Canadian consumer confidence is steadying in marginally positive territory with a score of 52.84 on the 100-point diffusion index. Individuals are three times more likely to be positive rather than negative on the future strength of real estate. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land-…

Nearly six in ten Canadians say they prefer that Canada have a formal public inquiry, headed by a judge with full subpoena powers, into foreign interference (59%), while one quarter say they would prefer public hearings to shine more light on the problem of foreign interference and the threat it…

Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Currently, Trudeau and Poilievre are in a dead heat when it comes to who Canadians prefer as prime minister. Jobs/the economy, inflation, environment and healthcare top issues. -…

Canadian consumer confidence remains in positive territory with a score above 50 on the Bloomberg Nanos weekly tracking. Sentiment on real estate continues to fuel the current positive trajectory. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,142 respondents in…

Over nine in ten Canadians say it is important (68%) or somewhat important (23%) for the Government of Canada to be transparent in their spending for addressing Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG), compared to under ten per cent who said it was somewhat not important (4%) or…

The Arts Response Tracking Study is a regular monitor of the environment in the arts and culture sector. The study focuses on culture-goers who have attended an indoor cultural gathering, an outdoor cultural gathering or a gallery or museum in the past three years. This wave of research gauged the…

Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Jobs/the economy is numerically the top national unprompted issue of concern. Of note, Poilievre and Trudeau within the margin of error of each other as preferred PM. -…

Canadian consumer confidence is in positive territory with an upward trajectory. The trendline is being driven by more positive views on the future value of real estate. Perceptions that the value of real estate will increase in the next six months is up seven points in four weeks. -Nik Nanos,…

Cybersecurity presents the most significant threat according to participating CEOs in Canada, with almost seven in ten (67%) who say it is a major threat for their business and another one in four (23%) who say it is a minor threat. Six in ten think interest rates pose a threat…

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. Economic related issues,…

Canadian consumer confidence continues to remain in positive territory. The proportion of individuals who believe that the value of real estate will increase is up 10 percentage points in the past four weeks. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey…

About 3 in 4 Canadians say it is a very high or high priority to investigate allegations of foreign interference in Canadian politics. Prairie residents are more likely to say so (53% very high, 25% high) compared to residents of Atlantic Canada (25% very high, 39% high). Nanos conducted an…

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. Pierre Poilievre currently…

With a score above 50 points on the 100 point diffusion index –Canadian consumer confidence is in positive territory. Of note, this trend has primarily been driven by more positive views on the future value of real estate which is up 12 points in four weeks. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data…

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…