Public Opinion


Two-thirds of Canadian Investors are Interested in Starting or Building their Portfolio of Responsible Investment

However, lack of knowledge is a key barrier for responsible investing.

Three in 10 (29%) Canadians Already Insolvent; Cannot Pay All Their Monthly Bills

In Face of Economic Uncertainty, MNP Debt Index Matches Lowest Level Recorded

Younger Working Canadians More Likely to Value Virtual Healthcare as Employee Benefit, and to Use it for Mental Health Services

They are also more likely to face time pressure obstacles when visiting a health care practitioner such as wait times, practitioner availability, lack of time to get appointments, and ability to get off work.

Canada's predictions: What is in store for 2020?

Canadians predict rising global temperatures and no improvement in the global economy.

Retirement Doesn’t Always Go as Planned: RBC/Ipsos Poll

Only a minority (39%) of Retirees Knew the Timing of their Retirement a Year in Advance, While a majority (55%) of Pre-Retirees Expect to Know

More than Half of Canadians (56%) See Qualifying for a Mortgage as Barrier to Home Ownership, Up 6 Points from 2018

Concern Grows (51%, +5 pts) About Stricter Rules That Could Prevent Qualifying

Ipsos Global News Year-End Poll 2019 – Canadians on Lifestyle and Sex

59% of Canadians said their sex or romantic life was “good.”

Ipsos Global News Year-End Poll 2019 – Canadians on Climate Change

Three in four Canadians continue to agree that Canada needs to be doing more than it is currently doing to address climate change.

Ipsos Global News Year-End Poll 2019 – Canadians on Finances in Alberta and Saskatchewan

Alberta and Saskatchewan residents feel worse off financially than they did last year.