Saskatchewan COVID-19 Research Resource Centre

Saskatchewan COVID-19 Research Resource

The Saskatchewan economy is facing unprecedented challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We know research is required to guide our collective response so we can make evidence-based decisions.

Insightrix Research regularly provides insights to our clients. The research below will quantify the impacts of COVID-19 on an ongoing basis—check back often for updated products.

Saskatchewan COVID-19 Barometer

Since March 2020, Insightrix has been exploring how Saskatchewan residents are feeling during the COVID-19 pandemic. With more than 25,000 surveys administered so far, the Insightrix COVID Barometer will help Saskatchewan businesses, stakeholders and marketers understand how Saskatchewan residents are holding up and discover the implications to their brand.

The Saskatchewan COVID-19 Barometer assesses the stress level of Saskatchewan residents week by week while exploring other topics involving the perceptions of Saskatchewan residents and the influence of COVID-19.

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As we continue to explore these behaviours, Insightrix will continue to release the trended data week by week (by email), and we will update the Saskatchewan COVID-19 Research Resource by Wednesday the following week. If you would like to receive the Saskatchewan COVID-19 Barometer the moment it drops, subscribe below.

Episode 20: COVID-19 Research

COVID-19 has resulted in challenges for us all in both our daily lives and in our professional lives. It has changed the ways we communicate, interact and do business – and this has been a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for researchers looking to study the effects of the virus on the daily lives of consumers.

Over the past several months since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Insightrix has been investigating these considerations in several studies, including our weekly COVID-19 Barometer, as well as in an exciting qualitative ethnography study, to provide the necessary background and insight our clients need to successfully negotiate these unparalleled circumstances.

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In this jam-packed episode of SoMR, Duncan speaks with our Research Director, Lang McGilp, and our CRO, Shonna Caldwell, to hear all about how these fascinating projects were executed – from planning and development to analysis and reporting, and everything in between.

During the pandemic, we hope to continue to reduce the impact of COVID-19 on business. Insightrix has collected and published independent research studies to support your evaluations. Below are the studies published so far–check back often for future updates.

Post-Pandemic Business Recovery Report

To continue examining the impact of the pandemic, labour shortages and inflation on Saskatchewan small and medium-sized businesses, Insightrix conducted a business impact assessment survey with owners and decision-makers in April 2022.

The COVID-19 Business Impact Assessment Report Volume III provides a business perspective on the impact of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan.

This is the third wave of this study, with past waves conducted in July 2020 and March 2021. Volume III includes new questions that consider the emerging challenges related to labour shortages and how inflation impacts businesses.

A few of the questions covered in Volume 3 include:

What are the key challenges facing businesses, such as rising input and labour costs, supply chain issues, staffing, debt management and increasing interest rates?
What strategies have businesses undertaken to address challenges faced
How are work environments faring, including the mental health of staff?
What approaches are employers taking to retain staff?
How are employers managing rising costs? How much are they increasing prices to end customers?
Do businesses feel they have fully recovered to pre-pandemic levels?
What aspects of their businesses will be permanently altered because of the pandemic?

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COVID-19 Business Impact Assessment Report Vol. 2

To continue to examine the impact of COVID-19 on small and medium-sized businesses in Saskatchewan, Insightrix conducted a business impact assessment survey with owners and decision-makers between January and February 2021.

The COVID-19 Business Impact Assessment Report Volume II provides a business perspective around the impact of COVID-19, from operations to the Saskatchewan workforce.

This is the second wave of this study. The previous wave was conducted in July 2020. Volume II includes new questions that consider the evolving situation and trends key questions asked in 2020.

A few of the questions covered in Volume II include:

What is the pandemic’s impact on business revenues and workforce, including which sectors are hardest hit?
What types of financial impacts have there been on businesses, including using up reserves, delaying payments, utilizing government programs, etc.
What actions are businesses taking to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19, including changes to their products/services and health and safety-related adjustments?
What are the rehiring intentions among businesses that had to reduce their workforce?
What is the level of optimism as organizations face a potential resurgence in the economy? How do employers feel about requiring vaccination before returning to the workplace?

Those who purchased the first Volume will receive a 10% discount on Volume II – and any other wave of research we run for this study.

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COVID-19 Business Impact Assessment Report Vol. 1

As the global COVID-19 pandemic continues to dominate our world, it is becoming increasingly important to understand the resulting impact on businesses in Saskatchewan. Key areas of research include the impact of the pandemic on organizations, actions taken by business owners to mitigate the impact on their businesses and business operations and COVID-19 recovery strategies.

The COVID-19 Business Impact Assessment Report will provide a snapshot of Saskatchewan-based businesses and their response to the pandemic and answers questions like:

What is the impact of the pandemic on business revenues and workforce, including which sectors are hardest hit?
What types of financial impacts have there been on businesses, including using up reserves, delaying payments, utilizing government programs, etc.?
What actions are businesses taking to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19, including changes to their products/services and health and safety-related adjustments?
What are the rehiring intentions among businesses that had to reduce their workforce?
What is the level of optimism as businesses face a second wave of COVID-19?

Insightrix is selling this report for $1,500.00 and this includes a special 10% discount toward a second report available January 2021 that will trend results from this report.

For more information about this report, please contact us.

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Adjusting to the New Normal – Ethnography Study

There are time periods in all our lives that we will all remember – and March 2020 will be one of the moments for Saskatchewan residents, when COVID-19 officially impacted all our lives and we were immediately forced into a form of lockdown.

This is uncharted territory for all of us, and so at the end of May, Insightrix wanted to provide select members from our SaskWatch panel the opportunity to engage on how they were adjusting to the new normal.

Using ethnography research, we recruited 21 residents to participate in a two-week diary using the Revelation platform, powered by FocusVision. We asked them to answer a series of questions and complete a variety of tasks involving everything from discussion boards, posting videos and posting images to sharing a piece of their daily lives with us.

Each day, participants were asked to participate in one or two different activities on differing subject areas – including subjects such as media consumption habits, life with social distancing, experiences with homeschooling, trying new things and more.

Engagement in this study was more than 90%, and the data collected through this research were insightful, as the research allowed respondents to participate beyond traditional surveys and express themselves while allowing researchers to dig deeper through interactive prompting and one-on-one discussions with participants.

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If you have any questions about this independent research, our podcast or any other COVID-19 research specific to Saskatchewan – do not hesitate to contact us.