NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Original or alternative title Canada 2016 Census Provider Statistics Canada (StatCan)Microdata access: Request Geography Canada (CAN) Coverage type Country Time period covered 05/2016 - 08/2016 Data type Census: De jureHouseholdIndividualNationally representative Summary The 2016 Canada Population and Housing Census took place in May 2016. However, a wildfire caused evacuated in the Alberta region, and data collection in those areas was deferred to August 2016. Data were collected using a short-form and long-form questionnaire. On the long form, a question on religion was removed since it was asked in 2011 and questions about daily living were reduced to one question. The response rate for the long-form questionnaire was 96.9%. Keywords Agriculture, Birth place, Education, Education degrees, Family composition, Family size, Health status, Hearing loss, Hours worked, Household expenditures, Housing conditions, International migration, Languages, Limited mobility, Marital status, Mental and behavioral disorders, Population, Race, Taxes, Transportation, Vision loss Citation Contributors Statistics Canada (StatCan) Suggested citation Statistics Canada (StatCan). Canada Population and Housing Census 2016. GHDx Entry last modified on: Sep 15, 2021