How Canadians Are Rethinking Climate Change
As affordability pressures, housing challenges, economic uncertainty, geopolitical instability, and rapid technological change shape public discourse, climate change is competing with a growing number of concerns for attention. At the same time, public debate has evolved beyond questions of whether climate change exists and increasingly focuses on issues such as affordability, energy security, development, and the pace of climate action in Canada.
Drawing on multiple sources of public opinion data on climate change, 2026 Public Opinion: When Climate Isn't the Only Crisis explores how Canadians are thinking about climate change in this changing context. The report examines shifts in the intensity of climate concern in Canada, attitudes toward environmental protection and economic growth, support for climate action, and perceptions of progress on climate solutions.
