So now the numbers are starting to charge in.
Here's an up to date list of organizations, companies, and newspapers that have spoken out on the decision to end the long form census.
It really is mind boggling. You have religious groups (Jewish and Evangelical!) Left and Right leaning think tanks, NGO's, Companies, Governments... browse below. And let me know if there are more I'm missing. I haven't included individuals as they are simply too numerous. I started this list with links from Aaron Wherry at Macleans and Haroon Siddiqui at the Toronto Star.
There is also a rapidly growing a petition you can sign that has (remarkably) already garnered thousands of signatures. If you are not sure if you should sign read my globe piece about why you should care.
Subject matter experts/professional bodies:
Association of Canadian Archivists
Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives
Canadian Association of Journalists
Canadian Association of Research Libraries
Co-chairman of the Canada Census Committee
The Canadian Institute of Planners
The Canadian Medical Association
Canadian Nurses Association
Canadian Public Health Association
Canadian Society for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
The Executive Council of the Canadian Economics Association
Medical Health Officers Council of Saskatchewan
National Specialty Society for Community Medicine
The Ontario Library Association
Public Service Alliance of Canada
Registered Nurses Association of Ontario
Statistics Canada Advisory Committee
The Statistical Society of Canada
Businesses, Business groups & Labour:
The Canadian Association for Business Economics
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
The Canadian Marketing Association
Canadian Union of Public Employees
Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec
La Federation des chambres de commerce du Quebec
Information and Communications Technology Council
Marketing Research and Intelligence Association (MRIA)
The Toronto Association for Business Economics
United Steel Workers
NGOs:
Anglican Church of Canada
Association féminine d’éducation et d’action sociale
British Columbia Non-Profit Housing Association
Canadian Association of Public Data Users
Canadian Conference of the Arts
Canadian Historical Association
Canadian Housing and Renewal Association
The Canadian Population Society
Chinese Canadian National Council
Community Foundations of Canada
Conseil permanent de la jeunesse
Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada
The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada
Greater Halifax Partnership
Greater Victoria Community Indicators Network
Hamilton's Settlement and Integration Services Organization
Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction
Hamilton Community Foundation
Metcalf Foundation
Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants
Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association
The Ontario Public School Boards Association
Quebec Community Groups Network
Social Planning and Research Council of BC
Social Planning Network of Ontario
Social Planning Council of Kitchener-Waterloo
Social Planning Council of Sudbury
Social Planning Toronto
Social Planning Council of Winnipeg
Toronto Immigrant Employment Data Initiative (TIEDI)
Ukrainian Canadian Congress
United Way of Canada
United Way of Kitchener-Waterloo
United Way Toronto
Volunteer Toronto
Governments:
The Province of Prince Edward Island
Association of Ontario Municipalities
Atlantic Provinces Economics Council
Calgary and Red Deer City Planners
The Canadian Federation of Francophone and Acadian Communities
Canadian Network of Metropolis Centers
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities
The City of Toronto
The City of Victoria
Conférence régionale des élus (CRÉ) de Laval
Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association
Ontario Human Rights Commission
Government of Ontario - Office of Francophone Affairs
Regional Municipality of Halton
Regional Municipality of Peel
Town of Milton
Toronto Public Health
Newspapers/Media (Editorials):
Halifax Chronicle-Herald
The Hill Times
Educational/Academic/Think Tank:
l’Association Francophone pour le Savoir
Association of Educational Researchers of Ontario
Caledon Institute
Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences
The Canadian Association of University Teachers
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Canadian Council on Social Development
Canadian Economics Association
Canadian Research Data Centre Network
The C.D. How Institute
Centre for the Study of Living Standards
Cities Centre - University of Toronto Research Institute
Conference des Eecteurs et Principaux des University de Quebec/The Conference of Rectors and Principals of Quebec Universities (Association of Universities in Quebec)
Département de démographie of the Université de Montréal
Glendon School of International and Public Policy
Institute for Research on Public Policy
The Martin Prosperity Institute/Richard Florida at the University of Toronto
The Director of the Prentice Institute at the University of Lethbridge
Quebec Inter-University Centre for Social Statistics
The Rotman School of Managment
The University of Toronto School of Public Policy and Governance
Student Unions
Saskatchewan Students' Union
Simon Fraser University's Student Union
And of course... the former head of Statistics Canada,




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