Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. After trailing economic issues for most of 2023, concern about healthcare is on the rise as an unprompted national issue. – Nik Nanos The Weekly Nanos Tracking is produced by the Nanos Research… Continue Reading Healthcare moves up as a first tier national issue of concern. (Nanos)
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Consumer confidence positive for 15th week in succession (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Consumer confidence is on a 15 week positive streak thanks in large part to improving attitudes on the future strength of the Canadian economy and the perceived future value of real estate. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,092 respondents in Canada. This… Continue Reading Consumer confidence positive for 15th week in succession (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Pessimism grows among Canadians concerning the direction of the country on economic issues (Coalitio...
A growing proportion of Canadians say Canada is moving in the wrong direction when it comes to a variety of different economic issues such as having strong economic growth (49%, 12 point increase up from 37% in 2023) and making sure Canadians have a high standard of living (56%, up from 50% in 2023) and… Continue Reading Pessimism grows among Canadians concerning the direction of the country on economic issues (Coalition for a better future/Nanos)
Federal Conservatives have 15 point ballot advantage over Liberals (Nanos)
Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber data portal. Canadians continue to be focused on concerns such as inflation, housing and jobs. Conservatives have 15 point advantage over the Liberals in ballot support. – Nik Nanos The Weekly Nanos Tracking is produced… Continue Reading Federal Conservatives have 15 point ballot advantage over Liberals (Nanos)
Forward looking expectations hits a two-year high (Bloomberg/Nanos).
The forward-looking Bloomberg Nanos Expectations sub-indice has been trending upward for four months in succession. Based on past performance, and the predictive track record of the Nanos data, this suggest an economic lift in the latter part of 2024. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random… Continue Reading Forward looking expectations hits a two-year high (Bloomberg/Nanos).
Canadians are more likely to think that Trump rather than Biden will win the upcoming election – Maj
Canadians are more likely to think that Trump rather than Biden will win the upcoming election – Majority hope Biden wins. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,071 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between February 28th and March 2nd, 2024 as part of… Continue Reading Canadians are more likely to think that Trump rather than Biden will win the upcoming election – Majority hope Biden wins (Globe and Mail/Nanos)
A majority of Canadians believe in the importance of oil and gas to Canada’s current and future econ
About three in four Canadians rate oil and gas as important to Canada’s current economy (score of 7-10 out of 10) (74%) which is a slight decline from the previous wave in August 2023 (78% in August 2023) and consistent with last year’s results in January 2023 (74% in January 2023). When asked the reason… Continue Reading A majority of Canadians believe in the importance of oil and gas to Canada’s current and future economy and score governments poorly on their energy and climate performance (Positive Energy/Nanos).
Worry about housing on the decline compared to November 2023 – People still pessimistic about standi
Just under three in ten Canadians are worried or somewhat worried about paying for housing costs next month (29%), decreasing from the wave in November, but consistent with previous waves in 2023 and 2022. Younger Canadians aged 18 to 34 (33%) and 35 to 54 (38%) are more likely to be worried or somewhat worried… Continue Reading Worry about housing on the decline compared to November 2023 – People still pessimistic about standing of living for future generations
Almost two in three prefer spending restraint over increasing spending or continuing as planned (Blo...
Under 2 in 3 Canadians say the federal government should either reduce spending and pay down debt or reduce spending and cut taxes. One in four say the government should continue as planned, while less than one in ten say the government should increase spending, funded either by more borrowing or higher taxes. Nanos conducted… Continue Reading Almost two in three prefer spending restraint over increasing spending or continuing as planned (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Government spending and budget deficit most blamed for rise in cost of living, with increasing blame...
While an increasing proportion of Canadians blame businesses increasing their prices (26%, up from 13% in 2022), Canadians still blame most often the Government of Canada’s spending and budget deficit policies for the sharp rise in prices and cost of living over the past year. Of note, blame on the Russo-Ukrainian war continues to decrease… Continue Reading Government spending and budget deficit most blamed for rise in cost of living, with increasing blame on businesses since tracking started (Bloomberg/Nanos)