User Survey Feedback Analysis: Period of March 2023 to May 2023

Eight online responses were received for the period of March 2023 to May 2023. Considering cumulative responses to the user survey:

• Roughly 50% of respondents were from the public sector (same), followed by 16% from academia (up slightly) and 13% from private sector users (up slightly).
• Over 45% of respondents reside in Ontario (same), followed by 29% from Alberta (increase) and 14% from B.C. (slight increase). The balance of responses is distributed among the other provinces and territories.
• Reason for using the platform:
• 30% “to understand and/or better manage cumulative effects” (same),
• 25% “for background or insight on projects related to my work/research” (up slightly),
• 8% “to facilitate participation in impact assessments and/or regulatory processes” (same),
• 8% “for background or insight on information relevant to studies” (same),
• 7% “for background or insight on information for the purpose of social causes and spreading awareness of cumulative effects-related issues” (same), and
• 21% “for other reasons” (decrease).
• Users were ‘very satisfied’ or ‘satisfied’ with the following features of the platform in the following proportions:
  • Learn about Development Activities section (78%, down slightly),
  • Learn about Cumulative Effects section (73%, down slightly),
  • Filter Classification (69%, down slightly),
  • Search function (68%, same), and
  • Map Creation function (64%, down slightly).
• Eighty eight percent were either ‘very satisfied’ or ‘satisfied’ with the “Relevancy of the content” (up slightly). Eighty two percent were either ‘very satisfied’ or ‘satisfied’ with the “Accessibility of the content” (same). Seventy eight percent were either ‘very satisfied’ or ‘satisfied’ with the “Quality of the content” (up slightly).