Canadian Constitution Foundation Supporter Survey 2026

Please help the Canadian Constitution Foundation improve our advocacy by letting us know a little more about you as a supporter and what matters most to you.

If you are unable to complete the survey, please submit incomplete – all responses are useful to us!
1.What province or territory do you reside in?
2.Into which of the following age groups do you fit?
3.What best describes your professional background?
4.Do you have children?
5.Do you have grandchildren?
6.Why do you support the Canadian Constitution Foundation? (Select all that apply.)
7.How did you first hear about the Canadian Constitution Foundation?
8.What was the CCF case that caught your attention and led you to learn more?
9.Which of these principles do you think is most threatened in Canada right now?
10.Which type of legal case is most important to you?
11.What type of public education initiative do you think is most needed right now?
12.Do you think the COVID-19 pandemic has had lasting effects on Canada's freedoms?
13.Do you think Canada is more free or less free since 2019?
14.What was your reaction to hearing that the federal government is appealing the Emergencies Act ruling to the Supreme Court of Canada? (Select all that apply.)
15.How do you feel about the overall protection of freedom of expression in Canada?
16.Which level of government do you believe poses the greatest threat to freedom of expression?
17.How concerned are you about professional regulators restricting the speech of their members? For example, disciplinary actions taken against nurses, physicians, psychologists or other professionals for public comments made on social media.
18.How concerned are you about Bill C-9 (or the Combatting Hate Act) that would create a new standalone hate offence, criminalize the display of certain symbols, and remove defences for religious expression?
19.How do you feel about the overall protection of freedom of religion in Canada?
20.How concerned are you about legislation in Quebec that bans the wearing of religious symbols by certain public sector workers (like teachers, judges, and police) while on the job?
21.How do you feel about provincial governments preemptively invoking the notwithstanding clause (section 33) when passing legislation?
22.Are you concerned by the increased use of the notwithstanding clause (section 33)?
23.How do you feel about the overall protection of privacy rights in Canada?
24.How concerned are you about the use of facial recognition technology by governments or by private companies (i.e. shopping malls)?
25.Do you think that the development and use of artificial intelligence by private companies should be subject to more government laws and regulations?
26.How well do federal and provincial governments limit themselves to legislating in areas of their respective jurisdictions?
27.How do you feel about the overall protection of private property rights in Canada?
28.While property has common law protection in Canada, courts have said that it does not have constitutional protection in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Do you believe property rights should be guaranteed in the Charter?
29.Are you concerned by the 2025 Cowichan Tribes v. Canada decision, which recognized Aboriginal title to more than 700 acres of land within Richmond, BC?
30.How do you feel about your local municipal zoning and land use laws?
31.The Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees the right to life, liberty, and security of person. How well are these rights protected?
32.Healthcare in Canada is a government monopoly, and access to non-government healthcare paid for by individuals or private insurance is restricted in most provinces. If patients are left on government healthcare wait lists beyond the medically acceptable wait times, would you support these patients being able to pay privately for their healthcare outside the government system?
33.In the 2007 decision Chaoulli, a majority of the Supreme Court of Canada found provincial bans on private health insurance violated fundamental rights to life and security of the person under Quebec's Charter. Should this reasoning apply to the rest of Canada?
34.The Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees that all people are equal. How well do you feel this right is protected?
35.How many charities besides the Canadian Constitution Foundation do you support?
36.Would you mind listing the other charities (or other types of charities) you tend to support?
37.Are you aware of the option to make a legacy gift in your will to the CCF?
38.If you support the CCF, how important is the Canadian Constitution Foundation in your overall charitable giving? The CCF is:
39.Are you aware of the following ways to make a gift to the CCF? (Choose which methods you are aware of.)
40.Is there any other feedback you'd like to share with the CCF?