Public Opinion


BC Post Election Priorities for Economic Recovery

Most British Columbians Are At Least Somewhat Worried About Macro-Economic Issues Over The Next 1-2 Years

Rising Canadian COVID-19 Caseload Does Little to Diminish Liberal (36%) Lead Over Tories (31%) Nationally

Approval of Prime Minister’s COVID-19 Response Solid at 60%, But Still Lagging Behind Premiers (68%) and Mayors (73%)

Despite Increase in COVID-19 Cases this Fall, Canadians Continue to Pull Away From Idea of Mandatory Vaccination

Most Agree that Front-Line Healthcare Workers (62%) and First Responders (52%) Should Receive First Available Doses

Seven in Ten Canadians (72%) Support Four-Week Closure of Non-Essential Businesses as Canada’s Biggest City Goes Back Into Lockdown; Support in Toronto at 76%

Majority Also Support Extended School Closures, Plan to Keep Following Safety Regulations Despite Fatigue as Pandemic Drags On

Pandemic Within A Pandemic: COVID-19 & the Exacerbation of a Mental Health Pandemic in Canada

More than three-quarters (78%) of Canadians say their mental health has been impacted by COVID-19

Higher education is widely expected to move online

Survey for the World Economic Forum finds divergent views about the cost of in-person higher education among 29 countries.

The pandemic risks significantly worsening gender equality – it is time to act!

Prepared for the Women’s Forum, revisit the results of an Ipsos survey of nationals of G7 countries, highlighting an emergency within the emergency: the fight against gender inequality in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Majority (67%) of Global Citizens Support the Closing of their Borders as Few (33%) Believe COVID-19 is Contained

New Zealand Gets Top Marks for How They’ve Dealt with COVID-19; United States Gets Failing Grade; Opinions about the WHO are Mixed

Concern over Health Epidemic (78%, +27 Points) Overtakes Hacking (74%) As Top Perceived Threat among Global Citizens

Only Slim Majority (53%, +1) Confident in their Country’s Ability to Deal with Epidemic; Fewer (45%, -1) Confident in Protection from Hacking