Prime Minister Stephen Harper: Census Material

2011 Census Data Dept: The agency released its final tranche of the 2011 census last week, focusing on languages, but it included a big warning that cautions data users about comparing key facts against censuses of the past, according to CBC. Those are strong words for a statistical agency, since they raise profound questions about how the data can be used reliably to come to conclusions about language trends. Officials have undertaken a thorough investigation, with a report to be published shortly and prime Minister Stephen Harper's cancellation of the long-form census has started to take a toll on Statistics Canada's data. "Data users are advised to exercise caution when evaluating trends related to mother tongue and home language that compare 2011 census data to those of previous censuses," Statistics Canada states bluntly in a box included in its census material. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.