Monthly Survey of Food Services and Drinking Places: CVs for Total Sales by Geography - November 2025

CVs for Total sales by geography
Geography Month
202411 202412 202501 202502 202503 202504 202505 202506 202507 202508 202509 202510 202511
percentage
Canada 0.19 0.14 0.17 0.22 0.16 0.15 0.16 0.09 0.10 0.07 0.06 0.11 0.23
Newfoundland and Labrador 0.75 0.71 0.69 1.01 0.63 0.78 0.45 0.50 0.46 0.32 0.31 0.72 2.76
Prince Edward Island 4.09 4.39 4.99 1.26 1.09 0.87 0.72 0.81 0.79 0.52 0.55 1.48 4.95
Nova Scotia 0.38 0.42 0.48 1.57 0.60 0.58 0.42 0.35 0.33 0.26 0.25 0.54 2.20
New Brunswick 0.57 0.62 0.59 0.82 0.57 0.51 0.42 0.49 0.38 0.30 0.34 0.59 2.72
Quebec 0.56 0.24 0.29 0.54 0.36 0.53 0.26 0.16 0.20 0.18 0.14 0.31 0.29
Ontario 0.31 0.29 0.34 0.35 0.31 0.23 0.36 0.17 0.16 0.11 0.10 0.18 0.33
Manitoba 0.48 0.55 0.70 0.74 0.75 0.56 0.50 0.39 0.47 0.37 0.31 0.59 0.96
Saskatchewan 0.75 0.99 0.65 0.69 0.52 0.54 0.47 0.53 0.51 0.37 0.41 0.59 0.96
Alberta 0.31 0.28 0.38 0.59 0.41 0.32 0.34 0.25 0.29 0.20 0.18 0.27 0.43
British Columbia 0.26 0.22 0.29 0.49 0.29 0.20 0.24 0.16 0.23 0.16 0.13 0.23 0.41
Yukon Territory 2.42 2.25 3.18 26.12 3.86 2.69 2.04 2.49 2.63 1.70 1.56 2.06 14.29
Northwest Territories 2.91 3.57 3.42 34.07 18.21 2.90 17.86 3.30 2.66 2.20 1.79 2.62 18.24
Nunavut 61.05 6.85 4.28 129.91 6.89 59.24 66.28 9.14 9.60 44.04 3.40 5.24 48.80

Eh Sayers Episode 30 - GDP Explained Without Putting You to Sleep (We Promise!)

Release date: February 2nd, 2026

Catalogue number: 45200003
ISSN: 2026002

Eh Sayers Episode 30 - GDP Explained Without Putting You to Sleep (We Promise!)

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The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) tells us about the health and size of Canada’s economy. But for those of us who don’t own or operate multi-million-dollar companies, why does it matter at all? In this episode, Amanda Sinclair, Assistant director for the National Economic Accounts at Statistics Canada, explains some surprising ways GDP can be useful and why, for certain Canadian households, the numbers don’t always seem to add up.

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Host

Max Zimmerman

Guest

Amanda Sinclair

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Eh Sayers Episode 30 - GDP Explained Without Putting You to Sleep (We Promise!) - Transcript

Max: Welcome to Eh Sayers!, a podcast by Statistics Canada, where we meet the people behind the data, and explore the stories behind the numbers. I'm your host, Max Zimmerman.

If you flip on the news, read the business section or hear politicians sparring about Canada's economy, there's one thing that always seems to get brought up: the GDP or Gross Domestic Product.

But, I didn't realize just how much the GDP affected me personally until recently when I became a first-time home buyer. This is when I learned that the interest rate that I will be paying on my mortgage for the next 5 years is influenced by, you guessed it, the GDP.

I wanted to know more... What other aspects of my life are so closely intertwined with Canada's GDP numbers? I had to talk to someone here at Statistics Canada that knows what they're talking about.

Amanda: Hi, my name is Amanda Sinclair and I'm an assistant director for the National Economic Accounts at Statistics Canada.

Max: So I know that economists here at StatCan and have a preferred method of measuring the economy. Can you tell us what that method is and how it's measured?

Amanda: Yeah. Gross domestic product, I would say is the key measure of our economy's size, performance, and general health. And it measures the final value of all the goods and services that we produce in Canada in a given period of time. That could be a quarter or a year. There are three ways to measure GDP. The first is the production or value-added approach where we estimate the total value of all the goods and services produced, and we subtract out the inputs of the cost of the inputs to produce those things.

So for an example, a bakery producing bread, we measure the value that they sell that bread for to final consumers. And we take out all of the inputs, like the flour and the sugar, even the electricity to run the bakery. We subtract that out and that gives us an indicator of the value added. The second approach to measuring GDP is the income approach, and for this one, we estimate all of the incomes that accrue from producing goods and services. So for example, with the bakery example, there would be employees who would be earning wages from producing or baking that that bread. There would also be the business owner who would get a return, and governments can also earn income from production. The main example here being that there's GST or sales tax charged when goods are sold.

The final approach is called the expenditure approach. And here we add up all of the final consumption that takes place in a given period. This could be households, purchasing goods and services for their own consumption, governments also buy goods and services, businesses could be investing in capital assets, or we could sell our goods and services to other countries in the form of exports. And when we do exports, we actually do it on a net basis to remove imports. So it's exports minus imports.

But these three ways allow us to measure the overall size and performance of the economy in a given period. And it really is a strength of our system here in Canada that we, on a quarterly and annual basis, we do all three approaches. So we're not just relying on one set of data, we do all three ways, and then they're reconciled in order to provide a coherent, consistent picture of what's going on in our economy.

Max: So we're measuring productivity with the GDP, and if I as a worker become more productive as time goes on, what difference does that make in my life? Because it's easy to see how, if I'm more productive, that's beneficial to my agency or my company. But how does that actually benefit me in the long run?

If I take your example of the bakery, let's say… If I'm a baker and some revolutionary technology, machinery comes around that allows me to make dough at a way faster rate or something like that… I can easily see how that would benefit the bakery. The bakery is going to make more money, and that in turn is going to, you know, increase the GDP, the value added that the bakery can add to the economy. So that's good for the bakery, it's good for the economy. How is it actually good for the baker, the worker themselves?

Amanda: Yeah. So yeah, you're talking about labor productivity. It's another key, economic indicator of evaluating how our economy is performing.
It's an indicator of the efficiency. And so, as you indicated, if people can produce more output with the same or less amount of time, they would be considered more productive, more efficient. And generally there's a close relationship between labor productivity and real wages. So as those employees can produce the same amount of output for their company with the same amount of input—so the same amount of hours worked—generally, there's an incentive there to have real wages increase. So the company could therefore turn around and provide wage increases to those employees, which would then benefit their cost of living and living standards. So productivity is tightly correlated with supporting rising standards of living.

Max: I'm curious about some of the limitations of the GDP. If the GDP is strong for a country, does that mean everything is good? Or if it's bad, does that mean that everything is going badly? Like how do we make sense of that?

Amanda: GDP is a great economic tool to understand how the economy is performing. However, it is an aggregate picture of what's going on, and therefore it can overlook inequalities or vulnerabilities that exist. For example, when we produce GDP, we also calculate a household saving rate. However, this is an aggregate measure of how much all Canadian households might be saving in a given period, and it doesn't highlight how there is great inequality that could exist amongst households with some faring much better than others. GDP also excludes unpaid household work and volunteer work, and these take place outside of the general market economy, which is why they're not included in GDP. However, these activities do have a very significant impact on a country's economic productivity and social value.

For example, people could not go to work and support the economy if they didn't have people at home doing those activities like childcaring and cooking and cleaning. And finally, GDP does not account directly for the depletion of natural resources. Another common critique, I would say of the GDP measure is that it overlooks these environmental harms that can be caused by economic activities.

However, I would say that the system of national accounts, which is that international framework for how countries should measure GDP does get updated periodically, and there's been a very strong recognition that some of these limitations that I just mentioned should be accounted for. And so with the newest version of this framework, there are recommendations that countries produce separate sort of extension or satellite accounts that take into account these various limitations.

And a good example of this is that Statistics Canada produces something called the distributions of household economic accounts, where we estimate how income consumption, savings, and wealth are distributed across different types of households. And this product allows us to see that while, for example, maybe the household saving rate is increasing, it is not improving for all households. Some are faring better than others.

Max: Yeah, that's so interesting because I think that oftentimes when we hear officials or reporters cite these numbers on GDP and we hear, oh, the economy is rebounding or doing well, like especially coming out of COVID, I think that that doesn't necessarily always resonate with Canadians because like you said, different households have different experiences and if we're being told the economy's doing great and it doesn't feel like that for you, it can be confusing.

Amanda: Absolutely, absolutely. And sometimes those aggregate indicators that are included in GDP can be driven by a small segment of the population. If we're saying that, you know, households are spending more, it could be that households of higher income might be driving that spending where other households are looking at their own experience saying, that's not what's going on for me. So these additional products that really go below the top line number and dig into the data in a more granular way, help us and Canadians and policymakers really understand where there could be those vulnerabilities.

Max: Okay, nice. And for those of us that follow economic news, we hear reporters frequently talk about the GDP, but I understand that there might be a difference in the way that they're talking about GDP and the way that we talk about it here at StatCan. Could you talk more about that for us?

Amanda: Yeah, so when Statistics Canada reports the latest GDP data, we focus on the quarter-to-quarter percent change in the real GDP. So real GDP is an indicator of the volume of activity that takes place. So this removes the impact of price changes. We don't want to necessarily say that the economy increased just because prices went up. We're really looking to see whether or not, after we removed price change, did the economy in fact produce more goods and services. So that's what Statistics Canada focuses on.

However, sometimes media outlets, people will often hear them quote the annualized quarterly percent change. And the main difference here is that the annualized rate compounds the quarterly growth rate by assuming that the same percent change will occur for four consecutive quarters.

So when people look at the media or the news headlines, they'll see often a larger number quoted, both are accurate. The one that we report, the quarterly figure, or the one that the media reports, which is often the annualized quarterly figure, they're both accurate, but users should just take note in terms of understanding which one is being quoted.

Max: Yeah, that makes sense. So if Canadians would like to learn more about the GDP or Canada's economy, where could they go?

Amanda: So the Statistics Canada website would be a great starting point. We have the Daily article that provides an overview of the main stories and drivers of the most recent GDP data. But the economic account statistics portal is a good one-stop shop where you can find all of the latest data tables and analytical articles.

Max: Thank you so much for coming in, Amanda. Thanks for your time and your expertise.

Amanda: Of course. Thank you for having me.

Max: You've been listening to Eh Sayers! Thank you to our guest, Amanda Sinclair. If you'd like to learn more about the GDP, you can visit the link in our show notes. This podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. There, you can also find the French version of our show called Hé-coutez bien! If you like this show, please rate, review and subscribe. And as always, thanks for listening.

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Introduction to Some Key Elements of a Well-Designed Questionnaire (19220010)

In this session, we will look at key elements of a questionnaire that encourage respondents to complete a survey. The focus will be on elements such as the introduction, accompanying text as well as appeal, and not on the different ways of formulating the questions. The objective is to provide those who occasionally design questionnaires practical advice to help make a questionnaire stand out. This session is intended for beginners. Some familiarity with basic statistical concepts would be beneficial/advantageous but not required.

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    • ensure access to areas that are easier to reach in winter
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  • For information on which communities are part of early collection, visit census.gc.ca/north.
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Health Data Webinar Series – Session 2

Making the Most of the Canadian Health Measures Survey

The Health Statistics Program at Statistics Canada is pleased to introduce a new webinar series tailored for health data users. These 1-hour sessions held every 2–3 months, will be customized based on your feedback to reflect your needs and interests.

Upcoming Session

Date: February 4, 2026

French session: 11:00am (EST)

English session: 1:00pm (EST)

Register now: Complete the registration form to secure your spot.

What You'll Learn

Join us to:

  • Understand the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS):
    Explore what makes CHMS unique and why it's essential for health research and policy.
  • Discover recent health insights:
    Review highlights of key indicators such as obesity, physical activity, and oral health trends.
  • Learn how to access CHMS data:
    Find out about Real-Time Remote Access, Research Data Centres and custom data services.
  • Get practical tips and resources:
    Access tools, documentation, and supports to help you make the most of CHMS data.
  • Preview what's next:
    See what upcoming data releases and future cycles are on the horizon.

Presenters

  • Janine Clarke, Unit Head, Analytical Insights, Centre for Health Data Integration and Direct Measures (English session)
  • Mélie St-Laurent, Manager, Analytical Insights, Centre for Health Data Integration and Direct Measures (French session)

Who Should Attend

Researchers, analysts, policymakers, and health professionals interested in leveraging Statistics Canada’s health data for research and decision-making.

For questions, contact: statcan.hspoutreach-sensibilisationpss.statcan@statcan.gc.ca

Performing arts companies: CVs for operating revenue 2024

CVs for operating revenue 2024
Table summary
This table displays the results of CVs for operating revenue 2024. The information is grouped by Geography (appearing as row headers), calculated using percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Geography CVs for operating revenue
percent
Canada 0.01
Newfoundland and Labrador 0.00
Prince Edward Island 0.00
Nova Scotia 0.01
New Brunswick 0.01
Quebec 0.01
Ontario 0.01
Manitoba 0.00
Saskatchewan 0.00
Alberta 0.01
British Columbia 0.02
Yukon 0.00
Northwest Territories 0.00
Nunavut 0.00

Monthly Passenger Bus and Urban Transit Survey - 2026

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.

This survey collects data essential for the statistical analysis of the passenger bus industry and its impact on the Canadian economy.

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 response burden, Statistics Canada may combine the acquired data with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.

Data sharing agreements

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

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

For this survey, there are Section 11 agreements with the provincial and territorial statistical agencies of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and the Yukon.

The shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.

Section 12 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with federal, provincial or territorial government organizations. Under Section 12, you may refuse to share your information with any of these organizations by writing a letter of objection to the Chief Statistician, specifying the organizations with which you do not want Statistics Canada to share your data and mailing it to the following address:

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

You may also contact us by email at infostats or by fax at 1-514-496-4879.

For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island and Northwest Territories, as well as with the Ontario Ministry of Transportation.

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.

There is also a Section 12 agreement with Transport Canada. Federally-regulated carriers under the authority of the Canada Transportation Act (CTA) and pursuant to the Transportation Information Regulations do not have the right to object to sharing their information with Transport Canada. Carriers which are not federally regulated may object to sharing their information with Transport Canada by writing to the Chief Statistician. Transport Canada will use the information obtained from federally-regulated carriers in accordance with the provisions of the CTA and Regulations.

Statistics Canada will also share your information under Section 12 of the Statistics Act with Infrastructure Canada, unless you refuse.

Business or organization and contact information

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

Note: Legal name should only be modified 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, which is different from the legal name, is a name the business or organization is commonly known as for day-to-day activities, and which is used to advertise and promote itself. 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 (Zone Improvement Plan) code
  • Country
    • Canada
    • United States
  • Email address
  • Telephone number (including area code)
  • Extension number (if applicable)
  • 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 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 reopen
      • 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 because of 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 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 NAICS is not the current main activity.

Was this business or organization's main activity ever classified as NAICS?

  • 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:

  1. Filter the search results by first selecting the business or organization’s activity sector.
  2. Enter keywords or a brief description that best describe the business or organization’s main activity.
  3. Press the Search button to search the database for an industry activity classification that best matches the keywords or description you provided.
  4. Select an industry activity classification from the list.

Select this business or organization's activity sector (optional)
Enter keywords or a brief description, then press the Search button

Reporting period information

This is the start of a new module. Question numbering will reset to 1 in this section.

Note: The sequence of questions may vary depending on responses provided.

1. What is the start and end date of this business or organization's reporting period for MM-YYYY ?

Start date

End date

2. What is the reason the reporting period does not cover at least 28 days?

Select all that apply.

  • Seasonal operations
  • New business
  • Change of ownership
  • Temporarily inactive
  • Change of fiscal year
  • Ceased operations
  • Other - Specify other reason the reporting period does not cover at least 28 days

Operating information

This is the start of a new module. Question numbering will reset to 1 in this section.

Note: The sequence of questions may vary depending on responses provided.

1. What were the total operating revenues?

Exclude subsidies.

  • CAN$

2. What was the total number of passengers?

  • Number of passengers

Attach Files

This is the start of a new module. Question numbering will reset to 1 in this section.

Note: The sequence of questions may vary depending on responses provided.

1. If you have revisions to previous months' data, you can now attach up to five files by following the instructions provided below.

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.

Changes or events

2. 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 _ was this 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 _ was this 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 _ was this business or organization open?
  • Acquisition of business or business units
  • Other
    • Specify the other change or event
  • No changes or events

Contact person

3. Statistics Canada may need to contact the person who completed this questionnaire for further information.

Is the provided given name 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)
  • Fax number (including area code)

Feedback

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

Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.

Hours:

Minutes:

5. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?

Enter your comments

Wholesale Trade Survey (monthly): CVs for total sales by geography - November 2025

Wholesale Trade Survey (monthly): CVs for total sales by geography - October 2025
Geography Month
202411 202412 202501 202502 202503 202504 202505 202506 202507 202508 202509 202510 202511
percentage
Canada 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.5 0.9 1.2 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5
Newfoundland and Labrador 1.5 1.1 1.4 0.8 0.7 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.3
Prince Edward Island 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nova Scotia 9.5 12.0 7.0 3.8 3.8 7.1 10.7 2.8 2.8 1.6 1.2 1.1 2.3
New Brunswick 2.7 2.3 3.3 1.8 1.4 4.3 1.5 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.7 0.7 1.3
Quebec 4.8 4.4 4.5 5.5 3.7 4.3 3.1 1.3 1.8 1.3 2.0 1.7 1.7
Ontario 2.2 2.4 2.7 3.2 1.7 2.3 1.6 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.9
Manitoba 1.9 2.3 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.2 0.8 0.8 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.8
Saskatchewan 1.0 1.4 1.6 0.7 0.8 1.6 0.5 0.4 0.9 0.6 1.0 0.3 0.2
Alberta 1.9 1.2 1.4 1.2 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
British Columbia 2.7 2.2 2.6 2.9 1.9 1.8 2.2 0.8 1.1 1.6 1.8 2.7 2.2
Yukon Territory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Northwest Territories 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nunavut 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Canadian Child Care Worker Survey, 2026 (CCCWS)

Getting started

Why are we conducting this survey?

The Canadian Child Care Worker Survey, sponsored by Employment and Social Development Canada, collects information from centre-based child care workers on factors related to the workplace and staff well-being. The survey aims to better understand how these factors influence the recruitment, retention and recognition of child care workers.

This information will be used to inform research, policies and programs related to the child care workforce.

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

Although voluntary, your participation is important so that the information collected is as accurate and complete as possible.

Other important information

Authorization and confidentiality

Data are collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19. Your information will be kept strictly confidential.

Record linkages

To enhance the data from this survey and to reduce the response burden, Statistics Canada will combine the information you provide with information from the Canadian Survey on the Provision of Child Care Services, which may collect information on the characteristics of the child care centre in which you currently work or last worked.

Statistics Canada may also combine the information you provide with other survey or administrative data sources.

Contact us if you have any questions or concerns about record linkage:

Email: infostats@statcan.gc.ca

Telephone: 1-877-949-9492

Mail:
Chief Statistician of Canada
Statistics Canada
Attention of Director, Canadian Center for Education Statistics
150 Tunney’s Pasture Driveway
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6

Respondent information

Do you currently work in a centre-based child care setting?

Include daycare centre, les Centre de la petite enfance (CPE), before and after school child care offered in a school or centre, nursery school and preschool.

Exclude family child care home, care offered in a child’s home and home-based child care.

  • Yes
  • No

During the past three years, did you work in a centre-based child care setting?

Include daycare centre, les CPE, before and after school child care offered in a school or centre, nursery school and preschool.

Exclude family child care home, care offered in a child’s home and home-based child care.

  • Yes
  • No

In what year did you leave this centre-based child care setting?

Was it:

  • Before 2024
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2026
  • Don’t know

This questionnaire will collect information on when you last worked in the child care sector in order for us to understand your experience as a child care worker.

Your [last] position in early learning and child care  

What [is/was] your [current] position in this setting?

Include full-time, part-time, casual, on call or supply position.

Exclude volunteer position, unpaid student position or worker on leave.

Select all that apply.

 [Is/Was] it:

  • Supervisor or director
    Include supervisors or directors, whether or not you [work/worked] directly with children
  • Position providing early learning and child care directly to children
    OR
  • I [work/worked] in a child care setting but [do/did] not provide child care directly to children
    e.g., accountant, cook, cleaner, auxiliary staff

[In the last week, with/With] which age groups did you normally work?

Select all that apply.

[Is/Was] it:

  • Less than 1 year olds
  • 1 year olds
  • 2 year olds
  • 3 year olds
  • 4 year olds
  • 5 year olds
  • 6 to 10 year olds
  • 11 years and older
    OR
  • I [do/did] not normally work with set age groups

In which province or territory [is/was] the child care setting where you [work/worked] located?

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

What were the reasons for taking your [current] position in this setting?

Select all that apply.

Was it:

  • Opportunity for advancement
  • Reputation of the child care setting
  • Pay
  • Benefits
  • Convenience of location
  • Flexible work hours
  • Physical work environment
    e.g., secure, clean, adequate and well-maintained indoor and outdoor space which provides accessible features
  • Opportunity to work with qualified educators
  • Opportunity to work with a different age group
  • Only offer I had
  • Other reason
    • Specify other reason for taking your [current] position

What was the most important reason for taking your [current] position in this setting?

Was it:

  • Opportunity for advancement
  • Reputation of the child care setting
  • Pay
  • Benefits
  • Convenience of location
  • Flexible work hours
  • Physical work environment
    e.g., secure, clean, adequate and well-maintained indoor and outdoor space which provides accessible features
  • Opportunity to work with qualified educators
  • Opportunity to work with a different age group
  • Only offer I had
  • Other reason

Your work environment

The next few questions are about your work environment [when you last worked in a child care setting].

How satisfied [are/were] you with the following aspects of your job [when you last worked in a child care setting]?

a. The total number of hours I [work/worked] each week at this job

  • Very satisfied
  • Somewhat satisfied
  • Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
  • Somewhat dissatisfied
  • Very dissatisfied
  • Not applicable

b. The number of days per week I [work/worked] at this job

  • Very satisfied
  • Somewhat satisfied
  • Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
  • Somewhat dissatisfied
  • Very dissatisfied
  • Not applicable

c. Work schedule

  • Very satisfied
  • Somewhat satisfied
  • Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
  • Somewhat dissatisfied
  • Very dissatisfied
  • Not applicable

d. Workload

  • Very satisfied
  • Somewhat satisfied
  • Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
  • Somewhat dissatisfied
  • Very dissatisfied
  • Not applicable

e. Relationship with my co-workers

  • Very satisfied
  • Somewhat satisfied
  • Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
  • Somewhat dissatisfied
  • Very dissatisfied
  • Not applicable

f. Relationship with the centre management

  • Very satisfied
  • Somewhat satisfied
  • Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
  • Somewhat dissatisfied
  • Very dissatisfied
  • Not applicable

g. Relationship with the families of the children I [work/worked] with

  • Very satisfied
  • Somewhat satisfied
  • Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
  • Somewhat dissatisfied
  • Very dissatisfied
  • Not applicable

h. Leadership within the centre

  • Very satisfied
  • Somewhat satisfied
  • Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
  • Somewhat dissatisfied
  • Very dissatisfied
  • Not applicable

i. Opportunities for input into decision-making

  • Very satisfied
  • Somewhat satisfied
  • Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
  • Somewhat dissatisfied
  • Very dissatisfied
  • Not applicable

j. In-service training received in this particular job

  • Very satisfied
  • Somewhat satisfied
  • Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
  • Somewhat dissatisfied
  • Very dissatisfied
  • Not applicable

k. Career opportunities this job [provides/provided]

  • Very satisfied
  • Somewhat satisfied
  • Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
  • Somewhat dissatisfied
  • Very dissatisfied
  • Not applicable

l. Evaluation and feedback received from supervisor or director

  • Very satisfied
  • Somewhat satisfied
  • Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
  • Somewhat dissatisfied
  • Very dissatisfied
  • Not applicable

m. My salary

  • Very satisfied
  • Somewhat satisfied
  • Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
  • Somewhat dissatisfied
  • Very dissatisfied
  • Not applicable

n. My benefits

  • Very satisfied
  • Somewhat satisfied
  • Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
  • Somewhat dissatisfied
  • Very dissatisfied
  • Not applicable

o. My ability to respond to personal and family needs

  • Very satisfied
  • Somewhat satisfied
  • Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
  • Somewhat dissatisfied
  • Very dissatisfied
  • Not applicable

p. My overall sense of job satisfaction

  • Very satisfied
  • Somewhat satisfied
  • Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
  • Somewhat dissatisfied
  • Very dissatisfied
  • Not applicable

q. The physical demands of the job

  • Very satisfied
  • Somewhat satisfied
  • Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
  • Somewhat dissatisfied
  • Very dissatisfied
  • Not applicable

How often do each of the following statements reflect how you [feel/felt] about your work [when you last worked in a child care setting]?

a. The work I [do/did] [is/was] stimulating and challenging

  • All of the time
  • Most of the time
  • Occasionally
  • Rarely
  • Never

b. I [feel/felt] physically exhausted at the end of the day

  • All of the time
  • Most of the time
  • Occasionally
  • Rarely
  • Never

c. My work [gives/gave] me a sense of accomplishment

  • All of the time
  • Most of the time
  • Occasionally
  • Rarely
  • Never

d. There [is/was] too little time to do all that [needs/needed] to be done

  • All of the time
  • Most of the time
  • Occasionally
  • Rarely
  • Never

e. My work [is/was] important

  • All of the time
  • Most of the time
  • Occasionally
  • Rarely
  • Never

f. Centre policies and procedures [are/were] well-defined

  • All of the time
  • Most of the time
  • Occasionally
  • Rarely
  • Never

g. I [feel/felt] frustrated by this job

  • All of the time
  • Most of the time
  • Occasionally
  • Rarely
  • Never

h. I [have/had] reasonable control over most things that [affect/affected] my job satisfaction

  • All of the time
  • Most of the time
  • Occasionally
  • Rarely
  • Never

i. I [feel/felt] my job [makes/made] good use of my skills and abilities

  • All of the time
  • Most of the time
  • Occasionally
  • Rarely
  • Never

j. My centre [provides/provided] a well-rounded program for the children who [attend/attended]

  • All of the time
  • Most of the time
  • Occasionally
  • Rarely
  • Never

k. My centre [supports/supported] the families of the children who [attend/attended]

  • All of the time
  • Most of the time
  • Occasionally
  • Rarely
  • Never

To what extent do you agree with the following statement?

Early learning and child care workers are valued in society.

Would you say:

  • Strongly agree
  • Somewhat agree
  • Neither disagree nor agree
  • Somewhat disagree
  • Strongly disagree

Your work schedule [when you last worked in a child care setting]

[Do/Did] you work full-time or part-time [at your current/when you last worked in a] child care setting?

  • Full-time
    30 hours or more per week
  • Part-time
    Less than 30 hours per week
  • A mixture of full-time and part-time

[Do/Did] you work split shifts [at your current/when you last worked in a] child care setting?

e.g., 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the same day

  • Yes
  • No

On average, how many hours [do/did] you usually work per week at this job?

Round to the nearest hour.

  • Number of hours

Last week, how many hours of paid overtime did you work at this job?

Round to the nearest hour.

  • Number of hours

Last week, how many extra hours without pay did you work at this job?

Round to the nearest hour.

  • Number of hours

Why [do/did] you work part-time?

Select all that apply.

[Is/Was] it:

  • I [work/worked] part-time for personal reasons
  • I [can/could] only find part-time work
  • Other reason
    • Specify other reason for working part-time

In addition to your [current/last] job at [your/the] child care centre, [do/did] you do any other paid work either for a different employer or through self-employment?

  • Yes
  • No

[Is/Was] this job in the child care sector?

  • Yes
  • No

What was the main reason you took this additional job?

[Is/Was] it:

  • To gain skills or experience related to early childhood education
  • To gain skills or experience unrelated to early childhood education
  • To earn additional income
  • To work for a family business
  • For personal interest
  • Other reason
    • Specify other reason you took this additional job

Approximately how many hours per week [do/did] you usually work at this other job?

Round to the nearest hour.

  • Number of hours

Your work experience in early learning and child care

How many years of work experience do you have in child care, regardless of whether you worked full-time or part-time?

Include experience at all types of child care settings when reporting total years.

Exclude any extended periods of leave such as parental leave.

Round to the nearest whole year. If you worked less than 6 months, enter a “0”.

  • Years working at my [current/last] job in child care
  • Total years working in child care, both inside and outside of Canada

In the [past/last] 5 years [that you worked in child care], besides your [current/last] employer, how many other child care employers [have/had] you worked for?

Exclude your [current/last] employer.

Include employers both inside and outside of Canada.

  • Number of child care employers

Wages and benefits

The following questions are about the wages and benefits associated with your [current job/last job in a child care setting]. 

Which of the following [are/were] available to you at your job [when you last worked in a child care setting]?

Select all that apply.

[Is/Was] there:

  • Medical coverage for expenses not covered by provincial health plans
  • Paid sick or personal leave days
  • Life or disability insurance
  • Supplementary top-up payments for Employment Insurance (EI) or Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP) maternity or parental benefits
  • Pension plan or Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) contribution
  • Full or partial payment of child care association membership
  • Free or subsidized care for my child
  • Paid breaks
  • Meals provided
  • Paid preparation or planning time
  • Paid overtime
  • Time in lieu for overtime
  • Paid release time to participate in Early Childhood Education (ECE)-related training, conferences or workshops
    OR
  • None of the above

[In the past 12 months/When you last worked in a child care setting], in addition to your regular paycheque, did you receive any of the following payments related to this job?

Select all that apply.

Was there:

  • A bonus from your employer
  • A wage enhancement
    Wage enhancements or top-ups are increases to the wages you normally receive from your employer.
  • Other payment
    • Specify other payment
    OR
  • None of the above

How many days of paid vacation [do/did] you receive annually?

If you [receive/received] pay in lieu of vacation, please enter “0”.

  • Number of vacation days

[Are/Were] you covered by a union contract or collective agreement [when you last worked in a child care setting]?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Don’t know

[What/When you last worked in a child care setting, what] [is/was] your usual pay (before deductions, taxes or bonuses) from your [current] employer?

Report your gross pay.

Round to the nearest Canadian dollar.

  • Dollar amount
  • Frequency
    • Weekly
    • Bi-weekly
    • Monthly
    • Annual
    • Hourly

Your future in the child care sector

Are you currently looking for a new job?

  • Yes
  • No

Are you looking for a job in the child care sector?

  • Yes, in the child care sector
  • No, not in the child care sector

What are the reasons why you are looking for a new job?

Select all that apply.

Is it:

  • Career advancement
  • Higher pay
  • Better benefits
  • Planning to move
    e.g., to another city, town, province or country
  • Wanting to work with a different age group of children
  • Dissatisfied with the current work environment
  • Want an early childhood education related job that is not in centre-based child care
  • Other reason
    • Specify other reason you are looking for a new job
    OR
  • Don’t know

What is the main reason why you are looking for a new job?

Is it:

  • Career advancement
  • Higher pay
  • Better benefits
  • Planning to move
    e.g., to another city, town, province or country
  • Want to work with a different age group of children
  • Dissatisfied with the current work environment
  • Want an early childhood education related job that is not in centre-based child care
  • Other reason

Looking to the future, do you expect to be working in regulated child care in three years?

  • Yes
  • No

In three years, what do you expect to be doing for work?

Is it:

  • Working at my current job
  • Working at a similar job at another child care setting or organization
  • Working in a more senior position at my current setting or organization
  • Working in a more senior position at another child care setting or organization
  • I plan to open my own child care center
  • Don’t know
  • Other possibility
    • Specify other possibility

Instead of working in the child care sector, what do you expect to be doing in 3 years?

Is it:

  • Working in the school system
  • Working in an early childhood job that is not in a child care setting
  • Working in a field unrelated to early childhood education
  • Staying at home with my children
  • Returning to school
  • Retirement
  • Don’t know
    • Specify other possibility

Reasons for leaving your position in child care

What are the reasons why you left your position in child care?

Select all that apply.

Was it:

  • Career advancement
  • Wanted higher pay
  • Wanted better benefits
  • Moved
    e.g., to another city, town, province or country
  • Wanting to work with a different age group of children
  • Dissatisfaction with work environment
  • Wanted an early childhood education related job that was not in centre-based child care
  • Other reason
    • Specify other reason
    OR
  • Don’t know

What is the main reason why you left your position in child care?

Was it:

  • Career advancement
  • Wanted higher pay
  • Wanted better benefits
  • Moved
    e.g., to another city, town, province or country
  • Wanted to work with a different age group of children
  • Dissatisfaction with work environment
  • Wanted an early childhood education related job that was not in centre-based child care
  • Wanted a job that was not related to early childhood education
  • Other reason

During the past three months, what was your main activity?

Was it:

  • Working at a paid job or business
  • Looking for paid work
  • Going to school or training
  • Retired
  • Maternity or paternity or parental leave
  • Stay at home parent
  • Volunteering
  • Unable to work
    e.g., disability
  • Unable to work due to care responsibilities for a child with a disability or chronic illness
  • Other activity
    • Specify other activity

Your education in early learning and child care

What is the highest certificate, diploma or degree that you have completed?

  • Less than high school diploma or its equivalent
  • High school diploma or a high school equivalency certificate
  • Trades certificate or diploma
  • College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma (other than trades certificates or diplomas)
  • University certificate or diploma below the bachelor’s level
  • Bachelor’s degree
    e.g., B.A., B.A. (Hons), B.Sc., B.Ed., LL.B
  • University certificate, diploma or degree above the bachelor’s level

What is the highest level of training or education in Early Childhood Education (ECE) that you have completed?

Is it:

  • Family child care-specific workshop
  • ECE courses or workshops lasting less than 1 year or its equivalent
  • ECE 1-year certificate or diploma or its equivalent
  • ECE 2-year certificate or diploma or its equivalent
  • ECE 3-year certificate or diploma or its equivalent
  • ECE 3-year degree or its equivalent
  • ECE 4-year degree or its equivalent
  • ECE graduate studies or its equivalent
  • Other ECE training or program
    • Specify other ECE training or program
  • No ECE training or program

Was this ECE training or program completed in Canada?

  • Yes
  • No

During the last 12 months, did you participate in any early learning and child care-related professional development or training?

Include conferences, workshops and courses.

  • Yes
  • No

Thinking about your last professional development or skills training activity, what was the main reason why you participated?

Was it:

  • Personal interest
  • To keep current in my profession
  • To help advance my career or to get a promotion
  • Required by my employer
  • Introduction of new early learning curriculum framework
  • Required by regulation
  • Other reason
    • Specify other reason

What was the main reason why you did not participate in professional development or training in the past 12 months?

Was it:

  • Not enough time
  • Could not get time off work
  • Too expensive
  • Don’t need any professional development
  • Not interested in participating in professional development or training
  • The courses or programs of interest are not available
  • Unable to travel to classes or training venue
  • Other reason
    • Specify other reason

[Are/When you last worked in a child care setting, were] you a member of a national or provincial child care association?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Don’t know

Characteristics of your child care setting

The following questions are about the child care setting [where you currently work/in which you last worked]. If you [work/worked] in more than one child care setting, please respond for the setting in which you [work/worked] the most hours.

What is the postal code for the child care setting [where you currently work/in which you last worked]?

  • Postal code
    Example: A9A 9A9
    OR
  • Don’t know

What type of child care setting [do/did] you work in?

[Is/Was] it:

  • For profit setting
    A for profit child care setting aims to make more money than its costs (a profit).
  • Either a non-profit setting or a setting operated directly by a government agency
    A non-profit child care setting does not aim to make a profit, or all profits are re-invested into the child care setting. The setting may alternately be operated by a government agency such as a school board or district, municipality, regional district or public health authority.
  • Don’t know

[Is/Was] the child care setting in which you [work/last worked]  licenced by child care authorities from the provincial or local government?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Don’t know

[Does/Did] your child care setting receive any funding from the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) agreement that your province signed with the Government of Canada?

The CWELCC agreement is a plan that is being implemented in stages, to make regulated child care more accessible and affordable. Under this plan, fees reduced to an average of $10 a day in 2025 to 2026.

  • Yes
  • No
  • Don’t know

[Does/Did] your child care setting offer child care services subsidized by the Québec Reduced Contribution Program?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Don’t know

[Is/Was] the child care setting [where you currently work/in which you last worked] part of a multi-site child care program?

i.e., your child care organization has more than one daycare or centre providing child care services at more than one address

  • Yes
  • No
  • Don’t know

What types of child care options [does/did] your setting offer?

Select all that apply.

[Is/Was] it:

  • Full-time
    i.e., child care offered for 6 hours or more per day and at least 5 days per week
  • Part-time
    i.e., child care offered for either 6 hours or more per day and less than 5 days per week or for less than 6 hours per day, for any number of days per week
  • Before school
  • After school
  • Weekends
  • Evenings
    i.e., child care offered after 6 p.m
  • Overnight
  • Drop-in
  • Flexible
    i.e., additional or alternative days of child care offered upon request for non regular full-time children

Demographics

What is your gender?

Gender refers to current gender which may be different from sex assigned at birth and may be different from what is indicated on legal documents.

Is it:

  • Male
  • Female
  • Or please specify
    • Specify your gender

What is your age?

  • Age in years

What is your marital status?

Is it:

  • Married
    For Quebec residents only, select the “Married” category if your marital status is “civil union”.
  • Living common law
    Two people who live together as a couple but who are not legally married to each other.
  • Never married (not living common law)
  • Separated (not living common law)
  • Divorced (not living common law)
  • Widowed (not living common law)

Are you First Nations, Métis or Inuk (Inuit)?

First Nations (North American Indian) includes Status and Non-Status Indians.
If “Yes”, select the responses that best describes this person now.

  • No, not First Nations, Métis or Inuk (Inuit)
    OR
  • Yes, First Nations (North American Indian)
  • Yes, Métis
  • Yes, Inuk (Inuit)

Sociodemographic characteristics

The following question collects information in accordance with the Employment Equity Act and its Regulations and Guidelines to support programs that promote equal opportunity for everyone to share in the social, cultural, and economic life of Canada.

Select all that apply.

Are you:

  • White
  • South Asian
    e.g., East Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan
  • Chinese
  • Black
  • Filipino
  • Arab
  • Latin American
  • Southeast Asian
    e.g., Vietnamese, Cambodian, Laotian, Thai
  • West Asian
    e.g., Iranian, Afghan
  • Korean
  • Japanese
  • Other
    • Specify other group

Where were you born?

Specify place of birth according to present boundaries.

  • Born in Canada
  • Born outside Canada
    • Specify the country
      To search for a country, type the first few letters to narrow down the choices.
      Note: If the country is not listed, select “Other”.
      • Specify other country

In what year did you first come to Canada to live?

If exact year is not known, enter best estimate.

  • Year of arrival

Are you now, or have you ever been a landed immigrant?

A “landed immigrant” (permanent resident) is a person who has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities.

  • Yes
  • No

In what year did you first become a landed immigrant?

If exact year is not known, enter best estimate.

  • Year of immigration

Of what country are you a citizen?

Select all that apply.

Are you a citizen of:

  • Canada
    Is it:
    • By birth
    • By naturalization
      i.e., the process by which an immigrant is granted citizenship of Canada, under the Citizenship Act.
  • Another country
    • Select the country
      To search for a country, type the first few letters to narrow down the choices.
      Note: If the country is not listed, select “Other”.
      • Specify other country
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