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What underlies growing skepticism about the Holocaust in Canada and the United States?

According to a December (2-5), 2023 survey of Americans by YouGov for the Economist, a fifth (20%) of Americans ages 18-29 believe the Holocaust was a myth and 23% agreed the Holocaust was exaggerated. Less than one in ten Americans over the age of 30 agreed with these statements which are described as a worrisome trend that appears to be gaining traction. While there has been some question about the veracity of the survey, its findings are similar to the results of a recent Leger poll conducted for the Association for Canadian Studies over the period February 23-26, 2024 with a sample of 1590 Canadians and 1005 Americans . It reveals that one in six Canadians between the ages of 18 and 24 agree that the Holocaust is exaggerated and a similar share of Americans concurred. Equally worrisome is that a majority of those who think that the Holocaust is exaggerated think that they have a good knowledge about historic genocides. And we also found an important link between favorable opinions of Hamas (held by some one in ten respondents in Canada and one in six in the US and higher in each country amongst the youngest cohorts).

‘I AM CANADIAN’ – OR NOT

Citizenship can be viewed as a badge of honour but also as a system of indoctrinating the population in ever-evolving sets of values and narratives serving state imperatives. It’s an elusive dream for many but an expensive, burdensome source of aggravation for others – one increasingly being rejected by many applicants-turned-“onward migrants” who no longer embrace the value proposition of becoming Canadian.

What underlies concern over Canada’s immigration numbers?

Canadian opinion on increased immigration has evolved considerably since January 2023 as it jumped from some one in five Canadians feeling there were too many immigrants coming to Canada to one in two Canadians saying there were too many immigrants by February 2024. That which follows examines why Canadians feel there are too many immigrants and confirms that housing is the issue that most preoccupies Canadians who feel there are too many newcomers as well other matters related to the perceived state of the economy. On the other hand those who feel that there are not enough newcomers also cite economic reasons for why the current levels of immigration are insufficient. The survey was conducted via web panel for the Metropolis Institute and the Association for Canadian Studies by the firm Leger Marketing over the period February 23-26, 2024 with a sample of 1590 Canadians.

Following global conflicts, understanding the situation(s), prospects for peace and perceptions of the UN

As several global conflicts continue with no immediate end in sight, the Association for Canadian Studies and the Metropolis Institute commissioned the firm Leger Marketing to survey Canadians and Americans on perceptions around Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Israel’s war with Hamas with a focus on the extent to which the conflicts are being followed, whether people feel that they have a good understanding of them and whether or not in each case they are optimistic about the prospects for peace. We also look Canadian and American views of the United Nations. It finds that while most Canadians and Americans have a positive view of the UN, most Canadians and Americans do not trust the UN. The survey reveals a steep drop over the past few months in the extent to which the conflicts are being followed by Canadians, little progress in the extent to which Canadians believe that they have a good understanding of the conflict and diminished optimism about peace prospects.

Quebecers Views on Artificial Intelligence, Translation, Language Knowledge and Use

The survey on the theme of artificial intelligence, translation, language knowledge and use was conducted by Léger Marketing for the Association for Canadian Studies during the week of September 18, 2023. The ACS-Leger survey was done via web panel with 1,000 Quebecers (798 francophones, 130 anglophones and 72 allophones).

Quebecers Political Engagement: Knowledge, involvement and the perceived impact of politics on our lives

Measuring Intergroup Relations in Canada during and after the Pandemic

Consensus Volume 45 Issue 1 Finding Common Ground in a Time of Polarization Article 2 1-25-2024

Canadian opinion on domestic relations between communities, viewing hate expression in the media and trust of selected groups

Canada’s Demographic Revolution and What it Means for our Identities

What makes Quebecers Learn the Other Official Language? Assessing the Quantity and Quality of Quebecers Bilingualism

Are English-Speaking Quebecers Part of the Quebec Nation?

Ideology and Social Class in Canada

Canadians are divided over whether we’re all born with an equal chance to succeed in the country: there is an important generational divide on the answer

Canadians’ Knowledge about the Charter of Rights: Marking 75 years since the adoption of the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Newcomer Pathways to Employment

In 2022, the Diversity Institute at Toronto Metropolitan University’s Ted Rogers School of Management and research lead by the Future Skills Centre, partnered with Canadian Diversity in the writing of a special issue focusing on key factors influencing Canada’s excellent record supporting newcomers from around the globe. Once again, the research shows that while there are opportunities to provide better support for the development of skills or newcomers, we need always to consider the ways to address bias and barriers in their pathways to employment. Newcomers are key to Canada’s future prosperity, and we need to do better.

Value of a University Degree: What do you think and what your parents told you

Quebecers Views on the Increases in University Tuition for Out of Province Students

Canadians’ Knowledge about Genocide

Canadian Opinion of Intergroup Relations, Selected Groups and Viewing Expressions of Hate in the Midst of Unprecedented International Tension

John Humphrey, Canada and the 75th Anniversary of UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights

In December 2023 — 75 years to the month after the 1948 adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights — a coalition of Indigenous leaders, human rights advocacy organizations and environmental defence groups from across the Americas turned a scrutinizing spotlight on Canada’s human rights record, particularly the country’s oversight of Canadian mining companies pursuing about a dozen resource-extraction projects in South America.

Immigration and Refugee Numbers: What’s ‘Up’?

Covereaction? The Divide over lessons from the Pandemic

Quebec: Colonizer or Colonized?

Outlooks on immigration in the Francophone world – Canadian Diversity

This special edition of Canadian Diversity offers a first glance at the multiple realities of Francophone migration and the role played by the French language in this mobility and as a vector of integration.