Over four in five Canadians prefer increasing defense spending either to the NATO ally target of two per cent (52%) of GDP or to increase it further to five per cent (32%) of the GDP. Nine per cent prefer Canada maintain its current defense spending and three per cent would…

Canadians lean toward being less likely (45%) or somewhat less likely (11%) to purchase a car from a company in the future that shut down its production in Canada, compared to those that say they are more likely (nine per cent) or somewhat more likely (three per cent) to purchase…

The gap is narrowing when it comes to the top national issues of concern which are jobs/the economy and Trump/US relations.  The Liberals have a 10-point advantage over the Conservatives federally and Carney a 26-point advantage over Poilievre on who Canadians would prefer as prime minister. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data…

Consumer confidence in Canada remains in positive territory and is at 34 week high. Of note, the weekly Bloomberg Nanos Index is lower in British Columbia and Ontario compared to other regions in Canada. – Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone…

This survey gauges the opinion of Canadians on whether they support deeper economic integration with the EU to reduce reliance on the U.S. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,047 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between July 2nd…

Forty-nine percent of Canadians report that they would either support (15%) or somewhat support (34%) increasing the national debt if the funds were used to increase Canada’s military capacity. Conversely, 46 percent say they would somewhat oppose (22%) or oppose (24%) increasing the national debt to fund an increase in…

The top two issues of concern among Canadians are jobs/the economy and US relations/Trump.  Of note, concern about US relations/Trump has been on the upswing over the past four weeks.  The Carney Liberals continue to have a double-digit lead over the Poilievre Conservatives. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist The Weekly…

With a primary focus of Canadians jobs/the economy and US relations/Trump according to the Nanos issue tracking, consumer confidence remains in a marginally positive holding pattern. Of note the post election period realized an initial improvement in consumer confidence and this improvement has held.  – Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist…

The research gauged the opinions among Canadians on Canadian pension funds. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,047 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between July 2nd and 6th, 2025 as part of an omnibus survey. The margin of…

This survey gauges the opinion of Canadians on their response to recent Canadian wildfires. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,047 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between July 2nd and 6th, 2025 as part of an omnibus survey.…

This survey gauges the opinion of Canadians on their general feelings toward Americans. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,047 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between July 2nd and 6th, 2025 as part of an omnibus survey. The…

Three in four Canadians report believing that the boycotts will end after Donald Trump’s time as President ends (47%) or before his time as President ends (28%). Sixteen per cent believe the boycotts will be permanent and continue after Donald Trump is no longer President and nine per cent say…

The research gauged the opinions among Canadians on the trade negotiations between Canada and the United States relating to dairy products. Nanos conducted a representative non-probability online survey of 3,054 Canadians, 18 years of age or older between July 8th and 11th, 2025. The sample is geographically stratified to be…

Support for a total ban on the use of gasoline-powered cars and SUVs remains low with three in ten Canadians who would support or somewhat support this ban. This is consistent with findings from spring 2024. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random…

The Carney Liberals have a comfortable double-digit advantage over the Poilievre Conservatives. Canadians remain focused on jobs/the economy and Trump/US as the top unprompted national issue of concern. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist The Weekly Nanos Tracking is produced by the Nanos Research Corporation, headquartered in Canada, which operates in…

Canadian consumer confidence continues to track in marginally positive territory over the past eight weeks. Of note, reported job security is lower now compared to four weeks ago. – Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,056 respondents in…

The post election period continues to favour the Carney Liberals who have a double-digit lead over the Poilievre Conservatives.  On the preferred Prime Minister tracking Carney is ahead by a significant 30 percentage points. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist The Weekly Nanos Tracking is produced by the Nanos Research Corporation,…

Consumer confidence continues to incrementally trend upwards hitting a level not seen since November of 2024. Ontario and British Columbia remain confidence laggards registering lower consumer confidence than the rest of Canada. – Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey…

Liberals continue to pull ahead of the Conservative with the Carney government enjoying a 13-point advantage.  This compared to a ballot support toss up in the recent federal election.  Also of note, Poilievre, whose profile has diminished in the post election period now trails by a significant 29 points in…

Consumer confidence is uneven from a regional perspective. Ontarians and British Columbians both lag other parts of Canada when it comes to economic sentiment. The Pocketbook Sub-indice remains stable while there has been improvement in the forward-looking Expectations Sub-indice. – Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual…