Importance of oil and gas to Canada’s current and future economy hits new high; majority of Canadians don’t want to align with the US on energy or climate policies. (Positive Energy/Nanos)

Close to nine in ten Canadians rate oil and gas as important to Canada’s current economy (score of 7-10 out of 10) (88%) which is a significant increase from the previous wave in August 2024 (79%), and an all-time high since tracking began in 2020. Additionally, an increasing proportion see oil and gas as important to the future economy, with seven in ten (70%) giving this a score of 7-10, up 11 percentage points since August 2024 and a 29-point increase from the benchmark wave in 2020.

Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1077 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between January 31st to February 3rd, 2025 as part of an omnibus survey.

The margin of error for a random survey of 1077 Canadians is ±3.0 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.

The research was commissioned by the University of Ottawa’s Positive Energy program and was conducted by Nanos Research.

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