About four out of every five Canadians who report that they are currently dating say they are looking for a partner for a long-term relationship (82%), compared to about three in ten who say they are looking for a one-night stand/sexual relationship (17%) or a short-term relationship (15%).

Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1077 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between December 27th and 29th, 2025 as part of an omnibus survey. The margin of error for this survey is ±3.0 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.

The statistical tabulations including the unweighted and weighted number of interviews can be accessed here.

The research was commissioned by the Globe and Mail and was conducted by Nanos Research.

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