2023/2024 Reports
Consumer confidence trends into positive territory (Bloomberg/Nanos)
After a prolonged negative cycle of weakened consumer confidence the upward trend has now moved into positive territory with a score greater than 50 points on the diffusion index that makes up the Bloomberg-Nanos tracking. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone…
Worry about crime in communities has gone up 10 percentage points since January (Globe and Mail/Nanos)
Concern over crime in communities has increased by 10 percentage points since January with now four in ten who report being concerned (41% concerned, compared to 31% in January 2023). While concern over crime in communities has increased for all regions of Canada, the biggest increase was seen for residents…
Canadians divided as to whether the new federal budget investment will allow Canada to compete with the United States for green economy investments (CTV/Nanos)
Canadians are divided as to whether they are confident or not that that the new federal budget investment aimed at building environmentally friendly projects and businesses in Canada will allow Canada to compete with the United States for green economy investments, but intensity of lack of confidence is larger. Nanos…
Poilievre and Trudeau in a close race for preferred Prime Minister – Jobs and inflation trending up (Nanos)
Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week and is uniquely positioned to monitor the trajectory of opinion on Covid-19. This first was on the Nanos radar the week of January 24, 2020. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Poilievre and Trudeau…
Six in ten Registered Practical Nurses (RPNs) are considering or somewhat considering leaving the profession – Three in four RPNs say a wage increase to $35/hour would make them more likely or somewhat more likely to stay in the profession. (OCHU-CUPE/SEIU/Nanos)
Over six in ten Registered Practical Nurses say they are considering (45%) or somewhat considering (17%) leaving the profession. One in four (26%) RPNs also report having a second job. When asked why they would consider leaving or not, over four in ten say it’s because the pay doesn’t match…
Canada-Germany Resource Security: Navigating in a Changing World Order (Atlantik-Brücke Canada/Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Canada/Nanos Research)
Atlantik-Brücke Canada, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Canada and Nanos Research have partnered to advance evidence-based dialogue between Canada and Germany by exploring binational economic opportunities. As part of the engagement, Nanos Research conducted in-depth interviews with experts in the binational relationship to identify strategic cooperation opportunities for Germany and Canada. Through…
Confidence remains at high not seen since June 2022 (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Consumer confidence remains in neutral on the 100 point diffusion scale for the index. Of note, the current level registers at the highest level seen since June 2022. All regions currently have confidence levels above the 12 month average. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame…
Poilievre numerically ahead; Trudeau declines seven points since 2019 on trust to support economic growth (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Poilievre (30%) is numerically ahead of Trudeau (27%; decline of seven percentage points since 2019) on trust to support economic growth, followed by Jagmeet Singh (11%) and two in ten who say they don’t trust any of the federal leaders on this (20%). Residents of the Prairies are significantly more…
Healthcare and jobs/the economy tied as top national issues of concern (Nanos)
Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week and is uniquely positioned to monitor the trajectory of opinion on Covid-19. This first was on the Nanos radar the week of January 24, 2020. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. After being the…
Consumer confidence hits highest level in nine months (Bloomberg/Nanos)
The positive trajectory for Canadian consumer confidence continues with the index registering its highest score since June 2022. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,134 respondents in Canada. This report is based on the four waves of tracking…
Strong majority say there is not enough affordable housing in Quinte West, Belleville and Prince Edward County (QDAR/Nanos)
Most respondents (81%) say there is not enough affordable housing in their city/county, while four per cent say there is about the right amount, and 13 per cent are unsure. When participants were asked to provide a piece of advice, residents of Quinte West most often said to repair the…
A majority are concerned about the new federal budget increasing the country’s deficit to over 40 billion dollars; two in five say the new federal budget has done a poor/very poor job addressing the issues they and their families are worried about (CTV/Nanos)
A majority of Canadians are concerned (42%) or somewhat concerned (29%) about the new federal budget increasing the country’s deficit to over 40 billion dollars, which is 10 billion dollars more than estimated in last fall’s economic snapshot. Residents of the Prairies are most likely to report being concerned (54%),…
Views on the oil and gas sector and the investment climate for energy infrastructure to meet Canada’s climate objectives (Positive Energy/Nanos)
A majority of Canadians rate the oil and gas sector as important (score of 7-10 out of 10) to Canada’s current economy (74%) and future economy (57%). Importance is steadily increasing over time. Canadians are over five times more likely to rate the job done by governments at providing a…
Jobs closing in on healthcare as the top unprompted national issue of concern – environment moving up (Nanos)
Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week and is uniquely positioned to monitor the trajectory of opinion on Covid-19. This first was on the Nanos radar the week of January 24, 2020. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. In the period…
Consumer confidence marginally negative (Bloomberg/Nanos)
After registering negative sentiment for most of the past four months, the incremental trend in the Bloomberg Nanos Canadian Confidence Index continues to move towards a neutral position with a score of 48.83 on the 100 point diffusion scale where 50 is net neutral consumer sentiment. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data…
Poilievre remains numerically ahead of Trudeau on preferred Prime Minister tracking (Nanos)
Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week and is uniquely positioned to monitor the trajectory of opinion on Covid-19. This first was on the Nanos radar the week of January 24, 2020. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Poilievre retains a…
Consumer confidence nearing neutral from negative (Bloomberg/Nanos)
For the past five months, consumer sentiment has been in a net negative position with a score under 50 points on the Bloomberg Nanos Canadian Confidence Index. Over the past four weeks sentiment has been incrementally trending toward a neutral position. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD…
Majority support or somewhat support subsidies to businesses that invest in green energy projects (The Globe and Mail/Nanos)
Over seven in ten Canadians (33%) support or somewhat support (38%) subsidies to businesses that invest in green energy projects in Canada, while just under one in four Canadians somewhat oppose (11%) or oppose (13%) such subsidies. Residents of the Prairies are less likely to support (25%) subsidies to businesses…
Strong majority of Canadians agree that Canada-US relations are better or somewhat better now under Biden than they were under Trump (CTV/Nanos Research)
Two in three Canadians say the relations between Canada and the US are better or somewhat better now under President Biden than they were under Trump. Canadians from the Prairies are least likely to say they think the relations are better (25%) or somewhat better (27%). Nanos conducted an RDD…
Overall quality of life continues to score highly among residents of Tecumseh; most think the Town is heading in the right direction and nine in ten would recommend it as a place to live (Town of Tecumseh/Nanos)
Over nine in ten residents say the overall quality of life in Tecumseh is very good (58%, up from 51%) or good (37%). Close to eight in ten say the Town is heading in the right direction (79%). Over nine in ten residents report being very satisfied (62%) or somewhat…