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 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:
• Supporting the government in making informed decisions about fiscal, monetary and foreign exchange policies.
• Enabling academics and economists to analyze the economic performance of Canadian industries and to better understand rapidly evolving business environments.

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 response burden, Statistics Canada may combine the acquired data with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.

Data sharing agreements

To reduce the response burden, Statistics Canada has entered into data sharing agreements with provincial and territorial statistical agencies and other government organizations, which have agreed to keep the data confidential and use them only for statistical purposes. Statistics Canada will only share data from this survey with those organizations that have demonstrated a requirement to use the data.

Section 11 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with provincial and territorial statistical agencies that meet certain conditions. These agencies must have the legislative authority to collect the same information, on a mandatory basis, and the legislation must provide substantially the same provisions for confidentiality and penalties for disclosure of confidential information as the Statistics Act. Because these agencies have the legal authority to compel businesses to provide the same information, consent is not requested and businesses may not object to the sharing of the data.

For this survey, there are Section 11 agreements with the provincial and territorial statistical agencies of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and the Yukon.

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

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

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

You may also contact us by email at Statistics Canada Help Desk- this link will open in a new window or by fax at 613-951-6583.

For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, as well as with the provincial and territorial government ministries responsible for the energy sector, the Canada Energy Regulator, Natural Resources Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada.

For a complete list of the provincial and territorial government ministries responsible for the energy sector, you can visit the following link: Information for survey participants

For agreements with provincial and territorial government organizations, the shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.

Business or organization and contact information

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

Note: Legal name should only be modified to correct a spelling error or typo.
Note: Press the help button (?) for additional information.

Legal name

Operating name (if applicable)

2. Verify or provide the contact information 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
• 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 Example: 123-123-1234
• Extension number (if applicable)
• Fax number Example: 123-123-1234

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

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

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 the activity with example activities and any applicable exclusions.

Description and examples

• This is the current main activity
• This is not the current main activity

Main activity

5. You indicated that is not the current main activity.
Was this business or organization's main activity ever classified as ?

1. Yes
2. 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 ()

Enter keywords or a brief description, then press the Search button

Reporting period information

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

• Fiscal year start date Example: YYYY-MM-DD
• Fiscal year end date Example: YYYY-MM-DD

Balance sheet assets

1. What are the assets, by following categories, of this business, in the fiscal year?

Fixed assets — electric utility at cost

1. Generating plant
2. Transmitting plant
   • Include sub-stations.
3. Distribution plant (urban and rural)
4. Other property and equipment
5. Construction in progress
6. Total (at cost) (Sum of a. to e.)
7. Accumulated depreciation
8. Total (less accumulated depreciation) (Sum of total (at cost) - Accumulated depreciation)
9. Heavy water plants less accumulated depreciation
10. Other fixed assets less accumulated depreciation

Total fixed assets

(Sum of Total (less accumulated depreciation) + Heavy water plants less accumulated depreciation + Other fixed assets less accumulated depreciation)

Current assets — cash on hand and in banks

1. Canadian currency
2. Foreign currency
3. Temporary investments e.g., short term notes
4. Accounts receivable (net) e.g., amounts due for electrical services
5. Inventories e.g., goods to be used in the production process
6. Advances
7. Securities
8. Other (including prepaid expenses)

Total current assets (Sum of a. to h.)

Investment assets

1. In associated companies e.g., stocks, bonds, or other investments held in other companies
2. Reserve fund investments
3. Other investment assets e.g., bonds, debentures, or other investment assets with a maturity date longer than one year

Total investments (Sum of a. to c.)

Deferred charges

1. Unamortized bond discount
2. Other deferred charges
3. Other assets

Total assets

(Sum of Total fixed assets + Total current assets + Total investments + Unamortized bond discount + Other deferred charges + Other assets)

Liabilities and equity

2. What are the liabilities and equity, by the following categories, of this business, in the fiscal year?

Long-term debt

1. Long-term debt (any debt not liquidated within one year)

Current liabilities

1. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities e.g., purchases of goods and services
2. Loans and notes payable e.g., monies expected to be repaid within one year
3. Accrued interest on long-term debt
4. Other current liabilities e.g., interest and dividends payable, accrued taxes

Total current liabilities

Total current liabilities (sum of a. to d.)

Deferred credits and other liabilities

1. Deferred credits and other liabilities e.g., accumulated deferred income tax

Equity — share capital

1. Share capital e.g., shares of capital stock

Surplus

1. Capital
2. Earned i.e., synonymous with retained earnings
3. Contributed e.g., government subsidies
4. Reserves e.g., rate stabilization

Total capital, surplus and reserves (Sum of Share capital + Capital + Earned + Contributed + Reserves)

Total liabilities and equity (Sum of Long-term debt + Total current liabilities + Deferred credits and other liabilities + Total capital, surplus and reserves)

Taxes paid or accrued and grants in lieu

3. What were the taxes paid or accrued and grants in lieu for the fiscal year?

Include only direct taxes such as property, excise, export, school etc.
Exclude taxes paid on non-electric utility properties, workers' compensation, employment insurance, income tax, sales tax on electricity or sales taxes which are not paid directly to a federal, provincial or municipal government.

1. Municipal and school
2. Provincial
3. Federal

Total taxes (Sum of a. to c.)

Operating revenues and expenses account

4. What are the operating revenues and expenses, by the following categories, of this business, in the fiscal year?

Sale of electricity

Exclude sales tax.

1. Generating plant
2. Transmitting plant
3. Distribution plant
4. Total sale of electricity (Sum of a. to c.)
5. Sale of steam
6. Subsidies
   • Operating grants by government to maintain prices at a level below cost of production.
7. Rental revenue
8. Dividend revenue
9. Interest revenue
10. Other

Total operating revenue

(Sum of a. to i.)

Operating expenses for operations, maintenance and administration

1. Salaries and wages
2. Supplementary employee benefits e.g., employer contributions
3. Cost of fuel used
4. Cost of material used Estimate if necessary.
5. Cost of purchased services Estimate if necessary.
6. Cost of contracted repair and maintenance
7. Royalty expense e.g., right-of-ways, land
8. Indirect taxes
   • Include "operating" taxes such as property tax, export tax, school tax, business tax.
9. Other Specify other

Total operation, maintenance and administration (Sum of a. to i.)

Electricity and depreciation

1. Electricity purchased
2. Depreciation

Total operating expense (Sum of Total operation, maintenance and administration + Electricity purchased + Depreciation)

Income

1. Operating income
2. Other income

Total income

Total income (Sum of a. to b.)

Income deductions

1. Interest on long term debt
2. Exclude taxes reported under operating expenses.
3. Other deductions

Total income deductions

(Sum of a. to c.)

Net income

(Sum of Total income - Total income deductions)

Changes or events

5. 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
• Acquisition of business or business units
• Vacation or maintenance periods
• Equipment failure
• Seasonal operations
• Increased or decreased market demand
• Other
• OR
• No changes or events

Contact person

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

Is the best person to contact?

1. Yes
2. No

Feedback

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

Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.

1. Hours
2. Minutes

8. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?

2025 May - Work Location / Commuting / Work Location Flexibility

2025 April - Flexible Work Schedules / Job Security

2025 March - Paid Leave / Benefits of self-employed workers

2025 February - Work Location / Remote work location / Willingness to move

2025 January - Intentions to leave job

2024 December – Digital Platform Employment

2024 November – Work location / Upskilling

2024 October - Financial difficulty / Access to care leave / Job satisfaction

2024 September - Skills match

2024 August - Work Location / Pay Satisfaction

2024 July - Childcare and career progression

2024 June - Work Location / Remote work location

2024 May - Work Location / Commuting / Work location flexibility

2024 April - Scheduling and work-life spillover / Occupation or industry change

2024 March - Career prospects / Reservation wage

2024 February - Work Location / Work Location Flexibility / Reservation Wage

2024 January - Intentions to leave job

2023 December - Digital Platform Employment

2023 November - Work location / Employability and job security / Immigrants' education and labour market experience

2023 October - Financial difficulty / Job satisfaction / Types of payment and unpaid wages

2023 August - Work location / Reasons for multiple jobholding

2023 July - Student work experience

2023 June - Retirement

2023 May - Work Location / Commuting

2023 April - Work stress and mental health absences

2022 December - Work location / Digital platform employment

2022 November - Work location / Upskilling

2022 October - Work location / Financial difficulty / Inflation responses

2022 September - Work location / Childcare and career progression

2022 August - Work location / Work values / Work ethic / Intentions to leave job

2022 July - Work location

2022 June - Work Location / Remote work location / COVID-19 Benefits

2022 May - Work Location / Commuting / Work location flexibility / COVID-19 Benefits

2022 April - Work location / Telework / Work schedules / COVID-19 Benefits

2022 March - Work location / Reservation wage / Career prospects / COVID-19 Benefits

2022 February - Work location / Reservation wage / Willingness to move / COVID-19 Benefits

2022 January - Work location / Intentions to leave job / COVID-19 Benefits

Questionnaires for the Monthly Supplement to the Labour Force Survey can be found at the following link: Other versions of the questionnaire - Labour Market Indicators

In May 2025, questions measuring the Labour Market Indicators were added to the Labour Force Survey as a supplement.

Questionnaire flow within the collection application is controlled dynamically based on responses provided throughout the survey. Therefore, some respondents will not receive all questions, and there is a small chance that some households will not receive any questions at all. This is based on their answers to certain LFS questions.

Labour Market Indicators

ENTRY_Q01 / EQ 1 - From the following list, please select the household member that will be completing this questionnaire on behalf of the entire household.

WFH_Q01 / EQ 2 - At the present time, in which of the following locations do you usually work as part of your main job or business?

1. At a fixed location outside the home
2. Outside a home with no fixed location
3. At home

WFH_Q03 / EQ 3 - Among those locations, where do you usually work the most hours?

1. At a fixed location outside the home
2. Outside a home with no fixed location
3. At home

CCOMM_Q01 / EQ 4 - What modes of commuting do you usually use to get to work [when working outside the home]?

1. Car, truck or van — as a driver
2. Car, truck or van — as a passenger
3. Bus
4. Subway or elevated rail
5. Light rail, streetcar or commuter train
6. Passenger ferry
7. Walked to work
8. Bicycle
9. Motorcycle, scooter or moped
10. Other method

CCOMM_Q02 / EQ 5 - What main mode of commuting do you usually use to get to work [when working outside the home]?

1. Car, truck or van — as a driver
2. Car, truck or van — as a passenger
3. Bus
4. Subway or elevated rail
5. Light rail, streetcar or commuter train
6. Passenger ferry
7. Walked to work
8. Bicycle
9. Motorcycle, scooter or moped
10. Other method

CCOMM_Q03 / EQ 6 - How many workers, including yourself, usually ride in this car, truck or van to work?

Would you say:

• 1 worker
• 2 workers
• 3 or more workers

CCOMM_Q04 / EQ 7 - How many minutes does your trip to work usually last?

Number of minutes _____

WRK_Q01 / EQ8 - On which of the following days do you usually go to your worksite in your main job or business?

1. Monday
2. Tuesday
3. Wednesday
4. Thursday
5. Friday
6. Saturday
7. Sunday

OR

  8. It varies from week to week

WFH_Q02 / EQ 9 - Last week, what proportion of your work hours did you work at home as part of your main job or business?

Would you say:

1. All hours at home
2. More than half, but not all at home
3. One quarter to half at home
4. Less than a quarter at home
5. No hours at home

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 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:
• Supporting the government in making informed decisions about fiscal, monetary and foreign exchange policies.
• Enabling academics and economists to analyze the economic performance of Canadian industries and to better understand rapidly evolving business environments.

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 response burden, Statistics Canada may combine the acquired data with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.

Data sharing agreements

To reduce the response burden, Statistics Canada has entered into data sharing agreements with provincial and territorial statistical agencies and other government organizations, which have agreed to keep the data confidential and use them only for statistical purposes. Statistics Canada will only share data from this survey with those organizations that have demonstrated a requirement to use the data. Section 11 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with provincial and territorial statistical agencies that meet certain conditions. These agencies must have the legislative authority to collect the same information, on a mandatory basis, and the legislation must provide substantially the same provisions for confidentiality and penalties for disclosure of confidential information as the Statistics Act. Because these agencies have the legal authority to compel businesses to provide the same information, consent is not requested and businesses may not object to the sharing of the data.

For this survey, there are Section 11 agreements with the provincial and territorial statistical agencies of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and the Yukon.

The shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory. Section 12 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with federal, provincial or territorial government organizations. Under Section 12, you may refuse to share your information with any of these organizations by writing a letter of objection to the Chief Statistician, specifying the organizations with which you do not want Statistics Canada to share your data and mailing it to the following address:

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

You may also contact us by email at Statistics Canada Help Desk or by fax at 613-951-6583.

For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, as well as with the provincial government ministries responsible for the energy sector, Natural Resources Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada.

For a complete list of the provincial government ministries responsible for the energy sector, you can visit the following link: Information for survey participants.

Note that there is no right of refusal with respect to sharing the data with the Saskatchewan Ministry of the Energy and Resources for businesses also required to report under The Oil and Gas Conservation Act and Regulations (Saskatchewan) and The Mineral Resources Act (Saskatchewan).

The Saskatchewan Ministry of the Energy and Resources will use the information obtained from these businesses in accordance with the provisions of its Acts and Regulations.

For agreements with provincial and territorial government organizations, the shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.

Business or organization and contact information

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

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

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

• Legal name
• Operating name (if applicable)

2. Verify or provide the contact information 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
• 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 Example: 123-123-1234
• Extension number (if applicable)
• 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

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 the activity with example activities and any applicable exclusions.

Description and examples

• This is the current main activity
• This is not the current main activity

Main activity

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

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

• Yes
• No

Main activity

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

Enter keywords or a brief description, then press the Search button

Reporting period information

1. What are the start and end dates of this operation’s most recently completed fiscal year?

• Fiscal year start date Example: YYYY-MM-DD
• Fiscal year end date Example: YYYY-MM-DD

Operating revenue and expense accounts

1. What were this business’ operating revenues and expenses for the fiscal year?

Operating revenue — gross sales

1. Coal of own production
2. Purchased coal
3. All other products

Total gross sales (Sum of a. to c.)

Operating revenue — marketing expenses

1. Outward transportation — road
2. Outward transportation — rail
3. Outward transportation — water

Total outward transportation (Sum of a. to c.)

4. Port handling charges
5. All other marketing expenses

Total marketing expenses (Sum of Total outward transportation + Port handling charges + All other marketing expenses)

Total net sales (Sum of Total gross sales - Total marketing expenses)

Other operating revenue

1. Contract mining
2. Subsidies (operating only)
3. All other operating revenue

Total operating revenue (Sum of Total net sales + Contract mining + Subsidies (operating only) + All other operating revenue)

2. What were this business’ operation, maintenance and administration costs for the fiscal year?

Direct mining costs

1. Salaries and wages
2. Supplementary labour benefits e.g., employer contributions
3. Materials and supplies
4. Contracted services

Repair and maintenance costs

1. Salaries and wages
2. Supplementary labour benefits e.g., employer contributions
3. Materials and supplies
4. Contracted services

Other costs

1. Labour
2. Supplementary labour benefits e.g., employer contributions
3. Purchased fuel and electricity
4. Coal purchased for resale
5. Taxes — non income e.g., royalties, acreage, business, municipal school
6. All other costs

Total operation, maintenance and administration (Sum of Direct mining costs + Repair and maintenance costs + Other costs)

Other expenses

1. Depreciation
2. Income tax
3. All other deductions

Total operating expenses (Sum of Total operation, maintenance and administration + Depreciation + Income tax + All other deductions)

Net income

(Sum of Total operating revenue - Total operating expenses)

Net income (Sum of Total operating revenue - Total operating expenses)

3. What was the quantity of coal produced and purchased in the fiscal year?

1. Coal of own production
   Metric tonnes
2. Foreign purchased coal
   Metric tonnes
3. Domestic purchased coal
   Metric tonnes

Operations payroll

4. What were the salary and wages and total number of employees by category in the fiscal year?

Salaries and wages for the year
Total number of full time employees during the year

1. Executive, administrative, office and sales

   Salaries and wages for the year
   Total number of full time employees during the year

2. Mine and related

   Salaries and wages for the year
   Total number of full time employees during the year

3. Preparation plant and related

   Salaries and wages for the year
   Total number of full time employees during the year

All other payroll

1. All other payroll

   Salaries and wages for the year
   Total number of full time employees during the year

   Total employees at this location (Sum of Operations payroll + All other payroll)
   Salaries and wages for the year

2. Employees at other locations within province

   Salaries and wages for the year
   Total number of full time employees during the year

   Total employees (Sum of Total employees at this location + Employees at other locations within province)
   Salaries and wages for the year

   Total number of full time employees during the year

Changes or events

5. 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
• Acquisition of business or business units
• Vacation or maintenance periods
• Equipment failure
• Seasonal operations
• Increased or decreased market demand
• Other
• Specify the other change or event
• OR
• No changes or events

Contact person

6. Statistics Canada may need to contact the person who completed this questionnaire for further information. Is the best person to contact?

• Yes
• No

Feedback

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

Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.

• Hours
• Minutes

8. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?

Survey purpose

Statistics Canada is conducting this survey to prepare for the 2026 Census.

The purpose of the survey is to confirm the facility's address and contact information, and to collect information on the type of facility in order to improve the efficiency of collecting census data.

The information you provide now may make completing the census questionnaire easier for you next year.

Authority and confidentiality

Your answers are collected under the authority of the Statistics Act and will be kept strictly confidential. Statistics Canada can share your information with your consent or, in limited cases, where permitted by the Statistics Act. The information you provide may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.

Record linkages

Statistics Canada may combine your responses from this survey with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.

Voluntary participation

Participation in this survey is voluntary, but your participation is important so that the information collected is as accurate and complete as possible.

Facility and contact information

1. Verify or provide the facility name and correct where needed.

Facility name

2. Is this the civic address of this facility?

Note: If the address below is missing or incomplete, please answer "No" and provide the complete address.

• Yes
• No
  • Please enter the civic address of this facility.
    Note: For a non-civic address, please provide a rural route or land description in the "Street name" field.
    Example: 63532 Range Rd 444 or NW-34-42-4-W3
    • Civic number
    • Suffix
    • Unit number
    • Street name
    • Street type
    • Direction
    • City, municipality, town or village
    • Province or territory
    • Postal code
      Example: A9A 9A9

3. Verify or provide the following information of the designated contact person for this facility and correct where needed.

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

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

Dwelling type definitions

In preparation for the 2026 Census, the Collective Dwelling Status and Classification Survey asks about the services provided at this facility, as well as any additional collective dwellings or private dwellings that may be located at this address.

A collective dwelling is a dwelling of a commercial, institutional or communal nature in which a person or group of persons resides or could reside. The collective dwelling must provide care, services or common facilities shared by the occupants, such as a kitchen, dining room or bathroom. Examples include long-term care homes, residences for older adults, lodging or rooming houses, correctional facilities, group homes, hotels, motels, tourist establishments, hospitals, staff residences, military bases, and work camps.

A private dwelling is a separate set of living quarters that shares the same civic address as the collective dwelling but has a different apartment or unit number. The private dwelling must have a private entrance either from outside the building or from a common hall, lobby, vestibule or stairway inside the building and cannot be accessed through another person's living quarters. Residents of the private dwelling do not receive any care or services provided by the facility.

Collective dwelling types

1. Which of the following best describes this facility?

• Hospital
  • If selected, go to Question 4.
    • Is this facility licensed as a hospital?
      • Yes
      • No
• Long-term care home or residence for older adults
  • Select the most applicable:
    • Long-term care home

      A facility that provides 24-hour nursing care or personal care. Residents receive help for most or all daily activities.

    • Residence for older adults

      A facility that offers personal support and assisted living care. Services are provided as part of the rent or available for an additional fee paid to the facility, e.g., retirement homes or assisted living homes. These facilities do not provide 24-hour nursing or personal care.

    • Both long-term care home and residence for older adults
    • No care or services are provided to residents
      • If selected, go to Question 6.
• Residential care facility related to disabilities, mental health, addiction, etc.
  • This facility is for:
    Select all that apply.
    • Primarily children or minors
    • Persons with psychological disabilities
    • Persons with an addiction
    • Persons with physical challenges or disabilities
    • Persons with developmental disabilities
    • Persons with other disabilities
      • Specify
• Shelter
  • This facility is primarily for:
    • Persons lacking a fixed address, such as homeless persons
    • Persons released from custody or on conditional release
    • Victims of domestic violence or abuse
    • Refugees and asylum seekers
    • Other
      • Specify
• Correctional or custodial facility, including municipal detachments
  • What type of facility is this?
    • Young offenders' facility
    • Temporary lock-up (e.g., police holding cell)
    • Provincial or territorial detention centre or custodial facility
    • Federal correctional facility
• Religious establishment
• Establishment with temporary accommodation services
  • What type of establishment is this?
    • Hotel, motel or tourist establishment
    • Campground or park
    • Other establishment with temporary accommodation services, such as a YMCA-YWCA, Ronald McDonald House, or hostel
• Lodging or rooming house
  • If selected, exit survey.
• Hutterite colony
  • If selected, exit survey.
• Other establishment
  • What type of establishment is this?
    • Residence for school or training centre
    • Military base
    • Commercial vessel
    • Work camp
    • Government vessel
    • Other type of establishment
• None of the above
  • If selected, go to Question 2.

If no answer is selected, go to Question 2.

Go to Question 5, unless otherwise specified.

The following question will help determine whether this establishment should be included in this questionnaire or not.

2. Does this establishment allow for a person or group of persons to stay overnight?

• Yes
  • Does this establishment provide care, service or shared amenities?
    Include:
    • any medical service, health care or personal care that is provided by the facility
    • shared amenities, which include access to a common kitchen, dining room or bathroom.
    Exclude:
    • short-term vacation rentals, such as bed and breakfasts (e.g., Airbnb, Vrbo, etc.)
    • services not provided by the establishment (e.g., Uber, SkipTheDishes, HelloFresh, etc.).
      • Yes
      • No
        • If no, go to Question 6.
• No
  • If no, go to Question 6.

Go to Question 3, unless otherwise specified.

3. Based on the answers provided, this facility should be included. Which of the following options best describes the primary purpose of this facility?

• Hospital
  • If selected, go to Question 4.
    • Is this facility licensed as a hospital?
      • Yes
      • No
• Long-term care home or residence for older adults
  • Select the most applicable:
    • Long-term care home

      A facility that provides 24-hour nursing care or personal care. Residents receive help for most or all daily activities.

    • Residence for older adults

      A facility that offers personal support and assisted living care. Services are provided as part of the rent or available for an additional fee paid to the facility, e.g., retirement homes or assisted living homes. These facilities do not provide 24-hour nursing or personal care.

    • Both long-term care home and residence for older adults
• Residential care facility related to disabilities, mental health, addiction, etc.
  • This facility is for:
    Select all that apply.
    • Primarily children or minors
    • Persons with psychological disabilities
    • Persons with an addiction
    • Persons with physical challenges or disabilities
    • Persons with developmental disabilities
    • Persons with other disabilities
      • Specify
• Shelter
  • This facility is primarily for:
    • Persons lacking a fixed address, such as homeless persons
    • Persons released from custody or on conditional release
    • Victims of domestic violence or abuse
    • Refugees and asylum seekers
    • Other
      • Specify
• Correctional or custodial facility, including municipal detachments
  • What type of facility is this?
    • Young offenders' facility
    • Temporary lock-up (e.g., police holding cell)
    • Provincial or territorial detention centre or custodial facility
    • Federal correctional facility
• Religious establishment
• Establishment with temporary accommodation services
  e.g., hotel, campground
  • What type of establishment is this?
    • Hotel, motel or tourist establishment
    • Campground or park
    • Other establishment with temporary accommodation services, such as a YMCA-YWCA, Ronald McDonald House, or hostel
• Lodging or rooming house
  • If selected, exit survey.
• Hutterite colony
  • If selected, exit survey.
• Other establishment
  e.g., residence for school, work camp
  • What type of establishment is this?
    • Residence for school or training centre
    • Military base
    • Commercial vessel
    • Work camp
    • Government vessel
    • Other type of establishment
      • Specify

Go to Question 5, unless otherwise specified.

4. What services are provided at this hospital?

• Short-term care
• Long-term acute care
  • Is there also a care home for older adults at this facility?
    • Yes
    • No
• Both short-term care and long-term acute care
  • Is there also a care home for older adults at this facility?
    • Yes
    • No

Go to Question 5.

Maximum capacity

5a. What is the maximum number of persons who could stay overnight?

5b. What is the maximum number of persons who could stay overnight, including the long-term care home?

Note 1: If the number of persons is unknown, enter your best estimate.

Note 2: Do not report for the Canadian Forces Housing Agency (CFHS) or Personnel Support Program (PSP) military housing. If the number of persons is unknown, enter your best estimate.

Maximum number
If the number is zero, go to Question 6.

Go to Question 7, unless otherwise specified.

Operation status

6. Based on the answers provided, this establishment either does not allow for persons to stay overnight or does not provide care, services or shared amenities and as a result does not meet the requirements for this questionnaire.

Select the option that best describes the operational status.

• Seasonal operations
  • When did this establishment close for the season?
    Example: YYYY-MM-DD
  • When does this establishment expect to resume operations?
    Example: YYYY-MM-DD
• Temporarily inactive
  • When did this establishment become temporarily inactive?
    Example: YYYY-MM-DD
  • When does this establishment expect to resume operations?
    Example: YYYY-MM-DD
  • Why is this establishment temporarily inactive?
• Ceased operations
  • When did this establishment cease operations?
    Example: YYYY-MM-DD
  • Why did this establishment cease operations?
    • Bankruptcy
    • Liquidation
    • Dissolution
    • Other
      • Specify the other reasons why operations ceased
• Private dwelling
  • When did this establishment become a private dwelling?
    Example: YYYY-MM-DD
  • Other
    • Specify

Go to Question 18.

Additional collective dwellings

7. Are there any other facilities that share the same address with this facility?

• Yes
  • Number of facilities
    • If the number is zero, go to Question 12.
    • If the number is greater than 0 and less than 100, go to Question 8.
• No

Go to Question 12, unless otherwise specified.

8. What is the name of this facility?

Facility name

Go to Question 9.

9. Which of the following best describes this facility?

• Hospital
  • Is this facility licensed as a hospital?
    • Yes
    • No
• Long-term care home or residence for older adults
  • Select the most applicable:
    • Long-term care home

      A facility that provides 24-hour nursing care or personal care. Residents receive help for most or all daily activities.

    • Residence for older adults

      A facility that offers personal support and assisted living care. Services are provided as part of the rent or available for an additional fee paid to the facility, e.g., retirement homes or assisted living homes. These facilities do not provide 24‑hour nursing or personal care.

    • Both long-term care home and residence for older adults
    • No care or services are provided to residents
• Residential care facility related to disabilities, mental health, addiction, etc.
  • This facility is for:
    Select all that apply.
    • Primarily children or minors
    • Persons with psychological disabilities
    • Persons with an addiction
    • Persons with physical challenges or disabilities
    • Persons with developmental disabilities
    • Persons with other disabilities
      • Specify
• Shelter
  • This facility is primarily for:
    • Persons lacking a fixed address, such as homeless persons
    • Persons released from custody or on conditional release
    • Victims of domestic violence or abuse
    • Refugees and asylum seekers
    • Other
      • Specify
• Correctional or custodial facility, including municipal detachments
  • What type of facility is this?
    • Young offenders' facility
    • Temporary lock-up (e.g., police holding cell)
    • Provincial or territorial detention centre or custodial facility
    • Federal correctional facility
• Religious establishment
• Establishment with temporary accommodation services
  e.g., hotel, campground
  • What type of establishment is this?
    • Hotel, motel or tourist establishment
    • Campground or park
    • Other establishment with temporary accommodation services, such as a YMCA-YWCA, Ronald McDonald House, or hostel
• Lodging or rooming house
• Hutterite colony
• Other establishment
  e.g., residence for school, work camp
  • What type of establishment is this?
    • Residence for school or training centre
    • Military base
    • Commercial vessel
    • Work camp
    • Government vessel
    • Other type of establishment
      • Specify

Go to Question 10.

10. What is the suite or unit number of this facility?

Suite or unit number

Go to Question 11.

11. Are you the contact person for this facility?

• Yes, I am the contact person
• No, someone else is the contact person
  • Please provide the contact information for this person.
    • First name
    • Last name
    • Title
    • Preferred language of communication
    • Email address
      Example: user@example.gov.ca
    • Telephone number (including area code)
      Example: 123-123-1234
    • Extension number (if applicable)

Go to Question 12.

Private dwellings at this facility

12. Are there any private dwellings that share this address with this facility?

• Yes
  • Number of dwellings
    • If the number is zero, go to Question 14.
    • If the number is greater than 0 and less than 100, go to Question 13.
    • If the number is greater than 99, go to Question 14.
• No

Go to Question 14, unless otherwise specified.

13. Provide the information for each private dwelling.

• Unit or apartment number
• Is this dwelling occupied or unoccupied?
  • Occupied
  • Unoccupied

Go to Question 14.

Additional collective dwellings at a different address

14. Are you the contact person for any other facilities that have not been mentioned?

• Yes
  • Number of facilities
    • If the number is zero, go to Question 18.
    • If the number is greater than 0 and less than 100, go to Question 15.
• No

Go to Question 18, unless otherwise specified.

15. What is the name of this facility?

Facility name

Go to Question 16.

16. Which of the following best describes this facility?

• Hospital
  • Is this facility licensed as a hospital?
    • Yes
    • No
• Long-term care home or residence for older adults
  • Select the most applicable:
    • Long-term care home

      A facility that provides 24-hour nursing care or personal care. Residents receive help for most or all daily activities.

    • Residence for older adults

      A facility that offers personal support and assisted living care. Services are provided as part of the rent or available for an additional fee paid to the facility, e.g., retirement homes or assisted living homes. These facilities do not provide 24-hour nursing or personal care.

    • Both long-term care home and residence for older adults
    • No care or services are provided to residents
• Residential care facility related to disabilities, mental health, addiction, etc.
  • This facility is for:
    Select all that apply.
    • Primarily children or minors
    • Persons with psychological disabilities
    • Persons with an addiction
    • Persons with physical challenges or disabilities
    • Persons with developmental disabilities
    • Persons with other disabilities
      • Specify
• Shelter
  • This facility is primarily for:
    • Persons lacking a fixed address, such as homeless persons
    • Persons released from custody or on conditional release
    • Victims of domestic violence or abuse
    • Refugees and asylum seekers
    • Other
      • Specify
• Correctional or custodial facility, including municipal detachments
  • What type of facility is this?
    • Young offenders' facility
    • Temporary lock-up (e.g., police holding cell)
    • Provincial or territorial detention centre or custodial facility
    • Federal correctional facility
• Religious establishment
• Establishment with temporary accommodation services
  e.g., hotel, campground
  • What type of establishment is this?
    • Hotel, motel or tourist establishment
    • Campground or park
    • Other establishment with temporary accommodation services, such as a YMCA-YWCA, Ronald McDonald House, or hostel
• Lodging or rooming house
• Hutterite colony
• Other establishment
  e.g., residence for school, work camp
  • What type of establishment is this?
    • Residence for school or training centre
    • Military base
    • Commercial vessel
    • Work camp
    • Government vessel
    • Other type of establishment
      • Specify

Go to Question 17.

17. What is the civic address of this facility?

• Civic number
• Suffix
• Unit number
• Street Name
• Street type
• Direction
• City, municipality, town or village
• Province or territory
• Postal code
  Example: A9A 9A9

Go to Question 18.

Comments

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• the steps to follow or the content of this questionnaire (a question that was difficult to understand or to answer, etc.)
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Presentations

Presentation #1: A data dive into important trends and impacts of immigration on Newfoundland and Labrador

9:30 am-11:30 am NST

Just like Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador experienced some recent shifts in its demographics, notably in the number of incoming permanent and temporary immigrants, and in interprovincial migrations. On top of these shifts, Newfoundland and Labrador is also experiencing population aging, changes in ethnocultural and linguistic diversity, and increasing regional differences, notably between urban and rural areas.

The Chief Statistician of Canada will present a statistical portrait that will describe these recent shifts and trends, will put them in perspective compared to national and other provincial trends, and will also discuss some possible future trends on the basis of population projections. There will be a panel of experts who will present and engage the audience in the discussion on social and economic implications.

Presentation #2: Can data save lives in response to climate change and natural disasters?

1:00 pm-3:00 pm NST

Newfoundland is no stranger to extreme weather events and natural disasters. How can data provide actionable insights to understand the potential impact of natural disasters on the province’s people and its economy? The Chief Statistician of Canada will present a statistical portrait that will draw on recent events to demonstrate how data can inform the impact on the economy and will show how data can be used to understand the profiles of communities in order to prepare, respond and recover from natural disasters or emergency events.

In partnership with Memorial University’s Harris Centre and RAnLab, an expert panel discussion and question period will follow immediately after the presentations. You are encouraged to provide your input on these very important topics.

We sincerely hope you will join us in what will undoubtedly be thought-provoking and fruitful discussions.

General information

When: Wednesday, January 24, 2024 – 9:30 am to 3:00 pm NST

Where: Emera Innovation Exchange, Signal Hill Campus, Memorial University
100 Signal Hill Road, St. John's NL A1A 1B3

Cost: Free

If you are registered and your plans have changed and you can no longer attend, please cancel your registration.

Presenter

Anil Arora, Chief Statistician of Canada, Statistics Canada

Emcees

• Samuel Dupéré, Data Service Centre Manager (Eastern), Statistics Canada
• Jamie Ward, Manager, Regional Analytics Lab (RAnLab), Harris Centre, Emera Innovation Exchange, Signal Hill Campus, Memorial University

Moderator

Tony Labillois, Director General, Justice, Diversity and Population Statistics Branch, Social, Health and Labour Statistics Field, Statistics Canada

Panellists

Presentation #1

• Welcoming remarks, Neil Bose, President, Memorial University of Newfoundland
• Tony Fang, Professor and Stephen Jarislowsky Chair in Economic and Cultural Transformation, Memorial University of Newfoundland
• Jim Murphy, Director of Employment Services, Association for New Canadians (ANC)
• Constanza Safatle, Entrepreneur and advocate, Newbornlander

Presentation #2

• Welcoming remarks, Lisa Browne, Vice-President (Administration, Finance and Advancement), Memorial University of Newfoundland
• Emma Power, Consultant, Fundamental Inc.
• Joel Finnis, Climatologist, Department of Geography, Memorial University of Newfoundland
• Willa Neilsen, Labrador Climate Services Specialist, CLIMAtlantic

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Simultaneous interpretation (English, French) will be available during the event.

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