Census letters are in the mail, says Statistics Canada

‘Return to sender,’ Some people in Canada are refusing to fill out their census forms, risking fines up to $1,000 - NOW Toronto

The 2026 census is out for residents of Canada to submit. Despite a requirement to complete the census, some people are refusing to do so.

Census letters are in the mail, says Statistics Canada

You could be fined up to $500 for not filling it out

Census packages arriving soon as Statistics Canada encourages households to respond after May 12

If you have not received them yet, Census packages will soon arrive in mailboxes across Canada, and although they list May 12 as the return date, Statistics Canada says that date serves more as a guideline than a strict cutoff. Completing the census is required by law, but any penalties for not submitting it wouldn’t come into play right away. Instead, Statistics Canada will begin reaching out to households that haven’t responded after May 12 to…