General information about cookies used by Statistics Canada
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A cookie is a small piece of text created by a web server and sent to a visitor's computer where it is stored on their web browser.
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To maintain your security, Statistics Canada uses only first-party cookies generated by our own secure servers; no third party is involved.
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The contents of our cookies are not linked, shared or associated in any way with personal information that you may have previously supplied to us or made available elsewhere.
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Our cookies cannot be read by any other web servers, meaning that you cannot be tracked or profiled using our cookies when you surf across multiple sites on the Web.
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Visiting our website with cookies disabled will have no significant impact on your browsing experience. You can set your browser to detect and disable (reject) cookies. Please consult your browser's Help menu for instructions.
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There are 2 main types of cookies: session and persistent.
Information about cookies used specifically for this Evaluation
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For this evaluation, we are employing persistent cookies with a specific expiry date of February 20, 2022 and session cookies which automatically expire and disappear at the conclusion of each and every session/visit during the evaluation period from January 10, 2022 to February 20, 2022.
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These cookies do not allow us to identify individuals or collect personally-identifiable information. Your online privacy and security is ensured.
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Persistent cookies indicate whether visitors to our site are new or returning. Their use in conjunction with this evaluation means that you will receive the invitation to participate only once, unless you have persistent cookies disabled or you delete/suppress cookies on a frequent basis. In these cases, you will receive the invitation again on any subsequent visit(s) to our site during the evaluation period from January 10 to February 20, 2022 only.