Report on Energy Supply and Demand in Canada
Definitions

Production - The capture, extraction or manufacture of fuels or energy in forms that are ready for general use.

Exports - Exports of energy products comprise all fuels and other energy products leaving the national territory. Exports can either be credited to the province where the goods are grown, extracted, or manufactured or to the province where the goods cleared customs.

Imports - Imports of energy products comprise all fuel and other energy products entering the national territory. Imports can either be credited to the province where the goods are consumed or to the province where the goods cleared customs.

Inter-regional transfers - Shows the net inter-regional movement of products between regions, provinces, and territories.

Stock Variation - Stock variation is calculated as the opening level minus the closing level. A negative stock variation signifies an increase in stock.

Inter-product transfers - Shows the transfer of similar products between different product forms, e.g. still gas to natural gas, natural gas to produce hydrogen in petroleum refineries (e.g. natural gas to produce hydrogen by oil sands operators) and the transfers of products for marketing purposes (e.g. selling diesel as light fuel oil). For propane and butane, inter-product transfers shows the movement of products from gas plants to refineries and are calculated as the difference between production and producer consumption.

Other adjustments - Includes cyclical billing variations, metering differences and losses in transportation. In the case of crude oil, includes sales to non-refineries. For crude oil, coal, and Natural gas liquids (NGL's) this flow is used to balance supply and disposition. Refined petroleum products’ other adjustments include various items from the Monthly Refined Petroleum Product Survey (2150) including receipts from reporting companies, receipts from non-reporting companies, deliveries to reporting companies, and losses and adjustments.

Availability - The amount which was available for use. This includes the summation of production, imports, inter-regional transfers, inter-product transfers and other adjustments, less exports and stock variation.

Transformed to electricity by utilities - The amount of fuel consumed by utilities to generate electricity. Utilities are units that produce electricity as their principal activity.

Transformed to electricity by industry - The amount of fuel consumed by industry to generate electricity. Industry includes units that produce electricity and for which electricity generation is not the main business activity.

Transformed to coke and manufactured gases - The amount of coal charged to coke ovens to produce coke and coke oven gas.

Transformed to refined petroleum products - For natural gas, includes natural gas used to produce hydrogen at refineries; for crude oil, amount of crude oil feedstocks charged at the refinery; for butane, amount of butane blended as an additive into motor gasoline.

Transformed to steam generation - In all columns except steam, this is the amount of fuel consumed to produce steam that is delivered to another establishment. In the steam column, this is the amount of steam produced that is delivered to another establishment.

Net supply - The amount “available” after the amounts used in transformation processes are subtracted. Availability minus stock change, transformed to electricity – by utilities, transformed to electricity – by industry, transformed to coke and manufactured gases, transformed to refined products and transformed to steam generation

Producer Consumption - Producers' consumption is the consumption by the producing industry of its own produced fuel - for example refined petroleum products consumed by the refined petroleum products industry. It does not include consumption of energy forms produced by other energy supply industries - for example, it would exclude the use of natural gas by the petroleum refining industry.

Non-energy use - Amounts used for purposes other than fuel or transformation purposes. Includes products being used as petrochemical feedstock, anodes/cathodes, greases, lubricants, etc.

Energy use – final demand - The summation of the usage in mining and oil and gas extraction, manufacturing, forestry and logging and support activities for forestry, construction, transportation, agriculture, residential, public administration and commercial and other institutional.

Total industrial - Total industrial is the summation of total mining and oil and gas extraction, total manufacturing, forestry and logging and support activities for forestry, and construction. 

Mining and oil and gas extraction - Comprises establishments primarily engaged in extracting naturally occurring minerals. These can be solids, such as coal and ores; liquids, such as crude petroleum; and gases, such as natural gas. The term mining is used in the broad sense to include quarrying, well operations, milling and other preparation customarily done at the mine site, or as a part of mining activity. Establishments engaged in exploration for minerals, development of mineral properties and mining operations are included in this sector. NAICS Code 21. 

Total manufacturing - The summation of manufacturing industries.

Pulp and paper manufacturing - Includes establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing pulp, paper and paper products. NAICS code 322.

Iron and steel manufacturing - Establishments primarily engaged in operating blast furnaces, casting mills, rolling mills or coke ovens operated in association with blast furnaces including steel foundries. NAICS codes 3311, 3312 and 33151.

Aluminum and non-ferrous metal manufacturing - Establishments primarily engaged in the production of aluminum and the refining of non-ferrous metals and including non-ferrous metal foundries. NAICS codes 3313, 3314 and 33152.

Cement manufacturing - Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing cement. NAICS code 327310. This classification does not include ready-mix concrete operations, which is included in "Other Manufacturing".

Refined petroleum products manufacturing - Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing of a group of refined petroleum products including fuels, blended and oils and greases. NAICS code 324110.

Chemicals manufacturing - Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing industrial organic and inorganic chemicals and chemical fertilizers. NAICS code 325.

All other manufacturing - All other manufacturing industries (NAICS codes 31, 32 and 33) not listed above. In some instances, this classification is used when no breakdown of the component manufacturing industries is provided.

Forestry and logging and support activities for forestry - Establishments primarily engaged in forestry and logging services and support activities for forestry. NAICS codes 113 and 1153.

Construction - Establishments primarily engaged in the construction of buildings, highways, dams, etc., and those providing services to the construction industry. Special trade contractors primarily engaged in construction work in such specialties as plumbing, carpentry, painting, etc. are included. Sales of asphalt (in non-energy refined petroleum products table) for paving purposes, regardless of the purchaser, are also included here. NAICS code 23.

Total Transportation – Total transportation is the summation of railways, total airlines, total marine, pipelines, road transport and urban transit, and retail pump sales. In this sector, only the use of fuel by the transportation industry for transportation purposes are included. Excluded are any fuels used for activities not directly involved in transportation (i.e. train stations, warehouses, airports, etc.). These amounts are included in commercial and other institutional. Fuels, which have been purchased for use by the agriculture, commercial and public institutions sectors for transportation purposes, are included in the sectors to which the fuel was sold.

Railways - Establishments primarily engaged in operating railways (i.e. establishments primarily engaged in the operation of long haul or mainline railways, short-haul railways and passenger railways are included) and in providing specialized services to the rail transport industry. NAICS codes 482 and 4882. 

Canadian airlines – Canadian airlines primarily engaged in for-hire, common-carrier transportation of people and/or goods using aircraft, such as airplanes and helicopters. Exclude foreign airlines. Also excluded are establishments engaged in providing speciality flying services such as aerial photography, surveying, air taxi, flying clubs, recreation flying etc., which are included in “Commercial and Other Institutional”. Aerial crop spraying/crop dusting is considered to be “Agricultural”. NAICS codes 481 and 4881.

Foreign airlines – Foreign airlines primarily engaged in for-hire, common-carrier transportation of people and/or goods using aircraft, such as airplanes and helicopters. Exclude Canadian airlines. Also excluded are establishments engaged in providing speciality flying services such as aerial photography, surveying, air taxi, flying clubs, recreation flying etc., which are included in “Commercial and Other Institutional”. Aerial crop spraying/crop dusting is considered to be “Agricultural”. NAICS codes 481 and 4881.

Domestic marine – Domestic establishments primarily engaged in the transportation of passengers and goods. Domestic classification is based on the ship registry (flag). NAICS codes 483, 4872, and 4883.

Foreign marine - Foreign establishments primarily engaged in the transportation of passengers and goods. Foreign classification is based on the ship registry (flag). NAICS codes 483, 4872, and 4883.

Pipelines - Establishments primarily engaged in operating pipelines for the transport of natural gas, crude oil and other products. Also included are establishments engaged in the distribution of natural gas to through a series of mains. NAICS codes 486 and 2212.

Road transport and urban transit - Establishments primarily engaged in the truck transportation of goods, transit and ground passenger transportation (urban transit systems, interurban and rural bus transportation, taxi and limousine services, school and employee bus transportation, charter bus industry, limousine service to airports and stations, shuttle services and special needs transportation), scenic and sightseeing transportation, and support activities for road transportation.  NAICS codes 484, 485, 4871, 4879, 4884, 4885 and 4889.

Retail pump sales - Establishments engaged in retailing motor fuels by means of retail pumps, irrespective of the type of ownership or operation. Establishments that operate gasoline stations on behalf of their owners and receive a commission on the sales of fuels are also included. 

Agriculture - Establishments primarily engaged in agriculture, hunting and trapping activities. Includes establishments engaged in providing support activities; mushroom growing; greenhouses and nurseries. Excluded are any operations primarily engaged in food processing; farm machinery manufacture and repair. NAICS codes 111, 112, 1142, 1151, and 1152.

Residential - Includes all personal residences including single family residences, apartments, apartment hotels, condominiums and farm homes.

Public administration - Establishments of federal, provincial and municipal governments primarily engaged in activities associated with public administration. This includes such establishments as the Federal Public Service, National Defence, RCMP and provincial and local administrations. NAICS code 91.

Commercial and other institutional - Final consumers other than those listed above. This includes service industries related to mining, transportation, as well as storage and warehousing, communications and utility (excluding electricity and natural gas), wholesale and retail trade, finance and insurance, real estate and business service, education, health and social services and other service industries.

Statistical difference - Statistical difference is net supply minus producer consumption, non-energy, and energy use - final demand.

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