Education

Canada's Largest Market Research Firm Named Distinguished Partner of Barrie-based College

The Canada Foundation for Innovation and Ipsos Reid present the first nationwide study of young Canadians attitudes towards science

In Hindsight, Six in Ten (58%) Canadians Today Say They
Would Have Signed Up to Serve in 1939

Majority (53%) of Canadians Say We Should Stop Worrying about Imposing Canadian Content Rules
And, Reviewing the Reviewers: Four In Ten (40%) Canadians Would Be Swayed by a Review That Said a Show or Event Was Lousy or Not Worth Going to See and Would Avoid It

One half of Canadians (52%) believe the Vancouver Olympic Games are more a defining national moment than the 1972 Hockey Summit Series.
Three Quarters (74%) Believe the 2010 Olympic Games are Canada's Games, Not Vancouver's (22%) or British Columbia's (4%)

Just 16% pass with flying colours (grade of A) as national average is 12.7 out of 20 questions correct, Totalling 64% Average (Grade of C)

Universities, Colleges, and Institutes Get Good Marks for Quality of Education They Provide, But Obtain Mixed Reviews on Change Over Past Decade Public

Approximately 13 million Adult Canadians (54%) say They have a Direct Relative Who Has Served as a
Member of the Canadian Forces During a War/Conflict or is Currently Serving in the Canadian Forces

Above Average Students also Spend More Time on Homework and Are More Likely to Use Support Materials