Canadian Investment Abroad, 2018 (BP-CIA)
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INTRODUCTION
Purpose
This survey measures the sales of goods and services, employment levels and the assets and liabilities of Canadian multinational enterprises abroad.
This statistical program measures at a point in time the value and composition of Canada's financial assets and liabilities with non-residents.
Additional information
The purpose of this survey is to collect data related to the investment of the Canadian reporting enterprise in its foreign affiliates. Data from this survey is used to prepare statements on Canada's Balance of International Payments and International Investment Position. Such statements are used as a major input in the conduct of monetary and exchange rate policies by the Government of Canada. Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.
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.
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.
Record linkage
To enhance the data from this survey and to minimize the reporting burden, Statistics Canada may combine it with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.
Security of emails and faxes
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Note: There is no risk of disclosure if you are completing a web-based questionnaire online.
Return procedures
A completed copy of this questionnaire should be returned within four weeks of receipt to:
Statistics Canada, 150 Tunney's Pasture Driveway
Distribution Centre SC-0505
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6
If you need any clarification about reporting, please call toll free at 1-800-565-1685. Fax 1-888-883-7999. Email: infostats@statcan.gc.ca
Reporting instructions
Reporting period:
Please report for the calendar year ending December 31, 20XX. If not possible, please report for this company's most recent fiscal year that ended at any time between April 1st, 20XX and March 31, 20XX, and enter the period covered below:
Specify company's fiscal year:
Start: 20XX MM DD
End: 20XX MM DD
Reporting entity:
The Canadian reporting enterprise should provide a consolidation including itself and all of its Canadian subsidiaries, if applicable. If for some reason a full Canadian consolidation is not available, your Canadian subsidiaries may be surveyed separately.
Country details:
Please use the country code list provided to identify the location of the foreign affiliate's primary investment.
BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION
BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION - Question identifier:1.
Please verify or provide the business or organization's legal and operating name and correct where needed.
BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION - Question identifier:2.
Please verify or provide the contact information of the designated business or organization contact person for this questionnaire and correct where needed.
BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION - Question identifier:3.
Please verify or provide the current operational status of the business or organization identified by the legal
and operating name.
Why is this business or organization not currently operational?
BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION - Question identifier:3a.
When did this business or organization close for the season?
When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION - Question identifier:3b.
When did this business or organization cease operations?
Why did this business or organization cease operations?
BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION - Question identifier:3c.
When was this business or organization sold?
What is the legal name of the buyer?
BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION - Question identifier:3d.
When did this business or organization amalgamate?
What is the legal name of the resulting or continuing business or organization?
What is (are) the legal name(s) of the other amalgamated business(es) or organization(s)?
BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION - Question identifier:3e.
When did this business or organization become temporarily inactive?
When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
Why is this business or organization temporarily inactive?
BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION - Question identifier:3f.
When did this business or organization cease operations?
Why did this business or organization cease operations?
BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION - Question identifier:4.
Please provide the current main activity of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name.
LIST OF FOREIGN AFFILIATES TO BE REPORTED ON BP-CIA SURVEY
DEFINITION OF FOREIGN AFFILIATES
Foreign affiliates are foreign entities in which the Canadian reporting enterprise, including its fully consolidated Canadian subsidiaries, owns or controls 10% or more of the voting equity. Foreign affiliates is used as an umbrella term covering foreign subsidiaries (voting power greater than 50%), associates (voting power between 10% and 50%) and branches.
REPORTING OF FOREIGN AFFILIATES
This questionnaire has been designed to accommodate the majority of respondents, most of whom have five or fewer foreign affiliates. Please make copies of this questionnaire for the additional foreign affiliates to be reported, or contact us to request additional copies of the questionnaire.
HOW TO REPORT VALUES
Amounts reported should be rounded in thousands of Canadian dollars. For example, an amount of C$ 3,435,768.00 should be reported as "3,436" on the questionnaire. Amounts below C$ 500.00 are rounded to "0" and should, therefore, be omitted.
SECTION A - IDENTITY OF FOREIGN AFFILIATE
SECTION A - IDENTITY OF FOREIGN AFFILIATE - Question identifier:A1.
Foreign affiliate name:
SECTION A - IDENTITY OF FOREIGN AFFILIATE - Question identifier:A2.
Country where this foreign affiliate is located:
- 01: United States (USA)
- 02: Netherlands (NLD)
- 03: United Kingdom (GBR)
- 04: Brazil (BRA)
- 05: Mexico (MEX)
- 06: Germany (DEU)
- 07: Australia (AUS)
- 08: France (FRA)
- 09: China (CHN)
- 10: Other - Specify (please use the attached country code list)
SECTION A - IDENTITY OF FOREIGN AFFILIATE - Question identifier:A3.
Primary industry in which this foreign affiliate operates (see attached list of codes)
SECTION A - IDENTITY OF FOREIGN AFFILIATE - Question identifier:A4.
Is this foreign affiliate a holding company or other special purpose entity (SPEs) that is not the final destination of such investment?
SPEs and holding companies are legal entities that are used as devices by their parent enterprises to raise capital or to hold assets and liabilities. They usually do not undertake significant production themselves and will normally have little or no employment, or physical presence in the jurisdiction in which they are incorporated. Examples of holding companies/SPEs include financing subsidiaries, conduits, shell companies, shelf companies and brass-plate companies.
SECTION A - IDENTITY OF FOREIGN AFFILIATE - Question identifier:A5.
Is this foreign affiliate a foreign branch?
A branch is not a separate legal entity. "Branch" operations in a foreign country, owned by the Canadian reporting enterprise, would include operations such as a division, mine or construction project, maintaining its own accounting records.
- 1: Yes ( Please go to question F1)
- 2: No (Please go to question B1)
SECTION B - OWNERSHIP IN THIS FOREIGN AFFILIATE
Canadian reporting enterprise's ownership interest in this foreign affiliate at the end of the reporting period.
SECTION C - EQUITY AND INCOME STATEMENT ITEMS (AS PER FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF FOREIGN AFFILIATE)
Foreign affiliate valuations
Report in thousands of Canadian dollars (CAN$ '000) in sections C, F and G below the total value of each item as shown in the financial statements of the foreign affiliate.
Foreign affiliate values denominated in a foreign currency should be converted to Canadian dollars
- Convert balance sheet items with reporting period end closing rates
- Convert income (loss) and dividends/interest at appropriate rates, i.e. noon average rates or daily transaction rates
If the foreign affiliate values have been converted from a foreign currency, please indicate in question C1 below the currency from which these values have been converted.
Foreign affiliate valuations - Question identifier:C1.
Foreign currency (please use attached country code list):
Total share capital
Total share capital - Question identifier:C2.
Common shares
Total share capital - Question identifier:C3.
Preferred shares
Selected equity items
Selected equity items - Question identifier:C4.
Contributed surplus
Selected equity items - Question identifier:C5.
Accumulated other comprehensive income
Selected equity items - Question identifier:C6.
Retained earnings closing balance
Income and dividends
Income and dividends - Question identifier:C7.
Net income (loss)
Income and dividends - Question identifier:C8.
Dividends declared
SECTION D - INTER-COMPANY DEBT BALANCES BETWEEN CANADIAN REPORTING ENTERPRISE AND FOREIGN AFFILIATE
Report in thousands of Canadian dollars (CAN$ '000) inter-company debt between the Canadian reporting enterprise and its foreign affiliate, including trade and non-trade debt, loans, overdrafts, mortgages and bonds.
Inter-company debt
Inter-company debt - Question identifier:D1.
Owed by foreign affiliate to Canadian reporting enterprise
Inter-company debt - Question identifier:D2.
Owed by Canadian reporting enterprise to foreign affiliate
Interest accrued
Interest accrued - Question identifier:D3.
Interest accrued during the reporting period on debt owed by foreign affiliate to Canadian reporting enterprise
Interest accrued - Question identifier:D4.
Interest accrued during the reporting period on debt owed by Canadian reporting enterprise to foreign affiliate
SECTION E - CARRYING VALUE OF LONG-TERM INVESTMENT
Carrying value of the long-term investment - represents the value of the investment in the foreign affiliate as shown in the financial statements of the Canadian reporting enterprise at the end of the reporting period.
SECTION E - CARRYING VALUE OF LONG-TERM INVESTMENT - Question identifier:E1.
Carrying value of the long-term investment in this foreign affiliate
SECTION F - MAJORITY-OWNED FOREIGN AFFILIATE (MOFA) STATISTICS (INCLUDING FOREIGN BRANCHES)
If the foreign affiliate is a MOFA (MOFAs are defined as foreign affiliates whose voting securities are more than 50% owned or controlled by the Canadian reporting enterprise), please report in thousands of Canadian dollars (CAN$ '000) the following at the end of the reporting period:
SECTION F - MAJORITY-OWNED FOREIGN AFFILIATE (MOFA) STATISTICS (INCLUDING FOREIGN BRANCHES) - Question identifier:F1.
Total number of employees (include full and part-time employees but exclude temporary or contract workers)
SECTION F - MAJORITY-OWNED FOREIGN AFFILIATE (MOFA) STATISTICS (INCLUDING FOREIGN BRANCHES) - Question identifier:F2.
Total sales or gross operating revenue
SECTION F - MAJORITY-OWNED FOREIGN AFFILIATE (MOFA) STATISTICS (INCLUDING FOREIGN BRANCHES) - Question identifier:F3.
Total assets
SECTION F - MAJORITY-OWNED FOREIGN AFFILIATE (MOFA) STATISTICS (INCLUDING FOREIGN BRANCHES) - Question identifier:F4.
Total liabilities
SECTION F - MAJORITY-OWNED FOREIGN AFFILIATE (MOFA) STATISTICS (INCLUDING FOREIGN BRANCHES) - Question identifier:F5.
Of the total sales or gross operating revenue reported in question F2, what percentage was to:
Sales - Domestic market
Exports - Canadian market
Exports - Markets other than Canada
SECTION F - MAJORITY-OWNED FOREIGN AFFILIATE (MOFA) STATISTICS (INCLUDING FOREIGN BRANCHES) - Question identifier:F6.
Percentage of the total assets reported in question F3 that were fixed assets (property, plant and equipment)
SECTION G - FOREIGN BRANCH NET ASSET VALUE AND INCOME ITEMS
Net assets comprise total assets outside Canada less total liabilities to residents of foreign countries.
SECTION G - FOREIGN BRANCH NET ASSET VALUE AND INCOME ITEMS - Question identifier:G1.
Net assets or net value of investments
SECTION G - FOREIGN BRANCH NET ASSET VALUE AND INCOME ITEMS - Question identifier:G2.
Net income (loss) of foreign branch
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FEEDBACK
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