2023/2024 Reports
Natural Resource Issues in a Low-Carbon Economy, 2023 (Natural Resources Canada/Nanos)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is prioritizing legislation and action to create sustainable jobs and ensure support for communities to create more economic opportunities for workers and families now and in the future across Canada. The involves working with partners to develop and implement various strategies to decarbonize regional electricity systems,…
Consumer confidence hovers near neutral (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Canadian consumer confidence continues to hover in neutral territory with a score near 50 points on the 100-point diffusion index. Atlantic Canada and Quebec have marginally positive sentiment while the rest of the country has marginally negative consumer confidence. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame…
Canadians aware of Canada’s net-zero targets and agree that the environment should be prioritized but concerned about energy prices (Positive Energy/Nanos)
Over seven in ten Canadians say they have heard about Canada’s net zero climate change target (72%). Those who say they have heard of Canada’s target most often think the term means ‘not emitting more carbon than is collected’ or ‘balancing out the impact’ (38%), which is also mentioned most…
Poilievre opens up 15 point lead over Trudeau on preferred Prime Minister tracking (Nanos)
Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Poilievre has hit a 10 year high for any Conservative Party leader on the preferred PM tracking and now has a 15 point advantage over Trudeau. – Nik…
Consumer confidence remains tepid (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Canadian consumer confidence remains in tepid territory with a score near 50 on the 100-point diffusion index. Confidence remains comparatively lower in the Prairies and British Columbia compared to other parts of the country. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random…
Canadians think conflict in Middle East and Ukraine War should have equal importance as a priority for Canada (CTV/Nanos)
Nanos was retained by CTV News to conduct research among Canadians to gauge their views on government priorities, more specifically on the importance of the war in Ukraine and the conflict in the Middle-East. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land-and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,071…
Trudeau hits new low in preferred Prime Minister tracking (Nanos)
Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Justin Trudeau trails Pierre Poilievre by 14 points on the preferred PM tracking. Of note, this week is his lowest score since assuming the leadership in 2013. -…
Canadians prefer providing humanitarian aid to help with the conflict between Israel and Hamas More likely to believe Israeli force justified in removing Hamas from Gaza strip (Globe and Mail/Nanos)
The research gauged opinions of Canadians on the conflict between Israel and Palestine regarding the use of military force in the Gaza Strip, Canada providing humanitarian aid to the region, and negotiations between the two sides. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land-and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey…
Consumer confidence continues to trend in marginally negative territory (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Canadian consumer confidence continues to trend marginally below the 50 points on the 100-point diffusion index. Canadians are four times more likely to think the economy will get weaker rather than stronger in the next six months. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and…
Most Canadians support removing firearm licenses in cases of domestic violence and harassment and the seizure of firearms from those who may pose societal danger (Senator Dasko/Nanos)
The majority of Canadians support or somewhat support removing a firearms license in cases where there has been domestic violence or criminal harassment, for firearms to be removed by law from those who pose a danger to themselves or others, prohibiting new assault-style firearms and freezing the sale, purchase, transportation…
US executives in Canada increasingly concerned about regulations when it comes to conducting business in Canada – Perceived Canadian investment climate continues to weaken. (Nanos/AmCham)
The AmCham Canada-Nanos Research have partnered to monitor and measure business sentiment among U.S.-owned businesses operating in Canada. The purpose of the initiative is to gauge the business and investment climate in Canada from the perspective of executives leading American enterprises in Canada. This initiative is sponsored by PNC Bank.…
Arts and cultural organizations only have 11% share of charitable giving among culture-goers – Donations are mission driven (Business/Arts/NAC/Nanos)
The Arts Response Tracking Study 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…
Poilievre opens up 13-point lead over Trudeau on preferred PM tracking – Liberal brand hits new 10 year low (Nanos)
Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Conservative Poilievre has opened up a significant advantage on preferred PM tracking. Also of note, Liberal brand in the Nanos Power Index weakest since measurement started a decade…
Proportion of Canadians who say their finances are better hits low not seen since June 2020 (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Positive views on personal finances have not hit a level this low, numerically, since the period near the beginning of the pandemic before government supports fully kicked in. Forward looking expectations are on the decline. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone…
Poilievre hits high while Trudeau hits low in preferred Prime Minister tracking (Nanos)
Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Poilievre continues to hit new highs as a Conservative party leader in the preferred PM tracking (34) while Trudeau has hit a low not seen since before the…
Negative trend line on consumer confidence continues (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Consumer confidence in Canada continues to show negative pressure. Of note, views are more pessimistic compared to four weeks ago on three of four indicators including the value of real estate, personal finances and the future strength of the economy. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual…
Most Canadians want the Government of Canada to make public the evidence used to accuse India of being behind the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar (Globe and Mail/Nanos)
Seven in 10 Canadians agree or somewhat agree that the Government of Canada should make public the evidence that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau relied upon September 18 when he accused India of being behind the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land-and cell-lines) hybrid telephone…
Many Canadians have concerns about the Israel-Hamas conflict spreading and an increase in hate crime incidents in their communities (CTV/Nanos)
A strong majority of Canadians are concerned or somewhat concerned about the conflict between Israel and Hamas spreading to other Middle Eastern countries or spreading to countries outside the Middle East, as well as an increase in hate motivated incidents in their community. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land-and…
Carbon tax tracking suggests protecting the environment in the long term as a priority still a majority but on the decline from 67% in 2018 to 55% as people increasingly worry about how to keep costs down today (Globe and Mail/Nanos)
While just over 1 in 2 Canadians still prefer protecting the environment in the long term (55%) over keeping costs down today, this is a decrease when compared to November 2018 when two thirds (67%) preferred protecting the environment in the long term. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land-…
Conservatives 38, Liberals 25, NDP 20, Green 8, Bloc 6, PPC 3 (Nanos)
Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. As inflation pulls ahead as the top national issue of concern the Conservatives enjoy a 13-point advantage over the Liberals. Of note there has been positive movement for…