The Environics Institute for Survey Research was established by Michael Adams in 2006 with a mandate to conduct in-depth public opinion and social research on the issues shaping Canada’s future. It is through such research that Canadians can better understand themselves and their changing society. The Institute is a not-for-profit corporation that typically works in collaboration with other organizations from the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. Partners provide the thought leadership, networks, and capacity to connect research insights to meaningful action and social change.
Founder
Michael Adams is Founder and President of the Environics Institute, which he launched in 2006 after many years heading Environics Research Group which he co-founded in 1970.
Our Team
Andrew Parkin
Executive Director
Board of Directors
Michael Mendelson
Chair
Marion Adams
CEO of WELL Mental Health & Wellness and Chair of its Board
Chaviva Hosek
Professor at the School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Toronto
Peter MacLeod
Co-founder and principal of Mass LBP
Peter Dinsdale
Chief Executive Officer of YMCA Canada
Julie Jai
Former legal advisor to the Yukon government
Pedro Barata
President & CEO at Habitat for Humanity Canada
Antonia Maioni
Dean of Arts at McGill University
Fellows
The Environics Institute maintains a Fellows program to promote greater collaboration between the Institute and its community and research partners, and to promote wider use and circulation of the Institute’s reports and data. Environics Institute Fellows lead public discussions, make presentations, publish op-eds and articles or conduct further research on topics relevant to the Institute’s mandate and focus, where possible using the Institute’s own survey research data. Fellows also help guide the development of future Institute projects and challenge the Institute to continuously improve the quality and relevance of its work. The Institute is privileged to be associated with the following leaders who currently serve as Environics Institute Fellows.
Inaugural Executive Director
Partners & Sponsors
The following list of organizations have participated in the work of the Institute as a partner or sponsor:
Government/Public Sector
Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation
Canadian Race Relations Foundation
City of Edmonton
City of Toronto
Durham Regional Police
Elections Canada
Government of Canada
Government of Alberta
Government of Manitoba
Government of Nova Scotia
Government of Ontario
Government of Quebec
Government of Saskatchewan
Halifax Regional Municipality
Mental Health Commission of Canada
Ontario Trillium Foundation
Regional Municipality of Durham
Regional Municipality of Peel
Regional Municipality of York
Toronto Police Service
York Regional Police
Community Foundations and Service Organizations
Calgary Foundation
Community Foundations of Canada
Edmonton Community Foundation
Toronto Foundation
Winnipeg Foundation
Vancouver Foundation
Service Organizations
African Canadian Legal Clinic
Federation CJA (Montreal)
Jewish Foundation of Manitoba
Macauley Child Development Centre
Midanyta Immigrant Settlement and Somali Immigrant Services
More than a Haircut – The Barbershop Project
Redemption and Reintegration Services
TAIBU Community Health Centre
Toronto Centre for Community Learning & Development
Tropicana Community Services
UJA Federation of Greater Toronto
United Way Alberta Capital Region
United Way Peel/Black Council Advisory Committee
United Way of Greater Toronto
YMCA of Greater Toronto
Youth Challenge Fund (United Way Toronto)
Private Foundations and Institutes
Atkinson Charitable Foundation
Bertelsmann Stiftung
Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History
Canada’s World
The Canada West Foundation
Canadian International Council
Canadian Roots Exchange
The Century Initiative
The Circle on Aboriginal Governance and Philanthropy
The Counselling Foundation of Canada
David Suzuki Foundation
IndSpire (formerly the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation)
Inspirit Foundation
Institute for Canadian Citizenship
Institute on Governance
Institute for Research in Public Policy (IRPP)
Maytree
Mastercard Foundation
The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation
Metcalf Foundation
Mosaic Institute
Olive Tree Foundation
Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation
The Simons Foundation
Tessellate Institute
Tides Canada
Wellesley Institute
Universities and Academic Institutions
Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History
Diversity Institute at Ryerson University
Vanderbilt University
Algonquin College (Applied Research and Innovation Program)
University of Toronto, Munk School for Global Affairs
University of Toronto, Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian studies (CERES)
University of Toronto Department of Sociology
Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship
McGill University
Simon Fraser University Public Square / SFU Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue
York Centre for Education and Community
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (University of Manitoba)
York University
The Mowat Centre, Munk School for Global Affairs and Public Policy
University of Ottawa, Faculty of Social Sciences
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government, St Francis Xavier University
The Centre d’analyse politique – constitution et fédéralisme, UQAM
Future Skills Centre
Professional and Cultural Associations
African Canadian Development Council
Association of Black Law Enforcers
Black Artists Network in Dialogue (BAND)
Black Business Professional Association
Black Leadership Health Network
Heritage Toronto
Inuit Tapiritt Kanatami (ITK)
Jamaican Canadian Association (JCA)
Ontario Black History Society
United Black Students Conference
Urban Financial Services Coalition (UFSC)
Private Sector
RBC
TAS Design Build
TD Bank Group
The Vancouver City Savings credit union
Media
Aboriginal People’s Television Network (APTN)
ByBlacks
CBC News
CBC Toronto
Discourse Media
The Globe and Mail
Le Devoir
Le Presse
Policy Options
Toronto Star
Other Organizations
Apathy is Boring
Canadians for a New Partnership
Think for Actions (Calgary)
Publications
Committing Sociology is a curated collection of commentary, analysis, and long-range reflections from the Institute’s research on issues ranging from social diversity and electoral politics, to civic participation and the environment.
As a whole, the volume illustrates the implications of the Institute’s work over the last decade for shaping public policy and assisting Canadians to understand ourselves as our country turns 150 years old. What is new in how we view Canada? What have we kept from the past and what have we left behind? Are we in the process of reinventing ourselves – perhaps as the world’s first truly post-modern country?
The book features published essays by:
- Michael Adams, Founding President, Environics Group of Companies, Environics Institute
- Keith Neuman, Executive Director, Environics Institute
- Michael Mendelson, Board Chair, Environics Institute, Senior Scholar, Caledon Institute of Social Policy
And includes external commentary from:
- Tom Flanagan, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Calgary
- Doug Saunders, International Affairs Columnist, the Globe and Mail
- Janice Gross Stein, Founding Director, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto
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