Should the government reinstate the long form mandatory census?
In 2011 the Conservative government announced that due to privacy concerns the long form census would no longer be mandatory. It would be replaced by a short form census that would only collect basic demographic data.Opponents of the census include civil liberty advocates who argue that the long form census is too invasive and violates people’s privacy. Proponents of reinstating the census voluntary survey argue that without the mandatory long form census it’s harder to track trends in income inequality, immigrant outcomes in the jobs market, labour shortages and demographic shifts.
@47BQ4GK3yrs3Y
It should be part of the income tax form
@4QXVML33yrs3Y
YES, but make it an online census and emailed to those email addresses given on their income tax submissions. If needed, offer paper format to those isolated areas.
@9K6M4541mo1MO
if the next government ran in today and was less corrupted and vindicative about people, i'd say yes for every set of years and online.
@9FL7MVH6mos6MO
Yes, but it should exclude information about identity (ie. sexual orientation and gender identity)
@9F5KMPV7mos7MO
The census shouldn't be mandatory. The census should be optional for all canadians. A person shouldn't have to share any information they don't want with government. The census is helpful in understanding the country and its citizens. A long form census would be more helpful but short form would do. Privacy matters.
@97T4JZCConservative1yr1Y
Yes, but it should only be required every 5 years, easier to complete online, the information is vital for economists, scientists, statisticians, and the government to accurately make important policy decisions, but also ensure privacy
@96VYRLC1yr1Y
A census does not warrent effort and should be less commen
@96QWKXF1yr1Y
No, abolish the census, privacy is more important than statistics
@95R2FCY2yrs2Y
The government should re introduce the long form mandatory cencus but it should be made optional
@9CD6GVV10mos10MO
I have never done one so I am neutral on this position
@9C5PX63Conservative10mos10MO
Yes, once every 5 years but better training for census takers( they don't need to be rude, or let our livestock out)
@9BS7QNF11mos11MO
It should exist but not be mandatory
@962KL2Y12mos12MO
Yes, but it should only be required once every 20 years
@99Q6H5H1yr1Y
i am uneducated on this topic.
Yes and make the raw data public upon acquisition.
@99BZG771yr1Y
Yes, but question response should be optional
@999FLJJ1yr1Y
middle not against and not all for it
@98ZSNKV1yr1Y
The government needs to know how to serve its constituents . So a survey is needed in only this respect.
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Yes, Only if it’s cost effective and provides insight how to better help Canadians and financial puts us ahead as a country. If not, no
@shaelynj3yrs3Y
yes, but the option for online and only every 5 or so years
@8R854XR3yrs3Y
yes i dont like alot of paper work
@8PB7P2X3yrs3Y
Yes, if that's what the citizen in question desires.
@8GYLS3Z3yrs3Y
Its pretty inaccurate considering the amount of the population that will not complete it
@8VL62KQ3yrs3Y
add long form, not mandatory
@8VHY7NC3yrs3Y
Yes, but to a percentage of citizens, not 100%.
@8V8L6WD3yrs3Y
Yes, but it shouldn't be mandatory and should be easier to access online instead of people invading your home.
@8V88N2G3yrs3Y
I don't have all the information needed to have an opinion on this matter
@aaliyahvNew Democratic3yrs3Y
Yes, but make it optional with incentives for completing it. Also, explain on the form why completing it is helpful.
@8PD7DQJNew Democratic3yrs3Y
Neutral. I am not educated enough on this issue to make a reasonably informed decision.
@8PC2QBM3yrs3Y
Yes but only to be completed with an added incentive and to know have consent of where data goes to,
It depends whether or not they are selling the data. Will I be discriminated against for my disability status? Will I be targeted for being gay? I need to know the information is private before I give it, or at least knowing the sources it is going to.
@8M2NFWC3yrs3Y
Bring it back, make it optional with incentives for completing. As always you need to have an education component so ppl have buy-in as to why participating is helpful.
Deleted3yrs3Y
No, it should be automated
@8CV2T7G4yrs4Y
It should be optional, but still easily available.
@8VW3BPW3yrs3Y
implement a voluntary national social media/search engine platform that collects such data for such a purpose as do the large tech companies do. sell data but give profits to citizens who participate
@8VRD2783yrs3Y
Yes, but make sure that all information will be used by the government in a legal, safe, confidential, private, medical, etc., and for the goodwill of the Canadians.
@8VP8TR43yrs3Y
Niether, I don't need to complete it at my age.
@8TZ48GP3yrs3Y
I don’t even know what it is.
@8TXKWF43yrs3Y
Bring back long form census but make it optional
Yes, if it was easier to complete online, required every 5 years, the information is vital for economists, scientists, statisticians, and the government to accurately make important policy decisions
@8TVFWWVConservative3yrs3Y
no- and remove any questions regarding your nationality after stating that I was BORNED in Canada and have always been a Canadian (FULL STOP). My ancestry is none of the Gov business.
@8TV492S3yrs3Y
Yes, but the census shouldn't be mandatory.
@8TYN53SLibertarian3yrs3Y
Eliminate government census period.
I would prefer an incentive to filling out the census, and it should not be mandatory.
@8T9RCTV3yrs3Y
Yes, but modernize the census given the technology available for better data collection in 2021
@8Q2SVY73yrs3Y
Maybe I’m weird but I like filling out the long one.
@kuyugomodiLiberal3yrs3Y
@8GC264J3yrs3Y
it should not be mandatory to do the census.
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