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CRIC Launches Expanded Membership Categories on New Website
The Canadian Research Insights Council (CRIC) is pleased to announce the launch of newly expanded membership categories that opens up membership to client organizations, agencies, academia, suppliers to the industry and not-for-profits. Companies and organizations...
Participate in ESOMAR’s Global Marketing Research 2019 Survey – Deadline extended to June 28
The Canadian Research Insights Council (CRIC) is working with ESOMAR to gather Canadian data for ESOMAR’s Global Market Research (GMR) 2019 Survey. Both CRIC member agencies and other Canadian research companies are encouraged to participate by June 28th to ensure...
Attend ESOMAR TV, a free virtual event designed to inspire new ideas
This Friday, June 21, from 8am to 2pm Eastern Daylight Time, our partners at ESOMAR will be hosting a free, virtual event called ESOMAR TV. The focus of ESOMAR TV is inspiration and it will cover topics that are sure to inspire new ideas. ESOMAR TV will feature...
BILL C-76: An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and other Acts and to make certain consequential amendments (Elections Modernization Act)
On December 13, 2018, Parliament adopted Bill C-76, the Elections Modernization Act, which aims to increase transparency of third party and foreign entity involvement in the electoral process. Among a number of sweeping changes to the Canada Election Act, Bill C-76...
CAIP Canada Announces Founding Board; Adoption of Designated Members and Fellows of Former Marketing Research Association in June
The founding board members are pleased to announce the formation of CAIP Canada, a new certification body that will offer the Certified Analytics and Insights Professional (CAIP) designation to individual research practitioners. The initiative is being led by Robert...
Evidence shows well designed election polls remain important tools in democracy
A key highlight included a major evidence-based global study into the accuracy of polling that concluded that done well, polls overwhelmingly continue to correctly predict election outcomes. A recent analysis by Jon Puleston for ESOMAR of more than 31,000 polls from...
Attend the WAPOR-ESOMAR-CRIC Session on the Accuracy of Electoral Polling in Canada
The Canadian Research Insights Council (CRIC) and ESOMAR are pleased to join with the World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR) to present a full day session on the accuracy of Canadian electoral polling at WAPOR’s annual conference taking place in Toronto...
CRIC supports World Research & Insight Day
The Canadian Research Insights Council (CRIC) is pleased to recognize today, May 2nd, as World Research & Insight Day. World Research & Insight Day was founded last year by the Turkish insights association. This year it is being extended globally by ESOMAR to...
CRIC endorses new CAIP designation that will adopt CMRPs
The Canadian Research Insights Council (CRIC) is pleased to announce that it is endorsing and sponsoring CAIP Canada, a new certification body that will offer the Certified Analytics and Insights Professional (CAIP) designation. The initiative is being led by Robert...