Public Opinion Research (POR)

The Public Opinion Research Directorate of PWGSC is your key resource for public opinion research in the Government of Canada. The Directorate's advisors provide coordination and advisory services to assist departments through the entire POR process - from the planning stage to receipt of the final report. The Directorate also supports the POR community of practice by producing multi-media resources and tools and by organizing workshops and information sessions to facilitate the sharing of research results and best practices.

Note: Amended Communications Policy of the Government of Canada

Conducting Research
Find out everything you need to know about managing and contracting a research project from the POR Advisors, and register your project in the Research Information Management System (RIMS).

Search for a research project
Search for details of completed or in-progress contracted public opinion research studies in the Research Information Management System or review titles of studies conducted by the Government of Canada since 1994 in our Final Reports database.

The Research Corner
A newsletter that includes highlights of custom public opinion research studies available for use in policy, program and service development. Also find best practices and news of interest to researchers.

Resources and Publications
Annual reports and helpful tips and tools.

Meetings and Events
A list of upcoming events of interest to the POR community.

Updated: 2006-09-14		Important Notices