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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Canadian consumer confidence remains in a negative holding pattern with a score of 44.38 points on the 100 point diffusion index for Bloomberg-Nanos.  Respondents are five times more likely to think the economy will get weaker rather than stronger in the next six months. A random survey of 1,000 respondents…

3 in 4 Canadians believe or somewhat believe that safe injection sites save the lives of many drug addicts. Ontario residents are more likely to believe (48%) or somewhat believe (29%) that compared to Prairie residents (37% believe, 29% somewhat believe). Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines)…

Six in ten Canadians (61%) think Canada should decrease trade with China, which is a sixteen-point increase compared to December 2020 (45%). Appetite to decrease trade with China is generally consistent across gender, age and region. Confidence that the government is doing a very good or good job at managing…

While nearly one in two Canadians (46%) say they will spend about the same amount this holiday season compared to last year, four in ten (43%) say they will spend less and one in ten say they will spend more (10%). One in two Canadians (50%) say they will socialize…

Canadians are divided on whether  Canada is prepared for another protest like the Freedom Convoy Truckers protest, with one in two that say Canada is prepared or somewhat prepared, and just under one in two who say the opposite. Canadians are split on their confidence in the ability of the…

Nine in ten Canadians say it is likely or somewhat likely that Canada will have a recession in 2023. Under one in ten say it is not likely (one per cent) or somewhat not likely (seven per cent). Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and…