Foreign Investment in Canada, 2019 (BP-FIC)
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INTRODUCTION
Purpose
This statistical program measures at a point in time the value and composition of Canada's financial assets and liabilities with non-residents.
The securities statistics cover issuances and holdings of financial negotiable instruments. Securities include debt instruments designed to be traded in financial markets, such as treasury bills, commercial paper and bonds, as well as equity instruments, such as listed shares. The statistics relate to outstanding amounts (stocks) and net transactions (new issues net of redemptions).
Additional information
Data are used to prepare statements on Canada's Balance of International Payments and International Investment Position. Such statements are used as a major input in the conduct of monetary and exchange rate policies by the Government of Canada. Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.
Authority
This information is collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19. COMPLETION OF THIS QUESTIONNAIRE IS A LEGAL REQUIREMENT UNDER THIS ACT.
Confidentiality
Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from releasing any information it collects which could identify any person, business, or organization, unless consent has been given by the respondent or as permitted by the Statistics Act. Statistics Canada will use the information from this survey for statistical purposes.
Record linkage
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Return procedures
A completed copy of this questionnaire should be returned within four weeks of receipt to:
Statistics Canada, 150 Tunney's Pasture Driveway
Distribution Centre SC-0505
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6
If you need any clarification about reporting, please call toll free at 1-800-565-1685. Fax 1-888-883-7999. Email: infostats@canada.ca
Reporting instructions
Reporting period:
Please report for the calendar year ending December 31, 20XX. If not possible, please report for this company's most recent fiscal year that ended at any time between April 1st, 20XX and March 31, 20XX, and enter the period covered below:
Specify company's fiscal year:
Start: 20XX MM DD
End: 20XX MM DD
Reporting entity:
The Canadian reporting enterprise should provide a consolidation including itself and all of its Canadian subsidiaries, if applicable. Please use the BP-STRUC form that accompanies this questionnaire to explain the consolidation you have followed for reporting your Canadian subsidiaries. If for some reason a full Canadian consolidation is not available, your Canadian subsidiaries may be surveyed separately.
Currency details:
Please use the attached country code list to identify the currency of issue of long-term liabilities but report all values in thousands of Canadian dollars using the year end exchange rate.
Country details:
Please use the attached country code list to identify the country where shares or debt is owned. If a country is not identified on the list, please write the name in full. Where the geographical distribution is not available, please estimate it to the best of your ability.
BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION
BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION - Question identifier:1.
Please verify or provide the business or organization's legal and operating name and correct where needed.
Legal name modifications should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.
BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION - Question identifier:2.
Please verify or provide the contact information of the designated business or organization contact person for this questionnaire and correct where needed.
The designated contact person is the person who should receive this questionnaire. The designated contact person may not always be the one who actually completes the questionnaire.
BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION - Question identifier:3.
Please verify or provide the current operational status of the business or organization identified by the legal
and operating name.
Why is this business or organization not currently operational?
BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION - Question identifier:3a.
When did this business or organization close for the season?
When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
Go to question 4 once you have answered this question.
BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION - Question identifier:3b.
When did this business or organization cease operations?
Why did this business or organization cease operations?
Go to question 4 once you have answered this question.
BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION - Question identifier:3c.
When was this business or organization sold?
What is the legal name of the buyer?
Go to question 4 once you have answered this question.
BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION - Question identifier:3d.
When did this business or organization amalgamate?
What is the legal name of the resulting or continuing business or organization?
What is (are) the legal name(s) of the other amalgamated business(es) or organization(s)?
Go to question 4 once you have answered this question.
BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION - Question identifier:3e.
When did this business or organization become temporarily inactive?
When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
Go to question 4 once you have answered this question.
Why is this business or organization temporarily inactive?
Go to question 4 once you have answered this question.
BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION - Question identifier:3f.
When did this business or organization cease operations?
Why did this business or organization cease operations?
Go to question 4 once you have answered this question.
BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION - Question identifier:4.
Please provide the current main activity of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name.
SECTION A - FOREIGN OWNERSHIP IN THE CANADIAN REPORTING ENTERPRISE
SECTION A - FOREIGN OWNERSHIP IN THE CANADIAN REPORTING ENTERPRISE - Question identifier:A1.
List the name of each foreign direct investor or foreign sister company, their country of residence (use the attached country code list to identify the country of residence) and the percentage of common and preferred shares held. If there is more than one direct investor or sister company for a given country, list each investor separately.
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTORS are foreign entities (persons, private or public corporations) with 10% or more of the voting equity in the Canadian reporting enterprise.
FOREIGN SISTER COMPANIES are foreign companies with whom you have an equity or debt relationship and share the same foreign parent company. Neither sister company owns more than 10% voting power in the other sister company.
- 1): Name of Foreign Direct Investor
- 2): Country code
- 3): Common shares (% held)
- 4): Preferred shares (% held)
SECTION A - FOREIGN OWNERSHIP IN THE CANADIAN REPORTING ENTERPRISE - Question identifier:A2.
Please provide the total percentage of common and preferred shares held by other foreign investors by country (you do not have to list individual investor names). Note that it may be necessary to obtain the country of ownership information from your transfer agent.
OTHER FOREIGN INVESTORS - Investment by other foreign investors in shares or debt is considered to be passive, in other words, they have no influence on the operation of the Canadian reporting enterprise and hold less than 10% of the voting equity.
- 1): Country code
- 2): Common shares (% held)
- 3): Preferred shares (% held)
SECTION B - EQUITY
Please report in thousands of Canadian dollars (CAN$ '000) the total shareholders' equity amounts below for the Canadian reporting enterprise, fully consolidating the earnings of the reporting entity, its Canadian subsidiaries and affiliates, using the reporting period that you reported on the front page of this questionnaire.
SECTION C - LIABILITIES TO NON-RESIDENTS
C1. Bonds held by Canadian and foreign investors (Identify each issue separately)
This item should include bonds, debentures, funded debt, notes payable and similar types of long-term debt issued by the Canadian reporting enterprise where each issue has an issue date, maturity date and a fixed or floating interest rate. For each issue, please use the country code list provided to identify the country where the issue is held and identify whether it is held by Canadian, foreign direct (include sister companies) or other foreign investors. Note that it may be necessary to obtain the country of ownership information from the trustee of the debt issue.
Continue on a separate sheet if necessary.
C1. Bonds held by Canadian and foreign investors (Identify each issue separately) - Question identifier:C1.1 (a)
BOND ISSUE DETAILS:
- 1): CUSIP/ISIN Number (if applicable)
- 2): Issue date
- 3): Maturity date
- 4): Interest rate
- 5): Currency of issue
- 6): Total amount outstanding at the end of 20XX (CAN$ '000)
C1. Bonds held by Canadian and foreign investors (Identify each issue separately) - Question identifier:C1.1 (b)
BOND ISSUE - OWNERSHIP DISTRIBUTION AT THE END OF 20XX:
- 1): Country code
- 2): Amount held by Canadian investors (CAN$ '000)
- 3): Amount held by foreign direct investors or sister companies (CAN$ '000)
- 4): Amount held by other foreign investors (CAN$ '000)
C2. Foreign bank loans (Identify each loan separately)
Foreign bank loans are usually from a single banking institution in a foreign country. In this case, the distribution of the bank loan would be assigned 100% to one foreign country. However, in the case of a syndicated bank loan, you should indicate the lead bank under "Bank Loan Details" but list all foreign countries and their respective amounts represented under the terms of the syndication under the "Foreign ownership Distribution". For each bank loan, use the country code list provided to identify the country where the loan originated.
Continue on a separate sheet if necessary.
C2. Foreign bank loans (Identify each loan separately) - Question identifier:C2.1 (a)
BANK LOAN DETAILS:
- 1): Bank name
- 2): Issue date
- 3): Maturity date
- 4): Interest rate
- 5): Currency of issue
- 6): Total amount outstanding at the end of 20XX (CAN$ '000)
N.B Include in the amount outstanding in syndications any amounts advanced from banks in Canada.
C2. Foreign bank loans (Identify each loan separately) - Question identifier:C2.1 (b)
BANKS LOAN - FOREIGN OWNERSHIP DISTRIBUTION AT THE END OF 20XX:
- 1): Country code
- 2): Amount held by foreign bank(s) (CAN$ '000)
C3. Other long-term liabilities owed to foreign investors (Identify each issue separately)
Other long-term liabilities should include, on a Canadian consolidation basis only: long-term inter-company debt, from both foreign parent(s) and sister companies (if applicable); long-term loans from other foreign investors; mortgage loans from foreign non-banks; financial leases (exclude operational leases); and other loans from other foreign investors. Report each long-term liability owed to foreign investors separately. For each long-term liability, use the attached country code list to identify the country where the liability is held and identify whether it is held by foreign direct investors (include sister companies) or other foreign investors.
Continue on a separate sheet if necessary.
C3. Other long-term liabilities owed to foreign investors (Identify each issue separately) - Question identifier:C3.1 (a)
LIABILITY DETAILS:
- 1): Liability description
- 2): Issue date
- 3): Maturity date
- 4): Interest rate
- 5): Currency of issue
- 6): Total amount outstanding at the end of 20XX (CAN$ '000)
C3. Other long-term liabilities owed to foreign investors (Identify each issue separately) - Question identifier:C3.1 (b)
LIABILITY - FOREIGN OWNERSHIP DISTRIBUTION AT THE END OF 20XX:
- 1): Country code
- 2): Amount held by foreign direct investors or sister companies (CAN$ '000)
- 3): Amount held by other foreign investors (CAN$ '000)
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