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On rising costs, Canadian households ‘expecting worse not better’: Angus Reid Institute president

Shachi Kurl, president at Angus Reid Institute, joins BNN Bloomberg and talks about Canadians cutting back costs where they can and the economic commentary they're hearing is affecting their confidence in spending amid rising inflation.

September 13, 2022

More Canadians see monarchy as ‘outdated’ but political risks block change

Dozens of Canadian city names, like London and Windsor, reflect the enduring ties. But according to an Angus Reid Institute poll from April, 51% of Canadians do not want the monarchy to continue as its ceremonial figurehead, up from 45% in January 2020. Only 26% of respondents said it should and 24% were unsure.

September 13, 2022

More than three million Ontarians could be without a family doctor by 2025

Just under one in five Canadians do not have a family doctor, according to a survey Angus Reid released last week. It found that the problem is most acute in British Columbia and Quebec, where roughly one-quarter of adults in the two provinces are without a family doctor.

September 13, 2022

Nearly 60% of British Columbians find it difficult to access a doctor or have no access at all: poll

36 per cent in B.C. find difficulty getting doctor's appointment, 23 per cent don't have a doctor but want one

September 8, 2022

New survey finds many Canadians having problems accessing health care

A new Angus Reid survey has found millions of Canadians say they're having 'chronic difficulties' accessing health care. As Kamil Karamali reports, Canadians say they're having more problems than Americans.

September 7, 2022

Nearly 30% of Canadians report ‘chronic difficulty’ accessing health care: Poll

The survey results published by the Angus Reid Institute on Wednesday found that an equivalent of nine million Canadian adults said that it was difficult or impossible to access key health services — from emergency and non-emergency care to surgery, diagnostic testing and specialist appointments.

September 7, 2022

Canadians less satisfied with access to health care than Americans: poll

The findings of a new Angus Reid Institute cross-border survey suggest Canadians are significantly less satisfied with their access to health care than their American neighbours.

September 7, 2022

Home Economics: Inflation hits RRSP and TFSA contributions; Do GICs belong in your portfolio?

An Angus Reid survey found four in five Canadians have reduced their spending over the past few months amid high inflation. Some are cutting back on discretionary spending while others have delayed a major purchase or are driving less, the survey showed.

August 27, 2022

Amid a shortage of caregivers, three ways companies can help struggling workers

There has been an 18-per-cent increase in pet adoption in Canada since the pandemic began, and more than a quarter of Canadians 30 or older say they’re caregivers for aging parents or in-laws, according to an Angus Reid poll.

August 27, 2022

Majority of Canadians against eliminating ‘best before’ dates on food packaging, study says

32% of Canadians say they strongly oppose removing the date labels

August 25, 2022

How Albertans are changing their spending habits to offset inflation

Angus Reid Institute survey shows changing habits brought on by rising prices

August 23, 2022

Inflation brings pessimism, penny pinching: new poll

A new public opinion poll suggests British Columbians are becoming even more pessimistic about inflation despite July numbers showing the crisis easing a bit.

August 23, 2022

What would you do with $5,000? Here’s what Canadians said amid high inflation

As inflation remains near decades-high levels, almost half of Canadians say they’d spend such a windfall on paying down their debt or covering day-to-day expenses, according to a poll from the Angus Reid Institute (ARI) conducted in early August.

August 23, 2022

56% of Canadians say they can’t keep pace with high cost of living, according to survey

Over half of Canadians say they can't keep pace with the current cost of living, according to a survey released Monday by the Angus Reid Institute. The polling firm surveyed 2,279 Canadian adults who are members of the Angus Reid Forum from Aug. 8-10 and found that 56 per cent of them are struggling to keep up as high inflation and interest rates force them to tighten their belts.

August 23, 2022

Majority of Canadians say they have cut spending in recent months: survey

The majority of Canadians say they have cut spending in recent months, and two thirds of Canadians say they are stressed about money, according to data released by the Angus Reid Institute.

August 22, 2022

How often do partners use each other’s razors? Survey reveals Canadian shaving habits

A recent survey is offering new insights into the shaving behaviours of Canadian men and women.

August 21, 2022

Poll suggests most Canadians view Pope’s apology as step toward reconciliation

The Angus Reid Institute released the findings from its latest online poll in which nearly 60 per cent of participants said they saw the Pope’s apology as a meaningful step toward reconciliation, while 32 per cent said it did nothing to move reconciliation forward.

August 12, 2022

Saskatchewan residential school survivors respond to Angus Reid study on Pope apology

An Angus Reid Institute study shows 59 per cent of Indigenous respondents say the Pope’s recent apology for the Catholic Church’s role in residential schools was a step towards reconciliation.

August 11, 2022

Nearly half of Sask. residents say church, government, society equally responsible for residential schools: Angus Reid

Nearly half of Saskatchewan residents said the responsibility for residential schools is split between the church, government and society as a whole, according to a recent Angus Reid Institute poll based on the Pope's recent visit to Canada.

August 11, 2022

Like other Canadians, Winnipeggers say they’re feeling the crunch as cost of living rises

28% of Canadians say they’re barely keeping heads above water, Angus Reid poll suggests

August 6, 2022

338Canada: Is Canada’s Conservative race a given?

A poll by the Angus Reid Institute tested hypothetical nationwide voting intentions. The results show the CPC would lead national voting intentions at 34 percent with either Poilievre or Charest at the helm (similar to last election’s CPC result). However, the poll’s regional breakdown suggests entirely different scenarios.

August 2, 2022

Canadians are dispirited, cutting back on costs amid inflation highs: study

Study from Angus Reid Institute shows optimism fading among penny-pinched Canadians

June 24, 2022

Nearly half of Canadians in a worse financial position than last year, survey shows

The institute surveyed more than 5,000 Canadians to see how they were getting along financially. Here’s what they found.

June 24, 2022

41% of Canadians don’t trust BoC will tame inflation, poll suggests

ARI found 59 per cent of Conservative Party of Canada voters and 86 per cent of People’s Party of Canada voters said they don’t have confidence in the central bank.

June 24, 2022

45% of Canadians say they’re worse off financially than last year: study

A study from the Angus Reid Institute suggests nearly half of Canadians say they're worse off financially now than a year ago, and 34 per cent think they'll be worse off next year.

June 23, 2022

Returning to work and worried about catching COVID? You’re not alone

As provinces move to drop most COVID-19 restrictions and mask mandates, many employees are returning to the workplace — whether they like it or not. And an Angus Reid/CBC poll conducted in March suggests many do not. More than half of respondents (56 per cent) said they would look for another job if asked to return to the office, with almost a quarter (23 per cent) saying they'd quit immediately.

June 21, 2022

Most British Columbians oppose $789M museum upgrade, poll shows

A new poll by the Angus Reid Institute has found that 69 per cent of British Columbians oppose the $789-million plan to rebuild the Royal B.C. Museum, and while support for the B.C. NDP government appears to be waning, the party continues to hold a strong lead over the opposition B.C. Liberals.

June 16, 2022

‘A little disconcerting at first’: Seniors pushing themselves to get out despite COVID numbers

That may be part of why half of Canadians said their mental health worsened in the last two years, in a March poll by Angus Reid. The same polling company found four in five Canadians now believe a COVID infection would be mild, or at least manageable.

June 12, 2022

Inadequate disability supports make the message clear: Your government will help you die, but not live with dignity

A 2021 Angus Reid survey showed that 89 per cent of Canadians are in favour of a federal disability benefit. Recently in the House of Commons there was all-party support to establish a Canada Disability Benefit without delay.

June 12, 2022

Dairy farmers seek 2nd milk price hike this year, citing inflation

A poll by Angus Reid suggests Canadians are eating out less and changing what they buy at the grocery store in response to higher food prices.

June 4, 2022

Ontario election: Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives win second majority

Pollster Shachi Kurl, president of the Angus Reid Institute, said her data has suggested Ontario voters were unimpressed by all three main party leaders – but the opposition was unable to make a compelling case against Mr. Ford.

June 2, 2022

Canadians say they are worse off today than a year ago at rates never seen

As inflation stands strong at multi-decade highs, Canadians are split on how to tackle the issue. According to Angus Reid Institute, they are seeing a significant political divide among Canadians depending on region and income.

May 30, 2022

Angus Reid Group shares inclusion in New England Journal of Medicine

May 24, 2022

The Price is Wrong: Grocery store inflation and what you can do about it

A recent Angus Reid poll showed that almost half of Canadians are finding it difficult to feed their families due to rocketing inflation of food prices at the grocery store.

May 24, 2022

Our restrictions-free COVID-19 summer is here – but we’re leaving out people who can’t afford it

A recent Angus Reid poll showed more support for reopening the economy among the wealthy than among those with lower incomes, an unsurprising finding when the most important resource in the recovery is the money burning a hole in people’s pockets.

May 20, 2022

COVID infections among Canadian adults tripled during Omicron wave compared to previous waves: study

Researchers found nearly 30% of Canadian adults were infected during the first Omicron wave compared with roughly 10% who had been infected in the previous four COVID waves

May 18, 2022

Canadians not preoccupied with constitutional change, PM says as Prince Charles, Camilla start tour

Canadians are not preoccupied with constitutional change, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters as Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla kicked off their Canadian tour in the eastern province of Newfoundland on Tuesday.

May 18, 2022

Omicron BA.1/1.1 SARS-CoV-2 Infection among Vaccinated Canadian Adults

From May 2020 through March 2022, in the Action to Beat Coronavirus (Ab-C) study, we conducted four serial assessments of SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity, each involving 5000 to 9000 adults, using the Angus Reid Forum, a nationally representative online polling platform.

May 18, 2022

Most Canadians Don’t Want Charles as King, but Changing Royal Rule Isn’t Easy

Prince Charles will make a three day tour of the country, where polls suggest there’s little support for the monarchy — but amending Canada’s Constitution is difficult... Late last month, a poll released by the Angus Reid Institute, a nonprofit public opinion research group, indicated that 55 percent of Canadians found the monarchy irrelevant and another 24 percent said it was becoming less relevant. A resounding 67 percent of Canadians who were questioned said they opposed the idea of Charles succeeding his mother.

May 17, 2022

Royal couple to begin three-day Canadian tour that will focus on Indigenous reconciliation, climate change

An online poll from Angus Reid released in late April that surveyed a representative sample of 1,607 Canadian adults found that a little more than half – 51 per cent – felt the country should not remain a monarchy in coming generations, compared with 26 per cent who thought it should.

May 15, 2022

Ahead of a royal tour to St. John’s, there are conflicting feelings

An Angus Reid poll in November found that many Canadians' interest in the monarch is tied directly to their feelings about the Queen. Only 34 per cent of respondents in that survey said they would support a constitutional monarchy once Charles becomes king.

May 15, 2022

The royals are nearly here, but over half of Canadians want them gone for good. Here’s how that could work

An Angus Reid opinion poll in April revealed that 51 per cent of respondents from across the country want to abolish the monarchy, a steep rise from previous years. And Bradley says the popularity of the Royal Family as a whole has plummeted, too.

May 15, 2022

338Canada: Why Canada’s conservatives are keeping quiet on abortion

Nevertheless, 2020 polling from the Angus Reid Institute found that 59 percent of Canadian voters view abortion as morally acceptable, against 26 percent who view it as morally wrong.

May 5, 2022

Canada’s Ontario to hold election next month as voters grapple with inflation

Ontarian voters now do not appear to want a change in government as they did four years ago, said Shachi Kurl, president of the Angus Reid Institute.

May 3, 2022

Op-Ed: A basic income would be an unfair, complicated and costly way to eliminate poverty

In March, 2022, I commissioned a public-opinion poll on the topic from Angus Reid. Seventy-nine per cent of the more than 1,500 respondents believe all working-age adults in Canada should work to earn a living.

April 27, 2022

Canadian dollar to stay at core of financial system, not crypto -BoC

The Canadian dollar will remain at the center of the country's financial system, the central bank chief said on Monday, responding to questions about a Conservative leadership candidate's pledge to make the country the blockchain capital of the world.

April 25, 2022

Defiant Ottawa Protesters Brace for a Clampdown

The response of law enforcement in the nation’s capital has been painfully sluggish for many residents. But police signaled they may finally be ready to move in. “If the goal of the Freedom Convoy was to capture the attention of millions of people in Canada and around the globe — mission accomplished,” Angus Reid said. “If, however, the goal was to build support for their demands to end pandemic-related restrictions — it has backfired utterly.”

February 17, 2022

How rising interest rates will cool inflation, settle the housing market down and reward savers

In a recent Angus Reid poll of 5,002 people, 39 per cent said they are worse off than they were last year. In 13 years of running this poll, there has never been a higher percentage saying they are worse off.

January 25, 2022

COVID drives record annual decline in Canadians’ life expectancy -Statscan

Life expectancy in Canada declined by about 0.6 years to 81.7 years in 2020, when authorities depended on lockdowns and other restrictive measures to combat virus infections.

January 25, 2022

SkipTheDishes building its own ‘dark stores’ across Canada to expand home delivery business

In an Angus Reid survey of 1,503 Canadians conducted on Dec. 3, 19 per cent said they had ordered groceries online in the past month, with 10 per cent paying for home delivery and the rest choosing curbside “click-and-collect” pickup at a store.

December 14, 2021

Is the Big Quit Driven by Burnout, Boredom or Both?

In September 2019, before the pandemic, I asked 2,500 workers: On a scale that ranges from “not at all satisfied” to “extremely satisfied,” how satisfied are you with your job? A majority (61 per cent) reported high satisfaction and only a minority (15 per cent) voiced low satisfaction.

November 29, 2021

COVID-19 vaccination intention during early vaccine rollout in Canada: a nationwide online survey

Understanding vaccination intention during early vaccination rollout in Canada can help the government's efforts in vaccination education and outreach.

October 4, 2021

Home Economics: Global food prices at risk; Setting a back-to-school budget

46 per cent of parents said their child is feeling additional financial pressure due to the lack of job opportunities coming into the 2021 fall semester. On top of that, around one-in-four parents said their child has taken on more debt to pay for the upcoming school year.

September 3, 2021

Canada federal election: How much trouble is Trudeau in?

...an Angus Reid survey this week indicated a drop in popularity for the 49-year-old among voters of every age and gender, including women who have been his staunch supporters.

September 2, 2021

The wait for vaccines was compared to ‘The Hunger Games’; now Canada has surged past the U.S.

In an online survey Canadian adults conducted July 9-13 by the Angus Reid Institute, 8 percent of the 2,040 respondents said they would not get vaccinated for Covid-19, while 3 percent said they were not sure. A total of 77 percent said they had already received at least one Covid-19 shot, while 12 percent said they planned to get vaccinated at some point.

August 1, 2021

Column: Canada just surpassed us on vaccinations. Good for them, and shame on us

Last month, Canada blew past the United States in the share of its population that’s fully vaccinated — 58% as of Friday, versus 49% in the U.S. — to take first place among the seven big industrial democracies. (The United States ranks sixth, ahead of only Japan.)

August 1, 2021

Less than half of Ontario, Michigan residents support Line 5 as Enbridge awaits court decision: Poll

Less than half of decided residents in Ontario (49 per cent) and Michigan (48 per cent) want the pipeline to stay open, according to a new poll from the Angus Reid Institute. Respondents in Quebec were evenly split between supporting it and shutting it down (36 per cent). More than 20 per cent of respondents in all three regions said they either aren't sure about Line 5's future or can't say.

July 28, 2021

How should Canadians mark Canada Day?

The Angus Reid Institute says twice as many Canadians — 20 percent — list Indigenous issues as a top priority than this time last year.

June 30, 2021

Why do so many Chinese international students end up back home?

The 2017 class at Rotman Commerce arrived at the University of Toronto just as Xi Jinping became China’s President. As they studied, Mr. Xi consolidated power, all while pushing his country toward greater influence overseas. In western countries, views on China have darkened.

June 9, 2021

New York Democrat, 2 Trudeau Liberals push to reopen U.S.-Canada border

48 percent of Canadians supported keeping the border closed until September. The Canadian official said it would be wrong to assume there’s some “incredible pressure” on the government and, even if there were, Ottawa would simply put health ahead of everything else.

June 2, 2021

Video: Canadians see no rush to open U.S. border

In a recent poll by the Angus Reid Institute nearly half of Canadians said they think that Canada should keep the U.S. border closed until September and when travel resumes proof of vaccination should be required. Bloomberg News' Shelly Hagan has the details.

May 26, 2021

Canada: vaccine rollout raises questions on what it can do for poorer nations

For months Canada was trailing the US in vaccinations but now nearly 47% of the population is covered by one dose

May 20, 2021

Survey Reveals Canadians Want More Digitally Accessible Public Services in the Wake of COVID-19

A new survey commissioned by ServiceNow reveals if given the choice, at least two-thirds of Canadians prefer to access services digitally, across federal (69%), provincial (70%) and municipal services (65%).

May 18, 2021

Canadian businesses believe burnout will hurt companies’ bottom line this year, new Sage study in Canada finds

"The past year has been a difficult time for many businesses across Canada to navigate, but we're starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel," says Nancy Tichbon, Managing Director, Sage Canada.

April 28, 2021

Chrystia Freeland and the deficits that matter

Deficits still do matter. However, there are deficits other than fiscal ones — gaping social and environmental needs — that demand government action and spending.

April 14, 2021

Over one-fifth of Canadians hoping housing prices fall significantly: Survey

An Angus Reid survey published Wednesday shows Canadians are divided on what the future of home prices should look like, with 40 per cent hoping they rise from current levels, 39 per cent of respondents expecting a decline while 21 per cent of people polled want the status quo.

April 7, 2021

What happens to your NFTs and crypto assets after you die?

As consumers build their wealth, assets are typically tangible: cash, investments, property, cars, jewelry, art. But increasingly we’re adding a new type of asset to the mix: digital assets, whether in the form of cryptocurrency or a new asset class, NFTs.

April 5, 2021

Recruiting Women Essential to Canada’s Transportation and Logistics Industry

The first-ever FedEx Express Canada Women in Transportation and Logistics survey of 1,039 Canadian professional women, conducted by Angus Reid Forum, found that employers in transportation and logistics have much to do to encourage more women to be a part of the industry.

March 8, 2021

The Optimism Divide

The Optimism Divide: The Future Of Work Depends On Much More Than Technology

March 1, 2021

Canadians increasingly targeted by fraudsters during pandemic: Poll

Nearly one quarter of all Canadians said they’ve been targeted by fraudsters more frequently since the COVID-19 pandemic began...

March 1, 2021

The Five Best Ads In Super Bowl LV

Data from a consumer study by the Angus Reid Group conducted after the game shows that the ads were generally well received, and that no individual commercial was listed as the most disliked by more than 5% of survey respondents.

February 8, 2021

Canadian province of British Columbia to hold October 24 election

British Columbia will hold an election on Oct. 24, its premier said on Monday, making it the largest province in Canada so far to hold a vote during the coronavirus pandemic.

September 21, 2020

Poll shows more than half of CFL fans dislike Edmonton changing name

57 per cent of Canadians say it was the right choice

August 7, 2020

Finding a COVID-19 vaccine is only half the battle. Persuading people to take it is the rest

A recent Angus Reid poll of Canadians’ attitudes toward a potential COVID-19 vaccine reported that roughly a third of respondents said they would delay getting the shot should one become available.

August 6, 2020

Two-thirds of Canadians spending less on non-essential items amid pandemic: Poll

As provinces ease up COVID-19 restrictions and local economies look to reopen businesses, more than two-thirds of Canadians (69 per cent) are still spending less on non-essential items like gifts or restaurants meals, according to a new study from the Angus Reid Institute.

July 23, 2020

Trudeau Faces Ethics Questions on Family Ties to Charity Given Government Contract

The latest revelations played to an image of a prime minister who already suffered from “the whiff of entitlement,” said Shachi Kurl, the executive director of the Angus Reid Institute, a Canadian nonprofit polling firm based in Vancouver.

July 9, 2020

New poll reveals Chinese-Canadians’ experiences with racism

UBC professor Henry Yu says more data like this is needed to show racist acts are not isolated incidents

June 22, 2020

Do you have pandemic fatigue? Many Canadians say they do

It has been months since the pandemic was declared, and according to an Angus Reid poll, many Canadians are expressing "fatigue."

June 17, 2020

As restaurants begin to reopen across the country, more than half of Canadians say they aren’t ready to return: survey

There's strong support for independent restaurants, but many Canadians are hesitant to start eating out anytime soon

June 9, 2020

As restaurants begin to reopen across the country, more than half of Canadians say they aren’t ready to return: survey

There's strong support for independent restaurants, but many Canadians are hesitant to start eating out anytime soon

June 9, 2020

Canada bans assault-style weapons in aftermath of mass shooting

Canadian pollster Angus Reid released a survey on Friday which found that 78% of Canadians support a ban on military-grade assault weapons.

May 1, 2020

NHL: Woe Canada. Loss of home teams in playoffs may drive viewers away – study

Canadians are passionate about hockey but many may tune out of the NHL playoffs now that no teams are able to end the country’s decades-long Stanley Cup drought this year, according to survey from the Angus Reid on Thursday.

April 25, 2019