
Prefer to maintain current business model
Lack of skilled workers to implement and maintain e-commerce infrastructure
Cost of development is too high
Security concerns
Other - Specify the other reasons

Expenses

1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what were this business's expenses for the following items?

Notes:

a detailed breakdown may be requested in other sections
these questions are asked of many different industries. Some questions may not apply to this business

Report dollar amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Expenses

a. Cost of goods sold

Include:

cost of raw materials and/or goods purchased for resale - net of discounts earned on purchases
freight in and duty.

Exclude all costs associated with salaries, wages, benefits, commissions and subcontracts (report at Employment costs and expenses, and Subcontracts).

b. Employment costs and expenses

b1. Salaries, wages and commissions

Please report all salaries and wages (including taxable allowances and employment commissions as defined on the T4 - Statement of Remuneration Paid) before deductions for this reporting period.

Include:

vacation pay
bonuses (including profit sharing)
employee commissions
taxable allowances (e.g., room and board, vehicle allowances, gifts such as airline tickets for holidays)
severance pay.

Exclude all payments and expenses associated with casual labour and outside contract workers (report at Subcontracts).

b2. Employee benefits

Include contributions to:

health plans
insurance plans
employment insurance
pension plans
workers' compensation
association dues
contributions to any other employee benefits such as child care and supplementary unemployment benefit (SUB) plans
contributions to provincial and territorial health and education payroll taxes.

c. Subcontracts

Subcontract expense refers to the purchasing of services from outside of the company rather than providing them in-house.

Include:

hired casual labour and outside contract workers
custom work and contract work
subcontract and outside labour
hired labour.

d. Research and development fees

e. Professional and business fees

Include:

legal services
accounting and auditing fees
consulting fees
education and training fees
appraisal fees
management and administration fees
property management fees
information technology (IT) consulting and service fees (purchased)
architectural fees
engineering fees
scientific and technical service fees
other consulting fees (management, technical and scientific)
veterinary fees
fees for human health services
payroll preparation fees
all other professional and business service fees.

Exclude service fees paid to Head Office (report at All other costs and expenses).

f. Utilities

Utility expenses related to operating your business unit such as water, electricity, gas and heating.

Include:

diesel, fuel wood, natural gas, oil and propane
sewage.

Exclude:

energy expenses covered in your rental and leasing contracts
telephone, Internet and other telecommunications
vehicle fuel (report at All other costs and expenses).

g. Office and computer related expenses

Include:

office stationery and supplies, paper and other supplies for photocopiers, printers and fax machines
postage and courier (used in the day to day office business activity)
computer and peripherals upgrade expenses
data processing.

Exclude telephone, Internet and other telecommunication expenses (report at Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication).

h. Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication

Include:

internet
telephone and telecommunications
cellular telephone
fax machine
pager.

i. Business taxes, licenses and permits

Include:

property taxes paid directly and property transfer taxes
vehicle license fees
beverage taxes and business taxes
trade license fees
membership fees and professional license fees
provincial capital tax.

j. Royalties, franchise fees and memberships

Include:

amounts paid to holders of patents, copyrights, performing rights and trademarks
gross overriding royalty expenses and direct royalty costs
resident and non-resident royalty expenses
franchise fees.

Exclude Crown royalties

k. Crown charges

Federal or Provincial royalty, tax, lease or rental payments made in relation to the acquisition, development or ownership of Canadian resource properties.

Include:

Crown royalties
Crown leases and rentals
oil sand leases
stumpage fees.

l. Rental and leasing

Include:

lease rental expenses, real estate rental expenses, condominium fees and equipment rental expenses
motor vehicle rental and leasing expenses
studio lighting and scaffolding
machinery and equipment rental expenses
storage expenses
road and construction equipment rental
fuel and other utility costs covered in your rental and leasing contracts.

m. Repair and maintenance

Include:

buildings and structures
machinery and equipment
security equipment
vehicles
costs related to materials, parts and external labour associated with these expenses
janitorial and cleaning services and garbage removal.

n. Amortization and depreciation

Include:

direct cost depreciation of tangible assets and amortization of leasehold improvements
amortization of intangible assets (e.g., amortization of goodwill, patents, franchises, copyrights, trademarks, deferred charges, organizational costs).

o. Insurance

Insurance recovery income should be deducted from insurance expenses.

Include:

professional and other liability insurance
motor vehicle and property insurance
executive life insurance
bonding, business interruption insurance and fire insurance.

p. Advertising, marketing, promotion, meals and entertainment

Include:

newspaper advertising and media expenses
catalogues, presentations and displays
tickets for theatre, concerts and sporting events for business promotion
fundraising expenses
meals, entertainment and hospitality purchases for clients.

q. Travel, meetings and conventions

Include:

travel expenses
meeting and convention expenses, seminars
passenger transportation (e.g., airfare, bus, train)
accommodations
travel allowance and meals while travelling
other travel expenses.

r. Financial services

Include:

explicit service charges for financial services
credit and debit card commissions and charges
collection expenses and transfer fees
registrar and transfer agent fees
security and exchange commission fees
other financial service fees.

Exclude interest expenses (report at Interest expense).

s. Interest expense

Report the cost of servicing your company's debt.

Include:

interest
bank charges
finance charges
interest payments on capital leases
amortization of bond discounts
interest on short-term and long-term debt, mortgages, bonds and debentures.

t. Other non-production-related costs and expenses

Include:

charitable donations and political contributions
bad debt expense
loan losses
provisions for loan losses (minus bad debt recoveries)
inventory adjustments.

u. All other costs and expenses (including intracompany expenses)

Include:

production costs
pipeline operations, drilling, site restoration
gross overriding royalty
other producing property rentals
well operating, fuel and equipment
other lease rentals
other direct costs
equipment hire and operation
log yard expense, forestry costs, logging road costs
freight in and duty
overhead expenses allocated to cost of sales
other expenses
cash over/short (negative expense)
reimbursement of parent company expense
warranty expense
recruiting expenses
general and administrative expenses
interdivisional expenses
interfund transfer (minus expense recoveries)
exploration and development (including prospect/geological, well abandonment and dry holes, exploration expenses, development expenses)
amounts not included in sub-questions a. to t. above.

Total expenses

The sum of sub-questions a. to u.

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	CAN$ '000
Cost of goods sold
Opening inventories
Purchases
Closing inventories
Cost of goods sold
Employment costs and expenses
Salaries, wages and commissions
Employee benefits
Subcontracts
Research and development fees
Professional and business fees
Utilities
Office and computer related expenses
Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication
Business taxes, licenses and permits
Royalties, franchise fees and memberships
Crown charges
Rental and leasing
Repair and maintenance
Amortization and depreciation
Insurance
Advertising, marketing, promotion, meals and entertainment
Travel, meetings and conventions
Financial services
Interest expense
Other non-production-related costs and expenses
All other costs and expenses
Total expenses

Details on Purchased Services

1. For the reporting period YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, this business reported expenses for the following items.

Please provide the requested details related to these expenses.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.

1. For the reporting period YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, this business reported expenses for the following items.
	CAN$ '000
Professional and business fees
Legal services
Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services
Management, scientific and technical consulting services
Office administrative services
Freight transportation arrangements and customs brokering services
Brokerage and other insurance related services
Security brokerage and securities dealing services
Other purchased professional services
Total expenses for professional and business fees
Office and computer related expenses
Data processing, hosting, and related services
Business support services
Other office and computer related purchased services
Total expenses for office and computer related expenses
Royalties, franchise fees and memberships
Rights to non-financial intangible assets
Membership fees or services
Other royalties, franchise fees and memberships
Total expenses for royalties, franchise fees and memberships
Rental and leasing
Non-residential real estate rental
Motor vehicle rental and leasing
Computer equipment rental and leasing
Office machinery and equipment rental and leasing services
Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment renting and leasing services, without operator
Other rental services
Total expenses for rental and leasing
Repair and maintenance
Security services and investigation
Waste management and remediation services
Motor vehicle repair and maintenance services
Other repair and maintenance services
Total expenses for repair and maintenance

Sales by type of client

1. What was this business's breakdown of sales by the following types of client?

Sales by type of client

This section is designed to measure which sector of the economy purchases your services.

Please provide a percentage breakdown of your sales by type of client.

Please ensure that the sum of percentages reported in this section equals 100%.

a. to c. Clients in Canada

a. Individuals and households

Please report the percentage of sales to individuals and households who do not represent the business or government sector.

b. Businesses

Percentage of sales sold to the business sector should be reported here.

Include sales to Crown corporations.

c. Governments, not-for-profit organizations and public institutions (e.g., hospitals, schools)

Percentage of sales to federal, provincial, territorial and municipal governments should be reported here.

Include: sales to hospitals, schools, universities and public utilities.

d. Clients outside Canada

Please report the percentage of total sales to customers or clients located outside Canada including foreign businesses, foreign individuals, foreign institutions and/or governments.

Include sales to foreign subsidiaries and affiliates.

Table summary
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	Percentage
Clients in Canada — individuals and households
Clients in Canada — businesses
Clients in Canada — governments, not-for-profit organizations and public institutions
Clients outside Canada
Total percentage

Sales by consumer location

1. What was the percentage breakdown of this business's sales by consumer location?

Consumer location is the location where the goods or services will ultimately be used.

If ultimate consumer location is not known, the following are acceptable substitutes:

shipping destination
client's billing address
location of this business's retail customers
location of this business's warehouses/distribution centres.

Table summary
This is an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada. This table contains no data.
	Percentage
Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
United States
All other countries
Total percentage

Notification of intent to extract web data

1. Does this business have a website?

Yes
- Specify the business website address 1
- e.g., www.example.gc.ca
- Specify the business website address 2
- e.g., www.example.gc.ca
- Specify the business website address 3
- e.g., www.example.gc.ca
No

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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

Contact person

2. Statistics Canada may need to contact the person who completed this questionnaire for further information.

Is the provided given names and the provided family name the best person to contact?

Who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?

First name:

Last name:

Title:

Email address:

Telephone number (including area code):

Extension number (if applicable):

Fax number (including area code):

Feedback

3. How long did it take to complete this questionnaire?

Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.

Hours:

Minutes:

4. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?

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Business or organization and contact information

1. Please 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

Modifications to the legal name should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.

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. Please 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)
Fax number (including area code)

3. Please 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. Please 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).

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.
Please provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's main activity.
- e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development
This is not the current main activity.

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. Please 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

Reporting period information

1. What are the start and end dates of this business's or organization's most recently completed fiscal year?

Note: For the survey, the end date should fall between April 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025.

Here are twelve common fiscal periods that fall within the targeted dates:

May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2024
June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024
July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024
August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2024
September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2024
October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024
November 1, 2023 to October 31, 2024
December 1, 2023 to November 30, 2024
January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024
February 1, 2024 to January 31, 2025
March 1, 2024 to February 28, 2025
April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025.

Here are other examples of fiscal periods that fall within the required dates:

September 18, 2023 to September 15, 2024 (e.g., floating year-end)
June 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 (e.g., a newly opened business)

Fiscal Year Start date
Fiscal Year-End date

2. What is the reason the reporting period does not cover a full year?

Select all that apply.

Seasonal operations
New business
Change of ownership
Temporarily inactive
Change of fiscal year
Ceased operations
Other
Specify reason the reporting period does not cover a full year

Additional reporting instructions

1. Throughout this questionnaire, please report financial information in thousands of Canadian dollars.

For example, an amount of $763,880.25 should be reported as:

CAN$ '000: $764,000

I will report in the format above

Revenue

1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what was this business's revenue from each of the following sources?

Notes:

a detailed breakdown may be requested in other sections
these questions are asked of many different industries. Some questions may not apply to this business

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Revenue

Sales of goods and services (e.g., fees, commissions, services revenue)
- Report net of returns and allowances.
- Sales of goods and services are defined as amounts derived from the sale of goods and services (cash or credit), falling within a business's ordinary activities. Sales should be reported net of trade discount, value added tax and other taxes based on sales.
- Include:
  - sales from Canadian locations (domestic and export sales)
  - transfers to other business units or a head office of your firm.
- Exclude:
  - transfers into inventory and consignment sales
  - federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes and excise duties and taxes
  - intercompany sales in consolidated financial statements.
Rental and leasing
- Include: rental or leasing of apartments, commercial buildings, land, office space, residential housing, investments in co-tenancies and co-ownerships, hotel or motel rooms, long and short term vehicle leasing, machinery or equipment, storage lockers, etc.
Commissions
- Include: commissions earned on the sale of products or services by businesses such as advertising agencies, brokers, insurance agents, lottery ticket sales, sales representatives and travel agencies - compensation could also be reported under this item (for example, compensation for collecting sales tax)
Subsidies (including grants, donations, fundraising and sponsorships)
- Include:
  - non-repayable grants, contributions and subsidies from all levels of government
  - revenue from private sector (corporate and individual) sponsorships, donations and fundraising.
Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees
- A royalty is defined as a payment received by the holder of a copyright, trademark or patent.
- Include revenue received from the sale or use of all intellectual property rights of copyrighted materials such as musical, literary, artistic or dramatic works, sound recordings or the broadcasting of communication signals.
Dividends
- Include:
  - dividend income
  - dividends from Canadian sources
  - dividends from foreign sources
  - patronage dividends.
- Exclude equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates.
Interest
- Include:
  - investment revenue
  - interest from foreign sources
  - interest from Canadian bonds and debentures
  - interest from Canadian mortgage loans
  - interest from other Canadian sources.
- Exclude equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates.
All other revenue (Include intracompany transfers)
- Include amounts not included in questions a. to g.
Total revenue
- The sum of sub-questions a. to h.

	CAN$ '000
a. Sales of goods and services Include sales, commissions, rental and leasing revenue if they are this business's primary revenue source.
b. Rental and leasing Report only if this is a secondary revenue source. If rental and leasing are your primary revenue source, report at question a.
c. Commissions Report only if this is a secondary revenue source. If commissions are your primary revenue source, report at question a.
d. Subsidies Include grants, donations, fundraising and sponsorships.
e. Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees
f. Dividends
g. Interest
h. Other Include intracompany transfers. Specify all other revenue:
Total revenue

Expenses

1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what were this business's expenses for the following items?

Notes:

a detailed breakdown may be requested in other sections
these questions are asked of many different industries. Some questions may not apply to this business

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Expenses

Cost of goods sold
- Many business units distinguish their costs of materials from their other business expenses (selling, general and administrative). This item is included to allow you to easily record your costs/expenses according to your normal accounting practices.
- Include:
  - cost of raw materials and/or goods purchased for resale - net of discounts earned on purchases
  - freight in and duty.
- Exclude all costs associated with salaries, wages, benefits, commissions and subcontracts (report at Employment costs and expenses, and Subcontracts).
Employment costs and expenses
- b1. Salaries, wages and commissions
- Please report all salaries and wages (including taxable allowances and employment commissions as defined on the T4 - Statement of Remuneration Paid) before deductions for this reporting period.
- Include:
  - vacation pay
  - bonuses (including profit sharing)
  - employee commissions
  - taxable allowances (e.g., room and board, vehicle allowances, gifts such as airline tickets for holidays)
  - severance pay.
- Exclude all payments and expenses associated with casual labour and outside contract workers (report at Subcontracts).
- b2. Employee benefits
- Include contributions to:
  - health plans
  - insurance plans
  - employment insurance
  - pension plans
  - workers' compensation
  - association dues
  - contributions to any other employee benefits such as child care and supplementary unemployment benefit (SUB) plans
  - contributions to provincial and territorial health and education payroll taxes.
Subcontracts
- Subcontract expense refers to the purchasing of services from outside of the company rather than providing them in-house.
- Include:
  - hired casual labour and outside contract workers
  - custom work and contract work
  - subcontract and outside labour
  - hired labour.
Research and development fees
- Expenses from activities conducted with the intention of making a discovery that could either lead to the development of new products or procedures, or to the improvement of existing products or procedures.
Professional and business fees
- Include:
  - legal services
  - accounting and auditing fees
  - consulting fees
  - education and training fees
  - appraisal fees
  - management and administration fees
  - property management fees
  - information technology (IT) consulting and service fees (purchased)
  - architectural fees
  - engineering fees
  - scientific and technical service fees
  - other consulting fees (management, technical and scientific)
  - veterinary fees
  - fees for human health services
  - payroll preparation fees
  - all other professional and business service fees.
- Exclude service fees paid to Head Office (report at All other costs and expenses).
Utilities
- Utility expenses related to operating your business unit such as water, electricity, gas, heating and hydro.
- Include:
  - diesel, fuel wood, natural gas, oil and propane
  - sewage.
- Exclude:
  - energy expenses covered in your rental and leasing contracts
  - telephone, Internet and other telecommunications
  - vehicle fuel (report at All other costs and expenses).
Office and computer related expenses
- Include:
  - office stationery and supplies, paper and other supplies for photocopiers, printers and fax machines
  - postage and courier (used in the day to day office business activity)
  - computer and peripherals upgrade expenses
  - data processing.
- Exclude telephone, Internet and other telecommunication expenses (report at Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication).
Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication
- Include:
  - internet
  - telephone and telecommunications
  - cellular telephone
  - fax machine
  - pager.
Business taxes, licenses and permits
- Include:
  - property taxes paid directly and property transfer taxes
  - vehicle license fees
  - beverage taxes and business taxes
  - trade license fees
  - membership fees and professional license fees
  - provincial capital tax.
Royalties, franchise fees and memberships
- Include:
  - amounts paid to holders of patents, copyrights, performing rights and trademarks
  - gross overriding royalty expenses and direct royalty costs
  - resident and non-resident royalty expenses
  - franchise fees.
- Exclude Crown royalties
Crown charges
- Federal or Provincial royalty, tax, lease or rental payments made in relation to the acquisition, development or ownership of Canadian resource properties.
- Include:
  - Crown royalties
  - Crown leases and rentals
  - oil sand leases
  - stumpage fees.
Rental and leasing
- Include:
  - lease rental expenses, real estate rental expenses, condominium fees and equipment rental expenses
  - motor vehicle rental and leasing expenses
  - studio lighting and scaffolding
  - machinery and equipment rental expenses
  - storage expenses
  - road and construction equipment rental
  - fuel and other utility costs covered in your rental and leasing contracts.
Repair and maintenance
- Include:
  - buildings and structures
  - machinery and equipment
  - security equipment
  - vehicles
  - costs related to materials, parts and external labour associated with these expenses
  - janitorial and cleaning services and garbage removal.
Amortization and depreciation
- Include:
  - direct cost depreciation of tangible assets and amortization of leasehold improvements
  - amortization of intangible assets (e.g., amortization of goodwill, patents, franchises, copyrights, trademarks, deferred charges, organizational costs).
Insurance
- Insurance recovery income should be deducted from insurance expenses.
- Include:
  - professional and other liability insurance
  - motor vehicle and property insurance
  - executive life insurance
  - bonding, business interruption insurance and fire insurance.
Advertising, marketing, promotion, meals and entertainment
- Include:
  - newspaper advertising and media expenses
  - catalogues, presentations and displays
  - tickets for theatre, concerts and sporting events for business promotion
  - fundraising expenses
  - meals, entertainment and hospitality purchases for clients.
Travel, meetings and conventions
- Include:
  - travel expenses
  - meeting and convention expenses, seminars
  - passenger transportation (e.g., airfare, bus, train)
  - accommodations
  - travel allowance and meals while travelling
  - other travel expenses.
Financial services
- Include:
  - explicit service charges for financial services
  - credit and debit card commissions and charges
  - collection expenses and transfer fees
  - registrar and transfer agent fees
  - security and exchange commission fees
  - other financial service fees.
- Exclude interest expenses (report at Interest expense).
Interest expense
- Report the cost of servicing your company's debt.
- Include:
  - interest
  - bank charges
  - finance charges
  - interest payments on capital leases
  - amortization of bond discounts
  - interest on short-term and long-term debt, mortgages, bonds and debentures.
Other non-production-related costs and expenses
- Include:
  - charitable donations and political contributions
  - bad debt expense
  - loan losses
  - provisions for loan losses (minus bad debt recoveries)
  - inventory adjustments.
All other costs and expenses (including intracompany expenses)
- Include:
  - production costs
  - pipeline operations, drilling, site restoration
  - gross overriding royalty
  - other producing property rentals
  - well operating, fuel and equipment
  - other lease rentals
  - other direct costs
  - equipment hire and operation
  - log yard expense, forestry costs, logging road costs
  - freight in and duty
  - overhead expenses allocated to cost of sales
  - other expenses
  - cash over/short (negative expense)
  - reimbursement of parent company expense
  - warranty expense
  - recruiting expenses
  - general and administrative expenses
  - interdivisional expenses
  - interfund transfer (minus expense recoveries)
  - exploration and development (including prospect/geological, well abandonment & dry holes, exploration expenses, development expenses)
  - amounts not included in sub-questions a. to t. above.
Total expenses
- The sum of sub-questions a. to u.

For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what were this business's expenses for the following items?
	CAN$ '000
a. Cost of goods sold
a1. Opening inventories
a2. Purchases Include raw materials, goods purchased for resale and non-returnable containers. Exclude change in inventories.
a3. Closing inventories
a4. Cost of goods sold Opening inventories plus purchases minus closing inventories.
b. Employment costs and expenses Include all employees who were issued a T4. Exclude commissions to be paid to non-employees, report at sub-question c.
b1. Salaries, wages and commissions
b2. Employee benefits
c. Subcontracts Include commissions to non-employees. Exclude research and development.
d. Research and development fees. Exclude in-house research and development.
e. Professional and business fees e.g., legal, accounting, consulting, scientific and property management fees
f. Utilities e.g., electricity, water, gas
g. Office and computer related expenses e.g., office supplies, postage, computer upgrades
h. Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication
i. Business taxes, licenses and permits e.g., beverage tax, business tax, license fees, property taxes
j. Royalties, franchise fees and memberships Exclude Crown royalties.
k. Crown charges (for logging, mining and energy industries only)
l. Rental and leasing Include land buildings, equipment, vehicles.
m. Repair and maintenance Include buildings, equipment, vehicles.
n. Amortization and depreciation
o. Insurance
p. Advertising, marketing, promotion, meals and entertainment
q. Travel, meetings and conventions
r. Financial services e.g., bank charges, transaction fees
s. Interest expense
t. Other non-production-related costs and expenses Include bad debts, loan losses, donations, political contributions and inventory write-down.
u. All other costs and expenses Include intracompany expenses. Specify all other costs and expenses:
Total expenses

Industry characteristics

1. What were this business's sales for each of the following goods and services?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Sales

Commissions earned from the sale of real estate and lots
- Include commissions and fees earned from:
  - assisting buyers and sellers with the sale or re-sale of homes, buildings, businesses, lands and properties (include in trust amounts), while acting in an agency capacity
  - assisting owners of real estate to rent buildings, units, land and other types of real estate, while acting in an agency capacity
  - providing real estate auction services.
- Exclude:
  - advising clients on property matters, but not acting in an agency capacity (report at Revenue from real estate consulting services)
  - handling rentals for an owner as part of an ongoing property management service (report at Other).
Revenue received from independent real estate associates
- Include commissions, fees and other revenues that are paid by independent real estate salespersons to this surveyed business. Some examples of these are desk fees, deal fees, charges for office space/use, publicity and advertising.
Revenue from real estate consulting services
- Providing advice and guidance to clients regarding real estate. Includes advice on real estate-related accountancy, financing and similar matters that are provided to the client independently of the actual provision of accountancy, financial and similar services.
- Include:
  - expert witness services related to real estate
  - commercial and industrial location finding services.
- Exclude advising clients on property matters, while acting in an agency capacity (report at Commissions earned from real estate and lots).
Revenue from real estate appraisal services
- Providing assessments of the value of real estate, in order to assist clients in buying, selling or financing the purchase of real estate or in dealing with tax matters.
- Include:
  - conducting general real estate appraisals
  - reviewing of others' appraisals
  - conducting appraisals for taxation purposes.
- Exclude providing advice about real estate and property matters, not associated with providing an appraisal (report at Revenue from real estate consulting services).
Revenue from real estate listing services
- Providing a register of real estate offered for sale in an area, in a printed directory, electronic database or other format.
Revenue from rental or leasing of property directly owned by this business
- Include the revenue received from the rental or leasing of property owned by this business only if it is earned as part of the normal real estate broker operations of the business.
- Exclude income generated from the rental or leasing of properties that are owned or partially owned by the business as investment properties or other types of operations that are not related to the real estate broker operations.
Other sales of goods and services - specify
- Include:
  - ongoing property management services
  - referral fees (i.e. from mortgage brokers, financial institutions, etc.)
  - bad debt recoveries
  - miscellaneous sales and service revenue.
Total sales of goods and services
- The sum of questions 1a. to 1g.

What were this business's sales for each of the following goods and services?
	CAN$ '000
a. Commissions earned from the sale of real estate and lots Include in trust amount.
b. Revenue received from independent real estate associates e.g., desk fees, publicity and advertising
c. Revenue from real estate consulting services e.g., expert witness services, commercial location finding services
d. Revenue from real estate appraisal services
e. Revenue from real estate listing services
f. Revenue from rental or leasing of property directly owned by this business
g. Other Specify all other sales of goods and services:
Total sales of goods and services

2. What was the percentage breakdown of this business's commissions earned from the sale of real estate and lots (amount) for the following items?

Commercial property refers to all types of non-residential (including industrial and agricultural) real estate.

Percentage breakdown of the total reported at question 1a.

What was the percentage breakdown of this business's commissions earned from the sale of real estate and lots (amount) for the following items?
	Percentage
a. Sales of residential real estate and lots
b. Rental of residential real estate and lots
c. Sales of commercial real estate and lots
d. Rental of commercial real estate and lots
Total percentage

3. What was the percentage breakdown of this business's revenue from rental or leasing of property directly owned by this business (amount) for the following?

Commercial property refers to all types of non-residential (including industrial and agricultural) real estate.

Percentage breakdown of the total reported at question 1f.

What was the percentage breakdown of this business's revenue from rental or leasing of property directly owned by this business (amount) for the following?
	Percentage
a. Revenue from rental and leasing of residential properties
b. Revenue from rental and leasing of commercial properties
Total percentage

4. What were this business's expenses for each of the following types of commissions?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Commissions and fees paid to independent real estate salespersons
- Include all commissions and fees paid to independent real estate salespersons if they are by some means contracted to you.
- Exclude commissions paid to your employees (reported in Expenses section at question 1b. - Salaries and wages).
Commissions and fees paid to other real estate brokers / real estate agencies
- Include all commissions and fees paid to other real estate brokers for their actions in assisting in real estate transactions.
Total commissions paid to non-employees
- The sum of questions 4(a) and 4(b).

What were this business's expenses for each of the following types of commissions?
	CAN$ '000
a. Commissions and fees paid to independent real estate salespersons
b. Commissions and fees paid to other real estate brokers / real estate agencies
Total commissions paid to non-employees

5. During the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD how many independent real estate salespersons were there?

Number of independent real estate salespersons during this reference period

Include persons that are licensed to sell or trade in real estate and are contracted to work for your enterprise; these independents may themselves be licensed or registered as brokers but if they are contracted to work as an independent salesperson, they are treated as such.

Number

Notification of intent to extract web data

1. Does this business have a website?

Yes
- Specify the business website address 1
- e.g., www.example.gc.ca
- Specify the business website address 2
- e.g., www.example.gc.ca
- Specify the business website address 3
- e.g., www.example.gc.ca
No

Notification of intent to extract web data

More information regarding Statistics Canada's web scraping initiative.

Learn more about Statistics Canada's transparency and accountability.

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

Contact person

2. Statistics Canada may need to contact the person who completed this questionnaire for further information.

Is the best person to contact?

Who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?

First name
Last name
Title
Email address
Telephone number (including area code)
Extension number (if applicable)
Fax number (including area code)

Feedback

3. How long did it take to complete this questionnaire?

Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.

Hours
Minutes

4. We invite your comments about this questionnaire.

2024 Survey of Service Industries: Food Services and Drinking Places

Why are we conducting this survey?

The statistical information from the IBSP serves many purposes, including:

calculating each province and territory's fair share of federal-provincial transfer payments for health, education and social programs
establishing government programs to assist businesses
assisting the business community in negotiating contracts and collective agreements
supporting the government in making informed decisions about fiscal, monetary and foreign exchange policies
indexing social benefit programs and determining tax brackets
enabling academics and economists to analyze the economic performance of Canadian industries and to better understand rapidly evolving business environments.

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

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 infostats or by fax at 1-514-496-4879.

For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

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

Modifications to the legal name should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.

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)
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
e.g., temporarily or permanently closed, change of ownership
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 why the operations ceased
- 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 is the legal name of the resulting or continuing business or organization?
- Temporarily inactive but will re-open
  - When did this business or organization become temporarily inactive?
    - Date
  - 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).

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

7. You have indicated that the current main activity of this business or organization is:

Are there any other activities that contribute significantly (at least 10%) to this business or organization's revenue?

Yes, there are other activities
- Provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's secondary activity
  e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development
No, that is the only significant activity

8. Approximately what percentage of this business or organization's revenue is generated by each of the following activities?

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

Table 8. Approximately what percentage of this business or organization's revenue is generated by each of the following activities?
Table summary
This is an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada. This table contains no data.
	Percentage of revenue
Main activity
Secondary activity
All other activities
Total percentage

Reporting period information

1. What are the start and end dates of this business's or organization's most recently completed fiscal year?

Note: For the survey, the end date should fall between April 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025.

Here are twelve common fiscal periods that fall within the targeted dates:

May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2024
June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024
July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024
August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2024
September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2024
October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024
November 1, 2023 to October 31, 2024
December 1, 2023 to November 30, 2024
January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024
February 1, 2024 to January 31, 2025
March 1, 2024 to February 28, 2025
April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025.

Here are other examples of fiscal periods that fall within the required dates:

September 18, 2023 to September 15, 2024 (e.g., floating year-end)
June 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 (e.g., a newly opened business)

Fiscal year start date:
Fiscal year-end date

2. What is the reason the reporting period does not cover a full year?

Select all that apply.
Seasonal operations
New business
Change of ownership
Temporarily inactive
Change of fiscal year
Ceased operations
Other - Specify reason the reporting period does not cover a full year:

Additional reporting instructions

1. Throughout this questionnaire, please report financial information in thousands of Canadian dollars.

For example, an amount of $763,880.25 should be reported as:

CAN$ '000: $764,000

I will report in the format above

E-commerce

The following questions are about e-commerce activities.

E-commerce revenue: Sales of goods and services conducted over the Internet with or without online payment.

Exclude orders made by telephone, facsimile or email.

Sales from automated kiosks located within the business's establishments are excluded from E-commerce sales.

1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what was this business's total revenue?

Include:

sales of goods and services
rental, leasing and property management
commissions
subsidies, grants, donations, fundraising and sponsorships
royalties
rights
licensing and franchise fees
dividends, interest and other revenue.

Report dollar amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Total revenue in CAN$ '000

2. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, did this business have any e-commerce revenue?

E-commerce revenue: Sales of goods and services conducted over the Internet with or without online payment.

Exclude orders made by telephone, facsimile or email.

3. Of the $ [amount] amount reported in total revenue, what was the total e-commerce revenue?

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

Report dollar amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Total e-commerce revenue in CAN$ '000

Revenue

1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what was this business's revenue from each of the following sources?

Notes:

a detailed breakdown may be requested in other sections
these questions are asked of many different industries. Some questions may not apply to this business

Report dollar amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

a. Sales of goods and services (e.g., fees, commissions, services revenue)

Report net of returns and allowances.

Include:

sales from Canadian locations (domestic and export sales)
transfers to other business units or a head office of your firm.

Exclude:

transfers into inventory and consignment sales
federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes and excise duties and taxes
intercompany sales in consolidated financial statements.

b. Rental and leasing

c. Commissions

d. Subsidies (including grants, donations, fundraising and sponsorships)

Include:

non-repayable grants, contributions and subsidies from all levels of government
revenue from private sector (corporate and individual) sponsorships, donations and fundraising.

e. Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees

A royalty is defined as a payment received by the holder of a copyright, trademark or patent.

f. Dividends

Include:

dividend income
dividends from Canadian sources
dividends from foreign sources
patronage dividends.

Exclude equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates.

g. Interest

Include:

investment revenue
interest from foreign sources
interest from Canadian bonds and debentures
interest from Canadian mortgage loans
interest from other Canadian sources.

Exclude equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates.

h. All other revenue (Include intracompany transfers)

Include amounts not included in questions a. to g.

Total revenue

The sum of sub-questions a. to h.

Table h. All other revenue (Include intracompany transfers)
Table summary
This is an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada. This table contains no data.
	CAN$ '000
a. Sales of goods and services
b. Rental and leasing
c. Commissions
d. Subsidies
e. Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees
f. Dividends
g. Interest
h. All other revenue
Total revenue

Industry characteristics

1. Did this business operate a virtual or ghost kitchen during this reporting period?

A virtual or ghost kitchen is a business which provides food services to the public through delivery only. In most cases, a virtual kitchen uses third-party food service delivery companies like Uber Eats, Skip the Dishes, etc., to host their menu online, take orders and arrange for the delivery and payment of the food service.

In some cases, a virtual kitchen can be setup on the premises of an existing restaurant, with a different brand and menu designed solely for delivery.

2 Please report the value of food services sales generated from this business's virtual kitchen.

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

Food services sales in CAN$ '000

3. Please report the third party food delivery charges paid to companies like Uber Eats, Skip the Dishes, etc., excluding the portion paid by the customer.

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

Third party food delivery charges paid in CAN$ '000

Expenses

1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what were this business's expenses for the following items?

Notes:

a detailed breakdown may be requested in other sections
these questions are asked of many different industries. Some questions may not apply to this business

Report dollar amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Expenses

a. Cost of goods sold

Include:

cost of raw materials and/or goods purchased for resale - net of discounts earned on purchases
freight in and duty.

Exclude all costs associated with salaries, wages, benefits, commissions and subcontracts (report at Employment costs and expenses, and Subcontracts).

b. Employment costs and expenses

b1. Salaries, wages and commissions

Please report all salaries and wages (including taxable allowances and employment commissions as defined on the T4 - Statement of Remuneration Paid) before deductions for this reporting period.

Include:

vacation pay
bonuses (including profit sharing)
employee commissions
taxable allowances (e.g., room and board, vehicle allowances, gifts such as airline tickets for holidays)
severance pay.

Exclude all payments and expenses associated with casual labour and outside contract workers (report at Subcontracts).

b2. Employee benefits

Include contributions to:

health plans
insurance plans
employment insurance
pension plans
workers' compensation
association dues
contributions to any other employee benefits such as child care and supplementary unemployment benefit (SUB) plans
contributions to provincial and territorial health and education payroll taxes.

c. Subcontracts
Subcontract expense refers to the purchasing of services from outside of the company rather than providing them in-house.

Include:

hired casual labour and outside contract workers
custom work and contract work
subcontract and outside labour
hired labour.

e. Professional and business fees

Include:

legal services
accounting and auditing fees
consulting fees
education and training fees
appraisal fees
management and administration fees
property management fees
information technology (IT) consulting and service fees (purchased)
architectural fees
engineering fees
scientific and technical service fees
other consulting fees (management, technical and scientific)
veterinary fees
fees for human health services
payroll preparation fees
all other professional and business service fees.

Exclude service fees paid to Head Office (report at All other costs and expenses).

f. Utilities
Utility expenses related to operating your business unit such as water, electricity, gas and heating.

Include:

diesel, fuel wood, natural gas, oil and propane
sewage.

Exclude:

energy expenses covered in your rental and leasing contracts
telephone, Internet and other telecommunications
vehicle fuel (report at All other costs and expenses).

g. Office and computer related expenses

Include:

office stationery and supplies, paper and other supplies for photocopiers, printers and fax machines
postage and courier (used in the day to day office business activity)
computer and peripherals upgrade expenses
data processing.

Exclude telephone, Internet and other telecommunication expenses (report at Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication).

h. Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication

Include:

internet
telephone and telecommunications
cellular telephone
fax machine
pager.

i. Business taxes, licenses and permits

Include:

property taxes paid directly and property transfer taxes
vehicle license fees
beverage taxes and business taxes
trade license fees
membership fees and professional license fees
provincial capital tax.

j. Royalties, franchise fees and memberships

Include:

amounts paid to holders of patents, copyrights, performing rights and trademarks
gross overriding royalty expenses and direct royalty costs
resident and non-resident royalty expenses
franchise fees.

Exclude Crown royalties

k. Crown charges
Federal or Provincial royalty, tax, lease or rental payments made in relation to the acquisition, development or ownership of Canadian resource properties.

Include:

Crown royalties
Crown leases and rentals
oil sand leases
stumpage fees.

l. Rental and leasing

Include:

lease rental expenses, real estate rental expenses, condominium fees and equipment rental expenses
motor vehicle rental and leasing expenses
studio lighting and scaffolding
machinery and equipment rental expenses
storage expenses
road and construction equipment rental
fuel and other utility costs covered in your rental and leasing contracts.

m. Repair and maintenance

Include:

buildings and structures
machinery and equipment
security equipment
vehicles
costs related to materials, parts and external labour associated with these expenses
janitorial and cleaning services and garbage removal.

n. Amortization and depreciation

Include:

direct cost depreciation of tangible assets and amortization of leasehold improvements
amortization of intangible assets (e.g., amortization of goodwill, patents, franchises, copyrights, trademarks, deferred charges, organizational costs).

o. Insurance
Insurance recovery income should be deducted from insurance expenses.

Include:

professional and other liability insurance
motor vehicle and property insurance
executive life insurance
bonding, business interruption insurance and fire insurance.

p. Advertising, marketing, promotion, meals and entertainment

Include:

newspaper advertising and media expenses
catalogues, presentations and displays
tickets for theatre, concerts and sporting events for business promotion
fundraising expenses
meals, entertainment and hospitality purchases for clients.

q. Travel, meetings and conventions

Include:

travel expenses
meeting and convention expenses, seminars
passenger transportation (e.g., airfare, bus, train)
accommodations
travel allowance and meals while travelling
other travel expenses.

r. Financial services

Include:

explicit service charges for financial services
credit and debit card commissions and charges
collection expenses and transfer fees
registrar and transfer agent fees
security and exchange commission fees
other financial service fees.

Exclude interest expenses (report at Interest expense).

s. Interest expense
Report the cost of servicing your company's debt.

Include:

interest
bank charges
finance charges
interest payments on capital leases
amortization of bond discounts
interest on short-term and long-term debt, mortgages, bonds and debentures.

t. Other non-production-related costs and expenses

Include:

charitable donations and political contributions
bad debt expense
loan losses
provisions for loan losses (minus bad debt recoveries)
inventory adjustments.

u. All other costs and expenses (including intracompany expenses)

Include:

production costs
pipeline operations, drilling, site restoration
gross overriding royalty
other producing property rentals
well operating, fuel and equipment
other lease rentals
other direct costs
equipment hire and operation
log yard expense, forestry costs, logging road costs
freight in and duty
overhead expenses allocated to cost of sales
other expenses
cash over/short (negative expense)
reimbursement of parent company expense
warranty expense
recruiting expenses
general and administrative expenses
interdivisional expenses
interfund transfer (minus expense recoveries)
exploration and development (including prospect/geological, well abandonment and dry holes, exploration expenses, development expenses)
amounts not included in sub-questions a. to t. above.

Total expenses
The sum of sub-questions a. to u.

Table u. The sum of sub-questions a. to u.
Table summary
This is an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada. This table contains no data.
	CAN$ '000
a. Cost of goods sold
a1. Opening inventories
a2. Purchases
a3. Closing inventories
a4. Cost of goods sold
b. Employment costs and expenses
b1. Salaries, wages and commissions
b2. Employee benefits
c. Subcontracts
d. Research and development fees
e. Professional and business fees
f. Utilities
g. Office and computer related expenses
h. Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication
i. Business taxes, licenses and permits
j. Royalties, franchise fees and memberships
k. Crown charges
l. Rental and leasing
m. Repair and maintenance
n. Amortization and depreciation
o. Insurance
p. Advertising, marketing, promotion, meals and entertainment
q. Travel, meetings and conventions
r. Financial services
s. Interest expense
t. Other non-production-related costs and expenses
u. All other costs and expenses
Total expenses

Industry characteristics

4. What were this business's sales for each of the following goods and services?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

a. Sales of alcoholic beverages for immediate consumption on the premises

Revenue generated from sales of alcoholic beverages (beer, wine and liquor) prepared and served or dispensed for immediate consumption, including alcoholic beverages served with meals.

Exclude retailing of alcoholic beverages sold in unopened cans, bottles, cartons or other containers (report at question c).

b. Sales of food and non-alcoholic beverages

Revenue generated from the sales of meals, snacks, other food items and non alcoholic beverages prepared and served or dispensed for immediate consumption.

c. Sales of merchandise

Revenue generated from the sale or disposition of goods sold in the same condition in which they were purchased (e.g., toys, gifts, cigarettes, newspapers).

d. Fees and commissions from coin operated machines

The fees or commissions received from the owners or lessors of coin operated machines such as video lottery terminals, slot machines, video games, vending machines, children's mechanical rides, etc.

e. Other sales

Sales from other sources (e.g., rentals, cover charge, coat check, delivery service fees).

Table e. What were this business's sales for each of the following goods and services?.
Table summary
This is an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada. This table contains no data.
	CAN$ '000
Sales of alcoholic beverages for immediate consumption on the premises
Sales of food and non-alcoholic beverages
Sales of merchandise
Fees and commissions from coin operated machines such as video gambling terminals, video games and vending machines
Total sales of goods and services

5. What were the following costs of goods sold for this business?

The cost of goods sold is divided into three categories: alcoholic beverages, food and non-alcoholic beverages, and merchandise purchased for resale. The cost of goods sold is obtained by calculating opening inventory plus total purchases minus closing inventory. Please exclude salary costs.

a. Alcoholic beverages

Include:

beer
wine
liquor
alcoholic drinks served with meals.

b. Food and non-alcoholic beverages

Cost of materials required for meal preparation

c. Merchandise

Include:

gifts
toys
newspapers
cigarettes
alcohol not sold with meals and for consumption away from the premises.

Table c. What were the following costs of goods sold for this business's sales for each of the following goods and services?.
Table summary
This is an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada. This table contains no data.
	CAN$ '000
Alcoholic beverages
Food and non-alcoholic beverages
Merchandise
Total cost of goods sold

Details on Purchased Services

1. For the reporting period YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, this business reported expenses for the following items.

Please provide the requested details related to these expenses.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.

1. For the reporting period YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, this business reported expenses for the following items.
	CAN$ '000
Professional and business fees
Legal services
Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services
Management, scientific and technical consulting services
Office administrative services
Freight transportation arrangements and customs brokering services
Brokerage and other insurance related services
Security brokerage and securities dealing services
Other purchased professional services
Total expenses for professional and business fees
Office and computer related expenses
Data processing, hosting, and related services
Business support services
Other office and computer related purchased services
Total expenses for office and computer related expenses
Royalties, franchise fees and memberships
Rights to non-financial intangible assets
Membership fees or services
Other royalties, franchise fees and memberships
Total expenses for royalties, franchise fees and memberships
Rental and leasing
Non-residential real estate rental
Motor vehicle rental and leasing
Computer equipment rental and leasing
Office machinery and equipment rental and leasing services
Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment renting and leasing services, without operator
Other rental services
Total expenses for rental and leasing
Repair and maintenance
Security services and investigation
Waste management and remediation services
Motor vehicle repair and maintenance services
Other repair and maintenance services
Total expenses for repair and maintenance

Notification of intent to extract web data

1. Does this business have a website?

Yes
- Specify the business website address 1
- e.g., www.example.ca
- Specify the business website address 2
- e.g., www.example.ca
- Specify the business website address 3
- e.g., www.example.ca
No

Notification of intent to extract web data

Statistics Canada engages in web-data extraction, also known as web scraping, which is a process by which information is gathered and copied from the Web using automated scripts or robots, for retrieval and analysis. As a result, we may visit the website for this business to search for and compile additional information. The use of web scraping is part of a broader effort to reduce the response burden on businesses, as well as produce additional statistical indicators to ensure that our data remain accurate and relevant.

More information regarding Statistics Canada's web scraping initiative.

Learn more about Statistics Canada's transparency and accountability.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Statistics Canada Client Services, toll-free at 1-877-949-9492 [Teletypewriter or Telecommunication device for the deaf/teletype machine (TTY): 1-800-363-7629] or by email at infostats@statcan.gc.ca. Additional information about this survey can be found at the following link: 2024 Survey of Service Industries: Food Services and Drinking Places

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

Contact person

2. Statistics Canada may need to contact the person who completed this questionnaire for further information.

Is the provided given names and the provided family name the best person to contact?

Who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?

First name:
Last name:
Title:
Email address:
Telephone number (including area code):
Extension number (if applicable):
Fax number (including area code):

Feedback

3. How long did it take to complete this questionnaire?

Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.

Hours:
Minutes:

4. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?

2024 Annual Survey of Service Industries: Database, Directory and Specialty Publishers

Why do we conduct this survey?

The statistical information from the IBSP serves many purposes, including:

calculating each province and territory's fair share of federal-provincial transfer payments for health, education and social programs
establishing government programs to assist businesses
assisting the business community in negotiating contracts and collective agreements
supporting the government in making informed decisions about fiscal, monetary and foreign exchange policies
indexing social benefit programs and determining tax brackets
enabling academics and economists to analyze the economic performance of Canadian industries and to better understand rapidly evolving business environments.

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

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
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Ottawa, Ontario
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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 the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

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

Modifications to the legal name should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.

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).

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

Reporting period information

1. What are the start and end dates of this business's or organization's most recently completed fiscal year?

Note: For the survey, the end date should fall between April 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025.

Here are twelve common fiscal periods that fall within the targeted dates:

May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2024
June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024
July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024
August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2024
September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2024
October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024
November 1, 2023 to October 31, 2024
December 1, 2023 to November 30, 2024
January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024
February 1, 2024 to January 31, 2025
March 1, 2024 to February 28, 2025
April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025.

Here are other examples of fiscal periods that fall within the required dates:

September 18, 2023 to September 15, 2024 ( e.g. , floating year-end)
June 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 ( e.g. , a newly opened business)

Fiscal Year Start date
Fiscal Year-End date

2. What is the reason the reporting period does not cover a full year?

Select all that apply.

Seasonal operations
New business
Change of ownership
Temporarily inactive
Change of fiscal year
Ceased operations
Other
Specify reason the reporting period does not cover a full year:

Additional reporting instructions

1. Throughout this questionnaire, please report financial information in thousands of Canadian dollars.

For example, an amount of $763,880.25 should be reported as:

CAN$ '000: $764,000

I will report in the format above

Revenue

1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what was this business's revenue from each of the following sources?

Notes:

a detailed breakdown may be requested in other sections
these questions are asked of many different industries. Some questions may not apply to this business.

Report dollar amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Revenue

a. Sales of goods and services (e.g., fees, commissions, services revenue)

Report net of returns and allowances.

Include:

sales from Canadian locations (domestic and export sales)
transfers to other business units or a head office of your firm.

Exclude:

transfers into inventory and consignment sales
federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes and excise duties and taxes
intercompany sales in consolidated financial statements.

b. Rental and leasing

c. Commissions

d. Subsidies (including grants, donations, fundraising and sponsorships)

Include:

non-repayable grants, contributions and subsidies from all levels of government
revenue from private sector (corporate and individual) sponsorships, donations and fundraising.

e. Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees

A royalty is defined as a payment received by the holder of a copyright, trademark or patent.

f. Dividends

Include:

dividend income
dividends from Canadian sources
dividends from foreign sources
patronage dividends.

Exclude equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates.

g. Interest

Include:

investment revenue
interest from foreign sources
interest from Canadian bonds and debentures
interest from Canadian mortgage loans
interest from other Canadian sources.

Exclude equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates.

h. All other revenue (Include intracompany transfers)

Include amounts not included in questions a. to g.

Total revenue

The sum of sub-questions a. to h.

For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what was this business's revenue from each of the following sources?
	CAN$ '000
a. Sales of goods and services Include sales, commissions, rental and leasing revenue if they are this business's primary revenue source.
b. Rental and leasing Report only if this is a secondary revenue source. If rental and leasing are your primary revenue source, report at question a.
c. Commissions Report only if this is a secondary revenue source. If commissions are your primary revenue source, report at question a.
d. Subsidies Include grants, donations, fundraising and sponsorships.
e. Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees
f. Dividends
g. Interest
h. Other Include intracompany transfers. Specify all other revenue:
Total revenue

Expenses

1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what were this business's expenses for the following items?

Notes:

a detailed breakdown may be requested in other sections
these questions are asked of many different industries. Some questions may not apply to this business.

Report dollar amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Expenses

a. Cost of goods sold

Include:

cost of raw materials and/or goods purchased for resale - net of discounts earned on purchases
freight in and duty.

Exclude all costs associated with salaries, wages, benefits, commissions and subcontracts (report at Employment costs and expenses, and Subcontracts).

b. Employment costs and expenses

b1. Salaries, wages and commissions

Please report all salaries and wages (including taxable allowances and employment commissions as defined on the T4 - Statement of Remuneration Paid) before deductions for this reporting period.

Include:

vacation pay
bonuses (including profit sharing)
employee commissions
taxable allowances (e.g., room and board, vehicle allowances, gifts such as airline tickets for holidays)
severance pay.

Exclude all payments and expenses associated with casual labour and outside contract workers (report at Subcontracts).

b2. Employee benefits

Include contributions to:

health plans
insurance plans
employment insurance
pension plans
workers' compensation
association dues
contributions to any other employee benefits such as child care and supplementary unemployment benefit (SUB) plans
contributions to provincial and territorial health and education payroll taxes.

c. Subcontracts

Subcontract expense refers to the purchasing of services from outside of the company rather than providing them in-house.

Include:

hired casual labour and outside contract workers
custom work and contract work
subcontract and outside labour
hired labour.

d. Research and development fees

e. Professional and business fees

Include:

legal services
accounting and auditing fees
consulting fees
education and training fees
appraisal fees
management and administration fees
property management fees
information technology (IT) consulting and service fees (purchased)
architectural fees
engineering fees
scientific and technical service fees
other consulting fees (management, technical and scientific)
veterinary fees
fees for human health services
payroll preparation fees
all other professional and business service fees.

Exclude service fees paid to Head Office (report at All other costs and expenses).

f. Utilities

Utility expenses related to operating your business unit such as water, electricity, gas, heating and hydro.

Include:

diesel, fuel wood, natural gas, oil and propane
sewage.

Exclude:

energy expenses covered in your rental and leasing contracts
telephone, Internet and other telecommunications
vehicle fuel (report at All other costs and expenses).

g. Office and computer related expenses

Include:

office stationery and supplies, paper and other supplies for photocopiers, printers and fax machines
postage and courier (used in the day to day office business activity)
computer and peripherals upgrade expenses
data processing.

Exclude telephone, Internet and other telecommunication expenses (report at Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication).

h. Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication

Include:

internet
telephone and telecommunications
cellular telephone
fax machine
pager.

i. Business taxes, licenses and permits

Include:

property taxes paid directly and property transfer taxes
vehicle license fees
beverage taxes and business taxes
trade license fees
membership fees and professional license fees
provincial capital tax.

j. Royalties, franchise fees and memberships

Include:

amounts paid to holders of patents, copyrights, performing rights and trademarks
gross overriding royalty expenses and direct royalty costs
resident and non-resident royalty expenses
franchise fees.

Exclude Crown royalties

k. Crown charges

Federal or Provincial royalty, tax, lease or rental payments made in relation to the acquisition, development or ownership of Canadian resource properties.

Include:

Crown royalties
Crown leases and rentals
oil sand leases
stumpage fees.

l. Rental and leasing

Include:

lease rental expenses, real estate rental expenses, condominium fees and equipment rental expenses
motor vehicle rental and leasing expenses
studio lighting and scaffolding
machinery and equipment rental expenses
storage expenses
road and construction equipment rental
fuel and other utility costs covered in your rental and leasing contracts.

m. Repair and maintenance

Include:

buildings and structures
machinery and equipment
security equipment
vehicles
costs related to materials, parts and external labour associated with these expenses
janitorial and cleaning services and garbage removal.

n. Amortization and depreciation

Include:

direct cost depreciation of tangible assets and amortization of leasehold improvements
amortization of intangible assets (e.g., amortization of goodwill, patents, franchises, copyrights, trademarks, deferred charges, organizational costs).

o. Insurance

Insurance recovery income should be deducted from insurance expenses.

Include:

professional and other liability insurance
motor vehicle and property insurance
executive life insurance
bonding, business interruption insurance and fire insurance.

p. Advertising, marketing, promotion, meals and entertainment

Include:

newspaper advertising and media expenses
catalogues, presentations and displays
tickets for theatre, concerts and sporting events for business promotion
fundraising expenses
meals, entertainment and hospitality purchases for clients.

q. Travel, meetings and conventions

Include:

travel expenses
meeting and convention expenses, seminars
passenger transportation (e.g., airfare, bus, train)
accommodations
travel allowance and meals while travelling
other travel expenses.

r. Financial services

Include:

explicit service charges for financial services
credit and debit card commissions and charges
collection expenses and transfer fees
registrar and transfer agent fees
security and exchange commission fees
other financial service fees.

Exclude interest expenses (report at Interest expense).

s. Interest expense

Report the cost of servicing your company's debt.

Include:

interest
bank charges
finance charges
interest payments on capital leases
amortization of bond discounts
interest on short-term and long-term debt, mortgages, bonds and debentures.

t. Other non-production-related costs and expenses

Include:

charitable donations and political contributions
bad debt expense
loan losses
provisions for loan losses (minus bad debt recoveries)
inventory adjustments.

u. All other costs and expenses (including intracompany expenses)

Include:

production costs
pipeline operations, drilling, site restoration
gross overriding royalty
other producing property rentals
well operating, fuel and equipment
other lease rentals
other direct costs
equipment hire and operation
log yard expense, forestry costs, logging road costs
freight in and duty
overhead expenses allocated to cost of sales
other expenses
cash over/short (negative expense)
reimbursement of parent company expense
warranty expense
recruiting expenses
general and administrative expenses
interdivisional expenses
interfund transfer (minus expense recoveries)
exploration and development (including prospect/geological, well abandonment and dry holes, exploration expenses, development expenses)
amounts not included in sub-questions a. to t. above.

Total expenses

The sum of sub-questions a. to u.

For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what were this business's expenses for the following items?
	CAN$ '000
a. Cost of goods sold
a1. Opening inventories
a2. Purchases Include raw materials, goods purchased for resale and non-returnable containers. Exclude change in inventories.
a3. Closing inventories
a4. Cost of goods sold Opening inventories plus purchases minus closing inventories.
b. Employment costs and expenses Include all employees who were issued a T4. Exclude commissions to be paid to non-employees, report at sub-question c.
b1. Salaries, wages and commissions
b2. Employee benefits
c. Subcontracts Include commissions to non-employees. Exclude research and development.
d. Research and development fees. Exclude in-house research and development.
e. Professional and business fees e.g., legal, accounting, consulting, scientific and property management fees
f. Utilities e.g., electricity, water, gas
g. Office and computer related expenses e.g., office supplies, postage, computer upgrades
h. Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication
i. Business taxes, licenses and permits e.g., beverage tax, business tax, license fees, property taxes
j. Royalties, franchise fees and memberships Exclude Crown royalties.
k. Crown charges (for logging, mining and energy industries only)
l. Rental and leasing Include land buildings, equipment, vehicles.
m. Repair and maintenance Include buildings, equipment, vehicles.
n. Amortization and depreciation
o. Insurance
p. Advertising, marketing, promotion, meals and entertainment
q. Travel, meetings and conventions
r. Financial services e.g., bank charges, transaction fees
s. Interest expense
t. Other non-production-related costs and expenses Include bad debts, loan losses, donations, political contributions and inventory write-down.
u. All other costs and expenses Include intracompany expenses. Specify all other costs and expenses:
Total expenses

Industry characteristics

1. What were this business's sales for each of the following goods and services?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Include printed and online publications.

a. Sales of published materials

a1. Databases

A set of logically organized data or a data bank that contains relevant and specific information on products or services to be used for practical purposes.

Examples:

database publishers
electronic database publishers

a2. Directories

A regularly updated list or directory containing information (e.g., name, address, contact information) on the members of an association, a company, a professional organization or subscribers of a service.

Include:

published directories
reverse directories (enable the following types of searches: by address, by telephone number, by postal code, by proximity, by regional code, by social media, by map or by itinerary)
published company directories
published telephone directories

a3. Mailing lists

A compilation of mailing addresses by type of company, association or other.

a4. Art prints, posters, greeting cards, postcards, calendars and other consumer publications

Include:

published art prints
published calendars
published greeting cards.

Exclude advertising posters and desktop calendars.

a5. Catalogues, diaries, time schedulers, brochures and other business, trade and professional publications

Include:

published coloring books
published city directories, such as high school, college, university
published diaries and time schedulers
published catalogues, such as e.g., mail order, store and merchandise

Exclude publishing of books, periodicals and newspapers.

a6. Other publications

Examples: published race track programs.

b. Sales of advertising space

b1. Databases

Include sales of advertising space in printed or electronic format or online.

b2. Directories (telephone and other)

Include sales of advertising space in printed or electronic format or online.

b3. Other advertising

Sales of advertising space sold in a type of published material other than databases or directories. Include sales of advertising space in printed or electronic format or online.

What were this business's sales for each of the following goods and services?
	CAN$ '000
a. Sales of published materials
a1. Databases
a2. Directories (telephone and other)
a3. Mailing lists
a4. Art prints, posters, greeting cards, postcards, calendars and other consumer publications Exclude advertising posters and desktop calendars.
a5. Catalogues, diaries, time schedulers, brochures and other business, trade and professional publications Exclude books, periodicals and newspapers.
a6. Other Specify all other publications:
b. Sales of advertising space in
b1. Databases
b2. Directories (telephone and other)
b3. Other advertising
c. Other Specify all other sales of goods and services:
Total sales of goods and services

2. What was the percentage breakdown of this business's sales of published materials ( [amount] ) by printed and online materials?

(reported at question 1a.)

Printed

Of the total sales reported in question 1a., what percentage is directly from printed or electronic documents such as CD-ROMs, USB keys or others.

Online

Of the total sales reported in question 1a., what percentage is exclusively from online sales (do not include the Online sales of a printed document).

What was the percentage breakdown of this business's sales of published materials ( [amount] ) by printed and online materials?
	Percentage
Printed
Online

Sales by type of client

1. What was this business's breakdown of sales by the following types of client?

Sales by type of client

This section is designed to measure which sector of the economy purchases your services.

Please provide a percentage breakdown of your sales by type of client.

Please ensure that the sum of percentages reported in this section equals 100%.

a. to c. Clients in Canada

a. Individuals and households

Please report the percentage of sales to individuals and households who do not represent the business or government sector.

b. Businesses

Percentage of sales sold to the business sector should be reported here.

Include sales to Crown corporations.

c. Governments, not-for-profit organizations and public institutions (e.g., hospitals, schools)

Percentage of sales to federal, provincial, territorial and municipal governments should be reported here.

Include: sales to hospitals, schools, universities and public utilities.

d. Clients outside Canada

Please report the percentage of total sales to customers or clients located outside Canada including foreign businesses, foreign individuals, foreign institutions and/or governments.

Include sales to foreign subsidiaries and affiliates.

What was this business's breakdown of sales by the following types of client?
	Percentage
a. Clients in Canada - individuals and households
b. Clients in Canada – businesses
c. Clients in Canada - governments, not-for-profit organizations and public institutions e.g., hospitals and schools
d. Clients outside Canada
Total percentage

Sales by consumer location

1. What was the percentage breakdown of this business's sales by consumer location?

Consumer location is the location where the goods or services will ultimately be used.

If ultimate consumer location is not known, the following are acceptable substitutes:

shipping destination
client's billing address
location of this business's retail customers
location of this business's warehouses/distribution centres.

What was the percentage breakdown of this business's sales by consumer location?
	Percentage
a. Newfoundland and Labrador
b. Prince Edward Island
c. Nova Scotia
d. New Brunswick
e. Quebec
f. Ontario
g. Manitoba
h. Saskatchewan
i. Alberta
j. British Columbia
k. Yukon
l. Northwest Territories
m. Nunavut
n. United States
o. All other countries
Total percentage

International transactions - revenue received from exports

1. During the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, did this business receive revenue from clients outside Canada for the sale of products, services, royalties, rights, licensing or franchise fees?

This section is intended to measure the value of international transactions on goods, services, royalties and licenses fees. It covers imported services and goods purchased outside Canada as well as the value of exported services and goods to clients/customers outside Canada. Please report also royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees paid to and/or received from outside Canada. Services cover a variety of industrial, professional, trade and business services.

2. What was the revenue received from clients outside Canada?

Revenue received (CAN$ '000):

3. What was the percentage breakdown of revenue received from clients outside Canada by goods, services and royalties?

What was the percentage breakdown of revenue received from clients outside Canada by goods, services and royalties?
	Percentage
a. Goods
b. Services
c. Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees
Total percentage

4. What was the percentage breakdown of revenue received from clients outside Canada by country?

What was the percentage breakdown of revenue received from clients outside Canada by country?
	Percentage
a. United States
b. Mexico
c. Provide the percentage of revenue received from any other countries - top 4 clients only
c1. Other country 1 Begin entering the name of the other country by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer Specify other country 1:
c2. Other country 2 Begin entering the name of the other country by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer Specify other country 2:
c3. Other country 3 Begin entering the name of the other country by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer Specify other country 3:
c4. Other country 4 Begin entering the name of the other country by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer Specify other country 4:
Total percentage

International transactions - purchases from outside Canada (imports)

5. During the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, did this business make payments to suppliers outside Canada for the purchase of products, services, royalties, rights, licensing or franchise fees?

6. What were the payments made to suppliers outside Canada?

Payments made (CAN$ '000):

7. What was the percentage breakdown of payments made to suppliers outside Canada by goods, services and royalties?

What was the percentage breakdown of payments made to suppliers outside Canada by goods, services and royalties?
	Percentage
a. Goods
b. Services
c. Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees
Total percentage

8. What was the percentage breakdown of payments made to suppliers outside Canada by country?

What was the percentage breakdown of payments made to suppliers outside Canada by country?
	Percentage
a. United States
b. Mexico
c. Provide the percentage of payments made to any other countries - top 4 suppliers only
c1. Other country 1 Begin entering the name of the other country by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer Specify other country 1:
c2. Other country 2 Begin entering the name of the other country by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer Specify other country 2:
c3. Other country 3 Begin entering the name of the other country by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer Specify other country 3:
c4. Other country 4 Begin entering the name of the other country by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer Specify other country 4:
Total percentage

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1. Does this business have a website?

Yes
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- Specify the business website address 2
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- e.g., www.example.gc.ca
No

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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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Email address:
Telephone number (including area code):
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