2023/2024 Reports
Canadians are divided but marginally more likely to support or somewhat support Liberals and NDP continuing to work together to avoid an early election. (Globe and Mail/Nanos)
Nanos was retained by the Globe and Mail to conduct research among Canadians to gauge their views on the potential continuation of collaboration between the Liberal Party and the NDP in the House of Commons into 2025 and found that Canadians are divided but marginally more likely to support or…
Consumer confidence for 2024 continues to track in marginally positive territory (Bloomberg/Nanos)
For most of 2024, Canadian consumer confidence has tracked in positive territory with a score between 50 and 54 points on the 100 point diffusion score that makes up the Bloomberg Nanos Index. Positive scores are most likely to be driven by favourable views about the future value of real…
Conservatives 39, Liberals 26 > Canadians remain focused on pocketbook issues. (Nanos)
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 double digit lead over the Liberals. Although Canadians remain focused on pocketbook issues like jobs/the economy and inflation there has been some upward…
Conservatives 40, Liberals 25, NDP 19 > Poilievre leads on preferred PM tracking (Nanos)
Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. The Poilievre Conservatives currently hold a 15 point advantage over the Trudeau Liberals. Poilievre also ahead on preferred PM tracking. – Nik Nanos The Weekly Nanos Tracking is produced…
Views on real estate remain net positive but near five-month numeric low (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Overall Canadian consumer confidence remains net positive. Of note, positive views on the future value of real estate are near a five-month low but still outpace negative views on real estate. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,092…
Democrats go from trailing to leading on chances of victory in Presidential race with Harris candidacy according to Canadians (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Canadians are more likely believe that Kamala Harris will win the next U.S presidential election (51%) than Donald Trump (34%); a sharp increase compared to previous wave of research where close to one in four Canadians thought Joe Biden was most likely to win (27%; Trump: 38%). Nanos conducted an…
Poilievre and Trudeau tied in perception of who can best manage Canada-US relationship (Bloomberg/Nanos)
One in three Canadians believe that either Pierre Poilievre (33%) or Justin Trudeau (31%) would be the best choice for a federal party leader in terms of having a positive relationship between Canada and the United States, while 13 per cent each say none of them or they are unsure.…
Jobs/the economy tops issues of concern – Conservatives 40.5, Liberals 26.2, NDP 16.3 (Nanos)
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 pulling away as the top national unprompted issue of concern as the Conservatives continue to enjoy the support of four in ten Canadians. – Nik Nanos The…
Generational Divide – Canadians over 60 have highest consumer confidence under 60 less confident (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Although overall consumer confidence remains marginally positive there is a significant generational divide. Canadians 60 and over have the highest consumer confidence compared to all other age cohorts. Those over 60 are likely the least affected by the rising cost of living. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an…
Canadians think higher business taxes in Canada than the US will harm jobs and investment; most favour matching US rates (Means and Ways at Compass Rose/Nanos)
The research gauged the opinions among Canadians on the impact of business tax rates in Canada compared to those in the United States. The aim is to understand public sentiment on whether Canadian business taxes should be higher, lower, or similar to those in the U.S. Additionally, it explores perceived…
New Brunswick’s Progressive Conservatives and Liberals in dead heat (Nanos)
“New Brunswick has PC-Liberal dead heat in provincial party support. Concern about healthcare top provincial issue but worry about cost of living and housing on the rise.” – Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 447…
Poilievre ahead of Trudeau by 15 points on preferred Prime Minister tracking. (Nanos)
Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre enjoys a comfortable 15 point advantage over Liberal Justin Trudeau on the Nanos weekly preferred Prime Minister tracking. – Nik Nanos The Weekly Nanos Tracking…
People split on concern over the personal safety of federal party leaders; support for increasing taxpayer dollars for personal security of federal party leaders is also divided. (CTV News/Nanos)
While one in two Canadians report being concerned (12%) or somewhat concerned (38%) about the personal safety of Canada’s federal party leaders, just under one in two report being unconcerned (27%) or somewhat unconcerned (21%). Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey…
Forward look on consumer confidence shows possible signs of softening (Bloomberg/Nanos)
The forward-looking Expectations Sub-indice numerically slid below the Pocketbook Sub-indice for the first time in four months – largely on softening views on the future value of real estate. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,032 respondents in…
Canadians more likely to believe appointing Carney as Finance Minister would strengthen, rather than weaken the Liberal Party’s election chances > Many say there would be no impact (Globe and Mail/Nanos)
Nanos Research was retained by the Globe and Mail to conduct research among Canadians to gauge their impressions of Liberal political figures and potential Liberal Party leaders, as well as the potential impact on the federal election if Mark Carney was appointed as Finance Minister. Nanos conducted an RDD dual…
Majority believe there should be a mandatory age of retirement for elected officials. (CTV News/Nanos)
About three quarters of Canadians believe there should be a minimum retirement age for elected officials, most often saying it should either be 70 years of age (26%) or 75 years of age (25%), while under one in five saying it should be 65 years of age (17%). About one…
Canadians much more likely to prefer increasing rather than decreasing spending on natural disaster prevention. (CTV/Nanos)
Canadians are over six times more likely to prefer increasing spending on disaster prevention even if it leads to an increase in the tax burden (47%) as opposed to decreasing the current spending (seven per cent). Over one in three (37%) prefer maintaining the current level of spending. Nanos conducted…
People divided on the impact of cabinet shuffles on their opinion of a government (CTV/Nanos)
Canadians are statistically as likely to say cabinet shuffles are an important or somewhat important (49% combined) factor in how they feel about a government than to say they are unimportant or somewhat unimportant (48% combined). Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random…
Conservatives 42, Liberals 25, NDP 17 > Concern about economy on the rise (Nanos)
Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Conservative have a comfortable lead over the Liberals in the Nanos weekly tracking. Concern about jobs/the economy noticeably on the rise over the past four weeks. – Nik Nanos…
People twice as likely to think the economy will be weaker rather than stronger in the next six months (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Overall Canadian consumer confidence continues to track in positive territory but the forward view on the strength of the Canadian economy is twice as likely to be negative rather than positive. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,006…