Recent Reports
Two thirds of Canadians say they are not confident or somewhat not confident in police finding stolen vehicles (CTV/Nanos)
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…
Conservatives now have a 16-point advantage over the Liberals in terms of trust to responsibly manage federal government finances (CTV/Nanos)
The gap between trust in the Conservatives and the Liberals to best manage the finances of the government of Canada continues to grow with now a sixteen-point difference between them (35% for Conservatives; 19% for Liberals). Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random…
Former 20 point Conservative ballot advantage becomes a 12 point advantage. (Nanos)
Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Nanos national ballot tracking stands at: CPC 38, LPC 26, NDP 19, BQ 10, GPC 5, PPC 2. Of note the Conservative advantage over the Liberals has changed…
Views on real estate values increasing hits a three-month low (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Week over week data generally remains marginally positive and stable. Of note, views on the future value of real estate increasing in the next six months has hit a three-month low. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,075…
Healthcare moves up as a first tier national issue of concern. (Nanos)
Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. After trailing economic issues for most of 2023, concern about healthcare is on the rise as an unprompted national issue. – Nik Nanos The Weekly Nanos Tracking is…
Consumer confidence positive for 15th week in succession (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Consumer confidence is on a 15 week positive streak thanks in large part to improving attitudes on the future strength of the Canadian economy and the perceived future value of real estate. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of…
Pessimism grows among Canadians concerning the direction of the country on economic issues (Coalition for a better future/Nanos)
A growing proportion of Canadians say Canada is moving in the wrong direction when it comes to a variety of different economic issues such as having strong economic growth (49%, 12 point increase up from 37% in 2023) and making sure Canadians have a high standard of living (56%, up…
Federal Conservatives have 15 point ballot advantage over Liberals (Nanos)
Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Canadians continue to be focused on concerns such as inflation, housing and jobs. Conservatives have 15 point advantage over the Liberals in ballot support. – Nik Nanos The…
Forward looking expectations hits a two-year high (Bloomberg/Nanos).
The forward-looking Bloomberg Nanos Expectations sub-indice has been trending upward for four months in succession. Based on past performance, and the predictive track record of the Nanos data, this suggest an economic lift in the latter part of 2024. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame…
Canadians are more likely to think that Trump rather than Biden will win the upcoming election – Majority hope Biden wins (Globe and Mail/Nanos)
Canadians are more likely to think that Trump rather than Biden will win the upcoming election – Majority hope Biden wins. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,071 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between February 28th and March…
A majority of Canadians believe in the importance of oil and gas to Canada’s current and future economy and score governments poorly on their energy and climate performance (Positive Energy/Nanos).
About three in four Canadians rate oil and gas as important to Canada’s current economy (score of 7-10 out of 10) (74%) which is a slight decline from the previous wave in August 2023 (78% in August 2023) and consistent with last year’s results in January 2023 (74% in January…
Worry about housing on the decline compared to November 2023 – People still pessimistic about standing of living for future generations
Just under three in ten Canadians are worried or somewhat worried about paying for housing costs next month (29%), decreasing from the wave in November, but consistent with previous waves in 2023 and 2022. Younger Canadians aged 18 to 34 (33%) and 35 to 54 (38%) are more likely to…
Almost two in three prefer spending restraint over increasing spending or continuing as planned (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Under 2 in 3 Canadians say the federal government should either reduce spending and pay down debt or reduce spending and cut taxes. One in four say the government should continue as planned, while less than one in ten say the government should increase spending, funded either by more borrowing…
Government spending and budget deficit most blamed for rise in cost of living, with increasing blame on businesses since tracking started (Bloomberg/Nanos)
While an increasing proportion of Canadians blame businesses increasing their prices (26%, up from 13% in 2022), Canadians still blame most often the Government of Canada’s spending and budget deficit policies for the sharp rise in prices and cost of living over the past year. Of note, blame on the…
Liberal brand hits 10 year low in Nanos Power Index (Nanos)
Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. The federal Liberals brand strength as measured by the Nanos Power Index has hit a 10 year low (41.2 points) and is weaker than the Conservatives (54.0) and…
Forward looking Expectations Index hits 21 month high. (Bloomberg/Nanos)
The Bloomberg Nanos Expectations sub-indice which projects future confidence has hit a notable 21 month high. Historically this is a six-month leading indicator of measures such as Canada’s GDP. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,058 respondents in…
Canadians split on Liberal-NDP arrangement – Intensity of those uncomfortable with arrangement on rise. (CTV/Nanos)
While the proportion of Canadians who are comfortable or somewhat comfortable with the Liberal-NDP Parliamentary cooperation agreement is steady at just over one in two, the proportion who report being uncomfortable continues to increase. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of…
Majority uncomfortable/somewhat uncomfortable with schools not notifying parents when their child wants to go by a new preferred name or pronoun.
Canadians are nearly twice as likely to report being not comfortable (53%) or somewhat not comfortable (11%) with schools not notifying parents when their child wants to go by a new preferred name or pronoun than to report being comfortable (21%) or somewhat comfortable (12%) with this. Nanos conducted an…
Poilievre hits new 10 year high on preferred Prime Minister tracking compared to any previous Conservative leader (Nanos)
Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Pierre Poilievre is the top choice as prime minister and hit a level not reached by any Conservative leader since 2013. Conservatives remain in vote intention drivers seat.…
About half of Canadians see a need in taking training – Computer and occupational training most popular (Senator Bellemare)
Just under one in two Canadians are either interested in taking training (29%), interested but do not have time (7%) or interested but cannot afford it (13%), while just under one in two say they have all the training they need (28%) or do not want training (17%). Younger Canadians…