2A Questions - 2026 Census

Introduction

Message from the Chief Statistician of Canada

Part 1

Step A

1. What is your telephone number?

2. What is the address of this dwelling?

3. What is the mailing address of this dwelling, if different from above?

Step B

Whom to include in Step B

Where to include persons with more than one residence

1.Including yourself, how many persons usually live at this address on May 12,2026?

2. Including yourself, list all persons who usually live here on May 12, 2026

Step C

Did you leave anyone out of Step B because you were not sure the person should be listed?

Step D

If this address is:

Demographic information

1.Name (applies to paper questionnaire only)

2.What are this person’s date of birth and age?

3.What is this person’s gender?

4. What was this person’s sex at birth?

5. What is the relationship of this person to Person 1?

6.What is this person’s marital status?

7.Is this person living with a common-law partner?

8.Can this person speak English or French well enough to conduct a conversation?

9.a) What language(s) does this person speak on a regular basis at home?

9.b) Of these languages, which one does this person speak most often at home?

10.What is the language that this person first learned at home in childhood and stillunderstands?

11. Is this dwelling located in Quebec?

12. Did this person do any of their primary or secondary schooling in French in Canada (including immersion)?

13. In which type of program was this schooling in French done?

14. For how many years did this person attend a regular French program in a French-language school in Canada?

15.Did this person do any of their primary or secondary schooling in an English-language school in Canada (including immersion)?

16.For how many years did this person do their schooling in an English-languageschool in Canada (including immersion)?

Step E

Comments

Step F

Part 2

Why we ask the questions

The law protects what you tell us

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