Survey of Service Industries: Engineering, 2012 - Full Questionnaire

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A - Introduction

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  • 2: Business name
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Purpose

This survey collects the financial and operating data needed to develop national and regional economic policies and programs.

Authority

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Reporting instructions

- Report for business unit(s) specified on the label on the front page.

- Complete only the questions that apply to your business.

- When precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimate.

- Report in Canadian dollars. Dollar amounts and percentages should be rounded to whole numbers.

- Consult the reporting guide at www.statcan.gc.ca/guides-e for further information.

B - Main business activity

B - Main business activity - Question identifier:1.

Please describe the nature of your business.

To ensure that you have received the appropriate questionnaire, you are asked to describe the nature of your business. The description should briefly state the main activities of your business unit.

B - Main business activity - Question identifier:2.

Please check the one main activity which most accurately represents your main source of revenue.

Below is a description of each main activity.
Engineering services
This industry comprises business units primarily engaged in applying principles of engineering in the design, development and utilization of machines, materials, instruments, structures, processes and systems. The assignments undertaken by these establishments may involve any of the following activities: the provision of advice, the preparation of feasibility studies, the preparation of preliminary and final plans and designs, the provision of technical services during the construction or installation phase, the inspection and evaluation of engineering projects, and related services.
Include:
- acoustical engineering consulting services;
- boat engineering design services;
- chemical engineering services;
- civil engineering services;
- combustion and heating engineering consultants;
- construction engineering services;
- electrical and electronic engineering services;
- engineering consulting services;
- engineering design services;
- engineers, private practice;
- environmental engineering services;
- erosion control engineering services;
- geological engineering services;
- geophysical engineering services;
- industrial engineering services;
- logging engineering services;
- marine engineering services;
- mechanical engineering services;
- mining engineering services;
- office of engineers;
- petroleum engineering services;
- traffic consultants, engineering services.
Exclude:
- design and construction of buildings, highways and other structures;
- managing construction projects;
- gathering, interpreting and mapping geophysical data;
- providing engineering surveying services;
- creating and developing designs and specifications that optimize the function,value and appearance of products;
- planning and designing computer systems that integrate existing hardware, packaged or custom software and communication technologies;
- providing advice and assistance to others on environmental issues, such as the control of environmental contamination from pollutants, toxic substances and hazardous materials.

  • 1: Engineering services: this industry comprises business units primarily engaged in applying principles of engineering in the design, development and utilization of machines, materials, instruments, structures, processes and systems. The assignments undertaken by these establishments may involve any of the following activities: the provision of advice, the preparation of feasibility studies, the preparation of preliminary and final plans and designs, the provision of technical services during the construction or installation phase, the inspection and evaluation of engineering projects, and related services.
  • 2: None of the above - Please call the contact telephone number on the cover page for further instructions.

C - Reporting period information

C - Reporting period information - Question identifier:1.

Please report information for your fiscal year (normal business year) ending between April 1, YYYY and March 31, YYYY. Please indicate below the period covered by this questionnaire.

  • 1: Date from (YYYY MM DD) to (YYYY MM DD)

C - Reporting period information - Question identifier:2.

If the reporting period does not cover a full year, please check the reason(s) below:

  • 1: seasonal operations
  • 2: new business
  • 3: change of fiscal year
  • 4: change of ownership
  • 5: ceased operations
  • 6: temporarily inactive

D - Revenue

A detailed breakdown may be requested in other sections.

D - Revenue - Question identifier:1.

Sales of goods and services (e.g., rental and leasing income, commissions, fees, admissions, services revenue) Report net of returns and allowances. (must equal total sales in section F).

D - Revenue - Question identifier:2.

Grants, subsidies, donations and fundraising

D - Revenue - Question identifier:3.

Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees

A royalty is defined as a payment received by the holder of a copyright, trademark or patent.
Please include revenue received from the sale or use of all intellectual property rights of copyrighted musical, literary, artistic or dramatic works, sound recordings or the broadcasting of communication signals.

D - Revenue - Question identifier:4.

Investment income (dividends and interest)

Investment income is defined as the portion of a company's income derived from its investments, including dividends and interest on stocks and bonds.
Include interest from:
- foreign sources;
- bonds and debentures;
- mortgage loans;
- G.I.C. interest;
- loan interest;
- securities interest and deposits with bank interest.
Exclude:
- equity income from investments in subsidiaries or affiliates; these amounts should be reported in section E, at question 25.

D - Revenue - Question identifier:5.

Other revenue
(please specify):

Include:
- amounts not included in questions 1 to 4 above.

D - Revenue - Question identifier:6.

Total revenue (sum of questions 1 to 5)

The sum of questions 1 to 5.

E - Expenses

E - Expenses - Question identifier:1.

Salaries and wages of employees who have been issued a T4 statement

Please report all salaries and wages (including taxable allowances and employment commissions as defined on the T4 - Statement of Remuneration Paid) before deductions for this reporting period.
Include:
- vacation pay;
- bonuses (including profit sharing);
- employee commissions;
- taxable allowances (e.g., room and board, vehicle allowances, gifts such as airline tickets for holidays);
- severance pay.
Exclude:
- all payments and expenses associated with casual labour and outside contract workers; please report these amounts in this section, at question 5.

E - Expenses - Question identifier:2.

Employer portion of employee benefits (include employer contributions to pension, medical/life insurance plans, employment insurance, etc.)

Include contributions to:
- health plans;
- insurance plans;
- employment insurance;
- pension plans;
- workers' compensation;
- contributions to any other employee benefits such as child care and supplementary unemployment benefit (SUB) plans;
- contributions to provincial and territorial health and education payroll taxes.

E - Expenses - Question identifier:3.

Commissions paid to non-employees

Please report commission payments to outside workers without a T4 - Statement of Remuneration Paid.
Include:
- commission payments to independent real
estate agents and brokers.

E - Expenses - Question identifier:4.

Professional and business services fees (e.g., legal, accounting)

Include:
- legal;
- accounting and auditing;
- consulting;
- education and training;
- architect;
- appraisal;
- management and administration.

E - Expenses - Question identifier:5.

Subcontract expenses (include contract labour, contract work and custom work)

Subcontract expense refers to the purchasing of services from outside of the company rather than providing them in-house.
Include:
- hired casual labour and outside contract workers.

E - Expenses - Question identifier:6.

Charges for services provided by your head office

Include:
- parent company reimbursement expenses and interdivisional expenses.

E - Expenses - Question identifier:7.

Cost of goods sold, if applicable (purchases plus opening inventory minus closing inventory)

Report cost of purchased goods that were resold during the reporting period. If applicable, report cost of goods and material used in manufacturing of sold products.
Include:
- goods purchased for resale: purchases during the period (including freight-in) plus opening inventory less closing inventory;
- materials used in manufacturing of products sold: report only the material component of cost of finished manufactured goods that were sold during the reporting period.
Exclude:
- direct and indirect labour costs (salaries, wages, benefits, and commissions);
- overhead and all other costs normally charged to cost of goods sold, such as depreciation, energy costs, utilities, sub-contracts, royalties, transportation, warehousing, insurance, rental and leasing; these expenses should be reported elsewhere in the detailed categories provided.

E - Expenses - Question identifier:8.

Office supplies

Include:
- office stationery and supplies, paper and other supplies for photocopiers, printers and fax machines;
- diskettes and computer upgrade expenses;
- data processing.
Exclude:
- postage and courier;
- telephone, Internet and other telecommunications expenses (please report this amount in this section, at question 14).

E - Expenses - Question identifier:9.

Rental and leasing (include rental of premises, equipment, motor vehicles, etc.)

Include:
- lease rental expenses, real estate rental expenses, condominium fees and equipment rental expenses;
- motor vehicle rental and leasing expenses;
- rental and leasing of computer and peripheral expenses;
- studio lighting and scaffolding, and other machinery and equipment expenses;
- fuel and other utility costs covered in your rental and leasing contracts.

E - Expenses - Question identifier:10.

Repair and maintenance (e.g., property, equipment, vehicles)

Include expenses for the repair and maintenance of:
- buildings and structures;
- vehicles (including vehicle fuel);
- machinery and equipment;
- security equipment;
- costs related to materials, parts and external labour associated with these expenses.
Also include janitorial and cleaning services and garbage removal.

E - Expenses - Question identifier:11.

Insurance (include professional liability, motor vehicles, etc.)

Include:
- professional and other liability insurance;
- motor vehicle and property insurance;
- executive life insurance;
- bonding, business interruption insurance and fire insurance.
Insurance recovery income should be deducted
from insurance expenses.

E - Expenses - Question identifier:12.

Advertising, marketing and promotions (report charitable donations at question 22)

Include:
- newspaper advertising and media expenses;
- catalogues, presentations and displays;
- meeting and convention expenses;
- tickets for theatre, concerts and sporting events
for business promotion;
- fundraising expenses.

E - Expenses - Question identifier:13.

Travel, meals and entertainment

Include:
- passenger transportation, accommodation and meals while travelling;
- other travel allowances as well as meal, entertainment and hospitality purchases for clients.

E - Expenses - Question identifier:14.

Utilities and telecommunications expenses (include gas, heating, hydro, water, telephone and Internet expenses)

Include:
- diesel, fuel wood, natural gas, oil and propane;
- sewage.
Exclude:
- energy expenses covered in your rental and leasing contracts;
- vehicle fuel.

E - Expenses - Question identifier:15.

Property and business taxes, licences and permits

Include:
- property taxes paid directly and property transfer taxes;
- vehicle licence fees;
- beverage taxes and business taxes;
- trade licence fees;
- membership fees and professional licence fees.

E - Expenses - Question identifier:16.

Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees

Include:
- amounts paid to holders of patents, copyrights, performing rights and trademarks;
- gross overriding royalty expenses and direct royalty costs;
- resident and non-resident royalty expenses;
- franchise fees.

E - Expenses - Question identifier:17.

Delivery, warehousing, postage and courier

Include:
- amounts paid for courier, custom fees, delivery and installation;
- distribution, ferry charges and cartage;
- freight and duty, shipping, warehousing and storage.

E - Expenses - Question identifier:18.

Financial services fees

Include:
- explicit service charges for financial services;
- credit and debit card commissions and charges;
- collection expenses and transfer fees;
- registrar and transfer agent fees;
- security and exchange commission fees;
- other financial service fees.
Exclude:
- interest expenses.

E - Expenses - Question identifier:19.

Interest expenses

Please report the cost of servicing your company's debt.
Include interest on:
- short-term and long-term debt;
- capital leases;
- bonds and debentures and mortgages.

E - Expenses - Question identifier:20.

Amortization and depreciation of tangible and intangible assets

Include:
- direct cost depreciation of tangible assets
and amortization of leasehold improvements;
- amortization of intangible assets
(e.g., amortization of goodwill, deferred charges, organizational costs, and research and development costs).

E - Expenses - Question identifier:21.

Bad debts

A bad debt is the portion of receivables deemed uncollectible, typically from accounts receivable or loans.
Include:
- allowance for bad debts.
Bad debt recoveries are to be netted from bad debt expenses.

E - Expenses - Question identifier:22.

All other expenses
(please specify):

Include:
- amounts not included in questions 1 to 21;
- charitable and political expenses;
- research and development expenses;
- recruiting expenses.

E - Expenses - Question identifier:23.

Total expenses (sum of questions 1 to 22)

The sum of questions 1 to 22.

E - Expenses - Question identifier:24.

Corporate taxes, if applicable

Include:
- federal, provincial and territorial current income taxes and federal, provincial and territorial provision for deferred income taxes.

E - Expenses - Question identifier:25.

Gains (losses) and other items (see reporting guide)

Include:
- realized gains/losses on disposal of assets and realized gains/losses on sale of investments;
- foreign exchange gains/losses, subsidiary/affiliate share of income/losses and other division
income/losses;
- joint venture income/losses and partnership income/losses
- unrealized gains/losses, extraordinary items, legal settlements, and other unusual items;
- write-offs.

E - Expenses - Question identifier:26.

Net profit/loss after tax and other items (see reporting guide)

Total revenue less Total expenses minus Corporate taxes plus Gains (losses) and other items.

F - Industry characteristics

Sales by type of service

UES - ASSI - Please provide a breakdown of your sales, indicating amounts in Canadian dollars or percentages. Definitions are provided in the enclosed reporting guide.

Engineering services

The application of physical laws and principles in the design, development, and utilization of machines, materials, instruments, structures, processes, and systems.
Include:
- the provision of designs, plans, and studies related to engineering projects;
- engineering design services for a design-build project that are provided on a sub-contract basis.

F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:1.

Residential building engineering projects

All engineering services related to new and existing homes, row housing, apartments, etc., and mixed-use buildings that are predominantly used for residential housing.

Include:
- the provision of designs, plans, and studies related to residential building projects;
- engineering advisory services that are related to a specific residential building project;
- engineering design services for residential building design-build projects that are provided on a subcontract basis.

Exclude:
- engineering advisory services that are not related to a specific project; please report this amount in this section, at question 15;
- design-build contracts, in which the contracts cover both the engineering design and construction elements; please report this amount in this section, at question 18.

F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:2.

Commercial, public and institutional building engineering projects

All engineering services related to new and existing commercial, public, and institutional buildings, including mixed-use buildings that are predominantly used for commercial, public, or institutional purposes.

Include:
- office buildings, shopping centres, hotels, restaurants, service stations, warehouses, bus and truck terminals, hospitals, schools, churches, prisons, stadiums and arenas, libraries,and museums;
- the provision of designs, plans, and studies related to commercial, public, and institutional building projects;
- engineering advisory services that are related to a specific commercial, public, or institutional building project;
- engineering design services for commercial, public, or institutional building design-build projects that are provided on a subcontract basis.

Industrial and manufacturing engineering projects

F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:3.

Mining and metallurgical plant and process engineering projects

All engineering services related to mining and metallurgical facilities and processes.

Include:
- integrated facility and process engineering projects;

- all engineering services related to mining and metallurgical processes, such as mineral extraction, smelting, refining and metal forming.

F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:4.

Petroleum and petrochemical plant and process engineering projects

All engineering services related to petroleum and petrochemical facilities and processes, such as oil and gas platforms, refineries, pipelines, and petrochemical plants.

Include:
- integrated facility and process engineering projects;

- all engineering services related to processes for the production of petroleum and petrochemicals, such as extraction, refining, formulation
and mixing

F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:5.

Pulp and paper plant and process engineering projects

All engineering services related to pulp and paper facilities and processes, such as pulp and paper mills.
Include:
- integrated facility and process engineering projects;

- pulp washing, screening, bleaching and drying.

F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:6.

Industrial machinery engineering design projects

All engineering services related to the design of industrial machinery.
Include machinery design for industries such as:
- agriculture;
- construction;
- mining;
- metalworking;
- commercial and service industries;
- heating, ventilating and air-conditioning;
- power transmission machinery.

F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:7.

Electronic and electrical equipment engineering design projects

All engineering services related to the design of electronic and electrical equipment.
Include:
- computers and peripheral equipment;
- communications equipment;
- audio and video equipment;
- semiconductors and other electronic components;
- lighting;
- major and minor appliances, and components thereof.

F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:8.

Transportation equipment engineering design projects

All engineering services related to the design of transportation equipment.
Include:
- motor vehicles;
- aircraft;
- trains;
- marine vessels;
- space vehicles.

F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:9.

Other industrial and manufacturing engineering projects

All engineering services related to the design of industrial and manufactured products not elsewhere classified.

F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:10.

Transportation engineering projects (e.g., road, rail, air, marine)

All engineering services related to highways, roads, streets, bridges, tunnels, railways, subways, airports, harbours, canals and locks, and other transportation infrastructure.

Include:
- the provision of designs, plans, and studies related to transportation projects;

- engineering advisory services that are related to a specific transportation project;

- engineering design services for a transportation design-build project that are provided on a subcontract basis.

Exclude:
- engineering advisory services not related to a specific project; please report this amount in this section, at question 15;

- design-build contracts in which the contracts cover both the engineering design and construction elements; please report this amount in this section, at question 18.

F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:11.

Municipal utility engineering projects

All engineering services related to municipal utilities.
Include:
- the provision of designs, plans, and studies related to municipal utility projects;

- engineering advisory services that are related to a specific municipal utility project;

- engineering design services for a municipal utility design-build project that are provided on a subcontract basis.

Exclude:
- engineering advisory services that are not related to a specific project; please report this amount in this section, at question 15;

- design-build contracts, in which the contracts cover both the engineering design and construction elements; please report this amount in this section, at question 18

F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:12.

Power generation, transmission and distribution engineering projects

All engineering services related to power generating units, power transmission and distribution lines, and related infrastructure.
Include:
- the provision of designs, plans, and studies related to power projects;

- engineering advisory services that are related to a specific power project;

- engineering design services for a power design-build project that are provided on a subcontract basis.

Exclude:
- engineering advisory services that are not related to a specific project; please report this amount in this section, at question 15;

- design-build contracts, in which the contracts cover both the engineering design and construction elements; please report this amount in this section, at question 18.

F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:13.

Telecommunications and broadcasting engineering projects

All engineering services related to systems for the transmission or distribution of voice, data, and programming.
Include:
- the provision of designs, plans, and studies related to telecommunications and broadcasting projects;

- engineering advisory services that are related to a specific telecommunications or broadcasting project;

- engineering design services for a telecommunications or broadcasting design-build project that are provided on a subcontract basis.

Exclude:
- engineering advisory services that are not related to a specific project; please report this amount in this section, at question 15;

- design-build contracts, in which the contracts cover both the engineering design and construction elements; please report this amount in this section, at question 18.

F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:14.

Hazardous and industrial waste engineering projects

All engineering services related to systems for the collection, treatment, and disposal of hazardous and industrial waste and the control of pollution.
Include:
- the provision of designs, plans, and studies related to hazardous and industrial waste projects;

- engineering advisory services that are related to a specific hazardous or industrial waste project;

- engineering design services for a hazardous or industrial waste design-build project that are provided on a subcontract basis.

Exclude:
- engineering advisory services that are not related to a specific project; please report this amount in this section, at question 15;

- design-build contracts, in which the contracts cover both the engineering design and construction elements; please report this amount in this section, at question 18.

F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:15.

Engineering advisory services (e.g., expert witness, forensic investigation, etc)

The provision of advice, studies, and reports on engineering matters, except when the advice relates to a specific project. Advice, studies, and reports provided in conjunction with a project are classified based on the project type.
Include:
- policy analysis;
- regulatory studies;
- audits;
- forensic investigations;
- expert witness services.

F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:16.

Other engineering projects or services

Other projects or services provided by engineering firms that are not classified elsewhere.

Secondary activities

F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:17.

Project management services

Planning, supervising, and co-ordinating the activities involved in carrying out a project, with regard to time, cost, performance requirements, and other constraints. May also include the arrangement of finances for a project, and procurement of equipment and subcontractors. Project management services refer only to situations in which project management is offered as a stand-alone service.

F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:18.

Construction services (including design-build contracts)

Constructing, repairing and renovating buildings and engineering works, as well as subdividing and developing land, through prime contracts or sub contracts.
Include:
- construction of buildings;
- heavy and civil engineering construction;
- specialty trade contractors.

Exclude:
- manufacturing and installing building equipment such as power boilers and manufacturing pre-fabricated buildings;
- operating highways, streets and bridges;
- house moving (transportation only);
- project management services, when it is a primary activity;
- maintenance of rights of way for power, communication and pipe lines;
- cleaning building exteriors after construction.

F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:19.

Environmental consulting services

The provision of objective information, advice, and guidance to clients concerning the preservation of air, water, and soil quality; natural resource development; waste management; pollution control; and other environmental issues.
Include:
- the sale or transfer of technology to a client, which often extends to assisting the client with the organization and monitoring of solution implementation.

Exclude:
- services that involve stand-alone implementation.

F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:20.

Other sales

All other engineering services not defined above.

F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:21.

Total sales (sum of questions 1 to 20)

Sales by type of revenue

Please provide a breakdown of your sales, indicating amounts in Canadian dollars or percentages.

F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:1.

Fee income

Revenues collected by the company for professional service fees rendered.
Exclude:
- reimbursable expenses;
- sub-contract fees awarded to other companies.

F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:2.

Sub-contracts

Please report value of the sub-contracts awarded by you to other firms/consultants.

F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:a)

Engineering consulting

F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:b)

Other consulting (e.g., architects, contractors)

F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:3.

Reimbursables

Include:
- the cost of all contract-related materials used in a project that are billed to the client.
Exclude:
- sub-contract fees.

F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:4.

Other income

F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:5.

Total sales (sum of questions 1 to 4)

Environment-related projects

F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:1.

Did you report sales revenues for municipal utility engineering projects (section F, question 11), power generation, transmission and distribution engineering projects (section F, question 12) or hazardous and industrial waste engineering projects (section F, question 14)?

  • 1.: yes, complete question 2 (a, b, c, d, e)
  • 2.: no, go to next section

Please provide a breakdown of your sales in Canadian dollars

F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:2.

Please report sales of engineering services related to:

F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:a)

Facilities that generate electrical power from the following renewable energy sources: sun, wind, water, biomass or the earth's heat

All engineering services related to facilities that generate electrical power from the following sources of renewable energy: sun, wind, water, earth's heat or biomass.

F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:b)

Municipal waste water treatment

All engineering services related to systems for the treatment of municipal waste water.

F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:c)

Municipal garbage collection and disposal

All engineering services related to municipal garbage collection and disposal systems, including recycling facilities, composting facilities, transfer stations, resource recovery facilities, and landfill sites.

F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:d)

Site remediation

All engineering services related to remediation of contaminated site, including remediation of the air, soil, ground and/or surface water (fresh or salt).

F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:e)

Industrial air, water and solid waste collection, treatment, and disposal projects

All engineering services related to programs for the collection, treatment, recycling, and disposal of industrial air, water and solid wastes, generally to a level such that the remaining waste stream can be safely released to the natural environment or ordinary municipal systems.

Include:
- sales of related machinery, equipment and products sold as part of a service delivered.

G - Personnel

G - Personnel - Question identifier:1.

Number of partners and proprietors, non-salaried (if salaried, report at question 2 below)

For unincorporated businesses, please report the number of partners and proprietors for whom earnings will be the net income of the partnership or proprietorship.

G - Personnel - Question identifier:2.

Paid employees

G - Personnel - Question identifier:a)

Average number of paid employees during the reporting period (see reporting guide)

To calculate the average number employed, add the number of employees in the last pay period of each month of the reporting period and divide this sum by the number of months (usually 12).
Exclude:
- partners and proprietors, non-salaried reported
at question 1 above.

G - Personnel - Question identifier:b)

Percentage of paid employees (from question 2a) who worked full time

Full-time employment consists of persons who usually work 30 hours or more per week. Please specify the percentage of paid employees who have been working full time by rounding the percentage to the nearest whole number.

G - Personnel - Question identifier:3.

Number of contract workers for whom you did not issue a T4, such as freelancers and casual workers (estimates are acceptable)

Contract workers are not employees, but workers contracted to perform a specific task or project in your organization for a specific duration, such as self-employed persons, freelancers and casual workers. These workers are not issued a T4 information slip. Please report the number of contract workers employed by your organization during the fiscal year.

H - Sales by type of client

Please provide a percentage breakdown of your sales by type of client.

H - Sales by type of client - Question identifier:1.

Clients in Canada

H - Sales by type of client - Question identifier:a)

Businesses

Percentage of sales sold to the business sector should be reported here.
Include:
- sales to Crown corporations.

H - Sales by type of client - Question identifier:b)

Individuals and households

Please report the percentage of sales to individuals and households who do not represent the business or government sector.

H - Sales by type of client - Question identifier:c)

Governments, not-for-profit organizations and public institutions (e.g., hospitals, schools)

Percentage of sales to federal, provincial, territorial and municipal governments should be reported here.
Include:
- sales to hospitals, schools, universities and public utilities.

H - Sales by type of client - Question identifier:2.

Clients outside Canada

Total: 100%

I - Sales by client location

Please ensure that the sum of percentages reported in this section equals 100%.

The percentage in question 14 must equal question 2 in section H.

Please provide a percentage breakdown of your sales by client location (first point of sale).

  • 1: Newfoundland and Labrador
  • 2: Prince Edward Island
  • 3: Nova Scotia
  • 4: New Brunswick
  • 5: Quebec
  • 6: Ontario
  • 7: Manitoba
  • 8: Saskatchewan
  • 9: Alberta
  • 10: British Columbia
  • 11: Yukon
  • 12: Northwest Territories
  • 13: Nunavut
  • 14: Clients outside Canada (must equal question 2 in section H)

Total: 100%

J - International transactions

Exports

J - International transactions

Exports - Question identifier:
1.

Did you receive revenue from clients outside Canada for the export of goods, services, royalties, rights, licensing or franchise fees?

  • 1: yes, complete questions 2, 3 and 4
  • 2: no, go to question 5

J - International transactions

Exports - Question identifier:
2.

Please report revenue received from exports. (Please report in Canadian dollars)

J - International transactions

Exports - Question identifier:
3.

Please provide a percentage breakdown of exports by:

  • a): goods
  • b): services
  • c): royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees

Total: 100%

J - International transactions

Exports - Question identifier:
4.

Please provide a percentage breakdown of exports by country:

  • a): United States
  • b): Mexico
  • c): other countries (please specify):

Total: 100%

Imports

This section is intended to measure the value of international transactions on goods, services, and royalties and licences fees. It covers imported services and goods purchased outside Canada as well as the value of exported services and goods to clients/customers outside Canada. Please report also royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees paid to and/or received from outside Canada. Services cover a variety of industrial, professional, trade and business services.

Imports - Question identifier:5.

Did you make payments to suppliers outside Canada for the import of goods, services, royalties, rights, licensing or franchise fees?

  • 1: yes, complete questions 6, 7 and 8
  • 2: no, go to next section

Imports - Question identifier:6.

Please report payments made for imports. (Please report in Canadian dollars)

Imports - Question identifier:7.

Please provide a percentage breakdown of imports by:

  • a): goods
  • b): services
  • c): royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees

Total: 100%

Imports - Question identifier:8.

Please provide a percentage breakdown of imports by country:

  • a): United States
  • b): Mexico
  • c): other countries (please specify):

Total: 100%

Not applicable

L - Contact information

Name of person to contact about this questionnaire:

  • 1: Mr.
  • 2: Mrs.
  • 3: Miss
  • 4: Ms
  • 1: Last name
  • 2: First name
  • 3: Title
  • 4: Telephone number
  • 5: Extension number
  • 6: Fax number
  • 7: E-mail address
  • 8: Website address

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

  • 1: yyyy mm dd

M - Comments

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