Community News
2011 Census
May 04. 11
The census is happening this month, and early in May, yellow census packages will be delivered to every dwelling in Canada. This provides information needed to complete the census online or on paper.
The information in the census is used to plan services such as schools, daycare, police services and fire protection. This information is kept secret, as Statistics Canada is required by law to protect the information you provide on your census questionnaire. Only Statistics Canada employees working directly with the census will ever see completed census forms. There is also a law in Canada that says you must answer the questions in the census.
This year, you will be able to complete the census questionnaire online. Each census package will have a Secure Acccess Code printed at the top of the enclosed letter or questionnaire, and this code is needed before you are able to start your online questionnaire.
If you have difficulties using the online questionnaire, call the Census Help Line at 1-877-777-2011 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. TTY users may call 1-866-753-7083.
In addition to the 2011 Census, some residents will be asked to participate in the new National Household Survey (NHS). The information collected in the NHS will provide data to plan and support family services, housing, roads and public transportation, and skills training for employment.The NHS will collect the same information that was collected by the 2006 Census long-form questionnaire. For information to be available for future planning and decision making, it is important that all residents who receive the NHS complete the questionnaire. Please encourage others to respond to this survey so your community can have accurate, reliable data.
For more information about the NHS, visit www.nhs.statcan.gc.ca.
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