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List of acronyms
Acronym Full name
AAFC Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
AMIS Agriculture Market Information System (G20 and FAO)
BSE Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
CBA Corporate Business Architecture, Statistics Canada
CCAP Crop Condition Assessment Program, Agriculture Division, Statistics Canada
CEAG Census of Agriculture
CFIA Canadian Food Inspection Agency
COOL Country of Origin Labelling (US)
EASD Environment Accounts and Statistics Division, Statistics Canada
EPA Environmental Protection Agency (US)
EU European Union
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FFS Farm Financial Survey, Agriculture Division, Statistics Canada
GHG Greenhouse Gases
GIS Geographic Information Systems
NAESI National Agri-Environmental Standards Initiative
NAHARP National Agri-Environmental Health Analysis and Reporting Program
NCGAVS National Carbon and Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Verification System
PMRA Pesticide Management Regulatory Agency, Health Canada
RSGA Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis section, Agriculture Division, Statistics Canada
SNA System of National Accounts, Statistics Canada
UN United Nations
WTO World Trade Organization
Date modified:

Changes to the Farm Product Price Index beginning with the March 2013 reference month data

On June 5, 2013, with the release of the Farm Product Price Index (FPPI) for March 2013, Statistics Canada has updated the time base used in the calculation of the index from 1997=100 to 2007=100. The seasonal marketing pattern was also updated.

The weights for the FPPI are primarily derived from Statistics Canada's Farm Cash Receipts series. The FPPI is based on a five-year basket that is updated every year, which keeps the index current, capturing the continual shift in agricultural commodities produced and sold. However, the seasonal weighting pattern remains constant and is only updated periodically, for instance when the time base is revised. This weighting pattern, which had been based on the monthly marketings from 1994 to 1998, is now based on the monthly marketings from 2006 to 2010. The new monthly weighting pattern was introduced beginning with the 2002 index.

There were slight changes to a few imputation rules, and commodities were adjusted to reflect their importance in the Farm Cash Receipts series. For example, in all provinces, horses, embryos and PMU were moved to be included in the miscellaneous livestock; whereas in Alberta and Saskatchewan, chickpeas are now calculated as a separate commodity.

As a result of rebasing, CANSIM tables 002-0021 and 002-0022 have been replaced by new tables 002-0068 and 002-0069. Furthermore, a new table, 002-0070 was created to provide the weights of the major commodity groups in the index, which had previously been available in the publication 21-007-X.

For each of the series contained in the CANSIM table, the historical series consist of all data for the months prior to January 1992. They were obtained by linking together indexes from the 2007 based FPPI and the corresponding 1997 based FPPI series.

Although the FPPI base year has changed to 2007=100 in the new CANSIM tables, the rates of change measured for periods prior to 2002 remain unchanged for both the 1997=100 and the 2007=100 tables. Beginning in 2002, the rates of change for the indexes are impacted by the new seasonal, weighting pattern as well as changes to commodities being shifted from miscellaneous category to being calculated as a separate commodity and vice versa.

For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact us (toll-free 1-800-263-1136; infostats@statcan.gc.ca) or Media Relations (613-951-4636; statcan.mediahotline-ligneinfomedias.statcan@statcan.gc.ca).

Monthly Industrial Chemicals and Synthetic Resins - Target Population

This survey collects information on production of new virgin resin (excluding compounding or coloring ingredients) as well as selected Industrial Chemicals from major Canadian manufacturers. Industrial chemicals and synthetic resins surveyed include:

  • Polyethylene – low density
  • Polyethylene – linear low density
  • Polyethylene – high density
  • Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (abs)
  • Polyvinyl chloride
  • Polyesters, unsaturated
  • Nitric acid, 100%
  • Phosphoric acid, wet process (as 100%P2O5)
  • Ammonia, anhydrous, 100%
  • Ammonium nitrate, all grades
  • Ammonium phospate, all grades
  • Butadienne
  • Butylene
  • Carbon black
  • Chlorine
  • Ethylene
  • Formaldehyde (100% solid base)
  • Hydrogen peroxide- 100%
  • Methyl alcohol (Methanol)
  • Propylene (all grades)
  • Styrene Monomer
  • Urea, all grades
  • Benzene
  • Toluene
  • Xylene
  • Zinc oxide

IUM_R10
To start, some questions about Internet use.

Interviewer: Press <1> to continue.

IUM_Q10
In the past month, did you use the Internet?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

ISM_Q10
In the past month, how often did you use the Internet for electronic banking? Was it ...?

1 At least once a day
2 At least once a week (but not every day)
3 At least once a month (but not every week)
4 Not in the past month
5 Never (Do not use the Internet for electronic banking.)
Don’t know
Refusal

ISM_Q20
(In the past month,)

how often did you use the Internet to search for information on goods or services?
Interviewer: Respondent must be the one using the Internet.

1 At least once a day
2 At least once a week (but not every day)
3 At least once a month (but not every week)
4 Not in the past month
5 Never (Do not use the Internet to search for information on goods and services.)
Don’t know
Refusal

ISM_Q30
(In the past month,)

how often did you use the Internet to purchase goods or services?
Interviewer: Respondent must be the one using the Internet.

1 At least once a day
2 At least once a week (but not every day)
3 At least once a month (but not every week)
4 Not in the past month
5 Never (Do not use the Internet to purchase goods or services.)
Don’t know
Refusal

Internet use by respondent in the past year (IUY)

IUY_Q01
In the past 12 months, did you use the Internet?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

IUY_Q02
What are the reasons why you do not use the Internet?

Interviewer: Mark all that apply.

11 Cost (service or equipment)
12 Limited access to a computer
13 No need / no interest / not useful / not enough time
14 Lack of skills or training / Internet or computer too difficult to use
15 Too many inappropriate or offensive websites
16 Confidentiality, security or privacy concerns
17 Fear of technology
18 Feel too old to use the Internet
19 Physical or mental disability
20 Used at work, no longer at work
21 Used at school, no longer at school
22 Other – Specify (Go to IUY_S02)
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to IUY_END

ICR_Q10
In the past 12 months, have you used the Internet to access a social networking website (such as Facebook or Twitter)?

1 Yes (Go to ICR_Q20
1 Yes (Go to ICR_Q20)

2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to ICR_END

ICR_Q20
Which networking site(s) do you have an account with?

Interviewer: Mark all that apply.

11 Facebook
12 Google+
13 Linkedln
14 Twitter
15 MySpace
16 None
17 Other – Specify (Go to ICR_S20)
Don’t know
Refusal

ICR_Q30
How often do you access your social networking site(s)?

1 Several times a day
2 About once a day
3 3–5 times a week
4 1–2 times a week
5 A few times per month
6 Less than once a month
7 Never
Don’t know
Refusal

ICR_Q40
How many Facebook friends do you have?

(MIN: 0)
(MAX: 9,995)
Don’t know
Refusal

ICR_Q50 Of these ^ICR_Q40
friends, approximately how many do you consider to be online friends only?

(MIN: 0)
(MAX: 9,995)
Don’t know
Refusal

ICR_Q55
Do you consider this friend to be an online friend only?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

Social contact with relatives (SCR)

SCR_R10
Now a few questions about contacts you have with your relatives, including your parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins, and in–laws. [Exclude people you live with/(No display)].

Interviewer: Press <1> to continue.

SCR_Q10
Do most of your relatives live in the same city or region as you?

Interviewer: By ’city or region’, we mean close enough to easily visit the respondent.

1 Yes
2 No
3 No living relatives
Don’t know
Refusal

Contact with relatives (CWR)

CWR_Q10
In the past month, how often did you see any of your relatives [, outside of people you live with/(No display)]?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Every day
2 A few times a week
3 Once a week
4 2 or 3 times a month
5 Once a month
6 Not in the past month
Don’t know
Refusal

CWR_Q20
(In the past month,) how often did you talk with any of your relatives by telephone, ([, outside of people you live with/(No display)])?

Interviewer: Exclude text messages.

1 Every day
2 A few times a week
3 Once a week
4 2 or 3 times a month
5 Once a month
6 Not in the past month
Don’t know
Refusal

CWR_Q25
(In the past month,)

how often did you communicate with any of your relatives by text message ([, outside of people you live with/(No display)])?
Interviewer: Include BBM (Blackberry) instant messages.

1 Every day
2 A few times a week
3 Once a week
4 2 or 3 times a month
5 Once a month
6 Not in the past month
7 No cell/mobile device or does not text message
Don’t know
Refusal

CWR_Q30
(In the past month,)

how often did you communicate with any of your relatives by e–mail or Internet [, outside of people you live with/(No display)]?
Interviewer: Include all forms of Internet communication including Facebook, Twitter, instant message and Skype.

1 Every day
2 A few times a week
3 Once a week
4 2 or 3 times a month
5 Once a month
6 Not in the past month
Don’t know
Refusal

CWR_Q40
Overall, how satisfied are you with how often you communicate with your relatives? Are you...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Very satisfied
2 Satisfied
3 Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
4 Dissatisfied
5 Very dissatisfied
Don’t know
Refusal

CWR_Q45
Are you dissatisfied because you communicate with your family members too often or not often enough?

1 Too often
2 Not often enough
Don’t know
Refusal

Relatives that the respondent feels at ease with (RFE)

RFE_Q10
How many relatives do you have who you feel close to, (that is, who you feel at ease with, can talk to about what is on your mind, or call on for help)?

Interviewer: May include people that live with the respondent.

(MIN: 0; Warning Value: 0)
(MAX: 995; Warning Value: 200)
Don’t know
Refusal

RFE_Q20 Of these ^RFE_Q10
relatives you feel at ease with, how many live in the same city or local community as you?

(MIN: 0; Warning Value: 0)
(MAX: 995; Warning Value: 200)
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to RFE_END

RFE_Q25
Does this relative you feel at ease with live in the same city or local community as you?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

Social contacts with friends (SCF)

SCF_R100
Now a few questions about your friends. ^DT_PEOPLE_E.

Interviewer: Press <1> to continue.

SCF_Q100
How many close friends do you have, (that is, people who are not your relatives, but who you feel at ease with, can talk to about what is on your mind, or call on for help)?

(MIN: 0; Warning Value: 0)
(MAX: 995; Warning Value: 200)

DK, RF (Go to SCF_Q110
DK, RF (Go to SCF_Q110)

SCF_Q101
Does your close friend live in the same city or local community as you?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to SCF_Q110
Go to SCF_Q110

SCF_Q102 Of these ^SCF_Q100
close friends, how many live in the same city or local community as you?

(MIN: 0; Warning Value: 0)
(MAX: 995; Warning Value: 200)
Don’t know
Refusal

SCF_Q110
Not counting your close friends or relatives, how many other friends do you have?

Interviewer: Some people may use different words for ’other friends’ such as acquaintances. These are to be included in this count.

(MIN: 0; Warning Value: 0)
(MAX: 995; Warning Value: 200)
Don’t know
Refusal

Contact with friends (CWF)

CWF_Q10
Does this other friend live in the same city or local community as you?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to CWF_D30
Go to CWF_D30

CWF_Q20 Of these ^SCF_Q110
other friends, how many live in the same city or local community as you?

(MIN: 0; Warning Value: 0)
(MAX: 995; Warning Value: 200)
Don’t know
Refusal

CWF_Q30
Thinking of [all your friends/your friend], in the past month:

how often did you see [any of your friends/your friend]?
Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Every day
2 A few times a week
3 Once a week
4 2 or 3 times a month
5 Once a month
6 Not in the past month
Don’t know
Refusal

CWF_Q40
(Thinking of [all your friends/your friend], in the past month:)

how often did you talk with [any of your friends/your friend] by telephone?
Interviewer: Exclude text messages.

1 Every day
2 A few times a week
3 Once a week
4 2 or 3 times a month
5 Once a month
6 Not in the past month
Don’t know
Refusal

CWF_Q45
(Thinking of [all your friends/your friend], in the past month :)

how often did you communicate with [any of your friends/your friend] by text message?
Interviewer: Include BBM (Blackberry) instant messages.

1 Every day
2 A few times a week
3 Once a week
4 2 or 3 times a month
5 Once a month
6 Not in the past month
Don’t know
Refusal

CWF_Q50
(Thinking of [all your friends/your friend], in the past month:)

how often did you communicate with [any of your friends/your friend] by email or by Internet?
Interviewer: Include all forms of Internet communication including Facebook, Twitter, instant message and Skype.

1 Every day
2 A few times a week
3 Once a week
4 2 or 3 times a month
5 Once a month
6 Not in the past month
7 Did not use email in the past month
Don’t know
Refusal

CWF_Q60
Overall, how satisfied are you with how often you communicate with your [friends/friend]? Are you ...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Very satisfied
2 Satisfied
3 Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
4 Dissatisfied
5 Very dissatisfied
Don’t know
Refusal

CWF_Q65
Are you dissatisfied because you communicate with them too often or not often enough?

1 Too often
2 Not often enough
Don’t know
Refusal

Social contact – General (SCG)

SCG_Q120
Think of all the friends you had contact with in the past month, whether the contact was in person, by telephone, by text or by email. Of all these people:

how many have the same mother tongue as you?
Interviewer: The mother tongue is the first language learned in childhood.
Include all forms of contact including text messaging, Facebook, Twitter, Skype, etc.
Read categories to respondent.

1 All
2 Most
3 About half
4 A few
5 None
Don’t know
Refusal

SCG_Q130
(Think of all the friends you had contact with in the past month, whether the contact was in person, by telephone, by text or by email. Of all these people:)

how many come from an ethnic group that is visibly different from yours?

1 All
2 Most
3 About half
4 A few
5 None
Don’t know
Refusal

SCG_Q150
(Think of all the friends you had contact with in the past month, whether the contact was in person, by telephone, by text or by email. Of all these people:)

how many are the same sex as you?

1 All
2 Most
3 About half
4 A few
5 None
Don’t know
Refusal

SCG_Q160
(Think of all the friends you had contact with in the past month, whether the contact was in person, by telephone, by text or by email. Of all these people:)

how many are around the same age group as you?
Interviewer: The respondent’s answer should be based on what ’same age group’ means to him/her.

1 All
2 Most
3 About half
4 A few
5 None
Don’t know
Refusal

SCG_Q170
(Think of all the friends you had contact with in the past month, whether the contact was in person, by telephone, by text or by email. Of all these people:)

how many have roughly the same level of education as you?

1 All (Go to SCG_Q190
1 All (Go to SCG_Q190)

2 Most
3 About half
4 A few
5 None

DK, RF (Go to SCG_Q190
DK, RF (Go to SCG_Q190)

Go to SCG_Q180
Go to SCG_Q180

SCG_Q180
Of those friends who have a different level of education than you, do most of them have ...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 A higher education
2 A lower education
3 About half and half
Don’t know
Refusal

SCG_Q190
Of all the friends you had contact with in the past month, (whether the contact was in person, by telephone, by text or by email):

how many have a similar level of household income as you?
Interviewer: Include all forms of contact including text messaging, Facebook, Twitter, Skype, etc.
Read categories to respondent.

1 All (Go to SCG_END)
2 Most
3 About half
4 A few
5 None
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to SCG_Q200
Go to SCG_Q200

SCG_Q200
Of those friends who have a different household income level than you, do most of them have ...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 A higher household income
2 A lower household income
3 About half and half
Don’t know
Refusal

Social contact – New people (SCP)

SCP_Q110
In the past month, outside of work or school, how many new people did you meet either face–to–face or online? Include people you had not met before and who you intend to stay in contact with.

(MIN: 0; Warning Value: 0)
(MAX: 95; Warning Value: 95)
Don’t know
Refusal

SCP_Q115
Did you meet this person on the Internet?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to SCP_END

SCP_Q120 Of these ^SCP_Q110
people, how many did you meet on the Internet?

Interviewer: Include social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, MSN/Windows Live, etc.

(MIN: 0; Warning Value: 0)
(MAX: 95; Warning Value: 95)
Don’t know
Refusal

Volunteering and charitable giving (VCG)

VCG_R300
The next questions will focus on volunteering and charitable giving.

Interviewer: Press <1> to continue.

VCG_Q300
In the past 12 months, did you do unpaid volunteer work for any organization?

1 Yes

2 No (Go to VCG_Q340
2 No (Go to VCG_Q340)

DK, RF (Go to VCG_Q340
DK, RF (Go to VCG_Q340)

VCG_Q310
On average, about how many hours per month did you volunteer?

Interviewer: If the respondent volunteered for less than 12 months during the past year, please refer to the month(s) that he/she volunteered.
Read categories to respondent.

1 15 hours or more per month
2 Between 5 and less than 15 hours per month
3 Between 1 and less than 5 hours per month
4 Less than 1 hour per month
Don’t know
Refusal

VCG_Q320
Have you met new people through volunteering in the past 12 months?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

VCG_Q340
(In the past 12 months,)

did you donate money or goods to any organization or charity? Do not include membership fees or dues.

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

Civic engagement of respondent, types of groups organizations or associations the respondent participated in the past 12 months (CER)

CER_R110
The next questions are about the types of groups, organizations or associations to which you may belong. These could be formally organized groups or just groups of people who get together regularly to do an activity or talk about things.

Interviewer: Press <1> to continue.

CER_Q110
In the past 12 months, were you a member or participant in:

a union or professional association?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

CER_Q120
(In the past 12 months, were you a member or participant in:)

a political party or group?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

CER_Q140
(In the past 12 months, were you a member or participant in:)

a sports or recreational organization (such as a hockey league, health club, or golf club)?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

CER_Q150
In the past 12 months, were you a member or participant in:

a cultural, educational or hobby organization (such as a theatre group, book club or bridge club)?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

CER_Q160
(In the past 12 months, were you a member or participant in:)

a religious–affiliated group (such as a church youth group or choir)?
Interviewer: Do not include the respondent’s church or religion itself.

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

CER_Q170
(In the past 12 months, were you a member or participant in:)

a school group, neighbourhood, civic or community association (such as PTA, alumni, block parents or neighbourhood watch)?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

CER_Q180
(In the past 12 months, were you a member or participant in:)

a service club (such as Kiwanis, Knights of Columbus or the Legion)?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

CER_Q190
(In the past 12 months, were you a member or participant in:)

a seniors’ group (such as a seniors’ club, recreational association or resource centre)?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

CER_Q200
(In the past 12 months, were you a member or participant in:)

a youth organization (such as Scouts, Guides, Big Brothers Big Sisters or YMCA/YWCA)?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

CER_Q210
(In the past 12 months, were you a member or participant in:)

an immigrant or ethnic association or club?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

CER_Q230
In the past 12 months, were you a member or participant in any other type of organization that has not been mentioned?

1 Yes – Specify (Go to CER_S230)

2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to CER_D230
Go to CER_D230

GRP_Q10
Of all the types of groups, organizations or associations we talked about, how many were you a member or participant in the past 12 months?

(MIN: 1; Warning Value: 1)
(MAX: 95; Warning Value: 25)
Don’t know
Refusal

GRP_Q20 How many of these ^GRP_Q10
groups are you active in through the Internet?

Interviewer: Report number of groups.
Include any involvement through the Internet in the past 12 months, whether the respondent conducted part or all of his or her activities through the Internet.

(MIN: 0; Warning Value: 0)
(MAX: 95; Warning Value: 25)
Don’t know
Refusal

GRP_Q25
Are you active in this group through the Internet?

Interviewer: Include any involvement through the Internet in the past 12 months, whether the respondent conducted part or all of his or her activities through the Internet.

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

GRP_Q30
How do you use the Internet to participate in [this group/these groups]?

Interviewer: Mark all that apply.

11 Sharing knowledge and information
12 Support or advice
13 Organizing, scheduling or co–ordinating activities or events
14 Office work or administrative duties
15 Email, blogs, forums or social networks
16 Other – Specify (Go to GRP_S30)
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to GRP_D40
Go to GRP_D40A

GRP_Q40
[Including participation both on and off the Internet, how/How] often did you participate in group activities and meetings? [Do not include any of your volunteer activities./Not display]

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
We are talking about all participation in all groups both on and off the Internet.

1 At least once a week
2 A few times a month
3 Once a month
4 Once or twice a year
5 Not in the past year
Don’t know
Refusal

Organization Involvement in past 5 years (OIF)

OIF_Q10
Over the past five years, would you say that your involvement in organizations has ...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Increased
2 Decreased
3 Stayed the same
Don’t know
Refusal

Types of groups, organizations or associations most active in (OMA)

OMA_Q110
What is the organization you are most active in?

Interviewer: If respondent is equally active in 2 or more organizations, have them select only one of these organizations.

01 A union or professional association
02 A political party or group
03 A sports or recreational organization (such as a hockey league, health club or golf club)
04 A cultural, educational or hobby organization (such as a theatre group, book club or bridge club)
05 A religious–affiliated group (such as a church youth group or choir)
06 A school group, neighbourhood, civic or community association (such as PTA, alumni, block parents or neighbourhood watch)
07 A service club (such as Kiwanis, Knights of Columbus or the Legion)
08 A seniors’ group (such as a seniors’ club, recreational association, or resource centre)
09 A youth organization (such as Scouts, Guides, Big Brothers Big Sisters or YMCA/YWCA)
10 Ethnic or immigrant association or club
11 Other type of organization
Don’t know
Refusal

Involvement with a type of group, organization or association (IWO)

IWO_Q10
How long have you been involved with this organization?

Interviewer: Report number of years. Round to the nearest whole year, if necessary. If the respondenthave been involved for less than one year, please enter 1.
Type of organization: ^DV_ORGANIZATION
"Involved" means being a member or participant of the organization.

(MIN: 0; Warning Value: 0)
(MAX: 95; Warning Value: 51)
Don’t know
Refusal

IWO_Q20
Compared with last year, would you say that your involvement with this organization has...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Increased
2 Decreased
3 Stayed the same
Don’t know
Refusal

Demographics of people met through organization (DPO)

DPO_Q10
Thinking of all the people you met through this organization:

how many have the same mother tongue as you?
Interviewer: The mother tongue is the first language learned in childhood.
Read categories to respondent.

1 All
2 Most
3 About half
4 A few
5 None
Don’t know
Refusal

DPO_Q20
(Thinking of all the people you met through this organization:)

how many come from an ethnic group that is visibly different from yours?

1 All
2 Most
3 About half
4 A few
5 None
Don’t know
Refusal

DPO_Q30
(Thinking of all the people you met through this organization:)

how many are the same sex as you?

1 All
2 Most
3 About half
4 A few
5 None
Don’t know
Refusal

DPO_Q60
(Thinking of all the people you met through this organization:)

how many are around the same age group as you?
Interviewer: The respondent’s answer should be based on what ’same age group’ means to him/her.

1 All
2 Most
3 About half
4 A few
5 None
Don’t know
Refusal

DPO_Q70
Would you say that your involvement in this organization is primarily volunteering?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

Voting by respondent (VBR)

VBR_R05
Now a few questions about your participation in political activities.

Interviewer: Press <1> to continue.

VBR_Q10
Did you vote in the last federal election?

Interviewer: The last federal election was held on May 2, 2011.

1 Yes

2 No (Go to VBR_Q15
2 No (Go to VBR_Q15)

Don’t know
Refusal

Go to VBR_C20
Go to VBR_C20

VBR_Q15
Were you eligible to vote in the last federal election?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

VBR_Q20
What is the main reason you did not vote in the last federal election?

Interviewer: If more than one reason is given, ask for the main reason.

The last federal election was held on May 2, 2011.

01 Own illness or disability
02 Out of town or away from home
03 Too busy
04 Family obligations
05 Conflicting work or school schedule
06 Weather conditions
07 Not interested
08 Felt voting would not make a difference in election results
09 Didn’t like candidates or campaign issues
10 Not on voters list / problems with ID requirements
11 Too difficult / transportation problems / too far to travel / lines too long
12 Forgot to vote
13 Religious beliefs
14 Not informed on issues
15 Undecided
16 Did not vote to protest
17 Other – Specify (Go to VBR_S20)
Don’t know
Refusal

VBR_Q25
How likely is it that you will vote in the next federal election?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
The next federal election will take place on October 19, 2015.

1 Very likely
2 Somewhat likely
3 Not very likely
4 Not at all likely
5 Undecided
Don’t know
Refusal

VBR_Q30
Did you vote in the last provincial election?

1 Yes (Go to VBR_Q40
1 Yes (Go to VBR_Q40)

2 No

DK, RF (Go to VBR_Q40
DK, RF (Go to VBR_Q40)

VBR_Q35
Were you eligible to vote in the last provincial election?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

VBR_Q40
Did you vote in the last municipal or local election?

1 Yes (Go to VBR_END)
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

VBR_Q45
Were you eligible to vote in the last municipal or local election?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

Respondent’s engagement with politics (REP)

REP_Q05
Generally speaking, how interested are you in politics (e.g. international, national, provincial or municipal)?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Very interested
2 Somewhat interested
3 Not very interested
4 Not at all interested
Don’t know
Refusal

REP_Q10
In the past 12 months, have you done any of the following activities:

searched for information on a political issue?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

REP_Q20
(In the past 12 months, have you done any of the following activities:)

volunteered for a political party?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

REP_Q30
(In the past 12 months, have you done any of the following activities:)

expressed your views on an issue by contacting a newspaper or a politician?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

REP_Q35
(In the past 12 months, have you done any of the following activities:)

expressed your views on a political or social issue through an Internet forum or news website?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

REP_Q40
(In the past 12 months, have you done any of the following activities:)

signed a petition on paper?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

REP_Q45
(In the past 12 months, have you done any of the following activities:)

signed an Internet petition?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

REP_Q50
In the past 12 months, have you done any of the following activities:

boycotted or chosen a product for ethical reasons?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

REP_Q60
(In the past 12 months, have you done any of the following activities:)

attended a public meeting?

1 Yes (Go to REP_Q70
1 Yes (Go to REP_Q70)

2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to REP_Q80
Go to REP_Q80

REP_Q70
(In the past 12 months, have you done any of the following activities:)

spoke out at a public meeting?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

REP_Q80
(In the past 12 months, have you done any of the following activities:)

participated in a demonstration or march?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

REP_Q85
(In the past 12 months, have you done any of the following activities:)

worn a badge, T–shirt, displayed a lawn sign in support or opposition to a political or social cause?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

Media consumption of respondent (MCR)

MCR_Q300
How many hours do you spend watching television during a typical week?

Interviewer: Enter an average number of hours in a typical week.

(MIN: 0)
(MAX: 95)
Don’t know
Refusal

MCR_Q310
How frequently do you follow news and current affairs (e.g. international, national, regional or local)?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Daily
2 Several times each week
3 Several times each month
4 Rarely
5 Never
Don’t know
Refusal

MCR_R320
Canadians use a variety of sources to keep informed on news and current affairs.

Interviewer: Press <1> to continue.

MCR_Q320
Which media do you use for this? Do you use...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
Mark all that apply.

11 Newspapers (print copy)
12 Magazines (print copy)
13 Television
14 Radio
15 Internet
16 None (Go to MCR_END)
17 Other – Specify (Go to MCR_S320)
Don’t know
Refusal

MCR_Q325
How many hours do you spend watching television during a typical week to follow news and current affairs?

Interviewer: Enter an average number of hours in a typical week.

(MIN: 0)
(MAX: 95)
Don’t know
Refusal

MCR_Q330
How many hours do you spend listening to the radio during a typical week to follow news and current affairs?

Interviewer: Enter an average number of hours in a typical week.

(MIN: 0)
(MAX: 95)
Don’t know
Refusal

MCR_Q335
How many hours do you spend on the Internet during a typical week to follow news and current affairs?

Interviewer: Enter an average number of hours in a typical week.

(MIN: 0)
(MAX: 95)
Don’t know
Refusal

MCR_Q340
How frequently do you read newspapers during a typical week to follow news and current affairs (such as international, national, regional or local)?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Daily
2 3 to 5 times each week
3 Once or twice each week
4 Rarely
Don’t know
Refusal

MCR_Q350
How frequently do you read magazines during a typical month to follow news and current affairs (such as international, national, regional or local)?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Every week
2 3 to 5 times each month (but not every week)
3 Once or twice each month
4 Rarely
Don’t know
Refusal

MCR_Q360
During a typical week, do you read, watch or listen to any ethnic types of media?

Interviewer: \u201CEthnic media\u201D is produced for a particular ethnic community. This may include a television channel, radio station, newspaper, magazine or Internet–based media. Some examples include CHIN Radio in Toronto and OMNI Television which produces ethnic programming for cities in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta.

1 Yes (Go to MCR_Q365
1 Yes (Go to MCR_Q365)

2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to MCR_END

MCR_Q365
Which forms of ethnic media do you use?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
Mark all that apply.

11 Newspapers (print copy)
12 Magazines (print copy)
13 Television
14 Radio
15 Internet
16 Other – Specify (Go to MCR_S365)
Don’t know
Refusal

KCH_Q10
How would you rate your knowledge of Canadian history?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Excellent
2 Very good
3 Good
4 Fair
5 Poor
Don’t know
Refusal

Pride in canadian achievements (PRD)

PRD_Q10
How proud are you to be Canadian?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Very proud
2 Proud
3 Somewhat proud
4 Not very proud
5 Not proud at all
6 No opinion
7 Not a Canadian citizen
Don’t know
Refusal

PRD_Q20
How proud are you of Canada in each of the following:

the way democracy works?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Very proud
2 Proud
3 Somewhat proud
4 Not very proud
5 Not proud at all
6 No opinion
Don’t know
Refusal

PRD_Q25
(How proud are you of Canada in each of the following:)

its political influence in the world?

1 Very proud
2 Proud
3 Somewhat proud
4 Not very proud
5 Not proud at all
6 No opinion
Don’t know
Refusal

PRD_Q30
(How proud are you of Canada in each of the following:)

Canada’s economic achievements?

1 Very proud
2 Proud
3 Somewhat proud
4 Not very proud
5 Not proud at all
6 No opinion
Don’t know
Refusal

PRD_Q35
(How proud are you of Canada in each of the following:)

its health care system?

1 Very proud
2 Proud
3 Somewhat proud
4 Not very proud
5 Not proud at all
6 No opinion
Don’t know
Refusal

PRD_Q37
(How proud are you of Canada in each of the following:)

its social security system?

1 Very proud
2 Proud
3 Somewhat proud
4 Not very proud
5 Not proud at all
6 No opinion
Don’t know
Refusal

PRD_Q40
(How proud are you of Canada in each of the following:)

its scientific and technological achievements?

1 Very proud
2 Proud
3 Somewhat proud
4 Not very proud
5 Not proud at all
6 No opinion
Don’t know
Refusal

PRD_Q45
(How proud are you of Canada in each of the following:)

its achievements in sports?

1 Very proud
2 Proud
3 Somewhat proud
4 Not very proud
5 Not proud at all
6 No opinion
Don’t know
Refusal

PRD_Q50
(How proud are you of Canada in each of the following:)

its achievement in arts and literature?

1 Very proud
2 Proud
3 Somewhat proud
4 Not very proud
5 Not proud at all
6 No opinion
Don’t know
Refusal

PRD_Q55
(How proud are you of Canada in each of the following:)

Canada’s armed forces?

1 Very proud
2 Proud
3 Somewhat proud
4 Not very proud
5 Not proud at all
6 No opinion
Don’t know
Refusal

PRD_Q60
(How proud are you of Canada in each of the following:)

its history?

1 Very proud
2 Proud
3 Somewhat proud
4 Not very proud
5 Not proud at all
6 No opinion
Don’t know
Refusal

PRD_Q65
(How proud are you of Canada in each of the following:)

its treatment of all groups in society?

1 Very proud
2 Proud
3 Somewhat proud
4 Not very proud
5 Not proud at all
6 No opinion
Don’t know
Refusal

PRD_Q70
(How proud are you of Canada in each of the following:)

Canada’s Constitution?

1 Very proud
2 Proud
3 Somewhat proud
4 Not very proud
5 Not proud at all
6 No opinion
Don’t know
Refusal

Appreciation of national symbols (ANS)

ANS_Q10
When you think of Canadian identity, how important is:

the Canadian flag?
Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Very important
2 Somewhat important
3 Not very important
4 Not at all important
Don’t know
Refusal

ANS_Q30
(When you think of Canadian identity, how important is:)

the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

1 Very important
2 Somewhat important
3 Not very important
4 Not at all important
Don’t know
Refusal

ANS_Q50
(When you think of Canadian identity, how important is:)

the national anthem ("O Canada")?
Interviewer: The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is a bill of rights entrenched in the Constitution of Canada. It forms the first part of the Constitution Act, 1982. The Charter guarantees certain political rights to Canadian citizens and civil rights of everyone in Canada from the policies and actions of all areas and level of gouvernement.It is designed to unify Canadians around a set of principles that embody those rights.

1 Very important
2 Somewhat important
3 Not very important
4 Not at all important
Don’t know
Refusal

ANS_Q60
(When you think of Canadian identity, how important is:)

the RCMP (Mounties)?

1 Very important
2 Somewhat important
3 Not very important
4 Not at all important
Don’t know
Refusal

ANS_Q80
(When you think of Canadian identity, how important is:)

hockey?

1 Very important
2 Somewhat important
3 Not very important
4 Not at all important
Don’t know
Refusal

ANS_Q90
When you think of Canadian identity, what other symbol or image comes to mind?

(80 spaces)
Don’t know
Refusal

Importance of Canadian Institutions (ICI)

ICI_Q50
How important are each of the following institutions to Canadian identity?

Arts and cultural institutions?

1 Very important
2 Somewhat important
3 Not very important
4 Not at all important
Don’t know
Refusal

ICI_Q60
(Please tell me how important each of the following institutions are to the Canadian identity:)

heritage sites and institutions?
Interviewer: Heritage sites include battlefields, heritage villages, forts and historic sites and pioneer villages, etc.

1 Very important
2 Somewhat important
3 Not very important
4 Not at all important
Don’t know
Refusal

Shared values of respondent (SVR)

SVR_Q10
To what extent do you feel that Canadians share the following values?

Human rights
Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 To a great extent
2 To a moderate extent
3 To a small extent
4 Not at all
Don’t know
Refusal

SVR_Q25
(To what extent do you feel that Canadians share the following values?)

Respect for the law

1 To a great extent
2 To a moderate extent
3 To a small extent
4 Not at all
Don’t know
Refusal

SVR_Q30
(To what extent do you feel that Canadians share the following values?)

Gender equality

1 To a great extent
2 To a moderate extent
3 To a small extent
4 Not at all
Don’t know
Refusal

SVR_Q35
(To what extent do you feel that Canadians share the following values?)

English and French as Canada’s official languages

1 To a great extent
2 To a moderate extent
3 To a small extent
4 Not at all
Don’t know
Refusal

SVR_Q40
(To what extent do you feel that Canadians share the following values?)

Ethnic and cultural diversity

1 To a great extent
2 To a moderate extent
3 To a small extent
4 Not at all
Don’t know
Refusal

SVR_Q45
(To what extent do you feel that Canadians share the following values?)

Respect for Aboriginal culture

1 To a great extent
2 To a moderate extent
3 To a small extent
4 Not at all
Don’t know
Refusal

Main activity of respondent (MAR)

MAR_Q110
During the past 12 months, was your main activity working at a paid job or business, looking for paid work, going to school, caring for children, household work, retired or something else?

Interviewer: If sickness or short–term illness is reported, ask for usual main activity.

01 Working at a paid job or business
02 Looking for paid work
03 Going to school
04 Caring for children
05 Household work
06 Retired
07 Maternity/paternity or parental leave
08 Long term illness
09 Volunteering or care–giving other than for children
10 Other – Specify (Go to MAR_S110)
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to MAR_Q133
Go to MAR_Q133

MAR_Q133
Did you have a job or were you self–employed at any time last week?

Interviewer: Include persons that were on vacation, sick leave with pay, strike, lock–out, maternity/paternity or parental leave.

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

MAR_Q134
In the last four weeks, did you look for a job?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

MAR_Q135
Did you have a job or were you self–employed at any time during the past 12 months?

Interviewer: Include persons that were on vacation, sick leave with pay, strike, lock–out, maternity/paternity or parental leave.

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

Respondent ever worked (REW)

REW_Q10
Have you ever worked at a job or business?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

REW_Q20
In what year did you last do any paid work?

(MIN: 1,901)
(MAX: 2,013)
Don’t know
Refusal

REW_Q30
How old were you when you last did any paid work?

(MIN: 10)
(MAX: 95)
Don’t know
Refusal

Work activities – Employment type (WET)

WET_Q110
For how many weeks during the past 12 months were you employed?

Interviewer: Include vacation, illness, strikes, lock–outs or maternity/paternity or parental leave.

(MIN: 1)
(MAX: 52)
Don’t know
Refusal

WET_Q120
Were you mainly ...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
Self–employed is a person who is earning income directly from their own business, trade or profession, rather than being paid a specified salary or wage by an employer.

1 A paid worker
2 Self–employed
3 An unpaid family worker
Don’t know
Refusal

Work activities – Hours worked (WHW)

WHW_Q110
Did you have more than one paid job last week?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

WHW_Q120
How many hours a week [do/did] you usually work at your job?

Interviewer: Please enter the total number of hours.

(MIN: 0)
(MAX: 168)
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to WHW_D140
Go to WHW_D140

WHW_Q130
How many hours a week do you usually work at your main job?

Interviewer: Please enter the total number of hours.

(MIN: 0)
(MAX: 168)
Don’t know
Refusal

WHW_Q140
How many hours a week do you usually work at your other job(s)?

Interviewer: Please enter the total number of hours.

(MIN: 0)
(MAX: 168)
Don’t know
Refusal

WHW_Q160
Why [do/did] you usually work less than 30 hours a week?

Interviewer: Mark all that apply.

11 Own illness or disability
12 Child care responsibilities
13 Care responsibilities for an adult
14 Other personal or family responsibilities
15 Going to school
16 Could only find part–time work
17 Did not want full–time work
18 Requirement of the work
19 Other – Specify (Go to WHW_S160)
Don’t know
Refusal

WHW_Q210
How many days a week [do/did] you usually work (including all jobs)?

(MIN: 1)
(MAX: 7)
Don’t know
Refusal

WHW_Q230
Which of the following best describes your usual work schedule at your [main job/job]? Was it ...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
For respondent’s main job:
"on call" means no prearranged schedules, but called as need arises (for example, a substitute teacher);
"irregular schedule" is usually prearranged one week or more in advance (for example, pilots).

01 A regular daytime schedule or shift
02 A regular evening shift
03 A regular night shift
04 A rotating shift (one that changes periodically from days to evenings or to nights)
05 A split shift (one consisting of two or more distinct periods each day)
06 A compressed work week
07 On call or casual
08 An irregular schedule
09 Other – Specify (Go to WHW_S230)
Don’t know
Refusal

WFR_Q510
How satisfied [are/were] you with the balance between your job and home life? [Are/Were] you...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Very satisfied
2 Satisfied
3 Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
4 Dissatisfied
5 Very dissatisfied
Don’t know
Refusal

WFR_Q520
Why [are/were] you dissatisfied?

Interviewer: Mark all that apply.

11 Not enough time for family (include spouse/partner and children)
12 Spend too much time on job/main activity
13 Not enough time for other activities (exclude work or family related activities)
14 Cannot find suitable employment
15 Employment related reason(s) (exclude spending too much time on job)
16 Health reasons (include sleep disorders)
17 Family related reason(s) (exclude not enough time for family)
18 Other – Specify (Go to WFR_S520)
Don’t know
Refusal

EDM_Q01
What type of educational institution [are you attending/did you attend]?

Interviewer: Mark all that apply.

1 Elementary, junior high school or high school
2 Trade school, college, CEGEP or other non–university institution
3 University
Don’t know
Refusal

EDM_Q02
[Are you enrolled/Were you enrolled] as... ?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 A full–time student
2 A part–time student
3 Both full–time and part–time student
Don’t know
Refusal

Education Extended Block (EDE)

Harmonized content
Overview: This is the extended CATI/CAPI version of the School Attendance, Type of Educational
Institution, Full–time/Part–time Status, Educational Attainment or Highest certificate, diploma or degree, Location of Institution (highest certificate, diploma or degree), Year of Completion (highest certificate, diploma or degree) and Major Field of Study (highest certificate, diploma, degree).
The client will select which types of question (School attendance question) and (Educational Attainment or Highest certificate, diploma or degree question) that will be used for the block.
There are four types of question (ESC1, ESC2, ESC3 and ESC4) for School attendance.
There are 2 types of question for Educational Attainment or Highest certificate (EHG2 and EHG3).
Specific Blaise specifications have been created for each of the question type.

EDE_Q01
What type of educational institution [are you attending/did you attend]?

Interviewer: Mark all that apply.

1 Elementary, junior high school or high school
2 Trade school, college, CEGEP or other non–university institution
3 University
Don’t know
Refusal

EDE_Q02
[Are you enrolled/Were you enrolled] as... ?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 A full–time student
2 A part–time student
3 Both full–time and part–time student
Don’t know
Refusal

EDE_Q03
In what country was the institution that granted your highest certificate, diploma or degree located?

Interviewer: Ask the respondent to specify the country according to current boundaries.
Start typing the name of the country to activate function.
Enter "CAN" to select Canada.
Enter "Other – Specify" if the country is not part of the list.

1 Search
2 Other – Specify
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to EDE_C04
Go to EDE_C04A

EDE_Q05
In what province or territory?

Interviewer: Ask respondent to specify the province or territory where their educational institution was physically located.

10 Newfoundland and Labrador
11 Prince Edward Island
12 Nova Scotia
13 New Brunswick
24 Quebec
35 Ontario
46 Manitoba
47 Saskatchewan
48 Alberta
59 British Columbia
60 Yukon
61 Northwest Territories
62 Nunavut
Don’t know
Refusal

EDE_Q06
In what year did you complete your highest certificate, diploma or degree?

(MIN: 1,900)
(MAX: 2,100)
Don’t know
Refusal

EDE_Q07
What was the major field of study of the highest certificate, diploma or degree you completed?

Interviewer: Ask respondent to be specific. For example – health care attendant, medical laboratory technology, early childhood education, civil engineering. If the respondent was in a trade or Journeyperson program, list the area of specialization (e.g. auto mechanics, hairstyling, carpentry).
(80 spaces)
Don’t know
Refusal

Education – School attendance v.1 (ESC1)
Harmonized content
Overview: This is the CATI/CAPI version one of the School attendance.

ESC1_Q01
Are you currently attending school, college, CEGEP or university?

Interviewer: Ask respondent to include attendance only for courses that can be used as credit towards a certificate, diploma or degree.

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

Education Highest Degree Block v.1 (EHG1)
Harmonized content
Overview: This is the CATI/CAPI version one of the Highest certificate, diploma or degree.

EHG1_Q01
What is the highest certificate, diploma or degree that you have completed?

1 Less than high school diploma or its equivalent
2 High school diploma or a high school
equivalency certificate
3 Trade certificate or diploma
4 College, CEGEP or other non–university
certificate or diploma (other than trades
certificates or diplomas)
5 University certificate or diploma below the
bachelor’s level
6 Bachelor’s degree (e.g. B.A., B.Sc., LL.B.)
7 University certificate, diploma, degree above the
bachelor’s level
Don’t know
Refusal

Education highest degree block v.3 (EHG3)
Harmonized content
Overview: This is the CATI/CAPI version three (Long) of the Highest certificate, diploma or degree.

EHG3_Q01
What is the highest certificate, diploma or degree that you have completed?

1 Less than high school diploma or its equivalent
2 High school diploma or a high school equivalency
certificate
3 Trade certificate or diploma
4 College, CEGEP or other non–university certificate or diploma
(other than trades certificates or diplomas)
5 University certificate or diploma below the bachelor’s level
6 Bachelor’s degree (e.g. B.A., B.Sc., LL.B.)
7 University certificate, diploma or degree above the
bachelor’s level
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to EHG3_END

EHG3_Q02
INTERVIEWER: If the respondent has already specified the diploma or certificate, select the category from the list below; if not, ask:

Was that a... ?
Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 High school graduation diploma
2 High school equivalency certificate (such as General Educational Development (GED) or Adult Basic Education (ABE))
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to EHG3_END

EHG3_Q03
INTERVIEWER: If the respondent has already specified the certificate, select the category from the list below; if not, ask:

Was that a... ?
Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Registered Apprenticeship certificate (including Certificate of Qualification, Journeyperson’s designation)
2 Other trades certificate or diploma from a trade school or a professional training center
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to EHG3_END

EHG3_Q04
Was that a certificate or diploma from a program of... ?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Less than 3 months
2 3 months to less than 1 year
3 1 year to 2 years
4 More than 2 years
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to EHG3_END

EHG3_Q05
INTERVIEWER: If the respondent has already specified the university certificate, diploma or degree, select the category from the list below; if not, ask:

Was that a... ?
Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
Honorary doctorates should not be included in the "earned doctorate" category.

1 University certificate or diploma above the bachelor’s level
2 Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry
3 Master’s degree
4 Earned doctorate
Don’t know
Refusal

Main activity of respondent’s spouse/ partner (MAP)

MAP_R110
The next few questions are about your [spouse/partner]’s main activity and education.

Interviewer: Press <1> to continue.

MAP_Q110
During the past 12 months, was your [spouse/partner]’s main activity working at a paid job or business, looking for paid work, going to school, caring for children, household work, retired or something else?

Interviewer: If sickness or short–term illness is reported, ask for usual main activity.

01 Working at a paid job or business
02 Looking for paid work
03 Going to school
04 Caring for children
05 Household work
06 Retired
07 Maternity/paternity or parental leave
08 Long term illness
09 Volunteering or care–giving other than for children
10 Other – Specify (Go to MAP_S110)
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to MAP_C120
Go to MAP_C120

MAP_Q120
Was [he/she/he or she] enrolled as...?

Interviewer: Read the categories to respondent.

1 Full–time student
2 Part–time student
3 Both full–time and part–time student
Don’t know
Refusal

MAP_Q130
Did [he/she/he or she] have a job or was [he/she/he or she] self–employed at any time during the past 12 months?

Interviewer: Include persons that were on vacation, sick leave with pay, strike, lock–out, maternity/paternity or parental leave.

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

Education of respondent’s partner (EOP)

EOP_R200
The next question refers to your ^DT_MSTATUS_E’s education.

Interviewer: Press <1> to continue.

EOP_Q200
What is the highest level of education that [he/she/he or she] has attained?

1 Less than high school diploma or its equivalent
2 High school diploma or a high school
equivalency certificate
3 Trade certificate or diploma
4 College, CEGEP or other non–university
certificate or diploma (other than trades
certificates or diplomas)
5 University certificate or diploma below the
bachelor’s level
6 Bachelor’s degree (e.g. B.A., B.Sc., LL.B.)
7 University certificate, diploma, degree above the
bachelor’s level
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to EOP_END

Birthplace of spouse/partner (BPP)

BPP_Q10
In what country was your ^DT_MSTATUS_E born?

Interviewer: Ask the respondent to specify country of birth according to current boundaries.
Start typing the name of the country to activate function.
Enter "CAN" to select Canada.
Enter "Other – Specify" if the country is not part of the list.

1 Search
2 Other – Specify (Go to BPP_S10)
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to BPP_C10
Go to BPP_C10C

BPP_Q20
In which province or territory?

Interviewer: Report place of birth according to current boundaries.

10 Newfoundland and Labrador
11 Prince Edward Island
12 Nova Scotia
13 New Brunswick
24 Quebec
35 Ontario
46 Manitoba
47 Saskatchewan
48 Alberta
59 British Columbia
60 Yukon
61 Northwest Territories
62 Nunavut
Don’t know
Refusal

Immigration extended block (BPR)

Harmonized content
Overview: This is the extended CATI–CAPI version of the Place of birth, Place of birth of parents and grandparents, Year of first arrival in Canada, Landed immigrant status, Year of immigration in Canada and Country of citizenship.

BPR_Q02
In which province or territory were you born?

Interviewer: Ask the respondent to specify province or territory of birth according to current boundaries.

10 Newfoundland and Labrador
11 Prince Edward Island
12 Nova Scotia
13 New Brunswick
24 Quebec
35 Ontario
46 Manitoba
47 Saskatchewan
48 Alberta
59 British Columbia
60 Yukon
61 Northwest Territories
62 Nunavut
Don’t know
Refusal

BPR_Q04
In which province or territory was your mother born?

Interviewer: Ask the respondent to specify province or territory of birth according to current boundaries.

10 Newfoundland and Labrador
11 Prince Edward Island
12 Nova Scotia
13 New Brunswick
24 Quebec
35 Ontario
46 Manitoba
47 Saskatchewan
48 Alberta
59 British Columbia
60 Yukon
61 Northwest Territories
62 Nunavut
Don’t know
Refusal

BPR_Q10
In which province or territory was your father born?

Interviewer: Ask the respondent to specify province or territory of birth according to current boundaries.

10 Newfoundland and Labrador
11 Prince Edward Island
12 Nova Scotia
13 New Brunswick
24 Quebec
35 Ontario
46 Manitoba
47 Saskatchewan
48 Alberta
59 British Columbia
60 Yukon
61 Northwest Territories
62 Nunavut
Don’t know
Refusal

BPR_Q15
In what year did you first come to Canada to live?

Interviewer: The respondent may have first come to live in Canada on a work or study permit or by claiming refugee status.
If the respondent moved to Canada more than once, enter the first year they arrived in Canada (excluding vacation time spent in Canada).
If the respondent cannot give the exact year of arrival in Canada, ask for a best estimate of the year.

(MIN: 1,871)
(MAX: 2,013)
Don’t know
Refusal

BPR_Q16
Are you now, or have you ever been a landed immigrant

in Canada?
Interviewer: A landed immigrant, or permanent resident, is a person who has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities.

1 Yes (Go to BPR_Q17
1 Yes (Go to BPR_Q17)

2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to BPR_B18
Go to BPR_B18

BPR_Q17
In what year did you first become a landed immigrant in Canada?

Interviewer: If respondent cannot give exact year of immigration, ask for a best estimate of the year.

(MIN: 1,871)
(MAX: 2,013)
Don’t know
Refusal

Landed immigrant programs (LIP)

LIP_Q10
Under which of the following broad immigration programs did you become a landed immigrant in Canada?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 The refugee program
2 The program of re–unification with a family member already in Canada

3 The points system (skilled workers and professionals, investors, entrepreneurs and self–employed persons) (Go to LIP_Q15
3 The points system (skilled workers and professionals, investors, entrepreneurs and self–employed persons) (Go to LIP_Q15)

4 Other – Specify (Go to LIP_S10)
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to LIP_END

LIP_Q15
Was it you or another family member who applied under the points system?

1 The respondent
2 Family member of respondent
Don’t know
Refusal

Ethnic origin of respondent (ETH)

ETH_R110
The following question is about your ethnic ancestry, heritage or background.

Interviewer: Press <1> to continue.

ETH_Q110
What were the ethnic or cultural origins of your ancestors?

Interviewer: Do not probe or provide examples unless required by respondent. Do not read response categories aloud. Mark up to 4 responses.

01 Canadian
02 English
03 French
04 Scottish
05 Irish
06 German
07 Italian
08 Aboriginal (First Nations, Métis or Inuit)
09 Ukrainian
10 Chinese
11 Dutch
12 Polish
13 South Asian (East Indian, Sri Lankan, Pakistani, Punjabi, etc.)
14 Jewish
15 Portuguese
16 Filipino
17 Other – Specify (Go to ETH_S110)
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to ETH_END

ETP_Q110
What were the ethnic or cultural origins of your [spouse/partner]’s ancestors?

Interviewer: Do not probe or provide examples unless required by respondent. Do not read response categories aloud. Mark up to 4 responses.

01 Canadian
02 English
03 French
04 Scottish
05 Irish
06 German
07 Italian
08 Aboriginal (First Nations, Métis or Inuit)
09 Ukrainian
10 Chinese
11 Dutch
12 Polish
13 South Asian (East Indian, Sri Lankan, Pakistani, Punjabi, etc.)
14 Jewish
15 Portuguese
16 Filipino
17 Other – Specify (Go to ETP_S110)
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to ETP_END

AMB_Q01
Are you an Aboriginal person, that is, First Nations, Métis or Inuk (Inuit)? First Nations includes Status and Non–Status Indians.

Interviewer: The terms "First Nations" and "North American Indian" can be interchanged. Some respondents may prefer one term over the other.
"Inuit" is the plural form of "Inuk".

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to AMB_END

AMB_Q02
INTERVIEWER: If the respondent has already specified the Aboriginal group(s), select the group(s) from the list below; if not, ask:

Are you First Nations, Métis or Inuk (Inuit)?
Interviewer: Mark all that apply.
First Nations (North American Indian) includes Status and Non–Status Indians.
The terms "First Nations" and "North American Indian" can be interchanged. Some respondents may prefer one term over the other.
"Inuit" is the plural form of "Inuk".

11 First Nations (North American Indian)
12 Métis
13 Inuk (Inuit)
Don’t know
Refusal

Aboriginal identity of spouse/partner (AIP)

AIP_Q01
Is your [spouse/partner] an Aboriginal person (that is, First Nations, Métis or Inuk [Inuit])?

Interviewer: The terms "First Nations" and "North American Indian" can be interchanged. First Nations includes Status and Non–Status Indians. Some respondents may prefer one term over the other.
"Inuit" is the plural form of "Inuk".

1 Yes (Go to AIP_Q02
1 Yes (Go to AIP_Q02)

2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to AIP_END

AIP_Q02
INTERVIEWER: If the respondent has already specified the Aboriginal group(s), select the group(s) from the list below; if not, ask:

Is your [spouse/partner] First Nations, Métis or Inuk (Inuit)?
Interviewer: Mark all that apply.
First Nations (North American Indian) includes Status and Non–Status Indians.
The terms "First Nations" and "North American Indian" can be interchanged. Some respondents may prefer one term over the other.
"Inuit" is the plural form of "Inuk".

11 First Nations (North American Indian)
12 Métis
13 Inuk (Inuit)
Don’t know
Refusal

PG Driver block (PGM)

Visible minority status of respondent (PG)
Harmonized content
Overview: This is the CATI–CAPI version of the Population group Block.
Surveys with a preceding aboriginal question block, will skip the Population Group question if the respondent answered \u201CYes\u201D to being an aboriginal person.

PG_Q01
You may belong to one or more racial or cultural groups on the following list.

Are you... ?
Interviewer: Read categories to respondent and mark up to 4 responses that apply.
If respondent answers "mixed", "bi–racial" or "multi–racial", etc, probe for specific groups and mark each one separately (e.g., White, Black, Chinese).
Aboriginal people or First Nations are not included in the list of response categories because the Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as "persons, other than Aboriginal persons, who are non–Caucasian in race or non–white in colour". Guidelines state that "Due to their status as First Nation people, Aboriginal peoples are specifically excluded from the definition".
Under the Employment Equity Act, Aboriginal Peoples are considered to be a separate designated group.

01 White
02 South Asian (e.g., East Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan)
03 Chinese
04 Black
05 Filipino
06 Latin American
07 Arab
08 Southeast Asian (e.g., Vietnamese, Cambodian,
Malaysian, Laotian)
09 West Asian (e.g., Iranian, Afghan)
10 Korean
11 Japanese
12 Other – Specify (Go to PG_S01)
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to PG_END

VMP_Q110
Is your ^DT_MARSTATUS_E ...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
Mark up to 4 responses.

01 White
02 South Asian (e.g., East Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan)
03 Chinese
04 Black
05 Filipino
06 Latin American
07 Arab
08 Southeast Asian (e.g., Vietnamese, Cambodian,
Malaysian, Laotian)
09 West Asian (e.g., Iranian, Afghan)
10 Korean
11 Japanese
12 Other – Specify (Go to VMP_S110)
Don’t know
Refusal

SBL_Q100
How would you describe your sense of belonging to your local community? Would you say it is...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Very strong
2 Somewhat strong
3 Somewhat weak
4 Very weak
5 No opinion
Don’t know
Refusal

SBL_Q200
What about (your sense of belonging) to your town or city?

1 Very strong
2 Somewhat strong
3 Somewhat weak
4 Very weak
5 No opinion
Don’t know
Refusal

SBL_Q300
What about (your sense of belonging) to your province?

1 Very strong
2 Somewhat strong
3 Somewhat weak
4 Very weak
5 No opinion
Don’t know
Refusal

SBL_Q500
What about your sense of belonging to Canada?

1 Very strong
2 Somewhat strong
3 Somewhat weak
4 Very weak
5 No opinion
Don’t know
Refusal

SBL_Q700
What about (your sense of belonging) to your country of origin?

1 Very strong
2 Somewhat strong
3 Somewhat weak
4 Very weak
5 No opinion
Don’t know
Refusal

SBL_Q800
How would you describe your sense of belonging to people with the same ethnic or cultural background as you?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Very strong
2 Somewhat strong
3 Somewhat weak
4 Very weak
5 No opinion
Don’t know
Refusal

SBL_Q820
What about (your sense of belonging) to people who speak the same first language as you?

1 Very strong
2 Somewhat strong
3 Somewhat weak
4 Very weak
5 No opinion
Don’t know
Refusal

People can be trusted (PCT)

PCT_R10
The following questions are about your life in general and how you view other people.

Interviewer: Press <1> to continue.

PCT_Q10
Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted or that you cannot be too careful in dealing with people?

1 Most people can be trusted
2 You cannot be too careful in dealing with people
Don’t know
Refusal

Trust in people (TIP)

TIP_Q10
Using a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 means ’Cannot be trusted at all’ and 5 means ’Can be trusted a lot’, how much do you trust each of the following groups of people:

people in your family?

1 Cannot be trusted at all
2 ...
3 ...
4 ...
5 Can be trusted a lot
Don’t know
Refusal

TIP_Q15
(Using a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 means ’Cannot be trusted at all’ and 5 means ’Can be trusted a lot’, how much do you trust each of the following groups of people:)

people in your neighbourhood?

1 Cannot be trusted at all
2 ...
3 ...
4 ...
5 Can be trusted a lot
Don’t know
Refusal

TIP_Q20
(Using a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 means ’Cannot be trusted at all’ and 5 means ’Can be trusted a lot’, how much do you trust each of the following groups of people:)

people you work with or go to school with?

1 Cannot be trusted at all
2 ...
3 ...
4 ...
5 Can be trusted a lot
Don’t know
Refusal

TIP_Q22
(Using a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 means ’Cannot be trusted at all’ and 5 means ’Can be trusted a lot’, how much do you trust each of the following groups of people:)

people who speak a different language than you?

1 Cannot be trusted at all
2 ...
3 ...
4 ...
5 Can be trusted a lot
Don’t know
Refusal

TIP_Q25
(Using a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 means ’Cannot be trusted at all’ and 5 means ’Can be trusted a lot’, how much do you trust each of the following groups of people:)

strangers?

1 Cannot be trusted at all
2 ...
3 ...
4 ...
5 Can be trusted a lot
Don’t know
Refusal

Trust in neighbourhood people (TNP)

TNP_Q10
Would you say that you trust...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Most of the people in your neighbourhood
2 Many of the people (in your neighbourhood)
3 A few of the people (in your neighbourhood)
4 Nobody (in your neighbourhood)
Don’t know
Refusal

Return of lost money (RLM)

RLM_Q10
If you lost a wallet or purse that contained two hundred dollars, how likely is it to be returned with the money in it, if it was found:

by someone who lives close by?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Very likely
2 Somewhat likely
3 Not at all likely
Don’t know
Refusal

RLM_Q15
(If you lost a wallet or purse that contained two hundred dollars, how likely is it to be returned with the money in it, if it was found:)

by a police officer?

1 Very likely
2 Somewhat likely
3 Not at all likely
Don’t know
Refusal

RLM_Q20
(If you lost a wallet or purse that contained two hundred dollars, how likely is it to be returned with the money in it, if it was found:)

by a stranger?

1 Very likely
2 Somewhat likely
3 Not at all likely
Don’t know
Refusal

Confidence in Institutions (CII)

CII_R10
Now, a few questions about the level of confidence you have in various institutions. Using a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 means \u2018No confidence at all’ and 5 means ’A great deal of confidence’.

Interviewer: Press <1> to continue.

CII_Q10
How much confidence do you have in:

the police?

1 No confidence at all
2 ...
3 ...
4 ...
5 A great deal of confidence
Don’t know
Refusal

CII_Q15
(How much confidence do you have in:)

the justice system and courts?

1 No confidence at all
2 ...
3 ...
4 ...
5 A great deal of confidence
Don’t know
Refusal

CII_Q30
(How much confidence do you have in:)

the school system?

1 No confidence at all
2 ...
3 ...
4 ...
5 A great deal of confidence
Don’t know
Refusal

CII_Q40
(How much confidence do you have in:)

Federal Parliament?

1 No confidence at all
2 ...
3 ...
4 ...
5 A great deal of confidence
Don’t know
Refusal

CII_Q45
(How much confidence do you have in:)

banks?

1 No confidence at all
2 ...
3 ...
4 ...
5 A great deal of confidence
Don’t know
Refusal

CII_Q50
(How much confidence do you have in:)

major corporations?

1 No confidence at all
2 ...
3 ...
4 ...
5 A great deal of confidence
Don’t know
Refusal

CII_Q55
(How much confidence do you have in:)

local merchants and business people?

1 No confidence at all
2 ...
3 ...
4 ...
5 A great deal of confidence
Don’t know
Refusal

CII_Q60
(How much confidence do you have in:)

the Canadian media?

1 No confidence at all
2 ...
3 ...
4 ...
5 A great deal of confidence
Don’t know
Refusal

Discrimination (DIS)

DIS_Q10
In the past five years, have you experienced discrimination or been treated unfairly by others in Canada because of:

your sex?
Interviewer: Discrimination means treating people differently, negatively or adversely because of their race, age, religion, sex, etc.

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

DIS_Q15
(In the past five years, have you experienced discrimination or been treated unfairly by others in Canada because of:)

your ethnicity or culture?
Interviewer: Discrimination means treating people differently, negatively or adversely because of their race, age, religion, sex, etc.

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

DIS_Q20
(In the past five years, have you experienced discrimination or been treated unfairly by others in Canada because of:)

your race or colour?
Interviewer: Discrimination means treating people differently, negatively or adversely because of their race, age, religion, sex, etc.

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

DIS_Q25
(In the past five years, have you experienced discrimination or been treated unfairly by others in Canada because of:)

your physical appearance (other than skin colour)?
Interviewer: Discrimination means treating people differently, negatively or adversely because of their race, age, religion, sex, etc. Physical appearance includes weight, height, hair style/colour, clothing, jewelry, tattoos and other physical characteristics excluding skin colour.

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

DIS_Q30
(In the past five years, have you experienced discrimination or been treated unfairly by others in Canada because of:)

your religion?
Interviewer: Discrimination means treating people differently, negatively or adversely because of their race, age, religion, sex, etc.

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

DIS_Q35
In the past five years, have you experienced discrimination or been treated unfairly by others in Canada because of:

your sexual orientation?
Interviewer: Discrimination means treating people differently, negatively or adversely because of their race, age, religion, sex, etc.

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

DIS_Q40
(In the past five years, have you experienced discrimination or been treated unfairly by others in Canada because of:)

your age?
Interviewer: Discrimination means treating people differently, negatively or adversely because of their race, age, religion, sex, etc.

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

DIS_Q45
(In the past five years, have you experienced discrimination or been treated unfairly by others in Canada because of:)

a disability (physical or mental)?
Interviewer: Discrimination means treating people differently, negatively or adversely because of their race, age, religion, sex, etc.

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

DIS_Q50
(In the past five years, have you experienced discrimination or been treated unfairly by others in Canada because of:)

your language?
Interviewer: Discrimination means treating people differently, negatively or adversely because of their race, age, religion, sex, etc.

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

DIS_Q55
(In the past five years, have you experienced discrimination or been treated unfairly by others in Canada:)

for some other reason?
Interviewer: Discrimination means treating people differently, negatively or adversely because of their race, age, religion, sex, etc.
1 Yes – Specify (Go to DIS_S55)

2 No (Go to DIS_END)
Don’t know
Refusal

DTS_Q20
In what types of situations have you experienced discrimination in the past 5 years? Was it:

in a store, bank or restaurant?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

DTS_Q25
(In what types of situations have you experienced discrimination in the past 5 years? Was it:)

at work or when applying for a job or promotion?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

DTS_Q30
(In what types of situations have you experienced discrimination in the past 5 years? Was it:)

when dealing with the police?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

DTS_Q35
(In what types of situations have you experienced discrimination in the past 5 years? Was it:)

when dealing with the courts?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

DTS_Q60
(In what types of situations have you experienced discrimination in the past 5 years? Was it:)

when crossing the border into Canada?
Interviewer: Do not include incidences of discrimination upon leaving Canada.

1 Yes
2 No
3 Have not crossed the border into Canada in past 5 years
Don’t know
Refusal

DTS_Q65
(In what types of situations have you experienced discrimination in the past 5 years? Was it:)

any other situation?
1 Yes – Specify (Go to DTS_S65)

2 No (Go to DTS_END)
Don’t know
Refusal

SRH_R110
The following set of questions asks about your day–to–day health.

Interviewer: Press <1> to continue.
By health, we mean not only the absence of disease or injury but also physical, mental and social well–being.

SRH_Q110
In general, would you say your health is ...?

1 Excellent
2 Very good
3 Good
4 Fair
5 Poor
Don’t know
Refusal

SRH_Q115
In general, would you say your mental health is...?

1 Excellent
2 Very good
3 Good
4 Fair
5 Poor
Don’t know
Refusal

Subjective well–being minimum block (SLM)

Harmonized content

SLM_Q01
Using a scale of 0 to 10 where 0 means "Very dissatisfied" and 10 means "Very satisfied", how do you feel about your life as a whole right now?

0 Very dissatisfied
1 I
2 I
3 I
4 I
5 I
6 I
7 I
8 I
9 V
10 Very satisfied
(MIN: 0)
(MAX: 10)
Don’t know
Refusal

Dwelling of respondent (DOR)

DOR_R110
The following questions are about your housing characteristics.

Interviewer: Press <1> to continue.

DOR_Q110
In what type of dwelling are you now living? Is it a...?

Interviewer: If the respondent answers condominium or seniors’ housing, ask whether the building is a townhouse, high–rise apartment, low–rise apartment or other.
Read categories until the respondent identifies the correct dwelling type. Please confirm answer.

01 Single detached house
02 Semi–detached or double (side by side)
03 Garden home, town–house or row house
04 Duplex (one above the other)
05 Low–rise apartment (less than 5 stories)
06 High–rise apartment (5 or more stories)
07 Mobile home or trailer
08 Other – Specify (Go to DOR_S110)
Don’t know
Refusal

ODR_Q10
Is this dwelling ...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent. If the respondent’s household contains both owners and renters, such as a boarder, the dwelling should be considered owned.

1 Owned by you or a member of this household, even if it is still being paid for
2 Rented, even if no cash rent is paid
Don’t know
Refusal

ODR_Q20
Is there a mortgage on this dwelling?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to ODR_END

ODR_Q25
Is your household’s monthly rental payment reduced for any of the following reasons?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Government subsidized housing. This includes federal, provincial and municipal programs
2 Any other reasons, such as services to landlord or company housing
3 No reduced rent
Don’t know
Refusal

ODR_Q30
Is your rent calculated on the basis of your income?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

Length of time respondent has lived in dwelling (LRD)

LRD_Q10
How long have you lived in this dwelling?

1 Less than 6 months
2 6 months to less than 1 year
3 1 year to less than 3 years
4 3 years to less than 5 years
5 5 years to less than 10 years
6 10 years and over
Don’t know
Refusal

Length of time respondent has lived in neighbourhood (LRN)

LRN_Q10
How long have you lived in this neighbourhood?

1 Less than 6 months
2 6 months to less than 1 year
3 1 year to less than 3 years
4 3 years to less than 5 years
5 5 years to less than 10 years
6 10 years and over
Don’t know
Refusal

Length of time respondent has lived in city or local community (LRC)

LRC_Q20
How long have you lived in this city or local community?

1 Less than 6 months
2 6 months to less than 1 year
3 1 year to less than 3 years
4 3 years to less than 5 years
5 5 years to less than 10 years
6 10 years and over
Don’t know
Refusal

Questions about the immediate neighbourhood of respondent (QIN)

QIN_R10
Now a few questions about your more immediate neighbourhood.

Interviewer: Press <1> to continue.

QIN_Q10
Would you say that you know ...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Most of the people in your neighbourhood
2 Many of the people (in your neighbourhood)
3 A few of the people (in your neighbourhood)
4 None of the people in your neighbourhood
Don’t know
Refusal

QIN_Q20
Would you say this neighbourhood is a place where neighbours help each other?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

QIN_Q30
In the past month, have you done a favour for a neighbour?

Interviewer: Examples of favours are: picking up the mail, watering plants, shovelling, lending tools or garden equipment, carrying things upstairs, feeding pets when neighbours go on holiday or shopping.

1 Yes
2 No
3 Just moved into the area
Don’t know
Refusal

QIN_Q40
In the past month, have any of your neighbours done a favour for you?

1 Yes
2 No
3 Just moved into the area
Don’t know
Refusal

QIN_Q50
About how many people in your neighbourhood do you know well enough to ask for a favour?

Interviewer: Examples of favours are: picking up the mail, watering plants, shovelling, lending tools or garden equipment, carrying things upstairs, feeding pets when neighbours go on holiday or shopping.

0 None
1 1 to 5
2 6 to 10
3 Over 10
Don’t know
Refusal

Religion – Extended block (REE)

Harmonized content
Overview: This is the CATI–CAPI extended version of Religion, Religious Participation with Other People and Religious Participation on One’s Own.

REE_Q01
What is your religion?

Specify one denomination or religion only, even if you are not currently a practicing member of that group.
Interviewer: For infants or children, religion refers to the specific religious group, denomination, or system of beliefs in which they will be raised, if any.
Respondent does not have to be practicing.
If respondent answers "Catholic", ask "by Catholic do you mean Roman Catholic, Ukrainian Catholic or something else?"
If respondent answers Christian, Protestant or Orthodox, ask "Which denomination or church?" If no specific denomination or church can be given, record original response. If respondent provides more than one response, ask about the religion which is most important to them or which they practice most often.
Start typing the name of the religion to activate the search function.
Enter "Other – Specify" if the name of the religion is not part of the list.
If no religion, enter "No religion".

1 Search
2 Other – Specify (Go to REE_S01)
Don’t know
Refusal

REE_Q02
Not counting events such as weddings or funerals, during the past 12 months, how often did you participate in religious activities or attend religious services or meetings?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
Exclude events such as weddings, funerals, baptisms, bar mitzvahs or other rites of passage.
All respondents should be asked the religious participation question, even if they said that they were not affiliated with a religion. For example, some respondents who said that they had "no religion", may attend religious services with family or friends on holidays such as Christmas, Easter, Chanukkah or Ramadan.

1 At least once a week
2 At least once a month
3 At least 3 times a year
4 Once or twice a year
5 Not at all
Don’t know
Refusal

REE_Q03
In the past 12 months, how often did you engage in religious or spiritual activities on your own, including prayer, meditation and other forms of worship taking place at home or in any other location?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 At least once a day
2 At least once a week
3 At least once a month
4 At least 3 times a year
5 Once or twice a year
6 Not at all
Don’t know
Refusal

RLR_Q110
How important are your religious or spiritual beliefs to the way you live your life? Would you say they are...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Very important
2 Somewhat important
3 Not very important
4 Not at all important
Don’t know
Refusal

Language of respondent (LNR)

LNR_Q025
Of English or French, which language(s) do you speak well enough to conduct a conversation? Is it...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 English only
2 French only
3 Both English and French
4 Neither English nor French
Don’t know
Refusal

LNR_Q100
What language did you first speak in childhood?

Interviewer: Accept multiple responses only if languages were learned at the same time.
Mark up to 4 responses.

11 English
12 French
13 Italian
14 Chinese
15 German
16 Portuguese
17 Polish
18 Ukrainian
19 Spanish
20 Vietnamese
21 Greek
22 Punjabi
23 Arabic
24 Tagalog (Filipino)
25 Hungarian
26 Other – Specify (Go to LNR_S100)
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to LNR_C111
Go to LNR_C111A

LNR_Q111
Do you still understand English?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

LNR_Q112
Do you still understand French?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

LNR_Q113
Do you still understand Italian?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

LNR_Q114
Do you still understand Chinese?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

LNR_Q115
Do you still understand German?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

LNR_Q116
Do you still understand Portuguese?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

LNR_Q117
Do you still understand Polish?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

LNR_Q118
Do you still understand Ukrainian?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

LNR_Q119
Do you still understand Spanish?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

LNR_Q120
Do you still understand Vietnamese?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

LNR_Q121
Do you still understand Greek?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

LNR_Q122
Do you still understand Punjabi?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

LNR_Q123
Do you still understand Arabic?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

LNR_Q124
Do you still understand Tagalog?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

LNR_Q125
Do you still understand Hungarian?

1 Yes
2 No
Don’t know
Refusal

LNR_Q155
What language do you speak most often at home?

Interviewer: Accept multiple responses only if languages are used equally.
Mark up to 4 responses.

11 English
12 French
13 Italian
14 Chinese
15 German
16 Portuguese
17 Polish
18 Ukrainian
19 Spanish
20 Vietnamese
21 Greek
22 Punjabi
23 Arabic
24 Tagalog (Filipino)
25 Hungarian
26 Other – Specify (Go to LNR_S155)
Don’t know
Refusal

Go to LNR_Q100
Go to LNR_Q100

SOR_R110
The following question asks about sexual orientation.

Interviewer: Press <1> to continue.

Go to SOR_Q110
Go to SOR_Q110

SOR_Q110
Do you consider yourself to be...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Heterosexual (sexual relations with people of the opposite sex)
2 Homosexual, that is lesbian or gay (sexual relations with people of your own sex)
3 Bisexual (sexual relations with people of both sexes)
Don’t know
Refusal

Personal and household income (INR)

INR_Q025
What was your main source of income during the year ending December 31, ^DV_PASTYEAR?

Interviewer: Do not include capital gains/losses or withdrawals from pension plan or RRSP.

00 No income
01 Employment including wages, salaries, commissions and tips
02 Self–employment such as unincorporated business, professional practice or farm
03 Investment income (dividends, interest or net rents from real estate)
04 RRSPs or RRIFs (registered retirement income funds)
05 Employment Insurance (or Quebec Parental Insurance Plan)
06 Workers’ Compensation
07 Benefits from Canada or Quebec Pension Plan
08 Retirement pensions, superannuation and annuities
09 Basic Old Age Security
10 Guaranteed Income Supplement or Survivor’s Allowance (from federal government only)
11 Child Tax Benefit or family allowances
12 Provincial, territorial or municipal social assistance or welfare
13 Child Support/Alimony
14 Other Income – Specify
Don’t know
Refusal

INR_Q032
What is your best estimate of your total personal income, before taxes and deductions, from all sources during the year ending December 31, ^DV_PASTYEAR?

Interviewer: Capital gains should not be included in the personal income.
Income can come from various sources such as from work, investments, pensions or government. Examples include Employment Insurance, Social Assistance, Child Tax Benefit and other income such as child support, spousal support (alimony) and rental income.

(MIN: ­9,000,000)
(MAX: 90,000,000)
Don’t know
Refusal

INR_Q033
Can you estimate in which of the following groups your total personal income falls for the year ending December 31, ^DV_PASTYEAR? Was it...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Less than $30,000 (including income loss)
2 Or $30,000 or more
Don’t know
Refusal

INR_Q034
Please stop me when I have read the category which applies to you. Was it...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent until the respondent has identified the correct amount. Please confirm answer.

1 Less than $5,000
2 $5,000 to less than $10,000
3 $10,000 to less than $15,000
4 $15,000 to less than $20,000
5 $20,000 to less than $25,000
6 Or $25,000 to less than $30,000
Don’t know
Refusal

INR_Q035
Please stop me when I have read the category which applies to you. Was it...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent until the respondent has identified the correct amount. Please confirm answer.

1 $30,000 to less than $40,000
2 $40,000 to less than $50,000
3 $50,000 to less than $60,000
4 $60,000 to less than $80,000
5 $80,000 to less than $100,000
6 $100,000 to less than $150,000
7 Or $150,000 or more
Don’t know
Refusal

INR_Q040
Not including you, how many other household members received income from any source during that period (the year ending December 31, ^DV_PASTYEAR)?

(MIN: 0)
(MAX: 19)
Don’t know
Refusal

INR_Q110
What is your best estimate of your total household income, received by all household members, from all sources, before taxes and deductions, during the year ending December 31, ^DV_PASTYEAR?

Interviewer: Capital gains should not be included in the household income.
Income can come from various sources such as from work, investments, pensions or government. Examples include Employment Insurance, Social Assistance, Child Tax Benefit and other income such as child support, spousal support (alimony) and rental income.

(MIN: ­9,000,000)
(MAX: 90,000,000)
Don’t know
Refusal

INR_Q120
Can you estimate in which of the following groups your total household income falls for the year ending December 31, ^DV_PASTYEAR? Was it...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

1 Less than $50,000 (including income loss)
2 Or $50,000 or more
Don’t know
Refusal

INR_Q130
(Can you estimate in which of the following groups your total household income falls for the year ending December 31, ^DV_PASTYEAR?)

Please stop me when I have read the category which applies to your household. Was it...?
Interviewer: Read categories to respondent until the respondent has identified the correct amount.

1 ^Q130_1_E
2 ^Q130_2_E
3 ^Q130_3_E
4 ^Q130_4_E
5 ^Q130_5_E
6 ^Q130_6_E
7 ^Q130_7_E
Don’t know
Refusal

INR_Q140
Can you estimate in which of the following groups your total household income falls for the year ending December 31, ^DV_PASTYEAR?

Please stop me when I have read the category which applies to your household. Was it...?
Interviewer: Read categories to respondent until the respondent has identified the correct amount.

1 ^Q140_1_E
2 ^Q140_2_E
3 ^Q140_3_E
4 ^Q140_4_E
5 ^Q140_5_E
6 ^Q140_6_E
7 ^Q140_7_E
Don’t know
Refusal

Data quality, concepts and methodology: Technical notes

The Canadian international merchandise trade statistical program

Introduction

The objective of this text is to provide a general overview of the Canadian International Merchandise Trade Statistical Program, with special reference to concepts and definitions.

Conceptual framework

1. Objectives and coverage: The primary objective of the Canadian International Merchandise Trade Statistical Program is to measure the change in the stock of material resources of Canada resulting from the movement of merchandise into or out of the country. Information on imports and exports are inputs into the System of National Accounts, particularly in the Balance of Payments and Gross Domestic Product, and are used in the formulation of trade and budgetary policies. Governments, importers, exporters, manufacturers and shipping companies use international merchandise trade statistics to:

  • monitor import penetration and export performance
  • monitor commodity price and volume changes
  • examine transport implications

2. Trade statistics (Customs basis / Balance of Payments basis): Merchandise trade statistics are reported and presented on two different bases: Customs basis and Balance of Payment basis.

When goods are imported into or exported from Canada, declarations must be filed with the Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA), giving such information as description and value of the goods, origin and port of clearance of commodities and mode of transport. Most of this information is required for the purposes of Customs administration. Statistics developed from administrative records of Customs are commonly referred to as Customs-based trade statistics.

Customs-based export statistics may understate or incorrectly portray the destination of exports. Exports are incorrectly portrayed when the country of final destination is inaccurately reported on the Customs documentation. This occurs most frequently when goods are routed through an intermediary country before continuing on to their final destination.

Statistics Canada does not have a direct measure of undercoverage, however a monthly estimated adjustment is included within BOP based data.

On January 1, 1990, Canada entered into a memorandum of understanding with the United States concerning the exchange of import data. As a consequence, each administration is using the other’s import data to replace its own export data. Canada’s international merchandise trade statistics are, therefore, no longer derived exclusively from the administrative records of the Canada Border Services Agency, but from United States Customs records as well.

Customs-based information is adjusted to conform to the National Accounts concepts and definitions. The adjustments to derive Balance of Payments-based trade data include adjustments related to trade definition, valuation and timing. The principal difference between the two trade concepts is that Customs-based merchandise trade statistics cover the physical movement of goods as they are reflected in Customs documents while Balance of Payments-adjusted data are intended to cover all economic transactions that involve merchandise trade between residents and non-residents.

3. System of trade: Canadian trade statistics are compiled according to the general system of trade, as defined by the United Nations Statistical Office. Under this system, imports include all goods that have crossed Canada’s territorial boundary, whether for immediate consumption in Canada or for storage in bonded Customs warehouses. Domestic exports include goods grown, extracted or manufactured in Canada, including goods of foreign origin that have been materially transformed in Canada. Re-exports are exports of goods of foreign origin that have not been materially transformed in Canada, including foreign goods withdrawn for export from bonded Customs warehouses. Total exports are the sum of domestic exports and re-exports. Thus the general trade system, in principle, presents all goods entering the country (imports) and all goods leaving the country (exports). It differs from the special system of trade in the treatment of imported goods into bonded Customs warehouses. Conceptually, under the general system, the statistical frontier coincides with the geographical boundary.

4. Valuation: For Customs purposes, imports are recorded at values established according to the provisions of the Customs Act, which, since January 1, 1985, reflects valuation methods based on the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) Valuation Code System. In general, the value for duty of imported goods must be equivalent to the transaction value or the price actually paid.

The transaction value of imported goods includes all transportation and associated costs incurred up to the point of direct shipment to Canada. Therefore, Canada’s imports are valued Free on Board (FOB), place of direct shipment to Canada. It excludes freight and insurance costs in bringing the goods to Canada from the point of direct shipment.

For countries other than the United States, exports are recorded at the value declared on export documents, which usually reflect the transaction value (i.e., actual selling price or, in the case of a non-arm’s length transaction, the transfer price used for company accounting purposes). Canada’s exports to overseas countries are valued at FOB port of exit, including domestic freight charges to that point but net of discounts and allowances. As of January, 1990, Canada’s exports to the U.S. are valued FOB point of exit from Canada. Prior to 1990, they were valued FOB place of lading net of freight charges, discounts and allowances.

5. Statistical period: The closing of the statistical month for imports and exports is defined as the last calendar day of the month based on the date of clearance from Customs.  Documents received too late for incorporation in the current month are assigned to the month the transaction took place and are published the following statistical month.

6. Trading partner attribution (country of origin/destination): Exports are attributed to the country that is the last known destination of the goods at the time of export. Exports to the United States are attributed to the state of destination.

Imports are attributed to their country of origin, that is, the country in which the goods were grown, extracted or manufactured in accordance to the rules of origin administered by the Canada Border Services Agency. Imports from the United States are attributed to the state of origin.

7. Principal trading areas: The ‘principal trading areas’ are country groupings defined as follows:

  1. United States: includes trade with Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
  2. United Kingdom
  3. Japan
  4. European Union (EU) excluding the United Kingdom: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden.
  5. Other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): Australia, Canada, Chile, Iceland, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, South Korea, Switzerland, and Turkey. (The EU countries, United States, and Japan are also members of OECD).
  6. Other countries: all countries and territories other than the United States, Japan, EU and other OECD

8. Legal framework: Import and export statistics with countries other than the United States are derived from information contained in administrative records collected by the Canada Border Services Agency under the Customs Act. Copies of these documents (or information therefrom) are sent to Statistics Canada in accordance with Section 25 of the Statistics Act. It follows that the disclosure of trade statistics is governed by both the Customs Act and the Statistics Act and is subject to the provisions of Section 17(2)(a) of the latter. Disclosure of export statistics to the United States is governed by a memorandum of understanding that provides for the exchange of detailed import statistics between Canada and the United States.

Contact information

Telephone: 1-800-263-1136 
Facsimile: 1-877-287-4369
Internet: infostats@statcan.gc.ca

Revisions and seasonal adjustment

Revisions

The International Trade Division (ITD) of Statistics Canada produces monthly International Merchandise trade values, price indices and volume indices on both a Customs and Balance of Payments (BOP) basis. These figures are prepared under very tight deadlines and depend primarily on large volumes of administrative records received from the Canadian Border Services Agency and the United States Customs and Border Protection Agency. In accordance with the agreement on the exchange of import data, Canadian and United States international merchandise trade data are released simultaneously by Statistics Canada and the United States Census Bureau approximately 35 days after the end of the reference month.

In addition to being a closely watched indicator in its own right, merchandise trade data are a critical input to the System of National Accounts and BOP basis data are prepared in accordance with the System of National Accounts concepts, definitions, and revision schedule in mind. While the Customs data are available on the day of release, it is the seasonally adjusted BOP based data series, along with the associated price and volume indices, that are the focus of the monthly release in the Daily.

Factors influencing revisions include late receipt of import and export documentation, incorrect information on customs forms, replacement of estimates produced for the energy section with actual figures, changes in classification of merchandise based on more current information, and changes to seasonal adjustment factors. In general, merchandise trade data are revised on an ongoing basis for each month of the current year. Current year revisions are reflected in both the Customs and Balance of Payments based data.

The previous year's Customs data are revised with the release of the January and February reference months as well as on a quarterly basis. The previous two years of Customs based data are revised annually and are released in February with the December reference month.  Previous year’s BOP based data are revised with the release of the January, February and March reference months. Revisions to BOP based data for the previous four years are released annually in June with the April reference month.

Seasonal Adjustment

Seasonal adjustment of Customs and BOP values and indices is performed at an aggregated commodity grouping level.  Monthly fluctuations can occur as a result of weather patterns, roving holidays (such as Easter) and institutional factors (such as scheduled factory shut downs). In order to isolate turning points or trends in the basic data, it is necessary to eliminate this effect of seasonal movement. To remove seasonal fluctuations from time series, Statistics Canada uses the SAS® X12 procedure (SAS Institute Inc., 2010), and adaptation of the U.S. Census Bureau X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment program (U.S. Census Bureau, 2010).  The seasonal adjustment process is applied following the Statistics Canada Quality Guidelines.

Revised data are available in the appropriate CANSIM tables.

Reference

SAS Institute Inc. (2010), “The X12 Procedure”, SAS 9.2 Documentation: SAS/ETS 9.22 User’s Guide, Cary, NC: SAS Institute Inc.

U.S. Census Bureau (2010), X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Program, Version 0.3, Washington, DC.

Survey on Capital and Repair Expenditures Actual 2012

Unified Enterprise Survey - Annual

Reporting Guide

1. Reports Required

  • Reports should be completed for Canadian activities and locations as described on the pre-printed label.

2. Dollar Amounts and Percentages

  • All dollar amounts reported should be rounded to THOUSANDS OF CANADIAN DOLLARS (e.g., $6,555,444.00 should be rounded to $6,555);
  • Percentages should be rounded (e.g., 37%, 76%, 94%);
  • Your best estimates are acceptable when precise figures are not available;
  • Pre-printed cell numbers are for identification purposes only.

3. Return of Questionnaire

By Mail to:
Statistics Canada,

150 Tunney’s Pasture Driveway, Distribution Center - SC-0702
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6

By Fax at:
toll free at 1-888-883-7999

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

4. Questions?

If you have any questions, please call us toll free at 1-877-604-7828 or by e-mail at Invest@statcan.gc.ca

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 and territorial statistical agencies of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, and the Yukon.

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 and returning it with the completed questionnaire. Please specify the organizations with which you do not want to share your data. For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, as well as Natural Resources Canada, Industry, Canada, Environment Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Natural Resources, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources, Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry, Manitoba Department of Innovation, Energy and Mines, British Columbia Ministry of Energy, and British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Mines and Lands. The agreements we have with these agencies require that they keep the information confidential and use it only for statistical and research purposes.

Further to the section 12 agreement with the Saskatchewan Department of Energy and Resources, Statistics Canada is collecting the information for itself pursuant to the Statistics Act and on behalf of the Saskatchewan Department of Energy and Resources pursuant to The Mineral Resources Act (Saskatchewan). In this case, respondents do not have the right to object to sharing their information since the party to the Agreement is authorized by law to require the respondent to provide the information.

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.

Record linkages
To enhance the data from this survey, Statistics Canada may combine it with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.

Pre-Printed Label

Type of Ownership
Private – less than 50% of the voting rights are controlled by the government
Public – more than 50% of the voting rights are controlled by the government
            – specify Federal, Provincial or Municipal

Fiscal Year End

For the purpose of this survey, please report information for your 12 month fiscal period for which the FINAL DAY occurs on or between April 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013.

The following are acceptable report periods for 2012:
May 2011 - April 2012 (04/12)
June 2011 - May 2012 (05/12)
July 2011 - June 2012 (06/12)
Aug. 2011 - July 2012 (07/12)
Sept. 2011 - Aug. 2012 (08/12)
Oct. 2011 - Sept. 2012 (09/12)
Nov. 2011 - Oct. 2012 (10/12)
Dec. 2011 - Nov. 2012 (11/12)
Jan. 2012 - Dec. 2012 (12/12)
Feb. 2012 - Jan. 2013 (01/13)
March 2012 - Feb. 2013 (02/13)
April 2012 - March 2013 (03/13)

Definitions

What are Capital Expenditures?
Capital Expenditures are the gross expenditures on fixed assets for use in the operations of your organization or for lease or rent to others.

Include:

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

How to Treat Leases
Include assets acquired for lease to others, either as a capital, financial or as an operating lease
Exclude assets acquired as a lessee through either a capital, financial or an operating lease from others

Information for Government Departments
The following applies to government departments only:

  • Include all capital expenditures without taking into account the capitalization threshold of your department;
  • Grants and/or subsidies to outside entities (e.g., municipalities, agencies, institutions or businesses) are not to be included;
  • Departments are requested to exclude from reported figures budgetary items pertaining to any departmental agency and proprietary crown corporation as they are surveyed separately;
  • Federal departments are to report expenditures paid for by the department, regardless of which department awarded the contract;
  • Provincial departments are to include any capital expenditures on construction (exclude outlays for land) or machinery and equipment, for use in Canada, financed from revolving funds, loans attached to revolving funds, other loans, the Consolidated Revenue Fund or special accounts.

Section A: Capital and Repair Expenditures

Column Headings

Asset Codes (Column 1)
Capital Expenditures are to be reported by asset type code. The code for each main asset type is located on page 5 and 6 of this guide. These codes are to be used in Section A, Column 1 and Section F, Column 7.

  • If you have purchased more than one asset in a particular asset group, report them separately if they had a different expected useful life (Column 6), otherwise you may combine the data;
  • The use of “Other” codes (i.e. ending in 99) is to be avoided, if possible. However, if an “Other” code is used, give a description of the asset on page 4 of the questionnaire;
  • In Section A, construction and machinery and equipment type of assets are separated. This is not necessary in Section F;
  • If more lines are required for Section A or F, please photocopy the relevant Section(s) and attach to the questionnaire.

New Assets (Column 2)
Report Capital Expenditures for acquisitions of new assets including the portion of work in progress for the current year.
Include imports of used assets since they represent newly acquired assets for the Canadian economy.

Purchase of Used Canadian Assets (Column 3)
The object of our survey is to measure the acquisitions of new fixed assets separately from used fixed assets in the Canadian economy as a whole. This is because the acquisition of used assets does not increase the total inventory of fixed assets, it only transfers them within the Canadian economy. Report acquisition of used assets separately in this column.

Renovation, Retrofit, Refurbishing, Overhauling and Restoration (Column 4)
Report Capital Expenditures for existing assets being upgraded, renovated, retrofitted, refurbished, overhauled or restored.

Expected Useful Life of Assets (Column 6)
Report the expected life of the asset in years.

Land
Capital expenditures for land should include all costs associated with the purchase of the land that are not amortized or depreciated. Improvements of land should be reported in Non-Residential Construction.

Residential Construction
Capital expenditures incurred during the reporting period for residential structures (on a contracted basis and/or by your own employees).

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

Non-Residential Construction
Capital expenditures incurred during the reporting period for non-residential building and engineering construction (on a contracted basis and/or by your own employees) whether for your own use or rent to others.
Include:

  • Manufacturing plants, warehouses, office buildings, shopping centres, etc.;
  • Roads, bridges, sewers, electric power lines, underground cables, etc.;
  • The cost of demolition of buildings, land servicing and site preparation;
  • Leasehold and land improvements.
  • Acquisitions to work in progress;
  • Townsite facilities such as streets, sewers, stores and schools;
  • Buildings that have accommodation units without self contained or exclusive use of bathroom and kitchen facilities (e.g., some student and senior citizen residences) and associated expenditures on services;
  • All preconstruction planning and design costs such as engineer and consulting fees and any materials supplied to construction contractors for installation, etc.

Machinery and Equipment
Capital expenditures incurred during the reporting period for machinery and equipment, whether for your own use or for lease or rent to others.
Include:

  • Automobiles, trucks, professional and scientific equipment, office and store furniture and appliances;
  • Computers (hardware and software), broadcasting, telecommunications and other information and communication technologies equipment;
  • Motors, generators, transformers;
  • Any capitalized tooling expenses;
  • Acquisitions to work in progress;
  • Progress payments paid out before delivery in the year in which such payments are made;
  • Any balance owing or holdbacks should be reported in the year the cost is incurred.

Non-Capital Repair and Maintenance Expenditures
This question represents the repair and maintenance of assets in contrast to the acquisition of assets or the renovation of assets.
Include:

  • Gross non-capital repair and maintenance expenditures on non-residential buildings, other structures and on machinery and equipment;
  • Value of repair work done by your own employees as well as payments to persons outside your employ;
  • Building maintenance such as janitorial services, snow removal and sanding;
  • Equipment maintenance such as oil changes and lubrication of vehicles and other machinery.

Work in Progress
Work in progress represents accumulated costs since the start of capital projects which are intended to be capitalized upon completion.
Typically capital investment includes any expenditure on an asset in which its life is greater than one year. Capital items charged to operating expenses are defined as expenditures which could have been capitalized as part of the fixed assets, but for various reasons, have been charged to current expenses.

Section B: Year over Year Variation of Capital Expenditures

Complete this section only if this report shows significant changes in TOTAL capital expenditures over previous fiscal period. The intent of this section is to reduce possible further inquiries by clarifying the reason(s) for major changes in the capital expenditures reported.

If there has been a launch of a major project or expansion of an existing project, please provide the nature, location, and (if applicable) the name(s) / title(s) of the project in the comment section of the questionnaire.

Section C: Capacity Utilization (Manufacturing companies only)

Capacity utilization is the percent of maximum production that the manufacturing plant is operating at. It is calculated by taking the actual production level for an establishment (measured in dollars or units) and dividing it by it’s capacity production (defined as the establishment’s maximum production under normal conditions).

To calculate capacity production, follow the establishment’s operation practices with respect to the use of productive facilities, overtime, workshifts, holidays, etc. For example, if your plant normally operates with one shift of eight hours a day, five days a week, then capacity will be calculated subject to these conditions and not on the hypothetical case of three shifts a day, seven days a week.

Example:
Plant “A” normally operates one shift a day, five days a week and given this operating pattern capacity production is 150 units of product “A” for the month. In that month actual production of product “A” was 125 units. The capacity utilization rate for plant “A” is (125/150) * 100 = 83%

Now suppose that plant “A” had to open a shift on Saturdays to satisfy an abnormal surge in demand for product “A”. Given this plant’s normal operating schedule, capacity production remains at 150 units. Actual production hasgrown to 160 units, so capacity utilization would be (160/150) * 100 = 107%.

Section D: Cost Components of Expenditures, 2011

This section requests a breakdown of expenditures for work performed by contractors hired by the company and for work performed by the company’s own employees.

Total (column 1)
Copy totals from Section A, Boxes A1 + A2, E, C1 + C2 and F. These are the amounts to be divided between contractors and company’s own workers.

Value of Work Performed by Contractors (column 2)
Work performed by contractors are contract billings or equivalent including holdbacks.

Value of Own Account Work (column 3)
In addition to own account work, include all materials and supplies provided free to contractors and all architects, engineering and consultants fees and similar services.

Salaries and Wages (column 4)
Show the total value of salaries and wages paid to your employees. Salaries and wages are gross earnings before deductions such as income tax and include incentive bonuses and vacation pay but exclude fringe benefits.

Materials and Supplies (column 5)
Report total cost of materials and supplies used by your own employees and those provided free to contractors relating to the expenditures reported.

Other Charges (column 6)
Examples of other charges are insurance, power, telephone and also architectural, legal, and engineering fees considered to be applicable to the expenditures reported.

Section E: Assets Acquired Under Capital or Financial Lease

Questions (1, 2 and 3) LEASING

Operating Lease
The lessor bears the risk of ownership and retains a significant “residual” economic interest in the leased property. The lessee has the right to temporary use of the property, for a term shorter than the economic life of the property, in exchange for regular payments. At the end of the lease, the lessee has the option of purchasing the property at fair market value.

Capital or Financial Lease
These leases are similar in that the lessor in effect finances the “purchase” of the leased property by the lessee and retains a security interest in the leased property. The lessee retains the leased property for substantially all of its economic life. The lessee usually has the option at the end of the lease to purchase the property at a “bargain” price.

Section F: Disposal and Sales of Fixed Assets

Selling Price (Column 8)
The total value, or the sales of fixed assets which were disposed of or sold, even if traded in for credit in the acquisition or purchase of new fixed assets. When land and buildings are sold together, please report the selling price of the land separately, along with other land sales.

Gross Book Value (Column 9)
This value should represent total capital expenditures for an asset, at and since the time of original construction or purchase, including all subsequent capital expenditures for the purpose of modernization, expansion, etc. Any subsidies received should not be subtracted.

Age (Column 10)
Report the age of the fixed asset at the time of disposal. If you have disposed of or sold similar assets of varying ages, report them separately or combine the data and provide a weighted average for the ages.

Construction

Asset Description and Codes
The asset items and categories listed below are groupings of fixed assets generally having a similar function which can apply to various industries.

Construction structures should be classified to an asset according to its principal use unless it is a multi-purpose structure where we would like you to separate the components. The cost of any machinery and equipment which is an integral or built-in feature of the structure (i.e. elevators, heating equipment, sprinkler systems, environmental controls, intercom systems, etc.) should be reported as part of that structure as well as landscaping, associated parking lots, etc.

Industrial and Commercial

Code
1005 Pollution abatement and control
1006 Warehouses, refrigerated storage, freight terminals
1008 Maintenance garages, workshops, storage facilities
1013 Office buildings
1022 Bunkhouses, dormitories, camp cookeries, camps
1097 Other industrial construction

Marine Construction

Code
2001 Docks, wharves, piers, terminals (coal, oil, natural gas, container, general cargo)
2099 Other marine construction

Transportation

Code
2202 Highways, roads, streets, including logging roads (also include signs, guardrails, lighting, landscaping, sidewalks, fences)
2204 Rail track and roadbeds including signals and interlockers
2299 Other transportation

Waterworks

Code
2402 Trunk and distribution mains
2412 Water pumping stations and filtration plants
2413 Water storage tanks
2499 Other waterworks construction

Sewage Systems

Code
2601 Sewage treatment and disposal plants including pumping stations
2602 Sanitary and storm sewers, trunk and collection lines, open storm ditches and laterals
2699 Other sewage system construction

Electric Power

Code
2801 Electric power construction

Mining

Code
3401 Mine buildings including headframes, ore bins, ventilation structures, backfill plants and other surface buildings
3402 Mine buildings for beneficiation treatment of minerals (excluding smelters and refineries)
3403 Mine shafts, drifts, crosscuts, raises, declines, stoping, etc. (Report for structures only; for rock work components, see form MIN-EX3R, NRCan, line 14.23.)
3404 Tailing disposal systems, settling ponds

Other Construction

Code
5999 Other construction (not specified elsewhere)

Machinery and Equipment

Asset Description and Codes
The asset items and categories listed below are groupings of fixed assets generally having a similar function that can apply to various industries.

a) Machinery and Equipment are generally housed in structures and can be removed or replaced without significantly altering the structure.

Transportation Equipment

Code
6001 Trucks and other motor vehicles (excluding off-highway trucks, see category 6010) designed for the transportof goods
6003 Automobiles
6004 Trailers and semi-trailers for the transport of goods
6006 Locomotives, rolling-stock, street and subway cars, and other rapid transit equipment
6007 Aircraft, helicopters, aircraft engines and major replacement parts (exclude satellites and flight simulators)
6010 Other motor vehicles and vehicles not mechanically propelled; e.g., off-highway trucks, all-terrain vehicles
6099 Other transportation equipment; e.g., buses, ships, engines, tires for motor vehicles

Processing Equipment

Code
7106 Machine-tools and accessories
7109 Machinery for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing, grinding, mixing or kneading mineral substances in solid form
7199 Other processing equipment

Office Type and Communications Machinery and Equipment

Code
8001 Computers and related machinery and equipment (excluding software puchased separately)
8021 Computer software - off the shelf pre-packaged (excluding telecommunication network applications)
8022 Computer software - custom designed / contracted out (excluding telecommunication network applications)
8023 Computer software - developed in-house / own account (excluding telecommunication network applications)
8024 Computer software - for telecommunication network switching equipment
8003 Office machinery and equipment (excluding telephone equipment)
8004 Office furniture
8005 Other furniture, lamps and lighting fittings; e.g., hotel, motel, restaurant and store furniture
8013 Radios, TVs, stereos, VCRs, DVDs and recorded tapes and discs

Telecommunications, Cable and Broadcasting

Code
8107 Broadcasting and radio communication equipment (exclude transmission equipment, see category 8127)
8109 Radar and navigational instruments (example; radar and sonar equipment, radio navigational aid apparatus, GPS receivers)
8116 Network switching equipment - hardware including IP switches (routers) and PBX’s used as public switches (exclude switching software, see category 8024)
8117 Terminal equipment - PBX’s telephone handsets, cellular phones, key systems, modems, palm pilots, fax machines, pagers, satellite terminals/dishes, decoders, set-top boxes
8127 Transmission equipment - transponders, receivers, cross connects, multiplexes, optical electronics, satellite earth stations, cell site equipment, antennas, cable head end equipment and components, cable distribution system plant equipment
8199 Other telecommunication cable and broadcasting equipment; e.g., satellite dishes, radar

Other Machinery and equipment

Code
9001 Gas generators, turbines, internal combustion engines and other motors for other than transportation equipment
9002 Pumps, air compressors and fans
9003 Air conditioning (excluding portable air conditioners, see category 9099), refrigerating or freezing equipment
9004 Industrial or laboratory furnaces and ovens and furnace burners and related equipment
9005 Well drilling and servicing rigs (other than floating)
9106 Pulling, lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery
9007 Fork-lift trucks and warehouse trucks
9008 Moving, grading, excavating, compacting, extracting or boring machinery for earth, minerals, ores or snow (excluding trac-laying tractors and other tractors, see category 9099)
9009 Electric motors and generators
9010 Electric transformers, static converters, inductors, switch gear and similar electric equipment
9011 Optical instruments and apparatus, instruments and apparatus designed for certain specifically defined uses (surveying, meteorology, drawing, calculating, etc.) and machines for testing materials
9012 Instruments and appliances for medical, surgical, dental, veterinary use or for related purposes
9013 Measuring, checking or automatically controlling instruments and apparatus (excluding gas, water and electricity meters, see category 9099) and navigational instruments
9014 Hand tools
9099 Other machinery and equipment; e.g., storage tanks, tractors for agricultural or forestry work, portable air conditioners, electric traffic control equipment, gas meters, water meters, electricity meters, weigh scales, central heating boilers, bedding

Unified Enterprise Survey - Annual

Reporting Guide

1. Reports Required

  • Reports should be completed for Canadian activities and locations as described on the pre-printed label.

2. Dollar Amounts and Percentages

  • All dollar amounts reported should be rounded to THOUSANDS OF CANADIAN DOLLARS (e.g., $6,555,444.00 should be rounded to $6,555);
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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 and territorial statistical agencies of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, and the Yukon.

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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.

Record linkages
To enhance the data from this survey, Statistics Canada may combine it with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.

Pre-Printed Label

Type of Ownership
Private – less than 50% of the voting rights are controlled by the government
Public – more than 50% of the voting rights are controlled by the government
            – specify Federal, Provincial or Municipal

Fiscal Year End

For the purpose of this survey, please report information for your 12 month fiscal period for which the FINAL DAY occurs on or between April 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013.

The following are acceptable report periods for 2012:
May 2011 - April 2012 (04/12)
June 2011 - May 2012 (05/12)
July 2011 - June 2012 (06/12)
Aug. 2011 - July 2012 (07/12)
Sept. 2011 - Aug. 2012 (08/12)
Oct. 2011 - Sept. 2012 (09/12)
Nov. 2011 - Oct. 2012 (10/12)
Dec. 2011 - Nov. 2012 (11/12)
Jan. 2012 - Dec. 2012 (12/12)
Feb. 2012 - Jan. 2013 (01/13)
March 2012 - Feb. 2013 (02/13)
April 2012 - March 2013 (03/13)

Definitions

What are Capital Expenditures?
Capital Expenditures are the gross expenditures on fixed assets for use in the operations of your organization or for lease or rent to others.

Include:

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

How to Treat Leases
Include assets acquired for lease to others, either as a capital, financial or as an operating lease
Exclude assets acquired as a lessee through either a capital, financial or an operating lease from others

Information for Government Departments
The following applies to government departments only:

  • Include all capital expenditures without taking into account the capitalization threshold of your department;
  • Grants and/or subsidies to outside entities (e.g., municipalities, agencies, institutions or businesses) are not to be included;
  • Departments are requested to exclude from reported figures budgetary items pertaining to any departmental agency and proprietary crown corporation as they are surveyed separately;
  • Federal departments are to report expenditures paid for by the department, regardless of which department awarded the contract;
  • Provincial departments are to include any capital expenditures on construction (exclude outlays for land) or machinery and equipment, for use in Canada, financed from revolving funds, loans attached to revolving funds, other loans, the Consolidated Revenue Fund or special accounts.

Section A: Capital and Repair Expenditures

Column Headings

Asset Codes (Column 1)
Capital Expenditures are to be reported by asset type code. The code for each main asset type is located on page 5 and 6 of this guide. These codes are to be used in Section A, Column 1 and Section F, Column 7.

  • If you have purchased more than one asset in a particular asset group, report them separately if they had a different expected useful life (Column 6), otherwise you may combine the data;
  • The use of “Other” codes (i.e. ending in 99) is to be avoided, if possible. However, if an “Other” code is used, give a description of the asset on page 4 of the questionnaire;
  • In Section A, construction and machinery and equipment type of assets are separated. This is not necessary in Section F;
  • If more lines are required for Section A or F, please photocopy the relevant Section(s) and attach to the questionnaire.

New Assets (Column 2)
Report Capital Expenditures for acquisitions of new assets including the portion of work in progress for the current year.
Include imports of used assets since they represent newly acquired assets for the Canadian economy.

Purchase of Used Canadian Assets (Column 3)
The object of our survey is to measure the acquisitions of new fixed assets separately from used fixed assets in the Canadian economy as a whole. This is because the acquisition of used assets does not increase the total inventory of fixed assets, it only transfers them within the Canadian economy. Report acquisition of used assets separately in this column.

Renovation, Retrofit, Refurbishing, Overhauling and Restoration (Column 4)
Report Capital Expenditures for existing assets being upgraded, renovated, retrofitted, refurbished, overhauled or restored.

Expected Useful Life of Assets (Column 6)
Report the expected life of the asset in years.

Section A: Capital and Repair Expenditures(continued)

Row Headings

Land
Capital expenditures for land should include all costs associated with the purchase of the land that are not amortized or depreciated. Improvements of land should be reported in Non-Residential Construction.

Residential Construction
Capital expenditures incurred during the reporting period for residential structures (on a contracted basis and/or by your own employees).

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

Non-Residential Construction
Capital expenditures incurred during the reporting period for non-residential building and engineering construction (on a contracted basis and/or by your own employees) whether for your own use or rent to others.
Include:

  • Manufacturing plants, warehouses, office buildings, shopping centres, etc.;
  • Roads, bridges, sewers, electric power lines, underground cables, etc.;
  • The cost of demolition of buildings, land servicing and site preparation;
  • Leasehold and land improvements.
  • Acquisitions to work in progress;
  • Townsite facilities such as streets, sewers, stores and schools;
  • Buildings that have accommodation units without self contained or exclusive use of bathroom and kitchen facilities (e.g., some student and senior citizen residences) and associated expenditures on services;
  • All preconstruction planning and design costs such as engineer and consulting fees and any materials supplied to construction contractors for installation, etc.

Machinery and Equipment
Capital expenditures incurred during the reporting period for machinery and equipment, whether for your own use or for lease or rent to others.
Include:

  • Automobiles, trucks, professional and scientific equipment, office and store furniture and appliances;
  • Computers (hardware and software), broadcasting, telecommunications and other information and communication technologies equipment;
  • Motors, generators, transformers;
  • Any capitalized tooling expenses;
  • Acquisitions to work in progress;
  • Progress payments paid out before delivery in the year in which such payments are made;
  • Any balance owing or holdbacks should be reported in the year the cost is incurred.

Non-Capital Repair and Maintenance Expenditures
This question represents the repair and maintenance of assets in contrast to the acquisition of assets or the renovation of assets.
Include:

  • Gross non-capital repair and maintenance expenditures on non-residential buildings, other structures and on machinery and equipment;
  • Value of repair work done by your own employees as well as payments to persons outside your employ;
  • Building maintenance such as janitorial services, snow removal and sanding;
  • Equipment maintenance such as oil changes and lubrication of vehicles and other machinery.

Work in Progress
Work in progress represents accumulated costs since the start of capital projects which are intended to be capitalized upon completion.
Typically capital investment includes any expenditure on an asset in which its life is greater than one year. Capital items charged to operating expenses are defined as expenditures which could have been capitalized as part of the fixed assets, but for various reasons, have been charged to current expenses.

Section B: Year over Year Variation of Capital Expenditures

Complete this section only if this report shows significant changes in TOTAL capital expenditures over previous fiscal period. The intent of this section is to reduce possible further inquiries by clarifying the reason(s) for major changes in the capital expenditures reported.

If there has been a launch of a major project or expansion of an existing project, please provide the nature, location, and (if applicable) the name(s) / title(s) of the project in the comment section of the questionnaire.

Section C: Capacity Utilization (Manufacturing companies only)

Capacity utilization is the percent of maximum production that the manufacturing plant is operating at. It is calculated by taking the actual production level for an establishment (measured in dollars or units) and dividing it by it’s capacity production (defined as the establishment’s maximum production under normal conditions).

To calculate capacity production, follow the establishment’s operation practices with respect to the use of productive facilities, overtime, workshifts, holidays, etc. For example, if your plant normally operates with one shift of eight hours a day, five days a week, then capacity will be calculated subject to these conditions and not on the hypothetical case of three shifts a day, seven days a week.

Example:
Plant “A” normally operates one shift a day, five days a week and given this operating pattern capacity production is 150 units of product “A” for the month. In that month actual production of product “A” was 125 units. The capacity utilization rate for plant “A” is (125/150) * 100 = 83%

Now suppose that plant “A” had to open a shift on Saturdays to satisfy an abnormal surge in demand for product “A”. Given this plant’s normal operating schedule, capacity production remains at 150 units. Actual production hasgrown to 160 units, so capacity utilization would be (160/150) * 100 = 107%.

Section D: Cost Components of Expenditures, 2011

This section requests a breakdown of expenditures for work performed by contractors hired by the company and for work performed by the company’s own employees.

Total (column 1)
Copy totals from Section A, Boxes A1 + A2, E, C1 + C2 and F. These are the amounts to be divided between contractors and company’s own workers.

Value of Work Performed by Contractors (column 2)
Work performed by contractors are contract billings or equivalent including holdbacks.

Value of Own Account Work (column 3)
In addition to own account work, include all materials and supplies provided free to contractors and all architects, engineering and consultants fees and similar services.

Salaries and Wages (column 4)
Show the total value of salaries and wages paid to your employees. Salaries and wages are gross earnings before deductions such as income tax and include incentive bonuses and vacation pay but exclude fringe benefits.

Materials and Supplies (column 5)
Report total cost of materials and supplies used by your own employees and those provided free to contractors relating to the expenditures reported.

Other Charges (column 6)
Examples of other charges are insurance, power, telephone and also architectural, legal, and engineering fees considered to be applicable to the expenditures reported.

Section E: Assets Acquired Under Capital or Financial Lease

Questions (1, 2 and 3) LEASING

Operating Lease
The lessor bears the risk of ownership and retains a significant “residual” economic interest in the leased property. The lessee has the right to temporary use of the property, for a term shorter than the economic life of the property, in exchange for regular payments. At the end of the lease, the lessee has the option of purchasing the property at fair market value.

Capital or Financial Lease
These leases are similar in that the lessor in effect finances the “purchase” of the leased property by the lessee and retains a security interest in the leased property. The lessee retains the leased property for substantially all of its economic life. The lessee usually has the option at the end of the lease to purchase the property at a “bargain” price.

Section F: Disposal and Sales of Fixed Assets

Selling Price (Column 8)
The total value, or the sales of fixed assets which were disposed of or sold, even if traded in for credit in the acquisition or purchase of new fixed assets. When land and buildings are sold together, please report the selling price of the land separately, along with other land sales.

Gross Book Value (Column 9)
This value should represent total capital expenditures for an asset, at and since the time of original construction or purchase, including all subsequent capital expenditures for the purpose of modernization, expansion, etc. Any subsidies received should not be subtracted.

Age (Column 10)
Report the age of the fixed asset at the time of disposal. If you have disposed of or sold similar assets of varying ages, report them separately or combine the data and provide a weighted average for the ages.

Construction

Asset Description and Codes
The asset items and categories listed below are groupings of fixed assets generally having a similar function which can apply to various industries.

Construction structures should be classified to an asset according to its principal use unless it is a multi-purpose structure where we would like you to separate the components. The cost of any machinery and equipment which is an integral or built-in feature of the structure (i.e. elevators, heating equipment, sprinkler systems, environmental controls, intercom systems, etc.) should be reported as part of that structure as well as landscaping, associated parking lots, etc.

Industrial Building Construction

Code
1001 Plants for manufacturing
1008 Maintenance garages, workshops, equipment storage facilities
1009 Railway shops, engine houses
1010 Aircraft hangars
1021 Farm buildings
1097 Other industrial construction

Commercial Building Construction

Code 
1004 Laboratories, research & development centres
1006 Warehouses, refrigerated storage, freight terminals
1007 Grain elevators and terminals
1011 Service stations (include self-serve & car washes)
1012 Automotive dealerships
1013 Office buildings
1014 Hotels, motels, convention centres
1015 Restaurants, fast food outlets, bars, nightclubs
1016 Shopping centres, plazas, malls, stores
1018 Theaters, performing arts & cultural centres
1019 Indoor recreational buildings
(e.g., sport complex, clubhouse, covered stadiums)
1022 Bunkhouses, dormitories, camp cookeries, camps
1202 Student residence (exclude residential construction)
1212 Post offices
2201 Passenger terminals (e.g., air, boat, bus, rail, and other)
3001 Broadcasting and communication buildings
1098 Other commercial construction

Institutional Building Construction

Code 
1201 Schools (include technical, vocational) colleges, universities & other educational buildings
1203 Churches & other religious buildings
1204 Hospitals, health centres, clinic & other health care centres(exclude residential construction)
1205 Nursing homes, homes for the aged
1206 Day care centres
1207 Libraries
1208 Historical sites
1209 Penitentiaries, detention centres & courthouses
1210 Museums, science centres, public archives
1211 Fire stations, fire halls
1214 Armouries, barracks, drill halls & other military type structures
1299 Other institutional and governmental construction

Marine Engineering Construction

Code 
2001 Docks, wharfes, piers, terminals (e.g., coal, oil, natural gas, containers, general cargo)
2002 Dredging and pile driving
2003 Breakwaters
2004 Canals and waterways
2099 Other marine construction

Transportation Engineering Construction

Code 
1017 Parking lots & parking garages
2202 Highways, roads, streets (include logging roads, signs, guardrails, lighting, landscaping, sidewalks, fences)
2203 Runways (include lighting)
2204 Rail track and roadbeds (include signals and interlockers)
2205 Bridges, trestles, overpasses
2206 Tunnels
2299 Other transportation construction

Waterworks Engineering Construction

Code 
2401 Reservoirs (include dams)
2402 Trunk and distribution mains
2412 Water pumping stations and filtrations plants
2413 Water storage tanks
2499 Other waterworks construction

Sewage Engineering Construction

Code 
2601 Sewage treatment and disposal plants (include pumping stations)
2602 Sanitary & storm sewers, trunk & collection lines,open storm ditches
2603 Lagoons
2699 Other sewage system construction

Electric Power Engineering Construction

Code 
2801 Electric power construction

Communication Engineering Construction

Code 
3002 Cables and lines - coaxial, copper, aluminum, etc (exclude optical fibre) (e.g., aerial, underground and submarine)
3022 Optical fibre (e.g., aerial, underground and submarine)
3003 Transmission support structures - towers, poles, conduit
3099 Other communication construction

Oil and Gas Engineering Construction

Code 
1002 Oil refineries
1003 Natural gas processing plants
3201 Gas mains and services
3202 Pumping stations, oil
3203 Pumping stations, gas
3204 Bulk storage
3205 Oil pipelines
3206 Gas pipelines
3299 Other oil & gas facilities

Other Engineering Construction

Code 
1005 Pollution, abatement & control
1020 Outdoor recreational (e.g., parks, open stadiums, golf courses, ski resorts)
1213 Waste disposal facilities
2005 Irrigation & land reclamation projects
4999 Other engineering construction

Other Construction

Code 
5999 Other construction

Machinery and Equipment

Asset Description and Codes
The asset items and categories listed below are groupings of fixed assets generally having a similar function that can apply to various industries.

a) Machinery and Equipment are generally housed in structures and can be removed or replaced without significantly altering the structure.

Transportation Equipment

Code 
6001 Trucks, truck chassis, vans, sport utility vehicles and major replacement parts used for the transport of goods (exclude off-highway trucks see category 6010)
6002 Buses, Bus chassis and major replacement parts
6003 Automobiles, vans, sport utility vehicles and major
replacement parts used for the transport of persons
(exclude hearses and ambulances, see category 6010)
6004 Trailers and semi-trailers for the transport of goods (include
major replacement parts)
6005 Special purpose motor vehicles and major replacement
parts (e.g., mobile cranes, drilling derricks, concrete mixers,
snow-blowing vehicles)
6006 Locomotives, rolling-stock, street and subway cars, other
rapid transit equipment and major replacement parts
6007 Aircraft , helicopters, aircraft engines and major
replacement parts (exclude satellites and flight simulators)
6008 Ships, boats and floating structures (include drilling rigs)
and major replacement parts
6009 Truck bodies, bus bodies and cargo containers
6010 Other motor vehicles (e.g., off-highway trucks, all-terrain
vehicles, hearses, ambulances, motorcycles)
(include major replacement parts)
6011 Tractors of all types and other field equipment

Processing Equipment

Code 
7101 Filtering or purifying equipment for gases (e.g., air separators, electrostatic filters)
7102 Filtering or purifying equipment for liquids, (exclude beverages other than water and the preparation of foodstuffs, see category 7107) (e.g., water, sewage treatment, industrial waste treatment)
7103 Packaging and bottling machinery (e.g., cleaning, drying, filling, closing, sealing, capsuling or labelling containers; packing or wrapping)
7104 Logging machinery and machinery for making pulp, paper or paperboard
7105 Metal working machinery and equipment (e.g., casting machines, tube and rolling mills, bending, shearing, punching) 7106 Machine tools and tool accessories
7107 Other industry specific processing machinery and equipment (e.g., machinery for the industrial preparation or manufacture of food and beverages, printing machinery, injection-moulding machines)
7108 Industrial robots capable of performing a variety of functions by using different tools (exclude material handling equipment, irrigation systems and electric welding machines)
7199 Other processing machinery and equipment

Computers, Computer Software and Office Equipment

Code 
8001 Computers and related machinery and equipment, (exclude software purchased separately)
8021 Computer software - off the shelf pre-packaged (exclude telecommunication network applications)
8022 Computer sofware - custom designed/contracted out (exclude telecommunication network applications)
8023 Computer software - developed in-house/own account (exclude telecommunication network applications)
8024 Computer software (developed in-house) - for telecommunication network switching equipment
8003 Office machinery and equipment (exclude telephone equipment)
8004 Office furniture
8013 Radios, TVs, stereos, VCRs, DVDs and recorded tapes and discs

Telecommunications, Cable and Broadcasting

Code
8107 Broadcasting and radio communication equipment (exclude transmission equipment, see category 8127)
8109 Radar and navigational instruments (e.g., radar and sonar equipment, radio navigational aid apparatus, GPS receivers)
8116 Network switching equipment-hardware including IP switches (routers) and PBXs used as public switches (exclude switching software, see category 8024)
8117 Terminal equipment (e.g., PBXs, telephone, handsets, cellular phones, key systems, modems, palm pilots, fax machines, pagers, satellite terminals/dishes, decoders, set-top boxes)
8127 Transmission equipment (e.g., transponders, receivers, cross connects, multiplexes, optical electronics, satellite earth stations, cell site equipment, antennas, cable head end equipment and components, cable distribution systems, plant equipment)
8199 Other communication equipment

Other Machinery and Equipment

Code
8005 Other furniture, furnishings and fixtures (e.g., hotels, motels, restaurants, hospitals or store furnitures and fixtures)
9001 Gas generators, turbines, internal combustion engines and other motors (exclude motors for transportation equipment) and mechanical power transmission equipment
9002 Non-fuel dispensing pumps, air and gas compressors, fans and blowers
9003 Air conditioning (exclude portable air conditioners, see category 9099), refrigerating or freezing equipment
9004 Industrial or laboratory furnaces and ovens, and furnace burners and related equipment
9005 Well drilling and servicing rigs (other than floating, see category 6008)
9007 Fork-lift trucks and warehouse trucks
9008 Construction machinery, mining, oil and gas field machinery; (e.g., moving, grading, excavating, compacting, extracting or boring machinery for earth, minerals, ores or snow) (exclude tractors for agricultural work, see category 6011)
9009 Electric motors and generators
9010 Electric transformers, converters, inductors, switch gear and other industrial electric equipment
9011 Optical instruments and apparatus, laboratory, scientific and material-testing equipment (include flight simulators)
9012 Instruments and appliances for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary use, or for related purposes
9013 Measuring, checking or automatically controlling instruments and apparatus (exclude gas, water, and electricity meters see category 9099)
9014 Hand tools and power hand tools
9015 Capitalized tooling
9016 Military equipment
9106 Conveyors, elevators, hoisting and loading or unloading machinery
9099 Other machinery and equipment; (e.g., storage tanks, fire fighting vehicles, portable air conditioners, electric traffic control equipment, gas meters, water meters, electricity meters, central heating boilers, welding equipment)

Survey on Capital and Repair Expenditures Actual 2012

Unified Enterprise Survey - Annual

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Pre-Printed Label

Type of Ownership
Private – less than 50% of the voting rights are controlled by the government
Public – more than 50% of the voting rights are controlled by the government
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Fiscal Year End

For the purpose of this survey, please report information for your 12 month fiscal period for which the FINAL DAY occurs on or between April 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013.

The following are acceptable report periods for 2012:
May 2011 - April 2012 (04/12)
June 2011 - May 2012 (05/12)
July 2011 - June 2012 (06/12)
Aug. 2011 - July 2012 (07/12)
Sept. 2011 - Aug. 2012 (08/12)
Oct. 2011 - Sept. 2012 (09/12)
Nov. 2011 - Oct. 2012 (10/12)
Dec. 2011 - Nov. 2012 (11/12)
Jan. 2012 - Dec. 2012 (12/12)
Feb. 2012 - Jan. 2013 (01/13)
March 2012 - Feb. 2013 (02/13)
April 2012 - March 2013 (03/13)

Definitions

What are Capital Expenditures?
Capital Expenditures are the gross expenditures on fixed assets for use in the operations of your organization or for lease or rent to others.

Include:

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

How to Treat Leases
Include assets acquired for lease to others, either as a capital, financial or as an operating lease
Exclude assets acquired as a lessee through either a capital, financial or an operating lease from others

Section A: Capital and Repair Expenditures

Column Headings

Asset Codes (Column 1)
Capital Expenditures are to be reported by asset type code. The code for each main asset type is located on page 5 and 6 of this guide. These codes are to be used in Section A, Column 1 and Section F, Column 7.

  • If you have purchased more than one asset in a particular asset group, report them separately if they had a different expected useful life (Column 6), otherwise you may combine the data;
  • The use of “Other” codes (i.e. ending in 99) is to be avoided, if possible. However, if an “Other” code is used, give a description of the asset on page 4 of the questionnaire;
  • In Section A, construction and machinery and equipment type of assets are separated. This is not necessary in Section F;
  • If more lines are required for Section A or F, please photocopy the relevant Section(s) and attach to the questionnaire.

New Assets (Column 2)
Report Capital Expenditures for acquisitions of new assets including the portion of work in progress for the current year.
Include imports of used assets since they represent newly acquired assets for the Canadian economy.

Purchase of Used Canadian Assets (Column 3)
The object of our survey is to measure the acquisitions of new fixed assets separately from used fixed assets in the Canadian economy as a whole. This is because the acquisition of used assets does not increase the total inventory of fixed assets, it only transfers them within the Canadian economy. Report acquisition of used assets separately in this column.

Renovation, Retrofit, Refurbishing, Overhauling and Restoration (Column 4)
Report Capital Expenditures for existing assets being upgraded, renovated, retrofitted, refurbished, overhauled or restored.

Expected Useful Life of Assets (Column 6)
Report the expected life of the asset in years.

Land
Capital expenditures for land should include all costs associated with the purchase of the land that are not amortized or depreciated. Improvements of land should be reported in Non-Residential Construction.

Residential Construction
Capital expenditures incurred during the reporting period for residential structures (on a contracted basis and/or by your own employees).

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

Non-Residential Construction
Capital expenditures incurred during the reporting period for non-residential building and engineering construction (on a contracted basis and/or by your own employees) whether for your own use or rent to others.
Include:

  • Manufacturing plants, warehouses, office buildings, shopping centres, etc.;
  • Roads, bridges, sewers, electric power lines, underground cables, etc.;
  • The cost of demolition of buildings, land servicing and site preparation;
  • Leasehold and land improvements.
  • Acquisitions to work in progress;
  • Townsite facilities such as streets, sewers, stores and schools;
  • Buildings that have accommodation units without self contained or exclusive use of bathroom and kitchen facilities (e.g., some student and senior citizen residences) and associated expenditures on services;
  • All preconstruction planning and design costs such as engineer and consulting fees and any materials supplied to construction contractors for installation, etc.

Machinery and Equipment
Capital expenditures incurred during the reporting period for machinery and equipment, whether for your own use or for lease or rent to others.
Include:

  • Automobiles, trucks, professional and scientific equipment, office and store furniture and appliances;
  • Computers (hardware and software), broadcasting, telecommunications and other information and communication technologies equipment;
  • Motors, generators, transformers;
  • Any capitalized tooling expenses;
  • Acquisitions to work in progress;
  • Progress payments paid out before delivery in the year in which such payments are made;
  • Any balance owing or holdbacks should be reported in the year the cost is incurred.

Non-Capital Repair and Maintenance Expenditures
This question represents the repair and maintenance of assets in contrast to the acquisition of assets or the renovation of assets.
Include:

  • Gross non-capital repair and maintenance expenditures on non-residential buildings, other structures and on machinery and equipment;
  • Value of repair work done by your own employees as well as payments to persons outside your employ;
  • Building maintenance such as janitorial services, snow removal and sanding;
  • Equipment maintenance such as oil changes and lubrication of vehicles and other machinery.

Work in Progress
Work in progress represents accumulated costs since the start of capital projects which are intended to be capitalized upon completion.
Typically capital investment includes any expenditure on an asset in which its life is greater than one year. Capital items charged to operating expenses are defined as expenditures which could have been capitalized as part of the fixed assets, but for various reasons, have been charged to current expenses.

Section B: Year over Year Variation of Capital Expenditures

Complete this section only if this report shows significant changes in TOTAL capital expenditures over previous fiscal period. The intent of this section is to reduce possible further inquiries by clarifying the reason(s) for major changes in the capital expenditures reported.

If there has been a launch of a major project or expansion of an existing project, please provide the nature, location, and (if applicable) the name(s) / title(s) of the project in the comment section of the questionnaire.

Section C: Capacity Utilization (Manufacturing companies only)

Capacity utilization is the percent of maximum production that the manufacturing plant is operating at. It is calculated by taking the actual production level for an establishment (measured in dollars or units) and dividing it by it’s capacity production (defined as the establishment’s maximum production under normal conditions).

To calculate capacity production, follow the establishment’s operation practices with respect to the use of productive facilities, overtime, workshifts, holidays, etc. For example, if your plant normally operates with one shift of eight hours a day, five days a week, then capacity will be calculated subject to these conditions and not on the hypothetical case of three shifts a day, seven days a week.

Example:
Plant “A” normally operates one shift a day, five days a week and given this operating pattern capacity production is 150 units of product “A” for the month. In that month actual production of product “A” was 125 units. The capacity utilization rate for plant “A” is (125/150) * 100 = 83%

Now suppose that plant “A” had to open a shift on Saturdays to satisfy an abnormal surge in demand for product “A”. Given this plant’s normal operating schedule, capacity production remains at 150 units. Actual production hasgrown to 160 units, so capacity utilization would be (160/150) * 100 = 107%.

Section D: Cost Components of Expenditures, 2011

This section requests a breakdown of expenditures for work performed by contractors hired by the company and for work performed by the company’s own employees.

Total (column 1)
Copy totals from Section A, Boxes A1 + A2, E, C1 + C2 and F. These are the amounts to be divided between contractors and company’s own workers.

Value of Work Performed by Contractors (column 2)
Work performed by contractors are contract billings or equivalent including holdbacks.

Value of Own Account Work (column 3)
In addition to own account work, include all materials and supplies provided free to contractors and all architects, engineering and consultants fees and similar services.

Salaries and Wages (column 4)
Show the total value of salaries and wages paid to your employees. Salaries and wages are gross earnings before deductions such as income tax and include incentive bonuses and vacation pay but exclude fringe benefits.

Materials and Supplies (column 5)
Report total cost of materials and supplies used by your own employees and those provided free to contractors relating to the expenditures reported.

Other Charges (column 6)
Examples of other charges are insurance, power, telephone and also architectural, legal, and engineering fees considered to be applicable to the expenditures reported.

Section E: Assets Acquired Under Capital or Financial Lease

Questions (1, 2 and 3) LEASING

Operating Lease
The lessor bears the risk of ownership and retains a significant “residual” economic interest in the leased property. The lessee has the right to temporary use of the property, for a term shorter than the economic life of the property, in exchange for regular payments. At the end of the lease, the lessee has the option of purchasing the property at fair market value.

Capital or Financial Lease
These leases are similar in that the lessor in effect finances the “purchase” of the leased property by the lessee and retains a security interest in the leased property. The lessee retains the leased property for substantially all of its economic life. The lessee usually has the option at the end of the lease to purchase the property at a “bargain” price.

Section F: Disposal and Sales of Fixed Assets

Selling Price (Column 8)
The total value, or the sales of fixed assets which were disposed of or sold, even if traded in for credit in the acquisition or purchase of new fixed assets. When land and buildings are sold together, please report the selling price of the land separately, along with other land sales.

Gross Book Value (Column 9)
This value should represent total capital expenditures for an asset, at and since the time of original construction or purchase, including all subsequent capital expenditures for the purpose of modernization, expansion, etc. Any subsidies received should not be subtracted.

Age (Column 10)
Report the age of the fixed asset at the time of disposal. If you have disposed of or sold similar assets of varying ages, report them separately or combine the data and provide a weighted average for the ages.

Electric Power-2012 Actual Capital Expenditures Reporting Guide for Asset Description and Codes

Non-residential construction asset types

Industrial, Commercial and Engineering

Code
1004 Laboratories, research and development centres
1005 Pollution, abatement and control
1006 Warehouses, refrigerated storage, freight terminals
1008 Maintenance garages, workshops, equipment storage facilities
1010 Aircraft hangars
1013 Office buildings
1097 Other industrial construction
1213 Waste disposal facilities
2001 Docks, wharves, piers, terminals (e.g., coal, oil, natural gas, container, general cargo)
2202 Highways, roads, streets (include logging roads signs, guardrails, lighting, etc.)
2205 Bridges, trestles, overpasses
2206 Tunnels
2811 Production plant – steam
2812 Production plant – nuclear
2813 Production plant – hydraulic

Transmission Lines

Code
2814 Overhead cables and lines (include poles, towers and all related parts and costs capitalized to this account)
2815 Underground cables and lines (include trenching, tunnels and all related parts and costs capitalized to this account)

Distribution Lines

Code
2816 Overhead cables and lines (include poles, towers and all related parts and costs capitalized to this account)
2817 Underground cables and lines (include trenching, tunnels and all related parts and costs capitalized to this account)

Other Construction

Code
2899 Includes wind power construction, solar panels and other construction not specified elsewhere

Machinery and equipment asset type (including parts) – Codes

Transportation Equipment

Code
6001 Trucks, truck chassis, vans, sport utility vehicles and major replacement parts used for the transport of goods (e.g., off-highway trucks and ambulances, see category 6010)
6002 Buses, Bus chassis and major replacement parts
6003 Automobiles, vans, sport utility vehicles and major replacement parts used for the transport of persons (exclude hearses and ambulances, see category 6010)
6004 Trailers and semi-trailers for the transport of goods (include major replacement parts)
6005 Special purpose motor vehicles and major replacement parts (e.g., mobile cranes, drilling derricks, concrete mixers, snowblowing vehicles)
6006 Locomotives, rolling-stock, street and subway cars, other rapid transit equipment and major replacement parts
6007 Aircraft, helicopters, aircraft engines and major replacement parts (exclude satellites and flight simulators)
6008 Ships, boats and floating structures (include drilling rigs) and major replacement parts
6009 Truck bodies, bus bodies and cargo Containers
6010 Other motor vehicles (e.g., off-highway trucks, all-terrain vehicles, ambulances, motorcycles) (include major replacement parts)
6011 Tractors of all types and other field equipment

Processing Equipment

Code
7199 Other processing machinery and equipment

Office- Type and Communications Machinery and Equipment

Code
8001 Computers and related machinery and equipment (exclude software purchased separately)
8021 Computer software - off the shelf prepackaged (exclude telecom- munication network applications)
8022 Computer sofware – custom designed / contracted out (exclude telecommunication network applications)
8023 Computer software – developed in-house / own account (exclude telecommunication network applications)
8024 Computer software (developed in-house) - for telecommunication network switching equipment
8003 Office machinery and equipment (exclude telephone equipment)
8004 Office furniture
8005 Other furniture, furnishings and fixtures (e.g., hotel, motel, restaurant, hospital or store furniture and fixtures)
8199 Communication equipment

Other Machinery and Equipment

Functional distribution code: (to complete a code always start with the functional distribution code followed by the machinery and equipment code)

91 __ Production plant – steam
92 __ Production plant – nuclear
93 __ Production plant – hydraulic
94 __ Production plant – other
95 __ Distribution operations and other categories
__ 09 Electric motors and generators
__ 13 Measuring, checking or automatically controlling instruments and apparatus (exclude gas, water and    electricity meters, see categories __91 and __99), and navigational instruments
__ 16 Gas generators and gas turbines
__ 17 Steam and other vapour turbines
__ 18 Electric transformers, static converters and inductors
__ 19 Electrical switchgear and switching apparatus
__ 20 Electric control and protective equipment (include supervisory systems for the distribution of electricity)
__ 91 Electricity meters
__ 92 Electric water heaters
__ 93 Nuclear reactors parts and fuel elements (cartridges)
__ 94 Hydraulic turbines
__ 95 Boilers (exclude central heating boilers)
__ 99 Other machinery and equipment (e.g., pumps, air compressors, fans, air conditioning equipment, industrial furnaces, material handling machinery, hand tools, storage tanks, gas meters, water meters, fire fighting vehicles)

Construction structures should be classified to an asset according to its principal use unless it is a multi-purpose structure where we would like you to separate the components. The cost of any machinery and equipment which is an integral or built-in feature of the structure (e.g., elevators, heating equipment, sprinkler systems, environmental controls, intercom systems, etc.) would be reported as part of that structure as well as landscaping, associated parking lots, etc.

Machinery and equipment which are housed in structures and which can be removed or replaced without significantly altering the structure should be reported separately. Parts suitable for use solely or principally with particular machines or apparatus are classified in the same category as these machines or apparatus. Other parts not identified in a class by themselves are included in the appropriate residual category.

Statistics Canada - Producer Prices Division

2011/2012

Purpose of this survey

This survey collects financial, wage and contractor fee information that is used to produce price indexes. These indexes measure change in prices for informatics professional services. You as the respondent will benefit from completing this questionnaire by now having the ability to benchmark your company against other companies in the same industry (in aggregate form only).

Statistics Canada uses this information to better measure the volume of activity in the computer services industry. For the purpose of this survey, “informatics professional services” covers the following types of businesses: software publishers; data processing; hosting and related services; computer systems and related services; Internet publishing and broadcasting, and web search. Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.

Confidentiality

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

Record linkages

In order to enhance the information you provide in this survey, Statistics Canada plans to combine the responses relating to your organization with the information you previously provided on this survey Statistics Canada may also combine the information you provide with other survey or administrative data sources.

Your participation is important

Your participation is vital to ensure that the information collected in this survey is accurate and comprehensive.

Fax or email transmission disclosure

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

Return Procedures

Please return the completed questionnaire to Statistics Canada within 15 days of receipt by mail using the return envelope.  You can also fax it to us at 1-888-883-7999 or email to bsso@statcan.gc.ca.

Lost the return envelope or need help? Call us at 1-877-604-7828 or mail to: Statistics Canada, 150 Tunney’s Pasture Driveway, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0T6

Visit our website at www.statcan.gc.ca

If necessary, please make address label corrections (please print)

  • Legal Name
  • Business Name
  • Title of Contact
  • First Name of Contact
  • Last Name of Contact
  • Address (number and street)
  • City
  • Province/ territory
  • Postal Code/Zip Code
  • Country
  • Language Preference
    • English
    • French

A. Introduction

Instructions:

Please use this page as a quick reference for definitions of the Business Activities listed on the next page in Section B.

Software Publishing

This Canadian industry includes establishments primarily engaged in publishing computer software, usually for multiple clients and generally is referred to as packaged software. Establishments in this industry carry out operations necessary for producing and distributing computer software, such as designing, providing documentation, assisting in installation and providing support services to software purchasers. These establishments may design and publish, or publish only.

Examples: Packaged computer software publishing (including designing and developing), Packaged computer software (all formats), all formats, Packaged publishers games.

Data Processing, Hosting and Related Services

This Canadian industry includes establishments primarily engaged in providing hosting or data processing services. Hosting establishments may provide specialized hosting activities, such as web hosting, video and audio streaming services, application hosting, application services provisioning, or may provide general time-share mainframe facilities to clients. Data processing establishments may provide complete processing and preparation of reports from data supplied by the customer; specialized services, such as automated data entry; or they may make data processing resources available to clients on an hourly or time-sharing basis.

Examples: Application hosting, Automatic data processing, Computer input preparation services, Computer processing services, Computer time-sharing services, Data entry services, Data processing services, Disk and diskette conversion services, Input preparation services, Leasing of computer time, Microfilm recording and imaging services, Optical scanning data services, Rental of computer time, Computer service bureaus, Video and audio streaming services, Web hosting.

Internet Publishing, Broadcasting and Web Search Portals

This Canadian industry includes establishments primarily engaged in publishing and/or broadcasting content on the Internet or operating web sites, known as web search portals, that use a search engine to generate and maintain extensive databases of Internet addresses and content in an easily searchable format. The Internet publishing and broadcasting establishments in this industry provide textual, audio, and/or video content of general or specific interest. These establishments do not provide traditional (non-Internet) versions of the content that they publish or broadcast. Establishments known as web search portals often provide additional Internet services, such as e-mail, connections to other web sites, auctions, news, and other limited content, and serve as a home base for Internet users.

Examples: Internet directory publishing; Internet book publishing; Internet broadcasting; Internet entertainment sites; Internet game sites; Internet newspaper publishing; Internet periodical publishing; Internet software publishing; Publishing, maps, street guides and atlases (exclusively on Internet); Technical books, publishing (exclusively on Internet); Web search portals.

Computer Systems Design and Related Services

This Canadian industry includes establishments primarily engaged in providing expertise in the field of information technologies through one or more activities, such as writing, modifying, testing and supporting software to meet the needs of a particular customer, including the creation of Internet home pages; planning and designing computer systems that integrate hardware, software and communication technologies; on-site management and operation of clients' computer and data processing facilities; providing advice in the field of information technologies; and other professional and technical computer-related services.

Examples: Computer consulting services, Disaster recovery services, Facilities management services, Hardware consulting services, Custom computer programs or systems software development; Custom computer software consulting services, programming services, systems analysis and design; Computer-aided design (CAD) systems services; Computer-aided engineering (CAE) systems services; Data processing facilities management services; Design and system analysis, computer services (software); Facilities management services, computer support services; Information management system design services; Internet page design services, custom; Local area network (LAN) systems integrators; Management information systems design consulting services; Office automation, computer systems integration;  Computer hardware requirements analysis; Software installation services; Custom software programming; Custom software systems analysis and design; Systems analysis and design, computer services (software); Systems engineering (system integration); Web page developing.

B. Business Activities

We have selected one business activity for your company:

Internet Publishing, Broadcasting and Web Search Portals

This Canadian industry includes establishments primarily engaged in publishing and/or broadcasting content on the Internet or operating web sites, known as web search portals, that use a search engine to generate and maintain extensive databases of Internet addresses and content in an easily searchable format. The Internet publishing and broadcasting establishments in this industry provide textual, audio, and/or video content of general or specific interest. These establishments do not provide traditional (non-Internet) versions of the content that they publish or broadcast. Establishments known as web search portals often provide additional Internet services, such as e-mail, connectionsto other web sites, auctions, news, and other limited content, and serve as a home base for Internet users.

Was your company engaged in the business activity identified above in 2012?

  • Yes Please go to Section C.
  • No Please select one of the business activities below that best represents your business and complete the questionnaire.

Note: If you did not perform the pre-selected activity at all in 2012, then select the activity that representsyour main business activity from the choices below.

Descriptions and examples of the business activities are given in section A.

  • Software Publishing
  • Data Processing, Hosting and Related Services
  • Internet Publishing, Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
  • Computer Systems Design and Related Services
  • Other - Please Specify:

C. Reporting Period

Please report information for your fiscal years in 2011 and 2012

2011:

  • Fiscal year end date (year/month/day):
  • Number of months:

2012:

  • Fiscal year end date (year/month/day):
  • Number of months:

D. Revenue Share

Please provide the dollar value for revenue received from each of the following business activities in 2011 and 2012 from all provinces. Please report in Canadian dollars for your company’s Canadian operations. Please see Section A "Introduction", for the details of each activity.

If your company operates in more than one location then please provide the total from all locations (provinces and territories) in Canada.

Reporting Instructions:

  • Include: Fees charged to clients for employees and contract workers and expenses (cost + mark-up) recovered from clients (e.g. hardware, software, travel and accommodation, subcontracted services)
  • Exclude: Revenue earned by foreign operations. Software sales unrelated to informatics professional services, and all taxes collected for remittance to a government agency.

Business Activity

  • Software Publishing:
    • Revenue in 2011 (CAN$):
    • Revenue in 2012 (CAN$):
  • Data Processing, Hosting and Related Services:
    • Revenue in 2011 (CAN$):
    • Revenue in 2012 (CAN$):
  • Internet Publishing, Broadcasting and Web Search Portals:
    • Revenue in 2011 (CAN$):
    • Revenue in 2012 (CAN$):
  • Computer Systems Design and Related Services:
    • Revenue in 2011 (CAN$):
    • Revenue in 2012 (CAN$):
  • Other :
    • Revenue in 2011 (CAN$):
    • Revenue in 2012 (CAN$):
  • Total:
    • Revenue in 2011 (CAN$):
    • Revenue in 2012 (CAN$):

E. Operating Revenue & Expenses

Reporting Instructions:

Please provide the dollar value for the revenue and expenses for the fiscal years indicated, only for the business activity selected in Section B.

If your company has locations in other provinces and territories across Canada, then please provide the total from all locations in Canadian dollars only.

Please do not report revenue and expenses unrelated to the business activity selected in Section B.             

Revenue:

Operating Revenue:

  • Include: Fees charged to clients for employees and contract workers and expenses (cost + mark-up) recovered from clients (e.g. hardware, software, travel and accommodation, and sub-contracted services).
  • Exclude: Revenue from foreign operations. Software sales unrelated to informatics professional services and all taxes collected for remittance to a government agency.
    • Operating Revenue in 2011 (CAN$):
    • Operating Revenue in 2012 (CAN$):

Expenses:

Expenses for Employees:

  • Include: Wages, salaries, benefits and bonuses paid to full-time, part-time and temporary employees whose time was charged to the business activity selected in Section B
  • Exclude: Overhead expenses (e.g. wages, salaries and benefits  and bonuses of administrative staff, building occupancy costs, purchased services such as legal and accounting services).
    • Expenses for Employees in 2011 (CAN$):
    • Expenses for Employees in 2012 (CAN$):

Expenses for Contract Workers:

  • Include: Fees paid to contract workers for their work on the business activity selected in Section B.
    • Expenses for Contract Worker in 2011 (CAN$):
    • Expenses for Contract Worker in 2012 (CAN$):

Other Expenses:

  • Include: All other expenses incurred for work on the business activity selected in Section B (i.e. software, hardware upgrades, office expenses, travel and accommodation). 
  • Exclude: Overhead such as taxes refunded by government, rent, utilities and insurance.
    • Other Expenses in 2011 (CAN$):
    • Other Expenses in 2012 (CAN$)

F. Personnel

Average number of paid employees during the reporting period for the business activity selected in Section B.

  • To calculate the average number employed, add the number of employees in the last pay period of each month of the reporting period and divide this sum by the number of months (usually 12).
  • Exclude: Partners, proprietors and non-salaried personnel.
    • Average number of paid employees in 2011:
    • Average number of paid employees in 2012:

Full-time employees during the reporting period for the business activity selected in Section B.

  • Full-time employment consists of persons who usually work 30 hours or more per week.
  • To calculate the average number of full-time employees: add the number of full-time employees in the last pay period of each month of the reporting period and divide this sum by the number of months (usually 12).
    • Average number of paid employees who worked full-time in 2011:
    • Average number of paid employees who worked full-time in 2012:

G. Average Annual Percentage Change in Labour Rates

Average annual percentage change for salaries and wages paid to employees and fees paid to contract workers.

For the fiscal year  indicated and the business activity selected in Section B, please complete the average annual percentage change for Salaries and wages paid to employees and fees paid to contract workers. Please follow the example below:

Example:  Your company has 3 employees who can charge their time to the activity selected in Section B.  Two of these employees received annual increases of 1% and 5%.  The third employee did not receive an increase (0%). The sum of the three wage rate changes (1%+5%+0%) is 6.0%. When you divide by the number of employees (+6% / 3 employees), the result is an average annual percentage changes in wage rates of 2.0%. 

If there is no variation in the average annual percentage change of salaries and wages or of fees paid to contract workers, then write "0".

Salaries and wages rates:

  • Please report the average annual percentage change (+,-) in the salaries and wages paid to employees whose time is charged to the business activity  selected in Section B for all provinces and territories.
  • Exclude: The salary or wage changes for general and administrative staff.
    • Salaries and Wages Rates in 2011 (%):
    • Salaries and Wages Rates in 2012 (%):

Fees paid to contract workers:

  • Please report the average annual percentage change (+,-) in the fees paid to contract workers whose time is charged to the business activity  selected in Section B for all provinces and territories.
    • Fees Paid to Contract Workers in 2011 (%):
    • Fees Paid to Contract Workers in 2012 (%):

H. Contact Information

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  • Last Name of Authorized Person:
  • Title of Authorized Person:
  • Telephone Number:
  • Extension:
  • Fax Number:
  • E-mail Address:
  • Website Address:

I certify that the information contained herein is complete and correct to the best of my knowledge.

Date:

Signature:

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