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Public Health Survey

Kidney Health Awareness Showing Improvement

Despite significant improvements from 2024, nearly half of Canadians (47%) remain uncertain about their kidney disease risk.
Most Canadians (48%) Don’t Know if They’re at Risk for Kidney Disease
Healthcare Survey

Most Canadians (48%) Don’t Know if They’re at Risk for Kidney Disease

Majority (59%) Say they Know Nothing About Kidney Disease
Canadian rare disease patients and direct caregivers experience major hurdles for timely diagnosis, care and access to medicines
Public Opinion Survey

Canadian rare disease patients and direct caregivers experience major hurdles for timely diagnosis, care and access to medicines

Strong majority of those surveyed want the federal government to invest in centres of expertise networked to local healthcare professionals to reach all patients wherever they live in Canada
Strong support for access to assessment for medical assistance in dying for those with a severe, treatment-resistant mental disorder causing intolerable suffering
Public Health Survey

Strong support for access to assessment for medical assistance in dying for those with a severe, treatment-resistant mental disorder causing intolerable suffering

Support is comprised of 34% who strongly support and 48% who somewhat.
Fewer Canadians Rate Quality of Healthcare as Good (60%, Down 12 Points from 2020); Timely Access to Healthcare Receives Good Marks From Just 43% of Canadians
Healthcare Survey

Fewer Canadians Rate Quality of Healthcare as Good (60%, Down 12 Points from 2020); Timely Access to Healthcare Receives Good Marks From Just 43% of Canadians

Most (83%) Don’t See Improvement to Quality of Healthcare Coming Any Time Soon as Future Outlook Deteriorates
covid concerns
COVID-19 Survey

Six in Ten (61%) Canadians Say COVID-19 Is Still a Concern for Them

More Canadians have already gotten the COVID-19 vaccine than the seasonal flu shot
CHATS 2023: Evolving Consumption Trends in Inflationary Times
Public Health Webinar

[WEBINAR] CHATS 2023: Evolving Consumption Trends in Inflationary Times

In the upcoming release of the 9th edition of Canada CHATS 2023, we mark the continued investigation of Canadians’ consumption habits focused on the evolving social context of eating, diversifying lifestyle beliefs, and shifting situational dynamics.
World Mental Health Day 2022: Three in four globally say mental and physical health are equally important
Well Being Survey

World Mental Health Day 2022: Three in four globally say mental and physical health are equally important

Mental health now ranks 2nd among global health concerns, overtaking cancer
In Wake of Roe v Wade, Canadians Becoming Firmer in Their Conviction for a Women’s Right to Choose
Public Opinion Survey

In Wake of Roe v Wade, Canadians Becoming Firmer in Their Conviction for a Women’s Right to Choose

Majority (56%, Up 13 Points since 2010) Support Access to Abortion Whenever a Woman Decides She Wants One; Only One in Four (25%) Want Issue Re-Opened in Canada
Four in Ten (40%) Concerned About Personally Contracting Monkeypox
Public Opinion Survey

Despite Concerns About the Spread of Monkeypox (55%), Seven in Ten Canadians (67%) Confident Officials Can Contain It

Four in Ten (40%) Concerned About Personally Contracting Monkeypox
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