Annual Mineral Production Survey Contract Drilling Operations

The Annual Mineral Production Survey - Contract Drilling Operations is a survey of drilling operations conducted by contractors primarily for the testing of deposits in Canada. The purpose of this survey is to obtain information on total metres drilled, revenues, salaries and wages, as well as the average number of employees for all establishments providing support services to the mining sector in Canada. Please access the link Annual Mineral Production Survey - Contract Drilling Operations (http://www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvey&SDDS=5308) for more information on this survey and to consult the reporting guides.

Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.

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The Statistics Act protects the confidentiality of information collected by Statistics Canada.

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. Information on confidentiality, data-sharing agreements and record linkages can be found on the last page of this questionnaire.

Report on your operations during the twelve months ended December 31.
Note: This is a standard form. Some lines may not apply to your industry.

Please return the questionnaire within 21 days. If you are unable to complete within 21 days OR if you need help, call us at 1-877-949-9492 or TTY 1-800-363-7629.

Statistics Canada
Operations and Integration Division
150 Tunney's Pasture Driveway
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6
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Estimates are acceptable where data are not readily available.

Please consult the reporting guide when completing this survey.

Please enter this business' reporting period.
a. Start date (YYYY-MM-DD)
b. End date (YYYY-MM-DD)

Province/Territory in Which Drilling was Done
1.0 Newfoundland and Labrador
Diamond Drilling (metres)
a. Surface
b. Underground
Other drilling (metres)
a. Surface
b. Underground
Gross Income from Drilling
a. In dollars (omit cents)
Average Number of Employees
Total Salaries and Wages Paid (including room and board)
a. In dollars (omit cents)

1.1 Prince Edward Island
Diamond Drilling (metres)
a. Surface
b. Underground
Other drilling (metres)
a. Surface
b. Underground
Gross Income from Drilling
a. In dollars (omit cents)
Average Number of Employees
Total Salaries and Wages Paid (including room and board)
a. In dollars (omit cents)

1.2 Nova Scotia
Diamond Drilling (metres)
a. Surface
b. Underground
Other drilling (metres)
a. Surface
b. Underground
Gross Income from Drilling
a. In dollars (omit cents)
Average Number of Employees
Total Salaries and Wages Paid (including room and board)
a. In dollars (omit cents)

1.3 New Brunswick
Diamond Drilling (metres)
a. Surface
b. Underground
Other drilling (metres)
a. Surface
b. Underground
Gross Income from Drilling
a. In dollars (omit cents)
Average Number of Employees
Total Salaries and Wages Paid (including room and board)
a. In dollars (omit cents)

1.4 Quebec
Diamond Drilling (metres)
a. Surface
b. Underground
Other drilling (metres)
a. Surface
b. Underground
Gross Income from Drilling
a. In dollars (omit cents)
Average Number of Employees
Total Salaries and Wages Paid (including room and board)
a. In dollars (omit cents)

1.5 Ontario
Diamond Drilling (metres)
a. Surface
b. Underground
Other drilling (metres)
a. Surface
b. Underground
Gross Income from Drilling
a. In dollars (omit cents)
Average Number of Employees
Total Salaries and Wages Paid (including room and board)
a. In dollars (omit cents)

1.6 Manitoba
Diamond Drilling (metres)
a. Surface
b. Underground
Other drilling (metres)
a. Surface
b. Underground
Gross Income from Drilling
a. In dollars (omit cents)
Average Number of Employees
Total Salaries and Wages Paid (including room and board)
a. In dollars (omit cents)

1.7 Saskatchewan
Diamond Drilling (metres)
a. Surface
b. Underground
Other drilling (metres)
a. Surface
b. Underground
Gross Income from Drilling
a. In dollars (omit cents)
Average Number of Employees
Total Salaries and Wages Paid (including room and board)
a. In dollars (omit cents)

1.8 Alberta
Diamond Drilling (metres)
a. Surface
b. Underground
Other drilling (metres)
a. Surface
b. Underground
Gross Income from Drilling
a. In dollars (omit cents)
Average Number of Employees
Total Salaries and Wages Paid (including room and board)
a. In dollars (omit cents)

1.9 British Columbia
Diamond Drilling (metres)
a. Surface
b. Underground
Other drilling (metres)
a. Surface
b. Underground
Gross Income from Drilling
a. In dollars (omit cents)
Average Number of Employees
Total Salaries and Wages Paid (including room and board)
a. In dollars (omit cents)

1.10 Yukon
Diamond Drilling (metres)
a. Surface
b. Underground
Other drilling (metres)
a. Surface
b. Underground
Gross Income from Drilling
a. In dollars (omit cents)
Average Number of Employees
Total Salaries and Wages Paid (including room and board)
a. In dollars (omit cents)

1.11.0 Northwest Territories
Diamond Drilling (metres)
a. Surface
b. Underground
Other drilling (metres)
a. Surface
b. Underground
Gross Income from Drilling
a. In dollars (omit cents)
Average Number of Employees
Total Salaries and Wages Paid (including room and board)
a. In dollars (omit cents)

1.11.1 Nunavut
Diamond Drilling (metres)
a. Surface
b. Underground
Other drilling (metres)
a. Surface
b. Underground
Gross Income from Drilling
a. In dollars (omit cents)
Average Number of Employees
Total Salaries and Wages Paid (including room and board)
a. In dollars (omit cents)

1.12 Canada
Diamond Drilling (metres)
a. Surface
b. Underground
Other drilling (metres)
a. Surface
b. Underground
Gross Income from Drilling
a. In dollars (omit cents)
Average Number of Employees
Total Salaries and Wages Paid (including room and board)
a. In dollars (omit cents)

Conversion factor: 1 foot = 0.3048 metres

1. Name of person to contact (please print)
2. Title
3. Date (YYYY-MM-DD)
4. Telephone number (area code and number)
5. Extension
6. Facsimile
7. E-mail address

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Your answers are confidential. 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 information from this survey for statistical purposes only.

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 and territorial statistical agencies of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and the Yukon. The shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.

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Chief Statistician of Canada
Statistics Canada
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Ottawa, ON
K1A 0T6

For surveys in the Minerals and Metals Production Statistics Program, there are Section 12 agreements with Natural Resources Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut as well as with the Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Natural Resources, the Nova Scotia Department of Energy and Mines, the ministère de l'Énergie et des Ressources naturelles du Québec, Transition énergétique Québec, the Ontario Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines, the Alberta Department of Treasury Board and Finance, Alberta Energy Regulator, the Alberta Department of Transportation, the British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, the Northwest Territories Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment and the Nunavut Department of Economic Development and Transportation.

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

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


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