Public Opinion


Six in Ten Canadians Ready to Shop in a Mall Or Dine at A Restaurant in 2020 If Given the Green Light But Large Crowds Still a No Go

Coping with continued stay-at-home orders, households with kids more likely to resume entertainment activities once permitted – though finances act as hindrance.

[WEBINAR] The Path Forward: Financial Services Post Covid

Join Ipsos for our next Covid-19 The Path Forward complimentary webinar featuring a wide-range of insights to help inform your business recovery strategies – today we focus on the future of financial services which has appeared to be fast-tracked during lockdown.

A Third (35%) of Canadians Continue to be Impacted By Layoffs (14%), Reduced Pay (16%), or have had to Close their Small Business (4%)

Younger Canadians aged 18 to 34 most likely to bear the brunt as nearly half affected (48%).

Most Canadians value their work and find meaning in it

Canadians anticipate continuing to work almost as long as they expect themselves to be physically capable

Growing Proportion of Canadians (39%, +13) Not Strictly Adhering to Physical-Distancing Measures

Three-Fourths (72%) Agree (41% Strongly/32% Somewhat) Vaccine Should Be Mandatory for All Canadians When Available

How old is too old to work? Depends where you live and how you view, experience ageism

The average age up until when a person is considered employable across 28 countries is 49.

More Canadians Approve of Provincial Premiers’ Handling of Pandemic (80%, -4) Than Prime Minister’s (72%, -2)

Though Supportive of Aid Measures, Fewer Canadians Willing to Give Prime Minister Blank Cheque to Fix Crisis (69%, -15)

Majority (56%) of Canadians Say COVID-19 Having a Negative Impact on their Mental Health

Social Isolation (66%), Concern for Loved Ones (57%), Fear of Contracting COVID-19 (56%) and Financial Concerns (51%) are Leading Causes for COVID-related Mental Health Issues
Coronavirus Publication

Signals #5: Understanding the coronavirus crisis

This fifth edition of our Signals digest continues to bring together Ipsos’ latest research on coronavirus, including new POVs, country insights, and the latest from the public opinion tracker.