Quarterly Survey of Securitized Receivables and Asset-Backed Securities (F15)

Reporting entity

1. Indicate which type of corporation this report covers.

  1. A single corporation
  2. Part of a corporation
  3. A consolidated family of corporations
  4. Other (specify)

2. Is the reporting entity part of a Canadian consolidation?

  1. Yes
  2. No

3. Does this reporting entity have investments in partnerships or joint ventures?

  1. Yes
  2. No

4. Indicate the accounting standard used to complete this questionnaire.

  1. International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
  2. Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises (ASPE)
  3. United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U.S. GAAP)
  4. Other (specify)

5. Indicate the currency used to complete this survey.

  1. Canadian dollars
  2. U.S. dollars

6. What are the start and end dates of this enterprise's reporting period for the quarter ending:

From: YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD

Assets

7. Report your assets

  1. Cash and deposits – Canadian currency
  2. Cash and deposits – foreign currency
  3. Accounts receivable
  4. Allowance for credit losses on receivables
  5. Canadian investments in non-affiliates ─ debt securities issued by the Government of Canada
    • e.1 Term-to-maturity of less than one year
    • e.2 Term-to-maturity of one year or more
  6. Canadian investments in non-affiliates ─ debt securities issued by provincial and municipal governments
    • f.1 Term-to-maturity of less than one year
    • f.2 Term-to-maturity of one year or more
  7. Canadian investments in non-affiliates ─ debt securities issued by corporations, trusts or others
    • g.1 Term-to-maturity of less than one year
    • g.2 Term-to-maturity of one year or more
  8. Canadian investments in non-affiliates ─ corporate shares, fund or trust units and other equity
    • h.1 Publicly traded
    • h.2 Other equity
  9. Canadian investments in non-affiliates ─ other investments
  10. Foreign investments in non-affiliates ─ debt securities
    • j.1 Term-to-maturity of less than one year
    • j.2 Term-to-maturity of one year or more
  11. Foreign investments in non-affiliates ─ other investments
  12. Derivative assets
  13. Reverse repurchase agreements
  14. Mortgage loans to non-affiliates ─ secured by property in Canada
    • n.1 Residential ─ NHA insured
    • n.2 Residential ─ non-NHA insured
    • n.3 Non-residential
  15. Mortgage loans to non-affiliates ─ secured by property outside Canada
  16. Mortgage loans to non-affiliates ─ accumulated allowance for credit losses
  17. Non-mortgage loans to non-affiliates
    • q.1 To individuals and unincorporated businesses ─ credit cards
    • q.2 To individuals and unincorporated businesses ─ lines of credit
    • q.3 To individuals and unincorporated businesses ─ other loans
    • q.4 To corporations
    • q.5 To others
  18. Non-mortgage loans to non-affiliates ─ accumulated allowance for credit losses
  19. All other assets
    Specify all major items within other assets
  20. Other allowances for credit losses
    Total assets

Liabilities and equity

8. Report your liabilities.

  1. Accounts payable
  2. Amounts owing to affiliates
    • b.1 In Canada
    • b.2 Outside Canada
  3. Borrowing from non-affiliates ─ mortgage loans
    • c.1 Residential
    • c.2 Non-residential
  4. Borrowing from non-affiliates ─ non-mortgage loans and overdrafts
    • d.1 From lenders in Canada ─ banks
    • d.2 From lenders in Canada ─ credit unions
    • d.3 From lenders in Canada — other lenders in Canada
    • d.4 From lenders outside Canada
  5. Borrowing from non-affiliates ─ asset-backed securities
    • e.1 Term-to-maturity of less than one year
    • e.2 Term-to-maturity of one year or more
  6. Borrowing from non-affiliates ─ subordinated debt
  7. Borrowing from non-affiliates ─ other borrowings
  8. Derivative liabilities
  9. Obligations related to repurchase agreements
  10. Accrued pension liability
  11. Non-pension post retirement benefits
  12. All other liabilities
    Specify all major items within other liabilities
    Total liabilities

9. Report your equity.

  1. Share capital
    • a.1 Preferred
    • a.2 Common
  2. Accumulated other comprehensive income
  3. Retained earnings
    • c.1 Opening balance
    • c.2 Net income (loss) for the current period
    • c.3 All other additions (deductions)
      Specify all major items within other additions (deductions)
    • c.4 Reinvestment of income in additional trust equity units
  4. Dividends declared
    • d.1 Cash ─ preferred shares
    • d.2 Cash ─ common shares
    • d.3 Other dividends
      Closing balance
      Total equity
  5. Total liabilities and total equity

Income statement 

10. What period does this income statement cover?

From: YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD

11. Report your revenue.

  1. Interest revenue from Canadian sources
    • a.1 Debt securities
    • a.2 Mortgages
    • a.3 Consumer loans
    • a.4 Other interest revenue
  2. Interest revenue from foreign sources
  3. Dividends
    • c.1 From Canadian corporations
    • c.2 From foreign corporations
  4. Gains and losses ─ fair value adjustments
    • d.1 Realized
    • d.2 Unrealized
  5. Gains and losses ─ foreign exchange
    • e.1 Realized
    • e.2 Unrealized
  6. All other revenues
    Specify all major items within other revenues
    Total revenue

12. Report your expenses.

  1. Depreciation and amortization
    • a.1 Depreciation
    • a.2 Amortization ─ intangible assets
    • a.3 Amortization ─ other
  2. Software and research development
  3. Interest expense
    • c.1 Asset-backed securities ─ debt securities with term-to-maturity of less than one year
    • c.2 Asset-backed securities ─ debt securities with term-to-maturity of one year or more
    • c.3 Subordinated debt
    • c.4 Other interest expense
  4. All other expenses
    Specify all major items within other expenses
    Total expenses

13. Report your income. 

  1. Net income (loss)
    • a.1 Attributable to non-controlling interest
    • a.2 Attributable to equity shareholders
  2. Other comprehensive income
    • b.1 Items that will not be reclassified to net earnings
    • b.2 Items that may be reclassified subsequently to net earning
    • b.3 Reclassification of realized (gains) losses to net earnings
    • b.4 Income taxes
  3. Comprehensive income
    • c.1 Attributable to non-controlling interest
    • c.2 Attributable to equity shareholders

    Disclosure of selected accounts

14. Report other disclosures.

  1. Equity method dividends
    • a.1 Canadian dividends
    • a.2 Foreign dividends
  2. Capitalized expenses for software, research and development

15. Allocate the changes to selected assets and liabilities.

  1. Canadian and foreign investments in non-affiliates ─ debt securities
    • a.1 Initial balance
    • a.2 Net (purchases-sales or issuances-repayments and other changes)
    • a.3 Fair value adjustments and foreign exchange valuation adjustments
    • a.4 Other adjustments
      Closing balance
    • a.5 Realized gains and losses
  2. Canadian and foreign investments in non-affiliates ─ corporate shares, funds or trust units and other equity
    • b.1 Initial balance
    • b.2 Net (purchases-sales or issuances-repayments and other changes)
    • b.3 Fair value adjustments and foreign exchange valuation adjustments
    • b.4 Other adjustments
      Closing balance
    • b.5 Realized gains and losses
  3. Canadian and foreign investments in non-affiliates ─ other investments in non-affiliates
    • c.1 Initial balance
    • c.2 Net (purchases-sales or issuances-repayments and other changes)
    • c.3 Fair value adjustments and foreign exchange valuation adjustments
    • c.4 Other adjustments
      Closing balance
    • c.5 Realized gains and losses
  4. Mortgage loans to non-affiliates
    • d.1 Initial balance
    • d.2 Net (purchases-sales or issuances-repayments and other changes)
    • d.3 Fair value adjustments and foreign exchange valuation adjustments
    • d.4 Other adjustments
      Closing balance
    • d.5 Realized gains and losses
  5. Non-mortgage loans to non-affiliates
    • e.1 Initial balance
    • e.2 Net (purchases-sales or issuances-repayments and other changes)
    • e.3 Fair value adjustments and foreign exchange valuation adjustments
    • e.4 Other adjustments
      Closing balance
    • e.5 Realized gains and losses
  6. Other assets
    • f.1 Initial balance
    • f.2 Net (purchases-sales or issuances-repayments and other changes)
    • f.3 Fair value adjustments and foreign exchange valuation adjustments
    • f.4 Other adjustments
      Closing balance
    • f.5 Realized gains and losses
  7. Asset-backed securities
    • g.1 Initial balance
    • g.2 Net (purchases-sales or issuances-repayments and other changes)
    • g.3 Fair value adjustments and foreign exchange valuation adjustments
    • g.4 Other adjustments
      Closing balance
    • g.5 Realized gains and losses
  8. Other liabilities
    • h.1 Initial balance
    • h.2 Net (purchases-sales or issuances-repayments and other changes)
    • h.3 Fair value adjustments and foreign exchange valuation adjustments
    • h.4 Other adjustments
      Closing balance
    • h.5 Realized gains and losses
  9. Derivatives (assets and liabilities)
    • i.1 Initial balance
    • i.2 Net (purchases-sales or issuances-repayments and other changes)
    • i.3 Fair value adjustments and foreign exchange valuation adjustments
    • i.4 Other adjustments
      Closing balance
    • i.5 Realized gains and losses

Video - Exploring the Attribute Table and Layer Properties Box of Vector Data

Catalogue number: Catalogue number: 89200005

Issue number: 2020005

Release date: February 17, 2020

QGIS Demo 5

Exploring the Attribute Table and Layer Properties Box of Vector Data - Video transcript

(The Statistics Canada symbol and Canada wordmark appear on screen with the title: "Demo 5 - Exploring the Attribute Table and Layer Properties Box of Vector Data")

Following up from interacting with datasets in the Map Canvas, today we'll explore additional information and parameters found in the Attribute Table and Layer Properties Box. The Attribute Table contains additional variables for analyzing and visualizing vector data, while the Layer Properties box contains tabs that summarize information and provide additional functions. We'll quickly summarize some of the key tabs, their content and use, which we'll cover in detail in later demos.

So to open the Attribute Table of a layer, we can left-click it in the Layers panel and select the Attribute table icon, or right-click the layer and select Open Attribute Table.

So within the table, each column reports an additional variable tied to the vector dataset. These are referred to as fields within GIS, whereas each row corresponds to a specific feature or geometry within the canvas.

Using the tabs on the left-hand side we can select features. With an individual feature selected, we can right-click and Zoom to the Feature, and if we still couldn't see it we could also flash the feature. In this case we can't see our feature as it's hidden by our Census Subdivision layer.

Like the Interactive Selection tools, we can use Shift and Control to select multiple features. Using shift to select features within a range and Ctrl to add individual features. In conjunction, selecting features both within and between ranges. We could also then zoom to our selection. So as you can see, when features are selected in the Attribute Table they are also highlighted in the Canvas and vice-versa – highlighted in yellow in the Canvas and blue in the Attribute Table.

To sort a field, ascending or descending we can left-click once or twice on the field name as needed. This can help select features by specific criteria of interest such as selecting all features within a particular province in this case. We can then also zoom once more and using the Invert feature selection, we can switch the selection of features.

To move selections to the top of the attribute table, we can click the Move Selection to Top icon. So now if we add any additional features to our selection they are by default loaded at the top of the table. We could also copy our information and paste it into an external spreadsheet editor for further analysis.

Expanding the Show All Features dropdown, we could apply a field filter, selecting the field to filter by and specific criteria to use in filtering the table. Subsequently, the only remaining entries are those that satisfy the entered criteria, in this case Province name being Manitoba.

If we want a dynamic representation of our attribute features based on the scale and extent, we can apply a Show Features Visible on Map. Now if we change the scale or change the location, our table is filtered accordingly.

To enable additional tools we can enable the editor. This enables us to add or delete features, as well as add and delete fields. We can also click on an individual cell's content to edit its information, or for a selection of features we can use the Update Field Bar, specifying the field to update and the new attributes to update to – in this case clicking Update Selected. If we wanted to retain these changes we can save them, but in this case – since we want to keep our attribute table uniform - we'll just discard the changes and clear our selection.

To open the Layer Properties box of a layer we can right-click it and select Properties or simply double-left click within the Layers Panel.

The Layer Properties box contains various tabs which both summarize information and provide additional functions.

The Information tab summarizes the spatial characteristics as well as some of the attribute information within a dataset.

In the Source Tab we can rename a layer as we did with the Census Subdivisions. We can also use the Query Builder to filter features. However, this would filter the geometries of the layer in the Canvas as opposed to the table when using the Field Filter earlier.

The following four tabs are for visualization. We'll explore the Symbology and Labels tab in an upcoming demo, where we can apply different symbology styles to visualize fields within the attribute table, as well as differing labelling schemes. We can create Diagrams with the attribute information and, when enabled, also apply 3D visualizations.

The Source Fields tab provides more information on the Field Names, Types and additional parameters and with editor enabled we can add or delete a field, as well as rename a field.

So the Joins tab enables you to link datasets together – tables or vectors, by a field with common entries. The tab specifically works for one-to-one joins. So for example, here we could join the Census division and Subdivision layers using the unique Census Division identifier field. If we want to remove our join, simply select it and click the minus icon.

The final tab I'd like to cover is the rendering tab where we can apply a scale-dependent visibility, defining the minimum and maximum scale at which a dataset should begin or suspend rendering. We can set the scale from the drop-downs or set it to the current map canvas scale by clicking on this icon. This is helpful for large or highly detailed datasets that take a long time to render. Now, clicking OK, if we zoom in – our layer remains visible, but zooming out beyond the specified scale, you can see rendering is suspended.

Congratulations everyone! Today you've learned key skills in exploring, selecting and filtering features within the attribute table, performing simple edits and the use of some tabs within the Layer Properties box. In the next demo, we'll cover procedures for creating vector datasets, which includes delineating features and populating their attributes.

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Video - Interacting with data in the Map Canvas

Catalogue number: Catalogue number: 89200005

Issue number: 2020004

Release date: February 17, 2020

QGIS Demo 4

Interacting with data in the Map Canvas - Video transcript

(The Statistics Canada symbol and Canada wordmark appear on screen with the title: "Demo 4 - Interacting with data in the Map Canvas")

Now that we have learned to load and order our datasets in QGIS, let’s explore some tools for interacting with them in the Map Canvas, particularly those found on the Map Navigation and Attribute toolbars. The skills covered today will provide skills for changing and saving the extent, as well as identifying and selecting features from layers in the Map Canvas.

So picking up where we left off…

The Map Navigation toolbar contains tools for changing the scale of the Canvas. By default the Pan Map tool is engaged. Simply left-click and drag the Canvas in the direction of interest.

The Zoom Tools operate similarly, left-click and drag across the area you’d like to zoom to. Depending upon the size of the box that’s drawn determines how much the scale changes. So if we draw a large box the change is negligible, whereas a smaller box the change is much more substantial. Alternatively you can use the scroll-bar of your mouse, scrolling backward and forward to zoom out and in respectively.

If we want to return to the extent of all active layers in the Panel we can use the Zoom to Full tool – helpful when we can’t find a particular dataset or if we just want to return to the full extent.

The Zoom to Layer tool is useful when the extents of loaded datasets differ

and works on the selected layer in the Layers Panel. Applying it to the road segments layer, it zooms to Manitoba, the area for which we downloaded the dataset.

The Zoom Last and Next tools are effectively the Undo and Redo of changes in the Canvas, enabling us to scroll through our previous zooms.

If you are going to be focussing on one area quite a lot for analysis or visualization, you can add a Spatial Bookmark and provide the bookmark with a name. Then if we were to close the Panel and zoom to another area in the map canvas, we can reopen the Panel, select the bookmark and the zoom icon to return to the saved extent.

Just before moving on to the Attribute Toolbar lets discuss grouping layers. We can use the Shift and Control keys to create a selection of layers, then right-click and hit Group Selected. This has many applications such as grouping thematically related layers, preparing mapping groups or organizing datasets such as toggling off many layers at once. Within the group, individual layers can be toggled off and on as normal. We can also right-click to Move a layer out of the Group or drag and drop – as desired.

Now on to the Attribute toolbar – which as the name suggests contains various tools for selecting, editing and examining the attributes of active layers in the Layers Panel. Today we’ll use the Interactive Selection and Identify tools, which default to the selected layer in the Layers Panel.

So with the Census Division layer selected, we can zoom in and left-click to select individual features. We can also drag across to select multiple features. Using Control we can add and remove individual features, or remove a selection of features. Alternatively we can use Shift to add many features to the selection. We can click the Deselect Icon on the toolbar to remove the selection.

If we expand the drop-down there are alternative selection options:

Select by Polygon is helpful for selecting irregular shaped features. We can left-click to add individual vertices and right-click to complete the polygon.

There is also Select by Radius, where we can zoom in, left-click a point of interest and left-click again when satisfied with the radius. Alternatively, we can specify the radius value in the top-right corner.

The Identify tool operates in a similar fashion. We can click an individual feature, and as we can see the Identify Panel returns information on both the geometry and attributes of the identified feature. Similar to the Interactive Selection tools we can drag across to identify multiple features and use the Collapse and Expand All icons to rapidly examine their attributes. Re-enabling the Census Subdivision layer, we can right-click and select Identify All. Here we returned two division features and six census subdivision features.

The same options from the interactive selection tool are available in the Identify tool by expanding the drop-down icon in top-centre of the Panel. Additionally we can change the Mode to alter which layers features are returned by the tool. Changing from Current to Top-Down will identify from all active layers. So re-enabling our grouped layers and creating a small selection in Northern Ontario we’ve identified a few features within the hydrological layer and ultimately returned features from three separate layers.

To remove the identified features click the Clear Results icon within the Identify Panel.

So that summarizes some of the basic tools for changing the extent and scale of the map canvas as well as interacting with vector datasets in the map canvas. In the next demo we will explore additional information found within the Attribute table and Layer Properties box of vector datasets.

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Video - Loading and Ordering Spatial Data in QGIS

Catalogue number: Catalogue number: 89200005

Issue number: 2020003

Release date: February 17, 2020

QGIS Demo 3

Loading and Ordering Spatial Data in QGIS - Video transcript

(The Statistics Canada symbol and Canada wordmark appear on screen with the title: "Demo 3 - Loading and Ordering Spatial Data in QGIS")

Hello everyone! So now that we've downloaded QGIS and spatial data, today we'll learn how to load and order datasets of different geometry types in QGIS, and save the Project for later use. For the demonstration we'll use several datasets that we downloaded in the previous video, covering the main geometry types of vector data: points, lines & polygons.

So the first step is to open QGIS Desktop from a desktop shortcut or from the start-bar.

And the first thing well do is pin QGIS to the taskbar since we will be using it frequently in subsequent training videos.

When you open QGIS for the first time it looks like this.

To load spatial data into QGIS, they are added from the Browser panel, in to the Layers panel, and also visualized in the Map Canvas.

So the first thing we need to do is expand the folders to find where we downloaded our spatial datasets to in the previous video. So I'll expand the Home folder and the Documents folder to find the GeospatialData folder.

Since it's the first time we're locating this folder, we'll right-click and add it as a favourite, which adds it to our favourites drop-down at the top, which will help us load datasets more quickly and easily in the future.

To see the available layers just continue expanding the folders, and within the Intro Demo folder there are 4 shapefiles and 2 geodatabase files.

So to load datasets in it is quite simple, you can just double-left click or drag-and-drop from the Browser to the Layers panel.

These procedures can also be applied to geodatabase files, you just need to expand the folder to see the available layers first. For Grain Elevators there is only one, so just double left-click, while for Transport Features there are many, but for the purpose of the demo we'll use the Road Segments layer.

Finally we will load in our two census boundary files into the layers panel.

Don't worry if the colours of your files differ from those in this video. QGIS assigns a single random colour when vector datasets are loaded.

So within the Layers Panel, individual layers can be toggled off and back on again, as well as renamed. So here I'll just rename the Census Subdivisions file with a more intuitive name.

Despite having loaded the six layers into the Layers Panel, we can only see one within the Map Canvas. This is because the order within the Layers Panel affects the order that they are rendered in the Map Canvas.

So in general points are placed above lines, which themselves are placed above polygons. For vectors of the same geometry type it is important to think about their position in the landscape relative to one another – so do rivers flow over roads, or do roads tend to get built over rivers? Well often roads are built over rivers, so we'll just switch their order in the Layers Panel. And similarly, the Lakes and Rivers polygon, as a land-cover feature we'll place it above the census boundary files.

So now if we zoom in we can see that all of our layers are visible in the Map Canvas.

The final component of the video I'd like to discuss today is saving the project for later use. This will save the order of layers in the Layers Panel, any visualizations styles such as labels or colours as well as any joins– all procedures that we'll discuss in later demos. So navigate to the Project Toolbar and click on the Save Icon. In general we want to store the project in the same location as the spatial data, and provide it with an intuitive filename, like Loading and Ordering Spatial Data.

So that concludes the procedures for loading datasets into QGIS from the Browser to the Layers Panel, which will work for most spatial data, and how to order them in the layers panel for their visualization in the Map Canvas. Additionally, we learned how to save our project and the specific properties that are retained. Stay tuned for the next demo, where we will explore some of the tools on the Map Navigation and Attribute toolbars for interacting with these datasets in the Map Canvas.

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Video - Downloading Spatial Datasets from Open Maps

Catalogue number: Catalogue number: 89200005

Issue number: 2020002

Release date: February 17, 2020

QGIS Demo 2b

Downloading Spatial Datasets from Open Maps - Video transcript

(The Statistics Canada symbol and Canada wordmark appear on screen with the title: "Demo 2b - Downloading Spatial Datasets from Open Maps")

So now that we have a better understanding of spatial data let's go to the Open Maps website and download some datasets to use in QGIS. Specifically we'll download 3 datasets, then using the skills from the video you can isolate and download the remaining files shown at the end of the video.

Open Maps is the integrated federal archive for spatial data making it a one-stop-shop for downloading thematically diverse datasets – from broad to highly specific content, which should enable most processes or features of interest to be examined. It is important to note that not all datasets are inherently spatial, but most have traits that enable their integration and use in GIS.

To begin searching for datasets scroll down the main page, and click the Open Maps link.

This brings us to a page with a search-bar where we can search specific datasets. The first one we'll look for is the Transport Features released by Natural Resources Canada as part of their CanVEC catalogue.

So the search results appear as such with a hyperlinked title to the main dataset page, a description of its content, the organization associated with its release and the file formats for the different components of the dataset.

At the moment datasets must be downloaded individually.

At the top right of the page are Search Filters to help refine the results. We'll apply two to find our dataset right now. Scrolling down to the Format Filter we'll check the FGDB box since we are looking for a File Geodatabase. In the Organization filter we'll click on Natural Resources Canada.

So we can click on the title to bring us to the main page of the dataset. The Resource Type column indicates the different components of the dataset, such as web services, classification guide or the main dataset itself,

in this case provided in Shapefile or File Geodatabase format. The file formats of spatial datasets and supporting information are varied between entries.

So to download the dataset we'll click the Access tab beside FGDB. This brings us to the main index page which hosts the available datasets. All are listed as Canvec - followed by abbreviations for the scale and geographic location and all are part of the Transport series. So national datasets vary in resolution from 1 in 1 million to 1 in 15 million, whereas provincially subset datasets vary in resolution from 1 in 50,000 to 1 in 250,000.

In general, you should use the dataset that matches your intended scale of analysis and visualization. So using the finest resolution data for a national examination of transport features or using the coarsest resolution for local assessment would both be inappropriate.

We'll download the 1 in 50,000 dataset for Manitoba.

Closing the index page, now I'd like to quickly show the classification guide. Classification guides contain information to help interpret and use a dataset. In the Catalogue drop-down we'll select Transport – the dataset we downloaded. It defaulted to 1 in 50,000 so we can just scroll down to a layer of interest. And within the table, we can expand a field we'd like more information on. So expanding the Road Class drop-down it provides the numeric IDs within the Attribute table, as well as the corresponding class and a detailed description of each class. We'll use this guide in a later demo to help classify our road segments.

So now we can close up the page and hit back. The first thing we'll do is remove the filters we applied earlier so they don't impact our next search results.

The next dataset we'll look for is the Annual Crop Inventory, a thematic raster released by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. This is a great resource for local assessments of crop variations both spatially and over time within Canada.

So scrolling down we can see each entry associated with a particular year, and then further down there is one without a designated year. We'll click on this link.

Once on the main page we'll scroll past the web-mapping services

until we reach the main components of the dataset. We'll download the Classifications Guide, to help us interpret the crop classes associated with the different numeric values.

If we wanted more information on the sources and methodology used to create the dataset we can access the metadata guide. In this case providing us information on the remote sensing datasets, methodologies, as well as the resolution and some accuracy assessments.

Now to access the main dataset, we'll click on the Access tab beside GeoTIF.

As we can see, the entire time-series is listed on this one integrated index, which would make for quicker downloading of a time-series than were we to click on the individual links in the original search results. We'll select 2017, and once again download the subset dataset for Manitoba.

Now the final dataset we'll look for is the land-cover circa 2000 file. So look-up land-cover within the Search Bar and hit search. With 271 returned records, we'll once again scroll down to the format filter, expand it and in the expanded options we'll select shapefile.

Once again it's our first returned result so we'll click the hyperlinked title. On the main page we'll scroll-down and click on the shapefile dataset.

Once again this is a subset dataset, but less intuitive than the provincially subset datasets we just downloaded. However, it is in the National Topographic System, a common referencing system for federal spatial data. So just look up NTS Index Canada in a new tab, and click the Open Canada link to access the reference guide which will help us isolate the files that correspond with our area of interest. There are a variety of formats we could use to find the files of interest, but for now we'll use the .pdf file and click on the prairies. This is how the system appears. Each areas is referenced by a large number and – zooming in – they are also subset by specific letters. So if we wanted to download the land-cover for Winnipeg we could download 62 G, H, I and J. Closing up the Reference Guide and returning to the main data index page for the dataset, scroll down to 62 and then select G, H, I and J. This system is also used for the Digital Elevation Model datasets in Table 1.

I'd also like to quickly discuss downloading the Statistics Canada Census Boundary files, which were accessed from Statistics Canada's website. So look up Statistics Canada Boundary Files in a webpage and click on the on the link. There are two styles of boundary files. There is the cartographic boundary file, which include shorelines, islands and other land-components and are best are used for visualization of data. And the Digital boundary file in which there is one feature for each corresponding boundary. These are best suited for processing and analysis.

Now that we know of the two different styles, we can click on the 2016 link to access the most recent boundary files. So we can select the specific style and level of interest. We'll start by downloading the digital boundary file for Census Divisions, clicking on Continue and then selecting the hyperlinked text to access the dataset. Then we can access the Census Subdivision Cartographic file, selecting the corresponding level and style, clicking on continue at the bottom of the page and the zipped dataset link on the next page. So repeat these procedures as necessary to download the remaining boundary files and styles, as well as the Lakes and Rivers Polygon and Rivers line datasets shown in the table at the end of the video.

While we are here we will also download the table datasets listed in Table 1.

First we'll download the Population and Dwelling Highlight Tables. So click on Data, and look up Highlight. The first returned result is the compiled highlight tables from the 2016 census. Listed are the various highlight tables, ours is on Page 2 and we'll click on the Population and Dwelling Count highlights. We'll then download the complete geographic level by clicking on the CSV/TAB hyperlink in which we can then download the Census Divisions, Subdivisions and Tracts.

The next table dataset we'll look for is the Farms Classified by Total Farm Capital table. Much like Open Maps there are various filters we can apply to help isolate the dataset, so let's add an Agriculture filter and search Farm Capital. Scrolling down it is around the 8th result, so once found click on the hyperlinked title. On the main page it has provided the dataset by default for Canada. We can click on the Add/Remove Data tab to change the geography levels, as well as the reference period, and choose the variables we want to download.

So let's expand the Geography levels to show how to select different boundary levels. To download a complete geographic level we can use the boxes at the top – clicking on the box furthest to the right to download the finest resolution at the subdivision level or in this case we'll select the Census Agricultural Regions– the third box. We could also expand and select a specific area of interest within the drop-downs, clicking all or on an individual feature. Re-enabling we'll just select all Agricultural Regions and toggle Canada off.

Then we can go over to our variables. In this case, by default all the variables are enabled – which is not always the case so it is always good to verify and select the variables that are of interest to you. If a dataset has been collected over multiple census periods, you can specify the Reference period to include in the table from the drop-downs here.

And the Customizable Layout tab lets you format the dataset according to your particular use of interest. For us we'll simply change the Geography from Columns to Rows.

Then we'll click Apply. Once the formatting has been applied to the table below we can select Download Options. We'll Download As Displayed to retain the formatting specified. If we were to Download the Entire Table it would remove those formatting specifications.

The final procedure I'd like to discuss is extracting our datasets to a common folder. In GIS it is best practice to store all your datasets in one common directory. So we'll expand the Documents and create a new folder called GeospatialData. Within this folder we can use additional subdirectories be organized by project or theme to help organize your files. Before hitting extract, we will copy the directory so we can paste it when repeating the procedure with other downloaded datasets. Repeat with the remaining files.

Congratulations! From today's demo you've learned foundational skills to navigate the Open Maps Platform, download and take full advantage of the diversity of spatial data it stores. Many of these skills can be extended to accessing datasets from other geospatial archives, such as those hosted by municipal and provincial governments. We also covered the process of extracting and storing datasets in a common directory on your computer, with subdirectories to help organize the different datasets. With this experience you should be able to isolate relevant data and file formats for your own work activities. In the following tutorial we'll cover the procedures for loading and ordering datasets in QGIS.

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Video - Categories, Sub-Types and Properties of Spatial Data

Catalogue number: Catalogue number: 89200005

Issue number: 2020001

Release date: February 17, 2020

QGIS Demo 2a

Categories, Sub-Types and Properties of Spatial Data - Video transcript

(The Statistics Canada symbol and Canada wordmark appear on screen with the title: "Demo 2a - Categories, Sub-Types and Properties of Spatial Data")

Hello everyone. So we've installed QGIS, but have no data to use.

So in today's tutorial we'll cover two items. First we'll expand some definitions, exploring the properties, main categories and subtypes of spatial data. Then we'll discuss procedures for downloading datasets online from Open Maps, which is the integrated federal archive for geospatial data.

The understanding of different spatial data types, their traits and applications in GIS developed in the first part of this video will provide the knowledge and skills to navigate the platform, as well as other online spatial data archives, and download datasets relevant to your own areas of expertise.

So in the previous video we introduced spatial data as data referenced to specific geographic locations through coordinates. Today we'll discuss the three listed properties that make datasets spatial, and explore the main categories of spatial data, vectors and rasters, as well as their characteristics, subtypes and common file formats.

The figure on the right nicely depicts some of the properties and subtypes of these two spatial data categories and their integrated use in capturing complex real-world processes and features.

The first component that makes a dataset spatial is the map projection, which defines how the Earth's 3D surface is transformed to a 2D representation. All projections distort features in some way with differing projections created to preserve certain characteristics such as distance, direction, angle, area, or shape. Projections can be thought of as a light source projecting features onto a 3D shape which is unfurled for a 2D view.

The figure shows the three main projection families which are: Cylindrical, Conical, and Planar.

The geodetic datum is a series of key base-points that define the position of select features, with WGS84 approximating mean sea level. They act as known points which are then used to develop the Coordinate Reference System and link features to the projected surface. There are horizontal and vertical datums, which define the shape and position of features in 2D and 3D space. We'll focus on horizontal datums.

So they have been developed for different scales and locations, from local to global levels. Often there is a trade-off in the area they cover and the accuracy of the fit for the specific area of interest, as is shown in the figure. WGS84 or the World Geodetic Systemis the best fit for the entire world as a whole, while the North American Datumbetter fits its specific location. Datums can also become deprecated with NAD27 being replaced by NAD83.

So Coordinate Reference Systems are comprised of meridians and parallels, or vertical and horizontal lines, which create a gridded network and enable the location of features to be defined anywhere on the projected surface through XY coordinates. There are two main types of coordinate systems: Geographic and Projected.

So, geographic coordinate systems generally cover larger areas with coordinates in angular units like decimal degrees or degrees-minutes-seconds.

Projected Coordinate Systems are derived from geographic ones and generally cover smaller extents, but are designed for planar representation of features. As such projected systems are used for spatial analysis such as overlaying layers or adding spatial measures to a dataset. The coordinates often use linear units such as metres.

The figure shows that the appearance of features can change significantly depending on the applied projection, datum and CRS. When using multiple layers in GIS it is best practice to ensure that these properties are uniform. This is particularly important for analysis using multiple layers, where differing properties can result in erroneous measures, overlays or processing tools failing.

So the first spatial data category we'll discuss is vector data, which is probably more accessible to new GIS users. The QGIS User Manual defines vector data as "table data with geometry".

Vector data is used to depict discrete features using three broad geometry types: points, lines and polygons which are shown in the figures below through rail stations and grain elevators, roads and rivers, and land-cover boundaries respectively. Additional variables - numeric or text - are stored in the attribute table, which can be used for analysis and visualization. Common file formats of vector data include shapefiles and file geodatabases. File geodatabases may contain multiple layers of any geometry type – and in certain cases must be exported to a new layer for editing and analysis. Geopackage, the default format in QGIS, combines elements of these two file formats.

Conversely, raster data often depicts continuous data. There are three broad types: single-band, composite and thematic. Single-band shows variations of a single variable like elevation, slope, precipitation, or Hillshade and Aspect – as shown on the left side of the figure. Composite rasters refer to remotely sensed data like satellite imagery, as shown with the Landsat 8 image, where different bands can be combined for analysis and visualization. Thematic rasters are often used to release land-cover classifications derived from composite imagery, like the Annual Crop Inventory on the right.

Unlike vector data, the visualization of raster data is scale-dependent, varying with its cell or pixel size, which is tied to its spatial resolution. Raster data is strictly numeric with each cell assigned a number, corresponding to variations in a specific variable or attribute.

Rasters are generally in image file formats, the most common formats being GeoTIFs (.tif), and JPEG2000 (.jp2). Raster datasets underscore the finer-grain data that is publically available, with resolutions of 15 to 30 metres being common. We will use a combination of vector and raster datasets throughout the subsequent training materials.

So that concludes the first part of this video, expanding our understanding of the properties that make a dataset spatial and the main categories, subtypes and traits of spatial data. Stay tuned for the second half of this tutorial where we'll show the procedures for navigating and accessing spatial datasets from Open Maps.

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Video - What is GIS, and why use QGIS?

Catalogue number: Catalogue number: 89200005

Issue number: 2019001

Release date: February 17, 2020

QGIS Demo 1

What is GIS, and why use QGIS? - Video transcript

(The Statistics Canada symbol and Canada wordmark appear on screen with the title: "Demo 1 - What is GIS, and why use QGIS?")

Hello everyone, I'm Alex Foster and I work as a data analyst at Statistics Canada. As the first video in our series, today I'll introduce what Geographic Information Systems - or GIS for short - are, discuss their relevance and their potential integration in your areas of work and expertise.

There are two items to cover. The first is some definitions and applications of GIS using spatial data. The second is to contextualize why we're using QGIS, an open-source GIS, for the tutorials.

These training materials are targeted for new GIS users with no formal training using GIS. So we'll start with foundational concepts and skills, and build towards more advanced applications and topics throughout. These skills and procedures can then be extended to datasets that are thematically relevant to you. We'll show you how with a few relatively easy steps you can get quite a lot out of GIS, and how you can integrate Statistics Canada and other public datasets to address challenges or tasks faced in your day-to-day work.

Geographic Information Systems, or GIS, are programs that can store, process, combine and visualize spatial data, which is any dataset with coordinate information used to position and render it within GIS.

So if you have ever used a mapping tool or GPS to find the fastest route between locations or looked at weather maps of a storm, shown in the figures below, you've interacted with GIS and geospatial data.

So why use GIS? Well GIS programs are powerful tools for data linking, analysis and visualization, enabling spatial datasets to be overlaid, integrated, and mapped in an interactive and multi-scalar format. As such, GIS is the go-to-tool for disseminating data, and is the industry standard for decision-making – informing disparate topics from targeting social and economic development programs and policies; to optimizing marketing, business and service deliveries; to improving environmental and land-use management practices. GIS has many uses from simple analysis and mapping to highly advanced functions, scripting and modelling. We anticipate most uses of interest to new GIS users can be accomplished in a few easy steps - requiring little effort to get the most out of the data.

In general GIS can visualize multidisciplinary information in an intuitive and accessible format, which can be used to support and enhance documents, or act as a standalone product. You know, much like a picture is worth a thousand words, an interactive map is worth a thousand data tables in terms of interpretability and accessibility.

They can also be used to derive new information through overlaying and combining multiple datasets and variables and take advantage of finer resolution and frequency datasets.

The figure shows two visualizations I created in GIS. On the right is a heat map of traffic collision frequency in Ottawa for 2017 and on the left shows a time-series of the mean monthly temperatures across Manitoba in 2016. Both demonstrate the power of visualizing spatial data to convey information, and were produced using a few simple steps.

So why use QGIS? Well open-source GIS was traditionally restricted to technically trained users. Yet, technological developments have increased the immersion of GIS in our day-to-day lives, and made the software increasingly accessible and usable to new GIS users.

And this is epitomized by QGIS. As an open-source program it is free to download online with underlying codes also provided. It is advantageous as it emphasizes its graphical-user interface, resulting in an intuitive and easy-to-use program. It integrates its own toolset with those from other established open-source GIS such as SAGA and GRASS toolsets, as well as integrating user-created plugins, resulting in diverse functionality. It also has a smaller installation size and computational requirements than other GIS programs. And the significant user-base provides rapid updates, plugins and patches for the program, which in conjunction with online documentation can be consulted to perform or parametrize a variety of functions.

QGIS has been significantly expanded and improved upon with its newest releases.

So let's go and download QGIS. Use the link provided in the video description or search online as I'm doing right now. QGIS link

There are two main options for download on Windows: the OSGEO4W Package and the stand-alone Installers. The first is best suited for advanced users, as it automates updates and avoids duplicating packages used by multiple GIS programs.

We will download the stand-alone installer of which there are two versions. At the time of recording there is v. 3.6 The Most Recent Feature Rich Release and the new long-term release v. 3.4.

To enable the most up-to-date functions and adopt the next generation of QGIS, we will download the newest long-term release – version 3.4 – which was released in February 2019.

For users with other operating systems, the stand-alone installers can be downloaded by expanding the drop-downs below.

Once downloaded, use the default installation settings – hitting Next until Finish.

Once installed, open the QGIS Desktop application from the Start Bar or shortcut. In the pop-up box we will select the Fresh Start, instead of importing settings from QGIS 2.

The download procedures can be reapplied as needed when updating the program.

Stay tuned for the next series of videos, where we will download spatial data, and start to work through a few different procedures - so you can begin to analyze and visualize data within the program, and create products relevant to you. In the next demo we will introduce the common categories and file formats of spatial datasets, as well as procedures for navigating and downloading these datasets from Open Maps, the integrated federal archive for storing and disseminating spatial data.

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Summary of the Evaluation of Client Service Delivery

Statistics Canada is organized based on a professional services model with multiple service pathways delivered by service entities with functional or portfolio-based service delivery responsibilities. The main organizational units at Statistics Canada are the contact centre, regional offices, subject-matter areas in Ottawa, the media line, and the microdata access network. These organizational units are responsible for managing enquiries and providing services according to the agency's service standards. Within this decentralized structure, each function (subject matter divisions and regional offices) has its own or shared client service unit. Each one is responsible for organizing itself according to the resources available, the volume of requests, the expertise required to respond to requests and the level of knowledge of client service representatives (generalists or experts). The structure requires extensive information exchange between functions to coordinate and route requests based on the required level of expertise.

The Evaluation Division of Statistic Canada's Audit and Evaluation Branch conducted an independent evaluation of the agency's client service delivery. The primary objective of the evaluation was to provide a neutral, evidence-based analysis of the relevance and performance of the organization's client service delivery environment in support of decision making, accountability and improvement. The evaluation was conducted in accordance with the Treasury Board Secretariat's Policy on Results (2016) and Statistics Canada's Risk-Based Audit and Evaluation Plan (2018/2019 to 2022/2023).

The evaluation found that clients of Statistics Canada want fast, reliable, consistent, transparent and professional service at a reasonable cost. While they were satisfied with the professionalism of staff and the quality of the information and services provided, more complex requests (including those for customized products and expert advice) were sometimes challenging. Consistency, transparency, timeliness, communication and cost of services were all areas requiring improvement. The evaluation found some fundamental gaps in the organization: little evidence of an overarching strategy for client service delivery at the agency level, a lack of clarity around roles and responsibilities, inconsistent processes and tools resulting in a fragmented delivery of services, and gaps in corporate governance and leadership.

The evaluation proposed three recommendations:

Recommendation 1:

An agency-wide client service delivery strategy or plan is developed that covers governance and leadership, agency-level objectives, standards including targets, performance measures, roles and responsibilities, and communications. The strategy should focus on creating a more holistic and consistent approach that addresses the various issues highlighted during the evaluation, such as timeliness, transparency, consistency and costs.

Recommendation 2:

The agency's new CRMS is aligned to the strategy in Recommendation 1 and thus supports a more holistic and consistent approach.

Recommendation 3:

The quality and coverage of information in the CRMS are improved, and the awareness among managers about the CRMS is increased.

CVs for operating revenue - Specialized design services - 2018

CVs for operating revenue - Specialized design services - 2018
Table summary
This table displays the results of CVs for operating revenue - Specialized design services. The information is grouped by Regions (appearing as row headers), CVs for operating revenue, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Geography CVs for operating revenue
percent
Canada 1.86
Newfoundland and Labrador 0.00
Prince Edward Island 0.00
Nova Scotia 3.22
New Brunswick 2.39
Quebec 3.83
Ontario 2.99
Manitoba 2.48
Saskatchewan 1.06
Alberta 4.02
British Columbia 3.61
Yukon 0.00
Northwest Territories 0.00
Nunavut 0.00

Why do we conduct this survey?

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

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

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

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

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

Other important information

Authorization to collect this information

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

Confidentiality

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

Record linkages

To enhance the data from this survey and to reduce the 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 this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, Northwest Territories and Nunavut as well as with the Ministère de l'énergie et des ressources naturelles du Québec, Alberta Energy, the British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines, the British Columbia Ministry of Natural Gas Development, the Canada Energy Regulator, Natural Resources Canada and Environment 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.

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  

Method of collection

1. Indicate whether you will be answering the remaining questions or attaching files with the required information.

  • Answering the remaining questions
  • Attaching files

Attach files

2. Please attach the files that will provide the information required for the Annual Oil and Gas Extraction Survey.

To attach files

  • Press the Attach files button.
  • Choose the file to attach. Multiple files can be attached.

Note:

  • Each file must not exceed 5 MB .
  • All attachments combined must not exceed 50 MB .
  • The name and size of each file attached will be displayed on the page.

Accounting Standards and Methods

1. What accounting standard is used for this report?

  • IFRS
  • GAAP
  • ASPE
  • Other
    • Specify other accounting standard

2. What method is used in accounting for exploration expenditures?

  • Successful efforts
  • Full cost
  • Other
    • Specify other method

North American Industry Classification System

3. Which of the following methods were used by this business to extract oil and gas?

Select all that apply.

Oil and gas extraction (except oil sands)

Formerly classified as 211113, Conventional oil and gas extraction, this Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the exploration for, and/or production of, petroleum or natural gas from wells in which the hydrocarbons will initially flow or can be produced using normal pumping techniques.

Oil sands extraction

Formerly classified as 211114, Non-conventional oil extraction, this industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in producing crude oil from oil sands or from reservoirs in which the hydrocarbons are semisolids and conventional production methods are not possible.

Oil and Gas Extraction (except oil sands)

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the exploration for, and/or production of, petroleum or natural gas from wells in which the hydrocarbons will initially flow or can be produced using normal pumping techniques. Include gas plants.

Oil Sands Extraction

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in producing crude oil from oil sands or from reservoirs in which the hydrocarbons are semisolids and conventional production methods are not possible. Include in-situ and mined oil sands projects.

Revenues and expenses, deductions and net income

4. What was this business's gross revenue from each of the following sources?

Gross revenues

a. Sales

Report the sales or transfer value of produced goods or services before any adjustment or intersegment elimination. Please include royalties and taxes that are imposed at the time of sale. Exclude GST.

b. Other production revenue

Include all other production revenue not reported in 4a. Include sales of services related to the oil and gas industry such as gas processing and well operating fees. Amount reported here should equal (question 6).

c. Other non-production revenue

Include all revenue not reported in sales of crude oil and natural gas (4a) or other production revenue (4b) such as foreign currency gains and losses, dividends. The amount reported here should equal (question 8).

The total gross revenues equal the sum of question 4a., 4b. and 4c.

What was this business's gross revenue from each of the following sources?
  CAN$ '000
a. Sales of crude oil and natural gas
Include all revenue associated with the sale of extracted oil and gas.
Exclude royalties, taxes and other charges.		  
b. Other production revenue
e.g., sales of services related to the oil and gas industry such as gas processing and well operating fees.
A breakdown of this revenue by provincial and territorial jurisdiction will be asked later in this questionnaire (question 6).		  
c. Other non-production revenue
Include all revenue not reported in 4a or 4b, such as foreign currency gains and losses, dividends.
A breakdown of this revenue by provincial and territorial jurisdiction will be asked later in this questionnaire (question 8).		  
Total gross revenue (a + b + c)  

5. For which of the following provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions did this business have any other production revenue?

Select all that apply.

  • Newfoundland and Labrador — offshore only
  • Newfoundland and Labrador — mainland only
  • Prince Edward Island
  • Nova Scotia — offshore only
  • Nova Scotia — mainland only
  • New Brunswick
  • Quebec
  • Ontario
  • Manitoba
  • Saskatchewan
  • Alberta
  • British Columbia
  • Yukon
  • Northwest Territories
  • Nunavut

6. For the [amount] reported as other production revenue, what is the breakdown by provincial and/or territorial jurisdiction?

Only include revenue associated to the oil and gas industry

Total of this question should sum to value reported in Q4 (b).

Other production revenue

Please provide a provincial breakdown of values reported in question 4b.

Include sales of services related to the oil and gas industry such as gas processing and well operating fees.

For the [amount] reported as other production revenue, what is the breakdown by provincial and/or territorial jurisdiction?
  CAN$ '000
Newfoundland and Labrador — offshore only  
Newfoundland and Labrador — mainland only  
Prince Edward Island  
Nova Scotia — offshore only  
Nova Scotia — mainland only  
New Brunswick  
Quebec  
Ontario  
Manitoba  
Saskatchewan  
Alberta  
British Columbia  
Yukon  
Northwest Territories  
Nunavut  
Total - other production revenue  

7. For which of the following provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions did this business have any other non-production revenue?

Select all that apply.

  • Newfoundland and Labrador — offshore only
  • Newfoundland and Labrador — mainland only
  • Prince Edward Island
  • Nova Scotia — offshore only
  • Nova Scotia — mainland only
  • New Brunswick
  • Quebec
  • Ontario
  • Manitoba
  • Saskatchewan
  • Alberta
  • British Columbia
  • Yukon
  • Northwest Territories
  • Nunavut

8. For the [amount] reported as other non-production revenue, what is the breakdown by provincial and/or territorial jurisdiction?

Include all revenue such as foreign currency gains and losses, dividends

Total of this question should sum to value reported in Q4 (c).

Other non-production revenue

Please provide a provincial breakdown of values reported in question 4c.

Include all non-production revenue such as foreign currency gains and losses, dividends.

For the [amount] reported as other non-production revenue, what is the breakdown by provincial and/or territorial jurisdiction?
  CAN$ '000
Newfoundland and Labrador — offshore only  
Newfoundland and Labrador — mainland only  
Prince Edward Island  
Nova Scotia — offshore only  
Nova Scotia — mainland only  
New Brunswick  
Quebec  
Ontario  
Manitoba  
Saskatchewan  
Alberta  
British Columbia  
Yukon  
Northwest Territories  
Nunavut  
Total - other non-production revenue  

9. What were this business's expenses and deductions for the following items?

Exclude capitalised expenditures, which are to be reported later in the questionnaire.

Note: regarding partnerships and joint venture activities or projects, report the expenditures reflecting your company's net interest in such projects or ventures, as applicable.

Expenses, deductions and net income

a. Royalties and Similar Payments

The value reported here should equal the sum of provincial and freehold royalties for the Oil Sands Extraction sector plus the federal crown, provincial, and non-crown royalties for the Oil and Gas Extraction (except oil sands) sector, as applicable.

b. Operating expenditures

Include cost of materials and supplies used in production, surface lease rentals, lifting costs and all other expenditures which are related to producing operations. All general and administrative costs related to producing activities and charged to current year operations should also be included here.

The value reported here should equal the sum of total operating expenditures for the Oil Sands Extraction sector plus the sum of total operating expenditures for the Oil and Gas Extraction (except oil sands) sector, as applicable. The breakdown of the operating expenditures will be requested later in the questionnaire.

Exclude any non-cash charges and royalties.

c. Salaries, wages and benefits

Include the cost of salaries and wages (including bonuses and commissions, employer contributions to pension, medical, unemployment insurance plans, etc. ) paid to your own workforce during the reporting period.

d. Other operating expenditures

Include only costs associated with non-producing operations and other expense items not reported elsewhere, e.g., a natural gas processing fee paid to other companies.

e. Interest expense

Include interest paid on bank loans, bonds, etc.

f. Federal income tax

Include federal income tax pertaining to the current period and assumed to be currently due.

g. Provincial income tax

Include provincial income tax pertaining to the current period and assumed to be currently due. The amount reported should include the Saskatchewan Corporate Capital Tax Surcharge if applicable.

h. Deferred income tax

Include accrued tax obligations reflected as an expense in the income statement, but not payable in the current reporting period.

i. Exploration and development charged to current operations

Include exploration and development expenses charged to current operations.

j. Amortization and depreciation expense

The systematic charge-off to expense of costs for depreciable assets that had been initially capitalised or deferred. Write-downs of depreciable assets resulting from impairments should be included in this category. However, write-offs arising from unusual dispositions and gains and/or losses on sales of assets should be reported in question 9l. and 9m. respectively.

k. Depletion

Include the current depletion charges for costs subject to such deduction. Write-offs resulting from the application of ceiling tests should be reported in question 9l., 'Write-offs and amortization of deferred charges'. Gains and losses on disposal of properties should be reported in question 9m., 'Other non-cash expenses and deductions'.

l. Write-offs and amortization of deferred charges

Adjustments may be made for non-operating items which the company ordinarily eliminates from its reported 'Internal cash flow'.

m. Other non-cash expenses and deductions

Include non-cash items not reported elsewhere such as unrealised losses on currency transactions, non-controlling shareholders' interest in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries, and the equity portion of losses of unconsolidated affiliates. This item should be reduced by such non-cash revenue items as unrealised currency gains, non-controlling shareholders' interest in losses of consolidated subsidiaries, and equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates.

The subtotal of expenses and deductions equals the sum of question 9a. to 9m.

The total net income equals the total gross revenues minus the subtotal of expenses and deductions.

What were this business's expenses and deductions for the following items?
  CAN$ '000
a. Royalties and similar payments  
b. Operating expenses
Figures reported here should equal the sum reported for the oil sands extraction sector (question 33) plus the sum reported for the oil and gas extraction sector (questions 35 to 38).		  
c. Salaries, wages and benefits  
d. Other operating expenses  
e. Interest expense  
f. Federal income tax  
g. Provincial income tax  
h. Deferred income tax  
i. Exploration and development charged to current operations  
j. Amortization and depreciation expense  
k. Depletion  
l. Write-offs and amortization of deferred charges  
m. Other non-cash expenses and deductions  
Subtotal expenses and deductions  
Total gross revenue
Previously reported in question 4.		  
Total net income
Total gross revenues minus total expenses and deductions.		  

10. How many employees did this business have?

Provide the number of employees associated with the expenses for salaries, wages and benefits (item 9c.).

Number of employees

Balance Sheet

11. What were this business's upstream assets?

Balance sheet

a. Total current assets

Include such items as cash, marketable securities, accounts receivable, inventories, etc.

b. Net capital assets

Include land not held for the purpose of re-sale, amortizable assets such as buildings, machinery and equipment, etc.

c. Other assets

Include all assets not reported as either current or capital assets.

Total assets equals the sum of questions 11a. to c.

What were this business's upstream assets?
  CAN$ '000
a. Total current assets  
b. Net capital assets  
c. Other assets  
Total assets  

12. What were this business's upstream liabilities and equity?

Balance sheet

a. Current liabilities

Include such items as current portion of long-term debt, accounts payable, notes payable, etc.

b. Long-term debt

Include all debt with a maturity of greater than one year.

c. Other liabilities

Include all liabilities not reported as either a current liability or long-term debt.

d. Equity

Include common shares, preferred shares, retained earnings and all other equity.

Total liabilities and equity equal the sum of questions 12a. to d.

What were this business's upstream liabilities and equity?
  CAN$ '000
a. Current liabilities  
b. Long term debt  
c. Other liabilities  
d. Equity  
Total liabilities and equity  

Abandonment and reclamation costs

13. Did this business have any associated abandonment and reclamation costs?

Include all costs such as well plugging and abandonment and remediation.

  • Yes
  • No

14. What were the associated abandonment and reclamation costs for your operations?

Include all costs such as well plugging and abandonment and remediation.

Figures reported here should equal to the sum reported for abandonment and reclamation costs by provincial and territorial jurisdictions (question 16).

Abandonment and Reclamation

Include costs such as well plugging and abandonment, well suspension, casing removal, zone abandonments, plug backs, reclamation and remediation.

CAN$ '000

15. For which of the following provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions did this business have abandonment and reclamation costs?

Select all that apply.

  • Newfoundland and Labrador — offshore only
  • Newfoundland and Labrador — mainland only
  • Prince Edward Island
  • Nova Scotia — offshore only
  • Nova Scotia — mainland only
  • New Brunswick
  • Quebec
  • Ontario
  • Manitoba
  • Saskatchewan
  • Alberta
  • British Columbia
  • Yukon
  • Northwest Territories
  • Nunavut

16. For the [amount] reported as abandonment and reclamation costs, what is the breakdown by provincial and/or territorial jurisdiction?

Abandonment and Reclamation

Include costs such as well plugging and abandonment, well suspension, casing removal, zone abandonments, plug backs, reclamation and remediation.

For which of the following provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions did this business have abandonment and reclamation costs?
  CAN$ '000
Newfoundland and Labrador — offshore only  
Newfoundland and Labrador — mainland only  
Prince Edward Island  
Nova Scotia — offshore only  
Nova Scotia — mainland only  
New Brunswick  
Quebec  
Ontario  
Manitoba  
Saskatchewan  
Alberta  
British Columbia  
Yukon  
Northwest Territories  
Nunavut  
Total - abandonment and reclamation costs  

Capital expenditures for crude oil in-situ, mining or upgraders

17. Which of the following methods of crude oil extraction are employed by this business?

Include this business's own operations as well as partnerships and joint venture activities or projects as applicable. In the next section of the questionnaire, report the expenditures reflecting your company's net interest in such oil sands projects or ventures.

Select all that apply.

Capital expenditures for crude oil in situ, mining or upgraders

Note: Regarding partnerships and joint venture activities or projects, report the expenditures reflecting your company's net interest in such oil sands projects or ventures.

In situ:

In situ refers to extraction employing techniques of drilling wells and then injecting steam, combustion or other sources of heat into the reservoir to warm the bitumen so it can be pumped to the surface.

Mining:

Mining is the use of machinery and equipment to extract deposits that are close to the surface.

Upgraders:

Upgraders convert heavy bitumen into lighter crude oil.

  • In-situ
    • i.e., drilling wells and then injecting steam, combustion or other sources of heat into the reservoir to warm the bitumen so it can be pumped to the surface
  • Mining
    • i.e., the use of machinery and equipment to extract deposits that are close to the surface
  • Upgraders
    • i.e., converting heavy bitumen into lighter crude oil

18. In the oil sands extraction sector, what capital expenditures did this business have?

Note: regarding partnerships and joint venture activities or projects, report the expenditures reflecting your company's net interest in such oil sands projects or ventures.

Select all that apply.

  • Capital expenditures for crude oil in situ, mining or upgraders
  • Oil rights acquisition and retention costs
  • Include all fees associated with using land agents.
  • Land and leases purchased from others
  • Include all fees associated with using land agents.
  • Machinery and Equipment
  • Include items such as boilers, compressors, motors, pumps and any other items that may be termed manufacturing or mining equipment as opposed to a fixed installation such as a building.
  • Housing
  • Value of residential structures and related infrastructures within a company town-site.
  • Drilling and pre-mining expenditures
  • Drilling expenditures include core hole and delineation drilling. Include the cost of casing and other materials and equipment left in place, core analysis, logging, road building, and other directly related services. Pre-mining costs include overburden removal and other pre-production expenditures.
  • Cost of capitalised overhead
  • Report the cost of capitalised overhead not allocated in questions 19-23. These overhead charges should exclude any amounts to be reported later in the questionnaire for the Oil and Gas Extraction (except oil sands) sector.
  • Research and other capital expenditures
  • Include all research costs associated with oil sands extraction and/or natural gas extraction, such as laboratory work, consultants' fees, performance evaluations and experimental pilot plants (including any capitalised operating expenditures). Other costs include items such as drainage systems, roadways, tankages, anti-pollution equipment and fixed installations not including machinery and equipment included in question 21.

Note: On the paper version of this questionnaire, these capital expenditures were reported in Schedule II, lines 1-6.

  • Oil rights acquisition, fees and retention
  • Land and leases purchased from others
  • Machinery and equipment
  • Housing
  • Drilling and pre-mining
  • Include over burden removal.
  • Capitalised overhead
  • Exclude operating expenditures and royalties.
  • Research and other expenditures

19. What were the capital expenditures for the acquisition of oil rights, fees and retention for the following operations?

Capital expenditures for crude oil in situ, mining or upgraders

Expenditures associated with land and lease acquisition relating to oil rights, fees and retention.

Include all fees associated with using land agents.

Note: Regarding partnerships and joint venture activities or projects, report the expenditures reflecting your company's net interest in such oil sands projects or ventures.

What were the capital expenditures for the acquisition of oil rights, fees and retention for the following operations?
  CAN$ '000
In-situ  
Mining  
Upgraders  
Total capital expenditures for the acquisition of oil rights, fees and retention  

20. What were the capital expenditures for land and leases purchased from other businesses for the following operations?

Capital expenditures for crude oil in situ, mining or upgraders

Expenditures associated with the purchase of land and lease from others.

Include all fees associated with using land agents.

Note: Regarding partnerships and joint venture activities or projects, report the expenditures reflecting your company's net interest in such oil sands projects or ventures.

What were the capital expenditures for land and leases purchased from other businesses for the following operations?
  CAN$ '000
In-situ  
Mining  
Upgraders  
Total capital expenditures for land and leases purchased from other businesses  

21. What were the capital expenditures for machinery and equipment for the following operations?

Capital expenditures for crude oil in situ, mining or upgraders

Include items such as boilers, compressors, motors, pumps and any other items that may be termed manufacturing or mining equipment as opposed to a fixed installation such as a building.

Note: Regarding partnerships and joint venture activities or projects, report the expenditures reflecting your company's net interest in such oil sands projects or ventures.

What were the capital expenditures for machinery and equipment for the following operations?
  CAN$ '000
In-situ  
Mining  
Upgraders  
Total capital expenditures for machinery and equipment  

22. What were the capital expenditures for housing for the following operations?

Capital expenditures for crude oil in situ, mining or upgraders

Value of residential structures and related infrastructures within a company town-site.

Note: Regarding partnerships and joint venture activities or projects, report the expenditures reflecting your company's net interest in such oil sands projects or ventures.

What were the capital expenditures for housing for the following operations?
  CAN$ '000
In-situ  
Mining  
Upgraders  
Total capital expenditures for housing  

23. What were the capital expenditures for drilling and pre-mining for the following operations?

Include overburden removal.

Capital expenditures for crude oil in situ, mining or upgraders

Drilling expenditures include core hole and delineation drilling. Include the cost of casing and other materials and equipment left in place, core analysis, logging, road building, and other directly related services. Pre-mining costs include overburden removal and other pre-production expenditures.

Note: Regarding partnerships and joint venture activities or projects, report the expenditures reflecting your company's net interest in such oil sands projects or ventures.

What were the capital expenditures for drilling and pre-mining for the following operations?
  CAN$ '000
In-situ  
Mining  
Upgraders  
Total capital expenditures for drilling and pre-mining  

24. What were the capital expenditures for capitalised overhead for the following operations?

Exclude operating expenditures and royalties.

Capital expenditures for crude oil in situ, mining or upgraders

Report the cost of capitalised overhead not allocated in questions 19-23. These overhead charges should exclude any amounts to be reported later in the questionnaire for the Oil and Gas Extraction (except oil sands) sector.

Note: Regarding partnerships and joint venture activities or projects, report the expenditures reflecting your company's net interest in such oil sands projects or ventures.

What were the capital expenditures for capitalised overhead for the following operations?
  CAN$ '000
In-situ  
Mining  
Upgraders  
Total capital expenditures for capitalised overhead  

25. What were the capital expenditures for research and other expenditures for the following operations?

Exclude operating expenditures and royalties.

Capital expenditures for crude oil in situ, mining or upgraders

Include all research costs associated with oil sands extraction oil and/or natural gas extraction, such as laboratory work, consultants' fees, performance evaluations and experimental pilot plants (including any capitalised operating expenditures). Other costs include items such as drainage systems, roadways, tankages, anti-pollution equipment and fixed installations not including machinery and equipment included in question 21.

What were the capital expenditures for research and other expenditures for the following operations?
  CAN$ '000
In-situ  
Mining  
Upgraders  
Total capital expenditures for research and other expenditures  

Summary of capital expenditure for crude oil in-situ, mining or upgraders

26. This is a summary of your business's capital expenditures in the oil sands extraction sector.

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This is a summary of your business's capital expenditures in the oil sands extraction sector.
  CAN$ '000
Total capital expenditures for in-situ  
Total capital expenditures for mining  
Total capital expenditures for upgraders  
Total capital expenditures  

Operating expenses for crude oil in-situ, mining or upgraders

27. What operating expenses did this business have?

Select all that apply.

Operating expenditures for crude oil in situ, mining or upgraders

Field, well or plant expenditures

Include all direct operating expenses and any other expenses directly related to the mining, stimulation, processing, upgrading and delivery of the product, and cost of purchased fuel and electricity.

Taxes

Include taxes to federal, provincial and municipal governments such as property taxes, commodity tax, and carbon tax but exclude royalties, income taxes, and taxes that are part of the list price of purchases.

Fuel and purchased electricity

Include costs for fuel and electricity for all sites.

Water handling and disposal

Include all costs pertaining to water handling and disposal.

Operating overhead

Include all remaining general and administrative expenses related to crude oil in situ, mining, upgraders or natural gas production, including any corporate allocation to this segment. (These overhead charges should exclude any reported at question 24 for capitalised overheads.)

  • Field, well and/or plant
  • Taxes
  • Exclude income taxes and royalties.
  • Purchased fuel and electricity
  • Water handling and disposal
  • Operating overhead

28. What were the field, well and/or plant expenses for the following operations?

Operating expenditures for crude oil in situ, mining or upgraders

Include all direct operating expenses and any other expenses directly related to the mining, stimulation, processing, upgrading and delivery of the product, and cost of purchased fuel and electricity.

What were the field, well and/or plant expenses for the following operations?
  CAN$ '000
In-situ  
Mining  
Upgraders  
Total operating expenses for field, well and/or plant  

29. What were the taxes incurred for the following operations?

Exclude income taxes and royalties.

Operating expenditures for crude oil in situ, mining or upgraders

Include taxes to federal, provincial and municipal governments such as property taxes, commodity tax, and carbon tax but exclude royalties, income taxes, and taxes that are part of the list price of purchases.

What were the taxes incurred for the following operations?
  CAN$ '000
In-situ  
Mining  
Upgraders  
Total taxes incurred from operations  

30. What were the purchased fuel and electricity expenses for the following operations?

Operating expenditures for crude oil in situ, mining or upgraders

Include costs for fuel and electricity for all sites.

What were the purchased fuel and electricity expenses for the following operations?
  CAN$ '000
In-situ  
Mining  
Upgraders  
Total operating expenses for purchased fuel and electricity  

31. What were the water handling and disposal expenses for the following operations?

Exclude operating expenditures and royalties.

Operating expenditures for crude oil in situ, mining or upgraders

Include all costs pertaining to water handling and disposal.

What were the water handling and disposal expenses for the following operations?
  CAN$ '000
In-situ  
Mining  
Upgraders  
Total operating expenses for water handling and disposal  

32. What were the operating overhead expenses for the following operations?

Exclude operating expenditures and royalties.

Operating expenditures for crude oil in situ, mining or upgraders

Include all remaining general and administrative expenses related to crude oil in situ, mining, upgraders or natural gas production, including any corporate allocation to this segment. (These overhead charges should exclude any reported at question 24 for capitalised overheads).

What were the operating overhead expenses for the following operations?
  CAN$ '000
In-situ  
Mining  
Upgraders  
Total operating expenses for overhead  

Summary of operating expenses for crude oil in-situ, mining or upgraders

33. This is a summary of operating expenses for crude oil in-situ, mining or upgraders.

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This is a summary of operating expenses for crude oil in-situ, mining or upgraders.
  CAN$ '000
Total operating expenses for crude oil in-situ  
Total operating expenses for crude oil mining  
Total operating expenses for crude oil upgraders  
Total operating expenses  

Operating expenses by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions - Oil and gas extraction sector (except oil sands)

34. For which of the following provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions did this business incur operating expenses?

Select all that apply.

Operating expenditures by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions

Operating costs include all direct operating expenses such as wages and salaries, materials and supplies, fuel and power, well conditioning costs, municipal taxes, other direct operating expenses, maintenance and repairs expensed and contract services. Also include the non-capitalised cost of purchased injection materials used in enhanced recovery projects.

  • Newfoundland and Labrador — offshore only
  • Newfoundland and Labrador — mainland only
  • Prince Edward Island
  • Nova Scotia — offshore only
  • Nova Scotia — mainland only
  • New Brunswick
  • Quebec
  • Ontario
  • Manitoba
  • Saskatchewan
  • Alberta
  • British Columbia
  • Yukon
  • Northwest Territories
  • Nunavut

Did not incur operating expenses within Canada

35. What were this business's operating expenses for field, well and gathering operations by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions?

Operating expenditures by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions

Include primary, secondary, and tertiary recovery and pressure maintenance facilities, gathering systems and other well site facilities, surface lease rentals, and cost of purchased fuel and electricity.

What were this business's operating expenses for field, well and gathering operations by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions?
  CAN$ '000
Newfoundland and Labrador — offshore only  
Newfoundland and Labrador — mainland only  
Prince Edward Island  
Nova Scotia — offshore only  
Nova Scotia — mainland only  
New Brunswick  
Quebec  
Ontario  
Manitoba  
Saskatchewan  
Alberta  
British Columbia  
Yukon  
Northwest Territories  
Nunavut  
Total operating expenses for field, well and gathering operations  

36. What were this business's operating expenses for natural gas processing plants by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions?

Operating expenditures by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions

Include expenses associated with field processing plants as well as reprocessing activities, recycling projects, and cost of purchased fuel and electricity.

What were this business's operating expenses for natural gas processing plants by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions?
  CAN$ '000
Newfoundland and Labrador — offshore only  
Newfoundland and Labrador — mainland only  
Prince Edward Island  
Nova Scotia — offshore only  
Nova Scotia — mainland only  
New Brunswick  
Quebec  
Ontario  
Manitoba  
Saskatchewan  
Alberta  
British Columbia  
Yukon  
Northwest Territories  
Nunavut  
Total operating expenses for natural gas processing plants  

37. What were this business's operating expenses for taxes by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions?

Exclude income tax and royalties.

Operating expenditures by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions

Include taxes to federal, provincial and municipal governments, but exclude royalties, income taxes, and taxes that are part of the list price of purchases.

What were this business's operating expenses for taxes by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions?
  CAN$ '000
Newfoundland and Labrador — offshore only  
Newfoundland and Labrador — mainland only  
Prince Edward Island  
Nova Scotia — offshore only  
Nova Scotia — mainland only  
New Brunswick  
Quebec  
Ontario  
Manitoba  
Saskatchewan  
Alberta  
British Columbia  
Yukon  
Northwest Territories  
Nunavut  
Total operating expenses for taxes  

38. What were this business's operating expenses for overhead by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions?

Operating expenditures by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions

Include all remaining general and administrative expenses related to upstream operations, including any corporate allocation to this segment.

What were this business's operating expenses for overhead by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions?
  CAN$ '000
Newfoundland and Labrador — offshore only  
Newfoundland and Labrador — mainland only  
Prince Edward Island  
Nova Scotia — offshore only  
Nova Scotia — mainland only  
New Brunswick  
Quebec  
Ontario  
Manitoba  
Saskatchewan  
Alberta  
British Columbia  
Yukon  
Northwest Territories  
Nunavut  
Total operating expenses for overhead  

Upstream expenditures by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions — Oil and gas extraction sector (except oil sands)

39. For which provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions did this business incur upstream capital expenditures in exploration, development and production?

Select all that apply.

  • Newfoundland and Labrador — offshore only
  • Newfoundland and Labrador — mainland only
  • Prince Edward Island
  • Nova Scotia — offshore only
  • Nova Scotia — mainland only
  • New Brunswick
  • Quebec
  • Ontario
  • Manitoba
  • Saskatchewan
  • Alberta
  • British Columbia
  • Yukon
  • Northwest Territories
  • Nunavut

Did not incur capital expenditures within Canada

40. What were this business's upstream exploration expenditures for oil and gas rights acquisition and retention by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions?

Include overhead.

Upstream exploration expenditures by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions

Acquisition and retention costs and fees for oil and gas rights. Include bonuses, legal fees and filing fees. Exclude inter-company sales or transfers.

Include all fees associated with using land agents.

What were this business's upstream exploration expenditures for oil and gas rights acquisition and retention by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions?
  CAN$ '000
Newfoundland and Labrador — offshore only  
Newfoundland and Labrador — mainland only  
Prince Edward Island  
Nova Scotia — offshore only  
Nova Scotia — mainland only  
New Brunswick  
Quebec  
Ontario  
Manitoba  
Saskatchewan  
Alberta  
British Columbia  
Yukon  
Northwest Territories  
Nunavut  
Total upstream expenditures for oil and gas rights acquisition and retention  

41. What were this business's upstream exploration expenditures for land and leases purchased from other petroleum companies by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions?

Upstream exploration expenditures by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions

Purchases from companies that are engaged primarily in petroleum activities.

Include all fees associated with using land agents.

What were this business's upstream exploration expenditures for land and leases purchased from other petroleum companies by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions?
  CAN$ '000
Newfoundland and Labrador — offshore only  
Newfoundland and Labrador — mainland only  
Prince Edward Island  
Nova Scotia — offshore only  
Nova Scotia — mainland only  
New Brunswick  
Quebec  
Ontario  
Manitoba  
Saskatchewan  
Alberta  
British Columbia  
Yukon  
Northwest Territories  
Nunavut  
Total upstream expenditures for land and leases purchased from other petroleum companies  

42. What were this business's upstream exploration expenditures for geological and geophysical services by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions?

Upstream exploration expenditures by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions

Include such activities as seismic crew expenses, both company owned and contract. Include camp, bulldozing and dirt work, flying crews in and out, seismograph, velocity survey, gravity meter, magnetometer, core drilling, photo geological digital processing, magnetic playback and bottom hole contributions and environmental impact studies and other similar pre-exploration expenditures. All seismic or geological and geophysical expenditures (including stratigraphic tests) should be reported here, whether such activity is deemed exploration or development by the company.

What were this business's upstream exploration expenditures for geological and geophysical services by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions?
  CAN$ '000
Newfoundland and Labrador — offshore only  
Newfoundland and Labrador — mainland only  
Prince Edward Island  
Nova Scotia — offshore only  
Nova Scotia — mainland only  
New Brunswick  
Quebec  
Ontario  
Manitoba  
Saskatchewan  
Alberta  
British Columbia  
Yukon  
Northwest Territories  
Nunavut  
Total upstream expenditures for geological and geophysical services  

43. What were this business's upstream exploration expenditures for exploration drilling by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions?

What were this business's upstream exploration expenditures for geological and geophysical services by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions?

Drilling outside a proven area or within a proven area, but to a previously untested horizon, in order to determine whether oil or gas reserves exist rather than to develop proven reserves discovered by previous drilling. Include costs of dry wells, casing and other materials and equipment abandoned in place; productive wells, including capped wells; and wells still in progress at year-end. Also include costs incurred in fighting blow-outs, runaways, and in replacing damaged equipment.

What were this business's upstream exploration expenditures for exploration drilling by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions?
  CAN$ '000
Newfoundland and Labrador — offshore only  
Newfoundland and Labrador — mainland only  
Prince Edward Island  
Nova Scotia — offshore only  
Nova Scotia — mainland only  
New Brunswick  
Quebec  
Ontario  
Manitoba  
Saskatchewan  
Alberta  
British Columbia  
Yukon  
Northwest Territories  
Nunavut  
Total upstream expenditures for exploration drilling  

44. What were this business's upstream development expenditures for development drilling by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions?

Upstream development expenditures by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions

Drilling within the proven area of an oil or gas reservoir to the depth of a stratigraphic horizon known to be productive for the purpose of extracting oil or gas reserves. This will cover costs of dry wells, including casing and other materials and equipment abandoned in place; productive wells, including capped well; and wells still in progress at year end. Include costs incurred in fighting blow-outs, runaways, and in replacing damaged equipment. Exclude costs associated with service wells.

Note: There should be no development expenditures until a development plan has been approved.

What were this business's upstream development expenditures for development drilling by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions?
  CAN$ '000
Newfoundland and Labrador — offshore only  
Newfoundland and Labrador — mainland only  
Prince Edward Island  
Nova Scotia — offshore only  
Nova Scotia — mainland only  
New Brunswick  
Quebec  
Ontario  
Manitoba  
Saskatchewan  
Alberta  
British Columbia  
Yukon  
Northwest Territories  
Nunavut  
Total upstream expenditures for development drilling  

45. What were this business's upstream development expenditures for proven reserves purchased by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions?

Upstream development expenditures by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions

Purchases from those companies that are engaged primarily in petroleum activities.

What were this business's upstream development expenditures for proven reserves purchased by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions?
  CAN$ '000
Newfoundland and Labrador — offshore only  
Newfoundland and Labrador — mainland only  
Prince Edward Island  
Nova Scotia — offshore only  
Nova Scotia — mainland only  
New Brunswick  
Quebec  
Ontario  
Manitoba  
Saskatchewan  
Alberta  
British Columbia  
Yukon  
Northwest Territories  
Nunavut  
Total upstream expenditures for proven reserves purchased  

46. What were this business's upstream production expenditures for production and non-production facilities, contract drilling rigs and supply boats by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions?

Upstream production expenditures by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions

Production facilities

Include tangible well and lease equipment comprising casing, tubing, wellheads, pumps, flowlines, separators, treaters, dehydrators. Include gathering pipelines, lease and centralized tank batteries and associated facilities prior to delivery to trunk pipelines terminals, and other production facilities. Also include costs associated with intangibles such as pre-production studies costs, and those expenditures that you consider to be pre-development.

Non-production facilities

Include automotive, aeroplane, communication, office and miscellaneous equipment not otherwise provided.

Drilling rigs and supply boats

Report expenditures including progress payments for the purchase of new and imported used and new drilling rigs (on and offshore) and supply boats.

What were this business's upstream production expenditures for production and non-production facilities, contract drilling rigs and supply boats by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions?
  CAN$ '000
Newfoundland and Labrador — offshore only  
Newfoundland and Labrador — mainland only  
Prince Edward Island  
Nova Scotia — offshore only  
Nova Scotia — mainland only  
New Brunswick  
Quebec  
Ontario  
Manitoba  
Saskatchewan  
Alberta  
British Columbia  
Yukon  
Northwest Territories  
Nunavut  
Total upstream expenditures for production and non-production facilities, contract drilling rigs and supply boats  

47. What were this business's upstream production expenditures for enhanced recovery projects by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions?

Upstream production expenditures by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions

Include only expenditures on facilities in tertiary projects involving steam injection, miscible flooding, etc. Include service wells, both tangible and intangible, including the costs of drilling and equipping injection wells and also the cost of capitalised injection fuel (miscible fluid) costs, but exclude non-recoverable injection fluids charged to current operations.

What were this business's upstream production expenditures for enhanced recovery projects by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions?
  CAN$ '000
Newfoundland and Labrador — offshore only  
Newfoundland and Labrador — mainland only  
Prince Edward Island  
Nova Scotia — offshore only  
Nova Scotia — mainland only  
New Brunswick  
Quebec  
Ontario  
Manitoba  
Saskatchewan  
Alberta  
British Columbia  
Yukon  
Northwest Territories  
Nunavut  
Total upstream expenditures for production and non-production facilities, contract drilling rigs and supply boats  

48. What were this business's upstream production expenditures for natural gas processing plants by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions?

Upstream production expenditures by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions

Report only the capitalised amounts of the plants, including structures, measuring, regulating and related equipment.

What were this business's upstream production expenditures for natural gas processing plants by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions?
  CAN$ '000
Newfoundland and Labrador — offshore only  
Newfoundland and Labrador — mainland only  
Prince Edward Island  
Nova Scotia — offshore only  
Nova Scotia — mainland only  
New Brunswick  
Quebec  
Ontario  
Manitoba  
Saskatchewan  
Alberta  
British Columbia  
Yukon  
Northwest Territories  
Nunavut  
Total upstream expenditures for natural gas processing plants  

49. What were this business's upstream overhead expenditures for exploration by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions?

Upstream overhead expenditures by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions

Allocate capitalised upstream overhead to the categories indicated. These overhead charges should exclude any reported in question 38 (operating expenditures for overhead).

What were this business's upstream overhead expenditures for exploration by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions?
  CAN$ '000
Newfoundland and Labrador — offshore only  
Newfoundland and Labrador — mainland only  
Prince Edward Island  
Nova Scotia — offshore only  
Nova Scotia — mainland only  
New Brunswick  
Quebec  
Ontario  
Manitoba  
Saskatchewan  
Alberta  
British Columbia  
Yukon  
Northwest Territories  
Nunavut  
Total upstream expenditures for exploration  

50. What were this business's upstream overhead expenditures for development by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions?

Upstream overhead expenditures by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions

Allocate capitalised upstream overhead to the categories indicated. These overhead charges should exclude any reported in question 38 (operating expenditures for overhead).

What were this business's upstream overhead expenditures for development by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions?
  CAN$ '000
Newfoundland and Labrador — offshore only  
Newfoundland and Labrador — mainland only  
Prince Edward Island  
Nova Scotia — offshore only  
Nova Scotia — mainland only  
New Brunswick  
Quebec  
Ontario  
Manitoba  
Saskatchewan  
Alberta  
British Columbia  
Yukon  
Northwest Territories  
Nunavut  
Total upstream expenditures for development  

51. What were this business's upstream overhead expenditures for production by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions?

Upstream overhead expenditures by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions

Allocate capitalised upstream overhead to the categories indicated. These overhead charges should exclude any reported in question 38 (operating expenditures for overhead).

What were this business's upstream overhead expenditures for production by provincial and/or territorial jurisdictions?
  CAN$ '000
Newfoundland and Labrador — offshore only  
Newfoundland and Labrador — mainland only  
Prince Edward Island  
Nova Scotia — offshore only  
Nova Scotia — mainland only  
New Brunswick  
Quebec  
Ontario  
Manitoba  
Saskatchewan  
Alberta  
British Columbia  
Yukon  
Northwest Territories  
Nunavut  
Total upstream expenditures for production  

Changes or events

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