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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)

Poilievre and Trudeau in a close race for preferred Prime Minister – Jobs and inflation trending up

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. Poilievre and Trudeau remain gripped in a close… Continue Reading Poilievre and Trudeau in a close race for preferred Prime Minister – Jobs and inflation trending up (Nanos)

Six in ten Registered Practical Nurses (RPNs) are considering or somewhat considering leaving the pr...

Over six in ten Registered Practical Nurses say they are considering (45%) or somewhat considering (17%) leaving the profession. One in four (26%) RPNs also report having a second job. When asked why they would consider leaving or not, over four in ten say it’s because the pay doesn’t match the high workload caused by… Continue Reading Six in ten Registered Practical Nurses (RPNs) are considering or somewhat considering leaving the profession – Three in four RPNs say a wage increase to $35/hour would make them more likely or somewhat more likely to stay in the profession. (OCHU-CUPE/SEIU/Nanos)

Canada-Germany Resource Security: Navigating in a Changing World Order (Atlantik-Brücke Canada/Konra

Atlantik-Brücke Canada, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Canada and Nanos Research have partnered to advance evidence-based dialogue between Canada and Germany by exploring binational economic opportunities. As part of the engagement, Nanos Research conducted in-depth interviews with experts in the binational relationship to identify strategic cooperation opportunities for Germany and Canada. Through this research Nanos identified the… Continue Reading Canada-Germany Resource Security: Navigating in a Changing World Order (Atlantik-Brücke Canada/Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Canada/Nanos Research)

Confidence remains at high not seen since June 2022 (Bloomberg/Nanos)

Consumer confidence remains in neutral on the 100 point diffusion scale for the index. Of note, the current level registers at the highest level seen since June 2022. All regions currently have confidence levels above the 12 month average. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random… Continue Reading Confidence remains at high not seen since June 2022 (Bloomberg/Nanos)

Poilievre numerically ahead; Trudeau declines seven points since 2019 on trust to support economic g...

Poilievre (30%) is numerically ahead of Trudeau (27%; decline of seven percentage points since 2019) on trust to support economic growth, followed by Jagmeet Singh (11%) and two in ten who say they don’t trust any of the federal leaders on this (20%). Residents of the Prairies are significantly more likely to trust Pierre Poilievre… Continue Reading Poilievre numerically ahead; Trudeau declines seven points since 2019 on trust to support economic growth (Bloomberg/Nanos)