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The 2021 Census is here! As you know, census data are critical to decision makers and Canadians from coast to coast to coast. Information from the 2021 Census will be even more crucial because it will help evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and to better plan for the future. Census data will help determine health care funding, calculate federal, provincial and territorial transfer payments, and education services.
How you can help:
Encourage census completion
Promote census awareness and jobs in Indigenous and Northern communities
Tell others about census jobs
Support the Census of Agriculture
Census collection began on May 3, 2021. Statistics Canada has adapted the collection process to ensure that all Canadians and census employees remain safe while participating in this vital national exercise. Data collected in the 2021 Census will inform many of the economic and health-related policy decisions that must be made by all levels of government in the coming months and years, as the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the lives of Canadians.
Statistics Canada will do everything it can to get Canadians to respond to the census without an in-person visit from a census employee. Completing the census questionnaire online is the best and fastest way to fulfill the census obligation. Statistics Canada anticipates that the great majority of Canadians will complete the questionnaire through the efficient, secure and user-friendly online application. Respondents without reliable access to the Internet can also call the Census
Help Line to complete their census questionnaire over the phone or request a paper questionnaire.
In cases where a Statistics Canada census employee is sent to a dwelling for non-response follow-up, a new no-contact protocol will be followed. Under this protocol, no interviews will be conducted inside the respondent's dwelling. These interviews will instead be physically-distanced and the census employee will be required to wear a mask, and follow all public health guidelines.
Statistics Canada has developed the Community Supporter Toolkit and brought together products and resources to help you and your organization spread the word about the benefits and positive impact of the census data.
We encourage you to visit the census website to learn more about the 2021 Census and to follow the official social media accounts.
If you have any questions, please contact Census Communications at statcan.census-recensement.statcan@canada.ca
Sincerely,
Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada
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