ICT Manufacturing
Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM) (no 2103),
Cat. no. 31-203, CANSIM Table 301-0003,
Manufacturing, Construction and Energy Division, Statistics Canada.
Software Publishers
Computer Systems Design and Related
Services
Data Processing, Hosting and Related Services
Annual Survey of Software Development and Computer Services (no
2410),
Cat. no. 63-222, CANSIM Table 354-0005,
Service Industries Division, Statistics Canada.
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
Annual Survey of Internet Service Providers and Related Services (no
4303),
Cat. not listed, CANSIM Table 354-0006,
Service Industries Division, Statistics Canada.
Cable and Other Program Distribution
Annual Cable Television Survey (no 2728),
Cat. no. 56-205 and/or 56-001, CANSIM Table 353-0003,
Science, Innovation and Electronic Information Division, Statistics
Canada.
Telecommunications Services From 1997 to 2003:
Annual Survey of Telecommunications Services (no 2722),
Cat. no. 56-203 and/or 56-001, not available in CANSIM (terminated
tables only),
Science, Innovation and Electronic Information Division, Statistics
Canada. For 2004:
Quarterly Survey of Telecommunications Services (no 2721),
Cat. no. 56-002, not available in CANSIM (terminated tables
only),
Science, Innovation and Electronic Information Division, Statistics
Canada.
ICT Wholesaling, Rental and Leasing
Annual Wholesale Trade Survey (no 2445),
No catalogue available, CANSIM Table 081-0005,
Distributive Trades Division, Statistics Canada.
Canada's Journey to an Information Society,
Cat. no. 56-508,
Science, Innovation and Electronic Information Division, Statistics
Canada.
EMPLOYMENT
ICT
Manufacturing
Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM) (no 2103),
Cat. no. 31-203, CANSIM Table 301-0003,
Manufacturing, Construction and Energy Division, Statistics Canada.
Software Publishers
Computer Systems Design and Related
Services
Data Processing, Hosting and Related Services
Employees:
Annual Survey of Software Development and Computer Services (no
2410),
Cat. no. 63-222, CANSIM Table 354-0005,
Service Industries Division, Statistics Canada.
Self-employed:
Special tabulations for Industry Canada,
Labour Force Survey (LFS) (no 3701),
Cat. no. 71-001, CANSIM Table 282-0020,
Labour Statistics Division, Statistics Canada.
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
Annual Survey of Internet Service Providers and Related Services (no
4303),
Cat. not listed, CANSIM Table 354-0006,
Service Industries Division, Statistics Canada.
Self-employed:
Special tabulations for Industry Canada,
Labour Force Survey (LFS) (no 3701),
Cat. no. 71-001, CANSIM Table 282-0020,
Labour Statistics Division, Statistics Canada.
Cable and Other Program Distribution
Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (SEPH) (no 2612),
Cat. no. 72-002, CANSIM Table 281-0024,
Labour Statistics Division, Statistics Canada.
Telecommunications Services
Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (SEPH) (no 2612),
Cat. no. 72-002, CANSIM Table 281-0024,
Labour Statistics Division, Statistics Canada.
ICT Wholesaling, Rental and Leasing
Special tabulations for Industry Canada,
Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (SEPH) (no 2612),
Cat. no. 72-002, CANSIM Table 281-0024,
Labour Statistics Division, Statistics Canada.
Canada’s Journey to an Information Society,
Cat. no. 56-508,
Science, Innovation and Electronic Information Division, Statistics
Canada.
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP)
Special tabulations for Industry Canada,
Gross Domestic Product by Industry (no 1301),
Cat. no. 15-001, CANSIM Tables 379-0017 and 379-0020,
Industry Measures and Analysis Division, Statistics Canada.
INTRAMURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D) EXPENDITURES
Special tabulations for Industry Canada,
Survey on Research and Development in Canadian Industry (no
4201),
Cat. no. 88-202 and/or 88-001, CANSIM Table 358-0001,
Science, Innovation and Electronic Information Division, Statistics
Canada.
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
Special tabulations for Industry Canada,
Survey on Capital and Repair Expenditures (no 2803),
Cat. no. 61-205 and/or 61-206, CANSIM Tables 029-0009, 029-0010,
029-0013, 029-0016,
Investment and Capital Stock Division, Statistics Canada.
ICT Services
Canada's International Transactions in Services (no 1536),
Cat. no. 67-203, CANSIM Table 376-0033,
Balance of Payments Division, Statistics Canada. For Software related HS codes:
Trade Data Online, (http: //strategis.ic.gc.ca)
International Trade Division, Statistics Canada.
Technical Notes
REVENUES and Other Financial Data
ICT Manufacturing
2004 figures are Industry Canada
estimates based on adjusted shipments from the Monthly Survey of
Manufacturing (MSM) (Cat. no. 31-001, CANSIM Table 304-0014),
Manufacturing, Construction and Energy Division, Statistics Canada.
Two major conceptual and methodological changes were made to the Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM) for 2000. The first major change is the use of the Statistics Canada’s Business Register (BR) to identify in-scope businesses for the ASM. The BR is a central listing of all businesses operating in Canada. This tool identified approximately 25,000 incorporated businesses with sales of over $30,000 in manufactured goods that were missing from the ASM survey coverage prior to 2000. The addition of the missing units into the ASM had a significant impact on the number of ICT manufacturing establishments. However, since most of these establishments were relatively small, their impact on revenues and other financial data was quite modest (strong increases observed in 2000 rather came from real growth in shipments). The second methodological change is the exclusion of Head Offices. Since 2000, data for the Head Offices of manufacturers are no longer included in the ASM, which also slightly affected revenues and other financial numbers.
Telecommunications Services
Some methodological
changes occurred in 1998 with regards to the intra industry
transactions (IIT). Since 1998, operating revenues and expenditures
are calculated on gross value of IIT, while net value was used for
previous years.
Internet Services Providers (ISPs)
Previous to 2002, data for Internet Services Providers were released for the surveyed portion only, that is, all establishments with revenues above a low revenue threshold. Since 2002, full industry estimates include data for firms below a low revenue threshold. These very small firms account for less than 5% of revenues, but because there are many of them, industry establishment counts are significantly higher than in previous years. Thus, data users should use caution when comparing data prior to 2002, especially for the establishment count statistics.
ICT Wholesaling, Rental and Leasing
For 2004,
operating revenues for Computer and Communications Equipment and
Supplies Wholesalers-Distributors (NAICS 4173) are Industry Canada
estimates based on monthly revenues from the Monthly Wholesale Trade
Survey (Cat. no. 63-008, CANSIM Table 081-0007), Distributive Trades
Division, Statistics Canada.
From 2002 to 2004, operating revenues for
Office and Store Machinery and Equipment Wholesalers-Distributors
(NAICS 41791) and Office Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing
(NAICS 53242) are Industry Canada estimates based on trend analysis.
EMPLOYMENT
ICT Manufacturing
2004 figures are Industry Canada
estimates, most of them based on the Survey of Employment, Payrolls
and Hours (SEPH) (Cat. no. 72-002, CANSIM Table 281-0024), Labour
Statistics Division, Statistics Canada.
Two major conceptual and methodological changes were made to the Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM) for 2000. The first major change is the use of the Statistics Canada’s Business Register (BR) to identify in-scope businesses for the ASM. The BR is a central listing of all businesses operating in Canada. This tool identified approximately 25,000 incorporated businesses with sales of over $30,000 in manufactured goods that were missing from the ASM survey coverage prior to 2000. The addition of the missing units into the ASM had a significant impact on the number of ICT manufacturing establishments. However, since most of these establishments were relatively small, their impact on employment figures was quite modest (strong increases observed in 2000 rather came from real growth in the number of workers). The second methodological change is the exclusion of Head Offices. Since 2000, data for the Head Offices of manufacturers are no longer included in the ASM, which also slightly affected employment figures.
Internet Services Providers (ISPs)
Previous to 2002, data for Internet Services Providers were released for the surveyed portion only, that is, all establishments with revenues above a low revenue threshold. Since 2002, full industry estimates include data for firms below a low revenue threshold. These very small firms account for only a small portion of employment, but because there are many of them, industry establishment counts are significantly higher than in previous years. Thus, data users should use caution when comparing data prior to 2002, especially for the establishment count statistics.
ICT Wholesaling, Rental and Leasing
From 2002 to 2004, employment figures for Office Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing
(NAICS 53242) are Industry Canada estimates based on trend analysis.
Important Note
Different statistical methodologies are used in the collection of
employment data for the ICT services and manufacturing industries. The
Labour Force Survey (LFS), the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and
Hours (SEPH), and the Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM) all use
different statistical methodologies for providing data and are not
intended to be aggregated. Industry Canada, however, feels that the
aggregation of these survey results, despite their differences, does
provide some insight into the performance of the Canadian ICT sector.
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP)
Valuation of output at basic prices means reporting income as the
amount receivable by producers for the production or sale of products
minus any tax payable, plus any subsidy receivable, on those products.
INTRAMURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D) EXPENDITURES
For 2005 intentions, the survey was conducted from June to December
2004. The reporting unit is generally the company or enterprise. This
unit is used because a firm, which may have several establishments or
even subsidiaries, will often have a centralized research unit. In the
case of a company with decentralized research units, the reporting
unit may be the division, if the accounting system enables divisions
to supply the required data. This procedure creates a problem when
classifying data by industry. A company can only be assigned to one
industry although that company may have establishments in several
industries. The assignment is based on the activity from which the
firm derived the greatest portion of its income.
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
For 2005 intentions, the survey was conducted from October 2004 to
January 2005.
TRADE
ICT Goods
For trade of ICT goods, NAICS codes are only used as indicators of
product groups. Trade figures for goods are collected on a commodity
basis (HS codes) and then associated to a specific manufacturing
industry (NAICS codes) using Statistics Canada internal concordance.
In the case of exports, the exported commodity may be associated with
an industry other than the one that produces it. In the case of
imports, the commodity may be imported by any industry (including
wholesaling and retailing industries), governments or households.
Therefore, the NAICS codes simply provide an indication as to what
types of products are imported. This being said, goods that are exported or imported by wholesalers are captured under the manufacturing industry codes.
ICT Services
These data include three categories: Software and Computer Services,
Telecommunications Services and Information Services. The combination
of Software with Computer Services includes prepackaged and custom
software and contains both medium (HS codes) and content/royalties
values. Telecommunications Services exclude the non-ICT related postal
and courier services usually included in the broader Communications
Services category. Information Services may be slightly overstated
because of the inclusion of news agency services, which are not part
of the ICT definition.
Please note that trade of services strictly refer to payments
(imports) and receipts (exports) for cross-border services. When a
subsidiary of a Canadian company located abroad either sells or buys a
service in its local market, or trades a service with a third country,
the transactions are outside the scope of the cross-border figures
reported in this document. Such transactions abroad are between
foreign resident parties, and are not covered by the Balance of
payments data which deal only with transactions between Canadian
residents and non-residents. Also, the domestic sales and purchases by
Canadian subsidiaries of foreign companies with residents here in
Canada are excluded from cross-border measures of trade, being
resident-to-resident transactions. For further details, please refer
to the publication "Canada's International Transactions
in Services" (Cat. no. 67-203), Balance of Payments
Division, Statistics Canada.
General
Due to some methodological changes over time, it is not advisable to
compare the current data with data previously published. In addition,
since the ICTSO is updated on a regular basis, some data may differ
from data reported in previous publications due to revisions. All
underlined figures in the tables are Industry Canada estimates based
on Statistics Canada data. The definition of the ICT sector requires
information at a detailed industry level which is not always
available. For this reason, some ICT industries may be excluded in the
ICT sector totals presented in this statistical overview. Conversely,
some non-ICT related industries may be included in the ICT sector
totals. Please refer to the "Note
to Readers" for further details.
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