Monthly Railway Carloadings Survey

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Introduction

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Purpose

This survey collects data from common carrier railways operating in Canada which are essential for the analysis of the Railway Transport Industry and the assessment of its contribution to the Canadian economy. These data provide input into the Canadian System of National Accounts for the calculation of the gross domestic product and are used by various government departments to develop policy and to monitor the industry.

Authority

This information is collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S19. Completion of this questionnaire is a legal requirement under this Act.

Confidentiality

This document is confidential when completed. The data are used for statistical purposes only and published in aggregate form. Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from publishing any statistics that divulge information that relate to any identifiable business without the prior written consent of that business. The confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act are not affected by the Access to Information Act or any other legislation.

Data-sharing agreements

To avoid duplication and ease the burden on respondents, Statistics Canada has entered into an agreement under section 12 of the Statistics Act, with Transport Canada, for the sharing of information collected in this survey.

In the case of non-federally regulated carriers, the information will be used by Transport Canada only for statistical and research purposes. Under section 12, respondents may object to the sharing of their information by giving notice in writing to the Chief Statistician and returning their letter of objection along with the completed questionnaire in the enclosed envelope.

In the case of federally-regulated carriers, Statistics Canada is collecting the information for itself pursuant to the Statistics Act and on behalf of Transport Canada pursuant to the Canadian Transportation Act and the Carriers Information Regulations. In this case, respondents do not have the right to object to sharing their information since Transport Canada is authorized by law to require the respondent to provide the information.

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

Return procedures

Complete and return to:

Busines Survey Section/Central region
Statistics Canada
Jean Talon Bldg, Section 2 D-1
170 Tunney's Pasture Driveway
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1A 0T6

Telephone: 613-951-9861
Toll free telephone: 1-866-248-2234
Toll free fax: 1-888-883-7999
E-Mail: bsso@statcan.gc.ca

You may return the questionnaire by mail, fax or e-mail.

Assistance

If you require assistance in the completion of this questionnaire or have any questions regarding the survey, please address all inquiries to:

Busines Survey Section/Central region
Statistics Canada
Jean Talon Bldg, Section 2 D-1
170 Tunney's Pasture Driveway
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1A 0T6

Toll-free telephone: 1-866-248-2234
Toll-free fax: 1-888-883-7999

Introduction statement

This survey collects data which are essential for the analysis of the Railway Transport Industry and the assessment of its contribution to the Canadian economy. These data provide input into Canada's System of National Accounts for the calculation of the Gross Domestic Product. They are also used by various government departments to develop policy and to monitor the industry.

Coverage

Public railway carriers operating in Canada.

Thank you

Thank you for your participation in the Monthly Railway Carloadings Survey.

Reporting instructions

(a) Report revenue freight only. Do not report on company service (O.C.S.) shipments.

(b) Part I is to be used to report cars and tonnes for non-intermodal traffic loaded.

(c) Part II is to be used to report total cars and tonnes received from other rail carriers.

(d) Part III is to be used to report number of units, TEUs and tonnes for total intermodal traffic loaded.

(e) Part IV is to be used to report number of units, TEUs and tonnes for intermodal traffic received from U.S. carriers.

(f) Indicate if weight is reported in Imperial tons or metric tonnes.

General information

Please provide the following information.

1: Company name (as shown on mailing label)
2: Reporting period (month / year)
3: Unit of measure (metric tonnes / imperial tons)

Part I - Loadings, non-intermodal traffic by commodity

For each of the following commodities, please indicate the number of freight cars and weight of revenue freight loaded.

Agriculture & food products

1: Wheat
2: Other cereal grains (e.g. corn, rye, barley, oats, rice, millet and buckwheat)
3: Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables
4: Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts
5: Colza seeds (canola)
6: Other oil seeds and nuts and other agricultural products (e.g.. soya beans)
7: Animal feed, cereal straw, eggs and other animal products
8: Meat, fish, seafood, and preparations
9: Milled grain products and preparations, and bakery products
10: Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours
11: Sugar (raw or refined, in solid or liquid form as well as molasses, maple syrup)
12: Prepared foodstuffs (e.g. dairy prod., food preparations, fruit juices, etc.)
13: Beverages (e.g. alcoholic and non-alcoholic)

Raw minerals

14: Sand, gravel, stones and crushed stone
15: Salt (table salt & other salts including rock, brine and pure sodium chloride)
16: Phosphate rock
17: Sulphur
18: Gypsum (incl. anhydrite)
19: Other non-metallic minerals (e.g. clay, asbestos)
20: Iron ores and concentrates
21: Copper ores and concentrates
22: Nickel ores and concentrates
23: Lead ores and concentrates
24: Zinc ores and concentrates
25: Other metallic ores and concentrates ( e.g. aluminium ore, bauxite, titanium, other...)

Hydrocarbons

26: Coal (e.g. non agglomerated bituminous, anthracite, ignite and agglomerated coal)
27: Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel
28: Fuel oils and crude petroleum (incl. bituminous mineral oil and tar sands)
29: Gaseous hydrocarbons (including liquid propane gas)
30: Coal coke and petroleum coke
31: Other refined petroleum and coal products

Basic chemicals & chemicals

32: Sulphuric acid
33: Alumina (e.g. artificial corundum, aluminium oxide & hydroxide)
34: Other basic chemicals
35: Potash (potassium chloride)
36: Fertilizers and fertilizer materials (excluding potash)
37: Other chemical products and preparations
38: Plastic and rubber (in primary, semi-finished or finished form)

Forest and paper products

39: Logs and other wood in the rough
40: Wood chips
41: Lumber
42: Other wood products (e.g. plywood, veneer, etc.)
43: Wood pulp
44: Newsprint (in large rolls or sheets)
45: Paper and paperboard (except printed products)

46 : Cement (hydraulic cements)

Transformed metals

47: Products made of non metallic minerals (e.g. mortar, concrete, ceramics, glass)
48: Iron and steel - primary or semi-finished
49: Copper - primary or semi-finished
50: Aluminium - primary or semi-finished
51: Other non-ferrous metal - primary or semi-finished
52: Articles of base metal

Manufactured products

53: Machinery (e.g. engines, tools, household, agricultural or industrial mechanical products)
54: Automobiles and mini-vans
55: Freight motor vehicles
56: Other vehicles
57: Parts and accessories for motor vehicles
58: Other transportation equipment

Waste

59: Metallic waste and scrap
60: Non-metallic waste and scrap (e.g. paper, paperboard, fibre, glass, plastics, liquids)

Other

61: Other manufactured miscellaneous goods
62: Pool car traffic of freight forwarders and shipper associations
63: Mixed loads or unidentified freight
64: Less-than-carload shipments (do not provide cars)

65 : Total Non-Intermodal Traffic Loaded (add lines 1 to 64)

Part II - Traffic received from other rail carriers

Please indicate the number of rail cars and weight for the following items.

66: Traffic received from United States connections
67: Traffic received from Canadian connections

Part III - Total intermodal traffic loaded

Please indicate the number of units, TEUs (twenty foot equivalent units), and weight for the following items.

68: Containers on flat cars (COFC); all plans
69: Trailers on flat cars (TOFC); all plans

70 : Total Intermodal Traffic Loaded (add lines 68 and 69)

Part IV - Intermodal traffic received