Informatics Professional Services Price Indexes - Internet Publishing, Broadcasting and Web Search Portals

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Software publishing

This Canadian industry includes establishments primarily engaged in publishing computer software, usually for multiple clients and generally is referred to as packaged software. Establishments in this industry carry out operations necessary for producing and distributing computer software, such as designing, providing documentation, assisting in installation and providing support services to software purchasers. These establishments may design and publish, or publish only.

Examples: Packaged computer software publishing (including designing and developing), Packaged computer software (all formats), Packaged publishers games.

Data processing, hosting and related services

This Canadian industry includes establishments primarily engaged in providing hosting or data processing services. Hosting establishments may provide specialized hosting activities, such as web hosting, video and audio streaming services, application hosting, application services provisioning, or may provide general time-share mainframe facilities to clients. Data processing establishments may provide complete processing and preparation of reports from data supplied by the customer; specialized services, such as automated data entry; or they may make data processing resources available to clients on an hourly or time-sharing basis.

Examples: Application hosting, Automatic data processing, Computer input preparation services, Computer processing services, Computer time-sharing services, Data entry services, Data processing services, Disk and diskette conversion services, Input preparation services, Leasing of computer time, Microfilm recording and imaging services, Optical scanning data services, Rental of computer time, Computer service bureaus, Video and audio streaming services, Web hosting.

Internet publishing, broadcasting and web search portals

This Canadian industry includes establishments primarily engaged in publishing and/or broadcasting content on the Internet or operating web sites, known as web search portals, that use a search engine to generate and maintain extensive databases of Internet addresses and content in an easily searchable format. The Internet publishing and broadcasting establishments in this industry provide textual, audio, and/or video content of general or specific interest. These establishments do not provide traditional (non-Internet) versions of the content that they publish or broadcast. Establishments known as web search portals often provide additional Internet services, such as e-mail, connections to other web sites, auctions, news, and other limited content, and serve as a home base for Internet users.

Examples: Internet directory publishing; Internet book publishing; Internet broadcasting; Internet entertainment sites; Internet game sites; Internet newspaper publishing; Internet periodical publishing; Internet software publishing; Publishing, maps, street guides and atlases (exclusively on Internet); Technical books, publishing (exclusively on Internet); Web search portals.

Computer Systems Design and Related Services

This Canadian industry includes establishments primarily engaged in providing expertise in the field of information technologies through one or more activities, such as writing, modifying, testing and supporting software to meet the needs of a particular customer, including the creation of Internet home pages; planning and designing computer systems that integrate hardware, software and communication technologies; on-site management and operation of clients' computer and data processing facilities; providing advice in the field of information technologies; and other professional and technical computer-related services.

Examples: Computer consulting services, Disaster recovery services, Facilities management services, Hardware consulting services, Custom computer programs or systems software development; Custom computer software consulting services, programming services, systems analysis and design; Computer-aided design (CAD) systems services; Computer-aided engineering (CAE) systems services; Data processing facilities management services; Design and system analysis, computer services (software); Facilities management services, computer support services; Information management system design services; Internet page design services, custom; Local area network (LAN) systems integrators; Management information systems design consulting services; Office automation, computer systems integration; Computer hardware requirements analysis; Software installation services; Custom software programming; Custom software systems analysis and design; Systems analysis and design, computer services (software); Systems engineering (system integration); Web page developing.

We have selected one business activity for your company: Internet Publishing, Broadcasting and Web Search Portals

This Canadian industry includes establishments primarily engaged in publishing and/or broadcasting content on the Internet or operating web sites, known as web search portals, that use a search engine to generate and maintain extensive databases of Internet addresses and content in an easily searchable format. The Internet publishing and broadcasting establishments in this industry provide textual, audio, and/or video content of general or specific interest. These establishments do not provide traditional (non-Internet) versions of the content that they publish or broadcast. Establishments known as web search portals often provide additional Internet services, such as e-mail, connections to other web sites, auctions, news, and other limited content, and serve as a home base for Internet users.

Was your company engaged in the business activity identified above in the current reference period?

YES - Please go to Section C.

NO - Please select one of the business activities below that best represents your business and complete the questionnaire.

Note: If you did not perform the pre-selected activity at all in the current reference period, then select the activity that represents your main business activity from the choices below. Descriptions and examples of the business activities are given in section A.

• 1: Software publishing

• 2: Data Processing, Hosting and Related Services

• 3: Internet Publishing, Broadcasting and Web Search Portals

• 4: Computer Systems Design and Related Services

• 5: Other - Please Specify:

Please report information for your fiscal years in the previous reference period and the current reference period.

The previous reference period:

Fiscal year end date (year/month/day):

Number of months:

The current reference period:

Fiscal year end date (year/month/day):

Number of months:

Please provide the dollar value for revenue received from each of the following business activities in the previous reference period and the current reference period from all provinces. Please report in Canadian dollars for your company's Canadian operations. Please see Section A "Instructions", for the details of each activity.

If your company operates in more than one location then please provide the total from all locations (provinces and territories) in Canada.

Reporting Instructions:

Include: Fees charged to clients for employees and contract workers and expenses (cost + mark-up) recovered from clients (e.g. hardware, software, travel and accommodation, subcontracted services)

Exclude: Revenue earned by foreign operations. Software sales unrelated to informatics professional services and all taxes collected for remittance to a government agency.

Business Activity:

Software Publishing:

Revenue in the previous reference period (CAN$):

Revenue in the current reference period (CAN$):

Data Processing, Hosting and Related Services:

Revenue in the previous reference period (CAN$):

Revenue in the current reference period (CAN$):

Internet Publishing, Broadcasting and Web Search Portals:

Revenue in the previous reference period (CAN$):

Revenue in the current reference period (CAN$):

Computer Systems Design and Related Services:

Revenue in the previous reference period (CAN$):

Revenue in the current reference period (CAN$):

Other :

Revenue in the previous reference period (CAN$):

Revenue in the current reference period (CAN$):

Total:

Revenue in the previous reference period (CAN$):

Revenue in the current reference period (CAN$):

Please provide the dollar value for the revenue and expenses for the fiscal years indicated, only for the business activity selected in Section B.

If your company has locations in other provinces and territories across Canada, then please provide the total from all locations in Canadian dollars only.

Please do not report revenue and expenses unrelated to the business activity selected in Section B.

Revenue:

Operating Revenue:

Include: Fees charged to clients for employees and contract workers and expenses (cost + mark-up) recovered from clients (e.g. hardware, software, travel and accommodation, and sub-contracted services).

Exclude: Revenue earned by foreign operations. Software sales unrelated to informatics professional services and all taxes collected for remittance to a government agency.

Operating Revenue in the previous reference period (CAN$):

Operating Revenue in the current reference period (CAN$):

Expenses:

Expenses For Employees:

Include: Wages, salaries, benefits and bonuses paid to full-time, part-time and temporary employees whose time was charged to the business activity selected in Section B.

Exclude: Overhead expenses (e.g. wages, salaries and benefits and bonuses of administrative staff, building occupancy costs, purchased services such as legal and accounting services).

Expenses for Employees in the previous reference period (CAN$):

Expenses for Employees in the current reference period (CAN$):

Expenses for Contract Workers:

Include: Fees paid to contract workers for their work on the business activity selected in Section B.

Expenses for Contract Worker in the previous reference period (CAN$):

Expenses for Contract Worker in the current reference period (CAN$):

Other Expenses:

Include: All other expenses incurred for work on the business activity selected in Section B (e.g. software, hardware upgrades, office expenses, travel and accommodation).

Exclude: Overhead such as taxes refunded by government, rent, utilities and insurance.

Other Expenses in the previous reference period (CAN$):

Other Expenses in the current reference period (CAN$):

Average Number of Paid Employees:

Average number of paid employees during the reporting period for the business activity selected in Section B.

To calculate the average number employed, add the number of employees in the last pay period of each month of the reporting period and divide this sum by the number of months (usually 12).

Exclude: Partners, proprietors and non-salaried personnel.

Average number of paid employees in the previous reference period:

Average number of paid employees in the current reference period:

Average Number of Paid Employees Who Worked Full-Time:

Full-time employees during the reporting period for the business activity selected in Section B.

Full-time employment consists of persons who usually work 30 hours or more per week.

To calculate the average number of full-time employees: add the number of full-time employees in the last pay period of each month of the reporting period and divide this sum by the number of months (usually 12).

Average number of paid employees who worked full-time in the previous reference period:

Average number of paid employees who worked full-time in the current reference period:

Average annual percentage change for salaries and wages paid to employees and fees paid to contract workers.

For the fiscal year indicated and the business activity selected in Section B, please complete the average annual percentage change for Salaries and wages paid to employees and fees paid to contract workers. Please follow the example below:

Example: Your company has 3 employees who can charge their time to the activity selected in Section B. Two of these employees received annual increases of 1% and 5%. The third employee did not receive an increase (0%). The sum of the three wage rate changes (1%+5%+0%) is 6.0%. When you divide by the number of employees (+6% / 3 employees), the result is an average annual percentage changes in wage rates of 2.0%.

Note: If there is no variation in the average annual percentage change of salaries and wages or of fees paid to contract workers, then write "0".

Salaries and wages rates:

Please report the average annual percentage change (+,-) in the salaries and wages paid to employees whose time is charged to the business activity selected in Section B for all provinces and territories.

Exclude: The salary or wage changes for general and administrative staff.

Salaries and Wages Rates in the previous reference period (%):

Salaries and Wages Rates in the current reference period (%):

Fees paid to contract workers:

Please report the average annual percentage change (+,-) in the fees paid to contract workers whose time is charged to the business activity selected in Section B for all provinces and territories.

Fees Paid to Contract Workers in the previous reference period (%):

Fees Paid to Contract Workers in the current reference period (%):

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