Data accuracy Vital Statistics – Death Database

(Survey number 3233)

Coverage

Since the registration of deaths is a legal requirement in each Canadian province and territory, reporting is virtually complete. Under-coverage is thought to be minimal, but is being monitored. Under-coverage may occur because of late registration, but this is much less common than in birth registration. Death registration is necessary for the legal burial or disposal of a body, as well as for settling estate matters, so there is a strong incentive for relatives or officials to complete a registration in a timely manner. Some deaths are registered by local authorities, but the paperwork is not forwarded to provincial or territorial registrars before a cut-off date. These cases for 1996 represent approximately 400 deaths, 6 years after the year of death (accumulated late records), or two-tenths of one percent of the total records.

Other late or missing registrations may occur with unidentified bodies, or for Canadians who die outside of Canada. By long-standing practice, the date of death for unidentified remains is defined as the date of discovery. These deaths of unidentified persons typically represent less than ten cases per year. For out-of-country deaths, only deaths in the United States are regularly reported to Statistics Canada, and of these, Statistics Canada receives abstracted death records from approximately 20 American states. The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) in the United States reveals that in 2000 there were 635 deaths of Canadian residents in the United States, compared with 280 death records received by Statistics Canada via the state registrars. Health Statistics Division is working with provincial, territorial, and state registrars to increase the inter-jurisdictional exchanges of records for statistical and administrative purposes.

Under-coverage is also present for deaths of serving members of the Canadian military. Deaths of Canadians who died overseas while serving in the Armed Forces are not included in the Statistics Canada databases because they are not registered by the provinces and territories. Health Statistics Division is working with officials from the Department of National Defence to develop a death registration form for that department, based upon the model form developed by the Vital Statistics Council for Canada.

Over-coverage is minimal. Deaths of non-residents in Canada are registered but are excluded from most tabulations. Duplicate death registrations are identified as part of the regular processing operations on each provincial and territorial subset, as well as by additional inter-provincial checks. Possible duplicate registrations are verified against microfilmed registrations or optical images, or by consulting with the provinces and territories.

Response rates

Item response

For 2000 to 2002, the response rates were 99% to 100% for most of the demographic variables on the death database (age, sex, province and census division of residence). Underlying cause of death response rates have generally risen over this period: 97.7% in 1997 data, 98.9% in 1998, 99.4% in 1999 and 99.3% in 2000. The reporting of postal codes has improved: 69% of deaths in 1997, 76% in 1998, and 89% in 1998 to 2000. The birthplace of the decedent’s mother and father remain poorly reported, at only 35% of deaths nationally. Both Québec and Ontario collect the information on the registration forms, but do not include the variable in the electronic files forwarded to Statistics Canada.

Other Accuracy Issues

Age at death of persons over 100 years old

The demographers Bourbeau and Lebel have compared Canadian mortality and census data with other countries, and determined that the number of centenarians appears quite high in relation to other industrialized countries. In the absence of civil registration in Canada before 1921 and high levels of immigration to Canada, it is difficult to determine if the number of persons aged 100 and older is overestimated. On the death file, age and date of birth outliers are annually reviewed for capture errors. Where possible, obituaries are found for the oldest of the old. Reconciliation with other data sources is difficult, especially in the case of immigrants. Where birth certificates are unavailable, the overestimated age may have been used consistently on other documents such as health care registration, income tax, and census.

Cause of death certification

When a person dies, the medical certificate of cause of death is completed by the medical doctor in attendance, or the coroner, or medical examiner or other certifier. The certificate elicits the direct antecedent and underlying causes of death, other significant conditions, manner of death (for example, natural, accidental, suicide, homicide), and further information on injuries.

Data accuracy Vital Statistics – Death Database

(Survey number 3233)

Coverage

Since the registration of deaths is a legal requirement in each Canadian province and territory, reporting is virtually complete. Under-coverage is thought to be minimal, but is being monitored. Under-coverage may occur because of late registration, but this is much less common than in birth registration. Death registration is necessary for the legal burial or disposal of a body, as well as for settling estate matters, so there is a strong incentive for relatives or officials to complete a registration in a timely manner. Some deaths are registered by local authorities, but the paperwork is not forwarded to provincial or territorial registrars before a cut-off date. These cases for 1996 represent approximately 400 deaths, 6 years after the year of death (accumulated late records), or two-tenths of one percent of the total records.

Other late or missing registrations may occur with unidentified bodies, or for Canadians who die outside of Canada. By long-standing practice, the date of death for unidentified remains is defined as the date of discovery. These deaths of unidentified persons typically represent less than ten cases per year. For out-of-country deaths, only deaths in the United States are regularly reported to Statistics Canada, and of these, Statistics Canada receives abstracted death records from approximately 20 American states. The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) in the United States reveals that in 2000 there were 635 deaths of Canadian residents in the United States, compared with 280 death records received by Statistics Canada via the state registrars. Health Statistics Division is working with provincial, territorial, and state registrars to increase the inter-jurisdictional exchanges of records for statistical and administrative purposes.

Under-coverage is also present for deaths of serving members of the Canadian military. Deaths of Canadians who died overseas while serving in the Armed Forces are not included in the Statistics Canada databases because they are not registered by the provinces and territories. Health Statistics Division is working with officials from the Department of National Defence to develop a death registration form for that department, based upon the model form developed by the Vital Statistics Council for Canada.

Over-coverage is minimal. Deaths of non-residents in Canada are registered but are excluded from most tabulations. Duplicate death registrations are identified as part of the regular processing operations on each provincial and territorial subset, as well as by additional inter-provincial checks. Possible duplicate registrations are verified against microfilmed registrations or optical images, or by consulting with the provinces and territories.

Response rates

Item response

For 1997 to 2000, the response rates were 99% to 100% for most of the demographic variables on the death database (age, sex, province and census division of residence). Underlying cause of death response rates have generally risen over this period: 97.7% in 1997 data, 98.9% in 1998, 99.4% in 1999 and 99.3% in 2000. The reporting of postal codes has improved: 69% of deaths in 1997, 76% in 1998, and 89% in 1998 to 2000. The birthplace of the decedent’s mother and father remain poorly reported, at only 35% of deaths nationally. Both Québec and Ontario collect the information on the registration forms, but do not include the variable in the electronic files forwarded to Statistics Canada.

Other Accuracy Issues

Age at death of persons over 100 years old

The demographers Bourbeau and Lebel have compared Canadian mortality and census data with other countries, and determined that the number of centenarians appears quite high in relation to other industrialized countries. In the absence of civil registration in Canada before 1921 and high levels of immigration to Canada, it is difficult to determine if the number of persons aged 100 and older is overestimated. On the death file, age and date of birth outliers are annually reviewed for capture errors. Where possible, obituaries are found for the oldest of the old. Reconciliation with other data sources is difficult, especially in the case of immigrants. Where birth certificates are unavailable, the overestimated age may have been used consistently on other documents such as health care registration, income tax, and census.

Cause of death certification

When a person dies, the medical certificate of cause of death is completed by the medical doctor in attendance, or the coroner, or medical examiner or other certifier. The certificate elicits the direct antecedent and underlying causes of death, other significant conditions, manner of death (for example, natural, accidental, suicide, homicide), and further information on injuries.

Data accuracy Vital Statistics – Death Database

(Survey number 3233)

Coverage

Since the registration of deaths is a legal requirement in each Canadian province and territory, reporting is virtually complete. Under-coverage is thought to be minimal, but is being monitored. Under-coverage may occur because of late registration, but this is much less common than in birth registration. Death registration is necessary for the legal burial or disposal of a body, as well as for settling estate matters, so there is a strong incentive for relatives or officials to complete a registration in a timely manner. Some deaths are registered by local authorities, but the paperwork is not forwarded to provincial or territorial registrars before a cut-off date. These cases for 1996 represent approximately 400 deaths, 6 years after the year of death (accumulated late records), or two-tenths of one percent of the total records.

Other late or missing registrations may occur with unidentified bodies, or for Canadians who die outside of Canada. By long-standing practice, the date of death for unidentified remains is defined as the date of discovery. These deaths of unidentified persons typically represent less than ten cases per year. For out-of-country deaths, only deaths in the United States are regularly reported to Statistics Canada, and of these, Statistics Canada receives abstracted death records from approximately 20 American states. The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) in the United States reveals that in 2000 there were 635 deaths of Canadian residents in the United States, compared with 280 death records received by Statistics Canada via the state registrars. Health Statistics Division is working with provincial, territorial, and state registrars to increase the inter-jurisdictional exchanges of records for statistical and administrative purposes.

Under-coverage is also present for deaths of serving members of the Canadian military. Deaths of Canadians who died overseas while serving in the Armed Forces are not included in the Statistics Canada databases because they are not registered by the provinces and territories. Health Statistics Division is working with officials from the Department of National Defence to develop a death registration form for that department, based upon the model form developed by the Vital Statistics Council for Canada.

Over-coverage is minimal. Deaths of non-residents in Canada are registered but are excluded from most tabulations. Duplicate death registrations are identified as part of the regular processing operations on each provincial and territorial subset, as well as by additional inter-provincial checks. Possible duplicate registrations are verified against microfilmed registrations or optical images, or by consulting with the provinces and territories.

Response rates

Item response

For 1997 to 2000, the response rates were 99% to 100% for most of the demographic variables on the death database (age, sex, province and census division of residence). Underlying cause of death response rates have generally risen over this period: 97.7% in 1997 data, 98.9% in 1998, 99.4% in 1999 and 99.3% in 2000, while name and date of birth were at 100%. The reporting of postal codes has improved: 69% of deaths in 1997, 76% in 1998, and 89% in 1998 to 2000. The birthplace of the decedent’s mother and father remain poorly reported, at only 35% of deaths nationally. Both Québec and Ontario collect the information on the registration forms, but do not include the variable in the electronic files forwarded to Statistics Canada.

Other Accuracy Issues

Age at death of persons over 100 years old

The demographers Bourbeau and Lebel have compared Canadian mortality and census data with other countries, and determined that the number of centenarians appears quite high in relation to other industrialized countries. In the absence of civil registration in Canada before 1921 and high levels of immigration to Canada, it is difficult to determine if the number of persons aged 100 and older is overestimated. On the death file, age and date of birth outliers are annually reviewed for capture errors. Where possible, obituaries are found for the oldest of the old. Reconciliation with other data sources is difficult, especially in the case of immigrants. Where birth certificates are unavailable, the overestimated age may have been used consistently on other documents such as health care registration, income tax, and census.

Cause of death certification

When a person dies, the medical certificate of cause of death is completed by the medical doctor in attendance, or the coroner, or medical examiner or other certifier. The certificate elicits the direct antecedent and underlying causes of death, other significant conditions, manner of death (for example, natural, accidental, suicide, homicide), and further information on injuries.

Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics

Confidential when completed.

Information for Respondents

Authority

This survey is conducted under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19. Completion of this questionnaire is a legal requirement under the Statistics Act.

Objective

This survey was designed to produce national statistics on public policing personnel and operating expenditures for Canada. The information collected is widely used by federal and provincial policy makers as well as municipal police service and municipal government personnel. The data are also widely disseminated by the media for the purposes of general public information. The information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.

Confidentiality

Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from releasing any information it collects which could identify any person, business or organisation, unless consent has been given by the respondent or as permitted by the Statistics Act.

Information from this survey will be used for statistical purposes only.

Record linkages

To enhance data from this survey, Statistics Canada may combine it with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.

A.  Number of Police Officer Hirings/Departures within the year by Overall Years of Service as a Police Officer

(Select one) Calendar Year 2014, Fiscal Year 2014/2015

Hirings (By Overall Years of Service for each of the following categories: Experienced Police Officers, Recruit Graduates)

Overall Years of Service as a Police Officer

  • 1. Less than 5 years
  • 2. 5 to less than 10 years
  • 3. 10 to less than 15 years
  • 4. 15 to less than 20 years
  • 5. 20 to less than 25 years
  • 6. 25 to less than 30 years
  • 7. 30 to less than 35 years
  • 8. 35 years and over
  • 9. Information not available
  • 10. Total (sum lines 1 to 9)

Departures (By Overall Years of Service for each of the following categories: Retirements, Hired by other serviceNote 1, Other)

Overall Years of Service as a Police Officer as a Police Officer

  • 1. Less than 5 years
  • 2. 5 to less than 10 years
  • 3. 10 to less than 15 years
  • 4. 15 to less than 20 years
  • 5. 20 to less than 25 years
  • 6. 25 to less than 30 years
  • 7. 30 to less than 35 years
  • 8. 35 years and over
  • 9. Information not available
  • 10. Total (sum lines 1 to 9)

Police Officers Eligible to Retire as of Calendar or Fiscal Year-End (By Overall Years of Service)

Overall Years of Service as a Police Officer

  • 1. Less than 5 years
  • 2. 5 to less than 10 years
  • 3. 10 to less than 15 years
  • 4. 15 to less than 20 years
  • 5. 20 to less than 25 years
  • 6. 25 to less than 30 years
  • 7. 30 to less than 35 years
  • 8. 35 years and over
  • 9. Information not available
  • 10. Total (sum lines 1 to 9)

B1. Number of Police Officers as of May 15 by Overall Years of Service as a Police Officer

Overall Years of Service as a Police Officer

  • 11. Less than 5 years
  • 12. 5 to less than 10 years
  • 13. 10 to less than 15 years
  • 14. 15 to less than 20 years
  • 15. 20 to less than 25 years
  • 16. 25 to less than 30 years
  • 17. 30 to less than 35 years
  • 18. 35 years and over
  • 19. Information not available
  • 20. Total (sum lines 11 to 19)

B2. Number of Police Officers as of May 15 by Age Group (For each of the following categories: Experienced Police Officers, Recruit Graduates)

Age Group

  • 21. Less than 20 years
  • 22. 20 to less than 25 years
  • 23. 25 to less than 30 years
  • 24. 30 to less than 35 years
  • 25. 35 to less than 40 years
  • 26. 40 to less than 45 years
  • 27. 45 to less than 50 years
  • 28. 50 to less than 55 years
  • 29. 55 to less than 60 years
  • 30. 60 years and over
  • 31. Information not available
  • 32. Total (sum lines 21 to 31)

C. Number of Police Officers as of May 15 by Highest Level of Education Completed at Time of Hiring (For each of the following categories: Experienced Police Officers, Recruit Graduates)

Highest Level of Education Completed at Time of Hiring

  • 33. High school diploma
  • 34. College, CEGEP or other certificate or diploma
  • 35. University Undergraduate degree
  • 36. University Graduate degree (i.e. master’s degree, Ph.D)
  • 37. Other
  • 38. Information not available
  • 39. Total (sum lines 33 to 38)

D. Number of Police Officers as of May 15 by Visible Minority and Aboriginal Populations (For each of the following categories: Experienced Police Officers, Recruit Graduates)

Visible Minority Status

  • 40. Aboriginal Peoples (First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuit)
  • 41. Visible Minority (persons other than Aboriginal persons who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour)
  • 42. Not a Visible Minority or Aboriginal Person (Caucasian in race or white in colour, regardless of place of birth)
  • 43. Information not available
  • 44. Total (sum lines 40 to 43)

E. Number of Police Officers as of May 15 by Official Languages Spoken (For each of the following categories: Experienced Police Officers, Recruit Graduates)

Official languages spoken

  • 45. English only
  • 46. French only
  • 47. Both English and French
  • 48. Information not available
  • 49. Total (sum lines 45 to 48)

F. Number of Police Officers as of May 15 speaking Non-Official Languages (For each of the following categories: Experienced Police Officers, Recruit Graduates)

Non-official languages spoken

  • 50. Speak non-official languages
  • 51. Do not speak non-official languages
  • 52. Information not available
  • 53. TOTAL (sum lines 50 to 52)

G. Number of Police Officers as of May 15 by Non-Official Languages Spoken (For each of the following categories: Experienced Police Officers, Recruit Graduates)

Note: You can select multiple languages per officer in this table.

Non-official languages spoken

  • 54. Chinese languages
  • 55. Italian
  • 56. German
  • 57. Punjabi
  • 58. Spanish
  • 59. Arabic
  • 60. Tagalog
  • 61. Portuguese
  • 62. Other
  • 63. Information not available

Comments and/or Explanations

Instructions

For all tables please include:

  • Permanent full-time (works 37.5 hours per week or more) and part-time (works less than 37.5 hours per week) employees (experienced officers and recruit graduates) on the personnel roster. Convert permanent part-time employees to a full-time equivalent. For example, four permanent part-time workers who each work ten hours a week would be considered one full-time employee.
  • Police officers who are paid from external agencies through full or partial cost-recovery agreements, (e.g. airport policing contracts).
  • Police officer personnel actively replacing, (or ‘backfilling’ the positions held by), police officers on long-term leave from the police service, and who are paid by the police service’s annual budget.

For all tables please exclude:

  • Contract or casual workers who are not employed on a permanent basis.
  • Police officers on long-term leave (educational, disability, ‘secondment-out’) who are not being paid by the police service’s annual budget.

Table A – Number of Police Officer Hirings/Departures within the year by Overall Years of Service As a Police Officer

Overall Years of Service as a Police Officer: Please report the number of years of service as a police officer. Depending on your source for this information, ‘overall years of service’ may exclude prior years of policing experience. For example, many Human Resource Records Management Systems rely on the concept of pensionable years of service when reporting actual years of service. In some cases, systems may not carry over years of service an officer acquired during previous employment with a different police service. Additionally, not all systems distinguish between prior years of service as a civilian employee and prior years of service as a police officer. In both these cases, please report the number of years of service that is available in your system.
Note: Reasons other than the ones mentioned above may exist for why ‘overall years of service’ may exclude prior years of experience for police officers. However, in all cases, please report your data as accurately as possible within the limits of these constraints and exclusions and indicate the nature of and reason for these constraints in the comments.

If information on the years of service accumulated by officers who were hired by or departed your police service during the past calendar or fiscal year is unavailable, please provide the number of officers who were hired or who departed in both Line 9 (Information not available) and Line 10 (Total).

Experienced Police Officers include: Senior Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and Constables who achieved the status of a fully-sworn police officer prior to the previous calendar year or fiscal year.

Recruit Graduates include: Paid personnel who successfully graduated from a training program during the previous calendar year or fiscal year and have achieved the status of fully-sworn police officer.
Note: This category excludes personnel currently engaged in training programs intended to enable them to achieve the status of fully-sworn officer, but who have not yet achieved that status.

Hirings/Departures: Number of Police Officers who were either hired by your police service or who departed from your police service in the previous calendar year or fiscal year.

Retirements: Number of police officers who retired in the previous calendar year or fiscal year based on age and/or years of service.

Eligible to retire: Number of police officers who were eligible to retire with a full pension as of your previous year’s calendar or fiscal year-end, based on age and/or years of service. Do not include police officers who did retire within the calendar or fiscal year.

Calendar year: Refers to January 1 to December 31 of the previous year.

Table B – Number of Police Officers as of May 15 by Overall Years of Service As a Police Officer and Age Group

Overall Years of Service as a Police Officer: Please report the number of years of service as a police officer. Depending on your source for this information, ‘overall years of service’ may exclude prior years of policing experience. For example, many Human Resource Records Management Systems rely on the concept of pensionable years of service when reporting actual years of service. In some cases, systems may not carry over years of service an officer acquired during previous employment with a different police service. Additionally, not all systems distinguish between prior years of service as a civilian employee and prior years of service as a police officer. In both these cases, please report the number of years of service that is available in your system.
Note: Reasons other than the ones mentioned above may exist for why ‘overall years of service’ may exclude prior years of experience for police officers. However, in all cases, please report your data as accurately as possible within the limits of these constraints and exclusions and indicate the nature of and reason for these constraints in the comments.

Total Police Officers: The total number of police officers equals the total of both recruit graduates and experienced police officers including Senior Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and Constables.

Note: Please follow instructions for Table A regarding definitions for Experienced Police Officers and Recruit Graduates. Table B refers to Total Police Officers, Experienced Police Officers and Recruit Graduates as of the May 15th snapshot date, whereas Table A refers to counts based on the previous calendar year or fiscal year.

Table C – Number of Police Officers as of May 15 by Highest Level of Education Completed at Time of Hiring

Highest Level of Education Completed at Time of Hiring: Educational attainment at time of hiring as of the May 15 snapshot date. Please include the highest level of education completed. For example, if only one year of undergraduate education was completed, the highest level of education completed in its entirety would be either “High school diploma” or “College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma.”

Please do not provide information on the most recent level of education completed (such as in the case of a police officer obtaining a university undergraduate degree during the course of their career as a police officer). If information about highest level of education completed at time of hiring is unknown, please indicate “Information not available.”

Note: Please follow instructions for Table A regarding definitions for Experienced Police Officers and Recruit Graduates. Table C refers to Experienced Police Officers and Recruit Graduates as of the May 15 snapshot date whereas Table A refers to counts based on the previous calendar year or fiscal year.

Please report data even if this information is provided by police officers on a voluntary basis.

Table D – Number of Police Officers as of May 15 by Visible Minority and Aboriginal Populations

Aboriginal Peoples: Refers to whether the police officer is an Aboriginal person of Canada, that is, First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuit.

Visible Minority: Refers to the visible minority group to which the respondent belongs. The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as ‘persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour’.

Not a Visible Minority: Refers to persons who are Caucasian in race or white in colour, regardless of place of birth.

Note: Please follow instructions for Table A regarding definitions for Experienced Police Officers and Recruit Graduates. Table D refers to Experienced Police Officers and Recruit Graduates as of the May 15th snapshot date whereas Table A refers to counts based on the previous calendar year or fiscal year.

Please report data even if this information is provided by police officers on a voluntary basis.

Table E – Number of Police Officers as of May 15 by Official Languages Spoken

Official Languages Spoken: Number of police officers who were able to speak with the public in the official languages listed

Note: Please follow instructions for Table A regarding definitions for Experienced Police Officers and Recruit Graduates. Table E refers to Experienced Police Officers and Recruit Graduates as of the May 15 snapshot date whereas Table A refers to counts based on the previous calendar year or fiscal year.

Please report data even if this information is provided by police officers on a voluntary basis.

Table F - Number of Police Officers as of May 15 speaking Non-Official Languages

Note: Please follow instructions for Table A regarding definitions for Experienced Police Officers and Recruit Graduates. Table F refers to Experienced Police Officers and Recruit Graduates as of the May 15 snapshot date whereas Table A refers to counts based on the previous calendar year or fiscal year.

Please report data even if this information is provided by police officers on a voluntary basis.

Table G - Number of Police Officers as of May 15 by Non-Official Languages Spoken

Non-official Languages Spoken: Number of police officers who were able to speak with the public in the non-official languages listed.

Note: More than one non-official language can be indicated for each officer.

Chinese languages includes: Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka, Taiwanese, Chaochow (Teochow), Fukien and Shanghainese, as well as a residual category (Chinese languages not otherwise specified).

Note: Please follow instructions for Table A regarding definitions for Experienced Police Officers and Recruit Graduates. Table G refers to Experienced Police Officers and Recruit Graduates as of the May 15 snapshot date whereas Table A refers to counts based on the previous calendar year or fiscal year.

Please report data even if this information is provided by police officers on a voluntary basis.

Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics

Confidential when completed.

Information for Respondents

Authority
This survey is conducted under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19. Completion of this questionnaire is a legal requirement under the Statistics Act.

Objective
This survey was designed to produce national statistics on public policing personnel and operating expenditures for Canada. The information collected is widely used by federal and provincial policy makers as well as municipal police service and municipal government personnel. The data are also widely disseminated by the media for the purposes of general public information. The information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.

Confidentiality
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.

Information from this survey will be used for statistical purposes only.

Record linkages
To enhance data from this survey, Statistics Canada may combine it with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.

Instruction
Please complete pages 2 and 3, and add any explanations on page 4.

Table 1
Actual Personnel as of May 15, by Category and Sex (rounded to the nearest full-time equivalent) (For each of the following categories: Male, Female, Total)

Number

  • Police Officers
    • 1. Senior Officers
    • 2. Non-Commissioned Officers
    • 3. Constables
  • Total
    • 4. Police Officers (sum of lines 1 to 3)
  • Special Constables and Civilian Personnel
    • 5. Native Special Constables
    • 6. Security Officers / Guards (exclude casuals, or those who are called in as needed)
    • 7. By-Law Enforcement / Parking Control Officers
    • 8. Recruit
    • 9. Communications / Dispatch
    • 10. Management / Professionals
    • 11. Clerical Support
    • 12. School Crossing Guards (see formula for line 12 in the scoring rules)
    • 13. Other (please specify)
  • Total
    • 14. Special Constables and Civilian Personnel (sum of lines 5 to 13)
  • Total
    • 15. Personnel (sum of lines 4 and 14)

Table 2

Authorized Strength as of May 15

Number

  • Authorized Police Officer Strength

Other Personnel as of May 15

Number

  • Auxiliary / Reserve Police
  • Casual / Temporary Police Officers
  • Casual / Temporary Civilians

Table 3
This table has been discontinued.

Table 4
Year End Operating Expenditures (Select one: Calendar Year 2014 OR Fiscal Year 2014/2015)

Actual Amount (Nearest dollar)

  • Salaries and Wages
  • Benefits
    • Paid from Police Force Budget
    • Paid from Other Government Source
  • Other Operating Expenditures
  • Total - Operating Expenditures (exclude capital expenditures)

Identify which budget the following items are included in by marking an “X” in the appropriate column(s). (See scoring rules.) (For each of the following categories: Police Force Operational Budget, Police Force Capital Budget, Other Government Source)

Item

  • Vehicle Purchases
  • Vehicle Leasing
  • Computer Services
  • Accommodations
  • Emergency “911” Services

Authorization to release
Authorization: This authorizes the Chief Statistician of Canada to disseminate to the public information reported on this questionnaire, as well as on the supplemental Police Administration questionnaire.

  • Name and Signature of Contact
  • Email Address
  • Telephone Number
  • Date
    • Year
    • Month
    • Day

Comments and/or Explanations

8-1000-4: 2014-02-10
STC/CCJ-140-60000
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Food supply and disposition

The food statistics program relies on supply-disposition analysis. The stocks at the beginning of a period are combined with the flows in during that period to estimate total supplies. Total disposition is computed as flows out during the period, while ending stocks represent the total supply minus the total disposition. Consequently, the total supply for a given commodity in a given time period must equal the total disposition plus ending stocks for the same period. And, the ending stocks of one period must equal the beginning stocks of the next period. In reality, it is unusual for all stocks and flows to be measured directly. However, using the basic principles, a missing component can be derived residually.

On the disposition side, exports, manufacturing and waste are displayed followed by ending stocks. Domestic disappearance or food available for consumption is derived by subtracting the flows out plus ending stocks from the total supply. The domestic disappearance is viewed as the total amount of food available at the retail level.

Domestic disappearance is divided by the Canadian population as of July 1st of the year depicted to calculate the food available per person, per year, at the retail level. It is normally expressed on a weight basis in kilograms unless that is inappropriate, as is the case with beverages.

The data are sometimes displayed on a different basis depending on the commodity. For example, processed fruits and vegetables are displayed on a retail basis and fresh equivalent basis. The different basis for the retail weight is displayed simply to provide additional information for analytical purposes.

The information required to produce the food statistics is extensive and varied. The sources of data often reach deeply into the agricultural statistics program relying on surveys conducted by the Agriculture Division (AD). A few other divisions in Statistics Canada such as the International Trade Division (ITD) or the Manufacturing and Energy Division (MED) contribute crucial components of the data set. Trade statistics used are those produced on a customs basis which is derived from the administrative records of the Canada Border Services Agency and the United States Customs Border Protection. These trade statistics cover the physical movement of goods. Considerable administrative data from organisations such as Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), provincial departments and industry groups are also invaluable.

Beginning stocks represent the physical inventory of fresh and frozen products held in storage of a particular commodity at the beginning of the year. They equal the previous year’s ending stocks. This item has a fairly small impact on domestic disappearance because the magnitude of changes in inventories is typically small. There are numerous commodities for which inventory data are not available; however, given the small impact of these data, the effect of this type of data gap is considered minor. Due to confidentiality, some inventory data are not displayed but they are used in the calculation.

Production represents the amount of a particular commodity that is produced during the reference year. The data are often based on independent surveys of farms and food processors. Many of the surveys are conducted by AD.

Imports include all goods which have crossed Canada's territorial boundary, whether for immediate consumption in Canada or stored in bonded custom warehouses.

Total supply is the sum of beginning stocks plus production plus imports. This number represents the total supply of a particular commodity that is available for any use.

Exports include goods grown, extracted or manufactured in Canada, including goods of foreign origin which have been materially transformed in Canada. Re-exports are exports of goods of foreign origin which have not been materially transformed in Canada, including foreign goods withdrawn for export from bonded customs warehouses. Total exports are the sum of domestic exports and re-exports.

Manufacturing data include requirements for processing, seed, animal feed and industrial use. If data are available at a more detailed level, then an important component of manufacturing is the amount used for processing. At the same time, the processed commodities need to be accounted for. For instance, apples contain an amount for processing and processed apples, be they canned, dried, frozen, made into apple sauce or pie filling, are accounted for as individual commodities. If detailed data are not available for processed products, then the commodity is accounted for at a less processed level even though it might often be used as an input into further processing. For instance, wheat flour is accounted for but the wheat flour products from breads to cookies are not accounted for. Consequently, there is no deduction from wheat flour to account for further processing.

Waste factors attempt to account for quantities removed during processing or that are lost in storage. They do not allow for losses at the retail level, in households, restaurants or institutions during storage and preparation, or for unconsumed food.

Ending stocks represent the physical inventory of fresh and frozen products held in storage of a particular commodity at the end of the year. They equal the following beginning stocks. This item has a fairly small impact on net supply because it is truly the change in inventories that has any impact. There are numerous commodities for which inventory data are not available; however, given the small impact of these data, the effect of this type of data gap is considered minor. Due to confidentiality, some inventory data are not displayed but they are used in the calculation.

Domestic disappearance is derived by subtracting other uses and ending stocks from the total supply. The other uses include exports, manufacturing and waste. Domestic disappearance represents the total food available for human consumption from the Canadian food supply chain.

Food available per person is calculated by dividing the domestic disappearance by the Canadian population as of July 1st of the reference year.

The food available per person is presented in a number of ways.

Retail weight – This is the volume of food available per person, for consumption, at the retail level. It is viewed as the most important number as it displays levels and trends for individual foods. It allows for easy comparisons of one type of food to another and within or between food groups. Furthermore, it is the number on which all other calculations are based including different ways of displaying the data and estimates of loss-adjusted food available. Processed fruits and vegetables or selected beverages are displayed on a fresh equivalent basis. Dairy products are depicted on a milk solids basis. Estimates based on the sugar content are provided for sugar products such as refined sugar, honey or maple syrup, while estimates for oils and fats include those based on the fat content. Red meats are displayed on a boneless and carcass basis, while poultry is provided on an eviscerated and boneless basis. Fish data are provided on an edible weight basis. In the case of alcoholic beverages, the data are estimated for two population groups. One estimate is based on the total Canadian population. The other represents the population of Canadians who are 15 years of age and older.

Adjusted for losses –Losses occur in the storage, preparation and cooking of the food, as well as the food that makes it to the plate but not consumed, or plate loss. These losses can occur in the retail store, home, restaurants or institutions. The losses are deducted from the food available for consumption at retail weight to derive food available for consumption adjusted for losses. The objective is to provide a proxy of fork-level consumption based on food supply data. Factors used to adjust the food available data are estimates themselves and caution should be used when working with the data, as they are based on a static model. The factors are taken from the Economic Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.

The waste factors that account for quantities removed during processing or lost in storage at the industrial level are removed before domestic disappearance is calculated and therefore do not appear in the retail weight available per person.

Perspective by food group

Cereal products

The food available for consumption value on a per capita or per person basis for cereal products describes what is available after the products leave the mills and therefore, further processing is not included under the manufacturing category. For wheat flour, rye flour, oatmeal and rolled oats, production and stocks data are derived from a monthly survey of Canadian millers, conducted by the Crops Section of the Agriculture Division. Data for imports and exports of these products are obtained from ITD. Included in wheat production are Canadian western red spring, red winter wheat, soft white spring wheat, and amber durum wheat; and Ontario and Quebec winter and spring wheat.

Per capita food available figures are provided for pot and pearl barley, corn flour and meal; however, some calculation components are hidden because of confidentiality restrictions.

Nearly all of the domestic supply of rice is imported. Production data represent Canadian wild rice production, as provided by the Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Ontario departments of agriculture. Import data includes that for wild rice. Stocks data are not available for rice.

For breakfast foods, the data include prepared, ready-to-serve breakfast foods, unprepared oatmeal and rolled oats and other unprepared cereals. The volume of oatmeal and rolled oats is removed from the production and trade data to avoid double counting. Historically, the production of breakfast foods was based on shipments data provided by MED.

Sugars and syrups

The per capita availability of refined sugar includes all sugar destined for domestic and commercial uses (baking, confectionery). It is provided in retail weight (the weight of the product itself) and on a sugar content (the quantity of sugar in a product) basis.

In the past, Manufacturing Division collected information on the production and stocks of refined sugar through surveys of all known Canadian refiners of raw sugar. Manufacturing inputs in refineries include cane or beet sugar, chemically pure sucrose in solid form and liquid sucrose. Imported sugar products include granulated, cubed, brown and confectioner's sugar. Exports consist of refined cane and beet sugar. Stocks and production data are now provided by the Canadian Sugar Institute.

In 2005, following consultations with the Canadian Sugar Institute, the food supply-disposition for refined sugar was modified to include imports and exports of sugar containing products. Canada increasingly exports more sugar containing products than it imports.

Production data of maple products for Ontario, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are collected by AD through a producer survey while production and stocks data for the province of Quebec are provided by the Institut de la Statistique du Québec. Production is recorded in units of maple syrup, but all maple products (taffy, butter, syrup) are converted to a maple sugar equivalent. Artificially produced maple items are not counted, only farm produced maple sugar. All trade data are converted to a maple sugar equivalent in order to maintain consistent units throughout the supply-disposition tables. These tables are reported on a crop year basis (April-March).

Estimates of honey production are derived from a survey of beekeepers. Beginning stocks (if there are any) and imports are added to production to obtain total supply. Ending stocks (where applicable) and exports are deducted to produce a domestic disappearance figure. The food available data for honey is reported in retail weight and on a sugar content basis.

Meats

The procedure used to calculate the food available for beef, veal, pork, mutton and lamb is basically the same. Animals slaughtered include federally inspected slaughtering provided by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and estimates for those slaughtered in commercial establishments not under federal inspection as well as on-farm slaughtering. The total warm dressed carcass weight is obtained from information collected by AAFC on animals slaughtered under federal inspection by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).

To convert to a cold dressed basis, beef is reduced by 1.5% to allow for shrinkage and 2.04 kg per carcass are added to account for head meat recovery. Veal is reduced by 15% to allow for shrinkage and removal of the hide, 0.23 kg per carcass is subtracted to account for kidney which is weighted in the carcass and 0.36 kg per carcass is added to account for head meat recovery.

Mutton and lamb are reduced by 3% for shrinkage, 0.09 kg per carcass is subtracted for kidney and 0.18 kg per carcass is added to account for head meat recovery.

In 1988, a new methodology was developed for estimating pork available on a carcass basis in order to reflect the trend towards leaner hogs. Warm carcass weight is reduced by 3% for shrinkage to arrive at a cold carcass weight. A further 0.68 kg per carcass is deducted for kidney and tongue which is left in the carcass. The result is pork carcass production. Previously, 17% of cold carcass weight had been subtracted to account for larding fat. This however, is no longer done.

The retail conversion factor for pork is similar to that developed for beef. It is calculated on the portion of the carcass that is available for consumption after removing the skin, bone and trimmed fat. The average cold dressed carcass weight is obtained by dividing the cold dressed weight for federally inspected slaughter by the number of animals slaughtered under federal inspection. This average cold dressed carcass weight is then multiplied by the total number of animals slaughtered to obtain a total cold dressed carcass weight. From the total supply, exports and ending stocks are subtracted to arrive at the domestic disappearance. For pork, manufacturing and waste are removed from the supply to arrive at domestic disappearance.

Exports of meats are collected and published by ITD. Conversion factors are applied to these exports to bring them to a cold dressed carcass basis.

Offal includes variety meats such as liver, heart, kidney, tongue, sweetbreads, oxtail and edible tripe and is calculated on a specific weight per carcass basis. The procedure for calculating the per capita availability of offal is basically the same as described for other meats.

Poultry

Production and beginning stocks are added to imports to derive total supply. From total supply, exports and ending stocks are deducted to produce domestic disappearance. Live imports and exports are converted to an eviscerated basis (dressed, ready for sale). Since the supply-disposition is calculated on an eviscerated weight basis, no further manufacturing or waste factor calculation is applicable. The available data are expressed in terms of eviscerated weight.

Fish

Data are available for four categories: fresh and frozen seafish, processed seafish, total shellfish and freshwater fish. Production data are provided by Fisheries and Oceans Canada for the commercial fishery and aquaculture survey data are obtained from AD. Information on stocks is not available. Imports and exports data are obtained from ITD. Initially all the data are converted to an edible weight basis due to the variety of species, products, sources and conversion factors. Therefore, the food available information is provided only on an edible weight basis.

Eggs

Total egg production includes all eggs sold for consumption, consumed by producers, sold for hatching, and leakers and rejects. Production from registered, non-registered and hatchery supply flocks are included in these estimates. Egg production is derived using average layer numbers and their estimated rates of lay. Administrative data from AAFC and the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency and information from surveys conducted by AD are used when compiling these estimates. Data on beginning and ending stocks are obtained from a monthly survey conducted by AD in conjunction with AAFC, while information on imports and exports is provided by ITD. The manufacturing figure represents domestically produced eggs used for hatching and is therefore not included in the amount available for human consumption.

Processed eggs are not included in manufacturing but are converted to shell egg equivalent and are incorporated into the supply-disposition. The waste figure contains the leakers and rejects, those eggs which did not meet quality control standards.

Pulses

Agriculture Division reports production on pulses such as peas, lentils, mustard seed, canary seed, sunflower seed and chickpeas on a field-run basis through a producer survey. The product is removed from the field and the total weight-harvested is reported as production with no allowances made for spoilage. Import and export data are provided by ITD. Imports are added to production to obtain total supply; there is no information available for stocks. All imports and exports are converted to a whole pea equivalent to allow trade data, which includes split peas, to be incorporated. Data for dry peas and dry beans are presented on a crop year basis (August - July). The manufacturing figure includes seed requirements and quantity used by manufacturers. Approximately 2% of production is removed to account for waste. Dry peas used for manufacturing include feed and seed requirements as well as processing.

Nuts

The bulk of Canada's supply of nuts is imported. There is some limited production of filberts and hazelnuts in British Columbia. The British Columbia Department of Agriculture provides information on this production. Imports and exports are reported by ITD and most trade data are reported on a shelled weight basis. Where appropriate, commodities are converted to shell weight. The supply of tree nuts is comprised of imports such as almonds, Brazil nuts, pecans and walnuts, and does not include oil-producing nuts (such as beechnuts).

Dairy products

Information on dairy products is obtained from several sources. Fluid milk and cream production data are derived mainly from administrative data supplied by the milk marketing boards in each province, based on the sales by dairies. The waste figure, which accounts for milk lost in transfer and shrinkage, is incorporated into the sales data. Since there are no stocks, imports, exports or other waste deductions for fluid milk and cream, production constitutes the domestic disappearance for these items. Information for other dairy products and by-products such as cheddar, processed and variety cheese, condensed and powdered milk, ice cream, cottage cheese, sherbet, milkshake, ice milk, yogurt and sour cream, originates from   provincial marketing boards and departments of agriculture and is compiled by AD. Production and stocks data are released on a quarterly basis and import and export information is obtained from ITD and the Canadian Dairy Commission for a few exported products. Most of these products are considered as final products not requiring further processing and therefore manufacturing data are not reported. A waste figure is incorporated into the production data. This value is also expressed in terms of milk solids (i.e., the portion of the product which comprises butterfat and non-fat solids such as protein and calcium, etc). The milk solid values are calculated on a weight basis rather than a volume basis.

Oils and Fats

There are four categories of oils and fats. They include: butter, margarine, salad (or vegetable) oils, along with shortening and shortening oils. The data depicting the amounts available for consumption are presented on a retail weight and fat content basis.

Butter is estimated independently with information that originates from provincial marketing boards and departments of agriculture and is compiled by AD. Trade data for butter are obtained from the ITD and the Canadian Dairy Commission.

The other three categories are treated as a group. To backtrack a little, prior to 1994, production data on margarine, salad oils, shortening and shortening oils were based on sales to retail and commercial outlets, therefore no stock information was required. Trade data for these products were obtained from the ITD. They were considered as final products not requiring further processing and therefore, manufacturing data were not reported. A waste figure had already been accounted for in the production data, so no additional waste factor was applied.

In July 1995, the survey of oils and fats, conducted by MED, underwent some revisions in co-operation with the Canadian Oilseed Processors Association. Prior to July 1995, the target population was intended to cover 100% of the production of deodorized oils and fats. Also included were purchases of Canadian deodorized oils and fats for those reporting establishments. From July 1995 on, emphasis was placed on production and the purchasing aspect was dropped, reducing the number of companies surveyed in the last half of 1995. However, the annual figures for 1995 still included the data from those companies that were eliminated from the last half of the year.

With the changes in methodology in 1995, MED cautioned users when comparing data prior to 1995 with data from 1995 on. An earlier break in the series occurred in 1988 when a new descriptive coding system was introduced.

In 1995, the degree of estimation for non-response was 1.8%. By 2001, the last year for this survey, estimation for non-response had grown to 37.3%. After 2001, manufacturing data no longer existed making it necessary to find an alternative source. Until this new source could be found and tested, trend analysis was used as a substitute.

The series related to oils and fats underwent a major review in 2003, partially due to a loss of manufacturing data and partially to ensure the data were reasonable due to the large increase in the amounts available over time. The oils are currently worked as a group and then distributed to three categories. The categories include margarine, salad oils, along with shortening and shortening oils.

The current method relies on supply-disposition calculations for canola oil, soybean oil and other oils. Canola and soybean oil provide the largest contribution to the estimates. Confidential beginning and ending stocks are provided by the Grain Marketing Unit, Agriculture Division. Production data originate with the Crushing Survey conducted by the Unit. Technically, the data are obtained from the Canadian Oilseed Processors Association due to a cooperative agreement between the Unit and the Association. Small adjustments are made to the data to adjust it to a crude basis. Trade data are provided by ITD. Using ratios, pet food and chemical use of oils are deducted before the net use is residually derived.

Other oils are based on trade data as they are not produced in Canada. Exports are netted from imports for numerous oils including palm, peanut, olive, sesame, sunflower, safflower, cottonseed and corn oil. Trade in margarine and shortening are also taken into account.

Once the total amount available for all oils is derived, it is distributed to the components of butter, margarine, salad oils and shortening. After butter is accounted for, the residual is distributed amongst the other three items based on proportions established historically.

Fresh fruits

Production of fresh fruits is provided by AD. Information is gathered through producer surveys or directly from the representatives of various provincial departments of agriculture. Stocks data for apples are obtained from AFFC. The import and export data, based on a calendar year basis, originate from ITD. For several commodities the total supply is imported (avocados, bananas, coconuts, dates, figs, guavas and mangoes, muskmelons and cantaloupes, winter melons, papayas, prunes, plums and sloes, pineapples, quinces). The quantity of each commodity acquired by processors or used as manufacturing inputs is reported under manufacturing. This may be the amount reported by processors. Manufacturing inputs are removed from the domestic disappearance of fresh items to avoid double counting. The information is obtained from AD and MED.

Citrus fruits

Information on citrus fruits is obtained from the import and export data available from ITD. Since there are no stocks or domestic production of these commodities, imports constitute domestic disappearance for these items. In 1988, the data for mandarins became available and have been added to this table. However, they continue to be included with fresh oranges in order to maintain a consistent historical time series.

Processed fruits

Historically, the production of processed fruit products was reported by manufacturers to MED. Data on stocks of canned and frozen fruits were available from MED. Import and export data based on a calendar year basis originate from ITD. Processed products are considered as end products so there is no further manufacturing component.

Fresh vegetables

Production of fresh vegetables is reported by AD. Information is gathered through producer surveys or directly from the representatives of various provincial departments of agriculture. Stocks of fresh vegetables are reported by AAFC. These commodities include cabbage, carrots, onions and shallots, white potatoes, rutabagas and turnips. The import and export data originate from ITD. For several commodities the total supply is imported (artichokes, Chinese cabbage, other edible root vegetables, eggplant, kohlrabi, manioc, okra, olives, other leguminous vegetables, rapini, and sweet potatoes).

Agriculture Division produces six estimates including: potatoes, white; potatoes, fresh; potatoes, processed; potatoes, frozen; potatoes, chips; and potatoes, processed, other. Potatoes, white are a sum of fresh and processed potatoes while potatoes, processed are a sum of the three categories of processed potatoes.

The calculation to estimate the volume of fresh potatoes available for consumption starts with the January 1 stocks of fresh potatoes provided by AAFC, plus that year's estimate of production from AD and the imports of fresh potatoes as reported by ITD, minus the volume of fresh potatoes that is diverted to processing, cattle feed, exported or used for seed. We also subtract the fresh stocks at the end of the year to estimate domestic disappearance.

Processed vegetables

The production of processed vegetable products was reported by manufacturers to MED. Import and export data on a calendar year basis originate from ITD. As processed products are considered as end products, there is no further manufacturing component.

For processed potato products, supply estimates start with the volume of processed product estimated to be held in storage at the beginning of the year. Then the volume of potatoes diverted to manufacturing from the fresh potato supply and the imports of processed product are added in. The exports of processed product and estimated volume of processed stocks held in storage at the end of the year are subtracted to estimate domestic disappearance.

It is important to note that these calculations are all done in fresh equivalents, so the imports and export data is converted to fresh equivalents based on industry factors.

The volume of potatoes available for manufactured products is allocated to frozen, chips and other, based on the processing usage for each of those products by province. Due to the number of processors, some of the data are considered confidential and cannot be displayed.

Juices

The information on grapefruit, grape, lemon, orange and pineapple juices is obtained from the import and export data available from ITD. Since there are no stocks or data on domestic production of these commodities, imports constitute domestic disappearance for these items. In the case of apple and tomato juices, information on production and stocks was available from MED. Fruit juices are measured in terms of weight not volume. Once converted to kilograms, frozen and unfrozen concentrates are converted to a single strength basis. Then all juice products can be referenced as single strength juice which can be converted to a fresh equivalent weight. Two available figures are published - one in kilograms and one in litres.

Beverages, non-alcoholic

Tea, coffee and cocoa

All components of the supply-disposition reported for tea are in tea leaf equivalent and litres. Coffee is reported in bean equivalent and litres. Cocoa is expressed in bean equivalent. There is no domestic production of these commodities; imports and beginning stocks represent the total supply. The per capita disappearance of coffee is based on adjusted domestic retail sales data. These commodities are converted to weight for comparability purposes.

Soft drinks

Domestic disappearance is based on total domestic sales, as provided by the Canadian Soft Drink Association. Included in the imports and exports are data for mineral and aerated waters, which contain added sugars, other sweeteners, or flavours. The data on imports and exports are provided for information only and are not used in the calculation.

Bottled water

Bottled water data were calculated using the domestic sales information provided by the Canadian Bottled Water Association. These data represent sales of bottled water, which includes spring water, mineral water, well water, artesian water, purified water and carbonated bottled water. Bottled water cannot contain sweeteners or chemical additives and must be calorie free and sugar free. Soda water, seltzer water and tonic water are not considered bottled water. Currently, there is no source of data for this commodity.

Alcoholic beverages

Domestic disposition along with trade data are the only components of the supply-disposition tables that are provided. The data are based on the volume of sales of alcohol beverages from the provincial and territorial government liquor authorities and other retail outlets.

However, these data do not contain information on sales generated by those establishments which offer either "brew on premises" services or sell products for "at home" production of beer and wine. These tables are reported for the April to March fiscal year.

There are two estimates published for alcoholic beverage consumption. One estimate is based on the total Canadian population. The other represents the population of Canadians who are 15 years of age and older.

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