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Less Than Half (44 Per Cent) of Canadian Employees Have Confidence in the Senior Leadership at Their Workplace; British Columbians (43 Per Cent), Atlantic Canadians (43 Per Cent), and Retail Employees (39 Per Cent) Least Confident

Only Slightly More `Agree' (39%) That They Trust What Senior Leaders Say Than `Disagree' (32%)

Three-Quarters (72%) of Canadians Are Experiencing an Uncomfortable Level of Stress; Number Jumps to Nine in Ten (90%) Among 18-24 Year Olds

Finances (44%) and Work Life (26%) Among Top Causes for Excessive Stress Levels

Seven in Ten (70%) Canadian Parents Strongly Agree that Play is Essential for Children Everywhere to Develop Important Life Skills

While Majority of Canadian Parents Believe Play is an Important Focus for Conflict Resolution (83%) to Hygiene (56%), Children in Developing Countries Face Different Factors/Issues in Their Development

Nearly Three-Quarters (71%) Report Some Degree of Concern About Levels Of Psychological Health and Safety In Their Workplace

More People Feel Physically Safe (20% Concerned) Than Psychologically Safe (33% Concerned) in Their Workplace

Nine in Ten (91%) Managers and Supervisors Agree It's Important to Improve Their Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace

Three-quarters (73%) Have No Significant Strength in Any of the Four Key Skills Used for Managing Emotions

While a Majority of Canadians Feel Informed on the Issue of HIV/AIDS, They're Less Informed Now (57%, -13 pts.) Compared to Five Years Ago (70%)

Less Canadians (34%, - 25 pts.) Believe HIV/AIDS to be an International Emergency, While More (54%, +18 pts) Think Calling the Disease a `Pandemic' is an Exaggeration

Four in Five (84%) Managers and Supervisors Believe It's Part of Their Job to Intervene With Employees Who Are Showing Signs of Depression

One in Three (31%) Have Had Training to Deal with Depressed Employees; Over Six in Ten (63%) Would Like to Receive Better Training

Canadians Say Parliament's Focus Should be on Healthcare (68%), Job Creation (66%) and Scaling Back MP Pensions (56%) as Top Priorities

If They Were Community Planning Boss, Ontarians Would Increase Active Transportation for their Communities with More Emphasis on Public Transit (73%) and Cyclists (60%)

Four in Ten (38%) Retired Boomers Say They Didn't Retire at a Time of Their Choosing; Most (85%) Pre-Retired Boomers Think They'll Pick a Time of Their Choosing

One-in-Five (20%) Retired Boomers Knew One Month Before Actual Retirement; Four in Ten (42%) Had Less Than Six Months Notice