Centre for Education Statistics

Table of contents

I. Introduction
II. Instructions
III. Definitions
IV. Suggestions for improvements
Appendix A : Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP)

I. Introduction

Description

The Tuition and Living Accommodation Costs (TLAC) survey collects data for full-time students at Canadian degree-granting institutions that are publicly funded. The survey was developed to provide an overview of tuition and additional compulsory fees, and living accommodation costs that students can expect to pay for an academic year.

TLAC survey data:

  • provides stakeholders, the public and students with annual tuition costs and changes in tuition fees from the previous year
  • contributes to a better understanding of the student financial position for that level of costs to obtain a degree;
  • contributes to education policy development
  • contributes to the Consumer Price Index;
  • facilitates interprovincial comparisons;
  • facilitates comparisons between institutions.

Reference period

2017-2018 academic year.

Population

The target population is all publicly funded degree-granting institutions (universities and colleges) in Canada.

The survey target population includes institutions that have degree-granting status for the academic year 2017-2018. Institutions that do not have degree-granting status are excluded even if they provide portions of programs that lead to a degree granted by another institution. The survey is limited to institutions whose operations are primarily funded by provincial governments. Institutions that do not receive grants from Education ministries or departments and institutions that receive grants only from Health ministries and departments are excluded.

Field of study

The field of study classification for both undergraduate and graduate programs are adapted from the 2011 Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP), Statistics Canada's standard for field of study classification. The CIP's structure comprises several groupings developed jointly by Statistics Canada and the National Center for Education Statistics in the USA. It is based on work undertaken as part of the creation of the North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) by Canada, the United States and Mexico.

TLAC CIP groupings for Undergraduate programs:

  • Education
  • Visual and Performing Arts, and Communications Technologies
  • Humanities
  • Social and Behavioural Sciences, and Legal Studies
  • Law
  • Business, Management and Public Administration
  • Physical and Life Sciences and Technologies
  • Mathematics, Computer and Information Sciences
  • Engineering
  • Architecture and Related Technologies
  • Agriculture, Natural Resources and Conservation
  • Dentistry
  • Medicine
  • Nursing
  • Pharmacy
  • Veterinary Medicine
  • Health (other than Medicine), Parks, Recreation and Fitness
  • Personal, Protective and Transportation Services
  • Other

TLAC CIP groupings for Graduate programs:

Includes all of the undergraduate program groupings with the exception of Medicine and the addition of:

  • Executive MBA
  • Regular MBA

Refer to Appendix A: TLAC CIP

Note: Dental, Medical and Veterinary Residency Programs offered in teaching hospitals and similar locations that may lead to advanced professional certification are excluded.

Submission Date

The completed questionnaire must be returned by June 9, 2017 by uploading the file back in the Secure Internet Site (E-File transfer Service). For the ‘Authorization to release data’ waiver, (page 7 of the document) please sign and scan the document and return it by email or via your EFT account.

If you require further information please contact: statcan.education-education.statcan@statcan.gc.ca

II. Instructions

General

Whenever possible, final fees and living accommodation costs should be reported. If they have not yet been determined, report an estimate and check the box on the questionnaire to state that these are estimated fees for 2017-2018.

Tables produced and disseminated by Statistics Canada reflect an academic year (8 months) for full-time students with a full course load in degree programs.

Part A: Tuition fees for full-time students

How to Report Tuition Fees:

  1. Verify and update the previous year data (2016/2017) on each page if required.
  2. NEW: Undergraduate Law page 2, only professional designations for Law (LLB, JD, BCL), from a Faculty of Law should be reported in this grouping.
  3. NEW: Graduate Law page 3, only professional Law degrees from a Faculty of Law (post-LLB/JD), should be reported in this grouping.
  4. NEW: page 2 and page 3, Tuition for legal studies degree programs (non-professional law degrees) should be reported under “Social and Behavioural Sciences, and Legal Studies”. See Appendix A.
  5. Update: Personal, Protective and Transportation Services includes:
    43.0103 Criminal justice / law enforcement administration
    43.0104 Criminal justice / safety studies
    43.0106 Forensic science and technology
    43.0107 Criminal justice / police science

    See Appendix A
  6. When reporting “Tuition fees for full-time students” in part A, report the cost of tuition for degrees granted by your institution meaning that students start and complete their degree at your institution.  DO NOT include certificates, associate degrees and diplomas.
  7. Report additional compulsory fees for materials or equipment on pages 4 (undergraduate) and 5 (graduate).
  8. NEW degree programs must be specified in the Comments section at the bottom of page 2 (undergraduate) and page 3 (graduate).
  9. Quebec and Nova-Scotia:  Lower fees represent Canadian students that have a permanent address in the province (in-province students) and the Upper fees represent Canadian students with an out-of-province permanent address.
  10. Report fees with decimals, NO commas.  Example $2415.45
  11. Academic year (8 months):  Where tuition is reported based on the academic  year (8 months), report the full cost of the program regardless of the number of credits.
  12. Semester:  If reporting by semester, report the full cost of the
    semester regardless of the number of credits. Semester fees will be multiplied
    by two to calculate tuition for the academic year (8 months).
  13. Per Credit:  If reporting per credit, tuition will be multiplied by 30 credits. We
    assume 30 credits for an academic year to calculate academic year fees.
  14. The TLAC CIP groupings (fields of study) for which we collect are straight forward with a few exceptions.

    The following degree programs should be reported as:

    45.0702 Geomatics BA/BSc, Geographic Information Systems/Science (GIS) must be reported under Social and Behavioural Sciences

    31.0505 Kinesiology must be reported under Other Health, Parks,Recreation and Fitness program

    31.0501 Health and Physical Education must be reported under Other Health, Parks, Recreation and Fitness program

    03.0103 Environmental Studies must be reported under Agriculture, Natural Resources and Conservation program.

    03.0104 Environmental Sciences must be reported under Agriculture, Natural Resources and Conservation program.

  15. Medicine (MD) program should be reported under undergraduate Medicine
                (page 2 of the questionnaire).   See Appendix A
  16. 'Physical and Life Sciences and Technologies' includes programs such as:
    Genetics (MSc (Med), PhD, MD-PhD) code 26.08)
    Immunology and Infectious Diseases (MSc (Med), PhD, MD-PhD)
    code 26.05
    Neurosciences (MSc (Med), PhD, MD-PhD) code 30.24

    See Appendix
  17. Other Health, Parks, Recreation and Fitness includes programs such as:
    Public Health (MPH) code 51.22
    Kinesiology and Exercise Science 31.0505
    Medical Scientist (MSc, PhD) 51.14

    See Appendix A

Part B: Additional Compulsory fees for full-time Canadian Students

1) In part B of the questionnaire report additional compulsory fees for full-time Canadian students in the first row of the table where these fees do not vary according to their field of study for all full-time undergraduate students (page 4) and graduate students (page 5)

Important note: “Partial” compulsory fees such as Health Plan and Dental Plan fees that students can opt out of with proof of comparable coverage should not be included in the compulsory fees. Please include this information in the comments section.

2) We have eliminated the section ‘additional compulsory fee by program’ on page 4 (undergraduate) and page 5 (graduate). We removed this section because the data were not always consistent or complete.

Part C: Living accommodation costs for residences/housing

If it is not possible to separate the room and the meal plan costs for single students only, a total should be reported.

III. Definitions

Tuition Fees

Tuition that is charged to a full-time student with a full course load for an academic year (8 months).

Additional Compulsory fees

Additional compulsory fees collected by the TLAC survey are those that all students must pay regardless of the field of study (TLAC CIP grouping).

They include general fees (admission, registration, examination,, internship, etc.), technology fees, student services fees, student association fees, contributions to student activities, copyright fees, premiums for compulsory insurance plans, fees for athletics and recreational activities, and various other fees (transcript, degree, laboratory, uniform, etc.)

These fees are those that all students within each applicable program grouping must pay. One example of a compulsory fee that does not apply to every student is Laboratory Fees that are charged for classes with labs which is the cost of laboratory materials and supplies used by a student.  This fee should be reported under ‘Other’.

Excluded are ‘partial’ compulsory fees such as Health Plan and Dental Plan fees that can be opted out by a student if proof of comparable coverage is presented.

Athletics fees   

Mandatory fees to support intercollegiate athletics covering athletics facilities, and campus recreation (intramurals, fitness and recreation courses, etc.)

Health Services fees

Mandatory fees to support the on-campus clinic facilities which provide the services of doctors and nurses.

Reminder:  “Partial” compulsory fees such as Health Plan and Dental Plan fees that can be opted out by a student if proof of comparable coverage is presented should not be included in the compulsory fees but only indicated in the comments section.

Student Association fees

Mandatory fees supporting the general operating expenses of the association.

Other fees (Part B)

If compulsory fees are reported in "Other please specify” you must provide further details on the types of fees reported. Also, please indicate if the compulsory fee is determined by the institution's administration (e.g., a department of the institution such as the finance department or others) or by other groups independent of the institution (e.g., a group that is not influenced or directed by the university administration).

IV. Suggestions

Suggestions for improvements to the survey are welcome.

statcan.education-education.statcan@statcan.gc.ca

Appendix A : TLAC Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP)

01- Education

13. Education
13.01 Education, General
13.02 Bilingual, Multilingual and Multicultural Education
13.03 Curriculum and Instruction
13.04 Educational Administration and Supervision
13.05 Educational/Instructional Media Design
13.06 Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Research
13.07 International and Comparative Education
13.09 Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
13.10 Special Education and Teaching
13.11 Student Counselling and Personnel Services
13.12 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
13.13 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
13.14 Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
13.15 Teaching Assistants/Aides
13.99 Education, Other

02- Visual and Performing Arts, and Communications Technologies

50. Visual and Performing Arts
50.01 Visual and Performing Arts, General
50.02 Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry
50.03 Dance
50.04 Design and Applied Arts
50.05 Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
50.06 Film/Video and Photographic Arts
50.07 Fine Arts and Art Studies
50.09 Music
50.99 Visual and Performing Arts, Other
10. Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services
10.01 Communications Technology/Technician
10.02 Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
10.03 Graphic Communications
10.99 Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other

03- Humanities

16. Aboriginal and Foreign Languages, Literatures and Linguistics
16.01 Linguistic, Comparative and Related Language Studies and Services
16.02 African Languages, Literatures and Linguistics
16.03 East Asian Languages, Literatures and Linguistics
16.04 Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures and Linguistics
16.05 Germanic Languages, Literatures and Linguistics
16.06 Modern Greek Language and Literature
16.07 South Asian Languages, Literatures and Linguistics
16.08 Iranian/Persian Languages, Literatures and Linguistics
16.09 Romance Languages, Literatures and Linguistics
16.10 Aboriginal Languages, Literatures and Linguistics
16.11 Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures and Linguistics
16.12 Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures and Linguistics
16.13 Celtic Languages, Literatures and Linguistics
16.14 Southeast Asian and Australasian/Pacific Languages, Literatures and Linguistics
16.15 Turkic, Ural-Altaic, Caucasian and Central Asian Languages, Literatures and Linguistics
16.16 Sign Language
16.17 Second Language Learning
16.99 Aboriginal and Foreign Languages, Literatures and Linguistics, Other
23. English Language and Literature/Letters
23.01 English Language and Literature, General
23.04 English Composition
23.05 English Creative Writing
23.07 Canadian and American Literature
23.08 English Literature (British and Commonwealth)
23.10 English Speech and Rhetorical Studies
23.11 English Technical and Business Writing
23.99 English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
24. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
24.01 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
30. Multidisciplinary/Interdisciplinary Studies
30.13 Medieval and Renaissance Studies
30.21 Holocaust and Related Studies
30.22 Classical and Ancient Studies
38. Philosophy and Religious Studies
38.01 Philosophy, Logic and Ethics
38.02 Religion/Religious Studies
38.99 Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
39. Theology and Religious Vocations
39.02 Bible/Biblical Studies
39.03 Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology
39.04 Religious Education
39.05 Religious/Sacred Music
39.06 Theological and Ministerial Studies
39.07 Pastoral Counselling and Specialized Ministries
39.99 Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
54. History
54.01 History
55. French Language and Literature/Letters
55.01 French Language and Literature, General
55.03 French Composition
55.04 French Creative Writing
55.05 French Canadian Literature
55.06 French Literature (France and the French Community)
55.07 French Speech and Rhetorical Studies
55.08 French Technical and Business Writing
55.99 French Language and Literature/Letters, Other

04- Social and Behavioural Sciences, and Legal Studies

05. Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies
05.01 Area Studies
05.02 Ethnic, Cultural Minority and Gender Studies
05.99 Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies, Other
09. Communication, Journalism and Related Programs
09.01 Communication and Media Studies
09.04 Journalism09.07 Radio, Television and Digital Communication
09.0702 Digital communication and media/multimedia
09.0799 Radio, television and digital communication, other
09.09 Public Relations, Advertising and Applied Communication
09.0900 Public relations, advertising and applied communication, general
09.0901 Organizational communication, general
09.0902 Public relations/image management
09.0903 Advertising
09.0904 Political communication
09.0905 Health communication
09.0906 Sports communication
09.0907 International and intercultural communication
09.0908 Technical and scientific communication
09.0999 Public relations, advertising and applied communication, other
19. Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
19.00 Work and Family Studies
19.01 Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
19.02 Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services
19.04 Family and Consumer Economics and Related Services
19.05 Foods, Nutrition and Related Services
19.06 Housing and Human Environments
19.07 Human Development, Family Studies and Related Services
19.09 Apparel and Textiles
19.99 Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
30. Multidisciplinary/Interdisciplinary Studies
30.05 Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
30.10 Biopsychology
30.11 Gerontology
30.14 Museology/Museum Studies
30.15 Science, Technology and Society
30.17 Behavioural Sciences
30.20 International/Global Studies
30.23 Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
30.25 Cognitive Science
42. Psychology
42.01 Psychology, General
42.02 Clinical Psychology
42.03 Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
42.04 Community Psychology
42.05 Comparative Psychology
42.06 Counselling Psychology
42.07 Developmental and Child Psychology
42.08 Experimental Psychology
42.09 Industrial and Organizational Psychology
42.10 Personality Psychology
42.11 Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
42.16 Social Psychology
42.17 School Psychology
42.18 Educational Psychology
42.19 Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology
42.20 Clinical Child Psychology
42.21 Environmental Psychology
42.22 Geropsychology
42.23 Health/Medical Psychology
42.24 Psychopharmacology
42.25 Family Psychology
42.26 Forensic Psychology
42.99 Psychology, Other
45. Social Sciences
45.01 Social Sciences, General
45.02 Anthropology
45.03 Archeology
45.04 Criminology
45.05 Demography and Population Studies
45.06 Economics
45.07 Geography and Cartography
45.09 International Relations and Affairs
45.10 Political Science and Government
45.11 Sociology
45.12 Urban Studies/Affairs
45.99 Social Sciences, Other

22. Legal Professions and Studies
22.0000 Non-professional General Legal Studies
22.0302 Legal Support Services

05- Law

22. Legal Professions and Studies
22.0101 Law (LLB, JD, BCL)
22.0201 Advanced legal research/studies, general (LLM, MCL, MLI, MSL, LLD, JSD/SJD)
22.0202 Programs for foreign lawyers (LLM, MCL)
22.0203 American/US law/legal studies/jurisprudence (LLM, MCJ, LLD, JSD/SJD)
22.0204 Canadian law/legal studies/jurisprudence (LLM, MCJ, LLD, JSD/SJD)
22.0205 Banking, corporate, finance and securities law (LLM, LLD, JSD/SJD)
22,0206 Comparative law (LLM, MCJ, LLD, JSD/SJD)
22.0207 Energy, environment and natural resources law (LLM, MS, MSc, LLD, JSD/SJD)
22.0208 Health law (LLM, MJ, LLD, JSD/SJD)
22.0209 International law and legal studies (LLM, LLD, JSD/SJD)
22.0210 International business, trade and tax law (LLM, LLD, JSD/SJD)
22,0211 Tax law/taxation (LLM, LLD, JSD/SJD)
22.0212 Intellectual property law (LLM, LLD, JSD/SJD)
22.0299 Legal research and advanced professional studies (post-LLB/JD), other

06- Business, Management and Public Administration

30. Multidisciplinary/Interdisciplinary Studies
30.16 Accounting and Computer Science
44. Public Administration and Social Service Professions
44.00 Human Services, General
44.02 Community Organization and Advocacy
44.04 Public Administration
44.05 Public Policy Analysis
44.07 Social Work
44.99 Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other
52. Business, Management, Marketing and Related Support Services  (excluding the MBA programs).
52.01 Business/Commerce, General
52.02 Business Administration, Management and Operations
52.03 Accounting and Related Services
52.04 Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
52.05 Business/Corporate Communications
52.06 Business/Managerial Economics
52.07 Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
52.08 Finance and Financial Management Services
52.09 Hospitality Administration/Management
52.10 Human Resources Management and Services
52.11 International Business/Trade/Commerce
52.12 Management Information Systems and Services
52.13 Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
52.14 Marketing
52.15 Real Estate
52.16 Taxation
52.17 Insurance
52.18 General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations
52.19 Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations
52.20 Construction Management
52.99 Business, Management, Marketing and Related Support Services, Other

07- Physical and Life Sciences and Technologies

26. Biological and Biomedical Sciences
26.01 Biology, General
26.02 Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
26.03 Botany/Plant Biology
26.04 Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
26.05 Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
26.07 Zoology/Animal Biology
26.08 Genetics
26.09 Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
26.10 Pharmacology and Toxicology
26.11 Biomathematics and Bioinformatics
26.12 Biotechnology
26.13 Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology
26.99 Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
30. Multidisciplinary/Interdisciplinary Studies
30.01 Biological and Physical Sciences
30.18 Natural Sciences
30.19 Nutrition Sciences
30.24 Neuroscience
40. Physical Sciences
40.01 Physical Sciences, General
40.02 Astronomy and Astrophysics
40.04 Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
40.05 Chemistry
40.06 Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
40.08 Physics
40.99 Physical Sciences, Other

08- Mathematics, Computer and Information Sciences

11. Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
11.01 Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, General
11.02 Computer Programming
11.03 Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician
11.04 Information Science/Studies
11.05 Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst
11.06 Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications
11.07 Computer Science
11.08 Computer Software and Media Applications
11.09 Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
11.10 Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
11.99 Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
25. Library Science
25.01 Library Science/Librarianship
25.99 Library Science, Other
27. Mathematics and Statistics
27.01 Mathematics
27.03 Applied Mathematics
27.05 Statistics
27.99 Mathematics and Statistics, Other
30. Multidisciplinary/Interdisciplinary Studies
30.06 Systems Science and Theory
30.08 Mathematics and Computer Science

09- Engineering

14. Engineering
14.01 Engineering, General
14.02 Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
14.03 Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering
14.04 Architectural Engineering
14.05 Biomedical/Medical Engineering
14.06 Ceramic Sciences and Engineering
14.07 Chemical Engineering
14.08 Civil Engineering
14.09 Computer Engineering
14.10 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
14.11 Engineering Mechanics
14.12 Engineering Physics
14.13 Engineering Science
14.14 Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
14.18 Materials Engineering
14.19 Mechanical Engineering
14.20 Metallurgical Engineering
14.21 Mining and Mineral Engineering
14.22 Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
14.23 Nuclear Engineering
14.24 Ocean Engineering
14.25 Petroleum Engineering
14.27 Systems Engineering
14.28 Textile Sciences and Engineering
14.31 Materials Science
14.32 Polymer/Plastics Engineering
14.33 Construction Engineering
14.34 Forest Engineering
14.35 Industrial Engineering
14.36 Manufacturing Engineering
14.37 Operations Research
14.38 Surveying Engineering
14.39 Geological/Geophysical Engineering
14.99 Engineering, Other

10- Architecture and Related Technologies

04. Architecture and Related Services
04.02 Architecture (BArch, BA/BSc, MArch, MA/MSc, PhD)
04.03 City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning
04.04 Environmental Design/Architecture
04.05 Interior Architecture
04.06 Landscape Architecture (BSc, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)
04.08 Architectural History and Criticism
04.09 Architectural Technology/Technician
04.99 Architecture and Related Services, Other
30. Multidisciplinary/Interdisciplinary Studies
30.12 Historic Preservation and Conservation

11- Agriculture, Natural Resources and Conservation

01. Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences
01.00 Agriculture, General
01.01 Agricultural Business and Management
01.02 Agricultural Mechanization
01.03 Agricultural Production Operations
01.04 Agricultural and Food Products Processing
01.05 Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services
01.06 Applied Horticulture/Horticultural Business Services
01.07 International Agriculture
01.08 Agricultural Public Services
01.09 Animal Sciences
01.10 Food Science and Technology
01.11 Plant Sciences
01.12 Soil Sciences
01.99 Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences, Other

03. Natural Resources and Conservation
03.01 Natural Resources Conservation and Research
03.0103 Environmental Studies
03.0104 Environmental Science
03.02 Natural Resources Management and Policy
03.03 Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
03.05 Forestry
03.06 Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management
03.99 Natural Resources and Conservation, Other

12- Medicine

51. Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
51.12 Medicine (MD)

13- Other health, Parks, Recreation and Fitness

31. Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies
31.01 Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
31.03 Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
31.05 Health and Physical Education/Fitness
31.0501 Health and Physical Education, General
31.0505 Kinesiology and Exercise Science
31.99 Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies, Other

51. Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
51.00 Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
51.01 Chiropractic (DC)
51.02 Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
51.0201 Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, general
51.0202 Audiology/Audiologist
51.0203 Speech language pathology/pathologist
51.0204 Audiology/audiologist and speech-language pathology/pathologist
51.07 Health and Medical Administrative Services
51.08 Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
51.09 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention and Treatment Professions
51.10 Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions
51.11 Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
51.14 Medical Scientist (MSc, PhD)
51.15 Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
51.1602 Nursing-administration (MScn, MSc, PhD)
51.17 Optometry (OD)
51.19 Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy (DO)
51.21 Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry (DPM)
51.22 Public Health
51.23 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
51.27 Medical Illustration and Informatics
51.31 Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
51.32 Bioethics/Medical Ethics
51.33 Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems
51.34 Alternative and Complementary Medical Support Services
51.35 Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services
51.36 Movement and Mind-Body Therapies
51.37 Energy-based and Biologically-based Therapies
51.99 Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other

14- Personal, Protective and Transportation Services
43. Security and Protective Services
43.0103 Criminal justice / law enforcement administration
43.0104 Criminal justice/ safety studies
43.0106 Forensic science and technology
43.0107 Criminal justice / police science
43.0111 Criminalistics and criminal science
43.0116 Cyber/computer forensics and counterterrorism
43.0117 Financial forensics and fraud investigation
43.0302 Crisis/emergency/disaster management
43.0399 Security and protective services, specialized programs, other
49. Transportation and Materials Moving
49.01 Air Transportation
49.02 Ground Transportation
49.03 Marine Transportation
49.99 Transportation and Materials Moving, Other

15- Other

16- Dentistry

51. Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
51.04 Dentistry
51.05 Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences (Cert., MSc, PhD)

17- Nursing

51. Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences 51.3801 Registered nursing/registered nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, BScN, MSN, MScN)
51.3802 Nursing administration (MSN, MS, MScN, MSc, PhD)
51.3803 Adult health nurse/nursing
51.3804 Nurse anesthetist
51.3805 Primary health care nurse/nursing and family practice nurse/nursing
51.3806 Maternal/child health and neonatal nurse/nursing
51.3807 Nurse midwife/nursing midwifery
51.3808 Nursing science (MS, MSc, PhD)
51.3809 Pediatric nurse/nursing
51.3810 Psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing
51.3811 Public health/community nurse/nursing
51.3812 Perioperative/operating room and surgical nurse/nursing
51.3813 Clinical nurse specialist
51.3814 Critical care nurse/nursing
51.3815 Occupational and environmental health nurse/nursing
51.3816 Emergency room/trauma nurse/nursing
51.3817 Nursing education
51.3818 Nursing practice
51.3819 Palliative care nurse/nursing
51.3820 Clinical nurse leader
51.3821 Geriatric nurse/nursing
51.3822 Women's health nurse/nursing
51.3823 Registered psychiatric nurse/nursing
51.3899 Registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing, other

18- Pharmacy

51. Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
51.2001 Pharmacy (PharmD, BS, BSc, BPharm)
51.2002 Pharmacy administration and pharmacy policy and regulatory affairs (MS, MSc, PhD)
51.2003 Pharmaceutics and drug design (MS, MSc, PhD)
51.2004 Medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry (MS, MSc, PhD)
51.2005 Natural products chemistry and pharmacognosy (MS, MSc, PhD)
51.2006 Clinical and industrial drug development (MS, MSc, PhD)
51.2007 Pharmacoeconomics/pharmaceutical economics (MS, MSc, PhD)
51.2008 Clinical, hospital and managed care pharmacy (MS, MSc, PhD)
51.2009 Industrial and physical pharmacy and cosmetic sciences (MS, MSc, PhD)
51.2010 Pharmaceutical sciences
51.2011 Pharmaceutical marketing and management
51.2099 Pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences and administration, other

19- Veterinary Medicine

51. Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
51.2401 Veterinary medicine
51.2501 Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General (Cert., MSc, PhD)
51.2510 Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology and Public Health (Cert., MSc, PhD)
51.2504 Veterinary microbiology and immunobiology (Cert., MSc, PhD)
51.2505 Veterinary pathology and pathobiology (Cert., MSc, PhD)
51.2507 Large Animal/Food Animal and Equine Surgery and Medicine (Cert., MSc, PhD)

20- Executive MBA

52. Business, Management, Marketing and Related Support Services (Specifically the MBA compressed graduate programs for executives)[Canada])

21- Regular MBA

52. Business, Management, Marketing and Related Support Services(Specifically Graduate MBA programs in the regular stream)

2018 Biannual Livestock Survey

Integrated Business Statistics Program (IBSP)

Reporting guide

This guide is designed to assist you as you complete the 2018 Biannual Livestock Survey. If you need more information, please call the Statistics Canada Help Line at the number below.

Your answers are confidential.

Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from releasing any information it collects which 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 information from this survey for statistical purposes.

Help Line: 1-800-565-1685

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Reporting instructions

When answering the questions, please include as of January 1, 2018:

  • All livestock (cattle or calves, pigs, and/or sheep or lambs) on your operation regardless of ownership, including livestock custom fed, fed under contract for others, and livestock pastured.
  • All livestock owned by the operator and held on Crown land, community pastures, and grazing projects.
  • Please do not report livestock (cattle or calves, pigs, and/or sheep or lambs) which are owned by you but kept on a farm, ranch or feedlot operated by someone else.

Definitions

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.

Current main activity of the business or organization
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(s) targeted by this questionnaire only, 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.

Livestock: inclusions and exclusions

Include all livestock on your operation as of January 1, 2018, regardless of ownership, including livestock pastured, custom fed or fed under contract for others.

Include all livestock owned by the operator and held on Crown land, community pastures and grazing projects.

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

Community pastures, grazing associations, Crown land: a community pasture or grazing reserve can be a federal, provincial or municipal land operated by a manager and rented to livestock producers for pasturing animals at a fixed fee per head. A co-operative grazing association is a group of people who usually incorporate and rent or lease land for a common grazing area.
Note: forest reserves fall under the category of grazing reserve. Crown land is land owned by the government (municipal, provincial or federal) and generally managed by the government. Crown land does not necessarily have to be used for the purpose of grazing livestock, although grazing does take place on Crown land, particularly in British Columbia.

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

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

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

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

Cattle and calves

Bulls: male cattle which have not been castrated, 1 year and over, which are or will be kept for breeding purposes or for slaughter.

Calves: cattle of either sex, under 1 year old.

Calving: a term used when referring to cattle, meaning to give birth.

Cow: female cattle which have calved at least once, being used for the production of dairy or for the reproduction of beef calves. Include "first calf heifers".

Heifers: female cattle over 1 year old which have never calved, used (or to be used) for breeding or fed for slaughter.

Steers: castrated male cattle, 1 year and over, being fed for slaughter.

Pigs

Boars: non-castrated male pigs, 6 months and older, used or to be used (or sold) for breeding purposes.

Bred gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed but which have been bred; they are intended for breeding purposes.

Farrowing: term used when referring to pigs, meaning "to give birth".

Feeders: market pigs that are 50 to 119 lb (23 to 53 kg) or 120 to 179 lb (54 to 81 kg).
Note: sometimes referred to as grower pigs.

Finishers: market pigs over 179 lb (81 kg) which are being fed for slaughter.

Gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed and are intended for breeding. Gilts intended for breeding may or may not be bred.
Note: gilts are younger than bred gilts.

Hog: a general term used to describe any type of pig.

Market pigs: consists of 'feeders (growers)' and 'finishers' which are over 50 lb (23 kg). The general term 'market pigs' is to differentiate from pigs for breeding.

Piglet: a general term used to describe a new born pig.

Slaughter hogs: pigs which are approximately 220 to 240 lb (100 to 110 kg) and are ready to be sold or slaughtered.

Sows: female pigs which have farrowed at least once.

Stillborn: born dead.

Suckling pigs: young pigs under 15 lb (7 kg), which have not been weaned.

Weaners, Weanling, Nursery or Starter: pigs of either sex, 15 to 49 lb (7 to 22 kg), which have recently been weaned.

Weaning: switching a young animal from mother's milk to another source of food.

Pigs - Farrowings

Total number of farrowings: this question is asking to report the total number of farrowings in the last 6 months. If a sow farrowed two times in the last 6 months this would be reported as two farrowings.

Average number of piglets born per litter: this question is asking to report the average number of piglets born per litter during the last 6 months. Some respondents interpret this to mean how many total piglets were born during the last six months. The data we are looking for is the average number of piglets born per sow. For example: If a respondent has 100 sows and each sow has 10 piglets born per litter. The correct response would be on average 10 piglets born per litter. Include piglets born alive and stillborn.

Total piglets born: this question is asking to report the total number of piglets born in the last 6 months. Total number of farrowings in the last 6 months multiplied by average number of piglets born per litter equals the total piglets born in the last 6 months. If the respondent is not able to report the total number of farrowings or average number of piglets born, the respondent should report the total number of piglets born in the last 6 months. Include piglets born alive and stillborn.

Sheep and lambs

Rams: non-castrated male sheep kept for breeding.

Ewes: female sheep kept for breeding.

Replacement lambs: replacement lambs are lambs that are being kept for breeding purposes. Include lambs born on the operation and lambs purchased from other sources. Also include lambs born and still located on the operation that will eventually be sold to other farms for breeding purposes.

Market lambs: market lambs are male or female lambs that are raised with the intent for slaughter.

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2016 Annual Survey of Manufacturing and Logging Industries

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Section 1 applies to products covered under the Softwood Lumber Agreement including log purchases, sales of covered products and sales of related co-products.

Section 2 applies to products not covered under the Softwood Lumber Agreement including log purchases, sales of not covered products and sales of related co-products.

Section 3 applies to the purchase and resale of sawlogs as pulp logs or saw logs without processing. Section 4 applies to products manufactured from lumber covered under the Softwood Lumber Agreement, including lumber purchases, sales of covered products and sales of related co-products.

Section 4 applies to products manufactured from lumber covered under the Softwood Lumber Agreement, including lumber purchases, sales of covered products and sales of related co-products.

Introduction

Please answer questions from steps 1 to 5 to help determine which sections of the survey apply to your business and to which you should respond.

Reporting Instructions for All Sections

  • Report all dollar amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars (‘000). For example, an amount of $55,417.40 should be reported as 55.
  • Report quantities in the unit of measure indicated. For some common conversion factors, please see the table in Appendix A of this guide. If the desired conversion factor is not shown, please use the factor that is most suitable or common within your industry.
  • When precise figures are not available please provide your best estimates.

Reporting Instructions for Purchase and Harvest Values

Applicable Tables: 1A, 2A, 3, 4A

Report the laid-down cost (FOB plant gate, but excluding GST) for all raw materials and components purchased and harvested for your manufacturing process. In sections 1, 2, and 4 do not include goods purchased for resale, such as logs and bolts purchased and resold in the same condition (i.e. without any further processing or alteration). This information should be reported in Section 3.

Reporting Instructions for Sales Values

Applicable Tables: 1B, 1C, 2B, 2C, 3, 4B, 4C

In sections 1, 2, and 4 do not include goods purchased for resale, such as logs and bolts purchased and resold in the same condition (i.e. without any further processing or alteration). This information should be reported in Section 3.

Sales should be reported FOB factory/mill gate. That is, it should be reported as the net of excise and provincial or territorial sales taxes, HST/GST, trade discounts, returns and allowances, and charges for outward transportation by common or contract carriers.

Note: "FOB factory/mill gate" means truck gate if using own truck and driver.

Sales denominated in foreign currency should be converted into Canadian dollars at the exchange rate on the day of transaction.

  • If you are a single business unit firm, sales must be reported at your final selling price.
  • If you are part of a multi-business unit firm:
    1. Sales to your firm’s non-manufacturing business units must be reported at your final selling price
    2. Sales to your firm’s manufacturing business units, sales branches, selling warehouses or head offices should be reported at the value shown on your books of account (i.e. book transfer value)

Appendix A: Conversion Factors:

Multiply the values in the "Convert From" unit of measure by the "Conversion Factor" to obtain values in the "Convert To" unit of measure.

Appendix A: Conversion Factors
Table summary
This table displays the results of Appendix A: Conversion Factors. The information is grouped by Convert from (appearing as row headers), Convert to and Conversion factor (appearing as column headers).
Convert from Convert to Conversion factor
Cubic Metres (Lumber)Appendix A: Note 1 Thousand Board Feet M.ft.b.m (Lumber)Appendix A: Note 1 0.4238
Oven Dry Ton Oven Dry Metric Tonne 0.9072
Bone Dry Units Oven Dry Metric Tonne 1.0886
Square Feet Square Metres 0.0929
Square Metres Square Feet 10.7639
Million British Thermal Units Gigajoules 1.0551
Note 1

Report lumber in nominal size

Return to note 1 referrer

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2006 Canada–United States softwood lumber agreement, specifying annex 1A

The products that were covered under the scope of the 2006 Canada-United States Softwood Lumber Agreement were listed in Annex 1A of the agreement.

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Table 1: CVs for Total Sales by Geography

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, 201605, 201606, 201607, 201608, 201609, 201610, 201611, 201612, 201701, 201702, 201703, 201704 and 201705, calculated using percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Geography Month
201605 201606 201607 201608 201609 201610 201611 201612 201701 201702 201703 201704 201705
percentage
Canada 0.51 0.5 0.56 0.51 0.55 0.57 0.57 0.6 0.68 0.65 0.63 0.67 0.68
Newfoundland and Labrador 1.78 1.49 1.74 1.88 1.46 1.28 1.14 1.25 1.66 1.39 1.66 1.31 1.56
Prince Edward Island 1.73 2.99 3.28 3.69 3.6 3.11 2.79 3.53 3.73 3.89 3.58 2.88 2.54
Nova Scotia 1.7 2.96 3.15 2.71 2.78 2.96 2.94 2.86 3.09 2.93 3.18 2.36 2.63
New Brunswick 1.45 1.71 2.01 1.27 1.85 2.05 1.76 1.25 1.99 3.83 1.51 1.2 1.12
Québec 1.2 1.2 1.43 1.08 1.22 1.21 1.28 1.33 1.54 1.36 1.09 1.4 1.53
Ontario 0.87 0.84 0.91 0.9 0.95 1.06 1.05 1.07 1.18 1.17 1.15 1.24 1.23
Manitoba 2.27 2.24 2.67 1.34 1.94 1.68 1.46 1.98 2.29 1.75 1.81 1.88 2.11
Saskatchewan 1.74 1.38 1.49 1.62 1.74 1.59 1.4 1.58 1.75 1.98 1.94 2.01 1.66
Alberta 0.97 0.97 0.99 1 1.13 1.07 0.88 0.96 1.25 1.14 1.16 1.14 1.14
British Columbia 1.56 1.52 1.68 1.6 1.69 1.59 1.64 1.92 2.14 1.93 2.03 1.95 2.05
Yukon Territory 2.74 3.9 3.79 3.76 4.16 3.16 2.41 3.22 3.68 4.1 3.46 1.85 2.71
Northwest Territories 0.57 0.08 0.13 0.15 0.09 0.26 0.29 0.34 0.64 0.36 0.33 0.49 0.52
Nunavut 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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CVs for Total Sales by Geography

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, 201705 and % (appearing as column headers).
Geography Month
201705
%
Canada 0.595
Newfoundland and Labrador 1.654
Prince Edward Island 2.146
Nova Scotia 1.935
New Brunswick 1.578
Québec 1.206
Ontario 1.259
Manitoba 1.704
Saskatchewan 1.601
Alberta 1.093
British Columbia 1.472
Yukon Territory 0.457
Northwest Territories 0.625
Nunavut 1.158

CVs for Total Sales by Geography

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, 201605, 201606, 201607, 201608, 201609, 201610, 201611, 201612, 201701, 201702, 201703, 201704, 201705 and percentage (appearing as column headers).
Geography Month
201605 201606 201607 201608 201609 201610 201611 201612 201701 201702 201703 201704 201705
percentage
Canada 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.6
Newfoundland and Labrador 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.2 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3
Prince Edward Island 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nova Scotia 1.9 1.8 1.4 1.7 1.6 2.5 2.4 4.2 1.8 3.1 1.4 2.4 3.5
New Brunswick 1.1 1.3 0.9 1.6 1.5 1.1 1.3 2.5 1.1 1.1 1.5 1.9 2.2
Québec 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.6 2.3 2.1 2.9 2.3 2.3 3.0 2.3
Ontario 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.2 0.9 0.8
Manitoba 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.6 3.1 1.6 1.1 2.0 2.7
Saskatchewan 4.0 3.0 3.5 4.2 3.3 3.8 2.3 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.5 1.1 0.5
Alberta 1.6 1.5 1.7 2.0 2.1 1.8 1.7 1.3 0.9 1.4 1.6 1.3 1.7
British Columbia 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.7 1.9 1.6 1.5 1.3
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

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Registered Apprenticeship Information System (RAIS) Guide, 2015

Concepts used by the Registered Apprenticeship Information System (RAIS)

Designated trades
Apprenticeship training and trade qualifications in Canada are governed by the provincial and territorial jurisdictions. These jurisdictions determine the trades, for which, apprenticeship training is made available as well as the trades, for which, certificates are granted. These are referred to as designated trades. The jurisdictions also determine which of the designated trades require certification in order to work unsupervised in the trade. The list of designated trades varies considerably between the jurisdictions. Data from the Registered Apprenticeship Information System includes only those trades that are designated in at least one province or territory.

Registered apprentices are persons who are in a supervised work training program in a designated trade within their provincial or territorial jurisdiction. The apprentice must be registered with the appropriate governing body (usually a Ministry of Education or Labour or a trade specific industry governing body) in order to complete the training.

Trade Qualifiers or Trade Challengers are persons who have worked in a specific trade for an extended period of time, without necessarily having ever been an apprentice, and who have received certification from a jurisdiction. This is usually done via a skills assessment examination in the trade.

Registrations
"Total Registrations" in apprenticeship programs is the count of any registrations that occurred during the reporting period (from January 1 2015 to December 31 2015) within the 13 jurisdictions.

Total registrations = Already registered + New registrations + Reinstatements

  • Already registered - the number of registrations carried forward from the previous year
  • New registrations – new entrants to any apprenticeship program that occurred during the 12 month reporting period
  • Reinstatements - registrations by people who had left an apprenticeship program in a specific trade in a previous year and had returned to the same apprenticeship program during the reporting period

Red Seal and non-Red Seal Programs
The Red Seal Program sets common standards to assess the skills of tradespersons across Canada in specific trades, referred to as the "Red Seal" trades. Tradespersons who meet the Red Seal standards, through examination, receive a Red Seal endorsement on their provincial/territorial trade certificates.

Non-Red Seal trades do not have interprovincial standards. Many non-Red Seal trades do not have an examination requirement in order to work in the trade.

Certification
The requirements for granting a certificate varies by jurisdiction in Canada. In most instances, an apprentice is issued a certificate if he or she completes such requirements as supervised on-the-job training, technical training as well as passing one or more examinations. Most trade qualifiers, meanwhile, become certified once they pass an examination.

Certification terminology
There are jurisdictional differences in the names of certificates awarded. They may include

Certificate of Apprenticeship
Diploma of Qualification
Certificate of Qualification
Journeyperson's Certificate

Certificat d'aptitude
Certificat de compagnon
Certificat de compétence
Diplôme d'apprentissage

 

Federal, provincial and territorial changes pertinent to the interpretation of RAIS data

1 Starting in 2003, a change occurred in the reporting of Newfoundland and Labrador's information concerning newly registered apprentices and cancellations/suspensions.

2 Changes in Prince Edward Island's information system, starting with the reporting of 2005, may affect historical comparisons. Prince Edward Island made some adjustments and revisions, at the end of 2006, to their database which accounts for the change in the carry-over of registered apprentices at the beginning of 2007. In 2007, an increase in new registrations is to some extent related to a demand for skilled workers outside of the province. In 2008, technical issues with the Prince Edward Island's information system and reporting of data since the redesign of the Registered Apprenticeship Information System survey caused a number of apprentices not to be reported.

3 Revisions have been made to the Quebec 1991 to 2005 data, which also change the previous Canada totals.

4 As of 2008, the portion of total Quebec trade information coming from Emploi-Quebec is no longer being provided in aggregated form. The data from the province of Quebec includes all trades with the exception of the Automotive sector.

5 In Ontario, differences may occur in the carry-over totals of active apprentices from 2006 to 2007. This is a result of the preparation and conversion of client data to Ontario's new relational database system in late 2006 and in the process a clean-up of inactive clients occurred and adjusted the active total of registered apprentices and their carry-over into 2007.

6 Minor trade code revisions, in 2006, to Manitoba.

7 For 2008, Alberta incorrectly included the industrial warehousing trade with the Partsperson and Partsperson (material) trades and also excluded the Construction craft worker trade. A distinct feature of the Rig technician trade is that individuals may be registered as apprentices in the trade, however their certificates are granted as trade qualifiers (challengers).

8 Revisions have been made to the British Columbia 2005 data, which also change the previous Canada totals for 2005.

9 Prior to 1999, Nunavut was part of the Northwest Territories.

10 In 2008, Alberta reported a large number of discontinued apprentices, which was a result of them implementing a series of cancellations and suspensions of inactive apprentices.

11 New Quebec legislation introduced in 2008 and 2009, relating to Emploi-Quebec sector trades, have resulted in some changes in the reporting of registered apprenticeship registrations.

12 An adjustment has been made to the Joiner trade in British Columbia, to include the trade in the Iinterior finishing major trade group, rather than in the previous Carpenters major trade group.

13 The Emploi-Québec 2010 data includes revised trade programs where some of the trades have been segmented into several levels. The segmenting of trade programs into levels creates a situation for possible multiple registrations and completions by a single individual apprentice, where previously only one registration and completion existed for this individual.

14 The Electronics technician (Consumer Products) trade was de-designated as a Red Seal trade in 2011.

15 The Gasfitter - Class A and Gasfitter - Class B trades were designated as Red Seal trades in 2012.

16 Changes in provincial regulations governing drinking water related trades currently reported by Emploi-Québec, have resulted in program changes, as well as the transferring of responsibility of some of these trades to the Conseil de la construction du Québec.

17 Since 2013, Ontario's data comes from two different sources. The registration data continues to be reported by the Ministry of Training Colleges and Universities. The certification data is now being reported by the Ontario College of Trades which governs the certification of all apprentices and journeypersons. A cleanup of the database was performed in order to facilitate this transition which has resulted in some discrepancies in the carry-over from 2012. The impact of these changes continue to be felt in the years following 2013.

18 In 2013, a regulatory change came into effect which affects both Ornamental ironworkers and Structural steel erectors under the jurisdiction of the Conseil de la construction du Québec. Workers in these two trades are now considered to be Ironworkers. The impact of these changes is also felt in 2014 and 2015.

19 In 2013, changes were made to the Automotive Service Technician trades in British Columbia. Apprentices no longer have to complete mandatory work-based training hours at each program level before progressing to the next level of technical training. The impact of these changes are also felt in 2014.

20 Certificates in the Steamfitter/Pipefitter trade under the Conseil de la construction du Québec, also include Plumbers.

21 The Heavy Equipment Operator (Dozer), Heavy Equipment Operator (Excavator) and Heavy Equipment Operator (Tractor-Loader-Backhoe) trades were designated as Red Seal trades in 2014.

22 Since 2013, Building/Construction Metalworker has been coded to Metal Workers (other) instead of being included in the Other category.

23 Trade qualifiers in trades governed by Emploi-Québec represent certificates granted to individuals who received recognition for previously completed training. Emploi Québec may, for example, recognize training in the case where an individual has a certificate in other provinces, territories, countries, or if the individual received a Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS) in Quebec. These trade qualifiers also represent certificates granted as part of the regular re-certification process required in certain trades.

24 As of April 2014, the Ontario College of Trades began administering assessments for trade equivalencies in Ontario. These assessments were previously administered by the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development. During this time, the Ontario College of Trades also held promotional and enforcement campaigns aimed at increasing awareness of this program. As well, a fee for assessments was introduced in May of 2015 with advanced notice given to the general public. These administrative changes may have contributed to the increase in the number of trade qualifiers in this province starting in 2014.

25 In March of 2014, there were changes made to the eligibility for the Apprenticeship Training Tax Credit in Ontario. This may have affected registration counts in some trades including those for information technology.

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