Statistics Canada says the response rate for this year’s census of the population was 98.4 per cent, one of the highest ever recorded.
The data is collected every five years and the questionnaire includes age, gender, marital status and language use.
That information is used to determine electoral maps, plan social programs and determine funding for municipal and provincial governments.
This spring, some people posted photos of their forms marked “return to sender” and made claims that the questions violated their privacy rights, prompting Liberal MP Mark Gerretsen to urge people to fill out the form.
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Failing to fill out the census can result in a $500 fine.
StatCan says it’s begun the work to compile the data it collected and it will release seven batches of information beginning in February 2027.
The agency says more than 88 per cent of Canadians chose to fill out the census online, more than have ever used that option before.
Don’t spin this with a positive narrative. People were threatened with legal consequences if they didn’t comply with this very invasive questionair.
Disappointing that so many Liberal sheep filled it out. Not surprising though. They think everything is great in this country.
I mean they threaten everyone with legal action if they don’t fill out the census. You can’t then turn around and act surprised about the ‘great turnout’ this year
I’m in the 1.6% who didn’t do it, because I’m not obliged to do it legally, and neither were 99% of other Canadians. The legal obligation is for Government employees ONLY, like the good folks in the Military living in government homes for example, or Prime Minister Carney living in his Government residence… but not private citizens, period. read Canada Constitution Act, Section 32, b), then look up to clarify what this section means.
It’s not a surprise that participation is at a record high when Statistics Canada threatens legal action to anyone who declines to participate
It was made mandatory. I think someone visited my home and called my phone till it was done. There was stated consequences if a household didn’t fill it out. Coercion by the Carney regime.
Right out of Communist China, like Canadians have any choice. It is complete the census or jail (disappeared)….
@Charlene. You said “I almost fear what they planned next for us and our children.” Continue to live in fear Charlene, or get educated on the fact they are collecting this data for funding healthcare, education, etc. as well as how many ridings are in a Province. You’ve given and are giving more data to corporations on the internet than you are to government. My family and I live in fear of people like YOU.
Never received ours so was not done.
Coercion worked during Covid and it worked again with the census. “This is a democracy, so you have a choice”, but we really don’t. Choosing between fines and being able to pay rent is not a free choice. I almost fear what they planned next for us and our children.
Could it have been the liberal government threats to punish people for not filling them out. Hmmm
Guess all those Albertabama seppies really are an insignificant fart on Canada’s landscape. BLARP and it’s gone.
And to all the inbred seppies scared of a fine, yet tell their sister-wives “I ain’t skeered of nothin'”, I guess your loyalty to the cause just ain’t all there, kinda like your IQ-shoe size.
It is good that that many Canadians did participate in the Census.
What is unfortunate was all the invasive questions that do not need to be asked.
What would be nice but will never happen is to have that kind of participation in all elections! Federal, provincial and municipal but that will never happen.
Enjoy your evening and be positive!
@ben i pay for this, and i’m not in favour of pandering to progressive sensibilities. So stuff your criticism and reset the questions to less pandering to fringe groups.
Gee. Coercions works. No one wanted to see government goons on their doorstep goose stepping through their house demanding you participate. Did you enjoy my specific pronoun choice of “God emperor of the universe”? Do you think it made your stats more or less unreliable?
Looking forward to seeing a reduction in the percentage of white inbreds
I filled the damn thing out because I was tired of being hounded over and over. The threats helped motivate me too. Hope they liked hearing all about my cats hahaha.
It was the highest ever because they threatened people with fines, came back multiple times if you hadn’t filled it out.. and in the one case that was on the news they let themselves in a person’s house because the door was unlocked. I bet this census was also the most expensive one ever.
@Dave at 525. So I’m assuming the next time you’ll stop driving on roads, stop using healthcare, and drinking water, etc. because these are all paid by the collective. To paraphrase you “we don’t owe you a godamn thing.” You sound like Trump who claims he needs nothing from Canada then proceeds to import goods from us.
never got mine and did not go looking for it
Anonymous the big dummy. Sounds right.
Collective obligations?
I don’t owe you or anyone else a godamn thing
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THE DISABLED WERE MISSED BECAUSE NO ONE CALLED AT THEIR HOME.
IT HAPPENS ON PO,LING DAY, AS WELL.
THE DISABLED ARE LEFT OUT OFMOST THINGS OF NATIONAL AND PROVISIONAL RELEVANCE
Anonymous the village idiot has spoken……dumb and lonely
Ben because its not our job to look after everyone else.
Some conservatives always talk about their rights, not minority rights. But they sure as heck don’t talk about their collective obligations to others. We won’t hear a peep about that. They just carp, whine, and complain that their “rights” are violated.
To the whiners who mostly are in the Poilievre conservative party, it’s your civic duty to complete the Census. The reason for the Census is to obtain accurate population data in order that governments can plan infrastructure, healthcare, etc. It also affects the number of federal ridings in a Province.
That’s ok. I had no problem. I identified as a lemon and have 13 oranges that live in my household. 😂
Well, being threatened with legal action if you don’t is one for the books. Absolute bollocks.
Canadians forced to participate in most invasive long form census yet, is more like it. The government officials are obviously selling our data for personal profit. They’re only supposed to send the long form version to 10% of people and they probably sent it to way more than that, too. What a farce.
Well, threatening legal action and being azzholes helped I’m sure.
Threatening Canadians with legal action will do that
Disgusting regardless of rhe result
“Canadians Forced To File Census Forms Or Face Punitive Measures!”
Fixed your misleading headline.