Research & Policy Development

Public Interest team members are skilled at conducting public policy research, including polls and surveys in several different languages.

The types of studies we have undertaken include:

  • Community-based research
  • Best-practice reviews
  • Literature reviews
  • Policy analysis
  • Polls and surveys
  • Focus groups

Public Interest provides expertise in designing community-based research projects that engage community members as researchers and “animators”. Public Interest trains community animators and provides them with user-friendly tools to coordinate discussions on topics affecting the neighbourhood in culturally and linguistically appropriate ways. This enables our projects to reach beyond the usual boundaries of community-based research and engages populations that are hard to reach.

Related Projects

Community Profile and Services Study – Don Mills North Community Health Centre Satellite
Clients: Flemingdon Health Centre, Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care
Community Profile and Services Study – Northwest Scarborough CHC Satellite
Client: West Hill Community Services
East Downtown Employment Study – East Downtown (2007)
Client: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Neighbourhood Vitality Index
Client: United Way
Program Review – Youth Programming in Public Housing Communities
Client: Toronto Community Housing Corporation
Relocation Study – Regent Park Redevelopment
Client: Toronto Community Housing Corporation
Research on Services and Facilities – Regent Park
Client: Toronto Community Housing Corporation
Ward Polls – City of Toronto Municipal Elections
Client: Toronto and York Region Labour Council
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