July 2021: Industry Outlook Survey

Created by: BC's Alliance of Beverage Licensees

Every quarter, ABLE BC is releasing an Industry Outlook survey to better understand how your businesses are recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tell us what your business needs to survive and thrive this summer. The information you provide will support our ongoing engagement with all levels of government.

If you have any questions or concerns about this survey, please contact ABLE BC: info@ablebc.ca. 

Note: individual results and any business information shared will be kept confidential. Results will be presented as aggregate data.
1.Which of the following best describes your business?
2.Which of the following best describes your current level of operations? If you operate more than one location, please select all that apply.
3.For the following months, was your total sales volume higher, lower, or about the same as it was compared to the same month in 2019?
Higher
About the Same
Lower
April 2021 vs. April 2019
May 2021 vs. May 2019
June 2021 vs. June 2019
4.What best describes the current profitability of your overall operations?
5.How many establishments do you operate?
6.Has your business taken on new debt due to the COVID-19 crisis?
7.How much debt has your business incurred due to the COVID-19 crisis?
8.Will your business require any of the following changes to current conditions in order to continue managing debt from the COVID-19 crisis? Please select all that apply.
9.If current conditions continue, how long will it take your business to recover from debt incurred due to the COVID-19 crisis?
10.Does your business have a patio?
11.Over the next 12 months, how much do you expect you will raise your menu prices?
12.During the last few months, how easy has it been for your business to hire new employees for the following positions?
Easy to hire
Neither easy nor difficult
Difficult to hire
Not applicable
Manager positions
Front-of-house positions
Back-of-house positions
13.How many people do you currently employ (including full-time and part-time positions)? Please enter a number.
14.Approximately how many vacancies do you currently have or how many positions are you currently trying to fill? Please enter a number.
15.Which of the following factors, if any, are the biggest challenge to filling these positions? Please select all that apply.
16.Over the next year, do you expect the number of unfilled positions at your establishment(s) to get:
17.Is your business currently receiving the federal rent subsidy?

18.Is your business currently receiving the federal wage subsidy?
19.How will your operations be impacted by these subsidies decreasing between July and September? Please select all that apply.
20.Please provide your email address if you want to receive a detailed summary of the survey results.