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Statistics Canada: OTTAWA - Canada is about to find out how colourful a country it is. Just how vibrant the colours will be, however well, that's another story. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. The first-of-its-kind voluntary survey, which compiles responses from more than three million people, replaces the cancelled long-form census. And even Statistics Canada itself has admitted it won't match the detailed, neighbourhood-level information of its mandatory predecessor. Manager of settlement programs, Khim Tan, poses for a photo in the community room at Mosaic, in Vancouver, B.C. on Monday, May 6, 2013. Mosaic is a non-profit resource centre for immigrants and refugees. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jimmy Jeong On Wednesday, Statistics Canada will publish the first part of its controversial National Household Survey, detailing patterns of immigration, Aboriginal Peoples, race and religion. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.