Canadians continue to rank the United States as the partner they are most comfortable with in terms of having a positive relationship that benefits Canada with two in three that say so (67%), a slight increase from 2022 (62%). This followed far behind by Europe (24%) and Asia(2%). Canadians have…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

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 (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…

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…

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…

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 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%),…

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…