National Household Survey
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Failure to launch? Nearly half of young Canadians living with parentsClose to half of Canadians in their 20s were still bunking with mom and dad in 2011, Statistics Canada says.CanadaJun 15, 2016
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The long-form census is back – here’s what you need to knowThe mandatory long-form census is being sent to Canadians for the first time in a decade. Here's what it includes.PoliticsMay 2, 2016
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Researchers, public officials happy long-form census to be reinstatedPublic servants, health workers, economists and more are applauding the return of the mandatory long-form census.Data DeskNov 5, 2015
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Trudeau’s poised to name his cabinet. Here’s what the newly minted ministers will faceAfter the Liberals finish celebrating their comeback victory, they’ll have to govern. And they have a tough set of promises to live up to.CanadaOct 19, 2015
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25,000 Vancouver homes claim their total income is less than they spend on housingSome Vancouver households are paying more for housing per year than they are earning according to a local mathematician’s calcuations.MoneyAug 22, 2015
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‘As Canadians we should have good data’: Why Ted Hsu tilts at census windmillsTed Hsu knows his bill to bring back the long-form census doesn't stand a chance. So why does he keep pushing?CanadaFeb 4, 2015
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Data deficit: How are Canadians coping sans long-form census?What happens if the long-form census never comes back? Hospital data collection, reliance on administrative info - and an increasingly unreliable picture of who we are as Canadians.CanadaJan 30, 2015
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Health officials starved of census data pay for local info of their ownLocal health officials are trying to collect their own data to replace Statistics Canada's unreliable household survey. But it's expensive and ad hoc - so are we stuck with bad data?CanadaAug 27, 2014
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Don’t panic: StatsCan job error’s more awkward than catastrophicStatistics Canada revised its jobs numbers: Canada gained 42,000 jobs in July, not 200. But it's okay: This screwup's more awkward than portentous.CanadaAug 15, 2014
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Women less likely to choose university program in science, tech, engineering, math: StatsCanWomen represent the majority of university graduates but are still underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and computer sciences (STEM) fields, according to a new study from Statistics Canada.CanadaDec 18, 2013
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