Survey of the Construction Industry

Detailed information for 1987

The survey collected financial and operating data needed to produce statistics for the Canadian construction industry.

Data release - June 19, 1990

• Description
• Data sources and methodology

Description

This annual survey collects comprehensive statistics on the financial, production, organizational and operational characteristics of the construction industry in Canada. Included are general contractors and developers specializing in various types of building and engineering construction and related trades.

Subjects

• Construction
• Non-residential building construction
• Residential construction

Data sources and methodology

Instrument design

This methodology does not apply.

Sampling

This is a sample survey with a cross-sectional design.

Imputation

This methodology does not apply.

Disclosure control

Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from releasing any data which would divulge information obtained under the Statistics Act that relates to any identifiable person, business or organization without the prior knowledge or the consent in writing of that person, business or organization. The confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act override the provisions of any other Act, including the Access to Information Act, to guarantee the confidentiality of reported data of individual respondents. Various confidentiality rules are applied to all data that are released or published to prevent the publication or disclosure of any information deemed confidential. If necessary, data are suppressed to prevent direct or residual disclosure of identifiable data.