Over the past four weeks sentiment on a number of indicators that make up the Bloomberg Nanos Canadian Consumer Confidence Index have improved including personal finances, job security and views on the future strength of the economy.   -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land-…

The proportion of Canadians who report that their mental health is better (eight per cent) or somewhat better (11%) now compared to before the pandemic has remained steady since last year, while the proportion who say it is about the same (51%) has slightly increased (44% in 2023). Younger Canadians…

A strong majority of Canadians who report working for large businesses* say they are proud of the work they do at their current place of employment (81% give a score of 7-10 out of 10; mean of 7.8). Pride in their place of employment is also high with two thirds…

Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Worry about inflation has been on the rise and is numerically the top national issue of concern.  Conservatives have a 15-point lead over the Liberals in the Nanos…

Consumer confidence remains in marginally positive territory with views on the future as measured in in the Expectations Sub-indice scoring higher than the Pocketbook Sub-indice which relates to one’s personal financial situation.   -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of…

Asked to rank the most important parts of the relationship they might have with an arts or cultural organization, culture-goers most frequently rank first the content/products they offer (32%). This was followed by them being essential to their life and/or community (15%) and consistent quality of offerings (14%). Just under…

Overall, Canadians are more likely to say the Conservative Party has the most appealing policy platform to them than the other federal parties. Canadians 55 years and older are more likely to say the Liberal platform is most appealing (28%) than those 18 to 34 (15%). Nanos conducted an RDD…

Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Enjoying an 18 point advantage over the Liberals in ballot box support, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has hit a new high in the preferred Prime Minister tracking since…

Canada’s tepid consumer confidence  continues to track in marginally positive territory. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,152 respondents in Canada. This report is based on the four waves of tracking ending May 17th, 2024. The margin of…

Both Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre score poorly in terms of credibility with mean scores of 3.7 and 3.9 out of ten, respectively. About half of Canadians say they believe both Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre have low credibility (51% and 49% score 0 to 3 out of 10, respectively).…

Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. The Conservatives, federally, continue to enjoy a comfortable advantage of 20 percentage points over the Liberals.  In the post federal budget period, Conservative leader Poilievre hits a new…

Canadian consumer confidence continues to decline shifting from being positive towards a neutral state of sentiment.  Downward pressure has been largely driven by an erosion of positive sentiment on personal finances and a more tepid view on the future strength of the Canadian economy. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos…

Similarly to the previous wave of research, the majority of Canadians are not confident or somewhat not confident that housing in Canada will be more affordable in five years than it is today. Residents of Quebec and British Columbia are more likely to be not confident or somewhat not confident…

Canadians are slightly more likely to say the capital gains tax increase will weaken the economy (45%) than say it is fair and will close the gap between rich and poor (38%). Residents of the Prairies are more likely to say this will weaken the economy (56%) than those in…

Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Conservative continue to enjoy a comfortable lead over the Liberals. Of note, in the past number of weeks support for the NDP has been on the decline and…

In the most recent wave of Bloomberg Nanos confidence tracking, which Nanos has been monitoring since 2008, only 10 percent of Canadians report their finances are better compared to a year ago – the lowest reported score on record. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame…

Canadians are nearly four times more likely to oppose (50%) rather than support (13%) a total ban on the use of gasoline-powered cars and SUVs as of 2035. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1086 Canadians, 18 years of age…

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)…