The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Survey was designed to measure the incidence of crime in Canadian society and its characteristics. Presented are the data elements that are captured by the survey, and the violation codes that are used in data collection.

Data Elements

• Aboriginal Indicator
• Apparent Age
• Attempted/Completed Violation
• Charges Laid or Recommended
• Clearance Date
• Counter Frauds and Motor Vehicles
• CSC Status (Charged/Suspect - Chargeable)
• Cybercrime
• Date Charges Laid or Recommended or Processed By Other Means
• Date of Birth
• Fingerprint Section I.D. (FPS) Number
• FPS Number
• Fraud Type
• Gender
• Geocode Information
• Hate Crime
• Incident Clearance Status
• Incident Date/Time (From and To Date and Time)
• Incident File Number
• Level of Injury
• Location of Incident
• Most Serious Violation / Violations
• Most Serious Violation Against The Victim (VAV)
• Most Serious Weapon Present
• Motor Vehicle Recovery
• Name/Primary Key
• Organized Crime Peace – Public Officer Status
• Property Stolen
• Relationship of CSC, (Charged/Suspect – Chargeable), To The Victim
• Report Date
• Respondent Code
• Shoplifting Flag
• Soundex Code
• Special Survey Feature
• Target Vehicle
• Update Status
• Vehicle Type
• Weapon Causing Injury

Violation Structure for the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey

Crimes against the person

Violations Causing Death

• Murder 1st Degree
• Murder 2nd Degree
• Manslaughter
• Infanticide
• Criminal Negligence Causing Death
• Other Related Offences Causing Death

Attempting the Commission of a Capital Crime

• Attempted Murder
• Conspire to Commit Murder

Sexual Violations

• Aggravated Sexual Assault
• Sexual Assault With A Weapon
• Sexual Assault
• Other Sexual Crimes (expired 2008-03-31)
• Sexual Interference (effective 2008-04-01)
• Invitation To Sexual Touching (effective 2008-04-01)
• Sexual Exploitation (effective 2008-04-01)
• Sexual Exploitation of a Person with a Disability (effective 2008-05-01)
• Incest (effective 2008-04-01)
• Corrupting Children (effective 2008-04-01)
• Making Sexually Explicit material available to Children (effective 2012-08-09)
• Parent or guardian procuring sexual activity
• Householder permitting prohibited sexual activity
• Luring a Child via a Computer (effective 2008-04-01)
• Agreement or Arrangement - sexual offence against child
• Anal Intercourse (effective 2008-04-01)
• Bestiality - Commit or compel person (effective 2008-04-01)
• Bestiality in presence of, or incites, a child
• Voyeurism (effective 2008-04-01)
• Non-consensual distribution of intimate images (effective 2015-03-09)

Assaults

• Aggravated Assault Level 3
• Assault With Weapon or Causing Bodily Harm Level 2
• Assault Level 1
• Unlawfully Causing Bodily Harm
• Discharge Firearm with Intent
• Using Firearm/Imitation of Firearm in commission of offence (effective 2008-04-01)
• Pointing a Firearm (effective 2008-04-01)
• Assault Against Peace Public Officer
• Assault Against Peace Officer with a weapon or causing bodily harm (effective 2009-10-02)
• Aggravated Assault Against Peace Officer (effective 2009-10-02)
• Criminal Negligence Causing Bodily Harm
• Trap Likely to or Causing Bodily Harm (effective 2008-04-01)
• Other Assaults

Violations Resulting in the Deprivation of Freedom

• Kidnapping / Forcible Confinement (expired 2010-01-08)
• Kidnapping (effective 2010-01-08)
• Forcible Confinement (effective 2010-01-08)
• Hostage Taking
• Trafficking in Persons (effective 2005-11-01)
• Abduction Under 14, Not Parent/Guardian
• Abduction Under 16
• Removal of Children from Canada (effective 1998-01-01)
• Abduction Under 14 Contravening A Custody Order
• Abduction Under 14, by Parent/Guardian

Commodification of Sexual Activity

• Obtaining sexual services for consideration (effective 2014-12-06)
• Obtaining sexual services for consideration from person under 18 years (effective 2014-12-06)
• Receive material benefit from sexual services (effective 2014-12-06)
• Receive material benefit from sexual services provided by a person under 18 years (effective 2014-12-06)
• Procuring (effective 2014-12-06)
• Procuring - person under 18 years (effective 2014-12-06)
• Advertising sexual services (effective 2014-12-06)

Other Violations Involving Violence or the Threat of Violence

• Robbery
• Robbery to steal firearm (effective 2008-05-01)
• Extortion
• Intimidation of a Justice System Participant or a Journalist (effective 2008-04-01)
• Intimidation of a Non-Justice System Participant (effective 2008-04-01)
• Criminal Harassment (effective 1994-01-01)
• Indecent/Harassing Communications (effective 2008-04-01)
• Utter Threats to Person (effective 1998-01-01)
• Explosives Causing Death/Bodily Harm (effective 1998-01-01)
• Arson – Disregard for Human Life (effective 1999-05-01)
• Failure to comply with mandatory safeguards in relation to medical assistance in dying (MAID)(effective 2016-06-17)
• Forging or destroying documents related to assistance requests with criminal intent (MAID)(effective 2016-06-17)
• Other Violations against the person

Crimes against property

• Arson
• Break and Enter
• Break and Enter to steal firearm (effective 2008-05-01)
• Break and Enter a motor vehicle (firearm) (effective 2008-05-01)
• Theft over $5,000
• Theft of a motor vehicle over $5,000 (effective 2004-01-01) (expired 2011-04-28)
• Theft over $5,000 from a motor vehicle (effective 2004-01-01)
• Shoplifting over $5,000 (effective 2008-04-01)
• Motor Vehicle Theft (effective 2011-04-29)
• Theft $5,000 or under
• Theft of a motor vehicle $5,000 and under (effective 2004-01-01) (expired 2011-04-28)
• Theft $5,000 or under from a motor vehicle (effective 2004-01-01)
• Shoplifting $5,000 or under (effective 2008-04-01)
• Have Stolen Goods (expired 2011-04-28)
• Trafficking in Stolen Goods over $5,000 (effective 2011-04-29)
• Possession of Stolen Goods over $5,000 (effective 2011-04-29)
• Trafficking in Stolen Goods $5,000 and under (effective 2011-04-29)
• Possession of Stolen Goods $5,000 and under (effective 2011-04-29)
• Fraud
• Identity Theft (effective 2010-01-08)
• Identity Fraud (effective 2010-01-08)
• Mischief
• Mischief over $5,000 (expired 2008-03-31)
• Mischief $5,000 or under (expired 2008-03-31)
• Mischief in relation to cultural property (effective 2014-06-19)
• Hate-motivated mischief relating to property used by identifiable group (effective 2008-04-01)
• Mischief relating to war memorials (effective 2014-06-19)
• Altering/Destroying/Removing a vehicle identification number (effective 2011-04-29)

Other criminal code violations

Prostitution

• Bawdy House (expired 2014-12-05)
• Living off the avails of prostitution of a person under 18 (effective 1998-01-01) (expired 2014- 12-05)
• Procuring (expired 2014-12-05)
• Obtains/Communicates with a Person Under 18 for Purpose of Sex (effective 1998-01-01) (expired 2014-12-05)
• Other Prostitution (expired 2014-12-05)
• Communicating to provide sexual services for consideration (effective 2014-12-06)
• Stopping or impeding traffic for the purpose of offering, providing or obtaining sexual services for consideration (effective 2014-12-06)

Disorderly Houses, Gaming and Betting

• Betting House
• Gaming House
• Other Gaming and Betting
• Common Bawdy House (effective 2014-12-06)

Offensive Weapons

• Explosives
• Prohibited (expired 1998-12-01)
• Restricted (expired 1998-12-01)
• Firearm Transfers/Serial Numbers (expired 1998-12-01)
• Other Offensive Weapons (expired 1998-12-01)
• Using Firearms/Imitation (expired 2008-03-31)
• Weapons Trafficking (effective 1998-12-01)
• Weapons Possession Contrary to Order (effective 1998-12-01)
• Possession of Weapons (effective 1998-12-01)
• Unauthorized importing/exporting of weapons (effective 1998-12-01)
• Pointing a Firearm (expired 2008-03-31)
• Firearms Documentation/Administration (effective 1998-12-01)
• Unsafe Storage of Firearms (effective 1998-12-01)

Other Criminal Code

• Failure to Comply with Order
• Counterfeiting Currency
• Disturb the Peace
• Escape Custody or Helps Escape From Lawful Custody
• Indecent Acts
• Possessing or Accessing Child pornography
• Making, or distribution of child pornography
• Voyeurism (expired 2008-03-31)
• Corrupting Morals
• Luring a Child Via a Computer (expired 2008-03-31)
• Obstruct Public Peace Officer
• Prisoner Unlawfully At Large
• Trespass at Night
• Failure to Appear
• Breach of Probation
• Threatening/Harassing Phone Calls (expired 2008-03-31)
• Utter Threats Against Property or Animals (effective 2008-04-01)
• Advocating Genocide (effective 2008-04-01)
• Public Incitement Of Hatred (effective 2008-04-01)
• Unauthorized recording of a movie/purpose of sale, rental, commercial distribution (2007-06- 22)
• Offences Against Public Order (Part II CC)
• Property or Services for Terrorist Activity (effective 2002-01-01)
• Freezing of Property, Disclosure, Audit (effective 2002-01-01)
• Participate in Activity of Terrorist Group (effective 2002-01-01)
• Facilitate Terrorist Activity (effective 2002-01-01)
• Instruction/Commission of Act of Terrorism (effective 2002-01-01)
• Harbor or Conceal Terrorist (effective 2002-01-01) (expired 2013-07-14)
• Hoax – Terrorism (effective 2005-01-01)
• Advocating/Promoting Terrorism Offence (effective 2015-07-18)
• Firearms and other offensive weapons (Part III CC)
• Leaving Canada to participate in activity of terrorist group (effective 2013-07-15)
• Leaving Canada to facilitate terrorist activity (effective 2013-07-15)
• Leaving Canada to commit offence for terrorist group (effective 2013-07-15)
• Leaving Canada to commit offence that is terrorist activity (effective 2013-07-15)
• Concealing person who carried out terrorist activity that is a terrorism offence for which that person is liable to imprisonment for life (effective 2013-07-15)
• Concealing person who carried out terrorist activity that is a terrorism offence for which that person is liable to any punishment other than life (effective 2013-07-15)
• Concealing person who is likely to carry out terrorist activity (effective 2013-07-15)
• Offences Against the Administration of Law and Justice (Part IV CC)
• Sexual Offences, Public Morals and Disorderly Conduct (Part V CC)
• Invasion of Privacy (Part VI CC)
• Disorderly Houses, Gaming and Betting (Part VII CC) (expired 2008-03-31)
• Offences Against the Person and Reputation (Part VIII CC)
• Failure to comply with the regulations/obligations for medical assistance in dying
• Offences Against the Rights of Property (Part IX CC)
• Fraudulent Transactions Relating to Contracts and Trade (Part X CC)
• Intimidation of Justice System Participant (expired 2008-03-31)
• Willful and Forbidden Acts in Respect of Certain Property (Part XI CC)
• Offences Related to Currency (Part XII CC)
• Proceeds of Crime (Part XII.2 CC) (effective 1998-01-01)
• Attempts, Conspiracies, Accessories (Part XIII CC)
• Instruct Offence for Criminal Organization (effective 2002-01-01)
• Commit Offence for Criminal Organization (effective 2002-01-01)
• Participate in Activities of Criminal Organization (effective 2002-01-01)
• Recruitment of members by a criminal organization (effective 2014-09-06)
• All other Criminal Code (includes Part XII.1 CC)

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (effective 1997-06-01)

Possession

• Heroin
• Cocaine
• Other Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
• Cannabis (pre-legalization) (expired 2018-10-16)
• Methamphetamine (Crystal Meth) (effective 2008-04-01)
• Methylenedioxyamphetamine (Ecstasy) (effective 2008-04-01)
• Opioid (other than heroin)

Trafficking

• Heroin
• Cocaine
• Other Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
• Cannabis (pre-legalization) (expired 2018-10-16)
• Methamphetamine (Crystal Meth) (effective 2008-04-01)
• Methylenedioxyamphetamine (Ecstasy) (effective 2008-04-01)
• Opioid (other than heroin)

Importation and Exportation

• Heroin
• Cocaine
• Other Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
• Cannabis (pre-legalization) (expired 2018-10-16)
• Methamphetamine (Crystal Meth) (effective 2008-04-01)
• Methylenedioxyamphetamine (Ecstasy) (effective 2008-04-01)
• Opioid (other than heroin)

Production

• Heroin (effective 2008-04-01)
• Cocaine (effective 2008-04-01)
• Other Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (effective 2008-04-01)
• Cannabis (pre-legalization) (expired 2018-10-16)
• Methamphetamine (Crystal Meth) (effective 2008-04-01)
• Methylenedioxyamphetamine (Ecstasy) (effective 2008-04-01)
• Opioid (other than heroin)

Other

• Possession, sale, etc., for use in production of or trafficking in substance (effective 2011-06-26)
• Proceeds of Crime (CDSA) (expired 2002-02-01)

Cannabis Act (effective 2018-10-17)

Possession

• Possession of illicit or over 30g dried cannabis (or equivalent) by adult (effective 2018-10-17)
• Possession of over 5g dried cannabis (or equivalent) by youth (effective 2018-10-17)
• Possession of budding or flowering plants, or more than four cannabis plants (effective 2018-10-17)
• Possession of cannabis by organization (effective 2018-10-17)

Distribution

• Distribution of illicit, over 30g dried cannabis (or equivalent), or to an organization, by adult (effective 2018-10-17)
• Distribution of cannabis to youth, by adult (effective 2018-10-17)
• Distribution of over 5g dried cannabis (or equivalent), or to an organization, by youth (effective 2018-10-17)
• Distribution of budding or flowering plants, or more than four cannabis plants (effective 2018-10-17)
• Distribution of cannabis by organization (effective 2018-10-17)
• Possession of cannabis for purpose of distributing (effective 2018-10-17)

Sale

• Sale of cannabis to adult (effective 2018-10-17)
• Sale of cannabis to youth (effective 2018-10-17)
• Sale of cannabis to an organization (effective 2018-10-17)
• Possession of cannabis for purpose of selling (effective 2018-10-17)

Importation and exportation

• Importation and exportation of cannabis (effective 2018-10-17)
• Possession of cannabis for purpose of exportation (effective 2018-10-17)

Production

• Obtain, offer to obtain, alter or offer to alter cannabis (effective 2018-10-17)
• Cultivate, propagate or harvest cannabis by adult (effective 2018-10-17)
• Cultivate, propagate or harvest cannabis by youth or organization (effective 2018-10-17)

Other Cannabis violations

• Possess, produce, sell, distribute or import anything for use in production or distribution of illicit cannabis (effective 2018-10-17)
• Use of young person in the commission of a cannabis offence (effective 2018-10-17)
• Other Cannabis Act (effective 2018-10-17)

Other federal statute violations

• Bankruptcy Act
• Income Tax Act
• Canada Shipping Act
• Canada Health Act
• Customs Act
• Competition Act
• Excise Act
• Young Offenders Act (expired 2003-03-31)
• Youth Criminal Justice Act (effective 2003-04-01)
• Immigration & Refugee Protection Act
• Human Trafficking (effective 2011-04-29)
• Human Smuggling fewer than 10 persons (effective 2011-04-29)
• Human Smuggling 10 persons or more (effective 2011-04-29)
• Firearms Act (effective 1998-12-01)
• National Defence Act (effective 2002-01-01)
• Other Federal Statutes

Traffic violations

Dangerous Operation

• Causing Death
• Causing Bodily Harm
• Operation of Motor Vehicle, Vessel or Aircraft

Flight from Peace Officer

• Causing Death (effective 2000-03-30) (expired 2018-12-17)
• Causing Bodily-Harm (effective 2000-03-30) (expired 2018-12-17)
• Flight From Peace Officer (effective 2000-03-30)

Impaired Operation/Related Violations

• Failure to Comply or Refusal (Alcohol) (expired 2018-12-17)
• Failure to Comply or Refusal (Drugs) (expired 2018-12-17)
• Failure to Provide Blood Sample (Alcohol) (expired 2018-12-17)
• Failure to Provide Blood Sample (Drugs) (expired 2018-12-17)
• Operation - low blood drug concentration
• Operation while impaired causing death (alcohol)
• Operation while impaired causing death (drugs)
• Operation while impaired causing death (alcohol and drugs)
• Operation while impaired causing death (unspecified)
• Operation while impaired causing bodily harm (alcohol)
• Operation while impaired causing bodily harm (drugs)
• Operation while impaired causing bodily harm (alcohol and drugs)
• Operation while impaired causing bodily harm (unspecified)
• Operation while impaired (alcohol)
• Operation while impaired (drugs)
• Operation while impaired (alcohol and drugs)
• Operation while impaired (unspecified)
• Fail/refuse to comply with demand (alcohol)
• Fail/refuse to comply with demand (drugs)
• Fail/refuse to comply with demand (alcohol and drugs)
• Fail/refuse to comply with demand (unspecified)
• Fail/refuse to comply with demand, accident resulting in bodily harm (alcohol)
• Fail/refuse to comply with demand, accident resulting in bodily harm (drugs)
• Fail/refuse to comply with demand, accident resulting in bodily harm (alcohol and drugs)
• Fail/refuse to comply with demand, accident resulting in bodily harm (unspecified)
• Fail/refuse to comply with demand, accident resulting in death (alcohol)
• Fail/refuse to comply with demand, accident resulting in death (drugs)
• Fail/refuse to comply with demand, accident resulting in death (alcohol and drug)
• Fail/refuse to comply with demand, accident resulting in death (unspecified)

Other Criminal Code Traffic Violations

• Failure to Stop or Remain (unspecified) (expired 2011-04-28)
• Failure to Stop Causing Death (effective 2011-04-29)
• Failure to Stop Causing Bodily Harm (effective 2011-04-29)
• Failure to Stop or Remain (effective 2011-04-29)
• Operation While Prohibited
• Other Criminal Code (expired 2018-12-17)

Street Racing (expired 2018-12-17)

• Causing Death by Criminal Negligence While Street Racing (effective 2006-12-14) (expired 2018-12-17)
• Causing Bodily Harm by Criminal Negligence While Street Racing (effective 2006-12-14) (expired 2018-12-17)
• Dangerous Operation Causing Death While Street Racing (effective 2006-12-14) (expired 2018-12-17)
• Dangerous Operation Causing Bodily Harm While Street Racing (effective 2006-12-14) (expired 2018-12-17)
• Dangerous Operation of Motor Vehicle While Street Racing (effective 2006-12-14) (expired 2018-12-17)

For more information, contact Information and Client Services (toll-free 1-800-387-2231; 613-951-9023), Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics.

Changes in legislation and the resulting change in the offence classification creates discontinuity in the historical record of particular criminal offences. Legislative changes to assault, sexual assault, theft, arson, mischief, prostitution and youth crime must be considered when making comparisons over time. Some of the more significant changes are as follows:

Sexual Assault: Bill C-127 (1983):

Bill C-127 abolished the offences of rape, attempted rape and indecent assault and introduced a three-tiered structure for sexual assault offences. C-127 also eased the circumstances under which police could lay charges in incidents of sexual and non-sexual assault.

Young Offenders Act (1984):

With the proclamation of the Young Offenders Act in April 1984, 12 years old became the minimum age for which charges could be laid under the Criminal Code. However, the maximum age continued to vary until April 1985, when the maximum age of 17 (up to the 18th birthday) was established in all provinces and territories. Youths, as defined in this publication, refer to those aged 12 to 17 (inclusive). This definition applies to the target group who fall under the delegation of the Young Offenders Act (YOA).

Traffic Offences: Bill C-18 (1985):

In December 1985, Bill C-18 made major legislative changes with respect to certain traffic offences. It imposed more stringent sentences for dangerous driving and drinking and driving. It also facilitated the enforcement of impaired driving laws by authorizing police to take blood and/or breath samples under certain circumstances. As a result, data previous to 1985 for traffic offences are not comparable and have not been presented.

Property value limits: Bill C-18 (1985) and Bill C-42 (1995):

In 1985, Bill C-18 altered the property value limits from under and over $200 to under and over $1,000. This applied to offences such as Theft, Possession of Stolen Goods, Mischief and Fraud. As of February 1995, Bill C-42 revised the property value limits to under and over $5,000.

Alternative measures: Bill C-41 (1996):

Bill C-41 came into force on September 3, 1996. One of its highlights was the introduction of "alternative measures" for adults, which provided ways of dealing with disputes and minor offences outside of formal court proceedings.

Firearms: Bill C-68 (1997):

Bill C-68, came into force on January 1, 1997, requiring all firearm owners to obtain a firearms license by January 1st, 2001. This license replaces the Firearms Acquisition Certificate (FAC) in use since 1977. As of October 1, 1998, firearms had to be registered by October 1st 2003 (within 5 years). Bill C-68 also provided for tougher penalties for using a firearm while committing a crime.

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act: Bill C-8 (1997):

This legislation came into force on May 14, 1997. The Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) repealed and replaced the Narcotic Control Act (NCA) and parts of the Food and Drug Act (FDA). With this change in legislation, offences related to the possession, trafficking and importation of certain controlled or restricted substances not identified in earlier statutes were now (since 1997) included in the 'other drugs' category. Comparisons with years prior to 1997 should be made with caution.

Dangerous Operation Evading Police: Bill C-202 (2000):

Bill C-202 came into effect on March 30th, 2000. This legislation modifies section 249 of the Criminal Code, thus creating new offences surrounding the dangerous operation of a motor vehicle when used for evading police.

Youth Criminal Justice Act: Bill C-7 (2003):

The extrajudicial measures encouraged by the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA), proclaimed on April 1, 2003, included: taking no further action informal police warnings, referrals to community programs, formal police cautions, Crown cautions, and extrajudicial sanctions programs.

Street Racing: Bill C-19 (2006):

Bill C-19 came into force on December 14, 2006 and addressed the street-racing problem by making four amendments to the Criminal Code. "Street-racing" was defined and five new street-racing offences were added. For three of the new offences, it provided maximum penalties longer than those currently provided for Dangerous Operation or Criminal Negligence in the Operation of a Motor Vehicle, and it introduced mandatory driving prohibition orders for a minimum period of time, with the length of the prohibition increasing for repeat offences.

Unauthorized Recording of a Movie: Bill C-59 (2007):

Bill C-59, came into force on June 22, 2007, addressing the illegal recording of movies in theatres by creating two new offences in the Criminal Code: Recording for Personal Use of a Movie Shown in a Theatre and Recording for Commercial Purposes of a Movie Shown in a Theatre.

Tackling Violent Crime: Bill C-2 (2008)

As a result of Bill C-2, which came into force on February 28, 2008, the age of consent was raised from 14 to 16 for the following Criminal Code offences: Sexual Interference, Invitation to Sexual Touching, Sexual Exploitation, Bestiality and Exposure to Person Under 14. The UCR also created a new violation code for Sexual Exploitation of a Person with a Disability. Impaired Operation and Failure to Provide a Blood Sample were modified to now differentiate between alcohol and drugs (or a combination of the two)

Bill C-2 also created two additional firearm-related offences, Robbery to Steal a Firearm and Breaking and Entering to Steal a Firearm, both of which carry a maximum penalty of 25 years.

Act to amend the Criminal Code (organized crime and protection of justice system participants) Bill C-14 (2009)

Bill C-14 officially came into effect on October 2, 2009. As a result, two new violation codes were created: Assault Against Peace Officer with a Weapon or Causing Bodily Harm, and Aggravated Assault Against a Peace Officer.

Codifying Identity Theft: Bill S4 (2010)

Bill S-4 came into effect on January 8, 2010. As a result, two new violation codes were created: Identity Theft and Identity Fraud.

Trafficking in Person's under the age of 18: Bill C-268 (2010)

Bill C-268 came into effect on June 29, 2010. As a result, section 279.011(1) was added to the Criminal Code. This section is incorporated into the existing UCR violation code for Trafficking in Persons.

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (suicide bombings): Bill S-215 (2010)

Bill S-215 became law on December 15, 2010. This bill amended the Criminal Code to clarify that suicide bombings fall within the definition of "terrorist activity" and as such, are included under UCR codes for the following: Participate in Terrorist Activity, Facilitate Terrorist Activity, and Instruct/Carry Out Terrorist Activity.

Tackling Auto Theft and Trafficking in Property Obtained by Crime: Bill S-9 (2011)

Bill S-9 officially came into effect on April 29, 2011. As a result, a new UCR violation code for Motor Vehicle Theft was created, replacing the former UCR violations of Motor Vehicle Theft Over $5,000 and Motor Vehicle Theft $5,000 and Under.

Possession of Stolen Goods was separated into two new categories; Possession of Stolen Goods Over $5,000 and Possession of Stolen Goods $5,000 and Under.

Three new UCR violation codes were also created: Altering/Destroying/Removing a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN), Trafficking in Stolen Goods Over $5,000 and Trafficking in Stolen Goods $5,000 and Under.

Amendment to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act: Bill C-475 (2011)

Bill C-475 came into effect on June 26, 2011. As a result, section 7.1(1) was added to the Criminal Code. This section is included under the UCR violation code of Precursor/Equipment (Crystal Meth, Ecstasy).

The Safe Streets Act: Bill C-10 (2012)

Bill C-10 came into effect on August 9, 2012. As a result, two new sections were added to the Criminal Code; Section 172.2(1) and Section 171.1(1). Section 172.2(1) is mapped to the existing UCR code of Luring a Child Via Computer. Section 171.1(1) is mapped to the new UCR violation code of Making Sexually Explicit Material Available to Children.

Combating Terrorism Act: Bill S-7 (2013)

Bill S-7 came into effect on July 15th, 2013. This bill amends the Criminal Code to create the offences of: Leaving or Attempting to Leave Canada to Commit Certain Terrorism Offences, and brought changes to the offence of Harbouring / Concealing Terrorist. Seven new UCR violation codes were introduced mid-2013 in response to this legislation.

Mischief to war memorials: Bill C-217 (2014)

Under Criminal Code sections 430(4.11(a)), 430(4.11(b)) and 430 (4.2), Bill C-217 created a new criminal offence of Mischief Relating to War Memorials when it came into force on the 19th of June, 2014. At the same time, the UCR violation Mischief in Relation to Cultural Property was introduced to the survey.

Recruitment to Criminal Organizations: Bill C-394 (2014)

This bill came into force on September 6th, 2014 and made the recruitment of members by a criminal organization a criminal offence under section 467.111 of the Criminal Code.

Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act: Bill C-36 (2014)

Bill C-36 came into effect in December 2014. The new legislation targeted "The exploitation that is inherent in prostitution and the risks of violence posed to those who engage in it" (Criminal Code Chapter 25, preamble). New violations classified as Commodification of Sexual Activity are considered to be violent offences and include: The Purchasing of Sexual Services or Communicating for that Purpose, Receiving a Material Benefit Deriving from the Purchase of Sexual Services, Procuring of Persons for the Purpose of Prostitution, and Advertising Sexual Services Offered for Sale. In addition, a number of other offences related to prostitution continue to be considered non-violent offences and are classified under Other Criminal Code offences. These include Communicating to Provide Sexual Services for Consideration, and; Stopping or Impeding Traffic for the Purpose of Offering, Providing or Obtaining Sexual Services for Consideration.

At the same time, the UCR survey was amended to add additional offence codes for the following violent violations: Parent or Guardian Procuring Sexual Activity, and Householder Permitting Prohibited Sexual Activity. The following violations officially expired on December 05, 2014: Bawdy House, Living off the Avails of Prostitution of a Person Under 18, Procuring, Obtains/Communicates with a Person Under 18 for Purpose of Sex, and Other Prostitution.

Effective December 2014, Bill C-36 amended the definition of the offence "Common Bawdy House" in the Criminal Code to remove reference to prostitution. As a result of this amendment, the UCR violation of "Bawdy House" was terminated, and the new violation of "Common Bawdy House" was introduced under 'Other Violations'.

Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act: Bill C-13 (2015)

On March 9, 2015, Bill C-13 Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act came into effect. As a result, a new criminal offence of Non-Consensual Distribution of Intimate Images was added to the Criminal Code and the UCR survey. It also clarified the Criminal Code offence of Harassing / Indecent Communications can be committed by any means of telecommunication.

Tackling Contraband Tobacco Act: Bill C-10 (2015)

On April 10 2015, Bill C-10 Tackling Contraband Tobacco Act came into effect. As a result, this legislation created the Criminal Code offence of Trafficking in Contraband Tobacco which is counted under the UCR violation Offences Against the Administration of Law and Justice. Prior to April 2015, the offence was counted under the Excise Act. As such, comparisons of these two violations to previous years should be made with caution.

Tougher Penalties for Child Predators Act: Bill C-26 (2015)

On July 17th, 2015, Bill C-26 increased the maximum penalties for 6 sexual offences against children, including Sexual Interference, Invitation to Sexual Touching, Sexual Exploitation, Making Sexually Explicit Material Available to a Child and Failure to Comply with Order / Breach of Probation (when relating to a sexual offence).

Anti-terrorism Act: Bill C-51 (2015)

Bill C-51 came into effect on July 18, 2015. As a result, a new UCR violation code for the offence of "Advocating or Promoting Commission of Terrorism Offences" was added to the survey.

An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying): Bill C-14 (2016)

On June 17, 2016, Bill C-14 came in effect. As a result, three new UCR violation codes were introduced in response to these amendments: Fail to Comply With Safeguards Forging /Destruction of Documents Related to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID), and Failing to Comply with Regulations / Obligations regarding Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID).

An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make related Amendments to other Acts: Bill C-37 (2017)

On May 18, 2017, Bill C-37 came into effect. As a result, the offence of possessing, producing, selling or importing anything knowing it will be used to produce or traffic in crystal meth or ecstasy was expanded to include all substances listed in Schedule I, II , III, IV or V of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.

An Act to Amend the Criminal Code (Mischief): Bill C-305 (2017)

On December 12, 2017, the Canadian Government granted royal assent to Bill C-305. This bill amended Section 430 (4.1) of the Criminal Code to include "mischief in relation to property that is used by an identifiable group for educational purposes, administrative, social, cultural or sports activities or events or as residence for seniors." Previously this section of the Criminal Code only included "mischief to property primarily used for worship."

An Act respecting cannabis and to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Criminal Code and other Acts: Bill C-45 (2018)

On June 21, 2018, the Canadian Government granted royal assent to Bill C-45, An Act respecting cannabis and to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Criminal Code and other Acts. The 'come into force' date for this legislation was October 17, 2018. In response to this new legislation, on October 17, 2018 the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Survey accepted 22 new violation codes and expired all existing cannabis-specific violations.

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (offences relating to conveyances) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts: Bill C-46 (2018)

On June 21, 2018, royal assent was granted to Bill C-46. The 'come into force' date for Part 1 of this legislation was June 21, 2018. Part 2 came into effect on December 18, 2018 (180 days after Part 1).

Part 1 (effective June 21, 2018)

Part 1 of Bill C-46 amended the provisions of the Criminal Code that dealt with offences and procedures relating to impaired driving. As a result, 7 new UCR violation codes were added to the survey.

Part 2 (effective December 18, 2018)

Part 2 of Bill C-46 repealed the provisions of the Criminal Code that dealt with offences and procedures relating to conveyances, including those provisions enacted by Part 1, and replaced them with provisions in a new part of the Criminal Code. In response to Part 2 of Bill C-46, all existing UCR traffic violation codes have been mapped to new Criminal Code sections or expired. In addition, the UCR survey will no longer be collecting provincial traffic offences.

Comparing UCR Data with Courts and Corrections Data

It is difficult to make comparisons between data reported by police and data from other sectors of the criminal justice system (i.e., courts and corrections). There is no single unit of count (i.e., incidents, offences, charges, cases or persons) which is defined consistently across the major sectors of the justice system. As well, charges actually laid can be different from the Most Serious Offence by which incidents are categorized. In addition, the number and type of charges laid by police may change at the pre-court stage or during the court process. Time lags between the various stages of the justice process also make comparisons difficult.

Introduction

With the November 2018 release of the Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey (MWTS) results (reference month September 2018), the base year and reference year of the deflated wholesale sales have been updated from 2007 to 2012.

The purpose of this document is to present an overview of the deflation methodology used for producing the volume measures of sales from the MWTS.

Purpose of deflation

Changes in the value of sales collected at current prices (i.e. at the time the sales took place) may be attributable to changes in prices or to changes in quantities sold, or to both. To study the activity of the wholesale sector, it is often desirable to remove the variations due to price changes from the values at current prices in order to obtain an indicator of the changes in the quantities sold, i.e. an indicator of the volume of sales. This process is known as deflation.

Derivation of wholesale sales price indices

The main price indices used to deflate wholesale sales are the selling price indices obtained from the Wholesale Services Price Index (WSPI) program. However, the WSPI data are not available in time to deflate the most recent observations of wholesale sales as the WSPI program produces monthly data that are released on a quarterly basis with about a four-month lag.

It is thus necessary to use derived price indices to extend the WSPI-based ones for the most current months, until the WSPI data become available, at which time the derived price indices are replaced by the WSPI-based ones.

In what follows, we describe how price indices, with base year 2012, are computed for the deflation of wholesale sales. We first describe how the WSPI data are used, and then how the derived price indices are constructed.

Price indices based on the WSPI

From the WSPI program, monthly selling price indices are available at the five-digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) industry level. These selling price indices are weighted together using the Paasche formula to obtain a sale price index for each of the wholesale trade industries published by the MWTS. These industries are called "trade groups".

The weights used to combine the selling price indices into a trade group price index are the proportions of the sales of the five-digit NAICS industries within each trade group. These weights are obtained from the Annual Wholesale Trade Survey (AWTS). They vary from year to year; i.e. the 2012 proportions of sales are used in 2012, those of 2013 in 2013, and so on. For the two most recent years, the last available annual data from the AWTS are used.

Derived price indices

To extend the WSPI-based price indices, a derived price index for each trade group had to be constructed based on assumptions that capture the main elements thought to affect wholesalers' selling prices. These derived price indices are based on the prices of the commodities traded, and on the proportion of the fluctuations in the exchange rate of the dollar that is immediately passed on to the trade group's customers.

a) Main assumptions

Wholesalers trade a portion of the total supply in Canada of a commodity. The total supply is the sum of domestic production and imports. A wholesale price index for each commodity traded is obtained by combining a domestic production price index with an import price index.

Wholesalers sell domestically and on export markets with perhaps differentiated prices. It is assumed, however, that they set their prices according to the changes in the prices of the commodities that they trade whether the commodities are exported or not.

It is also assumed that the variations in the price of a commodity are the same across wholesale trade groups. This means that a commodity sold by various trade groups has the same price index, but the weight of that commodity will vary across trade groups.

b) Wholesale commodity prices

A wholesale price index for each commodity is obtained by a weighted combination of a domestic production price index with an import price index.

Most of the domestic production prices are taken from the Industrial Product Price Index program. For some farm products, data from the Farm Product Price Index program are used. The Commercial Software Price Index as well as the Consumer Price Index for Digital Computing Equipment and Devices, adjusted for major sales tax changes, are also used.

For the import components, the fixed weighted (Laspeyres) import price indices on a customs basis from the International Trade Price Index program are used.

c) Trade group prices

The commodity price indices are then weighted together using the Paasche formula to obtain a sale price index for each trade group. The weights used are based on information on the proportion of the trade group total sales accounted by each commodity.

d) Adjustment for the exchange rate of the dollar

Many of the import prices used in the derivation of the wholesale commodity price indices fully and immediately reflect the exchange rate fluctuations of the dollar. However, wholesalers do not necessarily adjust their prices immediately to compensate for those fluctuations; generally, they will change their prices to reflect only a proportion of them, and maybe with a lag.

A comparison of the trade groups' price indices with the selling price indices from the WSPI program showed that the price indices for many trade groups required an adjustment to account for the incomplete pass-through of the fluctuations in the exchange rate of the dollar.

These pass-through adjustments were evaluated and applied, when necessary, to the trade group price indices.

These adjusted trade group price indices are the derived price indices.

Derivation of the volume of wholesale sales

Two measures of the total volume of wholesale sales are computed. One is the volume of sales at constant prices, the other is the volume of sales in chained dollars. Both are seasonally adjusted.

Volume at constant prices (Laspeyres formula)

The volume of sales at constant prices uses the relative importance of the products' prices in a previous period, currently the year 2012, to evaluate the change in the quantities sold. This year is called the base year. The resulting deflated values are said to be "at 2012 prices". Using the prices of a previous period to measure current activity provides a representative measurement of the current volume of activity with respect to that period.

The price indices used to obtain the volume of sales at constant prices are the extended price indices, i.e. the WSPI-based price indices extended with the derived price indices described earlier.

The nominal (current dollars) sales of each trade group are divided by their respective extended WSPI-based price index, and then the total volume of sales at constant prices is obtained by adding the volume of sales across the 25 trade groups covered by the MWTS.

Chained volume index (Fisher formula)

The chained index of the volume of total sales is the geometric mean of two evaluations of the change in the quantities sold between two consecutive months. One evaluation uses the prices of the previous month to evaluate the change; the other uses the prices of the current month.

Since the general tendency for commodity prices is to increase, the evaluation based on the prices of the previous month tends to overstate the change in quantities; i.e. as price increases, buyers tend to buy more of a cheaper commodity. Therefore, using the prices of a previous period to value the quantities bought currently may lead to an overstatement of the change in quantities.

Similarly, the evaluation of the change in the quantities sold using the prices of the current month will tend to understate the change in quantities as this approach gives more weight to the lower priced commodities than to the higher priced ones.

Hence, the geometric average of the two evaluations of the monthly change in quantities (with the previous and current monthly prices) mitigates these under- and over-statements. The chained index of the volume of total sales thus captures the effect of the most recent price changes in the change in volume, as it combines the changes in volume measured with respect to both the current and previous month's prices.

The geometric average of the changes in volume of total sales is computed monthly, and then the monthly variations are chained (compounded) to provide a time series of the changes in volumes. The time series is then scaled to be equal to the total value of wholesale sales in current dollars for the year 2012.

As the only monthly price and quantity information available are the price and volume data for the 25 trade groups covered by the MWTS, the chained volume index of sales is only computed for the Wholesale Trade sector as a whole.

Volume of wholesale sales for 2004-2011

Above, we described how the volume of wholesale sales at 2012 prices was obtained for the period starting with January 2012. But the MWTS data based on NAICS begin in January 2004.

In order to provide an as long as possible time series of the volume of wholesale sales, we linked the data for the period 2004 to 2011 at 2007 constant prices (for the Laspeyres series), and at 2007 prices (for the Fisher series), to the current period starting in 2012.

This linking preserves the monthly growth rates of the data published at 2007 prices.

The Canadian international merchandise trade statistical program

Introduction

The objective of this text is to provide a general overview of the Canadian International Merchandise Trade Statistical Program, with special reference to concepts and definitions.

Conceptual framework

1. Objectives and coverage: The primary objective of the Canadian International Merchandise Trade Statistical Program is to measure the change in the stock of material resources of Canada resulting from the movement of merchandise into or out of the country. Information on imports and exports are inputs into the System of National Accounts, particularly in the Balance of Payments and Gross Domestic Product, and are used in the formulation of trade and budgetary policies. Governments, importers, exporters, manufacturers and shipping companies use international merchandise trade statistics to:

• monitor import penetration and export performance;
• monitor commodity price and volume changes; and
• examine transport implications.

2. Trade statistics (Customs basis / Balance of Payments basis): Merchandise trade statistics are reported and presented on two different bases: Customs basis and Balance of Payment basis.

When goods are imported into or exported from Canada, declarations must be filed with the Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA), giving such information as description and value of the goods, origin and port of clearance of commodities and mode of transport. Most of this information is required for the purposes of Customs administration. Statistics developed from administrative records of Customs are commonly referred to as Customs-based trade statistics.

Customs-based export statistics may understate or incorrectly portray the destination of exports. Exports are incorrectly portrayed when the country of final destination is inaccurately reported on the Customs documentation. This occurs most frequently when goods are routed through an intermediary country before continuing on to their final destination.

Statistics Canada does not have a direct measure of undercoverage, however a monthly estimated adjustment is included within Balance of Payments-based data.

On January 1, 1990, Canada entered into a memorandum of understanding with the United States concerning the exchange of import data. As a consequence, each administration is using the other's import data to replace its own export data. Canada's international merchandise trade statistics are, therefore, no longer derived exclusively from the administrative records of the Canada Border Services Agency, but from United States Customs records as well.

Customs-based information is adjusted to conform to the National Accounts concepts and definitions. The adjustments to derive Balance of Payments-based trade data include adjustments related to trade definition, valuation and timing. The principal difference between the two trade concepts is that Customs-based merchandise trade statistics cover the physical movement of goods as they are reflected in Customs documents while Balance of Payments-adjusted data are intended to cover all economic transactions that involve merchandise trade between residents and non-residents.

3. System of trade: Canadian trade statistics are compiled according to the general system of trade, as defined by the United Nations Statistical Office. Under this system, imports include all goods that have crossed Canada's territorial boundary, whether for immediate consumption in Canada or for storage in bonded Customs warehouses. Domestic exports include goods grown, extracted or manufactured in Canada, including goods of foreign origin that have been materially transformed in Canada. Re-exports are exports of goods of foreign origin that have not been materially transformed in Canada, including foreign goods withdrawn for export from bonded Customs warehouses. Total exports are the sum of domestic exports and re-exports. Thus the general trade system, in principle, presents all goods entering the country (imports) and all goods leaving the country (exports). It differs from the special system of trade in the treatment of imported goods into bonded Customs warehouses. Conceptually, under the general system, the statistical frontier coincides with the geographical boundary.

4. Valuation: For Customs purposes, imports are recorded at values established according to the provisions of the Customs Act, which, since January 1, 1985, reflects valuation methods based on the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) Valuation Code System. In general, the value for duty of imported goods must be equivalent to the transaction value or the price actually paid.

The transaction value of imported goods includes all transportation and associated costs incurred up to the point of direct shipment to Canada. Therefore, Canada's imports are valued Free on Board (FOB), place of direct shipment to Canada. It excludes freight and insurance costs in bringing the goods to Canada from the point of direct shipment.

For countries other than the United States, exports are recorded at the value declared on export documents, which usually reflect the transaction value (i.e., actual selling price or, in the case of a non-arm's length transaction, the transfer price used for company accounting purposes). Canada's exports to overseas countries are valued at FOB port of exit, including domestic freight charges to that point but net of discounts and allowances. As of January, 1990, Canada's exports to the U.S. are valued FOB point of exit from Canada. Prior to 1990, they were valued FOB place of lading net of freight charges, discounts and allowances.

5. Statistical period: The closing of the statistical month for imports and exports is defined as the last calendar day of the month based on the date of clearance from Customs. Documents received too late for incorporation in the current month are assigned to the month the transaction took place and are published the following statistical month.

6. Trading partner attribution (country of origin/destination): Exports are attributed to the country that is the last known destination of the goods at the time of export. Exports to the United States are attributed to the state of destination.

On a custom basis, imports are attributed to their country of origin, that is, the country in which the goods were grown, extracted or manufactured in accordance to the rules of origin administered by the Canada Border Services Agency. On a balance of payments basis, imports are attributed to the country of export instead of the country of origin to reflect the change in ownership of the goods (with no adjustment for exports). Imports from the United States are attributed to the state of origin.

7. Principal Trading Partners (PTPs): The list of PTPs is based on their annual share of total trade-merchandise imports and exports-with Canada in 2012. The countries included in the list of PTPs are the following:

List of Canada's Principal Trading Partners

• United States
• European Union
  • United Kingdom
  • Germany
  • Netherlands
  • France
  • Italy
  • Belgium
  • Spain
• China
• Mexico
• Japan
• South Korea
• Hong Kong
• Brazil
• Algeria
• Norway
• India
• Switzerland
• Saudi Arabia
• Turkey
• Taiwan
• Peru
• Australia
• Iraq
• Indonesia
• Singapore
• Russian Federation

8. Free Trade Agreements: The list of free trade agreements is based on the list of Canada's Trade and Investment Agreements available on Global Affairs Canada's website. Please note that this list includes countries or groups of countries with which Canada is discussing or negotiating an agreement; in these cases, the agreements are not yet in force. Therefore, only a subset of the free trade agreements listed below are currently in force in Canada. More information about Canada's free trade agreements, including the member countries for each group and the status of the agreements, can be found at Global Affairs Canada's website.

The countries included in each free trade agreement are as follows:

Free Trade Agreements

Name	Country
Canada-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement	Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam
Canada-Caribbean Community Trade Agreement	Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement	Chile
Canada-China Free Trade Agreement	China
Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement	Colombia
Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement	Costa Rica
Canada-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement	Dominican Republic
Canada-European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Free Trade Agreement	Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland
Canada-European Union: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)	Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
Canada-Guatemala, Nicaragua and El Salvador Free Trade Agreement	El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua
Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement	Honduras
Canada-India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement	India
Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (CIFTA)	Israel
Canada-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement	Japan
Canada-Jordan Free Trade Agreement	Jordan
Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)	South Korea
Canada-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement	Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
Canada-Morocco Free Trade Agreement	Morocco
Canada-Pacific Alliance Free Trade Agreement	Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru
Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement	Panama
Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement	Peru
Canada-Philippines Free Trade Agreement	Philippines
Canada-Singapore Free Trade Agreement	Singapore
Canada-Thailand Free Trade Agreement	Thailand
Canada-Turkey Free Trade Agreement	Turkey
Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (CUSFTA)	United States of America
Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA)	Ukraine
Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA)	Mexico, United States of America
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)	Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Viet Nam
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)	Mexico, United States of America
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)	Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, United States of America, Viet Nam

9. Legal framework: Import and export statistics with countries other than the United States are derived from information contained in administrative records collected by the Canada Border Services Agency under the Customs Act. Copies of these documents (or information therefrom) are sent to Statistics Canada in accordance with Section 25 of the Statistics Act. It follows that the disclosure of trade statistics is governed by both the Customs Act and the Statistics Act and is subject to the provisions of Section 17(2)(a) of the latter. Disclosure of export statistics to the United States is governed by a memorandum of understanding that provides for the exchange of detailed import statistics between Canada and the United States.

Contact information

Telephone: 1-800-263-1136
Facsimile: 1-877-287-4369
Internet: infostats@statcan.gc.ca

• Air transportation
• Road transportation

Air transportation

Aircraft movement

Statistics Canada uses the following aircraft movement data:

• type of movement
• aircraft and aerodrome identification.

The following statistical program uses these data for statistical and research purposes only:

• Aircraft Movement Statistics

Personal information is not included in these data.

Road transportation

Vehicle Registrations

Statistics Canada uses the following vehicle registration data:

• vehicle characteristics
• registration and licence plate information
• owner information.

Statistical programs using these data for statistical and research purposes only:

• Canadian Freight Analysis Framework
• New Motor Vehicle Sales Survey
• New Motor Vehicle Dealer Commodity Survey

• Retail sales by type of product

Retail sales by type of product

Cannabis sales and inventories

Statistics Canada uses the following provincial and territorial cannabis data:

• sales and inventories of cannabis store retailers
• information by type of cannabis product
• method of sale (online, in-store).

Statistical programs using these data for statistical and research purposes only:

• Monthly Retail Trade Survey (including Retail Commodity Survey)
• Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey
• Annual Retail Trade Survey
• Annual Wholesale Trade Survey

Personal information is not included in these data.

• Migration
• Census counts

Migration

Temporary residents, immigration and refugees

Statistics Canada uses the following data on temporary residents, immigration and refugees:

• permits (work, study, temporary resident)
• refugee claimants
• confirmed departures, landing files and application for landing records.

Statistical programs using these data for statistical and research purposes only:

• Demographic Estimates, Quarterly
• Demographic Estimates: Canada, Provinces and Territories, Annual
• Demographic Estimates: Subprovincial Areas, Annual
• Canada's Balance of International Payments

Census counts

Driver's licence

Statistics Canada uses the following driver's licence data:

• name, gender and date of birth
• civic address, mailing address and phone number
• licence status and details.

Statistical programs using these data for statistical and research purposes only:

• Address Register (AR)
• Census Program Transformation Project

Information on Canadian veterans

Statistics Canada uses the following information on Canadian veterans:

• military experience
• income.

Statistical programs using these data for statistical and research purposes only:

• Canadian Armed Forces Transition and Well-being Survey
• Life After Service Survey

Provincial and territorial household and housing characteristics survey data

Statistics Canada uses the following provincial and territorial household and housing characteristics survey data:

• dwelling characteristics and shelter costs
• community and neighbourhood characteristics
• household and demographic characteristics.

The following statistical program uses these data for statistical and research purposes only:

• Canadian Housing Survey

Social Insurance Register

Statistics Canada uses the following Social Insurance Register data:

• Social Insurance Number
• applicant’s personal information (name, date of birth, address)
• family relationships
• government-issued identification
• other relevant information (biographical, citizenship status, language).

Statistical programs using these data for statistical and research purposes only:

• Canadian Housing Statistics Program (CHSP)
• Census of Population
• Census Program Transformation Project Updates
• Registered Apprenticeship Information System (RAIS)