2023/2024 Reports
No consensus on future of Canada-India trade (CTV/Nanos)
Canadians are divided when it comes to the future of Canada-India trade with no majority opinion on what should be Canada’s long-term strategy. One third say Canada should keep trade levels with India about the same as they are now, while one in four prefer we increase trade, and close…
Consumer confidence remains in neutral (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Consumer confidence for the past four weeks continues to sputter in neutral. Canadians are more likely to report their finances are in worse rather than better shape compared to a year ago and to believe the economy will weaken rather than strengthen in six months. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist…
Employee Identified Learning Needs (Canada School of Public Service/Nanos)
CSPS retained Nanos Research to conduct research among public servants in Canada, in the form of a Government of Canada-wide survey of public servants at all levels, in all regions, and in all types of occupational roles, to inquire about their self-perceived needs with respect to training, learning and development.…
Federal Ballot Tracking: Conservatives 38, Liberals 27, NDP 21, BQ 6, Greens 6, PPC 2
Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Conservatives have an 11-point lead over the Liberals. Poilievre opens-up a nine-point advantage over Trudeau on preferred PM tracking. – Nik Nanos The Weekly Nanos Tracking is produced…
Consumer confidence neutral (Bloomberg/Nanos)
After a five month cycle of positive consumer confidence ratings, currently the Bloomberg Nanos Canadian Confidence Index registers sentiment in neutral with a score at the 50 point mark in the 100 point diffusion index. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone…
Active users and non-active users are split on the path forward for the Queen Elizabeth Driveway (OGHA/Nanos)
“Competing visions for Queen Elizabeth Driveway leads to a very stark split between those that are never active users and those that are regular active users.” -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos administered an open-link consultation on behalf of the Ottawa Gatineau Hotel Association (OGHA). A total of 5,357 individuals…
Conservatives 36, Liberals 29, NDP 21, BQ 7, Greens 5, PPC 2 (Nanos)
Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Conservatives enjoy post Convention bump in Nanos tracking and open a seven-point lead. Worry about inflation and housing top issues and jump in the past four weeks. –…
Consumer confidence sputters in neutral (Bloomberg/Nanos)
The Bloomberg Nanos Canadian Confidence Index continues to hover around the 50 point mark suggesting neutral consumer sentiment on the 100 point-diffusion scale. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,106 respondents in Canada. This report is based on…
Majority of culture-goers are open or somewhat open to volunteering for a local arts or culture organization – Volunteers are driven by a sense of giving back to their community (BAA/NAC/Nanos)
Over one in two culture-goers report that they are open or somewhat open to volunteering for a local arts or culture organization in their community in the next year (52%), while just over one third (39%) say they are not or somewhat not open to volunteering. Moreover, culture-goers who report…
Who do Canadians want to lead their party in the next election: Poilievre 31 per cent, Trudeau 20 per cent (Globe/Nanos)
Canadians are over twice as likely to prefer someone else (55%) rather than Justin Trudeau (20%) to lead the Liberals in the next federal election (51% and 22%, respectively in December 2022). Close to one in five had no preference (19%, 17% in December 2022). Nanos conducted an RDD dual…
Federal Ballot: Conservatives 35, Liberals 29, NDP 22, BQ 7, Greens 5, PPC 2 (Nanos)
Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Conservatives currently enjoy a six-point advantage over the Liberals in the Nanos ballot tracking. Poilievre pulling ahead of Trudeau as preferred prime minister. – Nik Nanos The Weekly…
Most Canadian charities have adopted digital tools and believe they are an important part of their success (CanadaHelps/Nanos)
Most Canadian charities have adopted digital tools and believe they are an important part of their success – Many still don’t have the skills or dedicated staff to take full advantage. The research gauged the views of charitable organizations in Canada concerning openness, interest, and willingness to adopt new digital…
Motivators and barriers to participation in government-led participatory research/citizen science (Health Canada)
Health Canada commissioned Nanos Research to conduct a public opinion survey to support the use of citizen science to address government and departmental science and research priorities, as well as Open Science initiatives. A total of 4,702 Canadians were surveyed using an online panel to reflect the Canadian population. The…
Consumer confidence on emerging negative trajectory (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Tracking in the Bloomberg Nanos Canadian Confidence Index suggests an emerging negative trend over the past four weeks. Of note both the Pocketbook and Expectations Sub-Indices showed downward pressures suggestion stress on the finances of Canadians and a less hopeful future economic outlook. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted…
Inflation numerically top issue of concern for first time in a year (Nanos)
Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Canadians are increasingly focused on economic issues with inflation (16%),jobs/the economy (13%), housing (11%) in top five issues. Environment was the top concern for 15 per cent and…
Majority of Canadians would be happy or somewhat happy with decrease in housing price (Bloomberg/Nanos)
A majority of Canadians (70%) say that they would be happy (40%) or somewhat happy (30%) if housing prices went down. Residents in Quebec (82%) and Atlantic Canada (78%) are more likely to be happy or somewhat happy with a decrease in housing price compared to residents in Ontario (62%)…
Canadians prefer that Canada accepts fewer immigrants and international students than what is projected for 2023 (Globe/Nanos)
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…
Forwarding-looking consumer confidence mired in neutral (Bloomberg/Nanos)
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…
Over four in five oppose or somewhat oppose building new housing on land currently set aside as green spaces (CTV/Nanos)
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…
Conservatives and NDP most trusted federal parties on the issue of affordable housing (CTV/Nanos)
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…