Why do we conduct this survey?

The purpose of this survey is to produce monthly statistics on stocks of butter and cheese held in cold storage warehouses.

The data are used by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the Canadian Dairy Commission, provincial governments and the Dairy Farmers of Canada to assist in the development, administration and evaluation of agricultural policies.

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

Your participation in this survey is required under the authority of the Statistics Act.

Other important information

Authorization to collect this information

Data are collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19.

Confidentiality

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

Record linkages

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

Data-sharing agreements

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

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

For this survey, there are Section 11 agreements with the provincial statistical agencies of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. The shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province.

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 5.
  • 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 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.

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

Dairy products - domestic and imported

1. What was the total inventory in kilograms (kg) of the following butter and butter oil products?

Include:

  • domestic and imported products
  • salted and unsalted butter.

Dairy products - domestic and imported

Include:

  • inventory for all dairy products held in your establishment(s), whether owned by you or by others
  • inventory stored in specially rented rooms to which only you have access (except in emergency)
  • stocks held on government accounts.

Exclude products held in common or cold public storage (these will be reported by operators of those establishments).

Total inventory of butter and butter oil products

Please report all inventory of butter and butter oil products including domestic and imported butter and butter oil products.

a. to c. Creamery butter

Include:

  • salted and unsalted butter
  • whipped butter
  • light or 'lite' butter
  • cultured butter
  • sweet butter
  • calorie-reduced butter
  • dairy spread.

Exclude reworked butter and manufacturing cream.

What was the total inventory in kilograms (kg) of the following butter and butter oil products?
  Total inventory on 1st of month
Creamery butter - held under Plan A  
Creamery butter - held under Plan B  
Creamery butter - held privately  
Total creamery butter  
Whey butter  
Butter oil  

2. What was the total inventory in kilograms (kg) of the following types of cheese?

Include domestic and imported products.

Dairy products - domestic and imported

Include:

  • inventory for all dairy products held in your establishment(s), whether owned by you or by others
  • inventory stored in specially rented rooms to which only you have access (except in emergency)
  • stocks held on government accounts.

Exclude products held in common or cold public storage (these will be reported by operators of those establishments).

Total inventory of cheese

Please report all inventory of cheese including domestic and imported cheese.

a. Cheddar

Include all sizes of cheddar cheese: block, stirred curd, curd and cheddar cheese used to make processed cheese.

b. Mozzarella

Include:

  • American full fat mozzarella (27% to 28 % B.F. )
  • American low fat mozzarella (17% to 20 % B.F. )
  • Italian full fat mozzarella (22% to 24 % B.F. )
  • Italian low fat mozzarella (15 % B.F. )
  • other mozzarella cheese products.

c. Other factory cheese (all varieties except cheddar, mozzarella and processed)

Include: brick, casata, feta, gouda, marble, swiss, curd cheese, etc.

d. Processed cheese

Include processed cheese, processed cheese food, processed cheese spread made from cheddar cheese or other cheeses.

What was the total inventory in kilograms (kg) of the following types of cheese?
  Total inventory on 1st of month
Cheddar  
Mozzarella  
Other factory cheese (all varieties except cheddar, mozzarella and processed)  
Processed cheese  
Total cheese  

3. Of the above dairy products held on the 1st of the month, were any owned by dairy processors?

  • Yes
  • No

Inventory owned by dairy processors

4. Of the dairy products held in inventory on the 1st of the month, which of the following were owned by dairy processors?

Select all that apply.

Inventory owned by dairy processors

Please indicate which dairy products held in inventory were owned by dairy processors.

Include inventory of dairy products which were owned by dairy processors and which were:

  • held in your establishment(s), or
  • stored in specially rented rooms to which only you have access (except in emergency), or
  • held on government accounts.

Exclude dairy products held in common or cold public storage (these will be reported by operators of those establishments).

Creamery butter - held under Plan A

  • How many dairy processors owned inventory of creamery butter held under Plan A?
  • Number of processors

Creamery butter - held under Plan B

  • How many dairy processors owned inventory of creamery butter held under Plan B?
  • Number of processors

Creamery butter - held privately

  • How many dairy processors owned inventory of creamery butter held privately?
  • Number of processors

Whey butter

  • How many dairy processors owned inventory of whey butter?
  • Number of processors

Butter oil

  • How many dairy processors owned inventory of butter oil?
  • Number of processors

Cheddar

  • How many dairy processors owned inventory of cheddar?
  • Number of processors

Mozzarella

  • How many dairy processors owned inventory of mozzarella?
  • Number of processors

Other factory cheese (all varieties except cheddar, mozzarella and processed)

  • How many dairy processors owned inventory of other factory cheese?
  • Number of processors

Processed cheese

  • How many dairy processors owned inventory of processed cheese?
  • Number of processors

5. For the following dairy product(s), what is the name of the dairy processor(s) and the quantity of inventory owned in kilograms (kg) by each dairy processor?

Inventory owned by dairy processors

Include inventory of dairy products which were owned by dairy processors and which were:

  • held in your establishment(s), or
  • stored in specially rented rooms to which only you have access (except in emergency), or
  • held on government accounts.

Exclude dairy products held in common or cold public storage (these will be reported by operators of those establishments).

For the following dairy product(s), what is the name of the dairy processor(s) and the quantity of inventory owned in kilograms (kg) by each dairy processor?
  Name of dairy processor Quantity owned on 1st of month
Creamery butter - held under Plan A    
Dairy processor 1    
Dairy processor 2    
Dairy processor 3    
Dairy processor 4    
Dairy processor 5    
Dairy processor 6    
Dairy processor 7    
Dairy processor 8    
Dairy processor 9    
Creamery butter - held under Plan B    
Dairy processor 1    
Dairy processor 2    
Dairy processor 3    
Dairy processor 4    
Dairy processor 5    
Dairy processor 6    
Dairy processor 7    
Dairy processor 8    
Dairy processor 9    
Creamery butter - held privately    
Dairy processor 1    
Dairy processor 2    
Dairy processor 3    
Dairy processor 4    
Dairy processor 5    
Dairy processor 6    
Dairy processor 7    
Dairy processor 8    
Dairy processor 9    
Whey butter    
Dairy processor 1    
Dairy processor 2    
Dairy processor 3    
Dairy processor 4    
Dairy processor 5    
Dairy processor 6    
Dairy processor 7    
Dairy processor 8    
Dairy processor 9    
Butter oil    
Dairy processor 1    
Dairy processor 2    
Dairy processor 3    
Dairy processor 4    
Dairy processor 5    
Dairy processor 6    
Dairy processor 7    
Dairy processor 8    
Dairy processor 9    
Cheddar    
Dairy processor 1    
Dairy processor 2    
Dairy processor 3    
Dairy processor 4    
Dairy processor 5    
Dairy processor 6    
Dairy processor 7    
Dairy processor 8    
Dairy processor 9    
Mozzarella    
Dairy processor 1    
Dairy processor 2    
Dairy processor 3    
Dairy processor 4    
Dairy processor 5    
Dairy processor 6    
Dairy processor 7    
Dairy processor 8    
Dairy processor 9    
Other factory cheese (all varieties except cheddar, mozzarella and processed)    
Dairy processor 1    
Dairy processor 2    
Dairy processor 3    
Dairy processor 4    
Dairy processor 5    
Dairy processor 6    
Dairy processor 7    
Dairy processor 8    
Dairy processor 9    
Processed cheese    
Dairy processor 1    
Dairy processor 2    
Dairy processor 3    
Dairy processor 4    
Dairy processor 5    
Dairy processor 6    
Dairy processor 7    
Dairy processor 8    
Dairy processor 9    

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
  • Merger of business or business units
  • Equipment failure
  • Seasonal operations
  • Increased market demand
  • Decreased market demand
  • 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?

Why do we conduct this survey?

The purpose of this survey is to collect reliable and timely information on special crops. Results from this survey are used to:

  • validate crop production such as farm stock and marketing data, and
  • calculate the contribution of the special crops sector to the Canadian economy.

The Canadian Special Crops Association, Pulse Canada and federal and provincial governments, such as Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada use this information for establishing programs and policies.

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

Your participation in this survey is required under the authority of the Statistics Act.

Other important information

Authorization to collect this information

Data are collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19.

Confidentiality

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

Record linkages

To enhance the data from this survey and to reduce the reporting burden, Statistics Canada may combine the acquired data with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.

Data-sharing agreements

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

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

For this survey, there are Section 11 agreements with the provincial statistical agencies of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. The shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province.

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 5.
  • 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 why the operations ceased
    • Sold operations
      • When was this business or organization sold?
        • Date
      • What is the legal name of the buyer?
    • Amalgamated with other businesses or organizations
      • When did this business or organization amalgamate?
        • Date
      • What is the legal name of the resulting or continuing business or organization?
      • What are the legal names of the other amalgamated businesses or organizations?
    • Temporarily inactive but 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

Physical stocks of special crops on March 31, 2018

1. On March 31, 2018, which of the following special crops were held as physical stocks in your facilities?

Include only stocks held in Canadian facilities such as elevators, cleaning plants, and stocks in-transit. Exclude stocks held on farms or outside Canada.

Select all that apply.

  • Canary seed
  • Chickpeas
  • Dry field peas
    • Include feed peas
  • Include feed peas.
  • Lentils
  • Mustard seed
  • Sunflower seed
    • Include sunola and other dwarf varieties
  • Include sunola and other dwarf varieties.
  • No physical stocks of these special crops on March 31, 2018

2. On March 31, 2018, please indicate the physical stocks in metric tonnes for the following special crops.

Include only stocks held in Canadian facilities such as elevators, cleaning plants, and stocks in-transit. Exclude stocks held on farms or outside Canada.

  Metric tonnes
Canary seed Owned by this company  
Held for farmers  
Held for other companies  
Chickpeas
Owned by this company  
Held for farmers  
Held for other companies  
Dry field peas
Owned by this company  
Held for farmers  
Held for other companies  
Lentils
Owned by this company  
Held for farmers  
Held for other companies  
Mustard seed
Owned by this company  
Held for farmers  
Held for other companies  
Sunflower seed
Owned by this company  
Held for farmers  
Held for other companies  

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/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?

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CVs for operating revenue - Amusement and recreation
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This table displays the results of CVs for operating revenue - Amusement and recreation. The information is grouped by Geography (appearing as row headers), CVs for operating revenue by Amusement parks and arcades and Other amusement and recreation industries, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Geography CVs for operating revenue
percent
Amusement parks and arcades Other amusement and recreation industries
Canada 0.85 1.22
Newfoundland and Labrador 0.00 2.06
Prince Edward Island 0.00 2.59
Nova Scotia 0.00 1.85
New Brunswick 0.00 1.28
Quebec 0.42 2.65
Ontario 1.31 2.53
Manitoba 0.00 2.57
Saskatchewan 0.00 2.54
Alberta 0.23 1.98
British Columbia 6.19 2.07
Yukon .. ..
Northwest Territories .. ..
Nunavut .. ..

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Canada's Official Poverty Line

In 2023, 10.2% of Canadians lived in poverty, compared with 9.9% in 2022. More information on Canada's Official Poverty Line

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Canada's Official Poverty Line
Description - Canada's Official Poverty Line
  • This line chart shows the poverty rate in Canada over time.
  • It has a vertical axis showing percentages, from 4% to 16%, by increments of 2 percentage points.
  • It has a horizontal axis showing years, from 2012 to 2023, by increments of 1 year.
  • The line shows a general downward trend in the poverty rate until 2020, followed by increases in 2021 and 2022, and a slight uptick in 2023. The following data points are highlighted: 14.5% in 2015, 10.3% in 2019, 6.4% in 2020 (the lowest point on the graph) and 10.2% in 2023.

What is it?

This indicator measures the percentage of Canadians who live in poverty as measured by the 2018-base Market Basket Measure (MBM). According to the MBM, a family lives in poverty if they cannot afford the cost of a specific basket of goods and services in their community.

Why is it important?

Tracking the number and percentage of Canadians who fall below Canada's Official Poverty Line can be used to measure the progress on and effectiveness of initiatives designed to lift Canadians out of poverty.

Notes

The Market Basket Measure (MBM) is based on the cost of a specific basket of goods and services representing a modest, basic standard of living. It includes the costs of food, clothing, footwear, transportation, shelter and other expenses for a reference family. These costs are compared to the disposable income of families to determine whether or not they fall below the poverty line.

The 2018-base series was back-cast for 2012 to 2014 using benchmarking techniques. This approach leads to a 2018-base series that preserves the movements from the 2008-base series for 2012 to 2014 and is benchmarked to a level that supports comparisons throughout the time series. The model assumes a constant difference between the base-2008 and base-2018 series which is estimated using the available data from 2015-2018. The data supports this assumption, and the use of multiple years to estimate the difference maximizes the precision of the adjustment. The model respects the structure of the sampling errors inherent in the survey design.

For more information regarding Canada's Official Poverty Line, refer to Opportunity for All: Canada's First Poverty Reduction Strategy.

Program

Canadian Income Survey – Annually

Source

Statistics Canada. Table 11-10-0135-01 Low income statistics by age, sex and economic family type.

Note: 2024 data will be available in spring 2026.

Features

Canada's Official Poverty Dashboard

Opportunity for All – Canada's First Poverty Reduction Strategy introduces a dashboard of 12 indicators to track progress on deep income poverty as well as the aspects of poverty other than income, including indicators of material deprivation, lack of opportunity and resilience.

Dignity

Lifting Canadians out of poverty by ensuring basic needs — such as safe and affordable housing, healthy food and health care — are met.

Deep income poverty

In 2023, 5.3% of Canadians were living in deep income poverty, up from 5.0% in 2022. More information on Deep income poverty

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Deep income poverty in Canada
Description - Deep income poverty in Canada
  • This line chart shows the deep income poverty rate in Canada over time.
  • It has a vertical axis showing percentages, from 0% to 8%, by increments of 1 percentage point.
  • It has a horizontal axis showing years, from 2015 to 2023, by increments of 1 year.
  • The line shows that the deep income poverty rate was 7.4% in 2015. It declined over the years to 3.0% in 2020, and has increased annually since then to 5.3% in 2023.
  • Five data points are highlighted: 7.4% in 2015, 5.1% in 2019, 3.0% in 2020, 5.0% in 2022 and 5.3% in 2023.
What is it?

This indicator measures the percentage of individuals whose family disposable income is below 75% of Canada's Official Poverty Line.

Why is it important?

The Deep income poverty is one of the four inter-related indicators found in the Dignity pillar of Opportunity for All – Canada's First Poverty Reduction Strategy. The indicators in the Dignity pillar are meant to track the progress of initiatives used to help lift Canadians out of poverty by ensuring everyone's basic needs are met.

Program

Canadian Income Survey - Annually

Source

Statistics Canada. Custom tabulation.

Note: 2024 data will be released in spring 2026.

Unmet housing needs and chronic homelessness

In 2021, 10.1% of Canadian households experienced core housing needs, down from 12.7% in 2016. More information on Unmet housing needs and chronic homelessness

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Unmet housing needs and chronic homelessness
Unmet housing needs and chronic homelessness in Canada
  • This bar chart shows the change in the unmet housing needs rate in Canada over time.
  • It has a vertical axis showing percentages, from 6 to 14 percent, by increments of 2 percentage points.
  • It has a horizontal axis showing five years, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2021.
  • In 2001, the rate was 13.7%. In 2006, it was 12.7%. In 2011, it was 12.5%. In 2016, it was 12.7%. In 2021, it was 10.1%.
What is it?

Unmet housing needs are measured by the core housing need indicator. Core housing need refers to whether a private household's housing falls below at least one of the indicator thresholds for housing adequacy, affordability or suitability, and would have to spend 30% or more of its total before tax income to pay the median rent of alternative local housing that is acceptable (attains all three housing indicator thresholds).

Housing indicator thresholds are defined as follows:

  • Adequate housing is reported by their residents as not requiring any major repairs.
  • Affordable housing has shelter costs equal to less than 30% of total before‑tax household income.
  • Suitable housing has enough bedrooms for the size and composition of resident households according to the National Occupancy Standard (NOS), conceived by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and provincial and territorial representatives.
Why is it important?

The Unmet housing needs and chronic homelessness indicator is one of the four inter-related indicators found in the Dignity pillar of Opportunity for All – Canada's First Poverty Reduction Strategy. The indicators in the Dignity pillar are meant to track the progress of initiatives used to help lift Canadians out of poverty by ensuring everyone's basic needs are met.

Program

Census of Population – Every five years

Source

Statistics Canada. Core housing need, 2016 Census.

Statistics Canada. Core housing need in Canada.

Note: 2026 Census data will be released in 2027.

Unmet health needs

In 2023, 9.1% of persons aged 15 years and over reported experiencing unmet health care needs, compared with 9.2% in 2022. More information on Unmet health needs

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Unmet health needs in Canada
Description - Unmet health needs in Canada
  • This bar chart shows the unmet health needs rate in Canada over time.
  • It has a vertical axis showing percentages, from 0% to 10%, by increments of 1 percentage point.
  • It has a horizontal axis showing years, from 2018 to 2023, by increments of 1 year.
  • The rate was 5.1% in 2018, 6.1% in 2019, 7.2% in 2020, 7.9% in 2021, 9.2% in 2022, and 9.1% in 2023.
What is it?

This indicator measures the percentage of Canadians that reported that their health care needs were not met during the past 12 months.

Why is it important?

The Unmet health needs is one of the four inter-related indicators found in the Dignity pillar of Opportunity for All – Canada's First Poverty Reduction Strategy. The indicators in the Dignity pillar are meant to track the progress of initiatives used to help lift Canadians out of poverty by ensuring everyone's basic needs are met.

Notes

The source for this indicator has been updated from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) to the Canadian Income Survey (CIS). Unmet health needs content was first collected by the CIS in 2019, for reference year 2018, and is now conducted annually. The question that determines whether a person had unmet health needs is: "During the past 12 months, was there ever a time when you felt that you needed health care, other than homecare services, but you did not receive it?" Those who answer "Yes" are asked subsequent questions such as the reason(s) and the type(s) of care needed. This module is only asked of one person randomly selected among persons aged 15 years and over in each CIS household. Users should be aware that for data prior to 2022, the random selection was done among persons aged 16 years and over. For more information on CIS unmet health needs estimates and comparisons to estimates produced using the CCHS, please see: Canadian Income Survey: Food insecurity and unmet health care needs, 2018 and 2019.

Program

Canadian Income Survey – Annually

Source

Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0836-01 Unmet health care needs by sex and age group.

Note: 2024 data will be released in spring 2026.

Food insecurity

In 2023, 19.1% of Canadians lived in households that had experienced moderate or severe food insecurity, up from 16.9% in 2022. More information on food insecurity

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Moderate or severe food insecurity rates in Canada
Description - Moderate or severe food insecurity rates in Canada
  • This bar chart shows the moderate or severe food insecurity rate in Canada over time.
  • It has a vertical axis showing percentages, from 8% to 20%, by increments of 2 percentage points.
  • It has a horizontal axis showing years, from 2018 to 2023, by increments of 1 year.
  • The rate was 11.6% in 2018, 10.8% in 2019, 11.2% in 2020, 12.9% in 2021, 16.9% in 2022, and 19.1% in 2023.
What is it?

This indicator measures the percentage of Canadians that do not have enough money to purchase or access a sufficient amount and variety of food to live a healthy lifestyle.

Why is it important?

The Food insecurity is one of the four inter-related indicators found in the Dignity pillar of Opportunity for All – Canada's First Poverty Reduction Strategy. The indicators in the Dignity pillar are meant to track the progress of initiatives used to help lift Canadians out of poverty by ensuring everyone's basic needs are met.

Notes

The source for this indicator has been updated from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) to the Canadian Income Survey (CIS). Food security content was first collected by the CIS in 2019, for reference year 2018, and is now conducted annually. It contains the same 18 questions used in the CCHS Household Food Security Survey Module (HFSSM), which are designed to measure food insecurity resulting from limited financial resources. The HFSSM is Canada's primary validated measure of food insecurity. For more information on CIS food insecurity estimates and comparisons to estimates produced using the CCHS, please see: Canadian Income Survey: Food insecurity and unmet health care needs, 2018 and 2019.

Program

Canadian Income Survey – Annually

Source

Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0834-01 Food insecurity by economic family type.

Note: 2024 data will be available in spring 2026.

Opportunity and inclusion

Helping Canadians join the middle class by promoting full participation in society and equality of opportunity.

Relative low income

In 2023, 12.0% of Canadians had less than half the median after-tax income, compared with 11.9% in 2022. More information on Relative low income

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Relative low income rate in Canada
Description - Relative low income rate in Canada
  • This line chart shows the relative low income rate in Canada over time.
  • It has a vertical axis showing percentages, from 8% to 15%, by increments of 1 percentage point.
  • It has a horizontal axis showing years, from 1976 to 2024, by increments of 2 years.
  • The line begins at 13.0% and, although fairly jagged, shows a general downward trend until 1989. It then follows a general upward trend to reach 14.3% in 2015, before dropping to a low of 9.3% in 2020 and then increasing again until 2023, to 12.0%.
  • Four recent data points are highlighted: 14.3% in 2015 (highest point on the chart), 12.1% in 2019, 9.3% in 2020 and 12.0% in 2023.
What is it?

The Relative low income indicator uses Statistics Canada's Low Income Measure (LIM) to measure the proportion of Canadians living in low income. According to the LIM, individuals live in low income if their household after-tax income falls below half of the median after-tax income, adjusting for household size. The median income is the middle of the income distribution: it is the amount at which half the population has more income and half the population has less income.

Why is it important?

The Relative low income is one of the four inter-related indicators found in the Opportunity and Inclusion pillar of Opportunity for All – Canada's First Poverty Reduction Strategy. The indicators in the Opportunity and Inclusion pillar are meant to track the progress of initiatives used to help Canadians join the middle class by promoting full participation in society and equality of opportunity.

Program

Canadian Income Survey - Annually

Source

Statistics Canada. Table 11-10-0135-01 Low income statistics by age, sex and economic family type.

Note: 2024 data will be available in spring 2026.

Bottom 40% income share

In 2023, 21.1% of total after-tax income went to Canadians in the bottom 40% of the income distribution, same as in 2022. More information on Bottom 40% income share

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Bottom 40% income share in Canada
Description - Bottom 40% share in Canada
  • This line chart shows the bottom 40% share rate in Canada over time.
  • It has a vertical axis showing percentages, from 19% to 23%, by increments of 1 percentage point.
  • It has a horizontal axis showing years, from 1976 to 2024, by increments of 2 years.
  • Four recent data points are highlighted: 20.2% in 2015, 21.0% in 2019, 22.2% in 2020 and 21.1% in 2023.
What is it?

The Bottom 40% income share indicator measures the share of total after-tax income held by the 40% of the population at the bottom of the income distribution. The after-tax income is adjusted for household size in order to take into account the economies of scale present in larger households.

Why is it important?

The bottom 40% income share is one of the four inter-related indicators found in the Opportunity and Inclusion pillar of Opportunity for All – Canada's First Poverty Reduction Strategy. The indicators in the Opportunity and Inclusion pillar are meant to track the progress of initiatives used to help Canadians join the middle class by promoting full participation in society and equality of opportunity.

Program

Canadian Income Survey - Annually

Source

Statistics Canada. Table 11-10-0193-01 Upper income limit, income share and average of adjusted market, total and after-tax income by income decile.

Note: 2024 data will be available in spring 2026.

Youth engagement

In 2024, 9.8% of Canadian youth (aged 15 to 24) were not in employment, education or training, up from 9.0% in 2023. More information on Youth engagement

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Youth engagement in Canada
Description - Youth engagement in Canada
  • This line chart shows the change in the youth engagement rate in Canada over time.
  • It has a vertical axis showing percentages, from 5% to 25%, by increments of 5 percentage points.
  • It has a horizontal axis showing years, from 1976 to 2024, by increments of 2 years.
  • The line begins at 18.5% in 1976. While there was a notable spike to 21.7% in 1983 and a drop to 13.1% in 1989, the line describes an uneven but definite downward trend from 19.2% in 1978 to 9.3% in 2019. There was a jump to 11.8% in 2020, followed by decreases to 9.0% in 2023. In 2024, there was an increase to 9.8%.
  • Three recent data points are highlighted: 11.8% in 2020, 9.0% in 2023 and 9.8% in 2024.
What is it?

The Youth engagement indicator measures the proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 who are not in employment, education or training (NEET).

Why is it important?

The Youth engagement is one of the four inter-related indicators found in the Opportunity and Inclusion pillar of Opportunity for All – Canada's First Poverty Reduction Strategy. The indicators in the Opportunity and Inclusion pillar are meant to track the progress of initiatives used to help Canadians join the middle class by promoting full participation in society and equality of opportunity.

Program

Labour Force Survey – monthly with indicator being updated annually

Source

Statistics Canada. Custom tabulation.

Note: 2025 data will be available in April 2025.

Literacy and numeracy

In 2022, 18.1% of 15-year-old Canadians had low literacy skills, up from 13.8% in 2018. The percentage of adults (aged 16 to 65) with low literacy skills was 17.8% in 2022, compared with 16.5% in 2012.

Among 15-year-old Canadians, 21.6% had low numeracy skills in 2022, an increase from 16.3% in 2018. The percentage of adults (aged 16 to 65) with low numeracy skills was 19.0% in 2022, down from 22.5% in 2012. More information on Literacy and numeracy

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Low literacy - 15 year olds in Canada
Description - Low literacy – 15 year olds in Canada
  • This line chart shows the low literacy rate for 15-year-olds in Canada over time.
  • It has a vertical axis showing percentages, from 9% to 19%, by increments of 2 percentage points.
  • It has a horizontal axis showing years, from 2000 to 2022, by increments of 3 years (4 years between 2018 and 2022).
  • The line shows that the low literacy rate for 15-year-olds was 9.7% in 2000. There were a few slight increases and decreases until 2015, when the rate was 10.7%. The low literacy rate then increased to 13.8% in 2018, and to 18.1% in 2022.
  • The three most recent data points are highlighted: 10.7% in 2015, 13.8% in 2018 and 18.1% in 2022.
Low numeracy - 15 year olds in Canada
Description - Low numeracy – 15 year olds in Canada
  • This line chart shows the low numeracy rate for 15-year-olds in Canada over time.
  • It has a vertical axis showing percentages, from 9% to 23%, by increments of 2 percentage points.
  • It has a horizontal axis showing years, from 2003 to 2022, by increments of 3 years (4 years between 2018 and 2022).
  • The line shows that the low numeracy rate was 10.1% in 2003. It followed an upward trend until 2022, when the rate reached 21.6%.
  • The three most recent data points are highlighted: 14.4% in 2015, 16.3% in 2018 and 21.6% in 2022.
What is it?

The Literacy and Numeracy indicator measures the proportion of individuals who have a level of knowledge and skills in reading, writing and mathematics to permit them to fully participate in society. Low literacy indicates limited ability in understanding, using, reflecting on and engaging with written text which enable basic participation in society. Low numeracy indicates limited ability in communicating, using and interpreting mathematics in daily life.

Why is it important?

The Literacy and Numeracy indicator is one of the four inter-related indicators found in the Opportunity and Inclusion pillar of Opportunity for All – Canada's First Poverty Reduction Strategy. The indicators in the Opportunity and Inclusion pillar are meant to track the progress of initiatives used to help Canadians join the middle class by promoting full participation in society and equality of opportunity.

Program

Program for International Student Assessment – Every three years

Source

OECD. Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).

Note: 2025 data will be available in 2026.

For data on adults, the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies occurs every 10 years. To allow for comparisons between the 2012 and 2022 cycles, territories were excluded because they were not collected in 2022. In addition, cases done through a doorstep interview were excluded from the 2022 data. Please see Literacy, numeracy and adaptive problem-solving skills of Canadians: Results from the 2022 Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies for more information.

Resilience and security

Supporting the middle class by protecting Canadians from falling into poverty and by supporting income security and resilience.

Median hourly wage

In 2024, the median hourly wage for Canadian employees was $30.00, up from $29.49 in 2023 (in 2024 dollars). More information on Median hourly wage

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Median hourly wage in Canada - 2024 constant dollars
Description - Median hourly wage in Canada - 2024 constant dollars
  • This line chart shows the median hourly wage rate in 2024 constant dollars in Canada, over time.
  • It has a vertical axis showing dollars, from 23 to 31, by increments of 2 dollars.
  • It has a horizontal axis showing years, from 1997 to 2024, by increments of 1 year.
  • The line shows that the median hourly wage was $24.92 in 1997 and $25.13 in 2004. From 2004 to 2009, it rose steadily to $27.78. It dropped to $26.84 in 2011, and then followed a slight upward trend until 2017, before increasing sharply to $30.11 in 2020. Following 2020, the line decreased to $28.73 in 2022, before increasing again to $30.00 in 2024.
  • Four data points are highlighted: $27.96 in 2015, $30.11 in 2020, $28.73 in 2022 and $30.00 in 2024.
What is it?

The hourly wage at which half the population has a higher wage and half the population has a lower wage.

Why is it important?

The Median hourly wage indicator is one of the four inter-related indicators found in the Resilience and Security pillar of Opportunity for All – Canada's First Poverty Reduction Strategy. The indicators in the Resilience and Security pillar are meant to track the progress of initiatives used to support the middle class by protecting Canadians from falling into poverty and by supporting income security and resilience.

Notes

The annual Canada-level Consumer Price Index (CPI) value was used to convert current dollars into constant dollars.

For example, to convert the 2023 current dollar value into 2024 constant dollars, the following was done: $28.79 (2023 value), divided by 157.1 (2023 CPI), multiplied by 160.9 (2024 CPI) = $29.49 (2023 value converted to 2024 dollars).

Program

Labour Force Survey – monthly with indicator being updated annually

Source

Statistics Canada. Table 14-10-0417-01 Employee wages by occupation, annual.

Statistics Canada. Table 18-10-0005-01 Consumer Price Index, annual average, not seasonally adjusted.

Average poverty gap

In 2023, Canadians who lived in families with incomes below Canada's Official Poverty Line were, on average, 33.3% below this line, a slight increase from 2022 (32.4%). More information on Average poverty gap

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Average poverty gap in Canada
Description - Average poverty gap in Canada
  • This line chart shows the average poverty gap rate in Canada over time.
  • It has a vertical axis showing percentages, from 30% to 35%, by increments of 1 percentage point.
  • It has a horizontal axis showing years, from 2015 to 2023, by increments of 1 year.
  • The line shows that the average poverty gap rate was 31.8% in 2015, before increasing to 34.1% in 2018, and falling to a low of 31.6% in 2021. The average poverty gap rate then increased again to reach 33.3% in 2023.
  • Four data points are highlighted: 31.8% in 2015, 34.1% in 2018, 31.6% in 2021 and 33.3% in 2023.
What is it?

The Average poverty gap indicator measures the average shortfall below Canada's Official Poverty Line for those living in poverty.

Once it has been determined that an individual is living below the poverty line, the poverty gap ratio can be calculated by using the amount that the person's family disposable income is below the poverty line, expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. For example, an individual living in a family with disposable income of $15,000 and a poverty line of $20,000 would have a poverty gap of $5,000. In percentage terms, the "gap ratio" would be 25%. The average gap ratio for a given population is the average of these values as calculated for each person.

Why is it important?

The Average poverty gap is one of the four inter-related indicators found in the Resilience and Security pillar of Opportunity for All – Canada's First Poverty Reduction Strategy. The indicators in the Resilience and Security pillar are meant to track the progress of initiatives used to support the middle class by protecting Canadians from falling into poverty and by supporting income security and resilience. A smaller average poverty gap from one time period to the next generally indicates that Canadians living in poverty have seen their incomes increase and move closer to the poverty line.

Program

Canadian Income Survey - Annually

Source

Statistics Canada. Table 11-10-0136-01 Low income statistics by economic family type.

Note: 2024 data will be available in spring 2026.

Asset resilience

In 2023, 71.4% of Canadians were asset resilient, up from 67.1% in 2019, meaning they had enough savings to cover three months of the low income measure. More information on Asset resilience

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Asset resilience in Canada
Description - Asset resilience in Canada
  • This bar chart shows the change in the asset resilience rate in Canada over time.
  • It has a vertical axis showing percentages, from 60% to 72%, by increments of 2 percentage points.
  • It has a horizontal axis showing six years: 1999, 2005, 2012, 2016, 2019 and 2023.
  • The rate was 63.6% in 1999, 65.1% in 2005, 65.3% in 2012, 66.6% in 2016, 67.1% in 2019 and 71.4% in 2023.
What is it?

This indicator reports on the ability of Canadians to cover unexpected expenses, or reduced income, by drawing from assets (e.g. a bank account) for a period of three months. (Savings of approximately $6,900 for the three months, based on the after-tax low income measure estimate for 2023.)

Why is it important?

The Asset resilience indicator is one of the four inter-related indicators found in the Resilience and Security pillar of Opportunity for All – Canada's First Poverty Reduction Strategy. The indicators in the Resilience and Security pillar are meant to track the progress of initiatives used to support the middle class by protecting Canadians from falling into poverty and by supporting income security and resilience.

Notes

This indicator represents the proportion of people who have enough liquid financial assets to cover at least three months of the after-tax low income measure. Liquid financial assets include bank accounts, term deposits, treasury bills, tax-free savings accounts, stocks and bonds (in mutual funds or not), and registered retirement savings plans.

Liquid financial assets can provide some relief for families faced with a disruption to their primary source of income, so they can continue to meet their essential needs and financial obligations. Therefore, families with lower liquid financial assets may be more vulnerable to a disruption in income than families with higher liquid financial assets.

In March 2021, the methodology used to estimate the asset resilience indicator was updated to include data from 2019. Historical data was also updated to ensure comparability over time. For more information please see: Asset resilience of Canadians, 2019.

Program

Survey of Financial Security – Every three years

Source

Statistics Canada. Table 11-10-0082-01 Percentage of persons who are asset resilient, Canada.

Note: 2025 data will be available in December 2026.

Low income entry and exit rates

Between 2021 and 2022, 5.0% of tax filers (1.18 million), who were not in low income in 2021, entered low income in 2022.

Between 2021 and 2022, 32.5% of tax filers (1.29 million), who were in low income in 2021, left low income in 2022. More information on Low income entry and exit rates

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Low income entry rate of tax filers in Canada
Description - Low income entry rate of tax filers in Canada
  • This line chart shows the proportion of tax filers who entered low income over time.
  • It has a vertical axis, showing percentages, from 3.0% to 5.5%, by increments of 0.5 percentage points.
  • It has a horizontal axis showing time periods, from 1992-1993, to 2021-2022, in one-year increments.
  • The line shows that, in 1992-1993, the low income entry rate was 4.5%. It increased to 5.2% in 1995-1996, and then followed a general downward trend until 2019-2020, despite many peaks and troughs. The lowest value was in 2019-2020, at 3.4%, followed by a large increase in 2020-2021 (5.5%). There was a decrease in 2021-2022 to 5.0%.
Low income exit rate of tax filers in Canada
Description - Low income exit rate of tax filers in Canada
  • This line chart shows the proportion of tax filers who exited low income over time.
  • It has a vertical axis, showing percentages, from 25% to 40%, by increments of 5 percentage points.
  • It has a horizontal axis showing time periods, from 1992-1993, to 2021-2022, in one-year increments.
  • The line shows that the low income exit rate was 37.1% in 1992-1993. The line fluctuated slightly but trended downwards, until there was a large drop in 2001-2002, when it went from 34.6% to 26.2%. While there are minor peaks and troughs, it remained fairly stable from 2002-2003 until 2018-2019. The 2018-2019 value was 29.5%. It increased sharply to 39.7% in 2019-2020, and then dropped back to 29.1% in 2020-2021. It increased to 32.5% in 2021-2022.
What is it?

The low income entry and exit rates describe how Canadian tax filers' low income status changed from one year to another. These rates are estimated for Canadians who filed tax returns for two consecutive years, while those that did not file tax returns for two consecutive years are excluded from the calculations.

The low income entry rate is, out of those who were not in low income in the first year, the proportion who entered low income in the second year.

The low income exit rate is, out of those who were in low income in the first year, the proportion who exited low income in the second year.

Why is it important?

Low income entry and exit rates are one of the four inter-related indicators used to track progress of the resilience of Canadian households. These indicators are meant to track the proportion of non-low income Canadians in one year who fall into low income the following year as well as the proportion of low-income Canadians in one year who exit low income the next year.

Notes

Low income entry and exit rates are based on the Low Income Measure. The indicator is not currently available using Canada's Official Poverty Line, and it is not available in the territories.

Program

Longitudinal Administrative Databank – Annually

Source

Statistics Canada. Table 11-10-0024-01 Low income entry and exit rates of tax filers in Canada.

Note: Data on low income entry and exit rates for 2022-2023 will be published in fall 2025.

Market Basket Measure Poverty Index

In 2023, the Market Basket Measure Poverty Index was 70.3, compared with 68.3 in 2022. More information on Market Basket Measure Poverty Index

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Market Basket Measure Poverty Index
Description - Market Basket Measure Poverty Index
  • The line chart shows the Market Basket Measure Poverty Index (MBM-PI) in Canada over time.
  • It has a vertical axis showing index values, from 0 to 120, by increments of 20.
  • It has a horizontal axis showing years, from 2015 to 2023, by increments of 1 year.
  • The line begins with an index value of 100 in 2015. There is a general downward trend until 2019, followed by a sharp decrease to 44.1 in 2020. Since 2020 the poverty index has increased every year, with the last two values being 68.3 in 2022 and 70.3 in 2023.

What is it?

The Market Basket Measure Poverty Index (MBM-PI) is a tool used to track Canada's overall poverty rate over time. It ensures continuity in the time series data, even when there are changes to the MBM base.

The MBM-PI sets the value of the index at 100 for a base year. For subsequent years, the MBM-PI is calculated by taking the ratio of the poverty rate between the current year and the previous year and multiplying it by the previous year's index value. When a new MBM base is introduced, an index is created using a ratio constructed with new poverty rates, and linked to the previous index.

Why is it important?

The MBM is updated regularly to reflect changes in the standards of living, ensuring its relevance. These updates result in changes to the contents of the basket, which can lead to the creation of different poverty lines since the contents of the updated basket may differ from the previous one. Consequently, the poverty rates calculated using the old basket cannot be directly compared to those calculated using the new basket, causing breaks in the series of poverty data.

Similar to the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the MBM-PI allows for the reporting of changes in long-term time series. For example, an MBM-PI value of 50 would indicate that Canada's overall poverty rate is half the level reported in the benchmark year (set to 100).

For more information on the MBM-PI, please see Market Basket Measure Research Paper: Poverty Index.

Notes

The index value is set to 100 for the 2015 year, as it is the benchmark year for the poverty reduction targets established by the Poverty Reduction Act.

Program

Canadian Income Survey – Annually

Source

Statistics Canada. Custom tabulation.

Note: 2024 data will be available in spring 2026.

Opportunity for All

In August 2018, the Canadian government released Opportunity for All – Canada's First Poverty Reduction Strategy. Opportunity for All is a whole-of-government strategy that involves actions and investments that span across the federal government.

Sustainable Development Goals and Poverty

Goal 1 - No poverty of the Sustainable Development Goals is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Why do we conduct this survey?

The purpose of this survey is to produce statistics on the stocks of frozen and chilled meat held in warehouses registered with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

These data will be aggregated with data from other sources to produce estimates of national and provincial stocks. These estimates are used by government and the private sector to make policy and investment decisions.

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

Your participation in this survey is required under the authority of the Statistics Act.

Other important information

Authorization to collect this information

Data are collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19.

Confidentiality

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

Record linkages

To enhance the data from this survey and to reduce the reporting burden, Statistics Canada may combine the acquired data with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.

Data-sharing agreements

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

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

For this survey, there are Section 11 agreements with the provincial statistical agencies of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. The shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province.

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

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

You may also contact us by email at statcan.esdhelpdesk-dsebureaudedepannage.statcan@statcan.gc.ca or by fax at 613-951-6583.

For this survey, there is a Section 12 agreement with the Prince Edward Island statistical agency.

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

Business or organization and contact information

1. Verify or provide the business or organization's legal and operating name and correct 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 5.
  • Fax number (including area code)

3. Verify or provide the current 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 why the operations ceased
    • Sold operations
      • When was this business or organization sold?
        • Date
      • What is the legal name of the buyer?
    • Amalgamated with other businesses or organizations
      • When did this business or organization amalgamate?
        • Date
      • What is the legal name of the resulting or continuing business or organization?
      • What are the legal names of the other amalgamated businesses or organizations?
    • Temporarily inactive but 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

Location of stocks

1. Are the stocks located at the following address?

Street
City, Province/Territory
Postal Code

  • Yes
  • No

Please report the address where the stocks are located.

  • Address (number and street):
  • City:
  • Province or territory:
    • Alberta
    • British Columbia
    • Manitoba
    • New Brunswick
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
    • Northwest Territories
    • Nova Scotia
    • Nunavut
    • Ontario
    • Prince Edward Island
    • Quebec
    • Saskatchewan
    • Yukon
  • Postal code:

Products in storage

2. Which of the following products were in storage at this location on January 1, 2019 ?

Select all that apply.

  • Pork - Domestic and imported
  • Beef - Domestic and imported
  • Veal - Domestic and imported
  • Mutton and lamb - Domestic and imported
  • Fancy meats
    • All meat categories include brains, livers, sweetbreads, tongues, stomachs, kidneys, lungs and other glands for pharmaceuticals.
    • Beef, veal, and lamb include tails, headmeat, weasand meat, gullets, neck trim and blood plasma.
  • None of the above

Pork - Domestic and imported

3. What was the total stocks in kilograms (kg) of the following domestic and imported pork products?

Include:

  • stocks held at this site only, regardless of ownership
  • smoked pork products
  • stocks held for export.

Exclude:

  • stocks held at another site
  • meat that has been further processed such as sausages, meat in soups or prepared dinners
  • back fat or rendered fat.

Conversion: 1 kilogram = 2.2046 pounds, 1 pound = 0.4536 kilograms
Enter zero '0' if there are no stocks.

  Total stocks (kg)
Hams  
Loins  
Bellies  
Butts  
Picnics  
Ribs  
Backs and shoulders  
Trimmings  
Unclassified - other pork cuts and sundries not elsewhere listed
  • Include headmeat, weasand meat.
  • Exclude brains, liver, other fancy meats. These are reported in question 7a.
  
Total domestic and imported pork products  

Beef - Domestic and imported

4. What was the total stocks in kilograms (kg) of the following domestic and imported beef products?

Include:

  • stocks held at this site only, regardless of ownership
  • stocks held for export.

Exclude:

  • stocks held at another site
  • meat that has been further processed such as sausages, meat in soups or prepared dinners
  • back fat or rendered fat.

Conversion: 1 kilogram = 2.2046 pounds, 1 pound = 0.4536 kilograms
Enter zero '0' if there are no stocks.

  Total stocks (kg)
Bone-in domestic  
Bone-in imported  
Boneless domestic  
Boneless imported  
Total domestic and imported beef products  

Veal - Domestic and imported

5. What was the total stocks in kilograms (kg) of the following domestic and imported veal products?

Include:

  • stocks held at this site only, regardless of ownership
  • stocks held for export.

Exclude:

  • stocks held at another site
  • meat that has been further processed such as sausages, meat in soups or prepared dinners
  • back fat or rendered fat.

Conversion: 1 kilogram = 2.2046 pounds, 1 pound = 0.4536 kilograms
Enter zero '0' if there are no stocks.

  Total stocks (kg)
Bone-in domestic  
Bone-in imported  
Boneless domestic  
Boneless imported  
Total domestic and imported veal products  

Mutton and lamb - Domestic and imported

6. What was the total stocks in kilograms (kg) of the following domestic and imported mutton and lamb products?

Include:

  • stocks held at this site only, regardless of ownership
  • stocks held for export.

Exclude:

  • stocks held at another site
  • meat that has been further processed such as sausages, meat in soups or prepared dinners
  • back fat or rendered fat.

Conversion: 1 kilogram = 2.2046 pounds, 1 pound = 0.4536 kilograms
Enter zero '0' if there are no stocks.

  Total stocks (kg)
Domestic mutton and lamb  
Imported mutton  
Imported lamb  
Total domestic and imported mutton and lamb products  

Fancy meats

7. What was the total stocks in kilograms (kg) of the following fancy meat products?

Include:

  • brains, livers, sweetbreads, tongues, stomachs, kidneys, lungs, other glands for pharmaceuticals
  • stocks held at this site only, regardless of ownership
  • stocks held for export.

Exclude:

  • stocks held at another site
  • meat that has been further processed such as sausages, meat in soups or prepared dinners
  • back fat or rendered fat.

Conversion: 1 kilogram = 2.2046 pounds, 1 pound = 0.4536 kilograms
Enter zero '0' if there are no stocks.

  Total stocks (kg)
Pork - Exclude headmeat, weasand meat. These are reported in question 3i.  
Beef - Include tails, headmeat, weasand meat, gullets, neck trim, blood plasma.  
Veal - Include tails, headmeat, weasand meat, gullets, neck trim, blood plasma.  
Lamb - Include tails, headmeat, weasand meat, gullets, neck trim, blood plasma.  
Total fancy meats products  

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?

Weekly Rail Performance Indicators Methodology

Table of Contents

Introduction

These methodologies have been prepared by the various railways and reflect how the various performance indicators have been calculated. Neither Transport Canada nor Statistics Canada are responsible for the contents of this document. The following methodologies were translated from English into French by Transport Canada and reviewed by the respective railways.

Canadian National

  1. Weekly Average Train Speed by Train Type
    • Industry train speed used (as submitted to the AAR), expressed in Kilometers per hour.
    • Data is provided by AAR week (Saturday 00:01 to Friday 23:59).
    • Calculated by summing the total train kilometres, and dividing by the total train hours operated.
    • Includes system trains running on Company lines, and system trains operating on non-system lines under trackage/running rights or as a detour (e.g. system trains operating on CP lines in the Fraser Canyon).
    • Excludes passenger, work and company service trains, yards, transfers, local trains, and road switchers. Excludes non-system trains operating on company lines under trackage/running rights or as a detour. Excludes crew change time, and other terminal time at crew change points.
    • Reported by train type (Manifest 200-400 series, I/M 100 series, Grain G800 series, Coal C700, Crude Oil (specific train ids) and Ethanol (specific train ids)).
    • Cross border trains are included immediately upon crossing the border. Mileage between reporting stations, i.e. Line Segments, are split to country and province and is aggregated to calculate total train miles, and total train hours operated.
  2. Weekly Average Dwell for our 10 largest Canadian terminals
    • Industry Process Dwell used (same as used for AAR performance report), expressed in hours per car.
    • Data is provided by AAR week (Saturday 00:01 to Friday 23:59).
    • The ten terminals selected for the report are those which have the largest number of cars processed. This same list of stations will be reported each week.
    • Average elapsed time from entry to exit of cars processed at major terminals (excludes cars on • through trains).
    • Entry events include train arrival, interchange receipt and customer release.
    • Exit events include train departure, interchange delivery and first placement.
    • Excludes cars placed into hold, storage or bad order, or company service cars.
    • An articulated car is counted as one regardless of the number of platforms.
  3. Weekly Average Cars On-line by Car Type
    • Weekly average of active cars online per day, calculated by averaging the daily car inventory (04:00 ET).
    • Data is provided by AAR week (Saturday 00:01 to Friday 23:59).
    • Active cars include cars on trains, in yards and at customer.
    • Includes CN owned and leased, private equipment and foreign equipment on-line.
    • Excludes stored cars including private cars in chargeable storage.
    • Excludes heavy bad order, dismantlers, company service, and passenger cars.
    • Excludes Private Cars placed on customer siding for more than 30 days.
    • An articulated car is counted as one regardless of the number of platforms.
  4. Weekly Average Dwell at Origin for Unit Train Shipments (grain, coal, auto, crude, ethanol and other unit trains)
    • Average time for cars in normal status measured from customer release to train departure.
    • Data is provided by AAR week (Saturday 00:01 to Friday 23:59). Excludes time for cars placed in chargeable hold.
    • Limited to B, C, G, S, U trains with more than 70 cars with same origin and destination.
    • (B-Potash, C-Coal, G-Grain, S-Sulphur and U-Other Unit trains – Crude/Ethanol).
    • Crude trains identified by specific train ids.
    • Release and train departure station must be the same.
    • Excludes time placed into chargeable hold (EX) between release and departure events.
  5. Weekly Average Trains Held Short of Destination
    • Weekly average count of late trains per day that are held at snapshot time (00:01 ET).
    • Data is provided by AAR week (Saturday 00:01 to Friday 23:59).
    • Held trains are defined as exceeding the scheduled time at the snapshot location by 1 hours.
    • Delays are broken down by cause (Crew, Locomotive Power, or Other).
    • Reported by train type (Manifest 200-400 series, I/M 100 series, Grain G800 series, Coal C700,
    • Crude Oil (specific train ids) and Ethanol (specific train ids)).
    • Delays caused by other reasons could include: disruption, weather, foreign, engineering, equipment, or passenger delays.
  6. Weekly Average Cars Unmoved for Over 48 hours
    • Weekly average count of cars per day in normal status in a yard, or tendered to CN on a customer track, that have not moved in over 48 hours.
    • Data is provided by AAR week (Saturday 00:01 to Friday 23:59).
    • Excludes cars that are placed at a customer, stored, in heavy bad order status, dismantlers and OCS cars.
    • Commodity is calculated by waybill Major Sub Group (a subset of Business Unit), except
    • Intermodal which is by Car Group, and Ethanol by STCC.
    • Uses daily snapshot at 23:50 ET.
  7. Weekly Total Grain Cars Loaded and Billed, Aggregated and by Province
    • Cars measured on waybill activation with Grain commodities (Business Unit Grain, see appendix for full STCC list).
    • Data is provided per Grain week, from Sunday 00:01 to Saturday 23:59
    • Province provided is the waybill CN origin.
    • Includes System-controlled and Private-controlled cars, and including all car types except Intermodal.
  8. Running Total Number and Average Days Late for Outstanding Grain Car Orders; Total New Car Orders, Filled and Cancelled During Past Week
    • Includes System-controlled covered hopper cars only.
    • Western Canada is managed by the Bulk Operations group.
    • Eastern Canada is managed by CCO as manifest orders.
    • Data is provided per Grain week, from Sunday 00:01 to Saturday 23:59
    • Western Canada orders reported are sourced from the Planned Service Report (PSR), set on the
    • Thursday prior to the order week, which excludes early customer cancelations and orders without terminal authorization. Eastern Canada orders are net orders, orders less cancellations.
    • Filled orders include add in’s, and cars spotted for the following or prior weeks orders.
    • An order is considered to be overdue if a car has not been supplied by Saturday 23:59.

Canadian Pacific

Request Definition of Term Formula of Calculation

1. System-average train speed by the following train types for the reporting week:

  1. Intermodal
  2. Grain unit
  3. Coal unit
  4. Automotive unit
  5. Crude oil unit
  6. Ethanol unit
  7. Manifest
  8. System

The average speed measures the line-haul movement from origin to destination excluding terminal dwell hours calculated by dividing the total train kilometers traveled by the total hours operated. This calculation does not include the travel time or the distance traveled by: i) trains used in or around CP’s yards; ii) passenger trains; and iii) trains used for repairing track. Only Canadian movements are recorded in the metric. In the instance of cross-border trains the measurement will begin at the border for trains entering Canada, or end at the border for trains leaving Canada.

Sum of total train miles / sum of total train hours

  • Train hours does not include station time
  • Trains are grouped based on train number or symbol with the following definitions:
    • Intermodal = 100,101,112,113,118,119,142,143,198,199
    • Grain unit = All 300 series
    • Coal unit = All 800 series
    • Automotive unit = 147
    • Crude unit = 602 to 615
    • Ethanol unit = all 630 and 640 series
    • Manifest = all 200 and 400 series
    • System = all symbolled trains

2. Weekly average terminal dwell time, measured in hours, excluding cars on run-through trains (i.e. cars that arrive at, and depart from, a terminal on the same through train) for that carrier’s system and its 10 largest terminals in terms of railcar capacity.

The average time a freight car resides within the yard boundaries of our 10 largest Yards in Canada based on volume, expressed in hours.

The timing starts with a car arriving in the Yard, a customer releasing the car to the Company, or a car arriving that is to be transferred to another railway. The timing ends when the car departs, a customer receives the car from CP or the freight car is transferred to another railway.

Freight cars are excluded if they are being stored at the terminal, used in track repairs, or travelling on a run-through train which does not require any processing.

System calculation includes all yards for which data is available in Canada (17 yards).

Sum of total dwell hours / sum of total cars handled

Top 10 includes the following: Alyth, Brandon, Clover Bar, Coquitlam, Moose Jaw, Regina, St Luc, Thunder Bay, Toronto Yard and Winnipeg (based on cars processed).

System calculation includes all yards for which data is available in Canada (17 yards). Includes the ten listed above plus: Hochelaga, Kamloops, Lethbridge, Red Deer, Sutherland, Vancouver, West Toronto.

3. Total cars on line by the following car types for the reporting week:

  1. Box
  2. Covered hopper
  3. Gondola
  4. Intermodal
  5. Multilevel (Automotive)
  6. Open hopper
  7. Tank
  8. Other
  9. Total

Average total cars online CP’s Canadian network for the seven (7) daily “snapshots” from the week.

Excludes Locomotives, Containers and miscellaneous cars on company service.

Sum of (Monday Snapshot Count+ Tuesday Snapshot Count……. + Friday Snapshot Count) / divided by # of days in the week (7)

Cars are grouped into Car Types using their AAR Car Codes from UMLER.

Snapshots taken between 00:01 – 02:00 every day.

Rounded to the closest whole number.

4. Weekly average dwell time at origin for unit train shipments sorted by grain, coal, automotive, crude oil, ethanol, and all other unit trains. (Dwell time refers to the time period from billing and release of a unit train at origin until actual movement by the carrier.)

Time (in hours) between the release of a car by a customer (empty or loaded) to the first movement of the car by CP.

Includes only cars that travelled on designated unit trains.

Excludes cars with offline origins.

Average (First Movement by CP Timestamp minus Release Loaded Event Timestamp)

Captures cars where the first movement by CP occurred within the given week.

Grouped by the planned commodity to be moved on the designated unit train.

5. The weekly daily average number of trains held short of destination or scheduled interchange for longer than six hours sorted by train type (intermodal, grain unit, coal unit, automotive unit, crude oil unit, ethanol unit, other unit, and manifest) and by cause (crew, locomotive power, or other).

The weekly daily average of trains delayed by 6 or more hours in a single location.

When more than one cause is present at the location, the main cause will be established based on the delay cause with the greatest amount of time at that location.

If sum of delay hours grouped by station >= 6 include, else exclude

  • Trains are grouped based on train number or symbol with the following definitions:

    • Intermodal = 100,101,112,113,118,119,142,143,198,199
    • Grain unit = All 300 series
    • Coal unit = All 800 series
    • Automotive unit = 147
    • Crude unit = 602 to 615
    • Ethanol unit = all 630 and 640 series

6. The weekly daily average of loaded and empty cars, stated separately, in revenue service that have not moved in more than 48 hours, sorted by the following classifications (intermodal, grain, coal, crude oil, automotive, ethanol, or all other). For purposes of this item, “moved” refers to making a train movement (departure) or a spot or pull from a customer location.

Average total cars online CP’s Canadian network dwelling over 48 hours for the seven (7) daily “snapshots” from the week.

Dwelling defined as the time (in hours) from the last movement event (i.e. Departure/Arrival or Spot/Pull from Customer).

Excludes Locomotives, Containers and miscellaneous cars on company service.

Excludes cars in Storage, in Placed Constructive status, in bad order status or Placed on a Customer’s track.

Sum of (Monday Snapshot Count+ Tuesday Snapshot Count……. + Friday Snapshot Count) / dived by # of days in the week (7)

Grouped by:

  • > 48hours

Snapshots taken between 00:01 – 02:00 every day.

Rounded to the closest whole number.

7. The weekly total number of grain cars loaded and billed, reported by State, aggregated for the following Standard Transportation Commodity Codes

Grain will be defined by the Canada Transportation Act (S.C. 1996, c. 10), Schedule II (Sections 147 and 155), Grain, Crop or Product.

Total grain cars loaded and billed” includes cars in shuttle service; dedicated train service; reservation, lottery, open and other ordering systems; and, private cars. Additionally, please separately report the total cars loaded and billed in shuttle service (or dedicated train service) versus total cars loaded and billed in all other ordering systems, including private cars.

Total number of Grain cars billed on CP’s Canadian network during the week with a commodity code of:

Please refer to Appendix A for STCCs list

Sum of cars billed.

Shuttle/Dedicated
>90 unique car numbers billed on the same day from the same Origin to the same Destination

Other
All other

8. For the aggregated STCCs in Item 7, report by State the following:

  1. The running total number of orders placed;
  2. Running total of orders filled;
  3. The number of orders unfilled, broken into 1-10 days, and 11+ days past due.
  1. Running total orders: Number of orders placed in reporting week
  2. Running total orders filled: Number of orders filled in reporting week
  3. Number of orders unfilled: Number of car orders with an empty want date between 1-10 days old and 11+ days old
  1. Count of car orders placed in Canada in reporting week
  2. Count of car orders filled in Canada in the reporting week
  3. Count of car orders with an empty want date, measured back in time from the week end date.

BNSF

Methodological Report of BNSF Railway Company

Pursuant to s. 77(4) of the Transportation Modernization Act, S.C. 2018, c.10 (the "Act"), BNSF Railway Company ("BNSF") provides the following explanation of the methodology used to generate the periodic reporting required under ss. 77(2)-(3) of the Act. Pursuant s. 77(2), Class I rail carriers are required to provide to the Minister of Transport information on specified service and performance indicators for that carrier's network in Canada for each period of seven days. While the Governor in Council is authorized pursuant to paragraph 50(1.01)(b) of the Canadian Transportation Act to make regulations requiring Class I rail carriers to provide information for the purposes of communicating service and performance indicators to the public, ss. 77(1)-(2) of the Act provides that until such regulations come into force, Class I rail carriers are to submit a report containing the information specified in 49 C.F.R. § 1250.2(a)(l)-(8), as adapted by s. 77(3) of the Act. Further, Transport Canada has provided instruction that reports provided pursuant to s. 77 of the Act must be limited to traffic the reporting Class I rail carrier moves through Canada. Consistent with the Act, BNSF's report reflects the requirements and guidance promulgated by the Surface Transportation Board of the United States (the "STB") relating to 49 C.F.R. § 1250.2(a), including Orders in STB Ex Parte No. 724, United States Rail Service Issues-Performance Data Reporting. Covered parties are required to submit their first report under the Act on December 5, 2018. The Act further provides that each Class I rail carrier shall, in its first report, provide an explanation of the methodology it used to derive the data contained therein, including the definition of unit train used for reporting purposes. Accordingly, BNSF provides the following information about the methodology employed to generate the data included with BNSF's initial performance data report that is being simultaneously electronically submitted to Transport Canada:

  • Data Element No. 1-Train Speed: Weekly system-average train speed by train type (intermodal, grain unit, coal unit, automotive unit, crude oil unit, ethanol unit, manifest, all system)

Data Element No. 1 reflects data that is currently provided by BNSF and other rail carriers through the AAR's public Weekly Performance Reports, available on the AAR website. Average speed is calculated by dividing train-kilometres by total hours operated, excluding yard and local trains, passenger trains, maintenance of way trains, and terminal time. BNSF's report (i) includes the two additional categories of "Crude oil unit" and "Ethanol unit" required by 49 C.F.R. § 1250.2(a)(l) that are not separately isolated in the AAR Weekly Performance Report, and (ii) is limited to our operations in Canada.

  • Data Element No. 2-Terminal Dwell Time: Weekly average terminal dwell time for the system and ten largest terminals by railcar capacity.

Data Element No. 2 also reflects data that is currently provided through the AAR's public Weekly Performance Reports. Consistent with the Act, the AAR report and BNSF's reporting obligations to the STB, terminal dwell has been measured as the average time a car resides at the specified terminal location expressed in hours, beginning with a customer release, received interchange, or train arrival event and ending with customer placement (actual or constructive), delivered or offered in interchange, or train departure event. Cars that move through a terminal on a run-through train are excluded, as are stored, bad ordered, and maintenance of way cars. Please note that the report lists only two terminals, Vancouver, BC and Winnipeg, MB, which are BNSF's only terminals in Canada. Further, Winnipeg experiences a limited volume of the car events that mark the measurement points for terminal dwell and will have no reportable events during many seven-day periods. For periods with reportable data, the reported dwell time may vary widely between periods due to the small number of events in each period. For this reason, BNSF believes that dwell time reported for Winnipeg is not likely to be an accurate indicator of operating performance at that location and cautions Transport Canada to consider this factor when reviewing the data provided in this Data Element.

  • Data Element No. 3-Cars Online: Weekly total cars on line by car type (box, covered hopper, gondola, intermodal, multilevel (automotive), open hopper, tank, other, total)

Data Element No. 3 also reflects data that is currently provided through the AAR's public Weekly Performance Reports. BNSF's report reflects the average of the daily on-line inventory of freight cars on our Canadian network. Articulated cars are counted as a single unit and cars on private tracks (e.g., at a customer's facility) are counted on the last Class I rail carrier on which they were located. Maintenance of way cars are also excluded.

  • Data Element No. 4-Dwell Time at Origin for Unit Trains: Weekly average dwell time at origin for loaded unit trains by type (grain, coal, automotive, crude oil, ethanol and all other unit trains)

BNSF has populated our report with data extracted from existing internal reports identifying the time between release of a loaded unit train by a customer at origin and the departure of the train from the facility for our traffic in Canada. This approach is consistent with the definition of dwell time provided in the STB's requirements on which the Act is based. The data is sorted by the individual unit train categories identified in 49 C.F.R. § 1250.2(a)(4), as referenced by the Act; "All Other Unit Trains" includes remaining categories of unit train shipments, including rock, sand and taconite unit trains. BNSF has also isolated non-origin interchange dwell and empty units from the periodic reporting.

  • Data Element No. 5-Trains Holding: Weekly average trains holding per day by train type (intermodal, grain unit, coal unit, automotive unit, crude oil unit, ethanol unit, other unit, and manifest) and by cause (crew, locomotive power and other)

BNSF has populated Data Element No. 5 with data extracted from a different internal source using the snapshot approach required by 49 C.F.R. § 1250.2(a)(5), as referenced by the Act (e.g., running a daily same-time snapshot of trains held in Canada and calculating the daily average for the seven-day period by adding up the number of trains holding from each daily snapshot and then dividing that number by seven). As BNSF has explained in the record relating to the STB requirements to which the Act refers, this Data Element captures trains held at a point on BNSF's Canadian network for numerous reasons entirely separate from railroad performance, including trains that are held as part of their routine operating plan, informed by the needs of shippers, receivers and/or connecting carriers. In addition, BNSF causation flags of "crew," "locomotive power" and "other" will continue to be applied manually by dispatchers and other operating personnel based on information available to them. Delay on a single train can be the result of several causes, but the dispatcher or operator may not be fully aware of all contributing causes and, in any event, manually selects only a single cause code, which becomes the only cause subsequently reflected in this Data Element.

  • Data Element No. 6-Cars Held: Weekly average loaded and empty cars in normal movement and billed to an origin and destination that have not moved in more than 48 hours, by type (intermodal, grain, coal, crude oil, automotive, ethanol, fertilizer, and all other)

BNSF has populated Data Element No. 6 using the snapshot approach required in 49 C.F.R. § 1250.2(a)(6), as referenced by the Act, by running a daily same-time snapshot of all loaded and empty cars being used in commercial service in Canada (excluding cars that have been placed in storage, constructively placed or bad ordered, and cars being used in railroad service such as ballast and other maintenance of way trains) and calculating the daily average for the week. In populating the fertilizer metric, BNSF has used the following fifteen fertilizer Standard Transportation Commodity Codes (STCCs): 2871236, 2871235, 2871238, 2819454, 2812534, 2818426, 2819815, 2818170, 2871315, 2818142, 2818146, 2871244, 2819173, 2871313, and 2871451. Cars have been counted by reference to the underlying rail equipment without accounting for how many individual units may be carried on a single piece of rail equipment. For example, an intermodal railcar will count as a single car even though it may carry multiple units (e.g., containers) at various points along the route. As with Data Element No. 5, BNSF has calculated the daily average for the week by adding up the number of qualifying cars holding from each daily snapshot and then divided that number by seven. It should also be noted that just because a car has been held at a point on the BNSF network for more than 48 hours does not mean that the car will not be delivered in a timely manner or even within the initial service plan - many cars are held in terminals and other locations on our network as part of the service design for the movement or for the convenience of a shipper or receiver. As with Data Element No. 5, potentially significant numbers of delays that are not linked to BNSF's own service performance will be captured as BNSF delays in the data reported pursuant to this Data Element.

  • Data Element No. 7-Grain Cars Loaded and Billed: Weekly total number of grain cars loaded and billed, reported by province, identifying totals in shuttle service versus total cars loaded in all other ordering systems

BNSF has populated Data Element No. 7 with total loaded and billed grain cars by province in a manner consistent with the way BNSF reports the number of cars loaded in the CS54 data submitted weekly to the AAR for public reporting. Total loaded and billed cars includes cars in shuttle service, dedicated train service, reservation, lottery, open and other ordering systems, and private cars with active waybills. For purposes of this Data Element, grain includes barley, corn, oats, rye, sorghum, wheat, other grain, soybeans, dry beans, dry peas, lentils, cowpeas and lupines.

  • Data Element No. 8-Grain Cars Orders: Weekly and by province, for railroad-owned and leased cars: (a) running total of car orders placed; (b) running total of orders filled; (c) for unfilled orders, number of orders that are 1-10 days past due and 11+ days past due, as measured for when the car was due for placement under the Class I rail carrier's governing tariff

BNSF has collected the data responsive to 49 C.F.R. § 1250.2(a)(8), as referenced by the Act, in a manner consistent with our prior reporting to the STB and our communications to our customers. To identify the running total of orders placed, we report the total number of new car orders placed during the seven day reporting period. The running total of orders filled is the number of that have been placed for loading over the seven day period. Under BNSF's governing tariffs, a pending car order is classified as past due when the shipment is more than three days past the shipper's want date. Any order with a want date that is more than three days old is considered a "Past Due" and any shipment that is Past Due on the Sunday during the current reporting period is allocated either into the 1-10 Day column or the 11+ Day column, depending on its age. Consistent with the Act, the data responsive to this Data Element is limited to traffic moving through Canada.

  • Definition of Unit Train: In our periodic report required by the Act, BNSF has maintained our historic train-symbol approach to identifying unit trains, which is used consistently in our company communications and tools used by our customers, and the historic informal and formal reporting provided to the STB, including the reporting required by 49 C.F.R. § 1250.2(a) on which the Act is based. To provide unit train specific metrics across the various reporting requirements, BNSF identifies unit trains by specific train symbols that reflect the specific service offerings available to our customers. For example, coal unit trains are identified by the letter at the start of the train symbol-C for loaded unit trains and E for empty unit trains. BNSF does not include intermodal trains in unit train reporting.
  • Reporting Period and Timing: Consistent with s. 77(5) of Act, each of BNSF's reports covers the period of 12:01AM Saturday to 11:59PM Friday with data being presented in the report due no later than five days after the last day of the period to which the information relates.

Conclusion

Consistent with the Act, BNSF will provide an update to the Minister of Transport in the event that BNSF changes the methodology used to generate the periodic report or changes the definition used to identify unit train traffic.

CSXT

Explanation of methodology

Under the Transportation Modernization Act, railways have been requested to report the below eight service metrics for Canadian operations, adopting a subset of current reporting to the U.S. Surface Transportation Board pursuant to 49 CFR 1250.2(a)(1)-(8). The explanations for each category below relate to CSXT’s reporting of these service metrics for its Canadian operations. For further context and clarification on terms and definitions, CSXT adopts as applicable the Explanation of Methodology submitted for CSXT’s regular STB reporting, which can be found on the STB’s website.

  1. Train Speed. All CSXT trains in Canada, including cross-border trains, are operated as local trains. Local, passenger, maintenance of way trains and yard jobs are excluded from CSXT train speed measurements. As a result, CSXT anticipates no velocity to report.
  2. Terminal Dwell. CSXT has four locations in Canada with reportable dwell events (note: four additional locations have negligible car counts; due to confidentiality concerns the data at these locations have been rolled up into a larger terminal). CSXT will report weekly average terminal dwell time, in hours, for these four locations.
  3. Weekly average cars on line. CSXT will report the weekly average of cars on line.
  4. Dwell time at origin for unit trains. CSXT anticipates no dwell time at origin for unit trains to report because CSXT does not originate any of the applicable unit train types in Canada.
  5. Trains holding. CSXT anticipates no trains holding to report because CSX does not move any of the applicable unit train types in Canada.
  6. Weekly average number of cars that have not moved in 48 hours or greater. CSXT will report loaded cars and empty cars in revenue service that dwell for 48 hours or greater. Cars will be reported by the requested classification based on a combination of STCC, car type and CSXT line-of-business. CSXT will report this statistic as the weekly average of seven daily same-time snapshots.
  7. Grain cars loaded and billed by state. CSXT anticipates no grain shipments to report because CSXT does not have any grain shipments in Canada.
  8. For grain reported in (7), railroad-owned or leased cars that move in manifest service. CSXT anticipates nothing to report because CSXT does not have any grain shipments in Canada. CSXT will periodically validate that there is nothing to report for categories 1, 4, 5, 7 and 8. Reporting will commence for categories 1, 4, and 5 when four or more of an applicable train type are operated during the week. As expressed in CSXT’s Explanation of Methodology to the STB, less than four trains in a given week is not viewed as statistically significant for service metric reporting purposes.

Norfolk Southern

Data Methodology

Overview:

Section 77 of the Transportation Modernization Act (“Act”) requires Class I rail carriers as defined in the Act, which includes Norfolk Southern Railway Company (“NSR”), to report certain service and performance indicators for their operations in Canada until regulations are issued by Transport Canada.

NSR’s only operation within Canada is one train a day that moves over less than two miles of a line of Canadian National Railway Company (“CN”) from the border crossing at Buffalo, New York, into CN’s yard in Fort Erie, Ontario. However, NSR is not the waybill carrier and does not receive any revenue for the Canadian portion of the move. Rather, such movement is purely for operational convenience of the parties to facilitate interchange of traffic between NSR and CN at Buffalo. The train is dispatched at the direction of CN and operated in accordance with CN’s rules and regulations. Consequently, NSR does not currently have any revenue operations or traffic in Canada

As a result, NSR does not have data to report for the interim service and performance indicators contained in the Act. Information on NSR’s system performance in the United States is collected by the Surface Transportation Board and can be accessed via the STB's website.

NSR provides a detailed explanation of the application of each of the service and performance indicators required under the Act to NSR’s Canadian operations below.

  1. Average Train Speed.
    NSR calculates train speeds for its U.S. system from data capturing the total train miles in line haul movement as well as the train transit segment move days by train type. NSR’s daily interchange operation with CN is performed with a local train operating out of Buffalo, NY. NSR does not include local trains in its train speed reporting or capture train speed data for local trains. As a result, NSR’s average train speed for all train types in Canada is N/A.
  2. Weekly Average Terminal Dwell.
    NSR does not have any terminals in Canada. As a result, NSR’s weekly average terminal dwell in Canada is N/A.
  3. Weekly Average Cars on Line.
    NSR does not have any tracks or facilities in Canada. Any NSR traffic moving into Canada is interchanged to CN upon arriving in CN’s Fort Erie Yard, and any NSR traffic received in interchange from CN in CN’s Fort Erie Yard is moved directly across the border and into NSR’s rail system in the United States. Therefore, NSR does not have any cars on line located in Canada. As a result, NSR’s weekly cars on line for all car types is Zero.
  4. Weekly Average Dwell Time at Origin.
    NSR does not originate any traffic in Canada. As a result, NSR’s weekly average dwell time at origin is N/A.
  5. Weekly Average Number of Trains Holding Per Day and by Cause.
    NSR does not have any tracks or facilities in Canada, and does not have the right to hold trains on the less than two miles of CN track over which it operates to facilitate interchange. As a result, NSR’s weekly average number of trains holding per day is Zero.
  6. Weekly Average of Loaded and Empty Cars Not Moving in 48 Hours.
    NSR does not have any tracks or facilities in Canada, and does not have the right to store cars on the less than two miles of CN track over which it operates to facilitate interchange. Cars being interchanged to CN in Ft. Erie go into CN’s account upon delivery, and cars received from CN in interchange in Ft. Erie only enter NSR’s account when NSR picks up the cars to pull to Buffalo. As a result, NSR’s weekly average of loaded and unloaded cars which have not moved in 48 hours is Zero.
  7. Weekly Total Number of Grain Cars Loaded and Billed by Province.
    NSR does not originate any traffic in Canada. As a result, NSR’s weekly total number of grain cars loaded and billed in each province is Zero.
  8. Grain Car Orders Placed and Filled by Province.
    NSR does not originate any traffic in Canada. As a result, NSR’s weekly total number of grain car orders placed and filled in each province is Zero.

Union Pacific

Background

Union Pacific does not own any rail lines in Canada. Nor does Union Pacific conduct any revenue operations in Canada. Union Pacific’s participation in cross-border rail transportation shipments is limited to the portion of the transportation south of the U.S.-Canada border, with the transportation north of the border provided by connecting railroads operating in Canada. As a result, the revenue Union Pacific receives from shippers is solely for that portion of transportation movements occurring within the United States.

There is one location on the U.S.-Canada border where Union Pacific’s train crews cross a short distance into Canada. At the border crossing between Eastport, Idaho, and Kingsgate, British Columbia, the trains Union Pacific interchanges with Canadian Pacific Railway for southbound movements must be scanned by United States Customs and Border Protection using a Vehicle and Cargo Inspection System (VACIS) machine. This machine uses electronic imaging to scan the train and is located approximately 100 feet south of the border. On those movements, a Canadian Pacific crew stops the train approximately 100 feet north of the border. A Union Pacific crew then moves the train across the border and through the VACIS machine. On northbound train movements, the Union Pacific train crew pulls the train north of the border, beyond the end of Union Pacific’s tracks (which terminate at the border), onto the tracks of Canadian Pacific, and far enough north for the last car on the train to clear the VACIS machine. This maneuver means the Union Pacific train crews travel north into Canada only as far as one train length (approximately one mile) before Canadian Pacific takes over operation of the train.

Methodology

  1. Average Train Speed
    Average Train Speed is calculated by dividing train-miles by total hours from origin to destination, less intermediate terminal time. This measure excludes the following train categories: yard, local, passenger, foreign, and maintenance of way.
    For the purposes of reporting under Section 77 of the Transportation Modernization Act (TMA), Union Pacific’s Average Train Speed is either a null quantity or “not applicable”: (1) calculations should not include data from activities occurring in the United States (e.g., the portion of the movement between the U.S. origin/destination and the U.S./Canadian border); (2) the portion of the Union Pacific movement in Canada is limited to the distance sufficient to get the train over the border; (3) Union Pacific crews interchange after the last northbound car clears the border, so there is no true Canadian movement on Union Pacific to a destination; and (4) Union Pacific crews pick up southbound trains approximately 100 feet north of the U.S. border and then proceed through the VACIS machine, thus there is effectively no Canadian movement from origin.
  2. Average Terminal Dwell
    Average Terminal Dwell measures the average hours a car resides at the specified terminal location. It begins with train arrival, customer release, or interchange receipt. The measure ends with train departure, customer placement (actual or constructive), interchange offering or delivery. This measure excludes cars moving through the terminal on run-through trains, stored cars, bad ordered cars, and maintenance of way cars.
    For TMA purposes, Union Pacific’s Average Terminal Dwell is a null quantity. Even assuming that the VACIS machine constitutes a “terminal,” the southbound trains are run-through trains – thus no dwell. Even if there were a “dwell”, the measure does not include that “dwell” during a movement by Union Pacific in Canada. For southbound movements, Union Pacific crews pick up the train approximately 100 feet north of the U.S. border and then move the train directly across the border. For southbound traffic, any dwell while on Union Pacific is south of the border, and any dwell in Canada would occur after interchange to Canadian Pacific.
  3. Weekly Average Cars
    Average Cars On Line for the Week is the average daily inventory of all freight cars in the revenue fleet regardless of location or status, and includes cars on shortline railroads, cars delivered to customer facilities, and stored cars.
    For TMA purposes, Union Pacific’s Weekly Average Cars is also a null quantity or “not applicable.” Union Pacific has no trackage in Canada, and thus no cars online within Canada. We expect that Union Pacific’s Canadian interchange partners report any cars online in Canada that are delivered by or destined for Union Pacific on cross-border movements.
  4. Weekly Average Dwell Times at Origin
    Weekly Average Dwell measures the time from customer release to train departure at origin. The release would be measured using the last cut of five or more cars and would include both loaded and empty movements. This measure excludes trains received in interchange from another railroad and intermodal trains.
    For TMA purposes, this number for Union Pacific is either a null quantity or “not applicable.” Because the statutory measure excludes trains received in interchange from another railroad, southbound cross-border movements received in interchange from Canadian Pacific are, by definition, excluded. For northbound cross-borders movements, any origin on Union Pacific is in the United States, and thus not a Canadian origin.
  5. Average Number of Train Holdings (5a Crew, 5b Power, 5c Other)
    Average Weekly Trains Held Short of Destination or Scheduled Interchange is a cumulative measure using daily snapshots of active trains held for more than six consecutive hours and excluding yard and local trains. The measure is broken down by the attributing causes: (a) crew limitations; (b) lack of locomotive power; and (3) other (e.g., track maintenance, mechanical issues). This measure excludes non-Union Pacific holds, including customer holds, holds due to other railroads, rail incidents, and weather.
    For TMA purposes, this measure for Union Pacific is a null quantity. Any holds for southbound cross-border trains are on Canadian railroads, not Union Pacific. Any holds on Union Pacific of northbound cross-border trains are in the United States, not in Canada. Moreover, such holds are excluded from reporting. For example, trains delayed when moving through the VACIS machine, because of customs activity or the lack of track space north of the border, would be excluded non-Union Pacific holds.
  6. Average Cars Not Moving (6a Loaded, 6b Empty)
    Average Weekly Total Cars in Service Not Moving is measured using a daily snapshot of in-service freight cars that have not moved for 48 or more hours. The measure starts with the pull from the customer facility or interchange pick-up and excludes cars in hold status, empty cars not billed to a specific consignee, and non-revenue movements.
    For TMA purposes, this measure for Union Pacific is a null quantity. Pulls from customer facilities by Union Pacific occur solely within the United States. For southbound cross-border movements, Union Pacific has no pulls from customer facilities in Canada. Union Pacific’s pick-ups from interchange at the Canadian border involve no cars “not moving” because interchange only occurs when Union Pacific’s crew arrives and actually begins to move the cars across the Canadian border into the United States.
  7. Grain Performance
    Weekly Total Grain Cars Loaded and Billed is measured by aggregating the following Standard Transportation Commodity Codes (STCCs): 01131 (barley); 01132 (corn); 01133 (oats); 01135 (rye); 01136 (sorghum grains); 01137 (wheat), 01139 (grain, not elsewhere classified), 01144 (soybeans), 01341 (beans, dry), 01342 (peas, dry), and 01343 (cowpeas, lentils, or lupines).
    For TMA purposes, Union Pacific’s Weekly Total Grain Cars measure is a null quantity. Union Pacific does not load grain cars in Canada, and it does not bill for any transportation provided within Canada. All such billing is by Union Pacific’s Canadian interchange partners.

CVs for operating revenue - Specialized design services - 2017

CVs for operating revenue - Specialized design services - 2017
Table summary
This table displays the results of CVs for operating revenue - Specialized design services. The information is grouped by Regions (appearing as row headers), CVs for operating revenue, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Geography CVs for operating revenue
percent
Canada 2.26
Newfoundland and Labrador 7.00
Prince Edward Island 0.00
Nova Scotia 5.22
New Brunswick 2.33
Quebec 5.31
Ontario 3.08
Manitoba 8.76
Saskatchewan 6.19
Alberta 5.94
British Columbia 6.81
Yukon 0.00
Northwest Territories 0.00
Nunavut 0.00

Why do we conduct this survey?

This survey collects data from plants in Western Canada that use grain mainly to produce ethanol or biodiesel. The data will be used by Statistics Canada to calculate grain deliveries and to produce supply and disposition statistics. Information from agricultural surveys is used by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and other federal and provincial departments for economic research, and to develop and administer agricultural policies.

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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

Grains purchased for industrial purposes

1. Which of the following grains did this company purchase for industrial purposes from August 1 to December 31 2018?

Include:

  • purchases from farmers
  • quantities purchased from companies
  • imported grains.

Select all that apply

  • Wheat
    • Excluding durum.
  • Durum wheat
  • Canola
  • Corn
  • Barley
  • Oats
  • Flaxseed
  • Rye

Other grain purchased for industrial purposes - Specify the other grain purchased for industrial purposes:

Quantity of grain purchased for industrial purposes

2. From August 1 to December 31, 2018 , how much grain was purchased for industrial use from farmers and companies?

Include:

  • purchases from farmers
  • quantities purchased from companies
  • imported grains.

If your unit of measure is kilograms, please convert it to metric tonnes and round to one decimal place.

Quantity of grain purchased from farmers and companies (metric tonnes)
Grain Quantity purchased from farmers (metric tonnes) Quantity purchased from companies (metric tonnes)
Wheat    
Durum wheat    
Canola    
Corn    
Barley    
Oats    
Flaxseed    
Rye    
Other grain purchased for industrial purposes    

Grain stocks on December 31, 2018

3. On December 31, 2018 , what were the stocks in metric tonnes of the following grains held in your company's elevators?

Include imported grains.

If your unit of measure is kilograms, please convert it to metric tonnes and round to one decimal place.

Total grain stocks (metric tonnes)
Grain Total stocks (metric tonnes)
Wheat  
Durum wheat  
Canola  
Corn  
Barley  
Oats  
Flaxseed  
Rye  
Other grain purchased for industrial purposes  

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?

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