The purpose of this survey is to collect data on gasoline and other petroleum fuels sold in Canada. These data are used by the Department of Finance for the calculation of fiscal equalization payments to the provinces pursuant to the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act and Territorial Financing for the territories. This information is also used by various levels of government for the planning and development of transportation infrastructure and by special interest groups for marketing strategies. Your information may be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.
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Block Information Confidentiality
Confidentiality
Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from releasing any information it collects which could identify any person, business, or organization, unless consent has been given by the respondent or as permitted by the Statistics Act. Statistics Canada will use the information from this survey for statistical purposes.
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Block Information on Record linkage
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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Block Information on Topics covered in the survey
Topics covered in the survey
The survey asks questions about sales of:
- gasoline
- diesel fuels
- liquefied petroleum gas
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Block Information on Published data
Published data
Statistics Canada publishes the results of its surveys in many formats; the following list includes the latest articles and related documents for this survey:
- latest news releases published in The Daily
- summary tables
- publications
- CANSIM tables
- Questionnaires, definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2746