Please complete and return this questionnaire to Statistics Canada by mail or fax (613-951-3868) promptly by the 10th day of the month. If you have any questions about this survey please call toll-free at 1-800-216-2299. Thank you for your cooperation.
Confidential when completed. This survey is conducted under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, c. S-19. Completion of this questionnaire is a legal requirement under the Statistics Act.
- Holders of the commodities listed on this form, whether owned by themselves, or by others, are required to report the products on hand in their establishments or stored elsewhere in specially rented rooms to which only they have access, except in emergency. Products held in public storage, common or cold, will be reported by operators of those establishments.
- The objective of this survey is to produce monthly estimates of stocks.
- The inventory should be taken at the opening of business, on the first business day of the month and the report should be mailed promptly, so that it will reach Ottawa no later than the morning of the sixth of the month. The figures reported are used to produce statistics on inventories of butter and cheese.
Include Stocks Held on Government Accounts
Dairy Products (domestic and imported) (Kilograms)
Butter and Butter Oil (include unsalted butter)
- Creamery butter
- held under Plan A
- held under Plan B
- held privately
- Total
- Whey butter
- Butter oil
Cheese
- Cheddar (all sizes, curds included)
- Other factory cheese (all varieties except cheddar and process)
- Processed cheese
Dairy Processors Stocks
Of products listed above identify the quantities owned by dairy processors.
- no quantity
- Name of processor
Product
- Date
The above statement is hereby certified to be correct.
- Signature
General Information
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.
Record linkages
To enhance the data from this survey, Statistics Canada may combine it with information from other surveys from administrative sources.
Data-sharing agreements
To avoid duplication of enquiry, Statistics Canada has entered into data-sharing agreements with provincial statistical agencies, 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 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 farm operations may not object to the sharing of their data.
For this survey, there are Section 11 agreements with the provincial statistical agencies of New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia .
The shared data will be limited to information pertaining to farm operations located within the jurisdiction of the respective province.
Section 12 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with federal and provincial 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 at the address below. Please specify the name of the survey and the organizations with which you do not want to share your data.
Statistics Canada
Chief Statistician
R. H. Coats Building, 26th Floor, Section A
100 Tunney's Pasture Driveway
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6
For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the New Brunswick Agriculture and Aquaculture department, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the Manitoba Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives and the British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture and Lands.
For agreements with provincial government organizations, the shared data will be limited to information pertaining to farm operations located within the jurisdiction of the respective province.
Fax or other electronic transmission disclosure
There could be a risk of disclosure during the facsimile or electronic transmission. However, upon receipt of your information, Statistics Canada will provide the level of protection afforded for all information collected under the authority of the Statistics Act.