Residents of both the City of Guelph and Centre Wellington/Guelph-Eramosa gave the top rating to their community as a place to raise a family (Guelph: mean of 7.6 out of 10; Wellington/Eramosa: mean of 8.2 out of 10), and high marks for overall quality of life and a safe place…

A majority of Canadians support (29%) or somewhat support (36%) building Canada’s first natural gas export facilities or building new export facilities so Canada can export low carbon hydrogen to other countries (28% support; 41% somewhat support). Nanos conducted an online non-probability representative survey of 1,237 Canadians, 18 years of…

Nearly nine in ten Canadians strongly agree (44%) or agree (45%) that ocean health is important for them. More than eight in ten Canadians strongly agree (43%) or agree (39%) that action is needed to support ocean health, with women more likely to say so (49% strongly agree; 38% agree)…

Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Conservative currently have a 16 point advantage over the Liberals. Likewise, Poilievre leads Trudeau by 14 points on preferred PM tracking as Canadians are focused on jobs/the economy…

Views on the increased future value of real estate is up and hit a high not seen for 100 weeks in the Bloomberg Nanos tracking. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,105 respondents in Canada. This report is…

Nanos was retained by the Globe and Mail to conduct research among Canadians to gauge their views on important issues for the federal government to focus on and their experience with vehicle theft. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,071…

Similar to previous waves, nearly two in three Canadians prefer increasing spending to reach the 2% NATO ally target. Older Canadians aged 55 plus are more likely to prefer increasing spending to reach the 2% NATO ally target (74%) than younger Canadians aged 35 to 54 (58%) and 18 to…

Nik Nanos conducted a presentation to Algonquin College in Pembroke on trends seen in rural communities in Canada on April 23, 2023. To view the presentation slides, click here.

Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. In the wake of the federal Liberal budget and an increase in concern about the economy/jobs, the Conservatives have a 19 point lead over the Liberals with no…

Canadian consumer confidence has begun to decline. Of note confidence among Canadians that are under 30 years of age has hit a 14 month low. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,037 respondents in Canada. This report is…

A strong majority of Canadians say it is important that telecommunications services remain operational without disruptions (95%). In the past year, more than one in three Canadians report having experienced disruptions in service (39%) due to severe weather or natural disasters. Nanos conducted an online representative non-probability panel survey of…

Feelings of anger toward the federal government have increased or held steady in every region, with the largest increases among residents of Quebec (December: 12%; March: 24%) and Atlantic Canada (December: 21%; March: 38%). Pessimism and anger remain the top emotions Canadians say best describe their views of the federal…

Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Conservative currently have a 16 point advantage over the Liberals. Likewise, Poilievre leads Trudeau by 14 points on preferred PM tracking as Canadians are focused on jobs/the economy…

Canadian consumer confidence has remained in positive territory for four months in succession, largely as result of positive forward views on the future strength of the economy and the future value of real estate. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random…

The research gauged the opinions among Canadians on housing including which federal party they trust the most on the issue of affordable housing and the two important issues that influence their vote. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1069 Canadians,…

Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. The Conservatives continue to have a comfortable advantage over the Liberals in the Nanos ballot tracking. Of note, support for the BQ is tracking up and hitting new…

The Nanos Bloomberg tracking has traditionally been a leading indicator of the state of the Canadian economy.  With expectations at a 23 month high this suggests that the final quarter of 2024 will be positive for the Canadian economy. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame…

Most Canadians support or somewhat support online platforms found to host hate speech being required to remove the content within 24 hours and including legislation in the Online Harms Act for websites hosting online pornography being required to verify their users are 18 years and older. Two in three support…

Canadians more likely to blame grocery stores than others for rising food prices; nearly one in five say they or someone they know has used a food bank in past year. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1069 Canadians, 18…

Two in three Canadians are not confident or somewhat not confident that the police can find stolen vehicles. Younger Canadians (18-34) are more likely to say they are not confident or not confident (73%) than older Canadians (55 plus)(62%). Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone…