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2026 Census: Collective Dwelling Record - Form 1A-BIL

Final outcome code

Census information is important for you and your community and is used to produce statistics that communities, businesses, and governments rely on to plan services, and make informed decisions about employment, schools, public transportation, hospitals and more. By law, all residents living in facilities and establishments must be included in the 2026 Census. The information is collected under the authority of the Statistics Act and is kept strictly confidential. The information you provide may be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes or may be combined with other survey or administrative data sources.

Confidential when completed

Section I - Identification

Survey Specific Identifier (SSID)
Crew leader district (CLD)
Block no.
Crew leader name
Name of collective dwelling
Address
Maximum occupancy
Collective dwelling type code
Total usual residents (URs)
Number of private dwellings attached
Contact name
Contact telephone number
Contact address
Contact email

Complete only if final outcome code is "324" (cancelled)

Private dwelling
Business or establishment that does not provide overnight accommodation
Incorrect address
Demolished
Duplicate

Comments

Section 2 Collective dwelling type code and auxiliary questions

Select one collective dwelling type and answer the corresponding questions.

Hospital (10)

A1) Is this facility licensed as a hospital?

A2) What services are provided at this facility? (Mark one only.)

Short-term care
Long-term acute care
Both short-term care and long-term acute care

Long-term care home or residence for older adults (20)

B1) Select the most applicable: (Mark one only.)

Long-term care home – A facility that provides 24-hour nursing care or personal care. Residents receive help for most or all daily activities.
Residence for older adults – A facility that offers personal support and assisted living care. Services are provided as part of the rent or available for an additional fee paid to the facility, e.g., retirement homes or assisted living homes. These facilities do not provide 24-hour nursing or personal care.
Both long-term care home and residence for older adults.

Note: If no care or services are provided to residents, the facility should be enumerated as a private dwelling.

Residential care facility related to disabilities, mental health, addiction, etc. (30)

C1) Who is this facility for? (Mark all that apply.)

Primarily children or minors
Persons with physical challenges or disabilities
Persons with psychological disabilities
Persons with developmental disabilities
Persons with an addiction
Persons with other disabilities – specify:

Shelter (40)

D1) Who is this facility primarily for? (Mark one only.)

Persons lacking a fixed address, such as homeless persons
Victims of domestic violence or abuse
Persons released from custody or on conditional release
Refugees and asylum seekers
Other – specify:

Correctional or custodial facility, including municipal detachments (50)

E1) What type of facility is this? (Mark one only.)

Young offenders' facility
Provincial or territorial detention centre or custodial facility
Temporary lock-up (e.g., police holding cell)
Federal correctional facility

Lodging or rooming house (60)

Religious establishment (70)

Hutterite colony (80)

Establishment with temporary accommodation services (90)

F1) What type of establishment is this? (Mark one only.)

Hotel, motel or tourist establishment
Campground or park
Other establishment with temporary accommodation services, such as a YMCA-YWCA, Ronald McDonald House or hostel

Other establishment (91)

G1) What type of establishment is this? (Mark one only.)

Residence for school or training centre
Commercial vessel
Government vessel
Military base
Work camp
Other type of establishment

Section 3 Occupancy of residents

Complete only for collective dwelling types 10-80

Section 3 Occupancy of residents
A	B	C	D	E	F	G
	Room or unit no.	Unoccupied ( X )	Number of usual residents (URs)	Name of main occupant (If name not available, enter "X".)	Temporary residents (TRs) or foreign residents (FRs) (Yes/No)	Remarks
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Total for this page

Use additional 1A forms if required.

Canadian Economic News, October 2025 Edition

This module provides a concise summary of selected Canadian economic events, as well as international and financial market developments by calendar month. It is intended to provide contextual information only to support users of the economic data published by Statistics Canada. In identifying major events or developments, Statistics Canada is not suggesting that these have a material impact on the published economic data in a particular reference month.

All information presented here is obtained from publicly available news and information sources, and does not reflect any protected information provided to Statistics Canada by survey respondents.

Resources

Calgary-based Strathcona Resources Ltd. announced on October 10th that it was terminating its take-over bid for MEG Energy Corporation.
Calgary-based Cenovus Energy announced it had acquired 8.5% of MEG Energy's common shares. Later, Cenovus announced it had acquired additional MEG shares, brining its total to 9.8% of MEG shares issued and outstanding.
Calgary-based Kiwetinohk Energy Corp. and Cygnet Energy Ltd. announced they had entered into an arrangement agreement under which Cygnet would acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Kiwetinohk for an enterprise value of $1.4 billion. The companies said closing would occur after December 16th, subject to satisfaction or waiver of all conditions, including required shareholder approvals, court approval and customary closing conditions.
Burnaby, British Columbia-based Interfor Corporation announced it would further temporarily reduce lumber production in the fourth quarter of 2025 across its operations in British Columbia, Ontario, the U.S. Pacific Northwest, and the U.S. South. Interfor said that these curtailments were expected to reduce lumber production by approximately 250 million board feet, or 26%, as compared to the second quarter of 2025.
Pennsylvania-based Westinghouse Electric Company, Cameco Corporation of Saskatoon, and Brookfield Asset Management of New York announced that the United States Government had entered into a strategic partnership to accelerate the deployment of nuclear power and that at the center of the new strategic partnership, at least USD $80 billion of new reactors would be constructed across the United States using Westinghouse nuclear reactor technology.

Minimum wage

Manitoba's minimum wage increased from $15.80 to $16.00 per hour on October 1st.
Nova Scotia's minimum wage increased from $15.70 to $16.50 per hour on October 1st.
Ontario's minimum wage increased from $17.20 to $17.60 per hour on October 1st.
Prince Edward Island's minimum wage increased from $16.00 to $16.50 per hour on October 1st.
Saskatchewan's minimum wage increased from $15.00 to $15.35 per hour on October 1st.

Wildfires

The Government of Nova Scotia announced on October 1st that wildfire season was extended provincewide to October 31st due to continued fire activity in the province. The Government said the full burn ban would remain in effect in Annapolis County and daily burn restrictions would continue to apply in all other counties to the end of the month.
The Government of Quebec announced on October 21st it had completely lifted the ban on open fires in or near the forest due to the significant amounts of rain that had fallen. The Government said the measure had been in force since September 30th.

Other news

The Government of Canada announced relief to support Canadian businesses affected by the countermeasures Canada had announced in response to the tariffs imposed by the United States and that:
- the exemption for U.S. goods used in manufacturing, processing, or food and beverage packaging had been extended for an additional two months, and now included goods used in agricultural production;
- the temporary exemption from tariffs on imports of U.S. goods that are used to support public health, health care, public safety, and national security objectives had also been extended for an additional two months; and
- further relief from Canada's tariffs on imports from the U.S. and China had now been implemented for companies that met strict conditions such as demonstrating short supply or existing contractual obligations.
The Government of Canada announced reductions to the import quotas of General Motors (GM) and Stellantis following the automakers' decisions to scale back their manufacturing presence in Canada. The Government said it was reducing GM's annual remission quota by 24.2%, and Stellantis' annual remission quota by 50%.
The Government of Ontario announced it was investing $1 billion in small modular reactors (SMRs) at Darlington Nuclear Station. The Government said construction on the first SMR began in May 2025, with the SMR expected to come online in 2030. The Government also said that the Federal Government was investing $2 billion.
The Bank of Canada lowered its target for the overnight rate by 25 basis points to 2.25%. The last change in the target for the overnight rate was a 25 basis points cut in September 2025.
TD Canada Trust, RBC Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), BMO Bank of Montreal, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), Scotiabank, and Laurentian Bank of Canada announced they were decreasing their Canadian dollar prime lending rates by 25 basis points from 4.70% to 4.45%, effective October 30th.
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) announced that starting October 11th it would move from a nation-wide strike action to rotating strikes. Canada Post said plans were now under way to ensure a safe and orderly restart of its national operations, which were shut down on September 25th.
The Alberta Teacher's Association (ATA) announced on October 6th that 51,000 teachers had gone on strike. The Government of Alberta announced on October 3rd that ahead of the teacher strike, it was introducing more supports for families and students, including increasing October funding rates for eligible children in grades 1 to 6 who were attending out-of-school care full time. On October 27th, the Government of Alberta announced it had proposed Bill 2, the Back to School Act, that, if passed, would end the province-wide teachers' strike and legislate a new collective agreement. On October 28th, the ATA announced that given the imminent passage and coming into force of Bill 2, the Association would instruct teachers to return to their classrooms.
Oshawa-based General Motors of Canada announced the end of production of the BrightDrop electric delivery van built at CAMI Assembly in Ingersoll, Ontario. GM said BrightDrop production would not be moved to another site and had been suspended since May 2025.

United States and other international news

The U.S. Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) lowered the target range for the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 3.75% to 4.00%. The last change in the target range was a 25 basis points cut in September 2025. The Committee also said that it had decided to conclude the reduction of its aggregate securities holdings on December 1st.
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) lowered the Official Cash Rate (OCR), its main policy rate, by 50 basis points to 2.50%. The last change in the OCR was a 25 basis points cut in August 2025.
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) announced it will encourage the uncollateralized overnight call rate to remain at around 0.50%. The last change in the uncollateralized overnight call rate was a 25 basis points increase in January 2025.
The European Central Bank (ECB) left its three key interest rates unchanged at 2.00% (deposit facility), 2.15% (main refinancing operations), and 2.40% (marginal lending facility). The last change in these rates was a 25 basis points reduction in June 2025.
The eight OPEC+ countries - Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, UAE, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman - announced they would implement a production adjustment of 137 thousand barrels per day from the 1.65 million barrels per day additional voluntary adjustments announced in April 2023. OPEC+ said this adjustment would be implemented in November 2025.
Nebraska-based Berkshire Hathaway and Occidental Petroleum Corporation of Texas announced a definitive agreement for Berkshire Hathaway to acquire Occidental's chemical business, OxyChem, in an all-cash transaction for USD $9.7 billion. The companies said the transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.
California-based AMD and OpenAI announced a 6 gigawatt agreement to power OpenAI's next-generation AI infrastructure across multiple generations of AMD Instinct GPUs. The companies said that under the agreement, OpenAI would work with AMD as a core strategic compute partner to drive large-scale deployments of AMD technology and that the first 1 gigawatt deployment of AMD GPUs is set to begin in the second half of 2026.
The Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partnership (AIP), MGX of the United Arab Emirates, and Blackrock's Global Infrastructure Partnership of New York announced they will acquire 100% of the equity in Texas-based Aligned Data Centers for an implied enterprise value of approximately USD $40 billion. AIP said the transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.
Ohio-based Fifth Third Bancorp and Comerica Incorporated of Texas announced they had entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Fifth Third will acquire Comerica in an all-stock transaction valued at USD $10.9 billion. The banks said the transaction is anticipated to close at the end of the first quarter of 2026, subject to shareholder and customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions.
California-based Meta announced that it and funds managed by Blue Owl Capital of New York had entered into a joint venture agreement which will develop and own the Hyperion data center campus in Louisiana. Meta said the parties had committed to fund their respective pro rata of the approximately USD $27 billion in total development costs for the buildings and long-lived power, cooling, and connectivity infrastructure at the campus.
Netherlands-based Stellantis announced plans to invest USD $13 billion over the next four years to grow its business in the United States market and to increase its domestic manufacturing footprint. Stellantis said the investment will support the addition of more than 5,000 jobs at plants in Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana.
Switzerland-based Nestlé S.A. announced it planned to reduce its global headcount by around 16,000 over the next two years. Nestlé said the reduction includes around 12,000 white-collar professionals across functions and geographies and a further 4,000 as part of ongoing productivity initiatives in manufacturing and supply chain.
Switzerland-based Novartis AG announced that it had entered into an agreement to acquire Avidity Biosciences, Inc., a California-based biopharmaceutical company, for total consideration of approximately USD $12 billion. Novartis said it expects the merger to close in the first half of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.

Financial market news

West Texas Intermediate crude oil closed at USD $60.98 per barrel on October 31st, down from a closing value of USD $62.37 at the end of September. Western Canadian Select crude oil traded in the USD $44.00 to $51.00 per barrel range throughout October. The Canadian dollar closed at 71.34 cents U.S. on October 31st, down from 71.83 cents U.S. at the end of September. The S&P/TSX composite index closed at 30,260.74 on October 31st, up from 30,022.81 at the end of September.

Summary of Feedback from October 2024 Consultations on LFS Supplements

In October 2024, Statistics Canada's consultative engagement team held consultations to gather feedback on the themes covered by the Labour Force Survey (LFS) supplements program. Participants included analysts from federal and provincial governments, as well as academic researchers. Feedback was collected verbally and in writing and is summarized below by theme.

What we heard from stakeholders on the various themes

Skills and Training

Stakeholders, particularly representatives from the provinces, emphasized the importance of data on skills development, skill use, and skills matches. This included the integration of immigrants in the labour market and work experience gained by students. Participants requested more frequent data collection on training participation as well as more specific information on the distinction between "compliance training" and upskilling. There was also interest in measuring the types of tasks done within different occupations and the development of skills relating to the use of artificial intelligence.

Immigrant Labour Market Integration

Strong interest was expressed in data on immigrant labour market integration and productivity. Some participants requested more frequent collection, ideally quarterly, with breakdowns by immigrant class and non-permanent residents (NPRs). Concerns were raised about the quality of existing information, especially on intended occupations of immigrants and credential recognition.

Retirement Patterns

Participants, particularly those from the territories, sought better insight into retirement decisions, transitions, and the ambiguity surrounding retirement status. Requests included more detailed data by jurisdiction.

Gig Work and New Employment Forms

Stakeholders noted the need for more frequent data on gig work, self-employment stability, and digital platform employment. They were also interested in transitions between jobs, job mobility, and the diversity of self-employment and business ownership.

Work Location and Commuting

Federal stakeholders highlighted hybrid work and flexible work arrangements as priority areas. Commuting was viewed as less central to labour supply and productivity. Suggestions included merging work location and commuting themes and examining links between telework and commuting.

Demographics and Equity

Participants called for more detailed demographic data, including sexual orientation, neurodiversity, disability types, and intersectional measures. They also requested more regional detail, particularly distinctions between rural and urban areas.

Job Satisfaction and Financial Security

Stakeholders emphasized the value of data on job satisfaction, financial hardship, and debt repayment capacity. A dedicated supplement on financial security, wealth, and spending was suggested.

Multiple Jobholding

There was strong interest in exploring the reasons for multiple jobholding, with calls for more frequent collection and detailed information on secondary jobs. Participants also wanted to examine links between improved household financial capability and transitions out of multiple jobholding.

Training and Employer Investment

Participants noted a lack of information on barriers to accessing training and wanted clearer distinctions between formal and informal training. This was related to concerns about low employer investment in training and potential misallocation of resources.

Technology and AI

Stakeholders requested broader and more frequent data on emerging technologies, including AI. They wanted to understand how AI is used, its impact on job quality, and how it compares with traditional automation.

Other Themes

Additional areas of interest included:

Career transitions and green jobs
Interprovincial migration and mobility
Workplace injuries, including separate measures for physical and mental health
Work–family spillover and flexible work arrangements
Student work experience and school-to-work transitions
Reservation wages and job acceptance factors

Results

Statistics Canada expresses its gratitude to all participants for their valuable contributions to this consultative engagement. Their insights and experiences will play a key role in shaping timely and relevant data products and strategies that effectively meet the needs of data users.

2025 Canadian Survey of Cyber Security and Cybercrime

Purpose
The purpose of the 2025 Canadian Survey of Cyber Security and Cybercrime is to measure the impact of cybercrime on Canadian businesses and organizations.

The survey gathers information about

The measures businesses and organizations have implemented for cyber security, including employee training;
The types of cyber security incidents that impact businesses and organizations; and
The costs associated with preventing and recovering from cyber security incidents.

Additional information

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.

Authority

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.

Data-sharing agreements

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

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

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

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

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

Chief Statistician of Canada
Statistics Canada
Attention of Director, Centre for Innovation, Technology and Enterprise Statistics
150 Tunney's Pasture Driveway
Ottawa, ON
K1A 0T6

You may also contact us by email at statcan.digitaleconomysociety-economiesocietenumerique.statcan@statcan.gc.ca.

For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, as well as with Public Safety Canada; Royal Canadian Mounted Police; Natural Resources Canada; Communications Security Establishment; Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada; and Public Services and Procurement Canada.

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

Record linkage

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

Reporting instructions

For this questionnaire

Please complete this questionnaire for Canadian operations of this business or organization.

Reporting instructions

Report dollar amounts in Canadian dollars.
Report dollar amounts rounded to the nearest dollar.
If precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.
Enter "0" if there is no value to report.

Business or organization characteristics

Business or organization characteristics - Question identifier1

Which of the following does your business or organization currently use? Select all that apply.

Website for your business or organization
Social media accounts for your business or organization
E-commerce platforms and solutions
Web-based applications
Open source software
Cloud computing or storage
Internet-connected smart devices or Internet of Things (IoT)
Intranet
Blockchain technologies
Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services
Remote Access Technology
Software or hardware using artificial intelligence (AI)
OR
Business or organization does not use any of the above

Business or organization characteristics - Question identifier2

What type of data does your business or organization store on servers which are connected to the Internet.

Include

data stored on cloud computing or storage services
data stored on servers that can be accessed remotely (e.g., through virtual desktop connections)
data that are backed-up.
cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) systems trained on data the business or organization holds

Select all that apply.

Personal employee information
Personal information about customers, suppliers, or partners
Confidential business or organization information
Commercially sensitive information
Non-sensitive or public information
OR
Business or organization does not store data on servers which are connected to the Internet

Business or organization characteristics - Question identifier3

Does anyone in your business or organization use personally-owned devices such as smartphones, tablets, laptops, or desktop computers to carry out regular business-related activities?

Include personally-owned devices with enterprise software installed, and devices that are subsidized by the business or organization.

Yes
No
Do not know

Cyber security environment

Cyber security environment - Question identifier4

Which cyber security measures does your business or organization currently have in place?

Include on-site and external security measures, including those provided by an external party. Select all that apply.

Mobile security
Does your business or organization allow access to any of the following applications when mobile security is disabled?
Include applications on all devices with mobile security installed by your business or organization.
Select all that apply.
- Enterprise applications
- Other online applications
- Other offline applications
- OR
- All applications require mobile security to be enabled
Anti-malware software to protect against viruses, spyware, ransomware, etc.
Web security
Email security
Network security
Data protection and control
Point-Of-Sale (POS) security
Software and application security
Hardware and asset management
Identity and access management
Physical access controls
Multi-Factor Authentication
AI-based cyber security tools
OR
Business or organization does not have any cyber security measures in place
OR
Do not know

Cyber security environment - Question identifier5

Did any of the following external parties or cyber security standards or cyber security certification programs require your business or organization to implement certain cyber security measures?

Select all that apply.

Supplier of physical goods
Supplier of digitally delivered goods or services
Supplier of other services that are not digitally delivered
Customer
Partner
Canadian departments, agencies, centres or regulators
Which Canadian departments, agencies, centres or regulators required your business or organization to implement certain cyber security measures?
Select all that apply.
- Office of the Privacy Commissioner
- Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
- Competition Bureau
- Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
- Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (Cyber Centre)
- Canadian Spam Reporting Centre
- Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
- Other
Foreign departments, agencies, centres or regulators
Cyber security standard or cyber security certification program
Cyber risk insurance provider
OR
None of the above

Cyber security environment - Question identifier6

How many employees does your business or organization have that complete tasks related to cyber security as part of their primary responsibilities?

Include part-time and full-time employees. Examples of tasks these employees may complete include

managing, evaluating or improving the security of business networks, web presence, email systems or devices;
patching or updating the software or operating systems used for security reasons;
completing tasks related to recovery from previous cyber security incidents.

Exclude

Members of senior management with responsibility for decision making regarding cyber security risks, threats and incidents
External IT consultants or contractors.

If precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

One employee
Two to five employees
6 to 15 employees
Over 15 employees
None
Do not know

Cyber security environment - Question identifier7

What are the main reasons your business or organization does not have any employees that complete tasks related to cyber security as part of their regular responsibilities? Select all that apply.

Business or organization uses private sector consultants or contractors to monitor cyber security
Business or organization uses public sector consultants or contractors to monitor cyber security
Business or organization has cyber risk insurance
Business or organization is in the process of recruiting a cyber security employee
Business or organization is unable to find an adequate cyber security employee
Business or organization lacks the money or resources to employ a cyber security employee
Cyber security is not a high enough risk to the business or organization
Business or organization's parent organization manages cyber security

Cyber security environment - Question identifier8

What percentage of the employees that complete tasks related to the cyber security of your business or organization as part of their primary responsibilities identify as the following genders?

Gender refers to current gender, which may be different from sex assigned at birth and may be different from what is indicated on legal documents.

Exclude individuals employed by external IT consultants or contractors.

If precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

Female
Male
Another gender

Cyber security environment - Question identifier9

Which of the following population groups do your business or organization's cyber security employees belong to?

Select all that apply.

White
Indigenous
Visible minority
OR
Do not know

Cyber security environment - Question identifier10

Which qualifications would your business or organization consider essential when hiring new cyber security employees?

Select all that apply.

Academic certificates, diplomas or degrees
What is the highest academic certificate, diploma or degree that would be considered essential?
- High school diploma or a high school equivalency certificate
- Trades certificate or diploma
- College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma (other than trades certificates or diplomas)
- University certificate or diploma below the bachelor's level
- Bachelor's degree
- University certificate, diploma or degree above the bachelor's level
Other cyber security certifications
Which cyber security certifications are considered essential?
- Certified Ethical Hacker
- Certified Information Security Manager
- Certified Information Systems Professional
- GIAC Security Expert
- Security+
- Other certifications
Experience working in cyber security
Other cyber security training
Other qualifications
- Specify other qualifications
OR
Business or organization has never attempted to hire a cyber security employee
OR
Do not know

Cyber security environment - Question identifier11

What are the top 3 technical cyber skills you are looking for in potential new cyber security employees?

Select up to three.

Script writing
Software development, deployment or debugging
IT system development, implementation or maintenance
Data management or analysis
Knowledge of Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) or Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS)
Experience with IT or network security
Experience with application security
Experience with cyber security incident response
Experience with ethical hacking
Experience with AI systems
Other - Specify other technical skills

Cyber security environment - Question identifier12

In 2025, did your business or organization encounter any challenges finding qualified cyber security employees or retaining existing cyber security employees?

Select all that apply.

Challenges finding qualified cyber security employees
Challenges retaining cyber security employees
OR
This business or organization did not encounter any challenges finding or retaining qualified cyber security employees in 2025
OR
Do not know

Cyber security environment - Question identifier13

What challenges did your business or organization encounter when hiring cyber security employees in 2025?

Select all that apply.

Applicants lacking skills
Applicants lacking experience
Salary requests too high
Not enough time or resources for effective recruitment
Lack of candidate interest in the position
Other challenges
- Specify other challenges
OR
Do not know

Cyber security environment - Question identifier14

For which reasons did cyber security employees leave your business or organization in 2025?

Select all that apply.

Recruited by other business or organization operating in Canada
Recruited by other business or organization operating outside of Canada
Limited internal promotion or development opportunities
High stress levels at work
Lack of flexibility (work-life balance)
Visa or work permit issues
Layoffs or dismissals
Retirement
Family commitments
Other reasons - Specify other reasons
OR
No cyber security employees left the business or organization in 2025
OR
Do not know

Cyber security environment - Question identifier15

Did your business or organization share best practices or general information on cyber security risks with your employees in 2025?

Include the sharing of information through email, bulletin boards, general information sessions on subjects related to

recognizing and avoiding email scams
importance of password complexity and basic security techniques
securing your web browser and safe web browsing practices
avoiding phishing attacks
recognizing and avoiding spyware.
- a. Information shared with internal cyber security employees
- b. Information shared with other employees
  - Yes
  - No
  - Not applicable
  - Do not know

Cyber security environment - Question identifier16

Did your business or organization provide formal training to develop or upgrade cyber security related skills of your employees or stakeholders in 2025?

Include training provided by external sources.

Exclude ad hoc information sharing between employees.

Provided training to internal cyber security employees
Provided training to other employees
Provided training to stakeholders such as suppliers, customers or partners
- Yes
- No
- Not applicable
- Do not know

Cyber security environment - Question identifier17

Why did your business or organization not provide formal training to develop or upgrade the cyber security related skills of some or all of its employees?

Unable to find appropriate training
Cost of training
Not enough time or resources to send employees on training
Lack of interest from employees
Employees did not require formal training
Other

Cyber security environment - Question identifier18

What are the three main reasons your business or organization spends time on or allocates budget to cyber security measures or related skills training?

Select up to three.

Allow employees to work remotely securely
Protect the reputation of the business or organization
Protect personal information of employees, suppliers, customers or partners
Protect trade secrets and intellectual property
Compliance with Canadian laws and regulations
Compliance with foreign laws and regulations
Compliance with contracts
Business or organization has suffered a cyber security incident previously
Prevent downtime and outages
Prevent fraud and theft
Secure continuity of business or organization operations
Required by cyber risk insurance provider
OR
Business or organization does not spend time or money on cyber security measures or related skills training

Cyber security readiness

Cyber security readiness - Question identifier19

Which risk management arrangements does your business or organization currently have in place?

Select all that apply.

Cyber risk insurance
What type of cyber risk insurance does your business or organization have?
- Indirect coverage through an existing insurance policy
- A cyber-specific add-on to an existing insurance policy
  What type of cyber-specific add-on does your business or organization have?
  - A cyber-specific add-on to an existing insurance policy with under 100k in coverage
  - A cyber-specific add-on to an existing insurance policy with over 100k in coverage
  - Do not know
- Standalone cyber risk insurance
- Other
A procedure for notifying employees of cyber security incidents or threats
A Business Continuity Plan (BCP) with processes to manage cyber security threats, vulnerabilities, and risks
Employees with responsibility for overseeing cyber security risks and threats
Members of senior management with responsibility for decision making regarding cyber security risks, threats and incidents
A consultant or contractor to manage cyber security risks and threats
Monthly or more frequent patching or updating of operating systems for security reasons
Monthly or more frequent patching or updating of software for security reasons
Recurring mandatory cyber security training for employees
Backups of digital information
Where are these backups stored?
- In the same location as the main storage
- At a different business or organization location from the main storage
- At a third-party location
Investment in threat intelligence
Participation in a cyber security information sharing community
OR
Business or organization does not have any risk management arrangements for cyber security

Cyber security readiness - Question identifier20

What types of written policies related to cyber security does your business or organization currently have in place?

Select all that apply.

A written policy in place to manage internal cyber security risks
A written policy in place to manage cyber security risks associated with supply chain partners
Does your business or organization's written policy associated with supply chain partners cover any of the following?
- Cyber security risks related to immediate suppliers or partners
- Cyber security risks related to your business or organization's wider supply chain
A written policy in place to report cyber security incidents
A written policy in place to report a cyber security vulnerability
Other type of written policy related to cyber security
OR
The business or organization does not have any written policies related to cyber security

Cyber security readiness - Question identifier21

Why does your business or organization not have a written policy in place to manage cyber security risks associated with supply chain partners?

Select all that apply.

Lack of time or money to invest in developing or upholding a policy
Lack of knowledge for how to develop a policy
Lack of available information regarding supply chain partners
Creating such a policy is not a priority
Such a policy is not applicable to this business or organization
Business or organization has not considered establishing a policy
Such a policy is not mandated by the Government of Canada
Other

Cyber security readiness - Question identifier22

Have any of your written cyber security policies been reviewed by third parties, such as cyber security consultants, or external auditors, within the past 2 years?

Yes
No
Do not know

Cyber security readiness - Question identifier23

How would you describe the level of preparedness of your business or organization to defend itself against cyber threats?

Extremely prepared
Very prepared
Somewhat prepared
Unprepared
Very unprepared

Cyber security readiness - Question identifier24

Which of the following are covered under your cyber risk insurance policy? Select all that apply.

Direct losses from an attack or intrusion
Incident response
Restoration expenses for software, hardware, and electronic data
Interruptions (loss of productive time)
Reputation losses
Third-party liability
Cyber extortion or ransom payments
Financial losses
Security breach remediation and notification expenses
Credit monitoring expenses
Claims made by employees
Other - Please specify
OR
Do not know

Cyber security readiness - Question identifier25

When your business or organization's cyber risk insurance was last up for renewal, did your provider change any of the following?

Select all that apply.

Higher premiums
Higher deductibles
Lower coverage limits
Additional exclusions
Co-insurance
Sub-limits
Baseline cyber security threshold or cyber security standards checklist required to obtain coverage increased
Reduced ransomware coverage
More detailed submissions, including but not limited to, supplemental ransomware questionnaires
Providing pre-breach services
Enlisting third-party cyber security firm to conduct additional assessments
Carrying out external scans of web-facing assets
Other
- Please specify
OR
No changes were made to the business or organization's cyber risk insurance
OR
Do not know

Cyber security readiness - Question identifier26

Why does your business or organization not have cyber risk insurance?

Select all that apply.

The business or organization's existing insurance policies cover cyber security risks
The cost of cyber risk insurance is too high
The business or organization's existing cyber security measures provide enough protection that cyber risk insurance is unnecessary
The business or organization had no cyber security risks
The business or organization has not considered obtaining cyber risk insurance
Not applicable to this business or organization
Other reasons for not having cyber risk insurance
OR
Do not know

Cyber security readiness - Question identifier27

Prior to responding to this survey, were you aware of any cyber security standards or cyber security certification programs that businesses and organizations can apply for?

Include

Canadian, foreign and international standards and programs;
standards and programs that you were aware of but your business or organization was not eligible for or did not apply for.

Select all that apply.

Cyber security standards
Does your business or organization follow any cyber security standards?
- Yes
- No
- Do not know
Cyber security certification programs
Does your business or organization hold any cyber security certifications?
- Yes
- No
- Do not know
OR
Not aware of any cyber security standards or certification programs

Cyber security readiness - Question identifier28

Which activities does your business or organization undertake to identify cyber security risks?

Select all that apply.

Monitoring insider threat risk behaviours
Monitoring other employee behaviour
Monitoring network and business or organization systems
A formal risk assessment of cyber security practices, undertaken by an employee
A formal risk assessment of cyber security practices, undertaken by an external party
Penetration testing, undertaken by an employee
Penetration testing, undertaken by an external party
Assessment of the security of Internet-connected smart devices or Internet of Things (IoT) devices
Complete audit of IT systems, undertaken by an external party
Business or organization conducts other activities to identify cyber security risks
OR
Business or organization does not conduct any activity to identify cyber security risks

Cyber security readiness - Question identifier29

How often does your business or organization conduct activities to identify cyber security risks? Select all that apply.

On a scheduled basis
On what schedule does your business or organization conduct activities to identify cyber security risks?
- Daily
- Weekly
- Monthly
- Quarterly
- Annually
- Other
After a cyber security incident occurs
When a potential vulnerability is discovered
When a new IT initiative or project is launched
On an irregular basis

Cyber security readiness - Question identifier30

How often is senior management in your business or organization given an update on actions taken regarding cyber security? Select all that apply.

On a scheduled basis
On what schedule does senior management get updates on actions taken regarding cyber security?
- Daily
- Weekly
- Monthly
- Quarterly
- Annually
- Other
After a cyber security incident occurs
When a potential vulnerability is discovered
When a new IT initiative or project is launched
Senior management have tools to track cyber security issues
Senior management is given an update on an irregular basis
OR
Senior management is not updated on cyber security issues

Cyber security readiness - Question identifier31

Which of the following cyber security resources provided by the federal government has your business or organization used?

Select all that apply.

Get Cyber Safe campaign
CyberSecure Canada certification program
Baseline Cyber Security Controls for Small and Medium Businesses
Canadian Cyber Security Tool (CCST)
Ransomware Playbook
Developing an Operational Technology and Information Technology Incident Response Plan
Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Top 10 IT Security Actions
Sector specific guidance or tools
Other reports, advice or guidance
OR
The business or organization has not used any cyber security resources provided by the federal government
OR
Do not know

Cyber security incidents

Cyber security incidents - Question identifier32

To the best of your knowledge, which cyber security incidents impacted your business or organization in 2025?

Select all that apply.

Incidents to disrupt or deface the business or organization or web presence
Incidents to steal personal or financial information
Incidents to steal money or demand ransom payment
Incidents to steal or manipulate intellectual property or business or organization data
Incidents to access unauthorised or privileged areas
Incidents to monitor and track business or organization activity
Incidents with an unknown motive
OR
Business or organization was not impacted by any cyber security incidents in 2025

Cyber security incidents - Question identifier33

In 2025, was your business or organization contacted by any of the following external parties regarding their cyber security incidents because they may have involved your business or organization?

Select all that apply.

Suppliers, customers or partners
IT consultant or contractor
Cyber risk insurance provider
Canadian department, agency, centre or regulator
Which Canadian departments, agencies, centres or regulators contacted your business or organization?
- Office of the Privacy Commissioner
- Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
- Competition Bureau
- Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
- Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (Cyber Centre)
- Canadian Spam Reporting Centre
- Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
- Other
Foreign department, agency, centre or regulator
Industry association
Bank or other financial institution
Software or service vendor
Other parties not mentioned above
OR
External parties did not report their cyber security incidents to the business or organization in 2025

Cyber security incidents - Question identifier34

You previously indicated that external parties contacted your business or organization about their cyber security incidents because they may have involved your business or organization in 2025. How did your business or organization react to those cyber security incidents?

Select all that apply.

Incidents were resolved internally
Incidents were resolved with the external party
Incidents were resolved through cyber risk insurance
Incidents were resolved through an IT consultant or contractor
Incidents were reported to a police service
Incidents were reported to other external parties
Business or organization is currently working with the external party to resolve the incidents
OR
No action was necessary or not action was taken by the business or organization

Cyber security incidents - Question identifier: 35

In a previous question, you were asked about cyber security incidents that impacted your business or organization. Thinking now about all attempted cyber security attacks or intrusions, regardless of their impact, which of the following did your business experience in 2025?

Select all that apply.

Attempts to disrupt or deface the business or organization or web presence
Attempts to steal personal or financial information
Attempts to steal money or demand ransom payment
Attempts to steal or manipulate intellectual property or business or organization data
Attempts to access unauthorised or privileged areas
Attempts to monitor and track business or organization activity
Attempted cyber security attacks or intrusions with an unknown motive
OR
Business or organization did not experience any attempted cyber security attacks or intrusions in 2025

Cost of cyber security incidents

Cost of cyber security incidents - Question identifier36

In 2025, what was the total amount your business or organization spent to prevent or detect cyber security incidents?

Exclude costs that were incurred specifically due to previous cyber security incidents (e.g., recovery costs from previous cyber security incidents).

If precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate in Canadian dollars.

Enter "0" if there is no value to report.

Employee salary related to prevention or detection
Cost of training employees, suppliers, customers, or partners
Cost of hiring IT consultants or contractors
Cost of legal services or public relations (PR) services
Cost of cyber security software
Cost of hardware related to cyber security
Annual cost of cyber risk insurance or equivalent
Cost of bug bounty programs and compensation to vulnerability researchers
Other related costs

Cost of cyber security incidents - Question identifier37

In 2025, what was the total cost to your business or organization to recover from the cyber security incidents?

Exclude costs related to prevention and detection of cyber security incidents as these were asked in the previous question.

If precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate in Canadian dollars.

Enter "0" if there is no value to report.

Employee salary related to recovery
Cost of training employees, suppliers, customers, or partners
Cost of hiring IT consultants or contractors
Cost of legal services or public relations (PR) services
Cost of hiring other external parties
Cost of new or upgraded cyber security software
Cost of new or upgraded hardware related to cyber security
Increased cost of cyber risk insurance or equivalent
Reimbursing suppliers, customers, or partners
Financial penalties from Canadian regulators or authorities
Financial penalties from foreign regulators or authorities
Ransom payments
Additional credit monitoring fees
Costs related to notification of a breach
Other related costs

Impact of cyber security incidents

Impact of cyber security incidents - Question identifier38

To the best of your knowledge, who perpetrated the cyber security incidents in 2025?

Select all that apply.

Incidents to disrupt or deface the business or organization or web presence
Incidents to steal personal or financial information
Incidents to steal money or demand ransom payment
Incidents to steal or manipulate intellectual property or business or organization data
Incidents to access unauthorised or privileged areas
Incidents to monitor and track business or organization activity
Incidents with an unknown motive
- An external party
- An internal employee
- Supplier, customer or partner
- OR
- Do not know

Impact of cyber security incidents - Question identifier39

What were the methods used by the perpetrator for the cyber security incidents?

Select all that apply.

Incidents to disrupt or deface the business or organization or web presence
Incidents to steal personal or financial information
Incidents to steal money or demand ransom payment
Incidents to steal or manipulate intellectual property or business or organization data
Incidents to access unauthorised or privileged areas
Incidents to monitor and track business or organization activity
Incidents with an unknown motive
- Exploiting software, hardware, or network vulnerabilities
- Password cracking
- Identity theft
- Scams and fraud
- Ransomware
- Other malicious software
- Denial of Service (DoS) or Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)
- Disruption or defacing of web presence
- Abuse of access privileges by a current or former internal party
- Other
- OR
- Do not know

Impact of cyber security incidents - Question identifier40

You previously indicated that your business or organization has cyber risk insurance. Did your business or organization attempt to make a claim on that policy after the cyber security incidents in 2025?

Select all that apply.

Yes, we successfully made a claim against the business or organization's cyber risk insurance
Yes, we attempted to make a claim against the business or organization's cyber risk insurance but were unsuccessful
Yes, we attempted to make a claim against the business or organization's cyber risk insurance and it is still in progress
OR
No, we have not attempted to make a claim for any of the cyber security incidents

Impact of cyber security incidents - Question identifier41

How was your business or organization impacted by the cyber security incidents in 2025?

Select all that apply.

Loss of revenue
Loss of suppliers, customers, or partners
Additional repair or recovery costs
Prevented the use of resources or services
Prevented employees from carrying out their day-to-day work
What percentage of employees were prevented from carrying out their day-to-day work at some point in 2025?
- Percentage
Additional time required by employees to complete their day-to-day work
Damage to the reputation of the business or organization or erosion of public trust
Financial penalties or fines from Canadian regulators or authorities
Financial penalties or fines from foreign regulators or authorities
Discouraged business or organization from carrying out a future activity that was planned
Minor incidents, impact was minimal to the business or organization
Manipulation or theft of data or intellectual property
Compromise of software or hardware
Required to notify external parties of a breach
Other
OR
Do not know

Impact of cyber security incidents - Question identifier42

As a result of cyber security incidents, approximately how many hours of downtime did your business or organization experience in 2025?

Include

total downtime for mobile devices, desktops, and network;
time periods during which there was either reduced activity or inactivity of employees or the business.

If precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate, rounded to the nearest hour.

Hours
OR
Business or organization did not experience any downtime in 2025
OR
Do not know

Cyber security incidents reporting

Cyber security incidents reporting - Question identifier43

Did your business or organization report any cyber security incidents to a police service in 2025?

Include all levels of police service including federal(i.e.,Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)), provincial, territorial, municipal and Indigenous.

Yes
Which level of police service did your business or organization report to?
Select all that apply.
- Federal
- Provincial
- Territorial
- Municipal
- Indigenous
No
Do not know

Cyber security incidents reporting - Question identifier44

Which cyber security incidents did your business or organization report to a police service in 2025?

Select all that apply.

Incidents to disrupt or deface the business or organization or web presence
Incidents to steal personal or financial information
Incidents to steal money or demand ransom payment
Incidents to steal or manipulate intellectual property or business or organization data
Incidents to access unauthorised or privileged areas
Incidents to monitor and track business or organization activity
Incidents with an unknown motive

Cyber security incidents reporting - Question identifier45

What were the reasons for reporting incidents to a police service in 2025?

Select all that apply.

To reduce the damage caused by the incidents
To lower the probability of other businesses or organizations being impacted by the same incidents
To help catch the perpetrators
To fulfill the requirements of customers, suppliers, partners, regulators, cyber security standards or cyber certification programs
Other
- Specify other reasons

Cyber security incidents reporting - Question identifier46

What were the reasons for not reporting some or all of the cyber security incidents to a police service in 2025?

Select all that apply.

Incidents were resolved internally
Incidents were resolved through an IT consultant or contractor
To keep knowledge of the incidents internal
To protect the reputation of the business or organization or stakeholders
Did not want to spend more time or money on the issue
Police service would not consider incidents important enough
Police service was unsatisfactory in the past
Unsure of where or how to report
Reporting process is too complicated or unclear
Did not think the perpetrator would be convicted or adequately punished
Minor incidents, no value in reporting
Lack of evidence
Did not think of contacting a police service
Incidents were reported to another government department, agency, centre, or regulator
No requirement to report
OR
Business or organization reported all cyber security incidents to a police service in 2025

Cyber security incidents reporting - Question identifier47

Excluding police services, which other external party did your business or organization report the cyber security incidents to in 2025?

Select all that apply.

Suppliers, customers, or partners
IT consultant or contractor
Cyber risk insurance provider
Canadian department, agency, centre or regulator
Which Canadian departments, agencies, centres or regulators did you report to?
Select all that apply.
- Office of the Privacy Commissioner
- Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
- Competition Bureau
- Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
- Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (Cyber Centre)
- Canadian Spam Reporting Centre
- Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC)
- Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
- Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)
- Other
Foreign department, agency, centre or regulator
Industry association
Bank or other financial institution
Software or service vendor
Cyber security employees at other businesses or organizations
OR
Business or organization did not report any cyber security incidents to external parties in 2025

Cyber security incidents reporting - Question identifier48

What were the reasons for not reporting some or all the of the cyber security incidents to an external party in 2025?

Select all that apply.

Incidents were reported to a police service only
Incidents were resolved internally
To keep knowledge of the incidents internal
To protect the reputation of the business or organization or stakeholders
Lack of evidence
No obligation or benefit to reporting
Minor incidents, no value in reporting
Did not think of reporting the incidents to an external party
Did not know where to report cyber security incidents
OR
Business or organization reported all cyber security incidents to external parties in 2025

Cyber security incidents reporting - Question identifier49

In responding to the cyber security incidents in 2025, which external parties did your business or organization contact for information or advice?

Select all that apply.

Suppliers, customers, or partners
IT consultant or contractor
Cyber risk insurance provider
Legal services
Police services
Which level of police service did your business or organization contact?
Select all that apply.
- Federal
- Provincial
- Territorial
- Municipal
- Indigenous
Canadian department, agency, centre or regulator
Which Canadian departments, agencies, centres or regulators did you contact?
- Office of the Privacy Commissioner
- Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
- Competition Bureau
- Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
- Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (Cyber Centre)
- Canadian Spam Reporting Centre
- Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC)
- Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
- Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)
- Other
Foreign department, agency, centre or regulator
Industry association
Bank or other financial institution
Software or service vendor
A cyber security information sharing community
Other Internet community
Friends, family, or acquaintances
Computer repair shop
Cyber security employees at other businesses or organizations
OR
Business or organization did not contact any external parties in 2025

Cyber security incidents reporting - Question identifier50
Did your business or organization report any attempted but unsuccessful cyber security attacks or intrusions to police services or other external parties in 2025?

Include all levels of police service including federal, provincial, territorial, municipal and Indigenous.

Yes
Which external parties did your business or organization report the attempted cyber security attacks or intrusions to?
Select all that apply.
- Police services
  Which level of police service did your business or organization report to?
  Select all that apply.
  - Federal
  - Provincial
  - Territorial
  - Municipal
  - Indigenous
- Suppliers, customer or partners
- IT consultant or contractor
- Cyber risk insurance provider
- Canadian department, agency, centre or regulator
  Which Canadian departments, agencies, centres or regulators did you report to?
  Select all that apply.
  - Office of the Privacy Commissioner
  - Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
  - Competition Bureau
  - Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
  - Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (Cyber Centre)
  - Canadian Spam Reporting Centre
  - Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC)
  - Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
  - Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)
  - Other
- Foreign department, agency, centre or regulator
- Industry association
- Banks or other financial institution
- Software or service vendor
- Cyber security employees at other businesses or organizations
- Other
No
Do not know

Current cyber security trends

Current cyber security trends - Question identifier51

In 2025, what was the total value of ransom payments made by your business or organization?

More than $0, but less than or equal to $10,000
More than $10,000, but less than or equal to $50,000
More than $50,000, but less than or equal to $100,000
More than $100,000, but less than or equal to $250,000
More than $250,000, but less than or equal to $500,000
More than $500,000
The business or organization did not make ransom payments in 2025
Do not know

Current cyber security trends - Question identifier52

In 2025, what form of transaction did your business or organization use to make ransom payments?

Select all that apply.

Cryptocurrency
Gift card
E-transfer
Via a third party
Cheque
Credit or debit card
Other
- Please specify

Current cyber security trends - Question identifier53

In 2025, which external parties did your business or organization work with to address ransomware incidents?

Include all external parties your business or organization reported the ransomware incidents to.

Select all that apply.

IT consultant or contractor
Cyber risk insurance provider
Police services
Which level of police service did your business or organization work with?
Select all that apply.
- Federal
- Provincial
- Territorial
- Municipal
- Indigenous
Canadian department, agency, centre or regulator
Which Canadian department, agencies, centres or regulators did you work with?
Select all that apply.
- Office of the Privacy Commissioner
- Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
- Competition Bureau
- Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
- Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (Cyber Centre)
- Canadian Spam Reproting Centre
- Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC)
- Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
- Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)
- Other
Foreign department, agency, centre or regulator
Industry association
Bank or other financial institution
Software or service vendor
Other external parties
OR
The business or organization did not work with external parties to resolve ransomware incidents in 2025
OR
Do not know

Current cyber security trends - Question identifier54

In the case of ransomware attacks, does your business or organization have a rule or policy to not pay the ransom?

The business or organization has a rule or policy to not pay the ransom
The business or organization does not have a rule or policy to not pay the ransom
Do not know

Notification of intent to extract web data

Notification of intent to extract web data - Question identifier55

What is this business or organization's website address?

We may also visit this business or organization's website to search for additional publicly available information using automated methods, being careful not to impede the functionality of the website.

Website address

Statistics Canada: Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy Report, 2024 to 2025

Introduction to the 2024 to 2025 Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy Report

The 2022 to 2026 Federal Sustainable Development Strategy (FSDS) presents the Government of Canada's sustainable development goals and targets, as required by the Federal Sustainable Development Act. This is the first FSDS to be framed using the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations 2030 Agenda and provides a balanced view of the environmental, social, and economic dimensions of sustainable development.

In keeping with the purpose of the Act, which is to make decision-making related to sustainable development more transparent and accountable to Parliament, Statistics Canada supports the goals laid out in the FSDS through the activities described in Statistics Canada's 2023 to 2027 Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy (DSDS). This Report provides progress on Statistics Canada's DSDS in the fiscal year 2024-2025.

The Federal Sustainable Development Act also sets out 7 principles that must be considered in the development of the FSDS as well as DSDSs. These basic principles have been considered and incorporated in Statistics Canada's DSDS, 2023 to 2024 DSDS Report and now 2024 to 2025 DSDS Report.

To promote coordinated action on sustainable development across the Government of Canada, Statistics Canada's departmental strategy reports on the agency's progress towards implementing the 2030 Agenda and advancing the SDGs, supported by the Global Indicator Framework (GIF) and Canadian Indicator Framework (CIF) targets and indicators. The Report also now captures progress on SDG initiatives that fall outside the scope of the FSDS.

Commitments for Statistics Canada

Goal 1:
Reduce Poverty in Canada in All Its Forms

FSDS Context

On August 21, 2018, the Government of Canada released the report, Opportunity for All: Canada's First Poverty Reduction Strategy. This strategy outlines the vision to achieve a Canada where no one lives below the poverty line and introduces poverty reduction targets that were legislated under the Poverty Reduction Actin 2019.

Both the Strategy and the Act outline commitments for Statistics Canada, including establishing Statistics Canada as the source for Canada's Official Poverty Line and tasking the Agency with regular review, maintenance, updating and publication of the official poverty thresholds and estimates.

Official measures of poverty are calculated using the Market Basket Measure (MBM). The MBM is a measure of low income, based on the cost of a basket of goods and services (e.g., food, clothing, shelter, transportation, and other necessities) that individuals and families require to meet their basic needs and achieve a modest standard of living. Individuals and families living across the country who cannot afford the cost of this basket of goods and services are considered to be living below Canada's Official Poverty Line. The poverty reduction targets are measured through the Canadian Income Survey using the 2018-base MBM methodology.

In addition to the official metrics used to measure poverty, the Poverty Reduction Act stipulates other metrics (12 indicators) are to be used to measure the level of poverty; these are available through the Dimensions of Poverty Hub. The Poverty Hub allows Canadians and governments to track progress, recognizing that poverty is a multifaceted issue that cannot be fully captured by the MBM. Some of these additional indicators are non-income-based and measure different dimensions of poverty, such as, lack of dignity, opportunity and inclusion, resilience and security (e.g., unmet housing needs, food insecurity, literacy, numeracy, etc.).

In 2023, a third comprehensive review process of the official measures of poverty was undertaken in partnership between Statistics Canada and Employment and Social Development Canada; it includes consultations with Canadians on how to better reflect more recent standards of living. The review will conclude in the fall of 2025, after which, the main metric used to measure poverty will be updated to use the 2023-based MBM methodology, while poverty rates will be made available through the regular dissemination methods.

Additionally, timeliness improvements to the program have been made such that high-quality preliminary estimates now precede, by several months, the official estimates.

Target theme: Poverty Reduction

Target: By 2030, reduce the poverty rate by 50% from its 2015 level (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development)

Poverty Reduction
Implementation Strategy	Departmental Action	Performance Indicator Starting Point Target	How the Departmental Action Contributes to the FSDS Goal and Target and, Where Applicable, to Canada's 2030 Agenda National Strategy and SDGs	Results Achieved
Improve the measurement of poverty	Annual Release of data on the percentage of Canadians below Canada's Poverty line and occasional release of data on Prevalence on asset resilience Expansion of the Canadian Income Survey to the Territories and development of a Northern-Market Basket Measure Program: Centre for Housing and Income Statistics	Performance indicator: # of releases on the percentage of Canadians below Canada's Poverty Line and Prevalence of asset resilience % completion of the expansion of data available for the North Starting point: 2 releases in 2022-2023 80% Target: 2 releases, annually 100% by end of 2023-2024	Strengthens poverty data and measurement that reflects the unique costs of living in Canada's northern and remote communities. In addition to designating the Market Basket Measure (MBM) as the official metric to measure the Government of Canada's poverty reduction targets, the Poverty Reduction Act also stipulated that the MBM should be reviewed on a regular basis to ensure it reflects the up-to-date cost of a basket of goods and services representing a modest, basic standard of living in Canada. In that regard, a proposed update (2023-base) to the provincial (MBM) and territorial MBM (Northern MBM) methodologies is in its final review period, which is expected to end in the fall of 2025. Finally, the Canadian Income Survey continues to provide annual income information for both the provinces and territories, which allows for poverty estimation to be possible for all of Canada. These actions contribute to the FSDS goal by making poverty measurement possible for all provinces and territories and ensuring the poverty measurement tool uses the most recent data and standards. Consequently, the Government of Canada's poverty reduction targets are evaluated using a measurement tool that is reflective of the contemporary living standards for all Canadians. Relevant targets or ambitions: CIF Ambition: Reduce poverty in Canada in all its forms CIF Target: By 2030, a 50% reduction in the rate of poverty, compared to the 2015 level CIF Indicator: 1.1.1 Poverty rate, as measured by Canada's official poverty line GIF Target: 1.2 By 2030, reduce at least by half the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definition.	Indicator result: Indicator 1: 2024-2025: 2 releases 2023-2024: 2 releases Indicator 2: 2024-2025: 100% 2023-2024: 100% Notes: In October 2024, the 2023 Survey of Financial Security (SFS) results were released, which included updated asset resilience data. The asset resilience data table was updated in the Dimensions of Poverty Hub. During the period, official results for 2022 were released. Then, in November 2024, preliminary poverty estimates for 2023 were released. The official poverty rates for 2023 were released May 1, 2025.

Goal 3:
Support Mental Health and Adopt Healthy Behaviours

FSDS Context

Statistics Canada is mandated to collect, compile, and disseminate data on a wide variety of subjects. It is within this mandate that Statistics Canada provides data to support reporting and measuring of progress towards achieving goals and targets under the Federal Sustainability Act. These data are a part of the suite of Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI) that are publicly available through the Environment and Climate Change Canada's webpage. Indicators supporting mental health and the adoption of healthy behaviours available from Statistics Canada also contribute to information related to quality of life.

Quality of life, or well-being, refers to the wealth and comfort of individuals, communities and society based on both material and non-material factors that are important to people's lives, such as health and social connections.

In 2022, Statistics Canada launched the Quality of Life Hub to bring together key economic, social, and environmental datasets to support the measurement of Canadians' quality of life. The Quality of Life Statistics Program underwent its first 'biennial review' in 2024-25, in an effort to ensure the Program, including its indicators and the Quality of Life Hub remain fit for purpose in a changing federal context.

Target theme: Adopt Healthy Behaviours

Implementation strategies supporting the goal: This section is for implementation strategies that support the goal "Support Mental Health and Adopt Healthy Behaviours" but not a specific FSDS target.

Adopt Healthy Behaviours
Implementation Strategy	Departmental Action	Performance Indicator Starting Point Target	How the Departmental Action Contributes to the FSDS Goal and Target and, Where Applicable, to Canada's 2030 Agenda National Strategy and SDGs	Results Achieved
Collect data and information to inform evidence-based decisions	Improve the measurement of quality of life and dissemination of quality of life data Program: Centre for Social Data Development and Insights	Performance Indicator: % of definitions completed for all framework indicators, with relevant available data disseminated on the Quality of Life Hub Starting point: 2022-2023: 92% Target: 100% by 2025-2026	Strengthens measurement of well-being and the determinants of well-being. Supports Implementation Strategy to collect data and information to inform evidence-based decisions related to health and mental health. Collecting and disseminating more timely and granular data on well-being and the determinants of well-being based on Canada's Quality of Life framework was introduced in Budget 2021. Of the 91 indicators in the Quality of Life framework, 81 definitions have been endorsed by an interdepartmental governance committee and are now available publicly on Statistics Canada's Quality of Life Hub. All indicator pages of the Quality of Life Hub are populated with relevant data, analysis, and linkages to other key frameworks such as the Canadian Indicator Framework (CIF) Relevant targets or ambitions: CIF Ambition: Canadians have healthy and satisfying lives CIF Indicator: 3.6.1 Percentage of Canadians who are satisfied or very satisfied with their life. GIF Target: n/a	Indicator result: 2024-2025: 89% 2023-2024: 92% Notes: The first ever biennial review of the Quality of Life Framework was conducted in 2024-2025 and resulted in a number of indicator splits, increasing the total number of indicators in the Framework from 84 to 91. The total number of Hub pages released to date is 81.

Goal 5:
Champion Gender Equality

FSDS Context

In 2018, Statistics Canada launched the Gender, Diversity, and Inclusion Statistics (GDIS) Hub. This Hub connects all Statistics Canada products related to gender, diversity, and inclusion in Canada as well as information on gender statistics in the international context. This Hub facilitates access for all Canadians to a wide range of information within the gender, diversity, and inclusion lens. As of 2024-25, Statistics Canada has compiled data on each of the indicators of the Gender Results Framework (GRF), alongside other key gender-related indicators. To enhance user experience and data accessibility, interactive dashboards have been developed for each GRF pillar, including: Education and skills development, Economic participation and prosperity, Leadership and democratic participation, Gender-based violence and access to justice, Poverty reduction, health and well-being, and other Statistics Canada gender indicators. These dashboards allow users to easily view, explore, and interact with relevant gender-disaggregated data.

The GDIS Hub now serves as the primary platform for disseminating products and information related to Statistics Canada's Disaggregated Data Action Plan which aims to highlight and make more broadly available information on the lived experiences of diverse groups of people in Canada, such as women, Indigenous peoples, racialized populations, and persons with disabilities. In addition, the 'Fairness and Inclusion' lens of the Quality of Life Framework builds upon the existing tradition of Gender-based Analysis Plus, and aligns with the ambitions of the Disaggregated Data Action Plan in its efforts to move beyond population averages to look at distributions of quality of life outcomes.

Statistics Canada has also been collaborating with Innovation Science and Economic Development Canada and Natural Resources Canada to develop statistics on Canada's environmental and clean technology sector. The Environmental and Clean Technology Products Economic Account includes a human resources module which provides statistics on demographics associated with environmental and clean technology activities production in Canada (e.g., gender, age, education, immigration status, Indigenous identity, wages, and occupation types). These data allow for broader insight into the sector's role in the economy and of women's contribution to this sector and further support the target theme of acting on gender equality.

Target theme: Take Action on Gender Equality

Implementation strategies supporting the goal: This section is for implementation strategies that support the goal "Champion gender equality" but not a specific FSDS target.

Take Action on Gender Equality
Implementation Strategy	Departmental Action	Performance Indicator Starting Point Target	How the Departmental Action Contributes to the FSDS Goal and Target and, Where Applicable, to Canada's 2030 Agenda National Strategy and SDGs	Results Achieved
Disaggregated Data	Disaggregated data available on the clean technology sector's workforce to provide data on the gender distribution. Implement the Disaggregated Data Action Plan to fill data and knowledge gaps on inequalities based on gender. Program: Environment Accounts and Statistics Program Disaggregated Data Action Plan	Performance indicator: # of releases for data on the percentage of women working in the environmental and clean technology sector % of statistical indicators produced regularly by the Socio-Economic Program that relate to people and are disaggregated by gender Starting point: 2022-2023: 1 release; data available on request 2021-2022: 65% Target: 1 release, annually; data published on the StatCan website by 2024-2025 80% by 2025-2026	Data on women in the clean technology sector are being produced as part of the Human Resources Module (HRM) of the Environment and Clean Technology Products Economic Account. The HRM provides annual estimates that cover employee jobs only. Data on gender were released to the public as an analytical piece in November 2022 using data derived from the employee jobs data; specific tables that break down employee jobs by gender are now published separately. The Disaggregated Data Action Plan (DDAP) is a whole-of-government approach led by Statistics Canada that aims at providing more representative data and statistical information for diverse groups of population. It enables more representative data collection methods, enhances statistics on diverse populations, including gender statistics, to allow for intersectional analyses, and supports government and societal efforts to address known inequalities and promote fair and inclusive decision-making. DDAP will significantly increase the quality and size of Statistics Canada's data holdings, including the number of statistical products available that highlight the experiences of different population groups. It will also improve the Agency's analytical capacity and insights on diverse population groups to inform decision-making across different levels of government and promote equity, fairness, and inclusion. Statistics Canada also produces a suite of indicators aligned with the Gender Results Framework to advance gender equality. These span across six key areas: education and skills development; economic participation and prosperity; leadership and democratic participation; gender-based violence and access to justice; poverty reduction, health, and well-being; and gender equality around the world. Many of the indicators align with other international frameworks, such as the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals. Producing and publishing estimates on gender, including under the Environmental Clean Technology Products Economic Account supports the goal of Championing Gender Equity. Relevant targets or ambitions: Goal 5 CIF as a whole CIF Ambition/Target: n/a CIF Indicator: n/a GIF Target: n/a	Indicator result: Indicator 1: 2024-2025: 1 release 2023-2024: 1 release Indicator 2: 2024-2025: 100% 2023-2024: 97% 2022-2023: 80% Notes: Indicator 2: Gender Results Framework (GRF): 49 (100%) indicators were released or updated in 2024-25 in an interactive format, enhancing access and supporting the Disaggregated Data Action Plan by improving access to gender-disaggregated data.

Goal 10:
Advance Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples and Take Action on Inequality

FSDS Context

Statistics Canada is working to create more disaggregated analysis that includes data pertaining to Indigenous Peoples, gender, racialized persons, and people with disabilities. Since 2021, the Disaggregated Data Action Plan has encouraged the regular release of socio-economic analyses that includes data pertaining to these groups and has incorporated measures of performance for these into its Departmental Performance Framework. This work supports the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. In 2019, the Centre for Indigenous Statistics and Partnerships was established within Statistics Canada. The Centre strives to build and enhance Indigenous statistical information and capacity through partnerships and the provision of the tools needed for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities for better decision-making. The Centre also works within the department to further encourage employees to increase their knowledge and understanding of relationships with Indigenous Peoples. To facilitate access to data and information pertaining to Indigenous Peoples, Statistics Canada created the Statistics on Indigenous Peoples portal. Data and information found in this portal highlight the unique and shared experiences of Indigenous Peoples across Canada and provides links to resources for Canadians to learn more about the socio-economic well-being of First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities and about Indigenous history, languages, cultures, and experiences.

To complement these efforts, the Gender, Diversity, and Inclusion Statistics (GDIS) Hub provides a centralized platform to access a wide range of statistical products related to gender, diversity, and inclusion in Canada. The GDIS Hub includes a search feature that enables users to explore data by population groups and intersecting identity factors, thereby supporting a more nuanced understanding of Canada's diverse populations.

Target theme: Advancing reconciliation with First Nations, Inuit, and the Métis communities

Target: Between 2023 and 2026, and every year on an ongoing basis, develop and table annual progress reports on implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada)

Advancing reconciliation with First Nations, Inuit, and the Métis communities
Implementation Strategy	Departmental Action	Performance Indicator Starting Point Target	How the Departmental Action Contributes to the FSDS Goal and Target and, Where Applicable, to Canada's 2030 Agenda National Strategy and SDGs	Results Achieved
Implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act	Provide Indigenous cultural awareness information to Statistics Canada's employees related to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit and/or the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Through the Indigenous Liaison Program, Partnership team and the Indigenous Statistical Capacity Development Initiative in Centre for Indigenous Statistics and Partnerships, liaise with Indigenous organizations and communities to understand their data needs and build data capacity. Program: UN Declaration Act Implementation Secretariat Centre for Indigenous Statistics and Partnerships	Performance indicator: Number of Indigenous cultural awareness trainings offered to Statistics Canada's employees Number of training courses on building data capacity for and with Indigenous organizations and communities Starting point: 35 trainings held in 2022-2023 52 held in 2022-2023 Target: Minimum of 35 annually from 2022-2023 Minimum 35 annually from 2022-2023	Public servants are in a unique position to help build respectful relationships with Indigenous Peoples in Canada. This action encourages public service employees to increase their Indigenous cultural competency skills and awareness of issues related to First Nations, Métis and Inuit in Canada, and their knowledge of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. This action contributes to the development of necessary cultural competency knowledge and skills to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. Relevant targets or ambitions: CIF Ambition: Canadians live free of discrimination and inequalities are reduced CIF Indicator: n/a GIF Target: 10.3 Ensure equal opportunity and reduce inequalities of outcome, including by eliminating discriminatory laws, policies and practices and promoting appropriate legislation, policies and action in this regard	Indicator result: Indicator 1: 2024-2025: 54 Indigenous cultural awareness trainings offered to Statistics Canada's employees 2023-2024: 37 Indigenous cultural awareness trainings offered to Statistics Canada's employees Indicator 2: 2024-2025: 53 statistical capacity development trainings offered to First Nations, Métis and Inuit participants, communities and Indigenous organizations. 2023-2024: 35 Statistical capacity development training events offered. Notes: Indicator 1: For 2024-2025: the 54 Indigenous cultural awareness trainings offered to Statistics Canada's employees included 52 Indigenous Peoples in Canada trainings and 2 Indigenous Share and Learn events. For 2023-2024: The 37 Indigenous cultural awareness trainings offered to Statistics Canada's employees included 14 Indigenous cultural awareness training sessions and 23 Indigenous Share and Learn events.

Target theme: Taking action on inequality

Target: Each year, the federal public service meets or surpasses the workforce availability for women, Indigenous persons, persons with a disability, and members of a visible minority (President of the Treasury Board)

Taking action on inequality
Implementation Strategy	Departmental Action	Performance Indicator Starting Point Target	How the Departmental Action Contributes to the FSDS Goal and Target and, Where Applicable, to Canada's 2030 Agenda National Strategy and SDGs	Results Achieved
Implement the Disaggregated Data Action Plan to fill data and knowledge gaps on inequalities	Implement the Disaggregated Data Action Plan to fill data and knowledge gaps on inequalities Program: Departmental Disaggregated Data Action Plan	Performance indicator: % of statistical indicators produced regularly by the Socio-Economic Program that are disaggregated by employment equity groups Starting point: 2021-2022 metrics: Racialized populations: 49% Indigenous Peoples: 48% Persons with disabilities: 26% Target: By 2024-2025, the percentage of statistical indicators produced regularly by the Socio-EconomicProgram that relate to people and are disaggregated by: Racialized populations will be 70% Indigenous Peoples will be 70% Persons with disabilities will be 50%	Supports other implementation strategies in this area by providing detailed statistical information and analysis to better understand the experiences and inequities facing groups such as Indigenous Peoples, racialized populations, and people with disabilities. Statistics Canada Disaggregated Data Action Plan (DDAP) enables more representative data collection methods, enhances statistics on diverse populations to allow for intersectional analyses, and supports government and societal efforts to address known inequalities and promote fair and inclusive decision-making. DDAP will significantly increase the quality and size of Statistics Canada's data holdings, including the number of statistical products available that highlight the experiences of different population groups. It will also improve the Agency's analytical capacity and insights on diverse population groups to inform decision-making across different levels of government and promote equity, fairness, and inclusion. Women are also included under the DDAP. Specific targets related to women are outlined under Goal 5: Championing Gender Equality Relevant targets or ambitions: CIF Ambition/Target: n/a CIF Indicator: n/a GIF Target: n/a	Indicator result: 2024-25 metrics: Racialized populations: 43% Indigenous Peoples: 43% Persons with disabilities: 30% 2023-24 metrics: Racialized populations: 50% Indigenous Peoples: 47% Persons with disabilities: 25% 2022-2023 metrics: Racialized populations: 60% Indigenous Peoples: 49% Persons with disabilities: 19% Note: Percentages fluctuate from year to year because data are based on indicators which may not be collected on an annual basis.

Goal 12:
Reduce Waste and Transition to Zero-emission Vehicles

FSDS Context

The Single-Use Plastics Prohibition Regulations are part of Canada's national strategy to reduce plastic waste. In collaboration with Environment and Climate Change Canada, Statistics Canada launched a new program called Physical Flow Account for Plastic Material that produces new data to track the production, use and fate of plastic materials in Canada's economy.

Target theme: Management of Waste, Resources, and Chemicals

Target: By 2030, the amount of single-use plastics that is entering the environment as pollution will be reduced by 5% and that is sent to landfill by 3% (Minister of Environment and Climate Change)

Management of Waste, Resources, and Chemicals
Implementation Strategy	Departmental Action	Performance Indicator Starting Point Target	How the Departmental Action Contributes to the FSDS Goal and Target and, Where Applicable, to Canada's 2030 Agenda National Strategy and SDGs	Results Achieved
Research innovative solutions for plastics	Produce statistics on the production and fate of plastic products in the Canadian economy – broken down by product category resin type, and province and territory. Program: Physical Flow Accounts: Environment Accounts and Statistics Program	Performance indicator: # of annual releases for plastics within the Physical Flow Account Starting point: 2022-2023: 1 annual release Target: 1 release annually	In conjunction with Environment and Climate Change Canada, Statistics Canada is producing a Physical Flow Account on plastic material. This project tracks the production and fate of plastic products in the Canadian economy – broken down by product category resin type, and province and territory. The flow begins with production, continues with use, and tracks waste and recycling. These data will support tracking of the waste reduction targets by Environment and Climate Change Canada. Relevant targets or ambitions: CIF Ambition/Target: n/a CIF Indicator: 12.4.1 Proportion of discarded plastic leaked permanently into the environment GIF Target: n/a	Indicator result: 2024-2025: 1 release 2023-2024: 1 release Notes:

Target theme: Federal Leadership on Responsible Consumption

Target: The Government of Canada's procurement of goods and services will be net-zero emissions by 2050, to aid the transition to a net-zero, circular economy (All Ministers)

Federal Leadership on Responsible Consumption
Implementation Strategy	Departmental Action	Performance Indicator Starting Point Target	How the Departmental Action Contributes to the FSDS Goal and Target and, Where Applicable, to Canada's 2030 Agenda National Strategy and SDGs	Results Achieved
Transform the federal light-duty fleet	As StatCan replaces or purchases new vehicles for its fleet, they will be hybrid or fully electric vehicles only. Program: Procurement	Performance indicator: % of total conventional fleet acquisition that is hybrid or fully electric Starting point: 2022-2023: 20% Target: 100% of StatCan owned vehicles will be hybrid or fully electric by 2029-2030	Purchasing electric and hybrid vehicles reduces greenhouse gas emissions from conventional fleet operations. This enhances sustainable consumption. Relevant targets or ambitions: CIF Ambition: Canadians consume in a sustainable manner CIF Indicator: 12.1.1 Proportion of new light duty vehicle registrations that are zero-emission vehicles GIF Target: n/a	Indicator result: 2024-2025: 20% 2023-2024: 20% Notes: Fleet replacement subject to availability restrictions from PSPC's list of allowed vehicles.
Strengthen green procurement criteria	Ensure all procurement and materiel management specialists are trained in green procurement (such as, the Canada School of Public Service course on green procurement, or equivalent) within one year of being identified. Program: Procurement	Performance indicator: % of procurement and materiel management specialists trained in green procurement within one year of being identified Starting point: 2022-2023: 100% Target: 100% by 2022-2023	Green procurement incorporates environmental considerations into purchasing decisions and is expected to motivate suppliers to reduce the environmental impact of the goods and services they deliver, and their supply chains. Relevant targets or ambitions: CIF Ambition: Canadians consume in a sustainable manner CIF Indicator: 12.2.1 Proportion of businesses that adopt selected environmental protection activities and management practices GIF Target: 12.7 Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable, in accordance with national policies and priorities GIF indicator: 12.7.1 Degree of sustainable public procurement policies and action plan implementation	Indicator result: 100% in 2024-2025 100% in 2023-2024 Notes: Statistics Canada has an internal process where before activating procurement delegation, the employee must complete all the required mandatory training which includes COR405 Green Procurement through the Canada School of Public Service.

Goal 13:
Take Action on Climate Change and Its Impacts

FSDS Context

Statistics Canada contributes to the government-wide Greening Government Strategy. One action taken was to update business continuity plans to include an assessment of climate risk as well as identification of options to adapt to climate related hazards. A business continuity plan is an integrated management process to provide reasonable assurance that in the event of a disruption, the department can maintain an acceptable level of delivery of critical services and activities, and can achieve the timely recovery of other services and activities. In 2021, Statistics Canada also broadened the scope of the team responsible for management and coordination of business continuity plans to include emergency management and preparedness. This team supports the Department in outlining priority actions and plans to reduce impacts from major events, including those related to climate change, to ensure that critical services continue to be met.

Target theme: Federal Leadership on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions and Climate Resilience

Target: The Government of Canada will transition to net-zero carbon operations for facilities and conventional fleets by 2050 (All Ministers)

Federal Leadership on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions and Climate Resilience
Implementation Strategy	Departmental Action	Performance Indicator Starting Point Target	How the Departmental Action Contributes to the FSDS Goal and Target and, Where Applicable, to Canada's 2030 Agenda National Strategy and SDGs	Results Achieved
Implement the Greening Government Strategy through measures that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve climate resilience, and green the government's overall operations	Assess the risk of climate change impacts to the provision of mission critical data programs and ensure that climate resiliency is included in the scope of the business continuity plans. Program: Internal Services	Performance indicator: % of mission critical data programs that incorporate climate resiliency into the scope of their business continuity plan and update plans biannually Starting point: 100% Target: 100% of all plans will be inclusive of climate risk and climate resilience measures and be updated biannually by 2025-2026	Statistics Canada worked with the Greening Government Strategy team at the Treasury Board Secretariat to incorporate a climate change risk assessment tool into the existing risk assessment and business continuity plan processes. Since 2022-2023, all services have been assessed on risk, from low risk to very high risk, per definitions established by Public Safety Canada. Business continuity plans address mitigation measures for these risks, including identifying actions to prioritize in the event of a climate related impact. By assessing the risks of climate change impacts, and developing plans to reduce the risks, the risk of disruption to the proper functioning of the Government of Canada is reduced. It is a requirement that these plans be reviewed and updated twice yearly. Relevant targets or ambitions: CIF Ambition: Canadians are well-equipped and resilient to face the effects of Climate change CIF Indicator: 13.3.1 Proportion of municipal organization who factored climate change adaptation into their decision-making process GIF Target: 13.1 Strengthenresilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries. GIF Target: 13.3 Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning.	Indicator result: 100% in 2023-2024 Notes: Statistics Canada is presently working on creating an additional section focused on climate change within its business continuity management tool (including BIA, BCP, and Risk Assessment). In addition, Statistics Canada provides data for CIF indicator 13.3.1: Table 34-10-0290-01 Asset management practices of core public infrastructure.

Integrating Sustainable Development

Statistics Canada will continue to ensure that its decision-making process includes consideration of FSDS goals and targets through its Strategic Environmental and Economic Assessment (SEEA) process. A SEEA for a policy, program or regulatory proposal includes an analysis of the climate, nature, environmental and economic effects of the given proposal.

Public statements on the results of Statistics Canada's assessments are issued when an initiative that was the subject of a detailed Strategic Environmental and Economic Assessment is implemented or announced. The purpose of the public statement is to demonstrate that the environmental and economic effects, including contributions to the FSDS goals and targets, of an initiative have been considered during proposal development and decision making.

Statistics Canada did not have any proposals subject to a detailed SEEA that were announced or implemented in 2024-2025.

2025 Field Crop Survey - December

Introduction

Purpose

The purpose of the field crop surveys is to obtain information on seeded and harvested field crop areas, average yields, production and on-farm stocks at strategic times over the course of a typical crop cycle, which ranges from spring to late fall. Therefore, the field crop surveys are conducted in June, November and December. Model-based estimates are used for March on-farm stocks. Seeding intentions, previously collected in March, are now collected in December.

Authority

This information is collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19.

Although voluntary, your participation is important so that the information collected is as accurate and complete as possible.

Purpose

The survey collects data on forage seed shipped during the year. Seed trade and professional associations use the data to better evaluate trends in forage seed usage and to conduct market share analysis.

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

Confidentiality

Your answers are confidential.

Data-sharing agreements

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

For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with provincial and territorial ministries of agriculture and with the Prince Edward Island Statistical agency. For agreements with provincial and territorial government organizations, the shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.

Record linkage

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

Security of emails and faxes

Note: Our online questionnaires are secure, there is no risk of data interception when responding to Statistics Canada online surveys.

Reporting instructions

Please print in ink.
Consult the reporting guide at Integrated Business Statistics Program (IBSP) for further information.

Business or organization and contact information

Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:1

Please verify or provide the business or organization's legal and operating name and correct where needed. Note: Legal name modifications should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.

Legal name

Operating name (if applicable)

Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:2

Please verify or provide the contact information of the designated business or organization contact person for this questionnaire and correct where needed. Note: The designated contact person is the person who should receive this questionnaire. The designated contact person may not always be the one who actually completes the questionnaire.

First name

Last name

Title

Preferred language of communication

Mailing address (number and street)

City

Province, territory or state

Postal code or ZIP code Example: A9A 9A9 or 12345-1234

Country

Email address Example: user@example.gov.ca

Telephone number (including area code) Example: 123-123-1234

Extension number (if applicable)

Fax number (including area code) Example: 123-123-1234

Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:3

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

1: Operational
2: Not currently operational e.g., temporarily or permanently closed, change of ownership

Why is this business or organization not currently operational?

1: Seasonal operations
2: Ceased operations
3: Sold operations
4: Amalgamated with (an) other business(es) or organization(s)
5: Temporarily inactive but will re-open
6: No longer operating due to other reason(s)

Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:3a

Seasonal operations

When did this business or organization close for the season?

Date:

Example: YYYY-MM-DD

When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?

Date:

Example: YYYY-MM-DD

Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:3b

Ceased operations

When did this business or organization cease operations?

Date:

Example: YYYY-MM-DD

Why did this business or organization cease operations?

1: Bankruptcy
2: Liquidation
3: Dissolution
4: Other reasons - specify:

Why did this business or organization cease operations?

Other reasons - specify:

Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:3c

Sold operations

When was this business or organization sold?

Date:

Example: YYYY-MM-DD

What is the legal name of the buyer?

Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:3d

Amalgamated with (an) other business(es) or organization(s)

When did this business or organization amalgamate?

Date:

Example: YYYY-MM-DD

What is the legal name of the resulting or continuing business or organization?

What is (are) the legal name(s) of the other amalgamated business(es) or organization(s)?

Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:3e

Temporarily inactive but will re-open

When did this business or organization become temporarily inactive?

Date:

Example: YYYY-MM-DD

When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?

Date:

Example: YYYY-MM-DD

Why is this business or organization temporarily inactive?

Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:3f

No longer operating due to other reason(s)

When did this business or organization cease operations?

Date:

Example: YYYY-MM-DD

Why did this business or organization cease operations?

Main activity

Main activity - Question identifier:4.

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

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

1: This is the current main activity. -- Go to next section
2: This is not the current main activity.

Please provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's main activity.

e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development

Main activity - Question identifier:5.

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

1: Yes
2: No -- Go to next section

Main activity - Question identifier:6.

When did the main activity change?

Date: YYYY / MM / DD

Grains in storage

Grains in storage - Question identifier:1.

Did you/Will you have any grains in storage on your farm on December 31, 2025?

Include:

grains harvested in or prior to 2025
grains owned by someone else but stored on your farm
grains purchased for animal feed or seed.

Exclude:

brand name feeds that were purchased (feed rations)
grains that you own but are stored off your farm (e.g., elevator, another farm, condominium storage, via storage ticket).

Note: Any crops harvested as fodder or green silage should not be included as 'grains in storage'.

1: Yes (Go to question 2)
2: No (Go to question 8)

Grains in storage - Question identifier:2.

For the following, indicate the quantity stored on your farm on December 31, 2025.

Quantity in storage

Unit of measure (select for each crop/grains)

01: Bushels
02: Metric tonnes
03: Imperial tons
04: Kilograms
05: Pounds
06: Hundredweights

a.: Barley
b.: Canary seed
c.: Canola (rapeseed)
d.: Chickpeas
e.: Corn for grain

Include seed corn.

Exclude sweet corn and corn for silage.

f.: Dry beans, coloured, total
g.: Dry beans, white pea (Navy)
h.: Dry field peas
i.: Flaxseed
j.: Lentils
k.: Mixed grains

i.e., two or more grains sown together

l.: Mustard seed
m.: Oats
n.: Rye (spring and fall)
o.: Soybeans
p.: Sunflower seed
q.: Wheat, durum
r.: Wheat, spring - Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS)
s.: Wheat, spring - Canada Northern Hard Red (CNHR)
t.: Wheat, spring - Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR)

Include semi-dwarf varieties.

u.: Wheat, spring - Canada Prairie Spring White (CPSW)

Include semi-dwarf varieties.

Exclude soft white spring wheat.

v.: Wheat, spring - Canada Western Extra Strong (CWES)

Include utility.

w.: Wheat, spring - Canada Western Hard White Spring (CWHWS)
x.: Wheat, spring - Canada Western Soft White Spring (CWSWS)
y: Wheat, spring - Canada Eastern Red Spring (CERS)
z.: Wheat, spring - other

Include all other varieties not listed above.

aa.: Wheat, winter

Grains in storage - Question identifier:3.

What is the percent moisture content of the corn for grain you have in storage, if applicable?

Include seed corn.

Exclude sweet corn and corn for silage.

Percentage from 1.0% to 40.0%

If Quebec respondent, go to question 4. Otherwise, go to question 7.

If Quebec respondent, go to question 4. Otherwise, go to question 7. - Question identifier:4.

What percentage of the corn for grain in storage is intended for the commercial market, if applicable?

If Quebec respondent, go to question 4. Otherwise, go to question 7. - Question identifier:5.

What percentage of the total spring wheat in storage on December 31, 2025 is intended for human consumption, if applicable?

If Quebec respondent, go to question 4. Otherwise, go to question 7. - Question identifier:6.

What percentage of the winter wheat in storage is intended for human consumption, if applicable?

Use of temporary storage for grain

Use of temporary storage for grain - Question identifier:7.

As of December 31, 2025, is any grain stored or will be stored on your farm using temporary storage methods? e.g., grain rings, grain or silo bags, under tarp

a: Yes
b: No

If Yes, approximately what quantity is or will be stored using temporary methods?

Quantity in temporary storage

Unit of measure (select)

01: Bushels
02: Metric tonnes
03: Imperial tons
04: Kilograms
05: Pounds
06: Hundredweights

Permanent grain storage capacity

Permanent grain storage capacity - Question identifier:8.

What is the total capacity of the permanent grain storage structures on your farm?

e.g., silos, grain bins, grain storage sheds

Permanent grain storage capacity

Unit of measure (select)

01: Bushels
02: Metric tonnes
03: Imperial tons
04: Kilograms
05: Pounds
06: Hundredweights

All land operated

The following questions deal with all land operated.

Include land rented from other operations and Crown or public land used for agricultural purposes.

Exclude land rented to other operations.

Unit of measure

Unit of measure - Question identifier:9.

For the following questions, what unit of measure will be used to report land areas?

1: Acres
2: Hectares
3: Arpents (for Québec only)

Fall rye and winter wheat seeded in the fall

Fall rye and winter wheat seeded in the fall - Question identifier:10.

In the fall of 2025, did you seed any fall rye and/or winter wheat?

1: Yes, Go to question 11
2: No, Go to question 13

Fall rye and winter wheat seeded in the fall - Question identifier:11.

For the following crops, indicate the area seeded in the fall of 2025.

a: Fall rye
b: Winter wheat

Seeding intentions for 2026

Seeding intentions for 2026 - Question identifier:13.

Will you seed any crops in 2026?

1: Yes, Go to question 14
2: No, Go to question 16

Seeding intentions for 2026 - Question identifier:14.

For the following crops, what is the area you intend to seed in 2026?

a: Barley
b: Buckwheat
c: Canary seed, hairless (canario)
d: Canary seed, regular
e: Canola (rapeseed)
f: Chickpeas, desi
g: Chickpeas, kabuli
h: Chickpeas, other and unknown
i: Corn for grain

Include seed corn.

Exclude sweet corn and corn for silage.

j: Corn for silage
k: Dry beans, black -- black turtle, preto
l: Dry beans, cranberry -- romano
m: Dry beans, dark red kidney
n: Dry beans, great northern
o: Dry beans, light red kidney
p: Dry beans, pinto
q: Dry beans, small red (red Mexican)
r: Dry beans, white pea (Navy)
s: Dry beans, other and unknown
t: Dry field peas -- green

Exclude green peas for processing or fresh market

u: Dry field peas -- yellow
v: Dry field peas -- other and unknown
w: Faba beans (fava, broad)
x: Flaxseed
y: Hemp
z: Lentils -- large green
aa: Lentils -- red
ab: Lentils -- small green
ac: Lentils -- other and unknown
ad: Mixed grains

i.e., two or more grains sown together

ae: Mustard seed -- brown
af: Mustard seed -- oriental
ag: Mustard seed -- yellow
ah: Mustard seed -- other and unknown
ai: Oats
aj: Potatoes
ak: Soybeans
al: Spring rye
am: Sugar beets
an: Sunflower seed
ao: Triticale
ap: Tobacco
aq: Wheat, durum
ar: Wheat, spring -- Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS)
as: Wheat, spring -- Canada Northern Hard Red (CNHR)
at: Wheat, spring -- Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR)

Include semi-dwarf varieties

au: Wheat, spring -- Canada Prairie Spring White (CPSW)

Include semi-dwarf varieties.

Exclude soft white spring wheat.

av: Wheat, spring -- Canada Western Extra Strong (CWES)

Include utility.

aw: Wheat, spring -- Canada Western Hard White Spring (CWHWS)
ax: Wheat, spring -- Canada Western Soft White Spring (CWSWS)
ay: Wheat, spring — Canada Eastern Red Spring (CERS)

Include Eastern Hard Red spring

az: Wheat, spring -- other

Include all other varieties not listed above.

ba: Other -- Specify other field crops

Exclude:

Alfalfa, hay and forage seed. These crops will be reported later in the questionnaire.
Vegetables, such as pumpkins, green peas, onions, cucumbers, tomatoes, etc.

Tame hay and forage seed

Tame hay and forage seed - Question identifier:16.

Will you grow any alfalfa, other tame hay or forage seed in 2026?

Include hay grown on land rented from other operations and Crown or public land.

1: Yes, Go to question 17
2: No, Go to question 18

Tame hay and forage seed - Question identifier:17.

For the following crops, what will be your total area in 2026?

Exclude under-seeded areas.

a: Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures
b: Other tame hay
c: Forage seed

Other land areas

Other land areas - Question identifier:18.

Please report your areas in 2026 for the following:

a: Summerfallow

Include chemfallow areas, winterkilled areas (i.e., fall crop areas ploughed under but not reseeded) etc.

b: Land for pasture or grazing

Exclude areas to be harvested as dry hay, silage or forage seed, community pastures, co-operative grazing associations or grazing reserves.

Note: If a field is used the same year for harvesting tame hay and as pasture, count it only once as a tame hay field.

c: Other land

e.g., farm buildings and farmyard , vegetable gardens, roads, woodland, swamp

Agricultural production

Agricultural production - Question identifier:19.

Which of the following agricultural products are currently being produced on this operation?

Field crops - Go to question 15
Hay - Go to question 15
Summerfallow - Go to question 15
Potatoes - Go to question 15
Fruit, berries and nuts - Go to question 15
Vegetables - Go to question 15
Sod - Go to question 15
Nursery products - Go to question 15
Greenhouse products - Go to question 16
Cattle and calves

Include beef or dairy. - Go to question 17

Pigs - Go to question 17
Sheep and lambs - Go to question 17
Mink - Go to question 17
Fox - Go to question 17
Hens and chickens - Go to question 18
Turkeys - Go to question 18
Maple taps - Go to question 19
Honey bees - Go to question 20
Mushrooms - Go to question 21
Other - Specify agricultural products
OR

Not producing agricultural products

Greenhouse area

Greenhouse area - Question identifier:21.

What is the total area under glass, plastic or other protection used for growing plants?

Total area:

1: Square feet
2: Square metres

Birds

Birds - Question identifier:23.

How many of the following birds are on this operation?

Report all poultry on this operation, regardless of ownership, including those grown under contract.

Include poultry for sale and poultry for personal use.

Exclude poultry owned but kept on an operation operated by someone else.

a: Hens and chickens
b: Turkeys

Maple taps

Maple taps - Question identifier:24.

What was the total number of taps made on maple trees last spring?

a: Total number of taps

Honey bees

Honey bees - Question identifier:25.

How many live colonies of honey bees (used for honey production or pollination) are owned by this operation?

Include bees owned, regardless of location.

a: Number of colonies

Mushrooms

Mushrooms - Question identifier:26.

What is the total growing area (standing footage) for mushrooms?

Include mushrooms grown using beds, trays, tunnels or logs.

Total area:

1: Square feet
2: Square metres

Changes or events

Please indicate below, any changes or events that may have affected the reported values for this business or organization compared to the last reporting period

Mark all that apply:

Price changes in goods or services sold
Price changes in labour or raw materials
Natural disaster
Sold business units
Expansion
Other change or event -- please specify:
OR
No change or event

Contact person

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

If the contact person is the same as on cover page, please check [] and Go to " Feedback "

Otherwise, who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?

First name

Last name

Title

Email address (example: user@example.gov.ca)

Telephone number (including area code)

Example: 123-123-1234

Extension number (if applicable)

Fax number (including area code)

Example: 123-123-1234

Feedback

How long did it take to complete this questionnaire?
Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.

Hours:
Minutes:
We invite your comments about this questionnaire.

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2025 Forage Seed Usage Survey

Introduction

Purpose

This survey collects data to better evaluate trends in the usage of forage seed varieties.

Authority

This information is collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19.

Although voluntary, your participation is important so that the information collected is as accurate and complete as possible.

Purpose

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

Confidentiality

Your answers are confidential.

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.

Data-sharing agreements

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
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Ottawa, Ontario
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You may also contact us by email at Statistics Canada Help Desk or by fax at 613-951-6583.

For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with provincial and territorial ministries of agriculture.

Record linkage

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

Security of emails and faxes

Statistics Canada advises you that there could be a risk of disclosure during facsimile or email. However upon receipt, Statistics Canada will provide the guaranteed level of protection afforded all information collected under the authority of the Statistics Act.
Note: Our online questionnaires are secure, there is no risk of data interception when responding to Statistics Canada online surveys.

Business or organization and contact information

Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:1

Please verify or provide the business or organization's legal and operating name and correct where needed. Note: Legal name modifications should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.
Legal name
Operating name (if applicable)

Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:2

First name
Last name
Title
Preferred language of communication
Mailing address (number and street)
City
Province, territory or state
Postal code or ZIP code Example: A9A 9A9 or 12345-1234
Country
Email address Example: user@example.gov.ca
Telephone number (including area code) Example: 123-123-1234
Extension number (if applicable)
Fax number (including area code) Example: 123-123-1234

Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:3
Please verify or provide the current operational status of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.

1: Operational
2: Not currently operational e.g., temporarily or permanently closed, change of ownership

Why is this business or organization not currently operational?

1: Seasonal operations
2: Ceased operations
3: Sold operations
4: Amalgamated with (an) other business(es) or organization(s)
5: Temporarily inactive but will re-open
6: No longer operating due to other reason(s)

Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:3a

Seasonal operations
When did this business or organization close for the season?
Date:
Example: YYYY-MM-DD
When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
Date:
Example: YYYY-MM-DD

Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:3b

Ceased operations
When did this business or organization cease operations?
Date:
Example: YYYY-MM-DD
Why did this business or organization cease operations?

1: Bankruptcy
2: Liquidation
3: Dissolution
4: Other reasons - specify:

Why did this business or organization cease operations?
Other reasons - specify:

Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:3c

Sold operations
When was this business or organization sold?
Date:
Example: YYYY-MM-DD
What is the legal name of the buyer?

Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:3d

Amalgamated with (an) other business(es) or organization(s)
When did this business or organization amalgamate?
Date:
Example: YYYY-MM-DD
What is the legal name of the resulting or continuing business or organization?
What is (are) the legal name(s) of the other amalgamated business(es) or organization(s)?

Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:3e

Temporarily inactive but will re-open
When did this business or organization become temporarily inactive?
Date:
Example: YYYY-MM-DD
When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
Date:
Example: YYYY-MM-DD
Why is this business or organization temporarily inactive?

Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:3f

No longer operating due to other reason(s)
When did this business or organization cease operations?
Date:
Example: YYYY-MM-DD
Why did this business or organization cease operations?

Main activity

Main activity - Question identifier:4.

Please verify or provide the current main activity of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name.
Note: The described activity was assigned using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

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

Main activity - Question identifier:5.
Was this business or organization's main activity ever classified as:

1: Yes
2: No -- Go to next section

Main activity - Question identifier:6.

When did the main activity change?
Date: YYYY / MM / DD

Forage seed shipments

Forage seed shipments - Question identifier:1.
Did this business ship any legumes, grasses or native species to Canadian customers between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025?
Note: Only report shipments if you are a forage seed distributor/wholesaler; please report seed sold to retail, farm dealers and direct sales to farmers.
Exclude shipments to:
- other Canadian seed distributors/wholesalers (to avoid counting multiple shipments of the same seed)
- municipal or private seed cleaning plants
- forage seed processors.

1: Yes -- Go to question 2
2: No -- Go to question 10

Unit of measure

Unit of measure - Question identifier:2.
What unit of measure will be used to report the shipment quantities throughout the questionnaire?

1: Pounds
2: Kilograms
3: Metric tonnes
4: Imperial tons

Shipments to Alberta

Shipments to Alberta - Question identifier:3.
For the following forage seeds, what were the quantities of commercial (common) seed or pedigreed seed shipments made to Alberta between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025?

Definitions:
Commercial (common seed) refers to non-pedigreed seed whose varietal origin or purity is uncertain.
Pedigreed varieties are grown under crop production and varietal purity standards and can be traced back to plant breeders.
Conversion examples:
1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds
1 metric tonne = 2,200 pounds
1 imperial ton = 2,000 pounds
Legumes

a: Alfalfa -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Alfalfa -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
b: Bird's-foot trefoil -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Bird's-foot trefoil -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
c: Alsike clover -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Alsike clover -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
d: Red clover - single cut -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Red clover - single cut -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
e: Red clover - double cut -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Red clover - double cut -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
f: Sweet clover -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Sweet clover -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
g: White clover -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
White clover -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
h: Other -- specify other legumes:
-- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
-- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped

Grasses and native species

j: Meadow brome grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Meadow brome grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
k: Smooth brome grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Smooth brome grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
l: Meadow fescue -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Meadow fescue -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
m: Red fescue -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Red fescue -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
n: Tall fescue -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Tall fescue -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
o: Timothy -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Timothy -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
p: Orchard grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Orchard grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
q: Reed canary grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Reed canary grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
r: Annual ryegrass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Annual ryegrass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
s: Perennial ryegrass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Perennial ryegrass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
t: Crested wheat grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Crested wheat grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
u: Intermediate wheat grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Intermediate wheat grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
v: Slender wheat grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Slender wheat grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
w: Other wheat grass varieties -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Other wheat grass varieties -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
x: Wild rye-- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Wild rye -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
y: Other perennial forage species -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Other perennial forage species -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
z: Other -- specify other grass or native species :
-- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
-- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped

Shipments to the Atlantic provinces

Shipments to the Atlantic provinces - Question identifier:4.
For the following forage seeds, what were the quantities of commercial (common) seed or pedigreed seed shipments made to Alberta between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025?

Definitions:
Commercial (common seed) refers to non-pedigreed seed whose varietal origin or purity is uncertain.
Pedigreed varieties are grown under crop production and varietal purity standards and can be traced back to plant breeders.
Conversion examples:
1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds
1 metric tonne = 2,200 pounds
1 imperial ton = 2,000 pounds
Legumes

a: Alfalfa -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Alfalfa -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
b: Bird's-foot trefoil -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Bird's-foot trefoil -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
c: Alsike clover -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Alsike clover -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
d: Red clover - single cut -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Red clover - single cut -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
e: Red clover - double cut -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Red clover - double cut -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
f: Sweet clover -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Sweet clover -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
g: White clover -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
White clover -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
h: Other -- specify other legumes:
-- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
-- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped

Grasses and native species

j: Meadow brome grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Meadow brome grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
k: Smooth brome grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Smooth brome grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
l: Meadow fescue -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Meadow fescue -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
m: Red fescue -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Red fescue -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
n: Tall fescue -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Tall fescue -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
o: Timothy -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Timothy -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
p: Orchard grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Orchard grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
q: Reed canary grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Reed canary grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
r: Annual ryegrass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Annual ryegrass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
s: Perennial ryegrass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Perennial ryegrass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
t: Crested wheat grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Crested wheat grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
u: Intermediate wheat grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Intermediate wheat grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
v: Slender wheat grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Slender wheat grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
w: Other wheat grass varieties -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Other wheat grass varieties -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
x: Wild rye-- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Wild rye -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
y: Other perennial forage species -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Other perennial forage species -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
z: Other -- specify other grass or native species :
-- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
-- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped

Shipments to British Columbia

Shipments to British Columbia - Question identifier:5.
For the following forage seeds, what were the quantities of commercial (common) seed or pedigreed seed shipments made to British Columbia between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025?
Definitions:
Commercial (common seed) refers to non-pedigreed seed whose varietal origin or purity is uncertain.
Pedigreed varieties are grown under crop production and varietal purity standards and can be traced back to plant breeders.
Conversion examples:
1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds
1 metric tonne = 2,200 pounds
1 imperial ton = 2,000 pounds
Legumes

a: Alfalfa -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Alfalfa -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
b: Bird's-foot trefoil -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Bird's-foot trefoil -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
c: Alsike clover -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Alsike clover -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
d: Red clover - single cut -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Red clover - single cut -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
e: Red clover - double cut -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Red clover - double cut -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
f: Sweet clover -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Sweet clover -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
g: White clover -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
White clover -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
h: Other -- specify other legumes:
-- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
-- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped

Grasses and native species

j: Meadow brome grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Meadow brome grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
k: Smooth brome grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Smooth brome grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
l: Meadow fescue -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Meadow fescue -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
m: Red fescue -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Red fescue -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
n: Tall fescue -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Tall fescue -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
o: Timothy -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Timothy -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
p: Orchard grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Orchard grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
q: Reed canary grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Reed canary grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
r: Annual ryegrass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Annual ryegrass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
s: Perennial ryegrass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Perennial ryegrass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
t: Crested wheat grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Crested wheat grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
u: Intermediate wheat grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Intermediate wheat grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
v: Slender wheat grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Slender wheat grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
w: Other wheat grass varieties -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Other wheat grass varieties -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
x: Wild rye-- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Wild rye -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
y: Other perennial forage species -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Other perennial forage species -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
z: Other -- specify other grass or native species :
-- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
-- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped

Shipments to Manitoba

Shipments to Manitoba - Question identifier:6.
For the following forage seeds, what were the quantities of commercial (common) seed or pedigreed seed shipments made to Manitoba between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025?

Definitions:
Commercial (common seed) refers to non-pedigreed seed whose varietal origin or purity is uncertain.
Pedigreed varieties are grown under crop production and varietal purity standards and can be traced back to plant breeders.
Conversion examples:
1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds
1 metric tonne = 2,200 pounds
1 imperial ton = 2,000 pounds
Legumes

a: Alfalfa -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Alfalfa -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
b: Bird's-foot trefoil -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Bird's-foot trefoil -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
c: Alsike clover -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Alsike clover -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
d: Red clover - single cut -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Red clover - single cut -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
e: Red clover - double cut -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Red clover - double cut -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
f: Sweet clover -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Sweet clover -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
g: White clover -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
White clover -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
h: Other -- specify other legumes:
-- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
-- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped

Grasses and native species

j: Meadow brome grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Meadow brome grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
k: Smooth brome grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Smooth brome grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
l: Meadow fescue -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Meadow fescue -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
m: Red fescue -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Red fescue -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
n: Tall fescue -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Tall fescue -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
o: Timothy -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Timothy -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
p: Orchard grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Orchard grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
q: Reed canary grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Reed canary grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
r: Annual ryegrass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Annual ryegrass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
s: Perennial ryegrass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Perennial ryegrass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
t: Crested wheat grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Crested wheat grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
u: Intermediate wheat grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Intermediate wheat grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
v: Slender wheat grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Slender wheat grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
w: Other wheat grass varieties -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Other wheat grass varieties -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
x: Wild rye-- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Wild rye -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
y: Other perennial forage species -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Other perennial forage species -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
z: Other -- specify other grass or native species :
-- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
-- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped

Shipments to Ontario

Shipments to Ontario - Question identifier:7.
For the following forage seeds, what were the quantities of commercial (common) seed or pedigreed seed shipments made to Ontario between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025?

Definitions:
Commercial (common seed) refers to non-pedigreed seed whose varietal origin or purity is uncertain.
Pedigreed varieties are grown under crop production and varietal purity standards and can be traced back to plant breeders.
Conversion examples:
1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds
1 metric tonne = 2,200 pounds
1 imperial ton = 2,000 pounds
Legumes

a: Alfalfa -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Alfalfa -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
b: Bird's-foot trefoil -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Bird's-foot trefoil -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
c: Alsike clover -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Alsike clover -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
d: Red clover - single cut -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Red clover - single cut -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
e: Red clover - double cut -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Red clover - double cut -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
f: Sweet clover -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Sweet clover -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
g: White clover -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
White clover -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
h: Other -- specify other legumes:
-- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
-- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped

Grasses and native species

j: Meadow brome grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Meadow brome grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
k: Smooth brome grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Smooth brome grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
l: Meadow fescue -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Meadow fescue -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
m: Red fescue -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Red fescue -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
n: Tall fescue -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Tall fescue -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
o: Timothy -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Timothy -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
p: Orchard grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Orchard grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
q: Reed canary grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Reed canary grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
r: Annual ryegrass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Annual ryegrass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
s: Perennial ryegrass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Perennial ryegrass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
t: Crested wheat grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Crested wheat grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
u: Intermediate wheat grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Intermediate wheat grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
v: Slender wheat grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Slender wheat grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
w: Other wheat grass varieties -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Other wheat grass varieties -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
x: Wild rye-- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Wild rye -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
y: Other perennial forage species -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Other perennial forage species -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
z: Other -- specify other grass or native species :
-- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
-- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped

Shipments to Quebec

Shipments to Quebec - Question identifier:8.
For the following forage seeds, what were the quantities of commercial (common) seed or pedigreed seed shipments made to Quebec between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025?

Definitions:
Commercial (common seed) refers to non-pedigreed seed whose varietal origin or purity is uncertain.
Pedigreed varieties are grown under crop production and varietal purity standards and can be traced back to plant breeders.
Conversion examples:
1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds
1 metric tonne = 2,200 pounds
1 imperial ton = 2,000 pounds
Legumes

a: Alfalfa -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Alfalfa -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
b: Bird's-foot trefoil -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Bird's-foot trefoil -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
c: Alsike clover -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Alsike clover -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
d: Red clover - single cut -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Red clover - single cut -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
e: Red clover - double cut -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Red clover - double cut -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
f: Sweet clover -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Sweet clover -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
g: White clover -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
White clover -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
h: Other -- specify other legumes:
-- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
-- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped

Grasses and native species

j: Meadow brome grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Meadow brome grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
k: Smooth brome grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Smooth brome grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
l: Meadow fescue -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Meadow fescue -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
m: Red fescue -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Red fescue -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
n: Tall fescue -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Tall fescue -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
o: Timothy -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Timothy -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
p: Orchard grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Orchard grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
q: Reed canary grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Reed canary grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
r: Annual ryegrass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Annual ryegrass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
s: Perennial ryegrass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Perennial ryegrass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
t: Crested wheat grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Crested wheat grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
u: Intermediate wheat grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Intermediate wheat grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
v: Slender wheat grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Slender wheat grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
w: Other wheat grass varieties -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Other wheat grass varieties -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
x: Wild rye-- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Wild rye -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
y: Other perennial forage species -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Other perennial forage species -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
z: Other -- specify other grass or native species :
-- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
-- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped

Shipments to Saskatchewan

Shipments to Saskatchewan - Question identifier:9.
For the following forage seeds, what were the quantities of commercial (common) seed or pedigreed seed shipments made to Saskatchewan between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025?

Definitions:
Commercial (common seed) refers to non-pedigreed seed whose varietal origin or purity is uncertain.
Pedigreed varieties are grown under crop production and varietal purity standards and can be traced back to plant breeders.
Conversion examples:
1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds
1 metric tonne = 2,200 pounds
1 imperial ton = 2,000 pounds
Legumes

a: Alfalfa -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Alfalfa -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
b: Bird's-foot trefoil -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Bird's-foot trefoil -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
c: Alsike clover -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Alsike clover -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
d: Red clover - single cut -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Red clover - single cut -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
e: Red clover - double cut -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Red clover - double cut -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
f: Sweet clover -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Sweet clover -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
g: White clover -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
White clover -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
h: Other -- specify other legumes:
-- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
-- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped

Grasses and native species

j: Meadow brome grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Meadow brome grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
k: Smooth brome grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Smooth brome grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
l: Meadow fescue -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Meadow fescue -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
m: Red fescue -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Red fescue -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
n: Tall fescue -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Tall fescue -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
o: Timothy -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Timothy -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
p: Orchard grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Orchard grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
q: Reed canary grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Reed canary grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
r: Annual ryegrass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Annual ryegrass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
s: Perennial ryegrass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Perennial ryegrass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
t: Crested wheat grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Crested wheat grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
u: Intermediate wheat grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Intermediate wheat grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
v: Slender wheat grass -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Slender wheat grass -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
w: Other wheat grass varieties -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Other wheat grass varieties -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
x: Wild rye-- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Wild rye -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
y: Other perennial forage species -- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
Other perennial forage species -- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped
z: Other -- specify other grass or native species :
-- Quantity of commercial (common) seed shipped
-- Quantity of pedigreed seed shipped

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Full-Time: University and College Academic Staff System (FT-UCASS): Data Element Manual for Survey Respondents – 2025

Data element manual for survey respondents

Canadian centre for education statistics division, Statistics Canada.

Authority to Collect Data
Coverage
Reporting Options
Reporting Date
Further Information
Table 1: Record layout – Standard UCASS variables
Table 2: Record layout – Nominal UCASS variables
Survey Elements

Authority to Collect Data

The information requested in this survey is collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S19. This survey is mandatory in accordance with the Statistics Act.

This data collection is the only source of national level information on full-time teaching staff in Canadian public degree granting institutions, and is used by a variety of federal, provincial, and international organizations and governments, postsecondary institutions and individual researchers.

Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from publishing any statistics which would divulge information obtained from this data collection that relates to any identifiable individual. Furthermore, the confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act are not affected by either the Access to Information Act or any other legislation. Additionally, institution level data from this data collection will only be published and made available to the public, if written permission is provided to Statistics Canada in the form of a signed authorization form from the participating institution.

Coverage

Data should be submitted for all full-time teaching staff employed in public or private degree granting institutions that receive funding from a provincial or territorial ministry of education as of October 1 of the reporting year. The affiliates and other related colleges of these institutions may be reported by the parent institution or independently. As well, please include full-time research staff who have an academic rank and a salary scale similar to teaching staff.

This data collection includes full-time teaching staff that spend the majority of their teaching time on credit courses leading to degree programs (as opposed to continuing education courses, special interest courses or courses in a program that do not lead to a degree).

Full-time include:

Staff appointed on a full-time basis whose term of appointment is not less than twelve months (include any staff member on leave).
New appointees hired on a full-time basis whose term of contract is twelve months but for the first year he/she can only be at the institution for less than twelve months.
Staff who were appointed to teach full-time (12 months or more) and at a later date have entered into a formal agreement with the institution to work on a reduced load basis. This situation usually arises with staff members who are approaching retirement.

Teaching staff included in the survey:

All academic staff within faculties (colleges, schools, etc.) who are full-time teachers, researchers (meeting the above criteria), and/or senior academic staff, i.e., deans, chairperson, directors etc.
All full-time teachers within faculties, whether or not they hold an academic rank.
Full-time academic staff in teaching hospitals (see element 25 for details).
Visiting full-time academic staff in faculties.
Full-time research staff that have an academic rank and a salary scale similar to teaching staff.

Staff excluded from this survey:

Administrators solely responsible for university administration, i.e., president, vice-president, registrar, comptroller, etc.
Administrative assistants within faculties (colleges, schools, etc.).
Librarians.
Non-academic support staff both in faculties (college, school, etc.) and other university departments.
Markers, demonstrators, lab assistants, etc.
Graduate teaching assistants.
Postdoctoral fellows.
Academic staff within faculties (colleges, schools, etc.) who have been hired as researchers without academic rank and/or whose salary scales are different from teaching staff.

New Content

As a result of the 2023/2024 feasibility study, three new variables have been added to this data collection. They are first name, last name and date of birth of the staff member. This nominal information is required to perform data linkages and is used for statistical purposes only. Once the data are linked, an anonymized person-level key replaces all personal identifiers. (See elements 28, 29, and 30 for further details).

Only Institutions that have accepted the expanded data request are invited to provide this information for their academic teaching staff. This information can be included in the ‘Nominal Information Nominale’ tab of the Edit Checker or Excel file.

If your institution has chosen not to provide this information, then NO ACTION is required on your part regarding these three new variables.

Reporting Options

Statistics Canada provides the institutions with an "Edit Checker" (tool) that includes their previous year's data for each teaching staff member, for updating. The data elements will be arranged in the same order as the record layouts. Once the current year's data has been loaded in this tool, it runs a number of preliminary edits on the data that will prompt the respondent to address common reporting issues.

Updating Instructions:

Returning teaching staff: Please update any data elements that changed since the last survey. Elements that typically change from year to year are: actual salary, annual rate of salary, administrative stipends, senior administrative responsibilities, researchers and visitors' code, reduced load, number of months on sabbatical leave, and number of months on unpaid leave during the current academic year. Elements that change less frequently include level of highest earned degree, year of highest earned degree, province/country of highest degree, rank, year of appointment to present rank at current institution and principal subject taught.

New teaching staff: Institutions are required to provide all data elements for each new teaching staff reported.

Non–returning staff: Please delete the record.

While it is preferred that the “Edit Checker” tool is used, institutions can also send Statistics Canada the individual data for each full-time teaching staff member in an EXCEL format. Please use the codes provided in this Data Element Manual and list the data elements in the order they appear in the record layouts on page 6.

To ensure the confidentiality of data during transmission, Statistics Canada requires that all information is sent through their "Electronic File Transfer" (EFT) service. Information on sending and receiving files through this secure internet-based service is included in the annual request for information or can be obtained by contacting the UCASS team.

Reporting Date

Most data elements in this survey are to be reported as of October 1 (a "snap shot" of the survey). However, the following data elements are not conceptually a snapshot and are reported on a 12 month basis: Number of months on sabbatical leave, Number of months on unpaid leave, Reduced load, and Actual salary.

Further Information

Please direct inquiries to:

Rosa Tatasciore,
FT-UCASS Survey Manager
(613) 617-9354
rosa.tatasciore@statcan.gc.ca
statcan.ucass-speuc.statcan@statcan.gc.ca

FT-UCASS
Canadian Centre for Education Statistics
Statistics Canada
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Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6

Table 1: Record layout – Standard UCASS variables
Size	Position	Type	Title
8	1 to 8	N	Reporting institution
9	9 to 17	AN	Permanent identification number
1	18	N	Gender
4	19 to 22	N	Year of birth
2	23 to 24	N	Department
1	25	N	Salary status
7	26 to 32	N	Actual salary
7	33 to 39	N	Annual rate of salary
6	40 to 45	N	Administrative stipends
1	46	N	Senior administrative responsibilities, reseachers and visitors
2	47 to 48	N	Number of months on sabbatical leave during the current academic year
2	49 to 50	N	Number of months of unpaid leave during the current academic year
2	51 to 52	N	Reduced load
2	53 to 54	N	Previous employment
5	55 to 59	N	Province or country of previous employment
4	60 to 63	N	Year of first degree
5	64 to 68	N	Province or country of first degree
1	69	N	Level of highest earned degree
4	70 to 73	N	Year of highest earned degree
5	74 to 78	N	Province or country of highest degree
5	79 to 83	N	Country of citizenship at time of appointment
1	84	N	Rank
4	85 to 88	N	Year of appointment to present rank at current institution
1	89	N	Type of appointment
1	90	N	Medical or dental appointment category
4	91 to 94	N	Year of appointment to current institution
4	95 to 98	N	Principal subject taught

Table 2: Record layout – Nominal UCASS variables
Size	Position	Type	Title
8	1 to 8	N	Reporting institution
9	9 to 17	AN	Permanent identification number
20	18 to 37	Char	First name
20	38 to 57	Char	Last name
8	58 to 65	N	Date of birth

Survey Elements

Element 01: Reporting Institution

Description:

An 8 digit code assigned by Statistics Canada to identify the reporting institution.

Notes:

These codes are structured as follows:

Digits 1-2: Province in which the institution is located
Digits 3-5: Institution
Digits 6-8: Campus (if applicable)

Codes:

Please see the following pages for a list of institution codes.

Table 3: List of institutions
Code	Institution Name
Newfoundland and Labrador
10001000	Memorial University of Newfoundland
Prince Edward Island
11001000	University of Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
12001000	Acadia University
12001002	Acadia Divinity College
12002000	Atlantic School of Theology
12003000	Cape Breton University
12004000	Dalhousie University
12005000	University of King's College
12006000	Mount Saint Vincent University
12008000	Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University (NSCAD)
12010000	Université Sainte-Anne
12011000	St. Francis Xavier University
12012000	Saint Mary's University
New Brunswick
13002000	Mount Allison University
13003000	University of New Brunswick
13004000	Université de Moncton (parent)
13005000	St. Thomas University
Quebec
24001000	Bishop's University
24002000	McGill University
24003000	Université de Montréal
24003002	Polytechnique Montréal
24003003	École des hautes études commerciales
24005000	Université Laval
24006000	Université de Sherbrooke
24007000	Concordia University
24008000	Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
24009000	Université du Québec à Montréal
24010000	Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
24011000	Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
24012000	Université du Québec en Outaouais
24013000	Université du Québec, École nationale d'administration publique (ENAP)
24014000	Université du Québec, Institut national de la recherche scientifique
24015000	Université du Québec à Rimouski
24016000	Université du Québec, École de technologie supérieure
24017000	Université du Québec, Télé-université du Québec (TÉLUQ)
Ontario
35001000	Brock University
35001003	Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary
35002000	Carleton University
35004000	University of Guelph
35005000	Lakehead University
35006000	Laurentian University of Sudbury/Université Laurentienne de Sudbury
35007000	McMaster University
35008000	Nipissing University
35010000	University of Ottawa/Université d'Ottawa
35010002	Saint-Paul University/Université Saint-Paul
35011000	Queen's University
35014000	Ryerson University
35015000	University of Toronto
35015004	St. Augustine's Seminary
35015005	University of St. Michael's College
35015006	University of Trinity College
35015007	Victoria University
35015008	Knox College
35015009	Wycliffe College
35015011	Regis College
35016000	Trent University
35017000	University of Waterloo
35017002	St. Jerome's University
35017003	Renison University College
35017004	Conrad Grebel University College
35018000	University of Western Ontario
35018003	Huron University College
35018004	King's College
35019000	Wilfred Laurier University
35020000	University of Windsor
35021000	York University
35022000	Ontario College of Art and Design
35023000	University of Ontario Institute of Technology
35024000	Algoma University College
35026000	Université de Sudbury/University of Sudbury
35027000	Université de Hearst
35028000	Huntington University
35029000	Thorneloe University
Manitoba
46001000	Brandon University
46002000	Canadian Mennonite University
46005000	University of Manitoba
46005002	Université de Saint-Boniface
46006000	University of Winnipeg
Saskatchewan
47004000	University of Regina
47004002	Campion College
47004003	Luther College
47005000	University of Saskatchewan
47005002	College of Emmanuel and St. Chad
47005003	Lutheran Theological Seminary
47005004	St. Andrew's College
47005005	St. Thomas More College
47005008	Horizon College & Seminary
Alberta
48001000	University of Alberta
48002000	Athabasca University
48005000	University of Calgary
48007000	Burman University
48008000	Concordia University of Edmonton
48009000	University of Lethbridge
48011000	The King's University College
48014000	Ambrose University
48015000	Grant MacEwan University
48029000	Mount Royal University
British Columbia
59001000	University of British Columbia
59002000	University of Northern British Columbia
59005000	Royal Roads University
59007000	Simon Fraser University
59009000	University of Victoria
59048000	Thompson Rivers University
59049000	Capilano University
59051000	Vancouver Island University
59052000	Emily Carr University of Art and Design
59053000	Kwantlen Polytechnic University
59054000	University of the Fraser Valley
Yukon
60002000	Yukon University

Element 02: Permanent Identification Number

Description:

A nine - digit code chosen by the institution which identifies each staff member.

Notes:

This code should be unique, never be re-assigned and remain the same from year to year for each individual staff member.

Alpha-numeric codes may be used.

Please ensure that there are no duplicate permanent identification numbers.

This element must not be blank.

Codes:

As assigned by the institution.

Element 03: Gender

Description:

A one - digit element to report the gender of the staff member.

Notes:

Gender refers to an individual's personal and social identity as a man, woman or non-binary person (a person who is not exclusively a man or a woman).

Gender includes the following concepts:

gender identity, which refers to the gender that a person feels internally and individually;
gender expression, which refers to the way a person presents their gender, regardless of their gender identity, through body language, aesthetic choices or accessories (e.g., clothes, hairstyle and makeup), which may have traditionally been associated with a specific gender.

A person's gender may differ from their sex at birth, and from what is indicated on their current identification or legal documents such as their birth certificate, passport or driver's license. A person's gender may change over time. Some people may not identify with a specific gender.

Man includes persons whose reported gender is male. This includes cisgender (cis) and transgender (trans) men.

Woman includes persons whose reported gender is female. This includes cisgender (cis) and transgender (trans) women.

Non-binary person includes persons whose reported gender is not exclusively male or female. It includes persons whose reported gender is, for example, agender, pangender, genderqueer, genderfluid, or gender-nonconforming. It also includes persons whose reported gender is Two-Spirit, a term specific to some Indigenous peoples of North America. It includes persons whose reported gender is both male and female, neither male nor female, or either male or female in addition to another gender. It may also include those who reported or were reported by proxy as questioning or in the process of deciding.

Unknown includes persons whose gender was not reported by the staff member and is not known to the institution.

Codes:

1. Man
2. Woman
3. Non-binary person
9. Unknown

Source: This standard was approved as a departmental-recommended standard on October 1, 2021. For more information, please consult Classification of gender and Gender of person.

Element 04: Year of Birth

Description:

A four - digit element to report the staff member's year of birth.

Codes:

Four digits of the year of birth.

Element 05: Department

Description:

A two - digit code to report the department to which the staff member is appointed.

Notes:

Please note that previously, reporting this data element was optional but is now mandatory.

Please report the department using the 2 - digit Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2021 codes listed on the following pages.

For cross appointments, please report the department in which the staff member spends the majority of their time.

Codes:

The list of 2 - digit CIP codes is given on the following pages.

Table 4: List of Department codes
Code	Title	Description
01	Agricultural and veterinary sciences/services/operations and related fields	This series comprises instructional programs that focus on agriculture, animal, plant, veterinary and related sciences and that prepare individuals to apply specific knowledge, methods, and techniques to the management and performance of agricultural and veterinary operations.
03	Natural Resources and Conservation	This series comprises instructional programs that focus on the various natural resources and conservation fields and prepare individuals for related occupations.
04	Architecture and Related Services	This series comprises instructional programs that prepare individuals for professional practice in the various architecture-related fields and focus on the study of related aesthetic and socioeconomic aspects of the built environment.
05	Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies	This series comprises instructional programs that focus on defined areas, regions, and countries of the world; defined minority groups within and across societies; and issues relevant to collective gender and group experience.
09	Communication, Journalism and Related Programs	This series comprises instructional programs that focus on how messages in various media are produced, used, and interpreted within and across different contexts, channels, and cultures, and that prepare individuals to apply communication knowledge and skills professionally.
10	Communications technologies/technicians and support services	This series comprises instructional programs that prepare individuals to function as equipment operators, support technicians, and operations managers in the film/video, recording, and graphic communications industries.
11	Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services	This series comprises instructional programs that focus on the computer and information sciences and prepare individuals for various occupations in information technology and computer operations fields.
13	Education	This series comprises instructional programs that focus on the theory and practice of learning and teaching, and related research, administrative and support services.
14	Engineering	This series comprises instructional programs that prepare individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the solution of practical problems.
15	Engineering/engineering-related technologies/technicians	This series comprises instructional programs that prepare individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of engineering and related projects.
16	Indigenous and foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	This series comprises instructional programs that focus on Indigenous and foreign languages and literatures, the humanistic and scientific study of linguistics, and the provision of professional interpretation and translation services.
19	Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	This series comprises instructional programs that focus on the human interface with the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual environments and the developmental stages and needs of individuals in the interrelated spheres of family, workplace, and community.
22	Legal Professions and Studies	This series comprises instructional programs that prepare individuals for the legal profession, for related support professions and professional legal research, and focus on the study of legal issues in non-professional programs.
23	English Language and Literature/Letters	This series comprises instructional programs that focus on the structure and use of the English language and dialects, speech, writing, and various aspects of the literatures and cultures of the English-speaking peoples.
24	Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	This series comprises general instructional programs and independent or individualized studies in the liberal arts subjects, the humanities disciplines and the general curriculum.
25	Library Science	This series comprises instructional programs that focus on the knowledge and skills required for managing and/or maintaining libraries and related information and record systems, collections and facilities for research and general use.
26	Biological and Biomedical Sciences	This series comprises instructional programs that focus on the biological sciences and the non-clinical biomedical sciences, and that prepare individuals for research and professional careers as biologists and biomedical scientists.
27	Mathematics and Statistics	This series comprises instructional programs that focus on the systematic study of logical symbolic language and its applications.
28	Military Science, Leadership and Operational Art	This series comprises instructional programs that provide professional education and training of military officers in leadership, military science and operational studies, security policy and strategy, military economics and management, and pre-officer training.
29	Military Technologies and Applied Sciences	This series comprises instructional programs that prepare individuals in specialized and advanced subject matter for the Armed forces and national security organizations, including intelligence operations, military applied sciences, and military technologies.
30	Multidisciplinary/Interdisciplinary Studies	This series comprises instructional programs that derive from two or more distinct programs to provide a cross-cutting focus on a subject concentration that is not subsumed under a single discipline or occupational field.
31	Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology	This series comprises instructional programs that focus on the principles and practices of managing parks and other recreational and fitness facilities; providing recreational, leisure and fitness services; and the study of human fitness.
38	Philosophy and Religious Studies	This series comprises instructional programs that focus on logical inquiry, philosophical analysis, and the academic study of organized systems of belief and religious practices.
39	Theology and Religious Vocations	This series comprises instructional programs that focus on the intramural study of theology and that prepare individuals for the professional practice of religious vocations.
40	Physical Sciences	This series comprises instructional programs that focus on the scientific study of inanimate objects, processes of matter and energy, and associated phenomena.
42	Psychology	This series comprises instructional programs that focus on the scientific study of the behaviour of individuals, independently or collectively, and the physical and environmental bases of mental, emotional, and neurological activity.
43	Security and Protective Services	This series comprises instructional programs that focus on the principles and procedures for providing police, fire, specialized security and protective services, other safety services and managing penal institutions.
44	Public Administration and Social Service Professions	This series comprises instructional programs that prepare individuals to analyze, manage, and deliver public programs and services.
45	Social Sciences	This series comprises instructional programs that focus on the systematic study of social systems, social institutions, and social behaviour.
50	Visual and Performing Arts	This series comprises instructional programs that focus on the creation and interpretation of works and performances that use auditory, kinesthetic, and visual phenomena to express ideas and emotions in various forms, subject to aesthetic criteria.
51	Health Professions and Related Programs	This series comprises instructional programs that prepare individuals to practice as licensed professionals and assistants in the health care professions and related clinical sciences and administrative and support services.
52	Business, Management, Marketing and Related Support Services	This series comprises instructional programs that prepare individuals to perform managerial, technical support, and applied research functions related to the operation of commercial and non-profit enterprises and the buying and selling of goods and services.
54	History	This series comprises instructional programs that focus on the study and interpretation of past events, institutions, issues, and cultures.
55	French Language and Literature/Letters	This series comprises instructional programs that focus on the structure and use of the French language and dialects, speech, writing, and various aspects of the literatures and cultures of the French-speaking peoples.
60	Health professions residency/fellowship programs	This series comprises residency and fellowship programs that prepare dentists (DDS, DMD), nurse practitioners, pharmacists (PharmD), physician assistants, and veterinarians (DVM) for certification as practitioners of recognized specialties in their respective professions. These programs are approved and accredited by designated professional associations. Residency or fellowship programs that also result in the completion of an academic degree (e.g., MS, MSc, PhD), should be reported under the appropriate CIP code, rather than in a residency code located in Series 60.
61	Medical residency/fellowship programs	This series comprises residency and fellowship programs that prepare physicians (MD), osteopathic physicians (DO), and podiatrists (DPM) for certification as practitioners of recognized medical specialties. These programs are approved and accredited by designated professional associations and require from one to seven years to complete, depending on the program. Residency or fellowship programs that also result in the completion of an academic degree (e.g., MS, MSc, PhD), should be reported under one of the clinical sciences codes located in Series 26. Biological and biomedical sciences or in subseries 51.14 Medical clinical sciences/graduate medical studies, rather than in a residency code located in Series 61.

Element 06: Salary Status

Description:

A one - digit element to identify the salary status of the staff members.

Codes:

1. Staff members who are paid according to regular salary scales. This can include lay or religious staff.

2. All staff members paid according to salary scales that are lower than regular salary scales. This can include religious, military or other staff.

Element 07: Actual Salary

Description:

A seven - digit element to report the actual gross salary (including vacation pay) that the staff member is expected to receive during the salary year.

Please exclude stipends or other honoraria for administrative duties. Any extra payments such as those received for summer employment, extension work, or others are also to be excluded.

Notes:

Please note that every staff member should have an actual salary reported.

The reported actual salary should reflect all newly negotiated settlements applicable as of October 1 and should not include expected increases or adjustments which may become effective at a later date. If salaries are not negotiated by that date, please report the newly negotiated settlement applicable as of October 1, when they become known.

For medical/dental staff, it is understood that, in most cases, the institution itself, provincial medical care institutions (e.g. hospitals) and/or medical care plan contribute to the staff member's salary at an agreed upon ratio. In some institutions, staff receive all their remuneration directly from the university and the university bills the hospital (or medical care plan) for the latter's share. In other cases, the staff member receives remuneration from the university, the hospitals and/or medical care plan. In order to keep the actual salary reported as comparable as possible among institutions, please include, for medical/dental staff, both the university contribution and the contribution by hospitals and/or medical care plans (excluding special grants, fees for services to patients, guarantees, etc.).

The following elements will affect the actual salary:

Element 11: "Number of months on sabbatical leave during the current academic year": For example, if the staff member had a non 100% reimbursed sabbatical leave, it is expected that the actual salary reported would be reduced.
Element 12: "Number of months on unpaid leave during the current academic year". For example, if the staff member took 6 months of unpaid leave, it is expected that the actual salary would be reduced by about 50%.
Element 13: "Reduced load". For example, if a staff member had a 75% load reduction, it is expected that the actual salary would be reduced to 75% of the annual rate of salary.

Exclusions:

Administrative stipends and other honorarium for administrative duties.

Research grants.

Extra payments such as those for overload, extension and summer employment.

Codes:

Seven - digit numeric value (without decimals)

0000000. Only those staff who are on leave without pay for the whole salary year or staff who do not receive an allowance or salary.

Element 08: Annual Rate of Salary

Description:

A seven - digit element to report the annual gross salary (including vacation pay) the staff member is expected to receive during the salary year.

Please exclude stipends or other honoraria for administrative duties. Any extra payments such as those received for summer employment, extension work, or others are also to be excluded.

Notes:

The reported annual rate of salary should reflect all newly negotiated settlement applicable as of October 1 and should not include expected increases or adjustment which may become effective at a later date. If salaries are not negotiated by that date, please report the newly negotiated settlement applicable as of October 1, when they become known.

For those staff on sabbatical leave, unpaid leave and reduced load please report the annual gross salary that would have been paid had the staff member not gone on leave or had a reduced load.

The "Annual Rate of Salary" will be the same as the "Actual Salary" (Element 07) where the staff member is employed for the full 12 months of the year and is not on an unpaid leave, reduced load or 100% non-reimbursed sabbatical leave.

For medical/dental staff, please report (on an annual rate basis), the staff member's income from all sources including operating and trust funds from the university, hospitals and/or medical care plans, and special grants from health or research agencies but excluding fees for service to patients and guarantees. The reported income should relate to the university appointment only and not to outside activities unrelated to this appointment.

Exclusions:

Administrative stipends and other honorarium for administrative duties.

Research grants.

Extra payments such as those for overload, extension and summer employment.

Codes:

Seven - digit numeric value (without decimals).

Please report the salary even if it is the same as what was reported in element 07.

0000000. Only those staff who do not receive an allowance or salary.

Element 09: Administrative Stipends

Description:

A six - digit element to report annual stipends or other honorarium paid to the staff member for administrative duties.

Notes:

Please include only those annual stipends and other honorarium that are received for administrative duties. Payments given to the staff member for non-administrative duties are not to be included.

This element is related to "Element 10: Senior Administrative Responsibilities, Researchers and Visitors". If a staff member is coded as having senior administrative responsibilities (i.e. codes 1-5 and 9), then it is expected that they will receive an administrative stipend. The exception is where other arrangements are made for re-imbursement, in which case this element should be coded as "999999".

Examples of where the stipend should be reported as "999999":

It is included in their salary,
They are given course relief,
The payment is made to their research fund etc.

Exclusions:

Funds received for research grants such as Canada Research Chairs and others.

Stipends received for non-administrative duties.

Codes:

Six - digit numeric value (without decimals)

000000. If the staff member does not have administrative duties.

999999. If the staff member has administrative duties but does not receive a separate stipend.

Element 10: Senior Administrative Responsibilities, Researchers and Visitors

Description:

A one - digit code to report researchers, visitors and those staff members with senior administrative responsibilities.

Notes:

Please report all staff members holding senior administrative positions, including those in an acting capacity.

All visiting staff are to be coded either 6 or 8 regardless of their responsibilities. Please note that they should be coded 4 in element 24: "Type of Appointment".

All research staff who have an academic rank and are paid according to regular salary scales, should be coded either 7 or 8.

It is expected that an administrative stipend would be reported (in element 09) for those staff who are coded as 1 to 5, and in some cases coded as 9.

Codes:

0. Teacher with no senior administrative duties

1. Dean

2. Assistant dean, associate dean, vice-dean

3. Director whose responsibilities and salary are equivalent to those of a dean. Those directors not equivalent to deans would be coded as 4.

4. Director, department head, coordinator

5. Chairperson

6. Visitor with teaching responsibilities e.g., staff with a permanent affiliation to another university or organization

7. Researchers - non-visitors. Researchers are defined as full-time research staff who have an academic rank and a salary scale similar to teaching staff. Please note that their principal subject taught (element 27) should be coded as 9998.

8. Researchers – visitors. Researchers are defined as full-time research staff who have an academic rank and a salary scale similar to teaching staff. Please note that their principal subject taught (element 27) should be coded as 9998.

9. Other - Assistant and associate director, assistant or associate department head, assistant or associate coordinator, assistant or associate chairperson and any other person.

Element 11: Number of Months on Sabbatical Leave* During the Current Academic Year

Description:

A 2 - digit element to report the number of months on sabbatical leave.

Notes:

This element requests information on leave that relates to the full academic year.

Codes:

01 to 12: two digits indicating the Number of months on sabbatical leave during the academic year.

* As approved by the time institution reports to Statistics Canada.

Element 12: Number of Months on Unpaid Leave * During the Current Academic Year

Description:

A 2 digit element, to report the number of months on unpaid leave.

Notes:

This element requests information on leave that relates to the full academic year and as approved by the time the institution reports to Statistics Canada.

Codes:

01 to 12: two digits indicating the number of months on unpaid leave during the academic year.

* As approved by the time institution reports to Statistics Canada.

Element 13: Reduced Load

Description:

A two - digit element to report the percentage of a full load worked by a full-time academic staff.

Notes:

This applies to full-time staff members who have entered into a formal agreement with the institution to carry his/her duties on a reduced load, for the whole year or that part of the year not on leave.

Please report the percentage of a full load carried by the full-time academic staff member.

For staff members on reduced load, the actual salary (element 07) must be lower than the annual rate of salary (element 08). For example, if the reduced load is 75% (of a full load) for 12 months, we would expect the actual salary to be around 75% of the annual rate of salary.

For staff members not on a reduced load, please use code 00.

Codes:

10 to 95. Possible range reported of workload values.

00. Staff members not on a reduced load.

Example: If, according to contract terms, a staff member is on a 75% workload, please indicate 75 for this element.

Element 14: Previous Employment

Description:

A two - digit element, to report the staff member's employment/occupation that they held immediately prior to their appointment (or reappointment) to the institution.

Notes:

The employment/occupation that the staff member held immediately prior to the Year of appointment to institution specified in Element 26.

Codes:

01. University: Teaching or non-teaching position at a university or affiliated college, or other educational institution where teaching is defined as set out in the introduction to this manual (page 2: "Coverage").

02. Non-university: Teaching or non-teaching position at other educational institutions (including CÉGEPS as well as community colleges).

03. Student (including postdoctoral fellows).

04. Public sector: Employment in a government department or agency. This includes hospitals and other publicly funded clinics or other organized health care agency and the military.

05. Private sector: Employment in the private sector (including those that are self-employed).

06. Other

99. Unknown

Element 15: Province or Country of Previous Employment

Description:

A five - digit code to report the province or country of previous employment. Please report the province in which the staff member held the position of their employment (occupation) immediately prior to being appointed (reappointed) to the institution. If outside of Canada, please report the country.

Notes:

An alphabetical listing of province and country codes is presented on the following pages.

If a country code does not appear on the list, please contact the UCASS team (see page 5).

Codes:

Please refer to the following pages for a list of the Province and Country codes.

99999. Unknown

Table 5: Alphabetical Listing of Country Codes
Country Name	Code
Afghanistan	00004
Åland Islands	00248
Albania	00008
Algeria	00012
American Samoa	00016
Andorra	00020
Angola	00024
Anguilla	00660
Antarctica	00010
Antigua and Barbuda	00028
Argentina	00032
Armenia	00051
Aruba	00533
Australia	00036
Austria	00040
Azerbaijan	00031
Bahamas	00044
Bahrain	00048
Bangladesh	00050
Barbados	00052
Belarus	00112
Belgium	00056
Belize	00084
Benin	00204
Bermuda	00060
Bhutan	00064
Bolivia	00068
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba	00535
Bosnia and Herzegovina	00070
Botswana	00072
Bouvet Island	00074
Brazil	00076
British Indian Ocean Territory	00086
Brunei Darussalam	00096
Bulgaria	00100
Burkina Faso	00854
Myanmar	00104
Burundi	00108
Cambodia	00116
Cameroon	00120
Cabo Verde	00132
Cayman Islands	00136
Central African Republic	00140
Chad	00148
Chile	00152
China	00156
Christmas Island	00162
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	00166
Colombia	00170
Comoros	00174
Congo, Republic of the	00178
Congo Democratic Republic of the	00180
Cook Islands	00184
Costa Rica	00188
Côte d'Ivoire	00384
Croatia	00191
Cuba	00192
Curaçao	00531
Cyprus	00196
Czech Republic	00203
Denmark	00208
Djibouti	00262
Dominica	00212
Dominican Republic	00214
Ecuador	00218
Egypt	00818
El Salvador	00222
Equatorial Guinea	00226
Eritrea	00232
Estonia	00233
Eswatini	00748
Ethiopia	00231
Faroe Islands	00234
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	00238
Fiji	00242
Finland	00246
France	00250
French Guiana	00254
French Polynesia	00258
French Southern Territories	00260
Gabon	00266
Gambia	00270
Georgia	00268
Germany	00276
Ghana	00288
Gibraltar	00292
Greece	00300
Greenland	00304
Grenada	00308
Guadeloupe	00312
Guam	00316
Guatemala	00320
Guernsey	00831
Guinea	00324
Guinea-Bissau	00624
Guyana	00328
Haiti	00332
Heard Island and McDonald Islands	00334
Holy See (Vatican City State)	00336
Honduras	00340
Hong Kong	00344
Hungary	00348
Iceland	00352
India	00356
Indonesia	00360
Iran	00364
Iraq	00368
Ireland	00372
Isle of Man	00833
Israel	00376
Italy	00380
Jamaica	00388
Japan	00392
Jersey	00832
Jordan	00400
Kazakhstan	00398
Kenya	00404
Kiribati	00296
Korea, North	00408
Korea, South	00410
Kosovo	00983
Kuwait	00414
Kyrgyzstan	00417
Laos	00418
Latvia	00428
Lebanon	00422
Lesotho	00426
Liberia	00430
Libya	00434
Liechtenstein	00438
Lithuania	00440
Luxembourg	00442
Macao	00446
North Macedonia	00807
Madagascar	00450
Malawi	00454
Malaysia	00458
Maldives	00462
Mali	00466
Malta	00470
Marshall Islands	00584
Martinique	00474
Mauritania	00478
Mauritius	00480
Mayotte	00175
Mexico	00484
Micronesia, Federated States of	00583
Moldova	00498
Monaco	00492
Mongolia	00496
Montenegro	00499
Montserrat	00500
Morocco	00504
Mozambique	00508
Namibia	00516
Nauru	00520
Nepal	00524
Netherlands	00528
New Caledonia	00540
New Zealand	00554
Nicaragua	00558
Niger	00562
Nigeria	00566
Niue	00570
Norfolk Island	00574
Northern Mariana Islands	00580
Norway	00578
Oman	00512
Pakistan	00586
Palau	00585
Panama	00591
Papua New Guinea	00598
Paraguay	00600
Peru	00604
Philippines	00608
Pitcairn	00612
Poland	00616
Portugal	00620
Puerto Rico	00630
Qatar	00634
Réunion	00638
Romania	00642
Russian Federation	00643
Rwanda	00646
Saint Barthélemy	00652
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan de Cunha	00654
Saint Kitts and Nevis	00659
Saint Lucia	00662
Saint Martin (French part)	00663
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	00666
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	00670
Samoa	00882
San Marino	00674
Sao Tome and Principe	00678
Sark	00680
Saudi Arabia	00682
Senegal	00686
Serbia	00688
Seychelles	00690
Sierra Leone	00694
Singapore	00702
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	00534
Slovakia	00703
Slovenia	00705
Solomon Islands	00090
Somalia	00706
South Africa, Republic of	00710
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	00239
South Sudan	00728
Spain	00724
Sri Lanka	00144
Sudan	00729
Suriname	00740
Svalbard and Jan Mayen	00744
Sweden	00752
Switzerland	00756
Syria	00760
Taiwan	00158
Tajikistan	00762
Tanzania	00834
Thailand	00764
Timor-Leste	00626
Togo	00768
Tokelau	00772
Tonga	00776
Trinidad and Tobago	00780
Tunisia	00788
Türkiye	00792
Turkmenistan	00795
Turks and Caicos Islands	00796
Tuvalu	00798
Uganda	00800
Ukraine	00804
United Arab Emirates	00784
United Kingdom	00826
United States of America	00840
United States Minor Outlying Islands	00581
Uruguay	00858
Uzbekistan	00860
Vanuatu	00548
Venezuela	00862
Viet Nam	00704
Virgin Islands, British	00092
Virgin Islands, United States	00850
Wallis and Futuna	00876
West Bank and Gaza	00275
Western Sahara	00732
Yemen	00887
Zambia	00894
Zimbabwe	00716
Not applicable	99899
Not reported	99999
Canada	00124
Newfoundland and Labrador	81021
Prince Edward Island	81121
Nova Scotia	81221
New Brunswick	81321
Quebec	82421
Ontario	83521
Manitoba	84621
Saskatchewan	84721
Alberta	84821
British Columbia	85921
Yukon Territory	86021
Northwest Territories	86121
Nunavut	86221

Element 16: Year of First Degree

Description:

A four - digit element to report the year in which the staff member obtained their first university degree, postsecondary diploma or professional designation.

Codes:

Four digits of the year in which the first university degree, postsecondary diploma or professional designation was obtained.

9998. No degree, diploma or professional designation.

9999. Unknown

Element 17: Province or Country of First Degree

Description:

A five - digit code to report the province in which the staff member's first university degree, postsecondary diploma or professional designation was obtained. If outside of Canada, please report the country code. If a country is not identified in the list of Country Codes, please contact the subject matter analyst (see page 5).

Codes:

The list of province and country codes is given in element 15 (see Table 5).

99899. If code 9998 was used in element 16, then please code 99899 for this element.

99999. Unknown.

Element 18: Level of Highest Earned Degree

Description:

A one - digit code to report the level of the staff member's highest earned degree, postsecondary diploma or professional designation.

Notes:

Please note that it is the highest degree, and not the most recent, which is required. The following codes list the degrees in order of highest to lowest. Please exclude all anticipated and all honorary degrees.

Codes:

1. PhD. or any other equivalent doctoral degree (e.g., Ed.D, D.Sc, D.S.W, OD, PharmD, etc).

2. Professional degree - This code refers to medical and paramedical degrees only. For example, the following degrees would be included in this category: M.D. (Medical Doctor), D.D.S. (Doctor of Dental Surgery), D.D.M. (Doctor of Dental Medicine), D.V.M. (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine). Please do not include the Master of Social Work (code 3) or the LLB: Bachelors of Laws and Letters (code 4) degrees in this category.

3. Masters degree and equivalent (e.g., M.A., M.Sc., M.S.W., M.B.A., etc).

4. Bachelors degree (e.g., LL.B., J.D., B.A., B.Sc., B.Ed., etc).

5. All other credentials. This includes undergraduate and graduate diplomas, professional designations other than a degree (e.g., C.A., C.G.A., C.M.A., C.P.A., teaching certificate but no degree, etc.) and any others.

8. No degree, diploma or professional designation.

9. Unknown

Element 19: Year of Highest Earned Degree

Description:

A four - digit element to report the year in which the highest earned degree as specified in element 18, was obtained.

Notes:

If the staff member has two or more degrees at the same level, please report the year of the most recent degree. For example, if the staff member has two doctorate degrees, one obtained in 1960 and the other in 1965, please report 1965 for this element.

Similarly, if the staff member has two degrees, the most recent of which is at a lower level than the first, e.g., M.D. obtained in 1965, and M.Sc. in 1972, please report the year of the higher degree, in this case 1965 (M.D.).

If a staff member has a degree which is higher than a bachelor's degree, it is expected that the year of highest earned degree will be later (e.g. M.A. in 2010) than the element 16: "Year of First Degree" (e.g. B.A. in 2005).

Codes:

A four - digit code indicating the year when the highest earned degree was obtained.

9998. If code 8 was used in element 18, then please code 9998 for this element.

9999. Unknown.

Element 20: Province or Country of Highest Degree

Description:

A five - digit code to report the province or country of the highest earned degree (as reported in element 18).

Notes:

Please report the province in which the highest earned degree that was specified in element 18 was obtained. If outside of Canada, please report the country.

Codes:

The list of province and country codes is given in element 15 (see Table 5).

99899. If code 8 was used in element 18, please report code as 99899 for this element.

99999. Unknown.

Element 21: Country of Citizenship at Time of Appointment

Description:

A five - digit code to report the staff member's country of citizenship for the year that they were appointed to the institution (as reported in element 26).

Codes:

The list of province and country codes is given in element 15 (see Table 5).

99999. Unknown

Element 22: Rank

Description:

A one - digit code to report the staff member's current rank.

Codes:

1. Full professor

2. Associate professor

3. Assistant professor

4. Ranks/level below assistant professor: includes lecturers, instructors, and other teaching staff

5. Other: includes staff that do not fit in the categories described above (not elsewhere classified).

Element 23: Year of Appointment to Present Rank at Current Institution

Description:

A four - digit element, to report the year in which the staff member attained their current rank (as reported in element 22) at their current institution.

Notes:

Please note the following when deciding what year to report:

The year should only change when a staff member has been promoted from one rank to the next. The year does not change when the administrative responsibilities change.
The service between the year of appointment to the current rank (as indicated in this element) and the present year must be both uninterrupted and full-time. It is recognized that leave can be granted without interrupting the continuous service.
If the period of employment at the current rank has been interrupted (i.e., the staff member has severed their connection with the institution), the year of reappointment should be reported.
It is quite possible that the year reported in this element will be the same as that reported in element 26 ("Year of Appointment to Institution"). This would occur when the staff member has not had a change in rank since their appointment (or reappointment) to the institution.

Codes:

Four - digits of the year in which the staff member attained their present rank.

9999. Unknown

Element 24: Type of Appointment

Description:

A one - digit element to report the type of appointment held by the staff member at the current institution.

Notes:

Those teachers who have been granted tenure should be coded as 1.

Teachers for whom, in the normal course of events, (e.g., after a certain period of time and, in some cases, upon completion of their doctorate), a tenure review is required by university policy are to be coded as 2.

Staff for whom no tenure review is required should be coded as 3. This category includes teachers hired for one year or more, with no formal commitment on the part of the university to renew their contract, although the contract may in fact be renewed (or has been renewed).

Those reported as code 4 (visiting staff), should also have been reported as code 6 or 8 in Element 10 "Senior Administrative Responsibilities, Researchers and Visitors".

Codes:

1. Tenured

2. Leading to tenure, probationary

3. Non – tenured staff. This could include annual, sessional or other definite term contracts. Other terms used to describe staff in this category are "full-time term employees", "limited term positions", and other contractual staff whose contracts are greater than 12 months.

4. Visiting staff, (e.g., staff with a permanent affiliation to another university or organization.

5. Other staff: Continuing staff (e.g., staff neither on tenure stream nor on definite term contract).

Element 25: Medical or Dental Appointment Category

Description:

A one - digit element, to report the appointment category of the staff in the faculties of medicine (including veterinary medicine) and/or dentistry.

Notes:

Medical/dental/veterinary teaching staff is defined as those who are teaching in department/programs which typically award/train students for either an MD, DVM or DDS degree (or post MD/DDS degrees). These staff should be coded as "0", "1" or "2". Please do not report other teaching staff who may be in the Faculty of Medicine or Dentistry who do not focus on the training of students in these fields (e.g. Nursing, Occupational Therapy etc.). All other teaching staff should be coded as "9" (non-medical /dental).

Code 0: Regular full-time (12 months) academic staff
This is a regular academic appointment similar to that in any other faculty. The appointee receives his full salary from the institution. This category usually applies to all basic medical science departments and to other medical or dental staff who are not engaged in private practice. It also includes those staff who are supported by research grants but whose income is administered by the university. These staff are expected to hold some teaching responsibilities.

Code 1: Geographic full-time (12 months) academic staff
This category applies to all medical and dental staff who are engaged in the practice of medicine as well as teaching (e.g. clinicians). Geographic full-time staff members usually receive an established percentage of their regular salary from the university and the remaining portion from provincial medical care institutions (e.g., hospitals) and/or medical care plans. In addition, they are entitled to earn an income (limited by a ceiling) for service to patients. The staff members are usually assigned to a specific hospital. Although they may receive only a percentage of their income from the university, they are counted as full-time members of the institution. Please include all clinicians in this category.

Code 2: Full-time (12 months) joint appointments
This category includes medical and dental staff who have received a letter of appointment from both the university and one of the teaching hospitals. Salaries are paid by both institutions at an agreed upon ratio.

Exclusions:

The following categories of medical staff are to be excluded from the survey:

Major part-time
These staff members spend approximately 50% of their time in a teaching hospital. Their offices are not located in the hospital and there is no ceiling on the income they earn from outside patients although there is a ceiling on the earnings made through the clinical teaching units.
Part-time
These staff members are usually community practitioners who do not receive a formal letter of appointment from the institution but rather are engaged by department heads as demonstrators or teaching assistants. These casual staff members may teach both graduate and undergraduate students, on an average of several hours per week, and may be involved in clinical research.

Codes:

0. Regular full-time academic staff member

1. Geographic full-time academic staff member

2. Full-time joint appointment

9. Not applicable (staff member is not in a faculty of medicine or dentistry)

Element 26: Year of Appointment to Current Institution

Description:

A four - digit element to report the year of first appointment (or reappointment) to reflect the year of the first full-time academic teaching position in the current institution.

Notes:

Please note that the service between the year reported in this element and the present year must be both full-time and uninterrupted (e.g., the staff member has not severed their connection with the institution during this period). Leave (sabbatical, leave of absence, etc.) should not be interpreted as interrupting the continuous service, e.g., when a staff member goes on leave, it does not change their year of appointment to the institution. Similarly, if a staff member assumes a non-academic position in the university for a period of time and then returns to teaching, the period spent in that position should not be interpreted as interrupting continuous service. However, during the time the person holds such a position they should not be reported as a full-time teacher.

It does not matter whether the staff member's appointment was originally temporary, probationary or permanent or has been a series of one-year contracts. As long as the employment has been continuous from year to year and full- time in each year, the year of appointment should be reported as the earliest year in which the staff member joined the institution on a full-time basis. For example, in year 1, a staff member held a full-time probationary appointment which was made permanent in year 2. Year 1 would be reported as the year of appointment.

For the staff member who was employed full-time (12 months) during the past, then, (1) severed their connection with the institution, or (2) they obtained a teaching position which is other than full-time (12 months), and was later re-hired to a full-time (12 months) position, the year of reappointment is the one that should be reported in this element.

Please note that the year of appointment to the institution (as reported in this element) cannot be later than the year of appointment to the present rank at current institution (element 23).

Codes:

Four - digits of the year the staff member was appointed (or reappointed) to the current institution.

Element 27: Principal Subject Taught

Description:

A four - digit element describing the principal subject taught of the staff member.

Notes:

Please report using the CIP (Classification of Instructional Programs) code at the 4 - digit level. A numerical and alphabetical listing of programs is provided on the following pages. Please code this element according to the subject in which the staff member spends the largest portion of their teaching time.

For further assistance on determining the correct codes, please contact the UCASS team (see page 5). Please note that the 2021 CIP codes are currently being used.

For staff members, who are on leave, please report the subject that they would have taught had the staff member been teaching.

Codes:

The list of 4 - digit CIP codes is given on the following pages.

9998. Not applicable (researchers).

Table 6: CIP Codes
CIP Code	Name
0100	Agriculture, general
0101	Agricultural business and management
0102	Agricultural mechanization
0103	Agricultural production operations
0104	Agricultural and food products processing
0105	Agricultural and domestic animal services
0106	Applied horticulture/horticultural business services
0107	International agriculture
0108	Agricultural public services
0109	Animal sciences
0110	Food science and technology
0111	Plant sciences
0112	Soil sciences
0113	Agriculture/veterinary preparatory programs
0180	Veterinary medicine (DVM)
0181	Veterinary biomedical and clinical sciences (Cert., MS, MSc, PhD)
0199	Agricultural and veterinary sciences/services/operations and related fields, other
0301	Natural resources conservation and research
0302	Environmental/natural resources management and policy
0303	Fishing and fisheries sciences and management
0305	Forestry
0306	Wildlife and wildlands science and management
0399	Natural resources and conservation, other
0402	Architecture
0403	City/urban, community and regional planning
0404	Environmental design/architecture
0405	Interior architecture
0406	Landscape architecture (BS, BSc, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)
0408	Architectural history, criticism and conservation
0409	Architectural sciences and technology
0410	Real estate development
0499	Architecture and related services, other
0501	Area studies
0502	Ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies
0599	Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies, other
0901	Communication and media studies
0904	Journalism
0907	Radio, television and digital communication
0909	Public relations, advertising and applied communication
0910	Publishing
0999	Communication, journalism and related programs, other
1003	Graphic communications
1101	Computer and information sciences and support services, general
1102	Computer programming
1104	Information science/studies
1105	Computer systems analysis/analyst
1107	Computer science
1108	Computer software and media applications
1109	Computer systems networking and telecommunications
1110	Computer/information technology administration and management
1199	Computer and information sciences and support services, other
1301	Education, general
1302	Bilingual, multilingual and multicultural education
1303	Curriculum and instruction
1304	Educational administration and supervision
1305	Educational/instructional media design
1306	Educational assessment, evaluation and research
1307	International and comparative education
1309	Social and philosophical foundations of education
1310	Special education and teaching
1311	Student counselling and personnel services
1312	Teacher education and professional development, specific levels and methods
1313	Teacher education and professional development, specific subject areas
1314	Teaching English or French as a second or foreign language
1315	Teaching assistants/aides
1399	Education, other
1401	Engineering, general
1402	Aerospace, aeronautical and astronautical/space engineering
1403	Agricultural engineering
1404	Architectural engineering
1405	Biomedical/medical engineering
1406	Ceramic sciences and engineering
1407	Chemical engineering
1408	Civil engineering
1409	Computer engineering
1410	Electrical, electronics and communications engineering
1411	Engineering mechanics
1412	Engineering physics/applied physics
1413	Engineering science
1414	Environmental/environmental health engineering
1418	Materials engineering
1419	Mechanical engineering
1420	Metallurgical engineering
1421	Mining and mineral engineering
1422	Naval architecture and marine engineering
1423	Nuclear engineering
1424	Ocean engineering
1425	Petroleum engineering
1427	Systems engineering
1428	Textile sciences and engineering
1432	Polymer/plastics engineering
1433	Construction engineering
1434	Forest engineering
1435	Industrial engineering
1436	Manufacturing engineering
1437	Operations research
1438	Surveying engineering
1439	Geological/geophysical engineering
1440	Paper science and engineering
1441	Electromechanical engineering
1442	Mechatronics, robotics, and automation engineering
1443	Biochemical engineering
1444	Engineering chemistry
1445	Biological/Biosystems engineering
1447	Electrical and computer engineering
1448	Energy systems engineering
1499	Engineering, other
1515	Engineering-related fields
1516	Nanotechnology
1599	Engineering/engineering-related technologies/technicians, other
1601	Linguistic, comparative and related language studies and services
1602	African languages, literatures and linguistics
1603	East Asian languages, literatures and linguistics
1604	Slavic, Baltic and Albanian languages, literatures and linguistics
1605	Germanic languages, literatures and linguistics
1606	Modern Greek language and literature
1607	South Asian languages, literatures and linguistics
1608	Iranian languages, literatures and linguistics
1609	Romance languages, literatures and linguistics
1610	Indigenous languages, literatures and linguistics of the Americas
1611	Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic languages, literatures and linguistics
1612	Classics and classical languages, literatures and linguistics
1613	Celtic languages, literatures and linguistics
1614	Southeast Asian and Australasian/Pacific languages, literatures and linguistics
1615	Turkic, Uralic-Altaic, Caucasian and Central Asian languages, literatures and linguistics
1616	Sign language
1617	Second language learning
1618	Armenian languages, literatures and linguistics
1699	Indigenous and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics, other
1901	Family and consumer sciences/human sciences, general
1902	Family and consumer sciences/human sciences business services
1904	Family and consumer economics and related services
1905	Foods, nutrition and related services
1906	Housing and human environments
1907	Human development, family studies and related services
1909	Apparel and textiles
1910	Work and family studies
1999	Family and consumer sciences/human sciences, other
2200	Non-professional legal studies
2201	Law (LLB, JD, BCL)
2202	Legal research and advanced professional studies (post-LLB/JD)
2299	Legal professions and studies, other
2301	English language and literature, general
2313	English rhetoric and composition/writing studies
2314	English literature
2399	English language and literature/letters, other
2401	Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
2501	Library science and administration
2599	Library science, other
2601	Biology, general
2602	Biochemistry/biophysics and molecular biology
2603	Botany/plant biology
2604	Cell/cellular biology and anatomical sciences
2605	Microbiological sciences and immunology
2607	Zoology/animal biology
2608	Genetics
2609	Physiology, pathology and related sciences
2610	Pharmacology and toxicology
2611	Biomathematics, bioinformatics, and computational biology
2612	Biotechnology
2613	Ecology, evolution, systematics and population biology
2614	Molecular medicine
2615	Neurobiology and neurosciences
2699	Biological and biomedical sciences, other
2701	Mathematics
2703	Applied mathematics
2705	Statistics
2706	Applied statistics
2799	Mathematics and statistics, other
2808	Military science, leadership and operational art
2905	Military technologies and applied sciences
3001	Biological and physical sciences
3005	Peace studies and conflict resolution
3006	Systems science and theory
3008	Mathematics and computer science
3010	Biopsychology
3011	Gerontology
3012	Historic preservation and conservation
3013	Medieval and renaissance studies
3014	Museology/museum studies
3015	Science, technology and society
3016	Accounting and computer science
3017	Behavioural sciences
3018	Natural sciences
3019	Nutrition sciences
3020	International/global studies
3021	Holocaust and related studies
3022	Classical and ancient studies
3023	Intercultural/multicultural and diversity studies
3025	Cognitive science
3026	Cultural studies/critical theory and analysis
3027	Human biology
3028	Dispute resolution
3029	Maritime studies
3030	Computational science
3031	Human computer interaction
3032	Marine sciences
3033	Sustainability studies
3034	Anthrozoology
3035	Climate Science
3036	Cultural studies and comparative literature
3037	Design for human health
3038	Earth systems science
3039	Economics and computer science
3040	Economics and foreign language/literature
3041	Evironmental geosciences
3042	Geooarchaeology
3043	Geobiology
3044	Geography and environmental studies
3045	History and language/literature
3046	History and political science
3047	Linguistics and anthropology
3048	Linguistics and computer science
3049	Mathematical economics
3050	Mathematics and atmospheric/oceanic science
3051	Integrated philosophy, politics, and economics
3052	Digital humanities and textual studies
3053	Thanatology
3070	Data science
3071	Data analytics
3099	Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other
3101	Parks, recreation and leisure studies
3103	Parks, recreation and leisure facilities management
3105	Sports, kinesiology, and physical education/physical fitness
3106	Outdoor education
3199	Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology, other
3800	Philosophy and religious studies, general
3801	Philosophy, logic and ethics
3802	Religion/religious studies
3899	Philosophy and religious studies, other
3902	Bible/biblical studies
3903	Missions/missionary studies and missiology
3904	Religious education
3905	Religious music and worship
3906	Theological and ministerial studies
3907	Pastoral counselling and specialized ministries
3908	Religious institution administration and law
3999	Theology and religious vocations, other
4001	Physical sciences, general
4002	Astronomy and astrophysics
4004	Atmospheric sciences and meteorology
4005	Chemistry
4006	Geological and earth sciences/geosciences
4008	Physics
4010	Materials sciences
4011	Physics and astronomy
4099	Physical sciences, other
4201	Psychology, general
4227	Research and experimental psychology
4228	Clinical, counselling and applied psychology
4299	Psychology, other
4301	Criminal justice and corrections
4302	Fire protection
4303	Security and protective services, specialized programs
4304	Security science and technology
4399	Security and protective services, other
4400	Human services, general
4402	Community organization and advocacy
4404	Public administration
4405	Public policy analysis
4407	Social work
4499	Public administration and social service professions, other
4501	General social sciences
4502	Anthropology
4503	Archeology
4504	Criminology
4505	Demography
4506	Economics
4507	Geography and cartography
4509	International relations and national security studies
4510	Political science and government
4511	Sociology
4512	Urban studies/affairs
4513	Sociology and anthropology
4515	Geography and anthropology
4599	Social sciences, other
5001	Visual, digital and performing arts, general
5002	Crafts/craft design, folk art and artisanry
5003	Dance
5004	Design and applied arts
5005	Drama/theatre arts and stagecraft
5006	Film/video and photographic arts
5007	Fine arts and art studies
5009	Music
5010	Arts, entertainment, and media management
5011	Community/environmental/socially-engaged art
5099	Visual and performing arts, other
5100	General Health services/allied health/health sciences
5101	Chiropractic (DC)
5102	Communication disorders sciences and services
5104	Dentistry (DDS, DMD)
5105	Advanced/graduate dentistry and oral sciences (Cert., MS, MSc, PhD)
5106	Dental support services and allied professions
5107	Health and medical administrative services
5109	Allied health diagnostic, intervention and treatment professions
5110	Clinical/medical laboratory science/research and allied professions
5111	Health/medical preparatory programs
5112	Medicine
5114	Medical clinical sciences/graduate medical studies
5115	Mental and social health services and allied professions
5117	Optometry (OD)
5118	Ophthalmic and optometric support services and allied professions
5120	Pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences and administration
5122	Public health
5123	Rehabilitation and therapeutic professions
5127	Medical illustration and informatics
5131	Dietetics and clinical nutrition services
5132	Health professions education, ethics, and humanities
5133	Alternative and complementary medicine and medical systems
5134	Alternative and complementary medical support services
5135	Somatic bodywork and related therapeutic services
5136	Movement and mind-body therapies
5137	Energy-based and biologically-based therapies
5138	Registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing
5139	Practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants
5199	Health professions and related programs, other
5201	Business/commerce, general
5202	Business administration, management and operations
5203	Accounting and related services
5204	Business operations support and assistant services
5205	Business/corporate communications
5206	Business/managerial economics
5207	Entrepreneurial and small business operations
5208	Finance and financial management services
5209	Hospitality administration/management
5210	Human resources management and services
5211	International business/trade/commerce
5212	Management information systems and services
5213	Management sciences and quantitative methods
5214	Marketing
5215	Real estate
5216	Taxation
5217	Insurance
5218	General sales, merchandising and related marketing operations
5219	Specialized sales, merchandising and marketing operations
5220	Construction management
5221	Telecommunications management
5299	Business, management, marketing and related support services, other
5401	History
5501	French language and literature, general
5513	French rhetoric and composition/writing studies
5514	French literature
5599	French language and literature/letters, other
6001	Dental residency/fellowship programs
6003	Veterinary residency/fellowship programs
6007	Nurse practitioner residency/fellowship programs
6008	Pharmacy residency/fellowship programs
6009	Physician assistant residency/fellowship programs
6099	Health professions residency/fellowship programs, other
6101	Combined medical residency/fellowship programs
6102	Multiple-pathway medical fellowship programs
6103	Allergy and immunology residency/fellowship programs
6104	Anesthesiology residency/fellowship programs
6105	Dermatology residency/fellowship programs
6106	Emergency medicine residency/fellowship programs
6107	Family medicine residency/fellowship programs
6108	Internal medicine residency/fellowship programs
6109	Medical genetics and genomics residency/fellowship programs
6110	Neurological surgery residency/fellowship programs
6111	Neurology residency/fellowship programs
6112	Nuclear medicine residency/fellowship programs
6113	Obstetrics and gynecology residency/fellowship programs
6114	Ophthalmology residency/fellowship programs
6115	Orthopedic surgery residency/fellowship programs
6116	Osteopathic medicine residency/fellowship programs
6117	Otolaryngology residency/fellowship programs
6118	Pathology residency/fellowship programs
6119	Pediatrics residency/fellowship programs
6120	Physical medicine and rehabilitation residency/fellowship programs
6121	Plastic surgery residency/fellowship programs
6122	Podiatric medicine residency/fellowship programs
6123	Preventive medicine residency/fellowship programs
6124	Psychiatry residency/fellowship programs
6125	Radiation oncology residency/fellowship programs
6126	Radiology residency/fellowship programs
6127	Surgery residency/fellowship programs
6128	Urology residency/fellowship programs
6199	Medical residency/fellowship programs, other

Element 28: First Name

Description:

A twenty-character element to indicate the staff member’s first name.

Notes:

Only the first name is required. Please omit any honorifics such as Mr., Mrs., or Dr. Please do not include university degrees, diplomas, or other professional designations.

Legal name is preferred. However, given or chosen names are also accepted.

If an individual requests to be excluded from the expanded data collection, report NR for non-response.

Codes:

NR. Non-response

Element 29: Last Name

Description:

A twenty-character element to indicate the staff member’s surname.

Notes:

Only the surname (or last name) is required. Please omit any honorifics such as Mr., Mrs., or Dr. Please do not include university degrees, diplomas, or other professional designations.

If an individual requests to be excluded from the expanded data collection, report NR for non-response.

Codes:

NR. Non-response

Element 30: Date of birth

Description:

An eight-digit element to report the staff member's birth date.

Notes:

Please report the staff member’s full birth date using format YYYYMMDD (YearMonthDay).

If the date of birth is not known, then the date should be reported as follows:

If only the month and year of birth are known, please use 99 as default for the day of birth: YYYYMM99.
If only the year of birth is known, please use 99 as default for the day and month of birth: YYYY9999.
If it has not been possible to identify any components of the date of birth, or if the individual requests to be excluded from the expanded data collection please report date of birth as 99999999.

Codes:

Eight digits of the date of birth using format YYYYMMDD (YearMonthDay)

Example: If the staff member’s full date of birth is June 29, 1966, please report 19660629 for this element.

99999999. Unknown

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Section I - Identification

Section 2 Collective dwelling type code and auxiliary questions

Hospital (10)

Long-term care home or residence for older adults (20)

Residential care facility related to disabilities, mental health, addiction, etc. (30)

Shelter (40)

Correctional or custodial facility, including municipal detachments (50)

Lodging or rooming house (60)

Religious establishment (70)

Hutterite colony (80)

Establishment with temporary accommodation services (90)

Other establishment (91)

Section 3 Occupancy of residents

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Introduction to the 2024 to 2025 Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy Report

Commitments for Statistics Canada

Goal 1: Reduce Poverty in Canada in All Its Forms

FSDS Context

Target theme: Poverty Reduction

Goal 3: Support Mental Health and Adopt Healthy Behaviours

FSDS Context

Target theme: Adopt Healthy Behaviours

Goal 5: Champion Gender Equality

FSDS Context

Target theme: Take Action on Gender Equality

Goal 10: Advance Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples and Take Action on Inequality

FSDS Context

Target theme: Advancing reconciliation with First Nations, Inuit, and the Métis communities

Target theme: Taking action on inequality

Goal 12: Reduce Waste and Transition to Zero-emission Vehicles

FSDS Context

Target theme: Management of Waste, Resources, and Chemicals

Target theme: Federal Leadership on Responsible Consumption

Goal 13: Take Action on Climate Change and Its Impacts

FSDS Context

Target theme: Federal Leadership on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions and Climate Resilience

Integrating Sustainable Development

Introduction

Purpose

Authority

Purpose

Confidentiality

Data-sharing agreements

Record linkage

Security of emails and faxes

Reporting instructions

Business or organization and contact information

Main activity

Grains in storage

If Quebec respondent, go to question 4. Otherwise, go to question 7.

Use of temporary storage for grain

Permanent grain storage capacity

All land operated

Unit of measure

Fall rye and winter wheat seeded in the fall

Seeding intentions for 2026

Tame hay and forage seed

Other land areas

Agricultural production

Greenhouse area

Birds

Maple taps

Honey bees

Mushrooms

Changes or events

Contact person

Feedback

Introduction

Main activity

Forage seed shipments

Unit of measure

Changes or Events

Goal 1:
Reduce Poverty in Canada in All Its Forms

Goal 3:
Support Mental Health and Adopt Healthy Behaviours

Goal 5:
Champion Gender Equality

Goal 10:
Advance Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples and Take Action on Inequality

Goal 12:
Reduce Waste and Transition to Zero-emission Vehicles

Goal 13:
Take Action on Climate Change and Its Impacts