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
Focus Canada Fall 2018 - Canadian public opinion on immigration, refugees and the USA
Tracking Canadian public opinion and how it is changing over time
Toronto Social Capital Study
“Social capital” is the term used to describe the vibrancy of social networks and the extent to which there is trust and reciprocity within a community and among individuals.
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...
AmericasBarometer 2017
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...
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...
Canadian Millennial Social Values Study
A major national survey which reveals a bold portrait of Canada’s Millennials (those born between 1980 and 1995)
Global Survey on Women as National Leaders
A global survey on public attitudes about the qualifications of women as national leaders...
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...
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...
Canadian Public Opinion About Governance 2016
The world is changing rapidly, due in large part to fundamental transformations brought about by globalization, the digital revolution and social trends...
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...
International Report Card on Public Education: Key Facts on Canadian Achievement and Equity
International Report Card on Public Education: Key Facts on Canadian Achievement and Equity
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...
Focus Canada 2015: Canadian Public Opinion on Climate Change
As part of its ongoing Focus Canada public opinion research program, the Environics Institute partnered with the David Suzuki Foundation to ask Canadians about climate change, to determine how perceptions have changed (or not) over the past year or so...
Canadian Public Opinion on Governance and the Public Service
What does the public expect from governments, and how well do they believe their country, province and local municipality are governed?
AmericasBarometer 2014
The public speaks on democracy and governance in Canada and across the Americas...
Democracy in the 21st Century: 2013 Trudeau Foundation Annual Survey
What is current Canadian public opinion as it relates to people and their environment, human rights and dignity, responsible citizenship, and Canada's role in the world?...
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)...