• Information
  • Why are we conducting this survey?
  • Authorization to collect this information
  • Confidentiality
  • Record linkages
  • Data-sharing agreements
• Important features
• Answering this questionnaire
• Business or organization and contact information
• Farm operating revenue and expenses
• Reporting period information
• Characteristics of the operators and operation
• Legal operating arrangement
• Method of accounting
• Major source of gross revenue
• Unit of measure
• Land use
• Cropland
• Capital investments
• Capital Sales
• Farm assets of this operation
• Farm Debt outstanding
• Custom or contract feeding
• Wages and salaries
• Farm operating revenue
• Farm operating expenses
• Financial information for sources other than this operation
• Risk management
• Government-funded risk management program - AgriInvest
• Government-funded risk management program - AgriStability
• Government-funded risk management - AgriInsurance
• Government-funded risk management programs – Advance Payments Program (APP)
• Private risk management strategies
• Succession
• On-farm innovation
• Changes or events
• Contact person
• Feedback

Information

Why are we conducting this survey?

This survey is being conducted by Statistics Canada, on behalf of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to monitor the financial situation of Canadian farms, and establish new policy.

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.

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 statistical agencies of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. The shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province.

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 Statistics Canada Help Desk- this link will open in a new window or by fax at 613-951-6583.

Other data-sharing agreement

For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the Prince Edward Island Statistical agency as well as with the ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

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.

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Definitions and explanations

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Answering this questionnaire

For this questionnaire

Reporting instructions

Additional information that may be useful in the completion of this electronic questionnaire include the operation's :

• financial statements
• tax files
• AgriInvest Annual Statement of Account
• AgriStability Calculation of Program Benefits Notice.
• Also:
• individual T1 and T4 tax forms
• market value assessments of land and buildings from sources such as property tax assessments or local real estate listings.

Other information about this questionnaire

Additional information about this survey can be found by selecting the following link:

Farm Financial Survey (FFS)

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.

Note: Press the help button (?) for additional information.

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

Postal code or ZIP (Zone Improvement Plan) code Example A9A 9A9 or 12345-1234

Country

Email address Example: user@example.gov.ca

Telephone number (including area code) Example: 123-123-1234

Extension number (if applicable)

Fax number (including area code) Example: 123-123-1234

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

1. Operational

2. Not currently operational e.g., temporarily or permanently closed, change of ownership

Why is this business or organization not currently operational?

• 1. Seasonal operation
• 2. Ceased operation
• 3. Sold operations
• 4. Amalgamated with other businesses or organizations
• 5. Temporarily inactive but will re-open
• 6. No longer operating due to other reasons

3a. Seasonal operations

When did this business or organization close for the season?

Date:

Example: YYYY-MM-DD

When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?

Date:

Example: YYYY-MM-DD

3b. Ceased operations

When does this business or organization cease operations?

Date:

Example: YYYY-MM-DD

Why did this business or organization cease operations?

• 1. Bankruptcy
• 2. Liquidation
• 3. Dissolution
• 4. Other - Specify the other reasons why this operation ceased:

3c. Sold operations

When was this business or organization sold?

Date:

Example: YYYY-MM-DD

What is the legal name of the buyer?

3d . Amalgamated with other businesses or organizations

When did this business or organization amalgamate?

Date:

Example: YYYY-MM-DD

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?

3e. Temporarily inactive but will re-open

When did this business or organization become temporarily inactive?

Date:

Example: YYYY-MM-DD

When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?

Date:

Example: YYYY-MM-DD

Why is this business or organization temporarily inactive?

3f. No longer operating due to other reasons

When did this operation or organization cease operations?

Date:

Example: YYYY-MM-DD

Why did this business or organization cease operations?

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

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

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

Descriptions and examples

This is the current main activity

This is not the current main activity

Provide a brief but concise description of this business or organization's main activity e.g. breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development

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?
• No

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

How to search:

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

Farm operating revenue and expenses

To reduce the number of questions in this questionnaire, Statistics Canada can use data on this operation's revenues and expenses as submitted to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).

1. Are you an operator or a person normally authorized to provide tax data, such as revenues and expenses, to CRA for this operation?

1. Yes
2. No

What is your role in this operation?

1. One of the operators
2. Operator's spouse
3. Accountant
4. Other

With your permission, Statistics Canada will share this operation's tax data on revenues and expenses with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and your provincial Ministry of Agriculture. Statistics Canada does not share names, addresses or any other direct identifiers that could identify you or this operation. If you do not grant us permission to share this information, you will be required to provide the revenues and expenses data later on in this questionnaire.

2. Do you give Statistics Canada permission to share this operation's tax data on revenues and expenses with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and your provincial Ministry of Agriculture?

1. Yes
2. No

Please provide your first and last names which will act as your electronic authorisation signature.

Note. Statistics Canada will not share your name with external agencies

Reporting period information

3. What is the end date of this operation's fiscal year?

If financial statements are not available for 2019, please use your best estimates throughout the survey.

Year
Month
Day

Characteristics of the operators and operation

4. On this operation's fiscal end date, how many operators 18 years of age and over, who participate in the management and/or financial decisions, were responsible for this operation? An operation may have more than one operator but only one questionnaire is to be completed for each operation.

Exclude.

• accountants, lawyers, crop advisors, veterinarians, herbicide consultants, etc.
• hired labourers who work on the farm but are not responsible for management decisions
• silent partners who own part of the farm assets but do not make management decisions.

Number of operators

5. What was the age of the oldest operator on fiscal year-end date?

Age

6. What was the gender of the oldest operator on fiscal year-end date?

1. Male
2. Female
3. Gender diverse

7. What was the age of the youngest operator (minimum age of 18) on fiscal year-end date?

Age

8. What was the gender of the youngest operator (minimum age of 18) on fiscal year-end date?

1. Male
2. Female
3. Gender diverse

9. As of fiscal year-end date, how many years has the most experienced operator on this operation managed a farm business? Managing refers to controlling the decisions to produce and invest in a farm business.

Years managing a farm business

10. On fiscal year-end date, how many members were in the operator's family?

The operator's family is defined as an operator, an operator's spouse or common-law partner and children residing in the same dwelling. Children are included regardless of age or marital status as long as they do not have their own spouse, common-law partner or child living in the same dwelling.

Report for one operator and that operator's family.

Include children studying away from home whose main address is still the farm address.

Exclude:

• operator's parents
• operator's siblings
• operator's family members residing in a different dwelling on the farm land.
• Number of people in operator's family

Legal operating arrangement

11. On fiscal year-end date, what was the legal operating arrangement of this operation?

• 1. Sole proprietorship
• 2. Corporation or Ltd. (Limited}/Co. (Company)
  What was the family's percent ownership of this operation?
• 3. Partnership -What was the family's percent ownership of this operation?
• 4. Cooperative and communal operations
  e.g. Hutterite colonies even if they are incorporated
• 5. Other legal operating arrangement
  e.g. joint venture, trust

Method of accounting

Which method of accounting does this operation use to report farm revenue and expenses?

1. Cash
   Revenue (income) is reported for the fiscal period in which it is received. Expenses are reported for the fiscal period in which they are paid.
2. Accrual
   Revenue (income) is reported for the fiscal period in which it is earned, no matter when it is received. Expenses are reported for the fiscal period in which they are incurred, whether or not they have been paid.
3. Don't know

Major source of gross revenue

13. In 2019, which of the following was this operation's major source of gross revenue?

Major source of gross revenue usually accounts for more than 50% of total revenues.

• 1. Crop production
  e.g. , greenhouses, grains and oilseeds, potatoes, vegetables, fruits, flowers, Christmas trees, vineyards, tobacco, maple syrup, combination crop farming, other crops
• 2. Dairy cattle and milk production
  Exclude goat milk (see Sheep and goat farming), raising dairy herd replacement (see Beef cattle ranching and farming).
• 3. Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
  Include animals owned by the operation, as well as custom and contract feeding.
• 4. Hog and pig farming
  Include animals owned by the operation, as well as custom and contract feeding.
• 5. Poultry and egg production
  Include eggs, chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, quails, pheasants, emus, ostriches, and guinea fowls.
• 6. Sheep and goat farming
  Include sheep, goats and lamb for meat, feedlots, goat milk production, wool and mohair production.
• 7. Other animal production
  e.g. , bee-keeping and honey production, horses and other equine, rabbits and other fur animals, llamas, venison, combination animal farming, other livestock
• 8. Other - Specify other source of gross revenue

14. In 2019, which of the following was the main source of gross revenue for crops?

The main source of gross revenue within the crops group may be less than 50% of total revenues.

• 1. Greenhouse
  e.g. vegetables, mushrooms, herbs, nursery and/or floriculture products grown under cover
• 2. Nursery or floriculture products not grown under cover
  Include Christmas trees, flowers and mushrooms grown outdoors.
• 3. Grains and oilseeds
  e.g. wheat, oats, peas, beans, lentils, mustard, flaxseed, canola, grain corn, soybeans, forage seeds, mixed grains
• 4. Potatoes
• 5. Field vegetables and melons
  Exclude greenhouse crops.
• 6. Fruits
  Include tree fruits, citrus groves, grapes, and vineyards.
• 7. Miscellaneous
  e.g. .tobacco, maple syrup, herbs and spices, bulbs, hay, alfalfa for hay, ginseng, sugar beets

15. In 2019, what was the major source of beef revenue?

1. Custom or contract fed cattle
2. Cattle owned by this operation

16. In 2019, which of the following was the main source of gross revenue for cattle owned by this operation? The main source of gross revenue within the beef group may be less than 50% of total revenues.

• 1. Cow-calf operation
  e.g., calves are sold quickly, usually by fall
• 2. Cow-yearling operation
  e.g., calves kept over winter and sold to another operation or feedlot
• 3. Cow-finish operation
  e.g., calves raised all year, and kept over for another winter, fattened following fall, and sold for slaughter
• 4. Backgrounding and feeder operation
  e.g., cattle confined in paddocks, diet predominantly hay or silage with a little grain as a supplement
• 5. Feedlot operation
  e.g., grain-fed to finished weight; include veal
• 6. Other cattle owned
  e.g., raising of cattle for dairy herd replacements, raising beef cattle herd replacement, grazer operations, other cattle operations

17. In 2019, which of the following was the main source of gross revenue for custom or contract cattle?

• 1. Custom grazer operation
  e.g., cattle are grazed on land operated by this operation
• 2. Custom feeder operation
  e.g., this operation provides feed, receives a fee to feed cattle until they are ready to be finished in a feedlot
• 3. Custom feedlot operation
  e.g., this operation provides feed, receives a fee for finishing animals; include veal
• 4. Custom - other
  5. Contract feeder operation
  e.g., animals and feed provided by client, this operation paid a fee to feed cattle until they are ready to be finished in a feedlot
• 6. Contract feedlot operation
  e.g., animals and feed provided by client, farm paid a fee to finish animals; include veal
• 7. Contract - other
  e.g., a client provides animals and feed to this operation

18. In 2019, which of the following was the main source of gross revenue for hogs?

The main source of gross revenue within the hogs group may be less than 50% of total revenues.

1. Feeder operation
2. Farrowing operation
3. Farrow to finishing operation
4. Feeder to finishing operation
5. Finishing operation
6. Contract - farrowing operation
7. Contract - feeder operation
8. Contract - finishing operation
9. Other

19. In 2019, which of the following was the main source of gross revenue for poultry?

The main source of gross revenue within the poultry group may be less than 50% of total revenues.

• 1. Layers operation
  e.g., poultry are kept for egg production
• 2. Roasters operation
  e.g., birds weighing about 3.2 kg (kilogram) live weight; sold for meat
• 3. Broilers operation
  e.g., birds weighing about 1.7 to 2.2 kg (kilogram) live weight; sold for meat
• 4. Hatchlings operation
  Include eggs for hatchling.
• 5. Turkeys operation - all categories
• 6. Starter pullets operation
  e.g., small chicks are raised until they are ready to lay eggs and then are sold to layer operations
• 7. Contract - poultry
  e.g., animals and feed provided by a client and this operation paid a fee to raise the animals
• 8. Other poultry
  e.g., geese, ducks, pheasants, quails, ostriches, emus, guinea fowls

Unit of measure

20. What unit of measure will be used to report land areas? The unit of measure chosen here will be used in subsequent questions.

• Acres
• Hectares
• Arpents

Land use

21. In 2019, of the total area of workable and non-workable land for this operation, how much was: Enter "0", if there is no value to report.

a. owned land

Include all land owned by this operation whether or not it is used for farming.

b. rented or leased land from others (with or without a written agreement or payment)

Include government land, crop-sharing agreements and pastureland rented or leased.

c. rented or leased land to others (with or without a written agreement or payment)

22. In 2019, what was this operation's total area of cropland?

Include:

• cropland rented or leased from others
• tame hay, potatoes, field crops, tree fruits or nuts, berries or grapes, vegetables, seed, sod, greenhouse or nursery products, mushrooms, Christmas trees, fodder crops, etc.

Exclude:

• cropland rented to others
• summerfallow, improved and unimproved pasture, woodlands.

Enter "0", if there is no value to report.

Cropland

23. In 2019, what was the estimated market value of a(n) acre of cropland, excluding buildings and the value of any unharvested crops?

Market value is the estimated price at which the land would sell for today.

24. In 2019, did this operation rent any cropland from others?

Exclude land rented for pasture.

Capital investments

25. In 2019, which of the following types of farm machinery and equipment did this operation purchase or lease?

Include new and used equipment.

Exclude short-term rentals and repairs and replacement parts (these are operating expenses).

Select all that apply.

• a. Cars used in the farm business
  e.g., coupes, sedans, vans
• b. Trucks used in the farm business
  e.g., pick-up trucks, semi-trailers, dump trucks
• c. Other equipment used for transportation
  e.g., livestock trailers, equipment trailers, ATVs (all-terrain vehicle), snowmobiles
• d. Tractors of various types
  e.g., forklifts, Bobcats, payloaders
• e. Harvesting machinery
  e.g., combines, corn pickers, forage harvesters, potato harvesters
• f. Seeding equipment
  e.g., air seeders, seed drills, planters
• g. Other machinery and equipment
  e.g., computers and communication materials, processing equipment, balers, manure and fertilizer spreaders
• h. No investment in machinery made

26. In 2019, what was the amount of money invested for the following farm machinery and equipment (purchased or leased)?

Report the full purchase or lease price before trade-in or down payment.

Exclude:

• monthly payments for purchased or leased machinery
• repair and maintenance expenses.

Enter "0", if there is no value to report.

Cars used in the farm business

a. New, purchased
b. New, leased
c. Used, purchased
d. Used, leased

Trucks used in the farm business

e. New, purchased
f. New, leased
g. Used, purchased
h. Used, leased

Other equipment used for transportation

i. New, purchased
j. New, leased
k. Used, purchased
l. Used, leased

Tractors of various types

m. New, purchased
n. New, leased
o. Used, purchased
p. Used, leased

Harvesting machinery

q. New, purchased
r. New, leased
s. Used, purchased
t. Used, leased

Seeding equipment

u. New, purchased
v. New, leased
w. Used, purchased
x. Used, leased

Other machinery and equipment

y. New, purchased
z. New, leased
aa. Used, purchased
ab. Used, leased

27. In 2019, did this operation invest any money in other assets or improvements?

1. Yes
2. No

Include:

• land and buildings
• construction and/or renovation
• land improvements (including trees and shrubs)
• breeding and replacement livestock
• other farm assets, e.g., land and buildings other than farmland, stocks, bonds, GIC (Guaranteed Investment Certificate)s, wheat pool or co-op shares, etc.

Exclude:

• repairs and replacement parts (these are operating expenses)
• personal asset purchases.

28. In 2019, what was the amount of money invested for the following?

Exclude:

• GST (Goods and Services Tax), PST (Provincial Sales Tax), HST (Harmonized Sales Tax), Quebec Sales Tax
• repairs and replacement parts (these are operating expenses).

Enter "0", if there is no value to report.

• a. Farm real estate purchased
  Exclude quota (to be reported below in option "i").
• b. House construction or renovation
• c. Manure storage construction or renovation: concrete manure tanks, concrete-walled
  manure storage, composting facilities, biodegraders, etc.
• d. Construction or renovation of a storage facility for pesticides, chemicals or fuel
• e. Other building construction or renovation
  e.g., barns, silos, storage sheds, machine sheds, greenhouses
• f. Environmental protection improvements: shelterbelts, windbreaks, buffer strips or fences for waterway protection
  Exclude fees paid to consultants (which are considered operating expenses)
• g. Land improvements: irrigation, orchard planting, draining, clearing of land, fences for purposes other than environmental protection
• h. Breeding and replacement livestock intended to be on the farm for more than one year
  Include bulls, dairy cows, beef cows, boars, sows, bred gilts, rams, ewes, replacement lambs, goats for milk or hair.
  Exclude:
  - poultry
  - breeding fees, e.g., artificial insemination - to be reported as operating expenses.
• i. Quota purchased separately from other assets
• j. All other farm assets purchased
  e.g., land and buildings other than farmland, stocks, bonds, wheat pool shares, co-op shares, GICs (Guaranteed Investment Certificate)

Exclude RRSP (Registered Retirement Savings Plan)s and other personal investments.

- Specify all other farm assets purchased

29. In 2019, how much money did this operation receive as a government grant for environmental protection purposes to reduce the cost of any capital investments?

Enter "0", if there is no value to report.

Capital Sales

30. In 2019, did this operation sell or trade-in any of the following assets?

Select all that apply

• Land and buildings
  Include: The sale of farmland, farmhouses and any other farm buildings.
  Exclude: Quota (to be reported in option "Quota sold separately from other assets").
• Farm machinery and equipment (traded-in or sold outright)
  Include: cars and trucks used in the farm business
• Quota sold separately from other assets
• Breeding and replacement livestock
  Exclude: culls for slaughter and poultry
• All other farm assets sold, e.g., land and buildings other than farmland and farm buildings owned by this operation, stocks, bonds, wheat pool or co-op shares
  Exclude
  RRSP (Registered Retirement Savings Plan)s and other personal assets sold

31. In 2019, what was the selling price for the following?

Exclude GST, PST, HST, and Quebec Sales Tax.

Enter "0", if there is no value to report.

a. Land and buildings
Include the sale of farmland, farmhouses and any other farm buildings.
Exclude quota (to be reported in option "c").

b. Farm machinery and equipment (traded-in or sold outright)
Include cars and trucks used in the farm business.

c. Quota sold separately from other assets

d. Breeding and replacement livestock
Exclude culls for slaughter and poultry.

e. All other farm assets sold
e.g., land and buildings other than farmland and farm buildings owned by this operation, stocks, bonds, wheat pool or co-op shares
Exclude RRSP (Registered Retirement Savings Plan)s and other personal assets sold.

Specify all other farm assets sold

Farm assets of this operation

32. What was the estimated market value of the following assets of this operation on the fiscal year-end date?

Market value is the estimated price at which the assets would sell for today.

Exclude:

• assets not from this operation
• contract livestock.

Enter "0", if there is no value to report.

Livestock and poultry assets

a. Breeding, replacement and other livestock not considered market livestock
i.e., expected to be on the operation for more than one year

Include all livestock and fur animals for breeding or replacement purposes, e.g. , bred gilts, bison, boars, bulls, cows, ewes, fur animals, goats for milk or hair, heifers for replacement, honey bees, lambs for replacement, llamas, ostriches, race and riding horses, rams, sows.

b. Market livestock and poultry
i.e., expected to be on the operation for less than one year

Include all poultry (including layers and chicks), calves, culls, goats for meat, heifers for slaughter or feeding, lambs for slaughter, pigs (excluding boars and sows), steers, etc.

Short-term farm assets (less than one year)

c. Accounts receivable
i.e., the amount outstanding on the fiscal year-end date for crops or livestock previously sold, deferred grain tickets, program payments, custom work and taxes receivable
Include only those monies that are to be received within 12 months of this operation's fiscal year-end date.

d. Cash and short-term investments of this operation (less than one year)
e.g., stocks, bonds, GICs (Guaranteed Investments Certificate)s, wheat pool or co-op shares
Exclude personal assets and AgriInvest balance.

e. Inventory - Supplies on hand (inputs) such as feed, fertilizer, fuel, seed, chemicals, etc.
Include any crops which were harvested or purchased that are not destined for market and instead are to be used in the farm business, e.g., silage, straw, hay, grain.

f. Stored inventory - Crops not yet sold
Include all harvested and stored crops destined for market e.g., potatoes, grains and oilseeds, hay etc.

g. All other short-term farm assets
Include prepaid expenses (for chemicals, feed, fertilizer, seed, soil, etc.), the short-term portion of notes receivable, value of unsold livestock products, e.g., eggs, milk, pelts.

Specify all other short-term farm assets

Long-term farm assets (more than one year)

h. Market value of all farmland and buildings owned
Include barns, farmhouses, all farmland owned, greenhouses, mushroom houses, grain bins, machine shops, silos, storage sheds, sugar bush, woodlots, farrowing houses, feeding and milking equipment.
Exclude leased farmland and buildings and the value of quota.

i. Market value of all machinery and equipment owned
Include cars and trucks used for the farm business, combines, computers and office equipment, cultivators, feeding equipment, moveable irrigation equipment, small tools, tractors, etc.
Exclude leased machinery.

j. Market value of quota

k. Long-term investments of this operation (one year or more)
e.g., stocks, bonds, long-term mutual funds, wheat pool or co-op shares, GIC (Guaranteed Investment Certificates)s

Exclude RRSPs (Registered Retirement Savings Plan)s and other personal assets.

l. All other long-term farm assets

Include:

• grain condominiums
• off-farm site warehouses
• land and buildings (other than farmland and buildings of this operation reported above)
• assets of a subsidiary company or shares of another operation
• house or cottage owned by this operation (not owned personally by an operator)
• the long-term portion of notes receivable

Specify all other long-term farm assets

Farm Debt outstanding

33. On this operation's fiscal year-end date, did this operation owe any money?

1. Yes
2. No

Include:

• mortgages
• outstanding loans
• outstanding payments to suppliers
• balance owing on operating lines of credit
• money borrowed from family
• money owed to government agencies or departments.

Exclude:

• personal or other business debt not associated with this farming operation
• leased machinery.

34. On this operation's fiscal year-end date, what was the amount of money owed short-term and long-term to the following?

Short-term debt refers to the balance of an outstanding loan for which the original repayment period was less than 12 months.

Long-term debt refers to the balance of an outstanding loan for which the original repayment period was 12 months or more.

Enter "0", if there is no value to report.

a. Banks, caisses populaires, credit unions, trust companies, treasury branches, or credit card debt
Include balance owing on credit cards and operating lines of credit; not the credit limit.
Amount of money owed short-term
Amount of money owed long-term

b. Farm Credit Canada (FCC)
Amount of money owed short-term
Amount of money owed long-term

c. Advance Payments Program (APP)
Amount of money owed short-term
Amount of money owed long-term

d. Machinery and supply companies or feed companies
e.g., accounts payable, breeder-hatchery operation, heating fuel
Amount of money owed short-term
Amount of money owed long-term

e. Family members, shareholders or private individuals
Amount of money owed short-term
Amount of money owed long-term

f. Provincial government agencies
e.g., agriculture credit or lending agencies, farm loan boards
Amount of money owed short-term
Amount of money owed long-term

g. All other short-term farm debt
e.g., property taxes, income tax, utility bills, outstanding invoices or accounts payable
Specify all other short-term farm debt
Amount of money owed short-term

h. All other long-term farm debt
e.g., long-term notes due
Specify all other long-term farm debt
Amount of money owed long-term

Total liabilities
Amount of money owed short-term
Amount of money owed long-term

35. The amount reported in provincial government agencies (Question 34f) may have been obtained through a financial institution, but guaranteed by the provincial government. Please confirm the lender.

1. Bank, caisse populaire, credit union, trust company or treasury branch
2. Provincial government

Custom or contract feeding

36. In 2019, did this operation custom or contract feed any livestock or poultry for others?

Custom or contract feeding is where livestock or poultry are fed and raised by the operation for somebody else.

Include custom or contract grazing.

Exclude animals owned by this operation.

a. Yes
b. No

37. In 2019, of this operation's total gross farm revenue, how much was from custom or contract feeding?

Include revenue received for the total number of livestock and poultry custom or contract fed or grazed for the whole year.

Exclude animals owned by this operation.

Enter "0" if there is no value to report.

38. Please indicate the types of livestock and poultry custom or contract fed in 2019.

Select all that apply.

1. Cattle
2. Hogs
3. Layers
4. Broilers or roasters
5. Turkeys
6. Horses
7. Other

39. Please indicate the total number of livestock and poultry custom or contract fed in 2019.

Include all cycles.

Exclude animals owned by the operation.

1. Cattle
2. Hogs
3. Layers
4. Broilers or roasters
5. Turkeys
6. Horses
7. Other

Wages and salaries

40. In 2019, what was this operation's total expense for wages and salaries?

Include:

• wages paid to farm operators
• all employee benefits
• wages paid to family members (including spouse and children)
• room and board expenses
• employer contributions for Worker's Compensation, EI (Employment Insurance), CPP (Canada Pension Plan) /QPP (Quebec Pension Plan).

Exclude dividends paid to shareholders.

Enter "0", if there is no value to report.

41. Of the $X in total wages and salaries, how much was paid to the following?

Enter "0", if there is no value to report.

a. Family
If this operation has more than one operator, report for one operator and that operator's family.

Include:

• wages and salaries paid to the operator's spouse or common-law partner and to their children residing in the same dwelling
• employer contributions for Worker's Compensation, Employment Insurance, the Canada Pension Plan, the Quebec Pension Plan.

Exclude wages and salaries paid to hired workers not in the family, family not residing in the same dwelling and any withdrawals from owner's equity.

b. Hired help

Include:

• employer contributions for Worker's Compensation, Employment Insurance, the Canada Pension Plan, the Quebec Pension Plan
• room and board expenses.

Exclude:

• wages and salaries paid to operators and members of the operators' family's
• consultant expenses, e.g., lawyer, agronomist and all other technical expertise
• accounting expenses
• custom or contract workers
• persons (shareholders) who only received dividends from this operation.

Farm operating revenue

42. In 2019, what was the total gross farm revenue (before expenses) of this operation?

Include:

• revenues from custom and contract feeding reported previously
• revenue from sales of breeding and replacement livestock
• total program payments
• the sale of agricultural products, custom and contract work
• agri-tourism.

Exclude:

• the sale of land and buildings, machinery, equipment, financial assets, and quota (capital gains)
• the value of inventory adjustments.
• goods purchased for retail

Enter "0", if there is no value to report.

43. In 2019, of the $X in total gross revenue, how much was from the following?

The following selected revenue items may not add to the amount reported in the previous question.

Enter "0", if there is no value to report.

a. Sale of grains, oilseeds, pulse crops and forage seeds

b. Sale of horticulture products
Include potatoes, fruits, vegetables, greenhouse products, nursery products, sod, mushrooms, Christmas trees, vineyard sales, hay, tobacco, maple syrup, herbs and spices, ginseng, sugar beets, flowers for drying, etc.
Exclude products purchased for resale.

c. Sale of cattle
Include breeding and replacement livestock.

d. Sale of pigs
Include breeding and replacement livestock.

e. Sale of poultry
Include eggs, chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, quails, pheasants, emus, ostriches, and guinea fowls.

f. Sale of milk, cream and other dairy products
Exclude goat and sheep milk (to be reported in option "g").

g. All other farm revenue
e.g., honey, aquaculture, goat products, sheep products, other livestock, boarding, training and sale of horses, fur and wool, sales of wood, land rentals, patronage dividends, agri-tourism

h. Total amount received for program payments
Include AgriInsurance (also known as provincial crop or production insurance), AgriStability, other direct program payments, rebates e.g., hail insurance, rebates on fuel and property tax, farm GST (Goods and Services Tax) / HST (Harmonized Sales Tax) refund, subsidies, Assurance stabilisation des revenus agricoles (ASRA), etc.
Exclude AgriInvest.

i. Agricultural custom or contract work and machine rentals
Exclude amounts for custom or contract feeding.

Farm operating expenses

44. In 2019, what were the total farm operating expenses?

Include wages and salaries previously reported.

Exclude:

• the purchase of capital assets (capital investments)
• depreciation of capital assets (capital cost allowance)
• amortization
• the value of inventory adjustments.

Enter "0", if there is no value to report.

45. In 2019, of the $X in total gross farm expenses, how much was from the following?

The following selected expenses will not necessarily sum to the amount reported in the previous question.

Enter "0", if there is no value to report.

a. Fertilizer and lime

b. Herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc.

c. Seed and plants
Exclude materials purchased for resale.

d. Feed, supplements and hay

e. Fuel for machinery, trucks and automobiles
Include only the farm business share of amounts paid.

f. Total interest paid on farm debt
Exclude payments on the principal.

g. Land rentals
Include money paid to shareholders.

Financial information for sources other than this operation

Important

The purpose of the following questions is to assess the reliance of farm operators on non-farm activities for income.

When answering these questions, please refer only to off-farm income, assets and debts that are not related to this operation.

46. In 2019, what was the family's income from the following sources?

Refer to the T1 and T4 forms of all members of the operator's family (if possible).

Note: Press the help button (?) for additional information, including the definition of family.

a. Employment Income from sources other than this operation (before deductions)
See T1 lines 101 and 104.

b. Net self-employment income from sources other than this operation
Include business (T1 line 135), professional (T1 line 137), commission (T1 line 139), and fishing (T1 line 143) income.

c. Investment Income from sources other than this operation
Include interest and other investment income (T1 line 121), taxable capital gains (T1 line 127), dividends received (T1 lines 120 and 122), and net rental income from other real estate (T1 line 126).

d. Pensions
Include CPP or QPP (T1 line 114), Old Age Security (OAS) (T1 line 113), RIF's (T1 line 115), RRSP withdrawals (T1 line 129), and Registered Pension Plans (RPPs).

e. Other income from Government programs for families or individuals
e.g., Canada Child Benefit, GST / HST credits, Employment Insurance (EI) (T1 line 119), Working Income Tax Benefit
Exclude any payments for farm programs.

f. Other net income not from this operation (after expenses)
e.g., income from another farm operation or business not related to this operation, oil lease rights, wind turbines, solar panels

47. What was the value of assets, not from this operation, owned by the family on fiscal year end 2019?

Include:

• cash, stocks, bonds, RRSPs
• assets of another farm or ranch operation
• non-farm business assets, off-farm houses
• the non-farm share of cars and trucks, machinery and equipment solely for personal use of family members, recreational vehicles.

Exclude the assets of this farm operation which were reported in the Farm assets section.

48. What was the amount of debt, not from this operation, owed by the family on fiscal year end 2019?

Include:

• non-farm mortgages
• personal loans
• personal credit card debts.

Exclude the liabilities of this farm operation which were reported in the Farm debt outstanding section.

Risk management

49. Based on your experience over the last 5 years, how would you rate each of the following risks faced by this operation?

a. Weather

• Very important
• Important
• Somewhat important
• Not important
• Not Applicable

b. Crop insects, pests and diseases

• Very important
• Important
• Somewhat important
• Not important
• Not Applicable

c. Livestock diseases

• Very important
• Important
• Somewhat important
• Not important
• Not Applicable

d. Commodity prices

• Very important
• Important
• Somewhat important
• Not important
• Not Applicable

e. Input prices.

• Very important
• Important
• Somewhat important
• Not important
• Not Applicable

f. Interest rates on loans

• Very important
• Important
• Somewhat important
• Not important
• Not Applicable

g. Border closures or access to markets

• Very important
• Important
• Somewhat important
• Not important
• Not Applicable

h. Exchange rate

• Very important
• Important
• Somewhat important
• Not important
• Not Applicable

i. Government policies / programs / regulations

• Very important
• Important
• Somewhat important
• Not important
• Not Applicable

j. Labour

• Very important
• Important
• Somewhat important
• Not important
• Not Applicable

Government-funded risk management program - AgriInvest

50. In 2019, did this operation participate in the AgriInvest program?

AgriInvest is a self-managed producer-government savings account that allows producers to set money aside which can be used to recover from small income shortfalls, or to make investments to reduce on-farm risks.

1. Yes
2. No
3. Not eligible

51. In 2019, did this operation deposit into and/or withdraw money from AgriInvest?

Please refer to this operation's 2019 AgriInvest Annual Statement of Account.

1. Yes
2. No

52. In 2019, what were this operation's total AgriInvest deposits?

Please refer to this operation's 2019 Annual Statement of Account.

Exclude government contributions.

53. In 2019, what were this operation's total AgriInvest withdrawals?

Please refer to this operation's 2019 Annual Statement of Account.

54. In 2019, what were the AgriInvest withdrawals used for?

Select all that apply.

1. To address a revenue decline
e.g., lost production or decreased prices

2. To pay for farm input expenses

3. To make capital investments in the farm
e.g., land, buildings, machinery, vehicles used in farming

4. To make on-farm investments to manage risk
e.g., biosecurity or drainage

5. To make non-farm investments
e.g., stocks, RRSP, savings for retirement

6. Other non-farm uses
e.g., travel, pay home mortgage or loans not related to farming, education, vehicles not related to farming

Specify all other non-farm uses

55. What were the ending balances in this operation's AgriInvest account as of 2019?

Please refer to this operation's 2019 AgriInvest Annual Statement of Account.

a. Balance in Fund 1 (operator's deposits)

b. Balance in Fund 2 (government contributions)

56. In 2019, which of the following reasons describe why this operation did not participate in the AgriInvest program?

Select all that apply.

1. Program is complex
2. Program benefits are too limited
3. 3Insufficient funds to participate in the program
4. Use other tools / programs to manage risks
5. Getting out of farming (or retiring)
6. Other - Specify other reasons

57. Based on your experience, how would you rate each of the following characteristics of the Agrilnvest program?

a. Timeliness

Time it takes to assess the eligible amount and to receive government contribution.

• Very important
• Important
• Somewhat important
• Not important
• Not Applicable

b. Responsiveness

Effective in helping you recover small income losses or make on-farm investments.

• Very important
• Important
• Somewhat important
• Not important
• Not Applicable

c. Predictability

Likelihood of payments and the dollar amount are predictable.

• Very important
• Important
• Somewhat important
• Not important
• Not Applicable

d. Clarity

Application forms, program rules are well understood.

• Very important
• Important
• Somewhat important
• Not important
• Not Applicable

Government-funded risk management program - AgriStability

58. Did this operation participate in AgriStability in any of the following years?

AgriStability provides support when you experience a large margin decline.

Select all that apply.

1. 2019
2. 2018
3. 2017
4. 2016
   OR
5. Did not participate
   OR
6. Not eligible

59. In 2019, which of the following reasons describe why this operation did not participate in the AgriStability program?

Select all that apply.

1. Program is complex (might require an accountant
2. Amount of program benefits is unpredictable
3. Program fees are relatively high
4. Use other tools / programs to manage risks
5. Payments are not timely
6. Getting out of farming (or retiring)
7. Other - Specify other reasons

60. Based on your experience, how would you rate each of the following characteristics of the AgriStability program?

a. Timeliness

Time it takes to receive payments after an event occurred on the farm,

• Very important
• Important
• Somewhat important
• Not important
• Not Applicable

b. Responsiveness

Effective in helping to recover from income losses.

• Very important
• Important
• Somewhat important
• Not important
• Not Applicable

c. Predictability

Likelihood of payments and the dollar amount are predictable.

• Very important
• Important
• Somewhat important
• Not important
• Not Applicable

d. Clarity

Application forms, program rules are well understood.

• Very important
• Important
• Somewhat important
• Not important
• Not Applicable

61. Do you intend to enrol in the 2020 AgriStability program?

1. Yes
2. No

a. What are the reasons?

Select all that apply.

1. Amount of program benefits is unpredictable
2. Program fees are relatively high
3. Use other tools / programs to manage risks
4. Payments are not timely
5. Getting out of farming (or retiring)
6. Other - Specify other reasons

Government-funded risk management - AgriInsurance

62. In which of the following program years did this operation participate in AgriInsurance (also known as provincial crop insurance or production insurance)?

AgriInsurance is a federal-provincial-producer cost-shared program that stabilizes a producer's income by minimizing the economic effects of production losses caused by natural hazards. AgriInsurance is a provincially delivered program.

Select all that apply.

1. 2019
2. 2018
3. 2017
4. 2016
   OR
5. Did not participate
   OR
6. Not eligible

63. In 2019, which of the following reasons describe why this operation did not participate in the AgriInsurance program?

1. Production coverage options are not clear
2. Commodity specific plans (including coverage levels) are inadequate
3. Program benefits are unpredictable
4. Premium costs are too high
5. Use other tools / programs to manage risks
6. Payments are too infrequent
7. Getting out of farming (or retiring)
8. Other - Specify other reasons

64. Based on your experience, how would you rate each of the following characteristics of the AgriInsurance program?

a. Timeliness

Time it takes to receive payments after a production loss on the farm.

• Very important
• Important
• Somewhat important
• Not important
• Not Applicable

b. Responsiveness

Effective coverage in helping to recover from production losses.

• Very important
• Important
• Somewhat important
• Not important
• Not Applicable

c. Predictability

Likelihood of payments and the dollar amount are predictable.

• Very important
• Important
• Somewhat important
• Not important
• Not Applicable

d. Clarity

Application forms, program rules are well understood.

• Very important
• Important
• Somewhat important
• Not important
• Not Applicable

Government-funded risk management programs – Advance Payments Program (APP)

65. Has this operation ever participated in the Advance Payments Program (APP)?;

Advance Payments Program (APP) is a federal loan guarantee program which provides agricultural producers with easy access to low-interest cash advances.

1. Yes
2. No
3. Not eligible

How much was the last advance for this operation

• a. $100,000 or under
• b. $100,001 - $200,000
• c. $200,001 - $300,000
• d. $300,001 - $400,000
• e. $400,001 - $500,000
• f. $500,001 - $1,000,000

66. Why did this operation borrow money through the Advance Payments Program (APP)?

Select all that apply.

1. To manage my inventory and seek more favourable market conditions
2. Terms for APP loans (e.g., interest rates, repayment terms) are attractive compared to other financing options
3. APP loans are effective in helping manage cash flow of my operation
4. Other - Specify other reasons

67. In 2019, did this operation participate in the Advance Payments Program (APP)?

1. Yes
2. No

68. Will this operation participate in the Advance Payments Program (APP) in coming years?

1. Yes
2. No
3. Don't know

What are the reasons?

Select all that apply

• a. This operation has other means of managing cash flow
• b. Other lenders have more beneficial terms or services
• c. Don't know enough about the APP&
• d. The size of the loan doesn't reflect this operation's needs
• e. Conditions for advances (e.g., repayment terms, interest rate) are not attractive
• f. Other - Specify other reasons

Private risk management strategies

69. In 2019, which of the following tools / programs did the operation use to manage business risks?

Select all that apply.

1. Western Livestock Price Insurance Program (WLPIP)
2. Futures Market Hedging or Options
3. Private Insurance
e.g., livestock mortality, hail insurance
4. Canadian Agricultural Loans Act
5. Price pooling tools
e.g., grain pools; exclude supply-managed marketing boards
6. Deliverables Insurance
i.e., for non payment on delivery
7. Production or marketing contracts with buyers, processors, seed companies, etc.
Exclude supply-managed commodities, futures contracts and options.
Or
None of the above

70. For your operation, how important are each of the following government-funded risk management programs in providing an effective means of managing business risk and disaster situations (caused by weather, low commodity prices, etc.) at your farm operation?

a. AgriStability

• Very important
• Important
• Somewhat important
• Not important
• Not Applicable

b. AgriInvest

• Very important
• Important
• Somewhat important
• Not important
• Not Applicable

c. AgriInsurance

• Very important
• Important
• Somewhat important
• Not important
• Not Applicable

d. Advance Payments Program (or Cash Advance Program)

• Very important
• Important
• Somewhat important
• Not important
• Not Applicable

71. For your operation, how important are each of the following government-funded risk management programs in providing an effective means of managing business risk and disaster situations (caused by weather, low commodity prices, etc.) at your farm operation?

a. Make use of market-based or private risk management tools (production/marketing contracts, hedging, options, WLPIP, private insurance)

• Very important
• Important
• Somewhat important
• Not important
• Not Applicable

b. Diversification of farm production

• Very important
• Important
• Somewhat important
• Not important
• Not Applicable

c. Off-farm income or other income sources

• Very important
• Important
• Somewhat important
• Not important
• Not Applicable

d. Other

• Very important
• Important
• Somewhat important
• Not important
• Not Applicable

72. You've indicated there were other risk management tools / strategies providing effective means of managing business risk and disaster situations (caused by weather, low commodity prices, etc.) at your farm operation. What are these other risk management tools / strategies?

73. How has this operation's Business Risk Management (BRM) strategy shifted in the last five years?

BRM programs include AgriInvest, AgriStability, AgriInsurance and the Advance Payments Program.

1. No major shift
2. Rely more on BRM programs than before
3. Rely less on BRM programs and more on private risk management tools
4. Rely less on both BRM programs and private risk management tools and more on on-farm mitigation strategies (e.g., diversification)

74. In recent years, how much of a role did Business Risk Management (BRM) program(s) play in this operation's investment decisions?

BRM programs include AgriInvest, AgriStability, AgriInsurance and the Advance Payments Program.

1. No role
2. Minor role
3. Moderate role
4. Large role
5. Very large role

Succession

Although the following questions on succession planning are voluntary, your answers are important as they provide valuable information regarding the transfer of agricultural operations to the next generation.

A written succession plan, also referred to as a transition plan, is a formalized plan and agreement that details the orderly transfer of the farm business from the current owners and operators to the future owners and operators. A written succession plan contains three main elements:

1. transfer of the assets and ownership
2. transfer of management and decision-making
3. transfer of labour.

A will is not a written succession plan, unless it includes the three main elements noted above.

Definition of successors to an operation
If a family member is to be the successor to a farm operation, they are defined as: persons who are related to an operator by blood, marriage (including common-law) or adoption, including those who live in a different household.

If a non-family member is to be the successor to a farm operation, they are defined as: persons not related to an operator by means of the definition of a family member but who has been identified to have the farm assets transferred to them (e.g., an employee, a manager).

75. In 2019, has this operation identified a potential successor who will eventually take over the management of your farm business?

1. Yes

2. No

a. How many potential successors have been identified?

What do you expect will eventually happen to your farm?

a. Inherited by family members and continue to be operated by family
b. Inherited by family members and kept in the family but leased out
c. Inherited by family members and sold
d. Will be sold as a working farm
e. Will be sold for non-agricultural purposes
f. Will be rented out
g. Don't know
h. Other - Specify other expected outcome

3. Too early to say
Do you hope to have a successor?
a. Yes
2. Hopeful

76. What are the following demographic characteristics of the successor?

Relationship to current owner(s)

1. Child
2. Spouse
3. Other family member by blood or marriage (including those living in a different household)
4. Not related to current owner(s)

Gender

1. Male
2. Female
3. Gender diverse

Current main occupation

1. Student
2. Work on the same farm
3. Work on their own farm
4. Work on other' farm(s)
5. Work in agricultural related industries
6. Work in non-agricultural related industries
7. Other

77. Do current owners(s) have any family members who will not actively succeed to run the farm but may inherit a share of the farm?

1. Yes
2. No
3. Don't know

78. Do current owner(s) have a will?

1. Yes
2. No
3. Don't know

79. Does the operation have a written succession plan?

A written succession plan, also referred to as a transition plan, is a formalized plan and agreement that details the orderly transfer of the farm business from the current owners and operators to the future owners and operators. A written succession plan contains three main elements:

• transfer of the assets and ownership
• transfer of management and decision-making
• transfer of labour.

A will is not a written succession plan, unless it includes the three main elements noted above.

1. Yes
2. No
3. In progress
4. Don't know

On-farm innovation

Although the following question is voluntary, your answer is important as it provides valuable information regarding on-farm innovation.

Innovation means implementing a new or significantly improved product, practice or process on your farming operation. Innovations must be new to your operation but need not be new to the industry.

80. In the last three years, 2017 to 2019, did this operation implement any new or significantly improved

a. Crop products

Include crop varieties, cultivars or hybrids.

1. Yes
2. No

b. Livestock products

Include types or breeds raised.

1. Yes
2. No

c. Production practices

Include:

• feed management, animal housing, manure storage and treatment, livestock handling, grazing, biosecurity, other animal health, and productivity practices
• seeding or planting, rotations, fertilizer or manure application, pest management, irrigation, harvesting, crop storage, using GPS technology, other soil, land, or crop improvement practices
• water management, organic farming, halal, and other production practices.

1. Yes
2. No

d. Approaches to marketing

Include types of contracts, futures/options, direct marketing.

1. Yes
2. No

e. Business management practices

Include:

• approaches to labour requirements
• business ownership or partnerships
• acquiring inputs
• new processing activities.

1. Yes
2. No

Changes or events

81. 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.

1. Price changes in goods or services sold
2. Price changes in labour or raw materials
3. Natural disaster
4. Weather — early or late start to spring or winter
5. Other
Specify the other changes or events
OR
6. No changes or events

Contact person

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

Is this the best person to contact?

1. Yes
2. No

Who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?

a. First name
b. Last name
c. Title
d. Email address
Example: user@example.gov.ca
e. Telephone number (including area code)
Example: 123-123-1234
f. Extension number (if applicable)
g. Fax number (including area code)
Example: 123-123-1234

Feedback

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

Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.

84. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?

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