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Census workers are settling for incomplete long questionnaires in the final push of the summer collection period, raising concerns the data will be even more compromised than originally feared.

The new, voluntary National Household Survey was the controversial replacement for the long-form census, which was eliminated last summer by the Conservative government.

The Tories said it wasn't right to threaten Canadians with jail time or fines for not answering the detailed questions on everything from religion to education levels.

Former industry minister Tony Clement urged Canadians to fill out the forms anyway, but the government is doing less to ensure they are returned and fully filled out.

Under the previous system, census workers would call up a household that had not filled out its mandatory long questionnaire, and then pay a visit – or even several – to make sure it was completed.

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