National Research and Data
Explore our interactive data portal, research briefs and fulsome reports on mental health
Mental Health Research Canada launched a national polling initiative in March 2020 in anticipation of a need for strong, current and comprehensive data on how COVID-19 was impacting Canadians. Since then, we have polled — and continue to poll — thousands of Canadians to report on their levels of anxiety and depression to identify and evaluate factors that influence their mental health.
Explore the data we’ve produced through one of our three channels below: our national polling reports released after each poll, take a deeper dive into a more focused topic with our research briefs, or use our interactive data hub to explore the data for yourself.
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Special thanks to the following experts who guide this important work:
Dr. Mary Bartram, Director, Policy, Mental Health Commission of Canada
Dr. David Dozois, Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry and Director, Clinical Psychology Graduate Program, Western University
Dr. Andy Greenshaw, Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, University of Alberta
Sarah Kennell, National Director, Public Policy, Canadian Mental Health Association
Dr. Heather Stuart, Professor and Bell Canada Mental Health and Anti-Stigma Research Chair, Queen’s University
John Trainor, Adjunct Faculty Member Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
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NATIONAL POLLING REPORTS
Since early 2020, MHRC has been polling Canadians every 6 to 12 weeks to know more about the current state of mental health in Canada. To access the full reports from the data, click the button below.
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INTERACTIVE DATA HUB
Click through MHRC’s mental health data hub, offering available data related to many topics, including substance use, service use, diagnoses, and much more. All data can be sorted by age, gender, province and time of collection.
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REPORTS & RESEARCH BRIEFS
Our research briefs are more smaller, more focused reports than our full reports, each focusing on a specific theme, such as stigma in the workplace, gender, 2SLGBTQAI+, etc., for you to get a deeper dive into the data on topics that appeal to you.
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KEY FACTS ON MENTAL HEALTH
From the data collected during our national polling series, below is a snapshot of key facts learned through tracking mental health.