Pan-Canadian Educator Survey on Artificial Intelligence

About 
This survey aims to capture how educators across Canada are experiencing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in K-12 public education. The Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF/FCE) is leading the survey in partnership with the Dais at Toronto Metropolitan University and the Dialogue on Technology Project (DoT) at Simon Fraser University.  

Your participation in this survey will: 

• Surface what’s actually happening in classrooms. There’s currently no national picture of how AI systems are impacting educators and students in public schools. Your responses will help us fill that gap and ensure we advocate for solutions that reflect educators’ lived experience and expertise. 

• Strengthen your union’s bargaining on AI issues. The insights you share regarding the impact of AI on your work will become evidence your union can use in negotiations and provincial/territorial advocacy efforts. 

• Help bring educators to the decision-making table. The CTF/FCE will use these findings in its ongoing work to lobby the federal government to protect K-12 public education from AI-related harms. Your insights will also inform ongoing projects to engage educators in developing concrete solutions that protect human-centred teaching and learning. 

In this survey, artificial intelligence refers to technologies that generate content, or make predictions, recommendations, or decisions. This includes generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, MagicSchool, NotebookLM, or SchoolAI; AI features built into platforms you may already use, such as Gemini embedded in Google Classroom, Copilot in Microsoft 365; or AI features in student information systems or other administrative platforms. 

Eligibility 

K-12 public school teachers, education workers, and principals and vice-principals employed in the 2026-2027 school year.  

Survey time 

10–12 minutes 

This survey closes Monday, November 30, 2026. 

Language preference 

Select your preferred official language at the top of the first page prior to beginning. Do not change the language after having begun the survey, as this will erase the answers you have already entered. 

Navigation 

Use the “Next” and “Back” buttons at the bottom of each page. Using the browser navigation could erase your responses. 

Consent and Privacy Protection 

The survey is completely voluntary, and you are free to skip questions, in whole or in part, except for the first two questions, which are mandatory. You can also end your participation in the survey prior to submitting your completed response. All responses will be confidential and no personal identifying data will be used in any analysis. 

The CTF/FCE follows the Tri-Council ethical standards in the collection and use of data from survey respondents. Your participation in this survey implies that you have consented to the use of your answers in reports and/or communications. All data included in future reporting will remain confidential and anonymous. Anonymous responses will be accessed by the CTF/FCE Research team and direct research partners at the Dais and the Dialogue on Technology Project. 

If you have questions, please contact Mia Travers-Hayward, Researcher and Policy Analyst (research_recherche@ctf-fce.ca). 

Prize Draw Eligibility 

Respondents who submit their survey response and are active members of their organization will be eligible to participate in a prize draw. A separate section at the end of the survey will ask for contact details for the sole purposes of entering the draw and confirming professional association membership for prize eligibility. Winners will be drawn after the survey closes (after November 30, 2026). Confirmation of current active status with the organization indicated in the identifying question at the beginning of the survey is required for each winner. All personal information will be safely discarded after prizes are awarded.