In an article suggesting that StatsCan pay people to fill out the long
census form and recover this cost from the data users (an interesting
suggestion in itself!!):
"The cost could easily be covered by charging all those organizations,
including provincial and municipal governments, for use of the data."
The reporter erroneously reports that:
"Right now, the only charge Statistics Canada imposes for data is if
someone asks the agency to analyze the numbers to answer a specific
question"
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/just+people+fill+long+census/3488718/story.htmlWe all know that unless you are looking for _aggregated_ data (or you
are at a university:
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/edu/edu03_0000-eng.htmor you want only a tiny sampling of the data
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/kits-trousses/microdata-microdonnees/census-recensement2001/edu06g1_0001-eng.htm),
you have to pay for the data:
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/bsolc/olc-cel/olc-cel?lang=eng&catno=95M0028X"For purchases of more than one Census Public Use Microdata File, the
pricing is as follows: $1,000.00 for the first file, $300.00 for the
second file, $200.00 for the third file.
The total price is $1,500.00 if you purchase the Individuals File, the
Families File, and the Households and Housing File. " -
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/bsolc/olc-cel/olc-cel?catno=95M0016X&lang=eng-Glen
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