Tracking public opinion on democracy and governance in Canada and across the Americas
The AmericasBarometer is a multi-country survey that documents how citizens across the hemisphere view their country on key issues of democracy and governance. This research, encompassing North America, Latin America and parts of the Caribbean, is the most expansive regional survey project in the Western Hemisphere.
See research detailsWhat does it mean to be a Black person today in Canada’s largest city?
The Environics Institute, in partnership with Ryerson University's Diversity Institute, United Way Toronto, and the YMCA of Greater Toronto, is launching a major new study focusing on the Black community in the Greater Toronto Area. Come find out more at our public launch event on March 24, 2014.
See research detailsAn upcoming update on the 2006 survey of the country's Muslim population
In 2006 the Environics Institute conducted the first-ever national survey of Muslims in Canada. Fast-forward to 2014, how are Muslims in Canada faring today? The Environics Institute, in partnership with the Tessellate Institute, the Olive Tree Foundation and the Inspirit Foundation, is planning a second national survey of Muslims in 2014 to update the original research and identify both important trends and emerging issues.
See research detailson important issues of public policy and social change. Social science-based evidence is key to helping organizations and citizens better understand Canada and our world as it is today, how it is changing, and where it is heading. Read More
The following opinion piece by Institute Executive Director Keith Neuman was published June 17, 2014 in the Globe and Mail online . . . . . . Another provincial election has come and gone in Canada, and once again pre-election polling is coming under scrutiny for not getting it right. What used to be a predictable track record of accuracy in measuring voter...
Institute Executive Director Keith Neuman organized and moderated a roundtable discussion at the annual Conference of the American Association of Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), in Anaheim California on May 17. The roundtable included established leaders in public opinion covering the academic, media, non-profit and commercial sectors, and addressed the fo...
Michael Adams published the following commentary in the Globe and Mail on March 28, 2014. . . . . . . . . . Recent numbers from the World Bank remind us that the flow of remittances worldwide—the money migrants send back to their countries of origin—is astounding. In all, international migrants were responsible for the movement of an estimated $...
By Kristen Pue INTRODUCTION Gallup recently concluded a series of public opinion reports on climate change, culminating in a final report that established three categories to articulate American public opinion about climate change. The report showed that age and political ... Read More
Sometimes important public opinion research does not receive the attention it deserves. The Global Opening Government Survey – a study undertaken through collaboration between the World Bank’s Open Government Practice and RIWI Corporation, a Toronto-based company... Read More
To be a moral person and to have good values is it necessary to also believe in God? Many people from around the world answered “yes” in a recent Pew Research Center report; a clear majority in 22 out of 40 countries believe that morality emanates from one’... Read More
In December 2013, the Asia Foundation released its ninth annual public opinion Survey of Afghans, which polled over 9000 Afghan men and women from all 34 provinces of the country. The Asia Foundation works throughout Asia to improve lives through projects supporting governan... Read More
Market research: it’s ubiquitous – an industry that employs people to produce myriad surveys on diverse subjects from political preferences to cellphone usage to dessert food choices and whether you like the programs on TV. They are solicited by diverse groups &n... Read More
