Canadians continue to rank the United States as the partner they are most comfortable with in terms of having a positive relationship that benefits Canada with two in three that say so (67%), a slight increase from 2022 (62%). This followed far behind by Europe (24%) and Asia(2%). Canadians have the most positive opinion of… Continue Reading Increase in positive sentiment of the United States from Canadians since Trump departure continues in 2023 (Nanos)
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Majority of Canadians believe federal government incentives to secure a Volkswagen AG electric-vehic...
Just over one in two Canadians believe the incentives are a worthwhile investment as it will bring jobs (54%), while three in ten Canadians believe the money should go towards other spending priorities (30%). Residents of Quebec and Ontario are significantly more likely to believe the government incentives are a worthwhile investment (59%) compared to… Continue Reading Majority of Canadians believe federal government incentives to secure a Volkswagen AG electric-vehicle battery plant in Ontario are a worthwhile investment as it will bring jobs and economic benefits. (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Federal Conservatives opening up an advantage: CPC 35, LPC 28, NDP 22 (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. Conservatives are opening up an advantage over the… Continue Reading Federal Conservatives opening up an advantage: CPC 35, LPC 28, NDP 22 (Nanos)
Positive consumer sentiment trending driven by real estate sentiment upswing (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Consumer confidence continues to have a positive trajectory largely driven by more positive views on the value of real estate. In the past four weeks the proportion of Canadians who believe the value of real estate will increase moved from 28 to 41 points. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame… Continue Reading Positive consumer sentiment trending driven by real estate sentiment upswing (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Support for cutting ties with British monarchy on the rise since May 2022 with about three in five C...
There has been a noticeable increase in the proportion of Canadians who say it is a very good (33%) or good (17%) time for Canada to open the constitution and discuss cutting ties with the British monarchy to chart a different path forward for Canada compared to the previous waves in May 2022 (24% very… Continue Reading Support for cutting ties with British monarchy on the rise since May 2022 with about three in five Canadians who support/somewhat support this (Globe/Nanos)
About two in three Canadians prefer increasing our defence spending to reach the 2% NATO ally target...
When asked which approach they would prefer, close to two in three Canadians (64%) say they prefer increasing defence spending to reach the 2% NATO ally target, rather than maintaining the current 1.4% (21%) or spending less than 1.4% (eight per cent). Older Canadians (55 plus) are significantly more likely to prefer increasing spending to… Continue Reading About two in three Canadians prefer increasing our defence spending to reach the 2% NATO ally target (CTV/Nanos)
Jobs/the economy pulling ahead of healthcare as the top national issue of concern (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. After dominating the mindset of concerns for most… Continue Reading Jobs/the economy pulling ahead of healthcare as the top national issue of concern (Nanos)
Consumer confidence trends into positive territory (Bloomberg/Nanos)
After a prolonged negative cycle of weakened consumer confidence the upward trend has now moved into positive territory with a score greater than 50 points on the diffusion index that makes up the Bloomberg-Nanos tracking. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,156 respondents… Continue Reading Consumer confidence trends into positive territory (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Worry about crime in communities has gone up 10 percentage points since January (Globe and Mail/Nano...
Concern over crime in communities has increased by 10 percentage points since January with now four in ten who report being concerned (41% concerned, compared to 31% in January 2023). While concern over crime in communities has increased for all regions of Canada, the biggest increase was seen for residents of the Prairies (mean of… Continue Reading Worry about crime in communities has gone up 10 percentage points since January (Globe and Mail/Nanos)
Canadians divided as to whether the new federal budget investment will allow Canada to compete with ...
Canadians are divided as to whether they are confident or not that that the new federal budget investment aimed at building environmentally friendly projects and businesses in Canada will allow Canada to compete with the United States for green economy investments, but intensity of lack of confidence is larger. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame… Continue Reading Canadians divided as to whether the new federal budget investment will allow Canada to compete with the United States for green economy investments (CTV/Nanos)