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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 same (45%). There has been… Continue Reading One in 20 Canadians say they are spending more this holiday season

Post Freeland Resignation > Conservatives 44, Liberals 24, NDP 18 > Concern about jobs/the economy...

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 Nanos The Weekly Nanos Tracking… Continue Reading Post Freeland Resignation > Conservatives 44, Liberals 24, NDP 18 > Concern about jobs/the economy hits four year high. (Nanos)

Consumer confidence on a negative trajectory. Negative views on the future strength of economy hits ...

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 report is based on the… Continue Reading Consumer confidence on a negative trajectory. Negative views on the future strength of economy hits a 2-year high (Bloomberg/Nanos)

Conservatives 43, Liberals 23, NDP 20 > Canadians increasingly concerned about jobs/the economy. (Na...

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. – Nik Nanos The Weekly Nanos… Continue Reading Conservatives 43, Liberals 23, NDP 20 > Canadians increasingly concerned about jobs/the economy. (Nanos)

Sputtering in Neutral: Consumer confidence hits neutral zone following US election period after a ye...

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 cell-lines) telephone random survey of… Continue Reading Sputtering in Neutral: Consumer confidence hits neutral zone following US election period after a year of positivity (Bloomberg/Nanos)

Concern about jobs rocketing upwards. (Nanos)

Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Canadians are increasingly worried about jobs/the economy, pulling ahead of concern about inflation and immigration. – Nik Nanos The Weekly Nanos Tracking is produced by the Nanos Research Corporation, headquartered in Canada, which operates… Continue Reading Concern about jobs rocketing upwards. (Nanos)

Canadians are more likely to think the proposed HST/GST tax breaks and rebates are a bad idea rather...

The survey gauged the views of Canadians on the new economic measures announced by the government, including their impressions of the measures, their impact on personal perceptions of the government’s management of the economy, and their preferred spending priorities for the government. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online… Continue Reading Canadians are more likely to think the proposed HST/GST tax breaks and rebates are a bad idea rather than a good idea; prefer the allocated money for these measures is not spent at all or spent on other priorities (Globe/Nanos)

A strong majority of Canadians agree that laws around access to fisheries need to be enforced; most ...

After being informed that the Maritimes Indigenous population makes up about five per cent of the region’s population, about six in ten Canadians with an opinion (61%) say that the Government of Canada should give them between five to ten per cent of the fishery. One in three (33%) say they should be given more… Continue Reading A strong majority of Canadians agree that laws around access to fisheries need to be enforced; most say the Indigenous population should be given between five to ten per cent of the access to fisheries resource. (The Coalition of Atlantic and Québec Fishing Organizations/Nanos Research)

Trudeau closes gap with Poilievre as the best leader to negotiate with Trump (Bloomberg News/Nanos)

The research gauged opinions of Canadians on which federal party leader would do the best job at negotiating with Trump. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,084 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between November 30th to December 4th, 2024 as part of an… Continue Reading Trudeau closes gap with Poilievre as the best leader to negotiate with Trump (Bloomberg News/Nanos)

Consumer Chill: People almost four times more likely to think economy will get weaker rather than st...

Canadian consumer confidence continues a downward trajectory in the wake of the US presidential election.  Of note, people are almost four times more likely to think the economy will get weaker rather than stronger in the next six months. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random… Continue Reading Consumer Chill: People almost four times more likely to think economy will get weaker rather than stronger in next six months (Bloomberg/Nanos)