There has been an increase in Canadians who want Canada to accept fewer immigrants in 2023 than the target of 465,000 from 34 per cent in March 2023 to now over half (53%) who say so. Fifty-five per cent of Canadians say they want Canada to accept fewer international students…

Overall consumer confidence has been incrementally declining over the past few weeks. Of note the forward-looking Expectations Sub-indice continues to be mired in neutral with a score of just below 50 points on the 100 point diffusion scale for the tracking. Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD…

A strong majority of Canadians oppose (64%) or somewhat oppose (18%) building new housing on land currently set aside as green spaces. Women are more likely to oppose this (87% oppose/somewhat oppose) than men (77% oppose/somewhat oppose). Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online…

Nanos was retained by CTV News to conduct research among Canadians to gauge their views on the political party most trusted on housing. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,044 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between September 2nd…

Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Three issues cluster at the top of the list of concerns among Canadians: environment, inflation and jobs/the economy.  Trudeau and Poilievre tied as preferred PM. – Nik Nanos…

For the third month in succession, the forward-looking Expectations Sub-indice has remained in neutral territory suggestion a tepid mood for consumer confidence in Canada. Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,114 respondents in Canada. This report is based…

Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Division among Canadians is evident on the issue of concern (environment and jobs/the economy) and preferred prime minister (Trudeau and Poilievre). – Nik Nanos The Weekly Nanos Tracking…

With the Expectations Sub-indice at 50.14 on the 100 point diffusion index, forward looking consumer confidence remains neutral.  Of note, in the past four weeks the proportion of individuals who say their personal finances has improved has declined from 18.18 to 14.60. Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an…

Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. The federal Conservatives continue to hold an advantage over the Liberals outside of the margin of error of the Nanos tracking. Concern about the environment numerically is the…

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.…