Canadians who have yet to complete the federal census questionnaire can look forward to receiving an in-person visit or a phone call from a Statistics Canada employee in the near future.
Seventy-five percent of Canadians have been sent the short-form census and the remaining 25 percent, selected randomly, need to complete the long-form census. Both questionnaires are mandatory.
“Millions of households” have already responded online, on paper or by phone, Statistics Canada said in a June 2 press release, but those who have not submitted can expect to hear from the government agency soon.
“Census enumerators will begin contacting households from which a completed questionnaire has not yet been received,” StatCan said. “In addition to phone follow-ups, they will also start going door to door in communities across Canada.”…