Annual Mineral Production Survey

Detailed information for 2023

The Annual Mineral Production Survey is a survey of the mining industry in Canada. The survey collects financial and commodity information used to compile statistics on Canada's mineral and metal industries.

• Questionnaire(s) and reporting guide(s)
• Description
• Data sources and methodology

Description

The purpose of this annual survey is to obtain information on non-fuel mineral production in Canada. It is intended to cover all establishments primarily engaged in mining or quarrying activities as well as establishments engaged in secondary business activity linked to the mining sector. Data are collected using many questionnaire types to cover different industries in the mining sector, such as Metals, Non-metals and, Aggregates, Clay and Refractory Minerals.

Principal industrial statistics, such as revenue, salaries and wages, cost of materials and supplies used, cost of energy and water utility and inventories, as well as information about the commodities produced and consumed are collected as part of this survey.

Statistics on non-fuel mineral production are essential to support informed decision-making by the federal, provincial and territorial governments, as well as the mining industry. The statistics are essential to a variety of data users, including individual business firms and trade associations; municipal, provincial/territorial and federal governments; international organizations; and private citizens. Within Statistics Canada, the data are used by the Canadian System of National Accounts to feed into the gross domestic product computation. The results of this survey are also used by Natural Resources Canada to conduct analysis to provide informed policy advice on investment, industrial and regional development, trade and tariff policies, as well as the development and management of natural resources.

Reference period: The 12-month fiscal period ending between April 1st of the reference year and March 31st of the following year.

Subjects

• Manufacturing
• Natural resources
• Non-metallic mineral and metal

Data sources and methodology

Target population

The Annual Mineral Production Survey targets all establishments engaged, as a primary or a secondary activity, in mining, beneficiating or otherwise preparing metallic and non-metallic minerals.

Establishments engaged in sand and gravel and stone activities are also surveyed.

Under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), mining establishments for this survey are classified to NAICS subsectors 212 and industry groups NAICS 2122 and 2123.

Instrument design

The Annual Mineral Production Survey is administered as part of the Integrated Business Statistics Program (IBSP). As such, it is conducted online using a secure electronic questionnaire platform.

Sampling

This survey is a census.

All establishments within the scope of the metallic ore mining and non-metallic mineral mining industry in Canada are selected in this sample survey.

However, establishments engaged in sand, gravel and stone mining and quarrying as a secondary activity, the take-none population is all units outside of the mining NAICS with production value less than 10000.

Data sources

Data collection for this reference period: 2024-05-03 to 2024-10-03

Data are extracted from administrative files and derived from other Statistics Canada surveys and/or other sources.

Data are collected primarily through electronic files sent through a secure mode of transmission, while providing respondents with the alternative option of replying by telephone interview. Follow-up for non-responses and data validation may be conducted by telephone and email.

Data may also be extracted from administrative files and derived from other Statistics Canada surveys and/or other sources.

View the Questionnaire(s) and reporting guide(s).