Reconnecting Government with Youth 2006

Reconnecting Government With Youth examines the connection between young people in Canada and the federal government. The study examines youth expectations of government and what roles they feel it could or should play. Issues affecting youth and Canada, government priorities, discrimination, as well as multiculturalism, immigration and diversity are key themes in this study. The 2006 study also considers aboriginal issues, the trustworthiness of certain professions, politics in Canada, and post-secondary careers and education. 2,012 Canadians from across the country, aged 12-30, participated in the 2006 survey and are represented in the dataset. Those under the age of 18 were sourced through their parents, who are panelists in the Ipsos Consumer Panel. The sample has been weighted and is representative of Canada’s age and gender composition in accordance with census data. Results from focus groups from a total of 4 sessions in Toronto and Montreal are also represented in an accompanying focus group document. Several questions in this study have been tracked from previous Reconnecting Government with Youth Studies and are referenced as such in the accompanying reports. Some questions within the 2006 study were asked only to respondents in the 16-30 age range due to the difficult nature of the subject. Accompanying this dataset are questionnaire documentation including draft questions, focus group documentation, aggregate statistics from from the data, as well as final reports and presentations.