Monthly Natural Gas Transmission Survey (MNGT)

Detailed information for January 2026

This monthly survey collects data on the activities of Canadian establishments primarily engaged in operating natural gas transmission systems.

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

Description

This monthly survey collects data on the activities of Canadian establishments primarily engaged in operating natural gas transmission systems. Data collected cover a wide range of information such as: quantities of natural gas received from gas fields and processing plants, imports & exports, direct sales, sales to industrial customers and associated revenues.

These data are required for integration into the input-output sector of the Canadian System of National Accounts. These data are also required for international reporting by Natural Resources Canada to the International Energy Agency. Data are intended for use by survey respondents, international departments and agencies, federal departments and agencies, provincial ministries and authorities, industry associations, industry analysts, the press and the general public to assess trends in the natural gas transmission sector of the Canadian economy.

Statistical activity

The survey is administered as part of the Integrated Business Statistics Program (IBSP). The IBSP has been designed to integrate approximately 200 separate business surveys into a single master survey program. The IBSP aims at collecting industry and product detail at the provincial level while minimizing overlap between different survey questionnaires. The redesigned business survey questionnaires have a consistent look, structure, and content.

The integrated approach makes reporting easier for firms operating in different industries because they can provide similar information for each branch operation. This way they avoid having to respond to questionnaires that differ for each industry in terms of format, wording and even concepts. The combined results produce more coherent and accurate statistics on the economy.

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Reference period: Month

Collection period: 10 days after the reference period.

Subjects

• Crude oil and natural gas
• Energy

Data sources and methodology

Target population

The target population is comprised of all establishments in Canada engaged in pipeline transmission of natural gas (NAICS 486210) under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 2022). The observed population are those establishments in the target population for which business information is available on Statistics Canada's Business Register.

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Instrument design

The questionnaires were designed using Statistics Canada questionnaire design standards. The design was done in consultation with the survey's partners (i.e. provincial energy boards and the Canadian Gas Association). The questionnaire is respondent completed in paper format delivered by mail or in electronic format.

The questionnaires are subject to regular revision to reflect changes in business activities and practices.

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.

The sampling unit is the enterprise as defined on the Statistics Canada Business Register.

Data sources

Responding to this survey is mandatory.

Data are collected directly from survey respondents and extracted from administrative files.

Data are collected monthly using an electronic questionnaire. Respondents are asked to submit the completed questionnaire within 10 days of receipt. Upon receipt, the data from the questionnaire are processed directly into the Integrated Business Statistics Program (IBSP). Editing is performed to ensure the validity of the collected data. Follow-up for non-response and for data validation is conducted by telephone or e-mail in order to maximize the survey response rate.

In addition, administrative data sources are used for data validation purpose. Administrative sources include those originating from the provincial energy regulators and being managed by "Petrinex" (Petroleum Information Excellence) that are obtained by Statistics Canada under the authority of the Statistics Act.

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