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CRIC Seeks Nominations for its Board of Directors
The Canadian Research Insights Council (CRIC) is seeking nominations for candidates to fill four positions on its Board of Directors that are up for renewal. CRIC welcomes nominations of leaders from across our industry including those on the client-side and in...
Congratulations Public Opinion Researchers for Accurate and Transparent Polling
The results are in and public opinion researchers have, once again, demonstrated that survey research remains a valuable tool in helping Canadians make informed election decisions. The surveys released by CRIC member companies predicted a very close race and the...
Sponsor a CRIC Event to Maximize Your Brand Impact
September 02, 2021 – Sponsor a CRIC event to showcase your expertise before key decision-makers in Canada’s research, analytics and insight industry. CRIC offers customizable sponsorship packages to elevate your product innovations and thought-leadership, generate...
CRIC member companies play critical role in determining party inclusion in the Leaders’ Debates
CRIC is pleased to see that seven of the nine polls used by the Leaders’ Debates Commission (“the Commission”) to determine inclusion under criterion (iii) were conducted by CRIC member agencies. In order to qualify under criterion (iii) a leader of a political party...
CRTC’s Voter Contact Registry to Protect Voters During 2021 Federal Election
August 17, 2021 – Ottawa-Gatineau – Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) yesterday announced that the Voter Contact Registry is now accepting registrations for the 2021 federal election. The CRTC will accept registrations up until 48...
CRIC and QRCA Announce Partnership
The Canadian Research Insights Council (CRIC), Canada’s voice of the research, analytics and insights industry is pleased to announce that it has formed an alliance with QRCA, the global community of qualitative research professionals and students. “We share a common...
2021 Webinar Series – Call for Contributions
The Canadian Research Insights Council (CRIC) in partnership with the Certified Analytics and Insights Professionals of Canada (CAIP Canada), ESOMAR, and the MRII/University of Georgia is searching for an exciting line-up of webinar presenters who will help to keep...
Congratulations to the 2021 Research Got Talent Winners
Congratulations to Vinca Merriman and Swati Garg from IPSOS for winning the 2021 Research Got Talent Competition with their entry – Understanding the donor base of The Citizen’s Foundation Canada (TCF Canada). The Research Got Talent (RGT) competition, offered by the...
Save up to 50% on tickets to the Quirk’s Event for 2021
Quirk's in partnership with CRIC is offering a limited-time discount of 50% off all event registrations at any of its 2021 in-person conference events. Register by Friday, May 21st to take advantage of the lowest registration rate that Quirk's has ever offered. The...
Join the Insights Community in Supporting our Colleagues in India.
The Canadian Research Insights Council (CRIC) is supporting our partner SampleCon with the Heart of Insights: India Initiative. India is in the midst of a devastating current wave of the pandemic that is personally impacting many we know and work with daily in our...
Past Releases
April 1, 2019.
Former PMRS President John Tabone appointed CRIC’s Interim Chief Administrative Officer
March 27, 2019.
CRIC Statement in response to the sale of MRIA assets to third parties
February 25, 2019
The Canadian Research Insights Council and ESOMAR sign strategic partnership.
January 29, 2019
CRIC Announces New Members; Represents Bulk of Industry’s Research Agencies.
November 27, 2018.
Update Statement: CRIC Makes Key Decisions at November Board Meeting: Membership to open soon for industry; Canadian solution for CMRP; Standards and Advocacy; Various.
October 15, 2018.
Interim Board announces organization’s name;
takes concrete steps to formalize; supports key programs.
August 31, 2018.
Establish of new industry association for research agencies.
August 1, 2018.
Joint Statement by the Heads of Canada’s Largest Market and Survey Research Firms
in Reaction to the Winding Down of the Market Research and Intelligence Association (MRIA).
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Arundati Dandapani, Chief Editor & Intelligence Officer (CIO): [email protected] or
John Tabone, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO): [email protected]