Gross Domestic Product by Industry
Industry code concordances
Table summary
This table displays the results of Industry code concordances. The information is grouped by Industry code (appearing as row headers), Industry name, North American Industry Classification System 2007 definition and Input-Output Industry Codes (appearing as column headers).
Industry code
Industry name
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2017 codes
On behalf of Statistics Canada, I am pleased to present our report on fees for fiscal year 2018 to 2019, Statistics Canada's second annual report under the Service Fees Act.
The act provides a modern legislative framework that enables cost-effective delivery of services and, through better reporting to Parliament, improves transparency and oversight.
Last year, a detailed listing of individual fees under the department's authority, along with anticipated increases, was added to the reporting requirements.
This year's report provides more detail on each fee, such as the type and rate of adjustment, the service standard and the performance result. This information provides additional context on each fee, in the spirit of open and transparent fee management.
As part of the Innovation, Science and Economic Development portfolio, Statistics Canada collects fees set by contract from external clients for cost-recovered statistical services.
The Honourable Navdeep Bains, P.C., M.P.
Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development
About this report
This report, which is tabled under section 20 of the Service Fees Act and section 4.2.8 of the Directive on Charging and Special Financial Authorities, contains information about the fees that Statistics Canada had the authority to charge in the 2018 to 2019 fiscal year.
This report contains information about all fees that are under Statistics Canada's authority, even if some or all of the fees are collected by another department.
The information reported includes fees that:
fall under the Service Fees Act
are exempt from the Service Fees Act
The information covers fees set by:
contract
market-base, auction or both
act, regulation or fees notice
For fees set by the following mechanisms, the report provides totals only:
contract
market-base, auction or both
For fees set by act, regulation or fees notice, the report provides totals for fee groupings, as well as detailed information for each individual fee.
Although the fees charged by Statistics Canada under the Access to Information Act are subject to the Service Fees Act, they are not included in this report. Information on Statistics Canada's access to information fees for fiscal year 2018 to 2019 can be found in our access to information report, which is posted on our Corporate Management Reporting web page.
Remissions
A remission is a partial or full return of a fee to a fee payer who paid for a service for which a department deemed that the service standard was not met.
Under the Service Fees Act, departments must develop policies for determining whether a service standard has been met and for determining how much of a fee will be remitted to a fee payer. This requirement does not take effect until April 1, 2020. This report therefore includes only those remissions issued under Statistics Canada's enabling legislation. It does not include remissions issued under the Service Fees Act.
Overall totals, by fee type
The following table presents the total revenue, cost and remissions for all fees that Statistics Canada had the authority to charge in fiscal year 2018 to 2019, by fee type.
Overall totals for fiscal year 2018 to 2019, by fee type
Fee type
Revenue ($)
Cost ($)
Remissions ($)
Fees set by contract
26,104,855
26,104,855
Remissions do not apply to fees set by contract.
Fees set by market base, auction or both
0
0
Remissions do not apply to fees set by market base, auction or both.
Fees set by act, regulation or fees notice
0
0
0
Total
26,104,855
26,104,855
0
Totals for fees set by act, regulation or fees notice, by fee grouping
The following table presents, for each fee grouping, the total revenue, cost and remissions for all fees that Statistics Canada had the authority to charge in fiscal year 2018 to 2019 that are set by any of the following:
act
regulation
fees notice
A fee grouping is a grouping of all of the fees that a department has the authority to charge for activities relating to a single business line, directorate or program.
Statistics Canada does not have fees set by act, regulations or fees notice to report for fiscal year 2018 to 2019.
Fee grouping: Not applicable
Revenue ($)
Cost ($)
Remissions ($)
0
0
0
Details on each fee set by act, regulation or fees notice
This section provides detailed information on each fee that Statistics Canada had the authority to charge in fiscal year 2018 to 2019 and that was set by any of the following:
CVs for operating revenue - Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment rental and leasing - 2018
Table summary
This table displays the results of CVs for operating revenue - Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment rental and leasing. The information is grouped by Regions (appearing as row headers), CVs for operating revenue, calculated using pourcentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Geography
CVs for operating revenue
percent
Canada
0.74
Newfoundland and Labrador
0.00
Prince Edward Island
0.00
Nova Scotia
0.00
New Brunswick
0.00
Quebec
1.23
Ontario
1.24
Manitoba
0.43
Saskatchewan
1.77
Alberta
1.60
British Columbia
1.75
Yukon
0.00
Northwest Territories
0.00
Nunavut
0.00
Business or organization and contact information
1. Please verify or provide the business or organization's legal and operating name and correct where needed.
2. Please verify or providethe contact information of the designated business or organization contact person for this questionnaire and correct where needed.
3. Please verify or provide the current operational status of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.
4. Please verify or provide the current main activity of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.
All employees and working owners of incorporated businesses for the survey reference month
1. What was the total number of employees in the last pay period of the survey reference month?
2. Which category of employees are you reporting for the last pay period of the survey reference month?
3. Did you have more than 1 payroll for any category of employees for the last pay period of the survey reference month?
4. How many payrolls for the following categories of employees did you have for the last pay period of the survey reference period?
Number of payrolls for non-teaching staff.
Number of payrolls for teaching staff.
Number of payrolls for working owners of incorporated businesses.
Number of payrolls for supply or substitute teachers.
Non-teaching staff during the last pay period of the survey reference month
5. For payroll x of the non-teaching staff, how many received pay for work performed or an employer paid absence for the last pay period of the survey reference month?
6. For payroll x of the non-teaching staff, what were the start and end dates of the last pay period of the survey reference month?
7. For payroll x of the non-teaching staff, what is the pay frequency?
8a. For payroll x of the non-teaching staff, what was the regular gross pay payable including overtime, for the last pay period?
8b. For payroll x of the non-teaching staff, what was the overtime pay payable included in question 8a? Enter "0", if no overtime was paid.
10. For payroll x of the non-teaching staff, what was the average number of scheduled working hours in a week?
11. This is a summary of your reported data for all your non-teaching staff.
Special payments paid to non-teaching staff during the month of the survey reference month
13. At any time during the survey reference month, were there any special payments paid to non-teaching staff?
14. At any time during the survey reference period, how many special payments were paid to non-teaching staff?
15. At any time during the survey reference period, what special payments were paid to non-teaching staff?
What period does the payment cover?
What amount was paid?
Teaching staff during the last pay period of the survey reference month
16. For payroll x of the teaching staff, how many received pay for work performed or an employer paid absence for the last pay period of the survey reference month?
17. For payroll x of the teaching staff, what were the start and end dates of the last pay period of the survey reference month?
18. For payroll x of the teaching staff, what is the pay frequency?
20. For payroll x of the teaching staff, what was the regular gross pay payable including overtime pay, for the last pay period?
21. For payroll x of the teaching staff, what was the average number of scheduled working hours in a week?
22. This is a summary of your reported data for all your teaching staff.
Special payments paid to teaching staff during the month of the survey reference month
24. At any time during the survey reference month, were there any special payments paid to teaching staff?
25. At any time during the survey reference period, how many special payments were paid to teaching staff?
26. At any time during the survey reference period, what special payments were paid to teaching staff?
What period does the payment cover?
What amount was paid?
Working owners of incorporated businesses during the last pay period of the survey reference month
27. For payroll x of the working owners, how many received pay for work performed or an employer paid absence for the last pay period of the survey reference month?
28. For payroll x of the working owners, what were the start and end dates of the last pay period of the survey reference month?
29. For payroll x of the working owners, what is the pay frequency?
30. For payroll x of the working owners, what was the regular gross pay payable including overtime pay, for the last pay period?
31. This is a summary of your reported data for all your working owners.
Special payments paid to working owners of incorporated businesses during the month of the survey reference month
33. At any time during the survey reference month, were there any special payments paid to working owners?
34. At any time during the survey reference period, how many special payments were paid to working owners?
35. At any time during the survey reference period, what special payments were paid to working owners?
What period does the payment cover?
What amount was paid?
Supply or substitute teachers during the last pay period of the survey reference month
36. For payroll x of the supply or substitute teachers, how many received pay for work performed or an employer paid absence for the last pay period of the survey reference month?
37. For payroll x of the supply or substitute teachers, what were the start and end dates of the last pay period of the survey reference month?
38. For payroll x of the supply or substitute teachers, what is the pay frequency?
39. For payroll x of the supply or substitute teachers, what was the regular gross pay payable including overtime pay, for the last pay period?
40. This is a summary of your reported data for all your supply or substitute teachers.
Special payments paid to supply or substitute teachers during the month of the survey reference month
42. At any time during the survey reference month, were there any special payments paid to supply or substitute teachers?
43. At any time during the survey reference period, how many special payments were paid to supply or substitute teachers?
44. At any time during the survey reference period, what special payments were paid to supply or substitute teachers?
What period does the payment cover?
What amount was paid?
Contact person
47. Statistics Canada may need to contact the person who completed this questionnaire for further information. Is xxxx xxxxx the best person to contact?
Feedback
48. How long did it take to complete this questionnaire?
49. We invite your comments about this questionnaire.
Data Sharing Agreement
1. Do you agree to share the information you provided with your provincial or territorial statistical agency?
Business or organization and contact information
1. Please verify or provide the business or organization's legal and operating name and correct where needed.
2. Please verify or provide the contact information of the designated business or organization contact person for this questionnaire and correct where needed.
3. Please verify or provide the current operational status of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.
4. Please verify or provide the current main activity of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.
All employees and working owners of incorporated businesses for the survey reference period
1. What was the total number of employees in the last pay period of the survey reference period?
2. Which category of employees are you reporting for the last pay period of the survey reference period?
3. Did you have more than 1 payroll for any category of employees for the last pay period of the survey reference period?
4. How many payrolls for the following categories of employees did you have for the last pay period of the survey reference period?
Number of payrolls for employees paid by the hour.
Number of payrolls for salaried employees.
Number of payrolls for working owners of incorporated businesses.
Number of payrolls for other employees.
Employees paid by the hour during the last pay period of the survey reference period
5. For payroll x of the employees paid by the hour, how many received pay for work performed or an employer paid absence for the last pay period of the survey reference period?
6. For payroll x of the employees paid by the hour, what were the start and end dates of the last pay period of the survey reference period?
7. For payroll x of the employees paid by the hour, what is the pay frequency?
8a. For payroll x of the employees paid by the hour, what was the regular gross pay payable including overtime, for the last pay period?
8b. For payroll x of the employees paid by the hour, what was the overtime pay payable included in question 8a? Enter "0", if no overtime was paid.
9a. For payroll x of the employees paid by the hour, what was the total number of hours payable including overtime hours worked, for the last pay?
9b. For payroll x of the employees paid by the hour, what was the total number of overtime hours worked included in question 9a? Enter "0", if no overtime was worked. If necessary, enter a decimal value e.g., 0.25.
11. This is a summary of your reported data for all your employees paid by the hour.
Special payments paid to employees paid by the hour during the month of the survey reference period
13. At any time during the survey reference period, were there any special payments paid to employees paid by the hour?
14. At any time during the survey reference period, how many special payments were paid to employees paid by the hour?
15. At any time during the survey reference period, what special payments were paid to employees paid by the hour?
What period does the payment cover?
What amount was paid?
Salaried employees during the last pay period of the survey reference period
16. For payroll x of the salaried employees, how many received pay for work performed or an employer paid absence for the last pay period of the survey reference period?
17. For payroll x of the salaried employees, what were the start and end dates of the last pay period of the survey reference period?
18. For payroll x of the salaried employees, what is the pay frequency?
19a. For payroll x of the salaried employees, what was the regular gross pay payable including overtime pay, for the last pay period?
19b. For payroll x of the salaried employees, what was the overtime pay payable included in question 19a. Enter "0", if no overtime was paid.
21. For payroll x of the salaried employees, what was the average number of scheduled working hours in a week?
22. This is a summary of your reported data for all your salaried employees.
Special payments paid to salaried employees during the month of the survey reference period
24. At any time during the survey reference period, were there any special payments paid to salaried employees?
25. At any time during the survey reference period, how many special payments were paid to salaried employees?
26. At any time during the survey reference period, what special payments were paid to salaried employees?
What period does the payment cover?
What amount was paid?
Working owners of incorporated businesses during the last pay period of the survey reference period
27. For payroll x of the working owners, how many received pay for work performed or an employer paid absence for the last pay period of the survey reference period?
28. For payroll x of the working owners, what were the start and end dates of the last pay period of the survey reference period?
29. For payroll x of the working owners, what is the pay frequency?
30. For payroll x of the working owners, what was the regular gross pay payable including overtime pay, for the last pay period?
31. This is a summary of your reported data for all your working owners.
Special payments paid to working owners of incorporated businesses during the month of the survey reference period
33. At any time during the survey reference period, were there any special payments paid to working owners?
34. At any time during the survey reference period, how many special payments were paid to working owners?
35. At any time during the survey reference period, what special payments were paid to working owners?
What period does the payment cover?
What amount was paid?
Other employees during the last pay period of the survey reference period
36. For payroll x of the other employees, how many received pay for work performed or an employer paid absence for the last pay period of the survey reference period?
37. For payroll x of the other employees, what were the start and end dates of the last pay period of the survey reference period?
38. For payroll x of the other employees, what is the pay frequency?
39. For payroll x of the other employees, what was the regular gross pay payable including overtime pay, for the last pay period?
40. This is a summary of your reported data for all your other employees.
Special payments paid to other employees during the month of the survey reference period
42. At any time during the survey reference period, were there any special payments paid to other employees?
43. At any time during the survey reference period, how many special payments were paid to other employees?
44. At any time during the survey reference period, what special payments were paid to other employees?
What period does the payment cover?
What amount was paid?
Contact person
47. Statistics Canada may need to contact the person who completed this questionnaire for further information. Is xxxx xxxx the best person to contact?
Feedback
48. How long did it take to complete this questionnaire?
49. We invite your comments about this questionnaire.
Data Sharing Agreement
1. Do you agree to share the information you provided with your provincial or territorial statistical agency?
Personal information is not included in these data.
Environment and Energy Statistics Division
Energy Section
This guide is designed to assist you as you complete the
2020 Monthly Natural Gas Transmission Survey.
Help Line: 1-877-604-7828
Transmission pipelines are establishments primarily engaged in the pipeline transportation of natural gas, from gas fields or processing plants to local distribution systems.
Value (cost to customer): dollar values exclude provincial taxes (if applicable), goods and services tax (GST) and harmonized sales tax (HST). Further, rebates paid to the customer should be deducted in order to arrive at "value".
Confidentiality
Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from releasing any information it collects which 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.
The purpose of this survey is to obtain information on the supply of, and demand for, energy in Canada. This information serves as an important indicator of Canadian economic performance, and is used by all levels of government in establishing informed policies in the energy area. In the case of public utilities, it is used by governmental agencies to fulfill their regulatory responsibilities. The private sector also uses this information in the corporate decision-making process. Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.
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 and returning it with the completed questionnaire. Please specify the organizations with which you do not want to share your data.
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 Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Natural Resources, the New Brunswick Department of Environment and Local Government, the Ministère de l'énergie et des ressources naturelles du Québec, Transition énergétique Québec, the Ontario Ministry of Energy, the Manitoba Department of Growth, Enterprise and Trade, the Saskatchewan Ministry of the Energy and Resources, Alberta Energy, Alberta Energy Regulator, the British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, the Canada Energy Regulator, Natural Resources Canada, and Environment and Climate Change Canada.
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.
Data linkage
To enhance the data from this survey, Statistics Canada may combine it with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.
B – Reporting Instructions
Please report information for a specific reference month 2020.
Please complete all sections as applicable.
If the information requested is unknown, please provide your best estimate.
This guide is designed to assist you as you complete the Monthly Natural Gas Transmission Survey. If you need more information, please call 1-877-604-7828.
Supply
C – Supply of Natural Gas Unit of Measure
Amounts: report amounts (1000m3 or Gigajoules) of natural gas received and delivered during the month under review.
D – Imports
Report total amount of natural gas carried into Canada, by port of entry.
Inclusion: amounts of gas moving in transit (example from the U.S., through Canada, and back into the U.S.)
Exclusion: Receipts from Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) marine terminals
E – Receipts from Domestic Sources
Report volumes of gas received from sources such as:
Fields
Report amounts of gas received from fields connected directly to your company's transmission system. Field flared and waste and re-injection should be deducted from this amount.
Field plants
Report amounts of gas received at the processing or re-processing plant gate after the deduction of shrinkage, plant uses and losses.
Exclusions:
Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) fractionation plants;
mainline straddle plants;
Gas gathering systems
Report amounts of gas received from gas gathering systems connected directly to your company's transmission system.
Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
Exclusion:
Field gas plants
Other transmission pipelines
Report amounts of gas received from other transmission pipelines (NAICS 486210) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
Transmission pipelines are establishments primarily engaged in the pipeline transportation of natural gas, from gas fields or processing plants to local distribution systems.
Storage facilities
Report amounts of gas received from storage facilities (NAICS 493190) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
Storage facilities include natural gas storage caverns and liquefied natural gas storage but exclude establishments primarily engaged liquefaction and regasification of natural gas for purposes of transport (NAICS 488990).
Distributors (utility distribution systems)
Report amounts of gas received from gas distributors (NAICS 221210) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
Gas distributors are establishments primarily engaged in the distribution of natural or synthetic gas to the ultimate consumers through a system of mains.
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) marine terminals
Report amounts of gas received from LNG marine terminals (NAICS 488990) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
LNG marine terminals are establishments primarily engaged liquefaction and regasification of natural gas for purposes of transport.
F – Average Heating Value in Gigajoules/ Thousand Cubic Meters
Report average heat content of your natural gas receipts for the reported reference month.
Disposition
G – Exports, Specify Port of Exit
Report total amount of natural gas this transmission pipeline physically exported from Canada to the United States, by port of exit.
Inclusion: amounts of gas moving ex: transit (example from Canada, through the U.S., and back into Canada)
Exclusion: Deliveries to Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) marine terminals
H – Domestic Deliveries
Report amount of natural gas delivered to facilities and pipelines such as:
Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) fractionation plants and mainline straddle plants
Exclusion:
Field gas plants
Other transmission pipelines
Report amounts of gas delivered to other transmission pipelines (NAICS 486210) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
Transmission pipelines are establishments primarily engaged in the pipeline transportation of natural gas, from gas fields or processing plants to local distribution systems.
Storage facilities
Report amounts of gas delivered to storage facilities (NAICS 493190) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
Storage facilities include natural gas storage caverns and liquefied natural gas storage but exclude establishments primarily engaged liquefaction and regasification of natural gas for purposes of transport (NAICS 488990).
Distributors (utility distribution systems)
Report amounts of gas delivered to gas distributors (NAICS 221210) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
Gas distributors are establishments primarily engaged in the distribution of natural or synthetic gas to the ultimate consumers through a system of mains.
I – Report Amounts of Gas Delivered to Consumers and report the number of customers
Industrial power generation plants
Report gas delivered to electric power generation plants (NAICS 2211) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the generation of bulk electric power, by natural gas.
Other industrial
Deliveries to Other Industrial Consumers
Report gas delivered to industrial establishments other than power generation plants.
Inclusions:
Agriculture and forestry
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
Construction
Manufacturing
Exclusions:
Electric power generation
Wholesale and retail trade
Transportation and warehousing
Other commercial buildings (e.g., public institutions)
Natural gas transmission pipelines
Natural gas storage facilities
Natural gas distributors
Commercial and institutional
Report gas delivered to commercial and institutional establishments.
Inclusions:
Wholesale and retail trade
Transportation and warehousing
Other commercial buildings (e.g., public institutions)
Value (cost to customer): dollar values exclude provincial taxes (if applicable), goods and services tax (GST) and harmonized sales tax (HST). Further, rebates paid to the customer should be deducted in order to arrive at "value".
J – Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Marine Terminals
Report amounts of gas delivered to LNG marine terminals (NAICS 488990) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
LNG marine terminals are establishments primarily engaged liquefaction and regasification of natural gas for purposes of transport.
K – Consumed Own Fuel
Report amount of gas consumed to fuel this transmission system.
L – Line Pack Fluctuation
Report the change in line pack between the first and last day of the reference month.
M – Metering Differences, Line Loss, Other Unaccounted Adjustments
Report the difference between the total supply and total disposition. This difference includes
leakage or other losses, discrepancies due to metering inaccuracies and other
variants particularly billing lag.
N – In-transit Shipments of Natural Gas
Report total amount of natural gas received into Canada with the intention of exporting it back to the United States. (Re-Export)
O – Ex-transit Shipments
Report total amount of natural gas delivered to the United States with the intention of importing it back to Canada. (Re-Import)
P – Thousands of Cubic Metre Kilometres (103m3km)
Please report the volume of natural gas transmitted (in 103m3) multiplied by the distance (in km) each shipment has travelled.
Example:
Step 1) 2 000 cubic metres transported over 5 km is equal to 10 000 cubic metre km.
Step 2) To report in 103m3km, divide 10 000 cubic metre km by 1 000, which equals 10 cubic metre km.
1. Objectives of the Release Plan and Concepts Overview of the 2018 Canadian Housing Survey
The purpose of this Release Plan and Concepts Overview of the 2018 Canadian Housing Survey is to provide an overview of:
the products that will be available from each release of the 2018 Canadian Housing Survey (CHS),
the concepts, definitions and key indicators used by the CHS.
The Release Plan and Concepts Overview of the 2018 Canadian Housing Survey will help partners, stakeholders and other data users better understand the information being released.
Results from the 2018 Canadian Housing Survey (CHS) will be released over the period from November 22, 2019 to fall 2020.
This Release Plan and Concepts Overview of the 2018 Canadian Housing Survey will be updated regularly to reflect changes to the ongoing release plans for the CHS.
2. Description of the Canadian Housing Survey
The CHS is a new survey sponsored by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) that will run biennially until 2028 in every province and territory. The survey will collect new information on dwelling and neighbourhood satisfaction, first-time homebuyers and housing affordability, as well as many other important dwelling and household characteristics.
The CHS also fills a significant data gap on Social and Affordable Housing (SAH) that was identified in the 2016 "Let's Talk Housing" national consultations held by CMHC.
Data from the survey will help better measure whether Canadians have housing that meets their needs and that they can afford. The data will also provide more information to make program and policy development decisions related to housing.
Topics and products available with releases of the Canadian Housing Survey
First release: November 22, 2019
The CHS release on November 22, 2019 will provide results on the topics of dwelling satisfaction, neighbourhood satisfaction, reasons for moving, housing suitability, dwelling condition, Social and Affordable Housing (SAH) and waitlists for SAH. The following products will be available with this release:
Analytical products
Analytical article: Two articles will provide analysis focusing on housing satisfaction:
Satisfaction of Canadian households with their neighbourhood
Canadian's satisfaction with their housing
Infographic: This will allow users to quickly visualize key findings on reasons people move dwellings.
The Daily article: This will include results at the national level as well as the provincial, territorial and sub-provincial levels on housing suitability, adequacy, tenure, and waitlists for SAH. It will also include highlights from the other analytical products.
Data products
Data tables: Cross-tabulations allow for a more detailed examination of key housing indicators. The tables available with the release include:
Waitlist status including length of time, by tenure including social and affordable housing
Table description: Households on waiting list for social and affordable housing including length of wait.
Geography: Canada, provinces and territories.
Classification for 'Waitlist status including length of wait':
Total, waitlist status
Yes, household is on a waiting list
Household on a waiting list for less than two years
Household on a waiting list for two years or longer
No, household is not on a waiting list
Classification for 'Tenure including social and affordable housing':
Total, tenure including social and affordable housing
Owner
Renter
Renter not in social and affordable housing
Renter in social and affordable housing
Dwelling and neighbourhood satisfaction, by tenure including social and affordable housing and structural type of dwelling
Table description: Level of dwelling and neighbourhood satisfaction reported by the reference person (the person responsible for housing decisions), by tenure including social and affordable housing and structural type of dwelling
Geography: Canada, provinces, territories, population centres and select census metropolitan areas (CMAs) and census agglomerations (CAs)
Classification for 'Satisfaction with dwelling and neighbourhood':
Total, satisfaction with dwelling
Very satisfied with dwelling
Satisfied with dwelling
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied with dwelling
Dissatisfied with dwelling
Very dissatisfied with dwelling
Total, satisfaction with neighbourhood
Very satisfied with neighbourhood
Satisfied with neighbourhood
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied with neighbourhood
Dissatisfied with neighbourhood
Very dissatisfied with neighbourhood
Classification for 'Structural type of dwelling':
Total, structural type of dwelling
Single-detached house
Semi-detached house
Row house
Apartment or flat in a duplex
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys
Other single-attached house
Moveable dwelling
Housing suitability and dwelling condition, by tenure including social and affordable housing
Table description: Households in suitable versus not suitable housing and by condition of dwelling (e.g., dwelling requiring major repairs), by tenure including social and affordable housing
Geography: Canada, provinces, territories, population centres and select census metropolitan areas (CMAs) and census agglomerations (CAs)
Classification for 'housing suitability and dwelling condition':
Total, housing suitability
Suitable
Not Suitable
Total, dwelling condition
Regular maintenance needed
Minor repairs needed
Major repairs needed
Indicators related to moving
Table description: Reasons to move and location of previous dwellings for households that moved in the past five years, and intention to move in less than five years for all households
Geography: Canada, provinces and territories.
Classification for 'Indicators related to moving':
Moved in the past 5 years
Moved in the past 5 years because the household was forced to move by a landlord, a bank or other financial institution or the government
Moved in the past 5 years due to a natural disaster or fire
Moved in the past 5 years for a new job or job transfer
Moved in the past 5 years for a new school
Moved in the past 5 years to form own household
Moved in the past 5 years to be closer to family
Moved in the past 5 years because of a change in household or family size
Moved in the past 5 years to reduce commuting time
Moved in the past 5 years to upgrade to a larger dwelling or better quality dwelling
Moved in the past 5 years to reduce housing costs
Moved in the past 5 years to be in a more desirable neighbourhood
Moved in the past 5 years for personal health reasons
Moved in the past 5 years to become a homeowner
Moved in the past 5 years for other reasons
Moved in the past 5 years from the same city, town, village, township, municipality or Indian reserve
Moved in the past 5 years from a different city, town, village, township, municipality or Indian reserve in Canada
Moved in the past 5 years from outside of Canada
Plans to move in less than 5 years
Second release: January 2020
An infographic will be released that allows users to quickly visualize key findings on first-time homebuyers.
Third release: July 2020
Data and reference products
2018 CHS Research Data Centre (RDC) file, user guide and data dictionary
Additional releases: Summer/Fall 2020
The remaining results from the survey will be released and will include the topics of housing affordability and core housing need. The following products will be available with this release:
Analytical products
An article focusing on core housing need.
Data products
Data tables: Tables on housing affordability and core housing need.
Data and reference products
2018 CHS Public Use Microdata File (PUMF), user guide and data dictionary
3. Data collection
Information about the survey methodology is available on Statistics Canada's webpage for the Canadian Housing Survey. This section highlights key aspects related to data collection that help data users understand the information being released.
Who answered for the household?
Reference person of the responding household
One person (the 'reference person') in each sampled household was asked to complete the questionnaire. The reference person is the household member that is responsible for housing decisions. In cases where members share responsibility for housing decisions, one person is chosen to be the reference person.
Survey questions about housing views, opinions and experiences are based on the perspective of the reference person and do not represent the perspective of all members of the household. Specifically, survey topics that reflect the perspective of the reference person include: dwelling satisfaction, neighbourhood satisfaction, sense of safety, perceptions of crime, reasons for moving, intentions to move, volunteering, civic engagement, life satisfaction, sense of belonging to the community, self-assessed health, and, homelessness experience.
Data collection in Northwest Territories (N.W.T.)
The CHS data for N.W.T. is obtained through a partnership with NWT Bureau of Statistics. In lieu of collecting the CHS in N.W.T., data is obtained from the 2019 NWT Community Survey (NCS)—which collects housing information similar to the information collected on the CHS.
The NCS is a survey conducted every five years by the NWT Bureau of Statistics. The 2019 NCS is collected over a similar period as the CHS collection period. It is collected across all communities in N.W.T., including communities where data for CHS is needed.
Through an agreement with NWT Bureau of Statistics to integrate their survey data into the CHS, there is improved efficiency in data collection, reduced survey burden on households and more data for N.W.T. Some questions included in the CHS are not collected in the NCS because of the need to balance data needs of both surveys with respondent burden. A technical report will be released after fall 2020 that examines the integration and comparability of the data from the NCS and CHS.
Target population and sample size
The target population is private households across all provinces and territories of Canada. The sampling unit for the CHS is the dwelling. The CHS sample consists of about 125,000 dwellings. About 61,000 complete survey responses were received over the collection period of October 31, 2018 to March 31, 2019.
Excluded from the survey are collective dwellings, such as nursing homes, seniors' residences, shelters, etc.
The sample for the CHS is a stratified random sample. The strata are defined based on the domains of interest for the survey. For a list of the specific domains of interest, see Statistics Canada's CHS webpage.
The objective of the stratification is to obtain enough survey observations in specific geographic areas and among specific groups in order to create precise estimates for the domains of interest. Overall, the CHS oversamples—when compared to the proportion of dwellings in the country—dwellings that are social and affordable housing and dwellings outside census metropolitan areas.
4. Key concepts
First release: November 22, 2019
The November 22, 2019 release refers to several housing concepts that are defined below.
Dwelling satisfaction of the reference person
'Dwelling satisfaction' refers to the reference person's subjective assessment of their satisfaction with their dwelling. Respondents are asked to rate their overall satisfaction on a five-point scale: "very satisfied", "satisfied", "neither satisfied or dissatisfied", "dissatisfied" and "very dissatisfied".
Dwelling satisfaction of the reference persons is an important indicator because reference persons play an important role in housing decisions. Their perspectives on their dwelling can influence decisions to relocate or renovate, which can affect housing markets. Furthermore, integration of data on perceptions with traditional housing indicators—like core housing need—provides more information to measure whether housing needs are met.
Neighbourhood satisfaction of the reference person
'Neighbourhood satisfaction' refers to the reference persons' subjective assessment of their satisfaction with of their neighbourhood. Respondents are asked to rate their overall satisfaction on a five-point scale: "very satisfied", "satisfied", "neither satisfied or dissatisfied", "dissatisfied" and "very dissatisfied". The neighbourhood refers to the area surrounding the home.
As with dwelling satisfaction, neighbourhood satisfaction is an important indicator because it is related to housing decisions and housing need. Moreover, neighbourhoods and people's perception of their neighbourhood are linked to concepts such as social inclusion. Indicators on neighbourhood satisfaction can inform policies on creating inclusive communities.
For households in N.W.T., because data is integrated from the NCS, the neighbourhood satisfaction refers to the satisfaction with the community.
Reasons for moving of the reference person
'Reasons for moving' refers to the reference person's expressed reasons for moving dwellings. Respondents are asked for all reasons relating to their most recent housing move and the reason for the next intended move. Contextual information is also collected on when the last move occurred and when the next intended move is planned. Lastly, information is also gathered on whether or not household members are moving together as a unit to provide a more complete picture of people's housing trajectories.
'Reasons for moving' is an important concept because it is at the heart of the issue of whether Canadians have housing that meets their needs and wants. Relocating is one way households address their housing issues or unmet needs. The reasons for moving can inform housing policies designed to address housing needs.
Housing suitability
'Housing suitability' refers to whether a private household is living in suitable accommodations according to the National Occupancy Standard (NOS); that is, whether the dwelling has enough bedrooms for the size and composition of the household. A household is deemed to be living in suitable accommodation if its dwelling has enough bedrooms, as calculated using the NOS.
The NOS derives the number of bedrooms a household requires as follows:
A maximum of two persons per bedroom.
Household members, of any age, living as part of a married or common-law couple share a bedroom with their spouse or common-law partner.
Lone parents, of any age, have a separate bedroom.
Household members aged 18 or over have a separate bedroom, except those living as part of a married or common-law couple.
Household members under 18 years of age of the same sex share a bedroom, except lone parents and those living as part of a married or common-law couple.
Household members under 5 years of age of the opposite sex share a bedroom if doing so would reduce the number of required bedrooms. This situation would arise only in households with an odd number of males under 18, an odd number of females under 18, and at least one female and one male under the age of 5.
An exception to the above is a household consisting of one individual living alone. Such a household would not need a bedroom (i.e., the individual may live in a studio apartment and be considered to be living in suitable accommodation).
For households in N.W.T., because data is integrated from the NCS, gender is used in lieu of sex in the above rules for the NOS.
Housing suitability is another key housing indicator and topic of interest for governments and housing organizations. Housing suitability is one of the housing standards included in CMHC's core housing need indicator.
Dwelling condition
'Dwelling condition' refers to whether the dwelling is in need of repairs. This does not include desirable remodelling or additions. Respondents classify their dwelling into one of three groups: needing regular maintenance only, needing minor repairs and needing major repairs.
Dwellings in need of major repairs are considered an indicator of inadequate housing by housing organizations, including CMHC. Major repairs include those to the dwelling structure or the major systems of the dwelling (heating, plumbing and electrical). The CHS questionnaire provided the following examples where 'major repairs' are needed: defective plumbing or electrical wiring, structural repairs to walls, floors or ceilings, etc.
Housing adequacy (as measured by 'dwelling condition') is a key housing indicator and topic of interest for governments and housing organizations. Combining housing adequacy with other information helps governments and organizations understand the state of housing in Canada. As with housing suitability, housing adequacy is also one of the housing standards included in CMHC's core housing need indicator.
Waitlist for social and affordable housing
Being on a 'waitlist for social and affordable housing' refers to the situation where people are seeking access to SAH by putting their names on a list. In the CHS, respondents are asked if anyone in the household is on a waitlist and how long they have been on the waitlist.
Indicators related to waitlists provide information on one of the most common ways that households access SAH. Combined with other housing data, it helps better understand the need for and provision of SAH.
Indicators related to waitlists do not fully represent the demand for SAH for reasons such as:
Some households may be unaware of the existence of SAH or the process to get on the waitlist;
Some households may not meet eligibility criteria despite being in need;
Not all providers of SAH utilize waitlists systems.
Moreover, waitlists can be administered differently from one jurisdiction to the next. As a result, the extent to which waitlists statistics are affected by the above mentioned items can vary across jurisdictions. When comparing waitlists statistics across jurisdictions, it is important to take into consideration differences in the administration of the waitlists.
Second release: January 2020
The following key housing concepts will be available with the release in January 2020.
First-time homebuyers
First-time homebuyers refers to individuals that purchase a home to live in and did not own a home at any time before the purchase. Households are classified as first-time homebuyers if the purchaser and, where applicable, the cohabitating spouse at the time of the purchase are both first-time homebuyers.
Variations to the concept exists for different purposes. Specifically, an individual who has not owned—and the spouse or common-law partner has not owned—a home for the last four-years period are eligible for Canada Revenue Agency's first-time homebuyers' tax incentives.
CMHC considers first-time homebuyers to include individuals that rented or lived rent-free at their previous residence.
Additional releases: Summer/Fall 2020
The following key housing concepts will be available with the release in summer/fall 2020.
Core housing need
A household is said to be in 'core housing need' if its housing falls below at least one of the adequacy, affordability or suitability standards and it would have to spend 30% or more of its total before-tax income to pay the median rent of alternative local housing that is acceptable (meets all three housing standards).
Housing standards are defined as follows:
Adequate housing is reported by their residents as not requiring any major repairs.
Affordable housing has shelter costs equal to less than 30% of total before-tax household income.
Suitable housing has enough bedrooms for the size and composition of resident households according to National Occupancy Standard (NOS) requirements.
Only private, non-farm, non-reserve and owner- or renter-households with incomes greater than zero and shelter-cost-to-income ratios less than 100% are assessed for 'core housing need.'
Non-family households with a reference person aged 15 to 29 attending school are considered not to be in 'core housing need' regardless of their housing circumstances. Attending school is considered a transitional phase, and low incomes earned by student households are viewed as being a temporary condition.
Housing affordability
The shelter-cost-to-income ratio, a measure of housing affordability, refers to the proportion of before-tax household income that is spent on shelter costs. Shelter costs for owner households include, where applicable, mortgage payments, property taxes and condominium fees, along with the costs of electricity, heat, water and other municipal services. For renter households, shelter costs include, where applicable, the rent and the costs of electricity, heat, water and other municipal services.
The classification related to housing affordability is whether the occupants of the dwelling paid 30% or more of before-tax household income towards shelter costs. In 1986, CMHC and the provinces agreed to use the 30% threshold to measure affordability for the purposes of defining need for social housing. This agreement was reached during the development of the federal/provincial social housing programs. Research on housing affordability in the territories often uses the same threshold.
As with housing adequacy and housing suitability, housing affordability is also one of the housing standards included in CMHC's core housing need indicator.
Neighbourhood characteristics from other data sources
Neighbourhood characteristics from other sources refers to statistics about neighbourhoods that are available from other sources and that can be integrated with the CHS data.
The following neighbourhood characteristics are being developed and will be available with the CHS data:
Proximity measures to social infrastructure: Open source data on neighbourhood features (such as transit or parks) and Statistics Canada's Business Register will be integrated with the CHS data to indicate how far survey respondents are located from certain neighbourhood features and businesses.
Income distribution in the neighbourhood: Administrative income data of families in a building, local area or neighbourhood will be integrated with the CHS data to indicate the extent to which survey respondents are living in an area with a mix of different income levels.
5. Other concepts and definitions
Social and affordable housing
Social and Affordable Housing (SAH) refers to "non-market rental housing" (i.e., where housing allocation and rent-setting mechanisms are not entirely dictated by the law of supply and demand).
Since SAH providers typically aim at providing housing assistance to low or moderate income households at large, examples of housing units excluded from this definition include:
Staff housing (i.e., housing provided by the employer) or family-subsidized housing with below-market rents
Housing units at market-rent provided by housing co-operatives, non-profit organizations and government entities
Note that a household receiving a housing subsidy (e.g., receiving a portable rent supplement) towards any market rental of its choice is not considered to be in SAH.
Due to the numerous and complex types of funding programs and agreements for SAH, households may not know that they are in SAH. The CHS collects information from the respondent about the presence of housing subsidies, the subsidy provider and the landlord to derive whether the housing is SAH.
In the results of the CHS, a household is defined as being in SAH if the respondent indicates either:
the rent is subsidized; or,
the respondent reports income to determine rent assistance and the landlord is a co-operative, not-for-profit organization or government. Rent-geared-to-income housing is an example where a respondent would indicate the requirement to report income to determine rent.
CHS respondents who indicate their dwelling is subsidized solely by a family member, relative or an employer are not defined as being in SAH. As well, market rental housing units provided by housing co-operatives, not-for-profit organizations and government entities are not counted as SAH in the CHS results.
In addition, the CHS target population—as described above in the Target population and sample size section—excludes collective dwellings (such as senior residences or shelters).
For households in N.W.T., because data is integrated from the NCS, a household is defined as being in SAH if either of the following occurs:
the dwelling is SAH based on administrative data from the NWT Bureau of Statistics and the dwelling is not owned by a member of the household; or,
the respondent indicates in the survey that income is reported to determine rent (such as in the case of rent-geared-to-income housing) and the landlord is one of the following:
NWT Housing Corporation or a local housing organization including the North Slave Housing Corporation;
Federal government;
an indigenous government or band office, such as the Inuvialuit regional Corporation, Dehcho land corporation.
Tenure
'Tenure' refers to whether the household owns or rents their private dwelling. The private dwelling may be situated on rented or leased land or be part of a condominium. A household is considered to own their dwelling if some member of the household owns the dwelling even if it is not fully paid for, for example if there is a mortgage or some other claim on it. A household is considered to rent their dwelling if no member of the household owns the dwelling. A household is considered to rent that dwelling even if the dwelling is provided without cash rent or at a reduced rent, or if the dwelling is part of a cooperative.
Structural type of dwelling
'Structural type' refers to the structural characteristics and/or dwelling configuration, that is, whether the dwelling is a single-detached house, an apartment in a high-rise building, a row house, a mobile home, etc.
Census metropolitan areas (CMAs) and census agglomerations (CAs)
In addition to making data available for Canada, the following other levels of geography will be available:
Regions outside of CMAs and CAs, for each province
6. Questions and answers
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation is also releasing statistics on social and affordable housing. How are these data different from those produced by Statistics Canada?
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation is releasing data from their "2018 Social and Affordable Housing Survey — Rental Structures (SAHS-RS)". This survey collects data from property managers and owners of social and affordable housing structures to capture characteristics of the stock.
The Canadian Housing Survey (CHS) collects information from Canadian households—including households living in social and affordable housing—to capture their housing needs and experiences.
The two surveys provide valuable and complementary information to provide a more complete picture of the supply and demand for social housing by collecting information from the perspective of the housing provider as well as the occupants.
Estimates of social and affordable housing from the two surveys may be different in certain areas for the following reasons:
The SAHS-RS provides statistics on the stock of social and affordable housing—which includes unoccupied dwellings; whereas, the CHS provides statistics on occupied dwellings.
The SAHS-RS provides statistics on the number of social and affordable housing units in buildings as long as at least some of the units are subsidized; whereas, the CHS provides statistics on the number of households in subsidized social and affordable housing. The CHS excludes households in market rental units even if other units in the building are social and affordable housing.
The CHS counts social and affordable housing based on responses from the household. In some instances, households in social and affordable housing may not know their rent is subsidized or that they are in social and affordable housing.
The CHS may capture new social housing projects or other social housing projects that are not yet reflected in the administrative data. These social housing projects would not be included in the SAHS-RS—which uses the administrative data to reach survey respondents.
What is the Canadian Housing Statistics Program and how does it relate to the Canadian Housing Survey?
In Budget 2017, the Government of Canada asked Statistics Canada to fill data gaps on housing ownership, affordability and financing. It allocated $39.9 million over five years, and $6.6 million a year thereafter, to the agency to collaborate with other federal departments and organizations to develop and implement a Canadian Housing Statistics Program and related products.
While the Canadian Housing Survey (CHS) is not part of the Canadian Housing Statistics Program, it is related to Statistics Canada's goal to provide more comprehensive statistics on housing in Canada. The CHS supports the agency's mandate by providing detailed statistical information on housing needs, social and affordable housing, satisfaction with dwelling and neighbourhood, housing moves, household social interactions with the community, and household socio-demographic characteristics.
The Canadian Housing Statistics Program uses housing information that is available from administrative data sources (e.g., property assessment data). The Canadian Housing Survey focuses on filling data gaps—such as views and experiences on housing—for which data are not available from administrative data sources. These complementary strategies help provide a complete picture on the multi-faceted topic of housing.
