2023/2024 Reports
Majority of Canadians believe federal government incentives to secure a Volkswagen AG electric-vehicle battery plant in Ontario are a worthwhile investment as it will bring jobs and economic benefits. (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Just over one in two Canadians believe the incentives are a worthwhile investment as it will bring jobs (54%), while three in ten Canadians believe the money should go towards other spending priorities (30%). Residents of Quebec and Ontario are significantly more likely to believe the government incentives are a…
Federal Conservatives opening up an advantage: CPC 35, LPC 28, NDP 22 (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. Conservatives are opening…
Positive consumer sentiment trending driven by real estate sentiment upswing (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Consumer confidence continues to have a positive trajectory largely driven by more positive views on the value of real estate. In the past four weeks the proportion of Canadians who believe the value of real estate will increase moved from 28 to 41 points. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos…
Support for cutting ties with British monarchy on the rise since May 2022 with about three in five Canadians who support/somewhat support this (Globe/Nanos)
There has been a noticeable increase in the proportion of Canadians who say it is a very good (33%) or good (17%) time for Canada to open the constitution and discuss cutting ties with the British monarchy to chart a different path forward for Canada compared to the previous waves…
About two in three Canadians prefer increasing our defence spending to reach the 2% NATO ally target (CTV/Nanos)
When asked which approach they would prefer, close to two in three Canadians (64%) say they prefer increasing defence spending to reach the 2% NATO ally target, rather than maintaining the current 1.4% (21%) or spending less than 1.4% (eight per cent). Older Canadians (55 plus) are significantly more likely…
Jobs/the economy pulling ahead of healthcare as the top national issue 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 dominating the…
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…