Data sharing deal between Alberta and Statistics Canada remains elusive after 7 years

“Obtaining an accurate and comprehensive list of all dwellings is necessary for achieving full census coverage,” its website states.

“A key COVID-19 adaptation of the 2021 census is to limit the amount of door-to-door census visits, and therefore addresses become more important in order to mail census invitation letters.”

In an email to Postmedia, the agency notes the records “have long been provided by provinces” but that it has been seeking to get Alberta’s data since 2016.