Harper Government: New National Household Survey

new national household survey: The picture painted by Statistics Canada's 2011 census and the new national household survey -- a second-rate stand-in for the former mandatory long-form questionnaire axed by the Harper government -- is clear, to a degree. Almost 15 per cent of Canadians, for example, are living on after-tax low incomes -- less than $39,000 for a family of four. And, almost 70 per cent of households owned their home. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. That's because the voluntary survey, which was sent to a third of Canadian households last year, had some really low response rates and was unreliable in spots. DALE CUMMINGS / But sorting through what that means -- who are they, exactly where are they living -- gets tough the further one tries to drill down in a province, city, town or neighbourhood. Some neighbourhoods don't even show up. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.