Institute Projects

New research to identify the private refugee sponsorship potential in Canada

The pandemic has not prompted Canadians to rethink their preferences regarding the division of powers in the federation

There is widespread agreement across the country on key aspects of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Identifying who in Canada is interested in sponsoring refugees

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profoundly disruptive effect on the lives of Canadians, but the public’s general reaction to the situation remains more positive than negative.

There is a growing recognition that, from Canada’s vantage point, the world has become a much less friendly place.

Tracking the views of Canadians towards the federation.

In Canada, left-right polarization is much less pronounced than in the U.S., and has generally declined over the past decade.

Satisfaction with democracy and trust in political actors growing in some regions of Canada and falling in others.

Roughly two-thirds of Canadians say that the wealthy, new technology companies like Google and Facebook, and large Canadian corporations have too much influence in Canadian politics.

For the first time in over a decade, environmental issues now top the list of the most important problems facing Canadians. But views on the country’s top problem are strongly related to region.

This report examines public opinion in Montreal, Toronto, Calgary-Edmonton (combined) and Vancouver. It assesses whether there is a common big-city mindset that differentiates those living in these major urban areas from the rest of the country.

An update on trends in Canadian public opinion

New analysis from the 2018 Gallup World Poll

Younger men are twice as likely as younger women to say they have been personally encouraged to become a candidate for elected office.

Public opinion on the current state of the Canadian federation

The Canada's World Survey 2018 is now released

The AmericasBarometer is a 29 country public opinion survey on democracy, governance and civic engagement, conducted every two to three years by a consortium of of research partners across the western hemisphere...

A global survey on public attitudes about the qualifications of women as national leaders...

The world is changing rapidly, due in large part to fundamental transformations brought about by globalization, the digital revolution and social trends...