Annual Survey of Research and Development Expenditures and Personnel in Canadian Higher Education Sector Organizations

Reporting Guide

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Note:

  1. If this organization performs in-house research and development (R&D) and outsources R&D, complete all questions.
  2. If this organization performs in-house R&D and does not outsource R&D, complete questions 1-5, 8-26.
  3. If this organization outsources R&D and does not perform in-house R&D, complete questions 1-3, 5-7, 17, 18 & 23-26.
  4. If this organization does not perform in-house R&D and does not outsource R&D, complete questions 1-3, 5, 17, 18, 23, 24 & 26.

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
  • 'Outsourced R&D' refers to
    • Payments made within or outside Canada to other companies, organizations or individuals to fund R&D performance:
      • grants
      • fellowships
      • contracts

Reporting period information

For this survey, this organization's fiscal year end date should fall on or before August 31 of the Questionnaire's reporting period.

Definitions and Concepts

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.

Activities included and excluded from R&D

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.

Clinical Trials

Include clinical trial phases 1, 2, and 3. Include clinical trial phase 4 only if it brings about a further scientific or technological advance.

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 or 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, development of community strategies for disease prevention, analysis of the effectiveness of health interventions, 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

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.

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 license work

Exclude all administrative and legal work connected with patents and licenses.

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 where results do not further scientific, technological advance, or understanding of the effectiveness of a technology.

In-house R&D expenditures within Canada (Q4 – Q11)

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 contactors
  • necessary background literature
  • minor scientific equipment
  • associated administrative and overhead costs
  1. 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.

  1. 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
  1. 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, animals, etc.)
  • all other R&D-related materials
  1. All other current R&D costs including overhead

Include administrative and overhead costs (e.g., office, lease/rent, post and telecommunications, internet, legal expenditures, insurance), prorated if necessary to allow for non-R&D activities within the organization

Exclude:

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

Capital in-house R&D expenditures

Capital in-house R&D 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 R&D 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.

  1. Software

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

  1. Land acquired for R&D including testing grounds, sites for laboratories and pilot plants.
  2. 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.
  3. Equipment, machinery and all other capital

Include major equipment, machinery and instruments, including embedded software, acquired for R&D activities.

Outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures (Q12 - Q16)

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

Exclude expenditures for on-site R&D contractors.

  1. Companies include all incorporated for-profit businesses and government business enterprises providing products in the market at market rates.
  2. Private non-profit organizations include voluntary health organizations, private philanthropic foundations, associations, consortia, accelerators, 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).
  3. Industrial research institutes or associations include all non-profit organizations that serve the business sector, with industrial associations frequently consisting of their membership.
  4. Hospitals include establishments, licensed as hospitals, primarily engaged in providing diagnostic and medical treatment services, and specialized accommodation services to in-patients. These establishments have an organized medical staff of physicians, nurses and other health professionals, technologists and technicians. Hospitals use specialized facilities and equipment that form a significant and integral part of the production process. Hospitals may also provide a wide variety of out-patient services as a secondary activity.
  5. Universities include hospitals and clinics when they are affiliated with a university and provide education services or when R&D activity is under the direct control of a university.
  6. Federal government includes all federal government departments and agencies. It excludes federal government organization enterprises providing products in the market.
  7. Provincial or territorial governments include all provincial or territorial government ministries, departments and agencies. It excludes provincial or territorial government organization enterprises providing products in the market.
  8. 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.
  9. Other organizations – individuals, non-university educational organizations, for profit accelerators and incubators, foreign governments including ministries, departments and agencies of foreign governments.

Sources of funds for in-house R&D expenditures in 2018 (Q19-20)

Include Canadian and foreign sources.

Exclude:

  • payments for outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D, which should be reported in question 13
  • capital depreciation
  1. Funds from this organization
    Amount contributed by this organization to R&D performed within Canada. Include interest payments, fundraising and other income.
  2. Companies
    Funds received from incorporated for-profit organizations and government organization enterprises providing products in the market at market rates
  3. Federal government grants or funding
    Funds received from the federal government in support of R&D activities not connected to a specific contractual deliverable.
  4. Federal government contracts
    Funds received from the federal government in support of R&D activities connected to a specific contractual deliverable.

Geographic distribution of provincial or territorial government funds from grants and contracts

  1. Newfoundland and Labrador
  2. Prince Edward Island
  3. Nova Scotia
  4. New Brunswick.
  5. Quebec
  6. Ontario
  7. Manitoba
  8. Saskatchewan
  9. Alberta
  10. British Columbia
  11. Yukon
  12. Northwest Territories
  13. Nunavut

In-house R&D expenditures by fields of research and development in 2018 (Q21)

Exclude:

  • payments for outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D, which should be reported in question 13
  • capital depreciation

Medical and health sciences

Basic medicine, clinical medicine, health sciences, medical biotechnology, other medical sciences.

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Health sciences: health care sciences and nursing, nutrition and dietetics, parasitology, infectious diseases and epidemiology, occupational health.
  4. 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).
  5. Other medical sciences: forensic science, other medical sciences.

Other fields of research and development

  1. Natural and formal sciences: mathematics, physical sciences, chemical sciences, earth and related environmental sciences, biological sciences and other natural sciences.

Exclude computer sciences, information sciences and bioinformatics

  1. 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.

Exclude software engineering and technology

  1. Software-related sciences and technologies: software engineering and technology, computer sciences, information technology and bioinformatics.
  2. Agricultural sciences: agriculture, forestry and fisheries sciences, animal and dairy sciences, veterinary sciences, agricultural biotechnology, other agricultural sciences.
  3. Social sciences and humanities: Psychology, educational sciences, economics and business, other social sciences, humanities.

In-house R&D personnel in 2018 (Q24 – Q26)

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:

  1. 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.
  2. 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:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

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.

Technology and technical assistant payments in 2018 (Q27 – Q29)

Definitions (equivalent to the Canadian Intellectual Property Office)

  1. Patent
    Government grant giving the right to exclude others from making, using or selling an invention.
  2. Copyright
    Legal protection for literary, artistic, dramatic or musical works, computer programs, performer's performances, sound recordings, and communication signals.
  3. 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.
  4. Industrial design
    Legal protection against imitation of the shape, pattern, or ornamentation of an object.
  5. Integrated circuit topography
    Three-dimensional configurations of the elements and interconnections embodied in an integrated circuit product.
  6. 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.
  7. Packaged or off-the-shelf software
    Packaged software purchased for organizational use and excludes software with customization.
  8. Databases
    Data files organized to permit effective access and use of the data including access clinical trial registries and administrative health data for research purposes. Includes partnerships supporting the development of databases, such as patient or clinical trial registries or biobanks, to be used for research purposes (e.g., developing a national bladder cancer patient registry with Bladder Cancer Canada for future research).
  • Other
    Technical assistance, industrial processes and know-how including technology transfer and know how such as batch pilot production, method develop, and validation related to technology or manufacturing transfer.

Statistics Canada's Website Evaluation 2020

Consultation objectives

In January and February 2020, Statistics Canada conducted its annual website evaluation by collecting feedback from visitors on a number of topics, including:

  • satisfaction
  • success in task completion

Methodology

A pop-up intercept was used from January 6 to February 5, 2020, to invite website users to complete a short questionnaire. In total, 10,309 visitors participated in the consultation.

Respondent profile

In order to better understand our respondents' profile, a few demographic questions (e.g., occupational profile, statistical proficiency, frequency of visits, etc.) were included in the short questionnaire.

When asked their occupational profile, 67% of respondents indicated that they were employed, 26% said that they were students, and the remainder either said they were retired (4%) or they selected "Other" (3%) from the list of options.

Of those employed, almost half (49%) were from the private sector and nearly one third (27%) worked in government.

Respondents were asked how they would define their statistical proficiency: 22% said they had a high proficiency (can manipulate datasets and do univariate or multivariate analysis); 57% said medium (can analyze and interpret data tables and turn them into useable information); 15% said low (can calculate a percentage and can display in a graph); and 6% indicated that they have no statistical proficiency at all.

Respondents were asked about the frequency of their visits to the website: 27% were frequent visitors (visited the website six or more times in the last six months) and 73% were infrequent visitors (visited the website fewer than six times in the last six months).

Results

Overall satisfaction

In 2020, 73% of respondents expressed satisfaction with the Statistics Canada website, in line with 2019.

Information sought

The consultation revealed that 50% of visitors were looking for data and data tables on a specific topic; 11% searched for studies, articles or publications on a specific topic; 10% came to fill out a survey; and 29% were looking for various things such as reference information, information on a specific location and standard classifications.

Task completion success

As in 2019, the results from 2020 showed that more than three quarters (78%) of respondents completed their task successfully.

Among successful respondents, 78% took less than 6 minutes to find the information they were seeking and 80% reported that finding information was easy.

Frequent visitors indicated a higher success rate in completing their tasks (85%) than infrequent visitors (76%).

Students had the most success in finding information at 83% and respondents from the provincial/territorial government sector had an 82% rate of success.

Among all visitors, the success level was highest for respondents looking for information in The Daily,at 96%.

How to get involved

This consultation is now closed, but individuals who wish to obtain more information or to take part in a future consultation project should contact Statistics Canada by sending an email to statcan.consultations@statcan.gc.ca.

Please note that Statistics Canada selects participants for each consultation to ensure feedback is sought from a representative sample of the target population. Not all applicants will be asked to participate in a given consultation.

Statistics Canada is committed to respecting the privacy of consultation participants. All personal information created, held or collected by the agency is kept strictly confidential; it is protected by the Privacy Act and the Statistics Act.

For more information on Statistics Canada's privacy policies, please consult the Privacy notice.

Statistics Canada thanks participants for their contribution to this consultation. Their insights guide the agency's web development and ensure that the final products meet users' needs.

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Heat Energy Pre-Contact

Survey purpose

The purpose of this pre-contact questionnaire is to collect information about heat energy production in Canada. Your answers will help determine if your establishment qualifies for a potential new survey being considered for this industry, or if new questions should be added to an existing survey instead.

The information you provide may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.

Coverage Statement

I would like to confirm the coverage that the Heat Energy Pre-Contact is seeking:

Please answer the following questions for this company's cogeneration or heating plants.

Business activity

1. 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).

Note: Press the help button (?) for additional information, including a detailed description of this activity complete with example activities and any applicable exclusions.

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

Energy generation

The following questions are focused on Heat Energy Generation and Co-generation (the generation of both electricity and heat).

Heat energy is defined as a product generated for the purpose of a business's internal use or for sale. It does not include heat by-products, such as waste heat.

Co-generation is defined as the simultaneous generation of both electricity and heat from the same fuel, for the business's internal use or for sale.

1. Does this business generate one of the following?

Does it generate:

  • Electricity only
  • Co-generation (electricity and heat)
  • Heat only
  • None of the above

Purpose

2. What is the purpose of this generation?

Select all that apply.

Is it:

  • To generate electricity for internal use
  • To generate electricity for sale
  • To generate heat for internal use
  • To generate heat for sale

Cooling

3. If this business generates heat does it also provide cooling?

  • Yes
  • No

Amount of heat generated

4. Does this business measure the amount of heat it generates?

  • Yes
  • No

District Energy Systems

5. Does this business consider itself to be a District Energy System?

A District Energy System is a closed system linking two or more buildings together.

  • Yes
  • No

Fuels used

6. Which fuels were used to generate heat?

Select all that apply.

Was it:

  • Bituminous coal
  • Sub-bituminous coal
  • Lignite
  • Wood e.g., bark, hog-fuel
  • Petroleum coke
  • Agriculture biomass
  • Other biomass e.g., biomass from food processing
  • Other biomass – type unknown
  • Municipal and other waste
  • Biodiesel
  • Ethanol
  • Other biofuel
  • Light fuel oil
  • Heavy fuel oil
  • Propane
  • Diesel
  • Spent pulping liquor
  • Orimulsion
  • Natural gas
  • Coke oven gas
  • Methane (land fill)
  • Refined fuel gas
  • Other fuels used to generate heat

Retail Trade Survey (Monthly): CVs for Total sales by geography - October 2019

CVs for Total sales by geography - October 2019
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201910
Percent
Canada 0.6
Newfoundland and Labrador 2.5
Prince Edward Island 0.8
Nova Scotia 1.8
New Brunswick 1.4
Quebec 1.1
Ontario 1.3
Manitoba 0.7
Saskatchewan 1.8
Alberta 1.0
British Columbia 1.3
Yukon Territory 0.9
Northwest Territories 0.1
Nunavut 2.4

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Consumer Price Index for food purchased from stores, 12-month percentage change, August 2025
Description: Consumer Price Index for food purchased from stores, 12-month percentage change
Consumer Price Index for food purchased from stores, 12-month % change
  Index for food purchased from stores All-items index
August 2020 1.6 0.1
September 2020 1.3 0.5
October 2020 2.3 0.7
November 2020 1.6 1.0
December 2020 0.5 0.7
January 2021 0.1 1.0
February 2021 1.3 1.1
March 2021 1.3 2.2
April 2021 0.1 3.4
May 2021 0.9 3.6
June 2021 0.7 3.1
July 2021 1.0 3.7
August 2021 2.6 4.1
September 2021 4.2 4.4
October 2021 3.9 4.7
November 2021 4.7 4.7
December 2021 5.7 4.8
January 2022 6.5 5.1
February 2022 7.4 5.7
March 2022 8.7 6.7
April 2022 9.7 6.8
May 2022 9.7 7.7
June 2022 9.4 8.1
July 2022 9.9 7.6
August 2022 10.8 7.0
September 2022 11.4 6.9
October 2022 11.0 6.9
November 2022 11.4 6.8
December 2022 11.0 6.3
January 2023 11.4 5.9
February 2023 10.6 5.2
March 2023 9.7 4.3
April 2023 9.1 4.4
May 2023 9.0 3.4
June 2023 9.1 2.8
July 2023 8.5 3.3
August 2023 6.9 4.0
September 2023 5.8 3.8
October 2023 5.4 3.1
November 2023 4.7 3.1
December 2023 4.7 3.4
January 2024 3.4 2.9
February 2024 2.4 2.8
March 2024 1.9 2.9
April 2024 1.4 2.7
May 2024 1.5 2.9
June 2024 2.1 2.7
July 2024 2.1 2.5
August 2024 2.4 2.0
September 2024 2.4 1.6
October 2024 2.7 2.0
November 2024 2.6 1.9
December 2024 1.9 1.8
January 2025 1.9 1.9
February 2025 2.8 2.6
March 2025 3.2 2.3
April 2025 3.8 1.7
May 2025 3.3 1.7
June 2025 2.8 1.9
July 2025 3.4 1.7
August 2025 3.5 1.9

Notes:

Source: Table 18-10-0004-03

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Monthly Canadian average retail price of selected food items

Milk, 2 litres

$5.39
(July 2025)

White bread, 675 grams

$3.45
(July 2025)

White rice, 2 kilograms

$9.58
(July 2025)

Butter, 454 grams

$5.85
(July 2025)

Ground beef, per kilogram

$14.78
(July 2025)

Chicken breasts, per kilogram

$14.75
(July 2025)

Eggs, 1 dozen

$4.95
(July 2025)

Apples, per kilogram

$6.18
(July 2025)

Bananas, per kilogram

$1.67
(July 2025)

Potatoes, per kilogram

$5.08
(July 2025)

Tomatoes, per kilogram

$4.70
(July 2025)

Vegetable oil, 3 litres

$9.45
(July 2025)

Notes:

  • Users should exercise caution when comparing average prices over time. Factors such as product rotation, quality and quantity changes, and shifting consumer preferences can contribute to price differences from one month to another. Users should also use caution when comparing average prices across different provinces, because of variations in brands, quality and size among geographic areas.
  • Average retail prices are available by province in Table 18-10-0245-01 (Monthly average retail prices for selected products).
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Source: Table 18-10-0245-01

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-2.7% decrease

Livestock and animal products
(June 2025)

11.3% increase

Farm input: Machinery fuel
(First quarter 2025)

3.4% decrease

Farm input: Fertilizer
(First quarter 2025)

4.7% decrease

Farm input: Animal feed
(First quarter 2025)

-4.3% decrease

Processing and packaging

Crop products
(July 2025)

-1.7% decrease

Animals and animal products
(July 2025)

10.7% increase

Plastic bags
(July 2025)

4.9% decrease

Plastic bottles
(July 2025)

-0.3% increase

Paperboard containers
(July 2025)

7.8% increase

Transportation, wholesale and retail

Truck transportation
(March 2025)

2.6% decrease

Motor gasoline
(July 2025)

-10.9% increase

Diesel fuel
(July 2025)

-0.9% increase

Food wholesale markup
(March 2025)

3.3% decrease

Grocery stores markup
(March 2025)

-4.2% increase

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Quarterly Survey of Financial Statements ─ Investment Dealers (F4)

Reporting entity

1. Indicate which type of corporation this report covers.

  1. A single corporation
  2. Part of a corporation
  3. A consolidated family of corporations
  4. Other (specify)

2. Is the reporting entity part of a Canadian consolidation?

  1. Yes
  2. No

3. Does this reporting entity have investments in partnerships or joint ventures?

  1. Yes
  2. No

4. Indicate the accounting standard used to complete this questionnaire.

  1. International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
  2. Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises (ASPE)
  3. United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U.S. GAAP)
  4. Other (specify)

5. Indicate the currency used to complete this survey.

  1. Canadian dollars
  2. U.S. dollars

6. What are the start and end dates of this enterprise's reporting period for the quarter ending:

From: YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD

Asset

7. Report your assets

  1. Cash and deposits ─ Canadian currency
  2. Cash and deposits ─ foreign currency
  3. Accounts receivable
  4. Allowance for credit losses on receivables
  5. Investments in and claims on parent, subsidiaries and affiliates ─ shares and equity
    1. In Canada
    2. Outside Canada
  6. Investments in and claims on parent, subsidiaries and affiliates ─ accumulated earnings
    1. In Canada
    2. Outside Canada
  7. Investments in and claims on parent, subsidiaries and affiliates ─ debt claims on affiliates
    1. In Canada
    2. Outside Canada
  8. Canadian investments in non-affiliates ─ debt securities issued by the Government of Canada
    1. Term-to-maturity of less than one year
    2. Term-to-maturity of one year or more
  9. Canadian investments in non-affiliates ─ debt securities issued by provincial and municipal governments
    1. Term-to-maturity of less than one year
    2. Term-to-maturity of one year or more
  10. Canadian investments in non-affiliates ─ debt securities issued by corporations, trusts or others
    1. Term-to-maturity of less than one year
    2. Term-to-maturity of one year or more
  11. Canadian investments in non-affiliates ─ corporate shares, fund or trust units and other equity
    1. Publicly traded
    2. Other equity
  12. Canadian investments in non-affiliates ─ other investments
  13. Foreign investments in non-affiliates ─ debt securities
    1. Term-to-maturity of less than one year
    2. Term-to-maturity of one year or more
  14. Foreign investments in non-affiliates ─ other investments
  15. Derivative assets
  16. Reverse repurchase agreements
    1. Residents
    2. Non-residents
  17. Mortgage loans to non-affiliates ─ secured by property in Canada
    1. Residential
    2. Non-residential
  18. Mortgage loans to non-affiliates ─ secured by property outside Canada
  19. Mortgage loans to non-affiliates ─ accumulated allowance for credit losses
  20. Non-mortgage loans to non-affiliates
  21. Non-mortgage loans to non-affiliates ─ accumulated allowance for credit losses
  22. Fixed assets
    1. Depreciable assets and land
    2. Investment properties
    3. Accumulated depreciation
  23. Intangible assets
    1. Goodwill
    2. Other intangible assets
    3. Accumulated amortization
  24. Accrued pension asset
  25. Deferred income tax asset
  26. All other assets
    • Specify all major items within other assets
  27. Other allowances for credit losses

Total assets

Liabilities and equity

8. Report your liabilities

  1. Accounts payable
    1. Clients' free credit balances
    2. Other accounts payable
  2. Income taxes payable
  3. Securities sold short
    1. Corporate shares
    2. Other securities sold short
  4. Amounts owing to affiliates
    1. In Canada
    2. Outside Canada
  5. Borrowing from non-affiliates ─ mortgage loans
    1. Residential
    2. Non-residential
  6. Borrowing from non-affiliates ─ non-mortgage loans and overdrafts
    1. From lenders in Canada ─ banks
    2. From lenders in Canada ─ credit unions
    3. From lenders in Canada ─ other lenders in Canada
    4. From lenders outside Canada
  7. Borrowing from non-affiliates ─ debt securities
    1. Term-to-maturity of less than one year
    2. Term-to-maturity of one year or more
  8. Borrowing from non-affiliates ─ other borrowings
  9. Equity securities classified as liabilities
  10. Derivative liabilities
  11. Obligations related to repurchase agreements
    1. Residents
    2. Outside Canada
  12. Accrued pension liability
  13. Non-pension post retirement benefits
  14. Deferred income tax liability
  15. All other liabilities
    • Specify all major items within other liabilities
  16. Subordinated debt
    1. Chartered banks
    2. Affiliates
    3. Other subordinated debt

Total liabilities

Total debt capital

9. Report your equity.

  1. Share capital
    1. Preferred
    2. Common
  2. Unitholders' capital
  3. Contributed surplus
  4. Accumulated other comprehensive income
  5. Non-controlling interest
  6. Retained earnings
    1. Opening balance
    2. Net income (loss) for the current period
    3. Transfers from (to) share capital
    4. Other additions (deductions)
      • Specify all major items within other additions (deductions)
  7. Dividends declared
    1. Cash ─ preferred shares
    2. Cash ─ common shares
    3. Other dividends
  8. Income trust distributions

Closing balance

Total equity

Total liabilities and equity and Total debt capital

10. What period does this income statement cover?

From: YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD

11. Report your revenue

  1. New issues
  2. Principal transaction revenue
  3. Sales of financial services ─ commissions and brokerage revenue
    1. Insurance and pension business
    2. Real estate
    3. Securities
    4. Mutual funds
    5. Other commissions
  4. Sales of financial services ─ fees
  5. Sales of financial services ─ other sales of financial services
  6. Interest revenue from Canadian sources
    1. Debt securities
    2. Debt claims on affiliates
    3. Mortgages
    4. Other interest revenue
  7. Interest revenue from foreign sources
  8. Dividends
    1. From Canadian corporations
    2. From foreign corporations
  9. Rental revenue
  10. Gains and losses ─ fair value adjustments
    1. Realized
    2. Unrealized
  11. Gains and losses ─ foreign exchange
    1. Realized
    2. Unrealized
  12. All other revenues
    • Specify all major items within other revenues

Total revenue

12. Report your expenses

  1. Wages and salaries
  2. Employer portion of employee benefits
  3. Pension expense
    1. Current service cost
    2. Other pension expenses
  4. Stock options expense
  5. Indirect taxes
  6. Depreciation and amortization
    1. Depreciation
    2. Amortization ─ intangible assets
    3. Amortization ─ other
  7. Software, research and development
  8. Impairments
    1. Credit losses on receivables
    2. Other impairments
  9. Interest expense
    1. Debt securities
    2. Amounts owing to affiliates
    3. Mortgages
    4. Other interest expenses
  10. Dividends paid on equity securities classified as liabilities
  11. Charitable donations
  12. All other expenses
    • Specify all major items within other expenses

Total expenses

Income

13. Report your income.

  1. Income (loss) before income taxes
  2. Current income tax expense
  3. Deferred income tax expense
  4. Income (loss) after income taxes
  5. Equity in unconsolidated affiliates
  6. Net income (loss)
    1. Attributable to non-controlling interest
    2. Attributable to equity shareholders
  7. Other comprehensive income
    1. Items that will not be reclassified to net earnings
    2. Items that may be reclassified subsequently to net earnings
    3. Reclassification of realized (gains) losses to net earnings
    4. Income taxes
  8. Comprehensive income
    1. Attributable to non-controlling interest
    2. Attributable to equity shareholders

Disclosure of selected accounts

14. Report other disclosures.

  1. Equity method dividends
    1. Canadian dividends
    2. Foreign dividends
  2. Securitized assets ─ recognized
    1. Credit cards
    2. Mortgages
    3. Other assets
  3. Securitized assets ─ unrecognized
    1. Credit cards
    2. Mortgages
    3. Other assets
  4. Capitalized expenses for software, research and development

15. Allocate the changes to selected assets and liabilities.

  1. Investments in and claims on parent, subsidiaries and affiliates
    1. Initial balance
    2. Net (purchases-sales or issuances-repayments and other changes)
    3. Fair value adjustments and foreign exchange valuation adjustments
    4. a.4 Other adjustments
      • Closing balance
    5. Realized gains and losses
  2. Canadian and foreign investments in non-affiliates ─ debt securities
    1. Initial balance
    2. Net (purchases-sales or issuances-repayments and other changes)
    3. Fair value adjustments and foreign exchange valuation adjustments
    4. Other adjustments
      • Closing balance
    5. Realized gains and losses
  3. Canadian and foreign investments in non-affiliates ─ corporate shares, fund or trust units and other equity
    1. Initial balance
    2. Net (purchases-sales or issuances-repayments and other changes)
    3. Fair value adjustments and foreign exchange valuation adjustments
    4. Other adjustments
      • Closing balance
    5. Realized gains and losses
  4. Canadian and foreign investments in non-affiliates ─ other investments in non-affiliates
    1. Initial balance
    2. Net (purchases-sales or issuances-repayments and other changes)
    3. Fair value adjustments and foreign exchange valuation adjustments
    4. Other adjustments
      • Closing balance
    5. Realized gains and losses
  5. Mortgage loans to non-affiliates
    1. Initial balance
    2. Net (purchases-sales or issuances-repayments and other changes)
    3. Fair value adjustments and foreign exchange valuation adjustments
    4. Other adjustments
      • Closing balance
    5. Realized gains and losses
  6. Non-mortgage loans to non-affiliates
    1. Initial balance
    2. Net (purchases-sales or issuances-repayments and other changes)
    3. Fair value adjustments and foreign exchange valuation adjustments
    4. Other adjustments
      • Closing balance
    5. Realized gains and losses
  7. Fixed assets ─ depreciable assets and land
    1. Initial balance
    2. Net (purchases-sales or issuances-repayments and other changes)
    3. Fair value adjustments and foreign exchange valuation adjustments
    4. Other adjustments
      • Closing balance
    5. Realized gains and losses
  8. Fixed assets ─ investment properties
    1. Initial balance
    2. Net (purchases-sales or issuances-repayments and other changes)
    3. Fair value adjustments and foreign exchange valuation adjustments
    4. Other adjustments
      • Closing balance
    5. Realized gains and losses
  9. Intangible assets
    1. Initial balance
    2. Net (purchases-sales or issuances-repayments and other changes)
    3. Fair value adjustments and foreign exchange valuation adjustments
    4. Other adjustments
      • Closing balance
    5. Realized gains and losses
  10. Other assets
    1. Initial balance
    2. Net (purchases-sales or issuances-repayments and other changes)
    3. Fair value adjustments and foreign exchange valuation adjustments
    4. Other adjustments
      • Closing balance
    5. Realized gains and losses
  11. Debt liability securities owing
    1. Initial balance
    2. Net (purchases-sales or issuances-repayments and other changes)
    3. Fair value adjustments and foreign exchange valuation adjustments
    4. Other adjustments
      • Closing balance
    5. Realized gains and losses
  12. Other liabilities
    1. Initial balance
    2. Net (purchases-sales or issuances-repayments and other changes)
    3. Fair value adjustments and foreign exchange valuation adjustments
    4. Other adjustments
      • Closing balance
    5. Realized gains and losses
  13. Derivatives (assets and liabilities)
    1. Initial balance
    2. Net (purchases-sales or issuances-repayments and other changes)
    3. Fair value adjustments and foreign exchange valuation adjustments
    4. Other adjustments
      • Closing balance
    5. Realized gains and losses

Wholesale Trade Survey (Monthly): CVs for Total sales by geography – October 2018 to October 2019

Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey - Table 1: CVs for Total sales by geography
Geography Month
201810 201811 201812 201901 201902 201903 201904 201905 201906 201907 201908 201909 201910
percentage
Canada 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6
Newfoundland and Labrador 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3
Prince Edward Island 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nova Scotia 2.5 1.8 5.4 4.6 2.3 2.0 2.9 1.9 1.8 1.4 1.8 2.1 1.9
New Brunswick 2.4 3.3 1.3 1.1 0.8 1.1 1.0 1.4 2.4 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.7
Quebec 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.9 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7
Ontario 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.3 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.1 0.9 1.0 0.9
Manitoba 2.1 1.4 2.0 1.2 0.6 0.9 0.9 3.4 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.6
Saskatchewan 0.8 0.5 0.9 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.6 0.8 1.1 0.8 0.7
Alberta 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.4 0.9 0.9 0.7 1.3 1.4
British Columbia 1.6 1.4 1.7 2.2 1.4 1.0 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.5
Yukon Territory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Northwest Territories 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nunavut 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Food Services and Drinking Places (Monthly): CVs for Total Sales by Geography - October 2018 to October 2019

CVs for Total Sales by Geography
Table summary
This table displays the results of CVs for Total Sales by Geography. The information is grouped by geography (appearing as row headers), Month, 201810, 201811, 2018012, 201901, 201902, 201903, 201904, 201905, 201906, 201907, 201908, 201909 and 201910 (appearing as column headers), calculated using percentage unit of measure (appearing as column headers).
Geography Month
201810 201811 201812 201901 201902 201903 201904 201905 201906 201907 201908 201909 201910
percentage
Canada 0.60 0.63 0.63 0.69 0.63 0.57 0.54 0.56 0.60 0.60 0.57 0.59 0.57
Newfoundland and Labrador 1.53 1.25 1.35 2.14 1.84 2.36 2.04 2.16 1.79 2.45 2.48 3.05 3.23
Prince Edward Island 5.03 4.16 3.46 3.11 2.65 3.37 3.12 0.57 1.99 6.84 4.93 4.02 4.56
Nova Scotia 2.76 4.16 2.49 2.42 3.49 3.37 2.42 2.90 2.65 4.67 4.63 2.72 2.94
New Brunswick 1.46 1.41 1.48 1.66 1.18 1.78 1.96 1.69 2.09 2.27 1.30 1.55 2.16
Quebec 1.20 1.33 1.17 1.21 1.14 1.01 1.26 1.07 1.48 1.35 1.41 1.39 1.34
Ontario 1.05 1.10 1.15 1.29 1.11 1.00 0.93 0.98 1.00 1.03 0.93 1.04 1.00
Manitoba 2.29 1.94 2.09 2.03 1.76 1.58 1.68 1.52 1.62 2.43 2.74 2.19 2.51
Saskatchewan 1.61 1.34 1.29 1.74 2.34 1.74 1.59 1.72 1.62 1.39 1.92 1.59 1.65
Alberta 1.79 1.73 1.72 2.01 1.80 1.81 1.25 1.42 1.39 1.31 1.23 1.24 1.16
British Columbia 1.48 1.60 1.64 1.66 1.68 1.49 1.52 1.60 1.65 1.65 1.55 1.62 1.54
Yukon Territory 4.59 4.39 4.18 3.78 3.69 3.65 3.09 4.72 4.89 4.04 4.89 5.86 7.80
Northwest Territories 0.89 0.97 0.89 0.85 0.73 1.03 0.80 0.96 1.03 0.99 0.91 1.02 1.44
Nunavut 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Why are we conducting this survey?

This survey is conducted by Statistics Canada in order to collect the necessary information to support the Integrated Business Statistics Program (IBSP). This program combines various survey and administrative data to develop comprehensive measures of the Canadian economy.

The statistical information from the IBSP serves many purposes, including:

  • Obtaining information on the supply of and/or demand for energy in Canada
  • Enabling governmental agencies to fulfill their regulatory responsibilities in regards to public utilities
  • Enabling all levels of government to establish informed policies in the energy area
  • Assisting the business community in the corporate decision-making process.

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

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

Other important information

Authorization to collect this information

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

Confidentiality

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

Record linkages

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

Data-sharing agreements

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, Québec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and the Yukon. The shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.

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

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

You may also contact us by email at 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 as well as with the Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Natural Resources, New Brunswick Department of Environment and Local Government, the Ministère de l'énergie et des ressources naturelles du Québec, Transition énergétique Québec, the Manitoba Department of Growth, Enterprise and Trade, Alberta Energy, the British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, the Canada Energy Regulator, Natural Resources Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada.

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

Business or organization and contact information

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

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

Legal Name

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

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

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

Operating Name

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

  • Legal name
  • Operating name (if applicable)

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

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

  • First name
  • Last name
  • Title
  • Preferred language of communication
    • English
    • French
  • Mailing address (number and street)
  • City
  • Province, territory or state
  • Postal code or ZIP code
  • Country
    • Canada
    • United States
  • Email address
  • Telephone number (including area code)
  • Extension number (if applicable)
    The maximum number of characters is 10.
  • Fax number (including area code)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Description and examples

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

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

Main activity

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

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

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

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

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

Method of collection

1. Indicate whether you will be answering the remaining questions or attaching files with the required information.

  • Answering the remaining questions
  • Attaching files

Sub-type for all electricity generation

1. Does this business generate electricity?

Electricity may be generated for internal use and/or for sale.

  • Yes
  • No

2. What method is employed to generate electricity?

Select all that apply.

Nuclear: Electricity generated at an electric power plant whose turbines are driven by steam generated in a reactor by heat from the fission of nuclear fuel.

Hydro: Electric power generated from a plant in which the turbine generators are driven by flowing water.

Tidal: Electric power generated from a plant in which turbine generators are driven from tidal movements.

Wind: A power plant in which the prime mover is a wind turbine. Electric power is generated by the conversion of wind power into mechanical energy.

Solar: Electricity created using Photovoltaic (PV) technology which converts sunlight into electricity OR electricity created using solar thermal technology where sunlight heats a liquid or gas to drive a turbine or engine.

Wave: Electricity generated from mechanical energy derived from wave motion.

Geothermal: Electricity generated from heat emitted from within the earth's crust, usually in the form of hot water or steam.

  • Thermal generation - combustible fuels
    Exclude geothermal and nuclear
  • Nuclear
  • Hydro
  • Tidal
  • Wind
  • Solar
  • Wave
  • Geothermal
  • Other
    Specify other non-combustible methods

3. How will the quantity of generated electricity be reported?

If both Net and Gross generation can be provided, please report the Net electricity generation.

  • Gross electricity generation
  • Net electricity generation
    i.e., the gross electricity generation minus the losses in the main generator transformers and the electrical energy absorbed by the generating auxiliaries.

Electrical production by all selected methods and fuel types

4. Which types of combustible fuel were used for this business's thermal generation of electricity?

Select all that apply.

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

Natural gas: A mixture of hydrocarbons (principally methane) and small quantities of various hydrocarbons existing in the gaseous phase or in solution with crude oil in underground reservoirs.

Wood (Report for "Dry" method): Wood and wood energy used as fuel, including round wood (cord wood), lignin, wood scraps from furniture and window frame manufacturing, wood chips, bark, sawdust, forest residues, charcoal and pulp waste.

Spent pulping liquor (black liquor): A by-product in the paper making process, containing carbohydrate and lignin decomposition products.

Landfill gas: A biogas composed principally of methane and carbon dioxide produced by anaerobic digestion of landfill waste.

Municipal and other waste: Wastes (liquids or solids) produced by households, industry, hospitals and others (examples: paper, cardboard, rubber, leather, natural textiles, wood, brush, grass clippings, kitchen waste and sewage sludge).

Other biomass (food processing): Can include residues produced during the processing of a product, such as cheese whey, canning factory residues, fruit pits, apple pomace and coffee grounds.

Other biomass (type unknown): Any other type of biomass not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Petroleum: This covers both naturally occurring unprocessed crude oil and petroleum products that are made up of refined crude oil and used as a fuel source ( i.e. crude oil, synthetic crude oil, natural gas liquids, naphtha, kerosene, jet fuel, gasoline, diesel, and fuel oil; excludes Petroleum coke, bitumen and other oil products not specified).

For 'Other' combustible fuels - Thermal: This includes fuels such as propane, orimulsion, petroleum coke, coke oven gas, ethanol and any other type of thermal combustible fuel source not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

  • Thermal
    • Coal
    • Natural gas
    • Petroleum
    • Other
      Specify other combustible sources
  • Biomass
    • Wood
    • Spent pulping liquor
    • Methane (landfill gas)
    • Municipal and other waste
    • Other
      Specify other types of biomass

5. What was the quantity in megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity generated from the following?

What was the quantity in megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity generated from the following?
  Quantity in
MWh
Thermal  
Coal  
Natural gas  
Petroleum  
Total megawatt-hours generated from thermal electricity production  
Biomass  
Wood  
Spent pulping liquor  
Methane (landfill gas)  
Municipal and other waste  
Total megawatt-hours generated from biomass  
Total electricity production from combustible fuels  
Nuclear  
Hydro  
Tidal  
Wind  
Solar  
Wave  
Geothermal  
Total production of electricity  

Import of electricity from the United States

6. Did this business import electricity from the United States?

  • Yes
  • No

7. What was the quantity in megawatt-hours (MWh) and value of imported electricity from the United States?

If applicable, please report the total amount of electricity (MWh) and Canadian dollar value (thousands of dollars) this business imported/purchased from the United States.

Quantity in MWh

CAN$ '000

Withdrawals or purchases of electricity from other Canadian producers and distributors

8. Did this business receive electricity from other sources in Canada?

Include:

  • electricity received from other producers or distributors
  • withdrawals from the grid for own use
  • affiliated direct purchase and wholesale consumers
  • Yes
  • No

Withdrawals or purchases of electricity from other Canadian producers and distributors

9. From which province or territory was electricity purchased or withdrawn by this business?

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

10. What was the quantity in megawatt-hours (MWh) and the value of electricity received by this business?

Include:

  • electricity received from other producers or distributors
  • withdrawals from the grid for own use
  • affiliated direct purchase and wholesale consumers

If applicable, please report the total quantities of electricity ( MWh ) and total dollar value (thousands of dollars) purchased or received from within and/or other provinces ( e.g., other utilities/producers, transmitters, distributors).

What was the quantity in megawatt-hours (MWh) and the value of electricity received by this business?
  Quantity in
MWh
CAN$ '000
Newfoundland and Labrador    
Prince Edward Island    
Nova Scotia    
New Brunswick    
Quebec    
Ontario    
Manitoba    
Saskatchewan    
Alberta    
British Columbia    
Yukon    
Northwest Territories    
Nunavut    
Total quantity and value of electricity, purchased or withdrawn from other domestic companies    

Total supply of electricity

11. This is a summary of your total supply of electricity from foreign and domestic suppliers.

This is the sum of Total Generation, Total Receipts from United States, Total Receipts from Other Provinces and Total Receipts from Within Province. The Total Supply number must equal the Total Disposal number.

This is a summary of your total supply of electricity from foreign and domestic suppliers.
  Quantity
in MWh
Total generation of electricity  
Total quantity of electricity imported from the United States  
Total quantity purchased or withdrawn from other companies in Canada  
Total supply of electricity  

12. This is a summary of your total cost of purchased electricity from foreign and domestic suppliers.

This is a summary of your total cost of purchased electricity from foreign and domestic suppliers.
  CAN$ '000
Total cost of electricity imported from the United States  
Total cost of electricity purchased or withdrawn from other companies in Canada  
Total cost of purchased electricity from foreign and domestic suppliers  

Company's own use - generated electricity

13. Excluding electricity that is billed, did this business consume electricity for its own use?

Gross electricity generation

Include:

  • electricity used for heat pumps
  • electric boilers, pumped storage, and given as compensation for utilities or distributors
  • losses in the main generator transformers and the electricity absorbed by the generating auxiliaries

Exclude electricity that is billed by another company.

Net electricity generation

Include:

  • electricity used for heat pumps
  • electric boilers, pumped storage, and given as compensation for utilities or distributors

Exclude:

  • electricity that is billed by another company.
  • losses in the main generator transformers and the electricity absorbed by the generating auxiliaries
  • Yes
  • No

14. What was the quantity in megawatt-hours (MWh) of the electricity consumed by this business for its own use?

Gross electricity generation

Include:

  • electricity used for heat pumps
  • electric boilers, pumped storage, and given as compensation for utilities or distributors
  • losses in the main generator transformers and the electricity absorbed by the generating auxiliaries

Exclude electricity that is billed by another company.

Net electricity generation

Include:

  • electricity used for heat pumps
  • electric boilers, pumped storage, and given as compensation for utilities or distributors

Exclude:

  • electricity that is billed by another company.
  • losses in the main generator transformers and the electricity absorbed by the generating auxiliaries

Quantity in MWh

Export of electricity to the United States

15. Did this business export electricity to the United States?

  • Yes
  • No

16. What was the quantity in megawatt-hours (MWh) and value of exported electricity to the United States?

If applicable, please report the amount of electricity (MWh) and Canadian dollar value (thousands of dollars) this business sold/exported to the United States.

Quantity in MWh

CAN$ '000

Delivery of electricity to other domestic utilities or distributors

17. Did this business deliver electricity to other companies in Canada such as utilities, system operators (the grid), producers, transmitters and/or distributors for the purpose of resale?

e.g., utilities or distributors

  • Yes
  • No

18. Which province or territory was electricity delivered to?

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

19. What was the quantity in megawatt-hours (MWh) and value of electricity delivered to other companies in Canada such as utilities, system operators (the grid), producers, transmitters and/or distributors for the purpose of resale?

If applicable, please report the amount of electricity ( MWh ) and total dollar value your company sold to other domestic companies, by province or territory.

What was the quantity in megawatt-hours (MWh) and value of electricity delivered to other companies in Canada such as utilities, system operators (the grid), producers, transmitters and/or distributors for the purpose of resale?
  Quantity
in MWh
CAN$ '000
Newfoundland and Labrador    
Prince Edward Island    
Nova Scotia    
New Brunswick    
Quebec    
Ontario    
Manitoba    
Saskatchewan    
Alberta    
British Columbia    
Yukon    
Northwest Territories    
Nunavut    
Total quantity and value of delivered electricity to other domestic businesses    

Disposition of electricity by type of consumer

20. Did this business deliver electricity to consumers enrolled with retailers such as Direct Energy?

A retailer does not own any distribution lines, it operates as a middleman and relies on utility companies to deliver to their clients the electricity it has purchased on the markets.

Retailers only operate in Alberta and Ontario where the electricity markets have been deregulated, and where, by law, the generation, transmission and distribution activities must be performed by different companies.

  • Yes
  • No

21. What was the quantity in megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity delivered to the following types of consumers enrolled with retailers?

Exclude electricity delivered to other utilities or distributors.

What was the quantity in megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity delivered to the following types of consumers enrolled with retailers?
  Quantity
in MWh
Residential and agricultural consumers  
Residential - single meter  
Residential - bulk meter  
Family farms (at farm rates or an estimate)  
Corporate farms and support activities  
Irrigation (at irrigation rates only)  
Total quantity of electricity delivered to residential and agricultural consumers enrolled with retailers  
Mining and manufacturing consumers  
Iron ore mining  
Oil and gas extraction and support activities  
Other mining and support activities  
Food manufacturing  
Paper manufacturing  
Iron and steel manufacturing  
Aluminum and non-ferrous metal manufacturing  
Cement manufacturing  
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing  
Chemical, pesticide and fertilizer manufacturing  
Other manufacturing (not listed above)  
Total quantity of electricity delivered to mining and manufacturing consumers enrolled with retailers  
Other consumers  
Urban transit systems  
Pipeline transportation and natural gas distribution  
Public administration  
Street lighting (estimate if necessary)  
Commercial and other Institutional (not listed above)  
Total quantity of electricity delivered to other types of consumers enrolled with retailers  
Total quantity of electricity delivered to consumers enrolled with retailers  

22. What was the total number of customers for electricity delivered to the following types of consumers enrolled with retailers?

Exclude electricity delivered to other utilities or distributors.

What was the total number of customers for electricity delivered to the following types of consumers enrolled with retailers?
  Number of customers
Residential and agricultural consumers  
Residential - Single meter  
Residential - Bulk meter  
Family farms (at farm rates or an estimate)  
Corporate farms and support activities  
Irrigation (at irrigation rates only)  
Total number of customers for electricity delivered to residential and agricultural consumers enrolled with retailers  
Mining and manufacturing industries  
All other types of consumers enrolled with retailers  
Total number of customers for electricity delivered to consumers enrolled with retailers  

23. This is a summary of your total quantity (MWh) and number of customers for electricity delivered for consumers enrolled with retailers.

This is a summary of your total quantity (MWh) and number of customers for electricity delivered for consumers enrolled with retailers.
  Quantity in MWh Number of customers
Total quantity of electricity delivered to consumers enrolled with retailers    
Total number of customers for electricity delivered to consumers enrolled with retailers    

Delivery of electricity to ultimate consumer

24. Does this business deliver electricity to 'end use' consumers?

  • Yes
  • No

25. What was the quantity in megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity delivered to the following types of 'end use' consumers?

Exclude electricity delivered to other utilities or distributors.

What was the quantity in megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity delivered to the following types of 'end use' consumers?
  Quantity in
MWh
Residential and agricultural consumers  
Residential - single meter  
Residential - bulk meter  
Family farms (at farm rates or an estimate)  
Corporate farms and support activities  
Irrigation (at irrigation rates only)  
Total quantity of electricity delivered to the residential and agricultural 'end use' consumers  
Mining and manufacturing consumers  
Iron ore mining  
Oil and gas extraction and support activities  
Other mining and support activities  
Food manufacturing  
Paper manufacturing  
Iron and steel manufacturing  
Aluminum and non-ferrous metal manufacturing  
Cement manufacturing  
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing  
Chemical, pesticide and fertilizer manufacturing  
Other manufacturing (not listed above)  
Total quantity of electricity delivered to mining and manufacturing 'end use' consumers  
Other consumers  
Urban transit systems  
Pipeline transportation and natural gas distribution  
Public administration  
Street lighting (estimate if necessary)  
Commercial and other Institutional (not listed above)  
Total quantity of electricity delivered to other types of 'end use' consumers  
Total quantity of electricity delivered to 'end use' consumers  

26. What was the value of electricity delivered to the following types of 'end use' consumers?

What was the value of electricity delivered to the following types of 'end use' consumers?
  CAN$ '000
Residential and agricultural consumers  
Residential - Single meter  
Residential - Bulk meter  
Family farms (at farm rates or an estimate)  
Corporate farms and support activities  
Irrigation (at irrigation rates only)  
Total value of electricity delivered to the residential and agricultural 'end use' consumers  
Mining and manufacturing industries  
All other types of 'end use' consumers  
Total value of electricity delivered to 'end use' consumers  

27. What was the total number of customers for electricity delivered to the following types of 'end use' consumers?

What was the total number of customers for electricity delivered to the following types of 'end use' consumers?
  Number of customers
Residential and agricultural consumers  
Residential - Single meter  
Residential - Bulk meter  
Family farms (at farm rates or an estimate)  
Corporate farms and support activities  
Irrigation (at irrigation rates only)  
Total number of customers, delivered to the residential and agricultural 'end use' consumers  
Mining and manufacturing industries  
All other types of 'end use' consumers  
Total number of customers for electricity delivered to 'end use' consumers  

28. This is a summary of your total quantity (MWh), total value and number of customers for electricity delivered to 'end use' consumers.

This is a summary of your total quantity (MWh), total value and number of customers for electricity delivered to 'end use' consumers.
  Quantity
in MWh
Number of customers CAN$ '000
Total quantity of electricity delivered to 'end use' consumers      
Total number of customers for electricity delivered to 'end use' consumers      
Total value of electricity delivered to 'end-use' consumers      

Balancing electricity supply and disposition

29. This is a summary of your balancing electricity supply and disposition. Transmission, distribution, and other losses was automatically calculated as the difference between your reported total supply of electricity and total disposition of electricity.

Transmission, distribution and other losses

Include:

  • transmission losses
  • adjustments
  • "unaccounted for" amounts which are subject to variation because of cyclical billing.

Exclude generating station use output as measured at the generating station gate.

This is a summary of your balancing electricity supply and disposition. Transmission, distribution, and other losses was automatically calculated as the difference between your reported total supply of electricity and total disposition of electricity.
  Quantity in MWh
Supply  
Production of electricity  
Imported electricity from the United States  
Withdrawal or purchased electricity from the grid  
Total supply of electricity  
Disposition  
Consumed, generated or purchased electricity  
Exported electricity to United States  
Delivered electricity to other domestic businesses  
Delivered electricity to consumers enrolled with retailers  
Delivered electricity to 'end use' consumers  
Total disposition of electricity  
Transmission, distribution and other losses  
Total supply of electricity  
Total disposition of electricity  
Transmission, distribution and other losses  

Changes or events

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

Select all that apply.

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

Contact person

1. Statistics Canada may need to contact the person who completed this questionnaire for further information. Is the provided given names and the provided family name the best person to contact?

  • Yes
  • No

Who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?

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

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