Statistics Canada is celebrating its "best census ever" after 98.4 per cent of the census population filled out their long-and short-form questionnaires this year. The 2016 Census response rate was 98.4% https://t.co/Bst0Pwq6gD pic.twitter.com/hEJWPAxYvK — @StatCan_engChief statistician Wayne Smith said this year's collection was the "best census since 1666." Statistics Canada said the first census in Canada was initiated by Jean Talon, the first intendant of New France, that year. When Statistics Canada began mailing out access codes in early May, the hashtag #Census2016 trended nationwide, and the website briefly broke down. Failing to provide census information could result in a fine of up to $500, imprisonment of up to three months, or both.

Source: CBC News August 29, 2016 18:39 UTC