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
Inter-generational Mobility in Canada (2024)
The 2024 survey finds that the proportions of Canadians who feel financially worse off today than their parents were at their age, and who feel that the next generation will be worse off than they are, are both trending upwards.
Public support for Indigenous post-secondary education and training in Ontario
A report from the 2024 Survey of Ontarians on Reconciliation
Canadians and the U.S. Presidential Election (2024)
Though its annual Focus Canada survey, the Environics Institute asked Canadians which of the two main candidates for U.S. president they most want to see win.
Canadian public opinion about conflict in the Middle East
Latest Focus Canada research on evolving public opinion
Developing a material deprivation index
An alternative approach to the measurement of poverty in Canada
Attachment and identity in the Canadian federation
A report from the 2024 Confederation of Tomorrow Survey of Canadians
Reconciliation and Relations with Indigenous Peoples (2024)
A report from the 2024 Confederation of Tomorrow Survey of Canadians
Federal-provincial relations: public perceptions
A report from the 2024 Confederation of Tomorrow Survey of Canadians
Support for bilingualism and learning a second language
A report from the 2024 Confederation of Tomorrow Survey of Canadians
Addressing climate change in the Canadian federation
A report from the 2024 Confederation of Tomorrow Survey of Canadians
Affordable housing: approval of federal, provincial and local governments
A report from the 2024 Confederation of Tomorrow Survey of Canadians
Trusting federal and provincial government decision-making on key issues
A report from the 2024 Confederation of Tomorrow Survey of Canadians
Confederation of Tomorrow 2024 Survey of Canadians
How Canadians view the major issues shaping the future of the federation and their political communities
The Perspectives of Second-generation Immigrants in Canada
Broadly speaking, second-generation immigrants resemble non-immigrants when it comes to economic priorities such as obtaining work-life balance, but less so on things more closely related to heritage or culture
The Burden of Care: Addressing Challenges in Employment in the Nonprofit Sector
This report examines the perceptions of workers in the nonprofit sector and how these differ from workers in other sectors
The Lingering Effects of COVID-19
In the pandemic’s third year, a significant number of Canadians missed work or school due to COVID-19