2023/2024 Reports
Jobs/the economy top issue, deficit concern on rise in post budget period – Conservatives lead Liberals by 20 points (Nanos)
Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Conservative currently have a 16 point advantage over the Liberals. Likewise, Poilievre leads Trudeau by 14 points on preferred PM tracking as Canadians are focused on jobs/the economy…
Perceptions that real estate will increase in value hits 100 week high (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Views on the increased future value of real estate is up and hit a high not seen for 100 weeks in the Bloomberg Nanos tracking. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,105 respondents in Canada. This report is…
Over two in five Canadians have either been a victim of vehicle theft or know someone who has (Globe and Mail/Nanos)
Nanos was retained by the Globe and Mail to conduct research among Canadians to gauge their views on important issues for the federal government to focus on and their experience with vehicle theft. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,071…
Majority of Canadians still prefer increasing our defence spending to reach the 2% NATO ally target (The Globe and Mail/Nanos)
Similar to previous waves, nearly two in three Canadians prefer increasing spending to reach the 2% NATO ally target. Older Canadians aged 55 plus are more likely to prefer increasing spending to reach the 2% NATO ally target (74%) than younger Canadians aged 35 to 54 (58%) and 18 to…
Trends that will shape our nation and communities (Algonquin College/Nanos)
Nik Nanos conducted a presentation to Algonquin College in Pembroke on trends seen in rural communities in Canada on April 23, 2023. To view the presentation slides, click here.
No lift for federal Liberals coming out of budget – Conservatives ahead by 19 points (Nanos)
Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. In the wake of the federal Liberal budget and an increase in concern about the economy/jobs, the Conservatives have a 19 point lead over the Liberals with no…
Young Canadians hit a 14 month low in consumer confidence (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Canadian consumer confidence has begun to decline. Of note confidence among Canadians that are under 30 years of age has hit a 14 month low. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,037 respondents in Canada. This report is…
Majority of Canadians support requiring telecom companies and their employees to continue providing services in the event of a labour dispute; nearly two in three support companies employing temporary workers to ensure consistent service (Canadian Telecommunications Association/Nanos)
A strong majority of Canadians say it is important that telecommunications services remain operational without disruptions (95%). In the past year, more than one in three Canadians report having experienced disruptions in service (39%) due to severe weather or natural disasters. Nanos conducted an online representative non-probability panel survey of…
Feelings of anger toward the federal government hit new high – Satisfaction reaches new all-time low (Nanos)
Feelings of anger toward the federal government have increased or held steady in every region, with the largest increases among residents of Quebec (December: 12%; March: 24%) and Atlantic Canada (December: 21%; March: 38%). Pessimism and anger remain the top emotions Canadians say best describe their views of the federal…
Conservative lead Liberals by 16 points – Jobs/the economy and inflation numerically top concerns (Nanos)
Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Conservative currently have a 16 point advantage over the Liberals. Likewise, Poilievre leads Trudeau by 14 points on preferred PM tracking as Canadians are focused on jobs/the economy…
Consumer confidence remains positive for fourth month in succession (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Canadian consumer confidence has remained in positive territory for four months in succession, largely as result of positive forward views on the future strength of the economy and the future value of real estate. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random…
Liberals less trusted than Conservatives, New Democrats or no party at all on the issue of housing. (Bloomberg/Nanos)
The research gauged the opinions among Canadians on housing including which federal party they trust the most on the issue of affordable housing and the two important issues that influence their vote. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1069 Canadians,…
Conservatives lead Liberals by 12 points – Bloc top in Quebec and hits a 10 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. The Conservatives continue to have a comfortable advantage over the Liberals in the Nanos ballot tracking. Of note, support for the BQ is tracking up and hitting new…
Forward-looking Expectations Sub-indice hits 23 month high (Bloomberg/Nanos)
The Nanos Bloomberg tracking has traditionally been a leading indicator of the state of the Canadian economy. With expectations at a 23 month high this suggests that the final quarter of 2024 will be positive for the Canadian economy. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame…
Strong support for forcing online pornography sites to verify their users are 18 and older and requiring websites remove any hateful content posted within 24 hours (Globe/Nanos)
Most Canadians support or somewhat support online platforms found to host hate speech being required to remove the content within 24 hours and including legislation in the Online Harms Act for websites hosting online pornography being required to verify their users are 18 years and older. Two in three support…
Canadians more likely to blame grocery stores than others for rising food prices; nearly one in five say they or someone they know has used a food bank in past year (CTV/Nanos)
Canadians more likely to blame grocery stores than others for rising food prices; nearly one in five say they or someone they know has used a food bank in past year. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1069 Canadians, 18…
Two thirds of Canadians say they are not confident or somewhat not confident in police finding stolen vehicles (CTV/Nanos)
Two in three Canadians are not confident or somewhat not confident that the police can find stolen vehicles. Younger Canadians (18-34) are more likely to say they are not confident or not confident (73%) than older Canadians (55 plus)(62%). Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone…
Conservatives now have a 16-point advantage over the Liberals in terms of trust to responsibly manage federal government finances (CTV/Nanos)
The gap between trust in the Conservatives and the Liberals to best manage the finances of the government of Canada continues to grow with now a sixteen-point difference between them (35% for Conservatives; 19% for Liberals). Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random…
Former 20 point Conservative ballot advantage becomes a 12 point advantage. (Nanos)
Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Nanos national ballot tracking stands at: CPC 38, LPC 26, NDP 19, BQ 10, GPC 5, PPC 2. Of note the Conservative advantage over the Liberals has changed…
Views on real estate values increasing hits a three-month low (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Week over week data generally remains marginally positive and stable. Of note, views on the future value of real estate increasing in the next six months has hit a three-month low. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,075…