Many including Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley are welcoming the return of the long-form census.
New Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced he'll reinstate the mandatory survey in 2016 after it was discontinued by the Harper Conservatives.
Mayor Bradley says the long form census will allow communities like Sarnia-Lambton to plan for the short and long term.
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The Conservative government replaced the long-form census with a National Household Survey in 2010.
At the time, critics said the it didn't accurately represent smaller areas and certain demographics because it was voluntary.
