Program Evaluation   Client Satisfaction Evaluation Studies   Other Consultation & Opinion Studies  Other Consultation & Opinion Studies Survey of the political disengagement of Canadians for the Political Science Department of the University of New Brunswick The goal of the study was most notably to evaluate the level of knowledge and interest of Canadians with regard to politics. Some 2,000 Canadians distributed proportionately in each province and territory of Canada were surveyed within the framework of the study, with an over-representation of young Canadians in the 18-29 age-range.    University of New Brunswick Study on buildings for the Régie du bâtiment du Québec (RBQ) The Régie wished to measure the changing level of quality, and the security of buildings and installations according to two indices: IS and IQC. Each building present in the sample had to be identified, and data checked concerning its characteristics. The mandate also involved recommending the best method for selecting buildings in terms of the two indices, and for this purpose four distinct sub-samples were used to constitute a representative group of buildings.     Régie du bâtiment du Québec Updating the Liste des Industries et Commerces (LIC) and a study of the workforce needs of businesses in the Outaouais for Emploi-Québec - Direction régionale de l’Outaouais  The object of the study was to bring the Liste des Industries et Commerces (LIC) up-to-date and to identify the workforce and skills needs of Outaouais-area businesses. The mandate involved a letter and a questionnaire by mail to 10,840 region businesses, programming and validation of the questionnaire, training the interviewers, conducting the telephone surveys, data entry of the business questionnaires, NAICS and NOC coding, as well as data processing to produce the methodological and analysis reports. The sample was divided into two strata: 4,984 businesses with fewer than five (5) employees (which were only identified in the course of the survey) and 2,604 businesses with over five (5) employees. Results were produced for each municipalité régionale de comté (4 census metropolitain areas), three (3) sizes of businesses and twelve (12) service sectors.   Direction régionale d’Emploi-Québec Outaouais Evaluation of the education campaign on the health risks associated with extreme heat and the steps to take to protect against heat stress, for the Direction de la santé publique de Montréal (DSP) The Montreal DSP wished to estimate the rate of penetration of its educational messages on the steps to take to prevent heat stress during very hot weather in the 65-and-over age group living in private households on the Island of Montreal, and to evaluate the effect of those messages on the learning and on behaviours adopted during periods of extreme heat. More than 600 interviews were conducted with persons aged 65 and over, 467 of which were in French, and 133 of which were in English.    Direction de la santé publique de Montréal Survey La Relance au secondaire et La Relance au collégial - 2007, 2005, 2002, 2000 and 1999 for the ministère de l'Éducation of Quebec In order to evaluate the net benefit of training plans, the Ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport set up the La Relance au secondaire and the La Relance au collégial to assess the position of graduates on completion of their studies and following their entry onto the labour market. We have conducted these studies five times since 1999. In 2007, the mandate consisted of a telephone survey among 64,757 college and vocational secondary school graduates, 37,029 of whom were secondary vocational and 27,728 of whom were collegial. Forty thousand six hundred twenty-five (40,625) interviews were conducted in French and 2,294 in English using a questionnaire provided by the Minister. Vast efforts were deployed in tracing and researching telephone numbers.  Reference Reports: Rapport de recherche - La Relance au secondaire 2007    Rapport de recherche - La Relance au collégial 2007      Ministère de l'Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport Survey of citizens on cleanliness and waste management planning for the Borough of of Saint Laurent, City of Montreal Since 2004, the Borough of Saint-Laurent has implemented measures to facilitate re-use of residual materials and waste in order to tangibly reduce disposal in landfills. The object of the survey was to measure the perceptions of Borough residents on cleanliness and waste management planning. Twelve hundred interviews were conducted in French and in English, 800 of which were with households in buildings with eight units or fewer and 400 of which were with households in buildings of nine or more units.  Reference Text: Le virage environnemental de l’Arrondissement   Arrondissement de Saint-Laurent, Ville de Montréal Studies on the visual impact and ambient noise level of wind farms in the Baie-des-Sables for Hélimax Énergie Inc.  Within the framework of a specific wind farm located in the Baie-des-Sables, Hélimax wished to conduct a number of consultations in order to glean the opinion of residents and tourists with regard to wind energy, and the ambient noise level and visual impact of windmills located in the Baie-des-Sables. The project included an initial survey with summer tourists to the region via 349 face-to-face interviews conducted from tourism information kiosks. Two further surveys were carried out, each in two phases, on the ambient noise level and visual impact of the windmills on the population resident near the wind farm.    Hélimax Énergie Inc. Studies on the net progress toward pay equity in businesses with 10 or more employees for the Commission de l’équité salariale The main aim of this mandate was to identify, in 2007, the perceptions of private businesses subject to the Law in their progress towards pay equity and its maintenance. We had carried out the same study in 2005-2006 in in the context of ongoing consultations on pay equity progress. The 1,000 interviews were conducted in French and in English with a response rate of 76 %.    Commission de l'équité salariale Survey: La Relance à l’université 2007 for the Ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport  In order to evaluate the net benefits yielded by university training plans, the Ministère instituted the bi-annual Relance à l’université survey of Bachelors and Masters degree programs by drawing up a statement of the situation of graduates after completion of their studies and following their entry onto the labour market. The mandate involved conducting a telephone survey of 37,615 graduates, 29,452 of whom held Bachelor's degrees and 8,163 of whom held Master's degrees, with an elevated response rate (80% or 100% for certain disciplines) overall for both Bachelor's and Master's degree holders. Twenty thousand seventy-two (20,072) interviews were conducted in French and 3,385 in English. Vast efforts were deployed in tracing and researching telephone numbers.  Reference Reports: Rapport de recherche – La relance à l’université 2007    Ministère de l'Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport Census survey of the new generation of Quebec farmers 2006 for the Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation (MAPAQ) The object of this poll was to identify newly established young and aspiring Quebec farmers in order to understand their career path and to enable the Ministère to better adapt its initiatives to the needs of tomorrow's agriculturalists. The project involved contacting the agriculturalists by telephone to complete, and then to data-input a questionnaire which had been mailed previously by the Ministère but had not yet been returned. The interviews, each about 10 minutes in length, were carried out in French and in English from a sample of 3,545 telephone numbers provided by MAPAQ. Upon completion of the study, the following files were delivered to the Ministère together with a methodological report: the file of completed and input questionnaires, the file of persons who had declined to respond, and the file of persons who had requested a paper questionnaire.  Reference Reports: Rapport de recherche    Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation Market study of the university training needs of the population of the Basses-Laurentides (Lower Laurentians) for the Pôle universitaire des Basses-Laurentides The Pôle universitaire des Basses-Laurentides wished to analyse the university training and placement needs of the resident population of the Basses-Laurentides. The study targeted both employed and unemployed individuals who had completed secondary V and wished to complete university, by age group (18 to 24, 25 to 34, 35 to 44, 45 to 54, and 55 and over). The sample was distributed proportionately over three strata: the census metropolitain areas of Deux-Montagnes, Mirabel and Sainte-Thérèse-de-Blainville. Four hundred (400) interviews were completed and data-processed to identify the stratum of persons most likely to have training needs. We then drew a sample from that specific stratum and conducted 500 interviews.  Reference Reports: Rapport annuel 2006/2007 et compte-rendu de l’étude    Pôle universitaire des Basses-Laurentides Estimating the rate of exposure of the Quebec population to bats for the Institut national de santé publique du Québec  The Institut national de santé publique is increasingly concerned with infectious diseases such as rabies, a virus which can be transmitted by mammals such as the bat. In order to better direct efforts to prevent transmission of the virus, an estimate had to be made of the frequency of exposure of the Quebec population to bats (3% of the Quebec population had come into contact with a bat), as well as the ratio of contacts reported to a regional public health authority and treated with a post-exposure prophylaxis. We had to draw a proportionate sample guaranteeing representation of the various regions of Quebec (17 in all, excluding Nunavik) according to the demographical weight of each region. The study was administered in French and in English in the form of a parent questionnaire and a child questionnaire.    Institut national de santé publique du Québec Telephone survey of the Quebec working population on work-related values for the Faculté des sciences sociales, Département de sociologie de l’Université Laval  The purpose of this survey was to sketch a representative portrait of the values associated with work, and in particular the importance attached to employment. The study was conducted with two population sub-groups: active individuals currently employed, and active individuals seeking employment. The interviews were administered along three geographical strata: the census metropolitain areas of Montreal (681), Quebec City (556), and other Quebec regions (554).    Université Laval Study of youth electoral participation for the Conférence régionale des Élus de Montréal and the Forum jeunesse de l’île de Montréal (FJÎM) The mission of the Forum jeunesse de l’île de Montréal (FJÎM) is to promote citizenship education and citizen engagement among youths aged 18 to 30. The study examined the level of participation of young Montrealers in the municipal elections of 6 November 2005, their knowledge of politics (actors, political programs, etc.) and the degree of interest exhibited in municipal issues in particular and political issues generally. The sample of 29,400 telephone numbers provided by ASDE Inc. comprised 2 strata, allowing completion of 1,667 interviews in Montreal and 360 interviews in the other municipalities situated on the Island of Montreal among persons aged 19 to 31 (with an incidence rate of 17%) and of voting age at 6 November 2005.   Conférence régionale des Élus de Montréal   Forum jeunesse de l’île de Montréal (FJÎM)