Is it mandatory to answer Statistics Canada?

Is it mandatory to answer Statistics Canada?

Do I have to participate? Participation in the Census of Population and the Census of Agriculture is mandatory pursuant to the Statistics Act. All Canadian households must complete a Census of Population questionnaire. For other Statistics Canada surveys, participation is voluntary.

Are there stats in Canada?

In Canada, providing statistics is a federal responsibility. As Canada’s central statistical office, Statistics Canada is legislated to serve this function for the whole of Canada and each of the provinces and territories. Objective statistical information is vital to an open and democratic society.

Is the Canadian Community Health Survey mandatory?

About CCHS The Canadian Community Health Survey is a voluntary, cross-sectional survey that collects information related to health status, health system utilization and health determinants for the Canadian population.

Is Statistics Canada run by the government?

Statistics Canada (StatCan; French: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture.

Can the census be used against you?

It is against the law for anyone to share personal census information. No one can be identified from the census and your information can never be used to target you. It would be against the law and contrary to our most important principle: to protect the confidentiality of all information.

Is Stats Canada doing a health survey?

The CHMS is a survey conducted by Statistics Canada in partnership with Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada. It aims to obtain detailed information on the health of Canadians aged 3 to 79. This innovative survey provides key information on the health of Canadians that could not be obtained otherwise.

How is CCHS data collected?

Data collection for the CCHS is done over the telephone or in person, by either computer assisted personal or computer assisted telephone interviewing techniques.