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NEWS RELEASE

ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE

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BLIND RIVER – The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to advise the public that Statistics Canada will be conducting surveys in our policing areas (Blind River, Elliot Lake and Thessalon) over the next few months.

Statistics Canada conducts many surveys with households and businesses across the country, to ensure that all Canadians have access to information to better understand Canadian society—its population, resources, economy, and culture.

All surveys are conducted under the authority of the Statistics Act, which guarantees that all information provided by respondents remains confidential and is used only for statistical purposes.

Statistics Canada surveys are conducted in person, by telephone or on the Internet.

There are several ways for the respondents to verify that a survey is being conducted by Statistics Canada:

• By looking up the name of the survey in the list of surveys in collection
• By verifying that the interviewer carries photo identification issued by Statistics Canada
• By contacting Statistics Canada: 1-800-263-1136 – Toll-free, 1-800-363-7629-YTT

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