Natural Gas Transport and Distribution Annual 2010

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Manufacturing and Energy Division

Please complete and return within 20 days after receipt of this questionnaire

Confidential when completed.

Collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S19.

Completion of the questionnaire is a legal requirement under this Act.

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Purpose of the Survey

To obtain information on the status of the energy industries of Canada. This information serves as an important indicator of Canadian economic performance, is used by all levels of government in establishing informed policies in the energy area and, in the case of public utilities, is used by governmental agencies to fulfil their regulatory responsibilities. The private sector likewise uses this information in the corporate decision-making process.

Confidentiality

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. The confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act are not affected by either the Access to Information Act or any other legislation. Therefore, for example, the Canada Revenue Agency cannot access identifiable survey records from Statistics Canada.

Information from this survey will be used for statistical purposes only and will be published in aggregate form only.

An exception to the general rule of confidentiality under the Statistics Act is the disclosure, at the discretion of the Chief Statistician, of identifiable information relating to public utilities, which includes undertakings supplying petroleum or petroleum products by pipeline, and undertakings supplying, transmitting or distributing gas, electricity or steam. This applies to the dissemination of aggregate survey results at the provincial or territorial level where only one or two public utilities may have reported data or where one dominates the industry in a particular province or territory.

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 must keep the data confidential and use them only for statistical purposes. Statistics Canada will only share data from this survey with those organizations that have demonstrated a requirement to use the data.

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

For this survey, there are Section 11 agreements with the provincial and territorial statistical agencies of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, and the Yukon.

The shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.

Section 12 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with federal, provincial or territorial government organizations.

Under Section 12, you may refuse to share your information with any of these organizations by writing a letter of objection to the Chief Statistician and returning it with the completed questionnaire. Please specify the organizations with which you do not want to share your data.

For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut as well as with the Ontario Ministry of Energy, the Saskatchewan Department of Energy and Resources, the Alberta Department of Energy, the National Energy Board, Natural Resources Canada and Environment Canada.

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

Note that there is no right of refusal with respect to sharing the data with the Saskatchewan Department of Energy and Resources. In addition to being collected under the Statistics Act, the information is collected pursuant to The Oil andGas Conservation Act and Regulations, 1985 (Saskatchewan) and The Mineral Resources Act (Saskatchewan) on behalf of Saskatchewan Department of Energy and Resources.

Record linkages

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

Inquiries

This schedule is to be completed and returned to Statistics Canada, 150 Tunney’s Pasture Driveway, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0T6. If you require assistance in the completion of the questionnaire, contact the Energy Section by telephoning 1-877-604-7828 or by fax at 1-888-883-7999.

Fax or other Electronic Transmission Disclosure

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

Instructions

  1. Financial data to be given for calendar or fiscal year ending nearest calendar year. If fiscal year used please give period.
  2. If it is not possible to give exact figures under the stated subdivisions, enter your best estimate and place a notation (est.) after the estimated figures.
  3. Please insert pipe line distance for main lines separately from parallel lines or loops. Parallel lines are defined as pipe lines which occupy the same right-of-way adjacent to and essentially parallel with the main line, and which have an independent source of pressure, and through which the product carried has a common origin and destination.
    Loops are defined as pipe lines which occupy the same right-of-way as the main line, or right-of-way immediately adjacent to and parallel with the main line, and which depend upon the main line for a source of pressure, and through which the product carried has a common origin and destination.
    Where there is more than one main line, please enter pipe line distance figures separately. Please note statistics compiled from this report are published in the publication “Natural Gas Transport and Distribution”, Catalogue 57-205.

Certification

I certify that the information contained herein is substantially complete and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Signature

Name of signer (please print)

  • Official position of signer
  • Date

Name of person(s) to be contacted in connection with this report (please print)

  • Telephone
  • Fax

E-mail address

Annual Revenue Statement

For period

Account number1

S.C. use only

Current year

Previous year

Thousands of Canadian dollars

Operating Revenues and Expense Account

Operating Revenue Accounts

510 Sales a) Foreign
500, 529  b) Canadian and other sales
550 Sales of products extracted from gas
570 Transportation and storage of gas of others
307, 551, 575, 579 Other operating revenue
300  Total Operating Revenue
623, 626,627 minus 628, 629 Operating Expense Accounts

Total gas supply

660, 663 to 667, 669 Transmission operations

Distribution operations

684, 685, 688, 689, 721 to 725, 728 minus 729 General and administrative
810, 815 to 821, 850, 853, 855 to 859, 860 to 867, 869, 884, 885, 888, 889 Maintenance expenses
303, 304 Depreciation and amortization
305, 308, 610, 612, 615 to 622, 650, 651, 653 to 659 Other expenses
301  Total Operating Expenses

Net Revenue from Operations

Other Income

315 Income from affiliated companies
312, 314, 316, 317, 319 Other Income
331 Extraordinary income

Total Other Income

Other Deductions

311, 313, 323, 324, 325, 326, 329 Other income deductions
341 Extraordinary deductions

Total Other Deductions

Fixed Charges

320 Interest on long-term debt
321, 322 Other fixed charges

Total Fixed Charges

306 Provisions for income tax

Net Income After Taxes

Comparative Balance Sheet

For Period ending

Account number1

S.C. use only

Current year

Previous year

Thousands of Canadian dollars

Assets
Fixed Assets

100 to 103, 107, 110, 115, 116 Total plant
105, 106, 111, 112 Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

Net Plant

Investments
120 Investments in affiliated companies
121, 122, 123, 126 Other investments

Total Investments

Current Assets
130, 132 Cash on hand, in banks and temporary cash investments
140, 141, 142 minus 145 Accounts receivable less allowances for doubtful accounts
150 Plant, material and operating supplies
131, 147, 151,160, 162 Other current assets, material and supplies and prepaid expenses
152, 153 Gas stored underground available for sale and transmission line pack gas

Total Current Assets

170 to 173, 176 to 179 Deferred debits

Total Assets

Liabilities and Shareholders Equity
Shareholders Equity

200 Share capital
212 Retained earnings
210, 216 Other equity

Total Shareholders Equity
Long-term Debt

220 minus 221 Long-term debt
248 Advances from affiliated companies
249 Other long-term debt

Total Long-term Debt
Current Liabilities

250, 258 Loans and notes payable
251, 252 Accounts payable and accrued(including affiliated companies)
253, 257 Interest and dividend payable
254, 256, 259 Other current liabilities

Total Current Liabilities

270, 275, 276, 278, 279, 290, 291, 293 Deferred credit and appropriations

Total Liabilities and Shareholders Equity
Retained Earnings

350 Balance transferred from income
351, 352 Prior period adjustment and miscellaneous retained earnings adjustments
353 Income tax applicable to retained earnings adjustments
357 Dividend appropriations
212 Retained earnings end of year as per balance sheet

Supplementary Financial Data2

A. Operating Expenses Supplementary Statement:

Of the total of the operating expense accounts (not including Gas Supply) reported in Schedule 1, please provide the following breakdown

Producing operation 3

610 to 622
810 to 821

  • Current
  • Repairs

Utility operation

  • Trunk pipeline4
  • 650 to 729
  • 860 to 869
    • Current
    • Repairs
  • Gas distribution
  • 650 to 729
  • 850 to 859
  • 884 to 889
    • Current
    • Repairs

Thousands of Canadian dollars

Amount spent for:

Salaries and wages

Fuel and electricity

Materials and supplies

Payments to contractors

Purchased services (legal, engineering, advertising, telephone, etc.)

Other

Total Expenses

Supplementary Data

Distance of Pipeline in Kilometres, as at December 31, 2010

  • Field and gathering
  • Outside diameter in millimetres

0 to 75
76 to 150
151 to 226
227 to 328
329 to 531
532 to 1040
1041 and over
Total

Province (specify)

Transmission

0 to 75
76 to 150
151 to 226
227 to 328
329 to 531
532 to 1040
1041 and over

Total

Province (specify)

a) Main lines

b) Parallel lines and loops

Supply and distribution

0 to 75
76 to 150
151 to 226
227 to 328
329 to 531
532 to 1040
1041 and over

Total

Province (specify)

a) Steel

b) Plastic

In the area below, please indicate in the detail shown above (namely distance by province, by diameter, by steel or plastic, by type(i.e. Field and Gathering, Transmission, or Supply and Distribution), any abandonments of pipe during year under review.

Province

0 to 75
76 to 150
151 to 226
227 to 328
329 to 531
532 to 1040
1041 and over

Total

Compressor Station Statistics

  • Province
  • Station
  • Type of control
    • Manual
    • Automatic
  • Prime movers
    • Number
    • Type
    • KW
  • Compressors
    • Reciprocating
    • Centrifugal
    • Total

If you object to information in this section (B) being published, please signify

Definitions

Management: Include presidents, vice-presidents, department managers and other members of management.

Wage earners: Include skilled and unskilled workmen, technicians, specialists, clerical and secretarial personnel and other related employees, working below the management level.

Payroll Statistics

Number of employees as at December 31

Salaries and wages for the year $ CDN

Management:

(a) Gas supply

(b) Transmission

(c) Distribution

(d) Sales

(e) Administration

Total

Wage Earners:

(a) Gas supply

(b) Transmission

(c) Distribution

(d) Sales

(e) Administration

Total

Total Employment, Salaries and Wages


Notes

1. Account number represents accounts reflected in gas pipeline uniform accounting regulations.
2. Please report data using those categories applicable to your operation.
3. Represents gathering system and manufacturing plant.
4. Trunk pipeline only (excluding producing operation).

 

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