| Industry | Factors | Small and Medium Establishments | Large Establishments | All Establishments | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Businesses that Responded to this Question | QI | Number of Businesses per Response | QI | Percentage of Businesses per Response | QI | Total Number of Businesses that Responded to this Question | QI | Number of Businesses per Response | QI | Percentage of Businesses per Response | QI | Total Number of Businesses that Responded to this Question | QI | Number of Businesses per Response | QI | Percentage of Businesses per Response | QI | ||
| Food (NAICS 311) | Improved border infrastructure and/or increased staff at border crossings | 958 | B | 64 | E | 7 | E | 207 | C | 7 | E | 3 | E | 1165 | A | 70 | E | 6 | E |
| Improved certification programs and/or implementation of new certification programs | 958 | B | F | F | 207 | C | F | F | 1165 | A | F | F | |||||||
| Reduced or simplified paperwork and/or increased use of information technology, for example, e-manifests and ACI systems | 958 | B | 169 | D | 18 | D | 207 | C | 36 | C | 18 | C | 1165 | A | 206 | D | 18 | D | |
| Reduced, simplified, or harmonized requirements for product standards, health and safety and border-related regulations . | 958 | B | 162 | D | 17 | D | 207 | C | 51 | B | 25 | C | 1165 | A | 213 | D | 18 | C | |
| Other: please specify | 958 | B | 557 | B | 58 | B | 207 | C | 94 | D | 46 | C | 1165 | A | 652 | B | 56 | B | |
| Wood product (NAICS 321) | Improved border infrastructure and/or increased staff at border crossings | 583 | B | F | F | 176 | D | F | F | 759 | A | F | F | ||||||
| Improved certification programs and/or implementation of new certification programs | 583 | B | F | F | 176 | D | 0 | A | 0 | A | 759 | A | F | F | |||||
| Reduced or simplified paperwork and/or increased use of information technology, for example, e-manifests and ACI systems | 583 | B | 110 | D | 19 | D | 176 | D | F | 26 | E | 759 | A | 155 | D | 20 | D | ||
| Reduced, simplified, or harmonized requirements for product standards, health and safety and border-related regulations . | 583 | B | 54 | E | 9 | E | 176 | D | F | F | 759 | A | 72 | E | 9 | E | |||
| Other: please specify | 583 | B | 386 | B | 66 | B | 176 | D | 101 | D | 57 | D | 759 | A | 487 | B | 64 | B | |
| Paper (NAICS 322) | Improved border infrastructure and/or increased staff at border crossings | 232 | A | F | F | 152 | A | F | F | 384 | A | 16 | E | 4 | E | ||||
| Improved certification programs and/or implementation of new certification programs | 232 | A | F | F | 152 | A | F | F | 384 | A | 13 | E | 3 | E | |||||
| Reduced or simplified paperwork and/or increased use of information technology, for example, e-manifests and ACI systems | 232 | A | 41 | D | 18 | D | 152 | A | 30 | C | 20 | C | 384 | A | 71 | C | 19 | C | |
| Reduced, simplified, or harmonized requirements for product standards, health and safety and border-related regulations . | 232 | A | 20 | E | 9 | E | 152 | A | 8 | D | 6 | D | 384 | A | 28 | D | 7 | D | |
| Other: please specify | 232 | A | 151 | B | 65 | B | 152 | A | 104 | B | 68 | A | 384 | A | 255 | A | 66 | A | |
| Petroleum and Coal Products (NAICS 324) | Improved border infrastructure and/or increased staff at border crossings | 47 | C | F | F | 31 | C | F | F | 78 | B | 7 | E | 9 | E | ||||
| Improved certification programs and/or implementation of new certification programs | 47 | C | 0 | A | 0 | A | 31 | C | 0 | A | 0 | A | 78 | B | 0 | A | 0 | A | |
| Reduced or simplified paperwork and/or increased use of information technology, for example, e-manifests and ACI systems | 47 | C | F | 23 | E | 31 | C | F | F | 78 | B | 14 | E | 18 | E | ||||
| Reduced, simplified, or harmonized requirements for product standards, health and safety and border-related regulations . | 47 | C | F | F | 31 | C | F | F | 78 | B | F | F | |||||||
| Other: please specify | 47 | C | 27 | D | 57 | D | 31 | C | 16 | D | 53 | D | 78 | B | 43 | D | 56 | C | |
| Chemical (NAICS 325) | Improved border infrastructure and/or increased staff at border crossings | 450 | A | F | F | 149 | C | 7 | E | 5 | E | 599 | A | 17 | E | 3 | E | ||
| Improved certification programs and/or implementation of new certification programs | 450 | A | F | F | 149 | C | 0 | A | 0 | A | 599 | A | F | F | |||||
| Reduced or simplified paperwork and/or increased use of information technology, for example, e-manifests and ACI systems | 450 | A | 91 | D | 20 | D | 149 | C | 56 | D | 38 | D | 599 | A | 147 | C | 25 | C | |
| Reduced, simplified, or harmonized requirements for product standards, health and safety and border-related regulations . | 450 | A | 76 | D | 17 | D | 149 | C | F | F | 599 | A | 80 | D | 13 | D | |||
| Other: please specify | 450 | A | 262 | B | 58 | B | 149 | C | 82 | D | 55 | C | 599 | A | 345 | B | 58 | B | |
| Primary Metal (NAICS 331) | Improved border infrastructure and/or increased staff at border crossings | 147 | B | 0 | A | 0 | A | 90 | A | F | F | 237 | A | F | F | ||||
| Improved certification programs and/or implementation of new certification programs | 147 | B | F | F | 90 | A | 0 | A | 0 | A | 237 | A | F | F | |||||
| Reduced or simplified paperwork and/or increased use of information technology, for example, e-manifests and ACI systems | 147 | B | 35 | D | 24 | D | 90 | A | 19 | D | 21 | D | 237 | A | 54 | C | 23 | C | |
| Reduced, simplified, or harmonized requirements for product standards, health and safety and border-related regulations . | 147 | B | 18 | E | 12 | E | 90 | A | 7 | E | 8 | E | 237 | A | 25 | D | 11 | D | |
| Other: please specify | 147 | B | 90 | C | 61 | B | 90 | A | 61 | B | 67 | B | 237 | A | 151 | B | 64 | B | |
| Machinery (NAICS 333) | Improved border infrastructure and/or increased staff at border crossings | 991 | A | F | F | 111 | C | 0 | A | 0 | A | 1102 | A | F | F | ||||
| Improved certification programs and/or implementation of new certification programs | 991 | A | F | F | 111 | C | F | F | 1102 | A | F | F | |||||||
| Reduced or simplified paperwork and/or increased use of information technology, for example, e-manifests and ACI systems | 991 | A | 233 | C | 24 | C | 111 | C | 38 | D | 34 | D | 1102 | A | 272 | C | 25 | C | |
| Reduced, simplified, or harmonized requirements for product standards, health and safety and border-related regulations . | 991 | A | 179 | D | 18 | D | 111 | C | 10 | D | 9 | D | 1102 | A | 189 | D | 17 | D | |
| Other: please specify | 991 | A | 510 | B | 51 | B | 111 | C | 62 | D | 56 | C | 1102 | A | 572 | B | 52 | B | |
| Computer and Electronics (NAICS 334) | Improved border infrastructure and/or increased staff at border crossings | 347 | A | F | F | 67 | B | F | F | 414 | A | F | F | ||||||
| Improved certification programs and/or implementation of new certification programs | 347 | A | F | F | 67 | B | 5 | E | 8 | E | 414 | A | 17 | E | 4 | E | |||
| Reduced or simplified paperwork and/or increased use of information technology, for example, e-manifests and ACI systems | 347 | A | 130 | C | 37 | C | 67 | B | 25 | C | 38 | C | 414 | A | 155 | B | 37 | B | |
| Reduced, simplified, or harmonized requirements for product standards, health and safety and border-related regulations . | 347 | A | 70 | D | 20 | D | 67 | B | F | F | 414 | A | 74 | D | 18 | D | |||
| Other: please specify | 347 | A | 122 | C | 35 | C | 67 | B | 31 | D | 46 | C | 414 | A | 153 | B | 37 | B | |
| Automotive (NAICS 3361-3) | Improved border infrastructure and/or increased staff at border crossings | 307 | A | 18 | E | 6 | E | 165 | A | 9 | E | 5 | E | 473 | A | 27 | E | 6 | E |
| Improved certification programs and/or implementation of new certification programs | 307 | A | 0 | A | 0 | A | 165 | A | F | F | 473 | A | F | F | |||||
| Reduced or simplified paperwork and/or increased use of information technology, for example, e-manifests and ACI systems | 307 | A | 105 | C | 34 | C | 165 | A | 53 | C | 32 | C | 473 | A | 159 | B | 34 | B | |
| Reduced, simplified, or harmonized requirements for product standards, health and safety and border-related regulations . | 307 | A | 21 | E | 7 | E | 165 | A | F | F | 473 | A | 29 | E | 6 | E | |||
| Other: please specify | 307 | A | 163 | B | 53 | B | 165 | A | 91 | B | 55 | B | 473 | A | 254 | B | 54 | B | |
| Aerospace (NAICS 3364) | Improved border infrastructure and/or increased staff at border crossings | 54 | B | F | F | 41 | A | 8 | E | 18 | E | 95 | A | 19 | E | 20 | E | ||
| Improved certification programs and/or implementation of new certification programs | 54 | B | 0 | A | 0 | A | 41 | A | F | F | 95 | A | F | F | |||||
| Reduced or simplified paperwork and/or increased use of information technology, for example, e-manifests and ACI systems | 54 | B | F | F | 41 | A | 15 | D | 36 | D | 95 | A | 25 | D | 26 | D | |||
| Reduced, simplified, or harmonized requirements for product standards, health and safety and border-related regulations . | 54 | B | F | F | 41 | A | 0 | A | 0 | A | 95 | A | F | F | |||||
| Other: please specify | 54 | B | 18 | E | 34 | E | 41 | A | 15 | D | 37 | D | 95 | A | 34 | D | 35 | D | |
| Trader | Improved border infrastructure and/or increased staff at border crossings | 4116 | A | 191 | C | 5 | C | 1190 | A | 57 | D | 5 | D | 5306 | A | 249 | C | 5 | C |
| Improved certification programs and/or implementation of new certification programs | 4116 | A | 82 | D | 2 | D | 1190 | A | F | F | 5306 | A | 117 | D | 2 | D | |||
| Reduced or simplified paperwork and/or increased use of information technology, for example, e-manifests and ACI systems | 4116 | A | 936 | B | 23 | B | 1190 | A | 322 | B | 27 | B | 5306 | A | 1259 | B | 24 | A | |
| Reduced, simplified, or harmonized requirements for product standards, health and safety and border-related regulations . | 4116 | A | 619 | B | 15 | B | 1190 | A | 117 | C | 10 | C | 5306 | A | 736 | B | 14 | B | |
| Other: please specify | 4116 | A | 2287 | A | 56 | A | 1190 | A | 658 | B | 55 | A | 5306 | A | 2945 | A | 56 | A | |
| Non Trader | Improved border infrastructure and/or increased staff at border crossings | 344 | C | F | F | F | 0 | A | 0 | A | 386 | C | F | F | |||||
| Improved certification programs and/or implementation of new certification programs | 344 | C | F | F | F | 0 | A | 0 | A | 386 | C | F | F | ||||||
| Reduced or simplified paperwork and/or increased use of information technology, for example, e-manifests and ACI systems | 344 | C | F | F | F | 0 | A | 0 | A | 386 | C | F | F | ||||||
| Reduced, simplified, or harmonized requirements for product standards, health and safety and border-related regulations . | 344 | C | F | F | F | F | F | 386 | C | F | F | ||||||||
| Other: please specify | 344 | C | 298 | C | 86 | A | F | F | 97 | A | 386 | C | 338 | C | 88 | A | |||
| Grand Total | Improved border infrastructure and/or increased staff at border crossings | 4460 | A | 195 | C | 4 | C | 1232 | A | 57 | D | 5 | D | 5692 | A | 252 | C | 4 | C |
| Improved certification programs and/or implementation of new certification programs | 4460 | A | 87 | D | 2 | D | 1232 | A | F | F | 5692 | A | 123 | D | 2 | D | |||
| Reduced or simplified paperwork and/or increased use of information technology, for example, e-manifests and ACI systems | 4460 | A | 958 | B | 21 | B | 1232 | A | 322 | B | 26 | B | 5692 | A | 1280 | A | 22 | A | |
| Reduced, simplified, or harmonized requirements for product standards, health and safety and border-related regulations . | 4460 | A | 635 | B | 14 | B | 1232 | A | 118 | C | 10 | C | 5692 | A | 753 | B | 13 | B | |
| Other: please specify | 4460 | A | 2585 | A | 58 | A | 1232 | A | 698 | B | 57 | A | 5692 | A | 3283 | A | 58 | A | |
Symbols:
… not applicable
x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
A - D acceptable or better
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
Note: Data may not add to totals as a result of rounding.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada-United States Border Survey, Question 28.
