Business Payrolls Survey: Your Survey Reporting Record
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Introduction
Purpose
The Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours provides a monthly portrait of the amount of earnings, as well as the number of jobs (i.e., occupied positions) and hours worked by detailed industry at the national, provincial and territorial levels.
Additional information
Your participation is critical to ensure an accurate reflection of your industry, region and business size. As with most business surveys, completion of this survey is a legal requirement under the Statistics Act.
Authority
Confidential when completed.
Collected under the authority of the Statistics
Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985,
Chapter S19.
Data-sharing agreements
Statistics Canada has entered into data sharing agreements pursuant to Section 11 of the Statistics Act, with the statistical agencies in the provinces of British Columbia, Ontario, Québec and New Brunswick and under Section 12 with the Northwest Territories Bureau of Statistics and the Nunavut Bureau of Statistics. Under Section 12 of the Statistics Act, respondents in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut may refuse to share their data with their respective bureaus of statistics by writing to the Chief Statistician and returning a letter of objection with their completed questionnaire.
Strictly for statistical purposes, Statistics Canada will combine your responses to this survey with your business´ monthly payroll deduction files received from the Canada Revenue Agency. The combined information permits the publication of the total number of paid employees, payrolls and hours at detailed industrial and geographic levels.
Section A: All Employees
Section A: All Employees - Question identifier:1a.
Gross monthly payroll.
This is the total remuneration PAID to employees during the survey reference month, before deductions. It includes any amount subject to appear in Box 14 of the T4 slips (regular pay, overtime pay and special payments).
Section A: All Employees - Question identifier:1b.
Start and end dates of the Gross Monthly Payroll (reported in item 1a).
The first day of the first regular pay period and the last day of the last regular pay period paid out within the reference month.
Section A: All Employees - Question identifier:1c.
Total number of employees in the last pay period paid out within the reference month (employees receiving pay for work performed or for paid absence for the last pay period of the month). This must include part-time employees.
Section A: All Employees - Question identifier:1d.
Number of part-time employees (those that work less than 30 hours a week). This number must be included in item 1c.
Section B: Employees Paid by the Hour during the Last Pay Period of the Reference Month
Section B: Employees Paid by the Hour during the Last Pay Period of the Reference Month - Question identifier:2.
Number of employees paid by the hour receiving pay for work performed or paid absence for the last pay period of the month.
Section B: Employees Paid by the Hour during the Last Pay Period of the Reference Month - Question identifier:3.
Last pay period in the month. Start and end dates.
Section B: Employees Paid by the Hour during the Last Pay Period of the Reference Month - Question identifier:4a.
Regular gross pay payable for the last pay period of the month, including overtime pay for the same period.
Section B: Employees Paid by the Hour during the Last Pay Period of the Reference Month - Question identifier:4b.
Overtime pay payable for the last pay period of the month included in item 4a.
Section B: Employees Paid by the Hour during the Last Pay Period of the Reference Month - Question identifier:5a.
For the last pay period, what was their total number of hours payable,including overtime hours?
Section B: Employees Paid by the Hour during the Last Pay Period of the Reference Month - Question identifier:5b.
Total number of overtime hours worked in the last pay period of the month included in item 5a.
Section B: Employees Paid by the Hour during the Last Pay Period of the Reference Month - Question identifier:6.
Special payments PAID at anytime during the month to employees paid by the hour (e.g., accumulated leave, bonuses, retroactive payments, termination pay, commissions, etc.). This includes all special payments subject to appear in Box 14 of the T4 slips.
Section C: Salaried Employees (excluding working owners)
Section C: Salaried Employees (excluding working owners) - Question identifier:7.
Number of salaried employees receiving pay for work performed or paid absence for the last pay period of the month.
Section C: Salaried Employees (excluding working owners) - Question identifier:8.
Last pay period in the month. Start and end dates.
Section C: Salaried Employees (excluding working owners) - Question identifier:9a.
Regular gross pay payable for the last pay period of the month, including overtime pay for the same period.
Section C: Salaried Employees (excluding working owners) - Question identifier:9b.
Overtime pay payable for the last pay period of the month included in item 9a.
Section C: Salaried Employees (excluding working owners) - Question identifier:10.
Average number of working hours in a week.
Section C: Salaried Employees (excluding working owners) - Question identifier:11.
Special payments PAID at anytime during the month to salaried employees (e.g., accumulated leave, bonuses, retroactive payments, termination pay, commissions, etc.). This includes all special payments subject to appear in Box 14 of the T4 slips.
Section D: Working Owners of Incorporated Businesses
Section D: Working Owners of Incorporated Businesses - Question identifier:12.
Number of working owners receiving pay for the last pay period of the month.
Section D: Working Owners of Incorporated Businesses - Question identifier:13.
Last pay period in the month. Start and end dates.
Section D: Working Owners of Incorporated Businesses - Question identifier:14.
Regular gross pay payable for the last pay period of the month.
Section D: Working Owners of Incorporated Businesses - Question identifier:15.
Special payments or draws PAID at anytime during the month to working owners (e.g., accumulated leave, bonuses, retroactive payments, termination pay, commissions, etc.). This includes all special payments subject to appear in Box 14 of the T4 slips.
Section E: Other Employees (employees paid exclusively by commission or peace work or another form of payment not already reported)
Section E: Other Employees (employees paid exclusively by commission or peace work or another form of payment not already reported) - Question identifier:16.
Number of other employees receiving pay for work performed or paid absence for the last pay period of the month.
Section E: Other Employees (employees paid exclusively by commission or peace work or another form of payment not already reported) - Question identifier:17.
Last pay period in the month. Start and end dates.
Section E: Other Employees (employees paid exclusively by commission or peace work or another form of payment not already reported) - Question identifier:18.
Regular gross pay payable for the last pay period of the month, including overtime pay for the same period.
Section E: Other Employees (employees paid exclusively by commission or peace work or another form of payment not already reported) - Question identifier:19.
Special payments PAID at anytime during the month to other employees (e.g., accumulated leave, bonuses, retroactive payments, termination pay, commissions, etc.) This includes all special payments subject to appear in Box 14 of the T4 slips.
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