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Integrated Business Statistics Program (IBSP)

This guide is designed to assist you as you complete the 2017 Annual Civil Aviation survey – Level IV. If you need more information, please call the Statistics Canada Help Line at the number below.

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Business or organization and contact information
Statement of Revenues, Annual - Statement 21 (IV)

Business or organization and contact information

This section verifies or requests basic identifying information of the business or organization such as legal name, operating name (if applicable), contact information of the designated contact person, current operational status, and main activity(ies).

1. Legal name and Operating name

Legal Name

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

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

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

Operating Name

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

2. Designated contact person

Verify or provide the requested contact information of the designated business or organization contact person.The designated contact person is the person who should receive this questionnaire.The designated contact person may not always be the one who actually completes the questionnaire.If different than the designated contact person, the contact information of the person completing the questionnaire can be indicated later in the questionnaire.

3. Current operational status

Verify or provide the current operational status of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name in question 1.If indicating the operational status of the business or organization is ‘Not currently operational’ then indicate an applicable reason and provide the requested information.

4. Main activity

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

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

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

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

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

If the current NAICS associated with this business or organizations is not correct, please provide a brief description of the main activity and provide any additional information as requested.

Statement of Revenues and Expenses, Annual – Statement 21 (IV)

Scheduled services

Transportation of passengers or goods, or both, by an aircraft provided by an air carrier that operates the air service and that, directly or indirectly, sells some or all of its seats or part or all of its cargo space to the public on a price per seat, price per unit of mass or price per volume of cargo basis.

Charter services

Transportation of passengers or goods, or both, by aircraft pursuant to a contract under which a person, other than the air carrier that operates the air service, or its agent, reserves a block of seats or part of the cargo space of an aircraft for the person's use or for resale to the public.

Include air ambulance service and the movement of people and goods to logging or heli-logging sites.

Exclude firefighting and heli-logging activities and the movement of people and goods to a firefighting site. (A complete list of activities which are specialty and therefore not subject to filing requirements as charter can be found in the Transport Canada document entitled "Starting a Commercial Air Service", TP 8880. This document can be found at TP 8880 - Starting A Commercial Air Service or at Starting a Commercial Air Service [pdf].)

Fixed wing

Means a power-driven, heavier-than-air aircraft, deriving its lift in flight chiefly from aerodynamic reactions on surfaces which remain fixed. An aircraft having wings fixed to the airplane fuselage and outspread in flight – that is non-rotating wings.

Helicopter

Means a rotary wing, heavier-than-air aircraft, supported in flight chiefly by the reactions of the air on one or more power-driven rotors on substantially vertical axes. A helicopter does not have conventional fixed wings, nor is it provided with a conventional propeller for forward thrust.

Total operating revenue

Include revenue from air transportation services (for example, transportation of passengers, transportation of goods and other flight-related revenue [such as flying training, recreational flying and other specialty flying]) and all other sources.

Integrated Business Statistics Program (IBSP)

This guide is designed to assist you as you complete the 2017 Annual Civil Aviation Survey – Level III. If you need more information, please call the Statistics Canada Help Line at the number below

Your answers are confidential.

Statistics Canada will use information from this survey for statistical purposes.

Help Line: 1-800-972-9692

Table of contents

Business or organization and contact information
Balance Sheet, Annual - Statement 20 (II, III)
Statement of Revenues and Expenses, Annual - Statement 21 (III)
Scheduled Services, Revenue Operating Statistics, Annual - Statement 10 (III)
Charter Services, Revenue Operating Statistics, Annual - Statement 12 (III)

Business or organization and contact information

1. Legal name and Operating name

Legal Name

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

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

Operating Name

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

2. Designated contact person

3. Current operational status

Verify or provide the current operational status of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name in question 1.If indicating the operational status of the business or organization is 'Not currently operational' then indicate an applicable reason and provide the requested information.

4. Main activity

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

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

If the current NAICS associated with this business or organizations is not correct, please provide a brief description of the main activity and provide any additional information as requested.

Balance Sheet, Annual – Statement 20 (II, III)

Financial assets

Current assets

Include:

cash, bank balances (including deposits in transit, special deposits for the payments of debts, and so on) and short-term investments due within one year from the date of the balance sheet;
current accounts and notes receivable as well as other current assets such as inventories, charges to subscribers on transportation contracts, interests and dividends receivable, and so on.

All other financial assets – (Include investments and special funds.)

Include investments in associated companies, other investments such as investments in stocks, bonds, and so on, and special funds such as equipment purchase funds, funds set aside for such special purposes as contractual deposits, pension funds, self-insurance funds, and so on.

Property and equipment

Operating - property and equipment – (Include capital leases.)

Include:

ground property and equipment (including flight equipment) owned and/or under capital leases;
the cost of aircraft (airframes), aircraft engines, propellers, components (aircraft communication and navigational equipment) and spare parts that have been purchased outright;
the cost of non-airborne communication and meteorological equipment, ramp equipment, maintenance and engineering equipment, surface transport vehicles and equipment, furniture, fixtures and office equipment, buildings and land as well as miscellaneous ground equipment such as medical equipment, airport and lighting equipment, passenger service equipment, hotel, restaurant and food service equipment, storage and distribution equipment. Property and equipment under capital leases includes the cost of property and equipment under a capital or finance lease, in other words, a lease for a period considered to be the whole or nearly the whole life of the property or equipment.

Accumulated depreciation and amortization - property and equipment

Include:

accumulated depreciation and amortization of ground property and equipment (including flight equipment) owned and/or under capital leases;
accrued charges representing losses, not replaced by current repairs, occurring in physical property and suffered through current lessening of service value due to wear and tear from use and the action of time and the elements; and losses occurring through obsolescence, supersession, new technological developments, changes in popular demand and the requirements of public authority.

Non-operating property and equipment – (Include capital leases.)

Include the cost of all non-operating property and equipment, in other words, all property and equipment not included in the "operating" category above.

Accumulated depreciation and amortization - non-operating property and equipment

Include accumulated depreciation and amortization of the non-operating property and equipment.

All other assets

Include long-term prepayments, developmental and pre-operating costs such as the cost of extraordinary training, unamortized discounts and expenses on the issue of long-term debt securities, property acquisition adjustments, other intangibles such as payments made for patents, copyrights, and so on, and other deferred charges.

Total assets

The sum of the assets above less the accumulated depreciation and amortization.

Liabilities and capital

Current liabilities

Include:

current accounts and traffic balances payable, including balances subject to current settlement and payable to associated companies and/or shareholders, and notes payable on demand or within one year from the date of the balance sheet;
the current portion of long-term debt and the current obligations under capital leases;
air traffic liabilities (unearned transportation revenue), which includes the value of passenger tickets sold but not used or refunded as of the date of the balance sheet, and pre-paid amounts for the transportation of baggage, freight and mail for which the transportation has not occurred as of the date of the balance sheet;
salaries and wages accrued and unpaid, taxes accrued and unpaid, dividends payable, deposits by subscribers on transportation contracts (air travel plan liabilities, in other words, deposits received under air travel plan contracts) and other current and accrued liabilities.

Advances from associated companies and/or shareholders

Include the net amount from associated companies and/or shareholders for notes, loans or advances which are not currently settled.

Long-term debt and other non-current liabilities – (Include capital leases.)

Include:

the face value or principal amount of debt securities (for example, bonds, trust certificates, debentures, notes) issued and assumed by the air carrier and in the hands of others, which is not payable within twelve months of the balance sheet date;
long-term obligations under capital leases, which refers to the present value of unexpired contracts for the acquisition of aircraft under such lease arrangements.

Deferred income taxes

Include taxes that will be owed on income, but that have not yet been assessed.

All other liabilities

Include:

deferred credits which correspond to unamortized premiums on all classes of long-term debt, and other deferred credits such as securities issued or assumed by the air carrier, and other unadjusted accounts that cannot be cleared as of the date of the balance sheet;
provisions for major overhauls such as for flight equipment (in other words, liabilities of uncertain value or timing associated with the complete disassembly and inspection or repair of an aircraft, engine or other component of an aircraft) and other provisions such as liabilities of uncertain value or timing.

Shareholders' equity

Capital stock

Include the equity capital invested in a business through the purchase of various classes of common and preferred shares.

Retained earnings

Include the portion of after-tax profits left over, after dividends have been paid to shareholders, for reinvestment into the company. If this account is negative, then the amount indicated for this item should be shown with a negative (-) sign.

All other items

Include other paid-in capital and reserves. Other paid-in capital or contributed surplus includes the premiums or discounts that have resulted from selling stock, and stock received from donations. Reserves include any reserve fund such as reserve for self-insurance, reserve for pension, reserves against potential future losses, and so on. Also, include proprietorship or partnership accounts (balance year-end).

Total liabilities and capital

The sum of liabilities and capital plus the sum of shareholders' equity which should equal total assets.

Statement of Revenues and Expenses, Annual – Statement 21 (III)

Operating revenue

Scheduled services

Charter services

Include air ambulance service and the movement of people and goods to logging or heli-logging sites.

Exclude firefighting and heli-logging activities and the movement of people and goods to a firefighting site. (A complete list of activities which are specialty and therefore not subject to filing requirements as charter can be found in the Transport Canada document entitled "Starting a Commercial Air Service", TP 8880. This document can be found at http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/civilaviation/publications/tp8880-menu-5178.htm or at http://www.tc.gc.ca/Publications/en/tp8880/pdf/hr/tp8880e.pdf.)

Passenger revenue

Refers to the revenue earned from the transportation of passengers on scheduled and charter services. Include revenue from all surcharges (baggage, fuel, seat selection, and so on) that are retained by the air carrier. Exclude amounts such as taxes, navigation fees, security fees, and so on that are collected but passed on to other entities.

Goods revenue

Refers to the revenue earned from the transportation of goods on scheduled and charter services. Exclude taxes such as the Goods and Services Tax (GST), Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) or Provincial Sales Tax (PST).

All other flight - related revenue

Refers to the revenue earned from air transport activities not included in passenger revenue or goods revenue. Include revenue from other flying services such as flying training, recreational flying and other specialty flying.

All other revenue

Include subsidies and revenue earned from all other sources.

Total operating revenue

The sum of passenger revenue, goods revenue, other flight-related revenue and revenue from all other sources.

Operating expenses

Maintenance - ground property and equipment

Expenses incurred in the repair and upkeep of ground property and equipment. Include employee wages, salaries and benefits (including employer contributions to pensions, medical benefits, insurance, and so on), expenses for materials and supplies, purchased repair services and all other related expenses.

Aircraft operations

Expenses incurred directly for the in-flight operation of aircraft or in the holding of aircraft and aircraft personnel in readiness for assignment to an in-flight status.

Include:

the wages, salaries and benefits (including employer contributions to pensions, medical benefits, insurance, and so on and layover expenses such as hotels and meals) for flight crews (pilot, co-pilot, navigator, and so on);
expenses for turbo fuel, gasoline and all other fuel and oil consumed such as turbine oil and piston oil (including throughput charges, non-refundable duties and taxes);
airport landing fees paid both in Canada and outside of Canada;
navigation fees remitted to NAV CANADA or other international suppliers for the provision of air navigation services (air navigation services include aeronautical communication services, aeronautical information services, aeronautical radio navigation services, air traffic control services, aviation weather services, emergency assistance services and flight information services);
expenses for insurance against accidental damage to flight equipment while in flight or on the ground and for insurance against liability occurring from the operation of aircraft or, in the case of non-insurance, the resulting expenses for which the carrier is liable;
expenses incurred for the rental of aircraft (and crew) from other carriers, such as in chartering, interchange and operating or short-term lease agreements;
all other aircraft operation expenses incurred directly for the in-flight operation and related standby time of aircraft.

Maintenance - flight equipment

Expenses incurred in the repair and upkeep of flight equipment. Include employee wages, salaries and benefits (including employer contributions to pensions, medical benefits, insurance, and so on), expenses for materials and supplies, purchased repair services and all other related expenses.

General administration

Expenses incurred for in-flight service, aircraft and traffic servicing, promotion and sales and general administration.

Include:

the wages, salaries and benefits (including employer contributions to pensions, medical benefits, insurance, and so on and layover expenses such as hotels and meals) paid to cabin crews (flight attendants, and so on), ground personnel, staff engaged in reservations, ticketing, sales and promotional activities and all other employees (including the personnel performing the general and administrative functions of the air carrier);
expenses for in-flight service such as passenger food and supplies (in-flight meals, complimentary drinks, and so on and the cost of supplies and personal services furnished to passengers), passenger liability insurance (premiums for passenger liability and accident insurance) and all other in-flight service expenses (including passenger-related expenses incurred due to interrupted flights, including hotels, meals, taxi fares and other expense items, the cost of other services provided to passengers, such as pay, allowances and the cost of passenger service personnel, and all other services provided for the comfort of passengers in transit);
expenses for aircraft and traffic servicing purchased from outside suppliers, expenses incurred on the ground for scheduling or preparing aircraft for arrival and takeoff, expenses incurred in enplaning and deplaning passenger and cargo traffic, and expenses involved in servicing and handling individual aircraft and traffic on the ground, in preparing aircraft crews for flight assignment, in controlling the in-flight movements of aircraft and the in-flight expenses of handling all traffic including baggage;
all promotion and sales expenses such as passenger and cargo commission expenses (the net commission payable to others for the sale of transportation on the reporting carrier's service less the commission receivable from the reporting carrier's sale of transportation on other carriers' services), advertising and publicity expenses and any related expenses, accommodation costs, agency fees for outside services, expenses associated with reservations, city ticket offices and other sales expenses;
general administration expenses such as those for financial accounting activities, supplementary labour income, property taxes, building rentals, communications purchased, purchasing activities, representation at law, and all other operational administration expenses not directly applicable to a particular function that are not included in the previous operating expenses categories;
expenses such as incidental air transport-related expenses associated with revenue reported as "all other revenue";
staff reduction expenses.

Depreciation

Include:

provisions for the depreciation of ground property and equipment (including flight equipment);
all charges incurred in normal wear and tear on property and equipment which have not been replaced by current year repair, as well as losses in service ability;
charges for the amortization of capitalized development and other intangible assets.

All other expenses

Include any and all miscellaneous operating expenses not reported elsewhere.

Total operating expenses

The sum of the previous six expense items.

Operating income

Net operating income (a loss should be a negative number)

Total operating revenue less total operating expenses – calculated from the previous questions.

Non-operating income/expenses

Interest and discount income

Include interest income from all sources and cash discounts on the purchase of materials and supplies.

Interest expenses

Include interest on unpaid taxes and all classes of debt including premiums, discounts and expenses on short-term obligations, amortization of premiums, discounts and expenses on short-term and long-term obligations.

All other net non-operating income (enter a negative number for a loss)

Include:

capital gains (or losses) from retiring operating property and equipment, aircraft equipment, expendable parts, miscellaneous materials and supplies and other assets, when they are sold or otherwise retired from service as part of a general program and not as incidental sales performed as a service to others;
gains or losses made on investments in securities;
net miscellaneous non-operating income or loss, which refers to revenue and expenses attributable to financing or other activities that are not an integral part of the air transportation activities undertaken by the carrier, or its incidental services. These could include dividend income, the balance of all income or losses from affiliated companies reimbursed to the carrier, foreign exchange adjustments and special items, such as restructuring expenses, which do not occur on a regular basis.

Exclude staff reduction expenses which should be included under all other expenses.

Net non-operating income (a loss should be a negative number)

The sum of the previous three income or expense items.

Provision for income taxes

Include the provision for taxes payable on net income for the accounting period and adjustments of income taxes relating to previous years, including provisions for deferred income taxes resulting from differences between accounting income and taxable income that arise when the time of including items of revenue and expense in the computation of accounting income and taxable income do not coincide. If the net amount is negative, then the amount indicated for this item should be shown with a negative (-) sign.

Net income (a loss should be a negative number)

Net operating income plus net non-operating income less the provision for income taxes.

Fuel and oil consumed

Turbo fuel consumed

Include fuel used in both turboprop and jet aircraft.

Provide the quantity and expenses for turbo fuel consumed. Turbo fuel includes the turbine fuel uplifted for all aircraft in the carrier's fleet. Fuel uplift can be determined based on delivery notes or invoices, aircraft onboard measurement systems or, if the fuel was supplied by a customer, estimated based on hours flown. Report the quantity of turbo fuel consumed in litres.

Include turbo fuel consumed for all scheduled and/or charter operations, regardless of where purchased. The expenses for turbo fuel consumed should be reported in Canadian dollars, regardless of where purchased. Include throughput charges, non-refundable duties and taxes. If the fuel was supplied by a customer, an approximate value may be provided based on prevailing market rates.

Conversion factor

To convert gallons (imperial) into litres (l), multiply by 4.546092.

Gasoline consumed

Provide the quantity and expenses for gasoline consumed. If the gasoline was supplied by a customer, it may be estimated based on hours flown. Report the quantity of gasoline consumed in litres.

Include gasoline consumed for all scheduled and/or charter operations, regardless of where purchased. The expenses for gasoline consumed should be reported in Canadian dollars, regardless of where purchased. Include throughput charges, non-refundable duties and taxes. If the gasoline was supplied by a customer, an approximate value may be provided based on prevailing market rates.

Conversion factor

To convert gallons (imperial) into litres (l), multiply by 4.546092.

All other fuel and oil consumed

Provide the quantity and expenses for all other fuel and oil consumed. Report the quantity of all other fuel and oil consumed in litres.

The quantity should include turbine oil, piston oil and all other types of fuel and oil consumed for all scheduled and/or charter operations, regardless of where purchased. The expenses for all other fuel and oil consumed should be reported in Canadian dollars, regardless of where purchased. Include throughput charges, non-refundable duties and taxes.

Conversion factor

To convert gallons (imperial) into litres (l), multiply by 4.546092.

Total fuel and oil consumed

The sum of the quantities and expenses reported in the previous three items.

Employment

Average number of employees

Refers to the average number of people employed for each of the six categories of personnel.

Include all employees, temporary or permanent, on the payroll of the air carrier during the reporting period. Include part-time employees, prorated to the amount of time worked when compared to full-time employees (for example, two part-time employees working half-time are equivalent to one full-time employee).

Wages and salaries expenses

Include a breakdown of the wages and salaries paid for each of the six categories of personnel.

Exclude all benefits, in other words, employer contributions to pensions, medical benefits, insurance, and so on or layover expenses, such as hotels and meals, for flight and cabin crews.

Total employees

The sum of the number and the wages and salaries expenses for the six categories of personnel.

Revenue and expenses by area of operation

Passenger revenue

Include a breakdown of the revenue earned from the transportation of passengers for each province, territory and outside of Canada based on where the transportation service was provided. Total passenger revenue should equal the sum of passenger revenue from scheduled services and charter services previously reported.

Goods revenue

Include a breakdown of the revenue earned from the transportation of goods for each province, territory and outside of Canada based on where the transportation service was provided. Total goods revenue should equal the sum of goods revenue from scheduled services and charter services previously reported.

Employee wages and salaries

Include a breakdown of employee wages and salaries for each province, territory and outside of Canada based on where the employees are located. Total employee wages and salaries should equal the total wages and salaries expenses reported in the "Employment" section above.

Scheduled Services, Revenue Operating Statistics, Annual – Statement 10 (III)

Scheduled services - operating statistics

Include fixed wing and helicopter services.

Sector of operation

Refers to the regions where carriers provide transportation services. There are three breakdowns – domestic, transborder (Canada-US) and other international.

Domestic

Includes operations between points in Canada.

Transborder (Canada-US)

Includes operations between points in Canada and points in the United States (including Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico).

Other international

Includes all other operations (including between points outside of Canada).

Data reported must include both fixed wing and helicopter services, where:

Fixed wing

Helicopter

Scheduled services

Enplaned passengers

Refers to revenue passengers¹ who board aircraft and surrender one or more flight coupons or other documents good for transportation over the itinerary specified in these coupons or documents.

¹Revenue passengers correspond to passengers for which an air carrier receives remuneration and who are travelling with tickets purchased (a) under a publicly available promotional offer; (b) through a loyalty program or through the redemption of loyalty points or miles; (c) with a corporate discount or at a preferential fare; or obtained (d) as compensation for denied boarding. It excludes (a) passengers travelling for free, at a fare available only to persons who are employees or agents of an air carrier or are travelling on the business of an air carrier; and (b) persons, such as infants, who do not occupy seats.

Passenger-kilometres

Represents the carriage of one revenue passenger on each flight stage multiplied by the number of kilometres flown on that stage. Passenger-kilometres are obtained by totalling the number of kilometres flown by all passengers.

Let's take an example with two flight stages, where:

Flight stage A to B

Number of passengers = 5

Distance between points (km) = 161

Passenger-kilometres = 805

Flight stage B to C

Number of passengers = 4

Distance between points (km) = 322

Passenger-kilometres = 1,288

The total number of passenger-kilometres for the flights covering A to B and B to C is 2,093.

Conversion factor

To convert nautical miles (6 080 feet) into kilometres (km), multiply by 1.852.

To convert statute miles (5 280 feet) into kilometres (km), multiply by 1.609344.

Hours flown

Represents the block hours, in other words, the number of hours which elapsed between the time the aircraft started to move to commence a flight and the time the aircraft came to its final stop after the conclusion of a flight. Report the total number of block hours flown to the nearest hour.

Enplaned goods

Refers to all types of non-passenger traffic. It includes priority freight, freight, mail and excess baggage for which revenue is obtained. Enplaned goods should be reported to the nearest kilogram.

Conversion factor

To convert pounds (lbs.) into kilograms (kg), multiply by 0.453592.

Goods tonne-kilometres

Represents the carriage of one tonne of goods on each flight stage multiplied by the number of kilometres flown on that stage. Goods tonne-kilometres are obtained by totalling the number of kilometres flown with all tonnes of goods.

Let's take an example with two flight stages, where:

Flight stage A to B

Tonnes of goods = 5

Distance between points (km) = 161

Goods tonne-kilometres = 805

Flight stage B to C

Tonnes of goods = 4

Distance between points (km) = 322

Goods tonne-kilometres = 1,288

The total number of goods tonne-kilometres for the flights covering A to B and B to C is 2,093.

Conversion factor

To convert nautical miles (6 080 feet) into kilometres (km), multiply by 1.852.

To convert statute miles (5 280 feet) into kilometres (km), multiply by 1.609344.

Scheduled services - revenue

Include fixed wing and helicopter services.

Passenger revenue

Refers to the revenue earned from the transportation of passengers on scheduled services. Include revenue from all surcharges (baggage, fuel, seat selection, and so on) that are retained by the air carrier. Exclude amounts such as taxes, navigation fees, security fees, and so on that are collected but passed on to other entities.

Goods revenue

Refers to the revenue earned from the transportation of goods on scheduled services. Exclude taxes such as the Goods and Services Tax (GST), Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) or Provincial Sales Tax (PST).

Charter Services, Revenue Operating Statistics, Annual – Statement 12 (III)

Charter services - operating statistics

Include fixed wing and helicopter services.

Sector of operation

Refers to the regions where carriers provide transportation services. There are three breakdowns – domestic, transborder (Canada-US) and other international.

Domestic

Includes operations between points in Canada.

Transborder (Canada-US)

Includes operations between points in Canada and points in the United States (including Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico).

Other international

Includes all other operations (including between points outside of Canada).

Data reported must include both fixed wing and helicopter services, where:

Fixed wing

Helicopter

Charter services

Include air ambulance service and the movement of people and goods to logging or heli-logging sites.

Exclude firefighting and heli-logging activities and the movement of people and goods to a firefighting site. (A complete list of activities which are specialty and therefore not subject to filing requirements as charter can be found in the Transport Canada document entitled "Starting a Commercial Air Service", TP 8880. This document can be found at http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/civilaviation/publications/tp8880-menu-5178.htm or at http://www.tc.gc.ca/Publications/en/tp8880/pdf/hr/tp8880e.pdf.)

Enplaned passengers

Refers to revenue passengers¹ who board aircraft and surrender one or more flight coupons or other documents good for transportation over the itinerary specified in these coupons or documents.

Passenger-kilometres

Let's take an example with two flight stages, where:

Flight stage A to B

Number of passengers = 5

Distance between points (km) = 161

Passenger-kilometres = 805

Flight stage B to C

Number of passengers = 4

Distance between points (km) = 322

Passenger-kilometres = 1,288

The total number of passenger-kilometres for the flights covering A to B and B to C is 2,093.

Conversion factor

To convert nautical miles (6 080 feet) into kilometres (km), multiply by 1.852.

To convert statute miles (5 280 feet) into kilometres (km), multiply by 1.609344.

Hours flown

Enplaned goods

Conversion factor

To convert pounds (lbs.) into kilograms (kg), multiply by 0.453592.

Goods tonne-kilometres

Let's take an example with two flight stages, where:

Flight stage A to B

Tonnes of goods = 5

Distance between points (km) = 161

Goods tonne-kilometres = 805

Flight stage B to C

Tonnes of goods = 4

Distance between points (km) = 322

Goods tonne-kilometres = 1,288

The total number of goods tonne-kilometres for the flights covering A to B and B to C is 2,093.

Conversion factor

To convert nautical miles (6 080 feet) into kilometres (km), multiply by 1.852.

To convert statute miles (5 280 feet) into kilometres (km), multiply by 1.609344.

Charter services - revenue

Include fixed wing and helicopter services.

Passenger revenue

Refers to the revenue earned from the transportation of passengers on charter services. Include revenue from all surcharges (baggage, fuel, seat selection, and so on) that are retained by the air carrier. Exclude amounts such as taxes, navigation fees, security fees, and so on that are collected but passed on to other entities.

Goods revenue

Refers to the revenue earned from the transportation of goods on charter services. Exclude taxes such as the Goods and Services Tax (GST), Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) or Provincial Sales Tax (PST).

Integrated Business Statistics Program (IBSP)

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Business or organization and contact information
Balance Sheet, Annual - Statement 20 (II, III)
Statement of Revenues and Expenses, Annual - Statement 21 (I, II)

Business or organization and contact information

1. Legal name and Operating name

Legal Name

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

Operating Name

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

2. Designated contact person

3. Current operational status

Verify or provide the current operational status of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name in question 1.If indicating the operational status of the business or organization is 'Not currently operational' then indicate an applicable reason and provide the requested information.

4. Main activity

If the current NAICS associated with this business or organizations is not correct, please provide a brief description of the main activity and provide any additional information as requested.

Balance Sheet, Annual – Statement 20 (II, III)

Financial assets

Current assets

Include:

cash, bank balances (including deposits in transit, special deposits for the payments of debts, and so on) and short-term investments due within one year from the date of the balance sheet;
current accounts and notes receivable as well as other current assets such as inventories, charges to subscribers on transportation contracts, interests and dividends receivable, and so on.

All other financial assets – (Include investments and special funds.)

Property and equipment

Operating - property and equipment – (Include capital leases.)

Include:

ground property and equipment (including flight equipment) owned and/or under capital leases;
the cost of aircraft (airframes), aircraft engines, propellers, components (aircraft communication and navigational equipment) and spare parts that have been purchased outright;
the cost of non-airborne communication and meteorological equipment, ramp equipment, maintenance and engineering equipment, surface transport vehicles and equipment, furniture, fixtures and office equipment, buildings and land as well as miscellaneous ground equipment such as medical equipment, airport and lighting equipment, passenger service equipment, hotel, restaurant and food service equipment, storage and distribution equipment. Property and equipment under capital leases includes the cost of property and equipment under a capital or finance lease, in other words, a lease for a period considered to be the whole or nearly the whole life of the property or equipment.

Accumulated depreciation and amortization - property and equipment

Include:

accumulated depreciation and amortization of ground property and equipment (including flight equipment) owned and/or under capital leases;
accrued charges representing losses, not replaced by current repairs, occurring in physical property and suffered through current lessening of service value due to wear and tear from use and the action of time and the elements; and losses occurring through obsolescence, supersession, new technological developments, changes in popular demand and the requirements of public authority.

Non-operating property and equipment – (Include capital leases.)

Include the cost of all non-operating property and equipment, in other words, all property and equipment not included in the "operating" category above.

Accumulated depreciation and amortization - non-operating property and equipment

Include accumulated depreciation and amortization of the non-operating property and equipment.

All other assets

Total assets

The sum of the assets above less the accumulated depreciation and amortization.

Liabilities and capital

Current liabilities

Include:

current accounts and traffic balances payable, including balances subject to current settlement and payable to associated companies and/or shareholders, and notes payable on demand or within one year from the date of the balance sheet;
the current portion of long-term debt and the current obligations under capital leases;
air traffic liabilities (unearned transportation revenue), which includes the value of passenger tickets sold but not used or refunded as of the date of the balance sheet, and pre-paid amounts for the transportation of baggage, freight and mail for which the transportation has not occurred as of the date of the balance sheet;
salaries and wages accrued and unpaid, taxes accrued and unpaid, dividends payable, deposits by subscribers on transportation contracts (air travel plan liabilities, in other words, deposits received under air travel plan contracts) and other current and accrued liabilities.

Advances from associated companies and/or shareholders

Include the net amount from associated companies and/or shareholders for notes, loans or advances which are not currently settled.

Long-term debt and other non-current liabilities – (Include capital leases.)

Include:

the face value or principal amount of debt securities (for example, bonds, trust certificates, debentures, notes) issued and assumed by the air carrier and in the hands of others, which is not payable within twelve months of the balance sheet date;
long-term obligations under capital leases, which refers to the present value of unexpired contracts for the acquisition of aircraft under such lease arrangements.

Deferred income taxes

Include taxes that will be owed on income, but that have not yet been assessed.

All other liabilities

Include:

deferred credits which correspond to unamortized premiums on all classes of long-term debt, and other deferred credits such as securities issued or assumed by the air carrier, and other unadjusted accounts that cannot be cleared as of the date of the balance sheet;
provisions for major overhauls such as for flight equipment (in other words, liabilities of uncertain value or timing associated with the complete disassembly and inspection or repair of an aircraft, engine or other component of an aircraft) and other provisions such as liabilities of uncertain value or timing.

Shareholders' equity

Capital stock

Include the equity capital invested in a business through the purchase of various classes of common and preferred shares.

Retained earnings

All other items

Total liabilities and capital

The sum of liabilities and capital plus the sum of shareholders' equity which should equal total assets.

Statement of Revenues and Expenses, Annual – Statement 21 (I, II)

Scheduled services

Charter services

Include air ambulance service and the movement of people and goods to logging or heli-logging sites.

Exclude firefighting and heli-logging activities and the movement of people and goods to a firefighting site. (A complete list of activities which are specialty and therefore not subject to filing requirements as charter can be found in the Transport Canada document entitled "Starting a Commercial Air Service", TP 8880. This document can be found at http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/civilaviation/publications/tp8880-menu-5178.htm or at http://www.tc.gc.ca/Publications/en/tp8880/pdf/hr/tp8880e.pdf.)

Passenger revenue

Goods revenue

All other flight-related revenue

All other revenue

Include subsidies and revenue earned from all other sources.

Total operating revenue

The sum of passenger revenue, goods revenue, other flight-related revenue and revenue from all other sources.

Operating expenses - Ground property and equipment maintenance

Employee wages, salaries and benefits

Direct labour costs (wages and salaries) expended on the maintenance of ground property and equipment.

Include benefits such as employer contributions to pensions, medical benefits, insurance, and so on.

All other maintenance - ground property and equipment expenses

Expenses, both direct and indirect, incurred in the repair and upkeep of ground property and equipment.

Include materials and supplies, purchased repair services and all other related expenses.

Total maintenance - ground property and equipment expenses

The sum of the previous two expense items.

Operating expenses - Aircraft operations

Flight crew wages, salaries and benefits

Include the wages, salaries and benefits for flight crews (pilot, co-pilot, navigator, and so on).

Include benefits such as employer contributions to pensions, medical benefits, insurance, and so on and layover expenses such as hotels and meals.

Aircraft fuel and oil

Expenses for turbo fuel, gasoline and all other fuel and oil consumed such as turbine oil and piston oil.

Include throughput charges, non-refundable duties and taxes.

Landing fees

Include airport landing fees paid both in Canada and outside of Canada.

Navigation fees

Charges remitted to NAV CANADA or other international suppliers for the provision of air navigation services. Air navigation services include aeronautical communication services, aeronautical information services, aeronautical radio navigation services, air traffic control services, aviation weather services, emergency assistance services and flight information services.

Aircraft insurance

Expenses for insurance against accidental damage to flight equipment while in flight or on the ground and for insurance against liability occurring from the operation of aircraft or, in the case of non-insurance, the resulting expenses for which the carrier is liable.

Aircraft rental

Expenses incurred for the rental of aircraft (and crew) from other carriers, such as in chartering, interchange and operating or short-term lease agreements.

All other aircraft operation expenses

Expenses incurred directly for the in-flight operation and related standby time of aircraft which are not elsewhere classified.

Total aircraft operations expenses

The sum of the previous seven expense items.

Operating expenses - Flight equipment maintenance

Employee wages, salaries and benefits

Direct labour costs (wages and salaries) expended on the maintenance of flight equipment.

Include benefits such as employer contributions to pensions, medical benefits, insurance, and so on.

Materials and supplies

Expenses on materials and supplies for the maintenance of flight equipment.

Purchased repair services

Expenses for repair services for the maintenance of flight equipment purchased from outside suppliers.

All other maintenance - flight equipment expenses

Expenses, both direct and indirect, incurred in the repair and upkeep of flight equipment.

Total maintenance - flight equipment expenses

The sum of the previous four expense items.

Operating expenses - In-flight services

Employee wages, salaries and benefits

Include:

the wages, salaries and benefits paid to cabin crews (flight attendants, and so on);
benefits such as employer contributions to pensions, medical benefits, insurance, and so on, and layover expenses such as hotels and meals.

Passenger food and supplies

Include expenses for in-flight meals, complimentary drinks, and so on, and the cost of supplies and personal services furnished to passengers.

Passenger liability insurance

Include the premiums for passenger liability and accident insurance paid by the carrier.

All other in-flight service expenses

Include passenger-related expenses incurred due to interrupted flights, including hotels, meals, taxi fares and other expense items, the cost of other services provided to passengers, such as pay, allowances and the cost of passenger service personnel, and all other services provided for the comfort of passengers in transit.

Total in-flight service expenses

The sum of the previous four expense items.

Operating expenses - Aircraft and traffic servicing

Employee wages, salaries and benefits

Include:

the wages, salaries and benefits paid to ground personnel;
benefits such as employer contributions to pensions, medical benefits, insurance, and so on.

Purchased services

Expenses for aircraft and traffic servicing purchased from outside suppliers.

All other aircraft and traffic servicing expenses

Include expenses incurred on the ground for scheduling or preparing aircraft for arrival and takeoff, expenses incurred in enplaning and deplaning passenger and cargo traffic, and expenses involved in servicing and handling individual aircraft and traffic on the ground, in preparing aircraft crews for flight assignment, in controlling the in-flight movements of aircraft and the in-flight expenses of handling all traffic including baggage.

Total aircraft and traffic servicing expenses

The sum of the previous three expense items.

Operating expenses - Promotion and sales

Employee wages, salaries and benefits

Include:

the wages, salaries and benefits paid to all staff engaged in reservations, ticketing, sales and promotional activities;
benefits such as employer contributions to pensions, medical benefits, insurance, and so on.

All other promotion and sales expenses

Include:

passenger and cargo commission expenses;
the net commission payable to others for the sale of transportation on the reporting carrier's service less the commission receivable from the reporting carrier's sale of transportation on other carriers' services, advertising and publicity expenses and any related expenses, accommodation costs, agency fees for outside services, expenses associated with reservations, city ticket offices and other sales expenses.

Total promotion and sales expenses

The sum of the previous two expense items.

Operating expenses - Depreciation

Depreciation - flight equipment

Include:

provisions for the depreciation of flight equipment only;
all charges incurred in normal wear and tear on flight equipment which have not been replaced by current year repair, as well as losses in service ability.

All other depreciation

Include:

provisions for the depreciation of all non-flight ground and property equipment;
all charges incurred in normal wear and tear which have not been replaced by current year repair, as well as losses in service ability;
charges for the amortization of capitalized development and other intangible assets.

Total depreciation

The sum of the previous two expense items.

Operating expenses - All other expenses

Include general administration.

Employee wages, salaries and benefits

Include:

the wages, salaries and benefits paid to all employees performing the general and administrative functions of the air carrier;
benefits such as employer contributions to pensions, medical benefits, insurance, and so on.

Exclude all amounts reported in the previous six wages, salaries and benefits categories.

All other expenses

Include:

all operating expenses and general administration expenses not reported elsewhere;
expenses for general financial accounting activities, supplementary labour income, property taxes, building rentals, communications purchased, purchasing activities, representation at law, and all other operational administration expenses not directly applicable to a particular function that are not included in the previous operating expenses categories;
expenses such as incidental air transport-related expenses associated with revenue reported as "all other revenue";
all miscellaneous operating expenses not covered elsewhere;
staff reduction expenses.

Total other expenses

The sum of the previous two expense items.

Total operating expenses

The sum of the eight expenses sub-totals, in other words, Total maintenance - ground property and equipment expenses, Total aircraft operations expenses, and so on.

Operating income

Net operating income (a loss should be a negative number)

Total operating revenue less total operating expenses – calculated from the previous questions.

Non-operating income/expenses

Interest and discount income

Include interest income from all sources and cash discounts on the purchase of materials and supplies.

Interest expenses

All other net non-operating income (enter a negative number for a loss)

Include:

capital gains (or losses) from retiring operating property and equipment, aircraft equipment, expendable parts, miscellaneous materials and supplies and other assets, when they are sold or otherwise retired from service as part of a general program and not as incidental sales performed as a service to others;
gains or losses made on investments in securities;
net miscellaneous non-operating income or loss, which refers to revenue and expenses attributable to financing or other activities that are not an integral part of the air transportation activities undertaken by the carrier, or its incidental services. These could include dividend income, the balance of all income or losses from affiliated companies reimbursed to the carrier, foreign exchange adjustments and special items, such as restructuring expenses, which do not occur on a regular basis.

Exclude staff reduction expenses which should be included under all other expenses.

Net non-operating income (a loss should be a negative number)

The sum of the previous three income or expense items.

Provision for income taxes

Net income (a loss should be a negative number)

Net operating income plus net non-operating income less the provision for income taxes.

Fuel and oil consumed

Turbo fuel consumed

Include fuel used in both turboprop and jet aircraft.

Conversion factor

To convert gallons (imperial) into litres (l), multiply by 4.546092.

All other fuel and oil consumed

Provide the quantity and expenses for all non-turbo fuel and oil consumed. Report the quantity of all other fuel and oil consumed in litres. The quantity should include gasoline, turbine oil, piston oil and all other types of fuel and oil consumed for all scheduled and/or charter operations, regardless of where purchased. The expenses for all other fuel and oil consumed should be reported in Canadian dollars, regardless of where purchased. Include throughput charges, non-refundable duties and taxes.

Conversion factor

To convert gallons (imperial) into litres (l), multiply by 4.546092.

Total fuel and oil consumed

The sum of the quantities and expenses reported in the previous two items.

Employment

Average number of employees

Refer to the average number of people employed for each of the six categories of personnel.

Wages and salaries expenses

Include a breakdown of the wages and salaries paid for each of the six categories of personnel.

Exclude all benefits, in other words, employer contributions to pensions, medical benefits, insurance, and so on or layover expenses, such as hotels and meals, for flight and cabin crews.

Total employees

The sum of the number and the wages and salaries expenses for the six categories of personnel.

Revenue or expenses by area of operation

Passenger revenue

Goods revenue

Employee wages and salaries

Integrated Business Statistics Program (IBSP)

This guide is designed to assist you as you complete the 2017 Annual Civil Aviation Survey. If you need more information, please call the Statistics Canada Help Line at the number below.

Your answers are confidential.

Statistics Canada will use information from this survey for statistical purposes.

Help Line: 1-800-972-9692

Business or organization and contact information
Balance Sheet, Annual - Statement 20 (I)
Statement of Revenues and Expenses, Annual - Statement 21 (I, II)

Business or organization and contact information

1. Legal name and Operating name

Legal Name

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

Operating Name

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

2. Designated contact person

3. Current operational status

Verify or provide the current operational status of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name in question 1.If indicating the operational status of the business or organization is 'Not currently operational' then indicate an applicable reason and provide the requested information.

4. Main activity

If the current NAICS associated with this business or organizations is not correct, please provide a brief description of the main activity and provide any additional information as requested.

Balance Sheet, Annual – Statement 20 (I)

Financial assets

Current assets

Include:

cash, bank balances (including deposits in transit, special deposits for the payments of debts, and so on) and short-term investments due within one year from the date of the balance sheet;
current accounts and notes receivable as well as other current assets such as inventories, charges to subscribers on transportation contracts, interests and dividends receivable, and so on.

All other financial assets – (Include investments and special funds.)

Include:

investments in associated companies
other investments such as investments in stocks, bonds, and so on
special funds such as equipment purchase funds
funds set aside for such special purposes as contractual deposits, pension funds, self-insurance funds, and so on.

Property and equipment

Operating - flight equipment – (Include capital leases.)

Include:

flight equipment owned and/or under capital leases;
the cost of aircraft (airframes), aircraft engines, propellers, components (aircraft communication and navigational equipment) and spare parts that have been purchased outright. Flight equipment under capital leases includes the cost of flight equipment acquired under a capital or finance lease, in other words, a lease for a period considered to be the whole or nearly the whole life of the aircraft.

Accumulated depreciation and amortization - flight equipment

Include:

accumulated depreciation and amortization of flight equipment owned and/or under capital leases;
accrued charges representing losses, not replaced by current repairs, occurring in physical property and suffered through current lessening of service value due to wear and tear from use and the action of time and the elements; and losses occurring through obsolescence, supersession, new technological developments, changes in popular demand and the requirements of public authority.

Operating - ground property and equipment – (Include capital leases.)

Include:

ground property and equipment owned and/or under capital leases;
the cost of non-airborne communication and meteorological equipment, ramp equipment, maintenance and engineering equipment, surface transport vehicles and equipment, furniture, fixtures and office equipment, buildings and land as well as miscellaneous ground equipment such as medical equipment, airport and lighting equipment, passenger service equipment, hotel, restaurant and food service equipment, storage and distribution equipment. Ground property and equipment under capital leases includes the cost of ground property and equipment under a capital or finance lease, in other words, a lease for a period considered to be the whole or nearly the whole life of the property or equipment.

Accumulated depreciation and amortization - ground property and equipment

Include:

accumulated depreciation and amortization of ground property and equipment owned and/or under capital leases;
accrued charges representing losses, not replaced by current repairs, occurring in physical property and suffered through current lessening of service value due to wear and tear from use and the action of time and the elements; and losses occurring through obsolescence, supersession, new technological developments, changes in popular demand and the requirements of public authority.

Non-operating property and equipment – (Include capital leases.)

Include:

the cost of all non-operating property and equipment, in other words, all property and equipment not included in the "operating" categories above.

Accumulated depreciation and amortization - non-operating property and equipment

Include:

accumulated depreciation and amortization of the non-operating property and equipment.

All other assets

Include:

long-term prepayments
developmental and pre-operating costs such as the cost of extraordinary training
unamortized discounts and expenses on the issue of long-term debt securities
property acquisition adjustments
other intangibles such as payments made for patents, copyrights, and so on, and other deferred charges.

Total assets

The sum of the assets above less the accumulated depreciation and amortization.

Liabilities and capital

Current liabilities

Include:

current accounts and traffic balances payable, including balances subject to current settlement and payable to associated companies and/or shareholders, and notes payable on demand or within one year from the date of the balance sheet;
the current portion of long-term debt and the current obligations under capital leases;
air traffic liabilities (unearned transportation revenue), which includes the value of passenger tickets sold but not used or refunded as of the date of the balance sheet, and pre-paid amounts for the transportation of baggage, freight and mail for which the transportation has not occurred as of the date of the balance sheet;
salaries and wages accrued and unpaid, taxes accrued and unpaid, dividends payable, deposits by subscribers on transportation contracts (air travel plan liabilities, in other words, deposits received under air travel plan contracts) and other current and accrued liabilities.

Advances from associated companies and/or shareholders

Include the net amount from associated companies and/or shareholders for notes, loans or advances which are not currently settled.

Long-term debt and other non-current liabilities – (Include capital leases.)

Include:

the face value or principal amount of debt securities (for example, bonds, trust certificates, debentures, notes) issued and assumed by the air carrier and in the hands of others, which is not payable within twelve months of the balance sheet date;
long-term obligations under capital leases, which refers to the present value of unexpired contracts for the acquisition of aircraft under such lease arrangements.

Deferred income taxes

Include:

taxes that will be owed on income, but that have not yet been assessed.

All other liabilities

Include:

deferred credits which correspond to unamortized premiums on all classes of long-term debt, and other deferred credits such as securities issued or assumed by the air carrier, and other unadjusted accounts that cannot be cleared as of the date of the balance sheet;
provisions for major overhauls such as for flight equipment (in other words, liabilities of uncertain value or timing associated with the complete disassembly and inspection or repair of an aircraft, engine or other component of an aircraft) and other provisions such as liabilities of uncertain value or timing.

Shareholders' equity

Capital stock

Include:

the equity capital invested in a business through the purchase of various classes of common and preferred shares.

Retained earnings

Include:

the portion of after-tax profits left over, after dividends have been paid to shareholders, for reinvestment into the company. If this account is negative, then the amount indicated for this item should be shown with a negative (-) sign.

All other items

Include:

other paid-in capital and reserves. Other paid-in capital or contributed surplus includes the premiums or discounts that have resulted from selling stock, and stock received from donations. Reserves include any reserve fund such as reserve for self-insurance, reserve for pension, reserves against potential future losses, and so on. Also, include proprietorship or partnership accounts (balance year-end).

Total liabilities and capital

The sum of liabilities and capital plus the sum of shareholders' equity which should equal total assets.

Statement of Revenues and Expenses, Annual – Statement 21 (I, II)

Scheduled services

Charter services

Include air ambulance service and the movement of people and goods to logging or heli-logging sites.

Exclude firefighting and heli-logging activities and the movement of people and goods to a firefighting site. (A complete list of activities which are specialty and therefore not subject to filing requirements as charter can be found in the Transport Canada document entitled "Starting a Commercial Air Service", TP 8880. This document can be found at http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/civilaviation/publications/tp8880-menu-5178.htm or at http://www.tc.gc.ca/Publications/en/tp8880/pdf/hr/tp8880e.pdf.)

Passenger revenue

Goods revenue

All other flight-related revenue

All other revenue

Include subsidies and revenue earned from all other sources.

Total operating revenue

The sum of passenger revenue, goods revenue, other flight-related revenue and revenue from all other sources.

Operating expenses - Ground property and equipment maintenance

Employee wages, salaries and benefits

Direct labour costs (wages and salaries) expended on the maintenance of ground property and equipment.

Include benefits such as employer contributions to pensions, medical benefits, insurance, and so on.

All other maintenance - ground property and equipment expenses

Expenses, both direct and indirect, incurred in the repair and upkeep of ground property and equipment.

Include materials and supplies, purchased repair services and all other related expenses.

Total maintenance - ground property and equipment expenses

The sum of the previous two expense items.

Operating expenses - Aircraft operations

Flight crew wages, salaries and benefits

Include the wages, salaries and benefits for flight crews (pilot, co-pilot, navigator, and so on).

Include benefits such as employer contributions to pensions, medical benefits, insurance, and so on and layover expenses such as hotels and meals.

Aircraft fuel and oil

Expenses for turbo fuel, gasoline and all other fuel and oil consumed such as turbine oil and piston oil.

Include throughput charges, non-refundable duties and taxes.

Landing fees

Include airport landing fees paid both in Canada and outside of Canada.

Navigation fees

Aircraft insurance

Aircraft rental

Expenses incurred for the rental of aircraft (and crew) from other carriers, such as in chartering, interchange and operating or short-term lease agreements.

All other aircraft operation expenses

Expenses incurred directly for the in-flight operation and related standby time of aircraft which are not elsewhere classified.

Total aircraft operations expenses

The sum of the previous seven expense items.

Operating expenses - Flight equipment maintenance

Employee wages, salaries and benefits

Direct labour costs (wages and salaries) expended on the maintenance of flight equipment.

Include benefits such as employer contributions to pensions, medical benefits, insurance, and so on.

Materials and supplies

Expenses on materials and supplies for the maintenance of flight equipment.

Purchased repair services

Expenses for repair services for the maintenance of flight equipment purchased from outside suppliers.

All other maintenance - flight equipment expenses

Expenses, both direct and indirect, incurred in the repair and upkeep of flight equipment.

Total maintenance - flight equipment expenses

The sum of the previous four expense items.

Operating expenses - In-flight services

Employee wages, salaries and benefits

Include:

the wages, salaries and benefits paid to cabin crews (flight attendants, and so on);
benefits such as employer contributions to pensions, medical benefits, insurance, and so on, and layover expenses such as hotels and meals.

Passenger food and supplies

Include expenses for in-flight meals, complimentary drinks, and so on, and the cost of supplies and personal services furnished to passengers.

Passenger liability insurance

Include the premiums for passenger liability and accident insurance paid by the carrier.

All other in-flight service expenses

Total in-flight service expenses

The sum of the previous four expense items.

Operating expenses - Aircraft and traffic servicing

Employee wages, salaries and benefits

Include:

the wages, salaries and benefits paid to ground personnel;
benefits such as employer contributions to pensions, medical benefits, insurance, and so on.

Purchased services

Expenses for aircraft and traffic servicing purchased from outside suppliers.

All other aircraft and traffic servicing expenses

Total aircraft and traffic servicing expenses

The sum of the previous three expense items.

Operating expenses - Promotion and sales

Employee wages, salaries and benefits

Include:

the wages, salaries and benefits paid to all staff engaged in reservations, ticketing, sales and promotional activities;
benefits such as employer contributions to pensions, medical benefits, insurance, and so on.

All other promotion and sales expenses

Include:

passenger and cargo commission expenses;
the net commission payable to others for the sale of transportation on the reporting carrier's service less the commission receivable from the reporting carrier's sale of transportation on other carriers' services, advertising and publicity expenses and any related expenses, accommodation costs, agency fees for outside services, expenses associated with reservations, city ticket offices and other sales expenses.

Total promotion and sales expenses

The sum of the previous two expense items.

Operating expenses - Depreciation

Depreciation - flight equipment

Include:

provisions for the depreciation of flight equipment only;
all charges incurred in normal wear and tear on flight equipment which have not been replaced by current year repair, as well as losses in service ability.

All other depreciation

Include:

provisions for the depreciation of all non-flight ground and property equipment;
all charges incurred in normal wear and tear which have not been replaced by current year repair, as well as losses in service ability;
charges for the amortization of capitalized development and other intangible assets.

Total depreciation

The sum of the previous two expense items.

Operating expenses - All other expenses

Include general administration.

Employee wages, salaries and benefits

Include:

the wages, salaries and benefits paid to all employees performing the general and administrative functions of the air carrier;
benefits such as employer contributions to pensions, medical benefits, insurance, and so on.

Exclude all amounts reported in the previous six wages, salaries and benefits categories.

All other expenses

Include:

all operating expenses and general administration expenses not reported elsewhere;
expenses for general financial accounting activities, supplementary labour income, property taxes, building rentals, communications purchased, purchasing activities, representation at law, and all other operational administration expenses not directly applicable to a particular function that are not included in the previous operating expenses categories;
expenses such as incidental air transport-related expenses associated with revenue reported as "all other revenue";
all miscellaneous operating expenses not covered elsewhere;
staff reduction expenses.

Total other expenses

The sum of the previous two expense items.

Total operating expenses

The sum of the eight expenses sub-totals, in other words, Total maintenance - ground property and equipment expenses, Total aircraft operations expenses, and so on.

Operating income

Net operating income (a loss should be a negative number)

Total operating revenue less total operating expenses – calculated from the previous questions.

Non-operating income/expenses

Interest and discount income

Include interest income from all sources and cash discounts on the purchase of materials and supplies.

Interest expenses

All other net non-operating income (enter a negative number for a loss)

Include:

capital gains (or losses) from retiring operating property and equipment, aircraft equipment, expendable parts, miscellaneous materials and supplies and other assets, when they are sold or otherwise retired from service as part of a general program and not as incidental sales performed as a service to others;
gains or losses made on investments in securities;
net miscellaneous non-operating income or loss, which refers to revenue and expenses attributable to financing or other activities that are not an integral part of the air transportation activities undertaken by the carrier, or its incidental services. These could include dividend income, the balance of all income or losses from affiliated companies reimbursed to the carrier, foreign exchange adjustments and special items, such as restructuring expenses, which do not occur on a regular basis.

Exclude staff reduction expenses which should be included under all other expenses.

Net non-operating income (a loss should be a negative number)

The sum of the previous three income or expense items.

Provision for income taxes

Net income (a loss should be a negative number)

Net operating income plus net non-operating income less the provision for income taxes.

Fuel and oil consumed

Turbo fuel consumed

Include fuel used in both turboprop and jet aircraft.

Conversion factor

To convert gallons (imperial) into litres (l), multiply by 4.546092.

All other fuel and oil consumed

Conversion factor

To convert gallons (imperial) into litres (l), multiply by 4.546092.

Total fuel and oil consumed

The sum of the quantities and expenses reported in the previous two items.

Employment

Average number of employees

Refer to the average number of people employed for each of the six categories of personnel.

Wages and salaries expenses

Include a breakdown of the wages and salaries paid for each of the six categories of personnel.

Exclude all benefits, in other words, employer contributions to pensions, medical benefits, insurance, and so on or layover expenses, such as hotels and meals, for flight and cabin crews.

Total employees

The sum of the number and the wages and salaries expenses for the six categories of personnel.

Revenue or expenses by area of operation

Passenger revenue

Goods revenue

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Activities in the natural sciences and engineering

Guide to the collection of data in the natural sciences and engineering

Introduction

This introduction provides an overview of the process of collecting scientific expenditures data. Definitions and explanatory notes relating to natural sciences and engineering, scientific and technological activities, and other terms used are given in subsequent sections.

Since 1973, Statistics Canada has been collecting detailed expenditure and full-time equivalent data on scientific activities of provincial research organizations. These data, coupled with data from other surveys, have been used by policy analysts in federal and provincial governments, research managers and the media to elaborate on the provincial scientific activities.

Intramural research and development expenditures are a direct input into the Canadian gross domestic expenditures on research and development (GERD) indicators.

Expenditures on research and development (R&D) and related scientific activities (RSA) are subdivided into "current expenditures" and "capital expenditures". Current expenditures indicate the "where" and "by whom" the activities are performed. (e.g., internally by the organization or by external performers).

Personnel are allocated to research and development or related scientific activities, and distributed into the following categories: scientific and professional personnel, supporting personnel, and other.

1. Total scientific and technological expenditures by activity in the natural sciences and engineering.

Definitions and explanations of terms

Natural sciences and engineering consists of disciplines concerned with understanding, exploring, developing or utilizing the natural world. Included are the engineering and technology, mathematical, computer and information sciences, physical sciences, medical and health sciences, and agricultural sciences, veterinary sciences and forestry.

The questionnaire covers two consecutive fiscal years and the headings for both years are identical. One set of definitions/explanations therefore suffices.

Actual and preliminary expenditures on scientific and technological activities are to be classified according to the type of scientific activity and who performed or will perform the scientific activity (intramural or extramural).

Scientific and technological (S&T) activities can be defined as all systematic activities which are closely concerned with the generation, advancement, dissemination and application of scientific and technical knowledge. The central activity is scientific research and experimental development (R&D). In addition there are a number of activities closely related to R&D, and are termed related scientific activities (RSA). The RSA identified as being appropriate for provincial research organizations in the natural sciences and engineering are: scientific data collection, information services, and special services and studies.

A. Research and development (R&D)

Research and experimental development – comprises creative and systematic work undertaken in order to increase the stock of knowledge – including knowledge of humankind, culture and society - and to devise new applications of available knowledge.

In this survey, the term research and development (R&D) is synonymous with research and experimental development.

R&D activities may be aimed at achieving either specific or general objectives. R&D is always aimed at new findings, based on original concepts (and their interpretation) or hypotheses. It is largely uncertain about its final outcome (or at least about the quantity of time and resources needed to achieve it), it is planned for and budgeted (even when carried out by individuals), and it is aimed at producing results that could be either freely transferred or traded in a marketplace.

For an activity to be an R&D activity, it must satisfy five core criteria:

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

Examples of R&D:

A special investigation of a particular mortality in order to establish the side effects of a certain cancer treatment is R&D.
The investigation of new methods of measuring temperature is R&D, as is the study and development of new models for weather prediction.
Investigation on the genetics of species of plants in a forest in an attempt to understand natural controls for disease or pest resistance.
The development of new application software and substantial improvements to operating systems and application programs.

R&D is generally carried out by specialized R&D units. However, an R&D project may also involve the use of non R&D facilities (e.g., testing grounds), the purchase or construction of specialized equipment and materials, and the assistance of other units. Costs of such items, attributable to the project, are to be considered R&D costs.

R&D may also be carried out by units normally engaged in other functions, for example, a marine survey ship used for hydrological research. Such effort is part of an R&D project and, again, so far as is practical, the costs should be assigned to R&D expenditures.

Any activities performed in direct support of an R&D project or program, such as technical advisory services and testing should be included with R&D expenditures.

Intramural (in-house) R&D

Intramural (in-house) R&D is defined as all expenditures for R&D performed within your organization by your personnel during a specific period, whatever the source of funds.

Administration of extramural R&D programs – the costs, including salaries, of personnel engaged in the administration of contracts and grants for research and development activities that are to be performed outside the provincial research organizations.

Current expenditures – includes costs (expenditures) incurred for scientific activities carried out by in-house personnel including salaries and contributions to employee benefit plans (e.g. pension); materials and supplies; contract payments to contractors working on site within your organization's premises; as well as costs for personnel engaged in the administration of extramural (external) R&D contracts, grants and contributions.

Capital expenditures – include expenditures related to wages and salaries of in-house personnel, including salaries and contributions to employee benefit plans (e.g. pension); materials and supplies; contract payments to contractors working on-site within your organization's premises; as well as costs for personnel engaged in the administration of extramural (external) R&D contracts and grants.

The most relevant types of assets used for capital expenditures are:

Land and buildings
Machinery and equipment
Capitalized computer software
Other intellectual property products

Extramural (external) R&D

Extramural (external) payments are made by the provincial research organizations for R&D activities performed by extramural sectors and these sectors are defined as follows:

Business enterprise – business and government enterprises including public utilities and government-owned firms. Both financial and non-financial corporations are included. Incorporated consultants providing scientific and engineering services are also included. Industrial research institutes located at Canadian universities are considered to be in the higher education sector.

Higher education – comprises all universities, colleges of technology and other institutes of post-secondary education, whatever their source of finance or legal status. It also includes all institutes and centers of research, experimental stations and clinics that have their scientific activities under the direct control of, or administered by, or associated with, the higher education establishments.

Hospitals and health organizations – Canadian hospitals and health organizations which are not part of university medical schools.

Federal, provincial and municipal governments – departments and agencies of these governments. Government enterprises, such as provincial utilities are included in the business enterprise sector.

Other Canadian performers – include individuals or organizations in Canada not belonging to any of the above sectors, for example, foreign government agencies, foreign companies (including foreign subsidiaries of Canadian firms), international organizations.

Extramural expenditures include:

Contract payments to an outside institution or individual performing R&D.

R&D grants and contributions – awards to organizations or individuals for the conduct of R&D and intended to benefit the recipients.

B. Related scientific activities (RSA)

Related scientific activities are all systematic activities which are closely concerned with the generation, advancement, dissemination and application of scientific and technological knowledge. The types of related scientific activities for the natural sciences and engineering are described below.

Related scientific activities include:

Scientific data collection – the gathering, processing, collating and analyzing of data on natural phenomena. These data are normally the results of surveys, routine laboratory analyses or compilations of operating records.

Data collected as part of an existing or proposed research project are charged to R&D. Similarly, the costs of analyzing existing data as part of a research project are R&D costs, even when the data were originally collected for some other purpose.

Examples of scientific data collection are: routine geological, hydrographic, oceanographic and topographic surveys; routine astronomical observations; maintenance of meteorological records; and wildlife and fisheries surveys.

Information services – all work directed to collecting, coding, analyzing, evaluating recording, classifying, translating and disseminating scientific and technological information as well as museum services. Included are the operations of scientific and technical libraries, S&T consulting and advisory services, the Patent Office, the publication of scientific journals and monographs, and the organizing of scientific conferences. Grants for the publication of scholarly works are also included.

General purpose information services or information services directed primarily towards the general public are excluded, as are general departmental and public libraries.

Special services and studies – work directed towards the establishment of national and provincial standards for materials, devices, products and processes; the calibration of secondary standards; non-routine quality testing; feasibility studies and demonstration projects.

Sub categories under Special services and studies include:

Testing and standardization – concerns the maintenance of national standards, the calibration of secondary standards and non-routine testing and analysis of materials, components, products, processes, soils, atmosphere, etc. These activities are related scientific activities (RSA). The development of new measures for standards, or of new methods of measuring or testing, is R&D and should be reported as such. Exclude routine testing such as monitoring radioactivity levels or soil tests before construction.

Feasibility studies – technical investigations of proposed engineering projects to provide additional information required to reach decisions on implementation. Besides feasibility studies; the related activity of demonstration projects are to be included. Demonstration projects involve the operation of scaled-up versions of a facility or process, or data on factors such as costs, operational characteristics, market demand and public acceptance. Projects called "demonstration projects" but which conform to the definition of R&D should be considered R&D. Once a facility or process is operated primarily to provide a service or to gain revenue, rather than as a demonstration, it should no longer be included with feasibility studies. In all demonstration projects, only the net costs should be considered.

NOTE: If any of these activities are performed in direct support of an R&D project or program, include the expenditures in the R&D section.

Intramural (in-house) RSA expenditures

Intramural (in-house) RSA expenditures are defined as all expenditures for related scientific activities performed within your organization by your personnel during a specific period, whatever the source of funds.

Administration of extramural RSA programs – the costs, including salaries, of personnel engaged in the administration of contracts and grants for related scientific activities that are to be performed outside the provincial research organizations.

Current expenditures – include expenditures related to wages and salaries of in-house personnel, including salaries and contributions to employee benefit plans (e.g. pension); materials and supplies; contract payments to contractors working on-site within your organization's premises; as well as costs for personnel engaged in the administration of extramural (external) RSA contracts and grants.

Capital expenditures – the annual gross amount paid for the acquisition of fixed assets that are used repeatedly or continuously in the performance of RSA for more than one year. They should be reported in full for the period when they took place, whether developed in-house or acquired, and should not be registered as an element of depreciation.

The most relevant types of assets used for capital expenditures are:

Land and buildings
Machinery and equipment
Capitalized computer software
Other intellectual property products

Extramural (external) RSA expenditures include:

Contract payments to an outside institution or individual performing RSA.

RSA grants and contributions – awards to organizations or individuals for the conduct of RSA.

2. Source of funds for intramural (in-house) research and development (R&D) in the natural sciences and engineering

This question identifies the sources of funds for expenditures on research and development performed by your organization. It will help to ensure that work funded from outside the provincial research organization is not overlooked.

R&D budget of the provincial research organization (operating capital, and grants and contributions) – that portion of the total provincial research organizational budget which was spent on natural science and engineering R&D activities.

Federal government – all R&D funds from the departments and agencies of the federal government used for natural science and engineering activities.

Provincial/Territorial government – all R&D funds from the provincial/territorial government used for natural science and engineering activities.

Canadian business enterprises – all R&D funds from business enterprises used for natural science and engineering activities.

Other Canadian sources – all R&D funds for natural science and engineering activities from sources not specified above for example, higher education, hospitals and private non-profit organizations.

Foreign sources – all R&D funds from sources located outside the jurisdictional boundary of Canada.

3. Personnel in full-time equivalent (FTE) engaged in scientific and technological activities in the natural sciences and engineering

Full-time equivalent (FTE) – the ratio of working hours actually spent on scientific activities during a specific reference period divided by the total number of hours conventionally worked in the same period by an individual or by a group. For example, an employee who is engaged in scientific activities for half a year has a full-time equivalence of 0.5. Personnel data reported should be consistent with expenditure data.

Scientific and professional personnel – researchers and professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge. They conduct research and improve or develop concepts, theories, models, techniques instrumentation, software or operational methods. They require at least one academic degree or nationally recognized professional qualification, as well as those with equivalent experience.

Supporting personnel – technicians and equivalent staff, whose main tasks require technical knowledge and experience in one or more fields of engineering or, the physical and life sciences. They perform scientific and technical tasks involving the application of concepts and operational methods and the use of research equipment, normally under the supervision of researchers.

Other personnel – other supporting staff includes skilled and unskilled craftsmen, and administrative, secretarial and clerical staff participating in science and technology projects or directly associated with such projects.

Enquiries should be directed to:

Public Sector Investments

Investment, Science and Technology Division (ISTD)
Statistics Canada
170 Tunney's Pasture Driveway, Room JT 12D
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6
E-mail: statcan.istdinformation-distinformation.statcan@statcan.gc.ca

Activities in the natural sciences and engineering

This survey is 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.

A - Introduction

Survey purpose

This survey collects the financial and operating data which are essential to assure the availability of pertinent statistical information to monitor science and technology related activities in Canada and to support the development of science and technology policy. The data collected are used by federal and provincial science policy analysts, and are also part of the gross domestic expenditures on research and development (GERD). Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.

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Information on data-sharing and record linkages can be found on page 5 of this questionnaire.

B – General Instructions

1. Please answer all questions. Your best estimates are satisfactory when precise figures are not available.

2. Additional forms and explanations of the terms used in the questions can be obtained from the Science and Technology Surveys Section: statcan.istdinformation-distinformation.statcan@canada.ca

3. Please enclose a copy of your latest published annual report with a completed copy of the questionnaire by the end of January 13, 2017 and send to:

Public Sector Investments Investment, Science and Technology Division Statistics Canada, Main Building, Room 1306 E 150 Tunney’s Pasture Driveway Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6

E-mail: statcan.istdinformation-distinformation.statcan@canada.ca

I hereby authorize Statistics Canada to disclose any or all portions of the data supplied on this questionnaire by this organization (Yes or No, Date, Name and Signature)

I hereby authorize Statistics Canada to return this questionnaire for verification purposes by secure method (Yes or No, Date, Name and Signature)

C – Person to whom enquiries are to be directed

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Telephone number
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Date of Completion
Period covered by organization’s fiscal year

Question 1. Total scientific and technological expenditures by activity in the natural sciences and engineering.

This question is requesting your expenditures on research and development (R&D) and related scientific activities (RSA).

A. Research and development (R&D) comprises creative and systematic work undertaken in order to increase the stock of knowledge – including knowledge of humankind, culture and society – and to devise new applications of available knowledge. R&D activities may be aimed at achieving either specific or general objectives. R&D is always aimed at new findings, based on original concepts (and their interpretation) or hypotheses. It is largely uncertain about its final outcomes (or at least about the quantity of time and resources needed to achieve it), it is planned for and budgeted (even when carried out by individuals), and it is aimed at producing results that could be either freely transferred or traded in a marketplace.

Intramural (in-house) R&D is defined as all expenditures for R&D performed within your organization by your personnel during a specific period, whatever the source of funds. It also includes capital expenditures for the purpose of the organization’s intramural R&D activities.

In this question, R&D expenditures (in thousands of Canadian dollars) for the Actual fiscal year and the Preliminary fiscal year are asked for the following:

Current expenditures related to Intramural (in-house) R&D

The intramural expenditures reported to scientific activities are those direct costs, including salaries, associated with scientific programs. The cost should include that portion of a program’s contribution to employee benefit plans (e.g., superannuation and compensation) which is applicable to the scientific personnel within the program, as well as costs for personnel engaged in the administration of extramural (external) R&D contracts, grants and contributions. The summation of intramural R&D activity is synonymous with the performance of R&D for the entire economy (GERD).

Capital expenditures related to Intramural (in-house) R&D

Include land and buildings, machinery and equipment, capitalized computer software and other intellectual property products.

Extramural (external) R&D payments

Include expenditures for R&D projects or programs paid to other organizations e.g., business enterprises or higher education institutions to perform R&D on behalf of your organization. Include contract payments, grants and contributions.

Sub-total: Research and development expenditures (R&D)

B. Related scientific activities (RSA) include activities such as scientific data collection, information services and special services and studies.

Intramural (in-house) RSA is defined as all expenditures for RSA performed within your organization by your personnel during a specific period, whatever the source of funds. It also includes capital expenditures for the purpose of the organization’s intramural RSA activities.

In this question, RSA expenditures (in thousands of Canadian dollars) for the Actual fiscal year and Preliminary fiscal year are asked for the following:

Current expenditures related to Intramural (in-house) RSA

Capital expenditures related to Intramural (in-house) RSA

Include land and buildings, machinery and equipment, capitalized computer software and other intellectual property products.

Extramural (external) RSA payments

Include expenditures for RSA projects or programs paid to other organizations e.g., business enterprises or higher education institutions to perform RSA on behalf of your organization. Include contract payments, grants and contributions.

Sub-total: Research and development expenditures (R&D)

C. Total science and technology (S&T) expenditures (addition of sub-totals A + B)

Question 2. Source of funds for intramural (in-house) research and development (R&D) in the natural sciences and engineering

The purpose of this question is to determine the source of expenditures on R&D performed by your organization.

This questions asks for your Intramural R&D expenditures (in thousands of Canadian dollars) for the Actual fiscal year by Sources of funds (financing):

R&D budget of the provincial research organization (operating capital, and grants and contributions)
Federal government
Provincial/Territorial government – including provincial government boards and municipal governments. Consider provincial corporations providing commercial services (e.g. power, railroad, subway, bus) as part of the Canadian business enterprise sector.
Canadian business enterprises
Other Canadian sources
Foreign sources
Total

Question 3. Personnel in full-time equivalent (FTE) engaged in scientific and technological activities in the natural sciences and engineering

The purpose of this question is to measure the number of personnel within your organization devoted to research and development and/or related scientific activities.

This questions asks for Personnel engaged in R&D and Personnel Engaged in RSA in Full-time equivalent (FTE) for the Actual year by the following personnel categories:

Scientific and professional personnel – scientists, engineers, researchers, managers, administrators and executives.

Supporting personnel – technicians and equivalent staff

Other – skilled and unskilled craftsmen, and administrative, secretarial and clerical staff participating in science and technology projects or directly associated with such projects.

Total personnel

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

For this survey, there are Section 11 agreements with the provincial and territorial statistical agencies of New Brunswick, Quebec, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Yukon.

The shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.

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For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the statistical agencies of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

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

Record linkages

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

Enquiries should be directed to:

Investment, Science and Technology Division
Statistics Canada
170 Tunney’s Pasture Driveway, Room JT 12D
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6
E-mail: statcan.istdinformation-distinformation.statcan@canada.ca

The Monthly Survey of Large Retailers - List of Retailers

The Monthly Survey of Large Retailers
Table summary
This table displays the results of The Monthly Survey of Large Retailers. The information is grouped by Legal Name (appearing as row headers), Operating Name (appearing as column headers).
Legal Name	Operating Name
The Food Retailers
Buy-Low Foods Limited Partnership	AG Foods, Buy-Low Foods, Buy & Save Foods, Fine Foods, G&H Shop N' Save, Nesters Market
Loblaws Inc.	At the Pumps, Atlantic Gas Bars, Dominion, Extra Foods, Joe Fresh, Loblaws, Loblaws à Plein Gaz, Maxi, Maxi & Cie, Provigo, Real Atlantic Superstore, Real Canadian Liquor Store, Real Canadian Superstore, Western Gas Bars, Zehrs, pharmacies in franchised locations (IR, Fortino's, No Frills, Save Easy, Your Independent Grocer, Value-Mart)
Metro Ontario Inc.	Drug Basics, Food Basics, Metro, Super C, The Pharmacy
Overwaitea Food Group Limited Parternership	Cooper's Foods, Overwaitea Foods, PriceSmart Foods, Save-On-Foods, Urban Fare
Sobeys Capital Incorporated	Candico Food Markets, Canada Safeway, Canada Safeway Liquor Store, Fast Fuel, Foodland, Freshco, IGA, IGA Extra, Les Fiduciaries, Needs Convenience Store, Price Chopper, Rachelle-Béry, Sobeys, Sobeys Québec Secteur Pétrole, Thrifty Foods, Tradition, Western Cellars
The Department Stores (including concessions)
Hudson's Bay Company	Home Outfitters/Déco Découverte, The Bay/ La Baie, Zellers
Sears Canada Inc.	Sears, Sears Home Stores, Sears Hometown Stores, Sears Outlet
Wal-Mart Canada Corp	Walmart
The Other Non-Food Retailers
American Eagle Outfitters Canada Corporation	Aerie, American Eagle Outfitters
Apple Canada Inc.	Apple Store
Bed Bath & Beyond Canada L.P.	Bed, Bath & Beyond, Buy Buy Baby
Best Buy Canada Ltd.	Best Buy
Birks Group Inc.	Birks
BoutiqueMarie Claire Inc.	Boutique Marie Claire, San Francisco, Terra Nostra
Brewers Retail Inc.	The Beer Store
Canadian Tire Corporation Limited	Canadian Tire, Canadian Tire Gas Bar, Partsource
Chevron Canada Limited	Chevron Canada
Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd.	Costco, Costco Liquor Store
CST Canada Co.	Cardlock, Ultramar, Ultramar Corner Store
Dollarama S.E.C.	Dollarama
Electronics Boutique Canada Inc.	EB Games, EBX, Gamestop
FGL Sports Ltd.	Atmosphere, National Sports, Sport Chek
Foot Locker Canada Co.	Champs Sports, Footlocker
Gap (Canada) Inc.	Baby Gap, Banana Republic, Banana Republic Factory Store, Banana Republic Outlet, Gap, Gap Factory Store, Gap Kids, Gap Outlet
Grafton-Fraser Inc.	George Richards Big & Tall Menswear, Kingsport Big & Tall Clothiers, Mr. Big & Tall Menswear, Tip Top Tailors
Groupe ATBM Inc.	Ameublements Tanguyay, Brault et Martineau, Economax, Super Liquida-meubles, Signature Maurice Tanguay
H&M Hennes & Mauritz Inc.	H & M
Harry Rosen Inc.	Harry Rosen
Holt, Renfrew & Co., Limited	Holt Renfrew
Home Depot Of Canada Inc.	The Home Depot
Husky Downstream General Partnership	Husky
Ikea Canada Limited Partnership	Ikea
Indigo Books & Music Inc.	Chapters, Coles, Indigo, Indigo Spirit, Smithbooks
La Senza Corporation	La Senza, La Senza Express
Le Château Inc.	Le Château
Leon's Furniture Limited	Leon's Furniture/ Meubles Léon
Les Placements Arden Inc./Arden Holdings Inc.	Ardene
Liquor Control Board Of Ontario	LCBO
Liquor Distribution Branch Of BC	British Columbia Liquor Distribution Branch
London Drugs Limited	London Drugs
Lowe's Companies Canada, ULC	Lowe's
Lululemon Athletica Canada Inc.	Lululemon Athletica
Luxottica Retail Canada Inc.	Lenscrafters/Lunetterie Lenscrafters, Pearle Vision, Sears Optical, Sunglass Hut
Magasin Laura (P. V.) Inc.	Laura, Laura Liquidation, Laura Petites, Laura Plus, Laura Triple, Melanie Lyne
Mark's Work Warehouse Ltd.	Mark's Work Warehouse/L'équipeur
Moores The Suit People Inc.	Moores Clothing For Men
Nygard International Partnership	Alia, DFx, Jay Set, Nygard, Nygard Fashion Park, Tan Jay
Old Navy (Canada) Inc.	Old Navy
Payless Shoesource Canada L.P.	Payless Shoesource
Petm Canada Corporation	PetSmart
Pharma Plus Drugmarts Ltd.	Pharma Plus Drugmart, Rexall Pharma Plus
Pharmaservice Inc.	Pharmaservice
Reitmans (Canada) Limited/Reitmans (Canada) Limitée	Addition Elle, HybaPenningtons, Penningtons Warehouse/Penningtons Entrepot, Reitmans, R.W. & Co., Thyme Maternity
Roots Canada Ltd.	Roots, Roots 73
Sephora Beauty Canada, Inc.	Sephora
Shell Canada Products	Beaver, Payless, Shell, Turbo
Sleep Country Canada L.P.	Sleep Country/ Dormez-Vous
Société Des Alcools Du Québec	S.A.Q.
Suncor Energy Products Partnership	Petro Canada, Petro Pass
Suzy's Inc.	Suzy Shier
The Brick Warehouse L.P.	The Brick/Brick, The Brick Clearance Center, The Brick Mattress Store, United Furniture Warehouse
The Children's Place (Canada) L.P.	The Children's Pace
The Source (Bell) Electronics Inc. / La Source (Bell) Electroniq	The Source/La Source
Thrifty's Inc. (2005)	Bluenotes
Tiffany & Co. Canada	Tiffany & Co.
Town Shoes Limited	DSW, Freedman Shoes, Sterling Shoes, The Shoe Company, The Shoe Warehouse, Town Shoes
Toys "R" Us (Canada) Ltd.	Babies "R" Us, Toys "R" Us
Value Village Stores	Value Village/Village Des Valeurs
Victoria's Secret (Canada) Corp.	Pink Victoria's Secret, Victoria's Seccret,
Visions Electronics Limited Partnership	Visions Electronics
Winners Merchants International L.P.	HomeSense, Marshalls, Winners
YM Inc. (Sales)	Sirens, Stitches, Stitches Mega Warehouse, Stitches Outlet, Urban Kids, Urban Man, Urban Plant
Note: With the exception of Canadian Tire, only sales from corporate stores are included.

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2017 Biennial Industrial Water Survey

Why do we conduct this survey?

Statistics Canada conducts this survey every two years to collect detailed information on water use by manufacturing, mining, and electrical power generating industries in Canada. The survey collects information on who uses water, how much, where and at what cost. These data will be used to develop environmental accounts and indicators.

The survey will ask about the following for your plant, operation and/or facility:

the sources of water
the treatment of water before it's used
the initial uses of water
the recirculation and reuse of water
the treatment of water before it's discharged
the ultimate points of water discharge
the monthly breakdown of water intake and discharge
the costs of acquiring water, maintaining and operating the water systems, and discharging water.

Data from this survey are used by all levels of government in establishing informed environmental policies. The private sector also uses this information in the corporate decision-making process.

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

Your participation in this survey is required under the authority of the Statistics Act.

Other important information

Authorization to collect this information

Data are collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19.

Confidentiality

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

Record linkages

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

Data-sharing agreements

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

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

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

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

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

You may also contact us by email at statcan.esd-helpdesk-dse-bureaudedepannage.statcan@canada.ca or by fax at 613-951-6583.

For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut as well as with Environment Canada.

Business or organization and contact information

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

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

Legal Name
- The legal name is one recognized by law, thus it is the name liable for pursuit or for debts incurred by the business or organization. In the case of a corporation, it is the legal name as fixed by its charter or the statute by which the corporation was created.
- Modifications to the legal name should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.
- To indicate a legal name of another legal entity you should instead indicate it in question 3 by selecting 'Not currently operational' and then choosing the applicable reason and providing the legal name of this other entity along with any other requested information.
Operating Name (if applicable)
- The operating name is a name the business or organization is commonly known as if different from its legal name. The operating name is synonymous with trade name.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Definitions and explanations

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

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

Description and examples

This is the current main activity.
This is not the current main activity.
Please provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's main activity.
e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development

Main activity

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

Yes
No
When did the main activity change?
Date

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

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

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

7. You have indicated that the current main activity of this business or organization is: {specified activity}. Are there any other activities that contribute significantly (at least 10%) to this business or organization's revenue?

Yes, there are other activities.
No, that is the only significant activity.
Please provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's secondary activity.
e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development

8. Approximately what percentage of this business or organization's revenue is generated by each of the following activities?

When precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimates.


	Percentage of revenue
Main activity
Secondary activity
All other activities
Total percentage

General Information

Definitions and explanations

General
This section gathers general information about the plant/operation/facility.

Glossary
Sanitary service or domestic use: Water used for such purposes as drinking, personal food preparation, flushing toilets, washing clothing and dishes, bathing and watering lawns and gardens.

Cooling, condensing and steam: This is water which does not come in direct contact with the products, materials or by-products of the processing operation. Include pass-through water used in the operation of cooling or process equipment (including air conditioning) and water introduced into boilers for the production of steam for either process operations or electric power.

Process water: This is water that serves in any level of the manufacturing process. Include all water which comes in direct contact with products and/or materials, water used in the sanitation of process equipment, water consumed in milling and special processes, water included in final output and water originally used for another purpose but now in final use as process water.

Important reminder for this questionnaire:

When asked in this questionnaire to provide information about the plant/operation/facility, please refer to the customized description of the plant location provided in the electronic questionnaire.

Reporting period:

For the purpose of this survey, all reported information should be for the calendar year from January 1, 20xx to December 31, 20xx.

Reporting instructions:

when exact figures are not available, please provide your best estimate
if the water volume is zero, please enter '0' in the corresponding box.

1. Was this plant/operation/facility in operation at least one day during the 20xx calendar year?

Definitions and explanations

Instructions
It is not uncommon for the operational status and water use of a plant/operation/facility to change during a calendar year, for example, due to the seasonal nature of the operation, a temporary stop in production, or closure for refurbishment. If there was any water use at the plant/operation/facility during 20xx, even during a period of temporary closure, select "Yes" and specify the month(s) where the plant/operation/facility was operational.

Glossary
Operate: For the purpose of this survey, "in operation" includes days where the plant/operation/facility is temporarily closed but there was some form of water use (e.g., water for sanitary services like toilets and janitorial services, water use for cooling, condensing and steam, process water or pollution control).

All months

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

2. Was the plant/operation/facility specified below located in {the specified operating province} during the 20xx calendar year? (For Fossil-Fuel and Nuclear Electric Power Generating Plants, and Mineral Extraction Industries.)

If the plant/operation/facility was situated in more than one location during 20xx, please report the province or territory for the last location of the plant/operation/facility in the 20xx calendar year.

This information is being confirmed to ensure the reported figures contribute to the correct provincial or territorial estimates.

Definitions and explanations

Instructions:
It is possible that the address on file for the location of plant/operation/facility is incorrect or that the plant/operation/facility moved during 20xx. If the plant/operation/facility was situated in more than one location during 20xx, the question should report the province or territory for the last location of the plant/operation/facility in 20xx.

In which province or territory was the plant/operation/facility last located?

Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut

3. Was {the specified postal code} the postal code for the location specified below during the 20xx calendar year? (For Manufacturing Industries.)

If the plant/operation/facility was situated in more than one location during 20xx, please report the postal code for the last location of the
plant/operation/facility in the 20xx calendar year.

This information is being confirmed to ensure the reported figures contribute to the estimates for the correct drainage region.

Definitions and explanations

Instructions
It is possible that the address on file for the location of plant/operation/facility is incorrect or that the plant/operation/facility moved during 20xx e.g., the relocation of a manufacturing facility. If the plant/operation/facility was situated in more than one location during 20xx, the question should report the postal code for the last location of the plant/operation/facility in 20xx.

Glossary
Drainage region: For the purpose of the Industrial Water Survey a drainage region is one of 25 geographic units, covering all of Canada. Each drainage region is based on a drainage basin, or a grouping of drainage basins, which represent an area of land that generally drains to the streams and rivers that make up the hydrological network of Canada.

What was the postal code?

Example: A9A 9A9

Postal code

4. In 20xx, what was the average number of people working on the premises of this plant/operation/facility in full-time equivalents (FTE)?

Include permanent, contract and casual employees that work on the premises.

Employment may be full-time or part-time, FTE converts part-time jobs to full-time jobs based on the hours worked. For example, if out of four employees employed at your plant/operation/facility, one works full-time and the remaining three work the equivalent of half of a full time job, then: FTE employment = 1 + ½ + ½ + ½ = 2.5.

When exact figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

Definitions and explanations

Instructions
Include permanent, contract, casual, unionized and non-unionized employees that work at the plant/operation/facility specified below.

Glossary
Full-time equivalent (FTE) employment: FTE employment represents the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs. Since employment may by full-time or part-time, FTE converts part-time jobs to full-time jobs based on the hours worked. For example, two part-time jobs of twenty hours per week would be equivalent to one full-time job at forty hours per week.

Example calculation: If out of four employees employed at the plant/operation/facility, one works full-time and the remaining three work the equivalent of half of a full time job, then: FTE employment = 1 + ½ + ½ + ½ = 2.5.

Number of people

e.g., 2.5

5. How many days did this plant/operation/facility operate in 20xx?

For the purpose of this survey, "in operation" includes plants/operations/facilities that are temporarily closed but there was some form of water use e.g., water for sanitary services like toilets and janitorial services, water use for cooling, condensing and steam, process water or pollution control.
For the purpose of this survey, "days" refers to calendar days.

When exact figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

Definitions and explanations

Instructions
Do not consider the hours of operation when reporting the number of calendar days this plant/operation/facility operated in 20xx. For example, a plant/operation/facility that operates for 24 hours in a calendar day and a plant/operation/facility that operates for 1 hour in a calendar day, are both considered 1 day of operation.

Glossary
Operate: For the purpose of this survey, "in operation" includes days where the plant/operation/facility is temporarily closed but there was some form of water use (e.g., water for sanitary services like toilets and janitorial services, water use for cooling, condensing and steam, process water or pollution control).

Days

6. How many weeks did this plant/operation/facility operate in 20xx?

For the purpose of this survey, "in operation" includes plants/operations/facilities that are temporarily closed but there was some form of water use e.g., water for sanitary services like toilets and janitorial services, water use for cooling, condensing and steam, process water or pollution control.

When exact figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

Definitions and explanations

Glossary
Operate: For the purpose of this survey, "in operation" includes weeks where the plant/operation/facility is temporarily closed but there was some form of water use (e.g., water for sanitary services like toilets and janitorial services, water use for cooling, condensing and steam, process water or pollution control).

Weeks

7. On average, how many days per week did this plant/operation/facility operate in 20xx?

For the purpose of this survey, "days" refers to calendar days.

When exact figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

Definitions and explanations

Instructions
Do not consider the hours of operation when reporting the average number of calendar days per week this plant/operation/facility operated in 20xx. For example, a plant/operation/facility that operates for 24 hours in a calendar day and a plant/operation/facility that operates for 1 hour in a calendar day, are both considered 1 day of operation.

Glossary
Operate: For the purpose of this survey, "in operation" includes days where the plant/operation/facility is temporarily closed but there was some form of water use (e.g., water for sanitary services like toilets and janitorial services, water use for cooling, condensing and steam, process water or pollution control).

Days per week

8. On average, how many hours did this plant/operation/facility operate in a day in 20xx?

For the purpose of this survey, "days" refers to calendar days.

When exact figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

Definitions and explanations

Glossary
Operate: For the purpose of this survey, "in operation" includes days where the plant/operation/facility is temporarily closed but there was some form of water use (e.g., water for sanitary services like toilets and janitorial services, water use for cooling, condensing and steam, process water or pollution control).

Hours

Unit of measure

Definitions and explanations

Instruction: If you select a multiple of a unit of measure as your reporting unit, please take care to enter the correct decimal values or number of zeros when reporting water volumes in this questionnaire. For example, if thousands of imperial gallons is specified as the unit of measure, note that a reported quantity of 3.5 = 3,500 (3.5 thousand) imperial gallons, whereas a reported quantity of 3,500 = 3,500,000 (3.5 million) imperial gallons.

9. What unit of measure will be used to report water volumes throughout this questionnaire?

Definitions and explanations

General
This section gathers the unit of measure used to report water volumes throughout this questionnaire.

Instructions
If more than one unit of measure is used by the plant/operation/facility, select one unit of measure and convert all volumes from the other units of measure into the selected one.

Cubic metres, or a multiple of cubic metres
Litres, or a multiple of litres
Imperial gallons, or a multiple of imperial gallons
US gallons, or a multiple of US gallons
Cubic feet, or a multiple of cubic feet

Select the multiple of cubic metres you will use to report water volumes throughout this questionnaire.

Cubic metres (m³)
Tens of cubic metres (10 m³)
Hundreds of cubic metres (100 m³)
Thousands of cubic metres (1,000 m³)
Millions of cubic metres (1,000,000 m³)

Select the multiple of litres you will use to report water volumes throughout this questionnaire.

Litres (L)
Hundreds of litres (100 L)
Thousands of litres (1,000 L)
Millions of litres (1,000,000 L)
Hectolitres (hL)
Kilolitres (kL)
Megalitres (ML)

Select the multiple of imperial gallons you will use to report water volumes throughout this questionnaire.

Imperial gallons (imp. gal.)
Hundreds of imperial gallons (100 imp. gal.)
Thousands of imperial gallons (1,000 imp. gal.)
Millions of imperial gallons (1,000,000 imp. gal.)

Select the multiple of US gallons you will use to report water volumes throughout this questionnaire.

US gallons (US gal.)
Hundreds of US gallons (100 US gal.)
Thousands of US gallons (1,000 US gal.)
Millions of US gallons (1,000,000 US gal.)

Select the multiple of cubic feet you will use to report water volumes throughout this questionnaire.

Cubic feet (cu. ft.)
Tens of cubic feet (10 cu. ft.)
Hundreds of cubic feet (100 cu. ft.)

Water intake by source and type

Important information: Water intake is new water that is introduced into this plant/operation/facility for the first time regardless of source or quality. For example:

water intake for sanitary or domestic use e.g., flushing toilets, drinking or watering lawns and gardens
water supplied from an adjacent industry
self-supplied water e.g., river, well, ocean or rain and storm run-off water which is diverted into storage ponds or holding facilities for later use by the plant/operation/facility
water pumped to de-water a mine or quarry which is diverted into storage ponds or holding facilities for later use by the operation.

Exclude:

Water pumped to de-water a mine or quarry only to allow operations to continue, i.e., water is not stored for later use by the operation
Water intake for the purpose of supplying water to adjacent or tenant industries or municipalities
water contained in other liquid products brought into the plant/operation/facility e.g., paints, beverages
bottled drinking water.

10. In 20xx, which of the following types and sources of intake water were used?

Select all that apply.

Definitions and explanations

Glossary:

Water source: The location or place from which intake water is obtained.

Water intake: Water introduced for the first time into the plant/operation/facility regardless of source or quality.

Water type (intake): For the purposes of this survey, there are two types of intake water: freshwater and saline / brackish water.

Freshwater: Fresh water, with an average of 900 parts per million (PPM, sometimes also reported in mg/L) or less of total dissolved solids, has a very low mineral or foreign-body content. Include water from public utilities, water from wells and springs (unless saline) and water from lakes, streams and rivers.

Saline / brackish (salt) water: Saline water, with an average of more than 900 PPM of total dissolved solids, is also called 'salt', 'brackish' or 'sea' water. The most common sources are oceans or seas and their estuaries, however, salt water can also be found in water on or near salt flats, as is the case in Alberta, where it is not uncommon for oil and gas wells to encounter saline water while drilling.

Public utility: A system of drawing, treating and distributing water to residences and business facilities within the municipality. A fee is usually charged, based on the volume of water intake.

Self-supplied surface water system: The plant/operation/facility draws water from a lake, river, pond or stream through their own system of pumps, pipes, hoses, etc. (Surface water: water found above ground).

Self-supplied groundwater: The plant/operation/facility draws water from a well or spring through their own system of pumps, pipes, hoses, etc. (Groundwater: water found underground, in the saturated zone below the water table).

Self-supplied tide water: The plant/operation/facility draws water from the ocean (including ocean bays or estuaries) through their own system of pumps, pipes, hoses, etc.

Other water sources: While uncommon, other sources include truck deliveries of water from a private supplier (either bulk or bottled), rain water (both cisterns and storm run-off holding tanks) and glacial / snow-melt run-off water. Exclude bottled water intended for personal consumption.

Freshwater

For the purpose of this survey, freshwater contains an average of 900 parts per million (ppm) or less of total dissolved solids.

Public utility
- i.e., a municipal or city system of drawing, treating and distributing water
Self-supplied surface water system
- e.g., lake, river
Self-supplied groundwater system
- e.g., well, spring
Other freshwater sources
- e.g., delivery of water from a private supplier, an adjacent industry, rain water, run-off water.
- Exclude bottled water intended for personal consumption.
- Specify other freshwater sources.

Saline or brackish water

For the purpose of this survey, saline or brackish water contains an average of more than 900 parts per million (ppm) of total dissolved solids.

Self-supplied groundwater system
- e.g., well, spring
Self-supplied tide water (salt water) body
- e.g., estuary, bay, ocean
Other saline or brackish water sources
- e.g., delivery of water from a private supplier, an adjacent industry
- Specify other saline or brackish water sources.

11. Please report the volume of intake water for the following types and sources.

When exact figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.


	20xx volume of intake water
Freshwater
Public utility
Self-supplied surface water system
Self-supplied groundwater system
other freshwater sources
Subtotal volume of freshwater intake in 20xx
Saline or brackish water
Self-supplied groundwater system
Self-supplied tide water (salt water) body
other saline or brackish sources
Subtotal volume of saline or brackish water intake in 20xx
Total volume of intake water in 20xx

Treatment of intake water

12. In 20xx, which methods did this plant/operation/facility use to treat any intake water prior to its initial use?

It is possible to have a treatment that applies to more than one treatment category e.g., a substance for scale control, which deals with both alkalinity and corrosion. In such instances, all applicable treatment types should be selected.

Select all that apply.

Definitions and explanations

General
This section collects information about specific treatments to intake water in preparation for use. The treatment of used water in preparation for discharge is reported later in the questionnaire and grouped by more general treatment categories.

Treatment of self-supplied intake water is often required before it can be used, whether for sanitary / domestic purposes or as process water. Treatment is required less often for intake water supplied by a public utility.

Some facilities treat all of their intake water (e.g., screening of intake water at the source); others treat only a portion of it, for specific uses.

Instructions
Include third-party water treatment - where intake water is routed to a treatment facility that belongs to a separate company (whether same or different ownership as the surveyed plant/operation/facility). Exclude the treatment of water by a public utility before it is introduced to the plant/operation/facility for the first time, and the treatment of used water, waste water or effluent.

It is possible to have a multi-purpose chemical treatment that applies to more than one treatment category (e.g., a substance for scale control, which deals with both alkalinity and corrosion). In such instances, all applicable treatment types should be selected.

Treatment for specific conditions not listed here (e.g., sludge, scale, etc.) should be categorized in this section according to the type of treatment used.

Glossary:
Public utility: A system of drawing, treating and distributing water to residences and business facilities within the municipality. A fee is usually charged, based on the volume of water intake.

Screening: In the screening process, water is passed through a screen barrier that removes larger pieces of solid matter from the water. Include the bulk screening of intake water at the source.

Filtration: In the filtration process, water is passed through a filter barrier (membrane, sand, charcoal, etc.) that removes smaller particles of solid matter from the water.

In many industrial operations, filtration and screening systems can be very similar. The defining difference is in the size of the particles removed by the process; filtered particles are much smaller than screened particles.

Common purposes: de-chlorination (beverage industry).

Chlorination and disinfection: In this process, chlorine and/or other disinfectants (e.g., calcium hypo-chlorite) are added to the water.

Common purposes: sterilization, control of zebra mussels

Corrosion and slime control: It is vital for heat exchange equipment to be kept free of insulating deposits that promote high energy consumption.

The four principal sources of these deposits in the case of water cooled systems are: scale, corrosion, biological growths and sludge (these factors have a direct effect on equipment life)

Application: heat exchange equipment

Alkalinity control: A chemical treatment to attain a specifically-required pH level.

Application: cooling towers, boilers

Hardness or water softening: The removal of calcium and magnesium from water to reduce hardness.

Application: cooling towers, boiler feed water

Hardness treatment can also involve the addition of minerals to correct for water that is too soft for its intended purpose.

Can apply to: Breweries

Coagulation or flocculation: Coagulation is the de-stabilisation of colloid particles by the addition of a reactive chemical, called a coagulant. This happens through neutralization of the charges.

Flocculation is the accumulation of the de-stabilized particles and micro-flakes, and subsequently, the formation of sizeable flakes. One must add another chemical, called a flocculent, in order to facilitate the formation of flakes called flocs. These combined processes serve to absorb unwanted particles in order to easily remove them from the water.

Used in: beverage industry

Other category of treatment: Only treatments not listed above should be listed here; they must be specified.

Other treatments can include: electrolysis, anaerobic, chelation, desalination (usually accomplished by reverse osmosis & distillation), etc.

Screening

The removal of larger pieces of solid matter from water using a screen barrier. Includes the bulk screening of intake water at the source.

Filtration

The removal of smaller pieces of solid matter from water using a filter barrier.

Chlorination - disinfection

The addition of chlorine or other disinfectants to water.

Corrosion and slime control

Includes the control of scale, corrosion, biological growth and sludge.

Alkalinity control

The chemical treatment of water to attain required pH level.

Hardness or water softening

The removal of calcium and magnesium from water to reduce hardness.

Coagulation or flocculation

The absorption of particles in order to easily remove them from water.

Other category of treatment - Item 1

Other treatments include electrolysis, de-salination etc.
Specify other category of treatment - Item 1

Other category of treatment - Item 2

Other treatments include electrolysis, de-salination etc.
Specify other category of treatment - Item 2

Other category of treatment - Item 3

Other treatments include electrolysis, de-salination etc.
Specify other category of treatment - Item 3

No treatment applied to intake water

13. Please report the volume of intake water treated within this plant/operation/facility prior to initial use for the following methods of treatment.

Exclude the treatment of used water, waste water or effluent. If a given volume of water undergoes more than one treatment, please report the volume of water for each type of treatment.

When exact figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.


	20xx volume of intake water treated
Screening
Filtration
Chlorination - disinfection
Corrosion and slime control
Alkalinity control
Hardness or water softening
Coagulation or flocculation
Other category of treatment - Item 1
Other category of treatment - Item 2
Other category of treatment - Item 3

Water intake by initial use

14. Of the total volume of water taken in by this plant/operation/facility in 20xx, what were the initial uses of intake water?

Exclude recirculated or reused water, i.e., water that leaves a particular subsystem and re-enters it or is used in another subsystem.

Select all that apply.

Definitions and explanations

General
This section categorizes the volume of intake water according to its initial use.

Instructions
Water for initial use outside of the listed categories should be reported using the Other purpose or use - specify response category and a description should be provided.

Exclude recirculated or reused water except water originally used for another purpose but now in use as process water.

Glossary
Process water: This is water that serves in any level of the manufacturing process. Include all water which comes in direct contact with products and/or materials, water used in the sanitation of process equipment, water consumed in milling and special processes, water included in final output and water originally used for another purpose but now in final use as process water.

Cooling, condensing and steam: This is water which does not come in direct contact with the products, materials or by-products of the processing operation. Include pass-through water used in the operation of cooling or process equipment (including air conditioning) and water introduced into boilers for the production of steam for either process operations or electric power.

Sanitary service or domestic use: Water used for such purposes as drinking, personal food preparation, flushing toilets, washing clothing and dishes, bathing and watering lawns and gardens.

Other purpose or use: Volumes for other purposes or uses, though unlikely, should be reported here, with the type of use clearly specified. Exclude water pumped by the plant/operation/facility, and intended for initial use outside the plant/operation/facility.

Recirculated or reused water: Water used more than once at the plant/operation/facility; applies mainly to cooling and processing activities. It only refers to water that leaves a particular subsystem and is then recirculated or reused in the same sub-system, or used in a different subsystem. Exclude, closed-loop systems.

Closed-loop systems: Cooling systems where water is withdrawn from a source, circulated through heat exchangers, then cooled and recycled. Subsequent water withdrawals are used to replace water lost to evaporation, blow-down, drift, leakage and, accordingly, results in a much smaller return flow than once-through cooling.

Process water (For Mineral Extraction Industries and Manufacturing Industries.)

i.e., water that serves in any level of the mining/manufacturing process
Include water which:
- comes in direct contact with products and/or materials
- is used in the sanitation of process equipment
- is consumed in milling and special processes
- is included in final output
- has been used for another purpose, and is undergoing its final use as process water.

Cooling, condensing and steam

i.e., water which does not come in direct contact with the products, materials or by-products of the processing operation
Include:
- pass-through water used in the operation of cooling or process equipment (including air conditioning)
- water introduced into boilers for the production of steam for either process operations or electric power.

Pollution control (For Fossil-Fuel and Nuclear Electric Power Generating Plants.)

i.e., any process that inhibits or reduces the production of pollutants during the course of power generation e.g., wet flue gas de-sulphurization

Sanitary service or domestic use

i.e., water used for toilets, janitorial services, lawn watering, washing of vehicles

Other purpose or use - Item 1

Exclude water pumped by the plant/operation/facility, and intended for initial use outside the plant/operation/facility.
Specify other purpose or use - Item 1

Other purpose or use - Item 2

Exclude water pumped by the plant/operation/facility, and intended for initial use outside the plant/operation/facility.
Specify other purpose or use - Item 2

Other purpose or use - Item 3

Exclude water pumped by the plant/operation/facility, and intended for initial use outside the plant/operation/facility.
Specify other purpose or use - Item 3

15. Please report the volumes of intake water by initial use.

Exclude recirculated or reused water, i.e., water that leaves a particular subsystem and re-enters it or is used in another subsystem.

When exact figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.


	20xx volume of intake water by use
Process water (For Mineral Extraction Industries and Manufacturing Industries.)
Cooling, condensing and steam
Pollution control (For Fossil-Fuel and Nuclear Electric Power Generating Plants.)
Sanitary service or domestic use
Other purpose or use - Item 1
Other purpose or use - Item 2
Other purpose or use - Item 3
Total volume of intake water by initial use in 20xx

16. Of the total volume of intake water for process in 20xx, what volume of water was consumed or lost? (For Mineral Extraction Industries.)

When exact figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

Definitions and explanations

General
This section categorizes the volume of intake water according to its initial use.

Instructions
The volume of process water consumed or lost should be less than or equal to the volume of process water reported.

Glossary
Process water: This is water that serves in any level of the manufacturing process. Include all water which comes in direct contact with products and/or materials, water used in the sanitation of process equipment, water consumed in milling and special processes, water included in final output and water originally used for another purpose but now in final use as process water.

Water consumed or lost (not returned to its original source): The difference between the total quantity of water withdrawn from a source for any use and the quantity of water returned to the source; e.g., the release of water into the atmosphere; the consumption of water by humans and the incorporation of water into the products of industrial or food processing.

17. Of the total volume of intake water for cooling, condensing or steam production in 20xx, what volume of water was consumed or lost? (For Mineral Extraction Industries.)

When exact figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

Definitions and explanations

General
This section categorizes the volume of intake water according to its initial use.

Instructions
The volume of cooling, condensing or steam water consumed or lost should be less than the volume of cooling, condensing or steam water reported.

Glossary
Cooling, condensing and steam: This is water which does not come in direct contact with the products, materials or by-products of the processing operation. Include pass-through water used in the operation of cooling or process equipment (including air conditioning) and water introduced into boilers for the production of steam for either process operations or electric power.

Water consumed or lost (not returned to its original source): The difference between the total quantity of water withdrawn from a source for any use and the quantity of water returned to the source; e.g., the release of water into the atmosphere; the consumption of water by humans, and the incorporation of water into the products of industrial or food processing.

18. Of the total volume of water taken in by this operation in 20xx, what volume of intake water was used as injected water or steam in the secondary recovery of oil or natural gas? (For Mineral Extraction Industries.)

For the purpose of this survey, "secondary recovery" refers to the process of enhancing oil and natural gas recovery by injecting water or steam to maintain or increase fluid pressure in order to displace the oil and gas, forcing it to the surface, and facilitate its flow through heating.

When exact figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

Definitions and explanations

General
This section categorizes the volume of intake water according to its initial use.

Glossary
Secondary recovery: For the purpose of this survey, "secondary recovery" refers to the process of enhancing oil and natural gas recovery by injecting water or steam to maintain or increase fluid pressure in order to displace oil and gas, forcing it to the surface, and facilitate its flow through heating.

Water recirculation or reuse by purpose

19. Excluding closed-loop systems, what were the purposes for recirculating or reusing water at this plant/operation/facility in 20xx?

Recirculated or reused water refers to water used more than once in your plant/operation/facility. It is water that leaves a sub-system and is then recirculated or reused in the same sub-system, or used in a different sub-system. It does not refer to water that circulates many times within the same sub-system i.e., it excludes closed-loop systems.

For this survey, a closed-loop system refers to cooling systems where water is withdrawn from a source, circulated through heat exchangers, then cooled and recycled. Subsequent water withdrawals are used to replace water lost to evaporation, blow-down, drift, leakage and, accordingly, results in a much smaller return flow than once-through cooling.

Select all that apply.

Definitions and explanations

General
This section determines whether the facility recirculates or reuses water and, if so, the purpose and quantity.

Instructions
The same water may be recirculated many times, e.g., water discharged to a cooling pond and then reused. Every time that volume of water is reused it should be counted.

Glossary
Recirculated or reused water: Water used more than once at the plant/operation/facility; applies mainly to cooling and processing activities. It only refers to water that leaves a particular subsystem and is then recirculated or reused in the same sub-system, or used in a different subsystem. Exclude, closed-loop systems.

Closed-loop systems: Cooling systems where water is withdrawn from a source, circulated through heat exchangers, then cooled and recycled. Subsequent water withdrawals are used to replace water lost to evaporation, blow-down, drift, leakage and, accordingly, results in a much smaller return flow than once-through cooling.

Process water: This is water that serves in any level of the manufacturing process. Include all water which comes in direct contact with products and/or materials, water used in the sanitation of process equipment, water consumed in milling and special processes, water included in final output and water originally used for another purpose but now in final use as process water.

Cooling, condensing and steam: This is water which does not come in direct contact with the products, materials or by-products of the processing operation. Include pass-through water used in the operation of cooling or process equipment (including air conditioning) and water introduced into boilers for the production of steam for either process operations or electric power.

Other purpose or use: Volumes for other purposes or uses, though unlikely, should be reported here, with the type of use clearly specified.

Process water (For Mineral Extraction Industries, and Manufacturing Industries.)

i.e., water that serves in any level of the mining/manufacturing process
Include water which:
- comes in direct contact with products and/or materials
- is used in the sanitation of process equipment
- is consumed in milling and special processes
- is included in final output
- has been used for another purpose, and is undergoing its final use as process water.

Cooling, condensing, and steam

i.e., water which does not come in direct contact with the products, materials or by-products of the processing operation
Include:
- pass-through water used in the operation of cooling or process equipment (including air conditioning)
- ater introduced into boilers for the production of steam for either process operations or electric power.

Pollution control (For Fossil-Fuel and Nuclear Electric Power Generating Plants.)

i.e., any process that inhibits or reduces the production of pollutants during the course of power generation
e.g., wet flue gas de-sulphurization

Other purpose or use

Specify other purpose or use.

No water recirculation or reuse

20. Please report the volumes of water recirculated or reused by purpose. Every time a volume of water is recirculated or reused it should be counted.

When exact figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.


	20xx volume of water recirculated or reused
Process water (For Mineral Extraction Industries, and Manufacturing Industries.)
Cooling, condensing and steam
Pollution control (For Fossil-Fuel and Nuclear Electric Power Generating Plants.)
Other purpose or use
Total volume of water recirculated or reused in 20xx

21. Does this operation have a tailings ponds? (For Mineral Extraction Industries.)

A tailings pond is an excavated pit that forms an open lagoon where liquid effluent or wastewater from the processing of ore is held.

Definitions and explanations

Glossary
Tailings pond: An excavated pit that forms an open lagoon where liquid effluent or wastewater from the processing of ore is held. Solids are allowed to settle and sink to the bottom. Proper management is required to ensure that dust from dried tailings and seepage into groundwater does not become a problem.

Please report the volume of water recirculated or reused from the tailings ponds in 20xx.

When exact figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

22. Does this operation inject water into an oil bearing formation? (For Mineral Extraction Industries.)

For this survey, "oil bearing formation" refers to a geological formation that produces or contains oil.

Definitions and explanations

Glossary
Oil bearing formation: For this survey, "oil bearing formation" refers to a geological formation that produces or contains oil.

Geological formation: any assemblage of rocks which have some character in common, whether of origin, age, or composition.

Please report the volume of water injected in 20xx.

When exact figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

Water discharge

Important information: Water discharge is water that is routed to its final point of discharge beyond the control of the plant/operation/facility. For example:

water discharge for sanitary or domestic use e.g., water used for flushing toilets
water discharge to a river, septic system, ocean, tailings pond, etc.
water pumped to de-water a mine or quarry only to allow operations to continue, i.e., water is not stored for later use by the operation

Exclude:

water pumped to de-water a mine or quarry which is diverted into storage ponds or holding facilities for later use by the operation
water released into plant/operation/facility-owned holding tanks, settling tanks, ponds, lagoons or basins and intended for recirculation or reuse e.g., rain and storm run-off water
water permanently held in open or closed storage
water lost in production through evaporation or otherwise consumed e.g., included in a final product or slurry
water discharge for the purpose of supplying water to adjacent or tenant industries or municipalities
water injected into deep-hole disposal wells if this water is considered irretrievable

Final points of water discharge

23. Of the water discharged by this plant/operation/facility in 20xx, what were the final points of water discharge?

Select all that apply.

Definitions and explanations

General
This section determines the proportion of used (or surplus) water that is treated, and that which is untreated, in preparation for discharge. Information is gathered concerning the volumes and destinations of discharged water, classified by broad category (primary, secondary and tertiary) of treatment (unlike the Treatment of intake water section, which asks about specific treatments to intake water in preparation for use).

Glossary
Water discharge: Water that is routed to its final point of discharge beyond the control of the plant/operation/facility, whether or not it was treated or used.

Final point of discharge: The final location at which the used or surplus water is released by the plant/operation/facility. This is the point at which the water ceases to be under the control of the plant/operation/facility.

Public sewer system discharge: The discharge of water into a municipal or city system which is used to capture, treat and discharge sewage.

Surface freshwater bodies discharge: The discharge of water into surface water bodies such as streams, creeks, rivers, ponds and lakes.

Tide water (ocean) discharge: The discharge of water into salt-water bodies such as estuaries, oceans or seas.

Ground water discharge: The discharge of water into ground water such as a well or septic system, and discharge directly to the ground. Include water discharged for watering lawns and gardens.

Tailings ponds discharge: The discharge of water into an excavated pit that forms an open lagoon where liquid effluent or wastewater from the processing of ore is held.

Injected to producing formations: The discharge of water into that part of the mine where mineral extraction occurs.

Other discharge points: Any point of discharge not encompassed by the previous categories.

Septic system: For the purpose of this survey, a septic system refers to an individual waste water treatment system, typically used in rural settings where a public sewer system is not available. Solids are typically separated from waste water and decompse in a tank while the water flows into a leaching or drain field where it percolates through gravel and soil before entering the ground water.

No treatment: The water that is discharged without treatment after use.

Primary or mechanical treatment: The physical removal of large suspended, floating and precipitated solids from untreated wastewater using grates, screens and/or settling tanks.

Secondary or biological treatment: The removal or reduction of effluent contaminants from primary wastewater treatment through the promotion of bacterial growth and other microbes that break down organic waste.

Tertiary or advanced treatment: Advanced cleaning of wastewater that goes beyond the secondary or biological stage, removing nutrients such as phosphorus, nitrogen, and most biological oxygen demand (BOD) and suspended solids through biological or chemical processes.

Public sewage system

i.e., a municipal or city system of capturing, treating and discharging sewage

Surface freshwater bodies

i.e., lake, river

Tide water (ocean)

i.e., estuary, bay, ocean

Groundwater

i.e., well, spring, septic system, or discharge directly to the ground

Tailings ponds (For Mineral Extraction Industries)

i.e., excavated pit that forms an open lagoon where liquid effluent of wastewater from the processing of ore is held

Injected to producing formations (For Mineral Extraction Industries)

i.e., pumping of water into that part of the mine where mineral extraction occurs

Other point of discharge

i.e., any point of discharge not encompassed by the previous categories
Specify other point of discharge

Treatment and water discharge

24. Please report the volumes of water according to their final point of discharge and most advanced treatment process used at this plant/operation/facility.

For water that is subjected to more than one type (primary, secondary or tertiary) of treatment in preparation for discharge, please report those volumes only at the most advanced treatment process that is applied; in other words, please do not double-report treated water volumes.

Treatment type:

no treatment: the water that is discharged without treatment after use
primary / mechanical treatment: the physical removal of large suspended, floating and precipitated solids from untreated wastewater using grates, screens and/or settling tanks
secondary / biological treatment: the removal or reduction of effluent contaminants from primary wastewater treatment through the promotion of bacterial growth and other microbes that break down organic waste
tertiary / advanced treatment: advanced cleaning of wastewater that goes beyond the secondary or biological stage, removing nutrients such as phosphorus, nitrogen, and most DOB and suspended solids through biological or chemical processes.

If the water volume is zero, please enter '0' in the corresponding box.

When exact figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.


	No treatment	Primary or mechanical	Secondary or biological	Tertiary or advanced
Public sewage system
Surface freshwater bodies
Tide water (ocean)
Groundwater
Tailings ponds (For Mineral Extraction Industries)
Injected to producing formations (For Mineral Extraction Industries)
Other point of discharge
Subtotal volume of discharge water
Total volume of discharge water in 20xx

Monthly water intake and discharge

25. In 20xx, what was the monthly water intake and discharge for this plant/operation/facility?

When exact figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

Definitions and explanations

General
This section gathers the volume of all water that enters and leaves the plant/operation/facility on a monthly basis.

Normally, though not always, discharge is less than or equal to intake. In mines, however, discharge can be greater than intake due to the encroachment of groundwater which must periodically be pumped out to allow operations to continue.

Instructions
It is not uncommon for public utilities to bill their customers on a basis that differs from the standard calendar month, for example, January 4 to February 3. Volumes from a January 4 to February 3 period would be acceptable as a 'January' entry.

Similarly, if billed bi-monthly (bill covers a 2-month period), or quarterly, simply divide the volume equally among the months covered by that billing period.
Please ensure that all intake and discharge water is accounted for and that the sum equals the total intake and total discharge water volumes reported at questions 11 and 24 respectively.

Glossary
Water intake: Water introduced for the first time into the plant/operation/facility regardless of source or quality.

Water discharge: Water that is routed to its final point of discharge beyond the control of the plant/operation/facility, whether or not it was treated or used.


	Volume of water intake	Volume of water discharge
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total volume in 20xx

26. Of the total volume discharged by this operation in 20xx, what volume originated as mine water (water that was pumped from the mine to allow operations to continue)? (Mineral Extraction Industries.)

Mine water can come from more than one source e.g., rain and storm run-off, ground water.

When exact figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

Definitions and explanations

Instructions
In mines, discharge, can be greater than intake due to the encroachment of water which must periodically by pumped out to allow operations to continue. If discharge includes volumes from de-watering the mine, enter that volume here.

Glossary
Mine water: Water which must periodically be pumped out of a mine to allow operations to continue.

27. Please indicate the reasons why the total discharge volume is greater than the total intake volume (Fossil Fuel and Nuclear Electric Power Generating Stations and Manufacturing Industries)

Reason

Water costs

Important reminder for this questionnaire

When asked in this questionnaire to provide information about the plant/operation/facility, please refer to the customized description of the plant location provided in the electronic questionnaire. Reporting period: For the purpose of this survey, all reported information should be for the calendar year from January 1, 20xx to December 31 20xx. Reporting instructions:

when exact figures are not available, please provide your best estimate
report all dollar amounts in Canadian dollars
if the cost is zero, please enter '0' in the corresponding box.

28. Please report this plant/operation/facility 's 20xx water acquisition costs.

When exact figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

Definitions and explanations

General
This section gathers information on the cost of water acquisition.

Instructions
Please report in Canadian dollars.

Ideally, the payment to a public utility should include only the portion for water and exclude any sewer charges but, if the water-only cost cannot be determined (e.g., it is included in your rent), and the reported public utility payment includes both water and sewer charges, please answer YES at question 29.

Glossary
Annual intake licence(s), permit(s) and royalty(ies): Water is a Crown-owned resource in Canada, and provincial and territorial ministries of natural resources manage its use. Each province and territory has its own legislation. The requirement for a water licence, permit or royalty varies between industries and between provinces/territories.


	20xx cost in CAN$
Payment to public utility
Annual intake licences, permits and royalties
Payment for purchase of water from another operator and/or industrial supplier

29. Does the payment to a public utility reported at question 28 include a sewer surcharge?

If no sewer surcharge was reported please select "Not applicable".

Sewer surcharge refers to the payment to a public utility for the ongoing maintenance and operation of sewer infrastructure and the treatment and discharge of water to a public sewage system.

Yes
No
Not applicable

30. Please report the total 20xx, operating and maintenance cost for this plant/operation/facility's water systems. Include the material, labour and energy costs incurred to operate and maintain your water systems.

Consider the systems at your plant/operation/facility which:

bring in water
treat intake water
recirculate and reuse water
treat discharge water.

When exact figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

Definitions and explanations

General
This section gathers information on the cost to operate and maintain the water systems.

Instructions
Please report in Canadian dollars.

Include only material, labour and energy costs incurred to operate and maintain the plant/operation/facility's water systems.

Glossary
Operating and maintenance costs - water intake: The ordinary expenses of operating and maintaining the facilities, machinery or equipment (e.g., pumps) to bring water into the plant/operation/facility.

Operating and maintenance costs - intake water treatment: The ordinary expenses of operating and maintaining the facilities, machinery or equipment to treat water before it can be used in the plant/operation/facility.

Operating and maintenance costs - water recirculation and reuse: The ordinary expenses of operating and maintaining the facilities, machinery or equipment needed to recirculate or reuse water in the plant/operation/facility.

Operating and maintenance costs - discharge water treatment: The ordinary expenses of operating and maintaining the facilities, machinery or equipment to treat water before it is discharged by the plant/operation/facility.

Total cost in CAN$

31. Of the total operating and maintenance costs reported at question 30, what were the 20xx operating and maintenance costs for the following water systems?

When exact figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.


	20xx cost in CAN$
Intake water acquisition
Intake water treatment
Water recirculation and reuse
Discharge water treatment
Total operating and maintenance costs in 20xx

Other details

32. In 20xx, what were this plant/operation/facility's capital expenditures on water intake, discharge or treatment facilities?

Include all relevant outlays for machinery and equipment purchases, and their installation, as well as for construction related to water intake, discharge and treatment i.e., called capital spending, capital outlay or capital expense.

Exclude operating and maintenance costs.

For example, the most common capital expenditures include:

purchase and/or installation of new equipment
purchase of new machinery or transportation equipment
creation of a new well or ground water installation.

When exact figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

Definitions and explanations

General
This section gathers information on the other information about the plant/operation/facility.

Instructions
Only those capital expenditures that apply to water intake, discharge or treatment facilities should be included.

Glossary
Capital expenditures: Money spent to add, expand or upgrade physical assets such as property, buildings, machinery and equipment (with the expectation that they will benefit the company over a period of more than one year).

Capital expenditures in CAN$

33. In 20xx, please report the amount of electricity produced at this plant for the following. (For Fossil-Fuel and Nuclear Electric Power Generating Plants.)


	20xx amount of electricity produced (MWh)
Net generation
Station service

34. In 20xx, what was the gross electrical generation capacity of this plant? (For Fossil-Fuel and Nuclear Electric Power Generating Plants.)

i.e., the maximum power capability of the generating system or system capacity

Changes or events

1. Please provide a brief, precise description of any changes or events that affected the reported water or cost values for this plant/operation/facility compared with the last reporting period. Describe these changes or events

e.g., expansion, temporary shutdown, closures, changes to water monitoring or the production process

Describe these changes or events

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First name
Last name
Title
Email address
Telephone number (including area code)
Extension number (if applicable)
The maximum number of characters is 5.
Fax number (including area code)

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Hours
Minutes

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Definitions
Business activity
Reporting period information
Reporting instructions
Revenue
Expenses
Industry characteristics

Definitions

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

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

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

Current main activity of the business or organization

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

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

Business activity

The description on file for this business comes from the North American Industrial Classifications System (NAICS). This database contains a limited number of activity classifications. The classifications on file might be applicable for this business or organization, even if it is not exactly how you would describe this business or organization's main activity.

By selecting "Yes, this is the main activity." you indicate that the description is applicable, and it describes the main economic activity which typically generates the most revenue for this business or organization.

By selecting "No, this is secondary activity." you indicate that the description is applicable, but that there is a different economic activity which typically generates more revenue for this business or organization. You will be given a chance to describe this business or organization's main activity, and select an appropriate classification.

By selecting "No, this description is not applicable." you indicate that this description is not applicable as a main or a secondary activity of this business or organization. You will be given a chance to describe this business or organization's main activity, and provide an appropriate classification.

If none of the above activities describes your main source of revenue, please call 1-800-972-9692 for further instructions.

Reporting period information

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

May 1, 2016 to April 30, 2017
June 1, 2016 to May 31, 2017
July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017
August 1, 2016 to July 31, 2017
September 1, 2016 to August 31, 2017
October 1, 2016 to September 30, 2017
November 1, 2016 to October 31, 2017
December 1, 2016 to November 30, 2017
January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2017
February 1, 2017 to January 31, 2018
March 1, 2017 to February 28, 2018
April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018

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

September 18, 2016 to September 15, 2017 (e.g., floating year-end)
June 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 (e.g., a newly opened business)

Reporting instructions

Report dollar amounts in Canadian dollars.
Exclude sales tax.
When precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimates.

Revenue

a. Sales of goods and services (e.g., fees, commissions, services revenue)

Report net of returns and allowances.

Sales of goods and services are defined as amounts derived from the sale of goods and services (cash or credit), falling within a business's ordinary activities. Sales should be reported net of trade discount, value added tax and other taxes based on sales.

Include:

sales from Canadian locations (domestic and export sales)
transfers to other business units or a head office of your firm.

Exclude:

transfers into inventory and consignment sales
federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes and excise duties and taxes
intercompany sales in consolidated financial statements.

b. Rental and leasing

Include: rental or leasing of apartments, commercial buildings, land, office space, residential housing, investments in co-tenancies and co-ownerships, hotel or motel rooms, long and short term vehicle leasing, machinery or equipment, storage lockers, etc.

c. Commissions

Include: commissions earned on the sale of products or services by businesses such as advertising agencies, brokers, insurance agents, lottery ticket sales, sales representatives and travel agencies – compensation could also be reported under this item (for example, compensation for collecting sales tax)

d. Subsidies (including grants, donations, fundraising and sponsorships)

Include:

non-repayable grants, contributions and subsidies from all levels of government
revenue from private sector (corporate and individual) sponsorships, donations and fundraising.

e. Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees

A royalty is defined as a payment received by the holder of a copyright, trademark or patent.

Include revenue received from the sale or use of all intellectual property rights of copyrighted materials such as musical, literary, artistic or dramatic works, sound recordings or the broadcasting of communication signals.

f. Dividends

Include:

dividend income
dividends from Canadian sources
dividends from foreign sources
patronage dividends.

Exclude equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates.

g. Interest

Include:

investment revenue
interest from foreign sources
interest from Canadian bonds and debentures
interest from Canadian mortgage loans
interest from other Canadian sources.

Exclude equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates.

h. Other revenue – please specify

Include amounts not included in questions a. to g.

Total revenue

The sum of sub-questions a. to h.

Expenses

a. Cost of goods sold

Many business units distinguish their costs of materials from their other business expenses (selling, general and administrative). This item is included to allow you to easily record your costs/expenses according to your normal accounting practices.

Include:

cost of raw materials and/or goods purchased for resale – net of discounts earned on purchases
freight in and duty.

Exclude all costs associated with salaries, wages, benefits, commissions and subcontracts (report at Employment costs and expenses, and Subcontracts).

b. Employment costs and expenses

b1. Salaries, wages and commissions

Please report all salaries and wages (including taxable allowances and employment commissions as defined on the T4 – Statement of Remuneration Paid) before deductions for this reporting period.

Include:

vacation pay
bonuses (including profit sharing)
employee commissions
taxable allowances (e.g., room and board, vehicle allowances, gifts such as airline tickets for holidays)
severance pay.

Exclude all payments and expenses associated with casual labour and outside contract workers (report at Subcontracts).

b2. Employee benefits

Include contributions to:

health plans
insurance plans
employment insurance
pension plans
workers' compensation
association dues
contributions to any other employee benefits such as child care and supplementary unemployment benefit (SUB) plans
contributions to provincial and territorial health and education payroll taxes.

c. Subcontracts

Subcontract expense refers to the purchasing of services from outside of the company rather than providing them in-house.

Include:

hired casual labour and outside contract workers
custom work and contract work
subcontract and outside labour
hired labour.

d. Research and development fees

Expenses from activities conducted with the intention of making a discovery that could either lead to the development of new products or procedures, or to the improvement of existing products or procedures.

e. Professional and business fees

Include:

legal services
accounting and auditing fees
consulting fees
education and training fees
appraisal fees
management and administration fees
property management fees
information technology (IT) consulting and service fees (purchased)
architectural fees
engineering fees
scientific and technical service fees
other consulting fees (management, technical and scientific)
veterinary fees
fees for human health services
payroll preparation fees
all other professional and business service fees.

Exclude service fees paid to Head Office (report at All other costs and expenses).

f. Utilities

Utility expenses related to operating your business unit such as water, electricity, gas, heating and hydro.

Include:

diesel, fuel wood, natural gas, oil and propane
sewage.

Exclude:

energy expenses covered in your rental and leasing contracts
telephone, Internet and other telecommunications
vehicle fuel (report at All other costs and expenses).

g. Office and computer related expenses

Include:

office stationery and supplies, paper and other supplies for photocopiers, printers and fax machines
postage and courier (used in the day to day office business activity)
computer and peripherals upgrade expenses
data processing.

Exclude telephone, Internet and other telecommunication expenses (report at Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication).

h. Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication

Include:

internet
telephone and telecommunications
cellular telephone
fax machine
pager.

i. Business taxes, licenses and permits

Include:

property taxes paid directly and property transfer taxes
vehicle license fees
beverage taxes and business taxes
trade license fees
membership fees and professional license fees
provincial capital tax.

j. Royalties, franchise fees and memberships

Include:

amounts paid to holders of patents, copyrights, performing rights and trademarks
gross overriding royalty expenses and direct royalty costs
resident and non-resident royalty expenses
franchise fees.

Exclude Crown royalties

k. Crown charges

Federal or Provincial royalty, tax, lease or rental payments made in relation to the acquisition, development or ownership of Canadian resource properties.

Include:

Crown royalties
Crown leases and rentals
oil sand leases
stumpage fees.

l. Rental and leasing

Include:

lease rental expenses, real estate rental expenses, condominium fees and equipment rental expenses
motor vehicle rental and leasing expenses
studio lighting and scaffolding
machinery and equipment rental expenses
storage expenses
road and construction equipment rental
fuel and other utility costs covered in your rental and leasing contracts.

m. Repair and maintenance

Include:

buildings and structures
machinery and equipment
security equipment
vehicles
costs related to materials, parts and external labour associated with these expenses
janitorial and cleaning services and garbage removal.

n. Amortization and depreciation

Include:

direct cost depreciation of tangible assets and amortization of leasehold improvements
amortization of intangible assets (e.g., amortization of goodwill, patents, franchises, copyrights, trademarks, deferred charges, organizational costs).

o. Insurance

Insurance recovery income should be deducted from insurance expenses.

Include:

professional and other liability insurance
motor vehicle and property insurance
executive life insurance
bonding, business interruption insurance and fire insurance.

p. Advertising, marketing, promotion, meals and entertainment

Include:

newspaper advertising and media expenses
catalogues, presentations and displays
tickets for theatre, concerts and sporting events for business promotion
fundraising expenses
meals, entertainment and hospitality purchases for clients.

q. Travel, meetings and conventions

Include:

travel expenses
meeting and convention expenses, seminars
passenger transportation (e.g., airfare, bus, train)
accommodations
travel allowance and meals while travelling
other travel expenses.

r. Financial services

Include:

explicit service charges for financial services
credit and debit card commissions and charges
collection expenses and transfer fees
registrar and transfer agent fees
security and exchange commission fees
other financial service fees.

Exclude interest expenses (report at Interest expense).

s. Interest expense

Report the cost of servicing your company's debt.

Include:

interest
bank charges
finance charges
interest payments on capital leases
amortization of bond discounts
interest on short-term and long-term debt, mortgages, bonds and debentures.

t. Other non-production-related costs and expenses

Include:

charitable donations and political contributions
bad debt expense
loan losses
provisions for loan losses (minus bad debt recoveries)
inventory adjustments.

u. All other costs and expenses (including intracompany expenses)

Include:

production costs
pipeline operations, drilling, site restoration
gross overriding royalty
other producing property rentals
well operating, fuel and equipment
other lease rentals
other direct costs
equipment hire and operation
log yard expense, forestry costs, logging road costs
freight in and duty
overhead expenses allocated to cost of sales
other expenses
cash over/short (negative expense)
reimbursement of parent company expense
warranty expense
recruiting expenses
general and administrative expenses
interdivisional expenses
interfund transfer (minus expense recoveries)
exploration and development (including prospect/geological, well abandonment & dry holes, exploration expenses, development expenses)
amounts not included in sub-questions a. to t. above.

Total expenses

The sum of sub-questions a. to u.

Industry Characteristics

Consumer periodicals: Periodicals covering topics of general or special interest aimed at a consumer audience. Examples include arts, culture, leisure and entertainment, home and lifestyles, women's general interest, general business and news.

Business-to-business, trade, and professional periodicals: Periodicals dealing with industries, occupations and professions and scholarly publications aimed at professional audiences interested in keeping up-to-date with news, research and developments in a profession or a trade. Include business, farming, and professional.

Custom publishing revenue: Periodicals created by publishers, media companies or agencies exclusively for third parties that are not primarily in the periodical publishing industry. Examples may include in-flight or other periodicals designed to foster a direct relationship between a company or brand, and its customers.

11. Circulation

a. Subscription: Copies of a periodical sold to a customer for a fixed period of time, generally one year or more.

If you sell subscriptions to 10 different publications that include both a print version and a digital version, and both versions are part of a package deal, then you should not classify the digital version as free. Therefore, please enter 20 as the answer to question 11a. Paid subscription , for an overall total of 20.

b. Newsstand or single copy: Copies of a periodical sold at newsstands or other retail outlets.

c. Other copies sold: Copies sold, other than through subscription or newsstand, e.g., back issues or one-off special interest publications.

d. Controlled or request circulation:

Controlled circulation: Free copies that are individually addressed to recipients who have directly requested the periodical from a publishing firm.

Requested circulation: Copies distributed free of charge on a regular basis to consumers selected by the publisher.

e. Free, complimentary or promotional copies: Copies distributed free of charge, e.g., to advertisers or agencies who have purchased advertising in the periodical or for promotional or marketing purposes.

12. and 13. Digital

a. Editorial periodical content: Content that is not advertisement based, examples may include text, photographs, graphics and illustrations. Content-based advertisements, e.g., advertorials or sponsored content, are not considered editorial content.

b. Website: A web page that has been developed to share editorial content with consumers. Please only include access to web pages that have been specifically created for your own periodicals.

c. Periodical content sent by email: Editorial periodical content sent to a consumer via e-mail address. The content should be included or embedded in the email itself. Please exclude newsletters and advertisements for periodical subscriptions.

d. Mobile applications (own or third-party): Refers to content accessed through a mobile application via phone or a tablet. This includes content accessed though both proprietary applications and third-party applications used to deliver editorial periodical content.

e. Social media: Websites and applications that deliver periodical content. Examples include websites and applications such as video-sharing platforms, online news and social networking services, media sharing platforms, and messaging apps. Please note that a link on a social media platform does not count as delivering content. A link posted on social media for example, would represent content that is ultimately delivered by the respondent's website. They would therefore select website. Periodicals that post some editorial content that continues onto a website, e.g., a partial article, can select both.

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Date modified:: 2025-06-13