Public Opinion Research: Motivators and barriers to participation in government-led participatory research/citizen science

Health Canada commissioned Nanos Research to conduct a public opinion survey to support the use of citizen science to address government and departmental science and research priorities, as well as Open Science initiatives. A total of 4,702 Canadians were surveyed using an online panel and recruited to reflect the Canadian population. The online survey was conducted between March 16th and March 30th, 2023.

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Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 19:29 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 19:29 (UTC)
contact_email	hecs.science.policy-politiques.scientifiques.dgsesc@hc-sc.gc.ca
contact_person	{}
criticality_level	[]
data_dictionary	[]
geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	primary
open_canada_date_published	2025-01-27 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"en": ["Public Opinion Research; Citizen science; Participatory research; Public engagement"], "fr": ["Recherche sur l'opinion publique; Science citoyenne; Recherche participative; l'Engagement du publique"]}
open_canada_subject	["society_and_culture"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	Recherche sur l'opinion publique : Motivations et obstacles à la participation à la recherche participative/science citoyenne menée par le gouvernement
update_frequency	not_planned