This section presents results related to poll workers' satisfaction with the election materials provided to them.
Of the poll staff surveyed, more than 9 in 10 (95%) reported being satisfied with the election materials that were provided to them, including 63% who were very satisfied. Very few (5%) were not very or not at all satisfied with the election materials. Overall satisfaction levels are consistent with previous results: 92% were satisfied in 2019, 89% in 2015 and 90% in 2011. Additionally, the proportion of poll workers very satisfied with these materials has remained unchanged from the previous election but still demonstrates a significant increase from 52% in 2015 compared to 61% in 2019 and 63% in 2021.
Q14. Overall, how satisfied were you with the election materials that were provided to you?
(Base: n=4,042; all poll staff; DK/NR: <0.5%)
This vertical bar chart shows respondents' levels of satisfaction with the election materials that were provided to them. The breakdown is as follows:
Poll workers in Atlantic Canada (70%) were more likely than poll workers in British Columbia (62%), Ontario (64%), and Quebec (60%) to be very satisfied with the election materials. Information officers (69%) were most likely to be very satisfied with these materials than poll workers in all other positions (results range from 57% to 63%). Poll workers who worked at seniors' residences or long-term care facilities (71%) were more likely than poll workers who worked in other polling locations (63%) to be very satisfied with the election materials.
Poll workers between the ages of 16 and 24 (70%) were more likely to be very satisfied with the election materials than some older workers (61% of 25- to 34-year-olds, 62% of 55- to 64-year-olds, and 64% of 65- to 74-year-olds).
Nine in 10 (90%, up from 87% in 2019 and 85% in 2015) poll workers found the various forms provided easy to complete, including 47% who found them very easy to complete.
Q17. How easy or difficult was it to complete the various forms that you were provided? Was it…
(Base: n=4,042; all poll staff; DK/NR: <0.5%)
This vertical bar chart shows the ease with which respondents completed the various forms that were provided. The breakdown is as follows:
Poll workers in Atlantic Canada (52%), followed by Ontario (50%) and British Columbia (50%), were significantly more likely than poll workers in Saskatchewan (40%) and Quebec (41%) to say the forms were very easy to complete. Poll workers in Alberta (47%) were also more likely than their counterparts in Quebec (41%) to view the forms as very easy to complete.
The likelihood of saying the various forms were very easy to complete was generally higher among younger staff: 58% of 25- to 34-year-olds and 54% of 16- to 24-year-olds, compared to 47% of 35- to 54-year-olds, 48% of 55- to 64-year-olds and 44% of 65- to 74-year-olds.
Poll workers were asked to what extent they agreed or disagreed that election instructions are too complex to understand quickly and easily. In response, approximately 4 in 10 (38%) agreed that this was a problem, including 1 in 10 (11%) who strongly agreed. The majority (60%) disagreed.
Q54a. Thinking about your experience during the 2021 federal election, do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree with the following …?
(Base: n=4,042; all respondents; DK/NR: 2%)
This vertical bar chart shows respondents' levels of agreement with the statement "Election instructions are too complex to understand quickly and easily". The breakdown is as follows:
The following were more likely to agree that election instructions are too complex to understand quickly and easily: