"From Awareness to Action: Canadians on Climate Change and Education" (PDF), Learning for a Sustainable Future's extensive report of its third national survey, offers a host of insights about Canadian attitudes toward climate change and education, with responses from educators, parents, and students as well as the general public.
Asked about their level of confidence that climate change is happening, 80 percent of respondents indicated that they were certain, on a par with 81 percent in 2022. Asked about the causes of climate change, 47 percent of respondents correctly said that it is caused mostly by human activities, a decline from 54 percent in 2022.
Asked whether climate change should be a high priority for schooling, 62 percent of respondents agreed, a slight decrease from 67 percent in 2022. The science behind climate change was regarded as a top priority for climate change education by 68 percent of respondents.
The survey was conducted online between October 9 and November 29, 2024, among 4228 Canadians selected from Leger's panel LEO. "The data are weighted by age, gender and province (based on 2021 Statistics Canada proportions) to ensure that data are representative of the Canadian public and reflective of Canadian opinion."
