With a score just below 50 on the 100 point diffusion scale that makes up the Bloomberg Nanos Canadian Confidence Index –sentiment is sputtering in a neutral position. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,094 respondents in Canada. This report is based on… Continue Reading Consumer confidence nears neutral (Bloomberg/Nanos)
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Ontarians continue to show strong support for the government prioritizing strengthening our domestic...
Nearly nine in ten Ontarians agree that Government should make it a priority to help strengthen the domestic generic pharmaceutical industry to ensure the supply of prescription medicines (87%, 83% in 2021). Just under half of Ontarians (49%) agree that Governments in Canada should not cut the prices of generic prescription medicines if it could… Continue Reading Ontarians continue to show strong support for the government prioritizing strengthening our domestic generic pharmaceutical industry (CGPA/Nanos)
Trudeau and Poilievre tied on preferred Prime Minister tracking (Nanos)
Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week and is uniquely positioned to monitor the trajectory of opinion on Covid-19. This first was on the Nanos radar the week of January 24, 2020. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Trudeau and Poilievre are tied when it comes… Continue Reading Trudeau and Poilievre tied on preferred Prime Minister tracking (Nanos)
Improving consumer confidence sentiment driven by views on real estate (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Over the last number of weeks of tracking in the Bloomberg Nanos Canadian Confidence Index, sentiment has been improving and is nearing near 50 which would be a neutral score on the 100 point diffusion index. The positive trend has been largely driven my more positive views of real estate values which are up about… Continue Reading Improving consumer confidence sentiment driven by views on real estate (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Making the healthcare system stronger is two and a half times more important as a priority for the u...
When asked to rank the top two areas they would like to see made a priority for the upcoming federal budget, the option most often ranked first was making our healthcare system stronger (49%), followed by reducing the deficit (19%), fighting climate change (17%), investing in infrastructure (6%) and creating jobs (5%). Trust in the… Continue Reading Making the healthcare system stronger is two and a half times more important as a priority for the upcoming federal budget than reducing the deficit (Globe and Mail/Nanos)
Satisfaction with Canada as a country continues to decline – Universities and health system seen as
About two in three Canadians say they are satisfied (64%) with Canada as a country (mean score of 6.6 out of 10), which is a decrease compared to 2021 (mean of 7.2). Younger Canadians (18-34) report the lowest level of satisfaction (mean of 5.8) with Canada as a country compared to all other demographics, especially… Continue Reading Satisfaction with Canada as a country continues to decline – Universities and health system seen as top contributors to Canada being a better country, political institutions rated lowest. (Nanos)
Increasing immigration more likely to be seen as a positive rather than a negative on the economy. ...
Just under half of Canadians (46%) think that Canada should accept about the same number of immigrants as permanent residents in 2023, which is an increase of 10 percentage points since November 2020. Around one in three Canadians (34%) say that Canada should accept fewer than 340,000 immigrants, which has decreased by six percentage points… Continue Reading Increasing immigration more likely to be seen as a positive rather than a negative on the economy. Most popular preference is to keep immigration to 2023 levels. (Bloomberg/Nanos)
People are two times more likely to say Canada is heading in the right versus the wrong direction on...
Canadians are twice as likely to say Canada is moving in the right direction rather than the wrong direction in terms of making sure economic policies provide equal opportunities to Canadians and are more likely to say it is heading in the wrong direction on making sure Canadians have a high standard of living. Nanos… Continue Reading People are two times more likely to say Canada is heading in the right versus the wrong direction on making sure economic policies provide equal opportunities to all. (Coalition for a Better Future/Nanos)
Trudeau and Poilievre statistically tied on preferred Prime Minister tracking – Healthcare still top
Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week and is uniquely positioned to monitor the trajectory of opinion on Covid-19. This first was on the Nanos radar the week of January 24, 2020. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Preferred Prime Minister tracking has Trudeau and Poilievre… Continue Reading Trudeau and Poilievre statistically tied on preferred Prime Minister tracking – Healthcare still tops all issues (Nanos)
Forward-looking consumer expectations improving – Perceptions on real estate may be transitioning fr
Forward looking consumer expectations are starting to trend upwards, largely on improvements in positive sentiment on real estate. We may be transitioning from a net negative to a neutral view on the future value of real estate. Over the past four weeks positive real estate sentiment has increased by eight percentage points. -Nik Nanos, Chief… Continue Reading Forward-looking consumer expectations improving – Perceptions on real estate may be transitioning from negative to neutral (Bloomberg/Nanos)