Reporting guide

1. Reporting instructions

The following provides information to assist in completing the Annual Survey of Secondary Distributors of Refined Petroleum Products.

For assistance in completing this questionnaire, please call: 1-866-445-4323

• There are 4 separate product tables:  Motor Gasoline, Diesel Fuel Oil, Heating Fuel Oil and Heavy Fuel Oil.
• For each product, please report the total number of litres sold from January 1st to December 31st, 2010 in Canada by province or territory and by type of customer identified on lines 3 to 26 of the questionnaire.
• If exact numbers of litres sold are not available, please provide your best estimates.
• Please keep a copy of the questionnaire for your records.

2. Definitions

Motor gasoline:  All gasoline type fuels for internal combustion engines including any  ethanol/methanol and other similar additives blended.

Diesel fuel oil:  All grades of distillate fuel used for diesel engines used on road, off road, in marine and railroad transport, regardless of the tax status of the diesel sold (dyed/marked and clear diesel), including any biodiesel blended with fuel. 

Heating fuel oil:  All distillate type fuels used for power burners.
Include fuel oil no.1, fuel oil no. 2, fuel oil no. 3, stove oil, furnace fuel oil, gas oils and light industrial fuel. Include all heating fuel sales, including any biodiesel blended with fuel.

Heavy fuel oil:  All grades of residual type fuels including low sulphur used for steam and electric power generation and steam and diesel motors installed on large marine vessels. Include fuel oil nos. 4, 5 and 6. Sometimes referred to as bunker fuel B or C.

3. Section A

Note:  If you sold refined petroleum products blended with biofuels to your customers, please check off the appropriate circle in the column provided on each page of the questionnaire.

Distribution of litres of fuel sold by type of customers (including biofuels)

The following definitions relate to lines 1 to 27 of the questionnaire and provide some guidelines on how to report your sales by type of customers

Line 1  -  Total Number of Litres Used for Own Consumption
Report all amounts of refined petroleum products purchased that were used in company operations (i.e., used for your vehicles or heating).

Line 2  -  Total Number of Litres Sold (Including Biofuels)
Provide the total amount of litres of refined petroleum products available for re-sale.  This amount excludes products purchased and used in company operations such as heating and transportation, and third party carrier fuel.

Line 3  -  Residential 
Report all sales destined to be used in personal residences including single family residences, apartment buildings, apartment hotels, and condominiums.

Line 4  -  Sales to Wholesalers and Dealers of Refined Petroleum Products
Report all sales to companies primarily engaged in the wholesaling or direct selling of refined petroleum products

Line 5  -  Gasoline Stations (total litres sold from your own gasoline stations and to those owned by others) 
Report all sales to companies primarily engaged in retailing motor fuels, whether or not the gasoline station is operated in conjunction with a convenience store, repair garage, restaurant or other type of operation.  Companies that operate gasoline stations on behalf of their owners and receive a commission on the sale of fuels are also included. Exclude sales to marinas - include those at line 26, Other Commercial and Institutional Sales.

Line 6  -  Railway Transportation Companies and Support Activities
Report all sales to companies primarily engaged in operating railways. Sales to companies primarily engaged in the operation of long haul or mainline railways, short-haul railways, passenger railways and in providing specialized services to the rail transport industry should also be included in line 6.

Line 7  -  Road Transportation Companies and Support Activities
Report all sales to companies primarily engaged in the truck transportation of goods and in transit and ground passenger transportation (including urban transit systems, interurban and rural bus transportation, taxi and limousine services, school and employee bus transportation, charter bus industry, limousine service to airports and stations, shuttle services and special needs passenger transportation services), scenic and sightseeing transportation, and all sales to companies primarily engaged in providing specialized services to trucking companies, bus operators and other establishments using the road network. (examples: motor vehicle towing, snow removal)  

Line 8  -  Marine Transportation – Canadian Marine Vessels
Report all sales made in Canada to companies primarily engaged in the water transportation of passengers and goods and provided by ships of Canadian registry (flag).

Line 9  -  Marine Transportation –  Foreign Marine Vessels
Report all sales made in Canada to companies primarily engaged in the water transportation of passengers and goods and provided by ships of foreign registry (flag). 

Line 10  -  Food Manufacturers
Report all sales to companies primarily engaged in producing food for human or animal consumption.  These companies typically sell to wholesalers or retailers, for distribution to consumers.

Line 11 - Paper Manufacturers
Report all sales to companies primarily engaged in manufacturing pulp, paper and paper products.

Line 12  - Iron and Steel Manufacturers
Report all sales to companies primarily engaged in smelting iron ore and steel scrap to produce pig iron in molten or solid form and in converting pig iron into steel by the removal, through combustion in furnaces, of the carbon in the iron. Also include in line 12 sales to companies primarily engaged in manufacturing iron and steel pipe and tube, drawing steel wire, and rolling steel shapes, from purchased steel and sales to iron and steel foundries.

Line 13  -  Aluminum and Non-ferrous Metal Manufacturing and Processing Companies
Report all sales to companies primarily engaged in the making of aluminum and in the smelting, refining, rolling, drawing, extruding and alloying non-ferrous metals, except aluminum. Also include in line 13 sales to non-ferrous metal foundries.

Line 14  -  Cement Manufacturers  
Report all sales to companies primarily engaged in the production of clinker and subsequent grinding of clinker using either dry or wet production processes.

Do not include sales to manufacturers of ready-mix concrete or concrete products; these sales should reported on line 17 under sales to ‘Other Manufacturers’

Line 15  -  Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturers 
Report all sales to companies primarily engaged in transforming crude petroleum and coal into intermediate and end products. The dominant process is petroleum refining, which separates crude petroleum into components or fractions through such techniques as cracking and distillation.

Line 16  -  Chemical and Fertilizer Manufacturers 
Report all sales to companies primarily engaged in manufacturing chemicals and chemical preparations, from organic and inorganic raw materials

Line 17  -  Other Manufacturers
Report all sales to manufacturing companies not covered in lines 10 to 16.  This category comprises companies which are primarily engaged in the following manufacturing activities:

• Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing
• Textile Mills
• Textile Product Mills
• Clothing Manufacturing
• Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing
• Wood Product Manufacturing
• Printing and Related Support Activities
• Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing
• Clay Product and Refractory Manufacturing
• Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing
• Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing
• Concrete Pipe, Brick and Block Manufacturing and other concrete products manufacturing
• Lime and Gypsum Product Manufacturing
• Abrasive Product Manufacturing
• Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (Include sales to the following type of companies: Forging and stamping; Cutlery and hand tool manufacturing; Architectural and structural metals manufacturing; Boiler, tank and shipping container manufacturing; Hardware manufacturing; Spring and Wire product manufacturing; Machine Shops, Turned Product and Screw, Nut and Bolt Manufacturing; Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating and Allied Activities ;Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing)
• Machinery Manufacturing
• Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Electrical Equipment, Appliance and Component Manufacturing
• Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing
• Miscellaneous Manufacturing

Line 18  -  Iron Mines
Report all sales to companies primarily engaged in mining, beneficiating or otherwise preparing iron ores.

Line 19  -  Oil and Natural Gas Extraction and Support Activities
Report all sales to companies primarily engaged in exploration of and/or production of crude oil and natural gas, including whether by conventional or non-conventional methods (i.e. oil sands mining) and to companies primarily engaged in providing support services, on a contract or fee basis, required for the extraction of oil and gas (includes oil and gas contract drilling, offshore drilling).

Line 20  -  Other Mining and Support Activities
Report all sales to companies primarily engaged in mining activities other than iron mines and to companies primarily engaged in providing support services, on a contract or fee basis, required for the mining and quarrying of minerals. This category includes coal mines, metal ore mines (except iron mines reported on line 18), non-metallic mineral mining and quarrying.

Examples: coal, gold, silver, lead/zinc, granite, asbestos, potash and diamond mines; sand, gravel, clay, ceramic and refractory minerals mining and quarrying, draining and pumping of mines on a contract basis.

Line 21  -  Forestry, Logging, Fishing and Support Activities
Report all sales to companies primarily engaged in growing and harvesting timber on a long production cycle (of ten years or more), in the commercial catching or taking of finfish, shellfish, and other marine animals from their natural habitats, and providing support services that are essential to forestry, logging and fishing; 

Exclusion: aquaculture (please report sales to aquaculture companies under line 22)

Line 22  -  Farmers, Hunters, Trappers and Support Activities
Report all sales to companies primarily engaged in growing crops, plants, vines, trees and their seeds; raising animals, producing animal products and fattening animals; commercial hunting and trapping, and operating and managing commercial game preserves and providing support services that are essential to agricultural and forestry production.

Examples: oilseed and grain farming, vegetable, fruit and tree nut farming, greenhouses, nurseries and floriculture production, tobacco and cotton farming, cattle ranching and farming, poultry and egg production, sheep and goat farming, aquaculture, apiculture, orchard fruit picking by hand, planting crops, animal breeding services, reforestation services. 

Line 23  -  Construction Companies and Related Activities 
Report all sales to companies primarily engaged in constructing, repairing and renovating buildings and engineering works, and in subdividing and developing land, and in trade activities generally needed in the construction of buildings and structures, such as masonry, painting, or electrical work.

Examples: Construction of Buildings (residential and non-residential), Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (Utility systems, road, street, bridge construction and land subdivision); Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors (i.e. framing, masonry, glass, roofing, siding contractors, etc.); Building Equipment Contractors (electrical, plumbing, etc.); Building Finishing Contractors (drywall, painting, flooring, tile, finish carpentry and building finishing contractors); Other specialty trade contractors such crane rental with operator and companies primarily engaged in site preparation activities, such as excavating, grading and demolition of buildings.

Line 24  -  Public Administration
Report all sales to organisations primarily engaged in activities of a governmental nature, that is, the enactment and judicial interpretation of laws and their pursuant regulations, and the administration of programs based on them.

Examples:  federal, provincial/territorial, local, municipal and regional public administration; federal government’s defence services, crown corporations, Courts of Law (federal, provincial, municipal), immigration services; the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, provincial and municipal police services; federal, provincial and municipal correctional services; provincial and municipal fire-fighting services; federal and provincial labour and employment services; federal and provincial regulatory services (i.e. occupational safety and health standards services safety, alcoholic beverage control boards); aboriginal public administration, etc. 

Line 25  -  Electric Power Generation Companies
Report all sales to companies primarily engaged in the generation of bulk electric power by hydro-electric, fossil fuel, nuclear or other processes. Sales to Electric Power Transmission and distribution companies should be reported in the ‘Other Commercial and Institutional Sales’ category (line 26). 

Line 26 –  Other Commercial and Institutional Customers
Report on line 26 all sales (total litres sold) to companies not covered in lines 3 to 25 of the questionnaire.

The ‘Other Commercial and Institutional Customers’ category comprises companies which are primarily engaged in the following activities:

• Electric Power Transmission and Distribution
• Natural Gas Distribution
• Water, Sewage and Other Systems
• Wholesale Trade (except fuel wholesalers)
• Retail Trade (except gasoline stations)
• Air Transport and Support Activities
• Pipeline Transportation companies
• Postal Services
• Couriers and Messengers
• Warehousing and Storage
• Information and Cultural Industries (software publishers, radio and television broadcasting, wired telecommunications carriers)
• Finance and Insurance (central banks, insurance carriers, pension funds)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing (lessors of real estate, activities related to real estate, consumer goods rental)
• Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (legal services, accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services)
• Management of Companies and Enterprises
• Administrative and Support, Waste Management and Remediation Services (employment services, business support services, waste collection)
• Educational Services (examples: elementary and secondary schools, community colleges, universities)
• Health Care and Social Assistance (examples: ambulatory health care services, hospitals, nursing and residential care facilities)
• Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Industries (examples: performing arts companies, heritage institutions, amusement parks, skiing facilities, marinas and arcades)
• Accommodation and Food Services (traveller accommodation, rooming and boarding houses, full-service restaurants)
• Other Services (except Public Administration), i.e. repair and maintenance, religious organizations, funeral services.

Example: if your company sold diesel fuel to marinas, hospitals, universities and real estate companies, then total numbers of litres of diesel fuel sold to all these customers and report it on line 26.

Line 27  -  Total Number of Litres Sold including Biofuels
Report the total number of litres of fuel, including all litres of biofuel blended with fuel, sold during the calendar year. Line 27 is the sum of lines 3 to 26.
Please note that the amount reported on line 27 must be equal to amount reported in line 2.

4.  Section B : Biofuels

Motor gasoline

If you are blending ethanol or purchasing gasoline already blended with ethanol please report total number of litres of ethanol sold in lines 1a and/or line 2a. Do not report sales of ethanol not blended to gasoline.

Line 1a - Total Number of Litres of Ethanol Sold (Blended by yourself)

If you purchased motor gasoline that did not contain any ethanol, please report total number of litres of ethanol that you blended into the gasoline you sold

Line 1b: Please indicate source(s) of ethanol used; check all that apply
Check in the appropriate box to indicate the source of ethanol used. Check all that apply.
If not wheat or corn, check ‘Other’ and please specify the source in the box provided

Line 2a - Total Number of Litres of Ethanol Sold (Purchased Blended)
If you purchased motor gasoline already blended with ethanol, please report total number of litres of ethanol contained in the motor gasoline you sold.

Line 2b: Please indicate source(s) of ethanol used; check all that apply
Check in the appropriate box to indicate the source of ethanol used. Check all that apply.
If not wheat or corn, check ‘Other’ and please specify the source in the box provided.

Diesel fuel oil and heating fuel oil

The following instructions relate to the biofuels you blended with the diesel and heating fuels you sold. Do not report sales of biodiesel not blended to diesel or heating fuel.

Line 1 -  Total Number of Litres of Biodiesel Sold
If you are selling Diesel Fuel Oil or Heating Fuel Oil blended with biodiesel, please report the number of litres of biodiesel sold.

Line 2 – Please Indicate Source(s) of Biodiesel Used Below. Check all that apply.
Please check all relevant circle boxes.

If the source of biodiesel is not in the list provided, please check ‘Other’ and indicate the source in the box provided.

Reporting guide

1. Reporting instructions

The following provides information to assist in completing the Annual Survey of Secondary Distributors of Refined Petroleum Products.

For assistance in completing this questionnaire, please call: 1-866-445-4323

• There are 4 separate product tables:  Motor Gasoline, Diesel Fuel Oil, Heating Fuel Oil and Heavy Fuel Oil.
• For each product, please report the total number of litres sold from January 1st to December 31st, 2009 in Canada by province or territory and by type of customer identified on lines 3 to 26 of the questionnaire.
• If exact numbers of litres sold are not available, please provide your best estimates.
• Please keep a copy of the questionnaire for your records.

2. Definitions

Motor gasoline:  All gasoline type fuels for internal combustion engines including any  ethanol/methanol and other similar additives blended.

Diesel fuel oil:  All grades of distillate fuel used for diesel engines used on road, off road, in marine and railroad transport, regardless of the tax status of the diesel sold (dyed/marked and clear diesel), including any biodiesel blended with fuel. 

Heating fuel oil:  All distillate type fuels used for power burners.
Include fuel oil no.1, fuel oil no. 2, fuel oil no. 3, stove oil, furnace fuel oil, gas oils and light industrial fuel. Include all heating fuel sales, including any biodiesel blended with fuel.

Heavy fuel oil:  All grades of residual type fuels including low sulphur used for steam and electric power generation and steam and diesel motors installed on large marine vessels. Include fuel oil nos. 4, 5 and 6. Sometimes referred to as bunker fuel B or C.

3. Section A

Note:  If you sold refined petroleum products blended with biofuels to your customers, please check off the appropriate circle in the column provided on each page of the questionnaire.

Distribution of litres of fuel sold by type of customers (including biofuels)

The following definitions relate to lines 1 to 27 of the questionnaire and provide some guidelines on how to report your sales by type of customers

Line 1  -  Total Number of Litres Used for Own Consumption
Report all amounts of refined petroleum products purchased that were used in company operations (i.e., used for your vehicles or heating).

Line 2  -  Total Number of Litres Sold (Including Biofuels)
Provide the total amount of litres of refined petroleum products available for re-sale.  This amount excludes products purchased and used in company operations such as heating and transportation, and third party carrier fuel.

Line 3  -  Residential 
Report all sales destined to be used in personal residences including single family residences, apartment buildings, apartment hotels, and condominiums.

Line 4  -  Sales to Wholesalers and Dealers of Refined Petroleum Products
Report all sales to companies primarily engaged in the wholesaling or direct selling of refined petroleum products

Line 5  -  Gasoline Stations (total litres sold from your own gasoline stations and to those owned by others) 
Report all sales to companies primarily engaged in retailing motor fuels, whether or not the gasoline station is operated in conjunction with a convenience store, repair garage, restaurant or other type of operation.  Companies that operate gasoline stations on behalf of their owners and receive a commission on the sale of fuels are also included. Exclude sales to marinas - include those at line 26, Other Commercial and Institutional Sales.

Line 6  -  Railway Transportation Companies and Support Activities
Report all sales to companies primarily engaged in operating railways. Sales to companies primarily engaged in the operation of long haul or mainline railways, short-haul railways, passenger railways and in providing specialized services to the rail transport industry should also be included in line 6.

Line 7  -  Road Transportation Companies and Support Activities
Report all sales to companies primarily engaged in the truck transportation of goods and in transit and ground passenger transportation (including urban transit systems, interurban and rural bus transportation, taxi and limousine services, school and employee bus transportation, charter bus industry, limousine service to airports and stations, shuttle services and special needs passenger transportation services), scenic and sightseeing transportation, and all sales to companies primarily engaged in providing specialized services to trucking companies, bus operators and other establishments using the road network. (examples: motor vehicle towing, snow removal)  

Line 8  -  Marine Transportation – Canadian Marine Vessels
Report all sales made in Canada to companies primarily engaged in the water transportation of passengers and goods and provided by ships of Canadian registry (flag).

Line 9  -  Marine Transportation –  Foreign Marine Vessels
Report all sales made in Canada to companies primarily engaged in the water transportation of passengers and goods and provided by ships of foreign registry (flag). 

Line 10  -  Food Manufacturers
Report all sales to companies primarily engaged in producing food for human or animal consumption.  These companies typically sell to wholesalers or retailers, for distribution to consumers.

Line 11 - Paper Manufacturers
Report all sales to companies primarily engaged in manufacturing pulp, paper and paper products.

Line 12  - Iron and Steel Manufacturers
Report all sales to companies primarily engaged in smelting iron ore and steel scrap to produce pig iron in molten or solid form and in converting pig iron into steel by the removal, through combustion in furnaces, of the carbon in the iron. Also include in line 12 sales to companies primarily engaged in manufacturing iron and steel pipe and tube, drawing steel wire, and rolling steel shapes, from purchased steel and sales to iron and steel foundries.

Line 13  -  Aluminum and Non-ferrous Metal Manufacturing and Processing Companies
Report all sales to companies primarily engaged in the making of aluminum and in the smelting, refining, rolling, drawing, extruding and alloying non-ferrous metals, except aluminum. Also include in line 13 sales to non-ferrous metal foundries.

Line 14  -  Cement Manufacturers  
Report all sales to companies primarily engaged in the production of clinker and subsequent grinding of clinker using either dry or wet production processes.

Do not include sales to manufacturers of ready-mix concrete or concrete products; these sales should reported on line 17 under sales to ‘Other Manufacturers’

Line 15  -  Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturers 
Report all sales to companies primarily engaged in transforming crude petroleum and coal into intermediate and end products. The dominant process is petroleum refining, which separates crude petroleum into components or fractions through such techniques as cracking and distillation.

Line 16  -  Chemical and Fertilizer Manufacturers 
Report all sales to companies primarily engaged in manufacturing chemicals and chemical preparations, from organic and inorganic raw materials

Line 17  -  Other Manufacturers
Report all sales to manufacturing companies not covered in lines 10 to 16.  This category comprises companies which are primarily engaged in the following manufacturing activities:

• Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing
• Textile Mills
• Textile Product Mills
• Clothing Manufacturing
• Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing
• Wood Product Manufacturing
• Printing and Related Support Activities
• Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing
• Clay Product and Refractory Manufacturing
• Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing
• Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing
• Concrete Pipe, Brick and Block Manufacturing and other concrete products manufacturing
• Lime and Gypsum Product Manufacturing
• Abrasive Product Manufacturing
• Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (Include sales to the following type of companies: Forging and stamping; Cutlery and hand tool manufacturing; Architectural and structural metals manufacturing; Boiler, tank and shipping container manufacturing; Hardware manufacturing; Spring and Wire product manufacturing; Machine Shops, Turned Product and Screw, Nut and Bolt Manufacturing; Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating and Allied Activities ;Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing)
• Machinery Manufacturing
• Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Electrical Equipment, Appliance and Component Manufacturing
• Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing
• Miscellaneous Manufacturing

Line 18  -  Iron Mines
Report all sales to companies primarily engaged in mining, beneficiating or otherwise preparing iron ores.

Line 19  -  Oil and Natural Gas Extraction and Support Activities
Report all sales to companies primarily engaged in exploration of and/or production of crude oil and natural gas, including whether by conventional or non-conventional methods (i.e. oil sands mining) and to companies primarily engaged in providing support services, on a contract or fee basis, required for the extraction of oil and gas (includes oil and gas contract drilling, offshore drilling).

Line 20  -  Other Mining and Support Activities
Report all sales to companies primarily engaged in mining activities other than iron mines and to companies primarily engaged in providing support services, on a contract or fee basis, required for the mining and quarrying of minerals. This category includes coal mines, metal ore mines (except iron mines reported on line 18), non-metallic mineral mining and quarrying.

Examples: coal, gold, silver, lead/zinc, granite, asbestos, potash and diamond mines; sand, gravel, clay, ceramic and refractory minerals mining and quarrying, draining and pumping of mines on a contract basis.

Line 21  -  Forestry, Logging, Fishing and Support Activities
Report all sales to companies primarily engaged in growing and harvesting timber on a long production cycle (of ten years or more), in the commercial catching or taking of finfish, shellfish, and other marine animals from their natural habitats, and providing support services that are essential to forestry, logging and fishing; 

Exclusion: aquaculture (please report sales to aquaculture companies under line 22)

Line 22  -  Farmers, Hunters, Trappers and Support Activities
Report all sales to companies primarily engaged in growing crops, plants, vines, trees and their seeds; raising animals, producing animal products and fattening animals; commercial hunting and trapping, and operating and managing commercial game preserves and providing support services that are essential to agricultural and forestry production.

Examples: oilseed and grain farming, vegetable, fruit and tree nut farming, greenhouses, nurseries and floriculture production, tobacco and cotton farming, cattle ranching and farming, poultry and egg production, sheep and goat farming, aquaculture, apiculture, orchard fruit picking by hand, planting crops, animal breeding services, reforestation services. 

Line 23  -  Construction Companies and Related Activities 
Report all sales to companies primarily engaged in constructing, repairing and renovating buildings and engineering works, and in subdividing and developing land, and in trade activities generally needed in the construction of buildings and structures, such as masonry, painting, or electrical work.

Examples: Construction of Buildings (residential and non-residential), Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (Utility systems, road, street, bridge construction and land subdivision); Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors (i.e. framing, masonry, glass, roofing, siding contractors, etc.); Building Equipment Contractors (electrical, plumbing, etc.); Building Finishing Contractors (drywall, painting, flooring, tile, finish carpentry and building finishing contractors); Other specialty trade contractors such crane rental with operator and companies primarily engaged in site preparation activities, such as excavating, grading and demolition of buildings.

Line 24  -  Public Administration
Report all sales to organisations primarily engaged in activities of a governmental nature, that is, the enactment and judicial interpretation of laws and their pursuant regulations, and the administration of programs based on them.

Examples:  federal, provincial/territorial, local, municipal and regional public administration; federal government’s defence services, crown corporations, Courts of Law (federal, provincial, municipal), immigration services; the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, provincial and municipal police services; federal, provincial and municipal correctional services; provincial and municipal fire-fighting services; federal and provincial labour and employment services; federal and provincial regulatory services (i.e. occupational safety and health standards services safety, alcoholic beverage control boards); aboriginal public administration, etc. 

Line 25  -  Electric Power Generation Companies
Report all sales to companies primarily engaged in the generation of bulk electric power by hydro-electric, fossil fuel, nuclear or other processes. Sales to Electric Power Transmission and distribution companies should be reported in the ‘Other Commercial and Institutional Sales’ category (line 26). 

Line 26 –  Other Commercial and Institutional Customers
Report on line 26 all sales (total litres sold) to companies not covered in lines 3 to 25 of the questionnaire.

The ‘Other Commercial and Institutional Customers’ category comprises companies which are primarily engaged in the following activities:

• Electric Power Transmission and Distribution
• Natural Gas Distribution
• Water, Sewage and Other Systems
• Wholesale Trade (except fuel wholesalers)
• Retail Trade (except gasoline stations)
• Air Transport and Support Activities
• Pipeline Transportation companies
• Postal Services
• Couriers and Messengers
• Warehousing and Storage
• Information and Cultural Industries (software publishers, radio and television broadcasting, wired telecommunications carriers)
• Finance and Insurance (central banks, insurance carriers, pension funds)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing (lessors of real estate, activities related to real estate, consumer goods rental)
• Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (legal services, accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services)
• Management of Companies and Enterprises
• Administrative and Support, Waste Management and Remediation Services (employment services, business support services, waste collection)
• Educational Services (examples: elementary and secondary schools, community colleges, universities)
• Health Care and Social Assistance (examples: ambulatory health care services, hospitals, nursing and residential care facilities)
• Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Industries (examples: performing arts companies, heritage institutions, amusement parks, skiing facilities, marinas and arcades)
• Accommodation and Food Services (traveller accommodation, rooming and boarding houses, full-service restaurants)
• Other Services (except Public Administration), i.e. repair and maintenance, religious organizations, funeral services.

Example: if your company sold diesel fuel to marinas, hospitals, universities and real estate companies, then total numbers of litres of diesel fuel sold to all these customers and report it on line 26.

Line 27  -  Total Number of Litres Sold including Biofuels
Report the total number of litres of fuel, including all litres of biofuel blended with fuel, sold during the calendar year. Line 27 is the sum of lines 3 to 26.
Please note that the amount reported on line 27 must be equal to amount reported in line 2.

4.  Section B : Biofuels

Motor gasoline

If you are blending ethanol or purchasing gasoline already blended with ethanol please report total number of litres of ethanol sold in lines 1a and/or line 2a. Do not report sales of ethanol not blended to gasoline.

Line 1a - Total Number of Litres of Ethanol Sold (Blended by yourself)

If you purchased motor gasoline that did not contain any ethanol, please report total number of litres of ethanol that you blended into the gasoline you sold

Line 1b: Please indicate source(s) of ethanol used; check all that apply
Check in the appropriate box to indicate the source of ethanol used. Check all that apply.
If not wheat or corn, check ‘Other’ and please specify the source in the box provided

Line 2a - Total Number of Litres of Ethanol Sold (Purchased Blended)
If you purchased motor gasoline already blended with ethanol, please report total number of litres of ethanol contained in the motor gasoline you sold.

Line 2b: Please indicate source(s) of ethanol used; check all that apply
Check in the appropriate box to indicate the source of ethanol used. Check all that apply.
If not wheat or corn, check ‘Other’ and please specify the source in the box provided.

Diesel fuel oil and heating fuel oil

The following instructions relate to the biofuels you blended with the diesel and heating fuels you sold. Do not report sales of biodiesel not blended to diesel or heating fuel.

Line 1 -  Total Number of Litres of Biodiesel Sold
If you are selling Diesel Fuel Oil or Heating Fuel Oil blended with biodiesel, please report the number of litres of biodiesel sold.

Line 2 – Please Indicate Source(s) of Biodiesel Used Below. Check all that apply.
Please check all relevant circle boxes.

If the source of biodiesel is not in the list provided, please check ‘Other’ and indicate the source in the box provided.

Industrial Consumption of Energy Survey Guide

I. Who should complete this questionnaire?

An engineer, a production manager, an operation manager or someone knowledgeable about the energy consumption and production process of this enterprise should complete this questionnaire.

II. Reporting instructions

Please report all quantities of energy commodities consumed from the 1^st of January to the 31^st of December, be they purchased or self-generated by the industrial establishment. Exclude energy used by contractors, common carriers and suppliers. Round all data to the nearest whole number. If you need assistance, please contact Statistics Canada at the telephone number indicated on your questionnaire.

III. Retention

Please keep a copy of the completed questionnaire with your secure records until March 31, 2012.

IV. Definitions

Type of energy use

Amount consumed as fuel: The quantity of the energy commodity used to power the production process of the plant, which includes heating and transportation at the establishment.

Amount consumed to produce steam for sale: The quantity of the energy commodity used in the production of steam that is delivered to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding. Energy used in the production of steam that is then used internally in the production process is reported in the “amount consumed as fuel” column.

Amount consumed to produce electricity: The quantity of the energy commodity used to generate electricity either for the plant’s own use or for delivery to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding.

Amount consumed for non-energy use: The quantity of the energy commodity used for other purposes than As Fuel in the plant production process or to Produce Electricity or Steam. Some examples of energy commodities used for non-energy use are:

• Natural gas used as a reducing agent to produce direct reduced iron (DRI)
• Petroleum coke used as feed to reduce lead oxide in lead production
• Natural gas used as feed to produce hydrogen and ammonia
• Anthracite used as feed (as a reducing agent) to produce ferrosilicon and silicon metal

Type of energy commodity

Please report your energy use according to the following commodity definitions.

Section 1

Electricity: A form of energy generated by friction, induction or chemical change that is caused by the presence and motion of elementary-charged particles. The electricity that is consumed can either be received by the establishment (purchased) or produced by the establishment (self-generated).

Natural gas: A mixture of hydrocarbons, comprised principally of methane (CH4), originating in the gaseous phase or in solution with crude oil in porous geologic formations beneath the earth’s surface.

Propane: A gaseous, straight-chained hydrocarbon. A colourless, paraffinic gas extracted from natural gas or refinery gas streams, consisting of molecules composed of three atoms of carbon and eight atoms of hydrogen (C3H8). Used primarily in residential and commercial heating and cooling, as transportation fuel and petrochemical feedstock.

Middle distillates

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

Light fuel oil: A light petroleum distillate used for power burners. Includes fuel oil no. 2, fuel oil no. 3, furnace fuel oil, gas oils, and light industrial fuel.

Kerosene and other middle distillates: Includes kerosene (a light petroleum distillate that is used in space heaters, cook stoves and water heaters and is suitable for use as a light source when burned in wick-fed lamps; also known as stove oil), fuel oil no. 1, and mineral lamp oil. Does not include gasoline used for transportation off the plant site.

Heavy fuel oil (Canadian/Foreign): All grades of residual type fuels including those with low sulphur content. Usually used for steam and electric power generation and diesel motors. Includes heavy fuel oil nos. 4, 5, 6 and bunker C.

Wood and wood waste: 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, shavings, lumber rejects, forest residues, charcoal and pulp waste from the operation of pulp mills, sawmills and plywood mills.

Spent pulping liquor (Black liquor): A recycled by-product formed during the pulping of wood in the paper-making process. It is primarily made up of lignin and other wood constituents and chemicals that are by-products of the manufacture of chemical pulp. It is burned As Fuel or in a recovery boiler which produces steam which can be used to produce electricity. 

Refuse: Solid or liquid waste materials used as a combustible energy source. This would include the burning of wastepaper, packing materials, garbage and other industrial, agricultural and urban refuse and is often used to generate electricity. Please specify type.

Steam: A gas resulting from the vaporization of a liquid or the sublimation of a solid, generated by condensing or non-condensing turbines. The steam that is consumed can either be produced by the establishment (self-generated) or received by the establishment (purchased).

Special note: the fuels used to generate steam within the establishment (self-generated) should be reported under “as fuel” for those fuels.  For example, if 100 cubic metres of heavy fuel oil was used to produce steam, it should be included under “as fuel” for heavy fuel oil.

Statistics Canada is currently reviewing the ICE questionnaire and changes may be made in the future that will allow respondents to report for fuels used “to produce steam” separately from the “as fuel” component.  To date, the self-generated steam values have not been made publicly available, they are used for internal analysis only.

Section 2

Coal: A readily combustible, black or brownish-black rock-like substance, whose composition, including inherent moisture, consists of more than 50% by weight and 70% by volume of carbonaceous material.  It is formed from plant remains that have been compacted, hardened, chemically altered and metamorphosed by heat and pressure over geologic time without access to air.

Bituminous coal (Canadian/Foreign): A dense, black coal, often with well-defined bands of bright and dull material with a moisture content usually less than 20 per cent. It has a higher heating value and higher volatile matter and ash content than sub-bituminous coal; the heating value of bituminous coal typically ranges from 23.3 to 30.2 terajoules per kilotonne. Used in making coke, in steam and electricity production, as well as in the production of steel. Metallurgical coal is typically bituminous coal. 

Sub-bituminous coal (Canadian/Foreign): A black coal used primarily for thermal generation. It has a high moisture content, between 15 and 40 percent by weight. Its sulphur content is typically quite low; its ash content is also usually low but volatile matter is usually high and can exceed 40% of the weight. Heating value varies from 16.3 terajoules per kilotonne to slightly over 20.9 terajoules per kilotonne.

Lignite: Low-rank, brown coals which are distinctly brown and woody or claylike in appearance, and which contain relatively high moisture contents (between 30 and 70 percent of the fuel by weight). Used almost exclusively for electric power generation. 

Anthracite: A hard, black, lustrous coal containing a high percentage of fixed carbon, a low percentage of volatile matter, little moisture content, low sulfur, low ash and a high heating value at or above 27.7 terajoules per kilotonne that burns with a nearly smokeless flame. Generally used in the production of steel. 

Coal coke (Canadian/Foreign): A hard, porous product made from the carbonization (baking) of bituminous coal in ovens in substoichiometric atmosphere at high temperatures to the extent that the volatile matter of the coal is released and the coal passes through a “plastic stage” to become metallurgical coke. Often used as a fuel and a carbon input (reducing agent) in smelting iron ore in an integrated steel mill (blast furnace). Coke breeze and foundry coke are included in this category.

Coal by-products

Coal tar: Organic material separated from coke oven gas evolved during coking operations (a black and viscous liquid). This category includes pyridine, tar acids, naphthalene, creosote oil, and coal pitch.

Light coal oil: Condensable products (primarily benzene, toluene, xylene and solvent naphtha) obtained during distillation of the coke oven gas, following removal of the coal tar.

Coke oven gas: Obtained as a by-product of solid fuel carbonization and gasification operations carried out by coke producers and iron and steel plants.

Section 3

Petroleum coke (Canadian/Foreign): A final product, often called a “waste product”, of the petroleum refining process, which is the output of the refinery after all of the distillates and oils have been distilled from crude oil, leaving a product that has the appearance of coal. There are various types, e.g. “sponge”, “shot”, and “fluid” coke, which are differentiated according to size. Petroleum coke is a residue high in carbon content and low in hydrogen that is the final product of thermal decomposition in the condensation process in cracking. It is typically high in sulfur, low in volatile matter, low in ash and low in moisture. It may be sold as is or further purified by calcining for specialty uses, including anode production. It may also be burned as fuel in various processes, ranging from power plants to cement kilns. Heating value is typically around 40 terajoules per kilotonne.

Refinery fuel gas:  Any un-separated mixture of gases produced in refineries by distillation, cracking, reforming and other processes. The principal constituents are methane, ethane, ethylene, normal butane, butylenes, propane, propylene, etc. Also known as still gas. Still gas is used as a refinery fuel and a petrochemical feedstock.

Coke on catalyst (Catalyst coke):  In many catalytic operations (e.g. catalytic cracking), carbon is deposited on the catalyst, thus deactivating the catalyst.  The catalyst is reactivated by burning off the carbon, which is used as a fuel in the refining process.  The carbon or coke is not recoverable in a concentrated form.

Bitumen emulsion (Orimulsion): A thick oil and water emulsion. It is made by mixing bitumen with about 30% water and a small amount of surfactant. Behaves similarly to fuel oil and was developed for industrial use.

Ethane: A normally gaseous, straight-chain hydrocarbon. A colourless, paraffinic gas extracted from natural gas or refinery gas streams, consisting of molecules composed of two atoms of carbon and six atoms of hydrogen (C2H6), used as petrochemical feedstock in production of chemicals and plastics and as a solvent in enhanced oil recovery process.

Butane: A normally gaseous hydrocarbon. A colourless, paraffinic gas extracted from natural gas or refinery gas streams, consisting of molecules composed of four atoms of carbon and ten atoms of hydrogen (C4H10), used primarily for blending in high-octane gasoline, for residential and commercial heating, and in the manufacture of chemicals and synthetic rubber.

Naphtha: A feedstock destined primarily for the petrochemical industry (e.g. ethylene manufacture or aromatics production). Naphtha specialties comprise all finished products within the naphtha boiling range of 70-200°C that are used as paint thinners, cleaners or solvents.

By-product gas: A mixture of hydrocarbons and hydrogen produced from chemical processes such as ethane cracking.

Flared gas: Gas that is being burned as a means of disposal to the environment usually when it contains odorous or toxic components. Flared gas should be reported as non-energy use.

Section 4

Other - Any energy commodity consumed not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the space provided along with the unit of measure.

Section 5

Reasons for changes in energy consumption

This section aims to reduce the necessity for further inquiries. Statistics Canada compares responses to this questionnaire with those from previous years. Please indicate the reason(s) that best describe significant changes in your energy consumption from the previous year along with an explanation.

Section 6

Steam sales

If an energy commodity is used to generate steam for sale, please report, in gigajoules, the amount sold to external clients.

V. 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, who must keep the data confidential and use them only for statistical purposes. Statistics Canada will only share data from this survey with those organizations that have demonstrated a requirement to use the data.

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

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

Section 12 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with federal, provincial or territorial government organizations. Under Section 12, you may refuse to share your information with any of these organizations by writing a letter of objection to the Chief Statistician and returning it with the completed questionnaire. Please specify the organizations with which you do not want to share your data.

For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, as well as Natural Resources Canada, Environment Canada, National Energy Board, and the Alberta Department of Energy. For agreements with provincial and territorial government organizations, the shared data will be limited to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.