We've heard a number of people talk about the fact that certain European countries--Denmark, Sweden, and others--have abandoned the census process we use and that perhaps we should be looking in that direction. However, we've also heard recently that they have adopted a system in which the information is gathered based on large databases and population registers.
I suspect that Statistics Canada has studied what goes on in other countries. I'd be interested in knowing your views on the direction that's been taken in some of those countries and whether, specifically, those are less intrusive.