Legal Requirement
Citizens who refuse to participate in providing information, or who provide false information, have committed an offence under the Statistics Act under c. S-19:
...information collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, R.S.C. 1985...and must be provided by law.
Refusal to provide information: ...are liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or/and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months.
"Voluntary surveys
8. The Minister may, by order, authorize the obtaining, for a particular purpose, of information, other than information for a census of population or agriculture, on a voluntary basis, but where such information is requested section 31 does not apply in respect of a refusal or neglect to furnish the information. 1980-81-82-83, c. 47, s. 41."
Other legislation relating to this act include:
- Access to Information Act 1983
- Privacy Act 1983
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