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Celebrating the Census

This was the second event of the seriesÌýThe Canadian Census: Why Counting Matters for Research, Citizenship, and Democracy organized by the CPD, the Institute for Health and Social Policy (IHSP) and the .

Details on the event

Moderator and Panelists

Event Photos

Event Videos

The Census in the News

U.S. Census

Articles

Event Co-Sponsors


Celebrating the Census: Why Counting Matters for Canada's Future

Starting on May 2, 2016, Statistics Canada will launch Canada's 27th census including the return of the mandatory long-form census. In this celebratory event, a panel discussion will explore multiple perspectives on why the census is vitally important to Canada.Ìý

Date
Friday, April 29, 2016
3-5pm, reception to follow.

Location
Moyse Hall, (Arts Building)
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853 Sherbrooke Street,
Montreal, H3A 0G5

Directions

Metro: ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ station. Exit ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ College and walk north, through the Roddick Gates on Sherbrooke street, to the main doors of the Arts Building
Bus: 24, 80, 107, 144

Host and organizer
Centre on Population Dynamics

Moderator

Professor Céline Le Bourdais Centre on Population Dynamics ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐCéline Le Bourdais, Professor and Department Chair,
Department of Sociology, ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ and;
Canada Research Chair in Social Statistics and Family Change

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Panelists

The Honorable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social DevelopmentThe
Minister of Families, Children and Social Development

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Sébastien Breau, Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Centre on Population Dynamics, ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ
Associate Professor
Department of Geography
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Miles Corak, Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa
Professor
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
University of Ottawa


Ian Culbert, Executive Director, Canadian Public Health Association/Association canadienne de santé publique
Executive Director
Canadian Public Health Association/Association canadienne de santé publique

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Ariane Krol,Columnist, La Presse
Editorialist
La Presse

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Mary Jo Hoeksema, Director, Director, Government and Public Affairs (GPAC), Population Association of America
Director, Government and Public Affairs (GPAC)
Population Association of America
Co-Director,


Event Photos

Honorable Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development) discussing the history of the census and its importance to governance
Minister presenting on the history of the census and its importance to governance.

Event Videos

Shelley Clark, Director, Centre on Population Dynamics with , Academic Director, , introduce Celebrating the Census event.

His , Minister of Families, Children and Social Development

, Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa

, Executive Director, Canadian Public Health Association

, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ

, Editorialist, La Presse

, Director, Government and Public Affairs (GPAC), a and Co-Director,

Question and answer period moderated by Céline Le Bourdais, Professor and Department Chair, Department of Sociology, ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ and Canada Research Chair in Social Statistics and Family Change

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The Census in the News

August 30, 2016. Le devoir.

August 29, 2016. La presse.

August 29, 2016. CBC.

August 29, 2016. Statistics Canada. .

July 23, 2016. Global News. .

July 21, 2016. The Globe and Mail.

June 17, 2016. National Post. .

May 23, 2016. Huffington Post Canada. .

May 10, 2016. CBC.

May 9, 2016. The Globe and Mail. .

May 6, 2016. Le Devoir. .

May 4, 2016. The Toronto Star. .

May 4, 2016. Metro news. .

May 3, 2016. Montreal Gazette. .

May 3, 2016. La Presse. .

May 3, 2015. Huffington Post. .

May 3, 2016. CBC News. .

May 3, 2016. Montreal Gazette. .

May 3, 2016. The Globe and Mail. .

May 2, 2016. Le Devoir. .

April 3rd, 2016. with Michael Enright. with , Chief Statistician Wayne Smith.

April 18th, 2016. Article by l'Actualité featuring ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ researcher Richard Shearmur and Université de Montréal demographer , as well as several other municipal and NGO respresentatives.

January 7, 2016. La Presse. .

November 3, 2015. La Presse. .

November 5, 2015. Le Journal de Montréal. .

November 5, 2015. Le Devoir. .

November 5, 2015. National Post. .

November 5, 2015. The Globe and Mail. .

November 5, 2015. The Globe and Mail editorial. .

The U.S. Census

For more on the current debate in the U.S. over the funding of Census 2020 and the American Community Survey. See the . ()
The Census Project Blog.

Previous Articles

Urban Geography. Volume 31, Issue 8, 2010. E. Richard Shearmur, ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ.


Event Co-sponsors

This event was generously co-sponsored by the Department of Political Science, Department of Sociology, and the School of Social Work, ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ, as well as (click on the logo to link to organization website):

Centre on Population Dynamics, ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐÌýInstitute for Health and Social Policy, ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Dean of Arts Development Fund, ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ ÌýÌý ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ Institute for the Study of Canada / Institut d'études canadiennes de ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ (MISC)


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