I know that completing the census is mandatory for citizens and permanent residents in Canada, but does that also apply to tourists? I know a country that enforces mandatory census completion for both citizens and tourists (like Australia for example: they stipulate that even non-citizens are made to fill up the census form despite the fact they don’t live there, why should it concern them in the first place?).

  • T (they/she)@beehaw.org
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    2 months ago

    If you’re staying in a hotel how are you going to complete de census? If you’re a tourist staying at an airbnb then most definitely the obligation of filling it isn’t yours but your landlord’s.

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      2 months ago

      Airbnb owners aren’t landlords to their guests but I understand the usage, if only because “host” also implies a relationship that isn’t quite right either.

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    2 months ago

    No.

    However looking into it the funny one is Homeless Canadians DO have to take it. How? fuck if I know but I just noticed it after researching for your post. doubt many if not most will. good luck fining a homeless person $500 for not taking it.

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      2 months ago

      Homeless Canadians DO have to take it. How?

      Generally with the help of the various social service agencies who normally have contact with them.

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    2 months ago

    If they are living in a citizens house, the citizen will acknowledge them in their census submission.