The data for this variable are reported using the following classification(s) and/or list(s):
'Ethnic origin' refers to the ethnic or cultural origins of the respondent's ancestors.
'Person' refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programmes.
The data for this variable are reported using the following classification(s) and/or list(s):
'Place of birth' refers to the name of the province, territory or country in which the person was born. It may refer to a province or territory if the person was born in Canada. It refers to a country if the person was born outside Canada. The geographic location is specified according to boundaries current at the time the data are collected, not the boundaries at the time of birth.
'Person' refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programmes.
The data for this variable are reported using the following classification(s) and/or list(s):
'Mother tongue' refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the person at the time the data was collected. If the person no longer understands the first language learned, the mother tongue is the second language learned. For a person who learned two languages at the same time in early childhood, the mother tongue is the language this person spoke most often at home before starting school. The person has two mother tongues only if the two languages were used equally often and are still understood by the person. For a child who has not yet learned to speak, the mother tongue is the language spoken most often to this child at home. The child has two mother tongues only if both languages are spoken equally often so that the child learns both languages at the same time.
'Person' refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programmes.
The data for this variable are reported using the following classification(s) and/or list(s):
'Knowledge of official languages' refers to whether the person can conduct a conversation in English, French, in both or in neither language. For a child who has not yet learned to speak, this includes languages that the child is learning to speak at home.
'Person' refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programmes.
The data for this variable are reported using the following classification(s) and/or list(s):
'Knowledge of non-official languages' refers to whether the person can conduct a conversation in a language other than English or French. For a child who has not yet learned to speak, this includes languages that the child is learning to speak at home. The number of languages that can be reported may vary between surveys, depending on the objectives of the survey.
'Person' refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programmes.
The data for this variable are reported using the following classification(s) and/or list(s):
'Language spoken most often at home' refers to the language the person speaks most often at home at the time of data collection. A person can report more than one language as "spoken most often at home" if the languages are spoken equally often.
For a person who lives alone, the language spoken most often at home is the language in which he or she feels most comfortable. For a child who has not yet learned to speak, this is the language spoken most often to the child at home. Where two languages are spoken to the child, the language spoken most often at home is the language spoken most often. If both languages are used equally often, then both languages are included here.
'Person' refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programmes.
The data for this variable are reported using the following classification(s) and/or list(s):
'Generation status' refers to whether or not the person or the person's parents were born in Canada.
'Person' refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programmes.
The data for this variable are reported using the following classification(s) and/or list(s):
'First official language spoken' is specified within the framework of the Official Languages Act. It refers to the first official language (i.e. English or French) spoken by the person.
'Person' refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programmes.
The data for this variable are reported using the following classification(s) and/or list(s):
'Registered or Treaty Indian status' refers to whether or not a person reported being a Registered or Treaty Indian. Registered Indian refers to persons who are registered under the Indian Act of Canada. Treaty Indians are persons who belong to a First Nation or Indian band that signed a treaty with the Crown. Registered or Treaty Indians are sometimes also called Status Indians.
'Person' refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programmes.
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This guide is designed to provide additional information as you work through the enclosed questions. The instructions included will help identify which questions apply to your business and are the ones that you should respond to.
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From the table below, select products that were covered under the scope of the 2006 Canada - United States softwood lumber agreement that your business manufactured using softwood logs and bolts as raw material inputs.
*Please note that information on logs and bolts purchased and resold in the same condition (i.e. without any further processing or alteration) should be reported in section 3.
If you selected at least one product, section 1
(Tables 1A to 1C) should be completed, then continue to step 2.
Otherwise, go to step 2.
Does your business manufacture any other products using softwood logs and bolts as raw material inputs?
*Please note that information on logs and bolts purchased and resold in the same condition (i.e. without any further processing or alteration) should be reported in section 3.
Does your business sell any softwood logs and bolts that have been purchased and resold in the same condition (i.e. without any further processing or alteration in your business unit)?
Does your business manufacture any products using softwood lumber as raw material inputs?
Applicable Tables: 1A, 2A, 3, 4A
Report the laid-down cost (FOB plant gate, but excluding GST) for all raw materials and components purchased and harvested for your manufacturing process. In sections 1, 2, and 4 do not include goods purchased for resale, such as logs and bolts purchased and resold in the same condition (i.e. without any further processing or alteration).
Applicable Tables: 1B, 1C, 2B, 2C, 3, 4B, 4C
In sections 1, 2, and 4 do not include goods purchased for resale such as logs and bolts purchased and resold in the same condition (i.e. without any further processing or alteration).
Sales should be reported FOB factory/mill gate: net of excise and provincial or territorial sales taxes, HST/GST, trade discounts, returns and allowances, and charges for outward transportation by common or contract carriers. (Note: FOB factory/mill gate means truck gate if using own truck and driver). Sales denominated in foreign currency should be converted into Canadian dollars at the exchange rate on the day of transaction.
Multiply the values in the “Convert From” unit of measure by the “Conversion Factor” to obtain values in the “Convert To” unit of measure.
Convert from
Convert to
Conversion factor
* Report lumber in nominal size
Links:
Link for the 2006 Canada–United States softwood lumber agreement, specifying annex 1A
The products that were covered under the scope of the 2006 Canada- United States Softwood Lumber Agreement were listed in Annex 1A of the agreement.
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