[Questions 7 to 13 are asked of all dwellings]

12. Does any member of the household, in this local habitation, produce articles for sale, such as furniture, clothing, weaving, artisan crafts and foods?

The information you record in this section is for each household in a dwelling.

12. Home-based employment in the dwelling
Ask, "Does any member of the household in this dwelling work making items for sale, such as furniture, clothing, crafts or food?

[A graphic of question 12, from section 4 of the census form, is included here.]

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This question is designed to obtain information from households where some type of economic activity takes place, such as activity related to the production and sale of goods and services: furniture, clothing, crafts, food, general repair workshops and grain mills.

Include the following:
Home-based employment: This includes the manufacture of items for sale as long as it takes place within the dwelling and in rooms not reserved exclusively for that purpose.

If one or more members of the household receives supplies from a factory to manufacture goods (home-based employees), and receives pay for such work, this is not considered home-based employment given that it is dependent on the aforementioned factory.