About three in five Canadians believe the future generation will have a lower standard of living than Canadians have today (59%), which is a decrease from the previous wave (70%) in March 2025. Canadians aged 18 to 34 (65%) are more likely than Canadians aged 55 and over (54%) to think that the next generation… Continue Reading A Faint Glimmer of Optimism? Canadians’ Economic Pessimism Wanes Slightly.
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Conservatives plummet in support: LPC 43, CPC 33, NDP 12 (Nanos)
Conservative support is plummeting in the wake of the Speech from the Throne. During the election, ballot support for the frontrunning parties was a dead heat, currently the Liberals lead by 10 percentage points. Liberal Leader Mark Carney is opening up a 25-point advantage over Pierre Poilievre as the person Canadians would prefer as Prime… Continue Reading Conservatives plummet in support: LPC 43, CPC 33, NDP 12 (Nanos)
Ontarians prefer the government prioritize spending on public hospitals than private clinics – Vast
The research gauged the opinions among Ontarians on healthcare and funding. Nanos conducted an online representative survey of 1,017 Ontarians, 18 years of age or older, between May 27th and June 1st, 2025. A margin of error cannot be calculated on a non-probability sample. For comparison purposes, a probability sample of 1,017 respondents would have… Continue Reading Ontarians prefer the government prioritize spending on public hospitals than private clinics – Vast majority say there isn’t enough staff in hospitals in Ontario. (Nanos/OCHU-CUPE)
Consumer confidence marginally positive on real estate and future strength of the economy positivity...
Consumer confidence remains marginally positive as views related to the future value of real estate increasing and the Canadian economy strengthening have improved over the past four weeks. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,079 respondents in Canada. This report is based on… Continue Reading Consumer confidence marginally positive on real estate and future strength of the economy positivity (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Canadians expect swift action from Carney government, majority expect result in 2025. (CTV News/Nano...
Asked when they expect to see concrete results on major initiatives from the new federal government, just under two in five Canadians (38%) report that they expect to see results before the end of the year. Seventeen percent each expect to see results this summer or do not expect to see concrete results at all.… Continue Reading Canadians expect swift action from Carney government, majority expect result in 2025. (CTV News/Nanos)
Canada Rejects U.S. Missile Shield, Backs Domestic Defense Investments. (CTV News/Nanos)
Nearly 2 in 3 Canadians report believing that Canada should not be part of the American Golden Dome missile shield and instead spend on the capability of Canadian Armed Forces. Under one in five (17%) report believing that Canada should pay the price to be part of the American Golden Dome and one in five… Continue Reading Canada Rejects U.S. Missile Shield, Backs Domestic Defense Investments. (CTV News/Nanos)
King Charles’ Visit: A Symbolic Anchor for Canada Amid U.S. Trade Turbulence (The Globe and Mail/Na
The research gauged the opinions among Canadians on 2 engagement with King Charles III’s royal visit to Ottawa and how important they felt the visit was in symbolizing Canada’s sovereignty during trade tensions with the United States. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,120 Canadians,… Continue Reading King Charles’ Visit: A Symbolic Anchor for Canada Amid U.S. Trade Turbulence (The Globe and Mail/Nanos)
Liberals open up advantage over Conservatives: LPC 41.7, CPC 36.4, NDP 10.5 (Nanos)
After being gripped in a statistical tie in the close of the campaign and the immediate post election period, the Liberals are starting to open up an advantage over the Conservatives as the Mark Carney governs as Prime Minister. The Liberals advantage is outside of the margin of error and is currently about five percentage… Continue Reading Liberals open up advantage over Conservatives: LPC 41.7, CPC 36.4, NDP 10.5 (Nanos)
Consumer confidence in marginally positive territory largely on improved sentiment on value of real ...
Canadian consumer confidence remains in positive territory, but the positive trajectory has abated over the past week. Of note, positive sentiment on the future value real estate is up nine points in the past four weeks. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,079… Continue Reading Consumer confidence in marginally positive territory largely on improved sentiment on value of real estate (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Younger Canadians are more likely than older Canadians to say their mental health has worsened or so...
The proportion of Canadians who report that their mental health is better (seven per cent) or somewhat better (10%) now compared to before the pandemic has remained steady since last year. While the proportion who say it is about the same (53%) has remained comparable to that of last year (51% in 2024), it has… Continue Reading Younger Canadians are more likely than older Canadians to say their mental health has worsened or somewhat worsened after the COVID-19 pandemic.