Why do we conduct this survey?
The purpose of this survey is to obtain information on the expenditures made by industry to protect the environment in Canada. This information serves as an important indicator of Canadian investment in environmental protection.
Data from this survey are used by all levels of government in establishing informed environmental policies. The private sector also uses this information in the corporate decision-making process.
Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.
Your participation in this survey is required under the authority of the Statistics Act.
Other important information
Authorization to collect this information
Data are collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19.
Confidentiality
By law, Statistics Canada is prohibited from releasing any information it collects that could identify any person, business, or organization, unless consent has been given by the respondent, or as permitted by the Statistics Act. Statistics Canada will use the information from this survey for statistical purposes only.
Record linkages
To enhance the data from this survey and to reduce the reporting burden, Statistics Canada may combine the acquired data with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.
Data-sharing agreements
To reduce respondent burden, Statistics Canada has entered into data-sharing agreements with provincial and territorial statistical agencies and other government organizations, which have agreed to keep the data confidential and use them only for statistical purposes. Statistics Canada will only share data from this survey with those organizations that have demonstrated a requirement to use the data.
Section 11 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with provincial and territorial statistical agencies that meet certain conditions. These agencies must have the legislative authority to collect the same information, on a mandatory basis, and the legislation must provide substantially the same provisions for confidentiality and penalties for disclosure of confidential information as the Statistics Act. Because these agencies have the legal authority to compel businesses to provide the same information, consent is not requested and businesses may not object to the sharing of the data.
For this survey, there are Section 11 agreements with the provincial and territorial statistical agencies of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and the Yukon. The shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.
Section 12 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with federal, provincial or territorial government organizations. Under Section 12, you may refuse to share your information with any of these organizations by writing a letter of objection to the Chief Statistician, specifying the organizations with which you do not want Statistics Canada to share your data and mailing it to the following address:
Chief Statistician of Canada
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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 Natural Resources Canada; Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada; and the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
For agreements with provincial and territorial government organizations, the shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.
Business or organization and contact information
1. Verify or provide the business or organization's legal and operating name and correct where needed.
Note: Legal name modifications should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.
Legal Name
The legal name is one recognized by law, thus it is the name liable for pursuit or for debts incurred by the business or organization. In the case of a corporation, it is the legal name as fixed by its charter or the statute by which the corporation was created.
Modifications to the legal name should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.
To indicate a legal name of another legal entity you should instead indicate it in question 3 by selecting 'Not currently operational' and then choosing the applicable reason and providing the legal name of this other entity along with any other requested information.
Operating Name
The operating name is a name the business or organization is commonly known as if different from its legal name. The operating name is synonymous with trade name.
- Legal name
- Operating name (if applicable)
2. Verify or provide the contact information of the designated business or organization contact person for this questionnaire and correct where needed.
Note: The designated contact person is the person who should receive this questionnaire. The designated contact person may not always be the one who actually completes the questionnaire.
- First name
- Last name
- Title
- Preferred language of communication
- Mailing address (number and street)
- City
- Province, territory or state
- Postal code or ZIP code
- Country
- 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?
- When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
- Ceased operations
- When did this business or organization cease operations?
- 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?
- What is the legal name of the buyer?
- Amalgamated with other businesses or organizations
- When did this business or organization amalgamate?
- 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?
- When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
- Why is this business or organization temporarily inactive?
- No longer operating due to other reasons
- When did this business or organization cease operations?
- Why did this business or organization cease operations?
4. Verify or provide the current main activity of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.
Note: The described activity was assigned using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
This question verifies the business or organization's current main activity as classified by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is an industry classification system developed by the statistical agencies of Canada, Mexico and the United States. Created against the background of the North American Free Trade Agreement, it is designed to provide common definitions of the industrial structure of the three countries and a common statistical framework to facilitate the analysis of the three economies. NAICS is based on supply-side or production-oriented principles, to ensure that industrial data, classified to NAICS , are suitable for the analysis of production-related issues such as industrial performance.
The target entity for which NAICS is designed are businesses and other organizations engaged in the production of goods and services. They include farms, incorporated and unincorporated businesses and government business enterprises. They also include government institutions and agencies engaged in the production of marketed and non-marketed services, as well as organizations such as professional associations and unions and charitable or non-profit organizations and the employees of households.
The associated NAICS should reflect those activities conducted by the business or organizational units targeted by this questionnaire only, as identified in the 'Answering this questionnaire' section and which can be identified by the specified legal and operating name. The main activity is the activity which most defines the targeted business or organization's main purpose or reason for existence. For a business or organization that is for-profit, it is normally the activity that generates the majority of the revenue for the entity.
The NAICS classification contains a limited number of activity classifications; the associated classification might be applicable for this business or organization even if it is not exactly how you would describe this business or organization's main activity.
Please note that any modifications to the main activity through your response to this question might not necessarily be reflected prior to the transmitting of subsequent questionnaires and as a result they may not contain this updated information.
The following is the detailed description including any applicable examples or exclusions for the classification currently associated with this business or organization.
Description and examples
- This is the current main activity
- This is not the current main activity
Provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's main activity
e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development
Main activity
5. You indicated that is not the current main activity.
Was this business or organization's main activity ever classified as: ?
- Yes
When did the main activity change?
Date
- No
6. Search and select the industry classification code that best corresponds to this business or organization's main activity.
Select this business or organization's activity sector (optional)
- Farming or logging operation
- Construction company or general contractor
- Manufacturer
- Wholesaler
- Retailer
- Provider of passenger or freight transportation
- Provider of investment, savings or insurance products
- Real estate agency, real estate brokerage or leasing company
- Provider of professional, scientific or technical services
- Provider of health care or social services
- Restaurant, bar, hotel, motel or other lodging establishment
- Other sector
Solid waste management
1. Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses for non-hazardous and hazardous solid waste management during the 2018 fiscal year.
Include expenditures related to:
- non-hazardous and hazardous solid waste collection, transport, treatment, storage, disposal, recycling, and composting
- on-site preparation of materials for recycling at an off-site facility done by your establishment's employees and services provided by a private contractor or a federal, provincial or local government body
- assessments and audits
- activities related to measurement, control, laboratories
- municipal services
- both own-account expenses ( e.g., employee wages and salaries) and purchased goods and services.
Exclude expenditures on:
- on-site recycling
- sewage or wastewater management (to be reported in question 4)
- treatment of high-level radioactive waste (to be reported in question 23).
To report operating expenses:
Include all expenses related to environmental protection incurred for labour, materials and supplies, maintenance and repair, and purchased services (include fuel and electricity expenses for machinery and equipment whose sole purpose is to protect the environment).
Exclude depreciation on machinery and equipment.
To report capital expenditures:
Include all relevant outlays for machinery and equipment and their installation and repair that have been capitalized, as well as for the construction of non-residential facilities (contractors or own employees). For construction, include all costs associated with demolition, planning and design (such as engineering and consulting fees), any materials supplied to construction contractors for installation and any costs associated with the purchase of land that are neither amortized nor depreciated.
Exclude any provisions for future environmental liability.
If the expenditure is zero or if not applicable, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.
Note: This survey requires all environmental protection expenditures to be reported, whether or not they are in response to current or anticipated Canadian or international regulations, conventions or voluntary agreements.
Solid waste management:
Activities related to the collection, treatment, storage, disposal, and recycling of all domestic, industrial, non-hazardous and hazardous waste (including low-level radioactive waste). Include monitoring and regulation activities, related environmental assessments and audits, costs for regular garbage collection and other related expenditures. Exclude radioactive waste requiring shielding during handling and transportation (to be reported under 'protection against radiation'.)
Waste:
Any material that is unwanted by its producer. The unwanted material may be a by-product of an extraction or production process, or products that have been consumed or lost their original inherent value from the perspective of the current holder ( e.g., an empty package, an apple core, or an old newspaper). Once it enters into the waste stream ( e.g., is picked up for collection by a waste service provider), materials that hold value to someone else may be diverted for further use ( e.g., the apple core could be composted, the old newspaper could be used as an input at a pulp and paper plant). Include both nonhazardous and hazardous wastes, including low-level radioactive waste. Exclude other radioactive waste (to be reported under protection against radiation).
Hazardous waste:
All materials that may be hazardous to human health or the environment, due to their nature or quantity, and which require special handling techniques as specified by the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (2001), the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (1999), The Basel Convention (1989), or the Export and Import of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations (2005). For the purposes of this definition, hazardous waste includes low-level radioactive waste, but excludes other radioactive waste (to be reported under protection against radiation).
Low-level radioactive waste:
Waste that contains or is contaminated with radionuclides at a concentration or radioactivity level that is low enough that shielding is not required during normal handling and transportation.
Radioactive waste:
Any material that contains or is contaminated with radionuclides at concentration or radioactivity levels greater than the "exempt quantities" established by the competent authorities, and for which no use is foreseen. This includes wastes produced at nuclear power plants and associated nuclear fuel cycle facilities as well as through other uses of radioactive material ( e.g., the use of radionuclides in hospitals and research establishments). Other important wastes are those from mining and milling of uranium and from the reprocessing of spent fuel.
For mining activities:
Do not report any expenditures that are related to the handling and treatment of mine tailings under this category (to be reported under 'wastewater management').
Examples of related technologies:
Collection-related goods and technologies
- Collection vehicles for waste, recycling and organics
- Containers for collection of waste, recycling and organics
- Other recycling equipment used in collection
Separating and sorting-related goods and technologies
- Air classifiers, magnetic separators, eddy current separators, etc.
Compaction-related goods and technologies
- Balers, densifiers, compactors, shredders, granulators, etc.
Centralized biological reprocessing technologies
- Centralized composters, etc.
Disposal-related goods and technologies
- Equipment for landfill leachate collection and containment
- Equipment for landfill gas management
- Equipment for thermal treatment ( e.g., rotary kiln incinerator, mass burning, starved air incinerator, fluidized bed)
To report operating expenses:
Include all expenses related to environmental protection incurred for labour, materials and supplies, maintenance and repair, and purchased services (include fuel and electricity expenses for machinery and equipment whose sole purpose is to protect the environment).
Exclude depreciation on machinery and equipment.
To report capital expenditures:
Include all relevant outlays for machinery and equipment and their installation and repair that have been capitalized, as well as for the construction of non-residential facilities (contractors or own employees). For construction, include all costs associated with demolition, planning and design (such as engineering and consulting fees), any materials supplied to construction contractors for installation and any costs associated with the purchase of land that are neither amortized nor depreciated.
Exclude any provisions for future environmental liability.
Environmental protection expenditures:
All operating expenses and capital and repair expenditures whose primary purpose is the prevention, reduction or elimination of pollution and/or other forms of degradation of the environment as well as measures taken to restore the environment from a degraded state. This includes expenditures that this specific establishment incurred for pollution prevention, abatement and control; solid waste management; wastewater management; protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water; protection and restoration of biodiversity and habitat; environmental monitoring; environmental assessments and audits; relevant training and administrative costs, etc.
Exclude expenditures made to improve employee health, workplace safety, and site beautification. Expenses incurred to produce pollution prevention or abatement and control equipment for sale are also excluded as they would appear twice in the expenditure data produced by Statistics Canada. Expenditures for environment-related research and development are also excluded since they are collected elsewhere in Statistics Canada.
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2. Of the (Total expenditures reported in question 1), report the proportion spent on purchased goods, technologies and services.
Purchased goods, technologies and services are goods, technologies and services provided by an outside company or service provider. They exclude in-house or own-account expenditures, such as employee wages and salaries.
When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.
Percentage spent
3. Which of the following goods and technologies related to solid waste management were purchased by this establishment during the 2018 fiscal year?
Select all that apply.
- Collection vehicles for waste, recycling and organics
- Containers for collection of waste, recycling and organics
- Other recycling equipment used in collection
- Separating and sorting-related goods and technologies - e.g., air classifiers, magnetic separators, eddy current separators
- Compaction-related goods and technologies - e.g., balers, densifiers, compactors, shredders, granulators
- Centralized biological reprocessing technologies - e.g., centralized composters
- Equipment for landfill leachate collection and containment
- Equipment for landfill gas management
- Equipment for thermal treatment - e.g., rotary kiln incinerator, mass burning, starved air incinerator, fluidized bed
- Other solid waste management goods or technologies - Specify other solid waste management goods or technologies
- None of the above
Wastewater management
4. Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses for wastewater management during the 2018 fiscal year.
Include expenditures related to:
- prevention of wastewater through in-process modifications
- wastewater treatment, including pollution abatement and control (end-of-pipe) processes
- management of substances released to surface waters, municipal sewer systems, soil, or underground
- treatment of cooling water for disposal
- the installation of sewage infrastructure and expenditures related to the use, collection, treatment and disposal of sewage, including septic tanks
- sewage services provided by a federal, provincial or local government body ( e.g., municipal services)
- handling and treatment of mine tailings
- assessments and audits
- activities related to measurement, control, laboratories
- both own-account expenses ( e.g., employee wages and salaries) and purchased goods and services.
Exclude expenditures on the protection of groundwater from pollutant infiltration and the cleaning up of soil and water bodies after pollution (to be reported in question 16).
If the expenditure is zero or if not applicable, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.
Note: This survey requires all environmental protection expenditures to be reported, whether or not they are in response to current or anticipated Canadian or international regulations, conventions or voluntary agreements.
Wastewater management:
Activities aimed at the abatement or prevention of pollution through the abatement of pollutants or reduction of the release of wastewater. For example, report on measures aimed at reducing pollutants before discharge, and at reducing the release of wastewater, fees paid to municipalities for municipal sewage services, costs associated with septic tanks, treatment of cooling water, handling and treatment of mine tailings, etc.
Wastewater:
Water that is of no further immediate value for the purpose for which it was used or in the pursuit of which it was produced, because of quality, quantity or time of its occurrence.
Sewage:
Wastewater discharged from residences, commercial and industrial establishments and conveyed in a plumbing collection system.
For mining activities:
Use this question to report any expenditures that are related to the handling and treatment of mine tailings to protect the environment, including those required by environmental regulation. Include all expenditures related to environmental protection, even when some of these activities are now considered to be "standard practice."
Examples of related technologies:
Physical or chemical treatment of industrial wastewater
- Tanks and related components for dilution or equalization, neutralization, sedimentation, chemical precipitation
- Oil separators, skimmers
- Ion exchange beds
- Air stripping tanks or columns
- Liquid extraction columns
- Micro-porous membrane adsorbers
- Equipment for advanced chemical oxidation or UV radiation
- Pre-treatment filters
- Chemicals used in industrial wastewater treatment
Centralized physical or chemical and biological treatment of sewage
- Intake screens
- Air sparging grit chambers
- Oil separators, skimmers
- Tanks and related components for sedimentation, chemical precipitation or flocculation, aerobic biological treatment, aeration, clarification, disinfection
- Membrane bioreactors
- Trickling filters
- Anaerobic digesters
- Chemicals used in sewage treatment
To report operating expenses:
Include all expenses related to environmental protection incurred for labour, materials and supplies, maintenance and repair, and purchased services (include fuel and electricity expenses for machinery and equipment whose sole purpose is to protect the environment).
Exclude depreciation on machinery and equipment.
To report capital expenditures:
Include all relevant outlays for machinery and equipment and their installation and repair that have been capitalized, as well as for the construction of non-residential facilities (contractors or own employees). For construction, include all costs associated with demolition, planning and design (such as engineering and consulting fees), any materials supplied to construction contractors for installation and any costs associated with the purchase of land that are neither amortized nor depreciated.
Exclude any provisions for future environmental liability.
Environmental protection expenditures:
All operating expenses and capital and repair expenditures whose primary purpose is the prevention, reduction or elimination of pollution and/or other forms of degradation of the environment as well as measures taken to restore the environment from a degraded state. This includes expenditures that this specific establishment incurred for pollution prevention, abatement and control; solid waste management; wastewater management; protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water; protection and restoration of biodiversity and habitat; environmental monitoring; environmental assessments and audits; relevant training and administrative costs, etc.
Exclude expenditures made to improve employee health, workplace safety, and site beautification. Expenses incurred to produce pollution prevention or abatement and control equipment for sale are also excluded as they would appear twice in the expenditure data produced by Statistics Canada. Expenditures for environment-related research and development are also excluded since they are collected elsewhere in Statistics Canada.
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5. Of the (Total expenditures reported in question 4), report the proportion spent on purchased goods, technologies and services.
Purchased goods, technologies and services are goods, technologies and services provided by an outside company or service provider. They exclude in-house or own-account expenditures, such as employee wages and salaries.
When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.
Percentage spent
Wastewater pollution abatement and control (end-of-pipe processes) is any method, technique, or process designed to manage and treat pollution after it is generated during the production process.
For example:
- biological and chemical systems to treat water (such as water treatment plants)
- filtration systems
- cyclones
- septic tanks, portable toilets
- other barrier systems
- treatment of cooling water before release.
Wastewater pollution prevention (integrated processes) is any method, technique, or process that reduces or eliminates the amount of pollution generated during the production process i.e., before pollution is created. Pollution prevention activities can include equipment and technology modifications.
For example:
- product design or reformulation to be less toxic upon use, release or disposal
- equipment or process modifications (integrated processes)
- recirculation, on-site recycling or reuse or recovery of polluting substances
- materials or feedstock substitution, solvent reduction, elimination or substitution
- improved inventory management or purchasing techniques
- prevention of leaks and spills of polluting substances
- improved operating practices or pollution prevention training.
6. Of the reported for capital expenditures for wastewater management (question 4a), what proportion was spent on each of the following?
If the proportion is zero, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.
For both categories of wastewater management, exclude expenditures on the protection of groundwater from pollution infiltration and the cleaning up of soil and water bodies after pollution (to be reported under 'Protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water').
Wastewater pollution abatement and control expenditures (end-of-pipe processes):
The purchase, operating and maintenance of equipment and processes that manage or treat wastewater after it has been created. End-of-pipe processes are not an integral part of production; their sole purpose is to abate or to control undesirable substances resulting from normal production. For example, the purchase or operation of:
- Tanks and related components for dilution or equalization, neutralization, sedimentation, chemical precipitation
- Oil separators, skimmers
- Ion exchange beds
- Air stripping tanks or columns
- Micro-porous membrane adsorbers
- Equipment for advanced chemical oxidation or UV radiation
- Pre-treatment filters
- Chemicals used in industrial wastewater treatment
- All equipment used for the physical or chemical and biological treatment of sewage
- Fees paid to municipalities or other organization for wastewater or sewage treatment
Wastewater pollution prevention expenditures (integrated processes):
The purchase, operation and maintenance of equipment and processes that reduce or eliminate wastewater pollution at the source, in other words, before pollution is created as opposed to an end-of-pipe process.
Examples of pollution prevention activities:
- Product design or reformulation, such as changing product specifications to reduce or eliminate the use of toxic substances; modifying product design or composition to make them more environmentally friendly.
- Equipment or process modifications (integrated process), such as instituting recycling within a process; switching from the use of solvents to mechanical paint-stripping devices; modifying or installing rinse systems; improving rinse equipment design; improving rinse equipment operation; modifying equipment, layout or piping; use of a different process catalyst.
- Recirculation, on-site recycling or reuse or recovery of materials or substances, such as using a small distillation unit to reclaim solvents on-site; recovery of sludge; water recirculation; reuse of water for refrigeration condenser operation. Excludes materials transferred or recycled off-site.
- Materials or feedstock substitution, solvent reduction, elimination or substitution, such as the use of aqueous-based rather than solvent-based cleaners; increased purity of raw materials.
- Improved inventory management or purchasing techniques, such as avoiding the unnecessary generation of wastewater by ensuring that materials do not stay in inventory beyond shelf life; eliminating shelf-life requirements for stable materials; instituting better labelling procedures; instituting a clearinghouse to exchange materials that would otherwise be discarded as wastewater.
- Prevention of leaks and spills, such as taking measures to prevent releases such as installing splash guards and drip trays around equipment; modifying containment procedures for cleaning units; improving draining procedures; improving storage or stacking procedures; improving procedures for loading, unloading and transfer operations; installing overflow alarms or automatic shut-off valves; implementing an inspection or monitoring program for potential spill or leak sources.
- Good operating practices or pollution prevention training, such as changing production schedules to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers; improving maintenance scheduling, record keeping or procedures; training staff to recognize and implement pollution prevention opportunities.
To report capital expenditures:
Include all relevant outlays for machinery and equipment and their installation and repair that have been capitalized, as well as for the construction of non-residential facilities (contractors or own employees). For construction, include all costs associated with demolition, planning and design (such as engineering and consulting fees), any materials supplied to construction contractors for installation and any costs associated with the purchase of land that are neither amortized nor depreciated.
Exclude any provisions for future environmental liability.
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7. Of the reported for operating expenses for wastewater management (question 4b), what proportion was spent on each of the following?
If the proportion is zero, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.
For both categories of wastewater management, exclude expenditures on the protection of groundwater from pollution infiltration and the cleaning up of soil and water bodies after pollution (to be reported under 'Protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water').
Wastewater pollution abatement and control expenditures (end-of-pipe processes):
The purchase, operating and maintenance of equipment and processes that manage or treat wastewater after it has been created. End-of-pipe processes are not an integral part of production; their sole purpose is to abate or to control undesirable substances resulting from normal production. For example, the purchase or operation of:
- Tanks and related components for dilution or equalization, neutralization, sedimentation, chemical precipitation
- Oil separators, skimmers
- Ion exchange beds
- Air stripping tanks or columns
- Micro-porous membrane adsorbers
- Equipment for advanced chemical oxidation or UV radiation
- Pre-treatment filters
- Chemicals used in industrial wastewater treatment
- All equipment used for the physical or chemical and biological treatment of sewage
- Fees paid to municipalities or other organization for wastewater or sewage treatment
Wastewater pollution prevention expenditures (integrated processes):
The purchase, operation and maintenance of equipment and processes that reduce or eliminate wastewater pollution at the source in other words, before pollution is created as opposed to an end-of-pipe process.
Examples of pollution prevention activities:
- Product design or reformulation, such as changing product specifications to reduce or eliminate the use of toxic substances; modifying product design or composition to make them more environmentally friendly.
- Equipment or process modifications (integrated process), such as instituting recycling within a process; switching from the use of solvents to mechanical paint-stripping devices; modifying or installing rinse systems; improving rinse equipment design; improving rinse equipment operation; modifying equipment, layout or piping; use of a different process catalyst.
- Recirculation, on-site recycling or reuse or recovery of materials or substances, such as using a small distillation unit to reclaim solvents on-site; recovery of sludge; water recirculation; reuse of water for refrigeration condenser operation. Excludes materials transferred or recycled off-site.
- Materials or feedstock substitution, solvent reduction, elimination or substitution, such as the use of aqueous-based rather than solvent-based cleaners; increased purity of raw materials.
- Improved inventory management or purchasing techniques, such as avoiding the unnecessary generation of wastewater by ensuring that materials do not stay in inventory beyond shelf life; eliminating shelf-life requirements for stable materials; instituting better labelling procedures; instituting a clearinghouse to exchange materials that would otherwise be discarded as wastewater.
- Prevention of leaks and spills, such as taking measures to prevent releases such as installing splash guards and drip trays around equipment; modifying containment procedures for cleaning units; improving draining procedures; improving storage or stacking procedures; improving procedures for loading, unloading and transfer operations; installing overflow alarms or automatic shut-off valves; implementing an inspection or monitoring program for potential spill or leak sources.
- Good operating practices or pollution prevention training, such as changing production schedules to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers; improving maintenance scheduling, record keeping or procedures; training staff to recognize and implement pollution prevention opportunities.
To report operating expenses:
Include all expenses related to environmental protection incurred for labour, materials and supplies, maintenance and repair, and purchased services (include fuel and electricity expenses for machinery and equipment whose sole purpose is to protect the environment).
Exclude depreciation on machinery and equipment.
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| Pollution abatement and control for wastewater released to surface waters, municipal sewer systems or soil, or injected underground (end-of-pipe) |
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| Pollution prevention for wastewater released to surface waters, municipal sewer systems or soil, or injected underground (integrated processes) |
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8. Which of the following goods and technologies related to wastewater management were purchased by this establishment during the 2018 fiscal year?
Select all that apply.
- Tanks and related components for dilution or equalization, neutralization, sedimentation, chemical precipitation
- Oil separators, skimmers used in industrial wastewater
- Oil separators, skimmers in sewage treatment
- Ion exchange beds
- Air stripping tanks or columns
- Liquid extraction columns
- Micro-porous membrane adsorbers
- Equipment for advanced chemical oxidation or UV radiation
- Pre-treatment filters
- Chemicals used in industrial wastewater treatment
- Chemicals used in sewage treatment
- Intake screens
- Air sparging grit chambers
- Tanks and related components for sedimentation, chemical precipitation or flocculation, aerobic biological treatment, aeration, clarification, disinfection
- Membrane bioreactors
- Trickling filters
- Anaerobic digesters
- Other goods and technologies related to wastewater management - Specify other goods and technologies related to wastewater management
- None of the above
Environmental protection
9. During the 2018 fiscal year, did this establishment have environmental protection expenditures in any of the following categories?
Include capital expenditures and operating expenses.
Report both own-account expenses ( e.g., employee wages and salaries) and purchased goods and services.
Please select either "Yes" or "No" for each type of expenditure. Please do not leave any question blank.
Note: This survey requires all environmental protection expenditures to be reported, whether or not they are in response to current or anticipated Canadian or international regulations, conventions or voluntary agreements.
Environmental protection expenditures:
All operating expenses and capital and repair expenditures whose primary purpose is the prevention, reduction or elimination of pollution and/or other forms of degradation of the environment as well as measures taken to restore the environment from a degraded state. This includes expenditures that this specific establishment incurred for pollution prevention, abatement and control; solid waste management; wastewater management; protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water; protection and restoration of biodiversity and habitat; environmental monitoring; environmental assessments and audits; relevant training and administrative costs, etc.
Exclude expenditures made to improve employee health, workplace safety, and site beautification. Expenses incurred to produce pollution prevention or abatement and control equipment for sale are also excluded as they would appear twice in the expenditure data produced by Statistics Canada. Expenditures for environment-related research and development are also excluded since they are collected elsewhere in Statistics Canada.
To report operating expenses:
Include all expenses related to environmental protection incurred for labour, materials and supplies, maintenance and repair, and purchased services (include fuel and electricity expenses for machinery and equipment whose sole purpose is to protect the environment).
Exclude depreciation on machinery and equipment.
To report capital expenditures:
Include all relevant outlays for machinery and equipment and their installation and repair that have been capitalized, as well as for the construction of non-residential facilities (contractors or own employees). For construction, include all costs associated with demolition, planning and design (such as engineering and consulting fees), any materials supplied to construction contractors for installation and any costs associated with the purchase of land that are neither amortized nor depreciated.
Exclude any provisions for future environmental liability.
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Air pollution management
10. Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses for air pollution management during the 2018 fiscal year.
Include expenditures related to:
- the management of pollutant emissions to the atmosphere, including greenhouse gases
- both pollution prevention (integrated processes) and pollution abatement and control (end-of-pipe processes)
- assessments and audits
- activities related to measurement, control, laboratories
- both own-account expenses ( e.g., employee wages and salaries) and purchased goods and services.
Exclude expenditures related to:
- workers' health and safety ( e.g., maintenance of indoor air quality)
- measures undertaken for cost-saving reasons, such as heat or energy savings (to be reported in question 28a)
- the purchase of electric or hybrid vehicles (to be reported in question 28b)
- the production of renewable or clean energy (to be reported in questions 28c and 28e)
- the purchase of biofuels (to be reported in question 28d)
- the purchase of renewable energy (not included in this survey).
If the expenditure is zero, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.
Air pollution management:
Activities aimed at reducing the emissions of pollutants (including greenhouse gases) to the atmosphere, including pollution abatement and control ( i.e., end-of-pipe processes) and pollution prevention ( i.e., integrated processes), as well as related assessments, audits, measurement, control, laboratories and the like.
Examples of related technologies:
Physical or chemical treatment technologies
- Filters and cyclones
- Electrostatic precipitators
- Scrubbers
- Waste gas absorbers and waste gas flare or incinerators
- Industrial catalytic converters
- Pollutant recovery condensers
- Adsorbers
Greenhouse gas control technologies
- Clean coal processing technologies
- Carbon capture and sequestration technologies and storage
- Air and off-gas treatments
Air quality and air pollution technologies
Monitoring and compliance technologies
- Leak detection technologies
- Environmental measurement apparatus
Examples of related services:
Greenhouse gas management services
- Services for carbon credit trading, generation of compliance units, surplus allowances, emissions performance credits, and offset credits
- Preparation of emissions reports and verification services
- Allowance auctioning and exchange platform services
- Market monitoring services
- Offset protocol development and validation services
Services for the development of compliance systems and electronic emissions reporting systems
- Air pollution management services
- Measuring and monitoring services
- Modelling and mapping services
- Risk assessment and management services
- Services for the development of compliance and electronic emissions reporting systems
To report operating expenses:
Include all expenses related to environmental protection incurred for labour, materials and supplies, maintenance and repair, and purchased services (include fuel and electricity expenses for machinery and equipment whose sole purpose is to protect the environment).
Exclude depreciation on machinery and equipment.
To report capital expenditures:
Include all relevant outlays for machinery and equipment and their installation and repair that have been capitalized, as well as for the construction of non-residential facilities (contractors or own employees). For construction, include all costs associated with demolition, planning and design (such as engineering and consulting fees), any materials supplied to construction contractors for installation and any costs associated with the purchase of land that are neither amortized nor depreciated.
Exclude any provisions for future environmental liability.
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11. Of the (Total expenditures reported in question 10), report the proportion spent on purchased goods, technologies and services.
Purchased goods, technologies and services are goods, technologies and services provided by an outside company or service provider. They exclude in-house or own-account expenditures, such as employee wages and salaries.
When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.
Percentage spent
Air pollution abatement and control (end-of-pipe processes) is any method, technique, or process designed to manage and treat pollution after it is generated during the production process.
For example:
- scrubbers at the end of emission stacks
- filtration systems
- cyclones
- other barrier systems.
Air pollution prevention (integrated processes) is any method, technique, or process that reduces or eliminates the amount of pollution generated during the production process i.e., before pollution is created. Pollution prevention activities can include equipment and technology modifications.
For example:
- product design or reformulation to be less toxic upon use, release or disposal
- equipment or process modifications (integrated processes)
- recirculation, on-site recycling or reuse/recovery of air polluting substances
- materials or feedstock substitution, solvent reduction, elimination or substitution
- prevention of leaks of polluting substances
- improved operating practices or pollution prevention training.
12. Of the reported for capital expenditures for air pollution management (question 10a), what proportion was spent on each of the following?
If the proportion is zero, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.
Air pollution abatement and control expenditures (end-of-pipe processes):
The purchase, operation and maintenance of equipment and processes that manage or treat air pollution after it has been created. End-of-pipe processes are not an integral part of production; their sole purpose is to abate or control undesirable substances resulting from normal production.
Examples of related equipment:
- Filters and cyclones ( e.g., membrane, baghouse, granular beds)
- Electrostatic precipitators
- Scrubbers ( e.g., venturi, spray tower, mechanical, plate tower, packed tower)
- Waste gas absorbers and waste gas flare or incinerators
- Industrial catalytic converters
- Adsorbers
- Carbon capture and sequestration technologies and storage
- Air emissions and off-gas treatments for greenhouse gases ( e.g., oxidation, scrubbing, vapour phase carbon adsorption)
Air pollution prevention expenditures (integrated processes):
The purchase, operation and maintenance of equipment and processes that reduce or eliminate air pollution at the sourcein other words, before pollution is created as opposed to an end-of-pipe process.
Examples include:
- Product design or reformulation, such as changing product specifications to reduce or eliminate the use of toxic or polluting substances or modifying product design or composition to make them more environmentally friendly.
- Equipment or process modifications (integrated process), such as instituting recycling within a process in order to reduce air emissions.
- Recirculation, on-site recycling or reuse or recovery of materials or substances, such as vapour recovery. Excludes materials transferred or recycled off-site.
- Materials or feedstock substitution, solvent reduction, elimination or substitution, such as substituting materials or feedstocks in order to reduce emissions.
- Improved inventory management or purchasing techniques, such as avoiding the unnecessary generation of waste related to air emissions by ensuring that materials do not stay in inventory beyond shelf life; eliminating shelf-life requirements for stable materials; instituting better labelling procedures; or instituting a clearinghouse to exchange polluting materials that would otherwise be discarded.
- Prevention of leaks and spills, such as taking measures to prevent air polluting releases; automatic shut-off valves; installed vapour recovery systems; implemented inspection or monitoring program of potential spill or leak sources.
- Improved operating practices, such as changing production schedules to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers; improved maintenance scheduling, record keeping or procedures; training staff to recognize and implement air pollution prevention opportunities.
Examples of related technologies:
- Low emitting burners ( e.g., low NOx )
Exclusions:
For both categories of air pollution management, exclude costs associated with the maintenance of indoor air quality ( e.g., for health reasons), measures undertaken for cost-saving reasons ( e.g., energy savings), the purchase of electric or hybrid vehicles, the purchase of renewable energy products or biofuels, and costs associated with the production of renewable energy (to be reported elsewhere).
To report capital expenditures:
Include all relevant outlays for machinery and equipment and their installation and repair that have been capitalized, as well as for the construction of non-residential facilities (contractors or own employees). For construction, include all costs associated with demolition, planning and design (such as engineering and consulting fees), any materials supplied to construction contractors for installation and any costs associated with the purchase of land that are neither amortized nor depreciated.
Exclude any provisions for future environmental liability.
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13. Of the reported for operating expenses for air pollution management (question 10b), what proportion was spent on each of the following?
If the proportion is zero, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.
Air pollution abatement and control expenditures (end-of-pipe processes):
The purchase, operation and maintenance of equipment and processes that manage or treat air pollution after it has been created. End-of-pipe processes are not an integral part of production; their sole purpose is to abate or control undesirable substances resulting from normal production. Examples of related equipment:
- Filters and cyclones ( e.g., membrane, baghouse, granular beds)
- Electrostatic precipitators
- Scrubbers ( e.g., venturi, spray tower, mechanical, plate tower, packed tower)
- Waste gas absorbers and waste gas flare or incinerators
- Industrial catalytic converters
- Adsorbers
- Carbon capture and sequestration technologies and storage
- Air emissions and off-gas treatments for greenhouse gases ( e.g., oxidation, scrubbing, vapour phase carbon adsorption)
Air pollution prevention expenditures (integrated processes):
The purchase, operation and maintenance of equipment and processes that reduce or eliminate air pollution at the source in other words, before pollution is created as opposed to an end-of-pipe process. Examples include:
- Product design or reformulation, such as changing product specifications to reduce or eliminate the use of toxic or polluting substances or modifying product design or composition to make them more environmentally friendly.
- Equipment or process modifications (integrated process), such as instituting recycling within a process in order to reduce air emissions.
- Recirculation, on-site recycling or reuse or recovery of materials or substances, such as vapour recovery. Excludes materials transferred or recycled off-site.
- Materials or feedstock substitution, solvent reduction, elimination or substitution, such as substituting materials or feedstocks in order to reduce emissions.
- Improved inventory management or purchasing techniques, such as avoiding the unnecessary generation of waste related to air emissions by ensuring that materials do not stay in inventory beyond shelf life; eliminating shelf-life requirements for stable materials; instituting better labelling procedures; or instituting a clearinghouse to exchange polluting materials that would otherwise be discarded.
- Prevention of leaks and spills, such as taking measures to prevent air polluting releases; automatic shut-off valves; installed vapour recovery systems; implemented inspection or monitoring program of potential spill or leak sources.
- Improved operating practices, such as changing production schedules to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers; improved maintenance scheduling, record keeping or procedures; training staff to recognize and implement air pollution prevention opportunities.
Examples of related technologies:
- Low emitting burners ( e.g., low NOx )
Exclusions:
For both categories of air pollution management, exclude costs associated with the maintenance of indoor air quality ( e.g., for health reasons), measures undertaken for cost-saving reasons ( e.g., energy savings), the purchase of electric or hybrid vehicles, the purchase of renewable energy products or biofuels, and costs associated with the production of renewable energy (to be reported elsewhere).
To report operating expenses:
Include all expenses related to environmental protection incurred for labour, materials and supplies, maintenance and repair, and purchased services (include fuel and electricity expenses for machinery and equipment whose sole purpose is to protect the environment).
Exclude depreciation on machinery and equipment.
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14. Which of the following goods and technologies related to air pollution management were purchased by this establishment during the 2018 fiscal year?
Select all that apply.
Physical or chemical treatment technologies
- Filters and cyclones e.g., membrane, baghouse, granular bed
- Electrostatic precipitators
- Scrubbers e.g., venturi, spray tower, mechanical, plate tower, packed tower
- Waste gas absorbers and waste gas flare or incinerators
- Industrial catalytic converters
- Pollutant recovery condensers
- Adsorbers
- Other physical or chemical treatment technologies - Specify other physical or chemical treatment technologies
- None of the above
Greenhouse gas control technologies
- Clean coal processing technologies
- Carbon capture and sequestration technologies and storage
- Air and off-gas treatments e.g., oxidation, scrubbing, vapour phase carbon adsorption
- Other greenhouse gas control technologies - Specify other greenhouse gas control technologies
- None of the above
Air quality and air pollution technologies
- Low emitting burners e.g., low NOx , low SOx
- Other air quality and air pollution technologies -Specify other air quality and air pollution technologies
- None of the above
Monitoring and compliance technologies
- Leak detection technologies
- Environmental measurement apparatus
- Other monitoring and compliance technologies - Specify other monitoring and compliance technologies
- None of the above
15. Which of the following services related to air pollution management were purchased by this establishment during the 2018 fiscal year?
Select all that apply.
Greenhouse gas management services
- Services for carbon credit trading, generation of compliance units, surplus allowances, emissions performance credits, and offset credits
- Preparation of emissions reports and verification services
- Allowance auctioning and exchange platform services
- Market monitoring services
- Offset protocol development and validation services
- Services for the development of compliance systems and electronic emissions reporting systems
- Other greenhouse gas management services - Specify other greenhouse gas management services
- None of the above
Air pollution management services
- Measuring and monitoring services
- Modelling and mapping services
- Risk assessment and management services
- Services for the development of compliance and electronic emissions reporting systems
- Other air pollution management services - Specify other air pollution management services
- None of the above
Protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water
16. Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses for the protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water during the 2018 fiscal year.
Include expenditures related to:
- prevention of pollutant infiltration
- remediation or cleaning up of soil and water bodies
- site reclamation and decommissioning (include decommissioning costs incurred in the 2018 fiscal year, even if the site was closed before this period)
- protection of soil from erosion and other physical degradation
- prevention and remediation of soil salinity
- assessments and audits
- activities related to measurement, control, laboratories
- both own-account expenses ( e.g., employee wages and salaries) and purchased goods and services.
Exclude expenditures related to:
- wastewater management activities (to be reported in question 4)
- protection of biodiversity and habitat (to be reported in question 19).
If the expenditure is zero, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.
Protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water: Activities aimed at the prevention of pollution infiltration: remediation or cleaning up of soils and water bodies; protection of soil from erosion, salinization and physical degradation; site reclamation and decommissioning; and related assessments and audits, monitoring, control, laboratories and the like. For example, include expenditures for in situ and ex situ biological, physical, chemical, thermal treatments, containment, etc.
Exclude wastewater management expenditures for wastewater released to surface waters, municipal sewer systems or soil, or injected underground (to be reported under 'wastewater management'); expenditures for the protection of biodiversity and habitat (to be reported under 'protection of biodiversity and habitat').
Decommissioning:
The permanent closure of all or part of an industrial facility followed by removal of process equipment, buildings and other structures, and the decontamination of the surface and subsurface.
Soil or water remediation:
Activities aimed at returning disturbed soil or water to a stable, biologically-productive state.
Examples of related activities:
In situ biological treatments
- Enhanced bioremediation
- Phytoremediation
- Bioventing
Ex situ biological treatments
- Bioreaction
- Biopiles
- Landfarming
- Slurry phase biological treatment
In situ physical and chemical treatments (Including the purchase of chemicals used for remediation):
- Biochar
- Chemical oxidation
- Fracturing
- Soil flushing
- Soil vapour extraction
- Solidification
- Stabilization
- Air sparging
- Bioslurping
- Chemical oxidation
- Directional wells
- Dual phase extraction
- Thermal treatment
- Hydrofracturing enhancements
- In-well air stripping
- Passive and reactive treatment walls
Ex situ physical and chemical treatments (Include the purchase of chemicals used for remediation):
- Chemical extraction
- Chemical reduction and oxidation
- Dehalogenation
- Separation
- Soil washing
- Solidification
- Stabilization
- Adsorption and absorption
- Advanced oxidation
- Air stripping
- Ion exchange
- Precipitation
- Flocculation
- Coagulation
- Separation
- Sprinkler irrigation
In situ thermal treatments
- Hot air injection
- Electrical resistance
Ex situ thermal treatments
- Incineration
- Pyrolysis
- Thermal desorption
Containment
To report operating expenses:
Include all expenses related to environmental protection incurred for labour, materials and supplies, maintenance and repair, and purchased services (include fuel and electricity expenses for machinery and equipment whose sole purpose is to protect the environment).
Exclude depreciation on machinery and equipment.
To report capital expenditures:
Include all relevant outlays for machinery and equipment and their installation and repair that have been capitalized, as well as for the construction of non-residential facilities (contractors or own employees). For construction, include all costs associated with demolition, planning and design (such as engineering and consulting fees), any materials supplied to construction contractors for installation and any costs associated with the purchase of land that are neither amortized nor depreciated.
Exclude any provisions for future environmental liability.
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17. Of the (Total expenditures reported in question 16), report the proportion spent on purchased goods, technologies and services.
Purchased goods, technologies and services are goods, technologies and services provided by an outside company or service provider. They exclude in-house or own-account expenditures, such as employee wages and salaries.
When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.
Percentage spent
18. Which of the following goods and technologies related to protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water were purchased by this establishment during the 2018 fiscal year?
Include machinery, equipment, products, and technologies.
Select all that apply.
- In situ biological treatments e.g., enhanced bioremediation, phytoremediation, bioventing
- Ex situ biological treatments e.g., bioreaction, biopiles, landfarming, slurry phase biological treatment
- In situ physical and chemical treatments
Include the purchase of chemicals for remediation of soil, sediment, sludge, ground water, surface water or leachate. e.g., biochar, chemical oxidation, fracturing, soil flushing, soil vapour extraction, solidification, stabilization, air sparging, bioslurping, chemical oxidation, directional wells, dual phase extraction, thermal treatment, hydrofracturing enhancements, in-well air stripping, passive and reactive treatment walls
- Ex situ physical and chemical treatmentsInclude the purchase of chemicals for remediation of soil, sediment, sludge, ground water, surface water and leachate. e.g., chemical extraction, chemical reduction and oxidation, dehalogenation, separation, soil washing, solidification, stabilization, adsorption and absorption, advanced oxidation, air stripping, ion exchange, precipitation, flocculation, coagulation, separation, sprinkler irrigationIn situ thermal treatments e.g., hot air injection, electrical resistance
- Ex situ thermal treatments e.g., incineration, pyrolysis, thermal desorption
- Containment
- Other goods or technologies related to the protection and the remediation of soil, groundwater, surface water and leachate technologies - Specify other goods or technologies related to the protection and remediation of soil, groundwater, surface water and leachate technologies
- None of the above
Protection of biodiversity and habitat
19. Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses for the protection of biodiversity and habitat during the 2018 fiscal year.
Include expenditures related to:
- the protection, restoration and rehabilitation of wildlife and habitat
- purchase of land for protection of species and habitat
- assessments and audits
- activities related to measurement, control, laboratories
- both own-account expenses ( e.g., employee wages and salaries) and purchased goods and services.
Exclude expenditures related to:
- site reclamation and decommissioning (to be reported in question 16)
- landscaping for decorative purposes, the rehabilitation of predominantly build-up landscapes, or other activities undertaken for predominantly aesthetic reasons
- weed control, maintenance of game or timber stocks, or other activities undertaken for predominantly economic reasons
- protection and rehabilitation of historic monuments or predominantly built-up or urban landscapes (unless the purpose is the protection of biodiversity and habitat)
- foregone revenues resulting from regulations or conventions that reduce the allowable harvest ( e.g., for logging activities).
If the expenditure is zero, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.
Protection of biodiversity and habitat:
Expenditures related to protecting wildlife and habitat from the effects of economic activity and to restoring wildlife or habitat that has been adversely affected by such activity, including related environmental assessments and audits, measurements, monitoring, control, laboratories and the like.
To report operating expenses:
Include all expenses related to environmental protection incurred for labour, materials and supplies, maintenance and repair, and purchased services (include fuel and electricity expenses for machinery and equipment whose sole purpose is to protect the environment).
Exclude depreciation on machinery and equipment.
To report capital expenditures:
Include all relevant outlays for machinery and equipment and their installation and repair that have been capitalized, as well as for the construction of non-residential facilities (contractors or own employees). For construction, include all costs associated with demolition, planning and design (such as engineering and consulting fees), any materials supplied to construction contractors for installation and any costs associated with the purchase of land that are neither amortized nor depreciated.
Exclude any provisions for future environmental liability.
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20. Of the (Total expenditures reported in question 19), report the proportion spent on purchased goods, technologies and services.
Purchased goods, technologies and services are goods, technologies and services provided by an outside company or service provider. They exclude in-house or own-account expenditures, such as employee wages and salaries.
When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.
Percentage spent
Noise and vibration abatement
21. Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses for noise and vibration abatement during the 2018 fiscal year.
Include expenditures related to:
- the control, reduction and abatement of noise and vibration, including preventive in-process modifications at the source, the construction of anti-noise or anti-vibration facilities, or any other related activities
- assessments and audits
- activities related to measurement, control, laboratories
- both own-account expenses ( e.g., employee wages and salaries) and purchased goods and services.
Exclude expenditures related to workers' health and safety.
If the expenditure is zero, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.
Noise and vibration abatement:
Activities aimed at the control, reduction and abatement of industrial and transport noise and vibration related to the activities of this establishment to protect the environment, including preventive in-process modifications at the source; construction of anti-noise/vibration facilities; related assessments and audits, measurement, control, laboratories and the like.
To report operating expenses:
Include all expenses related to environmental protection incurred for labour, materials and supplies, maintenance and repair, and purchased services (include fuel and electricity expenses for machinery and equipment whose sole purpose is to protect the environment).
Exclude depreciation on machinery and equipment.
To report capital expenditures:
Include all relevant outlays for machinery and equipment and their installation and repair that have been capitalized, as well as for the construction of non-residential facilities (contractors or own employees). For construction, include all costs associated with demolition, planning and design (such as engineering and consulting fees), any materials supplied to construction contractors for installation and any costs associated with the purchase of land that are neither amortized nor depreciated.
Exclude any provisions for future environmental liability.
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22. Of the (Total expenditures reported in question 21), report the proportion spent on purchased goods, technologies and services.
Purchased goods, technologies and services are goods, technologies and services provided by an outside company or service provider. They exclude in-house or own-account expenditures, such as employee wages and salaries.
When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.
Percentage spent
Protection against radiation
23. Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses for the protection against radiation during the 2018 fiscal year.
Include expenditures related to:
- protection of ambient media
- the transport and treatment of high-level radioactive waste
- assessments and audits
- activities related to measurement, control, laboratories
- both own-account expenses ( e.g., employee wages and salaries) and purchased goods and services.
Exclude expenditures related to:
- the prevention of technological hazards ( e.g., external safety of nuclear power plants)
- workers' health and safety
- management of low-level radioactive waste (reported in question 1).
If the expenditure is zero, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.
Protection against radiation:
Activities aimed at the prevention, reduction or elimination of the negative consequences of radiation on the environment. This includes all handling, transportation and treatment of radioactive waste ( i.e., waste that requires shielding during normal handling and transportation because of its high radionuclide content); the protection of ambient media; related assessments and audits, measurement, control, laboratories and the like; as well as any other activities related to the containment of radioactive waste.
Excluded are activities and measures related to low-level radioactive waste (to be reported under 'solid waste management'); the prevention of technological hazards ( e.g., external safety of nuclear power plants); and measures taken to protect workers.
Radioactive waste:
Radioactive waste is any material that contains or is contaminated with radionuclides at concentration or radioactivity levels greater than the "exempt quantities" established by the competent authorities, and for which no use is foreseen. These include wastes produced at nuclear power plants and associated nuclear fuel cycle facilities as well as through other uses of radioactive material ( e.g., the use of radionuclides in hospitals and research establishments). Other important wastes are those from mining and milling of uranium and from the reprocessing of spent fuel.
Low-level radioactive waste:
Waste that contains or is contaminated with radionuclides at a concentration or radioactivity level that is low enough that shielding is not required during normal handling and transportation.
To report operating expenses:
Include all expenses related to environmental protection incurred for labour, materials and supplies, maintenance and repair, and purchased services (include fuel and electricity expenses for machinery and equipment whose sole purpose is to protect the environment).
Exclude depreciation on machinery and equipment.
To report capital expenditures:
Include all relevant outlays for machinery and equipment and their installation and repair that have been capitalized, as well as for the construction of non-residential facilities (contractors or own employees). For construction, include all costs associated with demolition, planning and design (such as engineering and consulting fees), any materials supplied to construction contractors for installation and any costs associated with the purchase of land that are neither amortized nor depreciated.
Exclude any provisions for future environmental liability.
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24. Of the (Total expenditures reported in question 23), report the proportion spent on purchased goods, technologies and services.
Purchased goods, technologies and services are goods, technologies and services provided by an outside company or service provider. They exclude in-house or own-account expenditures, such as employee wages and salaries. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.
Percentage spent
Environmental charges
25. Report the amount this establishment paid in environmental charges during the 2018 fiscal year.
Exclude expenditures on environmental charges already reported in another question. If the expenditure is zero, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.
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| Fines, penalties or damage awards paid to government agencies or individuals, or other charges paid to regulating bodies in order to allow operations to take place at this establishment |
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Other environmental protection activities
26. Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses for environmental protection during the 2018 fiscal year that were not already reported.
Include expenditures related to:
- the general administration of your environmental program
- environmental training and information programs not already reported
- assessments or audits not already reported
- any other environmental protection expenditures not already reported
- both own-account expenses ( e.g., employee wages and salaries) and purchased goods and services.
Exclude expenditures related to:
- research and development (not covered in this survey)
- heat or energy savings and management (to be reported in question 28a)
- fuel efficient vehicles and transportation goods or technologies (to be reported in question 28b)
- the production of renewable or clean energy (to be reported in questions 28c and 28e)
- the purchase of biofuels, biochemicals or biomaterials (to be reported in question 28d).
If the expenditure is zero, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.
Use this question to report expenditures for any environmental protection activities not already reported in the previous categories.
Include general administration of environmental programs; environmental training that could not be separated into the other categories; multifaceted environmental assessments and audits; etc. Also use this question to report imputed interest on funds held in trust against future environmental liabilities.
To report operating expenses:
Include all expenses related to environmental protection incurred for labour, materials and supplies, maintenance and repair, and purchased services (include fuel and electricity expenses for machinery and equipment whose sole purpose is to protect the environment).
Exclude depreciation on machinery and equipment.
To report capital expenditures:
Include all relevant outlays for machinery and equipment and their installation and repair that have been capitalized, as well as for the construction of non-residential facilities (contractors or own employees).
For construction, include all costs associated with demolition, planning and design (such as engineering and consulting fees), any materials supplied to construction contractors for installation and any costs associated with the purchase of land that are neither amortized nor depreciated.
Exclude any provisions for future environmental liability.
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27. Of the (Total expenditures reported in question 26), report the proportion spent on purchased goods, technologies and services.
Purchased goods, technologies and services are goods, technologies and services provided by an outside company or service provider. They exclude in-house or own-account expenditures, such as employee wages and salaries.
When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.
Percentage spent
Environmental technologies and processes
28. During the 2018 fiscal year, did this establishment have expenditures in any of the following categories?
Include both operating and capital expenditures.
To report operating expenses:
Include all expenses related to environmental protection incurred for labour, materials and supplies, maintenance and repair, and purchased services (include fuel and electricity expenses for machinery and equipment whose sole purpose is to protect the environment).
Exclude depreciation on machinery and equipment.
To report capital expenditures:
Include all relevant outlays for machinery and equipment and their installation and repair that have been capitalized, as well as for the construction of non-residential facilities (contractors or own employees). For construction, include all costs associated with demolition, planning and design (such as engineering and consulting fees), any materials supplied to construction contractors for installation and any costs associated with the purchase of land that are neither amortized nor depreciated.
Exclude any provisions for future environmental liability.
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Heat or energy savings and management
29. Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses related to the management of energy resources through heat or energy savings and management during the 2018 fiscal year.
Include expenditures related to:
- energy savings through in-process modifications
- purchase of efficient industrial or commercial equipment, demand management technologies, or energy storage technologies
- purchase of energy efficiency services or smart grid services
- building and fleet energy audits
- thermal insulation activities
- energy recovery activities
- assessments and audits
- activities related to measurement, control, laboratories
- more efficient furnace
- lighting upgrades
- both own-account expenses ( e.g., employee wages and salaries) and purchased goods, technologies and services.
Exclude expenditures related to:
- pollution abatement and control or prevention for air pollution (to be reported in question 10)
- the purchase of energy-efficient vehicles (to be reported in question 34)
- renewable/clean energy production (to be reported in questions 36 and 40)
- the purchase of biofuels (to be reported in question 38).
If the expenditure is zero, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate. Please report all expenditures incurred for heat or energy savings and management, whether or not they are in response to current or anticipated Canadian or international regulations, conventions or voluntary agreements.
Heat or energy savings and management:
Activities aiming at the minimization of the intake of energy through in-process modifications as well as the minimization of heat and energy losses. This includes insulation activities; energy recovery; related assessments and audits; measurement, control, laboratories and the like.
Energy savings through in-process modifications:
Replacement or adjustment of production processes, including energy production processes designed to reduce the use of energy for producing a certain output (combined heat and power). This also includes heat and electricity co-generation, improvement of energy efficiency, etc.
Insulation activities:
Activities aimed at reducing the use of energy for heating and cooling buildings.
Energy recovery:
The recovery of energy from non-renewable energy sources ( e.g., non-biodegradable waste).
Measurement, control, laboratories and the like:
Activities designed to measure, control and monitor the use of energy. For example, energy audits, production of energy performance certificates, and assessments of potential energy savings.
Examples of related goods and technologies:
- Efficient industrial or commercial equipment
- High efficiency burners and boilers (Energy Star)
- High efficiency pumps (Energy Star) and motors ( NEMA Premium TM )
- High efficiency industrial or commercial HVAC (Energy Star)
- Combined heat and power generation (CHP/cogeneration)
- High efficiency industrial or commercial lighting systems (Energy Star)
- Automation and control technologies
- Energy efficient filters and processes
- Advanced insulation ( e.g., super insulating materials (SIMs); vacuum insulation panels (VIP), gas-filled panels (GFP); and aerogel-based products (ABP))
- Predictive maintenance technologies ( e.g., twinning, sensors, related software)
Demand management technologies
- Smart inverters
- Smart meters and devices
- Phasor measurement units
- Management systems (software)
Energy storage technologies
- Flywheels
- Equipment for pumped hydro systems
- Equipment for compressed air systems
- Advanced batteries ( e.g., NiCd , NiMH , Li-ion , NaS , NaNiCl , hybrid flow, redox flow, hydrogen storage, synthetic natural gas)
- Fuel cells
- Thermal storage systems
- Double-layer capacitors (DLC)
- Superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES)
Examples of related services:
- Energy efficiency services
- Green building certification services
- Building or fleet energy audit and air leakage testing services
- Energy management system services
- Energy monitoring services
- Energy demand control services
- Data analysis and modelling services
- Process integration services
- Services for advanced insulation activities
- Energy efficiency consulting
- Predictive maintenance services
Smart Grid Services
- Energy storage solutions
- Microgrid solutions
- Cyber security services
- Data management and communications solutions
- Demand management services ( e.g., peak load management and load following)
- Monitoring solutions services ( e.g., self-healing grids)
To report operating expenses:
Include all expenses related to environmental protection incurred for labour, materials and supplies, maintenance and repair, and purchased services (include fuel and electricity expenses for machinery and equipment whose sole purpose is to protect the environment).
Exclude depreciation on machinery and equipment.
To report capital expenditures:
Include all relevant outlays for machinery and equipment and their installation and repair that have been capitalized, as well as for the construction of non-residential facilities (contractors or own employees). For construction, include all costs associated with demolition, planning and design (such as engineering and consulting fees), any materials supplied to construction contractors for installation and any costs associated with the purchase of land that are neither amortized nor depreciated.
Exclude any provisions for future environmental liability.
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30. Of the (Total expenditures reported in question 29), report the proportion spent on purchased goods, technologies and services.
Purchased goods, technologies and services are goods, technologies and services provided by an outside company or service provider. They exclude in-house or own-account expenditures, such as employee wages and salaries.
When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.
Percentage spent
31. Which of the following goods and technologies related to heat or energy savings and management were purchased by this establishment during the 2018 fiscal year?
Include machinery, equipment, products, and technologies.
Select all that apply.
Efficient industrial or commercial equipment
- High efficiency burners and boilers e.g., Energy Star
- High efficiency pumps and motors e.g., Energy Star, NEMA Premium TM
- High efficiency industrial or commercial HVAC e.g., Energy Star
- Combined heat and power generation (CHP/cogeneration)
- High efficiency industrial or commercial lighting systems e.g., Energy Star
- Automation and control technologies
- Energy efficient filters and processes
- Advanced insulation e.g., super insulating materials (SIMs), vacuum insulation panels (VIP), gas-filled panels (GFP), and aerogel-based products (ABP)
- Predictive maintenance technologies e.g., twinning, sensors, related software
- Other efficient industrial or commercial equipment - Specify other efficient industrial or commercial equipment
- None of the above
Demand management technologies
- Smart inverters
- Smart meters and devices
- Phasor measurement units
- Management systems e.g., software
- Other demand management technologies - Specify other demand management technologies
- None of the above
Energy storage technologies
- Flywheels
- Equipment for pumped hydro systems
- Equipment for compressed air systems
- Advanced batteries e.g., NiCd , NiMH , Li-ion , NaS , NaNiCl , hybrid flow, redox flow, hydrogen storage, synthetic natural gas
- Fuel cells
- Thermal storage systems
- Double-layer capacitors (DLC)
- Superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES)
- Other energy storage technologies - Specify other energy storage technologies
- None of the above
32. Which of the following services related to heat or energy savings and management were purchased by this establishment during the 2018 fiscal year?
Select all that apply.
Energy efficiency services
- Green building certification services
- Building or fleet energy audit and air leakage testing services
- Energy management system services
- Energy monitoring services
- Energy demand control services
- Data analysis and modelling services
- Process integration services
- Services for advanced insulation activities
- Energy efficiency consulting
- Predictive maintenance services
- Other energy efficiency services - Specify other energy efficiency services
- None of the above
Smart grid services
- Energy storage solutions
- Microgrid solutions
- Cyber security services
- Data management and communications solutions
- Demand management services e.g., peak load management and load following
- Monitoring solutions services e.g., self-healing grids
- Other smart grid services - Specify other smart grid services
- None of the above
33. Report this establishment's expenditures for goods, technologies and services related to the management of energy resources through heat or energy savings and management during the 2018 fiscal year in each of the following categories.
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| Other heat or energy savings goods or technologies |
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Clean vehicles and transportation technologies
34. Report the amount this establishment spent on the purchase of clean vehicles and transportation goods or technologies during the 2018 fiscal year.
Include the purchase of:
- electric, hybrid, and fuel cell vehicles (all-types)
- fuel efficient aircraft
- electric vehicle infrastructure
- alternative fuel and refuelling infrastructure
- low rolling resistance tires
- vehicle emissions monitoring technologies
- alternative fuel retrofit technologies
- equipment or software for vehicle fleet management and logistics.
Exclude:
- operating and maintenance costs for running clean vehicles
- expenses for fleet energy audits (to be reported in question 29)
- any equipment or vehicles for sale.
If the expenditure is zero, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.
Total expenditures
35. Which of the following clean vehicles and fuel efficient transportation equipment were purchased by this establishment during the 2018 fiscal year?
Select all that apply.
Fuel efficient vehicles
- Electric vehicles - Include all vehicle-types.
- Hybrid vehicles - Include all vehicle-types.
- Fuel cell vehicles - Include all vehicle-types.
- Fuel efficient aircraft
- Other fuel efficient vehicles - Specify other fuel efficient vehicles
- None of the above
Fuel efficient transportation equipment
- Electric vehicle infrastructure - Include charging stations.
- Alternative fuel and refuelling infrastructure - Include hydrogen and natural gas.
- Low rolling resistance tires
- Vehicle emission monitoring
- Alternative fuel retrofit technologies
- Equipment or software for vehicle fleet management and logistics
- Other fuel efficient transportation equipment - Specify other fuel efficient transportation equipment
- None of the above
Production of energy from renewable sources
36. Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses related to the production of energy from renewable sources during the 2018 fiscal year, including both electricity and heat.
Report also the proportion of energy produced from renewable sources for own use.
Include expenditures related to:
- the production of energy from renewable sources, whether for sale or own use
- the installation, operation, and maintenance of equipment, including infrastructure to support the production of renewable energy ( e.g., costs for approvals and planning, transmission and distribution lines and other infrastructure)
- the operating and maintenance expenses of existing equipment.
Exclude expenditures related to:
- the purchase of the feedstock used to produce energy, such as biofuels (to be reported in question 38)
- the production of nuclear energy (to be reported in question 40)
- electricity purchased from the grid.
When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.
For this question, please report expenditures related to the production of energy from renewable sources, whether for sale or own use.
Renewable energy:
Energy obtained from resources that can be naturally replenished or renewed within a human lifespan, that is, the resource is a sustainable source of energy. This includes: wind, solar, aero-thermal, geothermal, hydrothermal, from wave, tidal and ocean thermal energy, hydropower, biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas and biogases.
Wind energy systems or equipment:
Horizontal and vertical axis turbines; towers and other types of equipment used to generate energy and electricity.
Geothermal:
Hot water or steam extracted from the Earth's interior and used for geothermal heat pumps, water heating or electricity generation.
Small, mini or micro-hydroelectric facility:
Micro-hydro = less than 100 kW ; Mini-hydro = 100 kW to 1 000 kW (1 MW ); Small hydro = 1 MW to 25 MW (or 50 MW in British Columbia).
Larger hydroelectricity facility:
Hydroelectric facilities larger than 25 MW (or 50 MW in British Columbia).
Solar energy systems or equipment:
Active and passive solar systems; photovoltaics; solar thermal generators; solar water and space heating systems.
Bioenergy (Biomass energy):
Systems and equipment (turbines, boilers, process equipment) that use organic matter such as forest and agricultural residues to produce electricity, steam, or heat.
Waste to energy:
Use of a non-biomass waste product to produce electricity, steam, or heat.
Other renewable energy systems or equipment:
Please specify your renewable energy systems and equipment if they are not listed in the preceding categories (for example, systems and equipment for energy production from wave, tidal, and ocean thermal energy conversion systems).
To report operating expenses:
Include all expenses related to environmental protection incurred for labour, materials and supplies, maintenance and repair, and purchased services (include fuel and electricity expenses for machinery and equipment whose sole purpose is to protect the environment).
Exclude depreciation on machinery and equipment.
To report capital expenditures:
Include all relevant outlays for machinery and equipment and their installation and repair that have been capitalized, as well as for the construction of non-residential facilities (contractors or own employees). For construction, include all costs associated with demolition, planning and design (such as engineering and consulting fees), any materials supplied to construction contractors for installation and any costs associated with the purchase of land that are neither amortized nor depreciated.
Exclude any provisions for future environmental liability.
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| Waste to energy |
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| Other energy production from renewable resources 1 |
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| Other energy production from renewable resources 2 |
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| Other energy production from renewable resources 3 |
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| Total expenditures for the production of renewable energy |
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37. Which of the following goods or technologies used for the production of renewable energy were purchased by this establishment during the 2018 fiscal year?
Select all that apply.
Wind
- Wind turbine equipment, nacelle, blades, towers
- Switchgear, transformers
- Other wind technologies - Specify other wind technologies
- None of the above
Geothermal
- Heat pumps
- Other equipment used in geothermal energy systems - Specify other equipment used in geothermal energy systems
- None of the above
Small, mini-hydroelectric and micro-hydroelectric facilities
- Turbines and related components - Exclude wave and tidal energy.
- Turbines and related components for wave or tidal energy
- Generators, valves, gates, transformers, switchgear
- Include components.
- Other technologies related to small, mini-hydro and micro-hydro facilities - Specify other technologies related to small, mini-hydro and micro-hydro facilities
- None of the above
Large hydroelectric facilities
- Turbines and related components - Exclude wave and tidal energy.
- Turbines and related components for wave or tidal energy
- Generators, valves, gates, transformers, switchgear - Include components.
- Other technologies related to large hydroelectric facilities - Specify other technologies related to large hydroelectric facilities
- None of the above
Solar energy
- Active solar heating equipment - e.g., glazed flat plate collectors, glazed evacuated tubes and collectors, unglazed panels and collectors for heating pools, perforated cladding for solar air heating
- Active solar-power generation equipment - e.g., concentrating mirrors, receivers
- Photovoltaic energy equipment - e.g., photovoltaic cells, modules, panels and arrays, inverters for solar photovoltaic systems
- Other solar technologies - Specify other solar technologies
- None of the above
Waste to energy
- Liquid organic waste to energy equipment
- Solid organic waste to energy equipment
- Other waste to energy technologies - Specify other waste to energy technologies
- None of the above
Production of bioenergy
- Mixers and centrifuges
- Filtration systems
- Biofuel reactors - e.g., distillation towers, pyrolizers, catalyst beds, gasifiers, heat digesters
- Washers
- Dryers
- Heaters
- Storage systems related to bioenergy production
- Shredders and chippers
- Combined heat and power bioenergy systems
- Domestic woodstoves
- Biomass-fired industrial boilers
- Anaerobic digesters
- Other bioenergy production technologies - Exclude purchased biofuels. - Specify other bioenergy production technologies - Exclude purchased biofuels.
- None of the above
Purchase of biofuels, biochemicals and biomaterials
38. Which of the following biofuels, biochemicals and biomaterials were purchased by this establishment during the 2018 fiscal year?
Select all that apply.
Biofuels
- Pellets, chips, cubes, briquettes
- Black pellets
- Energy logs
- Biocoal
- Biochar
- Ethanol, cellulosic ethanol
- Biodiesel
- Renewable diesel
- Pyrolysis oil
- Synthetic fuels e.g., DME , Fisher Tropsch fuels, Biojet fuels
- Bio-oil, pyrolytic oil, biomethanol
- Biobutanol
- Biogas
- Renewable natural gas e.g., biomethane
- Syngas
- Biohydrogen
- Other bioenergy and biofuels - Specify other bioenergy and biofuels
- None of the above
Biochemicals
- Aromatics, amino and organic acids, phenols, polyols
- Cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin
- Biochar
- Bio-oils, lubricants
- Solvents, adhesives, paints, coatings
- Biopolymers and resins
- Biopesticides
- Biostimulants
- Additives and catalysts e.g., sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, enzymes
- Other biochemicals - Specify other biochemicals
- None of the above
Biomaterials
- Mats, cellulose products
- Bio-based auto parts, building materials, panels, cross laminated timber
- Plastics, films, foams, hydrogels
- Nanomaterials and nanocomposites
- Nanocrystalline cellulose
- Other biomaterials - Specify other biomaterials
- None of the above
39. During the 2018 fiscal year, how much did this establishment spend on purchases in each of the following categories of biofuels, biochemicals and biomaterials?
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Production of nuclear energy
40. Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses related to the production of nuclear energy during the 2018 fiscal year.
Exclude the costs of any feedstock used to produce energy such as uranium.
If the expenditure is zero, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.
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41. Which of the following goods and technologies related to the production of nuclear energy were purchased during the 2018 fiscal year?
Select all that apply.
- Nuclear reactors or nuclear island components
- Nuclear fuel handling, processing, and fabrication equipment
- Other nuclear energy technologies - Specify other nuclear technologies
- None of the above
Drivers and obstacles
42. Which of the following were drivers to the adoption of new or significantly improved clean technologies, systems or equipment for this establishment during the 2018 fiscal year?
Select all that apply.
- Sufficient return on investment - i.e., sufficient business case
- Regulations
- Government incentives
- Carbon pricing
- Voluntary agreement
- Public image
- Corporate policy
- Part of regular capital turnover
- Other drivers - Specify other drivers
- There were no drivers during the 2018 fiscal year
43. Which of the following were obstacles to the adoption of new or significantly improved clean technologies, systems or equipment for this establishment during the 2018 fiscal year?
Select all that apply.
- Lack of regulations
- Changing regulations
- Insufficient return on investment - i.e., no business case
- Difficulty in obtaining financing - e.g., internal, private or government
- Lack of information or knowledge related to systems or equipment (new or significantly improved)
- Lack of available systems or equipment (new or significantly improved)
- Lack of technical skills required to support this type of investment
- Lack of technical support or services - e.g., from consultants or vendors
- Regulatory or policy barriers
- Organizational structure too inflexible
- Decisions made by parent, affiliate or subsidiary businesses
- Difficulty in integrating new technologies with existing infrastructure, systems, standards and processes
- Other obstacles - Specify other obstacles
- There were no obstacles during the 2018 fiscal year
Environmental management practices
44. Did this establishment use an environmental management system during the 2018 fiscal year?
Environmental management system:
A management structure that allows an establishment to assess and control the environmental impact of its activities.
45. Did this establishment develop and/or follow a pollution prevention plan during the 2018 fiscal year?
Pollution prevention plan:
A plan that meets or exceeds compliance and improves the efficiency and environmental performance of an establishment or a specific operation, by the purchase, operation and maintenance of equipment and processes that reduce or eliminate pollution at the source (before pollution is created).
46. Did this establishment use Life Cycle Management, Life Cycle Assessment, Design for Environment (DfE) or Ecodesign principles for decision-making during the 2018 fiscal year?
Life Cycle Management, Life Cycle Assessment:
Tools that identify and measure direct and indirect environmental, energy and resource impacts associated with a product, process or service through its design, production, usage and final disposal.
Design for Environment:
The integration of environmental considerations into the design, production, distribution, use and end-of-life of products.
Ecodesign:
The incorporation of specific design elements into a product in order to reduce the overall environmental impact of that product over its lifecycle.
47. Was this establishment certified under the ISO 14000 family of environmental management standards during the 2018 fiscal year?
ISO 14000 family:
An internationally recognized set of environmental management standards and guidelines that are primarily concerned with environmental management systems developed by the International Organization for Standardization.
48. Did this establishment participate in any environmental voluntary agreements or voluntary environmental programs during the 2018 fiscal year?
e.g., Environmental Performance Agreements (EPAs), Canadian GHG Reductions Registry, Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation (CIPEC), Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC), etc.
Voluntary actions or participation in voluntary environmental programs:
Any non-mandated action undertaken at this establishment in order to protect or restore the natural environment. This can include participation in various established codes of environmental practice, following guidelines, working towards emission and waste reduction targets, voluntary agreements with governments, etc.
Environmental Performance Agreement (EPA):
An agreement with core design criteria negotiated among parties to achieve specified environmental results. Performance agreements are voluntary, non-statutory instruments that allow parties with common objectives to address a particular environmental issue.
The GHG CleanProducts® Registry:
A web-based registry that lists and delists greenhouse gas projects and resulting verified emission reductions and removals.
The Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation:
A partnership between private industry and the federal Government that aims to promote and improve Canada's industrial energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from energy use in the industrial sector.
Forestry Stewardship Council:
A certification and labeling program operated by a non-profit multi-stakeholder organization in order to promote responsible forest management ( i.e., protecting habitats, indigenous peoples' rights, worker's rights, and areas of significant environmental or cultural importance).
Eco-labelling programs:
Programs that are designed to encourage manufacturers and suppliers to develop environmentally preferable products and services. The use of the eco-label is meant to help consumers identify products and services that are less harmful to the environment. e.g., Environmental Choice (operated by TerraChoice Environmental Services Inc. for Environment Canada).
Specify the programs, accords or agreements:
49. Did this establishment have a 'green' procurement policy or guidelines during the 2018 fiscal year?
Green procurement policy:
A policy that encourages the procurement of goods and services with reduced environmental impacts. When making purchasing decisions, the environmental performance of a product is considered over its entire life cycle ( e.g., manufacturing, transportation, storage, handling, operation, and disposal).
50. Did this establishment have an environmental supply chain management policy during the 2018 fiscal year?
Environmental supply chain management refers to the inclusion of environmental standards in the planning and management of activities involved in sourcing and procurement, conversion, and all logistics management activities. It also includes the coordination and collaboration with channel partners, which can be suppliers, intermediaries, third-party service providers, and customers. Environmental supply chain management integrates supply and demand environmental management within and across companies.
51. Did this establishment implement any new or improved environmental processes and practices in response to an environmental supply chain management policy in place at a supplier or client business during the 2018 fiscal year?
Environmental processes:
Technologies, activities or practices put in place to manage, treat, reduce or eliminate pollution.
For example:
- Installing a new system for wastewater management
- Getting ISO 14000 certification
- Implementing new activities related to measurement, control, laboratories
Environmental supply chain management refers to the inclusion of environmental standards in the planning and management of activities involved in sourcing and procurement, conversion, and all logistics management activities. It also includes the coordination and collaboration with channel partners, which can be suppliers, intermediaries, third-party service providers, and customers. Environmental supply chain management integrates supply and demand environmental management within and across companies.
52. Did this establishment take advantage of any Canadian federal, provincial/territorial, or local government environmental incentive programs, grants, loans, or tax credits during the 2018 fiscal year?
e.g., ecoENERGY Initiatives, Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP), SD Tech Fund, or Accelerated Capital Cost Allowance or Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) for energy efficiency and renewable energy sources
Environmental incentive programs, grants, loans, or tax credits:
Selected examples include:
EcoENERGY Initiative: a set of focused measures to help Canadians use energy more efficiently, boost renewable energy supplies and develop cleaner energy technologies.
As well, certain capital costs of systems that produce energy by using renewable energy sources or fuels from waste, or conserve energy by using fuel more efficiently, are eligible for accelerated capital cost allowance.
The Sustainable Development Technology Fund: federal funding to cover up to 33% of the costs involved in developing and testing a technology that is created to deal with climate change issues, clean air, or clean water or soil quality. Eligible products or processes are those that produce and distribute energy, create electricity, or remove pollutants in certain industry sectors.
Specify the incentive programs, grants or loans:
53. Did this establishment perform a greenhouse gas emissions inventory during the 2018 fiscal year?
Greenhouse gas emissions inventory:
A record of the amount of greenhouse gas produced by the establishment over a given unit of time.
54. Did this establishment participate in any form of carbon-trading, either by purchasing or selling carbon offset credits in the 2018 fiscal year?
Carbon-trading by purchasing or selling carbon-offset credits:
A market-based system in which an establishment that produced less than their allowable carbon emissions can trade or sell the unused portion of their allowance to another establishment.
- Yes, purchased carbon offset credits only OR purchased more than sold
- Yes, sold carbon offset credits only OR sold more than purchased
- No, did not participate in any of the above
- Don't know
55. Did this establishment participate in any other environmental management practices during the 2018 fiscal year?
Other environmental management practices:
Use this question to report any environmental management practices not included in the questions 44 to 54.
Specify the other environmental management practices:
Changes or events
1. Indicate any changes or events that affected the reported values for this business or organization, compared with the last reporting period.
Select all that apply.
- Strike or lock-out
- Exchange rate impact
- Price changes in goods or services sold
- Contracting out
- Organizational change
- Price changes in labour or raw materials
- Natural disaster
- Recession
- Change in product line
- Sold business or business units
- Expansion
- New or lost contract
- Plant closures
- Acquisition of business or business units
- Other - Specify the other changes or events:
- No changes or events
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