Confidential when completed

Collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, chapter S19.

Completion of this questionnaire is a legal requirement under the Statistics Act.

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For the fiscal period ended August 31, 2009

Objective

This survey is necessary to measure the contribution of the Broadcasting Distribution industry to the Canadian economy and inform the policy process. The information collected will allow a measurement of the impact of competition in the industry and of the availability and use of new technologies in smaller communities.

Authority

Collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, chapter S19. Sharing agreements between Statistics Canada with other federal and provincial government bodies exist under Sections 11 and 12 of the Statistics Act. See "Important Notice" at the back of the questionnaire.

Confidentiality Statement

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/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.

Postage paid return envelope Please submit one copy of this questionnaire in the enclosed envelope before November 30, 2009 and keep one copy for your records.

Questions?

If you have any questions or need help to complete this questionnaire or require the electronic version, please contact Dany Gravel, Unit Head, Broadcasting Section. Telephone: (613) 951-0390, fax (613) 951-9920 or e-mail: Dany.Gravel@statcan.gc.ca

Upon receipt of this annual return, please review the systems listed below. If the list is different from your organizational structure. please contact Dany Gravel, Unit Head, Broadcasting Section, Business Special Surveys and Technology Statistics Division, Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Telephone: (613) 951-0390; Fax: (613) 951-9920.

STC  C1S

ATTN:

Systems
System Number
System Class
Location
Prov.
ID

SURVEY OF BROADCASTING DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
(Short Form)

LICENSEE (COMPANY) INFORMATION

Enquiries concerning this return may be referred to Dany Gravel, Unit Head, Broadcasting section, Business Special Surveys and Technology Statistics Division, Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Telephone: (613) 951-0390; Fax: (613) 951-9920

1. Complete name of licensee:

2. Mailing address of the licensee:

• Street and Number
• City and Province
• Postal Code
• Telephone
• Fax
• E-mail

3. Person to be contacted in connection with this return:

• Mr. Mrs. Miss Ms.
• (Name)
• (Title)
• Address (if different from licensee address)
• Street and Number
• City and Province
• Postal Code
• Telephone
• Fax
• E-mail

4. f, during the period covered by this return, the licensee conducted business under a name or address other than that listed in 1 or 2, please indicate:

• Name
• Street and Number
• City and Province
• Postal Code

5. If the information in this return is for a period other than 12 months ending August 31, 2009, please indicate:

• From:
• To:
• Reasons:

6. If any undertaking(s) reported in this return was acquired or sold during the reference year ending August 31, 2009, please indicate the undertaking(s) and the name(s) of the previous owner(s)/purchaser(s):

Date(s) of transaction(s):

7. Type of business organization:

• Incorporated company, shares publicly traded
• Sole proprietorship/partnership
• Co-operative
• Incorporated company, shares NOT publicly traded
• Non-profit organization
• Military Unit
• Other (specify)

8. MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION

I, (Name) (Title), am authorized to certify on behalf of (Licensee) that the information shown on this return and all the attachments thereto are true and complete in all respects to the best of my knowledge and belief.
(Signature)
(Date)
(Telephone and Area Code)
Date received
(Official use only)
CRTC File Number 
STC File Number

SURVEY OF BROADCASTING DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
(Short Form)

For year ended August 31, 2009

Company name:
Operating province:

STC File number  
Record 88

If you operate systems in more than one Province, please complete one form for each Province.

IMPORTANT: Do not combine undertakings that operate in different provinces

1. Revenue
$ (omit cents)

Basic and Non-Basic

1. Subscribers (Programming, Internet and Telephone)
2. Connection (installation and re-connect)
3. Community channel sponsorship and facilities rental
4. Converter rental/sales revenue
5. Other revenue (specify)
6. Total Revenue

Total

1. Subscribers (Programming, Internet and Telephone)
2. Connection (installation and re-connect)
3. Community channel sponsorship and facilities rental
4. Converter rental/sales revenue
5. Other revenue (specify)
6. Total Revenue

2. Expenses

1. Community programming
2. Affiliation payments
   • Affiliation payments for Canadian pay and specialty services (included in Affiliation payments)
   • Total
3. Technical
4. Sales and promotion
5. Administration and general
6. Total expenses

3. 1. Operating Income (loss)

2. Less: Depreciation (recorded in accounts)
3. Less: Interest expense
4. Investment, interest and incidental income
5. Less: Amortization of goodwill, start-up, and other costs
6. Gain (loss) from disposal of fixed assets, investments, etc.
7. Net income (loss) before income taxes
8. Provision for income taxes
9. Net income (loss) after income taxes

4. Other financial data

1. Historical cost of fixed assets
   • Additions during the year
   • Total
2. Accumulated depreciation (recorded in accounts)
3. Net book value

Total Remuneration
($ omit cents)

1. Salaries and Wages (include sales commissions and talent fees paid to employees), fringe benefits and directors fees

• Programming and production
• Technical
• Sales and promotion
• Administration and general
• Total

2. Average number of employees (the typical weekly average of full and equivalent part time employees)

• Programming and production
• Technical
• Sales and promotion
• Administration and general
• Total

3. Fringe Benefits (included in line 1 column 5 above)

• Total

Cable access and subscribers

Number of households in licenced area
Number of households with access to cable
Number of subscribers

High speed Internet access

This Company

Number of households with access to high speed Internet service
Number of subscribers to high speed Internet service
Revenues from the provision of high speed Internet service

Affiliates or Third Parties

Number of households with access to high speed Internet service
Number of subscribers to high speed Internet service
Revenues from the provision of high speed Internet service

Digital cable services

Number of households with access to digital cable service
Number of subscribers to digital cable service (Note 1)
Revenues from the provision of digital cable service

Video-on-demand

Number of households with access to Video-on-demand

Telephone services by cable

Number of households with access to telephone cable service
Number of subscribers to telephone cable service (Note 1)
Revenues from the provision of telephone cable service

Note 1. Please count subscribers that have a digital terminal, whether or not these subscribers have chosen digital specialty expressions

SURVEY OF BROADCASTING DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS

(Short Form)

This information is collected under section 12 of the Statistics Act, with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for all broadcasting undertakings in Canada. This information is required by the Commission under the authority of the Broadcasting Act, the Telecommunications Act and the regulations and conditions of licence thereunder. Statistics Canada is collecting the information on behalf of the Commission. The Commission will retain a copy of the questionnaire thus satisfying the requirements of the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations or conditions of licence for broadcasters in Canada to provide this type of information to the Commission on or before November 30 of each year for the year ending on the previous August 31.

Under section 11 of the Statistics Act, an agreement was reached to share the information from this survey with the Quebec Bureau of Statistics for systems operating in the province of Quebec. The Quebec Statistics Act includes the authority for the collection of this information and the same provisions for confidentiality and penalties for disclosure of information as the Federal Statistics Act.

Under section 12 of the Statistics Act a similar agreement was reached with the Federal Department of Canadian Heritage for all broadcasting undertakings in Canada, the Quebec Department of Communications for broadcasting undertakings in Quebec, and the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade for broadcasting undertakings in Ontario. The agreements we have with these agencies require that they keep the information confidential and only use it for statistical and research purposes. In the case of the agreements with these three agencies, respondents may object to the sharing of their information by giving notice in writing to the Chief Statistician and returning the letter of objection in a separate envelope addressed to: Chief, Telecommunication and Broadcasting Section, Business Special Surveys and Technology Statistics Division, Statistics Canada, Main building, 150 Tunney's Pasture Driveway, Room 1506, Ottawa, Canada, K1A 0T6. Telephone: (613) 951-1891; Facsimile: (613) 951-0009, E-mail: heidi.ertl@statcan.gc.ca.

Thank you for your co-operation

For the fiscal period ended August 31, 2009

Confidential when completed

Collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S19.

Keep one copy of this return for your files and mail 3 completed copies (including financial statements) by November 30, 2009 to:

Chief, Industry Statistics and Analysis, Broadcast Analysis, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Ottawa, K1A 0N2.

Completion of this questionnaire is a legal requirement under the Statistics Act.

See page 1, Reporting Guide for notice of agreements made by Statistics Canada under Sections 11 and 12 of the Statistics Act with other federal and provincial government bodies concerning information contained in the Annual Return.

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Upon receipt of this annual return, please review the systems listed below. If the list is different from your organizational structure. please contact the Chief, Broadcasting Section, Business Special Surveys and Technology Statistics Division, Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Telephone: (613) 951-1891; Fax: (613) 951-0009.

STC
CRTC FILE
ATTN:
System Number
Location
Prov.
CRTC ID
Additional CRTC Forms

in co-operation with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission

SECTION 1

LICENSEE (COMPANY) INFORMATION

Enquiries concerning this return may be referred to Dany Gravel, Business Special Surveys and Technology Statistics Division, Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Telephone: (613) 951-0390; Fax: (613) 951-9920; E-mail: dany.gravel@statcan.gc.ca

1. Complete name of licensee:

2. Mailing address of the licensee:
   Street and Number
   City and Province
   Postal Code
   Telephone
   Fax
   E-mail

3. Person to be contacted in connection with this return:
   Mr. Mrs. Miss Ms.
   Name
   Title
   Address (if different from licensee address)
   Street and Number
   City and Province
   Postal Code
   Telephone
   Fax
   E-mail

4. If, during the period covered by this return, the licensee conducted business under a name or address other than that listed in 1 or 2, please indicate:
   Name
   Street and Number
   City and Province
   Postal Code

5. If the information in this return is for a period other than 12 months ending August 31, 2009, please indicate:
   From To
   Reasons:

6. If any undertaking(s) reported in this return was acquired or sold during the reference year ending August 31, 2009, please indicate the undertaking(s) and the name(s) of the previous owner(s)/purchaser(s):
   Date(s) of transaction(s):

7. Type of business organization:
   Incorporated company, shares publicly traded
   Sole proprietorship/partnership
   Co-operative
   Incorporated company, shares NOT publicly traded
   Non-profit organization
   Military Unit
   Other (specify)

8. MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION
   I, (Name) (Title), am authorized to certify on behalf of (Licensee) that the information shown on this return and all the attachments thereto are true and complete in all respects to the best of my knowledge and belief.
   (Signature) (Date) (Telephone and Area Code)
   Date received
   (Official use only)
   CRTC File Number
   STC File Number

INTERNATIONAL PAYMENTS AND RECEIPTS

Please complete one form per licensee (company) 

(See Guide) 

Record 40 

Non-merchandise charges related to broadcasting operations
Receipts from non-residents
Business services
($'000 Canadian)

• Program rights and royalties
  1. United States
  2. United Kingdom
  3. France
  4. European Union (excl. U.K. and France)
  5. Japan
  6. OECD countries (excl. Japan, United States and E.U.)
  7. All other countries
  TOTAL

• Advertising
  1. United States
  2. United Kingdom
  3. France
  4. European Union (excl. U.K. and France)
  5. Japan
  6. OECD countries (excl. Japan, United States and E.U.)
  7. All other countries
  TOTAL

• Other
  1. United States
  2. United Kingdom
  3. France
  4. European Union (excl. U.K. and France)
  5. Japan
  6. OECD countries (excl. Japan, United States and E.U.)
  7. All other countries
  TOTAL

• Interest and dividends
  1. United States
  2. United Kingdom
  3. France
  4. European Union (excl. U.K. and France)
  5. Japan
  6. OECD countries (excl. Japan, United States and E.U.)
  7. All other countries
  TOTAL

Record 41

Payments to non-residents
Business services
($'000 Canadian)

• Program rights and royalties
  1. United States
  2. United Kingdom
  3. France
  4. European Union (excl. U.K. and France)
  5. Japan
  6. OECD countries (excl. Japan, United States and E.U.)
  7. All other countries
  TOTAL

• Advertising
  1. United States
  2. United Kingdom
  3. France
  4. European Union (excl. U.K. and France)
  5. Japan
  6. OECD countries (excl. Japan, United States and E.U.)
  7. All other countries
  TOTAL

• Other
  1. United States
  2. United Kingdom
  3. France
  4. European Union (excl. U.K. and France)
  5. Japan
  6. OECD countries (excl. Japan, United States and E.U.)
  7. All other countries
  TOTAL

• Interest and dividends
  1. United States
  2. United Kingdom
  3. France
  4. European Union (excl. U.K. and France)
  5. Japan
  6. OECD countries (excl. Japan, United States and E.U.)
  7. All other countries
  TOTAL
  
  CRTC File Number
  STC File Number

Summary of revenues and expenses

For year ended August 31, 2009

Please report the results for all systems (exempted and non-exempted) within the Province.
(See Guide for details)

Province:

Record 90

$(omit cents)

Basic and Non-Basic Programming Services

1. Revenue
   1. Subscription
   2. Connection (install. and reconnect)
   3. Community channel and facilities rental
   4. Digital Addressable Digital Video Compression (DVC) Decoders - Rental
   5. Digital Addressable DVC Decoders - Net Sales
   6. Other (specify)
   7. Total Revenue
2. Expenses
   1. Programming (community)
   2. Affiliation Payments
   3. Technical
   4. Sales and Promotion
   5. Administration and General
   6. Total Expenses
3. 1. Operating Income (loss)

Exempt Programming Services

1. Revenue
   1. Subscription
   2. Connection (install. & reconnect)
   3. Community channel and facilities rental
   4. Digital Addressable Digital Video Compression (DVC) Decoders - Rental
   5. Digital Addressable DVC Decoders - Net Sales
   6. Other (specify)
   7. Total Revenue
2. Expenses
   1. Programming (community)
   2. Affiliation Payments
   3. Technical
   4. Sales and Promotion
   5. Administration and General
   6. Total Expenses
3. 1. Operating Income (loss)

Non-Programming Services

1. Revenue
   1. Subscription
   2. Connection (install. & reconnect)
   3. Community channel and facilities rental
   4. Digital Addressable Digital Video Compression (DVC) Decoders - Rental
   5. Digital Addressable DVC Decoders - Net Sales
   6. Other (specify)
   7. Total Revenue
2. Expenses
   2. Affiliation Payments
   3. Technical
   4. Sales and Promotion
   5. Administration and General
   6. Total Expenses
3. 1. Operating Income (loss)

Total All Services

1. 1. Subscription
   2. Connection (install. & reconnect)
   3. Community channel and facilities rental
   4. Digital Addressable Digital Video Compression (DVC) Decoders - Rental
   5. Digital Addressable DVC Decoders - Net Sales
   6. Other (specify)
   7. Total Revenue
2. Expenses
   1. Programming (community)
   2. Affiliation Payments
   3. Technical
   4. Sales and Promotion
   5. Administration and General
   6. Total Expenses
3. 1. Operating Income (loss)
   2. Less: Depreciation
   3. Less: Interest
   4. Other adjustments - Income (expense)
   5. Net income (loss) before income taxes
   6. Provision for income taxes
   7. Net income (loss) after income taxes

GROSS REVENUE FROM EXEMPT PROGRAMMING & NON-PROGRAMMING SERVICES

Record 71 

EXEMPT PROGRAMMING

Licensee Revenue

• Classified advertising
• Teleshopping/general services
• Infomercials
• Games services
• Other exempt
• Total (should equal sum of cells 27 on line 1.7 above)

Affiliate Entity Revenue

• Classified advertising
• Teleshopping/general services
• Infomercials
• Games services
• Other exempt
• Total (should equal sum of cells 27 on line 1.7 above)

Total Revenue

• Classified advertising
• Teleshopping/general services
• Infomercials
• Games services
• Other exempt
• Total (should equal sum of cells 27 on line 1.7 above)

NON-PROGRAMMING SERVICES
Licensee Revenue

• Channel lease
• Internet access services
• Telephony
• Other telecommunications services (incl. security)
• Other (specify)
• Total (should equal sum of cells 47 on line 1.7 above)

Affiliate Entity Revenue

• Channel lease
• Internet access services
• Telephony
• Other telecommunications services (incl. security)
• Other (specify)
• Total (should equal sum of cells 47 on line 1.7 above)

Total Revenue

• Channel lease
• Internet access services
• Telephony
• Other telecommunications services (incl. security)
• Other (specify)
• Total (should equal sum of cells 47 on line 1.7 above)

CRTC File Number
STC File Number

EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION

For year ended August 31, 2009

Record 92 

Please report the results for all systems (exempted and non-exempted) within the Province.
Province:
Total Remuneration
($ omit cents)

1. Salaries and Wages (include sales commissions and talent fees paid to employees), fringe benefits and directors fees

• Programming and production
• Technical
• Sales and promotion
• Administration and general
• Total

2. Average number of employees (the typical weekly average of full & equivalent part time employees)

• Programming and production
• Technical
• Sales and promotion
• Administration and general
• Total

3. Fringe Benefits (included in line 1 column 5 above)

• Total

SUMMARY OF FIXED ASSETS

Please report assets for each Province in which you operate.

Record 93

Province of operation

Classification of Fixed Assets
$(omit cents)

Historical cost of assets in use at August 31, 2009

1. Land
2. Buildings (Include land improvements)
3. Head-end and components-earth receiving station & associated plant
4. Distribution system plant/transmitters/transponders
5. Cost of subscriber drops and devices including descramblers
6. Test equipment and tools
7. Furniture and fixtures
8. Other property, plant and equipment
9. Cable casting equipment/local program production equipment
10. Leasehold improvements (except cable system plant)
11. Automobiles and trucks
12. Computers
13. Total

Accumulated depreciation at August 31, 2009

1. Land
2. Buildings (Include land improvements)
3. Head-end and components-earth receiving station & associated plant
4. Distribution system plant/transmitters/transponders
5. Cost of subscriber drops and devices including descramblers
6. Test equipment and tools
7. Furniture and fixtures
8. Other property, plant and equipment
9. Cable casting equipment/local program production equipment
10. Leasehold improvements (except cable system plant)
11. Automobiles and trucks
12. Computers
13. Total

Additions to fixed assets 2009

1. Land
2. Buildings (Include land improvements)
3. Head-end and components-earth receiving station & associated plant
4. Distribution system plant/transmitters/transponders
5. Cost of subscriber drops and devices including descramblers
6. Test equipment and tools
7. Furniture and fixtures
8. Other property, plant and equipment
9. Cable casting equipment/local program production equipment
10. Leasehold improvements (except cable system plant)
11. Automobiles and trucks
12. Computers
13. Total

CRTC File Number
STC File Number

AFFILIATION PAYMENTS AND SUBSCRIBERS

Please report the results for all systems (exempted and non-exempted) within the Province

Province:

Record 72 

1. Affiliation payments summary

1. Pay Services
   Number of subscribers
   1. Canadian Pay Services
   2. Non-Canadian Pay Services

• Affiliation payments
  $ (omit cents)
  1. Canadian Pay Services
  2. Non-Canadian Pay Services
  3. Total - Pay Services

Record 73

2. Specialty Services
   Number of subscribers
   4. Canadian Specialty Services
   5. Non-Canadian Speciality Services

• Affiliation payments
  $ (omit cents)

4. Canadian Specialty Services
5. Non-Canadian Speciality Services
6. Total - Speciality Services
7. Total - Affiliation Payments (should be equal to Cell 9 Page 4)

CABLE 

Record 91 

2. Cable

1. Number of Direct subscribers to basic cable services
2. Number of Indirect subscribers to basic cable services
3. Total number of direct and indirect subscribers to basic cable services
4. Number of households with access to cable services (homes passed)
5. Number of households in licensed area

INTERNET

Cable modem, satellite or Multipoint Distribution System (MDS)

Record 77 

3. Internet

• This Company

1. Number of subscribers to high speed internet access services
2. Revenues from high speed internet access services
3. Number of households with access to high speed internet services

• Affiliate

1. Number of subscribers to high speed internet access services
2. Revenues from high speed internet access services
3. Number of households with access to high speed internet services

DIGITAL TELEVISION 

REC 76

4. Digital Television

1. Number of subscribers to digital cable services
2. Revenues from digital services
3. Number of households with access to digital television

VIDEO-ON-DEMAND

REC 78

5. Video on demand

1. Number of households with access to Video-on-demand

TELEPHONE

REC 79

6. Telephone

1. Number of subscribers to telephone services by cable
2. Revenues from telephone services by cable
3. Number of households with access to telephone services by cable

CRTC File Number
STC File Number

REPORTING SUMMARY FOR COMBINED UNDERTAKINGS

For each province, please complete the detailed revenue by system (including exempted systems), for all class 1, 2 and 3..

IMPORTANT: Do not combine the systems that operate in different provinces.
Province:
Number of exempted systems

CRTC Undertaking Number

• Exempted Y/N
• Number of subscribers basic service
• Total basic and non-basic revenue
• Exempt programming revenue
• Non-programming revenue
• Total all services revenue

Total of all systems

• Total number of subscribers basic services. Should be equal to line 2.3, p. 6
• Total basic and non-basic revenue. Should be equal to line 1.7, col (1), p. 4
• Total exempt programming revenue. Should be equal to line 1.7, col (2), p. 4
• Total non-programming revenue. Should be equal to line 1.7, col (3), p. 4
• Total all services revenue. Should be equal to line 1.7, col (4), p. 4

CRTC File Number

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.

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The purpose of this survey is to collect information on livestock and crops. The statistics produced from the survey enable those active in the agricultural sector to observe and assess changes in the industry, measure performance and keep the agricultural community and general public informed of developments. The questions in Section C (Cattle and Calves Supplementary) are sponsored by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, to aid in the analysis of the cattle sector since BSE.

Statistics Canada is collecting information concerning the farm described on the label. If the operators of this holding manage any other farm(s) entirely separate from this farm (i.e., separate accounting books are kept), please do not include any data for the other farm(s) on this questionnaire.

Instructions: When answering the livestock questions, please include as of June 1, 2010 ...

• all livestock (cattle or calves, pigs, and/or sheep or lambs) on your operation regardless of ownership, including livestock pastured, custom fed or fed under contract for others.
• all livestock owned by the operator and held on Crown land, community pastures, and grazing projects.
• Please Do Not Report livestock (cattle or calves, pigs and/or sheep or lambs) which are owned by you but kept on a farm, ranch or feedlot operated by someone else.

Section A. Crops Seeded

1. Did you or do you plan to seed any crops in 2010?

• Yes
• No (Go to Question 3)

2. Which of the following crops did you seed or will you seed in 2010?  (Report seeded area and Unit Of Measure (UOM).)

1. Barley
2. Corn for Grain (include seed corn and exclude sweet corn)
3. Fodder Corn
4. Mixed Grains (two or more grains sown together)
5. Oats
6. Potatoes
7. Soybeans
8. Spring Wheat
9. Other Crops (list in comments)

(Go to Question 3)

3. Did you seed any Winter Wheat in the fall of 2009?

• Yes (Go to Question 4)
• No (Go to Question 6)

4. What area of Winter Wheat did you seed in the fall of 2009 (Include UOM)?

(Go to Question 5)

5. What area is remaining to be harvested (Include UOM)?

(Go to Question 6)

6. Will you have Tame Hay in 2010?

• Yes
• No  (Go to Question 8)

7. What will be your total area of Tame Hay (Include UOM)?

• Total Area

(Go to Question 8)

8. What is your total area of Land for pasture or grazing and Other land in 2010? (Report total area and UOM.)

• Land for pasture or grazing (Note: If a field is used the same year for harvesting hay as pasture, count it only once as a hay field.)
• Other land
• Total farm area operated

(Go to Section B)

Section B. Cattle and/or Calves

1. On June 1, 2010 do you expect to have any cattle or calves on this operation?
  Include grazing projects, community pastures or Crown land.

• Yes
• No  (Go to Section D)

2. Are cattle or calves kept on this operation for someone else? (If yes include them as part of inventory.)

• Yes
• No

3. How many of the following do you expect to have on this operation on June 1, 2010?

Total Number

1. Bulls, 1 year and over
2. Dairy cows
3. Beef cows
4. Calves, under 1 year
5. Heifers, 1 year and over
   1. for Dairy replacement heifers (1 year and over)
   2. for Beef replacement heifers (1 year and over)
   3. for Slaughter or Feeder heifers (1 year and over)
6. Steers, 1 year and over

4. What will be the total cattle and/or calves inventory on June 1, 2010 on this operation?

Questions on Production

5. On this operation, how many calves do you expect to be born alive between January 1 and June 30, 2010?

6. On this operation, how many cows and heifers do you expect to calve between July 1 and December 31, 2010?

Section C. Cattle and Calves Supplementary

At June 1, 2010

1. Of the dairy cows reported (section B, question 3), how many are more than 11 years of age? (i.e. cows born before 1999)
2. Of the beef cows reported (section B, question 3), how many are more than 11 years of age? (i.e. cows born before 1999)
3. Of the feeder heifers reported (section B, question 3), how many are in the following three weight categories
   1. More than (or equal to) 1100 lbs (500 kg)
   2. Between 900 lbs and 1100 lbs (409-500 kg)
   3. Between 700 lbs and 900 lbs (318-409 kg)
4. Of the steers (1 year and over) reported (section B, question 3), how many are in the following three weight categories
   1. More than (or equal to) 1250 lbs (568 kg)
   2. Between 1000 lbs and 1250 lbs (455-568 kg)
   3. Between 800 lbs and 1000 lbs (363-455 kg)
5. Of those feeder heifers (section B, question 3) and/or steers (1 year and over) (section B, question 3) reported as of June 1, how many are being fed a finishing ration (mostly grain)?
6. Of those feeder heifers (section B, question 3) and/or steers (1 year and over ) (section B, question 3) reported as of June 1, how many are under 21 months of age?

Section D. Pigs

Inventory

1(a)  On June 1, 2010 do you expect to have any pigs on this operation?

• Yes
• No (Go to Question 1b)

1(b)  Were there any pigs on this operation during the past quarter (April, May and June 2010)?

• Yes  (Go to Question 6)
• No  (Go to Section E)

2. How many of the following do you expect to have on this operation on June 1, 2010?

Total Number

1. Sows and gilts kept for breeding
2. Boars kept for breeding
3. Suckling pigs
4. Weanling, nursery, or starter pigs
5. Market pigs, 50 pounds and over (23 kg and over)

3. What will be the total pig inventory on June 1, 2010 on this operation?

4. Of the sows and gilts for breeding reported in section D, question 2, what percent would have farrowed at least once?

5. Of the market pigs reported in section D, question 2, what number or percent are in the following three categories? Please report as a number or %

1. over 179 pounds (81 kg)
2. between 120 to 179 pounds (54 to 81 kg)
3. under 120 pounds (54 kg)?
   (Exclude weanling, nursery, or starter pigs)

Farrowings

6. During the last quarter (April, May and June 2010) how many sows and bred gilts farrowed? ? (Please report the farrowing rate as a quarterly, monthly, bi-weekly or weekly rate.)

If none, go to question 10

7. Compared with the last quarter, what is the expected percent change to farrowings in:
(Please report the percent change as an increase, decrease or no change.)

1. July, August and September 2010?
2. October, November and December 2010?

8. On average, how many pigs were born per litter during the last quarter (April, May and June 2010)?

9. Of the pigs born last quarter, what percentage died or were destroyed before weaning?

Shipments

10.  In April, May and June 2010, how many market pigs will this operation have shipped to a slaughter facility?

If none, go to question 12

11.  Of those market pigs shipped to slaughter, what number or percent will be shipped to a facility in: (Please report as a number or %)

1. the United States
2. another province
3. within province

12.  In April, May and June 2010, how many weanling, nursery, or starter pigs will this operation have shipped to another operation for feeding purposes?

If none, go to Section E

13.  Of those weanling, nursery, or starter pigs shipped for feeding purposes, what number or percent will be shipped to another operation in: ( Please report as a number or %)

1. the United States
2. another province
3. within province

Section E. Sheep and/or Lambs

1(a)  On June 1, 2010 do you expect to have any sheep or lambs on this operation?
Include grazing projects, community pastures or Crown land.

• Yes
• No (Go to Question 1b)

1(b)  Were there any sheep or lambs kept on this operation between January 1 and May 31, 2010?

• Yes  (Answer Questions 5, 6 and 7)
• No  (Go to Section F)

2. Are sheep or lambs kept on this operation for someone else? (If yes include them as part of inventory.)

• Yes
• No

3. How many of the following do you expect to have on this operation on June 1, 2010?

Total Number

1. Rams, 1 year and over
2. Ewes
3. Replacement lambs
4. Market lambs

4. What will be the total sheep and lambs inventory on June 1, 2010 on this operation?

Questions on Production

5. On this operation, how many lambs do you expect to be born between January 1 and June 30, 2010?
6. How many sheep and lambs died or will die, including those killed by disease or predators, between January 1 and June 30, 2010?
7. On this operation, how many lambs do you expect to be born between July 1 and December 31, 2010?

Section F. 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 Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

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 Prince Edward Island statistical agency and the New Brunswick Agriculture and Aquaculture department.

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:

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.

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The purpose of this survey is to collect information on livestock. The statistics produced from the survey enable those active in the agricultural sector to observe and assess changes in the industry, measure performance and keep the agricultural community and general public informed of developments. The questions in Section B (Cattle and Calves Supplementary) are sponsored by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, to aid in the analysis of the cattle sector since BSE.

Statistics Canada is collecting information concerning the farm described on the label. If the operators of this holding manage any other farm(s) entirely separate from this farm (i.e., separate accounting books are kept), please do not include any data for the other farm(s) on this questionnaire.

Instructions: When answering the questions, please include as of July 1, 2010

all livestock (cattle or calves, pigs, and/or sheep or lambs) on your operation regardless of ownership, including livestock custom fed, fed under contract for others, and livestock pastured.

all livestock owned by the operator and held on Crown land, community pastures, and grazing projects.

Please DO NOT REPORT livestock (cattle or calves, pigs and/or sheep or lambs) which are owned by you but kept on a farm, ranch or feedlot operated by someone else.

Section A. Cattle and/or Calves

1. On July 1, 2010 do you expect to have any cattle or calves on this operation?
Include grazing projects, community pastures or Crown land.

• Yes
• No (Go to Section C)

2. Are cattle or calves kept on this operation for someone else? (If yes include them as part of inventory.)

• Yes
• No

Inventory Questions

3. How many of the following do you expect to have on this operation on July 1, 2010?

Total Number
i) Bulls, 1 year and over
ii) Dairy cows
iii) Beef cows
iv) Calves, under 1 year
v) Heifers, 1 year and over
a) Dairy replacement heifers (1 year and over)
b) Beef replacement heifers (1 year and over)
c) Slaughter or feeder heifers (1 year and over)
vi) Steers, 1 year and over

4. What will be the total cattle and/or calves inventory on July 1, 2010 on this operation?

Questions On Production

5. On this operation, how many calves were born alive in the last 6 months (between January 1 and June 30, 2010)?
6. On this operation, how many cows and heifers do you expect to calve between July 1 and December 31, 2010?

Section B. Cattle and Calves Supplementary

At July 1, 2010

1. Of the dairy cows reported (Section A, Question 3), how many are more than 11 years of age? (i.e. cows born before 1999)
2. Of the beef cows reported (Section A, Question 3), how many are more than 11 years of age? (i.e. cows born before 1999)

3. Of the feeder heifers reported (Section A, Question 3), how many are in the following three weight categories;
a) More than (or equal to) 1100 lbs (500 kg)
b) Between 900 lbs and 1100 lbs (409-500 kg)
c) Between 700 lbs and 900 lbs (318-409 kg)

4. Of the steers (1 year and over) reported (Section A, Question 3), how many are in the following three weight categories;
a) More than (or equal to) 1250 lbs (568 kg)
b) Between 1000 lbs and 1250 lbs (455-568 kg)
c) Between 800 lbs and 1000 lbs (363-455 kg)

5. Of those feeder heifers (Section A, Question 3) and/or steers (1 year and over) (Section A, Question 3) reported as of July 1, how many are being fed a finishing ration (mostly grain)?

6. Of those feeder heifers (Section A, Question 3) and/or steers (1 year and over ) (Section A, Question 3) reported as of July 1, how many are under 21 months of age?

Section C. Pigs

Inventory

1(a) On July 1, 2010 do you expect to have any pigs on this operation?

• Yes
• No

1(b) Were there any pigs on this operation during the past quarter (April, May and June 2010)?

• Yes (Go to Question 6)
• No (Go to Section D)

2. How many of the following do you expect to have on this operation on July 1, 2010?

Total Number

i) Sows and gilts kept for breeding
ii) Boars kept for breeding
iii) Suckling pigs
iv) Weanling, nursery, or starter pigs
v) Market pigs, 50 pounds and over (23 kg and over)

3. What will be the total pig inventory on July 1, 2010 on this operation?

4. Of the sows and gilts for breeding reported in section C, what percent would have farrowed at least once?

5. Of the market pigs reported in section C, what number or percent are in the following three categories? Please report as a number or %
i) over 179 pounds (81 kg)
ii) between 120 to 179 pounds (54 to 81 kg)
iii) under 120 pounds (54 kg)? (Exclude weanling, nursery, or starter pigs)

Farrowings

6. During the last quarter (April, May and June 2010) how many sows and bred gilts farrowed?

• Quarterly
• Monthly
• Bi-Weekly
• Weekly

If none, go to question 10

7. Compared with the last quarter, what is the expected percent change to farrowings in:
i) July, August and September 2010?

• Increase
• Decrease
• No change

ii) October, November and December 2010?

• Increase
• Decrease
• No change

8. On average, how many pigs were born per litter during the last quarter (April, May and June 2010)?

9. Of the pigs born last quarter, what percentage died or were destroyed before weaning?

Shipments

10. In April, May and June 2010, how many market pigs will this operation have shipped to a slaughter facility?
If none, go to question 12

11. Of those market pigs shipped to slaughter, what number or percent will be shipped to a facility in:
Please report as a number or %
i) the United States
ii) another province
iii) within province

12. In April, May and June 2010, how many weanling, nursery, or starter pigs will this operation have shipped to another operation for feeding purposes?
If none, go to Section D

13. Of those weanling, nursery, or starter pigs shipped for feeding purposes, what number or percent will be shipped to another operation in:
Please report as a number or %
i) the United States
ii) another province
iii) within province

Section D. Sheep and/or Lambs

1.(a) On July 1, 2010 do you expect to have any sheep or lambs on this operation? Include grazing projects, community pastures or Crown land.

• Yes
• No

1.(b) Were there any sheep or lambs kept on this operation between January 1 and June 30, 2010?

• Yes (Answer Questions 5, 6 and 7)
• No (Go to Section E)

2. Are sheep or lambs kept on this operation for someone else? (If yes include them as part of inventory.)

• Yes
• No

Inventory Questions

3. How many of the following do you expect to have on this operation on July 1, 2010?

Total Number

i) Rams, 1 year and over
ii) Ewes
iii) Replacement lambs
iv) Market lambs

4. What will be the total sheep and lambs inventory on July 1, 2010 on this operation?

Questions on Production

5. On this operation, how many lambs were born in the last 6 months (between January 1 and June 30, 2010)?
6. How many sheep and lambs died or will die, including those killed by disease or predators, between January 1 and June 30, 2010?
7. On this operation, how many lambs do you expect to be born between July 1 and December 31, 2010?

Section E. 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 Quebec, Ontario, 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
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, 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.

Comments:

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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 provide reliable estimates of Canadian production of mushrooms. To carry on work in your interest, government departments and producers' organizations require complete and accurate information. We depend on you to supply the facts.

Your data are kept strictly confidential and are grouped with others for statistical purposes.

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)
• Corporation Name (if applicable)

Main operator

• Surname or Family Name
• Area Code
• Telephone
• Usual First Name and Initial
• Area Code
• Fax
• Location of alternate telephone
• 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)
• Email Address (if applicable)

Partner

• Partner's Surname or Family Name
• Area Code
• Telephone
• Partner's Usual First Name and Initial
• Area Code
• Fax
• Location of alternate telephone
• 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)

Check this box if the address and telephone is the same as main operator.

Partner

• Partner's Surname or Family Name
• Area Code
• Telephone
• Partner's Usual First Name and Initial
• Area Code
• Fax
• Location of alternate telephone
• 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)

Check this box if the address and telephone is the same as main operator.

What species of mushrooms did you grow in 2009? (Tick all that apply)

• Agaricus (fill in Part I, on this page, 'Agaricus Mushrooms')
• Shiitake (Lentinus edodes) - (fill in Part II, 'Specialty Mushrooms')
• Oyster (Pleurotus) - (fill in Part II, 'Specialty Mushrooms')
• Other (specify) - (fill in Part II, 'Specialty Mushrooms')

Part I - Agaricus Mushrooms

Section A - Agaricus Mushrooms

1. Type of Operation
What type of operation did you have for your Agaricus production in 2009?

• bed
• tray
• tunnel
• Other (specify)

What growing medium did you use for your Agaricus production in 2009?

• straw based compost
• hay/straw/manure based compost
• hay based compost
• manure based compost
• Other (specify)

2. Crop production and sales of Agaricus mushrooms

square feet
square metres
Total growing area for Agaricus mushrooms (standing footage) in 2010
Total growing area for Agaricus mushrooms (standing footage) in 2009
Total growing area spawned in 2009 (i.e., 10,000 sq, ft, spawned three times = 30,000 sq. ft.)

Quantity

• pounds
• kilograms

Value

• $

Fresh market sales of Agaricus mushrooms
Sales to processors of Agaricus mushrooms
Total Agaricus mushrooms sold in 2009

Section B - Value of investment for Agaricus mushrooms production (at current fair market value)

$
Total value of land only (leased or owned)
Total value of all buildings (including bed structures, heating and cooling equipment) used for Agaricus production)
Total value of all other machinery and equipment used in your Agaricus mushroom business

Section C - Labour for Agaricus mushrooms production

(Please include paid members of your family engaged in your Agaricus mushroom operation, including management salaries)

No.
Total number of full-time employees in 2009
No.
Total number of part-time employees in 2009 (i.e., working less than 25 hours per week)
$
Total labour cost in 2009 (include all benefits paid on behalf of employees, i.e., medical, E.I.,
pension plans, workmen's compensation, etc.)

Part II - Specialty Mushrooms

Section A - Shiitake Mushrooms

1. Type of Operation
What type of operation did you have for your Shiitake production in 2009?

• bed
• tray
• log
• Other (specify)

What growing medium did you use for your Shiitake production in 2009?

• natural wood logs
• sawdust
• pulp mill waste fibres
• Other (specify)

Did you grow your Shiitake mushrooms

• indoors or
• outdoors in 2009?

• Crop production and sales of Shiitake mushrooms

square feet
square metres
number of logs
Total growing area for Shiitake mushrooms (standing footage or number of logs) in 2010
Total growing area for Shiitake mushrooms (standing footage or number of logs) in 2009
Total growing area spawned in 2009 (i.e., 10,000 sq. ft. spawned three times = 30,000 sq. ft.)

Quantity

• pounds
• kilograms

Value

• $

Fresh market sales of Shiitake mushrooms
Sales to processors of Shiitake mushrooms
Total Shiitake mushrooms sold in 2009

Section B - Oyster and Other Species of Mushrooms

What species of mushrooms (other than Agaricus and Shiitake) did you grow in 2009?

• Oyster
• Other (specify)

1. Type of Operation
What type of operation did you have for your Oyster/Other production in 2009?

• bed
• tray
• tunnel
• log
• Other (specify)

What growing medium did you use for your Oyster/Other production in 2009?

• straw
• straw/manure based compost
• hay/straw based compost
• hay based compost
• pulp mill waste fibres
• Other (specify)

2. Crop production and sales of Oyster/Other mushrooms

square feet
square metres
number of logs
Total growing area for Oyster/Other mushrooms (standing footage or number of logs) in 2010
Total growing area for Oyster/Other mushrooms (standing footage or number of logs) in 2009
Total growing area spawned in 2009 (i.e., 10,000 sq. ft. spawned three times = 30,000 sq. ft.)

Quantity

• Pounds
• kilograms

Value

• $

Fresh market sales of Oyster/Other mushrooms
Sales to processors of Oyster/Other mushrooms
Total Oyster/Other mushrooms sold in 2009

Section C - Value of investment for specialty mushroom production (at current fair market value)

$
Total value of land only (leased or owned)
Total value of all building (including bed structures, heating and cooling equipment) used for specialty mushroom production
Total value of all other machinery and equipment used in your specialty mushroom business

Section D - Labour for specialty mushroom production

(Please indicate paid members of your family engaged in your specialty mushroom operation, including management salaries.)

No.
Total number of full-time employees in 2009
No.
Total number of part-time employees in 2009 (i.e., working less than 25 hours per week)
$
Total labour cost in 2009 (include all benefits paid on behalf of employee, i.e., medical, E.I. pension plans, workmen's compensation, etc.)

Agreement to Share Information

Note to residents of Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and British Columbia:

To avoid duplication of enquiry this survey is conducted under a co-operative agreement with the Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Forest Resources and Agri-Food, the New Brunswick Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives, the Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture and the British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries pursuant to Section 12 of the Statistics Act (SC 1985, Chap. S19). Address any comments or questions to the Agriculture Division, Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0T6.

The information collected and shared will be kept confidential and used only for statistical purposes. Any information shared with a provincial ministry of agriculture is released in aggregate form only. The provincial ministry of agriculture must guarantee the confidentiality of all shared data.

Statistics Canada does not provide the respondent's name or address to any provincial ministry of agriculture.

Do you agree to share this information?

• Yes
• No

To residents of Quebec:

To avoid duplication of enquiry, this survey is conducted under a co-operative agreement to share information in accordance with Section 11 of the Statistics Act, with Statistics Canada and l'Institut de la statistique du Québec.

Comments from Interviewer/Farm Operator:

Background

In 2010, Statistics Canada launched the Integrated Business Statistics Program (IBSP) to provide a more efficient model for producing economic statistics. The main objective was to enhance the economic statistics program so that it remains as robust and flexible as possible while reducing the burden on business respondents.

The IBSP encompasses around 60 surveys covering four major sectors: manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade, services (including culture) and capital expenditures. By 2019/2020, the IBSP will include roughly 150 economic surveys covering all sectors of economic statistics. The list of surveys currently included in IBSP is available online.

The program changes ensure that Statistics Canada will continue to produce a consistent and coherent set of economic statistics. As well, data users and researchers can more easily combine economic data with information from other sources to undertake their analyses.

The IBSP uses a standardized approach for economic surveys conducted at Statistics Canada. This framework involves:

• Using a common Business Register as the unique frame
• Maximizing the use of administrative information to reduce business response burden
• Using electronic questionnaires as the principal mode of collection
• Harmonizing concepts and questionnaire content
• Adopting common sampling, collection and processing methodologies

What are some of the more significant changes?

• A new approach to sampling ensures businesses will only be asked those questions that are pertinent to their operations. This creates a win-win situation for Statistics Canada and respondents. Statistics Canada reduces the collection effort and has a greater likelihood of collecting the information it requires to produce official statistics relevant to Canadians. It also reduces the time needed by respondents to complete their business surveys.
• Increased use of administrative data reduces business response burden. Administrative data files (such as corporate income tax files) have been used extensively as a direct substitute for a sub-set of sampled units and for imputation of non-response. In the transition to the IBSP model, imputation methods were adapted to take full advantage of the availability of administrative data. This resulted in additional response burden reductions across survey programs. The majority of sampled businesses are no longer required to provide data for revenue and expense information that is available from tax data. The IBSP questionnaires are designed to collect information that is not available from administrative data files, such as commodities produced and business practices.
• A new coherent approach to developing provincial/territorial estimates uses existing information on Statistics Canada's business register to determine provincial/territorial shares of revenues, expenses and value added. This ensures a coherent and standardized approach that is consistent across all IBSP surveys. Previously, these data were collected directly from each respondent, contributing to response burden.
• Electronic questionnaires are now the primary mode to collect data from business respondents. Businesses complete surveys using a secure online application. The result is a more efficient and higher quality collection process. In addition, the quality of survey statistics may improve because electronic questionnaires have built-in checks designed to limit reporting errors that can occur with paper-based questionnaires.
• Increased coverage of the business population results in a more comprehensive set of business statistics. Beginning in reference year 2013, the population covered by the suite of annual economic survey programs increased to include all firms regardless of their size. In previous years, relatively small businesses (based on their sales) were not included in Statistics Canada's central business frame. However, with new self-coding technology, it became possible to classify all businesses operating in the Canadian economy onto the central business frame, regardless of the sales of the firm. As a result, with improved coverage of the population, the IBSP-based estimates better reflect the population of businesses operating in Canada.
• Questionnaires have been updated to reflect the latest business terminology and accounting practices of Canadian businesses. In addition the questionnaires apply the latest standard classifications used by Statistics Canada, such as the North American Industry Classification System and the North American Product Classification System.

Does this impact the comparability of data through time?

The extent of the changes in the business statistics program introduced by the IBSP means that some series may no longer be consistent with estimates from previous periods. For example, the increase in the business population alone means that the estimates will tend to be higher than those previously published.

For some series, data changes will be small and comparisons with estimates to previous reference periods will be consistent. In other cases, the impacts can be significant, leading to breaks in the current estimates when compared to past estimates.

Recognizing the importance of data continuity, Statistics Canada will continue to use several assessment techniques in order to examine whether current estimates will be directly comparable to past estimates. Among the techniques that may be used include:

• Evaluating survey estimates at all levels of detail (national, sub-national, NAICS)
• Comparing estimates obtained from sub-annual surveys (where applicable)
• Comparing tax information
• Analysing the results for common respondents in 2012 and 2013
• Comparing historical movements by respondent and by the industry in general

In all cases, users are aware that breaks can exist and that any comparisons with previous data should be made at their own discretion.

Once the estimates for the current reference year are available, revisions will be made to the previous year's data.

Who will use the new IBSP estimates?

• Businesses use the estimates to better understand their performance within their given industry relative to the industry average.
• Industry analysts and associations use the IBSP estimates to analyze the performance of given industries in the Canadian economy both nationally and regionally.
• Federal departments and agencies, provincial ministries and authorities, the press, survey respondents, and the general public use estimates to assess trends in the Canadian economy.

The IBSP data are a main input in the Canadian System of Macroeconomic Accounts. They are first adjusted to macroeconomic accounting concepts and definitions and are then integrated into the macroeconomic accounting frameworks. This integration involves adjusting the data to adhere to the macroeconomic accounting identities as well as ensuring consistency through time. These data are the building blocks for Statistics Canada's benchmark measure of gross domestic product and a key input into the estimates used to determine equalization payments and the allocation of harmonized sales tax revenue.

Periodically, Statistics Canada undertakes large scale changes as part of its survey renewal process. The new IBSP data will be integrated into the Macroeconomic Accounts. Although the new data may lead to some changes/revisions to the national accounts, the System of National Accounts framework ensures that the national account estimates are robust and coherent.

Have any other survey releases taken place under the new IBSP schedule?

Yes. The first survey released under IBSP was the 2013 Survey of Aquaculture that was published in the Daily on November 14, 2014. Since then, several other annual surveys have been released, and a number of monthly surveys will soon be made available.

Further Information

For a more detailed explanation of the changes, please consult the Integrated Business Statistics Program Overview on the Statistics Canada website.

More information on the technical aspects on sampling and estimation is available upon request.

For more information, contact Media Relations (613-951-4636); statcan.mediahotline-ligneinfomedias.statcan@statcan.gc.ca.

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Changes to the Monthly Electricity Supply and Disposition survey

Starting January 2016, Statistics Canada will roll out a more detailed monthly survey related to the electricity industry in Canada. A breakdown of these changes is provided below.

Increased coverage

The monthly electricity supply and disposition survey will expand its industry coverage by lowering its reporting threshold from an annual generation of 20,000 MW to a total generation capacity of 500 KW for electric utilities and industrial establishments that generate and/or distribute electricity from at least one plant. The survey will also include electricity generation/distribution from utilities and companies that have at least one photovoltaic solar plant with a total generating capacity of over 100 KW.

Amalgamation of quarterly content with the monthly

Content from the Electricity Disposition – Quarterly Residential Sector survey will be directly amalgamated with the monthly electricity survey. Specifically, the questions related to residential sales of electricity, such as megawatt hours and cost.

The amalgamation will effectively reduce the number of questionnaires that respondents will have to complete in the future.

Expanded content

In addition to the above changes, the content of the monthly electricity survey will be expanded during 2016 to provide more detailed and timelier data on the industry to end users. Among the most significant changes are expanded categories related to energy generation, as well as a geographic disposition of energy use by customers. A breakdown of these changes is as follows:

• Energy generation types
  • Combustible electricity generation
    • Thermal generation (fuel types – coal, natural gas, petroleum, other combustible fuels)
    • Total biomass generation (new fuel types – wood, spent pulping liquor, methane gas, municipal and other waste)
  • Non-combustible electricity generation
    • Wave and geothermal
• Electricity available for use within specific geographic borders
  • Total quantity of disposition of electricity to customers enrolled with retailers (i.e., industrial, residential and agricultural, and commercial)
  • Total quantity and value of disposition of electricity to 'end-use` customers (i.e., industrial, residential and agricultural, and commercial)
  • Unallocated quantity of electricity
  • Total quantity of electricity used by producers

Data comparability and accessibility

The content changes to the monthly electricity survey will result in new CANSIM tables for the survey that will be introduced in late 2016. In the interim, the existing CANSIM tables 127-0002 and 127-0003 will continue to be produced but will have minor changes.

For Table 127-0002, the changes include the grouping of conventional steam turbine, internal combustion turbine and combustion turbine into one category - total electricity production from combustible fuels.

For table 127-0003, the changes include the removal of categories pertaining to total firm deliveries, total non-firm deliveries, total other deliveries to the United States and other receipts from the United States.

Despite the changes to the existing tables, they will continue to remain available beyond the 2016 reference year for historical reference purposes. Consequently, users will have to use caution when comparing the information in the existing tables with the new tables that will be published later in the year.

How can I obtain for more information on changes to the monthly electricity supply and disposition survey?

This document highlights key changes to the survey and its impacts for end users. For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this survey, contact us (toll-free 1-800-263-1136; 514-283-8300; infostats@statcan.gc.ca) or Media Relations (613-951-4636; statcan.mediahotline-ligneinfomedias.statcan@statcan.gc.ca).