Why do we conduct this survey?

The purpose of this survey is to collect up-to-date information on the number of livestock on your agricultural operation. The data are used by agricultural industry analysts and producers to make production and marketing decisions, and by government analysts to monitor the livestock industry and develop agricultural policies in Canada.

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

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

Other important information

Authorization to collect this information

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

Confidentiality

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

Record linkages

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

Data-sharing agreements

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

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

For this survey, there are Section 11 agreements with the provincial 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.

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
K1A 0T6

You may also contact us by email at statcan.esdhelpdesk-dsebureaudedepannage.statcan@statcan.gc.ca or by fax at 613-951-6583.

For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the Prince Edward Island statistical agency as well as with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

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

Business or organization and contact information

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

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

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

Legal name

Operating name (if applicable)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Description and examples

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

Main activity

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

• Yes
  When did the main acitivity change? Date
• No

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cattle and calves

1. On YYYY-MM-DD do you expect to have any cattle or calves on this operation?

Report all cattle and calves regardless of ownership.

Include:

• those that are boarded, custom-fed or fed under contract
• those that are pastured on a community pasture, grazing co-op or Crown land.

Exclude all cattle and calves kept on a farm, ranch, or feedlot operated by someone else.

Inclusions and exclusions

When answering the livestock questions, please include:

• all livestock on your operation as of YYYY-MM-DD, regardless of ownership, including livestock pastured, custom fed or fed under contract for others
• all livestock owned by the operator and held on Crown land, community pastures and grazing projects.

Exclude livestock which are owned by you but kept on a farm, ranch, or feedlot operated by someone else.

Community pastures, grazing associations, Crown land: a community pasture or grazing reserve can be a federal, provincial or municipal land operated by a manager and rented to livestock producers for pasturing animals at a fixed fee per head. A co-operative grazing association is a group of people who usually incorporate and rent or lease land for a common grazing area.

• Note: forest reserves fall under the category of grazing reserve. Crown land is land owned by the government (municipal, provincial or federal) and generally managed by the government. Crown land does not necessarily have to be used for the purpose of grazing livestock, although grazing does take place on Crown land, particularly in British Columbia.

Fed under contract / custom feeding: livestock are fed under a pre-arranged agreement with a company (for example, feed mill) or another producer to feed the cattle or hogs to market weight. Usually the "feed" operator owns the buildings and supplies the labour but does not own the livestock.

Feedlot (cattle): feedlots are operations where livestock are fattened for market. A feedlot operation may own the animals, or may feed them for other operators for a fee, or both.

• Note: feedlots are more applicable to cattle.

Feeding and finishing operations (pigs): feeding and finishing operations are applicable to pigs. Hog feeding and finishing operations are operations in which hogs are fed to market weight. Usually there are no breeding sows or boars in these operations other than those culled from a breeding herd, being fattened for slaughter.

Slaughtered for own consumption: if there are any livestock (cattle, hogs, or sheep) which will be slaughtered for personal consumption, include that livestock in inventory counts. For example, if a dairy operator has one pig which will be slaughtered for personal consumption, include this pig in inventory counts.

• Yes
• No

Cattle and calves - Inventory

2. How many of the following do you expect to have on this operation on YYYY-MM-DD?

Include all cattle and calves on this operation, regardless of ownership.
Exclude all cattle and calves kept on a farm, ranch, or feedlot operated by someone else.

Cattle and calves

• Bulls: male cattle which have not been castrated, 1 year and over, which are or will be kept for breeding purposes or for slaugther.
• Calves: cattle of either sex, under 1 year old.
• Calving: a term used when referring to cattle, meaning to give birth.
• Cow: female cattle which have calved at least once, being used for the production of dairy or for the reproduction of beef calves. Include "first calf heifers".
• Heifers: female cattle over 1 year old which have never calved, used (or to be used) for breeding or fed for slaughter.
• Steers: castrated male cattle, 1 year and over, being fed for slaughter.

	Number
Bulls, one year and over
Dairy cows
Beef cows
Calves, under one year
Heifers, one year and over for dairy replacement heifers
Heifers, one year and over for beef replacement heifers
Heifers, one year and over for slaughter or feeder heifers
Steers, one year and over
Total inventory of cattle and calves

Cattle and calves - Production

3. How many calves were born alive on this operation in the last six months, between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD?

Cattle and calves

• Bulls: male cattle which have not been castrated, 1 year and over, which are or will be kept for breeding purposes or for slaugther.
• Calves: cattle of either sex, under 1 year old.
• Calving: a term used when referring to cattle, meaning to give birth.
• Cow: female cattle which have calved at least once, being used for the production of dairy or for the reproduction of beef calves. Include "first calf heifers".
• Heifers: female cattle over 1 year old which have never calved, used (or to be used) for breeding or fed for slaughter.
• Steers: castrated male cattle, 1 year and over, being fed for slaughter.

Number of calves:

4. How many cows and heifers do you expect to calve on this operation in the next six months, between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD?

Cattle and calves

• Bulls: male cattle which have not been castrated, 1 year and over, which are or will be kept for breeding purposes or for slaugther.
• Calves: cattle of either sex, under 1 year old.
• Calving: a term used when referring to cattle, meaning to give birth.
• Cow: female cattle which have calved at least once, being used for the production of dairy or for the reproduction of beef calves. Include "first calf heifers".
• Heifers: female cattle over 1 year old which have never calved, used (or to be used) for breeding or fed for slaughter.
• Steers: castrated male cattle, 1 year and over, being fed for slaughter.

Number of cows and heifers:

Pigs

5. On YYYY-MM-DD do you expect to have any pigs on this operation?

Report all pigs regardless of ownership.

Include:

• those that are boarded, custom-fed or fed under contract
• those that are pastured on a community pasture, grazing co-op or Crown land.

Exclude all pigs kept on a farm, ranch, or feedlot operated by someone else.

Inclusions and exclusions

When answering the livestock questions, please include:

• all livestock on your operation as of YYYY-MM-DD, regardless of ownership, including livestock pastured, custom fed or fed under contract for others
• all livestock owned by the operator and held on Crown land, community pastures and grazing projects.

Exclude livestock which are owned by you but kept on a farm, ranch, or feedlot operated by someone else.

Community pastures, grazing associations, Crown land: a community pasture or grazing reserve can be a federal, provincial or municipal land operated by a manager and rented to livestock producers for pasturing animals at a fixed fee per head. A co-operative grazing association is a group of people who usually incorporate and rent or lease land for a common grazing area.

• Note: forest reserves fall under the category of grazing reserve. Crown land is land owned by the government (municipal, provincial or federal) and generally managed by the government. Crown land does not necessarily have to be used for the purpose of grazing livestock, although grazing does take place on Crown land, particularly in British Columbia.

Fed under contract / custom feeding: livestock are fed under a pre-arranged agreement with a company (for example, feed mill) or another producer to feed the cattle or hogs to market weight. Usually the "feed" operator owns the buildings and supplies the labour but does not own the livestock.

Feedlot (cattle): feedlots are operations where livestock are fattened for market. A feedlot operation may own the animals, or may feed them for other operators for a fee, or both.

• Note: feedlots are more applicable to cattle.

Feeding and finishing operations (pigs): feeding and finishing operations are applicable to pigs. Hog feeding and finishing operations are operations in which hogs are fed to market weight. Usually there are no breeding sows or boars in these operations other than those culled from a breeding herd, being fattened for slaughter.

Slaughtered for own consumption: if there are any livestock (cattle, hogs, or sheep) which will be slaughtered for personal consumption, include that livestock in inventory counts. For example, if a dairy operator has one pig which will be slaughtered for personal consumption, include this pig in inventory counts.

• Yes
• No

Were there any pigs on this operation during the last six months, between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD?

• Yes
• No

Pigs - Inventory

6. How many of the following do you expect to have on this operation on YYYY-MM-DD?

Include all pigs on this operation, regardless of ownership.
Exclude all pigs kept on a farm, ranch, or feedlot operated by someone else.

Pigs

• Boars: non-castrated male pigs, 6 months and older, used or to be used (or sold) for breeding purposes.
• Bred gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed but which have been bred; they are intended for breeding purposes.
• Farrowing: term used when referring to pigs, meaning "to give birth".
• Feeders: market pigs that are 50 to 119 pounds (23 to 53 kilograms) or 120 to 179 pounds (54 to 81 kilograms).
  • Note: sometimes referred to as grower pigs.
• Finishers: market pigs over 179 pounds (81 kilograms) which are being fed for slaughter.
• Gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed and are intended for breeding. Gilts intended for breeding may or may not be bred.
  • Note: gilts are younger than bred gilts.
• Hog: a general term used to describe any type of pig.
• Market pigs: consists of "feeders (growers)" and "finishers" which are over 50 pounds (23 kilograms). The general term 'market pigs' is to differentiate from pigs for breeding.
• Piglet: a general term used to describe a new born pig.
• Slaughter hogs: pigs which are approximately 220 to 240 pounds (100 to 110 kilograms) and are ready to be sold or slaughtered.
• Sows: female pigs which have farrowed at least once.
• Stillborn: born dead.
• Suckling pigs: young pigs under 15 pounds (7 kilograms), which have not been weaned.
• Weaners, Weanling, Nursery or Starter: pigs of either sex, 15 to 49 pounds (7 to 22 kilograms), which have recently been weaned.
• Weaning: switching a young animal from mother's milk to another source of food.

	Number
Breeding stock, six months and over
Sows and gilts kept for breeding
Boars kept for breeding
All other pigs
Suckling pigs, less than 15 lb (7 kg)
Weanling, nursery, or starter pigs, 15 to 49 lb (7 to 22 kg)
Market pigs, 50 lb and over (23 kg and over)
Total inventory of pigs

Pigs - Inventory

7. How many of the ##### market pigs are in each of the following categories?

Pigs

• Boars: non-castrated male pigs, 6 months and older, used or to be used (or sold) for breeding purposes.
• Bred gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed but which have been bred; they are intended for breeding purposes.
• Farrowing: term used when referring to pigs, meaning "to give birth".
• Feeders: market pigs that are 50 to 119 pounds (23 to 53 kilograms) or 120 to 179 pounds (54 to 81 kilograms).
  • Note: sometimes referred to as grower pigs.
• Finishers: market pigs over 179 pounds (81 kilograms) which are being fed for slaughter.
• Gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed and are intended for breeding. Gilts intended for breeding may or may not be bred.
  • Note: gilts are younger than bred gilts.
• Hog: a general term used to describe any type of pig.
• Market pigs: consists of "feeders (growers)" and "finishers" which are over 50 pounds (23 kilograms). The general term 'market pigs' is to differentiate from pigs for breeding.
• Piglet: a general term used to describe a new born pig.
• Slaughter hogs: pigs which are approximately 220 to 240 pounds (100 to 110 kilograms) and are ready to be sold or slaughtered.
• Sows: female pigs which have farrowed at least once.
• Stillborn: born dead.
• Suckling pigs: young pigs under 15 pounds (7 kilograms), which have not been weaned.
• Weaners, Weanling, Nursery or Starter: pigs of either sex, 15 to 49 pounds (7 to 22 kilograms), which have recently been weaned.
• Weaning: switching a young animal from mother's milk to another source of food.

	Number
over 179 lb (81 kg)
between 120 to 179 lb (54 to 81 kg)
between 50 and 120 lb (23 to 54 kg)
Total market pigs

Pigs - Farrowings

8. Please provide the total number of farrowings, the average number of piglets per litter and the total piglets born in the last six months between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD.

Include pigs born alive and stillborn.

• Total number of farrowings: this question is asking to report the total number of farrowings in the last 6 months. If a sow farrowed two times in the last 6 months this would be reported as two farrowings.
• Average number of piglets born per litter: this question is asking to report the average number of piglets born per litter during the last 6 months. Some respondents interpret this to mean how many total piglets were born during the last six months. The data we are looking for is the average number of piglets born per sow. For example: If a respondent has 100 sows and each sow has 10 piglets born per litter. The correct response would be on average 10 piglets born per litter. Include piglets born alive and stillborn.
• Total piglets born: this question is asking to report the total number of piglets born in the last 6 months. This question is autofilled if the total number of farrowings and the average number of piglets born per litter are reported. Total number of farrowings in the last 6 months multiplied by average number of piglets born per litter equals the total piglets born in the last 6 months. If the respondent is not able to report the total number of farrowings or average number of piglets born, the respondent should manually enter the total number of piglets born in the last 6 months. Include piglets born alive and stillborn.

	Number
Total number of farrowings in last six months
Average number of piglets born per litter
Total piglets born in last six months

9. Compared with the last six months, do you expect the number of farrowings to increase, decrease, or stay the same in the next six months, between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD?

Pigs

• Boars: non-castrated male pigs, 6 months and older, used or to be used (or sold) for breeding purposes.
• Bred gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed but which have been bred; they are intended for breeding purposes.
• Farrowing: term used when referring to pigs, meaning "to give birth".
• Feeders: market pigs that are 50 to 119 pounds (23 to 53 kilograms) or 120 to 179 pounds (54 to 81 kilograms).
  • Note: sometimes referred to as grower pigs.
• Finishers: market pigs over 179 pounds (81 kilograms) which are being fed for slaughter.
• Gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed and are intended for breeding. Gilts intended for breeding may or may not be bred.
  • Note: gilts are younger than bred gilts.
• Hog: a general term used to describe any type of pig.
• Market pigs: consists of "feeders (growers)" and "finishers" which are over 50 pounds (23 kilograms). The general term 'market pigs' is to differentiate from pigs for breeding.
• Piglet: a general term used to describe a new born pig.
• Slaughter hogs: pigs which are approximately 220 to 240 pounds (100 to 110 kilograms) and are ready to be sold or slaughtered.
• Sows: female pigs which have farrowed at least once.
• Stillborn: born dead.
• Suckling pigs: young pigs under 15 pounds (7 kilograms), which have not been weaned.
• Weaners, Weanling, Nursery or Starter: pigs of either sex, 15 to 49 pounds (7 to 22 kilograms), which have recently been weaned.
• Weaning: switching a young animal from mother's milk to another source of food.

• Increase
• Decrease
• Stay the same

What is the expected percentage increase?

What is the expected percentage decrease?

10. Of the ##### piglets born during the last six months, between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD, what percentage were stillborn, died or were destroyed before weaning?

Pigs

• Boars: non-castrated male pigs, 6 months and older, used or to be used (or sold) for breeding purposes.
• Bred gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed but which have been bred; they are intended for breeding purposes.
• Farrowing: term used when referring to pigs, meaning "to give birth".
• Feeders: market pigs that are 50 to 119 pounds (23 to 53 kilograms) or 120 to 179 pounds (54 to 81 kilograms).
  • Note: sometimes referred to as grower pigs.
• Finishers: market pigs over 179 pounds (81 kilograms) which are being fed for slaughter.
• Gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed and are intended for breeding. Gilts intended for breeding may or may not be bred.
  • Note: gilts are younger than bred gilts.
• Hog: a general term used to describe any type of pig.
• Market pigs: consists of "feeders (growers)" and "finishers" which are over 50 pounds (23 kilograms). The general term 'market pigs' is to differentiate from pigs for breeding.
• Piglet: a general term used to describe a new born pig.
• Slaughter hogs: pigs which are approximately 220 to 240 pounds (100 to 110 kilograms) and are ready to be sold or slaughtered.
• Sows: female pigs which have farrowed at least once.
• Stillborn: born dead.
• Suckling pigs: young pigs under 15 pounds (7 kilograms), which have not been weaned.
• Weaners, Weanling, Nursery or Starter: pigs of either sex, 15 to 49 pounds (7 to 22 kilograms), which have recently been weaned.
• Weaning: switching a young animal from mother's milk to another source of food.

Percentage

Pigs - Shipments for slaughter

11. How many pigs will this operation have shipped to a slaughter facility in the last six months, between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD?

Enter "0" if none.

Pigs

• Boars: non-castrated male pigs, 6 months and older, used or to be used (or sold) for breeding purposes.
• Bred gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed but which have been bred; they are intended for breeding purposes.
• Farrowing: term used when referring to pigs, meaning "to give birth".
• Feeders: market pigs that are 50 to 119 pounds (23 to 53 kilograms) or 120 to 179 pounds (54 to 81 kilograms).
  • Note: sometimes referred to as grower pigs.
• Finishers: market pigs over 179 pounds (81 kilograms) which are being fed for slaughter.
• Gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed and are intended for breeding. Gilts intended for breeding may or may not be bred.
  • Note: gilts are younger than bred gilts.
• Hog: a general term used to describe any type of pig.
• Market pigs: consists of "feeders (growers)" and "finishers" which are over 50 pounds (23 kilograms). The general term 'market pigs' is to differentiate from pigs for breeding.
• Piglet: a general term used to describe a new born pig.
• Slaughter hogs: pigs which are approximately 220 to 240 pounds (100 to 110 kilograms) and are ready to be sold or slaughtered.
• Sows: female pigs which have farrowed at least once.
• Stillborn: born dead.
• Suckling pigs: young pigs under 15 pounds (7 kilograms), which have not been weaned.
• Weaners, Weanling, Nursery or Starter: pigs of either sex, 15 to 49 pounds (7 to 22 kilograms), which have recently been weaned.
• Weaning: switching a young animal from mother's milk to another source of food.

Number of pigs:

12. Of the ##### pigs shipped to slaughter, what percentage were shipped to a facility in

Pigs

• Boars: non-castrated male pigs, 6 months and older, used or to be used (or sold) for breeding purposes.
• Bred gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed but which have been bred; they are intended for breeding purposes.
• Farrowing: term used when referring to pigs, meaning "to give birth".
• Feeders: market pigs that are 50 to 119 pounds (23 to 53 kilograms) or 120 to 179 pounds (54 to 81 kilograms).
  • Note: sometimes referred to as grower pigs.
• Finishers: market pigs over 179 pounds (81 kilograms) which are being fed for slaughter.
• Gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed and are intended for breeding. Gilts intended for breeding may or may not be bred.
  • Note: gilts are younger than bred gilts.
• Hog: a general term used to describe any type of pig.
• Market pigs: consists of "feeders (growers)" and "finishers" which are over 50 pounds (23 kilograms). The general term 'market pigs' is to differentiate from pigs for breeding.
• Piglet: a general term used to describe a new born pig.
• Slaughter hogs: pigs which are approximately 220 to 240 pounds (100 to 110 kilograms) and are ready to be sold or slaughtered.
• Sows: female pigs which have farrowed at least once.
• Stillborn: born dead.
• Suckling pigs: young pigs under 15 pounds (7 kilograms), which have not been weaned.
• Weaners, Weanling, Nursery or Starter: pigs of either sex, 15 to 49 pounds (7 to 22 kilograms), which have recently been weaned.
• Weaning: switching a young animal from mother's milk to another source of food.

	Percentage
the same province
another province
the United States
Total pigs shipped to slaughter

Pigs - Shipments for feeding purposes

13. How many weanling, nursery, or starter pigs, 15 to 49 lb (7 to 22 kg) will this operation have shipped in the last six months, between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD, to another operation for feeding purposes?

Enter "0" if none.

Pigs

• Boars: non-castrated male pigs, 6 months and older, used or to be used (or sold) for breeding purposes.
• Bred gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed but which have been bred; they are intended for breeding purposes.
• Farrowing: term used when referring to pigs, meaning "to give birth".
• Feeders: market pigs that are 50 to 119 pounds (23 to 53 kilograms) or 120 to 179 pounds (54 to 81 kilograms).
  • Note: sometimes referred to as grower pigs.
• Finishers: market pigs over 179 pounds (81 kilograms) which are being fed for slaughter.
• Gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed and are intended for breeding. Gilts intended for breeding may or may not be bred.
  • Note: gilts are younger than bred gilts.
• Hog: a general term used to describe any type of pig.
• Market pigs: consists of "feeders (growers)" and "finishers" which are over 50 pounds (23 kilograms). The general term 'market pigs' is to differentiate from pigs for breeding.
• Piglet: a general term used to describe a new born pig.
• Slaughter hogs: pigs which are approximately 220 to 240 pounds (100 to 110 kilograms) and are ready to be sold or slaughtered.
• Sows: female pigs which have farrowed at least once.
• Stillborn: born dead.
• Suckling pigs: young pigs under 15 pounds (7 kilograms), which have not been weaned.
• Weaners, Weanling, Nursery or Starter: pigs of either sex, 15 to 49 pounds (7 to 22 kilograms), which have recently been weaned.
• Weaning: switching a young animal from mother's milk to another source of food.

Number of weanling, nursery, and starter pigs:

14. Of the ##### weanling, nursery or starter pigs shipped for feeding purposes, what percentage were shipped to another operation in

Pigs

• Boars: non-castrated male pigs, 6 months and older, used or to be used (or sold) for breeding purposes.
• Bred gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed but which have been bred; they are intended for breeding purposes.
• Farrowing: term used when referring to pigs, meaning "to give birth".
• Feeders: market pigs that are 50 to 119 pounds (23 to 53 kilograms) or 120 to 179 pounds (54 to 81 kilograms).
  • Note: sometimes referred to as grower pigs.
• Finishers: market pigs over 179 pounds (81 kilograms) which are being fed for slaughter.
• Gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed and are intended for breeding. Gilts intended for breeding may or may not be bred.
  • Note: gilts are younger than bred gilts.
• Hog: a general term used to describe any type of pig.
• Market pigs: consists of "feeders (growers)" and "finishers" which are over 50 pounds (23 kilograms). The general term 'market pigs' is to differentiate from pigs for breeding.
• Piglet: a general term used to describe a new born pig.
• Slaughter hogs: pigs which are approximately 220 to 240 pounds (100 to 110 kilograms) and are ready to be sold or slaughtered.
• Sows: female pigs which have farrowed at least once.
• Stillborn: born dead.
• Suckling pigs: young pigs under 15 pounds (7 kilograms), which have not been weaned.
• Weaners, Weanling, Nursery or Starter: pigs of either sex, 15 to 49 pounds (7 to 22 kilograms), which have recently been weaned.
• Weaning: switching a young animal from mother's milk to another source of food.

	Percentage
the same province
another province
the United States
Total weanling, nursery or starter pigs shipped for feeding

Sheep and lambs

15. On YYYY-MM-DD do you expect to have any sheep or lambs on this operation?

Report all sheep or lambs regardless of ownership.

Include:

• those that are boarded, custom-fed or fed under contract
• those that are pastured on a community pasture, grazing co-op or Crown land.

Exclude all sheep and lambs kept on a farm, ranch, or feedlot operated by someone else.

Inclusions and exclusions

When answering the livestock questions, please include:

• all livestock on your operation as of YYYY-MM-DD, regardless of ownership, including livestock pastured, custom fed or fed under contract for others
• all livestock owned by the operator and held on Crown land, community pastures and grazing projects.

Exclude livestock which are owned by you but kept on a farm, ranch, or feedlot operated by someone else.

Community pastures, grazing associations, Crown land: a community pasture or grazing reserve can be a federal, provincial or municipal land operated by a manager and rented to livestock producers for pasturing animals at a fixed fee per head. A co-operative grazing association is a group of people who usually incorporate and rent or lease land for a common grazing area.

• Note: forest reserves fall under the category of grazing reserve. Crown land is land owned by the government (municipal, provincial or federal) and generally managed by the government. Crown land does not necessarily have to be used for the purpose of grazing livestock, although grazing does take place on Crown land, particularly in British Columbia.

Fed under contract / custom feeding: livestock are fed under a pre-arranged agreement with a company (for example, feed mill) or another producer to feed the cattle or hogs to market weight. Usually the "feed" operator owns the buildings and supplies the labour but does not own the livestock.

Feedlot (cattle): feedlots are operations where livestock are fattened for market. A feedlot operation may own the animals, or may feed them for other operators for a fee, or both.

• Note: feedlots are more applicable to cattle.

Feeding and finishing operations (pigs): feeding and finishing operations are applicable to pigs. Hog feeding and finishing operations are operations in which hogs are fed to market weight. Usually there are no breeding sows or boars in these operations other than those culled from a breeding herd, being fattened for slaughter.

Slaughtered for own consumption: if there are any livestock (cattle, hogs, or sheep) which will be slaughtered for personal consumption, include that livestock in inventory counts. For example, if a dairy operator has one pig which will be slaughtered for personal consumption, include this pig in inventory counts.

• Yes
• No

Were there any sheep or lambs kept on this operation in the last six months, between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD?

• Yes
• No

Sheep and lambs - Inventory

16. How many of the following do you expect to have on this operation on YYYY-MM-DD?

Include all sheep or lambs on this operation, regardless of ownership.
Exclude all sheep and lambs kept on a farm, ranch, or feedlot operated by someone else.

Sheep and lambs

• Rams: non-castrated male sheep kept for breeding.
• Ewes: female sheep kept for breeding.
• Replacement lambs: replacement lambs are lambs that are being kept for breeding purposes. Include lambs born on the operation and lambs purchased from other sources. Also include lambs born and still located on the operation that will eventually be sold to other farms for breeding purposes.
• Market lambs: market lambs are male or female lambs that are raised with the intent for slaughter.

	Number
Rams, one year and over
Ewes
Replacement lambs
Market lambs
Total inventory of sheep and lambs

Sheep and lambs - Production

17. How many lambs were born on this operation in the last six months, between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD?

Include lambs born alive and stillborn.

Sheep and lambs

• Rams: non-castrated male sheep kept for breeding.
• Ewes: female sheep kept for breeding.
• Replacement lambs: replacement lambs are lambs that are being kept for breeding purposes. Include lambs born on the operation and lambs purchased from other sources. Also include lambs born and still located on the operation that will eventually be sold to other farms for breeding purposes.
• Market lambs: market lambs are male or female lambs that are raised with the intent for slaughter.

Number of lambs:

18. How many sheep and lambs died on this operation, including those killed by disease or predators, in the last six months, between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD?

Exclude those slaughtered for meat.

Sheep and lambs

• Rams: non-castrated male sheep kept for breeding.
• Ewes: female sheep kept for breeding.
• Replacement lambs: replacement lambs are lambs that are being kept for breeding purposes. Include lambs born on the operation and lambs purchased from other sources. Also include lambs born and still located on the operation that will eventually be sold to other farms for breeding purposes.
• Market lambs: market lambs are male or female lambs that are raised with the intent for slaughter.

Number of sheep and lambs:

19. How many lambs do you expect to be born on this operation in the next six months, between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD?

Sheep and lambs

• Rams: non-castrated male sheep kept for breeding.
• Ewes: female sheep kept for breeding.
• Replacement lambs: replacement lambs are lambs that are being kept for breeding purposes. Include lambs born on the operation and lambs purchased from other sources. Also include lambs born and still located on the operation that will eventually be sold to other farms for breeding purposes.
• Market lambs: market lambs are male or female lambs that are raised with the intent for slaughter.

Number of lambs:

Agricultural production

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

Select all that apply.

• Field crops
• Hay
• Summerfallow
• Potatoes
• Fruit, berries and nuts
• Vegetables
• Sod
• Nursery products
• Greenhouse products
• Cattle and calves
• Include beef or dairy.
• Pigs
• Sheep and lambs
• Mink
• Fox
• Hens and chickens
• Turkeys
• Maple taps
• Honey bees
• Mushrooms
• Other
  • Specify agricultural products
• Not producing agricultural products

Area in crops

21. What area of this operation is used for the following crops?

Report the areas only once, even if used for more than one crop type.

Exclude land used by others.

	Area	Unit of measure
Field crops
Hay
Summerfallow
Potatoes
Fruit, berries and nuts
Vegetables
Sod
Nursery products
List of unit measures acres hectares arpents

Greenhouse area

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

Total area

Unit of measure

• square feet
• square metres

Livestock (excluding birds)

23. How many of the following animals are on this operation?

Report all animals on this operation, regardless of ownership, including those that are boarded, custom-fed or fed under contract.

Include all animals kept by this operation, regardless of ownership, that are pastured on a community pasture, grazing co-op or public land
Exclude animals owned but kept on a farm, ranch or feedlot operated by someone else.

	Number
Cattle and calves
Pigs
Sheep and lambs
Mink
Fox

Birds

24. 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.

	Number
Hens and chickens
Turkeys

Maple taps

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

Total number of taps

Honey bees

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

Include bees owned, regardless of location.

Number of colonies

Mushrooms

27. What is the total mushroom growing area (standing footage) on this operation?

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

Total area

Unit of measure

• square feet
• square metres

Changes and events that affected the business or organization

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

Select all that apply.

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

Contact person

29. Statistics Canada may need to contact the person who completed this questionnaire for further information. Is Provided Given Names Provided Family Name the best person to contact?

• Yes
• No

Who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?

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

Feedback

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

Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.

• Hours
• Minutes

31. We invite your comments about this questionnaire.

Enter your comments

Why do we conduct this survey?

This survey collects information on scientific activities of Canadian private non-profit organizations. The research and development expenditures and personnel information is used by federal, provincial and territorial governments and agencies, academics and international organizations for statistical analyses and policy purposes. These data also contribute to national totals of research and development activities. The payments and receipts information is used by these agencies to monitor knowledge flows across international borders and between Canadian organizations.

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

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

Other important information

Authorization to collect this information

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

Confidentiality

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

Record linkages

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

Data-sharing agreements

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

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

For this survey, there are Section 11 agreements with the provincial and territorial statistical agencies of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and the Yukon. The shared data will be limited to information on in-house research and development expenditures (Question 18) and in-house research and development personnel (Question 26) 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
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You may also contact us by email at: statcan.esdhelpdesk-dsebureaudedepannage.statcan@statcan.gc.ca or by fax at 613-951-6583.

For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. The shared data will be limited to information on in-house research and development expenditures (Question 18) and in-house research and development personnel (Question 26) pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.

Business or organization and contact information

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

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

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

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

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

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

• Legal name
• Operating name (if applicable)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Description and examples

• This is the current main activity.
• This is not the current main activity.

Please provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's main activity.
e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development

Main activity

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

• Yes
• No

When did the main activity change? Date

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

How to search:

• if desired, you can filter the search results by first selecting this business or organization's activity sector
• enter keywords or a brief description that best describes this business or organization main activity
• press the Search button to search the database for an activity that best matches the keywords or description you provided
• then select an activity from the list.

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

• Farming or logging operation
• Construction company or general contractor
• Manufacturer
• Wholesaler
• Retailer
• Provider of passenger or freight transportation
• Provider of investment, savings or insurance products
• Real estate agency, real estate brokerage or leasing company
• Provider of professional, scientific or technical services
• Provider of health care or social services
• Restaurant, bar, hotel, motel or other lodging establishment
• Other sector
• Enter keywords or a brief description, then press the Search button

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

• Yes, there are other activities.
• No, that is the only significant activity.

Please provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's secondary activity.
e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development

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

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

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

Reporting period

1. What is the end date of this organization's fiscal year?

Note: For this survey, this organization's fiscal year end date should fall on or before March 31, 2018.

Here are some examples of fiscal periods that fall within the targeted dates:

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

*THIS FISCAL YEAR WILL BE REFERRED TO AS 2017 THROUGHOUT THE QUESTIONNAIRE*

Fiscal Year-End date

Organization status

2. What is this organization's business number (e.g., GST number or charitable registration number)?

Business number (9-digit number)

3. Is this organization affiliated with a hospital, a university or a government agency or department?

• Yes
• No

4. In 2017, what were this organization's total expenditures within Canada?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

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

Total expenditures represent the total budget for all operations of this organization in the fiscal period. If 'total expenditures' cannot be calculated, total funds (from members, government programs and all other sources of funds) or total revenues can be provided.

5. In 2017, what were this organization's total wages and salaries within Canada?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

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

6. In 2017, what was the average number of employees in full-time equivalents (FTE) within Canada for this organization?

If precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimate in full-time equivalents (FTE).

Full-time equivalent (FTE)
The organization's personnel is composed of full-time and part-time employees.

Full-time equivalent (FTE): Number of persons who work full-time for the organization + part-time workers.

Example calculation: If out of four employees, one works full-time for the organization and the remaining three devote only one quarter of their working time to the organization, then: FTE = 1 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 = 1.75 employees.

In-house research and development ( R&D ) expenditures

Before you begin For this survey 'In-house R&D ' refers to: Expenditures within Canada for R&D performed within this organization by: - employees (permanent, temporary or casual) - self-employed individuals or contractors who are working on-site on this organization's R&D projects. 'Payments for R&D performed by other organizations' refers to: Payments made within or outside Canada to other organizations, individuals or companies to fund R&D performance: - grants - fellowships - contracts.

7. In 2017, did this organization have expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada?

Exclude payments for R&D performed by others (e.g., funding, grants or contracted out R&D expenditures), which should be reported in question 13.

'In-house' refers to R&D which is performed on-site or within the organization's establishment. Exclude R&D expenses performed by other companies or organizations. A later question will collect these data.

Research and experimental development (R&D) comprise creative and systematic work undertaken in order to increase the stock of knowledge - including knowledge of humankind, culture and society - and to devise new applications of available knowledge.

R&D is performed in the natural sciences, engineering, social sciences and humanities. There are three types of R&D activities: basic research, applied research and experimental development.

Research work in the social sciences

Include if projects are employing new or significantly different modelling techniques or developing new formulae, analyzing data not previously available or applying new research techniques, development of community strategies for disease prevention or health education.

Exclude:

• routine analytical projects using standard techniques and existing data
• routine market research
• routine statistical analysis intended for on-going monitoring of an activity.

• Yes
• No

8. In 2017, what were this organization's expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada?

Exclude payments for R&D performed by others (e.g., funding, grants or contracted out R&D expenditures), which should be reported in question 13.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

In-house R&D expenditures are composed of current in-house R&D expenditures and capital in-house R&D expenditures.

Current in-house R&D expenditures

Include:

• wages, salaries, benefits and fringe benefits, materials and supplies
• services to support R&D, including on-site R&D consultants and contractors
• necessary background literature
• minor scientific equipment
• associated administrative overhead costs.

a. Wages, salaries of permanent, temporary and casual R&D employees
Include benefits and fringe benefits of employees engaged in R&D activities. Benefits and fringe benefits include bonus payments, holiday or vacation pay, pension fund contributions, other social security payments, payroll taxes, etc.

b. Services to support R&D
Include:

• payments to on-site R&D consultants and contractors working under the direct control of your organization
• other services including indirect services purchased to support in-house R&D such as security, storage, repair, maintenance and use of buildings and equipment
• computer services, software licensing fees and dissemination of R&D findings.

c. R&D materials
Include:

• water, fuel, gas and electricity
• materials for creation of prototypes
• reference materials (books, journals, etc.)
• subscriptions to libraries and data bases, memberships to scientific societies, etc.
• cost of outsourced (contracted out or granted) small R&D prototypes or R&D models
• materials for laboratories (chemicals, animal, etc.)
• all other R&D-related materials.

d. All other current R&D costs including overhead
Include administrative and overhead costs (e.g., office, post and telecommunications, internet, insurance), prorated if necessary to allow for non-R&D activities within the business.

Exclude:

• interest charges
• value-added taxes (goods and services tax (GST) or harmonized sales tax (HST)).

Capital in-house expenditures are the annual gross amount paid for the acquisition of fixed assets that are used repeatedly, or continuously in the performance of R&D for more than one year. Report capital in-house expenditures in full for the period when they occurred.

Include costs for software, land, buildings and structures, equipment, machinery and other capital costs.

Exclude capital depreciation.

e. Software
Include applications and systems software (original, customized and off-the-shelf software), supporting documentation and other software-related acquisitions.

f. Land acquired for R&D including testing grounds, sites for laboratories and pilot plants.

g. Buildings and structures that are constructed or purchased for R&D activities or that have undergone major improvements, modifications, renovations and repairs for R&D activities.

h. Equipment, machinery and all other capital
Include major equipment, machinery and instruments, including embedded software, acquired for R&D activities.

Current in-house R&D expenditures
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	CAN$ '000
2017 — Current in-house R&D expenditures within Canada
Wages, salaries of permanent, temporary and casual R&D employees
Services to support R&D
R&D materials
All other current R&D costs
2017 — Total current in-house R&D expenditures within Canada
2017 — Capital in-house R&D expenditures within Canada
Software
Land
Buildings and structures
Equipment, machinery and all other capital
2017 — Total capital in-house R&D expenditures within Canada
2017 — Total in-house R&D expenditures within Canada

9. In 2018 and 2019, does this organization plan to make expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada?

Exclude payments for R&D performed by others (e.g., funding, grants or contracted out R&D expenditures), which should be reported in question 15.

In-house R&D expenditures are composed of current in-house R&D expenditures and capital in-house R&D expenditures.

Research and experimental development R&D comprise creative and systematic work undertaken in order to increase the stock of knowledge - including knowledge of humankind, culture and society - and to devise new applications of available knowledge

Inclusions

• Prototypes
  • Include design, construction and operation of prototypes, provided that the primary objective is to make further improvements or to undertake technical testing.
  • Exclude if the prototype is for commercial purposes.
• Pilot plants
  • Include construction and operation of pilot plants, provided that the primary objective is to make further improvements or to undertake technical testing.
  • Exclude if the pilot plant is intended to be operated for commercial purposes.
• New computer software or significant improvements/modifications to existing computer software
  • Includes technological or scientific advances in theoretical computer sciences; operating systems e.g., improvement in interface management, developing new operating system of converting an existing operating system to a significantly different hardware environment; programming languages; and applications if a significant technological change occurs.
• Contracts
  • Include all contracts which require R&D. For contracts which include other work, report only the R&D costs.
• Research work in the social sciences
  • Include if projects are employing new or significantly different modelling techniques or developing new formulae, analyzing data not previously available or applying new research techniques.

Exclusions

• Routine analysis in the social sciences including policy-related studies, management studies and efficiency studies
  • Exclude analytical projects of a routine nature, with established methodologies, principles and models of the related social sciences to bear on a particular problem (e.g., commentary on the probable economic effects of a change in the tax structure, using existing economic data; use of standard techniques in applied psychology to select and classify industrial and military personnel, students, etc., and to test children with reading or other disabilities).
• Consumer surveys, advertising, market research
  • Exclude projects of a routine nature, with established methodologies intended for commercialization of the results of R&D.
• Routine quality control and testing
  • Exclude projects of a routine nature, with established methodologies not intended to create new knowledge, even if carried out by personnel normally engaged in R&D.
• Pre-production activities such as demonstration of commercial viability, tooling up, trial production, trouble shooting

Although R&D may be required as a result of these steps, these activities are excluded.

• Prospecting, exploratory drilling, development of mines, oil or gas wells
  • Include only if for R&D projects concerned with new equipment or techniques in these activities, such as in-situ and tertiary recovery research.
• Engineering
  • Exclude engineering unless it is in direct support of R&D.
• Design and drawing
  • Exclude design and drawing unless it is in direct support of R&D.
• Patent and licence work
  • Exclude all administrative and legal work connected with patents and licences.
• Cosmetic modifications or style changes to existing products
  • Exclude if no significant technical improvement or modification to the existing products has occurred.
• General purpose or routine data collection
  • Exclude projects of a routine nature, with established methodologies intended for on-going monitoring of an activity.
• Routine computer programming, systems maintenance or software application
  • Exclude projects of a routine nature, with established methodologies intended to support on-going operations.
• Routine mathematical or statistical analysis or operations analysis
  • Exclude projects of a routine nature, with established methodologies intended for on-going monitoring of an activity.
• Activities associated with standards compliance
  • Exclude projects of a routine nature, with established methodologies intended to support standards compliance.
• Specialized routine medical care such as routine pathology services
  • Exclude projects of a routine nature, with established methodologies intended for on-going monitoring of an activity.

Select all that apply.

• In 2018
• In 2019
• No planned in-house R&D expenditures

10. In 2018, what are this organization's planned expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada?

Exclude payments for R&D performed by others (e.g., funding, grants or contracted out R&D expenditures), which should be reported in question 15.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

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

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Planned expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada in 2018
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	CAN$ '000
2018 — Total current in-house R&D expenditures within Canada
2018 — Total capital in-house R&D expenditures within Canada

11. In 2019, what are this organization's planned expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada?

Exclude payments for R&D performed by others (e.g., funding, grants or contracted out R&D expenditures), which should be reported in question 15.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

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

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Planned expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada in 2019
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	CAN$ '000
2019 — Total current in-house R&D expenditures within Canada
2019 — Total capital in-house R&D expenditures within Canada

Payments for R&D performed by other organizations

12. In 2017, did this organization make payments to other organizations to perform R&D within Canada or outside Canada?

Include:

• funding or grants provided to other organizations to perform R&D
• contracted out expenditures for R&D.

Exclude services of self-employed individuals or contractors who are working on-site on this organization's R&D projects, which should be reported in question 8.

Select all that apply.

• Within Canada
• Outside Canada
• No payment made to others to perform R&D

13. In 2017, what were this organization's R&D payments to other organizations within Canada or outside Canada?

Include:

• funding or grants provided to other organizations to perform R&D
• contracted out expenditures for R&D.

Exclude services of self-employed individuals or contractors who are working on-site on this organization's R&D projects, which should be reported in question 8.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Include payments made through contracts, grants, donations and fellowships to another company, organization or individual to purchase or fund R&D activities.

Exclude expenditures for on-site R&D contractors.

Companies include all incorporated for-profit businesses and government business enterprises providing products in the market at market rates.

Private non-profit organizations include voluntary health organizations, private philanthropic foundations, associations and societies and research institutes. They are not-for-profit organizations that serve the public interest by supporting activities related to public welfare (such as health, education, the environment).

Industrial research institutes or associations include all non-profit organizations that serve the business sector, with industrial associations frequently consisting of their membership.

Federal government includes all federal government departments and agencies. It excludes federal government business enterprises providing products in the market.

Provincial or territorial governments include all provincial or territorial government ministries, departments and agencies. It excludes provincial or territorial government business enterprises providing products in the market.

Provincial or territorial research organizations are organizations created under provincial or territorial law which conduct or facilitate research on behalf of the province or territory.

Other organizations - individuals, non-university educational institutions, foreign governments including ministries, departments and agencies of foreign governments.

R&D payments to other organizations within Canada or outside Canada in 2017
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	Within Canada CAN$ '000	Outside Canada CAN$ '000
Companies
Other private non-profit organizations
Industrial research institutes or associations
Hospitals
Universities
Federal government departments and agencies
Provincial or territorial government departments, ministries and agencies
Provincial or territorial research organizations
Other organizations
2017 — Total payments for R&D performed by other organizations

14. In 2018 and 2019, does this organization plan to make payments to other organizations to perform R&D?

Include:

• funding or grants provided to other organizations to perform R&D
• contracted out expenditures for R&D.

Exclude services of self-employed individuals or contractors who are working on-site on this organization's R&D projects, which should be reported in questions 10 and 11.

Select all that apply.

• In 2018
• In 2019
• No planned payments to others to perform R&D

15. In 2018 and 2019, what are this organization's planned payments to other organizations to perform R&D within Canada or outside Canada?

Include:

• funding or grants provided to other organizations to perform R&D
• contracted out expenditures for R&D.

Exclude services of self-employed individuals or contractors who are working on-site on this organization's R&D projects, which should be reported in questions 10 and 11.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Include payments made through contracts, grants, donations and fellowships to another company, organization or individual to purchase or fund R&D activities.

Exclude services of self-employed individuals or contractors who are working on-site on this organisation's R&D projects, which should have been reported earlier in the section "In-house research and development (R&D) expenditures".

Planned payments to other organizations to perform R&D within Canada or outside Canada in 2018 and 2019
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	Within Canada CAN$ '000	Outside Canada CAN$ '000
2018
2019

Summary of R&D expenditures from 2017 to 2019

16. Summary of R&D expenditures from 2017 to 2019

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Summary of R&D expenditures from 2017 to 2019
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	2017 CAN$ '000	2018 CAN$ '000	2019 CAN$ '000
Total current in-house R&D expenditures within Canada
Total capital in-house R&D expenditures within Canada
Total in-house R&D expenditures within Canada
Total payments for R&D performed by other organizations
Total R&D expenditures

Geographic distribution of in-house R&D expenditures within Canada in 2017

17. In 2017, in which provinces or territories did this organization have expenditures for R&D performed in-house?

Exclude:

• payments for R&D performed by others (e.g., funding, grants or contracted out R&D expenditures), which should be reported in question 13
• capital depreciation.

Select all that apply.

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

18. In 2017, how were this organization's total expenditures for R&D performed in-house distributed by province or territory?

Exclude:

• payments for R&D performed by others (e.g., funding, grants or contracted out R&D expenditures), which should be reported in question 13
• capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

For in-house R&D activities on federal lands, please include in the closest province or territory.

Total expenditures for R&D performed in-house distributed by province or territory in 2017
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	Current in-house R&D expenditures CAN$ '000	Capital in-house R&D expenditures CAN$ '000
Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
2017 — Total current and capital in-house R&D expenditures
2017 — Total current and capital in-house R&D expenditures previously reported from question 8

Sources of funds for in-house R&D expenditures in 2017

19. In 2017, what were the sources of funds for this organization's total expenditures for R&D performed in-house?

Include Canadian and foreign sources.

Exclude:

• payments for R&D performed by others (e.g., funding, grants or contracted out R&D expenditures), which should be reported in question 13
• capital depreciation.

Funds from this organization
Amount contributed by this organization R&D performed within Canada (include interest payments and other income).

Federal government grants or funding
Funds from the federal government in support of R&D activities not connected to a specific contractual deliverable.

Federal government contracts
Funds from the federal government in support of R&D activities connected to a specific contractual deliverable.

Provincial or territorial government grants or funding
Funds from the provincial or territorial government in support of R&D activities not connected to a specific contractual deliverable.

Provincial or territorial government contracts
Funds from the provincial or territorial government in support of R&D activities connected to a specific contractual deliverable.

R&D contract work for private non-profit organizations
Funds received from non-profit organizations to perform R&D on their behalf.

Other sources
Funds received from all other sources not previously classified.

Select all that apply.

• Funds from this organization
  Include interest payments, fundraising and other income.
• Companies
• Federal government grants or funding
• Include R&D grants or funding or R&D portion only of other grants or funding.
• Federal government contracts
• Include R&D contracts or R&D portion only of other contracts.
• Provincial or territorial government grants or funding
  From which province or territory did this organization receive provincial or territorial government R&D grants or funding?
  Select all that apply.
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Prince Edward Island
  • Nova Scotia
  • New Brunswick
  • Quebec
  • Ontario
  • Manitoba
  • Saskatchewan
  • Alberta
  • British Columbia
  • Yukon
  • Northwest Territories
  • Nunavut
• Provincial or territorial government contracts
  From which province or territory did this organization receive provincial or territorial government R&D contracts?
  Select all that apply.
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Prince Edward Island
  • Nova Scotia
  • New Brunswick
  • Quebec
  • Ontario
  • Manitoba
  • Saskatchewan
  • Alberta
  • British Columbia
  • Yukon
  • Northwest Territories
  • Nunavut
  • Private non-profit organizations
• Other sources
  e.g., universities, foreign governments, individuals

20. In 2017, what were the sources of funds for this organization's total expenditures of $ ###### for R&D performed in-house?

Exclude:

• payments for R&D performed by others (e.g., funding grants or contracted out R&D expenditures), which should be reported in question 13
• capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Funds from this organization
Amount contributed by this unit to R&D performed within Canada (include interest payments and other income).

Federal government grants or funding
Funds from the federal government in support of R&D activities not connected to a specific contractual deliverable.

Federal government contracts
Funds from the federal government in support of R&D activities connected to a specific contractual deliverable.

Provincial or territorial government grants or funding
Funds from the provincial or territorial government in support of R&D activities not connected to a specific contractual deliverable.

Provincial or territorial government contracts
Funds from the provincial or territorial government in support of R&D activities connected to a specific contractual deliverable.

R&D contract work for private non-profit organizations
Funds received from non-profit organizations to perform R&D on their behalf.

Other sources
Funds received from all other sources not previously classified.

Sources of funds for expenditures for R&D performed in-house in 2017
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	Canada CAN$ '000	Foreign CAN$ '000
Funds from this organization
Companies
Federal government grants or funding
Federal government contracts
Provincial or territorial government grants or funding
Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Provincial or territorial government contracts
Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Private non-profit organizations
Organization 1, GST number (9-digit business number (BN) or charitable registration number), Organization name
Organization 2, GST number (9-digit business number (BN) or charitable registration number), Organization name
Organization 3, GST number (9-digit business number (BN) or charitable registration number), Organization name
Other sources
2017 — Total in-house R&D expenditures by sources of funds by origin
2017 — Total in-house R&D expenditures (Canadian and foreign sources)
Total in-house R&D expenditures previously reported from question 8

Fields of research and development for in-house R&D expenditures within Canada in 2017

21. In 2017, how were this organization's total expenditures of $ ###### for R&D performed in-house within Canada distributed by fields of research and development?

Exclude:

• payments for R&D performed by others (e.g., funding, grants or contracted out R&D expenditures), which should be reported in question 13
  -capital depreciation.
  Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Fields of research and development

• Medical and health sciences
  • Basic medicine
    Anatomy and morphology (plant science under Biological science), human genetics, immunology, neurosciences, pharmacology and pharmacy and medicinal chemistry, toxicology, physiology and cytology, pathology.
  • Clinical medicine
    Andrology, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics, cardiac and cardiovascular systems, haematology, anaesthesiology, orthopaedics, radiology and nuclear medicine, dentistry, oral surgery and medicine, dermatology, venereal diseases and allergy, rheumatology, endocrinology and metabolism and gastroenterology, urology and nephrology and oncology.
  • Health sciences
    Health care sciences and nursing, nutrition and dietetics, infectious diseases and epidemiology, parasitology and occupational health.
  • Medical biotechnology
    Health-related biotechnology, technologies involving the manipulation of cells, tissues, organs or the whole organism, technologies involving identifying the functioning of DNA, proteins and enzymes, pharmacogenomics, gene-based therapeutics, biomaterials (related to medical implants, devices, sensors).
  • Other medical sciences
    Forensic science and other medical sciences.
• Natural and formal sciences
  • mathematics
  • physical sciences
  • chemical sciences
  • earth and related environmental sciences
  • biological sciences
  • other natural sciences.
• Engineering and technology
  • civil engineering
  • electrical engineering, electronic engineering and communications technology
  • mechanical engineering
  • chemical engineering
  • materials engineering
  • medical engineering
  • environmental engineering
  • environmental biotechnology
  • industrial biotechnology
  • nanotechnology
  • other engineering and technologies.
• Software-related sciences and technologies
  • software engineering and technology
  • computer sciences
  • information technology and bioinformatics.
• Agricultural sciences
  • agriculture, forestry and fisheries sciences
  • animal and dairy sciences
  • veterinary sciences
  • agricultural biotechnology
  • other agricultural sciences.
• Social sciences and humanities
  • psychology
  • educational sciences
  • economics and business
  • other social sciences
  • humanities.

Total expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada distributed by fields of research and development in 2017
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	CAN$ '000
Medical and health sciences
Basic medicine
Clinical medicine
Health sciences
Medical biotechnology
Other medical sciences
Total medical and health sciences
Other fields of research and development
Natural and formal sciences
Engineering and technology
Software-related sciences and technologies
Agricultural sciences
Social sciences and humanities
2017 — Total in-house R&D expenditures within Canada by field of research and development
Total in-house R&D expenditures previously reported from question 8

Nature of R&D for in-house R&D expenditures within Canada in 2017

22. In 2017, how were this organization's total expenditures of $ ###### for R&D performed in-house within Canada distributed by nature of R&D?

Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view.

Applied research is original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific, practical aim or objective.

Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and practical experience and producing additional knowledge, which is directed to producing new products or processes or to improving existing products or processes.

(OECD 2015. Frascati Manual: Proposed Standard for Surveys on Research and Experimental Development, 2015)

Total expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada distributed by nature of R&D in 2017
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	Percentage of total in-house R&D expenditures
Basic research
Applied research
Experimental development
Total percentage

Results of R&D expenditures from 2015 to 2017

23. During the three (3) years 2015, 2016 and 2017, did this organization's total expenditures for R&D performed in-house and payments for R&D made within or outside Canada lead to new or significant improvements to the following?

Goods
Goods developed through new knowledge from research discoveries include determination of effectiveness of existing treatment protocols, establishment of new treatment protocols (including diagnostic procedures, tests and protocols), and creation of new service delivery models and reference tools (including electronic applications).

Total expenditures for R&D performed in-house and payments for R&D made within or outside Canada lead to new or significant improvements
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	Yes	No
Goods
Services
Methods of manufacturing or producing goods and services
Logistics, delivery or distribution methods for this organization's inputs, goods or services
Supporting activities for this organization's processes, such as maintenance systems or operations for purchasing, accounting or computing

In-house R&D personnel in 2017

24. In 2017, how many in-house R&D personnel within Canada did this organization have in the following R&D occupations?

Full-time equivalents (FTE)
R&D may be carried out by persons who work solely on R&D projects or by persons who devote only part of their time to R&D, and the balance to other activities such as testing, quality control and production engineering. To arrive at the total effort devoted to R&D in terms of personnel, it is necessary to estimate the full-time equivalent of these persons working only part-time in R&D.

Full-time equivalent (FTE) = Number of persons who work solely on R&D projects + the time of persons working only part of their time on R&D.

Example calculation: If out of four scientists engaged in R&D work, one works solely on R&D projects and the remaining three devote only one quarter of their working time to R&D, then: FTE = 1 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 = 1.75 scientists.

R&D personnel
Include:

• permanent, temporary and casual R&D employees
• independent on-site R&D consultants and contractors working in your organization's offices, laboratories, or other facilities
• employees engaged in R&D -related support activities.

Researchers and research managers are composed of:

• Scientists, social scientists, engineers and researchers are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge. They conduct research and improve or develop concepts, theories, models, techniques instrumentation, software or operational methods. They may be certified by provincial or territorial educational authorities, provincial, territorial or national scientific or engineering associations.
• Senior research managers plan or manage R&D projects and programs. They may be certified by provincial or territorial educational authorities, provincial, territorial or national scientific or engineering associations.

R&D technical, administrative and support staff are composed of:

• Technicians and technologists and research assistants are persons whose main tasks require technical knowledge and experience in one or more fields of engineering, the physical and life sciences, or the social sciences, humanities and the arts. They participate in R&D by performing scientific and technical tasks involving the application of concepts, operational methods and the use of research equipment, normally under the supervision of researchers. They may be certified by provincial or territorial educational authorities, provincial, territorial or national scientific or engineering associations.
• Other R&D technical, administrative support staff include skilled and unskilled craftsmen, and administrative, secretarial and clerical staff participating in R&D projects or directly associated with such projects.

On-site R&D consultants and contractors are individuals hired 1) to perform project-based work or to provide goods at a fixed or ascertained price or within a certain time or 2) to provide advice or services in a specialized field for a fee and, in both cases, work at the location specified and controlled by the contracting company or organization.

In-house R&D personnel within Canada
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	Number of full-time equivalents
Researchers and research managers
Scientists, social scientists, engineers and researchers
Senior research managers
Total researchers and research managers
R&D technical, administrative and support staff
Technicians, technologists and research assistants
Other R&D technical, administrative and support staff
Total R&D technical, administrative and support staff
Other R&D occupations
On-site R&D consultants and contractors
Total in-house R&D personnel within Canada

25. Of this organization's total in-house R&D personnel reported above, what percentage performed software-related activities?

Software-related sciences and technologies

• Software engineering and technology: computer software engineering, computer software technology and other related computer software engineering and technologies.
• Computer sciences: computer science, artificial intelligence, cryptography and other related computer sciences.
• Information technology and bioinformatics: information technology, informatics, bioinformatics, biomathematics and other related information technologies.

Percentage of software-related activities

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26. In 2017, how were the ###### total in-house R&D personnel distributed by province or territory?

Please report in full-time equivalents (FTE).

R&D personnel
Include:

• permanent, temporary and casual R&D employees
• independent on-site R&D consultants and contractors working in your organization's offices, laboratories, or other facilities
• employees engaged in R&D -related support activities.

Researchers and research managers are composed of:

• Scientists, social scientists, engineers and researchers are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge. They conduct research and improve or develop concepts, theories, models, techniques instrumentation, software or operational methods. They may be certified by provincial educational authorities, provincial or national scientific or engineering associations
• Senior research managers plan or manage R&D projects and programs. They may be certified by provincial educational authorities, provincial or national scientific or engineering associations.

R&D technical, administrative and support staff are composed of:

• Technicians and technologists and research assistants are persons whose main tasks require technical knowledge and experience in one or more fields of engineering, the physical and life sciences, or the social sciences, humanities and the arts. They participate in R&D by performing scientific and technical tasks involving the application of concepts, operational methods and the use of research equipment, normally under the supervision of researchers. They may be certified by provincial educational authorities, provincial or national scientific or engineering associations
• Other R&D technical, administrative support staff include skilled and unskilled craftsmen, and administrative, secretarial and clerical staff participating in R&D projects or directly associated with such projects.

On-site R&D consultants and contractors are individuals hired 1) to perform project-based work or to provide goods at a fixed or ascertained price or within a certain time or 2) to provide advice or services in a specialized field for a fee and, in both cases, work at the location specified and controlled by the contracting company or organization.

Full-time equivalent (FTE)
R&D may be carried out by persons who work solely on R&D projects or by persons who devote only part of their time to R&D, and the balance to other activities such as testing, quality control and production engineering. To arrive at the total effort devoted to R&D in terms of personnel, it is necessary to estimate the full-time equivalent of these persons working only part-time in R&D.

FTE (full-time equivalent): Number of persons who work solely on R&D projects + the time of persons working only part of their time on R&D.

Example calculation: If out of four scientists engaged in R&D work, one works solely on R&D projects and the remaining three devote only one quarter of their working time to R&D, then: FTE = 1 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 = 1.75 scientists.

Total in-house R&D personnel distributed by province or territory
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	Number of researchers and research managers	Number of R&D technical, administrative and support staff	Number of on-site R&D consultants and contractors
Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Total in-house R&D personnel within Canada
Total R&D personnel previously reported from question 24

Technology and technical assistance payments in 2017

27. In 2017, did this organization make or receive payments for the following technology and technical assistance?

Technology and technical assistance payments
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a. Patent
Government grant giving the right to exclude others from making, using or selling an invention.

b. Copyright
Legal protection for literary, artistic, dramatic or musical works, computer programs, performer's performances, sound recordings, and communication signals.

c. Trademark
A word, symbol or design, or combination of these, used to distinguish goods or services of one person or organization from those of others in the marketplace.

d. Industrial design
Legal protection against imitation of the shape, pattern, or ornamentation of an object.

e. Integrated circuit topography
Three-dimensional configurations of the elements and interconnections embodied in an integrated circuit product.

f. Original software
Computer programs and descriptive materials for both systems and applications. Original software can be created in-house or outsourced and includes packaged software with customization.

g. Packaged or off-the-shelf software
Packaged software purchased for organizational use and excludes software with customization.

h. Databases
Data files organized to permit effective access and use of the data.

Payments for the following technology and technical assistance
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	Made Payments	Received Payments	Both made and received payments	Not applicable
Patents
Copyrights
Trademarks
Industrial designs
Integrated circuit topography
Original software
Packaged or off-the-shelf software
Databases
Other technology and technical assistance

28. In 2017, how much did this organization pay to other organizations for technology and technical assistance?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '1' for expenditures between $1 and $999.

Technology or technical assistance payments
Definitions (equivalent to the Canadian Intellectual Property Office - opens in a new browser window)

a. Patent
Government grant giving the right to exclude others from making, using or selling an invention.

b. Copyright
Legal protection for literary, artistic, dramatic or musical works, computer programs, performer's performances, sound recordings, and communication signals.

c. Trademark
A word, symbol or design, or combination of these, used to distinguish goods or services of one person or organization from those of others in the marketplace.

d. Industrial design
Legal protection against imitation of the shape, pattern, or ornamentation of an object.

e. Integrated circuit topography
Three-dimensional configurations of the elements and interconnections embodied in an integrated circuit product.

f. Original software
Computer programs and descriptive materials for both systems and applications. Original software can be created in-house or outsourced and includes packaged software with customization.

g. Packaged or off-the-shelf software
Packaged software purchased for organizational use and excludes software with customization.

h. Databases
Data files organized to permit effective access and use of the data.

Payments to other organizations for technology and technical assistance
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	Payments made within Canada CAN$ '000	Payments made outside Canada CAN$ '000
Payments to affiliated organizations
Patents
Copyrights
Trademarks
Industrial designs
Integrated circuit topography
Original software
Packaged or off-the-shelf software
Databases
Other technology and technical assistance
Total payments made to affiliated organizations
Payments to other organizations, companies or individuals
Patents
Copyrights
Trademarks
Industrial designs
Integrated circuit topography
Original software
Packaged or off-the-shelf software
Databases
Other technology and technical assistance
Total payments made to other organizations, companies or individuals
Total payments made to other organizations for technology and technical assistance

29. In 2017, how much did this organization receive from other organizations for technology and technical assistance?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '1' for receipts between $1 and $999.

Technology and technical assistance payments
Definitions (equivalent to the Canadian Intellectual Property Office - opens in a new browser window)

a. Patent
Government grant giving the right to exclude others from making, using or selling an invention.

b. Copyright
Legal protection for literary, artistic, dramatic or musical works, computer programs, performer's performances, sound recordings, and communication signals.

c. Trademark
A word, symbol or design, or combination of these, used to distinguish goods or services of one person or organization from those of others in the marketplace.

d. Industrial design
Legal protection against imitation of the shape, pattern, or ornamentation of an object.

e. Integrated circuit topography
Three-dimensional configurations of the elements and interconnections embodied in an integrated circuit product.

f. Original software
Computer programs and descriptive materials for both systems and applications. Original software can be created in-house or outsourced and Includes packaged software with customization.

g. Packaged or off-the-shelf software
Packaged software purchased for organizational use and Excludes software with customization.

h. Databases
Data files organized to permit effective access and use of the data.

Payments received from other organizations for technology and technical assistance
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	Payments received from within Canada CAN$ '000	Payments received from outside Canada CAN$ '000
Payments received from affiliated organizations
Patents
Copyrights
Trademarks
Industrial designs
Integrated circuit topography
Original software
Packaged or off-the-shelf software
Databases
Other technology and technical assistance
Total payments received from affiliated organizations
Payments received from other organizations, companies or individuals
Patents
Copyrights
Trademarks
Industrial designs
Integrated circuit topography
Original software
Packaged or off-the-shelf software
Databases
Other technology and technical assistance
Total payments received from other organizations, companies or individuals
Total payments received from other organizations for technology and technical assistance

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• Outsourcing of R&D project(s)
• Initiation of new R&D project(s)
• Completion of existing R&D project(s)
• Major change in funding of R&D project(s) (loss of funding)
• Major change in funding of R&D project(s) (increase in funding)
• Organizational change that affected R&D activities (expansion, reduction, restructuring)
• Economic change that affected R&D activities
• Lack of availability of qualified R&D personnel
• Other changes or events — specify
• No changes or events

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