National Travel Survey: Response Rate - Q3 2023

National Travel Survey: Response Rate - Q3 2023
Table summary
This table displays the results of Response Rate. The information is grouped by Province of residence (appearing as row headers), Unweighted and Weighted (appearing as column headers), calculated using percentage unit of measure (appearing as column headers).
Province of residence Unweighted Weighted
Percentage
Newfoundland and Labrador 23.0 21.3
Prince Edward Island 19.6 17.7
Nova Scotia 29.4 27.1
New Brunswick 24.7 21.3
Quebec 29.5 25.9
Ontario 27.7 25.8
Manitoba 29.7 26.7
Saskatchewan 28.5 25.8
Alberta 25.8 24.3
British Columbia 29.4 28.0
Canada 27.7 25.9

Data quality, concepts and methodology: Explanatory notes on direct program payments to agriculture producers 2023

Payments Enhancing Receipts

Explanatory notes for programs which existed prior to 2007 can be found in the discontinued Direct Payments to Agriculture Producers publication (21-015-X).

Agricultural Revenue Stabilization Account (ARSA) (2000 to 2002)

The objective of the Agricultural Revenue Stabilization Account program was to offer a risk management tool to farming operations in Quebec, based on the operation's gross income. To this effect, the program established two individual funds, for contributions from participants and La Financière agricole du Québec and made provisions for withdrawals from these funds to compensate for reductions in farm income. The ARSA was a program developed and administered by La Financière agricole du Québec.

Following the introduction of the Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization Program, La Financière agricole du Québec terminated this program in the 2002 program year. Consequently, participants had five years to make withdrawals from their account, at an annual minimum of 20% of the government contribution held on February 1st, 2005.

Agriculture Wildfire Response Grant (2023)

The program provided a one-time grant of $2,500 to registered farmers located in the mandatory evacuation zones in Halifax Regional Municipality and Shelburne County. The payment helped with some immediate financial needs.

AgriInvest (2008 to present)

This program was created under the Growing Forward policy framework (2007-2013) and has continued under Growing Forward 2 (2013-2018), the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (2018-2023) and the Sustainable Canadian Agriculture Partnership (2023-2028). AgriInvest replaces part of the coverage that had been available under the Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization (CAIS) program and operates similar to the former Net Income Stabilization Account (NISA) program.

Through government and producer contributions, AgriInvest provides cash flow to help producers manage small income declines, as well as provide support for investments to mitigate risks or improve market income. Producers can deposit up to 100% of their Allowable Net Sales, with the first 1% matched by governments. The limit on matching government contributions is $10,000 per AgriInvest account. AgriInvest is administered by the Federal government in all provinces except Quebec.

Agri-Québec (2011 to present)

Agri-Québec is a self-directed risk management program offered to all farming and aqua-farming operations in Quebec. The program allows participants to deposit an amount in an account under their name, in order to receive matching contributions from La Financière agricole du Québec. Participants can then withdraw the funds from the accounts, based on their operational needs. Agri-Québec is managed jointly by the provincial and federal governments, as it is similar and complimentary to AgriInvest.

Agri-Québec Plus (2015 to present)

The Agri-Québec Plus program offers additional financial assistance to eligible operations. Agri-Québec Plus complements AgriStability by offering a coverage level of 85% of the reference margin rather than 70%. The program covers agriculture products that are not covered or not associated with the ASRA program (Farm Income Stabilization Program) and are not supply-managed. Participation in the program is linked to the respect of environmental requirements.

AgriRecovery (2008 to present)

The AgriRecovery framework is part of a suite of federal-provincial-territorial (FPT) Business Risk Management (BRM) tools under the Sustainable Canadian Agriculture Partnership (replacing the Canadian Agricultural Partnership since 2023).

AgriRecovery was designed to provide quick, targeted assistance to producers in case of natural disasters, with a focus on the extraordinary costs producers must take on to recover from disasters. Federal and provincial governments jointly determine whether further assistance beyond existing programs already in place is necessary, and what form of assistance should be provided. AgriRecovery initiatives are cost-shared on a 60:40 basis between the federal government and participating provinces or territories. The assistance provided will be unique to the specific disaster situation and often unique to a province or region. Examples of programs included in AgriRecovery are the 2017 and 2018 Canada-BC Wildfire Recovery Initiatives, and the 2017 Canada-Quebec Hail Assistance Initiative.

AgriStability (2007 to present)

This program was created under the Growing Forward policy framework (2007-2013) and has continued under Growing Forward 2 (2013-2018), the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (2018-2023) and the Sustainable Canadian Agriculture Partnership (2023-2028). AgriStability was developed as a margin-based program that provides income support when a producer experiences a large margin decline. AgriStability has replaced part of the coverage that had been provided under the Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization (CAIS) Program.

AgriStability is delivered in Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador and Yukon by the Federal government. In British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, and Prince Edward Island, AgriStability is delivered provincially.

AgriStability Program Enhancements (2021 to present)

Through the Prince Edward Island Agriculture Insurance Corporation, the Department of Agriculture and Land announced some important changes to the AgriStability Program. These changes provide increased support to all producers for the 2021 and 2022 program years:

  • The coverage level is being increased to 85% from 70%, reducing the margin loss a producer must incur to trigger a payment.
  • The compensation rate is being increased from 70% to 80% of the loss covered.
  • The 20% late participation penalty for the 2021 program year is covered and paid by the province.

All changes are 100% covered by the PEI government, including the federal portion of the cost-share.

Assiniboine Valley Producers Flood Assistance Program (2007 to 2011)

This Province of Manitoba program provided financial assistance for Assiniboine Valley agricultural producers who experienced crop loss or the inability to seed a crop in 2005 and 2006 along the Assiniboine River from the Shellmouth Dam to Brandon, due to flooding. This program also provided assistance in 2011, following flooding in 2010.

These programs were managed through the Manitoba Agricultural Service Corporation (MASC).

Beef Herd Renewal and Improvement Program (2022 to present)

The objective of this program is to grow, renew and improve the New Brunswick beef cow herd. Applicants are eligible for financial assistance of $300 per retained bred heifer above a 5% replacement rate. Eligible numbers of heifers are determined based on current mature cow numbers, defined as cows that have already had at least one calf. Included as payments in the series «Direct Program Payments to Producers» is the compensation paid for the basic herd growth.

Beekeepers Financial Assistance Program (2014)

Due to harsh winter conditions in Ontario in 2014, and other pollinator health issues, Ontario's bee colonies experienced higher than normal mortality rates. To help offset these losses, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food provided one-time financial assistance of $105 per hive to beekeepers who had 10 hives or more and lost over 40 per cent of their colonies between Jan. 1, 2014, and Oct. 31, 2014.

British Columbia Raspberry Replant Program (2022 to present)

The B.C. Raspberry Replant Program is a cost-sharing funding program which is intended to revitalize, regenerate and increase the competitiveness of the B.C. raspberry industry in local and global markets. This program is being delivered by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food with input from the Raspberry Industry Development Council.

Canada-Ontario General Top-Up Program (2005 to 2007)

This was a special top-up payment program which provided whole farm coverage to the Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization (CAIS) Program participants in Ontario, who were automatically enrolled. All commodities eligible for CAIS payment were covered under this program. In order to qualify, participants must have experienced a decline in their program year production margin as calculated by the CAIS Program Administrator and been eligible to receive the government portion of the CAIS payment. The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs were responsible for the overall administration of the program.

Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization (CAIS) Program (2004 to 2008)

The CAIS program was available to producers across Canada and provided assistance to those producers who experienced a loss of income as a result of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or other factors. The program integrated stabilization and disaster protection into a single program, helping producers protect their farming operations from both small and large drops in income.

Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization Inventory Transition Initiative (CITI) (2006 to 2007)

CITI was a one-time federal government injection of $900 million into Canada's Agriculture and Agri-food industry. The funds were delivered to producers by recalculating how the Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization (CAIS) program valued inventory change for the 2003, 2004, and 2005 CAIS program years.

Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization Ontario Inventory Transition Initiative (2006 to 2019)

The Ontario Inventory Transition Payment was an additional one-time payment from the province of Ontario, for the Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization (CAIS) program participants, as it transitioned to a new method of valuing inventory for CAIS.

Compensation for animal losses (1981 to present)

Formerly a program under the Animal Disease and Protection Act, this compensation program is now administered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency in accordance with requirements established under the Health of Animals Act. Producers in all provinces are compensated when farm animals infected with certain contagious diseases are ordered to be slaughtered. Compensation also includes applicable transportation and disposal costs and compensation for animals injured during testing.

Cost of Production Payment (COP) (2007 to 2010)

This program helped non-supply managed commodities producers with the rising cost of production. This federal program was based on producers' net sales for 2000-2004 (or in the case of new producers: payments were based on average net sales for 2005-2006).

Cover Crop Protection Program (CCPP) (2006 to 2008)

The CCPP was a Government of Canada initiative designed to provide financial assistance to agricultural producers who were unable to seed commercial crops as a result of flooding in the spring of 2005 and/or 2006.

Crop Insurance (1981 to present)

Crop Insurance (now referred to as AgriInsurance) is a federal-provincial-producer cost-shared program that stabilizes a producer's income by minimizing the economic effects of production losses caused by natural hazards. AgriInsurance is a provincially delivered program to which the federal government contributes a portion of total premiums and administrative costs. Premiums for most crop insurance programs are cost-shared: 40 per cent by participating producers, 36 per cent by the federal government and 24 per cent by the province, while administrative costs are funded by governments, 60 per cent by the federal government and 40 per cent by the province.

AgriInsurance plans are developed and delivered by each province to meet the needs of the producers in that province. AgriInsurance helps to cover production losses as well as losses from poor product quality. Both yield and non-yield based plans are offered. These plans cover traditional crops such as wheat, corn, oats and barley as well as horticultural crops such as lettuce, strawberries, carrots and eggplants. Some provinces also provide coverage for bee mortality as well as maple syrup production. The provinces constantly work to improve their programs by adjusting existing plans and implementing new ones to meet changing industry requirements.

Crop Loss Compensation (1981 to present)

Crop loss compensation programs are generally one element of a province's Wildlife damage compensation programs, which can also include separate Waterfowl damage and Livestock predation programs. This Big Game program reduces the financial loss incurred by producers in these provinces from wildlife damage to eligible crops and can include compensation for wildlife excreta contaminated crops and silage in pits and tubes. In some provinces damage to honey producers and leafcutter bee products is also included.

Also see Livestock predation compensation, Waterfowl damage and Wildlife damage compensation programs.

Cull Animal Program (2003 to 2006)

This program was intended to assist farmers with the additional cost of feeding surplus animals while the US border was closed to Canadian animals over 30 months of age. With the goal of discouraging on-farm slaughter and encouraging movement of mature animals to domestic markets in an orderly fashion.

Cull Breeding Swine Program (2008)

This federally funded program for 2008, administered by the Canadian Pork Council, was designed to help restructure the industry to bring it in line with market realities. The objective was to reduce the national breeding herd size by up to 10% over and above normal annual reductions. Producers were eligible to receive a per head payment for each animal slaughtered as well as reimbursement for slaughter and disposal costs. Producers had to agree to empty at least one barn, and not restock for a three-year period.

Dairy Direct Payment Program (2019 to present)

The objective of the Dairy Direct Payment Program is to support dairy producers as a result of market access commitments made under recent international trade agreements, namely the Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

In August 2019, the federal government announced that it will make available $1.75 billion to supply-managed milk producers. Up to $345 million in direct payments was made available in 2019-2020.

In November 2020, the government announced the payment schedule for the remaining $1.405 billion in direct payments over the next three years.

Starting Fall 2023, the program will make available $1.2 billion over 6 years to account for the impacts of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).

The Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC) has been mandated to deliver the program.

Drought Assistance for Livestock Producers (2007 to 2008)

This program was enacted in 2007, to assist livestock owners in Northern B.C. who suffered economic hardship in 2006 due to drought. Drought conditions in the summer of 2006 reduced hay and forage yields by up to 50% and producers were left with higher costs for feed, water and other expenses.

Eurasian Wild Boar Transition Assistance Initiative (2021 to 2022)

The purpose of this Initiative was to provide financial support to producers of EWB to assist them in transitioning out of the production of EWB and into other forms of production. The need for this type of financial support arose out of the passage of a regulation under the Invasive Species Act, 2015 that designated Ontario as an invasive species control area for wild pigs, including the possession and movement of EWB.

Farm Emergency Response Grant Program (2022 to 2023)

A one-time grant of $2,500 was sent to registered farms in Central, Northern and Eastern Nova Scotia that experienced financial losses due to infrastructure or crop damage, livestock loss or extended power outages due to Hurricane Fiona. Funding was also available to registered farms that experienced storm damage outside the most impacted regions.

Fed Cattle Set Aside Program (2005 to 2006)

The program was part of a national strategy to assist Canada's cattle industry to reposition itself to help ensure its long-term viability.

Financial Assistance for Replanting Apple Orchards (2020 to 2022)

The financial assistance for replanting apple orchards program was implemented to support the apple industry during the transition period following the termination of the Farm Income Stabilization Insurance Program coverage.

The program was intended to support development of the apple industry from a sustainable development perspective, as a complement to other government assistance available to the apple industry.

More specifically, this program was intended to provide financial support to apple businesses in their apple orchard replanting projects.

Eligible businesses could receive financial assistance of $5,000 per replanted hectare for up to four hectares. If the business was deemed eligible for one of the grants under the Financial Support Program for Aspiring Farmers on the date that they submitted their application to the program, the assistance was increased to $6,250 per eligible hectare.

Fiona Agricultural Disaster Assistance Program (2023)

Farmers could apply for financial assistance to help cover extraordinary operational costs caused by Hurricane Fiona. The Fiona Agricultural Disaster Assistance Program provided a one-window financial response to help the agriculture industry in Nova Scotia recover from Hurricane Fiona.

Fiona Agriculture Support Program (2023 to present)

The Fiona Agriculture Support Program provides financial support to the agriculture industry in Prince Edward Island where extraordinary costs have been incurred associated with agricultural infrastructure, crops, and livestock due to Fiona that are not covered by existing Business Risk Management (BRM) programs and other federal or provincial programs.

Frost loss Program (2018-2019)

The Frost Loss Program helped Nova Scotia Farmers recover from crop and financial losses from the frost in June 2018.

This program provided financial assistance in addition with other Business Risk Management programs that were available, such as AgriInsurance.

Golden Nematode Disaster Program (2007 to 2009)

The objective of this program was to assist producers affected by Golden Nematode with the costs of disposing potatoes and a per hectare support payment to assist potato producers and producers of nursery and greenhouse crops with extraordinary costs not covered under existing programs. The program was funded by the federal government.

Grains and Oilseeds Payment (GOPP) (2006)

The Grains and Oilseeds Payment Program was a one-time program for producers of grains, oilseeds, or special crops, to help address the severe economic hardships they were facing.

Hazelnut Renewal Program (2020 to 2023)

This provincially funded program provided funds to remove infected trees to mitigate the spread of Eastern Filbert Blight and to provide incentives for the planting of new disease-resistant hazelnut trees in British Columbia.

Types of Program Funding:

  • Hazelnut Renewal: Funding to provide incentives for the planting of new Eastern Filbert Blight (EFB) resistant hazelnut trees in British Columbia.
  • Removal of EFB Infected Hazelnut Trees: Funding to remove infected trees to mitigate the spread of EFB and to protect new orchards.

Hog Transition Fund (2008)

This program was designed to assist Nova Scotia hog producers who were having financial difficulties due to declining market prices in 2006-2007. The program was administered through Pork Nova Scotia.

Lake Manitoba Flood Assistance Program (2011 to present)

This program was designed to provide financial compensation to crop and livestock producers affected by the flooding of Lake Manitoba in 2011. Part A - Lake Manitoba Pasture Flooding Assistance Component and Part B - Lake Manitoba Transportation and Crop/Forage Loss Component, are included. This program is funded entirely by the provincial government.

Livestock Insurance Programs (1991 to present)

The Livestock Insurance Programs include a number of provincially administered livestock insurance programs. These programs include:

The Cattle Price Insurance Program (2009 to present), designed to provide Alberta cattle producers with an effective price risk management tool reflective of their risk. As of 2014, this program is now referred to as the Western Livestock Price Insurance Program.

Dairy Livestock Insurance (1991 to present), implemented to assist Nova Scotia producers when a number of cattle were lost due to disease outbreaks. The program continues to exist for situations resulting in a significant loss in production, causing a loss of revenue.

The Hog Price Insurance Program (2011 to present), designed to provide Alberta hog producers with protection against unexpected declines in Alberta hog prices, over a defined period of time. As of 2014, this program is now referred to as the Western Livestock Price Insurance Program.

Livestock Insurance in Newfoundland and Labrador (1991 to present) compensates producers for the death or injury to sheep, goats, dairy cattle or beef cattle caused by dogs or other predators.

Livestock Insurance in Prince Edward Island (2009 to present) offers two types of coverage: compensation to cattle producers for the death of an animal due to disease, as well as compensation to dairy producers whose production levels fall beneath a set threshold, causing a loss of income.

The Overwinter Bee Mortality Insurance (2012 to present) insures Manitoban beekeepers against unmanageable wintering losses, including weather-related damages, diseases and pests. As of 2014 the data for this program is included in Crop Insurance.

Poultry Insurance (2008 to present) compensates Nova Scotia producers for the loss of poultry (which includes broilers, breeders, breeder pullets, layer pullets, commercial layers and integrated layers) to the disease infectious laryngotracheitis (ILT).

The Western Livestock Price Insurance Program (WLPIP) (2014 to present) is a business risk management program where producers can purchase price protection on livestock in the form of an insurance policy and is available to producers in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

Livestock Predation Compensation Program

Manitoba (1999 to present) - This program compensates livestock producers in Manitoba for losses from injury or death of eligible livestock that resulted from losses due to natural predators such as black bear, cougar, wolf or coyote. Compensation is available to 100% of the assessed value of the animal, for a confirmed loss due to predation and to 50% of the value for a probable loss. In respect for livestock injured, the payment will be the lesser of the veterinary treatment or the value of the livestock. The government of Manitoba pays 60% of program payments and the Government of Canada 40%. Administration costs are cost-shared 50/50 between the Government of Canada and the Government of Manitoba.

Saskatchewan (2010 to present) - Under the Wildlife Damage Compensation Program, the Saskatchewan Compensation for Livestock Predation compensates producers for livestock killed or injured by predators. The first 80 percent of the program funding is cost-shared by federal and provincial governments. The provincial government contributes the remaining amount. The program is administered by the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation. Other components of the Wildlife Damage Compensation Program include Waterfowl damage compensation and Crops loss compensation (reported separately).

Also see Crop loss compensation, Waterfowl damage and Wildlife damage compensation programs.

Manitoba Ruminant Assistance Program (2008)

This one-time payment for 2008, funded jointly by the province of Manitoba and the federal government, allowed cattle producers to receive a direct payment of up to 3% of historical net sales. The payment, administered by the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC), was provided to all ruminant producers and was in proportion to the size of the producer's livestock operations.

Manitoba Spring Blizzard Livestock Mortalities Assistance Program (2011 to 2012)

The 2011 Manitoba Spring Blizzard Mortalities Assistance program provided assistance to Manitoba producers who experienced livestock losses following the blizzard that hit April 29th and 30th, 2011. Compensation was provided for animal deaths that occurred, as a result of the storm, between April 29th and May 5th, 2011. This program was funded and administered by Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives.

Marketing and Vineyard Improvement Program (MVIP) (2015 to 2016)

This program provided funds for eligible vineyard improvements to enable growers in Ontario to produce quality grapes in order to respond to the growing demands of Ontario wine manufacturers and to adapt ongoing and emerging vineyard challenges. This payment was overseen by Agricorp (a provincial crown corporation) and was created under the Wine and Grape Strategy to promote Ontario VQA (Ontario's Wine Authority) and support vineyard production improvements. Only certain non-capital payments to producers were included in the Direct payments data series (e.g., wine grape vine removal, land preparation, etc.).

Measure to support grain corn producers in mitigating the impact of the 2019 rise in propane prices in Québec (2020)

The measure to support grain corn producers in mitigating the impact of the 2019 rise in propane prices in Québec was meant to help reduce the repercussions on grain corn production due to the rise in prices of propane which is used to dry grain corn. This measure covered grain corn not yet harvested by November 19, 2019, the date when Canadian National Railway employees went on strike.

Financial assistance was provided in the form of a maximum flat rate of $23.50 per hectare of eligible grain corn areas for up to $50,000 per farm business.

Montérégie flooding assistance program (2011 to 2012)

This program provided financial assistance to agricultural enterprises affected by the floods of spring 2011, in the Richelieu valley. Compensation was offered to producers for loss of income due to flooded farmland, and/or losses due to unseeded acreage.

Net Income Stabilization Account (NISA) (1991 to 2009)

The Net Income Stabilization Account (NISA) was established in 1991 under the Farm Income Protection Act.

The purpose of NISA was to encourage producers to save a portion of their income for use during periods of reduced income. Producers could deposit up to 3% of their Eligible Net Sales (ENS) annually in their NISA account and receive matching government contributions. The federal government and several provinces offered enhanced matching contributions over and above the base 3% on specified commodities. All these deposits earn a 3% interest bonus in addition to the regular rates offered by the financial institution where the account is held.

Most primary agricultural products were included in the calculation of Eligible Net Sales (sales of qualifying commodities minus purchases of qualifying commodities), the main exception being those covered by supply management (dairy, poultry and eggs).

The NISA account was comprised of two funds. Fund No. 1 which held producer deposits while Fund No. 2 contained the matching government contributions and all accumulated interest earned on both Fund 1 and Fund 2. Included as payments in the series «Direct Program Payments to Producers» were the producer withdrawals from Fund 2.

Nova Scotia Beef Kickstart Program (2008)

This one-time payment for 2008 provided funding for Nova Scotia's beef industry with the goal of helping the sector move toward greater economic self-sustainability.

Nova Scotia Margin Enhancement Program (2007 to 2008)

This initiative introduced in 2006, was a provincial initiative that provided additional income support to Nova Scotia producers. Using 2003 CAIS program data, reference margins of CAIS participants were increased by 10%.

Ontario AgriStability Top Up Program (2022 to present)

The purpose of the Program is to help offset losses resulting from factors beyond the control of farmers in Ontario, including those as a result of increased market uncertainty exacerbated by the COVID-19 Pandemic, by providing Ontario's forty percent (40%) share of an increase of ten percent (10%) to the maximum Payment Benefit provided under AgriStability.

Ontario Cattle, Hog and Horticulture Program (OCHHP) (2008)

This one-time payment for 2008, funded by the province of Ontario, was to assist farmers suffering from multiple financial pressures due to the stronger Canadian dollar, and lower market prices. Payments for cattle and hog producers were based on 12% of their historic allowable net sales, while payments for horticulture were based on 2% of allowable net sales.

Ontario Cost Recognition Top-up Program (2007 to 2010)

This program was a 40% matching provincial contribution to the federal Cost of Production Payment Program. This program was a direct payment to producers in recognition of rising production costs over the previous few years. The Ontario Top-Up Program payments were distributed after the payment details regarding the federal program were released.

Ontario Duponchelia Assistance Program (2008)

The purpose of this initiative was to provide financial support to horticulture producers in the Niagara Region of Ontario affected by Duponchelia, a reportable pest. The initiative provided a federal share (60%) of financial compensation to assist these producers in addressing plant replacement costs and in dealing with extraordinary expenses incurred due to quarantine measures imposed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).

Ontario Edible Horticulture Crop Payment (2006)

This one-time payment compensated Ontario producers of edible horticulture crops for losses experienced on their 2005 crop.

Ontario Edible Horticultural Support Program (2018-2019)

This program provided financial support to Ontario producers of edible horticulture products (small and medium-size agricultural operators) to adjust to the changing small business environment. This program was funded by the Government of Ontario and the payments were based on net sales of edible horticulture. Self-Directed Risk Management Program participants were enrolled automatically.

Ontario Special Beekeepers Fund (2007 to 2008)

The Special Beekeepers Fund, enacted in June 2007, provided direct compensation to beekeepers who suffered higher than normal hive losses during the winter of 2006. The assistance was designed to help bring Ontario's bee population back to near-normal levels, and beekeepers back to normal business.

PEI Pollination Expansion Program (2021 to 2022)

The Prince Edward Island Department of Agriculture and Land established the PEI Pollination Expansion Program to support the sustainable increase of local honey bee colonies that were available for the pollination of wild blueberries and other fruit crops and the advancement of the beekeeping sector through strategic industry initiatives.

PEI Potato Seed Recovery Program (2020)

The purpose of the Potato Seed Recovery Program was to offset extraordinary costs and a loss in revenue for Island seed potato producers impacted by the pandemic. This payment was a $1.19 million fund and was a provincially funded program.

Perennial Crop Renewal Program (PCRP) (2023 to present)

The Perennial Crop Renewal Program (PCRP) is a program funded by the Government of BC through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food (AF) and delivered by the Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC (IAF). This program supports producers to remove unproductive, diseased, or unmarketable cultivars and to adopt growing systems that are better suited to environmental conditions and market demands funded. Only Stream 2 (Removal Projects) and Stream 3 (Sector-Specific Planting Projects) are included in the series «Direct Program Payments to Producers».

Polar Vortex Industry Recovery Program (2023 to present)

The objective of the Polar Vortex Industry Recovery program is to address the immediate need of the industries in Nova Scotia who were affected by the February 2023 Polar Vortex weather event, including soft berry fruits, grapes, and fruit trees. In Phase 1, stream 1 provided virus testing support for grapes and stream 2 provided maintenance recovery for eligible crops.

Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Programs (PED)

Prince Edward Island (2014) - The Prince Edward Island PED program provided financial aid to hog farmers for increased sanitation and screening measures to help combat the pig virus. This was a cost-shared program between the federal and provincial governments under Growing Forward 2. The program was administered by the PEI Hog Board.

Québec (2015 to present) - Emergency Fund Program in Response to Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) and Swine Delta Coronavirus (SDCV) in Québec. The purpose of this program is to provide assistance to affected operations, up to a maximum of $20,000 per production site, to cover certain additional expenses required to combat this disease and prevent it from spreading. The program is financed by La Financière agricole and administered by the Québec swine health team (EQSP). The fund has a maximum budget of $400,000.

Portage Diversion Fail-Safe compensation program (2014 to 2015)

This program was designed to provide financial assistance to Manitoba agricultural producers affected by the 2014 flooding due to the operation of the Portage diversion fail-safe. This program was fully funded by the Manitoba Government and administrated by the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC).

Post-tropical Storm Dorian Response Program (DRP) (2020-2021)

The Prince Edward Island Department of Agriculture and Land had established the Post-tropical Storm Dorian Response Program (DRP) to provide financial support to corn, crambe, and tree fruit producers who had incurred extraordinary costs due to Dorian which were not covered by existing Business Risk Management programs.

Post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) (2008 to 2010)

This MAPAQ (ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec) program granted financial support to Quebec feeder hog operations affected by Post Weaning Multisystemic Wasting Syndrome (PMWS).

Prince Edward Island Beef Industry Initiative (2007 to 2008)

This one-time payment for 2008 was designed to assist beef producers in Prince Edward Island to adjust to current market conditions and develop improved quality in their herds. The program provided immediate assistance to producers to help mitigate risk and provided genetics and enhanced herd health incentives. Payments were based on a combination of their average net sales and December 2007 inventory.

Prince Edward Island Hog Transition Fund (2008)

This program was designed to reduce hog numbers through a buyout program. It provided funds for producers to transition out of hog production.

Privately funded programs

Private hail insurance (1981 to present)

Private Hail Insurance is purchased by agricultural producers to protect themselves against the loss of their crops due to hail. Hail insurance is privately funded through producer premiums and producers may have the option to extend coverage for damage to crops due to loss through fire, depending on the insurance provider.

Other Private Programs (2011 to present):

Alberta Hog and Cattle Levy Refund (2011 to present)

In May 2011, Alberta Pork announced it would refund 85 cents for every dollar of levies it had collected from producers during the 2010-2011 fiscal year to assist producers coping with rising feed costs and small profit margins.

Legislation regarding levies in Alberta also changed in 2011. Levies for pork, beef, lamb, and potato producers had been mandatory until a change is legislation gave these producers the right to ask for a refund of the levies paid. Since that time, estimates for the hog and cattle levies refunded have been produced.

Heinz payment (2013)

Due to the closure of the Ontario Heinz processing plant in 2013, Heinz has paid a one-time 'goodwill' payment to compensate the farmers that were under contract to deliver processing tomatoes in 2013. The payment was to help offset costs that farmers may have incurred in preparing for the 2013 crop.

Provincial Stabilization Programs (1981 to present)

Under provincial stabilization programs, payments are made in order to support producer incomes affected by small profit margins, or low prices, for selected commodities. Provincial stabilization programs are partly funded by the provincial government, either directly through the subsidization of producer premiums, or indirectly by absorbing a part, or the whole, of the cost of administering the program. These programs are optional, and producers are required to pay premiums in order to participate.

Farm Income Stabilization Program (ASRA) (1981 to present)

The Farm Income Stabilization Insurance Program is designed to guarantee a positive net annual income to producers in Quebec. Producers participating in the program receive funds when the average selling price falls below a stabilized income, which is based on the average production cost in a specific sector. ASRA is complementary to AgriStability, but participation in AgriStability is not mandatory. Payments under ASRA decrease in accordance to amounts paid out through AgriStability. ASRA premiums are partially funded by the provincial government, which pays two thirds of the cost of premiums, while producers pay the remaining third.

Ontario Risk Management Program (RMP) (2007 to present)

ORMP is a provincial program that offers compensation to Ontario producers for losses of income caused by fluctuating market prices and rising production costs. Commodities eligible for compensation include a variety of grains and oilseeds, as well as certain livestock, including cattle, calves, hogs and sheep. The program also offers compensation for unseeded acres, under certain conditions. In order to participate in this program, producers must also participate in AgriStability, as well as Production Insurance (for grains and oilseeds). Payments made under ORMP count as an advance on the provincial portion of AgriStability for the corresponding program year. Because ORMP is provincially funded, it has no impact on the federal portion of AgriStability payments. ORMP premiums are partly funded by the provincial government, which pays 40% of the cost of premiums, while producers pay the remaining 60%.

Saskatchewan Cattle and Hog Support Program (2009)

This program helped producers retain their breeding herds and address immediate cash flow needs.

Saskatchewan Feed and Forage Program - 2011 (2011 to 2012)

This program provided compensation to producers who had to transport additional feed to their livestock or transport their livestock to alternate locations for feeding and grazing, due to feed shortages caused by excess moisture. In addition, financial assistance was provided to producers who had to reseed hay, forage or pasture land that had been damaged by excess moisture. This provincially-funded program replaced the initial 2011 Saskatchewan Feed and Forage Program (2010-2011), which was jointly offered by the provincial and federal governments, as part of AgriRecovery.

Self-Directed Risk Management (SDRM) (2005 to present)

SDRM is a provincial program designed to help Ontarian horticultural producers manage farm operation risk. Under the program, over 150 edible horticultural crops are eligible for coverage, including fruits, vegetables, mushrooms, herbs and spices, nuts, honey and maple products. To be eligible, producers must also participate in AgriStability, and meet the minimum amount of allowable net sales (ANS). Participating producers can deposit up to a maximum of 2% of their ANS into an account, and have their contribution matched by the provincial government. Payments made under SDRM count as an advance on the provincial portion of AgriStability for the corresponding program year. Because SDRM is provincially funded, it has no impact on the federal portion of AgriStability payments. Amounts received under Production Insurance for a crop also covered by SDRM will be deducted from SDRM payments.

Shoal Lakes Agriculture Flooding Assistance Program (2011)

The purpose of this program was to provide financial support to agriculture producers affected by chronic flooding in the Shoal Lakes Complex in the Interlake of Manitoba.

  • Land payments on a per acre basis were provided to farm operators to compensate for lost income related to agricultural production that cannot be realized due to flooded acres in 2010 and 2011.
  • Financial assistance for transportation costs incurred between April 1, 2011, and March 15, 2012, to those farm operators who needed to transport feed to livestock or livestock to feed, due to the flooding.

This payment was administered by the Manitoba Agriculture Corporation (MASC), with the assistance of Manitoba Agriculture, Food & Rural Initiatives (MAFRI).

Soil Building for Seed Potato Producers Program (2023)

The Prince Edward Island Department of Agriculture established the Soil Building for Seed Potato Producers Program to assist in the planting of soil-building crops or extended perennial crops in fields originally intended for seed potatoes in 2023.

Support program for apple orchard replanting in Quebec (2007 to 2010)

The first component of this MAPAQ (ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec) program offered replanting help in order to improve efficiency, profitability as well as competitiveness. The objective of the second component was to compensate apple producers for the loss of apple trees due to winter-kill (frost) in 1994.

Support Program for the Eradication of Chronic Wasting Disease in Cervids (CWD) (2019 to present)

This program implemented by La Financière agricole du Québec offers financial aid to cervid producers affected by the measures taken to eradicate CWD.

There are two categories of aid under this program:

  • The first compensates cervid producers ordered to slaughter and dispose of animals under the Animal Health Protection Act.
  • The second financially supports cervid producers required to implement sanitary measures stipulated under the Animal Health Protection Act.

Surplus Potato Management Response (2022)

The Surplus Potato Management Response was cost-shared between the federal and provincial governments and aimed to support PEI potato farmers impacted by trade disruptions. The Prince Edward Island Potato Board delivered the plan on behalf of the governments to manage potatoes that had been rendered surplus. Only the Destruction Program was included in the Direct payments data series. The growers received up to 8.5 cents per pound to assist with the costs of environmentally-sound destruction of surplus potatoes.

Transitional Production Adjustment Program (1996) (1993 to 1997 and 1999 to 2008)

Under the Tree Fruit Revitalization Program, British Columbia orchardists were guaranteed specific annual revenue per acre during the first three years, following replant of orchards to new high density tree fruit varieties.

Tree Fruit Replant Program (previously known as Tree fruit grafting/budding and replant program) (2008 to 2011, 2012 to 2021)

In 2008, the Transitional Production Adjustment Program ended, and the Tree fruit grafting/budding and replant program started. In July 2007, the federal and provincial governments jointly announced that they were investing $8 million to help British Columbia's tree fruit and grape industries adapt to changing markets. The cost was shared (60% federal, 40% provincial) and the program lasted for three years. In 2012, the provincial government invested an additional $2 million to replant tree fruit orchards to expand domestic markets through high-quality products by targeting the planting of premium varieties. The program, which also included a grafting and budding component, concluded in 2014. The 2015 program was the first year of a 7-year commitment by British Columbia of $8.4 million announced in Nov 2014. This was a British Columbia Agriculture Department program that shared the administration of the program with the British Columbia Fruit Growers Association under contract until 2016.

2019-2020 British Columbia AgriStability Enhancement Program (2019 to present)

The British Columbia government is offering greater coverage to farmers who have lost income due to weather, trade challenges or natural disaster. The Program includes:

  • Increasing the compensation rate, for all farms, from 70% to 80% on income margin losses greater than 30%. In other words, B.C. will be adding 14.3% to every AgriStability payment.
    • An AgriStability payment is triggered when a producer's current margin (allowable income less allowable expenses) drops more than 30% below their average historical margin (referred to as Reference Margin).
  • Eliminating the Reference Margin Limit (RML) which reduced compensation for some farms.
    • Farms which have wide margins due to low eligible expenses will no longer have their compensation reduced due to the RML.

Unseeded Acreage Payment - 2006 (2006 to 2007)

This program provided a payment to Saskatchewan farmers who experienced excess moisture conditions prior to June 20, 2006 and were unable to seed 95% of the acres they would normally intend to seed.

Waterfowl Damage (1981 to present)

Waterfowl damage payment programs are designed to compensate producers for crop losses caused by waterfowl. Compensation is also available for cleaning excreta contaminated grain in some provinces, and for prevention management.

Also see Crop loss compensation, Livestock predation compensation and Wildlife damage compensation programs.

Wildlife Damage Compensation Program

British Columbia (2002 to present) - The British Columbia Wildlife Compensation program is part of an Agricultural Environment Partnership Initiative that includes the following programs: The Waterfowl Damage to Forage Fields in Delta, Wild Predator Loss Control and Compensation Program for Cattle and East Kootenay Agriculture Wildlife Pilot Project. These programs are designed to compensate producers for the losses incurred to crops and livestock due to wildlife.

New Brunswick (2014 to present) - This cost-shared program compensates producers who suffer livestock or crop losses due to wildlife. Compensation is available for specified crops and livestock for damage caused by eligible wildlife. The maximum compensation per producer is $50,000 per year. The New Brunswick Agricultural Insurance Commission (NBAIC) administers this program, applicants are not required to be an insurance client to receive compensation.

Nova Scotia (2008 to present) - This cost-shared program, announced in 2008, will help address some of the risks experienced by Nova Scotia farmers regarding damage to eligible agricultural products because of the activities of wildlife, including wildlife predation on livestock and damage to crops. Applicants are not required to have crop insurance.

Ontario (2008 to present) - The Ontario Wildlife Damage Compensation Program provides financial assistance to eligible applicants whose livestock and poultry have been injured or killed by wolves, coyotes, bears and other species of wildlife identified in the program guidelines, or whose bee-colonies, bee-hives and bee-hive related equipment have been damaged by bears, raccoons, deer and skunks. The program was funded by the provincial government up to the fiscal year of 2008/2009 and became part of Growing Forward - a federal, provincial and territorial initiative starting from fiscal year 2009/2010, when cost-sharing of the program began between the governments of Canada and Ontario.

Also see Crop loss compensation, Livestock predation compensation and Waterfowl damage programs.

Quarterly Financial Report for the quarter ended December 31, 2023

Statement outlining results, risks and significant changes in operations, personnel and program

A) Introduction

Statistics Canada's mandate

Statistics Canada ("the agency") is a member of the Innovation, Science and Industry portfolio.

Statistics Canada's role is to ensure that Canadians have access to a trusted source of statistics on Canada that meets their highest priority needs.

The agency's mandate derives primarily from the Statistics Act. The Act requires that the agency collects, compiles, analyzes and publishes statistical information on the economic, social, and general conditions of the country and its people. It also requires that Statistics Canada conduct the census of population and the census of agriculture every fifth year and protects the confidentiality of the information with which it is entrusted.

Statistics Canada also has a mandate to co-ordinate and lead the national statistical system. The agency is considered a leader, among statistical agencies around the world, in co–ordinating statistical activities to reduce duplication and reporting burden.

More information on Statistics Canada's mandate, roles, responsibilities and programs can be found in the 2023-2024 Main Estimates and in the Statistics Canada 2023-2024 Departmental Plan.

The Quarterly Financial Report:

  • should be read in conjunction with the 2023-2024 Main Estimates;
  • has been prepared by management, as required by Section 65.1 of the Financial Administration Act, and in the form and manner prescribed by Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat;
  • has not been subject to an external audit or review.

Statistics Canada has the authority to collect and spend revenue from other federal government departments and agencies, as well as from external clients, for statistical services and products.

Basis of presentation

This quarterly report has been prepared by management using an expenditure basis of accounting. The accompanying Statement of Authorities includes the agency's spending authorities granted by Parliament and those used by the agency consistent with the Main Estimates for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. This quarterly report has been prepared using a special purpose financial reporting framework designed to meet financial information needs with respect to the use of spending authorities.

The authority of Parliament is required before moneys can be spent by the Government. Approvals are given in the form of annually approved limits through appropriation acts or through legislation in the form of statutory spending authority for specific purposes.

The agency uses the full accrual method of accounting to prepare and present its annual departmental financial statements that are part of the departmental results reporting process. However, the spending authorities voted by Parliament remain on an expenditure basis.

B) Highlights of fiscal quarter and fiscal year-to-date results

This section highlights the significant items that contributed to the net increase in resources available for the year, as well as actual expenditures for the quarter ended December 31.

Chart 1: Comparison of gross budgetary authorities and expenditures as of December 31, 2022, and December 31, 2023, in thousands of dollars
Description for Chart 1: Comparison of gross budgetary authorities and expenditures as of December 31, 2022, and December 31, 2023, in thousands of dollars

This bar graph shows Statistics Canada's budgetary authorities and expenditures, in thousands of dollars, as of September 30, 2022 and 2023:

  • As at December 31, 2022
    • Net budgetary authorities: $653,958
    • Vote netting authority: $150,000
    • Total authority: $803,958
    • Net expenditures for the period ending December 31: $551,614
    • Year-to-date revenues spent from vote netting authority for the period ending December 31: $48,901
    • Total expenditures: $600,515
  • As at December 31, 2023
    • Net budgetary authorities: $746,528
    • Vote netting authority: $120,000
    • Total authority: $866,528
    • Net expenditures for the period ending December 31: $543,027
    • Year-to-date revenues spent from vote netting authority for the period ending December 31: $70,646
    • Total expenditures: $613,673

Chart 1 outlines the gross budgetary authorities, which represent the resources available for use for the year as of December 31.

Significant changes to authorities

Total authorities available for 2023-24 have increased by $62.5 million, or 7.8%, from the previous year, from $804 million to $866.5 million (Chart 1). The net increase is mostly the result of the following:

  • An increase of $87.7 million for funding received to cover the initial planning phase and development activities related to the 2026 Census of Population and 2026 Census of Agriculture programs;
  • An increase of $55.3 million for salary increases mostly related to the latest rounds of collective bargaining, including retroactive pay, price increases and signing bonuses;
  • A decrease of $50.3 million for the 2021 Census of Population and 2021 Census of Agriculture programs due to cyclical nature of funding winding down;
  • A decrease of $28.9 million for the carry forward from the previous year. The agency leverages the operating budget carry-forward mechanism to manage the cyclical nature of program operations and investments in the agency's strategic plan;
  • An increase of $41.8 million for various initiatives including Statistical Survey Operations Modernization, Oral Health Statistics Program, Dental Care for Canadians, Removing Barriers to Internal Trade and Building a World-Class Intellectual Property Regime, as well as for Cloud Operations;
  • A decrease of $12.2 million for various initiatives including Better Data for Better Outcomes, Strengthening Long-term Care and Supportive Care, Survey on the Official Language Minority Population, Supporting Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Information and Services and Vision for a data-driven economy & society.

In addition to the appropriations allocated to the agency through the Main Estimates, Statistics Canada also has vote net authority within Vote 1, which entitles the agency to spend revenues collected from other federal government departments, agencies, and external clients to provide statistical services. The vote netting authority has decreased by $30 million, or 20%, when comparing the third quarter of fiscal years 2022-2023 and 2023-2024, from $150 million to $120 million. This decrease was expected, as 2022-23 saw additional work associated with extra demands following the slowdown during the pandemic, as the easing of restrictions allowed collection of statistical information to resume, as well as an increase in demands related to the 2021 Census.

Significant changes to expenditures

Year-to-date net expenditures recorded to the end of the third quarter decreased by $8.6 million, or 1.6% from the previous year, from $551.6 million to $543 million (see Table A: Variation in Departmental Expenditures by Standard Object).

Statistics Canada spent approximately 72.7% of its authorities by the end of the third quarter, compared with 84.4% in the same quarter of 2022-2023.

Table A: Variation in Departmental Expenditures by Standard Object (unaudited)
This table displays the variance of departmental expenditures by standard object between fiscal 2022-2023 and 2023-2024. The variance is calculated for year to date expenditures as at the end of the third quarter. The row headers provide information by standard object. The column headers provide information in thousands of dollars and percentage variance for the year to date variation.
Departmental Expenditures Variation by Standard Object: Q3 year-to-date variation between fiscal year 2022-2023 and 2023-2024
$'000 %
(01) Personnel 14,823 2.8
(02) Transportation and communications -401 -3.5
(03) Information -486 -9.4
(04) Professional and special services 5,248 19.4
(05) Rentals -1,307 -8.2
(06) Repair and maintenance -189 -41.7
(07) Utilities, materials and supplies 299 58.1
(08) Acquisition of land, buildings and works -222 -76.0
(09) Acquisition of machinery and equipment -3,730 -73.2
(10) Transfer payments - -
(12) Other subsidies and payments -877 -56.9
Total gross budgetary expenditures 13,158 2.2
Less revenues netted against expenditures:
Revenues 21,745 44.5
Total net budgetary expenditures -8,587 -1.6
Note: Explanations are provided for variances of more than $1 million.

Personnel: The increase is mainly due to spending for retroactive pay, price increases and signing bonuses in relation to the ratification of collective agreements offset by a decrease in spending for seasonal, casual, and student salaries.

Professional and special services: The increase is mainly related to the Cloud Operation costs. Expenditures related to the Canadian Health Measures Survey for lab analysis and dentist fees has also contributed to the increase. The increase is offset by a decrease in consulting services and timing difference in invoicing compared to last year.

Rentals: The decrease is mainly due to a one-time invoice for a software licence paid in the first quarter of 2022-2023.

Acquisition of machinery and equipment: The decrease is mainly due to the purchase of computers in the first quarter of 2022-2023 and timing difference in invoicing compared to last year.

Revenues: The increase is mainly due to a timing difference in invoicing compared to last year

C) Significant changes to operations, personnel and programs

In 2023-24, the following changes in operations, personnel and program activities are underway:

  • The Census program is ramping down operations from the 2021 cycle and is in the planning phase for the 2026 Censuses of Population and Agriculture programs.
  • Budget 2023 announced funding for new initiatives, such as, the Canadian Dental Care program and the Official Languages Action Plan.
  • Budget 2023 announced a commitment to refocus government spending:
    • Budget 2023 proposes to reduce spending on consulting, other professional services, and travel by roughly 15 per cent starting in 2023-24. The government will focus on targeting these reductions on professional services, particularly management consulting.
    • Budget 2023 proposes to phase in a roughly 3 per cent reduction of eligible spending by departments and agencies by 2026-27.
  • Statistics Canada is committed to effective management of its programs and services. In anticipation of the announcement of pending reductions, Statistics Canada launched a review in 2022 to identify efficiencies and reductions to programs or services.
  • Cloud funding decision for 2023-24 and 2024-25 was approved. For 2025-26, in the absence of an enterprise-wide funding model by 2025-26, funding will be sourced by Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat resources for that year.

D) Risks and uncertainties

Statistics Canada is addressing the issues and corresponding uncertainties raised in this Quarterly Financial Report through ongoing monitoring activities on its corporate risks and mitigation measures captured in the 2023-24 Corporate Risk Profile and at the program level.

Statistics Canada continues to pursue and invest in modernizing business processes and tools to maintain its relevance and maximize the value it provides to Canadians. To address uncertainties, the agency is implementing the Census of Environment, the Quality of Life Framework for Canada, the Disaggregated Data Action Plan and several other initiatives focused on leveraging modern methods and recent investments in a modern infrastructure to meet the evolving needs of users and remain relevant as an agency. Additionally, Statistics Canada is committed to protecting its data against cyber threats by continuously ensuring the security of handling and processing its data and supporting the use of modern methods with a functional digital infrastructure.

To achieve its goals, Statistics Canada needs a proficient and empowered workforce. Yet, it faces challenges in competing with other organizations in the data ecosystem due to the current labor market conditions and the growing demand for digital tools and skills. In addition, it is imperative to continue focusing on having an accessible, equitable and inclusive workforce. To address uncertainties, Statistics Canada will create partnerships with other government departments and IT industry partners to find innovative ways to collaborate on bridging gaps in digital skills and IT human resource shortfalls. The agency will continue promoting a strong workplace culture, a healthy work-life balance, foster values and ethics and advance on the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan.

Furthermore, it will focus on existing employees and continue its effort to achieve greater diversity and inclusion across its workforce and promote and support accessibility through the Accessibility, Accommodation and Adaptive Computer Technology (AAACT) trainings, GC Accessibility Passport, and other resources on the StatCan Internal Communications Network (ICN). Statistics Canada continues its collaboration with federal partners to access IT services and support to realize its modernization objectives and to achieve the agency's priority to build and adopt a complete enabling infrastructure through the reduction of duplicative solutions, optimization of the Cloud infrastructure, automation of manual processes and shifting to open-source language. To address uncertainties, the agency is working closely with its federal partners, while adhering to the agency's notable financial planning management practices, integrated strategic planning framework as well as strengthening its financial stewardship.

Approval by senior officials

Approved by:

Anil Arora, Chief Statistician
Ottawa, Ontario
Signed on: February 21st, 2024

Kathleen Mitchell, Chief Financial Officer
Ottawa, Ontario
Signed on: February 12th, 2024

Appendix

Statement of Authorities (unaudited)
This table displays the departmental authorities for fiscal years 2022-2023 and 2023-2024. The row headers provide information by type of authority, Vote 105 – Net operating expenditures, Statutory authority and Total Budgetary authorities. The column headers provide information in thousands of dollars for Total available for use for the year ending March 31; used during the quarter ended December 31; and year to date used at quarter-end of both fiscal years.
  Fiscal year 2023-2024 Fiscal year 2022–2023
Total available for use for the year ending March 31, 2024Table note * Used during the quarter ended December 31, 2023 Year-to-date used at quarter-end Total available for use for the year ending March 31, 2023Table note * Used during the quarter ended December 31, 2022 Year-to-date used at quarter-end
in thousands of dollars
Vote 1 — Net operating expenditures 652,624 169,708 486,855 565,503 146,983 491,638
Statutory authority — Contribution to employee benefit plans 93,904 18,724 56,172 88,455 19,992 59,976
Total budgetary authorities 746,528 188,432 543,027 653,958 166,975 551,614
Table note *

Includes only Authorities available for use and granted by Parliament at quarter-end.

Return to the first table note * referrer

Departmental budgetary expenditures by Standard Object (unaudited)
This table displays the departmental expenditures by standard object for fiscal years 2022-2023 and 2023-2024. The row headers provide information by standard object for expenditures and revenues. The column headers provide information in thousands of dollars for planned expenditures for the year ending March 31; expended during the quarter ended December 31; and year to date used at quarter-end of both fiscal years.
  Fiscal year 2023-2024 Fiscal year 2022–2023
Planned expenditures for the year ending March 31, 2024 Expended during the quarter ended December 31, 2023 Year-to-date used at quarter-end Planned expenditures for the year ending March 31, 2023 Expended during the quarter ended December 31, 2022 Year-to-date used at quarter-end
in thousands of dollars
Expenditures:
(01) Personnel 720,956 205,418 547,878 665,875 178,497 533,055
(02) Transportation and communications 13,809 3,252 10,990 17,089 4,071 11,391
(03) Information 9,812 1,296 4,708 13,136 1,776 5,194
(04) Professional and special services 76,027 12,007 32,240 64,093 7,643 26,992
(05) Rentals 25,407 994 14,680 25,824 1,031 15,987
(06) Repair and maintenance 1,108 104 264 690 188 453
(07) Utilities, materials and supplies 3,278 538 814 2,804 138 515
(08) Acquisition of land, buildings and works 635 62 70 807 292 292
(09) Acquisition of machinery and equipment 15,431 711 1,364 10,116 2,787 5,094
(10) Transfer payments - - - - - -
(12) Other subsidies and payments 65 (43) 665 3,524 252 1,542
Total gross budgetary expenditures 866,528 224,339 613,673 803,958 196,675 600,515
Less revenues netted against expenditures:
Revenues 120,000 35,907 70,646 150,000 29,700 48,901
Total revenues netted against expenditures 120,000 35,907 70,646 150,000 29,700 48,901
Total net budgetary expenditures 746,528 188,432 543,027 653,958 166,975 551,614

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

CVs for Total sales by geography
Geography Month
202212 202301 202302 202303 202304 202305 202306 202307 202308 202308 202310 202311 202312
percentage
Canada 0.88 0.32 0.33 0.26 0.14 0.11 0.10 0.18 0.13 0.12 0.15 0.19 0.15
Newfoundland and Labrador 0.93 2.43 0.81 0.70 0.84 0.50 0.47 0.65 0.42 0.51 0.69 0.68 0.81
Prince Edward Island 3.45 10.49 14.17 8.25 7.86 0.98 0.86 0.88 0.74 0.94 1.35 1.32 1.30
Nova Scotia 16.87 0.83 0.91 0.72 0.58 0.38 0.39 0.48 0.35 0.42 0.51 0.46 0.51
New Brunswick 12.18 1.21 1.77 0.76 0.73 0.45 0.42 0.64 0.36 0.49 0.58 0.67 0.71
Quebec 1.73 0.67 0.95 0.77 0.33 0.28 0.26 0.42 0.33 0.34 0.47 0.60 0.41
Ontario 0.73 0.67 0.64 0.48 0.25 0.16 0.17 0.36 0.23 0.19 0.21 0.33 0.24
Manitoba 9.72 0.78 0.75 0.80 0.68 0.48 0.48 0.56 0.54 0.37 0.69 0.58 0.92
Saskatchewan 7.51 0.62 0.89 0.51 0.55 0.40 0.40 0.54 0.61 0.44 0.75 1.14 0.97
Alberta 1.56 0.40 0.44 0.36 0.33 0.24 0.20 0.28 0.31 0.31 0.34 0.34 0.41
British Columbia 2.77 0.44 0.44 0.38 0.27 0.26 0.21 0.24 0.30 0.24 0.29 0.29 0.32
Yukon Territory 2.50 41.12 2.70 30.75 2.48 15.66 1.88 12.04 2.08 12.24 11.34 2.34 2.01
Northwest Territories 2.56 6.03 2.47 38.31 3.64 22.00 2.65 19.03 8.20 23.59 16.54 2.22 1.83
Nunavut 43.21 2.83 2.61 2.50 2.47 53.89 1.60 44.95 4.59 4.13 1.42 1.56 4.42

Wholesale Trade Survey (monthly): CVs for total sales by geography - December 2023

Wholesale Trade Survey (monthly): CVs for total sales by geography - November 2023
Geography Month
202212 202301 202302 202303 202304 202305 202306 202307 202308 202309 202310 202311 202312
percentage
Canada 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4
Newfoundland and Labrador 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.3 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3
Prince Edward Island 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nova Scotia 4.9 4.5 2.0 3.4 2.2 4.4 2.3 2.0 1.6 1.3 1.0 1.3 5.7
New Brunswick 2.4 1.9 2.0 1.5 1.7 1.1 0.6 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8
Quebec 2.1 1.6 1.4 1.3 2.0 1.4 1.7 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.7 1.3
Ontario 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.0 1.4 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.7
Manitoba 1.8 0.7 0.5 0.4 1.1 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 1.3 0.7 0.7
Saskatchewan 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.6 1.4 0.9 0.8 0.6 1.0
Alberta 1.1 1.4 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.7
British Columbia 1.4 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.3 1.0 1.2 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8
Yukon Territory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Northwest Territories 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nunavut 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Annual Retail Trade Survey: CVs for operating revenue – 2022

Annual Retail Trade Survey: CVs for operating revenue – 2022
Table summary
This table displays the results of Annual Retail Trade Survey: CVs for operating revenue – 2022. The information is grouped by Geography (appearing as row headers), CVs for operating revenue and percent (appearing as column headers).
Geography CVs for operating revenue
percent
Canada 0.18
Newfoundland and Labrador 0.17
Prince Edward Island 0.55
Nova Scotia 0.60
New Brunswick 0.63
Quebec 0.52
Ontario 0.29
Manitoba 0.91
Saskatchewan 0.94
Alberta 0.40
British Columbia 0.29
Yukon 0.18
Northwest Territories 0.60
Nunavut 0.90

Why are we conducting 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.

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Business or organization and contact information

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

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

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

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 for the designated contact person for the business or organization and correct information if needed.

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

  • First name
  • Last name
  • Title
  • Preferred language of communication
    • English
    • French
  • Mailing address (number and street)
  • City
  • Province, territory or state
  • Postal code or ZIP 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 expected to 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).

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

This question verifies the business or organization's current main activity as classified by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). The 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 classes; the associated classification might be applicable for this business or organization even if it is not exactly how you would describe this business or organization's main activity.

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

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

Description and examples

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

Main activity

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

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

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

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

How to search:

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

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

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

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 Survey of Electric Power Thermal Generating Station Fuel Consumption (EPTG).

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.

Industrial generator

1. Does this business produce electricity, for own use and/or for sale?

  • Yes
  • No

Fuel consumption for industrial generation

2. Are the reported fuels consumed for the purpose of electricity generation only?

The purpose of this question is to ascertain whether the respondent is reporting fuels whose sole use was the generation of electricity or whether the fuels reported were used for other purposes (producing thermal energy for building heating, producing thermal energy for industrial drying purposes, etc.) in addition to the generation of electricity.

  • Yes
  • No

Generation and efficiency

3. What is the percentage of the actual electrical generator efficiency?

Percentage

4. What percentage of the portion of steam is used to produce electricity?

Portion of steam used to produce electricity: In the process of generating electricity, utilities may use steam completely towards the production of electricity, however an industry may use the steam for other purposes in their manufacturing and generate electricity as a side product.

Enter '0' if steam was not used to produce electricity.

Do not report negative values.

Percentage

5. What is the percentage of the actual turbine efficiency?

Percentage

Cogeneration

6. Does this business generate both heat and electricity simultaneously from the same energy source at this location?

Cogeneration: a highly efficient means of generating heat and electric power at the same time from the same energy source. Cogeneration can also make use of the excess thermal heat, usually in the form of relatively low-temperature steam exhausted from the power generation turbines towards another purpose.

Useful thermal energy produced: The amount of energy, in the form of heat, that is produced as a by-product of the generation of electricity and that is used for another application in a productive manner (e.g., the heating of industrial, commercial or residential space; steam used in an industrial process; etc.)

Heat energy is defined as a primary product generated for the purpose of this business’ own use or for sale. It does not include heat by-products, such as waste heat.

  • Yes
  • No

7. What is the primary purpose of the cogeneration?

Primary purpose Electricity own use: Electricity which is used only for own use purposes.

Electricity external: Electricity which is sold / supplied to another company.

Heat energy for own use: Heat energy used towards own use purposes that do not contribute towards the generation of electricity (i.e., steam for drying paper or space heating).

Heat energy external: Heat Energy which is sold / supplied to another company.

  • To generate electricity for own use
  • To generate electricity for sale
  • To generate heat energy for own use (e.g., steam)
  • To generate heat energy for sale (e.g., steam)

8. How much heat was generated from the cogeneration process?

Heat energy (primary product) is defined as a product generated for the purpose of this business's own use or for sale. It does not include heat by-products, such as waste heat.

Quantity in Gigajoules (GJ)

9. How much of the generated heat was used for the business's own use?

Quantity in Gigajoules (GJ)

10. What is the primary purpose for generating electricity?

Primary purpose

Electricity own use: Electricity which is used only for own use purposes.

Electricity external: Electricity which is sold / supplied to another company.

Primary purpose

  • To generate electricity for own use
  • To generate electricity for sale

Sub-type for electricity generation

11. What sub-type method was used to generate electricity?

Sub-Types

Combined cycle: burns fuel in a gas turbine or engine to generate electricity. The exhaust from the turbine or engine can provide usable heat or go to a heat recovery system to generate steam which then may drive a secondary steam turbine.

Steam turbine: burns fuel to produce steam, which generates power through a steam turbine. Exhaust (left over steam) can be used as low-pressure steam to heat water.

Combustion engine: rely solely on heat and pressure created by the engine in its compression process for ignition. The compression that occurs is usually twice or more higher than a gasoline engine. Combustion engines will take in air only, and shortly before peak compression, a small quantity of fuel is sprayed into the cylinder via a fuel injector that allows the fuel to instantly ignite.

Combustion turbine: involves a gas or liquid fired turbine, which runs a generator to produce electricity. The exhaust gas flows through a heat recovery boiler, which can convert the exhaust energy into steam or usable heat.

Select all that apply.

  • Combined cycle
  • Steam turbine
  • Combustion engine
  • Combustion turbine

Sub-type for electricity generation

12. Which of the following sub-type methods were used for the cogeneration process?

Sub-Types

Combined cycle: burns fuel in a gas turbine or engine to generate electricity. The exhaust from the turbine or engine can provide usable heat or go to a heat recovery system to generate steam which then may drive a secondary steam turbine.

Steam turbine: burns fuel to produce steam, which generates power through a steam turbine. Exhaust (left over steam) can be used as low-pressure steam to heat water.

Combustion engine: rely solely on heat and pressure created by the engine in its compression process for ignition. The compression that occurs is usually twice or more higher than a gasoline engine. Combustion engines will take in air only, and shortly before peak compression, a small quantity of fuel is sprayed into the cylinder via a fuel injector that allows the fuel to instantly ignite.

Combustion turbine: involves a gas or liquid fired turbine, which runs a generator to produce electricity. The exhaust gas flows through a heat recovery boiler, which can convert the exhaust energy into steam or usable heat.

Select all that apply.

  • Combined cycle
  • Steam turbine
  • Combustion engine
  • Combustion turbine

Fuel used by generation method — Combined cycle

13. This business indicated that Combined cycle was used to generate electricity.

Which types of fuels were used to generate this electricity?

Select all that apply.

  • Solid fuels
    • e.g., coal, wood, municipal waste, biomass
  • Liquids
    • e.g., bio-fuels, diesel, propane, heavy & light fuel oil
  • Gaseous
    • e.g., natural gas, coke oven gas, biogas, refinery fuel gas
  • Other fuels used to generate electricity
    • e.g., waste heat

Fuel selection breakdown — Combined cycle

14. This business indicated that Combined cycle was used to generate electricity.

Which types of Solid fuels were used to generate this electricity?

Solid Fuel types used to generate electricity
Any energy form consumed not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Bituminous coal: A dense, black coal, often with well-defined bands of bright and dull material with a moisture content usually less than 20%. Used primarily for generating electricity, making coke and space heating.

Sub-bituminous coal: A black coal used primarily for thermal generation, with moisture content between 15% and 30%. (Canadian/Foreign) - It is important to distinguish between Canadian versus imported sub-bituminous as each carries a different content, depending on the location of the coal mine.

Lignite: A brownish-black coal of low rank containing 30% to 40% moisture and volatile matter. Used almost exclusively for electric power generation.

Wood (Report for “Dry” method): Wood and wood energy used as fuel, including round wood (cord wood), lignin, wood scraps from furniture and window frame manufacturing, wood chips, bark, sawdust, forest residues, charcoal and pulp waste.

Petroleum coke: (often abbreviated petcoke) is a carbonaceous solid derived from oil refinery coker units or other cracking processes. Other coke has traditionally been derived from coal.

Agriculture biomass: includes animal manure, cellulosic crop residue, fruit and vegetable culls and food-processing effluent. Potential energy crops include high-yielding, high-carbohydrate crops such as switchgrass and vegetable-oil crops such as canola and sunflower, and hydrocarbon plants such as milkweed and gumweed.

Other biomass: (food processing) can include residues that are produced during the processing of a product, such as cheese whey, canning factory residues, fruit pits, apple pomice and coffee grounds.

Other biomass: (type unknown) any other type of biomass not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Municipal and other waste: can include residues that are produced during the processing of a product, such as paper, cardboard, rubber, leather, natural textiles, wood, brush, grass clippings, kitchen wastes and sewage sludge.

Select all that apply.

  • Bituminous coal
    • Purchased from Canadian companies
    • Imported from foreign countries
  • Sub-bituminous coal
    • Purchased from Canadian companies
    • Imported from foreign countries
  • Lignite
  • Wood e.g., bark, hog-fuel
  • Petroleum coke
  • Agriculture biomass
  • Other biomass e.g., biomass from food processing
  • Other biomass - type unknown
  • Municipal and other waste
  • Other
    Specify other solid fuel used to generate electricity

15. This business indicated that Combined cycle was used to generate electricity.

Which types of Liquids were used to generate this electricity?

Liquid Fuel types used to generate electricity
Any energy form consumed not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Biodiesel: refers to a non-petroleum-based diesel fuel consisting of short chain alkyl (methyl or ethyl) esters, made by transesterification of vegetable oil or animal fat (tallow), which can be used (alone, or blended with conventional petrodiesel) in unmodified diesel-engine vehicles.

Ethanol: (ethanol fuel) the same type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages. It can be used as a fuel, mainly as a biofuel alternative to gasoline. It can be made from very common crops such as sugar cane and corn, it is an increasingly common alternative to gasoline in some parts of the world.

Other biofuel: any other type of biofuel not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Light fuel oil (LFO): all distillate type fuels for power burners, fuel oil no.1, fuel oil no.2 (heating oil no.2), fuel oil no.3 (heating oil no.3), furnace fuel oil, gas oils and light industrial fuel.

Heavy fuel oil (HFO): all grades of residual type fuels including low sulphur. Usually used for steam and electric power generation and diesel motors. Includes fuel oil nos. 4, 5 and 6. (Canadian/Foreign) – it is important to distinguish between Canadian versus imported Heavy Fuel Oil as each carries a different energy content, and is used to validate the integrity of Canada’s Energy Balances.

Propane: is a three-carbon alkane, normally a gas, but compressible to a transportable liquid. It is derived from other petroleum products during oil or natural gas processing. It is commonly used as a fuel for engines, barbeques and home heating systems.

Diesel: all grades of distillate fuel used for diesel engines including low sulphur content (lower than 0.05%). Does not include diesel used for transportation off the plant site.

Spent pulping liquor: A by-product in the paper making process, containing carbohydrate and lignin decomposition products. Also known as "black liquor".

Orimulsion: is a registered trademark name for a bitumen-based fuel that was developed for industrial use. Bitumen is a mixture of organic liquids that are highly viscous, black, sticky and entirely soluble in carbon disulfide and composed primarily of highly condensed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Currently orimulsion is used as a commercial boiler fuel in power plants worldwide.

Select all that apply.

  • Biodiesel
  • Ethanol
  • Other biofuel
  • Light fuel oil
  • Heavy fuel oil
    • Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies
    • Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries
  • Propane
  • Diesel
  • Orimulsion
  • Spent pulping liquor
  • Other
    Specify other liquid fuel used to generate electricity

16. This business indicated that Combined cycle was used to generate electricity.

Which types of Gaseous fuels were used to generate this electricity?

Gaseous Fuel types used to generate electricity
Any energy form consumed not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Waste gasification: the process of waste gasification involves converting the organic material within the waste into synthetic natural gas (syngas), which is a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen gas. The syngas is used to produce electricity in the same way that natural gas is combusted for energy production-in combined-cycle mode.

Gasification: uses high temperatures in the presence of oxygen to convert solid biomass into gas (known as producer gas) to fuel a turbine to generate electricity.

Natural gas: a mixture of hydrocarbons (principally methane) and small quantities of various hydrocarbons existing in the gaseous phase or in solution with crude oil in underground reservoirs.

Coke oven gas: is obtained as a by-product of the manufacture of coke oven coke for the production of iron and steel.

Biogas: Landfill gas, or gas from anaerobic digestors using organic matter like manure, crop waste, food waste, sewage, etc..

Refinery fuel gas: a gaseous mixture of methane, light hydrocarbons, hydrogen, and other miscellaneous species (nitrogen, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulphide, etc.) that is produced in the refining of crude oil and/or petrochemical processes and that is separated for use as a fuel in boilers and process heaters throughout the refinery.

Select all that apply.

  • Natural gas
  • Coke oven gas
  • Biogas
  • Refinery fuel gas
  • Other
    Specify other gaseous fuel used to generate electricity

17. This business indicated that Combined cycle was used to generate electricity.

What Other fuels were used to generate this electricity?

If you are reporting for electricity generated using Waste heat, do not complete boiler efficiency, average heat content, quantity, or total cost.

Other Fuel types used to generate electricity

Steam from waste heat: The amount of electricity generated when waste heat is recaptured to run a steam generator.

  • Other
    Specify other type of fuel used to generate electricity

Fuel used by generation method — Steam turbine

18. This business indicated that Steam turbine was used to generate electricity.

Which types of fuels were used to generate this electricity?

Select all that apply.

  • Solid fuels
    • e.g., coal, wood, municipal waste, biomass
  • Liquids
    • e.g., bio-fuels, diesel, propane, heavy & light fuel oil
  • Gaseous
    • e.g., natural gas, coke oven gas, biogas, refinery fuel gas
  • Other fuels used to generate electricity
    • e.g., waste heat

Fuel selection breakdown — Steam turbine

19. This business indicated that Steam turbine was used to generate electricity.

Which types of Solid fuels were used to generate this electricity?

Solid Fuel types used to generate electricity
Any energy form consumed not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Bituminous coal: A dense, black coal, often with well-defined bands of bright and dull material with a moisture content usually less than 20%. Used primarily for generating electricity, making coke and space heating.

Sub-bituminous coal: A black coal used primarily for thermal generation, with moisture content between 15% and 30%. (Canadian/Foreign) - It is important to distinguish between Canadian versus imported sub-bituminous as each carries a different content, depending on the location of the coal mine.

Lignite: A brownish-black coal of low rank containing 30% to 40% moisture and volatile matter. Used almost exclusively for electric power generation.

Wood (Report for “Dry” method): Wood and wood energy used as fuel, including round wood (cord wood), lignin, wood scraps from furniture and window frame manufacturing, wood chips, bark, sawdust, forest residues, charcoal and pulp waste.

Petroleum coke: (often abbreviated petcoke) is a carbonaceous solid derived from oil refinery coker units or other cracking processes. Other coke has traditionally been derived from coal.

Agriculture biomass: includes animal manure, cellulosic crop residue, fruit and vegetable culls and food-processing effluent. Potential energy crops include high-yielding, high-carbohydrate crops such as switchgrass and vegetable-oil crops such as canola and sunflower, and hydrocarbon plants such as milkweed and gumweed.

Other biomass: (food processing) can include residues that are produced during the processing of a product, such as cheese whey, canning factory residues, fruit pits, apple pomice and coffee grounds.

Other biomass: (type unknown) any other type of biomass not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Municipal and other waste: can include residues that are produced during the processing of a product, such as paper, cardboard, rubber, leather, natural textiles, wood, brush, grass clippings, kitchen wastes and sewage sludge.

Select all that apply.

  • Bituminous coal
    • Purchased from Canadian companies
    • Imported from foreign countries
  • Sub-bituminous coal
    • Purchased from Canadian companies
    • Imported from foreign countries
  • Lignite
  • Wood e.g., bark, hog-fuel
  • Petroleum coke
  • Agriculture biomass
  • Other biomass e.g., biomass from food processing
  • Other biomass - type unknown
  • Municipal and other waste
  • Other
    Specify other solid fuel used to generate electricity

20. This business indicated that Steam turbine was used to generate electricity.

Which types of Liquids were used to generate this electricity?

Liquid Fuel types used to generate electricity
Any energy form consumed not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Biodiesel: refers to a non-petroleum-based diesel fuel consisting of short chain alkyl (methyl or ethyl) esters, made by transesterification of vegetable oil or animal fat (tallow), which can be used (alone, or blended with conventional petrodiesel) in unmodified diesel-engine vehicles.

Ethanol: (ethanol fuel) the same type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages. It can be used as a fuel, mainly as a biofuel alternative to gasoline. It can be made from very common crops such as sugar cane and corn, it is an increasingly common alternative to gasoline in some parts of the world.

Other biofuel: any other type of biofuel not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Light fuel oil (LFO): all distillate type fuels for power burners, fuel oil no.1, fuel oil no.2 (heating oil no.2), fuel oil no.3 (heating oil no.3), furnace fuel oil, gas oils and light industrial fuel.

Heavy fuel oil (HFO): all grades of residual type fuels including low sulphur. Usually used for steam and electric power generation and diesel motors. Includes fuel oil nos. 4, 5 and 6. (Canadian/Foreign) – it is important to distinguish between Canadian versus imported Heavy Fuel Oil as each carries a different energy content, and is used to validate the integrity of Canada’s Energy Balances.

Propane: is a three-carbon alkane, normally a gas, but compressible to a transportable liquid. It is derived from other petroleum products during oil or natural gas processing. It is commonly used as a fuel for engines, barbeques and home heating systems.

Diesel: all grades of distillate fuel used for diesel engines including low sulphur content (lower than 0.05%). Does not include diesel used for transportation off the plant site.

Spent pulping liquor: A by-product in the paper making process, containing carbohydrate and lignin decomposition products. Also known as "black liquor".

Orimulsion: is a registered trademark name for a bitumen-based fuel that was developed for industrial use. Bitumen is a mixture of organic liquids that are highly viscous, black, sticky and entirely soluble in carbon disulfide and composed primarily of highly condensed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Currently orimulsion is used as a commercial boiler fuel in power plants worldwide.

Select all that apply.

  • Biodiesel
  • Ethanol
  • Other biofuel
  • Light fuel oil
  • Heavy fuel oil
    • Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies
    • Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries
  • Propane
  • Diesel
  • Orimulsion
  • Spent pulping liquor
  • Other
    Specify other liquid fuel used to generate electricity

21. This business indicated that Steam turbine was used to generate electricity.

Which types of Gaseous fuels were used to generate this electricity?

Select all that apply.

  • Natural gas
  • Coke oven gas
  • Biogas
  • Refinery fuel gas
  • Other
    Specify other gaseous fuel used to generate electricity

22. This business indicated that Steam turbine was used to generate electricity.

What Other fuels were used to generate this electricity?

Other Fuel types used to generate electricity

Steam from waste heat: The amount of electricity generated when waste heat is recaptured to run a steam generator.

If you are reporting for electricity generated using Waste heat, do not complete boiler efficiency, average heat content, quantity, or total cost.

  • Other
    Specify other type of fuel used to generate electricity

Fuel used by generation method — Combustion engine

23. This business indicated that Combustion engine was used to generate electricity.

Which types of fuels were used to generate this electricity?

Select all that apply.

  • Solid fuels
    • e.g., coal, wood, municipal waste, biomass
  • Liquids
    • e.g., bio-fuels, diesel, propane, heavy & light fuel oil
  • Gaseous
    • e.g., natural gas, coke oven gas, biogas, refinery fuel gas
  • Other fuels used to generate electricity
    • e.g., waste heat

Fuel selection breakdown — Combustion engine

24. This business indicated that Combustion engine was used to generate electricity.

Which types of Solid fuels were used to generate this electricity?

Solid Fuel types used to generate electricity
Any energy form consumed not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Bituminous coal: A dense, black coal, often with well-defined bands of bright and dull material with a moisture content usually less than 20%. Used primarily for generating electricity, making coke and space heating.

Sub-bituminous coal: A black coal used primarily for thermal generation, with moisture content between 15% and 30%. (Canadian/Foreign) - It is important to distinguish between Canadian versus imported sub-bituminous as each carries a different content, depending on the location of the coal mine.

Lignite: A brownish-black coal of low rank containing 30% to 40% moisture and volatile matter. Used almost exclusively for electric power generation.

Wood (Report for "Dry" method): Wood and wood energy used as fuel, including round wood (cord wood), lignin, wood scraps from furniture and window frame manufacturing, wood chips, bark, sawdust, forest residues, charcoal and pulp waste.

Petroleum coke: (often abbreviated petcoke) is a carbonaceous solid derived from oil refinery coker units or other cracking processes. Other coke has traditionally been derived from coal.

Agriculture biomass: includes animal manure, cellulosic crop residue, fruit and vegetable culls and food-processing effluent. Potential energy crops include high-yielding, high-carbohydrate crops such as switchgrass and vegetable-oil crops such as canola and sunflower, and hydrocarbon plants such as milkweed and gumweed.

Other biomass: (food processing) can include residues that are produced during the processing of a product, such as cheese whey, canning factory residues, fruit pits, apple pomice and coffee grounds.

Other biomass: (type unknown) any other type of biomass not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Municipal and other waste: can include residues that are produced during the processing of a product, such as paper, cardboard, rubber, leather, natural textiles, wood, brush, grass clippings, kitchen wastes and sewage sludge.
 

Select all that apply.

  • Bituminous coal
    • Purchased from Canadian companies
    • Imported from foreign countries
  • Sub-bituminous coal
    • Purchased from Canadian companies
    • Imported from foreign countries
  • Lignite
  • Wood e.g., bark, hog-fuel
  • Petroleum coke
  • Agriculture biomass
  • Other biomass e.g., biomass from food processing
  • Other biomass - type unknown
  • Municipal and other waste
  • Other
    Specify other solid fuel used to generate electricity

25. This business indicated that Combustion engine was used to generate electricity.

Which types of Liquids were used to generate this electricity?

Liquid Fuel types used to generate electricity
Any energy form consumed not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Biodiesel: refers to a non-petroleum-based diesel fuel consisting of short chain alkyl (methyl or ethyl) esters, made by transesterification of vegetable oil or animal fat (tallow), which can be used (alone, or blended with conventional petrodiesel) in unmodified diesel-engine vehicles.

Ethanol: (ethanol fuel) the same type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages. It can be used as a fuel, mainly as a biofuel alternative to gasoline. It can be made from very common crops such as sugar cane and corn, it is an increasingly common alternative to gasoline in some parts of the world.

Other biofuel: any other type of biofuel not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Light fuel oil (LFO): all distillate type fuels for power burners, fuel oil no.1, fuel oil no.2 (heating oil no.2), fuel oil no.3 (heating oil no.3), furnace fuel oil, gas oils and light industrial fuel.

Heavy fuel oil (HFO): all grades of residual type fuels including low sulphur. Usually used for steam and electric power generation and diesel motors. Includes fuel oil nos. 4, 5 and 6. (Canadian/Foreign) – it is important to distinguish between Canadian versus imported Heavy Fuel Oil as each carries a different energy content, and is used to validate the integrity of Canada’s Energy Balances.

Propane: is a three-carbon alkane, normally a gas, but compressible to a transportable liquid. It is derived from other petroleum products during oil or natural gas processing. It is commonly used as a fuel for engines, barbeques and home heating systems.

Diesel: all grades of distillate fuel used for diesel engines including low sulphur content (lower than 0.05%). Does not include diesel used for transportation off the plant site.

Spent pulping liquor: A by-product in the paper making process, containing carbohydrate and lignin decomposition products. Also known as "black liquor".

Orimulsion: is a registered trademark name for a bitumen-based fuel that was developed for industrial use. Bitumen is a mixture of organic liquids that are highly viscous, black, sticky and entirely soluble in carbon disulfide and composed primarily of highly condensed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Currently orimulsion is used as a commercial boiler fuel in power plants worldwide.

Select all that apply.

  • Biodiesel
  • Ethanol
  • Other biofuel
  • Light fuel oil
  • Heavy fuel oil
    • Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies
    • Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries
  • Propane
  • Diesel
  • Orimulsion
  • Spent pulping liquor
  • Other
    Specify other liquid fuel used to generate electricity

26. This business indicated that Combustion engine was used to generate electricity.

Which types of Gaseous fuels were used to generate this electricity?

Gaseous Fuel types used to generate electricity
Any energy form consumed not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Waste gasification: the process of waste gasification involves converting the organic material within the waste into synthetic natural gas (syngas), which is a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen gas. The syngas is used to produce electricity in the same way that natural gas is combusted for energy production-in combined-cycle mode.

Gasification: uses high temperatures in the presence of oxygen to convert solid biomass into gas (known as producer gas) to fuel a turbine to generate electricity.

Natural gas: a mixture of hydrocarbons (principally methane) and small quantities of various hydrocarbons existing in the gaseous phase or in solution with crude oil in underground reservoirs.

Coke oven gas: is obtained as a by-product of the manufacture of coke oven coke for the production of iron and steel.

Biogas: Landfill gas, or gas from anaerobic digestors using organic matter like manure, crop waste, food waste, sewage, etc..

Refinery fuel gas: a gaseous mixture of methane, light hydrocarbons, hydrogen, and other miscellaneous species (nitrogen, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulphide, etc.) that is produced in the refining of crude oil and/or petrochemical processes and that is separated for use as a fuel in boilers and process heaters throughout the refinery.

Select all that apply.

  • Natural gas
  • Coke oven gas
  • Biogas
  • Refinery fuel gas
  • Other
    Specify other gaseous fuel used to generate electricity

27. This business indicated that Combustion engine was used to generate electricity. What Other fuels were used to generate this electricity?

Other Fuel types used to generate electricity
Steam from waste heat:
The amount of electricity generated when waste heat is recaptured to run a steam generator.

If you are reporting for electricity generated using Waste heat, do not complete boiler efficiency, average heat content, quantity, or total cost.

  • Other
    Specify other type of fuel used to generate electricity

Fuel used by generation method — Combustion turbine

28. This business indicated that Combustion turbine was used to generate electricity.

Which types of fuels were used to generate this electricity?

Select all that apply.

  • Solid fuels
    • e.g., coal, wood, municipal waste, biomass
  • Liquids
    • e.g., bio-fuels, diesel, propane, heavy & light fuel oil
  • Gaseous
    • e.g., natural gas, coke oven gas, biogas, refinery fuel gas
  • Other fuels used to generate electricity
    • e.g., waste heat

Fuel selection breakdown — Combustion turbine

29. This business indicated that Combustion turbine was used to generate electricity.

Which types of Solid fuels were used to generate this electricity?

Solid Fuel types used to generate electricity
Any energy form consumed not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Bituminous coal: A dense, black coal, often with well-defined bands of bright and dull material with a moisture content usually less than 20%. Used primarily for generating electricity, making coke and space heating.

Sub-bituminous coal: A black coal used primarily for thermal generation, with moisture content between 15% and 30%. (Canadian/Foreign) - It is important to distinguish between Canadian versus imported sub-bituminous as each carries a different content, depending on the location of the coal mine.

Lignite: A brownish-black coal of low rank containing 30% to 40% moisture and volatile matter. Used almost exclusively for electric power generation.

Wood (Report for "Dry" method): Wood and wood energy used as fuel, including round wood (cord wood), lignin, wood scraps from furniture and window frame manufacturing, wood chips, bark, sawdust, forest residues, charcoal and pulp waste.

Petroleum coke: (often abbreviated petcoke) is a carbonaceous solid derived from oil refinery coker units or other cracking processes. Other coke has traditionally been derived from coal.

Agriculture biomass: includes animal manure, cellulosic crop residue, fruit and vegetable culls and food-processing effluent. Potential energy crops include high-yielding, high-carbohydrate crops such as switchgrass and vegetable-oil crops such as canola and sunflower, and hydrocarbon plants such as milkweed and gumweed.

Other biomass: (food processing) can include residues that are produced during the processing of a product, such as cheese whey, canning factory residues, fruit pits, apple pomice and coffee grounds.

Other biomass: (type unknown) any other type of biomass not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Municipal and other waste: can include residues that are produced during the processing of a product, such as paper, cardboard, rubber, leather, natural textiles, wood, brush, grass clippings, kitchen wastes and sewage sludge.

Select all that apply.

  • Bituminous coal
    • Purchased from Canadian companies
    • Imported from foreign countries
  • Sub-bituminous coal
    • Purchased from Canadian companies
    • Imported from foreign countries
  • Lignite
  • Wood e.g., bark, hog-fuel
  • Petroleum coke
  • Agriculture biomass
  • Other biomass e.g., biomass from food processing
  • Other biomass - type unknown
  • Municipal and other waste
  • Other
    Specify other solid fuel used to generate electricity

30. This business indicated that Combustion turbine was used to generate electricity.

Which types of Liquids were used to generate this electricity?

Liquid Fuel types used to generate electricity
Any energy form consumed not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Biodiesel: refers to a non-petroleum-based diesel fuel consisting of short chain alkyl (methyl or ethyl) esters, made by transesterification of vegetable oil or animal fat (tallow), which can be used (alone, or blended with conventional petrodiesel) in unmodified diesel-engine vehicles.

Ethanol: (ethanol fuel) the same type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages. It can be used as a fuel, mainly as a biofuel alternative to gasoline. It can be made from very common crops such as sugar cane and corn, it is an increasingly common alternative to gasoline in some parts of the world.

Other biofuel: any other type of biofuel not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Light fuel oil (LFO): all distillate type fuels for power burners, fuel oil no.1, fuel oil no.2 (heating oil no.2), fuel oil no.3 (heating oil no.3), furnace fuel oil, gas oils and light industrial fuel.

Heavy fuel oil (HFO): all grades of residual type fuels including low sulphur. Usually used for steam and electric power generation and diesel motors. Includes fuel oil nos. 4, 5 and 6. (Canadian/Foreign) – it is important to distinguish between Canadian versus imported Heavy Fuel Oil as each carries a different energy content, and is used to validate the integrity of Canada’s Energy Balances.

Propane: is a three-carbon alkane, normally a gas, but compressible to a transportable liquid. It is derived from other petroleum products during oil or natural gas processing. It is commonly used as a fuel for engines, barbeques and home heating systems.

Diesel: all grades of distillate fuel used for diesel engines including low sulphur content (lower than 0.05%). Does not include diesel used for transportation off the plant site.

Spent pulping liquor: A by-product in the paper making process, containing carbohydrate and lignin decomposition products. Also known as "black liquor".

Orimulsion: is a registered trademark name for a bitumen-based fuel that was developed for industrial use. Bitumen is a mixture of organic liquids that are highly viscous, black, sticky and entirely soluble in carbon disulfide and composed primarily of highly condensed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Currently orimulsion is used as a commercial boiler fuel in power plants worldwide.

Select all that apply.

  • Biodiesel
  • Ethanol
  • Other biofuel
  • Light fuel oil
  • Heavy fuel oil
    • Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies
    • Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries
  • Propane
  • Diesel
  • Orimulsion
  • Spent pulping liquor
  • Other
    Specify other liquid fuel used to generate electricity

31. This business indicated that Combustion turbine was used to generate electricity.

Which types of Gaseous fuels were used to generate this electricity?

Gaseous Fuel types used to generate electricity
Any energy form consumed not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. Specify in the spaces provided.

Waste gasification: the process of waste gasification involves converting the organic material within the waste into synthetic natural gas (syngas), which is a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen gas. The syngas is used to produce electricity in the same way that natural gas is combusted for energy production-in combined-cycle mode.

Gasification: uses high temperatures in the presence of oxygen to convert solid biomass into gas (known as producer gas) to fuel a turbine to generate electricity.

Natural gas: a mixture of hydrocarbons (principally methane) and small quantities of various hydrocarbons existing in the gaseous phase or in solution with crude oil in underground reservoirs.

Coke oven gas: is obtained as a by-product of the manufacture of coke oven coke for the production of iron and steel.

Biogas: Landfill gas, or gas from anaerobic digestors using organic matter like manure, crop waste, food waste, sewage, etc..

Refinery fuel gas: a gaseous mixture of methane, light hydrocarbons, hydrogen, and other miscellaneous species (nitrogen, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulphide, etc.) that is produced in the refining of crude oil and/or petrochemical processes and that is separated for use as a fuel in boilers and process heaters throughout the refinery.

Select all that apply.

  • Natural gas
  • Coke oven gas
  • Biogas
  • Refinery fuel gas
  • Other
    Specify other gaseous fuel used to generate electricity

32. This business indicated that Combustion turbine was used to generate electricity.

What Other fuels were used to generate this electricity?

Other Fuel types used to generate electricity
Steam from waste heat:
The amount of electricity generated when waste heat is recaptured to run a steam generator.

If you are reporting for electricity generated using Waste heat, do not complete boiler efficiency, average heat content, quantity, or total cost.

  • Other
    Specify other type of fuel used to generate electricity

Questions for selected fuel types — Combined cycle

33. This business indicated that Combined cycle was used to generate electricity.

Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:
What percentage was the efficiency of the boiler?
Heat output (kJ)/Total Energy Content of the Fuel (kJ).

The proportion of useful heat produced to the total potential energy available by burning the fuel.

What percentage was the efficiency of the boiler?
  Percentage (%)
a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies  
b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries  
c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies  
d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries  
e. Lignite  
f. Wood  
g. Petroleum coke  
h. Agriculture biomass  
i. Other biomass  
j. Other biomass - type unknown  
k. Municipal and other waste  
l. [Other]  
m. Biodiesel  
n. Ethanol  
o. Other biofuel  
p. Light fuel oil  
q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies  
r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries  
s. Propane  
t. Diesel  
u. Orimulsion  
v. Spent pulping liquor  
w. [Other]  
x. Natural gas  
y. Coke oven gas  
z. Biogas  
aa. Refinery fuel gas  
ab. [Other]  
ac. [Other]  

If you are reporting for electricity generated using Waste heat, do not complete boiler efficiency, average heat content, quantity, or total cost.

Questions for selected fuel types — Combined cycle

34. This business indicated that Combined cycle was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:

What was the average heat content?

Solid fuels: report in kJ/kg
Liquids fuels: report in kJ/L
Gaseous fuels: report in kJ/m3
Other fuels: report in kJ/kg

What percentage was the efficiency of the boiler?
  Average heat content
a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies  
b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries  
c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies  
d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries  
e. Lignite  
f. Wood  
g. Petroleum coke  
h. Agriculture biomass  
i. Other biomass  
j. Other biomass - type unknown  
k. Municipal and other waste  
l. [Other]  
m. Biodiesel  
n. Ethanol  
o. Other biofuel  
p. Light fuel oil  
q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies  
r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries  
s. Propane  
t. Diesel  
u. Orimulsion  
v. Spent pulping liquor  
w. [Other liquid fuel]  
x. Natural gas  
y. Coke oven gas  
z. Methane (land fill)  
aa. Refinery fuel gas  
ab. [Other gaseous fuel]  
ac. [Other type of fuel]  

35. This business indicated that Combined cycle was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:

What was the quantity/volume used and the total cost?

What was the quantity/volume used and the total cost?
  Unit of measure Quantity/volume used CAN$ '000
a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies      
b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries      
c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies      
d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries      
e. Lignite      
f. Wood      
g. Petroleum coke      
h. Agriculture biomass      
i. Other biomass      
j. Other biomass — type unknown      
k. Municipal and other waste      
l. [Other]      
m. Biodiesel      
n. Ethanol      
o. Other biofuel      
p. Light fuel oil      
q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies      
r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries      
s. Propane      
t. Diesel      
u. Orimulsion      
v. Spent pulping liquor      
w. [Other]      
x. Natural gas      
y. Coke oven gas      
z. Biogas      
aa. Refinery fuel gas      
ab. [Other gaseous fuel]      
ac. [Other type of fuel]      

Questions for selected fuel types — Combined cycle

Please report electricity generation values as gross electricity generation values.

36. This business indicated that Combined cycle was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:

What was the quantity of electricity generated in megawatt-hours (MWh)?

Gross electricity generation is the total amount of electricity generated by the power plant during the reporting period.

Gross electricity generation = Net electricity generation + Own use consumption.

(Net electricity generation is the amount of electricity generated by the power plant that is delivered to the electricity grid during the reporting period).

What percentage was the efficiency of the boiler?
  Quantity in MWh
a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies  
b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries  
c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies  
d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries  
e. Lignite  
f. Wood  
g. Petroleum coke  
h. Agriculture biomass  
i. Other biomass  
j. Other biomass - type unknown  
k. Municipal and other waste  
l. [Other]  
m. Biodiesel  
n. Ethanol  
o. Other biofuel  
p. Light fuel oil  
q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies  
r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries  
s. Propane  
t. Diesel  
u. Orimulsion  
v. Spent pulping liquor  
w. [Other liquid fuel]  
x. Natural gas  
y. Coke oven gas  
z. Biogaz  
aa. Refinery fuel gas  
ab. [Other gaseous fuel]  
ac. [Other type of fuel]  

37. For Combined cycle, the total gross generation of electricity is:

Please review the values and if needed, press the Previous button at the bottom of the page to navigate to the previous pages to make any modifications.

For Combined cycle, the total gross generation of electricity is:
  Quantity in MWh
Total gross generation of electricity using Combined cycle  

Questions for selected fuel types — Steam turbine

38. This business indicated that Steam turbine was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:

What percentage was the efficiency of the boiler?

Heat output (kJ)/Total Energy Content of the Fuel (kJ).

The proportion of useful heat produced to the total potential energy available by burning the fuel.

What percentage was the efficiency of the boiler?
  Percentage (%)
a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies  
b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries  
c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies  
d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries  
e. Lignite  
f. Wood  
g. Petroleum coke  
h. Agriculture biomass  
i. Other biomass  
j. Other biomass - type unknown  
k. Municipal and other waste  
l. [Other]  
m. Biodiesel  
n. Ethanol  
o. Other biofuel  
p. Light fuel oil  
q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies  
r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries  
s. Propane  
t. Diesel  
u. Orimulsion  
v. Spent pulping liquor  
w. [Other]  
x. Natural gas  
y. Coke oven gas  
z. Biogas  
aa. Refinery fuel gas  
ab. [Other]  
ac. [Other]  

If you are reporting for electricity generated using Waste heat, do not complete boiler efficiency, average heat content, quantity, or total cost.

39. This business indicated that Steam turbine was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:,

What was the average heat content?

  • Solid fuels: report in kJ/kg
  • Liquids fuels: report in kJ/L
  • Gaseous fuels: report in kJ/m3
  • Other fuels: report in kJ/k
What was the quantity of electricity generated in megawatt-hours (MWh)?
  Average heat content
a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies  
b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries  
c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies  
d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries  
e. Lignite  
f. Wood  
g. Petroleum coke  
h. Agriculture biomass  
i. Other biomass  
j. Other biomass - type unknown  
k. Municipal and other waste  
l. [Other solid fuel]  
m. Biodiesel  
n. Ethanol  
o. Other biofuel  
p. Light fuel oil  
q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies  
r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries  
s. Propane  
t. Diesel  
u. Orimulsion  
v. Spent pulping liquor  
w. [Other liquid fuel]  
x. Natural gas  
y. Coke oven gas  
z. Biogas  
aa. Refinery fuel gas  
ab. [Other gaseous fuel]  
ac. [Other type of fuel]  

If you are reporting for electricity generated using Waste heat, do not complete boiler efficiency, average heat content, quantity, or total cost.

40. This business indicated that Steam turbine was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:

What was the quantity/volume used and the total cost?
  Unit of measure Quantity/volume used CAN$ '000
a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies      
b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries      
c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies      
d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries      
e. Lignite      
f. Wood      
g. Petroleum coke      
h. Agriculture biomass      
i. Other biomass      
j. Other biomass — type unknown      
k. Municipal and other waste      
l. [Other]      
m. Biodiesel      
n. Ethanol      
o. Other biofuel      
p. Light fuel oil      
q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies      
r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries      
s. Propane      
t. Diesel      
u. Orimulsion      
v. Spent pulping liquor      
w. [Other]      
x. Natural gas      
y. Coke oven gas      
z. Biogas      
aa. Refinery fuel gas      
ab. [Other]      
ac. [Other type of fuel]      

If you are reporting for electricity generated using Waste heat, do not complete boiler efficiency, average heat content, quantity, or total cost.

41. This business indicated that Steam turbine was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:

Please report electricity generation values as gross electricity generation values.

What was the quantity of electricity generated in megawatt-hours (MWh)?.

Gross electricity generation is the total amount of electricity generated by the power plant during the reporting period.

Gross electricity generation = Net electricity generation + Own use consumption.

(Net electricity generation is the amount of electricity generated by the power plant that is delivered to the electricity grid during the reporting period).

What percentage was the efficiency of the boiler?
  Quantity in MWh
a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies  
b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries  
c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies  
d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries  
e. Lignite  
f. Wood  
g. Petroleum coke  
h. Agriculture biomass  
i. Other biomass  
j. Other biomass - type unknown  
k. Municipal and other waste  
l. [Other solid fuel]  
m. Biodiesel  
n. Ethanol  
o. Other biofuel  
p. Light fuel oil  
q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies  
r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries  
s. Propane  
t. Diesel  
u. Orimulsion  
v. Spent pulping liquor  
w. [Other]  
x. Natural gas  
y. Coke oven gas  
z. Biogas  
aa. Refinery fuel gas  
ab. [Other gaseous fuel]  
ac. [Other type of fuel]  

42. For Steam turbine, the total gross generation of electricity is:

Please review the values and if needed, press the Previous button at the bottom of the page to navigate to the previous pages to make any modifications.

For Combined cycle, the total gross generation of electricity is:
  Quantity in MWh
Total gross generation of electricity using Steam turbine  

Questions for selected fuel types — Combustion engine

43. This business indicated that Combustion engine was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:

What percentage was the efficiency of the boiler?

Heat output (kJ)/Total Energy Content of the Fuel (kJ).

The proportion of useful heat produced to the total potential energy available by burning the fuel.

What percentage was the efficiency of the boiler?
  Percentage (%)
a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies  
b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries  
c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies  
d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries  
e. Lignite  
f. Wood  
g. Petroleum coke  
h. Agriculture biomass  
i. Other biomass  
j. Other biomass - type unknown  
k. Municipal and other waste  
l. [Other solid fuel]  
m. Biodiesel  
n. Ethanol  
o. Other biofuel  
p. Light fuel oil  
q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies  
r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries  
s. Propane  
t. Diesel  
u. Orimulsion  
v. Spent pulping liquor  
w. [Other liquid fuel]  
x. Natural gas  
y. Coke oven gas  
z. Biogas  
aa. Refinery fuel gas  
ab. [Other]  
ac. [Other]  

If you are reporting for electricity generated using Waste heat, do not complete boiler efficiency, average heat content, quantity, or total cost.

44. This business indicated that Combustion engine was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:

What was the average heat content?

  • Solid fuels: report in kJ/kg
  • Liquids fuels: report in kJ/L
  • Gaseous fuels: report in kJ/m3
  • Other fuels: report in kJ/kg

 

What percentage was the efficiency of the boiler?
  Average heat content
a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies  
b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries  
c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies  
d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries  
e. Lignite  
f. Wood  
g. Petroleum coke  
h. Agriculture biomass  
i. Other biomass  
j. Other biomass - type unknown  
k. Municipal and other waste  
l. [Other]  
m. Biodiesel  
n. Ethanol  
o. Other biofuel  
p. Light fuel oil  
q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies  
r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries  
s. Propane  
t. Diesel  
u. Orimulsion  
v. Spent pulping liquor  
w. [Other]  
x. Natural gas  
y. Coke oven gas  
z. Biogas  
aa. Refinery fuel gas  
ab. [Other]  
ac. [Other]  

If you are reporting for electricity generated using Waste heat, do not complete boiler efficiency, average heat content, quantity, or total cost.

45. This business indicated that Combustion engine was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:

What was the quantity/volume used and the total cost?
  Unit of measure Quantity/volume used CAN$ '000
a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies      
b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries      
c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies      
d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries      
e. Lignite      
f. Wood      
g. Petroleum coke      
h. Agriculture biomass      
i. Other biomass      
j. Other biomass — type unknown      
k. Municipal and other waste      
l. [Other]      
m. Biodiesel      
n. Ethanol      
o. Other biofuel      
p. Light fuel oil      
q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies      
r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries      
s. Propane      
t. Diesel      
u. Orimulsion      
v. Spent pulping liquor      
w. [Other]      
x. Natural gas      
y. Coke oven gas      
z. Biogas      
aa. Refinery fuel gas      
ab. [Other]      
ac. [Other]      

If you are reporting for electricity generated using Waste heat, do not complete boiler efficiency, average heat content, quantity, or total cost.

46. This business indicated that Combustion engine was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:

What was the quantity of electricity generated in megawatt-hours (MWh)?

Gross electricity generation is the total amount of electricity generated by the power plant during the reporting period.

Gross electricity generation = Net electricity generation + Own use consumption

Net electricity generation is the amount of electricity generated by the power plant that is delivered to the electricity grid during the reporting period.
 

What percentage was the efficiency of the boiler?
  Quantity in MWh
a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies  
b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries  
c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies  
d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries  
e. Lignite  
f. Wood  
g. Petroleum coke  
h. Agriculture biomass  
i. Other biomass  
j. Other biomass - type unknown  
k. Municipal and other waste  
l. [Other]  
m. Biodiesel  
n. Ethanol  
o. Other biofuel  
p. Light fuel oil  
q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies  
r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries  
s. Propane  
t. Diesel  
u. Orimulsion  
v. Spent pulping liquor  
w. [Other]  
x. Natural gas  
y. Coke oven gas  
z. Biogas  
aa. Refinery fuel gas  
ab. [Other]  
ac. [Other]  

47. For Combustion engine, the total gross generation of electricity is:

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For Combined cycle, the total gross generation of electricity is:
  Quantity in MWh
Total gross generation of electricity using Combustion engine  

Questions for selected fuel types — Combustion turbine

48. This business indicated that Combustion turbine was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:

What percentage was the efficiency of the boiler?

Heat output (kJ)/Total Energy Content of the Fuel (kJ).

The proportion of useful heat produced to the total potential energy available by burning the fuel.
 

What percentage was the efficiency of the boiler?
  Percentage (%)
a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies  
b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries  
c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies  
d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries  
e. Lignite  
f. Wood  
g. Petroleum coke  
h. Agriculture biomass  
i. Other biomass  
j. Other biomass - type unknown  
k. Municipal and other waste  
l. [Other solid fuel]  
m. Biodiesel  
n. Ethanol  
o. Other biofuel  
p. Light fuel oil  
q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies  
r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries  
s. Propane  
t. Diesel  
u. Orimulsion  
v. Spent pulping liquor  
w. [Other]  
x. Natural gas  
y. Coke oven gas  
z. Biogas  
aa. Refinery fuel gas  
ab. [Other]  
ac. [Other]  

If you are reporting for electricity generated using Waste heat, do not complete boiler efficiency, average heat content, quantity, or total cost.

49. This business indicated that Combustion turbine was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:

What was the average heat content?

  • Solid fuels: report in kJ/kg
  • Liquids fuels: report in kJ/L
  • Gaseous fuels: report in kJ/m3
  • Other fuels: report in kJ/kg
     
What percentage was the efficiency of the boiler?
  Average heat content
a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies  
b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries  
c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies  
d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries  
e. Lignite  
f. Wood  
g. Petroleum coke  
h. Agriculture biomass  
i. Other biomass  
j. Other biomass - type unknown  
k. Municipal and other waste  
l. [Other]  
m. Biodiesel  
n. Ethanol  
o. Other biofuel  
p. Light fuel oil  
q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies  
r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries  
s. Propane  
t. Diesel  
u. Orimulsion  
v. Spent pulping liquor  
w. [Other liquid fuel]  
x. Natural gas  
y. Coke oven gas  
z. Biogas  
aa. Refinery fuel gas  
ab. [Other]  
ac. [Other]  

If you are reporting for electricity generated using Waste heat, do not complete boiler efficiency, average heat content, quantity, or total cost.

50. This business indicated that Combustion turbine was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:

What was the quantity/volume used and the total cost?
  Unit of measure Quantity/volume used CAN$ '000
a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies      
b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries      
c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies      
d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries      
e. Lignite      
f. Wood      
g. Petroleum coke      
h. Agriculture biomass      
i. Other biomass      
j. Other biomass — type unknown      
k. Municipal and other waste      
l. [Other]      
m. Biodiesel      
n. Ethanol      
o. Other biofuel      
p. Light fuel oil      
q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies      
r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries      
s. Propane      
t. Diesel      
u. Orimulsion      
v. Spent pulping liquor      
w. [Other]      
x. Natural gas      
y. Coke oven gas      
z. Biogas      
aa. Refinery fuel gas      
ab. [Other]      
ac. [Other]      

If you are reporting for electricity generated using Waste heat, do not complete boiler efficiency, average heat content, quantity, or total cost.

51. This business indicated that Combustion turbine was used to generate electricity. Please answer the following for the selected fuel types:

Please report electricity generation values as gross electricity generation values.

What was the quantity of electricity generated in megawatt-hours (MWh)?

Gross electricity generation is the total amount of electricity generated by the power plant during the reporting period.

Gross electricity generation = Net electricity generation + Own use consumption

(Net electricity generation is the amount of electricity generated by the power plant that is delivered to the electricity grid during the reporting period).

What percentage was the efficiency of the boiler?
  Quantity in MWh
a. Bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies  
b. Bituminous coal imported from foreign countries  
c. Sub-bituminous coal purchased from Canadian companies  
d. Sub-bituminous coal imported from foreign countries  
e. Lignite  
f. Wood  
g. Petroleum coke  
h. Agriculture biomass  
i. Other biomass  
j. Other biomass - type unknown  
k. Municipal and other waste  
l. [Other]  
m. Biodiesel  
n. Ethanol  
o. Other biofuel  
p. Light fuel oil  
q. Heavy fuel oil purchased from Canadian companies  
r. Heavy fuel oil imported from foreign countries  
s. Propane  
t. Diesel  
u. Orimulsion  
v. Spent pulping liquor  
w. [Other]  
x. Natural gas  
y. Coke oven gas  
z. Biogas  
aa. Refinery fuel gas  
ab. [Other]  
ac. [Other]  

52. For Combustion turbine, the total gross generation of electricity is:

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For Combined cycle, the total gross generation of electricity is:
  Quantity in MWh
Total gross generation of electricity using Combustion turbine  

Useful thermal energy — Combined cycle

53. This business indicated that it uses Combined cycle cogeneration process.

What was the useful thermal energy produced from this business for own use and sale?

Useful thermal energy produced: The amount of energy in the form of heat that is produced as a by-product of the generation of electricity and that is used for another application in a productive manner (e.g., the heating of industrial, commercial or residential space; steam used in an industrial process; etc.).

Own use consumption refers to consumption of self-generated thermal energy (excluding purchased) for the direct support of the plant or business itself during the reporting period.

  • Own use (quantity in GJ)
  • Sale (quantity in GJ)

Useful thermal energy — Steam turbine

54. This business indicated that it uses Steam turbine cogeneration process.

What was the useful thermal energy produced from this business for own use and sale?

Cogeneration: A highly efficient means of generating heat and electric power at the same time from the same energy source. Cogeneration makes use of the excess heat, usually in the form of relatively low-temperature steam exhausted from the power generation turbines towards another purpose.

Useful thermal energy produced: The amount of energy in the form of heat that is produced as a by-product of the generation of electricity and that is used for another application in a productive manner (e.g., the heating of industrial, commercial or residential space; steam used in an industrial process; etc.).

Own use consumption refers to consumption of self-generated thermal energy (excluding purchased) for the direct support of the plant or business itself during the reporting period.

  • Own use (quantity in GJ)
  • Sale (quantity in GJ)

Useful thermal energy — Combustion engine

55. This business indicated that it uses Combustion engine cogeneration process.

What was the useful thermal energy produced from this business for own use and sale?

Cogeneration: A highly efficient means of generating heat and electric power at the same time from the same energy source. Cogeneration makes use of the excess heat, usually in the form of relatively low-temperature steam exhausted from the power generation turbines towards another purpose.

Useful thermal energy produced: The amount of energy, in the form of heat, that is produced as a by-product of the generation of electricity and that is used for another application in a productive manner (e.g., the heating of industrial, commercial or residential space; steam used in an industrial process; etc.).

Own use consumption refers to consumption of self-generated thermal energy (excluding purchased) for the direct support of the plant or business itself during the reporting period.

  • Own use (quantity in GJ)
  • Sale (quantity in GJ)

Useful thermal energy — Combustion turbine

56. This business indicated that it uses Combustion turbine cogeneration process.

What was the useful thermal energy produced from this business for own use and sale?

Useful thermal energy produced: The amount of energy in the form of heat that is produced as a by-product of the generation of electricity and that is used for another application in a productive manner (e.g., the heating of industrial, commercial or residential space; steam used in an industrial process; etc.).

Own use consumption refers to consumption of self-generated thermal energy (excluding purchased) for the direct support of the plant or business itself during the reporting period.

  • Own use (quantity in GJ)
  • Sale (quantity in GJ)

Uranium

57. What was the average heat content in gigajoules per metric tonne (Gj/MT) of Uranium?

Nuclear: is any nuclear technology designed to extract usable energy from atomic nuclei via controlled nuclear reactions. The most common method today is through nuclear fission, though other methods include nuclear fusion and radioactive decay.

Gigajoules per metric tonne (Gj/MT)

58. What quantity of Uranium was used and the total cost?

Nuclear: is any nuclear technology designed to extract usable energy from atomic nuclei via controlled nuclear reactions. The most common method today is through nuclear fission, though other methods include nuclear fusion and radioactive decay.

Unit of measure

  • 100 cubic feet (Ccf)
  • 33-pound cylinder
  • Barrel
  • Cubic Foot
  • Cubic Metre
  • Gallon: Imperial Gallon
  • Gallon: U.S. Gallon
  • Gigajoule
  • Kilogram
  • Kilolitre
  • kWh
  • Litre
  • Long ton
  • MWh
  • Metric Tonne
  • Mmbtu
  • Pound
  • Short ton
  • ('000) Cubic Metres

Quantity

Total cost

59. What was the total gross quantity of electricity generated in megawatt-hours (MWh)?

Nuclear: is any nuclear technology designed to extract usable energy from atomic nuclei via controlled nuclear reactions. The most common method today is through nuclear fission, though other methods include nuclear fusion and radioactive decay.

Gross electricity generation is the total amount of electricity generated by the power plant that is delivered to the electricity grid during the reporting period.

Gross electricity generation = Net electricity generation + Own use consumption.

(Net electricity generation is the amount of electricity generated by the power plant that is delivered to the electricity grid during the reporting period).

MWh

Changes or events

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

Select all that apply.

  • Strike or lock-out
  • Exchange rate impact
  • Price changes in goods or services sold
  • Contracting out
  • Organizational change
  • Price changes in labour or raw materials
  • Natural disaster
  • Recession
  • Change in product line
  • Sold business or business units
  • Expansion
  • New or lost contract
  • Plant closures
  • Acquisition of business or business units
  • Other

Specify the other changes or events:

  • No changes or events

Contact person

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

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

  • Yes
  • No

Who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?

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

Feedback

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

Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.

  • Hours:
  • Minutes:

63. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?

2024 Census of Agriculture Test

Why are we conducting this survey?

The Census of Agriculture provides the only comprehensive and integrated profile of the physical, economic, social and environmental aspects of Canada's agriculture industry. It is conducted every five years. The data are needed to make informed decisions about business management strategies, agricultural policies, programs and services that directly affect farmers and rural communities.

Census data provide a reliable source of information to farm organizations, government departments, agriculture suppliers and service providers, and researchers that help them to understand and respond to changes in agriculture.

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

Although voluntary, your participation is important so that the information collected is as accurate and complete as possible.

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.

Contact us if you have any questions or concerns about record linkage:

Email: infostats@statcan.gc.ca

Telephone: 1-877-949-9492

Mail:

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

Business or organization and contact information

1. Please 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
  • Operating name (if applicable)

2. Please 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
    Example: A9A 9A9 or 12345-1234
  • Country
  • Email address
    Example: user@example.gov.ca
  • Telephone number (including area code)
    Example: 123-123-1234
  • Extension number (if applicable)
  • Fax number (including area code)
    Example: 123-123-1234

3. Please verify or provide the current operational status of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name in question 1.

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

Agricultural activity

4. Will this operation produce agricultural products in 2024?

Examples of agricultural products include: hay, field crops, field vegetables, fruit, berries, nuts, sod, nursery products, ornamental plants, flowers, Christmas trees, mushrooms, greenhouse products, maple products, honeybees or other pollinating bees, poultry, eggs, livestock, meat, milk, wool, horses.

Definition: Throughout this questionnaire, this operation or this agricultural operation refers to the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name in question 1.

  • Yes, this operation will produce agricultural products
    Will this operation be reporting sales or expenses for these agricultural products to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)?
    Include sales and expenses from:
    • agricultural products grown or raised by this operation in 2024
    • other commodities produced using agricultural products grown or raised by this operation in 2024 (e.g., wine, meat products).
      • Yes
      • No
  • No, but other agricultural operations will use the land and/or farm buildings to produce agricultural products
  • No, this operation will not produce agricultural products

Canada Revenue Agency Business Numbers

1. Does this agricultural operation have a Business Number issued by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)?

Business Number is a unique 9-digit number assigned to a business by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). It is used to register a business for tax programs such as GST/HST, payroll deduction, corporation income tax, etc.

  • Yes
    Enter the Business Number issued by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
    Include only the first 9 digits.
    • Business Number
      Example: 123456789
  • No

2. Do you operate or own other agricultural or non-agricultural businesses?

  • Yes
    Enter the other legal or operating name of the businesses and their associated Business Number.
    • Legal or operating name 1
    • Associated Business Number 1
      Example: 123456789 (if applicable)
    • Legal or operating name 2
      (if applicable)
    • Associated Business Number 2
      Example: 123456789 (if applicable)
    • Legal or operating name 3
      (if applicable)
    • Associated Business Number 3
      Example: 123456789 (if applicable)
    • If there are more than three other businesses, enter them in the field below.
  • No

Agricultural Operators

3. Provide the following information about each person who was responsible for management decisions made for this agricultural operation as of May 14, 2024.

Management decisions are decisions about a variety of important business matters, e.g., agricultural production, hiring employees, investment and finances, marketing of agricultural products.

Exclude professional advisors, e.g., accountants, consultants.

  Last name First name
Operator 1    
Operator 2    
Operator 3    
  Operator 1 Operator 2 Operator 3
Date of birth      
Telephone number      
Postal code      

4. If there are more than three operators, enter their full names and telephone numbers in the comments section.

5. In 2023, what was each operator's average weekly time contribution to this agricultural operation?

Include only work done for this operation, such as:

  • farm work
  • farm office work
  • dealing with suppliers and clients
  • custom work done for others.
  1. Operator 1
    • More than 40 hours per week
    • 30 to 40 hours per week
    • 20 to 29 hours per week
    • Less than 20 hours per week
  2. Operator 2
    • More than 40 hours per week
    • 30 to 40 hours per week
    • 20 to 29 hours per week
    • Less than 20 hours per week
  3. Operator 3
    • More than 40 hours per week
    • 30 to 40 hours per week
    • 20 to 29 hours per week
    • Less than 20 hours per week

6. In 2023, what was each operator's average weekly time spent doing paid work at another job or operating another business not involved with this agricultural operation?

Include only work done for:

  • an off-farm job
  • a non-farm business
  • other farm operations.

Exclude custom work done for others.

  1. Operator 1
    • More than 40 hours per week
    • 30 to 40 hours per week
    • 20 to 29 hours per week
    • Less than 20 hours per week
    • None
  2. Operator 2
    • More than 40 hours per week
    • 30 to 40 hours per week
    • 20 to 29 hours per week
    • Less than 20 hours per week
    • None
  3. Operator 3
    • More than 40 hours per week
    • 30 to 40 hours per week
    • 20 to 29 hours per week
    • Less than 20 hours per week
    • None

Paid labour

7. For the 2023 tax year, did this agricultural operation issue any T4 slips to agricultural workers?

T4 slip is a Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) form that is used to report a worker's annual salary, wages and taxable benefits.

Include all operators, family workers and employees who were issued a T4 slip and participated in the primary production of agricultural products.

Exclude workers who only do processing or service tasks.

  • Yes
  • No
    If no T4 slips were issued to agricultural workers, please enter "0" for each category.

8. For the 2023 tax year, report the number of agricultural workers who were issued a T4 slip in the categories below.

Include all operators, family workers and employees who were issued a T4 slip and participated in the primary production of agricultural products.

Exclude workers who only do processing or service tasks.

Note: Report each worker in one category only.

  1. Number of year-round full-time workers 30 or more hours per week
  2. Number of year-round part-time workers Less than 30 hours per week
  3. Number of seasonal or temporary workers

Total number of workers who were issued a T4 slip for the 2023 tax year

9. For the 2023 tax year, did this operation issue any T4 slips to agricultural family workers?

T4 slip is a Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) form that is used to report a worker's annual salary, wages and taxable benefits.

Family includes operators and workers who are related to an operator by blood, marriage (including common-law) or adoption, including those who live in a different household.

Exclude family workers who only do processing or service tasks.

  • Yes
    • Enter the number of agricultural family workers who were issued a T4 slip.
    • Number of family workers
  • No

Main farm location of this operation

10. Complete the civic address or land description of the main farm location of this agricultural operation.

This is where the main agricultural activities take place. It can be the main farm buildings, the main gate of the farm operation, or the farm headquarters.

Civic address of the main farm location (address that would be provided to emergency services)

  • Province or territory
  • Address number
  • Road or street name
  • Street type
  • Street direction
  • Name of village, town, city or municipality
  • Postal code
    Example: A9A 9A9

For the Prairies and parts of British Columbia only: land description of the main farm location

  • Province
    • Postal code
      Example: A9A 9A9
  • Quarter
  • Section
  • Township
  • Range
  • Meridian

Unit of measure

11. What unit of measure will be used to report land areas?

  • Acres
  • Hectares
  • Arpents (Quebec only)

Area of land

12. In 2024, what is this operation's total area of workable and non-workable land for each of the following?

Workable land includes all cropland, nursery, sod, Christmas trees, maple trees tapped, summerfallow and pasture.

Non-workable land includes idle land, woodlots, tree-windbreaks, bush, lawns, ponds, bogs, marshes, sloughs, buffer zones and land where farm buildings are located (e.g., residence, greenhouse, mushroom houses, farmhouse, barns, livestock facilities).

  1. Total workable and non-workable land area owned
    Include all land owned even if used by others.
  2. Area leased from governments
    e.g., land operated under licence, permit or lease
  3. Area rented or leased from others
  4. Crop-shared land owned by others but used by this operation
    Note: Crop-sharing is an agreement in which the operator shares investment and risk with the land owner.
  5. Other land used by this operation
    e.g., land trading, rent-free
    TOTAL land area owned, leased, rented, crop-shared or used
  6. Land area used by others
    e.g., rented, leased or crop-shared to others, land trading, rent-free

Net area of this operation

(Total land area owned, leased, rented, crop-shared or used)

minus (land area used by others)

Report on this area throughout this questionnaire.

Agricultural production

The Census of Agriculture covers various agricultural activities in Canada. Therefore, some questions in this survey may apply to this operation, while others may not. The following questions will help identify the sections of this survey that should be answered by this operation.

Each agricultural product should be reported in only one category.

Do not report products grown solely for home or personal use.

13. On May 14, 2024, are any mushrooms grown on this operation for sale?

Exclude wild mushrooms.

  • Yes
    • Types of mushrooms
      Select all that apply.
      • Agaricus mushrooms. Include white and brown varieties.
      • Specialty mushrooms, e.g., shiitake, oyster
  • No

14. In 2024, were any maple trees tapped on this operation?

Include only taps made on maple trees.

Exclude maple production for home or personal use.

  • Yes
  • No

15. In 2024, are sod, nursery products or Christmas trees grown on this operation for sale?

Include ornamental tree seedlings not grown in a greenhouse.

Exclude:

  • products grown in a greenhouse (report in greenhouse section)
  • tree seedlings grown solely for reforestation
  • sod, nursery products and Christmas trees grown for home or personal use.
  • Yes
  • No

16. In 2024, are any agricultural products grown in a greenhouse on this operation for sale?

Include environments where temperature, relative humidity, carbon dioxide (CO2) or light are controlled, such as:

  • greenhouses (of glass, plastic or poly-film materials)
  • enclosed structures such as a warehouse, box car, shipping container or building.

Exclude:

  • mushrooms
  • unheated cold frames or tunnels (report in field vegetables, fruits, berries and nuts, or sod, nursery products and Christmas trees sections)
  • tree seedlings grown solely for reforestation
  • areas and structures used for storage.
  • Yes
  • No

17. In 2024, are any fruits, berries or nuts grown on this operation for sale?

Include:

  • all producing and non-producing vines, bushes and trees
  • fruits and berries used to produce wine, cider and any other fruit-based beverages
  • areas under unheated cold frames or tunnels.
  • Yes
  • No

18. In 2024, are any field vegetables grown on this operation for sale?

Include: 

  • all field vegetables planted or to be planted in 2024
  • areas under unheated cold frames or tunnels.

Exclude potatoes, dry field peas, all dry beans, corn for grain or silage and herbs for essential oil industries (report in hay and field crops section).

  • Yes
  • No

19. In 2024, are any hay or field crops grown on this operation?

Include:

  • grains, oilseeds, corn for grain or silage, potatoes, sugar beetsginseng, mustard seed, dry field peas, all dry beans, alfalfa and tame hay, field grown cut flowers, etc.
  • all field crops and hay to be harvested, even if they were sown or planted in an earlier year
  • all land to be seeded, even if not yet seeded
  • field crops used as green manure and cover crops in 2024.

Exclude:

  • sweet corn, vegetable beets, mustard leaf and fresh lima beans (report in field vegetables section)
  • pasture (report in land use section).
  • Yes
  • No

20. On May 14, 2024, does this operation own any honeybees or other pollinating bees (e.g., leafcutter, blue orchard, bumble)?

Include bees owned, regardless of location.

Exclude honey production for home or personal use.

  • Yes
    • Types of bees
      Select all that apply.
      • Honeybees (used for honey production or pollination)
      • Other pollinating bees
        e.g., leafcutter, blue orchard, bumble
  • No

21. In 2024, are there any poultry (chickens, turkeys, geese, ducks or other poultry) on this operation?

Include:

  • all poultry on this operation, regardless of ownership, including those raised under contract
  • poultry for sale and poultry for personal use.

Exclude poultry owned by this operation but kept on an operation operated by someone else.

  • Yes
  • No

22. In 2023, were any chickens or turkeys raised for production of meat or produced on this operation for sale?

Exclude chickens and turkeys produced for personal use.

  • Yes
    • Types of poultry raised for production
      Select all that apply.
      • Broilers, roasters and Cornish
      • Turkeys
  • No

23. In 2023, were any eggs produced on this operation for sale?

Exclude eggs for personal use.

  • Yes
    • Types of eggs
      Select all that apply.
      • Table eggs
      • Hatching eggs
  • No

24. In 2023, was there a commercial poultry hatchery located on this operation?
Include:

  • only hatcheries registered with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
  • all types of poultry hatched in 2023, e.g., chickens, turkeys, geese, pheasants, quail.
  • Yes
  • No

25. In 2024, are there any livestock (cattle or calves, pigs, sheep or lambs, horses, or other livestock) on this operation?

Include:

  • all animals on this operation, regardless of ownership, including those that are boarded, custom fed or fed under contract
  • all animals kept by this operation, regardless of ownership, that are pastured on a community pasture, grazing co-op or public land.

Exclude animals owned by this operation but kept on a farm, ranch, or feedlot operated by someone else.

  • Yes
    • Types of livestock
      Select all that apply.
      • Dairy cattle and calves
      • Beef cattle and calves
      • Pigs
      • Sheep and lambs
      • Other livestock
        e.g., horses, donkeys, goats, llamas and alpacas, bison, elk, deer, rabbits, mink
  • No

26. In 2024, does this operation produce any organic products for sale?

  • Yes
    What is the certification status of the organic products?
    Select all that apply.
    • Certified by an accredited organic certification body
      Name of certification body
    • Transitional (in the process of becoming certified)
      Name of certification body during the transition
    • Not certified, but marketed as organic (if allowed within your province)
  • No

Hay and field crops

28. In 2024, what is the area on this operation of each of the following hay or field crops?

For two or more crops that will be harvested from the same land in 2024, report each crop and split the area evenly between each crop.

Include:

  • all field crops and hay to be harvested, even if sown or planted in an earlier year
  • all land to be seeded, even if not yet seeded
  • field crops used as green manure and cover crops in 2024.

Exclude summerfallow, pasture, woodlands and other land (report in land use section).

For smaller areas decimals are permitted.

e.g., an operation grows 7 1/3 acres of spring wheat, this area would be reported as 7.33

  1. Wheat — spring
    Exclude durum wheat.
  2. Wheat — durum
  3. Wheat — winter (to be harvested in 2024)
  4. Oats
  5. Barley
  6. Mixed grains
    Two or more grains sown together on the same field or plot.
  7. Corn for grain
    Exclude sweet corn (report in field vegetables section).
  8. Corn for silage
  9. Rye — fall (to be harvested in 2024)
  10. Rye — spring
  11. Canola (rapeseed)
  12. Soybeans
  13. Flaxseed
  14. Dry field peas
    Exclude fresh green peas (report in field vegetables section).
  15. Chick peas
    Include garbanzo beans, desi and kabuli.
  16. Lentils
  17. Faba beans
  18. Dry white beans (navy and pea beans)
  19. Other dry beans
    e.g., great northern, pinto, kidney, cranberry beans, lima

    Exclude fresh lima beans (report in field vegetable section).

  20. Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures for hay, silage, green feed, dehydrated alfalfa
    Exclude pasture (report in land use section).
  21. All other tame hay and fodder crops for hay or silage
    e.g., clover, sorghum, millet, timothy, ryegrass, orchard grass
    Exclude pasture (report in land use section).
  22. Forage seed to be harvested in 2024 for seed
    Include turf grass seed.
    Exclude sod (report in sod, nursery products and Christmas trees section).
  23. Potatoes
  24. Mustard seed
  25. Sunflower seed
    Include sunola and dwarf varieties.
  26. Canary seed
    Include hairless (canario).
  27. Ginseng (total seeded and harvested area)
  28. Buckwheat
  29. Sugar beets
  30. Triticale
  31. Hemp

    Other field crops
    e.g., spelt, tobacco, hops, quinoa, coriander, herbs for essential oil industries and field grown cut flowers

    Exclude bulbs (report in sod, nursery products and Christmas trees section).

  32. Other field crop 1
    Specify other field crop 1
    Begin entering the name of the other field crop by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer.
  33. Other field crop 2
    Specify other field crop 2
    Begin entering the name of the other field crop by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer.
  34. Other field crop 3
    Specify other field crop 3
    Begin entering the name of the other field crop by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer.

Total area of hay and field crops

Field vegetables

29. In 2024, what is the area of each of the following field vegetables on this operation for sale?

Report the areas only once, even if more than one field vegetable will be grown in the same area. For double-cropping or inter-cropping, report each vegetable and split the area evenly between each vegetable.

Include: 

  • all field vegetables planted or to be planted in 2024
  • areas under unheated cold frames or tunnels.

For smaller areas decimals are permitted.

e.g., an operation grows a 1/4 acre of sweet corn for sale, this area would be reported as: 0.25

  1. Sweet corn
    Exclude corn for silage and corn for grain (report in hay and field crops section).
  2. Tomatoes
  3. Cucumbers (all varieties)
  4. Green peas
    Exclude dry field peas (report in hay and field crops section).
  5. Green and wax beans
  6. Cabbage — regular
  7. Cabbage — Chinese
    Include bok choy and napa.
  8. Cauliflower
  9. Broccoli
  10. Brussels sprouts
  11. Carrots
    Include baby carrots.
  12. Rutabagas and turnips
  13. Beets
  14. Radishes
  15. Onions — green, shallots
  16. Onions — dry
    Include yellow, Spanish and cooking.
  17. Garlic
  18. Celery
  19. Lettuce (all head and leaf varieties)
    Include mixed greens.
  20. Kale
  21. Rhubarb
  22. Spinach
  23. Peppers
  24. Pumpkins
  25. Squash and zucchini
  26. Asparagus - producing
  27. Asparagus - non-producing

    Other field vegetables
    e.g., melons, sweet potatoes, eggplant, lima beans (fresh-processing), herbs (exclude herbs for essential oil industries - report in hay and field crops section)

  28. Other field vegetable 1
    Specify other field vegetable 1
    Begin entering the name of the other field vegetable by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer.
  29. Other field vegetable 2
    Specify other field vegetable 2
    Begin entering the name of the other field vegetable by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer.
  30. Other field vegetable 3
    Specify other field vegetable 3
    Begin entering the name of the other field vegetable by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer.

Total area of field vegetables

Fruits, berries and nuts

30. In 2024, what is the total area of each of the following fruits, berries or nuts on this operation for sale?

Include:

  • all producing and non-producing vines, bushes and trees
  • fruits and berries used to produce wine, cider and any other fruit-based beverages
  • areas under unheated cold frames or tunnels.

For smaller areas decimals are permitted.

e.g., an operation grows a 1/4 acre of apples for sale, this area would be reported as: 0.25

  1. Apples
  2. Pears
  3. Plums and prunes
  4. Cherries - sour
    Include bush-grown varieties.
  5. Cherries - sweet
    Exclude bush-grown varieties.
  6. Peaches
    Include fresh and clingstone.
  7. Apricots
  8. Grapes
  9. Strawberries
  10. Raspberries
  11. Cranberries
  12. Blueberries - highbush (cultivated)
  13. Blueberries - lowbush (wild)
    Include wild blueberries grown on managed land.
  14. Saskatoon berries
  15. Blackcurrants, redcurrants and whitecurrants
    Exclude gooseberries (report in other fruits, berries and nuts).
  16. Haskaps
  17. Nectarines
  18. Hazelnuts

    Other fruits, berries and nuts
    e.g., blackberries, sea buckthorn, walnuts, gooseberries

  19. Other fruits, berries and nuts 1
    Specify other fruits, berries and nuts 1
    Begin entering the name of the other fruits, berries and nuts by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer.
  20. Other fruits, berries and nuts 2
    Specify other fruits, berries and nuts 2
    Begin entering the name of the other fruits, berries and nuts by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer.
  21. Other fruits, berries and nuts 3
    Specify other fruits, berries and nuts 3
    Begin entering the name of the other fruits, berries and nuts by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer.

Total area of fruits, berries and nuts

Sod, nursery products and Christmas trees

31. In 2024, what is the area of sod, nursery products or Christmas trees grown on this operation for sale?

Include ornamental tree seedlings not grown in a greenhouse.
Exclude:

  • products grown in a greenhouse (report in greenhouse section)
  • tree seedlings grown solely for reforestation
  • sod, nursery products and Christmas trees grown for home or personal use.
  1. Sod under cultivation intended for sale
    Include:
    • all area of land used for growing and maintaining sod
    • all sod regardless of intended sale date.
  2. Nursery products grown for sale
    e.g., shrubs, trees, vines, ornamentals, bulbs, grown outdoors, or in cold frames or tunnels

    Exclude field grown cut flowers (report under other field crops in the hay and field crops section).

  3. Christmas trees grown for sale
    Include naturally established or planted areas, regardless of stage of growth, that are pruned or managed with the use of fertilizer or pesticides.

Land use

32. For the workable and non-workable land reported in question 12, what is the net area used for each of the following?

Exclude land used by others.

  1. Total area of hay and field crops, field vegetables, fruits, berries and nuts, sod, nursery products and Christmas trees previously reported
  2. Summerfallow
    Include cropland on which no crops will be grown during the year but that will have weeds controlled by tillage or chemical application.
  3. Tame or seeded pasture
    Exclude areas to be harvested for hay, silage or seed.
  4. Natural land for pasture
    Include woodland used as pasture, and shared land where livestock graze based on a permit, lease or licence.
  5. Woodland, sugarbush and wetlands
    e.g., woodlots, tree windbreaks, bush, ponds, bogs, marshes, sloughs
  6. All other land and buildings
    e.g., idle land, land on which farm buildings, residences, barnyards, lanes, lawns, livestock facilities, greenhouses or mushroom houses are located

Total net area

This total should equal the net area reported in question 12.

Summerfallow

33. For the summerfallow, what is the area on which each of the following forms of weed control will be used in 2024?

  1. Chemfallow only
  2. Summerfallow, tilled only
  3. Chemical and tillage weed control on the same land
    Exclude area already reported as "Chemfallow only" or "Summerfallow, tilled only".

Tillage and seeding practices

34. In 2024, what is the area on which the following tillage and seeding practices will be used on land seeded or to be seeded?

Include the area that was prepared last fall or this spring.

Exclude land in summerfallow this year.

  1. No-till seeding or zero-till seeding
    Include direct seeding into undisturbed stubble or sod.
  2. Tillage that retains most of the crop residue on the surface (conservation)
    Include minimum tillage.
  3. Tillage that incorporates most of the crop residue into the soil (conventional)

Land practices and features

35. In 2023, did this operation use the following land practices?

  1. In-field winter grazing or feeding
    • Yes
      Provide the area for in-field winter grazing or feeding
    • No
  2. Rotational grazing
    • Yes
      Provide the area for rotational grazing
    • No
  3. Turning in green crops
    • Yes
      Provide the area for turning in green crops
    • No
  4. Planting fall or winter cover crops

    Include fall seeded crops that are grazed, harvested for forage, or left to dry on the field in the spring prior to reseeding, e.g., red clover.

    Exclude fall seeded crops that are harvested for grain, e.g., winter wheat.

    • Yes
      Provide the area for planting fall or winter cover crops
    • No

36. Does this operation have any shelterbelts or windbreaks (natural or planted)?

Include shelterbelts and windbreaks around any workable land, as well as around lanes, farm buildings and yards.

  • Yes
  • No

Crop residue

37. In 2023, what was the area of this operation from which crop residue (straw, stover, stalks) was baled for bedding or sale?

Include residue from small grains, oilseeds and corn stalks.

Exclude hay, corn silage and other forages.

  • Area in 2023

OR

  • No crop residue baled in 2023

Inputs or manure

38. In 2023, did this agricultural operation use any treated seeds, herbicides, insecticides, fungicidescommercial fertilizerslimetrace minerals and nutrients, or manure?

Exclude:

  • mushroom areas and greenhouse areas
  • manure spread by grazing livestock.
  • Yes
  • No

39. In 2023, what was the area on which each of the following inputs or manure were used on this operation?

The same area can be reported for more than one input, but for each input, report land areas only once, even if there was more than one application in 2023.

Exclude mushroom areas and greenhouse areas.

  1. Treated seed, prior to planting
  2. Herbicides, applied in-field
  3. Insecticides, applied in-field
  4. Fungicides, applied in-field
  5. Commercial fertilizer, applied in-field
  6. Lime
  7. Trace minerals and nutrients
    e.g., copper, manganese, zinc
  8. Manure
    Exclude manure spread by grazing livestock.
    • h1. Solid or composted manure, incorporated into soil
    • h2. Solid or composted manure, not incorporated into soil
    • h3. Liquid manure, injected or incorporated into soil
    • h4. Liquid manure, not incorporated into soil

Irrigation

40. In 2023, was an irrigation system used on this operation to apply water on land?

Include all methods of irrigation (e.g., pivot, sprinklers, surface, side rolls, wheel rolls, drip).

Exclude mushroom areas and greenhouse areas.

  • Yes
    • What was the irrigated area in 2023?
  • No

Mushrooms

41. On May 14, 2024, what is the total growing area for Agaricus mushrooms?

Include Agaricus mushrooms grown for sale using beds, shelves, trays or other types of production systems.

Unit of measure

  • square feet
  • square metres

Total area on May 14, 2024

42. On May 14, 2024, what types of production systems does this operation use for specialty mushroom production?

Select all that apply.

  • Bags
  • Natural wood logs
  • Other
    (e.g., beds, shelves, trays)

43. On May 14, 2024, what are the number and dimensions of the bags and natural wood logs for specialty mushrooms?

Exclude: 

  • beds, shelves, trays, and other types of production systems
  • specialty mushrooms grown for personal consumption.

If sizes vary, estimate the average dimensions.

For smaller dimensions decimals are permitted.

  Number Unit of Measure Length Width
a. Bags  
  • feet
  • metres
  • inches
  • centimetres
   
b. Natural wood logs  
  • feet
  • metres
  • inches
  • centimetres
   

44. On May 14, 2024, what is the total growing area of other production systems used for specialty mushrooms?

Include beds, trays, forest floor (exclude wild forest floor mushrooms).

Exclude:

  • bags and natural wood logs
  • specialty mushrooms grown for personal consumption.

Unit of measure

  • square feet
  • square metres
  • acres
  • hectares

Total area on May 14, 2024

Greenhouses

45. In 2024, what is the total greenhouses area in which agricultural products are grown for sale?

Include environments where temperature, relative humidity, carbon dioxide (CO2) or light are controlled, such as:

  • greenhouses (of glass, plastic or poly-film materials)
  • enclosed structures used for agricultural production such as a warehouse, box car, shipping container or building.

Exclude:

  • mushrooms
  • areas and structures used for storage
  • areas under unheated cold frames or tunnels (report in field vegetables, fruits, berries and nuts, or sod, nursery products and Christmas trees sections)
  • tree seedlings grown solely for reforestation.

Unit of measure

  • acres
  • arpents
  • hectares
  • square feet
  • square metres

Total area in 2024

46. On May 14, 2024, what is the greenhouse area on this operation for each of the following agricultural products?

Report using the same unit of measure as reported in question 45 (above).

  1. Greenhouse fruits and vegetables
    • a1. Greenhouse tomatoes
    • a2. Greenhouse cucumbers
    • a3. Greenhouse peppers
    • a4. Greenhouse lettuces
    • a5. Greenhouse herbs
    • a6. Other greenhouse fruits and vegetables
      e.g., strawberries, sprouts, microgreens, shoots, eggplants

    Total area of greenhouse fruits and vegetables

  2. Greenhouse cut flowers
    Exclude field-grown flowers (fresh and dried) - report under hay and field crops section.
  3. Greenhouse potted plants – indoor or outdoor
    Include any prefinished or finished plants grown and sold in a pot (e.g., potted flowers, potted herbs, potted vegetable plants).
  4. Other products grown in a greenhouse
    e.g., ornamental tree seedlings, cuttings, bedding plants, transplants or plugs (ornamental or vegetable)

    Specify other products

    Begin entering the name of the other products by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer.

Maple tree taps

47. In the spring of 2024, what was the total number of taps made on maple trees?

Include only taps made on maple trees.

Exclude maple production for home or personal use.

Number of taps in 2024

Bees

48. On May 14, 2024, how many live colonies of honeybees (used for honey production or pollination) are owned by this operation?

Include bees owned, regardless of location.

Exclude honey production for home or personal use.

Number of colonies on May 14, 2024

49. On May 14, 2024, how many other pollinating bees (e.g., leafcutter, blue orchard, bumble) are owned by this operation?

Unit of measure

  • gallons
  • number of bees
  • colonies

Number on May 14, 2024

Poultry

You have indicated that there is poultry on this operation.

Throughout the questions on poultry, report only the poultry on this operation. If you own poultry that is kept on someone else's operation, do not report it on this questionnaire.

If this operation is undergoing a rest period between two flocks on May 14, 2024, please enter "0" for each type of poultry.

50. On May 14, 2024, how many of the following poultry are on this operation, regardless of ownership, including those raised under contract?

Include poultry for sale and poultry for personal use.

Exclude poultry owned by this operation but kept on an operation operated by someone else.

  1. Chickens for table eggs
    • a1. Pullets intended for laying table eggs, under 19 weeks
    • a2. Laying hens that produce table eggs, 19 weeks and over
  2. Chickens for meat
    • b1. Broilers, roasters and Cornish
  3. Chickens for hatching eggs (pullets and hens)
    Exclude roosters (report under other poultry)
    • c1. Breeders for laying hens
    • c2. Breeders for Broiler, roaster and Cornish chickens

    Total hens and chickens on May 14, 2024

  4. Turkeys
  5. Ducks
  6. Geese
  7. Other poultry
    e.g., roosters, guinea fowl, peacocks, pheasants, quail, pigeons, emus, partridge, ostriches, silkies, Taiwanese chickens
    • g1. Other poultry 1

      Specify other poultry 1
      Begin entering the name of the other poultry by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer.

    • g2. Other poultry 2

      Specify other poultry 2
      Begin entering the name of the other poultry by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer.

    • g3. Other poultry 3

      Specify other poultry 3
      Begin entering the name of the other poultry by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer.

Chicken or turkey production

51. In 2023, what was the total production of chicken on a live weight basis?

Include only chickens produced for sale.

Exclude: 

  • chickens for personal use
  • production of specialty chickens (silkies and Taiwanese chickens) and spent fowl.

Unit of measure

  • kilograms
  • pounds

Production of broilers, roasters and Cornish in 2023 (total live weight)

52. In 2023, what was the total production of turkey on a live weight basis?

Include only turkeys produced for sale.

Exclude turkeys for personal use.

Unit of measure

  • kilograms
  • pounds

Production of turkeys in 2023 (total live weight)

Table and hatching eggs

53. In 2023, how many dozens of table eggs were produced on this operation for sale?

Exclude eggs for personal use.

Dozens of table eggs in 2023

54. In 2023, how many dozens of hatching eggs were produced on this operation for sale?

Exclude eggs for personal use.

Dozens of hatching eggs in 2023

Commercial poultry hatcheries

55. In 2023, how many chicks or other poultry were hatched?

Include:

  • only hatcheries registered with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
  • all types of poultry hatched in 2023, e.g., chickens, turkeys, geese, pheasants, quail.

Number of birds hatched in 2023

Livestock

You have indicated that there is livestock on this operation.

Throughout the questions on livestock (cattle or calves, pigs, sheep or lamb, or other livestock), report only the livestock on this operation. If you own livestock that is kept on someone else's operation, do not report it on this questionnaire.

If this operation has zero head of a type of livestock on May 14, 2024, please enter "0" for that type of livestock.

56. On May 14, 2024, how many of the following cattle and calves are on this operation, regardless of ownership?

Include:

  • all animals on this operation, regardless of ownership, including those that are boarded, custom fed or fed under contract
  • all animals kept by this operation, regardless of ownership, that are pastured on a community pasture, grazing co-op or public land.

Exclude animals owned by this operation but kept on a farm, ranch, or feedlot operated by someone else.

  1. Calves, under 1 year
  2. Steers, 1 year and over
  3. Heifers, 1 year and over
    • c1. for slaughter or feeding
    • c2. for beef herd replacement
    • c3. for dairy herd replacement
  4. Cows
    • d1. mainly for beef purposes
    • d2. mainly for dairy purposes
  5. Bulls, 1 year and over

Total cattle and calves on May 14, 2024

57. On May 14, 2024, how many of the following pigs are on this operation, regardless of ownership?

Include all pigs on this operation, regardless of ownership, including those that are boarded, custom fed or fed under contract.

Exclude pigs under contract and kept on a farm or ranch operated by someone else.

  1. Sows and gilts kept for breeding
  2. Boars kept for breeding
  3. Nursing pigs, less than 15 lb (7 kg)
  4. Weanling, nursery or starter pigs, 15 to 49 lb (7 to 22 kg)
  5. Market pigs, 50 lb (23 kg) and over

Total pigs on May 14, 2024

58. On May 14, 2024, how many of the following sheep or lambs are on this operation, regardless of ownership?

Include:

  • all sheep and lambs on this operation, regardless of ownership, including those that are boarded, custom fed or fed under contract
  • all sheep and lambs kept by this operation, regardless of ownership, that are pastured on a community pasture, grazing co-op or public land.

Exclude sheep and lambs under contract and kept on a farm or ranch operated by someone else.

  1. Rams, 1 year and over
  2. Ewes
  3. Replacement lambs
  4. Market lambs

Total sheep and lambs on May 14, 2024

59. On May 14, 2024, how many of the following other livestock are on this operation, regardless of ownership?

Include:

  • all animals on this operation, regardless of ownership, including those that are boarded, custom fed or fed under contract
  • all animals kept by this operation, regardless of ownership, that are pastured on a community pasture, grazing co-op or public land.

Exclude animals owned by this operation but kept on a farm, ranch, or feedlot operated by someone else.

  1. Horses and ponies
  2. Donkeys and mules
  3. Goats
  4. Llamas and alpacas
  5. Bison (buffalo)
  6. Elk (wapiti)
  7. Deer
    Exclude wild deer.
  8. Rabbits
  9. Mink
    Include breeding stock only.

    Other livestock
    e.g., wild boars, fox, chinchillas

  10. Other livestock 1

    Specify other livestock 1
    Begin entering the name of the other livestock by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer.

  11. Other livestock 2

    Specify other livestock 2
    Begin entering the name of the other livestock by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer.

  12. Other livestock 3

    Specify other livestock 3
    Begin entering the name of the other livestock by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer.

Technologies

60. In 2023, were the following technologies used on this operation?

       Include work done by others on this operation.

  Yes No

a. Automated guidance steering systems (auto-steer) on farm equipment

Include GPS-based tractor systems for vehicle navigation and control.

   

b. Geographic Information System mapping (GIS)

e.g., soil quality mapping, yield mapping, NDVI mapping

   

c. Variable-rate input application

Include variable-rate seeders, sprayers and fertilizer applications.

   

d. Drones

   

e. Soil sample test

   

f. Enhanced efficiency fertilizers

e.g., slow release fertilizers, controlled release fertilizers, nitrification inhibitors and urease inhibitors

   

g.  Electronic feed monitoring system

   

h. Fully-robotic milkers

i.e., minimal intervention required

   

i. Robotic greenhouse equipment

e.g., spraying robots, robotic planters or harvesters

   

Renewable energy

61. In 2024, which of the following types of renewable energy are produced on this operation, regardless of ownership?

Renewable energy is energy obtained from natural resources that can be naturally replenished or renewed within a human lifespan, that is, the resource is a sustainable source of energy.

Include renewable energy produced for use on this operation or for sale to others.

Exclude petroleum (gas or diesel) and coal products.
Select all that apply.

  • Wind
  • Solar
    e.g., solar panels, solar heating equipment, solar fencing system, solar water pump
  • Biomass combustion
    e.g., straw, wood, wood pellets, perennial grasses
  • Biofuel and biogas
    e.g., biodiesel, bioethanol, biomethane, other biogas
  • Geothermal
    e.g., heat pumps, other equipment used in geothermal energy systems
  • Other renewable energy
    Specify other renewable energy
    OR
  • No renewable energy produced in 2024

62. In 2024, for which of the following purposes is renewable energy produced on this operation?

Include all renewable energy produced on this operation, regardless of ownership.

Select all that apply.

  • For use on this operation
    e.g., using solar energy to heat livestock buildings or biomass heating for greenhouses
  • For sale
    e.g., selling electricity onto the grid

Market value

63. What is the estimated present market value of land, buildings, and fixed equipment on this operation?

Include:

  • the value of all land and all structures such as houses, farm buildings and silos that are part of this operation
  • the value of all fixed (i.e., immobile) equipment such as bulk tanks and farrowing pens.

Exclude:

  • the value of any land and buildings rented or leased to others
  • the value of farm vehicles, mobile machinery and non-fixed equipment (report in the farm vehicles, machinery and equipment section).

Present market value

Rounded to the nearest CAN$

  1. Land, buildings and fixed equipment owned
  2. Land, buildings and fixed equipment rented or leased from others or governments

Farm vehicles, machinery and equipment

64. On May 14, 2024, what is the number and present market value of the following farm vehicles, machinery and equipment that are owned or leased by this operation?

Include all farm vehicles, machinery and equipment that are owned or leased by this operation or jointly with a different operation.

Exclude:

  • machinery that is rented on a short-term basis (hourly or daily rentals)
  • fixed (i.e., immobile) equipment (the value of which was reported in the previous question).

Example: An operation owns one combine, valued at $100,000, and shares ownership of another combine, valued at $60,000, equally with another operation. These two combines would be reported as follows:

  • Number of farm vehicles, machinery and equipment owned or leased: 1.50 (this includes the owned combine plus one-half of the shared combine)
  • Present market value: $130,000 (this includes the $100,000 plus one-half of the $60,000).
  Number of farm vehicles, machinery and equipment owned or leased Present market value
Rounded to the nearest CAN$

a. Pick-ups, cargo vans, cars and other passenger vehicles used in the farm business

   
b. Tractors    

b1. Under 60 p.t.o. hp.

Include garden tractors, ATVs, etc.

   

b2. 60 - 149 p.t.o. hp.

   

b3. 150 - 249 p.t.o. hp.

   

b4. Over 249 p.t.o. hp.

   

c. Other farm trucks

   

d. Grain combines and swathers

   

e. Forage harvesters, balers, mower-conditioners

   

f. Tillage, cultivation, seeding and planting equipment

   

g. Irrigation equipment

   

h. All other farm vehicles, machinery and equipment not reported above

e.g., sprayers, wagons, manure spreaders, portable grinder-mixers, elevators, dryers, other harvesting equipment, Christmas tree balers, skid steers, flat-decks, trailers

   

Total present market value of all farm vehicles, machinery and equipment

   

Direct sales

65. In 2023, did this operation sell any edible agricultural products directly to consumers for human consumption?

Include sales directly at a market or on farm.

Exclude:

  • sales of any goods purchased for resale (to intermediaries such as marketers and wholesalers)
  • sales directly to a store (to intermediaries such as retail and grocery stores, restaurants and bakeries).
  • Yes
  • No

66. In 2023, which of the following edible products were sold directly to consumers for human consumption?

Select all that apply.

  • Unprocessed agricultural products
    e.g., fruits, vegetables, meat cuts, poultry, eggs, maple syrup, honey
  • Value added products
    e.g., jellies, sausages, wine, cheese, cider, pies, maple sugar or butter, pickles

67. In 2023, which of the following methods were used to sell edible agricultural products directly to consumers for human consumption?

Include sales directly at a market or on farm.

Exclude:

  • sales of any goods purchased for resale (to intermediaries such as marketers and wholesalers)
  • sales directly to a store (to intermediaries such as retail and grocery stores, restaurants and bakeries).

Select all that apply.

  • On-site farm stores, stands, kiosks, U-pick or farm gate sales
  • Off-site farm stores or stands
  • Farmers' markets
  • Direct deliveries to consumers
  • Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) or food baskets
  • Other methods

    Specify other methods
    Begin entering the name of the other methods by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer.

68. In 2023, what percentage of the total operating revenues was from the sale of edible agricultural products directly to consumers for human consumption?

Exclude:

  • sales of any goods purchased for resale (to intermediaries such as marketers and wholesalers)
  • sales directly to a store (to intermediaries such as retail and grocery stores, restaurants and bakeries).

Percentage

 _______ (%)

Succession plan

69. On May 14, 2024, does this operation have a written succession plan?

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

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

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

  • Yes, a written succession plan is in place

    Types of successors
    Select all that apply.

    • The successors are family members
    • The successors are non-family members
  • No, a written succession plan is not in place
    • A succession plan has been discussed but has not been formalized in a written agreement
    • No succession plan has been discussed as of May 14, 2024

Contact person

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

Is the contact person provided in question 2 the best person to contact?

  • Yes
  • No

    Who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?

    • First name
    • Last name
    • Title
    • Email address
      Example: user@example.gov.ca
    • Telephone number (including area code)
      Example: 123-123-1234
    • Extension number (if applicable)
    • Fax number (including area code)
      Example: 123-123-1234

Comments

71. We invite your comments about this questionnaire.

Social Inclusion Framework for Ethnocultural Groups in Canada

Social Inclusion Framework for Ethnocultural Groups in Canada (PDF, 1.06 MB)
Social Inclusion Framework for Ethnocultural Groups in Canada
Description: Social Inclusion Framework for Ethnocultural Groups in Canada

The title of this infosheet is "Social inclusion Framework for Ethnocultural Groups in Canada."

The content of this infosheet is presented under the "Social Inclusion Statistics—Ethnocultural Groups" banner and is divided into two sections.

The first section presents the following three pieces of information:

  • What is social inclusion?
    Social inclusion is a process that ensures that all members of society—regardless of their ethnocultural origin—have access to the opportunities and resources they need to participate in economic, social and political life without any barriers.
  • A logo with three arrows labelled "Participation in society," "Material and non‑material well‑being" and "Access to opportunities and elimination of barriers" that point to and support the circled symbol titled "Social inclusion."
  • Why does it matter?
    Measuring social inclusion provides evidence-based data that inform the development of anti-racism and anti-discrimination policies, such as  Canada's Anti-Racism Strategy, in order to create a more inclusive society.

The second section of the infosheet, titled "Social Inclusion Framework for Ethnocultural Groups in Canada—Themes and indicators," displays 11 textboxes, each of which includes the title of the theme, an icon and a list of the social inclusion indicators. The number of indicators listed in each textbox varies depending on the theme.

Participation in the labour market

The textbox titled "Participation in the labour market" includes an icon illustrating three tradespeople and lists the following indicators:

  • participation rate
  • employment rate
  • unemployment rate 
  • population who works mainly full time
  • self-employed population (unincorporated)
  • overqualified population
  • youth not in employment, education or training.

Representation in decision-making positions

The textbox titled "Representation in decision-making positions" includes an icon illustrating a person at the centre of four outgoing arrows and includes the following indicator:

  • legislative and senior management occupations.

Civic engagement and political participation

The text box titled "Civic engagement and political participation" includes an icon illustrating four hands on top of one another and lists the following indicators:

  • membership in or participation in the activities of a group, organization or association 
  • civic engagement by type of group, organization or association
  • vote in federal, provincial and municipal elections
  • participation in political activities.

Basic needs and housing

The text box titled "Basic needs and housing" includes an icon illustrating a house and lists the following indicators:

  • household food security 
  • housing conditions: 
    • affordability
    • core housing need
    • suitability
    • tenure – owner household.

Health and well-being

The textbox titled "Health and well-being" includes an icon illustrating a person in a meditation position and lists the following indicators:

  • perceived health
  • perceived mental health
  • perceived life stress
  • life satisfaction.

Income and wealth

The textbox titled "Income and wealth" includes an icon illustrating a wallet with money and lists the following indicators:

  • average and median employment income
  • prevalence of low income
  • poverty rate – Market Basket Measure
  • average total household income, adjusted for the number of people
  • Ability to meet household’s financial needs.

Social connections and personal networks

The textbox titled "Social connections and personal networks" includes an icon illustrating a network of people connected to each other by lines and lists the following indicators:

  • trust in others
  • strong sense of belonging (neighbourhood, town or city, province, Canada)
  • size of local personal network
  • number of close relatives, close friends, other friends or acquaintances 
  • ethnically diverse networks of friends and acquaintances
  • population living alone. 

Education and skills development

The textbox titled "Education and skills development" includes an icon illustrating a graduation cap on a book and lists the following indicators:

  • highest certificate, diploma or degree
  • knowledge of official languages.

Institutions and public services

The textbox titled "Institutions and public services" includes an icon illustrating a heritage building and lists the following indicators:

  • confidence in institutions
  • perception that the local police force does a good job 
  • access to a regular health care provider.

Local community

The textbox titled "Local community" includes an icon illustrating a neighbourhood and lists the following indicators:

  • satisfaction with feeling part of the community 
  • satisfaction with the neighbourhood 
  • feeling safe walking in the neighbourhood alone after dark.

Discrimination and victimization

The textbox titled "Discrimination and victimization" includes an icon illustrating an unequal balance and lists the following indicators:

  • experiences, reasons and situations of discrimination, five years before and since the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic
  • satisfaction with personal safety from crime 
  • police-reported hate crimes motivated by race, ethnicity or religion.