2016 Census of Population collection response rates

Table 1 Collection response rates, Canada, provinces and territories, 2016 Census of Population^{Footnote 1}
Geography	Overall response^{Footnote 2}	Internet^{Footnote 3}	Self-response^{Footnote 4}	Long form^{Footnote 5}
Canada	98.4%	68.3%	88.8%	97.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador	98.6%	45.1%	88.0%	98.1%
Prince Edward Island	98.2%	44.9%	89.6%	97.8%
Nova Scotia	98.4%	55.8%	89.6%	98.1%
New Brunswick	98.3%	65.4%	89.7%	97.9%
Quebec	98.7%	70.5%	89.4%	98.3%
Ontario	98.6%	70.9%	90.0%	98.1%
Manitoba	98.2%	61.1%	88.9%	97.2%
Saskatchewan	98.1%	54.2%	88.6%	97.7%
Alberta^{Footnote 6}	97.9%	65.3%	83.3%	97.2%
British Columbia	97.8%	71.2%	88.1%	97.2%
Yukon	96.6%	56.8%	79.0%	94.7%
Northwest Territories	96.6%	39.5%	87.2%	96.5%
Nunavut	95.2%	...^{Footnote 7}	...^{Footnote 7}	95.2%

Notes:

Footnote 1

These preliminary rates are obtained directly from collection results (as of August 4, 2016), i.e., before data processing and data quality verification. They are calculated as the number of private dwellings for which a questionnaire was returned, divided by the number of private dwellings classified as occupied by census enumerators.

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Footnote 2

Overall response refers to the completion of a census questionnaire with or without assistance from a Statistics Canada representative.

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Footnote 3

Internet refers to the completion of a census questionnaire via Internet by the respondent. It excludes dwellings in canvasser enumeration areas and Indian reserves.

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Self-response refers to the completion of a census questionnaire without assistance from a Statistics Canada representative. It excludes dwellings in canvasser enumeration areas and Indian reserves.

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