Canadian Industry Partnership for Energy Conservation (CIPEC)
Natural Resources Canada
580 Booth Street, 19th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0E4
E-mail: nrcan.cipec-ipeec.rncan@canada.ca
Web: Canadian Industry Partnership for Energy Conservation (CIPEC)

An important message to all respondents

On behalf of the Canadian Industry Partnership for Energy Conservation (CIPEC), I would like to thank you for responding to the 2022 Industrial Consumption of Energy (ICE) survey.

Energy efficiency plays a key role in Canada's efforts to reduce energy use and GHG emissions, while strengthening competitiveness and maximizing profits. Your participation in the ICE survey enables us to track industry's progress and help meet Canada's Pan-Canadian Framework objectives of clean growth and a low carbon economy. Specifically, the ICE data is used to help build the business case for funding and program renewals, monitoring sector progress and celebrating industry's energy achievements.

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) currently supports industrial organizations in improving their energy performance through program activities such as:

  • Energy management frameworks and cost-shared financial assistance;
  • Tools, guides and technical information; and
  • National and international networks.

In fact, as noted in the Government of Canada Budget 2022, the federal government proposed to provide $194 million over five years to NRCan to expand our current Industrial Energy Management Program. This could include support for ISO 50001 certification, energy managers, cohort-based training, audits, and energy efficiency-focused retrofits for key small-to-moderate projects that fill a gap in the federal suite of industrial programming.

We are currently designing the program with preliminary discussions with key stakeholders and anticipate providing more details on programming later this year.

NRCan also administers the ENERGY STAR for Industry program, which offers the ENERGY STAR Challenge to help reduce facility energy intensity by 10% within 5 years, and tools to measure, track and benchmark energy to reduce waste and save money for companies eligible through ENERGY STAR Certification.

NRCan and CIPEC can help you produce results and save costs. Contact us today to learn more about how we can support your organization in improving your energy performance.

Thank you again for your participation.

Sincerely,

Andy Mahut
Chief Executive Officer
Advanced Materials and Propulsion Engineering and Research Inc. (AMPERe Inc.)
Chair, CIPEC Executive Board

The 2026 Census of Population content consultation is underway

January 9, 2023

OTTAWA —Statistics Canada is pleased to announce that the 2026 Census of Population content consultation is underway.

Thanks to the commitment and cooperation of all Canadians, the 2021 Census was a great success. Canadians now have the opportunity to provide valuable information on their census data needs and help in the success of the next Census cycle. Participants can give examples of how they use data and provide information about data sources that could supplement or replace existing census information. They can also suggest content changes or additions for the 2026 Census of Population and comment on the relevance of the current census content.

Statistics Canada is seeking feedback on census content from representatives in federal, provincial, territorial and municipal governments; First Nations, Métis and Inuit leaders, communities and organizations; academia; non-governmental organizations; private businesses; and other census data users.

Invitations to participate have been sent by email to individuals and organizations that are known census data users. Statistics Canada has also reached out to data users through its website, social media accounts and regional offices. Completing the questionnaire online is quick, easy and secure.

For more information about the 2026 Census of Population content consultation or to access the online questionnaire, please visit the 2026 Census of Population Content Consultation web page.

For more information, contact Media Relations at 613-951-4636 or statcan.mediahotline-ligneinfomedias.statcan@statcan.gc.ca.

Environment and Energy Statistics Division
Energy Section

This guide is designed to assist you as you complete the
Monthly Electricity Supply and Disposition Survey 2023.

Help Line: 1-877-604-7828 (TTY: 1-866-753-7083)

Confidentiality

Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from releasing any information it collects which could identify any person, business, or organization, unless consent has been given by the respondent or as permitted by the Statistics Act. Statistics Canada will use the information from this survey for statistical purposes.

Table of contents

A – Reporting Instructions

Please report information for the month indicated on the front of the questionnaire, and return it within 10 days of receipt.

Please complete all sections as applicable.

If the information requested is unknown, please provide your best estimate.

This guide is designed to assist you as you complete the Monthly Electricity Supply and Disposition Survey. If you need more information, please call 1-877-604-7828.

B – Electricity Generation Method

Combustible fuels: see section C

Nuclear: Electricity generated at an electric power plant whose turbines are driven by steam generated in a reactor by heat from the fission of nuclear fuel.

Hydro: Electric power generated from a plant in which the turbine generators are driven by flowing water.

Tidal: Electric power generated from a plant in which turbine generators are driven from tidal movements.

Wind: A power plant in which the prime mover is a wind turbine. Electric power is generated by the conversion of wind power into mechanical energy.

Solar: Electricity created using Photovoltaic (PV) technology which converts sunlight into electricity or electricity created using solar thermal technology where sunlight heats a liquid or gas to drive a turbine or engine.

Wave: Electricity generated from mechanical energy derived from wave motion.

Geothermal: Electricity generated from heat emitted from within the earth's crust, usually in the form of hot water or steam.

Other non-combustible sources: This includes fuels such as waste heat, steam, and steam purchased from another company. 

C – Combustible fuels

Coal: A readily combustible, black or brownish-black rock-like substance, whose composition, including inherent moisture, consists of more than 50% by weight and 70% by volume of carbonaceous material. It is formed from plant remains that have been compacted, hardened, chemically altered and metamorphosed by heat and pressure over geologic time without access to air.

Natural gas: A mixture of hydrocarbons (principally methane) and small quantities of various hydrocarbons existing in the gaseous phase or in solution with crude oil in underground reservoirs.

Petroleum: This covers both naturally occurring unprocessed crude oil and petroleum products that are made up of refined crude oil and used as a fuel source (i.e., crude oil, synthetic crude oil, natural gas liquids, naphtha, kerosene, jet fuel, gasoline, diesel, and fuel oil; excludes Petroleum coke, bitumen and other oil products not specified).

Other non-renewable combustible fuels: This includes fuels such as propane, orimulsion, petroleum coke, coke oven gas, ethanol and any other type of non-renewable combustible fuels not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. 

Wood and wood waste: Wood and wood energy used as fuel, including round wood (cord wood), lignin, wood scraps from furniture and window frame manufacturing, wood chips, bark, sawdust, shavings, lumber rejects, forest residues, charcoal and pulp waste from the operation of pulp mills, sawmills and plywood mills.

Spent pulping liquor (Black liquor): A recycled by-product formed during the pulping of wood in the paper-making process. It is primarily made up of lignin and other wood constituents, and chemicals that are by-products of the manufacture of chemical pulp. It is burned as fuel or in a recovery boiler which produces steam which can be used to produce electricity.

Methane: A biogas composed principally of methane and carbon dioxide (e.g., landfill gas, anaerobic digestion and sewage gas).

Methane (Landfill gas): A biogas composed principally of methane and carbon dioxide produced by anaerobic digestion of landfill waste.

Municipal and other waste: Wastes (liquids or solids) produced by households, industry, hospitals and others (examples: paper, cardboard, rubber, leather, natural textiles, wood, brush, grass clippings, kitchen waste and sewage sludge).

Other type of Biomass: Any other type of biomass not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. This includes fuels such as food waste/food processing residues, used diapers, and other biogases excluding methane. 

D – Receipts of electricity from the U.S.A.

If applicable, please report the total quantity of electricity (MWh) and Canadian dollar value (thousands of dollars) this business imported/purchased from the United States.

E – Receipts of electricity from within Canada

If applicable, please report the total quantities of electricity (MWh) and total dollar value (thousands of dollars) purchased or received from within and/or other provinces (e.g., other utilities/producers, transmitters, distributors).

F – Total Supply

This is the sum of Total Generation, Total Receipts from United States, Total Receipts from other Provinces and Total Receipts from Within Province. The Total Supply number must equal the Total Disposition number.

G – Deliveries of electricity to the U.S.A.

If applicable, please report the total quantity of electricity (MWh) and Canadian dollar value (thousands of dollars) this business exported/sold to the United States.

H – Deliveries of electricity within Canada

If applicable, please report the total quantity of electricity (MWh) and total dollar value (thousands of dollars) your company sold to other domestic companies, by province or territory.

I – Unallocated and/or losses

Include

  • transmission losses
  • adjustments
  • "unaccounted for" amounts which are subject to variation because of cyclical billing
  • losses in the main generator transformers and the electrical energy absorbed by the generating auxiliaries

Thank you for your participation.

Canadian Economic News, December 2022 Edition

This module provides a concise summary of selected Canadian economic events, as well as international and financial market developments by calendar month. It is intended to provide contextual information only to support users of the economic data published by Statistics Canada. In identifying major events or developments, Statistics Canada is not suggesting that these have a material impact on the published economic data in a particular reference month.

All information presented here is obtained from publicly available news and information sources, and dbiloes not reflect any protected information provided to Statistics Canada by survey respondents.

Resources

  • Calgary-based TC Energy Corporation announced it had initiated a shut down of the Keystone Pipeline System on December 7th in response to a release of oil in Kansas. The company announced on December 14th the restart of the Keystone Pipeline section that extends from Hardisty, Alberta to Wood River/Patoka, Illinois. On December 21st, TC Energy said the affected segment of the Keystone Pipeline System remained isolated and will not be restarted until it is safe to do so and when the company has regulatory approval from the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). On December 23rd, TC Energy said the U.S. PHMSA had approved the Restart Plan for the Cushing segment.
  • Calgary-based Suncor Energy Inc. announced it had shut down its Commerce City refinery in Colorado on December 24th due to equipment damage caused by extreme weather. Suncor said a restart of the facility with a return to full operations is expected to be completed by late in the first quarter of 2023.
  • Calgary-based Cenovus Energy Inc. announced its 2023 budget, which includes plans to invest between $4.0 billion and $4.5 billon. Cenovus said the investments include about $2.8 billion of sustaining capital to maintain base production, and a range of $1.2 billion to $1.7 billion to be directed towards optimization and growth, including construction of the West White Rose project in Atlantic Canada.
  • Calgary-based Imperial Oil Ltd. announced its capital spending is forecast at $1.7 billion in 2023 and includes a planned ramp-up for the Strathcona Renewable Diesel project, application of solvent technologies at Cold Lake, and ongoing investment on the in-pit tailings project at the Kearl oil sands facility.
  • Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. announced it expects to deploy approximately $6 billion of capital in 2023, inclusive of maintenance capital.
  • The Government of Canada announced it had approved the NOVA Gas Transmission Limited (NGTL) West Path Delivery 2023 (WP2023) pipeline project with 34 binding conditions related to environmental protection, the involvement of Indigenous people in monitoring, safety and integrity, and employment and training. The Government said the project will add approximately 40 km of new natural gas pipeline in southwestern Alberta to the existing 25,000-km NGTL system.
  • Toronto-based Superior Plus Corp. and Certarus Ltd. of Calgary announced they had entered into a definitive arrangement agreement for Superior to acquire Certarus for a total acquisition value of $1.05 billion. The companies said the transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2023, subject to customary closing conditions.
  • Vancouver-based Canfor Corporation announced a temporary reduction in production of approximately 150 million board feet in December and January through curtailments at all solid wood facilities in B.C. and Alberta. Canfor said curtailments would start on December 19th and would range from one to four weeks across its Canadian operations. Canfor also said it anticipates that the majority of its B.C. facilities will operate below full capacity in the New Year.
  • Vancouver-based Western Forest Products Inc. announced plans to temporarily reduce its lumber production output for the remainder of 2022 by approximately 20 million board feet to manage inventory levels to current market conditions. The company said the reduction would be spread across its British Columbia manufacturing platform throughout December and that it expects production to resume at impacted sites in January 2023.
  • The Government of Canada announced its decision to approve the Marathon Palladium Project, a proposed palladium mine located 10 km from Marathon, Ontario, with 269 legally-binding conditions to protect the environment, including mitigation measures and follow-up program requirements.
  • Florida-based The Mosaic Company announced it had temporarily curtailed production at its Colonsay potash mine in Saskatchewan. Mosaic said underground development work will continue in anticipation of the restart of both mills in early 2023.

Transportation

  • Calgary-based WestJet Airlines Ltd. announced it was taking first steps in growing overall capacity from Calgary International Airport by more than 25% in 2023, including new intercontinental routes between Calgary and Tokyo, Barcelona, Edinburgh, and increased frequencies between Calgary and Dublin, London, Paris, and Rome.
  • Toronto-based Porter Airlines announced it was adding flights between Toronto Pearson International Airport and Vancouver International Airport, Calgary International Airport, Edmonton International Airport, and Halifax Stanfield International Airport, with the initial flight schedules starting in February 2023. Porter also said it was launching four new Canadian and U.S. routes from Ottawa International Airport and Boston, New York-Newark, Quebec City, and Thunder Bay starting in March 2023.

Financial

  • TD Canada Trust, RBC Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), BMO Bank of Montreal, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), Scotiabank, and Laurentian Bank of Canada announced they were increasing their prime lending rates from 5.95% to 6.45%, effective December 8th.
  • Toronto-based Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) announced it had entered into an agreement to acquire HSBC Bank of Canada for an all-cash purchase price of $13.5 billion. RBC said the closing is expected by late 2023, subject to customary closing conditions including regulatory approvals.

Other news

  • The Bank of Canada increased its target for the overnight rate by 50 basis points to 4.25%. The last change in the target for the overnight rate was a 50 basis points increase in October 2022.
  • The Government of Canada announced on December 2nd that the G7 and Australia had reached consensus on a maximum price of USD $60 per barrel for seaborne Russian-origin crude oil in line with the unanimous decision by Member States of the European Union to endorse a price level for the price cap. The Government said that the price cap on Russian-origin crude oil would enter into force on December 5th, 2022, or very soon thereafter, and that the price cap on Russian-origin petroleum products will enter into force on February 5th, 2023.
  • The Government of Canada announced on December 5th the opening of General Motors of Canada Company's (GM) CAMI Electric Vehicle (EV) assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ontario. The Government said the plant will build fully electric delivery vans, and that by 2025 the plant plans to manufacture 50,000 EVs per year.
  • The Government of Canada announced on December 8th the new Federal Action Plan to Strengthen Internal Trade that outlines a strategy to accelerate efforts to remove barriers to trade and that the strategy contains five elements:
    • The launch of the first pan-Canadian Internal Trade Information Hub to provide open and accessible data on internal trade in Canada;
    • Stakeholder engagement to better understand what can be done to support internal trade around the country;
    • Research to identify and address trade barriers;
    • Enhanced funding for the Internal Trade Secretariat; and
    • A review of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) to reduce federal exemptions, with a focus on government procurement.
  • The Government of Canada announced on December 21st that it had determined that the significant adverse environmental effects of Switzerland-based Glencore International AG's proposed Sukunka Coal Mine Project, an open-pit metallurgical coal mine located near Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, could not be mitigated and that the project therefore cannot proceed.
  • The Government of Saskatchewan released its 2022-23 Mid Year Report on November 29th. The Government forecasts a $1.1 billion budget surplus in 2022-2023 and real GDP growth of 5.3% in 2022 and 1.9% in 2023.
  • The Government of Quebec released its Update on Quebec's Economic and Financial Situation on December 8, which confirmed additional investments of more than $13 billion over five years to implement the Anti-Inflation Shield. The Government forecasts a $5.2 billion budget deficit for 2022-2023 and real GDP growth of 3.1% in 2022 and 0.7% in 2023.
  • The Government of Manitoba released its 2022-23 Mid-Year Report - Fiscal and Economic Update on December 20th. The Government forecasts a $193 million budget deficit in 2022-2023 and real GDP growth of 3.7% in 2022 and 1.4% in 2023.
  • The Government of Nova Scotia released its Forecast Update on December 20th. The Government forecasts a $142.6 million budget deficit for 2022-2023 and real GDP growth of 2.1% in 2022 and 1.6% in 2023.
  • The Government of Prince Edward Island released its Economic and Fiscal Update on December 22nd. The Government forecasts a $94.8 million deficit for 2022-2023 and real GDP growth of 2.4% in 2022 and 1.2% in 2023.
  • On November 29th, the Government of Alberta introduced the Alberta Sovereignty within a United Canada Act that would allow the Government to stand up to federal government overreach and interference in areas of provincial jurisdiction, including in the areas of private property, natural resources, agriculture, firearms, regulation of the economy and delivery of health, education, and other social programs.
  • On December 7, the Government of Alberta introduced the Inflation Relief Statutes Amendment Act, 2022 that would enable the expansion of utility rebates, electricity price protection over the winter, personal income tax indexation retroactive to the 2022 tax year, full suspension of the provincial fuel tax, and delivery of upcoming targeted relief payments to families, seniors and vulnerable Albertans.
  • Aurora, Ontario-based Magna International Inc. announced it had entered into an agreement to acquire the Veoneer Active Safety business from SSW Partners, LP of New York for USD $1.525 billion in cash. Magna said the transaction is expected to close near mid-year 2023, subject to certain regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.

United States and other international news

  • United States President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that an emergency exists in the State of New York and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from a severe winter storm beginning on December 23rd and continuing.
  • The U.S. Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) raised the target range for the federal funds rate by 50 basis points to 4.25% to 4.50% and said it anticipates that ongoing increases in the target range will be appropriate. The last change in the target range was a 75 basis points increase in November 2022. The Committee also said it will continue reducing its holdings of Treasury securities and agency debt and agency mortgage-backed securities.
  • The European Central Bank (ECB) raised the three key ECB interest rates by 50 basis points to 2.50% (main refinancing operations), 2.75% (marginal lending facility), and 2.00% (deposit facility). The last change in these rates was a 75 basis points increase in October 2022. The ECB also said it intends to continue reinvesting, in full, the principal payments from maturing securities purchased under the Asset Purchase Program (APP) until the end of February 2023 and that subsequently, the APP portfolio will decline at a measured and predictable pace, as the Eurosystem will not reinvest all of the principal payments from maturing securities.
  • The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted to increase the Bank Rate by 50 basis points to 3.5%. The last change in the Bank Rate was a 75 basis points increase in November 2022.
  • The Bank of Japan (BoJ) announced it will apply a negative interest rate of -0.1% to the Policy-Rate Balances in current accounts held by financial institutions at the BoJ and that it will purchase a necessary amount of Japanese government bonds (JGBs) without setting an upper limit so that 10-year JGB yields will remain at around zero percent. The BoJ said that while significantly increasing the amount of JGB purchases, it will expand the range of 10-year JGB yield fluctuations from the target level: from between around plus and minus 0.25 percentage points to between around plus or minus 0.5 percentage points.
  • The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) increased the target for the cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.1%. The last change in the target for the cash rate was a 25 basis points increase in November 2022.
  • The Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Committee of Norway's Norges Bank raised the policy rate by 25 basis points to 2.75%. The last change in the policy rate was a 25 basis points increase in November 2022.
  • OPEC and non-OPEC members announced on December 4th that participating countries decided to reaffirm the decision of the 33rd OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting on October 5, 2022.
  • New Jersey-based BlockFi Inc. and eight of its affiliates announced on November 28th they had commenced voluntary cases under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code to stabilize its business and provide the Company with the opportunity to consummate a comprehensive restructuring transaction. BlockFi said that as part of its restructuring efforts, it will focus on recovering all obligations owed to it by its counterparties, including FTX and associated corporate entities.
  • New York-based Voyager Digital Ltd. announced that its operating company Voyager Digital LLC selected U.S. exchange BAM Trading Services Inc. of California, doing business as Binance.US, as the highest bid for its assets at approximately USD $1.022 billion after a review of strategic options with the core objective of maximizing the value returned to customers and other creditors as quickly as possible.

Financial market news

  • West Texas Intermediate crude oil closed at USD $80.26 per barrel on December 30th, down from a closing value of USD $80.55 at the end of November. Western Canadian Select crude oil traded in the USD $49 to $59 per barrel range throughout December. The Canadian dollar closed at 73.83 cents U.S. on December 30th, down from 74.03 cents U.S. at the end of November. The S&P/TSX composite index closed at 19,384.92 on December 30th, down from 20,453.26 at the end of November.

Business Innovation and Growth Support – Additional Documentation 2020/2021

The following list presents the types of support associated with the value of support to ultimate beneficiaries for the reference year 2020/2021.

Type of support

  • Advisory service
  • Conditionally Repayable Contribution
  • Grant
  • Loan Guarantees
  • N/A
  • Non-Repayable Contribution
  • Other Financial Support
  • Service Fully Cost-Recovered
  • Service Fully Subsidized
  • Service Partially Cost-Recovered
  • Targeted Procurement
  • Unconditionally Repayable Contribution

The following list identifies the program streams that provide innovation and growth support for the reference year 2020/2021.

Program streams that provide innovation and growth support for the reference year 2020/2021.
Department/agency Program Stream Name
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada AgriInnovate Program
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada AgriInnovation Program
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada AgriMarketing Program: Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Component
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada AgriProcessing Initiative
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada AgriScience Program
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Agricultural Clean Technology Program
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Agricultural Greenhouse Gases Program
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Agricultural Innovation Program
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Canadian Agriculture Strategic Priorities Program
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Living Laboratories Initiative
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Atlantic Innovation Fund
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Business Development Program
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Canada Coal Transition Initiative
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Canadian Experiences Fund
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Community Futures Program
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Business Scale-up and Productivity
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Regional Innovation Ecosystems
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Steel and Aluminum Initiative
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Women Entrepreneurship Fund
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Women Entrepreneurship Strategy - Ecosystem Fund
Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Canadian Experiences Fund
Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Community Futures Program
Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Business Scale-up and Productivity
Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Regional Innovation Ecosystems
Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Women Entrepreneurship Fund
Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Women Entrepreneurship Strategy - Ecosystem Fund
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Industry Partnered Collaborative Research (IPCR)
Canadian Space Agency Space Technology Development Program
Canadian Space Agency smartEarth
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency Canadian Experiences Fund
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency Inclusive Diversification and Economic Advancement in the North
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency Northern Aboriginal Economic Opportunities Program
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency Northern Isolated Community Initiatives Fund
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Business Scale-up and Productivity
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Regional Innovation Ecosystems
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency Women Entrepreneurship Strategy - Ecosystem Fund
Fisheries and Oceans Canada Aquaculture Collaborative Research and Development Program
Fisheries and Oceans Canada Atlantic Fisheries Fund
Fisheries and Oceans Canada British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund
Fisheries and Oceans Canada Fisheries and Aquaculture Clean Technology Adoption Program
Fisheries and Oceans Canada Quebec Fisheries Fund
Department of National Defence Innovation for Defence, Excellence and Security
Environment and Climate Change Canada Low Carbon Economy Challenge
Environment and Climate Change Canada Science Horizons Youth Internship Program
Employment and Social Development Canada Temporary Foreign Worker Program - Global Talent Stream
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Advanced Manufacturing Fund
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Canadian Experiences Fund
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Community Economic Development and Diversification
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Community Futures Program
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Investing in Business Growth and Productivity
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Investing in Business Innovation
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Business Scale-up and Productivity
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Regional Innovation Ecosystems
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Women Entrepreneurship Fund
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Women Entrepreneurship Strategy - Ecosystem Fund
Global Affairs Canada CanExport Innovation
Global Affairs Canada CanExport SME
Global Affairs Canada Canadian International Innovation Program
Global Affairs Canada Canadian Technology Accelerators
Global Affairs Canada Trade Commissioner Service
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Accelerated Growth Service
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Automotive Innovation Fund
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Automotive Supplier Innovation Fund
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada CANARIE Inc.
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Canada Small Business Financing Program
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Centre for Drug Research and Development
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Clean Growth Hub
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Communications Research Centre Canada
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada FedNor Canadian Experiences Fund
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada FedNor Community Futures Program
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada FedNor Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Business Scale-up and Productivity
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada FedNor Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Regional Innovation Ecosystems
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada FedNor Women Entrepreneurship Fund
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada FedNor Women Entrepreneurship Strategy - Ecosystem Fund
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Futurpreneur
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Genome Canada
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Innovation Superclusters Initiative
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Innovative Solutions Canada
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Mitacs Inc.
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Northern Ontario Development Program
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Steel and Aluminium Initiative
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Stem Cell Network
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative (SADI)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Strategic Innovation Fund
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Sustainable Development Technology Canada
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Technology Demonstration Program
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Technology Partnerships Canada
Natural Resources Canada Contributions in Support of Electric Vehicle and Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Deployment Initiative
Natural Resources Canada Contributions in Support of Energy Innovation Program
Natural Resources Canada Contributions in Support of the Smart Grids Program
Natural Resources Canada Contributions in support of Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities
Natural Resources Canada Contributions in support of Clean Growth in the Natural Resource Sectors Innovation Program
Natural Resources Canada Contributions in support of GeoConnections Program
Natural Resources Canada Contributions in support of Investments in Forest Industry Transformation Program
Natural Resources Canada Contributions in support of ecoENERGY for Renewable Power
Natural Resources Canada Contributions in support of the Emerging Renewable Power Program
Natural Resources Canada Contributions in support of the Forest Innovation Program
Natural Resources Canada Contributions in support of the Forest Research Institute Initiative
Natural Resources Canada Contributions in support of the Green construction through Wood program
Natural Resources Canada Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Demonstration Program
Natural Resources Canada Energy Efficient Buildings
Natural Resources Canada Grants and Contributions in support of Clean Technology Challenges
Natural Resources Canada Mining Innovation
Natural Resources Canada Oil and Gas Clean Tech Program
Natural Resources Canada Science and Technology Internship Program - Green Jobs
National Research Council of Canada Advanced Electronics and Photonics
National Research Council of Canada Aerospace
National Research Council of Canada Aquatic and Crop Resource Development
National Research Council of Canada Automotive and Surface Transportation
National Research Council of Canada Challenge-Superclusters
National Research Council of Canada Construction
National Research Council of Canada Digital Technologies
National Research Council of Canada Energy, Mining and Environment
National Research Council of Canada Human Health Therapeutics
National Research Council of Canada Ideation Fund
National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program
National Research Council of Canada Medical Devices
National Research Council of Canada Ocean, Coastal, and River Engineering
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Applied Research and Development Grants
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Business-Led Networks of Centres of Excellence
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Centres of Excellence for Commercialization and Research
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Collaborative Research and Development Grants
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council College-University Idea to Innovation Grants
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Connect Grants
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Industrial Research Chairs
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Innovation Enhancement Grants
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Strategic Partnership Grants for Networks
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Strategic Partnership Grants for Projects
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Technology Access Centres Grants
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council University Idea to Innovation Grants
Department of Canadian Heritage Canada Book Fund
Department of Canadian Heritage Canada Media Fund - Experimental Stream
Department of Canadian Heritage Canada Music Fund - Individual and Collective Initiatives
Department of Canadian Heritage Canada Periodical Fund
Western Economic Diversification Canada Canadian Coal Transition Initiative
Western Economic Diversification Canada Canadian Experiences Fund
Western Economic Diversification Canada Community Futures Program
Western Economic Diversification Canada Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Business Scale-up and Productivity
Western Economic Diversification Canada Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Regional Innovation Ecosystems
Western Economic Diversification Canada Western Diversification Program
Western Economic Diversification Canada Western Innovation Initiative
Western Economic Diversification Canada Women Entrepreneurship Fund
Western Economic Diversification Canada Women Entrepreneurship Strategy - Ecosystem Fund
Western Economic Diversification Canada Women's Enterprise Initiative

The following list identifies the program streams that provide innovation and growth support to ultimate beneficiaries for the reference year 2020/2021.

program streams that provide innovation and growth support to ultimate beneficiaries for the reference year 2020/2021.
Department/agency Program Stream Name
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada AgriInnovate Program
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada AgriMarketing Program: Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Component
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada AgriScience Program
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Agricultural Clean Technology Program
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Agricultural Greenhouse Gases Program
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Canadian Agriculture Strategic Priorities Program
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Living Laboratories Initiative
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Atlantic Innovation Fund
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Business Development Program
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Canada Coal Transition Initiative
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Canadian Experiences Fund
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Business Scale-up and Productivity
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Regional Innovation Ecosystems
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Steel and Aluminum Initiative
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Women Entrepreneurship Fund
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Women Entrepreneurship Strategy - Ecosystem Fund
Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Canadian Experiences Fund
Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Business Scale-up and Productivity
Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Regional Innovation Ecosystems
Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Women Entrepreneurship Fund
Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Women Entrepreneurship Strategy - Ecosystem Fund
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Industry Partnered Collaborative Research (IPCR)
Canadian Space Agency Space Technology Development Program
Canadian Space Agency smartEarth
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency Canadian Experiences Fund
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency Inclusive Diversification and Economic Advancement in the North
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency Northern Aboriginal Economic Opportunities Program
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency Northern Isolated Community Initiatives Fund
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Business Scale-up and Productivity
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Regional Innovation Ecosystems
Fisheries and Oceans Canada Aquaculture Collaborative Research and Development Program
Fisheries and Oceans Canada Atlantic Fisheries Fund
Fisheries and Oceans Canada British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund
Fisheries and Oceans Canada Fisheries and Aquaculture Clean Technology Adoption Program
Fisheries and Oceans Canada Quebec Fisheries Fund
Department of National Defence Innovation for Defence, Excellence and Security
Environment and Climate Change Canada Low Carbon Economy Challenge
Environment and Climate Change Canada Science Horizons Youth Internship Program
Employment and Social Development Canada Temporary Foreign Worker Program - Global Talent Stream
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Canadian Experiences Fund
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Community Economic Development and Diversification
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Business Scale-up and Productivity
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Regional Innovation Ecosystems
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Women Entrepreneurship Fund
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Women Entrepreneurship Strategy - Ecosystem Fund
Global Affairs Canada CanExport Innovation
Global Affairs Canada CanExport SME
Global Affairs Canada Canadian International Innovation Program
Global Affairs Canada Canadian Technology Accelerators
Global Affairs Canada Trade Commissioner Service
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Accelerated Growth Service
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Automotive Innovation Fund
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Automotive Supplier Innovation Fund
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Canada Small Business Financing Program
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Centre for Drug Research and Development
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Clean Growth Hub
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Communications Research Centre Canada
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada FedNor Canadian Experiences Fund
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada FedNor Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Business Scale-up and Productivity
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada FedNor Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Regional Innovation Ecosystems
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada FedNor Women Entrepreneurship Fund
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada FedNor Women Entrepreneurship Strategy - Ecosystem Fund
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Genome Canada
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Innovative Solutions Canada
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Mitacs Inc.
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Northern Ontario Development Program
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Steel and Aluminium Initiative
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Stem Cell Network
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative (SADI)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Strategic Innovation Fund
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Sustainable Development Technology Canada
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Technology Demonstration Program
Natural Resources Canada Contributions in Support of Electric Vehicle and Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Deployment Initiative
Natural Resources Canada Contributions in Support of Energy Innovation Program
Natural Resources Canada Contributions in Support of the Smart Grids Program
Natural Resources Canada Contributions in support of Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities
Natural Resources Canada Contributions in support of Clean Growth in the Natural Resource Sectors Innovation Program
Natural Resources Canada Contributions in support of GeoConnections Program
Natural Resources Canada Contributions in support of Investments in Forest Industry Transformation Program
Natural Resources Canada Contributions in support of ecoENERGY for Renewable Power
Natural Resources Canada Contributions in support of the Emerging Renewable Power Program
Natural Resources Canada Contributions in support of the Forest Innovation Program
Natural Resources Canada Contributions in support of the Forest Research Institute Initiative
Natural Resources Canada Contributions in support of the Green construction through Wood program
Natural Resources Canada Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Demonstration Program
Natural Resources Canada Energy Efficient Buildings
Natural Resources Canada Grants and Contributions in support of Clean Technology Challenges
Natural Resources Canada Mining Innovation
Natural Resources Canada Oil and Gas Clean Tech Program
Natural Resources Canada Science and Technology Internship Program - Green Jobs
National Research Council of Canada Advanced Electronics and Photonics
National Research Council of Canada Aerospace
National Research Council of Canada Aquatic and Crop Resource Development
National Research Council of Canada Automotive and Surface Transportation
National Research Council of Canada Challenge-Superclusters
National Research Council of Canada Construction
National Research Council of Canada Digital Technologies
National Research Council of Canada Energy, Mining and Environment
National Research Council of Canada Human Health Therapeutics
National Research Council of Canada Ideation Fund
National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program
National Research Council of Canada Medical Devices
National Research Council of Canada Ocean, Coastal, and River Engineering
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Applied Research and Development Grants
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Collaborative Research and Development Grants
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council College-University Idea to Innovation Grants
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Connect Grants
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Industrial Research Chairs
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Innovation Enhancement Grants
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Strategic Partnership Grants for Networks
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Strategic Partnership Grants for Projects
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Technology Access Centres Grants
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council University Idea to Innovation Grants
Department of Canadian Heritage Canada Book Fund
Department of Canadian Heritage Canada Media Fund - Experimental Stream
Department of Canadian Heritage Canada Periodical Fund
Western Economic Diversification Canada Canadian Coal Transition Initiative
Western Economic Diversification Canada Canadian Experiences Fund
Western Economic Diversification Canada Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Business Scale-up and Productivity
Western Economic Diversification Canada Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Regional Innovation Ecosystems
Western Economic Diversification Canada Western Diversification Program
Western Economic Diversification Canada Western Innovation Initiative
Western Economic Diversification Canada Women Entrepreneurship Fund

Why are we conducting this survey?

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

The statistical information from the IBSP serves many purposes, including

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

Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.

Your participation in this survey is required under the authority of the Statistics Act.

Other important information

Authorization to collect this information

Data are collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19.

Confidentiality

By law, Statistics Canada is prohibited from releasing any information it collects that could identify any person, business, or organization, unless consent has been given by the respondent, or as permitted by the Statistics Act. Statistics Canada will use the information from this survey for statistical purposes only.

Record linkages

To enhance the data from this survey and to reduce the reporting burden, Statistics Canada may combine the acquired data with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.

Data-sharing agreements

To reduce respondent burden, Statistics Canada has entered into data-sharing agreements with provincial and territorial statistical agencies and other government organizations, which have agreed to keep the data confidential and use them only for statistical purposes. Statistics Canada will only share data from this survey with those organizations that have demonstrated a requirement to use the data.

Section 11 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with provincial and territorial statistical agencies that meet certain conditions. These agencies must have the legislative authority to collect the same information, on a mandatory basis, and the legislation must provide substantially the same provisions for confidentiality and penalties for disclosure of confidential information as the Statistics Act. Because these agencies have the legal authority to compel businesses to provide the same information, consent is not requested and businesses may not object to the sharing of the data.

For this survey, there are Section 11 agreements with the provincial and territorial statistical agencies of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Québec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and the Yukon. The shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.

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Chief Statistician of Canada
Statistics Canada
Attention of Director, Enterprise Statistics Division
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Ottawa, Ontario
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You may also contact us by email at statcan.esd-helpdesk-dse-bureaudedepannage.statcan@canada.ca or by fax at 613-951-6583.

For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, Northwest Territories and Nunavut as well as with the ministère des Finances du Québec, the ministère de l'Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques du Québec, the ministère de l'Énergie et des Ressources naturelles du Québec, Alberta Energy, the British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, the Canada Energy Regulator, Natural Resources Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada.

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

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

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

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

Legal Name

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

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

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 for the designated contact person for the business or organization and correct information if needed.

Note: The designated contact person is the person who should receive this questionnaire. The designated contact person may not always be the one who actually completes the questionnaire.

  • First name
  • Last name
  • Title
  • Preferred language of communication
    • English
    • French
  • Mailing address (number and street)
  • City
  • Province, territory or state
  • Postal code or ZIP code
  • Country
    • Canada
    • United States
  • Email address
  • Telephone number (including area code)
  • Extension number (if applicable)
    The maximum number of characters is 10.
  • Fax number (including area code)

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

  • Operational
  • Not currently operational (e.g., temporarily or permanently closed, change of ownership)
    Why is this business or organization not currently operational?
    • Seasonal operations
      • When did this business or organization close for the season?
        • Date
      • When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
        • Date
    • Ceased operations
      • When did this business or organization cease operations?
        • Date
      • Why did this business or organization cease operations?
        • Bankruptcy
        • Liquidation
        • Dissolution
        • Other
      • Specify the other reasons why the operations ceased
    • Sold operations
      • When was this business or organization sold?
        • Date
      • What is the legal name of the buyer?
    • Amalgamated with other businesses or organizations
      • When did this business or organization amalgamate?
        • Date
      • What is the legal name of the resulting or continuing business or organization?
      • What are the legal names of the other amalgamated businesses or organizations?
    • Temporarily inactive but expected to re-open
      • When did this business or organization become temporarily inactive?
        • Date
      • When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
        • Date
      • Why is this business or organization temporarily inactive?
    • No longer operating due to other reasons
      • When did this business or organization cease operations?
        • Date
      • Why did this business or organization cease operations?

4. Verify or provide the current main activity of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.

Note: The described activity was assigned using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

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

This question verifies the business or organization's current main activity as classified by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). The (NAICS) is an industry classification system developed by the statistical agencies of Canada, Mexico and the United States. Created against the background of the North American Free Trade Agreement, it is designed to provide common definitions of the industrial structure of the three countries and a common statistical framework to facilitate the analysis of the three economies. NAICS is based on supply-side or production-oriented principles, to ensure that industrial data, classified to NAICS, are suitable for the analysis of production-related issues such as industrial performance.

The target entity for which NAICS is designed are businesses and other organizations engaged in the production of goods and services. They include farms, incorporated and unincorporated businesses and government business enterprises. They also include government institutions and agencies engaged in the production of marketed and non-marketed services, as well as organizations such as professional associations and unions and charitable or non-profit organizations and the employees of households.

The associated NAICS should reflect those activities conducted by the business or organizational units targeted by this questionnaire only, as identified in the 'Answering this questionnaire' section and which can be identified by the specified legal and operating name. The main activity is the activity which most defines the targeted business or organization's main purpose or reason for existence. For a business or organization that is for-profit, it is normally the activity that generates the majority of the revenue for the entity.

The NAICS classification contains a limited number of activity classes; the associated classification might be applicable for this business or organization even if it is not exactly how you would describe this business or organization's main activity.

Please note that any modifications to the main activity through your response to this question might not necessarily be reflected prior to the transmitting of subsequent questionnaires and as a result they may not contain this updated information.

The following is the detailed description including any applicable examples or exclusions for the classification currently associated with this business or organization.

Description and examples

  • This is the current main activity
  • This is not the current main activity
    • 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 activity classification that best corresponds to this business or organization's main activity.

How to search:

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

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

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

Method of collection

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

  • Answering the remaining questions
  • Attaching files

Attach files

2. Our records indicate that this business fulfills its reporting obligations using file attachment(s). Please attach the required file(s) containing your electricity supply and disposition information for [Month] 2023. You may also attach other files you feel are necessary.

Please report in megawatt-hours (MWh) and thousands of dollars for all electricity generation, imports, receipts, exports and deliveries by type of consumers ( i.e., 'end use' or enrolled with a third party retailer).

To attach files

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

Note

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

Sub-type for all electricity generation

1. In [Month] 2023, did this business generate electricity?

Electricity may be generated for internal use and/or for sale.

  • Yes
  • No

2. In [Month] 2023, what methods were employed by this business to generate electricity?

Exclude purchased electricity.

Select all that apply.

Nuclear: Electricity generated at an electric power plant whose turbines are driven by steam generated in a reactor by heat from the fission of nuclear fuel.

Hydro: Electric power generated from a plant in which the turbine generators are driven by flowing water.

Tidal: Electric power generated from a plant in which turbine generators are driven from tidal movements.

Wind: A power plant in which the prime mover is a wind turbine. Electric power is generated by the conversion of wind power into mechanical energy.

Solar: Electricity created using Photovoltaic (PV) technology which converts sunlight into electricity OR electricity created using solar thermal technology where sunlight heats a liquid or gas to drive a turbine or engine.

Wave: Electricity generated from mechanical energy derived from wave motion.

Geothermal: Electricity generated from heat emitted from within the earth's crust, usually in the form of hot water or steam.

Other non-combustible sources: This includes fuels such as waste heat, steam, and steam purchased from another company. Specify in the space provided.

  • Thermal Generation - combustible fuels.
    • Include coal, natural gas, petroleum, wood, spent pulping liquor, methane, municipal and other waste, other combustible fuels.
  • Nuclear
  • Hydro
  • Tidal
  • Wind
  • Solar
  • Wave
  • Geothermal
  • Other
    • Specify other non-combustible methods

Electricity generation by all selected methods and fuel types

3. In [Month] 2023, which types of combustible fuel were used by this business to generate electricity?

Select all that apply.

Coal: A readily combustible, black or brownish-black rock-like substance, whose composition, including inherent moisture, consists of more than 50% by weight and 70% by volume of carbonaceous material. It is formed from plant remains that have been compacted, hardened, chemically altered and metamorphosed by heat and pressure over geologic time without access to air.

Natural gas: A mixture of hydrocarbons (principally methane) and small quantities of various hydrocarbons existing in the gaseous phase or in solution with crude oil in underground reservoirs.

Petroleum: This covers both naturally occurring unprocessed crude oil and petroleum products that are made up of refined crude oil and used as a fuel source ( i.e., crude oil, synthetic crude oil, natural gas liquids, naphtha, kerosene, jet fuel, gasoline, diesel, and fuel oil; excludes Petroleum coke, bitumen and other oil products not specified).

For 'Other' non-renewable combustible fuels: This includes fuels such as propane, orimulsion, petroleum coke, coke oven gas, ethanol and any other type of non-renewable combustible fuels not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Wood and wood waste: Wood and wood energy used as fuel, including round wood (cord wood), lignin, wood scraps from furniture and window frame manufacturing, wood chips, bark, sawdust, shavings, lumber rejects, forest residues, charcoal and pulp waste from the operation of pulp mills, sawmills and plywood mills.

Spent pulping liquor (Black liquor): A recycled by-product formed during the pulping of wood in the paper-making process. It is primarily made up of lignin and other wood constituents, and chemicals that are by-products of the manufacture of chemical pulp. It is burned as fuel or in a recovery boiler which produces steam which can be used to produce electricity.

Methane: A biogas composed principally of methane and carbon dioxide (e.g., landfill gas, anaerobic digestion and sewage gas).

Municipal and other waste: Wastes (liquids or solids) produced by households, industry, hospitals and others (e.g., paper, cardboard, rubber, leather, natural textiles, wood, brush, grass clippings, kitchen wastes and sewage sludge).

Other type of Biomass: Any other type of biomass not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. This includes fuels such as food waste/food processing residues, used diapers, and other biogases excluding methane. Specify in the space provided.

Non-renewable combustible fuels

  • Coal
  • Natural gas
  • Petroleum
  • Other - Specify the other non-renewable combustible types

Biomass

  • Wood
  • Spent pulping liquor
  • Methane
  • Municipal and other waste
  • Other - Specify the other types of biomass'

4. In [Month] 2023, what was the gross quantity in megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity generated by this business from the following?

Gross electricity generation is the total amount of electricity generated by the power plant during the reporting period. Gross electricity generation = Net electricity generation + Own use consumption from self-generated electricity.

Exclude purchased electricity

In [Month] 2023, what was the quantity in megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity generated by this business from the following?
  Quantity in MWh
Non-renewable combustible fuels  
a. Coal  
b. Natural gas  
c. Petroleum. Please report the generation from the use of diesel under Petroleum.  
d. Other – Specify the other non-renewable combustible types  
Total megawatt-hours generated from non-renewable combustible fuels  
Biomass  
e. Wood  
f. Spent pulping liquor  
g. Methane   
h. Municipal and other waste  
i. Other – Specify the other types of biomass  
Total megawatt-hours generated from biomass  
Total electricity production from combustible fuels  
j. Nuclear  
k. Hydro  
l. Tidal  
m. Wind  
n. Solar  
o. Wave  
p. Geothermal  
q. Other - Specify the other types of electricity produced from combustible fuels  
Total production of electricity  

Import of electricity from the United States

5. In [Month] 2023, did this business import electricity from the United States?

  • Yes
  • No

6. In [Month] 2023, what was the quantity in megawatt-hours (MWh) and the value of imported electricity from the United States?

If applicable, please report the total quantity of electricity ( MWh ) and Canadian dollar value (thousands of dollars) this business imported/purchased from the United States.

Exclude sales tax

  • Quantity in MWh
  • CAN$ '000

Withdrawals or purchases of electricity from other Canadian producers and distributors

7. In [Month] 2023, did this business receive or purchase electricity from other sources in Canada?

Include

  • electricity received from other producers or distributors including affiliated direct purchase and wholesale consumers
  • withdrawals from the grid for own consumption or for resale.
  • Yes
  • No

Withdrawals or purchases of electricity from other Canadian producers and distributors

8. In [Month] 2023, from which province or territory was electricity received, purchased or withdrawn by this business?

Select all that apply.

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

9. In [Month] 2023, what was the quantity in megawatt-hours (MWh) and the value of electricity received or purchased by this business?

Include:

  • electricity received from other producers or distributors, including affiliated direct purchase and wholesale consumers
  • withdrawals from the grid for own use consumption or for resale

Exclude sales tax

If applicable, please report the total quantity of electricity ( MWh ) (thousands of dollars) purchased or received from within and/or other provinces ( e.g., other utilities/producers, transmitters, distributors).

In [Month] 2023, what was the quantity in megawatt-hours (MWh) and the value of electricity received by this business?
  Quantity in MWh CAN$ '000
a. Newfoundland and Labrador    
b. Prince Edward Island    
c. Nova Scotia    
d. New Brunswick    
e. Quebec    
f. Ontario    
g. Manitoba    
h. Saskatchewan    
i. Alberta    
j. British Columbia    
k. Yukon    
l. Northwest Territories    
m. Nunavut    
Total quantity and value of electricity purchased or withdrawn from other domestic companies    

Own use consumption from self-generated electricity

10. In [Month] 2023, did this business consume self-generated electricity for its own use?

Own use consumption (also known as Producer consumption or Station service) refers to consumption of self-generated electricity (excludes imported or purchased electricity) for the direct support of the plant or business itself during the reporting period.

Own use consumption = Gross electricity - Net electricity generation (Gross electricity generation is the total amount of electricity generated by the power plant during the reporting period. Net electricity generation is the amount of electricity generated by the power plant that is delivered to the electricity grid during the reporting period).

  • Yes
  • No

11. In [Month] 2023, what was the quantity in megawatt-hours (MWh) of self-generated electricity consumed by this business for its own use?

Own use consumption (also known as Producer consumption or Station service) refers to consumption of self-generated electricity (excludes imported or purchased electricity) for the direct support of the plant or business itself during the reporting period.

Own use consumption = Gross electricity - Net electricity generation (Gross electricity generation is the amount of electricity generated by the power plant during the reporting period. Gross electricity generation is the total amount of electricity generated by the power plant during the reporting period.

Net electricity generation is the amount of electricity generated by the power plant that is delivered to the electricity grid during the reporting period).

Quantity in MWh

Own consumption from imported, received or purchased electricity

12. For [Month] 2023, you have indicated that this business imported, received or purchased electricity. Was any of this electricity imported, received or purchased for the business's own consumption? 

Own consumption from purchased electricity refers to withdrawals from the grid which is electricity that is billed by another company for the direct support of the plant or business itself during the reporting period.

Include withdrawals from the grid which is electricity that is billed by another company.

  • Yes
  • No

13. For [Month] 2023, you have indicated that this business imported, received or purchased electricity. How much electricity in MWh was imported, received or purchased for the business's own consumption?

Include withdrawals from the grid which is electricity that is billed by another company.

Export of electricity to the United States

14. In [Month] 2023, did this business export electricity to the United States?

  • Yes
  • No

15. In [Month] 2023, what was the quantity in megawatt-hours (MWh) and value of exported electricity to the United States?

If applicable, please report the total quantity of electricity (MWh) and Canadian dollar value (thousands of dollars) this business exported/sold to the United States

  • Quantity in MWh
  • CAN$ '000

Exclude sales tax.

Delivery of electricity to other domestic utilities or distributors in Canada

16. In [Month] 2023, did this business deliver electricity to other companies in Canada such as utilities, system operators (the grid), producers, transmitters and/or distributors for the purpose of resale?

  • Yes
  • No

17. In [Month] 2023, which province or territory was electricity delivered to?

Select all that apply.

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

18. In [Month] 2023, what was the quantity in megawatt-hours (MWh) and the value of electricity delivered to other companies in Canada such as utilities, system operators (the grid), producers, transmitters and/or distributors for the purpose of resale?

If applicable, please report the total quantity of electricity ( MWh ) and total dollar value (thousands of dollars) your company sold to other domestic companies, by province or territory.

Exclude sales tax.

In [Month] 2023, what was the quantity in megawatt-hours (MWh) and the value of electricity delivered to other companies in Canada such as utilities, system operators (the grid), producers, transmitters and/or distributors for the purpose of resale?
  Quantity in MWh CAN$ '000
a. Newfoundland and Labrador    
b. Prince Edward Island    
c. Nova Scotia    
d. New Brunswick    
e. Quebec    
f. Ontario    
g. Manitoba    
h. Saskatchewan    
i. Alberta    
j. British Columbia    
k. Yukon    
l. Northwest Territories    
m. Nunavut    
Total quantity and value of delivered electricity to other domestic businesses    

Disposition of electricity by type of consumer

19. In [Month] 2023, did this business deliver electricity to consumers enrolled with retailers such as Direct Energy?

A retailer does not own any distribution lines, it operates as a middleman and relies on utility companies to deliver to their clients the electricity it has purchased on the markets.

Retailers only operate in Alberta and Ontario where the electricity markets have been deregulated, and where, by law, the generation, transmission and distribution activities must be performed by different companies.

  • Yes
  • No

Delivery of electricity for consumers enrolled with retailers

20. In [Month] 2023, what was the quantity in megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity delivered to the following types of consumers enrolled with retailers?

Exclude electricity delivered to other utilities or distributors.

In [Month] 2023, what was the quantity in megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity delivered to the following types of consumers enrolled with retailers?
  Quantity in MWh
a. To industrial customers. Include mining and manufacturing.  
b. To residential customers. Include residential and agricultural.  
c. To commercial and other institutional customers. Include deliveries to urban transit systems, pipeline transportation and natural gas distribution, public administration, street lighting and commercial and other institutional.  

Delivery of electricity to ultimate consumer

21. In [Month] 2023, did this business deliver electricity to 'end use' consumers?

'End Use' refers to the direct consumption of energy by consumers. In the case of 'residential end-use customers', for example, end use refers to electricity consumed by the residential sector or customers.

  • Yes
  • No


22. In [Month] 2023, what was the quantity in megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity delivered to the following types of 'end use' consumers?

  Quantity in MWh
a. To industrial end-user customers. Include mining and manufacturing.  
b. To residential end-user customers. Include residential and agricultural.  
c. To commercial and other institutional end-user customers. Include deliveries to urban transit systems, pipeline transportation and natural gas distribution, public administration, street lighting and commercial and other institutional.  


23. In [Month] 2023, what was the value of electricity delivered to the following types of 'end use' consumers?
Exclude sales tax.

  CAN$ '000
a. To industrial end-user customers. Include mining and manufacturing.  
b. To residential end-user customers. Include residential and agricultural.  
c. To commercial and other institutional end-user customers. Include deliveries to urban transit systems, pipeline transportation and natural gas distribution, public administration, street lighting and commercial and other institutional.  

Balancing electricity supply and disposition

The total supply of electricity must be equal to the sum of the total disposition of electricity and the total unallocated and/or losses. Unallocated and/or losses was automatically calculated as the difference between your reported total supply of electricity and total disposition of electricity. If the calculated unallocated and/or losses is not correct, use the Previous button to adjust either the supply or disposition of electricity. If it is correct, select the Next button.

24. This is a summary of your balancing electricity supply and disposition.

Please review the values and, if needed, press the Previous button at the bottom of the page to navigate to the previous pages to make any modifications.

Unallocated and/or losses

Include:

  • transmission losses
  • adjustments
  • 'unaccounted for' amounts which are subject to variation because of cyclical billing
  • losses in the main generator transformers and the electrical energy absorbed by the generating auxiliaries.
This is a summary of your balancing electricity supply and disposition.
  Quantity in MWh
Supply  
 a. Gross production of electricity
 Net electricity generation + Own use consumption from self-generated electricity
 
b. Imported electricity from the United States  
c. Withdrawal or purchased electricity  
Total supply of electricity
i.e., the total quantity available for use, distribution or sale
 
Disposition  
d. Own use consumption from self-generated electricity  
e. Own consumption from imported, received or purchased electricity   
f. Exported electricity to United States  
g. Delivered electricity to other domestic businesses  
h. Delivered electricity to consumers enrolled with retailers  
i. Delivered electricity to end-use consumers  
Total disposition of electricity
i.e., the total quantity used, distributed or sold
 
Unallocated and/or losses  
j. Total supply of electricity  
k. Total disposition of electricity  
Total unallocated and/or losses  

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
  • How many days in "month" was your business or organization open?
  • Exchange rate impact
  • Price changes in goods or services sold
  • Contracting out
  • Organizational change
  • Price changes in labour or raw materials
  • Natural disaster
  • How many days in "month" was your business or organization open?
  • Recession
  • Change in product line
  • Sold business or business units
  • Expansion
  • New or lost contract
  • Plant closures
  • How many days in "month" was your business or organization open?
  • Acquisition of business or business units
  • Other
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  • No changes or events

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