In 1926 the government of Canada conducted the third of a series of special censuses covering the rapidly expanding Northwest Provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. These censuses were conducted every ten years from 1906 to 1946. This census was conducted as at June 1, 1926.
The entire population of Canada for 1926 was estimated at 9,451,000, an increase of 1.7% over the previous year.[citation needed]
Canada's Statistics Act legislation does not permit the release of personal information until 92 years have elapsed. Detailed information from this census is not due for release until 2018.[1]