Passenger Bus & Urban Transit Survey - 2013

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Introduction

If necessary, please make address label corrections in the boxes below.

0001: Legal name
0002: Business name
0021: Title of contact
0008: First name of contact
0028: Last name of contact
0004: Address (number and street)
0005: City
0006: Province/territory or state
0053: Country
0007: Postal / Zip code

What is your language preference?

0010: 1. English
0010: 2. French

Purpose

The survey collects annual financial, operating and employment data on bus companies operating in Canada.

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

Confidential when completed. The data are to be used for statistical purposes only and published in aggregate form. Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from publishing any statistics that divulge information that related 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 agreements for this survey:

A. Under section 11 of the Statistics Act with the Newfoundland Statistics Agency and the Quebec Statistics Institute. Statistics Canada only enters into section 11 agreements with provincial statistical agencies that have statistics acts similar to the federal act. These agencies have the authority to collect this information and the same provisions for confidentiality and penalties for
disclosure of information as the Federal Statistics Act.

B. Under section 12 of the Statistics Act with the Newfoundland Department of Works, Services and Transportation, the Nova Scotia Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities, the Quebec Department of Transportation, the Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Transport Canada (see section C below). These agencies are required to keep the information confidential and only use it 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.

C. Under section 12 of the Statistics Act with Transport Canada for the sharing of information from this survey. This information is required by Transport Canada and collected from federally regulated carriers under the authority of the Canada Transportation Act and pursuant to the Carriers, Transportation and Grain Handling Undertakings Information Regulations. Under section 12 of the Statistics Act, non-federally regulated carriers may refuse to share their information with Transport Canada by giving notice in writing to the Chief Statistician and returning their letter of objection along with the completed questionnaire in the enclosed return envelope.

Security of emails and faxes

If you choose to send it by fax or email, 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

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 or e-mail it to bsso@statcan.gc.ca.

Assistance

If you need further information or help, please call 1-888-373-8424.

Thank you

Thank you for completing this questionnaire.

Note to respondents

This questionnaire is intended to capture information about the passenger bus and urban transit industry only.

Is your business primarily engaged in providing urban transit and/or passenger bus services?

0099 1: Yes (please continue)
0099 3: No (please call phone # 1-888-373-8424)

A. Please report for the period January 1, 20XX to December 31, 20XX. If your fiscal year is different from the calendar year, please report for the most recent fiscal period ending between April 1, 20XX to March 31, 20XX. Please indicate below the period covered by this questionnaire:

0050: Start date (YYYY / MM / DD)
0051: End date (YYYY / MM / DD)

B. Do the dates above represent a change in your fiscal year?

0056 1: Yes
0056 2: No

C. The list of companies for whom you are reporting is on the mailing label. Please note any changes / additions / deletions:

0199: (enter changes / additions / deletions here)

Part A

1. Are you a municipal government, urban transit property or government agency involved in urban transit operations? (If you are a private company under contract to an urban transit company / agency, proceed to question 4).

0101 1: Yes (proceed to question 2)
0101 3: No (proceed to question 4)

2. Did you contract out or arrange contracts for some or all of your urban transit services (including services for persons with disabilities or the elderly) with one or more private companies?

0201 1: Yes (provide the name(s) of the contractor(s) and the amount(s) of the contract(s) and proceed to question 3)
0201 3: No (go to question 4)

3. Did you contract out 100% of your urban transit services?

0301: Yes (you are finished, please return your questionnaire)
0301 3: No (proceed to question 4 - your responses should reflect the portion of your business that is not contracted out)

Part B - Financial data

4a. Operating revenue (in dollars - omit cents)

0400: Urban transit services (excluding para transit)
0405: Commuter services (daily services between towns / cities and a major urban city: e.g. Oakville and Toronto; south shore of Montreal and the City of Montreal; Fraser Valley communities and Vancouver, etc.)
0410: Para transit services
0415: Scheduled intercity services (including interlining revenue)
0420: School bus services (home to school services)
0425: School bus charter services
0430: Charter - motor coach charter services (including sightseeing tours between cities and / or geographic areas that involve at least a 160 km round trip, casino services, special services for holidays and other events etc.)
0435: Local sightseeing services
0440: Shuttle services (e.g., airport parking - terminal, hotel, railway station and other)
0445: Bus parcel express
0450: Other passenger bus services (e.g., tours, other contract services, etc.)
0455: Other operating revenues (e.g., terminal rental, fuel rebates, leasing, advertising, etc.)
0470: Operating subsidies (Federal, Provincial, Municipal and other operating contributions)

0460: Total operating revenue (sum of above)

4b. Non-operating revenue (in dollars - omit cents)

0465: Capital funding (federal, provincial, municipal and other capital contributions)
0475: Other non-operating revenues (e.g., interest earned, sales of assets, returns on investment, insurance proceeds, GST rebates, etc.)

0480: Total non-operating revenues (sum of above)

0490: Total revenue (sum of 0460 and 0480)

5. Did your company generate revenue in more than one province or territory (i.e., was the point of sale in more than one province or territory)?

0500 1: Yes (please complete the Supplement and then proceed to question 6)
0500 3: No (go to question 6)

6. Operating expenses (in dollars - omit cents)

Human resources expenses

7001: Wages and salaries (drivers)
7004: Wages and salaries (mechanics)
7007: Wages & salaries (all other staff including owners and executives)
7018: Benefits (all employees)
7012: Amount paid under contract to another company to provide drivers, mechanics and other labour
7013: Staff training
7014: Other (e.g., uniforms, tolls, meals, etc.)

Vehicle energy expenses

7021: Diesel fuel expenses including taxes
7022: Electrical traction power including taxes
7023: Other vehicle fuel and energy expenses (gasoline, propane, etc.)

Vehicle maintenance expenses

7026: Vehicle parts and shop supplies (excluding tires and tubes)
7027: Tires and tubes (including parts for tire repairs) + purchased tire and tube repairs
7028: Purchased repairs to vehicles (excluding tires and tubes)
7029: Other vehicle maintenance expenses

Other operating expenses

7081: Annual depreciation (on vehicles, buildings and equipment)
7075: Other operating expenses (advertising, licenses and permits, commissions, vehicle leases, utilities (water, hydro, building heat), municipal taxes, insurance, office supply & materials, etc.)

7080: Total operating expenses (sum of above)

7087: Non operating expenses (e.g., interest and other)

7090: Total expenses (sum of 7080 and 7087)

Capital information

7200: Amount spent to purchase buses and other rolling stock
7220: Other capital expenditures

7. Assets (in dollars - omit cents)

1115: Current assets including inventories
1121: Capital assets: Original acquisition cost of buses, rolling stock and all other capital assets including additions, net of disposals (including land and building). Use unsubsidized figure if necessary.
1122: Accumulated depreciation of buses, other rolling stock and all other capital assets (e.g., building and all other capital assets)

1161: Net book value of capital assets (1121 minus 1122)

1171: Other non-current assets including goodwill

1175: Total assets (sum 1115, 1161, 1171)

8. Liabilities and owner's equity (in dollars - omit cents)

1205: Current liabilities
1210: Long term debt
1215: Other non-current liabilities (e.g., deferred taxes)

1220: Total liabilities (sum 1205, 1210, 1215)

1240: Total owner's equity (share capital, retained earnings (losses) & contributed surplus)

1245: Total liabilities and owner's equity (sum 1220, 1240)

Part C - Employment Statistics

9. a) Estimate, using an annual average, the number of employees who worked at least 30 hours per week, as:

1301: Drivers
1303: Mechanics
1311: All other staff
1309: Total

B) Estimate, using an annual average, the number of employees who worked between 20 and 29 hours per week, as:

1302: Drivers
1304: Mechanics
1312: All other staff
1310: Total

C) Estimate, using an annual average, the total number of hours for employees who worked less than 20 hours per week, as:

1405: Drivers
1410: Mechanics
1422: All other staff
1425: Total

Part D - Vehicles in your fleet, distance and maintenance cost

10. a) Estimate, using an annual average, the number of the following types of vehicles in your fleet:

1503: Motor coaches - all types
1523: School buses - all types
1540: Urban transit buses
1545: All other rolling stock
1550: Total

B) Estimate, using an annual average, the total distance driven (in kilometres), by each type of vehicle:

1603: Motor coaches - all types
1623: School buses - all types
1640: Urban transit buses
1645: All other rolling stock
1650: Total

C) Estimate, using an annual average, the allocation (in percentages) of your vehicle maintenance expenses (cell 7035) for each of the following vehicle types:

9003: Motor coaches - all types
9033: School buses - all types
9050: Urban transit buses
9055: All other rolling stock
9060: Total

D) What proportion of your fleet (cell 1550) is equipped for persons with disabilities?

Part E - Passenger data

11. Please indicate the total number of passengers carried, by each of the following services:

1703: Urban transit services (excluding para transit)
1708: Commuter services
1713: Para transit services
1718: Scheduled intercity services

Part F - Fuel and energy data

12. How much of each of the following types of fuel did you use for passenger carrying vehicles during the year?

2101: Diesel (in litres)
2105: Gasoline (in litres)
2114: Other fuel (in litres)
2120: Electricity for electrical tractive power (in kilowatts)

Certification

I certify that the information contained herein is complete and correct to the best of my knowledge.

0014: Title
0015: Date (YYYY / MM / DD)
0013: First name
0054: Last name
0026 1: Mr.
0026 2: Mrs.
0026 3: Miss
0018: E-mail address
0020: Website address
0017: Telephone number
0027: Extension
0016: Fax number

How long did you spend collecting the data and completing this questionnaire?

9910: Hour(s)
9909: Minute(s)

In the future, would you like to receive this questionnaire electronically?

2250 1: Yes
2250 3: No

Comments

We invite your comments below. If necessary, please attach a separate page. Please be assured that we review all comments with the intent of improving the survey.

C9920: (Comment 1)
C9913: (Comment 2)
C9914: (Comment 3)
C9915: (Comment 4)

Supplement

A) Using your responses from question 4 (cells 0400 to 0455), distribute your revenue according to where you generated that revenue (point of sale). Use dollars or percentages.

Newfoundland and Labrador

6010: Urban transit services
6030: Commuter services
6050: Para transit services
6070: Scheduled intercity services
6090: School bus services
6110: School bus charter services
6130: Motor coach charter services
6150: Local sightseeing services
6170: Shuttle services
6190: Bus parcel express
6210: Other passenger bus services
6230: Other operating revenues and operating subsidies

Prince Edward Island

6011: Urban transit services
6031: Commuter services
6051: Para transit services
6071: Scheduled intercity services
6091: School bus services
6111: School bus charter services
6131: Motor coach charter services
6151: Local sightseeing services
6171: Shuttle services
6191: Bus parcel express
6211: Other passenger bus services
6231: Other operating revenues and operating subsidies

Nova Scotia

6012: Urban transit services
6032: Commuter services
6052: Para transit services
6072: Scheduled intercity services
6092: School bus services
6112: School bus charter services
6132: Motor coach charter services
6152: Local sightseeing services
6172: Shuttle services
6192: Bus parcel express
6212: Other passenger bus services
6232: Other operating revenues and operating subsidies

New Brunswick

6013: Urban transit services
6033: Commuter services
6053: Para transit services
6073: Scheduled intercity services
6093: School bus services
6113: School bus charter services
6133: Motor coach charter services
6153: Local sightseeing services
6173: Shuttle services
6193: Bus parcel express
6213: Other passenger bus services
6233: Other operating revenues and operating subsidies

Quebec

6014: Urban transit services
6034: Commuter services
6054: Para transit services
6074: Scheduled intercity services
6094: School bus services
6114: School bus charter services
6134: Motor coach charter services
6154: Local sightseeing services
6174: Shuttle services
6194: Bus parcel express
6214: Other passenger bus services
6234: Other operating revenues and operating subsidies

Ontario

6015: Urban transit services
6035: Commuter services
6055: Para transit services
6075: Scheduled intercity services
6095: School bus services
6115: School bus charter services
6135: Motor coach charter services
6155: Local sightseeing services
6175: Shuttle services
6195: Bus parcel express
6215: Other passenger bus services
6235: Other operating revenues and operating subsidies

Manitoba

6016: Urban transit services
6036: Commuter services
6056: Para transit services
6076: Scheduled intercity services
6096: School bus services
6116: School bus charter services
6136: Motor coach charter services
6156: Local sightseeing services
6176: Shuttle services
6196: Bus parcel express
6216: Other passenger bus services
6236: Other operating revenues and operating subsidies

Saskatchewan

6017: Urban transit services
6037: Commuter services
6057: Para transit services
6077: Scheduled intercity services
6097: School bus services
6117: School bus charter services
6137: Motor coach charter services
6157: Local sightseeing services
6177: Shuttle services
6197: Bus parcel express
6217: Other passenger bus services
6237: Other operating revenues and operating subsidies

Alberta

6018: Urban transit services
6038: Commuter services
6058: Para transit services
6078: Scheduled intercity services
6098: School bus services
6118: School bus charter services
6138: Motor coach charter services
6158: Local sightseeing services
6178: Shuttle services
6198: Bus parcel express
6218: Other passenger bus services
6238: Other operating revenues and operating subsidies

British Columbia

6019: Urban transit services
6039: Commuter services
6059: Para transit services
6079: Scheduled intercity services
6099: School bus services
6119: School bus charter services
6139: Motor coach charter services
6159: Local sightseeing services
6179: Shuttle services
6199: Bus parcel express
6219: Other passenger bus services
6239: Other operating revenues and operating subsidies

Yukon

6020: Urban transit services
6040: Commuter services
6060: Para transit services
6080: Scheduled intercity services
6100: School bus services
6120: School bus charter services
6140: Motor coach charter services
6160: Local sightseeing services
6180: Shuttle services
6200: Bus parcel express
6220: Other passenger bus services
6240: Other operating revenues and operating subsidies

Northwest Territories

6021: Urban transit services
6041: Commuter services
6061: Para transit services
6081: Scheduled intercity services
6101: School bus services
6121: School bus charter services
6141: Motor coach charter services
6161: Local sightseeing services
6181: Shuttle services
6201: Bus parcel express
6221: Other passenger bus services
6241: Other operating revenues and operating subsidies

Nunavut

6022: Urban transit services
6042: Commuter services
6062: Para transit services
6082: Scheduled intercity services
6102: School bus services
6122: School bus charter services
6142: Motor coach charter services
6162: Local sightseeing services
6182: Shuttle services
6202: Bus parcel express
6222: Other passenger bus services
6242: Other operating revenues and operating subsidies

United States & others

6023: Urban transit services
6043: Commuter services
6063: Para transit services
6083: Scheduled intercity services
6103: School bus services
6123: School bus charter services
6143: Motor coach charter services
6163: Local sightseeing services
6183: Shuttle services
6203: Bus parcel express
6223: Other passenger bus services
6243: Other operating revenues and operating subsidies

Total

6025: Urban transit services
6045: Commuter services
6065: Para transit services
6085: Scheduled intercity services
6105: School bus services
6125: School bus charter services
6145: Motor coach charter services
6165: Local sightseeing services
6185: Shuttle services
6205: Bus parcel express
6225: Other passenger bus services
6245: Other operating revenues and operating subsidies

6265: Grand total (sum 6025 to 6245)

B) Using your responses from question 6 (cells 7020, 7025, 7035, 7075), allocate your expenditures according to where you incurred those expenditures. Use percentages.