Retail Commodity Survey - CVs for Total Sales (first quarter 2019)

Retail Commodity Survey - CVs for Total Sales (first quarter 2019)
Table summary
This table displays the results of Retail Commodity Survey - CVs for Total Sales (first quarter 2019). The information is grouped by NAPCS-CANADA (appearing as row headers), and Quarter (appearing as column headers).
NAPCS-CANADA Quarter
2018Q1 2018Q2 2018Q3 2018Q4 2019Q1
Total commodities, retail trade commissions and miscellaneous services 0.49 0.58 0.48 0.48 0.02
Retail Services (except commissions) [561] 0.50 0.59 0.48 0.48 0.02
Food at retail [56111] 0.71 1.20 0.84 0.79 0.88
Soft drinks and alcoholic beverages, at retail [56112] 0.50 0.62 0.54 0.44 0.58
Cannabis products, at retail [56113] .. .. .. 0.00 0.00
Clothing at retail [56121] 0.85 0.70 0.69 0.64 0.00
Footwear at retail [56122] 1.47 1.18 1.31 1.28 0.00
Jewellery and watches, luggage and briefcases, at retail [56123] 1.26 1.35 1.52 1.27 1.51
Home furniture, furnishings, housewares, appliances and electronics, at retail [56131] 0.84 0.60 0.66 0.55 0.74
Sporting and leisure products (except publications, audio and video recordings, and game software), at retail [56141] .. .. .. 2.26 2.44
Publications at retail [56142] 6.06 6.53 5.30 4.86 5.18
Audio and video recordings, and game software, at retail [56143] .. .. .. 3.04 4.30
Motor vehicles at retail [56151] 1.32 1.10 1.32 1.34 2.14
Recreational vehicles at retail [56152] 3.31 2.33 2.67 3.99 3.88
Motor vehicle parts, accessories and supplies, at retail [56153] 1.31 1.11 1.03 1.06 1.66
Automotive and household fuels, at retail [56161] 1.58 1.81 1.64 2.03 1.84
Home health products at retail [56171] 3.99 6.44 4.28 4.64 2.96
Infant care, personal and beauty products, at retail [56172] 2.24 2.21 2.24 2.38 2.67
Hardware, tools, renovation and lawn and garden products, at retail [56181] 1.50 1.52 1.38 1.30 1.41
Miscellaneous products at retail [56191] 1.82 2.63 2.06 2.15 2.04
Total retail trade commissions and miscellaneous services 1Footnote 1 1.58 1.51 1.47 1.72 1.65

Footnotes

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Footnote 1

Comprises the following North American Product Classification System (NAPCS): 51411, 51412, 53112, 56211, 57111, 58111, 58121, 58122, 58131, 58141, 72332, 833111, 841, 85131 and 851511.

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Integrated Business Statistics Program (IBSP)

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    Table of contents

    Business or organization and contact information

    This section verifies or requests basic identifying information of the business or organization such as legal name, operating name (if applicable), contact information of the designated contact person, current operational status, and main activity(ies).

    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.

    Designated contact person

    Verify or provide the requested contact information of the designated business or organization contact person. 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. If different than the designated contact person, the contact information of the person completing the questionnaire can be indicated later in the questionnaire.

    Current operational status

    Verify or provide the current operational status of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name in question 1. If indicating the operational status of the business or organization is 'Not currently operational' then indicate an applicable reason and provide the requested information.

    Main activity

    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 unit 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.

    If the current NAICS associated with this business or organizations is not correct, please provide a brief description of the main activity and provide any additional information as requested.

    Statement of Revenues and Expenses, Quarterly Statement 21 (I, II)

    1. Revenue, Expenses and Income

    Operating revenue

    Scheduled services

    Transportation of passengers or goods, or both, by an aircraft provided by an air carrier that operates the air service and that, directly or indirectly, sells some or all of its seats or part or all of its cargo space to the public on a price per seat, price per unit of mass or price per volume of cargo basis.

    Charter services

    Transportation of passengers or goods, or both, by aircraft pursuant to a contract under which a person, other than the air carrier that operates the air service, or its agent, reserves a block of seats or part of the cargo space of an aircraft for the person's use or for resale to the public.

    Include air ambulance service and the movement of people and goods to logging or heli-logging sites.

    Exclude firefighting and heli-logging activities and the movement of people and goods to a firefighting site. (A complete list of activities which are specialty and therefore not subject to filing requirements as charter can be found in the Transport Canada document entitled "Starting a Commercial Air Service", TP 8880. This document can be found at TP 8880 - Starting A Commercial Air Service or at TP 8880 - Starting A Commercial Air Service - PDF.)

    Passenger revenue

    Refers to the revenue earned from the transportation of passengers on scheduled and charter services. Include revenue from all surcharges (baggage, fuel, seat selection, and so on) that are retained by the air carrier. Exclude amounts such as taxes, navigation fees, security fees, and so on that are collected but passed on to other entities.

    Goods revenue

    Refers to the revenue earned from the transportation of goods on scheduled and charter services. Exclude taxes such as the Goods and Services Tax (GST), Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) or Provincial Sales Tax (PST).

    All other operating revenue

    Refers to the revenue earned from all other sources. Include air transport activities not included in passenger revenue or goods revenue, revenue from other flying services (such as flying training, recreational flying and other specialty flying), subsidies and net incidental air transport related revenue, that is revenue less expenses from non-flying services incidental to air transport including aircraft fuel and oil sales; maintenance and aircraft ramp handling service and so on for other carriers; commissions (or sales revenue minus payments to the carrier that does the flying) received for the sale of transportation which takes place on other carriers; and revenue received for the provision of aircraft to other carriers from operations under their control.

    Total operating revenue

    The sum of passenger revenue, goods revenue and all other operating revenue.

    Operating expenses

    Turbo fuel expenses

    Include fuel used in both turboprop and jet aircraft.

    Include the expenses for turbo fuel consumed for all scheduled and/or charter operations, regardless of where purchased. Include throughput charges, non-refundable duties and taxes. If the fuel was supplied by a customer, an approximate value may be provided based on prevailing market rates. Expenses should be reported in Canadian dollars, regardless of where purchased.

    Employee wages, salaries and benefits

    Include the wages, salaries and benefits (employer contributions to pensions, medical benefits, insurance, and so on and layover expenses such as hotels and meals, for flight and cabin crews) for all employees.

    All other operating expenses

    Include all operating expenses not reported in the two expense categories above.

    Total operating expenses

    The sum of the previous three expense items.

    Income

    Net operating income (a loss should be a negative number)

    Total operating revenue less total operating expenses from above.

    Net non-operating income (enter a negative number for a loss)

    Include provision for income taxes.

    Include:

    • interest and discount income from all sources, including cash discounts on the purchase of materials and supplies;
    • interest on unpaid taxes and all classes of debt, including premiums, discounts and expenses on short-term obligations, as well as amortization of premiums, discounts and expenses on short-term and long-term obligations;
    • capital gains (or losses) from retiring operating property and equipment, aircraft equipment, expendable parts, miscellaneous materials and supplies and other assets, when they are sold or otherwise retired from service as part of a general program and not as incidental sales performed as a service to others;
    • gains or losses made on investments in securities;
    • net miscellaneous non-operating income or loss, which refers to revenue and expenses attributable to financing or other activities that are not an integral part of the air transportation activities undertaken by the carrier, or its incidental services. These could include dividend income, the balance of all income or losses from affiliated companies reimbursed to the carrier, foreign exchange adjustments and special items, such as restructuring expenses, which do not occur on a regular basis;
    • provisions for taxes payable on net income for the accounting period and adjustments of income taxes relating to previous years, including the provisions for deferred income taxes resulting from differences between accounting income and taxable income that arise when the time of including items of revenue and expense in the computation of accounting income and taxable income do not coincide.

    Exclude staff reduction expenses which should be included under all other operating expenses.

    Net income (a loss should be a negative number)

    Net operating income plus net non-operating income from above.

    2. Average number of employees

    Refers to the average number of people employed during the quarter. Include all employees (all categories), temporary or permanent, on the payroll of the air carrier during the quarter being reported. Part-time employees should be included in the total, prorated to the amount of time worked when compared with the time worked by full-time employees (for example two part-time employees working half-time are equivalent to one full-time employee).

    Scheduled Services, Revenue Operating Statistics, Quarterly Statement 10 (I, II)

    1. Scheduled services - operating statistics

    Include fixed wing and helicopter services.

    Sector of operation

    Refers to the regions where carriers provide transportation services. There are three breakdowns – domestic, transborder (Canada-US) and other international.

    Domestic includes operations between points in Canada.

    Transborder (Canada-US) includes operations between points in Canada and points in the United States (including Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico).

    Other international includes all other operations, (including between points outside of Canada).

    Data reported must include both fixed wing and helicopter services, where:

    Fixed wing

    Means a power-driven, heavier-than-air aircraft, deriving its lift in flight chiefly from aerodynamic reactions on surfaces which remain fixed. An aircraft having wings fixed to the airplane fuselage and outspread in flight – that is non-rotating wings.

    Helicopter

    Means a rotary wing, heavier-than-air aircraft, supported in flight chiefly by the reactions of the air on one or more power-driven rotors on substantially vertical axes. A helicopter does not have conventional fixed wings, nor is it provided with a conventional propeller for forward thrust.

    Scheduled services

    Transportation of passengers or goods, or both, by an aircraft provided by an air carrier that operates the air service and that, directly or indirectly, sells some or all of its seats or part or all of its cargo space to the public on a price per seat, price per unit of mass or price per volume of cargo basis.

    Enplaned passengers

    Refers to revenue passengersTable note 1 who board aircraft and surrender one or more flight coupons or other documents good for transportation over the itinerary specified in these coupons or documents.

    Passenger-kilometres

    Represents the carriage of one revenue passenger on each flight stage multiplied by the number of kilometres flown on that stage. Passenger-kilometres are obtained by totalling the number of kilometres flown by all passengers.

    Let's take an example with two flight stages, where:

    Flight stage A to B
    Number of passengers = 5
    Distance between points (km) = 161
    Passenger-kilometres = 805

    Flight stage B to C
    Number of passengers = 4
    Distance between points (km) = 322
    Passenger-kilometres = 1,288

    The total number of passenger-kilometres for the flights covering A to B and B to C is 2,093.

    Conversion factor

    To convert nautical miles (6 080 feet) into kilometres (km), multiply by 1.852.

    To convert statute miles (5 280 feet) into kilometres (km), multiply by 1.609344.

    Available seat-kilometres

    Represents the aircraft kilometres flown on each flight stage multiplied by the number of seats available for use on that stage. This represents the total passenger carrying capacity offered. Seats not actually available for the carriage of passengers should be excluded.

    Hours flown

    Represents the block hours, in other words, the number of hours which elapsed between the time the aircraft started to move to commence a flight and the time the aircraft came to its final stop after the conclusion of a flight. Report the total number of block hours flown to the nearest hour.

    Enplaned goods

    Refers to all types of non-passenger traffic. It includes priority freight, freight, mail and excess baggage for which revenue is obtained. Enplaned goods should be reported to the nearest kilogram.

    Conversion factor

    To convert pounds (lbs.) into kilograms (kg), multiply by 0.453592.

    Goods tonne-kilometres

    Represents the carriage of one tonne of goods on each flight stage multiplied by the number of kilometres flown on that stage. Goods tonne-kilometres are obtained by totalling the number of kilometres flown with all tonnes of goods.

    Let's take an example with two flight stages, where:

    Flight stage A to B
    Tonnes of goods = 5
    Distance between points (km) = 161
    Goods tonne-kilometres = 805

    Flight stage B to C
    Tonnes of goods = 4
    Distance between points (km) = 322
    Goods tonne-kilometres = 1,288

    The total number of goods tonne-kilometres for the flights covering A to B and B to C is 2,093.

    Conversion factor

    To convert nautical miles (6 080 feet) into kilometres (km), multiply by 1.852.

    To convert statute miles (5 280 feet) into kilometres (km), multiply by 1.609344.

    Available tonne-kilometres

    Represents the aircraft kilometres flown on each flight stage multiplied by the usable weight capacity of the aircraft. This represents the load carrying capacity offered for passengers and/or goods.

    2. Scheduled services - revenue

    Include fixed wing and helicopter services.

    Passenger revenue

    Refers to the revenue earned from the transportation of passengers on scheduled services. Include revenue from all surcharges (baggage, fuel, seat selection, and so on) that are retained by the air carrier. Exclude amounts such as taxes, navigation fees, security fees, and so on that are collected but passed on to other entities. Total passenger revenue should equal the passenger revenue from scheduled services from the first screen.

    Goods revenue

    Refers to the revenue earned from the transportation of goods on scheduled services. Exclude taxes such as the Goods and Services Tax (GST), Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) or Provincial Sales Tax (PST). Total goods revenue should equal the goods revenue from scheduled services from the first screen.

    Charter Services, Revenue Operating Statistics, Quarterly Statement 12 (I, II)

    1. Charter services - operating statistics

    Include fixed wing and helicopter services.

    Sector of operation

    Refers to the regions where carriers provide transportation services. There are three breakdowns – domestic, transborder (Canada-US) and other international.

    Domestic includes operations between points in Canada.

    Transborder (Canada-US) includes operations between points in Canada and points in the United States (including Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico).

    Other international includes all other operations (including between points outside of Canada).

    Data reported must include both fixed wing and helicopter services, where:

    Fixed wing

    Means a power-driven, heavier-than-air aircraft, deriving its lift in flight chiefly from aerodynamic reactions on surfaces which remain fixed. An aircraft having wings fixed to the airplane fuselage and outspread in flight – that is non-rotating wings.

    Helicopter

    Means a rotary wing, heavier-than-air aircraft, supported in flight chiefly by the reactions of the air on one or more power-driven rotors on substantially vertical axes. A helicopter does not have conventional fixed wings, nor is it provided with a conventional propeller for forward thrust.

    Charter services

    Transportation of passengers or goods, or both, by aircraft pursuant to a contract under which a person, other than the air carrier that operates the air service, or its agent, reserves a block of seats or part of the cargo space of an aircraft for the person's use or for resale to the public.

    Include air ambulance service and the movement of people and goods to logging or heli-logging sites.

    Exclude firefighting and heli-logging activities and the movement of people and goods to a firefighting site. (A complete list of activities which are specialty and therefore not subject to filing requirements as charter can be found in the Transport Canada document entitled "Starting a Commercial Air Service", TP 8880. This document can be found at TP 8880 - Starting A Commercial Air Service or at TP 8880 - Starting A Commercial Air Service - PDF.)

    Enplaned passengers

    Refers to revenue passengersTable note 1 who board aircraft and surrender one or more flight coupons or other documents good for transportation over the itinerary specified in these coupons or documents.

    Passenger-kilometres

    Represents the carriage of one revenue passenger on each flight stage multiplied by the number of kilometres flown on that stage. Passenger-kilometres are obtained by totalling the number of kilometres flown by all passengers.

    Let's take an example with two flight stages, where:

    Flight stage A to B
    Number of passengers = 5
    Distance between points (km) = 161
    Passenger-kilometres = 805

    Flight stage B to C
    Number of passengers = 4
    Distance between points (km) = 322
    Passenger-kilometres = 1,288

    The total number of passenger-kilometres for the flights covering A to B and B to C is 2,093.

    Conversion factor

    To convert nautical miles (6 080 feet) into kilometres (km), multiply by 1.852.

    To convert statute miles (5 280 feet) into kilometres (km), multiply by 1.609344.

    Hours flown

    Represents the block hours, in other words, the number of hours which elapsed between the time the aircraft started to move to commence a flight and the time the aircraft came to its final stop after the conclusion of a flight. Report the total number of block hours flown to the nearest hour.

    Enplaned goods

    Refers to all types of non-passenger traffic. It includes priority freight, freight, mail and excess baggage for which revenue is obtained. Enplaned goods should be reported to the nearest kilogram.

    Conversion factor

    To convert pounds (lbs.) into kilograms (kg), multiply by 0.453592.

    Goods tonne-kilometres

    Represents the carriage of one tonne of goods on each flight stage multiplied by the number of kilometres flown on that stage. Goods tonne-kilometres are obtained by totalling the number of kilometres flown with all tonnes of goods.

    Let's take an example with two flight stages, where:

    Flight stage A to B
    Tonnes of goods = 5
    Distance between points (km) = 161
    Goods tonne-kilometres = 805

    Flight stage B to C
    Tonnes of goods = 4
    Distance between points (km) = 322
    Goods tonne-kilometres = 1,288

    The total number of goods tonne-kilometres for the flights covering A to B and B to C is 2,093.

    Conversion factor

    To convert nautical miles (6 080 feet) into kilometres (km), multiply by 1.852.

    To convert statute miles (5 280 feet) into kilometres (km), multiply by 1.609344.

    2. Charter services - revenue

    Include fixed wing and helicopter services.

    Passenger revenue

    Refers to the revenue earned from the transportation of passengers on charter services. Include revenue from all surcharges (baggage, fuel, seat selection, and so on) that are retained by the air carrier. Exclude amounts such as taxes, navigation fees, security fees, and so on that are collected but passed on to other entities. Total passenger revenue should equal the passenger revenue from charter services from the first screen.

    Goods revenue

    Refers to the revenue earned from the transportation of goods on charter services. Exclude taxes such as the Goods and Services Tax (GST), Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) or Provincial Sales Tax (PST). Total goods revenue should equal the goods revenue from charter services from the first screen.

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    This survey collects data on capital and repair expenditures in Canada. The information is used by federal and provincial government departments and agencies, trade associations, universities and international organizations for policy development and as a measure of regional economic activity.

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    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 for ceased operations
      • Sold operations
        • When was this business or organization sold?
          • Date
        • What is the legal name of the buyer?
      • Amalgamated with other businesses or organizations
        • When did this business or organization amalgamate?
          • Date
        • What is the legal name of the resulting or continuing business or organization?
        • What are the legal names of the other amalgamated businesses or organizations?
      • Temporarily inactive but will re-open
        • When did this business or organization become temporarily inactive?
          • Date
        • When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
          • Date
        • Why is this business or organization temporarily inactive?
      • No longer operating due to other reasons
        • When did this business or organization cease operations?
          • Date
        • Why did this business or organization cease operations?

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

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

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

    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.

    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

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

    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, provide your best estimates.

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

    Reporting period information

    1. What are the start and end dates of this organization's 2019 fiscal year?

    Note: For this survey, the end date should fall between April 1, 2019 and March 31, 2020.

    Press the help button (?) for additional information, including examples of reporting periods.

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

    • May 1, 2018 to April 30, 2019
    • June 1, 2018 to May 31, 2019
    • July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019
    • August 1, 2018 to July 31, 2019
    • September 1, 2018 to August 31, 2019
    • October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019
    • November 1, 2018 to October 31, 2019
    • December 1, 2018 to November 30, 2019
    • January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019
    • February 1, 2019 to January 31, 2020
    • March 1, 2019 to February 28, 2020
    • April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020.

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

    • September 18, 2018 to September 15, 2019 (e.g., floating year-end)
    • June 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 (e.g., a newly opened business).

    Fiscal Year Start date

    Fiscal Year-End date

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

    Select all that apply.

    • Seasonal operations
    • New business
    • Change of ownership
    • Temporarily inactive
    • Change of fiscal year
    • Ceased operations
    • Other reason - specify:

    Additional reporting instructions

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

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

    CAN$ '000

    I will report in the format above

    Capital Expenditures - Preliminary Estimate 2019

    1. For the 2019 fiscal year, what are this organization's preliminary estimates for capital expenditures?

    Include: all capitalized overhead and capitalized interest.

    • When there are partnerships and joint venture activities or projects, report the expenditures reflecting this corporation's net interest in such projects or ventures.
    • Report all dollar amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars ('000).
    • Exclude sales tax.
    • When precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimates.

    If there are no capital expenditures, please enter '0'.

    A. Oil and gas rights acquisition and retention costs (exclude inter-company sales or transfers):
    Include acquisition costs and fees for oil and gas rights (include bonuses, legal fees and filing fees), and oil and gas retention costs.

    B. Exploration and evaluation, capitalized or expensed (e.g., leases and licences, seismic, exploration drilling):
    These expenditures include mineral rights fees and retention costs, geological, geophysical and seismic expenses, exploration drilling, and other costs incurred during the reporting period in order to determine whether oil or gas reserves exist and can be exploited commercially. Report gross expenditures, before deducting any incentive grants, incurred for oil and gas activities on a contracted basis and/or by your own employees. Exclude the cost of land acquired from other oil and gas companies.

    C. Building construction (e.g., process building, office building, camp, storage building, and maintenance garage):
    Include capital expenditures on buildings such as office buildings, camps, warehouses, maintenance garages, workshops, and laboratories. Fixtures, facilities and equipment that are integral parts of the building are included.

    D. Other construction assets (e.g., development drilling and completions, processing facilities, natural gas plants, upgraders):
    Include all infrastructure, other than buildings, such as the cost of well pads, extraction and processing infrastructure and plants, upgrading units, transportation infrastructure, water and sewage infrastructure, tailings, pipelines and wellhead production facilities (pumpjacks, separators, etc. ). Include all preconstruction planning and design costs such as development drilling, regulatory approvals, environmental assessments, engineering and consulting fees and any materials supplied to construction contractors for installation, as well as site clearance and preparation. Equipment which is installed as an integral or built-in feature of a fixed structure (e.g., casings, tanks, steam generators, pumps, electrical apparatus, separators, flow lines, etc. ) should be reported with the construction asset; however, when the equipment is replaced within an existing structure, the replacement cost should be reported in machinery and equipment (sustaining capital).

    E. Machinery and equipment purchases (e.g., trucks, shovels, computers, etc. ):
    Include transportation equipment for people and materials, computers, software, communication equipment, and processing equipment not included in the above categories.

     
      Intentions 2020
    ( CAN$ '000 )
    Oil and gas rights acquisitions and retention costs  
    Exploration and evaluation  
    Non-residential building construction  
    Development and other construction  
    Machinery and equipment  
    Total  

    Research and Development

    2. For the 2019 fiscal year, did this organization perform scientific research and development in Canada of at least $10,000 or outsource (contract-out) to another organization scientific research and development activities of at least $10,000?

    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. For an activity to be an R&D activity, it must satisfy five core criteria:

    1. To be aimed at new findings (novel);
    2. To be based on original, not obvious, concepts and hypothesis (creative);
    3. To be uncertain about the final outcome (uncertainty);
    4. To be planned and budgeted (systematic);
    5. To lead to results to could be possibly reproduced (transferable/ or reproducible).

    The term R&D covers three types of activity: basic research, applied research and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundations 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 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.

    • Yes
    • No

    Capital Expenditures - Intentions 2020

    3. For the 2020 fiscal year, what are this organization's intentions for capital expenditures?

    Include: all capitalized overhead and capitalized interest.

    • When there are partnerships and joint venture activities or projects, report the expenditures reflecting this corporation's net interest in such projects or ventures.
    • Report all dollar amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars ('000).
    • Do not include sales tax.
    • Percentages should be rounded to whole numbers.
    • When precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimates.

    If there are no capital expenditures, please enter '0'.

    A. Oil and gas rights acquisition and retention costs (exclude inter-company sales or transfers):
    Include acquisition costs and fees for oil and gas rights (include bonuses, legal fees and filing fees), and oil and gas retention costs

    B. Exploration and evaluation, capitalized or expensed (e.g., leases and licences, seismic, exploration drilling):
    These expenditures include mineral rights fees and retention costs, geological, geophysical and seismic expenses, exploration drilling, and other costs incurred during the reporting period in order to determine whether oil or gas reserves exist and can be exploited commercially. Report gross expenditures, before deducting any incentive grants, incurred for oil and gas activities on a contracted basis and/or by your own employees. Exclude the cost of land acquired from other oil and gas companies.

    C. Building construction (e.g., process building, office building, camp, storage building, and maintenance garage):
    Include capital expenditures on buildings such as office buildings, camps, warehouses, maintenance garages, workshops, and laboratories. Fixtures, facilities and equipment that are integral parts of the building are included.

    D. Other construction assets (e.g., development drilling and completions, processing facilities, natural gas plants, upgraders):
    Include all infrastructure, other than buildings, such as the cost of well pads, extraction and processing infrastructure and plants, upgrading units, transportation infrastructure, water and sewage infrastructure, tailings, pipelines and wellhead production facilities (pumpjacks, separators, etc. ). Include all preconstruction planning and design costs such as development drilling, regulatory approvals, environmental assessments, engineering and consulting fees and any materials supplied to construction contractors for installation, as well as site clearance and preparation. Equipment which is installed as an integral or built-in feature of a fixed structure (e.g., casings, tanks, steam generators, pumps, electrical apparatus, separators, flow lines, etc. ) should be reported with the construction asset; however, when the equipment is replaced within an existing structure, the replacement cost should be reported in machinery and equipment (sustaining capital).

    E. Machinery and equipment purchases (e.g., trucks, shovels, computers, etc. ):
    Include transportation equipment for people and materials, computers, software, communication equipment, and processing equipment not included in the above categories.

     
      2019 Preliminary Estimate
    ( CAN$ '000 )
    Oil and gas rights acquisitions and retention costs  
    Exploration and evaluation  
    Non-residential building construction  
    Development and other construction  
    Machinery and equipment  
    Total  

     In order to reduce future follow-up, please select one of the following options.

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    Research and Development

    4. For the 2020 fiscal year, does this organization plan on performing scientific research and development in Canada of at least $10,000 or outsourcing (contracting-out) to another organization scientific research and development activities of at least $10,000?

    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. For an activity to be an R&D activity, it must satisfy five core criteria:

    1. To be aimed at new findings (novel);
    2. To be based on original, not obvious, concepts and hypothesis (creative);
    3. To be uncertain about the final outcome (uncertainty);
    4. To be planned and budgeted (systematic);
    5. To lead to results to could be possibly reproduced (transferable/ or reproducible).

    The term R&D covers three types of activity: basic research, applied research and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundations 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 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.

    • Yes
    • No

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    Statistics Canada is piloting a web data extraction initiative, also known as web scraping, which uses software to search and compile publicly available data from organizational websites. As a result, we may visit the website for this organization to search for, and compile, additional information. This initiative should allow us to reduce the reporting burden on organizations, as well as produce additional statistical indicators to ensure that our data remain accurate and relevant.

    We will do our utmost to ensure the data are collected in a manner that will not affect the functionality of the website. Any data collected will be used by Statistics Canada for statistical and research purposes only, in accordance with the agency's mandate.

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    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

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    • No

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    Email address:

    Telephone number (including area code):

    Extension number (if applicable):
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    Reporting Guide – Annual Capital Expenditures Survey – Preliminary Estimate for 2019 and Intentions for 2020

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    This guide is designed to assist you as you complete the Annual Capital Expenditures Survey

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    Table of contents

    Reporting period information

    For the purpose of this survey, please report information for your 12 month fiscal period for which the Final day occurs on or between April 1, 2018 – March 31, 2019.

    • May 1, 2018 – April 30, 2019
    • June 1, 2018 – May 31, 2019
    • July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019
    • August 1, 2018 – July 31, 2019
    • September 1, 2018 – August 31, 2019
    • October 1, 2018 – September 30, 2019
    • November 1, 2018 – October 31, 2019
    • December 1, 2018 – November 30, 2019
    • January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2019
    • February 1, 2019 – January 31, 2020
    • March 1, 2019 – February 28, 2020
    • April 1, 2019 – March 31, 2020

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

    • September 18, 2018 to September 15, 2019 (e.g., floating year-end)
    • June 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 (e.g., a newly opened business)

    Dollar amounts

    • all dollar amounts reported should be rounded to thousands of Canadian dollars (e.g., $6,555,444.00 should be rounded to $6,555);
    • exclude sales tax;
    • your best estimates are acceptable when precise figures are not available;
    • if there are no capital expenditures, please enter '0'.

    Definitions

    What are Capital Expenditures?

    Capital Expenditures are the gross expenditures on fixed assets for use in the operations of your organization or for lease or rent to others. Gross expenditures are expenditures before deducting proceeds from disposals, and credits (capital grants, donations, government assistance and investment tax credits).

    Include:

    • Cost of all new buildings, engineering, machinery and equipment which normally have a life of more than one year and are charged to fixed asset accounts
    • Modifications, acquisitions and major renovations
    • Capital costs such as feasibility studies, architectural, legal, installation and engineering fees
    • Subsidies received and used for capital expenditures
    • Capitalized interest charges on loans with which capital projects are financed
    • Work done by own labour force
    • Additions to capital work in progress.

    Exclude:

    • transfers from capital work in progress (construction-in-progress) to fixed assets accounts
    • assets associated with the acquisition of companies
    • property developed for sale and machinery or equipment acquired for sale (inventory).

    How to Treat Leases

    Include:

    • assets acquired as a lessee through either a capital or financial lease;
    • assets acquired for lease to others as an operating lease.

    Industry characteristics

    Report the value of the projects expected to be put in place during the year. Include the gross expenditures (including subsidies) on fixed assets for use in the operations of your organization or for lease or rent to others. Include all capital costs such as feasibility studies, architectural, legal, installation and engineering fees as well as work done by your own labour force. Include all additions to work in progress.

    New Assets, Renovation, Retrofit, includes both existing assets being upgraded and acquisitions of new assets.

    Purchase of Used Canadian Assets

    Definition: Used fixed assets may be defined as existing buildings, structures or machinery and equipment which have been previously used by another organization in Canada that you have acquired during the time period being reported on this questionnaire.

    Explanation: The objective of our survey is to measure gross annual new acquisitions to fixed assets separately from the acquisition of gross annual used fixed assets in the Canadian economy as a whole.

    Hence, the acquisition of a used fixed Canadian asset should be reported separately since such acquisitions would not change the aggregates of our domestic inventory of fixed assets, it would simply mean a transfer of assets within Canada from one organization to another.

    Imports of used assets, on the other hand, should be included with the new assets (Column 1) because they are newly acquired for the Canadian economy.

    Work in Progress

    Work in progress represents accumulated costs since the start of capital projects which are intended to be capitalized upon completion.

    Land

    Capital expenditures for land should include all costs associated with the purchase of the land that are not amortized or depreciated.

    Residential Construction

    Report the value of residential structures including the housing portion of multi-purpose projects and of townsites.

    Exclude:

    • buildings that have accommodation units without self-contained or exclusive use of bathroom and kitchen facilities (e.g., some student and senior citizen residences)
    • the non-residential portion of multi-purpose projects and of townsites
    • associated expenditures on services

    The exclusions should be included in the appropriate construction (e.g., non-residential) asset.

    Non-Residential Building Construction (excluding land purchase and residential construction)

    Building construction represents any permanent structure with walls and a roof affording protection and shelter from and for a social and/or physical environment for people and/or materials.

    For example, building construction represents expenditures on aircraft hangars, factories, hospitals, hotels, office buildings, railway stations, schools and shopping centres.

    Report the total cost incurred during the year of building construction (contract and by own employees) whether for your own use or rent to others.

    Include also:

    • the cost of demolition of buildings, land servicing and of site-preparation
    • leasehold and land improvements
    • all preconstruction planning and design costs such as engineer and consulting fees and any materials supplied to construction contractors for installation, etc.
    • townsite facilities, such as streets, sewers, stores, schools.

    Non-residential engineering construction

    Engineering construction encompasses the direct or indirect conveyance of people, machinery, materials, gases, and/or electrical impulses. It also includes free standing structures which contain or restrain such objects either as part of such conveyance or separately and independently.

    In addition, the cost associated with significantly altering any terrain in the preparation for specialized use of that terrain will fall under engineering construction.

    Report the total cost incurred during the year of engineering construction (contract and by own employees) whether for your own use or rent to others. Include also:

    • the cost of demolition of buildings, land servicing and of site-preparation
    • leasehold and land improvements
    • all preconstruction planning and design costs such as engineer and consulting fees and any materials supplied to construction contractors for installation, etc.
    • oil or gas pipelines, including pipe and installation costs
    • communication engineering, including transmission support structures, cables and lines, etc.
    • electric power engineering, including wind and solar plants, nuclear production plants, power distribution networks, etc.

    Machinery and Equipment

    Report total cost incurred during the year of all new machinery, whether for your own use or for lease or rent to others. Any capitalized tooling should also be included. Include progress payments paid out before delivery in the year in which such payments are made. Receipts from the sale of your own fixed assets or allowance for scrap or trade-in should not be deducted from your total capital expenditures. Any balance owing or holdbacks should be reported in the year the cost is incurred.

    Include:

    • automobiles, trucks, professional and scientific equipment, office and store furniture and appliances
    • computers (hardware and software), broadcasting, telecommunication and other information and communication technology equipment
    • motors, generators, transformers
    • any capitalized tooling expenses
    • progress payments paid out before delivery in the year in which such payments are made
    • any balance owing or holdbacks should be reported in the year the cost is incurred
    • leasehold improvements.

    Software

    Capital expenditures for software should include all costs associated with the purchase or development of software.

    Include:

    • Pre-packaged software
    • Custom software developed in-house/own account
    • Custom software design and development, contracted out

    Research and Development

    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.

    For an activity to be an R&D activity, it must satisfy five core criteria:

    1. To be aimed at new findings (novel);
    2. To be based on original, not obvious, concepts and hypothesis (creative);
    3. To be uncertain about the final outcome (uncertainty);
    4. To be planned and budgeted (systematic);
    5. To lead to results to could be possibly reproduced (transferable/ or reproducible).

    The term R&D covers three types of activity: basic research, applied research and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundations 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 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.

    Interactive Data Visualization Products: Phase 2

    Consultation objectives

    Every year, Statistics Canada collects data through hundreds of surveys and numerous administrative data sources. To complement the ongoing work of various Agency programs, interactive data visualization products are being created to help users obtain data in an easy, attractive and modern manner. These products include hubs, dashboards and interactive graphics.

    As the use of this model increases, it is important to ensure that it provides a positive user experience and allows users to obtain the desired data efficiently.

    This consultation ensured that the interactive self-serve products are compliant with a set of usability principles and identified any potential usability problems so that improvements can be made going forward.

    This is the second phase of a series of consultations on Statistics Canada's interactive data visualization products.

    Consultation methodology

    Statistics Canada conducted in-person usability consultations in Ottawa, Ontario. Participants were asked to complete a series of tasks and to provide feedback on the products.

    How participants got involved

    This consultation is now closed.

    Individuals who wished to obtain more information or to take part in a consultation were requested to contact Statistics Canada by sending an email to infostats@statcan.gc.ca.

    Statistics Canada is committed to respecting the privacy of consultation participants. All personal information created, held or collected by the Agency is protected by the Privacy Act. For more information on Statistics Canada's privacy policies, please consult the Privacy notice.

    Results

    Three interactive data visualization products were used to test various layouts and functionalities. Most participants were able to complete the majority of tasks on all tested interactive data visualizations. Overall, all products were well received by participants.

    Participants noted that the following aspects seemed to work:

    • The variety of visual components within the dashboard, and the interactivity between the different elements.
    • The additional information available in hover-over boxes.
    • Where available, participants liked having drop-down menus available for navigation.

    Participants noted that the following areas could be improved:

    • Participants experienced some difficulty in identifying which features were interactive.
    • The labels could be clearer, and should change based on the user’s selections, rather than remaining static.
    • Legends could be added to maps to clarify the meanings of the colours.

    After our analysis, our recommendations include:

    • More information could be immediately available on the dashboard, rather than through hover-over boxes.
    • Including additional options to interact with dashboard elements (e.g., drop-down menus or reset buttons) could help dashboards be more intuitive to a broader range of users.
    • As interactivity between different elements of the dashboard becomes more complex, more detailed notes could be provided to clarify what features are available.

    Statistics Canada would like to thank participants for their participation in this consultation. Their insights will guide the agency's web development and ensure that the final products meet users' expectations.

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    June 2019 edition

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

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

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    • The Government of Canada announced on June 18th that it had approved the Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX). The Government said that it is committed to acting on the recommendations and conditions outlined in the Reconsideration report that the National Energy Board delivered to the Government of Canada in February 2019.

    • On June 21st, the Government of Canada announced the Royal Assent of Bill C-69, An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, to amend the Navigation Protection Act, and to make consequential amendments to other Acts. The Government also announced that the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act (Bill C-48) had received Royal Assent.

    • The Government of Alberta announced on June 27th that oil production limits in August will be set at 3.74 million barrels per day, an increase of 25,000 barrels a day from the July limit.

    • On May 31st, Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL) announced that, in response to wildfires in the Wabasca and Slave Lake, Alberta areas, it had completed the evacuation of all 240 personnel at its Pelican Lake and Woodenhouse operations, and had temporarily shut-in approximately 65,000 bbl/d of crude oil production. On June 8th, CNRL announced that it was restarting operations at these facilities, and was ramping up production in a controlled manner over the following week, barring changes in wildfire conditions.

    • Vancouver-based Canfor Corporation announced it will be closing its Vavenby sawmill in British Columbia in July following an orderly wind down. The company said the sawmill has an annual production capacity of approximately 250 million board feet. Separately, Canfor also announced that it will be curtailing operations at all British Columbia sawmills, except WynnWood. The company said the majority of mills will be curtailed for two weeks or the equivalent, with extended curtailments of four weeks at Houston and Plateau, and six weeks at Mackenzie. Canfor said the curtailments are scheduled to run from June 17th through July 26th.

    • Tennessee-based Louisiana-Pacific Corporation announced that its Peace Valley facility in Fort St. John, B.C. will indefinitely curtail production of oriented strand board (OSB) beginning early in the third quarter. The company said the facility has a stated annual capacity of 800 million square feet.

    • Vancouver-based West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. announced its intention to permanently close its Chasm lumber mill and eliminate the third shift from its 100 Mile House lumber mill, both to occur during the third quarter of 2019. The company said that it anticipates lumber production to be permanently reduced by approximately 314 million board feet.

    • Toronto-based Norbord Inc. announced on June 4th that its OSB mill in High Level, Alberta had resumed production. The company had announced on May 21st that it had temporarily suspended production to comply with evacuation orders due to wildfires burning in the region. On June 11th, Norbord announced its intention to indefinitely curtail production at its OSB mill in 100 Mile House, British Columbia, starting in August 2019.

    Manufacturing

    • Montreal-based Bombardier Inc. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd (MHI) of Japan announced they had entered into a definitive agreement, whereby MHI will acquire Bombardier's regional jet program for a cash consideration of USD $550 million and the assumption by MHI of liabilities amounting to approximately USD $200 million. The companies said the transaction is currently expected to close during the first half of 2020, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.

    Other news

    • The Government of Prince Edward Island tabled Budget 2019-20 on June 25th, which included new investments in health care, education, and affordable housing. The budget also included an increase in the basic personal income tax amount to $10,000 in 2020, and a decrease in the small business tax rate by 0.5% to 3.0%. The Government forecasts a $1.8 million surplus in 2019-2020 and real GDP growth in 2019 of a similar magnitude to 2018 (+2.6%).

    • British Columbia's general hourly minimum wage increased from $12.65 to $13.85 on June 1st.

    • The Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Canada announced on June 26th that China had taken urgent preventative measures and requested that the Canadian government suspend the issuance of certificates for meat exported to China since June 25th.

    • Toronto-based HBC announced it had entered into definitive agreements to sell the company's remaining stake in its German real estate joint venture, and divest its related retail joint venture to its partner, SIGNA, along with assumption of certain obligations for a total consideration of $1.5 billion. HBC said the transaction is expected to close in fall 2019, subject to applicable regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.

    • Air Canada and Transat A.T. Inc., both of Montreal, announced they had concluded a definitive arrangement agreement that provides for Air Canada's acquisition of all issued and outstanding shares of Transat for $520 million. The companies said the transaction is expected to be completed in early 2020, subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals and other closing conditions.

    • The Toronto Raptors won the 2019 National Basketball Association Championship.

    United States and other international news

    • The U.S. Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) maintained the target range for the federal funds interest rate at 2.25% to 2.50%. The last change in the target range was a 25 basis point increase announced in December 2018.

    • The Reserve Bank of Australia lowered the cash rate by 25 basis points to 1.25%. The last change in the cash rate was a 25 basis point reduction in August 2016.

    • The European Central Bank (ECB) left the interest rate on the main refinancing operations of the Eurosystem unchanged at 0.00%, and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility unchanged at 0.25% and -0.40%, respectively. The ECB also announced that the interest rate in each of the quarterly targeted longer-term refinancing operations (TLTRO) will be set at a level that is 10 basis points above the average rate applied in the Eurosystem's main refinancing operations over the life of the respective TLTRO.

    • The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee voted to maintain the Bank Rate at 0.75% and the stock of UK government bond purchases, financed by the issuance of central bank reserves, at £435 billion. The last change in the Bank Rate was a 25 basis-point increase in August 2018.

    • The Bank of Japan (BoJ) announced it will continue to apply a -0.1% interest rate to the Policy-Rate Balances in current accounts held by financial institutions at the BoJ. The BoJ also said it would continue to purchase Japanese government bonds (JGB) so that 10-year JGB yields will remain at around zero percent.

    • The Executive Board of Norway's Norges Bank decided to raise the policy rate by 25 basis points to 1.25%. The last change in the policy rate was a 25 basis point increase in March 2019.

    • The Reserve Bank of New Zealand left the Official Cash Rate, its main policy rate, unchanged at 1.50%. The last change in the Official Cash Rate was a 25 basis point reduction in May 2019.

    • Illinois-based AbbVie Inc. and Allergan plc of Ireland announced they had entered into a definitive transaction agreement under which AbbVie will acquire Allergan in a cash and stock transaction for a transaction equity value of approximately USD $63 billion. The companies said they anticipate the transaction to close by early 2020, subject to regulatory and Allergan's shareholder approvals.

    • California-based Salesforce.com Inc. and Tableau Software Inc. of Washington State announced they had entered into a definitive agreement under which Salesforce will acquire Tableau in an all-stock transaction representing an enterprise value of USD $15.7 billion (net of cash). The companies said the acquisition is expected to be completed during Salesforce's fiscal third quarter ending October 31st, 2019, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.

    • New York-based Pfizer Inc. and Array BioPharma Inc. of Colorado announced they had entered into a definitive agreement under which Pfizer will acquire Array for a total enterprise value of approximately USD $11.4 billion. Pfizer said it expects to complete the acquisition in the second half of 2019, subject to customary closing conditions.

    • Massachusetts-based Raytheon Company and United Technologies Corp. of Connecticut announced they had entered into an agreement to combine in an all-stock merger of equals. The companies said the merger is expected to close in the first half of 2020, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.

    • Illinois-based Boeing announced that International Airlines Group of the U.K. had signed a letter of intent for 200 Boeing MAX jets in a deal valued at more than USD $24 billion, per list prices. Boeing also announced that Korean Air and Air Lease Corporation plans to add 30 new 787 Dreamliner airplanes to its fleet, with a commitment to purchase 10 new 787-10s and 10 additional 787-9 airplanes valued at USD $6.3 billion at current list prices.

    • Netherlands-based Airbus announced that Air Lease Corporation of California signed a letter of intent for 100 Airbus aircraft, including 50 A220-300s and 27 A321XLRs, as well as an incremental order for an additional 23 A321neos.

    Financial market news

    • West Texas Intermediate crude oil closed at USD $58.47 per barrel on June 28th, up from USD $53.50 at the end of May. Western Canadian Select crude oil traded around USD $40 per barrel during the first three weeks of June before increasing to around USD $45 per barrel towards the end of the month. The Canadian dollar closed at 76.41 cents U.S. on June 28th, up from 73.93 cents U.S. at the end of May. The S&P/TSX composite index closed at 16,382.20 on June 28th, up from a closing value of 16,037.49 at the end of May.

    Documentation – Rapid response on discrimination

    To obtain a copy of any of the following documentation, contact Client Services (613-951-1746; fax: 613-951-0792; hd-ds@statcan.gc.ca).

    • CCHS 2013 Rapid Response on Everyday Discrimination Scale – Questionnaire
    • CCHS 2013 Rapid Response on Everyday Discrimination Scale – Complement to the User Guide
    • CCHS 2013 Rapid Response on Everyday Discrimination Scale – Derived Variable (DV) Specifications
    • CCHS 2013 Rapid Response on Everyday Discrimination Scale – Topical Index

    Documentation

    To obtain a copy of any of the following documentation, contact Client Services (613-951-1746; fax: 613-951-0792; hd-ds@statcan.gc.ca).

    • CCHS Annual Component – Content Plan 2007-2014
    • Canadian community health survey content overview (2013-2014)
    • Optional content selection, 2014
    • CCHS 2014 and 2013-2014 Microdata User Guide
    • CCHS 2014 Derived Variables Documentation
    • CCHS 2014 Alphabetic Index
    • CCHS 2014 Topical Index
    • CCHS 2014 Data Dictionary (rounded frequencies)
    • CCHS 2014 Record Layout
    • Household Weights
    • CCHS 2014 Share File Approximate Sampling Variability Tables
    • Canadian Community Health Survey – Errata (updated June 2015)
    • Income Imputation for the Canadian Community Health Survey
    • Interpreting Estimates from the Redesigned CCHS
    • Mode Study
    • Health Surveys - Aspects that may explain differences in the estimates obtained from two different survey occasions

    Documentation

    To obtain a copy of any of the following documentation, contact Client Services (613-951-1746; fax: 613-951-0792; hd-ds@statcan.gc.ca).

    • CCHS Annual Component – Content Plan 2007-2014
    • Canadian community health survey content overview (2013-2014)
    • Optional content selection, 2013
    • CCHS 2013 Microdata User Guide
    • CCHS 2013 Derived Variables Documentation
    • CCHS 2013 Alphabetic Index
    • CCHS 2013 Topical Index
    • CCHS 2013 Data Dictionary (rounded frequencies)
    • CCHS 2013 Record Layout
    • Household Weights
    • CCHS 2013 Share File Approximate Sampling Variability Tables
    • Canadian Community Health Survey – Errata (updated June 2014)
    • Income Imputation for the Canadian Community Health Survey
    • Interpreting Estimates from the Redesigned CCHS
    • Mode Study
    • Health Surveys - Aspects that may explain differences in the estimates obtained from two different survey occasions
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