canadian identity

The third report explores issues relating to identity, values and language.

The 43rd Canadian Federal Election just concluded was a tightly-contested campaign in which the incumbent Liberal Government led by Justin Trudeau found itself in a tough fight for reelection just a few years after it took office on a promise of “sunny ways” and broad political support.

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.

A wave of authoritarian populism has been evident in Europe, Britain and the United States over the past few decades. Many Canadians are wondering how these energies might manifest in their own country’s upcoming federal election.

Fifty years after the passage of the Official Languages Act, more than eight in ten Canadians support the policy of official bilingualism.

The political differences across the country – on issues ranging from energy and the environment to immigration and the best way to create jobs – sometimes leave the impression that the country is hopelessly fractured.

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.

This report looks at Canadians' identity within the country, and how they see their province or territory's place in the federation.

People who think the non-religious Jewish Diaspora is dissipating can cite numerous tendencies to support their belief.

It’s rare for pollsters to be able to use the word “unprecedented” to describe survey results unless they’re releasing their first poll – or giving in to the temptation to use hyperbole to get attention. But a recent Environics Institute survey has indeed revealed some unprecedented results.