What 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. Survey launches in January 2015.
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 2015 to update the original research and identify both important trends and emerging issues.
See research detailsThe Environics Institute and the Institute on Governance have partnered to conduct a landmark national public opinion survey on governance and the public service. Read more in the Ottawa Citizen December 27 - 30, 2014.
See research detailsAs part of its ongoing Focus Canada research, the Environics Institute partnered with the David Suzuki Foundation this fall to ask Canadians about climate change, and determine how opinions have changed or not over the past year. REPORT JUST RELEASED
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 op-ed by Michael Adams and Maryantonett Flumian was published in the January 26, 2015 edition of the Globe and Mail >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It wasn’t long ago that Canadians voted in large numbers. Just a few decades ago it was normal to see turnout rates for federal elections in the mid-70s. In s...
The following opinion piece by Institute President Michael Adams was published in the Globe and Mail on December 29, 2014 >>>>>>>>>> The past year has been an eventful one for aboriginal peoples in Canada. The tragedy of violence against aboriginal women has finally been forced onto the national agenda, thanks in large part to ...
The Institute is pleased to announce the launch of a new groundbreaking study of social capital to map the level of social trust and community engagement among Toronto residents, and provide a foundation for strengthening the social capital of the city. This project is a partnership of six city-building organizations: the City of Toronto, the Environics In...
Public opinion surveys are used for many purposes, and some have much less profile than others. A good example is how survey research is now being used by governments and their militaries as a counter insurgency tool in conflict areas. This research flies largely under the m... Read More
Perhaps the most significant trend in market and public opinion research in the past decade has been the emergence of online research methods as the dominant form of survey data collection. This trend has taken for three reasons: a) to leverage the expanding array of digital... Read More
When organizations, students and newcomers to the survey research business look for “how to” guidance, the choices are largely limited to textbooks, consultants and on-the-job experience. Now there is a new resource in the form of short practical advice videos th... Read More
Last fall the widely-respected US-based Pew Research Center released the results of a comprehensive survey of American Jews, which generated considerable attention in Canada as well as in the USA. The survey addresses many themes, but chief among them is how Jewish identity... Read More
The American Association of Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) righly bills itself as the leading association of public opinion and survey research professionals. In keeping with this role, AAPOR has just announced the launch of its latest special task force initiatives, in thi... Read More
