Statistics Canada says the response rate for this year's census of the population was 98.4 per cent, one of the highest ever recorded. 

According to a Statistics Canada press release, 'census enumerators will begin contacting households from which a completed questionnaire has not yet been received.'

May 12 is census day, which means time is running out to submit the census in Canada. Not filing on time or refusing to submit altogether could soon lead to hefty fines.

The year 2026 marks another census year in Canada, and more than 30,000 Canadians could even find themselves working for the federal government to help make it happen.

Manitoba's third-largest city is a growing community, local leaders say. The population is increasing, driving increases in new building projects and future opportunities.

The new census data from Statistics Canada shows that 304,000 children in Quebec have the right to attend regular English public schools.

In 2021, more than 8.3 million people, or around 23 per cent, were, or had been, a landed immigrant or permanent resident in Canada, according to Statistics Canada.

Statistics Canada says immigration is the main driver of population growth, in part because of the aging population and low fertility rates in the country.

Almost one in six Indigenous people lived in a home in need of major repairs in 2021, a rate almost three times higher than for the non-Indigenous population.

New districts would be created in the eastern and northern Greater Toronto Area, central Ontario, along with the Guelph and Brampton areas.