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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
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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
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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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- Footnote 4
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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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- Footnote 5
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Long form refers to the overall response for the subset of private dwellings from which households were asked to complete a census long form.
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- Footnote 6
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The rates for Alberta exclude the municipality of Wood Buffalo.
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- Footnote 7
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Canvasser enumeration was the only method used to enumerate Nunavut.
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