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51-564: Summerside was officially incorporated as a town on April 1, 1877. On April 1, 1995, the Town of Summerside amalgamated with the incorporated communities of St. Eleanors and Wilmot . At the same time, the amalgamated Summerside annexed portions of the Community of Sherbrooke and the Lot 17 township. It was PEI's second incorporated city, after the provincial capital of Charlottetown . Summerside

102-492: A humid continental climate ( Köppen climate classification Dfb ) with warm but somewhat moderate summers. It has cold winters with heavy snowfall, with some maritime moderation compared to areas farther inland. The highest temperature ever recorded in Summerside was 33.7 °C (92.7 °F) on 15 July 2013. The coldest temperature ever recorded was −32.2 °C (−26 °F) on 12 January 1930. The Summerside Raceway

153-546: A future date which has yet to be determined. On June 17, 2010 an Order in Council was created by the minister of industry defining the questions for the 2011 Census as including only the short-form questions; this was published in the Canada Gazette on June 26, 2010, however a news release was not issued by Minister of Industry Tony Clement until July 13, 2010. This release stated in part "The government will retain

204-556: A population of 16,001 living in 7,097 of its 7,393 total private dwellings, a change of 7.8% from its 2016 population of 14,839 . With a land area of 28.21 km (10.89 sq mi), it had a population density of 567.2/km (1,469.1/sq mi) in 2021. The City of Summerside operates the only municipally-owned electric utility in Prince Edward Island. After buying Charlottetown Light & Power in 1918, Maritime Electric consolidated electric distribution on

255-436: A range of statistical information about Canada, including census data , economic and health indicators, immigration economics , income distribution , and social and justice conditions. It also publishes a peer-reviewed statistics journal , Survey Methodology . Statistics Canada provides free access to numerous aggregate data tables on various subjects of relevance to Canadian life. Many tables used to be published as

306-523: A reinstatement of the mandatory long form. Edmonton's chief economist preferred the long form and argues that the National Housing Survey is only useful at the aggregate city level and leaves "a dearth of data on long-term changes at the neighbourhood level and within demographic groups... making it difficult to make decisions such as "where to build a library, where to build a fire hall" without specific demographic information. Because it

357-428: Is Canada's first municipally owned and operated wind farm. On an average day the wind farm produces about 25% of the electricity for the entire city. At times when electricity usage in the city is low and the winds are high the wind farm has potential to produce more power than the city consumes. The city is a supporter of clean electric vehicles. As of September 2013 there are over 10 electric car charging stations in

408-416: Is a neighbourhood in the city of Summerside , Prince Edward Island , Canada . Located in the northwest part of the township of Lot 17 fronting Malpeque Bay , St. Eleanors was named after Eleanor Sanksey, a housekeeper for a Colonel Harry Compton. It was largely a rural farming community on the northwest edge of the small port town of Summerside until World War II . In 1940, several farm properties in

459-524: Is a standardbred harness racing track which is believed to be the oldest operating racing track in Canada, having opened in 1886. It is adjacent to Credit Union Place , the largest indoor sports facility in the province with a large hockey arena seating 4000, a bowling alley, a 25-metre swimming pool and other fitness and meeting facilities. Other attractions include the Harbourfront Theatre,

510-433: Is also available via numerous third-party data vendors, including Haver Analytics, Macrobond Financial, and Thomson Reuters Datastream. The Canadian Research Data Centre Network (CRDCN) is a network of quantitative social sciences which includes 27 facilities across Canada that provide "access to a vast array of social, economic, and health data, primarily gathered" by Statistics Canada and disseminate "research findings to

561-499: Is based in Summerside, founded in 1953 by six dairies as a co-operative and owned by dairy producers. The outlying community of New Annan is home to the operations of Cavendish Farms , Prince Edward Island's largest private sector employer. Cavendish Farms maintains two large frozen foods processing plants in New Annan. Other outlying communities, such as Borden-Carleton have important employers for Summerside residents. Since

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612-823: Is governed by the Data Liberation Initiative (DLI) License signed by the universities and Statistics Canada. Aggregate data available through the Canadian Socio-economic Information Management System CANSIM, and the Census website is Open Data under the Statistics Canada Open License Agreement. By 24 April 2006, electronic publications on Statistics Canada's web site were free of charge with some exceptions. The historical time series data from CANSIM

663-845: Is named for an inn owned by George Linkletter II, called Summer Side House . The largest single employer within the city is the Summerside Tax Centre , a Government of Canada agency which principally processes the Goods and Services Tax (GST). The Slemon Park business park (formerly a military airbase, CFB Summerside ) hosts a concentration of several aerospace and transportation companies in former military buildings; StandardAero (formerly Vector Aerospace/Atlantic Turbines) repairs and overhauls Gas Turbine aircraft engines, Testori Americas produces interiors for aircraft and mass transit surface vehicles, and Honeywell manufactures and repairs parts for aircraft. Amalgamated Dairies Limited

714-703: Is the only commercial radio station in the province whose studios are located outside of Charlottetown . Summerside is otherwise served by media based in Charlottetown. CBC Television has its Prince County bureau situated in Summerside. Summerside's weekly newspaper is the Journal Pioneer . The province's French weekly newspaper, La Voix acadienne , is also based in the city. 46°24′N 63°47′W  /  46.400°N 63.783°W  / 46.400; -63.783  ( Summerside ) St. Eleanors, Prince Edward Island St. Eleanors

765-757: Is to patrol, with the Summerside Police Department, the provincial Route 1A and Route 2 highways which pass along the east and north sides of the city. For elections to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island , Summerside is covered by Summerside-Wilmot and Summerside-South Drive . For elections to the House of Commons of Canada , Summerside is covered by Egmont . Summerside has seven English public schools: four elementary, two junior high, and one senior high school. The English Language School Board has an office in

816-580: The Canada Census form. In May 2006 , an Internet version of the census was made widely available for the first time. Another census was held in May 2011 , again with the internet being the primary method for statistical data collection. The most recent census was held in May 2021, with the resulting data expected to be published in seven separate data sets throughout 2022. Additional data will be published at

867-643: The Department of Agriculture took up the burden. The duty of publication was transferred to the Dominion Bureau of Statistics upon its formation in 1918. On June 18, 2005, after years of study by expert panels, discussion, debate (privacy vs the interests of genealogists and historians), Bill S-18 An Act to Amend the Statistics Act was passed which released personal census records for censuses taken between 1911 and 2001, inclusive. Debate over

918-743: The Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy , society, and culture . It is headquartered in Ottawa . The agency is led by the Chief Statistician of Canada , currently André Loranger , who assumed the role on an interim basis on April 1, 2024. StatCan is accountable to Parliament through the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry , currently François-Philippe Champagne . Statistics Canada acts as

969-476: The industry minister , that the new census will result in "useable (sic) and useful data that can meet the needs of many users." During the 2010 debates, the Freedom Party of Ontario , a small group based on Ayn Rand 's writings, whose 42 candidates received 12,381 votes (or 0.26% of the popular vote) in the 2014 election, opposed the long census. They also opposed bilingualism, political correctness and

1020-544: The 2016 Census of Population. In 2011, Statistics Canada released an audit acknowledging that from 2004 to 2011, their automated computer processes had "inadvertently made economic data available to data distributors before the official publication time." In November 2011, in response to the audit, StatCan stopped that process. Nearly half of Statistics Canada's 5000 employees were notified in April 2012 that their jobs might be eliminated as part of austerity measures imposed by

1071-607: The Canadian Socio-economic Information Management System, or CANSIM, which has since been replaced by new, more easily manipulated data tables. The Daily is Statistics Canada's free online bulletin that provides current information from StatCan, updated daily, on current social and economic conditions. Statistics Canada also provides the Canadian Income Survey (CIS)—a cross-sectional survey that assesses

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1122-743: The College of Piping and Celtic Performing Arts the Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club, the Summerside Golf & Country Club, the PEI Sports Hall of Fame and Spinnakers' Landing. The city has redeveloped several waterfront industrial sites, abandoned by the railway and marine terminal during the 1990s, into new parkland. A major reconstruction of the west end seawall has resulted in a new waterfront boardwalk for residents and visitors. The former post office on Summer Street

1173-461: The Conservative federal government in the 2012 Canadian federal budget . The 2,300 employees underwent a process to determine which ones were not impacted, which were eliminated and which were given early retirement or put in new positions. These budget cuts reduced the amount of information Statistics Canada was able to produce during that time period. By law, every household must complete

1224-656: The International Fox Museum. The Summerside City Council is governed by a mayor and eight councillors who represent geographic areas called wards . The current mayor is Dan Kutcher. The Summerside Police Department is responsible for law enforcement within the city. The East Prince Detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is located in North Bedeque , southeast of the city, however its only responsibility

1275-632: The Liberal government of Justin Trudeau reinstated the mandatory Census long form and it was used in the 2016 Census. Former industry minister Tony Clement recanted on his support for the elimination of the long form. He avowed that there were ways to protect both indispensable data and Canadians' privacy. Blaming his party for a "collective" decision to terminate the long form, he said, "I think I would have done it differently." He implied incorrectly that Statistics Canada head Munir Sheikh had agreed with

1326-687: The Summerside Electric Commission has its own diesel engines at the Harvard Street Generating Station which can operate for several days independently of NB Power's supply, it is only used in exceptional circumstances such as when the NB Power or Maritime Electric transmission grids that feed the city are interrupted. They also run their engines on the last day of every month, for maintenance reasons and they sell that power back to NB Power. In 2007

1377-440: The best statistical organization in the world by The Economist , such as in the 1991 and 1993 "Good Statistics" surveys. The Public Policy Forum and others have also recognized successes of the agency. The head of Statistics Canada is the chief statistician of Canada. The heads of Statistics Canada and the previous organization, the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, are: Statistics Canada publishes numerous documents covering

1428-484: The census and their contents had periodically created changes in the Statistics Act such as a 2005 amendment making the privacy restrictions of the census information expire after more than a century. In addition, with Bill S-18, starting with the 2006 Census, Canadians can consent to the public release of their personal census information after 92 years. Census returns are in the custody of Statistics Canada and

1479-471: The census is being replaced with a database of information on each citizen rather than a voluntary poll and none of these systems are planned for the Canadian 2011 census. They also challenge the current system's ability to cope with rapid socio-demographic changes, though this would not be addressed without increasing the frequency of the survey. Some public opposition to the changes has been expressed through

1530-644: The change. The minister has since claimed that concerns over privacy and the threat of jail time are the reasons for the change and has refused to reverse his decision stating that the prime minister supports the legislation. The argument over privacy has subsequently been undermined by a privacy commissioner statement that she was "satisfied with the measures Statistics Canada had put into place to protect privacy". Other industry professionals have also come out in defence of Statistics Canada's record on privacy issues. The government has maintained its position, most recently expressed by Lynn Meahan, press secretary to

1581-455: The city signed a 20-year agreement with a private wind energy company to supply about 23% of its electricity from a private wind farm in West Cape . Construction started on a city owned wind farm in 2009 comprising four wind turbines, each capable of producing 3 megawatts of electricity. The wind farm became fully operational in late 2009 and was immediately tied into the city's power. This

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1632-420: The city with another 30 to be installed in the coming months. There are more charging stations per capita in Summerside than any other city in Canada. The Prince County Hospital , located in the city's north end, is the main referral hospital in the western part of the province. Island Emergency Medical Services operates two Advanced Life Support Paramedic Ambulances 24/7 from its base downtown. Summerside has

1683-465: The city. The city also has one French public school operated by the Commission scolaire de langue française . Holland College , Prince Edward Island's community college system, maintains three facilities in Summerside; The College of Piping and Celtic Performing Arts of Canada is also located in Summerside. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Summerside had

1734-408: The claim that a voluntary system will not provide a quality of data consistent with what Statistics Canada is known for while others feel that politically motivated changes to StatCan methodology taints the reputation of the whole organization in the international setting. Supporters of the change have offered models of European countries who are adopting alternate systems, although in these states

1785-474: The closure of CFB Summerside in 1990, the city has been aggressive in courting new business opportunities and has created an Economic Development Office for the purpose of encouraging investment in the city. CFB Summerside is now the location of the Summerside Airport . The Summerside area was at one time home to the world's largest concentration of Tame Silver Fox farms. This is highlighted at

1836-424: The federal government. It was a yearly compendium of statistical lore and information on the nation's social and economic past, people, events and facts. The Canada Year Book was originally edited by a volunteer from the Department of Finance and published by a private company, which offset costs with advertisement sales. This method continued until 1879, at which time the record ceases, until 1885, at which time

1887-436: The inclusion of a question on race on the 1996 Canadian census. FPO claimed that Canadian and British traditions had been dishonoured by multiculturalism. They are among a minority who argue that using statistical data to analyse resource allocation is not beneficial. Central to the debate on this issue is the effect on the quality of data which will be collected by Statistics Canada under the new system. Many groups have made

1938-933: The income, income sources, and the economic status of individuals and families in Canada. Data from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) is combined with data from the CIS. The February 24, 2020 reported statistics on the poverty based on the market basket measure (MBM). As of 1 February 2012, "information published by Statistics Canada is automatically covered by the Open License with the exception of Statistics Canada's postal products and Public Use Microdata Files (PUMFs)." Researchers using StatCan data are required to "give full credit for any Statistics Canada data, analysis and other content material used or referred to in their studies, articles, papers and other research works." The use of Public Use Microdata Files (PUMFs)

1989-494: The island. The company offered to take over the operations in Summerside, but backed down after citizens rejected various offers. The Summerside distribution grid has had an inter-connection with the Maritime Electric transmission grid since 1961. Similar to Maritime Electric, Summerside Electric purchases the majority of its electricity from NB Power . In 2008, 76.5% of its power was acquired from NB Power . Although

2040-561: The mandatory short form that will collect basic demographic information. To meet the need for additional information, and to respect the privacy wishes of Canadians, the government has introduced the voluntary National Household Survey". On July 30, 2010 Statistics Canada published a description of the National Household Survey. The minister of industry, Tony Clement initially indicated that these changes were being made based on consultations with Statistics Canada but

2091-517: The national statistical agency for Canada, and Statistics Canada produces statistics for all the provinces as well as the federal government. In addition to conducting about 350 active surveys on virtually all aspects of Canadian life, the Statistics Act mandates that Statistics Canada has a duty to conduct a country-wide census of population every five years and a census of agriculture every ten years. It has regularly been considered

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2142-459: The northern part of St. Eleanors were purchased by the federal government for the construction of RCAF Station Summerside , a Royal Canadian Air Force training and operations base. The arrival of the RCAF in the hamlet spurred construction of new roads, particularly the all-weather highway known as the "Western Road" ( Route 2 ). The military spending stimulated dramatic population growth throughout

2193-548: The ocean, and catch some fish to sell to a market, or bring home. Notable sporting events held by Summerside include: Summerside was home for three years to the fictional Anne Shirley of the Anne of Green Gables series by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery. Anne resides in the town while principal of Summerside High School, in the book Anne of Windy Poplars . Summerside has one radio station licensed to it, FM 102.1 CJRW-FM , which plays an adult contemporary format. CJRW

2244-481: The policy community and the Canadian public." Statistics Canada was formed by the Statistics Act, which came into force on May 1, 1971. It replaced the Dominion Bureau of Statistics , which was formed in 1918. Statistics Canada published a print copy of the yearly almanac entitled Canada Year Book from 1967 to 2012 when it ceased publication due to ebbing demand and deep budgetary cutbacks to StatCan by

2295-402: The records are closed until 92 years after the taking of a census, when those records may be opened for public use and transferred to Library and Archives Canada subject to individual consent where applicable. The mandatory long census form was cancelled by the federal government in 2010 in favour of a voluntary household survey (NHS). The mandatory long form census was reinstated in time for

2346-496: The remaining years of the war and through the Cold War as the base was repurposed, being renamed CFB Summerside in 1968. The community's status evolved as it became enveloped in suburban residential growth during the post-war period. In 1983, St. Eleanors achieved village status. In 1989, CFB Summerside was identified for closure by 1991, causing the village's economy to undergo a significant readjustment. In 1995, St. Eleanors

2397-620: The social media network Facebook . According to The Globe and Mail , by 2015 an increasing number of economists joined organizations such as the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Canadian Federation of Independent Business , Canadian Economics Association , Martin Prosperity Institute , Toronto Region Board of Trade , Restaurants Canada and the Canadian Association of Business Economics to call for

2448-450: Was amalgamated into the City of Summerside. 46°25′00″N 63°48′00″W  /  46.41667°N 63.80000°W  / 46.41667; -63.80000 This Prince Edward Island location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Statistics Canada Statistics Canada ( StatCan ; French : Statistique Canada ), formed in 1971, is the agency of

2499-501: Was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1983. The former railway station, designed by architect Charles Benjamin Chappell and built in 1927, was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 2007. The fish industry has also thrived recently and created a whole new division of tourism industry. According to 2016 demographics of the city, most of the tourism in recent years, is from families just wanting to go sail out on

2550-499: Was forced to admit that the change from a mandatory to voluntary form was not one of the recommendations received from StatCan after the head of the organization Munir Sheikh resigned in protest. Information has since been uncovered that indicates attempts on the part of the government to distance themselves from the decision, instructing Statistics Canada officials to delete the phrase "as per government decision" from documents which were being written to inform Statistics Canada staff of

2601-461: Was not mandatory there was a lower response rate and therefore increased risk of under-representation of some vulnerable segments of society, for example aboriginal peoples, newly arrived immigrants. This makes it more difficult to "pinpoint trends such as income inequality, immigrant outcomes in the jobs market, labour shortages and demographic shifts." One day after his election in November 2015,

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