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Census of Canada: History of the Census of Canada (2493 words) |
 | This first census of the Dominion following Confederation in 1867 counted the population of the four original provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario. |
| In 1871 the questionnaire covered a variety of subjects, and asked 211 questions on area, land holdings, vital statistics, religion, education, administration, the military, justice, agriculture, commerce, industry and finance. |
| Enumeration of the population, housing and agricultural censuses and initial processing of the population and housing questionnaires were carried out by the Bureau's eight regional offices. |
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Census (528 words) |
| In 1918, the Dominion Bureau of Statistics[?] was formed. |
| In 1971, Statistics Canada was formed to replace the Dominion Bureau of Statistics[?], and consequently, took over its census job. |
| In addition to a simple count of residents, the Census Bureau collects a variety of statistics, on topics ranging from ethnicity to the presence of indoor plumbing. |
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