2016 Canadian census

2016 Canadian census
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Statistics Canada's visual identifier for
its 2016 Census of Population
General information
CountryCanada
Results
Total population35,151,728 (Increase 5.0%)
Most populous ​province or territoryOntario (13,448,494)
Least populous ​province or territoryYukon (35,874)

The 2016 Canadian census was an enumeration of Canadian residents, which counted a population of 35,151,728, a 5% change from its 2011 population of 33,476,688. The census, conducted by Statistics Canada, was Canada's seventh quinquennial census.[N 1] The official census day was May 10, 2016. Census web access codes began arriving in the mail on May 2, 2016.[2] The 2016 census marked the reinstatement of the mandatory long-form census, which had been dropped in favour of the voluntary National Household Survey for the 2011 census.[3] With a response rate of 98.4%, this census is said to be the best one ever recorded since the 1666 census of New France.[4][5] This census was succeeded by Canada's 2021 census.

  1. ^ "Overview of the Census: Census year 2011" (PDF). Statistics Canada. April 2012. p. 4. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  2. ^ "Statistics Canada on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  3. ^ "Liberal gov't restores mandatory long-form census". CTV News. November 5, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  4. ^ "Canadians' overwhelming response enables 'best ever' Census in 2016". Statistics Canada. August 29, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  5. ^ "'Best census ever' in 2016, StatsCan says". Retrieved August 30, 2016.


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