National Household Survey

National Household Survey: The answer will come Wednesday, when the agency's National Household Survey reveals how much critical information was lost in the controversial transition two years ago from a mandatory long-form census to a voluntary questionnaire, according to CTV. To be sure, the results of the inaugural National Household Survey will still include detailed information about immigration, birthplace, aboriginal Canadians and visible minorities, among other categories and OTTAWA -- Has Statistics Canada -- renowned around the world for its ability to take snapshots of Canadian life -- lost some of its zoom? Experts and observers say they expect the very specific, neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood information about certain types of Canadians -- long a hallmark of the census -- will be much more limited. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.