Recent Reports
Consumer confidence remains in mildly negative doldrums (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Canadian consumer confidence remains in negative territory with a score less than 50 on the 100 point diffusion index. Every region of the country has a score lower than the 12 month average. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey…
About six in ten Canadians who use public transit say they feel less safe or somewhat less safe while commuting now compared to a year ago (CTV/Nanos)
About six in ten Canadians who report using public transit say they feel less safe (35%) or somewhat less safe (23%) while commuting now compared to a year ago. Ontarians are most likely to report feeling less safe (49%) or somewhat less safe (22%) compared to other provinces and regions.…
Healthcare holds top spot a 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. Healthcare the top…
Consumer confidence steady and mildly negative (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Overall consumer confidence remains both steady and in negative territory. Canadians are four times more likely to think the economy will get weaker rather than stronger in the next six months. Views on the future value of real estate also remain net negative. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land-…
Younger culture-goers are more than twice as likely to say they plan on reducing their budget for arts and culture in 2023 compared to older culture-goers (Business and the Arts/NAC/Nanos)
One quarter of culture-goers (24%) intend to spend less in 2023 than they did in 2022 to attend arts and cultural performances, while two in ten (18%) intend to spend more and four in ten say they intend to spend about the same. Younger Culture-goers are more likely to say…
Healthcare pulling ahead as top unprompted 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. Healthcare as a…
Positive views on the future value of real estate at two year low in weekly tracking (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Overall consumer confidence in Canada remains net negative with a score under 50 points in the 100 diffusion index. Of note, the proportion of Canadians who believe the value of real estate in their neighbourhood will increase is at a two year low. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land-…
Conservatives open seven point advantage over Liberals (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. The federal Conservatives…
Consumer confidence remains net negative but steady (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Canadian consumer confidence in the opening part of 2023 remains mired in negativity with an overall Bloomberg Nanos Index score below 50 in the 100 point diffusion scale. Canadians remain net negative on the future value of real estate, their personal finances and the future strength of the economy. Nanos…
Slight decline in pessimism towards the federal government in Ottawa but negative feelings remain dominant overall – Tracking Study (Nanos)
Although there has been a slight decline in pessimism since the previous wave, overall pessimism and anger continue to be the top emotions that best describe Canadians’ feelings of the federal government. Feelings of optimism and satisfaction have been on the rise among younger Canadians (18-34) since June 2022, while…
Healthcare and inflation numerically top list of 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. 2023 opens up…
Steady trajectory towards neutral consumer confidence continues (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Consumer confidence continues to incrementally move towards a neutral score of 50 on the 100 point diffusion scale that makes up the Bloomberg Nanos Canadian Confidence Index. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,000 respondents in Canada. This report is based on the…
Hybrid work more preferred than in-person full time for Canadian federal public servants. (Globe and Mail/Nanos)
More Canadians say they would prefer that federal public servants have the option of working from home part of the time (50%) compared to three in ten who would prefer public servants being required to work in-person full time (30%). Fourteen per cent would prefer public servants having the option…
Positive views on federal-provincial relations near 16 year low – Tracking Study (Nanos)
Canadians are more likely to have negative rather than positive views on relations between the federal government and the provincial governments over the past year, with positive views nearing an all-time low. About one in three say relations have not improved (39%) or somewhat not improved (26%) compared to one…
More than 40 percent of Canadians prefer different leaders than Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre to be leaders of their parties in the next election. (Globe and Mail/Nanos)
Canadians twice more likely to prefer that the Liberals have someone other than Justin Trudeau leading them in the next election (51%) rather than having Justin Trudeau be the leader (25%). Seventeen per cent had no preference and seven per cent were unsure what they preferred. Over four in ten…
Percentage of Canadians who have cancelled a major purchase increases from 23 to 35 per cent in seven months (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Over one Canadian in three (35%) reports that they have cancelled a major purchase because of price increases, which is an increase of 12 percentage points since the May 2022 wave. Younger Canadians aged 18 to 34 are more likely to report having cancelled a major purchase (50%) than older…
Healthcare pulling ahead as top 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. Healthcare is numerically…
Negative confidence continues but slowly improving (Bloomberg/Nanos)
With a score continuing to be below 50 on the 100 point diffusion scale that makes up the Bloomberg Nanos Canadian Confidence Index, consumer sentiment remains in net negative territory. Of note, confidence has been incrementally improving over the past eight weeks. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and…
ational Ballot: CPC 40, LPC 27, NDP 18, BQ 7, GPC 5, PPC 2 (Nanos)
Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Nanos tracking for 2023 closes out with the Conservatives enjoying a 13-point lead in ballot support and Poilievre with a 12-point advantage on preferred PM tracking. – Nik…
Majority of Canadians are concerned about energy prices for things like heating and transportation over the next six months (Positive Energy/Nanos)
About seven in ten Canadians are concerned (score of 7-10 out of 10) (68%) about energy prices they will pay for things like heating and transportation over the next six months. Canadians are over seven times more likely to say they are very concerned (10 out of 10) (35%) rather…