Surveys

We survey eligible voters after every general election based on the legislative requirements of the Election Act (section 67.1). The information gathered is used to examine barriers faced by voters, assess voters’ election and voting experience, and understand the impact of new initiatives and changes to the electoral process.

Léger administers this survey on behalf of Elections Ontario via phone and online, and by Canadian Viewpoints via in-person interviews.

• Phone participants are randomly selected using the random digital dialing (RDD) method through landline and cell phones and are asked if they are interested in taking part in the survey.
• Online participants are selected from Léger’s online research panel, LEO. Online panel respondents receive an invitation with a link to the online survey by email or a notification from the LEO app.  
• In-person participants are a selected focus group of individuals and are administered the survey by Canadian Viewpoints. They are asked if they are willing to complete a survey with a researcher.

Participants

This survey is only open to eligible voters who are contacted directly by Léger over the phone, via Léger’s LEO online panel, or by Canadian Viewpoints in person. If you are not contacted by Léger or Canadian Viewpoints, you cannot participate in the survey. 

We survey voters who vote at a sample of advance voting locations or election day voting locations to gather feedback on their voting experience. This information is used to inform improvements to poll processes.

Forum Research conducts in-person surveys at select voting locations across Ontario.

• A Forum researcher is stationed in or outside the voting location and asks voters if they are willing to take part in a survey.
• The researcher will give the participant a tablet to record survey responses.

Participants

This survey is only open to eligible voters who vote at a voting location involved in the research program.  If your voting location does not have Forum research staff present, you cannot participate in the survey.

No phone calls are made from Forum Research to participants to invite them to complete the survey over the phone.

We survey voters who use vote by mail to gather feedback on their experience with the special ballot program. This informs improvements to the program.

Elections Ontario administers this survey using Qualtrics, an online survey platform.

All voters who requested a vote by mail kit will receive a survey invitation from Elections Ontario.

Participants

This survey is only open to eligible voters who applied to vote by mail and are contacted directly by Elections Ontario via email invitation.  If you are not contacted by Elections Ontario, you cannot take part in the survey.

No phone calls are made to participants to invite them to complete the survey over the phone.

If you did not vote in the general election, we would still like to hear from you. We survey eligible electors who did not vote to gather information on reasons for not voting. This information helps us to identify any election administration issues that may be contributing to not voting in the election.

Léger administers this survey online.

A representative sample of participants is selected from Léger’s online research panel, LEO. Online panel respondents receive an invitation with a link to the online survey by email or notification from the LEO app.  

Participants

This survey is only open to eligible individuals who did not vote in the most recent general election and who are contacted directly by Léger via their online LEO panel. If you are not contacted by Léger, you cannot participate in the survey.

For the first time, we piloted a mobile app that allows users to get personalized election information anytime, anywhere. Users could download the app and create an account to access a scannable version of their voter information card, a full list of their voting locations and dates, customizable election notifications and a list of candidates for their electoral district. 

We will be surveying individuals who used the Elections Ontario (EO) app to gather feedback on their user experience. This information will inform future developments and improvements of the EO app. 

Elections Ontario administers this survey using Qualtrics, an online survey platform.

All users who have created an account in the app will receive a survey invitation from Elections Ontario.

Participants

This survey is only available to users who created an account in the EO app and are contacted directly by Elections Ontario. If you are not contacted by Elections Ontario, you cannot take part in the survey.

We survey CFOs, candidates, and party representatives to gather feedback from political stakeholders on key Elections Ontario processes and strategic objectives.   

Léger administers this survey online.

Participants are contacted by the email address that they provide to Elections Ontario, where they receive a link to the survey from Léger.

Participants

This survey is only open to representatives of Ontario’s registered political parties who have been contacted directly by Léger via email. People who are not contacted by Léger cannot take part in the survey. 

Participants are selected from the business contact information that they provide to Elections Ontario. 

No phone calls are made to participants to invite them to complete the survey over the phone.

We survey vendors who assist in administering our general election to gather feedback on process and their engagement with us. 

Elections Ontario administers this survey using Qualtrics, an online survey platform.

An email invitation with a link to the survey is sent to select vendors and staff who work during the general election.

Participants

This survey is open to select vendors and staff who work during the general election. Participants may be informed of a survey through their managing/supervising staff (who will receive information from Elections Ontario). 

Respondents are selected from the business contact information that they provide to Elections Ontario. 

No phone calls are made to participants to invite them to complete the survey over the phone.

We survey returning officers after every general election to get their feedback on our processes, policies, and programs. This information informs future electoral events.

Elections Ontario administers this survey using Qualtrics, an online survey platform.

• It is conducted in four waves during and after the writ period.
• We provide a link to the survey, and participants are informed by Elections Ontario Headquarters.

Participants

This survey is open to all returning officers who work during the 2022 general election. If you are not contacted by Elections Ontario, you cannot take part in the survey.

No phone calls are made to participants to invite them to complete the survey over the phone.

We survey returning, satellite, and training and logistics office staff to gather feedback about their experience working during the election. This information helps inform improvements to future election event processes and the roles themselves.   

Elections Ontario administers this survey using Qualtrics, an online survey platform.

Participants are informed of this survey from returning office communications.

Participants

This survey is open to staff who worked in returning, satellite, and training and logistics offices during the 2022 general election. If you do not receive instructions on how to access the survey through  the returning office or Elections Ontario, you cannot participate in the survey. 

We may use business contact information to invite participants to complete this survey.  

No phone calls are made to invite participants to complete the survey over the phone. 

We survey poll officials to gather feedback about their experiences and election poll processes. This information is used to improve election processes in the field and at Elections Ontario. 

 Elections Ontario conducts these surveys using Qualtrics, an online survey platform.

• There are two surveys for poll officials to complete: An advance poll official survey and an election day poll official survey. 
• Participants are informed of these surveys by their Supervising Deputy Returning Officers (SDRO), who will receive links and QR codes from the returning officers.

Participants

This survey is open to all poll officials who work at voting locations during the 2022 general election. This includes the following roles:

• Area Managers (AM) and Supervising Deputy Returning Officers (SDRO)
• Deputy Returning Officers (DRO), Poll Clerks (PC), and Polling Day Revision Assistants (PDRA)
• Tabulator Deputy Returning Officers (TDRO)
• Information Assistants (IA)

No phone calls are made to invite participants to complete the survey over the phone. 

Elections Ontario (EO) is committed to respecting your privacy and protecting your personal information (PI) in accordance with our Privacy Policy. PI is collected under the authority of the Election Act, Election Finances Act, Employment Standards Act, 2000 and/or other legislation. This information will be used for electoral purposes and may be used to conduct election research. Your PI may be shared internally at EO for the purposes outlined above and will be securely destroyed one year after its last use or later, where legislatively required. Questions about the collection can be directed to: priv@elections.on.ca.