Public Opinion


Liberals (40%) Lead Conservatives (35%) Among Those Born Outside of Canada

Canadians Prioritize Similar Issues Regardless of Origin; Foreign-Born Canadians More Likely to Choose Economy (29%) as a Top Issue than Those Born in Canada (23%)

The Inconvenient Truth: Being Around People with Schizophrenia Makes Many Feel Uncomfortable

Majorities Wouldn’t Date (61%) or Know How to Act Around Someone with Schizophrenia (55%)

Conservatives (34%, -3) Stumble, Tied with Liberals (35%, +1) Ahead of Critical English-Language Debate

Bloc (30%, +9) Rallying in Quebec as Tories (19%, -5) Lose Momentum in wake of first French-Language Debate

Significant Gender Gap in Voting Intentions Among Younger Canadians; Boomers Vote as Block, Regardless of Gender

Young Women Much More Likely than Young Men to vote NDP; Young Men Much More Likely to Vote Conservative than Young Women

Bots Activity Stable in Campaign Except for a Spike Around Blackface Scandal

Bot activity on social media during Canada’s election campaign has been stable, except for a spike in activity around the release of pictures of Justin Trudeau in blackface on September 18 and 19.

Around Two-Thirds of Ontarians Do Not Perform Annual Furnace Maintenance

Ontarians Split on Whether Labour Day or Fall Colours Portends the Inauguration of Fall

One Year On from Recreational Cannabis Legalization, 8% of Working Canadians Say Usage Permitted in the Workplace

Despite Fears of Low Productivity and High Absenteeism, Survey Finds Workplace Impact is Lower than Expected

Health Care Continues to Be Top Issue for Canadians (37%); Climate Change Climbs to Second (30%, +4), Ahead of Affordability (26%, -2)

9 in 10 (89%) Agree Action is Needed to Protect Quality of Health System, Half (47%) Won’t Pay A Single Dollar More to Access Better Care

Few (6%) Canadians Think Privatization Is Best Way To Fund A Sustainable Health Care System, Preferring to Increase the Services Health Care Practitioners Provide (43%) and Focus On Prevention (22%)

Half (52%) believe the health system is under strain and that allowing some privatization would alleviate the burden on wait times