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Can’t enter my secure access code and move on to questionnaire. Anyone else? Tried different devices, can’t reach phone number, even got new code online. Nothing works. Can’t do I guess??

Same results as you. Several devices and no ringing sound on phone but hangs up after a minute or so.  
Possibly too busy internet and phone

Apparently unexplained issues, too many replies.  
So typical and yet they want us to reply promptly. Sigh…

The number of personal questions unreal.  
 
so many insulting ones that are none of their business  
 
surprized they didn't ask how many times i go to the bathroom  
 
And please government WHITE is not a classification; correct term is Caucasion.  
 
And why do you need to know where my great great grandparents came from?  
 
Do you know where all of us came from Canada!! What am i Canadian!!  
 
And detailed contact details including all the details of where you work. OMG how do any employees know their employers postal code. That's not exactly top of the list when you get hired.  
 
oh its your evaluation. you didn't know our postal code. Sorry no raise.  
 
A couple I put "none of your business".  
 
sex ones totally inappropriate. with all the personal confidential details they want. Are they making a list in case the laws change to illegal and come and arrest you like the USA?  
 
And really you have to know how many rooms in my apartment and how old the building is (how would anyone know that). Rent; hydro; water etc. What not ranges. but specifics.  
 
how many minutes does it take you to get to work...goes on and one...  
 
Finished now. Blood pressure starting to go down.  
 
Better not try to phone me. I don't answer any phone calls that aren't in my contacts; actually block them. Don't talk or say anything on the phone of any information. Spams are getting more and more crazy.  
 
at least if though space for email i didn't put one as i don't want a bunch of their spam crap. Would have to change it.  
 
sorry for the rant.  
 
another thing for all the people without access to computer how are they suppose to do this legally required survey.  
 
phone call to get paper copy apparently is so busy that you may never get through.  
 
i received today and needs to finished by the 12th.  
 
mail is so slow how could anyone get a papercopy in time.

I was told many years ago whether it is true that legally all they can ask is how many people live at your resident. As far as finacial questions I fill out a tax return so the government already has that info so they should not be asking.

You are one of the 25% who gets the LONG questionnaire. 75% gets the SHORT version

I was lucky to get the short one.

So, Statistics Canada can ask you a lot more than that. The Census Act basically says they can ask any question deemed to be needed. Not everyone gets the long form (most people get thr short form that more or less asks exactly what you state), because they don't need it to get a statically relevant sample (and it also becomes cost-prohivitive).  
 
Census is more than just counting people. It's understanding who we are - our heritage, language, sexual orientation, our housing, how and where we work etc. It's one tool to help us know how programs get funded, who needs more help, what general trends are etc.  
 
All information is confidential. Your tax returns are also confidential, which is why that info doesn't get shared with Census - the Income Tax Act prohibits it unless a MOU (Memorandum of understanding) is in place. There are lots of layers of security and protection to keep your data safe.

I took mine yesterday evening without any trouble. It didn't take long so it must have been the short version. I used my laptop to do it.

I must have gotten the long version...  
 
But...  
 
After answering how much I pay for childcare, electrical, natural gas, water, property taxes, mortgage ..... .... not one question on how much I pay for groceries or gas?  
 
why ask the other questions but not those?

Lucky you.  
 
I take it that you are among a larger group of people who don't have their wages posted online for everyone to see.  
 
I am not so fortunate, but what are you gonna do, huh?

Data collected is important when it comes to funding in for your area for schools, hospitals, daycares, emergency services to mention a few.  
The data is also used for electoral boundaries for provincial and federal elections.  
They are just randomly sent or dropped off on doorknob.  
 
I do agree there were different questions this time and personal stuff not really needed on it.  
And yes Caucasian instead of white seems more appropriate but when I googled it and it says they use white because Caucasian is misunderstood by respondents. ( I have no comment on that explanation)  
 
And before anyone asks YES we got the long form again making this our fifth time doing long form last time we had short one was in 2001.  
Have all them in filing cabinet time with verification number just in case anyone ever called.  
Time to shred!!  
 
Edited by Mac72, 2026-05-06 13:16:48

Stats nerd here.  
Got the questionnaire, filled it out, looking forward to when they release the results and appreciate everyone that takes the time to fill it out accurately

Talked to others that were asked this.  
 
No one knew it until searching for it.  
 
Some didn’t know employers address. And before you laugh.  
 
So in Brandon you work say at Walmart or Canadian Tire. Can you honestly say street address?