Recent Reports
Ontario Nightly Tracking: PCs 45.2, Liberals 31.3, NDP 16.8, Greens 5.1 (CTV News/Nanos)
The Ontario PCs hold a fourteen point advantage over the Liberals in ballot support and lead in all regions except Toronto. Of note in Toronto, Liberals are ahead of the PCs and Crombie tops Ford as preferred premier by 10 points. (Tracking ending Feb 20) -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist…
Over four in five Canadians say that it is important that all organizations using animals for medical and scientific purposes in Canada be mandated to adhere to an ethical standards and oversight system (CCAC/Nanos)
The research gauged the opinions among Canadians on the use of animals for scientific and medical purposes in Canada. It gauged the level of care for the use of animals in Canadian science for medial and scientific purposes, the level of awareness, level of acceptability of animal use when no…
Ontario Nightly Tracking: PCs 44.1, Liberals 30.7, NDP 16.6, Greens 6.6
Ontario Progressive Conservatives lead with a 13-point advantage over the Liberals. PCs lead among all age groups and among men while women are a tight race between the two front running parties. (Tracking ending Feb 19) -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist The CTV News/Nanos nightly provincial election tracking conducted by…
Ontario Nightly Tracking: PCs 45.8, Liberals 29.7, NDP 15.9, Greens 6.7
Progressive Conservatives hold onto double digit lead with less than 10 days left in the provincial election campaign. Doug Ford ahead of Bonnie Crombie by 17-points as person preferred as premier of Ontario. (Tracking ending Feb 18) -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist The CTV News/Nanos nightly provincial election tracking conducted…
Conservatives 39, Liberals 32, NDP 15, BQ 8, GPC 4, PPC 2 (Nanos)
Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. The gap between the Conservatives and the Liberals remains much narrower than in the past year. Concern about US President Trump and US relations continues to trend upward…
Forward looking expectations slide in wake of Trump steel and aluminum tariff threat (nanos/Bloomberg)
After stabilizing for a couple of weeks the forward looking Expectations Sub-indice slid concurrently with US President Donald Trump announcing steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,018 respondents in Canada. This report…
Ontario Nightly Tracking: PCs 46.4, Liberals 27.0, NDP 17.9, Greens 6.7 (CTV News/Nanos)
The Progressive Conservative Party has opened up a significant 19-point advantage over the Ontario Liberals, buoyed by improved support in the City of Toronto. Premier Doug Ford continues to maintain a comfortable lead as the preferred choice for Premier among Ontarians. (Tracking ending Feb 16) -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist…
Ontario Nightly Tracking: PCs 45.2, Liberals 29.5, NDP 17.7, Greens 5.4 (CTV News/Nanos)
The Ford Progressive Conservatives enjoy a 15 point advantage in ballot box support with about two weeks left in the election campaign. Ford has a comfortable advantage as the leader Ontarians would prefer as premier. (Tracking ending Feb 15) -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist The CTV News/Nanos nightly provincial election…
Ontario Nightly Tracking: PCs 44.6, Liberals 29.8, NDP 18.0, Greens 5.5 (CTV News/Nanos)
Both the Ford-led PC and the Crombie-led Liberal parties continue to cruise at support levels higher than the last provincial election in 2022. The Stiles New Democrats register ballot numbers lower than those in 2022. The massive 26-point advantage for the PCs among males is a crucial driver of the…
Ontario Nightly Tracking: PCs 43.9, Liberals 30.9, NDP 17.1, Greens 5.8
As the campaign unfolds the Ford PCs lead the Liberals by 13 percentage points. Of note, in the last few days the Crombie Liberals have shows some upward movement in the Toronto Region, numerically ahead of the PCs. (Tracking ending Feb 13) The CTV News/Nanos nightly provincial election tracking conducted…
No provincial party seen as the clear favourite to deal with Ontario’s doctor shortage. (CTV News/Nanos)
According to recent CTV News/Nanos survey data on the Ontario election, healthcare is poised to be a pivotal factor in voting intentions. Interestingly, none of the major parties have a clear advantage in addressing the doctor shortage. Furthermore, one in five Ontarians express a lack of trust in any provincial…
Ontario Nightly Tracking: PCs 45.5, Liberals 29.5, NDP 16.9, Greens 6.5
The Ford Progressive Conservatives maintain a significant lead over the Crombie Liberals, holding a strong advantage in four out of five regions. Meanwhile, Toronto remains highly competitive. In the Golden West region, the PCs are ahead, with the Liberals and NDP locked in a tie for second place. (Tracking ending…
Ontarians are more likely to prioritize public transit over highway expansion (CTV News/Nanos)
Expanding public transit tops the importance over expanding highways in every region of the province of Ontario. Women and Ontarians under 35 years of age have greater comparative appetites for expanding public transit. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist The CTV News/Nanos nightly provincial election tracking conducted by Nanos Research surveys…
Most Ontarians are concerned about the impact of possible US tariffs on Ontario’s economy (CTV News/Nanos)
In a striking display of unity, a significant majority of Ontarians have voiced their concerns regarding the potential impact of proposed tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump on the Ontario economy. This apprehension spans across all regions and demographic groups, highlighting the pervasive anxiety about the economic repercussions of such…
Ontario Nightly Tracking: PCs 44.5, Liberals 32.0, NDP 16.5, Greens 5.1 (CTV News/Nanos)
Ford maintains ballot advantage and remains the most popular choice to be the Premier of Ontario. The PCs and Liberals continue to surpass the support they received in the last provincial election while support for the New Democrats is lower than the last election. (Tracking ending Feb 11) The CTV…
Ontario Nightly Tracking: PCs 44.0, Liberals 32.3, NDP 17.1, Greens 4.6 (CTV News/Nanos)
Doug Ford’s initial 16-point lead in the CTV News/Nanos tracking poll has narrowed to a 12-point advantage. Support for both the Progressive Conservatives (PCs) and the Liberals tends to increase with age, while backing for the New Democrats declines among older demographics. Greens similar across generations. The PCs currently lead…
Trump issue a broadside into federal Conservatives: CPC 38, LPC 30, NDP 16 (Nanos)
Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. A 10-point swing from the Conservatives to the Liberals over the past few weeks has resulted in a horserace federally. This is concurrent with the strained relations between…
Forward looking consumer expectations remain in negative territory as tariff taunts from Trump continue (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Although the February 1 tariff deadline has passed and is now paused for 30 days, the forward look on the economy as tracked by the Expectations Sub-indice remains in negative territory. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,005…
Ontario Nightly Tracking: PCs 44, Liberals 31, NDP 19, Greens 4 (CTV News/Nanos)
Doug Ford’s initial 16-point lead in the CTV/Nanos daily tracking is now a 13-point advantage. With a margin of error of three percentage points, this shift is a trendline worth monitoring closely. The political landscape in Toronto remains fiercely competitive between the Progressive Conservatives and Liberals, while Ford maintains a…
Ontarians most likely to say the Ford Government pays too much attention to voters in the GTHA (CTV News/Nanos)
Ontarians are more likely to say the Ford Government pays too much attention to voters in the GTHA. This is the view of 48 per cent of respondents. Of note, this view jumps to over six in ten people living in South West, Central, Eastern and Northern Ontario. -Nik Nanos,…