Why are we conducting this survey?

This survey collects the financial and operating data needed to develop national and regional economic policies and programs.

Data from this survey are used by the business community, manufacturing associations, federal and provincial departments, and international organizations to:

• profile the manufacturing and logging industries
• undertake market studies
• forecast demand
• develop trade tariff policies.

In addition, businesses use the data to track their performance against industry averages, evaluate expansion plans, and prepare business plans for investors.

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

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

Other important information

Authorization to collect this information

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

Confidentiality

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

Record linkages

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

Data-sharing agreements

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, Québec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and the Yukon.

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

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

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

You may also contact us by email at statcan.esdhelpdesk-dsebureaudedepannage.statcan@statcan.gc.ca or by fax at 613-951-6583.

For all manufacturing industries - there are Section 12 agreements with the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, as well as with the New Brunswick Department of Environment and Local Government, the Quebec Forest Industry Council, the ministère de l'Énergie et des Ressources naturelles du Québec, the ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs du Québec, the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Manitoba Department of Sustainable Development, Manitoba Agriculture, the Saskatchewan Ministry of the Economy, the Alberta Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Natural Resources Canada and the Canada Energy Regulator.

For establishments in non-ferrous metal (and aluminum) smelting and refining, clay building material and refractory manufacturing, cement manufacturing and lime manufacturing - there are Section 12 agreements with the Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Natural Resources, the Manitoba Department of Mineral Resources, the British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines and the British Columbia Ministry of Natural Gas Development.

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.

Section 17 of the federal Statistics Act allows for the disclosure of a list of individual establishments, firms or businesses showing information including the establishments' names and locations (province, territory and municipality) and North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes. The disclosure of these lists may be authorized in order to aid analysts in the interpretation of data from the Annual Survey of Manufacturing and Logging Industries.

Business or organization and contact information

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

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

Legal Name

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

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

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

Operating Name

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

• Legal name
• Operating name (if applicable)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Description and examples

• This is the current main activity
  Provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's main activity
  • e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development
• This is not the current main activity

Main activity

5. You indicated that is not the current main activity.

Was this business or organization's main activity ever classified as: ?

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

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

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

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

7. You have indicated that the current main activity of this business or organization is:

Main activity

Are there any other activities that contribute significantly (at least 10%) to this business or organization's revenue?

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

8. Approximately what percentage of this business or organization's revenue is generated by each of the following activities?

When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimates.

Approximately what percentage of this business or organization's revenue is generated by each of the following activities?

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

Reporting period information

1. What are the start and end dates of this business's or organization's most recently completed fiscal year?

For this survey, the end date should fall between April 1, 2022 and March 31, 2023.

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

• May 1, 2021 to April 30, 2022
• June 1, 2021 to May 31, 2022
• July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022
• August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2022
• September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2022
• October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022
• November 1, 2021 to October 31, 2022
• December 1, 2021 to November 30, 2022
• January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022
• February 1, 2022 to January 31, 2023
• March 1, 2022 to February 28, 2023
• April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023.

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

• September 18, 2021 to September 15, 2022 (e.g., floating year-end)
• June 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 (e.g., a newly opened business).

• Fiscal year start date
• Fiscal year-end date

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

Select all that apply.

• Seasonal operations
• New business
• Change of ownership
• Temporarily inactive
• Change of fiscal year
• Ceased operations
• Other
  Specify reason the reporting period does not cover a full year

Additional reporting instructions

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

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

CAN$ '000: $764,000

I will report in the format above

Revenue

1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD , what was this business's revenue from each of the following sources?

Notes:

• a detailed breakdown may be requested in other sections
• these questions are asked of many different industries - some questions may not apply to this business

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

a. Sales of goods and services

Sales of goods and services are defined as amounts derived from the sale of goods and services (cash or credit), falling within a business's ordinary activities.

For Manufacturing and Logging Industries Report all sales (domestic and exports) of goods and services from Canadian locations at final selling price. Sales should be reported 'Free On Board' (FOB) factory gate: net of excise and provincial or territorial sales taxes, HST/GST, trade discounts, returns and allowances, and charges for outward transportation by common or contract carriers. (Note: FOB factory gate means truck gate if manufacturer is using own truck and driver).

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

Note: Goods reported as sold should not be included in inventory and goods held on consignment should be reported as inventory until actually sold. If you are classified as a contract logger, the sales of logs and wood residue that result from logging services performed for another business unit that owns the stumpage rights should not be reported by you but by the business unit that owns the stumpage rights. You should only report the revenues from the logging service provided.

Include:

• sales of goods manufactured from own materials whether at this business unit or at any other subcontracted manufacturing plants located within Canada
• sales out of warehouses at locations other than your business unit if storage warehouses are owned or rented by your business unit
• sales of logs and wood residue, regardless of the source of these materials (for logging operations only)
• sales of goods purchased for resale, as is (purchased from another company or another business unit of your firm not covered by this questionnaire)
• amounts received from progress billings
• revenue from repair work (labour costs only as materials and products are owned by client)
• revenue from manufacturing or logging service fees and/or custom work (labour costs only as materials and products are owned by client)
• charges for installation of manufactured goods where installation is part of sales
• book value of goods sold for rental
• revenue from stumpage sales
• transfers to other business units or a head office of your firm. Note that these should be reported at the value shown on your books of account (e.g., book transfer value).

Exclude:

• transfers into inventory and consignment sales
• federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes
• shipping charges by common carrier or contract carriers
• discounts and returns.

b. Rental and leasing Rental and leasing revenue from assets owned by your business unit should be reported here.

This revenue should be reported before deduction of expenses such as property taxes and repairs and maintenance, excluding the goods and services tax (GST). Rental expenses should not be subtracted from rental revenues.

Include:

• revenue from rental or leasing of manufactured products made by your business unit
• revenue from long and short term rental or leasing of vehicles, machinery and equipment owned by your business unit (including operating leases)
• revenue from rental or leasing of apartments, commercial buildings, land, office space, residential housing, investments in co-tenancies and co-ownerships.

Exclude:

• finance charges from financing and sales leases
• revenue from intellectual property (for example, patents, trademarks, copyrights).

c. Commissions

Include: commissions earned on the sale of products or services by businesses such as advertising agencies, brokers, insurance agents, lottery ticket sales, sales representatives, and travel agencies - Compensation could also be reported under this item (e.g., compensation for collecting sales tax).

d. Subsidies (including grants, donations and fundraising)

Include:

• non-repayable grants, contributions and subsidies from all levels of government
• revenue from private sector (corporate and individual) sponsorships, donations and fundraising.

e. Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees

A royalty is defined as a payment received by the holder of a copyright, trademark or patent.

Royalties paid by your business unit should not be subtracted from royalty revenues.

Include:

• revenue received from the sale or use of all intellectual property rights of copyrighted materials such as musical, literary, artistic or dramatic works, sound recordings or the broadcasting of communication signals (e.g., motion pictures, computer programs, etc.)
• revenues from franchise fees
• revenues from licensing agreements.

f. Dividends

Dividend expenses should not be subtracted from dividend revenues.

Include:

• dividend income
• dividends from Canadian sources
• dividends from foreign sources
• patronage dividends.

Exclude dividends from capital investment from affiliates.

g. Interest

Interest expenses should not be subtracted from interest revenues.

Include:

• investment revenue
• interest from foreign sources
• interest from Canadian bonds and debentures
• interest from Canadian mortgage loans
• interest from other Canadian sources.

Exclude equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates.

h. Other revenue - specify Include amounts not included in questions a. to g. above such as:

• revenue from warranties
• placement fees for displaying items on websites, store windows, catalogues
• revenue from shipping and handling charges that are not included in the price of the merchandise
• deposit service income, credit service income and card service income
• lodging and boarding revenue in the logging industry
• revenue from secondary activities (e.g., cafeterias and lunch counters)
• revenue from outside installation or construction work not related to your own products.

Total revenue The sum of sub-questions a. to h.

For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD , what was this business's revenue from each of the following sources?

	CAN$ '000
a. Sales of goods and services
b. Rental and leasing
c. Commissions
d. Subsidies
e. Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees
f. Dividends
g. Interest
h. Other
Total revenue

Expenses

1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD , what were this business's expenses for the following items?

Notes:

• a detailed breakdown may be requested in other sections
• these questions are asked of many different industries. Some questions may not apply to this business

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

a. Purchases

For Manufacturing and Logging Industries Please report the laid-down cost ('Free on Board' (FOB) factory gate, but excluding GST), for purchases/cost of materials.

Include:

• purchases of raw materials and components for manufacturing
• purchases of non-returnable containers and other shipping and packaging materials (boxes, cartons, barrels, kegs, bottles, pallets)
• purchases of goods purchased for resale in the same condition as purchased (without further manufacturing or processing)
• shipping charges by common carrier or contract carriers
• freight in and duty
• fuel purchased to be used as an input into the manufacturing process as a feedstock or processing material (e.g., crude oil processed into gasoline).

Exclude:

• federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes
• change in inventories.

b. Employment costs and expenses

b1. Salaries, wages and commissions Please report all salaries and wages (including taxable allowances and employment commissions as defined on the T4 - Statement of Remuneration Paid) for this reporting period. Amounts reported should be gross, before any deductions at source.

Include:

• Indirect labour costs (e.g., food service staff, repair staff)
• overtime payments
• vacation pay
• payments to casual labour
• directors' pay
• bonuses (including profit sharing)
• commissions paid to regular employees such as your manufacturer's agents
• taxable allowances (e.g., room and board, gifts such as air tickets for holidays)
• retroactive wage payments
• stock options awarded to employees (the amount for which you have entered a 'code 38' on the employees' T4 and which is included in box 14 - value according to CRA rules)
• any other allowance forming part of the employee's earnings
• payments to individuals working on their own premises using equipment and materials provided by your business unit since such persons should be treated as employees
• severance pay.

Exclude:

• deferred stock options awarded to employees that meet relevant CRA rules (the amount for which you have entered a 'code 53' on the employee's T4 and which is excluded from box 14)
• amounts paid out to other business units for employment costs only
• monies withdrawn by working owners and partners of unincorporated business units
• directors' fees or distribution of profits to shareholders of incorporated business units
• Cost/expenses for outside subcontracted employees (report at Subcontracts)
• cost/expenses for temporary workers paid through an agency, as well as charges for personnel search services (report at Other).

b2.Employee benefits Report expenses related to the employer portion of employee benefits.

Include:

• payments for employee life and extended health care insurance plans (e.g., medical, dental, drug and vision care plans)
• employer portion of Canada Pension Plan/Québec Pension Plan (CPP/QPP) contributions
• employer pension contributions
• contributions to provincial and territorial health and education payroll taxes (applicable to your business unit)
• workers' compensation (provincial or territorial) applicable to your business unit
• employer portion of employment insurance premiums (EI)
• association dues paid by the employer
• all other employee benefits such as childcare and supplementary unemployment benefit (SUB) plans.

Exclude employee portions of employee benefits (i.e., deductions from pay).

c. Subcontracts

Subcontract expense refers to the purchasing of services from outside of the company rather than providing them in-house.

In such cases, business units provide materials to other business units or individuals for the production of outputs on a so-called 'custom basis'. Subcontract expense only refers to work hired out for production towards the company's outputs.

Include:

• commissions paid to non-employees
• any amount you pay to any other business units, firms, or individuals for work done on materials you own
• custom work and contract work
• subcontract and outside labour
• hired labour.

Exclude:

• research and development subcontracts (report at Research and development fees)
• salaries and wages paid to employees
• payments to individuals working on their own premises using machinery, equipment and materials provided by your firm (such persons should be treated as employees)
• cost of materials
• cost/expenses for temporary workers paid through an agency, as well as charges for personnel search services (report at Other)
• repairs and maintenance services (report at Repair and maintenance).

d. Research and development fees

Paid activities (purchased or subcontracted) conducted with the intention of making a discovery that could either lead to the development of new products or procedures, or to the improvement of existing products or procedures.

Exclude own labour costs (included in Salaries, wages and commissions).

e. Professional and business fees

Please report only the total cost of purchased professional or business service fees here (a detailed breakdown may be required in a subsequent section).

Include:

• legal services
• accounting and auditing fees
• education and training fees
• appraisal fees
• management and administration fees
• property management fees
• information technology (IT) consulting and service fees (purchased)
• data processing service fees
• architectural fees
• engineering fees
• scientific and technical service fees
• other consulting fees (management, technical and scientific)
• veterinary fees
• fees for human health services
• payroll preparation fees
• all other professional and business service fees.

Exclude:

• service fees paid to Head Office and other business units not included in this questionnaire (report at Other)
• the cost of in-house activities undertaken by your own staff.

f. Energy and water expenses

Report the cost/expense of purchased utilities attributed to operations in the current reporting period such as water, electricity, gas and heating.

Include:

• diesel, fuel wood, natural gas, oil and propane
• sewage.

Exclude:

• energy expenses covered in your rental and leasing contracts
• telephone, Internet and other telecommunication
• vehicle fuel (report at Other)
• raw materials, i.e., any fuel purchased as input to the manufacturing process as a feed stock or processing material (e.g., crude oil to be refined into gasoline) or for any other non-energy purpose (report at Purchases).

g. Office and computer related expenses

Please report all office supplies purchased and used by your business unit for both manufacturing and non-manufacturing operations.

Include:

• office stationery and supplies, paper and other supplies for photocopiers, printers and fax machines
• postage and courier fees (used in the day-to-day office business activity)
• memory storage devices and computer upgrade expenses
• data processing expense (equipment, software and software licenses).

Exclude telephone, Internet and other telecommunication expenses (report at Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication).

h. Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication

Include:

• telephone, fax, cellular phone, or pager services for transmission of voice, data or image
• Internet access charges
• purchased cable and satellite transmission of television, radio and music programs
• wired telecommunication services
• wireless telecommunication services
• satellite telecommunication services
• large bandwidth services to send/receive digital works
• online access services
• online information provision services.

i. Business taxes, licences and permits

This item comprises the cost of various licences and permits, and some indirect taxes (taxes levied on your business unit that are not corporate income or logging taxes, sales or excise taxes, or insurance premium taxes).

Include:

• property taxes paid directly and land transfer taxes
• business taxes
• vehicle licence and/or registration fees
• beverage licence fees
• trade licence fees
• professional licence fees
• all other licence fees
• lot levies
• building permits and development charges
• other property/business licences or permits not specified above.

Exclude:

• property taxes covered in your rental and leasing expenses
• corporate income taxes
• stumpage fees (report at Crown charges).

j. Royalties (other than Crown royalties), franchise fees and memberships

Include:

• amounts paid to holders of patents, copyrights, performing rights and trademarks
• gross overriding royalty expenses and direct royalty costs
• resident and non-resident royalty expenses
• membership fees
• franchise fees.

Exclude stumpage fees (report at Crown charges).

k. Crown charges (for logging, mining and energy industries only)

Include:

• Crown royalties, Crown leases and rentals, oil sand leases and stumpage fees
• federal or provincial royalty, tax, lease or rental payments made in relation to the acquisition, development or ownership of Canadian resource properties.

l. Rental and leasing (land, buildings, equipment, vehicles, etc.)

Include:

• lease/rental expenses, real estate rental expenses, condominium fees and equipment rental expenses
• only operating leases (as opposed to leases that can be capitalized)
• motor vehicle rental and leasing expenses (without driver)
• furniture and fixtures
• computer, machinery and equipment rental expenses (without operator)
• storage expense
• studio lighting and scaffolding
• road and construction equipment rental
• fuel and other utility costs covered in your rental and leasing contracts.

Exclude rental and leasing of vehicles (with driver), machinery and equipment (with driver or operator) (report at Other).

m. Repair and maintenance

This item comprises repair and maintenance costs related to the replacement of parts or other restoration of plant and machinery to keep your properties in efficient working condition.

Include:

• waste removal services, hazardous and non-hazardous
• janitorial and cleaning services
• sweeping and snow removal services
• costs related to materials, parts and external labour associated with the following expenses: buildings and structures, machinery and equipment, motor vehicles, security equipment and other goods (except fabricated metal products or furniture repair services).

Exclude:

• salaries (report at Employment costs and expenses)
• property management fees (report at Professional and business fees)
• repair and maintenance expenses that are included in any payment to a head office.

n. Amortization and depreciation

Report the amortization/depreciation (the systematic allocation of the cost of assets to current operations over their useful life) related only to the current reporting period.

Include:

• direct cost depreciation of tangible assets and amortization of leasehold improvements
• amortization of rental equipment (for operating leases: by lessor; for capital leases: by lessee)
• amortization of intangible assets (e.g., amortization of goodwill, patents, franchises, copyrights, trademarks, deferred charges, deferred gains and losses on investments, organizational costs).

o. Insurance

Insurance recovery income should be deducted from insurance expenses.

Include:

• accident and health insurance services
• life insurance and individual pension services
• asset insurance services, including property and motor vehicle
• general liability insurance services
• executive life insurance
• bonding, business interruption insurance and fire insurance
• all other insurance services not elsewhere specified.

Exclude:

• payments on behalf of employees which are considered to be taxable benefits (report at Employee benefits)
• premiums paid directly to your head office (report at Other).

p. Advertising, marketing, promotion, meals and entertainment

Include:

• advertising planning and creating services
• newspaper advertising and media expenses
• catalogues, presentations and displays
• trade fairs and exhibition organization services
• tickets for theatre, concerts and sporting events for business promotion
• fundraising expenses
• meals, entertainment and hospitality purchases for clients
• other advertising services.

q. Travel, meetings and conventions

Include:

• travel expenses
• rental services of passenger cars, buses and coaches with operator
• meeting and convention expenses, seminars
• passenger transportation (airfare, bus, train, etc.)
• accommodations (hotel and motel lodging)
• travel allowance and meals while travelling
• travel agency services
• taxi services
• meal and beverage services for consumption on the premises
• other travel expenses.

r. Financial service fees (bank charges, transaction fees, etc.)

Include:

• explicit service charges for financial services
• credit and debit card commissions and charges
• collection expenses and transfer fees
• registrar and transfer agent fees
• security and exchange commission fees
• other financial service fees.

Exclude interest expenses (report at Interest expense).

s. Interest expense

Please report the cost of servicing your company's debt such as interest and bank charges, finance charges, interest payments on capital leases and amortization of bond discounts.

Include (interest on):

• short-term and long-term debt
• bonds and debentures
• mortgages.

Exclude:

• dividends paid to term and retractable preferred shares
• debt issue expenses, including their amortization.

t. Bad debt, loan losses, donations, political contributions and inventory writedown

Include:

• charitable donations and political contributions
• bad debt expense
• loan losses
• provisions for loan losses (minus bad debt recoveries)
• inventory adjustments.

u. Other (including intracompany expenses)

Include:

• production costs
• vehicle fuel expenses
• pipeline operations, drilling, site restoration costs
• gross overriding royalty
• other producing property rental costs
• well operating, fuel and equipment costs
• other lease rental costs
• other direct costs
• equipment hire and operation costs
• log yard expense, forestry costs, logging road costs
• overhead expenses allocated to costs of sales
• cash over/short (negative expense)
• reimbursement of parent company expenses
• warranty expenses
• recruiting expenses
• general and administrative expenses
• interdivisional expenses
• interfund transfers (minus expense recoveries)
• exploration and development costs (include: geological prospecting, well abandonment and dry holes, exploration expenses, development expenses)
• safety supplies
• cafeteria supplies
• materials, components and supplies for installation and construction that is not related to own product
• all other supplies, material and components not elsewhere specified
• variance
• all other expenses not reported elsewhere.

Exclude items related to expenditures in prior periods.

For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD , what were this business's expenses for the following items?

	CAN$ '000
Purchases
Employment costs and expenses
Salaries, wages and commissions
Employee benefits
Subcontracts
Research and development fees
Professional and business fees
Energy and water expenses
Office and computer related expenses
Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication
Business taxes, licenses and permits
Royalties, franchise fees and memberships
Crown charges
Rental and leasing
Repair and maintenance
Amortization and depreciation
Insurance
Advertising, marketing, promotion, meals and entertainment
Travel, meetings and conventions
Financial service fees
Interest expense
Bad debt, loan losses, donations, political contributions and inventory writedown
Other
Total expenses

2. Of the [amount] reported in Subcontracts, please provide the percentage breakdown for the following.

	Percentage
From Canadian sources
From sources in other countries
Total breakdown

Industry characteristics

1. Is this business a cost centre?

A cost centre is a subdivision of an organization with which costs are identified for purposes of managerial control.

Cost Center

A cost center is a department or section of a company where managers are directly responsible for costs. For example, consider a company that has a manufacturing department, a research and development department, and a payroll department. Each department could be a cost center. Cost centers do not directly report revenues as these are reported by another part of the company such as a head office.

• Yes
• No

2. Are the goods valued at:

Valuation of sales

Please indicate whether you will report at final selling price or any alternate valuation.

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

• Final selling price
• Transfer price
• Other

Specify other basis of valuation

3. What were this business's sales for the following items?

Report the sales net of shipping charges, discounts, sales allowances, returned sales, sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report all sales (domestic and exports) of goods and services from Canadian locations at final selling price. Sales should be reported 'Free On Board' (FOB) factory gate: net of excise and provincial or territorial sales taxes, HST/GST, trade discounts, returns and allowances, and charges for outward transportation by common or contract carriers. (Note: 'Free On Board' (FOB) factory gate means truck gate if manufacturer or logger is using own truck and driver).

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

Note: Goods reported as sold should not be included in inventory and goods held on consignment should be reported as inventory until actually sold. If you are classified as a contract logger, the sales of logs and wood residue that result from logging services performed for another business unit that owns the stumpage rights should not be reported by you but by the business unit that owns the stumpage rights. You should only report the revenues from the logging service provided in question 3e.

Please note that the questionnaires for the manufacturing industries and the logging industries are slightly different. Depending on which one you have received, the questions might be worded slightly differently and some categories of revenue might not be part of your questionnaire.

a. Sales of logs, wood residue and manufactured products

Include:

• sales of goods manufactured from own materials whether at this business unit or at any other sub-contracted manufacturing plants located within Canada
• sales of logs and wood residue harvested by your own employees or by contractors on behalf of your business unit should all be reported here
• sales out of warehouses at locations other than your business unit if storage warehouses are owned or rented by your business unit
• amounts received from progress billings
• charges for installation of manufactured goods where installation is part of sales
• book value of goods sold for rental
• transfers to other business units or a head office of your firm. Note that these should be reported at the value shown on your books of account (i.e., book transfer value).

Exclude:

• transfers into inventory and consignment sales
• shipping charges by common or contract carriers
• discounts and returns
• federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes
• sales of goods purchased for resale, as is
• revenue from repair work
• revenue from manufacturing or logging service fees and/or custom work
• revenue from stumpage sales (for logging operations only; report these amounts in question (b) Revenue from stumpage sales).

b. Revenue from stumpage sales

Please report any revenue earned from stumpage sales during the reporting period.

c. Sales of goods purchased for resale, as is

Report sales of goods that have not been processed or altered in your business unit and that have been purchased and resold in the same condition.

Include sales of products transferred to you from other business units of your firm and sold in the same condition as transferred.

Exclude:

• transfers into inventory and consignment sales
• shipping charges by common or contract carriers
• discounts and returns
• federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes
• logging operations must not report sales of logs and wood residue here, regardless of who harvests (report at question a).

d. Revenue from repair work

Repair work comprises fixing/repairing products that have already been installed or delivered to a client (or other business unit). This work could be done at the client's facilities or at your business unit (where the products were uninstalled and shipped for repair). Repair work also includes warranty repairs where your business unit charges a fee to either an external business or another business unit within your firm. In all of these cases, your business unit has only provided labour to a client but this client owns the product(s) and materials involved.

Exclude:

• shipping charges by common or contract carriers
• discounts
• federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes.

e. Revenue from logging service fees and/or custom work

Custom work, manufacturing or logging service, comprises manufacturing or logging work undertaken to the specifications of a client (or other business unit of your firm) prior to installation or initial delivery. Your business unit has only provided labour to a client but this client owns the product(s) and materials involved (e.g., contract logging).

Exclude:

• shipping charges by common or contract carriers
• discounts
• federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes.

f. Other

Include sales of goods and services not specified elsewhere.

Exclude:

• revenue from rental and leasing
• commissions
• revenue from royalties, franchise and licensing fees
• revenue from interest and dividends
• subsidies/grants.

What were this business's sales for the following items?

	CAN$ '000
Revenue from stumpage sales
Sales of goods purchased for resale, as is
Revenue from repair work
Revenue from manufacturing service fees and/or custom work
Other
Total sales of goods and services

4. What were this business's expenses for the following items?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Selected expense information

Please note that the questionnaires for the manufacturing industries and the logging industries are slightly different. Depending on which one you have received, the questions might be worded slightly differently and some categories of expense might not be part of your questionnaire.

a. Purchases of raw materials and components

Report the laid-down cost ( 'Free On Board' (FOB) factory gate, but excluding GST) for all raw materials and components purchased for your manufacturing or logging process.

Include:

• shipping charges by common carrier or contract carriers
• freight in and duty
• fuel purchased to be used as an input into the manufacturing process as a feedstock or processing material (e.g., crude oil processed into gasoline).

Exclude:

• federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes
• purchases of goods purchased for resale in the same condition as purchased (without further manufacturing or processing)
• purchases of non-returnable containers and other shipping and packaging materials (boxes, cartons, barrels, kegs, bottles, pallets, etc.)
• change in inventories.

b. Stumpage fees

Business units undertaking logging operations on Crown land must pay "stumpage fees" for harvested logs.

If logging activity is applicable to your business unit, please report the total of all stumpage fees paid during this reporting period.

c. Purchases of non-returnable containers and other shipping and packaging materials

Report the laid-down cost for all shipping and packaging materials purchased ( 'Free On Board' (FOB) factory gate, but excluding GST).

Include:

• boxes, cartons, barrels, kegs, bottles, pallets, etc.
• shipping charges by common carrier or contract carriers
• freight in and duty.

Exclude federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes.

d. Purchases of goods for resale, as is

Report the laid-down cost of goods purchased for resale in the same condition as purchased ( 'Free On Board' (FOB) factory gate, but excluding GST), i.e., without further manufacturing or processing.

Include:

• shipping charges by common carrier or contract carriers
• freight in and duty.

Exclude:

• federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes
• change in inventories.

e. Vehicle fuel expense Report any vehicle fuel expenses incurred during your manufacturing or logging process.

Include:

• purchases of gasoline, diesel fuel, propane, natural gas and other fuel used to operate any type of vehicle at the location or otherwise, such as sales representatives' cars, delivery trucks, lift trucks, etc.

Exclude any fuel purchased for power/heat generation.

What were this business's expenses for the following items?

	CAN$ '000
Purchases of raw materials and components
Stumpage fees
Purchases of non-returnable containers and other shipping and packaging materials
Purchases of goods for resale, as is
Vehicle fuel expense

5. During the reporting period, what were this business's expenses for salaries, wages and commissions?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Salaries, wages and commissions

This section requests a breakdown of total salaries, wages and commissions for this business unit. Amounts reported for salaries and wages should be gross, before any deductions from employees for income tax and employee contributions to health, accident, pension, insurance, or other benefits, all of which should be included. Please do this calculation separately for direct and indirect labour at each location. Do not include benefit contributions by the employer.

To calculate the average number employed, add the number of employees in the last pay period of each month of the reporting period and divide this sum by the number of months (usually 12). Please do this calculation separately for direct and indirect labour.

The section is designed to account for all personnel on the payroll of your business unit.

a. Direct labour (manufacturing or logging)

Please report gross salaries and average number of workers.

Include employees engaged in:

• manufacturing (processing and/or assembling)
• logging and forestry support
• packing, handling, warehousing
• repair and maintenance, janitorial
• watchmen
• foremen doing work similar to their employees
• erection/installation by own business unit when an extension of your manufacturing operations.

b. Indirect labour (administrative and selling/operating)

Please report gross salaries and average number of workers. Do not include workers that are not on your payroll.

Include:

• executives, administrators and office staff
• sales staff
• food service staff
• building construction and major renovation staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts)
• machinery and equipment repair staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts).

During the reporting period, what were this business's expenses for salaries, wages and commissions?

	CAN$ '000
Direct labour (manufacturing or logging)
Indirect labour (administrative and selling/operating)

6. For the reporting period, what was the average number of people employed?

Salaries, wages and commissions

This section requests a breakdown of total salaries, wages and commissions for this business unit. Amounts reported for salaries and wages should be gross, before any deductions from employees for income tax and employee contributions to health, accident, pension, insurance, or other benefits, all of which should be included. Please do this calculation separately for direct and indirect labour at each location. Do not include benefit contributions by the employer.

To calculate the average number employed, add the number of employees in the last pay period of each month of the reporting period and divide this sum by the number of months (usually 12). Please do this calculation separately for direct and indirect labour.

The section is designed to account for all personnel on the payroll of your business unit.

a. Direct labour (manufacturing or logging)

Please report gross salaries and average number of workers.

Include employees engaged in:

• manufacturing (processing and/or assembling)
• logging and forestry support
• packing, handling, warehousing
• repair and maintenance, janitorial
• watchmen
• foremen doing work similar to their employees
• erection/installation by own business unit when an extension of your manufacturing operations.

b. Indirect labour (administrative and selling/operating)

Please report gross salaries and average number of workers. Do not include workers that are not on your payroll.

Include:

• executives, administrators and office staff
• sales staff
• food service staff
• building construction and major renovation staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts)
• machinery and equipment repair staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts).

For the reporting period, what was the average number of people employed?

	Number
Direct labour (manufacturing or logging)
Indirect labour (administrative and selling/operating)

7. What was the value of this business's inventory at the beginning and the end of the reporting period?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Opening and closing inventories

Inventories are to be reported at the value maintained in your accounting records (book value). If your accounting records do not distinguish between goods of own manufacturing or logging process and goods purchased for resale, please provide your best estimate of the distribution between the two inventory types.

Include:

• inventory at the manufacturing plant, logging processing location or at any warehouse or selling outlet which is treated as part of this business unit
• inventory in transit in Canada
• inventory held on consignment in Canada.

Exclude:

• goods owned and held in inventory abroad
• any goods held on consignment for others.

a. Raw materials and components

Include:

• materials and components to be used in the manufacturing or logging process
• fuel purchased to be used as an input into the manufacturing or logging process as a feedstock or processing material (e.g., crude oil processed into gasoline)
• non-returnable containers and other shipping and packaging materials.

Exclude any raw material intended for resale in the same condition as purchased.

b. Goods and work in process

Include:

• partially completed goods
• the value of work done on goods accounted for under progress billing for which no payment has been received.

c. Finished goods manufactured

Include:

• goods of own manufacture from your business unit
• logs, wood residues and manufactured products.

d. Goods purchased for resale, as is

Include all goods which are purchased for resale without further processing by your business unit.

Exclude components manufactured by another business unit/firm that are purchased or transferred by this business and used as inputs for the assembly and manufacturing system (report at question a.).

e. Other inventories - specify:

Include all other inventory of materials used in your manufacturing or logging process but not included in the above categories.

What was the value of this business's inventory at the beginning and the end of the reporting period?

	Opening CAN$ '000	Closing CAN$ '000
Raw materials and components
Goods and work in process
Finished goods manufactured
Goods purchased for resale, as is
Other - Specify all other inventories
Total inventories

Sales by consumer location

1. What was the percentage breakdown of this business's sales by consumer location?

Consumer location is the location where the goods or services will ultimately be used.

If ultimate consumer location is not known, the following are acceptable substitutes:

• shipping destination
• client's billing address
• location of this business's retail customers
• location of this business's warehouse/distribution centres.

What was the percentage breakdown of this business's sales by consumer location?

	Percentage
Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
United States
All other countries
Total percentage

Sales of goods manufactured, logs and wood residue

This section asks for a breakdown, by product, of this business's sales of goods manufactured, logs and wood residue. For each product, report sales net of shipping charges by common or contract carriers, discounts, sales allowances, returned sales, sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes.

Note: if your only activity is contract logging, and your business unit only provides a labour service, this section does not apply to your business.

1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD , did this business sell the following manufactured goods, logs or wood residue?

The total net sales for all products should equal the amount reported for the sales of goods manufactured, logs and wood residue in question 3a. of the Industry characteristics section

Sales of goods manufactured

This section represents a breakdown by product for the total reported at 'sales of goods manufactured' in the Industry characteristics section question 3a. Please report the value of sales (in thousands of Canadian dollars) for each product produced by your manufacturing operations for the products listed in this section.

For each product, report sales net of:

• shipping charges by common or contract carriers
• discounts
• sales allowances
• return sales
• sales taxes
• excise duties and taxes

Note: If you are classified as a contract logger, the sales of logs and wood residue that result from logging services performed for another business unit that owns the stumpage rights should not be reported by you but by the business unit that owns the stumpage rights. You should only report the revenues from the logging service provided (in question 3e.).

Exclude shipping charges by contract or common carrier if possible for each product class. If your accounting records do not allow you to provide sales of your reported commodities net of shipping charges, you will be prompted to report your total shipping charges at a later time.

If you manufacture products that are not listed in this section, please enter the product description and relevant amounts after answering "Yes" when asked "During the reporting period, did this business manufacture and sell any other products?"

Product # reported - Sale Commodity Description English

Was this product sold during this reporting period?

• Yes
  • Quantity sold in
  • Value of sales (CAN$ '000)
• No

2. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD , did this business manufacture and sell any other products?

This question is about the different products sold by this business. For example: If, in addition to the products listed in the previous screens, this business also sold motor vehicle steering components, motor vehicle transmission components and motor vehicle brake systems, report 3 additional products.

• Yes
  • How many types of products
  • Number of products
• No

3. Please provide a description of the additional products sold, as well as the value of sales.

Product # reported

Description of product # reported

Value of sales (CAN$ '000)

4. Does this value include shipping charges by common or contract carriers, discounts, sales allowances, returned sales, sales taxes, or excise duties and taxes?

• Yes
  • What is the amount of shipping charges, discounts, sales allowances, returned sales, sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes?
  • Value of shipping charges (CAN$ '000)
• No

From this section, the calculated sum of the net sales of goods manufactured (including logs and wood residue) is [amount] , whereas the value entered in question 3a. in the Industry characteristics section is not [amount]. These two values should be equal.

Please verify and correct one of these answers, if required. To navigate within the questionnaire, use the Previous or Next button at the bottom of this page or Start of questionnaire at the top.

Purchases of raw materials and components to be used in the manufacturing or logging process

This section asks for a breakdown of this business's purchases of raw materials and components. The total cost of purchases for all raw materials and components should match the amount reported in question 5a. of the Industry characteristics section [amount].

Note: if your only activity is contract logging and your business unit only provides a labour service, this section does not apply to your business.

1. Press the Start button to answer the questions required for each product.

Press the Next button once you have completed answering for all products.

Raw material or component 1 -

Cost of purchase entered for this component:

Total cost of purchases entered in 5a: [amount].

2. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD , did this business purchase any other raw materials or components to be used in the manufacturing or logging process?

Purchases of raw materials and components to be used in the manufacturing process

This section requests a breakdown, by product, of the total reported at question 5a. Purchases of raw materials and components of the Industry characteristics section. Please report the cost of raw materials for each individual product used in manufacturing operations.

In reporting the cost of the various items purchased, give the laid down value at your business unit, (i.e., the amounts after discounts actually paid or payable).

Where quantity information is requested, please provide this information from your records or, if not recorded, provide your best estimate.

Note: If you are involved in contract logging, manufacturing services or custom work, the raw materials and components used in these processes that are owned by the business to which you are providing a service should not be reported here.

Include:

• semi-processed goods, if you are part of a multi-business unit firm and receive semi-processed goods as transfers from the other business units of your firm for further processing. The cost of such goods should be equivalent to the transfer value reported by the shipping unit plus any transportation and handling charges paid by your business unit to common or contract carriers
• any fuel purchased as an input into the manufacturing process, as a feedstock or processing material (e.g., crude oil processed into gasoline), or for any other non-energy purpose.
• Exclude: Fuel used for energy purposes (e.g., for office or plant heating). These energy items should be reported in the "Detailed information on energy and water costs or expenses" section.
• If you purchased raw materials that are not displayed in this section, please enter the raw material name and relevant amounts, when asked, 'During the reporting period, did this business purchase any other raw materials or components to be used in the manufacturing or logging process?'.

Raw material or component # reported -

Was this raw material or component purchased this reporting period?

• Yes
  • Quantity purchased
  • Cost of purchase (CAN$ '000)
• No

4. Please provide comments if you have difficulties responding to the previous question or if you would like to provide additional information regarding the product.

5. For the reporting period ending in 2022, did this business purchase any other raw materials or components to be used in the manufacturing or logging process?

• Yes

How many types of raw materials and components?
Number of raw materials and components

• No

6. Please provide a description of the additional material or components, as well as the cost of purchase.

Raw material or component 1
Description of raw material or component.

Cost of purchase (CAN$ '000)

Operations - Location details

Details on this business's locations - location # reported

1. Please verify and correct this location's address if needed.

Details on this business's locations

General guidelines

This section requests a breakdown of total operating revenues, salaries, wages and commissions for all locations included in this survey. Please report separately for each location (covered by your business unit).

The section is designed to account for all personnel on the payroll of your business unit, including those working in ancillary units which form part of your business unit. Ancillary units are those not directly engaged in the manufacturing process but that offer support activities to your business unit (e.g., warehouses, sales offices). Please indicate if any locations are no longer part of your business unit and should be deleted from the list. If there are any locations not listed, please provide information on these in the next section.

• Operating name
• Address (number and street)
• City
• Province, territory
  • Alberta
  • British Columbia
  • Manitoba
  • New Brunswick
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Nova Scotia
  • Northwest Territories
  • Nunavut
  • Ontario
  • Prince Edward Island
  • Quebec
  • Saskatchewan
  • Yukon Territory
• Postal code

2. What was this location's total operating revenue?

Operating revenues represent the revenue generated from the course of normal business operations (e.g., sales and commissions).

Total operating revenue (CAN$ '000)

3. What were this location's labour expenses?

Exclude benefits.

Labour expenses

Amounts reported for salaries and wages should be gross, before any deductions from employees for income tax and employee contributions to health, accident, pension, insurance, or other benefits, all of which should be included. Please do this calculation separately for direct and indirect labour at each location. Do not include benefit contributions by the employer.

Direct labour (manufacturing or logging)

Please report gross salaries. Include wages for employees engaged in:

• manufacturing (processing and/or assembling)
• logging and forestry support
• packing, handling, warehousing
• repair and maintenance, janitorial
• watchmen
• foremen doing work similar to their employees
• erection/installation by own business unit when an extension of your manufacturing operations.

Indirect labour (administrative and selling/operating)

Please report gross salaries. Do not include workers that are not on your payroll.

Include salaries for:

• executives, administrators and office staff
• sales staff
• food service staff
• building construction and major renovation staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts)
• machinery and equipment repair staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts).

Please indicate whether each specific location operated for the full reporting period or part of it. If a location did not operate for the full year, please provide an explanation in the space provided (e.g., seasonal operations, strike, plant closure, etc.)

Direct labour (CAN$ '000)

For manufacturing or logging only

Indirect labour (CAN$ '000)

For administrative, and selling or operating only

4. Was this business location operational for the full year?

• Yes, full-year operation
• No, part-year operation

5. Statistics Canada reviews all feedback. We invite your comments pertaining to this business location.

Feedback

6. What were this location's operational start and end dates?

• Part Year Operation Start Date
• Part Year Operation End Date

7. What were the reason(s) for part-year operation?

Select all that apply.

• Seasonal operation
• Ceased operations
• New location
• Temporarily inactive
• Change of fiscal year
• Moved
• Change of ownership
• Other
  • Specify other reason

8. Were there any other business locations not listed that were operating during the reporting period?

Were there any other business locations not listed that were operating during the reporting period?

In this section, please indicate whether there are any additional locations attached to your business unit that were not listed in the previous section. Include any additional ancillary units, such as warehouses and sales offices, that are not directly engaged in manufacturing activities.

• Yes
  • How many locations?
  • Number of locations
• No

9. Please provide the requested details for each additional location.

Details on this business's locations

General guidelines

This section requests a breakdown of total operating revenues, salaries, wages and commissions for all locations included in this survey. Please report separately for each location (covered by your business unit).

The section is designed to account for all personnel on the payroll of your business unit, including those working in ancillary units which form part of your business unit. Ancillary units are those not directly engaged in the manufacturing process but that offer support activities to your business unit (e.g., warehouses, sales offices).

• Operating name
• Address (number and street)
• City
• Province, territory
  • Alberta
  • British Columbia
  • Manitoba
  • New Brunswick
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Nova Scotia
  • Northwest Territories
  • Nunavut
  • Ontario
  • Prince Edward Island
  • Quebec
  • Saskatchewan
  • Yukon Territory
• Postal code

10. What was this location's total operating revenue?

Operating revenues represent the revenue generated from the course of normal business operations (e.g., sales and commissions).

Total operating revenue (CAN$ '000)

11. What were this location's labour expenses?

Exclude benefits.

Labour expenses

Amounts reported for salaries and wages should be gross, before any deductions from employees for income tax and employee contributions to health, accident, pension, insurance, or other benefits, all of which should be included. Please do this calculation separately for direct and indirect labour at each location. Do not include benefit contributions by the employer.

Direct labour (manufacturing or logging)

Please report gross salaries.

Include wages for employees engaged in:

• manufacturing (processing and/or assembling)
• logging and forestry support
• packing, handling, warehousing
• repair and maintenance, janitorial
• watchmen
• foremen doing work similar to their employees
• erection/installation by own business unit when an extension of your manufacturing operations.

Indirect Labor (administrative and selling/operating)

Please report gross salaries. Do not include workers that are not on your payroll.

Include salaries for:

• executives, administrators and office staff
• sales staff
• food service staff
• building construction and major renovation staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts)
• machinery and equipment repair staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts).

Please indicate whether each specific location operated for the full reporting period or part of it. If a location did not operate for the full year, please provide an explanation in the space provided (e.g., seasonal operations, strike, plant closure, etc.)

Direct labour (CAN$ '000)

For manufacturing or logging only

Indirect labour (CAN$ '000)

For administrative, and selling or operating only

12. Was this business location operational for the full year?

• Yes, full-year operation
• No, part-year operation

13. Statistics Canada reviews all feedback. We invite your comments pertaining to this business location.

Feedback

14. What were this location's operational start and end dates?

• Part Year Operation Start Date
• Part Year Operation End Date

15. What was the reason(s) for part-year operation?

Select all that apply.

• Seasonal operation
• Ceased operations
• New location
• Temporarily inactive
• Change of fiscal year
• Moved
• Change of ownership
• Other
  • Specify other reason

Detailed information on energy and water costs or expenses

1. What were this business's energy and water expenses for the following items?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Detailed information on energy and water costs or expenses

Please report information on all purchased energy, water utility expenses and electricity purchased by your business unit for energy purposes only. Answers to the detailed questions should cover amounts used by your business unit in all plant and office operations and any support units which are part of your business unit. Do not report fuel consumed as fuel purchased unless the amounts are substantially the same (or unless you can only report consumption).

Include transportation costs, duties, etc., which form part of the laid-down cost at your business unit.

Exclude any fuel purchased to be used as an input into the manufacturing process as a feedstock or processing material or for any other non-energy purposes (e.g., a raw material for products such as chemicals, synthetic rubber and a variety of plastics).

a. Electricity

Please report the delivered cost of purchased electricity.

b. Gasoline

The cost of purchased gasoline includes that used for all plant operations.

Exclude fuel for motor vehicle use.

c. Light fuel oil

Please report the total value of purchased light fuel oil for this reporting period.

Include:

• all distillate type fuels for power burners
• fuel oil no. 2 (heating oil no. 2)
• fuel oil no. 3 (heating oil no. 3)
• furnace fuel oil
• gas oils
• light industrial fuel.

d. Heavy fuel oil

Please report the total value of purchased heavy fuel oil for this reporting period.

Include:

• all grades of residual type fuels for steam or diesel engines (non-vehicle use)
• bunker B and bunker C
• fuel oils no. 4, 5 and 6
• residual fuel oil.

e. Diesel fuel

Please report the total value of purchased diesel fuel for the current reporting period.

Exclude fuel for motor vehicle use.

f. Liquefied petroleum gas (e.g., propane, butane)

Please report the total value of purchased liquefied petroleum gases (LPG) for this reporting period. LPG's comprise normally gaseous paraffinic compounds extracted from refinery gases.

Exclude fuel for motor vehicle use.

g. Natural gas

Please report the total value of purchased natural gas, which comprises a mix of hydrocarbon compounds and small quantities of various non-hydrocarbons existing in a gaseous phase.

Exclude fuel for motor vehicle use.

h. Coal

Please report the total value of purchased coal for this reporting period.

i. Water Utilities

Please report the total value of water utility costs. Note that in some municipalities, water utilities are included in the municipal tax bill. If this case applies to you, please enter the amount if it is itemized on your tax bill.

j. Other energy and water expenses - specify:

Please report the total value of all other purchased energy types not specified elsewhere (e.g., steam, oxygen or hydrogen).

What were this business's energy and water expenses for the following items?

	CAN$ '000
Electricity
Gasoline
Light fuel oil
Heavy fuel oil
Diesel fuel
Liquefied petroleum gas
Natural gas
Coal
Water utilities
Other
Total energy and water expenses

2. Does this business pay rent?

• Yes
• No

3. Are any additional electricity, water or heat expenses, not already reported in question 1, included in the rent?

• Yes
• No

4. Which utility is included in the rent?

Select all that apply.

• Electricity
• Water
• Heat

5. Did this business generate any energy used as a replacement for purchased energy?

• Yes
• No

6. Which type of energy was generated?

Select all that apply.

• Heat
• Electricity
• Steam
• Other
  • Specify other reason

Notification of intent to extract web data

1. Does this business have a website?

• Yes
  • Specify the business website address 1
    e.g., www.example.gc.ca
  • Specify the business website address 2
    e.g., www.example.gc.ca
  • Specify the business website address 3
    e.g., www.example.gc.ca
• No

Notification of intent to extract web data

Statistics Canada engages in web-data extraction, also known as web scraping, which is a process by which information is gathered and copied from the Web using automated scripts or robots, for retrieval and analysis. As a result, we may visit the website for this business or organization to search for and compile additional information. The use of web scraping is part of a broader effort to reduce the response burden on businesses or organizations, as well as produce additional statistical indicators to ensure that our data remain accurate and relevant.

We will strive to ensure that the data collection does not interfere with the functionality of the website. Any data collected will be used by Statistics Canada for statistical and research purposes only, in accordance with the agency's privacy and confidentiality mandate. All information collected by Statistics Canada is strictly protected.

More information regarding Statistics Canada's web scraping initiative.

Learn more about Statistics Canada's transparency and accountability.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Statistics Canada Client Services, toll-free at 1-877-949-9492 (TTY: 1-800-363-7629) or by email at infostats@statcan.gc.ca- this link will open in a new window. Additional information about this survey can be found by selecting the following link: Information for survey participants (ISP).

Changes or events

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

Select all that apply.

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

Contact person

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

Is the provided given names and the provided family name the best person to contact?

• Yes
• No

Who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?

• First name:
• Last name:
• Title:
• Email address:
• Telephone number (including area code):
• Extension number (if applicable):
  The maximum number of characters is 10.
• Fax number (including area code):

Feedback

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

Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.

• Hours:
• Minutes:

4. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?

For years, Statistics Canada has been providing Canadians with big picture statistics on a variety of topics impacting people across the country. However, the big picture can hide key differences in the experiences of specific population groups.

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted how a single event can be experienced differently across various groups, thus revealing pre-existing social and economic inequalities. For pandemic recovery plans and programs to address these differential impacts, Canadians need more detailed data that can be disaggregated, or broken down, into categories such as gender, race, age, income level, or a combination of these and other categories, and at the lowest level of geography possible.

Budget 2021 provided Statistics Canada with $172 million over five years to implement the Disaggregated Data Action Plan (DDAP). This funding supports more representative data collection methods, enhances statistics on diverse populations to allow for intersectional analyses, and supports government and societal efforts to address known inequalities and promote fair and inclusive decision-making.

The DDAP includes data collection, the use of alternative data sources, methods and the development of standards, engagement and collaboration, and the dissemination of results with a current focus on the four employment equity groups: Indigenous peoples, women, racialized populations and persons with disabilities. Where relevant and possible (based on the subject at hand, data confidentiality, privacy and quality considerations), disaggregation will extend to other groups (e.g., sexual orientation, children and youth, seniors, official language, immigrants, low-income Canadians). To better understand the inequalities of diverse population groups, the DDAP adopts a Gender-based Analysis Plus (GBA Plus) lens to critically analyze all intersecting identity factors.

In the first year of implementation, the agency increased sample sizes for flagship surveys, such as the Labour Force Survey, the Canadian Community Health Survey and the General Social Survey. Increases to sample sizes are also planned for other surveys, such as the Survey on Access to Health Care and Pharmaceuticals During the Pandemic, the Mental Health and Access to Care Survey, and the Canadian Social Survey. Content has also been added to existing and new surveys (Canadian Social Survey, Survey Series on People and their Communities, Canadian Survey on Business Conditions, Census of Population), and administrative data has been linked and integrated to existing data holdings (Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohort) to allow further disaggregation by population group and geography level.

Disaggregated data and analysis for a portion of these surveys is available on Statistics Canada's Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Statistics Hub which serves as a central place to find disaggregated data, intersectional analysis and insights on diverse population groups. An infographic was released to increase awareness and inform the public about the DDAP, its implications, and its expected outcomes.

Statistics Canada continues to consult and collaborate with a wide range of partners to ensure the agency addresses key social and economic issues, and meets the increasing information needs of Canadians. Major achievements include the work done on the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, the General Social Statistics Program, and the development and adoption of data standards.

This section outlines the accomplishments of key projects that were funded under the DDAP in 2021/2022.

New disaggregated data assets

The agency is acquiring new disaggregated data and building data assets by adding new questions and data elements to existing surveys and administrative data programs, creating new surveys, and expanding sample sizes to sufficiently disaggregate data. Examples of what was achieved across various subject areas and key programs are provided below.

Labour Force data

Two major improvements have been made to the Labour Force Survey (LFS).

First, beginning in January 2022, an ongoing series of monthly LFS supplementary surveys was launched. Each month, a short series of supplementary questions was added to the survey to complement the information collected in the main survey questionnaire. Topics addressed include intentions of survey respondents to leave their job, willingness to relocate to find work, and balancing work and family responsibilities. These supplementary questions will be disaggregated to provide a picture of the labour market experiences of diverse groups.

Second, as of April 2022, the agency increased the sample size of the LFS by 25%, with a focus on increasing the sample in Canada's largest municipalities. This has improved information on labour market conditions and increased the ability to examine the labour market experiences of diverse groups, including Indigenous peoples and members of racialized groups. For the first time, Statistics Canada has been able to provide policy makers with employment information for members of racialized communities. Data tables providing estimates of labour force characteristics by racialized population group and region were released in September 2022.

Health indicators

Beginning in September 2021, an additional sample of 50,000 units was added to the Canadian Community Health Survey to allow further disaggregation. The first release with the new sample provides analytical insights into the self-rated mental health (SRMH) among racialized, immigrant, Indigenous and 2SLGBTQI+ populations across Canada during the pandemic.

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the agency was able to collect more detailed data related to the health of Canadians and released more granular results on COVID-19 vaccination intentions, as well as on mental health status.

The Survey on Access to Health Care and Pharmaceuticals During the Pandemic (SAHCPDP) was oversampled for the Indigenous population. The first results showed that over half of First Nations (55%), Métis (53%) and Inuit (63%) adults needing health care services indicated they experienced difficulty accessing health care in the 12 months preceding the survey. The results also showed that the adverse health impacts of experiencing difficulties in accessing health care services were more pronounced among those who identified as a person with a disability or a chronic condition. In November 2022, a study using 2021 data from the SAHCPDP was released in Insights on Canadian Society and focused on prescription coverage and the use of and access to pharmaceuticals. A Daily article and an infographic also accompanied this release. As for the Mental Health and Access to Care Survey (MHACS), the sampling design includes an oversample for four targeted population groups (South Asian, Chinese, Black and Filipino people); collection started in March 2022.

Finally, a new standard table has been added to the annual deaths release to disaggregate cause of death statistics by neighbourhood income level.

Canadian survey on Business data

The Canadian Survey on Business Conditions (CSBC) enables the publication of detailed data and forward-looking analyses on businesses owned by women, racialized groups, immigrants, and Indigenous peoples. From April 2021 to March 2022, the CSBC played a vital role in helping governments understand the key economic issues that businesses were facing. Detailed data are published for all provinces and territories and the 20 largest census metropolitan areas.

General Social Statistics Program

The General Social Statistics (GSS) Program is assessing past methods and recommendations for increasing sample sizes of surveys and for selected population groups. The increase in GSS – Time Use's sample size allowed an urban–rural split, with increases to sample sizes being planned for the GSS – Family and the GSS – Giving, Volunteering and Participating.

New survey content on well-being, shared values and trust has been developed for the Canadian Social Survey (CSS) to produce a larger sample that would supplement the census release on ethnicity.

Additionally, qualitative testing was undertaken with non-responders from the GSS – Social Identity to learn about the challenges that some survey participants experience, and the ways in which these challenges can be addressed to ensure equal opportunity for respondents to participate in Statistics Canada surveys. Through funding from Canada's Anti-Racism Strategy, the GSS – Social Identity had an oversample of six racialized population groups, which allowed for greater data disaggregation.

Disaggregated demographic data

Statistics Canada's Centre for Demography published population projections to 2041 for the following population groups: the total Indigenous population, First Nations people, Métis, Inuit, and Registered or Treaty Indians. A full methodological report and an article show that in 2041, the Indigenous population could represent 5.4% to 6.8% of the Canadian population, up from 5% in 2016. Nunavut and the Atlantic provinces should see the biggest increases, while Yukon and the Northwest Territories should see decreases. The Centre for Demography also produced new population projections and estimates at lower levels of geography, including census metropolitan areas and census divisions.

Census data

Statistics Canada completed the 2021 Census during the pandemic, meeting high quality standards while ensuring safe data collection using new protocols, including a contactless approach. The October 2022 release provided disaggregated population group data to reflect the different combinations of racialized population groups (e.g., Black and South Asian). The 2021 Census also asked Canadians about their military experience for the first time since 1971. With this data, Statistics Canada was able to shed light on the diversity of the veteran and military population.

Analytical insights

In 2021/2022, the agency produced more analytical insights through presentations, research papers and infographics, to provide policy makers, researchers and Canadians with in-depth analysis and detailed statistics. Overall, 46% of analytical products released by Statistics Canada during fiscal year 2021-22 included disaggregated data for at least one of the four employment equity groups (Indigenous peoples, women, people from racialized populations, and people with disabilities). More intersectional and disaggregated analyses will be available as Statistics Canada progresses in the implementation of the DDAP.

Expanded access and dissemination

The Centre for Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Statistics (CGDIS) Hub serves as the primary platform for disseminating products and information related to the DDAP and is available to all Canadians. The CGDIS receives DDAP funding to increase functionality and data visualization tools on the hub; promote relevant statistical standards; develop conceptual frameworks and indicators relevant to diverse population groups; and disseminate more disaggregated data, analytical products and actionable insights.

Statistics Canada is also developing a Centre for Municipal and Local Data, which will serve as a primary platform for municipal data users to access data at the level of geography most relevant to municipalities. In that regard, Statistics Canada is expanding its exploratory Canadian Government Finance Statistics (CGFS) for individual municipalities, covering over 35 cities in an effort to disaggregate financial data for municipalities and other local public administrations. The Municipal Finance and Socio-Economic Dashboard integrates these data with socioeconomic indicators and allows for city-level comparisons.

Over the past year, Statistics Canada has continued to monitor progress on the Government of Canada's Gender Results Framework (GRF) and published 29 indicator tables disaggregated by gender (and other identities). The DDAP is helping to further disaggregate the GRF, whose indicators are used to inform Canadians on progress toward achieving gender equality.

Statistical Standards

Over the past year, Statistics Canada has reviewed, developed and published over 100 standards across various domains and has engaged with multiple partners (the Canada Border Services Agency; Correctional Service Canada; Employment and Social Development Canada; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada; the Public Health Agency of Canada; and Health Canada) in developing strong standards for disaggregated data. These standards include ethnic or cultural origin of person, gender of person, Indigenous identity of person, sex at birth of person and visible minority of person. Key standards under review in fiscal year 2022/2023 include those for racialized populations, disability status, business majority ownership and sexual orientation.

For the 2021 Census, the precision of "at birth" was added to the sex question, and a new question on gender was included. These changes allow all people living in Canada to self-identify through the census. Canada is the first country to collect and publish data on gender diversity from a national census.

Methodology

The agency is developing an enabling methodological infrastructure that will allow the linkage and integration of more administrative data to existing data holdings and the creation of rich microdata sets that can be disaggregated according to priority categories and at the lowest level of geography possible.

For instance, the Centre for Population Health Data has expanded its data integration analyses to provide more geo-based disaggregated sociodemographic profiling of the people who have been impacted by COVID-19. This was done by linking the 2016 Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohort with updated data from the Discharge Abstract Database, the National Ambulatory Care Reporting System, the Ontario Mental Health Reporting System and the Canadian Vital Statistics – Deaths Database. This dataset was then used to calculate COVID-19 mortality rates among racialized populations (e.g., South Asian, Black and Chinese populations) disaggregated by sex and low-income status. The results were discussed in two articles released in August 2022, one in StatCan COVID-19: Data to Insights for a Better Canada and the other in The Daily.

Engagement and collaboration

On July 15, 2020, Statistics Canada and the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police released a joint statement announcing their commitment to work on collecting data on the Indigenous and racialized identity of all victims and accused people through the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey. This initiative, led by the Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, responds to growing demands to better understand the experiences of First Nations people, Métis, Inuit and people in racialized communities when interacting with the police. An engagement process took place in summer 2021 to winter 2023 to seek feedback from diverse perspectives, including those of Indigenous and racialized organizations and police services. The feedback received led to the development of a report and a series of recommendations on the best way to move forward with this initiative.

The Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics also conducted engagements to better understand the experiences of Indigenous and racialized groups and their interactions and involvement with correctional systems and with the criminal justice system. The results of these engagements contribute to the larger strategy to improve information on this issue.

Statistics Canada is building disaggregated data literacy and analytical capacity within and outside the agency. The CGDIS is responsible for building GBA Plus capacity and awareness within the agency and externally through the development of GBA Plus training for all federal public servants.

Why are we conducting this survey?

This survey collects the financial and operating data needed to develop national and regional economic policies and programs.

Data from this survey are used by the business community, manufacturing associations, federal and provincial departments, and international organizations to:

• profile the manufacturing and logging industries
• undertake market studies
• forecast demand
• develop trade tariff policies.

In addition, businesses use the data to track their performance against industry averages, evaluate expansion plans, and prepare business plans for investors.

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

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

Other important information

Authorization to collect this information

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

Confidentiality

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

Record linkages

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

Data-sharing agreements

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, Québec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and the Yukon.

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

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

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

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

You may also contact us by email at statcan.esdhelpdesk-dsebureaudedepannage.statcan@statcan.gc.ca or by fax at 613-951-6583.

For all manufacturing industries - there are Section 12 agreements with the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, as well as with the New Brunswick Department of Environment and Local Government, the Quebec Forest Industry Council, the ministère de l'Énergie et des Ressources naturelles du Québec, the ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs du Québec, the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Manitoba Department of Sustainable Development, Manitoba Agriculture, the Saskatchewan Ministry of the Economy, the Alberta Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Natural Resources Canada and the Canada Energy Regulator.

For establishments in non-ferrous metal (and aluminum) smelting and refining, clay building material and refractory manufacturing, cement manufacturing and lime manufacturing - there are Section 12 agreements with the Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Natural Resources, the Manitoba Department of Mineral Resources, the British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines and the British Columbia Ministry of Natural Gas Development.

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.

Section 17 of the federal Statistics Act allows for the disclosure of a list of individual establishments, firms or businesses showing information including the establishments' names and locations (province, territory and municipality) and North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes. The disclosure of these lists may be authorized in order to aid analysts in the interpretation of data from the Annual Survey of Manufacturing and Logging Industries.

Business or organization and contact information

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

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

Legal Name

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

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

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

Operating Name

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

• Legal name
• Operating name (if applicable)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
  • Provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's main activity
  • e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development
• This is not the current main activity

Main activity

5. You indicated that is not the current main activity.

Was this business or organization's main activity ever classified as: ?

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

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

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

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

7. You have indicated that the current main activity of this business or organization is:

Main activity

Are there any other activities that contribute significantly (at least 10%) to this business or organization's revenue?

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

8. Approximately what percentage of this business or organization's revenue is generated by each of the following activities?

When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimates.

Approximately what percentage of this business or organization's revenue is generated by each of the following activities?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.

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

Reporting period information

1. What are the start and end dates of this business's or organization's most recently completed fiscal year?

For this survey, the end date should fall between April 1, 2022 and March 31, 2023.

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

• May 1, 2021 to April 30, 2022
• June 1, 2021 to May 31, 2022
• July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022
• August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2022
• September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2022
• October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022
• November 1, 2021 to October 31, 2022
• December 1, 2021 to November 30, 2022
• January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022
• February 1, 2022 to January 31, 2023
• March 1, 2022 to February 28, 2023
• April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023.

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

• September 18, 2021 to September 15, 2022 (e.g., floating year-end)
• June 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 (e.g., a newly opened business).

• Fiscal year start date
• Fiscal year-end date

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

Select all that apply.

• Seasonal operations
• New business
• Change of ownership
• Temporarily inactive
• Change of fiscal year
• Ceased operations
• Other
  • Specify reason the reporting period does not cover a full year

Additional reporting instructions

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

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

CAN$ '000: $764,000

I will report in the format above

Industry characteristics

1. Is this business a cost centre?

A cost centre is a subdivision of an organization with which costs are identified for purposes of managerial control.

Cost Center A cost center is a department or section of a company where managers are directly responsible for costs. For example, consider a company that has a manufacturing department, a research and development department, and a payroll department. Each department could be a cost center. Cost centers do not directly report revenues as these are reported by another part of the company such as a head office.

• Yes
• No

2. Are the goods valued at:

Valuation of sales

Please indicate whether you will report at final selling price or any alternate valuation.

• If you are a single business unit firm, sales must be reported at your final selling price;
• If you are part of a multi-business unit firm:
  • sales to your firm's non-manufacturing or non-logging business units must be reported at your final selling price;
  • sales to your firm's manufacturing or logging business units, sales branches, selling warehouses or head offices should be reported at the value shown on your books of account (i.e., book transfer value).
• Final selling price
• Transfer price
• Other
  • Specify other basis of valuation

3. What were this business's sales for the following items?

Report the sales net of shipping charges, discounts, sales allowances, returned sales, sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report all sales (domestic and exports) of goods and services from Canadian locations at final selling price. Sales should be reported 'Free On Board' (FOB) factory gate: net of excise and provincial or territorial sales taxes, HST/GST, trade discounts, returns and allowances, and charges for outward transportation by common or contract carriers. (Note: 'Free On Board' (FOB) factory gate means truck gate if manufacturer or logger is using own truck and driver).

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

Note: Goods reported as sold should not be included in inventory and goods held on consignment should be reported as inventory until actually sold. If you are classified as a contract logger, the sales of logs and wood residue that result from logging services performed for another business unit that owns the stumpage rights should not be reported by you but by the business unit that owns the stumpage rights. You should only report the revenues from the logging service provided in question 3 e.

Please note that the questionnaires for the manufacturing industries and the logging industries are slightly different. Depending on which one you have received, the questions might be worded slightly differently and some categories of revenue might not be part of your questionnaire.

a. Sales of logs, wood residue and manufactured products

Include:

• sales of goods manufactured from own materials whether at this business unit or at any other sub-contracted manufacturing plants located within Canada
• sales of logs and wood residue harvested by your own employees or by contractors on behalf of your business unit should all be reported here
• sales out of warehouses at locations other than your business unit if storage warehouses are owned or rented by your business unit
• amounts received from progress billings
• charges for installation of manufactured goods where installation is part of sales
• book value of goods sold for rental
• transfers to other business units or a head office of your firm. Note that these should be reported at the value shown on your books of account (i.e., book transfer value).

Exclude:

• transfers into inventory and consignment sales
• shipping charges by common or contract carriers
• discounts and returns
• federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes
• sales of goods purchased for resale, as is
• revenue from repair work
• revenue from manufacturing or logging service fees and/or custom work
• revenue from stumpage sales (for logging operations only; report these amounts in question (b) Revenue from stumpage sales).

b. Revenue from stumpage sales

Please report any revenue earned from stumpage sales during the reporting period.

c. Sales of goods purchased for resale, as is

Report sales of goods that have not been processed or altered in your business unit and that have been purchased and resold in the same condition.

Include sales of products transferred to you from other business units of your firm and sold in the same condition as transferred.

Exclude:

• transfers into inventory and consignment sales
• shipping charges by common or contract carriers
• discounts and returns
• federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes
• logging operations must not report sales of logs and wood residue here, regardless of who harvests (report at question a).

d. Revenue from repair work

Repair work comprises fixing/repairing products that have already been installed or delivered to a client (or other business unit). This work could be done at the client's facilities or at your business unit (where the products were uninstalled and shipped for repair). Repair work also includes warranty repairs where your business unit charges a fee to either an external business or another business unit within your firm. In all of these cases, your business unit has only provided labour to a client but this client owns the product(s) and materials involved.

Exclude:

• shipping charges by common or contract carriers
• discounts
• federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes.

e. Revenue from logging service fees and/or custom work

Custom work, manufacturing or logging service, comprises manufacturing or logging work undertaken to the specifications of a client (or other business unit of your firm) prior to installation or initial delivery. Your business unit has only provided labour to a client but this client owns the product(s) and materials involved (e.g., contract logging).

Exclude:

• shipping charges by common or contract carriers
• discounts
• federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes.

f. Other

Include sales of goods and services not specified elsewhere.

Exclude:

• revenue from rental and leasing
• commissions
• revenue from royalties, franchise and licensing fees
• revenue from interest and dividends
• subsidies/grants.

What were this business's sales for the following items?
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	CAN$ '000
Revenue from stumpage sales
Sales of goods purchased for resale, as is
Revenue from repair work
Revenue from manufacturing service fees and/or custom work
Other
Total sales of goods and services

4. What were this business's expenses for the following items?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Selected expense information

Please note that the questionnaires for the manufacturing industries and the logging industries are slightly different. Depending on which one you have received, the questions might be worded slightly differently and some categories of expense might not be part of your questionnaire.

a. Purchases of raw materials and components

Report the laid-down cost ( 'Free On Board' (FOB) factory gate, but excluding GST) for all raw materials and components purchased for your manufacturing or logging process.

Include:

• shipping charges by common carrier or contract carriers
• freight in and duty
• fuel purchased to be used as an input into the manufacturing process as a feedstock or processing material (e.g., crude oil processed into gasoline).

Exclude:

• federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes
• purchases of goods purchased for resale in the same condition as purchased (without further manufacturing or processing)
• purchases of non-returnable containers and other shipping and packaging materials (boxes, cartons, barrels, kegs, bottles, pallets, etc.)
• change in inventories.

b. Stumpage fees

Business units undertaking logging operations on Crown land must pay "stumpage fees" for harvested logs. If logging activity is applicable to your business unit, please report the total of all stumpage fees paid during this reporting period.

c. Purchases of non-returnable containers and other shipping and packaging materials

Report the laid-down cost for all shipping and packaging materials purchased ( 'Free On Board' (FOB) factory gate, but excluding GST).

Include:

• boxes, cartons, barrels, kegs, bottles, pallets, etc.
• shipping charges by common carrier or contract carriers
• freight in and duty.

Exclude federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes.

d. Purchases of goods for resale, as is

Report the laid-down cost of goods purchased for resale in the same condition as purchased ( 'Free On Board' (FOB) factory gate, but excluding GST), i.e., without further manufacturing or processing.

Include:

• shipping charges by common carrier or contract carriers
• freight in and duty.

Exclude:

• federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes
• change in inventories.

e. Vehicle fuel expense Report any vehicle fuel expenses incurred during your manufacturing or logging process.

Include:

Purchases of gasoline, diesel fuel, propane, natural gas and other fuel used to operate any type of vehicle at the location or otherwise, such as sales representatives' cars, delivery trucks, lift trucks, etc.

Exclude any fuel purchased for power/heat generation.

What were this business's expenses for the following items?
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	CAN$ '000
Purchases of raw materials and components
Stumpage fees
Purchases of non-returnable containers and other shipping and packaging materials
Purchases of goods for resale, as is
Vehicle fuel expense

5. During the reporting period, what were this business's expenses for salaries, wages and commissions?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Salaries, wages and commissions

This section requests a breakdown of total salaries, wages and commissions for this business unit. Amounts reported for salaries and wages should be gross, before any deductions from employees for income tax and employee contributions to health, accident, pension, insurance, or other benefits, all of which should be included. Please do this calculation separately for direct and indirect labour at each location. Do not include benefit contributions by the employer.

To calculate the average number employed, add the number of employees in the last pay period of each month of the reporting period and divide this sum by the number of months (usually 12). Please do this calculation separately for direct and indirect labour.

The section is designed to account for all personnel on the payroll of your business unit.

a. Direct labour (manufacturing or logging)

Please report gross salaries and average number of workers.

Include employees engaged in:

• manufacturing (processing and/or assembling)
• logging and forestry support
• packing, handling, warehousing
• repair and maintenance, janitorial
• watchmen
• foremen doing work similar to their employees
• erection/installation by own business unit when an extension of your manufacturing operations.

b. Indirect labour (administrative and selling/operating)

Please report gross salaries and average number of workers. Do not include workers that are not on your payroll.

Include:

• executives, administrators and office staff
• sales staff
• food service staff
• building construction and major renovation staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts)
• machinery and equipment repair staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts).

During the reporting period, what were this business's expenses for salaries, wages and commissions?
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	CAN$ '000
Direct labour (manufacturing or logging)
Indirect labour (administrative and selling/operating)

6. For the reporting period, what was the average number of people employed?

Salaries, wages and commissions

This section requests a breakdown of total salaries, wages and commissions for this business unit. Amounts reported for salaries and wages should be gross, before any deductions from employees for income tax and employee contributions to health, accident, pension, insurance, or other benefits, all of which should be included. Please do this calculation separately for direct and indirect labour at each location. Do not include benefit contributions by the employer.

To calculate the average number employed, add the number of employees in the last pay period of each month of the reporting period and divide this sum by the number of months (usually 12). Please do this calculation separately for direct and indirect labour.

The section is designed to account for all personnel on the payroll of your business unit.

a. Direct labour (manufacturing or logging)

Please report gross salaries and average number of workers.

Include employees engaged in:

• manufacturing (processing and/or assembling)
• logging and forestry support
• packing, handling, warehousing
• repair and maintenance, janitorial
• watchmen
• foremen doing work similar to their employees
• erection/installation by own business unit when an extension of your manufacturing operations.

b. Indirect labour (administrative and selling/operating)

Please report gross salaries and average number of workers. Do not include workers that are not on your payroll.

Include:

• executives, administrators and office staff
• sales staff
• food service staff
• building construction and major renovation staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts)
• machinery and equipment repair staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts).

For the reporting period, what was the average number of people employed?
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	Number
Direct labour (manufacturing or logging)
Indirect labour (administrative and selling/operating)

7. What was the value of this business's inventory at the beginning and the end of the reporting period?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Opening and closing inventories

Inventories are to be reported at the value maintained in your accounting records (book value). If your accounting records do not distinguish between goods of own manufacturing or logging process and goods purchased for resale, please provide your best estimate of the distribution between the two inventory types.

Include:

• inventory at the manufacturing plant, logging processing location or at any warehouse or selling outlet which is treated as part of this business unit
• inventory in transit in Canada
• inventory held on consignment in Canada.

Exclude:

• goods owned and held in inventory abroad
• any goods held on consignment for others.

a. Raw materials and components

Include:

• materials and components to be used in the manufacturing or logging process
• fuel purchased to be used as an input into the manufacturing or logging process as a feedstock or processing material (e.g., crude oil processed into gasoline)
• non-returnable containers and other shipping and packaging materials.

Exclude any raw material intended for resale in the same condition as purchased.

b. Goods and work in process

Include:

• partially completed goods
• the value of work done on goods accounted for under progress billing for which no payment has been received.

c. Finished goods manufactured

Include:

• goods of own manufacture from your business unit
• logs, wood residues and manufactured products.

d. Goods purchased for resale, as is

Include all goods which are purchased for resale without further processing by your business unit.

Exclude components manufactured by another business unit/firm that are purchased or transferred by this business and used as inputs for the assembly and manufacturing system (report at question a.).

e. Other inventories

Specify:

Include all other inventory of materials used in your manufacturing or logging process but not included in the above categories.

What was the value of this business's inventory at the beginning and the end of the reporting period?
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	Opening CAN$ '000	Closing CAN$ '000
Raw materials and components
Goods and work in process
Finished goods manufactured
Goods purchased for resale, as is
Other - Specify all other inventories
Total inventories

Sales by consumer location

1. What was the percentage breakdown of this business's sales by consumer location?

Consumer location is the location where the goods or services will ultimately be used.

If ultimate consumer location is not known, the following are acceptable substitutes:

• shipping destination
• client's billing address
• location of this business's retail customers
• location of this business's warehouse/distribution centres.

What was the percentage breakdown of this business's sales by consumer location?
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	Percentage
Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
United States
All other countries
Total percentage

Sales of goods manufactured, logs and wood residue

This section asks for a breakdown, by product, of this business's sales of goods manufactured, logs and wood residue. For each product, report sales net of shipping charges by common or contract carriers, discounts, sales allowances, returned sales, sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes.

Note: if your only activity is contract logging, and your business unit only provides a labour service, this section does not apply to your business.

1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD , did this business sell the following manufactured goods, logs or wood residue?

The total net sales for all products should equal the amount reported for the sales of goods manufactured, logs and wood residue in question 3a. of the Industry characteristics section

Sales of goods manufactured

This section represents a breakdown by product for the total reported at 'sales of goods manufactured' in the Industry characteristics section question 3a. Please report the value of sales (in thousands of Canadian dollars) for each product produced by your manufacturing operations for the products listed in this section.

For each product, report sales net of:

• shipping charges by common or contract carriers
• discounts
• sales allowances
• return sales
• sales taxes
• excise duties and taxes

Note: If you are classified as a contract logger, the sales of logs and wood residue that result from logging services performed for another business unit that owns the stumpage rights should not be reported by you but by the business unit that owns the stumpage rights. You should only report the revenues from the logging service provided (in question 3e.).

Exclude shipping charges by contract or common carrier if possible for each product class. If your accounting records do not allow you to provide sales of your reported commodities net of shipping charges, you will be prompted to report your total shipping charges at a later time.

If you manufacture products that are not listed in this section, please enter the product description and relevant amounts after answering "Yes" when asked "During the reporting period, did this business manufacture and sell any other products?"

Product # reported - Sale Commodity Description English

Was this product sold during this reporting period?

• Yes
  • Quantity sold
  • Value of sales (CAN$ '000)
• No

2. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD , did this business manufacture and sell any other products?

This question is about the different products sold by this business. For example: If, in addition to the products listed in the previous screens, this business also sold motor vehicle steering components, motor vehicle transmission components and motor vehicle brake systems, report 3 additional products.

• Yes
  • How many types of products?
  • Number of products
• No

3. Please provide a description of the additional products sold, as well as the value of sales.

• Product # reported
• Description of product # reported
• Value of sales (CAN$ '000)

4. Does this value include shipping charges by common or contract carriers, discounts, sales allowances, returned sales, sales taxes, or excise duties and taxes?

• Yes
  • What is the amount of shipping charges, discounts, sales allowances, returned sales, sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes?
  • Value of shipping charges (CAN$ '000)
• No

From this section, the calculated sum of the net sales of goods manufactured (including logs and wood residue) is [amount] , whereas the value entered in question 3a. in the Industry characteristics section is not [amount] . These two values should be equal.

Please verify and correct one of these answers, if required. To navigate within the questionnaire, use the Previous or Next button at the bottom of this page or Start of questionnaire at the top.

Purchases of raw materials and components to be used in the manufacturing or logging process

This section asks for a breakdown of this business's purchases of raw materials and components. The total cost of purchases for all raw materials and components should match the amount reported in question 5a. of the Industry characteristics section [amount] .

Note: if your only activity is contract logging and your business unit only provides a labour service, this section does not apply to your business.

1. Press the Start button to answer the questions required for each product.

Press the Next button once you have completed answering for all products.

Raw material or component 1 -

Cost of purchase entered for this component:

Total cost of purchases entered in 5a: [amount].

2. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD , did this business purchase any other raw materials or components to be used in the manufacturing or logging process?

Purchases of raw materials and components to be used in the manufacturing process

This section requests a breakdown, by product, of the total reported at question 5a. Purchases of raw materials and components of the Industry characteristics section. Please report the cost of raw materials for each individual product used in manufacturing operations.

In reporting the cost of the various items purchased, give the laid down value at your business unit, (i.e., the amounts after discounts actually paid or payable).

Where quantity information is requested, please provide this information from your records or, if not recorded, provide your best estimate.

Note: If you are involved in contract logging, manufacturing services or custom work, the raw materials and components used in these processes that are owned by the business to which you are providing a service should not be reported here.

Include:

• semi-processed goods, if you are part of a multi-business unit firm and receive semi-processed goods as transfers from the other business units of your firm for further processing. The cost of such goods should be equivalent to the transfer value reported by the shipping unit plus any transportation and handling charges paid by your business unit to common or contract carriers
• any fuel purchased as an input into the manufacturing process, as a feedstock or processing material (e.g., crude oil processed into gasoline), or for any other non-energy purpose.

Exclude: Fuel used for energy purposes (e.g., for office or plant heating). These energy items should be reported in the "Detailed information on energy and water costs or expenses" section.

If you purchased raw materials that are not displayed in this section, please enter the raw material name and relevant amounts, when asked, 'During the reporting period, did this business purchase any other raw materials or components to be used in the manufacturing or logging process?'.

Raw material or component # reported -

Was this raw material or component purchased this reporting period?

• Yes
  • Quantity purchased
  • Cost of purchase (CAN$ '000)
• No

4. Please provide comments if you have difficulties responding to the previous question or if you would like to provide additional information regarding the product.

5. For the reporting period ending in 2022, did this business purchase any other raw materials or components to be used in the manufacturing or logging process?

This question is about the different raw materials or components used in the logging or manufacturing process by this business. For example: If, in addition to the products listed in the previous screens, this business also used iron ore, copper ore, and fibrous glass materials, report 3 additional products.

• Yes

How many types of raw materials and components?
Number of raw materials and components

• No

6. Please provide a description of the additional material or components, as well as the cost of purchase.

Raw material or component 1
Description of raw material or component.

Cost of purchase (CAN$ '000)

Details on this business's locations - location # reported

1. Please verify and correct this location's address if needed.

Details on this business's locations

General guidelines

This section requests a breakdown of total operating revenues, salaries, wages and commissions for all locations included in this survey. Please report separately for each location (covered by your business unit).

The section is designed to account for all personnel on the payroll of your business unit, including those working in ancillary units which form part of your business unit. Ancillary units are those not directly engaged in the manufacturing process but that offer support activities to your business unit (e.g., warehouses, sales offices). Please indicate if any locations are no longer part of your business unit and should be deleted from the list. If there are any locations not listed, please provide information on these in the next section.

• Operating name
• Address (number and street)
• City
• Province, territory
  • Alberta
  • British Columbia
  • Manitoba
  • New Brunswick
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Nova Scotia
  • Northwest Territories
  • Nunavut
  • Ontario
  • Prince Edward Island
  • Quebec
  • Saskatchewan
  • Yukon Territory
• Postal code

2. What was this location's total operating revenue?

Operating revenues represent the revenue generated from the course of normal business operations (e.g., sales and commissions).

Total operating revenue (CAN$ '000)

3. What were this location's labour expenses?

Exclude benefits.

Labour expenses

Amounts reported for salaries and wages should be gross, before any deductions from employees for income tax and employee contributions to health, accident, pension, insurance, or other benefits, all of which should be included. Please do this calculation separately for direct and indirect labour at each location. Do not include benefit contributions by the employer.

Direct labour (manufacturing or logging)

Please report gross salaries. Include wages for employees engaged in:

• manufacturing (processing and/or assembling)
• logging and forestry support
• packing, handling, warehousing
• repair and maintenance, janitorial
• watchmen
• foremen doing work similar to their employees
• erection/installation by own business unit when an extension of your manufacturing operations.

Indirect labour (administrative and selling/operating)

Please report gross salaries. Do not include workers that are not on your payroll.

Include salaries for:

• executives, administrators and office staff
• sales staff
• food service staff
• building construction and major renovation staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts)
• machinery and equipment repair staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts).

Please indicate whether each specific location operated for the full reporting period or part of it. If a location did not operate for the full year, please provide an explanation in the space provided (e.g., seasonal operations, strike, plant closure, etc.)

• Direct labour (CAN$ '000)
• For manufacturing or logging only
• Indirect labour (CAN$ '000)

For administrative, and selling or operating only

4. Was this business location operational for the full year?

• Yes, full-year operation
• No, part-year operation

5. Statistics Canada reviews all feedback. We invite your comments pertaining to this business location.

Feedback

6. What were this location's operational start and end dates?

• Part Year Operation Start Date
• Part Year Operation End Date

7. What were the reason(s) for part-year operation?

Select all that apply.

• Seasonal operation
• Ceased operations
• New location
• Temporarily inactive
• Change of fiscal year
• Moved
• Change of ownership
• Other
  • Specify other reason

8. Were there any other business locations not listed that were operating during the reporting period?

Were there any other business locations not listed that were operating during the reporting period?

In this section, please indicate whether there are any additional locations attached to your business unit that were not listed in the previous section. Include any additional ancillary units, such as warehouses and sales offices, that are not directly engaged in manufacturing activities.

• Yes
  • How many locations?
  • Number of locations
• No

9. Please provide the requested details for each additional location.

Details on this business's locations

General guidelines

This section requests a breakdown of total operating revenues, salaries, wages and commissions for all locations included in this survey. Please report separately for each location (covered by your business unit).

The section is designed to account for all personnel on the payroll of your business unit, including those working in ancillary units which form part of your business unit. Ancillary units are those not directly engaged in the manufacturing process but that offer support activities to your business unit (e.g., warehouses, sales offices).

• Operating name
• Address (number and street)
• City
• Province, territory
  • Alberta
  • British Columbia
  • Manitoba
  • New Brunswick
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Nova Scotia
  • Northwest Territories
  • Nunavut
  • Ontario
  • Prince Edward Island
  • Quebec
  • Saskatchewan
  • Yukon Territory
• Postal code

10. What was this location's total operating revenue?

Operating revenues represent the revenue generated from the course of normal business operations (e.g., sales and commissions).

Total operating revenue (CAN$ '000)

11. What were this location's labour expenses?

Exclude benefits.

Labour expenses

Amounts reported for salaries and wages should be gross, before any deductions from employees for income tax and employee contributions to health, accident, pension, insurance, or other benefits, all of which should be included. Please do this calculation separately for direct and indirect labour at each location. Do not include benefit contributions by the employer.

Direct labour (manufacturing or logging)

Please report gross salaries.

Include wages for employees engaged in:

• manufacturing (processing and/or assembling)
• logging and forestry support
• packing, handling, warehousing
• repair and maintenance, janitorial
• watchmen
• foremen doing work similar to their employees
• erection/installation by own business unit when an extension of your manufacturing operations.

Indirect Labor (administrative and selling/operating)

Please report gross salaries. Do not include workers that are not on your payroll.

Include salaries for:

• executives, administrators and office staff
• sales staff
• food service staff
• building construction and major renovation staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts)
• machinery and equipment repair staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts).

Please indicate whether each specific location operated for the full reporting period or part of it. If a location did not operate for the full year, please provide an explanation in the space provided (e.g., seasonal operations, strike, plant closure, etc.)

• Direct labour (CAN$ '000)
• For manufacturing or logging only
• Indirect labour (CAN$ '000)

For administrative, and selling or operating only

12. Was this business location operational for the full year?

• Yes, full-year operation
• No, part-year operation

13. Statistics Canada reviews all feedback. We invite your comments pertaining to this business location.

Feedback

14. What were this location's operational start and end dates?

• Part Year Operation Start Date
• Part Year Operation End Date

15. What was the reason(s) for part-year operation?

Select all that apply.

• Seasonal operation
• Ceased operations
• New location
• Temporarily inactive
• Change of fiscal year
• Moved
• Change of ownership
• Other
  • Specify other reason

Detailed information on energy and water costs or expenses

1. What were this business's energy and water expenses for the following items?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Detailed information on energy and water costs or expenses

Please report information on all purchased energy, water utility expenses and electricity purchased by your business unit for energy purposes only. Answers to the detailed questions should cover amounts used by your business unit in all plant and office operations and any support units which are part of your business unit. Do not report fuel consumed as fuel purchased unless the amounts are substantially the same (or unless you can only report consumption).

Include transportation costs, duties, etc., which form part of the laid-down cost at your business unit.

Exclude any fuel purchased to be used as an input into the manufacturing process as a feedstock or processing material or for any other non-energy purposes (e.g., a raw material for products such as chemicals, synthetic rubber and a variety of plastics).

a. Electricity

Please report the delivered cost of purchased electricity.

b. Gasoline

The cost of purchased gasoline includes that used for all plant operations.

Exclude fuel for motor vehicle use.

c. Light fuel oil

Please report the total value of purchased light fuel oil for this reporting period.

Include:

• all distillate type fuels for power burners
• fuel oil no. 2 (heating oil no. 2)
• fuel oil no. 3 (heating oil no. 3)
• furnace fuel oil
• gas oils
• light industrial fuel.

d. Heavy fuel oil

Please report the total value of purchased heavy fuel oil for this reporting period.

Include:

• all grades of residual type fuels for steam or diesel engines (non-vehicle use)
• bunker B and bunker C
• fuel oils no. 4, 5 and 6
• residual fuel oil.

e. Diesel fuel

Please report the total value of purchased diesel fuel for the current reporting period.

Exclude fuel for motor vehicle use.

f. Liquefied petroleum gas (e.g., propane, butane)

Please report the total value of purchased liquefied petroleum gases (LPG) for this reporting period. LPG's comprise normally gaseous paraffinic compounds extracted from refinery gases.

Exclude fuel for motor vehicle use.

g. Natural gas

Please report the total value of purchased natural gas, which comprises a mix of hydrocarbon compounds and small quantities of various non-hydrocarbons existing in a gaseous phase.

Exclude fuel for motor vehicle use.

h. Coal

Please report the total value of purchased coal for this reporting period.

i. Water Utilities

Please report the total value of water utility costs. Note that in some municipalities, water utilities are included in the municipal tax bill. If this case applies to you, please enter the amount if it is itemized on your tax bill.

j. Other energy and water expenses - specify:

Please report the total value of all other purchased energy types not specified elsewhere (e.g., steam, oxygen or hydrogen).

What were this business's energy and water expenses for the following items?
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	CAN$ '000
Electricity
Gasoline
Light fuel oil
Heavy fuel oil
Diesel fuel
Liquefied petroleum gas
Natural gas
Coal
Water utilities
Other
Total energy and water expenses

2. Does this business pay rent?

• Yes
• No

3. Are any additional electricity, water or heat expenses, not already reported in question 1, included in the rent?

• Yes
• No

4. Which utility is included in the rent?

Select all that apply.

• Electricity
• Water
• Heat

5. Did this business generate any energy used as a replacement for purchased energy?

• Yes
• No

6. Which type of energy was generated?

Select all that apply.

• Heat
• Electricity
• Steam
• Other
  • Specify other reason

Notification of intent to extract web data

1. Does this business have a website?

• Yes
  • Specify the business website address 1
    e.g., www.example.gc.ca
  • Specify the business website address 2
    e.g., www.example.gc.ca
  • Specify the business website address 3
    e.g., www.example.gc.ca
• No

Notification of intent to extract web data

Statistics Canada engages in web-data extraction, also known as web scraping, which is a process by which information is gathered and copied from the Web using automated scripts or robots, for retrieval and analysis. As a result, we may visit the website for this business or organization to search for and compile additional information. The use of web scraping is part of a broader effort to reduce the response burden on businesses or organizations, as well as produce additional statistical indicators to ensure that our data remain accurate and relevant.

We will strive to ensure that the data collection does not interfere with the functionality of the website. Any data collected will be used by Statistics Canada for statistical and research purposes only, in accordance with the agency's privacy and confidentiality mandate. All information collected by Statistics Canada is strictly protected.

More information regarding Statistics Canada's web scraping initiative.

Learn more about Statistics Canada's transparency and accountability.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Statistics Canada Client Services, toll-free at 1-877-949-9492 (TTY: 1-800-363-7629) or by email at infostats@statcan.gc.ca - this link will open in a new window. Additional information about this survey can be found by selecting the following link: Information for survey participants (ISP).

Changes or events

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

Select all that apply.

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

Contact person

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

Is the provided given names and the provided family name the best person to contact?

• Yes
• No

Who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?

• First name:
• Last name:
• Title:
• Email address:
• Telephone number (including area code):
• Extension number (if applicable):
• The maximum number of characters is 10.
• Fax number (including area code):

Feedback

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

Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.

• Hours:
• Minutes:

4. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?

Why are we conducting this survey?

This survey collects the financial and operating data needed to develop national and regional economic policies and programs.

Data from this survey are used by the business community, manufacturing associations, federal and provincial departments, and international organizations to:

• profile the manufacturing and logging industries
• undertake market studies
• forecast demand
• develop trade tariff policies.

In addition, businesses use the data to track their performance against industry averages, evaluate expansion plans, and prepare business plans for investors.

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

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

Other important information

Authorization to collect this information

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

Confidentiality

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

Record linkages

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

Data-sharing agreements

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, Québec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and the Yukon.

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

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

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

You may also contact us by email at statcan.esdhelpdesk-dsebureaudedepannage@statcan.gc.ca or by fax at 613-951-6583.

For all manufacturing industries - there are Section 12 agreements with the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, as well as with the New Brunswick Department of Environment and Local Government, the Quebec Forest Industry Council, the ministère de l'Énergie et des Ressources naturelles du Québec, the ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs du Québec, the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Manitoba Department of Sustainable Development, Manitoba Agriculture, the Saskatchewan Ministry of the Economy, the Alberta Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Natural Resources Canada and the Canada Energy Regulator.

For establishments in non-ferrous metal (and aluminum) smelting and refining, clay building material and refractory manufacturing, cement manufacturing and lime manufacturing - there are Section 12 agreements with the Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Natural Resources, the Manitoba Department of Mineral Resources, the British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines and the British Columbia Ministry of Natural Gas Development.

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.

Section 17 of the federal Statistics Act allows for the disclosure of a list of individual establishments, firms or businesses showing information including the establishments' names and locations (province, territory and municipality) and North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes. The disclosure of these lists may be authorized in order to aid analysts in the interpretation of data from the Annual Survey of Manufacturing and Logging Industries.

Business or organization and contact information

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

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

Legal Name

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

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

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

Operating Name

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

• Legal name
• Operating name (if applicable)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Description and examples

• This is the current main activity
  • Provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's main activity
  • e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development
• This is not the current main activity

Main activity

5. You indicated that is not the current main activity.

Was this business or organization's main activity ever classified as: ?

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

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

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

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

7. You have indicated that the current main activity of this business or organization is:

Main activity

Are there any other activities that contribute significantly (at least 10%) to this business or organization's revenue?

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

8. Approximately what percentage of this business or organization's revenue is generated by each of the following activities?

When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimates.

Approximately what percentage of this business or organization's revenue is generated by each of the following activities?

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

Reporting period information

1. What are the start and end dates of this business's or organization's most recently completed fiscal year?

For this survey, the end date should fall between April 1, 2022 and March 31, 2023.

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

• May 1, 2021 to April 30, 2022
• June 1, 2021 to May 31, 2022
• July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022
• August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2022
• September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2022
• October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022
• November 1, 2021 to October 31, 2022
• December 1, 2021 to November 30, 2022
• January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022
• February 1, 2022 to January 31, 2023
• March 1, 2022 to February 28, 2023
• April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023.

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

• September 18, 2021 to September 15, 2022 (e.g., floating year-end)
• June 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 (e.g., a newly opened business).

• Fiscal year start date
• Fiscal year-end date

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

Select all that apply.

• Seasonal operations
• New business
• Change of ownership
• Temporarily inactive
• Change of fiscal year
• Ceased operations
• Other
  Specify reason the reporting period does not cover a full year

Additional reporting instructions

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

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

CAN$ '000: $764,000

I will report in the format above

Revenue

1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what was this business's revenue from each of the following sources?

Notes:

• a detailed breakdown may be requested in other sections
• these questions are asked of many different industries - some questions may not apply to this business

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

a. Sales of goods and services

Sales of goods and services are defined as amounts derived from the sale of goods and services (cash or credit), falling within a business's ordinary activities.

For Manufacturing and Logging Industries Report all sales (domestic and exports) of goods and services from Canadian locations at final selling price. Sales should be reported 'Free On Board' (FOB) factory gate: net of excise and provincial or territorial sales taxes, HST/GST, trade discounts, returns and allowances, and charges for outward transportation by common or contract carriers. (Note: FOB factory gate means truck gate if manufacturer is using own truck and driver).

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

Note: Goods reported as sold should not be included in inventory and goods held on consignment should be reported as inventory until actually sold. If you are classified as a contract logger, the sales of logs and wood residue that result from logging services performed for another business unit that owns the stumpage rights should not be reported by you but by the business unit that owns the stumpage rights. You should only report the revenues from the logging service provided.

Include:

• sales of goods manufactured from own materials whether at this business unit or at any other subcontracted manufacturing plants located within Canada
• sales out of warehouses at locations other than your business unit if storage warehouses are owned or rented by your business unit
• sales of logs and wood residue, regardless of the source of these materials (for logging operations only)
• sales of goods purchased for resale, as is (purchased from another company or another business unit of your firm not covered by this questionnaire)
• amounts received from progress billings
• revenue from repair work (labour costs only as materials and products are owned by client)
• revenue from manufacturing or logging service fees and/or custom work (labour costs only as materials and products are owned by client)
• charges for installation of manufactured goods where installation is part of sales
• book value of goods sold for rental
• revenue from stumpage sales
• transfers to other business units or a head office of your firm. Note that these should be reported at the value shown on your books of account (e.g., book transfer value).

Exclude:

• transfers into inventory and consignment sales
• federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes
• shipping charges by common carrier or contract carriers
• discounts and returns.

b. Rental and leasing

Rental and leasing revenue from assets owned by your business unit should be reported here.

This revenue should be reported before deduction of expenses such as property taxes and repairs and maintenance, excluding the goods and services tax (GST). Rental expenses should not be subtracted from rental revenues.

Include:

• revenue from rental or leasing of manufactured products made by your business unit
• revenue from long and short term rental or leasing of vehicles, machinery and equipment owned by your business unit (including operating leases)
• revenue from rental or leasing of apartments, commercial buildings, land, office space, residential housing, investments in co-tenancies and co-ownerships.

Exclude:

• finance charges from financing and sales leases
• revenue from intellectual property (for example, patents, trademarks, copyrights).

c. Commissions

Include: commissions earned on the sale of products or services by businesses such as advertising agencies, brokers, insurance agents, lottery ticket sales, sales representatives, and travel agencies - Compensation could also be reported under this item (e.g., compensation for collecting sales tax).

d. Subsidies (including grants, donations and fundraising)

Include:

• non-repayable grants, contributions and subsidies from all levels of government
• revenue from private sector (corporate and individual) sponsorships, donations and fundraising.

e. Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees

A royalty is defined as a payment received by the holder of a copyright, trademark or patent.

Royalties paid by your business unit should not be subtracted from royalty revenues.

Include:

• revenue received from the sale or use of all intellectual property rights of copyrighted materials such as musical, literary, artistic or dramatic works, sound recordings or the broadcasting of communication signals (e.g., motion pictures, computer programs, etc.)
• revenues from franchise fees
• revenues from licensing agreements.

f. Dividends

Dividend expenses should not be subtracted from dividend revenues.

Include:

• dividend income
• dividends from Canadian sources
• dividends from foreign sources
• patronage dividends.

Exclude dividends from capital investment from affiliates.

g. Interest

Interest expenses should not be subtracted from interest revenues.

Include:

• investment revenue
• interest from foreign sources
• interest from Canadian bonds and debentures
• interest from Canadian mortgage loans
• interest from other Canadian sources.

Exclude equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates.

h. Other revenue

specify Include amounts not included in questions a. to g. above such as:

• revenue from warranties
• placement fees for displaying items on websites, store windows, catalogues
• revenue from shipping and handling charges that are not included in the price of the merchandise
• deposit service income, credit service income and card service income
• lodging and boarding revenue in the logging industry
• revenue from secondary activities (e.g., cafeterias and lunch counters)
• revenue from outside installation or construction work not related to your own products.

Total revenue The sum of sub-questions a. to h.

For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what was this business's revenue from each of the following sources?

	CAN$ '000
a. Sales of goods and services
b. Rental and leasing
c. Commissions
d. Subsidies
e. Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees
f. Dividends
g. Interest
h. Other
Total revenue

Expenses

1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what were this business's expenses for the following items?

Notes:

• a detailed breakdown may be requested in other sections
• these questions are asked of many different industries. Some questions may not apply to this business

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

a. Purchases

For Manufacturing and Logging Industries Please report the laid-down cost ('Free on Board' (FOB) factory gate, but excluding GST), for purchases/cost of materials.

Include:

• purchases of raw materials and components for manufacturing
• purchases of non-returnable containers and other shipping and packaging materials (boxes, cartons, barrels, kegs, bottles, pallets)
• purchases of goods purchased for resale in the same condition as purchased (without further manufacturing or processing)
• shipping charges by common carrier or contract carriers
• freight in and duty
• fuel purchased to be used as an input into the manufacturing process as a feedstock or processing material (e.g., crude oil processed into gasoline).

Exclude:

• federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes
• change in inventories.

b. Employment costs and expenses

b1. Salaries, wages and commissions Please report all salaries and wages (including taxable allowances and employment commissions as defined on the T4 - Statement of Remuneration Paid) for this reporting period. Amounts reported should be gross, before any deductions at source.

Include:

• Indirect labour costs (e.g., food service staff, repair staff)
• overtime payments
• vacation pay
• payments to casual labour
• directors' pay
• bonuses (including profit sharing)
• commissions paid to regular employees such as your manufacturer's agents
• taxable allowances (e.g., room and board, gifts such as air tickets for holidays)
• retroactive wage payments
• stock options awarded to employees (the amount for which you have entered a 'code 38' on the employees' T4 and which is included in box 14 - value according to CRA rules)
• any other allowance forming part of the employee's earnings
• payments to individuals working on their own premises using equipment and materials provided by your business unit since such persons should be treated as employees
• severance pay.

Exclude:

• deferred stock options awarded to employees that meet relevant CRA rules (the amount for which you have entered a 'code 53' on the employee's T4 and which is excluded from box 14)
• amounts paid out to other business units for employment costs only
• monies withdrawn by working owners and partners of unincorporated business units
• directors' fees or distribution of profits to shareholders of incorporated business units
• Cost/expenses for outside subcontracted employees (report at Subcontracts)
• cost/expenses for temporary workers paid through an agency, as well as charges for personnel search services (report at Other).

b2. Employee benefits Report expenses related to the employer portion of employee benefits.

Include:

• payments for employee life and extended health care insurance plans (e.g., medical, dental, drug and vision care plans)
• employer portion of Canada Pension Plan/Québec Pension Plan (CPP/QPP) contributions
• employer pension contributions
• contributions to provincial and territorial health and education payroll taxes (applicable to your business unit)
• workers' compensation (provincial or territorial) applicable to your business unit
• employer portion of employment insurance premiums (EI)
• association dues paid by the employer
• all other employee benefits such as childcare and supplementary unemployment benefit (SUB) plans.

Exclude employee portions of employee benefits (i.e., deductions from pay).

c. Subcontracts

Subcontract expense refers to the purchasing of services from outside of the company rather than providing them in-house.

In such cases, business units provide materials to other business units or individuals for the production of outputs on a so-called 'custom basis'. Subcontract expense only refers to work hired out for production towards the company's outputs.

Include:

• commissions paid to non-employees
• any amount you pay to any other business units, firms, or individuals for work done on materials you own
• custom work and contract work
• subcontract and outside labour
• hired labour.

Exclude:

• research and development subcontracts (report at Research and development fees)
• salaries and wages paid to employees
• payments to individuals working on their own premises using machinery, equipment and materials provided by your firm (such persons should be treated as employees)
• cost of materials
• cost/expenses for temporary workers paid through an agency, as well as charges for personnel search services (report at Other)
• repairs and maintenance services (report at Repair and maintenance).

d. Research and development fees

Paid activities (purchased or subcontracted) conducted with the intention of making a discovery that could either lead to the development of new products or procedures, or to the improvement of existing products or procedures.

Exclude own labour costs (included in Salaries, wages and commissions).

e. Professional and business fees

Please report only the total cost of purchased professional or business service fees here (a detailed breakdown may be required in a subsequent section).

Include:

• legal services
• accounting and auditing fees
• education and training fees
• appraisal fees
• management and administration fees
• property management fees
• information technology (IT) consulting and service fees (purchased)
• data processing service fees
• architectural fees
• engineering fees
• scientific and technical service fees
• other consulting fees (management, technical and scientific)
• veterinary fees
• fees for human health services
• payroll preparation fees
• all other professional and business service fees.

Exclude:

• service fees paid to Head Office and other business units not included in this questionnaire (report at Other)
• the cost of in-house activities undertaken by your own staff.

f. Energy and water expenses

Report the cost/expense of purchased utilities attributed to operations in the current reporting period such as water, electricity, gas and heating.

Include:

• diesel, fuel wood, natural gas, oil and propane
• sewage.

Exclude:

• energy expenses covered in your rental and leasing contracts
• telephone, Internet and other telecommunication
• vehicle fuel (report at Other)
• raw materials, i.e., any fuel purchased as input to the manufacturing process as a feed stock or processing material (e.g., crude oil to be refined into gasoline) or for any other non-energy purpose (report at Purchases).

g. Office and computer related expenses

Please report all office supplies purchased and used by your business unit for both manufacturing and non-manufacturing operations.

Include:

• office stationery and supplies, paper and other supplies for photocopiers, printers and fax machines
• postage and courier fees (used in the day-to-day office business activity)
• memory storage devices and computer upgrade expenses
• data processing expense (equipment, software and software licenses).

Exclude telephone, Internet and other telecommunication expenses (report at Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication).

h. Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication

Include:

• telephone, fax, cellular phone, or pager services for transmission of voice, data or image
• Internet access charges
• purchased cable and satellite transmission of television, radio and music programs
• wired telecommunication services
• wireless telecommunication services
• satellite telecommunication services
• large bandwidth services to send/receive digital works
• online access services
• online information provision services.

i. Business taxes, licences and permits

This item comprises the cost of various licences and permits, and some indirect taxes (taxes levied on your business unit that are not corporate income or logging taxes, sales or excise taxes, or insurance premium taxes).

Include:

• property taxes paid directly and land transfer taxes
• business taxes
• vehicle licence and/or registration fees
• beverage licence fees
• trade licence fees
• professional licence fees
• all other licence fees
• lot levies
• building permits and development charges
• other property/business licences or permits not specified above.

Exclude:

• property taxes covered in your rental and leasing expenses
• corporate income taxes
• stumpage fees (report at Crown charges).

j. Royalties (other than Crown royalties), franchise fees and memberships

Include:

• amounts paid to holders of patents, copyrights, performing rights and trademarks
• gross overriding royalty expenses and direct royalty costs
• resident and non-resident royalty expenses
• membership fees
• franchise fees.

Exclude stumpage fees (report at Crown charges).

k. Crown charges (for logging, mining and energy industries only)

Include:

• Crown royalties, Crown leases and rentals, oil sand leases and stumpage fees
• federal or provincial royalty, tax, lease or rental payments made in relation to the acquisition, development or ownership of Canadian resource properties.

l. Rental and leasing (land, buildings, equipment, vehicles, etc.)

Include:

• lease/rental expenses, real estate rental expenses, condominium fees and equipment rental expenses
• only operating leases (as opposed to leases that can be capitalized)
• motor vehicle rental and leasing expenses (without driver)
• furniture and fixtures
• computer, machinery and equipment rental expenses (without operator)
• storage expense
• studio lighting and scaffolding
• road and construction equipment rental
• fuel and other utility costs covered in your rental and leasing contracts.

Exclude rental and leasing of vehicles (with driver), machinery and equipment (with driver or operator) (report at Other).

m. Repair and maintenance

This item comprises repair and maintenance costs related to the replacement of parts or other restoration of plant and machinery to keep your properties in efficient working condition.

Include:

• waste removal services, hazardous and non-hazardous
• janitorial and cleaning services
• sweeping and snow removal services
• costs related to materials, parts and external labour associated with the following expenses: buildings and structures, machinery and equipment, motor vehicles, security equipment and other goods (except fabricated metal products or furniture repair services).

Exclude:

• salaries (report at Employment costs and expenses)
• property management fees (report at Professional and business fees)
• repair and maintenance expenses that are included in any payment to a head office.

n. Amortization and depreciation

Report the amortization/depreciation (the systematic allocation of the cost of assets to current operations over their useful life) related only to the current reporting period.

Include:

• direct cost depreciation of tangible assets and amortization of leasehold improvements
• amortization of rental equipment (for operating leases: by lessor; for capital leases: by lessee)
• amortization of intangible assets (e.g., amortization of goodwill, patents, franchises, copyrights, trademarks, deferred charges, deferred gains and losses on investments, organizational costs).

o. Insurance

Insurance recovery income should be deducted from insurance expenses.

Include:

• accident and health insurance services
• life insurance and individual pension services
• asset insurance services, including property and motor vehicle
• general liability insurance services
• executive life insurance
• bonding, business interruption insurance and fire insurance
• all other insurance services not elsewhere specified.

Exclude:

• payments on behalf of employees which are considered to be taxable benefits (report at Employee benefits)
• premiums paid directly to your head office (report at Other).

p. Advertising, marketing, promotion, meals and entertainment

Include:

• advertising planning and creating services
• newspaper advertising and media expenses
• catalogues, presentations and displays
• trade fairs and exhibition organization services
• tickets for theatre, concerts and sporting events for business promotion
• fundraising expenses
• meals, entertainment and hospitality purchases for clients
• other advertising services.

q. Travel, meetings and conventions

Include:

• travel expenses
• rental services of passenger cars, buses and coaches with operator
• meeting and convention expenses, seminars
• passenger transportation (airfare, bus, train, etc.)
• accommodations (hotel and motel lodging)
• travel allowance and meals while travelling
• travel agency services
• taxi services
• meal and beverage services for consumption on the premises
• other travel expenses.

r. Financial service fees (bank charges, transaction fees, etc.)

Include:

• explicit service charges for financial services
• credit and debit card commissions and charges
• collection expenses and transfer fees
• registrar and transfer agent fees
• security and exchange commission fees
• other financial service fees.

Exclude interest expenses (report at Interest expense).

s. Interest expense

Please report the cost of servicing your company's debt such as interest and bank charges, finance charges, interest payments on capital leases and amortization of bond discounts.

Include (interest on):

• short-term and long-term debt
• bonds and debentures
• mortgages.

Exclude:

• dividends paid to term and retractable preferred shares
• debt issue expenses, including their amortization.

t. Bad debt, loan losses, donations, political contributions and inventory writedown

Include:

• charitable donations and political contributions
• bad debt expense
• loan losses
• provisions for loan losses (minus bad debt recoveries)
• inventory adjustments.

u. Other (including intracompany expenses)

Include:

• production costs
• vehicle fuel expenses
• pipeline operations, drilling, site restoration costs
• gross overriding royalty
• other producing property rental costs
• well operating, fuel and equipment costs
• other lease rental costs
• other direct costs
• equipment hire and operation costs
• log yard expense, forestry costs, logging road costs
• overhead expenses allocated to costs of sales
• cash over/short (negative expense)
• reimbursement of parent company expenses
• warranty expenses
• recruiting expenses
• general and administrative expenses
• interdivisional expenses
• interfund transfers (minus expense recoveries)
• exploration and development costs (include: geological prospecting, well abandonment and dry holes, exploration expenses, development expenses)
• safety supplies
• cafeteria supplies
• materials, components and supplies for installation and construction that is not related to own product
• all other supplies, material and components not elsewhere specified
• variance
• all other expenses not reported elsewhere.

Exclude items related to expenditures in prior periods.

For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, what were this business's expenses for the following items?

	CAN$ '000
Purchases
Employment costs and expenses
Salaries, wages and commissions
Employee benefits
Subcontracts
Research and development fees
Professional and business fees
Energy and water expenses
Office and computer related expenses
Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication
Business taxes, licenses and permits
Royalties, franchise fees and memberships
Crown charges
Rental and leasing
Repair and maintenance
Amortization and depreciation
Insurance
Advertising, marketing, promotion, meals and entertainment
Travel, meetings and conventions
Financial service fees
Interest expense
Bad debt, loan losses, donations, political contributions and inventory writedown
Other
Total expenses

2. Of the [amount] reported in Subcontracts, please provide the percentage breakdown for the following.

	Percentage
From Canadian sources
From sources in other countries
Total breakdown

Industry characteristics

1. Is this business a cost centre?

A cost centre is a subdivision of an organization with which costs are identified for purposes of managerial control.

Cost Center A cost center is a department or section of a company where managers are directly responsible for costs. For example, consider a company that has a manufacturing department, a research and development department, and a payroll department. Each department could be a cost center. Cost centers do not directly report revenues as these are reported by another part of the company such as a head office.

• Yes
• No

2. Are the goods valued at:

Valuation of sales

Please indicate whether you will report at final selling price or any alternate valuation.

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

Specify other basis of valuation

3. What were this business's sales for the following items?

Report the sales net of shipping charges, discounts, sales allowances, returned sales, sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report all sales (domestic and exports) of goods and services from Canadian locations at final selling price. Sales should be reported 'Free On Board' (FOB) factory gate: net of excise and provincial or territorial sales taxes, HST/GST, trade discounts, returns and allowances, and charges for outward transportation by common or contract carriers. (Note: 'Free On Board' (FOB) factory gate means truck gate if manufacturer or logger is using own truck and driver).

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

Note: Goods reported as sold should not be included in inventory and goods held on consignment should be reported as inventory until actually sold. If you are classified as a contract logger, the sales of logs and wood residue that result from logging services performed for another business unit that owns the stumpage rights should not be reported by you but by the business unit that owns the stumpage rights. You should only report the revenues from the logging service provided in question 3 e.

Please note that the questionnaires for the manufacturing industries and the logging industries are slightly different. Depending on which one you have received, the questions might be worded slightly differently and some categories of revenue might not be part of your questionnaire.

a. Sales of goods manufactured

Include:

• sales of goods manufactured from own materials whether at this business unit or at any other sub-contracted manufacturing plants located within Canada
• sales of logs and wood residue harvested by your own employees or by contractors on behalf of your business unit should all be reported here
• sales out of warehouses at locations other than your business unit if storage warehouses are owned or rented by your business unit
• amounts received from progress billings
• charges for installation of manufactured goods where installation is part of sales
• book value of goods sold for rental
• transfers to other business units or a head office of your firm. Note that these should be reported at the value shown on your books of account (i.e., book transfer value).

Exclude:

• transfers into inventory and consignment sales
• shipping charges by common or contract carriers
• discounts and returns
• federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes
• sales of goods purchased for resale, as is
• revenue from repair work
• revenue from manufacturing or logging service fees and/or custom work
• revenue from stumpage sales (for logging operations only; report these amounts in question (b) Revenue from stumpage sales).

b. Sales of goods purchased for resale, as is

Report sales of goods that have not been processed or altered in your business unit and that have been purchased and resold in the same condition.

Include sales of products transferred to you from other business units of your firm and sold in the same condition as transferred.

Exclude:

• transfers into inventory and consignment sales
• shipping charges by common or contract carriers
• discounts and returns
• federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes
• logging operations must not report sales of logs and wood residue here, regardless of who harvests (report at question a).

c. Revenue from repair work

Repair work comprises fixing/repairing products that have already been installed or delivered to a client (or other business unit). This work could be done at the client's facilities or at your business unit (where the products were uninstalled and shipped for repair). Repair work also includes warranty repairs where your business unit charges a fee to either an external business or another business unit within your firm. In all of these cases, your business unit has only provided labour to a client but this client owns the product(s) and materials involved.

Exclude:

• shipping charges by common or contract carriers
• discounts
• federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes.

d. Revenue from manufacturing service fees and/or custom work

Custom work, manufacturing or logging service, comprises manufacturing or logging work undertaken to the specifications of a client (or other business unit of your firm) prior to installation or initial delivery. Your business unit has only provided labour to a client but this client owns the product(s) and materials involved (e.g., contract logging).

Exclude:

• shipping charges by common or contract carriers
• discounts
• federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes.

e. Other

Include sales of goods and services not specified elsewhere.

Exclude:

• revenue from rental and leasing
• commissions
• revenue from royalties, franchise and licensing fees
• revenue from interest and dividends
• subsidies/grants.

What were this business's sales for the following items?

	CAN$ '000
Revenue from stumpage sales
Sales of goods purchased for resale, as is
Revenue from repair work
Revenue from manufacturing service fees and/or custom work
Other
Total sales of goods and services

4. Of the [amount] reported in Revenue from manufacturing service fees and/or custom work, please provide the percentage breakdown for the following.

	Percentage
From Canadian clients
From clients in other countries
Total breakdown

5. What were this business's expenses for the following items?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Selected expense information

Please note that the questionnaires for the manufacturing industries and the logging industries are slightly different. Depending on which one you have received, the questions might be worded slightly differently and some categories of expense might not be part of your questionnaire.

a. Purchases of raw materials and components

Report the laid-down cost ( 'Free On Board' (FOB) factory gate, but excluding GST) for all raw materials and components purchased for your manufacturing or logging process.

Include:

• shipping charges by common carrier or contract carriers
• freight in and duty
• fuel purchased to be used as an input into the manufacturing process as a feedstock or processing material (e.g., crude oil processed into gasoline).

Exclude:

• federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes
• purchases of goods purchased for resale in the same condition as purchased (without further manufacturing or processing)
• purchases of non-returnable containers and other shipping and packaging materials (boxes, cartons, barrels, kegs, bottles, pallets, etc.)
• change in inventories.

b. Purchases of non-returnable containers and other shipping and packaging materials

Report the laid-down cost for all shipping and packaging materials purchased ( 'Free On Board' (FOB) factory gate, but excluding GST).

Include:

• boxes, cartons, barrels, kegs, bottles, pallets, etc.
• shipping charges by common carrier or contract carriers
• freight in and duty.

Exclude federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes.

c. Purchases of goods for resale, as is

Report the laid-down cost of goods purchased for resale in the same condition as purchased ( 'Free On Board' (FOB) factory gate, but excluding GST), i.e., without further manufacturing or processing.

Include:

• shipping charges by common carrier or contract carriers
• freight in and duty.

Exclude:

• federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes
• change in inventories.

d. Vehicle fuel expense

Report any vehicle fuel expenses incurred during your manufacturing or logging process.

Include:

• purchases of gasoline, diesel fuel, propane, natural gas and other fuel used to operate any type of vehicle at the location or otherwise, such as sales representatives' cars, delivery trucks, lift trucks, etc.

Exclude any fuel purchased for power/heat generation.

What were this business's expenses for the following items?

	CAN$ '000
Purchases of raw materials and components
Stumpage fees
Purchases of non-returnable containers and other shipping and packaging materials
Purchases of goods for resale, as is
Vehicle fuel expense

6. Did this business purchase goods (raw materials, semi-finished, or finished goods) "off the shelf" outside of Canada and sell them "as-is" in foreign markets (including the U.S.) without altering the goods, and without the goods entering Canada before the sale?

• Yes
• No
• Don't know

Provide comments if desired.

7. During the reporting period, what were this business's expenses for salaries, wages and commissions?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Salaries, wages and commissions

This section requests a breakdown of total salaries, wages and commissions for this business unit. Amounts reported for salaries and wages should be gross, before any deductions from employees for income tax and employee contributions to health, accident, pension, insurance, or other benefits, all of which should be included. Please do this calculation separately for direct and indirect labour at each location. Do not include benefit contributions by the employer.

To calculate the average number employed, add the number of employees in the last pay period of each month of the reporting period and divide this sum by the number of months (usually 12). Please do this calculation separately for direct and indirect labour.

The section is designed to account for all personnel on the payroll of your business unit.

a. Direct labour (manufacturing or logging)

Please report gross salaries and average number of workers.

Include employees engaged in:

• manufacturing (processing and/or assembling)
• logging and forestry support
• packing, handling, warehousing
• repair and maintenance, janitorial
• watchmen
• foremen doing work similar to their employees
• erection/installation by own business unit when an extension of your manufacturing operations.

b. Indirect labour (administrative and selling/operating)

Please report gross salaries and average number of workers. Do not include workers that are not on your payroll.

Include:

• executives, administrators and office staff
• sales staff
• food service staff
• building construction and major renovation staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts)
• machinery and equipment repair staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts).

During the reporting period, what were this business's expenses for salaries, wages and commissions?

	CAN$ '000
Direct labour (manufacturing or logging)
Indirect labour (administrative and selling/operating)

8. For the reporting period, what was the average number of people employed?

Salaries, wages and commissions

This section requests a breakdown of total salaries, wages and commissions for this business unit. Amounts reported for salaries and wages should be gross, before any deductions from employees for income tax and employee contributions to health, accident, pension, insurance, or other benefits, all of which should be included. Please do this calculation separately for direct and indirect labour at each location. Do not include benefit contributions by the employer.

To calculate the average number employed, add the number of employees in the last pay period of each month of the reporting period and divide this sum by the number of months (usually 12). Please do this calculation separately for direct and indirect labour.

The section is designed to account for all personnel on the payroll of your business unit.

a. Direct labour (manufacturing or logging)

Please report gross salaries and average number of workers.

Include employees engaged in:

• manufacturing (processing and/or assembling)
• logging and forestry support
• packing, handling, warehousing
• repair and maintenance, janitorial
• watchmen
• foremen doing work similar to their employees
• erection/installation by own business unit when an extension of your manufacturing operations.

b. Indirect labour (administrative and selling/operating)

Please report gross salaries and average number of workers. Do not include workers that are not on your payroll.

Include:

• executives, administrators and office staff
• sales staff
• food service staff
• building construction and major renovation staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts)
• machinery and equipment repair staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts).

For the reporting period, what was the average number of people employed?

	Number
Direct labour (manufacturing or logging)
Indirect labour (administrative and selling/operating)

9. What was the value of this business's inventory at the beginning and the end of the reporting period?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Opening and closing inventories

Inventories are to be reported at the value maintained in your accounting records (book value). If your accounting records do not distinguish between goods of own manufacturing or logging process and goods purchased for resale, please provide your best estimate of the distribution between the two inventory types.

Include:

• inventory at the manufacturing plant, logging processing location or at any warehouse or selling outlet which is treated as part of this business unit
• inventory in transit in Canada
• inventory held on consignment in Canada.

Exclude:

• goods owned and held in inventory abroad
• any goods held on consignment for others.

a. Raw materials and components

Include:

• materials and components to be used in the manufacturing or logging process
• fuel purchased to be used as an input into the manufacturing or logging process as a feedstock or processing material (e.g., crude oil processed into gasoline)
• non-returnable containers and other shipping and packaging materials.

Exclude any raw material intended for resale in the same condition as purchased.

b. Goods and work in process

Include:

• partially completed goods
• the value of work done on goods accounted for under progress billing for which no payment has been received.

c. Finished goods manufactured

Include:

• goods of own manufacture from your business unit
• logs, wood residues and manufactured products.

d. Goods purchased for resale, as is

Include all goods which are purchased for resale without further processing by your business unit.

Exclude components manufactured by another business unit/firm that are purchased or transferred by this business and used as inputs for the assembly and manufacturing system (report at question a.).

e. Other inventories - specify:

Include all other inventory of materials used in your manufacturing or logging process but not included in the above categories.

What was the value of this business's inventory at the beginning and the end of the reporting period?

	Opening CAN$ '000	Closing CAN$ '000
Raw materials and components
Goods and work in process
Finished goods manufactured
Goods purchased for resale, as is
Other - Specify all other inventories
Total inventories

10. On the last day of the fiscal year, did this business hold inventories abroad, including inventories in transit to Canada?

Include raw materials, work in process, and finished goods recorded in this business's accounting books, but physically located outside of Canada. Also include goods purchased abroad for resale "as-is" in foreign markets.

• Yes
• No
• Don't know

Provide comments if desired.

11. What was the approximate value of inventories held abroad at the end of the reporting period?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Value of inventories in CAN$ '000

12. Is the value reported above included in the [amount] closing inventories previously reported in question 9 from the inventory section?

• Yes
• No

Sales by consumer location

1. What was the percentage breakdown of this business's sales by consumer location?

Consumer location is the location where the goods or services will ultimately be used.

If ultimate consumer location is not known, the following are acceptable substitutes:

• shipping destination
• client's billing address
• location of this business's retail customers
• location of this business's warehouse/distribution centres.

What was the percentage breakdown of this business's sales by consumer location?

	Percentage
Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
United States
All other countries
Total percentage

Sales of goods manufactured, logs and wood residue

This section asks for a breakdown, by product, of this business's sales of goods manufactured, logs and wood residue. For each product, report sales net of shipping charges by common or contract carriers, discounts, sales allowances, returned sales, sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes.

Note: if your only activity is contract logging, and your business unit only provides a labour service, this section does not apply to your business.

1. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, did this business sell the following manufactured goods, logs or wood residue?

The total net sales for all products should equal the amount reported for the sales of goods manufactured, logs and wood residue in question 3a. of the Industry characteristics section

Sales of goods manufactured

This section represents a breakdown by product for the total reported at 'sales of goods manufactured' in the Industry characteristics section question 3a. Please report the value of sales (in thousands of Canadian dollars) for each product produced by your manufacturing operations for the products listed in this section.

For each product, report sales net of:

• shipping charges by common or contract carriers
• discounts
• sales allowances
• return sales
• sales taxes
• excise duties and taxes

Note: If you are classified as a contract logger, the sales of logs and wood residue that result from logging services performed for another business unit that owns the stumpage rights should not be reported by you but by the business unit that owns the stumpage rights. You should only report the revenues from the logging service provided (in question 3e.).

Exclude shipping charges by contract or common carrier if possible for each product class. If your accounting records do not allow you to provide sales of your reported commodities net of shipping charges, you will be prompted to report your total shipping charges at a later time.

If you manufacture products that are not listed in this section, please enter the product description and relevant amounts after answering "Yes" when asked "During the reporting period, did this business manufacture and sell any other products?"

Product # reported - Sale Commodity Description English

Was this product sold during this reporting period?

• Yes
  • Quantity sold
  • Value of sales (CAN$ '000)
• No

2. For the reporting period of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD, did this business manufacture and sell any other products?

This question is about the different products sold by this business. For example: If, in addition to the products listed in the previous screens, this business also sold motor vehicle steering components, motor vehicle transmission components and motor vehicle brake systems, report 3 additional products.

• Yes
  • How many types of products?
  • Number of products
• No

3. Please provide a description of the additional products sold, as well as the value of sales.

Product # reported

Description of product # reported

Value of sales (CAN$ '000)

4. Does this value include shipping charges by common or contract carriers, discounts, sales allowances, returned sales, sales taxes, or excise duties and taxes?

• Yes
  • What is the amount of shipping charges, discounts, sales allowances, returned sales, sales taxes, and excise duties and taxes?
  • Value of shipping charges (CAN$ '000)
• No

From this section, the calculated sum of the net sales of goods manufactured (including logs and wood residue) is [amount], whereas the value entered in question 3a. in the Industry characteristics section is not [amount]. These two values should be equal.

Please verify and correct one of these answers, if required. To navigate within the questionnaire, use the Previous or Next button at the bottom of this page or Start of questionnaire at the top.

Purchases of raw materials and components to be used in the manufacturing or logging process

This section asks for a breakdown of this business's purchases of raw materials and components. The total cost of purchases for all raw materials and components should match the amount reported in question 5a. of the Industry characteristics section.

Note: if your only activity is contract logging and your business unit only provides a labour service, this section does not apply to your business.

1. Press the Start button to answer the questions required for each product.

Press the Next button once you have completed answering for all products.

2. For the reporting period ending in 2022, did this business purchase the following raw materials and components to be used in the manufacturing or logging process?

Yes

• Quantity purchased
  Cost of purchase (CAN$ '000)

No

3. For products reported in the previous question, what were the quantities purchased from the following sources?

When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimates.

Quantity purchased
(in kilograms)

Quantity reused or given (in kilograms)

Virgin resin
Resin produced from nonrenewable fossil fuels, e.g., petroleum or natural gas sources.

a. Sub-question a.
Virgin resin

Sub-question a.
Virgin resin

Quantity purchased
(in kilograms)

Pre-consumer (post-production) recycled resin
Pre-consumer recycled resin consists of material resulting from a manufacturing process that is diverted from the waste stream. It is the reutilization of materials such as rework, regrind, or scrap generated in a process. It can be reused within the same process that initially generated it or waste material originating (purchased or given) from another facility.

b. Sub-question b.
Resin recycled within the same process that initially generated it

Sub-question b.
Resin recycled within the same process that initially generated it

Quantity purchased
(in kilograms)

c. Sub-question c.
Pre-consumer recycled resin originating from another facility

Sub-question c.
Pre-consumer recycled resin originating from another facility

Quantity purchased
(in kilograms)

Post-consumer recycled resin
Post-consumer recycled resin comes from plastic that was used by the end-consumer, and recycled by a recycling facility. If this post-consumer recycled material is a blend of resins, report it in this section only if are the main component of the blend. The entire amount of the blended post-consumer recycled resins should be reported here (i.e., not just the amount of in the blend).

d. Sub-question d.
Post-consumer recycled resin – mechanical recycling source

Mechanical recycling refers to recovering plastics wastes via mechanical processes (i.e., grinding, washing, separating, drying, regranulating and compounding)

Sub-question d.
Post-consumer recycled resin – mechanical recycling source Mechanical recycling refers to recovering plastics wastes via mechanical processes (i.e., grinding, washing, separating, drying, regranulating and compounding)

Quantity purchased
(in kilograms)

e. Sub-question e.
Post-consumer recycled resin – chemical recycling source

Chemical recycling changes the chemical structure of a polymeric material using processing methods such as high heat, high pressure, solvents and catalysts. The chemical recycling processes includes, but may not be limited to, purification, depolymerisation and decomposition.

Sub-question e.
Post-consumer recycled resin – chemical recycling source Chemical recycling changes the chemical structure of a polymeric material using processing methods such as high heat, high pressure, solvents and catalysts. The chemical recycling processes includes, but may not be limited to, purification, depolymerisation and decomposition.

Quantity purchased
(in kilograms)

f. Sub-question f.
Post-consumer recycled resin – unknown source

Sub-question f.
Post-consumer recycled resin – unknown source

Quantity purchased
(in kilograms)

Bio-based resin
These are resins produced from renewable biomass sources, such as vegetable fats and oils, corn starch, straw, woodchips, sawdust, recycled food waste, etc.

g. Sub-question g.
Bio-based resin

Sub-question g.
Bio-based resin

Quantity purchased
(in kilograms)

Total

Quantity reused or given
(in kilograms)

4. Please provide comments if you have difficulties responding to the previous question or if you would like to provide additional information regarding the product.

5. For the reporting period ending in 2021, did this business purchase any other raw materials or components to be used in the manufacturing or logging process?

This question is about the different raw materials or components used in the logging or manufacturing process by this business. For example: If, in addition to the products listed in the previous screens, this business also used iron ore, copper ore, and fibrous glass materials, report 3 additional products.

• Yes

How many types of raw materials and components?
Number of raw materials and components

• No

6. Please provide a description of the additional material or components, as well as the cost of purchase.

Raw material or component 1
Description of raw material or component.

Cost of purchase (CAN$ '000)

Details on this business's locations - location # reported

The following questions ask for details on each of this business's 3 locations that were operational during the reporting period ending in 2022. For each location, please verify and update the address and provide the requested details.

1. Please verify and correct this location's address if needed.

General guidelines

This section requests a breakdown of total operating revenues, salaries, wages and commissions for all locations included in this survey. Please report separately for each location (covered by your business unit).

The section is designed to account for all personnel on the payroll of your business unit, including those working in ancillary units which form part of your business unit. Ancillary units are those not directly engaged in the manufacturing process but that offer support activities to your business unit (e.g., warehouses, sales offices). Please indicate if any locations are no longer part of your business unit and should be deleted from the list. If there are any locations not listed, please provide information on these in the next section.

• Operating name
• Address (number and street)
• City
• Province, territory
  • Alberta
  • British Columbia
  • Manitoba
  • New Brunswick
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Nova Scotia
  • Northwest Territories
  • Nunavut
  • Ontario
  • Prince Edward Island
  • Quebec
  • Saskatchewan
  • Yukon Territory
• Postal code

2. What was this location's total operating revenue?

Operating revenues represent the revenue generated from the course of normal business operations (e.g., sales and commissions).

Total operating revenue (CAN$ '000)

3. What were this location's labour expenses?

Exclude benefits.

Labour expenses

Amounts reported for salaries and wages should be gross, before any deductions from employees for income tax and employee contributions to health, accident, pension, insurance, or other benefits, all of which should be included. Please do this calculation separately for direct and indirect labour at each location. Do not include benefit contributions by the employer.

Direct labour (manufacturing or logging)

Please report gross salaries. Include wages for employees engaged in:

• manufacturing (processing and/or assembling)
• logging and forestry support
• packing, handling, warehousing
• repair and maintenance, janitorial
• watchmen
• foremen doing work similar to their employees
• erection/installation by own business unit when an extension of your manufacturing operations.

Indirect labour (administrative and selling/operating)

Please report gross salaries. Do not include workers that are not on your payroll.

Include salaries for:

• executives, administrators and office staff
• sales staff
• food service staff
• building construction and major renovation staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts)
• machinery and equipment repair staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts).

Please indicate whether each specific location operated for the full reporting period or part of it. If a location did not operate for the full year, please provide an explanation in the space provided (e.g., seasonal operations, strike, plant closure, etc.)

Direct labour (CAN$ '000)

For manufacturing or logging only

Indirect labour (CAN$ '000)

For administrative, and selling or operating only

4. Was this business location operational for the full year?

• Yes, full-year operation
• No, part-year operation

5. Statistics Canada reviews all feedback. We invite your comments pertaining to this business location.

Feedback

6. What were this location's operational start and end dates?

• Part Year Operation Start Date
• Part Year Operation End Date

7. What were the reason(s) for part-year operation?

Select all that apply.

• Seasonal operation
• Ceased operations
• New location
• Temporarily inactive
• Change of fiscal year
• Moved
• Change of ownership
• Other
  Specify other reason

8. Were there any other business locations not listed that were operating during the reporting period?

Were there any other business locations not listed that were operating during the reporting period?

In this section, please indicate whether there are any additional locations attached to your business unit that were not listed in the previous section. Include any additional ancillary units, such as warehouses and sales offices, that are not directly engaged in manufacturing activities.

• Yes
  • How many locations?
  • Number of locations
• No

9. Please provide the requested details for each additional location.

Details on this business's locations

General guidelines

This section requests a breakdown of total operating revenues, salaries, wages and commissions for all locations included in this survey. Please report separately for each location (covered by your business unit).

The section is designed to account for all personnel on the payroll of your business unit, including those working in ancillary units which form part of your business unit. Ancillary units are those not directly engaged in the manufacturing process but that offer support activities to your business unit (e.g., warehouses, sales offices).

• Operating name
• Address (number and street)
• City
• Province, territory
  • Alberta
  • British Columbia
  • Manitoba
  • New Brunswick
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Nova Scotia
  • Northwest Territories
  • Nunavut
  • Ontario
  • Prince Edward Island
  • Quebec
  • Saskatchewan
  • Yukon Territory
• Postal code

10. What was this location's total operating revenue?

Operating revenues represent the revenue generated from the course of normal business operations (e.g., sales and commissions).

Total operating revenue (CAN$ '000)

11. What were this location's labour expenses?

Exclude benefits.

Labour expenses

Amounts reported for salaries and wages should be gross, before any deductions from employees for income tax and employee contributions to health, accident, pension, insurance, or other benefits, all of which should be included. Please do this calculation separately for direct and indirect labour at each location. Do not include benefit contributions by the employer.

Direct labour (manufacturing or logging)

Please report gross salaries.

Include wages for employees engaged in:

• manufacturing (processing and/or assembling)
• logging and forestry support
• packing, handling, warehousing
• repair and maintenance, janitorial
• watchmen
• foremen doing work similar to their employees
• erection/installation by own business unit when an extension of your manufacturing operations.

Indirect Labor (administrative and selling/operating)

Please report gross salaries. Do not include workers that are not on your payroll.

Include salaries for:

• executives, administrators and office staff
• sales staff
• food service staff
• building construction and major renovation staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts)
• machinery and equipment repair staff (when work is chargeable to fixed asset accounts).

Please indicate whether each specific location operated for the full reporting period or part of it. If a location did not operate for the full year, please provide an explanation in the space provided (e.g., seasonal operations, strike, plant closure, etc.)

Direct labour (CAN$ '000)

For manufacturing or logging only

Indirect labour (CAN$ '000)

For administrative, and selling or operating only

12. Was this business location operational for the full year?

• Yes, full-year operation
• No, part-year operation

13. Statistics Canada reviews all feedback. We invite your comments pertaining to this business location.

Feedback

14. What were this location's operational start and end dates?

• Part Year Operation Start Date
• Part Year Operation End Date

15. What was the reason(s) for part-year operation?

Select all that apply.

• Seasonal operation
• Ceased operations
• New location
• Temporarily inactive
• Change of fiscal year
• Moved
• Change of ownership
• Other
  Specify other reason

Detailed information on energy and water costs or expenses

1. What were this business's energy and water expenses for the following items?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Detailed information on energy and water costs or expenses

Please report information on all purchased energy, water utility expenses and electricity purchased by your business unit for energy purposes only. Answers to the detailed questions should cover amounts used by your business unit in all plant and office operations and any support units which are part of your business unit. Do not report fuel consumed as fuel purchased unless the amounts are substantially the same (or unless you can only report consumption).

Include transportation costs, duties, etc., which form part of the laid-down cost at your business unit.

Exclude any fuel purchased to be used as an input into the manufacturing process as a feedstock or processing material or for any other non-energy purposes (e.g., a raw material for products such as chemicals, synthetic rubber and a variety of plastics).

a. Electricity

Please report the delivered cost of purchased electricity.

b. Gasoline

The cost of purchased gasoline includes that used for all plant operations.

Exclude fuel for motor vehicle use.

c. Light fuel oil

Please report the total value of purchased light fuel oil for this reporting period.

Include:

• all distillate type fuels for power burners
• fuel oil no. 2 (heating oil no. 2)
• fuel oil no. 3 (heating oil no. 3)
• furnace fuel oil
• gas oils
• light industrial fuel.

d. Heavy fuel oil

Please report the total value of purchased heavy fuel oil for this reporting period.

Include:

• all grades of residual type fuels for steam or diesel engines (non-vehicle use)
• bunker B and bunker C
• fuel oils no. 4, 5 and 6
• residual fuel oil.

e. Diesel fuel

Please report the total value of purchased diesel fuel for the current reporting period.

Exclude fuel for motor vehicle use.

f. Liquefied petroleum gas (e.g., propane, butane)

Please report the total value of purchased liquefied petroleum gases (LPG) for this reporting period. LPG's comprise normally gaseous paraffinic compounds extracted from refinery gases.

Exclude fuel for motor vehicle use.

g. Natural gas

Please report the total value of purchased natural gas, which comprises a mix of hydrocarbon compounds and small quantities of various non-hydrocarbons existing in a gaseous phase.

Exclude fuel for motor vehicle use.

h. Coal

Please report the total value of purchased coal for this reporting period.

i. Water Utilities

Please report the total value of water utility costs. Note that in some municipalities, water utilities are included in the municipal tax bill. If this case applies to you, please enter the amount if it is itemized on your tax bill.

j. Other energy and water expenses - specify:

Please report the total value of all other purchased energy types not specified elsewhere (e.g., steam, oxygen or hydrogen).

What were this business's energy and water expenses for the following items?

	CAN$ '000
Electricity
Gasoline
Light fuel oil
Heavy fuel oil
Diesel fuel
Liquefied petroleum gas
Natural gas
Coal
Water utilities
Other
Total energy and water expenses

2. Does this business pay rent?

• Yes
• No

3. Are any additional electricity, water or heat expenses, not already reported in question 1, included in the rent?

• Yes
• No

4. Which utility is included in the rent?

Select all that apply.

• Electricity
• Water
• Heat

5. Did this business generate any energy used as a replacement for purchased energy?

• Yes
• No

6. Which type of energy was generated?

Select all that apply.

• Heat
• Electricity
• Steam
• Other
  Specify other reason

Notification of intent to extract web data

1. Does this business have a website?

• Yes
  • Specify the business website address 1
    e.g., www.example.gc.ca
  • Specify the business website address 2
    e.g., www.example.gc.ca
  • Specify the business website address 3
    e.g., www.example.gc.ca
• No

Notification of intent to extract web data

Statistics Canada engages in web-data extraction, also known as web scraping, which is a process by which information is gathered and copied from the Web using automated scripts or robots, for retrieval and analysis. As a result, we may visit the website for this business or organization to search for and compile additional information. The use of web scraping is part of a broader effort to reduce the response burden on businesses or organizations, as well as produce additional statistical indicators to ensure that our data remain accurate and relevant.

We will strive to ensure that the data collection does not interfere with the functionality of the website. Any data collected will be used by Statistics Canada for statistical and research purposes only, in accordance with the agency's privacy and confidentiality mandate. All information collected by Statistics Canada is strictly protected.

More information regarding Statistics Canada's web scraping initiative.

Learn more about Statistics Canada's transparency and accountability.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Statistics Canada Client Services, toll-free at 1-877-949-9492 (TTY: 1-800-363-7629) or by email at infostats@statcan.gc.ca- this link will open in a new window. Additional information about this survey can be found by selecting the following link: Information for survey participants (ISP).

Changes or events

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

Select all that apply.

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

Contact person

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

Is the provided given names and the provided family name the best person to contact?

• Yes
• No

Who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?

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

Feedback

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

Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.

• Hours:
• Minutes:

4. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?

Why are we conducting this survey?

This survey will provide information that will help Canadians understand how much waste is managed by governments and businesses in Canada. Data will be collected from businesses within the waste management industry, as well as from businesses that are engaged in handling some or all of their own waste, through partnerships and material recovery agreements. The results will assist businesses and policy makers in making sound decisions related to waste management, based on data that apply specifically to activities conducted in this area. The survey will provide a comprehensive picture of waste management in Canada.

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

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

Other important information

Authorization to collect this information

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

Confidentiality

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

Record linkages

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

Data-sharing agreements

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
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Ottawa, Ontario
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You may also contact us by email at statcan.esdhelpdesk-dsebureaudedepannage.statcan@statcan.gc.ca or by fax at 613-951-6583.

For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with Environment and Climate Change Canada, Government of Alberta Environment and Parks, the Recycling Council of Alberta, and the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. 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.

Reporting period information

1. Information should be reported for this Jurisdiction/Company 's most recent fiscal year that ended at any time between April 1, 20xx and March 31, 20xx .

Fiscal Year Start date:

Fiscal Year End date:

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

Select all that apply.

• Seasonal operations
• New business
• Change of ownership
• Temporarily inactive
• Change of fiscal year
• Ceased operations
• Other
  Specify other reason the reporting period does not cover a full year

Waste management services - Business

This survey applies to operating province.

3. Indicate which of the following waste management activities or services this company provides in operating province.

Non-hazardous waste (garbage):
Included in this category are materials, products or by-products for which the waste generator has no further use and which are received for disposal at waste disposal facilities or for processing at a waste processing facility.

Residential waste:
Residential waste refers to waste from primary and seasonal dwellings, which includes all single family, multi-family, high-rise and low-rise residences.

It includes:

• the waste picked up by the municipality, (either using its own staff, or through contracted companies)
• the waste from residential sources which is self-hauled to depots, transfer stations and landfills.

Construction, renovation and demolition waste (CR&D):
CR&D waste, also referred to as DLC (demolition, land clearing and construction waste), refers to waste generated by construction, renovation and demolition activities. It generally includes materials such as brick, painted wood, drywall, metal, cardboard, doors, windows, wiring. It excludes materials from land clearing on areas not previously developed. CR&D waste can come from residential sources such as house renovations or from non-residential sources for example the construction or demolition of office buildings.

Hazardous waste:
Includes materials or substances that given their corrosive, inflammable, infectious, reactive and toxic characteristics, may present a real or potential harm to human health or the environment. Due to their hazardous nature they require special handling, storing, transportation, treatment and disposal as specified by the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (1985), The Canadian Environmental Protection Act (1988), The Basel Convention (1989), or the Export and Import of Hazardous Waste Regulations (1992).

Industrial, commercial and institutional (IC&I) waste, non-residential:
IC&I waste is the waste generated by all non-residential sources in a municipality, and is excluded from the residential waste stream. This includes:

• industrial waste, which is generated by manufacturing, and primary and secondary industries, and is managed off-site from the manufacturing operation. It is generally picked up under contract by the private sector
• commercial waste is generated by commercial operations such as shopping centres, offices, etc. Some commercial waste (e.g., from small street-front stores) may be picked up by the municipal collection system along with the residential waste
• institutional waste is generated by institutional facilities such as schools, hospitals, government facilities, senior homes, universities, etc. This waste is generally picked up under contract with the private sector.

Organic material collection, non-residential:
Collection of organic material (e.g., food scraps, leaves, grass, wood waste and paper products) from sources such as heavy and light industry, manufacturing, agriculture, warehousing, transportation, retail and wholesale commercial activities, restaurants, offices, educational or recreational facilities, health and other service facilities.

Organic material collection, residential:
Collection of organic material (e.g., food scraps, leaves, grass, yard trimmings) from dwellings, including apartment buildings and condominiums. Examples of collection methods are curbside collection, back door pick-up, and automated collection.

Organic processing services:
The breakdown of organic materials through either composting or anaerobic digestion processes.

Recyclable material collection services, non-residential (non-hazardous):
Collection of non-hazardous recyclable material, (e.g., cardboard, paper, plastics, metals, glass), from sources such as heavy and light industry, manufacturing, warehousing, transportation, retail and wholesale commercial activities, restaurants, offices, educational or recreational facilities, health and other service facilities. Recyclable material may be taken to an intermediate site such as a material recycling facility or transfer facility.

Recyclable material collection, residential (non-hazardous):
Collection of non-hazardous recyclable material (e.g., cardboard, paper, plastics, metals, glass) from dwellings, including apartment buildings and condominiums. Examples of collection methods are curbside collection, back door pick-up, and automated collection. Recyclable material may be taken to an intermediate site such as a material recovery facility or transfer facility. Recyclable material may be collected on a regular or flexible schedule.

Recycling services (non-hazardous waste):
Recovery and reprocessing of recyclable material (e.g., cardboard, paper, plastics, metals, glass) from the non-hazardous waste stream by baling, cleaning, sorting, reducing volume and preparing for shipment. Generally these activities take place in a material recycling facility (MRF).

Transfer station (non-hazardous):
A facility at which wastes transported by vehicles involved in collection are transferred to other vehicles that will transport the wastes to a disposal (landfill or incinerator) or recycling facility.

Waste collection services, non-residential (non-hazardous):
Collection of non-hazardous waste, garbage, rubbish, refuse, trash and commingled material from sources such as heavy and light industry, manufacturing, agriculture, warehousing, transportation, retail and wholesale commercial activities, restaurants, offices, educational or recreational facilities, health and other service facilities. Waste may be taken to an intermediate site or to a final disposal site.

Waste collection services, residential (non-hazardous):
Collection of non-hazardous waste, garbage, rubbish, refuse, trash and commingled material from dwellings, including apartment buildings and condominiums. Examples of collection methods are curbside collection, back door pick-up, and automated collection. Waste may be taken to an intermediate site or to a final disposal site.

Waste hauling or transportation:
The transportation of waste from one site or geographic area to another. This excludes the collection of waste and is limited to activities such as waste exporting or the shipping of wastes from transfer station to disposal or processing facility.

Select all that apply.

• Non-hazardous solid waste (garbage), recyclables and organics
  • Waste collection, residential
  • Waste collection, non-residential
• Industrial, commercial and institutional (IC&I)
• Construction, renovation and demolition (CR&D)
• Waste hauling or transportation
• Recyclable material collection or organic material collection, residential
• Recyclable material collection or organic material collection, non-residential
• Recycling or organic processing services
  e.g., material recycling facility, composting facility
• Waste transfer station
• Waste disposal or processing facility
• Other non-hazardous waste services
  • Specify other non-hazardous waste services
• Hazardous waste
  e.g., waste collection, waste transfer facility, waste treatment, waste recycling, waste disposal facility
• Other waste management activities or services
  e.g., waste collection, waste transfer facility, waste treatment, waste recycling, waste disposal facility
  • Specify other waste management activities or services

Waste management services - Government

4. In 20xx, did this jurisdiction provide waste management services for itself?

• Yes
• No

Which services do you provide?

Select all that apply.

• Collection
• Disposal or processing
• Recycling or organic material processing
• Waste management planning or administration

5. In 20xx, did this jurisdiction provide waste management services to any other municipalities, cities, villages, towns or townships?

• Yes
• No

How many municipalities, cities, villages, towns or townships? (Maximum of 15)

6. Specify the names of the municipalities, cities, villages, towns and townships.

Municipality

7. Which waste management services were provided by your jurisdiction?

Select all that apply.

• Organic processing services:
  The breakdown of organic materials through either composting or anaerobic digestion processes.
• Recycling services (non-hazardous waste):
• Recovery and reprocessing of recyclable material (e.g., cardboard, paper, plastics, metals, glass) from the non-hazardous waste stream by baling, cleaning, sorting, reducing volume and preparing for shipment. Generally these activities take place in a material recycling facility (MRF).
• Waste collection services, non-residential (non-hazardous):
  Collection of non-hazardous waste, garbage, rubbish, refuse, trash and commingled material from sources such as heavy and light industry, manufacturing, agriculture, warehousing, transportation, retail and wholesale commercial activities, restaurants, offices, educational or recreational facilities, health and other service facilities. Waste may be taken to an intermediate site or to a final disposal site.
• Waste collection services, residential (non-hazardous):
  Collection of non-hazardous waste, garbage, rubbish, refuse, trash and commingled material from dwellings, including apartment buildings and condominiums. Examples of collection methods are curbside collection, back door pick-up, and automated collection. Waste may be taken to an intermediate site or to a final disposal site.
• Collection
• Disposal or processing
• Recycling or organic material processing
• Waste management planning or administration

Collection or transportation of non-hazardous waste (garbage)

8. In 20xx, was waste in this jurisdiction collected or transported by this jurisdiction's employees to a landfill, incinerator or energy from waste facility, residual waste processor or a transfer station?

Energy from waste (EFW):
EFW refers to any waste treatment that creates energy in the form of electricity or heat from a waste source. Most EFW processes produce electricity directly through combustion, or produce a combustible fuel commodity, such as methane, methanol, ethanol or synthetic fuels.

Incineration/thermal treatment:
Incineration, in the context of waste, refers to the burning of waste. Incineration of waste materials converts the waste into incinerator bottom ash, flue gases, particulates, and heat, which can in turn be used to generate electric power. Most jurisdictions in Canada consider incineration to be disposal.

Landfill:
A site, on land, that is used primarily for the disposal of waste materials. The contents of landfills can include garbage which is not processed, and also residual material from processing operations (e.g., MRF residues, incinerator ash, organic processing residues).

Residual waste processing (non-hazardous):
An operation in which the physical or chemical properties of non-recyclable or compostable wastes are changed to reduce size and/or volume. Examples of waste processing are shredding, compaction & transformation.

Transfer station (non-hazardous):
A facility at which wastes transported by vehicles involved in collection are transferred to other vehicles that will transport the wastes to a disposal (landfill or incinerator) or recycling facility.

• Yes
• No

9. In 20xx , was waste in this jurisdiction collected or transported by contractors hired by this jurisdiction to a landfill, incinerator or energy from waste facility, residual waste processor or a transfer station?

• Yes
• No

How many contractors? (Maximum of 15)

10. Specify the names of contractors hired by this jurisdiction.

Contractor

11. In 20xx , was waste in this jurisdiction collected or transported by another jurisdiction to a landfill, incinerator or energy from waste facility, residual waste processor or a transfer station?

• Yes
• No

How many other jurisdictions? (Maximum of 15)

12. Specify the names of the jurisdictions.

Jurisdiction

13. How many facilities were used to dispose the collected waste?

Do not specify transfer stations unless it is the final destination (e.g., incinerators/energy from waste facilities, landfills, residual waste processors).

Number of facilities (Maximum of 15)

14. Specify the names of the facilities where the waste was taken for disposal.

Do not specify transfer stations unless it is the final destination.

Facility

Collection or transportation of non-hazardous recyclable materials

15. In 20xx, did this jurisdiction have a curbside collection program for recyclable materials?

Recyclable material collection services, non-residential (non-hazardous):
Collection of non-hazardous recyclable material, (e.g., cardboard, paper, plastics, metals, glass), from sources such as heavy and light industry, manufacturing, warehousing, transportation, retail and wholesale commercial activities, restaurants, offices, educational or recreational facilities, health and other service facilities. Recyclable material may be taken to an intermediate site such as a material recycling facility or transfer facility.

Recyclable material collection, residential (non-hazardous):
Collection of non-hazardous recyclable material (e.g., cardboard, paper, plastics, metals, glass) from dwellings, including apartment buildings and condominiums. Examples of collection methods are curbside collection, back door pick-up, and automated collection. Recyclable material may be taken to an intermediate site such as a material recovery facility or transfer facility. Recyclable material may be collected on a regular or flexible schedule.

• Yes
• No

16. Were recyclable materials collected or transported by this jurisdiction's employees?

• Yes
• No

17. Were recyclable materials collected or transported by contractors hired by this jurisdiction?

• Yes
• No

How many contractors? (Maximum of 15)

18. Specify the names of contractors hired by this jurisdiction.

Contractor

19. Were recyclable materials collected or transported by another jurisdiction?

• Yes
• No

How many other jurisdictions? (Maximum of 15)

20. Specify the names of the jurisdictions.

Jurisdiction

21. How many facilities were used to process recyclable materials?

Number of facilities (Maximum of 15)

22. Specify the names of the facilities where the recyclable materials were taken for processing.

Facility

Collection or transportation of organic materials

23. In 20xx, did this jurisdiction have a curbside collection program for organic materials destined for processing?

Organic materials:
Materials that are or were once living, such as leaves, grass, yard trimmings, agricultural crop residues, wood waste, and paper and paperboard products or food scraps.

Organic material collection, residential:
Collection of organic material (e.g., food scraps, leaves, grass, yard trimmings) from dwellings, including apartment buildings and condominiums. Examples of collection methods are curbside collection, back door pick-up, and automated collection.

Organic material collection, non-residential:
Collection of organic material (e.g., food scraps, leaves, grass, wood waste and paper products) from sources such as heavy and light industry, manufacturing, agriculture, warehousing, transportation, retail and wholesale commercial activities, restaurants, offices, educational or recreational facilities, health and other service facilities.

• Yes
• No

24. Were organic materials collected or transported by this jurisdiction's employees?

• Yes
• No

25. Were organic materials collected or transported by contractors hired by this jurisdiction?

• Yes
• No

How many contractors? (Maximum of 15)

26. Specify the names of the contractors hired by this jurisdiction.

Contractor

27. Were organic materials collected or transported by another jurisdiction?

• Yes
• No

How many other jurisdictions? (Maximum of 15)

28. Specify names of the other jurisdictions.

Jurisdiction

29. How many facilities were used to process these organic materials?

Number of facilities (Maximum of 15)

30. Specify the names of the facilities where the organic materials were taken for processing.

e.g., composting, anaerobic digestion

Organic materials:
Materials that are or were once living, such as leaves, grass, yard trimmings, agricultural crop residues, wood waste, and paper and paperboard products or food scraps.

Organic processing services:
The breakdown of organic materials through either composting or anaerobic digestion processes.

Facility

Waste management services

31. In 20xx, did this company provide waste management services to a municipality, waste management commission, or other waste management body?

Waste management services include the following:
Residential and non-residential non-hazardous recyclable material collection and processing

Residential and non-residential non-hazardous organic material collection and processing

Residential and non-residential non-hazardous waste, garbage, rubbish, refuse and trash collection and processing

• Yes
• No

How many municipalities, waste management commissions, or other waste management bodies? (Maximum of 15)

32. Specify the names of the municipalities, waste management commissions or waste management bodies.

Municipality, waste management commission or waste management body

Collection or transportation of non-hazardous waste (garbage)

33. In 20xx , did this company provide or sub-contract services for the collection or transportation of non-hazardous waste to a landfill, incinerator, energy from waste facility, residual waste processor or a transfer station?

Waste collection services, non-residential (non-hazardous):
Collection of non-hazardous waste, garbage, rubbish, refuse, trash and commingled material from sources such as heavy and light industry, manufacturing, agriculture, warehousing, transportation, retail and wholesale commercial activities, restaurants, offices, educational or recreational facilities, health and other service facilities. Waste may be taken to an intermediate site or to a final disposal site.

Waste collection services, residential (non-hazardous):
Collection of non-hazardous waste, garbage, rubbish, refuse, trash and commingled material from dwellings, including apartment buildings and condominiums. Examples of collection methods are curbside collection, back door pick-up, and automated collection. Waste may be taken to an intermediate site or to a final disposal site.

Waste hauling or transportation:
The transportation of waste from one site or geographic area to another. This excludes the collection of waste and is limited to activities such as waste exporting or the shipping of wastes from transfer station to disposal or processing facility.

• Yes
• No

To how many facilities was the waste taken? (Maximum of 15)

34. Specify the names of the facilities where the non-hazardous waste was taken for processing.

Include only final destinations such as landfills, incinerators, energy from waste facilities, residual waste processors.

Exclude transfer stations unless it is the final destination for waste collected/transported by this company.

Facility

Collection or transportation of non-hazardous recyclable materials

35. In 20xx, did this company collect or transport non-hazardous recyclable materials?

Recyclable material collection services, non-residential (non-hazardous):
Collection of non-hazardous recyclable material, (e.g., cardboard, paper, plastics, metals, glass), from sources such as heavy and light industry, manufacturing, warehousing, transportation, retail and wholesale commercial activities, restaurants, offices, educational or recreational facilities, health and other service facilities. Recyclable material may be taken to an intermediate site such as a material recycling facility or transfer facility.

Recyclable material collection, residential (non-hazardous):
Collection of non-hazardous recyclable material (e.g., cardboard, paper, plastics, metals, glass) from dwellings, including apartment buildings and condominiums. Examples of collection methods are curbside collection, back door pick-up, and automated collection. Recyclable material may be taken to an intermediate site such as a material recovery facility or transfer facility. Recyclable material may be collected on a regular or flexible schedule.

• Yes
• No

To how many facilities was this material brought? (Maximum of 15)

36. Specify the names of the facilities where the recyclable materials were taken.

Facility

Collection or transportation of organic materials

37. In 20xx, did this company collect or transport organic materials?

Organic materials:
Materials that are or were once living, such as leaves, grass, yard trimmings, agricultural crop residues, wood waste, and paper and paperboard products or food scraps.

Organic material collection, non-residential:
Collection of organic material (e.g., food scraps, leaves, grass, wood waste and paper products) from sources such as heavy and light industry, manufacturing, agriculture, warehousing, transportation, retail and wholesale commercial activities, restaurants, offices, educational or recreational facilities, health and other service facilities.

Organic material collection, residential:
Collection of organic material (e.g., food scraps, leaves, grass, yard trimmings) from dwellings, including apartment buildings and condominiums. Examples of collection methods are curbside collection, back door pick-up, and automated collection.

• Yes
• No

To how many facilities was the material taken? (Maximum of 15)

38. Specify the names of the facilities where the organic material was taken for processing.

Facility

Organic material processing

39. In 20xx, did this Jurisdiction/Company own or operate a facility where organic materials were processed?

Organic materials:
Materials that are or were once living, such as leaves, grass, yard trimmings, agricultural crop residues, wood waste, and paper and paperboard products or food scraps.

Organic material collection, residential:
Collection of organic material (e.g., food scraps, leaves, grass, yard trimmings) from dwellings, including apartment buildings and condominiums. Examples of collection methods are curbside collection, back door pick-up, and automated collection.

Organic material collection, non-residential:
Collection of organic material (e.g., food scraps, leaves, grass, wood waste and paper products) from sources such as heavy and light industry, manufacturing, agriculture, warehousing, transportation, retail and wholesale commercial activities, restaurants, offices, educational or recreational facilities, health and other service facilities.

Include landfills or sites where organic materials were composted.

• Yes
• No

How many facilities? (Maximum of 15)

40. Please provide the name and owner of each processing facility.

Facility

Facility name

Facility owner

What type of process is used in the treatment of organic materials?

Type of process

Note: If the type of process is not listed, select "Other specify"

Aerobic processing (composting)

Anaerobic digestion (biomethanation)

Other specify

Organic material processing

41. For the specified facility, indicate which organic materials are processed at the facility.

Processing residue:
The portion of the materials that is deemed non-marketable after processing due to breakage, transportation or processing limitations. The residue produced at the facility as a result of the processing of acceptable waste is not for beneficial use.

Estimating sources of waste (garbage), recyclables and organic materials:
It is acknowledged that it is often very difficult to track the quantities of waste and recyclable materials by source unless the business or local government collects or prepares materials from only one source (e.g., a firm that collects waste only from IC&I sources).

In this survey, you are being asked to estimate the proportion of materials by source of material at three points (if applicable and known): at the facility where organic material is processed, at the facility where recyclables are prepared and at disposal. If you engage in one or more of these activities, you will be asked to estimate the proportion of waste, recyclable or organic materials from residential, non-residential and construction and demolition sources. While it is recognized that such estimates may be difficult to make, you are asked to be as accurate as possible.

Sources of materials:
Refers to the sources of generation of the waste or recyclable material. These sources are classified as residential, industrial, commercial and institutional (IC&I) and construction, renovation and demolition (CR&D). It is sometimes difficult to ascertain the source of a given material because of lack of tracking or complex collection arrangements (e.g., when collection is contracted out or when collection vehicles pick up materials from a mix of sources on their routes).

Food waste:
Includes food wastes and food scraps from households and non-residential sources such as grocery stores, restaurants, etc., destined for composting or anaerobic digestion.

Source separated organic materials (SSO):
Source separation of organics is the setting aside of organic waste materials at their point of generation (the home, office, or other place of business) by the generator. Examples of SSO materials are food scraps, soiled paper packaging such as ice cream boxes, muffin paper, flour and sugar bags, paper coffee cups and paper plates.

Leaf and yard waste:
Includes any waste collected from a yard or garden such as leaves, grass clippings, plants, tree trimmings and branches.

Forestry waste:
The debris or leftover waste from the management of forests. This would include trees, stumps, branches, etc., that were discarded.

Wood waste:
The primary constituents of wood waste are used lumber, trim, trees, branches, and other wood debris from construction and demolition clearing and grubbing activities. It includes: dimensional lumber, plywood, particle board and fibre board, crating, wood fencing, pressure treated lumber, wood shingles, wooden doors, creosoted wood products, demolition wood waste, painted wood.

Agricultural waste:
All waste materials produced as a result of agricultural activities, including, for example, residues from the application of pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers and other chemicals, wastewater, bedding material, etc.

Biosolids:
Includes solid or semisolid material obtained from treated wastewater.

Include all quantities of food waste, materials from source separated organics programs (SSO), leaf and yard waste as well as Christmas trees and pumpkins.

Leaf and yard waste

Please provide the amount and source of leaf and yard waste processed at this facility.

When precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

Quantity of materials

Unit of measure (UOM)

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Residential

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best estimate for each source.

Industrial, commercial and institutional (IC&I)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best estimate for each source.

Construction, renovation and demolition (CR&D)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best estimate for each source.

Provide the percentage of total leaf and yard waste disposed as processing residue.

e.g., overs, cross contaminated materials

Total percentage

Food waste and SSO material

Please provide the amount and source of food waste and SSO material processed at this facility.

When precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

Quantity of materials

Unit of measure (UOM)

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Residential

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best estimate for each source.

Industrial, commercial and institutional (IC&I)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best estimate for each source.

Construction, renovation and demolition (CR&D)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best estimate for each source.

Provide the percentage of total food waste and SSO disposed as processing residue.

e.g., overs, cross contaminated materials

Total percentage

Forestry waste and wood waste

Please provide the amount and source of forestry waste and wood waste processed at this facility.

When precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

Quantity of materials

Unit of measure (UOM)

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Residential

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best estimate for each source.

Industrial, commercial and institutional (IC&I)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best estimate for each source.

Construction, renovation and demolition (CR&D)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best estimate for each source.

Provide the percentage of total forestry waste and wood waste disposed as processing residue.

e.g., overs, cross contaminated materials

Total percentage

Agricultural waste

Please provide the amount and source of agricultural waste processed at this facility.

When precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

Quantity of materials

Unit of measure (UOM)

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Residential

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best estimate for each source.

Industrial, commercial and institutional (IC&I)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best estimate for each source.

Construction, renovation and demolition (CR&D)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best estimate for each source.

Biosolids

Please provide the amount and source of biosolids processed at this facility.

When precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

Quantity of materials

Unit of measure (UOM)

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Residential

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best estimate for each source.

Industrial, commercial and institutional (IC&I)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best estimate for each source.

Construction, renovation and demolition (CR&D)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best estimate for each source.

Other type of organic material 1

Please provide the amount and source of other type of organic material 1 processed at this facility.

When precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

Specify other type of organic material 1

Quantity of materials

Unit of measure (UOM)

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Residential

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best estimate for each source.

Industrial, commercial and institutional (IC&I)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best estimate for each source.

Construction, renovation and demolition (CR&D)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best estimate for each source.

Other type of organic material 2

Please provide the amount and source of other type of organic material 2 processed at this facility.

When precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

Specify other type of organic material 2

Quantity of materials

Unit of measure (UOM)

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Residential

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best estimate for each source.

Industrial, commercial and institutional (IC&I)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best estimate for each source.

Construction, renovation and demolition (CR&D)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best estimate for each source.

Other type of organic material 3

Please provide the amount and source of other type of organic material 3 processed at this facility.

When precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

Specify other type of organic material 3

Quantity of materials

Unit of measure (UOM)

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Residential

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best estimate for each source.

Industrial, commercial and institutional (IC&I)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best estimate for each source.

Construction, renovation and demolition (CR&D)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best estimate for each source.

Recycling

42. In 20xx, did this Jurisdiction/Company own or operate a facility (municipally or privately operated) that prepared materials for recycling?

e.g., material recycling facility (MRF), recycling centre, drop-off depot

Recycling:
Recycling is defined as the process whereby a recyclable material (e.g., glass, metal, plastic, paper) is diverted from the waste stream in order to be remanufactured into a new product, or is used as a raw material substitute.

Recycling centre/drop off depot:
A facility or site where the public can bring materials for recycling or re-use. In some cases, household hazardous waste or special waste is accepted at these sites.

Material Recycling Facility (MRF):
A facility where materials that are collected for recycling are prepared or processed. The preparation or processing can include sorting, baling, cleaning, crushing, volume reduction and storing until shipment.

• Yes
• No

How many facilities? (Maximum of 15)

43. Please provide the name and owner of each recycling facility.

Facility

Facility name

Facility owner

44. For the specified facility, indicate your best estimate of the sources of recycled materials.

Processing residue:
The portion of the materials that is deemed non-marketable after processing due to breakage, transportation or processing limitations. The residue produced at the facility as a result of the processing of acceptable waste is not for beneficial use.

Estimating sources of waste (garbage), recyclables and organic materials:
It is acknowledged that it is often very difficult to track the quantities of waste and recyclable materials by source unless the business or local government collects or prepares materials from only one source (e.g., a firm that collects waste only from IC&I sources).

In this survey, you are being asked to estimate the proportion of materials by source of material at three points (if applicable and known): at the facility where organic material is processed, at the facility where recyclables are prepared and at disposal. If you engage in one or more of these activities, you will be asked to estimate the proportion of waste, recyclable or organic materials from residential, non-residential and construction and demolition sources. While it is recognized that such estimates may be difficult to make, you are asked to be as accurate as possible.

Sources of materials:
Refers to the sources of generation of the waste or recyclable material. These sources are classified as residential, industrial, commercial and institutional (IC&I) and construction, renovation and demolition (CR&D). It is sometimes difficult to ascertain the source of a given material because of lack of tracking or complex collection arrangements (e.g., when collection is contracted out or when collection vehicles pick up materials from a mix of sources on their routes).

Ferrous metals:
These are metals which contain iron. They may have small amounts of other metals or other elements added, to yield specific properties. All ferrous metals are magnetic and give little resistance to corrosion. Steel is an example of a ferrous metal. The recycling of ferrous metals include but is not limited to the processing of tin/steel cans, strapping, as well as the extraction of metals from appliances.

Scrap metal:
Any metal cutting or reject of a manufacturing operation, which may be suitable for recycling.

Textiles:
Material composed of natural or synthetic fibers, including any combination of animal derived material such as wool or silk, plant-derived material such as linen and cotton, and synthetic material such as polyester or nylon (e.g., towels, shoes, purses, clothing, curtains and carpets).

White goods:
Includes metal items such as: stoves, fridges, freezers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, washers, dryers, hot water tanks, metal sinks, microwaves, and various other metal items.

Plastics:
PET (1): Polyethylene Terephthalate, commonly abbreviated as PET or PETE, is a polymer resin of the polyester family. PET is identified by the number 1 recycling symbol. Commonly recyclable PET materials include 2 litre soda bottles, water bottles, cooking oil bottles, peanut butter jars.

HDPE (2): High Density Polyethylene is a polyethylene thermoplastic made from petroleum. HDPE is identified by the number 2 recycling symbol. Some commonly recycled HDPE materials include detergent bottles, milk jugs, and grocery bags.

All other plastics (3-7): Polyvinyl Chloride - PVC (3), Low Density Polyethylene - LDPE (4), Polypropylene - PP (5), Polystyrene - PS (6), Other (7). Common uses: (3) plastic pipes, outdoor furniture, shrink wrap, water bottles, (4) dry cleaning bags, produce bags, trash can liners, (5) aerosol caps, drinking straws, (6) packaging pellets, Styrofoam cups, (7) food containers.

Electronics:
Electronics are items that function through the use of electricity and/or batteries. Also included are items that have a circuit board but do not necessarily require electricity from an outlet (such as telecommunication equipment). Examples are personal computers, laptops, monitors, peripheral devices (printers, scanners, etc.), telephones, cell phones, facsimile machines, stereos, portable music players and children's toys containing electronic components.

Construction, renovation and demolition waste (CR&D):
CR&D waste, also referred to as DLC (demolition, land clearing and construction waste), refers to waste generated by construction, renovation and demolition activities. It generally includes materials such as brick, painted wood, drywall, metal, cardboard, doors, windows, wiring. It excludes materials from land clearing on areas not previously developed. CR&D waste can come from residential sources such as house renovations or from non-residential sources for example the construction or demolition of office buildings.

Only count quantities once. Exclude organic materials reported in question 41.

Newsprint and magazines

Quantity of materials

Unit of measure

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Residential

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Industrial, commercial and institutional (IC&I)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Construction, renovation and demolition (CR&D)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Corrugated cardboard

Quantity of materials

Unit of measure

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Residential

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Industrial, commercial and institutional (IC&I)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Construction, renovation and demolition (CR&D)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Mixed paper fibre and boxboard

Quantity of materials

Unit of measure

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Residential

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Industrial, commercial and institutional (IC&I)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Construction, renovation and demolition (CR&D)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Glass

Quantity of materials

Unit of measure

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Residential

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Industrial, commercial and institutional (IC&I)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Construction, renovation and demolition (CR&D)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Ferrous metals

Include ferrous scrap metal.

Quantity of materials

Unit of measure

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Residential

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Industrial, commercial and institutional (IC&I)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Construction, renovation and demolition (CR&D)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

White goods

e.g., household appliances

Quantity of materials

Unit of measure

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Residential

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Industrial, commercial and institutional (IC&I)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Construction, renovation and demolition (CR&D)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Aluminum

Quantity of materials

Unit of measure

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Residential

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Industrial, commercial and institutional (IC&I)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Construction, renovation and demolition (CR&D)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Copper

Quantity of materials

Unit of measure

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Residential

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Industrial, commercial and institutional (IC&I)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Construction, renovation and demolition (CR&D)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Mixed metals

Quantity of materials

Unit of measure

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Residential

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Industrial, commercial and institutional (IC&I)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Construction, renovation and demolition (CR&D)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Plastics

Quantity of materials

Unit of measure

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Was the plastic processed at this facility baled?

• Yes
• No

Residential

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Industrial, commercial and institutional (IC&I)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Construction, renovation and demolition (CR&D)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Aseptic containers and tetra packs

Unit of measure

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Residential

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Industrial, commercial and institutional (IC&I)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Construction, renovation and demolition (CR&D)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Gable top containers

e.g., milk cartons

Unit of measure

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Residential

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Industrial, commercial and institutional (IC&I)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Construction, renovation and demolition (CR&D)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Electronics

Quantity of materials

Unit of measure

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Residential

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Industrial, commercial and institutional (IC&I)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Construction, renovation and demolition (CR&D)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Tires

Quantity of materials

Unit of measure

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Residential

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Industrial, commercial and institutional (IC&I)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Construction, renovation and demolition (CR&D)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Construction, renovation and demolition (CR&D) material

Quantity of materials

Unit of measure

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Residential

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Industrial, commercial and institutional (IC&I)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Construction, renovation and demolition (CR&D)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Textiles

Quantity of materials

Unit of measure

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Residential

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Industrial, commercial and institutional (IC&I)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Construction, renovation and demolition (CR&D)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Other 1

Specify type of material

Quantity of materials

Unit of measure

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Residential

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Industrial, commercial and institutional (IC&I)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Construction, renovation and demolition (CR&D)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Other 2

Specify type of material

Quantity of materials

Unit of measure

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other
  Specify other unit of measure

Residential

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Industrial, commercial and institutional (IC&I)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Construction, renovation and demolition (CR&D)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Other 3

Specify type of material

Quantity of materials

Unit of measure

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Residential

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Industrial, commercial and institutional (IC&I)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Construction, renovation and demolition (CR&D)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Processing residue

45. Provide the percentage of the total material disposed as processing residue.

Processing residue: The portion of the materials that is not deemed marketable after processing due to breakage, transportation or processing limitations.

e.g., overs, cross contaminated materials

When precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

Total percentage for this recycling facility.

Plastic bales

46. For the plastic reported by this recycling facility in question 44, please select the types of material and provide the total weight prepared in 20xx.

Baled:
Loose material that is compressed and bound together with cords or hoops.

PET Bottles – Containers (including thermoforms):
Any whole Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET, #1) package labeled with the ASTM D7611 "#1, PET or PETE" resin identification code including and not limited to egg cartons, baskets, clamshell containers, cups, lids, cake domes, covers, blister pack without paperboard backing, tubs, deli containers, trays and folded PET sheet containers.

HDPE colour Bottles – Containers:
Any whole, blow-molded, High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE, #2) bottle containing the ASTM D7611 "#2, HDPE" resin identification code that is pigmented and opaque.

HDPE natural Bottles – Containers:
Rigid plastic items generated in a positive sort from a curbside, drop-off, or other public or private recycling programs from which the Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET, #1) and High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE, #2) bottles have been removed.

Mixed Rigid Plastic 3-7:
Rigid plastic items generated in a positive sort from a curbside, drop-off, or other public or private recycling programs from which the Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET, #1) and High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE, #2) bottles have been removed. Pre-picked plastic consists of non-PET and non-HDPE household bottles and all non bottle containers including thermoform packaging, cups, trays, clamshells, food tubs and pots, and all large rigid plastics, primarily PE and PP (includes plastic crates, carts, buckets, baskets and plastic lawn furniture). Metal, as typically found in toys or bucket handles, should be removed when possible. Plastic items from construction or demolition should not be included in pre-picked bales.

Mixed Rigid Plastic 1-7:
Rigid plastic generated in a positive sort from a curbside, drop-off, or other public or private recycling program that does not separately sort any plastic bottles. Bales consist of all plastic bottles – no bottles should be removed from the mix prior to baling – and household containers (including thermoform packaging, cups, trays, clamshells, food tubs and pots, and bulky rigid plastic (e.g., drums, crates, buckets, baskets, toys, totes and lawn furniture).

Mixed Bulky Rigid:
Any large rigid High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE, #2) and/or Polypropylene (PP, #5) plastic bulky item. Examples include crates, buckets, baskets, totes, and lawn furniture.

PET Thermoforms:
Any whole Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET, #1) package labeled with the ASTM D7611 "#1, PET or PETE" resin identification code including and not limited to egg cartons, baskets, clamshell containers, cups, lids, cake domes, covers, blister pack without paperboard backing, tubs, deli containers, trays and folded PET sheet containers.

PP Bottles and Containers:
Any Polypropylene (PP, #5) whole bottle or container product. Examples include prescription bottles, yogurt cups, margarine tubs, ice cream tubs, cold drink cups, microwaveable trays, tofu tubs, dishwasher safe storage containers, hangers, bottle cap enclosures, etc.

PE Retail Bags and Film:
Any polyethylene bag and overwrap accepted by retailers from their customers or polyethylene stretch wrap or other film generated back of house may be included. Bags may be mixed color or printed and primarily High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE, #2) but are expected to include other polyethylene bags and LDPE/LLDPE overwrap. Films may be coded with ASTM D7611 resin identification code "#2, HDPE" and #4, LDPE".

MRF Film:
Film collected and sorted at an MRF, typically generated from curbside collections consisting of HDPE grocery/retail bags, LDPE, or LLDPE films.

PE Clear Film:
Any mix of natural polyethylene, High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE, #2), Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE, #4) or Linear Low-Density Polyethylene (LLDPE, #4) film, totaling at least 95% clear or natural polyethylene film is accepted. Films may be coded with ASTM D7611 resin identification code.

Agriculture Film:
Any film collected after in field use. Examples of which may be mulch film and irrigation (drip) tubing which is polyethylene based.

Rigid PVC:
Examples include PVC siding used in residential applications, PVC pipe that is round in shape and can be green, white, blue, purple and grey in color, window and door frames.

Expanded Polystyrene:
Expanded Polystyrene Foam

Post-consumer TPO Plastic Automotive:
This grade consists of painted auto bumper covers removed from motor vehicles.

PET bottles - containers (including thermoforms)

HDPE colour bottles – containers

HDPE natural bottles – containers

Mixed rigid plastic 3-7

Mixed rigid plastic 1-7

Mixed bulky rigid

PET thermoforms

PP bottles and containers

PE retail bags and film

MRF film

PE clear film

Agriculture film

Rigid PVC

Expanded polystyrene

Post-consumer TPO plastic automotive

Other type of material

Transfer stations

47. In 20xx, did this Jurisdiction/Company own or operate a transfer station for non-hazardous waste?

• Yes
• No

How many transfer stations? (Maximum of 15)

48. Please provide the following information for the transfer stations reported in Question 47.

Transfer station

Station name

Owner of this facility

Type of facility

• Transfer station
• Other specify

Unit of measure

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Was a weigh scale present?

• Yes
• No

Quantity of waste managed through this transfer station

Residential

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Industrial, commercial and institutional (IC&I)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Construction, renovation and demolition (CR&D)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Waste (garbage) disposal or processing

49. Did this Jurisdiction/Company own or operate a facility where waste was disposed or processed in 20xx?

Include:

• all types of landfills, e.g., sanitary, stabilized, bioreactor
• incineration or thermal treatment, e.g., energy from waste, gasification
• residual waste processing, e.g., conversion of non-recyclable waste to alternative fuel source.

• Yes
• No

How many facilities? (Maximum of 15)

50. Please provide the following information for the facilities reported in Question 49.

Facility

Facility name

Owner of this facility

Type of facility

• Landfill
• Processor
• Incinerator

Unit of measure

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Was a weigh scale present?

• Yes
• No

Quantity of waste disposed or processed in this facility

Residential

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Industrial, commercial and institutional (IC&I)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Construction, renovation and demolition (CR&D)

If the exact source breakdown is not available, please provide your best percentage estimate for each source.

Landfills

51. For the landfills reported in question 50, were any of the following materials received?

Bottom ash:
The residue ash that remains after the incineration of a waste material.

Contaminated soil:
Soils containing materials that, by their nature, require controlled disposal.

Clean fill:
Uncontaminated inert solid material including soil, rock, stone, dredged material, used asphalt, and brick, block or concrete. The soil is considered "clean" because it has not been contaminated or affected, for example by a spill or release of toxic materials.

Bottom ash from sewage sludge or solid waste incineration

• Yes
• No

Report the quantity of bottom ash from sewage sludge or solid waste incineration.

Quantity received at landfill

Unit of measure

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Was this quantity of bottom ash from sewage sludge or solid waste incineration included in question 50?

• Yes
• No

Contaminated soil

• Yes
• No

Report the quantity of contaminated soil.

Quantity received at landfill

Unit of measure

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Was this quantity of contaminated soil included in question 50?

• Yes
• No

Clean fill

• Yes
• No

Report the quantity of clean fill.

Quantity received at landfill

Unit of measure

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other
  Specify other unit of measure

Was this quantity of clean fill included in question 50?

• Yes
• No

Household hazardous or special waste and waste reduction

52. In 20xx, did this jurisdiction, in cooperation or conjunction with another jurisdiction or solely, administer a program to collect household hazardous and special waste?

Household hazardous/special waste (HHW):
Materials generated by residential households that cannot be collected in standard residential recycling programs and present a risk to municipal waste management systems because of their hazardous and/or toxic nature. This includes solid or liquid materials, or containers holding gases which have outlived their usefulness. This waste may be flammable, corrosive, explosive or toxic and therefore should not be disposed in landfills or sewage systems.

• Yes
• No

Waste reduction

53. In 20xx, did this jurisdiction conduct any of the following programs to encourage the reduction of waste?

Select all that apply.

• Bag limits
• Distribution of backyard composters (subsidized)
• Reduced garbage collection frequency
  e.g., every two weeks
• User fees or bag tags
• Clear bag program for garbage
• Other 1
  • Specify program 1
• Other 2
  • Specify program 2
• Other 3
  • Specify program 3
• Other 4
  • Specify program 4
• OR
  None of the above

Exports of waste for disposal or processing

54. In 20xx, did this Jurisdiction/Company own or operate a facility in operating province that transported or exported non-hazardous waste for disposal or processing to another province or territory or to another country?

Include direct shipments and shipments from transfer stations.

• Yes
• No

How many facilities? (Maximum of 15)

55. Provide the names of facilities handling non-hazardous waste for the purpose of exporting to another province or territory or to another country.

Facility

Facility name

Facility operator

Unit of measure

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other
  Specify other unit of measure

Quantity of waste exported to another province or territory

Quantity of waste exported to the United States

Quantity of waste exported to countries other than the United States

Imports of waste for disposal or processing

56. In 20xx, was non-hazardous waste from outside this province or territory disposed or processed in this Jurisdiction/Company 's facility/facilities in operating province ?

e.g., landfill facility, incinerator and energy from waste facility, or residual waste processing facility

• Yes
• No

Unit of measure

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

57. Report the quantity of non-hazardous waste disposed or processed in operating province from other provinces or territories or from the United States.

Quantity of non-hazardous waste received from other provinces or territories in

Quantity of non-hazardous waste received from the United States in

Exports of recyclable materials

58. In 20xx, did this Jurisdiction/Company own or operate a facility in operating province that transported or exported recyclable materials to a material recycling facility (MRF) in another province or territory or in another country?

Exclude exports of recyclable materials to end markets in other provinces or the United States.

• Yes
• No

How many facilities? (Maximum of 15)

59. Provide the names of facilities handling recyclable materials for the purpose of exporting to another province or territory or to another country.

Facility

Facility name

Facility operator

Unit of measure

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other
  Specify other unit of measure

Quantity of recyclables exported to another province or territory

Quantity of recyclables exported to the United States

Quantity of recyclables exported to countries other than the United States

Imports of recyclable materials

60. In 20xx, were recyclable materials from outside operating province processed in this Jurisdiction/Company's material recycling facility/facilities (MRF)?

• Yes
• No

Unit of measure

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other
  Specify other unit of measure

61. Report the quantity of recyclable materials processed from other provinces or territories or from the United States.

Quantity of recyclables processed from other provinces or territories in

Quantity of recyclables processed from the United States in

Waste management services - Business

63. Did this company provide waste management services in more than one province or territory in 20xx?

• Yes
• No

64. Indicate the other provinces or territories in which this company provides waste management services.

Select all that apply.

• Alberta
• British Columbia
• Manitoba
• New Brunswick
• Newfoundland and Labrador
• Northwest Territories
• Nova Scotia
• Nunavut
• Ontario
• Prince Edward Island
• Québec
• Saskatchewan
• Yukon

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Step 1. Press the Attach files button

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Note: Each file attached must not exceed 5 MB and for the entire questionnaire, the total size must not exceed 50 MB.

Waste management and materials recovery

66. Is this business involved in the purchase or resale of metal (ferrous and non-ferrous), glass, plastic or other material?

Include materials recovered from items such as automobiles, household appliances and furniture, construction materials, etc.

Exclude new products intended for retail sales.

Ferrous metals are metals containing iron. They may contain other metals to yield specific properties, are magnetic and subject to corrosion. Steel is an example of a ferrous metal.

Non-ferrous metals include non-iron containing metals, such as copper and aluminum.

• Yes
• No

67. Which of the following materials were sold by this business in 20xx?

Include materials recovered from items such as automobiles, household appliances and furniture, construction materials, etc.

Ferrous metals:
These are metals which contain iron. They may have small amounts of other metals or other elements added, to yield specific properties. All ferrous metals are magnetic and give little resistance to corrosion. Steel is an example of a ferrous metal.

Non-ferrous metals:
Non-ferrous metals include non-iron containing metals, such as copper and aluminum.

Plastics:PET (1):
Polyethylene Terephthalate, commonly abbreviated as PET or PETE, is a polymer resin of the polyester family. PET is identified by the number 1 recycling symbol. Commonly recyclable PET materials include 2 litre soda bottles, water bottles, cooking oil bottles, peanut butter jars.

HDPE (2):
High Density Polyethylene is a polyethylene thermoplastic made from petroleum. HDPE is identified by the number 2 recycling symbol. Some commonly recycled HDPE materials include detergent bottles, milk jugs, and grocery bags.

All others plastics (3-7):
Polyvinyl Chloride – PVC (3), Low Density Polyethylene – LDPE (4), Polypropylene – PP (5), Polystyrene – PS (6), Other (7). Common uses: (3) plastic pipes, outdoor furniture, shrink wrap, water bottles, (4) dry cleaning bags, produce bags, trash can liners, (5) aerosol caps, drinking straws, (6) packaging pellets, Styrofoam cups, (7) food containers.

Include materials recovered from items such as automobiles, household appliances and furniture, construction materials, etc.

Select all that apply.

Ferrous Metal

Please indicate the amount of ferrous metal prepared for market and sold by this facility in 20xx.

Quantity of materials

Unit of measure (UOM)

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Non-ferrous metals

Please indicate the amount of non-ferrous metal prepared for market and sold by this facility in #{ReferencePeriod}.

Quantity of materials

Unit of measure (UOM)

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Glass (include automotive)

Please indicate the amount of glass prepared for market and sold by this facility in 20xx.

Quantity of materials

Unit of measure (UOM)

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Plastic

Please indicate the amount of plastic prepared for market and sold by this facility in 20xx.

Quantity of materials

Unit of measure (UOM)

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Other material

Please indicate the amount of other material prepared for market and sold by this facility in 20xx.

Specify other material

Quantity of materials

Unit of measure (UOM)

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Waste management and materials recovery

68. What does your company do with its waste?

All of the waste is picked up by a waste management company

Some of the waste is picked up by a waste management company, but a portion is picked up by or sent to a third-party for recycling/recovery

May include: paper products sent to a pulp and paper processor; bottle return programs; metal brought to a scrap dealer, etc.

A third-party picks up the waste for recycling/recovery
i.e., a waste management company does not handle our waste

Important: These questions pertain to the portion of your company's waste that is not sent to or picked up by a waste management company.

Please include waste materials that are picked up by or sent directly to a third-party establishment for recovery/recycling.

Examples might include: paper products sent to a pulp and paper processor; bottle return programs; metal sent to a scrap dealer, etc.

69. Which of the following materials were picked up by or sent to a third-party in 20xx?

Plastics: PET (1):
Polyethylene Terephthalate, commonly abbreviated as PET or PETE, is a polymer resin of the polyester family. PET is identified by the number 1 recycling symbol. Commonly recyclable PET materials include 2 litre soda bottles, water bottles, cooking oil bottles, peanut butter jars.

HDPE (2):
High Density Polyethylene is a polyethylene thermoplastic made from petroleum. HDPE is identified by the number 2 recycling symbol. Some commonly recycled HDPE materials include detergent bottles, milk jugs, and grocery bags.

All others plastics (3-7):
Polyvinyl Chloride – PVC (3), Low Density Polyethylene – LDPE (4), Polypropylene – PP (5), Polystyrene – PS (6), Other (7). Common uses: (3) plastic pipes, outdoor furniture, shrink wrap, water bottles, (4) dry cleaning bags, produce bags, trash can liners, (5) aerosol caps, drinking straws, (6) packaging pellets, Styrofoam cups, (7) food containers.

Food waste: Includes food wastes and food scraps from households and non-residential sources such as grocery stores, restaurants, etc., destined for composting or anaerobic digestion.

Ferrous metals:
These are metals which contain iron. They may have small amounts of other metals or other elements added, to yield specific properties. All ferrous metals are magnetic and give little resistance to corrosion. Steel is an example of a ferrous metal. The recycling of ferrous metals include but is not limited to the processing of tin/steel cans, strapping, as well as the extraction of metals from appliances.

Non-ferrous metals:
Non-ferrous metals include non-iron containing metals, such as copper and aluminum.

Appliances (White goods): Includes metal items such as: stoves, fridges, freezers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, washers, dryers, hot water tanks, metal sinks, microwaves, and various other metal items.

A third-party could include independent contractors, scrap metal company, etc.

Select all that apply.

Paper products

e.g., paper, mixed paper, cardboard, boxboard, etc.

Please provide the amount of paper products picked up by or sent to a third-party processor in 20xx.

Quantity of materials

Unit of measure (UOM)

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Destination (e.g., company name)

Plastic

e.g., products and packaging made of plastic that are sent for recovery/recycling

Please provide the amount of plastic picked up by or sent to a third-party processor in 20xx.

Quantity of materials

Unit of measure (UOM)

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Destination (e.g., company name)

Food waste

Please provide the amount of food waste picked up by or sent to a third-party processor in 20xx.

Quantity of materials

Unit of measure (UOM)

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Destination (e.g., company name)

Glass

Please provide the amount of glass picked up by or sent to a third-party processor in 20xx.

Quantity of materials

Unit of measure (UOM)

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Destination (e.g., company name)

Metal

Include ferrous and non-ferrous metals

Please provide the amount of metal picked up by or sent to a third-party processor in 20xx.

Quantity of materials

Unit of measure (UOM)

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Destination (e.g., company name)

Appliances

Please provide the amount of appliances picked up by or sent to a third-party processor in 20xx.

Quantity of materials

Unit of measure (UOM)

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Destination (e.g., company name)

Other material

Please provide the amount of other material picked up by or sent to a third-party processor in 20xx.

Specify other material

Quantity of materials

Unit of measure (UOM)

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Destination (e.g., company name)

Waste management and materials recovery

70. Does this establishment collect material as part of a take-it back program (e.g., used tank return, used/old electronic products)?

Include deposit-return programs and materials returned through Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) programs.

Definition: Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is a program in which manufacturers of products are responsible for managing the end-of-life recycling/disposal of their products, post consumer use.

• Yes
• No

71. Which of the following materials did your company collect as part of a take-it back program in 20xx?

Electronics:
Electronics are items that function through the use of electricity and/or batteries. Also included are items that have a circuit board but do not necessarily require electricity from an outlet (such as telecommunication equipment). Examples are personal computers, laptops, monitors, peripheral devices (printers, scanners, etc.), telephones, cell phones, facsimile machines, stereos, portable music players and children's toys containing electronic components.

Appliances (White goods):
Includes metal items such as: stoves, fridges, freezers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, washers, dryers, hot water tanks, metal sinks, microwaves, and various other metal items.

Select all that apply.

Electronic waste

Please indicate the amount of electronic waste your company collected in 20xx.

Quantity of materials

Unit of measure (UOM)

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Tires

Please indicate the amount of tires your company collected in 20xx.

Quantity of materials

Unit of measure (UOM)

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Appliances

Include items such as washers, dryers, stoves, fridges, etc.

Please indicate the amount of appliances your company collected in 20xx.

Quantity of materials

Unit of measure (UOM)

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Glass

Please indicate the amount of glass your company collected in 20xx.

Quantity of materials

Unit of measure (UOM)

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure

Other material

Please indicate the amount of other material your company collected in 20xx.

Specify other material

Quantity of materials

Unit of measure (UOM)

Note: If the UOM is not listed, select "Other specify".

• Metric tonnes
• Kilograms
• Pounds
• Cubic meters
• Cubic yards
• Short ton
• Truck load
• Bale
• Units or items
• Other specify
  Specify other unit of measure