Institute Projects
Since its founding in 2006, the Institute has conducted a number of groundbreaking public opinion and social research projects, in most cases addressing populations not usually heard from and answering questions not previously asked.
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Democracy and the fairness of elections in Canada
The AmericasBarometer 2025 Survey in Canada provides an opportunity to measure support for democracy and elections in Canada in the aftermath of the spring election campaign.
Latest Publications
Focus Canada 2013: Canadian Public Opinion About Climate Change
Two national Focus Canada surveys were conducted in 2013 on thematic issues: Climate change and carbon pricing (November 2013), and Crime and justice issues (October 2013)...
Focus Canada 2012
Focus Canada is an ongoing public opinion research program that provides a credible, independent and sustained source of Canadian public opinion data on important issues facing the country...
AmericasBarometer 2012
The public speaks on democracy and governance in Canada and across the Americas...
The Common Good – Who Decides? 2012 Trudeau Foundation Annual Survey
In conjunction with the Ninth Annual Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Conference, entitled “The Common Good: Who Decides?” (November 22-24, 2012)...
Canadians on Citizenship
Canada’s history is one of successive waves of people arriving on its shores, each having to find their place among those who preceded them...