1. What is the main purpose of the Census of Population?

1. To track people's spending habits
2. To count the number of tourists in Canada
3. To collect information about Canada's population
4. To record historical events

Correct Answer: C

2. How often is the Census of Population conducted?

1. Every year
2. Every 5 years
3. Every 10 years
4. Every 2 years

Correct Answer: B

3. Who is included in the Census of Population?

1. Only Canadian citizens
2. Only people over the age of 30
3. Everyone living in Canada
4. Only property owners

Correct Answer: C

4. Which government agency is responsible for conducting the census in Canada?

1. Canada Revenue Agency
2. Statistics Canada
3. Service Canada
4. Canadian Heritage

Correct Answer: B

5. What type of information does the Census of Population collect?

1. Medical records
2. Internet usage
3. Population and housing data
4. Personal bank details

Correct Answer: C

6. Is completing the census mandatory in Canada?

1. No, it's voluntary
2. Yes, by law
3. Only during election years
4. Only if you were born in Canada

Correct Answer: B

7. How do governments use census data?

1. To plan public services like schools and hospitals
2. To create advertisements
3. To give out fines
4. To track online activity

Correct Answer: A

8. Which of the following is not a typical census question?

1. Age
2. Gender
3. Favorite color
4. Employment status

Correct Answer: C

9. What is the long-form census questionnaire?

1. A version sent to every person
2. A test for government workers
3. A quiz for students
4. A more detailed questionnaire sent to a sample of households

Correct Answer: D

10. What percentage of the population receives the long-form census versus the short-form census?

1. Long-form (25%) and short-form (75%)
2. Long-form (50%) and short-form (50%)
3. Long-form (75%) and short-form (25%)
4. Long-form (90%) and short-form (10%)

Correct Answer: A

11. Can your personal information and individual census answers be shared with other government departments?

1. No, it's confidential by law
2. Only with your doctor
3. Yes, automatically
4. Only if you agree

Correct Answer: A

12. What can happen if someone refuses to complete the census?

1. They may be fined or required to complete it
2. They may lose access to certain services
3. Nothing
4. They may be reminded the next year

Correct Answer: A

13. Who uses census data?

1. Only teachers
2. Only politicians
3. Government only
4. Governments, businesses, researchers, and communities

Correct Answer: D

14. How do most people complete the census today?

1. Through social media
2. In-person
3. By phone
4. Online or on paper

Correct Answer: D

15. What does the census help the government understand about a community?

1. Its history
2. Its current needs and how to plan for future services
3. Its social media trends
4. Its weather

Correct Answer: B

16. Who is especially important to include in the census?

1. Every individual, especially underrepresented communities
2. Celebrities
3. Tourists
4. Businesses

Correct Answer: A

17. How does the census help schools?

1. It helps determine funding and where schools are needed
2. It gives homework topics
3. It evaluates teachers
4. It rates students

Correct Answer: A

18. Why could census data be important for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities?

1. To monitor environmental changes
2. To reduce taxes
3. To support programs and services tailored to their needs
4. To compare to other countries

Correct Answer: C

19. What happens to census records after 92 years?

1. They're mailed back to participants
2. They're sent to international organizations
3. They're published through Library and Archives Canada for public and historical research
4. They're destroyed

Correct Answer: C

20. What is a benefit of students understanding the census?

1. They become informed citizens who understand how decisions are made
2. They get paid
3. They can influence video game design
4. They can skip class

Correct Answer: A

1. What is the main purpose of the Census of Population?

1. To track people's spending habits
2. To count the number of tourists in Canada
3. To collect information about Canada's population
4. To record historical events

2. How often is the Census of Population conducted?

1. Every year
2. Every 5 years
3. Every 10 years
4. Every 2 years

3. Who is included in the Census of Population?

1. Only Canadian citizens
2. Only people over the age of 30
3. Everyone living in Canada
4. Only property owners

4. Which government agency is responsible for conducting the census in Canada?

1. Canada Revenue Agency
2. Statistics Canada
3. Service Canada
4. Canadian Heritage

5. What type of information does the Census of Population collect?

1. Medical records
2. Internet usage
3. Population and housing data
4. Personal bank details

6. Is completing the census mandatory in Canada?

1. No, it's voluntary
2. Yes, by law
3. Only during election years
4. Only if you were born in Canada

7. How do governments use census data?

1. To plan public services like schools and hospitals
2. To create advertisements
3. To give out fines
4. To track online activity

8. Which of the following is not a typical census question?

1. Age
2. Gender
3. Favorite color
4. Employment status

9. What is the long-form census questionnaire?

1. A version sent to every person
2. A test for government workers
3. A quiz for students
4. A more detailed questionnaire sent to a sample of households

10. What percentage of the population receives the long-form census versus the short-form census?

1. Long-form (25%) and short-form (75%)
2. Long-form (50%) and short-form (50%)
3. Long-form (75%) and short-form (25%)
4. Long-form (90%) and short-form (10%)

11. Can your personal information and individual census answers be shared with other government departments?

1. No, it's confidential by law
2. Only with your doctor
3. Yes, automatically
4. Only if you agree

12. What can happen if someone refuses to complete the census?

1. They may be fined or required to complete it
2. They may lose access to certain services
3. Nothing
4. They may be reminded the next year

13. Who uses census data?

1. Only teachers
2. Only politicians
3. Government only
4. Governments, businesses, researchers, and communities

14. How do most people complete the census today?

1. Through social media
2. In-person
3. By phone
4. Online or on paper

15. What does the census help the government understand about a community?

1. Its history
2. Its current needs and how to plan for future services
3. Its social media trends
4. Its weather

16. Who is especially important to include in the census?

1. Every individual, especially underrepresented communities
2. Celebrities
3. Tourists
4. Businesses

17. How does the census help schools?

1. It helps determine funding and where schools are needed
2. It gives homework topics
3. It evaluates teachers
4. It rates students

18. Why could census data be important for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities?

1. To monitor environmental changes
2. To reduce taxes
3. To support programs and services tailored to their needs
4. To compare to other countries

19. What happens to census records after 92 years?

1. They're mailed back to participants
2. They're sent to international organizations
3. They're published through Library and Archives Canada for public and historical research
4. They're destroyed

20. What is a benefit of students understanding the census?

1. They become informed citizens who understand how decisions are made
2. They get paid
3. They can influence video game design
4. They can skip class

Setting: A young adult living alone in a high-rise apartment in a busy city.

Text description - Comic Strip 3: The Urban Apartment

Frame 1:

Scene: A young adult checks their mailbox, and pulls out an envelope marked "2026 Census"

Thought bubble: "Oh… I forgot about the census."

Frame 2:

Scene: Inside the apartment, the young adult holds the census envelope, looking unsure.

Speech bubble (to self): "Does filling it out really matter? I'm just one person."

Frame 3:

Scene: The young adult sits on a couch and looking at the census website on their phone.

Caption box: "Census data help plan things like transit, housing, and job programs in your area."

Thought bubble: "Actually… that affects me a lot."

Frame 4:

Scene: The young adult smiles slightly while completing the census online on their smartphone. The background shows the city skyline through the window.

Caption box: "Completing your census is confidential, quick and easy. Help shape the future."

Reflection questions

• How can census data help cities make decisions about things like public transit, housing, and jobs?
• Why might some young people feel like the census doesn't relate to them?
• What are some ways we can help more people understand why the census matters and encourage them to take part?

Setting: A rural household in a remote or small-town area.

Text description - Comic Strip 2: The The Rural Household

Frame 1:

Scene: A census worker arrives at a house with a long, forested driveway. The resident opens the door.

Census worker (speech bubble): "Hi! I'm here to drop off your census invitation."

Frame 2:

Scene: The resident looks curious or uncertain.

Resident (speech bubble): "Why does the government need our information way out here?"

Frame 3:

Scene: The census worker holds a form and gestures helpfully.

Census worker (speech bubble): "Census data helps provide the information needed to plan things like roads, internet, and healthcare in rural communities."

Frame 4:

Scene: The resident nods, now understanding, and accepts the invitation.

Resident (speech bubble): "Oh, I didn't realize that. Thanks. I'll fill it out."

Frame 5:

Scene: The resident is at the kitchen table, filling out the census on their laptop. In the background, we see a glimpse of their life.

Caption box: "Census data help rural communities stay connected, supported, and prepared for the future."

Reflection questions

• What challenges might rural or remote communities face if not enough people in their area complete the census?
• How can census data help improve services and daily life in rural or remote communities?
• Why might some people feel unsure or hesitant about filling out the census?

Setting: A newcomer family recently settled in Canada receives a visit from a friendly census worker.

Text description - Comic Strip 1: The Newcomer Family

Frame 1:

Scene: A census worker stands at the door of a home.

Census worker (speech bubble): "Hi! I'm here to help you complete your census questionnaire."

Resident (speech bubble): "My English isn't very strong…"

Frame 2:

Scene: The census worker holds up a paper with translated text.

Census worker (speech bubble): "No problem! The census questions are available in many languages."

Frame 3:

Scene: The resident sits at the table with the census worker. He is smiling as he fills out the census online in his language.

Caption box: "The census is filled out with support and understanding."

Frame 4:

Scene: The census worker waves goodbye at the door. The resident and their family stands inside, smiling and waving back.

Census worker (speech bubble): "Thank you for completing your 2026 Census."

Caption box: "Census data help provide the information needed to plan programs and services in your community, like schools, transportation, and language programs."

Reflection questions

• Why is it important that the census counts everyone living in Canada, not just people born here?
• How might language barriers make it harder for some people to participate in the census?
• How can information about the languages spoken in a community help improve services for newcomers in Canada?

Fill in the maple leaf below with a "snapshot" of your classroom, and show details from the data you collected about your class.

The following list presents the types of support associated with the value of support to ultimate beneficiaries for the reference year 2023/2024.

Type of support

• Advisory service
• Conditionally Repayable Contribution
• Grant
• Loan Guarantees
• N/A
• Non-Repayable Contribution
• Other Financial Support
• Service Fully Cost-Recovered
• Service Fully Subsidized
• Service Partially Cost-Recovered
• Targeted Procurement
• Unconditionally Repayable Contribution

The following list identifies the program streams that are covered under the Business Innovation and Growth Support statistical program for the reference year 2023/2024.

program streams that provide innovation and growth support to ultimate beneficiaries for the reference year 2021/2022.

Department/agency	Program stream name
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	AgriInnovate Program
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	AgriInnovation Program
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	AgriProcessing Initiative
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	AgriScience Program
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	Agricultural Clean Technology Program
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	Agricultural Climate Solutions - Living Labs
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	Agricultural Climate Solutions - On-Farm Climate Action Fund
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	Agricultural Innovation Program
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	Canadian Agriculture Strategic Priorities Program
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency	Atlantic Innovation Fund
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency	Black Entrepreneurship Program - National Ecosystem Fund
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency	Business Development Program
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency	Canada Coal Transition Initiative
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency	Canadian Experiences Fund
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency	Community Futures Program
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency	Innovative Communities Fund
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency	Jobs and Growth Fund
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency	Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Business Scale-up and Productivity
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency	Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Regional Innovation Ecosystems
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency	Women Entrepreneurship Strategy - Ecosystem Fund
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions	Black Entrepreneurship Program - Ecosystem Fund
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions	Community Futures Program
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions	Economic Development Initiative
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions	Jobs and Growth Fund
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions	Quebec Regional Economic Infrastructure Development Initiative
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions	Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Business Scale-up and Productivity
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions	Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Regional Innovation Ecosystems
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions	Regional Quantum Innovation
Canadian Space Agency	Space Technology Development Program
Canadian Space Agency	smartEarth contribution
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency	Canada Community Revitalization Fund
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency	Economic Development Initiative
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency	Inclusive Diversification and Economic Advancement in the North
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency	Jobs and Growth Fund
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency	Northern Indigenous Economic Opportunities Program
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency	Northern Isolated Community Initiatives Fund
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency	Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Regional Innovation Ecosystems
Department of Fisheries and Oceans	Aquaculture Collaborative Research and Development Program
Department of Fisheries and Oceans	Atlantic Fisheries Fund
Department of Fisheries and Oceans	British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund
Department of Fisheries and Oceans	Fisheries and Aquaculture Clean Technology Adoption Program
Department of Fisheries and Oceans	Quebec Fisheries Fund
Department of National Defence	Innovation for Defence, Excellence and Security
Environment and Climate Change Canada	Low Carbon Economy Fund
Environment and Climate Change Canada	Output-Based Pricing System Proceeds Fund
Environment and Climate Change Canada	Science Horizons Youth Internship Program
Employment and Social Development Canada	Temporary Foreign Worker Program - Global Talent Stream
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario	Advanced Manufacturing Fund
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario	Black Entrepreneurship Program - Ecosystem Fund
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario	Community Economic Development and Diversification
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario	Community Futures Program
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario	Investing in Business Growth and Productivity
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario	Investing in Business Innovation
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario	Jobs and Growth Fund
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario	Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Business Scale-up and Productivity
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario	Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Regional Innovation Ecosystems
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario	Regional Quantum Initiative
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario	Canadian Experiences Fund
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario	Community Futures Program
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario	Economic Development Initiative
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario	Northern Ontario Development Program
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario	Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Business Scale-up and Productivity
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario	Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Regional Innovation Ecosystems
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario	The Jobs and Growth Fund
Global Affairs Canada	CanExport Associations
Global Affairs Canada	CanExport Innovation
Global Affairs Canada	CanExport SMEs
Global Affairs Canada	Canadian International Innovation Program
Global Affairs Canada	Canadian Technology Accelerators
Global Affairs Canada	Trade Commissioner Service
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	2SLGBTQI+ Entrepreneurship Program
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Accelerated Growth Service
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Automotive Innovation Fund
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Black Entrepreneurship Program - Black Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Black Entrepreneurship Program - Black Entrepreneurship Loan
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Fund
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	CANARIE Inc.
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Canada Digital Adoption Program
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Canada Small Business Financing Program
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Clean Growth Hub
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Communications Research Centre Canada
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Futurpreneur Canada
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Genome Canada
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Global Innovation Clusters
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Indigenous Intellectual Property Program Grant
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Innovative Solutions Canada
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Mitacs Inc.
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Stem Cell Network
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative (SADI)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Strategic Innovation Fund
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Technology Partnerships Canada
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Women Entrepreneurship Strategy
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	adMare BioInnovations
Natural Resources Canada	Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities
Natural Resources Canada	Clean Growth Program
Natural Resources Canada	Critical Minerals Innovation and Global Partnerships
Natural Resources Canada	Critical Minerals Research, Development and Demonstration Program
Natural Resources Canada	Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Demonstration Program
Natural Resources Canada	Emerging Renewables Power Program (ERPP)
Natural Resources Canada	Energy Efficient Buildings Research, Development and Demonstration (RD&D)
Natural Resources Canada	Energy Innovation Program
Natural Resources Canada	Forest Innovation Program
Natural Resources Canada	Forest Research Institute Initiative
Natural Resources Canada	GeoConnections Program
Natural Resources Canada	Green Construction through Wood program
Natural Resources Canada	Green Mining Innovation
Natural Resources Canada	Indigenous Forestry Initiative
Natural Resources Canada	Investments in Forest Industry Transformation Program
Natural Resources Canada	Oil Spill Response Challenge
Natural Resources Canada	Science and Technology Internship Program - Green Jobs
Natural Resources Canada	Smart Grid Program
Natural Resources Canada	Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program (SREPs)
National Research Council of Canada	Advanced Electronics and Photonics
National Research Council of Canada	Aerospace
National Research Council of Canada	Aquatic and Crop Resource Development
National Research Council of Canada	Automotive and Surface Transportation
National Research Council of Canada	Challenge-Superclusters
National Research Council of Canada	Construction
National Research Council of Canada	Digital Technologies
National Research Council of Canada	Energy, Mining and Environment
National Research Council of Canada	Human Health Therapeutics
National Research Council of Canada	Ideation Fund
National Research Council of Canada	Industrial Research Assistance Program
National Research Council of Canada	Medical Devices
National Research Council of Canada	Ocean, Coastal, and River Engineering
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Alliance grants
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Applied Research and Development Grants
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Business-Led Networks of Centres of Excellence
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Collaborative Research and Development Grants
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	College-University Idea to Innovation Grants
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Industrial Research Chairs
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Innovation Enhancement Grants
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Strategic Partnership Grants for Networks
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Technology Access Centres Grants
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	University Idea to Innovation Grants
Pacific Economic Development Canada	Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative
Pacific Economic Development Canada	Black Entrepreneurship Program - National Ecosystem Fund
Pacific Economic Development Canada	Community Futures Program
Pacific Economic Development Canada	Jobs and Growth Fund
Pacific Economic Development Canada	Regional Air Transportation Initiative
Pacific Economic Development Canada	Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Business Scale-up and Productivity
Pacific Economic Development Canada	Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Regional Innovation Ecosystems
Pacific Economic Development Canada	Western Diversification Program
Pacific Economic Development Canada	Western Innovation Initiative
Pacific Economic Development Canada	Women's Enterprise Initiative
Canadian Heritage	Canada Book Fund
Canadian Heritage	Canada Media Fund- Experimental Stream
Canadian Heritage	Canada Music Fund- Individual and Collective Initiatives
Canadian Heritage	Canada Periodical Fund
Canadian Heritage	Creative Export Canada
Canadian Heritage	Digital Citizen Contribution Program
Canadian Heritage	Indigenous Screen Office Program
Prairies Economic Development Canada	Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative
Prairies Economic Development Canada	Black Entrepreneurship Program - National Ecosystem Fund
Prairies Economic Development Canada	Canada Coal Transition Initiative
Prairies Economic Development Canada	Community Futures Program
Prairies Economic Development Canada	Economic Development Initiative
Prairies Economic Development Canada	Jobs and Growth Fund
Prairies Economic Development Canada	Regional Air Transportation Initiative
Prairies Economic Development Canada	Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Business Scale-up and Productivity
Prairies Economic Development Canada	Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Regional Innovation Ecosystems
Prairies Economic Development Canada	Regional Quantum Initiative
Prairies Economic Development Canada	Western Diversification Program
Prairies Economic Development Canada	Western Innovation Initiative
Prairies Economic Development Canada	Women Entrepreneurship Strategy - Ecosystem Fund
Prairies Economic Development Canada	Women's Enterprise Initiative

The following list identifies the program streams that provided innovation and growth support to ultimate beneficiaries for the reference year 2023/2024.

Program streams that provide innovation and growth support for the reference year 2021/2022.

Department/agency	Program stream name
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	AgriInnovate Program
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	AgriScience Program
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	Agricultural Clean Technology Program
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	Agricultural Climate Solutions - Living Labs
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	Canadian Agriculture Strategic Priorities Program
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency	Atlantic Innovation Fund
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency	Black Entrepreneurship Program - National Ecosystem Fund
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency	Business Development Program
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency	Canada Coal Transition Initiative
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency	Canadian Experiences Fund
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency	Innovative Communities Fund
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency	Jobs and Growth Fund
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency	Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Business Scale-up and Productivity
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency	Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Regional Innovation Ecosystems
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency	Women Entrepreneurship Strategy - Ecosystem Fund
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions	Black Entrepreneurship Program - Ecosystem Fund
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions	Economic Development Initiative
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions	Jobs and Growth Fund
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions	Quebec Regional Economic Infrastructure Development Initiative
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions	Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Business Scale-up and Productivity
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions	Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Regional Innovation Ecosystems
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions	Regional Quantum Innovation
Canadian Space Agency	Space Technology Development Program
Canadian Space Agency	smartEarth contribution
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency	Canada Community Revitalization Fund
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency	Economic Development Initiative
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency	Inclusive Diversification and Economic Advancement in the North
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency	Jobs and Growth Fund
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency	Northern Indigenous Economic Opportunities Program
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency	Northern Isolated Community Initiatives Fund
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency	Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Regional Innovation Ecosystems
Department of Fisheries and Oceans	Aquaculture Collaborative Research and Development Program
Department of Fisheries and Oceans	Atlantic Fisheries Fund
Department of Fisheries and Oceans	British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund
Department of Fisheries and Oceans	Fisheries and Aquaculture Clean Technology Adoption Program
Department of Fisheries and Oceans	Quebec Fisheries Fund
Department of National Defence	Innovation for Defence, Excellence and Security
Environment and Climate Change Canada	Low Carbon Economy Fund
Environment and Climate Change Canada	Output-Based Pricing System Proceeds Fund
Environment and Climate Change Canada	Science Horizons Youth Internship Program
Employment and Social Development Canada	Temporary Foreign Worker Program - Global Talent Stream
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario	Black Entrepreneurship Program - Ecosystem Fund
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario	Community Economic Development and Diversification
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario	Community Futures Program
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario	Jobs and Growth Fund
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario	Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Business Scale-up and Productivity
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario	Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Regional Innovation Ecosystems
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario	Regional Quantum Initiative
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario	Canadian Experiences Fund
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario	Community Futures Program
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario	Economic Development Initiative
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario	Northern Ontario Development Program
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario	Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Business Scale-up and Productivity
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario	Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Regional Innovation Ecosystems
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario	The Jobs and Growth Fund
Global Affairs Canada	CanExport Innovation
Global Affairs Canada	CanExport SMEs
Global Affairs Canada	Canadian International Innovation Program
Global Affairs Canada	Canadian Technology Accelerators
Global Affairs Canada	Trade Commissioner Service
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Accelerated Growth Service
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Black Entrepreneurship Program - Black Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Black Entrepreneurship Program - Black Entrepreneurship Loan Fund
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	CANARIE Inc.
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Canada Digital Adoption Program
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Canada Small Business Financing Program
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Clean Growth Hub
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Communications Research Centre Canada
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Futurpreneur Canada
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Genome Canada
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Global Innovation Clusters
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Indigenous Intellectual Property Program Grant
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Innovative Solutions Canada
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Mitacs Inc.
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Stem Cell Network
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Strategic Innovation Fund
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Women Entrepreneurship Strategy
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	adMare BioInnovations
Natural Resources Canada	Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities
Natural Resources Canada	Clean Growth Program
Natural Resources Canada	Critical Minerals Innovation and Global Partnerships
Natural Resources Canada	Critical Minerals Research, Development and Demonstration Program
Natural Resources Canada	Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Demonstration Program
Natural Resources Canada	Emerging Renewables Power Program (ERPP)
Natural Resources Canada	Energy Efficient Buildings Research, Development and Demonstration (RD&D)
Natural Resources Canada	Energy Innovation Program
Natural Resources Canada	Forest Innovation Program
Natural Resources Canada	Forest Research Institute Initiative
Natural Resources Canada	GeoConnections Program
Natural Resources Canada	Green Construction through Wood program
Natural Resources Canada	Green Mining Innovation
Natural Resources Canada	Indigenous Forestry Initiative
Natural Resources Canada	Investments in Forest Industry Transformation Program
Natural Resources Canada	Oil Spill Response Challenge
Natural Resources Canada	Science and Technology Internship Program - Green Jobs
Natural Resources Canada	Smart Grid Program
Natural Resources Canada	Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program (SREPs)
National Research Council of Canada	Advanced Electronics and Photonics
National Research Council of Canada	Aerospace
National Research Council of Canada	Aquatic and Crop Resource Development
National Research Council of Canada	Automotive and Surface Transportation
National Research Council of Canada	Challenge-Superclusters
National Research Council of Canada	Construction
National Research Council of Canada	Digital Technologies
National Research Council of Canada	Energy, Mining and Environment
National Research Council of Canada	Human Health Therapeutics
National Research Council of Canada	Ideation Fund
National Research Council of Canada	Industrial Research Assistance Program
National Research Council of Canada	Medical Devices
National Research Council of Canada	Ocean, Coastal, and River Engineering
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Alliance grants
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Applied Research and Development Grants
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Business-Led Networks of Centres of Excellence
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Collaborative Research and Development Grants
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	College-University Idea to Innovation Grants
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Industrial Research Chairs
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Innovation Enhancement Grants
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Strategic Partnership Grants for Networks
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Technology Access Centres Grants
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	University Idea to Innovation Grants
Pacific Economic Development Canada	Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative
Pacific Economic Development Canada	Black Entrepreneurship Program - National Ecosystem Fund
Pacific Economic Development Canada	Community Futures Program
Pacific Economic Development Canada	Jobs and Growth Fund
Pacific Economic Development Canada	Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Business Scale-up and Productivity
Pacific Economic Development Canada	Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation - Regional Innovation Ecosystems
Pacific Economic Development Canada	Western Diversification Program
Pacific Economic Development Canada	Women's Enterprise Initiative
Canadian Heritage	Canada Book Fund
Canadian Heritage	Canada Media Fund- Experimental Stream
Canadian Heritage	Canada Periodical Fund
Canadian Heritage	Creative Export Canada
Canadian Heritage	Digital Citizen Contribution Program
Prairies Economic Development Canada	Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative
Prairies Economic Development Canada	Black Entrepreneurship Program - National Ecosystem Fund
Prairies Economic Development Canada	Canada Coal Transition Initiative
Prairies Economic Development Canada	Community Futures Program
Prairies Economic Development Canada	Economic Development Initiative
Prairies Economic Development Canada	Jobs and Growth Fund
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From data integration to CanCHECs: Link more. Learn more. Know more.

The Health Statistics Program at Statistics Canada is pleased to introduce a new webinar series tailored for health data users. These 1-hour sessions held every 2–3 months, will be customized based on your feedback to reflect your needs and interests.

Upcoming Session

Date: March 23, 2026

French session: 11:00am (EST)

English session: 1:00pm (EST)

Register now: Complete the registration form to secure your spot.

What You'll Learn

Join us to:

• Understand the Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohorts (CanCHECs):
  Learn what they are, explore their strengths and key features, and discover what data are available.
• Learn how CanCHECs are structured:
  Gain an overview of how various health outcome files are integrated into a comprehensive product that is a powerful tool for health research.
• Explore a case study:
  Examine the power of CanCHECs in action through a case study that demonstrates their application to disaggregated Health research.
• Learn how to access CanCHEC data:
  Explore options, including Research Data Centres and custom data services.
• Preview what's next:
  Learn about upcoming data releases and future cycles.

Presenters

• Yubin Sung, Analyst, Centre for Health Data Integration and Direct Measures (English session)
• Zacharie Tsala Dimbuene, Analyst, Centre for Health Data Integration and Direct Measures (French session)

Who Should Attend

Researchers, analysts, policymakers, and health professionals interested in leveraging Statistics Canada’s health data for research and decision-making.

For questions, contact: statcan.hspoutreach-sensibilisationpss.statcan@statcan.gc.ca

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:

• calculating each province and territory's fair share of federal-provincial transfer payments for health, education and social programs
• establishing government programs to assist businesses
• assisting the business community in negotiating contracts and collective agreements
• supporting the government in making informed decisions about fiscal, monetary and foreign exchange policies
• indexing social benefit programs and determining tax brackets
• enabling academics and economists to analyze the economic performance of Canadian industries and to better understand rapidly evolving business environments.

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

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

For this survey, there are Section 11 agreements with the provincial and territorial statistical agencies of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and the Yukon.

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

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

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

You may also contact us by email at infostats@statcan.gc.ca or by fax at 1-514-496-4879.

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

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

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

4. 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

Reporting period information

1. What are the start and end dates of this business's or organization's most recently completed fiscal year?

For this survey, the end date should fall between April 1, 2025 and March 31, 2026.

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

• May 1, 2024 to April 30, 2025
• June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2025
• July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025
• August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025
• September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025
• October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
• November 1, 2024 to October 31, 2025
• December 1, 2024 to November 30, 2025
• January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025
• February 1, 2025 to January 31, 2026
• March 1, 2025 to February 28, 2026
• April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026.

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

• September 18, 2024 to September 15, 2025 (e.g., floating year-end)
• June 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025 (e.g., a newly opened business).

• Fiscal year start date
• Fiscal year-end date

2. What is the reason the reporting period does not cover a full year?

Select all that apply.

• Seasonal operations
• New business
• Change of ownership
• Temporarily inactive
• Change of fiscal year
• Ceased operations
• Other
  • Specify reason the reporting period does not cover a full year

Additional reporting instructions

1. Throughout this questionnaire, please report financial information in thousands of Canadian dollars.

For example, an amount of $763,880.25 should be reported as:

CAN$ '000: $764,000

I will report in the format above

Revenue

1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what was this business's revenue from each of the following sources?

Notes:

• a detailed breakdown may be requested in other sections
• these questions are asked of many different industries. Some questions may not apply to this business

Report dollar amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Revenue

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

Report net of returns and allowances.

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

Include:

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

Exclude:

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

b. Rental and leasing

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

c. Commissions

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

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

Include:

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

e. Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees

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

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

f. Dividends

Include:

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

Exclude equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates.

g. Interest

Include:

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

Exclude equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates.

h. All other revenue (Include intracompany transfers)

Include amounts not included in questions

a. to g.

Total revenue

The sum of sub-questions a. to h.

For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what was this business's revenue from each of the following sources?

	CAN$ '000
a. Sales of goods and services Include sales, commissions, rental and leasing revenue if they are this business's primary revenue source.
b. Rental and leasing Report only if this is a secondary revenue source. If rental and leasing are your primary revenue source, report at question a.
c. Commissions Report only if this is a secondary revenue source. If commissions are your primary revenue source, report at question a.
d. Subsidies Include grants, donations, fundraising and sponsorships.
e. Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees
f. Dividends
g. Interest
h. Other Include intracompany transfers. Specify all other revenue:
Total revenue

Expenses

1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what were this business's expenses for the following items?

Notes:

• a detailed breakdown may be requested in other sections
• these questions are asked of many different industries. Some questions may not apply to this business

Report dollar amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Expenses

a. Cost of goods sold

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

Include:

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

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

b. Employment costs and expenses

b1. Salaries, wages and commissions

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

Include:

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

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

b2. Employee benefits

Include contributions to:

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

c. Subcontracts

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

Include:

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

d. Research and development fees

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

e. Professional and business fees

Include:

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

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

f. Utilities

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

Include:

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

Exclude:

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

g. Office and computer related expenses

Include:

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

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

h. Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication

Include:

• internet
• telephone and telecommunications
• cellular telephone
• fax machine
• pager.

i. Business taxes, licenses and permits

Include:

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

j. Royalties, franchise fees and memberships

Include:

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

Exclude Crown royalties

k. Crown charges

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

Include:

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

l. Rental and leasing

Include:

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

m. Repair and maintenance

Include:

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

n. Amortization and depreciation

Include:

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

o. Insurance

Insurance recovery income should be deducted from insurance expenses.

Include:

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

p. Advertising, marketing, promotion, meals and entertainment

Include:

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

q. Travel, meetings and conventions

Include:

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

r. Financial services

Include:

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

Exclude interest expenses (report at Interest expense).

s. Interest expense

Report the cost of servicing your company's debt.

Include:

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

t. Other non-production-related costs and expenses

Include:

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

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

Include:

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

Total expenses

The sum of sub-questions a. to u.

For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what were this business's expenses for the following items?

	CAN$ '000
a. Cost of goods sold
a1 Opening inventories
a2 Purchases Include raw materials, goods purchased for resale and non-returnable containers. Exclude change in inventories
a3 Closing inventories
a4 Cost of goods sold Opening inventories plus purchases minus closing inventories.
b. Employment costs and expenses Include all employees who were issued a T4. Exclude commissions to be paid to non-employees, report at sub-question c.
b1 Salaries, wages and commissions
b2 Employee benefits
c. Subcontracts Include commissions to non-employees. Exclude research and development.
d. Research and development fees Exclude in-house research and development.
e. Professional and business fees e.g., legal, accounting, consulting, scientific and property management fees
f. Utilities e.g., electricity, water, gas
g. Office and computer related expenses e.g., office supplies, postage, computer upgrades
h. Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication
i. Business taxes, licenses and permits e.g., beverage tax, business tax, license fees, property taxes
j. Royalties, franchise fees and memberships Exclude Crown royalties.
k. Crown charges (for logging, mining and energy industries only)
l. Rental and leasing Include land buildings, equipment, vehicles.
m. Repair and maintenance Include buildings, equipment, vehicles.
n. Amortization and depreciation
o. Insurance
p. Advertising, marketing, promotion, meals and entertainment
q. Travel, meetings and conventions
r. Financial services e.g., bank charges, transaction fees
s. Interest expense
t. Other non-production-related costs and expenses Include bad debts, loan losses, donations, political contributions and inventory write-down.
u. All other costs and expenses Include intracompany expenses. Specify all other costs and expenses:
Total expenses

Industry characteristics

1. What were this business's sales for each of the following goods and services?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report your gross revenue from the rental and/or operating lease of the following commercial and industrial machinery and equipment (without operator).

Include payments for lease contracts in which the lessor is responsible for maintenance.

Industry characteristics

Please exclude any federal, provincial or territorial sales tax collected for remittance to a government agency.

Sales

Operating leases typically meet certain criteria:

• rental and leasing agreements finance the acquisition of equipment and machinery for less than their useful economic life
• the lessee can return the machinery and equipment at the end of the lease term without further obligation to the lessor
• operators for the machinery and equipment are not provided to the lessee (this does not include repair and maintenance or training services offered by the lessor).

Sales revenues from other types of rental and lease agreements including capital (direct financing) and sales type leases should be reported at Revenue from capital leases.

a. Revenue from rental and/or operating lease agreements for computers and peripherals

Include renting and leasing of computer hardware and peripherals such as printers, modems, scanners, etc.

Exclude:

• leasing and providing loans to buyers of goods and equipment or to vendors and dealers to finance their inventories (report at Revenue from capital leases)
• renting and/or leasing residential furniture (report at Other)
• renting and/or leasing consumer electronics and appliances (report at Other)

b. Revenue from rental and/or operating lease agreements for other office machinery and equipment ( e.g., office furniture)

Include renting and leasing of:

• business machines such as photocopiers, fax machines, and telecommunication systems
• office furniture.

Exclude:

• leasing and providing loans to buyers of goods and equipment or to vendors and dealers to finance their inventories (report at Revenue from capital leases)
• renting and/or leasing residential furniture (report at Other)
• renting and/or leasing consumer electronics and appliances (report at Other)

c. Revenue from rental and/or operating lease agreements for machinery and equipment for transportation ( e.g., air, rail and water transportation)

Include renting and leasing of:

• airplanes and helicopters without pilots
• chartering of commercial boats ( e.g., steamships, tugboats, etc. ) without operator
• railway car leasing (except financial).

Exclude:

• leasing and providing loans to buyers of goods and equipment or to vendors and dealers to finance their inventories (report at Revenue from capital leases)
• renting and/or leasing air, rail and water transportation equipment with operator
• renting and/or leasing pleasure boats (report at Other)
• renting and/or leasing automobiles or trucks (report at Other)

d. Revenue from rental and/or operating lease agreements for heavy machinery and equipment ( e.g., for agriculture, construction, forestry, mining, oil and gas extractions, etc. )

Include renting and/or leasing of:

• heavy machinery and equipment
• oil field and oil well drilling machinery and equipment
• scaffolding (including mobile platforms)
• construction forms
• pallets and shipping containers.

Exclude:

• leasing and providing loans to buyers of goods and equipment or to vendors and dealers to finance their inventories (report at Revenue from capital leases)
• renting and/or leasing heavy machinery and equipment with operator.

e. Revenue from rental and/or operating lease agreements for other commercial and industrial equipment ( e.g., materials handling, manufacturing, machine tools, power generation, intermodal containers, medical equipment, audio-visual and theatrical equipment, vending machines, etc. )

Include renting and leasing of:

• construction and temporary road signs
• communications equipment ( e.g., mobile radio systems and public address systems)
• diesel generators
• garbage dumpsters
• industrial trucks and other types of materials handling machinery and equipment
• industrial machinery and equipment
• lottery terminal equipment
• medical equipment
• metalworking machinery and equipment
• motion picture equipment rental (including studio property rental)
• offshore tool rental
• painting equipment
• plumbing equipment
• restaurant equipment
• sawmill equipment and machinery
• sound and lighting machinery and equipment
• textile machinery and equipment
• theatrical equipment and scenery (except costumes)
• vending and other types of coin-operated machines ( e.g., washing machines)
• welding equipment
• woodworking equipment.

Exclude:

• leasing and providing loans to buyers of goods and equipment or to vendors and dealers to finance their inventories (report at Revenue from capital leases)
• renting and/or leasing commercial and/or industrial machinery and equipment with operator
• renting and/or leasing automobiles or trucks (report at Other)

f. Revenue from capital (financial) leases

This question refers to revenue from providing capital (financial) or sales type leases. Typically, a capital lease is used to finance machinery and equipment for the major part of its economic life.

During the lease contract, the lessee is responsible for maintenance, interest and principle. After the lease period is over, ownership of the machinery and equipment is transferred to the lessee.

g. Labour charged to customers for repair and maintenance services

Include revenue from the labour associated with installation and set-up fees.

Exclude parts and materials charged to customers (report at Sales or merchandise and other items).

h. Sales of merchandise

Include:

• sales of new machinery and equipment
• sales of other non-rental items
• sales of food and beverages.

Exclude disposal of previously rented and/or leased equipments (report at Net gains or losses from disposal of previous rented and/or leased equipment).

k. Commissions revenue

Include commissions earned from the sale of insurance, etc.

l. Other sales

Include:

• other types of machinery and equipment rental ( e.g., automobiles and trucks, consumer goods)
• delivery and freight revenue
• building, shop and land rental revenue
• interest revenue
• bad debt recoveries
• miscellaneous service rental.

What were this business's sales for each of the following goods and services?

	CAN$ '000
a. Revenue from rental and/or operating lease agreements for computers and peripherals
b. Revenue from rental and/or operating lease agreements for other office machinery and equipment
c. Revenue from rental and/or operating lease agreements for machinery and equipment for transportation
d. Revenue from rental and/or operating lease agreements for heavy machinery and equipment
e. Revenue from rental and/or operating lease agreements for other commercial and industrial equipment
f. Revenue from capital (financial) leases
g. Labour charged to customers for repair and maintenance services
h. Sales of merchandise and other items
i. Net gains or losses from disposal of previously rented and/or leased equipment
j. Gross proceeds from disposal of previously rented and/or leased equipment
k. Commissions revenue
l. Other
Total sales

Details on Purchased Services

1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, this business reported expenses for the following items.

Please provide the requested details related to these expenses.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.

	CAN$ '000
Professional and business fees
Legal services
Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services
Management, scientific and technical consulting services
Office administrative services
Freight transportation arrangements and customs brokering services
Brokerage and other insurance related services
Security brokerage and securities dealing services
Other purchased professional services
Total expenses for professional and business fees
Office and computer related expenses
Data processing, hosting, and related services
Business support services
Other office and computer related purchased services
Total expenses for office and computer related expenses
Royalties, franchise fees and memberships
Rights to non-financial intangible assets
Membership fees or services
Other royalties, franchise fees and memberships
Total expenses for royalties, franchise fees and memberships
Rental and leasing
Non-residential real estate rental
Motor vehicle rental and leasing
Computer equipment rental and leasing
Office machinery and equipment rental and leasing services
Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment renting and leasing services, without operator
Other rental services
Total expenses for rental and leasing
Repair and maintenance
Security services and investigation
Waste management and remediation services
Motor vehicle repair and maintenance services
Other repair and maintenance services
Total expenses for repair and maintenance

Sales by type of client

1. What was this business's breakdown of sales by the following types of client?

Sales by type of client

This section is designed to measure which sector of the economy purchases your services.

Please provide a percentage breakdown of your sales by type of client.

Please ensure that the sum of percentages reported in this section equals 100%.

a. to c. Clients in Canada

a. Individuals and households

Please report the percentage of sales to individuals and households who do not represent the business or government sector.

b. Businesses

Percentage of sales sold to the business sector should be reported here.

Include sales to Crown corporations.

c. Governments, not-for-profit organizations and public institutions ( e.g., hospitals, schools)

Percentage of sales to federal, provincial, territorial and municipal governments should be reported here.

Include: sales to hospitals, schools, universities and public utilities.

d. Clients outside Canada

Please report the percentage of total sales to customers or clients located outside Canada including foreign businesses, foreign individuals, foreign institutions and/or governments.

Include sales to foreign subsidiaries and affiliates.

What was this business's breakdown of sales by the following types of client?

	Percentage
Clients in Canada - individuals and households
Clients in Canada - businesses
Clients in Canada - governments, not-for-profit organizations and public institutions
Clients outside Canada
Total percentage

Sales by consumer location

1. What was the percentage breakdown of this business's sales by consumer location?

Consumer location is the location where the goods or services will ultimately be used.

If ultimate consumer location is not known, the following are acceptable substitutes:

• shipping destination
• client's billing address
• location of this business's retail customers
• location of this business's warehouse/distribution centres.

What was the percentage breakdown of this business's sales by consumer location?

	Percentage
Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
United States
All other countries
Total percentage

International transactions - revenue received from exports

1. During the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, did this business receive revenue from clients outside Canada for the sale of products, services, royalties, rights, licensing or franchise fees?

International transactions

This section is intended to measure the value of international transactions on goods, services, royalties and licensing fees. It covers imported services and goods purchased outside Canada as well as the value of exported services and goods to clients/customers outside Canada. Please report also royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees paid to and/or received from outside Canada. Services cover a variety of industrial, professional, trade and business services.

• Yes
• No

2. What was the revenue received from clients outside Canada?

International transactions

This section is intended to measure the value of international transactions on goods, services, royalties and licensing fees. It covers imported services and goods purchased outside Canada as well as the value of exported services and goods to clients/customers outside Canada. Please report also royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees paid to and/or received from outside Canada. Services cover a variety of industrial, professional, trade and business services.

Revenue received ( CAN$ '000 )

3. What was the percentage breakdown of revenue received from clients outside Canada by goods, services and royalties?

International transactions

This section is intended to measure the value of international transactions on goods, services, royalties and licensing fees. It covers imported services and goods purchased outside Canada as well as the value of exported services and goods to clients/customers outside Canada. Please report also royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees paid to and/or received from outside Canada. Services cover a variety of industrial, professional, trade and business services.

What was the percentage breakdown of revenue received from clients outside Canada by goods, services and royalties?

	Percentage
Goods
Services
Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees
Total percentage

4. What was the percentage breakdown of revenue received from clients outside Canada by country?

International transactions

This section is intended to measure the value of international transactions on goods, services, royalties and licensing fees. It covers imported services and goods purchased outside Canada as well as the value of exported services and goods to clients/customers outside Canada. Please report also royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees paid to and/or received from outside Canada. Services cover a variety of industrial, professional, trade and business services.

What was the percentage breakdown of revenue received from clients outside Canada by country?

	Percentage
United States
Mexico
Provide the percentage of revenue received from any other countries - top 4 clients only
Other country 1
Other country 2
Other country 3
Other country 4
Total percentage

International transactions - purchases from outside Canada (imports)

5. During the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, did this business make payments to suppliers outside Canada for the purchase of products, services, royalties, rights, licensing or franchise fees?

International transactions

This section is intended to measure the value of international transactions on goods, services, royalties and licensing fees. It covers imported services and goods purchased outside Canada as well as the value of exported services and goods to clients/customers outside Canada. Please report also royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees paid to and/or received from outside Canada. Services cover a variety of industrial, professional, trade and business services.

• Yes
• No

6. What were the payments made to suppliers outside Canada?

International transactions

This section is intended to measure the value of international transactions on goods, services, royalties and licensing fees. It covers imported services and goods purchased outside Canada as well as the value of exported services and goods to clients/customers outside Canada. Please report also royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees paid to and/or received from outside Canada. Services cover a variety of industrial, professional, trade and business services.

Payments made ( CAN$ '000 )

7. What was the percentage breakdown of payments made to suppliers outside Canada by goods, services and royalties?

International transactions

This section is intended to measure the value of international transactions on goods, services, royalties and licensing fees. It covers imported services and goods purchased outside Canada as well as the value of exported services and goods to clients/customers outside Canada. Please report also royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees paid to and/or received from outside Canada. Services cover a variety of industrial, professional, trade and business services.

What was the percentage breakdown of payments made to suppliers outside Canada by goods, services and royalties?

	Percentage
Goods
Services
Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees
Total percentage

8. What was the percentage breakdown of payments made to suppliers outside Canada by country?

International transactions

This section is intended to measure the value of international transactions on goods, services, royalties and licensing fees. It covers imported services and goods purchased outside Canada as well as the value of exported services and goods to clients/customers outside Canada. Please report also royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees paid to and/or received from outside Canada. Services cover a variety of industrial, professional, trade and business services.

What was the percentage breakdown of payments made to suppliers outside Canada by country?

	Percentage
United States
Mexico
Provide the percentage of payments made to any other countries - top 4 suppliers only
Other country 1
Other country 2
Other country 3
Other country 4
Total percentage

Notification of intent to extract web data

9. Does this business have a website?

• Yes
  • Specify the business website address 1
  • e.g., www.example.ca
  • Specify the business website address 2
  • e.g., www.example.ca
  • Specify the business website address 3
  • e.g., www.example.ca
• No

Notification of intent to extract web data

Statistics Canada engages in web-data extraction, also known as web scraping, which is a process by which information is gathered and copied from the Web using automated scripts or robots, for retrieval and analysis. As a result, we may visit the website for this business to search for and compile additional information. The use of web scraping is part of a broader effort to reduce the response burden on businesses, as well as produce additional statistical indicators to ensure that our data remain accurate and relevant.

We will strive to ensure that the data collection does not interfere with the functionality of the website. Any data collected will be used by Statistics Canada for statistical and research purposes only, in accordance with the agency’s privacy and confidentiality mandate.

More information regarding Statistics Canada's web scraping initiative.

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If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Statistics Canada Client Services, toll-free at 1-877-949-9492 (TTY: 1-800-363-7629) or by email at infostats@statcan.gc.ca. Additional information about this survey can be found by selecting the following link: 2025 Survey of Service Industries: Commercial and Industrial Machinery Equipment Rental and Leasing.

Changes or events

10. 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

11. 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?

• Yes
• No

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):
• Fax number (including area code):

Feedback

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

Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.

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• Minutes:

13. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?