Census Information

census information: The 1921 census was released by Library and Archives Canada on the Ancestry.ca genealogy site Thursday. Genealogists had been anticipating the release of the post-First World War data like the resolution to a cliffhanger television show, according to The Star. A 92-year waiting period before census information is released is enshrined in the Statistics Act. For censuses since 2006, people must give consent to that release 92 years later and The people of 1921 Toronto the Mildreds, Kathleens and Alfreds have never been exposed like this. The details of their lives, from how much they earned to whether they could read and write, have been closely guarded by StatsCan for 92 years. Now, the handwritten secrets are ours for the taking. Its been quite a long haul for some people, and for some of them it will certainly answer some mysteries, said Shirley Sturdevant, president of the Ontario Genealogical Society, from her home in Chatham. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.