A 2012 survey on citizenship in Canada asked Canadians to identify what makes it difficult to be good citizens. The survey found that most Canadians do not identify major constraints to doing things that make them feel like a good citizen.

The main obstacle identified (without prompting) is lack of time (21%), followed by cost (9%). No other barrier is identified by more than five percent of Canadians, and more than four in ten (44%) could not identify anything preventing them from feeling like a good citizen.

How do you think lack of time might affect political participation, including voting in municipal, provincial and federal elections?

Environics Institute (2012). Canadians on Citizenship: The first national survey on what it means to be a citizen in Canada.