Survey of Service Industries: Surveying and Mapping, 2012 - Characteristics Questionnaire
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A - Introduction
If necessary, please make address label corrections in the boxes below.
- 1: Legal name
- 2: Business name
- 3: Title of contact
- 4: First name of contact
- 5: Last name of contact
- 6: Address (number and street)
- 7: City
- 8: Province/territory or state
- 9: Country
- 10: Postal code/ zip code
What is your language of preference?
- 1: English
- 2: French
Purpose
This survey collects the financial and operating data needed to develop national and regional economic policies and programs.
Authority
This information is collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19.
COMPLETION OF THIS QUESTIONNAIRE IS A LEGAL REQUIREMENT UNDER THIS ACT.
This document is confidential when completed.
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Confidentiality
The Statistics Act protects the confidentiality of information collected by Statistics Canada.
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.
Statistics Canada will use information from this survey for statistical purposes.
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.
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 and returning it with the completed questionnaire. Please specify the organizations with which you do not want to share your data.
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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Return procedures
Please return the questionnaire within 30 days.
Please mail the completed questionnaire in the enclosed envelope or fax it to Statistics Canada at 1-888-883-7999.
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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.
Geophysical surveying and mapping services
Business units primarily engaged in gathering, interpreting and mapping geophysical data. These business units often specialize in locating and measuring the extent of subsurface resources such as oil, gas and minerals, but they may also conduct surveys for engineering purposes.
Exclude business units primarily engaged in geophysical surveying activities in combination with other exploration activities.
Surveying and mapping (except geophysical) services
Business units primarily engaged in providing surveying and mapping services of the surface of the earth, including the sea floor. These services may include surveying and mapping of areas above or below the surface of the earth, such as the creation of view easements or segregating rights in parcels of land by creating underground utility easements.
Examples of activities in the industry are:
- cadastral and topographic surveying and mapping services;
- control surveying services, such as geodesy and global positioning system (GPS) surveying;
- cartographic surveying services, including photogrammetric mapping;
- geographic information system (GIS) base mapping and quality control services;
- geospatial mapping services.
Exclude business units primarily engaged in:
- publishing atlases and maps;
- developing or publishing GIS software;
- providing geophysical surveying and mapping services.
- 1: Geophysical surveying and mapping services - Business units primarily engaged in gathering, interpreting and mapping geophysical data. These business units often specialize in locating and measuring the extent of subsurface resources, such as oil, gas and minerals, but they may also conduct surveys for engineering purposes.
- 2: Surveying and mapping (except geophysical) services - Business units primarily engaged in providing surveying and mapping services of the surface of the earth, including the sea floor. These services may include surveying and mapping of areas above or below the surface of the earth, such as the creation of view easements or segregating rights in parcels of land by creating underground utility easements.
- 3: 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 and E - Not applicable
F - Industry characteristics
Please provide a breakdown of your sales.
Geophysical surveying and mapping services
Note: If a breakdown cannot be provided for questions 1 to 4 (geophysical data acquisition, processing and interpreting), please report the combined amount at question 5, Integrated geophysical services and geophysical borehole logging surveys.
F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:1.
Geophysical data acquisition by seismic methods
F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:2.
Geophysical data acquisition by non-seismic methods
F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:3.
Processing geophysical data acquired by seismic or non-seismic methods
F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:4.
Interpreting geophysical data acquired by seismic or non-seismic methods
F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:5.
Integrated geophysical services and geophysical borehole logging surveys
F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:6.
Geophysical data sales
Non-geophysical surveying and mapping services
Geospatial photo and image acquisition and processing, and geospatial data interpretation
F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:7.
Geospatial (airborne and spaceborne) photo and image acquisition
F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:8.
Geospatial photo and image processing (e.g., orthophoto, and image processing, elevation and terrain modeling, aerotriangulation, photomosaics and photogrammetric mosaics)
F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:9.
Geospatial data interpretation
Other non-geophysical surveying and mapping services
F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:10.
Topographic and planimetric surveying and mapping services
F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:11.
Hydrographic and bathymetric surveying and mapping services
F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:12.
Boundary, property line and cadastral surveying and mapping services
F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:13.
Subdivision layout and design
F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:14.
Construction surveying
F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:15.
Geodetic surveying and ground control support
F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:16.
Thematic and orthophoto mapping, and aeronautical and nautical charting
Other services
F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:17.
Geographic information system (GIS) development and customization
F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:18.
Other sales (please specify):
F - Industry characteristics - Question identifier:19.
Total sales (sum of questions 1 to 18)
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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