All indicators in the Bloomberg Nanos Index showed negative pressure. The biggest drop in sentiment had to do with the proportion of Canadians who thought the economy would get stronger in the next six months.  This declined from 27 to 15 per cent over the past four weeks.  – Nik…

The research gauged the opinions among Canadians on their general impression of the Canadian Armed Forces, their views on whether a career in the CAF is a good option for young people today, whether the CAF makes them feel proud to be Canadian, whether they would be willing to serve…

Support for the federal Liberals stands at 46.5 per cent with the Conservatives trailing at 32.2. Concern about jobs/the economy continues to ramp up while Carney is ahead of Poilievre on the preferred PM tracking by over 30-points. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist The Weekly Nanos Tracking is produced by…

Canadian consumer confidence continues to slide and has moved below the 50-point neutral position on the Bloomberg Nanos Index.  The negative trajectory has been largely driven by pessimistic views on the future strength of the Canadian economy. – Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land-…

The objective of this research project is to track Canadians views on the direction they believe Canada is going on a variety of topics such as economic policies, climate change, energy and standard of living. Additionally, new questions were included on the topic of skills and workers in Canada. Nanos…

Worry about jobs/economy pulling away from the other concerns of Canadians.  The Liberals are maintaining a double-digit lead over the Conservatives. Carney has a 32-point advantage on the preferred Prime Minister tracking over Poilievre. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist The Weekly Nanos Tracking is produced by the Nanos Research Corporation,…

Canadian consumer confidence continues to slide and is moving from a somewhat positive position towards neutrality.  Of note the four-week decline in consumer confidence in the Prairies has been greater than other regions. – Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random…

The research gauged the opinions among Canada aiming to accept 380,000 new immigrants as permanent residents, and an additional 385,000 workers and students as temporary residents. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,058 Canadians, 18 years of age or older,…

Seven in ten Kingstonians support (59%) or somewhat support (12%) restoring Kingston’s previously removed statue of Sir John A Macdonald to its original location in City Park. The research gauged the opinions among residents of Kingston, Ontario regarding their level of support for restoring the City’s statue of Sir John…

The last party to hit 47 per cent support in the Nanos ballot track was the Poilievre Conservatives for the tracking ending January 10, 2025.  The Liberals under Carney are at their all-time high in the Nanos tracking for Liberal support.  On the preferred PM tracking Carney is the choice…

After a series of gains in consumer confidence in February, March is seeing a softening of consumer confidence in Canada as the Bloomberg-Nanos Index is returning to a trajectory towards neutral. – Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of…

The research gauged Canadians views towards Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, which called for mid-sized nations to coordinate in response to aggressive superpowers. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,058 Canadians, 18…

This surveyed gauged the opinions of Canadians on their vacation and travel plans for 2026. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,058 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, from March 1st to March 8th, 2026 as part of an…

This survey gauges the views of Canadians on members of parliament crossing the aisle. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,058 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, from March 1st to March 8th, 2026 as part of an omnibus…

The ballot trend continues to favour the Liberals as they open up a 13 point advantage over the Conservatives.  On the preferred Prime Minister tracking Carney now holds a commanding 35 point advantage. Carney preferred PM advantage hits new high. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist The Weekly Nanos Tracking is…

Although consumer confidence is holding in marginally positive territory there are some interesting dynamics unfolding over the past four weeks.  Forward looking expectations are up but Canadians are feeling the squeeze on job security. – Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone…

The research gauged the opinions among Canadians on their views towards fraud insurance. Nanos conducted an online non-probability representative survey of 1,569 Canadians, 25 years of age or older, between January 23rd and January 27th, 2026. Although no margin of error applies, for comparison purposes, a probability sample of 1,569…

Numbers are ramping up for Carney and Liberals.  Carney leads Poilievre by 34 percentage points and the Liberals have now opened up an 11-point advantage over the Conservatives. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist The Weekly Nanos Tracking is produced by the Nanos Research Corporation, headquartered in Canada, which operates in…

The positive movement in consumer confidence has been primarily driven by perceptions that the Canadian economy will get stronger in the next six months.  The proportion of Canadians who believe things will get better has increased from 17 to 26 percent in the past four weeks.  This has coincided with…

The purpose of the Shift Canada Bold Ambition Index is to monitor and track how Canadians feel about embracing ambition, risk-taking, failure and innovation. By quantifying and unpacking Canadian mindsets and culture, we can better identify areas of strength, weakness and opportunities for change. The main index measures the overall…