Waste Management Industry Survey: Government Sector

This survey collects information that will help Canadians understand the contributions made by the waste management industry to Canada's economy and environment. The results will assist businesses in the industry as well as public policy makers to make sound decisions based on data that apply specifically to the waste management industry. Statistics Canada is also conducting a survey of waste management (business sector) for 2016. Together these surveys will provide a comprehensive picture of waste management in Canada. Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes, in conformity with its mandate.

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  Confidentiality

  The Statistics Act protects the confidentiality of information collected by Statistics Canada.

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

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  Data sharing agreements and record linkage

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

  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 to share your data.

  Chief Statistician of Canada
  Statistics Canada
  Care of Director, Environment, Energy and Transportation Statistics Division
  170 Tunney's Pasture Driveway
  Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6

  You may also contact us by email at enviro-waste-govt@statcan.gc.ca

  For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with 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.

  Record linkage

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

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  Topics covered in the survey

  The survey asks questions about:

  • waste disposal
  • recycling and composting of residential and non residential sources
  • revenues, expenses and number of employees of the government sector for waste management

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  Published data

  Statistics Canada publishes the results of its surveys in many formats. To find all the documents related to this survey, follow the links below and type the name of the survey in the search engine located at the left of your screen to filter the results.

  Data: You will find tables, profiles of a community or region, thematic maps, public use microdata files, and data visualization tools.

  Analysis: You will have direct access to Stats in brief (e.g., releases from The Daily, fact sheets), articles and reports, and journals and periodicals.

• Questionnaires, definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 1736