Public Opinion


Working Canadians Are More Willing to Admit to Struggling with a Mental Illness in 2020, but Less Likely to Consider Depression a Disability

Three Quarters (77%) Would Admit To Having A Mental Illness, But Privacy (50%), Fear Of Different Treatment (45%), And Stigma (45%) Continue To Stop Many From Sharing Their Struggles

Slim Majority (54%) of Canadians Support an Election in the Fall of 2020

Majority (55%, +12) now says Size of Deficit is too Big; Half (50%) Believe Increased Spending Going Forward Should Necessitate Election

Caffeinated Energy Drink Consumption Report

Research Conducted by Ipsos on behalf of the CBA in Fulfillment of Health Canada Requirements

Canadians outline their Priorities for the Upcoming Throne Speech: Immediate Health Measures to Fight the Pandemic (33%) and Getting Canadians Back to Work (26%)

Rounding out the top 5 priorities are a plan to reduce the budget deficit (18%), putting together a universal basic income for all Canadians (17%) and reducing taxes (17%)

As COVID-19 Cases Grow Again Across Canada, Three Quarters (75%) Support Shutting Down Most Businesses If There Is a Second Wave

Two in Three (64%) Canadians are Personally Concerned about Contracting COVID-19

Small Business Owners say their Resilience, Optimism Will Help Them Weather the COVID Storm

Nine in Ten (87%) Business Owners say they can Bounce Back Quickly when Things go Wrong

Four in Ten (43%) Canadians Experiencing COVID-Related Disruption to their Employment, Despite Improving Jobs Figures

45% of Canadians Receiving COVID-19 Benefits Say They Will Take on More Debt Once Support Ends (+10)

Three Out Of Four Canadians Want The COVID 19 Recovery To Be Inclusive Of Natural Resource Industries

Seventy-Five Percent (75%) Of Canadians Believe That Recovery From COVID-19 Should Incorporate Canada’s Natural Resource Industries While Still Protecting The Environment

Only 37% of Ontarians know that Tires are Recycled and avoid Landfills

Only 25% are aware of $4 Fee on Purchase of New Tires and its Purpose to fund Recycling