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Introduction

The Access to Information Act establishes the principle that the general public has the right to access information controlled by federal government institutions, and that exceptions should be limited and specific.

The Annual Report on the Administration of the Access to Information Act is prepared and submitted, in accordance with section 94(1) of this Act and covers the period from April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023. The report is tabled in Parliament.

Administration of the Access to Information Act

By virtue of section 24 of the Access to Information Act, which is a mandatory provision, information collected under the Statistics Act, and protected by section 17 of that Act, cannot be made available to anyone attempting to obtain it using the Access to Information Act. This exception enables the Agency to continue giving a clear and unqualified assurance to its respondents that the confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act are preserved by the Access to Information Act.

The administration of the access to information legislation within Statistics Canada is the responsibility of the Director of the Office of Privacy Management and Information Coordination, who is also the ATIP Coordinator and the Chief Privacy Officer for the Agency.

Administration of the Service Fees Act

The Statistics Canada Annual Report is prepared and tabled in Parliament in accordance with section 20 of the Service Fees Act, as listed in Schedules I, I.1 and II of the Financial Administration Act (FAA).

Organizational Structure and Mandate

Statistics Canada's mandate derives primarily from the Statistics Act. The Act requires that the Agency collect, compile, analyze and publish statistical information on the economic, social, and general conditions of the country and its citizens. The Act also requires that Statistics Canada co-ordinate the national statistical system, specifically to avoid duplication in the information collected by government. To this end, the Chief Statistician may enter into joint data-collection or data-sharing agreements with provincial and territorial statistical agencies, as well as with federal, provincial, and territorial government departments pursuant to provisions of the Act.

Statistics Canada is also working with Canadians to help educate the population on existing procedures for access to government information such as the differences between requests for datasets, data tables and custom data tabulations and requests for Access to Information for existing records under the control of the institution. An existing procedure through a cost recovery process exists and is available to the general public. These data requests are handled by the Statistics Canada InfoStats program specifically.

The Statistics Act specifically requires Statistics Canada to conduct a Census of Population and a Census of Agriculture every five years as it did in 2021. The Act also gives the Agency substantial powers to request information for statistical purposes through surveys of Canadian businesses and households. Under the Act, the Chief Statistician determines whether a survey will be mandatory or voluntary. Statistics Canada has generally made voluntary household data collection other than the Census of Population and the Labour Force Survey, as the latter produces key economic data. The Census of Agriculture and most other business surveys are mandatory. Refusal to participate in a mandatory survey is subject to legal penalties.

By law, Statistics Canada can also access administrative records, including personal and business tax data, credit information, customs declarations, and birth and death records. Such records are critical sources of statistical information that enable the Agency to reduce reporting burden on businesses and individual respondents. Statistics Canada is considered a leader among the world's statistical agencies in reducing reporting burden by using administrative data.

These mechanisms help Statistics Canada fulfill its commitment to ensuring that Canadians have all of the key information on Canada's economy, society, and environment that they require to function effectively as citizens and decision makers in a rapidly evolving world. Information is important to Canadians and the Statistics Canada's Trust Centre is committed to protecting it. For more than 100 years, Statistics Canada has collected, analyzed and reported the data obtained from the public, respecting and protecting the rightful privacy of Canadians.

Delegation Order

The delegation order exercises the powers and functions of the Minister as the head of a government institution, pursuant to section 95(1) of the Access to Information Act. The current detailed list of authorities under the Access to Information Act was formally delegated by the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development as of May 2021 (Appendix A), provides full delegated authority to the Director and Assistant Director of the Office of Privacy Management and Information Coordination.

Resources

The Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP) Office operates within an allocation of 5.35 persons/year. One ATIP Manager, three Senior ATIP analysts, and two ATIP analysts work full time on the processing of requests. There were no service agreements under section 73.1 of the Privacy Act to which Statistics Canada was party during the reporting period.

Statistical report

The statistical report provides aggregate data on the application of the Access to Information Act (Appendix B). This information is made public annually and is included with the annual report.

Implementation: Access to Information

Access to Information requests

Disposition of requests completed during reporting period
Disposition of request Number of request
Fully disclosed 9
Partially disclosed 44
Nothing disclosed 3
No records exist 25
Abandoned 4
Transferred 0
Total 85

During the reporting period, from April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023, Statistics Canada received 50 new access to information requests. In addition, 38 requests were carried forward from the previous reporting period, for a total of 88 requests. Of the total, 85 requests were completed; leaving 3 to be carried forward to the next reporting period.

The Media and the public were the largest client groups, as they represented 35 of the 50 requests that were received during the reporting period.

For the completed requests, all records were either disclosed in full or in part for 53 requests, the information was fully exempted/excluded for 3 requests, no records existed for 25 requests, 4 requests were abandoned by the requestors and 0 requests were transferred to another federal institution.

In responding to the formal access to information requests, 82,894 pages were reviewed, and 37,021 pages were released. Fifty-three (53) requestors received information electronically.

The following table shows the latest five-year trend of the Agency's processing of access to information requests.

Five-year trend of Statistics Canada's processing of access to information requests
Fiscal Year Requests Received Requests Completed Number of Pages Processed Number of Pages Released
2022/2023 50 85 82,894 37,021
2021/2022 79 97 25,550 4,849
2020/2021 98 84 5,888 4,480
2019/2020 141 134 5,031 3,748
2018/2019 154 128 6,020 5,467

Types of records requested

The substance of the requests covered the entire range of matters pertaining to Statistics Canada's role and included the following types of records relating to:

  • Census and various other statistical information;
  • data breaches;
  • professional service contracts;
  • Briefing notes to the Chief Statistician.

Other requests

From April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023, Statistics Canada also received 89 Access to Information Act consultation requests from other departments and organizations. The Agency was asked to review 4,543 pages of information. Forty-nine (49) consultations were completed within 1-15 days, twenty-two (22) consultations were completed within 16-30 days, ten (10) consultations were completed within 31-60 days, two (2) were completed within 61-120 days, and one (1) was completed after more than 365 days.

Summaries of completed Access to Information Act requests are available on the "Open Government Portal". Requests for copies of these completed requests, as well as requests not processed under the Act, are classified as informal requests. This fiscal year, two hundred and twelve (212) requests were processed informally. No requests were carried over to the next fiscal year.

The ATIP Office acted as a resource for Statistics Canada officials, offering advice and guidance on the provisions under the legislation. The office was consulted on the disclosure and collection of data on a wide range of matters, including:

  • proactive publications to be posted on the open government portal;
  • proactive disclosures on travel and hospitality;
  • Management Accountability Framework assessments;
  • security of information;
  • reviews of audits to be posted on the internet;
  • reviews of parliamentary questions and responses;
  • updates to the ATIP internet and intranet sites;
  • reviews of and updates to ATIP business practices and procedures.
  • Support to raise awareness on information management.

Trends in the disposition of completed requests

The disposition of the 85 requests completed in 2022-2023 was as follows:

  • 9 were fully disclosed (10.6%)
  • 44 were partially disclosed (51.8%)
  • 3 were exempt/excluded in entirety (3.5%)
  • 4 were abandoned by applicants (4.7%)
  • 25 information did not exist (29.4%)
  • 0 were transferred to another department (0%)
Access to Information Requests
Access to Information Requests (Fiscal Year) 2022-23
Requests Received 50
Requests Completed 85
Requests Completed On-Time 57.6%

Public Interest Disclosure

No disclosures were made under paragraph 8(2)(m) of the Privacy Act during the reporting period.

Completion time and extensions

Of the forty-seven (47) requests received and completed in FY 2022-2023, 45 were closed within the prescribed timeframe of the Act, for a compliance rate of 96%. A concerted effort was made to address the backlog of ATI files that dated between 2018 and 2021 (38 files, with 77,906 pages reviewed, and 34,521 pages released). Completing this backlog has resulted in the ATIP Office's ability to review and complete new requests received within the timeline set out in the Act. Factors that contributed to Statistics Canada's timely response rate over the past year are the training and information sessions held with senior leaders.

The compliancy rate for completed requests is as follows:

  • 30 within 1 to 15 days (35%)
  • 12 within 16 to 30 days (14%)
  • 4 within 31 to 60 days (5%)
  • 5 within 61 to 120 days (6%)
  • 2 within 121 to 180 days (2%)
  • 10 within 181 to 365 days (12%)
  • 22 more than 365 days (26%)

Out of the 85 requests processed, an extension was taken in 38 cases for interference with operations of the department, and to consult with other federal institutions and third parties.

Exemptions and exclusions invoked

The Access to Information Act allows and, in some case, requires that certain data not be released. In 2022-2023 the following sections of the Act were invoked:

  • Section 13(1) – Information obtained in confidence (3)
  • Section 14 – Federal-provincial affairs (4)
  • Section 15 – International affairs and defence (3)
  • Section 16 – Law enforcement and investigations (58)
  • Section 18 – Economic interest of Canada (2)
  • Section 19(1) – Personal information (40)
  • Section 20(1) – Third party information (39)
  • Section 21(1) – Operations of government, advice, etc. (24)
  • Section 22 – Testing procedures, tests and audits (2)
  • Section 23 – Protected Information (3)
  • Section 24(1) – Statutory prohibition against disclosure (18)

Fees

The Service Fees Act requires a responsible authority to report annually to Parliament on the fees collected by Statistics Canada.

With respect to fees collected under the Access to Information Act, the information below is reported in accordance with the requirements of section 20 of the Service Fees Act

In accordance with the Interim Directive on the Administration of the Access to Information Act, issued on May 5, 2016, and the changes to the Access to Information Act that came into force on June 21, 2019, Statistics Canada waives all fees prescribed by the Act and Regulations, other than the $5 application fee set out in paragraph 7(1)(a) of the Regulations. During the 2022-2023 reporting period, $235 was collected in application fees.

Costs

During 2022-2023, the ATIP Office incurred an estimated $315,608 in salary costs, $28,140 in non-salary costs, and $4,412 in administrative costs to administer the Access to Information Act.

Training initiatives for Access to Information

In 2021-2022, the ATIP Office began developing a formal training program for all staff across the Agency, which began in April 2020.This included training to senior executives on ATIP processes and procedures in order to streamline records retrieval and approvals. ATIP also provided advice and expertise to the executive cadre on their responsibilities under the Act and the related delegated authorities for proper records management, document retrieval and approval procedures. Key to this year's training was ensuring all Assistant Chief Statistician's offices were reminded of their role as tasking liaison officers in ensuring that requests are appropriately sent to appropriate program areas, including own functional teams.

Information management awareness was also at the forefront of these discussions at the senior management tables, focusing heavily on best practices and the differences between transitory and information of business value. We also had targeted discussions and training towards the proper use of safeguarding of sensitive information in GCDOCS, including limited access rights, types of information and security classifications ensuring clearer record classification guidelines for program managers and ensuring that information is classified at the proper level. Informal one-on-one and formal group training was made available to all staff within the Agency. The informal training assists staff in understanding their obligations under the Act, as well as informing them about policies and directives related to information at Statistics Canada.

ATIP training, both formal and informal, was provided to approximately 20 employees, including one-on-one training with the liaison officers. This type of training has proven to be effective in generating better conversations with staff, who in turn have a stronger understanding of the Acts, and their roles and responsibilities when responding to requests. Previous large-scale training sessions resulted in reducing the amount of training needed this year (2022-2023). ATIP training through the Canada School of Public Service continues to be recommended to all employees at Statistics Canada.

Policies, guidelines and procedures

The ATIP Office has a variety of tools in place to ensure that ATIP contacts are well informed about their roles and responsibilities for coordinating ATIP requests. These tools include a checklist outlining proper protocol when providing responsive records to the ATIP office for access to information requests, and the appropriate contact from the ATIP team to seek clarification and guidance from throughout the process.

In 2021-2022, more concise and streamlined procedures were implemented in order to improve efficiencies with the retrieval of information and protocol for the overall ATIP process. This included modifying, updating and creating new templates, procedures, weekly workplans and achievable targets with key metrics that increased overall pages reviewed and processed as time went on. A monthly dashboard for requests to be fulfilled are circulated to Assistant Chief Statisticians and other senior executives to ensure requests are processed in a timely manner and are comprehensive.

Complaints and investigations

There were seven (7) complaints lodged against Statistics Canada with the Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada (OIC) during the reporting period. There were four (4) complaints related to the improper application of exemptions or exclusions, and three (3) complaints alleged a failure to conduct a reasonable search. The OIC deemed two (2) complaints pertaining to a reasonable search as Not Well-Founded, and one (1) complaint alleging improper application of exemptions to be Well-Founded. There are currently four (4) ongoing complaints (one (1) complaint regarding a reasonable search and three (3) complaints regarding exemptions or exclusions invoked). In order to address some of these issues, training and awareness has been offered to both employees and ATIP staff at Statistics Canada.

Monitoring of the requests

At Statistics Canada, the ATIP Office processes and monitors requests by registering them in a comprehensive system known as Privasoft – Access Pro Case Management. An acknowledgment of the request and of the application fee of $5.00 is sent to the client and a retrieval form is forwarded to the relevant program area (Office of Primary Interest (OPI)). If the OPI and/or the ATIP Office need to clarify the request, only the ATIP Office contacts the client, unless prior approval is provided by the client. Client names are always kept confidential.

The retrieval form provided to the OPI was created by the ATIP Office at Statistics Canada and is based upon the Policy on Access to Information and the Directive on the Administration of Access to Information from the Treasury Board Secretariat of Canada. The form includes the text of the request, the name and phone number of the ATIP Officer, and the date by which records are required (normally 5 to 10 days). It is noted on the form that the ATIP Office is required to report annually on the administrative costs related to requests and thus information is needed on the group(s) and level(s) of those involved in the retrieval, the amount of time spent working on the request (this includes time for search, retrieval, internal review (relevant or not to the request) and photocopying). The individuals providing the records are asked to identify any records which may be sensitive in nature (e.g., legal issues, Cabinet confidences, personal information, company information, advice to the Minister), which may require consultations, and/or which may generate media interest. The Director General, or appropriate delegate, of the program area sign-off the form.

The ATIP Office assists the program areas with the retrieval of records from day one. As 5 to 10 days are allowed for the retrieval, a follow-up is made on the fifth day. If additional time is required for the retrieval, this is when the program area is to notify the ATIP Office. An additional 1 to 5 days may be granted depending on the amount of work remaining. Once the documents are received from the OPI, the ATIP Office ensures the form is duly completed and that it has been signed by the appropriate manager. The ATIP Office then takes 5 to 10 days to review and process the records. If sensitive issues are identified in the submitted materials, 1-3 days prior to the release of the final version to the client, an e-mail is sent to Strategic Communications and Outreach Branchand to any other relevant programs to inform them of the release. The OPI and management are continually reminded of the importance of responding to ATIP requests in a timely and comprehensive manner.

Appendix A: Delegation order

Access to Information and Privacy Acts Delegation Order

The Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, pursuant to section 73 of the Access to Information Act and section 73 of the Privacy Act, hereby designates the persons holding the positions set out in the schedule hereto, or the persons occupying on an acting basis those positions, to exercise the powers and functions of the Minister as the head of Statistics Canada, under the section of the Act set out in the schedule opposite each position. This Delegation Order supersedes all previous Delegation Orders.

Schedule

Schedule
Position Access to Information Act and Regulations Privacy Act and Regulations
Chief Statistician of Canada Full authority Full authority
Chief of Staff, Office of the Chief Statistician Full authority Full authority
Director, Office of Privacy Management and Information Coordination Full authority Full authority
Assistant Director, Office of Privacy Management and Information Coordination Full authority Full authority
Senior Access to Information and Privacy Project Manager Sections: 7(a), 8(1), 9, 11(2), 11(3), 11(4), 11(5), 11(6), 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27(1), 27(4), 28(1)(b), 28(2), 28(4), 68, 69, 71(1)
Regulations:
Sections: 6(1), 7(1), 7(2), 7(3), 8, 8.1
Sections: 8(2)(j), 8(2)(m), 10, 14, 15, 17(2)(b), 17(3)(b), 18(2), 19(1), 19(2), 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 70
Regulations:
Sections: 9, 11(2), 11(4), 13(1), 14
Senior Access to Information and Privacy Project Officier Sections: 7(a), 8(1), 9, 11(2), 11(3), 11(4), 11(5), 11(6), 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27(1), 27(4), 28(1)(b), 28(2), 28(4), 68, 69, 71(1)
Regulations:
Sections: 6(1), 7(1), 7(2), 7(3), 8, 8.1
Sections: 8(2)(j), 8(2)(m), 10, 14, 15, 17(2)(b), 17(3)(b), 18(2), 19(1), 19(2), 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 70
Regulations:
Sections: 9, 11(2), 11(4), 13(1), 14
Analyst, Access to Information and Privacy Sections: 7(a), 8(1), 9, 11(2), 11(3), 11(4), 11(5), 11(6), 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27(1), 27(4), 28(1)(b), 28(2), 28(4), 68, 69, 71(1)
Regulations:
Sections: 6(1), 7(1), 7(2), 7(3), 8, 8.1
Sections: 8(2)(j), 8(2)(m), 10, 14, 15, 17(2)(b), 17(3)(b), 18(2), 19(1), 19(2), 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 70
Regulations:
Sections: 9, 11(2), 11(4), 13(1), 14
Intake Officer, Access to Information and Privacy Sections 7(a), 8(1), 9, 11(2), 11(3), 11(4), 11(5), 11(6), 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27(1), 27(4), 28(1)(b), 28(2), 28(4), 68, 69, 71(1)
Regulations:
Sections: 6(1), 7(1), 7(2), 7(3), 8, 8.1
Sections: 8(2)(j), 8(2)(m), 10, 14, 15, 17(2)(b), 17(3)(b), 18(2), 19(1), 19(2), 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 70
Regulations:
Sections: 9, 11(2), 11(4), 13(1), 14

The original version was signed by
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry
Dated, at the City of Ottawa
May 18, 2021

Appendix B: Statistical Report on the Access to Information Act

Name of institution: Statistics Canada

Reporting period: 2022-04-01 to 2023-03-31

Section 1: Requests Under the Access to Information Act

1.1 Number of requests

Number of requests recevied
  Number of Requests
Received during reporting period   50
Outstanding from previous reporting periods   38
Outstanding from previous reporting period
21  
Outstanding from more than one reporting period
17  
Total   88
Closed during reporting period   85
Carried over to next reporting period   3
Carried over within legislated timeline
2  
Carried over beyond legislated timeline
1  

1.2 Sources of requests

Sources of requests
Source Number of Requests
Media 11
Academia 3
Business (private sector) 9
Organization 3
Public 24
Decline to Identify 0
Total 50

1.3 Channels of requests

Channels of requests
Source Number of Requests
Online 46
E-mail 3
Mail 1
In person 0
Phone 0
Fax 0
Total 50

Section 2: Informal requests

2.1 Number of requests received

Number of requests recevied
  Number of Requests
Received during reporting period   212
Outstanding from previous reporting periods   0
Outstanding from previous reporting period
0  
Outstanding from more than one reporting period
0  
Total   212
Closed during reporting period   212
Carried over to next reporting period   0

2.2 Channels of informal requests

Channels of informal requests
Source Number of Requests
Online 27
E-mail 185
Mail 0
In person 0
Phone 0
Fax 0
Total 212

2.3 Completion time of informal requests

Completion time of informal requests
1 to 15 Days 16 to 30 Days 31 to 60 Days 61 to 120 Days 121 to 180 Days 181 to 365 Days More Than 365 Days Total
19 102 33 58 0 0 0 212

2.4 Pages released informally

Pages released informally
Less Than 100 Pages Released 101-500 Pages Released 501-1000 Pages Released 1001-5000 Pages Released More Than 5000 Pages Released
Number of Requests Pages Released Number of Requests Pages Released Number of Requests Pages Released Number of Requests Pages Released Number of Requests Pages Released
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2.5 Pages re-released informally

Pages released informally
Less Than 100 Pages Released 101-500 Pages Released 501-1000 Pages Released 1001-5000 Pages Released More Than 5000 Pages Released
Number of Requests Pages Released Number of Requests Pages Released Number of Requests Pages Released Number of Requests Pages Released Number of Requests Pages Released
172 1788 30 8212 5 4195 5 7600 0 0

Section 3: Applications to the Information Commissioner on Declining to Act on Requests

Applications to the Information Commissioner on Declining to Act on Requests
  Number of Requests
Outstanding from previous reporting period 0
Sent during reporting period 0
Total 0
Approved by the Information Commissioner during reporting period 0
Declined by the Information Commissioner during reporting period 0
Withdrawn during reporting period 0
Carried over to next reporting period 0

Section 4: Requests Closed During the Reporting Period

4.1 Disposition and completion time

Disposition and completion time
Disposition of Requests Completion Time
1 to 15 Days 16 to 30 Days 31 to 60 Days 61 to 120 Days 121 to 180 Days 181 to 365 Days More Than 365 Days Total
All Disclosed 3 4 1 0 1 0 0 9
Disclosed in part 1 6 2 4 1 9 21 44
All exempted 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
All excluded 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
No records exist 23 1 1 0 0 0 0 25
Request transferred 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Request abandoned 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
Neither confirmed nor denied 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Declined to act with the approval of the Information Commissioner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 30 12 4 5 2 10 22 85

4.2 Exemptions

Exemptions
Section Number of Requests
13(1)(a) 0
13(1)(b) 1
13(1)(c) 1
13(1)(d) 1
13(1)(e) 0
14 0
14(a) 4
14(b) 0
15(1) 0
15(1) - I.A. 3
15(1) - Def. 3
15(1) - S.A. 3
16(1)(a)(i) 1
16(1)(a)(ii) 0
16(1)(a)(iii) 0
16(1)(b) 0
16(1)(c) 0
16(1)(d) 0
16(2) 0
16(2)(a) 9
16(2)(b) 0
16(2)(c) 22
16(3) 0
16.1(1)(a) 1
16.1(1)(b) 0
16.1(1)(c) 0
16.1(1)(d) 0
16.2(1) 25
16.3 0
16.4(1)(a) 1
16.4(1)(b) 0
16.5 0
16.6 0
17 0
18(a) 1
18(b) 1
18(c) 0
18(d) 0
18.1(1)(a) 1
18.1(1)(b) 1
18.1(1)(c) 0
18.1(1)(d) 0
19(1) 40
20(1)(a) 0
20(1)(b) 18
20(1)(b.1) 0
20(1)(c) 2
20(1)(d) 0
20.1 19
20.2 0
20.4 0
21(1)(a) 11
21(1)(b) 11
21(1)(c) 1
21(1)(d) 1
22 1
22.1(1) 1
23 3
23.1 0
24(1) 18
26 0
I.A.: International Affairs
Def.: Defence of Canada
S.A.: Subversive Activities

4.3 Exclusions

Exclusions
Section Number of Requests
68(a) 1
68(b) 0
68(c) 0
68.1 1
68.2(a) 1
68.2(b) 1
69(1) 0
69(1)(a) 6
69(1)(b) 0
69(1)(c) 1
69(1)(d) 1
69(1)(e) 2
69(1)(f) 0
69(1)(g) re (a) 5
69(1)(g) re (b) 0
69(1)(g) re (c) 1
69(1)(g) re (d) 1
69(1)(g) re (e) 2
69(1)(g) re (f) 0
69.1(1) 0

4.4 Format of information released

Format of information released
Paper Electronic Other
E-record Data set Video Audio
0 53 0 0 0 0

4.5 Complexity

4.5.1 Relevant pages processed and disclosed for paper and e-record formats

Relevant pages processed and disclosed
Number of Pages Processed Number of Pages Disclosed Number of Requests
82894 37021 60

4.5.2 Relevant pages processed by request disposition for paper and e-record formats by size of requests

Relevant pages processed and disclosed by size of requests
Disposition Less Than 100 Pages Processed 101-500 Pages Processed 501-1000 Pages Processed 1001-5000 Pages Processed More Than 5000 Pages Processed
Number of Requests Pages Processed Number of Requests Pages Processed Number of Requests Pages Processed Number of Requests Pages Processed Number of Requests Pages Processed
All disclosed 8 85 1 145 0 0 0 0 0 0
Disclosed in part 11 450 9 2338 6 4174 11 23489 7 51106
All exempted 0 0 1 205 1 677 0 0 0 0
All excluded 0 0 1 225 0 0 0 0 0 0
Request abandoned 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neither confirmed nor denied 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Declined to act with the approval of the Information Commissioner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 23 535 12 2913 7 4851 11 23489 7 51106

4.5.3 Relevant minutes processed and disclosed for audio formats

Relevant minutes processed and disclosed for audio formats
Number of Minutes Processed Number of Minutes Disclosed Number of Requests
0 0 0

4.5.4 Relevant minutes processed per request disposition for audio formats by size of requests

Relevant minutes processed per request disposition for audio formats by size of requests
Disposition Less than 60 Minutes processed 60-120 Minutes processed More than 120 Minutes processed
Number of requests Minutes Processed Number of requests Minutes Processed Number of requests Minutes Processed
All disclosed 0 0 0 0 0 0
Disclosed in part 0 0 0 0 0 0
All exempted 0 0 0 0 0 0
All excluded 0 0 0 0 0 0
Request abandoned 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neither confirmed nor denied 0 0 0 0 0 0
Declined to act with the approval of the Information Commissioner 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0

4.5.5 Relevant minutes processed and disclosed for video formats

Relevant minutes processed and disclosed for video formats
Number of Minutes Processed Number of Minutes Disclosed Number of Requests
0 0 0

4.5.6 Relevant minutes processed per request disposition for video formats by size of requests

Relevant minutes processed per request disposition for audio formats by size of requests
Disposition Less than 60 Minutes processed 60-120 Minutes processed More than 120 Minutes processed
Number of requests Minutes Processed Number of requests Minutes Processed Number of requests Minutes Processed
All disclosed 0 0 0 0 0 0
Disclosed in part 0 0 0 0 0 0
All exempted 0 0 0 0 0 0
All excluded 0 0 0 0 0 0
Request abandoned 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neither confirmed nor denied 0 0 0 0 0 0
Declined to act with the approval of the Information Commissioner 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0

4.5.7 Other complexities

Other complexities
Disposition Consultation Required Legal Advice Sought Other Total
All disclosed 2 0 0 2
Disclosed in part 25 1 0 26
All exempted 1 0 0 1
All excluded 0 0 0 0
Request abandoned 0 0 0 0
Neither confirmed nor denied 0 0 0 0
Declined to act with the approval of the Information Commissioner 0 0 0 0
Total 28 1 0 29

4.6 Closed requests

4.6.1 Number of requests closed within legislated timelines

Number of requests closed within legislated timelines
Number of requests closed within legislated timelines 49
Percentage of requests closed within legislated timelines (%) 57.64705882

4.7 Deemed refusals

4.7.1 Reasons for not meeting legislated timelines

Reasons for not meeting legislated timelines
Number of requests closed past the legislated timelines Principal Reason
Interference with operations / Workload External Consultation Internal Consultation Other
36 21 0 0 15

4.7.2 Request closed beyond legislated timelines (including any extension taken)

Number of requests closed within legislated timelines
Number of days past legislated timelines Number of requests past legislated timeline where no extension was taken Number of requests past legislated timeline where an extension was taken Total
1 to 15 days 0 0 0
16 to 30 days 1 0 1
31 to 60 days 0 1 1
61 to 120 days 1 1 2
121 to 180 days 1 4 5
181 to 365 days 3 2 5
More than 365 days 8 14 22
Total 13 23 36

4.8 Requests for translation

Number of requests closed within legislated timelines
Translation Requests Accepted Refused Total
English to French  0 0 0
French to English  0 0 0
Total 0 0 0

Section 5: Extensions

5.1 Reasons for extensions and disposition of requests

Reasons for extensions and disposition of requests
Disposition of Requests Where an Extension Was Taken 9(1)(a) Interference With Operations 9(1)(b) Consultation 9(1)(c) Third-Party Notice
Section 69 Other
All disclosed 0 0 1 0
Disclosed in part 12 3 10 9
All exempted 0 0 0 1
All excluded 1 1 0 0
No records exist 0 0 0 0
Request abandoned 0 0 0 0
Decline to act with the approval of the Information Commisioner 0 0 0 0
Total 13 4 11 10

5.2 Length of extensions

Length of extensions
Length of Extensions 9(1)(a) Interference With Operations 9(1)(b) Consultation 9(1)(c) Third-Party Notice
Section 69 Other
30 days or less 5 0 5 0
31 to 60 days 4 2 4 9
61 to 120 days 4 2 1 1
121 to 180 days

0

0 1 0
0 0 0 0 0
365 days or more 0 0 0 0
Total 13 4 11 10

Section 6: Fees

Fees
Fee Type Fee Collected Fee Waived Fee Refunded
Number of Requests Amount Number of Requests Amount Number of Requests Amount
Application 47 $235.00 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Other fees 0 $0.00 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Total 47 $235.00 0 $0.00 0 $0.00

Section 7: Consultations Received From Other Institutions and Organizations

7.1 Consultations received from other Government of Canada institutions and organizations

Consultations received from other Government of Canada institutions and organizations
Consultations Other Government of Canada Institutions Number of Pages to Review Other Organizations Number of Pages to Review
Received during reporting period 83 4406 5 121
Outstanding from the previous reporting period 1 16 0 0
Total 84 4422 5 121
Closed during the reporting period 84 4422 5 121
Pending at the end of the reporting period 0 0 0 0
Carried over beyond negotiated timelines 0 0 0 0

7.2 Recommendations and completion time for consultations received from other Government of Canada institutions

Recommendations and completion time for consultations received from other Government of Canada institutions
Recommendation Number of Days Required to Complete Consultation Requests
1 to 15 Days 16 to 30 Days 31 to 60 Days 61 to 120 Days 121 to 180 Days 181 to 365 Days More Than 365 Days Total
Disclose entirely 39 21 5 2 0 0 1 68
Disclose in part 10 1 5 0 0 0 0 16
Exempt entirely 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exclude entirely 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Consult other institution 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 49 22 10 2 0 0 1 84

7.3 Recommendations and completion time for consultations received from other organizations

Recommendations and completion time for consultations received from other organizations
Recommendation Number of Days Required to Complete Consultation Requests
1 to 15 Days 16 to 30 Days 31 to 60 Days 61 to 120 Days 121 to 180 Days 181 to 365 Days More Than 365 Days Total
Disclose entirely 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Disclose in part 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3
Exempt entirely 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exclude entirely 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Consult other institution 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 5

Section 8: Requests with Legal Services

8.1 Requests with Legal Services

Requests with Legal Services
Number of Days Fewer Than 100 Pages Processed 101-500 Pages Processed 501-1000 Pages Processed 1001-5000 Pages Processed More Than 5000 Pages Processed
Number of Requests Pages Disclosed Number of Requests Pages Disclosed Number of Requests Pages Disclosed Number of Requests Pages Disclosed Number of Requests Pages Disclosed
1 to 15 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 to 30 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
31 to 60 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
61 to 120 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
121 to 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
181 to 365 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
More than 365 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 8 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0

8.2 Requests with Privy Council Office

Requests with Privy Council Office
Number of Days Fewer Than 100 Pages Processed 101‒500 Pages Processed 501-1000 Pages Processed 1001-5000 Pages Processed More Than 5000 Pages Processed
Number of Requests Pages Disclosed Number of Requests Pages Disclosed Number of Requests Pages Disclosed Number of Requests Pages Disclosed Number of Requests Pages Disclosed
1 to 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 to 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 to 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
61 to 120 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
121 to 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
181 to 365 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
More than 365 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Section 9: Investigations and Reports of finding

9.1 Investigations

Investigations
Section 32 Notice of intentions to investigate Subsection 30(5) Ceased to investigate Section 35 Formal Representations
7 0 1

9.2 Investigations and Reports of finding

Investigations
Section 37(1) Initial Reports Section 37(1) Final Reports
Received Containing recommendations issued by the information Commissioner Containing orders issued by the information Commissioner Received Containing recommendations issued by the information Commissioner Containing orders issued by the information Commissioner
4 4 0 7 0 0

Section 10: Court Action

10.1 Court actions on complaints

Investigations
Section 41
Complainant (1) Institution (2) Third Party (3) Privacy Commissioner (4) Total
0 0 0 0 0

10.2 Court actions on third party notifications under paragraph 28(1)(b)

Court actions on third party notifications under paragraph 28(1)(b)
Section 44 - under paragraph 28(1)(b)
0

Section 11: Resources Related to the Access to Information Act

11.1 Allocated Costs

Number of requests recevied
Expenditures Number of Requests
Salaries   $312,357
Overtime   $3,251
Goods and Services   $32,552
Professional services contracts
$28,140  
Other
$4,412  
Total   $348,160

11.2 Human Resources

Human Resources
Resources Person Years Dedicated to Access to Information Activities
Full-time employees 3.750
Part-time and casual employees 0.000
Regional staff 0.00
Consultants and agency personnel 0.166
Students 0.00
Total 3.916
Note: Enter values to three decimal places.

Appendix C: Supplemental Statistical Report on the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act

Name of institution: Statistics Canada

Reporting period: 2022-04-01 to 2023-03-31

Section 1: Capacity to Receive Requests under the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act

1.1 Enter the number of weeks your institution was able to receive ATIP requests through different channels.

The number of weeks your institution was able to receive ATIP requests through different channels.
  Number of weeks
Able to receive requests by mail 52
Able to receive requests by email 52
Able to receive requests through the digital request service 52

Section 2: Capacity to Process Records under the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act

2.1 Enter the number of weeks your institution was able to process paper records in different classification levels.

The number of weeks your institution was able to process paper records in different classification levels.
  No capacity Partial capacity Full capacity Total
Unclassified paper records 0 0 52 52
Protected B paper records 0 0 52 52
Secret and top secret paper records 0 0 52 52

2.2 Enter the number of weeks your institution was able to process electronic records in different classification levels.

The number of weeks your institution was able to process electronic records in different classification levels.
  No capacity Partial capacity Full capacity Total
Unclassified electronic records 0 0 52 52
Protected B electronic records 0 0 52 52
Secret and top secret electronic records 0 0 52 52

Section 3: Open Requests and Complaints under the Access to Information Act

3.1 Enter the number of open requests that are outstanding from previous reporting periods.

The number of open requests that are outstanding from previous reporting periods.
Fiscal year open request was received Open request that are within legislated timelines as of March 31, 2023 Open request that are beyond legislated timelines as of March 31, 2023 Total
Received in 2022-2023 2 1 3
Received in 2021-2022 0 0 0
Received in 2020-2021 0 0 0
Received in 2019-2020 0 0 0
Received in 2018-2019 0 0 0
Received in 2017-2018 0 0 0
Received in 2016-2017 0 0 0
Received in 2015-2016 0 0 0
Received in 2014-2015 0 0 0
Received in 2013-2014 or earlier 0 0 0
Total 2 1 3

3.2 Enter the number of open complaints with the Information Commissioner of Canada that are outstanding from previous reporting periods.

Enter the number of open complaints with the Information Commissioner of Canada that are outstanding from previous reporting periods.
Fiscal year open complaints were received by institution Number of open complaints
Received in 2022-2023 1
Received in 2021-2022 3
Received in 2020-2021 1
Received in 2019-2020 0
Received in 2018-2019 0
Received in 2017-2018 0
Received in 2016-2017 0
Received in 2015-2016 0
Received in 2014-2015 0
Received in 2013-2014 or earlier 0
Total 5

Section 4: Open Requests and Complaints under the Privacy Act

4.1 Enter the number of open requests that are outstanding from previous reporting periods.

Enter the number of open requests that are outstanding from previous reporting periods.
Fiscal year open request was received Open request within legislated timeline as of March 31, 2023 Open request beyond legislated timeline as of March 31, 2023 Total
Received in 2022-2023 3 0 3
Received in 2021-2022 0 0 0
Received in 2020-2021 0 0 0
Received in 2019-2020 0 0 0
Received in 2018-2019 0 0 0
Received in 2017-2018 0 0 0
Received in 2016-2017 0 0 0
Received in 2015-2016 0 0 0
Received in 2014-2015 0 0 0
Received in 2013-2014 or earlier 0 0 0
Total 3 0 3

4.2 Enter the number of open complaints with the Privacy Commissioner of Canada that are outstanding from previous reporting periods.

Enter the number of open complaints with the Privacy Commissioner of Canada that are outstanding from previous reporting periods.
Fiscal year open complaints were received by institution Number of open complaints
Received in 2022-2023 2
Received in 2021-2022 1
Received in 2020-2021 2
Received in 2019-2020 0
Received in 2018-2019 0
Received in 2017-2018 0
Received in 2016-2017 0
Received in 2015-2016 0
Received in 2014-2015 0
Received in 2013-2017 or earlier 0
Total 5

Section 5: Social Insurance Number

Social Insurance Number
Did your institution begun a new collection or a new consistent use of the SIN in 2022-2023? No

Section 6: Universal Access under the Privacy Act

Universal Access under the Privacy Act
How many requests were received from confirmed foreign nationals outside of Canada in 2022-2023? 0

AES Calibration Groups for the Visitor Travel Survey - Q2 2023

Table 1
AES Calibration Groups for American Visitors
Calibration groups Number of groups
Region/Province of entry by duration of stay 16
Table 2
AES Calibration Groups for Overseas Visitors
Calibration groups Number of groups
Country of residence  24
Country of residence by duration 48
Region by duration 10

Share your input on Canada's Oral Health Statistics Program

Opened: November 2023
Closed: February 2024
Results posted: June 2024

Consultative engagement objectives

On behalf of The Centre for Direct Health Measures (CDHM), Statistics Canada will hold a series of consultations with stakeholders in the Oral Health community (i.e., regulatory authorities, professional associations, and research networks).

The purpose of this engagement activity is to understand stakeholder preferences when communicating results and new data developed by the new Oral Health Statistics Program, their access to information and their level of interest in engaging directly with data. This activity also aims to identify additional data sources.

The insights and experiences of the oral health community will be essential to develop relevant and timely data dissemination products and strategies that will support future data users. We encourage you to attend these sessions which will be led by CDHM and will include participation from members of the Oral Health Branch of Health Canada.

How to get involved

This consultative engagement activity is now closed.

If you are a part of the oral health community, and you wish to contribute your insights, please contact us at consultativeengagement-mobilisationconsultative@statcan.gc.ca for more details on how to participate.

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

Results

We want to thank all participants who provided their feedback which will be essential in developing relevant and timely data dissemination products and strategies that support data users. We invite you to read the results report from the consultative engagement activities on Canada's Oral Health Statistics Program.

Quarterly Survey of Financial Statements: Weighted Asset Response Rate - third quarter 2023

Weighted Asset Response Rate
Table summary
This table displays the results of Weighted Asset Response Rate. The information is grouped by Release date (appearing as row headers), 2023, Q2, Q3, and Q4, and 2023, Q1, Q2 calculated using percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Release date 2022 2023
Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3
percentage
November 23, 2023 79.0 72.7 75.2 74.2 59.2
August 24, 2023 79.0 72.7 72.2 59.4  
May 24, 2023 79.0 72.7 57.6    
February 23, 2023 76.9 55.2      
November 23, 2022 56.2        
.. not available for a specific reference period
Source: Quarterly Survey of Financial Statements (2501)

Employment Insurance Coverage Survey: CVs for eligibility of the unemployed for employment insurance benefits, by province - 2022

Employment Insurance Coverage Survey: CVs for eligibility of the unemployed for employment insurance benefits, by province - 2022
Province Eligibility Rate Coefficient of Variation (C.V.)
Percentage (%)
Canada 89.6 1.9
Newfoundland 98.2 1.6
PEI 97.7 3.0
Nova Scotia 96.3 2.7
New Brunswick 98.6 1.0
Quebec 92.8 3.1
Ontario 85.1 4.3
Manitoba 92.2 6.1
Saskatchewan 92.0 5.8
Alberta 78.5 9.8
British Columbia 95.0 4.1

Revisions and seasonal adjustment 2023

Revisions

The Canadian International Merchandise Trade (CIMT) Program of Statistics Canada produces monthly international merchandise trade values, price indices and volume indices on both a customs- and balance of payments-basis. These statistics are prepared under tight deadlines and depend primarily on large volumes of administrative records received from the Canadian Border Services Agency and the United States Customs and Border Protection Agency. In accordance with the agreement on the exchange of import data, Canadian and United States international merchandise trade data are released simultaneously by Statistics Canada and the United States Census Bureau approximately 35 days after the end of the reference month.

Factors influencing revisions include late receipt of Customs documentation, incorrect information on Customs forms, replacement of estimates with actual data, changes in classification of merchandise based on more current information, and changes to seasonal adjustment factors.

In general, merchandise trade data are revised on an ongoing basis for each month of the current year. Current year revisions are reflected in both the customs- and balance of payments-basis data. The previous year's customs-basis data are revised with the release of the January and February reference months as well as on a quarterly basis. The previous two years of customs-basis data are revised annually and are released in February with the December reference month. The previous year's balance of payments-basis data are revised with the release of the January, February, March and April reference months. Revisions to balance of payments-basis data for previous years are released annually in December with the October reference month.

Seasonal Adjustment

Seasonal adjustment of customs- and balance of payments-basis values and price and volume indices is performed at an aggregated commodity grouping level of the North American Product Classification System (NAPCS). Customs- and balance of payments-basis values are also seasonally adjusted at the principal trading partner level of geographical detail. Monthly fluctuations can occur as a result of weather patterns, number of trading days, roving holidays (such as Easter) and institutional factors (such as scheduled factory shutdowns). In order to isolate turning points or trends in the basic data, it is necessary to eliminate this effect of seasonal movement. To remove seasonal fluctuations from time series, Statistics Canada uses the SAS® X12 procedure (SAS Institute Inc., 2010) as well as an adaptation of the US Census Bureau X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment program (US Census Bureau, 2010). The seasonal adjustment process is applied following the Statistics Canada Quality Guidelines.

Revised data are available in the appropriate data tables and statistical products.

Reference

SAS Institute Inc. (2010), "The X12 Procedure", SAS 9.2 Documentation: SAS/ETS 9.22 User's Guide, Cary, NC: SAS Institute Inc.

US Census Bureau (2010), X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Program, Version 0.3, Washington, DC.

Why do we conduct this survey?

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

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

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

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

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

Other important information

Authorization to collect this information

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

Confidentiality

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

Record linkages

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

Data-sharing agreements

To reduce respondent burden, Statistics Canada has entered into data-sharing agreements with provincial and territorial statistical agencies and other government organizations, which have agreed to keep the data confidential and use them only for statistical purposes. Statistics Canada will only share data from this survey with those organizations that have demonstrated a requirement to use the data.

Section 11 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with provincial and territorial statistical agencies that meet certain conditions. These agencies must have the legislative authority to collect the same information, on a mandatory basis, and the legislation must provide substantially the same provisions for confidentiality and penalties for disclosure of confidential information as the Statistics Act. Because these agencies have the legal authority to compel businesses to provide the same information, consent is not requested and businesses may not object to the sharing of the data.

For this survey, there are Section 11 agreements with the provincial and territorial statistical agencies of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and the Yukon.

The shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.

Section 12 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with federal, provincial or territorial government organizations.

Under Section 12, you may refuse to share your information with any of these organizations by writing a letter of objection to the Chief Statistician, specifying the organizations with which you do not want Statistics Canada to share your data and mailing it to the following address:

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

You may also contact us by email at statcan.esd-helpdesk-dse-bureaudedepannage.statcan@statcan.gc.ca or by fax at 613-951-6583.

For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut as well as with the Canada Energy Regulator, Natural Resources Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada and the provincial and territorial departments responsible for the energy sector.  For a detailed list of departments please see the Data Sharing section of the Information for Survey Participants page on the StatCan website.

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

Business or organization and contact information

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

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

Legal name

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

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

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

Operating name

The operating name, which is different from the legal name, is a name the business or organization is commonly known as for day-to-day activities, and which is used to advertise and promote itself. The operating name is synonymous with trade name.

  • Legal name
  • Operating name (if applicable)

2. Verify or provide the contact information for the designated contact person for the business or organization, and correct information if needed.

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

  • First name
  • Last name
  • Title
  • Preferred language of communication
    • English
    • French
  • Mailing address (number and street)
  • City
  • Province, territory or state
  • Postal code or ZIP (Zone Improvement Plan) code:
  • Country
    • Canada
    • United States
  • Email address
  • Telephone number (including area code)
  • Extension number (if applicable)
  • Fax number (including area code)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Description and examples

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

Provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's main activity.

e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development

Main activity

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

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

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

How to search:

  • if desired, you can filter the search results by first selecting the business or organization's activity sector
  • enter keywords or a brief description that best describe the business or organization's main activity
  • press the Search button to search the database for an activity that best matches the keywords or description you provided
  • select an activity from the list.

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

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

Enter keywords or a brief description, then press the Search button

Electricity generation

1. Did this business generate electricity?

Electricity:
A form of energy generated by friction, induction or chemical change that is caused by the presence and motion of elementary-charged particles.

Electricity Generation:
Please provide the total amount of electricity generated including what was consumed by the plant and sold.

Note: If the plant consumed any of the electricity it generated, please include the quantity consumed in question 5.

  • Yes
  • No

2. How much electricity did this business generate?

Note: Report the total quantity of electricity generated; regardless of whether it was consumed by this business or sold to others.

  • Quantity generated

Unit of measure

  • Gigajoule (GJ)
  • Kilowatt-hour (kWh)
  • Megawatt-hour (MWh)
  • Million Btu (MMBtu)

Type of energy consumed

3. Which types of energy were consumed by the business?

Include energy consumed: as fuel for the production process (also heating, on-site transportation, to produce steam for own use); to produce electricity; to produce steam for sale or transfer to another business; and for non-energy use (such as atomization, as feedstock to produce other products, as a reducing agent or used in gasoline blends).

Select all that apply.

Electricity:
A form of energy generated by friction, induction or chemical change that is caused by the presence and motion of elementary-charged particles. The electricity that is consumed can either be received by the establishment (purchased) or produced by the establishment (self-generated).

Natural gas:
A mixture of hydrocarbons, comprised principally of methane (CH4), originating in the gaseous phase or in solution with crude oil in porous geologic formations beneath the earth's surface.

Propane:
A gaseous, straight-chained hydrocarbon. A colourless, paraffinic gas extracted from natural gas or refinery gas streams, consisting of molecules composed of three atoms of carbon and eight atoms of hydrogen (C3H8). Used primarily in residential and commercial heating and cooling, as transportation fuel and petrochemical feedstock.

Middle distillates (diesel, light fuel oil, kerosene)
Diesel:

All grades of distillate fuel used for diesel engines, including those with low sulphur content (lower than 0.05%). Exclude diesel used for transportation off the plant site.

Light fuel oil:
A light petroleum distillate used for power burners. Include fuel oil no. 2, fuel oil no. 3, furnace fuel oil, gas oils and light industrial fuel.

Kerosene and other middle distillates:
Include kerosene (a light petroleum distillate that is used in space heaters, cook stoves and water heaters, and is suitable for use as a light source when burned in wick-fed lamps; also known as stove oil), fuel oil no. 1 and mineral lamp oil. Exclude gasoline used for transportation off the plant site.

Heavy fuel oil (Canadian/Foreign):
All grades of residual type fuels, including those with low sulphur content. Usually used for steam and electric power generation, and diesel motors.
Include heavy fuel oil nos. 4, 5, 6 and bunker C.

Wood and wood waste:
Wood and wood energy used as fuel, including round wood (cord wood), lignin, wood scraps from furniture and window frame manufacturing, wood chips, bark, sawdust, shavings, lumber rejects, forest residues, charcoal and pulp waste from the operation of pulp mills, sawmills and plywood mills.

Spent pulping liquor (Black liquor):
A recycled by-product formed during the pulping of wood in the paper-making process. It is primarily made up of lignin and other wood constituents, and chemicals that are by-products of the manufacture of chemical pulp. It is burned as fuel or in a recovery boiler which produces steam which can be used to produce electricity.

Refuse:
Solid or liquid waste materials used as a combustible energy source. Include the burning of wastepaper, packing materials, garbage and other industrial, agricultural and urban refuse. It is often used to generate electricity. Please specify type.

Steam:
A gas resulting from the vaporization of a liquid or the sublimation of a solid, generated by condensing or non condensing turbines. The steam that is consumed can either be produced by the establishment (self-generated) or received by the establishment (purchased). Report purchased or self-generated steam used as fuel for the production process, used to produce electricity and used for a non-energy use (such as atomization or as feed in process application). However, steam consumed as a motive force to move liquid and gas streams, or steam used to moisturize feed for another process should not be reported.

Special note:
The consumption of fuels used to generate steam for use within the establishment (self-generated steam) should be reported under "as fuel" for those fuels. For example, if 100 cubic metres of heavy fuel oil was used to produce self-generated steam, the consumption of 100 cubic metres should be included under "as fuel" for heavy fuel oil.

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

Bituminous coal (Canadian/Foreign):
A dense, black coal, often with well-defined bands of bright and dull material with a moisture content usually less than 20%. It has a higher heating value and higher volatile matter and ash content than sub-bituminous coal; the heating value of bituminous coal typically ranges from 23.3 to 30.2 terajoules per kilotonne. Used in making coke, in steam and electricity production, as well as in the production of steel. Metallurgical coal is typically bituminous coal.

Sub-bituminous coal (Canadian/Foreign):
A black coal used primarily for thermal generation. It has a high moisture content, between 15% and 40% by weight. Its sulphur content is typically quite low; its ash content is also usually low, but volatile matter is usually high and can exceed 40% of the weight. Heating value varies from 16.3 terajoules per kilotonne to slightly over 20.9 terajoules per kilotonne.

Lignite:
Low-rank, brown coals which are distinctly brown and woody or claylike in appearance, and which contain relatively high moisture contents (between 30% and 70% of the fuel by weight). Used almost exclusively for electric power generation.

Anthracite:
A hard, black, lustrous coal containing a high percentage of fixed carbon, a low percentage of volatile matter, little moisture content, low sulfur, low ash and a high heating value at or above 27.7 terajoules per kilotonne that burns with a nearly smokeless flame. Generally used in the production of steel.

Coal coke (Canadian/Foreign):
A hard, porous product made from the carbonization (baking) of bituminous coal in ovens in substoichiometric atmosphere at high temperatures to the extent that the volatile matter of the coal is released and the coal passes through a "plastic stage" to become metallurgical coke. Often used as a fuel and a carbon input (reducing agent) in smelting iron ore in an integrated steel mill (blast furnace). Coke breeze and foundry coke are included in this category.

Coal tar:
Organic material separated from coke oven gas evolved during coking operations (a black and viscous liquid). This category includes pyridine, tar acids, naphthalene, creosote oil and coal pitch.

Light coal oil:
Condensable products (primarily benzene, toluene, xylene and solvent naphtha) obtained during distillation of the coke oven gas, following removal of the coal tar.

Coke oven gas:
Obtained as a by-product of solid fuel carbonization and gasification operations carried out by coke producers and iron and steel plants.

Petroleum coke (Canadian/Foreign):
A final product, often called a "waste product", of the petroleum refining process, which is the output of the refinery after all of the distillates and oils have been distilled from crude oil, leaving a product that has the appearance of coal. There are various types, e.g., "sponge", "shot", and "fluid" coke, which are differentiated according to size. Petroleum coke is a residue high in carbon content and low in hydrogen that is the final product of thermal decomposition in the condensation process in cracking. It is typically high in sulfur, low in volatile matter, low in ash and low in moisture. It may be sold as is or further purified by calcining for specialty uses, including anode production. It may also be burned as fuel in various processes, ranging from power plants to cement kilns.
Heating value is typically around 40 terajoules per kilotonne.

Refinery fuel gas:
Any un-separated mixture of gases produced in refineries by distillation, cracking, reforming and other processes. The principal constituents are methane, ethane, ethylene, normal butane, butylenes, propane, propylene, etc. (et cetera) Also known as still gas. Still gas is used as a refinery fuel and a petrochemical feedstock.

Coke on catalyst (Catalyst coke):
In many catalytic operations (e.g., catalytic cracking), carbon is deposited on the catalyst, thus deactivating the catalyst. The catalyst is reactivated by burning off the carbon, which is used as a fuel in the refining process. This carbon or coke is not recoverable in a concentrated form.

Bitumen emulsion (Orimulsion):
A thick oil and water emulsion. It is made by mixing bitumen with about 30% water and a small amount of surfactant. Behaves similarly to fuel oil and was developed for industrial use.

Ethane:
A normally gaseous, straight-chain hydrocarbon. A colourless, paraffinic gas extracted from natural gas or refinery gas streams, consisting of molecules composed of two atoms of carbon and six atoms of hydrogen (C2H6). Ethane is used as petrochemical feedstock in production of chemicals and plastics and as a solvent in enhanced oil recovery process.

Butane:
A normally gaseous hydrocarbon. A colourless, paraffinic gas extracted from natural gas or refinery gas streams, consisting of molecules composed of four atoms of carbon and ten atoms of hydrogen (C4H10). Butane is used primarily for blending in high-octane gasoline, for residential and commercial heating, and in the manufacture of chemicals and synthetic rubber.

Naphtha:
A feedstock destined primarily for the petrochemical industry (e.g., ethylene manufacture or aromatics production). Naphtha specialties comprise all finished products within the naphtha boiling range of 70°C to 200°C that are used as paint thinners, cleaners or solvents.
Include gas oil used as petrochemical feedstocks.

By-product gas:
A mixture of hydrocarbons and hydrogen produced from chemical processes such as ethane cracking.

Flared gas:
Gas that is being burned as a means of disposal to the environment usually when it contains odorous or toxic components. Flared gas should be reported "as non-energy use".

Other:
Any energy commodity consumed not otherwise identified above. Specify in the space provided along with the unit of measure.

  • Electricity - self-generated or purchased
  • Natural gas
  • Propane
  • Diesel consumed on site
  • Light fuel oil
  • Kerosene and other middle distillates
  • Heavy fuel oil
  • Wood and wood waste
  • Spent pulping liquor
  • Steam - self-generated or purchased
  • Coal - Bituminous
  • Coal - Sub-bituminous
  • Coal - Anthracite
  • Coal - Lignite
  • Coal coke
  • Coal tar
  • Light coal oil
  • Coke oven gas
  • Petroleum coke
  • Refinery fuel gas
  • By-product gas
  • Coke on catalyst
  • Bitumen emulsion (orimulsion)
  • Ethane
  • Butane
  • Naphtha
  • Flared gas
  • Refuse - Specify the type of refuse consumed:
  • Other - Specify other energy consumed not listed:

Electricity consumed

4. What unit of measure will you use to report electricity?

Unit of Measure

  • Gigajoule (GJ)
  • Kilowatt-hour (kWh)
  • Megawatt-hour (MWh)
  • Million Btu (MMBtu)

5. What was the quantity of self-generated and purchased electricity consumed as fuel?

Use the unit of measure you selected in the question above.

Electricity:
A form of energy generated by friction, induction or chemical change that is caused by the presence and motion of elementary-charged particles. The electricity that is consumed can either be received by the establishment (purchased) or produced by the establishment (self-generated).

Amount consumed as fuel:

The quantity of the energy commodity used to:

  • power production processes, heating, on-site transportation
  • produce steam for own use (e.g., steam which is then used to heat the plant, to generate electricity or for non-energy use).

Note: If the plant consumed self-generated electricity, please ensure you reported the total amount of electricity that was generated in question 1. If the energy commodity was used to produce steam for own use, please also respond to the consumption of self-generated steam question.

What was the quantity of self-generated and purchased electricity consumed as fuel?
  Quantity of self-generated electricity consumed Quantity of purchased electricity consumed
As fuel for the production process
Also include energy consumed for heating, on-site transportation and to produce steam for own use.
   

Natural gas consumed

6. What unit of measure will you use to report natural gas?

Unit of Measure

  • 100 cubic feet (Ccf)
  • Cubic foot (ft3)
  • Cubic metre (m3)
  • Gigajoule (GJ)
  • Litre (L)
  • Million Btu (MMBtu)
  • Thousands of cubic metres (000m3)

7. What was the quantity of natural gas consumed for each of the following purposes?

Use the unit of measure you selected in the question above.

Natural gas:
A mixture of hydrocarbons, comprised principally of methane (CH4), originating in the gaseous phase or in solution with crude oil in porous geologic formations beneath the earth's surface.

Amount consumed as fuel:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to:

  • power production processes, heating, on-site transportation
  • produce steam for own use (e.g., steam which is then used to heat the plant, to generate electricity or for non-energy use).

Note: If the energy commodity was used to produce steam for own use, please also respond to the consumption of self-generated steam question.

Amount consumed to produce steam for sale:
The quantity of the energy commodity used in the production of steam that is delivered to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding. Energy used to produce steam which is used internally by your plant is reported consumed "as fuel".

Amount consumed to produce electricity:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to generate electricity either for the plant's own use or for delivery to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding.

Amount consumed for non-energy use:
The quantity of the energy commodity used for other purposes than as fuel in the plant production process or to produce electricity or steam. Some examples of natural gas used for non-energy use are:

  • used as a reducing agent to produce direct reduced iron (DRI)
  • used as feed to produce hydrogen and ammonia.
What was the quantity of natural gas consumed for each of the following purposes?
  Quantity consumed
As fuel for the production process
Also include energy consumed for heating, on-site transportation and to produce steam for own use.
 
To produce steam for sale or transfer to another business  
To produce electricity  
For non-energy use
e.g., atomization, as feed to produce other products, as a reducing agent or used in gasoline blends
 

Propane consumed

8. What unit of measure will you use to report propane?

Unit of Measure

  • 33-Pound cylinder
  • Cubic metre (m3)
  • Imperial gallon (imp. gal.)
  • U.S. gallon (U.S. gal)
  • Gigajoule (GJ)
  • Kilogram (kg)
  • Litre (L)
  • Metric tonne (MT)
  • Million Btu (MMBtu)
  • Pound (lb)
  • Thousands of cubic metres (000m3)

9. What was the quantity of propane consumed for each of the following purposes?

Use the unit of measure you selected in the question above.

Propane:
A gaseous, straight-chained hydrocarbon. A colourless, paraffinic gas extracted from natural gas or refinery gas streams, consisting of molecules composed of three atoms of carbon and eight atoms of hydrogen (C3H8). Used primarily in residential and commercial heating and cooling, as transportation fuel and petrochemical feedstock.

Amount consumed as fuel:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to:

  • power production processes, heating, on-site transportation
  • produce steam for own use (e.g., steam which is then used to heat the plant, to generate electricity or for non-energy use).

Note: If the energy commodity was used to produce steam for own use, please also respond to the consumption of self-generated steam question.

Amount consumed to produce steam for sale:
The quantity of the energy commodity used in the production of steam that is delivered to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding. Energy used to produce steam which is used internally by your plant is reported consumed "as fuel".

Amount consumed to produce electricity:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to generate electricity either for the plant's own use or for delivery to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding.

Amount consumed for non-energy use:
The quantity of the energy commodity used for other purposes than as fuel in the plant production process or to produce electricity or steam.

What was the quantity of propane consumed for each of the following purposes?
  Quantity consumed
As fuel for the production process
Also include energy consumed for heating, on-site transportation and to produce steam for own use
 
To produce steam for sale or transfer to another business  
To produce electricity  
For non-energy use
e.g., atomization, as feed to produce other products, as a reducing agent or used in gasoline blends
 

Diesel consumed on-site

10. What unit of measure will you use to report diesel?

Unit of Measure

  • Cubic metre (m3)
  • Imperial gallon (imp. gal.)
  • U.S. gallon (U.S. gal)
  • Gigajoule (GJ)
  • Litre (L)
  • Metric tonne (MT)
  • Million Btu (MMBtu)
  • Thousands of cubic metres (000m3)

11. What was the quantity of diesel consumed on-site for each of the following purposes?

Use the unit of measure you selected in the question above.

Diesel:
All grades of distillate fuel used for diesel engines, including those with low sulphur content (lower than 0.05%). Exclude diesel used for transportation off the plant site.

Amount consumed as fuel:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to:

  • power production processes, heating, on-site transportation
  • produce steam for own use (e.g., steam which is then used to heat the plant, to generate electricity or for non-energy use).

Note: If the energy commodity was used to produce steam for own use, please also respond to the consumption of self-generated steam question.

Amount consumed to produce steam for sale:
The quantity of the energy commodity used in the production of steam that is delivered to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding. Energy used to produce steam which is used internally by your plant is reported consumed "as fuel".

Amount consumed to produce electricity:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to generate electricity either for the plant's own use or for delivery to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding.

Amount consumed for non-energy use:
The quantity of the energy commodity used for other purposes than as fuel in the plant production process or to produce electricity or steam.

What was the quantity of diesel consumed on-site for each of the following purposes?
  Quantity consumed
As fuel for the production process
Also include energy consumed for heating, on-site transportation and to produce steam for own use.
 
To produce steam for sale or transfer to another business  
To produce electricity  
For non-energy use
e.g., atomization, as feed to produce other products, as a reducing agent or used in gasoline blends
 

Light fuel oil consumed

12. What unit of measure will you use to report light fuel oil?

Unit of Measure

  • Cubic metre (m3)
  • Imperial gallon (imp. gal.)
  • U.S. gallon (U.S. gal)
  • Gigajoule (GJ)
  • Litre (L)
  • Metric tonne (MT)
  • Million Btu (MMBtu)
  • Thousands of cubic metres (000m3)

13. What was the quantity of light fuel oil consumed for each of the following purposes?

Use the unit of measure you selected in the question above.

Light fuel oil:
A light petroleum distillate used for power burners. Include fuel oil no. 2, fuel oil no. 3, furnace fuel oil, gas oils and light industrial fuel.

Amount consumed as fuel:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to:

  • power production processes, heating, on-site transportation
  • produce steam for own use (e.g., steam which is then used to heat the plant, to generate electricity or for non-energy use).

Note: If the energy commodity was used to produce steam for own use, please also respond to the consumption of self-generated steam question.

Amount consumed to produce steam for sale:
The quantity of the energy commodity used in the production of steam that is delivered to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding. Energy used to produce steam which is used internally by your plant is reported consumed "as fuel".

Amount consumed to produce electricity:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to generate electricity either for the plant's own use or for delivery to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding.

Amount consumed for non-energy use:
The quantity of the energy commodity used for other purposes than as fuel in the plant production process or to produce electricity or steam.

What was the quantity of light fuel oil consumed for each of the following purposes?
  Quantity consumed
As fuel for the production process
Also include energy consumed for heating, on-site transportation and to produce steam for own use.
 
To produce steam for sale or transfer to another business  
To produce electricity  

Kerosene and other distillates consumed

14. What unit of measure will you use to report kerosene and other middle distillates?

Unit of Measure

  • Cubic metre (m3)
  • Imperial gallon (imp. gal.)
  • U.S. gallon (U.S. gal)
  • Gigajoule (GJ)
  • Litre (L)
  • Metric tonne (MT)
  • Million Btu (MMBtu)
  • Thousands of cubic metres (000m3)

15. What was the quantity of kerosene and other middle distillates consumed for each of the following purposes?

Use the unit of measure you selected in the question above.

Kerosene and other middle distillates:
Include kerosene (a light petroleum distillate that is used in space heaters, cook stoves and water heaters, and is suitable for use as a light source when burned in wick-fed lamps; also known as stove oil), fuel oil no. 1 and mineral lamp oil. Exclude gasoline.

Amount consumed as fuel:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to:

  • power production processes, heating, on-site transportation
  • produce steam for own use (e.g., steam which is then used to heat the plant, to generate electricity or for non-energy use).

Note: If the energy commodity was used to produce steam for own use, please also respond to the consumption of self-generated steam question.

Amount consumed to produce steam for sale:
The quantity of the energy commodity used in the production of steam that is delivered to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding. Energy used to produce steam which is used internally by your plant is reported consumed "as fuel".

Amount consumed to produce electricity:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to generate electricity either for the plant's own use or for delivery to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding.

Amount consumed for non-energy use:
The quantity of the energy commodity used for other purposes than as fuel in the plant production process or to produce electricity or steam.

What was the quantity of kerosene and other middle distillates consumed for each of the following purposes?
  Quantity consumed
As fuel for the production process
Also include energy consumed for heating, on-site transportation and to produce steam for own use.
 
To produce steam for sale or transfer to another business  
To produce electricity  

Heavy fuel oil consumed

16. What unit of measure will you use to report heavy fuel oil?

Unit of Measure

  • Barrel (Bbl)
  • Cubic metre (m3)
  • Imperial gallon (imp. gal.)
  • U.S. gallon (U.S. gal)
  • Gigajoule (GJ)
  • Litre (L)
  • Metric tonne (MT)
  • Million Btu (MMBtu)
  • Thousands of cubic metres (000m3)

17. What was the quantity of imported and Canadian heavy fuel oil consumed for each of the following purposes?

Use the unit of measure you selected in the question above.

Heavy fuel oil (Canadian/Foreign):
All grades of residual type fuels, including those with low sulphur content. Usually used for steam and electric power generation, and diesel motors.
Include heavy fuel oil nos. 4, 5, 6 and bunker C.

Amount consumed as fuel:

The quantity of the energy commodity used to:

  • power production processes, heating, on-site transportation
  • produce steam for own use (e.g., steam which is then used to heat the plant, to generate electricity or for non-energy use).

Note: If the energy commodity was used to produce steam for own use, please also respond to the consumption of self-generated steam question.

Amount consumed to produce steam for sale:
The quantity of the energy commodity used in the production of steam that is delivered to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding. Energy used to produce steam which is used internally by your plant is reported consumed "as fuel".

Amount consumed to produce electricity:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to generate electricity either for the plant's own use or for delivery to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding.

Amount consumed for non-energy use:
The quantity of the energy commodity used for other purposes than as fuel in the plant production process or to produce electricity or steam.

What was the quantity of imported and Canadian heavy fuel oil consumed for each of the following purposes?
  Quantity of imported heavy fuel oil consumed Quantity of Canadian heavy fuel oil consumed
As fuel for the production process
Also include energy consumed for heating, on-site transportation and to produce steam for own use.
   
To produce steam for sale or transfer to another business    
To produce electricity    
For non-energy use
e.g., atomization, as feed to produce other products, as a reducing agent or used in gasoline blends
   

Wood and wood waste consumed

18. What unit of measure will you use to report wood and wood waste?

Unit of Measure

  • Gigajoule (GJ)
  • Kilogram (kg)
  • Long ton (LT)
  • Metric tonne (MT)
  • Million Btu (MMBtu)
  • Pound (lb)
  • Short ton (ST)

19. What was the quantity of wood and wood waste consumed for each of the following purposes?

Use the unit of measure you selected in the question above.

Wood and wood waste:
Wood and wood energy used as fuel, including round wood (cord wood), lignin, wood scraps from furniture and window frame manufacturing, wood chips, bark, sawdust, shavings, lumber rejects, forest residues, charcoal and pulp waste from the operation of pulp mills, sawmills and plywood mills.

Amount consumed as fuel:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to:

  • power production processes, heating, on-site transportation
  • produce steam for own use (e.g., steam which is then used to heat the plant, to generate electricity or for non-energy use).

Note: If the energy commodity was used to produce steam for own use, please also respond to the consumption of self-generated steam question.

Amount consumed to produce steam for sale:
The quantity of the energy commodity used in the production of steam that is delivered to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding. Energy used to produce steam which is used internally by your plant is reported consumed "as fuel".

Amount consumed to produce electricity:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to generate electricity either for the plant's own use or for delivery to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding.

What was the quantity of wood and wood waste consumed for each of the following purposes?
  Quantity consumed
As fuel for the production process
Also include energy consumed for heating, on-site transportation and to produce steam for own use.
 
To produce steam for sale or transfer to another business  
To produce electricity  

Spent pulping liquor consumed

20. What unit of measure will you use to report spent pulping liquor?

Unit of Measure

  • Gigajoule (GJ)
  • Kilogram (kg)
  • Long ton (LT)
  • Metric tonne (MT)
  • Million Btu (MMBtu)
  • Pound (lb)
  • Short ton (ST)

21. What was the quantity of spent pulping liquor consumed for each of the following purposes?

Use the unit of measure you selected in the question above.

Spent pulping liquor (Black liquor):
A recycled by-product formed during the pulping of wood in the paper-making process. It is primarily made up of lignin and other wood constituents, and chemicals that are by-products of the manufacture of chemical pulp. It is burned as fuel or in a recovery boiler which produces steam which can be used to produce electricity.

Amount consumed as fuel:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to:

  • power production processes, heating, on-site transportation
  • produce steam for own use (e.g., steam which is then used to heat the plant, to generate electricity or for non-energy use).

Note: If the energy commodity was used to produce steam for own use, please also respond to the consumption of self-generated steam question.

Amount consumed to produce steam for sale:
The quantity of the energy commodity used in the production of steam that is delivered to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding. Energy used to produce steam which is used internally by your plant is reported consumed "as fuel".

Amount consumed to produce electricity:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to generate electricity either for the plant's own use or for delivery to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding.

What was the quantity of spent pulping liquor consumed for each of the following purposes?
  Quantity consumed
As fuel for the production process
Also include energy consumed for heating, on-site transportation and to produce steam for own use.
 
To produce steam for sale or transfer to another business  
To produce electricity  

Steam consumed

22. What unit of measure will you use to report steam?

Unit of Measure

  • Gigajoule (GJ)
  • Kilogram (kg)
  • Long ton (LT)
  • Metric tonne (MT)
  • Million Btu (MMBtu)
  • Pound (lb)
  • Short ton (ST)

23. What was the quantity of self-generated and purchased steam consumed for each of the following purposes?

Use the unit of measure you selected in the question above.

Steam:
A gas resulting from the vaporization of a liquid or the sublimation of a solid, generated by condensing or non condensing turbines. The steam that is consumed can either be produced by the establishment (self-generated) or received by the establishment (purchased). Report purchased or self-generated steam used as fuel for the production process, used to produce electricity and used for a non-energy use (such as atomization or as feed in process application). However, steam consumed as a motive force to move liquid and gas streams, or steam used to moisturize feed for another process should not be reported.

Special note:
The consumption of fuels used to generate steam for use within the establishment (self-generated steam) should be reported under "as fuel" for those fuels. For example, if 100 cubic metres of heavy fuel oil was used to produce self-generated steam, the consumption of 100 cubic metres should be included under "as fuel" for heavy fuel oil.

What was the quantity of self-generated and purchased steam consumed for each of the following purposes?
  Quantity of self-generated
steam consumed
Quantity of purchased
steam consumed
As fuel for the production process
Also include energy consumed for heating and on-site transportation.
   
To produce electricity    
For non-energy use
e.g., atomization, as feed to produce other products, as a reducing agent or used in gasoline blends
   

Bituminous coal consumed

24. What unit of measure will you use to report bituminous coal?

Unit of Measure

  • Gigajoule (GJ)
  • Kilogram (kg)
  • Long ton (LT)
  • Metric tonne (MT)
  • Million Btu (MMBtu)
  • Pound (lb)
  • Short ton (ST)

25. What was the quantity of imported and Canadian bituminous coal consumed for each of the following purposes?

Use the unit of measure you selected in the question above.

Bituminous coal (Canadian/Foreign):
A dense, black coal, often with well-defined bands of bright and dull material with a moisture content usually less than 20%. It has a higher heating value and higher volatile matter and ash content than sub-bituminous coal; the heating value of bituminous coal typically ranges from 23.3 to 30.2 terajoules per kilotonne. Used in making coke, in steam and electricity production, as well as in the production of steel. Metallurgical coal is typically bituminous coal.

Amount consumed as fuel:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to:

  • power production processes, heating, on-site transportation
  • produce steam for own use (e.g., steam which is then used to heat the plant, to generate electricity or for non-energy use).

Note: If the energy commodity was used to produce steam for own use, please also respond to the consumption of self-generated steam question.

Amount consumed to produce steam for sale:
The quantity of the energy commodity used in the production of steam that is delivered to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding. Energy used to produce steam which is used internally by your plant is reported consumed "as fuel".

Amount consumed to produce electricity:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to generate electricity either for the plant's own use or for delivery to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding.

Amount consumed for non-energy use:
The quantity of the energy commodity used for other purposes than as fuel in the plant production process or to produce electricity or steam. For example, anthracite used for non-energy use are used as feed (as a reducing agent) to produce ferrosilicon, silicon metal, iron and steel.

What was the quantity of imported and Canadian bituminous coal consumed for each of the following purposes?
  Quantity of imported
bituminous coal
consumed
Quantity of Canadian
bituminous coal
consumed
As fuel for the production process
Also include energy consumed for heating, on-site transportation and to produce steam for own use.
   
To produce steam for sale or transfer to another business    
To produce electricity    
For non-energy use
e.g., atomization, as feed to produce other products, as a reducing agent or used in gasoline blends
   

Sub-bituminous coal consumed

26. What unit of measure will you use to report sub-bituminous coal?

Unit of Measure

  • Gigajoule (GJ)
  • Kilogram (kg)
  • Long ton (LT)
  • Metric tonne (MT)
  • Million Btu (MMBtu)
  • Pound (lb)
  • Short ton (ST)

27. What was the quantity of imported and Canadian sub-bituminous coal consumed for each of the following purposes?

Use the unit of measure you selected in the question above.

Sub-bituminous coal (Canadian/Foreign):
A black coal used primarily for thermal generation. It has a high moisture content, between 15% and 40% by weight. Its sulphur content is typically quite low; its ash content is also usually low, but volatile matter is usually high and can exceed 40% of the weight. Heating value varies from 16.3 terajoules per kilotonne to slightly over 20.9 terajoules per kilotonne.

Amount consumed as fuel:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to:

  • power production processes, heating, on-site transportation
  • produce steam for own use (e.g., steam which is then used to heat the plant, to generate electricity or for non-energy use).

Note: If the energy commodity was used to produce steam for own use, please also respond to the consumption of self-generated steam question.

Amount consumed to produce steam for sale:
The quantity of the energy commodity used in the production of steam that is delivered to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding. Energy used to produce steam which is used internally by your plant is reported consumed "as fuel".

Amount consumed to produce electricity:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to generate electricity either for the plant's own use or for delivery to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding.

Amount consumed for non-energy use:
The quantity of the energy commodity used for other purposes than as fuel in the plant production process or to produce electricity or steam. For example, anthracite used for non-energy use are used as feed (as a reducing agent) to produce ferrosilicon, silicon metal, iron and steel.

What was the quantity of imported and Canadian sub-bituminous coal consumed for each of the following purposes?
  Quantity of imported
sub-bituminous coal
consumed
Quantity of Canadian
sub-bituminous coal
consumed
As fuel for the production process
Also include energy consumed for heating, on-site transportation and to produce steam for own use.
   
To produce steam for sale or transfer to another business    
To produce electricity    
For non-energy use
e.g., atomization, as feed to produce other products, as a reducing agent or used in gasoline blends
   

Imported anthracite coal consumed

28. What unit of measure will you use to report imported anthracite coal?

Unit of Measure

  • Gigajoule (GJ)
  • Kilogram (kg)
  • Long ton (LT)
  • Metric tonne (MT)
  • Million Btu (MMBtu)
  • Pound (lb)
  • Short ton (ST)

29. What was the quantity of imported anthracite coal consumed for each of the following purposes?

Use the unit of measure you selected in the question above.

Anthracite:
A hard, black, lustrous coal containing a high percentage of fixed carbon, a low percentage of volatile matter, little moisture content, low sulfur, low ash and a high heating value at or above 27.7 terajoules per kilotonne that burns with a nearly smokeless flame. Generally used in the production of steel.

Amount consumed as fuel:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to:

  • power production processes, heating, on-site transportation
  • produce steam for own use (e.g., steam which is then used to heat the plant, to generate electricity or for non-energy use).

Note: If the energy commodity was used to produce steam for own use, please also respond to the consumption of self-generated steam question.

Amount consumed to produce steam for sale:
The quantity of the energy commodity used in the production of steam that is delivered to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding. Energy used to produce steam which is used internally by your plant is reported consumed "as fuel".

Amount consumed to produce electricity:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to generate electricity either for the plant's own use or for delivery to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding.

Amount consumed for non-energy use:
The quantity of the energy commodity used for other purposes than as fuel in the plant production process or to produce electricity or steam. For example, anthracite used for non-energy use are used as feed (as a reducing agent) to produce ferrosilicon, silicon metal, iron and steel.

What was the quantity of imported anthracite coal consumed for each of the following purposes?
  Quantity consumed
As fuel for the production process
Also include energy consumed for heating, on-site transportation and to produce steam for own use.
 
To produce steam for sale or transfer to another business  
To produce electricity  
For non-energy use
e.g., atomization, as feed to produce other products, as a reducing agent or used in gasoline blends
 

Canadian lignite coal consumed

30. What unit of measure will you use to report Canadian lignite coal?

Unit of Measure

  • Gigajoule (GJ)
  • Kilogram (kg)
  • Long ton (LT)
  • Metric tonne (MT)
  • Million Btu (MMBtu)
  • Pound (lb)
  • Short ton (ST)

31. What was the quantity of Canadian lignite coal consumed for each of the following purposes?

Use the unit of measure you selected in the question above.

Lignite:
Low-rank, brown coals which are distinctly brown and woody or claylike in appearance, and which contain relatively high moisture contents (between 30% and 70% of the fuel by weight). Used almost exclusively for electric power generation.

Amount consumed as fuel:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to:

  • power production processes, heating, on-site transportation
  • produce steam for own use (e.g., steam which is then used to heat the plant, to generate electricity or for non-energy use).

Note: If the energy commodity was used to produce steam for own use, please also respond to the consumption of self-generated steam question.

Amount consumed to produce steam for sale:
The quantity of the energy commodity used in the production of steam that is delivered to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding. Energy used to produce steam which is used internally by your plant is reported consumed "as fuel".

Amount consumed to produce electricity:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to generate electricity either for the plant's own use or for delivery to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding.

Amount consumed for non-energy use:
The quantity of the energy commodity used for other purposes than as fuel in the plant production process or to produce electricity or steam. For example, anthracite used for non-energy use are used as feed (as a reducing agent) to produce ferrosilicon, silicon metal, iron and steel.

What was the quantity of Canadian lignite coal consumed for each of the following purposes?
  Quantity consumed
As fuel for the production process
Also include energy consumed for heating, on-site transportation and to produce steam for own use.
 
To produce steam for sale or transfer to another business  
To produce electricity  
For non-energy use
e.g., atomization, as feed to produce other products, as a reducing agent or used in gasoline blends
 

Coal coke consumed

32. What unit of measure will you use to report coal coke?

Unit of Measure

  • Gigajoule (GJ)
  • Kilogram (kg)
  • Long ton (LT)
  • Metric tonne (MT)
  • Million Btu (MMBtu)
  • Pound (lb)
  • Short ton (ST)

33. What was the quantity of imported and Canadian coal coke consumed for each of the following purposes?

Use the unit of measure you selected in the question above.

Coal coke (Canadian/Foreign):
A hard, porous product made from the carbonization (baking) of bituminous coal in ovens in substoichiometric atmosphere at high temperatures to the extent that the volatile matter of the coal is released and the coal passes through a "plastic stage" to become metallurgical coke. Often used as a fuel and a carbon input (reducing agent) in smelting iron ore in an integrated steel mill (blast furnace). Coke breeze and foundry coke are included in this category.

Amount consumed as fuel:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to:

  • power production processes, heating, on-site transportation
  • produce steam for own use (e.g., steam which is then used to heat the plant, to generate electricity or for non-energy use).

Note: If the energy commodity was used to produce steam for own use, please also respond to the consumption of self-generated steam question.

Amount consumed to produce steam for sale:
The quantity of the energy commodity used in the production of steam that is delivered to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding. Energy used to produce steam which is used internally by your plant is reported consumed "as fuel".

Amount consumed to produce electricity:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to generate electricity either for the plant's own use or for delivery to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding.

Amount consumed for non-energy use:
The quantity of the energy commodity used for other purposes than as fuel in the plant production process or to produce electricity or steam. For example, anthracite used for non-energy use are used as feed (as a reducing agent) to produce ferrosilicon, silicon metal, iron and steel.

What was the quantity of imported and Canadian coal coke consumed for each of the following purposes?
  Quantity of imported coal
coke consumed
Quantity of Canadian coal
coke consumed
As fuel for the production process
Also include energy consumed for heating, on-site transportation and to produce steam for own use.
   
To produce steam for sale or transfer to another business    
To produce electricity    
For non-energy use
e.g., atomization, as feed to produce other products, as a reducing agent or used in gasoline blends
   

Coal tar consumed

34. What unit of measure will you use to report coal tar?

Unit of Measure

  1. Barrel (Bbl)
  2. Cubic metre (m3)
  3. Imperial gallon (imp. gal.)
  4. U.S. gallon (U.S. gal)
  5. Gigajoule (GJ)
  6. Litre (L)
  7. Million Btu (MMBtu)
  8. Thousands of cubic metres (000m3)

35. What was the quantity of coal tar consumed for each of the following purposes?

Use the unit of measure you selected in the question above.

Coal tar:
Organic material separated from coke oven gas evolved during coking operations (a black and viscous liquid). Include pyridine, tar acids, naphthalene, creosote oil and coal pitch.

Amount consumed as fuel:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to:

  • power production processes, heating, on-site transportation
  • produce steam for own use (e.g., steam which is then used to heat the plant, to generate electricity or for non-energy use).

Note: If the energy commodity was used to produce steam for own use, please also respond to the consumption of self-generated steam question.

Amount consumed to produce steam for sale:
The quantity of the energy commodity used in the production of steam that is delivered to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding. Energy used to produce steam which is used internally by your plant is reported consumed "as fuel".

Amount consumed to produce electricity:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to generate electricity either for the plant's own use or for delivery to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding.

Amount consumed for non-energy use:
The quantity of the energy commodity used for other purposes than as fuel in the plant production process or to produce electricity or steam. For example, anthracite used for non-energy use are used as feed (as a reducing agent) to produce ferrosilicon, silicon metal, iron and steel.

What was the quantity of coal tar consumed for each of the following purposes?
  Quantity consumed
As fuel for the production process
Also include energy consumed for heating, on-site transportation and to produce steam for own use.
 
To produce steam for sale or transfer to another business  
To produce electricity  
For non-energy use
e.g., atomization, as feed to produce other products, as a reducing agent or used in gasoline blends
 

Light coal oil consumed

36. What unit of measure will you use to report light coal oil?

Unit of Measure

  • Barrel (Bbl)
  • Cubic metre (m3)
  • Imperial gallon (imp. gal.)
  • U.S. gallon (U.S. gal)
  • Gigajoule (GJ)
  • Litre (L)
  • Million Btu (MMBtu)
  • Thousands of cubic metres (000m3)

37. What was the quantity of light coal oil consumed for each of the following purposes?

Use the unit of measure you selected in the question above.

Light coal oil:
Condensable products (primarily benzene, toluene, xylene and solvent naphtha) obtained during distillation of the coke oven gas, following removal of the coal tar.

Amount consumed as fuel:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to:

  • power production processes, heating, on-site transportation
  • produce steam for own use (e.g., steam which is then used to heat the plant, to generate electricity or for non-energy use).

Note: If the energy commodity was used to produce steam for own use, please also respond to the consumption of self-generated steam question.

Amount consumed to produce steam for sale:
The quantity of the energy commodity used in the production of steam that is delivered to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding. Energy used to produce steam which is used internally by your plant is reported consumed "as fuel".

Amount consumed to produce electricity:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to generate electricity either for the plant's own use or for delivery to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding.

Amount consumed for non-energy use:
The quantity of the energy commodity used for other purposes than as fuel in the plant production process or to produce electricity or steam. For example, anthracite used for non-energy use are used as feed (as a reducing agent) to produce ferrosilicon, silicon metal, iron and steel.

What was the quantity of light coal oil consumed for each of the following purposes?
  Quantity consumed
As fuel for the production process
Also include energy consumed for heating, on-site transportation and to produce steam for own use.
 
To produce steam for sale or transfer to another business  
To produce electricity  
For non-energy use
e.g., atomization, as feed to produce other products, as a reducing agent or used in gasoline blends
 

Coke oven gas consumed

38. What unit of measure will you use to report coke oven gas?

Unit of Measure

  • Cubic metre (m3)
  • Gigajoule (GJ)
  • Litre (L)
  • Million Btu (MMBtu)
  • Thousands of cubic metres (000m3)

39. What was the quantity of coke oven gas consumed for each of the following purposes?

Use the unit of measure you selected in the question above.

Coke oven gas:
Obtained as a by-product of solid fuel carbonization and gasification operations carried out by coke producers and iron and steel plants.

Amount consumed as fuel:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to:

  • power production processes, heating, on-site transportation
  • produce steam for own use (e.g., steam which is then used to heat the plant, to generate electricity or for non-energy use).

Note: If the energy commodity was used to produce steam for own use, please also respond to the consumption of self-generated steam question.

Amount consumed to produce steam for sale:
The quantity of the energy commodity used in the production of steam that is delivered to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding. Energy used to produce steam which is used internally by your plant is reported consumed "as fuel".

Amount consumed to produce electricity:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to generate electricity either for the plant's own use or for delivery to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding.

Amount consumed for non-energy use:
The quantity of the energy commodity used for other purposes than as fuel in the plant production process or to produce electricity or steam. For example, anthracite used for non-energy use are used as feed (as a reducing agent) to produce ferrosilicon, silicon metal, iron and steel.

What was the quantity of coke oven gas consumed for each of the following purposes?
  Quantity consumed
As fuel for the production process
Also include energy consumed for heating, on-site transportation and to produce steam for own use.
 
To produce steam for sale or transfer to another business  
To produce electricity  
For non-energy use
e.g., atomization, as feed to produce other products, as a reducing agent or used in gasoline blends
 

Petroleum coke consumed

40. What unit of measure will you use to report petroleum coke?

Unit of Measure

  • Cubic metre (m3)
  • Gigajoule (GJ)
  • Kilogram (kg)
  • Litre (L)
  • Long ton (LT)
  • Metric tonne (MT)
  • Million Btu (MMBtu)
  • Pound (lb)
  • Short ton (ST)
  • Thousands of cubic metres (000m3)

41. What was the quantity of imported and Canadian petroleum coke consumed for each of the following purposes?

Use the unit of measure you selected in the question above.

Petroleum coke (Canadian/Foreign):
A final product, often called a "waste product", of the petroleum refining process, which is the output of the refinery after all of the distillates and oils have been distilled from crude oil, leaving a product that has the appearance of coal. There are various types, e.g., "sponge", "shot", and "fluid" coke, which are differentiated according to size. Petroleum coke is a residue high in carbon content and low in hydrogen that is the final product of thermal decomposition in the condensation process in cracking. It is typically high in sulfur, low in volatile matter, low in ash and low in moisture. It may be sold as is or further purified by calcining for specialty uses, including anode production. It may also be burned as fuel in various processes, ranging from power plants to cement kilns.
Heating value is typically around 40 terajoules per kilotonne.

Amount consumed as fuel:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to:

  • power production processes, heating, on-site transportation
  • produce steam for own use (e.g., steam which is then used to heat the plant, to generate electricity or for non-energy use).

Note: If the energy commodity was used to produce steam for own use, please also respond to the consumption of self-generated steam question.

Amount consumed to produce steam for sale:
The quantity of the energy commodity used in the production of steam that is delivered to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding. Energy used to produce steam which is used internally by your plant is reported consumed "as fuel".

Amount consumed to produce electricity:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to generate electricity either for the plant's own use or for delivery to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding.

Amount consumed for non-energy use:
The quantity of the energy commodity used for other purposes than as fuel in the plant production process or to produce electricity or steam. For example, anthracite used for non-energy use are used as feed (as a reducing agent) to produce ferrosilicon, silicon metal, iron and steel.

What was the quantity of imported and Canadian petroleum coke consumed for each of the following purposes?
  Quantity of imported
petroleum coke consumed
Quantity of Canadian
petroleum coke consumed
As fuel for the production process
Also include energy consumed for heating, on-site transportation and to produce steam for own use.
   
To produce steam for sale or transfer to another business    
To produce electricity    
For non-energy use
e.g., atomization, as feed to produce other products, as a reducing agent or used in gasoline blends
   

Refinery fuel gas consumed

42. What unit of measure will you use to report refinery fuel gas?

Unit of Measure

  • Cubic metre (m3)
  • Gigajoule (GJ)
  • Litre (L)
  • Metric tonne (MT)
  • Million Btu (MMBtu)
  • Thousands of cubic metres (000m3)

43. What was the quantity of refinery fuel gas consumed for each of the following purposes?

Use the unit of measure you selected in the question above.

Refinery fuel gas:
Any un-separated mixture of gases produced in refineries by distillation, cracking, reforming and other processes. The principal constituents are methane, ethane, ethylene, normal butane, butylenes, propane, propylene, etc. (et cetera) Also known as still gas. Still gas is used as a refinery fuel and a petrochemical feedstock.

Amount consumed as fuel:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to:

  • power production processes, heating, on-site transportation
  • produce steam for own use (e.g., steam which is then used to heat the plant, to generate electricity or for non-energy use).

Note: If the energy commodity was used to produce steam for own use, please also respond to the consumption of self-generated steam question.

Amount consumed to produce steam for sale:
The quantity of the energy commodity used in the production of steam that is delivered to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding. Energy used to produce steam which is used internally by your plant is reported consumed "as fuel".

Amount consumed to produce electricity:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to generate electricity either for the plant's own use or for delivery to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding.

What was the quantity of refinery fuel gas consumed for each of the following purposes?
  Quantity consumed
As fuel for the production process
Also include energy consumed for heating, on-site transportation and to produce steam for own use.
 
To produce steam for sale or transfer to another business  
To produce electricity  

By-product gas consumed

44. What was the quantity of by-product gas consumed as fuel?

e.g., for the production process, heating, on-site transportation, to produce steam for own use

By-product gas:
A mixture of hydrocarbons and hydrogen produced from chemical processes such as ethane cracking.

Amount consumed as fuel:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to:

  • power production processes, heating, on-site transportation
  • produce steam for own use (e.g., steam which is then used to heat the plant, to generate electricity or for non-energy use).

Note: If the energy commodity was used to produce steam for own use, please also respond to the consumption of self-generated steam question.

  • Quantity consumed

Unit of Measure

  • Cubic metre (m3)
  • U.S. gallon (U.S. gal)
  • Thousands of cubic metres (000m3)

Coke on catalyst consumed

45. What unit of measure will you use to report coke on catalyst?

Unit of Measure

  • Cubic metre (m3)
  • Gigajoule (GJ)
  • Kilogram (kg)
  • Litre (L)
  • Long ton (LT)
  • Metric tonne (MT)
  • Million Btu (MMBtu)
  • Pound (lb)
  • Short ton (ST)
  • Thousands of cubic metres (000m3)

46. What was the quantity of coke on catalyst consumed for each of the following purposes?

Use the unit of measure you selected in the question above.

Coke on catalyst (Catalyst coke):
In many catalytic operations (e.g., catalytic cracking), carbon is deposited on the catalyst, thus deactivating the catalyst. The catalyst is reactivated by burning off the carbon, which is used as a fuel in the refining process. This carbon or coke is not recoverable in a concentrated form.

Amount consumed as fuel:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to:

  • power production processes, heating, on-site transportation
  • produce steam for own use (e.g., steam which is then used to heat the plant, to generate electricity or for non-energy use).

Note: If the energy commodity was used to produce steam for own use, please also respond to the consumption of self-generated steam question.

Amount consumed to produce steam for sale:
The quantity of the energy commodity used in the production of steam that is delivered to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding. Energy used to produce steam which is used internally by your plant is reported consumed "as fuel".

Amount consumed to produce electricity:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to generate electricity either for the plant's own use or for delivery to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding.

Amount consumed for non-energy use:
The quantity of the energy commodity used for other purposes than as fuel in the plant production process or to produce electricity or steam. For example, anthracite used for non-energy use are used as feed (as a reducing agent) to produce ferrosilicon, silicon metal, iron and steel.

What was the quantity of coke on catalyst consumed for each of the following purposes?
  Quantity consumed
As fuel for the production process
Also include energy consumed for heating, on-site transportation and to produce steam for own use.
 
To produce steam for sale or transfer to another business  
To produce electricity  
For non-energy use
e.g., atomization, as feed to produce other products, as a reducing agent or used in gasoline blends
 

Bitumen emulsion (orimulsion) consumed

47. What unit of measure will you use to report bitumen emulsion (orimulsion)?

Unit of Measure

  • Cubic metre (m3)
  • Imperial gallon (imp. gal.)
  • U.S. gallon (U.S. gal)
  • Gigajoule (GJ)
  • Litre (L)
  • Million Btu (MMBtu)
  • Thousands of cubic metres (000m3)

48. What was the quantity of bitumen emulsion (orimulsion) consumed for each of the following purposes?

Use the unit of measure you selected in the question above.

Bitumen emulsion (Orimulsion):
A thick oil and water emulsion. It is made by mixing bitumen with about 30% water and a small amount of surfactant. Behaves similarly to fuel oil and was developed for industrial use.

Amount consumed as fuel:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to:

  • power production processes, heating, on-site transportation
  • produce steam for own use (e.g., steam which is then used to heat the plant, to generate electricity or for non-energy use).

Note: If the energy commodity was used to produce steam for own use, please also respond to the consumption of self-generated steam question.

Amount consumed to produce steam for sale:
The quantity of the energy commodity used in the production of steam that is delivered to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding. Energy used to produce steam which is used internally by your plant is reported consumed "as fuel".

Amount consumed to produce electricity:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to generate electricity either for the plant's own use or for delivery to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding.

Amount consumed for non-energy use:
The quantity of the energy commodity used for other purposes than as fuel in the plant production process or to produce electricity or steam. For example, anthracite used for non-energy use are used as feed (as a reducing agent) to produce ferrosilicon, silicon metal, iron and steel.

What was the quantity of bitumen emulsion (orimulsion) consumed for each of the following purposes?
  Quantity consumed
As fuel for the production process
Also include energy consumed for heating, on-site transportation and to produce steam for own use.
 
To produce steam for sale or transfer to another business  
To produce electricity  
For non-energy use
e.g., atomization, as feed to produce other products, as a reducing agent or used in gasoline blends
 

Ethane consumed

49. What unit of measure will you use to report ethane?

Unit of Measure

  • Cubic metre (m3)
  • Imperial gallon (imp. gal.)
  • U.S. gallon (U.S. gal)
  • Gigajoule (GJ)
  • Kilogram (kg)
  • Litre (L)
  • Metric tonne (MT)
  • Million Btu (MMBtu)
  • Thousands of cubic metres (000m3)

50. What was the quantity of ethane consumed for each of the following purposes?

Use the unit of measure you selected in the question above.

Ethane:
A normally gaseous, straight-chain hydrocarbon. A colourless, paraffinic gas extracted from natural gas or refinery gas streams, consisting of molecules composed of two atoms of carbon and six atoms of hydrogen (C2H6). Ethane is used as petrochemical feedstock in production of chemicals and plastics and as a solvent in enhanced oil recovery process.

Amount consumed as fuel:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to:

  • power production processes, heating, on-site transportation
  • produce steam for own use (e.g., steam which is then used to heat the plant, to generate electricity or for non-energy use).

Note: If the energy commodity was used to produce steam for own use, please also respond to the consumption of self-generated steam question.

Amount consumed for non-energy use:
The quantity of the energy commodity used for other purposes than as fuel in the plant production process or to produce electricity or steam. For example, anthracite used for non-energy use are used as feed (as a reducing agent) to produce ferrosilicon, silicon metal, iron and steel.

What was the quantity of ethane consumed for each of the following purposes?
  Quantity consumed
As fuel for the production process
Also include energy consumed for heating, on-site transportation and to produce steam for own use.
 
For non-energy use
e.g., atomization, as feed to produce other products, as a reducing agent or used in gasoline blends
 

Butane consumed

51. What unit of measure will you use to report butane?

Unit of Measure

  • Cubic metre (m3)
  • Imperial gallon (imp. gal.)
  • U.S. gallon (U.S. gal)
  • Gigajoule (GJ)
  • Kilogram (kg)
  • Litre (L)
  • Metric tonne (MT)
  • Million Btu (MMBtu)
  • Thousands of cubic metres (000m3)

52. What was the quantity of butane consumed for each of the following purposes?

Use the unit of measure you selected in the question above.

Butane:
A normally gaseous hydrocarbon. A colourless, paraffinic gas extracted from natural gas or refinery gas streams, consisting of molecules composed of four atoms of carbon and ten atoms of hydrogen (C4H10). Butane is used primarily for blending in high-octane gasoline, for residential and commercial heating, and in the manufacture of chemicals and synthetic rubber.

Amount consumed as fuel:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to:

  • power production processes, heating, on-site transportation
  • produce steam for own use (e.g., steam which is then used to heat the plant, to generate electricity or for non-energy use).

Note: If the energy commodity was used to produce steam for own use, please also respond to the consumption of self-generated steam question.

Amount consumed for non-energy use:
The quantity of the energy commodity used for other purposes than as fuel in the plant production process or to produce electricity or steam. For example, anthracite used for non-energy use are used as feed (as a reducing agent) to produce ferrosilicon, silicon metal, iron and steel.

What was the quantity of butane consumed for each of the following purposes?
  Quantity consumed
As fuel for the production process
Also include energy consumed for heating, on-site transportation and to produce steam for own use.
 
For non-energy use
e.g., atomization, as feed to produce other products, as a reducing agent or used in gasoline blends
 

Naphtha consumed

53. What was the quantity of naphtha consumed for non-energy use?

e.g., atomization, as feed to produce other products, as a reducing agent or used in gasoline blends

Naphtha:
A feedstock destined primarily for the petrochemical industry (e.g., ethylene manufacture or aromatics production). Naphtha specialties comprise all finished products within the naphtha boiling range of 70°C to 200°C that are used as paint thinners, cleaners or solvents.

Amount consumed for non-energy use:
The quantity of the energy commodity used for other purposes than as fuel in the plant production process or to produce electricity or steam. For example, anthracite used for non-energy use are used as feed (as a reducing agent) to produce ferrosilicon, silicon metal, iron and steel.

  • Quantity consumed

Unit of Measure

  • Cubic metre (m3)
  • Imperial gallon (imp. gal.)
  • U.S. gallon (U.S. gal)
  • Gigajoule (GJ)
  • Litre (L)
  • Million Btu (MMBtu)
  • Thousands of cubic metres (000m3)

Flared gas consumed

54. What was the quantity of flared gas consumed for non-energy use?

e.g., atomization, as feed to produce other products, as a reducing agent or used in gasoline blends

Flared gas:
Gas that is being burned as a means of disposal to the environment usually when it contains odorous or toxic components. Flared gas should be reported "as non-energy use".

Amount consumed for non-energy use:
The quantity of the energy commodity used for other purposes than as fuel in the plant production process or to produce electricity or steam. For example, anthracite used for non-energy use are used as feed (as a reducing agent) to produce ferrosilicon, silicon metal, iron and steel.

  • Quantity consumed

Unit of Measure

  • Cubic metre (m3)
  • U.S. gallon (U.S. gal)
  • Thousands of cubic metres (000m3)

Refuse consumed

55. What unit of measure will you use to report the type of refuse?

i.e., (In other words) the refuse you specified in Question 3

Unit of Measure

  • 100 cubic feet (Ccf)
  • Barrel (Bbl)
  • Cubic foot (ft3)
  • Cubic metre (m3)
  • Imperial gallon (imp. gal.)
  • U.S. gallon (U.S. gal)
  • Gigajoule (GJ)
  • Kilogram (kg)
  • Litre (L)
  • Long ton (LT)
  • Metric tonne (MT)
  • Million Btu (MMBtu)
  • Pound (lb)
  • Short ton (ST)
  • Thousands of cubic metres (000m3)

56. What was the quantity of the type of refuse consumed for each of the following purposes?

i.e., (In other words) the refuse you specified in Question 3.

Use the unit of measure you selected in the question above.

Refuse:
Solid or liquid waste materials used as a combustible energy source. Include the burning of wastepaper, packing materials, garbage and other industrial, agricultural and urban refuse. It is often used to generate electricity. Please specify type.

Amount consumed as fuel:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to:

  • power production processes, heating, on-site transportation
  • produce steam for own use (e.g., steam which is then used to heat the plant, to generate electricity or for non-energy use).

Note: If the energy commodity was used to produce steam for own use, please also respond to the consumption of self-generated steam question.

Amount consumed to produce steam for sale:
The quantity of the energy commodity used in the production of steam that is delivered to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding. Energy used to produce steam which is used internally by your plant is reported consumed "as fuel".

Amount consumed to produce electricity:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to generate electricity either for the plant's own use or for delivery to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding.

Amount consumed for non-energy use:
The quantity of the energy commodity used for other purposes than as fuel in the plant production process or to produce electricity or steam.

What was the quantity of the type of refuse consumed for each of the following purposes?
  Quantity consumed
As fuel for the production process
Also include energy consumed for heating, on-site transportation and to produce steam for own use.
 
To produce steam for sale or transfer to another business  
To produce electricity  
For non-energy use
e.g., atomization, as feed to produce other products, as a reducing agent or used in gasoline blends
 

Other energy consumed

57. What unit of measure will you use to report the other energy?

i.e., (In other words) the other energy you specified in Question 3.

Unit of Measure

  • 100 cubic feet (Ccf)
  • 33-Pound cylinder
  • Barrel (Bbl)
  • Cubic foot (ft3)
  • Cubic metre (m3)
  • Imperial gallon (imp. gal.)
  • U.S. gallon (U.S. gal)
  • Gigajoule (GJ)
  • Kilogram (kg)
  • Litre (L)
  • Long ton (LT)
  • Metric tonne (MT)
  • Million Btu (MMBtu)
  • Pound (lb)
  • Short ton (ST)
  • Thousands of cubic metres (000m3)

58. What was the quantity of the other energy consumed for each of the following purposes?

i.e., (In other words) the other energy you specified Question 3.

Use the unit of measure you selected in the question above.

Other:
Any energy commodity consumed not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Include gasoline used on site but exclude gasoline used for transportation off the plant site. Specify in the space provided along with the unit of measure.

Amount consumed as fuel:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to:

  • power production processes, heating, on-site transportation
  • produce steam for own use (e.g., steam which is then used to heat the plant, to generate electricity or for non-energy use).

Note: If the energy commodity was used to produce steam for own use, please also respond to the consumption of self-generated steam question.

Amount consumed to produce steam for sale:
The quantity of the energy commodity used in the production of steam that is delivered to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding. Energy used to produce steam which is used internally by your plant is reported consumed "as fuel".

Amount consumed to produce electricity:
The quantity of the energy commodity used to generate electricity either for the plant's own use or for delivery to another establishment, as per a sales contract or other understanding.

Amount consumed for non-energy use:
The quantity of the energy commodity used for other purposes than as fuel in the plant production process or to produce electricity or steam. For example, anthracite used for non-energy use are used as feed (as a reducing agent) to produce ferrosilicon, silicon metal, iron and steel.

What was the quantity of the other energy consumed for each of the following purposes?
  Quantity consumed
As fuel for the production process
Also include energy consumed for heating, on-site transportation and to produce steam for own use.
 
To produce steam for sale or transfer to another business  
To produce electricity  
For non-energy use
e.g., atomization, as feed to produce other products, as a reducing agent or used in gasoline blends
 

Steam sales

59. Did this business produce steam to sell or transfer to others?

  • Yes
  • No

60. What was the quantity of steam sold or transferred to other businesses in the industries below?

Report in gigajoules.

Steam sales: Please report the amount of steam sold or transferred to another plant in Gigajoules (GJ).

What was the quantity of steam sold or transferred to other businesses in the industries below?
  Quantity in gigajoules
Residential
Include apartment buildings.
 
Agriculture  
Paper manufacturing  
Chemical manufacturing  
All other manufacturing  
Public administration  
Commercial and institutional  
Total  

Changes or events

61. Indicate any changes or events that affected the reported changes in your energy consumption for this business or organization, compared with the last reporting period.

Select all that apply.

Reasons for changes in energy consumption: This section aims to reduce the necessity for further inquiries. Statistics Canada compares responses to this questionnaire with those from previous years. Please indicate the reasons that best describe significant changes in your energy consumption from the previous year along with an explanation.

  • Fuel switch - Specify the fuel switch:
  • Fuel price changes - Specify the fuel price changes:
  • Technology changes - Specify the technology changes:
  • Process changes - Specify the process changes:
  • Awareness of energy efficiency - Specify the awareness of energy efficiency:
  • New contract or loss of contract - Specify the new contract or loss of contract:
  • Plant expansion or contraction - Specify the plant expansion or contraction:
  • Change in product line - Specify the change in product line:
  • Other - Specify the other changes or events:
  • No changes or events

Contact person

1. Statistics Canada may need to contact the person who completed this questionnaire for further information.

Is the Provided Given Name, Provided Family Name the best person to contact?

  • Yes
  • No

Who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?

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

Feedback

1. How long did it take to complete this questionnaire?

Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.

  • Hours
  • Minutes

2. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?

Enter your comments

Monthly Survey of Food Services and Drinking Places: CVs for Total Sales by Geography – September 2023

CVs for Total sales by geography
Geography Month
202209 202210 202211 202212 202301 202302 202303 202304 202305 202306 202307 202308 202309
percentage
Canada 0.13 0.17 0.24 0.88 0.32 0.33 0.26 0.14 0.11 0.10 0.18 0.14 0.19
Newfoundland and Labrador 0.49 0.73 0.49 0.93 2.43 0.81 0.70 0.84 0.50 0.47 0.65 0.51 0.64
Prince Edward Island 3.04 8.45 8.22 3.45 10.49 14.17 8.25 7.86 0.98 0.86 0.88 1.00 0.96
Nova Scotia 0.40 0.37 0.43 16.87 0.83 0.91 0.72 0.58 0.38 0.39 0.48 0.48 0.55
New Brunswick 0.50 0.56 0.73 12.18 1.21 1.77 0.76 0.73 0.45 0.42 0.64 0.50 1.08
Quebec 0.28 0.26 0.19 1.73 0.67 0.95 0.77 0.33 0.28 0.26 0.42 0.36 0.47
Ontario 0.25 0.21 0.53 0.73 0.67 0.64 0.48 0.25 0.16 0.17 0.36 0.25 0.37
Manitoba 0.40 0.37 0.58 9.72 0.78 0.75 0.80 0.68 0.48 0.48 0.56 0.66 0.50
Saskatchewan 0.73 1.31 1.44 7.51 0.62 0.89 0.51 0.55 0.40 0.40 0.54 0.64 0.60
Alberta 0.30 0.33 0.38 1.56 0.40 0.44 0.36 0.33 0.24 0.20 0.28 0.37 0.37
British Columbia 0.21 0.66 0.33 2.77 0.44 0.44 0.38 0.27 0.26 0.21 0.24 0.33 0.25
Yukon Territory 2.07 2.34 2.20 2.50 41.12 2.70 30.75 2.48 15.66 1.88 12.04 3.29 13.74
Northwest Territories 2.05 2.00 2.09 2.56 6.03 2.47 38.31 3.64 22.00 2.65 19.03 8.50 32.48
Nunavut 2.35 2.85 101.77 43.21 2.83 2.61 2.50 2.47 53.89 1.60 44.95 37.23 7.02

In December 2023, questions measuring the Labour Market Indicators were added to the Labour Force Survey as a supplement.

Questionnaire flow within the collection application is controlled dynamically based on responses provided throughout the survey. Therefore, some respondents will not receive all questions, and there is a small chance that some households will not receive any questions at all. This is based on their answers to certain LFS questions.

Labour Market Indicators

ENTRY_Q01 / EQ 1 - From the following list, please select the household member that will be completing this questionnaire on behalf of the entire household.

Now, we would like to ask [you/respondent name/this person] a few questions about work that can be carried out or received through an Internet platform or app.

We are referring to work done for income or profit, provided through or mediated by online platforms, such as Uber, SkipTheDishes, or Upwork.

This does not include remote work or the use of software to make phone or video calls (e.g., Zoom or MS Teams).

In addition, this does not include using the platforms as a customer.

Please answer to the following questions even if they refer to:

  • a job already described (in previous questions), or
  • a job done sporadically.

DPE_Q01 / EQ 2 - In the last 12 months, did [you/respondent name/this person] use an Internet platform or an app to provide paid taxi or ride services in order to earn income?

DPE_Q02 / EQ 3 - What platforms or apps did [you/respondent name/this person] use to provide taxi or ride services in the last 12 months?

DPE_Q03 / EQ 4 - In the last 12 months, did [you/respondent name/this person] use an Internet platform or app to carry out the delivery of food or other goods, in order to earn income?

DPE_Q04 / EQ 5 - What platforms or apps did [you/respondent name/this person] use to carry out the delivery of food or other goods in the last 12 months?

DPE_Q05 / EQ 6 - In the last 12 months, did [you/respondent name/this person] use an Internet platform or an app to sell or advertise for sale any goods in order to earn income?

DPE_Q06 / EQ 7 - What platforms or apps did [you/respondent name/this person] use to sell goods or advertise them for sale in the last 12 months?

DPE_Q07 / EQ 8 - In the last 12 months, did [you/respondent name/this person] use an Internet platform or app to carry out any of the following activities in order to earn income?

The next few questions are about some of the functionalities of the apps or platforms [you/respondent name/this person] used to earn income.

DPE_Q08 / EQ 9 - Among the apps or platforms [you/respondent name/this person] used to provide taxi or ride services in the last 12 months, did any of the apps or platforms do the following?

DPE_Q09 / EQ 10 - Among the apps or platforms [you/respondent name/this person] used to carry out the delivery of food or other goods in the last 12 months, did any of the apps or platforms do the following?

DPE_Q10 / EQ 11 - Among the apps or platforms [you/respondent name/this person] used to sell goods or advertise them for sale in the last 12 months, did any of the apps or platforms do the following?

DPE_Q11 / EQ 12 - Among the apps or platforms [you/respondent name/this person] used to provide medical, mental health or other health care services in the last 12 months, did any of the apps or platforms do the following?

DPE_Q12 / EQ 13 - Among the apps or platforms [you/respondent name/this person] used to provide tutoring, teaching or training in the last 12 months, did any of the apps or platforms do the following?

DPE_Q13 / EQ 14 - Among the apps or platforms [you/respondent name/this person] used to post content such as videos, blogs or podcasts in the last 12 months, did any of the apps or platforms do the following?

DPE_Q14 / EQ 15 - Among the apps or platforms [you/respondent name/this person] used to provide professional services in the last 12 months, did any of the apps or platforms do the following?

DPE_Q15 / EQ 16 - In the last 12 months, how [was/were] [you/respondent name/this person] paid for the work [you/he/she/respondent's name] carried out through these Internet platforms or apps?

DPE_Q16 / EQ 17 - Did [you/respondent name/this person] work for income or profit using any of these Internet platforms or apps last week?