Majority of Canadians Do Not Think
Jobs in Canada’s Auto Sector Are Secure
Toronto, July 5th,
2019 - In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™
among 1812 randomly selected Canadians 18 years or older, the majority (BTM2:
59%) say jobs in Canada’s auto sector are not secure, with a quarter (27%) saying auto
sector jobs are not secure at all.
A quarter (TOP2: 23%) say jobs in Canada’s auto sector are secure, with
few (3%) saying auto sector jobs are very secure.
A fifth (18%) say they do not know.
Those most likely to say auto sector jobs are not secure are those aged
55 to 64 (63%), males (63%), earning $80,000-$100,000 (69%), have some college
or university (64%), and are living in Ontario (65%) or Manitoba/Saskatchewan
(65%).
Those most likely to say auto sector jobs are secure are those aged 45
to 54 (25%) or 65 and over (27%), earning $60,000-$80,000 (29%), or
$100,000-$250,000 (27%), the most educated (29%), and living in Quebec (30%).
Half of
Canadians think that the auto sector will decline over the next ten years
Based on what Canadians have seen or heard about the Canadian auto
sector, half (47%) of Canadians think the auto sector will decline over the
next ten years.
A third (31%) think the Canadian auto sector will stay about the same.
Nearly 1 in 10 (7%) say it will grow.
A sixth (14%) say they do not know.
Of those who think that jobs in Canada’s auto sector are not secure
(BTM2: 59%), a slightly higher proportion (65%) also think that auto sector
will decline over the next ten years.
Those most likely to say that the auto sector will decline are those
aged 45 to 54 (55%), males (50%), the most wealthy (53%), have some college or
university (47%), completed college or university (49%), or the most educated
(48%), and living in Ontario (54%).
Those most likely to say the auto sector will stay the same are
those aged 65 and over (40%), the least wealthy (35%), or earning
$60,000-$80,000 (34%), the least educated (34%), have some college or
university (32%), or the most educated (32%), and living in Quebec (41%).
“Over the next ten years Canadians think the auto industry is more
likely to decline than stay the same; and few think it will grow,” said Dr. Lorne Bozinoff, President of Forum Research. “With shifts
in the Canadian auto sector, it’s not surprising that Canadians don’t think auto
jobs are secure. Negativity is particularly prevalent among Ontarians, as they
have experienced the brunt of these shifts to the industry.”
Lorne Bozinoff,
Ph.D. is the president and founder of Forum Research. He can be reached at
lbozinoff@forumresearch.com or at (416) 960-9603.
