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Registration
- Conference and workshop fees
- Student registration
- Applicable taxes and total Symposium fees
- Registration and payment
Conference and workshop fees
The registration fee covers the following:
- conference attendance and/or workshop attendance
- workshop and Symposium handout material
- health break refreshments
- lunches on October 29th, 30th and 31st
- cocktail reception on Wednesday October 29th
- registration kit including the program, abstracts and list of participants
- conference proceedings (CD format)
Student registration
The $225 student Symposium fee and the $325 student workshop/Symposium fee are for full-time post-secondary students. Students should photocopy their student identification and include this when mailing or faxing their registration form. Students using the on-line registration form should also fax or mail their student identification. Taxes are in addition to the basic fees. Please see the information in Applicable taxes and total Symposium fees.
Applicable taxes and total symposium fees
Persons registering from outside Canada, as well as persons employed by Canadian federal and provincial/territorial government departments and agencies do not pay any tax on registration fees. Persons who can provide a tax exemption number should include this number along with their registration form. The table below shows the total amount of the registration including the fee and all applicable taxes in Canadian dollars.
Symposium 2008 registration fees
| Registration fee | Session | Total with GST (Fee + GST) | Total for Quebec residents (Fee+GST+7.5%) | Total with HST * (Fee + 13%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $125 | Workshop | $131.25 | $141.09 | $141.25 |
| $225 | Student - Symposium | $236.25 | $253.97 | $254.25 |
| $325 | Student - Symposium & Workshop | $341.25 | $366.84 | $367.25 |
| $495 | Symposium | $519.75 | $558.73 | $559.35 |
| $595 | Symposium & Workshop | $624.75 | $671.61 | $672.35 |
*HST to be paid by residents of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia or New Brunswick
Employees of Statistics Canada should contact their administrative assistant to obtain a Reference number, FRC number and Pracas. For persons registering from other federal government departments, please see your administrative area for obtaining the Department number, IS Org. code and the IS Ref. code. For all federal government employees who will have the fees covered by their department or agency, this information will be needed to complete the bottom of the registration form. The department or agency will not be required to submit payment along with the registration form.
Registration and payment
Registration options
Registration is closed. For further details please contact the Symposium registrar Nick Budko 613-951-1486.
Payment options
- On-line registration is available. You will be asked to give the credit card number and expiry date of the card. Accepted credit cards are American Express, Mastercard and VISA. Your credit card statement will show “Statistics Canada” or “Statistique Canada”. Payment is in Canadian dollars and will include any applicable taxes. Please do not include your credit card number on your registration form. Information about taxes and Symposium fees are available in the section Applicable taxes and total Symposium fees.
- A cheque or money order payable to the “Receiver General for Canada”. Payment should be made in Canadian dollars and include any applicable taxes. Information about taxes and Symposium fees are available in the section Applicable taxes and total Symposium fees. Send payment to the Symposium Registrar at the address below.
- Credit card payment may also be used by contacting the Symposium registrar at 613-951-1486. [The country code for Canada is “1”]. You will be asked to give the credit card number and expiry date of the card. Accepted credit cards are American Express, Mastercard and VISA. Your credit card statement will show “Statistics Canada” or “Statistique Canada”. Payment is in Canadian dollars and will include any applicable taxes. Please do not include your credit card number on your registration form. Information about taxes and Symposium fees are available in the section Applicable taxes and total symposium fees.
- Payments for government departments (including Statistics Canada employees) are made by entering the appropriate codes in the Method of Payment section on the registration form.
The 2008 Symposium Registrar is:
Mr. Nick Budko
Statistics Canada
R.H. Coats Building, 11th Floor
Ottawa, ON
Canada
K1A 0T6
Telephone: 613-951-1486 (Mr. Nick Budko) or 613-951-6766 (Ms. Annette Everett).
Completion of the Symposium registration form is only for the Statistics Canada 2008 Symposium. If you wish to stay at the Four Points by Sheraton & Conference Centre while attending the Symposium, please make the necessary arrangements directly with them. Contact information can be found on the 2008 Symposium website under Accommodation.
