In this section
Guided by our values of neutrality, independence and impartiality, our research focuses on five main areas that reflect our mission:
- Electoral participation
- The financing of political parties and the auditing of election expenses
- Electoral processes
- Electoral representation
- Education on democracy
Our work has several objectives:
- Supporting and guiding decision making
- Improving processes, better serving our clientele, and promoting performance
- Providing legislators with insight on the administration of electoral legislation and supporting our recommendations
- Sharing our knowledge, maintaining a vision of the future, and anticipating change
Our Research policy (PDF – in French) provides a framework for our research and monitoring activities so that they remain consistent and proactive with our mission, in accordance with our strategic directions and objectives. It also fosters partnerships with the academic and research communities.
Projects
- Modernization of voting in provincial elections
- Pour une nouvelle vision de la Loi électorale (in French)
- Internet voting
Studies
- Internet Voting in the Québec Context – A Study (2020) (PDF)
- Political parties and protection of personal information: presentation of the situation in Québec, comparative perspectives, and recommendations (2019) (PDF – in French)
- Women and politics: influencing factors, incentives and the Québec situation (2014) (PDF – in French)
- Public financing models of political parties in Québec and in other democracies: comparative perspectives (2012) (PDF – in French)
- The decline in voter turnout among young Quebecers: An exploratory research project by the Institut du Nouveau Monde (2012) (PDF – in French)
- Report on proposed amendments to the School Elections Act (2010) (PDF – in French)
- Reasons for voter turnout in Québec: a study of the 2008 election (2009) (PDF – in French)
- Evaluative study on new measures for improving access to and encouraging voting (2009) (PDF – in French)
- Report on mixed member proportional electoral system (2007) (PDF – in French)
- Report of the think tank on political party financing (2007) (PDF – in French)
- November 2005 municipal elections – evaluation report on new voting mechanisms (2006 – in French) (PDF)
- Review of the literature on voter turnout (2005) (PDF – in French)
- Improving access to and encouraging voting – a proposal by the Chief Electoral Officer of Québec (2004) (PDF – in French)
- Political financing and the auditing of election expenses in Quebec – then and now (2003) (PDF)
- Evaluative research on voter identification mechanisms (2003) (PDF – in French)
- Popular consultation in Canada and Québec (2000) (PDF)
- A digitized Voter I.D. card with photo – from feasibility to opportunity (2001) (PDF – in French)
- Fifty years at the heart of democracy: The Chief Electoral Officer and the evolution of electoral legislation from 1945 to 1995 (1996) (PDF – in French)
- Women’s suffrage (1990) (PDF – in French)
- Electoral toponymy: the history of the electoral map of Québec (1985) (PDF – in French)
- Parliamentary systems and voting patterns (1984) (PDF – in French)
- Election review – 1936 (PDF – in French)
- Election review – 1792 (PDF – in French)
Surveys
- Evaluation of the satisfaction of Québec citizens following the October 3, 2022, general election – Research report (PDF – in French)
- Survey on the participation of Québec citizens following the November 7, 2021, municipal election – Research report (PDF – in French)
- Survey on the voter turnout for the October 1, 2018, provincial general election (PDF – in French)
- Evaluation of the satisfaction of Québec citizens following the October 1, 2018, provincial general election – Research report (PDF – in French)
- Evaluation of the satisfaction of Québec citizens following the April 7, 2014, general election – Research report (PDF – in French)
- Survey on the satisfaction of Québec citizens with the services received from the Chief Electoral Officer on the occasion of the September 4, 2012, election – Report on the analysis of the results (PDF – in French)
- Assessing client satisfaction after a general election – Research report (2009) (PDF – in French)
- Survey on the satisfaction of Quebec citizens with the services received from the Chief Electoral Officer on the occasion of the March 26, 2007, election in Québec – Final Report (2007) (PDF – in French)
- Study on voting rights and political financing – final report (2004) (PDF – in French)
- Client satisfaction study prepared for the Chief Electoral Officer – Results (2003) (PDF – in French)
