For the Real Time Remote Access (RTRA) system to automate the confidentiality processes, your programs must be written in a standard format. To write a SAS program in the correct format, users must apply information from the RTRA parameters document and create statistics by calling standard RTRA macros.

Parameters

Parameters

The RTRA parameters contains essential information that users will require to write their SAS programs. The terms in this document are explained below.

SAS Tag Name - A tag name is a unique reference term for each survey library available through the RTRA system. To ensure access to the correct survey library, the tag name must be referenced in the title of your SAS program. Please refer to Program name for directives on the correct naming convention of your SAS program.

SAS datasets - The SAS dataset name must be referenced using the standard libname called RTRAData. To ensure access to the correct survey dataset, please refer to the RTRA data page for the complete list of dataset names.

Rounding base - Frequencies are rounded in accordance with the rounding base specified for each survey dataset. The rounding base is developed using information on the weight distribution, minimum-respondent rules and existing rounding practice for each survey dataset.

Variables renamed - For RTRA compatibility reasons, certain variables are renamed.

Deleted variables - Sensitive variables that pose a disclosure risk are deleted from the microdata files.

Weight - Weight variables for each survey dataset are made available in this document. Although sample weights do not exist for administrative datasets, a standard name of “WEIGHT” must be inputted for the RTRA system to pass in the macro. This “WEIGHT” variable is equal to 1 for administrative data files.

Execution time limit - The execution time limit specifies the maximum time length for running the program submission. This limit prevents the SAS program from running for an excessive amount of time and consuming unnecessary computing resources.

Program name

Program name

To ensure access to the correct survey library, the tag name must be referenced in the title of your SAS program. Please refer to the RTRA data page for the complete list of tag names.

Your SAS program must follow a standard naming convention. This convention must begin with the appropriate survey "Tag Name". Next, there must be an underscore followed by a name of your choosing. For example, researchers submitting a program using the 2006 General Social Survey should name their program: GSS2006_anynameyouwant.sas. Note that program names have a 70 character limit and cannot include the characters & and %.

Program content: Statistics

Program content: Statistics

Please ensure your program follows the structure in the sections below.

Part 1: Program element

• Users need to reference a standard libname called RTRAData. The list of corresponding dataset names can be found in the RTRA parameters. For example, Set RTRAdata.GSS2007;.
• Do not use a standard SAS libref ; including a libname statement will result in the termination of your program.
• In this section you can manipulate the data using "proc sort" and "data steps".
• When using the "keep" statement (to define which variables to include in the output) or "keep=" dataset option in SAS, you must include the 'ID' variable.  For example, Set RTRAdata.GSS2007 (keep = AGE SEX ID);.

Part 2: Statistics

In this section, tabulations are created by calling the custom RTRA procedures macros. You can call these procedures a maximum of 10 times per program.

There are three types of statistics that can be calculated in RTRA:

• 1. Basic Statistics: These statistics calculate only one statistic at a time. The basic statistics available in the RTRA system are: frequency, mean, percentiles, percent distribution, proportions, ratio and share.
• 2. Level 5 (L5) Statistics: Also known as higher‐order statistics, these statistics calculate differences between the basic statistics available in the RTRA system.
  • There are three different types of L5 statistics:
    • 1. Level Change (LC): Level change is defined as the difference between the values of the statistic calculated within a table.
    • 2. Percent Change (PC): Percentage change is defined as the percent difference between the values of the statistic within a table. It is calculated by taking the difference of two values within a table and dividing by the original value.
    • 3. Significance Test (ST): Significance tests calculate whether two values in a table have a difference that is statistically significant.
  • There are three methods of calculating L5 statistics. These methods refer to how the values in the table’s cells are compared to one another:
    • 1. Global: For a global L5 statistic, every value in a cell is compared to the value for the entire domain that encompasses these cells.
    • 2. Base Value: A base value L5 statistic compares the value of every cell with another specified cell (the base value).
    • 3. Sequential: A sequential L5 statistic compares the value of every cell with the value of the cell directly below it in the table. Note: The order of the domains in a table matters when using a sequential L5 statistic.
• 3. Level 5 Sequential Over Time (L5SOT) Statistics: Also known as higher‐order statistics, these statistics calculate differences between the basic statistics available in the RTRA system. L5SOT statistics compare the value of every cell with the value of the cell directly below it in the table in a sequential manner over time. As such, a string of time needs to be identified in the macro so that the sequence can be shown; these time records can be yearly (L5YrVar), monthly (L5MonVar), quarterly (L5QtrVar) or a set time interval (L5TimeInt). Note: The order of the domains in a table matters when using L5SOT statistics.
  • There are three different types of L5SOT statistics:
    • 1. Level Change (LC): Level change is defined as the difference between the values of the statistic calculated within a table.
    • 2. Percent Change (PC): Percentage change is defined as the percent difference between the values of the statistic within a table. It is calculated by taking the difference of two values within a table and dividing by the original value.
    • 3. Significance Test (ST): Significance tests calculate whether two values in a table have a difference that is statistically significant.

Both L5 and L5SOT statistics require a basic statistic to be calculated before they can be used. As such, there is a field within the L5 and L5SOT macros where the basic statistic is identified.

• Frequency for RTRA
  • Basic Frequency for RTRA
  • L5 Frequency for RTRA
  • L5SOT Frequency for RTRA
• Mean for RTRA
  • Basic Mean for RTRA
  • L5 Mean for RTRA
  • L5SOT Mean for RTRA
• Percentiles for RTRA
  • Basic Percentiles for RTRA
  • L5 Percentiles for RTRA
  • L5SOT Percentiles for RTRA
• Percent Distribution for RTRA
  • Basic Percent Distribution for RTRA
  • L5 Percent Distribution for RTRA
  • L5SOT Percent Distribution for RTRA
• Proportions for RTRA
  • Basic Proportions for RTRA
  • L5 Proportions for RTRA
  • L5SOT Proportions for RTRA
• Ratio for RTRA
  • Basic Ratio for RTRA
  • L5 Ratio for RTRA
  • L5SOT Ratio for RTRA
• Share for RTRA
  • Basic Share for RTRA
  • L5 Share for RTRA
  • L5SOT Share for RTRA

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This information is collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. S-19.

Step A

1. What is your telephone number?

• Number, Ext.

2. What is the address where you received this questionnaire?

• Number (and suffix, if applicable)
  (e.g., 302, 151 B, 16 1/2)
• Street name, street type (e.g., DR = Drive), direction (e.g., N = North)
• Apartment/unit/room
• City, municipality, town, village, Indian reserve
• Province/territory
• Postal code

3. What is the mailing address of this dwelling, if different from above?
(e.g., Rural Route, PO Box, General Delivery)

Step B

1. What is your name?

• Family name(s)
• Given name(s)

Step C

The following questions refer to your situation on May 11, 2021.

If you are:

• a Canadian citizen
  • Continue with step D
• a landed immigrant (permanent resident)
  • Continue with step D
• a person who has claimed refugee status (asylum seeker) in Canada
  • Continue with step D
• a person from another country with a work or study permit
  • Continue with step D

If you are:

• a resident of another country visiting Canada, for example, on vacation or on a business trip
  • Mark "X" the circle
    STOP HERE and see instructions in Step E on page 6.
• a government representative of another country
  • Mark "X" the circle
    STOP HERE and see instructions in Step E on page 6.

Step D

Is this your main residence?

• Yes
  • Continue with question 1 a) on the next page
• No, but I have no other residence in Canada
  • Continue with question 1 a) on the next page
• No, it is somewhere else in Canada
  • Specify complete address
    • Number (and suffix, if applicable)
      (e.g., 302, 151 B, 16 1/2)
    • Street name, street type (e.g., DR = Drive), direction (e.g., N = North)
    • Apartment/unit/room
    • City, municipality, town, village, Indian reserve
    • Province/territory
    • Postal code
    • Telephone number

    STOP HERE.
    You should be included on the household questionnaire for the above address.
    See instructions in Step E on page 6.

1. a) Is there any other address in Canada where someone may include you on the census form for that household?

For example, at the home of a parent, relative or friend, or a place where you live while working, or a vacation home.

• No
  • Go to question 2
• Yes
  • Specify complete address
    • Number (and suffix, if applicable)
      (e.g., 302, 151 B, 16 1/2)
    • Street name, street type (e.g., DR = Drive), direction (e.g., N = North)
    • Apartment/unit
    • City, municipality, town, village, Indian reserve
    • Province/territory
    • Postal code
    • Telephone number

1. b) Please give the name of another adult (if any) living at this other address.

• Family name(s)
• Given name(s)
• No other adult

2. What was your sex at birth?

Sex refers to sex assigned at birth.

• Male
• Female

3. What is your 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.

• Male
• Female
• Or please specify your gender:

4. What are your date of birth and age?

If exact date of birth is not known, enter best estimate. For children less than 1 year old, enter 0 for age.

• Day
• Month
• Year
• Age

5. What is your marital status?

Mark "x" one circle only.

• Never legally married
• Legally married (and not separated)
• Separated, but still legally married
• Divorced
• Widowed

6. Are you living with a common-law partner?

Common-law refers to two people who live together as a couple but who are not married, regardless of the duration of the relationship.

• Yes
• No

7. What is your status here (at the address you entered on the front cover)?

Mark “x” or specify one response only.

• Resident under care or custody (e.g., patient, inmate)
• Roommate, lodger or boarder
• Employee
• Employee’s family member
• Other status — specify:

8. Can you speak English or French well enough to conduct a conversation?

Mark "x" one circle only.

• English only
• French only
• Both English and French
• Neither English nor French

9. a) What language(s) do you speak on a regular basis at home?

• English
• French
• Other language(s) — specify:

If you indicate only one language in question 9. a), go to question 10.

9. b) Of these languages, which one do you speak most often at home?

Indicate more than one language only if they are spoken equally at home.

• English
• French
• Other language — specify:

10. What is the language that you first learned at home in childhood and still understand?

If you no longer understand the first language learned, indicate the second language learned.

• English
• French
• Other language — specify:

11. Have you ever served in the Canadian military?

Canadian military service includes service with the Regular Force or Primary Reserve Force as an Officer or Non-Commissioned Member. It does not include service with the Cadets (COATS), the Supplementary Reserve or the Canadian Rangers.

Mark "x" one circle only.

• Yes, currently serving in the Regular Force or the Primary Reserve Force
• Yes, but no longer serving in the Regular Force or the Primary Reserve Force
• No

The following questions collect information in accordance with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to support education programs in English and French in Canada.

12. Is this dwelling located in Quebec?

• No
  • Continue with question 13.
• Yes
  • Go to question 16.

13. Did you do any of your primary or secondary schooling in French in Canada (including immersion)?

Mark "x" one circle only.

• Yes (previously or currently attending)
• No
  • Go to Step E

14. In which type of program was this schooling in French done?

• A regular French program in a French-language school
• A French immersion program in an English-language school
  • Go to Step E
• Both types of programs
• Other program — specify:

15. For how many years did you attend a regular French program in a French-language school?

• Number of years in primary schooling (including kindergarten and middle school)
  • Number of years
    • Go to Step E
• Number of years in secondary schooling
  • Number of years
    • Go to Step E

16. Did you do any of your primary or secondary schooling in an English-language school in Canada (including immersion)?

Mark "x" one circle only.

• Yes (previously or currently attending)
• No
  • Go to Step E

17. For how many years did you do your schooling in an English-language school in Canada (including immersion)?

• Number of years in primary schooling (including kindergarten)
  • Number of years
• Number of years in secondary schooling
  • Number of years

Step E

You have now completed your questionnaire.

Please see instructions on the envelope.

Thank you for your cooperation.

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The confidentiality of your responses is protected by law. All Statistics Canada employees have taken an oath of secrecy. Your personal information cannot be given to anyone outside Statistics Canada without your consent. This is your right.

Reasons why we ask the questions

Steps A to D and question 1 are used to collect contact information and determine who should be included on the questionnaire. They help us ensure that we have counted everyone we need to count and that no one is counted twice.

Questions 2 to 7 provide information about the living arrangements of people in Canada, the family size, the number of children living with one parent or two parents, and the number of people who live alone. This information is used for planning social programs, such as Old Age Security and the Canada Child Benefit. It is also used by municipalities to plan a variety of services such as day care centres, schools, police, fire protection and residences for seniors.

Questions 8 to 10 are used to provide a profile of the linguistic diversity of Canada's population. This information is used to estimate the need for services in English and French, and to better understand the current state and the evolution of Canada's various language groups.

Question 11 provides information on the number of people with Canadian military experience. Governments will use this information to develop programs and services to meet the changing needs of the Veteran population.

Questions 12 to 17 collect information in accordance with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to support education programs in English and French in Canada.

Comments

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• Mark circles with an "X".

Confidential when completed

This information is collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. S-19.

Step A

1. Do you have a permanent place of residence in Canada presently occupied by one or more members of your family?

• Yes
  • What is the address of your permanent place of residence?
    • Number (and suffix, if applicable)
      (e.g., 302, 151 B, 16 1/2)
    • Street name, street type (e.g., DR = Drive), direction (e.g., N = North)
    • Apartment/unit
    • City, municipality, town, village, Indian reserve
    • Province/territory
    • Postal code
    • Telephone number
    • Enter the name of an adult living at this address.
      • Family name(s)
      • Given names(s)
• No
  • What is the address you give for election purposes?
    If you have no such address, enter your last permanent address in Canada.
    • Number (and suffix, if applicable)
      (e.g., 302, 151 B, 16 1/2)
    • Street name, street type (e.g., DR = Drive), direction (e.g., N = North)
    • Apartment/unit
    • City, municipality, town, village, Indian reserve
    • Province/territory
    • Postal code
    • Telephone number

2. Enter the name and address of the military or government establishment outside Canada to which you are presently attached or, if none, the city or town and the country in which you reside.

• Name of establishment
• Location — City or town
• Country

Step B

1. Including yourself, how many persons usually live at your address (outside Canada) as of May 11, 2021?

Include: all persons who have their main residence at this address, even if they are temporarily away, provided they are:

• Canadian government employees (federal, provincial and territorial) or a member of their family OR members of the Canadian Armed Forces or a member of their family who are stationed outside Canada,
• other Canadian citizens OR persons with Canadian landed immigrant status who are outside Canada on Census Day, but whose permanent residence is in Canada.

• Number of persons

2. Including yourself, list all persons who usually live at your address (outside Canada).

Important: Begin the list with an adult followed, if applicable, by that person's spouse or common-law partner and by their children. Continue with all other persons who usually live at this address.

• Person 1: Family name(s), Given name(s)
• Person 2: Family name(s), Given name(s)
• Person 3: Family name(s), Given name(s)
• Person 4: Family name(s), Given name(s)
• Person 5: Family name(s), Given name(s)
• Person 6: Family name(s), Given name(s)
• Person 7: Family name(s), Given name(s)
• Person 8: Family name(s), Given name(s)
• Person 9: Family name(s), Given name(s)
• Person 10: Family name(s), Given name(s)

Step C

Copy the names in Step B to question 1, at the top of page 4.

Keep the same order.

If more than six persons live at your address (outside Canada), you will need an extra questionnaire. A second questionnaire may be obtained from the representative or official who delivered this one.

1. Name

In the spaces provided, copy the names in the same order as in Step B. Then answer the following questions for each person.

Person 1

• Family name
• Given name

The following questions refer to each person's situation on May 11, 2021, unless otherwise specified.

2. What was this person's sex at birth?

Sex refers to sex assigned at birth.

• Male
• Female

3. What is this person's 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.

• Male
• Female
• Or please specify this person's gender:

4. What are this person's date of birth and age?

If exact date of birth is not known, enter best estimate. For children less than 1 year old, enter 0 for age.

• Day
• Month
• Year
• Age

5. What is this person's marital status?

Mark "x" one circle only.

• Never legally married
• Legally married (and not separated)
• Separated, but still legally married
• Divorced
• Widowed

6. Is this person living with a common-law partner?

Common-law refers to two people who live together as a couple but who are not married, regardless of the duration of the relationship.

• Yes
• No

7. What is the relationship of this person to Person 1?

If none of the responses in the list describes this person's relationship to Person 1, then specify a response under "Other relationship".

Person 1

• Person 1

Person 2

• Husband or wife of Person 1
• Common-law partner of Person 1
• Son or daughter of Person 1 only
• Grandchild of Person 1
• Son-in-law or daughter-in-law of Person 1
• Father or mother of Person 1
• Father-in-law or mother-in-law of Person 1
• Brother or sister of Person 1
• Foster child
• Roommate, lodger or boarder
• Other relationship — specify:

Persons 3-6

• Son or daughter of both Persons 1 and 2
• Son or daughter of Person 1 only
• Son or daughter of Person 2 only
• Grandchild of Person 1
• Son-in-law or daughter-in-law of Person 1
• Father or mother of Person 1
• Father-in-law or mother-in-law of Person 1
• Brother or sister of Person 1
• Foster child
• Roommate, lodger or boarder
• Other relationship — specify:

8. Can this person speak English or French well enough to conduct a conversation?

Mark "x" one circle only.

• English only
• French only
• Both English and French
• Neither English nor French

9. a) What language(s) does this person speak on a regular basis at home?

• English
• French
• Other language(s) — specify:

If this person indicates only one language in question 9. a), go to question 10.

9. b) Of these languages, which one does this person speak most often at home?

Indicate more than one language only if they are spoken equally at home.

• English
• French
• Other language — specify:

10. What is the language that this person first learned at home in childhood and still understands?

If this person no longer understands the first language learned, indicate the second language learned.

• English
• French
• Other language — specify:

11. Has this person ever served in the Canadian military?

Canadian military service includes service with the Regular Force or Primary Reserve Force as an Officer or Non-Commissioned Member. It does not include service with the Cadets (COATS), the Supplementary Reserve or the Canadian Rangers.

Mark "x" one circle only.

• Yes, currently serving in the Regular Force or the Primary Reserve Force
• Yes, but no longer serving in the Regular Force or the Primary Reserve Force
• No

The following questions collect information in accordance with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to support education programs in English and French in Canada.

12. Is the address in Canada you provided in Step A, question 1, located in Quebec?

• No
  • Continue with question 13.
• Yes
  • Go to question 16.

13. Did this person do any of their primary or secondary schooling in French in Canada (including immersion)?

Mark "x" one circle only.

• Yes (previously or currently attending)
• No
  • Go to Step D

14. In which type of program was this schooling in French done?

• A regular French program in a French-language school
• A French immersion program in an English-language school
  • Go to Step D
• Both types of programs
• Other program — specify:

15. For how many years did this person attend a regular French program in a French-language school?

• Number of years in primary schooling (including kindergarten and middle school)
  • Number of years
    • Go to Step D
• Number of years in secondary schooling
  • Number of years
    • Go to Step D

16. Did this person do any of their primary or secondary schooling in an English-language school in Canada (including immersion)?

Mark "x" one circle only.

• Yes (previously or currently attending)
• No
  • Go to Step D

17. For how many years did this person do their schooling in an English-language school in Canada (including immersion)?

• Number of years in primary schooling (including kindergarten)
  • Number of years
• Number of years in secondary schooling
  • Number of years

Step D

Comments

Please use the space provided below if you have concerns, suggestions or comments to make about:

• the steps to follow or the content of this questionnaire (for example, a question that was difficult to understand or to answer)
• the characteristics of the questionnaire (for example, the design, the format, the size of the text).

Step E

If more than six persons live at your address (outside Canada), you will need an extra questionnaire. A second questionnaire may be obtained from the representative or official who delivered this one.

You have now completed your questionnaire. Please return it in accordance with instructions from your unit or department.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Reasons why we ask the questions

Steps A and B and question 1 are used to collect contact information and determine who should be included on the questionnaire. They help us ensure that we have counted everyone we need to count and that no one is counted twice.

Questions 2 to 7 provide information about the living arrangements of people in Canada, the family size, the number of children living with one parent or two parents, and the number of people who live alone. This information is used for planning social programs, such as Old Age Security and the Canada Child Benefit. It is also used by municipalities to plan a variety of services such as day care centres, schools, police, fire protection and residences for seniors.

Questions 8 to 10 are used to provide a profile of the linguistic diversity of Canada's population. This information is used to estimate the need for services in English and French, and to better understand the current state and the evolution of Canada's various language groups.

Question 11 provides information on the number of people with Canadian military experience. Governments will use this information to develop programs and services to meet the changing needs of the Veteran population.

Questions 12 to 17 collect information in accordance with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to support education programs in English and French in Canada.

The law protects what you tell us

The confidentiality of your responses is protected by law. All Statistics Canada employees have taken an oath of secrecy. Your personal information cannot be given to anyone outside Statistics Canada without your consent. This is your right.

Introduction

Statistics Canada is conducting the Canadian COVID-19 Antibody and Health Survey (CCAHS) from November 2020 to March 2021. This survey collects health data on the current COVID-19 pandemic by asking selected participants to complete an electronic questionnaire and provide a blood sample from a self-administered finger prick (dried blood spot sample). This voluntary survey will be sent to approximately 48,000 Canadians, aged 1 and over, across the provinces and territories. It is expected that approximately 20,000 respondents will complete the entire survey (questionnaire and blood sample).

All processes of the CCAHS have been reviewed and approved by the Health Canada/Public Health Agency of Canada Research Ethics Board to ensure that internationally recognized ethical standards for human research are met and maintained.

Objective

A privacy impact assessment for the CCAHS was conducted to determine if there were any privacy, confidentiality or security issues with this survey and to make recommendations to resolve or mitigate any issues.

Description

This survey was developed in consultation with the COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF). The CITF is funded by the Government of Canada and is composed of members from various domains, including universities, hospitals and the public health sector. The CITF was created to support the development and implementation of population-based serological studies (using blood tests) on the SARS-CoV-2 virus in order to better understand the impact of the pandemic in Canada.

Results from this survey will provide important information on the health status of Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic, including an estimate of the prevalence of infection from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. This survey will also provide a platform to explore new measurement techniques, as this is the first time that self-administered blood samples are being collected from a nationally-representative sample of Canadians.

Risk Area Identification and Categorization

The PIA identifies the level of potential risk (level 1 is the lowest level of potential risk and level 4 is the highest) associated with the following risk areas:

Risk Area Identification and Categorization

	Risk scale
a) Type of program or activity Program or activity that does not involve a decision about an identifiable individual.	1
b) Type of personal information involved and context Sensitive personal information, including detailed profiles, allegations or suspicions and bodily samples, or the context surrounding the personal information is particularly sensitive.	4
c) Program or activity partners and private sector involvement Private sector organizations, international organizations or foreign governments	4
d) Duration of the program or activity One-time program or activity	1
e) Program population The program's use of personal information is not for administrative purposes. Information is collected for statistical purposes, under the authority of the Statistics Act.	N/A
f) Personal information transmission The personal information is transmitted using wireless technologies.	4
g) Technology and privacy The CCAHS does not require the implementation of new technology or modifications to legacy systems to support the creation, collection or handling of personal information.
h) Potential risk that in the event of a privacy breach, there will be an impact on the individual or employee. There is a very low risk for a breach of any personal information being disclosed without proper authorization. The impact on the individual would be high, as it could negatively affect their reputation because of the stigmatization related to certain health conditions or illnesses.

Conclusion

This assessment of the CCAHS did not identify any privacy risks that cannot be managed using existing Statistics Canada safeguards and procedures, as well as those in place at the various laboratories being used. Any remaining risks are either negligible or are such that Statistics Canada is prepared to accept and manage.