Statistics Canada and Census Surveys

census officials: Statistics Canada says more than 15 million households will receive census letters over eight days, along with reminders to either fill the form out by hand or online, which half of Canadians did five years ago, according to Toronto Star. Every home will receive a short-form questionnaire. Monday marks the start of mailings from Statistics Canada of census surveys, including the return of the mandatory, long-form questionnaire that was replaced with a voluntary survey five years ago. One in every four homes will receive the long-form census. And census officials have visited more than 60 per cent of First Nations communities since the start of April to help residents fill out the questionnaire. So far this year, about 1,700 Canadians have subscribed to an online reminder from Statistics Canada to fill out their form, which the agency says requires no registration or lengthy download processes. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.