Institute Projects
Since its founding in 2006, the Institute has conducted a number of groundbreaking public opinion and social research projects, in most cases addressing populations not usually heard from and answering questions not previously asked.
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The Perspectives of Second-generation Immigrants in Canada
Broadly speaking, second-generation immigrants resemble non-immigrants when it comes to economic priorities such as obtaining work-life balance, but less so on things more closely related to heritage or culture
Latest Publications
The Perspectives of Second-generation Immigrants in Canada
Broadly speaking, second-generation immigrants resemble non-immigrants when it comes to economic priorities such as obtaining work-life balance, but less so on things more closely related to heritage or culture
The Evolution of the Canadian Identity
Multiculturalism is becoming more likely to be seen as very important to the Canadian identity.
Syrian Refugee Lived Experience Project
The Environics Institute's latest "lived experience" research
Canadian public opinion about immigration and refugees - Fall 2022
Canadians are as supportive of immigration and refugees as they have been in more than four decades
Race Relations in Canada 2021
New research updating the evolution of race relations and racism in Canada
Canadian Public Opinion about Immigration and Refugees - Fall 2021
The latest Focus Canada survey reveals that Canadians continue to be largely positive and supportive about immigrants and refugees
Identity, Values and Language
The third report from the Confederation of Tomorrow 2020 Survey of Canadians
Canadian public opinion about racism and discrimination
There has been a remarkable increase in the Canadian public’s awareness of the reality of racism in this country.
2018 Survey of Jews in Canada
The Environics Institute is partnering with Dr. Robert Brym (SD Clark Chair of Sociology at the University of Toronto) and York Univerity to conduct a landmark national survey of Jews in Canada in 2018.
Focus Canada Fall 2018 - Canadian public opinion on immigration, refugees and the USA
Tracking Canadian public opinion and how it is changing over time
Canadian Public Opinion on Immigration and Minority Groups
Canadian public opinion today and how it has changed in the past year
Black Experience Project in the GTA
The Black Experience Project in the GTA has now been released and has its own dedicated website...
Focus Canada: Canadian Public Opinion About Immigration and the USA
As part of its Focus Canada public opinion research program (launched in 1976), the Environics Institute updated its research on Canadian attitudes about immigration and about the USA...
Focus Canada: 2016 Survey on Immigration and Citizenship
As part of its onging Focus Canada public opinion research program, the Environics Institute partnered with the Canadian Race Relations Foundation to ask Canadians about immigration and citizenship...
Survey of Muslims in Canada 2016
In 2006, the Environics Institute’s inaugural project was the first-ever national survey to examine the relationship between Canadian Muslims and Canadian society-at-large...