Statistics Canada will be conducting a number of post-census surveys this summer throughout Nunavut from May to October and theySA国际影视传媒檙e looking to bring on more Nunavummiut to collect information on the ground.

SA国际影视传媒淭he biggest, most important one is the Indigenous Peoples survey thatSA国际影视传媒檚 coming out in the summer,SA国际影视传媒� said Sri Kanagarajah, assistant director of operations for the western and northern regions, census, operations and informatics field, with Statistics Canada.

There will also be a disabilities survey also coming out in the same time period.

The response rate for Stats Canada surveys and the census is tied to having a physical presence in the places where they are collecting the information.

SA国际影视传媒淚f I knock on your door, youSA国际影视传媒檙e more likely to talk to me than if I was phoning in from Ottawa,SA国际影视传媒� said Kanagarajah.

Statistics Canada is looking to hire roughly 80 people for all three territories and approximately 50 interviewers in Nunavut, who will be supervised by at least five data collection supervisors.

While Covid-19 has made an impact on operations, the long-form census for Nunavut still saw a majority of people take part.

SA国际影视传媒淲hen you think about the pandemic and what we went through, the census was excellent. We have a 98 per cent response rate, 90 per cent for Nunavut. ItSA国际影视传媒檚 been an excellent job by the people of Nunavut,SA国际影视传媒� he said.

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In his visit to Iqaluit, Kanagarajah met with officials from the Government of Nunavut and City of Iqaluit to help promote recruitment opportunities with Statistics Canada.

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This is particularly important with NunavutSA国际影视传媒檚 small towns and hamlets, he said, where more people speak Inuktitut and more in-community knowledge is needed.

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Efforts have been made to integrate NunavutSA国际影视传媒檚 Inuit languages into Stats CanadaSA国际影视传媒檚 forms, however not all of the surveys are translated, which makes hiring Inuit in Nunavut all the more important.

SA国际影视传媒淲e have translated (the Canadian Census) into two languages, Inuktitut and Inuinnaqtun, but the questionnaires are not all in the system,SA国际影视传媒� Kanagarajah said.

The census is used to help collect data to build infrastructure, address emergency response efforts, calculate taxes, pensions and to inform policy decisions, it is also particularly important in calculating the amount of money Nunavut gets every year.

SA国际影视传媒淗ow much money will be grabbed by the Nunavut government is determined based on the (population) count. ItSA国际影视传媒檚 very important to have the accuracy of that data so the money transfer is very easy. The federal government transfers the money over, if we donSA国际影视传媒檛 do a good job they get less money,SA国际影视传媒� said Kanagarajah.

Anyone who is interested in working with Statistics Canada can check out the Government of CanadaSA国际影视传媒檚 jobs website, under which they click on search and type in SA国际影视传媒榠nterviewerSA国际影视传媒�.