Annual Coal Mines Survey (ACMS)
Detailed information for 2023
Status:
Active
Frequency:
Annual
Record number:
2177
The survey collects financial data from coal mine operations in Canada.
Description
The survey collects annual data from all coal mines operating in Canada with sales in excess of one million dollars.
The information is used as input to the System of National Accounts. Provincial agencies are also provided with data on a regular basis.
Reference period: Calendar year
Collection period: Data are collected within 5 months after the reference year.
Subjects
- Business performance and ownership
- Coal
- Energy
- Financial statements and performance
Data sources and methodology
Target population
The universe consists of all coal mines operating in Canada with sales of $1,000,000 or over during the year.
Instrument design
The questionnaire comprises operating revenues, number of employees, salaries and wages, cost of fuel and electricity, process supplies and other statistics of a general nature.
The questionnaire is respondent completed.
Sampling
This survey is a census with a cross-sectional design.
Data are collected for all units of the target population, therefore no sampling is done.
Data sources
Data collection for this reference period: 2024-05-06 to 2024-09-30
Responding to this survey is mandatory.
Data are collected directly from survey respondents.
The 'preliminary' annual estimates of coal production (volume and value) are based on monthly data collected by the Coal Monthly survey (record number 2147); they are produced to satisfy a requirement of Natural Resources Canada for early estimates.
The data are collected by Head Office through a mail-out/mail-back process. Follow ups are conducted by phone or fax as needed to reach the target response rate.
View the Questionnaire(s) and reporting guide(s) .
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