External Surveys

The Canadians Abroad Project collects survey reports on Canadians living abroad from different sources. Most are available to download directly from related sources respectively.

Canada and the world
by Environics Research
Canadians aged 15 to 24 were found to be as connected to the world as the national average, and somewhat more idealistic. Foreign-born Canadians, meanwhile, maintain stronger connections to the outside world, but hold views on Canada’s role in the world that are similar with the rest of the population.

Published: February 2008

Immigrants’ perspectives on their first four years in Canada: Highlights from three waves of the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada
by Grant Schellenberg and Hélène Maheux
This report exam, settlement in terms of the subjective assessments and perceptions of immigrants themselves. After having been in Canada for four years, what do immigrants like and dislike most about living here? What types of difficulties do they face? Do they still believe that coming to Canada was the right decision? Their views provide an important perspective on the settlement process and are a useful complement to existing studies. 

Published: April 2007

Arrested Abroad: would Canada help you out?
by Angus Reid Strategies
If arrested in a foreign country, half of all Canadians believe that the government would not come to help them, an Angus Reid Strategies poll has found.

Published: February 20, 2007

Canadian Jailed in China: what should Canada do?
by Angus Reid Strategies
As Huseyin Celil sits in a Chinese jail for alleged terrorism charges, an Angus Reid Strategies poll finds the majority of his Canadian countrymen do not agree with Stephen Harper’s strident political action on Celil’s behalf.

Published: February 19, 2007