I have permission to pass this on to those whom I thought would be interested. Gloria ---------- > From: Brenda K. Moore <KINGSLEY@AOL.COM> > To: MI-WI-ROOTS-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU > Subject: [MI-WI] Sad news :( 1911 Canadian Census > Date: Monday, June 08, 1998 4:18 PM > > This is in reply to your e-mail of May 7, 1998, to Dr. Ivan Fellegi, > Chief Statistician, on the subject of the 1911 Census. > > It is the case that individual records from the 1911 Census will not be > released to the public. This was not a policy decision but is based on > law. > > Starting with 1906, censuses have been conducted under various > Statistics Acts, each containing strict confidentiality provisions that > protect the information indefinitely. There are no exceptions in the > legislation that would permit the disclosure of information from the > Census that can be related to individuals, without their written > consent. Consequently, Statistics Canada does not have the legal > authority to transfer records from censuses conducted after 1906 to the > National Archives for release to the public. > > While Statistics Canada recognizes the value you place on genealogical > research, we must also take into account the privacy concerns of the > citizens who have, over the years, demonstrated excellent cooperation in > providing us with their personal information in the context of > statistical surveys, particularly the Census. > > Thank you for taking the time to make your views on this matter known. > > Louise Desramaux > Privacy Coordinator > Statistics Canada > > ----------------------------------------------- > To contact the list owner, use stephenL@indiana.edu > > Please don't send ATTACHED FILES to the list!