Public Opinion Research Study on Electoral Matters - Wave 3

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Supplier: Léger Marketing Inc.

Contract Number: 05005-221079/001/CY

Contract Value: $81,622.16 (including HST)

Award Date: 2022-02-24

Delivery Date: 2023-03-31

Registration Number: POR 127-21

For more information on this report, please contact Elections Canada at rop-por@elections.ca.

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This public opinion research report presents the results of the third wave of an online survey conducted by Léger Marketing Inc. on behalf of Elections Canada. The quantitative research study was conducted with 2,505 Canadians who are eligible electors residing in different regions of Canada between March 1 and 7, 2023.

Cette publication est aussi disponible en français sous le titre Étude d'opinion publique sur des questions électorales..

This publication may be reproduced for non-commercial purposes only. Prior written permission must be obtained from Elections Canada. For more information on this report, please contact: rop-por@elections.ca.

Elections Canada
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Gatineau, Quebec
K1A 0M6

Catalogue Number:
SE3-121/3-2023E-PDF

International Standard Book Number (ISBN):
978-0-660-49979-6

Related publications (registration number: POR 127-21):
Catalogue number: SE3-121/3-2023F-PDF (Final report, French)
ISBN: 978-0-660-49980-2

© Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, 2023.

Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
  • Background and objectives
  • Methodology
  • Overview of the findings
  • Notes on interpretation of the research findings
  • Political neutrality statement and contact information
• Detailed Results
  • Main sources of news
  • News origin
  • Interest in politics
  • Knowledge of provincial powers
  • Knowledge of federal powers
  • Confidence in institutions in Canada
  • Opinion on the fairness of federal elections
  • Reasons for thinking Elections Canada runs elections unfairly
  • Trust in election changes
  • Electoral interference
  • Opinions on the integrity of the voting system in Canada
  • Opinions on the integrity of voting by mail in Canada
  • Types of voter fraud
  • Political efficacy
  • Affective polarization
  • Trust in people
  • Belief in government conspiracy theories
• Appendix
  • A.1 Quantitative methodology
  • A.2 Survey questionnaire

List of Figures

• Figure 1: Main source of news
• Figure 2: Frequency of exposure to news stories covering Canadian, U.S., and world politics – topline results
• Figure 3: Frequency of exposure to news stories covering Canadian, U.S., and world politics – detailed March 2023 results
• Figure 4: Interest in politics
• Figure 5: Knowledge of provincial powers
• Figure 6: Knowledge of federal powers
• Figure 7: &Confidence in Canadian institutions – tracking comparison
• Figure 8: Confidence in Canadian institutions – detailed March 2023 results
• Figure 9: Fairness of Elections Canada in running federal elections
• Figure 10: Reasons for thinking that elections are not conducted fairly by Elections Canada
• Figure 11: Trust in election changes – government
• Figure 12: Trust in election changes – Elections Canada
• Figure 13: Perceived impact of interference on the outcome of the next federal election – tracking
• Figure 14: Perceived impact of interference on the outcome of the next federal election – March 2023 results
• Figure 15: Opinion regarding the voting system in Canada
• Figure 16: Opinion regarding voting by mail
• Figure 17: Perception of the frequency of certain types of fraud – tracking
• Figure 18: Perception of the frequency of certain types of fraud – detailed March 2023 results
• Figure 19: Perceived political efficacy – tracking
• Figure 20: Perceived political efficacy – detailed March 2023 results
• Figure 21: Perceived ease/difficulty of relating to people based on political agreement/disagreement – detailed March 2023 results
• Figure 22: Affective polarization
• Figure 23: Trust in people
• Figure 24: Belief in conspiracy theories – tracking
• Figure 25: Belief in conspiracy theories – Detailed March 2023 results

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