Analyzing numbers determines population totals and trends in every town and neighbourhood from coast to coast
By
Mark Schadenberg
Demographics
and other human statistics are great to study if you are in the insurance
business.
Since,
2017 marks 100 years since Confederation it only makes sense, while costing a
lot of cents, to poll the nation on every question possible and to assign Stats
Canada the chore of anayzing the results to assist in defining who we are.
Stats
Canada, which is most certainly a federal government department, had decided
via and edict that the submission of your personal report from your household
be mandatory. According to a story posted by the CBC (essentially another
government body), one in four Canadian families will be required to fill out a
full census for, which is a 36-page document and includes about 50 questions.
Canada
Post is now in the process of mailing out access codes or passwords to everyone
living in Canada, and the federal census day has been set as May 16. The
16-digit codes are for people who simply want to complete their paperwork
online, but you may request a hard copy form to complete also.
The
previous census was tabulated in 2011, and since one of the questions referred
to your preference in religion, that question will not appear in 2016 as it’s
only asked every 10 years.
Your
family income will not be among the questions as Stats Canada can reel in that
data from Canada Revenue Agency.
The
most important part about creating an accurate number count in countless of
facets of our life is to assist in everything from funding for healthcare to
determining which areas may need additional or fewer schools.
The
Statistics Act defines that all residents of Canada must participate in the process,
and at the same time points out there is different paperwork for the
agriculture sector of the economy. Everyone realizes that the total number of
farms is decreasing and that large farms with a significant number of employees
is gradually replacing the concept of the family farm, so Stats Canada is
requesting an accurate picture.
The
numbers will be sifted through and total population is the most obvious reason
for a census. Is our province gaining numbers quicker than other provinces?
What exactly is the population of Woodstock, Ingersoll, Tillsonburg, Oxford
County and the metro Toronto. It’s time to re-calculate population density. Stats
Canada also needs to create a mirror for ethnicity, language preferences, the
number of children per household, and a determination of the average age of Canadians
as trends note we have an aging society.
Since
everything Canadian and ‘current events’ can be a teaching tool, there is a
section online which represents a curriculum tool for teachers to adapt to
their classroom.
The
government has thought about all the loopholes and possibilities of double information
submitted. For example, if you live in the summer in Muskoka, you must fill out
two forms, but you would state which is your principal residence. In other
words, the folks at Stats Canada want to know and need to know how many people
live in Bala or Port Carling, but they are curious about year-round residents
versus seasonal.
LINKS:
Mark Schadenberg, Sales Representative
Senior Real Estate Specialist (SRES designation)
Royal LePage Triland Realty Brokerage
757 Dundas St, Woodstock
(519) 537-1553, cell or text
Email: mschadenberg@rogers.com
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