Trends & Prospective


One in Ten (14%) Mobile Connected Commuters Engage in Commuter Commerce

Three in Four (76%) would Consider Shopping on their Mobile Phone While Commuting

Most Canadians Can Identify "In Flanders Fields" (76%) by John McCrae (61%) as Canadian Poem Written During First World War

Three Quarters (74%) of Canadians support its designation as Canada's National Poem

Most (82%) Canadians Think Remembrance Day is as Relevant Today as When it First Began Nearly 100 Years Ago

Canadians Divided on Whether Youth Understand the Sacrifices of Those Who Died in War and Conflict

Canadians Feeling Charitable as Christmas Season Approaches

Three in Four are Likely to Donate to Charity; Half (49%) Are Likely to Volunteer

Three in Ten (28%) Post-Secondary Students Agree they Chose their Program of Study to Please their Parents

Students and Their Parents Don't Always See Eye-to-Eye When it
Comes to School and Life After

Three in Ten (29%) Canadians Increased Their Debt Load
Over the Summer

Two in Ten (22%) Canadians Exceeded their Summer Spending Budget;
Three in Ten (32%) Didn't Set a Summer Spending Budget

Less than Half of Ottawa Area LGBT Seniors Surveyed Feel They Would be Accepted by Retirement Community or Care Facility Residents (40%) and Staff (45%)

Four in Five (82%) Would Rather Live Independently in their Own Homes than in a Retirement Community or Care Facility

Eight in Ten (80%) Canadians Believe Electric Cars are the
Way of the Future

Three Quarters (75%) Would Like to Drive a Car Not Powered by Gasoline; Two in Three (64%) Would Consider Buying or Leasing a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle