Media Advisory - Statistics Canada to co-host "100 Years and Counting" Conference on Canada's Changing Population

OTTAWA, Nov. 30, 2018 /CNW/ - On December 6 and 7, 2018, the Association for Canadian Studies, the Vanier Institute of the Family and Statistics Canada will co-host a conference in Ottawa. Entitled Statistics Canada: 100 Years and Counting, the conference will look at how Canada's population has evolved over the last 100 years, what the future holds ? recognizing the critical contribution made by the country's national statistical agency in measuring its evolution.

The conference will feature over 20 sessions covering topics such as immigration, labour, business, diversity, official languages, Indigenous peoples and education. Its goal is to facilitate open and constructive dialogue on the challenges and innovations related to measuring identities in Canada. Sessions will be facilitated by various academics, researchers, policy makers and representatives from NGOs and governments.

STATISTICS CANADA: 100 YEARS AND COUNTING
Second annual conference organized by the Association for Canadian Studies
December 6 and 7, 2018
Delta Hotel by Marriott Ottawa City Centre
101 Lyon Street North
Ottawa, Ontario  K1R 7Y5

For more information, please consult the Association for Canadian Studies' Conference page.

SOURCE Statistics Canada