Statistics Act

Statistics Act

The Statistics Act was an Act by the Canadian government in 1918 which created the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, now called Statistics Canada since 1971. The act was last revised in 1985.

The Statistics Act gives Statistics Canada the authority to "collect, compile, analyze, abstract, and publish information on the economic, social and general conditions of the country and its citizens."

To balance Statistics Canada's extensive powers to collect information, the Act establishes the legal requirement for the agency to protect the confidentiality of respondents to Statistics Canada surveys. The legislation makes a formal commitment to respondents that the information they provide will never be released to anyone in a form that will identify them without their authorization.

Legal requirement

Citizens who refuse to participate in providing information, or who provide false information, have committed an offence under the [http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/S-19/index.html Statistics Act] under c. S-19:

"...information collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, R.S.C. 1985...and must be provided by law."

Refusal to provide information: "...are liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or/and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months."

Other legislation relating to this act include:

* Access to Information Act 1982
* Privacy Act 1983

Consent to release future census records

After years of study by expert panels, discussion, debate (privacy vs the interests of genealogists and historians), and two earlier legislative attempts, Bill S-18 "An Act to Amend the Statistics Act" received Royal Assent on June 18, 2005. [http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/bills_ls.asp?lang=E&ls=s18&source=library_prb&Parl=38&Ses=1] The Act creates section 18.1 of the Statistics Act which releases personal census records for censuses taken between 1911 and 2001, inclusive, 92 years after each census. In addition, starting with the 2006 Census, Canadians can consent to the public release of their personal census information after 92 years. (See Question 53 of Canada 2006 Census.)

ee also

* Census
* Census in Canada - list of national census taken in Canada
* Demographics of Canada - details on the makeup of the country
* Canada 2001 Census - details of the last census taken
* Canada 2006 Census - details on the current 2006 census

References

* [http://www.statcan.ca/english/about/statact.htm Statistics Act]
* [http://www.statcan.ca/ Statistics Canada website]
* [http://www.census2006.ca 2006 Census]


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