Why do we conduct 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.
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 are Section 12 agreements with the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, Northwest Territories and Nunavut as well as with the Ministère de l'énergie et des ressources naturelles du Québec, Transition énergétique Québec, Alberta Energy, the British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, the National Energy Board, 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.
Business or organization and contact information
1. Verify or provide the business or organization's legal and operating name and correct where needed.
Note: Legal name modifications should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.
Legal Name
The legal name is one recognized by law, thus it is the name liable for pursuit or for debts incurred by the business or organization. In the case of a corporation, it is the legal name as fixed by its charter or the statute by which the corporation was created.
Modifications to the legal name should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.
To indicate a legal name of another legal entity you should instead indicate it in question 3 by selecting 'Not currently operational' and then choosing the applicable reason and providing the legal name of this other entity along with any other requested information.
Operating Name
The operating name is a name the business or organization is commonly known as if different from its legal name. The operating name is synonymous with trade name.
- Legal name
- Operating name (if applicable)
2. Verify or provide the contact information of the designated business or organization contact person for this questionnaire and correct where needed.
Note:The designated contact person is the person who should receive this questionnaire. The designated contact person may not always be the one who actually completes the questionnaire.
- First name
- Last name
- Title
- Preferred language of communication
- Mailing address (number and street)
- City
- Province, territory or state
- Postal code or ZIP code
- Country
- Email address
- Telephone number (including area code)
- Extension number (if applicable)
The maximum number of characters is 5.
- 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?
- When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
- Ceased operations
- When did this business or organization cease operations?
- Why did this business or organization cease operations?
- Bankruptcy
- Liquidation
- Dissolution
- Other
- Specify the other reasons why the operations ceased
- Sold operations
- When was this business or organization sold?
- What is the legal name of the buyer?
- Amalgamated with other businesses or organizations
- When did this business or organization amalgamate?
- What is the legal name of the resulting or continuing business or organization?
- What are the legal names of the other amalgamated businesses or organizations?
- Temporarily inactive but will re-open
- When did this business or organization become temporarily inactive?
- When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
- Why is this business or organization temporarily inactive?
- No longer operating due to other reasons
- When did this business or organization cease operations?
- Why did this business or organization cease operations?
4. Verify or provide the current main activity of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.
Note:The described activity was assigned using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
This question verifies the business or organization's current main activity as classified by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is an industry classification system developed by the statistical agencies of Canada, Mexico and the United States. Created against the background of the North American Free Trade Agreement, it is designed to provide common definitions of the industrial structure of the three countries and a common statistical framework to facilitate the analysis of the three economies. NAICS is based on supply-side or production-oriented principles, to ensure that industrial data, classified to NAICS , are suitable for the analysis of production-related issues such as industrial performance.
The target entity for which NAICS is designed are businesses and other organizations engaged in the production of goods and services. They include farms, incorporated and unincorporated businesses and government business enterprises. They also include government institutions and agencies engaged in the production of marketed and non-marketed services, as well as organizations such as professional associations and unions and charitable or non-profit organizations and the employees of households.
The associated NAICS should reflect those activities conducted by the business or organizational units targeted by this questionnaire only, as identified in the 'Answering this questionnaire' section and which can be identified by the specified legal and operating name. The main activity is the activity which most defines the targeted business or organization's main purpose or reason for existence. For a business or organization that is for-profit, it is normally the activity that generates the majority of the revenue for the entity.
The NAICS classification contains a limited number of activity classifications; the associated classification might be applicable for this business or organization even if it is not exactly how you would describe this business or organization's main activity.
Please note that any modifications to the main activity through your response to this question might not necessarily be reflected prior to the transmitting of subsequent questionnaires and as a result they may not contain this updated information.
The following is the detailed description including any applicable examples or exclusions for the classification currently associated with this business or organization.
Description and examples
- This is the current main activity
- This is not the current main activity
Provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's main activity
e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development
Main activity
5. You indicated that is not the current main activity.
Was this business or organization's main activity ever classified as: ?
- Yes
When did the main activity change?
- 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
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] 2019. 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] 2019, did this business generate electricity?
Electricity may be generated for internal use and/or for sale.
2. In [Month] 2019, what method was employed to generate electricity?
Select all that apply.
- Thermal Generation - combustible fuels
Exclude geothermal and nuclear
- Nuclear
- Hydro
- Tidal
- Wind
- Solar
- Wave
- Geothermal
- Other
Specify other non-combustible methods
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.
3. For [Month] 2019, how will the quantity of generated electricity be reported?
If both Net and Gross generation can be provided, please report the Net electricity generation.
- Gross electricity generation
- Net electricity generation
- i.e., the gross electricity generation minus the losses in the main generator transformers and the electrical energy absorbed by the generating auxiliaries.
Electrical production by all selected methods and fuel types
4. In [Month] 2019, which types of combustible fuel were used for this business's thermal generation of electricity?
Select all that apply.
- Thermal
- Coal
- Natural gas
- Petroleum
- Other
Specify other combustible sources
- Biomass
- Wood
- Spent pulping liquor
- Methane (landfill gas)
- Municipal and other waste
- Other
Specify other type of biomass
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' combustible fuels - Thermal: This includes fuels such as propane, orimulsion, petroleum coke, coke oven gas, ethanol and any other type of thermal combustible fuel source not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.
Wood (Report for “Dry” method): 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, forest residues, charcoal and pulp waste.
Spent pulping liquor: A by-product in the paper making process, containing carbohydrate and lignin decomposition products.
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 wastes and sewage sludge).
Other biomass (type unknown): Any other type of biomass not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the space provided. (This includes fuels such as food waste, used diapers, and biogases - example, gas produced from animal water digesters.)
5. In [Month] 2019, what was the quantity in megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity generated from the following?
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Petroleum
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| Other |
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| Total megawatt-hours generated from thermal |
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| Biomass |
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| Wood |
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| Methane (landfill gas) |
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| Other |
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| Total electricity production from combustible fuels |
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| Nuclear |
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| Other |
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Import of electricity from the United States
6. In [Month] 2019, did this business import electricity from the United States?
7. In [Month] 2019, 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.
- Quantity in MWh
- CAN$ '000
Withdrawals or purchases of electricity from other Canadian producers and distributors
8. In [Month] 2019, did this business receive electricity from other sources in Canada?
Include:
- electricity received from other producers or distributors
- withdrawals from the grid for own use
- affiliated direct purchase and wholesale consumers.
Withdrawals or purchases of electricity from other Canadian producers and distributors
9. In [Month] 2019, from which province or territory was electricity 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
10. In [Month] 2019, what was the quantity in megawatt-hours (MWh) and the value of electricity received by this business?
Include:
- electricity received from other producers or distributors
- withdrawals from the grid for own use
- affiliated direct purchase and wholesale consumers
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).
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Total supply of electricity
11. This is a summary of your total supply of electricity and total cost of purchased electricity from foreign and domestic suppliers.
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 Disposal number.
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| Total cost of purchased electricity from foreign and domestic suppliers |
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Company's own use - generated electricity
12. In [Month] 2019, did this business consume electricity for its own use, excluding electricity that is billed?
Gross electricity generation
Include:
- electricity used for heat pumps
- electric boilers, pumped storage, and given as compensation for utilities or distributors
- losses in the main generator transformers and the electricity absorbed by the generating auxiliaries.
Exclude:
- electricity that is billed by another company.
Net electricity generation
Include:
- electricity used for heat pumps
- electric boilers, pumped storage, and given as compensation for utilities or distributors.
Exclude:
- electricity that is billed by another company.
- losses in the main generator transformers and the electricity absorbed by the generating auxiliaries.
Report all electricity consumed (self-generated or purchased), i.e., used for own operation or given as compensation.
13. In [Month] 2019, what was the quantity in megawatt-hours (MWh) of the electricity consumed by this business for its own use?
Gross electricity generation
Include:
- electricity used for heat pumps
- electric boilers, pumped storage, and given as compensation for utilities or distributors
- losses in the main generator transformers and the electricity absorbed by the generating auxiliaries.
Exclude:
- electricity that is billed by another company.
Net electricity generation
Include:
- electricity used for heat pumps
- electric boilers, pumped storage, and given as compensation for utilities or distributors.
Exclude:
- electricity that is billed by another company.
- losses in the main generator transformers and the electricity absorbed by the generating auxiliaries.
Quantity in MWh
Export of electricity to the United States
14. In [Month] 2019, did this business export electricity to the United States?
15. In [Month] 2019, 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 sold/exported to the United States.
- Quantity in MWh
- CAN$ '000
Delivery of electricity to other domestic utilities or distributors
16. In [Month] 2019, 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?
e.g., utilities or distributors
17. In [Month] 2019, 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] 2019, 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.
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Disposition of electricity by type of consumer
19. In [Month] 2019, 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.
Delivery of electricity for consumers enrolled with retailers
20. In [Month] 2019, 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.
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Include mining and manufacturing |
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To residential customers
Include residential and agriculture |
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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. |
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Delivery of electricity to ultimate consumer
21. In [Month] 2019, 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.
22. In [Month] 2019, what was the quantity in megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity delivered to the following types of 'end use' consumers?
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To industrial end-user customers
Include mining and manufacturing. |
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To residential end-user customers
Include residential and agricultural. |
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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. |
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23. In [Month] 2019, what was the value of electricity delivered to the following types of 'end use' consumers?
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To industrial end-user customers
Include mining and manufacturing. |
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To residential end-user customers
Include residential and agricultural. |
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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. |
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Balancing electricity supply and disposition
The total supply of electricity must be equal to the total disposition of electricity and transmission, distribution and other losses.
Transmission, distribution, and other losses was automatically calculated as the difference between your reported total supply of electricity and total disposition of electricity.
24. This is a summary of your balancing electricity supply and disposition.
Transmission, distribution, and other losses was automatically calculated as the difference between your reported total supply of electricity and total disposition of electricity.
Transmission, distribution and other losses
Include:
- transmission losses
- adjustments
- 'unaccounted for' amounts which are subject to variation because of cyclical billing
Exclude generating station use output as measured at the generating station gate.
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| Withdrawal or purchased electricity from the grid |
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| Total supply of electricity |
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| Disposition |
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| Consumed, generated or purchased electricity |
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| Exported electricity to United States |
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| Delivered electricity to other domestic businesses |
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| Delivered electricity to consumers enrolled with retailers |
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| Delivered electricity to end-use consumers |
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| Total disposition of electricity |
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| Transmission, distribution and other losses |
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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 Provided Given Names, Provided Family Name the best person to contact?
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.
2. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?
