Subject: Census 2016: It
Benefits Us All
Today, May
10th is National Census Day. It is very important for every
Manitoban to participate in the 2016 Census. In addition to producing a high
resolution picture of our various communities, the Census population counts are
used as mechanisms to allocate federal funding to municipalities and provinces.
As Minister Friesen said “It is up to all of us to fill out the forms because
if we don’t, it’s our communities that will lose out.”
For every person ultimately missed, Manitoba loses $46,000
in federal transfer payments over the next five years. These funds directly
support the fabric of our Province.
If you have
not received a cream Census package, please call the Census Help Line at
1-855-700-2016.
Census 2016: It Benefits Us All.
Wilf
Wilf Falk
Chief
Statistician of Manitoba
Manitoba
Bureau of Statistics
824 – 155
Carlton Street
(204)
945-2988
