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…

The research gauged the opinions of Canadians on the recent resignation of Chrystia Freeland as Minister of Finance, and its impact on their impressions of both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Chrystia Freeland. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,045…

Over two in five Canadians each say they either plan on losing weight (43%) or not losing weight (44%) in 2025, while over one in ten are unsure (13%). Asked how they are planning to lose weight, over nine in ten say they will do so by changing their diet/eating…

Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. While Conservatives continue to enjoy a comfortable advantage over the Liberals, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has hit a new high as the preferred person to be Prime Minister.…

The objective of the research was to gauge the views of Canadians on the political appeal of potential Liberal Party leadership candidates. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,045 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between December 30th, 2024…

After being in positive territory, Canadian consumer confidence opens 2025 in neutral territory with a score near 50 points on the 100-point diffusion index which tracks economic sentiment. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,021 respondents in Canada.…

The research gauged views of Canadians on the relationship between Canada and the US, as well as the potential impact of US-like policies on their personal finances, preferred work locations and views on Donald Trump referring to Justin Trudeau as the governor of the 51st state. Nanos conducted an RDD…