Statistics Canada. (2006, June 26). Survey of Principals (SOP). (Study/report does not include homeschool students. Retrieved 7/18/13 from http://www23.statcan.gc.ca. “The target population of the Survey of Principals consists of all principals of elementary and secondary schools in Canada who held their jobs at the start of the 2004-05 school year, excluding principals of continuing education/adult day schools, trade/vocational schools, language and cultural educational schools, home schools, community education centres, social service centres, distance education centres, virtual schools and schools located in First Nations communities” (p. 2). “The main objective of this survey is to evaluate the impact of different changes observed in education such as curriculum changes, budget reductions, new policy directives on teaching and the work of principals in Canadian schools” (p. 1).) (Keywords: principals, schools, opinion)