| Geography | CVs for operating revenue |
|---|---|
| percent | |
| Canada | 0.74 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 0.00 |
| Prince Edward Island | 0.00 |
| Nova Scotia | 0.00 |
| New Brunswick | 0.00 |
| Quebec | 1.23 |
| Ontario | 1.24 |
| Manitoba | 0.43 |
| Saskatchewan | 1.77 |
| Alberta | 1.60 |
| British Columbia | 1.75 |
| Yukon | 0.00 |
| Northwest Territories | 0.00 |
| Nunavut | 0.00 |
1. Please verify or provide the business or organization's legal and operating name and correct where needed.
2. Please verify or provide the contact information of the designated business or organization contact person for this questionnaire and correct where needed.
3. Please verify or provide the current operational status of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.
4. Please verify or provide the current main activity of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.
1. What was the total number of employees in the last pay period of the survey reference month?
2. Which category of employees are you reporting for the last pay period of the survey reference month?
3. Did you have more than 1 payroll for any category of employees for the last pay period of the survey reference month?
4. How many payrolls for the following categories of employees did you have for the last pay period of the survey reference period?
5. For payroll x of the non-teaching staff, how many received pay for work performed or an employer paid absence for the last pay period of the survey reference month?
6. For payroll x of the non-teaching staff, what were the start and end dates of the last pay period of the survey reference month?
7. For payroll x of the non-teaching staff, what is the pay frequency?
8a. For payroll x of the non-teaching staff, what was the regular gross pay payable including overtime, for the last pay period?
8b. For payroll x of the non-teaching staff, what was the overtime pay payable included in question 8a? Enter "0", if no overtime was paid.
10. For payroll x of the non-teaching staff, what was the average number of scheduled working hours in a week?
11. This is a summary of your reported data for all your non-teaching staff.
13. At any time during the survey reference month, were there any special payments paid to non-teaching staff?
14. At any time during the survey reference period, how many special payments were paid to non-teaching staff?
15. At any time during the survey reference period, what special payments were paid to non-teaching staff?
What period does the payment cover?
What amount was paid?
16. For payroll x of the teaching staff, how many received pay for work performed or an employer paid absence for the last pay period of the survey reference month?
17. For payroll x of the teaching staff, what were the start and end dates of the last pay period of the survey reference month?
18. For payroll x of the teaching staff, what is the pay frequency?
20. For payroll x of the teaching staff, what was the regular gross pay payable including overtime pay, for the last pay period?
21. For payroll x of the teaching staff, what was the average number of scheduled working hours in a week?
22. This is a summary of your reported data for all your teaching staff.
24. At any time during the survey reference month, were there any special payments paid to teaching staff?
25. At any time during the survey reference period, how many special payments were paid to teaching staff?
26. At any time during the survey reference period, what special payments were paid to teaching staff?
What period does the payment cover?
What amount was paid?
27. For payroll x of the working owners, how many received pay for work performed or an employer paid absence for the last pay period of the survey reference month?
28. For payroll x of the working owners, what were the start and end dates of the last pay period of the survey reference month?
29. For payroll x of the working owners, what is the pay frequency?
30. For payroll x of the working owners, what was the regular gross pay payable including overtime pay, for the last pay period?
31. This is a summary of your reported data for all your working owners.
33. At any time during the survey reference month, were there any special payments paid to working owners?
34. At any time during the survey reference period, how many special payments were paid to working owners?
35. At any time during the survey reference period, what special payments were paid to working owners?
What period does the payment cover?
What amount was paid?
36. For payroll x of the supply or substitute teachers, how many received pay for work performed or an employer paid absence for the last pay period of the survey reference month?
37. For payroll x of the supply or substitute teachers, what were the start and end dates of the last pay period of the survey reference month?
38. For payroll x of the supply or substitute teachers, what is the pay frequency?
39. For payroll x of the supply or substitute teachers, what was the regular gross pay payable including overtime pay, for the last pay period?
40. This is a summary of your reported data for all your supply or substitute teachers.
42. At any time during the survey reference month, were there any special payments paid to supply or substitute teachers?
43. At any time during the survey reference period, how many special payments were paid to supply or substitute teachers?
44. At any time during the survey reference period, what special payments were paid to supply or substitute teachers?
What period does the payment cover?
What amount was paid?
47. Statistics Canada may need to contact the person who completed this questionnaire for further information. Is xxxx xxxxx the best person to contact?
48. How long did it take to complete this questionnaire?
49. We invite your comments about this questionnaire.
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1. Please verify or provide the business or organization's legal and operating name and correct where needed.
2. Please verify or provide the contact information of the designated business or organization contact person for this questionnaire and correct where needed.
3. Please verify or provide the current operational status of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.
4. Please verify or provide the current main activity of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.
1. What was the total number of employees in the last pay period of the survey reference period?
2. Which category of employees are you reporting for the last pay period of the survey reference period?
3. Did you have more than 1 payroll for any category of employees for the last pay period of the survey reference period?
4. How many payrolls for the following categories of employees did you have for the last pay period of the survey reference period?
5. For payroll x of the employees paid by the hour, how many received pay for work performed or an employer paid absence for the last pay period of the survey reference period?
6. For payroll x of the employees paid by the hour, what were the start and end dates of the last pay period of the survey reference period?
7. For payroll x of the employees paid by the hour, what is the pay frequency?
8a. For payroll x of the employees paid by the hour, what was the regular gross pay payable including overtime, for the last pay period?
8b. For payroll x of the employees paid by the hour, what was the overtime pay payable included in question 8a? Enter "0", if no overtime was paid.
9a. For payroll x of the employees paid by the hour, what was the total number of hours payable including overtime hours worked, for the last pay?
9b. For payroll x of the employees paid by the hour, what was the total number of overtime hours worked included in question 9a? Enter "0", if no overtime was worked. If necessary, enter a decimal value e.g., 0.25.
11. This is a summary of your reported data for all your employees paid by the hour.
13. At any time during the survey reference period, were there any special payments paid to employees paid by the hour?
14. At any time during the survey reference period, how many special payments were paid to employees paid by the hour?
15. At any time during the survey reference period, what special payments were paid to employees paid by the hour?
What period does the payment cover?
What amount was paid?
16. For payroll x of the salaried employees, how many received pay for work performed or an employer paid absence for the last pay period of the survey reference period?
17. For payroll x of the salaried employees, what were the start and end dates of the last pay period of the survey reference period?
18. For payroll x of the salaried employees, what is the pay frequency?
19a. For payroll x of the salaried employees, what was the regular gross pay payable including overtime pay, for the last pay period?
19b. For payroll x of the salaried employees, what was the overtime pay payable included in question 19a. Enter "0", if no overtime was paid.
21. For payroll x of the salaried employees, what was the average number of scheduled working hours in a week?
22. This is a summary of your reported data for all your salaried employees.
24. At any time during the survey reference period, were there any special payments paid to salaried employees?
25. At any time during the survey reference period, how many special payments were paid to salaried employees?
26. At any time during the survey reference period, what special payments were paid to salaried employees?
What period does the payment cover?
What amount was paid?
27. For payroll x of the working owners, how many received pay for work performed or an employer paid absence for the last pay period of the survey reference period?
28. For payroll x of the working owners, what were the start and end dates of the last pay period of the survey reference period?
29. For payroll x of the working owners, what is the pay frequency?
30. For payroll x of the working owners, what was the regular gross pay payable including overtime pay, for the last pay period?
31. This is a summary of your reported data for all your working owners.
33. At any time during the survey reference period, were there any special payments paid to working owners?
34. At any time during the survey reference period, how many special payments were paid to working owners?
35. At any time during the survey reference period, what special payments were paid to working owners?
What period does the payment cover?
What amount was paid?
36. For payroll x of the other employees, how many received pay for work performed or an employer paid absence for the last pay period of the survey reference period?
37. For payroll x of the other employees, what were the start and end dates of the last pay period of the survey reference period?
38. For payroll x of the other employees, what is the pay frequency?
39. For payroll x of the other employees, what was the regular gross pay payable including overtime pay, for the last pay period?
40. This is a summary of your reported data for all your other employees.
42. At any time during the survey reference period, were there any special payments paid to other employees?
43. At any time during the survey reference period, how many special payments were paid to other employees?
44. At any time during the survey reference period, what special payments were paid to other employees?
What period does the payment cover?
What amount was paid?
47. Statistics Canada may need to contact the person who completed this questionnaire for further information. Is xxxx xxxx the best person to contact?
48. How long did it take to complete this questionnaire?
49. We invite your comments about this questionnaire.
1. Do you agree to share the information you provided with your provincial or territorial statistical agency?
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Environment and Energy Statistics Division
Energy Section
This guide is designed to assist you as you complete the
2020 Monthly Natural Gas Transmission Survey.
Help Line: 1-877-604-7828
Transmission pipelines are establishments primarily engaged in the pipeline transportation of natural gas, from gas fields or processing plants to local distribution systems.
Value (cost to customer): dollar values exclude provincial taxes (if applicable), goods and services tax (GST) and harmonized sales tax (HST). Further, rebates paid to the customer should be deducted in order to arrive at "value".
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.
The purpose of this survey is to obtain information on the supply of, and demand for, energy in Canada. This information serves as an important indicator of Canadian economic performance, and is used by all levels of government in establishing informed policies in the energy area. In the case of public utilities, it is used by governmental agencies to fulfill their regulatory responsibilities. The private sector also uses this information in the corporate decision-making process. Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.
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.
The shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.
Section 12 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with federal, provincial or territorial government organizations. Under Section 12, you may refuse to share your information with any of these organizations by writing a letter of objection to the Chief Statistician 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 with the Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Natural Resources, the New Brunswick Department of Environment and Local Government, the Ministère de l'énergie et des ressources naturelles du Québec, Transition énergétique Québec, the Ontario Ministry of Energy, the Manitoba Department of Growth, Enterprise and Trade, the Saskatchewan Ministry of the Energy and Resources, Alberta Energy, Alberta Energy Regulator, the British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, the Canada Energy Regulator, Natural Resources Canada, and Environment and Climate Change Canada.
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.
To enhance the data from this survey, Statistics Canada may combine it with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.
Please report information for a specific reference month 2020.
Please complete all sections as applicable.
If the information requested is unknown, please provide your best estimate.
This guide is designed to assist you as you complete the Monthly Natural Gas Transmission Survey. If you need more information, please call 1-877-604-7828.
Supply
Amounts: report amounts (1000m3 or Gigajoules) of natural gas received and delivered during the month under review.
Report total amount of natural gas carried into Canada, by port of entry.
Inclusion: amounts of gas moving in transit (example from the U.S., through Canada, and back into the U.S.)
Exclusion: Receipts from Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) marine terminals
Report volumes of gas received from sources such as:
Report amounts of gas received from fields connected directly to your company's transmission system. Field flared and waste and re-injection should be deducted from this amount.
Report amounts of gas received at the processing or re-processing plant gate after the deduction of shrinkage, plant uses and losses.
Exclusions:
Report amounts of gas received from gas gathering systems connected directly to your company's transmission system.
Exclusion:
Report amounts of gas received from other transmission pipelines (NAICS 486210) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
Transmission pipelines are establishments primarily engaged in the pipeline transportation of natural gas, from gas fields or processing plants to local distribution systems.
Report amounts of gas received from storage facilities (NAICS 493190) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
Storage facilities include natural gas storage caverns and liquefied natural gas storage but exclude establishments primarily engaged liquefaction and regasification of natural gas for purposes of transport (NAICS 488990).
Report amounts of gas received from gas distributors (NAICS 221210) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
Gas distributors are establishments primarily engaged in the distribution of natural or synthetic gas to the ultimate consumers through a system of mains.
Report amounts of gas received from LNG marine terminals (NAICS 488990) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
LNG marine terminals are establishments primarily engaged liquefaction and regasification of natural gas for purposes of transport.
Report average heat content of your natural gas receipts for the reported reference month.
Disposition
Report total amount of natural gas this transmission pipeline physically exported from Canada to the United States, by port of exit.
Inclusion: amounts of gas moving ex: transit (example from Canada, through the U.S., and back into Canada)
Exclusion: Deliveries to Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) marine terminals
Report amount of natural gas delivered to facilities and pipelines such as:
Exclusion:
Report amounts of gas delivered to other transmission pipelines (NAICS 486210) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
Transmission pipelines are establishments primarily engaged in the pipeline transportation of natural gas, from gas fields or processing plants to local distribution systems.
Report amounts of gas delivered to storage facilities (NAICS 493190) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
Storage facilities include natural gas storage caverns and liquefied natural gas storage but exclude establishments primarily engaged liquefaction and regasification of natural gas for purposes of transport (NAICS 488990).
Report amounts of gas delivered to gas distributors (NAICS 221210) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
Gas distributors are establishments primarily engaged in the distribution of natural or synthetic gas to the ultimate consumers through a system of mains.
Report gas delivered to electric power generation plants (NAICS 2211) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the generation of bulk electric power, by natural gas.
Deliveries to Other Industrial Consumers
Report gas delivered to industrial establishments other than power generation plants.
Inclusions:
Exclusions:
Report gas delivered to commercial and institutional establishments.
Inclusions:
Value (cost to customer): dollar values exclude provincial taxes (if applicable), goods and services tax (GST) and harmonized sales tax (HST). Further, rebates paid to the customer should be deducted in order to arrive at "value".
Report amounts of gas delivered to LNG marine terminals (NAICS 488990) connected directly to your company's transmission system.
LNG marine terminals are establishments primarily engaged liquefaction and regasification of natural gas for purposes of transport.
Report amount of gas consumed to fuel this transmission system.
Report the change in line pack between the first and last day of the reference month.
Report the difference between the total supply and total disposition. This difference includes
leakage or other losses, discrepancies due to metering inaccuracies and other
variants particularly billing lag.
Report total amount of natural gas received into Canada with the intention of exporting it back to the United States. (Re-Export)
Report total amount of natural gas delivered to the United States with the intention of importing it back to Canada. (Re-Import)
Please report the volume of natural gas transmitted (in 103m3) multiplied by the distance (in km) each shipment has travelled.
Example:
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The purpose of this Release Plan and Concepts Overview of the 2018 Canadian Housing Survey is to provide an overview of:
The Release Plan and Concepts Overview of the 2018 Canadian Housing Survey will help partners, stakeholders and other data users better understand the information being released.
Results from the 2018 Canadian Housing Survey (CHS) will be released over the period from November 22, 2019 to fall 2020.
This Release Plan and Concepts Overview of the 2018 Canadian Housing Survey will be updated regularly to reflect changes to the ongoing release plans for the CHS.
The CHS is a new survey sponsored by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) that will run biennially until 2028 in every province and territory. The survey will collect new information on dwelling and neighbourhood satisfaction, first-time homebuyers and housing affordability, as well as many other important dwelling and household characteristics.
The CHS also fills a significant data gap on Social and Affordable Housing (SAH) that was identified in the 2016 "Let's Talk Housing" national consultations held by CMHC.
Data from the survey will help better measure whether Canadians have housing that meets their needs and that they can afford. The data will also provide more information to make program and policy development decisions related to housing.
First release: November 22, 2019
The CHS release on November 22, 2019 will provide results on the topics of dwelling satisfaction, neighbourhood satisfaction, reasons for moving, housing suitability, dwelling condition, Social and Affordable Housing (SAH) and waitlists for SAH. The following products will be available with this release:
Table description: Households on waiting list for social and affordable housing including length of wait.
Geography: Canada, provinces and territories.
Table description: Level of dwelling and neighbourhood satisfaction reported by the reference person (the person responsible for housing decisions), by tenure including social and affordable housing and structural type of dwelling
Geography: Canada, provinces, territories, population centres and select census metropolitan areas (CMAs) and census agglomerations (CAs)
Table description: Households in suitable versus not suitable housing and by condition of dwelling (e.g., dwelling requiring major repairs), by tenure including social and affordable housing
Geography: Canada, provinces, territories, population centres and select census metropolitan areas (CMAs) and census agglomerations (CAs)
Table description: Reasons to move and location of previous dwellings for households that moved in the past five years, and intention to move in less than five years for all households
Geography: Canada, provinces and territories.
Second release: January 2020
An infographic will be released that allows users to quickly visualize key findings on first-time homebuyers.
Third release: July 2020
Additional releases: Summer/Fall 2020
The remaining results from the survey will be released and will include the topics of housing affordability and core housing need. The following products will be available with this release:
Information about the survey methodology is available on Statistics Canada's webpage for the Canadian Housing Survey. This section highlights key aspects related to data collection that help data users understand the information being released.
One person (the 'reference person') in each sampled household was asked to complete the questionnaire. The reference person is the household member that is responsible for housing decisions. In cases where members share responsibility for housing decisions, one person is chosen to be the reference person.
Survey questions about housing views, opinions and experiences are based on the perspective of the reference person and do not represent the perspective of all members of the household. Specifically, survey topics that reflect the perspective of the reference person include: dwelling satisfaction, neighbourhood satisfaction, sense of safety, perceptions of crime, reasons for moving, intentions to move, volunteering, civic engagement, life satisfaction, sense of belonging to the community, self-assessed health, and, homelessness experience.
The CHS data for N.W.T. is obtained through a partnership with NWT Bureau of Statistics. In lieu of collecting the CHS in N.W.T., data is obtained from the 2019 NWT Community Survey (NCS)—which collects housing information similar to the information collected on the CHS.
The NCS is a survey conducted every five years by the NWT Bureau of Statistics. The 2019 NCS is collected over a similar period as the CHS collection period. It is collected across all communities in N.W.T., including communities where data for CHS is needed.
Through an agreement with NWT Bureau of Statistics to integrate their survey data into the CHS, there is improved efficiency in data collection, reduced survey burden on households and more data for N.W.T. Some questions included in the CHS are not collected in the NCS because of the need to balance data needs of both surveys with respondent burden. A technical report will be released after fall 2020 that examines the integration and comparability of the data from the NCS and CHS.
The target population is private households across all provinces and territories of Canada. The sampling unit for the CHS is the dwelling. The CHS sample consists of about 125,000 dwellings. About 61,000 complete survey responses were received over the collection period of October 31, 2018 to March 31, 2019.
Excluded from the survey are collective dwellings, such as nursing homes, seniors' residences, shelters, etc.
The sample for the CHS is a stratified random sample. The strata are defined based on the domains of interest for the survey. For a list of the specific domains of interest, see Statistics Canada's CHS webpage.
The objective of the stratification is to obtain enough survey observations in specific geographic areas and among specific groups in order to create precise estimates for the domains of interest. Overall, the CHS oversamples—when compared to the proportion of dwellings in the country—dwellings that are social and affordable housing and dwellings outside census metropolitan areas.
First release: November 22, 2019
The November 22, 2019 release refers to several housing concepts that are defined below.
'Dwelling satisfaction' refers to the reference person's subjective assessment of their satisfaction with their dwelling. Respondents are asked to rate their overall satisfaction on a five-point scale: "very satisfied", "satisfied", "neither satisfied or dissatisfied", "dissatisfied" and "very dissatisfied".
Dwelling satisfaction of the reference persons is an important indicator because reference persons play an important role in housing decisions. Their perspectives on their dwelling can influence decisions to relocate or renovate, which can affect housing markets. Furthermore, integration of data on perceptions with traditional housing indicators—like core housing need—provides more information to measure whether housing needs are met.
'Neighbourhood satisfaction' refers to the reference persons' subjective assessment of their satisfaction with of their neighbourhood. Respondents are asked to rate their overall satisfaction on a five-point scale: "very satisfied", "satisfied", "neither satisfied or dissatisfied", "dissatisfied" and "very dissatisfied". The neighbourhood refers to the area surrounding the home.
As with dwelling satisfaction, neighbourhood satisfaction is an important indicator because it is related to housing decisions and housing need. Moreover, neighbourhoods and people's perception of their neighbourhood are linked to concepts such as social inclusion. Indicators on neighbourhood satisfaction can inform policies on creating inclusive communities.
For households in N.W.T., because data is integrated from the NCS, the neighbourhood satisfaction refers to the satisfaction with the community.
'Reasons for moving' refers to the reference person's expressed reasons for moving dwellings. Respondents are asked for all reasons relating to their most recent housing move and the reason for the next intended move. Contextual information is also collected on when the last move occurred and when the next intended move is planned. Lastly, information is also gathered on whether or not household members are moving together as a unit to provide a more complete picture of people's housing trajectories.
'Reasons for moving' is an important concept because it is at the heart of the issue of whether Canadians have housing that meets their needs and wants. Relocating is one way households address their housing issues or unmet needs. The reasons for moving can inform housing policies designed to address housing needs.
'Housing suitability' refers to whether a private household is living in suitable accommodations according to the National Occupancy Standard (NOS); that is, whether the dwelling has enough bedrooms for the size and composition of the household. A household is deemed to be living in suitable accommodation if its dwelling has enough bedrooms, as calculated using the NOS.
The NOS derives the number of bedrooms a household requires as follows:
For households in N.W.T., because data is integrated from the NCS, gender is used in lieu of sex in the above rules for the NOS.
Housing suitability is another key housing indicator and topic of interest for governments and housing organizations. Housing suitability is one of the housing standards included in CMHC's core housing need indicator.
'Dwelling condition' refers to whether the dwelling is in need of repairs. This does not include desirable remodelling or additions. Respondents classify their dwelling into one of three groups: needing regular maintenance only, needing minor repairs and needing major repairs.
Dwellings in need of major repairs are considered an indicator of inadequate housing by housing organizations, including CMHC. Major repairs include those to the dwelling structure or the major systems of the dwelling (heating, plumbing and electrical). The CHS questionnaire provided the following examples where 'major repairs' are needed: defective plumbing or electrical wiring, structural repairs to walls, floors or ceilings, etc.
Housing adequacy (as measured by 'dwelling condition') is a key housing indicator and topic of interest for governments and housing organizations. Combining housing adequacy with other information helps governments and organizations understand the state of housing in Canada. As with housing suitability, housing adequacy is also one of the housing standards included in CMHC's core housing need indicator.
Being on a 'waitlist for social and affordable housing' refers to the situation where people are seeking access to SAH by putting their names on a list. In the CHS, respondents are asked if anyone in the household is on a waitlist and how long they have been on the waitlist.
Indicators related to waitlists provide information on one of the most common ways that households access SAH. Combined with other housing data, it helps better understand the need for and provision of SAH.
Indicators related to waitlists do not fully represent the demand for SAH for reasons such as:
Moreover, waitlists can be administered differently from one jurisdiction to the next. As a result, the extent to which waitlists statistics are affected by the above mentioned items can vary across jurisdictions. When comparing waitlists statistics across jurisdictions, it is important to take into consideration differences in the administration of the waitlists.
Second release: January 2020
The following key housing concepts will be available with the release in January 2020.
First-time homebuyers refers to individuals that purchase a home to live in and did not own a home at any time before the purchase. Households are classified as first-time homebuyers if the purchaser and, where applicable, the cohabitating spouse at the time of the purchase are both first-time homebuyers.
Variations to the concept exists for different purposes. Specifically, an individual who has not owned—and the spouse or common-law partner has not owned—a home for the last four-years period are eligible for Canada Revenue Agency's first-time homebuyers' tax incentives.
CMHC considers first-time homebuyers to include individuals that rented or lived rent-free at their previous residence.
Additional releases: Summer/Fall 2020
The following key housing concepts will be available with the release in summer/fall 2020.
A household is said to be in 'core housing need' if its housing falls below at least one of the adequacy, affordability or suitability standards and it would have to spend 30% or more of its total before-tax income to pay the median rent of alternative local housing that is acceptable (meets all three housing standards).
Housing standards are defined as follows:
Only private, non-farm, non-reserve and owner- or renter-households with incomes greater than zero and shelter-cost-to-income ratios less than 100% are assessed for 'core housing need.'
Non-family households with a reference person aged 15 to 29 attending school are considered not to be in 'core housing need' regardless of their housing circumstances. Attending school is considered a transitional phase, and low incomes earned by student households are viewed as being a temporary condition.
The shelter-cost-to-income ratio, a measure of housing affordability, refers to the proportion of before-tax household income that is spent on shelter costs. Shelter costs for owner households include, where applicable, mortgage payments, property taxes and condominium fees, along with the costs of electricity, heat, water and other municipal services. For renter households, shelter costs include, where applicable, the rent and the costs of electricity, heat, water and other municipal services.
The classification related to housing affordability is whether the occupants of the dwelling paid 30% or more of before-tax household income towards shelter costs. In 1986, CMHC and the provinces agreed to use the 30% threshold to measure affordability for the purposes of defining need for social housing. This agreement was reached during the development of the federal/provincial social housing programs. Research on housing affordability in the territories often uses the same threshold.
As with housing adequacy and housing suitability, housing affordability is also one of the housing standards included in CMHC's core housing need indicator.
Neighbourhood characteristics from other sources refers to statistics about neighbourhoods that are available from other sources and that can be integrated with the CHS data.
The following neighbourhood characteristics are being developed and will be available with the CHS data:
Social and Affordable Housing (SAH) refers to "non-market rental housing" (i.e., where housing allocation and rent-setting mechanisms are not entirely dictated by the law of supply and demand).
Since SAH providers typically aim at providing housing assistance to low or moderate income households at large, examples of housing units excluded from this definition include:
Note that a household receiving a housing subsidy (e.g., receiving a portable rent supplement) towards any market rental of its choice is not considered to be in SAH.
Due to the numerous and complex types of funding programs and agreements for SAH, households may not know that they are in SAH. The CHS collects information from the respondent about the presence of housing subsidies, the subsidy provider and the landlord to derive whether the housing is SAH.
In the results of the CHS, a household is defined as being in SAH if the respondent indicates either:
CHS respondents who indicate their dwelling is subsidized solely by a family member, relative or an employer are not defined as being in SAH. As well, market rental housing units provided by housing co-operatives, not-for-profit organizations and government entities are not counted as SAH in the CHS results.
In addition, the CHS target population—as described above in the Target population and sample size section—excludes collective dwellings (such as senior residences or shelters).
For households in N.W.T., because data is integrated from the NCS, a household is defined as being in SAH if either of the following occurs:
'Tenure' refers to whether the household owns or rents their private dwelling. The private dwelling may be situated on rented or leased land or be part of a condominium. A household is considered to own their dwelling if some member of the household owns the dwelling even if it is not fully paid for, for example if there is a mortgage or some other claim on it. A household is considered to rent their dwelling if no member of the household owns the dwelling. A household is considered to rent that dwelling even if the dwelling is provided without cash rent or at a reduced rent, or if the dwelling is part of a cooperative.
'Structural type' refers to the structural characteristics and/or dwelling configuration, that is, whether the dwelling is a single-detached house, an apartment in a high-rise building, a row house, a mobile home, etc.
In addition to making data available for Canada, the following other levels of geography will be available:
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation is releasing data from their "2018 Social and Affordable Housing Survey — Rental Structures (SAHS-RS)". This survey collects data from property managers and owners of social and affordable housing structures to capture characteristics of the stock.
The Canadian Housing Survey (CHS) collects information from Canadian households—including households living in social and affordable housing—to capture their housing needs and experiences.
The two surveys provide valuable and complementary information to provide a more complete picture of the supply and demand for social housing by collecting information from the perspective of the housing provider as well as the occupants.
Estimates of social and affordable housing from the two surveys may be different in certain areas for the following reasons:
In Budget 2017, the Government of Canada asked Statistics Canada to fill data gaps on housing ownership, affordability and financing. It allocated $39.9 million over five years, and $6.6 million a year thereafter, to the agency to collaborate with other federal departments and organizations to develop and implement a Canadian Housing Statistics Program and related products.
While the Canadian Housing Survey (CHS) is not part of the Canadian Housing Statistics Program, it is related to Statistics Canada's goal to provide more comprehensive statistics on housing in Canada. The CHS supports the agency's mandate by providing detailed statistical information on housing needs, social and affordable housing, satisfaction with dwelling and neighbourhood, housing moves, household social interactions with the community, and household socio-demographic characteristics.
The Canadian Housing Statistics Program uses housing information that is available from administrative data sources (e.g., property assessment data). The Canadian Housing Survey focuses on filling data gaps—such as views and experiences on housing—for which data are not available from administrative data sources. These complementary strategies help provide a complete picture on the multi-faceted topic of housing.
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This survey collects information on the awareness and use of Intellectual Property (IP) by Canadian enterprises. High levels of intellectual property familiarity along with the strong strategic use of IP are critical to the innovativeness and economic growth of Canadian enterprises. The information gathered in this survey will help the Canadian government establish a baseline on intellectual property familiarity and use among Canadian enterprises, therefore supporting the measurement of the impact of government programs to educate and raise awareness on the benefits and value of intellectual property. This will enable the development of intellectual property policies that contribute to a fair, efficient and competitive marketplace that promotes innovation and competition and instills business, investors and consumer confidence.
This survey is part of the national Intellectual Property Strategy, which was designed to improve access to the intellectual property system by all Canadians, including traditionally underrepresented groups, such as women and Indigenous people.
Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.
Your participation in this survey is required under the authority of the Statistics Act.
Authorization to collect this information
Data are collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19.
Confidentiality
By law, Statistics Canada is prohibited from releasing any information it collects that could identify any person, business, or organization, unless consent has been given by the respondent, or as permitted by the Statistics Act. Statistics Canada will use the information from this survey for statistical purposes only.
Record linkages
To enhance the data from this survey and to reduce the reporting burden, Statistics Canada may combine the acquired data with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.
Data-sharing agreements
To reduce respondent burden, Statistics Canada has entered into data-sharing agreements with provincial and territorial statistical agencies and other government organizations, which have agreed to keep the data confidential and use them only for statistical purposes. Statistics Canada will only share data from this survey with those organizations that have demonstrated a requirement to use the data.
Section 11 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with provincial and territorial statistical agencies that meet certain conditions. These agencies must have the legislative authority to collect the same information, on a mandatory basis, and the legislation must provide substantially the same provisions for confidentiality and penalties for disclosure of confidential information as the Statistics Act. Because these agencies have the legal authority to compel businesses to provide the same information, consent is not requested and businesses may not object to the sharing of the data.
For this survey, there are Section 11 agreements with the provincial 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 this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
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.
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Reporting instructions
Who should complete this questionnaire?
This questionnaire should be completed by the business owners or authorised representatives of the enterprises such as senior managers with a thorough knowledge of its intellectual property awareness and use.
1. Verify or provide the business or organization's legal and operating name and correct where needed.
Note: Legal name modifications should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.
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Legal name
Operating name (if applicable)
2. Verify or provide the contact information of the designated business or organization contact person for this questionnaire and correct where needed.
Note: The designated contact person is the person who should receive this questionnaire. The designated contact person may not always be the one who actually completes the questionnaire.
First name
Last name
Title
Preferred language of communication
Mailing address (number and street)
City
Province, territory or state
Postal code or ZIP code (Format: Letter digit letter space digit letter digit or 5 digits dash 4 digits)
Example: A9A 9A9 or 12345-1234
Country
Email address
Example: user@example.gov.ca
Telephone number (including area code)(Enter all ten numbers without spaces or special characters)
Example: 123-123-1234
Extension number (if applicable)
The maximum number of characters is 10.
Fax number (including area code)(Enter all ten numbers without spaces or special characters)
Example: 123-123-1234
3. Verify or provide the current operational status of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.
Operational
Not currently operational e.g., temporarily or permanently closed, change of ownership
4. Verify or provide the current main activity of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.
Note: The described activity was assigned using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
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NAICS description text
Description and examples
This is the current main activity
This is not the current main activity
Question 1. In what year was this business first established?
If precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.
First established refers to the date when this business was first registered.
Year
Question 2. Which of the following business structures best describes this business?
Sole proprietorship - A sole proprietorship is a business with a single owner (who owns 100% of the business) who alone is responsible for all liabilities-legal debts a company owes to third-party creditors.
Partnership - A partnership is a business established by two or more owners.
Corporation that is incorporated under a federal or provincial charter - A corporation is a legally established business that can own assets and incur debt. The business is a legal entity separate from its shareholders.
Co-operative - A co-operative is a business that is owned, organized and controlled by an association of members.
Include Co-operatives of incorporated businesses.
Other
Question 3. Does this business have a board of directors?
Question 4. Are there any women on this business's board of directors?
Question 5. Are there any First Nations people, Métis or Inuk (Inuit) on this business's board of directors?
First Nations people include both status and non-status Indians.
Question 6. What is the gender of the primary decision maker for this business?
Gender refers to current gender which may be different from sex assigned at birth and may be different from what is indicated on legal documents.
The primary decision maker is the person primarily responsible for making decisions about this business.
This could be the majority owner, chairman of the board of directors, or general manager of this business.
In the case of equal partnership, select one partner and report for that individual.
Question 7. Does the primary decision maker of this business identify as a First Nations person, Métis or Inuk (Inuit)?
First Nations person include both status and non-status Indians.
The primary decision maker is the person responsible for making decisions about this business. This could be the majority owner, chairman of the board of directors, or general manager of this business.
In the case of equal partnership, report for the same partner as reported in question 6.
Question 8. Was the primary decision maker for this business born in Canada?
The primary decision maker is the person primarily responsible for making decisions about this business. This could be the majority owner, chairman of the board of directors, or general manager of this business.
In the case of equal partnership, report for the same partner as reported in question 6.
Question 9. How many years has the primary decision maker for this business resided in Canada?
The primary decision maker is the person primarily responsible for making decisions about this business.
This could be the majority owner, chairman of the board of directors, or general manager of this business.
Round to the nearest year, if less than one year please round to one.
Number of years
OR
Does not reside in Canada
OR
Don't know
Question 10. Is this a publicly owned business?
A publicly owned business is when ownership is dispersed among the general public in shares of stock which are freely traded on a stock exchange or in over-the-counter markets.
Question 11. What is the gender composition of the ownership of this business?
If precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.
Enter '0' if there is no value to report.
Percentage
a. Male %
b. Female %
c. Another gender %
Total %
Question 12. What percentage of this business's ownership is comprised of First Nations people, Métis or Inuk (Inuit)?
First Nations people include both status and non-status Indians.
Enter '0' if there is no value to report.
Percentage %
OR
Don't know
Question 13. Which of the following types of intellectual property are you familiar with?
Please answer based on your familiarity regardless of whether or not this business owns these types of intellectual property.
Select all that apply.
The next question intends to measure the general familiarity with intellectual property. The purpose of collecting this information is to help evaluate impacts of Canadian Government's programs to educate and raise awareness on the value of intellectual property. Answer to the best of your abilities even if you are unsure about the answer.
Question 14. To the best of your knowledge, which intellectual property method would be best suited to protecting the following ideas, information, designs or creative works?
The following questions uses a rating scale for each answer. Navigate through each question heading and select an answer. The answers available include:
| Patents | Trademarks | Industrial designs | Copyrights | Don't know | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. A brand name or logo | |||||
| b. An invention e.g., a bag-less vacuum cleaner | |||||
| c. Creative works e.g., photos, songs or print material | |||||
| d. The visual appearance of a manufactured product e.g., a cell phone case or a tea cup |
Question 15. "During the three years 2017 to 2019", did this business seek information, guidance or advice on patents, trademarks or other types of intellectual property?
Intellectual property is a distinct form of creative endeavor such as an invention, literary and artistic work, image or design that may be protected by formal legislation or the common law (e.g., a patent, trademark, copyright, industrial design, integrated circuit topography, plant breeders' rights, geographical indications) or that has provided commercial value (e.g., know-how, trade secrets).
"During the three years 2017 to 2019" refers to the calendar years January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2019.
Question 16. "During the three years 2017 to 2019", what sources were sought by this business to obtain information, guidance or advice on patents, trademarks or other types of intellectual property?
"During the three years 2017 to 2019" refers to the calendar years January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2019.
Select all that apply.
Question 17. Was the information, guidance or advice sufficient for this business to make an informed decision related to its patents, trademarks or other types of intellectual property?
Sufficient means that this business received the intellectual property-related information, guidance or advice it needed from the sources it solicited (i.e., sources that were selected in question 15).
Question 18. On what intellectual property matters did this business seek information, guidance or advice?
Select all that apply.
Question 19. Over the next three years, 2020 to 2022, from which of the following sources does this business plan to seek information, guidance or advice on intellectual property?
Over the next three years 2020 to 2022 refers to the calendar years January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2022.
Select all that apply.
Question 20. Which of the following types of intellectual property does this business own in Canada?
Intellectual property is a distinct form of creative endeavor such as an invention, literary and artistic work, image or design that may be protected by formal legislation or the common law (e.g., a patent, trademark, copyright, industrial design, integrated circuit topography, plant breeders' rights, geographical indications) or that has provided commercial value (e.g., know-how, trade secrets).
Select all that apply.
Question 21. Which of the following types of intellectual property does this business own outside of Canada?
Intellectual property is a distinct form of creative endeavor such as an invention, literary and artistic work, image or design that may be protected by formal legislation or the common law (e.g., a patent, trademark, copyright, industrial design, integrated circuit topography, plant breeders' rights, geographical indications) or that has provided commercial value (e.g., know-how, trade secrets).
Select all that apply.
Question 22. "During the three years 2017 to 2019", did this business file for or register any type of intellectual property protection?
Include patents, trademarks, industrial designs, copyrights, integrated circuit topographies, plant breeders' rights and geographical indications.
"During the three years 2017 to 2019" refers to the calendar years January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2019.
Question 23. "During the three years 2017 to 2019", which of the following types of intellectual property protection did this business file for or register?
"During the three years 2017 to 2019" refers to the calendar years January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2019.
Select all that apply.
Question 24. "During the three years 2017 to 2019", did this business experience any difficulties when filing for or registering intellectual property protection?
Include difficulties experienced when filing for or registering intellectual property protection either in or outside of Canada.
"During the three years 2017 to 2019" refers to the calendar years January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2019.
Question 25. "During the three years 2017 to 2019", what were the difficulties experienced when filing for or registering intellectual property protection in Canada?
"During the three years 2017 to 2019" refers to the calendar years January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2019.
Select all that apply.
Question 26. "During the three years 2017 to 2019", what were the difficulties experienced when filing for or registering intellectual property protection outside of Canada?
''During the three years 2017 to 2019" refers to the calendar years January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2019.
Select all that apply.
Question 27. "During the three years 2017 to 2019", which of the following strategic activities regarding intellectual property did this business conduct?
''During the three years 2017 to 2019" refers to the calendar years January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2019.
Select all that apply.
Question 28. In 2019, did this business have a formal strategy to protect its patents, trademarks or other types of intellectual property (either separate from or as part of the overall business plan)?
''In 2019'' refers to the calendar year, January 1 to December 31, 2019.
Question 29. "During the three years 2017 to 2019", did this business have intellectual property that it decided not to formally protect?
Include intellectual property that this business decided not to formally protect either in or outside of Canada.
"During the three years 2017 to 2019" refers to the calendar years January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2019.
Question 30. "During the three years 2017 to 2019", for which of the following reasons did this business decide not to formally protect its intellectual property?
Include intellectual property that this business decided not to formally protect either in or outside of Canada.
"During the three years 2017 to 2019" refers to the calendar years January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2019.
Select all that apply.
Question 31. "During the three years 2017 to 2019", in which of the following activities related to intellectual property ownership did this business engage?
''During the three years 2017 to 2019" refers to the calendar years January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2019.
Select all that apply.
Question 32. In this business's fiscal year ending in 2019, which of the following activities related to intellectual property did this business have expenditures on?
This business's fiscal year end date should fall between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019.
Select all that apply.
Question 33. "During the three years 2017 to 2019", did this business have any intellectual property licensing agreements in place?
Licenses defines the terms under which patents, trademarks, and copyrights are licensed by one party to another for exchange of one-time payment or a continuous fee-structure.
Include the licensing of intellectual property from others and the licensing of intellectual property to others.
"During the three years 2017 to 2019" refers to the calendar years January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2019.
Question 34. "During the three years 2017 to 2019", which types of intellectual property rights did this business license
Include the licensing of intellectual property from others and the licensing of intellectual property to others.
"During the three years 2017 to 2019" refers to the calendar years January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2019.
Select all that apply.
Question 35. "During the three years 2017 to 2019", which of the following licensing agreements were important to this business
''During the three years 2017 to 2019" refers to the calendar years January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2019.
Select all that apply.
Importance of intellectual property
Question 36. "During the three years 2017 to 2019", how important was this business's intellectual property (IP) to the following activities
''During the three years 2017 to 2019" refers to the calendar years January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2019.
The following questions uses a rating scale for each answer. Navigate through each question heading and select an answer. The answers available include:
| IP was very important | IP was important | IP was somewhat important | IP was not at all important | Don't know | Not applicable | |
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| a. Research and development (R&D) | ||||||
| b. Innovation | ||||||
| c. Product (goods or services) development | ||||||
| d. Secure funds from external investment sources | ||||||
| e. Export of goods or services | ||||||
| f. Import of goods or services | ||||||
| g. Marketing and promotion h. Brand protection |
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| i. Maintaining competitiveness | ||||||
| j. Entering new markets |
Question 37. "During the three years 2017 to 2019", how did this business's intellectual property contribute to its performance
''During the three years 2017 to 2019" refers to the calendar years January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2019.
Select all that apply.
Question 38. "During the three years 2017 to 2019", how did this business's intellectual property hinder its performance
''During the three years 2017 to 2019" refers to the calendar years January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2019.
Select all that apply.
Question 39. "During the three years 2017 to 2019", what was the average yearly change of this business's total revenues
If precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.
"During the three years 2017 to 2019" refers to the calendar years January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2019.
Question 40. In 2019, did this business sell goods or services to customers located in the following geographic markets
Customer location is the location where the goods or services will ultimately be used.
If ultimate customer location is not known, the following are acceptable substitutes:
Select all that apply.
Question 41. In 2019, did this business sell goods or services
''In 2019'' refers to the calendar year, January 1 to December 31, 2019.
Question 42. In 2019, did this business sell any of the following goods or services
''In 2019'' refers to the calendar year, January 1 to December 31, 2019.
Question 43. Over the next three years, 2020 to 2022, does this business intend to expand to new geographic markets within the following locations
''Over the next three years 2020 to 2022'' refers to the calendar years January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2022.
Select all that apply.
Question 44. In 2019, did this business make payments to suppliers for the purchase of goods or services located in the following geographic markets
''In 2019'' refers to the calendar year, January 1 to December 31, 2019.
Select all that apply.
Innovation and funding
Question 45. "During the three years 2017 to 2019", were new or improved goods, services or business processes introduced onto the market or brought into use by this business
Include new or improved goods, services or business processes that:
"During the three years 2017 to 2019" refers to the calendar years January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2019.
New or improved goods
Tangible objects and some knowledge-capturing products over which ownership rights can be established and whose ownership can be transferred through market transactions. Significant changes to the design of a good.
Exclude the simple resale of new goods purchased from other businesses and changes of a solely aesthetic nature.
New or improved services
Services are intangible activities that are produced and consumed simultaneously and that change the conditions (e.g., physical, psychological) of users. The engagement of users through their time, availability, attention, transmission of information, or effort is often a necessary condition that leads to the co-production of services by users and the enterprise. The attributes or experience of a service can therefore depend on the input of users. Services can also include some knowledge-capturing products.
New or improved business processes
Implementation of new or improved production processes for goods or services, distribution or logistics processes, marketing or sales methods, information and communication systems, strategic and general management practices, and product or business process development.
Question 46. "During the three years 2017 to 2019", did this business have expenditures on research and experimental development (R&D)
Research and experimental development (R&D) comprise creative and systematic work undertaken in order to increase the stock of knowledge – including knowledge of humankind, culture and society – and to devise new applications of available knowledge.
"During the three years 2017 to 2019" refers to the calendar years January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2019.
Question 47. "During the three years 2017 to 2019", did this business receive private sector funding from either Canadian or foreign sources to support the commercialization of new or improved goods or services?
Please include funding from banks, caisses populaires or credit unions, other financial institutions, venture capital providers and individuals or groups unrelated to the business, such as angel investors.
Question 48. "During the three years 2017 to 2019", did this business receive any government funding?
Include government grants, contributions, subsidies, tax credits, tax incentives, export incentives, loans or any other type of government funds received by this business.
Include all levels of government (i.e., federal, provincial, municipal).
"During the three years 2017 to 2019" refers to the calendar years January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2019.
Comments and feedback
Question 49. How many people were consulted for the completion of this questionnaire?
Number of people
Notification of intent to extract web data
Question 50. Does this business have a website?
Contact person
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Feedback
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