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Statistics Canada's offices at Tunny's Pasture in Ottawa are shown on Friday, March 8, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang." src="https://globalnews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/gac10572394-1.jpg?quality=85&strip=all" srcset="https://globalnews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/gac10572394-1.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&w=450 450w,https://globalnews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/gac10572394-1.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&w=720 720w,https://globalnews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/gac10572394-1.jpg?quality=85&strip=all 1200w," sizes="(min-width: 1000px) 1200px,(min-width: 520px) 720px,450px" width="1024" height="666" /> <a href="" title="View image in full screen" class="c-figure__expand c-figure__overlay" data-trackaction="image | open" > <span class="sr-only">View image in full screen</span> <div class="c-figure__maximizeBtn"> <svg class="c-icon c-icon--white c-figure__icon" focusable="false"> <use xlink:href="https://globalnews.ca/wp-content/themes/shaw-globalnews/assets/dist/icons/out/symbol/svg/sprite.symbol.svg?v=cv3j60zbx#maximize"></use> </svg> </div> </a> </div> <figcaption class="c-figure__caption c-caption"> <span class="c-caption__desc"> Statistics Canada is working on plans to deliver a "contactless census" next May in the event that COVID-19 remains an issue. 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