Public Opinion in Metropolitan Canada
This report examines public opinion on a range of issues in Canada’s four largest metropolitan areas – Montreal, Toronto, Calgary-Edmonton (combined) and Vancouver – areas that together hold 43 percent of the country’s total population.
Towards Reconciliation: Indigenous and non-Indigenous Perspectives
No attempt to assess, modernize or reimagine the Canadian federation today is complete without including the perspectives of Indigenous Peoples, and addressing issues relating to the prosperity and well-being of Indigenous Peoples and communities.
Confidence in Democracy and the Political System
This report examines current levels of public support for democracy, democratic institutions and the political system in Canada and how these have evolved over the past decade.
Canadians’ Satisfaction with Public Services
How satisfied are Canadians with some of the most important services that governments provide? This report tackles this question by providing an updated look at Canadian public opinion, as it is changing over time and in comparison to other countries around the world.
Perceptions of Gender and Political Leadership
New survey data collected by the Environics Institute suggest that one obstacle to recruiting more female candidates for public office is the difference in the degree to which men and women see themselves as qualified to run for election, and the extent of the encouragement that they receive to do so.
Canadian Youth Reconciliation Barometer 2019
Canada’s relationship with the Indigenous Peoples who first inhabited this land continues to be largely unresolved and fraught with controversy.
Official Bilingualism at 50
Fifty years after the passage of the Official Languages Act, more than eight in ten Canadians support the policy of official bilingualism.
Canada: Pulling Together or Drifting Apart?
This report looks at Canadians' identity within the country, and how they see their province or territory's place in the federation.
Making Federalism Work
This report focuses on the ways in which the country’s federal, provincial and territorial governments should work together as federal partners to address key issues.
2018 Survey of Jews in Canada
A major survey was conducted in 2018 by the Environics Institute for Survey Research, in partnership with the University of Toronto and York University. The survey is the first of its kind in Canada to explore the perspectives of Jews in Canada, addressing themes of identity, practice and experience.