An census update is in order!  With Christmas just around the corner, Canadians have put the long form census on their wishlist.

The Inter-City Forum on Social Policy and Family and Community Support Services Alberta held a dialogue about ending poverty in Alberta on Friday, November 26, 2010 in conjunction with their annual convention.  I attended the dialogue along with the ESPC Research Coordinator John Kolkman.

Various longitudinal studies have shown that voter turnouts in elections throughout Canada and other western industrialized countries have steadily decreased over the past 30 years. 

Census Changes Harms Canadians’ Health

Anyone in the social research and policy analysis business can easily see the ramifications of the Federal Government’s recent decision to scrap the long form census and replace it with a voluntary household survey. Now we have health care professionals, Epidemiologist and Biostatistician also weigh in on the issue.

The Social Planning Council of Winnipeg and Campaign 2000, in collaboration with Council of Canadians with Disabilities and Canadian Council on Social Development hosted a roundtable discussion on August 4, 2010 in Winnipeg, to finalize a consensus document of what the Council of the Federation should do to eradiate poverty throughout Canada.

One of the obligations of living in this wonderful country is filling out the short-form census every five years, and the long-form census, on average, every 25 years.