Detailed census data can give health workers the ability to make predictions about their community`s health needs. 7 (1) The Chief Statistician may prescribe such rules, instructions and, subject to paragraph 1 of subsection 21, such requests for information as the Chief Statistician considers necessary for the conduct of the business and activities of Statistics Canada, the collection, compilation and publication of statistics and other information, and the conduct of a census approved under this Act. Respondents who needed help completing the questionnaire, such as people who were blind, have vision loss, have difficulty reading, are deaf or have hearing loss, could contact the Census Helpline by telephone or teletypewriter. But don`t worry, in this article we`ll tell you exactly what happens if you don`t do the census in Canada. Did you know that Canada is among the top 20 countries with the highest life expectancy? Below, we`ve included some of the recently released information from the 2021 Canadian Census. The rest of the demographic data for 2021 will be released slowly this year. The Statistics Act stipulates that the census must be conducted annually and ends with one and six. Perhaps Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau had planned a vacation in 1970. 2. Ninety-two years after the census or survey, the information contained in the results of each 2006, 2011 and 2011 National Household Survey is no longer subject to sections 17 and 18, but only if the person to whom it relates consents at the time of the census or survey. until the information was published ninety-two years later. When a version of the long-form census questionnaire was voluntarily available in Canada in 2011, only 68.6% of forms were completed. This is a significant decrease in participation from the 93.5% response rate recorded in 2006.

As a result, unreliable data have made it difficult to accurately assess the country`s needs. But the government made another change, and now the long census is required by law. If you have not received a census form, you must call the Census Helpline at 1-855-340-2021. The census is also available online. Some stupid sections of the Statistics Act do not matter. Whether the census is completed in years zero and five or one and six is a pedantic concern – and it probably has more to do with when the law was passed than anything else. You may be thinking, « What`s the problem? What happens if you don`t complete the Canadian census? If you do not comply, you will be visited first by your friendly neighborhood counter. They will ask you for a few minutes of your time so that they can fill in your information themselves. If you do not want to open the door to the enumerator, you may face further consequences. A census is a process of counting the total population in a given area. The census also collects demographic information such as location, age, gender, marital status, and ethnic origin. Don`t be afraid, you won`t end up behind bars because you didn`t fill out your census form.

Nowadays, there is no prison sentence. Before 2016, however, it was possible to be charged with three months in prison for failing to complete the census. However, that changed in 2016 when lawmakers ruled that a prison sentence was inappropriate and disproportionate to the crime. (a) Information collected by persons, entities or departments for their own purposes and disclosed to Statistics Canada before or after May 1, 1971, but such information, when transmitted to Statistics Canada, is subject to the same confidentiality obligations to which it was subject at the time of collection and shall be disclosed by Statistics Canada only in the following manner and to the extent that: agreed between the Collector and the Chief Statistician; By law, the Statistics Act requires all Canadian adults to complete the census questionnaire. Otherwise, a maximum fine of $500 may be imposed. The conduct of the census may also be required by law by the court. 2. The census is conducted in such a way that censuses of population are conducted for each federal electoral district in Canada as constituted at the time of each census.

Every five years, the census provides a detailed and comprehensive statistical portrait of Canada, which is essential to our country. The census is the only data source that consistently provides high-quality statistical information for Canada`s small geographic areas and populations. The pandemic has created some hurdles to the 2021 census. To slow the spread of COVID-19, some additional measures have been applied to the censorship process: a joyful greeting is a gift that every euphoric morning is happy to give, and a burden that all recently resurrected and wobbly night owls hate. As one of those sleepwalkers, I wasn`t very happy to hear, « Just in time for me to fill out the census! » when I recently left my room. 20 An agricultural census of Canada is conducted by Statistics Canada. The census questionnaire was available in large print, and reference materials (including census questions and explanations) were available in Braille, audio and video in American and Quebec Sign Language. In any case, you could still be required by law by the court to complete the census or you will have a stain on your criminal record. OTTAWA — Statistics Canada is asking households that have not yet completed their census to submit their questionnaires as soon as possible. Responses to census questions should reflect the budgetary situation as of May 10, 2016. Although the census was conducted during the pandemic, it did not include questions related to the pandemic. However, the census data will help get a clearer picture of how the pandemic has affected the country in terms of employment, education, travel and spending.

In 2005, after extensive discussions with Canadians, the Government of Canada amended the Statistics Act to remove ambiguities regarding the confidentiality of records from previous censuses while providing for the publication of future census records. For the 2021 Census, questionnaires were available in English and French. However, reference materials – including questions and explanations of why they were asked – were available in a number of other languages, including immigrant and Aboriginal languages. Respondents can obtain a copy of these documents by visiting the census website or by calling the Census Helpline. The documents were available in the languages listed below. For the 2006, 2011 and 2016 censuses, Canadians could choose whether their census records would be released after age 92. The person who completed the census questionnaire was asked to consult all household members included in the questionnaire before answering the consent question. Due to an amendment to the Statistics Act (2017), the 2021 Census no longer requires respondent consent to share census data with LAC 92 years after the census. The penalty for refusing to participate in the census is a fine of up to $500 and, absurdly, a court order to complete the census questionnaire. I can only imagine that this verdict leads to a cyclical trend of $500 fines and repeated court appearances – or a court official watching an outraged enumerator as a vigilant supervisor watching a devious child.

2 (1) Not later than two years before the third census is conducted in accordance with section 19 of the Statistics Act after this Act comes into force, the administration and operation of subsection 18.1 (2) of the Statistics Act, as amended by section 1, shall be reviewed by a committee of the Senate. the House of Commons or both Houses of Parliament, which may be designated or established for that purpose. In Canada, great care is taken to ensure that information collected during the census is in the public interest, cannot be obtained effectively from other sources, and can be collected effectively enough to meet information needs. Statistics Canada is required by law to protect the identity of individuals at every stage of the statistical process, including all published data. Statistics Canada will never publish identifiers such as names, addresses or email addresses, alone or in combination with other information from the census questionnaire. These identifiers are never shared or sold to individuals or organizations or added to a mailing list. LAC has an extensive collection of census records from 1666 to 1926. Filling out this form may seem like a problem in your already busy life, and you may be wondering, « Why is the census mandatory? » The simple answer is that fewer people would fill it out if it were voluntary. For more information, contact Media Relations at 613-951-4636 or STATCAN.mediahotline-ligneinfomedias.STATCAN@canada.ca. The 2006, 2011 and 2016 censuses, as well as the 2011 National Household Survey (which replaced the 2011 long-form census), were not microfilmed. Instead, Statistics Canada maintained an archival data file containing all responses, including those filed online. The original paper questionnaires were shredded and destroyed.

By 1871, census questionnaires were produced in English and French. This tradition came into effect in 1988 under the Official Languages Act. This Act states that English and French are the official languages of Canada and that services to the public must be provided in both languages. Under the Statistics Act, census data collected from 1910 to 2005 and those collected during or after 2021 will be transferred to LAC for public availability 92 years after the census.