Institute Projects
Since its founding in 2006, the Institute has conducted a number of groundbreaking public opinion and social research projects. Our reports are listed by publication date, or can be searched by topic or survey series.
Key Topics
Race Relations in Canada 2024
Canadians express more positive views about race relations, but one in six have been the target of hate in the past year
Support for bilingualism and learning a second language
A report from the 2024 Confederation of Tomorrow Survey of Canadians
The Perspectives of Second-generation Immigrants in Canada
Broadly speaking, second-generation immigrants resemble non-immigrants when it comes to economic priorities such as obtaining work-life balance, but less so on things more closely related to heritage or culture
Syrian Refugee Lived Experience Project
The Environics Institute's latest "lived experience" research
Canadian public opinion about immigration and refugees - Fall 2022
Canadians are as supportive of immigration and refugees as they have been in more than four decades
Canadian Public Opinion about Immigration and Refugees - Fall 2021
The latest Focus Canada survey reveals that Canadians continue to be largely positive and supportive about immigrants and refugees
Private Refugee Sponsorship in Canada - 2021 Market Study
New research to identify the private refugee sponsorship potential in Canada
Welcoming the Stranger to Canada Survey 2021
Identifying who in Canada is interested in sponsoring refugees
Focus Canada Fall 2018 - Canadian public opinion on immigration, refugees and the USA
Tracking Canadian public opinion and how it is changing over time
Canadian Public Opinion on Immigration and Minority Groups
Canadian public opinion today and how it has changed in the past year
Focus Canada: Canadian Public Opinion About Immigration and the USA
As part of its Focus Canada public opinion research program (launched in 1976), the Environics Institute updated its research on Canadian attitudes about immigration and about the USA...
Focus Canada: 2016 Survey on Immigration and Citizenship
As part of its onging Focus Canada public opinion research program, the Environics Institute partnered with the Canadian Race Relations Foundation to ask Canadians about immigration and citizenship...
Survey of Muslims in Canada 2016
In 2006, the Environics Institute’s inaugural project was the first-ever national survey to examine the relationship between Canadian Muslims and Canadian society-at-large...
Focus Canada: 2015 Survey on Immigration and Multiculturalism
As part of its ongoing Focus Canada public opinion research program, the Environics Institute asked Canadians about immigration and multiculturalism to update its ongoing research on these topics dating back to the 1970s...
Survey of Canadian Muslims
The Institute’s first project was a national survey to examine the relationship between Canadian Muslims and Canadian society at large...