Although the rationale to call the election was Trump, only 14 per cent of Ontarians believe that is the most important issue that would influence their vote. Ontarians want to hear about healthcare and jobs. Dealing with Trump as a key factor influencing voters, does not rank first in any…

Support for the Ford PCs remained stable in the nightly tracking while there was some narrowing of the gap between the Liberals and the New Democrats. Although two data points does not make a trend, a potential dynamic between the two main opposition parties should be monitored. (Tracking ending Feb…

What’s interesting is that in addition to a majority either disagreeing or somewhat disagreeing with the early election call, the proportion favouring the election call (34%) is lower than PC ballot support (46%).  This suggests a noticeable number of PCs do not favour the early election. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data…

The research gauged the opinions among Quebecers on their plans to place bets on the Super Bowl. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 400 Quebecers, 18 years of age or older, between January 31st and February 5th, 2025 as part…

PC Leader Doug Ford asked for a stronger mandate to deal with US President Donald Trump and he opens up the campaign with ballot support higher than his majority victory in 2022. The Liberals currently are firmly in second place in the CTV News/Nanos tracking. Ford leads in every region…

The objective of the research was to gauge the views of Canadians on trade negotiations with the United-States, the job done by Canada to prepare for trade and tariff discussions with the U.S., Canada’s response to the president of the U.S. imposing tariffs on Canadian goods and opinion on Canada’s…

Just over four in five Canadians (82%) support or somewhat support Canada putting an export tax on the oil it exports to the US to raise the price for American consumers and industry if President Donald Trump puts tariffs on Canadian goods but exempts oil while over one in ten…

Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Conservatives continue to enjoy a ballot box advantage while Canadians remain focused on jobs/the economy.  Liberal fortunes are improving in the post-Trudeau era. – Nik Nanos The Weekly Nanos…

Canadian consumer confidence, after realizing a decline in positivity following the election of US President Donald Trump, continues to hover in neutral territory. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,025 respondents in Canada. This report is based on…

Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. After reaching a polling high with a 27 point advantage over the Liberals, the Conservative advantage is now 17 points with movement primarily away from the Conservatives (-5)…

Canadian consumer confidence is showing some signs of improvement.  In the period following the election of Donald Trump, confidence declined.  In the past few weeks confidence stabilized in neutral and a new positive trendline may be emerging. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and…

Close to two in three Canadians say the country is heading in the wrong direction (64%), which is an all-time high since tracking began. Just under one in four Canadians believe the country is heading in the right direction (23%), and 13 per cent say they are unsure. Residents of…

Nanos conducted a survey on Canadians views of the federal government. Pessimism remains the top emotion felt by Canadians when it comes to the federal government in Ottawa and has increased by eight percentage points compared to the previous wave in October 2024 (33 per cent to 41 per cent).…

Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Conservatives continue to enjoy a comfortable advantage in ballot tracking as the Liberals embark on a leadership selection process.  Of note, the Liberal brand, as measured by the…

Canadian consumer confidence remains in a neutral holding pattern coincidentally with the imminent inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the United States. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,040 respondents in Canada. This report is based on…

Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. The federal Conservatives enjoy a comfortable 27-point advantage as Canadians become more focused and concerned about jobs/the economy.  – Nik Nanos The Weekly Nanos Tracking is produced by the…

After a decline in the period following the election of Donald Trump as President, Canadian consumer confidence remains in neutral for the opening of  2025. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,001 respondents in Canada. This report is…

Asked who should lead the response to the proposed new U.S. tariff, Canadians prefer that both the federal and the provincial governments lead together (54%) as opposed to only the federal government (42%) or only the provincial governments (two per cent). Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines)…

While six in ten Canadians (60%) say the GST break will have no impact on their likelihood to vote Liberal in the next federal election, nearly one in three say it will make them less likely (28%) or somewhat less likely (four per cent). This is compared to under one…

About one in four Canadians say they are worried (10%) or somewhat worried (16%) about paying next month’s housing costs, down from one in three in August 2024 (14% worried; 19% somewhat worried). Almost three in four Canadians say they are somewhat not worried (15%) or not worried (58%). Canadians…