It's Census 2021 time and the City of
The census comes out every five years so Canadians can offer an accurate view of who we are and where we live.
By law every household must complete the 2021 Census.
Statistics
It also can be used to target municipal programs for infrastructure and public transportation and measure
Residents received their 16-digit secure access code in the mail this week.
Every fourth household will be lucky enough to be asked to do the long-form of the census that is a bit of a time taker.
As most residents get the short form and can be done in a few minutes, the long version will take about 30 minutes and longer still if you've got a big family.
"The long version continues on to ask questions about daily activities and if they have any limitations," Sri Kanagarajah, assistant director, 2021 Census, Western Region & Northern Territories from Statistics Canada, said. "There are questions about mobility and how people get around."
There is also questions about place of birth, ethnicity, immigration and several questions about Indigenous status. The census also asks about geographical location in the past and currently and what type of house they live in, condo, apartment, detached, semi-detached and so on, Kanagarajah added.
There's a section about education, like where did the person study and what was the highest level of education achieved.
"There's labour market questions, what industry they work in, what occupation they do," Kanagarajah said.
Questions of where they work in relation to where they live will look at commuter flow and traffic flow, he added.
"There is value to all the questions and some of them are based on employment equity, language laws in
Data from the census has direct impacts on our families and neighbourhoods, Lyn Hall, Mayor of Prince George, said.
“The census is an incredibly important tool that helps communities like ours obtain funding to improve our city and make decisions for programs, services, and infrastructure," Hall said.
As an example of how the data from the last census was used was during the planning stages to determine where Covid-19 vaccinations would be directed depending on population numbers and the age of residents.
Learn more about the 2021 Census at It's Census 2021 time and the City of
The census comes out every five years so Canadians can offer an accurate view of who we are and where we live.
By law every household must complete the 2021 Census.
Statistics
It also can be used to target municipal programs for infrastructure and public transportation and measure
Residents received their 16-digit secure access code in the mail this week.
Every fourth household will be lucky enough to be asked to do the long-form of the census that is a bit of a time taker.
As most residents get the short form and can be done in a few minutes, the long version will take about 30 minutes and longer still if you've got a big family.
"The long version continues on to ask questions about daily activities and if they have any limitations," Sri Kanagarajah, assistant director, 2021 Census, Western Region & Northern Territories from Statistics Canada, said. "There are questions about mobility and how people get around."
There is also questions about place of birth, ethnicity, immigration and several questions about Indigenous status. The census also asks about geographical location in the past and currently and what type of house they live in, condo, apartment, detached, semi-detached and so on, Kanagarajah added.
There's a section about education, like where did the person study and what was the highest level of education achieved.
"There's labour market questions, what industry they work in, what occupation they do," Kanagarajah said.
Questions of where they work in relation to where they live will look at commuter flow and traffic flow, he added.
"There is value to all the questions and some of them are based on employment equity, language laws in
Data from the census has direct impacts on our families and neighbourhoods, Lyn Hall, Mayor of Prince George, said.
“The census is an incredibly important tool that helps communities like ours obtain funding to improve our city and make decisions for programs, services, and infrastructure," Hall said.
As an example of how the data from the last census was used was during the planning stages to determine where Covid-19 vaccinations would be directed depending on population numbers and the age of residents.
Learn more about the 2021 Census at www.census.gc.ca.
To request alternate formats or obtain assistance to complete your census questionnaire be sure to have the access code handy before calling the Census Help Line at 1-855-340-2021.
