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Corrections Key Indicator Report for Youth - 2016/2017

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Introduction

This information is collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statues of Canada, 1985, chapter S19"

Completion of this questionnaire is a legal requirement under this act.

Purpose of Survey

The Corrections Key Indicator Report for Youth monitors trends in correctional populations and provides a basis for calculating incarceration rates based on the Canadian population. This survey describes average counts of youth under custody and under community supervision, who are under the responsibility of provincial/territorial correctional services.

The 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

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Table 1: Average daily counts of young persons in pre-trial detention, April 2016 to March 2017 (for each of the following categories: Male, Female, Gender Not Stated, Total; 12 to 15, 16 to 17, 18+, Age Not Stated, Total).

April
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September
October
November
December
January
February
March
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Comments:

Table 2: Average daily counts of young persons in Provincial Director Remand, April 2016 to March 2017 (for each of the following categories: Male, Female, Gender Not Stated, Total; 12 to 15, 16 to 17, 18+, Age Not Stated, Total).

April
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July
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
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Comments:

Table 3: Average daily counts of young persons in sentenced secure custody, April 2016 to March 2017 (for each of the following categories: Male, Female, Gender Not Stated, Total; 12 to 15, 16 to 17, 18+, Age Not Stated, Total).

April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
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Comments:

Table 4: Average daily counts of young persons sentenced in open custody, April 2016 to March 2017 (for each of the following categories: Male, Female, Gender Not Stated, Total; 12 to 15, 16 to 17, 18+, Age Not Stated, Total).

April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
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Comments:

Table 5: Month-end of young persons on supervised probation, April 2016 to March 2017 (for each of the following categories: Male, Female, Gender Not Stated, Total; 12 to 15, 16 to 17, 18+, Age Not Stated, Total).

April
May
June
July
August
September
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November
December
January
February
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Table 6: Month-end counts of young persons serving the community portion of a custody sentence, April 2016 to March 2017 (for each of the following categories: Male, Female, Gender Not Stated, Total; 12 to 15, 16 to 17, 18+, Age Not Stated, Total).

April
May
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July
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September
October
November
December
January
February
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Table 7: Month-end counts of young persons serving a deferred custody and supervision sentence, April 2016 to March 2017 (for each of the following categories: Male, Female, Gender Not Stated, Total; 12 to 15, 16 to 17, 18+, Age Not Stated, Total).

April
May
June
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August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
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Comments:

Table 8: Month-end counts of young persons on an Intensive and Support and Supervision Program, April 2016 to March 2017 (for each of the following categories: Male, Female, Gender Not Stated, Total; 12 to 15, 16 to 17, 18+, Age Not Stated, Total).

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CKIR-Y Core Definitions

Introduction

This document is intended to assist aggregate data respondents in completing the standard data tables for the Corrections Key Indicator Report for Youth (CKIR-Y).

The development of National Data Requirements for any survey is vital to establishing a uniform set of concepts that are comparable across jurisdictions as well as over time. The application of uniform definitions and maintenance of comparable data is part of the mandate of the National Justice Statistics Initiative.

Survey respondents providing aggregate data should inform the CKIR-Y survey staff if they are unable to apply the core definitions to specific concepts (e.g., average counts) and to what extent their data differ from the core definitions. Highlighting these variances will allow the survey to notify data users if such differences exist, and will help to facilitate the development and application of uniform definitions as the survey evolves.

Survey Population

In general, the objective of the Corrections Key Indicator Report for Youth survey is to produce an unduplicated count of the number of young persons in custody as well as a count of the number of young persons actively supervised in community corrections programs.

Note: If your jurisdiction is unable to produce counts according to the rules that follow, please indicate how your counts deviate from them.

Custody Counts

The custody count is represented by the actual-In count.

Includes all young persons inside the custody facility at the time the count is taken.
Includes all young persons who are in custody and who are also under community supervision at the time the count is taken.
Excludes young persons who are on-register, but not actually in a custody facility at the time of the count (e.g., Unlawfully At Large, in hospital, etc.).
Legal Status counted is represented by the legal status at the time the count is taken rather than the time of admission.
Multiple status In the event the young person has more than one status he/she should be counted as follows:
- Count as sentenced any young person who is serving a sentence combined with any other status.
- Count as pre-trial detention any young person who is on pre-trial detention combined with any other status except sentenced custody.

The CKIR-Y survey collects average actual-in count data for each month, which should be derived from the daily midnight counts. The Monthly average actual in count should be calculated as follows:

Total all of the counts for the month divided by the number of days in the month. In order to report an average daily count for the year from the monthly average data, CCJS takes the sum of each monthly average count and divides by the number of months (12).
In situations where a jurisdiction is able to only produce an average daily count for the year, total all of the midnight counts for the year and divide by the number of days in the year.
If daily counts are not available for each day in the year, use the most frequent time interval available. For example, if average counts are only available for Monday to Friday, this would produce 260 time points and the sum of daily counts would be divided by 260.

Community Counts

The community count is represented by the active community supervision count for each program.

Young persons actively supervised in more than one community program, are counted once for each program.
Excluded are young persons who are in custody at the time of the count.
Excluded are young persons who are under a supervision order, but for any one of a number of reasons are not actively supervised, (e.g., transfer of supervision, Unlawfully At Large, administrative termination).

The CKIR-Y survey collects month-end counts of persons in each program. To produce an annual figure, the CCJS calculates the month-end average count for the year.

The month-end count is a point in time count, usually taken on or about the last calendar day of the month. The CCJS uses month-end counts to maintain continuity with traditional methods of counting the community caseload, which was usually done at month-end.
Please indicate if your jurisdiction uses a different method of counting, such as average daily count.

Core Definitions

Actual-in counts: All young persons held in custody under sentence, on pre-trial detention, provincial director remand, or who are otherwise legally required to be at a custody facility and who are present at the time the count is taken.

Average Daily Counts: The average number of persons supervised under a specified program on a daily basis.
Age: Refers to the age of the young person at the time of the count.

Custody Portion: The custody portion of a custody sentence refers to the portion of the custody and supervision sentence which is served in custody.

Community Portion of a Custody Sentence: Under the YCJA, all youth custody and supervision sentences require a period of custody and community supervision as part of the sentence. The community portion of a custody sentence refers to the portion of the custody and supervision sentence which is served in the community.

Monthly average daily count calculation: The data for monthly average daily counts are calculated by dividing the total days stay (or total "bed" days) for all correctional institutions within the jurisdiction by the number of days in the month.

Month-end Community count: Data are an indication of the active community sentence caseload.

Open custody: A facility is considered "open" when there is minimal use of security devices or perimeter security. The extent to which facilities are "open" varies across jurisdictions. Open custody facilities include community residential centers, group homes, childcare institutions, forest or wilderness camps etc.

Pre-trial Detention: To hold a young person temporarily in custody, while awaiting trial or sentencing.

Provincial Director Remand: To hold a young person in custody following the breach of community supervision conditions pursuant to a warrant issued by the Provincial Director.

Reporting Period: The reference time period is from April 1^st to March 31^st.

Secure Custody: A facility is considered "secure" when young persons are detained by security devices, including those facilities which operate with full perimeter security features and/or where young persons are under constant observation. The extent to which facilities are "secure" varies across jurisdictions.

Sentenced counts: Includes all young persons in custody under a sentence Warrant of Committal, as well as those persons who have been sentenced on one charge but who are awaiting the completion of court hearings on another charge. Also includes young persons who have completed a custodial sentence and have been returned to custody following a breach of conditions.

Supervised probation: Includes all young persons who must, as a condition of a probation order "report to and be under the supervision of a probation officer or other person designated by the court". Unsupervised probation orders are excluded.

Young Person (YCJA)/Young Offender (YOA): A person who is twelve years of age or older, but less than eighteen years of age, at the time of committing an offence.

Entering the labour market: Tips for a successful job interview

It’s happened—you’ve finished school! With your diploma in hand, you’re preparing to knock on doors to find a job that will meet your expectations and help you to earn a living.

If you have a college diploma or a bachelor’s degree, your chances of landing a job in your field of study are high (around 80%).^{Footnote 1} Still, here are some tips to help you succeed.

Write a good résumé: To find a job, you have to start by getting an interview. And for that, your résumé must stand out. Make sure you read the hiring criteria (education, skills and qualifications sought) and show that you meet each of them in your résumé. Some employers also require that the résumé be accompanied by a cover letter. Don’t forget it, or your application could be rejected!
Come prepared: Learn about the company, the industry and the competition. Ask yourself why you want to work for this company and what your expertise and ideas can bring to it. Nothing is better to increase your self-confidence and help you feel prepared to answer questions. It also shows your future employer that you have a real interest in the job and that you care about the company’s success.
Dress the part: They say not to judge a book by its cover, but a neat appearance still opens a few doors. That said, know how to adapt to the workplace you want. There’s no point in arriving in a suit and tie or a stern-looking outfit if you’re applying for a job in the field of video games. Similarly, if you’re looking to get hired at a bank or at the front desk of a large hotel, it may be better to adopt a more classic look.

Also read: Entering the labour market: A few figures

Entering the labour market: A few figures

School is finally done! You’re getting ready to join the working world for good. Some people look forward to it, overjoyed to finally be able to make a living and achieve their goals. For others, however, it can be a source of uncertainty. How long will it take me to find a job? Will I get a job in my field? Will I have a better chance if I continue studying?

These are some of the many questions that may be running through your head. We’ll try to answer them with our survey data.

Falling unemployment rate

The unemployment rate of young Quebeckers aged 25 to 29 years has been falling in recent years, from 9.0% in 2014 to 8.2% in 2015 and 7.4% in 2016.^{Footnote 1} Since you surely don’t want to be unemployed after graduation, especially when you start repaying your loans, this figure should make you happy.

Three years tops to find a job

The majority of college and university graduates (90% and over) who decide not to pursue their studies find employment within three years of graduating. The difference, however, lies in the pay. The annual median salary for a full-time job ranges from $41,600 for college graduates to $75,000 for doctoral graduates.^{Footnote 2}

Delaying entry into the labour market

If you still have difficulty getting hired despite the statistics, you may be thinking of continuing your education in the hopes that it will help you find work. It could be worth it! In 2014, for men and women with university degrees, completing another postsecondary program after obtaining their degree was generally associated with higher employment rates, as well as higher weekly wages.^{Footnote 3}

Also read: Entering the labour market: Tips for a successful job interview

2018 submissions

Public Service and Procurement Canada’s (PSPC) Acquisition Information Service (AIS) database linkage to Statistics Canada’s enterprise microdata (001-2018)

Purpose: The linkage between PSPC procurement database (AIS) and Statistics Canada datasets will be used to examine the characteristics of firms involved in procurements (such as size, location, ownership) and the socio-economic outcomes of the procurement contracts.

The AIS dataset from PSPC database will be linked to Statistics Canada’s Business Register (2010-2017), National Accounts Longitudinal Microdata File (2010-2017), and Canadian Employee-Employer Dynamics Dataset (2010-2017).

Output: Security measures for the linking keys, identifiers and linked analysis file will conform to Statistics Canada’s policies and standards. All direct business and employee identifiers will be removed from the analysis file once linkage is complete. External researchers can only access the linked data in the Canadian Centre for Data Development and Economic Research, on Statistics Canada premises, and under the Directive on the Use of Deemed Employees. The linked file will be retained in accordance with the Directive on the Management of Statistical Microdata Files, until no longer required, at which time they will be destroyed.

Characteristics of repeated contact with the Nova Scotia criminal justice system: Linking Nova Scotia re-contact data with income, health and immigration data. (002-2018)

Purpose: Repeat contact or re-contact with the justice system has been identified as a key justice priority by Deputy Ministers responsible for Justice and Public Safety as well as other policy makers and justice administrators. Until recently, the lack of information on the nature and extent of repeat contact with, and pathways through, the justice system represented one of the more conspicuous gaps in our understanding of crime in Canada.

In an effort to address this data gap, the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics (CCJS), in cooperation with representatives of the National Justice Statistics Initiative (NJSI), undertook a project aimed at the creation and ongoing delivery of high-quality indicators of re-contact with the justice system. Whereas a contact is defined as an official intervention by police, courts, or corrections, a re-contact is defined as a subsequent contact with the police, courts, or corrections signifying a new, official intervention.

The purpose of the project is to establish baseline information about individuals who have had contact with the Nova Scotia Justice system. This data will then be used to generate additional information about their involvement with Nova Scotia’s other social services, namely education, health and those in other social sectors.

Output: Only non-confidential aggregate statistics and analyses that will not result in the identification of an individual person, business or organization will be released outside of Statistics Canada. High-level findings may be reported in the form of presentations to various NJSI partners.

Survey of Maintenance Enforcement Programs (SMEP) linked to the T1 Family File (T1FF) (003-2018)

Purpose: The Survey of Maintenance Enforcement Programs will be linked to the T1 Family File. This linkage will allow researchers to understand the income, demographic and socio-economic characteristics of recipients, payors and beneficiaries of child and spousal support and allow for an understanding of the socio-economic situations of child and spousal support payors, recipients and beneficiaries. This information will support the development, enhancement and evaluation of policies, programs and procedures.

Output: All access to the linked microdata file will be restricted to Statistics Canada personnel (including Statistics Canada deemed employees) whose work activities require access. Only aggregate data that conform to the confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act will be released outside of Statistics Canada. Findings will be used in research papers and in presentations at workshops and conferences.

Linkage of the Saskatchewan Legal Aid Client Registry to income, justice and socio-demographic data. (004-2018)

Purpose: The Saskatchewan Legal Aid Client Registry will be linked to the 2011 Census, 2011 National Household Survey (NHS), the 2016 Census, the T1 Family File (T1FF) and the Integrated Criminal Court Survey (ICCS) in order to develop an overview of the socio-demographic profile of individuals who did or did not receive legal representation, as well as the impact of legal aid within criminal court proceedings for legal aid policy and program development.

Outputs: All access to the linked microdata file will be restricted to Statistics Canada personnel (including Statistics Canada deemed employees) whose work activities require access. Only aggregate data that conform to the confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act will be released outside of Statistics Canada. Findings will be used in research reports and in presentations to various groups.

Estimating the uptake rate of the Canada Child Benefit (CCB) using the Census and Child Tax Benefit (CTB) files (005-2018)

Purpose: The purpose of this linkage project is to estimate the 2016 uptake rate of the Canada Child Benefit (CCB) among key populations in Canada. To do this, this project will link administrative CCB program data on CCB payments to families in the 2016 Census.

Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will use non-confidential aggregate statistics to better understand differences in CCB uptake rates across geographies and populations. This information will be used for program improvements such as targeted outreach to increase the uptake of the CCB.

Output: Only non-confidential aggregated tables, conforming to the confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act, will be released outside of Statistics Canada.

Estimating labour market indicators on reserves using the Census programs and administrative data (006-2018)

Purpose: The objective of this program is to fill a data gap in labour market information for the population living on reserve by calculating labour market indicators pertinent to the development of labour market policies and programs.

The linkage between the Census programs, the Longitudinal Workers File, the T4 Files and the T1 Family Files will be used to calculate yearly labour market indicators for those living on reserve as well as those living in adjacent communities. The linkage will also be used to perform research on specific issues related to labour market indicators.

Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) will use the non-confidential labour market estimates as well as the research results to develop labour market policies regarding Aboriginal persons and persons living on reserves.

Output: Only non-confidential aggregated data estimates, which conform to the confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act, will be released outside of Statistics Canada.

Surrey Opioid Data Collection and Community Response Project: Linking Surrey Opioids data with income, health and immigration data. (008-2018)

Purpose: The purpose of this project is to build the capacity for identifying the primary risk factors and the sub-populations at greatest risk of an overdose in Surrey BC. It will create a better understanding of the characteristics of those individuals at the heart of the opioid crisis-particularly for those individuals using and dying in their residence. This work is being conducted for Public Safety Canada and the city of Surrey to assist them in identifying the root of the illicit drug epidemic and the individuals most at risk of overdose, as well as deriving a typology for the classification of incidents and individuals at risk of opioid related overdose.

Linkage of the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) to Mortality, Cancer, Hospital Administrative Files, and tax data (007-2018)

Purpose: The purpose of this project is to create a series of outcome files resulting from the CCHS survey files (annual and theme) being linked to a health outcomes including hospitalizations, mortality and cancer. These linked files will faciliate the study of the impact of a broad range of social determinants of health (i.e. socioeconomic status, ethnicity, risk factors and disease states) on health outcomes at the population level. T1FF information for both the individual as well as the different family members will provide information on change of income over time to assess the ecomonic impact of health conditions on the population.

Output: Access to the linked microdata files will be restricted to Statistics Canada personnel (including Statistics Canada deemed employees) whose work activities require access. Only aggregate data that conform to the confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act will be released outside of Statistics Canada. Analytical datasets will be placed in the Research Data Centres (RDCs) and access will be granted following standard RDC approval process. The source datasets will be anonymized and will respect variable restrictions in effect for the source datasets (e.g., hospital, vital statistics, cancer, tax files). Major findings will be used to create research papers for publication in peer-reviewed journals and presentations at workshops and conferences.

Integrated Criminal Court Survey (ICCS) data linkage project (010-2018)

Purpose: Understanding the characteristics of those who come in contact with the criminal court system is of importance to a variety of different individuals, including different levels of government, policy makers, legal professionals and the public. The proposed record linkage project will benefit Canadians by providing new data on the demographic and socio-economic characteristics of accused persons who are before the criminal courts, by examining them in relation to case/charge characteristics and outcomes. It will also provide new data related to the different health situations of these individuals (e.g. substance abuse, disability issues), including their interactions with the health care system, with a particular focus on mental health. This project will also allow Justice Canada to generate specific metrics of marginalization and overrepresentation across the criminal justice system that were identified in the framework endorsed by federal, provincial and territorial (FPT) Ministers responsible for Justice and Public Safety.

This study will link data from the Integrated Criminal Court Survey (ICCS) to the Census/National Household Survey (NHS), the Discharge Abstract database (DAD), the National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS), Ontario Mental Health Reporting System (OMHRS) and the T1 Family File (T1FF) in order to gain information on the socio-economic and demographic characteristics of accused persons involved in the criminal court system.

Output: All access to the linked microdata will be limited to Statistics Canada employees and Statistics Canada deemed employees whose work activities require access. Only aggregate data that conform to the confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act will be released outside of Statistics Canada. This will likely be in the form of analytical reports, or presentations to criminal justice stakeholders.

Financial Capability, Employment and Income Database (FCEID): Mapping between Self-Reported and Objective Measures of Financial Performance (012-2018)

Purpose: The aim of this initiative is to create a database to facilitate research on topics related to financial literacy, financial choice and management, life-cycle saving and investing, and retirement preparedness. The proposed linkage will combine data on financial literacy, spending and budgeting strategies, sources of financial advice used, and wealth accumulation from the Canadian Financial Capability Survey (CFCS) with a wide set of longitudinal information on earnings and income dynamics, returns on investments, tax-planning performance, and life-cycle savings behaviour from taxation- and employment-based administrative files.

Output: Analytical findings from these linked datasets will be used to prepare research papers for publication and dissemination at research conferences and seminars. Only non-confidential aggregate statistics that cannot result in the identification of an individual, person, business, or organization will be released outside of Statistics Canada.

Tobacco Litigation Research Using the New Brunswick Smoking Record Linkage Environment (014-2018)

Purpose: Statistics Canada has created a record linkage environment for the New Brunswick Tobacco Litigation Project called the New Brunswick Smoking Record Linkage Environment (NBSRLE). This environment will hold de-identified Statistics Canada survey data and New Brunswick administrative health data.

The purpose of this project is to create analysis files from the de-identified files for use by litigant experts. There are two areas of study proposed by this record linkage project for the ongoing litigation. First, a study of the relationship between smoking behavior and the cost of health care in New Brunswick. Second, this file may be used to substantiate or refute evidence presented during the litigation process.

Description: Statistics Canada has removed all personal identifiable information and a unique anonymous identifier was assigned to the administrative records for each person during the development of the linkable files (RL-085-2016) for this project. Common linking keys based on the identifiers have been created for the share-link Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) and National Population Health Survey (NPHS) and de-identified versions of the administrative files and the survey files were placed in the Research Data Center (RDC) environment where they can be merged to create analytical datasets (RL-016-2017). The common linking key allows the litigant's experts to merge de-identified files within the NBSRLE to achieve their research objective.

Output: Outputs will be vetted for confidentiality prior to being released from the RDC.

No identifiable personal information will be released from the NBSRLE.

Furthermore, during a five-year period of exclusive access, which may be extended based on requirements of the litigation, use of these files may only be carried out as part of a research agenda initiated by the designated representatives (litigant experts) from the province of New Brunswick or the Signing Defendants under contract with Statistics Canada.

Linkage of three external Angels and Venture Capital Databases to the Linkable File Environment (LFE) (015-2018)

Purpose: The purpose of this project is to produce a research database that will allow researchers to analyse the characteristics of small–medium enterprises (SMEs) that have received support from risk capital such as angel and venture capital investors, as well as from government programs intended to support young and innovative technology-focused SMEs.

Output: A custom analytical report, based on the customized research database extracted from Statistics Canada's Linkable File Environment, will be produced by deemed employees of Statistics Canada.

Only non-confidential aggregate statistical outputs and analysis that conform to the confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act will be released outside of Statistics Canada.

Elections Canada Data Quality Confirmation Study of the National Register of Electors (016-2018)

Purpose: The purpose of the project is to evaluate the coverage, accuracy and currency of the National Register of Electors (the Register) maintained by Elections Canada. Certain data elements from the Register will be linked to Canadian Vital Statistics – Death records, Census of Population 2016 long-form respondent records and Labour Force Survey respondent records to conduct the evaluation and produce estimates at a variety of geographic levels (Canada, province/territory, electoral district). The results of the study will inform Elections Canada on the quality of the Register.

Output: Only non-confidential aggregated data and an analytical report that conform to the confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act and any applicable requirements of the Privacy Act will be released outside of Statistics Canada to Elections Canada.

Characteristics of repeated contact with the Ontario criminal justice system: Linking Ontario re-contact data with income, health and immigration data. (017-2018)

Purpose: Repeat contact, or re-contact, with the justice system has been identified as a key justice priority by Deputy Ministers responsible for Justice and Public Safety, as well as other policy makers and justice administrators. Until recently, the lack of information on the nature and extent of repeat contact with, and pathways through, the justice system represented one of the more conspicuous gaps in our understanding of crime in Canada.

The purpose of the project is to establish baseline information about individuals who have had contact with the Ontario Justice system. This data will then be used to generate additional information about their involvement with Ontario's other social services, namely education, health and those in other social sectors.

Creation of the Research Analysis Files Using the British Columbia Smoking Record Linkage Environment (018-2018)

Purpose: Statistics Canada has created a record linkage environment for the British Columbia Tobacco Litigation Project called the British Columbia Smoking Record Linkage Environment (BCSRLE). This environment will be used to link Statistics Canada survey data to British Columbia administrative health data using a common unique, anonymized identifier, created as part of Record Linkage 024-2017.

The purpose of this linkage is to build analytical research files from the linkable survey and administrative files placed in the Research Data Centre (RDC) for the British Columbia Tobacco Litigation Project.

Description: Personal identifiers were removed and a unique anonymous identifier was assigned to the administrative records for each person. Furthermore, common linking keys based on the identifiers have been created for the share-link Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) and de-identified linkable versions of the administrative files and the survey files were placed in the RDC environment (RL-024-2017).

The purpose of this project is to allow the litigant experts to create de-identified analysis files for use in the litigation using the linkable files previously placed in the RDC. There are three areas of study proposed by this record linkage project. First, researchers will address the question of the comparability of smoking attributable fraction (SAF) estimates derived from the Public Use Microdata File of the CCHS to estimates derived from the share-link file of the CCHS. Second, this project seeks to extend the estimation model to additional aspects of health care utilization (i.e. beyond hospital and physician care) and to examine the comparability of SAFs derived from self-report versus 'administrative' measures of health care utilization. Third, these file may be used to substantiate or refute evidence presented during the litigation process.

Output: Linked analysis files, statistical models, tabulations, and other analytical products will be created as part of this record linkage. Output files will contain the anonymous BCSRLE identifier and analysis variables for the share-link CCHS and British Columbia administrative datasets previously linked to the BCSRLE (record linkage number RL-024-2017) will be used in the RDCs identified by the Province of British Columbia.

No identifiable personal information will be released from the BCSRLE.

Research projects to access and link the BCSRLE output files in the RDC will be approved on a study-by-study basis. Furthermore, during a five-year period of exclusive access, research using these files may only be carried out as part of a research agenda initiated by the designated representatives (litigant experts) from the province of British Columbia or the Signing Defendants under contract with Statistics Canada. A summary of each approved study will be posted on the Statistics Canada website.

Linkage of a list of select businesses from the National Research Council Canada (NRC) to the Linkable File Environment (LFE) (019-2018)

Purpose: Budget 2018 announced a number of measures aimed at implementing Canada's Innovation and Skills Plan, of which Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) has been named one of four Flagship Platforms. One of these measures is an increase of threshold for eligible IRAP projects from $1 million to $10 million, widening the range of financial support available to Canadian small-medium enterprises (SMEs).

The objective of this project is to understand how NRC-IRAP will contribute assistance to the innovation of SMEs for projects between $1 million to $10 million.

Output: Customized tabulations for the National Research Council Canada (NRC) will be produced by Statistics Canada's Centre for Special Business Projects staff and the deemed employee from (NRC) based on the customized research database extracted from Statistics Canada's LFE.

Only non-confidential aggregate statistical outputs and analysis that conform to the confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act will be released outside of Statistics Canada.

Feasibility Study on Linking Canadian Cooperatives 2016 from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) to the Linkable File Environment (LFE) (020-2018)

Purpose: The purpose of the project is to assess the feasibility of using Linkable File Environment administrative data to replace survey data that has been collected by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) since 1935. A list of approximately 6,500 Canadian non-financial cooperative corporations for 2016, prepared by ISED, will be linked to the LFE.

Output: Variables from the Business Register (BR), tax and exporter databases available in the LFE will be used to produce 17 custom designed tables. The following variables for coops by industry will be used: revenues; assets; liabilities; equity; employment; salary and wage; employee benefits; business taxes; patronage dividends; grants and subsidies; exports; sales; general reserve amount; and R&D. Only non-confidential aggregate statistical outputs that conform to the confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act will be released outside of Statistics Canada.

Creation of the Longitudinal Immigration Statistical Environment (LISE) (026-2018)

Purpose: The purpose of the LISE is to comprehensively encapsulate the outcomes of immigrants to Canada using existing administrative and survey data. Using the Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB) as its base, the LISE will include health, labour, community, housing, social, and educational outcomes to the existing economic outcomes of the IMDB without incurring any additional response burden.

Output: The final series of keys will be made available in the Research Data Centre (RDC) for researchers, as well as any outcome files that are required for the linkage. No linked microdata files will be available in the RDC. All statistical tables and analytic outputs will be vetted, to ensure conformity to the confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act, by Statistics Canada employees before being removed from Statistics Canada premises. Users will require access to any and all databases required for the linkage, as well as the keys necessary to link them all. No direct identifiers will be included in any of the files. In accordance with the Directive on the Management of Statistical Microdata Files, the analysis file will be retained until no longer required, at which time it will be destroyed.

Non-confidential aggregate statistical tables will be produced for MCI yearly. On request, ad-hoc statistical tabulations may be produced for MCI.

Linkage of Federal Skills Training Programs (028-2018)

Purpose: The purpose of the project is to understand the characteristics and outcomes of those participating in federal skills training programs. Understanding these characteristics will assist the federal government in the development of policies to support an adaptable and inclusive workforce capable of meeting labour market demands now and in the future.

Output: Only non-confidential aggregated statistics and analytical output that conform to the confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act and any applicable requirements of the Privacy Act will be released outside of Statistics Canada.

Linkage of Enabling Commercialization and Adoption stream program to the Linkable File Environment (030-2018)

Purpose: The main objective of this project is to link the Enabling Commercialization and Adoption stream program to the Linkable File Environment (LFE) of Statistics Canada to produce custom design tables of non-confidential aggregate statistics for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC). The purpose of the tabulation is to compare the characteristics and the economic performance of firms before and after receiving financing support from AAFC. The comparison will be breakdown by industrial sector for the referred period 2004-2017.

This collaborative project between AAFC and the Centre for Special Business Projects will demonstrate how leveraging data linkage methods to create and analyze research datasets can support ongoing AAFC policy and program development.

Output: The output will be in the form of profiling tables which compare the economic performance of businesses that received AAFC financing support for pre-treatment and post-treatment performance. The linked AAFC list of businesses will be housed at Statistics Canada's Centre for Special Business Project (CSBP).

A research dataset will be produced and the full integrated database will be used by CSBP to produce a custom-designed table of non-confidential aggregate statistics for the client. The output of this project will not be sent to the Canadian Centre for Data Development and Economic Research (CDER).

Only non-confidential aggregate statistical outputs and analyses that conform to the confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act will be released outside of Statistics Canada.

Studying the relationship between worker mobility and child birth using the Workplace Employee Survey and administrative data (031-2018)

Purpose: The researchers wish to examine the links between child birth and female worker job mobility, and ultimately the gender earnings gap. The study will have implications for the development of human resource policies and practices in firms that are seeking to reduce female representation gaps at different levels in their workforce.

Output: Security measures for the linking keys, identifiers and linked analysis file will conform to Statistics Canada's policies and standards. All direct business and employee identifiers will be removed from the analysis file once linkage is complete. External researchers can only access the linked data in the Canadian Centre for Data Development and Economic Research, on Statistics Canada premises, and under the Directive on the Use of Deemed Employees. The linked file will be retained in accordance with the Directive on the Management of Statistical Microdata Files, until no longer required, at which time it will be destroyed.

Linkage of Business Accelerators and Incubators to the Linkable File Environment (LFE) (032-2018)

Purpose: Announced in Budget 2016, the government committed to developing a Performance Measurement Framework for Business Accelerators and Incubators (BAIs) in partnership with leading BAIs. As a core component of this measurement framework, this project proposes to link the firm data collected from BAIs to the LFE in order to enable the production of key performance indicators of the impact BAIs have on their client firms. Active partners from the BAI community have been heavily engaged in the development and execution of this initiative and expectations are high in terms of the value that will be added through this partnership with the Government.

The proposed project will link the 2017 firm data to Statistics Canada's Linkable File Environment to build a profile of BAIs client firms. To do so, researchers from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Small Business Branch will arrange for BAIs firm data to be provided to Statistics Canada's Centre for Special Business Projects for the linkage.

Only non-confidential aggregate statistical outputs and analysis that conform to the confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act will be released outside of Statistics Canada.

Linkage of Atlantic Indigenous Businesses to the Linkable File Environment (035-2018)

Purpose: The main objective of this project is to link Atlantic Indigenous Businesses to the Linkable File Environment (LFE) of Statistics Canada to produce custom design tables of non-confidential aggregate statistics for the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council (APEC). The Atlantic Provinces Economic Council (APEC) has been awarded the contract to conduct research on Successful Atlantic Indigenous Businesses: Improving Employment and Socio-economic Outcomes. This research project is being conducted on behalf of the Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs Secretariat (APC-FNC Secretariat).

APEC and its two co-investigators, which are Indigenous organizations, are in the process of developing the inventory of Atlantic Canada Indigenous businesses, which can be cross-matched with the Linked File Environment to find administrative and Statistics Canada survey data.

Output: The output will be in the form of a profiling table which presents some aggregate economic indicators such as the total revenue; sales; profits, exports and the number of employees by Atlantic province and by sector. The linked APEC list of businesses will be housed at Statistics Canada's Centre for Special Business Project (CSBP).

Only non-confidential aggregate statistical outputs and analyses that conform to the confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act will be released outside of Statistics Canada.

Linkage of provincial and territorial social and affordable housing administrative data to T1 Family File and Census of population data (036-2018)

Purpose: The purpose of this record linkage is to construct two microdata files that will be used by Statistics Canada's employees for the production of custom tabulations available to provincial and territorial managers of social and affordable housing programs and to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. These aggregated data will inform important topics related to the demographics and income of those living in social and affordable housing, as well as some characteristics of the dwellings as they relate to various social and affordable program parameters.

Output: Only non-confidential, aggregated tables, conforming to the confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act, will be released.

Integrated Business Statistics Program (IBSP)

This guide contains definitions and descriptions of terminology used in the 2018 Field Crop Survey - July. If you need more information, please call the Statistics Canada Help Line at the number below.

Your answers are confidential.

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

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Definitions
Grains in storage: definitions of the grains collected
Use of temporary storage for grain
Permanent grain storage capacity
Other land areas
Fall rye and winter wheat seeded in previous year
Seeding in 2018
Tame hay and forage seed

Definitions

Legal Name

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

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

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

Operating Name

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

Current main activity of the business or organization

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

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

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

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

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

Grains in storage: definitions of the grains collected

Barley:
A high energy cereal grown primarily for livestock feed. It is usually harvested for grain, but is also occasionally cut green for hay or silage.

Canary seed:
A cereal grain primarily grown for use as birdseed, as well as for human consumption. Most of the canary seed grown in Canada is exported.

Canola:
Canola are plants grown specifically for their low erucic acid oil and low glucosinolate content. Canola meal, the residue after the oil is extracted, is used in animal feeds as a protein source. This crop also includes Industry Preserved canola (IP).

Chickpeas:
Leguminous annual pea plant cultivated for human consumption. Also called Garbanzo beans.

Corn for grain:
Also called "Grain Corn", this is corn left to mature in the field, then harvested for grain rather than as forage. The grain may be harvested dry or as "high moisture corn" and stored in a silo. "Shelled Corn", "Cob Corn" and "Corn Seed" are also considered as Corn for Grain. Include GM seed (Genetically Modified).

Dry beans, coloured, total:
Include all the principal varieties (black (black turtle, preto), cranberry (Romano), dark red kidney, great northern, light red kidney, pinto and small red (red Mexican) and faba (fava)). Include all other varieties such as: adzuki (azuki, aduki), baby lima, black eyes peas, Dutch brown, kintoki, large lima, lupini, otebo, pink, speckled sugar, white kidney (cannellini, alubia type). For stocks, we collect the dry white pea beans (Navy) separately.

Dry beans, white pea (navy):
We collect only the dry white pea beans also called Navy beans for this crop.

Dry field peas:
An annual leguminous plant producing three-inch long pods, grown to be harvested when dry.

Flaxseed:
A plant grown for its oil-bearing seeds (e.g., linseed) as well as for its fibres (e.g., linen).

Lentils:
Annual plants similar to peas, which produce pods containing two dark flat seeds.

Mixed grains:
A combination of two or more grains (e.g., oats and barley or peas and oats sown and harvested together), usually harvested for grain. It may also be cut green for hay or silage.

Mustard seed:
An oilseed crop that generates seed-filled pods used mostly for spice and to make the yellow condiment. Three main types are grown on the Prairies: yellow, brown and oriental.

Oats:
A cereal grown primarily for livestock feed. Oats are usually harvested for grain but may also be cut green for hay or silage. Oats are also grown for human consumption (e.g., oatmeal and oat bran).

Rye:
Please include fall and spring rye.

Rye, spring:
Rye seeded in the spring and harvested in the fall. This type of rye is grown only in areas which are too cold for fall seeding (e.g., Northern Prairies).

Rye, fall:
Rye that is seeded and germinates in the fall of one year, "overwinters", resumes growth in the spring and then is harvested in the mid-summer. It is also grown as green manure or in rotation by tobacco and potato producers.

Soybeans:
A plant primarily grown for their edible, high protein, oil-bearing seeds.
Include Genetically Modified seed (GM).

Sunflower seed:
Plants from which the seeds are selected either for their oil content, or for use as birdseed or for confectionery purposes. Includes sunola and other dwarf varieties.

Wheat

Wheat, durum:
A variety of wheat sown in the spring, used to make pasta products.

Wheat, spring:
Is the main type of wheat grown in Canada. It is seeded in the spring and harvested in the late summer or early fall of the same year.

Wheat, spring — Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) — Hard Red:
CWRS wheat is the largest wheat class in Canada. It is recognized around the world for its excellent milling and baking qualities with minimal protein loss during milling. Due to good gluten strength, it is used extensively either alone or in blends with other wheat varieties for the production of a diverse range of products such as hearth breads, steam breads, noodles, common wheat pasta, and flat breads.

Wheat, spring — Canada Northern Hard Red (CNHR):
Wheat of medium to hard kernels with a very good milling quality and medium gluten strength. The end uses are mostly hearth breads, steamed breads, flat breads, and noodles. Examples of CNHR are AAC Concord, Elgin ND, Faller and Prosper.

Wheat, spring — Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR):
This class of wheat is bred for high yields, has medium to strong dough properties and has medium protein content. CPSR is used for hearth breads, steamed breads, flat breads, crackers, noodles and has become recognized as a viable feedstock for ethanol production. Examples of CPSR wheat are: Oslo, Cutler and Enchant.

Wheat, spring — Canada Prairie Spring White (CPSW):
The white sub-class of the CPS has medium to strong dough properties and has low to medium protein content. CPSW can be used for a wide variety of low volume breads, noodles and chapatis. Examples of CPSW wheat are: AC Karma and AC Vista.

Wheat, spring — Canada Western Extra Strong (CWES):
It was previously called Utility. Includes varieties of hard red spring wheat (e.g., Glenlea, Bluesky, and Wildcat). CWES class have milling and baking qualities different from other wheat. Its extra strong gluten content is used in specialty products when high gluten strength is needed, and desirable as blending wheat with softer, weaker wheat.

Wheat, spring — Canada Western Hard White Spring (CWHWS):
Varieties have been developed using the CWRS quality profile with superior milling and dough properties as well as improved flour colour (e.g., AAC Iceberg, AAC Whitefox). Hard white wheat is in demand by millers and bakers due to an improved flavour profile when used in whole grain baked products. It is suitable for bread and noodle production.

Wheat, spring — Canada Western Soft White Spring (CWSWS):
This soft white spring wheat has low protein content and is used for cookies, cakes, pastry, flat breads, noodles, steamed breads, chapatis. Examples of CWSWS classes are: AC Chiffon, AC Indus, AAC Paramount, AC Andrew, AC Meena, AC Nanda, Bhishaj, Sadash.

Wheat, spring — Canada Western Special Purpose (CWSP):
It is Western Canada's newest class of wheat. Generally, varieties in this class are typically high-yielding and are not appropriate for milling because of their high starch and low protein content. Due to the combination of high starch and low protein, they are most suitable for uses such as ethanol product or animal feed.

Wheat, spring — other:
Include all varieties not listed such as unlicensed varieties, Grandin wheat, and milling classes of eastern Canadian spring wheat (e.g., Canada Eastern Hard White Spring (CEHWS), Canada Eastern Red Spring (CERS), Canada Eastern Soft White Spring (CESWS)).

Wheat, winter:
Wheat that is seeded in the fall of one year, germinates and "overwinters", resumes growth in the spring and then is harvested in the mid -summer. Winter Wheat is grown in areas with milder winters.

Use of temporary storage for grain

Temporary storage refers to methods for storing grain on the farm other than permanent structures that are purposely built for the sole use of storing grains. Temporary storage includes storage types such as grain rings, grain or silo bags, under tarp, etc. The purpose of this question is to measure the amount of grain currently stored in temporary storage.

Permanent grain storage capacity

Permanent grain storage refers to fixed structures that are purposely built for the sole use of storing grains on the farm. Exclude any storage capacity specifically designed for hay or fodder corn (corn for silage).

Include silos, grain bins, grain storage sheds, etc.
Exclude grain rings, grain or silo bags, under tarp, etc.

Fall rye and winter wheat seeded in previous year

Fall rye:
Rye that is seeded and germinates in the fall of one year, is dormant over the winter and resumes growth in the spring.

Winter wheat:
Wheat that is seeded and germinates in the fall of one year, is dormant over the winter and resumes growth in the spring. Winter wheat is grown in areas with milder winters.

Area harvested or expected to be harvested as grain:
If the crop is still standing (not destroyed during winter) but you intend to plough or have it ploughed under in order to seed the area to another crop in spring, enter ""0"" in harvested area.

Seeding in 2018

Barley:
A high energy cereal grown primarily for livestock feed. It is usually harvested for grain, but is also occasionally cut green for hay or silage. Ontario, Quebec only: include winter barley seeded the previous fall.

Buckwheat:
A plant grown as green manure and as a cereal crop.

Canary seed:
A cereal grain primarily grown for use as birdseed, as well as for human consumption. Most of the canary seed grown in Canada is exported.

Chickpeas:
Leguminous annual pea plant cultivated for human consumption. Also called Garbanzo beans.

Corn for silage, etc.:
This is corn that is cut while still immature. It is then turned into silage or is grazed. This category also includes corn that is left standing in the fall or winter, for feed purposes. This category is also referred to as fodder corn.

Dry beans:
Please report all dry beans (black, red, white, fava, etc.) individually. Other and unknown varieties examples: adzuki (azuki, aduki), baby lima, black eyes peas, Dutch brown, kintoki, large lima, lupini, otebo, pink, speckled sugar, white kidney (cannellini, alubia type).

Dry field peas:
An annual leguminous plant producing three-inch long pods, grown to be harvested when dry.

Flaxseed:
A plant grown for its oil-bearing seeds (e.g., linseed) as well as for its fibres (e.g., linen).

Hemp:
Crop (often called industrial hemp) that can be transformed into textiles, clothing, cosmetics, soap, beer, industrial fibre, building materials and paper. Canada's hemp industry is pioneering the development of hemp-based foods: flour, nutritional bars, pasta, cookies, lactose-free milk and ice cream.

Lentils:
Annual plants similar to peas, which produce pods containing two dark flat seeds.

Mixed grains:
A combination of two or more grains (e.g., oats and barley or peas and oats sown and harvested together), usually harvested for grain. It may also be cut green for hay or silage.

Mustard seed:
An oilseed crop that generates seed-filled pods used mostly for spice and to make the yellow condiment. Three main types are grown on the Prairies: yellow, brown and oriental.

Oats:
A cereal grown primarily for livestock feed. Oats are usually harvested for grain but may also be cut green for hay or silage. Oats are also grown for human consumption (e.g., oatmeal and oat bran).

Soybeans:
A plant primarily grown for their edible, high protein, oil-bearing seeds.

Spring rye:
Rye seeded in the spring and harvested in the fall. This type of rye is grown only in areas which are too cold for fall seeding (e.g., Northern Prairies).

Sugar beets:
Large beets (6" to 12") selected for their high sugar content and used for making white table sugar.

Sunflower seed:
Plants from which the seeds are selected either for their oil content, or for use as birdseed or for confectionery purposes. Includes sunola and other dwarf varieties.

Triticale:
Triticale is a varietal cross between rye and wheat. It is harvested for its grain but often it is cut for hay or silage.

Tobacco:
The tobacco plant is a coarse, large leafed perennial but it is usually cultivated as an annual.

Wheat

Wheat, durum:
A variety of wheat sown in the spring, used to make pasta products.

Wheat, spring:
Is the main type of wheat grown in Canada. It is seeded in the spring and harvested in the late summer or early fall of the same year.

Wheat, spring — Canada Western Extra Strong (CWES):
It was previously called Utility. Includes varieties of hard red spring wheat (e.g., Glenlea, Bluesky, and Wildcat). CWES class have milling and baking qualities different from other wheat. Its extra strong gluten content is used in specialty products when high gluten strength is needed, and desirable as blending wheat with softer, weaker wheat.

Wheat, spring — Canada Western Hard White Spring (CWHWS):
Varieties have been developed using the CWRS quality profile with superior milling and dough properties as well as improved flour colour (e.g., AAC Iceberg, AAC Whitefox). Hard white wheat is in demand by millers and bakers due to an improved flavour profile when used in whole grain baked products. It is suitable for bread and noodle production.

Wheat, spring — other:
Include all varieties not listed such as unlicensed varieties, Grandin wheat, and milling classes of eastern Canadian spring wheat (e.g., Canada Eastern Hard White Spring (CEHWS), Canada Eastern Red Spring (CERS), Canada Eastern Soft White Spring (CESWS)).

Tame hay and forage seed

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures
Include alfalfa and Alfalfa mixed with varieties of clover, trefoil, bromegrass, timothy, orchardgrass, canarygrass, ryegrass, fescue, sorghum-sudan and wheatgrass.
Exclude all forage crop area harvested or to be harvested for commercial seed purposes, under-seeded areas and other field crops (e.g., barley) that will be harvested green to feed animals.

Other tame hay
Include varieties of clover, trefoil, bromegrass, timothy, orchardgrass, canarygrass, ryegrass, fescue, sorghum-sudan and wheatgrass.
Exclude alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures, all forage crop area harvested or to be harvested for commercial seed purposes and other field crops (e.g., barley) that will be harvested green to feed animals

Forage seed
Include all forage crop areas to be harvested for seed and forage crops grown commercially for seed purposes such as alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures, varieties of clover, trefoil, bromegrass, timothy, orchardgrass, canarygrass, ryegrass, fescue, sorghum-sudan and wheatgrass.
Exclude forage crops to be harvested for hay or used for pasture.

Other land areas

Summerfallow:
Land on which no crop will be grown during the year, but which may be cultivated or worked for weed control and/or moisture conservation, or it may simply be left to lay fallow in order to renew the soil.

Chemfallow:
Summerfallow where herbicides are used without working the soil.

Winterkilled land:
Crop areas sown in the previous fall that did not survive the winter conditions, which will not be reseeded or pastured to another crop in the following spring.

Land for pasture or grazing:
All land which is being used for pasture, grazing, native pasture, native hay, rangeland and grazable bush used for the grazing or feeding of livestock.

Other land:
Area of farmstead, wasteland, woodland, cut-over land, slough, swamp, marshland and irrigation ditches, fruits and vegetables, mushrooms, maple trees, Christmas trees, sod, or new broken land (land which has been cleared and prepared for cultivation but will not be cropped).

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Why do we conduct this survey?

The purpose of this survey is to collect up-to-date information on the number of livestock on your agricultural operation. The data are used by agricultural industry analysts and producers to make production and marketing decisions, and by government analysts to monitor the livestock industry and develop agricultural policies in Canada.

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

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

Other important information

Authorization to collect this information

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

Confidentiality

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

Record linkages

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

Data-sharing agreements

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

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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.

Business or organization and contact information

1. Please verify or provide the business or organization's legal and operating name and correct where needed.

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

Legal Name
- The legal name is one recognized by law, thus it is the name liable for pursuit or for debts incurred by the business or organization. In the case of a corporation, it is the legal name as fixed by its charter or the statute by which the corporation was created.
- Modifications to the legal name should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.
- To indicate a legal name of another legal entity you should instead indicate it in question 3 by selecting 'Not currently operational' and then choosing the applicable reason and providing the legal name of this other entity along with any other requested information.
Operating Name (if applicable)
- The operating name is a name the business or organization is commonly known as if different from its legal name. The operating name is synonymous with trade name.

Legal name

Operating name (if applicable)

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

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

First name
Last name
Title
Preferred language of communication
- English
- French
Mailing address (number and street)
City
Province, territory or state
Postal code or ZIP code
Country
- Canada
- United States
Email address
Telephone number (including area code)
Extension number (if applicable)
The maximum number of characters is 5.
Fax number (including area code)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Description and examples

This is the current main activity.
This is not the current main activity.
Please provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's main activity.
e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development

Main activity

5. You indicated that is not the current main activity. Was this business or organization's main activity ever classified as:?

Yes
When did the main acitivity change? Date
No

6. Please search and select the industry classification code that best corresponds to this business or organization's main activity.

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

Cattle and calves

1. On YYYY-MM-DD do you expect to have any cattle or calves on this operation?

Report all cattle and calves regardless of ownership.

Include:

those that are boarded, custom-fed or fed under contract
those that are pastured on a community pasture, grazing co-op or Crown land.

Exclude all cattle and calves kept on a farm, ranch, or feedlot operated by someone else.

Inclusions and exclusions

When answering the livestock questions, please include:

all livestock on your operation as of YYYY-MM-DD, regardless of ownership, including livestock pastured, custom fed or fed under contract for others
all livestock owned by the operator and held on Crown land, community pastures and grazing projects.

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

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

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

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

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

Note: feedlots are more applicable to cattle.

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

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

Cattle and calves - Inventory

2. How many of the following do you expect to have on this operation on YYYY-MM-DD?

Include all cattle and calves on this operation, regardless of ownership.
Exclude all cattle and calves kept on a farm, ranch, or feedlot operated by someone else.

Cattle and calves

Bulls: male cattle which have not been castrated, 1 year and over, which are or will be kept for breeding purposes or for slaugther.
Calves: cattle of either sex, under 1 year old.
Calving: a term used when referring to cattle, meaning to give birth.
Cow: female cattle which have calved at least once, being used for the production of dairy or for the reproduction of beef calves. Include "first calf heifers".
Heifers: female cattle over 1 year old which have never calved, used (or to be used) for breeding or fed for slaughter.
Steers: castrated male cattle, 1 year and over, being fed for slaughter.


	Number
Bulls, one year and over
Dairy cows
Beef cows
Calves, under one year
Heifers, one year and over for dairy replacement heifers
Heifers, one year and over for beef replacement heifers
Heifers, one year and over for slaughter or feeder heifers
Steers, one year and over
Total inventory of cattle and calves

Cattle and calves - Production

3. How many calves were born alive on this operation in the last six months, between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD?

Cattle and calves

Bulls: male cattle which have not been castrated, 1 year and over, which are or will be kept for breeding purposes or for slaugther.
Calves: cattle of either sex, under 1 year old.
Calving: a term used when referring to cattle, meaning to give birth.
Cow: female cattle which have calved at least once, being used for the production of dairy or for the reproduction of beef calves. Include "first calf heifers".
Heifers: female cattle over 1 year old which have never calved, used (or to be used) for breeding or fed for slaughter.
Steers: castrated male cattle, 1 year and over, being fed for slaughter.

Number of calves:

4. How many cows and heifers do you expect to calve on this operation in the next six months, between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD?

Cattle and calves

Bulls: male cattle which have not been castrated, 1 year and over, which are or will be kept for breeding purposes or for slaugther.
Calves: cattle of either sex, under 1 year old.
Calving: a term used when referring to cattle, meaning to give birth.
Cow: female cattle which have calved at least once, being used for the production of dairy or for the reproduction of beef calves. Include "first calf heifers".
Heifers: female cattle over 1 year old which have never calved, used (or to be used) for breeding or fed for slaughter.
Steers: castrated male cattle, 1 year and over, being fed for slaughter.

Number of cows and heifers:

Pigs

5. On YYYY-MM-DD do you expect to have any pigs on this operation?

Report all pigs regardless of ownership.

Include:

those that are boarded, custom-fed or fed under contract
those that are pastured on a community pasture, grazing co-op or Crown land.

Exclude all pigs kept on a farm, ranch, or feedlot operated by someone else.

Inclusions and exclusions

When answering the livestock questions, please include:

all livestock on your operation as of YYYY-MM-DD, regardless of ownership, including livestock pastured, custom fed or fed under contract for others
all livestock owned by the operator and held on Crown land, community pastures and grazing projects.

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

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

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

Note: feedlots are more applicable to cattle.

Were there any pigs on this operation during the last six months, between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD?

Pigs - Inventory

6. How many of the following do you expect to have on this operation on YYYY-MM-DD?

Include all pigs on this operation, regardless of ownership.
Exclude all pigs kept on a farm, ranch, or feedlot operated by someone else.

Pigs

Boars: non-castrated male pigs, 6 months and older, used or to be used (or sold) for breeding purposes.
Bred gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed but which have been bred; they are intended for breeding purposes.
Farrowing: term used when referring to pigs, meaning "to give birth".
Feeders: market pigs that are 50 to 119 pounds (23 to 53 kilograms) or 120 to 179 pounds (54 to 81 kilograms).
- Note: sometimes referred to as grower pigs.
Finishers: market pigs over 179 pounds (81 kilograms) which are being fed for slaughter.
Gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed and are intended for breeding. Gilts intended for breeding may or may not be bred.
- Note: gilts are younger than bred gilts.
Hog: a general term used to describe any type of pig.
Market pigs: consists of "feeders (growers)" and "finishers" which are over 50 pounds (23 kilograms). The general term 'market pigs' is to differentiate from pigs for breeding.
Piglet: a general term used to describe a new born pig.
Slaughter hogs: pigs which are approximately 220 to 240 pounds (100 to 110 kilograms) and are ready to be sold or slaughtered.
Sows: female pigs which have farrowed at least once.
Stillborn: born dead.
Suckling pigs: young pigs under 15 pounds (7 kilograms), which have not been weaned.
Weaners, Weanling, Nursery or Starter: pigs of either sex, 15 to 49 pounds (7 to 22 kilograms), which have recently been weaned.
Weaning: switching a young animal from mother's milk to another source of food.


	Number
Breeding stock, six months and over
Sows and gilts kept for breeding
Boars kept for breeding
All other pigs
Suckling pigs, less than 15 lb (7 kg)
Weanling, nursery, or starter pigs, 15 to 49 lb (7 to 22 kg)
Market pigs, 50 lb and over (23 kg and over)
Total inventory of pigs

Pigs - Inventory

7. How many of the ##### market pigs are in each of the following categories?

Pigs

Boars: non-castrated male pigs, 6 months and older, used or to be used (or sold) for breeding purposes.
Bred gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed but which have been bred; they are intended for breeding purposes.
Farrowing: term used when referring to pigs, meaning "to give birth".
Feeders: market pigs that are 50 to 119 pounds (23 to 53 kilograms) or 120 to 179 pounds (54 to 81 kilograms).
- Note: sometimes referred to as grower pigs.
Finishers: market pigs over 179 pounds (81 kilograms) which are being fed for slaughter.
Gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed and are intended for breeding. Gilts intended for breeding may or may not be bred.
- Note: gilts are younger than bred gilts.
Hog: a general term used to describe any type of pig.
Market pigs: consists of "feeders (growers)" and "finishers" which are over 50 pounds (23 kilograms). The general term 'market pigs' is to differentiate from pigs for breeding.
Piglet: a general term used to describe a new born pig.
Slaughter hogs: pigs which are approximately 220 to 240 pounds (100 to 110 kilograms) and are ready to be sold or slaughtered.
Sows: female pigs which have farrowed at least once.
Stillborn: born dead.
Suckling pigs: young pigs under 15 pounds (7 kilograms), which have not been weaned.
Weaners, Weanling, Nursery or Starter: pigs of either sex, 15 to 49 pounds (7 to 22 kilograms), which have recently been weaned.
Weaning: switching a young animal from mother's milk to another source of food.


	Number
over 179 lb (81 kg)
between 120 to 179 lb (54 to 81 kg)
between 50 and 120 lb (23 to 54 kg)
Total market pigs

Pigs - Farrowings

8. Please provide the total number of farrowings, the average number of piglets per litter and the total piglets born in the last six months between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD.

Include pigs born alive and stillborn.

Total number of farrowings: this question is asking to report the total number of farrowings in the last 6 months. If a sow farrowed two times in the last 6 months this would be reported as two farrowings.
Average number of piglets born per litter: this question is asking to report the average number of piglets born per litter during the last 6 months. Some respondents interpret this to mean how many total piglets were born during the last six months. The data we are looking for is the average number of piglets born per sow. For example: If a respondent has 100 sows and each sow has 10 piglets born per litter. The correct response would be on average 10 piglets born per litter. Include piglets born alive and stillborn.
Total piglets born: this question is asking to report the total number of piglets born in the last 6 months. This question is autofilled if the total number of farrowings and the average number of piglets born per litter are reported. Total number of farrowings in the last 6 months multiplied by average number of piglets born per litter equals the total piglets born in the last 6 months. If the respondent is not able to report the total number of farrowings or average number of piglets born, the respondent should manually enter the total number of piglets born in the last 6 months. Include piglets born alive and stillborn.


	Number
Total number of farrowings in last six months
Average number of piglets born per litter
Total piglets born in last six months

9. Compared with the last six months, do you expect the number of farrowings to increase, decrease, or stay the same in the next six months, between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD?

Pigs

Boars: non-castrated male pigs, 6 months and older, used or to be used (or sold) for breeding purposes.
Bred gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed but which have been bred; they are intended for breeding purposes.
Farrowing: term used when referring to pigs, meaning "to give birth".
Feeders: market pigs that are 50 to 119 pounds (23 to 53 kilograms) or 120 to 179 pounds (54 to 81 kilograms).
- Note: sometimes referred to as grower pigs.
Finishers: market pigs over 179 pounds (81 kilograms) which are being fed for slaughter.
Gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed and are intended for breeding. Gilts intended for breeding may or may not be bred.
- Note: gilts are younger than bred gilts.
Hog: a general term used to describe any type of pig.
Market pigs: consists of "feeders (growers)" and "finishers" which are over 50 pounds (23 kilograms). The general term 'market pigs' is to differentiate from pigs for breeding.
Piglet: a general term used to describe a new born pig.
Slaughter hogs: pigs which are approximately 220 to 240 pounds (100 to 110 kilograms) and are ready to be sold or slaughtered.
Sows: female pigs which have farrowed at least once.
Stillborn: born dead.
Suckling pigs: young pigs under 15 pounds (7 kilograms), which have not been weaned.
Weaners, Weanling, Nursery or Starter: pigs of either sex, 15 to 49 pounds (7 to 22 kilograms), which have recently been weaned.
Weaning: switching a young animal from mother's milk to another source of food.

Increase
Decrease
Stay the same

What is the expected percentage increase?

What is the expected percentage decrease?

10. Of the ##### piglets born during the last six months, between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD, what percentage were stillborn, died or were destroyed before weaning?

Pigs

Boars: non-castrated male pigs, 6 months and older, used or to be used (or sold) for breeding purposes.
Bred gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed but which have been bred; they are intended for breeding purposes.
Farrowing: term used when referring to pigs, meaning "to give birth".
Feeders: market pigs that are 50 to 119 pounds (23 to 53 kilograms) or 120 to 179 pounds (54 to 81 kilograms).
- Note: sometimes referred to as grower pigs.
Finishers: market pigs over 179 pounds (81 kilograms) which are being fed for slaughter.
Gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed and are intended for breeding. Gilts intended for breeding may or may not be bred.
- Note: gilts are younger than bred gilts.
Hog: a general term used to describe any type of pig.
Market pigs: consists of "feeders (growers)" and "finishers" which are over 50 pounds (23 kilograms). The general term 'market pigs' is to differentiate from pigs for breeding.
Piglet: a general term used to describe a new born pig.
Slaughter hogs: pigs which are approximately 220 to 240 pounds (100 to 110 kilograms) and are ready to be sold or slaughtered.
Sows: female pigs which have farrowed at least once.
Stillborn: born dead.
Suckling pigs: young pigs under 15 pounds (7 kilograms), which have not been weaned.
Weaners, Weanling, Nursery or Starter: pigs of either sex, 15 to 49 pounds (7 to 22 kilograms), which have recently been weaned.
Weaning: switching a young animal from mother's milk to another source of food.

Percentage

Pigs - Shipments for slaughter

11. How many pigs will this operation have shipped to a slaughter facility in the last six months, between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD?

Enter "0" if none.

Pigs

Boars: non-castrated male pigs, 6 months and older, used or to be used (or sold) for breeding purposes.
Bred gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed but which have been bred; they are intended for breeding purposes.
Farrowing: term used when referring to pigs, meaning "to give birth".
Feeders: market pigs that are 50 to 119 pounds (23 to 53 kilograms) or 120 to 179 pounds (54 to 81 kilograms).
- Note: sometimes referred to as grower pigs.
Finishers: market pigs over 179 pounds (81 kilograms) which are being fed for slaughter.
Gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed and are intended for breeding. Gilts intended for breeding may or may not be bred.
- Note: gilts are younger than bred gilts.
Hog: a general term used to describe any type of pig.
Market pigs: consists of "feeders (growers)" and "finishers" which are over 50 pounds (23 kilograms). The general term 'market pigs' is to differentiate from pigs for breeding.
Piglet: a general term used to describe a new born pig.
Slaughter hogs: pigs which are approximately 220 to 240 pounds (100 to 110 kilograms) and are ready to be sold or slaughtered.
Sows: female pigs which have farrowed at least once.
Stillborn: born dead.
Suckling pigs: young pigs under 15 pounds (7 kilograms), which have not been weaned.
Weaners, Weanling, Nursery or Starter: pigs of either sex, 15 to 49 pounds (7 to 22 kilograms), which have recently been weaned.
Weaning: switching a young animal from mother's milk to another source of food.

Number of pigs:

12. Of the ##### pigs shipped to slaughter, what percentage were shipped to a facility in

Pigs

Boars: non-castrated male pigs, 6 months and older, used or to be used (or sold) for breeding purposes.
Bred gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed but which have been bred; they are intended for breeding purposes.
Farrowing: term used when referring to pigs, meaning "to give birth".
Feeders: market pigs that are 50 to 119 pounds (23 to 53 kilograms) or 120 to 179 pounds (54 to 81 kilograms).
- Note: sometimes referred to as grower pigs.
Finishers: market pigs over 179 pounds (81 kilograms) which are being fed for slaughter.
Gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed and are intended for breeding. Gilts intended for breeding may or may not be bred.
- Note: gilts are younger than bred gilts.
Hog: a general term used to describe any type of pig.
Market pigs: consists of "feeders (growers)" and "finishers" which are over 50 pounds (23 kilograms). The general term 'market pigs' is to differentiate from pigs for breeding.
Piglet: a general term used to describe a new born pig.
Slaughter hogs: pigs which are approximately 220 to 240 pounds (100 to 110 kilograms) and are ready to be sold or slaughtered.
Sows: female pigs which have farrowed at least once.
Stillborn: born dead.
Suckling pigs: young pigs under 15 pounds (7 kilograms), which have not been weaned.
Weaners, Weanling, Nursery or Starter: pigs of either sex, 15 to 49 pounds (7 to 22 kilograms), which have recently been weaned.
Weaning: switching a young animal from mother's milk to another source of food.


	Percentage
the same province
another province
the United States
Total pigs shipped to slaughter

Pigs - Shipments for feeding purposes

13. How many weanling, nursery, or starter pigs, 15 to 49 lb (7 to 22 kg) will this operation have shipped in the last six months, between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD, to another operation for feeding purposes?

Enter "0" if none.

Pigs

Boars: non-castrated male pigs, 6 months and older, used or to be used (or sold) for breeding purposes.
Bred gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed but which have been bred; they are intended for breeding purposes.
Farrowing: term used when referring to pigs, meaning "to give birth".
Feeders: market pigs that are 50 to 119 pounds (23 to 53 kilograms) or 120 to 179 pounds (54 to 81 kilograms).
- Note: sometimes referred to as grower pigs.
Finishers: market pigs over 179 pounds (81 kilograms) which are being fed for slaughter.
Gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed and are intended for breeding. Gilts intended for breeding may or may not be bred.
- Note: gilts are younger than bred gilts.
Hog: a general term used to describe any type of pig.
Market pigs: consists of "feeders (growers)" and "finishers" which are over 50 pounds (23 kilograms). The general term 'market pigs' is to differentiate from pigs for breeding.
Piglet: a general term used to describe a new born pig.
Slaughter hogs: pigs which are approximately 220 to 240 pounds (100 to 110 kilograms) and are ready to be sold or slaughtered.
Sows: female pigs which have farrowed at least once.
Stillborn: born dead.
Suckling pigs: young pigs under 15 pounds (7 kilograms), which have not been weaned.
Weaners, Weanling, Nursery or Starter: pigs of either sex, 15 to 49 pounds (7 to 22 kilograms), which have recently been weaned.
Weaning: switching a young animal from mother's milk to another source of food.

Number of weanling, nursery, and starter pigs:

14. Of the ##### weanling, nursery or starter pigs shipped for feeding purposes, what percentage were shipped to another operation in

Pigs

Boars: non-castrated male pigs, 6 months and older, used or to be used (or sold) for breeding purposes.
Bred gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed but which have been bred; they are intended for breeding purposes.
Farrowing: term used when referring to pigs, meaning "to give birth".
Feeders: market pigs that are 50 to 119 pounds (23 to 53 kilograms) or 120 to 179 pounds (54 to 81 kilograms).
- Note: sometimes referred to as grower pigs.
Finishers: market pigs over 179 pounds (81 kilograms) which are being fed for slaughter.
Gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed and are intended for breeding. Gilts intended for breeding may or may not be bred.
- Note: gilts are younger than bred gilts.
Hog: a general term used to describe any type of pig.
Market pigs: consists of "feeders (growers)" and "finishers" which are over 50 pounds (23 kilograms). The general term 'market pigs' is to differentiate from pigs for breeding.
Piglet: a general term used to describe a new born pig.
Slaughter hogs: pigs which are approximately 220 to 240 pounds (100 to 110 kilograms) and are ready to be sold or slaughtered.
Sows: female pigs which have farrowed at least once.
Stillborn: born dead.
Suckling pigs: young pigs under 15 pounds (7 kilograms), which have not been weaned.
Weaners, Weanling, Nursery or Starter: pigs of either sex, 15 to 49 pounds (7 to 22 kilograms), which have recently been weaned.
Weaning: switching a young animal from mother's milk to another source of food.


	Percentage
the same province
another province
the United States
Total weanling, nursery or starter pigs shipped for feeding

Sheep and lambs

15. On YYYY-MM-DD do you expect to have any sheep or lambs on this operation?

Report all sheep or lambs regardless of ownership.

Include:

those that are boarded, custom-fed or fed under contract
those that are pastured on a community pasture, grazing co-op or Crown land.

Exclude all sheep and lambs kept on a farm, ranch, or feedlot operated by someone else.

Inclusions and exclusions

When answering the livestock questions, please include:

all livestock on your operation as of YYYY-MM-DD, regardless of ownership, including livestock pastured, custom fed or fed under contract for others
all livestock owned by the operator and held on Crown land, community pastures and grazing projects.

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

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

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

Note: feedlots are more applicable to cattle.

Were there any sheep or lambs kept on this operation in the last six months, between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD?

Sheep and lambs - Inventory

16. How many of the following do you expect to have on this operation on YYYY-MM-DD?

Include all sheep or lambs on this operation, regardless of ownership.
Exclude all sheep and lambs kept on a farm, ranch, or feedlot operated by someone else.

Sheep and lambs

Rams: non-castrated male sheep kept for breeding.
Ewes: female sheep kept for breeding.
Replacement lambs: replacement lambs are lambs that are being kept for breeding purposes. Include lambs born on the operation and lambs purchased from other sources. Also include lambs born and still located on the operation that will eventually be sold to other farms for breeding purposes.
Market lambs: market lambs are male or female lambs that are raised with the intent for slaughter.


	Number
Rams, one year and over
Ewes
Replacement lambs
Market lambs
Total inventory of sheep and lambs

Sheep and lambs - Production

17. How many lambs were born on this operation in the last six months, between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD?

Include lambs born alive and stillborn.

Sheep and lambs

Rams: non-castrated male sheep kept for breeding.
Ewes: female sheep kept for breeding.
Replacement lambs: replacement lambs are lambs that are being kept for breeding purposes. Include lambs born on the operation and lambs purchased from other sources. Also include lambs born and still located on the operation that will eventually be sold to other farms for breeding purposes.
Market lambs: market lambs are male or female lambs that are raised with the intent for slaughter.

Number of lambs:

18. How many sheep and lambs died on this operation, including those killed by disease or predators, in the last six months, between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD?

Exclude those slaughtered for meat.

Sheep and lambs

Rams: non-castrated male sheep kept for breeding.
Ewes: female sheep kept for breeding.
Replacement lambs: replacement lambs are lambs that are being kept for breeding purposes. Include lambs born on the operation and lambs purchased from other sources. Also include lambs born and still located on the operation that will eventually be sold to other farms for breeding purposes.
Market lambs: market lambs are male or female lambs that are raised with the intent for slaughter.

Number of sheep and lambs:

19. How many lambs do you expect to be born on this operation in the next six months, between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD?

Sheep and lambs

Rams: non-castrated male sheep kept for breeding.
Ewes: female sheep kept for breeding.
Replacement lambs: replacement lambs are lambs that are being kept for breeding purposes. Include lambs born on the operation and lambs purchased from other sources. Also include lambs born and still located on the operation that will eventually be sold to other farms for breeding purposes.
Market lambs: market lambs are male or female lambs that are raised with the intent for slaughter.

Number of lambs:

Agricultural production

20. Which of the following agricultural products are currently being produced on this operation?

Select all that apply.

Field crops
Hay
Summerfallow
Potatoes
Fruit, berries and nuts
Vegetables
Sod
Nursery products
Greenhouse products
Cattle and calves
Include beef or dairy.
Pigs
Sheep and lambs
Mink
Fox
Hens and chickens
Turkeys
Maple taps
Honey bees
Mushrooms
Other
- Specify agricultural products
Not producing agricultural products

Area in crops

21. What area of this operation is used for the following crops?

Report the areas only once, even if used for more than one crop type.

Exclude land used by others.


	Area	Unit of measure
Field crops
Hay
Summerfallow
Potatoes
Fruit, berries and nuts
Vegetables
Sod
Nursery products
List of unit measures acres hectares arpents

Greenhouse area

22. What is the total area under glass, plastic or other protection used for growing plants?

Total area

Unit of measure

square feet
square metres

Livestock (excluding birds)

23. How many of the following animals are on this operation?

Report all animals on this operation, regardless of ownership, including those that are boarded, custom-fed or fed under contract.

Include all animals kept by this operation, regardless of ownership, that are pastured on a community pasture, grazing co-op or public land
Exclude animals owned but kept on a farm, ranch or feedlot operated by someone else.


	Number
Cattle and calves
Pigs
Sheep and lambs
Mink
Fox

Birds

24. How many of the following birds are on this operation?

Report all poultry on this operation, regardless of ownership, including those grown under contract.

Include poultry for sale and poultry for personal use.
Exclude poultry owned but kept on an operation operated by someone else.


	Number
Hens and chickens
Turkeys

Maple taps

25. What was the total number of taps made on maple trees last spring?

Total number of taps

Honey bees

26. How many live colonies of honey bees (used for honey production or pollination) are owned by this operation?

Include bees owned, regardless of location.

Number of colonies

Mushrooms

27. What is the total mushroom growing area (standing footage) on this operation?

Include mushrooms grown using beds, trays, tunnels or logs.

Total area

Unit of measure

square feet
square metres

Changes and events that affected the business or organization

28. Indicate any changes or events that affected the reported values for this business or organization, compared with the last reporting period.

Select all that apply.

Strike or lock-out
Exchange rate impact
Price changes in goods or services sold
Contracting out
Organizational change
Price changes in labour or raw materials
Natural disaster
Recession
Change in product line
Sold business units
Expansion
New/lost contract
Plant closures
Acquired business units
Other
- Specify the other changes or events
No changes or events

Contact person

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Who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?

First name
Last name
Title
Email address
Telephone number (including area code)
Extension number (if applicable) - The maximum number of characters is 5.
Fax number (including area code)

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Data-sharing agreements

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.

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

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

Business or organization and contact information

1. Please verify or provide the business or organization's legal and operating name and correct where needed.

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

Legal Name
- The legal name is one recognized by law, thus it is the name liable for pursuit or for debts incurred by the business or organization. In the case of a corporation, it is the legal name as fixed by its charter or the statute by which the corporation was created.
- Modifications to the legal name should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.
- To indicate a legal name of another legal entity you should instead indicate it in question 3 by selecting 'Not currently operational' and then choosing the applicable reason and providing the legal name of this other entity along with any other requested information.
Operating Name (if applicable)
- The operating name is a name the business or organization is commonly known as if different from its legal name. The operating name is synonymous with trade name.

Legal name

Operating name (if applicable)

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

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

First name
Last name
Title
Preferred language of communication
- English
- French
Mailing address (number and street)
City
Province, territory or state
Postal code or ZIP code
Country
- Canada
- United States
Email address
Telephone number (including area code)
Extension number (if applicable)
The maximum number of characters is 5.
Fax number (including area code)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Description and examples

This is the current main activity.
This is not the current main activity.
Please provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's main activity.
e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development

Main activity

5. You indicated that is not the current main activity. Was this business or organization's main activity ever classified as: ?

Yes
When did the main acitivity change? Date
No

6. Please search and select the industry classification code that best corresponds to this business or organization's main activity.

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

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

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

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

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


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

Potatoes sold in the 2017 crop year

1. Did you sell any potatoes in the 2017 crop year?

Quantity sold and total value received for the 2017 crop year

2. For the 2017 crop year, what was the quantity of potatoes sold and the total value received?

Include all grades of potatoes sold.
Exclude any potatoes purchased for re-sale.

Report the amount received after any deductions or bonuses.

The following are for the quantity of potatoes sold and the total value received for the 2017 crop year.

Exclude any potatoes purchased for re-sale.

Report the total value received after any deductions or bonuses.
Report total value received taking into account all grades.


	Quantity of potatoes sold	Unit of measure	Total value received CAN$
Tablestock potatoes
Seed potatoes
Processing potatoes
List of unit measures Metric tonnes Hundredweight (cwt) Imperial tons Barrels (165 pounds) Pounds 10 pound bag 25 pound bag 50 pound bag 75 pound bag Kilograms

In order to reduce future follow-up, please select one of the following options.

The total value received for tablestock potatoes seems high.

I confirm that all values are correct.
I am unable to confirm that all values are correct.

The total value received for seed potatoes seems high.

I confirm that all values are correct.
I am unable to confirm that all values are correct.

The total value received for processing potatoes seems high.

I confirm that all values are correct.
I am unable to confirm that all values are correct.

Potatoes grown for sale this year

3. Are you growing any potatoes for sale this year?

Please report all planting intentions, if you have not completed your planting activities when completing this survey.

Area planted

4. What is the total area of potatoes planted in the 2018 crop year?

Please report for the entire operation. Report the area of potatoes planted on land owned or rented by all partners in the operation.

Please report all planting intentions, if you have not completed your planting activities when completing this survey.

Total area

Unit of measure

Acres
Hectares

Agricultural production

5. Which of the following agricultural products are currently being produced on this operation?

Select all that apply.

Field crops
Hay
Summerfallow
Potatoes
Fruit, berries and nuts
Vegetables
Sod
Nursery products
Greenhouse products
Cattle and calves
Include beef or dairy.
Pigs
Sheep and lambs
Mink
Fox
Hens and chickens
Turkeys
Maple taps
Honey bees
Mushrooms
Other
- Specify agricultural products
Not producing agricultural products

Area in crops

6. What area of this operation is used for the following crops?

Report the areas only once, even if used for more than one crop type.

Exclude land used by others.


	Area	Unit of measure
Field crops
Hay
Summerfallow
Potatoes
Fruit, berries and nuts
Vegetables
Sod
Nursery products
List of unit measures acres hectares arpents

Greenhouse area

7. What is the total area under glass, plastic or other protection used for growing plants?

Total area

Unit of measure

square feet
square metres

Livestock (excluding birds)

8. How many of the following animals are on this operation?

Report all animals on this operation, regardless of ownership, including those that are boarded, custom-fed or fed under contract.

Include all animals kept by this operation, regardless of ownership, that are pastured on a community pasture, grazing co-op or public land.
Exclude animals owned but kept on a farm, ranch or feedlot operated by someone else.


	Number
Cattle and calves
Pigs
Sheep and lambs
Mink
Fox

Birds

9. How many of the following birds are on this operation?

Report all poultry on this operation, regardless of ownership, including those grown under contract.

Include poultry for sale and poultry for personal use.
Exclude poultry owned but kept on an operation operated by someone else.


	Number
Hens and chickens
Turkeys

Maple taps

10. What was the total number of taps made on maple trees last spring?

Total number of taps

Honey bees

11. How many live colonies of honey bees (used for honey production or pollination) are owned by this operation?

Include bees owned, regardless of location.

Number of colonies

Mushrooms

12. What is the total mushroom growing area (standing footage) on this operation?

Include mushrooms grown using beds, trays, tunnels or logs.

Total area

Unit of measure

square feet
square metres

Changes or events

1. Indicate any changes or events that affected the reported values for this business or organization, compared with the last reporting period.

Select all that apply.

Strike or lock-out
Exchange rate impact
Price changes in goods or services sold
Contracting out
Organisational change
Price changes in labour or raw materials
Natural disaster
Recession
Change in product line
Sold business units
Expansion
New or lost contract
Plant closures
Acquisition of business units
Other
- Specify the other changes or events
No changes or events

Contact person

1. Statistics Canada may need to contact the person who completed this questionnaire for further information. Is Provided Given Names Provided Family Name the best person to contact?

Who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?

First name
Last name
Title
Email address
Telephone number (including area code)
Extension number (if applicable) - The maximum number of characters is 5.
Fax number (including area code)

Feedback

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

Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.

Hours
Minutes

2. We invite your comments about this questionnaire.

Enter your comments

Food supply and disposition

The food statistics program relies on supply-disposition analysis. The stocks at the beginning of a period are combined with the flows in during that period to estimate total supplies. Total disposition is computed as flows out during the period, while ending stocks represent the total supply minus the total disposition. Consequently, the total supply for a given commodity in a given time period must equal the total disposition plus ending stocks for the same period. And, the ending stocks of one period must equal the beginning stocks of the next period. In reality, it is unusual for all stocks and flows to be measured directly. However, using the basic principles, a missing component can be derived residually.

On the disposition side, exports, manufacturing and waste are displayed followed by ending stocks. Domestic disappearance or food available for consumption is derived by subtracting the flows out plus ending stocks from the total supply. The domestic disappearance is viewed as the total amount of food available at the retail level.

Domestic disappearance is divided by the Canadian population as of July 1st of the year depicted to calculate the food available per person, per year, at the retail level. It is normally expressed on a weight basis in kilograms unless that is inappropriate, as is the case with beverages.

The data are sometimes displayed on a different basis depending on the commodity. For example, processed fruits and vegetables are displayed on a retail basis and fresh equivalent basis. The different basis for the retail weight is displayed simply to provide additional information for analytical purposes.

The information required to produce the food statistics is extensive and varied. The sources of data often reach deeply into the agricultural statistics program relying on surveys conducted by the Agriculture Division (AD). A few other divisions in Statistics Canada such as the International Accounts and Trade Division (IATD) or the Public Sector Statistics Division (PSSD) contribute crucial components of the data set. Trade statistics used are those produced on a customs basis which is derived from the administrative records of the Canada Border Services Agency and the United States Customs Border Protection. These trade statistics cover the physical movement of goods. Considerable administrative data from organizations such as Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canadian Egg Marketing Agency, Canadian Sugar Institute, provincial departments and industry groups are also invaluable.

Beginning stocks represent the physical inventory of fresh and frozen products held in storage of a particular commodity at the beginning of the year. They equal the previous year's ending stocks. This item has a fairly small impact on domestic disappearance because the magnitude of changes in inventories is typically small. There are numerous commodities for which inventory data are not available; however, given the small impact of these data, the effect of this type of data gap is considered minor. Due to confidentiality, some inventory data are not displayed but they are used in the calculation.

Production represents the amount of a particular commodity that is produced during the reference year. The data are often based on independent surveys of farms and food processors. Many of the surveys are conducted by AD.

Imports include all goods which have crossed Canada's territorial boundary, whether for immediate consumption in Canada or stored in bonded custom warehouses.

Total supply is the sum of beginning stocks plus production plus imports. This number represents the total supply of a particular commodity that is available for any use.

Exports include goods grown, extracted or manufactured in Canada, including goods of foreign origin which have been materially transformed in Canada. Re‑exports are exports of goods of foreign origin which 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.

Manufacturing data include requirements for processing, seed, animal feed and industrial use. If data are available at a more detailed level, then an important component of manufacturing is the amount used for processing. At the same time, the processed commodities need to be accounted for. For instance, apples contain an amount for processing and processed apples, be they canned, dried, frozen, made into apple sauce or pie filling, are accounted for as individual commodities. If detailed data are not available for processed products, then the commodity is accounted for at a less processed level even though it might often be used as an input into further processing. For instance, wheat flour is accounted for but the wheat flour products from breads to cookies are not accounted for. Consequently, there is no deduction from wheat flour to account for further processing.

Waste factors attempt to account for quantities removed during processing or that are lost in storage. They do not allow for losses at the retail level, in households, restaurants or institutions during storage and preparation, or for unconsumed food.

Ending stocks represent the physical inventory of fresh and frozen products held in storage of a particular commodity at the end of the year. They equal the following beginning stocks. This item has a fairly small impact on net supply because it is truly the change in inventories that has any impact. There are numerous commodities for which inventory data are not available; however, given the small impact of these data, the effect of this type of data gap is considered minor. Due to confidentiality, some inventory data are not displayed but they are used in the calculation.

Domestic disappearance is derived by subtracting other uses and ending stocks from the total supply. The other uses include exports, manufacturing and waste. Domestic disappearance represents the total food available for human consumption from the Canadian food supply chain.

Total Supply = Beginning stocks + Production + Imports
Total Disposition = Exports + Manufacturing + Waste + Domestic disappearance
Domestic Disappearance = Total supply – Exports – Manufacturing - Waste - Ending stocks

Food available per person is calculated by dividing the domestic disappearance by the Canadian population as of July 1st of the reference year.

The food available per person is presented in a number of ways.

Retail weight – This is the volume of food available per person, for consumption, at the retail level. It is viewed as the most important number as it displays levels and trends for individual foods. It allows for easy comparisons of one type of food to another and within or between food groups. Furthermore, it is the number on which all other calculations are based including different ways of displaying the data and estimates of loss-adjusted food available. Processed fruits and vegetables or selected beverages are displayed on a fresh equivalent basis. Dairy products are depicted on a milk solids basis. Estimates based on the sugar content are provided for sugar products such as refined sugar, honey or maple syrup, while estimates for oils and fats include those based on the fat content. Red meats are displayed on a boneless and carcass basis, while poultry is provided on an eviscerated and boneless basis. Fish data are provided on an edible weight basis. In the case of alcoholic beverages, the data are estimated for two population groups. One estimate is based on the total Canadian population. The other represents the population of Canadians who are 15 years of age and older.

Adjusted for losses – Losses occur in the storage, preparation and cooking of the food, as well as the food that makes it to the plate but not consumed, or plate loss. These losses can occur in the retail store, home, restaurants or institutions. The losses are deducted from the food available for consumption at retail weight to derive food available for consumption adjusted for losses. The objective is to provide a proxy of fork-level consumption based on food supply data. Factors used to adjust the food available data are estimates themselves and caution should be used when working with the data, as they are based on a static model. The factors are taken from the Economic Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.

The waste factors that account for quantities removed during processing or lost in storage at the industrial level are removed before domestic disappearance is calculated and therefore do not appear in the retail weight available per person.

Perspective by food group

Cereal products

The food available for consumption value on a per capita or per person basis for cereal products describes what is available after the products leave the mills and therefore, further processing is not included under the manufacturing category. For wheat flour, rye flour, oatmeal and rolled oats, production and stocks data are derived from a monthly survey of Canadian millers, conducted by the Crops Section of the Agriculture Division. Data for imports and exports of these products are obtained from IATD. Included in wheat production are Canadian western red spring, red winter wheat, soft white spring wheat, and amber durum wheat; and Ontario and Quebec winter and spring wheat.

Per capita food available figures are provided for pot and pearl barley, corn flour and meal; however, some calculation components are hidden because of confidentiality restrictions.

Nearly all of the domestic supply of rice is imported. Production data represent Canadian wild rice production, as provided by the Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Ontario departments of agriculture. Import data includes that for wild rice. Stocks data are not available for rice.

For breakfast foods, the data include prepared, ready‑to‑serve breakfast foods, unprepared oatmeal and rolled oats and other unprepared cereals. The volume of oatmeal and rolled oats is removed from the production and trade data to avoid double counting. Historically, the production of breakfast foods was based on shipments data provided by the Manufacturing and Energy Division (MED).

Sugars and syrups

The per capita availability of refined sugar includes all sugar destined for domestic and commercial uses (baking, confectionery). It is provided in retail weight (the weight of the product itself) and on a sugar content (the quantity of sugar in a product) basis.

In the past, MED collected information on the production and stocks of refined sugar through surveys of all known Canadian refiners of raw sugar. Manufacturing inputs in refineries include cane or beet sugar, chemically pure sucrose in solid form and liquid sucrose. Imported sugar products include granulated, cubed, brown and confectioner's sugar. Exports consist of refined cane and beet sugar. Stocks and production data are now provided by the Canadian Sugar Institute.

In 2005, following consultations with the Canadian Sugar Institute, the food supply‑disposition for refined sugar was modified to include imports and exports of sugar containing products. Canada increasingly exports more sugar containing products than it imports.

Production data of maple products for Ontario, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are collected by AD through a producer survey while production and stocks data for the province of Quebec are provided by the Institut de la Statistique du Québec. Production is recorded in units of maple syrup, but all maple products (taffy, butter, syrup) are converted to a maple sugar equivalent. Artificially produced maple items are not counted, only farm produced maple sugar. All trade data are converted to a maple sugar equivalent in order to maintain consistent units throughout the supply‑disposition tables. These tables are reported on a crop year basis (April‑March).

Estimates of honey production are derived from a survey of beekeepers. Beginning stocks (if there are any) and imports are added to production to obtain total supply. Ending stocks (where applicable) and exports are deducted to produce a domestic disappearance figure. The food available data for honey is reported in retail weight and on a sugar content basis.

Meats

The procedure used to calculate the food available for beef, veal, pork, mutton and lamb is basically the same. Animals slaughtered include federally inspected slaughtering provided by Agriculture and Agri‑Food Canada (AAFC) and estimates for those slaughtered in commercial establishments not under federal inspection as well as on‑farm slaughtering. The total warm dressed carcass weight is obtained from information collected by AAFC on animals slaughtered under federal inspection by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).

To convert to a cold dressed basis, beef is reduced by 1.5% to allow for shrinkage and 2.04 kg per carcass are added to account for head meat recovery. Veal is reduced by 1.5% to allow for shrinkage and removal of the hide, 0.23 kg per carcass is subtracted to account for kidney which is weighted in the carcass and 0.36 kg per carcass is added to account for head meat recovery.

Mutton and lamb are reduced by 3% for shrinkage, 0.09 kg per carcass is subtracted for kidney and 0.18 kg per carcass is added to account for head meat recovery.

In 1988, a new methodology was developed for estimating pork available on a carcass basis in order to reflect the trend towards leaner hogs. Warm carcass weight is reduced by 3% for shrinkage to arrive at a cold carcass weight. A further 0.68 kg per carcass is deducted for kidney and tongue which is left in the carcass. The result is pork carcass production. Previously, 17% of cold carcass weight had been subtracted to account for larding fat. This however, is no longer done.

The retail conversion factor for pork is similar to that developed for beef. It is calculated on the portion of the carcass that is available for consumption after removing the skin, bone and trimmed fat. The average cold dressed carcass weight is obtained by dividing the cold dressed weight for federally inspected slaughter by the number of animals slaughtered under federal inspection. This average cold dressed carcass weight is then multiplied by the total number of animals slaughtered to obtain a total cold dressed carcass weight. From the total supply, exports and ending stocks are subtracted to arrive at the domestic disappearance. For pork, manufacturing and waste are removed from the supply to arrive at domestic disappearance.

Exports of meats are collected and published by IATD. Conversion factors are applied to these exports to bring them to a cold dressed carcass basis.

Offal includes variety meats such as liver, heart, kidney, tongue, sweetbreads, oxtail and edible tripe and is calculated on a specific weight per carcass basis. The procedure for calculating the per capita availability of offal is basically the same as described for other meats.

Poultry

Production and beginning stocks are added to imports to derive total supply. From total supply, exports and ending stocks are deducted to produce domestic disappearance. Live imports and exports are converted to an eviscerated basis (dressed, ready for sale). Since the supply‑disposition is calculated on an eviscerated weight basis, no further manufacturing or waste factor calculation is applicable. The available data are expressed in terms of eviscerated weight.

Fish

Data are available for four categories: fresh and frozen seafish, processed seafish, total shellfish and freshwater fish. Production data are provided by Fisheries and Oceans Canada for the commercial fishery and aquaculture survey data are obtained from AD. Information on stocks is not available. Imports and exports data are obtained from IATD. Initially all the data are converted to an edible weight basis due to the variety of species, products, sources and conversion factors. Therefore, the food available information is provided only on an edible weight basis.

Eggs

Total egg production includes all eggs sold for consumption, consumed by producers, sold for hatching, and leakers and rejects. Production from registered, non‑registered and hatchery supply flocks are included in these estimates. Egg production is derived using average layer numbers and their estimated rates of lay. Administrative data from AAFC and the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency and information from surveys conducted by AD are used when compiling these estimates. Data on beginning and ending stocks are obtained from a monthly survey conducted by AD in conjunction with AAFC, while information on imports and exports is provided by IATD. The manufacturing figure represents domestically produced eggs used for hatching and is therefore not included in the amount available for human consumption.

Processed eggs are not included in manufacturing but are converted to shell egg equivalent and are incorporated into the supply‑disposition. The waste figure contains the leakers and rejects, those eggs which did not meet quality control standards.

Pulses

Agriculture Division reports production on pulses such as peas, lentils, mustard seed, canary seed, sunflower seed and chickpeas on a field‑run basis through a producer survey. The product is removed from the field and the total weight‑harvested is reported as production with no allowances made for spoilage. Import and export data are provided by IATD. Imports are added to production to obtain total supply; stock data is only available for dry peas. All imports and exports are converted to a whole pea equivalent to allow trade data, which includes split peas, to be incorporated. Data for dry peas and dry beans are presented on a crop year basis (August ‑ July). The manufacturing figure includes seed requirements and quantity used by manufacturers. Approximately 2% of production is removed to account for waste. Dry peas used for manufacturing include feed and seed requirements as well as processing.

Nuts

The bulk of Canada's supply of nuts is imported. There is some limited production of filberts and hazelnuts in British Columbia. The British Columbia Department of Agriculture provides information on this production. Imports and exports are reported by IATD and most trade data are reported on a shelled weight basis. Where appropriate, commodities are converted to shelled weight. The supply of tree nuts is comprised of imports such as almonds, Brazil nuts, cashew nuts and walnuts, and does not include oil‑producing nuts (such as beechnuts).

Dairy products

Information on dairy products is obtained from several sources. Fluid milk and cream production data are derived mainly from administrative data supplied by the milk marketing boards in each province, based on the sales by dairies. The waste figure, which accounts for milk lost in transfer and shrinkage, is incorporated into the sales data. Since there are no stocks, imports, exports or other waste deductions for fluid milk and cream, production constitutes the domestic disappearance for these items. Information for other dairy products and by‑products such as cheddar, processed and variety cheese, condensed and powdered milk, ice cream, cottage cheese, sherbet, milkshake, ice milk, yogurt and sour cream, originates from provincial marketing boards and departments of agriculture and is compiled by AD. Production and stocks data are released on a monthly basis and import and export information is obtained from IATD. Most of these products are considered as final products not requiring further processing and therefore manufacturing data are not reported. A waste figure is incorporated into the production data. This value is also expressed in terms of milk solids (i.e., the portion of the product which comprises butterfat and non‑fat solids such as protein and calcium, etc). The milk solid values are calculated on a weight basis rather than a volume basis.

Oils and Fats

There are four categories of oils and fats. They include: butter, margarine, salad (or vegetable) oils, along with shortening and shortening oils. The data depicting the amounts available for consumption are presented on a retail weight and fat content basis.

Butter is estimated independently with information that originates from provincial marketing boards and departments of agriculture and is compiled by AD. Trade data for butter are obtained from the IATD.

To backtrack a little, prior to 1994, production data on margarine, salad oils, shortening and shortening oils were based on sales to retail and commercial outlets, therefore no stock information was required. Trade data for these products were obtained from the IATD. They were considered as final products not requiring further processing and therefore, manufacturing data were not reported. A waste figure had already been accounted for in the production data, so no additional waste factor was applied.

In July 1995, the survey of oils and fats, conducted by MED, underwent some revisions in co‑operation with the Canadian Oilseed Processors Association.

In 1995, the degree of estimation for non‑response was 1.8%. By 2001, the last year for this survey, estimation for non‑response had grown to 37.3%. After 2001, manufacturing data no longer existed making it was necessary to find an alternative source and trend analysis was used as a substitute.

Fresh fruits

Production of fresh fruits is provided by AD. Information is gathered through producer surveys or directly from the representatives of various provincial departments of agriculture. Stocks data for apples are obtained from AFFC. The import and export data, based on a calendar year basis, originate from IATD. For several commodities the total supply is imported (avocados, bananas, coconuts, dates, figs, guavas and mangoes, muskmelons and cantaloupes, winter melons, papayas, prunes, plums and sloes, pineapples, quinces). The quantity of each commodity acquired by processors or used as manufacturing inputs is reported under manufacturing. This may be the amount reported by processors. Manufacturing inputs are removed from the domestic disappearance of fresh items to avoid double counting. The information is obtained from AD.

Citrus fruits

Information on citrus fruits is obtained from the import and export data available from IATD. Since there are no stocks or domestic production of these commodities, imports constitute domestic disappearance for these items. In 1988, the data for mandarins became available and have been added to this table. However, they continue to be included with fresh oranges in order to maintain a consistent historical time series.

Processed fruits

Because the processed fruit products are not available, the data related to the sales of processed fruits are used to estimate the per capita consumption data from the Canadian food supply. Import and export data based on a calendar year basis originate from IATD. Processed products are considered as end products so there is no further manufacturing component.

Fresh vegetables

Production of fresh vegetables is reported by AD. Information is gathered through producer surveys or directly from the representatives of various provincial departments of agriculture. Stocks of fresh vegetables are reported by AAFC. These commodities include cabbage, carrots, onions and shallots, white potatoes, rutabagas and turnips. The import and export data originate from IATD. For several commodities the total supply is imported (artichokes, Chinese cabbage, other edible root vegetables, eggplant, kohlrabi, manioc, okra, olives, other leguminous vegetables and rapini).

Agriculture Division produces six estimates including: potatoes, white; potatoes, fresh; potatoes, processed; potatoes, frozen; potatoes, chips; and potatoes, processed, other. Potatoes, white are a sum of fresh and processed potatoes while potatoes, processed are a sum of the three categories of processed potatoes.

The calculation to estimate the volume of fresh potatoes available for consumption starts with the January 1 stocks of fresh potatoes provided by AAFC, plus that year's estimate of production from AD and the imports of fresh potatoes as reported by IATD, minus the volume of fresh potatoes that is diverted to processing, cattle feed, exported or used for seed. We also subtract the fresh stocks at the end of the year to estimate domestic disappearance.

Processed vegetables

The processed vegetables products are also not available and the data related to the sales of processed vegetables are used to estimate the per capita consumption data from the Canadian food supply. Import and export data on a calendar year basis originate from IATD. As processed products are considered as end products, there is no further manufacturing component.

Juices

The information on grapefruit, grape, lemon, orange and pineapple juices is obtained from the import and export data available from IATD. Since there are no stocks or data on domestic production of these commodities, imports and exports constitute domestic disappearance for these items. Fruit juices are measured in terms of weight not volume. Once converted to kilograms, frozen and unfrozen concentrates are converted to a single strength basis. Then all juice products can be referenced as single strength juice which can be converted to a fresh equivalent weight. Two available figures are published - one in kilograms and one in litres.

Beverages, non‑alcoholic

Tea, coffee and cocoa

All components of the supply-disposition reported for tea are in tea leaf equivalent and litres. Coffee is reported in bean equivalent and litres. Cocoa is expressed in bean equivalent. There is no domestic production of these commodities; imports represent the total supply. The per capita disappearance of coffee is based on adjusted domestic retail sales data. These commodities are converted to weight for comparability purposes.

Soft drinks

Domestic disappearance was based on total domestic sales, as provided by the Canadian Soft Drink Association, but because the data is not available any more, trend analysis was used as a substitute. Included in the imports and exports are data for mineral and aerated waters, which contain added sugars, other sweeteners, or flavours. The data on imports and exports are provided for information only and are not used in the calculation for domestic disappearance.

Bottled water

Bottled water data were calculated using the domestic sales information provided by the Canadian Bottled Water Association. These data represent sales of bottled water, which includes spring water, mineral water, well water, artesian water, purified water and carbonated bottled water. Bottled water cannot contain sweeteners or chemical additives and must be calorie free and sugar free. Soda water, seltzer water and tonic water are not considered bottled water. Currently, there is no source of data for this commodity.

Alcoholic beverages

Domestic disposition along with trade data are the only components of the supply-disposition tables that are provided. The data are based on the volume of sales of alcohol beverages from the provincial and territorial government liquor authorities and other retail outlets.

However, these data do not contain information on sales generated by those establishments which offer either "brew on premises" services or sell products for "at home" production of beer and wine. These tables are reported for the April to March fiscal year.

There are two estimates published for alcoholic beverage consumption. One estimate is based on the total Canadian population. The other represents the population of Canadians who are 15 years of age and older.

Why do we conduct this survey?

This survey collects information on scientific activities of Canadian private non-profit organizations. The research and development expenditures and personnel information is used by federal, provincial and territorial governments and agencies, academics and international organizations for statistical analyses and policy purposes. These data also contribute to national totals of research and development activities. The payments and receipts information is used by these agencies to monitor knowledge flows across international borders and between Canadian organizations.

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

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

Other important information

Authorization to collect this information

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

Confidentiality

Record linkages

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

Data-sharing agreements

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 on in-house research and development expenditures (Question 18) and in-house research and development personnel (Question 26) pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.

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For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. The shared data will be limited to information on in-house research and development expenditures (Question 18) and in-house research and development personnel (Question 26) pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.

Business or organization and contact information

1. Please verify or provide the business or organization's legal and operating name and correct where needed.

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

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

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

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

Legal name
Operating name (if applicable)

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

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

First name
Last name
Title
Preferred language of communication
- English
- French
Mailing address (number and street)
City
Province, territory or state
Postal code or ZIP code
Country
- Canada
- United States
Email address
Telephone number (including area code)
Extension number (if applicable) The maximum number of characters is 5.
Fax number (including area code)

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

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

4. Please 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).

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

Description and examples

This is the current main activity.
This is not the current main activity.

Please provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's main activity.
e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development

Main activity

5. You indicated that is not the current main activity. Was this business or organization's main activity ever classified as:?

When did the main activity change? Date

6. Please search and select the industry classification code that best corresponds to this business or organization's main activity.

How to search:

if desired, you can filter the search results by first selecting this business or organization's activity sector
enter keywords or a brief description that best describes this business or organization main activity
press the Search button to search the database for an activity that best matches the keywords or description you provided
then select an activity from the list.

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

Farming or logging operation
Construction company or general contractor
Manufacturer
Wholesaler
Retailer
Provider of passenger or freight transportation
Provider of investment, savings or insurance products
Real estate agency, real estate brokerage or leasing company
Provider of professional, scientific or technical services
Provider of health care or social services
Restaurant, bar, hotel, motel or other lodging establishment
Other sector
Enter keywords or a brief description, then press the Search button

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

Yes, there are other activities.
No, that is the only significant activity.

Please provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's secondary activity.
e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development

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

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

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

Reporting period

1. What is the end date of this organization's fiscal year?

Note: For this survey, this organization's fiscal year end date should fall on or before March 31, 2018.

Here are some examples of fiscal periods that fall within the targeted dates:

May 1, 2016 to April 30, 2017
July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017
October 1, 2016 to September 30, 2017
January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
February 1, 2017 to January 31, 2018
April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018

*THIS FISCAL YEAR WILL BE REFERRED TO AS 2017 THROUGHOUT THE QUESTIONNAIRE*

Fiscal Year-End date

Organization status

2. What is this organization's business number (e.g., GST number or charitable registration number)?

Business number (9-digit number)

3. Is this organization affiliated with a hospital, a university or a government agency or department?

4. In 2017, what were this organization's total expenditures within Canada?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

If precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

Total expenditures represent the total budget for all operations of this organization in the fiscal period. If 'total expenditures' cannot be calculated, total funds (from members, government programs and all other sources of funds) or total revenues can be provided.

5. In 2017, what were this organization's total wages and salaries within Canada?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

If precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

6. In 2017, what was the average number of employees in full-time equivalents (FTE) within Canada for this organization?

If precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimate in full-time equivalents (FTE).

Full-time equivalent (FTE)
The organization's personnel is composed of full-time and part-time employees.

Full-time equivalent (FTE): Number of persons who work full-time for the organization + part-time workers.

Example calculation: If out of four employees, one works full-time for the organization and the remaining three devote only one quarter of their working time to the organization, then: FTE = 1 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 = 1.75 employees.

In-house research and development ( R&D ) expenditures

Before you begin For this survey 'In-house R&D ' refers to: Expenditures within Canada for R&D performed within this organization by: - employees (permanent, temporary or casual) - self-employed individuals or contractors who are working on-site on this organization's R&D projects. 'Payments for R&D performed by other organizations' refers to: Payments made within or outside Canada to other organizations, individuals or companies to fund R&D performance: - grants - fellowships - contracts.

7. In 2017, did this organization have expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada?

Exclude payments for R&D performed by others (e.g., funding, grants or contracted out R&D expenditures), which should be reported in question 13.

'In-house' refers to R&D which is performed on-site or within the organization's establishment. Exclude R&D expenses performed by other companies or organizations. A later question will collect these data.

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.

R&D is performed in the natural sciences, engineering, social sciences and humanities. There are three types of R&D activities: basic research, applied research and experimental development.

Research work in the social sciences

Include if projects are employing new or significantly different modelling techniques or developing new formulae, analyzing data not previously available or applying new research techniques, development of community strategies for disease prevention or health education.

Exclude:

routine analytical projects using standard techniques and existing data
routine market research
routine statistical analysis intended for on-going monitoring of an activity.

8. In 2017, what were this organization's expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada?

Exclude payments for R&D performed by others (e.g., funding, grants or contracted out R&D expenditures), which should be reported in question 13.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

In-house R&D expenditures are composed of current in-house R&D expenditures and capital in-house R&D expenditures.

Current in-house R&D expenditures

Include:

wages, salaries, benefits and fringe benefits, materials and supplies
services to support R&D, including on-site R&D consultants and contractors
necessary background literature
minor scientific equipment
associated administrative overhead costs.

a. Wages, salaries of permanent, temporary and casual R&D employees
Include benefits and fringe benefits of employees engaged in R&D activities. Benefits and fringe benefits include bonus payments, holiday or vacation pay, pension fund contributions, other social security payments, payroll taxes, etc.

b. Services to support R&D
Include:

payments to on-site R&D consultants and contractors working under the direct control of your organization
other services including indirect services purchased to support in-house R&D such as security, storage, repair, maintenance and use of buildings and equipment
computer services, software licensing fees and dissemination of R&D findings.

c. R&D materials
Include:

water, fuel, gas and electricity
materials for creation of prototypes
reference materials (books, journals, etc.)
subscriptions to libraries and data bases, memberships to scientific societies, etc.
cost of outsourced (contracted out or granted) small R&D prototypes or R&D models
materials for laboratories (chemicals, animal, etc.)
all other R&D-related materials.

d. All other current R&D costs including overhead
Include administrative and overhead costs (e.g., office, post and telecommunications, internet, insurance), prorated if necessary to allow for non-R&D activities within the business.

Exclude:

interest charges
value-added taxes (goods and services tax (GST) or harmonized sales tax (HST)).

Capital in-house expenditures are the annual gross amount paid for the acquisition of fixed assets that are used repeatedly, or continuously in the performance of R&D for more than one year. Report capital in-house expenditures in full for the period when they occurred.

Include costs for software, land, buildings and structures, equipment, machinery and other capital costs.

Exclude capital depreciation.

e. Software
Include applications and systems software (original, customized and off-the-shelf software), supporting documentation and other software-related acquisitions.

f. Land acquired for R&D including testing grounds, sites for laboratories and pilot plants.

g. Buildings and structures that are constructed or purchased for R&D activities or that have undergone major improvements, modifications, renovations and repairs for R&D activities.

h. Equipment, machinery and all other capital
Include major equipment, machinery and instruments, including embedded software, acquired for R&D activities.

Current in-house R&D expenditures
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	CAN$ '000
2017 — Current in-house R&D expenditures within Canada
Wages, salaries of permanent, temporary and casual R&D employees
Services to support R&D
R&D materials
All other current R&D costs
2017 — Total current in-house R&D expenditures within Canada
2017 — Capital in-house R&D expenditures within Canada
Software
Land
Buildings and structures
Equipment, machinery and all other capital
2017 — Total capital in-house R&D expenditures within Canada
2017 — Total in-house R&D expenditures within Canada

9. In 2018 and 2019, does this organization plan to make expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada?

Exclude payments for R&D performed by others (e.g., funding, grants or contracted out R&D expenditures), which should be reported in question 15.

In-house R&D expenditures are composed of current in-house R&D expenditures and capital in-house R&D expenditures.

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

Inclusions

Prototypes
- Include design, construction and operation of prototypes, provided that the primary objective is to make further improvements or to undertake technical testing.
- Exclude if the prototype is for commercial purposes.
Pilot plants
- Include construction and operation of pilot plants, provided that the primary objective is to make further improvements or to undertake technical testing.
- Exclude if the pilot plant is intended to be operated for commercial purposes.
New computer software or significant improvements/modifications to existing computer software
- Includes technological or scientific advances in theoretical computer sciences; operating systems e.g., improvement in interface management, developing new operating system of converting an existing operating system to a significantly different hardware environment; programming languages; and applications if a significant technological change occurs.
Contracts
- Include all contracts which require R&D. For contracts which include other work, report only the R&D costs.
Research work in the social sciences
- Include if projects are employing new or significantly different modelling techniques or developing new formulae, analyzing data not previously available or applying new research techniques.

Exclusions

Routine analysis in the social sciences including policy-related studies, management studies and efficiency studies
- Exclude analytical projects of a routine nature, with established methodologies, principles and models of the related social sciences to bear on a particular problem (e.g., commentary on the probable economic effects of a change in the tax structure, using existing economic data; use of standard techniques in applied psychology to select and classify industrial and military personnel, students, etc., and to test children with reading or other disabilities).
Consumer surveys, advertising, market research
- Exclude projects of a routine nature, with established methodologies intended for commercialization of the results of R&D.
Routine quality control and testing
- Exclude projects of a routine nature, with established methodologies not intended to create new knowledge, even if carried out by personnel normally engaged in R&D.
Pre-production activities such as demonstration of commercial viability, tooling up, trial production, trouble shooting

Although R&D may be required as a result of these steps, these activities are excluded.

Prospecting, exploratory drilling, development of mines, oil or gas wells
- Include only if for R&D projects concerned with new equipment or techniques in these activities, such as in-situ and tertiary recovery research.
Engineering
- Exclude engineering unless it is in direct support of R&D.
Design and drawing
- Exclude design and drawing unless it is in direct support of R&D.
Patent and licence work
- Exclude all administrative and legal work connected with patents and licences.
Cosmetic modifications or style changes to existing products
- Exclude if no significant technical improvement or modification to the existing products has occurred.
General purpose or routine data collection
- Exclude projects of a routine nature, with established methodologies intended for on-going monitoring of an activity.
Routine computer programming, systems maintenance or software application
- Exclude projects of a routine nature, with established methodologies intended to support on-going operations.
Routine mathematical or statistical analysis or operations analysis
- Exclude projects of a routine nature, with established methodologies intended for on-going monitoring of an activity.
Activities associated with standards compliance
- Exclude projects of a routine nature, with established methodologies intended to support standards compliance.
Specialized routine medical care such as routine pathology services
- Exclude projects of a routine nature, with established methodologies intended for on-going monitoring of an activity.

Select all that apply.

In 2018
In 2019
No planned in-house R&D expenditures

10. In 2018, what are this organization's planned expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada?

Exclude payments for R&D performed by others (e.g., funding, grants or contracted out R&D expenditures), which should be reported in question 15.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

If precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Planned expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada in 2018
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	CAN$ '000
2018 — Total current in-house R&D expenditures within Canada
2018 — Total capital in-house R&D expenditures within Canada

11. In 2019, what are this organization's planned expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada?

Exclude payments for R&D performed by others (e.g., funding, grants or contracted out R&D expenditures), which should be reported in question 15.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

If precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Planned expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada in 2019
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	CAN$ '000
2019 — Total current in-house R&D expenditures within Canada
2019 — Total capital in-house R&D expenditures within Canada

Payments for R&D performed by other organizations

12. In 2017, did this organization make payments to other organizations to perform R&D within Canada or outside Canada?

Include:

funding or grants provided to other organizations to perform R&D
contracted out expenditures for R&D.

Exclude services of self-employed individuals or contractors who are working on-site on this organization's R&D projects, which should be reported in question 8.

Select all that apply.

Within Canada
Outside Canada
No payment made to others to perform R&D

13. In 2017, what were this organization's R&D payments to other organizations within Canada or outside Canada?

Include:

funding or grants provided to other organizations to perform R&D
contracted out expenditures for R&D.

Exclude services of self-employed individuals or contractors who are working on-site on this organization's R&D projects, which should be reported in question 8.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Include payments made through contracts, grants, donations and fellowships to another company, organization or individual to purchase or fund R&D activities.

Exclude expenditures for on-site R&D contractors.

Companies include all incorporated for-profit businesses and government business enterprises providing products in the market at market rates.

Private non-profit organizations include voluntary health organizations, private philanthropic foundations, associations and societies and research institutes. They are not-for-profit organizations that serve the public interest by supporting activities related to public welfare (such as health, education, the environment).

Industrial research institutes or associations include all non-profit organizations that serve the business sector, with industrial associations frequently consisting of their membership.

Federal government includes all federal government departments and agencies. It excludes federal government business enterprises providing products in the market.

Provincial or territorial governments include all provincial or territorial government ministries, departments and agencies. It excludes provincial or territorial government business enterprises providing products in the market.

Provincial or territorial research organizations are organizations created under provincial or territorial law which conduct or facilitate research on behalf of the province or territory.

Other organizations - individuals, non-university educational institutions, foreign governments including ministries, departments and agencies of foreign governments.

R&D payments to other organizations within Canada or outside Canada in 2017
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	Within Canada CAN$ '000	Outside Canada CAN$ '000
Companies
Other private non-profit organizations
Industrial research institutes or associations
Hospitals
Universities
Federal government departments and agencies
Provincial or territorial government departments, ministries and agencies
Provincial or territorial research organizations
Other organizations
2017 — Total payments for R&D performed by other organizations

14. In 2018 and 2019, does this organization plan to make payments to other organizations to perform R&D?

Include:

funding or grants provided to other organizations to perform R&D
contracted out expenditures for R&D.

Exclude services of self-employed individuals or contractors who are working on-site on this organization's R&D projects, which should be reported in questions 10 and 11.

Select all that apply.

In 2018
In 2019
No planned payments to others to perform R&D

15. In 2018 and 2019, what are this organization's planned payments to other organizations to perform R&D within Canada or outside Canada?

Include:

funding or grants provided to other organizations to perform R&D
contracted out expenditures for R&D.

Exclude services of self-employed individuals or contractors who are working on-site on this organization's R&D projects, which should be reported in questions 10 and 11.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Include payments made through contracts, grants, donations and fellowships to another company, organization or individual to purchase or fund R&D activities.

Exclude services of self-employed individuals or contractors who are working on-site on this organisation's R&D projects, which should have been reported earlier in the section "In-house research and development (R&D) expenditures".

Planned payments to other organizations to perform R&D within Canada or outside Canada in 2018 and 2019
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	Within Canada CAN$ '000	Outside Canada CAN$ '000
2018
2019

Summary of R&D expenditures from 2017 to 2019

16. Summary of R&D expenditures from 2017 to 2019

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Summary of R&D expenditures from 2017 to 2019
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	2017 CAN$ '000	2018 CAN$ '000	2019 CAN$ '000
Total current in-house R&D expenditures within Canada
Total capital in-house R&D expenditures within Canada
Total in-house R&D expenditures within Canada
Total payments for R&D performed by other organizations
Total R&D expenditures

Geographic distribution of in-house R&D expenditures within Canada in 2017

17. In 2017, in which provinces or territories did this organization have expenditures for R&D performed in-house?

Exclude:

payments for R&D performed by others (e.g., funding, grants or contracted out R&D expenditures), which should be reported in question 13
capital depreciation.

Select all that apply.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut

18. In 2017, how were this organization's total expenditures for R&D performed in-house distributed by province or territory?

Exclude:

payments for R&D performed by others (e.g., funding, grants or contracted out R&D expenditures), which should be reported in question 13
capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

For in-house R&D activities on federal lands, please include in the closest province or territory.

Total expenditures for R&D performed in-house distributed by province or territory in 2017
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	Current in-house R&D expenditures CAN$ '000	Capital in-house R&D expenditures CAN$ '000
Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
2017 — Total current and capital in-house R&D expenditures
2017 — Total current and capital in-house R&D expenditures previously reported from question 8

Sources of funds for in-house R&D expenditures in 2017

19. In 2017, what were the sources of funds for this organization's total expenditures for R&D performed in-house?

Include Canadian and foreign sources.

Exclude:

payments for R&D performed by others (e.g., funding, grants or contracted out R&D expenditures), which should be reported in question 13
capital depreciation.

Funds from this organization
Amount contributed by this organization R&D performed within Canada (include interest payments and other income).

Federal government grants or funding
Funds from the federal government in support of R&D activities not connected to a specific contractual deliverable.

Federal government contracts
Funds from the federal government in support of R&D activities connected to a specific contractual deliverable.

Provincial or territorial government grants or funding
Funds from the provincial or territorial government in support of R&D activities not connected to a specific contractual deliverable.

Provincial or territorial government contracts
Funds from the provincial or territorial government in support of R&D activities connected to a specific contractual deliverable.

R&D contract work for private non-profit organizations
Funds received from non-profit organizations to perform R&D on their behalf.

Other sources
Funds received from all other sources not previously classified.

Select all that apply.

Funds from this organization
Include interest payments, fundraising and other income.
Companies
Federal government grants or funding
Include R&D grants or funding or R&D portion only of other grants or funding.
Federal government contracts
Include R&D contracts or R&D portion only of other contracts.
Provincial or territorial government grants or funding
From which province or territory did this organization receive provincial or territorial government R&D grants or funding?
Select all that apply.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Prince Edward Island
- Nova Scotia
- New Brunswick
- Quebec
- Ontario
- Manitoba
- Saskatchewan
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Yukon
- Northwest Territories
- Nunavut
Provincial or territorial government contracts
From which province or territory did this organization receive provincial or territorial government R&D contracts?
Select all that apply.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Prince Edward Island
- Nova Scotia
- New Brunswick
- Quebec
- Ontario
- Manitoba
- Saskatchewan
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Yukon
- Northwest Territories
- Nunavut
- Private non-profit organizations
Other sources
e.g., universities, foreign governments, individuals

20. In 2017, what were the sources of funds for this organization's total expenditures of $ ###### for R&D performed in-house?

Exclude:

payments for R&D performed by others (e.g., funding grants or contracted out R&D expenditures), which should be reported in question 13
capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Funds from this organization
Amount contributed by this unit to R&D performed within Canada (include interest payments and other income).

Federal government grants or funding
Funds from the federal government in support of R&D activities not connected to a specific contractual deliverable.

Federal government contracts
Funds from the federal government in support of R&D activities connected to a specific contractual deliverable.

Provincial or territorial government grants or funding
Funds from the provincial or territorial government in support of R&D activities not connected to a specific contractual deliverable.

Provincial or territorial government contracts
Funds from the provincial or territorial government in support of R&D activities connected to a specific contractual deliverable.

R&D contract work for private non-profit organizations
Funds received from non-profit organizations to perform R&D on their behalf.

Other sources
Funds received from all other sources not previously classified.

Sources of funds for expenditures for R&D performed in-house in 2017
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	Canada CAN$ '000	Foreign CAN$ '000
Funds from this organization
Companies
Federal government grants or funding
Federal government contracts
Provincial or territorial government grants or funding
Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Provincial or territorial government contracts
Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Private non-profit organizations
Organization 1, GST number (9-digit business number (BN) or charitable registration number), Organization name
Organization 2, GST number (9-digit business number (BN) or charitable registration number), Organization name
Organization 3, GST number (9-digit business number (BN) or charitable registration number), Organization name
Other sources
2017 — Total in-house R&D expenditures by sources of funds by origin
2017 — Total in-house R&D expenditures (Canadian and foreign sources)
Total in-house R&D expenditures previously reported from question 8

Fields of research and development for in-house R&D expenditures within Canada in 2017

21. In 2017, how were this organization's total expenditures of $ ###### for R&D performed in-house within Canada distributed by fields of research and development?

Exclude:

payments for R&D performed by others (e.g., funding, grants or contracted out R&D expenditures), which should be reported in question 13
-capital depreciation.
Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Fields of research and development

Medical and health sciences
- Basic medicine
  Anatomy and morphology (plant science under Biological science), human genetics, immunology, neurosciences, pharmacology and pharmacy and medicinal chemistry, toxicology, physiology and cytology, pathology.
- Clinical medicine
  Andrology, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics, cardiac and cardiovascular systems, haematology, anaesthesiology, orthopaedics, radiology and nuclear medicine, dentistry, oral surgery and medicine, dermatology, venereal diseases and allergy, rheumatology, endocrinology and metabolism and gastroenterology, urology and nephrology and oncology.
- Health sciences
  Health care sciences and nursing, nutrition and dietetics, infectious diseases and epidemiology, parasitology and occupational health.
- Medical biotechnology
  Health-related biotechnology, technologies involving the manipulation of cells, tissues, organs or the whole organism, technologies involving identifying the functioning of DNA, proteins and enzymes, pharmacogenomics, gene-based therapeutics, biomaterials (related to medical implants, devices, sensors).
- Other medical sciences
  Forensic science and other medical sciences.
Natural and formal sciences
- mathematics
- physical sciences
- chemical sciences
- earth and related environmental sciences
- biological sciences
- other natural sciences.
Engineering and technology
- civil engineering
- electrical engineering, electronic engineering and communications technology
- mechanical engineering
- chemical engineering
- materials engineering
- medical engineering
- environmental engineering
- environmental biotechnology
- industrial biotechnology
- nanotechnology
- other engineering and technologies.
Software-related sciences and technologies
- software engineering and technology
- computer sciences
- information technology and bioinformatics.
Agricultural sciences
- agriculture, forestry and fisheries sciences
- animal and dairy sciences
- veterinary sciences
- agricultural biotechnology
- other agricultural sciences.
Social sciences and humanities
- psychology
- educational sciences
- economics and business
- other social sciences
- humanities.

Total expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada distributed by fields of research and development in 2017
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	CAN$ '000
Medical and health sciences
Basic medicine
Clinical medicine
Health sciences
Medical biotechnology
Other medical sciences
Total medical and health sciences
Other fields of research and development
Natural and formal sciences
Engineering and technology
Software-related sciences and technologies
Agricultural sciences
Social sciences and humanities
2017 — Total in-house R&D expenditures within Canada by field of research and development
Total in-house R&D expenditures previously reported from question 8

Nature of R&D for in-house R&D expenditures within Canada in 2017

22. In 2017, how were this organization's total expenditures of $ ###### for R&D performed in-house within Canada distributed by nature of R&D?

Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view.

Applied research is original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific, practical aim or objective.

Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and practical experience and producing additional knowledge, which is directed to producing new products or processes or to improving existing products or processes.

(OECD 2015. Frascati Manual: Proposed Standard for Surveys on Research and Experimental Development, 2015)

Total expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada distributed by nature of R&D in 2017
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	Percentage of total in-house R&D expenditures
Basic research
Applied research
Experimental development
Total percentage

Results of R&D expenditures from 2015 to 2017

23. During the three (3) years 2015, 2016 and 2017, did this organization's total expenditures for R&D performed in-house and payments for R&D made within or outside Canada lead to new or significant improvements to the following?

Goods
Goods developed through new knowledge from research discoveries include determination of effectiveness of existing treatment protocols, establishment of new treatment protocols (including diagnostic procedures, tests and protocols), and creation of new service delivery models and reference tools (including electronic applications).

Total expenditures for R&D performed in-house and payments for R&D made within or outside Canada lead to new or significant improvements
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	Yes	No
Goods
Services
Methods of manufacturing or producing goods and services
Logistics, delivery or distribution methods for this organization's inputs, goods or services
Supporting activities for this organization's processes, such as maintenance systems or operations for purchasing, accounting or computing

In-house R&D personnel in 2017

24. In 2017, how many in-house R&D personnel within Canada did this organization have in the following R&D occupations?

Full-time equivalents (FTE)
R&D may be carried out by persons who work solely on R&D projects or by persons who devote only part of their time to R&D, and the balance to other activities such as testing, quality control and production engineering. To arrive at the total effort devoted to R&D in terms of personnel, it is necessary to estimate the full-time equivalent of these persons working only part-time in R&D.

Full-time equivalent (FTE) = Number of persons who work solely on R&D projects + the time of persons working only part of their time on R&D.

Example calculation: If out of four scientists engaged in R&D work, one works solely on R&D projects and the remaining three devote only one quarter of their working time to R&D, then: FTE = 1 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 = 1.75 scientists.

R&D personnel
Include:

permanent, temporary and casual R&D employees
independent on-site R&D consultants and contractors working in your organization's offices, laboratories, or other facilities
employees engaged in R&D -related support activities.

Researchers and research managers are composed of:

Scientists, social scientists, engineers and researchers are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge. They conduct research and improve or develop concepts, theories, models, techniques instrumentation, software or operational methods. They may be certified by provincial or territorial educational authorities, provincial, territorial or national scientific or engineering associations.
Senior research managers plan or manage R&D projects and programs. They may be certified by provincial or territorial educational authorities, provincial, territorial or national scientific or engineering associations.

R&D technical, administrative and support staff are composed of:

Technicians and technologists and research assistants are persons whose main tasks require technical knowledge and experience in one or more fields of engineering, the physical and life sciences, or the social sciences, humanities and the arts. They participate in R&D by performing scientific and technical tasks involving the application of concepts, operational methods and the use of research equipment, normally under the supervision of researchers. They may be certified by provincial or territorial educational authorities, provincial, territorial or national scientific or engineering associations.
Other R&D technical, administrative support staff include skilled and unskilled craftsmen, and administrative, secretarial and clerical staff participating in R&D projects or directly associated with such projects.

On-site R&D consultants and contractors are individuals hired 1) to perform project-based work or to provide goods at a fixed or ascertained price or within a certain time or 2) to provide advice or services in a specialized field for a fee and, in both cases, work at the location specified and controlled by the contracting company or organization.

In-house R&D personnel within Canada
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	Number of full-time equivalents
Researchers and research managers
Scientists, social scientists, engineers and researchers
Senior research managers
Total researchers and research managers
R&D technical, administrative and support staff
Technicians, technologists and research assistants
Other R&D technical, administrative and support staff
Total R&D technical, administrative and support staff
Other R&D occupations
On-site R&D consultants and contractors
Total in-house R&D personnel within Canada

25. Of this organization's total in-house R&D personnel reported above, what percentage performed software-related activities?

Software-related sciences and technologies

Software engineering and technology: computer software engineering, computer software technology and other related computer software engineering and technologies.
Computer sciences: computer science, artificial intelligence, cryptography and other related computer sciences.
Information technology and bioinformatics: information technology, informatics, bioinformatics, biomathematics and other related information technologies.

Percentage of software-related activities

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26. In 2017, how were the ###### total in-house R&D personnel distributed by province or territory?

Please report in full-time equivalents (FTE).

R&D personnel
Include:

permanent, temporary and casual R&D employees
independent on-site R&D consultants and contractors working in your organization's offices, laboratories, or other facilities
employees engaged in R&D -related support activities.

Researchers and research managers are composed of:

Scientists, social scientists, engineers and researchers are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge. They conduct research and improve or develop concepts, theories, models, techniques instrumentation, software or operational methods. They may be certified by provincial educational authorities, provincial or national scientific or engineering associations
Senior research managers plan or manage R&D projects and programs. They may be certified by provincial educational authorities, provincial or national scientific or engineering associations.

R&D technical, administrative and support staff are composed of:

Technicians and technologists and research assistants are persons whose main tasks require technical knowledge and experience in one or more fields of engineering, the physical and life sciences, or the social sciences, humanities and the arts. They participate in R&D by performing scientific and technical tasks involving the application of concepts, operational methods and the use of research equipment, normally under the supervision of researchers. They may be certified by provincial educational authorities, provincial or national scientific or engineering associations
Other R&D technical, administrative support staff include skilled and unskilled craftsmen, and administrative, secretarial and clerical staff participating in R&D projects or directly associated with such projects.

Full-time equivalent (FTE)
R&D may be carried out by persons who work solely on R&D projects or by persons who devote only part of their time to R&D, and the balance to other activities such as testing, quality control and production engineering. To arrive at the total effort devoted to R&D in terms of personnel, it is necessary to estimate the full-time equivalent of these persons working only part-time in R&D.

FTE (full-time equivalent): Number of persons who work solely on R&D projects + the time of persons working only part of their time on R&D.

Example calculation: If out of four scientists engaged in R&D work, one works solely on R&D projects and the remaining three devote only one quarter of their working time to R&D, then: FTE = 1 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 = 1.75 scientists.

Total in-house R&D personnel distributed by province or territory
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	Number of researchers and research managers	Number of R&D technical, administrative and support staff	Number of on-site R&D consultants and contractors
Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Total in-house R&D personnel within Canada
Total R&D personnel previously reported from question 24

Technology and technical assistance payments in 2017

27. In 2017, did this organization make or receive payments for the following technology and technical assistance?

Technology and technical assistance payments
Definitions (equivalent to the Canadian Intellectual Property Office - opens in a new browser window)

a. Patent
Government grant giving the right to exclude others from making, using or selling an invention.

b. Copyright
Legal protection for literary, artistic, dramatic or musical works, computer programs, performer's performances, sound recordings, and communication signals.

c. Trademark
A word, symbol or design, or combination of these, used to distinguish goods or services of one person or organization from those of others in the marketplace.

d. Industrial design
Legal protection against imitation of the shape, pattern, or ornamentation of an object.

e. Integrated circuit topography
Three-dimensional configurations of the elements and interconnections embodied in an integrated circuit product.

f. Original software
Computer programs and descriptive materials for both systems and applications. Original software can be created in-house or outsourced and includes packaged software with customization.

g. Packaged or off-the-shelf software
Packaged software purchased for organizational use and excludes software with customization.

h. Databases
Data files organized to permit effective access and use of the data.

Payments for the following technology and technical assistance
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	Made Payments	Received Payments	Both made and received payments	Not applicable
Patents
Copyrights
Trademarks
Industrial designs
Integrated circuit topography
Original software
Packaged or off-the-shelf software
Databases
Other technology and technical assistance

28. In 2017, how much did this organization pay to other organizations for technology and technical assistance?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '1' for expenditures between $1 and $999.

Technology or technical assistance payments
Definitions (equivalent to the Canadian Intellectual Property Office - opens in a new browser window)

a. Patent
Government grant giving the right to exclude others from making, using or selling an invention.

b. Copyright
Legal protection for literary, artistic, dramatic or musical works, computer programs, performer's performances, sound recordings, and communication signals.

c. Trademark
A word, symbol or design, or combination of these, used to distinguish goods or services of one person or organization from those of others in the marketplace.

d. Industrial design
Legal protection against imitation of the shape, pattern, or ornamentation of an object.

e. Integrated circuit topography
Three-dimensional configurations of the elements and interconnections embodied in an integrated circuit product.

g. Packaged or off-the-shelf software
Packaged software purchased for organizational use and excludes software with customization.

h. Databases
Data files organized to permit effective access and use of the data.

Payments to other organizations for technology and technical assistance
Table summary
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	Payments made within Canada CAN$ '000	Payments made outside Canada CAN$ '000
Payments to affiliated organizations
Patents
Copyrights
Trademarks
Industrial designs
Integrated circuit topography
Original software
Packaged or off-the-shelf software
Databases
Other technology and technical assistance
Total payments made to affiliated organizations
Payments to other organizations, companies or individuals
Patents
Copyrights
Trademarks
Industrial designs
Integrated circuit topography
Original software
Packaged or off-the-shelf software
Databases
Other technology and technical assistance
Total payments made to other organizations, companies or individuals
Total payments made to other organizations for technology and technical assistance

29. In 2017, how much did this organization receive from other organizations for technology and technical assistance?

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '1' for receipts between $1 and $999.

Technology and technical assistance payments
Definitions (equivalent to the Canadian Intellectual Property Office - opens in a new browser window)

a. Patent
Government grant giving the right to exclude others from making, using or selling an invention.

b. Copyright
Legal protection for literary, artistic, dramatic or musical works, computer programs, performer's performances, sound recordings, and communication signals.

c. Trademark
A word, symbol or design, or combination of these, used to distinguish goods or services of one person or organization from those of others in the marketplace.

d. Industrial design
Legal protection against imitation of the shape, pattern, or ornamentation of an object.

e. Integrated circuit topography
Three-dimensional configurations of the elements and interconnections embodied in an integrated circuit product.

f. Original software
Computer programs and descriptive materials for both systems and applications. Original software can be created in-house or outsourced and Includes packaged software with customization.

g. Packaged or off-the-shelf software
Packaged software purchased for organizational use and Excludes software with customization.

h. Databases
Data files organized to permit effective access and use of the data.

Payments received from other organizations for technology and technical assistance
Table summary
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	Payments received from within Canada CAN$ '000	Payments received from outside Canada CAN$ '000
Payments received from affiliated organizations
Patents
Copyrights
Trademarks
Industrial designs
Integrated circuit topography
Original software
Packaged or off-the-shelf software
Databases
Other technology and technical assistance
Total payments received from affiliated organizations
Payments received from other organizations, companies or individuals
Patents
Copyrights
Trademarks
Industrial designs
Integrated circuit topography
Original software
Packaged or off-the-shelf software
Databases
Other technology and technical assistance
Total payments received from other organizations, companies or individuals
Total payments received from other organizations for technology and technical assistance

Changes and events that affected the business or organization

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Select all that apply.

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Economic change that affected R&D activities
Lack of availability of qualified R&D personnel
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No changes or events

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Grains in storage: definitions of the grains collected

Use of temporary storage for grain

Permanent grain storage capacity

Fall rye and winter wheat seeded in previous year

Seeding in 2018

Tame hay and forage seed

Other land areas

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Other important information

Business or organization and contact information

Main activity

Cattle and calves

Cattle and calves - Inventory

Cattle and calves - Production

Pigs

Pigs - Inventory

Pigs - Inventory

Pigs - Farrowings

Pigs - Shipments for slaughter

Pigs - Shipments for feeding purposes

Sheep and lambs

Sheep and lambs - Inventory

Sheep and lambs - Production

Agricultural production

Area in crops

Greenhouse area

Livestock (excluding birds)

Birds

Maple taps

Honey bees

Mushrooms

Changes and events that affected the business or organization

Contact person

Feedback

Why do we conduct this survey?

Other important information

Business or organization and contact information

Main activity

Potatoes sold in the 2017 crop year

Quantity sold and total value received for the 2017 crop year

Potatoes grown for sale this year

Area planted

Agricultural production

Area in crops

Greenhouse area

Livestock (excluding birds)