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
Public Opinion in Canada and the United States
The diminishing concern about the impact of free trade on Canada’s cultural identity coincides with sharp differences of opinion between Canadians and Americans on prominent social issues.
Race Relations in Canada 2021
New research updating the evolution of race relations and racism in Canada
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
Canadian public opinion about racism and discrimination
There has been a remarkable increase in the Canadian public’s awareness of the reality of racism in this country.
2018 Survey of Jews in Canada
The Environics Institute is partnering with Dr. Robert Brym (SD Clark Chair of Sociology at the University of Toronto) and York Univerity to conduct a landmark national survey of Jews in Canada in 2018.
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
Black Experience Project in the GTA
The Black Experience Project in the GTA has now been released and has its own dedicated website...
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...
Public Opinion About Aboriginal Issues in Canada 2016
The Environics Institute for Survey Research, in partnership with seven leading organizations, has just released a major new public opinion survey on Aboriginal Peoples...
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...