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
Attachment and identity in the Canadian federation
A report from the 2024 Confederation of Tomorrow Survey of Canadians
Reconciliation and Relations with Indigenous Peoples (2024)
A report from the 2024 Confederation of Tomorrow Survey of Canadians
Federal-provincial relations: public perceptions
A report from the 2024 Confederation of Tomorrow Survey of Canadians
Support for bilingualism and learning a second language
A report from the 2024 Confederation of Tomorrow Survey of Canadians
Addressing climate change in the Canadian federation
A report from the 2024 Confederation of Tomorrow Survey of Canadians
Affordable housing: approval of federal, provincial and local governments
A report from the 2024 Confederation of Tomorrow Survey of Canadians
Trusting federal and provincial government decision-making on key issues
A report from the 2024 Confederation of Tomorrow Survey of Canadians
Confederation of Tomorrow 2024 Survey of Canadians
How Canadians view the major issues shaping the future of the federation and their political communities
Spotlight on Atlantic Canada
Atlantic Canadians stand out from other Canadians for their greater concern about health care and their more negative assessment of government performance in this area.
Reconciliation and Relations with Indigenous Peoples
While most Canadians most Canadians recognize or acknowledge they have role in advancing reconciliation, in practice it is possible that many are unsure about what steps they might take.
Religion, Rights and the Role of the Courts
A report from the 2023 Confederation of Tomorrow Survey of Canadians
Support for equalization: 2023 update
Results from the 2023 Confederation of Tomorrow Survey of Canadians
Confederation of Tomorrow 2022 Survey of Canadians
Canada's most comprehensive study of how we see the federation and its peoples
Respect, Influence and Fairness in the Canadian Federation
Did the federal, provincial and territorial responses to the COVID-19 crisis alleviate or exacerbate public discontent with how federalism works in Canada?
Attachment and Advantages: How Canadians View their Country, their Province and their Neighbour
For the vast majority of Canadians, feelings of attachment to Canada, and to their province or territory, overlap: they feel attached to both, rather than choosing one form of attachment over another.
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
By a two-to-one margin, Canadians are more likely to believe that governments in Canada have not gone far enough in trying to advance reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples than they are to say that governments have gone too far.
Addressing climate change in the Canadian federation
Opinions on the climate change issue remain divided not just between regions of the country, but also within provinces and regions