Text Table 2: National Weighted Rates by Source and Characteristic, May 2020

	Data source
	Response or edited	Imputed
	%
Sales of goods manufactured	86.3	13.7
Raw materials and components	71.3	28.7
Goods / work in process	78.9	21.1
Finished goods manufactured	71.8	28.2
Unfilled Orders	88.1	11.9
Capacity utilization rates	72.2	27.8

Business or organization and contact information

1. Please provide the business or organization's legal and operating name.

• Legal name
• Operating name (if applicable)

2. Please provide the contact information of the designated business or organization contact person for this questionnaire.

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 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 2021?

Examples of agricultural products include: field crops, vegetables, fruit, livestock, horses, poultry, meat, milk, eggs, maple products, honey, wool, ornamental plants, sod, Christmas trees, greenhouse products, mushrooms.

• Yes
  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 2021 (e.g., field crops, vegetables, fruit, livestock, horses, poultry, meat, milk, eggs, maple products, honey, wool, ornamental plants, sod, Christmas trees, greenhouse products, mushrooms)
  • other commodities produced using agricultural products grown or raised by this operation in 2021 (e.g., wine, meat products).
    • Yes
    • No
• No

Canada Revenue Agency Business Numbers

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

A 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
  Provide 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
  Provide 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, provide 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 11, 2021.

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.

3. Provide the following information about each person who was responsible for management decisions made for this agricultural operation as of May 11, 2021.
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	Last name	First name
Operator 1
Operator 2
Operator 3

If there are more than three Operators, provide names and telephone numbers in the comments section on page 27.

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	Operator 1	Operator 2	Operator 3
Date of birth
Telephone number
Postal code

5. In 2020, 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.

Operator 1
Farm work

On average:

• More than 40 hours per week
• 30 to 40 hours per week
• 20 to 29 hours per week
• Less than 20 hours per week

Operator 2
Farm work

On average:

• More than 40 hours per week
• 30 to 40 hours per week
• 20 to 29 hours per week
• Less than 20 hours per week

Operator 3
Farm work

On average:

• 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 2020, 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.

Operator 1
Other work

• Yes
• No

If Yes, indicate the average time contribution to all other work.

On average:

• More than 40 hours per week
• 30 to 40 hours per week
• 20 to 29 hours per week
• Less than 20 hours per week

Operator 2
Other work

• Yes
• No

If Yes, indicate the average time contribution to all other work.

On average:

• More than 40 hours per week
• 30 to 40 hours per week
• 20 to 29 hours per week
• Less than 20 hours per week

Operator 3
Other work

• Yes
• No

If Yes, indicate the average time contribution to all other work.

On average:

• More than 40 hours per week
• 30 to 40 hours per week
• 20 to 29 hours per week
• Less than 20 hours per week

Paid labour

7. For the 2020 tax year, did this agricultural operation issue any T4 slips to agricultural workers?

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

Exclude workers linked to processing or service sectors.

• Yes
• No - Go to question 10

8. For the 2020 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.

Exclude workers linked to processing or service sectors.

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 2020 tax year

9. For the T4 slips issued to agricultural workers for the 2020 tax year, were any issued to family workers?

Family workers include 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 linked to processing or service sectors.

• Yes
  • Provide 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 farm headquarters, main farm buildings, or main gate of the farm operation.

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

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

• Province
  • Quarter
  • Section
  • Township
  • Range
  • Meridian

Unit of measure

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

Fill in one circle only.

• Acres
• Hectares
• Arpents (Quebec only)

• 1 acre = 0.40 hectare = 1.18 arpent
• 1 hectare = 2.47 acres = 2.92 arpents
• 1 arpent = 0.85 acre = 0.34 hectare

Area of land

12. In 2021, 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 (e.g., woodlots, bush, ponds, bogs, marshes, buffer zones) and all land that farm buildings are located on (e.g., greenhouses, mushroom houses, farmhouses, barns).

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 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 11, 2021, 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 2021, were any maple trees tapped on this operation?

Include only taps made on maple trees.

• Yes
• No

15. In 2021, 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 2021, are any agricultural products grown in a greenhouse on this operation?

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 or fruits, berries and nuts sections)
• tree seedlings grown solely for reforestation.

• Yes
• No

17. In 2021, are any fruits, berries or nuts grown on this operation for sale?

Include:

• fruits and berries used to produce wine
• all producing and non-producing vines, bushes and trees.

• Yes
• No

18. In 2021, are any field vegetables grown on this operation for sale?

Include all field vegetables planted or to be planted in 2021.

Exclude potatoes, dry field peas and all dry beans (report in hay and field crops section).

• Yes
• No

19. In 2021, are any field crops or hay grown on this operation?

Include:

• grains, oilseeds, corn for grain or silage, potatoes, sugar beets, ginseng, mustard seed,
  dry field peas, alfalfa and tame hay
• 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 in 2021.

Exclude sweet corn, vegetable beets and mustard leaf (report in field vegetables section).

• Yes
• No

20. On May 11, 2021, does this operation own any honey bees or other pollinating bees?

Include bees owned, regardless of location.

Exclude honey production for home or personal use.

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

21. On May 11, 2021, 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 2020, were any chickens or turkeys raised for production 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 2020, were any table eggs or hatching 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 2020, 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 2020, e.g., chickens, turkeys, geese, pheasants, quail.

• Yes
• No

25. On May 11, 2021, are there any livestock (cattle or calves, pigs, sheep or lambs, 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., goats, horses, donkeys, deer, rabbits, mink
• No

26. In 2021, does this operation produce any organic products for sale?

Include products that are certified or in the process of becoming certified.

• Yes
  • Types of certification
    Select all that apply.
    • Certified by an organic certifying body
      Name of certifying body
    • Transitional (in the process of becoming certified)
      Name of certifying body
• No

Farm vehicles, machinery and equipment

27. On May 11, 2021, does this operation own or lease any farm vehicles, machinery or equipment?

Include tractors, passenger vehicles and farm trucks, ATVs, garden tractors, harvesters, cutting equipment, tillage equipment, seeding and planting equipment, irrigation equipment, sprayers, elevators, wagons, spreaders, dryers, portable mixers and Christmas tree balers.

Exclude:

• machinery that is rented on a short-term basis (hourly or daily rentals)
• fixed (i.e., immobile) equipment.

• Yes
• No

Hay and field crops (if applicable)

28. In 2021, 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 2021, 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 in 2021.

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

For smaller areas decimals are permitted.

Example: 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 2021
4. Oats
5. Barley
6. Mixed grains (two or more grains sown together)
7. Corn for grain
   Exclude sweet corn (report in field vegetables section)
8. Corn for silage
9. Rye — fall
   (to be harvested in 2021)
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. s. Other dry beans
    e.g., great northern, pinto, kidney, cranberry beans, lima
20. Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures for hay, silage, green feed, dehydrated alfalfa
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 2021 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

Total area of hay and field crops

Field vegetables (if applicable)

29. In 2021, what is the area on this operation of each of the following field vegetables?

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 2021.

For smaller areas decimals are permitted.

Example: An operation grows a 1/4 acre of sweet corn for sale, this area would be reported as: 0.25

1. Sweet corn
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)
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., herbs, melons, sweet potatoes, gourds

Total area of field vegetables

Fruits, berries and nuts (if applicable)

30. In 2021, what is the total area on this operation of each of the following fruits, berries or nuts?

Include:

• fruits and berries used to produce wine
• all producing and non-producing vines, bushes and trees.

Example: 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
13. Blueberries — lowbush
    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
    Other fruits, berries and nuts
    e.g., blackberries, hazelnuts, walnuts, nectarines, gooseberries

Total area of fruits, berries and nuts

Sod, nursery products and Christmas trees (if applicable)

31. In 2021, 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 sod regardless of intended date of sale
2. Nursery products grown for sale
   e.g., shrubs, trees, vines, ornamentals, bulbs, grown outdoors, or in cold frames or tunnels
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 area used for each of the following?

Exclude land used by others.

1. Total area of field crops, hay, field vegetables, fruits, berries, nuts, sod, nursery products and Christmas trees
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
   e.g., idle land, land on which farm buildings, barnyards, lanes, home gardens, greenhouses and mushroom houses are located
   Total net area
7. This total should equal the net area reported in question 12.

Summerfallow (if applicable)

33. For the summerfallow, what is the area on which each of the following forms of weed control will be used in 2021?

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 (if applicable)

34. In 2021, 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
   Include minimum tillage.
3. Tillage that incorporates most of the crop residue into the soil

Land practices and features

35. In 2020, did this operation use the following land practices?
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	Yes	No
a. In-field winter grazing or feeding.
b. Rotational grazing.
c. Plowing down green crops.
d. Planting winter cover crops Include fall rye, winter wheat and red clover.

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 2020, 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 2020
• No crop residue baled in 2020

Inputs or manure

38. In 2020, did this agricultural operation use any inputs or manure?

Inputs include treated seed, herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, commercial fertilizer, lime, trace minerals and nutrients.

Exclude:

• mushroom areas and greenhouse areas
• manure spread by grazing livestock.

• Yes
  No - Go to question 40

39. In 2020, what was the area on which each of the following inputs or manure were used on this operation?

For each input, report land areas only once, even if there was more than one application in 2020.

Exclude mushroom areas and greenhouse areas.

1. Treated seed, prior to planting
2. Herbicides.
3. Insecticides
4. Fungicides.
5. Commercial fertilizer.
6. Lime
7. Trace minerals and nutrients.
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 2020, 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).

Exclude mushroom areas and greenhouse areas.

• Yes
  • What was the irrigated area in 2020?
• No

Mushrooms (if applicable)

41. On May 11, 2021, what is the total growing area for Agaricus mushrooms?

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

Select one unit of measure:

• Square feet
• Square metres

Total area on May 11, 2021

42. On May 11, 2021, 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 11, 2021, what are the number and dimensions of the bags and the natural wood logs for specialty mushrooms?

Exclude beds, shelves, trays, and other types of production systems.

If sizes vary, estimate the average dimensions.

For smaller dimensions decimals are permitted.

43. On May 11, 2021, what are the number and dimensions of the bags and the natural wood logs for specialty mushrooms?
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	Number	Unit of Measure	Length	Width
a. Bags		Feet Metres
b. Natural wood logs		Feet Metres

44. On May 11, 2021, what is the total growing area for specialty mushrooms?

Exclude bags and natural wood logs.

Select one unit of measure:

• Square feet
• Square metres

Total area on May 11, 2021.

Greenhouse (if applicable)

45. In 2021, what is the total greenhouse area in which agricultural products are grown?

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 or fruits, berries and nuts sections)
• tree seedlings grown solely for reforestation.

Select one unit of measure:

• Square feet
• Square metres

Total area in 2021.

46. On May 11, 2021, 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.

1. Greenhouse fruits and vegetables
   • a1. Greenhouse tomatoes.
   • a2. Greenhouse cucumbers.
   • a3. Greenhouse peppers.
   • a4. Greenhouse herbs
   • a5. Other greenhouse fruits and vegetables
     e.g., lettuce, strawberries, sprouts, microgreens, shoots, eggplants.
   Total area of greenhouse fruits and vegetables
2. Cut flowers
   Exclude dried cut flowers and field-grown flowers.
3. 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:

Maple tree taps (if applicable)

47. In the spring of 2021, 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 2021.

Bees (if applicable)

48. On May 11, 2021, 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 11, 2021.

49. On May 11, 2021, how many other pollinating bees (e.g., leafcutter, blue orchard, bumble) are owned by this operation?

Select one unit of measure:

• Gallons
• Number of bees
• Colonies

Number on May 11, 2021

Poultry (if applicable)

You have indicated that on May 11, 2021, 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.

50. On May 11, 2021, 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 eggs
   • a1. Pullets intended for laying table eggs, under 19 weeks
   • a2. Laying hens that produce table eggs, 19 weeks and over
   • a3. Layer breeders (pullets and hens)
2. Chickens for meat
   • b1. Broilers, roasters and Cornish.
   • b2. Broilers, roasters and Cornish breeders (pullets and hens).
   Total hens and chickens on May 11, 2021
3. Turkeys
4. Ducks.
5. Geese.
6. Other poultry
   e.g., roosters, guinea fowl, peacocks, pheasants, quail, pigeons, emus, partridge, ostriches
   • f1. Specify other poultry 1
   • f2. Specify other poultry 2
   • f3. Specify other poultry 3

Chicken or turkey production (if applicable)

51. In 2020, what was the production of chicken on a live weight basis?

Include only chickens produced for sale.

Exclude chickens for personal use.

Select one unit of measure:

• Kilograms
• Pounds

Live weight in 2020

Production of broilers, roasters and Cornish in 2020

52. In 2020, what was the production of turkey on a live weight basis?

Include only turkeys produced for sale.

Exclude turkeys for personal use.

Select one unit of measure:

• Kilograms
• Pounds

Live weight in 2020

Production of turkeys in 2020

Table and hatching eggs (if applicable)

53. In 2020, how many dozens of table eggs were produced on this operation for sale?

Exclude eggs for personal use.

Dozens of table eggs in 2020.

54. In 2020, how many dozens of hatching eggs were produced on this operation for sale?

Exclude eggs for personal use.

Dozens of hatching eggs in 2020

Commercial poultry hatcheries (if applicable)

55. In 2020, 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 2020, e.g., chickens, turkeys, geese, pheasants, quail.

Number of birds hatched in 2020

Livestock (if applicable)

You have indicated that on May 11, 2021, 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.

On May 11, 2021, how many of the following 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.

56. Cattle or calves

1. a. 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

57. Pigs

1. Sows and gilts kept for breeding
2. Boars kept for breeding
3. Suckling 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

58. Sheep or lambs

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

Total sheep and lambs

59. Other livestock

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
   Specify:

Technologies

60. In 2020, were the following technologies used on this operation?

Include work done by others on this operation.

60. In 2020, were the following technologies used on this operation?
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	Yes	No
a. Automated guidance steering systems (auto-steer) on farm equipment
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. Slow-release fertilizer.
g. Fully-robotic milkers i.e., no manual intervention required.
h. Robotic greenhouse equipment

Renewable energy

61. In 2021, 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
• Bioenergy
  Include biogas, biofuel, wood, straw and grasses.
• Bioenergy
  Include biogas, biofuel, wood, straw and grasses.
  • Types of bioenergy
    Select all that apply.
    • Biomass combustion, e.g., straw, wood, wood pellets, perennial grasses
    • Biomethane, e.g., renewable natural gas
    • Other biogas, e.g., gasification
      Exclude biomethane.
    • Biofuel, e.g., biodiesel, bioethanol
• Geothermal, e.g., heat pumps, other equipment used in geothermal energy systems
• Other renewable energy
• Specify other renewable energy
• No renewable energy produced in 2021 - Go to question 63

62. In 2021, 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 and buildings 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.

Present market value

Rounded to the nearest CAN$

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

Farm vehicles, machinery and equipment (if applicable)

64. On May 11, 2021, 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)

64. On May 11, 2021, what is the number and present market value of the following farm vehicles, machinery and equipment that are owned or leased by this operation?
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Tractors	Number of farm vehicles, machinery and equipment owned or leased	Present market value Rounded to the nearest CAN$
a. Under 60 p.t.o. hp. Include garden tractors, ATVs, etc.
b. 60 to 149 p.t.o. hp
c. 150 to 249 p.t.o. hp.
d. Over 249 p.t.o. hp.
e. Pick-ups, cargo vans, cars and other passenger vehicles used in the farm business
f. Other farm trucks
g. Grain combines and swathers
h. Forage harvesters, balers, mower-conditioners
i. Tillage, cultivation, seeding and planting equipment
j. Irrigation equipment
k. All other farm vehicles, machinery and equipment not reported above e.g., sprayers, elevators, wagons, manure spreaders, dryers, portable grinder-mixers, other harvesting equipment, Christmas tree balers
Total present market value of all farm vehicles, machinery and equipment

Gross farm receipts and operating expenses

65. In 2020, what were the total gross farm receipts before deducting expenses, excluding resale of commodities purchased and any receipts from non-farming activities?

Include:

• receipts from all agricultural and forest products sold
• program payments and insurance payments
• receipts from custom work.

Exclude:

• sales of capital assets (e.g., quota, land, machinery)
• the sale of any goods purchased only for resale.

Report for the 2020 calendar year or for the last complete accounting (fiscal) year.

Amount (dollars only)

Total gross farm receipts owned.

66. Of the total gross farm receipts reported above, what were the sales of firewood, pulpwood, logs, fence posts and pilings?

Sales of firewood, pulpwood, logs, fence posts and pilings.

67. In 2020, what were the total farm operating expenses, excluding purchases of commodities resold and any expenses from non-farming activities?

Include only the farm business share of amounts paid.

Exclude:

• costs of any goods purchased only for resale
• amortization or capital cost allowance
• inventory adjustment.

Report for the 2020 calendar year or for the last complete accounting (fiscal) year.

Amount (dollars only)

Total farm operating expenses.

Direct sales

68. In 2020, did this operation sell any 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 - Go to question 72

69. In 2020, which of the following 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

70. In 2020, which of the following methods were used to sell 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

71. In 2020, what percentage of the total gross farm receipts was from the sale of 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

72. On May 11, 2021, 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 11, 2021

Contact person

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

Is the contact person provided on the cover page the best person to contact?

• Yes - Go to "Comments" section
• 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 (if applicable)
  • Extension number
  • Fax number (including area code)
    Example: 123-123-1234

Comments

74. We invite your comments about this questionnaire.

Purpose of the Census of Agriculture and users of the data

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.

But why in May?

Statistics Canada recognizes that mid-May is one of the busiest times of the year for farmers. However, collecting the data at the same time as the Census of Population streamlines procedures and saves millions of dollars.

Use of record linkages

To enhance the data from this census and to minimize the reporting burden, Statistics Canada may combine it with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.

The law protects what you tell us

The confidentiality of your census responses is protected by law. All Statistics Canada employees have taken an oath of secrecy. Your personal census information cannot be given to anyone outside Statistics Canada without your consent. This is your right.

Fax or e-mail transmission disclosure

Statistics Canada advises you that there could be a risk of disclosure during facsimile or e-mail transmission. However, upon receipt, Statistics Canada will provide the guaranteed level of protection afforded all information collected under the authority of the Statistics Act.

If you have any questions on the Census of Agriculture, call us free of charge, 1-855-859-6273.

Please mail your questionnaire today.

Census of Agriculture results will be available in May 2022: Statistics Canada
Thank you for your co-operation.

Under the authority of the Statistics Act, Statistics Canada is hereby requesting the following information, which will be used solely for statistical and research purposes and will be protected in accordance with the provisions of the Statistics Act and any other applicable law. This is a mandatory request for data.

• Census counts
  • Alberta Driver's Licence information
  • Québec Driver’s Licence information
  • Veterans Affairs Canada administrative data file (additional variables)
• Migration
  • Immigrant data (permanent and non-permanent residents)
  • Migration within Canada
• Population estimates
  • Sub-provincial population data

Census counts

Alberta Driver's Licence information

What information is being requested?

Statistics Canada is requesting selected variables from the complete listing of driver's licences in Alberta for the purposes of improving Census addresses in its statistical registers, and for other statistical linkage functions.

This request will be limited to variables from the Alberta Driver's Licence file that are relevant for statistical purposes. These variables include:

1. Driver's licence number (Operator number)
2. Full name (First, Middle, Last names)
3. Sex (M/F)
4. Date of birth
5. Residential, civic, or service address
6. Mailing address
7. Phone number (Home phone and/or Business phone)
8. Licence issue/renewal date
9. Licence expiry date
10. Close-out indicator (cancellation due to registration in another province)

What personal information is included in this request?

This request contains personal information such as: Name, Address, Demographics, and Contact information. Personal identifiers (Name, Driver's licence number) are required to perform data linkages for statistical purposes only. Once the data are linked, the personal identifiers will be deleted, and only an anonymous ID number will be retained.

What years of data will be requested?

The requested data would begin in May 2016 or the earliest available, and monthly thereafter.

From whom will the information be requested?

This information is being requested from the Ministry of Service Alberta.

Why is this information being requested?

Statistics Canada is requesting this information to update the address databases with addresses from Alberta. Obtaining an accurate and comprehensive list of all dwellings is necessary for achieving full Census coverage, especially in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic. A key COVID-19 adaptation of the 2021 census is to limit the amount of door-to-door census visits, and therefore addresses become more important in order to mail census invitation letters. Historically, the address databases have not adequately covered rural areas in the Western provinces. The updated addresses databases, with information supplied by administrative data from Alberta Driver's Licence files, will ensure these areas are adequately covered by the 2021 Census. To support the 2021 Census, admin data such as the Driver's Licence files could be used, after collection, if enumeration is not possible (or is severely impacted) in a given area due to the COVID-19 pandemic or other natural disaster, and only where the quality of the available administrative data is deemed acceptable.

Statistics Canada may also use the information for other statistical and research purposes.

Why were these organizations selected as data providers?

The Ministry of Service Alberta manages the Alberta Driver's Licence registration system. This Provincial Government Department collects and maintains up-to-date information on Driver's Licence holders in Alberta.

When will this information be requested?

This request for information to the Province of Alberta will be sent by May 01, 2021. The request will be for monthly data on an ongoing basis.

What Statistics Canada programs will primarily use these data?

• Census of Population
• Statistical Building Register (SBgR), a product of the Data Integration Infrastructure Division (DIID)

When was this request published?

April 14, 2021

Québec Driver’s Licence information

What information is being requested?

Statistics Canada is requesting essential variables from the complete listing of driver’s licences in Québec for the purposes of improving Census coverage in its statistical registers, and for other statistical linkage functions.

This request will be limited to variables that are relevant for statistical purposes. These variables include:

• Driver’s licence number
• Full name (First, Middle, Last names)
• Date of birth
• Residential, civic, or service address
• Phone number
• Licence issue date
• Licence expiry date
• Date last updated
• Close-out / cancellation indicator
• Sex and/or Gender

What personal information is included in this request?

This request contains personal information such as name, address, demographics, and contact information.  Personal identifiers (name, driver’s licence number) are required to perform data linkages, for statistical purposes only. Once the data are linked, the personal identifiers will be replaced by an anonymized key.

What years of data will be requested?

The requested data would begin in 2025 (September) or the earliest available, and monthly thereafter.

From whom will the information be requested?

This information is being requested from the Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ).

Why is this information being requested?

Statistics Canada is requesting this information to update the address databases with addresses from Québec.  The updated information will help improve the coverage of addresses and geographies/areas, including rural population groups, within Québec.  Obtaining an accurate and comprehensive list of all dwellings is necessary for achieving full Census coverage.  Driver’s licence data from other provinces and territories was found to be highly accurate in placing individuals at the correct address, as well as enumerating individuals not found on other sources.

The data will also be used to update the Agency’s Census contingency plans and in future Census research.

Statistics Canada may also use the information for other statistical and research purposes.

Why were these organizations selected as data providers?

The Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec is the only organization capable of providing the requested attributes for the province of Québec.

When will this information be requested?

September 2025

What Statistics Canada programs will primarily use these data?

The Census of Population

When was this request published?

April 9, 2025

Veterans Affairs Canada administrative data file (additional variables)

What information is being requested?

Statistics Canada is requesting to receive four additional variables as part of the annual Veterans Affairs Canada administrative data file that is routinely provided by Veterans Affairs Canada to Statistics Canada under the existing data acquisition agreement between the two departments. These variables are:

• gender
• Veterans Affairs Canada program participation indicator
• preferred language of correspondence
• Indigenous identity (when collected in future by Veterans Affairs Canada)

What personal information is included in this request?

This request contains personal information such as gender and Indigenous identity. Personal identifiers (gender and Indigenous identity) are required to perform data linkages, for statistical purposes only. Once the data are linked, the personal identifiers will be replaced by an anonymized person key.

What years of data will be requested?

Annual data as of 2023 (ongoing)

From whom will the information be requested?

Veterans Affairs Canada

Why is this information being requested?

Statistics Canada requires this information to create and publish statistics on Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) client reported gender or gender identity, the VAC program(s) in which VAC clients have participated, preferred language of correspondence of VAC clients, and Indigenous identity (as applicable) of VAC clients. 

These statistics will help Veterans Affairs Canada and will be used by policy makers, researchers, industry stakeholders to measure the well-being of Veterans and their families, report on the stratified socioeconomic and health outcomes of Veterans as well as compare them to the respective outcomes of the broader Canadian population, to deliver programs that are responsive to identified areas of need, and to enhance the public understanding of Veterans. Moreover, the gender and Indigenous identity variables are important for delivering on the initiatives of equity in service and Indigenous reconciliation.

Statistics Canada may also use the information for other statistical and research purposes.

Why were these organizations selected as data providers?

Veterans Affairs Canada is responsible for supporting the well-being of Veterans and their families, and to promote recognition and remembrance of the achievements and sacrifices of those who served Canada in times of war, military conflict and peace. Veterans Affairs Canada collects and maintains up-to-date data on former Canadian Armed Forces personnel.

When will this information be requested?

September 2023 and by January 2024 onward for the next calendar year (annually)

What Statistics Canada programs will primarily use these data?

Canadian Veteran Health Survey (CVHS) (SDDS# 5383)

When was this request published?

August 25, 2023

Migration

Immigrant data (permanent and non-permanent residents)

What information is being requested?

In addition to the data already collected by Statistics Canada on immigrant selection characteristics, sponsorship and citizenship, Statistics Canada is requesting additional variables related to asylum claims and permits.

What personal information is included in this request?

This request covers details on the immigration process such as dates, status and selection results, as well as sociodemographic characteristics. The new data we receive will provide additional information on these sociodemographic characteristics of immigrants.

Immigrant data collected by Statistics Canada contain personal identifiers, including unique client identifiers, name, sex and date of birth.

The requested information is required for record linkage purposes for statistical use only. Once the data have been linked, personal identifiers will be replaced by an anonymized key.

What years of data will be requested?

Statistics Canada holds data dating back to 1996, which are received on an ongoing basis.

The newly requested data will cover the period starting from 2004 and will also be received on a continuous basis.

From whom will the information be requested?

The information is being requested from the department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and provincial partners.

Why is this information being requested?

Statistics Canada responds to the data needs of federal, provincial and municipal stakeholders, as well as academics. The Government of Canada and IRCC use this information to better understand the impact of policies and to ensure that IRCC is meeting its integration and demographic objectives.

The requested information will be used to produce and publish accurate and up-to-date statistics on permanent and temporary immigration. It will also be used to evaluate policies on immigrant selection, family reunification and citizenship grants. Statistics Canada requests this information so that these policies can be adjusted to meet the needs of Canadians.

Statistics Canada may also use the information for other statistical and research purposes.

Why were these organizations selected as data providers?

IRCC is responsible for permanent and temporary immigration services, as well as citizenship. IRCC develops and implements policies, programs and services that facilitate the arrival and integration of individuals in Canada in a way that maximizes their contribution to the country. IRCC is the only department that collects and maintains information on immigrants (permanent residents) and non-permanent residents (temporary residents).

Provincial partners (departments managing immigration) are responsible for selecting immigrants through the Provincial Nominee Program and can provide up-to-date data on the immigrants they have selected.

When will this information be requested?

Statistics Canada has been receiving immigration data annually since 2021.

The mailing address file will be received monthly starting in October 2026.

What Statistics Canada programs will primarily use these data?

Surveys and statistical programs - Quarterly Demographic Estimates (QDE)

Surveys and statistical programs - Annual Demographic Estimates: Canada, Provinces and Territories

Surveys and statistical programs - Annual Demographic Estimates: Subprovincial Areas

Surveys and statistical programs - Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB)

Surveys and statistical programs - Census of Population

When was this request published?

November 4, 2025

Summary of changes

Variables on the characteristics of asylum claims and permits were requested in 2025.

Migration within Canada

What information is being requested?

Statistics Canada is requesting the number of private household moves in Canada from Canada Post's "Mail Forwarding Program." The data includes the month in which the move was made, the province/territory of origin and the province/territory of destination.

What personal information is included in this request?

No personal information is included in this request.

What years of data will be requested?

Data are being requested for the period between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021.

From whom will the information be requested?

Canada Post

Why is this information being requested?

Statistics Canada must produce monthly population estimates by province and territory. To do so, monthly estimates of interprovincial migration are required.

These monthly population estimates of interprovincial migration are required to calculate demographic control totals used by the Labour Force Survey, a monthly survey that measures the current state of the Canadian labour market and is used, among other things, to calculate the national, provincial, territorial and regional unemployment rates.

These monthly population estimates also help produce the Population Certificates that Statistics Canada must provide annually to Finance Canada to fulfill its mandate under the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act.

The requested data will help determine if the current estimation model reflects changes in migration due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Statistics Canada may also use the information for other statistical and research purposes.

Why were these organizations selected as data providers?

Canada Post is the only organization that maintains timely nation-wide data on interprovincial moves by Canadian private households.

When will this information be requested?

July 2020

When was this request published?

July 14, 2020

Population estimates

Sub-provincial population data

What information is being requested?

The annual aggregated number of British Columbia residents by age, sex and postal code is being requested.

What personal information is included in this request?

This request does not contain any personal information.

What years of data will be requested?

Annual data as of July 1, 2001 and onward. (ongoing)

From whom will the information be requested?

This information is being requested from the British Columbia Ministry of Health.

Why is this information being requested?

This information is required to ensure robust population estimates and will be used to evaluate the accuracy of population estimates at the census subdivisions level (municipality) in British Columbia. These estimates are currently derived from Canada Revenue Agency data.

This information will be used for an evaluation of municipality population estimates in British Columbia.

Statistics Canada may consider using this information for the population estimates calculation at the municipality level.

Statistics Canada may also use the information for other statistical and research purposes.

Why were these organizations selected as data providers?

The British Columbia Ministry of Health collects and maintains timely data on its population at the sub-provincial level.

When will this information be requested?

This information will be requested in January 2021 and onward (yearly).

What Statistics Canada programs will primarily use these data?

Annual Demographic Estimates: Subprovincial Areas

When was this request published?

December 22, 2020

Preliminary Estimate for 2020 and Intentions for 2021

Integrated Business Statistics Program (IBSP)

This guide is designed to assist you as you complete the Annual Exploration, Development and Capital Expenditures Survey Petroleum and Natural Gas Industry Preliminary Estimate for 2020 and Intentions for 2021.

If you need more information, please call the Statistics Canada Help Line at the number below.

Help Line: 1-833-977-8287 (1-833-97STATS)

Table of contents

Reporting period information
Definitions

Reporting period information

For the purpose of this survey, please report information for your 12 month fiscal period for which the final day occurs on or between April 1, 2020 – March 31, 2021.

• May 1, 2019 – April 30, 2020
• June 1, 2019 – May 31, 2020
• July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020
• August 1, 2019 – July 31, 2020
• September 1, 2019 – August 31, 2020
• October 1, 2019 – September 30, 2020
• November 1, 2019 – October 31, 2020
• December 1, 2019 – November 30, 2020
• January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020
• February 1, 2020 – January 31, 2021
• March 1, 2020 – February 28, 2021
• April 1, 2020 – March 31, 2021

Here are other examples of fiscal periods that fall within the required dates:

• September 18, 2019 to September 15, 2020 (e.g., floating year-end)
• June 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 (e.g., a newly opened business)

Definitions

• When there are partnerships and joint venture activities or projects, report the expenditures reflecting this corporation's net interest in such projects or ventures.
• Report all dollar amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars ('000).
• Do not include sales tax. Percentages should be rounded to whole numbers.
• When precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimates.

If there are no capital expenditures, please enter '0'.

What are Capital Expenditures?

Capital Expenditures are the gross expenditures on fixed assets for use in the operations of your organization or for lease or rent to others. Gross expenditures are expenditures before deducting proceeds from disposals, and credits (capital grants, donations, government assistance and investment tax credits).

Include:

• Cost of all new buildings, engineering, machinery and equipment which normally have a life of more than one year and are charged to fixed asset accounts
• Modifications, acquisitions and major renovations
• Capital costs such as feasibility studies, architectural, legal, installation and engineering fees
• Subsidies received and used for capital expenditures
• Capitalized interest charges on loans with which capital projects are financed
• Work done by own labour force
• Additions to capital work in progress.

Exclude:

• transfers from capital work in progress (construction-in-progress) to fixed assets accounts
• assets associated with the acquisition of companies property developed for sale and machinery or equipment acquired for sale (inventory).

1. Oil and gas rights acquisition and retention costs (exclude inter-company sales or transfers):

Include acquisition costs and fees for oil and gas rights (include bonuses, legal fees and filing fees), and oil and gas retention costs

2. Exploration and evaluation, capitalized or expensed (e.g., seismic, exploration drilling):

These expenditures include geological, geophysical and seismic expenses, exploration drilling, and other costs incurred during the reporting period in order to determine whether oil or gas reserves exist and can be exploited commercially. Report gross expenditures, before deducting any incentive grants, incurred for oil and gas activities on a contracted basis and/or by your own employees. Exclude the cost of land acquired from other oil and gas companies.

3. Building construction (e.g., process building, office building, camp, storage building, and maintenance garage):

Include capital expenditures on buildings such as office buildings, camps, warehouses, maintenance garages, workshops, and laboratories. Fixtures, facilities and equipment that are integral parts of the building are included.

4. Other construction assets (e.g., development drilling and completions, processing facilities, natural gas plants, upgraders):

Include all infrastructure, other than buildings, such as the cost of well pads, extraction and processing infrastructure and plants, upgrading units, transportation infrastructure, water and sewage infrastructure, tailings, pipelines and wellhead production facilities (pumpjacks, separators, etc). Include all preconstruction planning and design costs such as development drilling, regulatory approvals, environmental assessments, engineering and consulting fees and any materials supplied to construction contractors for installation, as well as site clearance and preparation. Equipment which is installed as an integral or built-in feature of a fixed structure (e.g. casings, tanks, steam generators, pumps, electrical apparatus, separators, flow lines, etc.) should be reported with the construction asset; however, when the equipment is replaced within an existing structure, the replacement cost should be reported in machinery and equipment (sustaining capital).

5. Machinery and equipment purchases (e.g., trucks, shovels, computers, etc.):

Include transportation equipment for people and materials, computers, software, communication equipment, and processing equipment not included in the above categories.

Research and Development

Research and experimental development (R&D) comprise creative and systematic work undertaken in order to increase the stock of knowledge – including knowledge of humankind, culture and society – and to devise new applications of available knowledge.

For an activity to be an R&D activity, it must satisfy five core criteria:

1. To be aimed at new findings (novel);
2. To be based on original, not obvious, concepts and hypothesis (creative);
3. To be uncertain about the final outcome (uncertainty);
4. To be planned and budgeted (systematic);
5. To lead to results to could be possibly reproduced (transferable/ or reproducible).

The term R&D covers three types of activity: basic research, applied research and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundations of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific, practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on knowledge gained from research and practical experience and producing additional knowledge, which is directed to producing new products or processes or to improving existing products or processes.

Integrated Business Statistics Program (IBSP)

This guide is designed to assist you as you complete the Annual Capital Expenditures Survey

Preliminary Estimate for 2020 and Intentions for 2021. If you need more information, please call the Statistics Canada Help Line at the number below.

Help Line: 1-833-977-8287 (1-833-97STATS)

Table of contents

• Reporting period information
• Definition
• Industry characteristics

Reporting period information

For the purpose of this survey, please report information for your 12 month fiscal period for which the Final day occurs on or between April 1, 2020 – March 31, 2021.

• May 1, 2019 – April 30, 2020
• June 1, 2019 – May 31, 2020
• July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020
• August 1, 2019 – July 31, 2020
• September 1, 2019 – August 31, 2020
• October 1, 2019 – September 30, 2020
• November 1, 2019 – October 31, 2020
• December 1, 2019 – November 30, 2020
• January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020
• February 1, 2020 – January 31, 2021
• March 1, 2020 – February 28, 2021
• April 1, 2020 – March 31, 2021

Here are other examples of fiscal periods that fall within the required dates:

• September 18, 2019 to September 15, 2020 (e.g., floating year-end)
• June 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 (e.g., a newly opened business)

Dollar amounts

• all dollar amounts reported should be rounded to thousands of Canadian dollars (e.g., $6,555,444.00 should be rounded to $6,555);
• exclude sales tax;
• your best estimates are acceptable when precise figures are not available;
• if there are no capital expenditures, please enter '0'.

Definitions

What are Capital Expenditures?

Capital Expenditures are the gross expenditures on fixed assets for use in the operations of your organization or for lease or rent to others. Gross expenditures are expenditures before deducting proceeds from disposals, and credits (capital grants, donations, government assistance and investment tax credits).

Include:

• Cost of all new buildings, engineering, machinery and equipment which normally have a life of more than one year and are charged to fixed asset accounts
• Modifications, acquisitions and major renovations
• Capital costs such as feasibility studies, architectural, legal, installation and engineering fees
• Subsidies received and used for capital expenditures
• Capitalized interest charges on loans with which capital projects are financed
• Work done by own labour force
• Additions to capital work in progress.

Exclude:

• transfers from capital work in progress (construction-in-progress) to fixed assets accounts
• assets associated with the acquisition of companies
• property developed for sale and machinery or equipment acquired for sale (inventory).

How to Treat Leases

Include:

• assets acquired as a lessee through either a capital or financial lease;
• assets acquired for lease to others as an operating lease.

Industry characteristics

Report the value of the projects expected to be put in place during the year. Include the gross expenditures (including subsidies) on fixed assets for use in the operations of your organization or for lease or rent to others. Include all capital costs such as feasibility studies, architectural, legal, installation and engineering fees as well as work done by your own labour force. Include all additions to work in progress.

New Assets, Renovation, Retrofit, includes both existing assets being upgraded and acquisitions of new assets.

Purchase of Used Canadian Assets

Definition: Used fixed assets may be defined as existing buildings, structures or machinery and equipment which have been previously used by another organization in Canada that you have acquired during the time period being reported on this questionnaire.

Explanation: The objective of our survey is to measure gross annual new acquisitions to fixed assets separately from the acquisition of gross annual used fixed assets in the Canadian economy as a whole.

Hence, the acquisition of a used fixed Canadian asset should be reported separately since such acquisitions would not change the aggregates of our domestic inventory of fixed assets, it would simply mean a transfer of assets within Canada from one organization to another.

Imports of used assets, on the other hand, should be included with the new assets (Column 1) because they are newly acquired for the Canadian economy.

Work in Progress

Work in progress represents accumulated costs since the start of capital projects which are intended to be capitalized upon completion.

Land

Capital expenditures for land should include all costs associated with the purchase of the land that are not amortized or depreciated.

Residential Construction

Report the value of residential structures including the housing portion of multi-purpose projects and of townsites.

Exclude:

• buildings that have accommodation units without self-contained or exclusive use of bathroom and kitchen facilities (e.g., some student and senior citizen residences)
• the non-residential portion of multi-purpose projects and of townsites
• associated expenditures on services

The exclusions should be included in the appropriate construction (e.g., non-residential) asset.

Non-Residential Building Construction (excluding land purchase and residential construction)

Building construction represents any permanent structure with walls and a roof affording protection and shelter from and for a social and/or physical environment for people and/or materials.

For example, building construction represents expenditures on aircraft hangars, factories, hospitals, hotels, office buildings, railway stations, schools and shopping centres.

Report the total cost incurred during the year of building construction (contract and by own employees) whether for your own use or rent to others.

Include also:

• the cost of demolition of buildings, land servicing and of site-preparation
• leasehold and land improvements
• all preconstruction planning and design costs such as engineer and consulting fees and any materials supplied to construction contractors for installation, etc.
• townsite facilities, such as streets, sewers, stores, schools.

Non-residential engineering construction

Engineering construction encompasses the direct or indirect conveyance of people, machinery, materials, gases, and/or electrical impulses. It also includes free standing structures which contain or restrain such objects either as part of such conveyance or separately and independently.

In addition, the cost associated with significantly altering any terrain in the preparation for specialized use of that terrain will fall under engineering construction.

Report the total cost incurred during the year of engineering construction (contract and by own employees) whether for your own use or rent to others. Include also:

• the cost of demolition of buildings, land servicing and of site-preparation
• leasehold and land improvements
• all preconstruction planning and design costs such as engineer and consulting fees and any materials supplied to construction contractors for installation, etc.
• oil or gas pipelines, including pipe and installation costs
• communication engineering, including transmission support structures, cables and lines, etc.
• electric power engineering, including wind and solar plants, nuclear production plants, power distribution networks, etc.

Machinery and Equipment

Report total cost incurred during the year of all new machinery, whether for your own use or for lease or rent to others. Any capitalized tooling should also be included. Include progress payments paid out before delivery in the year in which such payments are made. Receipts from the sale of your own fixed assets or allowance for scrap or trade-in should not be deducted from your total capital expenditures. Any balance owing or holdbacks should be reported in the year the cost is incurred.

Include:

• automobiles, trucks, professional and scientific equipment, office and store furniture and appliances
• computers (hardware and software), broadcasting, telecommunication and other information and communication technology equipment
• motors, generators, transformers
• any capitalized tooling expenses
• progress payments paid out before delivery in the year in which such payments are made
• any balance owing or holdbacks should be reported in the year the cost is incurred
• leasehold improvements.

Software

Capital expenditures for software should include all costs associated with the purchase or development of software.

Include:

• Pre-packaged software
• Custom software developed in-house/own account
• Custom software design and development, contracted out

Research and Development

Research and experimental development (R&D) comprise creative and systematic work undertaken in order to increase the stock of knowledge – including knowledge of humankind, culture and society – and to devise new applications of available knowledge.

For an activity to be an R&D activity, it must satisfy five core criteria:

1. To be aimed at new findings (novel);
2. To be based on original, not obvious, concepts and hypothesis (creative);
3. To be uncertain about the final outcome (uncertainty);
4. To be planned and budgeted (systematic);
5. To lead to results to could be possibly reproduced (transferable/ or reproducible).

The term R&D covers three types of activity: basic research, applied research and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundations of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific, practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on knowledge gained from research and practical experience and producing additional knowledge, which is directed to producing new products or processes or to improving existing products or processes.

Consultation objectives

The Canadian Centre for Energy Information (CCEI) is an independent one-stop shop for comprehensive energy data and expert analysis. The centre compiles, reconciles and integrates energy data from a number of Canadian sources and makes data from multiple providers available free of charge on a user-friendly website. It works collaboratively to harmonize energy definitions, measurements and standards, and improve completeness, coherence and timeliness of Canada's energy information.

The CCEI is being developed by Statistics Canada in partnership with Canada Energy Regulator (CER), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). Statistics Canada launched the CCEI to expand publicly available data and analysis, and ensure all Canadians have access to centralized energy information.

The consultations ensured that the CCEI meets users' needs and identified any potential usability issues.

Consultation methodology

Statistics Canada conducted remote usability testing in both official languages with participants from across the country. Participants were asked to complete a series of tasks and to provide feedback on the product.

How participants got involved

This consultation is now closed.

Individuals who wished to obtain more information or to take part in a consultation were asked to contact Statistics Canada by sending an email to statcan.consultations@statcan.gc.ca.

Statistics Canada is committed to respecting the privacy of consultation participants. All personal information created, held or collected by the Agency is protected by the Privacy Act. For more information on Statistics Canada's privacy policies, please consult the Privacy notice.

Results

Overall, the beta version of the CCEI website was well-received by participants. They reported that it was easy to navigate and that it provided easy access to a variety of information.

Participants noted that the following areas worked:

• The overall look and feel of the website
• The icons and subjects on the home page
• The inclusion of interactive features, such as data visualizations

Participants suggested that the following areas could be improved:

• The use of space in the search results
• The contextual information provided in the indicators
• The organization of lists of resources throughout the website

After analysis, recommendations include:

• Condense the search results as much as possible to allow users to easily browse through them
• Ensure that relevant contextual information is available for the indicators
• Ensure that the lists of datasets and publication allow users to easily sort through the content by organizing the lists logically and adding a sort or filter function

Statistics Canada thanks participants for their participation in this consultation. Their insights will guide the agency's web development and ensure that the final products meet users' expectations.

Retail Commodity Survey: CVs for Total Sales (April 2020)

NAPCS-CANADA	Month
	202001	202002	202003	202004
Total commodities, retail trade commissions and miscellaneous services	0.58	0.60	0.53	0.56
Retail Services (except commissions) [561]	0.58	0.60	0.52	0.56
Food at retail [56111]	0.86	0.54	0.50	0.78
Soft drinks and alcoholic beverages, at retail [56112]	0.51	0.42	0.45	0.57
Cannabis products, at retail [56113]	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Clothing at retail [56121]	1.01	0.72	0.94	1.64
Footwear at retail [56122]	1.17	1.27	1.80	3.64
Jewellery and watches, luggage and briefcases, at retail [56123]	5.07	5.19	10.71	31.84
Home furniture, furnishings, housewares, appliances and electronics, at retail [56131]	0.90	0.67	0.64	0.78
Sporting and leisure products (except publications, audio and video recordings, and game software), at retail [56141]	2.60	3.68	3.45	3.78
Publications at retail [56142]	8.20	6.64	8.24	12.62
Audio and video recordings, and game software, at retail [56143]	5.38	4.88	0.99	0.84
Motor vehicles at retail [56151]	1.79	1.98	2.11	2.39
Recreational vehicles at retail [56152]	3.98	4.74	4.73	4.70
Motor vehicle parts, accessories and supplies, at retail [56153]	1.46	1.51	1.71	2.03
Automotive and household fuels, at retail [56161]	2.34	2.50	1.98	1.95
Home health products at retail [56171]	2.91	2.81	2.28	2.66
Infant care, personal and beauty products, at retail [56172]	2.69	2.77	2.66	3.40
Hardware, tools, renovation and lawn and garden products, at retail [56181]	2.61	2.49	1.69	1.97
Miscellaneous products at retail [56191]	2.35	1.89	2.25	2.47
Total retail trade commissions and miscellaneous services Footnotes 1	1.41	1.47	1.62	1.79
Footnotes Footnote 1 Comprises the following North American Product Classification System (NAPCS): 51411, 51412, 53112, 56211, 57111, 58111, 58121, 58122, 58131, 58141, 72332, 833111, 841, 85131 and 851511. Return to footnote 1 referrer

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Confidential when completed

This information is collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. S-19.

Step A

1. What is your telephone number?

2. What is the address of this dwelling?

• Number (and suffix, if applicable)
  (e.g., 302, 151 B, 16 1/2)
• Street name, street type (e.g., DR = Drive), direction (e.g., N = North)
• Apartment/unit
• City, municipality, town, village, Indian reserve
• Province/territory
• Postal code

3. What is the mailing address of this dwelling, if different from above?
(e.g., Rural Route, PO Box, General Delivery)

Step B

1. Including yourself, how many persons usually live at this address on May 11, 2021?

Include: all persons who have their main residence at this address, even if they are temporarily away.

See the instructions on page 3 (joint custody, students, landed immigrants, secondary residence, etc.).

• Number of persons

2. Including yourself, list all persons who usually live here on May 11, 2021.

Important: Begin the list with an adult followed, if applicable, by that person's spouse or common-law partner and by their children. Continue with all other persons who usually live at this address.

• Person 1: Family name(s), Given name(s)
• Person 2: Family name(s), Given name(s)
• Person 3: Family name(s), Given name(s)
• Person 4: Family name(s), Given name(s)
• Person 5: Family name(s), Given name(s)
• Person 6: Family name(s), Given name(s)
• Person 7: Family name(s), Given name(s)
• Person 8: Family name(s), Given name(s)
• Person 9: Family name(s), Given name(s)
• Person 10: Family name(s), Given name(s)

Step C

Did you leave anyone out of Step B because you were not sure the person should be listed?

For example, a student, a child in joint custody, a person temporarily away, a person who lives here temporarily, a resident from another country with a work or study permit, a refugee claimant, etc.

• No
• Yes
  • Specify the name and the relationship:
  • Specify the reason:

Step D

Copy the names in Step B to question 1, at the top of page 4.

Keep the same order.

If more than six persons live here, you will need an extra questionnaire; call 1-855-340-2021.

1. Whom to include in Step B
   • All persons who have their main residence at this address on May 11, 2021, including newborn babies, roommates and persons who are temporarily away
   • Canadian citizens, landed immigrants (permanent residents), persons who have claimed refugee status (asylum seekers), persons from another country with a work or study permit and family members living here with them
   • Persons staying at this address temporarily on May 11, 2021 who have no main residence elsewhere.
2. Where to include persons with more than one residence
   • Children in joint custody should be included in the home of the parent where they live most of the time. Children who spend equal time with each parent should be included in the home of the parent with whom they are staying on May 11, 2021.
   • Students who return to live with their parents during the year should be included at their parents' address, even if they live elsewhere while attending school or working at a summer job.
   • Spouses or common-law partners temporarily away who stay elsewhere while working or studying should be listed at the main residence of their family, if they return periodically.
   • Persons in an institution for less than six months (for example, in a home for the aged, a hospital or a prison) should be listed at their usual residence.

If this address is:

• a secondary residence (for example, a cottage) for all persons who stayed here on May 11, 2021 (all these persons have their main residence elsewhere in Canada), mark this circle. Print your name, your telephone number and your main residence address at the bottom of this page. Do not answer other questions.
• a dwelling occupied only by residents of another country visiting Canada (for example, on vacation or on a business trip), mark this circle. Print your name, your telephone number and your country of residence at the bottom of this page. Do not answer other questions.
• the home of a government representative of another country (for example, an embassy or a high commission) and family members, mark this circle. Print your name, your telephone number and the country that you represent at the bottom of this page. Do not answer other questions.

• Name
• Telephone number
• Number (and suffix, if applicable)
  (e.g., 302, 151 B, 16 1/2)
• Street name, street type (e.g., DR = Drive), direction (e.g., N = North)
• Apartment/unit
• City, municipality, town, village, Indian reserve
• Province/territory
• Postal code
• Country

Mail this questionnaire in the enclosed envelope today.

1. Name

In the spaces provided, copy the names in the same order as in Step B. Then answer the following questions for each person.

Person 1

• Family name
• Given name

The following questions refer to each person's situation on May 11, 2021, unless otherwise specified.

2. What was this person's sex at birth?

Sex refers to sex assigned at birth.

• Male
• Female

3. What is this person's gender?

Refers to current gender which may be different from sex assigned at birth and may be different from what is indicated on legal documents.

• Male
• Female
• Or please specify this person's gender:

4. What are this person's date of birth and age?

If exact date of birth is not known, enter best estimate. For children less than 1 year old, enter 0 for age.

• Day
• Month
• Year
• Age

5. What is this person's marital status?

Mark "x" one circle only.

• Never legally married
• Legally married (and not separated)
• Separated, but still legally married
• Divorced
• Widowed

6. Is this person living with a common-law partner?

Common-law refers to two people who live together as a couple but who are not married, regardless of the duration of the relationship.

• Yes
• No

7. What is the relationship of this person to Person 1?

If none of the responses in the list describes this person's relationship to Person 1, then specify a response under "Other relationship".

Person 1

• Person 1

Person 2

• Husband or wife of Person 1
• Common-law partner of Person 1
• Son or daughter of Person 1 only
• Grandchild of Person 1
• Son-in-law or daughter-in-law of Person 1
• Father or mother of Person 1
• Father-in-law or mother-in-law of Person 1
• Brother or sister of Person 1
• Foster child
• Roommate, lodger or boarder
• Other relationship — specify:

Persons 3-6

• Son or daughter of both Persons 1 and 2
• Son or daughter of Person 1 only
• Son or daughter of Person 2 only
• Grandchild of Person 1
• Son-in-law or daughter-in-law of Person 1
• Father or mother of Person 1
• Father-in-law or mother-in-law of Person 1
• Brother or sister of Person 1
• Foster child
• Roommate, lodger or boarder
• Other relationship — specify:

8. Can this person speak English or French well enough to conduct a conversation?

Mark "x" one circle only.

• English only
• French only
• Both English and French
• Neither English nor French

9. a) What language(s) does this person speak on a regular basis at home?

• English
• French
• Other language(s) — specify:

If this person indicates only one language in question 9. a), go to question 10.

9. b) Of these languages, which one does this person speak most often at home?

Indicate more than one language only if they are spoken equally at home.

• English
• French
• Other language — specify:

10. What is the language that this person first learned at home in childhood and still understands?

If this person no longer understands the first language learned, indicate the second language learned.

• English
• French
• Other language — specify:

11. Has this person ever served in the Canadian military?

Canadian military service includes service with the Regular Force or Primary Reserve Force as an Officer or Non-Commissioned Member. It does not include service with the Cadets (COATS), the Supplementary Reserve or the Canadian Rangers.

Mark "x" one circle only.

• Yes, currently serving in the Regular Force or the Primary Reserve Force
• Yes, but no longer serving in the Regular Force or the Primary Reserve Force
• No

The following questions collect information in accordance with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to support education programs in English and French in Canada.

12. Is this dwelling located in Quebec?

• No
  • Continue with question 13.
• Yes
  • Go to question 16.

13. Did this person do any of their primary or secondary schooling in French in Canada (including immersion)?

Mark "x" one circle only.

• Yes (previously or currently attending)
• No
  • Go to Step E

14. In which type of program was this schooling in French done?

• A regular French program in a French-language school
• A French immersion program in an English-language school
  • Go to Step E
• Both types of programs
• Other program — specify:

15. For how many years did this person attend a regular French program in a French-language school?

• Number of years in primary schooling (including kindergarten and middle school)
  • Number of years
    • Go to Step E
• Number of years in secondary schooling
  • Number of years
    • Go to Step E

16. Did this person do any of their primary or secondary schooling in an English-language school in Canada (including immersion)?

Mark "x" one circle only.

• Yes (previously or currently attending)
• No
  • Go to Step E

17. For how many years did this person do their schooling in an English-language school in Canada (including immersion)?

• Number of years in primary schooling (including kindergarten)
  • Number of years
• Number of years in secondary schooling
  • Number of years

Step E

Comments

Please use the space provided below if you have concerns, suggestions or comments to make about:

• the steps to follow or the content of this questionnaire (for example, a question that was difficult to understand or to answer)
• the characteristics of the questionnaire (for example, the design, the format, the size of the text).

Step F

If more than six persons live here, you will need an extra questionnaire; call 1-855-340-2021.

You have now completed your questionnaire. Please mail it today. If you have lost the return envelope, please mail the questionnaire to:

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Thank you for your cooperation.

Reasons why we ask the questions

Steps A to C and question 1 are used to collect contact information and determine who should be included on the questionnaire. They help us ensure that we have counted everyone we need to count and that no one is counted twice.

Questions 2 to 7 provide information about the living arrangements of people in Canada, the family size, the number of children living with one parent or two parents, and the number of people who live alone. This information is used for planning social programs, such as Old Age Security and the Canada Child Benefit. It is also used by municipalities to plan a variety of services such as day care centres, schools, police, fire protection and residences for seniors.

Questions 8 to 10 are used to provide a profile of the linguistic diversity of Canada's population. This information is used to estimate the need for services in English and French, and to better understand the current state and the evolution of Canada's various language groups.

Question 11 provides information on the number of people with Canadian military experience. Governments will use this information to develop programs and services to meet the changing needs of the Veteran population.

Questions 12 to 17 collect information in accordance with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to support education programs in English and French in Canada.

The law protects what you tell us

The confidentiality of your responses is protected by law. All Statistics Canada employees have taken an oath of secrecy. Your personal information cannot be given to anyone outside Statistics Canada without your consent. This is your right.

Complete your census questionnaire:

• Online: at www.census.gc.ca by using the secure access code printed above.
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Any questions?

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Ce questionnaire est disponible en français (1-855-340-2021)

Confidential when completed

This information is collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. S-19.

Step A

1. What is your telephone number?

2. What is the address of this dwelling?

• Number (and suffix, if applicable)
  (e.g., 302, 151 B, 16 1/2)
• Street name, street type (e.g., DR = Drive), direction (e.g., N = North)
• Apartment/unit
• City, municipality, town, village, Indian reserve
• Province/territory
• Postal code

3. What is the mailing address of this dwelling, if different from above?
(e.g., Rural Route, PO Box, General Delivery)

Step B

1. Including yourself, how many persons usually live at this address on May 11, 2021?

Include: all persons who have their main residence at this address, even if they are temporarily away.

See the instructions on page 3 (joint custody, students, landed immigrants, secondary residence, etc.).

• Number of persons

2. Including yourself, list all persons who usually live here on May 11, 2021.

Important: Begin the list with an adult followed, if applicable, by that person's spouse or common-law partner and by their children. Continue with all other persons who usually live at this address.

• Person 1: Family name(s), Given name(s)
• Person 2: Family name(s), Given name(s)
• Person 3: Family name(s), Given name(s)
• Person 4: Family name(s), Given name(s)
• Person 5: Family name(s), Given name(s)
• Person 6: Family name(s), Given name(s)
• Person 7: Family name(s), Given name(s)
• Person 8: Family name(s), Given name(s)
• Person 9: Family name(s), Given name(s)
• Person 10: Family name(s), Given name(s)

Step C

Did you leave anyone out of Step B because you were not sure the person should be listed?

For example, a student, a child in joint custody, a person temporarily away, a person who lives here temporarily, a resident from another country with a work or study permit, a refugee claimant, etc.

• No
• Yes
  • Specify the name and the relationship:
  • Specify the reason:

Step D

Copy the names in Step B to question 1, at the top of page 4.

Keep the same order.

If more than five persons live here, you will need an extra questionnaire; call 1-855-340-2021.

1. Whom to include in Step B
   • All persons who have their main residence at this address on May 11, 2021, including newborn babies, roommates and persons who are temporarily away
   • Canadian citizens, landed immigrants (permanent residents), persons who have claimed refugee status (asylum seekers), persons from another country with a work or study permit and family members living here with them
   • Persons staying at this address temporarily on May 11, 2021 who have no main residence elsewhere.
2. Where to include persons with more than one residence
   • Children in joint custody should be included in the home of the parent where they live most of the time. Children who spend equal time with each parent should be included in the home of the parent with whom they are staying on May 11, 2021.
   • Students who return to live with their parents during the year should be included at their parents' address, even if they live elsewhere while attending school or working at a summer job.
   • Spouses or common-law partners temporarily away who stay elsewhere while working or studying should be listed at the main residence of their family, if they return periodically.
   • Persons in an institution for less than six months (for example, in a home for the aged, a hospital or a prison) should be listed at their usual residence.

If this address is:

• a secondary residence (for example, a cottage) for all persons who stayed here on May 11, 2021 (all these persons have their main residence elsewhere in Canada), mark this circle. Print your name, your telephone number and your main residence address at the bottom of this page. Do not answer other questions.
• a dwelling occupied only by residents of another country visiting Canada (for example, on vacation or on a business trip), mark this circle. Print your name, your telephone number and your country of residence at the bottom of this page. Do not answer other questions.
• the home of a government representative of another country (for example, an embassy or a high commission) and family members, mark this circle. Print your name, your telephone number and the country that you represent at the bottom of this page. Do not answer other questions.

• Name
• Telephone number
• Number (and suffix, if applicable)
  (e.g., 302, 151 B, 16 1/2)
• Street name, street type (e.g., DR = Drive), direction (e.g., N = North)
• Apartment/unit
• City, municipality, town, village, Indian reserve
• Province/territory
• Postal code
• Country

Mail this questionnaire in the enclosed envelope today.

1. Name

In the spaces provided, copy the names in the same order as in Step B. Then answer the following questions for each person.

Person 1

• Family name
• Given name

The following questions refer to each person's situation on May 11, 2021, unless otherwise specified.

2. What was this person's sex at birth?

Sex refers to sex assigned at birth.

• Male
• Female

3. What is this person's gender?

Refers to current gender which may be different from sex assigned at birth and may be different from what is indicated on legal documents.

• Male
• Female
• Or please specify this person's gender:

4. What are this person's date of birth and age?

If exact date of birth is not known, enter best estimate. For children less than 1 year old, enter 0 for age.

• Day
• Month
• Year
• Age

5. What is this person's marital status?

Mark "x" one circle only.

• Never legally married
• Legally married (and not separated)
• Separated, but still legally married
• Divorced
• Widowed

6. Is this person living with a common-law partner?

Common-law refers to two people who live together as a couple but who are not married, regardless of the duration of the relationship.

• Yes
• No

7. What is the relationship of this person to Person 1?

If none of the responses in the list describes this person's relationship to Person 1, then specify a response under "Other relationship".

Person 1

• Person 1

Person 2

• Husband or wife of Person 1
• Common-law partner of Person 1
• Son or daughter of Person 1 only
• Grandchild of Person 1
• Son-in-law or daughter-in-law of Person 1
• Father or mother of Person 1
• Father-in-law or mother-in-law of Person 1
• Brother or sister of Person 1
• Foster child
• Roommate, lodger or boarder
• Other relationship — specify:

Persons 3-5

• Son or daughter of both Persons 1 and 2
• Son or daughter of Person 1 only
• Son or daughter of Person 2 only
• Grandchild of Person 1
• Son-in-law or daughter-in-law of Person 1
• Father or mother of Person 1
• Father-in-law or mother-in-law of Person 1
• Brother or sister of Person 1
• Foster child
• Roommate, lodger or boarder
• Other relationship — specify:

8. Can this person speak English or French well enough to conduct a conversation?

Mark "x" one circle only.

• English only
• French only
• Both English and French
• Neither English nor French

9. a) What language(s) does this person speak on a regular basis at home?

• English
• French
• Other language(s) — specify:

If this person indicates only one language in question 9. a), go to question 10.

9. b) Of these languages, which one does this person speak most often at home?

Indicate more than one language only if they are spoken equally at home.

• English
• French
• Other language — specify:

10. What is the language that this person first learned at home in childhood and still understands?

If this person no longer understands the first language learned, indicate the second language learned.

• English
• French
• Other language — specify:

11. Has this person ever served in the Canadian military?

Canadian military service includes service with the Regular Force or Primary Reserve Force as an Officer or Non-Commissioned Member. It does not include service with the Cadets (COATS), the Supplementary Reserve or the Canadian Rangers.

Mark "x" one circle only.

• Yes, currently serving in the Regular Force or the Primary Reserve Force
• Yes, but no longer serving in the Regular Force or the Primary Reserve Force
• No

The following questions collect information in accordance with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to support education programs in English and French in Canada.

12. Is this dwelling located in Quebec?

• No
  • Continue with question 13.
• Yes
  • Go to question 16.

13. Did this person do any of their primary or secondary schooling in French in Canada (including immersion)?

Mark "x" one circle only.

• Yes (previously or currently attending)
• No
  • Go to question 18.

14. In which type of program was this schooling in French done?

• A regular French program in a French-language school
• A French immersion program in an English-language school
  • Go to question 18.
• Both types of programs
• Other program — specify:

15. For how many years did this person attend a regular French program in a French-language school?

• Number of years in primary schooling (including kindergarten and middle school)
  • Number of years
    • Go to question 18.
• Number of years in secondary schooling
  • Number of years
    • Go to question 18.

16. Did this person do any of their primary or secondary schooling in an English-language school in Canada (including immersion)?

Mark "x" one circle only.

• Yes (previously or currently attending)
• No
  • Go to question 18.

17. For how many years did this person do their schooling in an English-language school in Canada (including immersion)?

• Number of years in primary schooling (including kindergarten)
  • Number of years
• Number of years in secondary schooling
  • Number of years

Activities of daily living

The following question is about difficulties a person may have doing certain activities. Only difficulties or long-term conditions that have lasted or are expected to last for six months or more should be considered.

18. a) Does this person have any difficulty seeing (even when wearing glasses or contact lenses)?

• No
• Sometimes
• Often
• Always

18. b) Does this person have any difficulty hearing (even when using a hearing aid)?

• No
• Sometimes
• Often
• Always

18. c) Does this person have any difficulty walking, using stairs, using their hands or fingers or doing other physical activities?

• No
• Sometimes
• Often
• Always

18. d) Does this person have any difficulty learning, remembering or concentrating?

• No
• Sometimes
• Often
• Always

18. e) Does this person have any emotional, psychological or mental health conditions (e.g., anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, substance abuse, anorexia, etc.)?

• No
• Sometimes
• Often
• Always

18. f) Does this person have any other health problem or long-term condition that has lasted or is expected to last for six months or more?

Exclude: any health problems previously reported in questions 18. a) to 18. e) above.

• No
• Sometimes
• Often
• Always

Sociocultural information

19. Where was this person born?

Specify one response only, according to present boundaries.

• Born in Canada
  • N.L.
  • P.E.I.
  • N.S.
  • N.B.
  • Quebec
  • Ontario
  • Manitoba
  • Sask.
  • Alberta
  • B.C.
  • Yukon
  • N.W.T.
  • Nunavut
• Born outside Canada — specify country:

20. Where were this person's parents born?

Specify the country or countries according to present boundaries.

• All parents born in Canada
• All parents born outside Canada
  • Specify the country of birth of each parent:
• One parent born in Canada and one parent born outside Canada
  • Specify the country of birth outside Canada:

21. a) Is this person a Canadian citizen?

"Canadian citizen by naturalization" refers to an immigrant who was granted citizenship of Canada under the Citizenship Act.

• Yes, a Canadian citizen by birth
• Yes, a Canadian citizen by naturalization
• No, not a Canadian citizen

21. b) Is this person a citizen of a country other than Canada?

Indicate more than one country of citizenship, if applicable.

• No
• Yes
  • Specify the country or countries of citizenship:

22. What language(s), other than English or French, can this person speak well enough to conduct a conversation?

• None
• or
  • Other language(s) — specify:

23. What were the ethnic or cultural origins of this person's ancestors?

Ancestors may have Indigenous origins, or origins that refer to different countries, or other origins that may not refer to different countries.

For examples of ethnic or cultural origins, visit www12.statcan.gc.ca/ancestry

• Specify as many origins as applicable using capital letters.

24. Is this person First Nations, Métis or Inuk (Inuit)?

Note: First Nations (North American Indian) includes Status and Non-Status Indians.

If "Yes", mark "x" the circle(s) that best describe(s) this person now.

• No, not First Nations, Métis or Inuk (Inuit)
  • Continue with the next question
• or
  • Yes, First Nations (North American Indian)
    • Go to question 26.
  • Yes, Métis
    • Go to question 26.
  • Yes, Inuk (Inuit)
    • Go to question 26.

This question collects information in accordance with the Employment Equity Act and its Regulations and Guidelines to support programs that promote equal opportunity for everyone to share in the social, cultural, and economic life of Canada.

25. Is this person:

Mark "x" more than one circle or specify, if applicable.

• White
• South Asian (e.g., East Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan)
• Chinese
• Black
• Filipino
• Arab
• Latin American
• Southeast Asian (e.g., Vietnamese, Cambodian, Laotian, Thai)
• West Asian (e.g., Iranian, Afghan)
• Korean
• Japanese
• Other group — specify:

26. Is this person a Status Indian (Registered or Treaty Indian as defined by the Indian Act of Canada)?

• No
• Yes, Status Indian (Registered or Treaty)

27. Is this person a member of a First Nation or Indian band?

If "Yes", which First Nation or Indian band?

For example, Soowahlie Indian Band, Sturgeon Lake First Nation, Atikamekw of Manawan.

• No
• Yes, member of a First Nation or Indian band
  • Specify name of First Nation or Indian band:

28. Is this person a registered member of a Métis organization or Settlement?

If "Yes", which Métis organization or Settlement?

Note: Mark "x" one of the listed signatories of the Canada-Métis Nation Accord or specify a Métis organization or Metis Settlement (for example, Kikino Metis Settlement).

• No
• Yes, registered member of a Métis organization or Settlement
  Name of Métis organization or Settlement
  • Métis Nation of Ontario
  • Manitoba Metis Federation
  • Métis Nation — Saskatchewan
  • Métis Nation of Alberta
  • Métis Nation British Columbia
  • or
    • Specify organization or Settlement:

29. Is this person enrolled under, or a beneficiary of, an Inuit land claims agreement?

• No
• Yes
  Which Inuit land claims agreement?
  • Inuvialuit Final Agreement
  • Nunavut Agreement (Nunavut Land Claims Agreement)
  • James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement (Nunavik)
  • Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement (Nunatsiavut)
  • or
    • Specify agreement:

30. What is this person's religion?

Indicate a specific denomination or religion even if this person is not currently a practising member of that group.

For example, Roman Catholic, United Church, Anglican, Muslim, Baptist, Hindu, Pentecostal, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Sikh, Buddhist, Jewish, Greek Orthodox, etc.

For additional examples of denominations and religions, visit www12.statcan.gc.ca/religion-e

• Specify one denomination or religion only.
• or
  • No religion

Mobility

31. Where did this person live 1 year ago, that is, on May 11, 2020?

Mark "x" one circle only.

Note: For those who mark the fourth circle: Please give the name of the city or town rather than the metropolitan area of which it is a part.

For example:

• Saanich rather than Victoria (metropolitan area)
• St. Albert rather than Edmonton (metropolitan area)
• Laval rather than Montréal (metropolitan area).

• Born after May 11, 2020
• Lived at the same address as now
• Lived at a different address in the same city, town, village, township, municipality or Indian reserve
• Lived in a different city, town, village, township, municipality or Indian reserve in Canada
  • Specify the name of the city, town, village, township, municipality or Indian reserve of residence 1 year ago.
    • Province/territory
    • Postal code
• Lived outside Canada
  • Specify the country of residence 1 year ago.

32. Where did this person live 5 years ago, that is, on May 11, 2016?

Mark "x" one circle only.

Note: For those who mark the fourth circle: Please give the name of the city or town rather than the metropolitan area of which it is a part.

For example:

• Saanich rather than Victoria (metropolitan area)
• St. Albert rather than Edmonton (metropolitan area)
• Laval rather than Montréal (metropolitan area).

• Born after May 11, 2016
• Lived at the same address as now
• Lived at a different address in the same city, town, village, township, municipality or Indian reserve
• Lived in a different city, town, village, township, municipality or Indian reserve in Canada
  • Specify the name of the city, town, village, township, municipality or Indian reserve of residence 5 years ago.
    • Province/territory
    • Postal code
• Lived outside Canada
  • Specify the country of residence 5 years ago.

Continue only for each person aged 15 years and over (born before May 11, 2006).

Education

33. Has this person completed a high school (secondary school) diploma or equivalent?

Include qualifications obtained in Canada or outside Canada.

Examples of high school equivalency certificates are General Educational Development (GED) and Adult Basic Education (ABE).

High school diploma or certificate

• Yes, high school diploma
• Yes, high school equivalency certificate
• No

34. a) Has this person completed a Registered Apprenticeship or other trades certificate or diploma?

Include qualifications obtained in Canada or outside Canada.

Mark all that apply.

For example, hairstyling, cooking, electrician, carpentry.

Registered Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma

• Yes, Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification (Journeyperson's designation)
• Yes, other trades certificate or diploma
• No

34. b) Has this person completed a college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma?

Include qualifications obtained in Canada or outside Canada.

Exclude any certificates or diplomas reported in question 34. a) above.

Mark all that apply.

For example, accounting technology, industrial engineering technology, legal assistant.

College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma

• Yes, certificate or diploma from a program of less than 3 months
• Yes, certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year
• Yes, certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
• Yes, certificate or diploma from a program of more than 2 years
• No

34. c) Has this person completed a university certificate, diploma or degree?

Include qualifications obtained in Canada or outside Canada.

Mark all that apply.

University certificate, diploma or degree

• Yes, university certificate or diploma below bachelor level
• Yes, bachelor's degree (e.g., B.A., B.A.(Hons.), B.Sc., B.Ed., LL.B.)
• Yes, university certificate or diploma above bachelor level
• Yes, degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry (M.D., D.D.S., D.M.D., D.V.M., O.D.)
• Yes, master's degree (e.g., M.A., M.Sc., M.Ed., M.B.A.)
• Yes, earned doctorate (e.g., Ph.D.)
• No

35. What was the major field of study of the highest certificate, diploma or degree that this person completed?

Please be specific.

For example, automobile mechanics, health care attendant, medical laboratory technology, civil engineering, agricultural economics.

Print in capital letters as follows: COMPUTER ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

• Major field of study of highest certificate, diploma or degree
• or
  • No certificate, diploma or degree higher than high school
    • Go to question 37. a)

36. In what province, territory or country did this person complete their highest certificate, diploma or degree?

• In Canada – specify province or territory:
• or
  • Outside Canada – specify country:

37. a) At any time since September 2020, was this person attending school, such as high school, college, CEGEP or university?

Report only attendance for courses that can be used as credits towards a certificate, diploma or degree. Distance learning for credit is included.

Attendance at any time since September 2020

• Yes
  • Continue with the next question
• No, was not attending school at any time since September 2020
  • Go to question 38.

37. b) What type of school was this person attending?

Mark all that apply.

At any time since September 2020

• Was attending elementary, junior high school or high school
• Was attending college, CEGEP, business school, technical institute, trade school or other non-university institution
• Was attending university

Note: Many of the following questions refer to the week from Sunday, May 2 to Saturday, May 8, 2021.
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Labour market activity

38. During the week of Sunday, May 2 to Saturday, May 8, 2021, how many hours did this person spend working for pay or in self-employment?

Please enter the total number of hours worked for pay or in self-employment at all jobs held during the week of May 2 to May 8.

Exclude number of hours:

• away due to illness, on vacation or any other reasons.

Include number of hours:

• working for wages, salary, tips or commission
• working overtime
• working in their own business, farm or professional practice, alone or in partnership
• working directly towards the operation of a family farm or business without formal pay arrangements (e.g., assisting in seeding, doing accounts).

• Number of hours (to the nearest hour)
  • Go to question 44.
• or
  • None
    • Continue with the next question

39. During the week of May 2 to May 8, 2021, was this person on temporary lay-off or absent from their job or business?

Mark "x" one circle only.

• No
• Yes, on temporary lay-off from a job to which this person expects to return
• Yes, on vacation, ill, on strike or locked out, or absent for other reasons

40. During the week of May 2 to May 8, 2021, did this person have definite arrangements to start a new job within the next four weeks?

• No
• Yes

41. Did this person look for paid work during the four weeks from April 11 to May 8, 2021?

For example, did this person contact an employment centre, check with employers, place or answer Internet ads, etc.?

Mark "x" one circle only.

• No
  • Go to question 43.
• Yes, looked for full-time work
• Yes, looked for part-time work (less than 30 hours per week)

42. Could this person have started a job during the week of Sunday, May 2 to Saturday, May 8, 2021 had one been available?

Mark "x" one circle only.

• Yes, could have started a job
• No, already had a job
• No, because of temporary illness or disability
• No, because of personal or family responsibilities
• No, going to school
• No, other reasons

43. When did this person last work for pay or in self-employment, even for a few days?

Mark "x" one circle only.

• In 2021
  • Continue with the next question
• In 2020
  • Continue with the next question
• Before 2020
  • Go to question 57.
• Never
  • Go to question 57.

Note: Questions 44 to 50. b) refer to this person's job or business during the week of May 2 to May 8, 2021. If this person held no job, answer for the job of longest duration since January 1, 2020. If this person held more than one job, answer for the job at which they worked the most hours.

44. For whom did this person work?

For self-employed persons, enter the name of their business. If the business does not have a name, enter the person's name.

Print in capital letters as follows:
Name of firm, government department, etc.

ABC CONCRETE PRODUCTS LIMITED

• Name of firm, government department, etc.
• Section, plant, department, etc. (if applicable)

45. What kind of business, industry or service was this?

Please be specific. For example:

• primary school
• municipal police
• wheat farm
• shoe store
• road construction
• web design
• etc.

• Kind of business, industry or service

46. What was this person's work or occupation?

Please be specific. For example:

• automobile appraiser
• web developer
• civil engineer
• secondary school teacher
• etc.
  (If in the Armed Forces, give rank.)

• Occupation

47. In this work, what were this person's main activities?

Please be specific. For example:

• estimated collision damage cost
• developed web applications for clients
• designed and built bridges
• taught mathematics
• etc.

• Main activities

48. In this job or business, was this person an employee, self-employed or an unpaid family worker?

Mark "x" one circle only.

• Employee
  • Permanent position — no fixed end date
    • Go to question 50. a)
  • Fixed-term position (1 year or more)
    • Go to question 50. a)
  • Casual, seasonal or short-term position (less than 1 year)
    • Go to question 50. a)
• Unpaid family worker (without pay or salary) for their spouse or another relative in a family business or farm
  • Go to question 50. a)
• Self-employed without employee(s) (alone or in partnership)
• Self-employed with employee(s) (alone or in partnership)

49. Was this person's farm or business incorporated?

• No
• Yes

50. a) In this job, what language(s) did this person use on a regular basis?

• English
• French
• Other language(s) — specify:

If this person indicates only one language in question 50. a), go to question 51.

50. b) Of these languages, which one did this person use most often in this job?

Indicate more than one language only if they were used equally at work.

• English
• French
• Other language — specify:

These questions are only for persons aged 15 years and over with a job or absent from their job or business during the week of Sunday, May 2 to Saturday, May 8, 2021.

51. At what address did this person usually work most of the time?

Example: 365 Laurier Ave. West

• Number
• Name
• Type
• Direction

If the street address is unknown or if the address is a post office box, specify the building or nearest street intersection. Do not give a post office box number.

If the address of work is different than the address of the employer, please provide the address where this person actually works (e.g., school teachers should provide the address of their school, not the address of the school board).

If this person held more than one job, answer for the job at which they worked the most hours.

• Worked at home (including farms)
  • Go to question 54. a)
• Worked outside Canada
  • Go to question 54. a)
• No fixed workplace address
  • Continue with the next question
• Worked at the address specified below:
  • Street address (see example)
  • City, town, village, township, municipality or Indian reserve
  • Province/territory
    • N.L.
    • P.E.I.
    • N.S.
    • N.B.
    • Quebec
    • Ontario
    • Manitoba
    • Sask.
    • Alberta
    • B.C.
    • Yukon
    • N.W.T.
    • Nunavut
  • Postal code

52. a) What modes of commuting did this person usually use to get to work?

Mark "x" as many circles as applicable.

Mark "Subway or elevated rail" for:

• Vancouver SkyTrain
• Toronto Subway/RT
• Montréal Metro.

Mark "Light rail, streetcar or commuter train" for:

• Vancouver West Coast Express
• Calgary CTrain
• Edmonton LRT
• Toronto streetcars
• Toronto GO Train
• Ottawa O-Train
• Montréal commuter trains
• Kitchener-Waterloo ION LRT.

• Car, truck or van — as a driver
• Car, truck or van — as a passenger
• Bus
• Subway or elevated rail
• Light rail, streetcar or commuter train
• Passenger ferry
• Walked to work
• Bicycle
• Motorcycle, scooter or moped
• Other method

52. b) What main mode of commuting did this person usually use to get to work?

Mark "x" one circle only.

If this person used more than one mode of commuting to work, mark the one used for most of the travel distance.

• Car, truck or van — as a driver
  • Go to question 52. c)
• Car, truck or van — as a passenger
  • Go to question 52. c)
• Bus
  • Go to question 53. a)
• Subway or elevated rail
  • Go to question 53. a)
• Light rail, streetcar or commuter train
  • Go to question 53. a)
• Passenger ferry
  • Go to question 53. a)
• Walked to work
  • Go to question 53. a)
• Bicycle
  • Go to question 53. a)
• Motorcycle, scooter or moped
  • Go to question 53. a)
• Other method
  • Go to question 53. a)

52. c) How many workers, including this person, usually ride in this car, truck or van to work?

• 1 worker
• 2 workers
• 3 or more workers

53. a) What time did this person's trip to work usually begin?

• hour
• min
• a.m.
• p.m.

53. b) How many minutes did this person's trip to work usually last?

• Number of minutes

Remember, these questions are only for persons aged 15 years and over.

54. a) How many weeks did this person work in 2020, including paid vacation?

A year has 52 weeks.

Include:

• paid vacation and sick leave paid by the employer
• weeks worked part time, even for a few hours.

Exclude:

• weeks absent and not paid by the employer, such as maternity, parental or disability leave, etc.

• None
  • Continue with question 54. b)
• or
  • Number of weeks
    Including paid vacation and sick leave paid for by the employer and excluding absences unpaid by the employer, such as maternity, parental or disability leave, etc.
    • Continue with question 54. b) if you answered less than 49 weeks for this person
    • Go to question 55. a) if you answered 49 to 52 weeks for this person.

54. b) What was the main reason this person did not work for the whole year in 2020, meaning from 49 to 52 weeks?

Mark "x" one circle only.

• Illness or disability of this person
• Pregnancy, or maternity or parental leave
• Student at school, college or university, or attending training
• Cared for own child(ren) or relative(s)
• Unable to find work that lasted the whole year
• Retirement
• Personal choice
• Seasonal work
• Other reason — specify:

55. a) During most of these weeks, did this person work full time or part time?

Mark "x" one circle only.

• Did not work in 2020
  • Go to question 57.
• Full time (30 hours or more per week)
  • Go to question 56.
• Part time (less than 30 hours per week)

55. b) What was the main reason this person worked mostly part time instead of full time in 2020?

Mark "x" one circle only.

• Personal preference
• Student at school, college or university, or attending training
• Business conditions
• Cared for own child(ren) or relative(s)
• Illness or incapacity of this person
• Could not find full-time work
• Other reason — specify:

56. In 2020, did this person pay for child care, such as day care or babysitting, so that this person could work at their paid job(s)?

When child care or day camps help several people work, enter the amount only once.

Answer "Yes" or "No". If "Yes", also enter the total amount for 2020.

• Yes
  • $
• No

57. In 2020, did this person pay child or spousal support payments to a former spouse or partner?

Support payments are covered by an agreement to pay a fixed amount on a regular basis. Exclude all other gifts or transfers of money. Include only support payments actually paid.

Answer "Yes" or "No". If "Yes", also enter the total amount for 2020.

• Yes
  • $
• No

58. Does this person pay, partly or entirely, the rent or mortgage, taxes, electricity, etc. for this dwelling?

Mark "Yes" if this person pays the rent or mortgage, taxes, electricity, etc. for this dwelling, even if more than one person contributes to such payments.

A dwelling is a separate set of living quarters with a private entrance from the outside or from a common hallway or stairway inside the building. This entrance should not be through someone else's living quarters.

Do not consider payments for other dwellings such as the school residence of a child, the residence of a former spouse, or another dwelling that you may own or rent.

• Yes
• No

Note: Turn the page and answer the questions about this dwelling.

Step E

Answer Questions E1. to E9. about this dwelling.

The questions refer to May 11, 2021, unless otherwise specified.

A dwelling is a separate set of living quarters with a private entrance from the outside or from a common hallway or stairway inside the building. This entrance should not be through someone else's living quarters.

E1. Is this dwelling:

Mark "x" one circle only.

• owned by you or a member of this household (even if it is still being paid for)?
• rented (even if no cash rent is paid)?

E2. Is this dwelling part of a condominium development?

• Yes
• No

E3. a) How many rooms are there in this dwelling?

Count kitchen, bedrooms, finished rooms in attic or basement, etc.

Do not count bathrooms, halls, vestibules and rooms used solely for business purposes.

• Number of rooms

E3. b) How many of these rooms are bedrooms?

Count all rooms designed as bedrooms, even if they are now used for something else. Also count basement bedrooms.

• Number of bedrooms

E4. When was this dwelling originally built?

Mark the period in which the building was completed, not the time of any later remodelling, additions or conversions. If year is not known, give best estimate.

• 1920 or before
• 1921 to 1945
• 1946 to 1960
• 1961 to 1970
• 1971 to 1980
• 1981 to 1990
• 1991 to 1995
• 1996 to 2000
• 2001 to 2005
• 2006 to 2010
• 2011 to 2015
• 2016 to 2020
• 2021

E5. Is this dwelling in need of any repairs?

Do not include desirable remodelling or additions.

• No, only regular maintenance is needed (painting, furnace cleaning, etc.)
• Yes, minor repairs are needed (missing or loose floor tiles, bricks or shingles; defective steps, railing or siding, etc.)
• Yes, major repairs are needed (defective plumbing or electrical wiring; structural repairs to walls, floors or ceilings, etc.)

E6. Is this dwelling located on an agricultural operation that is operated by a member of this household?

• Yes
  • Go to Step F
• No
  • Continue with question E7. on the next page

Answer questions E7. to E9. for this dwelling even if you own or rent more than one dwelling.

If the exact amount is not known, please give a best estimate.

E7. a) For this dwelling, what are the yearly payments (last 12 months) for electricity?

• None
• Included in rent or other payments
• or
  • $ per year

E7. b) For this dwelling, what are the yearly payments (last 12 months) for oil, gas, coal, wood or other fuels?

• None
• Included in rent or other payments
• or
  • $ per year

E7. c) For this dwelling, what are the yearly payments (last 12 months) for water and other municipal services?

• None
• Included in rent or other payments
• or
  • $ per year

For renters only, answer parts E8. a) and E8. b):

E8. a) What is the monthly rent paid for this dwelling?

• Rented without payment of cash rent
• or
  • $ per month

E8. b) Is this dwelling subsidized?

Subsidized housing includes rent geared to income, social housing, public housing, government-assisted housing, non-profit housing, rent supplements and housing allowances.

• Yes
• No

For owners only, answer parts E9. a) through E9. e):

E9. a) What are the total regular monthly mortgage or loan payments for this dwelling?

• None
  • Go to part c)
• or
  • $ per month

E9. b) Are the property taxes (municipal and school) included in monthly mortgage or loan payments indicated in the previous question?

• Yes
  • Go to part d)
• No

E9. c) What are the estimated yearly property taxes (municipal and school) for this dwelling?

• None
• or
  • $ per year

E9. d) If you were to sell this dwelling now, for how much would you expect to sell it?

• $

E9. e) What are the monthly condominium fees?

• None
• or
  • $ per month

Step F

If more than five persons live here, you will need an extra questionnaire; call 1-855-340-2021.

You have now completed your questionnaire. Please mail it today. If you have lost the return envelope, please mail the questionnaire to:

Statistics Canada
PO BOX 99996 STN FED-GOVT
Ottawa, ON K1A 9Z6

Thank you for your cooperation.

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Other important information

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Record linkages

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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 where needed.

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

Legal Name

The legal name is one recognized by law, thus it is the name liable for pursuit or for debts incurred by the business or organization. In the case of a corporation, it is the legal name as fixed by its charter or the statute by which the corporation was created.

Modifications to the legal name should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.

To indicate a legal name of another legal entity you should instead indicate it in question 3 by selecting 'Not currently operational' and then choosing the applicable reason and providing the legal name of this other entity along with any other requested information.

Operating Name

The operating name is a name the business or organization is commonly known as if different from its legal name. The operating name is synonymous with trade name.

• Legal name:
• Operating name (if applicable):

2. Verify or provide the contact information of the designated business or organization contact person for this questionnaire and correct where needed.

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

• First name:
• Last name:
• Title:
• Preferred language of communication:
  • English
  • French
• Mailing address (number and street):
• City:
• Province, territory or state:
• Postal code or ZIP code:
• Country:
  • Canada
  • United States
• Email address:
• Telephone number (including area code):
• Extension number (if applicable):
  The maximum number of characters is 10.
• Fax number (including area code):

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

• Operational
• Not currently operational
  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 for ceased operations
  • Sold operations
    • When was this business or organization sold?
      • Date
    • What is the legal name of the buyer?
  • Amalgamated with other businesses or organizations
    • When did this business or organization amalgamate?
      • Date
    • What is the legal name of the resulting or continuing business or organization?
    • What are the legal names of the other amalgamated businesses or organizations?
  • Temporarily inactive but will re-open
    • When did this business or organization become temporarily inactive?
      • Date
    • When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
      • Date
    • Why is this business or organization temporarily inactive?
  • No longer operating due to other reasons
    • When did this business or organization cease operations?
      • Date
    • Why did this business or organization cease operations?

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

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

This question verifies the business or organization's current main activity as classified by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is an industry classification system developed by the statistical agencies of Canada, Mexico and the United States. Created against the background of the North American Free Trade Agreement, it is designed to provide common definitions of the industrial structure of the three countries and a common statistical framework to facilitate the analysis of the three economies. NAICS is based on supply-side or production-oriented principles, to ensure that industrial data, classified to NAICS, are suitable for the analysis of production-related issues such as industrial performance.

The target entity for which NAICS is designed are businesses and other organizations engaged in the production of goods and services. They include farms, incorporated and unincorporated businesses and government business enterprises. They also include government institutions and agencies engaged in the production of marketed and non-marketed services, as well as organizations such as professional associations and unions and charitable or non-profit organizations and the employees of households.

The associated NAICS should reflect those activities conducted by the business or organizational units targeted by this questionnaire only, as identified in the 'Answering this questionnaire' section and which can be identified by the specified legal and operating name. The main activity is the activity which most defines the targeted business or organization's main purpose or reason for existence. For a business or organization that is for-profit, it is normally the activity that generates the majority of the revenue for the entity.

The NAICS classification contains a limited number of activity classifications; the associated classification might be applicable for this business or organization even if it is not exactly how you would describe this business or organization's main activity.

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

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

Description and examples

• This is the current main activity
• 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 classification code that best corresponds to this business or organization's main activity.

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

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

7. You have indicated that the current main activity of this business or organization is: Main activity. Are there any other activities that contribute significantly (at least 10%) to this business or organization's revenue?

• Yes, there are other activities
  Provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's secondary activity:
  e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development
• No, that is the only significant activity

8. Approximately what percentage of this business or organization's revenue is generated by each of the following activities?

When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimates.

Approximately what percentage of this business or organization's revenue is generated by each of the following activities?

	Percentage of revenue
Main activity
Secondary activity
All other activities
Total percentage

Reporting period information

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

For this survey, the end date should fall between April 1, 2019 and March 31, 2020.

Here are twelve common fiscal periods that fall within the targeted dates:

• May 1, 2018 to April 30, 2019
• June 1, 2018 to May 31, 2019
• July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019
• August 1, 2018 to July 31, 2019
• September 1, 2018 to August 31, 2019
• October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019
• November 1, 2018 to October 31, 2019
• December 1, 2018 to November 30, 2019
• January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019
• February 1, 2019 to January 31, 2020
• March 1, 2019 to February 28, 2020
• April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020.

Here are other examples of fiscal periods that fall within the required dates:

• September 18, 2018 to September 15, 2019 (e.g., floating year-end)
• June 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 (e.g., a newly opened business).

Fiscal year start date:

Fiscal year-end date:

2. What is the reason the reporting period does not cover a full year?

Select all that apply.

• Seasonal operations
• New business
• Change of ownership
• Temporarily inactive
• Change of fiscal year
• Ceased operations
• Other
  Specify reason the reporting period does not cover a full year:

Statement of Revenues, Annual - Statement 21 (IV)

1. For the reporting period ending YYYY-MM-DD , what was the operating revenue earned by this business?

Report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Scheduled services

Transportation of passengers or goods, or both, by an aircraft provided by an air carrier that operates the air service and that, directly or indirectly, sells some or all of its seats or part or all of its cargo space to the public on a price per seat, price per unit of mass or price per volume of cargo basis.

Charter services

Transportation of passengers or goods, or both, by aircraft pursuant to a contract under which a person, other than the air carrier that operates the air service, or its agent, reserves a block of seats or part of the cargo space of an aircraft for the person's use or for resale to the public.

Include air ambulance service and the movement of people and goods to logging or heli-logging sites.

Exclude firefighting and heli-logging activities and the movement of people and goods to a firefighting site. (A complete list of activities which are specialty and therefore not subject to filing requirements as charter can be found in the Transport Canada document entitled "Starting a Commercial Air Service", TP 8880.)

Fixed wing

Means a power-driven, heavier-than-air aircraft, deriving its lift in flight chiefly from aerodynamic reactions on surfaces which remain fixed. An aircraft having wings fixed to the airplane fuselage and outspread in flight - that is non-rotating wings.

Helicopter

Means a rotary wing, heavier-than-air aircraft, supported in flight chiefly by the reactions of the air on one or more power-driven rotors on substantially vertical axes. A helicopter does not have conventional fixed wings, nor is it provided with a conventional propeller for forward thrust.

Total operating revenue

Include revenue from air transportation services (for example, transportation of passengers, transportation of goods and other flight-related revenue [such as flying training, recreational flying and other specialty flying]) and all other sources.

For the reporting period ending YYYY-MM-DD , what was the operating revenue earned by this business?

	CAN$ '000
O scope="row"perating revenue Include scheduled and charter services.
a. Fixed wing services
b. Helicopter services
Total operating revenue

Changes or events

1. 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

1. Statistics Canada may need to contact the person who completed this questionnaire for further information. Is [Provided Given Names] , [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

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

Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.

• Hours:
• Minutes:

2. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?