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Tue, 21 May 2013 10:13:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/the-cost-of-scrapping-the-long-form-census/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/the-cost-of-scrapping-the-long-form-census/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 15:57:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382111 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/the-cost-of-scrapping-the-long-form-census/feed/ 0 What was lost and what was spent http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/the-commons-we-talk-in-maths/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/the-commons-we-talk-in-maths/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 22:24:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381883 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/the-commons-we-talk-in-maths/feed/ 0 Stephen Harper hails the National Household Survey http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/revisiting-the-census-debate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/revisiting-the-census-debate/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 17:20:26 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381590 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/revisiting-the-census-debate/feed/ 0 So we know what the NHS will produce, now what? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/what-happened-when-the-long-form-census-was-replaced/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/what-happened-when-the-long-form-census-was-replaced/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 13:50:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381492 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/what-happened-when-the-long-form-census-was-replaced/feed/ 0 Notes on non-response bias http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/census-replacement-to-portray-patterns-of-immigration-aboriginals-and-religion/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/census-replacement-to-portray-patterns-of-immigration-aboriginals-and-religion/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 11:17:23 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381020 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/census-replacement-to-portray-patterns-of-immigration-aboriginals-and-religion/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Canada is about to find out how colourful a country it is.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/value-of-buildings-permits-up-for-third-straight-month-in-march-statscan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/value-of-buildings-permits-up-for-third-straight-month-in-march-statscan/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 13:55:09 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=380770 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/value-of-buildings-permits-up-for-third-straight-month-in-march-statscan/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Statistics Canada says municipalities issued $6.5 billion worth of building permits in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/05/in-wake-of-long-form-census-statcan-braces-for-wednesday-release-of-survey-data/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/05/in-wake-of-long-form-census-statcan-braces-for-wednesday-release-of-survey-data/#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 19:24:26 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=380672 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/05/in-wake-of-long-form-census-statcan-braces-for-wednesday-release-of-survey-data/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Has Statistics Canada — renowned around the world for its ability to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/real-gdp-up-0-3-per-cent-in-february-led-by-natural-resources-statscan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/real-gdp-up-0-3-per-cent-in-february-led-by-natural-resources-statscan/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:55:03 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378625 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/real-gdp-up-0-3-per-cent-in-february-led-by-natural-resources-statscan/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The Canadian economy grew faster than expected in February, boosted by the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/attacks-on-women-fell-between-2009-and-2011-but-rate-still-higher-than-for-men/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/attacks-on-women-fell-between-2009-and-2011-but-rate-still-higher-than-for-men/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:48:59 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=353861 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/attacks-on-women-fell-between-2009-and-2011-but-rate-still-higher-than-for-men/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Statistics Canada says police reports show that just over 173,600 women aged... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/busted-furniture-smeared-sheets-census-taker-gave-hotel-rock-star-treatment/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/busted-furniture-smeared-sheets-census-taker-gave-hotel-rock-star-treatment/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:49:24 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=352484 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/busted-furniture-smeared-sheets-census-taker-gave-hotel-rock-star-treatment/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Who knew census-takers could behave like rock stars? Broken furniture. Stained carpets.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/generation-gap-is-wide-when-it-comes-to-internet-use-statscan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/generation-gap-is-wide-when-it-comes-to-internet-use-statscan/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:47:23 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344523 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/generation-gap-is-wide-when-it-comes-to-internet-use-statscan/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Statistics Canada says people over 65 use the Internet more than they... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/richest-one-per-cent-earn-a-tenth-of-all-income-statscan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/richest-one-per-cent-earn-a-tenth-of-all-income-statscan/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:48:23 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=343432 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/richest-one-per-cent-earn-a-tenth-of-all-income-statscan/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Statistics Canada says the top one per cent of the country’s 25.5... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/canadians-travelled-less-in-october-but-visits-to-canada-unchanged-statscan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/canadians-travelled-less-in-october-but-visits-to-canada-unchanged-statscan/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 14:03:59 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=329792 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/canadians-travelled-less-in-october-but-visits-to-canada-unchanged-statscan/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Canadians took fewer trips abroad in October while the number of visitors... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/29/exercise-caution/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/29/exercise-caution/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2012 13:46:26 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=308358 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/29/exercise-caution/feed/ 0 This year’s census data comes with an asterisk. The agency released its final tranche... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/27/cancellation-of-long-form-census-taking-toll-on-statistics-canada-data/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/27/cancellation-of-long-form-census-taking-toll-on-statistics-canada-data/#comments Sat, 27 Oct 2012 14:52:04 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=308067 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/27/cancellation-of-long-form-census-taking-toll-on-statistics-canada-data/feed/ 0 OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper's cancellation of the long-form census has started to take a toll on Statistics Canada's data. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/job-vacancies-up-in-july-compared-to-previous-year/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/job-vacancies-up-in-july-compared-to-previous-year/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 13:55:31 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=304148 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/job-vacancies-up-in-july-compared-to-previous-year/feed/ 0 OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the number of job vacancies rose in July. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/30/thought-you-understood-economy-statscan-to-send-canadians-back-to-school/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/30/thought-you-understood-economy-statscan-to-send-canadians-back-to-school/#comments Sun, 30 Sep 2012 14:21:58 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=298321 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/30/thought-you-understood-economy-statscan-to-send-canadians-back-to-school/feed/ 0 OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is about to retell the country's economic history for the past 30 years in a new move that will also provide more insight into murky economic concepts. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/average-payroll-earnings-rose-in-july-statscan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/average-payroll-earnings-rose-in-july-statscan/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:18:44 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=297500 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/average-payroll-earnings-rose-in-july-statscan/feed/ 0 OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the average weekly earning for non-farm payroll employees was $906.68 in July, up 1.1 per cent from the previous month. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/25/retail-sales-rose-0-7-per-cent-in-july-offsetting-june-decline/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/25/retail-sales-rose-0-7-per-cent-in-july-offsetting-june-decline/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:49:47 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=296630 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/25/retail-sales-rose-0-7-per-cent-in-july-offsetting-june-decline/feed/ 0 OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says retail sales rose 0.7 per cent to $39 billion in July, more than offsetting a decline in June. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/24/census-replacement-sees-low-response-rates-in-12-per-cent-of-communities/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/24/census-replacement-sees-low-response-rates-in-12-per-cent-of-communities/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:43:51 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=296472 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/24/census-replacement-sees-low-response-rates-in-12-per-cent-of-communities/feed/ 0 OTTAWA - The response rate to Statistics Canada's replacement for the cancelled long-form census varies wildly from community to community, information released Monday shows. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/19/census-what-canadian-couples-look-like/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/19/census-what-canadian-couples-look-like/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 18:01:46 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=295102 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/19/census-what-canadian-couples-look-like/feed/ 0 Married couples continue to dominate, but same-sex and common-laws are catching up http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/18/define-the-canadian-family-itll-require-a-flow-chart/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/18/define-the-canadian-family-itll-require-a-flow-chart/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 10:29:29 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=294708 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/18/define-the-canadian-family-itll-require-a-flow-chart/feed/ 0 On Wednesday, Statistics Canada will make it clear that in this country, "family" can mean almost anything at all. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/30/safer-but-not-safe/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/30/safer-but-not-safe/#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2012 18:16:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=278577 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/30/safer-but-not-safe/feed/ 0 Conservative MP Guy Lauzon writes to his constituents about the latest crime statistics. Last... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/24/crime-continues-to-decline/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/24/crime-continues-to-decline/#comments Tue, 24 Jul 2012 13:35:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276513 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/24/crime-continues-to-decline/feed/ 0 The murder rate increased slightly, but the overall crime rate and the violent crime... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/12/the-fiscal-conservative-case-for-statistics/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/12/the-fiscal-conservative-case-for-statistics/#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2012 17:33:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=273990 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/12/the-fiscal-conservative-case-for-statistics/feed/ 0 Lamenting for cuts at Statistics Canada, Vass Bednar and Mark Stabile suggest a fiscal... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/09/good-news-bad-news-june-28-july-5-2012/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/09/good-news-bad-news-june-28-july-5-2012/#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2012 17:10:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=271967 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/09/good-news-bad-news-june-28-july-5-2012/feed/ 0 Poverty down in Canada, Brodeur re-signs with Devils, and drownings mar Canada Day http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/28/the-quiet-cuts-18/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/28/the-quiet-cuts-18/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:31:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=271233 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/28/the-quiet-cuts-18/feed/ 0 Statistics Canada has released a list of the programs and surveys that will be... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/11/who-had-it-easy-the-job-market-greeting-grads/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/11/who-had-it-easy-the-job-market-greeting-grads/#comments Mon, 11 Jun 2012 17:12:31 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=265925 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/11/who-had-it-easy-the-job-market-greeting-grads/feed/ 0 There’s been plenty of heated response to Emma Teitel’s “Boomers, You Folks Had it... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/30/the-quiet-cuts-12/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/30/the-quiet-cuts-12/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:56:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=255929 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/30/the-quiet-cuts-12/feed/ 0 The Federal Tobacco Control Strategy is being cut, trade consulates will be closed, a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/13/the-unofficial-opposition/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/13/the-unofficial-opposition/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:00:01 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238590 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/13/the-unofficial-opposition/feed/ 0 Former high-ranking civil servants are outspoken critics of the Harper government http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/off-message/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/off-message/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:48:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=237219 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/off-message/feed/ 0 A year and a half after the chief statistician resigned, Statistics Canada’s chief economic... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/30/the-data-will-almost-certainly-be-biased/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/30/the-data-will-almost-certainly-be-biased/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:32:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=218237 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/30/the-data-will-almost-certainly-be-biased/feed/ 23 New figures show a 69% response rate for the National Household Survey—higher than Statistics... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/21/the-end-of-the-long-form-census/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/21/the-end-of-the-long-form-census/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:45:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=216321 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/21/the-end-of-the-long-form-census/feed/ 7 Munir Sheikh reviews the demise of the long-form census, his resignation and the ramifications... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/28/if-demographics-is-destiny-the-future-looks-relaxing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/28/if-demographics-is-destiny-the-future-looks-relaxing/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:00:54 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=205611 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/28/if-demographics-is-destiny-the-future-looks-relaxing/feed/ 7 Canada's population may be aging, but it's also less stressed http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/13/derailment/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/13/derailment/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:50:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=201946 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/13/derailment/feed/ 71 Stephen Gordon hasn’t forgotten about the census. The census story is a train wreck... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/07/voluntary-and-unanswered/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/07/voluntary-and-unanswered/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 14:37:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=200753 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/07/voluntary-and-unanswered/feed/ 36 Jennifer Ditchburn checks on the progress of the National Household Survey. Under the previous... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/05/the-uninterested/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/05/the-uninterested/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:36:08 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=200474 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/05/the-uninterested/feed/ 12 According to a Statistics Canada survey, 27.7% of Canadians confessed to not voting in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/24/a-job-creating-election/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/24/a-job-creating-election/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:40:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=179206 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/24/a-job-creating-election/feed/ 12 Eric Beauchesne surveys the economic ramifications of an election. In fact, Statistics Canada’s analysis... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/15/adding-it-up/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/15/adding-it-up/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:31:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=172628 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/15/adding-it-up/feed/ 26 Bruce Cheadle takes apart a recent study that questioned Statistics Canada’s crime data. Newark... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/14/the-scientific-case-for-questionable-accuracy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/14/the-scientific-case-for-questionable-accuracy/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 15:07:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=172063 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/14/the-scientific-case-for-questionable-accuracy/feed/ 40 Stephen Gordon responds to the new Chief Statistician’s claim there’s “no scientific basis” for... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/03/the-prime-ministers-decision/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/03/the-prime-ministers-decision/#comments Fri, 03 Dec 2010 16:05:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=162140 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/03/the-prime-ministers-decision/feed/ 49 The federal government was preparing last December to deal with the “the prime minister’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/22/the-long-reach-of-the-long-form-census/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/22/the-long-reach-of-the-long-form-census/#comments Mon, 22 Nov 2010 17:14:28 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=159452 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/22/the-long-reach-of-the-long-form-census/feed/ 13 Statistics Canada documents show how, and by who, the long-form census was used. The... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/27/interpret-according-to-the-political-ideology-of-your-choosing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/27/interpret-according-to-the-political-ideology-of-your-choosing/#comments Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:38:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=154575 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/27/interpret-according-to-the-political-ideology-of-your-choosing/feed/ 0 Statistics Canada releases new figures on homicide. The latest homicide study released Tuesday by... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/21/the-open-era/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/21/the-open-era/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:51:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=153957 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/21/the-open-era/feed/ 0 The Liberals have now set out their open government agenda, which would, in addition... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/21/let-them-eat-a-non-representative-sample-of-cake/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/21/let-them-eat-a-non-representative-sample-of-cake/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:31:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=153883 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/21/let-them-eat-a-non-representative-sample-of-cake/feed/ 0 Statistics Canada celebrates in style. The first World Statistics Day was celebrated at Statscan...