Tracking suggests downward pressure on both the Conservatives and the New Democrats in the post budget period.  Mark Carney has opened a comfortable 27-point advantage over Pierre Poilievre on the Nanos preferred PM tracking. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist The Weekly Nanos Tracking is produced by the Nanos Research Corporation,…

Canadian consumer confidence continues to bounce around in neutral territory.  People are still more than two times more likely to believe that the economy will be weaker rather than stronger in the next six months. – Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines)…

The Arts Response Tracking Study (ARTS) is a regular monitor of the environment in the arts and culture sector. The study focuses on culture-goers who have attended an indoor cultural gathering, an outdoor cultural gathering or a gallery or museum in the past three years. This wave of research gauged…

The tight race between the Liberals and the Conservatives in ballot support continues with the front runners within the margin of error of each other.  Canadians continue to be fixated on Trump/US relations and jobs/the economy while Carney maintains an advantage on the preferred PM tracking over Poilievre. -Nik Nanos,…

The research gauged the opinions among Canadians on their views towards taking bold action, innovative ideas, risk of failure and embracing ambition. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,045 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between October 27th and…

Canadian consumer confidence continues to trend in negative territory with a score below 50 on the 100-point diffusion scale which makes up the Bloomberg Nanos Canadian Confidence Index.  Of note, Canadians are nearly three- and one-half times more likely to think the economy will get weaker rather than stronger in…

Sixty-one per cent of Canadians say they believe that the zero-emission vehicle mandate targets are unreasonable/somewhat unreasonable. Meanwhile, close to two in five Canadians (39%) say the mandate targets are reasonable/somewhat reasonable. Residents in Quebec (49%) are more likely to say that the mandate targets are reasonable/somewhat reasonable than residents…

The research gauged the opinions among residents of St. Catharines, Niagara Falls and the Niagara region on housing and local issues in the region. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) random telephone survey of 705 resident of the Niagara region, 18 years of age or older, between…

6 in 10 Canadians think that the Canada-US-Mexico Agreement will be renewed with major changes (37%) or minor changes (23%). Meanwhile, three in ten (30%) Canadians think that it will not be renewed. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,045…

Concern about Trump/US relations has been on the rise, up nine points over the past four weeks.  The Liberals marginally lead the Conservatives in ballot support but Poilievre trails Carney by 24 percentage points currently. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist The Weekly Nanos Tracking is produced by the Nanos Research…

Canadian consumer confidence continues to trend downward into negative territory with negative sentiments not hitting levels seen since this past May.  Positive sentiment on the value of real estate is noticeably down in the past four weeks. – Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land-…

1 in 5 Canadians say they have skipped paying a bill to afford groceries in the past year. One in ten each rarely (nine percent) or sometimes (eight percent) skipped a bill to afford groceries while about five percent say they often skipped bills to afford groceries. Canadians aged 18…

Nanos conducted a representative online survey of 1015 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between October 23rd and 28th, 2025. The sample is geographically stratified to be representative of Canada. A margin of error cannot be calculated on a non-probability sample.  For comparison purposes, a probability sample of 1015…

This survey gauged the views of Canadians on the level of acceptance towards the annual operating deficit of the federal government to increase. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,045 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between October 27th…

Only two percentage points separates the Liberals and the Conservatives which is a spread within the margin of error of the Nanos weekly tracking.  Carney maintains a 22-point advantage over Poilievre on the preferred PM tracking.  As we enter the Canadian budget period, concern about Trump/US relations is on the…

Although consumer confidence remains in neutral territory, the forward negative views on the future strength of the Canadian economy has hit a high not seen in five months. – Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,060 respondents in…

Canadians are more likely to trust Mark Caney (59%) most to support economic growth in Canada which is consistent with the previous wave (60%), while just over one in five (23%) say they trust Pierre Poilievre most, down slightly from 27% in March 2025. Residents in the Atlantic and Quebec…

This survey gauged the opinions of Canadians on the most important general public policy objective and the areas they would like to see made a priority in the upcoming federal budget. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,045 Canadians, 18…

This survey gauged the views of Canadians on which industry the federal government should prioritize in terms of supporting to help counter US tariffs. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,045 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between October…

The research gauged the opinions among Ottawa residents on the Lansdowne Park and the new Lansdowne Park 2.0 project. The purpose of the research was to measure support for Lansdowne 2.0 in low and high information environments as well perceptions of different elements of the proposed project configuration. Nanos conducted…