CCA bulletin 18/11 - Participate in the 2011 census and the National Household Survey!
Wednesday, May 04, 2011
Just the facts
In addition to being federal election day, Monday marked the debut of the 2011 mandatory short-form census. On May 2, 2011, the eight-question document began to make its way by mail to approximately 15 million households across the country. According to the Statistics Act, all Canadian residents are legally required to complete the census questionnaire. The census questionnaire can be completed online or on paper. To complete the forms online, Canadians will need the secure access code located at the top of the letter or paper questionnaire.
Approximately four weeks after the mandatory short-form census, some 4.5 million Canadian households will also receive the new National Household Survey (NHS). The voluntary NHS has replaced the mandatory long-form census questionnaire after a controversial decision by the government in June 2010. If you receive the NHS, it is very important that you complete this voluntary survey in full! (more)
Labels: Census
posted by Canadian Conference of the Arts / Conférence canadienne des arts at 10:51 a.m.
1 Comments:
Contrary to the letter that's sent with the survey, and what's on their website, this survey is not voluntary. If you don't complete it and send it back, someone comes to your door with another copy for you to fill in and tells you that you have to. How voluntary is that?
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