Recent Reports
Consumer confidence hits 29 month high on easing of interest rates (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Canadian consumer confidence hit a 29-month high – largely on more positive views on the future strength of the Canadian economy. Sentiment is in the context of a broader environment of interest rates easing. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random…
Canadians divided on temporary foreign workers – Majority support businesses bringing in temporary foreign workers but favour reduced permits. (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Under 3 in 5 Canadians support or somewhat support businesses bringing in temporary foreign workers when they claim they cannot find a suitable Canadian worker to fill the job, while just over two in five Canadians oppose or somewhat oppose and two percent are unsure. Residents of Quebec are more…
One in three Canadians are worried or somewhat worried about paying for housing costs next month – worry for younger Canadians jumps to one half (Nanos)
One in three Canadians say they are worried (14%) or somewhat worried (19%) about paying next month’s housing costs, whereas almost two in three Canadians say they are somewhat not worried (10%) or not worried (55%). Canadians aged 55 and over (20%) are less likely to worry or somewhat worry…
Conservatives 42, Liberals 25, NDP 22 > Canadians most concerned about jobs/the economy and inflation (Nanos)
Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. The Conservatives maintain a comfortable lead over the Liberals while support for the NDP trending up in the wake of the end of the parliamentary arrangement supporting the…
People over four times more likely to think the value of real estate will increase rather than decrease (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Consumer confidence remains in net positive territory as Canadians are more than four times more likely to think the value of real estate will increase rather than decrease in the next six months. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey…
Canadians expect more emergencies and want more action on disaster response and disaster relief (DMG Events/Nanos)
The research gauged the opinions among Canadians on extreme weather events, power disruptions, and natural disasters, including the likely change in their occurrence going forward and the country’s level of preparedness. Respondents were asked their thoughts on government funding for emergency preparedness and the potential creation of a national disaster…
Trudeau marginally more trusted than Poilievre to deal with the outcome of the upcoming US Presidential election. (CTV News/Nanos)
Canadians are marginally more likely to trust Justin Trudeau than Pierre Poilievre to deal with the outcome of the upcoming US presidential election. Women are more likely to trust Justin Trudeau (45%) than men (31%). Residents of the Prairies are more likely to trust Pierre Poilievre (44%) than the national…
Nanos Weekly Ballot Tracking: Conservatives 39, Liberals 27, NDP 21 (Nanos)
Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Conservatives continue to have a double digit lead over the Liberals while Canadians remain focused on jobs/the economy and inflation as top national issues of concern. – Nik Nanos…
Consumer confidence hits a two-year high concurrent with rate cut announcement (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Consumer confidence has hit a numeric score not seen since May 2022. This weekly tracking score has occurred concurrently with a cut in interest rates from Canada’s central bank. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,120 respondents in…
Nearly two thirds of Canadians support or somewhat support the proposed 100% tax on Chinese-made electric vehicles (Globe and Mail/Nanos)
Over three in five Canadians support (43%) or somewhat support (20%) 100% tax on all Chinese-made electric vehicles, while just over one in four oppose (10%) or somewhat oppose (17%) this. Older Canadians (55 plus) were more likely to support this (52% support, 22% somewhat support) than younger Canadians (18-34)(33%…
Canadians are divided but marginally more likely to support or somewhat support Liberals and NDP continuing to work together to avoid an early election. (Globe and Mail/Nanos)
Nanos was retained by the Globe and Mail to conduct research among Canadians to gauge their views on the potential continuation of collaboration between the Liberal Party and the NDP in the House of Commons into 2025 and found that Canadians are divided but marginally more likely to support or…
Consumer confidence for 2024 continues to track in marginally positive territory (Bloomberg/Nanos)
For most of 2024, Canadian consumer confidence has tracked in positive territory with a score between 50 and 54 points on the 100 point diffusion score that makes up the Bloomberg Nanos Index. Positive scores are most likely to be driven by favourable views about the future value of real…
Conservatives 39, Liberals 26 > Canadians remain focused on pocketbook issues. (Nanos)
Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Conservatives continue to enjoy a double digit lead over the Liberals. Although Canadians remain focused on pocketbook issues like jobs/the economy and inflation there has been some upward…
Conservatives 40, Liberals 25, NDP 19 > Poilievre leads on preferred PM tracking (Nanos)
Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. The Poilievre Conservatives currently hold a 15 point advantage over the Trudeau Liberals. Poilievre also ahead on preferred PM tracking. – Nik Nanos The Weekly Nanos Tracking is produced…
Views on real estate remain net positive but near five-month numeric low (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Overall Canadian consumer confidence remains net positive. Of note, positive views on the future value of real estate are near a five-month low but still outpace negative views on real estate. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,092…
Democrats go from trailing to leading on chances of victory in Presidential race with Harris candidacy according to Canadians (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Canadians are more likely believe that Kamala Harris will win the next U.S presidential election (51%) than Donald Trump (34%); a sharp increase compared to previous wave of research where close to one in four Canadians thought Joe Biden was most likely to win (27%; Trump: 38%). Nanos conducted an…
Poilievre and Trudeau tied in perception of who can best manage Canada-US relationship (Bloomberg/Nanos)
One in three Canadians believe that either Pierre Poilievre (33%) or Justin Trudeau (31%) would be the best choice for a federal party leader in terms of having a positive relationship between Canada and the United States, while 13 per cent each say none of them or they are unsure.…
Jobs/the economy tops issues of concern – Conservatives 40.5, Liberals 26.2, NDP 16.3 (Nanos)
Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Jobs/the economy pulling away as the top national unprompted issue of concern as the Conservatives continue to enjoy the support of four in ten Canadians. – Nik Nanos The…
Generational Divide – Canadians over 60 have highest consumer confidence under 60 less confident (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Although overall consumer confidence remains marginally positive there is a significant generational divide. Canadians 60 and over have the highest consumer confidence compared to all other age cohorts. Those over 60 are likely the least affected by the rising cost of living. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an…
Canadians think higher business taxes in Canada than the US will harm jobs and investment; most favour matching US rates (Means and Ways at Compass Rose/Nanos)
The research gauged the opinions among Canadians on the impact of business tax rates in Canada compared to those in the United States. The aim is to understand public sentiment on whether Canadian business taxes should be higher, lower, or similar to those in the U.S. Additionally, it explores perceived…