Only a Minority of Canadians Would Support School and Business Closures in Future Pandemic: Government Research

Only 43 percent of respondents said they would support school or daycare closures to prevent a future pandemic, and just 38 percent would support mandatory business closures, according a Canadian government research report dated May 2022. Paul-Alain Hunt/Unsplash.com

In the event of a future pandemic, only a minority of Canadians would support the reintroduction of school and business closures and nightly curfews as part of public health measures, according to in-house research conducted by the Privy Council Office.

The May 2022 report titled “Support for and Adherence to Public Health Measures“ was based on monthly questionnaires with 2,000 Canadians.