Public Opinion


Only 56% of Charitable Donors Say They’ll Claim the Tax Receipts on their Income-Tax Return

Nearly half (45%) say the ability to receive a tax credit makes them more likely to donate to charity

Perceptions of Healthcare System Deteriorate 5 points Since Last Year; Prognosis for the Future is Grim

Canadians are twice as likely to expect the quality of healthcare that they and their family will have access to locally will worsen rather than improve in the next few years.

Eight in Ten Canadians (79%) Would Support the Expansion of Virtual Healthcare Services Provided by Family Doctors

Canadians have low confidence that their provincial governments will reduce emergency room wait times.

Canadians Rate Having Close Friends and a Career They Enjoy as More Important for a Fulfilling Life Than Having Children

As Canadian fertility rates hit lowest levels since records began, Canadians currently see having an enjoyable career and having close friends as more important to leading a fulfilling life than having children, including Canadians with kids in their household.

Majority (64%) See Declining Fertility Rates as Bad News, But Younger Adults Not so Sure

While six in ten Canadians think it is bad news that the fertility rate has hit its lowest level in Canada since records began, over a third think this is good news as there are too many people in Canada and world.

Canadians Divided on Whether Ukraine Should Keep Fighting (39%) or Settle With Russia (30%) and Give up Some Land

Four in ten (39%) Canadians believe that Ukraine should keep fighting and drive Russia from all its land, while three in ten (31%) support a negotiation with Russia, even at the price of giving up some land. The rest (31%) don’t know either way.

New IPSOS-ICC Study Reveals Newcomers Feel Welcomed and Treated Fairly yet Challenged by Housing and Finances

Early findings from The Newcomer Perspective, a study conducted jointly by Ipsos and the Institute for Canadian Citizenship (ICC), show that newcomers have mixed feelings as they acclimatize to life in Canada.

Liberals Narrow the Gap, but Conservatives Retain the Hammer

As Parliament resumes, a new Ipsos poll for Global News shows the race between the Conservatives and the Liberals tightening, but the Tories retain the hammer.

Nearly One in Four Give Parliamentarians a Failing Grade on Legislative Progress as Affordability Emerges as Top Priority Going Forward

Nearly one in four (22%) Canadians give Canada’s parliamentarians a failing grade when it comes to the progress they’ve made passing new legislation since the last federal election.