Retail Trade Survey (Monthly): CVs for Total sales by geography - August 2018

CVs for Total Sales by Geography
Table summary
This table displays the results of CVs for Total Sales by Geography. The information is grouped by Geography (appearing as row headers), Month, 201808 calculated using percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Geography Month
201808
%
Canada 0.54
Newfoundland and Labrador 1.07
Prince Edward Island 1.51
Nova Scotia 1.90
New Brunswick 1.36
Québec 1.24
Ontario 1.13
Manitoba 1.27
Saskatchewan 1.49
Alberta 0.83
British Columbia 1.04
Yukon Territory 0.75
Northwest Territories 0.19
Nunavut 0.76

Wholesale Trade Survey (Monthly): CVs for Total sales by geography – August 2017 to August 2018

CVs for Total Sales by Geography
Table summary
This table displays the results of CVs for Total Sales by Geography. The information is grouped by geography (appearing as row headers), Month, 201708, 201709, 201710, 201711, 201712, 201801, 201802, 201803, 201804, 201805, 201806, 201807 and 201808 (appearing as column headers), calculated using percentage unit of measure (appearing as column headers).
Geography Month
201708 201709 201710 201711 201712 201801 201802 201803 201804 201805 201806 201807 201808
percentage
Canada 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7
Newfoundland and Labrador 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.3 1.0 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.3
Prince Edward Island 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nova Scotia 1.3 1.2 1.7 1.3 3.9 2.5 3.6 1.5 3.6 3.4 1.2 1.6 2.1
New Brunswick 4.2 2.3 1.6 2.5 1.9 1.0 1.0 1.6 1.0 2.4 2.0 1.9 6.9
Quebec 2.3 2.4 2.7 2.5 2.1 2.5 2.2 1.9 2.4 1.9 2.2 2.3 2.5
Ontario 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0
Manitoba 0.5 0.8 1.2 1.0 1.4 1.7 1.3 0.7 1.4 2.1 0.7 1.7 1.5
Saskatchewan 0.9 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.6
Alberta 1.0 1.8 1.3 1.0 1.7 1.1 1.2 1.7 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.7 1.8
British Columbia 1.2 1.5 1.6 1.4 2.2 1.7 2.1 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.8 1.8 1.2
Yukon Territory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Northwest Territories 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nunavut 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Retail Commodity Survey: CVs for Total Sales (second quarter 2018)

Retail Commodity Survey: CVs for Total Sales (second quarter 2018)
Table summary
This table displays the results of Retail Commodity Survey: CVs for Total Sales (second quarter 2018). The information is grouped by NAPCS-CANADA (appearing as row headers), and Quarter (appearing as column headers).
NAPCS-CANADA Quarter
2017Q2 2017Q3 2017Q4 2018Q1 2018Q2
Total commodities, retail trade commissions and miscellaneous services 0.69 0.40 0.85 0.48 0.71
Retail Services (except commissions) [561] 0.68 0.39 0.84 0.48 0.70
Food at retail [56111] 0.90 0.81 1.50 1.45 1.51
Soft drinks and alcoholic beverages, at retail [56112] 0.70 0.68 0.96 0.66 0.61
Clothing at retail [56121] 0.73 0.76 0.80 0.84 0.68
Footwear at retail [56122] 1.22 1.29 1.13 1.59 1.17
Jewellery and watches, luggage and briefcases, at retail [56123] 1.29 2.38 1.51 9.54 1.37
Home furniture, furnishings, housewares, appliances and electronics, at retail [56131] 1.46 1.28 0.82 0.86 0.58
Sporting and leisure products, at retail [56141] 2.15 1.31 1.66 1.65 1.53
Motor vehicles at retail [56151] 2.04 1.03 1.04 0.94 2.26
Recreational vehicles at retail [56152] 4.42 2.10 2.74 3.46 2.27
Motor vehicle parts, accessories and supplies, at retail [56153] 1.90 1.09 0.98 1.09 1.42
Automotive and household fuels, at retail [56161] 1.89 1.90 4.88 1.54 1.77
Home health products at retail [56171] 2.03 2.09 4.28 2.13 2.86
Infant care, personal and beauty products, at retail [56172] 2.89 2.08 4.08 2.24 2.24
Hardware, tools, renovation and lawn and garden products, at retail [56181] 1.45 1.02 1.02 1.58 1.46
Miscellaneous products at retail [56191] 2.16 2.09 2.25 1.94 2.31
Total retail trade commissions and miscellaneous services1 1.91 1.51 2.09 1.66 1.71
1Comprises the following North American Product Classification System (NAPCS): 56211, 58122, 58141, 57111, 841, 58121, 58111, 53112 and 58131.

National Level CVs by Characteristic

National Level CVs by Characteristic
Month Sales of goods manufactured Raw materials and components inventories Goods / work in process inventories Finished goods manufactured inventories Unfilled Orders
%
August 2017 0.63 1.07 0.99 1.19 0.82
September 2017 0.64 1.09 1.01 1.21 0.81
October 2017 0.62 1.08 1.00 1.15 0.79
November 2017 0.62 1.07 1.01 1.11 0.84
December 2017 0.73 1.16 1.70 1.38 1.22
January 2018 0.62 1.10 1.50 1.42 1.19
February 2018 0.61 1.10 1.83 1.48 1.16
March 2018 0.63 1.18 1.59 1.37 1.17
April 2018 0.74 1.20 1.50 1.41 1.23
May 2018 0.76 1.11 1.44 1.39 1.16
June 2018 0.58 1.03 1.81 1.38 1.30
July 2018 0.58 1.03 1.14 1.32 1.17
August 2018 0.61 0.92 1.27 1.33 1.05

National Weighted Rates by Source and Characteristic, August 2018

National Weighted Rates by Source and Characteristic, August 2018
Characteristics Data source
Response or edited Imputed
%
Sales of goods manufactured 90.3 9.7
Raw materials and components 83.4 16.6
Goods / work in process 87.7 12.3
Finished goods manufactured 83.3 16.7
Unfilled Orders 93.0 7.0
Capacity utilization rate 74.9 25.1

Statistics Canada’s International Engagement Strategy, 2024 to 2028: Working Together to Build a High-quality International Statistical System for the Future

Introduction

At Statistics Canada, we know the significant role that data play every day in the lives of Canadians. Reliable and robust data are fundamental to the development of evidence-based policy and decision making in an increasingly digital world. Data are a means by which countries understand their population, their economies and the environment. They enable measurement of progress and allow for governments to assess programs.

Our agency is recognized as a leading national statistical organization, providing high-quality, timely and credible data that respond to Canadians’ information needs.

Canada has much to offer and much to gain from participating in activities that contribute to sound and internationally comparable statistics. For example, Statistics Canada promotes the quality and coherence of both Canadian and global statistics through collaboration with international organizations, federal departments and agencies, and the provinces and territories. All of our international engagements are rooted in the United Nations 10 Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics (FPOS) which help define what constitutes a good system of high-quality official statistics and what role that system should play in national government. The importance of credible official statistics and data from national statistical systems has been recognized globally as critically important in an expanding data ecosystem.

In this spirit of international cooperation, Statistics Canada is renewing its International Engagement Strategy for 2024-2028.

The strategy is built on four objectives underpinned with a strategic allocation of effort and resources:

  1. leveraging international efforts effectively to fulfill Statistics Canada’s mandate
  2. leading and encouraging global statistical standards to ensure comparability
  3. bringing leadership and expertise to the international table in support of innovation
  4. engaging in targeted, sustainable technical assistance.

Whether citizens are interested in assessing the impacts on their lives arising from globalization and digitalization, the geo-political situation, climate change, artificial intelligence, or other domestic or international events, Statistics Canada’s aim is to promote high-quality and comparable statistics that serve Canadians.

We strive to continue to be a leader in the global statistical community through an approach that is strategic, collaborative and innovative. Our renewed strategy and implementation plan reflect these aspirations.

André Loranger
Chief Statistician of Canada

Statistics Canada's International Mandate

Statistics Canada’s mandate is to foster international cooperation, and effective governance and accountability through strategic engagement in the international statistical system.

By collaborating and sharing best practices and expertise to develop internationally comparable statistical standards, innovative methods and techniques, we seek to enhance the quality and reliability of statistics produced in the international statistical system and provide targeted statistical capacity development that is sustainable and underpinned by the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics.

What does that mean?

Strategic collaboration in the international statistical community enables Statistics Canada to lead by example and promotes the development and use of robust statistics and techniques. International collaboration also allows for the sharing of experiences and best practices which helps to ensure efficiency in the national statistical system. Thoughtful and effective international partnership also expands Canada’s influence in the areas of trade, global governance and the promotion of equality.

Promotion of adherence to international standards and frameworks enables a consistent and coherent picture of the economy, society and environment. At the national level, it supports evidence-based policy making and allows Canadian decision makers to draw valid and necessary comparisons between Canada’s performance and that of other countries, clarifying strengths and weaknesses. It also ensures sound statistics for use in international negotiations and commitments in areas important to Canadians, such as trade, investment and other key aspects of the economy, as well as migration, human rights, gender equality and the environment.

Knowledge and experience gained through various international activities supports the professional development of a modern, engaged, efficient and innovative work force. International knowledge-sharing offers unique opportunities for employees to explore other countries’ tools and methods, and fosters innovation at Statistics Canada.

Our strategic aims

Over the next four years, Statistics Canada will show leadership in implementing a focused, collaborative and innovative international strategy in order to maximize our impact internationally and further develop our national statistical system. It will align with relevant corporate and Government of Canada policies and priorities, while maintaining the independence and flexibility required to adapt to address global challenges.

The 4 objectives of the International Strategy are grounded in the UN Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics and underpinned by the strategic allocation of effort and resources in all activities.

These objectives are:

  1. Leveraging international efforts effectively to fulfill Statistics Canada’s mandate (FPOS 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8).
  2. Leading and encouraging global statistical standards to ensure comparability (FPOS 3, 5, 9, 10).
  3. Bringing leadership and expertise to the international table in support of innovation (FPOS 1-10).
  4. Engaging in targeted, sustainable technical assistance (FPOS 9, 10).

The strategy will be implemented through the development of a plan that links to the international mandate and StatCan’s Strategic plans with measures to monitor and assess our activities.

Strengthening the statistical system in support of the Plan Sénégal Émergent

Through a 3-year, government of Canada-funded project, Statistics Canada provides technical assistance to the National Agency of Statistics and Demography of Senegal (ANSD) and the ministries responsible for education, vocational and technical training, food and nutrition security and extractive and agriculture sectors for the production of quality statistics. Reliable and credible statistics are needed to improve the strategic planning and programs monitoring and projects included in "Plan Sénégal Émergent", the national strategy for social and economic development, which aims to make Senegal an emerging country by 2035.

The project was approved on June 2, 2016 with funding of CAD $1 million and an end date of March 31, 2020.

Project activities include:

  • contributing to improved structures and mechanisms for coordination and collaboration between producers and users of statistical data;
  • supporting the implementation, by the various structures of the national statistical system, of good practices in financial management and human resources, provide training in techniques and methods of statistical surveys;
  • contributing to improved quality and reliability of the statistical output of the sectors targeted by budget support and supporting the implementation of a web-based dissemination policy for the entire national statistical system (NSS).

There are three main expected results for the project:

  • institutional strengthening of the ANSD and better coordination of the national statistical system (NSS);
  • capacity building in statistical production and
  • better quality of statistics produced by all structures belonging to the NSS.

Support to Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21st Century (PARIS21)

With its stated mission to reduce poverty and improve governance in developing countries by promoting the integration of reliable statistics and data into the decision-making process, international consortium PARIS21 brings together stakeholders from developing countries, donor countries, including Canada, and multilateral and international organizations to address the challenges of producing and providing reliable, high-quality official statistics in a rapidly changing world.

A 3-year Government of Canada-funded project was approved on March 21, 2016, with funding of CAD $750,000 and an end date of March 31, 2019. Statistics Canada worked with PARIS21 to leverage knowledge and technical assistance skills and enable wider dissemination  of expertise internationally, including in Canada's countries of focus, by contributing to:

  • building statistical capacity in developing countries by improving the knowledge and skills required in developing countries' statistical systems;
  • improving the quality of statistics in developing countries;
  • increasing accountability in developing countries by having better statistical information that will provide better statistical information for policy makers including helping developing countries provide disaggregated data and information for priority  groups such as gender disaggregation, disability etc.; and
  • strengthening governance by improving the underlying statistical system.

Project for the Regional Advancement of Statistics in the Caribbean (PRASC)

The Project for the Regional Advancement of Statistics in the Caribbean (PRASC) is a Government of Canada-funded statistical capacity building project which targets 14 Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).  PRASC aims to strengthen the statistical systems of the participating Caribbean countries by addressing identified gaps to improve social-economic measures and support evidence-based policy making.

The project was approved on March 3, 2015 with funding of CAD $19.5 million and an end date of September 2023.

PRASC provides technical assistance to the Member States through focusing on the following four components to:

  1. Enhance the Systems of National Accounts, by introducing new compilation methods, improving data gaps and increasing adherence to international standards;
  2. Improve economic statistics by working on a robust business survey infrastructure;
  3. Improve social statistics, including sex-disaggregated social-economic indicators, by working on a robust survey infrastructure for household surveys; and
  4. Improve sharing of statistical information and expertise at the national and regional levels, by enhancing communication and dissemination strategies.

2018 Annual Electric Power Generating Stations Survey

Integrated Business Statistics Program (IBSP)

Reporting guide

This guide is designed to assist you as you complete the 2018 Annual Electric Power Generating Stations Survey. If you need more information, please call the Statistics Canada Help Line at the number below.

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Definitions

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.

Current main activity of the business or organization
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 unit(s) targeted by this questionnaire only, 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.

Commission year
Indicates the first year the turbine became active.

Electricity generation capacity
Indicates the maximum potential generation capacity of the turbine and not the actual generation value.

Principal fuel
Indicate the "primary" fuel used at this station. If this is a co-generation facility and the steam turbine is operated using recaptured waste heat, please indicate "Other fuels (waste heat)" as the fuel source.

Province
Please select the provincial location of each station from the menu provided.

Station
A station refers to a facility which generates electricity. Many stations contain multiple turbines.

Station detail
Indicate the station unit ID name and or unit number, the commission year of the unit, the unit's capacity and total capacity of the station.

Station latitude and longitude
If known please indicate as applicable.

Station name
Each station should be reported separately, as applicable. Indicate the name most commonly used when referring to the station.

Status
Please indicate if this station is:

  • Active – A unit which is operating normally through the majority of the reference year
  • Standby - A unit whose operation is temporarily inactive for the majority of the reference year or whose production is not part of the planned load, but is on hand ready to be used when needed (e.g. a back-up generator).
  • Decommissioned - A unit which has been permanently removed from service.

Turbine
A machine used for converting mechanical power to electrical power, typically through a rotor. In the case of solar electricity generating stations, a turbine refers to a solar array, comprised of photovoltaic cells.

Turbine ID
Indicates the identifier associated with an individual turbine.

Turbine type
Indicate which type of turbine is present at the station - Combustion Turbine, Hydraulic (Hydro) Turbine, Internal Combustion Turbine, Solar, Nuclear Steam Turbine, Conventional Steam Turbine, Tidal Power Turbine or Wind Power Turbine, Wave, Geothermal, or Other non-Combustibles.

Water source
In the case of hydraulic (hydro) stations, name the river or lake being utilized.

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