Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0

Release date: November 8, 2022

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This standard was approved as a departmental standard on December 14th, 2021.

CIP Canada 2021 Version 1.0

The Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 updates the Classification of Instructional Programs Canada 2016. It is used to classify instructional programs according to field of study.

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2021 Annual Survey of Research and Development in Canadian Industry Reporting Guide

Integrated Business Statistics Program (IBSP)

Reporting Guide

This guide is designed to assist you as you complete the 2021 Annual Survey of Research and Development in Canadian Industry. If you need more information, please call the Statistics Canada Help Line at the number below.

Help Line: 1-877-949-9492

Your answers are confidential.

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

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

NOTE:

  1. If this business performs in-house research and development (R&D) and outsources R&D, complete all questions.
  2. If this business performs in-house R&D and does not outsource R&D, complete questions 1-5, 8-21.
  3. If this business outsources R&D and does not perform in-house R&D, complete questions 1-3, 5-7, 12 & 16-21.
  4. If this business does not perform in-house R&D and does not outsource R&D, complete questions 1-3, 5, 12, 16, 17 & 19-21.

Difference between Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax incentive program and this survey

Include the following expenditures in this survey:

  • capital R&D expenditures
  • R&D expenditures in the social sciences and humanities
  • payments for R&D performed by other organizations outside Canada.

For this survey

'In-house R&D' refers to

Expenditures within Canada for R&D performed within this business by:

  • employees (permanent, temporary or casual)
  • self-employed individuals or contractors who are working on-site on this business's R&D projects.

'Outsourced R&D' refers to

Payments made within or outside Canada to other businesses, organizations or individuals to fund R&D performance:

  • grants
  • fellowships
  • contracts.

Reporting period information

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

  • May 1, 2020 to April 30, 2021
  • July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021
  • October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021
  • January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021
  • February 1, 2021 to January 31, 2022
  • April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022

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

  • September 18, 2020 to September 15, 2021 (e.g., floating year-end)
  • June 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 (e.g., a newly opened business)

Definitions and Concepts

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.

Activities included and excluded from R&D

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 or 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, 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.

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, and 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 license work

Exclude all administrative and legal work connected with patents and licenses.

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.

In-house R&D expenditures within Canada (Q3 - Q7)

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 contactors
  • 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 business
  • 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, animals, 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 R&D expenditures

Capital in-house R&D 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 R&D 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.

Outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures (Q8 - Q11)

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.

  1. Parent and subsidiary companies are companies connected to each other through majority ownership of the subsidiary company by the parent company. Affiliated companies are companies connected to a parent through minority ownership of the affiliated companies by the parent.
  2. Companies include all incorporated for-profit businesses and government business enterprises providing products in the market at market rates.
  3. 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).
  4. Industrial research institutes or associations include all non-profit organizations that serve the business sector, with industrial associations frequently consisting of their membership.
  5. Federal government includes all federal government departments and agencies. It excludes federal government business enterprises providing products in the market.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. Other organizations – individuals, non-university educational institutions, foreign governments including ministries, departments and agencies of foreign governments.

Sources of funds for in-house R&D expenditures in 2021 (Q15-Q16)

Include Canadian and foreign sources.

Exclude:

  • payments for outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D, which should be reported in question 9
  • capital depreciation.
  1. Funds from this business

    Amount contributed by this business to R&D performed within Canada (include amounts eligible for income tax purposes, e.g., Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) program, other amounts spent for projects not claimed through SR&ED, and funds for land, buildings, machinery and equipment (capital expenditures) purchased for R&D).

  2. Funds from parent, affiliated and subsidiary companies

    Amount received from parent, affiliated and subsidiary companies used to perform R&D within Canada (include amounts eligible for income tax purposes, e.g., Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) program, other amounts spent for projects not claimed through SR&ED, and funds for land, buildings, machinery and equipment (capital expenditures) purchased for R&D).

  3. Federal government grants or funding

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

  4. Federal government contracts

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

  5. R&D contract work for other companies

    Funds received from other companies to perform R&D on their behalf.

  6. Provincial or territorial government grants or funding

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

  7. Provincial or territorial government contracts

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

  8. R&D contract work for private non-profit organizations

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

  9. Other sources

    Funds received from all other sources not previously classified.

Fields of R&D for in-house R&D expenditures within Canada in 2021 (Q17-Q18)

Exclude:

  • payments for outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D, which should be reported in question 9
  • capital depreciation.

Natural and formal sciences

Mathematics, physical sciences, chemical sciences, earth and related environmental sciences, biological sciences, other natural sciences.

Exclude computer sciences, information sciences and bioinformatics (to be reported at lines s. and t.)

  1. Mathematics: pure mathematics, applied mathematics, statistics and probability.
  2. Physical sciences: atomic, molecular and chemical physics, interaction with radiation, magnetic resonances, condensed matter physics, solid state physics and superconductivity, particles and fields physics, nuclear physics, fluids and plasma physics (including surface physics), optics (including laser optics and quantum optics), acoustics, astronomy (including astrophysics, space science).
  3. Chemical sciences: organic chemistry, inorganic and nuclear chemistry, physical chemistry, polymer science and plastics, electrochemistry (dry cells, batteries, fuel cells, metal corrosion, electrolysis), colloid chemistry, analytical chemistry.
  4. Earth and related environmental sciences: geosciences, geophysics, mineralogy and palaeontology, geochemistry and geophysics, physical geography, geology and volcanology, environmental sciences, meteorology, atmospheric sciences and climatic research, oceanography, hydrology and water resources.
  5. Biological sciences: cell biology, microbiology and virology, biochemistry, molecular biology and biochemical research, mycology, biophysics, genetics and heredity (medical genetics under medical biotechnology), reproductive biology (medical aspects under medical biotechnology), developmental biology, plant sciences and botany, zoology, ornithology, entomology and behavioural sciences biology, marine biology, freshwater biology and limnology,  ecology and biodiversity conservation, biology (theoretical, thermal, cryobiology, biological rhythm), evolutionary biology.
  6. Other natural 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.

Exclude software engineering and technology (to be reported at line r).

  1. Civil engineering: civil engineering, architecture engineering, municipal and structural engineering, transport engineering.
  2. Electrical engineering, electronic engineering and communications technology: electrical and electronic engineering, robotics and automatic control, micro-electronics, semiconductors, automation and control systems, communication engineering and systems, telecommunications, computer hardware and architecture.
  3. Mechanical engineering: mechanical engineering, applied mechanics, thermodynamics, aerospace engineering, nuclear-related engineering (nuclear physics under Physical sciences), acoustical engineering, reliability analysis and non-destructive testing, automotive and transportation engineering and manufacturing, tooling, machinery and equipment engineering and manufacturing, heating, ventilation and air conditioning engineering and manufacturing.
  4. Chemical engineering: chemical engineering (plants, products), chemical process engineering.
  5. Materials engineering: materials engineering and metallurgy, ceramics, coating and films (including packaging and printing), plastics, rubber and composites (including laminates and reinforced plastics), paper and wood and textiles, construction materials (organic and inorganic).
  6. Medical engineering: medical and biomedical engineering, medical laboratory technology (excluding biomaterials, which should be reported under Industrial biotechnology).
  7. Environmental engineering: environmental and geological engineering, petroleum engineering (fuel, oils), energy and fuels, remote sensing, mining and mineral processing, marine engineering, sea vessels and ocean engineering.
  8. Environmental biotechnology: environmental biotechnology, bioremediation, diagnostic biotechnologies in environmental management (DNA chips and bio-sensing devices).
  9. Industrial biotechnology: industrial biotechnology, bioprocessing technologies, biocatalysis and fermentation bioproducts (products that are manufactured using biological material as feedstock), biomaterials (bioplastics, biofuels, bioderived bulk and fine chemicals, bio-derived materials).
  10. Nanotechnology: nano-materials (production and properties), nano-processes (applications on nano-scale).
  11. Other engineering and technologies: food and beverages, oenology, other engineering and technologies.

Software-related sciences and technology

Software engineering and technology, computer sciences, information technology and bioinformatics.

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

Medical and health sciences

Basic medicine, clinical medicine, health sciences, medical biotechnology, other medical sciences.

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Health sciences: health care sciences and nursing, nutrition and dietetics, parasitology, infectious diseases and epidemiology, occupational health.
  4. 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).
  5. Other medical sciences: forensic science, other medical sciences.

Agricultural Sciences

Agriculture, forestry and fisheries sciences, animal and dairy sciences, veterinary sciences, agricultural biotechnology, other agricultural sciences.

  1. Agriculture, forestry and fisheries sciences: agriculture, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture, soil science, horticulture, viticulture, agronomy, plant breeding and plant protection.
  2. Animal and dairy sciences: animal and dairy science, animal husbandry.
  3. Veterinary sciences: veterinary science (all).
  4. Agricultural biotechnology: agricultural biotechnology and food biotechnology, genetically modified (GM) organism technology and livestock cloning, diagnostics (DNA chips and biosensing devices), biomass feedstock production technologies and biopharming.
  5. Other agricultural sciences: other agricultural sciences.

Social sciences and humanities

Psychology, educational sciences, economics and business, other social sciences, humanities.

  1. Psychology: cognitive psychology and psycholinguistics, experimental psychology, psychometrics and quantitative psychology, and other fields of psychology.
  2. Educational sciences: education, training and other related educational sciences.
  3. Economics and business: micro-economics, macro-economics, econometrics, labour economics, financial economics, business economics, entrepreneurial and business administration, management and operations, management sciences, finance and all other related fields of economics and business.
  4. Other social sciences: anthropology (social and cultural) and ethnology, demography, geography (human, economic and social), planning (town, city and country), management, organization and methods (excluding market research unless new methods/techniques are developed), law, linguistics, political sciences, sociology, miscellaneous social sciences and interdisciplinary, and methodological and historical science and technology activities relating to subjects in this group.
  5. Humanities: history (history, prehistory and history, together with auxiliary historical disciplines such as archaeology, numismatics, palaeography, genealogy, etc.), languages and literature (ancient and modern), other humanities (philosophy (including the history of science and technology)), arts (history of art, art criticism, painting, sculpture, musicology, dramatic art excluding artistic "research" of any kind), religion, theology, other fields and subjects pertaining to the humanities, and methodological, historical and other science and technology activities relating to the subjects in this group.

In-house R&D personnel in 2021 (Q70 - Q72)

Include:

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

Researchers and research managers are composed of:

  1. 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.
  2. 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:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

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.

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.

Technology and technical assistant payments in 2021 (Q73 - Q75)

Definitions (equivalent to the Canadian Intellectual Property Office: Canadian Intellectual Property Office)

  1. Patent

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

  2. Copyright

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

  3. 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.

  4. Industrial design

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

  5. Integrated circuit topography

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

  6. 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.

  7. Packaged or off-the-shelf software

    Packaged software purchased for organizational use and excludes software with customization.

  8. Databases

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

  9. Other

    Technical assistance, industrial processes and know-how.

Energy-related R&D by area of technology (Q22 - Q69)

Fossil Fuels

Crude oils and natural gas exploration, crude oils and natural gas production, oil sands and heavy crude oils surface and sub-surface production and separation of the bitumen, tailings management, refining, processing and upgrading, coal production, separation and processing, transportation of fossil fuels.

  1. Crude oils and natural gas exploration

    Include development of advanced exploration methods (geophysical, geochemical, seismic, magnetic) for on-shore and off-shore prospecting.

  2. Crude oil and natural gas production and storage, include enhanced recovery natural gas production

    Include on-shore and off-shore deep drilling equipment and techniques for conventional oil and gas, secondary and tertiary recovery of oil and gas, hydro fracturing techniques, processing and cleaning of raw product, storage on remote platforms (e.g., Arctic, off-shore), safety aspects of offshore platforms.

  3. Oil sands and heavy crude oils surface and sub-surface production and separation of the bitumen, tailings management

    Include surface and in-situ production (e.g., SAGD), tailings management.

  4. Refining, processing and upgrading of fossil fuels

    Include processing of natural gas to pipeline specifications, and refining of conventional crude oils to refined petroleum products (RPPs), and the upgrading of bitumen and heavy oils either to synthetic crude oil or to RPPs. Upgrading may be done at an oil sands plant, regional merchant upgraders or integrated into a refinery producing RPPs.

  5. Coal production, separation and processing

    Include coal, lignite and peat exploration, deposit evaluation techniques, mining techniques, separation techniques, coking and blending, other processing such as coal to liquids, underground (in-situ) gasification.

  6. Transportation of fossil fuels

    Include transport of gaseous, liquid and solid hydrocarbons via pipelines (land and submarine) and their network evaluation, safety aspects of LNG transport and storage.

Renewable energy resources

Solar photovoltaics (PV), solar thermal-power and high-temperature applications, solar heating and cooling, wind energy, bio-energy – biomass production, bio-energy – biomass conversion to fuels, bio-energy – biomass conversion to heat and electricity, other bio-energy, small hydro (less than 10 MW), large hydro (greater than or equal to 10 MW), other renewable energy.

  1. Solar photovoltaics (PV)

    Include solar cell development, PV-module development, PV-inverter development, building-integrated PV-modules, PV-system development, other.

  2. Solar thermal-power and high-temperature applications

    Include solar chemistry, concentrating collector development, solar thermal power plants, high-temperature applications for heat and power.

  3. Solar heating and cooling

    Include daylighting, passive and active solar heating and cooling, collector development, hot water preparation, combined-space heating, solar architecture, solar drying, solar-assisted ventilation, swimming pool heating, low-temperature process heating, other.

  4. Wind energy

    Include technology development, such as blades, turbines, converters structures, system integration, other.

  5. Bio-energy – Biomass production and transport

    Include improvement of energy crops, research on bio-energy production potential and associated land-use effects, supply and transport of bio-solids, bio-liquids, biogas and bio-derived energy products (e.g., ethanol, biodiesel), compacting and baling, other.

  6. Bio-energy – Biomass conversion to transportation fuel

    Include conventional bio-fuels, cellulosic-derived alcohols, biomass gas-to-liquids, other energy-related products and by-products.

  7. Bio-energy – Biomass conversion to heat and electricity

    Include bio-based heat, electricity and combined heat and power (CHP), exclude multi-firing with fossil fuels.

  8. Other bio-energy

    Include recycling and the use of municipal, industrial and agricultural waste as energy not covered elsewhere.

  9. Small hydro – (less than 10 MW)

    Include plants with capacity below 10 MW.

  10. Large hydro – (greater than or equal to 10 MW)

    Include plants with capacity of 10 MW and above.

  11. Other renewable energy

    Include hot dry rock, hydro-thermal, geothermal heat applications (including agriculture), tidal power, wave energy, ocean current power, ocean thermal power, other.

Nuclear fission and fusion

Materials exploration, mining and preparation, tailings management, nuclear reactors, other fission, fusion.

  1. Nuclear materials exploration, mining and preparation, tailings management

    Include development of advanced exploration methods (geophysical, geochemical) for prospecting, ore surface and in-situ production, uranium and thorium extraction and conversion, enrichment, handling of tailings and remediation.

  2. Nuclear reactors

    Include nuclear reactors of all types and related system components.

  3. Other fission

    Include nuclear safety, environmental protection (emission reduction or avoidance), radiation protection and decommissioning of power plants and related nuclear fuel cycle installations, nuclear waste treatment, disposal and storage, fissile material recycling, fissile materials control, transport of radioactive materials.

  4. Fusion

    Include all types (e.g., magnetic confinement, laser applications).

Electric Power

Generation in utility sector, combined heat and power in industry and in buildings, electricity transmission, distribution and storage of electricity.

  1. Electric power generation in utility sector

    Include conventional and non-conventional technology (e.g., pulverised coal, fluidised bed, gasification-combined cycle, supercritical), re-powering, retrofitting, life extensions and upgrading of power plants, generators and components, super-conductivity, magneto hydrodynamic, dry cooling towers, co-firing (e.g., with biomass), air and thermal pollution reduction or avoidance, flue gas cleanup (excluding CO2 removal), CHP (combined heat and power) not covered elsewhere.

  2. Electric power - combined heat and power in industry, buildings

    Include industrial applications, small scale applications for buildings.

  3. Electricity transmission, distribution and storage

    Include solid state power electronics, load management and control systems, network problems, super-conducting cables, AC and DC high voltage cables, HVDC transmission, other transmission and distribution related to integrating distributed and intermittent generating sources into networks, all storage (e.g., batteries, hydro reservoirs, fly wheels), other.

Hydrogen and fuel cells

Hydrogen production for process applications, hydrogen production for transportation applications, hydrogen transport and storage, other hydrogen, fuel cells, both stationary and mobile.

  1. Hydrogen production for process applications
  2. Hydrogen production for transportation applications
  3. Hydrogen transport and storage
  4. Other hydrogen

    Include end uses (e.g., combustion), other infrastructure and systems R&D (refuelling stations).

  5. Stationary fuel cells

    Include electricity generation, other stationary end-use.

  6. Mobile fuel cells

    Include portable applications.

Energy efficiency

Industry, residential and commercial, transportation, other energy efficiency.

  1. Energy efficiency applications for industry

    Include reduction of energy consumption through improved use of energy and/or reduction or avoidance of air and other emissions related to the use of energy in industrial systems and processes (excluding bio-energy-related) through the development of new techniques, new processes and new equipment, other.

  2. Energy efficiency for residential, institutional and commercial sectors

    Include space heating and cooling, ventilation and lighting control systems other than solar technologies, low energy housing design and performance other than solar technologies, new insulation and building materials, thermal performance of buildings, domestic appliances, other.

  3. Energy efficiency for transportation

    Includes analysis and optimisation of energy consumption in the transport sector, efficiency improvements in light-duty vehicles, heavy-duty vehicles, non-road vehicles, public transport systems, engine-fuel optimisation, use of alternative fuels (liquid and gaseous, other than hydrogen), fuel additives, diesel engines, Stirling motors, electric cars, hybrid cars, air emission reduction, other.

  4. Other energy efficiency

    Include waste heat utilisation (heat maps, process integration, total energy systems, low temperature thermodynamic cycles), district heating, heat pump development, reduction of energy consumption in the agricultural sector.

Other energy-related technologies

Carbon capture, transportation and storage for fossil fuel production and processing, electric power generation, industry in end-use sector, energy systems analysis, all other energy-related technologies.

  1. Carbon capture, transport and storage related to fossil fuel production and processing
  2. Carbon capture, transport and storage related to electric power production
  3. Carbon capture, transport and storage related to industry in end-use sector

    Include industry in the end-use sector, such as steel production, manufacturing, etc. (exclude fossil fuel production and processing and electric power production).

  4. Energy system analysis

    Include system analysis related to energy R&D not covered elsewhere, sociological, economical and environmental impact of energy which are not specifically related to one technology area listed in the sections above.

  5. All other energy technologies

    Include energy technology information dissemination, studies not related to a specific technology area listed above.

Environmental and clean technology products in 2021 (Q76-Q77)

Air pollution management

Activities aimed at reducing the emissions of pollutants (including greenhouse gases) to the atmosphere. Include pollution abatement and control (e.g., end-of-pipe processes) and pollution prevention (e.g., integrated processes), as well as related measurement, control, laboratories and the like.

Solid waste management

Activities related to the collection, treatment, storage, disposal, and recycling of all domestic, industrial, non-hazardous and hazardous waste (including low-level radioactive waste). Include monitoring activities. Exclude radioactive waste and mine tailings handling and treatment (to be reported under Protection against radiation and Wastewater management, respectively).

Wastewater management

Activities aimed at pollution reduction or prevention through the abatement of pollutants or the reduction of the release of wastewater. Include measures aimed at reducing pollutants before discharge, reducing the release of wastewater, septic tanks, treatment of cooling water, handling and treatment of mine tailings, etc.

Protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water

Activities aimed at the prevention of pollution infiltration: remediation or cleaning up of soils and water bodies; protection of soil from erosion, salinization and physical degradation; monitoring, control, laboratories and the like. Exclude management of wastewater released to surface waters, municipal sewer systems or soil, or injected underground (to be reported under Wastewater management) and protection of biodiversity and habitat (to be reported under Protection of biodiversity and habitat).

Protection of biodiversity and habitat

Activities related to protecting wildlife and habitat from the effects of economic activity, and to restoring wildlife or habitat that has been adversely affected by such activity. Include related environmental measurements, monitoring, control, laboratories and the like.

Noise and vibration abatement

Activities aimed at controlling or reducing industrial and transport noise and vibration for the sole purpose of protecting the environment. Include preventive in-process modifications at the source, construction of anti-noise/vibration facilities, measurement, control, laboratories and the like.

Protection against radiation

Activities aimed at preventing, reducing, or eliminating the negative consequences of radiation on the environment. This includes all handling, transportation, and treatment of radioactive waste (i.e. waste that requires shielding during normal handling and transportation due to high radionuclide content), the protection of ambient media, measurement, control, laboratories and the like, as well as any other activities related to the containment of radioactive waste. Exclude activities and measures related to low-level radioactive waste (to be reported under Solid waste management), the prevention of technological hazards (e.g., external safety of nuclear power plants), and measures taken to protect workers.

Heat or energy savings and management

Activities aimed at reducing the intake of energy through in-process modifications (such as adjustment of production processes or heat and electricity co-generation), as well as reducing heat and energy losses. This includes insulation activities, energy recovery, measurement, control, laboratories and the like.

Renewable energy

Energy obtained from resources that naturally replenish or renew within a human lifespan (i.e. the resource is a sustainable source of energy). This includes wind, solar, aero-thermal, geothermal, hydrothermal and ocean energy, hydropower, biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas and biogases.

Monthly Survey of Manufacturing: National Level CVs by Characteristic - June 2022

National Level CVs by Characteristic
Table summary
This table displays the results of Monthly Survey of Manufacturing: National Level CVs by Characteristic. The information is grouped by Month (appearing as row headers), and Sales of goods manufactured, Raw materials and components inventories, Goods / work in process inventories, Finished goods manufactured inventories and Unfilled Orders, calculated in percentage (appearing as column headers).
Month Sales of goods manufactured Raw materials and components inventories Goods / work in process inventories Finished goods manufactured inventories Unfilled Orders
%
June 2021 0.75 1.01 1.51 1.69 1.45
July 2021 0.79 1.05 1.46 1.69 1.45
August 2021 0.74 1.04 1.53 1.81 1.50
September 2021 0.79 1.03 1.54 1.83 1.41
October 2021 0.76 1.03 1.52 1.73 1.46
November 2021 0.73 1.00 1.62 1.57 1.34
December 2021 0.75 1.01 1.81 1.56 1.46
January 2022 0.78 1.12 1.82 1.85 1.43
February 2022 0.73 1.14 1.64 1.77 1.38
March 2022 0.71 1.13 1.52 1.66 1.44
April 2022 0.69 1.19 1.51 1.62 1.49
May 2022 0.67 1.17 1.53 1.68 1.44
June 2022 0.69 1.16 1.56 1.80 1.46

Monthly Survey of Manufacturing: National Weighted Rates by Source and Characteristic - June 2022

National Weighted Rates by Source and Characteristic - June 2022
Table summary
The information is grouped by Sales of goods manufactured, Raw materials and components, Goods / work in process, Finished goods manufactured, Unfilled Orders, Capacity utilization rates (appearing as row headers), and Data source as the first row of column headers, then Response or edited, and Imputed as the second row of column headers, calculated by percentage.
  Data source
Response or edited Imputed
%
Sales of goods manufactured 87.8 12.2
Raw materials and components 78.2 21.8
Goods / work in process 76.2 23.8
Finished goods manufactured 76.3 23.7
Unfilled Orders 80.4 19.6
Capacity utilization rates 66.7 33.3

2021 Census Webinar Series: Language (17220004)

On August 17, 2022, Statistics Canada will be releasing the fourth set of results from the 2021 Census of Population.

This release presents a portrait of linguistic diversity in Canada, from the knowledge of official languages to languages spoken at home.

The census webinar will provide you with an overview of key results, including:

  • Concepts and definitions related to various aspects of language diversity;
  • Results, how to access data products and resources online and more.

Following the presentation, Statistics Canada officials will be available to answer questions.

Webinar video

What is the 2021 Census of Population Webinar Series?

The 2021 Census of Population Webinar Series is based on our most recent census, held on May 11, 2021. The census provides a detailed and comprehensive statistical portrait of Canada that is vital to our country. The webinars will be presented after the major data releases scheduled between February 9 and November 30, 2022 and will share information on concepts, data products, and resources available from the 2021 Census.

Stay tuned for webinars on demography, families, Canadian military experience, income, linguistic diversity, indigenous peoples, housing, ethnocultural and religious diversity, immigration and mobility, education, labour and more.

2021 Annual Environmental Protection Expenditures Survey

Why do we conduct this survey?

The purpose of this survey is to obtain information on the expenditures made by industry to protect the environment in Canada. This information serves as an important indicator of Canadian investment in environmental protection.

Data from this survey are used by all levels of government in establishing informed environmental policies. The private sector also uses this information in the corporate decision-making process.

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

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

Other important information

Authorization to collect this information

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

Confidentiality

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

Record linkages

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

Data-sharing agreements

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

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

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

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

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

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

For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with Natural Resources Canada; Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada; and the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

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

Reporting instructions

  • Please print in ink.
  • This survey requires all environmental protection expenditures to be reported, whether or not they are in response to current or anticipated Canadian or international regulations, conventions or voluntary agreements.
  • Please report expenditures made by the establishment listed above.
  • Report all dollar amounts in Canadian dollars (CAN$), rounded to the nearest dollar.
  • Percentages should be rounded to whole numbers.
  • When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimates.
  • Enter '0' if there is no value to report.

Business or organization and contact information

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

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

Legal Name

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

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

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

Operating Name

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

  • Legal name
  • Operating name (if applicable)

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

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

  • First name
  • Last name
  • Title
  • Preferred language of communication
    • English
    • French
  • Mailing address (number and street)
  • City
  • Province, territory or state
  • Postal code or ZIP code
  • Country
  • Email address
  • Telephone number (including area code)
  • Extension number (if applicable)
  • The maximum number of characters is 10.
  • Fax number (including area code)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Description and examples

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

Main activity

5. You indicated that is not the current main activity.

Was this business or organization's main activity ever classified as: ?

  • Yes
    • When did the main activity change?
    • Date
  • No

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

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

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

Solid waste management

1. Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses for non-hazardous and hazardous solid waste management during the 2021 fiscal year.

Report $0 for the two categories of expenditures if your establishment is located on a rental property, and that these expenditures are included in the rent paid to the owner of the building.

If your establishment is responsible to pay the municipal taxes report the amount towards solid waste management in operating expenses.

Include expenditures related to:

  • non-hazardous and hazardous solid waste collection, transport, treatment, storage, disposal, recycling, and composting
  • on-site preparation of materials for recycling at an off-site facility done by your establishment's employees and services provided by a private contractor or a federal, provincial or local government body
  • assessments and audits
  • activities related to measurement, control, laboratories
  • municipal services
  • both own-account expenses (e.g., employee wages and salaries) and purchased goods and services.

Exclude expenditures on:

  • on-site recycling
  • sewage or wastewater management (to be reported in question 5)
  • treatment of high-level radioactive waste (to be reported in question 25).

To report operating expenses:

Include all expenses related to environmental protection incurred for labour, materials and supplies, maintenance and repair, and purchased services (include fuel and electricity expenses for machinery and equipment whose sole purpose is to protect the environment).

Exclude depreciation on machinery and equipment.

To report capital expenditures:

Include all relevant outlays for machinery and equipment and their installation and repair that have been capitalized, as well as for the construction of non-residential facilities (contractors or own employees). For construction, include all costs associated with demolition, planning and design (such as engineering and consulting fees), any materials supplied to construction contractors for installation and any costs associated with the purchase of land that are neither amortized nor depreciated.

Exclude any provisions for future environmental liability.

If the expenditure is zero or if not applicable, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Note: This survey requires all environmental protection expenditures to be reported, whether or not they are in response to current or anticipated Canadian or international regulations, conventions or voluntary agreements.

To report operating expenses:

Include all expenses related to environmental protection incurred for labour, materials and supplies, maintenance and repair, and purchased services (include fuel and electricity expenses for machinery and equipment whose sole purpose is to protect the environment).

Exclude depreciation on machinery and equipment.

To report capital expenditures:

Include all relevant outlays for machinery and equipment and their installation and repair that have been capitalized, as well as for the construction of non-residential facilities (contractors or own employees). For construction, include all costs associated with demolition, planning and design (such as engineering and consulting fees), any materials supplied to construction contractors for installation and any costs associated with the purchase of land that are neither amortized nor depreciated.

Exclude any provisions for future environmental liability.

Environmental protection expenditures:

All operating expenses and capital and repair expenditures whose primary purpose is the prevention, reduction or elimination of pollution and/or other forms of degradation of the environment as well as measures taken to restore the environment from a degraded state. This includes expenditures that this specific establishment incurred for pollution prevention, abatement and control; solid waste management; wastewater management; protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water; protection and restoration of biodiversity and habitat; environmental monitoring; environmental assessments and audits; relevant training and administrative costs, etc.

Exclude expenditures made to improve employee health, workplace safety, and site beautification. Expenses incurred to produce pollution prevention or abatement and control equipment for sale are also excluded as they would appear twice in the expenditure data produced by Statistics Canada. Expenditures for environment-related research and development are also excluded since they are collected elsewhere in Statistics Canada.

Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses for non-hazardous and hazardous solid waste management during the 2021 fiscal year.
  CAN$
Capital expenditures  
Operating expenses  
Total expenditures  

2. Of the total expenditures reported in question 1, report the proportion spent on purchased goods, technologies and services.

Purchased goods, technologies and services are goods, technologies and services provided by an outside company or service provider. They exclude in-house or own-account expenditures, such as employee wages and salaries.

When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Percentage spent

3. Which of the following goods and technologies related to solid waste management were purchased by this establishment during the 2021 fiscal year?

Select all that apply.

  • Collection vehicles for waste, recycling and organics
  • Containers for collection of waste, recycling and organics
  • Other recycling equipment used in collection
  • Separating and sorting-related goods and technologies - e.g., air classifiers, magnetic separators, eddy current separators
  • Compaction-related goods and technologies - e.g., balers, densifiers, compactors, shredders, granulators
  • Centralized biological reprocessing technologies - e.g., centralized composters
  • Equipment for landfill leachate collection and containment
  • Equipment for landfill gas management
  • Equipment for thermal treatment - e.g., rotary kiln incinerator, mass burning, starved air incinerator, fluidized bed
  • Other solid waste management goods or technologies - Specify other solid waste management goods or technologies:
  • No purchases

4. The total expenditures reported for solid waste management was $0. Which of the following services related to solid waste management (i.e., waste, recycling and organics) were used by this establishment during the 2021 fiscal year?

Select all that apply.

  • Solid waste collection and treatment services provided by a government body (paid in taxes, like municipal taxes) - Include services offered by government bodies (e.g., municipal waste collection) or by a private company hired by a government body to collect and manage solid waste
  • Solid waste collection and treatment services provided by a private contractor - Include services provided by a private contractor hired by your establishment to collect and manage solid waste - e.g., GFL (Green for life), Wasteco
  • Solid waste collection and treatment services included in the rent (paid by the owner of the building)
  • Other solid waste management services - Specify other solid waste management services:
  • No services used

Wastewater management

5. Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses for wastewater management during the 2021 fiscal year.

Report $0 for the two categories of expenditures if your establishment is located on a rental property, and that these expenditures are included in the rent paid to the owner of the building.

If your establishment is responsible to pay the municipal taxes report the amount towards wastewater management in operating expenses.

Include expenditures related to:

  • prevention of wastewater through in-process modifications
  • wastewater treatment, including pollution abatement and control (end-of-pipe) processes
  • management of substances released to surface waters, municipal sewer systems, soil, or underground
  • treatment of cooling water for disposal
  • the installation of sewage infrastructure and expenditures related to the use, collection, treatment and disposal of sewage, including septic tanks
  • sewage services provided by a federal, provincial or local government body (e.g., municipal services)
  • handling and treatment of mine tailings
  • assessments and audits
  • activities related to measurement, control, laboratories
  • both own-account expenses (e.g., employee wages and salaries) and purchased goods and services.

Exclude expenditures on the protection of groundwater from pollutant infiltration and the cleaning up of soil and water bodies after pollution (to be reported in question 18).

If the expenditure is zero or if not applicable, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Note: This survey requires all environmental protection expenditures to be reported, whether or not they are in response to current or anticipated Canadian or international regulations, conventions or voluntary agreements.

Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses for wastewater management during the 2021 fiscal year.
  CAN$
Capital expenditures  
Operating expenses  
Total expenditures  

6. Of the total expenditures reported in question 5, report the proportion spent on purchased goods, technologies and services.

Purchased goods, technologies and services are goods, technologies and services provided by an outside company or service provider. They exclude in-house or own-account expenditures, such as employee wages and salaries.

When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Percentage spent

Wastewater pollution abatement and control (end-of-pipe processes) is any method, technique, or process designed to manage and treat pollution after it is generated during the production process.

For example:

  • biological and chemical systems to treat water (such as water treatment plants)
  • filtration systems
  • cyclones
  • septic tanks, portable toilets
  • other barrier systems
  • treatment of cooling water before release
  • municipal, provincial or federal sewage services.

Wastewater pollution prevention (integrated processes) is any method, technique, or process that reduces or eliminates the amount of pollution generated during the production process i.e., before pollution is created. Pollution prevention activities can include equipment and technology modifications.

For example:

  • product design or reformulation to be less toxic upon use, release or disposal
  • equipment or process modifications (integrated processes)
  • recirculation, on-site recycling or reuse or recovery of polluting substances
  • materials or feedstock substitution, solvent reduction, elimination or substitution
  • improved inventory management or purchasing techniques
  • prevention of leaks and spills of polluting substances
  • improved operating practices or pollution prevention training.

7. Of the capital expenditures reported for wastewater management (question 5a), what proportion was spent on each of the following?

If the proportion is zero, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

For both categories of wastewater management, exclude expenditures on the protection of groundwater from pollution infiltration and the cleaning up of soil and water bodies after pollution (to be reported under 'Protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water').

Of the capital expenditures reported for wastewater management (question 5a), what proportion was spent on each of the following?
  Percentage
Pollution abatement and control (end-of-pipe)  
Pollution prevention (integrated processes)  
Total percentage  

8. Of the operating expenses reported for wastewater management (question 5b), what proportion was spent on each of the following?

If the proportion is zero, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Of the operating expenses reported for wastewater management (question 5b), what proportion was spent on each of the following?
  Percentage
Pollution abatement and control (end-of-pipe)  
Pollution prevention (integrated processes)  
Total percentage  

9. Which of the following goods and technologies related to wastewater management were purchased by this establishment during the 2021 fiscal year?

Select all that apply.

  • Tanks and related components for dilution or equalization, neutralization, sedimentation, chemical precipitation
  • Oil separators, skimmers used in industrial wastewater
  • Oil separators, skimmers in sewage treatment
  • Ion exchange beds
  • Air stripping tanks or columns
  • Liquid extraction columns
  • Micro-porous membrane adsorbers
  • Equipment for advanced chemical oxidation or UV radiation
  • Pre-treatment filters
  • Chemicals used in industrial wastewater treatment
  • Chemicals used in sewage treatment
  • Intake screens
  • Air sparging grit chambers
  • Tanks and related components for sedimentation, chemical precipitation or flocculation, aerobic biological treatment, aeration, clarification, disinfection
  • Membrane bioreactors
  • Trickling filters
  • Anaerobic digesters
  • Other goods and technologies related to wastewater management - Specify other goods and technologies related to wastewater management:
  • No purchases

10. The total expenditures reported for wastewater management was $0. Which of the following services related to wastewater management were used by this establishment during the 2021 fiscal year?

Select all that apply.

  • Wastewater management services provided by a government body (paid in taxes, like municipal taxes) - Include services offered by government bodies (e.g., municipal sewage) or by a private company hired by a government body to manage and treat wastewater
  • Wastewater management services provided by a private contractor - Include services provided by a private contractor hired by your establishment to manage wastewater - e.g., private company contracted to empty the sceptic tank
  • Wastewater management services included in the rent (paid by the owner of the building)
  • Other wastewater management services - Specify other wastewater management services:
  • No services used

Environmental protection

11. During the 2021 fiscal year, did this establishment have environmental protection expenditures in any of the following categories?

Include capital expenditures and operating expenses.

Report both own-account expenses (e.g., employee wages and salaries) and purchased goods and services.

Please select either "Yes" or "No" for each type of expenditure. Please do not leave any question blank.

During the 2021 fiscal year, did this establishment have environmental protection expenditures in any of the following categories?
  Yes No
Air pollution management    
Protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water    
Protection of biodiversity and habitat    
Noise and vibration abatement    
Protection against radiation    
Environmental charges    
Other environmental protection activities    

Air pollution management

12. Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses for air pollution management during the 2021 fiscal year.

Include expenditures related to:

  • the management of pollutant emissions to the atmosphere, including greenhouse gases
  • both pollution prevention (integrated processes) and pollution abatement and control (end-of-pipe processes)
  • assessments and audits
  • activities related to measurement, control, laboratories
  • both own-account expenses (e.g., employee wages and salaries) and purchased goods and services.

Exclude expenditures related to:

  • workers' health and safety (e.g., maintenance of indoor air quality)
  • measures undertaken for cost-saving reasons, such as heat or energy savings (to be reported in question 31a)
  • the purchase of electric or hybrid vehicles (to be reported in question 31b)
  • the production of renewable or clean energy (to be reported in questions 31c and 31e)
  • the purchase of biofuels (to be reported in question 31d)
  • the purchase of renewable energy (not included in this survey).

If the expenditure is zero, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses for air pollution management during the 2021 fiscal year.
  CAN$
Capital expenditures  
Operating expenses  
Total expenditures  

13. Of the total expenditures reported in question 12, report the proportion spent on purchased goods, technologies and services.

Purchased goods, technologies and services are goods, technologies and services provided by an outside company or service provider. They exclude in-house or own-account expenditures, such as employee wages and salaries.

When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Percentage spent

Air pollution abatement and control (end-of-pipe processes) is any method, technique, or process designed to manage and treat pollution after it is generated during the production process.

For example:

  • scrubbers at the end of emission stacks
  • filtration systems
  • cyclones
  • other barrier systems.

Air pollution prevention (integrated processes) is any method, technique, or process that reduces or eliminates the amount of pollution generated during the production process i.e., before pollution is created. Pollution prevention activities can include equipment and technology modifications.

For example:

  • product design or reformulation to be less toxic upon use, release or disposal
  • equipment or process modifications (integrated processes)
  • recirculation, on-site recycling or reuse/recovery of air polluting substances
  • materials or feedstock substitution, solvent reduction, elimination or substitution
  • prevention of leaks of polluting substances
  • improved operating practices or pollution prevention training.

14. Of the capital expenditures reported for air pollution management (question 12a), what proportion was spent on each of the following?

If the proportion is zero, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Of the capital expenditures reported for air pollution management (question 12a), what proportion was spent on each of the following?
  Percentage
Pollution abatement and control (end-of-pipe)  
Pollution prevention (integrated processes)  
Total percentage  

15. Of the operating expenses reported for air pollution management (question 12b), what proportion was spent on each of the following?

If the proportion is zero, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Of the operating expenses reported for air pollution management (question 12b), what proportion was spent on each of the following?
  Percentage
Pollution abatement and control (end-of-pipe)  
Pollution prevention (integrated processes)  
Total percentage  

16. Which of the following goods and technologies related to air pollution management were purchased by this establishment during the 2021 fiscal year?

Select all that apply.

Physical or chemical treatment technologies

  • Filters and cyclones e.g., membrane, baghouse, granular bed
  • Electrostatic precipitators
  • Scrubbers e.g., venturi, spray tower, mechanical, plate tower, packed tower
  • Waste gas absorbers and waste gas flare or incinerators
  • Industrial catalytic converters
  • Pollutant recovery condensers
  • Adsorbers
  • Other physical or chemical treatment technologies - Specify other physical or chemical treatment technologies:
  • No purchases

Greenhouse gas control technologies

  • Clean coal processing technologies
  • Carbon capture and sequestration technologies and storage
  • Air and off-gas treatments e.g., oxidation, scrubbing, vapour phase carbon adsorption
  • Other greenhouse gas control technologies - Specify other greenhouse gas control technologies:
  • No purchases

Air quality and air pollution technologies

  • Low emitting burners e.g., low NOx, low SOx
  • Other air quality and air pollution technologies -Specify other air quality and air pollution technologies:
  • No purchases

Monitoring and compliance technologies

  • Leak detection technologies
  • Environmental measurement apparatus
  • Other monitoring and compliance technologies - Specify other monitoring and compliance technologies:
  • No purchases

17. Which of the following services related to air pollution management were purchased by this establishment during the 2021 fiscal year?

Select all that apply.

Greenhouse gas management services

  • Services for carbon credit trading, generation of compliance units, surplus allowances, emissions performance credits, and offset credits
  • Preparation of emissions reports and verification services
  • Allowance auctioning and exchange platform services
  • Market monitoring services
  • Offset protocol development and validation services
  • Services for the development of compliance systems and electronic emissions reporting systems
  • Other greenhouse gas management services - Specify other greenhouse gas management services:
  • No purchases

Air pollution management services

  • Measuring and monitoring services
  • Modelling and mapping services
  • Risk assessment and management services
  • Services for the development of compliance and electronic emissions reporting systems
  • Other air pollution management services - Specify other air pollution management services:
  • No purchases

Protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water

18. Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses for the protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water during the 2021 fiscal year.

Include expenditures related to:

  • prevention of pollutant infiltration
  • remediation or cleaning up of soil and water bodies
  • site reclamation and decommissioning (include decommissioning costs incurred in the 2021 fiscal year, even if the site was closed before this period)
  • protection of soil from erosion and other physical degradation
  • prevention and remediation of soil salinity
  • assessments and audits
  • activities related to measurement, control, laboratories
  • both own-account expenses (e.g., employee wages and salaries) and purchased goods and services.

Exclude expenditures related to:

  • wastewater management activities (to be reported in question 5)
  • protection of biodiversity and habitat (to be reported in question 21).

If the expenditure is zero, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses for the protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water during the 2021 fiscal year.
  CAN$
Capital expenditures  
Operating expenses  
Total expenditures  

19. Of the total expenditures reported in question 18, report the proportion spent on purchased goods, technologies and services.

Purchased goods, technologies and services are goods, technologies and services provided by an outside company or service provider. They exclude in-house or own-account expenditures, such as employee wages and salaries.

When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Percentage spent

20. Which of the following goods and technologies related to protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water were purchased by this establishment during the 2021 fiscal year?

Include machinery, equipment, products, and technologies.

Select all that apply.

  • In situ biological treatments e.g., enhanced bioremediation, phytoremediation, bioventing
  • Ex situ biological treatments e.g., bioreaction, biopiles, landfarming, slurry phase biological treatment
  • In situ physical and chemical treatments - Include the purchase of chemicals for remediation of soil, sediment, sludge, ground water, surface water or leachate. e.g., biochar, chemical oxidation, fracturing, soil flushing, soil vapour extraction, solidification, stabilization, air sparging, bioslurping, chemical oxidation, directional wells, dual phase extraction, thermal treatment, hydrofracturing enhancements, in-well air stripping, passive and reactive treatment walls
  • Ex situ physical and chemical treatments - Include the purchase of chemicals for remediation of soil, sediment, sludge, ground water, surface water and leachate. e.g., chemical extraction, chemical reduction and oxidation, dehalogenation, separation, soil washing, solidification, stabilization, adsorption and absorption, advanced oxidation, air stripping, ion exchange, precipitation, flocculation, coagulation, separation, sprinkler irrigation
  • In situ thermal treatments - e.g., hot air injection, electrical resistance
  • Ex situ thermal treatments - e.g., incineration, pyrolysis, thermal desorption
  • Containment
  • Other goods or technologies related to the protection and the remediation of soil, groundwater, surface water and leachate technologies - Specify other goods or technologies related to the protection and remediation of soil, groundwater, surface water and leachate technologies:
  • No purchases

Protection of biodiversity and habitat

21. Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses for the protection of biodiversity and habitat during the 2021 fiscal year.

Include expenditures related to:

  • the protection, restoration and rehabilitation of wildlife and habitat
  • purchase of land for protection of species and habitat
  • assessments and audits
  • activities related to measurement, control, laboratories
  • both own-account expenses (e.g., employee wages and salaries) and purchased goods and services.

Exclude expenditures related to:

  • site reclamation and decommissioning (to be reported in question 18)
  • landscaping for decorative purposes, the rehabilitation of predominantly build-up landscapes, or other activities undertaken for predominantly aesthetic reasons
  • weed control, maintenance of game or timber stocks, or other activities undertaken for predominantly economic reasons
  • protection and rehabilitation of historic monuments or predominantly built-up or urban landscapes (unless the purpose is the protection of biodiversity and habitat)
  • foregone revenues resulting from regulations or conventions that reduce the allowable harvest (e.g., for logging activities).

If the expenditure is zero, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses for the protection of biodiversity and habitat during the 2021 fiscal year.
  CAN$
Capital expenditures  
Operating expenses  
Total expenditures  

22. Of the total expenditures reported in question 21, report the proportion spent on purchased goods, technologies and services.

Purchased goods, technologies and services are goods, technologies and services provided by an outside company or service provider. They exclude in-house or own-account expenditures, such as employee wages and salaries.

When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Percentage spent

Noise and vibration abatement

23. Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses for noise and vibration abatement during the 2021 fiscal year.

Include expenditures related to:

  • the control, reduction and abatement of noise and vibration, including preventive in-process modifications at the source, the construction of anti-noise or anti-vibration facilities, or any other related activities
  • assessments and audits
  • activities related to measurement, control, laboratories
  • both own-account expenses (e.g., employee wages and salaries) and purchased goods and services.

Exclude expenditures related to workers' health and safety.

If the expenditure is zero, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses for noise and vibration abatement during the 2021 fiscal year.
  CAN$
Capital expenditures  
Operating expenses  
Total expenditures  

24. Of the total expenditures reported in question 23, report the proportion spent on purchased goods, technologies and services.

Purchased goods, technologies and services are goods, technologies and services provided by an outside company or service provider. They exclude in-house or own-account expenditures, such as employee wages and salaries.

When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Percentage spent

Protection against radiation

25. Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses for the protection against radiation during the 2021 fiscal year.

Include expenditures related to:

  • protection of ambient media
  • the transport and treatment of high-level radioactive waste
  • assessments and audits
  • activities related to measurement, control, laboratories
  • both own-account expenses (e.g., employee wages and salaries) and purchased goods and services.

Exclude expenditures related to:

  • the prevention of technological hazards (e.g., external safety of nuclear power plants)
  • workers' health and safety
  • management of low-level radioactive waste (reported in question 1).

If the expenditure is zero, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses for the protection against radiation during the 2021 fiscal year.
  CAN$
Capital expenditures  
Operating expenses  
Total expenditures  

26. Of the total expenditures reported in question 25, report the proportion spent on purchased goods, technologies and services.

Purchased goods, technologies and services are goods, technologies and services provided by an outside company or service provider. They exclude in-house or own-account expenditures, such as employee wages and salaries. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Percentage spent

Environmental charges

27. Report the amount this establishment paid in environmental charges during the 2021 fiscal year.

Exclude expenditures on environmental charges already reported in another question and carbon taxes. If the expenditure is zero, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Report the amount this establishment paid in environmental charges during the 2021 fiscal year.
  CAN$
Permits, approvals, fees, special assessments and related fees  
Carbon offset credits – Exclude carbon taxes  
Fines, penalties or damage awards paid to government agencies or individuals, or other charges paid to regulating bodies in order to allow operations to take place at this establishment  
All other environmental charges - Specify all other environmental charges:   
Total environmental charges  

Other environmental protection activities

28. Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses for environmental protection during the 2021 fiscal year that were not already reported.

Include expenditures related to:

  • the general administration of your environmental program
  • environmental training and information programs not already reported
  • assessments or audits not already reported
  • any other environmental protection expenditures not already reported
  • both own-account expenses (e.g., employee wages and salaries) and purchased goods and services.

Exclude expenditures related to:

  • research and development (not covered in this survey)
  • heat or energy savings and management (to be reported in question 31a)
  • clean vehicles and transportation equipment (to be reported in question 31b)
  • the production of renewable or clean energy (to be reported in questions 31c and 31e)
  • the purchase of biofuels, biochemicals or biomaterials (to be reported in question 31d).

If the expenditure is zero, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses for environmental protection during the 2021 fiscal year that were not already reported.
  CAN$
Capital expenditures  
Operating expenses  
Total expenditures  

29. Of the total expenditures reported in question 28, report the proportion spent on purchased goods, technologies and services.

Purchased goods, technologies and services are goods, technologies and services provided by an outside company or service provider. They exclude in-house or own-account expenditures, such as employee wages and salaries.

When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Percentage spent

30. Describe any changes or events that may have affected the reported environmental protection values for this establishment compared to the last reporting period.

e.g., We installed low-NOx burners in 2021 – for air pollution management

Environmental technologies and processes

31. During the 2021 fiscal year, did this establishment have expenditures in any of the following categories?

Include both operating and capital expenditures.

During the 2021 fiscal year, did this establishment have expenditures in any of the following categories?
  Yes No
Heat or energy savings and management    
Clean vehicles and transportation equipment    
Production of energy from renewable sources, whether for sale or own use    
Purchase of biofuels, biochemical products or biomaterials    
Production of nuclear energy    

Heat or energy savings and management

32. Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses related to the management of energy resources through heat or energy savings and management during the 2021 fiscal year.

Include expenditures related to:

  • energy savings through in-process modifications
  • purchase of efficient industrial or commercial equipment, demand management technologies, or energy storage technologies
  • purchase of energy efficiency services or smart grid services
  • building and fleet energy audits
  • thermal insulation activities
  • energy recovery activities
  • assessments and audits
  • activities related to measurement, control, laboratories
  • more efficient furnace
  • lighting upgrades
  • both own-account expenses (e.g., employee wages and salaries) and purchased goods, technologies and services.

Exclude expenditures related to:

  • pollution abatement and control or prevention for air pollution (to be reported in question 12)
  • the purchase of energy-efficient vehicles (to be reported in question 37)
  • renewable/clean energy production (to be reported in questions 39 and 43)
  • the purchase of biofuels (to be reported in question 42).

If the expenditure is zero, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses related to the management of energy resources through heat or energy savings and management during the 2021 fiscal year.
  CAN$
Capital expenditures  
Operating expenses  
Total expenditures  

33. Of the total expenditures reported in question 32, report the proportion spent on purchased goods, technologies and services.

Purchased goods, technologies and services are goods, technologies and services provided by an outside company or service provider. They exclude in-house or own-account expenditures, such as employee wages and salaries.

When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Percentage spent

34. Which of the following goods and technologies related to heat or energy savings and management were purchased by this establishment during the 2021 fiscal year?

Include machinery, equipment, products, and technologies.

Select all that apply.

Efficient industrial or commercial equipment

  • High efficiency burners and boilers e.g., Energy Star
  • High efficiency pumps and motors e.g., Energy Star, NEMA PremiumTM
  • High efficiency industrial or commercial HVAC e.g., Energy Star
  • Combined heat and power generation (CHP/cogeneration)
  • High efficiency industrial or commercial lighting systems e.g., Energy Star
  • Automation and control technologies
  • Energy efficient filters and processes
  • Advanced insulation e.g., super insulating materials (SIMs), vacuum insulation panels (VIP), gas-filled panels (GFP), and aerogel-based products (ABP)
  • Predictive maintenance technologies e.g., twinning, sensors, related software
  • Other efficient industrial or commercial equipment - Specify other efficient industrial or commercial equipment:
  • No purchases

Demand management technologies

  • Smart inverters
  • Smart meters and devices
  • Phasor measurement units
  • Management systems e.g., software
  • Other demand management technologies - Specify other demand management technologies:
  • No purchases

Energy storage technologies

  • Flywheels
  • Equipment for pumped hydro systems
  • Equipment for compressed air systems
  • Advanced batteries e.g., NiCd, NiMH, Li-ion, NaS, NaNiCl, hybrid flow, redox flow, hydrogen storage, synthetic natural gas
  • Fuel cells
  • Thermal storage systems
  • Double-layer capacitors (DLC)
  • Superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES)
  • Other energy storage technologies - Specify other energy storage technologies:
  • No purchases

35. Which of the following services related to heat or energy savings and management were purchased by this establishment during the 2021 fiscal year?

Select all that apply.

Energy efficiency services

  • Green building certification services
  • Building or fleet energy audit and air leakage testing services
  • Energy management system services
  • Energy monitoring services
  • Energy demand control services
  • Data analysis and modelling services
  • Process integration services
  • Services for advanced insulation activities
  • Energy efficiency consulting
  • Predictive maintenance services
  • Other energy efficiency services - Specify other energy efficiency services:
  • No purchases

Smart grid services 

  • Energy storage solutions
  • Microgrid solutions
  • Cyber security services
  • Data management and communications solutions
  • Demand management services e.g., peak load management and load following
  • Monitoring solutions services e.g., self-healing grids
  • Other smart grid services - Specify other smart grid services:
  • No purchases
36. Report this establishment's expenditures for goods, technologies and services related to the management of energy resources through heat or energy savings and management during the 2021 fiscal year in each of the following categories.
  CAN$
Efficient industrial or commercial equipment  
Demand management technologies  
Energy storage technologies  
Energy efficiency services  
Smart grid services  
Total  

Clean vehicles and transportation equipment

37. Report the amount this establishment spent on the purchase of clean vehicles and transportation equipment during the 2021 fiscal year.

Include the purchase of:

  • electric, hybrid, and fuel cell vehicles (all-types)
  • fuel efficient aircraft
  • electric vehicle infrastructure
  • alternative fuel and refuelling infrastructure
  • low rolling resistance tires
  • vehicle emissions monitoring technologies
  • alternative fuel retrofit technologies
  • equipment or software for vehicle fleet management and logistics.

Exclude:

  • operating and maintenance costs for running clean vehicles
  • expenses for fleet energy audits (to be reported in question 32)
  • any equipment or vehicles for sale.

If the expenditure is zero, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Total expenditures

38. Which of the following clean vehicles and transportation equipment were purchased by this establishment during the 2021 fiscal year?

Select all that apply.

Fuel efficient vehicles

  • Electric vehicles - Include all vehicle-types.
  • Hybrid vehicles - Include all vehicle-types.
  • Fuel cell vehicles - Include all vehicle-types.
  • Fuel efficient aircraft
  • Other clean vehicles - Specify other clean vehicles:
  • No purchases

Clean transportation equipment

  • Electric vehicle infrastructure - Include charging stations.
  • Alternative fuel and refuelling infrastructure - Include hydrogen and natural gas.
  • Low rolling resistance tires
  • Vehicle emission monitoring
  • Alternative fuel retrofit technologies
  • Equipment or software for vehicle fleet management and logistics
  • Other clean transportation equipment - Specify other clean transportation equipment:
  • No purchases

Production of energy from renewable sources

39. Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses related to the production of energy from renewable sources during the 2021 fiscal year, including both electricity and heat.

Report also the proportion of energy produced from renewable sources for own use.

Include expenditures related to:

  • the production of energy from renewable sources, whether for sale or own use
  • the installation, operation, and maintenance of equipment, including infrastructure to support the production of renewable energy (e.g., costs for approvals and planning, transmission and distribution lines and other infrastructure)
  • the operating and maintenance expenses of existing equipment.

Exclude expenditures related to:

  • the purchase of the feedstock used to produce energy, such as biofuels (to be reported in question 42)
  • the production of nuclear energy (to be reported in question 43)
  • electricity purchased from the grid.

When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

For this question, please report expenditures related to the production of energy from renewable sources, whether for sale or own use.

Renewable energy:

Energy obtained from resources that can be naturally replenished or renewed within a human lifespan, that is, the resource is a sustainable source of energy. This includes: wind, solar, aero-thermal, geothermal, hydrothermal, from wave, tidal and ocean thermal energy, hydropower, biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas and biogases.

Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses related to the production of energy from renewable sources during the 2021 fiscal year, including both electricity and heat.
  Capital expenditures
CAN$
Operating expenses
CAN$
Percentage of energy production for own use
Wind Energy      
Geothermal Energy      
Energy produced from small hydroelectric facilities      
Energy produced from large hydroelectric facilities      
Solar Energy      
Bioenergy      
Energy from waste      
Other energy production from renewable resources 1 - Specify      
Other energy production from renewable resources 2 - Specify      
Other energy production from renewable resources 3 - Specify      
Total expenditures for the production of renewable energy      

40. Which of the following goods or technologies used for the production of renewable energy were purchased by this establishment during the 2021 fiscal year?

Select all that apply.

Wind Energy

  • Wind turbine equipment, nacelle, blades, towers
  • Switchgear, transformers
  • Other goods or technologies used for the production of wind energy:
  • No purchases

Geothermal Energy

  • Heat pumps
  • Other goods and technologies used for the production of geothermal energy - Specify all other goods or technologies used for the production of geothermal energy:
  • No purchases

Production of energy from small hydroelectric facilities

  • Turbines and related components - Exclude wave and tidal energy.
  • Turbines and related components for wave or tidal energy
  • Generators, valves, gates, transformers, switchgear
  • Include components.
  • Other goods or technologies used for the production of energy from small hydroelectric facilities - Specify all other goods or technologies used for the production of energy from small hydroelectric facilities:
  • No purchases

Production of energy from large hydroelectric facilities

  • Turbines and related components - Exclude wave and tidal energy.
  • Turbines and related components for wave or tidal energy
  • Generators, valves, gates, transformers, switchgear - Include components.
  • Other goods or technologies used for the production of energy from large hydroelectric facilities - Specify all other goods or technologies used for the production of energy from large hydroelectric facilities:
  • No purchases

Production of solar energy

  • Active solar heating equipment - e.g., glazed flat plate collectors, glazed evacuated tubes and collectors, unglazed panels and collectors for heating pools, perforated cladding for solar air heating
  • Active solar-power generation equipment - e.g., concentrating mirrors, receivers
  • Photovoltaic energy equipment - e.g., photovoltaic cells, modules, panels and arrays, inverters for solar photovoltaic systems
  • Other goods or technologies used for the production of solar energy - Specify all other goods or technologies used for the production of solar energy:
  • No purchases

Production of bioenergy

  • Mixers and centrifuges
  • Filtration systems
  • Biofuel reactors - e.g., distillation towers, pyrolizers, catalyst beds, gasifiers, heat digesters
  • Washers
  • Dryers
  • Heaters
  • Storage systems related to bioenergy production
  • Shredders and chippers
  • Combined heat and power bioenergy systems
  • Domestic woodstoves
  • Biomass-fired industrial boilers
  • Anaerobic digesters
  • Other goods or technologies used for the production of bioenergy - Specify all other goods or technologies used for the production of bioenergy - Exclude purchased biofuels:
  • No purchases

Production of energy from waste

  • Liquid organic waste to energy equipment
  • Solid organic waste to energy equipment
  • Other goods and technologies used for the production of energy from waste - Specify all other goods or technologies used for the production of energy from waste:
  • No purchases

Purchase of biofuels, biochemical products and biomaterials

41. Which of the following biofuels, biochemicals and biomaterials were purchased by this establishment during the 2021 fiscal year?

Select all that apply.

Biofuels

  • Pellets, chips, cubes, briquettes
  • Black pellets
  • Energy logs
  • Biocoal
  • Biochar
  • Ethanol, cellulosic ethanol
  • Biodiesel
  • Renewable diesel
  • Pyrolysis oil
  • Synthetic fuels e.g., DME, Fisher Tropsch fuels, Biojet fuels
  • Bio-oil, pyrolytic oil, biomethanol
  • Biobutanol
  • Biogas
  • Renewable natural gas e.g., biomethane
  • Syngas
  • Biohydrogen
  • Other bioenergy and biofuels - Specify other bioenergy and biofuels:
  • No purchases

Biochemical products

  • Aromatics, amino and organic acids, phenols, polyols
  • Cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin
  • Biochar
  • Bio-oils, lubricants
  • Solvents, adhesives, paints, coatings
  • Biopolymers and resins
  • Biopesticides
  • Biostimulants
  • Additives and catalysts e.g., sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, enzymes
  • Other biochemical products - Specify other biochemical products:
  • No purchases

Biomaterials

  • Mats, cellulose products
  • Bio-based auto parts, building materials, panels, cross laminated timber
  • Plastics, films, foams, hydrogels
  • Nanomaterials and nanocomposites
  • Nanocrystalline cellulose
  • Other biomaterials - Specify other biomaterials:
  • No purchases
42. During the 2021 fiscal year, how much did this establishment spend on purchases in each of the following categories of biofuels, biochemicals and biomaterials?
  CAN$
Biofuels  
Biochemical products  
Biomaterials  
Total expenditures  

Production of nuclear energy

43. Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses related to the production of nuclear energy during the 2021 fiscal year.

Exclude the costs of any feedstock used to produce energy such as uranium.

If the expenditure is zero, enter '0' in the corresponding box. When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimate.

Report this establishment's capital expenditures and operating expenses related to the production of nuclear energy during the 2021 fiscal year.
  CAN$
Capital expenditures  
Operating expenses  
Total expenditures  

44. Which of the following goods and technologies related to the production of nuclear energy were purchased during the 2021 fiscal year?

Select all that apply.

  • Nuclear reactors or nuclear island components
  • Nuclear fuel handling, processing, and fabrication equipment
  • Other goods or technologies related to the production of nuclear energy - Specify all other goods or technologies related to the production of nuclear energy:
  • No purchases

45. Describe any changes or events that may have affected the reported environmental technologies and processes values for this establishment compared to the last reporting period.

e.g., We bought two fuel efficient vehicles in 2021

Drivers and obstacles

46. Which of the following were drivers to the adoption of new or significantly improved clean technologies, systems or equipment for this establishment during the 2021 fiscal year?

Select all that apply.

  • Sufficient return on investment - i.e., sufficient business case
  • Regulations
  • Government incentives
  • Carbon pricing
  • Voluntary agreement
  • Public image
  • Corporate policy
  • Part of regular capital turnover
  • Other drivers - Specify other drivers:
  • There were no drivers during the 2021 fiscal year

47. Which of the following were obstacles to the adoption of new or significantly improved clean technologies, systems or equipment for this establishment during the 2021 fiscal year?

Select all that apply.

  • Lack of regulations
  • Changing regulations
  • Insufficient return on investment - i.e., no business case
  • Difficulty in obtaining financing - e.g., internal, private or government
  • Competing capital investments
  • Lack of information or knowledge related to systems or equipment (new or significantly improved)
  • Lack of available systems or equipment (new or significantly improved)
  • Lack of technical skills required to support this type of investment
  • Lack of technical support or services - e.g., from consultants or vendors
  • Regulatory or policy barriers
  • Organizational structure too inflexible
  • Decisions made by parent, affiliate or subsidiary businesses
  • Difficulty in integrating new technologies with existing infrastructure, systems, standards and processes
  • Other obstacles - Specify other obstacles:
  • There were no obstacles during the 2021 fiscal year

Environmental management practices

48. Did this establishment use an environmental management system during the 2021 fiscal year?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Don't know

49. Did this establishment develop and/or follow a pollution prevention plan during the 2021 fiscal year?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Don't know

50. Did this establishment use Life Cycle Management, Life Cycle Assessment, Design for Environment (DfE) or Ecodesign principles for decision-making during the 2021 fiscal year?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Don't know

51. Was this establishment certified under the ISO 14000 family of environmental management standards during the 2021 fiscal year?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Don't know

52. Did this establishment participate in any environmental voluntary agreements or voluntary environmental programs during the 2021 fiscal year?

e.g., Environmental Performance Agreements (EPAs), Canadian GHG Reductions Registry, Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation (CIPEC), Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC), etc.

  • Yes
  • No
  • Don't know

Specify the programs, accords or agreements:

53. Did this establishment have a 'green' procurement policy or guidelines during the 2021 fiscal year?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Don't know

54. Did this establishment have an environmental supply chain management policy during the 2021 fiscal year?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Don't know

55. Did this establishment implement any new or improved environmental processes and practices in response to an environmental supply chain management policy in place at a supplier or client business during the 2021 fiscal year?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Don't know

56. Did this establishment take advantage of any Canadian federal, provincial/territorial, or local government environmental incentive programs, grants, loans, or tax credits during the 2021 fiscal year?

e.g., ecoENERGY Initiatives, Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP), SD Tech Fund, or Accelerated Capital Cost Allowance or Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) for energy efficiency and renewable energy sources

  • Yes
  • No
  • Don't know

Specify the incentive programs, grants or loans:

57. Did this establishment perform a greenhouse gas emissions inventory during the 2021 fiscal year?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Don't know

58. Did this establishment participate in any form of carbon-trading, either by purchasing or selling carbon offset credits in the 2021 fiscal year?

  • Yes, purchased carbon offset credits only OR purchased more than sold
  • Yes, sold carbon offset credits only OR sold more than purchased
  • No, did not participate in any of the above
  • Don't know

59. Did this establishment participate in any other environmental management practices during the 2021 fiscal year?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Don't know

Specify the other environmental management practices:

Contact person

60. Statistics Canada may need to contact the person who completed this questionnaire for further information.

Is the provided given names and the provided family name the best person to contact?

  • Yes
  • No

Who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?

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

Feedback

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

Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.

  • Hours:
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62. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?

Retail Commodity Survey: CVs for Total Sales (May 2022)

Retail Commodity Survey: CVs for Total Sales May 2022
Table summary
This table displays the results of Retail Commodity Survey: CVs for Total Sales (May 2022). The information is grouped by NAPCS-CANADA (appearing as row headers), and Month (appearing as column headers).
NAPCS-CANADA Month
202202 202203 202204 202205
Total commodities, retail trade commissions and miscellaneous services 0.67 0.63 0.67 0.64
Retail Services (except commissions) [561] 0.66 0.62 0.67 0.64
Food at retail [56111] 1.27 1.00 0.94 0.58
Soft drinks and alcoholic beverages, at retail [56112] 0.57 0.64 0.63 0.60
Cannabis products, at retail [56113] 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Clothing at retail [56121] 2.14 1.16 1.05 0.95
Footwear at retail [56122] 1.75 1.45 1.76 1.62
Jewellery and watches, luggage and briefcases, at retail [56123] 5.30 7.35 7.38 4.17
Home furniture, furnishings, housewares, appliances and electronics, at retail [56131] 0.88 1.25 1.14 1.29
Sporting and leisure products (except publications, audio and video recordings, and game software), at retail [56141] 1.91 2.16 2.09 1.63
Publications at retail [56142] 6.88 5.87 5.82 5.84
Audio and video recordings, and game software, at retail [56143] 0.44 0.49 0.62 0.31
Motor vehicles at retail [56151] 2.21 2.08 2.33 2.25
Recreational vehicles at retail [56152] 4.33 4.14 5.72 6.98
Motor vehicle parts, accessories and supplies, at retail [56153] 2.06 1.75 1.74 1.85
Automotive and household fuels, at retail [56161] 1.43 2.02 1.68 1.92
Home health products at retail [56171] 2.34 2.12 2.39 2.66
Infant care, personal and beauty products, at retail [56172] 2.24 2.22 2.07 2.09
Hardware, tools, renovation and lawn and garden products, at retail [56181] 2.38 2.17 2.81 1.64
Miscellaneous products at retail [56191] 2.17 2.08 3.02 3.04
Total retail trade commissions and miscellaneous services Footnote 1 1.74 2.04 1.66 1.72

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Comprises the following North American Product Classification System (NAPCS): 51411, 51412, 53112, 56211, 57111, 58111, 58121, 58122, 58131, 58141, 72332, 833111, 841, 85131 and 851511.

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Canadian Economic News, July 2022 Edition

This module provides a concise summary of selected Canadian economic events, as well as international and financial market developments by calendar month. It is intended to provide contextual information only to support users of the economic data published by Statistics Canada. In identifying major events or developments, Statistics Canada is not suggesting that these have a material impact on the published economic data in a particular reference month.

All information presented here is obtained from publicly available news and information sources, and does not reflect any protected information provided to Statistics Canada by survey respondents.

Selected COVID-19 responses

  • On July 4th, the Government of Nova Scotia announced it would remove all remaining COVID-19 restrictions in the community on July 6th. The Government said that most restrictions in high-risk settings would remain in place.
  • On July 14th, the Government of Canada announced that random COVID-19 testing would resume as of July 19th for travellers who qualify as fully vaccinated, arriving in Canada by air to the four major Canadian airports, Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal, and Toronto. The Government said that all testing for air travellers, for both those who qualify as fully vaccinated and partially or unvaccinated people, would be completed outside of airports.
  • On July 14th, the Government of Yukon announced it was lifting its remaining vaccine requirements for workers, volunteers, and contractors working in high-risk settings.
  • On July 14th, the Government of Prince Edward Island announced that its legal order requiring seven days of isolation of positive cases of COVID-19 and masks in high-risk settings, including hospitals, long-term care, and community care homes, would remain in place to reduce transmission throughout the province.

Resources

  • On July 18th, Calgary-based TC Energy Corporation announced that a non-operational incident had occurred resulting from third-party damage to the power supply to a facility on the Keystone Pipeline System near Huron, South Dakota, and that force majeure had been declared. TC Energy said that as a result, Keystone was operating at a reduced rate. On July 23rd, TC Energy announced that it had resumed normal operations of the Keystone Pipeline System.
  • Vancouver-based Paper Excellence Group, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Domtar Corporation, and Resolute Forest Products Inc. of Montreal announced they had entered into an agreement under which Domtar will acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Resolute stock for cash consideration representing an enterprise value of approximately USD $2.7 billion. The companies said the transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2023, subject to stockholder and regulatory approvals and the satisfaction of certain other customary closing conditions.
  • The Government of Canada announced on July 22nd that the federal, provincial, and territorial Ministers of Agriculture reached an agreement in principle for the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, which includes stronger targets such as a 3-5 MT reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, increasing sector competitiveness, revenue and exports, and increased participation of Indigenous People, women, and youth, as well as a focus on measuring the results of framework investments. The Government said Ministers agreed to continue to work together and with the sector's value chain to build on producer's efforts to reduce fertilizer-related emissions.

Manufacturing

  • The Government of Canada announced that Belgium-based Umicore plans to invest $1.5 billion to establish a net-zero facility in Loyalist Township, Ontario, to produce components of electric vehicle batteries. The Government said the plan will create 1,000 jobs during construction and hundreds of permanent positions. Umicore said it is targeting to start construction in 2023 and operations at the end of 2025.
  • Calgary-based Inter Pipeline Ltd. announced it had successfully commissioned its polypropylene (PP) plant and had begun initial production. The company said the entire Heartland Complex remains on schedule for an integrated start-up in the third quarter of this year, at which point Heartland will begin commercial production.
  • The Government of Canada and the Government of the United States announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to settle a dispute on trade in solar products under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) following a CUSMA panel finding that the prior United States Administration's decision to include imports from Canada in the solar safeguard measure was inconsistent with certain CUSMA rules.

Transportation

  • Toronto-based Porter Airlines Inc. announced it had placed a firm order for 20 Embraer E195-E2 passenger jets, adding to its existing 30 firm orders. Porter said first delivery and entry into service is scheduled starting in the second half of 2022.
  • Montreal-based Canadian National Railway Company (CN) announced on July 4th that the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) had agreed to binding arbitration, bringing the strike to an end. CN said employees in Signals and Communications would return to their roles on July 6th.

Other news

  • The Bank of Canada increased its target for the overnight rate by 100 basis points to 2.50%. The last change in the target for the overnight rate was a 50 basis points increase in June 2022.
  • On July 13th, TD Canada Trust, RBC Royal Bank, Scotiabank, BMO Bank of Montreal, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), and Laurentian Bank of Canada announced they were increasing their Canadian prime lending rate by 100 basis points from 3.70% to 4.70%, effective July 14, 2022.
  • Florida-based DigitalBridge Group, Inc. announced that funds affiliated with its investment management arm together with Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. of Toronto had reached an agreement to acquirer a 51% ownership stake in GD Towers, the mobile telecommunications tower business of Deutsche Telekom AG of Germany for USD $17.5 billion, on a consolidated basis, including the assumption of net debt. DigitalBridge said the transaction is expected to close in late 2022, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.
  • Export Development Canada (EDC) announced two new sector specific climate targets for its business portfolio that includes:
    • Airlines achieving a 37% reduction in emissions per passenger kilometre from EDC's airlines financing portfolio by 2030; and
    • Upstream oil and gas achieving a 15% reduction in EDCs financing portfolio related to upstream oil and gas production by 2030, and a 3% shift in the composition of that production from oil to gas.
  • Toronto-based Rogers Communications Inc. announced it would physically separate its wireless and internet networks at a cost of at least $250 million and that it would spend $100 billion over the next three years to build out and strengthen its network, including additional oversight, more testing, and greater use of Artificial Intelligence.
  • Edmonton-based Capital Power Corporation announced it had partnered with Manulife Investment Management of Toronto to acquire 100% of the interests in MCV Holding Company, which owns the Midland Cogeneration Venture in Michigan, for a total of USD $894 million, including the assumption of project level debt. Capital Power said the transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2022, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.
  • Ottawa-based Shopify Inc. announced it was reducing its workforce by about 10%, with most of the impacted roles in recruiting, support, and sales.

United States and other international news

  • The U.S. Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) raised the target range for the federal funds rate by 75 bps to 2.25% to 2.50% and said it anticipates that ongoing increases in the target range will be appropriate. The last change in the target range was a 75 basis points increase in June 2022. The Committee also said it will continue reducing its holdings of Treasury securities and agency debt and agency mortgage-backed securities.
  • The European Central Bank (ECB) announced that (i) it had decided to raise the three key ECB interest rates by 50 basis points and that the rates on the main refinancing operations, the marginal lending facility, and the deposit facility will increase to 0.50%, 0.75% and 0.00%, respectively; (ii) it would continue reinvesting, in full, the principal payments from maturing securities purchased under the asset purchase programme (APP) for an extended period of time; and (iii) it intends to reinvest the principal payments from maturing securities purchased under the Pandemic Emergency Purchase Program (PEPP) until at least the end of 2024.
  • The Bank of Japan (BoJ) announced it will apply a negative interest rate of -0.1% to the Policy-Rate Balances in current accounts held by financial institutions at the BoJ and that it will purchase a necessary amount of Japanese government bonds (JGBs) without setting an upper limit so that 10-year JGB yields will remain at around zero percent.
  • The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) increased the target for the cash rate by 50 basis points to 1.35%. The last change in the target for the cash rate was a 50 basis points increase in June 2022.
  • The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) increased the Official Cash Rate (OCR), its main policy rate, by 50 basis points to 2.5%. The last change in the OCR was a 50 basis points increase in May 2022.
  • Washington State-based Amazon.com, Inc and One Medical of California announced they had entered into a definitive agreement under which Amazon will acquire One Medical in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately USD $3.9 billion, including One Medical's net debt. Amazon said completion of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including shareholder and regulatory approval.

Financial market news

  • West Texas Intermediate crude oil closed at USD $98.62 per barrel on July 29th, down from a closing value of USD $105.76 at the end of June. Western Canadian Select crude oil traded in the USD $80 to $95 per barrel range throughout July. The Canadian dollar closed at 77.98 cents U.S. on July 29th, up from 77.60 cents U.S. at the end of June. The S&P/TSX composite index closed at 19,692.92 on July 29th, up from 18,861.36 at the end of June.

2021 Annual Survey of Research and Development in Canadian Industry - Industrial Non-profit Organizations

Why are we conducting this survey?

This survey collects information on scientific activities of Canadian businesses and industrial non-profit organizations. The research and development expenditures and personnel information is used by federal, provincial and territorial governments and agencies, academics, trade associations 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 businesses.

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

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

Other important information

Authorization to collect this information
Data are collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19.

Confidentiality

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

Record linkages

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

Data-sharing agreements

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

Provincial and territorial statistical agencies

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

For this survey, there are Section 11 agreements with the provincial and territorial statistical agencies of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and the Yukon. The shared data will be limited to information on in-house research and development expenditures (Question 14) and in-house research and development personnel (Question 72) pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.

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

Chief Statistician of Canada
Statistics Canada
Attention of Director, Enterprise Statistics Division
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Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0T6

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

Other data-sharing agreement

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 14) and in-house research and development personnel (Question 72) pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

For this survey, Statistics Canada will share survey data with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada. The shared data will be limited to information on research and development expenditures (Questions 4 to 21) and in-house research and development personnel (Questions 70 to 72).

Natural Resources Canada

For respondents with expenditures on energy-related research and development in technology (fossil fuels, renewable energy resources, nuclear fission and fusion, electric power, hydrogen and fuel cells, energy efficiency, other energy-related technologies), Statistics Canada will also share survey data with the Office of Energy Research and Development (OERD) of Natural Resources Canada. The shared data will be limited to information on Energy Research and Development Expenditures by Area of Technology (Questions 22 to 69).

Sustainable Development Technology Canada

For this survey, Statistics Canada will share survey data with Sustainable Development Technology Canada.

Business or organization and contact information

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

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

Legal Name

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

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

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

Operating Name

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

  • Legal name
  • Operating name (if applicable)

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

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

  • First name
  • Last name
  • Title
  • Preferred language of communication
    • English
    • French
  • Mailing address (number and street)
  • City
  • Province, territory or state
  • Postal code or ZIP code
  • Country
    • Canada
    • United States
  • Email address
  • Telephone number (including area code)
  • Extension number (if applicable)
    The maximum number of characters is 10.
  • Fax number (including area code)

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

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

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

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

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

The target entity for which NAICS is designed are businesses and other organizations engaged in the production of goods and services. They include farms, incorporated and unincorporated businesses and government business enterprises. They also include government institutions and agencies engaged in the production of marketed and non-marketed services, as well as organizations such as professional associations and unions and charitable or non-profit organizations and the employees of households.
The associated NAICS should reflect those activities conducted by the business or organizational units targeted by this questionnaire only, as identified in the 'Answering this questionnaire' section and which can be identified by the specified legal and operating name. The main activity is the activity which most defines the targeted business or organization's main purpose or reason for existence. For a business or organization that is for-profit, it is normally the activity that generates the majority of the revenue for the entity.

The NAICS classification contains a limited number of activity classifications; the associated classification might be applicable for this business or organization even if it is not exactly how you would describe this business or organization's main activity.
Please note that any modifications to the main activity through your response to this question might not necessarily be reflected prior to the transmitting of subsequent questionnaires and as a result they may not contain this updated information.
The following is the detailed description including any applicable examples or exclusions for the classification currently associated with this business or organization.
Description and examples

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

Main activity

5. You indicated that is not the current main activity.

Was this business or organization's main activity ever classified as:?

  • Yes
    • When did the main activity change?
      Date
  • No

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

Additional reporting instructions

1. Throughout this questionnaire, please report financial information in thousands of Canadian dollars.

For example, an amount of $763,880.25 should be reported as: 764, CAN$ '000

I will report in the format above

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, 2022.

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

  • May 1, 2020 to April 30, 2021
  • July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021
  • October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021
  • January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021
  • February 1, 2021 to January 31, 2022
  • April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022

Fiscal Year-End date

This fiscal year will be referred to as 2021 throughout the questionnaire

Organization status

2. What is this organization's GST number (9-digit business number)?
GST number (9-digit business number)

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

Before you begin please be aware of the definitions 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.

'Outsourced R&D ' refers to
Payments made within or outside Canada to other organizations, businesses or individuals to fund R&D performance:

  • grants
  • fellowships
  • contracts.

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

3. In 2021, did this organization have expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada?

Exclude payments for outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D, which should be reported in question 9.

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.
    • Yes
    • No

4. In 2021, what were this organization's expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada?

Exclude payments for outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D, which should be reported in question 9.

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 business
  • 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, lease/rent, post and telecommunications, internet, legal expenditures, 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.

In 2021, what were this organization's expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
  CAN$ '000
2021 - Current in-house R&D expenditures within Canada
a. Wages, salaries of permanent, temporary and casual R&D employees
Include fringe benefits.
 
b. Services to support R&D
Include services of self-employed individuals or contractors who are working on-site on this business's R&D projects.
Exclude contracted out or granted expenditures to other organizations to perform R&D (report in question 9).
 
c. R&D materials  
d. All other current R&D costs
Include overhead costs.
 
2021 - Total current in-house R&D expenditures within Canada  
2021 - Capital in-house R&D expenditures within Canada
e. Software
Exclude capital depreciation.
 
f. Land
Exclude capital depreciation.
 
g. Buildings and structures
Exclude capital depreciation.
 
h. Equipment, machinery and all other capital
Exclude capital depreciation.
 
2021 - Total capital in-house R&D expenditures within Canada  
2021 - Total in-house R&D expenditures within Canada  

5. In 2022 and 2023, does this organization plan to have expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada?

Exclude payments for outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D, which should be reported in question 11.

Select all that apply.

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.

Clinical Trials
Include clinical trial phases 1, 2, and 3. Include clinical trial phase 4 only if it brings about a further scientific or technological advance.

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, development of community strategies for disease prevention, analysis of the effectiveness of health interventions, or health education.

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 where results do not further scientific, technological advance, or understanding of the effectiveness of a technology.

  • In 2022
  • In 2023
  • No planned in-house R&D expenditures

6. In 2022, what are this organization's planned expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada?

Exclude payments for outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D, which should be reported in question 11.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

In 2022, what are this organization's planned expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada?
Table summary
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  CAN$ '000
a. 2022 - Total current in-house R&D expenditures within Canada  
b. 2022 - Total capital in-house R&D expenditures within Canada  

7. In 2023, what are this organization's planned expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada?

Exclude payments for outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D, which should be reported in question 11.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

In 2023, what are this organization's planned expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada?
Table summary
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  CAN$ '000
a. 2023 - Total current in-house R&D expenditures within Canada  
b. 2023 - Total capital in-house R&D expenditures within Canada  

Outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures

8. In 2021, did this organization have outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures 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 4.
Select all that apply.

Outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures are payments made through contracts, grants and fellowships to another company, organization or individual to purchase R&D activities.

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

9. In 2021, what were this organization's outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures 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 4.

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.

Parent and subsidiary companies are companies connected to each other through majority ownership of the subsidiary company by the parent company. Affiliated companies are companies connected to a parent through minority ownership of the affiliated companies by the parent.

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, consortia, accelerators, 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.

Universities include hospitals and clinics when they are affiliated with a university and provide education services or when R&D activity is under the direct control of a university.

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, for profit accelerators and incubators, foreign governments including ministries, departments and agencies of foreign governments.

In 2021, what were this organization's outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures within Canada or outside Canada?
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  Within Canada
CAN$ '000
Outside Canada
CAN$ '000
a. Companies    
b. Private non-profit organizations    
c. Industrial research institutes or associations    
d. Hospitals    
e. Universities    
f. Federal government departments and agencies    
g. Provincial or territorial government departments, ministries and agencies    
h. Provincial or territorial research organizations    
i. Other organizations
e.g., individuals, non-university educational institutions, foreign governments
   
2021 - Total outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures    

10. In 2022 and 2023, does this organization plan to outsource (contract out or grant) R&D expenditures 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 6 and 7.

Select all that apply.

Outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures are payments made through contracts, grants and fellowships to another company, organization or individual to purchase R&D activities.

  • In 2022
  • In 2023
  • No planned payments to others to perform R&D

11. In 2022 and 2023, what are this organization's planned outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures 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 6 and 7.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

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

Exclude expenditures for on-site R&D contractors.

In 2022 and 2023, what are this organization's planned outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures within Canada or outside Canada?
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  Within Canada
CAN$ '000
Outside Canada
CAN$ '000
a. 2022    
b. 2023    

12. In-house and Outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures from 2021 to 2023

12. Summary of total R&D expenditures from 2021 to 2023
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  2021
CAN$ '000
2022
CAN$ '000
2023
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 outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures      
Total R&D expenditures      

Geographic distribution of in-house R&D expenditures within Canada in 2021

13. In 2021, in which provinces or territories did this organization have expenditures for R&D performed in-house?

Exclude:

  • payments for outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D, which should be reported in question 9
  • 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

14. In 2021, how were this organization's total expenditures for R&D performed in-house distributed by province or territory?

Exclude:

  • payments for outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D, which should be reported in question 9
  • 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.

In 2021, how were this organization's total expenditures for R&D performed in-house distributed by province or territory?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
  Current in-house R&D expenditures
CAN$ '000
Capital in-house R&D expenditures
CAN$ '000
a. Newfoundland and Labrador    
b. Prince Edward Island    
c. Nova Scotia    
d. New Brunswick    
e. Quebec    
f. Ontario    
g. Manitoba    
h. Saskatchewan    
i. Alberta    
j. British Columbia    
k. Yukon    
l. Northwest Territories    
m. Nunavut    
2021 - Total current and capital in-house R&D expenditures    
2021 - Total current and capital in-house R&D expenditures previously reported from question 4    

Sources of funds for in-house R&D expenditures in 2021

15. In 2021, 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 outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D, which should be reported in question 9.
  • capital depreciation.

Select all that apply.

Funds from this organization
Amount contributed by this organization to R&D performed within Canada (include amounts eligible for income tax purposes, e.g., Scientific Research and Experimental Development ( SR-ED ) program, other amounts spent for projects not claimed through SR-ED, and funds for land, buildings, machinery and equipment (capital expenditures) purchased for R&D ).

Funds from parent, affiliated and subsidiary companies
Amount received from parent, affiliated and subsidiary companies used to perform R&D within Canada (include amounts eligible for income tax purposes, e.g., Scientific Research and Experimental Development ( SR-ED ) program, other amounts spent for projects not claimed through SR-ED, and funds for land, buildings, machinery and equipment (capital expenditures) purchased for R&D ).

R&D contract work for companies
Funds received from companies to perform R&D on their behalf.

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

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

Provincial or territorial government grants or funding
Grants or funds received 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 received 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.

  • Funds from this organization
    Include interest payments, other income and funding or tax credits from tax incentives.
  • Funds from member companies or affiliates (Include annual fees and sustaining grants)
  • 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.
  • R&D contract work for companies
  • Provincial or territorial government grants or funding
    Include R&D grants or funding or R&D portion only of other 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
    Include R&D contracts or R&D portion only of other 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
  • R&D contract work for companies
  • Other sources
    e.g., universities, foreign governments, individuals

16. In 2021, what were the sources of funds for this organization's total expenditures of $ [Amount] for R&D performed in-house?

Exclude:

  • payments for outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D, which should be reported in question 9
  • 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 organization to R&D performed within Canada (include amounts eligible for income tax purposes, e.g., Scientific Research and Experimental Development ( SR-ED ) program, other amounts spent for projects not claimed through SR-ED, and funds for land, buildings, machinery and equipment (capital expenditures) purchased for R&D ).

Funds from member companies or affiliates
Amount received from parent, affiliated and subsidiary companies used to perform R&D within Canada (include amounts eligible for income tax purposes, e.g., Scientific Research and Experimental Development ( SR-ED ) program, other amounts spent for projects not claimed through SR-ED, and funds for land, buildings, machinery and equipment (capital expenditures) purchased for R&D ).

R&D contract work for companies
Funds received from companies to perform R&D on their behalf.

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

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

Provincial or territorial government grants or funding
Grants or funds received 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 received 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.

In 2021, what were the sources of funds for this organization's total expenditures of $ [Amount] for R&D performed in-house?
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  From within Canada
CAN$ '000
From outside Canada
CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization
Include interest payments, other income and funding or tax credits from tax incentives.
   
b. Funds from member companies or affiliates    
c. Federal government grants or funding
Include R&D grants or funding or R&D portion only of other grants or funding.
   
d. Federal government contracts    
R&D contract work for companies
e. Business 1
GST number (9-digit business number (BN) or charitable registration number)
Legal name
   
f. Business 2
GST number (9-digit business number (BN) or charitable registration number)
Legal name
   
g. Business 3
GST number (9-digit business number (BN) or charitable registration number)
Legal name
   
h. Business 4
GST number (9-digit business number (BN) or charitable registration number)
Legal name
   
i. Other contracts not listed above    
Provincial or territorial government grants or funding
Include R&D grants or funding or R&D portion only of other grants or funding.
j. Newfoundland and Labrador    
k. Prince Edward Island    
l. Nova Scotia    
m. New Brunswick    
n. Quebec    
o. Ontario    
p. Manitoba    
q. Saskatchewan    
r. Alberta    
s. British Columbia    
t. Yukon    
u. Northwest Territories    
v. Nunavut    
Provincial or territorial government contracts
Include R&D contracts or R&D portion only of other contracts.
w. Newfoundland and Labrador    
x. Prince Edward Island    
y. Nova Scotia    
z. New Brunswick    
aa. Quebec    
ab. Ontario    
ac. Manitoba    
ad. Saskatchewan    
ae. Alberta    
af. British Columbia    
ag. Yukon    
ah. Northwest Territories    
ai. Nunavut    
R&D contract work for private non-profit organizations
aj. Organization 1
GST number (9-digit business number (BN) or charitable registration number)
Legal name
   
ak. Organization 2
GST number (9-digit business number (BN) or charitable registration number)
Legal name
   
al. Organization 3
GST number (9-digit business number (BN) or charitable registration number)
Legal name
   
am. Other sources
e.g., universities, foreign governments, individuals
   
2021 - Total in-house R&D expenditures by sources of funds by origin    
2021 - Total in-house R&D expenditures (Canadian and foreign sources)    
Total in-house R&D expenditures previously reported from question 4    

Fields of R&D for in-house R&D expenditures within Canada in 2021

17. In 2021, in which field(s) of research and development did this organization have R&D performed in-house within Canada?

Exclude:

  • payments for outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D, which should be reported in question 9
  • capital depreciation.

Select all that apply.

Natural and formal sciences: 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 technology: software engineering and technology, computer sciences, information technology and bioinformatics.

Medical and health sciences: basic medicine, clinical medicine, health sciences, medical biotechnology, other medical sciences.

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.

  • Natural and formal sciences
    Exclude computer sciences, information sciences and bioinformatics.
  • Engineering and technology
    Exclude software engineering and technology.
  • Software-related sciences and technology
  • Medical and health sciences
  • Agricultural sciences
  • Social sciences and humanities

18. In 2021, how were this organization's total expenditures of $ [Amount] for R&D performed in-house within Canada distributed by field(s) of research and development?

Exclude:

  • payments for outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D, which should be reported in question 9
  • capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Natural and formal sciences

Mathematics: pure mathematics, applied mathematics, statistics and probability.

Physical sciences: atomic, molecular and chemical physics, interaction with radiation, magnetic resonances, condensed matter physics, solid state physics and superconductivity, particles and fields physics, nuclear physics, fluids and plasma physics (including surface physics), optics (including laser optics and quantum optics), acoustics, astronomy (including astrophysics, space science).

Chemical sciences: organic chemistry, inorganic and nuclear chemistry, physical chemistry, polymer science and plastics, electrochemistry (dry cells, batteries, fuel cells, metal corrosion, electrolysis), colloid chemistry, analytical chemistry.

Earth and related environmental sciences: geosciences, geophysics, mineralogy and palaeontology, geochemistry and geophysics, physical geography, geology and volcanology, environmental sciences, meteorology, atmospheric sciences and climatic research, oceanography, hydrology and water resources.

Biological sciences: cell biology, microbiology and virology, biochemistry, molecular biology and biochemical research, mycology, biophysics, genetics and heredity (medical genetics under medical biotechnology), reproductive biology (medical aspects under medical biotechnology), developmental biology, plant sciences and botany, zoology, ornithology, entomology and behavioural sciences biology, marine biology, freshwater biology and limnology, ecology and biodiversity conservation, biology (theoretical, thermal, cryobiology, biological rhythm), evolutionary biology.

Other natural sciences: other natural sciences.

Engineering and technology

Civil engineering: civil engineering, architecture engineering, municipal and structural engineering, transport engineering.

Electrical engineering, electronic engineering and communications technology: electrical and electronic engineering, robotics and automatic control, micro-electronics, semiconductors, automation and control systems, communication engineering and systems, telecommunications, computer hardware and architecture.

Mechanical engineering: mechanical engineering, applied mechanics, thermodynamics, aerospace engineering, nuclear-related engineering (nuclear physics under Physical sciences), acoustical engineering, reliability analysis and non-destructive testing, automotive and transportation engineering and manufacturing, tooling, machinery and equipment engineering and manufacturing, heating, ventilation and air conditioning engineering and manufacturing.

Chemical engineering: chemical engineering (plants, products), chemical process engineering.

Materials engineering: materials engineering and metallurgy, ceramics, coating and films (including packaging and printing), plastics, rubber and composites (including laminates and reinforced plastics), paper and wood and textiles, construction materials (organic and inorganic).

Medical engineering: medical and biomedical engineering, medical laboratory technology (excluding biomaterials which should be reported under Industrial biotechnology).

Environmental engineering: environmental and geological engineering, petroleum engineering (fuel, oils), energy and fuels, remote sensing, mining and mineral processing, marine engineering, sea vessels and ocean engineering.

Environmental biotechnology: environmental biotechnology, bioremediation, diagnostic biotechnologies in environmental management (DNA chips and bio-sensing devices).

Industrial biotechnology: industrial biotechnology, bioprocessing technologies, biocatalysis and fermentation bioproducts (products that are manufactured using biological material as feedstock), biomaterials (bioplastics, biofuels, bio-derived bulk and fine chemicals, bio-derived materials).

Nanotechnology: nano-materials (production and properties), nano-processes (applications on nano-scale).

Other engineering and technologies: food and beverages, oenology, other engineering and technologies.

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.

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, parasitology, infectious diseases and epidemiology, 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, other medical sciences.

Other medical sciences: forensic science, other medical sciences.

Agricultural sciences

Agriculture, forestry and fisheries sciences: agriculture, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture, soil science, horticulture, viticulture, agronomy, plant breeding and plant protection.

Animal and dairy sciences: animal and dairy science, animal husbandry.

Veterinary sciences: veterinary science (all).

Agricultural biotechnology: agricultural biotechnology and food biotechnology, genetically modified (GM) organism technology and livestock cloning, diagnostics (DNA chips and biosensing devices), biomass feedstock production technologies and biopharming.

Other agricultural sciences: other agricultural sciences.

Social sciences and humanities

Psychology: cognitive psychology and psycholinguistics, experimental psychology, psychometrics and quantitative psychology, and other fields of psychology.

Educational sciences: education, training and other related educational sciences.

Economics and business: micro-economics, macro-economics, econometrics, labour economics, financial economics, business economics, entrepreneurial and business administration, management and operations, management sciences, finance, pharmacoeconomics, and all other related fields of economics and business.

Other social sciences: anthropology (social and cultural) and ethnology, demography, geography (human, economic and social), planning (town, city and country), management, organisation and methods (excluding market research unless new methods/techniques are developed), law, linguistics, political sciences, sociology, miscellaneous social sciences and interdisciplinary, and methodological and historical science and technology activities relating to subjects in this group.

Humanities: history (history, prehistory and history, together with auxiliary historical disciplines such as archaeology, numismatics, palaeography, genealogy, etc.), languages and literature (ancient and modern), other humanities (philosophy (including the history of science and technology)), arts (history of art, art criticism, painting, sculpture, musicology, dramatic art excluding artistic "research" of any kind), religion, theology, other fields and subjects pertaining to the humanities, and methodological, historical and other science and technology activities relating to the subjects in this group.

In 2021, how were this organization's total expenditures of $ [Amount] for R&D performed in-house within Canada distributed by field(s) of research and development?
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  CAN$ '000
Natural and formal sciences
Exclude: computer sciences, information technology and bioinformatics (to be reported at lines s. and t.)
a. Mathematics  
b. Physical sciences  
c. Chemical sciences  
d. Earth and related environmental sciences  
e. Biological sciences  
f. Other natural sciences  
Total natural and formal sciences  
Engineering and technology
Exclude: software engineering and technology (to be reported at line r.)
g. Civil engineering  
h. Electrical engineering, electronic engineering and communications technology  
i. Mechanical engineering  
j. Chemical engineering  
k. Materials engineering  
l. Medical engineering  
m. Environmental engineering  
n. Environmental biotechnology  
o. Industrial biotechnology  
p. Nanotechnology  
q. Other engineering and technologies  
Total engineering and technology  
Software-related sciences and technology  
r. Software engineering and technology  
s. Computer sciences  
t. Information technology and bioinformatics  
Total software-related sciences and technology  
Medical and health sciences
u. Basic medicine  
v. Clinical medicine  
w. Health sciences  
x. Medical biotechnology  
y. Other medical sciences  
Total medical and health sciences  
Agricultural sciences
z. Agriculture, forestry and fisheries sciences  
aa. Animal and dairy sciences  
ab. Veterinary sciences  
ac. Agricultural biotechnology  
ad. Other agricultural sciences  
Total agricultural sciences  
Social sciences and humanities
ae. Psychology
af. Educational sciences  
ag. Economics and business  
ah. Other social sciences  
ai. Humanities  
Total social sciences and humanities  
2021 - Total in-house R&D expenditures within Canada by field of research and development  
Total in-house R&D expenditures previously reported from question 4

19. Summary of 2021 total in-house R&D expenditures within Canada distributed by field(s) of research and development.

Summary of 2021 total in-house R&D expenditures within Canada distributed by field(s) of research and development.
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  CAN$ '000
Total natural and formal sciences  
Total engineering and technology  
Total software-related sciences and technology  
Total medical and health sciences  
Total agricultural sciences  
Total social sciences and humanities  
Total in-house R&D expenditures within Canada by fields of research and development  

Nature of R&D for in-house R&D expenditures within Canada in 2021

20. In 2021, how were this organization's total expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada of $ [Amount] 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 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. Frascati Manual: Proposed Standard for Surveys on Research and Experimental Development, 2015)

In 2021, how were this organization's total expenditures for R&D performed in-house within Canada of $ [Amount] distributed by nature of R&D?
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This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
  Percentage of total in-house R&D expenditures
a. Basic research  
b. Applied research  
c. Experimental development  
Total percentage  

Results of R&D expenditures from 2019 to 2021

21. During the three (3) years 2019, 2020 and 2021, did this organization's total expenditures for R&D performed in-house and outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada 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).

During the three (3) years 2019, 2020 and 2021, did this organization's total expenditures for R&D performed in-house and outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada or outside Canada lead to new or significant improvements to the following?
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  Yes No
a. Goods
Include goods developed through new knowledge from research discoveries
   
b. Services
Include on-going knowledge transfer to physicians, first responders, patients and the general public.
   
c. Methods of manufacturing or producing goods and services    
d. Logistics, delivery or distribution methods for this organization's inputs, goods or services    
e. Supporting activities for this organization's processes, such as maintenance systems or operations for purchasing, accounting or computing    

Energy-related R&D by area of technology

22. In 2021, did this organization's total in-house and outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures include energy-related R&D in the following categories?

  1. Fossil fuels: crude oils and natural gas exploration, crude oils and natural gas production, oil sands and heavy crude oils surface and sub-surface production and separation of the bitumen, tailings management, refining, processing and upgrading, coal production, separation and processing, transportation of fossil fuels.
  2. Renewable energy resources: solar photovoltaics (PV), solar thermal-power and high-temperature applications, solar heating and cooling, wind energy, bio-energy - biomass production, bio-energy - biomass conversion to fuels, bio-energy - biomass conversion to heat and electricity, and other bio-energy, small hydro (less than 10 MW), large hydro (greater than or equal to 10 MW), other renewable energy.
  3. Nuclear: materials exploration, mining and preparation, tailings management, nuclear reactors, other fission, fusion.
  4. Electric power: generation in utility sector, combined heat and power in industry and in buildings, electricity transmission, distribution and storage of electricity.
  5. Hydrogen and fuel cells: hydrogen production for process applications, hydrogen production for transportation applications, hydrogen transport and storage, other hydrogen, fuel cells, both stationary and mobile.
  6. Energy efficiency: industry, residential and commercial, transportation, other energy efficiency.
  7. Other energy-related technologies: carbon capture, transportation and storage for fossil fuel production and processing, electric power generation, industry in end-use sector, energy systems analysis, all other energy-related technologies.
In 2021, did this organization's total in-house and outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures include energy-related R&D in the following categories?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
  Yes No
a. Fossil fuels    
b. Renewable energy resources    
c. Nuclear fission and fusion    
d. Electric power    
e. Hydrogen and fuel cells    
f. Energy efficiency    
g. Other energy-related technologies    

Energy-related R&D by area of technology - Fossil fuels

23. In 2021, did this organization's total in-house and outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures include fossil fuels-related R&D in the following categories?

Select all that apply.

Crude oils and natural gas exploration:
Includes development of advanced exploration methods (geophysical, geochemical, seismic, magnetic) for on-shore and off-shore prospecting.

Crude oil and natural gas production (including enhanced recovery) and storage:
Includes on-shore and off-shore deep drilling equipment and techniques for conventional oil and gas, secondary and tertiary recovery of oil and gas, hydro fracturing techniques, processing and cleaning of raw product, storage on remote platforms (e.g., Arctic, off-shore), safety aspects of off-shore platforms.

Oil sands and heavy crude oils surface and sub-surface production and separation of the bitumen, tailings management:
Includes surface and in-situ production (e.g., SAGD), tailings management.

Refining, processing and upgrading:
Includes processing of natural gas to pipeline specifications, and refining of conventional crude oils to refined petroleum products (RPPs), and the upgrading of bitumen and heavy oils either to synthetic crude oil or to RPPs. Upgrading may be done at an oil sands plant, regional merchant upgraders or integrated into a refinery producing RPPs.

Coal production, separation and processing:
Includes coal, lignite and peat exploration, deposit evaluation techniques, mining techniques, separation techniques, coking and blending, other processing such as coal to liquids, underground (in-situ) gasification.

Transportation of fossil fuels:
Includes transport of gaseous, liquid and solid hydrocarbons via pipelines (land and submarine) and their network evaluation, safety aspects of LNG transport and storage.

  • Crude oils and natural gas exploration
  • Crude oils and natural gas production and storage
    Include enhanced recovery natural gas production.
  • Oil sands and heavy crude oil surface and sub-surface production and separation of bitumen, tailings management
  • Refining, processing and upgrading of fossil fuels
  • Coal production, separation and processing
  • Transportation of fossil fuels
  • None of the above

Energy-related R&D by area of technology

Report all 2021 R&D expenditures for fossil fuels within this reporting unit.

24. In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on crude oils and natural gas exploration?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Crude oils and natural gas exploration:
Include development of advanced exploration methods (geophysical, geochemical, seismic, magnetic) for on-shore and off-shore prospecting.

In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on crude oils and natural gas exploration?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
  CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2021 R&D expenditures for fossil fuels within this reporting unit.

25. In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on crude oils and natural gas production and storage?

Include enhanced recovery.

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Crude oil and natural gas production (including enhanced recovery) and storage:
Include on-shore and off-shore deep drilling equipment and techniques for conventional oil and gas, secondary and tertiary recovery of oil and gas, hydro fracturing techniques, processing and cleaning of raw product, storage on remote platforms (e.g., Arctic, off-shore), safety aspects of off-shore platforms.

In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on crude oils and natural gas production and storage?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
  CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2021 R&D expenditures for fossil fuels within this reporting unit.

26. In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on oil sands and heavy crude oil surface and sub-surface production and separation of bitumen, tailings management?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Oil sands and heavy crude oils surface and sub-surface production and separation of the bitumen, tailings management:

Include surface and in-situ production (e.g., SAGD), tailings management.

In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on oil sands and heavy crude oil surface and sub-surface production and separation of bitumen, tailings management?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
  CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2021 R&D expenditures for fossil fuels within this reporting unit.

27. In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on refining, processing and upgrading of fossil fuels?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Refining, processing and upgrading:
Include processing of natural gas to pipeline specifications, and refining of conventional crude oils to refined petroleum products (RPPs), and the upgrading of bitumen and heavy oils either to synthetic crude oil or to RPPs. Upgrading may be done at an oil sands plant, regional merchant upgraders or integrated into a refinery producing RPPs.

In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on refining, processing and upgrading of fossil fuels?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
  CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2021 R&D expenditures for fossil fuels within this reporting unit.

28. In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on coal production, separation and processing?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Coal production, separation and processing:
Include coal, lignite and peat exploration, deposit evaluation techniques, mining techniques, separation techniques, coking and blending, other processing such as coal to liquids, underground (in-situ) gasification.

In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on coal production, separation and processing?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
  CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2021 R&D expenditures for fossil fuels within this reporting unit.

29. In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on transportation of fossil fuels?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Transportation of fossil fuels:
Include transport of gaseous, liquid and solid hydrocarbons via pipelines (land and submarine) and their network evaluation, safety aspects of LNG transport and storage.

In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on transportation of fossil fuels?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
  CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Energy-related R&D by area of technology - Renewable energy resources

30. In 2021, did this organization's total in-house and outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures include renewable energy resources-related R&D in the following categories?

Select all that apply.
Solar photovoltaics (PV):
Include solar cell development, PV-module development, PV-inverter development, building-integrated PV-modules, PV-system development, other.

Solar thermal-power and high-temperature applications:
Include solar chemistry, concentrating collector development, solar thermal power plants, high-temperature applications for heat and power.

Solar heating and cooling:
Include daylighting, passive and active solar heating and cooling, collector development, hot water preparation, combined-space heating, solar architecture, solar drying, solar-assisted ventilation, swimming pool heating, low-temperature process heating, other.

Wind energy:
Include technology development, such as blades, turbines, converters structures, system integration, other.

Bio-energy - Biomass production/supply and transport:
Include improvement of energy crops, research on bio-energy production potential and associated land-use effects, supply and transport of bio-solids, bio-liquids, biogas and bio-derived energy products (e.g., ethanol, biodiesel), compacting and baling, other.

Bio-energy - Biomass conversion to fuels:
Include conventional bio-fuels, cellulosic-derived alcohols, biomass gas-to-liquids, other energy-related products and by-products.

Bio-energy - Biomass conversion to heat and electricity:
Include bio-based heat, electricity and combined heat and power (CHP).

Exclude multi-firing with fossil fuels.

Other bio-energy:
Include recycling and the use of municipal, industrial and agricultural waste as energy not covered elsewhere.

Small hydro - (less than 10 MW):
Include plants with capacity below 10 MW.

Large hydro - (greater than or equal to 10 MW):
Include plants with capacity of 10 MW and above.

Other renewable energy:
Include hot dry rock, hydro-thermal, geothermal heat applications (including agriculture), tidal power, wave energy, ocean current power, ocean thermal power, other.

  • Solar photovoltaics (PV)
  • Solar thermal-power and high-temperature applications
  • Solar heating and cooling
  • Wind energy
  • Bio-energy - biomass production and transportation
  • Bio-energy - biomass conversion to transportation fuel
  • Bio-energy - biomass conversion to heat and electricity
  • Other bio-energy
  • Small hydro (less than 10 MW)
  • Large hydro (greater than or equal to 10 MW)
  • Other renewable energy
    Include ocean and geothermal.
  • None of the above

Energy-related R&D by area of technology

Report all 2021 R&D expenditures for renewable energy resources within this reporting unit.

31. In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on solar photovoltaics (PV)?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Solar photovoltaics (PV):
Include solar cell development, PV-module development, PV-inverter development, building-integrated PV-modules, PV-system development, other.

In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on solar photovoltaics (PV)?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
  CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2021 R&D expenditures for renewable energy resources within this reporting unit.

32. In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on solar thermal-power and high-temperature applications?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Solar thermal-power and high-temperature applications:
Include solar chemistry, concentrating collector development, solar thermal power plants, high-temperature applications for heat and power.

In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on solar thermal-power and high-temperature applications?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
  CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2021 R&D expenditures for renewable energy resources within this reporting unit.

33. In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on solar heating and cooling?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Solar heating and cooling:
Include daylighting, passive and active solar heating and cooling, collector development, hot water preparation, combined-space heating, solar architecture, solar drying, solar-assisted ventilation, swimming pool heating, low-temperature process heating, other.

In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on solar heating and cooling?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
  CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2021 R&D expenditures for renewable energy resources within this reporting unit.

34. In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on wind energy?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Wind energy:
Include technology development, such as blades, turbines, converters structures, system integration, other.

In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on wind energy?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
  CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2021 R&D expenditures for renewable energy resources within this reporting unit.

35. In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on bio-energy - biomass production and transport?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Bio-energy - Biomass production/supply and transport:
Include improvement of energy crops, research on bio-energy production potential and associated land-use effects, supply and transport of bio-solids, bio-liquids, biogas and bio-derived energy products (e.g., ethanol, biodiesel), compacting and baling, other.

In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on bio-energy - biomass production and transport?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
  CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2021 R&D expenditures for renewable energy resources within this reporting unit.

36. In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on bio-energy - biomass conversion to transportation fuel?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.
Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Bio-energy - Biomass conversion to transportation fuel:
Include conventional bio-fuels, cellulosic-derived alcohols, biomass gas-to-liquids, other energy-related products and by-products.

In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on bio-energy - biomass conversion to transportation fuel?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
  CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2021 R&D expenditures for renewable energy resources within this reporting unit.

37. In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on bio-energy - biomass conversion to heat and electricity?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Bio-energy - Biomass conversion to heat and electricity:
Include bio-based heat, electricity and combined heat and power (CHP).
Exclude multi-firing with fossil fuels.

In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on bio-energy - biomass conversion to heat and electricity?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
  CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2021 R&D expenditures for renewable energy resources within this reporting unit.

38. In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on other bio-energy?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Other bio-energy:
Include recycling and the use of municipal, industrial and agricultural waste as energy not covered elsewhere.

In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on other bio-energy?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
  CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2021 R&D expenditures for renewable energy resources within this reporting unit.

39. In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on small hydro (less than 10 MW)?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Small hydro - (less than 10 MW):
Include plants with capacity below 10 MW.

In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on small hydro (less than 10 MW)?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
  CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2021 R&D expenditures for renewable energy resources within this reporting unit.

40. In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on large hydro (greater than or equal to 10 MW)?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Large hydro - (greater than or equal to 10 MW):
Include plants with capacity of 10 MW or greater.

In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on large hydro (greater than or equal to 10 MW)?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
  CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2021 R&D expenditures for renewable energy resources within this reporting unit.

41. In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on other renewable energy?

Include ocean and geothermal.

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Other renewable energy:
Include hot dry rock, hydro-thermal, geothermal heat applications (including agriculture), tidal power, wave energy, ocean current power, ocean thermal power, other.

In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on other renewable energy?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
  CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Energy-related R&D by area of technology - Nuclear fission and fusion

42. In 2021, did this organization's total in-house and outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures include nuclear fission and fusion-related R&D in the following categories?

Select all that apply.

Exploration, mining and preparation, tailings management:
Include development of advanced exploration methods (geophysical, geochemical) for prospecting, ore surface and in-situ production, uranium and thorium extraction and conversion, enrichment, handling of tailings and remediation.

Nuclear reactors:
Include nuclear reactors of all types and related system components.

Other fission:
Include nuclear safety, environmental protection (emission reduction or avoidance), radiation protection and decommissioning of power plants and related nuclear fuel cycle installations, nuclear waste treatment, disposal and storage, fissile material recycling, fissile materials control, transport of radioactive materials.

Fusion:
Include all types (e.g., magnetic confinement, laser applications).

  • Nuclear materials exploration, mining and preparation, tailings management
  • Nuclear reactors
  • Other fission
  • Fusion
  • None of the above

Energy-related R&D by area of technology

Report all 2021 R&D expenditures for nuclear fission and fusion within this reporting unit.

43. In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on nuclear materials exploration, mining and preparation, tailings management?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Exploration, mining and preparation, tailings management:
Include development of advanced exploration methods (geophysical, geochemical) for prospecting, ore surface and in-situ production, uranium and thorium extraction and conversion, enrichment, handling of tailings and remediation.

In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on nuclear materials exploration, mining and preparation, tailings management?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
  CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2021 R&D expenditures for nuclear fission and fusion within this reporting unit.

44. In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on nuclear reactors?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Nuclear reactors:
Include nuclear reactors of all types and related system components.

In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on nuclear reactors?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
  CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2021 R&D expenditures for nuclear fission and fusion within this reporting unit.

45. In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on other fission?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Other fission:
Include nuclear safety, environmental protection (emission reduction or avoidance), radiation protection and decommissioning of power plants and related nuclear fuel cycle installations, nuclear waste treatment, disposal and storage, fissile material recycling, fissile materials control, transport of radioactive materials.

In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on other fission?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
  CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2021 R&D expenditures for nuclear fission and fusion within this reporting unit.

46. In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on fusion?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Fusion:
Include all types (e.g., magnetic confinement, laser applications).

In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on fusion?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
  CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Energy-related R&D by area of technology - Electric power

47. In 2021, did this organization's total in-house and outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures include electric power-related R&D in the following categories?

Select all that apply.

Electric power generation in utility sector:
Include conventional and non-conventional technology (e.g., pulverised coal, fluidised bed, gasification-combined cycle, supercritical), re-powering, retrofitting, life extensions and upgrading of power plants, generators and components, super-conductivity, magneto hydrodynamic, dry cooling towers, co-firing (e.g., with biomass), air and thermal pollution reduction or avoidance, flue gas cleanup (excluding CO2 removal), CHP (combined heat and power) not covered elsewhere.

Electric power - combined heat and power in industry, buildings:
Include industrial applications, small scale applications for buildings.

Electricity transmission, distribution and storage:
Include solid state power electronics, load management and control systems, network problems, super-conducting cables, AC and DC high voltage cables, HVDC transmission, other transmission and distribution related to integrating distributed and intermittent generating sources into networks, all storage (e.g., batteries, hydro reservoirs, fly wheels), other.

  • Electric power generation in utility sector
  • Electric power - combined heat and power in industry, buildings
  • Electricity transmission, distribution and storage
  • None of the above

Energy-related R&D by area of technology

Report all 2021 R&D expenditures for electric power within this reporting unit.

48. In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on electric power generation in utility sector?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Electric power generation in utility sector:
Include conventional and non-conventional technology (e.g., pulverised coal, fluidised bed, gasification-combined cycle, supercritical), re-powering, retrofitting, life extensions and upgrading of power plants, generators and components, super-conductivity, magneto hydrodynamic, dry cooling towers, co-firing (e.g., with biomass), air and thermal pollution reduction or avoidance, flue gas cleanup (excluding CO2 removal), CHP (combined heat and power) not covered elsewhere.

In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on electric power generation in utility sector?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
  CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2021 R&D expenditures for electric power within this reporting unit.

49. In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on electric power - combined heat and power in industry, buildings?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Electric power - combined heat and power in industry, buildings:
Include industrial applications, small scale applications for buildings.

In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on electric power - combined heat and power in industry, buildings?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
  CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2021 R&D expenditures for electric power within this reporting unit.

50. In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on electricity transmission, distribution and storage?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Electricity transmission, distribution and storage:
Include solid state power electronics, load management and control systems, network problems, super-conducting cables, AC and DC high voltage cables, HVDC transmission, other transmission and distribution related to integrating distributed and intermittent generating sources into networks, all storage (e.g., batteries, hydro reservoirs, fly wheels), other.

In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on electricity transmission, distribution and storage?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
  CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Energy-related R&D by area of technology - Hydrogen and fuel cells

51. In 2021, did this organization's total in-house and outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures include hydrogen and fuel cells-related R&D in the following categories?

Select all that apply.

Other hydrogen:
Include end uses (e.g., combustion), other infrastructure and systems R&D (refuelling stations).

Stationary fuel cells:
Include electricity generation, other stationary end-use.

Mobile fuel cells:
Include portable applications.

  • Hydrogen production for process applications
  • Hydrogen production for transportation applications
  • Hydrogen transport and storage
  • Other hydrogen
  • Stationary fuel cells
  • Mobile fuel cells
  • None of the above

Energy-related R&D by area of technology

Report all 2021 R&D expenditures for hydrogen and fuel cells within this reporting unit.

52. In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on hydrogen production for process applications?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on hydrogen production for process applications?
Table summary
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  CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2021 R&D expenditures for hydrogen and fuel cells within this reporting unit.

53. In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on hydrogen production for transportation applications?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.
Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on hydrogen production for transportation applications?
Table summary
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  CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2021 R&D expenditures for hydrogen and fuel cells within this reporting unit.

54. In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on hydrogen transport and storage?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on hydrogen transport and storage?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
  CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2021 R&D expenditures for hydrogen and fuel cells within this reporting unit.

55. In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on other hydrogen?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Other hydrogen:
Include end uses (e.g., combustion), other infrastructure and systems R&D (refuelling stations).

In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on other hydrogen?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
  CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2021 R&D expenditures for hydrogen and fuel cells within this reporting unit.

56. In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on stationary fuel cells?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Stationary fuel cells:
Include electricity generation, other stationary end-use.

In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on stationary fuel cells?
Table summary
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  CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2021 R&D expenditures for hydrogen and fuel cells within this reporting unit.

57. In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on mobile fuel cells?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Mobile fuel cells:
Include portable applications.

In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on mobile fuel cells?
Table summary
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  CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Energy-related R&D by area of technology - Energy efficiency

58. In 2021, did this organization's total in-house and outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures include energy efficiency-related R&D in the following categories?

Select all that apply.

Energy efficiency for industry:
Include reduction of energy consumption through improved use of energy and/or reduction or avoidance of air and other emissions related to the use of energy in industrial systems and processes (excluding bio-energy-related) through the development of new techniques, new processes and new equipment, other.

Energy efficiency for residential, institutional and commercial:
Include space heating and cooling, ventilation and lighting control systems other than solar technologies, low energy housing design and performance other than solar technologies, new insulation and building materials, thermal performance of buildings, domestic appliances, other.

Energy efficiency for transportation:
Include analysis and optimisation of energy consumption in the transport sector, efficiency improvements in light-duty vehicles, heavy-duty vehicles, non-road vehicles, public transport systems, engine-fuel optimisation, use of alternative fuels (liquid and gaseous, other than hydrogen), fuel additives, diesel engines, Stirling motors, electric cars, hybrid cars, air emission reduction, other.

Other energy efficiency:
Include waste heat utilisation (heat maps, process integration, total energy systems, low temperature thermodynamic cycles), district heating, heat pump development, reduction of energy consumption in the agricultural sector.

  • Energy efficiency applications for industry
  • Energy efficiency for residential, institutional and commercial sectors
  • Energy efficiency for transportation
  • Other energy efficiency
  • None of the above

Energy-related R&D by area of technology

Report all 2021 R&D expenditures for energy efficiency within this reporting unit.

59. In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on energy efficiency applications for industry?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Energy efficiency for industry:
Include reduction of energy consumption through improved use of energy and/or reduction or avoidance of air and other emissions related to the use of energy in industrial systems and processes (excluding bio-energy-related) through the development of new techniques, new processes and new equipment, other.

In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on energy efficiency applications for industry?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
  CAN$ '000  
a. Funds from this organization    
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)    
c. All other Canadian sources of funds    
d. All foreign sources of funds    
Total in-house R&D    
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada    
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada    
Total outsourced R&D    

Report all 2021 R&D expenditures for energy efficiency within this reporting unit.

60. In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on energy efficiency for residential, institutional and commercial sectors?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Energy efficiency for residential, institutional and commercial:
Include space heating and cooling, ventilation and lighting control systems other than solar technologies, low energy housing design and performance other than solar technologies, new insulation and building materials, thermal performance of buildings, domestic appliances, other.

In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on energy efficiency for residential, institutional and commercial sectors?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
  CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2021 R&D expenditures for energy efficiency within this reporting unit.

61. In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on energy efficiency for transportation?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Energy efficiency for transportation:
Include analysis and optimisation of energy consumption in the transport sector, efficiency improvements in light-duty vehicles, heavy-duty vehicles, non-road vehicles, public transport systems, engine-fuel optimisation, use of alternative fuels (liquid and gaseous, other than hydrogen), fuel additives, diesel engines, Stirling motors, electric cars, hybrid cars, air emission reduction, other.

In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on energy efficiency for transportation?
Table summary
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  CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2021 R&D expenditures for energy efficiency within this reporting unit.

62. In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on other energy efficiency?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Other energy efficiency:
Include waste heat utilisation (heat maps, process integration, total energy systems, low temperature thermodynamic cycles), district heating, heat pump development, reduction of energy consumption in the agricultural sector.

In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on other energy efficiency?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
  CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Energy-related R&D by area of technology - Other energy-related technologies

63. In 2021, did this organization's total in-house and outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures include other energy-related R&D in the following categories?

Select all that apply.

Carbon capture end-use:
Include industry in the end-use sector, such as steel production, manufacturing, etc. (exclude fossil fuel production and processing and electric power production).

Energy system analysis:
Include system analysis related to energy R&D not covered elsewhere, sociological, economical and environmental impact of energy which are not specifically related to one technology area listed in the sections above.

All other energy technologies:
Include energy technology information dissemination, studies not related to a specific technology area listed above.

  • Carbon capture, transport and storage related to fossil fuel production and processing
  • Carbon capture, transport and storage related to electric power production
  • Carbon capture, transport and storage related to industry in end-use sector
  • Energy system analysis
  • All other energy-related technologies
  • None of the above

Energy-related R&D by area of technology

Report all 2021 R&D expenditures for other energy-related technologies within this reporting unit.

64. In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on carbon capture, transport and storage related to fossil fuel production and processing?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on carbon capture, transport and storage related to fossil fuel production and processing?
Table summary
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  CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2021 R&D expenditures for other energy-related technologies within this reporting unit.

65. In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on carbon capture, transport and storage related to electric power production?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on carbon capture, transport and storage related to electric power production?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
  CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2021 R&D expenditures for other energy-related technologies within this reporting unit.

66. In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on carbon capture, transport and storage related to industry in end-use sector?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Carbon capture end-use:
Include industry in the end-use sector, such as steel production, manufacturing, etc. (exclude fossil fuel production and processing and electric power production).

In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on carbon capture, transport and storage related to industry in end-use sector?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
  CAN$ '000  
a. Funds from this organization    
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)    
c. All other Canadian sources of funds    
d. All foreign sources of funds    
Total in-house R&D    
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada    
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada    
Total outsourced R&D    

Report all 2021 R&D expenditures for other energy-related technologies within this reporting unit.

67. In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on energy system analysis?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Energy system analysis:
Include system analysis related to energy R&D not covered elsewhere, sociological, economical and environmental impact of energy which are not specifically related to one technology area listed in the sections above.

In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on energy system analysis?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
  CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Report all 2021 R&D expenditures for other energy-related technologies within this reporting unit.

68. In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on other energy-related technologies?

Exclude capital depreciation.

Please report all amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars.

Report '0' for no R&D expenditures.

Other energy-related technologies:
Include energy technology information dissemination, studies not related to a specific technology area listed above.

In 2021, what were this organization's energy R&D expenditures on other energy-related technologies?
Table summary
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  CAN$ '000
a. Funds from this organization  
b. Funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)  
c. All other Canadian sources of funds  
d. All foreign sources of funds  
Total in-house R&D  
e. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada  
f. Outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada  
Total outsourced R&D  

Summary of energy-related and total R&D expenditures

69. Summary of total 2021 energy-related R&D and total R&D expenditures

Summary of total 2021 energy-related R&D and total R&D expenditures
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  Total energy-related R&D Total R&D
Total funds from this organization    
Total funds from federal, provincial or territorial government(s)    
Total all other Canadian sources of funds    
Total all foreign sources of funds    
Total in-house R&D expenditures    
Total outsourced (contracted out or granted) within Canada    
Total outsourced (contracted out or granted) outside Canada    
Total outsourced (contracted out or granted) R&D expenditures    
Total R&D expenditures    

In-house R&D personnel in 2021

70. In 2021, how many in-house R&D personnel within Canada did this organization have in the following R&D occupations?

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.

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 business'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 2021, how many in-house R&D personnel within Canada did this organization have in the following R&D occupations?
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  Male (FTEs) Female (FTRs) Another Gender (FTEs) Total (FTEs)
Researchers and research managers
a. Scientists, social scientists, engineers and researchers
Include software developers and programmers.
       
b. Senior research managers        
Total researchers and research managers        
R&D technical, administrative and support staff
d. Technicians, technologists and research assistants
Include software technicians.
       
d. Other R&D technical, administrative and support staff        
Total R&D technical, administrative and support staff        
Other R&D occupations
e. On-site R&D consultants and contractors        
Total in-house R&D personnel within Canada        

71. 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

72. In 2021, how were the [Amount] 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 business'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.

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.

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.

In 2021, how were the [Amount] total in-house R&D personnel distributed by province or territory?
Table summary
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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
a. Newfoundland and Labrador      
b. Prince Edward Island      
c. Nova Scotia      
d. New Brunswick      
e. Quebec      
f. Ontario      
g. Manitoba      
h. Saskatchewan      
i. Alberta      
j. British Columbia      
k. Yukon      
l. Northwest Territories      
m. Nunavut      
Total in-house R&D personnel within Canada      
Total R&D personnel previously reported from question 70      

Technology and technical assistance payments in 2021

73. In 2021, did this organization make or receive payments inside or outside Canada for the following technology and technical assistance?

Technology and technical assistance payments
Definitions (equivalent to the Canadian Intellectual Property Office)

  • Patent
    Government grant giving the right to exclude others from making, using or selling an invention.
  • Copyright
    Legal protection for literary, artistic, dramatic or musical works, computer programs, performer's performances, sound recordings, and communication signals.
  • 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.
  • Industrial design
    Legal protection against imitation of the shape, pattern, or ornamentation of an object.
  • Integrated circuit topography
    Three-dimensional configurations of the elements and interconnections embodied in an integrated circuit product.
  • 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.
  • Packaged or off-the-shelf software
    Packaged software purchased for organizational use and excludes software with customization.
  • Databases
    Data files organized to permit effective access and use of the data including access clinical trial registries and administrative health data for research purposes. Includes partnerships supporting the development of databases, such as patient or clinical trial registries or biobanks, to be used for research purposes (e.g., developing a national bladder cancer patient registry with Bladder Cancer Canada for future research).
  • Other technology and technical assistance
    Technical assistance, industrial processes and know-how including technology transfer and know how such as batch pilot production, method develop, and validation related to technology or manufacturing transfer.
In 2021, did this organization make or receive payments inside or outside Canada for the following technology and technical assistance?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
  Made Payments Received Payments Both made and received payments Not applicable
a. Patents        
b. Copyrights        
c. Trademarks        
d. Industrial designs        
e. Integrated circuit topography        
f. Original software        
g. Packaged or off-the-shelf software        
h. Databases
Useful life exceeding one year.
       
i. Other technology and technical assistance
Include technical assistance, industrial processes and know-how.
       

74. In 2021, 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 payments made between $1 and $999.

Technology and technical assistance payments
Definitions (equivalent to the Canadian Intellectual Property Office)

  • Patent
    Government grant giving the right to exclude others from making, using or selling an invention.
  • Copyright
    Legal protection for literary, artistic, dramatic or musical works, computer programs, performer's performances, sound recordings, and communication signals.
  • 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.
  • Industrial design
    Legal protection against imitation of the shape, pattern, or ornamentation of an object.
  • Integrated circuit topography
    Three-dimensional configurations of the elements and interconnections embodied in an integrated circuit product.
  • 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.
  • Packaged or off-the-shelf software
    Packaged software purchased for organizational use and excludes software with customization.
  • Databases
    Data files organized to permit effective access and use of the data including access clinical trial registries and administrative health data for research purposes. Includes partnerships supporting the development of databases, such as patient or clinical trial registries or biobanks, to be used for research purposes (e.g., developing a national bladder cancer patient registry with Bladder Cancer Canada for future research).
  • Other
    Technical assistance, industrial processes and know-how including technology transfer and know how such as batch pilot production, method develop, and validation related to technology or manufacturing transfer.
In 2021, how much did this organization pay to other organizations for technology and technical assistance?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
  Payments made within Canada
CAN$ '000
Payments made outside Canada
CAN$ '000
Payments made to members, affiliated companies or organizations
a. Patents    
b. Copyrights    
c. Trademarks    
d. Industrial designs    
e. Integrated circuit topography    
f. Original software    
g. Packaged or off-the-shelf software    
h. Databases
Useful life exceeding one year.
   
i. Other technology and technical assistance
Include technical assistance, industrial processes and know-how.
   
Total payments made to members, affiliated companies or organizations    
Payments made to other organizations, companies or individuals
j. Patents    
k. Copyrights    
l. Trademarks    
m. Industrial designs    
n. Integrated circuit topography    
o. Original software    
p. Packaged or off-the-shelf software    
q. Databases
Useful life exceeding one year.
   
r. Other technology and technical assistance
Include technical assistance, industrial processes and know-how.
   
Total payments made to other organizations, companies or individuals    
Total payments made to other organizations for technology and technical assistance    

75. In 2021, 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 payments received between $1 and $999.

Technology and technical assistance payments
Definitions (equivalent to the Canadian Intellectual Property Office)

  • Patent
    Government grant giving the right to exclude others from making, using or selling an invention.
  • Copyright
    Legal protection for literary, artistic, dramatic or musical works, computer programs, performer's performances, sound recordings, and communication signals.
  • 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.
  • Industrial design
    Legal protection against imitation of the shape, pattern, or ornamentation of an object.
  • Integrated circuit topography
    Three-dimensional configurations of the elements and interconnections embodied in an integrated circuit product.
  • 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.
  • Packaged or off-the-shelf software
    Packaged software purchased for organizational use and excludes software with customization.
  • Databases
    Data files organized to permit effective access and use of the data including access clinical trial registries and administrative health data for research purposes. Includes partnerships supporting the development of databases, such as patient or clinical trial registries or biobanks, to be used for research purposes (e.g., developing a national bladder cancer patient registry with Bladder Cancer Canada for future research).
  • Other
    Technical assistance, industrial processes and know-how including technology transfer and know how such as batch pilot production, method develop, and validation related to technology or manufacturing transfer.
In 2021, how much did this organization receive from other organizations for technology and technical assistance?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
  Payments received from within Canada
CAN$ '000
Payments received from outside Canada
CAN$ '000
Payments received from members, affiliated companies or organizations
a. Patents    
b. Copyrights    
c. Trademarks    
d. Industrial designs    
e. Integrated circuit topography    
f. Original software    
g. Packaged or off-the-shelf software    
h. Databases
Useful life exceeding one year.
   
i. Other technology and technical assistance
Include technical assistance, industrial processes and know-how.
   
Total payments received from members, affiliated companies or organizations    
Payments received from other organizations, companies or individuals
j. Patents    
k. Copyrights    
l. Trademarks    
m. Industrial designs    
n. Integrated circuit topography    
o. Original software    
p. Packaged or off-the-shelf software    
q. Databases
Useful life exceeding one year.
   
r. Other technology and technical assistance
Include technical assistance, industrial processes and know-how.
   
Total payments received from other organizations, companies or individuals    
Total payments received from other organizations for technology and technical assistance    

Environmental and clean technology R&D expenditures in 2021

76. In 2021, what percentage of this organization's total expenditures of $ [Amount] for R&D performed in-house within Canada was related to research and development of environmental and clean technologies?

Environmental and clean technology is defined as any process, product, or service that reduces environmental impacts: through environmental protection activities that prevent, reduce or eliminate pollution or any other degradation of the environment, resource management activities that result in the more efficient use of natural resources, thus safeguarding against their depletion; or the use of goods that have been adapted to be significantly less energy- or resource-intensive than the industry standard

Report '0' for no environmental and clean technology R&D expenditures.

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

Percentage of environmental and clean technology R&D

77. In 2021, in which of the following categories of environmental and clean technology did this organization perform R&D activities?

Select all that apply.

Air pollution management: Activities aimed at reducing the emissions of pollutants (including greenhouse gases) to the atmosphere. Include pollution abatement and control (e.g., end-of-pipe processes) and pollution prevention (e.g., integrated processes), as well as related measurement, control, laboratories and the like.

Solid waste management: Activities related to the collection, treatment, storage, disposal, and recycling of all domestic, industrial, non-hazardous and hazardous waste (including low-level radioactive waste). Include monitoring activities. Exclude radioactive waste and mine tailings handling and treatment (to be reported under Protection against radiation and Wastewater management, respectively).

Wastewater management: Activities aimed at pollution reduction or prevention through the abatement of pollutants or the reduction of the release of wastewater. Include measures aimed at reducing pollutants before discharge, reducing the release of wastewater, septic tanks, treatment of cooling water, handling and treatment of mine tailings, etc.

Protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water: Activities aimed at the prevention of pollution infiltration: remediation or cleaning up of soils and water bodies; protection of soil from erosion, salinization and physical degradation; monitoring, control, laboratories and the like. Exclude management of wastewater released to surface waters, municipal sewer systems or soil, or injected underground (to be reported under Wastewater management) and protection of biodiversity and habitat (to be reported under Protection of biodiversity and habitat).

Protection of biodiversity and habitat: Activities related to protecting wildlife and habitat from the effects of economic activity, and to restoring wildlife or habitat that has been adversely affected by such activity. Include related environmental measurements, monitoring, control, laboratories and the like.

Noise and vibration abatement: Activities aimed at controlling or reducing industrial and transport noise and vibration for the sole purpose of protecting the environment. Include preventive in-process modifications at the source, construction of anti-noise/vibration facilities, measurement, control, laboratories and the like.

Protection against radiation: Activities aimed at preventing, reducing, or eliminating the negative consequences of radiation on the environment. This includes all handling, transportation, and treatment of radioactive waste (i.e. waste that requires shielding during normal handling and transportation due to high radionuclide content), the protection of ambient media, measurement, control, laboratories and the like, as well as any other activities related to the containment of radioactive waste. Exclude activities and measures related to low-level radioactive waste (to be reported under Solid waste management), the prevention of technological hazards (e.g., external safety of nuclear power plants), and measures taken to protect workers.

Heat or energy savings and management: Activities aimed at reducing the intake of energy through in-process modifications (such as adjustment of production processes or heat and electricity co-generation), as well as reducing heat and energy losses. This includes insulation activities, energy recovery, measurement, control, laboratories and the like.

Renewable energy: Energy obtained from resources that naturally replenish or renew within a human lifespan (i.e. the resource is a sustainable source of energy). This includes wind, solar, aero-thermal, geothermal, hydrothermal and ocean energy, hydropower, biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas and biogases.

  • Air pollution management
    e.g., greenhouse gas control technologies or management services, physical or chemical treatment technologies, air pollution modeling and mapping services
  • Solid waste management
    e.g., collection of waste, recycling and organics, compaction-related technologies, landfill leachate collection and containment technologies
  • Wastewater management
    e.g., physical or chemical treatments of industrial wastewater, mine tailing handling and treatment, biological treatments of sewage
  • Protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water
    e.g., in situ and ex situ biological, physical, chemical, thermal treatments, containment
  • Protection of biodiversity and habitat
  • Noise and vibration abatement
    Exclude R&D related to workers' health and safety.
  • Protection against radiation
    Exclude R&D related to workers' health and safety.
  • Heat and energy savings and management
    e.g., efficient equipment (advance insulation, high efficiency pumps or burners (Energy Star certified), etc.), energy storage technologies (flywheels, fuel cells, etc.), lighting upgrades, smart grid services and associated technologies
  • Fuel efficient vehicles and transportation goods or technologies
    e.g., electric and hybrid vehicles, vehicles using alternative fuels, alternative fuel retrofits on existing vehicles, low-rolling resistance tires
  • Production of energy from renewable sources
    e.g., equipment, services, and technologies used to produce electricity or heat from renewable sources
  • Production of nuclear energy
    e.g., equipment, services, and technologies used to produce electricity or heat from nuclear energy
    Exclude the R&D on feedstock used to produce energy (such as uranium).
  • Other environmental protection or resource management activities
    Specify the other environmental protection or resource management activities

Organization status

78. In 2021, 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 may be provided.

CAN$ '000

Changes in R&D activities due to COVID-19

COVID-19 has resulted in major economic changes, as businesses and organizations reacted to a general shutdown that started in Canada in mid-March 2020.

79. As a result of COVID-19, has this organization made any changes in research and development (R&D) activities or expenditures in 2021?

  • Yes
  • No

Changes in in-house R&D expenditures due to COVID-19

80. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, did this organization modify its in-house R&D expenditures in Canada in 2021?

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

  • Yes, increased in-house R&D expenditures

Please indicate the amount expenditures increased from previously planned expenditures due to COVID-19.
CAN$ '000

  • Yes, decreased in-house R&D expenditures

Please indicate the amount expenditures decreased from previously planned expenditures due to COVID-19.
CAN$ '000

  • No change in in-house R&D expenditures due to COVID-19
  • Do not know

COVID-19 related in-house R&D projects and sources of funds

81. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, did this organization perform, in-house R&D on COVID-19 related R&D projects in 2021?

COVID-19 related R&D: e.g., R&D to create self-sterilizing work surfaces; R&D to develop a COVID-19 diagnostic test; R&D to adapt LEDs to UV for light-weight air purification system, etc.

  • Yes
  • No
  • Do not know

82. In 2021, how much funding did this organization receive from each of the following sources to undertake COVID-19 related in-house R&D projects?

Include self-funding.

Include COVID-19 related funds that have been applied for, which this organization hopes to receive.

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

In 2021, how much funding did this organization receive or does it expect to receive from each of the following sources to undertake COVID-19 related in-house R&D projects?
Table summary
This table contains no data. It is an example of an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada.
All funding for COVID-19 projects by source Amount of funding received CAN$ '000
a. Self-funded  
b. Other organizations  
c. Federal government  
d. Provincial and territorial government  
e. Other private non-profit organizations  
f. Postsecondary institutions
e.g. universities colleges
 
g. Other Canadian sources  
h. Foreign sources  
Total funding for COVID-19 related R&D projects  

Changes in R&D personnel due to COVID-19

83. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, were there any net changes to the number of full-time equivalent (FTEs) R&D personnel employed or contracted in 2021 by this organization?

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

  • Yes, increased in FTEs

How many more R&D personnel (FTE)s were hired or contracted due to COVID-19?
Number of full-time equivalents

  • Yes, decreased in FTEs

How many fewer R&D personnel (FTE)s were employed due to COVID-19?
Number of full-time equivalents

  • No change in R&D personnel due to COVID-19
  • Do not know

Changes in payments to other organizations for R&D due to COVID-19

84. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, did this organization modify its outsourced R&D expenditures in 2021?

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

  • Yes, increased outsourced R&D expenditures

Please indicate the amount expenditures increased from previously planned expenditures due to COVID-19.

CAN$ '000

  • Yes, decreased outsourced R&D expenditures

Please indicate the amount expenditures decreased from previously planned expenditures due to COVID-19.

CAN$ '000

  • No change in payments made to other organizations for R&D due to COVID-19
  • Do not know

Notification of intent to extract web data

85. Does this business have a website?

  • Yes
    • Specify the business website address 1
    • e.g., www.example.gc.ca
    • Specify the business website address 2
    • e.g., www.example.gc.ca
    • Specify the business website address 3
    • e.g., www.example.gc.ca
  • No

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

86. 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.

  • Outsourcing of R&D project(s)
  • Initiation of new R&D project(s)
  • Completion of existing R&D project(s)
  • Major change in funding of R&D project(s) (loss of funding)
  • Major change in funding of R&D project(s) (increase in funding)
  • Organizational change that affected R&D activities (expansion, reduction, restructuring)
  • Economic change that affected R&D activities
  • Lack of availability of qualified R&D personnel
  • Other
    Specify the other changes or events:
  • No changes or events

Contact person

87. Statistics Canada may need to contact the person who completed this questionnaire for further information.

Is the provided given names and the provided family name the best person to contact?

  • Yes
  • No

Who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?

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

Feedback

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

Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.

  • Hours:
  • Minutes:

89. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?

Agricultural Water Survey - 2022

Why are we conducting this survey?

The Agricultural Water Survey is conducted to gather information on water use, irrigation methods and practices, and sources and quality of water used for agricultural purposes. This survey is part of the Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI) program. The data collected will be used in CESI's reporting activities and to inform water use policy and development of programs for Canadian irrigators. Statistics Canada will also use the survey results to report on total water use by sector in Canada.

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

Although voluntary, your participation is important so that the information collected is as accurate and complete as possible.

Other important information

Authorization to collect this information

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

Confidentiality

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

Record linkages

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

Contact us if you have any questions or concerns about record linkage:

Email: infostats@statcan.gc.ca

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Mail:
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Statistics Canada
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Data-sharing agreements

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Statistics Canada
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Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0T6

You may also contact the Statistics Canada Help Desk- this link will open in a new window by email statcan.esdhelpdesk-dsebureaudedepannage.statcan@statcan.gc.ca or by fax at 613-951-6583.

For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, the Institut de la statistique du Québec, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, and Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development.

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

Reporting instructions

  • When precise figures are not available, provide your best estimates.
  • Percentages should be rounded to whole numbers
  • Enter '0' if there is no value to report

Who should complete this questionnaire?

This questionnaire should be completed by the person that has good knowledge of the irrigation activities practiced on this farm.

Deadline for completing this questionnaire

Please complete this questionnaire and submit it within 14 days of receipt.

Printing your completed questionnaire

You can print this questionnaire once you have completed and submitted it.

Business or organization and contact information

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

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

Legal Name

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

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

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

Operating Name

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

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

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

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

3. 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. Verify or provide the current main activity of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.

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

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

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

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

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

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: {specified activity}?

  • Yes
  • No
    When did the main activity change?
    Date

6. Search and select the industry classification code that best corresponds to this business or organization's main activity.
Select this business or organization's activity sector (optional)

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

Crops

1. Which of the following crops did this operation produce or grow during the 20XX season?

Exclude:

  • land rented or leased to others
  • summerfallow
  • Christmas trees
  • greenhouses, nurseries and sod operations.

Select all that apply.

  • Forage crops
    • Include hay, improved pasture and silage
  • Field crops
    • Include potatoes
  • Fruit crops
    • Include all berries
  • Vegetable crops
    • Exclude potatoes

OR

  • Did not produce or grow any of the above crops during the 20XX season

Irrigated Crops

2. Did this operation irrigate forage crops during the 20XX season?

Irrigation is defined as applying water to the soil to assist the growing of crops in dry areas during periods of inadequate rainfall, to prevent soil compaction or erosion, or to protect plants against frost.

Include hay, improved pasture and silage.

Exclude land rented or leased to others

  • Yes
  • No

3. Did this operation irrigate field crops during the 20XX season?

Irrigation is defined as applying water to the soil to assist the growing of crops in dry areas during periods of inadequate rainfall, to prevent soil compaction or erosion, or to protect plants against frost.

Include potatoes.

Exclude land rented or leased to others

  • Yes
  • No

4. Did this operation irrigate fruit crops during the 20XX season?

Irrigation is defined as applying water to the soil to assist the growing of crops in dry areas during periods of inadequate rainfall, to prevent soil compaction or erosion, or to protect plants against frost.

Include all berries.

Exclude land rented or leased to others

  • Yes
  • No

5. Did this operation irrigate vegetable crops during the 20XX season?

Irrigation is defined as applying water to the soil to assist the growing of crops in dry areas during periods of inadequate rainfall, to prevent soil compaction or erosion, or to protect plants against frost.

Exclude

  • land rented or leased to others
  • potatoes
  • Yes
  • No

6. During the 20XX season, what were the reasons this operation was unable to irrigate?

Exclude land rented or leased to others

Select all that apply.

  • Shortage of on-farm surface water
    • Include lakes, rivers, creeks or streams, ponds or dugouts.
  • Shortage of on-farm underground water or well water
    • Include shallow wells and deep wells.
  • Poor water quality
  • High cost of obtaining water
    • E.g., cost of deliver, cost of fuel to operate pumps, cost of installing irrigation system
  • Irrigation ban
  • Equipment breakdown
  • Lack or personnel
  • Other
    • Specify other reason

OR

  • Nothing prevented this operation from irrigating

Units of measure

7. What are the units of measure that will be used to report the land areas and quantity of water used for irrigation throughout the questionnaire?

Land areas

  • Acres
  • Hectares
  • Arpents

Quantity of water used for irrigation

  • Inches per acre
  • Millimeters (mm)
  • Imperial gallons (imp. gal.)
  • U.S. gallons (U.S. gal)
  • Litres (L)
  • Cubic metres (m³)
  • Total acre-feet
  • Acres_feet per acre
  • Imperial gallons per acre
  • U.S. gallons per acre

Forage crops

8. What area of land was irrigation applied to for forage crops during the 20XX season?

Report the areas only once, even if more than one forage crop will be grown in the same area.

Include hay, improved pasture and silage.

Exclude land rented or leased to others.

When exact figures are not available, please provide your best estimate

Total irrigated land area for forage crops:

9. How many acres of forage crops was irrigation applied to for the following months?

Specify the total irrigated area for forage crops that received irrigation during the 20XX season.

When exact figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

How many acres of forage crops was irrigation applied to for the following months?
  20XX Irrigated land area 20XX Quantity of water used
April 20XX    
May 20XX    
June 20XX    
July 20XX    
August 20XX    
September 20XX    
October 20XX    
Total  

10. What irrigation methods were used to irrigate forage crops during the 20XX season?

Select all that apply.

  • Sprinkler irrigation
    • Include hand move; solid or permanent set; side roll; wheel line, wheel move or wheel roll; traveller, volume gun, travelling gunwalker, overhead or circular; linear move; and centre pivot.
  • Micro-irrigation
    • Include surface drip, sub-surface drip, micro-sprinklers, bubblers, micro jets and hand watering.
  • Surface irrigation
    • Include down rows, furrows, corrugations, border dyke, level basins, uncontrolled flooding and back flooding. Exclude surface drip irrigation.

Field crops

11. What area of land was irrigation applied to for field crops during the 20XX season?

Report the areas only once, even if more than one forage crop will be grown in the same area.

Include potatoes.

Exclude land rented or leased to others.

When exact figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

Total irrigated land area for field crops:

12. How many acres of field crops was irrigation applied to for the following months?

Specify the total irrigated area for field crops that received irrigation during the 20XX season.

When exact figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

How many acres of field crops was irrigation applied to for the following months?
  20XX Irrigated land area 20XX Quantity of water used
April 20XX    
May 20XX    
June 20XX    
July 20XX    
August 20XX    
September 20XX    
October 20XX    
Total  

13. What irrigation methods were used to irrigate field crops during the 20XX season?

Select all that apply.

  • Sprinkler irrigation
    • Include hand move; solid or permanent set; side roll; wheel line, wheel move or wheel roll; traveller, volume gun, travelling gun, walker, overhead or circular; linear move; and centre pivot.
  • Micro-irrigation
    • Include surface drip, sub-surface drip, micro-sprinklers, bubblers, micro jets and hand watering.
  • Surface irrigation
    • Include down rows, furrows, corrugations, border dyke, level basins, uncontrolled flooding and back flooding. Exclude surface drip irrigation.

Fruit crops

14. What area of land was irrigation applied to for fruit crops during the 20XX season?

Report the areas only once, even if more than one field crop will be grown in the same area.

Include all berries.

Exclude land rented or leased to others.

When exact figures are not available, please provide your best estimate

Total irrigated land area for field crops:

15. How many acres of fruit crops was irrigation applied to for the following months?

Specify the total irrigated area for fruit crops that received irrigation during the 20XX season.

When exact figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

How many acres of fruit crops was irrigation applied to for the following months?
  20XX Irrigated land area 20XX Quantity of water used
April 20XX    
May 20XX    
June 20XX    
July 20XX    
August 20XX    
September 20XX    
October 20XX    
Total  

16. What irrigation methods were used to irrigate fruit crops during the 20XX season?

Select all that apply.

  • Sprinkler irrigation
    • Include hand move; solid or permanent set; side roll; wheel line, wheel move or wheel roll; traveller, volume gun, travelling gun, walker, overhead or circular; linear move; and centre pivot.
  • Micro-irrigation
    • Include surface drip, sub-surface drip, micro-sprinklers, bubblers, micro jets and hand watering.
  • Surface irrigation
    • Include down rows, furrows, corrugations, border dyke, level basins, uncontrolled flooding and back flooding. Exclude surface drip irrigation.

Vegetable crops

17. What area of land was irrigation applied to for vegetable crops during the 20XX season?

Report the areas only once, even if more than one vegetable crop will be grown in the same area.

Exclude

  • land rented or leased to others.
  • Potatoes.

When exact figures are not available, please provide your best estimate

Total irrigated land area for vegetable crops:

18. How many acres of vegetable crops was irrigation applied to for the following months?

Specify the total irrigated area for vegetable crops that received irrigation during the 20XX season.

When exact figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

How many acres of vegetable crops was irrigation applied to for the following months?
  20XX Irrigated land area 20XX Quantity of water used
April 20XX    
May 20XX    
June 20XX    
July 20XX    
August 20XX    
September 20XX    
October 20XX    
Total  

19. What irrigation methods were used to irrigate forage crops during the 20XX season?
Select all that apply.

  • Sprinkler irrigation
    • Include hand move; solid or permanent set; side roll; wheel line, wheel move or wheel roll; traveller, volume gun, travelling gun, walker, overhead or circular; linear move; and centre pivot.
  • Micro-irrigation
    • Include surface drip, sub-surface drip, micro-sprinklers, bubblers, micro jets and hand watering.
  • Surface irrigation
    • Include down rows, furrows, corrugations, border dyke, level basins, uncontrolled flooding and back flooding. Exclude surface drip irrigation.

Summary

20. This is a summary of this operation's total irrigated area and quantity of water used during the 20XX season.

This is a summary of this operation's total irrigated area and quantity of water used during the 20XX season.
  20XX Irrigated land area 20XX Quantity of water used
a. Forage crops    
b. Field crops    
c. Fruit crops    
d. Vegetable crops    
Total    

Irrigation practices and water sources

21. Of all the water used for irrigation during the 20XX season, what percentage came from each of the following?

Of all the water used for irrigation during the 20XX season, what percentage came from each of the following?
  20XX Percentage
a. On-farm, underground water or well water
  • Include shallow wells and deep wells.
 
b. On-farm lakes, rivers, creeks or streams, ponds or dugouts.
i.e., direct access (surface water)
 
c. Off-farm water transported to the farm.
e.g., via pipeline, canal system or vehicle, including municipal water and any surface water located off-farm
 
d. Other
  • Specify
 
Total  

Off-farm water transported to the farm

22. Of all the off-farmwater used for irrigation during the 20XX season, what percentage came from each of the following?

Of all the off-farmwater used for irrigation during the 20XX season, what percentage came from each of the following?
  20XX Percentage
a. Tap water  
b. Treated wastewater  
c. Provincial water sources
e.g., irrigation district, irrigation project
 
d. Private sources  
e. Other
  • Specify other source
 
Total  

23. Why did this operation need to obtain water from an off-farm source during the 20XX season?

Select all that apply

  • No water or not enough water available on the farm for irrigation
  • Poor quality of on-farm water for irrigation
  • Equipment breakdown
  • Other
    • Specify other reason

Water and energy conservation practices

24. Which of the following practices were used during the 20XX season to conserve water or energy?

Select all that apply

  • Wind breaks
    • e.g., fences, tree lines, hedges
  • Leaving stubble on fields
    • E.g., minimum tillage, direct seeding
  • Watering at night or in the morning
  • Pressure reduction
  • Water or energy saving nozzles
  • Incorporating compost or other material into soil to increase soil water retention
  • Other
    • Specify other practice

OR

  • No water or energy saving practices were used during the 20XX season

Crops

25. Did this operation ever produce or grow forage, field, fruit or vegetable crops in previous seasons?

  • Yes
  • No

Irrigated crops

26. Did this operation apply irrigation to any of its crops in previous seasons?

Irrigation is defined as applying water to the soil to assist the growing of crops in dry areas during periods of inadequate rainfall, to prevent soil compaction or erosion, or to protect plants against frost.

  • Yes
  • No

Changes or events

27. Indicate any changes or evens that affected the reported values for this operation compared with the last reporting period.

Select all that apply

  • Strike or lock-out
  • Natural disaster
  • Acquisition of business or business units
  • Other
    • Specify the other changes or events

OR

  • No changes or events

Contact person

28. Statistics Canada may need to contact the person who completed this questionnaire for further information.

Is the respondent given names and respondent family names the best person to contact?

  • Yes
  • No

Who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?

  • First name
  • Last name
  • Title
  • Email address
  • Telephone number (including area code)
  • Extension number (if applicable)
  • Fax number (including area code)

Feedback

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

Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.

  • Hours
  • Minutes

30. Do you have any comments about this questionnaire?