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Archived - 2019 Annual Survey of Electric Power Thermal Generating Station Fuel Consumption

Why are we conducting this survey?

This survey is conducted by Statistics Canada in order to collect the necessary information to support the Integrated Business Statistics Program (IBSP). This program combines various survey and administrative data to develop comprehensive measures of the Canadian economy.

The statistical information from the IBSP serves many purposes, including:

Obtaining information on the supply of and/or demand for energy in Canada
Enabling governmental agencies to fulfill their regulatory responsibilities in regards to public utilities
Enabling all levels of government to establish informed policies in the energy area
Assisting the business community 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, Québec, 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.

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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 the Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Natural Resources, New Brunswick Department of Environment and Local Government, the Ministère de l'énergie et des ressources naturelles du Québec, Transition énergétique Québec, the Manitoba Department of Growth, Enterprise and Trade, Alberta Energy, the British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, the Canada Energy Regulator, Natural Resources Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada.

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

Business or organization and contact information

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

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

Legal Name

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

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

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

Operating Name

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

Legal name
Operating name (if applicable)

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

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

First name
Last name
Title
Preferred language of communication
- English
- French
Mailing address (number and street)
City
Province, territory or state
Postal code or ZIP code
Country
- Canada
- United States
Email address
Telephone number (including area code)
Extension number (if applicable)
The maximum number of characters is 10.
Fax number (including area code)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Description and examples

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

Main activity

5. You indicated that is not the current main activity.

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

Yes
- When did the main activity change?
- Date
No

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

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

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

7. You have indicated that the current main activity of this business or organization is:

Main activity

Are there any other activities that contribute significantly (at least 10%) to this business or organization's revenue?

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

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, provide your best estimates.

Approximately what percentage of this business or organization's revenue is generated by each of the following activities?
	Percentage of revenue
Main activity
Secondary activity
All other activities
Total percentage

Method of collection

1. Indicate whether you will be answering the remaining questions or attaching files with the required information.

Answering the remaining questions
Attaching files

Attach files

2. Please attach the files that will provide the information required for the Annual Survey of Electric Power Thermal Generating Station Fuel Consumption (EPTG).

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Press the Attach files button.
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Note:

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Industrial generator

1. Does this business produce electricity, for internal use and/or for sale?

Fuel consumption for industrial generation

2. Are the reported fuels consumed for the purpose of electricity generation only?

The purpose of this question is to ascertain whether the respondent is reporting fuels whose sole use was the generation of electricity or whether the fuels reported were used for other purposes (producing thermal energy for building heating, producing thermal energy for industrial drying purposes, etc.) in addition to the generation of electricity.

Generation and efficiency

3. What is the percentage of the actual electrical generator efficiency?

4. What percentage of the portion of steam is used to produce electricity?

Enter '0' if steam was not used to produce electricity.

Do not report negative values.

Portion of steam used to produce electricity: In the process of generating electricity, utilities may use steam completely towards the production of electricity, however an industry may use the steam for other purposes in their manufacturing and generate electricity as a side product.

5. What is the percentage of the actual turbine efficiency?

Cogeneration

6. Does this business generate both heat and electricity simultaneously from the same energy source at this location?

Cogeneration: a highly efficient means of generating heat and electric power at the same time from the same energy source. Cogeneration makes use of the excess heat, usually in the form of relatively low-temperature steam exhausted from the power generation turbines towards another purpose.

7. What is the primary purpose of the cogeneration?

Primary purpose

Electricity internal: Electricity which is used only for internal purposes.

Electricity external: Electricity which is sold / supplied to another company.

Industry internal: Fuels and processes used towards internal purposes that do not contribute towards the generation of electricity. (i.e., steam for drying paper).

Industry external: Fuels and processes used towards the generation of electricity.

To generate electricity for internal use
To generate electricity for sale
To generate thermal energy for internal use
To generate thermal energy for sale

8. What is the primary purpose for generating electricity?

Primary purpose

Electricity internal: Electricity which is used only for internal purposes.

Electricity external: Electricity which is sold / supplied to another company.

Industry internal: Fuels and processes used towards internal purposes that do not contribute towards the generation of electricity. (i.e., steam for drying paper).

Industry external: Fuels and processes used towards the generation of electricity.

To generate electricity for internal use
To generate electricity for sale

Sub-type for electricity generation

9. What sub-type method was used to generate electricity?

Select all that apply.

Sub-Types

Combined cycle: burns fuel in a gas turbine or engine to generate electricity. The exhaust from the turbine or engine can provide usable heat or go to a heat recovery system to generate steam which then may drive a secondary steam turbine.

Steam turbine: burns fuel to produce steam, which generates power through a steam turbine. Exhaust (left over steam) can be used as low-pressure steam to heat water.

Combustion engine diesel: rely solely on heat and pressure created by the engine in its compression process for ignition. The compression that occurs is usually twice or higher than a gasoline engine. Diesel engines will take in air only, and shortly before peak compression, a small quantity of diesel fuel is sprayed into the cylinder via a fuel injector that allows the fuel to instantly ignite.

Natural gas combustion turbine: involves a natural gas fired turbine, which runs a generator to produce electricity. The exhaust gas flows through a heat recovery boiler, which can convert the exhaust energy into steam or usable heat.

Combined cycle
Steam turbine
Combustion engine
Combustion turbine
Other
Specify other sub-type method used to generate electricity

Sub-type for electricity generation

10. Which of the following sub-type methods were used for the cogeneration process?

Select all that apply.

Sub-Types

Steam turbine: burns fuel to produce steam, which generates power through a steam turbine. Exhaust (left over steam) can be used as low-pressure steam to heat water.

Combustion engine diesel: rely solely on heat and pressure created by the engine in its compression process for ignition. The compression that occurs is usually twice or more higher than a gasoline engine. Diesel engines will take in air only, and shortly before peak compression, a small quantity of diesel fuel is sprayed into the cylinder via a fuel injector that allows the fuel to instantly ignite.

Combined cycle
Steam turbine
Combustion engine
Combustion turbine
Other
Specify other sub-type method used to generate electricity

Fuel used by generation method — Combined cycle

11. This business indicated that Combined cycle was used to generate electricity.

Which types of fuels were used to generate this electricity?

Select all that apply.

Solid fuels
- e.g., coal, wood, municipal waste, biomass
Liquids
- e.g., bio-fuels, diesel, propane, heavy& light fuel oil
Gaseous
- e.g., natural gas, coke oven gas, methane, refined fuel gas
Other fuels used to generate electricity
- e.g., waste heat

Fuel selection breakdown — Combined cycle

12. This business indicated that Combined cycle was used to generate electricity.

Which types of Solid fuels were used to generate this electricity?

Select all that apply.

Solid Fuel types used to generate electricity

Any energy form consumed not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Bituminous coal: A dense, black coal, often with well-defined bands of bright and dull material with a moisture content usually less than 20%. Used primarily for generating electricity, making coke and space heating.

Sub-bituminous coal: A black coal used primarily for thermal generation, with moisture content between 15% and 30%. (Canadian/Foreign) - It is important to distinguish between Canadian versus imported sub-bituminous as each carries a different content, depending on the location of the coal mine.

Lignite: A brownish-black coal of low rank containing 30% to 40% moisture and volatile matter. Used almost exclusively for electric power generation.

Wood (Report for 'Dry' method): Wood and wood energy used as fuel, including round wood (cord wood), lignin, wood scraps from furniture and window frame manufacturing, wood chips, bark, sawdust, forest residues, charcoal and pulp waste.

Petroleum coke: (often abbreviated petcoke) is a barbonaceous solid derived from oil refinery coker units or other cracking processes. Other coke has traditionally been derived from coal.

Agriculture biomass: includes animal manure, cellulosic crop residue, fruit and vegetable culls and food-processing effluent. Potential energy crops include high-yielding, high-carbohydrate crops such as switchgrass and vegetable-oil crops such as canola and sunflower, and hydrocarbon plants such as milkweed and gumweed.

Other biomass: (food processing) can include residues that are produced during the processing of a product, such as cheese whey, canning factory residues, fruit pits, apple pomice and coffee grounds.

Other biomass: (type unknown) any other type of biomass not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Municipal and other waste: can include residues that are produced during the processing of a product, such as paper, cardboard, rubber, leather, natural textiles, wood, brush, grass clippings, kitchen wastes and sewage sludge.

Bituminous coal
Sub-bituminous coal
Lignite
Wood e.g., bark, hog-fuel
Petroleum coke
Agriculture biomass
Other biomass e.g., biomass from food processing
Other biomass - type unknown
Municipal and other waste
Other
Specify other solid fuel used to generate electricity

Purchased from Canadian companies
Imported from foreign countries
Purchased from Canadian companies
Imported from foreign countries

13. This business indicated that Combined cycle was used to generate electricity.

Which types of Liquids were used to generate this electricity?

Select all that apply.

Liquid Fuel types used to generate electricity

Any energy form consumed not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Biodiesel: refers to a non-petroleum-based diesel fuel consisting of short chain alkyl (methyl or ethyl) esters, made by transesterification of vegetable oil or animal fat (tallow), which can be used (alone, or blended with conventional petrodiesel) in unmodified diesel-engine vehicles.

Ethanol: (ethanol fuel) the same type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages. It can be used as a fuel, mainly as a biofuel alternative to gasoline. It can be made from very common crops such as sugar cane and corn, it is an increasingly common alternative to gasoline in some parts of the world.

Other biofuel: any other type of biofuel not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Light fuel oil (LFO): all distillate type fuels for power burners, fuel oil no.1, fuel oil no.2 (heating oil no.2), fuel oil no.3 (heating oil no.3), furnace fuel oil, gas oils and light industrial fuel.

Heavy fuel oil (HFO): all grades of residual type fuels including low sulphur. Usually used for steam and electric power generation and diesel motors. Includes fuel oil nos. 4, 5 and 6. (Canadian/Foreign) - it is important to distinguish between Canadian versus imported Heavy Fuel Oil as each carries a different energy content, and is used to validate the integrity of Canada's Energy Balances.

Propane: is a three-carbon alkane, normally a gas, but compressible to a transportable liquid. It is derived from other petroleum products during oil or natural gas processing. It is commonly used as a fuel for engines, barbeques and home heating systems.

Diesel: all grades of distillate fuel used for diesel engines including low sulphur content (lower than 0.05%). Does not include diesel used for transportation off the plant site.

Spent pulping liquor: A by-product in the paper making process, containing carbohydrate and lignin decomposition products. Also known as black liquor.

Orimulsion: is a registered trademark name for a bitumen-based fuel that was developed for industrial use. Bitumen is a mixture of organic liquids that are highly viscous, black, sticky and entirely soluble in carbon disulfide and composed primarily of highly condensed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Currently orimulsion is used as a commercial boiler fuel in power plants worldwide.

Biodiesel
Ethanol
Other biofuel
Light fuel oil
Heavy fuel oil
Propane
Diesel
Orimulsion
Spent pulping liquor
Other
Specify other liquid fuel used to generate electricity

Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies
Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries

14. This business indicated that Combined cycle was used to generate electricity.

Which types of Gaseous fuels were used to generate this electricity?

Select all that apply.

Gaseous Fuel types used to generate electricity

Any energy form consumed not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Waste gasification: the process of waste gasification involves converting the organic material within the waste into synthetic natural gas (syngas), which is a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen gas. The syngas is used to produce electricity in the same way that natural gas is combusted for energy production-in combined-cycle mode.

Gasification: uses high temperatures in the presence of oxygen to convert solid biomass into gas (known as producer gas) to fuel a turbine to generate electricity.

Natural gas: a mixture of hydrocarbons (principally methane) and small quantities of various hydrocarbons existing in the gaseous phase or in solution with crude oil in underground reservoirs.

Coke oven gas: is obtained as a by-product of the manufacture of coke oven coke for the production of iron and steel.

Methane: is a chemical compound with the molecular formula CH4. It is the simplest alkane, and the principal component of natural gas. Burning methane in the presence of oxygen produces carbon dioxide and water.

Refinery fuel gas: a gaseous mixture of methane, light hydrocarbons, hydrogen, and other miscellaneous species (nitrogen, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulphide, etc.) that is produced in the refining of crude oil and/or petrochemical processes and that is separated for use as a fuel in boilers and process heaters throughout the refinery.

Natural gas
Coke oven gas
Methane (land fill)
Refined fuel gas
Other
Specify other gaseous fuel used to generate electricity

15. This business indicated that Combined cycle was used to generate electricity.

What Other fuels were used to generate this electricity?

If you are reporting for electricity generated using Waste heat, do not complete boiler efficiency, average heat content, quantity, or total cost.

Other Fuel types used to generate electricity

Steam from waste heat: The amount of electricity generated when waste heat is recaptured to run a steam generator.

Other
Specify other type of fuel used to generate electricity

Fuel used by generation method — Steam turbine

16. This business indicated that Steam turbine was used to generate electricity.

Which types of fuels were used to generate this electricity?

Select all that apply.

Solid fuels
- e.g., coal, wood, municipal waste, biomass
Liquids
- e.g., bio-fuels, diesel, propane, heavy& light fuel oil
Gaseous
- e.g., natural gas, coke oven gas, methane, refined fuel gas
Other fuels used to generate electricity
- e.g., waste heat

Fuel selection breakdown — Steam turbine

17. This business indicated that Steam turbine was used to generate electricity.

Which types of Solid fuels were used to generate this electricity?

Select all that apply.

Solid Fuel types used to generate electricity

Any energy form consumed not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Lignite: A brownish-black coal of low rank containing 30% to 40% moisture and volatile matter. Used almost exclusively for electric power generation.

Petroleum coke: (often abbreviated petcoke) is a barbonaceous solid derived from oil refinery coker units or other cracking processes. Other coke has traditionally been derived from coal.

Other biomass: (food processing) can include residues that are produced during the processing of a product, such as cheese whey, canning factory residues, fruit pits, apple pomice and coffee grounds.

Other biomass: (type unknown) any other type of biomass not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Bituminous coal
Sub-bituminous coal
Lignite
Wood e.g., bark, hog-fuel
Petroleum coke
Agriculture biomass
Other biomass e.g., biomass from food processing
Other biomass - type unknown
Municipal and other waste
Other
Specify other solid fuel used to generate electricity

Purchased from Canadian companies
Imported from foreign countries
Purchased from Canadian companies
Imported from foreign countries

18. This business indicated that Steam turbine was used to generate electricity.

Which types of Liquids were used to generate this electricity?

Select all that apply.

Liquid Fuel types used to generate electricity

Any energy form consumed not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Other biofuel: any other type of biofuel not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Diesel: all grades of distillate fuel used for diesel engines including low sulphur content (lower than 0.05%). Does not include diesel used for transportation off the plant site.

Spent pulping liquor: A by-product in the paper making process, containing carbohydrate and lignin decomposition products. Also known as black liquor.

Biodiesel
Ethanol
Other biofuel
Light fuel oil
Heavy fuel oil
Propane
Diesel
Orimulsion
Spent pulping liquor
Other
Specify other liquid fuel used to generate electricity

Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies
Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries

19. This business indicated that Steam turbine was used to generate electricity.

Which types of Gaseous fuels were used to generate this electricity?

Select all that apply.

Gaseous Fuel types used to generate electricity

Any energy form consumed not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Gasification: uses high temperatures in the presence of oxygen to convert solid biomass into gas (known as producer gas) to fuel a turbine to generate electricity.

Natural gas: a mixture of hydrocarbons (principally methane) and small quantities of various hydrocarbons existing in the gaseous phase or in solution with crude oil in underground reservoirs.

Coke oven gas: is obtained as a by-product of the manufacture of coke oven coke for the production of iron and steel.

Natural gas
Coke oven gas
Methane (land fill)
Refined fuel gas
Other
Specify other gaseous fuel used to generate electricity

20. This business indicated that Steam turbine was used to generate electricity.

What Other fuels were used to generate this electricity?

If you are reporting for electricity generated using Waste heat, do not complete boiler efficiency, average heat content, quantity, or total cost.

Other Fuel types used to generate electricity

Steam from waste heat: The amount of electricity generated when waste heat is recaptured to run a steam generator.

Other
Specify other type of fuel used to generate electricity

Fuel used by generation method — Combustion engine

21. This business indicated that Combustion engine was used to generate electricity.

Which types of fuels were used to generate this electricity?

Select all that apply.

Solid fuels
- e.g., coal, wood, municipal waste, biomass
Liquids
- e.g., bio-fuels, diesel, propane, heavy& light fuel oil
Gaseous
- e.g., natural gas, coke oven gas, methane, refined fuel gas
Other fuels used to generate electricity
- e.g., waste heat

Fuel selection breakdown — Combustion engine

22. This business indicated that Combustion engine was used to generate electricity.

Which types of Solid fuels were used to generate this electricity?

Select all that apply.

Solid Fuel types used to generate electricity

Any energy form consumed not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Lignite: A brownish-black coal of low rank containing 30% to 40% moisture and volatile matter. Used almost exclusively for electric power generation.

Petroleum coke: (often abbreviated petcoke) is a barbonaceous solid derived from oil refinery coker units or other cracking processes. Other coke has traditionally been derived from coal.

Other biomass: (food processing) can include residues that are produced during the processing of a product, such as cheese whey, canning factory residues, fruit pits, apple pomice and coffee grounds.

Other biomass: (type unknown) any other type of biomass not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Bituminous coal
Sub-bituminous coal
Lignite
Wood e.g., bark, hog-fuel
Petroleum coke
Agriculture biomass
Other biomass e.g., biomass from food processing
Other biomass - type unknown
Municipal and other waste
Other
Specify other solid fuel used to generate electricity

Purchased from Canadian companies
Imported from foreign countries
Purchased from Canadian companies
Imported from foreign countries

23. This business indicated that Combustion engine was used to generate electricity.

Which types of Liquids were used to generate this electricity?

Select all that apply.

Liquid Fuel types used to generate electricity

Any energy form consumed not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Other biofuel: any other type of biofuel not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Diesel: all grades of distillate fuel used for diesel engines including low sulphur content (lower than 0.05%). Does not include diesel used for transportation off the plant site.

Spent pulping liquor: A by-product in the paper making process, containing carbohydrate and lignin decomposition products. Also known as black liquor.

Biodiesel
Ethanol
Other biofuel
Light fuel oil
Heavy fuel oil
Propane
Diesel
Orimulsion
Spent pulping liquor
Other
Specify other liquid fuel used to generate electricity

Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies
Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries

24. This business indicated that Combustion engine was used to generate electricity.

Which types of Gaseous fuels were used to generate this electricity?

Select all that apply.

Gaseous Fuel types used to generate electricity

Any energy form consumed not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Gasification: uses high temperatures in the presence of oxygen to convert solid biomass into gas (known as producer gas) to fuel a turbine to generate electricity.

Natural gas: a mixture of hydrocarbons (principally methane) and small quantities of various hydrocarbons existing in the gaseous phase or in solution with crude oil in underground reservoirs.

Coke oven gas: is obtained as a by-product of the manufacture of coke oven coke for the production of iron and steel.

Natural gas
Coke oven gas
Methane (land fill)
Refined fuel gas
Other
Specify other gaseous fuel used to generate electricity

25. This business indicated that Combustion engine was used to generate electricity.

What Other fuels were used to generate this electricity?

If you are reporting for electricity generated using Waste heat, do not complete boiler efficiency, average heat content, quantity, or total cost.

Other Fuel types used to generate electricity

Steam from waste heat: The amount of electricity generated when waste heat is recaptured to run a steam generator.

Other
Specify other type of fuel used to generate electricity

Fuel used by generation method — Combustion turbine

26. This business indicated that Combustion turbine was used to generate electricity.

Which types of fuels were used to generate this electricity?

Select all that apply.

Solid fuels
- e.g., coal, wood, municipal waste, biomass
Liquids
- e.g., bio-fuels, diesel, propane, heavy& light fuel oil
Gaseous
- e.g., natural gas, coke oven gas, methane, refined fuel gas
Other fuels used to generate electricity
- e.g., waste heat

Fuel selection breakdown — Combustion turbine

27. This business indicated that Combustion turbine was used to generate electricity.

Which types of Solid fuels were used to generate this electricity?

Select all that apply.

Solid Fuel types used to generate electricity

Any energy form consumed not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Lignite: A brownish-black coal of low rank containing 30% to 40% moisture and volatile matter. Used almost exclusively for electric power generation.

Petroleum coke: (often abbreviated petcoke) is a barbonaceous solid derived from oil refinery coker units or other cracking processes. Other coke has traditionally been derived from coal.

Other biomass: (food processing) can include residues that are produced during the processing of a product, such as cheese whey, canning factory residues, fruit pits, apple pomice and coffee grounds.

Other biomass: (type unknown) any other type of biomass not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Bituminous coal
Sub-bituminous coal
Lignite
Wood e.g., bark, hog-fuel
Petroleum coke
Agriculture biomass
Other biomass e.g., biomass from food processing
Other biomass - type unknown
Municipal and other waste
Other
Specify other solid fuel used to generate electricity

Purchased from Canadian companies
Imported from foreign countries
Purchased from Canadian companies
Imported from foreign countries

28. This business indicated that Combustion turbine was used to generate electricity.

Which types of Liquids were used to generate this electricity?

Select all that apply.

Liquid Fuel types used to generate electricity

Any energy form consumed not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Other biofuel: any other type of biofuel not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Diesel: all grades of distillate fuel used for diesel engines including low sulphur content (lower than 0.05%). Does not include diesel used for transportation off the plant site.

Spent pulping liquor: A by-product in the paper making process, containing carbohydrate and lignin decomposition products. Also known as black liquor.

Biodiesel
Ethanol
Other biofuel
Light fuel oil
Heavy fuel oil
Propane
Diesel
Orimulsion
Spent pulping liquor
Other
Specify other liquid fuel used to generate electricity

Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies
Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries

29. This business indicated that Combustion turbine was used to generate electricity.

Which types of Gaseous fuels were used to generate this electricity?

Gaseous Fuel types used to generate electricity

Any energy form consumed not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Gasification: uses high temperatures in the presence of oxygen to convert solid biomass into gas (known as producer gas) to fuel a turbine to generate electricity.

Natural gas: a mixture of hydrocarbons (principally methane) and small quantities of various hydrocarbons existing in the gaseous phase or in solution with crude oil in underground reservoirs.

Coke oven gas: is obtained as a by-product of the manufacture of coke oven coke for the production of iron and steel.

Natural gas
Coke oven gas
Methane (land fill)
Refined fuel gas
Other
Specify other gaseous fuel used to generate electricity

30. This business indicated that Combustion turbine was used to generate electricity.

What Other fuels were used to generate this electricity?

If you are reporting for electricity generated using Waste heat, do not complete boiler efficiency, average heat content, quantity, or total cost.

Other Fuel types used to generate electricity

Steam from waste heat: The amount of electricity generated when waste heat is recaptured to run a steam generator.

Other
Specify other type of fuel used to generate electricity

Fuel used by generation method — Other sub-type

31. This business indicated that [other sub-type method] was used to generate electricity.

Which types of fuels were used to generate this electricity?

Select all that apply.

Solid fuels
- e.g., coal, wood, municipal waste, biomass
Liquids
- e.g., bio-fuels, diesel, propane, heavy& light fuel oil
Gaseous
- e.g., natural gas, coke oven gas, methane, refined fuel gas
Other fuels used to generate electricity
- e.g., waste heat

Fuel selection breakdown — Other sub-type

32. This business indicated that [other sub-type method] was used to generate electricity.

Which types of Solid fuels were used to generate this electricity?

Select all that apply.

Solid Fuel types used to generate electricity

Any energy form consumed not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Lignite: A brownish-black coal of low rank containing 30% to 40% moisture and volatile matter. Used almost exclusively for electric power generation.

Petroleum coke: (often abbreviated petcoke) is a barbonaceous solid derived from oil refinery coker units or other cracking processes. Other coke has traditionally been derived from coal.

Other biomass: (food processing) can include residues that are produced during the processing of a product, such as cheese whey, canning factory residues, fruit pits, apple pomice and coffee grounds.

Other biomass: (type unknown) any other type of biomass not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Bituminous coal
Sub-bituminous coal
Lignite
Wood e.g., bark, hog-fuel
Petroleum coke
Agriculture biomass
Other biomass e.g., biomass from food processing
Other biomass - type unknown
Municipal and other waste
Other
Specify other solid fuel used to generate electricity

Purchased from Canadian companies
Imported from foreign countries
Purchased from Canadian companies
Imported from foreign countries

33. This business indicated that [other sub-type method] was used to generate electricity.

Which types of Liquid fuels were used to generate this electricity?

Select all that apply.

Liquid Fuel types used to generate electricity

Any energy form consumed not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Other biofuel: any other type of biofuel not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Diesel: all grades of distillate fuel used for diesel engines including low sulphur content (lower than 0.05%). Does not include diesel used for transportation off the plant site.

Spent pulping liquor: A by-product in the paper making process, containing carbohydrate and lignin decomposition products. Also known as black liquor.

Biodiesel
Ethanol
Other biofuel
Light fuel oil
Heavy fuel oil
Propane
Diesel
Orimulsion
Spent pulping liquor
Other
Specify other liquid fuel used to generate electricity

Purchased from Canadian companies
Imported from foreign countries

34. This business indicated that [other sub-type method] was used to generate electricity.

Which types of Gaseous fuels were used to generate this electricity?

Select all that apply.

Gaseous Fuel types used to generate electricity

Any energy form consumed not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Gasification: uses high temperatures in the presence of oxygen to convert solid biomass into gas (known as producer gas) to fuel a turbine to generate electricity.

Natural gas: a mixture of hydrocarbons (principally methane) and small quantities of various hydrocarbons existing in the gaseous phase or in solution with crude oil in underground reservoirs.

Coke oven gas: is obtained as a by-product of the manufacture of coke oven coke for the production of iron and steel.

Natural gas
Coke oven gas
Methane (land fill)
Refined fuel gas
Other
Specify other gaseous fuels used to generate electricity

35. This business indicated that [other sub-type method] was used to generate electricity.

What Other fuels were used to generate this electricity?

If you are reporting for electricity generated using Waste heat, do not complete boiler efficiency, average heat content, quantity, or total cost.

Other Fuel types used to generate electricity

Steam from waste heat: The amount of electricity generated when waste heat is recaptured to run a steam generator.

Other
Specify other type of fuel used to generate electricity

Questions for selected fuel types — Combined cycle

36. This business indicated that Combined cycle was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:

What percentage was the efficiency of the boiler?

Heat output (kJ)/Total Energy Content of the Fuel (kJ).

The proportion of useful heat produced to the total potential energy available by burning the fuel.

What percentage was the efficiency of the boiler?
	Percentage (%)
a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies
b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries
c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies
d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries
e. Lignite
f. Wood
g. Petroleum coke
h. Agriculture biomass
i. Other biomass
j. Other biomass - type unknown
k. Municipal and other waste
l. [Other solid fuel]
m. Biodiesel
n. Ethanol
o. Other biofuel
p. Light fuel oil
q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies
r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries
s. Propane
t. Diesel
u. Orimulsion
v. Spent pulping liquor
w. [Other liquid fuel]
x. Natural gas
y. Coke oven gas
z. Methane (land fill)
aa. Refined fuel gas
ab. [Other gaseous fuel]
ac. [Other type of fuel]

37. This business indicated that Combined cycle was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:

What was the average heat content?

Solid fuels: report in kJ/kg
Liquids fuels: report in kJ/L
Gaseous fuels: report in kJ/m3
Other fuels: report in kJ/kg

What was the average heat content?
	Average heat content
a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies
b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries
c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies
d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries
e. Lignite
f. Wood
g. Petroleum coke
h. Agriculture biomass
i. Other biomass
j. Other biomass - type unknown
k. Municipal and other waste
l. [Other solid fuel]
m. Biodiesel
n. Ethanol
o. Other biofuel
p. Light fuel oil
q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies
r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries
s. Propane
t. Diesel
u. Orimulsion
v. Spent pulping liquor
w. [Other liquid fuel]
x. Natural gas
y. Coke oven gas
z. Methane (land fill)
aa. Refined fuel gas
ab. [Other gaseous fuel]
ac. [Other type of fuel]

38. This business indicated that Combined cycle was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:

What was the quantity/volume used and the total cost?
	Unit of measure	Quantity/volume used	CAN$ '000
a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies
b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries
c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies
d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries
e. Lignite
f. Wood
g. Petroleum coke
h. Agriculture biomass
i. Other biomass
j. Other biomass — type unknown
k. Municipal and other waste
l. [Other solid fuel]
m. Biodiesel
n. Ethanol
o. Other biofuel
p. Light fuel oil
q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies
r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries
s. Propane
t. Diesel
u. Orimulsion
v. Spent pulping liquor
w. [Other liquid fuel]
x. Natural gas
y. Coke oven gas
z. Methane (land fill)
aa. Refined fuel gas
ab. [Other gaseous fuel]
ac. [Other type of fuel]
Unit of measure 100 cubic feet (Ccf) 33-pound cylinder Barrel Cubic Foot Cubic Metre Gallon: Imperial Gallon Gallon: U.S. Gallon Gigajoule Kilogram Kilolitre kWh Litre Long ton MWh Metric Tonne Mmbtu Pound Short ton ('000) Cubic Metres

39. This business indicated that Combined cycle was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:

What was the quantity of electricity generated in megawatt-hours (MWh)?
	Quantity in MWh
a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies
b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries
c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies
d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries
e. Lignite
f. Wood
g. Petroleum coke
h. Agriculture biomass
i. Other biomass
j. Other biomass - type unknown
k. Municipal and other waste
l. [Other solid fuel]
m. Biodiesel
n. Ethanol
o. Other biofuel
p. Light fuel oil
q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies
r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries
s. Propane
t. Diesel
u. Orimulsion
v. Spent pulping liquor
w. [Other liquid fuel]
x. Natural gas
y. Coke oven gas
z. Methane (land fill)
aa. Refined fuel gas
ab. [Other gaseous fuel]
ac. [Other type of fuel]

**40. For Combined cycle, the total net generation of electricity is:**
	Quantity in MWh
Total net generation of electricity using Combined cycle

Questions for selected fuel types — Steam turbine

41. This business indicated that Steam turbine was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:

What percentage was the efficiency of the boiler?

Heat output (kJ)/Total Energy Content of the Fuel (kJ).

The proportion of useful heat produced to the total potential energy available by burning the fuel.

What percentage was the efficiency of the boiler?
	Percentage (%)
a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies
b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries
c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies
d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries
e. Lignite
f. Wood
g. Petroleum coke
h. Agriculture biomass
i. Other biomass
j. Other biomass - type unknown
k. Municipal and other waste
l. [Other solid fuel]
m. Biodiesel
n. Ethanol
o. Other biofuel
p. Light fuel oil
q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies
r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries
s. Propane
t. Diesel
u. Orimulsion
v. Spent pulping liquor
w. [Other liquid fuel]
x. Natural gas
y. Coke oven gas
z. Methane (land fill)
aa. Refined fuel gas
ab. [Other gaseous fuel]
ac. [Other type of fuel]

42. This business indicated that Steam turbine was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:

What was the average heat content?

Solid fuels: report in kJ/kg
Liquids fuels: report in kJ/L
Gaseous fuels: report in kJ/m3
Other fuels: report in kJ/kg

What was the average heat content?
	Average heat content
a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies
b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries
c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies
d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries
e. Lignite
f. Wood
g. Petroleum coke
h. Agriculture biomass
i. Other biomass
j. Other biomass - type unknown
k. Municipal and other waste
l. [Other solid fuel]
m. Biodiesel
n. Ethanol
o. Other biofuel
p. Light fuel oil
q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies
r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries
s. Propane
t. Diesel
u. Orimulsion
v. Spent pulping liquor
w. [Other liquid fuel]
x. Natural gas
y. Coke oven gas
z. Methane (land fill)
aa. Refined fuel gas
ab. [Other gaseous fuel]
ac. [Other type of fuel]

43. This business indicated that Steam turbine was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:

What was the quantity/volume used and the total cost?
	Unit of measure	Quantity/volume used	CAN$ '000
a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies
b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries
c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies
d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries
e. Lignite
f. Wood
g. Petroleum coke
h. Agriculture biomass
i. Other biomass
j. Other biomass - type unknown
k. Municipal and other waste
l. [Other solid fuel]
m. Biodiesel
n. Ethanol
o. Other biofuel
p. Light fuel oil
q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies
r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries
s. Propane
t. Diesel
u. Orimulsion
v. Spent pulping liquor
w. [Other liquid fuel]
x. Natural gas
y. Coke oven gas
z. Methane (land fill)
aa. Refined fuel gas
ab. [Other gaseous fuel]
ac. [Other type of fuel]
Unit of measure 100 cubic feet (Ccf) 33-pound cylinder Barrel Cubic Foot Cubic Metre Gallon: Imperial Gallon Gallon: U.S. Gallon Gigajoule Kilogram Kilolitre kWh Litre Long ton MWh Metric Tonne Mmbtu Pound Short ton ('000) Cubic Metres

44. This business indicated that Steam turbine was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:

What was the quantity of electricity generated in megawatt-hours (MWh)?
	Quantity in MWh
a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies
b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries
c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies
d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries
e. Lignite
f. Wood
g. Petroleum coke
h. Agriculture biomass
i. Other biomass
j. Other biomass - type unknown
k. Municipal and other waste
l. [Other solid fuel]
m. Biodiesel
n. Ethanol
o. Other biofuel
p. Light fuel oil
q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies
r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries
s. Propane
t. Diesel
u. Orimulsion
v. Spent pulping liquor
w. [Other liquid fuel]
x. Natural gas
y. Coke oven gas
z. Methane (land fill)
aa. Refined fuel gas
ab. [Other gaseous fuel]
ac. [Other type of fuel]

**45. For Steam turbine, the total net generation of electricity is:**
	Quantity in MWh
Total net generation of electricity using Steam turbine

Questions for selected fuel types — Combustion engine

46. This business indicated that Combustion engine was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:

What percentage was the efficiency of the boiler?

Heat output (kJ)/Total Energy Content of the Fuel (kJ).

The proportion of useful heat produced to the total potential energy available by burning the fuel.

What percentage was the efficiency of the boiler?
	Percentage (%)
a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies
b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries
c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies
d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries
e. Lignite
f. Wood
g. Petroleum coke
h. Agriculture biomass
i. Other biomass
j. Other biomass - type unknown
k. Municipal and other waste
l. [Other solid fuel]
m. Biodiesel
n. Ethanol
o. Other biofuel
p. Light fuel oil
q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies
r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries
s. Propane
t. Diesel
u. Orimulsion
v. Spent pulping liquor
w. [Other liquid fuel]
x. Natural gas
y. Coke oven gas
z. Methane (land fill)
aa. Refined fuel gas
ab. [Other gaseous fuel]
ac. [Other type of fuel]

47. This business indicated that Combustion engine was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:

What was the average heat content?

Solid fuels: report in kJ/kg
Liquids fuels: report in kJ/L
Gaseous fuels: report in kJ/m3
Other fuels: report in kJ/kg

What was the average heat content?
	Average heat content
a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies
b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries
c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies
d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries
e. Lignite
f. Wood
g. Petroleum coke
h. Agriculture biomass
i. Other biomass
j. Other biomass - type unknown
k. Municipal and other waste
l. [Other solid fuel]
m. Biodiesel
n. Ethanol
o. Other biofuel
p. Light fuel oil
q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies
r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries
s. Propane
t. Diesel
u. Orimulsion
v. Spent pulping liquor
w. [Other liquid fuel]
x. Natural gas
y. Coke oven gas
z. Methane (land fill)
aa. Refined fuel gas
ab. [Other gaseous fuel]
ac. [Other type of fuel]

48. This business indicated that Combustion engine was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:

What was the quantity/volume used and the total cost?
	Unit of measure	Quantity/volume used	CAN$ '000
a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies
b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries
c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies
d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries
e. Lignite
f. Wood
g. Petroleum coke
h. Agriculture biomass
i. Other biomass
j. Other biomass — type unknown
k. Municipal and other waste
l. [Other solid fuel]
m. Biodiesel
n. Ethanol
o. Other biofuel
p. Light fuel oil
q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies
r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries
s. Propane
t. Diesel
u. Orimulsion
v. Spent pulping liquor
w. [Other liquid fuel]
x. Natural gas
y. Coke oven gas
z. Methane (land fill)
aa. Refined fuel gas
ab. [Other gaseous fuel]
ac. [Other type of fuel]
Unit of measure 100 cubic feet (Ccf) 33-pound cylinder Barrel Cubic Foot Cubic Metre Gallon: Imperial Gallon Gallon: U.S. Gallon Gigajoule Kilogram Kilolitre kWh Litre Long ton MWh Metric Tonne Mmbtu Pound Short ton ('000) Cubic Metres

49. This business indicated that Combustion engine was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:

What was the quantity of electricity generated in megawatt-hours (MWh)?
	Quantity in MWh
a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies
b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries
c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies
d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries
e. Lignite
f. Wood
g. Petroleum coke
h. Agriculture biomass
i. Other biomass
j. Other biomass - type unknown
k. Municipal and other waste
l. [Other solid fuel]
m. Biodiesel
n. Ethanol
o. Other biofuel
p. Light fuel oil
q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies
r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries
s. Propane
t. Diesel
u. Orimulsion
v. Spent pulping liquor
w. [Other liquid fuel]
x. Natural gas
y. Coke oven gas
z. Methane (land fill)
aa. Refined fuel gas
ab. [Other gaseous fuel]
ac. [Other type of fuel]

**50. For Combustion engine, the total net generation of electricity is:**
	Quantity in MWh
Total net generation of electricity using Combustion engine

Questions for selected fuel types — Combustion turbine

51. This business indicated that Combustion turbine was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:

What percentage was the efficiency of the boiler?

Heat output (kJ)/Total Energy Content of the Fuel (kJ).

The proportion of useful heat produced to the total potential energy available by burning the fuel.

What percentage was the efficiency of the boiler?
	Percentage (%)
a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies
b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries
c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies
d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries
e. Lignite
f. Wood
g. Petroleum coke
h. Agriculture biomass
i. Other biomass
j. Other biomass - type unknown
k. Municipal and other waste
l. [Other solid fuel]
m. Biodiesel
n. Ethanol
o. Other biofuel
p. Light fuel oil
q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies
r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries
s. Propane
t. Diesel
u. Orimulsion
v. Spent pulping liquor
w. [Other liquid fuel]
x. Natural gas
y. Coke oven gas
z. Methane (land fill)
aa. Refined fuel gas
ab. [Other gaseous fuel]
ac. [Other type of fuel]

52. This business indicated that Combustion turbine was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:

What was the average heat content?

Solid fuels: report in kJ/kg
Liquids fuels: report in kJ/L
Gaseous fuels: report in kJ/m3
Other fuels: report in kJ/kg

What was the average heat content?
	Average heat content
a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies
b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries
c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies
d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries
e. Lignite
f. Wood
g. Petroleum coke
h. Agriculture biomass
i. Other biomass
j. Other biomass - type unknown
k. Municipal and other waste
l. [Other solid fuel]
m. Biodiesel
n. Ethanol
o. Other biofuel
p. Light fuel oil
q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies
r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries
s. Propane
t. Diesel
u. Orimulsion
v. Spent pulping liquor
w. [Other liquid fuel]
x. Natural gas
y. Coke oven gas
z. Methane (land fill)
aa. Refined fuel gas
ab. [Other gaseous fuel]
ac. [Other type of fuel]

53. This business indicated that Combustion turbine was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:

What was the quantity/volume used and the total cost?
	Unit of measure	Quantity/volume used	CAN$ '000
a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies
b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries
c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies
d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries
e. Lignite
f. Wood
g. Petroleum coke
h. Agriculture biomass
i. Other biomass
j. Other biomass — type unknown
k. Municipal and other waste
l. [Other solid fuel]
m. Biodiesel
n. Ethanol
o. Other biofuel
p. Light fuel oil
q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies
r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries
s. Propane
t. Diesel
u. Orimulsion
v. Spent pulping liquor
w. [Other liquid fuel]
x. Natural gas
y. Coke oven gas
z. Methane (land fill)
aa. Refined fuel gas
ab. [Other gaseous fuel]
ac. [Other type of fuel]
Unit of measure 100 cubic feet (Ccf) 33-pound cylinder Barrel Cubic Foot Cubic Metre Gallon: Imperial Gallon Gallon: U.S. Gallon Gigajoule Kilogram Kilolitre kWh Litre Long ton MWh Metric Tonne Mmbtu Pound Short ton ('000) Cubic Metres

54. This business indicated that Combustion turbine was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:

What was the quantity of electricity generated in megawatt-hours (MWh)?
	Quantity in MWh
a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies
b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries
c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies
d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries
e. Lignite
f. Wood
g. Petroleum coke
h. Agriculture biomass
i. Other biomass
j. Other biomass - type unknown
k. Municipal and other waste
l. [Other solid fuel]
m. Biodiesel
n. Ethanol
o. Other biofuel
p. Light fuel oil
q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies
r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries
s. Propane
t. Diesel
u. Orimulsion
v. Spent pulping liquor
w. [Other liquid fuel]
x. Natural gas
y. Coke oven gas
z. Methane (land fill)
aa. Refined fuel gas
ab. [Other gaseous fuel]
ac. [Other type of fuel]

**55. For Combustion turbine, the total net generation of electricity is:**
	Quantity in MWh
Total net generation of electricity using Combustion turbine

Questions for selected fuel types — Other sub-type

56. This business indicated that [other sub-type method] was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:

What percentage was the efficiency of the boiler?

Heat output (kJ)/Total Energy Content of the Fuel (kJ).

The proportion of useful heat produced to the total potential energy available by burning the fuel.

What percentage was the efficiency of the boiler?
	Percentage (%)
a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies
b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries
c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies
d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries
e. Lignite
f. Wood
g. Petroleum coke
h. Agriculture biomass
i. Other biomass
j. Other biomass - type unknown
k. Municipal and other waste
l. [Other solid fuel]
m. Biodiesel
n. Ethanol
o. Other biofuel
p. Light fuel oil
q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies
r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries
s. Propane
t. Diesel
u. Orimulsion
v. Spent pulping liquor
w. [Other liquid fuel]
x. Natural gas
y. Coke oven gas
z. Methane (land fill)
aa. Refined fuel gas
ab. [Other gaseous fuel]
ac. [Other type of fuel]

57. This business indicated that [other sub-type method] was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:

What was the average heat content?

Solid fuels: report in kJ/kg
Liquids fuels: report in kJ/L
Gaseous fuels: report in kJ/m3
Other fuels: report in kJ/kg

What was the average heat content?
	Average heat content
a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies
b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries
c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies
d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries
e. Lignite
f. Wood
g. Petroleum coke
h. Agriculture biomass
i. Other biomass
j. Other biomass - type unknown
k. Municipal and other waste
l. [Other solid fuel]
m. Biodiesel
n. Ethanol
o. Other biofuel
p. Light fuel oil
q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies
r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries
s. Propane
t. Diesel
u. Orimulsion
v. Spent pulping liquor
w. [Other liquid fuel]
x. Natural gas
y. Coke oven gas
z. Methane (land fill)
aa. Refined fuel gas
ab. [Other gaseous fuel]
ac. [Other type of fuel]

58. This business indicated that [other sub-type method] was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:

What was the quantity/volume used and the total cost?
	Unit of measure	Quantity/volume used	CAN$ '000
a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies
b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries
c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies
d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries
e. Lignite
f. Wood
g. Petroleum coke
h. Agriculture biomass
i. Other biomass
j. Other biomass - type unknown
k. Municipal and other waste
l. [Other solid fuel]
m. Biodiesel
n. Ethanol
o. Other biofuel
p. Light fuel oil
q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies
r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries
s. Propane
t. Diesel
u. Orimulsion
v. Spent pulping liquor
w. [Other liquid fuel]
x. Natural gas
y. Coke oven gas
z. Methane (land fill)
aa. Refined fuel gas
ab. [Other gaseous fuel]
ac. [Other type of fuel]
Unit of measure 100 cubic feet (Ccf) 33-pound cylinder Barrel Cubic Foot Cubic Metre Gallon: Imperial Gallon Gallon: U.S. Gallon Gigajoule Kilogram Kilolitre kWh Litre Long ton MWh Metric Tonne Mmbtu Pound Short ton ('000) Cubic Metres

59. This business indicated that [other sub-type method] was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:

What was the quantity of electricity generated in megawatt-hours (MWh)?
	Quantity in MWh
a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies
b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries
c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies
d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries
e. Lignite
f. Wood
g. Petroleum coke
h. Agriculture biomass
i. Other biomass
j. Other biomass - type unknown
k. Municipal and other waste
l. [Other solid fuel]
m. Biodiesel
n. Ethanol
o. Other biofuel
p. Light fuel oil
q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies
r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries
s. Propane
t. Diesel
u. Orimulsion
v. Spent pulping liquor
w. [Other liquid fuel]
x. Natural gas
y. Coke oven gas
z. Methane (land fill)
aa. Refined fuel gas
ab. [Other gaseous fuel]
ac. [Other type of fuel]

**60. For [other sub-type method] , the total net generation of electricity is:**
	Quantity in MWh
Total net generation of electricity using [other sub-type method]

Useful thermal energy — Combined cycle

61. This business indicated that it uses Combined cycle cogeneration process.

What was the useful thermal energy produced from this business for internal use and sale?

Cogeneration: A highly efficient means of generating heat and electric power at the same time from the same energy source. Cogeneration makes use of the excess heat, usually in the form of relatively low-temperature steam exhausted from the power generation turbines towards another purpose.

Useful thermal energy produced: The amount of energy in the form of heat that is produced as a by-product of the generation of electricity and that is used for another application in a productive manner (e.g., the heating of industrial, commercial or residential space; steam used in an industrial process).

Internal use (quantity in GJ)
Sale (quantity in GJ)

Useful thermal energy — Steam turbine

62. This business indicated that it uses Steam turbine cogeneration process.

What was the useful thermal energy produced from this business for internal use and sale?

Internal use (quantity in GJ)
Sale (quantity in GJ)

Useful thermal energy — Combustion engine

63. This business indicated that it uses Combustion engine cogeneration process.

What was the useful thermal energy produced from this business for internal use and sale?

Internal use (quantity in GJ)
Sale (quantity in GJ)

Useful thermal energy — Combustion turbine

64. This business indicated that it uses Combustion turbine cogeneration process.

What was the useful thermal energy produced from this business for internal use and sale?

Internal use (quantity in GJ)
Sale (quantity in GJ)

Useful thermal energy — Other sub-type

65. This business indicated that it uses [other sub-type method] cogeneration process.

What was the useful thermal energy produced from this business for internal use and sale?

Internal use (quantity in GJ)
Sale (quantity in GJ)

Uranium

66. What was the average heat content in gigajoules per metric tonne (Gj/MT) of Uranium?

Nuclear: is any nuclear technology designed to extract usable energy from atomic nuclei via controlled nuclear reactions. The most common method today is through nuclear fission, though other methods include nuclear fusion and radioactive decay.

Gigajoules per metric tonne (Gj/MT)

67. What quantity of Uranium was used and the total cost?

Unit of measure

100 cubic feet (Ccf)
33-pound cylinder
Barrel
Cubic Foot
Cubic Metre
Gallon: Imperial Gallon
Gallon: U.S. Gallon
Gigajoule
Kilogram
Kilolitre
kWh
Litre
Long ton
MWh
Metric Tonne
Mmbtu
Pound
Short ton
('000) Cubic Metres

Quantity

Total cost

68. What was the total net quantity of electricity generated in megawatt-hours (MWh)?

MWh

Changes or events

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

Select all that apply.

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

Contact person

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

Is the provided given names and the provided family name the best person to contact?

Who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?

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

Feedback

1. How long did it take to complete this questionnaire?

Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.

Hours:
Minutes:

2. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?

Canadian Cancer Registry - Age-standardization: incidence

The Canadian Cancer Registry (CCR) uses age-standardization to enable comparisons of incidence rates over time or across geographic regions that are unaffected by changes in the age distribution of the population. Specifically, the July 1, 2011 Canadian population (final postcensal version) is used as the standard population for Table 13-10-0747-01. The age-standardized rates can be interpreted as the rates that would have been observed if the populations of interest had the same age distribution as the standard population.

Canada, July 1, 2011 Population by Age Group (both sexes combined)
Table summary
This table displays the results of Canada. The information is grouped by Age Group (appearing as row headers), Population and Weight (appearing as column headers).
Age Group	Population	Weight
0 to 4 years	1,899,064	0.055297
5 to 9 years	1,810,433	0.052717
10 to 14 years	1,918,164	0.055853
15 to 19 years	2,238,952	0.065194
20 to 24 years	2,354,354	0.068555
25 to 29 years	2,369,841	0.069006
30 to 34 years	2,327,955	0.067786
35 to 39 years	2,273,087	0.066188
40 to 44 years	2,385,918	0.069474
45 to 49 years	2,719,909	0.079199
50 to 54 years	2,691,260	0.078365
55 to 59 years	2,353,090	0.068518
60 to 64 years	2,050,443	0.059705
65 to 69 years	1,532,940	0.044636
70 to 74 years	1,153,822	0.033597
75 to 79 years	919,338	0.026769
80 to 84 years	701,140	0.020416
85 to 89 years	426,739	0.012426
90 years and over	216,331	0.006299
Total	34,342,780	1.0

The July 1, 1991 Canadian population (final postcensal version) was used as the standard population for CCR CANSIM tables produced prior to March 15, 2016 (see Table below).

Canada, July 1, 1991 Population by Age Group (both sexes combined)
Table summary
This table displays the results of Canada. The information is grouped by Age Group (appearing as row headers), Population and Weight (appearing as column headers).
Age Group	Population	Weight
0 to 4 years	1,953,346	0.069464
5 to 9 years	1,953,045	0.069454
10 to 14 years	1,913,115	0.068034
15 to 19 years	1,926,090	0.068495
20 to 24 years	2,109,452	0.075016
25 to 29 years	2,529,239	0.089944
30 to 34 years	2,598,289	0.0924
35 to 39 years	2,344,872	0.083388
40 to 44 years	2,138,891	0.076063
45 to 49 years	1,674,153	0.059536
50 to 54 years	1,339,902	0.047649
55 to 59 years	1,238,441	0.044041
60 to 64 years	1,190,217	0.042326
65 to 69 years	1,084,588	0.03857
70 to 74 years	834,024	0.029659
75 to 79 years	622,221	0.022127
80 to 84 years	382,303	0.013595
85 years and over	287,877	0.010237
Total	28,120,065	1.0

Real Estate Agents, Brokers, Appraisers and Other Real Estate Activities, 2018 - CVs for operating revenue

CVs for operating revenue - Real Estate Agents, Brokers, Appraisers and Other Real Estate Activities, 2018
Geography	CVs for operating revenue
	Offices of real estate agents and brokers	Offices of real estate appraisers
	percent
Canada	0.70	0.00
Newfoundland and Labrador	0.00	0.00
Prince Edward Island	0.00	0.00
Nova Scotia	0.68	0.00
New Brunswick	0.60	0.00
Quebec	1.56	0.00
Ontario	1.13	0.00
Manitoba	0.63	0.00
Saskatchewan	1.44	0.00
Alberta	1.78	0.00
British Columbia	1.24	0.00
Yukon	0.00	0.00
Northwest Territories	0.00	0.00
Nunavut	0.00	0.00

Endnotes

Appendix: definitions

appropriation (crédit): Any authority of Parliament to pay money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund.
budgetary expenditures (dépenses budgétaires): Operating and capital expenditures; transfer payments to other levels of government, organizations or individuals; and payments to Crown corporations.
core responsibility (responsabilité essentielle): An enduring function or role performed by a department. The intentions of the department with respect to a core responsibility are reflected in one or more related departmental results that the department seeks to contribute to or influence.
Departmental Plan (plan ministériel): A report on the plans and expected performance of a department over a 3-year period. Departmental Plans are tabled in Parliament each spring.
departmental priority (priorité ministérielle): A plan or project that a department has chosen to focus and report on during the planning period. Departmental priorities represent the things that are most important or what must be done first to support the achievement of the desired departmental results.
departmental result (résultat ministériel): A consequence or outcome that a department seeks to achieve. A departmental result is often outside departments' immediate control, but it should be influenced by program-level outcomes.
departmental result indicator (indicateur de résultat ministériel): A factor or variable that provides a valid and reliable means to measure or describe progress on a departmental result.
departmental results framework (cadre ministériel des résultats): A framework that consists of the department's core responsibilities, departmental results and departmental result indicators.
Departmental Results Report (rapport sur les résultats ministériels): A report on a department's actual accomplishments against the plans, priorities and expected results set out in the corresponding Departmental Plan.
experimentation (expérimentation): The conducting of activities that seek to first explore, then test and compare, the effects and impacts of policies and interventions in order to inform evidence-based decision-making, and improve outcomes for Canadians, by learning what works and what doesn't. Experimentation is related to, but distinct form innovation (the trying of new things), because it involves a rigorous comparison of results. For example, using a new website to communicate with Canadians can be an innovation; systematically testing the new website against existing outreach tools or an old website to see which one leads to more engagement, is experimentation.
full-time equivalent (équivalent temps plein): A measure of the extent to which an employee represents a full person-year charge against a departmental budget. Full-time equivalents are calculated as a ratio of assigned hours of work to scheduled hours of work. Scheduled hours of work are set out in collective agreements.
gender-based analysis plus (GBA+) (analyse comparative entre les sexes plus [ACS+]): An analytical process used to assess how diverse groups of women, men and gender-diverse people experience policies, programs and services based on multiple factors including race, ethnicity, religion, age, and mental or physical disability.
government-wide priorities (priorités pangouvernementales): For the purpose of the 2020–21 Departmental Plan, government-wide priorities refers to those high-level themes outlining the government's agenda in the 2015 Speech from the Throne, namely: Growth for the Middle Class; Open and Transparent Government; A Clean Environment and a Strong Economy; Diversity is Canada's Strength; and Security and Opportunity.
horizontal initiative (initiative horizontale): An initiative in which two or more federal organizations are given funding to pursue a shared outcome, often linked to a government priority.
non-budgetary expenditures (dépenses non budgétaires): Net outlays and receipts related to loans, investments and advances, which change the composition of the financial assets of the Government of Canada.
performance (rendement): What an organization did with its resources to achieve its results, how well those results compare to what the organization intended to achieve, and how well lessons learned have been identified.
performance indicator (indicateur de rendement): A qualitative or quantitative means of measuring an output or outcome, with the intention of gauging the performance of an organization, program, policy or initiative respecting expected results.
performance reporting (production de rapports sur le rendement): The process of communicating evidence-based performance information. Performance reporting supports decision-making, accountability and transparency.
plan (plan): The articulation of strategic choices, which provides information on how an organization intends to achieve its priorities and associated results. Generally a plan will explain the logic behind the strategies chosen and tend to focus on actions that lead up to the expected result.
planned spending (dépenses prévues): For Departmental Plans and Departmental Results Reports, planned spending refers to those amounts presented in the Main Estimates.
A department is expected to be aware of the authorities that it has sought and received. The determination of planned spending is a departmental responsibility, and departments must be able to defend the expenditure and accrual numbers presented in their Departmental Plans and Departmental Results Reports.
program (programme): Individual or groups of services, activities or combinations thereof that are managed together within the department and focus on a specific set of outputs, outcomes or service levels.
program inventory (répertoire des programmes): Identifies all of the department's programs and describes how resources are organized to contribute to the department's core responsibilities and results.
result (résultat): An external consequence attributed, in part, to an organization, policy, program or initiative. Results are not within the control of a single organization, policy, program or initiative; instead they are within the area of the organization's influence.
statutory expenditures (dépenses législatives): Expenditures that Parliament has approved through legislation other than appropriation acts. The legislation sets out the purpose of the expenditures and the terms and conditions under which they may be made.
strategic outcome (résultat stratégique): A long-term and enduring benefit to Canadians that is linked to the organization's mandate, vision and core functions.
target (cible): A measurable performance or success level that an organization, program or initiative plans to achieve within a specified time period. Targets can be either quantitative or qualitative.
voted expenditures (dépenses votées): Expenditures that Parliament approves annually through an Appropriation Act. The vote wording becomes the governing conditions under which these expenditures may be made.

Organizational contact information

Mailing address

Statistics Canada
150 Tunney's Pasture Driveway
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0T6

Telephone: 1-800-263-1136 or 613-951-8116

Fax: 1-877-287-4369 or 613-951-0581

Email: infostats@statcan.gc.ca

Website: Statistics Canada

Federal tax expenditures

Statistics Canada's Departmental Plan does not include information on tax expenditures that relate to its planned results for 2020–21.

Tax expenditures are the responsibility of the Minister of Finance, and the Department of Finance Canada publishes cost estimates and projections for government-wide tax expenditures each year in the Report on Federal Tax Expenditures. This report provides detailed information on tax expenditures, including objectives, historical background and references to related federal spending programs, as well as evaluations, research papers and gender-based analysis. The tax measures presented in this report are solely the responsibility of the Minister of Finance.

Supplementary information tables

Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy
Gender-based Analysis Plus

Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy

2020 to 2023 Short-form Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy

Name of department

Statistics Canada

Date

January 2020

Context

Although Statistics Canada is not bound by the Federal Sustainable Development Act and is not required to develop a full departmental sustainable development strategy, Statistics Canada adheres to the principles of the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy (FSDS) by complying with the Policy on Green Procurement.

The Policy on Green Procurement supports the Government of Canada's effort to promote environmental stewardship. In keeping with the objectives of the policy, Statistics Canada supports sustainable development by integrating environmental performance considerations into the procurement decision-making process through the actions described in the 2019 to 2022 FSDS "Greening Government" goal.

Commitments

Please refer to the table below.

Integrating sustainable development

Statistics Canada will continue to ensure that its decision-making process includes consideration of FSDS goals and targets through its Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) process. An SEA for policy, plan or program proposals includes an analysis of the impacts of the given proposal on the environment, including on FSDS goals and targets.

Public statements on the results of Statistics Canada's assessments will be made public and announced on its website when an initiative has undergone a detailed SEA. The purpose of the public statement is to demonstrate that the environmental effects, including the impacts on achieving the FSDS goals and targets, of the approved policy, plan or program have been considered during proposal development and decision making.

FSDS goal: Greening Government

FSDS goal: Greening Government
FSDS target	FSDS contributing actions	Corresponding departmental action(s)	Contribution by each departmental action to the FSDS goal and target	Starting point(s), target(s) and performance indicator(s) for departmental actions	Link to the department's Program Inventory
Actions supporting the Greening Government goal and the Policy on Green Procurement	Departments will use environmental criteria to reduce the environmental impact and ensure best value in government procurement decisions	Integrate environmental considerations into procurement management processes and controls. Ensure paper purchased by Statistics Canada is made from recycled material.	Motivate suppliers to reduce the environmental impact of their goods, services and supply chains.	To reduce waste generated and minimize the environmental impacts of assets throughout their lifecycle, Statistics Canada will continue to embed environmental considerations in public procurement in accordance with the Policy on Green Procurement. Copy paper purchased by Statistics Canada contains a minimum of 30% recycled content and has a forest certification, ECOLOGO certification or equivalent certification	Economic and Environmental Statistics Socio-economic Statistics Censuses Centres of Expertise Cost-Recovered Statistical Services Internal Services
	Support for green procurement will be strengthened, including guidance, tools and training for public service employees	Ensure that decision makers and materiel management and procurement specialists have the necessary training and awareness to support green procurement. Ensure that key officials include support for and contributions to the Government of Canada's Policy on Green Procurement objectives in their performance evaluations.	Motivate suppliers to green their goods, services and supply chain.	100% of specialists in procurement and materiel management have completed training on green procurement. Performance evaluations of managers and functional heads of procurement and materiel management include support for and contributions to green procurement in the given fiscal year.

Gender-based analysis plus

General information

Governance structures

2020–21 Departmental Plan

In Budget 2018, funding was allocated to create a Centre for Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Statistics (CGDIS) at Statistics Canada to support the gender-based analysis plus (GBA+) commitments of

Statistics Canada
Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE)
Finance Canada
other departments.

Reporting to the Director of the Diversity and Sociocultural Statistics Division, the CGDIS has the following mandate to support GBA+:

Support the GBA+ challenge function

The agency's GBA+ Champion and focal point reviews all Treasury Board submissions, investment plans and memoranda to Cabinet to ensure the proper accountability in GBA+ assessments.

Support evidence-based policy and program development, and monitoring and reporting on gender, diversity and inclusion

Statistics Canada reports to Canadians on the state and progress of gender, diversity and inclusion in Canada.
Statistics Canada generates new information to support new knowledge on gender, diversity and inclusion statistics for Canadians, policy analysts, academics and others.
Statistics Canada builds statistical capacity for analyzing data and statistics on gender, diversity and inclusion for governmental policy analysts.

Increase access to sex-disaggregated data and quantitative analyses

Statistics Canada promotes and provides greater access to sex-disaggregated data and quantitative analyses on a broad range of social and economic subject-matter areas.
Statistics Canada maintains the new Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Statistics Hub, which pools statistical resources on gender, diversity and inclusion.
Statistics Canada supports WAGE by enhancing analytical outputs relevant to GBA+ on topics such as women in leadership, work–life balance, low income, online victimization, the gender wage gap and other gender equality indicators.

Support data development initiatives

Statistics Canada continues to develop options for measuring gender and sexual orientation on surveys, in collaboration with other government departments, academics, community groups and other Canadians.
Statistics Canada continues to support WAGE in the development of new data initiatives and research relating to Canada's Strategy to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence.
Statistics Canada increases knowledge and literacy around the concepts of gender, diversity and inclusion by training data users on the GBA+ methodology.

Human resources

Statistics Canada will have five full-time equivalents (FTEs) dedicated to GBA+ in 2020–21. These include

an agency GBA+ Champion who also acts as the GBA+ focal point and reviews Treasury Board submissions and supports the promotion of GBA+ within the agency
human resources who support WAGE and other federal departments in their GBA+ assessments
human resources who produce analytical outputs, develop new measures and support the implementation of the CGDIS's GBA+ initiatives
human resources who develop and enforce the accountability mechanism as part of the departmental decision-making process to ensure that a GBA+ assessment is done.

FTEs exclude cost-recoverable resources associated with projects funded by WAGE.

Planned initiatives

New data developments

Statistics Canada will leverage existing corporate resources and tools to develop the second phase of the data hub by integrating more data on the themes of diversity and inclusion and include more information on intersectionality.
Statistics Canada will expand its inventory on gender statistics to include GBA+ data sources from other departments.
Statistics Canada will expand and enhance the hub with analyses, reports and infographics.
Statistics Canada will support Canada's Strategy to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence by collecting data for the Survey on Sexual Misconduct at Work.

Strengthening the GBA+ function within Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada will create a GBA+ community of practice to encourage the use of GBA+ within the agency, promote the CGDIS and leverage the expertise that exists in other areas of the agency. Furthermore, governance structures will be put in place to ensure that measures and research findings are consistent and to reduce the duplication of effort, as required.
Statistics Canada will promote GBA+ and train analysts on how to include GBA+ in all stages of survey development, data acquisition and analysis so that when funding for the CGDIS is reduced, GBA+ will continue to be a part of how Statistics Canada approaches data and analysis.

Supporting federal departments

Statistics Canada will deliver training sessions and workshops to federal departments on GBA+. It will also support the Canada School of Public Service and WAGE in delivering GBA+ training to analysts in the federal public service.
Statistics Canada will increase collaboration with other government departments to set priorities and help them access data to support GBA+ within their departments, as well as help them develop their data strategies.
Statistics Canada will finish disseminating the Gender Results Framework indicators.
Statistics Canada will develop LGBTQ2 expertise by developing relationships with other stakeholders (e.g., the LGBTQ2 Secretariat) and by supporting new analytical measures of and products related to this subpopulation.
Statistics Canada will take the lead on ensuring the relevancy of measures of diversity and inclusion—for example, sexual orientation.

Reporting capacity and data

The majority of Statistics Canada's statistical programs publish information by gender or sex when relevant and when sample size permits to ensure confidentiality and the quality of its estimates.

Visit the Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Statistics Hub to view the Gender Results Framework indicators and other GBA+ products.

Supporting information on the program inventory

Supporting information on planned expenditures, human resources, and results related to the Statistics Canada's Program Inventory is available in the GC InfoBase.

Corporate information

Organizational profile

Appropriate minister(s): The Honourable Navdeep Bains, P.C., M.P

Institutional head: Anil Arora

Ministerial portfolio: Innovation, Science and Industry

Enabling instrument(s):

Year of incorporation / commencement: The Dominion Bureau of Statistics was established in 1918. In 1971, with the revision of the Statistics Act, the agency became Statistics Canada.

Other: Under the Statistics Act, Statistics Canada is required to collect, compile, analyze, abstract and publish statistical information relating to the commercial, industrial, financial, social, economic and general activities and conditions of the people of Canada.

Statistics Canada has two primary objectives:

to provide statistical information and analysis of the economic and social structure and functioning of Canadian society, as a basis for developing, operating and evaluating public policies and programs; for public and private decision making; and for the general benefit of all Canadians
to promote the quality, coherence and international comparability of Canada's statistics through collaboration with other federal departments and agencies, with the provinces and territories, and in accordance with sound scientific standards and practices.

Statistics Canada's head office is located in Ottawa. There are service centers and regional offices across the country in Halifax, Sherbrooke, Montréal, Toronto, Sturgeon Falls, Winnipeg, Edmonton and Vancouver. There are also 27 research data centres located throughout the country. These centres provide researchers with access to microdata from population and household survey programs in a secure university setting. Canadians can follow the agency on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, feeds and YouTube.

Raison d'être, mandate and role: who we are and what we do

Raison d'être

Strong data and evidence are crucial to good decision making. All parts of society—governments, businesses and individuals—count on high-quality, timely and detailed statistics to make decisions. Among its many applications, statistical information is used to draw electoral boundaries, determine international tariffs, inform trade negotiations, analyze economic performance, select sites for schools and public transportation, and support immigration policies and programs.

Mandate and role

Statistics Canada produces data that help Canadians better understand their country—its population, resources, economy, society and culture. As Canada's central statistical office, Statistics Canada is legislated to serve this function for Canada and each of the provinces and territories. The agency also conducts a Census of Population and a Census of Agriculture every five years, providing a detailed picture of Canadian society. Statistics Canada operates under the authority of the Statistics Act and is committed to protecting the confidentiality of the information with which it is entrusted.

The agency promotes the quality and coherence of Canada's statistics through collaboration with international organizations, federal departments and agencies, and the provinces and territories. As a member of the United Nations Statistical Commission, the agency endorses the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics, which help define what constitutes a good system of official statistics and what role that system should play in a national government.

For more information on the agency's organizational mandate letter commitments, see the Minister's mandate letter.

Operating context

A developed, democratic country such as Canada requires vast amounts of information to function effectively. Statistics provide Canadians with vital information to help monitor inflation, promote economic growth, plan cities and roads, adjust pensions, and develop employment and social programs. They help governments, businesses and individuals make informed decisions.

The value placed on data by every segment of society is growing at an exponential pace. At the same time, new tools and new computing power are emerging and multiplying the volume and types of information available.

As the demand for information increases along with its importance and availability, privacy concerns, call-screening technology and the busy lives of Canadians are making it harder to reach and obtain information from households. As a result, the agency is continually seeking out new and innovative approaches to meet emerging data needs.

As it innovates and modernizes, the agency will be well positioned to play a more active role in guiding and shaping this information age.

Reporting framework

The Statistics Canada approved Departmental Results Framework and Program Inventory for 2020–21 are as follows.

Core Responsibility: Statistical Information
Statistics Canada produces objective high-quality statistical information for the whole of Canada. The statistical information produced relates to the commercial, industrial, financial, social, economic, environmental and general activities and conditions of the people of Canada.
- Result 1: Statistical information is of high quality.
  - Indicator 1: Number of post-release corrections due to accuracy
  - Indicator 2: Number of international forums of which Statistics Canada is a member
  - Indicator 3: Percentage of international standards with which Statistics Canada conforms
- Result 2: Statistical information is available and accessed.
  - Indicator 1: Number of visits to the Statistic Canada website
  - Indicator 2: Percentage of website visitors that found what they were looking for
  - Indicator 3: Number of interactions on social media
  - Indicator 4: Number of statistical products available on the website
  - Indicator 5: Number of Statistics Canada data tables available on Open Data Portal
- Result 3: Statistical information is relevant.
  - Indicator 1: Number of media citations on Statistics Canada data
  - Indicator 2: Number of journal citations
  - Indicator 3: Percentage of users satisfied with statistical information
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