Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (SEPH)

Enterprise size of employee, category

Enterprise size refers to the number of persons employed by the enterprise.

Employee refers to any person receiving pay for services rendered in Canada or for an employer paid absence, and for whom the employer is required to complete a Canada Revenue Agency T4 slip. These persons may work on a full-time, part-time, casual or temporary basis.

In the Survey of Employment, Payroll and Hours, employees are persons working for an employer whose business is included in a group of industries covered by all industrial sectors except those primarily involved in agriculture, fishing and trapping, private household services, religious organisations and the military personnel of the defence services. It also excludes owners or partners of unincorporated businesses and professional practices, the self-employed, unpaid family workers, persons working outside Canada, military personnel, and casual workers for whom a T4 form is not required.

The data for this variable are reported using the following classifications and/or lists:

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