Long-form Census
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Trudeau defends Liberal’s record on federal transparency, calling it a ‘balance’Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says while he is committed to transparency in the federal government, being too forthcoming can hinder the government.PoliticsDec 17, 2020
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Calgary looks to scrap census in 2021There's a push underway to pause Calgary's annual civic census for 2021, to prevent confusion with the federal census.PoliticsJan 22, 2020
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Statistics Canada kept Trudeau cabinet, privacy commissioner in the dark about controversial bank data harvest planConservative MPs have new questions about how a controversial plan to harvest financial transaction data will fit into Statistics Canada's multi-million-dollar business of selling packaged data sets to the private sector.CanadaNov 19, 2018
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Census 2016: Indigenous Peoples, immigrants focus of Statcan’s latest data releaseWednesday's release is expected to show immigrants making up a larger share of the populationCanadaOct 23, 2017
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Census 2016: Canada’s diversity showcased with hundreds of household languagesImmigration will be the dominant source of growth by 2056, Statistics Canada predicts.PoliticsJul 31, 2017
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Census 2016: Halifax sees uptick in population, still lower than national growth rateThe population of Halifax grew over the past five years, but the growth rate was still below the national average.CanadaFeb 8, 2017
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Census 2016: Lethbridge fifth-fastest growing city in CanadaThe city of Lethbridge is officially a census metropolitan area. It is the fifth-fastest growing city in the country, growing at a rate of 10.8 per cent between 2011 and 2016.CanadaFeb 8, 2017
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StatsCan looking to go digital and ditch short-form censusThe plan would save taxpayers millions of dollars and provide the same information used by governments to plan roads, hospitals, schools and other public services.CanadaSep 25, 2016
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The long-form census is back – here’s what you need to knowThe mandatory long-form census is being sent to Canadians for the first time in a decade. Here's what it includes.PoliticsMay 2, 2016
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This week on Focus Montreal: April 16This week on Focus Montreal, meet two-time UFC champion Georges St-Pierres as he shares his passion for paleontology, hear about a new exhibit at the Royal Montreal Regiment that shines light on the experiences of soldiers preparing for the Battle of Vimy Ridge and Mark Hamel from Statistics Canada discusses the return of the long-form census and why it's so important.CanadaApr 17, 2016
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