StatCan tries to close data gaps with launch of infrastructure census
OTTAWA — A major effort is underway to collect the most detailed data yet on the state of the country’s roads, bridges, water pipes and transit systems.
Statistics Canada quietly launched a national survey late last month to get an unprecedented level of granular detail on the state of infrastructure at the provincial and municipal level.
Urban and rural municipalities will have until November to respond to the questionnaire, and Statistics Canada officials say they expect to have the first results ready by next summer.
Collecting the information is imperative for the Liberal government’s economic agenda.