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Retail Trade Survey (Monthly): CVs for Total sales by geography - October 2018

CVs for Total Sales by Geography
Table summary
This table displays the results of CVs for Total Sales by Geography. The information is grouped by Geography (appearing as row headers), Month, 201810 calculated using percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Geography	Month
	201810
	%
Canada	0.52
Newfoundland and Labrador	1.64
Prince Edward Island	1.36
Nova Scotia	1.39
New Brunswick	1.32
Québec	1.07
Ontario	1.03
Manitoba	1.48
Saskatchewan	2.68
Alberta	1.09
British Columbia	1.26
Yukon Territory	0.78
Northwest Territories	0.97
Nunavut	1.61

November 2018 List of Briefing Notes

November 2018 List of Briefing Notes
Date received in OCS (DD/MM/YYYY)	Title	Tracking Number	Field
01/11/2018	Preparation for Meeting of Deputy Minister's Committee on Economic Trends and Policies	OCS20180563	8
01/11/2018	Preparation for Meeting of Deputy Minister's Committee on Economic Trends and Policies	OCS20180564	5
01/11/2018	BN: Presentation to the Public Service Management Advisory Committee (PSMAC) on the Staffing and Non-Partisanship Survey	OCS20180565	3
02/11/2018	CMHC National Housing Conference	OCS20180566	5
02/11/2018	Preparation for the meeting of the Deputy Ministers Task Force on Public Sector Innovation (November 5, 2018)	OCS20180567	7
02/11/2018	Briefing Note to Minister - Renewal of DAC Member	OCS20180570	1
05/11/2018	Preparation for the meeting of the Deputy Ministers CEPP : on Workload Migration and cloud enablement programs (November 6)	OCS20180573	7
05/11/2018	Deputy Ministers Task Force on Public Sector Innovation	OCS20180574	3
05/11/2018	PSMAC Sub-Committee on Enterprise Priorities and Planning (DM CEPP 2018-11-06)	OCS20180577	7
05/11/2018	Government response : Experimental Learning and Pathways to Employment for Canadian Youth ESDC	OCS20180578	8
06/11/2018	PSMAC Sub-Committee on Enterprise Priorities and Planning (DM CEPP)	OCS20180580	7
08/11/2018	Status of Women Canada's Gender-based Analysis Plus (GBA+) Forum	OCS20180586	8
13/11/2018	Approval of IT Plan	OCS20180589	7
13/11/2018	2017-18 Fees Report	OCS20180591	3
21/11/2018	Update on the UCASS Program for bilateral meeting between the Chief Statistician, Statistics Canada and the Deputy Minister, Industry Science and Economic Development	OCS20180610	8
21/11/2018	Production of detailed custom tabulations	OCS20180611	6
21/11/2018	Business data pilot projects	OCS20180612	6
21/11/2018	Access to real business microdata for analysis	OCS20180613	6
22/11/2018	2016 Census Aboriginal Community Portraits and Fact Sheets	OCS20180614	7
22/11/2018	Update on the Policy on Government Security	OCS20180615	7
22/11/2018	Classification Program Renewal Initiative: Conversions Update	OCS20180617	3
22/11/2018	Overview of the New Pay Equity Legislation	OCS20180618	3
26/11/2018	Statistics Canada's Quarterly Fiancial Report for the second quarter 0f 2018-19	OCS20180624	3
26/11/2018	Message from the Chief Statistician of Canada on the 2019 Census Test Questionnaire	OCS20180625	3
26/11/2018	Survey of Employees under Federal Jurisdiction	OCS20180627	8
27/11/2018	Update on the University and College Academic Staff System (UCASS) Program and release of 2017-2018 data	OCS20180628	8
30/11/2018	Release of Physical Flow Account on Greenhouse Gas Emissions	OCS20180636	5

Introduction

Survey Purpose

The purpose of this survey is to collect data on commercial stocks of raw unprocessed corn for grain, and soybeans, stored in your operation's elevators. This survey gathers information on stocks intended for use by your operation or intended for sale to grain or oilseed processing operations for human or animal consumption or for industrial use.

The estimates produced will be used in national supply-disposition analyses to verify production and farm stocks. The data are also used by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and by grain analysts in the public and private sectors.

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

Security of emails and faxes

Note: Our online questionnaires are secure, there is no risk of data interception when responding to Statistics Canada online surveys.

Confidentiality

The Statistics Act protects the confidentiality of information collected by Statistics Canada.

Data-sharing agreements

Information on confidentiality, data-sharing agreements and record linkages can be found on the last page of this questionnaire.

Reporting instructions

Please print in ink

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
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
Example: A9A 9A9 or 12345-1234
Country
Email address
Example: user@example.gov.ca
Telephone number (including area code)
Example: 123-123-1234
Extension number (if applicable)
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 - Go to question 4
Not currently operational (e.g., temporarily or permanently closed, change of ownership)
Why is this business or organization not currently operational?
- Seasonal operations - Go to question 3a
- Ceased operations - Go to question 3b
- Sold operations - Go to question 3c
- Amalgamated with other businesses or organizations - Go to question 3d
- Temporarily inactive but will re-open - Go to question 3e
- No longer operating due to other reasons - Go to question 3f

3a.Seasonal operations

When did this business or organization close for the season? Date: YYYY-MM-DD
When does this business or organization expect to resume operations? Date: YYYY-MM-DD - Go to question 4

3b. Ceased operations

When did this business or organization cease operations? Date: YYYY-MM-DD
Why did this business or organization cease operations?
- Bankruptcy
- Liquidation
- Dissolution
- Other
  Specify the other reasons for ceased operations - Go to question 4

3c. Sold operations

When was this business or organization sold? Date: YYYY-MM-DD
What is the legal name of the buyer? - Go to question 4

3d. Amalgamated with other businesses or organizations

When did this business or organization amalgamate? Date: YYYY-MM-DD
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? - Go to question 4

3e. Temporarily inactive but will re-open

When did this business or organization become temporarily inactive? Date: YYYY-MM-DD
When does this business or organization expect to resume operations? Date: YYYY-MM-DD
Why is this business or organization temporarily inactive? - Go to question 4

3f. No longer operating due to other reasons

When did this business or organization cease operations? Date: YYYY-MM-DD
Why did this business or organization cease operations? - Go to question 4

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

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

1: This is the current main activity - Go to next section
2: 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

5. Was this business or organization's main activity ever classified as:

Yes
No - Go to next section

6. When did the main activity change?

Date: YYYY-MM-DD

Physical stocks of unprocessed grains

1. On the reference date, what were the physical stocks in metric tonnes of raw unprocessed grains held in your company's elevators?
Include imports.
Exclude stocks held in elevators licensed by the Canadian Grain Commission.

Stocks
(Metric tonnes)
Grain corn
- a. Owned by this company
- b. Held for other companies
  (e.g., farm accounts, storage receipts, other companies)
Total grain corn
Soybeans
- c. Owned by this company
- d. Held for other companies
  (e.g., farm accounts, storage receipts, other companies)
Total soybeans

Changes or events

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

Mark all that apply.

Strike or lock-out
Exchange rate impact
Price changes in goods or services sold
Contracting out
Organizational change
Price changes in labour or raw materials
Natural disaster
Recession
Change in product line
Sold business or business units
Expansion
New or lost contract
Plant closures
Acquisition of business or business units
Other changes or events - specify

No changes or events

Contact person

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

If the contact person is the same as on cover page, please check – Go to "Feedback"

Otherwise, who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?

First name
Last name
Title
Email address (Example: user@example.gov.ca)
Telephone number (including area code)
Example: 123-123-1234
Extension number (if applicable)
Fax number (including area code)
Example: 123-123-1234

Feedback

4. How long did it take to complete this questionnaire?
Include the time spent gathering the necessary information

Hours
Minutes

5. We invite your comments about this questionnaire.

General information

Confidentiality

Your answers are confidential.

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.

Data-sharing agreements

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

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

For this survey, there are Section 11 agreements with the provincial statistical agencies of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. The shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province.

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.

Introduction

Survey Purpose

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

Security of emails and faxes

Statistics Canada advises you that there could be a risk of disclosure during facsimile or email. However upon receipt, Statistics Canada will provide the guaranteed level of protection afforded all information collected under the authority of the Statistics Act.
Note: Our online questionnaires are secure, there is no risk of data interception when responding to Statistics Canada online surveys.

Confidentiality

The Statistics Act protects the confidentiality of information collected by Statistics Canada.

Data-sharing agreements

Information on confidentiality, data-sharing agreements and record linkages can be found on the last page of this questionnaire.

Reporting instructions

Please print in ink

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
Operating name (if applicable)

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
Example: A9A 9A9 or 12345-1234
Country
Email address
Example: user@example.gov.ca
Telephone number (including area code)
Example: 123-123-1234
Extension number (if applicable)
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 - Go to question 4
Not currently operational (e.g., temporarily or permanently closed, change of ownership)
Why is this business or organization not currently operational?
- Seasonal operations - Go to question 3a
- Ceased operations - Go to question 3b
- Sold operations - Go to question 3c
- Amalgamated with other businesses or organizations - Go to question 3d
- Temporarily inactive but will re-open - Go to question 3e
- No longer operating due to other reasons - Go to question 3f

3a.Seasonal operations

When did this business or organization close for the season? Date: YYYY-MM-DD
When does this business or organization expect to resume operations? Date: YYYY-MM-DD - Go to question 4

3b. Ceased operations

When did this business or organization cease operations? Date: YYYY-MM-DD
Why did this business or organization cease operations?
- Bankruptcy
- Liquidation
- Dissolution
- Other
  Specify the other reasons for ceased operations - Go to question 4

3c. Sold operations

When was this business or organization sold? Date: YYYY-MM-DD
What is the legal name of the buyer? - Go to question 4

3d. Amalgamated with other businesses or organizations

When did this business or organization amalgamate? Date: YYYY-MM-DD
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? - Go to question 4

3e. Temporarily inactive but will re-open

When did this business or organization become temporarily inactive? Date: YYYY-MM-DD
When does this business or organization expect to resume operations? Date: YYYY-MM-DD
Why is this business or organization temporarily inactive? - Go to question 4

3f. No longer operating due to other reasons

When did this business or organization cease operations? Date: YYYY-MM-DD
Why did this business or organization cease operations? - Go to question 4

4. Verify or provide the current main activity of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name.
Note: The described activity was assigned using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

This is the current main activity - Go to next section
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

5. Was this business or organization's main activity ever classified as:

Yes
No - Go to next section

6. When did the main activity change?

Date: YYYY-MM-DD

Physical stocks of unprocessed grains

Stocks
(Metric tonnes)
Grain corn
- a. Owned by this company
- b. Held for other companies
  (e.g., farm accounts, storage receipts, other companies)
Total grain corn
Soybeans
- c. Owned by this company
- d. Held for other companies
  (e.g., farm accounts, storage receipts, other companies)
Total soybeans

Quantity of grain used for manufacturing or industrial purposes

2. From the beginning of the crop year to the reference date, how many metric tonnes of grain corn did this company use for manufacturing or industrial purposes?

Metric tonnes

Changes or events

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

Mark all that apply.

Strike or lock-out
Exchange rate impact
Price changes in goods or services sold
Contracting out
Organizational change
Price changes in labour or raw materials
Natural disaster
Recession
Change in product line
Sold business or business units
Expansion
New or lost contract
Plant closures
Acquisition of business or business units
Other changes or events - specify

No changes or events

Contact person

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

If the contact person is the same as on cover page, please check – Go to "Feedback"

Otherwise, who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?

First name
Last name
Title
Email address (Example: user@example.gov.ca)
Telephone number (including area code)
Example: 123-123-1234
Extension number (if applicable)
Fax number (including area code)
Example: 123-123-1234

Feedback

5. How long did it take to complete this questionnaire?
Include the time spent gathering the necessary information

Hours
Minutes

6. We invite your comments about this questionnaire.

General information

Confidentiality

Your answers are confidential.

Data-sharing agreements

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.

CVs for operating revenue - Wholesale trade - 2017

CVs for operating revenue - Wholesale trade - 2017
Table summary
This table displays the results of CVs for operating revenue - Wholesale trade for 2017. The information is grouped by Geography (appearing as row headers), CVs for operating revenue, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Geography	CVs for operating revenue
Geography	percent
Canada	0.34
Newfoundland and Labrador	0.44
Prince Edward Island	0.64
Nova Scotia	1.42
New Brunswick	0.16
Quebec	0.69
Ontario	0.74
Manitoba	1.57
Saskatchewan	0.66
Alberta	0.41
British Columbia	1.13
Yukon	0.00
Northwest Territories	0.00
Nunavut	0.00

Record linkages results per province


Linkage		December 2018 Release
Linkage		Linkage Rate¹	False Positive error Rate²	False Negative error Rate³
Ontario	Census (individuals)	93.3%	< 1.0%	< 0.5%
	Tax & Social Insurance Registry (individuals)	98.0%	< 0.5%	< 0.5%
	Business Register (non-individuals)	97.8%	< 2.0%	n.a.
British Columbia	Census (individuals)	89.3%	< 1.0%	< 1.5%
	Tax & Social Insurance Registry (individuals)	96.6%	< 1.0%	< 1.0%
	Business Register (non-individuals)	97.5%	< 6.5%	n.a.
Nova Scotia	Census (individuals)	86.6%	< 1.5%	< 1.0%
	Tax & Social Insurance Registry (individuals)	93.3%	< 1.5%	< 1.0%
	Business Register (non-individuals)	96.0%	< 8.0%	< 2.0%
n.a.: not available at this time.
Note: ¹ Linkage Rate: The linkage rate is calculated as the percentage of owner records with accepted links to the database shown. It is the denominator for the FPR. While it is not a data quality indicator alone, in addition to the FPR and FNR it provides a complete picture of the overall linkage quality. ²FPR: The False Positive error Rate is calculated as the percentage of records with false links among records with accepted links (i.e., a record with a false link is a record that was linked incorrectly). ³FNR: The False Negative error Rate is calculated as the percentage of records with true links which were not found in the linkage process (i.e., records that were not linked when they should have been).

Notice of release of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 Version 1.2

Update and revision process

The National Occupational Classification (NOC) has been developed and maintained as part of a collaborative partnership between Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and Statistics Canada.

This update of the classification was completed in response to the legalization of cannabis for non-medical use. This has resulted in twenty five new job titles being created in NOC 2016 V1.2 to reflect new occupations in the cannabis industries.

The following table lists the addition of job titles to the NOC 2016 version 1.2:

Job title additions as part of NOC 2016 revision to version 1.2
Unit Group Code	Job title addition to Unit Group
0212	quality assurance manager - cannabis
0621	cannabis dispensary manager
0621	cannabis shop manager
0822	master grower - cannabis
0822	head grower - cannabis
2121	extraction specialist - cannabis
2211	quality control technician - cannabis
2225	cloning technician - cannabis
2225	cultivation technician
3233	nurse educator - cannabis
6421	budtender - cannabis
6421	bud expert - cannabis
6421	cannabis educator
6421	cannabis consultant
7514	cannabis courier
7514	cannabis delivery driver
8255	section grower - cannabis
8255	lead grower - cannabis
8432	cannabis trimmer
8432	cannabis trim worker
8432	grower - cannabis
9213	production supervisor - cannabis processing
9213	cannabis processing supervisor
9461	encapsulator - cannabis processing
9617	cannabis processing labourer

Introduction to the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 Version 1.2

Preface

The purpose for the 2016 Version 1.2 of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) is to update the classification to incorporate emerging occupations and new job titles arising from the legalization of cannabis for non-medical use. The structure of NOC 2016 Version 1.2 remains unchanged from that of NOC 2016 Version 1.1.

Acknowledgements

The National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 Version 1.2 is published by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and Statistics Canada. The realization of NOC 2016 Version 1.2 was dependent on the involvement of a team of occupational research analysts and assistants from both ESDC and Statistics Canada.

Background
Structure and format of NOC 2016 Version 1.2
Related classifications
Relationship between NOC and ISCO-08
Overview of the NOC 2016 Version 1.0 update
Overview of the NOC 2016 Version 1.1 update
Overview of the NOC 2016 Version 1.2 update
NOC classification criteria
Coding to NOC 2016 Version 1.2
Variant for highly aggregated data
More information on the NOC 2016 Version 1.2

Background

The National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 Version 1.2 updates the National Occupational Classification 2016 Version 1.1. It is the nationally accepted taxonomy and organizational framework of occupations in the Canadian labour market. The NOC has been developed and maintained as part of a collaborative partnership between Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and Statistics Canada. This update of the classification reflects ongoing occupational research and consultation to incorporate information on new occupations. Each ten years, structural changes that affect the classification framework, such as the addition of new classes, are considered. The NOC 2016 Version 1.2 represents an update, and uses the NOC 2016 Version 1.1 classification structure.

The NOC is designed to classify occupational information from statistical surveys. It is also used in a range of contexts to compile, analyze and communicate information about occupations. Occupational information is of critical importance for the provision of labour market and career intelligence, skills development, occupational forecasting, labour supply and demand analysis, employment equity and numerous other programs and services. It provides a standardized framework for organizing the world of work in a manageable, understandable and coherent system.

The basic principle of classification of the NOC is the kind of work performed. Occupations are identified and grouped primarily in terms of the work usually performed, this being determined by the tasks, duties, and responsibilities of the occupation. Factors such as the materials processed or used, the industrial processes and the equipment used, the degree of responsibility and complexity of work, as well as the products made and services provided, have been taken as indicators of the work performed when combining jobs into occupations and occupations into groups.

An occupation is defined as a collection of jobs, sufficiently similar in work performed to be grouped under a common label for classification purposes. A job, in turn, encompasses all the tasks carried out by a particular worker to complete their duties.

The NOC provides a systematic classification structure that categorizes the entire range of occupational activity in Canada. Its detailed occupations are identified and grouped primarily according to the work performed, as determined by the tasks, duties and responsibilities of the occupation. The NOC 2016 Version 1.2 update incorporates emerging and new job titles and clarifies the content of unit groups. Updates to the descriptions and job titles of some unit groups reflect added information, changes in terminology to correspond with current usage and the evolution of some occupations.

NOC 2016 Version 1.2 maintains the structure of the NOC 2016 Version 1.1 and provides historic comparability. No major groups, minor groups or unit groups have been added, deleted or combined, though some groups have updated content. Like NOC 2016 Version 1.1, its organization is based on the dual criteria of Skill Type and Skill Level, to support relevant labour market analysis.

Structure and format of NOC 2016 Version 1.2

The structure and format of the National Occupational Classification 2016 Version 1.2 are based on the four-tiered hierarchical arrangement of occupational groups with successive levels of disaggregation. It contains broad occupational categories, major, minor and unit groups.

10 broad occupational categories

Each broad occupational category has a unique one-digit code number and is composed of one or more major groups.

40 major groups

Each major group has a unique two-digit^{Footnote 1} code number and is composed of one or more minor groups. The first digit of this code indicates the broad occupational category to which the major group belongs.

140 minor groups

Each minor group has a unique three-digit code number and is composed of one or more unit groups. The first two digits of this code indicate the major group to which the minor group belongs.

500 Unit Groups

Each unit group has a unique four-digit code. The first three digits of this code indicate the major and minor groups to which the unit group belongs.

For example:
0 - Management occupations
00 - Senior management occupations
001 - Legislators and senior management
0011 - Legislators
0012 - Senior government managers and officials
0013 - Senior managers - financial, communications and other business services
0014 - Senior managers - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations
0015 - Senior managers - trade, broadcasting and other services, n.e.c.
0016 - Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities

The broad occupational category code, designated by a single digit, is repeated at all levels. Major group codes are created by adding a second digit. This digit appears in the second position at all lower levels in the structure. Minor group codes add a third digit. Finally, the 4-digit unit group codes contain the digit identifying the broad occupational group, followed by the digit identifying the major group and the digit identifying the minor group and a last digit identifying the unit group.

There are approximately 35,000 titles classified in the 500 unit groups of the NOC 2016. Some titles are clearly occupations, such as librarian and chef, while others reflect specializations within an occupational area, such as music librarian and pastry chef. Still others represent a range of jobs, such as furniture assembler and sawmill machine operator.

These titles are used to describe the work performed by many individuals holding similar jobs within an occupational area. The list of titles in the NOC is not meant to be exhaustive, but attempts to cover the most commonly used and universally understood labels that identify work in the labour market.

Abbreviations

Few abbreviations are used in this classification. Particular attention should be given to the abbreviation n.e.c. (not elsewhere classified). As an occupational qualifier it is occasionally used in the labels of major, minor and unit groups to refer to occupations not elsewhere classified ( e.g., 065 Managers in customer and personal services, n.e.c.).

Language

The NOC is available separately in both official languages. It is important to note that the French version includes only titles commonly used in French and proper to the milieu and, therefore, these are not normally translations of the English titles. The classification structure is the same in both languages.

Unit group labels are presented in gender-neutral format in French identifying the masculine and feminine titles separated by a slash. Where relevant, this structure is used in English as well. The illustrative example titles and inclusions are also presented in gender-neutral format. The NOC descriptions are written using the masculine form as they refer to all workers within the included occupations. This has been done in order to lighten the text and to reduce reading burden.

Modifying terms

Modifying terms have been added to several job titles, as extensions, to designate the industrial sector or the domain of expertise. If applicable, this information is preceded by a dash at the end of the title (cashier supervisor – retail trade) to distinguish between similar titles. These modifying terms may also specify where the titles appear in the classification structure (painter – visual arts; painter – manufacture of motor vehicles). This information should be considered when coding job titles.

Format of unit group descriptions

Each NOC unit group description consists of several standardized sections which define and describe its content.

Class definitions^{Footnote 2} / Lead statement^{Footnote 3}

This section provides a general description of the content and boundaries of the unit group and indicates the main activities of occupations within the unit group. It also indicates the kinds of industries or establishments in which the occupations are found. The list of places of employment is not always exhaustive, but can assist in clarifying the occupations described and in differentiating them from occupations found in other groups.

Illustrative examples^{Footnote 2} / Example titles^{Footnote 3}

This section is a list of titles commonly used in the labour market. The titles are intended to illustrate the contents and range of the occupational group. This is not an exhaustive list of job titles.

Inclusions

This section provides a list of borderline job titles belonging to a particular NOC unit group. Inclusions are examples in classes where it might not be clear from reading both the class text and title that the example belongs in the class.

Exclusions^{Footnote 2} / Classified elsewhere^{Footnote 3}

This section clarifies the boundaries of the unit group by identifying related unit groups and similar occupations that are classified elsewhere. Unit groups or individual occupations are cited in this section when they bear a functional similarity to the unit group or when similar titles occur.

Main duties

This section lists some of the tasks or duties performed in the occupations in the unit group. Depending on the contents of the unit group, one of three formats is used.

A series of statements that can be applied to all occupations in the unit group. This format was selected for unit groups that contain a single core occupation, such as 1242 Legal administrative assistants and 2146 Aerospace engineers. This format was also selected for unit groups that contain a range of related titles that nevertheless share a set of common duties, such as 1411 General office support workers and 9417 Machining tool operators.
Two or more sub-sets of occupations with a series of statements that apply to each component. This format was selected for unit groups that consist of two or more sub-components which, while similar enough to be in the same unit group, can be described separately. Examples of unit groups with this format are 3141 Audiologists and speech-language pathologists and 5125 Translators, terminologists and interpreters.
A series of brief descriptive statements that are linked to specific occupations within a group. This format was selected for unit groups that contain a series of occupations which, while similar enough to be in the same unit group, can be described separately. Examples of unit groups with this format include 4423 By-law enforcement and other regulatory officers, n.e.c. and 5226 Other technical and co-ordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts.

For some unit groups, a statement appears at the end of the tasks performed or main duties section, identifying specializations that exist within the occupational area encompassed by the unit group.

Employment requirements

This section describes the employment requirements for the unit group. Several types of requirements are identified in this section and are listed in the following order.

Type and level of formal education: for example, secondary school, college diploma, university degree. Efforts were made to be as specific as possible, though many unit groups have a range of acceptable educational requirements.
Specific training: for example, apprenticeship training, on-the-job training, training courses specific to an occupation.
Experience in another occupation: for example, supervisors usually require several years of experience in the occupation that they supervise.
Licences, certificates or registration: for example, regulatory requirements to practice in a regulated profession, special licenses to operate certain kinds of vehicles.
Other requirements: for example, athletic ability or artistic talent.

Note: Some occupations are designated as regulated professions and trades. Regulations are subject to change and may vary across jurisdictions. The most reliable information on regulatory requirements for occupations is found on the Web sites of provincial regulatory organizations and licensing authorities.

The Employment requirements section does not attempt to describe personal suitability requirements that are assessed by employers as part of the hiring process.

Some occupations have very definite employment requirements while for others, there is no consensus or a range of acceptable requirements exist. To reflect this variation in the labour market, this section describes employment requirements using the following terminology:

"... is required" - to indicate a definite requirement;
"... is usually required" - to indicate something that is usually required by the majority of employers, but not always required by all employers; and
"... may be required" - to indicate something that may be required by some employers, but on a less frequent basis.

Note: For reasons of brevity, in this section the term college includes the following types of post-secondary institutions: community colleges, CÉGEPS, technical institutes, trade schools and agricultural colleges. Where relevant, in some provinces, it may also include private training organizations, music conservatories and other non-degree granting institutions.

Additional information

This section appears in some unit group descriptions. It provides information on the following:

progression to other occupations (such as supervisory or management positions) based on transferability of skills from acquired occupational experience;
mobility patterns, such as inter- and intra-occupational transferability of skills (for example, identifying occupations that are part of internal lines of progression or specializations within a subject matter area);
trends and forthcoming changes in the unit group's employment requirements; and
other information to clarify and define the unit group.

Related classifications

The classification of occupations does not stand alone but must be understood as being related to other classifications, such as the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and that of Class of Worker. Each of these classifications supplements the NOC 2016 Version 1.2 in presenting a rounded picture of the nature of a person's job.

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)

The industrial qualifier which may accompany the job title:

Indicates the type of economic activity with which the job is usually associated. (It is important to note that the assignment of an industrial qualifier does not necessarily limit a job to that industry. These qualifiers are merely indicative of the possible areas of activity in which the job may be found.)
Permits the assignment of similar titles to different occupation groups where the duties vary between industries.
Aids in defining the specific occupations and helps the coder grasp the underlying principles of this classification.

The industry in which the individual is employed is determined by the kind of economic activity of the establishment. The establishment is usually a factory, mine, farm, store, other place of business or an institution for which a number of basic production variables can be compiled.

It is important to note the conceptual differences between an industry classification and an occupation classification. An establishment can employ individuals performing completely different occupations, and these are classified to appropriate occupational groups, but the industrial classification of each individual employed in the establishment should be the same and is determined by the nature of the product made or service rendered. In other words, the nature of the factory, business or service in which the person is employed does not determine the classification of the occupation, except to the extent that it enables the nature of the duties to be more clearly defined.

Class of Worker

Class of worker refers to an individual's employment relationship to the business in which he or she works, as employee or self-employed, including unpaid family worker, and thus provides another means of describing the work. The NOC 2016 Version 1.2 does not indicate the class of worker classification for each occupation since many occupations contain both jobs held by employees and jobs of self-employed individuals. However, a general rule has been established for coding purposes and is discussed in full under the section on Coding.

Relationship between NOC and ISCO-08

The NOC is comparable to the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO) published by the International Labour Organization (ILO). While the NOC was originally developed in Canada in the 1980s, ISCO was also being reviewed and updated to produce ISCO-88. Communication between the NOC and ISCO research teams led to similarities, such as a similar conceptual framework that includes the Skill Type and Skill Level dimensions. The similarities between the NOC and ISCO increased in latest structural revisions (ISCO-08 and NOC 2011) cycle. However, certain conceptual differences between the NOC 2016 (versions 1.0, 1.1 and 1.2) and ISCO-08 limit comparability. For instance, differences in skill level definitions and classification structure exist between NOC 2016 (versions 1.0, 1.1 and 1.2) and ISCO-08, especially in the trades occupations. Subsistence occupations included in ISCO are not part of the NOC. For countries and regions in which subsistence activities are virtually non-existent, the ILO affirms that such activities may be excluded without loss of international comparability.

The concordance between NOC 2011 and ISCO 2008 can be used for purposes of showing the relationship between NOC 2016 (versions 1.0, 1.1 and 1.2) and ISCO 2008 since the structure is the same in both NOC 2011 and NOC 2016.

Overview of the NOC 2016 Version 1.0 update

The purposes for the 2016 revision of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) are: to update the classification to incorporate emerging occupations and new job titles while maintaining historical comparability; to remove redundant or obsolete job titles to optimize readability and navigation of the NOC; to incorporate editorial changes; to integrate the concept of Inclusions at the unit group level; and to add NOC major and minor groups definitions.

The structure of NOC 2016 Version 1.0 remains unchanged from that of NOC 2011. No major groups, minor groups or unit groups have been added, deleted or combined, though some groups have new names or updated content.

Job titles changes at the unit group and minor group levels and updates to the definitions of some unit groups reflect added information, correction of terminology to correspond with current usage and the evolution of some occupations and where they are classified.

Many new job titles have been added to NOC 2016 version 1.0, which arise as the division of labour in Canadian society evolves, creating new jobs and new specializations, and as technological change brings with it new terminology. Some of the titles added to reflect such changes are: geodesist, medical archivist, crime scene examiner, corrosion technologist, video game tester and biomass plant technicians. Other added titles are modified versions, or alternatives, that appeared in previous versions of the NOC and have been added to help users find particular occupations. For example, power plant stationary engineer appeared in earlier versions of the NOC; operating engineer - power plant has been added.

To clarify the boundaries between occupations, a few titles have been re-assigned to a different unit group in NOC 2016. The impact of this on the comparability of data between 2011 and 2016 is negligible. For example, Admission director – health care has been moved from Managers in health care (0311) to Other administrative services managers (0114). This change will have a minimal impact on the unit groups affected, and provides a more appropriate placement. In all other cases where titles have been moved, this was done to clarify the boundaries and improve content description of these unit groups. For example, the titles 'tax collector' and 'collector of taxes' were being coded in Employment insurance, immigration, border services and revenue officers (1228) rather than in Collectors (1435).

With the transition to a paperless environment and content digitalization, significant format changes were made to the list of job titles contained in the NOC. To optimize the use of the NOC, redundant or obsolete job titles were removed. In the past, titles appeared in both in natural order (e.g., travel agent) and in inverted order (e.g., agent, travel). Inverted titles used a comma as a separator in the title string making it easier to find titles in a paper publication. As this concept became outdated and redundant in web publications and data files, more than 4000 quasi-duplicates entries were removed for the NOC 2016.

The NOC is structured in accordance with the Generic Statistical Information Model (GSIM): Statistical Classifications Model. In order to comply with the demands of GSIM, the NOC was revised with the addition of Inclusions, to supplement the existing Illustrative examples and Exclusions. Inclusions are borderline cases for the unit group. They are presented separately in order to clarify the contents of the class. Note that creation of Inclusions do not change the boundaries of any NOC unit group. Moreover, definitions were developed for the NOC major and minor groups.

More information on these changes is available in the following tables which summarize the changes of note between NOC 2011 and NOC 2016.

Table 1 – Modified unit group titles
NOC unit group	From 2011	To 2016
0433	Commissioned officers of the Canadian Forces	Commissioned officers of the Canadian Armed Forces
1432	Payroll clerks	Payroll administrators
4313	Non-commissioned ranks of the Canadian Forces	Non-commissioned ranks of the Canadian Armed Forces
7313	Refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics	Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics
9213	Supervisors, food, beverage and associated products processing	Supervisors, food and beverage processing
9232	Petroleum, gas and chemical process operators	Central control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical processing
9461	Process control and machine operators, food, beverage and associated products processing	Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing
9465	Testers and graders, food, beverage and associated products processing	Testers and graders, food and beverage processing
9617	Labourers in food, beverage and associated products processing	Labourers in food and beverage processing

Some job titles were moved from one unit group to another to better define the content of the unit groups.

Table 3 – Placement of titles in unit groups
Titles	NOC 2011 unit group	NOC 2016 Version 1.0 unit group
admission director – health care	0311	0114
tax collector; collector of taxes	1435	1228
fire suppression crew foreman/woman - forestry	8211	2223
prevention officer - occupational health and safety	4165	2263

Overview of the NOC 2016 Version 1.1 update

The NOC 2016 Version 1.1 was released in December 2017. This version was created, in conjunction with ESDC, to address updates requested following the May 2017 Public Consultation invitation to participate in the update of NOC. The summary of the changes made to this version can be viewed at the following link: Notice of release of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 Version 1.1.

Overview of the NOC 2016 Version 1.2 update

The NOC 2016 Version 1.2 was released in December 2018 and created, in conjunction with ESDC. This update of the classification was completed in response to the legalization of cannabis for non-medical use. This has resulted in twenty five new job titles being created in NOC 2016 V1.2 to reflect new occupations in the cannabis industries.

The summary of the changes made to this version can be viewed at the following link: Notice of release of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 Version 1.2.

NOC classification criteria

The two major attributes of jobs used as classification criteria in developing the NOC are skill type and skill level. A description of skill levels is presented first as the definitions of skill types incorporate some information related to the concept of skill level. Other factors, such as industry and occupational mobility, are also taken into consideration.

Skill level

Skill level is defined first of all by the amount and type of education and training required to enter and perform the duties of an occupation. In determining skill level, the experience required for entry, and the complexity and responsibilities typical of an occupation are also considered in relation to other occupations.

Four skill level categories are identified in the NOC. Each major, minor and unit group is assigned to one of the skill levels.

The skill level categories are broad aggregates, reflecting four commonly accepted educational, training or preparatory routes for entering employment. Requirements for individual unit groups or occupations may overlap between the boundaries of the skill levels. For example, some occupations can be entered with either a university degree or a college diploma. When the entry requirements for a unit group or occupation reflect a range of possible educational and training specifications, skill level placement of the group was determined by considering several factors. These include the requirements most generally demanded by employers, the minor group context, complexity of overall responsibilities and knowledge requirements as well as further training and specialization acquired on the job.

The classification describes the educational and training requirements for occupations. However, the education and experience of particular job incumbents may not correspond exactly to the level described. Individuals may be over-qualified for their work or they may work in occupations for which the entry requirements have changed after they became employed.

It is important to note that the skill level categories are not intended to designate socio-economic status or prestige. Rather they are intended to reflect actual occupational entry requirements. These requirements are expressed in terms of the formal educational system and other types of training specified by employers.

Management occupations, while considered a skill type, are assigned to the skill level A category. These occupations are at the top of organizational hierarchies and as such, are characterized by high levels of responsibility, accountability and subject matter expertise gained through either formal education or extensive occupational experience. Management occupations span the entire classification structure and are found in all sectors or areas of the labour market. A range of factors are taken into consideration as determinants for employment in management occupations.

The skill level categories of the NOC are outlined and defined below.

NOC skill level criteria - education/training and other criteria

Skill level A

University degree (bachelor's, master's or doctorate)

Skill level B

Two to three years of post-secondary education at community college, institute of technology or CÉGEP
or
Two to five years of apprenticeship training
or
Three to four years of secondary school and more than two years of on-the-job training, occupation-specific training courses or specific work experience
Occupations with supervisory responsibilities are also assigned to skill level B.
Occupations with significant health and safety responsibilities (e.g., fire fighters, police officers and licensed practical nurses) are assigned to skill level B.

Skill level C

Completion of secondary school and some short-duration courses or training specific to the occupation
or
Some secondary school education, with up to two years of on-the-job training, training courses or specific work experience

Skill level D

Short work demonstration or on-the-job training
or
No formal educational requirements

Skill level is referenced in the code for all occupations with the exception of management occupations. For all non-management occupations the second digit of the numerical code corresponds to skill level. Skill levels are identified as follows: level A – 0 or 1; level B – 2 or 3; level C – 4 or 5; and level D – 6 or 7.

Skill type

Skill type is defined as the type of work performed, although other factors related to skill type are also reflected in the NOC. One of these factors is similarity with respect to the educational discipline or field of study required for entry into an occupation. Another factor is the industry of employment where experience within an internal job ladder or within a specific industry is usually a prerequisite for entry. The 10 skill types, 0 to 9, are presented below and are also identified in the first digit of the NOC numerical code for all occupations.

The ten broad occupational categories of the NOC are based on skill type.

0. Management occupations

This skill type category contains legislators, senior management occupations and middle management occupations. While management occupations are defined as a skill type, they are also found throughout all other skill type areas of the classification. The first digit of the code for all management occupations is 0.

These occupations are considered to be at the top of the organizational hierarchy of workplaces or businesses. Decision-making that affects the organization as a whole, or departments within organizations, is undertaken by management. As such, management is characterized by high levels of responsibility, accountability and subject matter expertise. Expertise is acquired through either formal education or extensive occupational experience. For these reasons all management occupations in the NOC 2016 version 1.2 are also included within skill level A.

1. Business, finance and administration occupations

This category contains occupations that are concerned with providing financial and business services, administrative and regulatory services and clerical supervision and support services. Some occupations in this category are unique to the financial and business service sectors; however, most are found in all industries.

Often, occupations at skill levels A and B are supplied from educational programs specific to the profession or occupation. Some occupations at skill level B are also supplied from experienced workers in related administrative support occupations.

2. Natural and applied sciences and related occupations

This category contains professional and technical occupations in the sciences, including physical and life sciences, engineering, architecture and information technology.

Occupations in this skill type category require post-secondary education in an appropriate scientific discipline. Progression from occupations in skill level B to occupations in skill level A is usually dependent on completion of additional formal education.

3. Health occupations

This category includes occupations concerned with providing health care services directly to patients and occupations that provide support to professional and technical staff. Most occupations in this skill type category require post-secondary education in a related health care program. Progression from occupations in skill level B to occupations in skill level A is usually dependent on completion of additional formal education. Occupations in skill level C require short training programs.

4. Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services

This skill type category includes a range of occupations that are concerned with law, teaching, counselling, conducting social science research, developing government policy, and administering government and other programs.

Occupations in this skill type category usually require completion of a related post-secondary program. Progression from occupations in skill level B to occupations in skill level A is not usually possible without completion of additional formal education.

5. Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport

This skill type category includes professional and technical occupations related to art and culture, including the performing arts, film and video, broadcasting, journalism, writing, creative design, libraries and museums. It also includes occupations in recreation and sport.

This category is characterized by occupations which are linked by subject matter to formal post-secondary educational programs but which have, for the most part, a range of acceptable qualifications. Occupations in this category are also characterized by a requirement for creative talent, such as for designers and performers, or for athletic ability. Unit groups for occupations that usually require university graduation in a professional discipline, such as journalism or library science, have been classified in skill level A. Most others have been classified in skill level B in recognition of the wide range of entry routes that are possible.

6. Sales and service occupations

This skill type category contains sales occupations, personal and protective service occupations and occupations related to the hospitality and tourism industries.

Occupations in skill level B of this category can be linked, for the most part, to formal post-secondary or occupation-specific training programs. Others are characterized by periods of formal on-the-job training other than apprenticeship. Progression from occupations in skill level C or D to those in skill level B usually require completion of related training programs. Some progression through experience is possible for supervisory positions.

7. Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations

This skill type category includes construction and mechanical trades, trades supervisors and contractors and operators of transportation and heavy equipment. These occupations are found in a wide range of industrial sectors, with many occurring in the construction and transportation industries.

This category includes most of the apprenticeable trades, including all of those related to the construction industry. Other occupations in this category usually require completion of college or other programs combined with on-the-job training. Progression to supervisory or self-employed contractor status is possible with experience. There is limited mobility or transferability of skills among occupations in this category due to specific apprenticeship, training and licensing requirements for most occupations.

8. Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations

This category contains supervisory and equipment operation occupations in the natural resource-based sectors of mining, oil and gas production, forestry and logging, agriculture, horticulture and fishing. Most occupations in this category are industry specific and do not occur outside of the primary industries.

Occupations within skill level B of this category generally require completion of college or other post-secondary training programs. Some, however, are characterized by industry-based training and progression through experience.

9. Occupations in manufacturing and utilities

This category contains supervisory and production occupations in manufacturing, processing and utilities.

Occupations in this category are characterized by internal progression and on-the-job training. Workers typically start out in these occupations at entry-level positions and progress to increasingly higher skilled occupations through experience. Mobility between employers or industries may be limited by seniority provisions of collective agreements. The occupations in skill level B of this category are increasingly technical in nature and post-secondary training programs are required for some.

Industry

Industry and occupation are separate variables which can be cross-tabulated to provide detailed information on employment. However, many occupations are found almost solely within one particular industry. For example, mining and automobile assembly occupations occur each within their respective industrial sectors.

During the original research and development of the NOC, it was realized that in many industries, occupational mobility is determined more by internal job ladders than by functional specialization. In consequence, some unit groups include workers of a particular skill level within a specific industry. Although the occupational breakdown resembles in part an industrial breakdown, the variables remain separate and distinct.

Industry was used in the development of classification categories for senior management occupations, for occupations in natural resources, agriculture and related production and for occupations in manufacturing and utilities.

Occupational mobility

In developing the NOC, an effort was made to consider mobility or transferability of skills between occupations. The objective was to develop unit groups where the potential for mobility, or substitution of workers, would be greater within the group than between groups. Movement within groups usually follows when the group is homogeneous in skill level and skill type, indicating increased potential for transferability of competencies and development of specialization. Movement between groups, or inter-occupational mobility, usually reflects a change in skill level (e.g., vertical mobility) or a change in skill type (e.g., acquisition of new responsibilities and diversified skills).

The degree of occupational mobility that exists for unit groups varies. Many unit group descriptions include a statement that indicates the potential for, and type of, mobility that characterizes the unit group.

Other classification considerations

In addition to the previously mentioned criteria, other factors were considered in determining the boundaries between unit groups and the contents of each group. These additional factors were the size of the unit groups and the codability or operational feasibility of the groups. Codability relates to the ease of accurately coding or assigning reported job titles from survey respondents to the occupational groups of the classification.

The size (or estimated number of workers) of the unit group was considered for reasons of statistical reliability and confidentiality. Generally, unit groups which contain fewer than 1,000 Canadian workers have not been delineated.

Because the NOC structure is used to code responses to Census of Population, Labour Force Surveys and other surveys, it must provide a set of unit groups that can be used for this operational application. The insufficient precision of some survey responses and ambiguities of language were given consideration in finalizing the unit groups.

Issues and conventions of the NOC

Some of the many issues that were encountered in the development of the NOC and the conventions adopted in response are discussed in the following paragraphs.

Management occupations

Management occupations present a special problem for reliable coding of occupational survey responses. In many cases there is little indication of the level of responsibility, the size of the enterprise or division managed, or the field of specialization.

To be of practical use, a classification of managers must be a compromise between the theoretically optimal and the practical solutions.

Senior management occupations (in major group 00) have been divided on the basis of industry of employment into six unit groups.

Middle and other management occupations are divided into three major groups, 18 minor groups and 42 unit groups on the basis of specialization (e.g., Purchasing managers) or industry of employment (e.g., Postal and courier services managers). In certain cases (e.g., Managers in transportation) groups defined by industry also contain managers in that specialization regardless of their industry of employment.

Supervisors

Supervisors and foremen/women have generally been classified in skill level B.

In most cases, professional and technical occupations are supervised by managerial or professional personnel respectively. However, where supervisors are identified for professional and technical groups, they are generally classified in the same unit groups as the occupations supervised.

Supervisors in the following occupational categories have been classified in supervisor unit groups or minor groups separate from the workers supervised:

administrative services occupations
nursing occupations
sales and service occupations
trades and transport and equipment operators
occupations in natural resources and agriculture
occupations in manufacturing and utilities.

Most minor and unit groups in the occupational categories listed above have a corresponding supervisory group. Occasionally, as in minor group 431, Occupations in front-line public protection services, supervision is provided by managers and there are no corresponding supervisory groups in major group 43.

Trades

All apprenticeable trades are included in skill level B. Their inclusion does not imply an exact equivalence of skill between all trades, but rather that they occupy a range that lies within the boundaries of this skill level category. Information on entry requirements is provided within each unit group description.

Inspectors, testers and graders

Generally, inspectors who require post-secondary education have been classified in separate unit groups in skill level B or with technicians and technologists, also in skill level B. Other non-technical inspectors, testers, graders and samplers have been included either in separate unit groups covering occupations in processing industries or in unit groups of assemblers and fabricators in manufacturing industries. This is reflective of patterns of employment found within industries and the increasing responsibility for quality control that is placed on manufacturing production workers.

Apprentices and trainees

Apprentices and trainees have been classified in the same unit groups as the occupations for which they are training. Similarly, interns, residents and articling students are classified with their respective professional groups.

This convention has been adopted of necessity to prevent a proliferation of unit groups of apprentices. It is not intended to imply equivalence or interchangeability of apprentices or trainees with fully qualified workers.

Coding to NOC 2016 Version 1.2

The NOC provides an overall structure for classifying occupations according to kind of work performed. The lists of example titles are merely indicative of the types of occupations that fit within specific unit groups. The lists of example titles are not exhaustive nor are they intended to be.

When coding an occupation, all the relevant facts about the job and its environment should be obtained. These include the kind of work performed, the most important activities or duties, the job titles, the kind of business, industry or service, and the class of worker described earlier. The more complete and comprehensive the information the coder is able to assemble about the duties performed by a worker on a particular job, the easier it will be to determine the appropriate classification.

To code an occupation, it is possible to start with either the classification structure or the search tool.

Coding and the NOC 2016 Version 1.2 classification structure

When using the NOC for coding, it is best to exploit the hierarchical nature of the classification. First the broad occupational category (skill type) which seems most likely to contain the job should be identified. Next the most appropriate major group within the broad occupational category should be found. Skill level can also provide a guide to locating major groups by considering titles with terms such as "technical", "supervisor", "helper", and "labourer". The process should be continued to find the most appropriate minor group within the major group selected. Finally the most appropriate unit group within the minor group selected should be identified. The unit group definition should be read carefully before deciding if this unit group offers the best possible classification. In addition, the example titles listed for the unit group should be examined to ensure that the choice is actually the best.

As indicated previously, the first two digits of each code convey meaning with respect to the group's skill type and skill level category.

For all occupations, including management, the first digit of each code identifies the major, minor and unit group as belonging to one of the skill type categories. However, all management occupations are also included as part of skill level A.

For all non-management occupations, the second digit of each code identifies the major, minor and unit group as belonging to one of the four skill level categories.

For management occupations, the first two digits also convey meaning. The first digit is always 0 to convey management, while the second digit conveys the skill type category in which the management occupation is found.

The following charts summarize and illustrate the meanings embedded in the coding system.

Meaning embedded in the coding system - first digit
The skill type category is…	when the first digit is…
Management occupations	0
Business, finance and administration occupations	1
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations	2
Health occupations	3
Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services	4
Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport	5
Sales and service occupations	6
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations	7
Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations	8
Occupations in manufacturing and utilities	9

Meaning embedded in the coding system - second digit
The skill level category is…	when the second digit is…
Skill Level A	0 or 1
Skill Level B	2 or 3
Skill Level C	4 or 5
Skill Level D	6 or 7

Important note:

For management, the first digit is always 0. Senior managers in major group 00 are generally managers of middle managers, therefore the second digit is also 0. For middle management occupations, the second digit represents the skill type categories, from 1 to 9, as above. All management occupations are included in skill level A.

Examples of codes and their meaning

9231
The first digit indicates skill type category 9 : Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities
The second digit indicates skill level category B

6533
The first digit indicates skill type category 6: Sales and service occupations
The second digit indicates skill level category C

0212
The first digit 0 always indicates a management occupation
All management occupations are part of skill level A
The second digit indicates management in skill type category 2 : Natural and applied sciences and related occupations

Coding procedures for problem responses

The procedure described above assumes responses contain sufficient information for coding. Unfortunately, depending upon the survey methods used, some responses may be problematic. This occurs when the information in the response is either vague or contradictory. Experience at Statistics Canada suggests the following approaches to resolving such problems.

1) Coding vague responses

It is suggested that vague responses be coded only to the level within the classification that is possible. Of course, before doing so, any information that is available about the respondent should be consulted.

2) Using education in coding

This is especially useful in coding occupational responses that are vague. The most reliable way of using education is as an exclusionary edit. Certain occupations require a minimum education and it is possible to exclude vague responses from being coded to such occupations if the respondent does not have the minimum education required. Great care must be taken when using education in occupational coding and it should only be used as a last resort.

3) Coding when the response contains contradictory information

Sometimes the responses will give a title and a description of work performed that are contradictory. A response "labourer, driving dump truck" is contradictory in terms of the classification, as driving a truck is not considered elemental work. This response should be coded as a truck driver in 7511 Transport truck drivers.

In general, it is best to let the description of the work performed predominate over titles when coding.

Some titles can be misleading. Titles that have manager as part of the title are sometimes not managers. For example, project managers and case managers are usually not managers and must be coded based on a description of their work. Special care must be given to responses that have manager, labourer, or consultant as part of the title as these terms have a variety of meanings in the workplace.

4) Coding responses containing two or more occupations

Where two or more occupations are reported in reply to a question on occupation, the first one mentioned should be coded unless there is additional information to suggest otherwise.

Classification rules to consider when coding

Managers

Managers are usually classified to the broad occupational category 0 Management Occupations. Within this category the senior managers that are the top of a management hierarchy as denoted by terms such as president, chief executive officer, etc. are classified in major group 00 Senior management occupations.

Managers with a management specialty, such as human resource management, are classified according to specialty in major group 01-05 Specialized middle management occupations. However, senior managers with a specialist responsibility would be classified with senior management in major group 00 Senior management occupations.

An attempt has been made to isolate many of the managers of small businesses by classifying managers of retail stores, restaurants, hotels and similar businesses in a separate major group 06 Middle management occupations in retail and wholesale trade.

All other managers are classified according to the type of business managed within major group 07-09 Middle management occupations in trades, transportation, production and utilities.

Proprietors

As a general rule, the class of worker status, that is, whether the respondent works for wages or is self-employed, is not considered for classification purposes. An exception is made for proprietors in retail trade, food and accommodation services and residential home building. These are classified as managers to the following unit groups:

0621 - Retail and wholesale trade managers
0631 - Restaurant and food service managers
0632 - Accommodation service managers
0712 - Home building and renovation managers

Contractors

Contractors are classified in several areas of the classification. General contractors in construction are classified in unit group 0711 Construction managers. Renovation contractors and home building contractors are classified in unit group 0712 Home building and renovation managers.

Contractors specializing in a specific trade such as plumbing, electrical, carpentry, etc., are classified together with supervisors to the appropriate unit group for that trade. That is, a plumbing contractor is classified to unit group 7203 Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades.

Supervisors and foremen/women

Supervisors are classified to separate unit groups for supervisors where they exist. These are found in the following minor groups for supervisors:

121 - Administrative services supervisors
621 - Retail sales supervisors
631 - Service supervisors
720 - Contractors and supervisors, industrial, electrical and construction trades and related workers
730 - Contractors and supervisors, maintenance trades and heavy equipment and transport operators
821 - Supervisors, logging and forestry
822 - Contractors and supervisors, mining, oil and gas
825 - Contractors and supervisors, agriculture, horticulture and related operations and services
921 - Supervisors, processing and manufacturing occupations
922 - Supervisors, assembly and fabrication

This unit group for supervisors is found outside of the supervisor minor groups:

3011 - Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors

Where a separate unit group does not exist, supervisors are classified with the workers supervised. For example, in most professional major groups there are no separate unit groups for supervisors, the one exception being unit group 3011 Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors.

Technical occupations follow a similar rule and there are no separate unit groups for supervisors in this area.

Even where separate supervisory unit groups exist, "lead hands" are not classified to them as previous research has indicated that supervision is usually only a minor part of such jobs.

Apprentices

Apprentices are classified within the groups for tradesmen/women. For example an apprentice carpenter is classified to the appropriate trade group, unit group 7271 Carpenters.

Helpers

Helpers are usually considered as labourers. Most helpers will be found in the building trades such as carpenter's helper, mason's helper, roofer's helper, etc. These jobs are not to be confused with formal apprenticeships and are not classified as tradesmen/women but are classified to unit group 7611 Construction trades helpers and labourers.

Labourers

Labourers are classified in separate unit groups in the following major groups:

76 - Trades helpers, construction labourers and related occupations
86 - Harvesting, landscaping and natural resources labourers
96 - Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities

Sample questions for obtaining additional occupational information

The following questions indicate the type of information and the format that could be used to obtain the facts necessary to classify an occupation.

a) For whom did you work?

Name of firm, government agency, etc.
Department, section or plant.

b) What kind of business, industry or service was this?

Give full description; for example, paper box manufacturing, road construction, retail shoe store, secondary school, dairy farm.

c) What was your work or occupation?

Give full description; for example, police officer, trapper, primary school teacher, community health nurse, truck driver, artisan, hairdresser.

d) In this work, what were your main activities?

For example, law enforcement, skinning animals, teaching Grade 2, treating patients, driving a truck, carving soapstone, cutting hair.

e) In this job or business, were you mainly:

Working for wages, salary, tips or commission?
Working without pay for your spouse or another relative in a family farm or business?
Self-employed without paid help (alone or in a partnership)?
Self-employed with paid help (alone or in a partnership)?

Variant for highly aggregated data

A variant of NOC 2011 has been developed jointly by Statistics Canada and Employment and Social Development Canada. It is based on a review of actual practices in the analysis of highly aggregated occupational data, consideration of the highest aggregation level in the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO) and consultation with potential users.

The variant consists of 10 groupings, from a. to j., that are a convenient and useful way to summarize and analyse more detailed classes. The first three classes are homogeneous on skill level. The remaining classes focus on skill type. All classes consist of entire major groups; no major group is split between classes of the variant.

Variant aggregation structure
Variant classes	Major groups included
a. Management	00 Senior management occupations 01-05 Specialized middle managers occupations 06 Middle management occupations in retail and wholesale trade and customer services 07-09 Middle management occupations in trades, transportation, production and utilities
b. Professional	11 Professional occupations in business and finance 21 Professional occupations in natural and applied sciences 30 Professional occupations in nursing 31 Professional occupations in health (except nursing) 40 Professional occupations in education services 41 Professional occupations in Law and Social, Community and Government Services 51 Professional Occupations in Art and Culture
c. Technical and paraprofessional	22 Technical Occupations Related to natural and applied sciences 32 Technical occupations in health 42 Paraprofessional occupations in legal, social, community and education services 43 Occupations in front-line public protection services 52 Technical occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport
d. Administration and administrative support	12 Administrative and financial supervisors and administrative occupations 13 Finance, insurance and related business administrative occupations 14 Office support occupations 15 Distribution, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations
e. Sales	62 Retail sales supervisors and specialized sales occupations 64 Sales representatives and salespersons – wholesale and retail trade 66 Sales support occupations
f. Personal and customer information services	63 Service supervisors and technical service occupations 65 Service representatives and other customer and personal services occupations 67 Service support and other service occupations, n.e.c. 34 Assisting occupations in support of health services 44 Care providers and educational, legal and public protection support occupations
g. Industrial, construction and equipment operation trades	72 Industrial, electrical and construction trades 73 Maintenance and equipment operation trades
h. Workers and labourers in transport and construction	74 Other installers, repairers and servicers and material handlers 75 Transport and heavy equipment operation and related maintenance occupations 76 Trades helpers, construction labourers and related occupations
i. Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations	82 Supervisors and technical occupations in natural resources, agricultural and related production 84 Workers in natural resources, agriculture and related production 86 Harvesting, landscaping and natural resources labourers
j. Occupations in manufacturing and utilities	92 Processing, manufacturing and utilities supervisors and central control operators 94 Processing and manufacturing machine operators and related production workers 95 Assemblers in Manufacturing 96 Labourers in Processing, Manufacturing and Utilities

More information on the NOC 2016 Version 1.2

For information on the National Occupational Classification (NOC) and its use for programs and services such as, immigrating to Canada, labour market information, job searches and working in Canada, please contact Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC).

National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 Version 1.2

Status

This standard was approved as a departmental standard on December 19, 2018.

NOC 2016 Version 1.2

The National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 Version 1.2 updates the National Occupational Classification 2016 Version 1.1. The NOC has been developed and maintained as part of a collaborative partnership between Employment and Social Development Canada and Statistics Canada. This update of the classification was completed in response to the legalization of cannabis for non-medical use. This has resulted in twenty five new job titles being created in NOC 2016 V1.2 to reflect new occupations in the cannabis industries.

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Why do we conduct this survey?

This survey collects up-to-date information on the production and value of greenhouse plants and vegetables, and on the production of nursery stock and sod in Canada.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, producer associations, and provincial agriculture departments use the data to perform market trend analysis and to study domestic production and imports. The data are also used to calculate farm cash receipts.

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 prohibiated from releasing any information it collects that could identify any person, business, or organization, unless consent has been given by the respondent, or as permitted by the Statistics Act. Statistics Canada will use the information from this survey for statistical purposes only.

Record linkages

To enhance the data from this survey and to reduce the reporting burden, Statistics Canada may combine the acquired data with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.

Data-sharing agreements

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

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

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

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

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

Business or organization and contact information

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

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

Legal Name

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

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

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

Operating Name

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

Legal name
Operating name (if applicable)

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

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

First name
Last name
Title
Preferred language of communication
- English
- French
Mailing address (number and street)
City
Province, territory or state
Postal code or ZIP code
Country
- Canada
- United States
Email address
Telephone number (including area code)
Extension number (if applicable)
The maximum number of characters is 5
Fax number (including area code)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Description and examples

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

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

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

Main activity

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

Yes
When did the main activity change?
Date
No

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

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

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

Type of production

1. Which of the following products did you grow for sale in 2018?

Please report Canadian production only.

Select all that apply.

Greenhouse products

Seedlings, potted plants, bedding plants, cuttings and other propagating material, vegetables and fruit grown for sale in a permanent, artificially heated enclosed structure made of plastic, plexiglass, poly-film or glass.

Any plants that you start cultivating in a greenhouse but are finished before sales in a nursery should be considered a nursery product.

Nursery products

A diverse range of non-edible, living plant material grown 'in field' or in containers outdoors and sold with their root system intact. Plants range from tree seedlings to full-grown trees.

Include annual and perennial plants.
Exclude field-grown cut flowers from this category.

Field-grown cut flowers should be reported in its own category only, not in the 'nursery products' category. Cut flowers produced in, and sold from, a greenhouse should be reported in the 'greenhouse products' category

Christmas trees

Include only the Christmas trees that were cut during the year.
Exclude Christmas trees that were grown in a container with their root systems intact.

Sod

Grass or turf, which has its roots intact. Sod is grown 'in field' and sold as a single product.

Greenhouse products
Include vegetables, fruits, flowers and plants grown in heated structures.
Exclude vegetables and fruit grown outdoors or in non-heated covering tunnels or cold frames.
Christmas trees
Field-grown cut flowers
Nursery products
e.g. , trees, shrubs and plants
Sod
Did not grow any products for sale in 2018

Greenhouse area - unit of measure

2. What unit of measure will be used to report your greenhouse area?

Square feet
Square metres
Acres
Hectares

Greenhouse area

3. What was your greenhouse area under the following materials in 2018?

Exclude non-heated covering tunnels, cold frames or any area surrounding a greenhouse.

What was your greenhouse area under the following materials in 2018?
	Unit of measure
Under glass
Poly-film
Rigid plastic, fibreglass or other enclosed area
Total greenhouse area

Greenhouse products - number of months in operation

4. How many months was your greenhouse in operation in 2018?

Report the number of months this operation was growing plants in a greenhouse.

Months

Greenhouse products

5. Which of the following greenhouse products were grown for sale in 2018?

Select all that apply.

For this survey, we are only interested in flowers, plants, vegetables, fruits, tree seedlings and bedding plants grown in, and sold from, the greenhouse. Production of vegetables and fruits covered by cold frames or covering tunnels should not be included in the greenhouse section of the survey.

Potted herbs

Plants that will be maintained in a pot by the consumer after purchase should be reported inside the 'potted plants' section. Herb plants sold in a package ready to be consumed should be reported inside the vegetable section.

Cut flowers

Include only cut flowers produced in, and sold from, a greenhouse.
Exclude field-grown cut flowers and dried cut flowers.

Fruit and Vegetables

Include products grown to completion in a greenhouse and sold from the greenhouse.
Exclude greenhouse vegetables and/or fruit that are transplanted for field crops. Bedding plants (transplants) grown in a greenhouse that will be planted in your own fields so that they can be sold as fully grown harvested vegetables at a later date should be excluded; they are reported in Statistics Canada's annual Fruit and Vegetable Survey.

Potted Plants - indoor and outdoor

Any plants grown and sold in a pot from the greenhouse.

Exclude Christmas trees sold in pots. Pots take many forms and sizes, such as baskets (wicker), peat pots, moss pots and plastic pots or ceramic pots.

Cuttings and tree seedlings

Plants (or sections of a plant) capable of developing into a greater number of plants or spreading out and affecting a greater area. Examples include Chrysanthemums, Poinsettias, Begonias, Petunias and shrubs.

Exclude tree seedlings for reforestation.

Bedding plants, also known as transplants

Young plants that are bought and then transplanted into a garden, field, container or basket by the purchaser. These include ornamental bedding plants and vegetable bedding plants. For this survey, the term "ornamental" refers to flowers or plants cultivated for their beauty rather than use.

Fruits and vegetables
Potted plants - indoor or outdoor
Include any prefinished or finished plants grown and sold in a pot.
Cuttings and tree seedlings
Exclude tree seedlings for reforestation.
Bedding plants, transplants or plugs - ornamental or vegetable
Include plants sold in cell packs or trays that are ready for transplanting by the purchaser.
Cut flowers
Exclude dried cut flowers.

Greenhouse products - fruits and vegetables

6. What area of your greenhouse was used to produce the following fruits and vegetables in 2018?

For any multiple plantings of the same fruit or vegetable, count the area only once.

Greenhouse vegetables and fruits are edible and ready to eat at the time of sale. They were grown into sellable products in a greenhouse, not in a field; and sold from the greenhouse by the producer. Field vegetable and fruit farmers should report their production in the Fruit and Vegetable Survey.

Exclude tobacco, ginseng, asparagus, mushrooms, ornamental and vegetable bedding plants (young plants that are bought and transplanted into a garden, field, container or basket by the purchaser; also known as transplants).

A number of greenhouses are expanding to the United States. For this survey, report Canadian production only.

If you produced a multiple crop of the same greenhouse vegetable or fruit in the same greenhouse space, report the area only once. For example, if 1,000 square feet were used for the first tomato crop planting and then the same space was later used for the second tomato crop planting, you would report 1,000 square feet (not 2,000 square feet).

If you produced two or more different types of vegetables or fruit in the same greenhouse space, you would count that area for each type of crop produced.

For example, if you used 2,000 square feet to grow tomatoes for your first crop planting, and then switched to growing cucumbers in that same space half-way through the summer, you would report a total area of 4,000 square feet (2,000 square feet for growing tomatoes, plus 2,000 square feet for growing cucumbers).

What area of your greenhouse was used to produce the following fruits and vegetables in 2018?
	Unit of measure
Greenhouse tomatoes
Beefsteak tomatoes
Large tomatoes on the vine
Cherry and grape tomatoes
Other tomatoes
Total greenhouse tomatoes
Greenhouse cucumbers
English cucumbers
Mini cucumbers
Other cucumbers
Total greenhouse cucumbers
Other greenhouse fruits and vegetables
Greenhouse eggplants
Greenhouse Chinese vegetables
Greenhouse herbs
Sprouts grown in a controlled environment
Greenhouse microgreens and shoots
Greenhouse peppers
Greenhouse lettuce
Greenhouse beans (green and wax)
Other greenhouse fruit or vegetable 1
Other greenhouse fruit or vegetable 2
Other greenhouse fruit or vegetable 3
Total area of fruits and vegetables

7. For the following fruits and vegetables, what were the quantity sold ( i.e. , marketed production) and sales in 2018?

For the following fruits and vegetables, what were the quantity sold ( i.e., marketed production) and sales in 2018?
	Quantity sold	Unit of measure	Total Sales
Greenhouse tomatoes
Beefsteak tomatoes
Large tomatoes on the vine
Cherry and grape tomatoes
Other tomatoes
Total greenhouse tomatoes
Greenhouse cucumbers
English cucumbers
Mini cucumbers
Other cucumbers
Total greenhouse cucumbers
Other greenhouse fruits and vegetables
Greenhouse eggplants
Greenhouse Chinese vegetables
Greenhouse herbs
Sprouts grown in a controlled environment
Greenhouse microgreens and shoots
Greenhouse peppers
Greenhouse lettuce
Greenhouse beans (green and wax)
Other greenhouse fruit or vegetable 1
Other greenhouse fruit or vegetable 2
Other greenhouse fruit or vegetable 3
Total gross sales of fruits and vegetables
Unit of measure kilogram (kg) pounds (lb) dozen head (individual units)

8. Of the total gross sales reported at question 7, please provide the percentage breakdown of your greenhouse fruits and vegetables sales across the following distribution channels.

Sales distribution of greenhouse vegetables and fruit (total gross sales)

The sales of greenhouse vegetables and fruit that the operation produced and sold.

Please report the value of greenhouse fruite and vegetable sales in a percentage (%). The sum of different markets should be equal to 100% of the value reported in in question 7.

Wholesaler

The organisation primarily engaged as the intermediary in the distribution of merchandise. Meaning that a wholesaler is a reseller of manufactured goods in whole (without transformation, and rendering services incidental to the sale of merchandise).

A wholesaler provides the warehousing and trade abilities the manufacturer does not want to provide. It also prefers to sell batches, truckloads, pallets, etc. of goods. Often offers discounts as quantity increases. As a result, many wholesalers are therefore organized to sell merchandise in large quantities to retailers, and business and institutional clients.

In addition, wholesalers may frequently perform one of the following related functions; breaking bulk, providing delivery services to customers, or operating warehouse facilities for storage of goods they sell, or marketing and support services such as packaging and labelling, inventory management, shipping, handling of warranty claims, in-store or co-op promotions and training.

Of the total gross sales reported at question 7, please provide the percentage breakdown of your greenhouse fruits and vegetables sales across the following distribution channels.
	Percentage of total sales
Sales to domestic wholesalers
Sales to mass market chain stores
Sales to other greenhouses
Sales of exports directly from your operation
Sales to the public from your greenhouse, roadside stand or other outlets
Sales through all other distribution channels
Total sales of fruits and vegetables

Greenhouse products - indoor and outdoor potted plants

9. For the following indoor and outdoor potted plants, how many pots did this greenhouse produce and sell in 2018?

Include only prefinished and finished potted plants grown and sold by this greenhouse operation.
Exclude:

bedding plants or plugs sold in cell packs, flats or trays for transplanting
nursery-grown stock, such as potted shrubs or fall mums
Christmas trees sold in pots
plants purchased or imported by this operation for immediate resale.

Include all ornamental potted plants (annuals, biennials and perennials) and all potted vegetable, fruit and herb plants that were produced and sold from your greenhouse in Canada.

Plants grown in containers outdoors should be reported in the 'nursery products' category.

Exclude anything produced outside Canada.
Exclude Christmas trees sold in pots; bedding plants or plugs sold in cell packs, flats or trays; and other nursery stock (non-edible, living plant material grown outdoors 'in field' or in containers outdoors and sold with their root system intact).

Any plant grown in a pot from the greenhouse with the intention of selling to the final consumer can be classified as a finished potted plant (including hanging potted plants, such as baskets (wicker), peat pots, moss pots and plastic pots or ceramic pots). Any plant sold in a pot before it has fully matured or is intended to be grown to maturity at another facility can be classified as a prefinished potted plant.

For the following indoor and outdoor potted plants, how many pots did this greenhouse produce and sell in 2018?
	Number of pots produced and sold
Azaleas
Lilies
Poinsettias
African Violets
Tropical foilage and green plants
Gerberas
Miniature Roses
Orchids
Kalanchoes
Chrysanthemums or Potted Mums
Primulas
Cyclamens
Tulips
Indoor hanging pots
Other indoor potted plants
Outdoor potted plants
Begonias
Chrysanthemums, garden
Geraniums, in pots only
New Guinea Impatiens / Hawkeri
Petunias
Herbaceous perennials
Argyranthemums
Outdoor hanging pots
Calibrachoas
Dahlias
Pansies
Rudbeckias
Heliopsis
Verbenas
Zinnias
Potted herb plants
Potted vegetable plants
Other outdoor potted plants
Total number of pots, indoor and outdoor, produced and sold

10. What were the total gross sales of prefinished and finished potted plants in 2018?

Total gross sales

Greenhouse products - cuttings and tree seedlings

11. For the following cuttings, what was the total number of cuttings produced and sold in 2018?

Include only cuttings produced by this greenhouse operation.

Cuttings are sections of a plant stem capable of developing into a whole plant. Examples of species that may be sold as cuttings include murrayas, grevilleas, fuchsias, and gardenias.

Exclude ornamental and vegetable bedding plants, also known as transplants, which are young plants that are bought and then transplanted into a garden, field, container or basket by the purchaser.

What were the total gross sales of prefinished and finished potted plants in 2018?
	Total number of cuttings produced and sold
Chrysanthemum
Poinsettia
Geranium
Impatien
Other cuttings not listed
Total number of cuttings produced and sold

12. What were the total gross sales of cuttings in 2018?

Total gross sales

13. What was the total number of tree seedlings produced and sold in 2018?

Include only tree seedlings produced by this greenhouse operation.
Exclude:

nursery products grown in a cold-frame or non-heated tunnel
tree seedlings for reforestation.

A tree seedling is a young tree grown from a seed in a nursery or greenhouse for transplanting typically at one or two years of age.

Include tree seedlings produced only inside a greenhouse. Do not report tree seedlings produced in cold frames or covering tunnels.

Number of seedlings

14. What were the total gross sales of tree seedlings in 2018?

Total gross sales

Greenhouse products - bedding plants/transplants - vegetable and/or ornamental

15. What were the number and total gross sales of bedding plants, transplants or plugs produced and sold in 2018?

Include plants ready for transplanting by the purchaser into gardens, fields, containers and baskets.

Report the number of individual plants. If the number is unknown, please estimate it by multiplying the number of trays by the average number of plants per tray.

Bedding plants, also known as transplants, are young plants that are bought and then transplanted into a garden, field, container or basket by the purchaser. Ornamental bedding plants are cultivated for their flowers and beauty, rather than their use. Vegetable bedding plants are not yet edible at the time of sale from your greenhouse.

Bedding plants may be sold in various containers, including plugs, cell packs, flats or trays. Report the number of individual plants. If this number is unknown, please estimate it by multiplying the number of trays by the average number of plants per tray.

Exclude vegetable and herb plants not sold directly from the greenhouse (for example, plants being transplanted from the greenhouse to the field by the producer).

What were the number and total gross sales of bedding plants, transplants or plugs produced and sold in 2018?
	Number of plants	Total gross sales
Ornamental bedding plants
Vegetable bedding plants

Greenhouse products - cut flowers

16. For the following cut flowers, what was the total number of stems produced and sold in 2018?

Exclude:

dried cut flowers
field-grown flowers (these will be reported in question 22)
flowers grown by another operation.

Include only cut flowers that were produced in, and sold from, a greenhouse in Canada.
Exclude cut flowers that were initially cultivated in a greenhouse but then grown into sellable products in a field; these should be reported in the 'field-grown cut flowers' section, which is its own category in this survey. Some operators may start seeds in their greenhouse but transplant the flowers in the field in May or June and cut and dry them in August.
Exclude any cut flowers you purchased from other growers to re-sell from your own operation within a short period of time with minimal maintenance work (watering).

For the following cut flowers, what was the total number of stems produced and sold in 2018?
	Number of stems produced and sold
Alstroemerias
Chrysanthemums
Daffodils
Freesias
Gerberas
Irises
Lilies
Roses
Snapdragons
Tulips
Lisianthus
Other cut flowers not listed
Total number of stems produced and sold

17. What were the total gross sales of cut flowers grown by this greenhouse operation in 2018?

Total gross sales

Greenhouse products - flowers and plants

18. What were your total gross sales of flowers and plants purchased from other greenhouses for immediate resale in 2018?

Total gross sales
Did not purchase and re-sell any flowers or plants

Summary - flowers and plants

19. This is a summary of your total gross sales of greenhouse flowers and plants in 2018?

This is a summary of your total gross sales of greenhouse flowers and plants in 2018?
	Sales
Total gross sales of potted plants
Total gross sales of cuttings
Total gross sales of tree seedlings
Total gross sales of ornamental bedding plants, transplants or plugs
Total gross sales of vegetable bedding plants, transplants or plugs
Total gross sales of cut flowers
Total sales of flowers and plants produced in your greenhouse
Total gross sales of flowers and plants purchased from other greenhouses for immediate resale
Total gross sales of greenhouse flowers and plants

Greenhouse products - flowers and plants

20. Of your total gross sales [amount] reported, please provide the percentage breakdown of greenhouse flowers and plants sales across the following distribution channels.

Sales distribution of greenhouse flowers and plants (total gross sales)

The sales of greenhouse flowers and plants that the operation produced and purchased for immediate resales.

Please report the value of greenhouse flower and plant sales in percentage (%). The sum of different markets should be equal to 100%.

Wholesaler

Of your total gross sales $ ###### reported, please provide the percentage breakdown of greenhouse flowers and plants sales across the following distribution channels.
	Percentage of total sales
Sales to retail florists
Sales to domestic wholesalers
Sales to mass market chain stores
Sales to other greenhouses
Export sales made directly by your firm
Sales made directly to the public from your greenhouse or roadside stands
Sales to the government and other public institutions
Other methods of sales not listed
Total sales of flowers and plants

Christmas trees

21. Please enter the total area used to grow Christmas trees, the number of trees produced and cut, and the total gross sales of trees in 2018?

Include only the Christmas trees that were cut during the year.
Exclude Christmas trees that were grown in a container with their root systems intact.

When reporting the area, include the total area used to grow Christmas trees, regardless of whether the trees were cut or not. Include naturally established or planted areas, regardless of stage of growth,that are pruned or managed with the use of fertilizer or pesticides.

When reporting the number of cut trees, exclude any Christmas trees that were grown in a container with their root systems intact.

Conversions

1 arpent = 0.9986 acres
1 acre = 1.0014 arpent
1 acre = 0.41 hectares
1 hectare = 2.47 acres

Total area
Number of cut trees
Total gross sales

Unit of measure

acres
hectares
arpents

Field-grown cut flowers

22. Please report the total area used to grow field-grown flowers, the number of cut stems produced and sold, and the total gross sales of field-grown cut flowers in 2018?

Include field-grown fresh and dried flowers, and any plant part used for floral or decorative purposes, such as seed heads, stalks and woody cuts.
Exclude cut flowers grown in a greenhouse from start to finish.

Total area
Number of cut stems
Total gross sales

Unit of measure

acres
hectares
arpents

Nursery products - nursery area

23. What was the total nursery area used for growing nursery stock in 2018?

What was the total nursery area used for growing nursery stock in 2018?
	Nursery area	Unit of measure
Field area used for growing nursery stock
Container area used for growing nursery stock
Total nursery area
Unit of measure acres hectares arpents

Nursery products - nursery stock

24. How many field-grown and container-grown plants did this operation produce and sell in 2018?

Exclude:

stock purchased for immediate resale
Christmas trees without the root system intact
heated greenhouse production and unsold inventory.

A tree seedling is a young tree grown from a seed in a nursery for transplanting typically at one or two years of age.

Include only tree seedlings produced in a nursery.
Exclude tree seedlings produced in and sold from a greenhouse.
Exclude tree seedlings for reforestation.

Note: tree seedlings may be reported as nursery products if they were conditioned outside for part of the production cycle, after having been cared for inside the greenhouse first.

How many field-grown and container-grown plants did this operation produce and sell in 2018?
	Number of field-grown plants produced and sold	Number of container-grown plants - produced and sold
Trees - conifer
Trees - fruit
Trees - shade or ornamental
Shrubs - evergreen and conifer
Shrubs - evergreen and broadleaf
Shrubs - deciduous
Vines
Perennials and annuals
Small fruit bushes
Tree seedlings
Other type of plants
Total number of field and container grown nursery stock

25. What were the total gross sales of field-grown and container-grown nursery stock in 2018?

Exclude sales of stock purchased for immediate resale and revenue from landscaping activities.

Exclude:

any nursery stock that was purchased for immediate resale
Christmas trees without the root system intact
any greenhouse production
unsold inventory
value received for landscaping services.

Field-grown includes all bailed and burlapped, bare root field potted stock.

Container-grown includes all containers sizes of less than one gallon; one gallon; two gallons; and greater than two gallons.

Balled and burlapped is a method of transplanting that minimizes root disturbance. The tree is dug with a ball of soil around it and wrapped in burlap (method generally used for evergreens and deciduous plants in leaf).

Bare root describes plants dug up, with the soil shaken off (method generally used for deciduous plants in a dormant condition).

Field-potted describes stock which is grown in the field and placed into a pot when dug up for sale. Please report stock that was potted up from the field for a maximum of one full growing season; if potted up for more than one growing season, report under container.

Container-grown is nursery stock grown in a container for a minimum of one growing season before time of sale.

What were the total gross sales of field-grown and container-grown nursery stock in 2018?
	Total Gross Sales
Total gross sales of field-grown stock
Total gross sales of container-grown stock
Total gross sales of stock grown by this nursery operation

26. What were the total gross sales of nursery stock purchased for immediate resale in 2018?

Nursery stock for immediate resale is any nursery stock you purchased from other growers to re-sell from your own operation within a short period of time with minimal maintenance e.g. , watering. Please enter your total sales of the nursery stock you purchased from other operations.

Examples of stock that may be ready for immediate resale:
Plants, flowers, bulbs, trees, shrubs, etc.

Total gross sales
Did not purchase and re-sell any nursery stock.

27. This is a summary of your total gross sales of nursery stock in 2018.

This is a summary of your total gross sales of nursery stock in 2018.
	Sales
Total gross sales of stock grown by this nursery operation
Total gross sales of stock purchased for resale
Total sales of nursery stock

28. Of the total gross sales [amount] reported, please provide the percentage breakdown of nursery stock sales across the following distribution channels.

Sales distribution of nursery stocks (total gross sales)

The sales of nursery stocks that the operation produced and purchased for immediate resales.

Please report the value of nursery stock sales in percentage (%). The sum of different markets should be equal to 100%.

Of the total gross sales $ ###### reported, please provide the percentage breakdown of nursery stock sales across the following distribution channels.
	Percentage of total sales
Sales to the public
Sales to fruit growers
Sales to landscape contractors
Sales to garden centres
Sales to mass merchandisers
Sales to other growers
Export sales made directly by your operation
Sales to public agencies
Sales through other channels
Total sales of nursery products

Labour

29. How many seasonal and permanent workers, paid or unpaid, were employed by your operation in 2018?

If you operate both a greenhouse and a nursery, please provide your greenhouse and nursery labour separately. If you do not track labour separately, please prove the total in the third column.

Include all workers involved in growing, maintaining and harvesting on your operation, including the owners, family workers and foreign and seasonal workers. There must be at least one employee reported.
Exclude labour for retail and clerical help, and contract work, e.g. , truck driver or landscaper.

How many seasonal and permanent workers, paid or unpaid, were employed by your operation in 2018?
	Greenhouse employees	Nursery employees	Total employees
Seasonal employees - employed for less than 8 months
Full-time and part-time permanent employees - employed for 8 months or more
Total number of employees

30. Are any of the greenhouse and nursery employees on your payroll?

Yes
No, only unpaid family labour is involved

Operating expenses

31. In 2018 , what were your operating expenses?

Please provide your greenhouse and nursery expenses separately. If you do not track these expenses separately, please provide the total in the third column.

Growing on is a term used by operators when stock is cultivated in the greenhouse or the nursery for the purpose of growing it to greater proportions. The operators will plant a seed or seedling in their greenhouse and care for it, by maintaining it (transplanting, fertilizing, etc. ) until it becomes a sellable product.

Exclude any plant materials you may have purchased from other growers for immediate resale from your own operation (please report these purchases in row c).

In 2018 , what were your operating expenses?
	Greenhouse expenses	Nursery expenses	Total expenses
Plant material
Purchases of plant material for growing on Include flowers, cuttings, seedlings, seeds, bulbs, bedding plants, young trees or nursery stock.
Percentage of a. purchased from within your province
Purchases of plant material for immediate resale
Total plant material purchases
Payroll
Payroll Include payroll for employees, owners and family members paid benefits such as medical insurance, workers' compensation, employment insurance and pension plans. Exclude wages and benefits paid to employees who provide retail or clerical help, and contact work, e.g., truck driving or landscaping.
Fuel expenses
Natural gas
Heating oil
Other types of heating fuel
Total fuel expenses
Other expenses
Electricity expenses Include fertilizer, peticicides, pollination, irrigation, containers, packaging, bioprograms, and growing mediums such as soil, peat moss, vermiculite, perlite, sand, Styrofoam and sawdust.
Other crop expenses
Other operating expenses e.g., Interest, land taxes, insurance, advertising, repairs to farm buildings, machinery, agricultural equipment and vehicles, contract work, and telephone and telecommunications services.
Total operating expenses

Sod operations - area and sales

32. What was the total sod area grown in 2018 .

Sod is grass or turf, which has its roots intact at the time of sale. Sod is grown in field and sold as a single product.

Report all the area of land used for growing and maintaining sod.

Include any sod grown that was not intended for sale within the survey year (the past calendar year).

Conversions

1 arpent = 0.9986 acres
1 acre = 1.0014 arpent
1 acre = 0.41 hectares
1 hectare = 2.47 acres

Area

Unit of measure

acres
hectares
arpents

33. Of the total sod area, how much was grown for sale in 2018?

Report the area of sod intended to be sold within the survey year (the past calendar year).

The area of sod grown for sale may be less than or equal to the total area of sod reported in the previous question.

Area

34. What were the total gross sales of sod grown on your operation in 2018?

Exclude revenue from laying sod or reselling sod purchased from others.

Total gross sales

35. What were the total gross sales of sod purchased for immediate resale?

Total gross sales
Did not purchase and re-sell any sod.

Summary - total sales of sod

36. This is a summary of the total sales of sod in 2018.

This is a summary of the total sales of sod in 2018
	Sales
Total gross sales of sod grown on your operation
Total gross sales of sod purchased for immediate resale
Total sales of sod

Sod operations - labour

37. How many seasonal and permanent workers, paid or unpaid, were employed by your operation in 2018?

Include all workers in this operation involved in growing, maintaining and harvesting sod on your operation, including the owners, family workers and foreign and seasonal workers. There must be at least one employee reported.
Exclude all labour for retail and clerical help; laying sod; and contract work, e.g. , truck driver or landscaper.

How many seasonal and permanent workers, paid or unpaid, were employed by your operation in 2018?
	Number of employees
Seasonal employees - employed for less than 8 months
Full-time and part-time permanent employees - employed for 8 months or more
Total number of employees

38. Are any of the employees reported in question 37 on your payroll?

Yes
No, only unpaid family labour is involved

Sod operations - expenses

39. Please provide your sod operating expenses in 2018.

Please provide your sod operating expenses in 2018.
	Sod operating expenses
Purchases of sod for immediate resale
Percentage of a. purchased from within your province
Payroll Include payroll for employees, owners and family members paid benefits such as medical insurance, workers' compensation, employment insurance and pension plans. Exclude wages and benefits paid to employees who provide retail or clerical help, and contact work, e.g., truck driving or landscaping or laying sod.
Other sod operating expenses Include fertilizer, peticicides, land taxes, interest, insurance, advertising, repairs, fuel, electricity, and telephone and telecommunications services.
Total sod operating expenses in 2018

Agricultural production

40. Which of the following agricultural products are currently being produced on this operation?

Select all that apply.

Field crops
Hay
Summerfallow
Potatoes
Fruit, berries and nuts
Vegetables
Sod
Nursery products
Greenhouse products
Cattle and calves
Include beef or dairy.
Pigs
Sheep and lambs
Mink
Fox
Hens and chickens
Turkeys
Maple taps
Honey bees
Mushrooms
Other
- Specify agricultural products
Not producing agricultural products

Area in crops

41. What area of this operation is used for the following crops?

Report the areas only once, even if used for more than one crop type.

Exclude land used by others.

What area of this operation is used for the following crops?
	Area	Unit of measure
Field crops
Hay
Summerfallow
Potatoes
Fruit, berries and nuts
Vegetables
Sod
Nursery products
Unit of measure acres hectares arpents

Greenhouse area

42. What is the total area under glass, plastic or other protection used for growing plants?

Total area

Unit of measure

square feet
square metres

Livestock (excluding birds)

43. How many of the following animals are on this operation?

Report all animals on this operation, regardless of ownership, including those that are boarded, custom-fed or fed under contract.

Include all animals kept by this operation, regardless of ownership, that are pastured on a community pasture, grazing co-op or public land.
Exclude animals owned but kept on a farm, ranch or feedlot operated by someone else.

How many of the following animals are on this operation?
	Number
Cattle and calves
Pigs
Sheep and lambs
Mink
Fox

Birds

44. How many of the following birds are on this operation?

Report all poultry on this operation, regardless of ownership, including those grown under contract.

Include poultry for sale and poultry for personal use.
Exclude poultry owned but kept on an operation operated by someone else.

How many of the following birds are on this operation?
	Number
Hens and chickens
Turkeys

Maple taps

45. What was the total number of taps made on maple trees last spring?

Total number of taps

Honey bees

46. How many live colonies ofhoney bees (used for honey production or pollination) are owned by this operation?

Include bees owned, regardless of location.

Number of colonies

Mushrooms

47. What is the total mushroom growing area (standing footage) on this operation?

Include mushrooms grown using beds, trays, tunnels or logs.

Total area

Unit of measure

square feet
square metres

Changes or events

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

Select all that apply.

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

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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)

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