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The 2026 Census is still underway in Indigenous communities!
The 2026 Census is underway in Indigenous communities across Canada and there is still time to complete the questionnaire. Census information can be used to evaluate services and plan programs in areas such as education, employment, health care, housing, and early childhood development.
The census questionnaire must be completed in English or French, but the census questions are available for reference and to help respondents understand the questions in 15 Indigenous languages and dialects: Atikamekw, Inuktitut (South Baffin), East Cree (Northern and Southern), Nunavimmiutitut, Nehiyawewin (Plains Cree), Nehinawewin (Swampy Cree), Nihithawiwin (Woods Cree), Saulteaux (Western Ojibway), Innu (Montagnais), Naskapi, Oji-Cree, Blackfoot, Mi'kmaq, Inuinnaqtun and Tlicho (Dogrib).
The translated questions are available on the census website, visit Census information in many languages.
For more information about the 2026 Census, helpful resources and to complete it online today, visit census.gc.ca.
It's not too late to complete the 2026 Census!
The 2026 Census is underway in Indigenous communities, and it's not too late to complete the questionnaire. Information collected through the census can help communities plan services such as child care, education, and health care. That's why it's so important that every community is counted.
To ensure an accurate and representative picture of each community, it's important for each household to participate. Households can choose to complete their questionnaire online or with a Statistics Canada employee.
Follow-up activities
For households who have not completed the census or submitted incomplete questionnaires, follow-up activities have begun. Statistics Canada employees are in communities to help households complete their census. Here's how to validate that the person contacting you is a Statistics Canada employee:
- In person follow-ups: Every census employee will clearly identify themselves and have an identification card.
- If contacting you by phone, the census employee will identify themselves clearly.
Census resources
The census questions are available in 15 Indigenous languages and dialects: Atikamekw, Inuktitut (South Baffin), East Cree (Northern and Southern), Nunavimmiutitut, Nehiyawewin (Plains Cree), Nehinawewin (Swampy Cree), Nihithawiwin (Woods Cree), Saulteaux (Western Ojibway), Innu (Montagnais), Naskapi, Oji-Cree, Blackfoot, Mi'kmaq, Inuinnaqtun and Tlicho (Dogrib). Translations allow respondents to read the census questions in their own language to assist them in completing the questionnaire in English or French. The translated questions are available on the census website: Census information in many languages.
The census questions and reasons why the questions are asked are also available in braille, audio and video formats, on the census website: Alternate formats for the census questionnaire.
Security and privacy
Statistics Canada ensures that census data are secure and kept strictly confidential and places the highest importance on protecting the confidentiality of your personal information.
If you have not completed the census, don't forget to complete it online today: census.gc.ca.