Integrated Business Statistics Program (IBSP)

This guide is designed to assist you as you complete the 2024 Biannual Livestock Survey. If you need more information, please call the Statistics Canada Help Line at the number below.

Your answers are confidential.

Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from releasing any information it collects which could identify any person, business, or organization, unless consent has been given by the respondent or as permitted by the Statistics Act.

Statistics Canada will use information from this survey for statistical purposes.

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Reporting instructions
Definitions
Livestock: inclusions and exclusions
Cattle and calves
Pigs
Pigs - Farrowings
Sheep and lambs

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Reporting instructions

When answering the questions, please include as of the reference day:

• All livestock (cattle or calves, pigs, and/or sheep or lambs) on your operation regardless of ownership, including livestock custom fed, fed under contract for others, and livestock pastured.
• All livestock owned by the operator and held on Crown land, community pastures, and grazing projects.
• Please do not report livestock (cattle or calves, pigs, and/or sheep or lambs) which are owned by you but kept on a farm, ranch or feedlot operated by someone else.

Definitions

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.

Current main activity of the business or organization
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 unit(s) targeted by this questionnaire only, 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.

Livestock: inclusions and exclusions

Include all livestock on your operation as of the reference day, regardless of ownership, including livestock pastured, custom fed or fed under contract for others.

Include all livestock owned by the operator and held on Crown land, community pastures and grazing projects.

Exclude livestock which are owned by you but kept on a farm, ranch, or feedlot operated by someone else.

Community pastures, grazing associations, Crown land: a community pasture or grazing reserve can be a federal, provincial or municipal land operated by a manager and rented to livestock producers for pasturing animals at a fixed fee per head. A co-operative grazing association is a group of people who usually incorporate and rent or lease land for a common grazing area.

Note: forest reserves fall under the category of grazing reserve. Crown land is land owned by the government (municipal, provincial or federal) and generally managed by the government. Crown land does not necessarily have to be used for the purpose of grazing livestock, although grazing does take place on Crown land, particularly in British Columbia.

Fed under contract / custom feeding: livestock are fed under a pre-arranged agreement with a company (for example feed mill) or another producer to feed the cattle or hogs to market weight. Usually the "feed" operator owns the buildings and supplies the labour but does not own the livestock.

Feedlot (cattle): feedlots are operations where livestock are fattened for market. A feedlot operation may own the animals, or may feed them for other operators for a fee, or both.
Note: feedlots are more applicable to cattle.

Feeding and finishing operations (pigs): feeding and finishing operations are applicable to pigs. Hog feeding and finishing operations are operations in which hogs are fed to market weight. Usually there are no breeding sows or boars in these operations other than those culled from a breeding herd, being fattened for slaughter.

Slaughtered for own consumption: if there are any livestock (cattle, hogs, or sheep) which will be slaughtered for personal consumption, include that livestock in inventory counts. For example if a dairy operator has one pig which will be slaughtered for personal consumption, include this pig in inventory counts.

Cattle and calves

Bulls: male cattle which have not been castrated, 1 year and over, which are or will be kept for breeding purposes or for slaughter.

Calves: cattle of either sex, under 1 year old.

Calving: a term used when referring to cattle, meaning to give birth.

Cow: female cattle which have calved at least once, being used for the production of dairy or for the reproduction of beef calves. Include "first calf heifers".

Heifers: female cattle over 1 year old which have never calved, used (or to be used) for breeding or fed for slaughter.

Steers: castrated male cattle, 1 year and over, being fed for slaughter.

Pigs

Boars: non-castrated male pigs, 6 months and older, used or to be used (or sold) for breeding purposes.

Bred gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed but which have been bred; they are intended for breeding purposes.

Farrowing: term used when referring to pigs, meaning "to give birth".

Feeders: market pigs that are 50 to 119 lb (23 to 53 kg) or 120 to 179 lb (54 to 81 kg).
Note: sometimes referred to as grower pigs.

Finishers: market pigs over 179 lb (81 kg) which are being fed for slaughter.

Gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed and are intended for breeding. Gilts intended for breeding may or may not be bred.
Note: gilts are younger than bred gilts.

Hog: a general term used to describe any type of pig.

Market pigs: consists of 'feeders (growers)' and 'finishers' which are over 50 lb (23 kg). The general term 'market pigs' is to differentiate from pigs for breeding.

Piglet: a general term used to describe a new born pig.

Slaughter hogs: pigs which are approximately 220 to 240 lb (100 to 110 kg) and are ready to be sold or slaughtered.

Sows: female pigs which have farrowed at least once.

Stillborn: born dead.

Suckling pigs: young pigs under 15 lb (7 kg), which have not been weaned.

Weaners, Weanling, Nursery or Starter: pigs of either sex, 15 to 49 lb (7 to 22 kg), which have recently been weaned.

Weaning: switching a young animal from mother's milk to another source of food.

Pigs - Farrowings

Total number of farrowings: this question is asking to report the total number of farrowings in the last 6 months. If a sow farrowed two times in the last 6 months this would be reported as two farrowings.

Average number of piglets born per litter: this question is asking to report the average number of piglets born per litter during the last 6 months. Some respondents interpret this to mean how many total piglets were born during the last six months. The data we are looking for is the average number of piglets born per sow. For example: If a respondent has 100 sows and each sow has 10 piglets born per litter. The correct response would be on average 10 piglets born per litter. Include piglets born alive and stillborn.

Total piglets born: this question is asking to report the total number of piglets born in the last 6 months. Total number of farrowings in the last 6 months multiplied by average number of piglets born per litter equals the total piglets born in the last 6 months. If the respondent is not able to report the total number of farrowings or average number of piglets born, the respondent should report the total number of piglets born in the last 6 months. Include piglets born alive and stillborn.

Sheep and lambs

Rams: non-castrated male sheep kept for breeding.

Ewes: female sheep kept for breeding.

Replacement lambs: replacement lambs are lambs that are being kept for breeding purposes. Include lambs born on the operation and lambs purchased from other sources. Also include lambs born and still located on the operation that will eventually be sold to other farms for breeding purposes.

Market lambs: market lambs are male or female lambs that are raised with the intent for slaughter.

Thank you for your participation.

Thank you for completing the questionnaire, which was the first part of the survey. The only thing left to complete is your diary of daily expenses. Ideally, please start completing it the day after you submitted the questionnaire.

Why a diary?

Some expenses were not covered in detail during the questionnaire. Frequent day-to-day expenses are often forgotten or understated when collected, but overall they can represent a good portion of a household's budget. This diary will help you to report all of your household's daily expenses and will also help you track your weekly spending. Please complete the diary for 7 or 14 days consecutive days, as instructed in the questionnaire or by your interviewer.

Where does all our money go?

When identifying expenses, some easily forgotten items include coffee and meals purchased at work, school or on the go; miscellaneous items purchased at the pharmacy, grocery store and hardware store; and items purchased by other members of the household. Other examples of forgotten expenses include tickets for the theatre, movies and sporting events; pet food; drinks purchased in bars; purchases made in garden centres and sports stores; and online purchases. That all counts!

How to complete the diary:

Have a receipt?

This is the easiest way to keep track! Put receipts into the diary's pocket. You will not have to transcribe these expenses in the diary. Fill in the diary on a daily basis to avoid forgetting items.

If you don't have a receipt, transcribe an expense:

• Write the date (DD/MM) and a description of the expense.
• Record the cost (CAN$) of each item after deducting coupons, rebates or gift certificates.

Expenses–in stores and online:

• Use this section to record your purchases in stores and online.
• Do not include taxes (unless already included in the cost, such as gas).

Expenses–restaurants, cafeterias, bars, coffee shops, etc.:

• Use this section for expenses in restaurants, fast food restaurants, snack bars, cafeterias, bars, coffee shops, vending machines, caterers, etc.
• Include all taxes, tips and alcoholic beverages in the total cost column, separating the cost of alcohol in the designated column.

Didn't spend anything today?

Please let us know by writing the date and "No spending" in the "Expenses–in stores and online" section.

How to return the diary:

Please use the prepaid return envelope that was included in the survey package to mail the completed diary back to us.

First name:

Diary Start Date
DD MM

Diary End Date
DD MM

Expenses-in stores and online

To report more items, go to next page.

Item #
Date (dd/mm)

Description of item

Total cost (Do not include taxes)

For example:

31/12 GAS 42.75
31/12 MILK 5.89
31/12 MOVIE TICKETS 24.00

Expenses-restaurants, cafeterias, bars, coffee shops, etc.

Item #
Date (dd/mm)

Check the restaurant type

Table service
Fast food
Cafeteria
Other

Check the meal type

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Snack or beverage
Alcoholic beverages only

Alcoholic beverage cost

Provide the estimated cost of alcoholic beverages include in the "Total cost"

Total cost

Include all taxes, tips and alcoholic beverages.

To report more expenses, go to next page.

Comments/additional items or expenses

Examples of easily forgotten seasonal goods

Winter:

• Holiday cards and wrapping paper
• Gifts – please list the gifts instead of simply reporting "gifts"
• Decorations – real or artificial trees, garlands, wreaths and lights
• Valentine's Day items – flowers, chocolate and jewellery
• Craft fairs – soaps, knitted blankets, paintings and decorations
• Windshield washer fluid, de-icing salt and shovels
• Winter sports equipment – hockey sticks, skates, snowshoes, skis and snowboards
• Electronics – tablets, readers and video games.

Spring:

• Chocolates
• Mother's Day and Father's Day – please list the gifts instead of simply reporting "gifts"
• Flowers, plants and other gardening related items– trees, shrubs, soil, seeds, sod, fertilizers and weed controls
• Gardening equipment – shovels, rakes, garden hoses and gardening gloves
• Income tax software
• Camping equipment
• Decorations for the yard.

Summer:

• Snacks at ice cream parlours
• Barbecues and picnic related expenses – charcoal, grilling tools and picnic basket
• Swimming pool supplies and accessories - chlorine, inflatables and filters
• Tickets for outdoor events – music and theatre
• Admission to water parks and amusement parks
• Fees or tickets for festivals, fairs and concerts.

Fall:

• Food from farmers' markets
• Gardening products – fertilizer, plants and bulbs
• Halloween and Fall decorations
• Halloween candy
• Home-made beer and wine materials
• Canning materials and supplies
• Snow tires.

Other examples of easily forgotten items

Other easily forgotten items:

• Gasoline for automobiles, motorcycles, trucks and recreational vehicles

Expenses purchased without a receipt or electronic receipts, such as:

• Purchases made at a convenience store – tobacco products, lottery tickets, newspapers, magazines, chewing gum and beer
• Alcoholic beverages and drinks purchased in bars or clubs
• Lunches – for children at school and adults at work
• Beverages – coffee, juice and soft drinks
• Casinos and slot machines
• Internet purchases – please list each item purchased separately.

Occasional purchases, such as:

• Magazines and newspaper subscriptions
• Small electric food preparation appliances – electric grills, toaster ovens, toasters, coffee makers, kettles, blenders, electric knives, breadmakers and electric barbecues
• Health care supplies – first aid kits, bandages, thermometers, bathroom scales and elastic hosiery
• Pet-related goods – food, leashes, litters, collars, aquariums, grooming equipment and doghouses
• Sport or activity-specific equipment – skates, cleats, dance shoes, fishing rods and hunting supplies
• Movies, live performing arts, "dinner and a show" packages or season tickets – theatre, concert and sporting events.

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

Table of contents

• A – Reporting Instructions
• B – Electricity Generation Method
• C – Combustible Fuel
• D – Receipts of Electricity from the U.S.A.
• E – Receipts of Electricity from Within Canada
• F – Total Supply
• G – Deliveries of Electricity to the U.S.A.
• H – Deliveries of Electricity within Canada
• I – Unallocated and/or losses

A – Reporting Instructions

Please report information for the month indicated on the front of the questionnaire, and return it within 10 days of receipt.

Please complete all sections as applicable.

If the information requested is unknown, please provide your best estimate.

This guide is designed to assist you as you complete the Monthly Electricity Supply and Disposition Survey. If you need more information, please call 1-877-604-7828.

B – Electricity Generation Method

Combustible fuels: see section C

Nuclear: Electricity generated at an electric power plant whose turbines are driven by steam generated in a reactor by heat from the fission of nuclear fuel.

Hydro: Electric power generated from a plant in which the turbine generators are driven by flowing water.

Tidal: Electric power generated from a plant in which turbine generators are driven from tidal movements.

Wind: A power plant in which the prime mover is a wind turbine. Electric power is generated by the conversion of wind power into mechanical energy.

Solar: Electricity created using Photovoltaic (PV) technology which converts sunlight into electricity or electricity created using solar thermal technology where sunlight heats a liquid or gas to drive a turbine or engine.

Wave: Electricity generated from mechanical energy derived from wave motion.

Geothermal: Electricity generated from heat emitted from within the earth's crust, usually in the form of hot water or steam.

Other non-combustible sources: This includes fuels such as waste heat, steam, and steam purchased from another company. 

C – Combustible fuels

Coal: A readily combustible, black or brownish-black rock-like substance, whose composition, including inherent moisture, consists of more than 50% by weight and 70% by volume of carbonaceous material. It is formed from plant remains that have been compacted, hardened, chemically altered and metamorphosed by heat and pressure over geologic time without access to air.

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

Petroleum: This covers both naturally occurring unprocessed crude oil and petroleum products that are made up of refined crude oil and used as a fuel source (i.e., crude oil, synthetic crude oil, natural gas liquids, naphtha, kerosene, jet fuel, gasoline, diesel, and fuel oil; excludes Petroleum coke, bitumen and other oil products not specified).

Other non-renewable combustible fuels: This includes fuels such as propane, orimulsion, petroleum coke, coke oven gas, ethanol and any other type of non-renewable combustible fuels not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. 

Wood and wood waste: Wood and wood energy used as fuel, including round wood (cord wood), lignin, wood scraps from furniture and window frame manufacturing, wood chips, bark, sawdust, shavings, lumber rejects, forest residues, charcoal and pulp waste from the operation of pulp mills, sawmills and plywood mills.

Spent pulping liquor (Black liquor): A recycled by-product formed during the pulping of wood in the paper-making process. It is primarily made up of lignin and other wood constituents, and chemicals that are by-products of the manufacture of chemical pulp. It is burned as fuel or in a recovery boiler which produces steam which can be used to produce electricity.

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

Municipal and other waste: Wastes (liquids or solids) produced by households, industry, hospitals and others (examples: paper, cardboard, rubber, leather, natural textiles, wood, brush, grass clippings, kitchen waste and sewage sludge).

Other type of Biomass: Any other type of biomass not otherwise identified on the questionnaire. This includes fuels such as food waste, used diapers etc.

D – Receipts of electricity from the U.S.A.

If applicable, please report the total quantity of electricity (MWh) and Canadian dollar value (thousands of dollars) this business imported/purchased from the United States.

E – Receipts of electricity from within Canada

If applicable, please report the total quantities of electricity (MWh) and total dollar value (thousands of dollars) purchased or received from within and/or other provinces (e.g., other utilities/producers, transmitters, distributors).

F – Total Supply

This is the sum of Total Generation, Total Receipts from United States, Total Receipts from other Provinces and Total Receipts from Within Province. The Total Supply number must equal the Total Disposition number.

G – Deliveries of electricity to the U.S.A.

If applicable, please report the total quantity of electricity (MWh) and Canadian dollar value (thousands of dollars) this business exported/sold to the United States.

H – Deliveries of electricity within Canada

If applicable, please report the total quantity of electricity (MWh) and total dollar value (thousands of dollars) your company sold to other domestic companies, by province or territory.

I – Unallocated and/or losses

Include

• transmission losses
• adjustments
• "unaccounted for" amounts which are subject to variation because of cyclical billing
• losses in the main generator transformers and the electrical energy absorbed by the generating auxiliaries

Thank you for your participation.

Integrated Business Statistics Program (IBSP)

This guide is designed to assist you as you complete the 2024 Annual Wholesale Trade Survey. If you need more information, please call the Statistics Canada Help Line at the number below.

Help Line: 1-800-858-7921

Your answers are confidential.

Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from releasing any information it collects which could identify any person, business, or organization, unless consent has been given by the respondent or as permitted by the Statistics Act.

Statistics Canada will use information from this survey for statistical purposes.

Table of contents

• Reporting instructions
• Business or organization and contact information
• Reporting period information
• Revenue
• Expenses
• Industry Characteristics
• Sales by type of client
• Province/country of origin and destination of goods sold
• Notification of intent to extract web data

Reporting instructions

1. Please print in ink.

2. Please report all dollar amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars ('000 CAN$).

3. Do not include sales tax

4. All dollar amounts reported should be rounded to the nearest whole dollar (e.g., $55,417.40 should be rounded to $55,417). All percentages reported should be rounded to the nearest whole percent (e.g., 37.3% to 37%, 75.8% to 76%).

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

Business or organization and contact information

This section verifies or requests basic identifying information of the business or organization such as legal name, operating name (if applicable), contact information of the designated contact person, current operational status, and main activity(ies).

1. Legal name and Operating name

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 the trade name.

2. Designated contact person

Verify or provide the requested contact information of the designated business or organization contact person. 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. If different than the designated contact person, the contact information of the person completing the questionnaire can be indicated later in the questionnaire.

3. Current operational status

Verify or provide the current operational status of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name in question 1. If indicating the operational status of the business or organization is 'Not currently operational' then indicate an applicable reason and provide the requested information.

4. Main activity

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 unit(s) 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.

If the current NAICS associated with this business or organizations is not correct, please provide a brief description of the main activity and provide any additional information as requested.

Reporting period information

For this survey, please report information for this business's most recent 12 month fiscal period

Note: For this survey, the End date should fall between April 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025.

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

• May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2024
• June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024
• July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024
• August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2024
• September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2024
• October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024
• November 1, 2023 to October 31, 2024
• December 1, 2023 to November 30, 2024
• January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024
• February 1, 2024 to January 31, 2025
• March 1, 2024 to February 28, 2025
• April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025

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

• September 18, 2023 to September 15, 2024 (e.g., floating year-end)
• June 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 (e.g., a newly opened business)

Revenue

1. Sales of goods and services (e.g., fees, admissions, services revenue)

Sales of goods and services are defined as amounts derived from the sale of goods and services (cash or credit), falling within a business's ordinary activities. Sales should be reported net of trade discount, value added tax and other taxes based on sales.
Include: Sales from Canadian locations (domestic and export sales); Transfers to other business units or a head office of your firm.
Exclude: Transfers into inventory and consignment sales; Federal, provincial and territorial sales taxes and excise duties and taxes; intracompany sales in consolidated financial statements.

2. Rental and leasing

Include: Rental or leasing of apartments, commercial buildings, land, office space, residential housing, investments in co-tenancies and co-ownerships, hotel or motel rooms, long and short term vehicle leasing, machinery or equipment, storage lockers, etc.

3. Commissions

Include: Commissions earned on the sale of products or services by businesses such as advertising agencies, brokers, insurance agents, lottery ticket sales, sales representatives, and travel agencies – (compensation could also be reported under this item (for example, compensation for collecting sales tax)).

4. Subsidies (including grants, donations and fundraising)

Include: Non-repayable grants, contributions and subsidies from all levels of government; Revenue from private sector (corporate and individual) sponsorships, donations and fundraising.

5. Royalties rights, licensing and franchise fees

A royalty is defined as a payment received by the holder of a copyright, trademark or patent.
Include: Revenue received from the sale or use of all intellectual property rights of copyrighted materials such as musical, literary, artistic or dramatic works, sound recordings or the broadcasting of communication signals.

6. Dividends

Include: Dividend income; Dividends from Canadian sources; Dividends from foreign sources; Patronage dividends.
Exclude: Equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates.

7. Interest

Include: Investment revenue; Interest from foreign sources; Interest from Canadian bonds and debentures; Interest from Canadian mortgage loans; Interest from other Canadian sources.
Exclude: Equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates.

8. Other revenue (please specify)

Include: Amounts not included in questions (1) to (7).

9. Total revenue

The sum of sub-questions (1) to (8).

Expenses

1. Cost of goods sold

Many business units distinguish their costs of materials from their other business expenses (selling, general and administrative). This item is included to allow you to easily record your costs/expenses according to your normal accounting practices.
Include: Cost of raw materials and/or goods purchased for re-sale – net of discounts earned on purchases; Freight in and duty.

2. Employment costs and expenses

3. Subcontracts

Subcontract expense refers to the purchasing of services from outside of the company rather than providing them in-house.
Include: Hired casual labour and outside contract workers; Custom work and contract work; Subcontract and outside labour; Hired labour.

4. Research and development fees

Expenses from activities conducted with the intention of making a discovery that could either lead to the development of new products or procedures, or to the improvement of existing products or procedures.

5. Professional and business fees

Include: Legal services; Accounting and auditing fees; Consulting fees; Education and training fees; Appraisal fees; Management and administration fees; Property management fees; Information technology (IT) consulting and service fees (purchased); Architectural fees; Engineering fees; Scientific and technical service fees; Other consulting fees (management, technical and scientific); Veterinary fees; Fees for human health services; Payroll preparation fees; All other professional and business service fees.
Exclude: Service fees paid to Head Office (report at question 21 - All other costs and expenses).

6. Utilities

Utility expenses related to operating your business unit such as water, electricity, gas, heating and hydro.
Include: Diesel, wood, natural gas, oil and propane; Sewage.
Exclude: Energy expenses covered in your rental and leasing contracts; Telephone, Internet and other telecommunications; (report this amount at question 8. - Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication); Vehicle fuel (report at question 21 - All other costs and expenses).

7. Office and computer related expenses

Include: Office stationery and supplies, paper and other supplies for photocopiers, printers and fax machines; Postage and courier (used in the day to day office business activity); Diskettes and computer upgrade expenses; Data processing.
Exclude: Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication expenses (report this amount at question 8 - Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication).

8. Telephone, Internet and other telecommunication

Include: Internet; Telephone and telecommunications; Cellular telephone; Fax machine; Pager.

9. Business taxes, licenses and permits

Include: Property taxes paid directly and property transfer taxes; Vehicle license fees; Beverage taxes and business taxes; Trade license fees; Membership fees and professional license fees; Provincial capital tax.

10. Royalties, franchise fees and memberships

Include: Amounts paid to holders of patents, copyrights, performing rights and trademarks; Gross overriding royalty expenses and direct royalty costs; Resident and non-resident royalty expenses; Franchise fees.
Exclude: Crown royalties

11. Crown charges

Federal or Provincial royalty, tax, lease or rental payments made in relation to the acquisition, development or ownership of Canadian resource properties.
Include: Crown royalties; Crown leases and rentals; Oil sand leases; Stumpage fees.

12. Rental and leasing

Include: Lease rental expenses, real estate rental expenses, condominium fees and equipment rental expenses; Motor vehicle rental and leasing expenses; Studio lighting and scaffolding; Machinery and equipment rental expenses; Storage expenses; Road and construction equipment rental; Fuel and other utility costs covered in your rental and leasing contracts.

13. Repair and maintenance

Include: Buildings and structures; Machinery and equipment; Security equipment; Vehicles; Costs related to materials, parts and external labour associated with these expenses; Janitorial and cleaning services and garbage removal.

14. Amortization and depreciation

Include: Direct cost depreciation of tangible assets and amortization of leasehold improvements; Amortization of intangible assets (e.g., amortization of goodwill, patents, franchises, copyrights, trademarks, deferred charges, organizational costs).

15. Insurance

Insurance recovery income should be deducted from insurance expenses.
Include: Professional and other liability insurance; Motor vehicle and property insurance; Executive life insurance; Bonding, business interruption insurance and fire insurance.

16. Advertising, marketing, promotion, meals and entertainment

Include: Newspaper advertising and media expenses; Catalogues, presentations and displays; Tickets for theatre, concerts and sporting events for business promotion; Fundraising expenses; Meals, entertainment and hospitality purchases for clients.

17. Travel, meetings and conventions

Include: Travel expenses; Meeting and convention expenses, seminars; Passenger transportation (e.g., airfare, bus, train, etc.); Accommodations; Travel allowance and meals while travelling; Other travel expenses.

18. Financial services

Include: Explicit service charges for financial services; Credit and debit card commissions and charges; Collection expenses and transfer fees; Registrar and transfer agent fees; Security and exchange commission fees; Other financial service fees.
Exclude: Interest expenses (report at question 19 - Interest expense).

19. Interest expense

Report the cost of servicing your company's debt.
Include: Interest; Bank charges; Finance charges; Interest payments on capital leases; Amortization of bond discounts; Interest on short-term and long-term debt, mortgages, bonds and debentures.

20. Other non-production-related costs and expenses

Include: Charitable donations and political contributions; Bad debt expense; Loan losses; Provisions for loan losses (minus bad debt recoveries); Inventory adjustments

21. All other costs and expenses (including intracompany expenses)

Include: Production costs; Pipeline operations, drilling, site restoration; Gross overriding royalty; Other producing property rentals; Well operating, fuel and equipment; Other lease rentals; Other direct costs; Equipment hire and operation; Log yard expense, forestry costs, logging road costs; Freight in and duty; Overhead expenses allocated to costs of sales; Other expenses; Cash over/short (negative expense); Reimbursement of parent company expense; Warranty expense; Recruiting expenses; General and administrative expenses; Interdivisional expenses; Interfund transfer (minus expense recoveries); Exploration and Development (including prospect/geological, well abandonment & dry holes, exploration expenses, development expenses); Amounts not included in questions 1 to 20 above.

22. Total expenses

The sum of sub-questions 1 to 21.

Industry Characteristics

All revenue reported should exclude sales taxes (GST/HST, PST and QST) and be net of returns, discounts, sales allowances, and charges for outward transportation by common or contract carriers.

1. All products purchased for resale

Include: Excise taxes (such as those on gasoline, liquor, and tobacco) and other taxes that are levied on the manufacturer/importer and included in the cost of products purchased by this business unit; Sales of all products purchased for resale, please report gross sales of new and used products less returns, discounts and rebates; Parts used in generating repair and maintenance revenue, report the labour portion of repair and maintenance at question 3; Any sales made to any member company of your enterprise. Do not deduct the value of trade-ins.
Exclude: Taxes collected directly from customers and paid directly by this operating unit to provincial and federal tax agencies.

2. Products manufactured as a secondary activity by this business

Report revenue from sales of products of own manufacture.

3. Repair and maintenance services

Include: Labour revenue from installation, repair and maintenance work; Parts used in generating installation, repair and maintenance revenue are to be included at question 1.

4. Rental and leasing of real estate

Include: Rental and leasing of office space and other real estate.

5. Rental and leasing of products and equipment

Include: Rental and leasing of products and equipment whether or not they have been produced by this business.

Value of products

Report sale value of those products upon which this business has reported earning a commission or fee in the Revenue section question 1.

Sales by type of client

This section is designed to measure which sector of the economy purchases your services.

Please provide a percentage breakdown of your sales by type of client.

Please ensure that the sum of percentages reported in this section equals 100%.

1. Clients in Canada

2. Clients outside Canada

Please report the percentage of total sales to customers or clients located outside Canada including foreign businesses, foreign individuals, foreign institutions and/or governments.
Include: Sales to foreign subsidiaries and affiliates.

Province/country of origin and destination of goods sold

For costs of goods sold and sales of goods

Report the total cost of goods for this product. In the following question, you will be asked to provide the percentage breakdown of the total cost of goods according to the origin of the goods (i.e., the province, territory, or country outside Canada where the goods were originally manufactured).

The origin is, to the best of your knowledge, where the products were originally produced or manufactured (i.e., which province, territory, or country outside Canada). If the origin is not known, an acceptable substitute is the location of this business's supplier.
Note: exclude intermediate shipping points between your supplier and you.

The total for the origin should be equal to 100%.

Sales of goods

Report the total sales for this product. In the following question, you will be asked to provide a percentage breakdown of the total sales of this product according to the destination (that is, the province, territory, or country outside Canada where the goods will ultimately be used). For the product listed, please provide the percentage breakdown of the sales according to the destination.

The destination, to the best of your knowledge, where the goods will ultimately be used (i.e., which province, territory, or country outside Canada). Acceptable substitutes are: Shipping destinations; Location of retail customers; Location of warehouses.

The percentages should sum to 100%.

Notification of intent to extract web data

Statistics Canada engages in web-data extraction, also known as web scraping, which is a process by which information is gathered and copied from the Web using automated scripts or robots, for retrieval and analysis. As a result, we may visit the website for this organization to search for and compile additional information. The use of web scraping is part of a broader effort to reduce the response burden on organizations, as well as produce additional statistical indicators to ensure that our data remain accurate and relevant

We will strive to ensure that the data collection does not interfere with the functionality of the website. Any data collected will be used by Statistics Canada for statistical and research purposes only, in accordance with the agency’s privacy and confidentiality mandate. All information collected by Statistics Canada is strictly protected.

More information regarding Statistics Canada's web scraping initiative.

Learn more about Statistics Canada's transparency and accountability.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Statistics Canada Client Services, toll-free at 1-877-949-9492 (TTY: 1-800-363-7629) or by email at infostats@statcan.gc.ca. Additional information about this survey can be found at the following link: Annual Wholesale Trade Survey

This document has been developed with the goal of aiding researchers with the preparation of their proposals to use the Criminal Justice Relational Database (CJRD). This guide provides an overview of considerations researchers should take into account when formulating their proposals based on common reasons for proposals requiring revisions.

In addition to this document, researchers are encouraged to consult and carefully review the CJRD User Guide. The CJRD User Guide is available upon request from the Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics (CCJCSS) CJRD Mailbox (statcan.cjrd-bdrjp.statcan@statcan.gc.ca).

1. Datasets required

Please use the following table to indicate which CJRD datasets you require, the timeframe you intend to use in your analyses, and the reason for requiring the dataset for the proposed study. When describing the reason for including a dataset in the study, clearly explain how the information in the dataset will be used to address the objectives and/or research question(s) of the proposed study. Additionally, if multiple Supplementary Datasets and/or Concordance Key Files are being requested, describe how the dataset will be used in combination with the other requested datasets.

CJRD File Type	CJRD Dataset Name		Required (yes/no)	Years/cycles you intend to use	Reason for requiring the dataset for the proposed study
Core Datasets	ICCS_EITJC_AllYears	ICCS
	CCSS_ESCC_AllYears	CCSS
Supplementary Datasets	CJRD_Hospitalization_AllYears	DAD, NACRS, OMHRS
	CJRD_ IMDB_AllYears	IMDB
	CJRD_T1FF_AllYears	T1FF
Concordance Key FilesNote 1	CJRD_Education_AllYears_Keys	PSIS, RAIS
	CJRD_Census_AllYears_Keys	Census 2006, 2016, 2021, NHS 2011
	CJRD_CVSD_AllYears_Keys	CSVD
	Note 1 When requesting a Concordance Key File, the Target Dataset (e.g., 2006 Census of Population) must be requested in addition to the Concordance Key File. This is necessary to access the analytical variables. Return to note 1 referrer

2. Core Datasets and Sample Description

Please note that the Integrated Criminal Court Survey (ICCS) and the Canadian Correctional Services Survey (CCSS) are the Core Datasets in the Criminal Justice Research Database (CJRD). These datasets constitute the foundation of the CJRD and must be used when identifying the unit of analysis or population of interest for the proposed study. Researchers cannot use the Census or any other Supplemental Datasets as their cohort of analysis. The Core Datasets (ICCS and CCSS) must be used as the basis (cohort) for any analyses. Any other cohorts (e.g., from the Census) are not covered under the approved microdata linkage for the CJRD (013-2023). Within your proposal, please clearly indicate:

1. The unit of analysis and/or population of interest
2. The Core Dataset(s) from which the unit of analysis and/or population of interest will be identified
3. The reference period for the unit of analysis and/or population of interest

3. Geography

The CCJCSS has specific reporting requirements to data providers about the uses of their data for jurisdictional-level analyses and lower. Therefore, all level(s) of geography for which estimates will be produced (e.g., national, provincial/territorial, or lower) must be indicated in the proposal. Any changes to the geographic levels (provincial/territorial or lower) will require an amendment to the project.

4. Census of Population or National Household Survey

Researchers must specify the population and reference period from the ICCS and/or CCSS that they intend to merge with the Census of Population/National Household Survey. Additionally, in the Methodology section of the proposal, researchers must provide details about their proposed approach for developing calibrated weights for the identified cohort (see CJRD User Guide for more details on calibrated weights and why they are required). CCJCSS is developing calibrated weights for the Integrated Criminal Court Survey (ICCS) starting from 2016/2017 to the most recent year available. However, in the meantime, researchers may need to wait for these weights to become available or calculate their own weights. Assistance in the development of calibrated weights for specific subsets or other core datasets may be available on request.

5. Information for researchers conducting research on Indigenous Peoples

Researchers must approach the complexities of working with Indigenous populations in a sensitive and informed manner, ensuring the integrity of their research while respecting the unique rights and needs of Indigenous communities.

• When designing a study that involves Indigenous populations, consider their unique rights, interests, and circumstances and ensure that research respects and highlights these differences. The way Indigenous Peoples are presented and engaged with in research must reflect their distinct experiences.
• Make a clear distinction between Indigenous populations and other racialized groups. Where data allows, further disaggregate results by First Nations, Métis and Inuit to reflect diverse identities within Indigenous populations.
• Discuss the overall benefits or public good of projects but also carefully examine and articulate the specific benefits and harms for Indigenous populations. In addition, strategies for mitigating any potential harm should be addressed clearly.
• Engage with First Nations, Métis and/or Inuit communities by referring to the CRDCN guidelines.
• Identify which data source will be used to determine the Indigenous population.

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Table of contents

• At a glance
• Household interview
• Temporary examination centre
• Results
• Canadian Health Measures Survey publications and data sharing
• Appendix A: Pre-testing instructions: Non-fasting appointment

At a glance

One or two members of your household are invited to take part in a major health initiative led by Statistics Canada called the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS).

By participating in this survey, you will receive valuable information about your health and help to improve the delivery of health services in Canada.

The CHMS is a voluntary survey. Before you decide to participate, it is important that you understand why we are conducting this survey and what your participation involves.

We invite you to read this booklet. Additional information, including videos, is available at Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS).

What is the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS)?

The CHMS is a collaborative project between Statistics Canada, Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada. It is a national survey that collects health information from Canadians.

This survey is unique at Statistics Canada since it combines an interview with a physical examination.

What is the purpose of the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS)?

The CHMS aims to help us better understand how the health of Canadians aged 1 to 79 is affected by their lifestyle and environment. Questionnaire answers, physical measurements and biological samples from participants provide data that support ongoing research and contribute to exploring emerging public health issues. The main purpose of this survey is to help improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illnesses and to promote health and wellness across Canada.

Who uses the information collected?

Objective statistical information is vital to researchers, analysts and decision makers across Canada. CHMS results could be used by

• Parliament and other policy makers to track major initiatives, set priorities for prevention and research programs, and evaluate policy and program outcomes
• epidemiologists and biomedical and health service researchers to understand trends in diseases and the relationship between observed risk factors to diseases
• individual physicians to evaluate the health and risk factors of their patients (for example, by using the reference standards for height, weight and blood pressure that will be developed)
• public health professionals to track preventable illnesses and evaluate the impact of prevention and intervention programs
• advocacy groups to raise awareness and help them monitor health problems such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, child nutrition, obesity and health disparities.

How did I get selected to participate in this survey?

Your household was randomly selected. Participants are then chosen based on a selection formula that takes into account the number of people living in the household and the age of each person. The goal is to ensure that the sample represents the Canadian population. By participating, you will be representing up to 6,000 other Canadians.

Why should I participate in this survey?

By participating in this survey, you will provide valuable information that will help us better understand the health factors affecting Canadians. Your information will improve health services in Canada, and this will benefit all Canadians.

You will also receive a free comprehensive health report. This report includes many physical and laboratory test results that you would not typically receive during a regular visit to a medical doctor or other health professional. You may learn something new about your physical health!

What does participating in the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) involve?

The CHMS is a two-step survey:

First step: An in-home interview

An in-home interview lasts one hour and questions cover topics that include

• Nutrition
• Tobacco use
• Drug and alcohol use
• Medical history
• Current health condition
• Lifestyle
• Demographic, social and economic data.

Second step: A visit to the temporary examination centre (TEC)

The temporary examination centre (TEC) is a locale/space temporarily set up in or near your community. The TEC is designed to ensure your comfort, safety and privacy.

A visit to the TEC lasts one hour and trained and certified health specialists will assess your oral health.

Do I need to agree to everything?

If you feel uncomfortable answering certain questions, you do not need to answer. Also, if you have concerns about certain measurements, please speak to a staff member.

Are there any risks in participating in the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS)?

Participation in the CHMS should not cause you any harm. As with any health examination, some procedures may cause slight discomfort (for example, the sting of a needle during the blood sample). Rest assured that we have chosen these measures and tests because they are safe. We will not ask you to take part in a procedure or test that is not appropriate for your current health status.

Statistics Canada takes all the necessary precautions to ensure that the health information and biological samples are collected in a way that is safe for participants. Qualified and accredited specialists take all the measurements, and they follow strict standard clinical procedures when administering tests.

How will my information be kept private and confidential?

Statistics Canada goes to extraordinary lengths to protect you. Your information is collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, which ensures that it will be kept strictly confidential.

The CHMS also uses the following safeguards:

• No unauthorized people outside Statistics Canada will ever be allowed to see your individual responses.
• All Statistics Canada employees are under oath. This means they are subject to severe penalties, including prosecution, if they do not safeguard the confidentiality of your information.
• Statistics Canada never releases personal information collected in surveys, such as your name, address and phone number. All publications and other releases are carefully reviewed to ensure that no individual or identifiable data are ever published.
• For the CHMS, we consulted with Health Canada’s Research Ethics Board and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to ensure that we have every safeguard in place to store your samples securely and to protect your privacy and the confidentiality of your data.

How do I withdraw my consent after participating in the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS)?

You can withdraw your consent at any time. You can request to have any part of the survey removed. To withdraw your consent, visit our web page Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) or see the last page of this booklet for contact information.

Will my travel expenses be reimbursed?

Yes. Every person who takes part in testing at the TEC and completes the survey will receive $150. This amount is to reimburse you for transportation, child care services and parking expenses related to your appointment at the TEC. If two people are selected from the same household and they both complete the survey, each one will receive $150.

Can I receive a volunteering letter?

Yes. If you need one, we can provide you with an official volunteering letter, upon request, to recognize the time spent participating in the survey.

Household interview

What happens during the household interview?

A Statistics Canada interviewer will visit you at your home and give you information about the survey. With your consent, the interviewer will ask you a series of questions. Once the questionnaire has been completed, we will schedule an appointment for you to visit the CHMS TEC.

If children (aged 1 to 11) or youth (aged 12 to 17) are selected to participate, the interviewer will ask them questions similar to those asked of the adults. Parents or guardians of children will answer questions on their behalf. However, if the child is present, they may participate. Youth participants will be able to answer most questions themselves, but their parent or guardian can help if needed.

Why do I need to provide my consent?

The interviewer will ask all participants for their verbal consent at the start of the household questionnaire (for the parent or guardian of participants aged 1 to 14 and for respondents aged 15 to 79).

The interviewer will also require verbal assent from 12- to 14-year-olds, since they will be asked to answer the household questions. The interviewer will not ask for assent from respondents younger than 12, since they do not have to be present for the household interview.

Household steps

1. Respondent receives intro letter by mail
2. Interviewer schedules an in-home interview with an adult member of the household
3. Interviewer visits selected household on scheduled date
4. Application randomly selects 1-2 respondents
5. A video is shown to respondents
6. Consent
7. Interviewer administers the survey questions
8. Interviewer assists in scheduling the TEC appointment

Temporary examination centre

What happens at the temporary examination centre (TEC)?

At the end of your in-home interview, the interviewer will provide the pre-testing instructions (e.g., clothing to wear, medications to bring, fasting requirements, etc.). For more information, please see Appendix B. The purpose of the pre-testing instructions is to make sure you are comfortable and safe and to control some factors that could affect certain test results.

Do I have to participate in the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS)?

Participation in this survey is voluntary. In other words, you decide whether or not you want to contribute to this health initiative. If you decide to participate, we will ask you to sign a consent form at the beginning of your visit to the TEC.

Why do I need to provide my consent?

By signing the consent form, you are confirming your willingness to take part in the survey. In particular, you confirm that

• you have been informed of the purpose of the survey, of how the information collected will be used and of who will use it
• you have had the opportunity to review the information about the survey and ask questions
• you understand what is involved in taking part in the survey
• you have been informed that you can withdraw from the survey at any time or can decline to participate in any test or measurement.

What is the consent process at the TEC?

If you are 15 years or older, we will ask you at the beginning of your appointment to provide written consent to

• participate in the physical measurement tests
• receive reports of your test results

If a child aged 1 to 14 is selected to participate in the survey, we will ask their parent or guardian to accompany them to the TEC and to sign the consent form. For children 1 to 2 years, an adult must accompany them at all times during the appointment.

Children aged 6 to 14 will be asked to provide their assent to participate. The form describes some of the tests we will administer and informs the child that

• we would like them to take part in some tests for the CHMS
• they do not have to participate in any part of the survey they do not wish to.

Which physical measurements will be taken at the TEC?

The measurements are based on age group. Most of the measurements are not taken during a regular visit to the doctor. Therefore, this is an opportunity for you to get extra information about your health. We will not do any tests or take any measurements without your consent, and the data we collect will remain confidential. One of our health specialists will monitor you throughout the process, and if for any reason, you cannot continue, we will stop the test. You will receive the results for many of these tests on the day of your appointment.
 

Oral health (1 to 79 years)

A dentist will check your teeth, gums and tongue to determine the general health of your mouth. We will also collect a sample of your saliva for future health studies.

Poor oral health can cause tooth decay, gum and bone (periodontal) disease and infections, as well as pain, tooth loss and bad breath. Periodontal disease has also been linked to a higher risk of general health problems, such as heart disease and diabetes.

The results will allow us to assess the oral health of Canadians and will contribute to developing policies for oral care services.

Results

What happens once I complete the survey?

At the end of your TEC appointment, you will receive a report of the results of your physical measures that are available.

Tests conducted as part of the CHMS do not replace regular health care and are not intended to be diagnoses.

Canadian Health Measures Survey publications and data sharing

How are the survey results made available?

To ensure anonymity, results are published at a high level. This means that any information you provide will be combined with the information of other participants and published as averages, totals or proportions. We do not release any information that could identify you or any member of your household.

Where can I find published survey results?

The results of previous cycles of the CHMS have been published in a variety of scientific and medical publications and on Statistics Canada's website. Links to Statistics Canada publications and external publications that have used CHMS data can be found on the CHMS web page.

What is data linkage and could my data be used?

During the survey, we will tell you about the possibility of linking the information you provide to the CHMS with information from other surveys or administrative data sources.

Data linkage combines information on survey participants from at least two different sources. This is done only for statistical and research purposes. Linking data helps governments monitor, evaluate and modify health policies. If you agree to data linkage, we will

• ask you for your health card number to help with the linkage process
• combine the information we collect in this survey with some of your information that your provincial health ministry, health registries or other recognized health organizations already have on file
• remove personal identifiers such as your name, address and health card number from the linked file as soon as the linkage is complete
• destroy all linkage files at the end of the project.

Only Statistics Canada employees will link the data. All linked data will remain confidential in accordance with the Statistics Act. We will not provide any information about you to your provincial health ministry or any other organization.

For more information on data linkage, visit Microdata Linkage at Statistics Canada.

How could my data be shared?

We will ask you whether you consent to the information you provide through the CHMS being shared with Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada. Sharing data allows researchers to fully use the information collected in order to improve health policies and, in turn, the health of Canadians. Data sharing also enables us to reduce the number of times we have to survey Canadians.

If you consent, we will share your data under the following conditions:

• We will remove your name, address (except postal code), date of birth and health card number from all files before sharing them.
• We will not share any information from your provincial health ministry or your health records.
• We will not share your information with any other party without your consent.
• Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada will use this information only for statistical and research purposes, and they must ensure its confidentiality.

We will not share or link your data if you do not consent. You can always decline any linking or sharing request, in which case Statistics Canada will not link or share the collected information.

Support from health organizations and associations

The CHMS has received the support of many key Canadian health organizations, including the following:

• Canadian Public Health Association
• Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
• Canadian Association of Optometrists
• ParticipACTION
• Hypertension Canada
• Osteoporosis Canada
• College of Family Physicians of Canada
• Glaucoma Research Society of Canada
• Best Start Resource Centre
• World Health Organization
• Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology
• Obesity Canada
• Red Cross
• Canadian Medical Association
• Canadian Dental Hygienists Association
• Canadian Dental Association

Appendix A: Pre-testing instructions, Non-fasting appointment

Pre-testing instructions — Non-fasting appointment

My appointment

Date (dd/mm/yyyy):
Time:

To book an appointment

Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m, Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

1. Call the temporary examination centre at 1-866-498-8518 (toll-free).
2. Provide your Clinic ID number:
3. Provide your name and indicate that you need a non-fasting appointment.
4. If you need to reschedule your appointment, please call the TEC at least 24 hours in advance.

Instructions for your appointment

• Children under 15 years must be accompanied by a parent or guardian for some components of the appointment.
• Children 1-2 years of age must be accompanied by a non-selected parent or guardian for all components of the appointment.
• Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment.
• 6 hours before your appointment:
  • Do not drink any alcoholic beverages. It is not recommended to smoke or consume cannabis.
• 2 hours before your appointment:
  • Do not urinate as you will be asked to provide a urine sample upon your arrival (for respondents 3-79 years old)
  • Do not smoke or use other tobacco and nicotine products
• On the day of your appointment:
  • Take your medications as usual
  • Do not exercise
  • Remove all piercings and jewellery (if possible)

What to bring to your appointment

• All medications (prescription or over-the-counter), natural health products, or supplements.
• Dental prosthetics (with their cases) and your toothpaste.
• Appropriate clothing and footwear (short-sleeved top, flat indoor footwear and socks, shorts or loose-fitting clothing, avoid clothing with metal parts, such as zippers, rivets and underwire in bras).
• Provincial health insurance card.
• Information of two contact persons (name, address and phone number).

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

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

Labour Market Indicators

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

LEA_Q01 / EQ 2 - In the next 12 months, [are] [you] planning on leaving [your] main job or business?

1. Yes
2. No

LEA_Q02 / EQ 3 - What is the main reason why [you] [are] planning on leaving [your] main job or business?

1. To change careers
2. To retire    
3. To go back to school
4. Pay is too low    
5. Workload is too heavy
6. Lack of flexibility to work from home
7. Other 
   • Specify