Census Community Supporter Toolkit

Welcome to the 2026 Census of Population Community Supporter Toolkit

This toolkit provides helpful information and ready-to-use resources to promote the census and the importance of census data in your community. It includes materials that you and your organization can use to share the benefits and positive impact of the census.

What's in the toolkit?

You can download the following materials:

Articles
Printable posters
Web banners and images
Social media content

Why support the census?

The Census of Population helps paint a statistical portrait of Canada's diverse population and the places where we live.

Results from the census help provide high-quality information on key socioeconomic trends and analysis that can support important decisions that affect organizations, businesses, municipalities, governments and Indigenous communities across Canada.

Spread the word. Do you know of other organizations or associations who could use the Community Supporter Toolkit? Tell them about it.

Promote census data

Share resources to help communities stay informed about upcoming 2026 Census data releases.

In this toolkit

Articles to encourage census completion — Read and share.
Posters to encourage census completion — Printable posters to share in your community.
Web images to encourage census completion — Add an image to your website or email signature.
Social media posts to encourage census completion — Download and post on your social media to share with your followers.

Articles

Share with your network to help raise awareness about the upcoming 2026 Census results and release schedule.

Posters

Print and post these in high-traffic community locations to help raise awareness about the upcoming 2026 Census results and release schedule.

Web images

Add these images to your website, email signature or newsletter to help promote the upcoming 2026 Census results and release schedule. When using these images on your website or in your email signature, please link them to www.statcan.gc.ca/census-release-plans.

Community supporter badge

Census web tile and banner

Use these ready-made posts to raise awareness about the upcoming 2026 Census results and encourage communities to stay informed as new data are released throughout 2027.

Encourage census completion - Post 1

Stay tuned for 2026 Census results!

What's next for the #2026Census?

Beginning in February 2027, census results will be released throughout the year, with each release focusing on different topics. Stay tuned for a detailed statistical portrait of communities across Canada!

Learn more about the full data release schedule online at statcan.gc.ca/census-release-plans.

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Encourage census completion - Post 2

Stay tuned for 2026 Census results!

Thank you, Canada! The #2026Census is officially complete.

Your participation has helped provide high-quality data that communities across the country will rely on for the next five years to plan services such as child care, schools, health care, housing, transportation and more.

Stay tuned! The first 2026 Census results will be released in February 2027, with additional releases throughout the year.

Find the full release at statcan.gc.ca/census-release-plans.

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Encourage census completion - Post 3

Stay tuned for 2026 Census results!

The #2026Census is officially complete. Thank you to everyone who participated! Beginning in February 2027, Statistics Canada will release new census data and insights throughout the year.

This information will help communities plan the services Canadians rely on every day, including public transit, schools, health care, housing and more.

View the full release schedule at statcan.gc.ca/census-release-plans.

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Encourage census completion - Post 4

Stay tuned for 2026 Census results!

The first release of #2026Census data, scheduled for February 2027, will provide updated Population and dwelling counts.

Throughout 2027, six other thematic data releases on topics such as families, housing, income, education, language, labour, general health and more will help paint a statistical portrait of Canada's diverse population and the places where we live.

View the full release schedule at statcan.gc.ca/census-release-plans.

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Encourage census completion - Post 5

Stay tuned for 2026 Census results!

Census data helps communities plan for important services, including child care, education and health care.

Beginning in February 2027, #2026Census results will provide new information to help communities understand their needs and plan for the future.

Learn more about upcoming census data releases: statcan.gc.ca/census-release-plans.

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