Methodology

In order to produce optimal Inter-city indexes, product comparisons were initially made by pairing cities that are in close geographic proximity. The resulting price level comparisons were then extended to include comparisons between all of the cities, using a chaining procedure. The following initial pairings were used:

following initial pairings

city col 1	city col 2
St. John’s	Halifax
Charlottetown-Summerside	Halifax
Saint John	Halifax
Halifax	Ottawa
Montréal	Toronto
Ottawa	Toronto
Toronto	Winnipeg
Regina	Winnipeg
Edmonton	Winnipeg
Vancouver	Edmonton

Reliable Inter-city price comparisons require that the selected products be very similar across cities. This ensures that the variation in index levels between cities is due to pure price differences and not to differences in the attributes of the products, such as size and/or quality.

Within each city pair, product price quotes were matched on the basis of detailed descriptions. Whenever possible, products were matched by brand, quantity and with some regard for the comparability of retail outlets from which they were selected.

Additionally, the target prices for this study are final prices and as such, include all sales taxes and levies applied to consumer products within a city. This can be an important source of variation when explaining differences in inter-city price levels.

It should be noted that price data for the Inter-city indexes is drawn from the sample of monthly price data collected for the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Given that the CPI sample is optimized to produce accurate price comparisons through time, and not across regions, the number of matched price quotes between cities can be small. It should also be noted that, especially in periods when prices are highly volatile, the timing of the product price comparison can significantly affect city-to-city price relationships.

The weights used to aggregate the different product indexes within a city are based on the combined consumption expenditures of households living in the 11 cities tracked. As such, one set of weights is used for all 11 cities. Currently, 2011 expenditures are used to derive the weights. These expenditures are expressed in October 2014 prices.

The Inter-city index for a particular city is compared to the weighted average of all 11 cities, which is equal to 100. For example, an index value of 102 for a particular city means that prices for the measured commodities are 2% higher than the weighted, combined city average.

Additional Information on Shelter

Shelter prices were absent from the Inter-city index program prior to 1999 because of methodological and conceptual issues associated with their measurement. The diverse nature of shelter means that accurate matches between cities are often difficult to make.

To account for some of these difficulties, a rental equivalence approach is used to construct the Inter-city price indexes for owned accommodation. Such an approach uses market rents as an approximation to the cost of the shelter services consumed by homeowners in each city. It is important to note that this approach may not be suitable for the needs of all users. For instance, since the rental equivalence approach does not represent an out-of-pocket expenditure, the indexes should not be used for measuring differences in the purchasing power of homeowners across cities.

Manufacturing and Energy Division Annual Survey

Collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S19. Completion of this questionnaire is a legal requirement under this Act. Under the provisions of the Statistics Act, Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from publishing or releasing, in any manner, any statistics which would divulge information obtained from this survey relating to any identifiable business without the previous written consent of that business (please see sharing agreement).

Important

Please return this questionnaire within 30 days. Please mail the completed questionnaire in the enclosed envelope or fax it to Statistics Canada at 1-204-983-3122.

Survey purpose

The purpose of this survey is to obtain information from Canadian manufactures on quantities of selected industrial chemicals and new virgin resins that is produced by Canadian manufacturers. Data collected by this survey provide an indicator of the economic condition of the producing industry and can serve as input to study market share and industry trends.

Sharing Agreement

To avoid duplication of information collection and to ensure more uniform statistics, Statistics Canada has entered into a data sharing agreement with Environment Canada under section 12 of the Statistics Act for the sharing of information from this survey. The information shared will be used for statistical purposes only. Under Section 12, you may refuse to share your information with Environment Canada by writing to the Chief Statistician and returning your letter of objection along with the completed questionnaire.

Has there been a change in ownership during the reporting period?

• Yes
• No

Was this plant operational during the reporting period?

• Yes
• No

Industrial chemicals and synthetic resins
This is an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada. This table contains no data.

Industrial Chemicals	Commodity code for Statistics Canada use	Quantity produced (including intermediate products made in this establishment and used in making other products)
	Are you reporting in . . . metric tonnes, kilograms, pounds
1. Hydrochloric acid (muriatic), 100% –	2806.10.20
2. Nitric acid, 100% –	2808.00.10
3. Phosphoric acid; wet process (as 100% P2 O5 ) –	2809.20
4. Sulphuric acid, all grades, including oleum (as 100%) –	2807.00
5. Aluminum sulphate (alum) –	2833.22
6. Ammonia anhydrous, 100% –	2814.10
7. Ammonium nitrate, all grades –	3102.30
8. Ammonium phosphate, all grades –	3105.30
9. Butadiene –	2901.24.10
10. Butylene –	2901.23
11. Carbon black –	2803.00
12. Chlorine –	2801.10
13. Ethylene –	2901.21
14. Formaldehyde 100% solids basis –	2912.11
15. Hydrogen peroxide – 100% –	2847.00
16. Methyl alcohol (Methanol) –	2905.11
17. Propylene (as propylene in all grades) –	2901.22
18. Sodium chlorate –	2829.11

Industrial chemicals and synthetic resins
This is an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada. This table contains no data.

Synthetic Resins	Commodity code for Statistics Canada use	Quantity produced of New Virgin Resin produced (excluding compounding or colouring ingredients
	Are you reporting in . . . metric tonnes, kilograms, pounds
19. Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) (as 100% NaOH) –	2815.10
20. Urea (all grades) –	3102.10
21. Benzene –	2902.20
22. Toluene –	2902.30
23. Xylene –	2902.40
24. Zinc oxide –	2817.00.10
25. Polyethylene, low density –	3901.10
26. Polyethylene, linear low density –	3901.90.10
27. Polyethylene, high density –	3901.20
28. Polystyrene –	3903.10
29. Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (abs) –	3903.30
30. Polyvinyl chloride –	3904.10
31. Polyesters, unsaturated –	3907.91
Respondent’s comments section Statistics Canada commonly compares responses to this questionnaire with those provided by your organization last month. In order to reduce the possibility of further inquiries, would you please provide explanations of any significant changes in the reported data.

For further information please call 1-800-386-1275 or by Fax: 1-204-983-3122.

Statistics Canada advises you that there could be a risk of disclosure during the facsimile or other electronic transmission. However, upon receipt, Statistics Canada will provide the guaranteed level of protection afforded to all information collected under the authority of the Statistics Act.

• Name of person responsible for this report
• Telephone (Area code and number)
• Facsimile
• Website
• E-mail address

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Confidential when completed. This survey is conducted under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, c. S-19. Completion of this questionnaire is a legal requirement under the Statistics Act.

The purpose of this survey is to obtain information on stored grains, areas and expected yields of crops, and hay and pasture land.

Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from publishing any statistics which would divulge information obtained from this survey that relates to any identifiable business, institution or individual without the previous written consent of that business, institution or individual. The data reported on this questionnaire will be treated in confidence, used for statistical purposes and published in aggregate form only. The confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act are not affected by either the Access to Information Act or any other Legislation.

Statistics Canada advises you that there could be a risk of disclosure of your information if you choose to return it by fax, e-mail or other electronic means. Upon receipt of your information, Statistics Canada will provide the level of protection required by the Statistics Act.

Review the information on the label. If any information is incorrect or missing, please make the necessary corrections in the boxes below.

• Farm Name (if applicable)
• Surname or Family Name
• Usual First Name and Initial
• Area Code
• Telephone
• R.R.
• Box No.
• Number and Street Name
• Postal Code
• Post Office (name of city, town or village where mail is received)
• E-mail Address (if applicable)
• Partner's Name (if applicable)
• Telephone
• Partner's Name (if applicable)
• Telephone
• Corporation Name (if applicable)
   

Section A: Grains in storage

The following questions refer to grains in storage on your farm on July 31, 2010.

Include:

• grains harvested in or prior to 2009;
• grains owned by someone else but stored on your farm;
• grains purchased for animal feed or seed.

Exclude:

• brand name feeds that were purchased (feed rations);
• grains that you own but are stored off your farm (e.g. elevator, another farm, storage ticket, condominium storage).

Important: Any crops harvested as forage or green silage should not be included as "grains in storage".

1. Did you or will you have any grains in storage on your farm on July 31, 2010?

• Yes
• No (go to section B.)

2. In the table below, indicate what was or will be the quantity in storage on your farm on July 31, 2010.

Crop
Quantity in storage
Unit of measure

• bu
• mt
• it
• kg
• lb
• cwt
• Other

a. Barley
b. Canola
c. Corn for Grain (include seed corn but exclude sweet corn)

3. What is the percent moisture content of the Corn for Grain in storage? (If Quebec respondent, go to question 4. Else, go to the next crop. If this is the last crop, go to section B.)

d. Dry Beans, Coloured, total
e. Dry Beans, White Pea (Navy)
f. Mixed Grains (two or more grains sown together)
g. Oats
h. Rye (Spring and Fall)
i. Soybeans
j. Wheat, Spring

• (If Quebec respondent, go to question 5. Else, go to the next crop. If this is the last crop, go to section B.)

k. Wheat, Winter - Include only grains harvested in or prior to 2009, don't count 2010 harvest.

• (If Quebec respondent, go to question 6. Else, go to section B.)

(Go to section B.)

Quebec

Quebec respondents only

 

4. What percentage of your Corn for Grain in storage is intended for the commercial market?

5. What percentage of your Spring Wheat in storage is intended for human consumption?

6. What percentage of your Winter Wheat in storage is intended for human consumption?

(Go to the next crop. If this is the last crop, go to section B.)

 

The following questions deal with all land operated.

 

Include:

• Land rented from other operations and Crown or public land used for agricultural purposes.

Exclude:

• Land rented to other operations.

Section B: Fall Rye and Winter Wheat

1. Did you seed any Fall Rye or Winter Wheat in the fall of 2009?

• Yes
• No (go to section C.)

2. Which crops did you seed?

• Fall Rye
• Winter Wheat

(Go to the next question.)

3. In the table below, indicate the area seeded and the area harvested or to be harvested as grain. Also indicate the yield or total production you obtained or will obtain.

Crop
Seeded area
UOM

• ac
• ha
• arp

Harvested as grain area
Average Yield
UOM

• bu/ac
• kg/ac
• mt/ac
• it/ac
• lb/ac
• cwt/ac
• bu/ha
• kg/ha
• mt/ha
• it/ha
• lb/ha
• cwt/ha
• bu/arp
• kg/arp
• mt/arp
• it/arp
• lb/arp
• cwt/arp

UOM Total production

• bu
• mt
• it
• kg
• lb
• cwt
   

a. Fall Rye
b. Winter Wheat (If Quebec respondent, go to question 4. Else, go to section C.)
c. Total harvested as grain area (sum of 3a to 3b)

(Go to section C.)

Quebec

Quebec respondents only

4. What percentage of your Winter Wheat, harvested as grain, is intended for human consumption?
 

(Go to section C.)

Section C: Seeded Area, Harvested Area and Yield

1. Did you seed any crops in 2010?

• Yes
• No (go to section D.)

2. In the table below, indicate the area seeded and the area harvested or to be harvested as grain. Also indicate the yield or total production you obtained or will obtain.

Crop
Seeded area
UOM

• ac
• ha
• arp

Harvested/harvested as grain area
Average Yield
UOM

• bu/ac
• kg/ac
• mt/ac
• it/ac
• lb/ac
• cwt/ac
• bu/ha
• kg/ha
• mt/ha
• it/ha
• lb/ha
• cwt/ha
• bu/arp
• kg/arp
• mt/arp
• it/arp
• lb/arp
• cwt/arp

UOM Total production

• bu
• mt
• it
• kg
• lb
• cwt

a. Barley (include Winter Barley seeded in the fall of 2009)
b. Buckwheat
c. Canola (include Winter Canola seeded in the fall of 2009)
d. Corn for Grain (include seed corn but exclude sweet corn)
3. What is the percent moisture content of the Corn for Grain? (Go to the next crop. If this is the last crop, go to Section D.)
e. Dry Beans, Black (Black Turtle, Preto)
f. Dry Beans, Cranberry (Romano)
g. Dry Beans, Dark Red Kidney
h. Dry Beans, Faba (Fava, Broad)
i. Dry Beans, Great Northern
j. Dry Beans, Light Red Kidney
k. Dry Beans, Pinto
l. Dry Beans, Small Red (Red Mexican)
m. Dry Beans, White Pea (Navy)
n. Dry Beans, Other and unknown
o. Fodder Corn
p. Mixed Grains (two or more grains sown together)
q. Oats
r. Potatoes
s. Soybeans
t. Spring Rye
u. Sugar Beets
v. Tobacco
w. Wheat, Spring

• (If Quebec respondent, go to Question 4. Else, go to the next crop. If this is the last crop, go to Section D.)

x. Other Field Crops (list in comments)
y. Total seeded area (sum of 2a to 2x)

(Go to section D.)

Quebec

Quebec respondents only

4. What percentage of your harvested Spring Wheat is intended for human consumption?

(Go to the next crop. If this is the last crop, go to section D.)
 

Section D: Tame Hay and Forage Seed

Alfalfa and Alfalfa mixtures

Include:

• Alfalfa and Alfalfa mixed with varieties of clover, trefoil, bromegrass, timothy, orchardgrass, canarygrass, ryegrass, fescue, soudan-sorghum and wheatgrass.

Exclude:

• All forage crop area harvested or to be harvested for commercial seed purposes, crops harvested or that will be harvested green to be used to feed animals and under-seeded areas.

Other Tame Hay

Include:

• Varieties of clover, trefoil, bromegrass, timothy, orchardgrass, canarygrass, ryegrass, fescue, soudan-sorghum and wheatgrass.

Exclude:

• Alfalfa and Alfalfa mixtures, all forage crop area harvested or to be harvested for commercial seed purposes and crops harvested or that will be harvested green to be used to feed animals.

Forage Seed

Include:

• All forage crop area harvested or to be harvested for seed purposes such as alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures, varieties of clover, trefoil, bromegrass, timothy, orchardgrass, canarygrass, ryegrass, fescue, soudan-sorghum and wheatgrass.

Exclude:

• Forage crops harvested or to be harvested for hay or to be used for pasture.

1. Are you growing any Tame Hay or Forage Seed in 2010?

• Yes
• No (go to section E.)

2. Which crops do you have?

• Alfalfa and Alfalfa mixtures (go to question 3.) 
• Other Tame Hay (go to question 4.)  
• Forage Seed (go to question 5.)

Alfalfa and Alfalfa mixtures
 

3. What is your total area of Alfalfa and Alfalfa mixtures? (Exclude under-seeded areas.)

Crop
Total area
UOM

• ac
• ha
• arp

a. Alfalfa and Alfalfa mixtures

(Go to the next crop. If this is the last crop, go to question 6.)

Other Tame Hay

4. What is your total area of all Other Tame Hay? (Exclude under-seeded areas.)

Crop
Total area
UOM

• ac
• ha
• arp

a. Other Tame Hay

(Go to the next crop. If this is the last crop, go to question 6.)

Forage Seed

5. What is your total area of Forage Seed? (Exclude under-seeded areas.)

Crop
Total area
UOM

• ac
• ha
• arp

a. Forage Seed

(Go to the next question.)

6. Total Tame Hay and Forage Seed areas (sum of D3 to D5)

Total area
UOM

• ac
• ha
• arp

(Go to section E.)

Section E: Land Balance

Land for pasture or grazing:

All land which is being used for pasture, grazing, native pasture, native hay, rangeland and grazable bush used for the grazing or feeding of livestock.
Exclude:

• Areas to be harvested as dry hay, silage or forage seed;
• Community pastures, co-operative grazing associations or grazing reserves.

If a field is used the same year for harvesting Tame Hay and as a pasture, count it only once as a Tame Hay field.

Other Land:

• Area of farmstead: farm buildings, farmyard, home garden and roads;
• Idle land: improved land which was cropped, pastured or used for agricultural purposes last year, but is not being cropped this year;
• Fall crop area ploughed under but not reseeded;
• New broken land: land which has been cleared and prepared for cultivation but will not be cropped;
• Winterkilled land: winterkilled area from crops sown in the previous fall, which will not be reseeded or pastured to another crop;
• Wasteland, woodland, cut-over land, slough, swamp, marshland and irrigation ditches;
• Summerfallow land: land on which no crop will be grown during the year, but which may be cultivated or worked for weed control and/or moisture conservation, or it may simply be left to lay fallow in order to renew the soil;
• Chemfallow: summerfallow where herbicides are used without working the soil;
• Fruits and vegetables, mushrooms, maple trees, Christmas trees and sod.

What is your total area of Land for pasture or grazing and Other Land in 2010?

Land Use
Total area
UOM

• ac
• ha
• arp

a. Land for pasture or grazing
b. Other Land
c. Total Land Balance (sum of E1 to E2)

(Go to section F.)

Section F: Total Land Area

 

What is the Total Land Area in 2010?

Land Use
Total area
UOM

• ac
• ha
• arp

a. Total Land Area
b. Sum of sections B3c + C2y + D6 + E3
c. Difference between F1 and F2 (F1-F2). If the difference is substantial, please explain in comments.

(Go to section G.)

Section G: General Information

Confidentiality

Your answers are confidential.

Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from releasing any information it collects which could identify any person, business, or organization, unless consent has been given by the respondent or as permitted by the Statistics Act. The confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act are not affected by either the Access to Information Act or any other legislation. Therefore, for example, the Canada Revenue Agency cannot access identifiable survey records from Statistics Canada.

Information from this survey will be used for statistical purposes only and will be published in aggregate form only.

Data-sharing agreements

To avoid duplication of enquiry, Statistics Canada has entered into data-sharing agreements with provincial statistical agencies, which must 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 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 farm operations may not object to the sharing of their data.

For this survey, there are Section 11 agreements with the provincial statistical agencies of Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec.

The shared data will be limited to information pertaining to farm operations located within the jurisdiction of the respective province.

Section 12 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with federal and provincial 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 at the address below. Please specify the name of the survey and the organizations with which you do not want to share your data.

Statistics Canada
Chief Statistician
R. H. Coats Building, 26th Floor, Section A
100 Tunney's Pasture Driveway
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6

For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture and Lands.

For agreements with provincial government organizations, the shared data will be limited to information pertaining to farm operations located within the jurisdiction of the respective province.

Comments

5-5100-431.1: 2010-02-03 STC/AGR-450-60063

Confidential when completed. This survey is conducted under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, c. S-19. Completion of this questionnaire is a legal requirement under the Statistics Act.

The purpose of this survey is to obtain information on stored grains, areas and expected yields of crops, and hay and pasture land.

Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from publishing any statistics which would divulge information obtained from this survey that relates to any identifiable business, institution or individual without the previous written consent of that business, institution or individual. The data reported on this questionnaire will be treated in confidence, used for statistical purposes and published in aggregate form only. The confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act are not affected by either the Access to Information Act or any other Legislation.

Statistics Canada advises you that there could be a risk of disclosure of your information if you choose to return it by fax, e-mail or other electronic means. Upon receipt of your information, Statistics Canada will provide the level of protection required by the Statistics Act.

Review the information on the label. If any information is incorrect or missing, please make the necessary corrections in the boxes below.

• Farm Name (if applicable)
• Surname or Family Name
• Usual First Name and Initial
• Area Code
• Telephone
• R.R.
• Box No.
• Number and Street Name
• Postal Code
• Post Office (name of city, town or village where mail is received)
• E-mail Address (if applicable)
• Partner's Name (if applicable)
• Telephone
• Partner's Name (if applicable)
• Telephone
• Corporation Name (if applicable)

Section A: Grains in storage

The following questions refer to grains in storage on your farm on July 31, 2010.

Include:

• grains harvested in or prior to 2009;
• grains owned by someone else but stored on your farm;
• grains purchased for animal feed or seed.

Exclude:

• brand name feeds that were purchased (feed rations);
• grains that you own but are stored off your farm (e.g. elevator, another farm, storage ticket, condominium storage).

Important: Any crops harvested as forage or green silage should not be included as "grains in storage".

1.Did you or will you have any grains in storage on your farm on July 31, 2010?

• Yes
• No (go to section B.)

2. In the table below, indicate what was or will be the quantity in storage on your farm on July 31, 2010.

Crop
Quantity in storage
Unit of measure

• bu
• mt
• it
• kg
• lb
• cwt
• Other

a. Barley
b. Canary Seed
c. Canola
d. Chick Peas
e. Corn for Grain (include seed corn but exclude sweet corn)
f. Dry Beans, Coloured, total
g. Dry Beans, White Pea (Navy)
h. Dry Field Peas
i. Flaxseed
j. Lentils
k. Linola (solin)
l. Mixed Grains (two or more grains sown together)
m. Mustard Seed
n. Oats
o. Rye (Spring and Fall)
p. Soybeans
q. Sunflower Seeds (include Sunola & other dwarf varieties)
r. Wheat, Durum
s. Wheat, Winter
t. Wheat Spring, Canadian Western Extra Strong (utility)
u. Wheat Spring, Hard Red
v. Wheat Spring, Prairie (include semi-dwarf varieties but exclude Soft White Spring Wheat)
w. Wheat Spring, Soft White (exclude White Prairie Spring Wheat)
x. Wheat Spring, Other (unlicensed varieties, including Grandin Wheat)

(Go to section B.)

The following questions deal with all land operated.

Include:

• Land rented from other operations and Crown or public land used for aagricultural purposes.

Exclude:

• Land rented to other operations.

Section B: Fall Rye and Winter Wheat

1. Did you seed any Fall Rye or Winter Wheat in the fall of 2009?

• Yes
• No (go to section C.)

2. Which crops did you seed?

• Fall Rye
• Winter Wheat

(Go to the next question.)

3. In the table below, indicate the area seeded and the area harvested or to be harvested as grain. Also indicate the yield or total production you obtained or will obtain.

Crop
Seeded area
UOM

• ac
• ha

Harvested as grain area
Average Yield
UOM

• bu/ac
• kg/ac
• mt/ac
• it/ac
• lb/ac
• cwt/ac
• bu/ha
• kg/ha
• mt/ha
• it/ha
• lb/ha
• cwt/ha

UOM Total production

• bu
• mt
• it
• kg
• lb
• cwt

a. Fall Rye
b. Winter Wheat
c. Total harvested as grain area (sum of 3a to 3b)

(Go to section C.)

Section C: Seeded Area, Harvested Area and Yield

1. Did you seed any crops in 2010?

• Yes
• No (go to section D.)

2. In the table below, indicate the area seeded and the area harvested or to be harvested as grain. Also indicate the yield or total production you obtained or will obtain.

Crop
Seeded area
UOM

• ac
• ha

Harvested/Harvested as grain area
Average Yield
UOM

• bu/ac
• kg/ac
• mt/ac
• it/ac
• lb/ac
• cwt/ac
• bu/ha
• kg/ha
• mt/ha
• it/ha
• lb/ha
• cwt/ha

UOM Total production

• bu
• mt
• it
• kg
• lb
• cwt

a. Barley
b. Borage Seed
c. Buckwheat
d. Canary Seed, Hairless (Canario)
e. Canary Seed, Regular
f. Canola
g. Caraway Seed
h. Chick Peas, Desi
i. Chick Peas, Kabuli
j. Chick Peas, Other and unknown
k. Coriander Seed
l. Corn for Grain (include seed corn but exclude sweet corn)
m. Dry Beans, Black (Black Turtle, Preto)
n. Dry Beans, Cranberry (Romano)
o. Dry Beans, Dark Red Kidney
p. Dry Beans, Faba (Fava, Broad)
q. Dry Beans, Great Northern
r. Dry Beans, Light Red Kidney
s. Dry Beans, Pinto
t. Dry Beans, Small Red (Red Mexican)
u. Dry Beans, White Pea (Navy)
v. Dry Beans, Other and unknown
w. Dry Field Peas - green
x. Dry Field Peas - yellow
y. Dry Field Peas - other and unknown
z. Flaxseed
aa. Fodder Corn
ab. Lentils - large green
ac. Lentils - red
ad. Lentils - small green
ae. Lentils - other and unknown
af. Linola (solin)
ag. Mixed Grains (two or more grains sown together)
ah. Mustard Seed - brown
ai. Mustard Seed - oriental
aj. Mustard Seed - yellow
ak. Mustard Seed - other and unknown
al. Oats
am. Potatoes
an. Safflower
ao. Soybeans
ap. Spring Rye
aq. Sugar Beets
ar. Sunflower Seeds (include Sunola & other dwarf varieties)
as. Triticale
at. Wheat, Durum
au. Wheat Spring, Canadian Western Extra Strong (utility)
av. Wheat Spring, Hard Red
aw. Wheat Spring, Red Prairie (semi-dwarf varieties)
ax. Wheat Spring, White Prairie (include semi-dwarf varieties butexclude Soft White Spring Wheat)
ay. Wheat Spring, Soft White (exclude White Prairie Spring Wheat)
az. Wheat Spring, Other (unlicensed varieties, including Grandin Wheat)
ba. Other Field Crops (list in comments)
bb. Total seeded area (sum of 2a to 2ba)

 

(Go to section D.)

Section D: Tame Hay and Forage Seed

Alfalfa and Alfalfa mixtures

Include:

• Alfalfa and Alfalfa mixed with varieties of clover, trefoil, bromegrass, timothy, orchardgrass, canarygrass, ryegrass, fescue, soudan-sorghum and wheatgrass.

Exclude:

• All forage crop area harvested or to be harvested for commercial seed purposes, crops harvested or that will be harvested green to be used to feed animals and under-seeded areas.

Other Tame Hay

Include:

• Varieties of clover, trefoil, bromegrass, timothy, orchardgrass, canarygrass, ryegrass, fescue, soudan-sorghum and wheatgrass.

Exclude:

• Alfalfa and Alfalfa mixtures, all forage crop area harvested or to be harvested for commercial seed purposes and crops harvested or that will be harvested green to be used to feed animals.

Forage Seed

Include:

• All forage crop area harvested or to be harvested for seed purposes such as alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures, varieties of clover, trefoil, bromegrass, timothy, orchardgrass, canarygrass, ryegrass, fescue, soudan-sorghum and wheatgrass.

Exclude:

• Forage crops harvested or to be harvested for hay or to be used for pasture.

1. Are you growing any Tame Hay or Forage Seed in 2010?

• Yes
• No (go to section E.)

2. Which crops do you have?

• Alfalfa and Alfalfa mixtures (go to question 3.)
• Other Tame Hay (go to question 4.)
• Forage Seed (go to question 5.)

Alfalfa and Alfalfa mixtures

3. What is your total area of Alfalfa and Alfalfa mixtures? (Exclude under-seeded areas.)

Crop
Total area
UOM

• ac
• ha

• Alfalfa and Alfalfa mixtures

(Go to the next crop. If this is the last crop, go to question 6.)

Other Tame Hay

4. What is your total area of all Other Tame Hay? (Exclude under-seeded areas.)

Crop
Total area
UOM

• ac
• ha

a. Other Tame Hay

(Go to the next crop. If this is the last crop, go to question 6.)

Forage Seed
 

5. What is your total area of Forage Seed? (Exclude under-seeded areas.)

Crop
Total area
UOM

• ac
• ha

a. Forage Seed

(Go to the next question.)

6. Total Tame Hay and Forage Seed areas (sum of D3 to D5)

Total area
UOM

• ac
• ha

(Go to section E.)

Section E: Land Balance

Summerfallow:

Land on which no crop will be grown during the year, but which may be cultivated or worked for weed control and/or moisture conservation, or it may simply be left to lay fallow in order to renew the soil.
Include:

• Chemfallow: summerfallow where herbicides are used without working the soil;
• Winterkilled land: winterkilled area from crops sown in the previous fall, which will not be reseeded or pastured to another crop;
• Fall crop area ploughed under but not reseeded;
• Idle land: improved land which was cropped, pastured or used for agricultural purposes last year, but is not being cropped this year.

Land for pasture or grazing:

All land which is being used for pasture, grazing, native pasture, native hay, rangeland and grazable bush used for the grazing or feeding of livestock.
Exclude:

• Areas to be harvested as dry hay, silage or forage seed;
• Community pastures, co-operative grazing associations or grazing reserves.

If a field is used the same year for harvesting Tame Hay and as a pasture, count it only once as a Tame Hay field.

Other Land:

• Area of farmstead: farm buildings, farmyard, home garden and roads;
• New broken land: land which has been cleared and prepared for cultivation but will not be cropped;
• Wasteland, woodland, cut-over land, slough, swamp, marshland and irrigation ditches;
• Fruits and vegetables, mushrooms, maple trees, Christmas trees and sod.
   

What is your total area of Summerfallow, Land for pasture or grazing and Other Land in 2010?

Land Use
Total area
UOM

• ac
• ha

1. Summerfallow
2. Land for pasture or grazing
3. Other Land
4. Total Land Balance (sum of E1 to E3)

(Go to section F.)

Section F: Total Land Area

What is the Total Land Area in 2010?

Land Use
Total area
UOM

• ac
• ha

1. Total Land Area
2. Sum of sections B3c + C2bb + D6 + E4
3. Difference between F1 and F2 (F1-F2). If the difference is substantial, please explain in comments.

(Go to section G.)

Section G: General information

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Section 11 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with provincial 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 farm operations may not object to the sharing of their data.

For this survey, there are Section 11 agreements with the provincial statistical agencies of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.

The shared data will be limited to information pertaining to farm operations located within the jurisdiction of the respective province.

Section 12 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with federal and provincial 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 at the address below. Please specify the name of the survey and the organizations with which you do not want to share your data.

Statistics Canada
Chief Statistician
R. H. Coats Building, 26th Floor, Section A
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Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6

For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the Manitoba Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture and the British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture and Lands.

For agreements with provincial government organizations, the shared data will be limited to information pertaining to farm operations located within the jurisdiction of the respective province.
 

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Please indicate the name of the person completing this form so that we know whom to contact should we have any questions.

• Name
• Title
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• Extension
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Waiver

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• Institution

1. General Information

1.1 Please report your fiscal or other business year ending in 2008.
This report covers From (DD-MM-YYYY) To: (DD-MM-2008)

1.2 a) Does this institution engage in intellectual property management (identification, protection, promotion
or commercialization)?

• Yes
• No (Go to question 1.2 c)

1.2 b) List the name of all affiliated institutions included in this report.

• Name of Institution (only list affiliated universities or teaching hospitals)
• Intellectual property management (Yes/ No)
• Indicate relationship with main institution

1.2 c) If there is no intellectual property management at the institution, please provide an explanation.

• Intellectual property managed through an affiliated university
• Other (please specify)

1.3 Intellectual property management infrastructure, expenditures and personnel

1.3 a) Does your institution have one or more central offices engage in intellectual property management (identification, protection, promotion or commercialization)?

• Yes
• No ( Go to question 1.3.f )

1.3. b) Please note the names of all offices within the institution that are engaged, wholly or in part, in intellectual property management. For each office, indicate the resources dedicated to intellectual property management. Expenditures should be estimated to correspond to the portion of the office dedicated to intellectual property management.  Full-time equivalents (FTEs) is an estimate of the number of person-years. Patent and regular legal expenditures include those for patent filings, patent searches, registration of copyright, etc. Litigation expenditures are those related to disputes over patents/other intellectual property and include settlements.

• Name of office
• Employees engaged in intellectual property management (FTEs)
• Operational expenditures for IP management
  • Salaries and benefits (corresponding to FTEs) (thousands of dollars)
  • Patent and regular legal expenditures (thousands of dollars)
  • Litigation expenditures (thousands of dollars)
  • Other operational expenditures (thousands of dollars)
  • Total operational expenditures for intellectual property  management  (thousands of dollars)

1.3 c) In the reference year, what percentage of your institution’s total operational expenditures for intellectual property management were from each of the following sources?

1. Institutional base funding %
2. Institutional one-time allocations %
3. Intellectual property commercialization revenues (e.g., licensing, cashed-in equity) %
4. External sources (please specify) %
5. Total =100%

1.3 d) For each of your institution’s employees that were engaged in technology transfer at the end of the reference year, please list the highest university degree obtained and the number of years of technology transfer experience. (Use a separate sheet of paper if necessary.)

• Employee
• Highest university degree obtained
  • Bachelors
  • Masters
  • Doctorate
  • Other: please specify
• Years of technology transfer experience

1.3 e) During the reference year, which of the following types of services did the institution directly use for intellectual property matters? (Check all that apply.)

• in-house legal counsel
• outside legal counsel
• in-house patent agent
• outside patent agent
• none of the above

1.3 f) During the reference year, did the institution provide space to start-ups?

• No
• Yes ( Number of start-ups involved)

1.4 a) Does your institution have a policy on ownership of intellectual property?

• Yes
• No (Go to question 1.5)

1.4 b) According to this policy, who owns the intellectual property created at the institution (institution owns, researcher owns, joint ownership (institution(s) and researcher), other please specify) ? (Check one)

• Inventions
• Intellectual property protected by copyright;
  • Computer software or databases
  • Educational materials
  • Other materials
• Industrial designs
• Trade-marks or official marks
• New plant varieties
• Other (please specify)

1.5 Faculty consulting activities
During the reference year, was information on faculty consulting activities formally recorded by the institution?

• Always
• Sometimes
• Never

1.6 Research contracts

1.6 a) Please provide the following information for research contracts in effect during the reference year. Do not include research grants (e.g., SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR). For multi-year contracts, please prorate the total amount of the contract for the reference year. See the handbook for detailed definitions of “Canadian” and “foreign”. If there is any doubt about the classification of the sponsor, please provide the name and address and Statistics Canada will provide the appropriate classification.
Please indicate “0” if there is no value to report for this year.
For each Sponsor please indicate the number of contracts and value of contracts in thousands of dollars.

• Federal government $
• Provincial and other levels of government $
• Canadian business $
• Canadian organizations $
• Foreign governments $
• Foreign businesses $
• Foreign organizations $
• Other (please specify) $
• Total $

1.6 b) Please indicate what portion of the total value of research contracts provided above were allocated to clinical trials and collaborative R&D. Do not include research grants (e.g., SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR). For multi-year contracts, please prorate the total amount of the contract for the reference year.

Please indicate “0” if there is no value to report for this year.

For the research contract category, please report the value of the contracts in thousands of dollars.

• a) Clinical trials: : (Definition/significance) The institution only tested drugs or other intellectual property on behalf of another party (e.g., a pharmaceutical company) and therefore, the institution does not own the drug patent(s) or other intellectual property in question.  Value of contracts$
• b) Collaborative R&D: (Definition/significance) The research sponsor and the institution collaborated in the performance of the research. Value of contracts$

2. Identifying Intellectual Property

2.1 Indicate the number of new instances of intellectual property reported or disclosed to the institution during the reference year.

Please indicate “0” if there is no value to report for this year.

Number of new instances of intellectual property reported or disclosed. 

• Inventions
• Intellectual property protected by copyright:
  • Computer software or databases
  • Educational materials
  • Other materials
• Industrial designs
• Trade-marks or official marks
• New plant varieties
• Other (please specify)

3. Protecting Intellectual Property

3.1 Has the institution engaged in any of the following forms of intellectual property protection over the past 5 years?  Indicate YES in the column provided, whether or not the action was completed. These are more fully defined in the handbook.
(Please indicate YES or NO, for each of the following Intellectual property protection activities)

• Filing of patent applications
• Registration of copyright for computer software or databases
• Registration of copyright for literary, artistic, dramatic or musical works, books, papers
• Registration of copyright for educational materials
• Registration of industrial designs
• Filing for protection of trade-marks or official marks
• Registration of integrated circuit topographies
• Filing of applications for plant breeders’ rights
• Execution of non-disclosure or confidentiality agreements
• Administration of material transfer agreements (MTAs) inbound
• Administration of material transfer agreements (MTAs) outbound
• Other (please specify)

3.2 During the reference year, how many instances of intellectual property resulted in protection activity and how many were declined for protection by the institution?

Please indicate “0” if there is no amount to report for this year.

For each IP category please list: Number of intellectual property instances, that resulted in protection activity and the Number of intellectual property instances declined for protection.

• Inventions
• Intellectual property protected by copyright:
  • Computer software or databases
  • Educational materials
  • Other materials
• Industrial designs
• Trade-marks or official marks
• New plant varieties
• Other (please specify)

3.3 Patents applications and patents issued

3.3 a) During the reference year, how many initiating and follow-on patent applications were filed with the support of the institution? Initiating patent applications include provisionals or first filings. Follow-on patent applications include any that claim priority from an initiating patent application (e.g., CIPs). Regarding international patent applications (for example, Patent Cooperation Treaty, PCT), count the parent PCT as one application and each entry into national phase as one application. Also, of the patents filed with the support of the institution, indicate how many were issued, whether or not the institution retains the rights.

Please indicate “0” if there is no amount to report for this year.

• Initiating patent applications
• Follow-on patent applications
• Total patent applications
• Total patents issued

3.3 b) At the end of the reference year, what was the total number of patents held by the institution, including patents issued this year?

• Patents held in Canada
• Patents held in the U.S.
• Patents held in other countries
• Total Patents held

c) Of the total patents held, how many were licensed, assigned or otherwise commercialized at the end of the reference year?

• Patents held in Canada
• Patents held in the U.S.
• Patents held in other countries
• Total Patents held

4. Exploitation of Intellectual Property by the Institution

4.1 Licenses (including options)

This section deals with stand-alone licenses and options only and excludes those embedded in research contracts and non-commercial (royalty free) licenses. Please report the number of new licenses/options executed during the reference year and the number of active licenses/options at the end of the year. See the handbook for detailed definitions of “Canadian” and “foreign.” If in doubt, please provide the name of the licensee and Statistics Canada will assign the appropriate classification.

Please indicate “0” if there are no licenses to report for this year.

For each category please indicate: i) exclusive or sole licenses, ii) non-exclusive licenses, iii) total

• a) New licenses executed with Canadian licensees
• b) New licenses executed with foreign licensees
• Total new licenses (a + b)

• c) Active licenses with Canadian licensees
• d) Active licenses with foreign licensees
• Total active licenses (c + d)

4.2 Research funding related to licenses/options

In the reference year, how much research funding was committed to your institution that was related to license or option agreements executed in the same year? Include multi-year commitments and funding as a result of a research agreement renewal.  (thousands of dollars)

4.3 Income received from intellectual property

During the reference year, what was the total amount of income received from intellectual property?
For each category of Income received from intellectual property please list the total value in thousands of dollars.

1. Running royalties $
2. Milestone payments $
3. From one time sales of intellectual property (in exchange for a single or several payments) $
4. Reimbursement of patent, legal and related costs $
5. License income received from another Canadian institution under a revenue-sharing agreement $
6. Other (please specify) $
7. Other (please specify) $

• TOTAL (calculate total in thousands of dollars)

5. Spin-off Companies

5.1 New companies may be established to:

1. license the institution’s technology,
2. fund research at the institution in order to develop technology that will be licensed by the company, and/or
3. provide a service that was originally offered through a department or unit of the institution.

These companies are often called spin-offs. The first type, those dependent on licensing the institution’s intellectual property, are called start-ups.  In the space provided below (or on a separate sheet), list the legal names of all spin-off companies, the year of their incorporation, the company status, institutional link, the percentage of the company owned by the institution and whether the spin-off is publicly traded.

• Checkbox if NO spin-offs from this institution and GO TO question  6.1
• For each spin-off company please list:
  • Legal name
  • Year incorporated
  • Company status (conceptual stage, early  stage, active, merged, inactive, closed)
  • Institutional link (licensing, R&D or service)
  • % company owned by the institution
  • Publicly traded; Yes or No

5.2 During the reference year, what was the total value of cash dividends received from these spin-off companies (not including disposition of equity)? (thousands of dollars) $

5.3 During the reference year, what was the amount received from disposition of equity holdings, options and warrants in spin-off companies? (thousands of dollars) $

5.4 At the end of the reference year, what was the value of remaining equity held by the institution in publicly traded spin-off companies? (thousands of dollars) $

5.5 During the reference year, how much investment in spin-offs (e.g., venture capital, angel investment) was raised with the assistance of the institution? (thousands of dollars) $

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1. Please indicate how long it took you to complete this questionnaire (in minutes)
2. In your opinion, which was the most difficult question to answer? (enter question number)
3. Did you find the questions and classifications used in the survey compatible with your own accounting systems?
   • Yes
   • No; If not, please comment on how the concepts and classifications could be changed to be more compatible.

6.2 Other comments (please specify)

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Reporting Guide

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A - Reporting Instructions
B - Definitions
C - Revenue and expenses, deductions and net income
D - Balance sheet
E - Capital expenditures for crude oil in-situ, mining, upgraders or natural gas production
F - Operating expenditures for crude oil in situ, mining, upgraders or natural gas production
G - Royalties – non-conventional sector
H - Capital expenditures by asset type
I - Operating cost by provincial jurisdiction – conventional sector
J - Upstream exploration expenditures by provincial jurisdiction
K - Upstream development expenditures by provincial jurisdiction
L - Upstream production expenditures by provincial jurisdiction
M - Upstream overhead expenditures by provincial jurisdiction
N - Sales of crude oil, volume and value by provincial jurisdiction
O - Sales of natural gas other products, volume and value by provincial jurisdiction
P - Metric Conversion Factors

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A - Reporting Instructions

Please report information for the period of January to December, 2016.

Please complete all sections as applicable.

If the information requested is unknown, please provide your best estimate.

B - Definitions

The Conventional Oil and Gas Extraction industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the exploration for, and/or production of, petroleum or natural gas from wells in which the hydrocarbons will initially flow or can be produced using normal pumping techniques.

The Non-Conventional Extraction activities  relates to operations taking place in the geographical areas of Cold Lake, Peace River and Athabasca. The industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in producing crude oil from oil sands and bitumen or from reservoirs in which the hydrocarbons are semisolids and conventional production methods are not possible.

In-situ refers to extraction employing techniques of drilling wells and then injecting steam, combustion or other sources of heat into the reservoir to warm the bitumen so it can be pumped to the surface.

Mining is the production of crude oil from oil sands or from reservoirs in which the hydrocarbons are semisolids, using open-pit mining techniques.

Upgraders convert heavy bitumen into lighter crude oil.

Unconventional natural gas is found in gas hydrates and specific formations including tight gas found in low-permeability rock (ex: sandstone, siltstones and carbonates), shale gas found in fine-grained, organic-rich rock and coalbed methane contained in coal.

C - Revenue and expenses, deductions and net income

Sales: Report the sales or transfer value of produced goods or services before any adjustment or intersegment elimination. Please include royalties and taxes that are imposed at the time of sale. Exclude G.S.T. Amount reported here should equate to Canadian total reported in Volume and Value questions (questions 47 to 56).

All other revenue: Include cash revenue items not reported elsewhere such as dividend receipts, rentals, overhead and processing revenue received as operator and /or owner of facilities. Such processing revenues should be reported gross.

Royalties and similar payments: The total expenditures reported for royalties should equal the sum of royalty expenditures for the non-conventional sector (question 23) plus the sum of royalty expenditures for the conventional sector (questions 30 to 32).

Operating expenditures: Please include cost of materials and supplies used in production, surface lease rentals, lifting costs and all other expenditures which are related to producing operations. Exclude any ‘non-cash’ charges and royalties. All general and administrative costs related to producing activities and charged to current year operations should also be included here. The total operating expenditures reported should equal the sum of operating expenditures for the nonconventional sector (questions 17 to 22) plus the sum of operating expenditures for the conventional sector (questions 26 to 29)

Salaries, wages and benefits: Include the cost of salaries and wages (including bonuses and commissions, employer contributions to pension, medical, unemployment insurance plans, etc.) paid to your own workforce during the reporting period.

Other operating expenditures: Include only costs associated with non-producing operations and other expense items not reported elsewhere.

Interest expense: Include interest paid on bank loans, bonds, etc.

Federal income tax: Include federal income tax pertaining to the current period and assumed to be currently due.

Provincial income tax: Include provincial income tax pertaining to the current period and assumed to be currently due. The amount reported should include the Saskatchewan Corporate Capital Tax Surcharge if applicable.

Deferred income tax: Include accrued tax obligations reflected as an expense in the income statement, but not payable in the current reporting period.

Exploration and development charged to current operations: Include exploration and development expenses charged to current operations.

Amortization and depreciation expense: The systematic charge-off to expense of costs for depreciable assets that had been initially capitalised or deferred. Write-downs of depreciable assets resulting from impairments should be included in this category. However, write-offs arising from unusual dispositions and gains/losses on sales of assets should be reported under “Write-offs and amortization of deferred charges” and “Other non-cash items” respectively.

Depletion: Include the current depletion charges for costs subject to such deduction. Write-offs resulting from the application of ceiling tests should be reported under “Write-offs and amortization of deferred charges”. Gains and losses on disposal of properties should be reported under “Other non-cash items”.

Write-offs and amortization of deferred charges: Adjustments may be made for non-operating items which the company ordinarily eliminates from its reported “Internal cash flow”.

Other non-cash expenses and deductions: Include non-cash items not reported elsewhere such as unrealised losses on currency transactions, non-controlling shareholders’ interest in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries, and the equity portion of losses of unconsolidated affiliates. This item should be reduced by such non-cash revenue items as unrealised currency gains, non-controlling shareholders’ interest in losses of consolidated subsidiaries, and equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates.

Number of employees: Provide the number of employees associated with salary, wages and benefits costs.

D - Balance sheet

Total current assets: Includes such items as cash, marketable securities, accounts receivable, inventories, etc.
Net capital assets: Includes land not held for the purpose of re-sale, amortizable assets such as buildings, machinery and equipment, etc. Other assets: Include all assets not reported as either current or capital assets.

Current liabilities: Includes such items as current portion of long-term debt, accounts payable, notes payable, etc.
Long term debt: Includes all debt with a maturity of greater than one year.
Other liabilities: Include all liabilities not reported as either a current liability or long-term debt.
Equity: Includes common shares, preferred shares, retained earnings and all other equity.

E - Capital expenditures for crude oil in-situ, mining, upgraders or natural gas production

Note: Regarding partnerships and joint venture activities or projects, report the expenditures reflecting your company’s net interest in such oil sands projects or ventures.

Oil rights acquisitions and retention costs:

• In-situ: Expenditures associated with land and lease acquisition relating to oil rights, fees and retention.
• Mining: Expenditures associated with the purchase of land and lease from others.
  
  Note: for in-situ and mining please include all fees associated with using land agents.


• Upgraders: Include items such as boilers, compressors, motors, pumps and any other items that may be termed manufacturing or mining equipment as opposed to a fixed installation such as a building.
• Natural gas production: Value of residential structures and related infrastructure within a company town-site.

Drilling and pre-mining expenditures: Drilling expenditures include core hole and delineation drilling. Include the cost of casing and other materials and equipment left in place, core analysis, logging, road building, and other directly related services. Pre-mining costs include overburden removal and other pre-production expenditures.

Cost of capitalized overhead: Report the cost of capitalized overhead not allocated above. These overhead charges should exclude any amounts to be reported under Operating cost by provincial jurisdiction – conventional sector and Upstream expenditures by provincial jurisdiction – conventional sector.

Research and any other expenditures: Include all research costs associated with non-conventional oil and/or natural gas, such as: laboratory work, consultants’ fees, performance evaluations, and experimental pilot plants (including any capitalised operating costs). Other costs include items such as drainage systems, roadways, tankages, anti-pollution equipment and fixed installations not including machinery and equipment (question 16).

F - Operating expenditures for crude oil in situ, mining, upgraders or natural gas production

Field, well or plant expenditures for crude oil: Include all direct operating expenses and any other expenses directly related to the mining, stimulation, processing, upgrading and delivery of the product, and cost of purchased fuel and electricity.

Tax expenditures: Include taxes to federal, provincial and municipal governments, but exclude royalties, income taxes, and taxes that are part of the list price of purchases.

Fuel and purchased electricity: Include costs for fuel and electricity for all sites.

Water handling and disposal: Include all costs pertaining to water handling and disposal.

Operating overhead: Include all remaining general and administrative expenses related to upstream operations, including any corporate allocation to this segment. (These overhead charges should exclude any reported under Capital¬ized overhead, question 15).

G - Royalties – non-conventional sector

Include all provincial royalties payable to provincial governments based on production.

Include all freehold royalties payable to mineral rights owner based on production.

H - Capital expenditures by asset type

Construction: Construction structures should be classified to an asset according to its principle use unless it is a multi-purpose structure where we would like you to separate the components. The cost of any machinery and equipment which is an integral or built-in feature (i.e. elevators, heating equipment, sprinkler systems, environmental controls, intercom system etc.) should be reported as part of that structure as well as landscaping, associated parking lots, etc.

Machinery and equipment: Include items such as boilers, compressors, motors, pumps and any other items that may be termed manufacturing or mining equipment as opposed to a fixed installation such as a building.

I - Operating cost by provincial jurisdiction – conventional sector

Operating costs include all direct operating expenses such as wages and salaries, materials and supplies, fuel and power, well conditioning costs, municipal taxes, other direct operating expenses, maintenance and repairs expensed and contract services. Also include the non-capitalised cost of purchased injection materials used in enhanced recovery projects.

Field, well and gathering operations for oil and gas: Include primary, secondary, and tertiary recovery and pressure maintenance facilities, gathering systems and other well site facilities, surface lease rentals, and cost of purchased fuel and electricity.

Natural gas processing plants: Include expenses associated with field processing plants as well as reprocessing activities, recycling projects, and cost of purchased fuel and electricity.

Taxes: Include taxes to federal, provincial and municipal governments, but exclude royalties, income taxes, and taxes that are part of the list price of purchases

Overhead: Include all remaining general and administrative expenses related to upstream operations, including any corporate allocation to this segment. (These overhead charges should exclude any reported under upstream expenditures by provincial jurisdiction.)

Federal crown royalties: Amounts paid to the federal government, but excluding Indian lands royalties.

Provincial royalties and taxes: Amounts paid during the reporting period for royalty or royalty-like levies. In Alberta, include the “freehold mineral tax” together with the standard crown royalties on conventional oil and gas production. In Saskatchewan, include the standard crown royalties on oil and gas production plus the “freehold production tax”. In Manitoba, include the standard crown royalties and “freehold taxes” collected by the Manitoba government.

Non-Crown royalties and similar payments: Indian lands royalties: are amounts paid to Indian bands, either directly or indirectly, based on the level of production.

Freehold royalties: are royalties that have been paid to parties, other than the Crown, who own the mineral interest to the property.

Overriding royalties: are payments (normally free of all costs of development and operation) arising from an economic interest in a property.

J - Upstream exploration expenditures by provincial jurisdiction – conventional sector

Oil and gas rights acquisition and retention: Acquisition and retention costs and fees for oil and gas rights (include bonuses, legal fees and filing fees; exclude inter-company sales or transfers).

Land and leases purchased from other petroleum companies: Purchases from companies that are engaged primarily in petroleum activities.

Note: for questions 33 and 34 please include all fees associated with using land agents.

Geological and geophysical services: Include such activities as seismic crew expenses, both company owned and contract. Include camp, bulldozing and dirt work, flying crews in and out, seismograph, velocity survey, gravity meter, magnetometer, core drilling, photo geological digital processing, magnetic playback and bottom hole contributions and environmental impact studies and other similar pre-exploration expenditures. All seismic or geological and geophysical expenditures (including stratigraphic tests) should be reported here, whether such activity is deemed exploration or development by the company.

Exploration drilling: Drilling outside a proven area or within a proven area but to a previously untested horizon, in order to determine whether oil or gas reserves exist rather than to develop proven reserves discovered by previous drilling. Include costs of dry wells, casing and other materials and equipment abandoned in place, productive wells, including capped wells, and wells still in progress at year-end. Include, also, costs incurred in fighting blow-outs, runaways, and in replacing damaged equipment.

K - Upstream development expenditures by provincial jurisdiction– conventional sector

Development drilling: Drilling within the proven area of an oil or gas reservoir to the depth of a stratigraphic horizon known to be productive for the purpose of extracting oil or gas reserves. This will cover costs of dry wells, including casing and other materials and equipment abandoned in place; productive wells, including capped well; and wells still in progress at year end. Include, also, costs incurred in fighting blow-outs, runaways, and in replacing damaged equipment. Exclude costs associated with service wells.

Note: There should be no development expenditures until a development plan has been approved.

Proven purchased reserves: Purchases from those companies that are engaged primarily in petroleum activities.

L - Upstream production expenditures by provincial jurisdiction– conventional sector

Production facilities: Include tangible well and lease equipment comprising casing, tubing, wellheads, pumps, flowlines, separators, treaters, dehydrators. Include gathering pipelines, lease and centralized tank batteries and associated facilities prior to delivery to trunk pipelines terminals, and other production facilities. Include, also, costs associated with intangibles such as pre-production studies costs, and those expenditures that you consider to be pre-development.

Non-production facilities: Include automotive, aeroplane, communication, office and miscellaneous equipment not otherwise provided.

Enhanced recovery projects: Include only expenditures on facilities in tertiary projects involving steam injection, miscible flooding, etc. Include service wells, both tangible and intangible, including the costs of drilling and equipping injection wells and also the cost of capitalized injection fuel (miscible fluid) costs, but exclude non-recoverable injection fluids charged to current operations.

Natural gas processing plants: Report only the capitalized amounts of the plants, including structures, measuring, regulating and related equipment.

Drilling rigs and supply boats: Report expenditures including progress payments for the purchase of new and imported used and new drilling rigs (on and offshore) and supply boats.

M - Upstream overhead expenditures by provincial jurisdiction– conventional sector

Allocate capitalized upstream overhead to the categories indicated. These overhead charges should exclude any reported under Operating cost by provincial jurisdiction – conventional sector.

N - Sales of crude oil, volume and value by provincial jurisdiction

Note: Exclude oil and gas purchased for resale, refining, fractionating or further processing, but include value and volume of royalty portion of production.

Conventional crude oil and condensate: Includes field production of conventional light and heavy crude oil and condensate that is subject to old or new oil royalty rate.

Synthetic crude oil: Synthetic crude oil obtained by the upgrading of crude bitumen or by the modification of coal or other materials should be reported here.

Crude bitumen: Crude bitumen, in its naturally occurring viscous state, will not flow to a well.

O - Sales of natural gas and other products, volume and value by provincial jurisdiction

Marketable natural gas: Report here the volume of natural gas production equal to gross new production from natural reservoirs, less injected and stored, processing shrinkage, plus or minus statistical adjustment, less field disposition and uses, field flared and waste, gathering system disposition and uses, reprocessing flared and reprocessing fuel, and other disposition and uses.

NGL’s and LPG’s from field operations: Includes production derived from natural gas at the field processing plants. Report production measured after solvent flood or other ‘own-uses’.

NGL’s and LPG’s from processing plants: Includes production derived from natural gas at reprocessing/straddle plants.

Pentanes plus from field operations: Includes production derived from natural gas at the field processing plants. Do not include field condensates recovered at the wellhead, which should be reported with conventional crude oil.

Pentanes plus from processing plants: Includes production derived from natural gas at reprocessing/straddle plants.

Sulfur: Please report total production whether it was sold or charged to inventory (measured in thousands of metric tonnes).

P - Metric Conversion Factors

Metric Conversion Factors
Table summary
This table displays the results of Metric Conversion Factors. The information is grouped by To convert from (appearing as row headers), (appearing as column headers).

To convert from
Million cubic feet	Million cubic metres	Divide by
(106cf) – gas	(106m3)	35.315
Thousand barrels	Thousands cubic metres
(103Bbls) - oil	(103m3)	6.29