Why are we conducting this survey?

This survey collects data on capital expenditures in Canada. The information is used by Federal and Provincial government departments and agencies, trade associations, universities and international organizations for policy development and as a measure of regional economic activity.

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.

Approved disclosure

Section 17 of the federal Statistics Act allows for the disclosure of certain information relating to an individual, business or organization. Statistics Canada will only disclose information where there is a demonstrated statistical need and for the public good, and when it will not harm individuals, organizations or businesses if data were disclosed. For the Capital and Repair Expenditures Survey, The Chief Statistician has authorized the release of data relating to carriers, public utilities and non-commercial institutions including, but not limited to, hospitals, libraries, educational institutions, federal government entities and individual provincial, territorial and municipal governments. These include capital and repair expenditure expenditures at the aggregate level.

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, 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, 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, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut as well as Environment and Climate Change Canada, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada, the Canada Energy Regulator, Natural Resources Canada and Sustainability Development Technology 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

• English
• French

Mailing address (number and street)

City

Province, territory or state

Postal code or ZIP code

Country

• Afghanistan
• Åland Islands
• Albania
• Algeria
• American Samoa
• Andorra
• Angola
• Anguilla
• Antarctica
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Argentina
• Armenia
• Aruba
• Australia
• Austria
• Azerbaijan
• Bahamas
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Barbados
• Belarus
• Belgium
• Belize
• Benin
• Bermuda
• Bhutan
• Bolivia
• Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Botswana
• Bouvet Island
• Brazil
• British Indian Ocean Territory
• Brunei Darussalam
• Bulgaria
• Burkina Faso
• Burma (Myanmar)
• Burundi
• Cambodia
• Cameroon
• Canada
• Cape Verde
• Cayman Islands
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• Chile
• China
• Christmas Island
• Cocos (Keeling) Islands
• Colombia
• Comoros
• Congo, Republic of the
• Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
• Cook Islands
• Costa Rica
• Côte d'Ivoire
• Croatia
• Cuba
• Curaçao
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Djibouti
• Dominica
• Dominican Republic
• Ecuador
• Egypt
• El Salvador
• Equatorial Guinea
• Eritrea
• Estonia
• Ethiopia
• Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
• Faroe Islands
• Fiji
• Finland
• France
• French Guiana
• French Polynesia
• French Southern Territories
• Gabon
• Gambia
• Georgia
• Germany
• Ghana
• Gibraltar
• Greece
• Greenland
• Grenada
• Guadeloupe
• Guam
• Guatemala
• Guernsey
• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Guyana
• Haiti
• Heard Island and McDonald Islands
• Holy See (Vatican City State)
• Honduras
• Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
• Hungary
• Iceland
• India
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Iraq
• Ireland, Republic of
• Isle of Man
• Israel
• Italy
• Jamaica
• Japan
• Jersey
• Jordan
• Kazakhstan
• Kenya
• Kiribati
• Korea, North
• Korea, South
• Kosovo
• Kuwait
• Kyrgyzstan
• Laos
• Latvia
• Lebanon
• Lesotho
• Liberia
• Libya
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Macao Special Administrative Region
• Macedonia, Republic of
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Malaysia
• Maldives
• Mali
• Malta
• Marshall Islands
• Martinique
• Mauritania
• Mauritius
• Mayotte
• Mexico
• Micronesia, Federated States of
• Moldova
• Monaco
• Mongolia
• Montenegro
• Montserrat
• Morocco
• Mozambique
• Namibia
• Nauru
• Nepal
• Netherlands
• New Caledonia
• New Zealand
• Nicaragua
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Niue
• Norfolk Island
• Northern Mariana Islands
• Norway
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Palau
• Panama
• Papua New Guinea
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Philippines
• Pitcairn
• Poland
• Portugal
• Puerto Rico
• Qatar
• Réunion
• Romania
• Russian Federation
• Rwanda
• Saint Barthélemy
• Saint Helena
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Saint Lucia
• Saint Martin (French part)
• Saint Pierre and Miquelon
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• Samoa
• San Marino
• Sao Tome and Principe
• Sark
• Saudi Arabia
• Senegal
• Serbia
• Seychelles
• Sierra Leone
• Singapore
• Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Solomon Islands
• Somalia
• South Africa, Republic of
• South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
• South Sudan
• Spain
• Sri Lanka
• Sudan
• Suriname
• Svalbard and Jan Mayen
• Swaziland
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Syria
• Taiwan
• Tajikistan
• Tanzania
• Thailand
• Timor-Leste
• Togo
• Tokelau
• Tonga
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Tunisia
• Turkey
• Turkmenistan
• Turks and Caicos Islands
• Tuvalu
• Uganda
• Ukraine
• United Arab Emirates
• United Kingdom
• United States
• United States Minor Outlying Islands
• Uruguay
• Uzbekistan
• Vanuatu
• Venezuela
• Viet Nam
• Virgin Islands, British
• Virgin Islands, United States
• Wallis and Futuna
• West Bank and Gaza Strip (Palestine)
• Western Sahara
• Yemen
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Email address
Example: user@example.gov.ca

Telephone number (including area code)
Example: 123-123-1234

Extension number (if applicable)
The maximum number of characters is 10.

Fax number (including area code)
Example: 123-123-1234

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
    • Ceased operations
    • Sold operations
    • Amalgamated with other businesses or organizations
    • Temporarily inactive but will re-open
    • No longer operating due to other reasons
  • When did this business or organization close for the season?
    • Date
  • When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
    • Date
  • 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
  • When was this business or organization sold?
    • Date
  • What is the legal name of the buyer?
  • 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?
  • 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?
  • 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
• No

When did the main activity change?

• Date

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

Reporting period information

1. What are the start and end dates of this organization's 2025 fiscal year?

Note: For this survey, the end date should fall between April 1, 2025 and March 31, 2026.

Here are twelve common fiscal periods that fall within the targeted dates:

• May 1, 2024 to April 30, 2025
• June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2025
• July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025
• August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025
• September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025
• October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
• November 1, 2024 to October 31, 2025
• December 1, 2024 to November 30, 2025
• January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025
• February 1, 2025 to January 31, 2026
• March 1, 2025 to February 28, 2026
• April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026.

Here are other examples of fiscal periods that fall within the required dates:

• September 18, 2024 to September 15, 2025 (e.g., floating year-end)
• June 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025 (e.g., a newly opened business).

Fiscal Year Start date

Fiscal Year-End date

2. What is the reason the reporting period does not cover a full year?

Select all that apply.

Seasonal operations

New business

Change of ownership

Temporarily inactive

Change of fiscal year

Ceased operations

Other reason - specify:

Additional reporting instructions

3. Throughout this questionnaire, please report financial information in thousands of Canadian dollars.

For example, an amount of $763,880.25 should be reported as:

CAN$ '000

I will report in the format above

What are Capital Expenditures?

Capital Expenditures are the gross expenditures on fixed assets for use in the operations of your organization or for lease or rent to others. Gross expenditures are expenditures before deducting proceeds from disposals, and credits (capital grants, donations, government assistance and investment tax credits).

Fixed assets are also known as capital assets or property, plant and equipment. They are items with a useful life of more than one year and are not purchased for resale but rather for use in the entity's production of goods and services. Examples are buildings, vehicles, leasehold improvements, furniture and fixtures, machinery, and computer software.

Include:

• cost of all new buildings, engineering, machinery and equipment which normally have a life of more than one year and are charged to fixed asset accounts
• modifications, additions and major renovations
• capital costs such as feasibility studies, architectural, legal, installation and engineering fees
• subsidies
• capitalized interest charges on loans with which capital projects are financed
• work done by own labour force
• additions to capital work in progress.

Exclude:

• transfers from capital work in progress (construction-in-progress) to fixed assets accounts
• assets associated with the acquisition of companies
• property developed for sale and machinery or equipment acquired for sale (inventory).

How to Treat Leases:

Include:

• assets acquired as a lessee through either a capital or financial lease
• assets acquired for lease to others as an operating lease.

Exclude:

• operating leases acquired as a lessee and capitalized to right-of-use assets in accordance with IFRS 16 (International Financial Reporting Standards)
• assets acquired for lease to others, either as a capital or financial lease

Capital Expenditures - Preliminary Estimate 2025

4. For the 2025 fiscal year, what are this organization's preliminary estimates for capital expenditures?

Report your best estimate of capital expenditures expected for the full year.

Include:

• the gross expenditures (including subsidies received) on fixed assets for use in the operations of your organization
• all capital costs such as feasibility studies, architectural, legal, installation and engineering fees as well as work done by your own labour force
• additions to work in progress
• leasehold improvements with the assets being leased ( e.g. , office leasehold with non-residential construction).

Exclude asset transfers and business acquisitions.

Imported used fixed assets should be reported under New assets including financial leases.

Purchase of Used Canadian Assets

Definition: Used fixed assets may be defined as existing buildings, structures or machinery and equipment which have been previously used by another organization in Canada that you have acquired during the time period being reported on this questionnaire.

Explanation: The objective of our survey is to measure gross annual new acquisitions to fixed assets separately from the acquisition of gross annual used fixed assets in the Canadian economy as a whole.

Hence, the acquisition of a used fixed Canadian asset should be reported separately since such acquisitions would not change the aggregates of our domestic inventory of fixed assets, it would simply mean a transfer of assets within Canada from one organization to another.

Imports of used assets, on the other hand, should be included with the new assets because they are newly acquired for the Canadian economy.

Work in Progress:

Work in progress represents accumulated costs since the start of capital projects which are intended to be capitalized upon completion.

Typically capital investment includes any expenditure on an asset in which its' life is greater than one year. Capital items charged to operating expenses are defined as expenditures which could have been capitalized as part of the fixed assets, but for various reasons, have been charged to current expenses.

Land

Capital expenditures for land should include all costs associated with the purchase of the land that are not amortized or depreciated.

Residential Construction

Report the value of residential structures including the housing portion of multi-purpose projects and of townsites.

Exclude:

• buildings that have accommodation units without self-contained or exclusive use of bathroom and kitchen facilities ( e.g. , some student and senior citizen residences)
• the non-residential portion of multi-purpose projects and of townsites
• associated expenditures on services.

The exclusions should be included in non-residential construction.

Non-Residential Building Construction (excluding land purchase and residential construction)

Report the total cost incurred during the year of building construction (contract and by own employees) whether for your own use or rent to others.

Include also:

• the cost of demolition of buildings, land servicing and of site-preparation
• leasehold and land improvements
• all preconstruction planning and design costs such as engineer and consulting fees and any materials supplied to construction contractors for installation, etc.
• townsite facilities, such as streets, sewers, stores, schools.

Non-Residential Engineering Construction

Report the total cost incurred during the year of engineering construction (contract and by own employees) whether for your own use or rent to others.

Include also:

• the cost of demolition of buildings, land servicing and on site-preparation
• leasehold and land improvements
• all preconstruction planning and design costs such as engineer and consulting fees and any materials supplied to construction contractors for installation, etc.
• oil or gas pipelines, including pipe and installation costs
• communication engineering, including transmission support structures, cables and lines, etc.
• electric power engineering, including wind and solar plants, nuclear production plants, power distribution networks, etc.

Machinery and Equipment

Report total cost incurred during the year of all new machinery, whether for your own use or for lease or rent to others. Any capitalized tooling should also be included. Include progress payments paid out before delivery in the year in which such payments are made. Receipts from the sale of your own fixed assets or allowance for scrap or trade-in should not be deducted from your total capital expenditures. Any balance owing or holdbacks should be reported in the year the cost is incurred.

Include:

• automobiles, trucks, professional and scientific equipment, office and store furniture and appliances
• computers (hardware and software), broadcasting, telecommunication and other information and communication technology equipment
• motors, generators, transformers
• any capitalized tooling expenses
• progress payments paid out before delivery in the year in which such payments are made
• any balance owing or holdbacks should be reported in the year the cost is incurred
• leasehold improvements.

Preliminary estimates for capital expenditures
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.

	New Assets including financial leases	Purchase of Used Canadian Assets	Renovation Retrofit Refurbishing Overhauling Restoration	Total Capital Expenditures
Land
Residential Construction
Non-Residential Building Construction
Non-Residential Engineering Construction
Machinery and Equipment
Software

Research and Development

5. For the 2025 fiscal year, did this organization perform scientific research and development in Canada of at least $10,000 or outsource (contract-out) to another organization scientific research and development activities of at least $10,000?

Research and experimental development (R&D) comprise 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. For an activity to be an R&D activity, it must satisfy five core criteria:

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

The term R&D covers three types of activity: basic research, applied research and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundations of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific, practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on knowledge gained from research and practical experience and producing additional knowledge, which is directed to producing new products or processes or to improving existing products or processes.

• Yes
• No

Capital Expenditures - Intentions 2026

6. For the 2026 fiscal year, what are this organization's intentions for capital expenditures?

Report the value of the projects expected to be put in place during the 2025 fiscal year.

Include:

• the gross expenditures (including subsidies received) on fixed assets for use in the operations of your organization
• all capital costs such as feasibility studies, architectural, legal, installation and engineering fees as well as work done by your own labour force.
• additions to work in progress
• leasehold improvements with the assets being leased (e.g., office leasehold with non-residential construction).

Exclude asset transfers and business acquisitions.

Imported used fixed assets should be reported under New assets including financial leases.

Purchase of Used Canadian Assets

Definition: Used fixed assets may be defined as existing buildings, structures or machinery and equipment which have been previously used by another organization in Canada that you have acquired during the time period being reported on this questionnaire.

Explanation: The objective of our survey is to measure gross annual new acquisitions to fixed assets separately from the acquisition of gross annual used fixed assets in the Canadian economy as a whole.

Hence, the acquisition of a used fixed Canadian asset should be reported separately since such acquisitions would not change the aggregates of our domestic inventory of fixed assets, it would simply mean a transfer of assets within Canada from one organization to another.

Imports of used assets, on the other hand, should be included with the new assets because they are newly acquired for the Canadian economy.

Work in Progress:

Work in progress represents accumulated costs since the start of capital projects which are intended to be capitalized upon completion.

Typically capital investment includes any expenditure on an asset in which its' life is greater than one year. Capital items charged to operating expenses are defined as expenditures which could have been capitalized as part of the fixed assets, but for various reasons, have been charged to current expenses.

Land

Capital expenditures for land should include all costs associated with the purchase of the land that are not amortized or depreciated.

Residential Construction

Report the value of residential structures including the housing portion of multi-purpose projects and of townsites.

Exclude:

• buildings that have accommodation units without self-contained or exclusive use of bathroom and kitchen facilities ( e.g. , some student and senior citizen residences)
• the non-residential portion of multi-purpose projects and of townsites
• associated expenditures on services.

The exclusions should be included in non-residential construction.

Non-Residential Building Construction (excluding land purchase and residential construction)

Report the total cost incurred during the year of building construction (contract and by own employees) whether for your own use or rent to others.

Include also:

• the cost of demolition of buildings, land servicing and of site-preparation
• leasehold and land improvements
• all preconstruction planning and design costs such as engineer and consulting fees and any materials supplied to construction contractors for installation, etc.
• townsite facilities, such as streets, sewers, stores, schools.

Non-Residential Engineering Construction

Report the total cost incurred during the year of engineering construction (contract and by own employees) whether for your own use or rent to others.

Include also:

• the cost of demolition of buildings, land servicing and on site-preparation
• leasehold and land improvements
• all preconstruction planning and design costs such as engineer and consulting fees and any materials supplied to construction contractors for installation, etc.
• oil or gas pipelines, including pipe and installation costs
• communication engineering, including transmission support structures, cables and lines, etc.
• electric power engineering, including wind and solar plants, nuclear production plants, power distribution networks, etc.

Machinery and Equipment

Report total cost incurred during the year of all new machinery, whether for your own use or for lease or rent to others. Any capitalized tooling should also be included. Include progress payments paid out before delivery in the year in which such payments are made. Receipts from the sale of your own fixed assets or allowance for scrap or trade-in should not be deducted from your total capital expenditures. Any balance owing or holdbacks should be reported in the year the cost is incurred.

Include:

• automobiles, trucks, professional and scientific equipment, office and store furniture and appliances
• computers (hardware and software), broadcasting, telecommunication and other information and communication technology equipment
• motors, generators, transformers any capitalized tooling expenses
• progress payments paid out before delivery in the year in which such payments are made
• any balance owing or holdbacks should be reported in the year the cost is incurred
• leasehold improvements.

Intentions for capital expenditures
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.

	New Assets including financial leases	Purchase of Used Canadian Assets	Renovation Retrofit Refurbishing Overhauling Restoration	Total Capital Expenditures
Land
Residential Construction
Non-Residential Building Construction
Non-Residential Engineering Construction
Machinery and Equipment
Software

Capital Expenditures - Intentions 2026

7. You have not reported any capital expenditure intentions for 2026.

Please indicate the reason.

• Zero capital expenditure intentions for 2026
• Figures not available but plans are for no change in capital expenditures for 2026
• Figures not available but plans are for an increase in capital expenditures for 2026
• Figures not available but plans are for a decrease in capital expenditures for 2026

Research and Development

8. For the 2026 fiscal year, does this organization plan on performing scientific research and development in Canada of at least $10,000 or outsourcing (contracting-out) to another organization scientific research and development activities of at least $10,000?

Research and experimental development (R&D) comprise 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. For an activity to be an R&D activity, it must satisfy five core criteria:

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

The term R&D covers three types of activity: basic research, applied research and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundations of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific, practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on knowledge gained from research and practical experience and producing additional knowledge, which is directed to producing new products or processes or to improving existing products or processes.

• Yes
• No

Notification of intent to extract web data

9. Does this business have a website?

• Yes

Specify the business website address 1
e.g., www.example.ca
Specify the business website address 2
e.g., www.example.ca
Specify the business website address 3
e.g., www.example.ca

• No

Statistics Canada engages in web-data extraction, also known as web scraping, which is a process by which information is gathered and copied from the Web using automated scripts or robots, for retrieval and analysis. As a result, we may visit the website for this organization to search for and compile additional information. The use of web scraping is part of a broader effort to reduce the response burden on organizations, as well as produce additional statistical indicators to ensure that our data remain accurate and relevant.

We will strive to ensure that the data collection does not interfere with the functionality of the website. Any data collected will be used by Statistics Canada for statistical and research purposes only, in accordance with the agency’s privacy and confidentiality mandate.

More information regarding Statistics Canada’s web scraping initiative.

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Changes or events

10. 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.

• Labour shortages or employee absences
• Disruptions in supply chains
• Deferred plans to future projects on hold
• Projects cancelled or abandoned
• 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

11. 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

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

Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.

Hours:

Minutes:

13. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?

In August 2025, questions measuring the Labour Market Indicators were added to the Labour Force Survey as a supplement.

Questionnaire flow within the collection application is controlled dynamically based on responses provided throughout the survey. Therefore, some respondents will not receive all questions, and there is a small chance that some households will not receive any questions at all. This is based on their answers to certain LFS questions.

Labour Market Indicators

ENTRY_Q1 / EQ 1 - From the following list, please select the household member that will be completing this questionnaire on behalf of the entire household.

LUT_Q01 / EQ 2 - Last week, for the same rate of pay, would you have preferred to work more, less, or the same number of hours?

Is it:

1. More hours
2. The same number of hours
3. Fewer hours?

LUT_Q01_1 – How many hours would you have preferred to work?

LUT_Q02 / EQ 3 – Would you have been able to work these additional hours last week?

1. Yes
2. No

LUT_Q03 / EQ 4 – What were the reasons why you did not work these additional hours last week?

Select all that apply.

1. Additional hours not offered by employer
2. Payment of additional hours not sufficient
3. Other reasons related to your employer
4. Own illness or disability
5. Childcare unavailable
6. Going to school
7. Transportation problems
8. Other personal reasons
   OR
9. No reason

LUT_Q04 / EQ 5 – What is the main reason why you would have wanted to work these additional hours last week?

Is it:

1. To cover current expenses
2. To save money for a large purchase (e.g., house, car, etc.)
3. To save money for retirement
4. To save money for an emergency fund
5. In response to general economic uncertainty
6. Other

LUT_Q05 / EQ 6 – What is the main reason why you would have preferred to work fewer hours last week?

Is it:

1. Family responsibilities
2. Work-related stress
3. Other health reasons
4. To have more leisure time
5. Other

RMJ_Q01 / EQ 7 – What is the main reason why you worked at more than one job or business?

Was it to:

1. Pay for essential needs
   e.g., groceries, housing
2. Earn extra income
3. Engage in work that you are passionate about
4. Transition to a new job
5. Work in your field of study
6. Practice or master a new skill
7. Other
   • Specify

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Wildfires

• On July 10th, the Government of Manitoba declared a provincewide state of emergency under the Emergency Measures Act due to wildfires. The Government said the state of emergency is in effect for 30 days.
• On July 11th, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador announced that a province-wide fire ban prohibiting setting of outdoor fires on forest land or within 300 metres of forest land was in effect until further notice. On July 29th, the Government announced the fire ban had been lifted.
• On July 23rd, the Government of Canada announced it had approved a Request for Federal Assistance from the Government of Saskatchewan and would be providing Saskatchewan with additional firefighters to mitigate the wildfires, and helicopters to transport critical personnel.
• On July 30th, the Government of Nova Scotia announced a ban on open fires across the entire province due to hot, dry conditions. The Government said the ban would remain in place until October 15th.

Canada's internal trade

• The Governments of Ontario and Alberta announced they had signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) to build new pipelines, rail lines and other energy and trade infrastructure. The Governments said new pipelines will connect western Canadian oil and gas to new and existing refineries in southern Ontario and will expand export opportunities, including by way of a new James Bay deep-sea port in northern Ontario, while new rail lines will connect Ontario's Ring of Fire region, critical mineral mining projects and processing facilities to western Canadian ports.
• Later, the Governments announced that Saskatchewan had joined in signing the MOU.
• The Government of Ontario announced it had signed two MOUs, one with British Columbia and a second with the three territories, to boost internal trade, improve labour mobility and tear down long-standing barriers to doing business.
• The Governments of New Brunswick and Manitoba announced they had signed an MOU on free trade and labour mobility.
• The Governments of Alberta and the Yukon announced they had signed an MOU to expand economic cooperation, including removing barriers so goods, services, and workers can flow freely across borders.
• The Government of Saskatchewan announced it had signed an MOU with Manitoba to collaborate on enhancing interprovincial trade between the two jurisdictions.
• The Government also said it had signed an MOU with Prince Edward Island to collaborate on the removal of trade barriers across the two jurisdictions.
• The Government of British Columbia announced it had signed separate agreements with Ontario, Manitoba, and the Yukon to continue working to remove trade barriers between provinces and territories.
• The Government of the Yukon announced it had signed three MOUs, one with Ontario, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut; one with British Columbia; and one with Alberta to commit the jurisdictions to work together to identify barriers to trade and labour mobility, identify opportunities for regulatory alignment and recognition, and simplify interjurisdictional requirements for professionals and businesses.
• The Governments of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, along with Arctic Gateway Group (AGG), announced they had agreed to enhance infrastructure, streamline supply chains and boost access to global markets via Canada's only deepwater Arctic port. The Governments said the MOU outlines a five-year roadmap with annual progress reviews, formalizing a shared commitment to expand infrastructure, activate trade networks, and mobilize federal support.
• The Government of Manitoba announced it had signed new economic co-operation agreements with the governments of New Brunswick, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and Prince Edward Island to break down trade barriers, increase labour mobility and create new opportunities for businesses and workers.
• The Governments of the Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut announced they had signed an MOU on improving trade across the North through a Territorial Trade Zone Framework. The Governments said the framework would support deeper cooperation by liberalizing trade and labour mobility, coordinating joint advocacy to the federal government on trade-enabling infrastructure,  and aligning efforts on investment attraction and regulatory frameworks.
• The Governments of Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick announced they had signed an MOU that strengthens collaboration between the two provinces on interprovincial trade and labour mobility.

Resources

• Kitimat, British Columbia-based LNG Canada Development Inc. announced it had successfully loaded a first cargo of liquefied natural gas destined for global markets, marking the start of operations at Canada's first large-scale LNG export facility.
• Vancouver-based Teck Resources Limited announced board approval for construction of the Highland Valley Copper Mine Life Extension Project to extend the life of the project from 2028 to 2046. Teck said the project capital estimate is between $2.1 to $2.4 billion, with construction set to commence in full in August 2025.

Other news

• The Bank of Canada held its target for the overnight rate at 2.75%. The last change in the target for the overnight rate was a 25 basis points cut in March 2025.
• The Government of Canada announced on July 10th the extension of the temporary adjustment to EI regional unemployment rates until October 11, 2025. The Government said it had introduced new temporary EI measures on March 23rd to support Canadian workers whose jobs were impacted by the current economic uncertainty caused by the tariffs.
• The Government of Canada announced it had implemented a new Interim Policy on Reciprocal Procurement and that, under this new policy, suppliers from countries that limit Canadian access to their own government contracts can be restricted from bidding on Canadian federal contracts.
• The Government of Canada announced it was strengthening the Tariff rate quotas (TRQs) for steel products implemented on June 27, 2025 in response to both U.S. tariffs on steel and global steel overproduction. The Government said that effective August 1, 2025, the TRQs would be extended to countries that have a free trade agreement in force with Canada, with the exception of the United States and Mexico, and that this will result in a 50% surtax being applied on steel imports above 100% of 2024 levels. The Government also said that a 25% surtax would be applied on imports from all countries other than the U.S. that contain steel melted and poured in China.
• The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador announced that the sugar sweetened beverage tax was officially eliminated on July 1st.
• Toronto-based First National Financial Corporation announced it had entered into a definitive arrangement agreement with Regal Bidco Inc., a newly-formed acquisition vehicle controlled by private equity funds managed by Birch Hill Equity Partners Management Inc. and private equity funds managed by Brookfield Asset Management, for an aggregate total equity value of approximately $2.9 billion. First National said the transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025, subject to obtaining the required shareholder, court, and regulatory approvals and the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions.

United States and other international news

• On July 4th, the White House announced that U.S. President Donald J. Trump had officially signed The One Big Beautiful Bill into law.
• On July 7th, the White House announced that U.S. President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order determining that certain tariff rates, which were initially set to expire on July 9th, would expire on August 1, 2025. The White House said that President Trump also sent tariff letters to many countries informing them of their new reciprocal tariff rates, which will take effect on August 1st.
• On July 18th, the White House announced that U.S. President Donald J. Trump signed the GENIUS Act into law. The White House said the legislation creates the first-ever Federal regulatory system for stablecoins.
• On July 23rd, U.S. President Donald J. Trump announced an economic agreement with Japan and that imports from Japan would be subject to a baseline 15% tariff rate. The White House also said that Japan will invest $550 billion directed by the United States to rebuild and expand core American industries.
• On July 30th, the White House announced that President Donald J. Trump had signed a Proclamation that imposes universal 50% tariffs on imports of semi-finished copper products (such as copper pipes, wires, rods, sheets, and tubes) and copper-intensive derivative products (such as pipe fittings, cables, connectors, and electrical components), effective August 1st.
• Also on July 30th, the White House announced that President Donald J. Trump had signed an Executive Order suspending duty-free de minimis treatment for low-value shipments. The White House said that effective August 29th, imported goods sent through means other than the international postal network that are valued at or under USD $800 and that would otherwise qualify for the de minimis exemption will be subject to all applicable duties.
• The U.S. Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) maintained the target range for the federal funds rate at 4.25% to 4.50%. The last change in the target range was a 25 basis points cut in December 2024. The Committee also said that it would continue reducing its holdings of Treasury securities and agency debt and agency mortgage-backed securities.
• The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left the cash rate target unchanged at 3.85%. The last change in the cash rate target was a 25 basis points cut in May 2025.
• The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) left the Official Cash Rate (OCR), its main policy rate, unchanged at 3.25%. The last change in the OCR was a 25 basis points cut in May 2025.
• The European Central Bank (ECB) left its three key interest rates unchanged at 2.00% (deposit facility), 2.15% (main refinancing operations), and 2.40% (marginal lending facility). The last change in these rates was a 25 basis points reduction in June 2025.
• The Bank of Japan (BoJ) announced it will encourage the uncollateralized overnight call rate to remain at around 0.50%. The last change in the uncollateralized overnight call rate was a 25 basis points increase in January 2025.
• The eight OPEC+ countries - Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, UAE, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman - which previously announced additional voluntary adjustments in April and November 2023, announced they would implement a production adjustment of 548 thousand barrels per day, equivalent to four monthly increments, in August 2025.
• New Jersey-based CoreWeave, Inc., an AI cloud-computing company, and Core Scientific, Inc. of Delaware, a provider of digital asset mining and hosting services, announced they had signed a definitive agreement under which CoreWeave would acquire Core Scientific in an all-stock transaction for a total equity value of approximately USD $9.0 billion. The companies said the transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory and stockholder approval.
• Michigan-based Dow Chemical Company announced that its Board of Directors had approved the shutdown of three upstream assets in Europe, including an ethylene cracker in Germany, Chlor-alkali & vinyl (CAV) assets in Germany, and a basics siloxanes plant in the United Kingdom. Dow said the shutdowns in Germany will occur in the fourth quarter of 2027 while the U.K. shutdown will occur mid-year 2026.
• Nebraska-based Union Pacific Corporation and Norfolk Southern Corporation of Atlanta, Georgia announced an agreement whereby Union Pacific would acquire Norfolk Southern in a stock and cash transaction that implies an enterprise value of USD $85 billion for Norfolk Southern. The companies said they are targeting closing the transaction by early 2027, subject to Surface Transportation Board review and approval within its statutory timeline, customary closing conditions, and shareholder approval.
• Texas-based Baker Hughes and Chart Industries of Ball Ground, Georgia announced they had entered into a definitive agreement under which Baker Hughes would acquire all outstanding shares of Chart's common stock for a total enterprise value of USD $13.6 billion. The companies said the transaction is expected to be completed by mid-year 2026, subject to customary conditions, including approval by Chart shareholders, and the receipt of applicable regulatory approvals.
• Netherlands-based Stellantis N.V. announced its decision to discontinue its hydrogen fuel cell technology development program. Stellantis said that due to limited availability of hydrogen refueling infrastructure, high capital requirements, and the need for stronger consumer purchasing incentives, it does not anticipate the adoption of hydrogen-powered light commercial vehicles before the end of the decade.

Financial market news

• West Texas Intermediate crude oil closed at USD $69.26 per barrel on July 31st, up from a closing value of USD $65.11 at the end of June. Western Canadian Select crude oil traded in the USD $52.00 to $58.00 per barrel range throughout July. The Canadian dollar closed at 72.23 cents U.S. on July 31st, down from 73.30 cents U.S. at the end of June. The S&P/TSX composite index closed at 27,259.78 on July 31st, up from 26,857.11 at the end of June.

Introduction

The Canadian Housing Statistics Program (CHSP) aims to provide detailed insights on residential properties in Canada and their owners. However, certain estimates are subject to limitations or may not be available for some jurisdictions or variable types because of differences in data sources, regional coverage and processing steps.

The purpose of this document is to help the reader interpret and use data from the CHSP. It outlines key data quality considerations and specific limitations affecting the availability and comparability of estimates across some domains.

To consult changes that are specific to a given reference year, please refer to the Summary of changes - Surveys and statistical programs - Canadian Housing Statistics Program (CHSP).

Data processing

• Random rounding is applied to all raw counts to protect the confidentiality of owners in the totals. Totals and subtotals may not equal the sum of components.
• Percentages are calculated from rounded counts.
• Averages and medians are calculated using only non-missing, non-null, and values greater than zero for the variables of interest (for example, assessment value, total living area and total income).
• Assessment value per square foot refers to the assessment value of a property divided by its total living area.
• Some property or owner characteristics are in the "unspecified" category either because the corresponding information was not received from the data provider or because there is no identifiable link connecting the property to the owner information. Therefore, users must take this limitation into account when interpreting the data.
• Previous reference period estimates are subject to revision.
• Each year, geocoding is updated based on the best available location information, which may result in slight variations in the counts of census subdivisions from one year to the next.

Universe of property tables

The following property tables (46-10-0093, 46-10-0094, 46-10-0095) are restricted to residential properties in Canada. The geographic location of a property is determined by its physical address. Mixed-use properties (e.g., residential and commercial) are included, but the property characteristics reported in the tables reflect only the residential portion of mixed-use properties. The universe covers residential properties across Canada. However, it does not cover residential properties located on reserves or collective dwellings. It also excludes commercial, industrial, and institutional properties.

Universe of owner tables

The following owners tables (46-10-0096, 46-10-0097, 46-10-0098) are restricted to resident owners who are persons occupying their residential property. An owner's geographic location is determined by the location of the occupied property.

In the case of Nunavut, where information on owner-occupied properties is unavailable, the universe includes all resident owners who are persons without restrictions on owner-occupancy. For owners with multiple properties, the geographic location and property characteristics are based on the residential property with the highest assessment value.

Universe of buyer table

The following buyers table (46-10-0099) is restricted to resident buyers who are persons who filed their T1 tax return form in the previous year and purchased a property in a market sale.

Data availability and limitations

Newfoundland and Labrador

• Estimates are not available at the provincial level and for the category "outside of census metropolitan areas (CMAs) and census agglomerations (CAs)."
• Estimates by property type are available only for the census subdivision of St. John's.

Prince Edward Island

• Estimates of total living area and assessment value per square foot are not available.

New Brunswick

• Estimates of total living area and assessment value per square foot for condominium apartments are not available.
• The "total, all property types" category excludes condominium apartments; therefore, users should consider this limitation when interpreting estimates of total living area and assessment value per square foot for this group.

Manitoba

• Estimates by property use of residential property are suppressed in many areas due to lower linkage quality.
• The estimate of the number of owner-occupied residential property is underestimated due to the quality of the linkage.

Saskatchewan

• Provincial estimates exclude the census subdivision of Prince Albert.
• Owner-related variables are not available because of missing owners' information.

Alberta

• Estimates by property use and residency status of residential property are suppressed due to low data quality.
• The number of resident owners who are persons occupying a residential property, which represent the universe of the owner tables, is underestimated due to the low linkage quality. Therefore, the number of owners should be interpreted with caution.

Yukon

• Estimates by property use and residency status of residential property are available only for the census subdivision (CSD) of Whitehorse.
• The number of resident owners who are persons occupying a residential property, which represent the universe of the owner tables, is underestimated due to the low linkage quality outside the CSD of Whitehorse. Therefore, the number of owners outside this CSD should be interpreted with caution.

Northwest Territories

• Data are available only for the CA of Yellowknife.
• Estimates by property type and period of construction are not available.
• Estimates of total living area and assessment value per square foot are not available.

Nunavut

• Estimates by property type, period of construction and property use are not available.
• Estimates of total living area and assessment value per square foot are not available.

Variable-specific limitations

Property use of residential property

• The property use indicator is suppressed outside CMAs and CAs due to low linkage quality. It may also be removed in certain regions where its reliability has been deemed insufficient.
• For the most recent period of construction, the property use indicator is less precise. Consequently, these estimates should be used with caution.

Owner-occupancy

• The quality of the linkage is unreliable outside CMAs and CAs, leading to an underestimation of the number of resident owners who are persons occupying a residential property, which represents the universe of the owner tables (except for Nunavut). Therefore, Census Subdivisions (CSDs) located outside CMAs and CAs are not included in the owner tables. Although aggregate estimates for the category "outside of census metropolitan areas (CMAs) and census agglomerations (CAs)" are still provided, the number of owners in this category should be interpreted with caution.

Assessment value

• Because provinces and territories have varying assessment periods and assessment roll durations from one region to another, it is not possible to make precise comparisons between the assessment values of properties located in different provinces or territories. To obtain the reference years for property assessment values, please refer to the document linked on the CHSP web page: Reference years of the property stock and assessment values, by province and territory.

Number of residential properties owned

• The number of properties owned by the property owner is limited to residential properties that are within a given province.

Composite quality indicator

The composite quality indicators (CQI) combine multiple individual quality indicators (QIs) representing the quality of various CHSP data processing steps (for example, coding, geocoding, linkage, imputation). The CQIs are available for certain tables, such as the following:

Table 46-10-0093-01 Residential properties by characteristics, property use and ownership type

Table 46-10-0094-01 Residential properties by characteristics and residency status.

The CQI letter grades are defined as follows:

A – Excellent: All domain variables and the variable of interest are of excellent quality.

B – Very good: All domain variables and the variable of interest are of very good to excellent quality.

C – Good: The quality of some of the domain variables or the variable of interest is considered good, while all the other variables are of very good to excellent quality.

D – Acceptable: The quality of some of the domain variables or the variable of interest is considered acceptable, while all the other variables are of good to excellent quality.

E – Use with caution: The quality of several domain variables or the variable of interest is considered poor.

F – Too unreliable to be published

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• The 2026 Census of Agriculture—in support of a strong agriculture sector in Canada

The 2026 Census of Agriculture is coming!

In May 2026, farm operators across Canada will receive an invitation in the mail to complete the Census of Agriculture questionnaire. Respondents will be able to complete their questionnaire online using their Secure Access Code (SAC) included in the invitation letter.

What to expect for the 2026 Census of Agriculture

In the coming months, the Census of Agriculture Program will reach out to the farming community with materials they can use to help promote the census. Along with shareable materials, there will be a media campaign detailing what's new in the upcoming census and why the census is important.

In accordance with the Statistics Act, farm operators are required to participate in the Census of Agriculture. By the same law, Statistics Canada is required to protect the information provided in Census of Agriculture questionnaires. We place the highest priority on protecting your privacy and your information.

Why is participation important?

Filling out the Census of Agriculture questionnaire is important for supporting the agricultural industry and local farming communities across Canada. Since 1921, the Census of Agriculture has provided a detailed portrait of the agricultural industry across Canada.

The data produced are key to supporting economic growth and sustainability for the businesses in this sector and can support decision-making around international trade, competitiveness and technological progress.

Farm organizations are also heavy users of census data and draw on this information to formulate policy recommendations, develop communications and outreach activities, and conduct market research.

Statistics Canada has been working hard to make it easier for farm operators to complete their 2026 questionnaire. It is now shorter, faster and easier to complete. Farm operators are now required to only answer questions relevant to their operation's activities.

Consulting our users to get it right

In fall 2022, Statistics Canada conducted a national consultation to assess the information needs of agricultural stakeholders. The agency received 847 comments and suggestions from diverse groups—including farming organizations and businesses, federal government departments and agencies, provincial government, and academics—to help improve the Census of Agriculture. Statistics Canada is grateful to the Canadian agricultural community for its ongoing feedback and support.

For more information, please visit the census website.

The 2026 Census of Agriculture—in support of a strong agriculture sector in Canada

The Census of Agriculture begins in early May 2026. Farm operators will receive a letter with easy-to-follow instructions on how to complete the questionnaire.

Completing the questionnaire online is quick and easy. In May 2026, farm operators can:

• go to Statistics Canada's website, www.census.gc.ca, and select the online questionnaire.
• use the secure access code received in the mail to complete the questionnaire.

Why is the Census of Agriculture important?

The Census of Agriculture has provided a detailed portrait of the agricultural industry across Canada since 1921. Census data are key to strengthening the economic growth, international competitiveness, and sustainability of the agricultural sector and to ensuring that farm operators have the support they need to continue producing fresh, healthy food for Canadians.

Census data are Canada's sole source of community-level data on agriculture. Key decision-makers – including farm businesses – use this information to act in the interest of farm operators, farming communities and agricultural associations across Canada.

Farm organizations are also heavy users of census data. They draw on this information to formulate policy recommendations, develop communications and outreach work, and conduct market research.

Policy advisors from all levels of government use Census of Agriculture data to develop strong farm support programs, to evaluate the impacts of external events on the agricultural sector, and to provide rapid, effective assistance in times of natural disasters—such as floods, droughts, storms and wildfires.

The Census of Agriculture comes with other benefits:

• Census of Agriculture data can help identify trends and provide information on emerging economic and social issues, opportunities, and challenges within the agricultural community.
• The questionnaire covers a wide range of topics, such as land use, crops, livestock, agricultural labour, machinery and equipment, land management practices, and farm finances. These invaluable data help inform research and policy across the Canadian agriculture sector.
• Census data give all stakeholders in the agriculture sector an equally reliable source of information.

Farm operators can support their community by filling out the Census of Agriculture questionnaire in May 2026. The questionnaire can be completed by anyone who is responsible for, or knowledgeable about, the day-to-day management decisions of the farm's operations.

In accordance with the Statistics Act, farm operators are required to participate in the Census of Agriculture. By the same law, the information provided to Statistics Canada will be kept confidential and used only for statistical purposes.

What's new?

For 2026, we have made improvements to the questionnaire to make it faster and easier to complete. Data from high-quality alternative sources will be used to replace multiple questions, reducing response burden while ensuring data needs are still being met.