Ipsos Public Consultation Infographic
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At Ipsos Reid, public consultations have long been a part of our business. For more information about conducting public consultations, please visit our website: http://www.ipsos.ca/en/research/public-affairs/. Data for this infographic was generated by an online survey of 1,000 Canadians conducted from Feb 20 – 25, 2014. The results were used to inform an online Ideation session with more than 30 public consultations experts in the federal, provincial and municipal government, and non-profit organizations held on April 24, 2014. Who gets involved in a public consultation? What motivates people to get involved? How do Canadians want to participate? Do public consultations really work? CANADIANS’ VIEWS ON PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS Public consultations are an indispensable element of effective stakeholder relations. At a time when more and more Canadians are expressing their opinions on social media, we wanted to explore how Canadians felt about public consultations in general and how they want to participate in the consultative process. A majority think that consultations are just for show and many question whether their participation really makes a difference. I would only participate in a public consultation if the issue had a direct impact on me or my family. Public consultations are just for show, those who put them on rarely take into consideration the feedback received during these sessions when making decisions. If I participated in a public consultation I think my contributions would have an impact on the final decisions made. Those who participated in a public consultation were more often male and those with higher levels of education. Just one-fifth of Canadians participated in a public consultation session or a town hall in the past year. 24% 19% 19% UNIVERSITY POST-SECONDARY HIGH SCHOOL How did you participate? And how would you prefer to participate? The issues were of personal interest to me Opportunity to express my views directly to those making decisions I was personally invited by the organization or someone involved in the issue Wanted to exchange views with other concerned citizens 23% PUBLIC/TOWN HALL MEETING ONLINE/SOCIAL MEDIA DISCUSSION BY MAIL IN PERSON ONE-ON-ONE MEETING IN PERSON COUNCIL MEETING ONLINE TOWN HALL MEETING 40% 24% 17% 16% 10% 4% 22% 34% 12% 20% 8% 4% AGREE DISAGREE 44% 17% 15% 23% 17% 23% 17% 13% 24% 65% 55% 43% 27% 34% 42% 1 5 65% 55% 43% 27% 34% 42%
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At Ipsos Reid, public consultations have long been a part of our business. For more information about conducting public consultations, please visit our website: http://www.ipsos.ca/en/research/public-affairs/.
Data for this infographic was generated by an online survey of 1,000 Canadians conducted from Feb 20 – 25, 2014. The results were used to inform an online Ideation session with more than 30 public consultations experts in the federal, provincial and municipal government, and non-profit organizations held on April 24, 2014.
Who gets involved in a public consultation?
What motivates people to get involved?
How do Canadians want to participate?
Do public consultations really work?
CANADIANS’ VIEWS ON PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS
Public consultations are an indispensable element of effective stakeholder relations. At a time when more and more Canadians are expressing their opinions on social media, we wanted to explore how Canadians felt about public consultations in general and how they want to participate in the consultative process.
A majority think that consultations are just for show and many question whether their participation really makes a difference.
I would only participate in a public consultation if the issue had a direct impact on me or my family.
Public consultations are just for show, those who put them on rarely take into consideration the feedback received during
these sessions when making decisions.
If I participated in a public consultation I think my contributions would have an impact on the final decisions made.
Those who participated in a public consultation were more often male and those with higher levels of education.
Just one-fifth of Canadians participated in a public consultation session or a town hall in the past year.
24%19% 19%
UNIVERSITYPOST-SECONDARYHIGH SCHOOL
How did you participate? And how would you prefer to participate?
The issues were of personal interest to me
Opportunity to express my views directly to those making decisions
I was personally invited by the organization or someone involved in the issue
Wanted to exchange views with other concerned citizens
23%
PUBLIC/TOWN HALL MEETING
ONLINE/SOCIAL MEDIA DISCUSSION
BY MAIL
IN PERSON ONE-ON-ONE MEETING
IN PERSON COUNCIL MEETING
ONLINE TOWN HALL MEETING
40%
24%
17%
16%
10%
4%
22%
34%
12%
20%
8%
4%
AGREE DISAGREE
44%
17%
15%
23%
17%23% 17%13% 24%
65%
55%
43%
27%
34%
42%
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65%
55%
43%
27%
34%
42%
