Canadian Survey Stuff
What Canadians really think about themselves, their governments, their country and the world. Why guess when you can have data? Regular public opinion results and insights from the Environics Institute for Survey Research.
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Canadians and reconciliation (opens the original)
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September 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. “The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation was established in response to Call to Action 80 of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which called on the federal government, in collaboration with Indigenous Peoples, to create a statutory holiday recognizing Survivors, their families, and communities while ensuring the history and legacy of residential schools are publicly remembered.” (Source: Government of Canada.)</
What is your province’s greatest economic strength? (opens the original)
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What is your province’s greatest economic strength?Surveys conducted by Environics Research in the 1980s and 1990s consistently found that most Canadians viewed their provincial economies primarily through the lens of energy and natural resources. When asked about their province’s greatest economic strength, the most common responses were resource industries such as forestry, hydroelectric power, agriculture, or oil and gas – though the specific industry mentioned differed markedly across region
Why Gender Equality Can’t Count on the Young (opens the original)
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As executive director of the Environics Institute for Survey Research, I often find myself explaining the difference between our not-for-profit organization, and the two companies that carry the same name: Environics Research, and Environics Analytics. These are three separate entities, but with a common founder or co-founder (Michael Adams). While we operate independently, we share interests and sometimes compare findings. I have written here recently a
Who wants to leave Canada? (opens the original)
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In May 2024, Gallup published an article highlighting a striking trend in the United States: an increasing number of young women want to leave the country. As of 2025, two in five (40%) American women aged 15 to 44 said they would permanently move to another country if given the opportunity, four times the proportion that expressed that sentiment in 2014. Gallup reported that the 21-percentage-point gap between the proportions of younger men and women wanting to leave the U.S. “is the widest Gal
Do Canadians still care about climate change? (opens the original)
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This is a summary of a newly released report from the Confederation of Tomorrow 2026 Survey of Canadians. You can read the complete report and find more results and charts here: Do Canadians Still Care About Climate Change?When Mark Carney became leader of the federal Liberal Party, many Canadians expected him to champion action on climate change, given his background as a global advocate for a greener economy. However, <a href="https://theconversation.com/is-mark-carney-
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