Why are we conducting this survey?

The purpose of this survey is to produce statistics on the stocks of frozen and chilled meat held in warehouses registered with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

These data will be aggregated with data from other sources to produce estimates of national and provincial stocks. These estimates are used by government and the private sector to make policy and investment decisions.

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 statistical agencies of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. The shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province.

Section 12 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with federal, provincial or territorial government organizations.

Under Section 12, you may refuse to share your information with any of these organizations by writing a letter of objection to the Chief Statistician, specifying the organizations with which you do not want Statistics Canada to share your data and mailing it to the following address:

Chief Statistician of Canada
Statistics Canada
Attention of Director, Enterprise Statistics Division
150 Tunney's Pasture Driveway
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0T6

You may also contact us by email at statcan.esdhelpdesk-dsebureaudedepannage.statcan@statcan.gc.ca or by fax at 613-951-6583.

For this survey, there is a Section 12 agreement with the Prince Edward Island statistical agency.

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

Business or organization and contact information

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

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

Legal Name

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

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

To indicate a legal name of another legal entity you should instead indicate it in question 3 by selecting 'Not currently operational' and then choosing the applicable reason and providing the legal name of this other entity along with any other requested information.

Operating Name

The operating name is a name the business or organization is commonly known as if different from its legal name. The operating name is synonymous with trade name.

• Legal name
• Operating name (if applicable)

2. Verify or provide the contact information of the designated business or organization contact person for this questionnaire and correct where needed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Description and examples

• This is the current main activity
• This is not the current main activity

Provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's main activity

e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development

Main activity

5. You indicated that is not the current main activity. Was this business or organization's main activity ever classified as: ?

• Yes
  When did the main activity change?
  Date
• No

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

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

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

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

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

Provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's secondary activity

e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development

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

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

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

	Percentage of revenue
Main activity
Secondary activity
All other activities
Total percentage

Location of stocks

1. Are the stocks located at the following address?

• Yes
• No

Please report the address where the stocks are located.

• Address (number and street):
• City:
• Province or territory:
  • Alberta
  • British Columbia
  • Manitoba
  • New Brunswick
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Northwest Territories
  • Nova Scotia
  • Nunavut
  • Ontario
  • Prince Edward Island
  • Quebec
  • Saskatchewan
  • Yukon
• Postal code:

Products in storage

2. Which of the following products were in storage at this location on ?

Select all that apply.

• Pork - Domestic and imported
• Beef - Domestic and imported
• Veal - Domestic and imported
• Mutton and lamb - Domestic and imported
• Fancy meats
• None of the above

All meat categories include brains, livers, sweetbreads, tongues, stomachs, kidneys, lungs and other glands for pharmaceuticals.
Beef, veal, and lamb include tails, headmeat, weasand meat, gullets, neck trim and blood plasma.

Pork - Domestic and imported

3. What was the total stocks in kilograms (kg) of the following domestic and imported pork products?

Include:

• stocks held at this site only, regardless of ownership
• smoked pork products
• stocks held for export.

Exclude:

• stocks held at another site
• meat that has been further processed such as sausages, meat in soups or prepared dinners
• back fat or rendered fat.

Conversion: 1 kilogram = 2.2046 pounds, 1 pound = 0.4536 kilograms
Enter zero '0' if there are no stocks.

What was the total stocks in kilograms (kg) of the following domestic and imported pork products?

	Total stocks (kg)
Hams
Loins
Bellies
Butts
Picnics
Ribs
Backs and shoulders
Trimmings
Unclassified - other pork cuts and sundries not elsewhere listed
Total domestic and imported pork products

Beef - Domestic and imported

4. What was the total stocks in kilograms (kg) of the following domestic and imported beef products?

Include:

• stocks held at this site only, regardless of ownership
• stocks held for export.

Exclude:

• stocks held at another site
• meat that has been further processed such as sausages, meat in soups or prepared dinners
• back fat or rendered fat.

Conversion: 1 kilogram = 2.2046 pounds, 1 pound = 0.4536 kilograms
Enter zero '0' if there are no stocks.

What was the total stocks in kilograms (kg) of the following domestic and imported beef products?

	Total stocks (kg)
Bone-in domestic
Bone-in imported
Boneless domestic
Boneless imported
Total domestic and imported beef products

Veal - Domestic and imported

5. What was the total stocks in kilograms (kg) of the following domestic and imported veal products?

Include:

• stocks held at this site only, regardless of ownership
• stocks held for export.

Exclude:

• stocks held at another site
• meat that has been further processed such as sausages, meat in soups or prepared dinners
• back fat or rendered fat.

Conversion: 1 kilogram = 2.2046 pounds, 1 pound = 0.4536 kilograms
Enter zero '0' if there are no stocks.

What was the total stocks in kilograms (kg) of the following domestic and imported veal products?

	Total stocks (kg)
Bone-in domestic
Bone-in imported
Boneless domestic
Boneless imported
Total domestic and imported veal products

Mutton and lamb - Domestic and imported

6. What was the total stocks in kilograms (kg) of the following domestic and imported mutton and lamb products?

Include:

• stocks held at this site only, regardless of ownership
• stocks held for export.

Exclude:

• stocks held at another site
• meat that has been further processed such as sausages, meat in soups or prepared dinners
• back fat or rendered fat.

Conversion: 1 kilogram = 2.2046 pounds, 1 pound = 0.4536 kilograms
Enter zero '0' if there are no stocks.

What was the total stocks in kilograms (kg) of the following domestic and imported mutton and lamb products?

	Total stocks (kg)
Domestic mutton and lamb
Imported mutton
Imported lamb
Total domestic and imported mutton and lamb products

Fancy meats

7. What was the total stocks in kilograms (kg) of the following fancy meat products?

Include:

• brains, livers, sweetbreads, tongues, stomachs, kidneys, lungs, other glands for pharmaceuticals
• stocks held at this site only, regardless of ownership
• stocks held for export.

Exclude:

• stocks held at another site
• meat that has been further processed such as sausages, meat in soups or prepared dinners
• back fat or rendered fat.

Conversion: 1 kilogram = 2.2046 pounds, 1 pound = 0.4536 kilograms
Enter zero '0' if there are no stocks.

What was the total stocks in kilograms (kg) of the following fancy meat products?

	Total stocks (kg)
Pork
Beef
Veal
Lamb
Total fancy meats products

Changes or events

1. Indicate any changes or events that affected the reported values for this business or organization, compared with the last reporting period.

Select all that apply.

• Strike or lock-out
• Exchange rate impact
• Price changes in goods or services sold
• Contracting out
• Organizational change
• Price changes in labour or raw materials
• Natural disaster
• Recession
• Change in product line
• Sold business or business units
• Expansion
• New or lost contract
• Plant closures
• Acquisition of business or business units
• Other
  Specify the other changes or events:
• No changes or events

Contact person

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

• Yes
• No

Who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?

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

Feedback

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

Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.

• Hours:
• Minutes:

2. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?

Investment, Science and Technology Division (ISTD)

Activities in the natural sciences and engineering

Introduction

This introduction provides an overview of the process of collecting scientific expenditures data. Definitions and explanatory notes relating to natural sciences and engineering, scientific and technological activities, and other terms used are given in subsequent sections.

Since 1973, Statistics Canada has been collecting detailed expenditure and full-time equivalent data on scientific activities of provincial research organizations. These data, coupled with data from other surveys, have been used by policy analysts in federal and provincial governments, research managers and the media to elaborate on the provincial scientific activities.

Intramural research and development expenditures are a direct input into the Canadian gross domestic expenditures on research and development (GERD) indicators.

Expenditures on research and development (R&D) and related scientific activities (RSA) are subdivided into "current expenditures" and "capital expenditures". Current expenditures indicate the "where" and "by whom" the activities are performed. (e.g., internally by the organization or by external performers).

Personnel are allocated to research and development or related scientific activities, and distributed into the following categories: scientific and professional personnel, supporting personnel, and other.

1. Total scientific and technological expenditures by activity in the natural sciences and engineering

Definitions and explanations of terms

Natural sciences and engineering consists disciplines concerned with understanding, exploring, developing or utilizing the natural world. Included are the engineering and technology, mathematical, computer and information sciences, physical sciences, medical and health sciences, and agriculture sciences, veterinary sciences and forestry.

The questionnaire covers two consecutive fiscal years and the headings for both years are identical. One set of definitions/explanations therefore suffices.

Actual and preliminary expenditures on scientific and technological activities are to be classified according to the type of scientific activity and who performed or will perform the scientific activity (intramural or extramural).

Scientific and technological (S&T) activities can be defined as all systematic activities which are closely concerned with the generation, advancement, dissemination and application of scientific and technical knowledge. The central activity is scientific research and experimental development (R&D). In addition there are a number of activities closely related to R&D, and are termed related scientific activities (RSA). The RSA identified as being appropriate for provincial research organizations in the natural sciences and engineering are: scientific data collection, information services, and special services and studies.

A. Research and development (R&D)

Research and experimental development – comprises creative and systematic work undertaken in order to increase the stock of knowledge – including knowledge of humankind, culture and society – and to devise new applications of available knowledge.

In this survey, the term research and development (R&D) is synonymous with research and experimental development.

R&D activities may be aimed at achieving either specific or general objectives. R&D is always aimed at new findings, based on original concepts (and their interpretation) or hypotheses. It is largely uncertain about its final outcomes (or at least about the quantity of time and resources needed to achieve it), it is planned for and budgeted (even when carried out by individuals), and it is aimed at producing results that could be either freely transferred or traded in a marketplace.

For an activity to be an R&D activity, it must satisfy five core criteria:

• To be aimed at new findings (novel);
• To be based on original, not obvious, concepts and hypothesis (creative);
• To be uncertain about the final outcome (uncertainty);
• To be planned and budgeted (systematic);
• To lead to results that could be possibly reproduced (transferable/or reproducible).

Examples of R&D:

• A special investigation of a particular mortality to establish the side effects of a certain cancer treatment is R&D.
• The investigation of new methods of measuring temperature is R&D, as is the study and development of new models for weather prediction.
• Investigation on the genetics of the species of plants in a forest in an attempt to understand natural controls for disease or pest resistance.
• The development of new application software and substantial improvements to operating systems and application programs.

R&D is generally carried out by specialized R&D units. However, an R&D project may also involve the use of non-R&D facilities (e.g., testing grounds), the purchase or construction of specialized equipment and materials, and the assistance of other units. Costs of such items, attributable to the project, are to be considered R&D costs.

R&D may also be carried out by units normally engaged in other functions, for example, a marine survey ship used for hydrological research. Such effort is part of an R&D project and, again, so far as is practical, the costs should be assigned to R&D expenditures.

Any activities performed in direct support of an R&D project or program, such as technical advisory services and testing should be included with R&D expenditures.

Intramural (in-house) R&D

Intramural (in-house) R&D is defined as all expenditures for R&D performed within your organization by your personnel during a specific period, whatever the source of funds.

Administration of extramural R&D programs – the costs, including salaries, of personnel engaged in the administration of contracts and grants for research and development activities that are to be performed outside the provincial research organizations.

Current expenditures – include expenditures related to wages and salaries of in-house personnel, including salaries and contributions to employee benefit plans (e.g. pension); materials and supplies; contract payments to contractors working on-site within your organization's premises; as well as costs for personnel engaged in the administration of extramural (external) R&D contracts and grants.

Capital expenditures – the annual gross amount paid for the acquisition of fixed assets that are used repeatedly or continuously in the performance of R&D activities for more than one year. They should be reported in full for the period when they took place, whether acquired or developed in house, and should not be registered as an element of depreciation.

The most relevant types of assets used for capital expenditures are:

• Land and buildings
• Machinery and equipment
• Capitalized computer software
• Other intellectual property products

Extramural (external) R&D

Extramural (external) payments are made by the provincial research organizations for R&D activities performed by extramural sectors and these sectors are defined as follows:

Business enterprise – business and government enterprises include public utilities and government-owned firms. Both financial and non-financial corporations are included. Incorporated consultants providing scientific and engineering services are also included. Industrial research institutes located at Canadian universities are considered to be in the higher education sector.

Higher education – comprises all universities, colleges of technology and other institutes of post-secondary education, whatever their source of finance or legal status. It also includes all institutes and centers of research, experimental stations and clinics that have their scientific activities under the direct control of, or administered by, or associated with, the higher education establishments.

Hospitals and health organizations – Canadian hospitals and health organizations which are not part of university medical schools.

Federal, provincial and municipal governments – departments and agencies of these governments. Government enterprises, such as provincial utilities are included in the business enterprise sector.

Other Canadian performers – include individuals or organizations in Canada not belonging to any of the above sectors, for example, foreign government agencies, foreign companies (including foreign subsidiaries of Canadian firms), and international organizations.

Extramural expenditures include:

Contract payments to an outside institution or individual performing R&D.

R&D grants and contributions – awards to organizations or individuals for the conduct of R&D.

B. Related scientific activities (RSA)

Related scientific activities are all systematic activities which are closely concerned with the generation, advancement, dissemination and application of scientific and technical knowledge. The types of related scientific activities for the natural sciences and engineering are described below.

Related scientific activities include:

Scientific data collection – the gathering, processing, collating and analyzing of data on natural phenomena. These data are normally the results of surveys, routine laboratory analyses or compilations of operating records.

Data collected as part of an existing or proposed research project are charged to R&D. Similarly, the costs of analyzing existing data as part of a research project are R&D costs, even when the data were originally collected for some other purpose. Examples of RSA scientific data collection are: routine geological, hydrographic, oceanographic and topographic surveys; routine astronomical observations; maintenance of meteorological records; and wildlife and fisheries surveys.

Information services – all work directed to collecting, coding, analyzing, evaluating, recording, classifying, translating and disseminating scientific and technological information as well as museum services. Included are the operations of scientific and technical libraries, S&T consulting and advisory services, the Patent Office, the publication of scientific journals and monographs, and the organizing of scientific conferences. Grants for the publication of scholarly works are also included.

General purpose information services or information services directed primarily towards the general public are excluded, as are general departmental and public libraries.

Special services and studies – work directed towards the establishment of national and provincial standards for materials, devices, products and processes; the calibration of secondary standards; non-routine quality testing; feasibility studies and demonstration projects.

Sub categories under Special services and studies include:

Testing and standardization – concerns the maintenance of national standards, the calibration of secondary standards and non-routine testing and analysis of materials, components, products, processes, soils, atmosphere, etc. These activities are related scientific activities (RSA). The development of new measures for standards, or of new methods of measuring or testing, is R&D. Exclude routine testing such as monitoring radioactivity levels or soil tests before construction.

Feasibility studies – technical investigations of proposed engineering projects to provide additional information required to reach decisions on implementation. Besides feasibility studies; the related activity of demonstration projects are to be included. Demonstration projects involve the operation of scaled-up versions of a facility or process, or data on factors such as costs, operational characteristics, market demand and public acceptance. Projects called "demonstration projects" but which conform to the definition of R&D should be considered R&D. Once a facility or process is operated primarily to provide a service or to gain revenue, rather than as a demonstration, it should no longer be included with feasibility studies. In all demonstration projects, only the net costs should be considered.

Note: If any of these activities are performed in direct support of an R&D project or program, include the expenditures in the R&D section.

Intramural (in-house) RSA expenditures

Intramural (in-house) RSA expenditures are defined as all expenditures for related scientific activities performed within your organization by your personnel during a specific period, whatever the source of funds.

Administration of extramural RSA programs – the costs, including salaries, of personnel engaged in the administration of contracts and grants for related scientific activities that are to be performed outside the provincial research organizations.

Current expenditures – include expenditures related to wages and salaries of in-house personnel, including salaries and contributions to employee benefit plans (e.g. pension); materials and supplies; contract payments to contractors working on-site within your organization's premises; as well as costs for personnel engaged in the administration of extramural (external) RSA contracts and grants.

Capital expenditures – the annual gross amount paid for the acquisition of fixed assets that are used repeatedly or continuously in the performance of RSA for more than one year. They should be reported in full for the period when they took place, whether acquired or developed in-house, and should not be registered as an element of depreciation.

The most relevant types of assets used for capital expenditures are:

• Land and buildings
• Machinery and equipment
• Capitalized computer software
• Other intellectual property products

Extramural (external) RSA expenditures include:

Contract payments to an outside institution or individual performing RSA.

RSA grants and contributions – awards to organizations or individuals for the conduct of RSA.

2. Source of funds for intramural (in-house) research and development (R&D) in the natural sciences and engineering

This question identifies the sources of funds for expenditures on research and development performed by your organization. It will help to ensure that work funded from outside the provincial research organization is not overlooked.

R&D budget of the provincial research organization (operating capital, and grants and contributions) – that portion of the total provincial research organizational budget which was spent on natural science and engineering R&D activities.

Federal government – all R&D funds from the departments and agencies of the federal government used for natural science and engineering activities.

Provincial/territorial government – all R&D funds from the provincial/territorial government used for natural science and engineering activities.

Canadian business enterprises – all R&D funds from business enterprises used for natural science and engineering activities.

Other Canadian sources – all R&D funds for natural science and engineering activities from sources not specified above for example, higher education, hospitals and private non-profit organizations.

3. Personnel in full-time equivalent (FTE) engaged in scientific and technological activities in the natural sciences and engineering

Full-time equivalent (FTE) – the ratio of working hours actually spent on scientific activities during a specific reference period divided by the total number of hours conventionally worked in the same period by an individual or by a group. For example, an employee who is engaged in scientific activities for half a year has a full-time equivalence of 0.5. Personnel data reported should be consistent with expenditure

Scientific and professional personnel – researchers and professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge. They conduct research and improve or develop concepts, theories, models, techniques instrumentation, software or operational methods. They require at least one academic degree or nationally recognized professional qualification, as well as those with equivalent experience.

Supporting personnel – technicians and equivalent staff, whose main tasks require technical knowledge and experience in one or more fields of engineering, the physical and life sciences. They perform scientific and technical tasks involving the application of concepts and operational methods and the use of research equipment, normally under the supervision of researchers.

Other personnel – other supporting staff includes skilled and unskilled craftsmen, and administrative, secretarial and clerical staff participating in science and technology projects or directly associated with such projects.

Enquiries should be directed to:

Investment, Science and Technology Division
Statistics Canada, Jean Talon Building, Room 12D
170 Tunney's Pasture Driveway
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6
E-mail: statcan.istdinformation-distinformation.statcan@statcan.gc.ca

Consultation objectives

In efforts to improve our users' experience, Statistics Canada is considering making enhancements to the design and functionality of the website's navigation by subject.

This consultation ensured that the website’s navigation by subject is compliant with a set of usability principles and that navigation is accessible to all users.

Consultation methodology

Statistics Canada conducted in-person usability consultations in Ottawa, Ontario. Participants were asked to complete a series of tasks and to provide feedback on the products.

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Results

Participants used two proposed designs of the website's navigation by subject and were asked to provide feedback on their look and functionality.

Design 1 displayed a static list of all subjects, topics and sub topics. The list allowed users to navigate from one subject or topic to another at any time during the search.

• Strengths
  • The list provides an overview of the type of information available.
  • Minimal clicking is required to make a selection.
  • It is easy to navigate from one topic to another.
• Areas for improvement
  • More scrolling is necessary to view all topics and subtopics.
  • The page is text-heavy.

Design 2 displayed three searchable drop-down lists allowing users to select up to two subjects, one topic and one sub topic.

• Strengths
  • The page appears clean and organized.
  • The ability to select up to two subjects is useful.
  • It would be easier to use on a mobile device.
• Areas for improvement
  • Many clicks are necessary to find a topics or subtopic.
  • The searchable menus remain expanded after making a selection.
  • The search fields within the menus are not noticeable.

Overall, 58% of participants preferred Design 1 and 42% preferred Design 2.

Under the authority of the Statistics Act, Statistics Canada is hereby requesting the following information, which will be used solely for statistical and research purposes and will be protected in accordance with the provisions of the Statistics Act and any other applicable law. This is a mandatory request for data.

• Crude oil and natural gas
  • Annual aggregated oil and gas production royalty data
• Electricity and renewable energy
  • Building information from electricity distribution companies
  • Canadian Clean Fuel Regulation Data
  • High frequency electricity data including system load, pricing information, and trade by province/territory
  • Solar Electricity Generation Capacity
• Fossil fuels
  • Energy products transport - Origin and destination
  • Volumes of crude oil and natural gas production in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba

Crude oil and natural gas

Annual aggregated oil and gas production royalty data

What information is being requested?

The information being requested is annual aggregated oil and gas production royalty data including:

• Crown royalties for gas, conventional oil, and bitumen and freehold tax;
• Non-crown royalties for free hold gas and oil, any first nations royalties, and federal royalties.

What personal information is included in this request?

This request does not contain any personal information.

What years of data will be requested?

Annual data as of 2023 (ongoing).

From whom will the information be requested?

Other provincial and territorial public administration

Why is this information being requested?

Statistics Canada requires this information to create and publish statistics on the oil and gas extraction industry. The data are used by both the quarterly Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Supply Use Table programs. Having reliable GDP estimates will ensure Canadians can make informed decisions when it comes to employment opportunities, consumer confidence, investment decisions, entrepreneurship, and innovation as well as access to social welfare services. This information request will also ensure the accuracy of Oil and Gas Extraction survey (OGEX) estimates, which are used by industry experts for economic analysis, modelling, and forecasting.

Statistics Canada may also use the information for other statistical and research purposes.

Why were these organizations selected as data providers?

These organizations are responsible for collecting oil and gas royalty information within their jurisdiction and would be the most reliable in providing the data.

When will this information be requested?

September 2024

What Statistics Canada programs will primarily use these data?

Gross Domestic Product by Industry - Provincial and Territorial (Annual)

Supply, Use and Input-Output Tables

Annual Oil and Gas Extraction Survey (OGEX)

When was this request published?

August 12, 2024

Electricity and renewable energy

Building information from electricity distribution companies

What information is being requested?

The information being requested includes service address information (address of building consuming electricity), meter addresses (usually provided as latitude and longitude coordinates), whether the meter is active or not, and the type of customer at the address (residential or other).

What personal information is included in this request?

This request does not include personal information.

What years of data will be requested?

Monthly data beginning with January 2021.

From whom will the information be requested?

This information is being requested from electricity distribution companies from public and private sectors.

Why is this information being requested?

Statistics Canada will use the requested data to enhance the quality of the Statistical Building Register maintained by the Agency, which will support the Census of Population and other statistical programs that may use the Statistical Building Register as a survey frame and allow them to provide better statistical information to Canadians.

The electricity distribution company data will help increase the coverage and classification of buildings and building units in the Statistical Building Register, particularly in rural areas of Canada.

The Census and other statistical programs will benefit from the data by using it to conduct their collection operations more efficiently and maximize the quality of the data collected.

Why were these organizations selected as data providers?

Electricity distribution companies were selected as data providers because these organizations deliver electricity services to physical locations and maintain service addresses in their records, thus being the best suited source of information to improve coverage and quality of the Statistical Building Register.

When will this information be requested?

Monthly data beginning with January 2021.

What Statistics Canada programs will primarily use these data?

• Census of Population – Census Program
  Statistics Canada conducts the Census of Population in order to develop a statistical portrait of our country and its people every five years. The census gathers a range of information on all aspects of Canadian life to help shape our economy and society.
• Statistical Building Register - Data Integration Infrastructure Division
  The Statistical Building Register is a comprehensive inventory of all residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, and government buildings in Canada, organized by an appropriate building classification and populated with relevant information such as addresses, geo localization, and building type. It will replace Statistics Canada's Address Register that covers only private and collective dwellings and has limited coverage in very rural or remote areas.

When was this request published?

December 17, 2020

Canadian Clean Fuel Regulation Data

What information is being requested?

Requested data includes:

• Gasoline and diesel production and imports by producer/importer. 
• Compliance credits used to meet the volumetric and carbon intensity requirements. 
• Low carbon intensity fuels produced, imported, and exported including co-processed fuels by producer/importer. 
• Quantity of electricity produced from biogas by facilities that have registered to create compliance credits. 
• List of hydrogen projects that use carbon capture and co-processing facilities that have registered to create compliance units.

What personal information is included in this request?

This request does not include personal information.

What years of data will be requested?

Annual data as of 2023 (ongoing)

From whom will the information be requested?

Environment and Climate Change Canada

Why is this information being requested?

Statistics Canada requires this information to create and publish a more complete picture of renewable and low carbon fuels.  

The information will complement collected data to improve measures of Canada’s low carbon energy transition and will ensure Statistics Canada keeps pace with new and emerging energy sources. The information will be used by policy makers, researchers, industry stakeholders for policy development and evaluation, fulfilling national reporting obligations to international organisations, modelling activities, and the development of a fully representative statistical framework on Canadian energy activities by incorporating emerging renewable fuels into the Report on Energy Supply and Demand. 

Statistics Canada may also use the information for other statistical and research purposes.

Why were these organizations selected as data providers?

This organization collects and maintains data pertaining to renewable and low carbon fuels.

When will this information be requested?

January 2024 and onwards.

When was this request published?

January 4, 2024

High frequency electricity data including system load, pricing information, and trade by province/territory

What information is being requested?

The high frequency (i.e., every 5 minutes, every hour, etc.) aggregated electricity data being requested includes system load (total quantity of power that is being consumed by electrical components or devices on the system), electricity generation, pricing information and interchange/trade (volume of electricity that crosses provincial/territorial or national borders) by province or territory.

What personal information is included in this request?

This request does not contain any personal information.

What years of data will be requested?

High frequency (i.e., every 5 minutes, every hour, etc.) data held at the time of this request and ongoing.

From whom will the information be requested?

All provincial and territorial electricity transmission system operators.

Why is this information being requested?

Statistics Canada requires this information to create and publish statistics on high frequency electricity data, a key deliverable under the Canadian Center for Energy Information (CCEI) initiative. This project will contribute to the overall mandate and objective of the CCEI by improving access to timely, relevant, high quality energy information in Canada by offering Canadians and policy makers a more comprehensive and accurate picture of the electricity system through new datasets, tools and visualizations, and contribute to the building of energy-related dashboards to monitor Canada's progress towards net zero targets, which is a Government of Canada priority.

These statistics will complement existing monthly and annual survey data to provide more timely electricity indicators which could be used as an input to Gross Domestic Product nowcasting efforts, as well as for analytical and modelling needs of researchers and analysts.

Statistics Canada may also use the information for other statistical and research purposes.

Why were these organizations selected as data providers?

These organizations collect and maintain up-to-date data on electricity generation, movement, and pricing.

When will this information be requested?

June 2023 and onward.

When was this request published?

June 1, 2023

Solar Electricity Generation Capacity

What information is being requested?

Inventory of solar electricity generators and their annual generation capacity. Annual generation capacity is the maximum amount of electricity that could potentially be generated within a year.

What personal information is included in this request?

This request does not contain any personal information.

What years of data will be requested?

Yearly data as of 2023 (ongoing).

From whom will the information be requested?

Hydro-electric, fossil-fuel and other electric power generation and distribution organizations and provincial regulatory services.

Why is this information being requested?

Statistics Canada requires this information to develop methods for modelling monthly solar electricity generation. 

This project will support the work of policy makers and researchers within the public, private and academic sectors. Better coverage and accuracy in solar generation estimates will help assess the impact of  renewable electricity sources, as well as help inform modelling and investment decisions in technologies and programs relating to solar electricity generation. 

Statistics Canada may also use the information for other statistical and research purposes.

Why were these organizations selected as data providers?

These organizations collect and maintain up-to-date information on solar electricity generation capacity.

When will this information be requested?

January 2023 and onward.

When was this request published?

January 4, 2024

Fossil fuels

Energy products transport - Origin and destination

What information is being requested?

Origin and destination of crude oil and liquid petroleum products moved by marine carriers within, to or from Canada on a monthly basis.

What personal information is included in this request?

This request does not contain any personal information.

What years of data will be requested?

January 2019 up to the most recent available reference period.

From whom will the information be requested?

Transport Canada

Why is this information being requested?

These data will enable the Energy Statistics Program at Statistics Canada to validate and confront newly collected marine data from the Monthly Energy Transportation and Storage Survey (METSS). Data validation with administrative data are required to evaluate data accuracy, completeness, and coherence.

METSS will publish with confidence, quality marine estimates due to enhanced, proactive data comparisons with an existing data source from another government department. Additionally, this data is used as an input to the GDP and as such Canadians can be assured that this major indicator of the country's economic health upon which the federal government may implement fiscal policies is accurate.

Statistics Canada may also use the information for other statistical and research purposes.

Why were these organizations selected as data providers?

Transport Canada administers the Marine Origin and Destination Survey (MODS) and is the only source for these data to be used for validation.

When will this information be requested?

Spring 2023

What Statistics Canada programs will primarily use these data?

The Energy Statistics Program at Statistics Canada.

When was this request published?

August 29, 2023

Volumes of crude oil and natural gas production in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba

What information is being requested?

Statistics Canada is requesting information on facility types including: Battery (BT), Oil Sands Processing Plant (OS), Well Production (PROD), Tank Terminal (TM), Pipeline (PL), Gas Gathering Systems (GS), Gas Plant (GP), Flare (FLARE), Vented (VENT), Shrinkage (SHR) and Fuel (FUEL).

Definitions:

• Battery (BT) A battery is a facility where production from a well or group of wells is controlled. A battery may have equipment for separating, treating, cleaning and/or storing petroleum products.
• Oil Sands Processing Plant (OS) A facility for obtaining crude bitumen from oil sands that have been recovered, or for obtaining oil sands products from oil sands, crude bitumen or by-products of crude bitumen that have been recovered. This does not include a central processing facility.
• Well Production (PROD) An operator will use a PROD code to report the volume of product produced from a well. Information on where the products are received from/delivered to must identify the well the products were produced from. The well must be linked to the facility (per infrastructure).
• Pipeline (PL) A pipeline is a transportation facility consisting of a network of interconnected pipes operated by a Business Associate (BA) for the purpose of moving products.
• Tank Terminal (TM) A facility used to receive liquids from trucks or pipelines for further disposition.
• Gas Plant (GP) A gas plant is a facility maintained and operated for the purpose of processing raw gas into residue gas, liquids and sulphur, in order to meet specifications required for the purpose of sale and pipeline transmission.
• Gas Gathering System (GS) A gas gathering system is a facility consisting of gas lines used to move products from one facility to another. It may include compressors and/or line heaters.
• Flare (FLARE) An operator will use the FLARE code to show the volume of gas flared during well or facility operations. The operator of the facility will identify where the flare occurred by entering the well identifier in received from/delivered to. If the flare occurred at the facility location then received from/delivered to does not have to be completed.
• Vented (VENT) An operator uses the VENT code to report the stock tank vapour volume that is not gathered and/or the volume of product vented at a well or facility. The operator of the facility will identify where venting occurred by entering the well identifier in received from/delivered to. This includes a gas blow down at the wellhead. If the venting occurred at the facility location then received from/delivered to does not have to be completed.
• Shrinkage (SHR) An operator uses an SHR code to report the gas equivalent of each product that the facility processed. The Registry will calculate the gas equivalent volume using gas equivalent factors for all products excluding sulphur.
• Fuel (FUEL) An operator uses the FUEL code to show the volume of gas they used for fuel during the operations of the well or facility. The operator of the facility will identify where the fuel was consumed by entering the well identifier in received from/delivered to. If the fuel consumption is at the facility location, then received from/delivered to does not have to be completed.

The requested data will complement data already acquired by Statistics Canada.

What personal information is included in this request?

This request does not contain any personal information.

What years of data will be requested?

Data from June 2021 and onward will be requested.

From whom will the information be requested?

This data are is being requested from provincial and territorial public administrations on crude oil and natural gas.

Why is this information being requested?

The requested information will be used for advanced estimates to the Monthly Gross Domestic Product (GDP) program and CCEI. Access to this data allows Statistics Canada to fill important gaps caused by the timeliness of the data currently received.

Data can be used by policy makers, researchers, and industry stakeholders to makes decisions regarding Canadian oil and gas extraction.

Statistics Canada may also use the information for other statistical and research purposes.

Why were these organizations selected as data providers?

Provincial and territorial public administrations collect and maintain up to date data on movements of hydrocarbons across several provinces, and are currently the most accessible source for this information.

When will this information be requested?

This information will be requested in June 2021 and onward (monthly).

When was this request published?

May 13, 2021

Under the authority of the Statistics Act, Statistics Canada is hereby requesting the following information which will be used solely for statistical and research purposes and will be protected in accordance with the provisions of the Statistics Act and any other applicable law. This is a mandatory request for data.

Universe

CCOFOG data are presented for all general government sectors: the federal general government sector, the provincial general and territorial government sector, the local general government sector, the colleges and universities sector, and the health, school board and Canada and Quebec Pension Plan sectors. Canadian Classification of the Functions of Government (CCOFOG) coding is applied at the program level for the general ledger accounts, specified purpose accounts, special funds, and income statements of specific entities, such as colleges and universities. A complete list of government entities is available at Public Sector Universe.

Data composition

The published CCOFOG data represent only expenses, with the exception of the consumption of fixed capital. They also exclude acquisitions of non-financial assets.

Coding process

The CCOFOG classification has three levels. The highest level is referred to as the division and has 10 separate categories. The second level is referred to as the group and the lowest level is referred to as the class. The classifications are available at Canadian Classification of Functions of Government (CCOFOG) 2014.

The primary mandate of a government's program, together with additional information provided by the Canadian Government Finance Statistics (CGFS) coding, is used to assign the CCOFOG classification. When a program has multiple mandates requiring multiple CCOFOG codes, available financial documents are used to determine the main proportion of the observed expense. The total value of the government's program is then assigned to that CCOFOG code.

In general, special funds usually have a single function and thus a single CCOFOG code is assigned. For example, a social housing authority would have all expenses coded to 71069 – Housing.

The assignment is always at the lowest level of CCOFOG detail, which is the class level.

General assignment principles

The 2014 Government Finance Statistics Manual, published by the International Monetary Fund, provides an overview of the COFOG assignment rules in Chapter 6 and its annex. Canada rigorously adheres to the guidelines described in the manual but has introduced certain nuances that more accurately reflect the Canadian reality. The "Canadian decisions" section explains these nuances by class and/or function.

When a program significantly impacts a number of different classes in the same group, or if there wasn't enough detail, an aggregate was sometimes created. For example, aggregate 70459 – Transport n.e.c. was created to represent the sum of transport expenses that could not be specifically allocated to the Road Transport, Water Transport, Railway Transport, Air Transport and Pipelines and other transport systems classes.

Canadian decisions

Division 701- General public services

Centralized services such as Access Ontario are classified under 70133 – Other general services. Services shared by certain departments, such as information technology and human resources, are deemed to be "centralized" if they cover more than two departments.

Government research institutes are generally classified under Basic research (70149); most other research institutes are assigned to applied research or experimental development in their area of expertise (health, agriculture, etc.).

All negotiations of territorial treaties with Aboriginal bands are included in class 70169 – General public services.

All expenses identified under the CGFS classification as interest expense, are classified under 70179 – Public debt transactions.

Transfers to governments for infrastructure expenses are coded under group 7018 – Transfers of a general character between different levels of government. Code 70181 was created to identify transfers to the federal government, while code 70182 identifies transfers to provincial governments and code 70183, transfers to local governments.

Division 702- Defence

Military defence is exclusively a federal government jurisdiction – these expenses will not be found at the provincial/territorial or local level.

Division 703- Public order and safety

In Canada, probation and parole monitoring programs are the responsibility of prison administrations and not the courts as recommended by the Government Finance Statistics Manual. To preserve the comparability of international data, we have left these programs under the courts, but we have set them apart by identifying them by a specific code, 70331. This code will make it easier to transfer the program when Canada publishes its public order and safety expenses under its Justice framework.

Similarly, two key Public order and safety programs in Canada also received their own unique codes: 70332 for legal aid and 70333 for administrative tribunals.

704- Economic affairs

Expenses related to status of women boards and other gender equality initiatives are included in 70412- General labour affairs because, historically, the employment component was the initial focus of these programs.

A CCOFOG group was created to integrate the expenses of programs involving immigration and citizenship, namely, 70413 – Citizenship and immigration.

As mentioned earlier, a special aggregation was created to combine transport expenses when there is not enough detail to identify a specific class: 70459 – Transport n.e.c.

705 – Environmental protection

At the local government level, it is sometimes difficult to separate water supply (70639) and waste water management (70529) expenses; in these instances, a new CCOFOG classification was created to aggregate the two types of expenses (70631).

706 – Housing and community amenities

At the local government level, it is sometimes difficult to separate water supply (70639) and waste water management (70529) expenses; in these instances, a new CCOFOG classification was created to aggregate the two types of expenses (70631).

707 – Health

708 – Recreation, culture and religion

709 – Education

The level of available detail in our source data on education expenses does not allow us to estimate pre-elementary and elementary data or the first and second cycles at the secondary level. We have therefore grouped these classes together in a new aggregated category, 70929 – Elementary and secondary education.

We are also unable at this time to separate non-doctoral higher education (70941) from doctoral (70942); we have therefore combined these two classes into a new aggregated category University education (70949).

Furthermore, when there was not sufficient detail to distinguish college education (70939) from university education (70949), the default choice was to classify this expense under university education (70949).

710 – Social protection

To accommodate the requirements of public order and safety expenses, under group 7107 – Social exclusion n.e.c. a new class was created 71071 – Victim's services.

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