Census data is precious and all researchers know how numbers and percentages can make or break a study.
Across campus, where TRU students, faculty and staff regularly access census data to inform our studies or work, we have even more incentive to complete the 2016 Canada census, arriving on our doorsteps this week.
“Nearly every day, I help students and faculty use data gathered from the census to inform course work and faculty research,” said TRU’s Scholarly Communications Librarian Kathy Gaynor. “Accurate data not only helps students and faculty at TRU, but good data also helps inform our local, provincial and federal government officials in policy creation and funding initiatives.”
You can fill out and mail the hard copy or complete the census form online. To fill out the online questionnaire, you will need the 16-digit secure access code provided on the printed form.
Statistics Canada conducts a census every five years, with the next one scheduled for 2021. The census includes everyone living in Canada, Canadians living abroad and even non-Canadians and their dependents living in Canada under a temporary permit, study permit or work permit.
Tips for completing the online census questionnaire
Questions around sexual orientation, same-sex couples, transgender, transsexual and intersex
In the event you do not see the answer that best applies to you, it is possible to leave a blank response and explain your reason for doing so in the comments area at the end of the survey. When in doubt, the help line is a phone call away.
