About EKOS Politics

We launched this website in order to showcase our election research, and our suite of polling technologies including Probit and IVR. We will be updating this site frequently with new polls, analysis and insight into Canadian politics. EKOS's experience, knowledge and sophisticated research designs have contributed positively to many previous elections.

Other EKOS Products

In addition to current political analysis, EKOS also makes available to the public general research of interest, including research in evaluation, general public domain research, as well as a full history of EKOS press releases.

Media Inquires

For media inquires, please contact: Frank Graves President EKOS Research Associates t: 613.235-7215 [email protected]

Public Domain Research

EKOS is recognized as one of the largest suppliers of research and evaluation expertise to the public sector across Canada, and has conducted research for many of the country’s leading corporations.

This page contains a selection of public domain research conducted by EKOS.

Bridging the Generations: Redesigning Workplaces to Prosper from an Aging Workforce

Canadian Views on the Federal Role in Health Care

Health and Health Care in the 21st Century Wave 1

Health and Health Care in the 21st Century Wave 2

Rethinking Government Wave 1 June 2006

Rethinking Government Wave 2 August 2006

Rethinking Government Wave 3 December 2006

Rethinking Government Wave 4 February 2007

Rethinking Government Decision Makers Survey

Rethinking Government Wave 1

Rethinking Government Wave 2

Rethinking Government Wave 3

Rethinking Government Wave 4

Rethinking Government Decision Makers Survey

Rethinking Canada’s Aging Population, August 2007

Rethinking Citizen Engagement 2006

Rethinking Citizen Engagement 2007

Rethinking the Information Highway 2008 – Delivering Services to Ontario

Rethinking the Information Highway 2008 – The Evolving E-Business Landscape in Ontario

Rethinking the Information Highway 2006 – The Evolving E-Business Landscape

Rethinking the Information Highway 2006 – The Evolving E-Business Landscape in New Brunswick

Rethinking the Information Highway 2006 – The Evolving E-Business Landscape in Ontario

Rethinking the Information Highway 2006 – National Trends

Rethinking the Information Highway 2006 – Trends in Personal Banking and the ELectronic Market Place

Rethinking the Information Highway 2006 – Delivering Services to Canadians

Rethinking the Information Highway 2006 – Health Information and the Internet

Rethinking the Information Highway 2006 – The Communications Household and IT Uptake and Usage

Rethinking the Information Highway 2006 – Understanding Privacy and Security

Rethinking the Information Highway 2006 – Delivering Services to Ontario

Rethinking the Information Highway 2007 – Delivering Services to Canadians

Rethinking the Information Highway 2007 – Delivering Services to Ontario

Rethinking the Information Highway 2007 – The Evolving E-Business Landscape in Ontario

Rethinking the Information Highway 2007 – Health Information and the Internet

Rethinking the Information Highway 2007 – Information Technology – Uptake and Usage and the Communications Household

Rethinking the Information Highway 2007 – Understanding Privacy and Security

First Nations People Living On-Reserve, August 2007

Rethinking Science and Society 2006

Rethinking Science and Society 2006 – Decision-Maker Survey

Rethinking North America 2006 Wave 1

Rethinking North America 2006 Wave 2

Rethinking North America 2006 Wave 3

Rethinking North America 2006 Wave 4

Rethinking Energy and Sustainable Development 2006-2007 Canadain Public Survey Findings

Rethinking Energy and Sustainable Development 2006-2007 Canadain Decision Makers Survey Findings

Rethinking Energy and Sustainable Development 2006-2007 US Public Survey Findings

Security Monitor Decision Makers Survey 2007

Security Monitor US Public Survey 2007

Security Monitor Wave 1 2007

Security Monitor Wave 2 2007

Security Monitor Wave 3 2007

Security Monitor Wave 4 2007

Security Monitor Wave 6 2007

Security Monitor Wave 7 2007

Security Monitor Decision Makers Survey 2006

Security Monitor US Public Survey 2006

Security Monitor Wave 1 2006

Security Monitor Wave 2 2006

Security Monitor Wave 3 2006

Security Monitor Wave 4 2006

Security Monitor Wave 5 2006

Security Monitor Wave 6 2006

Security Monitor Wave 7 2006

Security Monitor Decision Makers Survey 2005

Security Monitor US Public Survey 2005

Security Monitor Wave 1 2005

Security Monitor Wave 3 2005

Security Monitor Wave 4 2005

Security Monitor Wave 5 2005

Security Monitor Wave 6 2005

Security Monitor Wave 7 2005

Canadians’ understanding of and attitudes toward Canada’s oceans – report

Canadians’ understanding of and attitudes toward Canada’s oceans – presentation
2006 Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Attitudinal Survey

Survey of CSL Recipients, While In-Study

Stakeholders’ Perceptions of the Tobacco Control Program

Post-Campaign Survey- Pan Canadians PSE

Regulated Workers and Mobility Awareness

Employer Information Needs

Evaluation Framework Tobacco Control Strategy

Canadian Perception of Role of Government in Tobacco Control

Antivirals for Prophylaxis Deliberative Dialogue

Evaluation the 2006 Human Face of Mental Illness Report

Volunteer Sector Initiative

Canadian Heritage On-Line Employee Survey

Survey Service Canada Employees

Use of LMI by Medium,& Large Employers & HR Intermediaries

Executive Cadre and Feeder Survey

Pan Canadian Post Secondary Education Campaign 2007

Follow-up on the Canadian Health Network

Recall Testing: Plan & Save TV Advertisements

Public Service Staffing Modernization Project

Impact of LAC’s in CBC Series: Who Do You Think You Are?

Formative Evaluation of the A-CESG and CLB

Fall 2007 Post-Campaign Survey for the Pan Canadian Post Secondary Education Campaign

Research Low Income Parents in the General Public Re. CLB

Post-Campaign Survey – Lest We Forget Televison Vignette

Summative Evaluation of the Canadian Council on Learning

Research on Who Does not Pursue Post Secondary Education

Service Canada Service Standards Renewal

Junior Canadian Rangers Branding Testing

Key Issues Relating to Travel Health

Drug Prevention Strategy for Canada’s Youth

CATSA Baseline Intercept Survey Results: Pearson Terminal One

CATSA Results of the Pearson Testing Intercept on Liquids, Aerosols and Gels (LAGs)

CATSA Awareness, Attitudes and Behaviour of Canadian Travellers Regarding Liquids, Aerosols and Gels (LAGs)

CATSA Results of the Pearson & Dorval Testing Intercept on LAGs

Community Knowledge about sexual abuse and its prevention

Personal Infection Prevention & Control Behaviours

2009 Status of High Performance Athletes in Canada

Water Quality On-Reserve Quantitative Research

Key Issues Related to Vaccine Safety in Canada

Surge Capacity Pandemic Equipment, Supplies & Pharmaceutical

CATSA 2009-2010 Passanger Research Campaign Quarter 3

CATSA 2009-2010 Passanger Research Campaign Quarter 4

Perceptions & Intentions of Cdns on Seasonal & H1N1 Vaccines

Provincial and Federal Student Loan Uptake

National Survey of Separated and Divorced Parents

Employers in Specific Trades Regarding the Red Seal Program

Controlled Substance and Tobbacco Directorate

Evaluation of the Priority Administration Program

Client Satisfaction Survey – 2010

Lest We Forget Television Vignette

Perceptions of Drinking Water Quality in First Nations and Rural Communities

Post-Campaign Telephone Survey for the Apprenticeship Grants

Baseline Public Opinion Research on Cyber Security

Probit Survey of the Travelling Public

Survey – VIC as ID

Post-Campaign Survey for the 2011 Care and Recognition Campaign

Post-Campaign Evaluation of the 2011-2012 Aprenticeship Grants Advertising Campaign

Consulting with Youth on Privacy Issues

HIV/AIDS 2012 Attitudinal Tracking Survey

Shifting Public Perceptions of Health Care

Rethinking the Top of the World: Arctic Security Public Opinion Survey

Presentation by Frank Graves: Public Perspectives on Arctic Security – Rethinking the Top of the World

Présentation par Frank Graves: Perspectives publiques sur la sécurité de l’Arctique – Repenser le sommet du monde

Weather and Environmental Services Quality of Service Survey 2011

R&D Review Panel Consultations and Research

Follow-Up and Final Awareness and Perceptions of Elder Abuse Survey 2010

Citizenship and Immigration Canada Annual Tracking Survey– Winter 2010

Canadian Businesses and Privacy-Related Issues

Survey of Canadians’ Knowledge & Behaviour Related to Food Safety

Canadians and Privacy

Awareness and Perceptions of Elder Abuse with Specific Attention to Financial Abuse

Investing in Their Future: A Survey of Student and Parental Support for Learning

Investir dans leur avenir: Une enquête sur le soutien fiancier en matière d’éducation postsecondaire

2001 Student Financial Survey Baseline Results

2001 enquête sur les finances des étudiants, résultats de base

Making Ends Meet: the 2001-2002 Student Financial Survey

Joindre les deux bouts enquête sur la situation financière des étudiants 2001-2002

Making Ends Meet: the 2001-2002 Student Financial Survey – Key Findings

Joindre les deux bouts enquête sur la situation financière des étudiants 2001-2002 – Points saillants et principaux constats

Making Ends Meet: the 2001-2002 Student Financial Survey – Press Release

Joindre les deux bouts enquête sur la situation financière des étudiants 2001-2002 – Communiqué de presse

Perceptions of First Nations Residents On-Reserve: Study Results – An EKOS Syndicated Study, February 2006

Opinion des membres des Premières nations vivant dans une réserve: résultats de l’étude – Étude groupée de EKOS, Février 2006

Citizens’ Dialogue on Public Health Goals in Canada: Result Highlights

Citizens’ Dialogue on Public Health Goals in Canada

Dialogue avec des citoyens sur les objectifs de santé publique au Canada: Faits saillants des résultats

Dialogue avec des citoyens sur les objectifs de santé publique au Canada

Full Report: Tracking the Dual Digital Divide, Summer, 2002

Exploration du double fossé numérique, Été 2002

EKOS/PPF Symposium – Rethinking North American Integration Part I: Values & Identities in North America, June 2002

EKOS/PPF Symposium – Rethinking North American Integration Part II: North American Economic Dimensions, June 2002

EKOS/PPF Symposium – Rethinking North American Integration Part III: Conclusions – A Way Forward, June 2002

Public Attitudes Towards Family Violence, May 2002

Résumé du rapport sur les Attitudes du public à l’égard de la violence familiale, Mai 2002

Indian and Northern Affairs On-Reserve Survey 2001

Affaires indiennes et du Nord Canada Sondage dans les réserves 2001

DFAIT:
Canadian Attitudes Toward International Trade, 2002

DFAIT:
Canadian Attitudes Toward International Trade, 2003

Canadian Views on Federal Role in Health Care

Points de vue de Canadiens sur le rôle du gouvernement fédéral en matière de soins de santé

Summary of Key Findings

Sommaire des Principaux Résultats

Canadian Views on Federal Role in Health Care – Survey Results

Points de vue de Canadiens sur le rôle du gouvernement fédéral en matière de soins de santé – Résultats

Canadian Views on Federal Role in Health Care – Detailed Tables

Public Attitudes Toward Principles to Guide Health Care Transformation in Canada: Summary of Key findings

Attitudes du public à l’égard des principes devant orienter la transformation des soins de santé au Canada: Faits saillants

Public Attitudes Toward Principles to Guide Health Care Transformation in Canada: Survey Report

Public Attitudes Toward Principles to Guide Health Care Transformation in Canada: Data Tables

EKOS’ Observations on MRIA Study – Canadian Online Panels: Similar or Different?

Public Perceptions on Politics and Emotion: The Paradox of the Rational Imperative

EKOS/All Aboard? The Public Case for High Speed Rail

Paper by Frank Graves for the Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars: One Issue, Two Voices; Threat Perceptions in the United States and Canada

Full Report: Tracking the Dual Digital Divide, Summer, 2002

Exploration du double fossé numérique, Été 2002

EKOS/PPF Symposium – Rethinking North American Integration Part I: Values & Identities in North America, June 2002

EKOS/PPF Symposium – Rethinking North American Integration Part II: North American Economic Dimensions, June 2002

EKOS/PPF Symposium – Rethinking North American Integration Part III: Conclusions – A Way Forward, June 2002

Public Attitudes Towards Family Violence, May 2002

Résumé du rapport sur les Attitudes du public à l’égard de la violence familiale, Mai 2002

Indian and Northern Affairs On-Reserve Survey

Affaires indiennes et du Nord Canada Sondage dans les réserves
Frank Graves: IVR: Cheaper and More Robust

Net Gain 2014: IVR is Faster, Cheaper, and More Robust

Frank Graves: Interactive Voice Response: the Past, the Present, and Into the Future

Frank Graves testifies before the Subcommittee on Public Safety and National Security of the Standing Committee on Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, 38th Parliament, December 14, 2004

Frank Graves at the Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars: Threat Perceptions in the United States and Canada