Press Releases & Articles


One in 10 say They Can Maintain Current Standard of Living for Less than One Month

| Filed under: National

Toronto, April 21st – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1335 Canadian voters, one in 10 (11%) says that if nothing about their financial situation changed, they would be able to maintain their current standard of living for less than one month.

Canadians Doing More, and Spending More, Online

| Filed under: National

Toronto, April 17th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1335 Canadian voters, one-sixth (15%) of Canadians say they've added a streaming service, such as Netflix, Disney+, or Crave, since the COVID-19 pandemic started, while about eight in 10 (82%) say they haven't.

More Canadians Concerned About COVID-19

| Filed under: National

Toronto, April 16th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1335 Canadian voters, more than eight in 10 (TOP2: 85%) say they're concerned about COVID-19, with half (52%) saying they're very concerned.

COVID-19 Symptom Study

| Filed under: National, Ontario

In a new poll conducted jointly by Forum Research and Mainstreet Research among 5045 randomly selected Ontario households on April 11 and 12, one-fifth reported at least one of seven listed symptoms of COVID-19 (19%)...

Almost Two-Thirds of Canadians Concerned about COVID-19

| Filed under: National

Toronto, March 6th - In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1112 Canadian voters, about two-thirds (BTM2: 62%) say they are concerned about COVID-19, also known as the Coronavirus, with a quarter (25%) saying they are very concerned.

Contact North | Contact Nord supporting Indigenous online students’ educational goals and beyond

| Filed under: Ontario

Toronto, October 24th, 2019 – A mixed-method study was conducted on behalf of Contact North | Contact Nord; an organization helping underserved Ontarians in small, rural, remote, Indigenous and Francophone communities access training and education without having to leave their community.

The Forum Poll Accurately Forecasts Liberal Minority

| Filed under: National

TORONTO, October 21st, 2019 – The 43rd Federal election concluded just as Forum predicted: with a Liberal minority parliament.

Minority Parliament

| Filed under: National

Singh's Popularity Skyrockets and NDP surge

| Filed under: National

Toronto, October 17th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1028 Canadian voters, amongst those decided and leaning, just under a third (29%) say they would support the Conservatives if the election were held today, while a third (30%) say they support the Liberals.

Bloc Quebecois and Liberals tied in Quebec for voting intention – Conservatives far behind

| Filed under: National, Quebec

Toronto, October 12th, 2019 – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1001 Quebecois voters aged 18 or older one in three (33%) say they plan to vote for the Liberal Party in the upcoming federal election. Most likely to say they will vote Liberal are those 35 to 44 (41%), those in Montreal (39%) or Northwestern Quebec (40%), and anglophones (49%).