September 2024 Census Test: Form 2A-L.1

Message from the Chief Statistician of Canada

Thank you for taking the time to participate in the 2024 Census Test. The information you provide is converted into statistics used by communities, businesses, and governments to plan services and make informed decisions about employment, schools, public transportation and hospitals.

Preparations for the 2026 Census have begun, and Statistics Canada is seeking your participation in this important test.

Your answers are collected under the authority of the Statistics Act and kept strictly confidential. By law, your household must complete a 2024 Census Test questionnaire.

Statistics Canada makes use of existing sources of information such as immigration, income tax and benefits data to ensure the least amount of burden is placed on households.

The information that you provide may be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes or may be combined with other survey or administrative data sources.

Make sure you count yourself into Canada's statistical portrait, and complete your census test questionnaire today.

Thank you,
André Loranger
Chief Statistician of Canada

Confidential when completed

This information is collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. S-19.

Step A

1. What is your telephone number?

2. What is the address of this dwelling?

• Number (and suffix, if applicable)
  (e.g., 302, 151 B, 16 1/2)
• Street name, street type (e.g., DR = Drive), direction (e.g., N = North)
• Apartment or unit
• City, municipality, town, village or First Nations reserve
• Province or territory
• Postal code

3. What is the mailing address of this dwelling, if different from above?
(e.g., Rural Route, PO Box, General Delivery)

Step B

1. Including yourself, how many persons usually live at this address on September 10, 2024?

Include: all persons who have their main residence at this address, even if they are temporarily away.

See the instructions on page 3 (joint custody, students, landed immigrants, secondary residence, etc.).

• Number of persons

2. Including yourself, list all persons who usually live here on September 10, 2024.

Important: Begin the list with an adult followed, if applicable, by that person's spouse or partner and by their children. Continue with all other persons who usually live at this address.

• Person 1: Family name(s), Given name(s)
• Person 2: Family name(s), Given name(s)
• Person 3: Family name(s), Given name(s)
• Person 4: Family name(s), Given name(s)
• Person 5: Family name(s), Given name(s)
• Person 6: Family name(s), Given name(s)
• Person 7: Family name(s), Given name(s)
• Person 8: Family name(s), Given name(s)
• Person 9: Family name(s), Given name(s)
• Person 10: Family name(s), Given name(s)

Step C

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

For example, a student, a child in joint custody, a person temporarily away, a person who lives here temporarily, a resident from another country with a work or study permit, a refugee claimant, etc.

• No
• Yes
  • Please refer to the instructions on page 3 to determine if this person should be listed.
  • If they should be listed, please add them to step B.

Step D

Copy the names in Step B to question 1, at the top of page 4.

Keep the same order.

1. Whom to include in Step B
   • All persons who have their main residence at this address on September 10, 2024, including newborn babies, roommates and persons who are temporarily away.
   • Canadian citizens, landed immigrants (permanent residents), persons who have claimed refugee status (asylum seekers), persons from another country with a work or study permit and family members living here with them.
   • Persons staying at this address temporarily on September 10, 2024 who have no main residence elsewhere.
2. Where to include persons with more than one residence
   • Children in joint custody should be included in the home of the parent where they live most of the time. Children who spend equal time with each parent should be included in the home of the parent with whom they are staying on September 10, 2024.
   • Students who return to live with their parents during the year should be included at their parents' address, even if they live elsewhere while attending school or working at a summer job.
   • Spouses or partners temporarily away who stay elsewhere while working or studying should be listed at the main residence of their family, if they return periodically.
   • Persons in an institution for less than six months (for example, in a home for the aged, a hospital or a prison) should be listed at their usual residence.

If this address is:

• a secondary residence (for example, a cottage) for all persons who stayed here on September 10, 2024 (all these persons have their main residence elsewhere in Canada), mark this circle. Print your name and your telephone number. Do not answer other questions.
• a dwelling occupied only by residents of another country visiting Canada (for example, on vacation or on a business trip), mark this circle. Print your name and your telephone number. Do not answer other questions.
• the home of a government representative of another country (for example, an embassy or a high commission) and family members, mark this circle. Print your name and your telephone number. Do not answer other questions.

• Name
• Telephone number

1. Name

In the spaces provided, copy the names in the same order as in step B. Then answer the following questions for each person.

Person 1

• Family name
• Given name

The following questions refer to each person's situation on September 10, 2024, unless otherwise specified.

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

If exact date of birth is not known, enter best estimate. For children less than 1 year old, enter 0 for age.

• Day
• Month
• Year
• Age

3. What is this person's gender?

Gender refers to an individual's personal and social identity as a man (or a boy), a woman (or a girl), or a person who is not exclusively a man (or a boy) or a woman (or a girl), for example, non-binary, agender, gender fluid, queer or Two-Spirit.

• Man (boy)
• Woman (girl)
• Or please specify this person's gender:

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

Sex at birth refers to the sex recorded on a person's first birth certificate. It is typically observed based on a person's reproductive system and other physical characteristics.

• Male
• Female

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

Cohabiting refers to two people who live together as a couple and who are not married, regardless of the duration of the relationship.

Person 1

• No answer required for Person 1

Person 2

• Married spouse of Person 1
• Cohabiting partner of Person 1
• Child of Person 1 and another person living at this address
• Child of Person 1 only (mark if no other legal parent of this person lives at this address)
• Stepchild of Person 1
• Parent of Person 1
• Grandchild of Person 1
• Spouse or partner of child of Person 1
• Parent of spouse or partner of Person 1
• Sibling of Person 1
• Foster child of Person 1
• Roommate, lodger or boarder of Person 1
• Other relationship — specify:

Persons 3-5

• Married spouse of Person 1
• Cohabiting partner of Person 1
• Child of Person 1 and Person 2
• Child of Person 1 and another person living at this address
• Child of Person 1 only (mark if no other legal parent of this person lives at this address)
• Stepchild of Person 1
• Parent of Person 1
• Grandchild of Person 1
• Spouse or partner of child of Person 1
• Parent of spouse or partner of Person 1
• Sibling of Person 1
• Foster child of Person 1
• Roommate, lodger or boarder of Person 1
• Other relationship — specify:

Questions 6. and 7. are asked only for persons aged 15 years and older (born before September 10, 2009).

6. Is this person currently married or living with a partner?

If this person is widowed, divorced, legally separated or in the process of legally separating from their married spouse, and has not repartnered, mark "No".

Living with a partner refers to two people who live together as a couple and who are not married, regardless of the duration of the relationship.

• No
• Yes, currently married
  • Go to question 8.
• Yes, currently living with a partner

7. a) Has this person ever been married?

• No
  • Go to question 8.
• Yes

7. b) Is this person separated, divorced or widowed from their most recent marriage?

• Separated but still married
• Divorced
• Widowed

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

Mark "x" one circle only.

• English only
• French only
• Both English and French
• Neither English nor French

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

• English
• French
• Other language(s) — specify:

If this person indicates only one language in question 9. a), go to question 10.

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

Indicate more than one language only if they are spoken equally at home.

• English
• French
• Other language — specify:

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

If this person no longer understands the first language learned, indicate the second language learned.

• English
• French
• Other language — specify:

The following questions collect information in accordance with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to support education programs in English and French in Canada.

11. Is this dwelling located in Quebec?

• No
  • Continue with question 12.
• Yes
  • Go to question 15.

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

Mark "x" one circle only.

• Yes (previously or currently attending)
• No
  • Go to question 17.

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

• A regular French program in a French-language school
• A French immersion program in an English-language school
  • Go to question 17.
• Both types of programs
• Other program — specify:

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

• Number of years in primary schooling (including kindergarten and middle school)
  • Number of years
    • Go to question 17.
• Number of years in secondary schooling
  • Number of years
    • Go to question 17.

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

Mark "x" one circle only.

• Yes (previously or currently attending)
• No
  • Go to question 17.

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

• Number of years in primary schooling (including kindergarten)
  • Number of years
• Number of years in secondary schooling
  • Number of years

Activities of daily living

The following question is about difficulties a person may have doing certain activities. Only difficulties or long-term conditions that have lasted or are expected to last for six months or more should be considered.

17. a) Does this person have any difficulty seeing (even when wearing glasses or contact lenses)?

• No
• Sometimes
• Often
• Always

17. b) Does this person have any difficulty hearing (even when using a hearing aid)?

• No
• Sometimes
• Often
• Always

17. c) Does this person have any difficulty walking, using stairs, using their hands or fingers or doing other physical activities?

• No
• Sometimes
• Often
• Always

17. d) Does this person have any difficulty learning, remembering or concentrating?

• No
• Sometimes
• Often
• Always

17. e) Does this person have any difficulty due to any emotional, psychological or mental health conditions (e.g., anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, substance use disorder, anorexia, etc.)?

• No
• Sometimes
• Often
• Always

17. f) Does this person have any difficulty due to any other health problem or long-term condition that has lasted or is expected to last for six months or more?

Exclude: any health problems or long-term conditions previously reported in questions 17. a) to 17. e) above.

• No
• Sometimes
• Often
• Always

General Health

The following question is about the general health status of members of this household.

18. In general, how is this person's health?

Health means not only the absence of disease or injury but also, physical, mental and social well-being.

Mark "x" one circle only.

• Excellent
• Very good
• Good
• Fair
• Poor

Sociocultural information

19. Where was this person born?

Specify one response only, according to present boundaries.

• Born in Canada
  • N.L.
  • P.E.I.
  • N.S.
  • N.B.
  • Quebec
  • Ontario
  • Manitoba
  • Sask.
  • Alberta
  • B.C.
  • Yukon
  • N.W.T.
  • Nunavut
• Born outside Canada — specify country:

20. Where were this person's parents born?

Specify the country or countries according to present boundaries.

• All parents born in Canada
• One parent born in Canada AND one parent born outside Canada
  • Specify the country of birth outside Canada:
• All parents born outside Canada
  • Specify the country of birth of each parent:

21. a) Is this person a Canadian citizen?

"Canadian citizen by naturalization" refers to an immigrant who was granted citizenship of Canada under the Citizenship Act.

• Yes, a Canadian citizen by birth
• Yes, a Canadian citizen by naturalization
• No, not a Canadian citizen

21. b) Is this person a citizen of a country other than Canada?

Indicate more than one country of citizenship, if applicable.

• No other countries of citizenship
• Yes, other countries of citizenship
  • Specify the country or countries of citizenship:

22. What language(s), other than English or French, does this person know well enough to conduct a conversation?

If applicable, include sign languages.

• None
• OR
  • Other language(s) — specify:

23. What were the ethnic or cultural origins of this person's ancestors?

Ancestors refer to the people from whom one is descended (grandparents, great grandparents, etc.)

For examples of ethnic or cultural origins, visit www12.statcan.gc.ca/ancestry

• Specify as many origins as applicable using capital letters.

24. Is this person First Nations, Métis or Inuk (Inuit)?

Note: First Nations includes Status and non-Status individuals.

If "Yes", mark "x" the circle(s) that best describe(s) this person now.

• No, not First Nations, Métis or Inuk (Inuit)
• OR
  • Yes, First Nations
  • Yes, Métis
  • Yes, Inuk (Inuit)

The following question collects information to support programs that promote equal opportunity for everyone to share in the social, cultural and economic life of Canada.

25. Which population group or groups best describe this person?

Mark "x" all groups that apply, or specify another group, if applicable.

• White
• South Asian (e.g., Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan)
• First Nations, Métis or Inuk (Inuit)
• Chinese
• Black
• Filipino
• Arab
• Latin American
• Southeast Asian (e.g., Vietnamese, Cambodian, Laotian, Thai)
• West Asian (e.g., Iranian, Afghan)
• Korean
• Japanese
• Or please specify another group:

26. Is this person a Status Indian (Registered or Treaty Indian as defined by the Indian Act of Canada)?

The term "Indian" is used in this question as a legal term within current legislation.

• No
• Yes, Status Indian (Registered or Treaty)

27. Is this person a member of a First Nation?

Include self-governing First Nations.

If "Yes", which First Nation?

For example, Westbank First Nation, Atikamekw of Manawan, Red Rock Indian Band.

• No
• Yes, member of a First Nation
  • Specify name of First Nation:

28. Is this person a registered member or citizen of a Métis government, organization or Settlement?

If "Yes", which Métis government, organization or Settlement?

Mark "x" one circle only or specify.

• No
• Yes, registered member or citizen of a Métis government, organization or Settlement
  Name of Métis government, organization or Settlement
  • Métis Nation of Ontario
  • Manitoba Métis Federation
  • Métis Nation — Saskatchewan
  • Métis Nation of Alberta (Opitemisiwak Métis Government)
  • Métis Nation British Columbia
  • Metis Settlement (Alberta)
    • Specify Metis Settlement:
  • Or specify Métis organization:

29. Is this person enrolled under, or a beneficiary of, an Inuit land claims agreement?

Please indicate the agreement, rather than the representative organization. For example, mark "Nunavut Agreement" rather than specifying Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI).

• No
• Yes
  Which Inuit land claims agreement?
  • Inuvialuit Final Agreement
  • Nunavut Agreement (Nunavut Land Claims Agreement)
  • James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement (Nunavik)
  • Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement (Nunatsiavut)
  • Or specify Inuit land claims agreement:

30. Has this person ever served in the Canadian military?

Do not include service as a Cadet (youth program).

• Yes, currently serving in the Canadian military
  What type of service is this?
  Mark all that apply.
  • Regular Force
  • Reserve Force
  • Specify other type of service
• Yes, but no longer serving in the Canadian military
  What type of service was this?
  Mark all that apply.
  • Regular Force
  • Reserve Force
  • Specify other type of service
• No Canadian military service

Mobility and second address

31. Where did this person live 1 year ago, that is, on September 10, 2023?

Mark "x" one circle only.

Note: 
For those who mark the fourth circle:

Please give the name of the city or town rather than the metropolitan area of which it is a part.
For example:

• Saanich rather than Victoria (metropolitan area)
• St. Albert rather than Edmonton (metropolitan area)
• Laval rather than Montréal (metropolitan area).

• Born after September 10, 2023
• Lived at the same address as now
• Lived at a different address in the same city, municipality, town, village or First Nations reserve
• Lived in a different city, municipality, town, village or First Nations reserve in Canada
  • Specify the name of the city, municipality, town, village or First Nations reserve of residence 1 year ago.
    • Province or territory
    • Postal code
• Lived outside Canada
  • Specify the country of residence 1 year ago.

32. Where did this person live 5 years ago, that is, on September 10, 2019?

Mark "x" one circle only.

Note: 

For those who mark the fourth circle:

Please give the name of the city or town rather than the metropolitan area of which it is a part.

For example:

• Saanich rather than Victoria (metropolitan area)
• St. Albert rather than Edmonton (metropolitan area)
• Laval rather than Montréal (metropolitan area).

• Born after September 10, 2019
• Lived at the same address as now
• Lived at a different address in the same city, municipality, town, village or First Nations reserve
• Lived in a different city, municipality, town, village or First Nations reserve in Canada
  • Specify the name of the city, municipality, town, village or First Nations reserve of residence 5 years ago.
    • Province or territory
    • Postal code
• Lived outside Canada
  • Specify the country of residence 5 years ago.

33. a) Over the last 12 months, did this person stay at one other address for more than 30 days, whether consecutive or not?

• No
  • Go to question 34.
• Yes, for vacation or leisure
• Yes, for work
• Yes, for school
• Yes, to stay at the other parent or guardian's home (joint custody)
• Yes, to stay at a spouse or partner's home
• Yes, to receive medical treatments or other care
• Yes, to provide care to a family member or friend
• Or specify other reason:

33. b) Where was this other address?

Note:

Please give the name of the city or town rather than the metropolitan area of which it is a part.

For example:

• Saanich rather than Victoria (metropolitan area)
• St. Albert rather than Edmonton (metropolitan area)
• Laval rather than Montréal (metropolitan area).

• In Canada
  • Specify the name of the city, municipality, town, village or First Nations reserve.
• Province or territory
• Postal code
• Outside Canada
  • Specify the country

Homelessness

34. Considering homelessness experiences, over the past 12 months, has this person stayed in a shelter, on the street or in parks, in a makeshift shelter, in a vehicle, or in an abandoned building?

• Yes
• No

35. Considering other types of housing challenges, over the past 12 months, has this person lived temporarily with friends, family or others because they had nowhere else to live?

Include temporary living arrangements where the person did not have the resources to secure their own permanent housing (person facing financial difficulties, fleeing abuse, recently evicted, etc.).

Exclude stays for vacation, family visits, or other voluntary short-term stays.

• Yes
  Is this person currently living in this household temporarily because they have nowhere else to live?
  • Yes
  • No
• No

Sexual orientation

The questions refer to each person’s situation on September 10, 2024, unless otherwise specified.

Questions 36 to 59 are asked only for persons aged 15 years and older (born before September 10, 2009).

This question collects information on sexual orientation to inform programs that promote equal opportunity for everyone living in Canada to share in its social, cultural, and economic life.

36. What is this person’s sexual orientation?

Sexual orientation refers to how a person describes their sexuality.

• Heterosexual (i.e., straight)
• Lesbian or gay
• Bisexual or pansexual
• Or please specify
  • Specify this person’s sexual orientation

Education

37. Has this person completed a high school (secondary school) diploma or equivalent?

Include qualifications obtained in Canada or outside Canada.

Examples of high school equivalency certificates are General Educational Development (GED) and Adult Basic Education (ABE).

High school diploma or certificate

• Yes, high school diploma
• Yes, high school equivalency certificate
• No

38. a) Has this person completed a Registered Apprenticeship or other trades certificate or diploma?

Include qualifications obtained in Canada or outside Canada.

Mark "x" all that apply.

For example, hairstyling, cooking, electrician, carpentry.

Registered Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma

• Yes, Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification (Journeyperson's designation)
• Yes, other trades certificate or diploma
• No

38. b) Has this person completed a college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma?

Include qualifications obtained in Canada or outside Canada.

Exclude any certificates or diplomas reported in question 38. a) above.

Mark "x" all that apply.

For example, accounting technology, industrial engineering technology, legal assistant.

College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma

• Yes, certificate or diploma from a program of less than 3 months
• Yes, certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year
• Yes, certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to less than 2 years
• Yes, certificate or diploma from a 2-year program
• Yes, certificate or diploma from a program of more than 2 years
• No

38. c) Has this person completed a university certificate, diploma or degree?

Include qualifications obtained in Canada or outside Canada.

Mark "x" all that apply.

University certificate, diploma or degree

• Yes, university certificate or diploma below bachelor level
• Yes, bachelor's degree (e.g., B.A., B.A.(Hons.), B.Sc., B.Ed., LL.B.)
• Yes, university certificate or diploma above bachelor level
• Yes, degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry (M.D., D.D.S., D.M.D., D.V.M., O.D.)
• Yes, master's degree (e.g., M.A., M.Sc., M.Ed., M.B.A.)
• Yes, earned doctorate (e.g., Ph.D.)
• No

39. What was the major field of study of the highest certificate, diploma or degree that this person completed?

Please be specific. For example, automobile mechanics, health care attendant, medical laboratory technology, civil engineering, agricultural economics.

Print in capital letters as follows: COMPUTER ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

If this person has completed more than one certificate, diploma or degree at their highest level of education, only report the major field of study for the most recent one.

• Major field of study of highest certificate, diploma or degree
• OR
  • No certificate, diploma or degree higher than high school
    • Go to question 41. a)

40. In what province, territory or country did this person complete their highest certificate, diploma or degree?

If this person has completed more than one certificate, diploma or degree at their highest level of education, only report the location of study for the most recent one.

• In Canada – specify province or territory:
• OR
  • Outside Canada – specify country:

41. a) At any time between September 2023 and May 2024, was this person attending school, such as high school, college, CEGEP or university?

Report only attendance for courses that can be used as credits towards a certificate, diploma or degree. Distance learning for credit is included.

Attendance at any time between September 2023 and May 2024

• Yes
  • Continue with the next question
• No, was not attending school at any time between September 2023 and May 2024
  • Go to question 42.

41. b) What type of school was this person attending?

Mark "x" all that apply.

At any time between September 2023 and May 2024

• Was attending elementary, junior high school or high school
• Was attending college, CEGEP, business school, technical institute, trade school or other non-university institution
• Was attending university

Note: Many of the following questions refer to the week from Sunday, September 1 to Saturday, September 7, 2024.

Labour market activities

42. During the week of Sunday, September 1 to Saturday, September 7, 2024, how many hours did this person spend working for pay or in self-employment?

Please enter the total number of hours worked for pay or in self-employment at all jobs held during the week of September 1 to September 7, 2024.

Exclude the number of hours:

• away due to illness, on vacation or any other reasons.

Include the number of hours:

• working for wages, salary, tips or commission
• working overtime
• working in their own business, farm or professional practice, alone or in partnership
• working directly towards the operation of a family farm or business without formal pay arrangements (e.g., assisting in seeding, doing accounts).

• Number of hours (to the nearest hour)
  • Go to question 45.
• OR
  • None
    • Continue with the next question

43. During the week of September 1 to September 7, 2024, was this person on temporary lay-off or absent from their job or business?

Mark "x" one circle only.

• No
• No, retired
• Yes, on temporary lay-off from a job with indication of being recalled within the next 6 months
• Yes, on vacation, ill, on strike or locked out, or absent for other reasons

44. When did this person last work for pay or in self-employment, even for a few days?

Mark "x" one circle only.

• In 2024
  • Continue with the next question
• In 2023
  • Continue with the next question
• Before 2023
  • Go to question 51.
• Never
  • Go to question 51.

Note: Questions 45. to 50. refer to this person's job or business during the week of September 1 to September 7, 2024. If this person held no job, answer for the job of longest duration since January 1, 2023. If this person held more than one job, answer for the job at which they worked the most hours.

45. For whom did this person work?

Enter the full name of the company, business, government department or agency, or person.

For self-employed persons, enter the name of their business. If the business does not have a name, enter the person's name.

Print in capital letters as follows:

Name of firm, government department, etc.

ABC CONCRETE PRODUCTS LIMITED

• Specify who this person worked for

46. What kind of business, industry or service was this?

For example, new home construction, primary school, municipal police, wheat farm, retail shoe store, food wholesale, car parts factory, federal government, etc.

• Kind of business, industry or service

47. What was this person's work or occupation?

For example, legal secretary, plumber, fishing guide, wood furniture assembler, secondary school teacher, computer programmer, etc.

• Occupation

48. In this work, what were this person's main activities?

For example, prepared legal documents, installed residential plumbing, guided fishing parties, made wood furniture products, taught mathematics, developed software, etc.

• Main activities

Note: Questions 49. to 50. refer to this person's job or business during the week of September 1 to September 7, 2024. If this person held no job, answer for the job of longest duration since January 1, 2023. If this person held more than one job, answer for the job at which they worked the most hours.

49. Was this person an employee or self-employed?

If this person held more than one job, answer for the job at which they worked the most hours. If this person held no job during the week of September 1 to September 7, 2024, answer for the job of longest duration since January 1, 2023.

Mark "x" one circle only.

• Employee – Permanent position (no fixed end date)
  • Go to question 51.
• Employee – fixed-term position (1 year or more)
  • Go to question 51.
• Employee – casual, seasonal or short-term position (less than 1 year)
  • Go to question 51.
• Unpaid family worker (without pay or salary) for their spouse or another relative in a family business or farm
  • Go to question 51.
• Self-employed without paid employees (alone or in partnership)
• Self-employed with paid employees (alone or in partnership)

50. Was this person's farm or business incorporated?

• No
• Yes

Questions 51. to 53. are asked for persons aged 15 years and older who did not work during the week of September 1 to September 7, 2024. If this person was aged 65 years and older, answered "No, retired" in question 43. and answered "Before 2023" in question 44., go to question 60.

51. Did this person look for paid work during the four weeks from August 4 to August 31, 2024?

For example, did this person contact an employment centre, check with employers, place or answer Internet ads, etc.?

Mark "x" one circle only.

• No
• Yes, looked for full-time work
  • Go to question 53.
• Yes, looked for part-time work (less than 30 hours per week)
  • Go to question 53.

52. During the week of September 1 to September 7, 2024, did this person have definite arrangements to start a new job within the next four weeks?

• No
• Yes

53. Could this person have started a job during the week of Sunday, September 1 to Saturday, September 7, 2024, had one been available?

Mark "x" one circle only.

• Yes, could have started a job
• No, already had a job
• No, because of illness or disability
• No, because of personal or family responsibilities
• No, going to school
• No, other reasons

Note: Questions 54. a) and 54. b) refer to this person's job or business during the week of September 1 to September 7, 2024. If this person held no job, answer for the job of longest duration since January 1, 2023. If this person held more than one job, answer for the job at which they worked the most hours.

54. a) In this job, what language(s) did this person use on a regular basis?

• English
• French
• Other language(s) — specify:

If this person indicates only one language in question 54. a), go to question 55.

54. b) Of these languages, which one did this person use most often in this job?

Indicate more than one language only if they were used equally at work.

• English
• French
• Other language — specify:

These questions are only for persons aged 15 years and older with a job or absent from their job or business during the week of Sunday, September 1 to Saturday, September 7, 2024.

55. In a usual workweek, at which of the following locations does this person work?

Mark "x" all that apply.

If this person held more than one job, answer for the job at which they worked the most hours.

For persons with a workplace location outside their home, provide the address. If the street address is unknown or if the address is a post office box, specify the building or nearest street intersection. Do not give a post office box number.

If the address of work is different than the address of the employer, please provide the address where this person actually works. For example, school teachers should provide the address of their school, not the address of the school board.

Example: 365 Laurier Ave. West

• Number
• Name
• Type
• Direction

• Worked at home (including farms)
  • Go to question 58.
• Worked outside Canada
  • Go to question 58.
• No fixed workplace location
  • Continue to the next question
• Worked at a fixed workplace location outside the home specified below:
  • Street address (see example)
  • City, municipality, town, village or First Nations reserve
  • Province or territory
  • Postal code

56. a) In a usual workweek, on which days does this person commute to a workplace location outside the home?

Mark "x" all that apply.

• Monday
• Tuesday
• Wednesday
• Thursday
• Friday
• Saturday
• Sunday
• OR
  • Different days of commuting each week
    • Specify the usual number of days this person commutes each week
• OR
  • No regular days or number of days of commuting each week

56. b) In a usual workweek, what modes of commuting does this person use to get to work?

Hybrid workers respond for the days they commute to work.

Mark "Subway or elevated rail" for:

• Vancouver SkyTrain
• Toronto subway
• Montréal Metro.

Mark "Light rail, streetcar or commuter train" for:

• Vancouver West Coast Express
• Calgary CTrain
• Edmonton LRT
• Toronto streetcars
• Toronto GO Train
• Ottawa O-Train
• Montréal commuter trains
• Montréal REM
• Kitchener-Waterloo ION LRT.

Mark "x" as many circles as applicable.

• Car, truck or van — as a driver
• Car, truck or van — as a passenger
• Bus
• Subway or elevated rail
• Light rail, streetcar or commuter train
• Passenger ferry
• Walked to work
• Bicycle, electric bike or electric scooter
• Motorcycle, motorized scooter or moped
• Other method

56. c) In a usual workweek, what main mode of commuting does this person use to get to work?

Mark "x" one circle only.

Hybrid workers respond for the days they commute to work.

If this person uses more than one mode of commuting to get to work, mark the one used for most of the travel distance.

• Car, truck or van — as a driver
  • Go to question 56. d)
• Car, truck or van — as a passenger
  • Go to question 56. d)
• Bus
  • Go to question 57. a)
• Subway or elevated rail
  • Go to question 57. a)
• Light rail, streetcar or commuter train
  • Go to question 57. a)
• Passenger ferry
  • Go to question 57. a)
• Walked to work
  • Go to question 57. a)
• Bicycle, electric bike or electric scooter
  • Go to question 57. a)
• Motorcycle, motorized scooter or moped
  • Go to question 57. a)
• Other method
  • Go to question 57. a)

56. d) How many workers, including this person, usually ride in this car, truck or van to work?

• 1 worker
• 2 workers
• 3 or more workers

57. a) What time does this person's trip to work usually begin?

Hybrid workers respond for the days they commute to work.

• Usual time
  • Specify the usual time this person leaves for work
    • hour
    • min
    • a.m.
    • p.m.
• No usual time (e.g., shift worker)

57. b) How many minutes does this person's trip to work usually last?

Hybrid workers respond for the days they commute to work.

• Number of minutes
• OR
  • No usual duration

58. How many weeks did this person work for pay or in self-employment in 2023?

A year has 52 weeks.

Include:

• paid vacation and sick leave paid by the employer
• weeks worked part time, even for a few hours.

Exclude:

• weeks absent and not paid by the employer, such as maternity, parental or disability leave, etc.

• None
  • Continue with question 60.
• OR
  • Number of weeks worked
    • Go to question 59. if you answered 1 week or more for this person.

59. In 2023, did this person work mostly full time or part time?

Mark "x" one circle only.

• Full time (30 hours or more per week)
• Part time (less than 30 hours per week)

Question 60. is asked only for persons aged 12 years and younger (born after September 10, 2011).

60. In 2023, did this person usually attend any child care arrangement (e.g., a daycare centre, a home-based child care, or other arrangement with or without costs)?

Include before or after school programs and care provided by a relative or a non-relative used on a regular basis.

Exclude child care provided by parent or guardian, school attendance, occasional child care arrangements for school holidays and homeschooling.

• Yes
  • Specify the total amount paid by your household for this child care arrangement in 2023.
  • Do not double count any amounts that were already reported.
  • If your household used child care without incurring any costs (fully subsidized daycare, child care provided by a relative, etc.), mark "$0 – used child care with no payment".
  • Total amount paid for child care in 2023
• OR
  • $0 – used child care with no payment
• No

Questions 61. and 62. are asked only for persons aged 15 years and older (born before September 10, 2009).

61. In 2023, did this person pay child or spousal support payments to a former spouse or partner?

Support payments are covered by an agreement to pay a fixed amount on a regular basis. Exclude all other gifts or transfers of money. Include only support payments actually paid.

Answer "Yes" or "No". If "Yes", also enter the total amount for 2023.

• Yes
  • $
• No

62. Does this person pay, partly or entirely, the rent or mortgage, taxes, electricity, etc. for this dwelling?

Mark "x" "Yes" if this person pays the rent or mortgage, taxes, electricity, etc. for this dwelling, even if more than one person contributes to such payments.

A dwelling is a separate set of living quarters with a private entrance from the outside or from a common hallway or stairway inside the building. This entrance should not be through someone else's living quarters.

Exclude payments for other dwellings (the school residence of a child, the residence of a former spouse, another dwelling that you may own or rent, etc.).

• Yes
• No

Step E

Answer Questions E1. to E8. about this dwelling.

The questions refer to September 10, 2024, unless otherwise specified.

A dwelling is a separate set of living quarters with a private entrance from the outside or from a common hallway or stairway inside the building. This entrance should not be through someone else's living quarters.

E1. Is this dwelling:

Mark "x" one circle only.

• owned by you or a member of this household (even if it is still being paid for)?
• rented (even if no cash rent is paid)?

E2. Is this dwelling part of a condominium development?

• Yes
• No

E3. a) How many rooms are there in this dwelling?

Count kitchen, bedrooms, finished rooms in attic or basement, etc.

Do not count bathrooms, halls, vestibules and rooms used solely for business purposes.

• Number of rooms

E3. b) How many of these rooms are bedrooms?

Count all rooms designed as bedrooms, even if they are now used for something else.

Also count basement bedrooms.

• Number of bedrooms

E4. When was this dwelling originally built?

Mark the period in which the building was completed, not the time of any later remodelling, additions or conversions. If year is not known, give best estimate.

• 1920 or before
• 1921 to 1945
• 1946 to 1960
• 1961 to 1970
• 1971 to 1980
• 1981 to 1990
• 1991 to 1995
• 1996 to 2000
• 2001 to 2005
• 2006 to 2010
• 2011 to 2015
• 2016 to 2020
• 2021 to 2023
• 2024

E5. Is this dwelling in need of any repairs?

Exclude desirable remodelling or additions.

• No, only regular maintenance is needed (painting, furnace cleaning, etc.)
• Yes, minor repairs are needed (missing or loose floor tiles, bricks or shingles; defective steps, railing or siding; etc.)
• Yes, major repairs are needed (defective plumbing or electrical wiring; structural repairs to walls, floors or ceilings; etc.)

Answer questions E6. to E8. for this dwelling even if you own or rent more than one dwelling.

If the exact amount is not known, please give a best estimate.

E6. a) For this dwelling, what are the yearly payments (last 12 months) for electricity?

• None
• Included in rent or other payments
• OR
  • $ per year

E6. b) For this dwelling, what are the yearly payments (last 12 months) for oil, gas, coal, wood or other fuels?

• None
• Included in rent or other payments
• OR
  • $ per year

E6. c) For this dwelling, what are the yearly payments (last 12 months) for water and other municipal services?

Exclude property taxes (municipal and school).

• None
• Included in rent or other payments
• OR
  • $ per year

For renters only, answer parts E7. a) and E7. b):

E7. a) What is the monthly rent paid for this dwelling?

• Rented without payment of cash rent
• OR
  • $ per month

E7. b) Is this dwelling subsidized?

Subsidized housing includes rent geared to income, social housing, public housing, government-assisted housing, non-profit housing, rent supplements and housing allowances.

• Yes
• No

For owners only, answer parts E8. a) through E8. e):

E8. a) What are the total regular monthly mortgage or loan payments for this dwelling?

• None
  • Go to part c)
• OR
  • $ per month

E8. b) Are the property taxes (municipal and school) included in monthly mortgage or loan payments indicated in the previous question?

• Yes
  • Go to part d)
• No

E8. c) What are the estimated yearly property taxes (municipal and school) for this dwelling?

• None
• OR
  • $ per year

E8. d) If you were to sell this dwelling now, for how much would you expect to sell it?

• $

E8. e) What are the monthly condominium fees?

• None
• OR
  • $ per month

Step F

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