Research Partners

Citizen Society Research Lab Community Partners and Sponsors

• Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
• ACCESS - Alberta Primetime
• Global News Lethbridge
• Economic Development Lethbridge
• City of Lethbridge
  • Transportation Services
  • Leisure Services
  • Environmental Services
  • Corporate Communications
• Lethbridge Regional Police Service
• Lethbridge Public Library
• Womanspace Resource Centre
• Allied Arts Council
• Calgary Herald
• Lethbridge Herald
• Downtown Lethbridge Business Revitalization Zone
• Industrial Association of Southern Alberta
• Country 95.5
• Doug Bergen Associates

Contributions to Research

• $500.00 per question
• Please inquire about our special rates on projects involving a number questions on one topic

In most cases we prefer to ask no more than more than five questions for an individual sponsor on a single issue, although we have been known to be flexible in cases where the students' research interests match those of a Sponsor. In the fall of 2001, following the 9/11 attacks, we asked a 13-question terrorism opinion battery.

 Timelines

• Contracts must be signed prior to September 15 for Fall polls and January 15 for Winter polls.
• Questionnaires will be finalized by September 21 for Fall polls and January 21 for Winter polls.
• Data will be available October 31 for Fall polls and March 1 for Winter polls.
• Reports will be presented to Research Sponsors by mid-November for Fall polls and mid-March for Winter polls.
• Timelines can be adjusted to meet deadlines associated with elections or other significant public events.

Research Results

• Each Sponsor will receive electronic copies of a report and analysis of the questions they have sponsored.

Exclusivity and Access

• Sponsors may choose to make exclusive private or public use of the data derived from the questions they have sponsored for a limited time.
• Lethbridge College and Athabasca University will make private use of the data for their individual research projects tied to their respective classes.
• Sponsors will have privileged access to our regular non-sponsored questions and tracking polls.
• Citizen Society Research Lab associates will provide Sponsors with a range of media services for public release of the data.
• All data will eventually be made publicly available via these web pages or upon request.