Special Surveys - Business and Trade

Statistics Canada can conduct special surveys to meet clients' information needs. Access to a wide variety of business and trade statistics maintained by Statistics Canada can also be obtained through special projects carried out by the Small Business and Special Surveys Division.

Summary

Statistics Canada can respond to the special data needs of clients in the public and private sectors. The agency can produce special tabulations and compile new databases from existing survey and administrative sources. Statistics Canada's ability to link microdata from many sources means it can produce profiles according to user-defined economic sectors or other aggregation. The use of longitudinal files also permits tracking businesses over time.

Where existing survey or administrative data do not meet client needs, the Small Business and Special Surveys Division can conduct special business surveys. Recent projects include:

• National Survey of Nonprofit* and Voluntary Organizations;
• Consumption of Energy Survey;
• Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals Survey;
• Survey of Information Technology Occupations;
• Aboriginal Entrepreneurs Survey; 
• New Brunswick and PEI Wage Rate Surveys.

Costs

This work is conducted on a cost-recovery basis. The online catalogue of products and services is available on the Statistics Canada Web.

*Note: "non-profit" also known as nonprofit organizations, non profit organizations, not-for-profit organizations, voluntary organizations and volunteer organizations.

New Brunswick Contact(s):
SERVING ATLANTIC CANADA
Advisory Services
Statistics Canada
1888 Brunswick Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia  B3J 2G7
Fax: 902-426-9538
Toll-free (information): 1-800-263-1136
Toll-free (publications): 1-800-267-6677
TTY Toll-free (hearing impaired): 1-800-363-7629
E-mail: infostats@statcan.ca
Web site: http://www.statcan.ca/start.html

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National Contact(s):
Statistical Reference Centre
Statistics Canada
Room 1500
Main Building
Holland Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0T6
Fax: 1-877-287-4369
Toll-free (information): 1-800-263-1136
Toll-free (publications): 1-800-267-6677
TTY Toll-free (hearing impaired): 1-800-363-7629
E-mail: infostats@statcan.ca
Web site: http://www.statcan.ca/start.html