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A hundred years and more of statistics acts .CS892-00002/2018-1E-PDF

"Amendments to the Statistics Act are rare. They usually follow public discussions and debates on democratic elements linked to statistical activities and major global events such as world wars. For example, the recent (2014) adoption of the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics, combined with the growing impact of the data revolution, have played a role in changes to the Statistics Act. To mark the recent period, which could be labelled “Understanding professional and political roles in statistics,” this article looks at some of the major forces and periods that formed the legal statistical landscape of Canada"--p. 3.

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Department/Agency
  • Statistics Canada.
TitleA hundred years and more of statistics acts .
Series title
  • [100 years and counting ; no. 2018001]
Publication typeMonograph
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Issued also in French under title: Plus d’un siècle de lois sur la statistique.
  • Cover title.
  • "Release date: December 21, 2018."
  • Issued also in HTML format.
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Publishing information
  • [Ottawa] : Statistics Canada, 2018.
Description5 p.
ISBN9780660290584
Catalogue number
  • CS892-00002/2018-1E-PDF
Departmental catalogue number89200002, no. 2018001
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