Wool Price Survey - 2010

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Purpose

The survey collects the data needed to produce statistics on the annual volume and value of wool purchased from Canadian farmers.

Additional information

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

Your answers are confidential.
The Statistics Act protects the confidentiality of information collected by Statistics Canada. 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.

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 statistical agencies of New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario and Alberta.

The shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province.

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 is a Section 12 agreement with the statistical agency of Prince Edward Island.

For agreements with provincial government organizations, the shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province.

Record linkage

To enhance the data from this survey, Statistics Canada may combine it with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.

Security of emails and faxes

Statistics Canada advises you that there could be a risk of disclosure during the transmission of information by facsimile or e-mail. However, upon receipt, Statistics Canada will provide the guaranteed level of protection afforded all information collected under the authority of the Statistics Act.

Main respondent:
•Given name and initial(s)
•Family name
•Telephone number
•Fax number
•Other telephone number
•Number and street name
•Post office (name of city, town or village where mail is received)
•Province
•Postal code

Alternate respondent:
•Given name and initial(s)
•Family name
•Telephone number
•Fax number
•Other telephone number
•Number and street name
•Post office (name of city, town or village where mail is received)
•Province
•Postal code

Alternate respondent:
•Given name and initial(s)
•Family name

Instructions

1. INCLUDE raw wool purchased directly from wool producers in the province in which the wool originated.
2. DO NOT INCLUDE wool purchased from other brokers, mills or wool co-operatives.
3. DO NOT INCLUDE any marketing board levies in the price you paid for the wool.
4. CONVERSION - multiply the pounds by 0.4536 to calculate the weight in kilograms.

If you have questions, please call: 1-888-659-8229.

Wool volume and price