More than half of Canadians are concerned that a wave of COVID-19 will lead to the return of major restrictions on public life, such as mask warrants, social distancing and reduced meeting sizes, a new survey suggests. of Nanos.
Nanos Research found that 55 per cent of Canadians are concerned or somewhat concerned about an increase in the drop in COVID-19 transmission that led to a return to public life restrictions that ended largely in Ontario. in early 2022.
Among 1,002 randomly selected Canadian adults, 16% told Nanos they were concerned that a fall wave would cause the restrictions to return, while 39% said they were “a little worried.”
Twenty-three percent of respondents said they didn’t care about the return of the restrictions, 19 percent said they weren’t “a little worried” and two percent weren’t sure.
The number of respondents who feared new restrictions was higher in Atlantic Canada, Ontario and Quebec and lower in the Prades and BC.
Transmission of COVID-19 to Ontario is on the rise, with several prominent epidemiologists and the province’s scientific advisory board calling it the seventh wave.
But the Ford government and the province’s official public health leadership are looking to the fall where a new COVID-19 vaccine reinforcement campaign is planned to counter transmission.
The same survey asked respondents about their travel plans this summer in light of delays, cancellations and luggage loss issues at Canadian airports.
He found that 61% of respondents have no plans to travel abroad this summer and 15% said they want to travel abroad but have no plans.
Twelve percent said they had plans to travel abroad this summer, while nine percent said they had travel plans and canceled them or could cancel.
Sixty-nine percent of respondents aged 55 and others said they did not want to travel internationally, compared with 53.4 percent of people aged 18 to 34.
The number of people with international travel plans still in place was highest in Quebec and Ontario, at 14 and 13 per cent respectively, and lowest in the Atlantic and prairie regions, at 9.5 per cent. one hundred and 7.8 percent respectively.
The survey was conducted between June 30 and July 4, reaching mobile and landline phone subscribers through live agents who then directed respondents to complete an online survey.
The sample is weighted with the last census to ensure that it is geographically and demographically representative.
The survey is considered accurate +/- 3.1%, 19 times out of 20.