Public Sector

At the municipal, provincial and federal levels, governments across Canada use survey research to shape public policy, improve the delivery of public programs, and to better understand their publics. Crown corporations, public utility commissions and government agencies also rely on market and social research.

Using both quantitative and qualitative research methods, our studies for public sector clients have focused on three main areas:

• public opinion research
• the development of new initiatives, and
• assessing the impact of existing or proposed developments, including formal evaluations of initiatives such as public programs.

A prominent feature of our work in both policy development and evaluation has been state-of-the-art, multivariate analysis of data obtained by telephone or mail surveys.

Particular areas of competence include: Energy, Environment, First Nations, Health, High-Tech/Information Technology, Justice, Labour Market and Education, Regulatory Impacts, Safety, and Research and Development.

For more information on public sector research, please contact Richard Jenkins.