Industry Canada - Business Survey [2007]

Industry Canada commissioned Phoenix Strategic Perspectives to conduct a survey among CEOs and senior executives to explore corporate and economic issues of relevance to the Department. In 2002, Industry Canada undertook a baseline survey of CEOs and senior executives of businesses across Canada to explore a range of issues of interest to the Department. A follow-up survey was conducted in 2004. The 2007 Business Survey builds on the two earlier waves of research and tracks attitudinal changes over time, while exploring new issues. The purpose of the 2007 business survey was to explore departmental priorities, performance and related issues among senior business leaders. More specifically, the areas of investigation pursued through the survey included: Perceived priorities and performance Expectations of the role of the federal government in the economy Research and development (R&D) and science and technology (S&T) Attitudes towards investment and telecommunications