Canadians are in excess of three times more likely to think that the value of real estate in their neighbourhood will increase compared to decrease. Over the past four weeks there has been upward pressure on perceptions that real estate values will increase in the next six months. Nik Nanos,…

Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Both the environment and jobs/the economy have shown upward movement as a top national issue of concern. Environment numerically tops the list followed by inflation and jobs/the economy.…

Positive Ontario consumer sentiment is up three points over the past week and is now at a 15-month high in the Bloomberg Nanos Canadian Confidence Index. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,084 respondents in Canada. This report…

Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Environment and inflation top the list of issues of concern followed by jobs/the economy, healthcare and housing. – Nik Nanos The Weekly Nanos Tracking is produced by the…

Nearly four in ten Canadians (39%39%) say the top issue they believe the House of Common should focus on this fall should be the rising cost of living. This was followed by healthcare ( 15%15%), the environment ( 12%12%) and the deficit/debt ( 10%10%). Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame…

A majority of Canadians believe increasing the annual target of immigrants as permanent residents from 465,000 in 2023 to 500,000 by 2025 would have a negative (42%) or somewhat negative (26%) impact on the cost of housing. One in five believe it will have a positive (8%) or somewhat positive…

Canadian consumer confidence continues to trend in marginally positive territory with a score just above 50 on the 100-point diffusion index. Even with this marginally positive score it is near the 12 month high for 2023. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines)…

Nearly two in three Canadians (64%) believe that the greater number of intense storms and severe weather events is the result of climate change, while over one in four believe it is the result of natural variations in the weather (28%). Just under one in ten (eight per cent) were…

Across the country, most Canadians say that now is a poor (21%) or very poor (46%) time to increase carbon taxes on things like gas. Residents of the Prairies (79%) and the Atlantic region (73%) were more likely to say that it is a poor or very poor time than…

Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Concern about inflation is on the upswing in Canada and is now tied with the environment as a top national issue. – Nik Nanos The Weekly Nanos Tracking…

Overall Canadian consumer confidence remains in marginally positive territory. Of note, tracking for the Bloomberg Nanos Canadian Confidence Index for the province of Ontario hit a 14-month high. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,089 respondents in Canada.…

Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. With high temperatures and forest fires in Canada, the environment as a top national issue of concern has hit an 18-month high. Concern about inflation is also at…

Consumer confidence continues to trend in marginally positive territory with a score above 50 on the 100 point diffusion index. The province of Quebec continues to lead in terms of positive confidence, with a score higher than other parts of Canada. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD…

Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Although environment and inflation are the top national issues of concern, worry about inflation is trending at a six month high. – Nik Nanos The Weekly Nanos Tracking…

Overall, pessimism and anger continue to be the top emotions that describe Canadians’ feelings towards the federal government in Ottawa. Feelings of pessimism and anger are noticeably on the rise in Atlantic and in Quebec. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land-and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of…

Canadian consumer confidence remains in marginally positive territory with a score above 50 on the 100-point diffusion index. Residents in Quebec and BC have higher level of consumer confidence than people in other parts of Canada. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines)…

Three in five Canadians say that they are confident or somewhat confident that the Bank of Canada is still committed to reducing inflation from the current level of 3.4 per cent to its target of 2 percent. The confidence level in the Bank of Canada to reduce inflation has increased…

About three in ten Canadians are worried or somewhat worried about paying for housing costs next month (30%), consistent with the last three waves in March 2023, November 2022 and August 2022. Younger Canadians (aged 18-34: 16%) (aged 35 to 54: 15%) are more likely to be worried than those…

Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Poilievre and Trudeau are the top choices as PM with almost one in five unsure who they would prefer. The environment remains numerically the top national issue of…

Consistent with the past eight waves, pessimism continues to be the top feeling that best describes Canadians’ views of the federal government in Ottawa, followed by anger. Feelings of anger have decreased among residents of Quebec since the previous wave, while feelings of Anger have slightly increased among residents of…