Media advisory - Statistics Canada to hold news conference to present 2021 Census data on immigration, place of birth and citizenship, ethnocultural and religious diversity, and mobility and migration

OTTAWA, ON, Oct. 19, 2022 /CNW/ - On October 26, 2022, Statistics Canada will release the sixth set of results from the 2021 Census. This release will focus on immigration, place of birth and citizenship, ethnocultural and religious diversity, and mobility and migration.

The release will be published in Statistics Canada's Daily at 8:30 a.m. eastern time on October 26, 2022. Information about subsequent releases throughout 2022 is available here.

Statistics Canada to hold news conference to present 2021 Census data on immigration, place of birth and citizenship

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Statistics Canada officials will hold a news conference to present high-level national, provincial, and territorial findings for the sixth release from the 2021 Census. Officials will be available to answer questions from the media following their remarks.

On October 26 and the following days, Statistics Canada will also grant interviews regarding this 2021 Census data release. Members of the media are invited to submit their requests for interviews and/or custom tabulations ahead of the release date to the Media Hot Line.

Date

October 26, 2022

Time

9:00 AM to 10:00 AM (EDT)

Location

The news conference will be held virtually and in person from the Parliamentary Press Gallery.

Address:

Room 200, Sir John A. Macdonald Building
144 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario

Participation in the question and answer portion of this event is in person or via Zoom and is for accredited members of the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery only. Media who are not members of the Press Gallery may contact [email protected] to request temporary access. A teleconference line is also available for media who wish to listen to the event:

Toll-free dial-in number (Canada/US): 1-866-206-0153 
Local dial-in number: 613-954-9003
Participant passcode: 8914352#

Associated link:

2021 Census of Population – Backgrounder for Media

SOURCE Statistics Canada

Media Relations, Statistics Canada, [email protected]