Canadian business leaders strongly support expanded public funding of social programs

Over half of Canadian Business leaders support increased long-term public funding for health care, social housing and basic income

TORONTO, May 28, 2020

The latest findings from the Modus Business Monitor survey of over 950 Canadian managers and executives shows remarkable support for expanding long-term public funding for social programs.

Two-thirds support increases to health care public funding, while 55% support expanded funding for both social housing and basic income.

  • These findings are consistent across small, medium, and large businesses and fairly consistent regionally with some notable exceptions.
  • Support for increased long-term public funding for health care (48%) and basic income (40%) is lower in Alberta and, to a lesser extent, the Prairies.
Public funding for social programs - Modus Research

About the Modus Business Monitor

The Modus Business Monitor is Canada’s only B2B omnibus service. For reliable and accurate results without the cost of a custom business survey, the Monitor offers our clients the flexibility they need. Results from the Monitor are based on a scientific sample of Canadian business leaders rather than the common and unrepresentative business surveys circulating today that rely on members of lobby groups or recruiting from the Twitterati.

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Charlie Graves
President, Modus Research
Phone: 1-800-254-6944 x224
Email: cgraves at modusresearch dot com

About Modus Research

Established in 2012, Modus Research is a full-service research agency that provides clients with actionable feedback from Canadian enterprises based on scientific samples. We offer our clients exclusive access to the Modus Business Panel – the gold standard of B2B research in Canada.