Consumer confidence continues to incrementally trend upwards hitting a level not seen since November of 2024. Ontario and British Columbia remain confidence laggards registering lower consumer confidence than the rest of Canada. – Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey…

Liberals continue to pull ahead of the Conservative with the Carney government enjoying a 13-point advantage.  This compared to a ballot support toss up in the recent federal election.  Also of note, Poilievre, whose profile has diminished in the post election period now trails by a significant 29 points in…

Consumer confidence is uneven from a regional perspective. Ontarians and British Columbians both lag other parts of Canada when it comes to economic sentiment. The Pocketbook Sub-indice remains stable while there has been improvement in the forward-looking Expectations Sub-indice. – Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual…

The research gauged the opinions among Canadians on support for increasing tariffs on Chinese goods as a strategic trade-off to reduce U.S. tariffs on Canadian exports. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,120 Canadians, 18 years of age or older,…

Just under 3 in 4 Canadians would support (51%) or somewhat support (22%) building a national energy corridor including a pipeline to move Canadian oil and gas from Alberta to Eastern Canada even if there are environmental and Indigenous land claim concerns about the route. About one in four Canadians…

Four in five Ontarians (82%) would support (49%) or somewhat support (33%) the province providing economic funding for waste and recycling organizations to invest in equipment, infrastructure and workforce development, as is available for other industries such as automotive and manufacturing. Only about one in ten (12%) Ontarians would somewhat…

The gap between the Carney Liberals and the Poilievre Conservatives continues with the Liberals opening a 12 percentage point advantage.  Of note, the proportion of Canadians who prefer Conservative Leader Poilievre as PM has hit the lowest level since he assumed the leadership of the party in 2022. -Nik Nanos,…

Overall consumer confidence remains marginally positive with the Expectations Sub-indice trending from negative to neutral for the first time in more than six months.  Beneath the surface, personal finances showed negative pressure over the past four weeks while the future view on the strength of the economy showed some strength.…

Most Canadians prefer Canada increase its military spending to reach the current two per cent NATO target. However, there is an increase since the previous wave of research in the proportion of Canadians who would like to see military spending reach five per cent of Canada’s gross domestic product. Nanos…

“Further uncertainty and new tariffs on Canadian goods by the US will reinforce appetite for a Canadian tariff response.” -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,120 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between June…

The research gauged the opinions among Canadians on climate ambition, views on interprovincial pipelines and the alignment of climate policies and current priorities. It also delved into views on energy affordability and Canadians’ intentions to electrify more of their energy needs. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines)…

About three in five Canadians believe the future generation will have a lower standard of living than Canadians have today (59%), which is a decrease from the previous wave (70%) in March 2025. Canadians aged 18 to 34 (65%) are more likely than Canadians aged 55 and over (54%) to…

Conservative support is plummeting in the wake of the Speech from the Throne.  During the election, ballot support for the frontrunning parties was a dead heat, currently the Liberals lead by 10 percentage points.  Liberal Leader Mark Carney is opening up a 25-point advantage over Pierre Poilievre as the person…

The research gauged the opinions among Ontarians on healthcare and funding. Nanos conducted an online representative survey of 1,017 Ontarians, 18 years of age or older, between May 27th and June 1st, 2025. A margin of error cannot be calculated on a non-probability sample. For comparison purposes, a probability sample…

Consumer confidence remains marginally positive as views related to the future value of real estate increasing and the Canadian economy strengthening have improved over the past four weeks. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,079 respondents in Canada.…

Asked when they expect to see concrete results on major initiatives from the new federal government, just under two in five Canadians (38%) report that they expect to see results before the end of the year. Seventeen percent each expect to see results this summer or do not expect to…

Nearly 2 in 3 Canadians report believing that Canada should not be part of the American Golden Dome missile shield and instead spend on the capability of Canadian Armed Forces. Under one in five (17%) report believing that Canada should pay the price to be part of the American Golden…

The research gauged the opinions among Canadians on 2 engagement with King Charles III’s royal visit to Ottawa and how important they felt the visit was in symbolizing Canada’s sovereignty during trade tensions with the United States. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online…

After being gripped in a statistical tie in the close of the campaign and the immediate post election period, the Liberals are starting to open up an advantage over the Conservatives as the Mark Carney governs as Prime Minister.  The Liberals advantage is outside of the margin of error and…

Canadian consumer confidence remains in positive territory, but the positive trajectory has abated over the past week. Of note, positive sentiment on the future value real estate is up nine points in the past four weeks. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines)…