Census Day!

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It's census day in Canada. That means that you need to fill out that form you got in the mail, and send it in. Why?

• It's important to know where Canadians live, so that services can be provided to everyone.
• It's important to know what Canadians do, so that we know what our country looks like.
• It's illegal to not fill in the form.*

...plus many other reasons. You can do the census online, or on paper. If you don't have a form, or have any questions at all, contact Statistics Canada now.

* Yes, that's reasonable. You register your car. You pay GST. Filling in the census has far more impact on you and your community than either of those things.

Comments

[sarah-sosiak.livejournal.com]

Actually, I followed up a bit on this (though, not as far as actually going to the consulate) and they don't seem to care about non-residents. That instruction was only for residents who happened to be out of the country this month.

Though, in the end, Rob's wife counted me on their form as a "person who does not normally reside in this household" even though it seems that I shouldn't have been counted at all.