Conducted in 2000, the Survey of Self-Employment is an important source of data that focuses on an increasingly common form of employment in Canada and various OECD countries - self- employment. Data from this specialized survey are compatible with the Labour Force Survey, and they are included in the precarious employment and technology modules as well as the unpaid work module since the survey yields information on the household dynamics of the self-employed by way of its detailed questions on 'reasons for self-employment'.