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.
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
Housing Affordability
Younger Canadians in particular have become more concerned about housing affordability and less optimistic about their prospects for home ownership.
The Evolution of the Canadian Identity
Multiculturalism is becoming more likely to be seen as very important to the Canadian identity.
Satisfaction, Outlook and Opportunities
Younger Canadians have grown more dissatisfied with the way things are going in the country, and more pessimistic about prospects for the next generation
Public Opinion in Canada and the United States
The diminishing concern about the impact of free trade on Canada’s cultural identity coincides with sharp differences of opinion between Canadians and Americans on prominent social issues.
Canadian public opinion about immigration and refugees - Fall 2022
Canadians are as supportive of immigration and refugees as they have been in more than four decades
Women's Equality and the Women's Movement: an Update
The sense that there is a need to continue to promote the equality of women has not faded – rather, it is more pronounced today than in previous decades.
Canadian Public Opinion about Immigration and Refugees - Fall 2021
The latest Focus Canada survey reveals that Canadians continue to be largely positive and supportive about immigrants and refugees
Canadian Public Opinion about Indigenous Peoples and Reconciliation
The 2021 Focus Canada survey reveals that attitudes in Canada are shifting.
COVID-19, public policy and government decision-making
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profoundly disruptive effect on the lives of Canadians, but the public’s general reaction to the situation remains more positive than negative.
Canadian public opinion about racism and discrimination
There has been a remarkable increase in the Canadian public’s awareness of the reality of racism in this country.
Changing opinions about the United States, China and Russia
There is a growing recognition that, from Canada’s vantage point, the world has become a much less friendly place.
Intergenerational Mobility in Canada – An Update
The changing views on the prospects for the next generation were addressed by the Environics Institute for Survey research in its most recent Focus Canada survey.
Influence in Canadian Politics
Roughly two-thirds of Canadians say that the wealthy, new technology companies like Google and Facebook, and large Canadian corporations have too much influence in Canadian politics.
Regional Perspectives on Politics and Priorities
For the first time in over a decade, environmental issues now top the list of the most important problems facing Canadians. But views on the country’s top problem are strongly related to region.