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Farm Risk Tolerance Survey

Survey Description

NSFA continues to work on behalf of farmers, especially when it comes to labour issues. NSFA is reaching out to farmers to ask them about their experiences with labour insurance, farm risk, and business risk management practices.
 
We estimate it will take 10 minutes to complete this comprehensive survey. Participation in the survey is completely voluntary and participants may skip questions or conclude the survey at any time.
 
Objective:
The objective of the survey is: A) To better understand farmers experiences with insurance and their feelings towards Workers Compensation Boards versus private insurance. B) To estimate the level of risk within the agriculture sector from an employer perspective.
 
Privacy Notice:
The information provided will be kept strictly confidential. No identifiable information will be displayed publicly, and locally stored data will be password protected.
 
 
1.What is your primary commodity?
2.Which county do your primarily operating in?
3.Please indicate how you feel about the following statements
Strongly disagree
Disagree
Neither agree nor disagree
Agree
Strongly agree
If a farm employs any workers for their operation, they should be required to have a form of employee insurance to protect the farm and the workers.
Only farms with 3 or more employees should be required to have employee insurance to protect their workers and farm.
My business cannot afford anymore insurance costs.
The cost of insurance makes it difficult to properly protect my business.
I consider insurance an important risk management tool for my business.  
I would choose employee insurance through Workers Compensation Board NS (WCB NS) over a private insurer.
Because Nova Scotia is one of the few provinces that does not mandate employee insurance for the agriculture sector, this creates a potentially large risk for the sector overall.
4.Please indicate how you feel about the following statements regarding Farm Safety NS (FSNS)?
Strongly disagree
Disagree
Neither agree nor disagree
Agree
Strongly Agree
I consider Farm Safety Nova Scotia an important organization for the Agriculture Sector.
I would contribute financially to supporting Farm Safety Nova Scotia.
5.Have you ever utilized any services/resources from Farm Safety Nova Scotia (FSNS)?
6.Which FSNS service/resource have you previously utilized? 
7.Throughout the year, does your organization have any paid employees? Note: an informal employee can be defined as a family member, a neighbour, or any other worker that is not issued a t4-slip. (Select all that apply)
8.How many employees do you employ throughout the year? (Including seasonal, part-time, and informal)
9.Do you offer Life, Health and Dental insurance as a part of your compensation package to your employees?
10.Does your organization currently pay for any form of employee insurance?
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