To all:- Many varied stories are emerging re the recent 2006 Canada Census. I feel one of the greatest mistakes made was that NO enumerators worked in cities. Enumerators receive payment, have their own areas, and there is no way they will leave people unenumerated. The City of Brampton had to resort to full page ads plus many stories which basically were about the grants received by cities. With the Brampton Civic Hospital opening in 2007, any grants received were based on 2001 census numbers, about 345,000 when there is an actual population of over 450,000. The publicity did not mention the "Informed Consent" clause and that we were supposed to mark YES. Should anyone not have filed their census form as yet, there will be no problem if you contact 1-877-594-2006 and apologize for being a latecomer! You might even have the form filled by the one answering the phone.[Otherwise, you will be visited] We all have family members in nursing homes -- the same phone number can be used to check how the relative's form was completed, if you have POA. The name of the person and institution must be given and there will be a "card" attached. Let us hope in 2011 the government will have the same mid-size form for all plus enumerators in cities. Muriel M. Davidson muriel_davidson@sympatico.ca Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee http://automatedgenealogy.com/census11/

I had an interesting surprise occur this morning here in Toronto when an enumerator showed up on my doorstep stating that records indicated that the census forms were not filled out for my household and could I take a few moments and provide all the information to him then. I did mine on-line the first day it was available to - May 2nd. I mentioned this and was asked for the confirmation number I received when I finished the census. No problem, I did this and he was on his way. But just how many other people will have the same thing happen to them? What is the point of completing the census on-line or mail in the forms if there are going to be these many issues? While I think these ways are wonderful, it may be better to do it the old fashioned way with enumerators going door-to-door gathering information. Kim --- "Muriel M. Davidson" <muriel_davidson@sympatico.ca> wrote: > To all:- > > Many varied stories are emerging re the recent 2006 > Canada Census. > > I feel one of the greatest mistakes made was that NO > enumerators > worked in cities. Enumerators receive payment, have > their own > areas, and there is no way they will leave people > unenumerated. >