Andrew Parkin
@parkinac.bsky.social
Come for the public opinion research, stay for the bird photos. Executive Director of the Environics Institute for Survey Research. More to discover at https://www.environicsinstitute.org/ and https://substack.com/@cdnsurveystuf
In which I start with housing and health care but end up pointing out the geopolitical difference between bordering Arctic ice and the European Plain. open.substack.com/pub/cdnsurve...
What is the important issue facing your country?
A new series on trust in public institutions across the OECD (part 1)
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There’s been a lot of commentary over the past few days on the topics of patriotism and support for democracy in Canada. I thought it would be worth posting a reminder of where to find the best survey data on both topics. Please follow along… /1
The OECD released a report from its latest survey on trust in public institutions. As far as I can tell, few in Canada paid attention. But fear not, I read it so you don't have to. Part 1 of a new series: What is the most important issue facing your country? open.substack.com/pub/cdnsurve...
What is the important issue facing your country?
A new series on trust in public institutions across the OECD (part 1)
open.substack.com
More timely results from the Survey on Employment and Skills 👉 open.substack.com/pub/cdnsurve... Thanks to @diversityinstitute.bsky.social | @fsc-ccf.bsky.social | @environicsinst.bsky.social and introducing lead author Jessica Singh
Are we still worrying about U.S. tariffs?
More fallout from a ruptured relationship
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Wondering if Canadians trust elections in this country, or are concerned about foreign interference? A reminder that we have that covered here. environicsinstitute.org/democracy-an...
Democracy and the fairness of elections in Canada | Environics Institute for Survey Research
Satisfaction with democracy, trust in elections, and the sense that votes are always counted fairly, have all declined steadily and significantly among Conservative Party supporters since the party lo...
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Attainment rates of 25-34 year-olds, select OECD countries, 2024. We're #1, mainly because we have large, relatively well-funded alternatives to universities.
Lower-income Canadians are much less likely than higher-income Canadians to say that a university degree is worth the cost, even with a student loan. These findings are particularly relevant considering recent changes to OSAP. open.substack.com/pub/cdnsurve...
Today I am pleased to collaborate with Matthew Crocker, the lead author on this new research note comparing views on the value of university education in Canada and the United States. open.substack.com/pub/cdnsurve...
Is a university education worth the cost?
Canadian and U.S. Perspectives
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The Myth of the Everyday Canadian What's the best way to use survey research to better understand our society? Certainly not by narrowly focusing on 50 percent-plus-one! environicsinstitute.org/the-myth-of-...
The Myth of the Everyday Canadian | Environics Institute for Survey Research
The well-worn label of “everyday Canadian” or “average citizen” echoes from the pronouncements of our elected officials, policy experts and journalists who tell us about who we all are, what we happen...
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🇨🇦 We are excited to share The Canadian Diversity Study 2026, a comprehensive look at Canadian attitudes and experiences relating to immigration, multiculturalism, and diversity. 1/4 🧵
New report (for Canada Day)! Canadian Perspectives on Multiculturalism and Diversity environicsinstitute.org/canadian-per... From @environicsinst.bsky.social & @bridgdivides.bsky.social
Canadian Perspectives on Multiculturalism and Diversity | Environics Institute for Survey Research
The survey results support the conclusion that ongoing concern about the current level of immigration does not in itself imply public opposition to the broader idea of Canada accepting immigrants, or ...
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Happy Canada Day / Bonne fête du Canada - lots to celebrate: www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... With many thanks to Anna Triandafyllidou and colleagues at @bridgdivides.bsky.social
Opinion: Canada’s mosaic is holding strong
Polling shows that Canadians feel their other identities co-exist with being Canadian
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Have you been too busy to keep up with all the latest survey findings on national unity? Not to worry: here’s the quick way to catch up. open.substack.com/pub/cdnsurve...
La plupart des indicateurs liés à la place du Québec au sein du Canada demeurent relativement stables. Le sondage rappelle néanmoins le rôle central qu’occupe, dans la politique québécoise, la perception de la sécurité du français. environicsinstitute.org/quebec-and-t...
Most of the indicators relating to Quebec’s place in Canada are relatively stable. But the survey includes a reminder of the important role that perceptions of the security of the French language plays in Quebec politics. environicsinstitute.org/quebec-and-t...
Quebec and the Canadian federation | Environics Institute for Survey Research
Most of the indicators relating to Quebec’s place in Canada are relatively stable. But the survey includes a reminder of the important role that perceptions of the security of the French language play...
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It’s natural to want to track the polls about provincial party support in Quebec, or whether Quebecers would vote yes or no in a 3rd referendum. But here’s the tracking that I think counts the most: perceptions of the security of the French language. environicsinstitute.org/quebec-and-t...
Once again, Statscan publishes a selection of survey results without appending the data tables with all the responses (that add up to 100%) and breakdowns. No one else in the survey research profession could get away with this. www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quo...
The Daily — Workplace artificial intelligence use: A profile of sociodemographic and job characteristics, September 2024 to July 2025
From September 2024 to July 2025, more than one in five Canadian workers (22%) reported having used generative artificial intelligence (AI) at work. Generative AI use was higher in natural and applied...
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The proportion of Canadians who feel that individuals have a role to play in reconciliation remains as high as when the question was first asked in 2020. environicsinstitute.org/reconciliati... #CoT2026
Despite a recent downturn, Canadians are more likely to see relations between Indigenous Peoples and non-Indigenous people as positive than negative – a reversal of the situation that existed prior to 2023. environicsinstitute.org/reconciliati...
Five years of survey data reveal an important difference in the movements pushing for referendums in Alberta and Quebec. Latest piece by @cbreton.bsky.social (@irpp.org), and @parkinac.bsky.social (@environicsinst.bsky.social) policyoptions.irpp.org/2026/06/albe...
Grievances in Alberta: how deep, how broad?
New survey data suggests Alberta separatism is concentrated among UCP voters, not broadly shared across the province.
policyoptions.irpp.org
Thanks to all the survey partners including @fnfmb.bsky.social | @irpp.org | @mulroneyinstitute.bsky.social | The School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary | Centre D’Analyse Politique – Constitution et Fédéralisme at UQAM
The Confederation of Tomorrow studies have been tracking Canadian attitudes towards reconciliation since 2019. The updated results for 2026 are being released to mark National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21. ➡️ You can access the results here: environicsinstitute.org/reconciliati...
Reconciliation and Relations with Indigenous Peoples | Environics Institute for Survey Research
A majority continues to feel that individual Canadians have a role to play in efforts to bring about reconciliation, while a plurality continues to say governments have not gone far enough to advance ...
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If you're looking for a more complete picture of the dynamics fuelling the pushes for independence among some in Alberta and Quebec, here's the article you need (from me and @cbreton.bsky.social). policyoptions.irpp.org/2026/06/albe...
Grievances in Alberta: how deep, how broad?
New survey data suggests Alberta separatism is concentrated among UCP voters, not broadly shared across the province.
policyoptions.irpp.org
"Five years of flat resentment index scores among these UCP supporters — despite changes to carbon pricing, renewed pipeline planning and intergovernmental agreements — suggests that the grievance is not transactional." policyoptions.irpp.org/2026/06/albe...
Grievances in Alberta: how deep, how broad?
New survey data suggests Alberta separatism is concentrated among UCP voters, not broadly shared across the province.
policyoptions.irpp.org
Charles Breton & Andrew Parkin: Grievances in Alberta: how deep, how broad? policyoptions.irpp.org/2026/06/albe... @cbreton.bsky.social @parkinac.bsky.social @policyoptions.irpp.org
Grievances in Alberta: how deep, how broad?
New survey data suggests Alberta separatism is concentrated among UCP voters, not broadly shared across the province.
policyoptions.irpp.org
