Recent Reports
Conservatives 45, Liberals 21, NDP 19 > Trudeau leaves Liberal brand in doldrums. (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 comfortable advantage in ballot tracking as the Liberals embark on a leadership selection process. Of note, the Liberal brand, as measured by the…
Consumer confidence stabilizing in neutral territory on eve of Trump inauguration (Bloomberg/Nanos)
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…
Conservatives 47, Liberals 20, NDP 18 > Canadians increasingly focused on jobs/the economy. (Nanos)
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…
Consumer confidence hits neutral in the opening week of 2025 (Bloomberg/Nanos)
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…
Canadians prefer that the response to new U.S. tariffs be a joint effort between the federal and provincial governments. (CTV/Nanos)
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)…
GST break over four times more likely to have negative rather than positive impact on voting intentions for Liberals – Most say they don’t expect the GST break to positively impact their finances. (CTV/Nanos)
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…
Level of worry about affording housing softens compared to this past summer. One of three young Canadians worry about paying for housing in the next 30 days. (Nanos)
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…
Freeland brand improves, Trudeau declines following Freeland resignation. (Bloomberg/Nanos)
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…
Nearly six in ten Canadians have struggled to meet their most recent weight loss resolution, most often experiencing hopelessness and sadness when it was not achieved. (Felix Health/Nanos)
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…
Conservatives 45, Liberals 23, NDP 16 > Poilievre hits high as preferred Prime Minister (Nanos)
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.…
Freeland appeal up as leader of the Liberal Party – Freeland and Carney top choices for Canadians (CTV/Nanos)
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…
Consumer confidence hovering around neutral as new year opens (Bloomberg/Nanos)
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.…
Canadians more likely to think they would be worse than better off if Canada adopted similar policies to the US; three in ten are interested in a dual Canada-US citizenship (Globe and Mail/Nanos)
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…
Conservatives 47, Liberals 21, NDP 17 in wake of calls for Trudeau to step down as Liberal leader (Nanos)
Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Conservative support hits a new long-term high with a 26- point advantage over the Liberals. This has occurred alongside calls for Trudeau to step down. Worry about jobs/the…
Consumer confidence closes out 2024 on a negative trajectory (Bloomberg/Nanos)
The closing week of 2024 had consumer confidence moving into negative territory for the first time this year. Negative sentiment on the future strength of the economy hit a two year high. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of…
One in 20 Canadians say they are spending more this holiday season
Canadians are nine times more likely to say they will spend less this holiday season (48%) rather than more (five per cent) compared to last year, which has declined from December 2023 (54%) but remains higher than 2022 (43%). Over two in five Canadians say they will spend about the…
Post Freeland Resignation > Conservatives 44, Liberals 24, NDP 18 > Concern about jobs/the economy hits four year high. (Nanos)
Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Conservative support hits 44 per cent in the wake of the Freeland resignation. Worry about jobs/the economy hits high not seen since the beginning of the pandemic. – Nik…
Consumer confidence on a negative trajectory. Negative views on the future strength of economy hits a 2-year high (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Canadian consumer confidence continues to spiral on a negative trajectory with the forward view on the future strength of the Canadian economy hitting a two year high. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,032 respondents in Canada. This…
Conservatives 43, Liberals 23, NDP 20 > Canadians increasingly concerned about jobs/the economy. (Nanos)
Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Federal Conservatives currently enjoy a 20-point advantage over the Liberals. This is in the context of jobs/the economy pulling away as the top unprompted national issue of concern.…
Sputtering in Neutral: Consumer confidence hits neutral zone following US election period after a year of positivity (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Consumer confidence in Canada continues to drop in the post US election period. Of note, the proportion of people who feel the economy will get weaker in the next six months has hit a new two-year high. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and…