Forum conducts regular polls on municipal, provincial and federal politics for major Canadian news outlets, including the
Toronto Star,
National Post and Sun newspaper chain. The firm conducted extensive polls during the
2010 Toronto mayoral election and the
2011 Canadian federal election, in which it was the first to predict through polling the defeat of the
Liberal Party in Toronto and Montreal to the
New Democratic Party. Forum accurately stated the
NDP surge in the 2011 Canadian federal elections, which was later validated by the official election results. Forum also conducts surveys on other social issues, including recent surveys on
gun control, 'gay-centric' schools and abortion. ==Business specialization==