Support for the Liberals stands at 41 percent followed by the Conservatives at 37 and the New Democrats at 12.  The gap between the front running parties has narrowed as Canadians focus less on President Trump and more on jobs/the economy. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist The Weekly Nanos Tracking…

Three-quarters of culture-goers (75%) say that attending arts and cultural events has a positive or a somewhat positive impact on their sense of belonging to Canada. There has been a significant increase of culture-goers who say that attending arts and cultural events have a positive or somewhat positive impact on…

IRCC conducts an ongoing research program to help the Department develop a better understanding of Canadian attitudes toward the issues surrounding citizenship and immigration. IRCC has been conducting annual telephone tracking surveys since 1996. In 2018, IRCC started running complementary online tracking surveys, which has allowed IRCC to compare Canadians’…

Canadian consumer confidence continues its tepid creep towards a perfectly neutral position.  Canadians living west of Quebec are more likely to have lower consumer confidence than those in Quebec and Atlantic Canada. – Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey…

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has a mandate to safeguard food, animals and plants, thereby enhancing the health and well-being of Canada’s people, environment and economy. A top priority for the CFIA is to mitigate risks to food safety, and the health and safety of Canadians is a key…

The USNCI is a diffusion index and the USNCI Pocketbook and Expectations Sub-Indices are comprised of the views of 1,000 Americans. A score of 50 on the diffusion index indicates that positive and negative views are a wash while scores above or below 50 suggest net positive or net negative…

The margin between the Liberals and the Conservatives has been narrowing as focus on US President Trump subsides and Canadians increasingly focus on jobs/the economy, inflation, immigration and housing.  -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist The Weekly Nanos Tracking is produced by the Nanos Research Corporation, headquartered in Canada, which operates…

Canadian consumer confidence continues to skip along in neutral territory.  The forward-looking Expectations Sub-indice is marginally negative and the Pocketbook Sub-indice is marginally positive. – Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,056 respondents in Canada. This report is…

This research gauged the support of Canadians on Canadian troops being deployed in Ukraine for peace-keeping in the event of a ceasefire, and their views on whether Canada should exclusively spend on Canadian-made war materials to help Ukraine. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and…

The research gauged the opinions among Canadians on affordability, Canadian telecommunications market, and competition in various industries. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 2,066 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between August 30th and September 2nd, 2025. The margin…

More than four in five Canadians rate oil and gas as important to Canada’s current economy (score of 7-10 out of 10) (84%) which is a marginal decrease from the previous wave in February 2025 (88%). Two in three Canadians also view oil and gas as important to Canada’s future…

Concern about Trump/US relations is on the decline with no new developments in the binational relationship.  That issue of concern is now tied with jobs/the economy.  Seven points now separate the Liberals and the Conservatives in ballot support. Carney remains comfortably ahead of Poilievre on the preferred Prime Minister tracking.…

The most recent week of tracking had only 10.65 percent of Canadians reporting their personal finances are better off than a year ago.  This ties a record low since our consumer confidence tracking began back in 2008.  This current mood related to personal finances is worse than during either the…

This research gauge the opinion of Canadians on priorities for the federal government. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,028 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between August 30th and September 3rd, 2025 as part of an omnibus survey.…

This research gauge the opinion of Canadians on trade with the United-States. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,028 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between August 30th and September 3rd, 2025 as part of an omnibus survey. The…

The research gauged the opinions among Francophones outside Quebec and Anglophones in Quebec on local official language minority communities (OLMC) radio stations and newspapers. Official language minority communities (OLMCs) are groups of people whose preferred official language is not the language of majority in their province or territory. This includes…

The research gauged the opinions among Americans on their primary national concerns, their views on the federal government, and their expectations for the future standard of living in the U.S. Additionally, it assesses their level of worry about upcoming housing costs and the impact of rising living expenses on their…

The research gauged the opinions among Canadians on their preferred approach for the government to fund the NATO defense spending target and views on additional deficit spending for fostering economic growth. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,028 Canadians, 18…

This survey gauged the views and support of Canadians on trade and tariffs issues between Canada and the US and Canada and China. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,028 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between August 30th…

This research gauge the opinion of Canadians on immigration. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,028 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between August 30th and September 3rd, 2025 as part of an omnibus survey. The margin of error…