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ArticleCanadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2026

Change in trust in public health authorities, medical care providers, health scientists, and provincial and federal governments in Canada, from before COVID-19 pandemic to May 2024.

Syed Jafar Raza Rizvi, Sohana Sadique, Daniel A Adeyinka, Khatira Mehdiyeva, Eve Dube, Cory Neudorf, Nazeem Muhajarine

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Article in Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Syed Jafar Raza RizviDepartment of Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada. jafar.rizvi@usask.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5047-419X
Sohana SadiqueDepartment of Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
Daniel A AdeyinkaDepartment of Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
Khatira MehdiyevaDepartment of Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
Eve DubeDepartment of Anthropology, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada.
Cory NeudorfDepartment of Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
Nazeem MuhajarineDepartment of Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.

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objectiveThis quantitative study examines the factors predicting changes in trust in governments (federal and provincial/territorial), public health authorities, health scientists, and medical care providers from before the COVID-19 pandemic to May 2024.

methodsA cross-sectional online survey was conducted among Canadian adults in May 2024. Trust levels before and during the pandemic were assessed using tested and validated items across five domains-provincial and federal governments, public health authorities, health scientists, and medical care providers using Likert scales. A weighted multinomial logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with changes in trust (trust increased, trust decreased). Models were evaluated for goodness-of-fit of predicted versus observed estimates.

resultsAdults aged 34-54 were less likely to increase trust in provincial government (RRR = 0.78), and older adults (≥ 55 years) were less likely to increase trust in medical care providers (RRR = 0.36) and more likely to decrease trust in health scientists (RRR = 1.44). Respondents who declared their gender as non-binary or chose not to disclose  were less likely to increase trust in provincial governments (RRR = 0.24). However, individuals with a strong interest in science were more likely to report increased trust in public health authorities (RRR = 1.39) and in health scientists (RRR = 1.69). Vaccine-trusting individuals were more likely to report increased trust across all trust domains.

conclusionThe COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted public trust in health institutions, with disparities across sociodemographic groups and regions. Trust levels were closely tied to vaccination-attitudes, underscoring the need for transparent, science-based communication and targeted interventions to rebuild trust, particularly among vaccine-hesitant populations.

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