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CCSD Calls on Government to Acknowledge Damage to Census |
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Group seeks restitution of proper survey for 2016
(Ottawa) Today's first release of Census data and information concerning the 2011 Census proves the federal government made a massive error in eliminating the mandatory nature of the “long form census” collecting detailed information to guide decision making in Canada, according to one of the largest non-government user of Stats Can data.
The reported participation rate for the National Voluntary Household Survey is just 69% down from 94% in the 2006 Mandatory Census. “This (drop) will prevent many disadvantaged Canadians from having their needs recognized and being able to fully participate in society“ says Canadian Council on Social Development (CCSD) President Peggy Taillon on behalf of the “Equal Right to be Counted” charter challenge group. The group has a court challenge on the census on behalf of vulnerable groups currently awaiting judgment from the Supreme Court of Canada.
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Census trivia |
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by Kirsten Smith, Postmedia News
Here are some not-so-well-known details about distant-past and more-recent efforts to gather the information of Canadians.
- The cost for preparing, conducting and analyzing the 2011 census was budgeted at $660 million.
- Data from all censuses up to 2006 takes up three terabytes of space on 14 computer servers at Statistics Canada. A terabyte equals 1,000 gigabytes. The average iPod music player holds 32GB of data. In 2010 Facebook used 60,000 servers to store user data.
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Canadians come to their census on Wednesday |
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by Randy Boswell, Postmedia News
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada is set to reveal the initial results of the 2011 census, the first complete national head count in five years.
On Wednesday morning, the Ottawa-based federal agency will release detailed population data for all provinces, territories and municipalities across the country. The numbers are likely to show — as they did in the last census, in 2006 — the increasing people power of Western Canada and the steady population growth throughout a nation that remains one of the most favoured destinations in the world for immigrants seeking a new homeland.
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Approaches for Reform |
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The Options Paper from the Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario has been released. You can find the paper, “Approaches for Reform” here. (PDF)
Other Commission publications, including "Approaches for Reform" in Word format are available from their website. |
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Census to reveal Canada's changing demographics |
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Quebec's population shrinking; Figures expected to show strong growth in Prairies, Newfoundland and Labrador
by Mike De Souza, Postmedia News
Major changes in the makeup and population of the Canadian federation will come into sharp focus next week as Statistics Canada unveils the first results of its 2011 census.
This glimpse at Canada's people won't be without controversy, however. Some experts have questioned the federal government's 2010 decision to replace its mandatory long-form questionnaire, previously sent to a representative sample of the population, with a voluntary household survey.
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