Most Canadians prefer Canada increase its military spending to reach the current two per cent NATO target. However, there is an increase since the previous wave of research in the proportion of Canadians who would like to see military spending reach five per cent of Canada’s gross domestic product.
Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,120 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between June 1st and June 3rd, 2025 as part of an omnibus survey. The margin of error for this survey is ±2.9 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.
The statistical tabulations including the unweighted and weighted number of interviews can be accessed here.
The research was commissioned by the Globe and Mail and was conducted by Nanos Research.
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