He says he also believes there would be more trust of locals hired from within their own communities, and this could lead to more comprehensive responses and better data.
Census enumerators heading out next month will also be prohibited from entering people s homes and cannot enter institutional dwellings, such as long-term care homes.
Despite this new no-contact approach, assistant chief statistician Lynn Barr-Telford says she remains confident the latest census will be just as successful as the one in 2016.
That saw a record-breaking 98 per cent response rate from Canadians. For all Canadians, this is really important. The more we have in terms of response, the better the information we have for all of us, Barr-Telford said Wednesday.
Statistics Canada hires locals in First Nations to collect census amid COVID-19
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Statistics Canada hires locals in First Nations to collect census amid COVID-19
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