COVID-19 Public Opinion Research

What Canadians are feeling, thinking, and doing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Our COVID-19 Research

At INNOVATIVE we have been conducting in-depth research since March on how the COVID-19 pandemic has been impacting Canadians; their views of the government response; and the implications for businesses, public health agencies, and more.

Below you can navigate through all of our COVID-19 research to date. Use the sidebar to filter by specific categories, and review summaries of key indicators from each category.

Latest articles

January 15, 2021

Canadians fail to respond to tighter government COVID-19 restrictions in December

Canadians have continued to participate in fewer social activities than they did over the summer, but social contacts did not improve in the second half of […]
November 17, 2020

Canadians are going out less and taking precautions more

As we enter the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadians are becoming more cautious in their social engagement but still have a ways to go […]
November 17, 2020

Canadians are paying more attention to the pandemic, but concern remains stable

As the pandemic enters its second wave in Canada, attention is rebounding but concerns about COVID-19 remain stable. On November 16th, INNOVATIVE released the results of […]
November 17, 2020

Despite the worsening second wave, Canadians are still doing okay

On November 16th, INNOVATIVE released the results of an online poll tracking Canadian’s perceptions of their own wellbeing and access to health care. As the second […]
November 17, 2020

Despite economic challenges ahead, Canadians feel confident in their own prospects

A November tracking poll by Innovative Research Group (INNOVATIVE) shows that, even with reports of an accelerated spread of COVID-19 and potentially devastating new economic restrictions […]
November 17, 2020

Ontario and Alberta losing support for their handling of COVID-19 while BC rebounds after election

On November 16th, INNOVATIVE has released the results of an online poll tracking the Canadian Political Landscape in light of COVID-19. Overall approval of the federal […]

Individual Journeys

Is COVID having an impact on Canadians in their daily life? Are they paying attention? Are they alarmed? Are they more anxious? Has COVID changed us in terms of our mental health and wellbeing?

Those are the questions we pursue in this topic.

Key indicator: Concern

 

Latest articles

Government Response

How do Canadian’s feel about their government’s during COVID-19? How well are governments responding to COVID-19? Are governments finding the right balance on restrictions? What do people expect of governments and what should their priorities be? Do governments have a plan and, if so, is it good or bad? Is how governments respond to COVID-19 making a difference politically?

This section looks at both the direct pressures on governments and the broader implications.

Key indicator: Approval

 

Latest articles

Business Impacts

How is COVID-19 changing the environment for business? How do Canadians perceive the economy and their own financial situation? Is COVID-19 impacting purchase intentions? How do Canadians feel about the way different sectors are responding to COVID-19?

This is where we help business understand the new realities they are facing.

Key indicator: Confidence

 

Latest articles

Public Health Impacts

Are Canadians willing to do the things Public Health leaders ask of them? How active are Canadians socially? Are Canadians taking precautions when they leave the house? Who is being responsible and who is taking chances? Will Canadians take the vaccine when it is available?

This is where we try to understand the behavior of Canadians and what can be done about it.

Key indicator: Behaviour

 

For this tracking, we ask respondents how often they engaged in a list of behaviours in the past week. The behaviours are categorized as follows:

  • Least risky: Made a trip to a grocery store or a drug store
  • Modestly risky: Made a trip to a store other than a grocery store or a drug store; met up with a relative or friend outdoors; met up with a small group outdoors
  • Moderately risky: Visited a relative or friend in their home; Hosted a relative or friend in my own home
  • More risky: Gathered with a small group inside a home
  • Most risky: Attended a large gathering of about 50 people or more

The chart indicates the percentage of Canadians who reported engaging in at least one behaviour in that category at least once in the past week.

Latest articles

About this research

It is rare to have an event that has the far-reaching impacts of COVID-19. There are the direct health and economic threats. COVID-19 impacts how we live and how we feel. It is changing how we work, shop, study and play. There are implications for government and business.

With such a far-reaching event, no one survey allows us to explore the full range of consequences. Starting in March, INNOVATIVE began a project to track key questions on an ongoing basis. We have also taken a deep dive into many specific topics along the way. As of mid-November, INNOVATIVE has looked at COVID-19 in part or all of 17 surveys. So much information can be difficult to navigate.

With that in mind we have created this landing page to curate all the results and analysis we provide on how Canadians think, feel and act related to COVID-19. The main page lists all the posts we have created to date. However, if you have a more narrow focus, you can select the government, business, public health or personal journey icons on the left hand side of the page.

The surveys for this project are online surveys. Most waves are part of INNOVATIVE’s monthly Canada This Month study, but some are standalone surveys dedicated to COVID-19. Each report includes detailed methodologies for the studies the report is based on.

If there is a topic you are interested in but cannot find, please feel free to email us at info@innovativeresearch.ca and we will consider investigating it in future waves.

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