Attention!
Starting May 3, all Canadians, international students, will receive an email in their mailboxes! Do not throw it away! Otherwise you may be fined $500!
This email looks like this ↓↓↓↓
2016 version
Receiving this email means that the quinquennial census is about to begin! Statistics Canada has announced plans to begin a new census this May, despite concerns about the development of the epidemic in the coming months.
Geoff Bowlby, director of the Census Bureau, said several provinces are tightening public health restrictions in response to the rising number of COVID-19 cases. Therefore, this will not change Statistics Canada’s approach.
In addition, Statistics Canada has developed a “non-contact” census program to protect the health and safety of census takers and participants.
The Canadian National Census is conducted every five years, and this year, beginning May 3, Statistics Canada officially began sending out this year’s National Census questionnaire, which includes a document with instructions on how to complete the long-form and short-form questionnaires. The questionnaire must be completed and returned to the authorities on or before May 11, or respondents can choose to complete the questionnaire online.
Seventy-five per cent of Canadian households receive a short form census questionnaire, which collects basic demographic information such as age, marital status and language.
Twenty-five percent of Canadian households will receive a long questionnaire that will contain social and economic status, as well as housing information, in addition to the same demographic information as the short questionnaire.
The agency said it expects 90 percent of households will complete the census online or by phone, the same percentage as in 2016.
The remaining 10 percent will be contacted by phone first to remind them to fill out the form. And those who don’t complete the survey after being contacted by phone will likely receive an in-person visit from a census taker in late May or June.
In 2016, the last census mailing
All staff collecting census information in person are asked to follow relevant public health guidelines, are prohibited from entering residents’ houses, must stay outdoors, use personal protective equipment (wear a mask) and maintain a social distance from participating residents.
The Census collects demographic information about Canada. The government, businesses, associations, community organizations and others then use these data for research and to inform decisions made at the municipal, provincial and federal levels about education, child welfare, and housing, among other things.
Statistics Canada has hired 900 supervisors and plans to bring in about 31,000 more field workers to conduct door-to-door field surveys.
The agency said they will hire a record number of local census takers to survey residents of aboriginal communities in northern Canada.
For the first time, this year’s census includes a survey of transgender Canadians, veterans, active-duty military personnel, and people with minority language rights.
The first statistics from the 2021 Census will be released in February 2022.
The census is open to all residents
Canadian citizens
Canadian immigrants
Refugee claimants
People living in Canada on a work or student visa
Canadians living overseas
In other words, international students or Chinese working in Canada are required to fill out!
Residents who do not complete or refuse to complete the questionnaire are subject to a $500 fine! According to the Statistics Act, all residents are obligated to complete the census questionnaire and can be fined up to $500 if they refuse to do so.
What if I don’t know English?
In addition to English and French, the census questionnaire is also available in 25 other languages, including 13 indigenous languages and dialects.
Concerned about response rate being affected by the epidemic
Bowlby said he is concerned that the particular circumstances of the pandemic could lead to a low response rate. This year’s goal is to match the 2016 rate of 98.3 percent, as any response rate below 98 percent could compromise the quality of the data.
“Census data are important and can be used to make important financial transfers between the federal government and provincial and territorial governments. They are now used in vaccination campaigns so that we can track where vaccines are delivered as well as track the success of vaccination programs.”
So all of you Chinese, be sure to check this letter and cooperate properly in filling it out.
For more details on the census, check out: https://census.gc.ca/faq/general-eng.htm
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